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GOOD CLOTHES NEWS! We are at Your Services with a Choice Stock of Clothing, Hats and 0e Furnishing Goods :0I WFor Men Boys' and Children. We realize fully the condition produced by the low price of cotton, and are willing to help in every way that we can. It will pay you to call and inspect our goods and pnces before buying. WE WILL SAVE YOU FIONEY! THE B. J.. CHANDLER CLOTHING 0. 'PHONR 106, - -SUMThER, S. C. require a constabulary force to -t77 enforce the law, it is too expen sive. In my opinion, necessity PPELT. 1 tor'Will curtail the acreage to a large extent-under present con - ditions, it will be impossible for C., OCT. %,14. the tenant class to secure the necessary advances to plant the EY.WEDNESDAY s crop of cotton, even if they are disposed to do so, the land 5 lISESSI. lord will also have to realize the respondence:-For changed conditions by reducing yearsouth- Carolina has the price of land rent. Until it necessary to con- this war is over, and conditions ts eerai assembly to become normal, the tenant class t an extraordinary emer- cannot pay the rents now re but the, conditions quired, and secure the necessary -..brought about by the European supplies to make a crop with, o has caused Ia demand therefore we say, without legis frm al p'rts of the state for lation, necessity will force a cur to devise ways and tailment of the cotton crop for ms to aleviate the now the year 1915. -restened suffering. When the There is .a strong sentiment vau a made, 1 could not then in favor of - total elimination 8 how relief would be obtain- that is to say, prohibit the plant -andLam stil in the. same ing of cotton altogether for the gtr fame of .mind, how- year 1915, this sentiment when Spropose to vote for any first suggested was not popular, m ea which promises relief, but as days went on it grew un %o'thefr is a grave doubt til today, it has a strong follow constitutionality; some- ing. The Cotton Congress x thng isneededslittle aid can be through its official head is urging Tokeidfor from the federal gov that sort of legislation, the argu n-nment, regardIess of the prom- ment being that their is in sight eofblope held out by our rep- sufficient cotton to supply. the 5ives in their interviews world for two years under nor blished in the -nawspapers, I mal donditions, and if the war not believe the federal gov- continues the present cotton in nent will place money within sight, together with the surplus 'hereach of the needy, nor do I from last year, will supply the believe the government will do world for more than two years, - nything which will be of any if this is true, it does look like practical benefit to those, who folly to plant.cotton next year, from sheer necessity, driven if it is done, the price will, and totehsaie of their cotton for a must necessarily be, much lower -price far- below its oust of pro- than it is now, if, it can be mark duction, their is no hope of gov- eted at all. As before said the erment aid, and the sooner the sentiment for prohibiting the msme realize it the -better for planting of cotton is fast gaining them. in strength, but I do not believe What can the South Carolina a majority will consent to a egislature do? I say, nothing measure so drastic; I have given to help the present distress, it much study to this problem, I is possible, if the opinions of have heard arguments on the eminent lawyers amouut to any- subject from every angle, and I - -thing, it can enact laws which am free to confess that the argu will prevent the masses from ment for total elimination from wmmitting the folly of adding the viewpoint of practical en * moe ctto toan areay oer-forcement is the strongest, and mora majority willlconsentvto a -produced supply. The tendency if such a law is enacted through .&t.tbis time is to enact a law out the cotton growving belt of which will. curtail cotton pr~o- States, it will in the end be for ductin about two-thirds, but the best, but what troubles me the trouble about this wili be to at this time, if such a drastic law mor cotwon to en araoe-forcemen t is sd htl the poongrean retouce enforced The othendnc laws ca law our earmesdo orugh .attism is veydutof eficacliaooum a theyto rwn can o whic oil cuthrand i cotton p latgano- aeote od stuffs; this teory is very good, for the coming year-it is need but where will they get the less to expect present relief. means to live while the grain The legislature has been in and other foodstuffs are making? session one week, very little The landlord will not be able to headway was made, other than care for them upon a grain pay. to sound for the views of the ing basis, and'the merchant will members, and, to decline to en not, so where is support to come ter in upon the election of a from-the people must live. judge to fill the place made va The situation is the most ser- cant by the death of Judge ions that has ever before con- Gary. The House did pass a fronted this people, and I do not resolution fixing a time for the believe their is power in leg- election of a judge and a trustee islation which can effectively of the citadel, but It was reject solve the problem; the condition ed by the Senate, on the ground following the war between the that it was not an emergency States is altogether different, matter, and could go over for the time 'when cotton sold as low the incoming general assembly as four cents is different from to attend to. Of course this was today, after the war between the a disappintment to those aspir States the demand for cotton ing for the positions. was so great, advances could be The sentiment of the Senate easily secured. in fact, our pres- was sounded about the postpone. ent system of credit came about ment of the collection of taxe% from the system then inaugura- when that body killed the bill. ted, when cotton was down to The position of the Senate with four cents, the cost of living was regard to the matter, is this: If also low, but today the cost of the taxes are postponed it will living is high and getting high- mean the closing up of all the ei, and will go still higher un- pubic schools, it will be taken less the congress will put a stop advantage of by the large tax to the shipping of foodstuffs payers, banks, mills, railroads, from this country to the coun- merchants, and large land own tries abroad, conditions now are ers; there will be no money to uprecedented, they caught our pay the obligatea interest on the . w State debt, which must be paid .people without warning, they oto h led lde ae camc upon them like a storm out of the already pledged taxes eloud, and it will not do to com- on the 1st day of January; to pare this with any other fomer not be able to meet this obliga piatis. wtion would spell ruin to the situation. . - State's credit for many years to The farmer is hard hit, but his.. conditionis not worse than that come, and as it is, the taxpayers of the wage earner, who. de- have until January 1st to pay ofte wage earn, w.e-y without interest, after that until pendent upon his weekly March with interest, or per out of empoyment - m e n cent. as it is called, and it is the with families to support, house reliance of the State to collect rent to pay, and no i umediate from the larger taxpayers be prospect to obtain work, there tween now and January to meet prosectto btamwor, terethe obligations that are imper will be untold suffering in the te oI th atare shoer cities; on the farm there is bread, extend the tax collection until no danger of starvation at least, next December there must neces but in the cities it is alarming- sarily be a double tax collection ly different. It remains to be with absolutely no promise that seen what the assembly can do; the people will be in any better some of the State's most brainy teition to pay, besides, as be men, in and out of the legisla- posid, t pay, be as me ture, are endeavoring to solve fore said, there will be no money tuear edevomgtosov to continue the schools. this mighity problem, all have cotneteshl. t mThe disposition is not to take laid aside politics and are earn- up anything but imperative estup anything but imperative estly laboring to bring forth legislation, and get through as some way to help the conditions. soon as possible. The Senate has What will be the outcomeI have also considered the matter of pay not the least idea; there are as for the members by adopting a many views as there are mem- resolution to limit the pay to the bers, and it is to get from this per diem basis, but the House 'multitude of thought" some has not agreed to this. If the sheme which will give relief House continues to disagree the pay of the members will be the the state would not get over its salary allowed by law, which is baneful effect in a generation, $200 for the session. besides, it Is the concensus of I cannot say as yct, just what opinion that a stay law is uncon measure will be agreed to rela- stitational and cannot be put in ting to the cotton situation, but operation. up to Saturday the feeling was The senate also refused to to pass an Act limiting the acre- consider the proposition to au age to be planted to 33 1-3 of the thorize the issuance of $1,500,000 acres planted in cz)tton this year bonds, two-Ghirds of which was -all agree that there must be a intended to further the building curtailment of some kind, but it of the asylum at the state park, is not settled what proportion and the other third was intended will be equitable, if it is so many to put the state upon a cash acres to the plow, it is going to basis. This is no time to increase be hard to enforce, if it is total the debt of the state, unless the elimination, it must be contn- state had the power to secure gent upon the action of the enoughmoney to aid the masses other cotton growing states; in t Jive through the my humble opinion, neither of and body rackin times. these propositions will stand the My friend Dave Grist of the test of the courts, unless per- Yorkville Enquirer, was on hand haps the elimination is done the first three daysof the session through the taxing per bale as an interested listener, and I process, even then. if the tax will use a part of his letter for is excessive there is grave doubt my readers: of its constitutionality. "After the adjournment of the I find the members of the gen- two houses Tuesday afternoon, eral assembly in the same condi- the activities of the Southern tion of mind as are the peopie Cotton congress. became notice on the outside; I made it my bus- able. Dr. Wade Stackhouse, iness to go among the people in the president, and Senator John Columbia and at home, and L. McLaurin, had returned from opinions vary, some of the peo- New Orleans. but Hon. W. F. ple, farmers as well as bankers, Stevenson had. not yet gotten merchants and others contend back from Texas. Dr. Stack fr total elimination, while house and Senator McoLaurin had equally as many regard such a oecome converts to the proposi - measure entirely too drastic-it tion to totally eliminate the crop is a case of ruin on the one hand, of 1915, and they began pushing and ruin on the other. Tie that propaganda. According to only hope lies in the people rcal- the facts and irures in hand, izing the seriousness of the situ- they urgted that 50 per cent re ation, and all strive eanestly to duction of next yearws crop help each other in sustaining would still leave a surplus equal whatever the plan the leg-isla- to the requirements of 1916, aifd ture settles upon. there could be no hope of any I remarked the other night appreciable recovery to values that I felt it to be the duty of for years to come. The only the legislature to look after the thing to do therefore, would be interests of the "little man" who to cut out cotton entirely. They needs the help of those in POSi- argued that this could entail no tion to help themselves, I was hardship for otherwise otton told the "little man" would be would have no value anyway. taken care of, that the "big It was interesting to watch the man" was the one to look after results of these arguments. I cannot see it so, while it Is Mvembers, especially from the tru, ay lgilaton bic cip- big cotton grow ing counties, who pete by were all in favor of heavy re heavily upon the nlittle man." it is also true the burden of suf- dhocio, wuat tsntem fering will come to those whosocdbtpeysonhy are dependent upon others to would yield to the new doctrine carry them on in --their farming and join the missionary work. operations, and because of this There was a wonderful cry - feeling, the legislature-Senate talizalon of total elimination brach deliedto onideasetoiouet duesday congernoon, "sta" la; tenatastaylaw Tesay congres aecame notie woudtndtoankupcyand t f hesi en a ssemr lyh that does not appear to be at all postponed to the regular session stirred. It is not disposed to al. to be made up so largely of mem low itself to be excited. It is in. brs who do not know Mr. clined to think .that there is Smith. the matter will be sub nothing to be done, the best ject to some doubt. Senator thing is not to try to' do any. Clifton of Sumter, who retires thing. As to the event of this from the Senate at the close of sentiment, it is not practicable the present extra session, made to estimate. It may or may not a strong speech in opposition to, be in a majority. going into an election at this There was a meeting of the time. He said that there was Cotton congress on Wednesday. no emergency involved, and The members talked the matter there was no good reason for. over at a luncheon in the Jeffer- taking the matter up. The Sen son hotel. President Stack. ate agreed with Mr. Clifton. house presented the total elimi. Hon. W. F. Stevenson return nation proposition in a clear and ed from -Texas, Wednesday strong speech. Others talked morning. He was in consider on the subject, and upon a vote able demand. The members of the idea was endorsed 27 to 2. the Cotton congress were anx The two who voted no, explain- ious to get his counsel and co ed that they preforred to remain operation in the total elimina non-committal. Also a resolu- tion proposition. There was a tion was unanimously adopted general feeling that .whatever thanking the Governor for his attitude he might take would action in calling an extra session have great influence on the situ for the relief of the farmers and ation; and the.re was a disposi commending his courage. The tion to go slow until he could be chair appointed a committee con- heard from. But it turned out sisting of P. L. Hardin, John L. that Mr. Stevenson was not will McLaurin, S. G. Mayfield and ing to take the responsibility of W. A. Sturkey to present the recommending total elimination. resolution. The committee dis- From what he had learned, he charged its commission on Wed- was satisfied that Texas would nesday afternoon, Senator Har- do nothing of the kind, and he din making an appropriate did not thmnk it wise to put speech. In reply Governor South Carolina in such a posi Blease said: "I am here as the tion with no restriction on Tex servant of the people. We have as. He said that the paralysis had differences in matters polit- in Texas is more marked than it ical and otherwise; but that is is in South Carolina. The leg all behind us now. I do not islature is now in extra session know whether anything can be considering a poposition advanc done or not; but from the bottom ed by Governor Colquitt. to es of my heart I earnestly hope tablish a State central bank by that something can be done. and the use of school securities. It I assure you that it is up to you appears that the Constitution gentlemen. Do whatever you prohibits the diversion of school think is necessary and you will funds to other purposes, and have the support of this office as that is about the end of it- The far as lies in my power." extra session of the Texas legis In the senate on Wednesday lature can consider only the morning, there developd. an ef- special things for which it is fort to go into an election for a called, and this extra session judge of the Fifth circuit. cannot take up acreage reduc Judge Ramage is now holding tion. Mr. Stevenson, however, this position by appointment of talked with the governor and at the governor. and it is generally torney general, and made a understood that Speaker Smith speech to the joint session of is slated for the place, largely the general assembly. The' at as a reward for services render- torney general agreed with him ed in the last campaign. That edinth lstcapagn Ta as to the constitutionality of ac is a common opinion. It is sug gested that while there can be no question of the election of Colquitt gave him virtual as Mr. Smith at this time, if the surance that he would call the general assembly can be induc- bfr hyg u ftw.i ed t tae te mtte up ifit s (otConstiued onalit page c