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Qhe Sillon ^eralii ' A. B. JORDAN Editor SUBSCRIPTION ? 92.50 Per Y;. mlion. 8. C., September 1, 1921 THE SAME OED CATCH PHRASES This early in the game?12 months before the 1922 primary?men who aspire to the governorship are at the same old game?harping on lower taxes. Next summer they will be as plentiful as hops on a Pennsylvania farm and you will hear them shouting from the house-tops, "Elect me and I'll lower your taxes!" At the first political meeting we ever attended some 33 years ago we beard the same cry, and every poli Ucal meeting we have attended since that time we have heard the cry repeated over and over. In the mean-j time the taxes on, visible property have gone higher and higher. The candidate for governor or any other state office who goes before the people and raises the, "high tax" cry and tells them if theyj will elect him he will lower their taxes is the very man who should be, left at home. He is misleading the IHople before he gets into office and he will fool them after he gets there.1 A-?^dividual or group of indivi>r that matter can bring about is too big a task. It is rw-'vement that must have the support of the people themselves, and without that support the most earnest efforts for tax reform must fall. North Carolina has an ideal tax law?"a law that has equalized taxes, reduced assessments on real and other visible property, and placed the burden of taxation where it properly Kol nncTB Wo lino thu wovJ <4ht%*?/Ior? " Wrswaif^o. X5 UDC UIC nv?U UUl UCli, tout it is not a burden. The taxes in that state have been so equalized that taxation is no longer a burden. It has lifted the burden from the shoulders of the people. But before we can adopt North Carolina's tax law we must elect to the general assembly men who will work for the equalization of taxes ? men who will pledge themselves to do all in their power to bring about the equalisation of taxes?not men whose only song on the campaign is "We must have lower taxes and if you will elect me I will see that you get them!" We have heard too much of that kind of stuff. It i8 there that the beginning mus? ie. The demand must come le people themselves. The 1. the banker, the merchant, the XT At. ..^jturer are carrvinc tho tnv burden and the power to equalize taxes is in their hands. I They'have a majority vote and in the next^riinary they should let it be understood that only red-blooded men of courage and independence are wanted ? not peanut politicians who, the moment they are elected to the legislature, have visions of the white house. They should let it be understood that the people are tired of the/ gallery stuff; that we don't care a hang how many cur dogs there are tn the state; that we don't care a continental even if there is too much sulpher and not enough carbon in the Bteam coal the railroads use; that the question a3 to how the 54 work-i ing hours in cotton mills should be distributed over the week is some-, thing that should be settled between the cotton mills and their operatives. | The tax problem is the biggest problem South Carolina has ever had,! yet for session after session the mem- \ bers of the general assembly havej apparently side-tracked this big meas-j ure, have shied away from many gooq j bills that would have equalized taxes by taxing the many instead of the few, while useless measures have had the right-of-way. When we send to the general assembly men who go there for the sole' purpose of working unselfishly for the good of the state, with no thought of what effect will my vote on this or that measure have on my political future, then and not until then will KB* I MS Kill tu U?TC BUUir VfiicooiTc legislation; men of such courage and Independence that if a measure is progressive and he is a man of progressive ideas and knows it is a good e Just law and will benefit his constituents, although they may not be progtessive enough at the time to see it, that he will cast his vote for it. erven though he knows it means hiB defeat In the next primary. We do not mean by this that every member of the South Carolina general assembly is a weakling who is so afraid of the political bosses back home that he will not do his duty as he seea it, regardless of the effect on his political future. There are lots \of good and fearless men in the South Carolina general assembly, but when yon compare South Carolina to the more progressive states of the union .yon are forced to the conclusion that Che non-progressive element in our general assembly is in the majority. Begin on the general assembly. "Vote only for the man who pledges hliaaelf to help In the work of equalizing taxes by adopting an income tax law, an Inheritance tax law and an occupation tax law. The adoption of them laws will provide additional revenue and lower the tax on visible property. Bet la the meantime don't be mislead by the candidate for governor he telle you that if you will elect Mm he will lower your taxes or re THE DIE: form your tax laws. He is either a knave or he takes you for a tool. There is not in the whJile state of South Carolina a man who can 30 into the governor's office and without the assistance of the general assembly raise or lower taxes one iota. There is not in the whole state a man who has a personal or political following large enough or atron 1 enough to do it. Ben Tillman had Ithe strongest personal and political following of any man who over -n ! in the governor's chair, with the. possible exception of Wade Hampton,; and Ben Tillman was not strong enough or big enough to change the tax laws without the help of a ina-J jority of the members of the general | assembly. I The average governor can help so far as individual help goes; if hoi is a good and just man who has the1 confidence of the people he may be! able to Influence some of his person-J al friends and followers to vote his way, but when it comes to voting h< has less power than the humblest member of the general assembly. He cannot participate in the floor debates of either house and he cannot cast a vote. He has the privilege of sitting on thp H"?-" ??* .. 11urn uivf any [other ordinary citizen, but he cannot, 'except in transmitting a message to the general assembly, express his (views on any measure that comes before tbat body. So don't be fooled and bamboozled by any candidate for governor who shouts from the house tops that "if ycu will elect me I will lower yourj taxes and run the state on a different system." His duties are to carry out; the laws?not make them?and he( is powerless without legislative authority to raise or lower taxes or put into effect any reforms that he thinks 1 will be of benefit to the people. ! The beginning must be made on the members of the general assem,bly, and if you sincerely desire to see i taxes lowered and equalized and other j (reforms brought about vote for the i man who in your judgment has the 'courage to go to Columbia and do i his duty, regardless of the effect his |course will have on his political future. ' ! -I V.' | | STORIES OF OUR SOUTHEAST). Oen. Robert Toombs, the Unreconstructed Rebel. (By T. Larry Gantt.) Men who are most blatant in advocacy of involving their country in 1 war, when the hour of danger arrives, i are invariably found holding some 1 bomb-proof position and have also I taken care to keep their own sons I outside the danger zone, and require 1 men who had no hand whatever In i provoking hostilities to do the fight- i ino But there are exceptions to all I rules, and Gen. Robert Toombs, of' Georgia, was an exception to the(l above named class of skulkers. Long It before even South Carolina seceded 1 he was a rampant secessionist, and * while in congress nothing delighted p him more than to defy and enrage. 1 the members from New England. |t They never forgave Toombs for de- < clarinK that he intended some day to ( stand on the summit of Bunker Hill 1 monument and call the roll of his I slaves; and after the surrender he i was hated by the North next to Jef- t ferson Davis, and great efforts made ' to capture him. ; And the father of Mr. Davis and. Bob Toombs are of the same county, u Wilkes. This is one of the most in-|i teiesting spots in Georgia or the:' South and rich in historic interest. In * ] Wilkes was fought the battle of Ket-h tie Creek and which turned the tide | in favor of the struggling colonist's. \ Here the wagon train, following Mr. | Davis and carrying the gold and all- ( ver belonging to the Confederacy and ( the Richmond banks, while encamped at night, near the town of Danburg. was raided and looted by disbanded Confederate soldiers as the Federal . troops were in close pursuit and would have captured it. And in Wash-, iugton, the county town of Wilkes, Jefferson Davis and his cabinet held' their last raeetling, the Southern Cou-j federacy was disbanded and Mr. Dav-, is, with his family and a few trier* 'and true frlenda, begdh his journey .to the seaboard, to be captured while |encamped at night in a pine forest near Irwinton. Ga. So it was almost within a stone's throw of Tombs, whose overpowering eloquence did so much to bring on the war, that the sun' of our Lost Cause set and that stain-! less banner, the Stars and Bars, sane-, tified with the blood of the chivalry' of our Southland was furled forever. Gen- Ben Heard, who owned that) historic house (since demolished) and! was present at that last meeting, .showed me this room and had marked the spot where Mr. Davis chair stood. It was a handsome, old style, threestory brick building, and that last sad meeting was held on the upper floor. I have also visited the scene of Mr. Davis' capture and noted the bullet-! scarrerd pines. These spots to me' seemed hallowed ground. There is, not one word of truth in the publish-{ ed story that Mr. Davis had on a woman's dress when captured. He had retired and had donned his night' robe as had always been his custom. But I am wandering from my subject. When war was declared, Bob Toombs was among the first to enlist' and fought valiantly until the sur-j render of Lee at Appomattox. I did not know Gen. Toombs per-; sonally until he was in the decline of( life, but he was then a remarkably handsome man, and would be singled out in any assembly. We lived in adjoining counties, and Oen. Toombs being an eminent lawyer attended i court twice every year, besides being a frequent visitor to my town of Lex- j lngton. 'j In his younger days Toombs Is < LOX HERALD. DILLON, SOUTH CA said to have been one of the hand somest men of his day, with erecl and imposing stature. To Lee anti i his army as a cavalry commandei Toombs was what Prince Rupert was to Charles I and Murat to Bonapartt ;?undaunted courage combined with dash and a most picturesque bearing He was one of the most eloquenl and convincing speakers his state lever produced, and in defense of a cause he believed to be right and facing an antagonist his words were charged with vitriol and fairly blistered the party assailed- The severest arraignment of a public man was at what is known as the "Brush Arbor Meeting" in Atlanta where Toombs denounced Gov. Joesph E. Brown, who had joined the Republican party and was rewarded with high office. He closed his denunciation with the words, "He rots us he rises and he rises as he rots." ' Gen. Toombs was intensely Southern and his devotion to his country and "s cause amounted almost to fanaticism. His spirit was unyielding, uncompromising and unconquerable. Had Toombs the power he would have continued the war so long as a man was left to pull a trigger and he would have died in the last ditch with them. He refused to take the ohth of allegiance and died as he had lived an unreconstructed rebel. He refused to accept a pardon when tenderer hv President Grant who was at West Point with Bob Toombs and was his friend and admirer. He told Grant he had done nothing to be pardoned for and was ready to try it over the first chance. After Gen. Toombs' visit to Washington. he was asked if he met the president ? "Certainly," replied Toombs, "I always call on the chief of police when 1 hit a town, for I don't know when I'll get in trouble. Grant tried to get me to take the oath of allegiance," continued the general, "but I told him that I'd boil down hell to a pint and drink it before I'd swallow the d?d thing." When Gen. Toombs visited Lexington a chair was always placed foi him on the sidewalk in front of the Roane house, which he took and was surrounded by every one on the street to ask the general questions on current matters and hear him talk. During the big fire in Chicago Toombs was occupying that seat. A newcomer, after shaking hands with Toombs, asked. "Well, general, whats the latest news?" "Glorious news!" replied Gen. Toombs. "Chicago is burning like hell and the wind is still in our favor!" Because H. L- Kimball with Republican money began rebuilding Atlanta. he spent a good part of his time denouncing the town as a pest hole of radicalism, and did not modify his language even when on a visit o that city. But when the Kimball bouse was burned Gen. Toombs was induced to go on a note to rebuild it uid was left with the bag to hold, rhis stripped him of a considerable sart of his wealth. Gen. Toombs would S? to any ength to assist a man he liked, but hev had to toe the political line he .ad ohallfpH U o fnrniotioa Uo-.-., 3rady, Bob Alston and St. Clair \branis money to start the Atlanta rlerald. but when Grady wrote an irticle eulogistic of Jos. E. Brown, 3en. Toombs made the sheriff foredose his mortgage'and so cleared the way for the Constitution. The only jitter article Grady ever penned was in denunciation of Gen. Toombs on this occasion, which concluded with, 'He loans his money like a prince and collects it like a Shylock." After Lee's surrender a small irray of Federal troops were scouring he country after Davis and Toombs, who were looked upon by the Washington authorities as the chief instigators of the war. My family had reTugeed from Charleston, S. C., and tny father had traded seven negroes for a farm in Elbert county, Georgia, as a temporary home. The war had ended and squads of Yankee cavalry were seen on every road in search for Davis and Toombs. Late one afternoon, Mr. James M. Carter, another of Toombs' old solJlora 1 - - * - * iuuc uy iu uur khic ana asxea if my father was at home. I replied that he had gone to a neighbors. Mr Carter then told me to say to my father to be without fail at the home of Col. L. H. O. Martin that night at 12 o'clock sharp; and as Mr. Cartel stuck spurs in his horse and dashed off. he tufted in his saddle and add cd, "An<j tell him <J^t 4t 4s not beyond his cable tow.'" My father reached home a little after dark. 1 gave him the1 first part of the message he said he was tired and had no idea of taking such a long ride that night, but when I addec about the "cable tow" he had ncr vant saddle a fresh horse and rod< away and he did not return home foi several days. It was not until years after and when I had grown to manhood anc had myself joined the Masonic fra ternity that I learned the sequel ol that message. The Federal troopi were closing around Gen. Toombi when he slipped through their linei and went to the home of Col. Mar tin. A number of hi? disbanded of fleers and soldiers were summoned tc protect and try and get him to Cuba ns Spain was a friend to the Soutt and the only European country t< acknowledge the independence of the Southern Confederacy. Toombs hat! never Joined the Masons,'but thai night he was slipped into a rear room of Major John H. Jones' store in Elbertcn and all the degrees in thf niuc lodge administered to him; and Toombs is said to have been the aptest 'candidate to ever go through th? ordeal. And in after years ne be came a high Mason and a pillar in the order. Gen. Toombs was then carried to an island In the Savannah rive.* (th? Seaboard railroad now crosses the tipper end of this island) and there fed md guarded for woeks. When an Dpportuaity occurred, with one of LROLINA, rWTRSDAI MORNING, 81 - his brav? soldiers named Irvln as a t guide, he embarked on board a sailI ing vessel and safely landed in Cuba, r From thence he went to England ) landing there almost penniless, but ? was treated with great honors, i Even when a student attending Franklin college at Athens did Gen. Robert Toombs display the uncon? querable spirit that characterized his , entire life. It is said that one night [ when young Toombs and other stud> ents were engaged in a carouse in a room in the dormitory, the meeting was invaded by several of the facult ty. The boys escaped through windows and other outlets except Toombs who was too drunk to get away. Looking at the invaders, he said, "The wicked flee when no man pursueth. but the righteous are bold as a lion." Before graduating Toombs, for some breach of discipline, was denied jthe privilege of delivering his addi ess, but while the commencement exercises were in progress he mounted a chair beneath a large oak in front of the hall and by his eloquence drew the entire audience from the cbnpel. That tree was ever after known as the "Tnmhn Onlr " Hnmo years ago it died but the remnant of lit* trunk is still preserved as a relic by the Institution. I Toombs was refused a diploma, but years after when he attained fame jP.nd distinction, the university sent him a diploma, which Toombs returned with a note stating that when the document would have honored and helped him in his start in life it was , refused him, but now that his acceptj ance would honor the college he would not accept it. j o WHY SUFFER SO? Why suffer from a bad back, from sharp, shootitia twings, headaches, 'dizziness and distressing urinarv ills? Dillon people recommend Doan's Kidney Pills. Ask your your neighbor. Could you ask for stronger proof of merit? W. A. Weaver, shoemaker. Main St., Dillon, says: "I had pains in my back and was sore and lame in the morning. My sight became blurred and the secretions from my kidneys acted irregularly. I had other symptoms of kidney trouble. Frieads recjom mended Doan's Kidney Pills and 1 got a supply at the McLaurin Drug Co., now the Moody Drug Co., and they soon relieved me of my trouble and fixed me up in fine shape." | The above statement was given .December 22, 1914 and on January 29, 1918, Mr. Weaver said: "I have never heard of a kidney medicine I that can equal Doan's Kidney Pills. They have completely cured me of eviery symptom of kidney trouble and I am oniy too glad to recommend them again." 60c, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. It. NOTICE. I This is to forbid any and all persons from employing or harboring my wife, Daisy Price. I Ness Price, 9 1 ltp. Lake View, S. C. ? -? ?- ????? I Ginnii At WE ARE ( DILLON We k5 cninery a ! 1 .A ^ A Ioougnx in date mac We invit our plants erate four or eiglit g guarantee: vice .at c staple cott and we guar without ben We buy price on seed allows, and " THE SOU Di HPT EMBER 1, 1M1. Brick! Come to our plant we have to offer b< LAYTON BRIC ESTABLISHED MARION, SoutI Dillon Swe Storage C We wish to announce thai our Potato House, which is s< Carolina. Mr. J. W. Edgerton will 1 tato business. Will buy an Sweet potatoes, and will stoi one car load of crates on t at 15 cents per crate. After September the 1st c strictly for cash. Mr. Edgerton will be on h of the old Dillon StorageWar< week day. He will make e: corn or flour for wheat. Fulghum oats and Abruzzi r at close cash prices. We oats, velvet beans or peas an We will keep Formalin on h every bushel of oats, wheat < Ion County be treated to pre We buy cotton seed and u tall grain. Yours to \ DILLON SWEET POTA' DILLON, ^1? I tig! Ginni tention Farmers! HNNING COTTON A AND LITTLE ROCK ive just put in ne it both ginneries. e latest and most hmery on the n :e you to call and : We are equipped gins if the custom 1 ins when crowded. 3 you getting prom >ur plant. We g] :on as well as short antee that your cotton " lg graded as "gin cut.' or exchange for your se< [ will he as high as the we solicit your business TBERN COTTON Oil DILLON OIL MILL lion, South Carolina. ul 1 urn Brick! and see what efore you buy K WORKS > 1885. i Carolina. et Potato ompany t we hare completed icond to none in South lave charge of our pod sell both Irish and re potatoes. We have land which we can sell >ur local sales will he 1 f land in the front room ehouse ten hours each (change of meal for He will keep on hand ye which he will sell will buy corn, wheat, id pay cash for them, and and suggest that or rye planted in Dilvent smut. rill sell fertilizers for lerve, I U MUKAlit CO. I SC. 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