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S. O/. tin Ht'.cond ciasK matter.
JANUARY 17. 1907.
We hope that every reader of
this paper, old ar.d young, will
tead carefully the article elsewhere
entitled, "Trying to
Becloud the Situation. ? The arlicleis
from the Yorkville New
Era, with comments by its publisher,
and extracts from the
Yorkville Enquirer in its issue
just prior to the late primary
and tne issue of January 8, 1907.
It is not our intention to enter
into a lengthy discussion upon
the subject, but feeling that a
great many of our citizens do not
see either of the Yorkville papers
we publish the New Era's article
in full in order that all may know
of the charges and insinuations
against two of our representatives
by the Enquirer and the
able defense which is given
them by the New Era. Every
sane man in York county knows
that the lines were drawn in the
late primary between the dispensary
and anti-dispensary factions
and how the Enquirer, contradictory
to its statement of last November,
has the effrontery to say
that the "result of the election
is of absolutely no significance
as showing the desire of the r>eo
pie" is more than we can understand.
The statement that two
4of our reptesentatives "were not
frank with the people on the
stump," "were not elected on
that issue," bit were "elected
principally by small wire pulling"
is not only a groundless claim
and accusation, but it is an
insult to our representatives and
to the voters who cast their ballots
in the last election for the
.gentlemen thus accused.
Along about this time another
year the town of Fort Mill will
. take on a new charter. The new
-charter, as we understand it, provides
for the levy of ten mills
by the council, without an elec.tion,
and the right to impose a
privilege tax upon every business
within the incorporate limits. It
is needless perhaps to state that
council will wolcome the new
charter, for no town has more
money than it needs. Nothing
makes a town more prosperous
than money, and the more the
money, the better the town.
Here's to the health of the
newly elected council. May the
.year 1907 be one of success to
each member, and mav the town
prvoper unuci- uieir wise counsel
.as never before.
Some men evidently count on
their debts being: paid when the
estate is settled after they are
dead and d?d. The good book
.says owe no man.
The water wagon will probably
need a driver within a few days.
There Are Others.
The Rock Hill Record thinks
the New Era olfers a slap at the
Yorkville Enquirer when it says:
"The late Mr. Hull of the Rock
Hill Herald once said that it gave
him the inclination to run to an
open window whenever he saw
a country paper fawning and
flattering a big daily just in order
to be noticed. It certainly
does have a tendency to upset a
fellow's "gorge" to watch certain
weeklies carrying out this
program in order to get recogninition
from the city papers."
We hardly believe this was in- j
tended Snlplv fnr I
The New Era would not inten- tionally
ignore the GafTney Lodg er
in such a manner.
Committee Appointment*.
The committee assignments oi
the York representatives in the
legislature were as follows:
Senator Brice? Finance, commerce
and manufacturers. Feder- j
al relations, incorporations, and
chairman of the senate committee
cn railroads.
Dr. J. H. Saye?Chairman
committee on medical affairs, 1
member of committee -ways and
means.
S. H. Epps, Sr. ?Roads and
bridges, mines and mining, of'fices
and officers.
J. S. Glascock ? Roads and
' bridges, privileges and elections.
W. T. Slaughter?Public schools, 1
offices and officers.
Happening* at the State Capitol.
Special to The TlmeB.
Columbia, Jan. 15.?The 1907
Se&sion of the legislature <luly
commenced on the 8th inst. The
Senate was organized by the election
of a president pro tem and
the various subordinate officers,
whi'e in the house one of the first
matters of importance was the
selection of a temporary presiding
officer. Ex-Speaker Frank
B. Gary having been thus hon
mci, mac mere nas Deen a deal ot
discussion here over the publication
of an editorial in a recent issue
of the Yorkville Enquirer in
which it was stated that two
members of the delegation did
not deal honestly with the people
in canvassing for their seats last
August and that the result of the
election did not commit the county
to the State dispensary. Evidently
the two members referred
to were Messrs. Epps and Glasscock.
This correspondent therefore
went to their boarding house
a day or two ago to learn if they
had anything to say on the subject.
Mr. Epps said: "I made my
campaign for the seat in the legislature
to which I was elected as
an uncompromising advocate of
the State dispensary, purified, as
everybody who voted for me
knew. That was the principal
topic discussed in the campaign
and as I defined my jxisition on
this question at every meeting it
really seems unnecessary to state
that I shall vote for the State
dispensary lirst, last and all the
time. This talk about the dispensary
not winning a decided
victory in York county last summer
is silly."
Said Mr. Glasscock: "Justsay
to the voters of York county that
I shall vote for the State dispensary,
as I was elected to vote,
regardless of the insinuation? of
the Yorkville Enquirer. I was
elected as an advocate of the dispensary.
This fact is too well
known to demand reiteration."
Mr. Slaughter also stilted, Monday
morning, that he expected to
vote for the State dispensary and
that he could not understand how
there could be any speculation as
to his attitude on the matter, as
there seems to be in certain
quarters.
Nothing having been said about
Dr. Saye's attitude on the dispensary
matter and his position as
an anti-dispensary man being so
well known, there seemed to be
no occasion to interrogate him on
the subject.
*
South Carolinians do not select
their governors because they
worship with this or that denomination?indeed
the matter is
never mentioned in the campaigns
but it may be of some
interest to Times readers, nevertheless,
to know that the now
governor, Hon. M. F. Ansel, is
a Presbyterian. Since 1S90 the
five governors which the State
has had have worshipped as follows:
Tillman was not a member
of any church but his family
were Presbyterians and he sometimes
attended that church;
Evans was an Episcopalian;
ored, nominations for speaker
were quickly called for and the
friends of the different candidates
who had been selected for
the task lost no time in telling
their brother legislators why the
commonwealth would be infinitely
better off if their particular
man should be elevated to the
presiding officer's desk. The nominees
were Representatives J. VV.
Nash, of Spartanburg. D. D. MeColl,
of Marlboro. andR. S. Whaley,
of Charleston. On the first
ballot Mr. Nash developed so little
strength that one of his supporters
withdrew his name before the
second ballot was undertaken.
This left the field to Messrs. McColl
and Whaley and the latter
won by a majority of nine votes.
That thd dispensary views of
these two gentlemen was the
principal factor in aligning their
respective supporters there isn't
the least doubt, statements to the
contrary notwithstanding. The
dispensary lost. Supporters of
the institution, however, claim
that the result of the election
shows that the dispensary?State
dispensary, not county dispensaries?is
stronger in the house by
a dozen votes than it was last
session, and they are therefore
predicting that the year 1907 will
not witness the obsequies of Tillman's
"baby."
As to the vote of the York delegation
in this election for speaker,
of course it was divided?in
compliance with the wishes of
tho voters as expressed in the
August primaries. Dr. Saye
voted for Mr. Whaley and Messrs.
Epp8, Glasscock and Slaughter
voted for Mr. McColl.
Speaking of the York delegation
and their attitude on the
dispensary question, recalls the
t A. J-\. - A l l 1 1 "
Ellerbc was a member of the
Methodist church and attended
services regularly; McSweeney
occasionally could be seen worshipping
with the Methodists,
j but is said to have been a Cathoi
lie at heart; Hey ward is an
: Episcopalian, but often attends
j the Presbyterian church, Mrs.
i Hey ward being a member of
that church.
A mnttpr r?f r?r? litflo intovpqf
I to the citizens of Fort Mill is |
i now the subject of correspon- i
I dence between Mr. J. M. Spratt,
| of Fort Mill, and Hon. S. H. |
; Epps. This matter concerns the j
I charter of the town of Fort Mill, I
which will expire next December, j
! and Mr. Spratt wishes to know j
if a new charter cannot be se-1
cured containing the provisions,
as does the old one, that the tax
levy shall not be greater than
five mills on the dollar and that
only free-holders bq eligible to
election to office; also that if the j
general State laws on the sub-!
ject do not contain such proj
visions if the legislature would \
I likely agree to amend the law in ;
the town's behalf. Solicitor
I Henry is very certain that the j
' legislature would not entertain
i such a proposition, for the State j
| constitution contains an express .
1 provision to the contrary. Touch- j
ing the matter of taxation the;
general law under which' char- j
tcrs are granted towns of from
] 1,000 to 5,000 provides that the [
j rate shall not exceed ten mills on
j the dollar, and the citizen who j
, is otherwise qualified is not dc- ,
I [HHV.U ui VJ1VJ I 1^111/ IU IiVIU UlUCt*
j because he is not a free-holder, j
So it would seem that Fort Mill's !
1 new charter will permit of |
heavier taxation and that the
town may elect non-propertv i
owners to olhce.
Hoi:. W. H. Stewart, for the i
steenth time, was re-elected
reading clerk of the State senate i
I without opposition. It is said 1
that Senator Brice did not vote !
for Mr. Stewart, owing to their
contrary opinions concerning
i the dispensary law. W.R.B.
Governor Ansel Inaugurated.
Hon. M. F. Ansel, of Green- j
ville, was inaugurated as govor-1
nor of South Carolina Tuesday
: at noon, and immediately thcre!
after delivered his inaugural ad1
dress to the legislature. Mr.
Ansel spoke at length upon the
importance of State education
i and asked the legislature's con- !
i sideration of the establishment
j of public high schools; he declared
that the people had;
! spoken in no uncertain terms
1 demanding that each county shall
control the liquor traffic, and.!
; among other things, advocated |
! the death penalty for attempt at
rape. Col. J. C. Boyd, who was
some days ago stricken with
paralysis, has almost entirolv
covered, and was also inaugurated,
as adjntant and inspector
; general of the Stute.
Weather Forecast for 1907.
Mr. P. R. Collins, the Ilelaire
i prognosticator, furnishes The
Times with the following forecast
for the year 15K>7:
"January, first dry, latter part
wet; February, considerable rain;
, March, fair; April wet and windy.
May, wet; June will be wet; July,
cloudy and some rain; August, i
i the same; September, wet; Ocj
tober. dry; November, cloudy and
some rain; December, cloudy and \
some rain."
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The South Carolina League.
President II. S. r?aird, of the
State League, has issued a call
for Tuesday, January 22, at
Sumter, to reorganize the State
League and get things in order
for the coining season. The |
games in the State League were
of great interest to the people
I of the State and President IJaird
would like to have delegates,
from towns in the State that
would consider joining this League.
The League will be under
the supervision of the National
Association and will be a Class
D League. The Stato League I
last year had six towns and a!
splendid schc dule, and ran sue-1
cessfully the whole season. It is
expected to have eight towns
this year and the first in the field
will stand the best show at the
meeting in Sumter, January 22. ,
Last season the league was composed
of the following towns:
Sumter, Darlington, Camden, \
Manning, Georgetown and Orangi
burg.
Only One Prisoner in Jail.
The jail has been locked again. ,
, A negro named Ed Withers was
! committed by Magistrate McElhanev
of Fort Mill township on
January 0, on the charge of house-:
breaking and larceny. He is the'
only prisoner in jail.?Enquirer.
Trying to Becloud the Situation.
The Enquirer evidently gives
the people of York county credit
for having: very short memories,
says the New Era. Previous to
the primary election it repeatedly
declared that the lines were
drawn and that the issues in the
campaign were unmistakable. It
now tries to make the impression
that there were no issues in the
campaign and insinuates that
oniy iwo avowea dispensary candidates
were elected. As a matter
of fact, three members of the i
York delegation boldly pledged i
themselves to the voters of the j
county to support the State dispensary
and were elected on this
platform by substantial majorities.
York county only sent one
anti-dispensary member to the
legislature and he slipped in by a
margin of half dozen votes. We
quote from the Enquirer as follows:
"There is no doubt in the mind
of the Enquirer that the people
of the State spoke overwhelmingly
against the State machine
in the recent election. There is
no doubt either that the people
of York county spoke against the
machine. It is true that at least
two men were elected who are
avowed dispensary advocates;
but they were not frank with the
people on the stump with regard
to the matter and they were not
elected on that issue. They were
elected principally by small wire
pulling and the result is of abso-'
lutely no significance as showing
the desire of the people of the
county on the subject. They are
free to vote pretty much as they
please it is true; but they cannot
claim that a vote to maintain the
State machine is representative
of a majority of their people."
The following extracts are taken
from the Enquirer before the
primary election and if it spoke
the truth then what it says now
cannot possibly be true. We leave
it to our readers to pass judgment:
"The issue in next Tuesday's
election is, Are you for or against
the continuation*of the State dispensary
machine? Messrs. Ardrey,
Beamguard, Massey and i
Saye stand for the abolition of
the State dispensary machine, at
Columbia. Those who vote for
these tour will vote for the aboli- i
tion of the Slate dispensary ma- j
chine. Messrs. Epps, Neil, Glass-!
cock aud Slaughter stand for the
continuance of the State machine
in Columbia, and people who vote ;
for them will vote for a continuance
of the State machine.
"In accordance with their previous
pledges to the people Messrs
Ardrey, Beamguard, Massey and
Save, voted for the Morgan bill
thai sought to ensure to the coun
tics the right of local option as
between prohibition and county j
dispensaries, and against the
Raysoi'-Ivlunnining bill, which1
sought to perpetuate the State
| dispensary system under central
control.
"The votes of these representatives
have been challenged by
people who desire the continuation
of the State machine. The
challenge of these reprcsentati res
was in the nature of a challenge
to the people by whom they were
elected. If, under the circumstances,
any one of these gentlemen
had refused to stand his
ground, he would have been disloyal
to the people he represented.
They stand not for them- j
selves; but for the right of local
self-government and if they are j
defeated they have no cause for
personal regret.
"On the other hand, Messrs.
Eons. Glasscock. Neil and Slani^h
ter are just as distinctively the
representatives of those who
stand for the continuance of the
centralized State dispensary. As
we understand it not one of them ,
is a candidate of hisown volition.
All have come out at the instance
of the people who have challenged
the cause of Messrs. Ardrey,
Beamguard, Massey and Saye. I
They are up particularly not be-1
cause they want to go to Columbia;
but in order to give the people j
who desire the continuance of the
State machine an opportunity to
give expression to that desire." i
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Contract For Iron Bridge.
It will be pleasing information
for the people of Fort Mill and
Pleasant Valley to learn that Mr.
J. M. Spratt of this place is in
receipt of a letter from Super-1
visor T. W. F?oyd in which it is
stated that as soon as a date is
decided upon with the supervisor
of TiflTlPflRtOI' PfllinK' 1
vvuuv; j 111V V.V/HI ?
missioners of the two counties
will meet at Bailes bridge with
representatives of the different
bridge concerns to award the
contract for the erection of an
iron bridge at that point.
Saturday, the 10th, is the 100th
anniversary of the birth of Gen.
Robert E. Lee.
Mr. Hall Re-Elected.
By the very close, yet decisive,
margin of one vote Mr. W.
L. Hall was re-elected Monday to
the position of intendantover Dr.
J. L. Spratt, the only other aspirant
to the place.
wamohQ f*.AT> fVin i
?.?<%/ ?I ?.u v^m; UIVVVVU AVI LI IV j
year were Messrs. A. R. McEl- ;
haney, C. H. Branson, D. N. |
Gaston and S. W. Parks.
The election was without inci- !
dent except the friends of the j
several candidates did some very
earnest work for the men of their
choice. A number of hacks were ,
kept busy hauling the voters from
the two mills to and from the
polls.
The result of the election follows:
For intendant, W. L. Hall, 43;
J. L. Spralt, '12.
For wardens, S. W. Parks, 48;1
r" I I D '" - n *T /~t?i
ii. Ljiciiisun, 'ir>; yj. in. Vjrasion,
44, A. R. McElhaney, 43: J. W.
Ardrev, 42; W. P. Crayton, 42;
S. L. Mcacham, 40; W. F. Harris,
29.
Fnlp-Jones.
A quiet, but very pretty, home
marriage took place Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock when Mrs.
Lucy Parker Fulp became the i
wife of Mr. Alfred Oscar Jones. ;
The marriage took place at the
home of the bride on Booth street,
and the home was beautifully
decoroted for the occasion. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. i
Dr. J. H. Thornwell, the bride's
pastor, and the ceremony was
witnessed by a number of relatives
and intimate friends of the
contracting parties. Many and
handsome were the wedding
presents which were given the
couple.
Immediately after the marriage !
Mr. and Mrs. Jones left for a ten
days' tour to Jacksonville, St.
Augustine and other points of
interest in Florida.
The bride is one of Fort Mill's
most popular and attractive
women. Mr. Jones is a successful
young merchant of the town,
and he and his bride have a large
circle of friends in this section
who wish them much success
and happiness in life.
"Plnnsnnt. Vn.ll/air
We are enjoying the springlike
weather, some are busy;
preparing to start another crop
while others are preparing to
marry as there will be two
marriages in this place at a very
early date.
Mr. and Mrs. Shell Patterson!
attended services at Pleasant
Hill church Sunday evening.?
Mrs. Lee Spratt and Miss Willie
Iioke passed through Pleasant
Valley Sunday afternoon. Miss
Eunice Hall, of Fort Mill, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W.
Hall near here.?Mr. Joe Lee
returned home last week from
the Charlotte hospital.?Rev.
Owings filled his appointment
at Pleasant Hill Sunday.? After
spending a few weeks with rela- j
tives here, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Potts returned to their home in ;
Gunnison, Miss., Friday.
A Big Order for Machinery.
The Southern Power Company, j
of Charlotte, has just closed a contract
with the Westinghouse Company
of Pittsburg, for electrical
machinery to equip the two
recently opened' sites, at Rocky
Creek station on the Catawba,
and the Ninety-nine Islands station
on the Broad river, the contract
aggregating an expenditure ,
of about $500,000. Mr. W. S.
Lee, second vice president and
chief engineer is now in New
York and Pittsburg closing up'
all the dctads of tins order.
Marriage of a Charlotte Couple.
Miss Elizabeth Chapman and (
Mr. James H. Wooley, both of
Charlotte, eloped from their
homes on Monday, and coming to
Fort Mill, were married at the
noon hour by Dr. J. H. Thornwell.
at the manse on Confederate
street. Mrs. Wooley is the l(ipear-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Chapman, who reside on
Mir.t street, Charlotte. Mr.
Wooloy is employed in the olfice ,
of the Stone & Barringer Co., ,
of that city.
?Mr. T. D. Faulkner, of this
place, has a watch, which, for
keeping' correct time, is probably
a little ahead of any time-piece in
this section. On January 1st,
ilKKJ, Mr. Faulkner called at the (
Western Union ofiice and set his ,
watch according to the time sent i
out over the wires from Washing- '
ion. The watch ran constantly, '
never stopping or being reset, ',1
during the year, and a compari- '
son with the wires January 1st, !
1907, showed that the time-piece (
had lost only two minutes, or L
about one-third of a second per ,
day, for the twelve months. '
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The town trersurer's report
came in too late for publication in
this issue of The Times.
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There is a persistent rumor to
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C's road extending from Marion,
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Cured cf Luuj Crruble.
''It is now eleven rears since T lmrl
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?
There was a total eclipse of the
sun last Sunday, but it was not
visible in this country. The track
of the eclipse was across Central
Asia.
Wire Cocntol Frcm tho South.
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When you help your home paper
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When you buy of your home
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