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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11,1909.
PATERNALISM?IF NOT, WHAT ?
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During the last few dav? we
have made inquiry of citizens
from various sections of the
county as to the demand in their
- respective neighborhoods for the !
enactment by the Legislature of
a compulsory education law. The
result of this investigation adds
to the conclusion we had already
reached?that there is no desire, j
except'in isolated cases, in York
county for any such law. Eliminating
entirely the very impor- j
taut objections we urged against i
fthe proposition a few weeks j
pgo ?increased taxation for the
white people and negro ascend- '
ancy? there still remains an
.equally vital reason why no such
iaw should be placed upon the
statute books of South Carolina.
It will abridge the rights of the
father to an intolerable extent
jby taking from him the control
pf his own home and setting up
in his stead a petty law officer, i
Such a proposition is entirely repugnant
to our ideas of freedom
and manhoqd. Since when have
we fallen so low that we need a
supervisor general to tell us how
to conduct the affairs of our own
homes? Since when has South
..Carolina become a convert to the
Yankee .idea that would completely
subserve.the freedom of
the individual? Let the advocates
of this pernicious doctrine ]
explain since when the people of
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uuuiu v/muuiia imvu outgrown I
the old-fashioned Democratic1
doctrine that the least governed
community is the best governed.
The Fort Mill Times would not
presume to tell the York county I
jnembers of the Legislature what
their attitude should be toward j
tcompulsory education, but we
are absolutely certain that if
they would be governed by the 1
sentiment of their constituents
% they will oppose the measure
jnost vigorously. *VVe believe
we know whereof we speak when
we say that if the compulsory
p lucation irop;sition were ?ub
pi t el to the voters of York
county in the Derroeratic piimary
not one man in seven wouid
vote for it.
JAKE BINNS, IMAGINARY HERO;
' 'A little nonsense now and
jthen is relished by the best of
pien." On that hypothesis only
can one account for the excess
of silly hero-worship indulged in
by the press of the country over
the act of one Jake Binns, wire-1
less operator on the Atlantic
liner Republic, in remaining at
his post of duty after that vessel,
hid collided with the Italian
merchantman Florida off the j
poast of New York a few days
ago. Binns did his duty, in the ,
face of danger; that is what he
was paid for, and we cannot
understand why he should be
held up to the world as an unexampled
hero any more than
the hundreds?thousands?of locomotive
engineers who daily j
face as great danger in the discharge
of their duty and whose
acts of heroism are never known
beyond the locality in which they
occur. But let some one high in
/official life sing the praises of an
alleged hero, as was done in the i
.case of Binns by an Illinois (
representative in the halls of I
Congress, and all those who de-;
light in cheap heroics fall in line
and follow like a flock of sheep
in the wake of the bellwether.
Binns, as we have said, did his
jduty; so much for that. There
.were three horns to the dilemma
which he faced; He could stick
fo his post and wait for help,
s.vim, or drown. There was
every prospect of the arrival of
rescuers; the Republic was several
hundred miles off shore, the
water was cold, and swimming
was not therefore advisable.
Binns acted in the circumstances
just as any other sensible man ,.
would have acted?he stayed at J
his post of duty, whjch was the
sifest place, A every-day incident
has been magnified into a.,
very important event. I ]
spent yes
Roosevelt, with his characteristic
propensity to intermeddle
in the affairs of the vark>us
States of the Union, persists in
telling: the Legislature of California
what its duty is in regard
t to the proposed anti-Japanese
legislation of that Common
wealth. In his latest attempt to
dictate in the matter he informs
the Legislature that it would be
clearly unconstitutional for it to
pass a law forcing the Japanese
out of the public schools established
in that State for white
children and into schools especially
provided for the Japanese.
In this statement Roosevelt either
intentionally ignored a decision
of the supreme court of the
United States in a similar case
or is ignorant. Less than two
years ago this high Federal court
held that the Kentucky l3\v prohibiting
the co-education of the
races in that State was constitutional,
and it is puerile to say
that the California situation is
different upon the ground of
treaty rights with Japan, for it
is not within the power of Roosevelt,
who has acted unlawfully
in this case in arrogating tP himself
the the treaty-making power
of Congress, to bind the individual
States of the Union to any
treaty' which he may have entered
with the Japanese interfering
with the internal affairs
of the States.
The idea seems to be growing
that the churches are losing their
influence upon the people. The
facts apparently warrant the
conclusion, and we believe it is
because too many ministers have
forgot their duty of promoting
the religious spirit among the
people and have taken to the
field of politics. It is said that
the State house at Columbia has
been alive with ministers of the
gospel since the Legislature met,
all lobbying in the interest of
the prohibition bill which they
hope to see passed. It would
seem that the settlement of such I
matters could more appropriately '
be left to the judgment of those
who have been chosen by the
people for such purposes. Meanwhile,
the claim is set up that
there are many sheep wandering
in the field of religion without a
shepherd.
, It looks now as though Sena- .
tor Tillman and his Democratic i
colleagues are to succeed in
balking the confirmation of the
negro, Crum, as collector of the
port of Charleston. There are
numbers of good white men in
South Carolina who are more
capable of filling tills position I
than Crum, and considering the
protests from the people of Char- j
leston and the State generally,
we hope that a white man will
soon succeed the negro in this
important position.
Citizens of the town of Cheraw,
realizing that a certain class
of fakirs who roam the country
are all but helpful to the town,
have asked their council to refuse
license to all street carnivals,
fortune tellers, street peddlers, ;
cheap shows and medicine quacks
who may in the future wish to
set up in the place. The request
is a just one and should be
granted, and we would be pleased
to see council of every town in
South Carolina, especially that of
Fort Mill, prohibit the operation
of all such fakirs. j
The Confederate bodies of the
State of Louisiana are up in arms
against a proposition to introduce
into the public schools text books
which direct the pupils to write
essays on ISooker Washington, '
the negro educator. It is to be ;
hoped that those opposed to the
proposition will succeed in having
it quashed.
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Railroads Must Accept Mileage.
By an aye and nay vote of 91 ;
to 5 the House on Monday passed
M. L. Smith's bill doing away !
with the present mileage book I
regulations which the traveling j
men have been protesting against i
since they were put into effect. ,
The bill reduces the maximum
passenger rate to 21-2 from 3
cents and requires conductors to
accept mileage strips on trains,
and forces station agents to
check baggage on mileage. An
amendment requiring passengers
to secure tickets before boarding
their trains was tabled without
divisions. The railroad people
still think they will win out.
in the Senate, though this appears
doubtful.
?Next Sunday, the 14th, -is ;
St. V; '? T)ay.
Senator Smith's Secretary.
Senator E. D. Smith has shown
rare good judgement in the selection
of his private secretary. Mr.
C. M. Galloway, the young Columbia
newspaper man who has
just been given the appointment, ,
; is certain to fill the place' most i
acceptably. Mr. Galloway has
been the news editor of The
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Mu. C. M. GALLOWAY.
i State for several years and much
1 of the excellence of that paper
j is due to his good work. Mr.
Galloway is a strict party man,
and, last year, in conjunction with j
a former editor or this paper.
Mr. W. R. Bradford, rendered
valuable service to the Democra|
cy in the collection of the campaign
fund for Mr. Bryan.
Senator Stewart Defends Road Bill.
Editor Fort Mill Times:
Please allow me space for a
few words in reply to some statements
which appeared in your
last issue in regard to the road 1
bill I have introduced in the
State Senate. I knew when I
introduced the bill that there
would be objection to it. I also
! knew it would be a fact that no
bill could be drafted which would
suit everybody, and 1 am not,
i therefore, trying to do that, but
I am trying to carry out the
I 1 a f 1 - *
pieuges i maae in tne recent primary
Qn every, stump in the
! county.
I agreed to two things?the
| working of our roads upon the
' township supervisor plan, each
township to receive its own
money, and the using of the
ehaingang in repairing or con- \
structing two main highways
through the county first, and
then the use of the,ehaingang in ;
those townships through whichi.
the main highways did not pass,
until each had received a just ,
proportion of its benefits. That
is what the bill I have passed in |
the Senate does, though some peo- ?
pie think differently.
The objection to my bill is )
based upon the assumption that
the ehaingang will be for a long \
time used upon the main high
ways, but anyone at all familiar 1
with the'public highways must!"1,
know that this work, if kept going
continuously, can be done ;
in less than, two years. Why, !
then, should Fort Mill, Bullock's
Creek and Bethel townships do J
any kicking? Is it not a fact i
that these three townships of
our county are the ones which ,
in the last two or three years ?
have had the principal benefit of ,
the ehaingang? Is this not especially
true of Fort Mill town- 1
ship? Therefore, why the kick- i
i ing?
The ehaingang has been shifted
here and there through the ,
county for the last ten or twelve
years (some say for political
purposes) with the consequent
result that we have not ten
miles of continuous gftod roads.
But if the ehaingang is required
to repair the two main highways
through the county, we will soon
begin to see some lasting benefit!
to all our people - some, of course.
receiving this benefit to a greater
j degree than others, which cannot
be helped/
I was a little surprised at Mr.
Z. T. Bailes' idea, expressed in
your last issue, that we could
build good roads without money,
under the old system of "all
work and no pay." I thought
he lived near enough to the good
roads of Mecklenburg county and
traveled them often enough to
know that good roads cost money,
and much of it. 1 believe that
bad roads are even more expensive?hence
I am trying to
give our people a law to spend
the money which they have paid
into the county fund in their
own townships and under their
own supervision. I did not put
the 20 per cent, increase in !
taxation on our people, but as it
is there, I wish it wisely and
t? * * %
juu'inousiy expenaed, and in my
judgement that can only be done
by the township supervisor plan.
W. H. STEWART.
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This is just the time of year whou yon
aie most likely to havo kiduey or bind- |
der trouble, with rheniuatiatn and '
rheumatic. pains caused by weak kid* 1
uoys. Delays are dangerous. (Jet 1
DeWitt's Kidney und bladder Pills, a
uud be sure yon Ket what you aisle for. <
They are the best pills made for back- r
ache, weak buo'.t, nniuary disorders, in i
lamination of the bladder 0:0. They ]
are antiseptic and act promptly. We 1
soli and recommend thoui.?Ardrey's 1
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February on the Farm. I ?
February is a very important ^
month on the farm. The real
work then begins. When the 02
ground is too wet for the plow, QS
terraces should -be cleaned off, 6$
ditch banks of briars and weeds ^
and stumps taken up from the a*
fields. It is a good time to >5
thrash peas and shuck corn.
Pine straw should be hauled into 05
the stables and lot. All plows
and harness should be put in ?*
first-class condition so that no a
time will be lost when the plowing
begins. In the preparatory ?5
work get enough plow points, i G3
plows, extra sintrle trees on hand ??l
to ket p you going without having
to go to the shop or store every a*
time something breads. IjS
Careful preparation will great-1 JjS
ly increase the amount of work
you can do. ?Chas. Petty in 62
Spartanburg Journal. ! q?
If yon need n pill take DeWitt's Little <5
Early Risers Insist on hem; gentle, VS
easy, peasant, little liver pills. Fold
by Ardrey's drug store. o
York County's Magistrate Courts. S
As a matter of information for Q?
th* people of the county, The
Times publishes below the sec- q?
tion of the general magistrates' S
bill applying to York county. *
This bill will bb passed by .the
Legislature before the present S
session ends. The only change K
in the law as it has heretofore q?
stood for York county will be an a?
increase of $75 in the compensa- X
tion of the magistrate at Rock
Kill, the increase being for of- ?
fice rent. The Yoik county sec- 0
tion of the bill is as follows: Qg
The Judicial districts1 of magistrates <Oj
for York county, for criminal cases jOj
coming within their Jurisdiction, shall ng
be as follows: The First district shall int
embrace Broad River township, and ' Q3
the corner of King's Mountain town- \ /Vp
ship adjacent to Broad River town- *
shin: the Second district shalhcmbraeo pQ
Bollock's t'reek town* hip; the Third 55
dbtrlct shall embrace Bethesda town- Cfl
ship; the Fourth district stfnll embrace /O)
York township; the Fifth district shall Jr
embrace King's Mountain township. C-Q
and In the corner of said township 55
adjacent to Broad River township; the Vy
magistrate of King's Mountain townshin
shall have concurrent Jurisdiction
with the magistrate of Broad River
township: the Sixth district shall embrace
Bethel township: the Seventh
district shall embrace Fort Mill township;
the Eighth district shall embrace C9
Ebenexer township out-dde of the cor- /Oi
orate limits of the city of Rock Bill:
the Ninth district shall embrace Ca- fa
tawba township, and that nnrt of Ehe- 55
nezer township lying within the in?nr. I IXJ
porate limits of the rlty of Rnrk Hill, i
There shall he appointed magistrates ; Jg
for each of said districts. each of | Cq
whom shall have rivll jurisdiction over 55k
(he entire county, and in cases cor- | Gy
nizublo hy the court of general ses- ;
sions, each of said magistrates shall ; yr
have Jurisdiction over the entire conn- fiy
ty. and thev are hereby required to ar- i 25
rest and hind over witnesses or de- Qy
fondants in any part of the county lti AA
all cases triable by the court of Ren- H3'
oral sessions. , m
Each of said magistrates shall ap- ' 5?
point a constable, or constables, and Cjy
Wo with the clerk of court of common I
pleas and general sessions for York
county a certificate of the apnointment pQ
of his constable: and ench of?suid con- 55|
stables shall die with said clerk a Qy
bond. In the penal sum of 5200. in the
form now required by law for cons-laThe
said magistrates and constables 55
Jhall receive per iinnunt from said Gy
county as compensation for their serrices
and in Ibm of all fees and costs w
In criminal clW^s, the following sal- m
irles. to wit: In the First district. JjC
the magistrate and his constable shall
fach receive 5200 per annum; in the cOc
Second district, the magistrate and his jr'
constable shall each receive 5175 per Dy
annum; In the Third. Fifth and Sixth 55
districts, the magistrates and their Cy
rnnstnblcs shall each receive 5175 per (Ok
annum: In the Fourth district, the
magistrate and his constable shall each
receive 5 350 per annum: in the Seventh
district, the magistrate and his
constable shall each receive 5225 per
annum; in the Kighth district, the
magistrate and his constable shall
?aeh receive $200: in tlte Ninth district,
the magistrate and his constable
shall each receive $500 per annum;
and 575 for office rent, fuel, lights and
stationery.
It shall be tHe especial duty of all
said magistrates nnd their constables,
to enforce the laws against the Illicit
sale of whiskey, and to enforce the
game laws of this State.
It shall bp the duty'of and each of 11
said magistrates and their constables 1,[
are hereby instructed and required to I
attend public meetings, when request- j .
ed by those In charge of the same,
and especially all public school exer- i
clses at school houses In their respec- 1
live districts, when requested by the j
teacher or trustees, for the purpose j
of preserving order, and arresting all
disorderly persons, and upon written
notice to county supervisor that the 1
magistrate and his constable are neglecting
to attend to this duty In their
districts, the supervisor is hereby au- (
thorlzcd to appoint and designate some ! (
other magistrate to perform this duty 1 ;
and pay the ot!iciuIs so appointed out
of the salaries of the magistrate and 1
constable neglecting or refusing to I ?'
perform his duty; each magistrate and ft)
constable shall make out separate ac- X
counts for said salaries, and said mag- 123
Istrntes are hereby required to certify
before the county commissioners that 5c
they hnve paid over to their constables
the ftil 1 amount of their salaries 55
hrein allowed to their constables. 1 y)
Whenever it Is impracticable for the m
coroner to hold inquests, the said
magistrates shall conduct the same is Qy
their respective districts without any
cost or expense to the county. Should
any magistrate refuse to hold such Inquest
in his district the county super- 55
visor may designate another mngis- Cy
trate to hold the same, and deduct
$10 from the salary of the magistrate
refusing to do so. Only one physician
shall be summoned and receive pay 55
for conducting a post mortem, unless
the exigencies of the case require another
physician.
<>n and after the approval of this fiQ
act it shall be, and is hereby made, i 55
the duty of ejich and every magistrate Qy
In York county to make a full and
complete itemized report monthly lo ' JO*
the county auditor and county treas- Qg
urer of all fines and licenses and any 55
moneys collected and pay the Cjp
same to th county treasurer before a
wnrranl iu leeno/l v??? - u ? ?* "
........ mcucu U/ Hie uwru OI OOUOty
commissioners for. the salary of said
magistrate. . ^
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Wo hen-by warn the public that we
ire not responsible for auy injurious ;5ir
tffects caused from worthless or poison*
>us imitations of onr DeWitt's Onrbol*
sod Witch Hrz<1 Salve, the original. Sr
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tended, but ?i is eg|>ecially good for
jiles. Rr> sure you get DeWitt's. fold jBt,
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