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t The Fort Mill Times DEMOCRATIC. Published Thursday Mornings. B. 'N.St W. r. Bradford PutLUHUl W. R. Braukokd Editoi B. W. Bradford. Manaofi Subscription Kates: One Yenr ... $1.2 Six Months . ... .6 FORT MILL. S. C.. APRIL 7. 1910. The Tenure of Congressmen. We are pleased to find the president of the United States in accord with views which this paper long since set up. Being a religious reader of The Times, Mr. Taft doubtless grot his cue from these columns. Inaspeech before the Ohio Society of Washington some nights ago he gave a first rate answer to the query, Why is the influence of New England greater in Congress than that of the Middle West. Of course nothing was said about the influence of the South since we insist upon sending to Congress men not of the president's political faith; the South was ignored as it usually is in high Republican circles. But we would not complain of that; it only adds to our pride in the section which insists upon being right regardless of what the enemy think or don't think. But to return to the query and the answer. New England owes her prestige in the national halls of legislation to the wisdom she rlic*. \1q \ ro * v-? uid{/iu,io in rtiitr tjwu men to Congress as long as *-hey l?v'f; said the president. We wouiu agree with the statement that the New England representatives are good men if they were Democrats; but that is neither here nor there so far as the infldettCe they are able to bring to bear upon legislation is concerned. They are more powerful than the Middle West's representatives and it is due to their long service. There is food for thought for South .Carolinians, in tho president's observation, and it is well to begin to think about the matter at present, in view of the fact that the congressional elections are only a few months off. In each of the State's seven congressional districts a successor is to he elected to the present representative, and in each of the districts the incumbent is apt to have opposition. It therefore behooves the voters to consider whether anything is to be gained by changing representatives. As a general proposition rotation in office is a good thing; but in the case of congressmen, if we are well represented we would better keep our representatives if we can, for exnerieneo and a r?.rcnnni r %% U mv | /vii o\/1 leiS acquaintance in the halls ot Congress count for much. But to bring the matter nearer home than a general reference tc South Carolina's representation in Congress. Let us specify the Fifth congressional district, the York district. Pray, what would our people have to gain by turning Mr. Finley out? Without intention of disparaging the ability or worthy ambition ol the gentlemen who would succeed Mr. Finle?y ?for they are all good men and strict Democrats we would set it down that the district has nothing to gain but much to lose from such a move. Unless all signs fail, the next house of representatives ...:n u_ t"\ - ... win ut- democratic, which, of course, means a Democratic speaker, and that speaker Champ Clark. We happen to know that the relations between Mr. Finley and Mr. Clark arc cordial to a decree that will insure for Mr. Finley, in the event of Democratic success, some particularly desirable committee appointments?probably the chairmanship of the committe on postoffice and postroads, for instance. Is it worth anything to the district to return to Congress a man who will have influence whether our party is victorious or not, but who is / I certain to have great influence . in the event the tide turn Democratic ward; or would w< I better serve our own interest by electing a new man who wil B be handicapped by inexperienc # and who will certainly receiv * no committee assignments whicl will enable him to do much fo the district? These are con siderations which should weig with the voter when he goes t the ballot box. Feeble Outcropping of Republicanism One day last week a hand ft o n t?? r? i i- ' I ui ouutn viirouna rtepuoucan 01 ficeholders and John Capers, Re 5 publican national committeema r. from this Scute, who resides ii Washington, foregathered in Co . lumbia and held a political con ference a't which it was decide* to nominate a Republican candi date for Congress in each of th< ' South Carolina districts. Th< ' little convention seems to hav* been under the domination o Capers. Capers is the man wh< came from Washington to th< Republican State convention it Columbia two years ago and ha( ' a fist fight with a negro dele ;j gate?which incident seems t< supply his principal claim t< fame. The State convention me' in a negro dance hall, the hal being the second floor of a liverj ' stable on Assembly street. Ol course we did not object to eithei the fight or the hall; both hat i our hearty approval. If th< negroes could stand it, certainly i Capers and his white coconspi l rators against decency could. The deliberations of the con ference were not participated ir by negroes. No negroes wert invited to the meeting. It seem: to have been the object of th< conference to make it a "lillj white" affair, with the hope ol I creating the impression through j out the State that it was the pur i pose to throw the negro over boaru to thus enlist for th< congressional nominees suppor which they despa*~"d Of ^ th< negro were not eliminated. V 1 white people of South Caroli.^ I are not so easily fooled. They j know that if a bottle contains | poison and is labeled poison thai to remove the label and replay ' it with one marked glycerin, i does not change the contents o; ! the bottle. To paraphrase D< Oninrv tbov havo boon atiinor 1" the cancerous kisses of just sucl political crocodiles no* Secaus* they would have been ianK bu because they were powerless t< prevent the stinging. Condition; are changed now to what the; were in the '70s, and it is sur ! prising that there are men ii . jSouth Carolina who think tha ! even a few Democrats can b< ' j beguiled into voting the Republi can ticket by the statement tha the nominees of that party an | "lilly whites." Evidently thes< i men have the imagination of ; 1 jellyfish, backed by the rnenta : j capacity of a tadpole. Tnfere is a screw loose in th National Farmers' Union. Tin l : organization is not gaining ii . either membership or influence There is a reason for this, am .: to our way of thinking it is du to the fact that the wrong mai is at the head of the organization C. S. Barrett, the president, ap; pears to be a mouthv individim I who is not apt to be takei seriously in the quarters wher the interests of the agricultura t j classes should be forcefully am . intelligently presented. Th president of the farmers' unioi I | should be much that Barrett i ; not. Reason for this deduction i furnished by the wild harangu which Barrett relieved himsel of some days ago with referenc to a bill pending in Congress The bill, agricultural in it 1 nature, was not being pushei as Barrett fancied should be th case and he lost no time tellinj the country what the unioi would do to those members o i i Congress who blocked its pas sago. An evenly balanced mai .' would have thought twice o thrice before uttering sill: threats which he could no execute. i In Rock Hill Sunday morning .1 the two-story building occupied ! by the negro Masonic lodge ant | a cottage beside it, occupied bj ! Jas. Hall, were burned. Th? ; loss approximates $3,000, par tially covered by insurance. g Doing Thing*. s The people of the Httle town e of Cameron, in Calhoun county, s are wide awake and are on the 11 right track to make their town a e city. They do not do things by e halves. They are performers, h not promisers. They can give r some of the more pretentious - towns which have charters as h cities pointers on progress, and o they wouldn't have to work overtime to do it, either. Which is one way of saying that while those of us who live in this section of il South Carolina are trying to fool ourselves into the belief that because we art tenants of the best n portion of the State, we can sit n down with hands folded and ani ticipate the continued predomi ; nance of this scetinn Wfn 011/.U ti thing. If we would in the future - enjoy the distinction of residing e in the most progressive section e of South Carolina, we would bete ter look to our laurels. f The people of Cameron, says a u a co'Tesponeent, have recently 2 taken a step which deserves i notice and at the same time 1 shows what is possible to the - people of the State. The old 3 school building became inade3 quate and out of touch with progl ress in other lines. So bonds to 1 j the amount cf $7,500 were voted i | by the district. The old building f was sold for $1,275, and interest r j on the building funds amount1 ed to $77, making a total of $8,? 852 available for the new buildr j ing. - . A lot on the edge of the town i was purchased for $750, the ar chitects were paid $361 for plans i and supervision, the contract for 3 the building was let for $7,220 5 and new furniture to the amount 3! of $560 was purchased. 7 i The building has just been f completed and turned over to - the trustees, and teachers and - children are happy in their new . home. Already the change in 3 facilities and surroundings is t bringing about a change for good 3 in the actual work done in the 31 school. The building is a model l j for a rural school district. It is - i of i*ea brick, two stories, 80 by ; 53 feet. The halls are wide, aft1 fording easy entrance, There I r X 61V lowvo "I"". kit . arc - 0_ rooms, an au? ditoriutn with a seating capacity f of 460. an U.i , ? v...?v km uic ou^'riu? intendent, cloak rooms, etc. The ; rooms have large windows for i j light and ventilation. A gasoline a ! lighting plant has been installed t at considerable expense. 3 The grounds are large, afTords i ing ample room for play-grounds / and flowers, The country peo pie have built stables on one 11 edge of the property and are t' sending their children in to e school. A telephone in the - j superintendent's office makes t! communication with the outside e ; world possible at a mo.went's e j notice. Opera chairs and a a I piano have been placed in the il 1 auditorium and more furniture is to be purchased for the classi rooms in the near future. e And all this has been done e i without imposing a great burden n on any one. The property in the town of Cameron is assessed at d $98,000, that in the surrounding e country at $154,000, making a pi total of $252,000. A levy of 21-2 mills will retire the bonds in 20 years. The bonds bear L1 interest at the rate of 5 1-2 per n cent. 11 e The Times cannot afford to do less than thank the Rock Hill e Herald for the kind editorial n reference which it made to this s paper Saturday. The spirit of s good will which The Herald e manifests for The Times is corf dially reciprocated and we trust e that nothing will occur to sever the pleasant relations of the two s papers. i e B. A. Morgan for Lieut. Governor. ? The latest political news of imi portance and interest is that B. f A. Morgan, the well known _ Greenville lawyer and banker, rj who was the brains of the local r option tight in the house of representatives when the old State dispensary died a hard death to make way for local option, is in the "almost persuaded" Hst of probable candidates for lieutenr ant governor. In addition to j 1 being an able lawyer of wide exj perience and a seasoned business f man of ability, Mr. Morgan has > many personal attractions, and . he would get fine supt>ort for any office he sought. \ / How Tillman Downed Joe Cannon. In the first newspaper interview which he has given out since he was stricken with paralysis seven weeks ago, Senator Tillman, in discussing the defeat of Joe Cannon by the coalition of the Democrats and insurgent Republicans which ousted him from the chairmanship of the all-powerful rules committee of Congress, said he believed he was the only man that ever downed Cannon. "It was about getting the government to pay an old debt to the State of South Carolina," said Senator Tillman. "First they tried to show that my State owed the government, but I got the records for both and in the end it was shown that the government owed the State. I wanted them to pay the debt, but old Joe was opposed to it. 4t] <rr*f A llienn nr?/l 1 T 1--x 4...,. & ftvc riuiouii cilill 1 ldiu, IW \J of my personal friends and leaders on the Republican side, to insert my claim for South Carolina in a civil bill that came up for conference adjustment on the 3d of March, the last day before final adjournment. "Cannon said that it shouldn't go through; and I swore and be d -d that it should go through. Some of my friends said that they would help me to filibuster in the session which met at ; 8 o'clock, and they kept the house busy; so I sent out and got Byron's 'Vision of Judgment.' "Have you read it?" he interjected. "Well, it is one of the keenest of Byron's satires, and some people think that it is blasphemy, but I have always thought it a good piece of work. 1 was going to read them that. "But seeing that if the civil bill was not passed an extra session of Congress would have to be called to consider the naval and civil bills, the opposition gave in. and I got the bill passed." Kind Words for "The Times." Rock Hill Herald. Although it is out of the ordinary run of advertisements in | the Herald, we direct the reader's attention to the advertise| ment of the Fort Mill Times ; which apoears in this issue of The Herald. In speaking of the ad, the publishers, in a letter l<t fhomjjtor of T.he Herald, have Ip jmr[ \() say: : the io,.. - iUof "You will see, of course. Vl,t the ad is ;< boost for The Tvmt.*1. In this connectoin 1 wish to sn.v that there was no attempt to draw a comparison between , your paper and ours to the disadvantage of The Herald. My I brother and I have the kindest feelings for you and your paper land would not knnwintrlv /lo vau ? * *?" J ?L? any injury. Of course I hope there io nothing offensive to you in f ho ad." We are printing the ad with much pleasure and there is no one that wishes the Messrs. Bradford more good iuck than the editor of The Herald. The Times is a welcomed visitor to this office and it is certainly a newsy sheet. We are exceedingly glad that the business men are patronizing The Times so liberally for the paper is deserving of assistance in every way. Recently big improvements have been made on the paper which cost a lot of money and it is up to th- people of the county to help support this worthy paper. It has a warm place in the hearts of many in the county. While we do not agree altogether with some of the statements of The Times, we admire the grit and energy of the publishers. Long live the Fort Mill Times! The Manchester mills, already the largest textile plant in Rock Hill, broke ground Thursday for a new building adjacent to the present plant, in which will be placed 100 new looms. This big mill runs on tickings and has alwav; jupiLiiuiu |hubperity. The president and manager, John R. Rarron, is considered one of the ablest mill men | in the entire country. The mill is now running 300 looms. WARNING! The rifle range at the river and the house upon it are leased and maintained by the United States government for the p-omotion of rifle practice, not for a picnic ground. Only members of the militia are entitled to the use of these premises and ALL ' OTHERS are requested to keep away and are warned that this land is posted, A reward of $5.00 will be paid for evidence to convict anyone, whether a member of the militia or not, of entering this house without permission, or abusing this property in any way. T. B. SPRATT, Capt. Co. "K" 1st Infty, N. G. S. C. inyg5gSgSg5g5g5H5aSg5H5H5g5tg T/j I THE FORT r 1 PRINTS TP s g in News that is NEWS?{ K some News?a record of e C interested. , C The Fort Mill Times is n< ffi it is a York County paper B of special interest to every s B also publishes general Stat ' B n nni -r-? ^ jg 1 ne 1 lmes is Derm jjj but it is not coproprietor js fee simple of its opinions, jjj paper of the people. It i 1 public questions, and withe The Fort Itlill Times is be in your home. A sampl on request. Subscription ] months, 65 cents. The Times, - I """" ; Table Ec 0 B 13 WHEN YOIJ GET TIRED OF 6 WIT A A GROCER WHOSE S EARNINGS AT THE END OF 8 J COME HERE u I WHAT A LITTLE READY Q YOU DAILY. OUR PRICES 9 WE KNOW YOU WILL B 9 QUALITY OK OUR (JOOD.i 9 8 : 8 8 Stewart & Cul K!CTae^?iO0?CSi*?8Oir!Ol+K+ f S MULES,; IP G I ^ c |j We have just [j stables in Rock Hi | nice mules, some C have shipped thii I and see them. S. J. KIMBA BlHSa55B5HgSH5E51gSE5gsagE5$H NOTICE We now own a Jersey Hull, F entitled to registration. He is six years ol:l and a beauty. We will charge $1.00 in advance for his services. You will find hirn at D. A. Lee's lotuntil the 20th of April. I.. A. HAR- j RIS & CO. FOR SALE?Elms property in Fort Mill. Two-story, 7-room dwelling. 1? acre lot, with good barn, orchard and well. For price and terms, write F< W. L. Plexico, Rock Hill, S. C. List I your property with me. i __ A VAVpilV/llC I tf ip^ Number 15. )Q )g SCfciOiiCr <0*tC3* <OUOH 2KK 4 H5a5S5B5gSH5HHHSS5g5H51?iQ] MULES! I rHl\ I [j received at our j( 11 a fresh car ?f y I of the best we | 5 season. Call la I If eg itl i c LL & SON. 1 ^ j. OR SALE I have on hand two goofi, I sound brood marcs that I will either soil or exchange for good genufe driving horses. Also have on hand a limited supply of gall cure whirh I I guarantee for shoulders or harks of I stock at 35 cents a quart. I am ah 5 ways ready to furnish pood, hornet livcrv tor (lav driving- JOHN W. McELHANEY. JR SALE?New lot of frost-proof Cabbage Plants of the Early Jersey Wakefield variety. B. M. Faris. 5a5H5aSB5H5g5HSSSSag5aS H vlILL TIMES I IE NEWS f ? ? jood, interesting, whole- K vents in wliicli you are jj I 9 ot merely a local paper? K , and it publishes News fir section of the county. It Cj d and national News. ocratic a with any faction in the It is the York County 5j speaks without fear on |}j mt an;/ personal motive. {J a heme paper; it should {} e copy will be sent you {J nice, $1.25 the year; six g & " ort Mill, S. C. | -SKI SB5E5E5HSB5Z5ZSE5B5Hf7E5jBl *3* ?I? $C3t*C3* iOHOi WI* ?Q*H 8 :onomy. j RUNNING AN ACCOUNT * 0 PRICES EAT UP YOUJI * 8 THE WEEK OR MONTH, 8 AND SEE j MONEY CAN DO FOB J ARE REASONABLE AND E PLEASED WITH THE D PROMPT DELIVERY. * 0 8 , 8