Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, September 08, 1910, Image 4
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The Fort Mill Times.
DEMOCRATIC.
Published Thursday Mornings.
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W. R. Bradford Editor
B. W. Bradford Managkr
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on any subject. The right is reserved to edit
every communication submitted for publication.
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FORT MILL. S. C.. SEPTEMBER 8. 1910.
Cansler.
In the primary election last
Tuesday James <Dansler received
40-odd thousand votes and will
therefore pro in the second primary
with McDuffie Hampton.
Hampton should be elected. Not
one in fifty of the men who
voted for Cansler will seriously
contend that he possesses the
qualifications necessary to discharge
the duties of the office.
Here in York county where we
know Cansler and have known J
him as a chronic office-seeker
for the last quarter of a century
and are able to appraise him at
his true worth, it is little short
of astounding that he should receive
2,143 votes out of a total of
3,500. There is not an office in
York county for which the people
have so little respect that they
would elect Cansler to it. For
6ne term, 20-odd years ago, he ;
was eiectea county superintendent
of education. More than
once he was a candidate for reelection,
but never got the office
a second time. Why? Because
it took the people of the county
just two years to learn that he
was neither temperamentally nor
intellectually qualified for the
position. Then, why try to
saddle upon the State, in a more
important office, one we have
tried locally find found wanting?
There is no argument to justify
the election of Cansler. He
should be defeated by such a
decisive vote that even he will
know, once and for all time, that
the people have no confidence in
him and are heartily sick of his
vulgarity and buffoonery. The
idea that Cansler could do anything
for the people of South
Carolina in the office of railroad
commissioner is so utterly absurd
that it is worse than silly.
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"The Times' " Election Service.
Since the primary elections
last Tuesday, a number of South
Carolina newspapers have been
pleased to acknowledee the
efficient service which they received
from the telephone companies
in collecting the election
returns. Except for the kindness
of the mnnnorer nnrl rmo
the operators of the Fort Mill
exchange, who worked overtime
to accommodate this paper, The
Times is under no obligation to
any telephone company or any
individual connected with any
telephone company for the returns
which it received. We
paid dearly for the service this
paper got, and it was poor ser- j
vice at that. It took ^The Times
one hcur and fifteen minutes to i
get its first connection with the
court house at Yorkville, notwithstanding
the repeated assurance
of the Charlotte office,
through which all Yorkville
business must be transacted from
Fort Mill, that the line was not
in use. The Yorkville exchange i
simply refused to make the con- j
nection which The Times desired, I
a circumstance which seems to
confirm the statement of a Rock .
Hill newspaper man that there appeared
to be a conspiracy in the
Yorkville office to keep certain
York county newspapers from
getting the election returns.
The Times also was refused the
least reduction in the matter j>f
rates, notwithstanding the well
known fact that newspapers ai-e
almost invariably granted concessions
on ne*s messages; jmd
it not infrequently is the ciie
that telephone companies fit
nish newspapers in their ternary
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with election service without
making any charge therefor,
which we believe to have been
done in York county last Tuesday
night. However, The Times is
under obligations to Mr. Walter
Neil, of Yorkville, Mr. Otis Hull,
of Rock Hill, and Miss Clara
Culp, of Fort Mill, for assistance
which made it possible for the
paper to publish full election
returns by 6 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
False Weights and Measures.
A writer in the current number
of one of the country's leading
magazines directs attention to
the prevalence among: a certain
class of merchants of the use of
false weights and measures and
concludes with the statement
that the value of the dollar will
be increased from 5 to 15 per
cent, when the quantity received
is what it purports to be. This ,
is a subject to which The Times
on more than one occasion has j
directed attention and urged that
the Legislature create a superin- i
tenent of weights and measures. I
There is not the least doubt that
the people of South Carolina are
being swindled'out of thousands
of dollars annually by unscrupulous
merchants who by manipulating
their scales and weights to
cheat the purchaser thereby increase
the already high cost of j
living. In the absence of such !
an officer, however, the housekeeper
can do much toward
abating this species of petty
thieving by having a kitchen
test outfit to check the quantities
of the commodities purchased.
But real and lasting relief will
not come to the people from
these onerous conditions until the
Legislature affords the necessary
protection.
The High Cott of Living.
One of the latest apologies for
the iniquitous tariff law which
the Republican party has saddled
upon the country is in the shape
of an Associated Press interview
with a New York professor who
claims that the high cost of living
is due to the increase in popula- tion
of the big cities during the u
last decade. The high freight
rates on the raw materials to the \
big cities and the equally high t
rate for the return of the finished i:
products to the smaller communi- P
ties may add a modicum to the 0
cost of living, but it is not suffi- ?
cient reason for the exhorbitant g
cost of practically everything1 g
man uses, as our learned profes- r
sor claims. The real reason why c
the cost of living in the United r
States is so high is to be found a
in the greed of the money wolves f
who have been able to influence j a
the Republican Congress to pass a c
tariff law that is oppressing the
people as no other form of legis-!
lation could. The worst phase j(
of the matter is that there is no t
hope of escaDe from thps#? hnr. -
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densome conditions as long as I p
the Republican party is in power. It
is owned body and soul by the r
trusts and will continue to do the j ^
bidding of its masters.
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Of course there won't be any
Republicans in Heaven ? why i(
should there be??but one finds 0
it easy to believe that G. B. Al- n
ford, Republican nominee for the 1
State senate in Wake county, b
N. C., will come pearer getting j,
there than any of his coconspira- s
tors- - he Has reared 14 Democrat- ic
sons. | J:
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THE INFLUENCE OF BAD BOOKS. *
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We forbid the sale of opium, f
but allow an unrestricted trade \
in blood-curdling outlaw stories P
in which the law nearly always a
is depicted as an oppressive insti- L'
tution to be defied or evaded,
ana wnere those who break the u
law are extolled as heroes. In a t
recent bank robbery the presi- e
dent and cashier were shot down *
and the youthful robber, unable
to escape, committed suicide, e
His companion of 15 years related
how the dead young robber 't'
never was without a robber
story and that "Tracy, the
Bandit," was his idol. The same
enthusiasm diverted into a
more worthy channel might have r
made a hero out of him who now \
fills a felon's grave. \,
Many parents who would be j u
horrified to see their boys r
associate at all with persons of t'
low character allow them to j (
associate with such characters j E
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A CERTAI1
IN YORK
Who has achieved the re]
plantation "as good as
strontflv in nraise of Kim
KIMBRELL'S PRICES.
us this week, here are soi
have to show her:
Fifty-four inch Table Felt, p
Full lin&of Gracewood Chevi
Big lot of Canton Ginghams,
Assortment of Utility Ginghj
Just received fifty pieces of
you to select from, per y
Maple Leaf Charnbrays, suit*
extra harH finish, per yai
Thistle Poplin in fashionable
Corn Spot Poplin (special), p
Big lot of 10c Lawns, per yar
Just received several pieces
in and make your selecti<
Trunks,
Big Trunks, little Tru
Trunks. If you want a g
able price, something thi
you, WE HAVE IT.
V
E. W. KIMI
TELEPHONES 7a AND 7
inder the cover of books. Par- I
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uto iui^ci liiHi iroiii trie per-1
erted admiration of such heroes
o the emulation of their deeds
3 but a step. Since so many (
>arents neglect the supervision ,
if their children in this respect ,
ind the public i9 the sufferer in ]
he end, it devolves upon society {
is a matter of self-protection to
upp^ess the sale of such perlicious
literature. It seems in
onsistent to hang a body of
nen for preaching anarchy to
idults, who are supposed to know
>etter, and on the other hand to
lDow the broadcast dissemination
>f similar ideas stupefying the |
noral perception of our youth,
t is a noteworthy fact that most <
?f the murders, highway robber- 1
es and other atrocious crimes, (
he relating of which fills our
rewspapers, are committed by i
>ersons of youth and vigor.
lard From Mayor Cole L. Blease.:
'o the Democratic Voters of York ]
County: I
I am deeply grateful for the magnif- I
:ent vote which I received for govern- '
r in the first Drimarv. and 1 tak?> thin {
nethod of expressing my thanks for j
hose you pave me in your county. (
Leaving my home county of New- i
erry with a handsome majority, and <
eading all the other candidates in the t
urrounding counties of Lexington, ^
laluda. Fairfield and Laurens the later
county being the home of Hon. C.
5. Featherstone, who is my opponent (
n the second race -my vote was gen- |
ral throughout the State, without re- (
;ard to geographical lines or to voca- .
ions in life. In 17 of the 43 counties, (
lthough there were six candidates beore
the people, 1 received more votes
han any other candidate. Having led
iy several thousand votes in the first (
rimary, and with the assurances of )
upport which have come to me, I am ,
onndently expecting to be nominated y
or governor in the second primary.
I have sought to place my campaign i
pon a high plane, seeking the votes of ,
he people only on my own merits. If .
lected I will be the governor of the .
L'KAIO nonrJo vmfkoitf *
pin - , irramui ic^aiu ui scciion
r ciass. >
I desire to warn the voters against \
leventh-hour rumors and false charges. >
1 shall deeply appreciate the suffrage
f the Democrats of York county in <
he second primary. . i
COLE L. BLEASE,
Newberry, S. C., Sept. 3, 15110, y
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WANTED ? Cosmopolitan Magazine
equires the services of a represents- 5
ive in Fort Mill to look after subscrip- i
ion renewals and to extend circulation '
y special methods which have proved 1
nusually successful. Salary and commission.
Previous experience desirable
ut not essential. Wlyjle time or spare j
ime. Address with references, H. C. s
lampbell, Cosmopolitan Magazine, 17851 I
(roadway, New .^ork City. 1
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COUNTY I
putation of running her
any man," comes out
IBRELL S GOODS and
If she drops in to see
me of the specials we
er yard 50c
ir\f o n/%%* ?. 1 "* A
vw, J/CI jriii u 1UC
per yard 10c
ims, per yard 10c
Figured Percales for
ard 12 l-2c
ible for boys' waists,
rd . _ 10c
shades, per yard 18c
>er yard 1 25c
d 71-2c
of Bengaline. Come
3n, per yard 35c
Trunks.
nks, and all grades of
ood Trunk at a reasonit
is certain to please
5RELL CO.
b, FORT MILL, S. C.
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Injustice to Supervisor Gordon.
(Editorial, Rock Hill Herald.)
A rumor has been afloat all over the
county that as soon as Clem Gordon
was elected supervisor he had the
chaingang brought to Rock Hill. To
prove that Mr. Gordon had nothing to
io with the removal of the gang at
this particular time we reproduce below
the minutes of the meeting showing
that Mr. T. W. Boyd was supervisor
when the gang was ordered to Rock Hill:
"Office of County Commissioners of
York County.
Yorkville, S. C., Nov. 4, 1908.
Mayor Roddey presented a petition
from the city of Rock Hill, requesting
that the county board send the chainpang
to Catawba township to do permanent
work on such roads in said
township as the city council may
designate, for the length of time
necessary to return 2,803 days' work of
one man to be returned under the
contract of the city of Rock Hill with
the county board of commissioners,
under which the said cdunty board
agreed to return to such roads as may
be designated by the city of Rock Hill
the same number of days work as will
equal the time of prisoners sent to the
chaingang from the city of Rock Hill.
"Commissioner Lumpkin moved that
immediately upon finishing tbe work in
Ehpnp7.*?r tntunoKin
? - bimir uic ^
tie sent to Catawba township to do
permanent work on such roads, in
Catawba township, as the city council
jf Rock Hill may designate, for a
period of time sufficient to return to
Lhe city of Rock Hill 2,803 days' work
if one man, this being the amount of
vork due said city by the county board
if commissioners under said contract;
this to be in full settlement up to
Nov. 1, 1908.
"Motion duly seconded and unanimousy
carried.
"It is ordered that the chaingang of
this county be moved to such roads as
the city council of Rock Hill may
lesignate immediately upon the completion
of the work being done by said
chaingang in Ebenezer township.
"THOS. W. BOYD, Supervisor.
"Hazel Gkist, Clerk."
The above will show that Supervisor
Cordon brought the chaingang to Catawba
township by order of the board,
vhich order was acted upon before he
vent into office.
The Herald holds nothincr airainst T.
iV. Boyd; he is a good friend of ours
ind he has served the county in the
>ast to the best of his ability. We can
iay equally as much for Clem Cordon.
It is not fair to Mr. Cordon to bring
!uch charges against him. Any man
:hat can read can see thai he is being
stabbed in the back.
A report is also being circulated that
Supervisor Cordon bought a sprinkler
hat cost over $900. This is not true,
rhe county board ordered the sprinkler
jo be purchased and it cost the county,
til told. $194.00.
It is strange how confused the genertl
public gets on real facts and acts
ibout election time. Of course there
s a motive behind each rumor whether
t be true or not.
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teres of improved land. Good dwelhng,
jarns and outhouses. Apply to R. W.
[>oster, R. F. D. 1, Osceola, S. C.
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leather and a lot <
too numerous tc
will find our pric(
lowest and a coir
lect from, and if i
chance when you
articles we will rr
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This fall we \
Buckeye Cotton (
will give you al
your cotton seed,
terests, let's talk tl
fore you buy and
this fall.
| Cotton Sheets,
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Marble and Granite
Monuments.
A large stock at prices from
$5.00 up.
Call and see the line at
our storeroom. Boulevard and
Palmer streets. Phone 1618.
Write and let us call and
! show designs.
Queen City Marble &
Granite Works, j
Charlotte, ltf. C. {
Take Dilworth street cars to
reach our plant.
THE WISE
LOOKS F(
He sees at a glance
each week depositing
A SAVINGS BJ
that it will be but a
I reap his reward by h
pile of money. This
and the years before
Start an account if w
The Pineville Loan
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other hardware
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iplete stock to se/ou
will give us a
l go to buy these
lake your dollars
t farther."
ton Seed
vill represent the
Dil Company and
1 that's going for
For mutual inle
matter over bel
sell your goods
80x80, at 22 1 -2c.
& Comp'y
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i by commencing now and
; a part of his earnings in
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few years when he will
aving at his command a
bank wants your account
you will verify the tale,
'ith only one dollar.
and Savings Bank,
ICH, Cashier
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