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The Fort Mill Times. DEMOCRATIC. Bulilishwl Thursday Mornintrs. I B. \V. & w. K. Bradford IDbi.ihhkrh W. K. Kkadfuri) .Editor B. W. Bradford Manakkr Th<-Time* invite* contributions on live subject*, but doe* not axrot- to publish more than 200 won!* on any *ubject. The riirlit i* retiervcd to it very communication submitted for publication. On application to the publisher, advertising rate* are made known to those interested. Teleohone. local and lontc diatance. No. 112. Subscription" Rates: One Year *1.26 | Six Month* .... .... . .fiT. FORT MILL. S. C... FEBRUARY 2. 1911. Criticism of the Courts?-Why Nol? Some years ago a great hue and cry went up from Republican throats because the Democratic national convention dared criticise the Federal courts. The Democratic party believed that the courts were failin.tr in their duty to the people and did not mince words in saving so. In ; South Carolina today there is a mild stir because Governor Rlease has intimated that the supreme court is not observing the law as it should. "We think." says The News and Courier, "that Governor Blease will find, no matter what the surface indications have led him to believe, that, there is still an odor of sanctity about our courts." Yes, there is such "an odor of sanctity about our courts" that it shocks the unduly deferential if one speaks the plain truth in referring to the courts. we suppose there are those who would have nothing but honeyed words for our courts however much they mijrht fail in their duty. Go to, go to! For our part, we see no reason why the judiciary should he above criticism any more than the legislative or judicial branches of the government. This is a republic, not a monarchy in which free speech is denied. If the supreme court of South Carolina looks to its own convenience rather than to the interests of the public in rendering its decisions, Governor Blease has done the ri^ht thint? by <iirectinjj: attention to t he practice. An to \Y hitc vii*hinjc> ()ne of the things already settled in the opinion of an exrhaiure whicli comes to this cilice is thai there will be no whitewashing in connection with the work of the legislative < < n.mithe scon to be select ed to investigate Iiaffairs of the winding-up commission of the old State dispensary. VA are not so cock-sure on this point as the paper referred to. '! her. may or may not he a daub ot whitewash applied here and there. At any rate, it is worth while to await tin; announcement of the personnel of t he committee before accepting as final anybody's opinion as to this phase'oi the investigation. Nor do we mean by this to be understood as saying that the commission, collectively or individually, has been guilty of wrong-doing. As to that, the bestevidence will be the findings of the investigating committee if the work isdom- impartially and with the view of punishing the guilty and relieving the innocent of the aspersions arising iron the governor's Mie?.->aee i'ei en.-u in.'- > ? " '* ?11 Ration. There is mo ti*liin>v i:> advance who is or who is not guilty ol'wrong-doing. The con.mission makes fi gi t at si.ow 01 innocence i:i welcoming the investigation, but The Times can say to those who are not acquainted with public opinioti in Columbia, where most of the work of tile commission has been done, that there lacks a deal of being absolute accord on the question of the honesty of at least one member of the commission. A Questional*'e Claim. Whatever the final action of Congress regarding the claim o< Lieut. Peary to the discovery ?>i" the North Pole, the countr.s hesitates to believe that he was any more successful in his verdure to tin* irozen north than the confessed faker. I>r. C< ok, who admits that he d< es not know whttiitr he rcuihed the pole or not. Unfortunately there seems to be no way of either proving 01* disproving Peary's claim. It is simply a case ot taking the unsupported word of one man for the achievement who has much to gain by congressional recognition of his claim. The excuse Peary offers for refusing to take a white man with him on the final dash to the |>ole- that he wished the entire credit for the discovery of the pole?is not one to inspire confidence in the man. Meanwhile, regarding the disposition of Peary's claim for congressional recognition, it is ji matter for gratification that at least one congressman, Mr. Macon, of Arkansas, has taker the stand that Peary must prove beyond doubt that he has beer to the pole, else he will not get congressional recognition unti Mr. Macon has exhausted even means to prevent it. The Ousting of Miller. The removal of Thus. K. Millei from the presidency of the State colored college at Orangeburg l>\ Governor Please is no more thai was to be expected. As Tin '1 imes observed some months age when President Mitchell, of tlu University of South Carolina was making prohibition speeches throughout the State, he was ex ceeding the bounds of propriety in taking a hand in politics. Thi State pays its college president; to attend to their duties as edu cators and not t<> attempt to rut the politics of the Common wealth. This seems to bo tin view of the governor. In th< ItllUI'UlKH I*1' ,U"\ri I|U| |?UM III mir Miller, notw ithstandiiiK th? fact that lie was a college presi <kiit ami a Republican, attempts to influence as many Democrat: as would listen to him to vott against Mr. Bkasr-. Now (.lover nor Blease does what many ot lumen would have done lie re quests Miller to resign. Wese* nothing in the governor's aetioi to call forth unfriendly criticism For the use of extravagant lau yruaKC commend to us alway and then mum one or two of on North Carolina exchanges. Il? ri wo find ti e (Charlotte Chronicl in an editorial in its news col limns referring to Nevada as i "{.treat State." Save thi mark If Nevada is a "e.reat State' may we lake up our re id< nee ii a better world before we eve hear of a Slate with small en downturns. Bill Moore, w io knew all about the saj.ie-br.ml CoinmohM eallh. onee t?id ustiia wiu-n ti e Aiir.ij'h.t> iiui bed th< job of making the land li" ha< some ( ):.! left and that 11 (1 in l?t <1 tnem down to form th S.ate of Nevada. We believe it Hut The Chronicle again almos equals the Nevada * xaggoratioi hy re It rruig to a Charlotte l'amil; as ou.inei i" people, evident!; mistaking notorit ty for fame, a did the biting dog whose maste put a bell about his neck to giv notice of his presence whoreve he went. 1 he bell about th neck of The Chronicle's "prorni nent" family is the police cour record for heligerency of a num her of its members. " There, nov ! We have ag<i olVended tie Fort Mill Times Winthrop college invited and en tertaii.ed the Vork County Tcn -h ens' association on Sitter-h y am gave tben. a dinner." observi a .p->. -1 t;t of the Keck Ili! ill ralo. 1 ::e foregoing is a 1'. el' srv u talk which The Time would pass lainotic.'d oi.it fr?. th. impression it mav create tha this paper is unfriendly to Win ?a... ..n . >> I >I'>[) . I V,* .1 IV 111 Times sir'e ! ihat nothing was t Wo gained by thf trip of th tumoral Assemply to Winthrojj There was not a word in th criticism which could ho con strued as inimical to th collcgt Winthrop is a groat institution the greatest of the kind in th South, and is doing a work \\ hie could not ho impaired withou serious !?> to the :'tu i\ Th Times i not pleased that anyon should have gone out o: his wa to misrepresent i s altitude U ward the o' ? go. Reason reigned in the house < roprcsen alive- Tuesd:;\ and as result the State wil have a mai riage license law. Provincial pr? judice gave way tc? enligl.tene need. Evidently certain members of the General Assembly do not con- t , sider the wishes of the people of I i j the State worth a straw so far as i the liquor question is concerned. 1 i If the people could have their t way. consideration of the liquor question by the law-makers j | would not onlv be deferred for j t 1 the present but would take a; J ! back seat, so to speak, for several 1 1 : years. But there is to be no i I > such prood fortune. Representa- ! < i 11 n /* r% Live ruitz. 01 nerKeiey county, , t has introduced in the house ajc bill opening anew the whole j ? i liquor question. It is his pur- 1 : pose to afford every county in J i the State the opportunity to say > i whether it wishes prohibition or r ; the legalized sale of liquor, in the t 1 latter contingency giving the op- t t tion of county dispensaries or 1 high license, t'rider the present ' law once a county has voted on the liquor question, there cannot ;t be another vote on the matter \ for four years. j , t Monday The State printed ajl picture of Representative .J. E. i ' Beamguard, of York county, and i referred, to him as "a seasoned i< ^ legislator who always is on guard t for his constitution." We have \ observed that Mr. Reamguard' wears an overcoat i*i winter. : I | When Yo [ )rink pure, clr J I (AKAJA( 1 Largest srllor ii e i WHITE HOIT ~ is t he wor r (?nod (*moors e A . ? n _____________________________ j" . | j ! i| o 3 :.I| oossness ! 11 1 I \ Gn I" riday night, ,) | organize a Businei v ! Mil!, night sessions * j are interested in P 1 A 1 y merciai /Arithmetic are urged to enroll t of the session. See me for furth ji joiin J. !1 ^ I Wail Street k 10 mills makes on S 10 trusts make on l> H 10 combines make S 10 mergers make ' $ I 1 magnate makes | j| The Original Step Towar e g the Step Toward a B y I YOUR FIRS' 11 THE SAVINGS BANK Wishes to Aid You t Of course it does not follow hat because all Republicans are >ad men and it is writ large that lone of them will ever get to leaven. all Democrats are pood nen and own a fee simple inter(st in the pearly streets. Othervise we would never find such nen as James Smith, Jr.. of New lersey, in the Democratic party, fortunately, however, when a >ad Democratic head is raised to isk for something to which it is tot entitled there is always a :lub handy with which to hit it. Smith probably thought that the Slew Jersey L -gislature would 'all over itself rushing to him vith the senatorship. but Goverlor Wilson advised another course ind Smith will now have to go o the devil with the Republicans. When we get at the bottom of he thing it is doubtful whether here is a millionaire in the :ountry who has observed the fold*, n rule in amassing his for;une. Likely enough he has lobbed legislation, or beaten the jeople out of franchises, or sold nipure food, or put inferior goods m the market, or sold at extorion prices, or paid starvation vages. Luck to the Mexican rebels. , u Drink I 'Hi! ('offro like t OFi'EK. i t lie < 'strolinas SK (OFI KK Id s best. KY(TV\VIht<\ S i School. i? i -> T . i -i rebruary 1 will ss School in loit All those who ; enmanship, Corn-, j and Bookkeeping at the beginning er information. 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We bought a big lot of these Potatoes and bought them right. Call in to see us right soon. It means aoiiars to you. E. W. KIMBRELL CO. t.' ^ ^t % _ ^ ... ^ . /NV- -!fi:SSgpiJSV:S8 . J If you want tlio host biuyuy on the market huy a "kock Hill" and you will have il. Farm Wagons, One-and \ wo-horse in all the different sizes and of the best makes manufactured, such as Studehaker, (hirver, Xissen and rrhnrnhi 11. See us if you need a sva^on. IVIoles and Hwsps | ? - ?? ^ I We have just received a new s\ of choice Mis souri Mules and Morses, the best to select from wo have 1 ever had. Come and buy your mul.es now. If you wait I \ ? .. :n r untn P|n Mi^ jwu i.ci i.'iiiny >vi:; pay mc" . rr?r D1CIT1. i he best postvd stockmcr: of the V/c f til ; s l'; t the prices of mules will be higher in tiie spring thnr. ever before. Come and get your mules brfore the ] rice: \ ! /.w.ce. (Mills & Young Company. I