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A Tribute to Gen. Lee.
By Gary T Windcll.
I am sure the patriotic citizens
of South Carolina will bear with
me and not think it amiss to pay
tribute to the greatest general
perhaps the world has ever
produced, even at fifty-odd years
after the end of his great career
as a leader of the gr^nd army of |
" Northern Virginia.
Perhaps no other general ever I
attained the height that Robert
L. Lee reached under the circumstances
under which he
struggled. From his graduation
day at West Point until the day
of his great decision of accepting
the position of Commanderin-chief
of the Confederate forces
he enjoyed nearly every position
of honor that the United
States could bestow upon him
except commander-in-chief, and
history says, Gen. Winfield Scott
offered that to him. But instead
of accepting this great honor
and becoming the head of all the
troops of the United States?a
position which but few men refuse
he handed his resignation
to General Scott with this characteristic
utterance: "It (the
resignation) would have been
tendered at once, but for the
struggle it has cost me to separate
myself from a service to
which I have given all the
best years of my life and all the
ability I possessed. Save in the
defense of my native State 1
never again desire to draw my
sword." When he uttered this
proclamation, he little thought
that several years later he would
be tendered this same position,
not as commander-in-chief of the
United States, but of the Confederate
States, his native State,
his native country; and does he
refuse it? He considers it a
great honor and accepts proudly,
and with an army of half-clad
and less than half-fed, but patriotic,
zealous, determined men,
who had faith and confidence in
their leader, he fought some of
the world's greatest battles, won
some of the world's greatest
victories and beat back final defeat
through four long and
bloody years.
Another has truthfully said*
"When the future historian shali
come to survey the character of
Lee, he will find it rising like a
huge mountain above the undulating
plain of humanity, and
he must lift his efes toward
heaven to reach its summit. He
possessed every virtue of other
great commanders without tht ir
vices. He was a foe without
hate, a friend without treachery,
a soldier without cruelty, a
victor without expression, a
victim without murmuring. He
was a public officer without
vices, a private citizen without
wrong, a neighbor without reproach.
a Christian without
hypocrisy and a man without
guile."
"He was Caesar without his
ambition, Frederick without his
tyranny. Napoleon without his
selfishness and Washington without
his reward. He was obediertt
to authority as a servant, and
royal in authority as a true king.
He was gentle as a woman in
life, modest and pure as a virgin
in thought, watchful as a Roman
vestal in duty, submissive to law
as Socrates and as grand in kittle
as Achilles."
When General Lee handed his
sword to General Grant yonder
at Appomattox Court House on
April i>, 18G5, it did not mean
that his great services were
ended. It simply meant a change i
of foes, a shifting from one
enemy to face another. For,
four long and bloody years he
had beat back his human enemy,
and now he must lead his foot-1
sore soldiers who were ragger'^
half-starved, heavy-hearted, enfeebled
by want and wounds, to
their once fertile but now barren
homes to face that great enemy
whom we are all familiar with starvation.
Perhaps human
hands never undertook a task so
seemingly impossible of accomplishment,
but with his faith
and usual akillfulness of leading
his men against overwhelming
odds, Gen. Lee, with the help
of several other good leaders, j
successfully led his men through !
the Reconstruction Period and j
thus on to victory over his last;
named enemy.
We are glad we are Americans
and let let us follow the example
of our greatest hero to date, and
when we see that we are struggling
against the wishes of Him
who never makes a mistake, let |
us do as Gen. Lee did, surrender
our sword to our enemy, take up
our new work under the auspices
of a new leader from on high,
and labor more zealous thanj
ever.
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FOR THE LEGISLATOR!
To the Democrats of YorkjCounty:
Prompted somewhat by the solicita
tion of friends, but more on my owr
Initiative, I wish to announce that !
am a candidate for the House of Rep
reeentatives from 'York county.
My home is in Fort Mill. A'mos
continuously for the last 20 yean
York county has recognized the wis
dom of selecting its represents,
tion in the Legislature from dSTTer
ent sections of the couniy. The pl.tf
seems to have worked well ahd
hope it Will not be discarded thli
year. The people of Fort Mill art
modest In asking for county offices?
they seldom have a candidate for an>
of them, and so they hope when ont
of their number asks to be sent to tht
Legislature the balance of the count}
will help elect hlui. 1 think 1 may say
so far as the present race is concern
ed, that the citizens of my home com
munity will support me generally
T nm u namnn,...). i v-? ?
any other ticket, nor do 1 ever expecl
to. 1 have held a number of appoint
Ive offices and one or two occasion:
have been elected from York countj
to the State convention of our party
For several years I was a civil servici
employee of the National Government
In 1908 I was one of a committee oi
two appointed by the State chairman
Gen. Witle Jones, to solicit subscrlp
tions from South Cui'olina for ths
Bryan campaign. We collected severa
thousand dollars. In 1909 anil 1910 1
was a clerk on the floor of the Stnt?
senate, nnd during the greater part ol
1911 and 19^2 I was one of the secretaries
of the 1'rl'ntlng Investigatioi
?Commission of Congress and a clerl
to the Joint Committee on Printing
As such I was intrusted with important
work, such as assisting in draft
ing the Democratic printing bill ol
the Sixty-secoml Congress and cditin;
and compiling the report submitted ti
Congress thereon. Also I was one ol
a committee of five selected by th<
Joint Committee on Printing to prepare
standard specifications for :i
year's supply of puper, amounting t<
one and three-quarter millions ol
dollars, for the Government Prtntihf
Office. As an attache of the Stuti
Senute ami of Congress I have hut
an opportunity to observe and stud)
legislative work which I think wonh
he of some value to me as a membei
of the House of Representatives.
I am not a politician anil do not
claim to he one. 1 have no hobble:
or pet schemes which I hope to pu
through the legislature, but 1 con
celve it to be the duty of candidate!
for the Legislature t<i state their posl
tion on matters they apprehend to hi
of peculiar public Interest.
School* for the People.
The prosperity and happiness of tin
people being bused on good moral:
and popular intelligence, a well sup
ported and efficient system of com
mon schools is necessary to the State
The State should make provision foi
the children to attend school hut a
present, the people of each school dis
trict should be allowed to detcrmim
whether or not attendance be com
pelted, if there is to be any legislatioi
on the subject. The presence of tic
negro population is a factor not to In
Ignored; it affects different district!
hi different ways and to a differen
?xtent. 1 do not anticipate with plea
sure the prospect of the white niai
paying hundreds of thousands to pro
vide Statewide eompulsory school at
tendance for the negro only to luivi
the negro in less than a generation usthut
generosity as a club over tin
head of his benefactor. The main pur
pose of the constitutional eonveiitioi
of 1895 was to disfranchise the negro
Now we propose to undo tin* work o
that convention by compelling, if pos
sible, every little black male in tin
State to qualify for the suffrage whicl
we wisely sought to deprive his kint
of in I89f?. Were we right in 1895 am
wrong in 1914, or were we wrong ii
1895 and right in 1914?
The colleges Of tll? State Mlmnl.l ??
maintained but without cxtravnKuiu^
The common schools tiespuve to li
prpforrtd to them in liberal support
Tip- poIIpkpp better than the roiutuo'
schools can wait on a period of Stat
prosperity for improvement. Win
throp College is one of five St^ite col
i lepres for whites devoted to the eduea
tiou of girls and it educates the girl
I of the worklnginnn and farmer to b
; teachers and in the industrial arts, h;
which the wife of the workingmni
is enabled to be his efficient helpmee
lu the struggle for independence. Ap
propriations that would be extrava
gunt for any one of four white col
leges for men might be strictly eco
nomical for the one Slate college fo
Kir Is.
I am opposed to the proposed eo
ordination of the College for Wome
(Columbia') and the University o
South Carolina.
For liuw and Mernlity.
As n matter of course every goo
citizen believes in the enforcement u
law. and I believe in it. 1 believe thn
especial attention slioulU be given t
the equal enforcement of the law s
| that the poor and humble shall hav
1 the same chance before the judKc an
i jury that the rich man enjoys.
This is a Christian country. Ou
I civilization and our laws rest on th
teachiiiKs of Christianity. Therefor*
I believe that the Christian's Itibl
should be read daily in the s* hoots o
I the people and I favor legislation re
quiring it. our mother tongue, th
language of the plain people, is pre
i scried in tlie Knglish Rihle and tlia
book would Well deserve to be rca
1 in the schools for the sake of teach in
the strong, simple language of ou
fathers to our children e\ en wer
there not the more powerful reaso
that it he read in order that th
children be instructed in sound mo
, rat it.v.
The survivors of the Southern Con
| federacy diminish in numbers aliuos
* hourly. The "Thin (tray l.ine" ;i
Appomattox, decimated as it was. wn
I a host compared with the remnnr
I that is left after 4S? years. Surd
I South Carolina can afford to be gener
oils with these brave men to whoi
I qhp ntvoa t Ko nenuesen *
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illzation.
Would Kqiiali/c Taxation.
The tax burden is heavy enoug
now. Tt ought by no means to be in
creased. The small property hokle
is carrying a larger share of the Ion
proportionately than the large tax
payer. Were taxes equalized, wer
the big property-owner holding up hi
end of the swingle-tree, the tax lev
could be decreased and the energy c
the Legislature should be directed t
improving the methods of assessment
If South Carolina could afford t
enter the liquor business, certain!
the State should experience no quale
of conscience in grinding limeston
for fertilizing the farmers' lands.
la-Ks tail; in South Carolina abou
great highways to mountain resort
and more real planning for goo
country roads is needed. The Stat
convicts should lie used on the pub
lie roads.
Kor the next year or two the unfor
tunnte inhabitants of the hail-storn
swept section of York county shout
be exempt from State and county tax
ation. To do this is no more thai
good buirfni'jLi sense; the ntarn the
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' are helped to set on their feet at^uln
l vthe sooner will their properties Im!
prove In value. What the State and
- county would 'lose In tax revenues
would bp returned In the years following.
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j Too often. It has seemed to me, the
I great mass of our people, poor, and
needing the uplifting arm of helpful
laws, have not had the voice to speak
t for them in the legislative halls that
they should have had. It is of these,
particularly, that I would think in
" dealing with problems before the Leg[
lslature. I would not place unfair bur'
dens upon capital, but If 1 am elected
r to the Legislature and"the issue of
man or money comes before the body
, while I am a member of it. the r-er'
vices of an investigating committee
" will not be required to learn where 1
stand. W. R. BRADFORD. I
(Advertisement.)
; Stevenson's Platform.
I (Political Advertisement.)
1. Equality for the voters of
' the Fifth district who are loyal
citizens. They are now being
! discriminated aeainst in the fol
lowing particulars.
. (a) Congress is wasting on
the average 40,000.000 of dollars
, a year in River and Harbor proi
jects which are practically* use'
less to the Fifth district, gnd has
. utterly failed to comply with the
1 Constitution to build and maink
tain its postroads. If it would
spend $00,000,000 a year on the
} public roads which it uses for
: carrying the mails it would mean
> $1,000,000 a year for South Car.
olina roads, and $142,857 in the
Fifth district each year, or $20.1
1400 in each county of the district.
This Congress, with Mr. Finley's
I help, has just passed a River
\ and Harbor bill pioviding for
spending $90,000,000. This would
. make $1,500,000 for South Carolina
or $30,000 for each county
[ in this District. Now the people
t are taxed that amount for Riv
ers and Harbors and get no ben.
ertt. Suppose our part was spent
- on the roads of the Fifth District.
It wonld help every man in the
, District, especially the farmers.
< The value of their lands would
1 be doubled.
(b) They are discriminated
' against in what is known as the
! Reclamation Service: $100,000,
000 has been spent in building
; dams to irrigate the States of
i mt a. IIIL.. --i ?? ?
f | me w fst. >v ny not give cne
; Sohth some of it for public roads?
? (c) The farmers of the Fifth
- District, as well as other citizens,
I i were discriminated against by
- the act giving free tolls to the
i; ships flying the U. S. tlag and
engaged in the coastwise trade
- when passing through the Canal
1 and placing t le burden of main-,
i taimng the canal on the people
j. instead of those who use it.
i This amounts to millions of dolJ
lars and was merely a gift to
, I people who are already rich.
Morgan <& Co., of New York,
r are dominant in this trade we
i? J are informed and the bonds of
; | the shipping companies are held
t- j in Europe. There is no voter in
- the Fifth district who owns eithI
er stocks or bonds in such ships.
* Why tax them then to give
? money to the millionaires of
'i New York and New England
and Europe? Yet Mr. Finley
| voted to do that thing. Wood row
- j Wilson said it was "wrong from
. I any point of view." Mr. Finley
followed Champ Clark against
|*j the request of Woodrow Wilson
i i and voted to tax you to keep up
the rich, yet when the Fifth
! District voter wants to ship his
Lj. | cotton or cotton goods or to imt
; port his nitrate of soda or
? Peruvian guano, this moves in
- , snips engaged in foreign comii
merce, and they had to pay toll
r | while the manufacturers of New
, ; England, New York and Penn
sylvania ship their wares in
,V large quantities coastwise to
- California, Oregon and Washington
and hence get the benefit of
t free tolls if the shipper gets any
' and the Fifth District is disi
criminated against again and by
vote of Mr. Finley. its Congress"
, man. Mr. Stevenson is opposed
?- to this and stands with President
Wilson on this issue,
it Finally. He opposes giving
J, away the great water powers,
"t As late as February 24. 1911,
v with Mr. Finley in Congress.
,j they gave away to a Power Cor
poration (Ozark Power Company)
a water right that the Missouri
ti Waterway Commission says will1
- give a net income of $350,000 a
'i year on the investment of $2,000,
000. Thus the people are robbed
*' for the rich and there are huuy
dreds of other like projects: Do
f We ever hear of the congressman
i. of the Fifth District objecting?
Try a new man. Stevenson is
\ the candidate.
( Good Idea at Any Time.
s The following from un English paper
w|ll apply to many other places
besides the sick room: "Whatever
happens, do not keep on saying. "Now,
" I am sure I am tiring you. I hud betl
ter go.' Only a sick bear would have
the courage to take this literally. Get
'? up. soy good by. sad go."
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When I Have Time.
When I have time I'll send for
you.
And look your proposition
through. - I'm
feeling now so strong and
well
I don't just need the goods
you sell.
So wait, yes, wait, good friend
of mine
Till I have time.
Today the ball game starts at
three
Tonight we have some friends |
for tea,
D..fc 3 T ' 1
out suiueuay i lnienu 10 laae
Protection for my family's
sake.
To tarry thus is not a crime
Till I have time.
But1 one day he was called to
rest
And left an unprotected nest.
He does not hear the hurrying
tread
Of a busy world in it's fight _
for bread And
he now has time.
Dead loads of time
TODAY is the time The UNION
CENTRAL the company.
BAILES & LINK,
District Agents.
"The Lowest Net Cost of All."
Particular Mechanics <
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are always pleased when they <
goon a job to find that the Lum- <
her to be used came from our <
Lumber Yard. <
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It makes work easier if good material
is used, and the work is
better, too. Lot us figure with i
you on your next bill. I J
Fort Mill Lumber Company, ,
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RllPtfl CN'Q IS THE ONLY J1
CEWUINF SALVE '
YOU MUS
THE
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Frrom August 1st t<
tunity to save money
sure you will come m
We are going to qi
and open an exclusive
entire $ 1 5,000 stock <
It is useless to take
how cheap this stock
going to sell such thin
the world over at $3.(
Shoes, Shirts, Hosier
things, we promise yo
We have several hun<
that we will sell at the
h,ven it you don t n
buy, for people can a<
unless they propose tc
McELHAN
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A Bank Book
Savings Bank
W. B. MEACHAM, Proident
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"Cleanliness is Ne
There is a great clean-up mo\
tire country. Civic Leagues. V
I ganizations are pleading for a (
paign. Another fight is being
of Hies and other germ-carryinj
y 4 #
I Join in the Clear
> You can aid in building a cit
^ your home beautiful. We car
> Housecleaning Paints, Disinfecta
Paints, Wall Finishes, Furniture 1
Health protection is another i
a clean up movement.
> Massey's D
> "Get It at Massey's?There'
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No. 666
Thia ii a preacription prepared eapecially
or MALARIA or CHILLS 4. FEVER.
Five or aiz doaea will break any caae, and
f taken then aa a tonic the Fever will not [
cturn. It acta on the liver better than
Calomel and doca not gripe or aicken. 25c ,
T COME;
1Y MUST <
HE REAS(
3 September I st we <
that seldom comes y<
iles for the savings,
nit handling Clothing
i Hardware Departme
of Clothing, Hats, etc.
up your time and sp<
will be sold, but migl
gs as the celebrated
30, for only $1.50. 1
y, Pants, Overalls,
u that we will sell yoi
Jred pairs of Ladies'
same prices,
eed the goods now,
ivertise bargains, but
> make a change as w
[EY & CC
ire of Style and Quality
Will Lighten |j
^ The burden of caring for J|
^ your money. Deposit your 11
g cash in the Savings Bank II
=? and you will not have to II
$ sit and worry about its II
safety. Thieves don't 5
\ steal bank books; and if I
v fire destroys one you lose I ^
nothing. Open an ac- I ^
count today and you will |
sleep easier tonight and* a
every night. I
of Fort Mill, I
W. B. MEACHAM. Jr.. Cashier H
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xt to Godliness
I
cement passing over the en
Vomen's Clubs, and other or
31ean-Up and Paint-Up Cam
made for the extermination *
? insects. *
i-Up Campaign |
y-beautiful by first making *
i all you by supplying the
nts. Germicides, Etc. Also ^
'olish, Etc.
mportant factor in favor t>f f
rug Store.
s a Reason."
<&+<$*<$*<$ *$> <g>+ i *-.
RUB-MY-TISM
Will cure Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Headaches, Cramps, Colic
Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old
Sores, Tetter, Ring-Worm, Eczema,
etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, 4
used internally or externally. 25c
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Dur way, and we are
j, Shoes, Hcits, etc.,
mt, and offer you this
, at and below cost,
ice to tell you just
it add that we are
Howard Hats, sold
V
f you wear Clothes,
or numerous other
u at and below cost.
Shoes and Oxfords
it will pay you to
nobody sells at cost
re are doing. ^ |
)MPANY,