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THURSDAY. MAY 13. 1920.
Never in the history of the country
perhaps has a more incompetent set
of lawmakers composed the majority in
the house and senate of the United
States Congress than is now assembled
in Washington. Two years ago the
people of the North, giving ear to misrepresentation
of the president and to
promises which could not be fulfilled,
turned out the Democrats, regardless
of the constructive legislation they had
placed in the statutes in recent years
and the successful prosecution of the
~V World war, and returned a Republican
majority. If the light is not now beginning
to break for the people of that
section, if they- do not realize the
serious mistake they made and do not
improve upon the opportunity they
will have in November to untie the
knot into which the affairs of the country
are tied, then indeed things have
gone 10 poi ior a lime at least. A
complete record of the accomplishment s
of the Republicans in Congress in the
last year, with an account of their honest
efforts to adjust conditions growing
out of the World war, can be written
on one's thumb nail. Assuming control
of both branches of Congress a year
ago with a great blare of trumpets and
proclaiming itself the only party with
the knowledge und patriotism to rui
the public business properly, the Ripublican
majority has nevertheleej
floundered about hopelessly in a sea oi
miasmic prejudice and cheap politicr
unworthy any party claiming the Vonfldence
of the nation. "Anything t?
beat the president" has been the sob
aim of the majority. Meanwhile, however,
there are signs that they havt I
been working quite as much to their
own undoing as to that of the president.
Neither the presidential nor the
congressional elections of 1920 is yet
won by the Republicans. With th?
record of a loafing, inefficient congress
to defend before the countrv. the Re
publicans are far from victory at the
polls next November. All this small
talk and boasting they are indulging
about their ability to elect any one
president next fall is so much bunk.
If the Democrats do not make the mistake
at San Francisco of nominating a
weak candidate from the wrong State,
if they do not allow Mr. Bryan to have
too much to say about the selection of
the head of the ticket and to incorporate
too many of his ideas in the platform,
the Republicans have the fight
of their lives ahead of them.
A Chester dispatch says that the recent
sale of Guernsey cattle in tha'
city was "a splendid success." "A
splendid success" for whom? Foi
the men who sold the cattle or for tht
men who did the buying? Probably foi
the former.
A well informed Democrat of considerable
standing in the party writes The
Times to say that in his opinion this
paper did A. Mitchell Palmer an injustice
by stating recently that he is not
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.... a,umj ?w *>??v k>vuiii miu uih,'8 noi understand
the conditions confronting the
Southern people. "You may be sure/V.
our correspondent observes, "that Mr.
Palmer is entirely friendly to the South
and fully appreciates the seriousness of
y-t the questions which the people of your
section alone are able to st lve. Mr.
Palmer," we are told in conclusion,
"is not my first choice for the Democratic
nomination, not that he isn't a
hit* and broad enough man for it, but
because I think it will perhaps be best
for the party to choose another candiformed
about Mr. Palmer's attitude toward
this section, it is very glad indeed
familiar with Mr. Palmer's record as a
member of Congress, later as alien
- property custodian and now as attorney
general questions his ability or would
withhokl from him the credit he is due
for his efforts to serve the people of
the country. Next to PreJtdent Wilson
himself, Mr. Palmer has been more
roundly abused for his public acts than
any man at present holding high federal
office, which is much to his credit. It
is tin?! that i< lu- should be elected
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president
he would soon have the prof- ,
iteers, foou hoarders and lawless element
now trying to undermine the
government taking to the tali timber
We think it may be stated as a simple
matter of truth that Mr. Palmer
!s the ablest man thus far seriously considered
for the Democratic nomination.
If he should be nominated and it were
now the fashion, as in days gone by,
for the candidates of the great rival
parties to meet in joint debate, he could
rout any candidate the Republicans will
nominate.
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CLERK'S SALE.
State of South Carolina, County of
York ?Court of Common Pleas.
Lillie Hoagland, individually as Administratrix,
etc., Plaintiff, vs. T. Clarence
Hoagland et al., Defendants.
Pursuant to a decree of Bale in the
above entitled case, dated the 19th day
of April, 1920, the undersigned will expose
to sale at public auction to the
highest bidder, in front of the First
National Bank at Fort Mill, between
the hours of eleven A. M. and two P. M.,
on Tuesday, May 25. 1920, the following
described property:
>AH that lot or parcel of land situated
on the western side of Academy Street
in the Town of Fort Mill, known ad the
Hoagland Livery Stable Lot, and more
particularly described as follows: Beginning
at a stake on the western side
of Academy Street, J. B. Mills' corner,
running thence with J. B. Mills' line S.
47 W. 140 feet to center of ditch, thence
with center of ditch S. 261 E. 224 feet
to a stake on line of Fort Mill Manufacturing
Company, thence N. 461 E. 1&4J
feet to iron stake, thence N. 401 W. 120
feet to stake, th;nee N. 46f E. 40 feet
to stake on Academy Street, thence
with Academy Street N. 401 W. 96.8
feet to the beginning, bounded by the
lots of Walter Winn, Fort Mill Manufacturing
Company, J. B. Mills, and
others; this being the remainder of the
lot of land conveyed to W. T. Hoagland
by W. A. Watson by deed recorded R.
M. C. Office, York County. S. C., Vol.
20, page 465, after taking therefrom
the lota of land conveyed by the said
W. T. Hoagland to Walter Winn and
S. J. Kimball & Son, as will more fully
appear by reference to a plat of the
same made by H. H. White, surveyor,
and dafnd Anril 1090
Terms of sale: One-third rash, remainder
on credit of one and two years
with interest from day of sale, the
credit portion to be secured by bond
and mortgage of premises sold, purchaser
to have the privilege of paying
his entire bid in cash. Purchaser to pay
for papers.
In accordance with the terms of the
aforesaid decree, a plat of the said
Hoagland Livery Stable Lot is on file
in my office, and will be exhibited at
the sale.
JOHN R. LOGAN,
Clerk of Court of Common Pleas.
Aprii 80th, 1920.
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