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t V "ft? ^-V \ V '? . * V : V "V:. "*' ' *- j V 'v f'. <?. ^y?S>.. ^ " ^ '.^^'' THE FORT MILLTIMES Democratic? Pobi Mtod Thornton. ? JiMST^-' "-'- ' -: )**?*? w. r. Bkadtoho. Editor and Manager. - uuiw-wrnun re*T?i: On. Vomr Hit Six Month* ..... .66 TheTlmee Inviteeeontributione on llveeabjecte but ilo?i not wm to publlah more then 200 word* on eny aubject. The right la reserved to edit vttr communication submitted for Dubllcatlon. On application to tho publishers. advertising rata* are made known to thoaeinterested. Telephone. local and longdistance. No. 111. Hntered at the noetofflce at Fort Mill. 8. C.. a? mall matter of the aeeond claaa. THURSDAY. JUNE 17. 1920~ Correspondents reporting the proceedings of the Chicago convention assure the country that the nomination of Harding was arranged weeks ngo by tho Republican bosses and that at. no time did Wood, Johnson or Lowden really have a chance of being selected to lead the party in the campaign this year. The general, California senator and Illinois gov. ernor were allowed a certain amount of latitude in the convention, were allowed to corral a respectable number of votes, but when the time came to name the candidate, Penrose pulled the strings and the delegates Jumped. It Is ever thus in Republican national conventions: the bosses direct the proceedings and run ruthle??lv r?v?r the relatively small number of delegates who would like the opportunity of displaying some Independence. The Republican party never has been other than a boss-ridden organization. The country knows this and there was Iherefore little interest in the convention further than the desire te know the name of the man the bosses hud selected. This year, as in the pust, there was a show of consulting the rank and file of the party in respect to their choice for the nomination, but this was done for effect: many people are easily fooled. U- is passing strange that so many otherwas intelligent, patriotic citizens a-e willing to follow the lead of such Republican bellwethers as Penrose, Smoot, Lodge, Lenroot, et al., who stantj for nothing in common with the mass of American people, but who today represent as thetr predecessors of other years represented the ( interests that have waxed and grown fat at the expense of the farmer, the laborer, the professional man and the hundreds of thousands of others who muke up the substantial citizenship of tho republic. Harding is Just the nan to head the Republican ticket. The Chicago convention made a selection that dovetails in precisel> with what the party stands for?plutocracy and hatred of the South, l.emocrats ought to be Immensely fintiilflail Ufllh U.O ' mn-l. ?r !." *? VKV *?UI l\ UL 11IC VIIIcuko convention. Somebody lias said, and the sayin# bus often been repeated from one end of the country to the other, that the Democrats can always be de, pc- de<l upon to make mistakes at the crucial moment. It remains to oe seen whether this admonition, for such it was. will be heeded at the San Francisco convention two weeks hence and whether the wisdom the delegates are-capable of displaying In writing the platform and nominating j the head of the ticket will be forth- | t ming or whether water will be l oured on the Republican wheel by is adoption of a compromise platform and the selection of a candidate ? ho will enter the campaign under c. y sort of handicap. It means iiiore to the South than to any other taction of the country that no mistakes be made at San Francisco. The K-spectable eloment of the Southern people is denied any voice in the conduct of the national government un 11 p llannl.llAun .1 ?- > <8 robbed that the plutocrats who own and control the Republican party i .ay be repaid tenfold for the money they put up to elect their ticket. The Yorkvllle Enquirer suggests that the public road between YorkMile and Rock Hill should be rebuilt of concrete. "It would cost about $760,000," says The Enquirer, "and It would be worth about $".oao.000 to the people along the route, to say nothing of its value to the county and State as a whole." The suggestion of The Enquirer is timely and worth serious consideration. The condition of no public road In the county Is of more concern to the people. This road Is In bad shape and furnishes a striking Illustration of the shortsightedness of building a sand-clay road to accom^ modate & heavy volume of traffic and then allowing the road to go to pieces for lack of care. Our recollection is that the improvements made to the road a few years ago by the cbalngang cost the county about $7 5,000. Not all this money was wasted, 4 'JPf-. .v I however, for .the road is etlll in better condition than It formerly was nnd when the work of hard-surfacing !lt Is' Anally undertaken It will be found that the grafting done by the t haingang will materially lower the st of the permanent Improvements. But the road will not be complete un'*?? it extends to the North Carolina line through Fort Mill township, coupling up with the concrete road at Kock Hill, thence to the river and to Mecklenburg county. As no chain Is stronger than Its weakest link, no public road le better for travel over its entire length than Its worst seclion. With a concrete road from Yorkville to Rock Hill and on to North Carolina, all sections of the county would be Immensely benefited. And, looking; at the matter from the point of view of Yorkville, there is every reason. It seems to us, why the ei tire road should be built, especially since it seems that nothing; Is to come o." the proposed bridge across the river connecting York and Mecklenburg counties. The Times suggests the Improvement of the Fort Mill end of the Yorkvllle-Rock Hill road not without the view of aiding the people of Fort Mill township, but If It be possible to Improve only so j much of the road as lies between the court house and Rock Hill, then we should offer no objection because Fort Mill's end of the highway was not improved. The work in this township would be done sooner or later, and not much later at that, for an soon would recognize that the road was Incomplete. Should Enthuse Democrats. Commenting on the nomination of Senator Harding, the Montreal Star says: "The Harding nomination should put new enthusiasm Into*the Democratic ranks. The Republican nomi .'oc in nui u nuiioniii figure. ne stands for the very things which organised Democracy has always most strongly opposed. He is a representative of McKinley Republicanism, a thing which the Democrats have nlWPGla JsD Brand Don't overlook thi Tire. It's built to give y< From the very fir with McClaren J i find it a tire of hig] It rides smoothly, Its tough tread i long miles of hard We have carefully \ now we back it wit our reputation. We repeat: Don' McClaren, J & D E Young & FORT M FORT MILL TIMES 3? ways branded as arrant reaction. No i doubt the forthcoming convention at San Francisco will make the most of 1 i the progressive ferment within the k ranks of the party and throughout the country to identify Harding with < Wail street 'bossism' and the 'big in- ' terests.'" 1 Not Candidate for Re-Ekftkm. E. S. Parks, for the last four years , magistrate of Fort Mill township, i yesterday announced definitely that l he "Would not ask for re-nonilnation 1 in the primary next August. 'Mr. , Parks has filled the office with cred- , it to himself ,and to the satisfaction ] of the community. i - Following the announcement of Mr. I Parks friends of Hon. J. It. Halle ( urged him to become a candidate for , the office and it is understood that ] Mr. Haile probably will enter the i raee. Republic Hidden in Pyrenees. A very old republic continues llv- j ing its life in northern Spain and I seemingly well enough content to re- | main comfortably hidden In the Pyrenees. Covering perhaps 100 square miles of fertile valley among the mountains, a census of the republic of Andorra would number no more than 5,000 persons, many of whom make matches. Charlemagne * gave the Andorrans their liberty something over 1,100 years ago, and there they have remained ever since, too small and at the same time too inaccessible. presumably, to have their liberty taken away from them. The bridge still stands, arching a (mountaln stream, on which the ancient Andorrans are believed to have signed their treaty with Charlemagne In 810. It Is a "picture-book country," with "black mountains with real caverns, ruined towers ana bridges, peasants In scarlet and green and tam-o'-shanter caps, driving pack mules and herds of sheep along the mountain roads." FOR SALE?Jersey Milch Cow at bar | gain; young calf. W. K. Bradford. mi (7ires 8 McClaren J & D >u full tire comfort. st day you equip Si D Tires, you will h quality. evenly and well. vears slowly over road travel. bested this tire and it uur money ana t overlook this trand> Tire. c Wolfe, ILL, S. C. (wit; {% / M f mt W - 7X^vV- Strfy -Sv^ *v ' m I, FORT MILL, 8. 0. SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION UNIVERSITY OP SOUTH CAROLINA The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in the University of South Carolina and for admission of new students will be held at the County Courthouse on Friday, July 9, at 9 a m. Applicants must not be less Chan sixteen years of age. When scholarships are vacant after July 9, they will be awarded to those making the highest average at examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for scholarships should write to President Currell for scholarship examination blanks. These blanks, properly filled out by the applicant, should be filed with President Currell by July 2. Scholarships are worth $100, free tuition and fees, total $168. The next session will open September 15. 1920. I f or further information and catalogue, address President W. S. CURRELL, Columbia, S. C. DR. A. L. OTT , DENTIST Office hours, 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. (Dr. Spratt's office) Belle Building, Fort Mill, S. C. TAKE at our New Spring I smart as can be j wearing quality. 1] of little leather and i - ouying his summer procrastination. Fort Mil W 11 - - - - It cai The Sioux Indi Union Pacific Rai l PAT' READ rHE TIMES' $1.25 PER YEAR CONKLIN F0UI We have iust received i v ? ? ~ 1 * the famous CONKLIN SELI PENS, for ladies and gen' sizes and style points. If you want a first-cla leak, let us sell you a CONI Hutchinson's Phone No A GOOD L Shoes for men and won md have added value letter take the look tod; soaring prices the per footwear will have to [ 1 Cooperative G. GRIFFIN ? ?? . n't be i ans who stretched a I road in order to stoji /?N t TERSC A. I*. PARKS, UNERAL DIRECTOR AND FUNERAL EQUIPMENT MOTOR HEARSE FORT MILL, S. C. |_ p --v. ?.p ssgE"iSFv5^ W w* > & -.. " *>> ^' flg'y jr. ;.-?- " ' a -: - ?&; s : -\ : r * 1 vyy -? y : y - :> vf?. y.-.- ?Lj''. J1' miN PENS |, i complete shipment of ^-FILLING FOUNTAIN Llemen, in the various ss Fen, one that won't CLIN. Pharmacy, i. 91 .OOK I ^ 1011. They are as \ y ill their extra uy. In these days son who puts oft* aiy for his or her m store^l done ~ lariat across the ) the running of rains weren't any lore ridiculous han the folks who hout about high * ? 'Vices when the ost of producing (lerchandise lounts through atural causes. Schloss Baltimore Clothes r Spring are a little gher because the tings that go into them e higher. We simply would not wer their standards to eet a fixed price. Schloss Baltimore lothes are made to easure up to ani deal as inflexible and un* unpromising as Honor lelf. ^ >N'S JESSE L.HOWIE General Contracting Estimate. CkMrfutlr Gift. Phone 168 Fort Mill, S. C.