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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 !."
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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,
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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
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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."
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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
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procrastination.
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$1.25 PER YEAR
CONKLIN F0UI
We have iust received i
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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
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ans who stretched a
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UNERAL DIRECTOR AND FUNERAL
EQUIPMENT MOTOR HEARSE
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Llemen, in the various
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uy. In these days
son who puts oft*
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store^l
done ~
lariat across the
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rains weren't any
lore ridiculous
han the folks who
hout about high
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'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. ^
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JESSE L.HOWIE
General Contracting
Estimate. CkMrfutlr Gift.
Phone 168 Fort Mill, S. C.