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CLINTON, S. C.. APRIL 3, 1924
12 PAGES
THE PRIMARY SYSTEM OF
ELECTION
A monkey-wrench was thrown into
the Democratic primary machinery
works last Thursday evening when
a motion was made to discontinue the
primary and dissolve the club. The
motion was carried we are informed
by a vote of seventy to forty. The
action came as a surprise since there
had been no agitation for the aboli
tion of the primary system of elec
tion and no intimation had been made
that the meeting was designed to kill
tiie system of election that is prac
ticed in all Defnocratic communities.
In fact, the meeting was called by
the president of the club to reor
ganize and elect, new officers and put
the machinery in motion for the ap
proaching municipal election this
summer. We did not attend the
toeeting but am informed-that the
attendance was slightly over one hun
dred, and while the resolution to
abolish the primary prevailed, it does
not mean that the people of the
community who favor such a system
of election are to be deprived of
it. Any body of men and wo
men may get together and orgarrite
a Democratic club, elect officers,
adopt a constitution and by-laws, and
pledge their support to the nominees
of the primary. Those who desire
to go into such an organization havfe
a perfect right to do so and those
who favor a plurality vote m a gener
al election instead and who do not fa
vor the Democratic primary method
have a perfect right to stay out. That
is Democracy, it is the theory of our
(overnment by which as citizens we
are unrestricted in our political and
religious rights. The opposition in
a community therefore to a Demo
cratic primary does not keep others
Who favor it from organizing, nor
does it prohibit candidates from an
nouncing themselves for any office
subject to the result of the primary.
The man or woman voting in a pri
mary takes an oath to- support the
nominee ~in the general election and
with loyal Democrats this-js expect-
er Ross D. Young, in the coming pri
mary this summer should be declar
ed elected with a vote of 3,000, •.sec
ond opponent receive 2,700 votes/and
a third, receive 2,400 votes, he would
He could not be elected, he must go
on the hustings again with his clos
est opponent and receive a majority
of the votes cast before he can duly
be declared the nominee. That is a
Democratic primary, the system by
which we elect our public officials.
Why does it start a. great panic and
fight when it is applied to munici
pal politics in a little country town
like ours? Is there a prospective
candidate in the community for any
office that opposes such a system of
election? *
The Chronicle is a candidate for
no office and has no candidate in the
field for any office, but in the Demo
cratic principal of majority rule gov
ernment, we are vitally interested
because w4 believe it is right. We
take to ourselves the inalienable
to the prices that mogt
Enormous grapefruit can be bought
for twenty-five cents per dosen,
while fshey aaiingee way be had
the prioit of
a dollar-
there
its per dozen or better than
iFiAagis
mi '
><th
.right, pi voting for-t
was made by auto and there were
el. and is always the pipcedure, —^ -no mishaps or troubles to mar the
We have never yet heard one
plausible reason 'why there should
be opposition to a primary system
of election. In fact, it is the mode
of election that is practiced the world
over from our United States sena
tors and congressmen down to the
humblest offices., Some people may
not understand the primacy system,
others may attempt^ to confuse the
people’s minds as to its purpose and
wisdom, but When it comes to the
final analysis, what is a plausible
reason to oppose it? If it is unfair,
unsafe, and frightens people like a
ghost, why ia it so universally popu
lar in the election of public officials?
What is a primary anyway? It’i
the Democratic doctrine of majority
rule for which we have been
as a people alt our lives, its the form
of election used in selecting our na
tional, state and county officials, and
the plan adopted and favored by peo-
.r.pie everywhere in the selection of
public officials. It gives every citi-
and to every other man. and woman
we accord the same privilege, wheth
er their views coincide with ours or
not. But we are opposed to any man
being elected to any office, whether
it be school trustee, mayor, alderman
or what not, unless he or she Is the
choice.of the majority of the people.
That’s Democratic government as we
understand it, the theory in which
Thomas Jefferson believed and for
which he fought. It’s what the ma
jority of the people in Clinton, or any
other community for that matter,
are in favor. . fj
The theory upon which our govern
ment is founded is that of majority
rule. I *
The primary 4 system is the v drily
form of election by which the pe®-’
pie may be insured that the officers
elected are the choice of the majority
of the people.
The primary takes the election ma
chinery out of the hands of office
holders and office seekers and places
it in the hands of the people.
The primary makes it easy for men
and women to express their opinions
at the ballot by the efirainatum of r the
general election requirements, which
when enforced, disfranchise many
Voters. i
• The people in the community who
believe in such • forsn of govern
ment are at perfect liberty to have
it. One of the ^unsolved local puz
zles is why a Democratic com
munity should be opposed to a Dem
ocratic form of government when
it comes to the election of its munici
pal officers. A primary in Laurens,
Greenwood, Chester, Newberry, Rock
Hill, York, or anywherV else attracts
little attention. It merely sets in
motion the machinery by which it
is insured that the men elected to of
fice are the choice of the majority of
the people. In Clinton—a primary
to some folks, is a nightmare.
AH Along the
•bands and
d’bf their fruit
gafdless of Che price.
The trucking busi
has reached lafgi proportiqws and jt
is hard for one to comprehend what
is being accomplished there in this
direction. On all sides we saw great
fields of cabbage, beans, Irish po
tatoes, celery, lettuce, strawberries
and other crops. The celery and
strawberry crop was being gathered
and shipped while we were there,
and by this time the great Irish po
tato crop in the Hastings section is
moving. In this community there
are eighteen thousand acres planted
in Irish potatoes yielding an average
of from forty to sixty barrels per
acre. It was estimated that the open
ing price for the crop would be
•round fifteen dollars per barrel,
with an average for the season of
rom ^ight to tonjtollars^ You never
see~an _ Acr‘e^bT~cbtton f only a little
corn, but everywhere as far as the
oye can see it is truck. We didn’t
SEEING FLORIDA
In company with Dr. L. Ross Lynn,
president? of the Thornwell Orphan
age, it was our privilege to spend the
past two weeks in Florida in the in
terest of that institution. The trip
journey. The roads were good (af
ter we got out of South, Carolina)
and the weather was ideal. Every
where we went we were most cor
dially received and ^showered with
many kihdnaasas and. , an fhnndnnr»f>
of real, Southern hospitality.
Dr. Lynn is no stranger in Flori
da, having* Served i tVo / pastorates
there covering a period of fifteen
years. He ia well acquainted with the
State and people, and this made the
trip all the more enjoyable and satis
factory. For our part, we bad never
been in the State and were very much
impressed with all we saw.
Florida is a great State as one
readily sees as soon as you get with
in ite gates. The ^climate is wonder-
fnl and. deer? tp its highly deshrdble
advantages from a health Standpoint,
this winter’s tourist crop is describ
ed as the largest in the history, of
the State, ft waz Spring when we
arrived there' and the passers-by
were wearing straw hats, palm beach
suits and other summer togs. We
describe the wo-
hear the word boll weevil mentioned,
nobody said a word about “hard
times” or “back to normalcy.” One
can therefore readily see that it was
invigorating and refreshing to get
into such an atmosphere and for a
brief season at least enjoy some of
the prosperity thart is apparent on
all sides. In the real estate world,
and buyers are becitwcaohrdlutaoir
there are unprecedented activities
"and buyers are becoming rich over,
night. New towns are springing up
here and there and enjoying pros
perous and continual booms. Millions
upon millions of dollars is being
spent in the development of subur
ban and city property. To,the casual
observer, trying to take in the sights
that are seen there, the admonition
to the young generation would be
paraphrased—“Go South Young Man.”
One is immediately struck with the
beauty of Florida and the neat and
attractive surroundings. The people
take great pains in their yards and
promises and everywhere you find
lovely grass lawns, clusters of roses
and other flowers, 'flic same apldies
to most of the cities, they are clean
and well kept. They * are especially
well lighted at night and this at
tracts and pleaser, the thousands of
tourists that are to he found there
all through the winter. Our trip
carried ns down through the Central
part of the State and then to the
western coast, and as you visit such
towns as Otlando, Daytona, St. Au
gustine, Lakeland, St. Pecorabmg and
scores of others, you are impressed
with their beauty and the spirit of
individuality and attractiveness that
characterizes the various communi
ties. _ JA -r I I/]
We were especially impressed with
the fine spirit of interest manifested
throughout the State by the Presby-
erians in behalf of the Thornwell
Orphanage of this city. Everywhere
we went to tell the story of Thorn
well, there was a cordial welcome and
an evidence of sincere interest and
ove for the great institution. In
talking of the proposed Baby Cottage
to be erected at the orphanage this
summer, we were impressed with the
deep interest being manifested by the
adies of the various auxiliaries.
Florida’s quota of seven thousand dol-
ars was adopted by the Presbyterian
women and with probably, one excep
tion, every town - we visited found the
ladies already “over the top” with
their quotas. One 4>on saw that the
e is assured and that the people
thete have a deep and abiding inter
est in the orphanage. Upon epp visit
to the First Presbyterian^ chufrcK 'of
Jacksonville, we found that they were
just in the midst of rairing their
Thorh-
Old Thomas Trett would stew and
fret, and toil and crave and borrow
... He wouldn't stop if he should
drop—but said he’d rest tomorrow!
FoTIcs saicl~Tie nevef^'went to beef^-
so hard he pined for riches. He wast
ed time—an’ called it crime—by put
tin’ on his* breeches! He fed the
stock an’ watched the clock—he put
up hay on Sunday. . . . “The world is
mine,” he would opine—and every
day was Monday. . . . The neighbors
guessed he’d have to rest if sickness
overtook him—but, neither health nor
sordid wealth neglected or forsook
lim! Some called it pluck, and, oth
ers, luck—but all pronounced it slav
in’—because his life "was ’ endless
strife of garnerin’ and savin'. . . .
One eventide he up and died—which
eft us steeped in sorrow. . . . Above
lis head, a tablet read, that he would
rest tomorrow! We hope it's so,
though we dunno—he’s too fut gone
to foller—though some surmise he’d
farm the skies—if he could make a
dollar!
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sen an opportunity to express his or
her choice for sll municipal office# .won’t attempt to
and ujsores a brgfr interwt h* •fifmeri’s apparel,
political questions on the part of the
people. It doesn’t benefit, neither
does it harm any candidate—it’s fair
to voters and candidates, it is the
only system of election by which the
voters may be assured that the of
ficials elected (regardless of the of
fices) are the choicr of the majority
of the people. That is Democracy
To the visitor going to Florida for
the first time, the great orange
groves present n striking appearance
and immediately win your interest
and admiration. This year’s crop is
still largely on the trees and the
grpynd is covered with spoiled fruit.
The cri>p has been the largest in the
growers’ history and the market
budget and that it qarried the
well Orphanage in (is printed assess
ment for benevolent 7 purposes. What
was true of this church was true
everywhere we went. Dr. &JE< Mc
Nair, pastor of this'church, upon be
ing invited to ’ deliver the baccalau
rente sermon for the orphanage com
mencement yi June, Stated that hie had
informed his congregation that he
would not be absent from his pulpit
this year for a baccalaureate ser
mon anywhere, and had already turn
ed down several invitations. But .he
stated wheu'the Thornwell invitation
oame, **I broke over and jntend go
ing for I know no place anywhere that
appeals to me so strongly as our in
stitution at Clinton.” The Presby
terians in the State have no orphan
age but. give their, interest snd sup-
at
saw, honesty compels us to say that
WO were glad to got back home and]
t ». didn’t my plw* wf l
. - k * 'jig ijjj
lerful country ai
*»• OneTLn
nty until ho g
vtr bemi told of
great possibilities. At the rate it
is Jow forging •bond flong education
al, religious, agricultural and manu
facturing lines, as well ks the favored
winter resort, it is destined to become
the loading State of this whole sec
tion.'' • . f \
if
ia!t has 9
Uncle John I
Von them both here six days to the week. Our
old patrons are finding greater Service than ever be
fore. New customers are finding that this store presents
them a maximum of value for every cent they spend
for eatables. ; - , , v . , rr '
Everything is of finest Quality, absolutely fresh
and as moderately priced as quality permits.
50—Two Phones—54
Clinton, S. C.
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WE CLEAN YOUR
CLOTHES
We repair them.
We press them.
BUCHANAN’S
PRESSING CLUB
Phone 28
The Economy OH for fords
Made to lubricate the Ford. The only oil
that will perfectly lubricate the Ford. The
results are noted immediately. Jerkey
chatter disappears at once. No more do
the brake bands hold you back when you
coast. Your Ford has smooth ease of oper
ation. r '
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On Broadway
UcEL
Had Sprin
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Whether you have qi; have not, you will need some
filling in of odd pieces of furniture or floor coverings.
We axe especially utfipared to take care of your wants
and invite yqv|to call an^aeq opr ©ffcjring^, What about
that extra dresser or dressing table, bed, spring, mat
tress, pillows, davenport table, night stand, rocker, book
case, art square, rug, grass rug, linoleum, cedar chest,
■' etc..' : • r . 1 , .
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If you need a bigger or better Refrigerator let us
show you what we have. We handle “the chest with the
chill in it” and have them marked at attractive prices.
•nd with a Democratic citizenship, prices have been unusually low, in
it’s almost unbelievable that it should
have opposition.
Any candidate offering for office
and desirous of election, undoubt
edly finds satfsfoction In the fact that
is the choice of the majority of
fact, there has been practically no
market and this has brought heavy
losses to the owners. Their crop this
year is estimated at twenty millions
of'Boxes with probably half atm oh
the tresa. One is immediately, struck
IpiiRiiWWis
port to the institution located here of
which they are joint owners. The
interest being manifested in the or
phanage does one’s heart good and
these people are to ba commended
for their love and generosity towards
the institution.
We met many delightful people
while away and were entertained in
the homes of several. Btarfy kind
nesses ware shown us, all of which
start to finish, and f