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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1924
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•ponded. Due to his influence nnd other denominational and state col-
efforts Clinton’s government building . legres to be continually nagrging at
is now under construction, although j these boys and putting etrong pres-
the appropriation had been hanging j sure upon them to go elsewhere when
fire for eight years before he went to , viewed from every sense they are un-
the‘Senate. Let us show our appre- 1 der obligation and indebted to the
ciation by polling up a big vote for Presbyterian church and its institu-
hitn in next Tuesday’s primary. j tions. During the past few days
Senator Dial has given South Caro-i representatives from three colleges
lina an administration characterized in the state have been trying to pull
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others assume a dictatorial attitude.
The one never gpts very far because
ie too often allows people to impose
upon him. The other is always in
rouble and meeting with resentment
and difficulties. Backbone and wis
dom are both needed and form a
xappy combination.
, Foreinn A<lvertj«in* Rrpre»ent»tive
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CLINTON, S. AUGUST 21, 1924
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by ability, faithfulness and achieve
ment, a business administration free
from peanut politics and appeals to
the grand-stand. He is in a better
position to serve the people of South
Carolina today than ever before be
cause his influence has been estab
lished among his fellow members. He
knows how to get results and he gets
them as every one is bound to admit
if his record is viewed in an unbiased
spirit. He should be kept on the job
Let Clinton and this section poll up
a big vote next Tuesday for our
friend, neighbor and able Senator.
these boys away from P. C. with all
kinds of promises and propositions.
Not before, in the past thirty-five
years, has anyone heard of these in
stitutions turning their hands or
showing the slightest interest in the
education of an orphanage boy, show
ing as we stated at the outset of this
article, that the prominence and em
phasis is now being placed on athle
tics far in excess of any other de
partment of college life.
This policy is very unbecoming of
the institutions in question. It is be
ing carried too far and the pendulum
is bound to swing back. The pathe-
You can^t tell what will happen in
he baseball world. We are still hop-
ng that Washington will be one of
he contenders in the final clash.
Nothing would please us better than
to see Walter Johnson pitch in a
world’s series and every fan in the
country would root for him to win.
As a pitcher, he has no equal, and as
a straight-cut, clean athlete and gen
tleman, he holds an enviable reputa
tion in the baseball world.
NOTICE TO THE MANAGERS
'Following our custom of several
years, we will endeavor to tabulate
the election returns next Tuesday and
give this information to the public.
This is no remunerative work for us
but is done entirely for the satisfac
tion ar.d information of our readers.
We want to ask the managers to
assist us in compiling the returns.
Just as soon as the count at your pre
cinct is concluded, please get the re
sults to us over the phone. This co
operation on your part will be appre
ciated.
SENATOR DIAL SHOULD BE RE
ELECTED ,
As our readers know, The Chronicle
heartily endorses the candidacy of
Senator N. B. Dial for re-election to
the United States Senate. Judged by
his record, which is one of faithfuL
ness and achievement, he should be
returned in next Tuesday’s primary to
his present position and we believe
the voters of South Carolina are going
to view his candidacy in a fair man
ner and give him another term to
which he is clearly entitled.
In our opinion, Senator Dial has
made one of the most useful and con
scientious representatives South Caro
lina has had in the past twenty-five
years. From the day he went to the
Senate he has regularly attended the
sessions and discharged the duties of
the office, while one of his opponents
lias been running over the state at
tending picnics, secret order conven
tions, making speeches, and inciden
tally, criticizing Dial. Any informa
tion wanted from Washington, Sena
tor Dial gladly furnishes to every
citizen, making it the rule of his of
fice to answer every communication
upon the date of its receipt. He has
grown in favor and influence with
his colleagues, and with this prestige
and experience he is better equipped
to serve us than ever before. What
would be accomplished by pushing
him out of office and placing in his
stead another representative on the
mere ground that he wants the job ?
Certain interests are fighting Dial
because he is a man of conviction and
does his own thinking. No halter was
put around his neck by the politicians
when he went to Washington, al
though the attempt was made, and on
all issues that have confronted him
he has conscientiously voted his con
victions, regardless of whether it
would be popular or unpopular back
home. He has not played to the
•footlights,” and while he might be
termed a poor politician in the mod
ern sense as it is used today, he has
rendered broad and intelligent service,
and by his sound business judgement
and straightforward speeches, he has
fought extravagant appropriations
and has always been alert to the in
terests of the taxpayers of the coun
try. A man of ability and convict
ion—safe and sound all ' the way
through, his record is one of which
the State of South Carolina should
be proud.
Senator Dial has been unfairly at
tacked by two of his opponents,
Byrnes and McMahan. There is strong
evidence of a conspiracy between the
two in an effort to draw votes to
By i nes. There is the further attempt
on the part of Labor authorities and
newspapers in Washington to attack
. the junior senatdr and to dictate to
the voters of South Carolina by urg
ing Dial’s defeat with Byrnes. Th's
outside propaganda, should, and will
be, resented by our people. Through
the campaign these two gentlemen
have tried to pick flaws in the Sena
tor’s record rather Jhan to set forth
their own claims and qualifications in
a dignified and becoming manner.
McMahan, the clown of the campaign,
has made his race one of personalities
against Dial and as he should have
done, the Senator has struck back and
•My defended himself and his record,
•f which he has no reason to
ashamed.
South Carolina should show her ap
preciation of Senator Dial’s services
by sending him back to Washington.
Laurens county, his native home,
- should liberally do its part and give
VOTES OF WOMEN NEEDED
In looking over the club rolls, it is
noted that several thousand women in
the county were not sufficiently in
terested in the election of our county
and state officials to put their names
on the registration books for next
Tuesday’s primary. Right here in
Clinton, several hundred women are
not registered and by their mdtLfec*.
once have disfranchised themselves
from having a voice in the selection
of the men who are to reign over our
government.
No good is to be accomplished now
by talking qf those who are not en
rolled. The important thing is to
urge the qualified women to go to the
polls and vote. Get acquainted with
the ballot and use it as a power for
improving public affairs. The obli
gation is upon you and it should be
made to count for advancement and
enlightenment.
A campaign is now being waged
by the Woman’s National committee
for Law Enforcement for the pur
pose of bringing out the full vote of
the women. The women have been
regarded as the purifiers of politics
and it has always been claimed that
they may be counted on to support
the causes which are vital to the wel
fare of the nation. Under a democra
tic government the welfare of the
nation can be assured only by elect
ing the proper officials and these can
be elected, of course, only by the use
of the ballot box on the part of those
who realize their responsibility as
voters. Not to vote means that we
are to that extent guilty of the mis
deeds of such improper officials as
may be elected. Women, as well as
men, have the responsibility upon
them and should vote.
An appeal to women is made in a
recent issue of Good Housekeeping in
an article written by Mabel Potter
Daggett. It is pointed out that the
cause of prohibition is in peril and
that there are no less than forty-four
organizations organized and heavily
financed for the overthrow of prohi
bition. The women are urged to
come to the rescue of this law which
they did much to make possible. The
article states: “The plan is to bring
the nineteenth amendment to the
rescue of the eighteenth. Votes for
women are here. Stand up, then
with yours to be counted. Cast it
from president to sheriff, only for a
candidate who is dry.” The article
quotes the following strong assertior
trom an address of Mabel Walker
Willebrandt: “The country’s sincerity
and honor are jeapordized. We have
adopted as our public policy national
prohibition. Through it God is de
veloping in this country a great ex
periment in government. But this
experiment faces an enemy^quite as
real as, though more insididus than,
the army of a hostile nation. We
have a lawless element reaping rich
returns from defiance of it. And
we’ve got to get public opinion back
of government to uphold the Consti
tution of the United States. Those
who buy what a bootlegger sells are
acessories to a crime that is an at
tack on the -Constitution. I weep
when a bootlegger comes before me
who has made millions in his trade
And with all the evidence against
him, assembled after mohths of ef
fort, he can be sent to jail for only
a year or two.”
It is plain that whether the women
are particularly interested .in local
issues or not, they have a very im
portant duty to perform in using
their ballot for the protection and en
forcement'of a law which was enact
ed through their beneficent influence
and which is calculated to save them
from the misery and disgrace which
are the companions of strong drink.
It is the duty of every woman to
VOTE. Those who refuse to go to
the polls are helping to make it easy
for bad and cheap politicians.
tic part of the whole “lobbying” pro
cess is that in the instances referred
to, it is being led by college officials
as well as coaches. It’s time to put
the cards on the table and do some
plain talking.
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Professor Thayer in his latest and
moYt authentic biography of George
Washington has called attention to the
amount of abuse he had to live down.
Not the least among the stories con
cerning Washington is the one about
the cherry tree, which has had few
rivals in publicity, but which has, ac
cording to Professor Thayer, done
more than anything else to implant
an instinctive contempt of its hero in
the hearts of four generations of
readers. “Why couldn’t George Wash
ington lie?” asked a little boy.
uldn’t-he^talk ?”
Don’t forget to vote Tuesday.
If your name is on the club roll—
you are eligible.
If you want to shorten-your life,
live fast. "
McMahan ^continues to suffer from
“brain storm.”
The county campaign continues
with no casualties thus far reported.
Honest Injun—what do you think of
McMahan ?
“Let’s all pull together for Clin
ton.” Paste this slogan in your hat
and practice it every day.
Laving,
life.
laboring, loving—this is
Yes, a friend in need is a friend in
deed. And we never see some of our
friends until they are in need.
Courtesy is the thing that keeps
you from calling a man a liar when
you know he is one.
LOBBYING FOR ATHLETES
Some of the colleges in the state
have gone crazy on the subject o
athletics, and to secure promising
athletes, unfair and ' questionable
methods are being resorted to. L!
this policy continues these institu
tions are going to bring down upon
their heads the criticisms and indig
nation of thousands of people, who
though strong believers in athletics
don’t approve of the methods they
are pursuing to build up their athle-
be j tic departments.
To bring the matter home, the
Thomwell Orphanage football team
last year was composed of several
splendid players who concluded the
high school course and are prepared
to enter college this fall. These boys see and know.
to
Some women marry in order
nave a man to lean on, and some
others marry in order to have one to
sit on.
It’s often dangerous to speak evil
of a man in his presence. And in his
absence—it’s always cowardly.
Ever notice when a man is all wrap
ped up in himself what a small pack
age he makes.
Some one has said that a politician
-a good one, never goes but one way
at the time. When he comes to the
parting of the ways he goes both
ways.
There are three elements that are
big factors in insuring a town’s suc
cess—
Intelligence.
Integrity.
Industry.
Information is a great thing. No
body would ever have known what
brains McMahan possesses had he not
gone on the stump and given us this
information about himself.
Few of us know how to take criti
cism. We accept it according to our
temperament, some in a peaceably
manner, but most of us in a combat
ive spirit.
Speaking of denominations, die
you know that there are more 'A. R
P.’s in Charlotte than any other place
in the world, and that the A. R. P
tabernacle, of which Dr. W. W. Orr
is pastor, is the largest A. R. P. con
gregation in the world. Religiously
speaking, Charlotte excels.
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UndeJokiiJ^y
There’s many a smooth promoter
of the get-rich-quick concern,—which
wouldn’t -need “promotin’” if the
stock was wuth a dem,—0, there
ain’t no honest money that is any
teener missed, than the dollar that
it costs a man to head the sucker
list!
When a feller gets to dreamin’ of
the life on easy street, he’ll buck the
game that promises to put him on his
feet. . . . The “dotted line” in front
of him—the pencil in his fist,—the
bait is easy swallered, so, he heads
the sucker list!
I’ve done a heap of prayin’ that
the time would come to pass, when
brains would stop the idiot from
blowin’ out the gas,—but I’ve won
dered more here lately—if a well-
directed fist to the point of anaesthe
sia—wouldn’t end the sucker list?
They lay it on the good old stork
-there may be nothin’ in it—but
they say the old bird brings around
a Packer every minnit! I ain’t believ
in’ all I hear—I don’t pretend to
know but jedgin’ from the suckers
caught, I half believe it’s so!
Let Us Serve You
E Quality Groceries
«The good housewife knows the para
mount importance of buying high quality
groceries and buying them economically.
It’s such women that will find pleasure and
satisfaction in the purchases made here.
PROMPT, COURTEOUS, EFFICIENT
SERVICE ALWAYS.
LITTLE ^ DENSON
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•Clinton, S. C.
YOU NEED NOT FAIL
There are eight million more wom
en than men in Europe.
Frank Manning was one of the
“hoys with no chance.” He was born
a hunchback in a poor section of
Charlestown, Mass. His father was
a freight handler on the docks; his
mother took in washing. He was the
ninth child. Slow to develop and
weak of physique, his only schooling
was three terms in a public school.
When he was thirteen he was earn
ing $1.00 a day as a dishwasher in
an all-night lunch wagon in Boston.
He walked to and from his job—a
distance of over four miles—daily.
In the summer of 1901, when he was
17 years old, he conceived the idea
of offering tempting and wholesome
luncheons to Harvard students in
Cambridge. The students were
“specials” attending the summer
courses. He had saved $115 from his
meagre pay and with this he rented
a “hole in the wall” which faced Har
vard University oh Massachusetts
avenue, Cambridge. An attractive
sign over his tiny door read, “Eat
Well Think Better.” His specialties
consisted of home-cooked meats, pies,
iced coffees, teas and lemonade. A
widow living across the street did
the cooking. He bought the food and
paid her ten per cent gross of his
earnings. Before winter of that year
he had salted away $1,100 in cash
and all his bills were paid. Before
the winter was over he had enlarged
his place to accomodate 150 persons,
employed nine waiters—girls—and a
French chef did the cooking. Four
years later his basrk balance amount
ed to $16,500. During the four years
student friends who patronized his
place took enough interest in him to
tutor him and at the end of the four
years his education was equivalent to
that of a high school graduate. In
cidentally he learned shorthand and
became a law reporter.
He sold out,
moved to Chicago and opened a large
law reporting office where he made a
small fortune. Selling this business
he moved to Southern Italy, where
he and his wife now live in comfort.
WHAT DO
P. S. JEANS
DO?
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After trying many kinds of polishes on
our own furniture and selling various
kinds, we believe
Wizard Polish
Byrnes voted against the bonus bill
in 1920. In 1924 he turned right
around and voted for it. A weather
politician.
Next Tuesday brings the election
and many disappointed candidates.
While some will win and rejoice, oth
ers like the little boy, will have noth
ing to say. Optimism is a fine thing
and always stimulates a candidate,
but some of the fellows who think
they are going to be elected will not
make the grade—not by a jugful.
to be the very best polish made for furni
ture, pianos, automobiles, hardwood floors,
etc. If you have not tried it, let your next
order be for WIZARD.
We have it in the various sizes.
A stroll over the college campus
favorably impresses the visitor. It
reveals wonderful progress in the
erection of the two handsome new
buildings now under construction that |
would adorn any campus. Our college
of today, splendid as it is, will look; |
small compared to ten years hence.
It’s future is assured, and it is a
bright and rosy future.
Fiiller-Simpson Furniture Co.
a big majority. Clinton should I are Presbyterians, supported for the
rally to him to give him a big vote past eight or ten years in a Presby-
firom this section. His relations with | terian institution, and naturally the
our town have been pleasant and to Presbyterian College is where they
•vpqr ysapset that has gone before j belong if they intend entering col-
S^ 4MiiMpra^Ip«iri g<^re-W It looks quite unbecoming for
A candidate must have publicity. If
he doesn’t get it he can never hope ]
to win. The light of publicity must ’
be turned on so that the people may i J CLINTON*
see and know. Unfortunately, for [ ^ , 1
some office-seekers, the more light [
thrown upon them, the fewer their, i
votes when the count is over.
“THE HOME MAKERS"
SOUTH CAROLINA 1
A great many people follow a quiet,
unassuming channal in Ufa, while
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