The Wateree messenger. (Camden, S.C.) 1884-1942, August 05, 1924, Image 3
THE WATEHEE MESSENGER
Published Every Tuesday by
CHAS. W. BIRCHMORE, Prop.
Established 1884
Subscription $1.50 a Year in Advance
Tuesday, August 5, 1924
Ei. .e<l as Second Class Matter at th
i'ostoflice at Camden, S. C.
IS L' J IN ESS VERSUS PLEASURE.
Among our pleasures and excite
ments as American people is what is
ci.lled "Politics." There are elements
of sport, gambling, speculation and
ail the chanced and ups and downs
of a lottery or horse race. Politic.
for this reaso.: hus a fascination thai!
r.mounts almoM to a passion in the.
minds of thousands of good citizens.!
1 ne conclusion of an exciting race atj
the primaries, nominating conven
tions and elections always sees a
g i eat deal of money change hand-' j
although betting on elections is strict
ly forbidden by law. The interests 1
of a great nation of 110,000,000 peo-j
1 le, with commerce running into
hundreds of millions and billions,
when we add manufacturing, trans
portation, agriculture, mining and
1 ublic improvements, must in the final
coirect solution of problems become
more and more a matter of business.
The most serious question before our
country is the relation <.!' our govern
ment to foreign affairs, especially the
restoiation of fairly normal condi
tions in the war-stricken nations of
Europe. Morally, politically ami ec
onomically, and above all to our.-elves,
we owe it to thL> world to ah' in bring
ing this about as soon a possible.
To keep American industri* s and pay
rolls ( :' n steady foundation, to see
that our farmers and producers have
open access to the markets of the
world for their surplus product.-, will
take something more than tlu> trick
ery of politics. It will t;.j. .? i. 1 ap
plication of the best brains ano the
soundest business principles, which
is statesmanship far beyond party
lines. We must fiyego the pleasure
and excitement of old-fashioned pol
itics end serve our country and the in
terests of all humanity.
A LONG-DRAWN OUT TlilAL.
The trial of the two Chicago boys,
Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, is
provinp to be a long drawn-out. trial
entered pleas of guilty. It is up to
the presiding Judge to say what
punishment shall be meted . out to
them, but the testimony that is being
given is with a view of saving the
boys from hanging. As students they
were referred to as very bright, but
an effort is being made to prove that
they have minds of five year old boys,
and are mentally sick. Many
thousands of dollars are being spent to
save them from hanging, and we
predict they will not be sentenced to
expiate their horrible crime at the
end of a piece of hemp. It is a try
ing position to place a presiding judge
in to shoulder the whole responsibil
ity. The defense will likely take an
other week in presenting testimony,
and finally the Judge will have to
make a decision.
Heads of American Federation of
Labor have announced that, they have
endorsed the third party or the Ln^
Follette and Wheeler progressive tick
et for president and vice-president.
But this does not mean that there
will be miich chance for the success
of an inedpendent ticket. The two
major political parties will carry the
votes and the successful candidate
will be from one of these parties.
At "OUR EXPENSE."
The politicians and agitators who
arc constantly atti^Cfklng established
business, industry nnd government,
care little about tho ultimate effect
of their inflammatory preaching so
long as they gain the temporary ad
vantages or votes which thoy seek.
Do you see any of the reds or half
reds or socialists going to Russia or
any other country where the establish
nrient of their revoluntionary doc
trines has made the ordinary citizen
a mere slave working to pay salaries
to an army of public officials? No
you do not, the agitators stay right
in n prosperous country like this
where they can keep their stomachs
full while trying to ruin the nation
that feeds them.
It will be a sorry day for our peo
ple if your government is changed so
as to launch it into industrial under
takings rather than confining its
functions to purely governmental af
fairs as the founders of our country
intended.
Agitation for government or state
ownership or various lines of busi
ness and industry is really for the
office-holding class only as it cuts off
the right of the private citizen to do
business in every line taken over by
government.
In tho agitAtlon for state develop
ment of water power resources, mono
polintic state laws covering insuran
ance under workingmen's compensa
tion laws, rfnd constant agitation for
government ownership of railroads,
we see the entering wedges which the (
destroyers of safe and sane govern-1
ment are trying to drive into our j
solid constitutional form' of govern-'
men l.
The farce of the whole proceeding'
is that the proponents of all these de
tructive measures claim to-be carry
ing on their activity in the interest
of the "people" by attacking indus
tries and corporations.
They refrain from saying that if
they are successful in their plans they
will not only destroy the corporations
but they will "destroy the right of j
privat" citizen* to build other cor';
porations, companies, organizations" ,
or whatever vou wish to call them.
' ^ J
When you remove the right of citi- 1
z<-ns to do business in groups you re- 1
move or limit the right of the citi- j
zen to do business as an individual.
Our forefathers fought to make a>
free people. Will we quietly allow
our rights and freedom to be taken;
away due to our lack of interest in
th4 matter?
It is up to each of us individually
to defeat the predatory political in
terests seeking to usurp our rights
today through various camouflaged
schema to put the state or govern
ment ir: i business at "our expense."
. RE! '.;K FOR THE HEAVY- I
TAXED. ? I
Tht. high surtax rates of the tax re
duction bill are merit to catch the
very rich, according to most of the
gentlemen who insisted on making
i hem high. But most of the gentle
men who insist on keeping them high
steadily rejected every proposal look
ing to a closing of the avenue of es
cape which the very rich have in the
tax-exemption privilege. They voted
against the resolution to submit a con
stitutional amendment which, if rati
fied, would have subjected income
from every source to taxation, and
they voted against the amendment to
the bill which, if adopted, would have
excluded i- ->>nie derived from tax
exempt bonds from the deduction
which the bill allows.
When the vote which men cast ren
tiers impossible the purpose which
they profess to wish to accomplish,
there is an inconsistency which ques
tions the sincerity either of their
vote or their profession. And since
the act is a more convincing evidence
than the word of a rational man's
purpose, it is not easy to avoid the
conclusion that many of those Con
gressmen who voted for high sur
taxes and tax exemption were not
moved by the motive which they a
vowed. ? Morning News, Dallas, Tex
aA.
AS A "PRIVATE CITIZEN."
Tlu- position which the United
States should take in foreign affairs
is always a matter of the greatest
public' importance.
President Wilson went abroad and
negotiated a treaty a the close of the
World War which after a two-year
discussion our county did not see fit
to ratify.
After rejecting the League and a
dopting a polikry of isolation, we have
witnessed the development of a feel
ing of depression and hopelessness
in European affairs.
Our country has become unsatisfied
with its decision morally. There has
been a great undercurrent of doubt j
and questioning as to whether wo i
?have done our duty in world affairs.
The econmic breakdown of Europe
has exerted a bad influence in our
country politically, socially and finan ,
cially. Destroying a free market for,
gold in the world left prices without;
an automatic regulator in America, j
We have participated in the re
parations settlements and adjustment
>f foreign loans in a kind of hap-haz
ard, half hearted bootlegging man
ner, trying to get results but avoid
ing responsibility.
The moral duty of going to the re
lief of such injured, wounded and
prostrated nations of Europe should
not be confused with any question as
to the kind of a vehicle we employ to
send relief.
Whether our country shall join a I
League of Nations or a World Court]
is of minor importance comared to
our obligation "to aid in the restora
tion oi' the world politically, econom j
ically and morally."
The foregoing is a fair summary
of an address by Owen I). Young he- j
fore Harvard on the occasion of re
ceiving an honorary degreo from that J
institution. Mr. Young made his re- 1
marks as a "private citr/en" and not |
as a member of the rdc.ent Experts]
Committee on settlement of the Re- j
parations question.
He said in part "I object to having!
the groat moral question of what,
America should do confused by a dis
cussion of the merits of faults of the
machinery through wltich she should,
mnke that decision effective. Wheth-|
er I should go to the relief of mvj
friend and comrade in a hospital and
render what aid I could is one ques- 1
I. on. Whether I should go in a,
Huick or a Cadillac or a Ford is An
other question. I object to delaying j
my dckii.-'jgn or to be diverted from!
my main purpose by the sales talk of!
promotoers of different vehicles. ,
The first thing that I want to do is
to send word to my friend in the hos
pital that I am coming and then I
will go by the best conveyance which
expediency puts at my disposal, and
if there be no other way, I will walk
to his relief. That is what I should
like to have America declare to Eu
rope.
. am not interested in going to
the Americun people on a question of
whether we shall join the League or
whether we ihall join the World Court
or if we shall make foreign loans,
officially or unofficially, but I am in
terested in going to the American'peo
p.e for the answer as to whether or
not we intend, by every reasonable
means within our power, to aid in the
restoration of the world, politcally,
ovon mically, and morally. You ask
how thii can be done? I say it can
be done by farnk and definito de
claration oj policy on the part of the
United States. We need make no
treaties at the moment. We need
make no entangling alliances. We
only need a definite and authorita
tive declaration of where America
stands in order that isolationists may
: be rendered mute at home, monarch
lists and communists may be crippled
abroad, and movements for demo
cracy and peace in every country
ol tiie world may be Riven the
encouragement which they ought
to have from the United States
of America. Europe is confused.
She does not know what the spirit of
America is. In fact, I think we havt>
confused ourselves."
Hi suggests that if we will all lay
aside for the time being o\ir talk re
garding various forms of political
| method*' of action, our country may
, yetMulfi^ her glorious duty to the
i worlii. * ?' \
1 ' True Men Needed.
I
1 Mr. Kditor: If there was ever a
1 time in the history of Sor.th Carolin
a when true, tried and patriotic busi
' ness men should be sent to the Legis
lature now is the time. Without
meaning to disparage the claims of
i any of the other candidates offering
'for the House of Representative
! from Kershaw County, I wish to say
1 in b/.ialf of Hon. Norman S. Richards
J that the people -aould honor them
j oeleves by re-electing him as one of
'their representatives. As a Legis
lator. Mr. Richards has made a record
to be proud of. He is conservative,
care'.ul, painstaking and ever watch
ful .. r the best interest of County
and State. He is a man of high
character, a clean life and in ' the
Legislature enjoyed the confidence
and respect of his colleagues. Hp can
always be ielied upon to do hia full
jdutj. The State needs him and
! here is hoping that the people of Ker
I shaw County will by their votes
i show their appreciation of a man
"who has been weighed in the balances
and not found wanting."
One Who Knows.
KEEPING WELL
IS MILK INSPECTION
WORTH WHILE?
Dlt PRHDBRICK R. OlIICKN
ICdHor of "HBA1,TH"
A FARMER living near Columbus.
?*"* On., didn't believe In milk Inspec
tion.
He thought It wag all "a to
give some man an easy Job." He
"didn't believe that there was any such
thing as tuberculosis In cows."
When the herd of a dairy farm near
him was tested for tuberculosis by the
milk Inspector and two cows were put
out of the herd as being In a dangerous
condition, he took one of the cows and
fed the milk to his family. ^
That was ten yeurs ago.
Today, his wife Is dead of tuber
culosis; his only Bon, after four years
In the hospital and three operations
for bone tuberculosis, Is permanently
disabled, nnd his two daughters are In
a tuberculosis hospital.
Here Is the farmer's own statement:
"In the fall of 1012 a dnlry herd
near me was tested for tuberculoid!
nnd two cows were put out of the
dairy. One was killed as a reactor
nnd one was called suspicious, and the
suspicious cow was taken to my prem
Isos and milked. I felt that the otllee
of milk Inspector was n graft, to give
some msn on eaey Job, nnd did not be
lleve that there was any such thing a?
tuberculosis In cows. This cow wrk
fed Juat as those In the dairy were fed
nnd In one month she looked no bad
that I was afraid to milk her. She
was given back to the man who for
merly owned her. My son developed
tuberculosis the next year and has had
It until the present time, and my wife
I believe, contracted It from the boy
The bo.v wns kept In the hospital ni
Decatur, On., for four years, and on
his hack for nine months, where pari
of the bone of the neck was removed
and n part of the leg bone used to re
place It, nnd the bone of sheep used
to replace the leg hone. My two dnugh
tors lire now In the tuberculosis hos
pltal nt Alto, Oh., and I believe that
they contracted the disease from theli
mother, who was burled here today."
And all this might have been avoided
If the t'armer had believed what the In
apeetor of the state department of
health told him shout the danger of
tuberculosis In cattle.
<?. 1114, W**t?rn Ntw???p.r IJ*I*? )
A N N OU N CEM ENTC
FOR CONGRESS
I hereby announce thut 1 ,am a can
didate in the Democratic primano*
uf South Carolina, for the nom. nation
of Representatives of the 5th l'?n
gressional District for the C9th Con
gress and I take this opportunity to
thank the people of the District for
their loyal support in the pa t and
to say that I shall endeavor to de
serve their support an 1 confidence in
the \future.
W. F. STEVENSON.
FOR CONGRESS
I am a candidate for Congress from
the Firth District and will appreciate
the support of every Democratic vot
er. I have served the people of York
bounty and the State in the Legisla
ture for the last ten year!, and I
promise if nominated and elected to
Congress to serve the people of the
ntire district faithfully.
W. R. BRADFORD.
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
To the Democratic Voters of Ker
shaw County:
At the urgent request of my friends
from every section of the county, I
hereby announce myself as a candi
date for re-election to the House of
Representatives, subject to the rules
of the Democratic primary.
?JAMES B. Ml'NN.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the Hou*?i of Representa
tive;', from Ker>haw county, subject
to the rules uf the democratic pri
mary.
M. L. SMITH.
I hereby announce to the voters of
Kershaw county that I am a candi
date for the House of Representatives
at the approaching primary option,
subject to the rules of the democrat
ic party.
ALLEN B. MU RCHI SON.
The friends of R. L. Peebles an
nounce him for the House of Repre
sentatives from Kershaw county, and
ask that he stand for ekction in the
coming primary, subject to the rules
governing same. Many Friends.
To the Democratic Voters of Kershaw
County:
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-election to the House of
Representatives for Kershaw
County, subject to the rules of the
Democratic primary.
Very respectfully,
NORMAN S. RICHARDS.
For House of Representatives.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the House of Representa
tives from Kershaw county, pledging
myself to abide by the result of th-?
Democratic primary.
WILLIAM LAMBERT DePASS, Jr.
FOR CLERK OF COURT
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for re-election to the office of
Clerk of Court for Kershaw County,
subject to the rules and regulations
of th? democratic primary.
J. H. Clyburn.
For Clerk of Court.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didaie for Clerk of Court for Kershaw
ounty, subject to the rules of thj
Democratic primary.
CLAUDE S. CHEWNING
FOR COUNTY SUPT. OF EDUCA
TION.
We, the friends of I. J. McKei.zio.
hereby announce him a candidr "o
County Superintendent of Edue-ti
subject to the rules of tire lernocra:
primary. Many i riends.
I hereby announce that I am a can
didate for the o>hce of Superintend
ent of Education of Kershaw County,
subject to the rules and regulations
of the Democratic party.
J. TEAM GETTYS.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of superintendent
of Education of Kershaw County, sub
ject to the rules of the democratic
primary. My life work as a teacher
in the publ?c schools of the state, 1
think should qualify me for this im
portant office.
Respectfully,
T. M. McC ASK ILL
For Master.
Tho friends <rf Mr. I. C. Hough de
sire to present his name as a suitable
candidate for the office of Master for
Kershaw county at the approaching
primary elction. Mr. Hough's record
as a public official is well known, and
if elected Muster he will discharge the
duties of this office efficiently and im
partially. His Friends.
I hereby announce myself as Ji
candidate for the office of Master of
.Kershaw county, subject t/? the ru1e?
and regulations of the Democratic
primary.
B. II. CLARKE.
Children. Ory
FOR FLETCHERS
C A S T O R I A
rOR ROAD Sl'PERIN'i ;..M>fc\\T
At the solicitation of my many
friends throughout the county, I here
by announce myself an a candidate
for the office of Koud Superintendent
of Kershaw County, subject to thc.
rules and regulations of the Demo
cratic primray
IX T. YARBR0UG1I.
The many friends of Mr. Alex A.
West announce him as a candidatj
for Road Superintendent of Kershaw
County, subject to the rules of the
Democratic primary.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for Road Superintendent <?f Ker
shaw county, at the approaching
primary election, and pledge myself if
elected to faithful and efficient ser
vice. G. \V. Turner.
I hereby announce ihyself as a can
didate for road superintendent for
Kershaw county, subject to the rule>
ot the democratic primary.
S. II. MICKLE.
FOR MAGISTRATE
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-nomination to the o:Vice of
Magistrate for DeKalb Township,
subject to the rules of ;he democratic
primary. Samuel N, Nicholson.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for re-election to the otVice of
Magistrate for the southern portion
of Wateree Township, subject to the
rules of the democratic primary.
G. E. 11IN60N.
I hereby annuoce that 1 am a can
didate for re-appointment to the otftce
of Magistrate for the Upper Division
of Wateree Township, subject to tin
rules of the democratic primary.
C. A. HRANHAM.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate Magistrate in the southern
division of Wateree Township, sub
jtct to the rules of the democratic
primary.
J. L. KIRKLAND, JR.
Mr. Editor ? The friends of Mr.
Charles 13. lilyther desire to announce
him as a candidate for the olHce of
Magistrate of DeKalb Township, sub
ject to the rules and regulations ol'
the Democratic primary.
Many Friends.
FOR COUNTY DIRECTOR
We hereby place the name of Mr.
R. C Jones before the voters of Flat
Rook Township as a candidate to suc
ceed himself on the board of County
Directors, knowing that he is a ?afe
business man, and trusting that he
will consent to serve.
Voters.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for Magistrate in Wateree
Township, at Blaney, subject to the
lules of the Democratic primary.
J. D. WATSON.,
i'o the Votirs of DeKalb Township.
I hereby offer my nn:iift for re
flection to the ol;ue of Diroc'.or on the
Joard of County Dirccto!v.--sul>j>ct t<
ne rules of the Dem. primary.
11. O. C ARRlSON, S'.J.
? X ?
I hereby announce my.-elf as a ean
lidate for County Hoard of Diijv .'tor
for DeKalb Township, subject to th-*
rules and regulations of the primary
J. N. Mcl.eod.
% V
didate for the Otfiee of County Di- I
rector from Uutfalo I' .rlup, sub
ject to t h<.- rules and . -.^laJons of"
rn Dc:uu . r. C l'i'ii". . _ yS
A B. M . I*. UN.
.. ? J|
I hereby ;,nnounicinec; myself as a
candidate for the otlice of County Di
rector form Wateree Township, sub- "
ject to ti.e rules of the Democratic
i'rimaiy. KARL. 11. I'OWKN.
At the solicitation of my friends,
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for County Board of Director from
Wateree Township, subject to tho
rules of the Democratic primary.
J. L. HIN* SON.
ri?K I QUO NEK
I her eby announce myself as a can* j
didale for the otlice of Coroner for
Kershaw County, subject to the rules {
of the Democratic primary.
\V. I\ RUSSELL.
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS
!b ktciOy rolievxt bv eansMimion&l treat
ment HA'.i;S i'ATAIHUI MKHiriNB
Is a constitutional r^nwily. Catarrhal
Deafness is r msed by an inflamed con
dition ot the rmi.'o'.ts I t'snir of the Eusta
chian Tube. \Vh"ti tl.is tube Is inflamed
you h..\e ;i ruml hTi^ mhiih! or imperfect
hearing, an. I \vlnn it is .???'irely elosod,
Deafnoss is the result. I'nVss the .n
tlammation o;?ti bo reduced. >uur hearing
mnv be rov ihI 'urover HAT. 1/3
CATARRH MKIiti'lNi: 1 is throturh tho
bl >od on the tinoous sur.;;. t>.. of the ays
torn, thus redueinv: the inf*. tmmaMon and
assisting Nature in restoring normal eon
dt' i> ns
Cirrulfi! .? frriv Al! 1 'ru^cists.
F. J. t'ln r.i'v & i ". Tel, do. Ohio.
R. E. STEVENSON,
'dentist
Crocker Camden. S. C.
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