The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 04, 1925, Image 8
"CANHf JtK Of' TIRZAIT
South CaroWu*'* Mo*t Kccetttric and
IVr*l*t??t Politician I'M"**
(South Carolina Gazette)
I ><? a* t h in a Columbia hospital last
week of Jaroe* Canater, "continual
candidate," for public office and
kaown throughout South Carolina as
"('.'antler of T<r*ab/' remove* out- oi
the most eccentric and at the aame
time mof. v<'-n*i*Uant politician*, in
the. pub : oif South Carolina in
thi pa tvii r <u*< ade*. "Oanslet of
Ti./.ah' n\ '.he ;? of 7?, it i* state!
:*y f : it t:.\> ".'ire, *?;*.-? preparing to.
throw )i i y hat ?r?to the li ng fo? gf>v
errijtf1 of South Carol ir ? in the prim
mx*. summer at tl I ill e he WaS j
vtrick.d u in hi* final Mlnea*; and deatn
definitely counted him out <>f th?- pol-'
.?-..jticaj a vena. Politic* *a veritably
a di.'" a ? with him and he wa never
happy or content <?xcept when on the
austin^.-, .stumping the xtate it) quest
of votes for thi* office or that. If.- j
held two pubhc office* ? scrying one
term of two year* as school commix
xioner of York County, a* the office
of county superintendent of education
wa stalled in the- eighties and nineties,
and one term ax a > member of the
South (Carolina railroad commi**ion.
But he waa a candidate many, many
times for various place* in public
life. It wa* a disease. In fact, an
opponent told him on a York county
flump once, that he was like a worn
out fire horse, the minute the political
f'ir?- alarm sound*, you want to make
the race and if there wai no office
vacant 'except one in hell, you'd be
wanting to run for that."
? Most peculiar and cranky was
"Uncle Jim," as his closer friends
and um'u atf.s called him. A hope
!e?? cripp'.e for man) year*, although
he could walk with the aid of a cane,
la* suffered great physical pain at
m6M t 'mi.". a?.d thi^.facl r\i> doubt wa -
largely responsible for '.hi* *our and
surly disposition, although at inter
val* hi* wa# lively and vivacious and
happy and actually gay. The num
erous defeat j that h* suffered never
*ecmtd to depres* him. Hardly were
the votes counted and hU defeat an
nounced before there was an an
nouncement that "Can*ler oJT Tir*ah"
would be in the race two year* heuce.
A freak character Indeed, wan hi*.
A man of the highest moral char
acter; ever embracing *ound priaci
ples and lofty idea)*, no political op
ponent ever '.'got anything on him."
Hut hi* fellow politicians and brother
candidates, the most of them, seemed
riev- iff to k't t along with him iiiid thcij
general verdict wai that he was just
naturally it. can, because he enjoyed
being mean and disagreable. Let it
go down in the record, however, that
"Cannier of TirxaHy" was a Christian
gentleman and that he had a part in
working for a better South Carolina.
A native of Catawba county, North
Carolina, Mr. Cannier moved to the
Tirztth section of York county, when
he was a young man, and engaged in
farming there. Speaking of his life,
old time politicians here today re
called a number of interesting inci
dents in connection with bis long
political career in the . county and
state.
Even before he had established his
citizenship in South Carolina, he be
gan to show interest in political af
fairs, especially those pertaining to
York county. A man of academic
training and a natural inclination for
things political, he was not long in
causing those around him to sit up
and take notice. He was interested in
educational work especially, since he
taught school in b? *h Catawba and
Yoik counties.
Away back in the early eighties he
firat threw hit- hat 'in the political
ring, announcing a candidate for
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Screw Drivers
Cap, S. A. K.
Screws. Cap Standard
Screw Plates
Socket Wrenohrs
Soid?-?', Acid Core
Stands, Bmery
Taps, Machinist
Torches, Blow
Vises, Garage
Vlsea, Maohini.- '
Viae*, I':pe
Waste, White
Wheels, Emery
Wrenches, all kind*
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823 West Orvti* St. C^tumbit, S. C.
T*' ? -? *
school commhuioa agaia If Uk fecial
bent, the kte Heir. L. A. Johnson, a
methodist mlninUr. OansU-r made
the round h of the county time and
again in that first campaign, told
joke ??, etc., and defeated the minister.
After he assumed office he made
thing* miserable for many oi the
teachers who were under his direction
and ncral control. It was related
today that he spent much of his time
in inspecting the public schools in the
various sections of the county, A.
great j' ke with him was to enter s
school room without previous notice,
look around the room a few times,
wink h's eye at some giggling girl,
oi twovc his eais and twist his face
fo: ;?< benefit of soiiu Lad buy and
in a lew minute.^ have the school in
an up roar and without the slightest
semblance of order and decorum to
the Kr?-'&t mortification and chagrin
of the teacher.
Then after a bit he would proceed
to bawl out the teacher for lack of
control of her pupils^ and^declarc that
he would immediately proceed to have
him or her dismissed /or incompe
tency. Then he would wend his pain
ful way out of the school building;
get into his buggy and proceed to the
next school where he would put on
the same tricks again.
Whether it is true or not eannot be
said certain!}, but for many years
there has beetr a story going the
rounds in York county, that on one
occasion while he was school commis
sioner, he gave a colored school teach
er a sound thrashing. According to
| the tale, he was inspecting the coK
TAX NOTICE
Countr Tax Hooks Open at Treasu
rer'?) Offilce October I5tl?
Notice is hereby given that the
books will be opened for the- coilcc
tion of State, County find School
Taxes from October loth, 1 ?>25, to
March 15th, 11)26. A penalty of 1
per cent will be added to all taxea
unpaid January 1st. J926, 2 per cent
February 1st, t926 and 7 per cent
March 15th, 1926.
The rate per oenturn for Kershaw
county is as follows: Mills
State Taxes . . 5 1-2
6-0-1 Schoo. . 4
County Taxc- H 1-2
Hospital , . . . . 3-4
School T a xo> 0
Total 21 3-4
DeKalb Township Road IJonds,
for DeKalb Township, only 2 3-4
Dog tax $1.25. All dog owners are
required to make a return of their
d<>jr? to the County Treasurer, who
is required to furnish a license tag.
All dog* caught without the license
tag the owners will be subject to a
fine of Twenty (20.00) Dollars.
The following School Districts have
special levies:
School District No. 1 . . 23
School District No. 2 20 Vj
School District No. 3 23
School District No. 4 15
School District No. b 8
School Districit No. 6 16
School District No. 7.. 17
School District No. 8 8
School District No. 9 4
School District No. 10... 5
School District No. 11 15
School District No. 12 . 18
School District No. 18 8
School District No. 15 8
School District No. y> 4
School District No. 19 8
School iVistrict No. 20 4
School District No. 22 23
School District No. 23 11
School I>istrict No. 25 8
School District No. 27 C
School District No. 28 4
School District No. 20 8
School District No. 30 8
School District No. 31 8
Sehool District No. 33 14
School District No. 37 8
School District No. 38 8
School District No. 39 8
School District No. 40 25
School District No. 41 8
School District No. 42 8
School District No. 4.*? 4
School District No. 46 8
School District No. 47 8
The poll Tax is $1.00.
All able-bodied male persons from
the ng-es of twenty -one (21) to fifty
(60) years, both inclusive, except res-^
idents in incorporated towns, shAll
pay $3.00 as a road tax except min
isters of the gospel actually in charge
of a congregation, teacherrs employed
in public schools, school trustees, and
persons permanently disabled in the
military service of the State and per
sons who served in the War Between
the States, and all quarantine service
of this state and all residents who
may be attending school or college at
the time when said rbad tax shall be
come due. Persons claiming disabili
ties must present certificate from two
reputable physicians of this county.
All information with reference to
t?\e> will be furnished upon applica
tion D. M McCASKILL,
County Treasurer.
NOTICE OF T.OST CERTIFICATE
Notice is hereby given that Ccrtifi
ratc No. 135 for five shares of Series
No. Fourteen of the Enterprise
Building and Ix>an Association stock,
tn favor of Russell Reynolds ha?
been lost, and that after due publi
cation of thi* notice I will apply for
a duplicate certificate of ?aid five
share^
RUSSEI.L REYNOLDS
Camden, S C., Nov. 10, 1925.
is a prescription for
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H Rifh the Gotmh.
?red school tod was displeased with
the way the teaeher ?bi giving in
struct ion to her poplU. He under
took to tell her different. Becoming
vexed the colored woman "sassod"
him. Seeing a lonf hickory switch in
a corner of the school room he seized
it, and grabbing her by the arm, pro
ceeded to give her a sojind thrashing
before the whole school because of
her insolence and insubordination. He
wan a candidate' for reelection bui
was defeated and he continued to run
every two years up through the cam
paign of the year 1900, but he was
never again able to get the office of
school commissioner.
But during those numerous, though
unsuccessful campaigns, he was the
?principal figure in many humorous
incidents, some of the old time poli
ticians recalled todky. He was a
great mimic and it wan his custom to
spenjJ most of the time allotted him
on the various political stumps in
mocking and harassing and embar
rassing his opponents. Campaign
meetings in Y,ork county drew big
crowds in the early days, amjl Cans
ler furnished them lots of fun. Speak
ng once at a meeting in Rock Hill,
he turned his guns directly on one of
his several opponents, a very quiet,
reserved and dignified gentleman,
among other things declaring: "Why,
my friends and fellow citizens, surely
you are not going to elect old
your school commissioner. Why if
his brains were dynamite, there would
not be enough of them to blow the
top of his big old head off."
He was ever a bitter opponent of
i the late Setator Ben Tillman, and ho
fought Tillman, tooth and toe-nail.
When Tillman's state dispensary sys
tem was endorsed and a state liquor
shop was stationed at Tirzah, home
of Cansler, the wrath of the old war-;
horse was great. He labored day and
night trying to create sentiment
strong enough to have it done away
with. He circulated petitions asking
for its removal, and after a time he
was successful.
A quarter of a century ago, he
realized that he could not be elected
school commissioner of York county
and then he began to aspire to the
office of state railroad commissioner.
His early campaigns were unsuccess
ful, although he repeatedly visited
every town and hamlet in the state,
introducing himself as "Cansler of
TirzahT" He was finally nominated
in the primary of 1916 and he took
office in January, 1917, serving until
January 1, 1923. In 1924. he was a
[fe consecutive
year at the
rtfial Autoniobilc Shows
OlfrU
Again Buick hu won fine place in the motor
car industry. This year, as in every one ot che
preceding ?even, the public has invested more
dollar* in Buick automobile* Chan in other
car* built by any member of the National
Automobile Chamber of Commeroe.
This entitle* Buick to tint choice of display
?pace at the National Automobile Show* in
New York and Chicago.
For eight year* Buick ha* dominated quality
motor car *ales, enjoying nearly a decade of
leadership, while a host of other fine car*
were striving for the place of honor held by
Buick. '
A better idea of the magnitude of this Buick
achievement may be obtained when you con
sider that to duplicate it, a motor car would
need to capture first place now, then hold It
continuously until 1934 .
To have won the lion'* *hare of public prefer
ence, year after year, for so long, conclusively
?how* superior merit in the Buick product.
Buick has built a better motor car, and public
recognition ha* followed? has singled it out as
the one car among all- which contain* in the
greatest measure tne essentials of. dependable,
economical and luxurious motoring.
BUICK MOTOR CO., FLINT, MICHIGAN
Di of General Cmrporarto*
LITTLE MOTOR COMPANY
T. LEE LITTLE, MANAGER. CAMDEN, S- C.
candidate for city councilman of Co
lumbia; but was defeated. The same
year he was a defeated candidate for
secretary of state.
It was recalled today that in tho
campaign in which he was elected
railroad commissioner^ by his own
statement he took only one bath dur
ing the campaign. In filing his item
ized expense account just before the
primary in accordance with the law,
among other items> there ^appeared
this: "One bath ? 25 cents."
So passes "Cansler of Tirzah," a
continual office seeker; an eccentric
extraordinary; a man of strong prin
ciples and convictions; a man wh?
had a broad streak of something in
h:s make-up which nettled and riled
brother candidates sorely; a man who
most dearly loved the treacherous
political spotlight. His body rests in
its native soil of Catawba County,
North Carolina, and not at Tirzah,
which little village he helped put on
the map.
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