The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, February 11, 1904, Image 1
BARNWELL, S. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11,1904.
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la tli* Hoom of &opresent»tiTM by
a Deciaive Vote
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VERY LONG DEBATE.
The BUI Limited jthe Hours of La
bor In the Cotton Mills In
South Carolina to Ten
Hours- a Day.
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Mr. Toole bad oo the calendar a bill
numbered “2a,” showing that i^ had
been one of the very first Introduced
last year. It was the first bill on the
calendar this year, and when Mr.
Toole called it up last night for the
purposfcof adjourning the debate, the
house refused to adjourn the donate,
and {forced action on the measure
Upon- tyr. Strong’s motion to strike
out the enacting words.
Mr. Toole told of the hardships-en
countered by the cotton mill employes.
He was taken somewhat unawai is by
the actlph of the bouse in forcing the
fight, but made an earnest appr il for
the bill, basing his fightonsenti oent.
Mr. Bunch of Marlboro, who s. teaks
rarely, -but generally to the pofntT
made a strong speech against th : bill.'
There is a disposition to inject into
the legislation of this State a spirit
against the pet industry of ; South
Carolina. He declared that the mills
are passing through their darkest
days. Why does any one want to
throw obstacles in the way of the
kindly feeling between factory and
employe? He predicted that before
the year l8.put operatives will be beg
ging to work 12 hours a day, with
cotton as scarce as it is now. He
told how people of this county who
had not gone decently clad on the
farms are now working in the mills
and ar; the happiest people in the
world.
Mr. Holman of Aiken, who styles
himself the old v ‘warhorse,” exhorted
In favor of the bill. He seemed to
feel sore because he had not been
noticed by mill presidents in the cam*
P*lgn. but he had received a telegram
from one of ■ them declar.ng that his
bill would ruin the mills, and he in
veighed against the corporations.
Mr. Carey, editor of a labor organi
sation paper in Cbarhston, spoke
earnestly in favor of the bill. He ap
pealed to the house to think of the
long hours. It was too long to work
from before the -dawn until after
dark.' He urged that this bill would
reduce the time one hour a day. It
would give employment for 11 man
for 10 hours Instead of 10 men for 11
hoars.
Mr. Williams—Who is back of this
demand for this so-called relief?
Mr. Carey—The people, particularly
the organized labor.
Mr. Williams—Where is there any
organized labor in this State outside
of a few cities? Is there any in the
great Piedmont country where there
are nine-tenths of the mills?
Mr, Carey—There may be none now,
but there will ^e.
Mr. Carey"continued that if the
Democratic party does not grant such
moderate demands as this, they' will
■ee the time when there will be con
sequences which they will regret.
His remarks implied a threat of so
cialism with the white man and the
negro combined. The negroes aie be
coming Socialists.
Mr. Bennett asked if the 10 hour
day would not. decrease the pay pro
portionately.
Mr. Carey replica that the laboring
people would rather have shorter days
of labor even If it entailed less piy,
Mr. Kirby of Cherokee’opposed the
bill. He UrftTtSvor of helping the
laboring class of people. He declared
that the bill would work a hardship
Mr. Wingo declared that he had
charged last year that the child labor
bill was the entering wedge to labor
legislation and*was no good to any
man, Where will this end? In his
characteristic manner Mr. Wingo de
scribed bis visits to these people abd he
declared with vehemence that they
want no interference.
Mr. Pearman stated that the mill
people of Anderson want no legisla
tion. Mr. Pollock moved to continue
the bill. This motion prevailed by a
vote of 69 to 26, and the bill is dead.
The house then adjourned until 10
o’clock Thursday morning.
" A FBANCHISE TAX.
appolnte
to find
State fr
Will Add Greatly to the Revenue of
~ \the State.*
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By a vote of 89 to 18 the bouse Thurs
day passed the first of the revenue
bills submitted by the tax commission
pointed by the legislature last year
some measure to relieve the
rom Its financial stringencies
which have become annoying of late
years. The bill referred to is the fran
chise tax measure Introduced by Mr.
Moses. The result of the discussion
was evident from the beginnlnj|>-but
regardless of the overwhelming ma
jority in opposition to bim, Mr. Bo-
mar made a strong fight against the
bill. His argument on the constitu
tional phase was very clear. The pre
sentation bf the case by Mr. Moses,
and later by W. J. Johnson was very
convincing that the pace has been set
by other States, and that the reVebue
to be obtained by South Carolina will
be in excess of the annual deficit of
the last three or four yearn. -——-—
The bill provides for a tax of three
mills on the gross receipts of the fol
lowing corporations, to he paid before
the first of June of each year: Any
railroad company, express company,
street railway company, navigation
company, water works company, pow
er company, light company, telephone
or, telegraph company, parlor, dining
and sleeping car company.
Upon companies which are not
public utilities—such as cotton mills,
banks, oil mills, and such institutions
chartered by the S >ate—the tax is to
be one-half of one mill on the capital
stock. With the other concerns the
assessment Is on the gross receipts.
With !,he companies not public utili
ties the piiyment of the franchise tax
must oe made before the firstCday of
April, and with the public utilities the
tax of three mills on the grogs reciepts
of the preceding year is to be paid be
fore the first of June, the time of
year when the State is most in need
of “ready'nasb,”
INSURANCE LAWS.
Two Very Important Bills Passed by
the House Thursday.
ANTI-CO|fPACT LAW REPEALED
And a.-Law Enacted* to Create the
v . . • ’ . r
Office of State Insurance
Commluloner With a
Hearat’a Southern Kin.
, A dispatch from Greenville to The
State say*: -“Mr. Wm. H. Whltmfre
of this city has received Information
of the death of his cousin. Mrs.
DrusiUa Whitmire. Apperson, the
grandmotner of Congressman William
Randolph Henrat of New York, who
died recently at her home in Berkley,
Cal. Mrs. Appearson was the daugh
ter of Henry and.Rutb Httt Whitmire,
and whs bjrn In Nau berry county, S.
C., Sept. 24tb* 1816. Mr. W. H„
Whitmire’s ^father was William
Whitmire, a twin brother of Henry,
and they married sisters, so that
there is a double relation between the
Whitmires - and Mrt". Apperson, who
was taken when a child to Missouri.
On June 28, 1840, Mrs. Apperson was Unany
married to Randolph Walker Apper-
son of Virginia, and they moved to
California.in Lhe early ’60s, making
their borne near San Jose. Mrs.
Phoebe A. Hearst, the mother of the
congressman and prospective candi
date for president, and Elbert-G.
Apperson are the surviving children
of the deceased.”
Good Salary.
The House of Representatives pass
ed two. important blila on Thursday.
The _ Columbia State says: Three
years ago the general assembly passed''
a law prohibiting the Southeastern
Tariff association from coming i$to
the State to make rates on property
to be insured. ' This was known as
“the anti-CQmpactlaw” and Mr. Wm.
L. Mauldin of Greenville was the
author, Thursday the house of rep-
rgsentatives by a good majority pass
ed a bill which repeals that act. Mr.
Maulding is also the author of the
repealing bill. The house passed the
Kibler bill providing for the office of
insurance commisioner. Each bill is
dependent upon the other, for it is
proposed that the insurance commis
sioner keep the companies from
runnning up the rates, and in return
for removing the embargo against the
association the companies are to give
lower rates. «
The insurance commission under
the bill is to be charged with the ex
ecution of all laws, is to be elected by
the legislature, is to receive a salary
of $1,800 a year and $100 for office
expenses, the funds for this expense
to be derived from a tax of one-fourth
of one^mill on gross premiums in addi
tion to other taxes paid 1>y insurance
companies. The Mauldin bill provides
ttiat there shall be an examination by
.proper officials into the cause of fires.
Tiie companies which belong to an
association are permitted to conduct
business in the State, provided that
tiie purpose of the association is not
to establish excessive or unreasonable
charges for insurance. Upon the com
plaint of citizens, the insurance com
missioner is authorized to order tiie
company to correct the rate and to
order restitution of over charges.
There was quite a discussion over the
Uttk . -
Mr. Kibler said that wherever such
an act has been passed tn other States
it has been productive of great good.
The people need protection, and the
comptroller general’s department is
unable to keep up properly with this
vast business. The department of in
surance would not cost a dollar of ap
propriation, the insurance commission
er’s salary would be paid by the in
surance companies and the amount on
each policy would be so small that
there would be -no effect on 1 the
rates. In reply to Mr. Gaston, Mr.
Kibler said that hp is sure that the
comptroller general, Iwho has the
whole tax business of the State to
ook after, cannot give the proper at
tention to the tnsurance department
tor. Thomas favored the bill. The
comptroller- general’s department
needs lobe relieved of some of its
duties, for that oftlcfe is requited to
give a great, deal of time to personal
settlements with the treasurers and
auditors in the several counties. In
of tiie counties thousands of
dollars might be saved if the settle
ments were made properly and the
comptroller general, who is entirely
on the people In the mills In thB- sec
tion. They had begged him to fight
* the bill.
Mr.. Mahaffey of Spartanburg added
his opposition to. the bill. Th mill
people there do not want it. The
MltH in SpArTahhurg have good
schools, they have good superinten
dents. He gave a picture of mill life
in Spartanburg which did not show
the need of any legislation. There
were some who had been kicked out of
" the'mill communities, for worthless
ness who now blackguarded the mills.
Mr. Webb of Aiken declared 11 to be
a funny thing that operatives a ming
from the Piedmont country to Viken
county always declared themsel ’es in
favor of the bill. AH of the < pera-
. tives in Aiken favor it. Some (f the
presidents themselves fav *r It.
to some questions from the
said that these presidents
could ndtAfford to advocate the meas
ure more openly because the pr asure
from other mills would be too 1 eavy.
No other trades are worked o /er lO
hours a day, not even convict*, and
yet In some of the mills the oper ittves
work 13 hours a day, a violation of
the lair. As to organized labor, be
declared that the operatives have the
game right to organize as have doc-"
tors and lawyers and merchants. In
^the Piedmont section, In Spartanburg
county, numbers of operatives were
discharged for attempting to organ
ise. This was done in Spartanburg
and In L&ur$p$;and yet tiie employers
have a right to organize. He de
clared that an operative can work as
much in 10 hours when he is rested as
he can in 11 hoars when ie is jaded.
He declared that as perhaps the only
member of the house who bad bad ac
tual experience in a mill he favored it
very heartily.
Mr. Dorrph declared that there is a
iber of the Greenville delegation
worked in a mill, one tn the
Wrote Bonnie Bine Flag.
During the civil war, and for a time
thereafter, “The Bonnie Blue Flag”
was one 'of " the 1 most popular songs
of the South. The author of it, Mrs.
Anne Chambers Ketchum, died in a
New York hospital a few days ago,
at the advanced age of 80 years. She
was of Virginia and Kentucky an-
oestry. “The Bonnie Blue Flag” was
written in Memphis fn 1863. When
the federal troops occupied that city
she refused to take the oath of al
legiance, and wa» therefore, compell
ed to leave her home.
Cotton Goods Advancing.
The price of cotton goods is advanc
ing, keeping pace with the increased
price of cotton. The lower grades of
cotton cloth have for a long time been
too cheap, and with everything else
on the face of the globe that man or
woman eats, wears, sees or smells get
ting more expensive, there is no
reason why cloth made from the
South’s great staple should not join
the procession, says the Columbia
State. - ~
Hllver Men Chosen.
A dtfpatch from Pottsville, Pa.,
says the Democrats of the Schuylkill
congress district effected a compro
mise Thursday. E. T. Kenney of But
ler and James A. Neocker of Potts
ville, silver Democrats, were elected
delegates to the St. Louis oonventUn
and ex-Senator Charles F. King; t
gold Democrat, was selected as Presi
dentlal elector. It is said that the
sam« method of compromise will be
followed tbrojght Pennsylvania.
Robber’s Roost. -A-'.-
The Columbia State says: “The
with Mr. Kibler’s would be better for
the State. • .
Mr. Bomar testified to change of
sentiment. He had oppoeed the bill
last year, but since that time the
Spartanburg chamber of commerce
had reported to him that tiie rates in
this State Are one-third higher than
in North Carolina. He had investi
gated and had found this to be true.
The department of insurance is a side
Issue now and should be given more
importance for the insurance business
in South Carolina is enormous, $1,400-
000 premiums last year. This would
save thousands of dollars annually.
Mr. Gaston insisted that it would
be better for the State to bear the
cost of the department and made a
strong argument along this line.
Mr. XIde declared that it is a mat-’
ter of no small concern for the busi
ness man to know that he is getting
gilt edge insurance. The value of an
insurance policy is a mere promise to
pay without any security and it- ls
wise to have an insurance oomihis-
sioner. ,
SAW’ A TROJAN HOUSE.
Mr. DeBruhl spoke against Mr.
Mauldin’s bill on the ground that it
gives one man the right to say
whether or not a fire is Incendiary.
He does not believe in sacrificing too
many rights to secure a reduction in
rates. He declared that it is strange
that those who advocate this step get
their statistics from the insurance
companies themselves. He wants the
law let alone, and wants th$ comp
troller general to. remain In control of
the department. It is better to pay
a little more in premiums and get the
full amount of-the policy.’. “
Mr. Bomar said that the 'reduction
of a third ih the rates would mean a
saving of $300,00Q or $400,000 a year
without a cent of cost to the Statb.
The manner of flxingThe pay could be
fixed later if it proves unsatisfactory
at first.
Mr. DeBruhl wants to know what
guarantee there is that the bill would
save money to the State. t
MB. DEVORE SUSPECTED SOMETHING.
Mr. DeVore asked if this bill is fa
vored by tins ■ insurance-companies,
and pressed the question in such a
way that it Indicated that he sus
pected that the bill would do more
good for the companies than for the
insured or the companies would not
favor it. . - .
__ Mr. Sinkler declared that there is
no Trojan horse in the bill. The in
surance companies favor the bill be
cause it would fife them greater pro
tection—fojrwhich they are-willing to
pay. -V'lr
Dr. J. B. Black thinks that the du
ties of the department should be put
upon the comptroller general and-lie
given the clerical help to enforce the
law. *~
Dr. Mauldin admitted that this is
an “insurance company bill,” and he
introduced the bill last year at tiie re
quest of the companies, because as au
thor of the anti-compact law he had
seen that the law had served its pur
pose and had brought the insurance
people to a condition wliere they are
willing to deal fairly with the people.
There were practically no fires before
insurance companies came into exist-
ence. but when a man is well insured,
qr over insured, he becomes careless
and fires are of more jfrequent occur-
ence. If laws can be passed to pre
vent such carelessness, it will be to
the interest pf the companiesT and
also of the people. That is why the
HOPE OF THE PARTY.
Fifurei Showing the Chance of the
Democracy in Next Election,
THE DEMOCRATS ARE HOPEFUL.
on
PorecMt Made by an Expert
(be Utatee to be / Carried,
Disposition of the Doubt-"
ful Column. ,
Charles W. Dayton has sent out in
“Democracy" the following forecast
of general Interest: The Democrats
are hopeful—more than hopeful -con
fident of carrying the presidential
election in the coming year is appar-
nt to every observer of political
Vents. That they have reason on
which to base their confidence is as
plain to every one who has taken the
trouble to examine the figures In the
feturuK in recent presidential elections.
Examination of those figures will
show that of the 476 electoral votes
to be cast, the Democrats can safely
rely upon 215, while the Republicans
can at the utmost claim to be sure of
160. This is conceding that tberp
are thirteen doubtful states, with 101
votes. Now, of these 101 votes It
would be necessary for the Republi
cans to obtain 79 to possess the 239
votes to elect their candid*te r J»hile
25 votes would be all that were
necessary to give the Democrats vic
tory.—
Here is a table of the states the
Democrats' claim , the states concded
to thp Republicans, and the doubtful
states.
... Dem.
Alabama..
Arkansas
Colorado
Delaware..-.'..
Florida
Georgia.......
Idaho
Illinois.
Iowa..,,.,....
Kentucky....
Louisiana.
Maine...
Maryland ....
Massachusetts.
Michigan
Hinneeita'. r .'...
Mississippi:.
Missouri
Montar a .. ; . .-rr ..
Nevada..
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohlp... fr. .TV.TJTVf?
Oregon .
Pennsylvania .vT.V.
South 'Jarollna......
Temeiiee
Texas...............
Vermont : •
Virginia
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5
3
5
13
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13
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competent to attend to the duties of
the insurance department, should be
permitted to give his entire time to
the more important duties of the tax
department. Mr. Thomas then direc
ted his remarks to the need of an in-
suranee department. The anti-com
pact law is aJailure according loan
example which he cited. An agent
from St. Paul came here recently and
raised the rate on a building from 1.15
to 1.85 and all the local agents had
accepted the rate so mad^ Property
owners should have an itifurance ccm-
mission to whom they can appeal for
advice; x * =*:—^ —
Mr. Gaston opposed the bill on the
ground that the companies are called
upon to pay»the expense and he sus
pected that there would be a tendency
for the commissioner to feel himself
an employe of the companies as well
as the State.
Mr. DeVore opposed the bill. There
is no complaint from the comptroller
general that he is overworked or that
he wants to be relieved of the depart
ment of insurance.. Ills wrong in
principle for the man who Is to over
look and inspect the operation# of in*
an ranee companies to be paid by those
companies. The railroad commission
is not worth three straws to the State
today* and the office of Insurance
commissioner would not be worth
three straws for the same reason that
it should be kept^ up by th# State and
not by the insurance com panies.
Mr. Rainsford wknta the office of
Insurance commissioner merged with
that of bank examiner created several
year# ago
Mr. Beamguard favored the bill
but wanted to adjourn debate until
other insurance bills could be taken
up Id connection with it.
THE ANTI-COMPACT LAW.
Mr. Mauldiifspoke in favor of sepa
rating the work of the insurance de
partment from the other duties of the
Springfield Republican commends Mr. comptroller general’s office. He de-
Bryan for telling a New Jersey audl* " ‘ ■ "
eOoo that their State was worse than
a robber’s roost, but Mr. Bryan can
ij, and probably has said, some
squally appropriate things about Wall
delegation and
g, and all of them are op*
The Republican will not endorse,
one from New Jersey has been stepping on her
corns and The Republican la
$K>t * New Jersey ereatton.”
dared that the Southeastern Tariff
association is a monopoly and he had
introduced the bill which is now a law
forbidding them.to operate in the
State. The Kibler bill and his own
•Meet and perhaps Massachusetts that bill would ptft this State on ttfe same
footing ss North Carolina and Georgia.
At the last session he had voted to re
peal the anti-compact law, because he
companies are willing to have a reduc
tion in premiums.
BOTH BILLS^.PASSED.
The previous question was then or
dered. *Mr.‘ Ralnsford’s proposed
amendment to have the office of bank
examiner Included was voted-down,
tor. Ay cock’s amendment to have the
commissioner’s salary paid, by the
State instead of out of tiie receipts
from the companies levied-for. thia|41ana
purpose was rejected. Mr. Johnson’s
amendment to have thesffflce elective
by* the general assembly instead of
appointive by the governor was adopt
ed by a vote of A3 to 37
By arvote of T3 to 33 the house re
fused to continue the bill on Mr.
Gaston’s motion. *
Mr. Beamguard wanted to reconsi
der the vote by which the office is
made elective. The legislature lias
enough of elections, and the governor
could not afford to appoint an un
worthy man. The house voted down
Mr. Beamguard’s motion.
The biff then passed Second reading
and will come up Friday for final con
sideration in the house.
Mr. Mauldin’s bill was then taken
up and passed with but slight modi
fications. _
Tiie Story of Leap Year.
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A GREAT C01VXHTI0H.
‘ 215 160
_ DODiTTBL'
California 10
Connecticut ? ... 7
Indiana,...... t .;.; 16
Kansas
Nebraska...
New Jersey...
Rhode Island.
South Dakota.
Utah
Washington — 5
West Virginia 7
Wisconsin 13
Wyoming . _ 3
Thinking Men W.IH Meet In Spartan-
bmrg (fair a Conference.
r The city of Spartanburg, S. C. will
entertain the first Inter-State Conven
tion of the Young Men’s Christian
Associations of North and South
Carolina. The meeting will take
place February 20-23.
Heretofore each State met in sepa
rate convention, but the recent federa
tion of all the Associations in the
Carolina# with one Executive Com
mittee makes it possible to meet in
loint convention, t
“Service,” is the central theme of
this significant gathering of young
men. The convention is to be materi
ally strengthened by the presence of
some prominent Association workers
from other sections of the country.
Among those who have already con
sented to be present Is < Mr. Chas. R.
Towsen, of Philadelphia. Mr. Towson
is Secretary of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Department, Young Men’s Chris
tian Association which is by the way,
the largest Association of its kind in
the world. C. C. Michener, of New
York City, is another prom nent
speaker. Mr. Michener is one efthe.
International Secretaries and in giv
ing practically all of his time to
Association work in great Induitrial
plants, prior to the convention, Mr.
Michener and Secretary Knebel will
visit some of the large cotton mills
and confer with the presidents and
superintendents with reference to the
feasibility of erecting special build
ings with all. the modern equipments
for the male operatives.
W. D. Weatherford, of Nashville,
who is the luteroattoftal Committee’s
special Student Secrotary for
South, will also be a prominent figure
iu thi convention. *
H. 0. Williams, one of the Interna
tional Railroad Secretaries is another
prominent speeker. Mr. Williams
27 and Mr. Michener will be the special
isjjpe&kers >n Mon lay night of the con
vention; /bis entire evening will be
devoted to a discussion of “Work
Among I idustrial Classes."
'•-’Rev. J* A. H. Soberer, Ph. D.,
16 president elect at Newberry College,
14 will delhnr four addresseson “Funda-
11 mentals.” Dr. Seberoris today the
leading man In his denomination a
broad scholar and a moat attractive
speaker.
Rev. M. D. Hardin, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church, Char
lotte, will delive ■ the Convention Ser
mon. „
There will be n number of business
23 land professions men who Will,fill
4 places on ^be program. Altogether it
34 is going to be a meat significant
gathering—some of the choicest men
in the Carolinaa will thus be brought
together in a three day’s conference;
they are coming from villages, from
. jclties, from rail uad shops, from Col
leges and universities, to plan to
gether how they may individually be
of great service to their fellows.
’ This paper is Authorized to extend
a general Invitation to any of its
readers wbo may be interested to
tend this oonvezUoa. There will be
reduced railroad rates, but sli who
contemplate attending must flret com
municate with the State Committee’s
office and be supplied with the proper
credenlia's^For further information
address State Secretary, Young Men’s
Christian Association, Charlotte, N.
C.
GOOD
The State Beast* Disease** el
aa Anti-Treating Law.
TO THAT 01
It Woald Ba a
If Such a
Moat Exoallaat Thlaw
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Law 1
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One story says that St. Patrick de
creed that women should have the
right to propoee in leap year; another
professes to refer the right to ah act
ol-the Scottish parliament of 1228,
which gave it to “ilka maiden” during
the rein of her malst blessed maies-
tie Margaret. ” There was no Queen
Margaret in Scotland in 1228, how
ever. A book entitled “Courtship,
Love and Marriage, ” published in 1606
is said to refer the right to the com
mon law of England, but the law
books say nothing of it. The real ori
gin is unknown.
^ Killed Hta Wife and Himself.
J. W. Hodges, a farmer in the
southern part of Oulman county, Ala.,
was found dead in his barn Wed net-
day, hanging from a rafter, while in
the boose was discovered the dead
body of hit wife. The woman had
been brained with a blqnt instrument.
Hodges was deeply in debt, it ie said,
and was being pressed by his creditors.
This ie billeted to have unbalanced
him mentally and caused him to com-4 £
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Now, to cdfiilder the doubtful
states In tbeir order: In California
in 1896 McKinley bad a plurality of
only 2,597; Cleveland carried tbe state
in 1892. Connecticut was carried by
Cleveland in 1884, 1888 and 1892. In-
was oasried by Cleveland in
1892. Kansas was carried by Bryan
in 1896 and so was Nebraska. New
Jersey was carried by Cleveland in
1884, 1888 and 1892. Rhode Island is
debatable ground and has a Democra
tic governor. South Dakota was-car
ried by Bryan in 1896. Utah was
carried by Bryan in 1896, and al
though it turned to McKinley in
1900, it was only by a plurality of
2,123. Washington want Democratic
in 1896. West 'Virginia was car
ried by Cleveland in 1884, 1888 and
1892. Wisconsin gave tbe electoral
vote to Cleveland in 1892. Wyoming
gave its vote to Bryan in 1896.
Tbe people are ready, yes, anxious,
to repudiate the trust building, trust
protecting Republican party. Thous
ands of Republicans are alarmed by
tbe vagaries of our “unsafe,”, spectac
ular president. Influential Demo
cratic leaders will guide tbe party
into ways pointed out by the lesions
of tbe past
— Paeaed and Be Mrlatljr
Enforced.
“To treat or not to treat,” was on*
doubtedly tbe question in tbe senate
Tuesday. The bill introduced by
Representative Doyle of Oconee, which
was threshed to a maw of pulp In the
bouse, wes brought up after the calen
dar had been read, and after a good -
hour and a half had been devoted to
it* merits end demerita. Tbe MU
provides that on election days no 3be
shall give away or sell liquors within
three miles of tbe polls. This Is mao*
ifestly to prevent repetition of tbe
public scandals caused by tbe alleged
wholesale distribution of “boose” dur
ing tbe general and municipal elec
tions that have taken place in So Jth
Carolina within the last half a do- -
oaae.
Senator Hay provoked the down
pour of verbiage that ensued, by mov
ing to accept the majority report. It
seems that the committee oo privi
leges and eleettooa, with tbe excep
tion of Senator Herndon, agreed , to
report the bill unfavorably. Senator
Herndon, In whose county the otU
originated, arose immediately to de
fend the measure, saying that men
under the Induenoe of liquor could not
vote conscientiously, brif bribed were :
not fit to vote. Senator Stanland --
also favored tbe bff), having promised
some of his constituents that be Would
vote for it. He spoke of the amount
of whiskey circulated in the in-
-ereet of certain candidates at tbe
last primary election, and cited this
ar instance which showed the need
or snch a statute.
Senator Brice was another support
er of tbe bill. “Liquor used in an
election Is always used by the wont
candidates, who show by its ueethat
they are uaflt to bold office.” Sven
though tbe statute were not rightly
enforced (though it should be) the
morel effect of the State** condemna
tion would be salutary.
Senator Hay eaid that every time
that a law that it was known would
not te enforced was placed upon tt*
statute books, much more of the pub
lic's lespeot for tbe laws wm destroyed.
As fcr the sale of liquor the dispensa
ries i re always closed on election days,
and i.t no other place should it he oh-
tains ble L .were ail ot' tlie liquor laws
enforced. Th pass this law
Btraogles Her Daughter.
A special dispatch from Walterboro
to The State says about 4 o'clock
Sunday morning F$sty Ellgan, a negro
woman living on Mr. Jostah Hiatt’s
place about eight miles from town,
went to the bed of her own daughter,
Anita Eligan, and clutching her by
the throat, choked her until the was
dead. There •were two other negro
girls in the room but they seemed to
know very little about the horrible
deed except that they, helped
tbe dead body of their sister into tbe
.adjoining room at lhe command of
tbeir mother. Anita Eligan
about 17 years of age. Magistrate J.
A. Ackerman of Cottagevllle held tbe
inquest, tbe jury finding that the de
ceased came to her death at the hands
of her mother by choking. Patsy was
committed to jail Wednesday charged
with tbe murder of her own child.
believes that hi# bill in connection mil murder and suicide
In looking over those facts and fig
ures, does it seem more probable that
tbe Republicans can gain the 79 votes
needed by them than the Democrats
shall obtain 25? Is there any cause
for wonder that the Democrats are
hopeful; any cause for wonder that
they are confident?
It may he objected that New York,
with its thirty-nine electoral votes,
should be placed in the column of
doubtful states. Granting for tbe
moment that this should be so, the
table would give to the Democrats
175 votes, U the Republicans
and the number of doubtfu. votes
would be 139. The Republicans
would still have to Obtain 78 of tbe
doubtful vote*, while tbe Democrats
would need hut <13. But New York
this year tsndt a doubtful mate, as
Democrats and RepabUcaoa _ alike
know. With a candidate suet ss tbe
Democrats should nominate and a
platform such as they should (resent,
Is tore 4o take Its place Iu the
They Were Married
Miss Emma Edlngejr, of Lancaster,
Pa., became tbe bride of J. Jay
Mundy, of Brooklyn, N. Y. A year
ago, while employed In a cigar fat tory
Miss Edinger, in a spirit of mischief
v
tains t
rigid ]
y #«
woul-l be voting away a* personal right
that ought not to be taken away.
Af isr Senator McLeod had asoken
in support of the bill th* ayes —*
nays were demanded on Senator Hay**
motion to adopt the majomy raprrt,
whici was rejected by a vote of If to
0, which may be taken Man Index of
tbe bill.
Those who voted “aye” were Sena
tors Aldrich, Hay, Hydrick, Manball,
M river, Peurifoy, G. W. Ragsdale/
Sharpe, Sheppard, Walker.
Those who voted “nay’’
sW-
ton, Blake, Brice, Butler, Carpenter,
Douglass, Gaines, Goodwin, Hardin,
Herndon, Hough, Johoaon,
Mayfield, McLeod, Mower,
Stackhouse, Stanland, Wllliama.
An amendment wm offered by Sen
ator Rayaor who wished to strike oat
the words “three mHee,” and insert
“the immediate vicinity.” This wm
vigorously oppoeed by Senators Hern
don and Blake, because of alleged la
de flniteness. More discussion ensued,
Senator G. W. Ragsdale speaking
against tbe bill. Senator Brice sprite
for the bill, Senator McLeod oo the
ne position, and Senator J. W.
WagMfaU »W> - .;..
Senator Sharpe thought that as to
the purification of the public
was miracles would have to be wrought to
do that. *
Senator Brice: “Then you do ad
mit that the politics of the Stole are
corrupt?”
Senator Sharpe: “So I have henid
on every aide this morning. Not to
in my county.”
Accidentally Killed.
R. E Thornton, a white mih-
one of the cotton mills at Anders m,
was killed about nine miles from An-
dersc
f&Uii
put her name and address In a box of |#od the wheels passing over his DOSk.
cigars, together with a note liking TI “ “ 1 *“ **" *
the finder of the name to write to her
Last summer the box of cigars found
its way to tbe business place of Mr.
Mundy and he was soon in correspon
dence with tbe pretty little factor
girl. Photographswera exchanged and
last Hallowe’en Mr. Mundy met hie
bride-to-be for tbe first time. Court
ship and matrimony followed.
"'.’V.. Swift Justice.
.At Detroit, Mich., Joe. Meunier.
alias Miller, who surrendered to th
police Wednesday and confessed .the
murder of bis paramour, Mrs. Jos.
Seville, on Saturday afternoon, wu
srralgne before Justice Whelai
l«0,^TbQnda. morning, pleaded guilty,
sentenced to Jackson Prison for life
and tak n there by train Thursday
afternoon.
Carnival of Slaughter.
Prezewalsky, the noted Balkan hia-
toriad, Who has just concluded a six
months tour of Macedonia, ama
that during the year 190? Turkish
regulars raxed 300 villages and maa
cred 400,000 per sons mostly aged m<