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(Political Advertisement.)
CONGRESS PASSED 39 BILLS
INTRODUCED BY J. F. BYRNES
Letter from the Clerk of the House of Representatives
Published to Refute the Charge that He Has
Accomplished Nothing.
tO MY .FRIENDS OF BARNWELL 'COUNTY:—
'During this campaign I have been unable to attend the county
• Campaign meetings or to visit my friends in the county, because Con-
* gre^s has been in session and legislation of importance to the people
. of the South has been pending and I deemed it my duty to remain at
'my post. As a matter of fact Congress has been in almost continu
ous session for two years, and I have faithfully endeavored to repre
sent the people Of this district.
My record is known to the people and no criticism has been
made of any yote cast by me or any measure advocated by me. It is
true that the gentleman who is opposing me has criticised my rec
ord, stating that no bills introduced by me have been considered. I
do not think that he intended to misstate the facts, but think his
statement is due to his ignorance of the method in which the Con
gressional Record is kept. A complete answer to his criticisms is
given by the Hon. South Trimble, Clerk of the House of Renresenta-
tives, in the following letter,-from which you will see that instead cf
none of my bills having been considered, as stated by him, 39 have
^M|yilly passed the House and have become law:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ,
Clerk’s Office,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
August 10, 1914.
Hon. James F. Byrnes,
Washington, TL C.
Dd^r Sir:— \ y . •
I have your letter in which you state that the gentleman who
is a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the District now rep
resented by you, states that the Congressional Record shows that no
Bill introduced by you in the H2nd or (i3rd Congress has been con
sidered, because no star appears opfSosite the Bills introduced by you
where your name appears in the Inde&\
In explanation of the Index to the Record I beg to say that a
star is not placed opposite the Bills introduced where the name of
the Member of Congress appears, but if a Bill is acted upon the star
appears opposite the name of the beneficiary of the Bill or the sub
ject matter of the Bill. If you will look at the IndejC you will see
that no star appears opposite the Bills under the name of any Mem
ber. This doubtless accounts for the mistake of the gentleman.
Agar* at times, when a private Bill introduced, afterwards becomes a
part of an Omnibus Bill a star may not appear.
At your request I have investigated and find that of the Bills
introduced by you during the 62nd and 63rd Congresses, 39 have
been acted upon and have’become law.
Very truly yours,
South Trimble,
Clerk House of Representatives.
I confidently believe that the people will appreciate my having
remained in Washington to participate in this work, instead of mak
ing a personal campaign to promote my political interests, and that
you will indorse my record by giving me your., support in the pri-
mary next Tuesday. - .
James F. Byrnes.
ELECT ASSISTANTS FOR
ELLENTON CITY SCHOOL
Mute* Callihan and Galphine Will A*«Ut
in Teaching. , '
Ellenton August 15.—Mrs. C- J-
Ashley and sister, Miss Annie Foreman
are spending some time at Glenn
Springs.
Mrs. C. T. Bailey and little daughter,
♦ have returned home after a months’
stay in the mountains of North Caro
lina.
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Mrs. E. R. Buckingham and Miss
Ethel Dunbar are at Hendersonville,
N. C., for several weeks.
Mrs. Jane Eoreman is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. H. H. Stembridge, of
Waynesboro, Ga.
Mrs. M. L. McElhenny is at home
again from a lengthy stay at Hen
dersonville, N. CT
Mr. Frank Bush is at home again
from Glenn Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Bailey, Mr. and
Mrs. Ashley Bush, Mrs:' Frank Bush
and others enjoyed a trip to the isle of
Pahns lately.
Miss Anni^ Louise Asbell, who has
been spending some time here with
relatives, left Tuesday for Greenwood
where - she • will visit Miss Edythe
Pearce.
Mrs. F. M. Youngblood and son, Rich
ard, are at home again after spending
several weeks at Edgefield and Aiken.
Miss Callihan, of Greenville, S. C. fc
Miss Galphin, of Seneca, S. C.,
been elected assistants in the
. ^ ■iswffnndM fi* frirfillflri
Kay of Lowneaville, S. C., who has
been elected principal for the coming
year.
Mr. F. M. Youngblood spent several
days-the past week st Aiken.
Jr. W. B. Turner is enjoying a stay
iviUe, N, C.
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Williston Man, Running for Congrett on His Record*
Makes Appeal for Suffrage.—Says He's
Been True To Trust
MR. W. M. HAMER.
Candidate for Lieutenant-Governor.—The Man Who Evolved and
Put into Practice the Plan of the Cotton Mills Buying Direct from
the Planter.—< Political Advertisement.) ^
(Political Advertisement.)
VOTE FOR THOS. M. BOULWARE
CANDIDATE FOR LEGISLATURE
He Stands for Change of Present Dispensary Board; a Law
M— Sin . «. X
Limiting the Holding of that Office to one
Term of Two Years.
(Political Advertisement)
MIXSON TO THE DEMOCRATIC
VOTERS OF BARNWELL COUNTY
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To the Democratic Voters of Barnwell County:—
Two years ago you elected me to the General Assembly. !
promised you on the stump that I would be true and faithful to the
trust if you elected me. My record is open before you and speaks
for itself as to whether or not I fulfilled my promise.
I am now a candidate for Congress from this District and
stand upon the record made in the Legislature. If I have been true,
if I have been faithful, if I have represented you with intelligence
and ability, I appeal to you for your votes on the 25th inst. I do this
feeling that you will reward a faithful and true servant as quickly as
you will show your disapproval of one who has proven unfaithful
Many have seen fit to compliment me on the record made and
the manner in which I served you. May I not, with confidence, look
for your endorsement of my services by an overwhelming vote for
Congress on next Tuesday?
Whom will you promote unless it be the man who has proven
true to trusts already committed to him?
I have not been able to visit this county as I would have liked,
but my field being so large and so much of it in which I was a strang
er, I had to put in my work where Lwas not known.
If I am elected to Congress (and the outlook is most encourag
ing) I will dedicate every fiber of my being to the faithful service of
my people. I have^ap abiding faith in the people, therefore, I place
my cause in your hands without any fear of the results.
Faithfully,
- V R. M. MIXSON.
(Political Advertisement.)
SHERIFF MORRIS TAKES
ISSUE WITH TREASURER
lUpIy
(Poiltica! Advertisement)
To The Citizens of Barnwell County.
At the time of the County Campaign
Meetings, I was so situated that I could
not attend any gf them on account of
the illness and death of my little child,
and I understand that most of py op
ponents had a good deal to say about the
way in which I managed the County’s
finances, particularly as to the distribu
tion of the commutation or road tax.
In February, 1912, the Legislature
passed an Act, fixing the duties of the
Supervisor and the County Board of
Commissioners, taking out of the hands
of the Supervisor everything, particu
larly to the County’s finances and giv
ing into the County Board's hands
leaving me, the Supervisor, to look
after the Chain Gang, Roads and Bridg
es. This I have attended to, I think,
to the satisfaction of most of the Coun
ty’s citizens; anyway I have managed
to run the Chain Gang on $6,800.00 less
than it ever was run for the same length
of time proceeding my incumbency,and
the County Board’s books will show
this.
In regard to the distribution of the
Commutation tax, will say that this was
placed in my hands by the County
Board at their July meeting, about the
17th of the month. Anyone can readily
see that I have had no time siipce then
to distribute much of the tax ; money,
but am doing so as rapidly as possible.
Trusting that you all will take this
statement into consideration, I am,
Yours faithfully,
ft. J*. Diamond.
It has been circulated over the County
that I have promised to appoint certain men on
the Board, if I am elected. This is ABSO
LUTELY FALSE and without foundation.
I have made no campaign promisesjwhatsoever.
CLEAN POLITICS AND NO
RING is my motto. Let the People rule
Wm Requested by Kit Friend* t*
to Advertitem.nt.
To the People of Barnwell County:—
1 have been requested by a great
number of my friends to reply to the
advertisement published in the Barn
well papers of August 13th, so in order
to make same clear I have written Mr.
J. B. Armstrong, county treasurer, the
following letter:
August 12th, 1914.
Mr. J. B. Armstrong,
County Treasurer Barnwell Co.,
Barnwell, S. C.
Dear Sir:—
j I notice in the County paper that you
have a statement certifying that your
books show that there was spent for
chain gang a great deal more in 1912
than there was in 1913.- Now do you
know that there was not a difference
the bookkeeping the first part of
and not the ring!
Thos. M. Boul
GOVERNMENT TO AID
IN HOLDING COTTON
TO
GET ELECTION RETURNS
angWIiMrta kmm hiaa
People and The Sen.tinel.to give the
S. G. Mayfield Write* of hit Trip to
Waungton Last Week.
Mr. S. G. Mayfield, of Denmark, who
attended the Southern Cotton Con
gress in Washington last week, writes
in part as follows: “The cotton asso
ciation did good earnest work and the
whole matter boiled down means that
we urge upon the cotton growers, as
individuals, the merchants, bankers,
factors, fertilizer companies and every
other company or concern that does
business with the cotton farmer to as
sist in warehousing the crop. It was
thought that we would make less than
‘fevirteen million bales of cotton, but it
was decided that we ought at least to
warehouse and hold seven million
bales, as it was better to sell seven
million bales for twelve cents per
pound than to ..sell fourteen loillion
bales at six cent per pound.
“The president assured us that every
thing that could be done by the Gov
ernment and its officials would be
Young Springfield Couple Surprised
Their Many Friend*.
Williston, Aug. 15.—A surprise mar
riage of much interest to their many
friends was that of Miss Florrie Glea-
ton to Dr. J. S. Clark, which took place
Tuesday evening at the Baptist parson
age in Williston. Mr. L. M. Mims
brought them to Williston from Spring-
fteld in his automobile, accompanied
by Mrs. W. M. Felder and Mr. D. jl.
Beau, cousins of the bride. The Rev.
and Mrs. Jones were expecting them,
so when they arrived they were ush
ered into the parlor, where in the pres
ence of a few visitors, the happy pair
repeated the magic words that made
them man and wife; there the groom
(Political Advertisement.)
AN APPEAL TO THE
ANTI-BLEASE VOTERS
Voter*
in
the year 1913, that what had been that
would show or make a big difference
in favor of the year 1913,and was L she w i
to you before it came out in the papers,
also is there not some claims for 1912
that have not come into your office
yet? Also who asked you to make
this statement for advertisement?
Now unless the people were familiar
with the bookkeeping of the County
Supervisor’s office, so as to know how
it is done, don’t you think that it is an
injustice to the Supervisor of 1912^, and
to get the right figures as to how much
it has cost to run any part of the ordi
nary part of the funds would not the
place to get it be to go to the Supervi
sor’s office, for the reason if money is
borrowed on a claim or held up it
would show in that office and not in
yours?
GRETNA GREEN MARRIAGE
AT WILLISTON RECENTLy M 4 ^ 1 want t0 knock anybody out of
The
returns from next Tuesday’s primary
election. Mr. Horace J. Crouch has
kindly consented to display th% results
in the court • house- by means of his
stereopticon as fast as they are received
by the newspapers.
Effective September 1st, the post
office st Hilda will be open from 6 to 9
o’clock a. m. and from 330 to 6 o'clock
p. m. . Mail from the rural routes will
be distributed between
placed upon the bride’s fihger the con-
rihge
The
ventional band of gold. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Jones, in
his usual pleasing and impressive way.
The bride was very pretty, costumed
in a becoming suit of King blue, with
hat to match.
a vote, f° r ^ is not my fight, but when
I do run again and bring all this out or
if it should be put in my face the peo
ple would say he is a candidate now and
trying to make a showing. I just want
the people put straight. Now as to
: the estimates that are made in the
Supervisor’s office as they are the
only ones to make them, has there
been more asked for in one year than
another and which one and how -much
for the last six years. X.
By answering you will greatly oblige
me.
Yours-truly, t
J. B. Morris,
* . Sheriff, B.C.
In reply Mr. Armstrong writes as fol
lows:
Barnwell, S. C.,
. Aug. 17, 1914.
Mr. J. B. Morris, ,
Sheriff Barnwelj County,
Barnwell, S. C.
Dear Sir:—
I have your letter of the 12th iast. in
which you seem to take issue with me
Mr. R. E. Woodward, of Rosemary
township, .was in town Tuesday. He
attended the sessions of of Southern
Cotton Congress in Washington last
week'snd has issued a call to the'lafno-
ers and business men of the county
If'& ffli expebdUure* op'to July 20,
of Barnwell County Urged to
Concontrnte on Manning.
To the Antl-Blease Voters of Barnwell
County:
On Tuesday, the 25th, the first pri
mary election will take place. The
election of a Governor this year meana
either a Governor of law and order or
two more years of misrule.
With six Anti-Blease candidates in
the field it is absolutely necessary Hint
the Anti-Blease voters center their
votes on a candidate who can win in the
second primary. All of the six candi
dates are good men, but the Anti-
Blease voters must consider the welfisre
of the State and sacrifice their personal
preference to win. It is evidently a
fact that the platforms of several of the
candidates eliminate them from the
race, for if one of them by a miracle
succeeded in getting in the second pri
mary race they would be beaten.
The Frjhi rition question is a
issue in South Carolina, killed
years age in a race between Blease and
Featherstone. Since then, seven more
Counties have adopted the Dispensary
system.
Compulsory Education is not popular
with the masses of the people, and in n
direct fight in a second primary, would
be defeated.
A candidate on a platform requiring
the State to advance money to every
tenant farmer in the State to buv afarna
on long credit would bankrupt the
State, so in a second primary, its advo
cate would be snowed under.
The Anti-Blease voters should support
a candidate with no fad or ism. He
should be a man running solely on the
broad platform of Good Government
and the impartial enforcement of the
laws on the Statute Books, a Governor
who will be the Governor of the people;
and not of his friends. We find such a
candidate in the person of the
HON. RICHARD I. MANNING,
Who stands on the broad platform:
(f) To the enforcement of every law
on the Statute Boods, including the law
against Race Track Gambling. .
(2) To respect the verdict of our
Juries. .
(3) To support Local Option Liquor
iation.
To be the impartial Governor wf
all the people regardless of class or
faction.
(5) To give our State a 1 clean busi
ness administration.
This is a platform on which every
Anti-Blease voter can stand. .
Mr. Manning is making a splendid
fight for good Government. Rally t*
his support. Put him in the
primary, and he will bury!
all it stands for until the day of the
Resurrection. ■
Torlhe goo3 of the State.
(3)
LegisL
1914, so far as it relates to the county
chain gang and roads and bridges ac
count for the years 1912 and 1913. I
presume this has reference to a signed
statement given od! by me to the
say that about two months ago Mr. Dia
mond asked me if I could give him a
statement from my office of the
amounts paid out far. these twe ao>
unts for the yew