The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, May 22, 1918, Image 7
ATE DEMOCRATS HOLD LOYAL
ASSEMBLY AT COLUMBIA
IACK WILSON AND WAR
^tgieeting in State Capitol, Citiaens of
Palmetto State Pledge Their Ener-
& glee to the Success of Their Got-
erumenCs Righteous Cause—Anti-
Blease Forces Control the Entire
V Meeting.
A
J Voters in the primary this summer
^sVill be required to make oath that
s^hey did not vote against the mfci-
tnees of the party at the genen
elations, if they wefe XfT** V ment ^«Mng the neople of South
‘ n *w» 'vrffmTiiff
of calls went up for UnlXILB IVIIH It ■ mW% Tot of few men and never has fallen
i.
elel
tght
the fovernment on
from tta declaration. .No man conld
support the government tealously in
the prosecution of the war, who waa
against Woodrow Wilson, as loytlty
to Wilson and the government were
synonymous. He would oppose his
own blood relat
seeking office
op the war.
A. chorus
Lang D. Jennings, .of _3umteL^^io
was introduced _
twin of W. P. Pollock" The Sumter
patriot warned the people against
the 'oily tongue" 4feif
people should beWflroap&t
had heaped ridicule ofi President
Wilson and the congressmen *wno
had voted that a>af|t|*|>f wyKTfkist
ed, after repeatefrstrnmigs Jf^snips,
and who now was ‘‘first to move
that resolutions of patriotism be
adopted by a rising vote at county
conventions His eloquent injunc-
,r the govern-
of any such
Germ a
in th
‘Bewa
SENATM ADDRESSES STATE
DEMDCRATK CONVENTION
m
On March 6 I made the announce-
anw omd
Invited to Add
mmim
APPLAUDS
liikffi od
Ci
With All German Sympathizers
and Thank God for Woodrow Wil-
responded to the
fnnvariil&li
Watson’s
human-
ed Cross
luttrated
lis appeal for the Acrifice of luxu-
>4— wish Ohs liOSls g4»Ati eeOeeel ee
and enlarged
appeal fo%au
ion in X91
Tdo elimina
4vears ag
The only other modification of the
t+cuies effflci.ad ..WadaaadhY at t.hp,
Jstate coirremtmi ww 1 ■Tletegi
* Ration of a certain section relating
Ao Charleston an<h rendered usjless
Jby the enactment gnf'fafhMide
Vkustralian ballot hyftWif *n1% v fules
«$prere also made to conform to the
I State statist fbf fbe AUBinillff BIN ,
Mo and alto the law to enatfcaofc th * ^* nch . peopl ;
/.Her. and aallor. to TOta. . .C>T3G^A^ Ai iU-oper did not .peak
TT No reaolotlon waa ottered In the .. *** ***
VexecutlTe committee meeting propoe- 1 1 . ,h n l l 1 , !"i J* ar " hl>u ** * °’*
.>n* the aboll.hment of h * T * m,rCh -
♦ to-county campaigns thla aummer. | ”*™** a ' , *
‘.'The matter was under dlacu/-i»« l»>* » »•” «PPr«latlo» of the hor-
♦* but little opposition materiel
<•> A eubcommlttee will within the
Vneit few days announce the Itln-j* Cnb D. 8. Henderaon of Aiken
^Srary of the rendidetea for the Cnl- lo®h pride in the ectlon of Lee <’onn*
Pd Statee .-n.ic. gpg.
mhlk
to the lot of South* Carollnia
thy of if*lftryfeTf, hfxrTnA cTPdTVm-Ti^^^d Temporary and Permanent
stances 4Pd not L compel *the situa- ‘
oer of the Demo-
Known
.(■y
ttTnafuSJZ
people
other man, 1 want them to have
him.
Campaigner
Caustically Hays the Candidacy of
His War
Fnt3?fed
The Columbia
Record ‘‘there
uimirt ■itBc
beers as the veteran senator walk*
id in and took his searHoW The
rniAimedWImbSt M> cif ovhtlod/Yo mo
TlUtne#- delivered an. ad-t
Recently sinister rumors began to
be circulated. g-Xta^reports were
whispered fronB ^rgio war. Most of
you hapa. hqgr^ thMn and know to
what RnSkS/Bl sBj to you I have
not iwmJflPqfaJL w^p^not make any
iliticalaeiu with any man or set
of men. I am in rare to stay
oiuar.
t austirally nay
jtUQu&BLe
Attitude.
• idJHOe7#e
nounces
£
apd are **tUl being industriousl r dr-
TUUnb. The moat pitileas and moat
nttifui jme. to» r ~i* that. Leant >hya-
llieviraltv qnn and
that Ubyttuikl l» poaehdally lfnn i. My
friends tu vAlrious parte.of the =»teae-
•of t lings
ve lcard
swppdrf^bf th# 1 T»»A nniy thing that ie eif stiv hH mrnt
>eepDnifee rwef iwtlerL #te had de*> yrmm to pea le whethde it Atr ir or
lidefit to ei»d (bat |» the Teaawn ^h> I
imocratlc convention
was called to order at noon Wednes
day by John Gary Evans of Spar
tanburg, State chairman. A prayer
was offered by Dr. Thornton Whal
ing of Columbia. Chairman Evans
then announced that as he had re
ceived no notice of contest, the com-
?< n cre< * enti<l * B ha< * not be€P
•reM*dent. g~u * • Sfd that Oia
id given tbs peo-
cuaalon. ! P 1 * 11 fuI1 •PKeeietk
Liskiitfwiy 44ih Inflicted on Belgium.
r France and other nations
follDl
9i°ttcifn‘ikMihg th# 1 Th# riniy thing thwt I# wf snr
eepAwfo# rwHiwtien. ftr had de-knot
Idud to quiu fiui, dptiea iovLdont to wfnl 4
he bryserutkio of the war and iAlans
otfttecfibn wftk on^hfthe chY* f com- 5»w1
niMbWeg Om SWf^r hoes# «r tWr naM res
iobbf snegum—pnelied turn spHif- 4
♦ f sSfj Pie ^'ale|ri| ^ssbTn
rife#* ef* *Wi<% k miiht fiirth‘A-Mr h#rW«
~vsswnm8U!r*ix'‘«’a%« »» «.
——to took ytm In the fere
m x Vbb for my
li'rAnpult 1 were lt> *’**•.'•
Aka.JhnaUM#.. ib# coed ttons
cton yw
*
V M-w 11 *•!
prfl
tions would be received for tempor
ary
T
Che
G. K. Laney. of Chesterfield, in -
ringing tprern ih knicn aeritrea
tfeaftB
ed eve
sdmlnlstrstion
ination was tero
from Edgefield. Sumter. Florence.
SpartanbuM. Kershaw and
Atfti ot> iMHitin (rg
•ha« nom
Mr rollork
Ami
Rnllock'i
an
with
ney Oenernl Gregory In the In
gntlon of criminal charges
connection with aircraft produ
Mr. Hnghea* acceptance of the
was announced.
This announcement overshad
in interest another ' develop
which created a great stir a
eapitol. In n letter to Senator
tin. the Democratkr leader, the
idem earlier in the day had
phatically reiterated hit o
to the phrasing of n pending
tion authorizing another tnqui
the senate military committee
aviation and other phases of
preparations. He declared he
regard the passage of such a
lution as a vote of want of
dence in the administration an^„-
tually as an attempt to take ovra^the
conduct of the war.
In designating Former J
Hughes the president said he
the department of Justice's In
gatlon was of the very great
portance that If any persons
they mig
prosecuted vigorously and pr
fl-
r-
rere
reputations of
it be protected
mnd to be groui
!h*
The as I ion had a eery small
people were not
speaker reviewed the sinking of
by the Germans, the Lusitanl
Sussex sinkings and the crentl
i»P*
a £«& Sm s&mSBE
(fir* Xbe^Ae#. les Ihe
he ennipaigns were fixed
ry la to bepehltahed '
arhedetes have been
as to map oat th*
■IR
xyarJUutM'".:
n<1 sf ^
n spies ell
rethkees
bemmiie eppia <•* rwe
✓ AU irtMml f ern
^ *t-rr :D r st»
HftmwMWrdd T>s Aebrh
Bld'Pmmtah? sss >
rulMb <weda* f Mesrt www e end wbmfMmodSnMr ad
f<he bslAafCt mipislsnnb»> md reeinis a ■ tr <
sspesh, had ^sf d*Vl I fret.lbai \ tqAbJ
fdttewtf' mala ip*r* had T wifi r#mali
•twees D^vAwevaee b • rbt owf hW »◄
thw ter eedirv tor mo eo van torn she
Tali
we had no mi
leid sad II* M. Wnthtas of,
i.
m taking the chair. Mr
jtoal arrsngesseats The twa asm-. . ujommba tomei ran
#*sp«lga* eill likely ope* la diffhtwtft ‘ uTde paid hyr rear*
laeci!»a« <>r the Wtate as ha* heea * fleers at ramp Jack
« rastomary to geewtoa
^^year* dembere of
a ate ftoaeral h‘nie Jones t 'oleisWa
TKdgar A H
••M llaarer* sssneiwave ‘'•'♦/I <,f
The repagg mw tha teesaamdoi' Ml 1 ui ri4a« r
s to made Jddh^lAbmMMiM- JhhtobSdto^dm-
^•saltlee ts composed «f (leae^al leaee *
^Johe Gary ICsaas aad t* M#« «;t
aswewortattea of § l eee waa T O Itol
reroasiad the I rib*
aad Kagtleh ef*
•*»n t<> *h* me
■art*
ae *ee*sb m gam . hmea to Sea mmf •hi #•*• «
a* ea t a#»ea* »s/9 mald»* aas^sm 4 ’h* n •
Ydr^s ^ ‘ ‘
It
the gvetltede t feel
toto* aad trees the pmsMb ef
toanb ChSalmb base si smew abdsm
ghov same m sa »w me
I Idas < mgmtiT* sf harnaea
is I bar* wad haams ms nmww fas
sadbe f aad bssm mat tet*
»ee. saq m* u
jd all eetL 4gf
ta Itoafh rnveftne strsa i»
f smew t hwee a ae ssea
be p’.eie »a me'* we* a «S•
hmfastoa wta giv* m« «#»•
tule id*hmr tarns • mee a
4- )ef 1 •senses • wi
ape • ddfeg
\kj> MM4
faanm itedi
a. rfiTvl
%s
• s mads bp iba saseaffwe eammmDao |
.•l bm i*«set meet ta Uhmfff Weeds
• Tats a mens« ts tobea tfwm lee erf e
y
• »*•». * few # e, #*ma* *W w
“iiiiirtiiri iTini i \9QL
he hmflair^^^ ^ Led sey m+
s i** i • ee» ■ 1 * “ “ ““
ernes by sev teg
kv eed
Msdwee
PW^WWMaB
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w weneee ew these tee ce4^mit|g|
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s^er • n, •
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i "t~ilhtnirlj rnlinked kt -•«
m» .«>n partoeh mor
* p-iUrtisiososie
Itle disposition for ref
ttonal politics Ittskti
i lot al utterances
n
**f.* ,w ,
^ | ernr 1«|
nee to the i
as stpresse-
t hs (be nats
p
* Trhtr h
verwmeet and all gos
ivlined nations of tb
to-
i. m ^ x.mljila ^ .
eunTor ^ ■ * V.-ir destinies are
Vsome eloquent appeals were made
(Continued on Page Six)
* from every section of the'State, and
'• ail shadei of former politual faith
and alignment, Hidkrrting the ^tem
per of the people “back home."
Ex-Governor John C. Sheppard
was called upon during one of the
* committee rqpprt, “1taiJU , ' and made
an eloiiu^h^ *ahpekl Tor 7 iupporr bf
s^>the government in the present crisis,
s Mr. Sheppard has two sons in
'France. . ,
*\ <‘?Qf eonyaq, l am prayhtg fur th«4r
safe return," he said. ‘‘But if it
pleases God that they shall fall on
the •battlefield, the only epitfph I
‘'shall a$k mV this simple ihsQrijption:
* ‘ ‘Stronger; sdy t6 the "'American peo
ple that we lie ftere, in obedience
to their law;* " “> .
r . T( JVlr.'.Sheppard say^a
IftO'arfk' that fne GeYhiati‘^mpeVdr and
the .crftWh J?rijike. b^dWiv^refi "bod
ily^ v iiiifent^i‘AMmished tp
St. Helena or other place of confine
ment when the war is over. ,
ttol. R. B. Watson of Ridge
Spring, a veteran of Ahe War
twe
l
lo e a
:'?e p*©:*!* ©f South Caro
rclde for themselves. Co
jetL th# Sections, whQf.bl 18 passedi
his J?2nd birthday^ was n^xt jailed,
The veTefan*made aii urgent appea.1
for support of the Red Crqssmnd the
HewoulaieeT mein iidie accumulat
ed one dollar this year with so much
cur
America, he contended, and such are
"not half men." y
invited to
SMJUSSIMK.
ns of topn^ery i
MMi
t'.^h
agamec those
tbit w*t and
PC'
the people of the world, irresper
Live of race or natipnelity.
"We earnestly appeal to our peo-11 offered for re
pie to rnklise and reeegwfDe that we
ara. engaged In an American war. a
war against imperialism and mili
tarism wherever existing, a war for
gwrng t<
raws t
neiMItty
Uwo4
menen ao4 her
aa^.
a i&.
aid
to allow
a to df-
‘quentlv.
ection. I thought It
rntrr u|M*n tto <lt«hi»||«nl aa«I
cfViele«sl «»f Ait«-mp4iNg
to slohwwrli my fnlhm rlUtoWA.
Such c**n»lurt Is treason.
hjglv cbmywV*' JiKinfv can wrti/ mjcIi
j>lacQ$. (Kii^siQuaXL) ^ “itn am* ixkrut"
the prcsci vatioji aqd pcrpotimtion t>f
'AnWrtfhh 'principles airrf W#alk. for
the freedom of commercial relations
that will give to our farmers and
producers the right to sell their pro-
.du£ta.l!^ the markets of the wojTd.
a^nd tp obtain therefoj, prices
ed by honest competition, free from
imperialistic decrees which must
lead finally to vassalage and a re
turn to feudalism. . ...
71i \ ) /, . I. | i •( i<* ,
"We commend the conduct of pur
representatives in congress who have
been loyal and true to these prin
ciples and who have had the vision
to foresee the results of an unsuc
cessful termination of this war, and
who have_ had the manhood to. .9up-
porf the president, by a declaratioo.
of war agrfm^r fn’e Enemies of de-
mopratr.'“Aim^^pteTTp our ihTnds,
our Uvn# and our l ve»(mrcM ft^decur-
ihg b vwtory Ithat will buing {^ourhge* fchot ihprrors and brutAlitiesj
pe^ce .to the woj;UL Vf* Jbpu of a wai* forced upon:them, and us
was my duty to do to for these rea*!
sons? • * • ■ ‘ I I can Justly claim to be the father
South t arolinM now <»crupie«» a °f primary sysAem, Just; as;
very enviable p4Mlti«»n in our public ^l* 0 claim to have compelled »ho
affairs. Tt»e chttlmmnsbip^irfhf com- 1 committee to In-
mittei* on naval" irmnr* gnn lhe com-* ***’ ,T ® te * iW^^ounty to county can-
mitt4*e on interstate commerce in to e va88 * I shall not see this destroyed,
senate are held by three of Its cit- lf 1 ran he, P ft . Blackguards have
izens. l/»ng seryice. hartl work- aiul caused it to descend into a ‘mud
affects us all.
"In meeting the expenses* of the
tyar, which 'pecessarily bear heavily
upon our people, we call upon them
to exercise the greatest self-denial,-
^rdhdmy and patripfic dirty lenrt-
t|ig their finnacial. morai a^d |)hyan-
cal abilities, Svhtch atone <
a,, sirens;
w-fifeh a\ohe chh Secure
t;trmirfatR)b war.
ero ’aur l htiboutidPd
miration for the heroic dped^ and
endurance ojfciur* country’s. ^Ttias
who ht^f } bdrnd" afra f> are enduring"
w%th such splendid (fortitude and
slinging"* martoh.« Bat • tto pouyle
should rememWr that it servoil n
g«wKT purtM»s 4 . in IH(K), when men TUce*
Earle, Bratton and Tillman were
asking them for theit votes, and Jt
may serve a good purpose again.
If it Is killed, it will be a bad thing
for, the Stale and will enable the
newHiwperM. too often the tools of
capitalists and corporations, to "ban»-
boozle" the peopf# and deeeite tfitnn.
. This* is*the TnesAag^ I bring to my
•woptei He world is passing through th t A?lerlf . t
the greatest crisis in history. It r b- rLhett. f he said ‘
save the bes I irOc/**#tl ef
and would that every man were toy*
nl to the stars and stripes, for over
100 years the beacon light of the
world.
.**We have at thi# lime, fortunate
ly lof the ’dHooertlU* ^rty'' and
America, presidina over the desti
nies ot America Jh|( nlcomparsbte
statesman—Woodrow Wilson." Much
applause greeted this statement. The
speaker pointed out that the dem
ocrats have also control Ip the house
and serrate ahdMotd b<>w the South
(•aroitfin delegation-In Tire ngttonglt
democratic convention six years ago
stood solidly for Wilson first, last
and all ,the time.
He reviewed the circu^nstances
surrounding the beginning of the
war; telling how* the cloud first rost
in Serbia then how the German
hordes swept westward, cbmmitting '
atrocities and outrages thdt startled
and Mocked the world, He wjshed
had gone into the w4r
manenf p
^ieve.Jwi
‘can only
It such a‘pefmaneht
ap^only be dbtklned fey fh^' abr
sidirtb wnhjugatlon of Germany hud
her alliqa.i ft j; • // ru :**).*m :i
peace
!
by a brutal and savage /qe.io,.
; M^lVe Urge upon onr people . 4 to
stamp ^put any and all disloyalty on
the* part of any of; ourcUlzens ly
“Wa rtwognjau la Iha.. jalecthre wc r d Of deed, who are contributing
^ “ f to the success of our eosmies aad
we pledge.to onr sons who are bleed
ing and dying at the front, for onr
liberties, that our home fires shall
ho homing sad we pray God
they may
draft, act the only fall fUid equitable
means by which our naval and mill
tkry fdreas YmVe been recroHed and
thry
:> ar^sl
th sevend-~abo -ftoh—hmd-
upon k - war basis whareb
repy
• id
Ihe low, aan brought la tto. defense
of a common cause, which equally
thit
the glories
of
return to ns with
rletory upon rhwr
quires men of wisdom and . expert
"ence as welt'as “falls' ahd'vrsTon to
guidd- tidJAhStfatedlbf/this nation,
55t«t.1ifr&SSWJiSu
be electaO >bnA ^bC^lheir senators.
As your senator now, and as chair
man,^ Dm great oommJuUee mi paval
Affairs of Dh© M-uate, ) am proud to
W *«»'*< tti»t *hen ‘bf Uft cant
tof« <4 wsawuieclind imm the navy
irft S
voyed through the subrnsrlne sane
tran&j>orU},Qarryta« mor^.ih&n 500.-
O'V) itolr supplies and
:h:- ’1-. *:’ bout *b^* las# of n single
to'avenge thebe ofet-
ragps, butr It ; wk« apt, fo then be f ? |
mart
>.t ' »,/• jfi) !'/( ^',7<- irvaii tol
ij J‘to4aw to l do wit* ray m*ml
of achieyTm«Ut in ,tto past r juiq
with the wollr f am doing noW. f
am rmrfhtort tto peot** wf!ril4
lorn tub th# prlellege of serving
Umra furttor. Jlto^wia or lose,
Larant the votogs of toto toat^ to
wbmfWSSal wftfWl land 00 the
oto Mato before ihnm fhn was
I w tor iupmH
TO toil
"tot 11
wftli all
‘Tib will newer be natiefled wftb a
patched up peace," Mr. PolloHr de
claim*., “America will never to ant-
isfled If Germany Is left with a grant
military machine. W® will never be
satisfied until the flags of America.
Britain, France gnd their all Ida go
forward atUf «m pJnoed upon the
rameaKa- oX Berlin. .JWe will never
be satisfied until the Hohenzollern
family ia stripped of power awd/ontil
all men like William Hohenzollern,
with feis withered arm and cursing
hla mother, are put where they ton
newer disturb the peace of the world
^Mr f PQllock’a dpeech was received
with a great demonstration of patri
otic applause and cheers.
1M * ’ V V-j 4*iov/ ^
eO/i
Woiwon , Arreetot >1 FVnr Protesting
Over Comrade^ Aneet^
Tn*#r.ii»Tan»iTii7
[j Serumav^^tirtg has, occurred at
pa,; , E.sa”„' , ar | fcf
change Telegraph lompanyW A»#tir-.
iem correepohdem.
: liwadreda fl women leek pen In
the rleta and if were arreeled while
If 0 more, who protested, Wnfw]to-
fov r days wflAewt trtoJ
150 more, wh
ned frrr fr
0p»n eeewlt If
Send inTour Renewal to the People