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0 s 4 \ I THE BARNWELL PEOPLE at th« post office at Barnwell, 8. C., as second-class matter. JOHN W. MOLMM 18^0-1912 B. P. DAVIES, Editor and Proprietor. Subscription Rates: * f One year $1.60 Six months *90 Three months .50 Per copy .05 THURSDAY,. JULY. 31ST.,_ 1919. The Allendalc-Millen railway must have taken another route.—Allendale County Citizen. An air route, as it were. ' “Which is the correct way to spell the name of our ncifrhhorinp: town, ‘Baldock/ ‘Baldoc’ or ‘Beldock,’ ” asks the Allendale County Citizen. Well, it depends on whether it’s the post- office, the express office or the place where the people exist. If Germany is admitted to the League, she should take the cellar po sition, or at least remain in the sec- divition for the remainder of the sea son.— Brooklyn Engle. The cellar position, dear heart, is one that many of the hihulously inclined among the Allies h'.ve been aspiring to since July the One. Wr never did fully comprehend the details of the Ihrnmark shooting till we read the story in The Barnwell Pro pie Editor Defies Sifted through the various presentiueats and gave the atory to his readers in a way that re Aorts great credit oa hit ability to •SwreSate — A!tenilate t'oawty i sisaass. Therk• foe iosa Wind wo»4t already been to the poet office and asked tho post master to write the pobliahera to stop his paper and If they failed to do so not to send anoth* er copy to him. This action on his part is most commendable and should be followed by the few remaining subscribers, among whom are at least two men who pose as leaders of their race. Let us hope that they also are wise enough not to follow its teach ings, not sc much on our own account but for the good of the negro himself. There seems to be, however, a con certed movement from the outside to stir up friction between the races in the South and this opinion is held not only by Tlj^ People but by such con* servative newspapers as The State, which has always strongly condemned lynching and stands for law and order. Pressure must be brought to bear in an effort to stop such publications as the one referred to above and to shdw the negro that it is unwise to follow the advice of imported preachers from the North and other sections of the country who are not in accord with the traditions of the South. We un derstand that a negco preacher from the North who some time ago gave unwholesome advice to the negroes of Barnwell ie noto conducting a series of meetings at one of the negro coun try churches in this county. It is hardly probr.ble that what he will tell •them, unheard by the white people, will be t > the best interests of both races. He may or may not he an in strument of these outside forces, but the leaders cf the negroea in Barnwell County should take care that he preaches nothing of an inflammatory nattw. We ranrwt refrain at this Ume from rrprodurtirg as editorial from The Stale, which appeared Saturday an* der the rspOoa ** Advice and Warn mg kindly Meant" and which te as fal* The imwell Pv Wcwtale C'mnty • **ti pw» i e r^aaw • nest gwm< w i sew ne*e eg rv* ».jI! < om nt mm Borwweli A llee>4a le ham 4?kew4e)e t aantf til 1*1 iff bO*e yew eSMasgtl g*see by A IWeei iWl nr* < w ti LbeVe The Baee tyweei — ^ r • 4 • ppm* mmmmmmm w t * »« »•* ear thei tape 1 r -*; the are « r ’ re me rat**) ml rorreapeeidewre f where he le s tailing, to . of Sportsobarg Mai J vntee la regard V# the that cstf rasK mdwaUen of the 4aO he tsmheee ef the edlavad pm rwmaaasnty to to he reoehn Swa ohepaod yew meet meetmg ef the pao- ebpeed chare hew ead atbee e< the MeO'ige * a b eppwaheg ta at ha mgimet the Ba awd the hew teiary mm t «aaaaewdawt af the Ma draw thr leave ef hM aaf- » and amrwww as aad a e*'tel m* t m Th«e a te aa the grwmad thol *ee ami aHartnea smew re * she ewfreme tosemwesMsie m perpetrated agow lav ed rMiseew la the the!ret wethas the tael Id hears * a af a seen meelmg af • eey trash. ~a •tgr fleam TW white oddtera. ead ewe w aad arsaaad M aeh ud jhathem saeat They wsiry part af the IMted prwhably. fawr-flftha af a the S »f*. hem aad Weat The tisgvwee af Waahssgf- roafldehra la them The I them **rrsp»>n* ’ v for lawteeenrse that has boon upon Uw-abtdin colored editors would not dare to tho South and speak publicly what they write, at a aafe distance. Again whether that ought to be the case we are not diacuuing«-we are trying to deal with facts. That these efforts to stir trouble are long distance efforts ought to make the Southern negroes suspicious of them. . T into -MnM- Three months ago a negro maga zine was sent to The State containing an especially outrageous article, from the white Southern point of view, and it was suggested that The State re produce it that the people might be informed ^ what, the Northern negro publicat.ons are saying. The State refrained ffrom reproducing it—and has severely let alone other similar utterances—because.it does not wish to * say one word that would incite anger against the Southern negroes. Talk about “race war” and “aggres sive action”—nothing would be easier than to kindle the fires of hatred against Southern negroes. Heaven knows that it is hard enough to keep that sort of thing suppressed. It is a fact that in the white population of the South are ruffian elements always on the alert for an excuse to start just what these miserable ne^o pub lications of the North are advising the Southern negroes to start. ESSEX MOTOR CARS “When Can I Get THAT IS THE INQUIRY MEN NOW MAKE CON CERNING THE LIGHT WEIGHT, QUALITY CAR. An Essex?” JK I Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (flb rt' Although, so far as .we know, there it no immediate danger of an out break, we think the moment has come to speak plainly—however it is with reluctance that we speak at all. Every Southern negro in his vena** ia aware that race collisions invariably have the same result. The whites have all the strength. They have the 4 courts, they have the militia, they have the police—in every way. ta* eluding numbers if the whole South he ronsiil»rsd they have the powsr to negro tawteoonees or oo- serlteenesa Moreover, to the army and the navy among the amsnrs of the white people through sut the country. as wo ha«e said, the feoHag Is the •am* Bam nets ham jaioty Eagtaad. showmg that *5 •aatnmsui < same stem 1 4 while msn So morh the • »* the aegmm t * Me do if who woo* hs he Joel fletf afteu by regf'^v e/wl p*** v'vr ids of case* uhrre in arm > ihidiia s^f «h*wmg gmd ntiien»hip srul srv. thrfvfi*rv. Isrgv- ly rvtponsibiv fur thr frsr. frr^iurr11y eipre*ft*«t. that truuhtr i« brewing be twren thr rscea As thr Doctor no doubt knows, it is thr unusual and out-of the ordinary happening that m<<kcft "news.” and this applies not only to the negroes but to the whites as well. It is not considered anything unusual for a man to l»e a good citizen and law-abiding, as we have grown to look upon that as our normal state of being, but when one of us breaks the law we automatically create “news.” If there, is danger to the white people of this country in these frequent outbreaks, would it not be the height of folly to suppress the news and keep them in ignorance of what is happening elsewhere. If the negroes have accepted as their leaders “unwise members of their race,” isn’t it better to know it In time and ad minister the proper medicine rather than wait until the patient has become incurable ? Frankly, we have no fear of trouble between the white people and the ne groes of Barnwell County or of South Carolina so long as we are free from outside interference, and this fact was strongly impressed on us Satur day by one of our colored subscribers who read our reprint of the Columbia Record’s editorial anent the Baltimore negro newspaper. This negro informed us that he subscribed to the Balti more paper on the advice of a negro preacher who left here recently under ■ stories. Much of the stuff printed ia a cloud and who was instrumental in falae or gross exaggeration and some about 50 other negrpea to of it, particularly ths descriptions of Our subscriber told us shameful lynching*, is true. The ttot he wanted the whits people to drift of most of it is to egg the poor it he had Mt heea laBueseed I negroes hers in the South to violence If it In* conceded, for the sake of the argument, that the accusation is true, the importrnce of it lies in the truth and that •* what the negroes every where would better ponder. These soldiers are representative of the masses of the white people, who are more than 90 per cent, of the pop ulation of the whole country—much more representative of their passions and prejudices than are the members of Congress, the politicians and the editors. As the soldiers feel in re spect of a matter of this kind the peo ple feel, too—and w r e are here dis cussing, not what the prevailing feel ing ought or ought not to be, but what it is—what the negroes of Washington in their resolutions have virtually admitted that it is. tt lw« « tkvy k « ami fl Ma I wtM* mmm *v I raagavtuig Mg*'*** 9%m mro wsB aka «*ay Iks laws *4 tfcaaa wkM» wm rsamMsg H wiB wilavga tka rm+mOf M Iks aagvaaa 4a aaS IksgMpkva la fla MkiadL kai a# Iks tgawawM* af maay af tksy aas ms asaalaal flaagaf af tkaL Tka gsvaaaat maaf«rt«aa tka* saw tafbf! Iks aagksaa af Ms Baufk aas tks mmflMg ar raflMBg la tksm af Iks cafpsi- tmggstv Tksy aas saffsvmg fram m ia tkaa day Tka rsypat-fcag- gsfs lad tks aagfasw aatray. casfuptad tkam. ascstssd tWaa. raaaad aa Sautk* mrm aktls msa la bs tksir sasaswa Bat far tkaa# tafamsas araaadrsla. Iks grad aada rataadiag krtwasa tks taa rarra mtgkt aavsr kava bsaa tan uaaly impairad. . Tks carpri-baggers have lang ago drpartsd It Lakrn by tks nagro amtrrs In tks Nortksrn newspapers—they who take no chance themselves but preach, through the mails, racial antagonism. For the Southern negroes to listen to them could bring only a repetition of history* No industry has equaled the automobile for its surprises. And judged by the w r ay people everywhere have taken to it, no car has equaled the Essex in the quickness with, which it has gained its leadership. Some Say Advertising Did It There is a measure of truth to that. But the advertising was not of the usual type. The Essex received the kind of advertising that is always effective. No product has been advertised as it has been that has not bo- come a favorite. Ita advertising has been the voluntary praise of tons of thousands who recognize Essex qualities. Just aa it has never been necessary to stimulate a wan: for an automobile because ita utility ta recognised by everyone, so It has wot been necessary to more than call attention to the Eases. The Essex is so well advertised because it fills the want so many people have long entertained. Everything you. hear about the Essex is what motorists think of it. At first only impressions such as came from a store room view and a short ridge were given.. But those views were all to the advantage of the Essex. Now thousands of owners know from dai ly service just how good a car the Essex is. So the Matter Of Delivery It All That is about the only question buyers now ask. Factory production is now steadily in- creasin';. It is clote to a hundred cars a day. Buyers must have some patience. They must not expect to get an Essex off the* floor whenever they may decide to bag Wanted articles are itfbt usually so obtained % Sts million s kavg rath tr Ideal car. All dealers are forced to enter.order* and make delivery ta retqUefi. The man who buys today will get hi« Esses l so net than But t«a*t it « ta buy mg suck eulemehtle. aad et sa uaixv realty pern etb while tw take sae s turn aa uapwrtaat article aa aa •ope* tally when the car la f as la the Esses * Hagood-Jennings Auto Co. Hudson Super-Six and Essex Dealers, MAIN STREET PHONE 7* BARNWELL. S.C. To this condition we are directing attention because there, has been going on in this country the last six months an agitation calculated to do incalculable harm. A number of ne gro magazines and newspapers are poisoning the minds of negroes against the white peope. They are printed in Northern cities and sent to the South. We have seen numbers of them and they are filled with inflam matory’ editorial articles and news Finally, we remind those negroes who are discontented that they are not condemned -to dive in the South. If they do not like what they are get ting in the South they can go away. Fifty years ago they were poor and could not go—but they have money now and there are trains running to all points North. There is not one owning land or other property who cannot dispose of it at a profit at this time. The white men who are not satisfied in South Carolina go else where and the same right and op portunity are before the negroes. It is scarcely a day’s journey to the Mason and Dixon Line or to the Ohio River. We repeat that the disposition to treat the negroes justly and even gen erously, is steadily growing in South Carolina and in the South, but it is best for all concerned that it be said candidly and- plainly that no swift or general change in the matters of gov ernment as they affect the relations between the races will come to pass. The State will persevete in condemn ing lynching and uill strive to In fluence public opinion against wrong to the negroes. 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