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^ ! r •'/ ;iHr fnitfiii I.jiini ui THE BARNWELL PEOPLE Entered at the post office at Barnwell, 8. C., as aecond-cla«i matter. JOHN W. HOLMES 1840-1912 B. P. DAVIES, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year - $l f>0 Six Months .90 Three Months . .BO (Strictly in Advance.) THURSO A’'. AI OUST 21ST, 1924. To the l.ady Voters. The People does not want to le.ve the impresson that it is trying to (’ietate to the ladies of Barnwell County as to which candidate they ehould cast their ballots for in the Congressional race. We would like, however, to call their attention the fact that it has long boon a eus- "tom among the men, everything be ing eqaul, to vote for the "home man.” This* year Barnwell County has a worthy candidate for this office in the person of Capt. W. D. .Black, of Williston. He needs ho intrduetion ; 1o the votes of the county at thi. 'ate day, as he has made a campaign in the past few weeks that has plaec<| him among the leaders. Tr seems to »j‘ that w.^-l *»e a fine < -rrp .in»-’>«- to this gentleman if Barnwell County would giv'* him a '•olid vote -in ine primary o’ec ion next ween in gosling that the ladies join with the men in insuring him a handsome ma jority, we have nothing whatever to say aganst the candidacy of any other man in thit race. As we have remarked before, they are all worthy gentlemen. Political observers say that Capt Black has an excellent chance of go ing into the second race—indeed, many of them claim that he will lead the ticket in the first primary. If Barnwell County is to furnish the Second District with the next Con- • pressman, he should be elected with the full endorsement ot hi- home j ( ople. an address of this character and that opinion ha- been borne out by press comment of various newspapers. It was the weak effort of what Washing ton newspaper correspondents term ‘a passive and pallid little man. torn by indecision and doubt.” Nowhere were we able to discern the. ringing note of leadership. He confined himself to quoting statistics and dealing in g<m- ; eralities. Many of his comparisons were unfair, and certain of his state ments do not seem to be borne ou! by the facts in the case. In direct contrast wav the accept ance speech of John W. Davis, Demo cratic nominee, delivered only a few nights before. When wc say that was in keeping with the best product of the mind of- that great Democrat, Woodrow Wilson, we have said all that can be said. It wav a bitter in dictment of the rottenness and cor ruption of the Republican party, couched in elegant and diplomatic language. It was a tine hill that will require all the resouret fulness and chicanery of the leaders of the (Irand Old Party, so-called, to discredit. P p]aced„the Republican party squarely on trial before the bar of public opin ion and when the people render their verdict at the ballot box in Novem ber, w*e confidently believe that the Democrats v/ill be returned to power •“JiniTnie” Byrnes. James F. Byrnes, who has represent ed the Second Congressional District n Congress for the past 11 years. w?n hrit sworn in on the same day that John W. Davis, the Democratic norm fee for President, became a memoei i f that body. Mr. Byrnes referred to th.s fact on the occasion of the Sena iorial campaign meeting held in Ai ken, his home town, recently. The Democratic nominee and Mr. Byrne's served together in the House, and are personal friends. From reports reaching Mr. ^Byrnes’ hcaelquartevs from throughout the State, it ap pears that the' two, Mr. Davis and .Vr. Byrnes, will, on the 4th day of next March, take the oath required of them fill higher erffices, the one be'coming President of the United States and h'* othe'r Unite-d States Senator. In offering for the Senate, Mr. Byrne's’ is merely asking promotion id the hands of the people aftei 14 years of faithful and valuable service t<> the State-, the nation and the- Dem ocratic party. In the lower branch of ( ongress he has maele an enviably record, which for brilliancy and achievement is unassailable. It stands for itself. In a material way he has- achieved great, big things. To p) (( .;e* the truth of this avse-ption, only one item ne>e*d be mentioned. Initiatin'.'' the movement in Congress for federal aid for roadbuilding, he- secured the first <10.000 that came into South Ctfrolina for this purpevse. and since that initial appropriation. South Car olina has received approximately *7.- ^00,000 from the federal government to aid in the construction of highwayv .n the State. In addition, it was Mr. Byrnes who piloted through the House the bill, enacted in-war times, to appropriate $10,000,000 with which to purchase nitrate of soda to sell to the'farmers at tost. Mr. Bvrne^ seeks promotion to .the Senate for the're'ason that there fifs opportunities for service will be en- vjarged. The Serfate has but 00 mem bers. whereas there are 43 r ) members of the House. The Senate traF exclu- ►*ve control over foreign, affairs. J-i the Senate art -n^apy men who. J like John W. Davis., have served.in the House with him. These men have Beep, promoted for faithful servve, their people back home believing ’hat I'iomotion shrfUld f>e the reward, in polities' as in businis*-. for the man who makes good-on the ji b. -f - — » Davis and Coolidge. Thursday night the editor of The People had the doubtful pleasure of Mstening 1 to j the Republican notifica tion ceremonies by—radio. Mr. <'')ol- dge’s speech of acceptance came ; n -.vith remarkable clearness for this j season of the year and w^- were able to folloxv him very closely. Our : m- jpression then was that the President delivered a pale’ and pallid excuse for: War in Co.. H, 17th S. C. Volunteer-, Capt. W. H. Ulmer, commanding. He have, suiwiving him his three sons, twelve grandchild:en and two great grandchildren. < Thy funeral services were conduct- isl at his church on Wednesday nt- tenioon by his pastor. Rev. D. W. HeCkie.—-Cont ributed. >Ir. \Nade H. Sanders. William Ransom Morris. Mr. Wad* H. Sanders, aged 4m years, died at his home .near KJjne Monday afternoon at two o'clock, al ter u short illness. IBs body was la.d to rest Tuesday afternoon in t.'ie Creech cemetery, near Kline, the He D. W. Heckle conducting th< funcivil services in the presence of a large concourse of relatives and friends. Mr. Sanders, who was om of the larg est farmers in the lower section of the county, is survived by his lathei, Mr. E. B. Sanders; two sisters, Mr-. Cornelia Thomas and Mrs. Annie Brooker; three brothers, Messrs. W. P. Sanders, E. B. Sanders. Jr., and J. W. Sanders; and three step-children, Mr. W. Clay Creech and Misses Free- da and Louise Creech, who have the sympathy of many "friends in thtii bereavement. Black Booster Party. Quite a number of ears filled with business men from Williston and Elko passed throug-h Barnwell Tuesday on a tour of the counties of the Second Congressional District in the interest of the candidacy of Capt. W. D. Black. Notice of Election. Notice is hereby given that an elec tion for Mayor and Aldermen of th»* town of Barnwell and one Commis sioner of Public Works to succeed Mrs. Bessie B. Easterling will be held on Tuesday, September 2nd. 1924. The said election shall be held as is provided by law for holding general elections. The polls will he opened - at the Court House at 8:00 o clock A. M. and closed at 4:00 o’clock P. M. The following, are hereby appointed managers of election: Sam J. Halford, p YV. Price and Solomon Brown. A. J. Bennett, Mayor J. M. Caldwell, Clerk. 1 Phini/v & Co. New \d'ertisers. On Tuesday afternoon at a: 17 o’clock on the 12th, instant, at the home of bis son, Ed. E. Morris, in Barnwell, the soul of William Ransom Morris was required by our omniscient rather. He had Been sick for about two weeks, his illness developing into pneumonia, and the Jransition from this life to the great beyond was gentle and peaceful, characteristic traits of his daily walk. He was married twice, his first wife being Miss ' Millie Dclk. who died about ofi years ago, arid by whom he had one son, Ed. E. Morris; and his second wife.' Miss Ellie Barker, who also preceded him. and by whom Tie had two son's, W. Angu- Morris and John A. Morris. At the age of 18 he united with Eri end ship Baptist chinch and ha e ever since h< en a faithful and con secrated member of that church. He served throughout thr CivT Among the new advertisements to be found in this i«sue of The People is one for PhTniZy A Co., cotton fac tors, of Augusta, (ia. This firm wa- eslablished in 18ti’> and has been in active business continously since th'»l time. F'or more than 5'* years it ha. been under the personal management of the senior 'partner. Mr. James To bin. Mr. Ferdinand Phirjzy. anothci'. partner, has s*en 28 years of active service in the interest of his clients. With -ueh a record, and the firm’s pre-ent financed stand.ng. they feel that the farmers of this section may safely ship cotton to them. They are in a position to make advances > n cotton, and state that they nev i hypothecate customers' cotton *.«- anybody. . Mr. T. B. Ellis. Jr., of l.ymihu -i! (was m I he city yesterday . s»*:d -trt* .1 | that he is a proud grandfather, a - >n having been bor i to Mr.. «ai .1 .Mi-. Steve Ellis at Uiiffin. (la., on Vaga-t 14th. ' A CANDIDATE WITH NO MUSH’ IN HIS MOUTH (Note- Sometime ago we -aw in '‘The Barnwell People” an announce ment of one J. B. .Morris as a can li- da,te for sheriff. Being the same name as that borne by the modest fore man of The Calhoun Times office we inquired, and learqed that the Barn well man is the father. Different even from the most loyal and devoted sons, generally, he has been too bashful to gossip around the office in the slight est wqy about the Barnwell election in which he is greatly interested. After all these weeks, the first and only news of the campaign for sher iff over there, that came to our e.t- tention, we again found in “The Barnwell People" of, last week. It was a letter signed by the same “J B. Morris.” Contrary to letters <>f mo-t politicians who try to ride all the horses at the same time and afraid to take a stand in or out of office, lest they Jose votes, it is. so fine and open and true to the moral ide of law and decency that we are publishing it,. He is, at least, -one andidate that u not afraid of the bootleggers and their nflueme in' a county where they love liquor and frequently shoot each other just for fun of the thing. We wish we could poll a thousand absentee votes foi Morris. No man of any standing will write like that and fall down ,< n the job. if elected. We need s-jch -heriff- in every county unless prohibition continues a growng farce. Mr. M lr- ris was sheriff years ago and quit his own—accord.—Editor. 1 “Statement h> J. B. Morris.” “Some of my enemies are oircuht- ine a report that 1 am the ‘wet’ can didate for sheriff and if I am elected blind tigers will have their change. This is a campaign lie, pun and sim ple. The blind tigers of Barnwell County, qever had an easy time before when 1 was Sheriff and, they won’t have it thi-; time. I have never made a statement to the people of the county that I didn't live up to, and J state now that if I am elected Sheriff 1 will ‘dean up’ Barnwell County, and any liquor man who expects to go on doing business if I am elected will be disappointed, and any who figure on going in business, if I am elected, had better set up across the line in some other county, as they won’t get any quarter from m*. The Constitu tion says this country is dry, and o far as I am concerned, 1 will show the people how to have a dry county, if the people elect me. which I am sure they will. M. Ik—Morris.” —The Calhoun Times. ndv.< (Under New Management) 3>4~ MS'r 'T kw OPEN IN DATE: FRIDAY, A l Cl ST 22NI) IMH CLASS MacLKAN IN “NEVER SAY DIE” 4 •. ALSO \ TWO-REEL COMEDY -n WEDNESDAY, U'CEST 27TH HOOI (HBSON IN “DEAD GAME” WITH \ TWO-RKKL ("MKDY I RIDAY, U <;i SI' 29TH “ANN CHRISTIE” SPEC! AI FEATURE V t i li A I W O R EEL CO M EL Y PKK US TO. 20 and .‘U* ( FAT'S WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR ROBERT L. GUNTER FOR CONGRESS Because he is a v<Jf-mad< man. and ha^ familiarized him-c f w th th« needs and ccnojtiors of toiy class of business within the District. ♦•-r*.. Having labored on a fanh until hi was twenty-one ears old. aid having been c»r,. eett d with- farming ever s:nc«-. he is lamiliai with agricultural conditions, and is directlv intei’f*st*xl therein. ' *., . ^ ' - ,_i - ' . Having lived in Aiken County all his life, and at \ik. n for twe’ty-four years. at the Horse J reek Valiev Section, he- is thorough+w familiar with the labor conditions existing -n ”ur mamm-n u.i ■’v towns, ami he has alway- stood by the interests of labor and tor what i« nght. i. ' k , He was on# <»! the delegation from Aik*.n County \\ h<. ii tirw j -ed fa tirst • h «. ia.i•• i ad in the South ( ai o- lina Legislature. . He has always stood tor the education of thi mass#w.v- ■ r * ■ of ‘.h* • 'a a.itt"» on education in tu< . • ' 1 . Constitutional Convention of 1897. and helped wiiu thi a-fclt c edit atum. • ■ wl,;. h < u: present school system . —r- based#- He is opposed to the proposed Constitutional Am- 'aliiei.t . -ohiio’irg i* s and l - under eighteen years of- age from working in any industry of the UnittH State-, this Am* ulnunt d* pi.-v«-s the Su.tes of their lights, ami if adopted, will deprive farmers of a great part -of th* ii b*b«.i m..s .g - e no. > :« - and girls, and bi ingini’ haixlships on their parents. Having been Solicitor for fourteen yeai s. a.-q. iti: eg that t - :>■ top# w.t: th* best lawyer- ot thi .S* uoml Circuit', ami of the State, in- the Circuit a d Su> u m* i 'o - ;• <q . • • d t - c. :• 1 thi .ght • ..r ‘he p ,-ie ot the District- against any attacKv wiv.i-h mav >* i >.;ght « - .a* #4 what* ■ > ' •>t*' v s!" • He ’- making' his own tight. Ioni -tly and fairly . w . , ■ j- • c • fl.#■ . • e ;. aga- \ gth* • i .e di*L« * and without buying the off in t< which ht aspires. Hu past services pro.* that hi can t»o tru-te,l nv hi i .,p.-. ; - - best • f >.: - th*- p •ot-*-c;u".n "‘ 'h* if « ■ nterest at ail times. The re, .ni li* has niaiie u- a • uni. < ffi * , d* -< i .» ti* Ai. . % i Why Dial Should be Re-elected * \ His Record in the United States Senate shows that he stands for: F % cry thing that helps the larmer. th< laboring man ar d the husinet«s man in general. «■ a ' ' . \ I h« right ot the State !o regulutf their own affairs and sou a rely against the Federal ( hiid l.ab*ir Amend#, n ent. which would work untold hardship *»p i he larmer- of the State. # Economy in the conduct ol the Government. Prohibition, legislative and oth«-rwis«-. i - His six years «f experience as Senator will b* a valua-* PI* asset to South < arolina He has always been ‘‘on the job” and wi!| remain s< »s bmg a» he is in the Senate. > Has any *ither aspirant a stronger claim on the Demo crats of South Carolina?. ‘ Think it over, men and w«’n;*n M-trrs. and on new Toesdav — Cast your ballots for N. B. { I for Re-election to U. S. Senate t ■ ;VX C*