The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, July 30, 1914, Page 4, Image 4
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ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891.
Published every Thursday in The
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the live and growing City of Bamberg,
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Thursday, July 30,1914.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
With the first day of July my connection
with The Herald as editor
ceased, for on that day I turned the
entire management over to Messrs.
.
R. M. Hitt and R. M. Bruce, who have
leased the paper from me and will
conduct it in future. I have sold
them the stock of goods in the Herald
.
Book Store, and they will also conduct
that business. All accounts due
The Herald and the Book Store up to
July 1st are payable to me, but accounts
can be settled at the office as
formerly, and our customers will be
put to no inconvenience on account
of the change. In fact the business
will run right along without a hitch,
for I still own the paper and will take
a personal interest in it just the same
" fnrmoriv The nnlv difference
will be that I will not devote my personal
attention to it. In fact, I have
not given the paper much of my time
for many months, having devoted
the greater portion of the day, and
some times at night, to my duties as
postmaster. Hereafter I expect to
devote all my time to the postofflce.
I am turning over The Herald to
these young gentlemen because I
feel that they are worthy and that
their efforts should be in the interest
of themselves rather than an employer,
so I am giving them a chance to
8ho\y the stuff of which they are
made. And you may be sure I believe
they are made of the right sort
of material or I would not turn over
to them a business to which I have
devoted the best effort and the best
vears of mv life in develODing. That
they will "make good" I am fully satisfied.
They are honest and honorable
young men, who will strive to
maintain the Standard of The Herald
and improve it if possible. They will
stand for the best interests of Bamberg
county and its people, and every
worthy enterprise and progressive
movement will have the hearty support
of the paper.
Mr. Hitt has only been with The
Herald for the past six months, but
I have known him for some years,
as he formerly ran a newspaper in
Aiken and has done newspaper work
in other parts of the State. He is an
Aiken county man, and you know
Aiken is not far from Bamberg.
Roy Bruce has "grown up" with
The Herald you might say. Away
back in 1891 he came to the paper as
a little bit of a boy in knee breeches
to learn to set type. When I bought
The Herald in 1S99 and moved here
from Sumter, he was not with the
paper, but the next year he came
back to work for me and has been
with me ever since?fourteen consecutive
years. What he knows of
the newspaper business I taught him.
He has been a most faithful employee
in every way. and 1 am sure he is well
fitted to meet the responsibilities
which will fall on his shoulders. 1
can heartily commend both young
men to my friends and patrons, and
I trust they will give The Herald ?
larger patronage than it has received
heretofore. Of course my interest it
still with the business, and I shall es
I
teem it a personal favor when patronage
conies this way.
It may be that my retirement from
. the newspaper business will be only
> temporary, and, on the other hand,
| it may be permanent. Feeling as I
: do now, 1 do not know that I shall
. ever want to have the active managei
ment of a newspaper again. I have
been in the steady grind since Jan1
uary, 1S94, when with my brother,
we bought the Sumter Herald. 1
bought The Bamberg Herald in 1899,
! and came here and assumed charge
the first of July of that year. For
i
. exactly fifteen years I have been "on
the job," and I feel like a little rest.
I mean by this rest from newspaper
work, for a postmaster does not have
' an easy time by any means, and I
, I shall seek to develop it and give it
the same attention I have my private
. business. In fact I think my record
' since I have been a public official will
prove that I have kept alive to the ,
; interest of the patrons and have done
i a great deal to improve the service '
1 during my administration.
But I have already said more than
I intended to. I shall not say goodbye
to the many kind friends that 1
1 have made while editing this newspaper.
I will continue to keep in
touch with those who read The Herald.
No doubt I may write some for
it occasionally, and my articles may
not be signed either, for I have an 1
lQSct lU(tl LLi > VIC v? O UU puvav 4UV0
tions will tally with those of the
young gentlemen who will succeed
me, and I am of the opinion that they
will not object to printing what I
may write. I want my friends from
the country to drop in the office
when they come to town, just as they
have always done. The postofflce is
next door to The Herald, and they can
easily find me if they want to shake
my hand, but I want them to come
in and make themselves at home with
The Herald, for they will be welcom!
ed just as always.
There is no reason why The Herald
should not grow and prospes. The
young men who will run it have energy,
enthusiasm, and optimism. They
are hard workers, and know the newspaper
business thoroughly, and I expect
to back them in every way pos- ;
sible. I am not so young as I used 1
to be, but possibly my years of experience
have made me wiser in some
respects, and I shall give to the new
management the benefit of this experience,
should they need it. I con
fidentiy expect tne paper iu giu*? m
circulation and influence, and I can
safely promise that it will always
keep pace with the growth of the
community and county. Bamberg <
is growing right along, and it is go- :
ing to keep it up. We are going to '
be a real city in a few years, and in
this growth The Herald expects to ,
be an important factor.
A. W. KNIGHT.
(
It has not been our pleasure to lis- ,
ten to the platforms of the legislative
candidates in this county, as we have <
not attended a campaign meeting, but !
from the accounts of the meetings
we notice that some of them stand
for measures which this newspaper
I heartily advocates. However, we
would be gtad to have each candi- ,
date for the legislature express him-, 1
self as to whether he favors putting
'every county officer on a salary, the
fees and costs collected to go into
the county treasury. The fee system
is entirely wrong, and it i^ not
business-like to conduct the affairs
of the county in any such manner.
In our private affairs we pay certain
amounts for certain work, but in
county matters we elect a man to nn
office and he never knows what his
salary is going to be. In conversation
with one of the very best men
in the county a few days ago he expressed
himself as favoring a stated
1 salary for all offices, and asked us
* why we did not discuss it, now that
! our county campaign was on. We
discussed this same idea two years
' ago, but nothing came of it, but now
in the name of the people who pay
taxes we ask our legislative candi1
dates to state whether they favor
' the fee system or stated salaries for
> county officers. If there is any good
reason why the fee system is better,
: we would like to know it, and only
I by a discussion can the weak and
i strong points of each method be arj
rived at. We trust, therefore, at
the campaign meeting at Denmark
5 ne\t Wednesday our legislative can'
didates will discuss the question.
The Newberry Herald and News
says that Newberry is to have a $3,>00
crematory. We don't know what
Newberry wants with a crematory unless
it expects to have some dead
ones after August 23.
The city of Augusta is obtaining
considerable publicity on acount of
the encampment of the Southern militia
being held there. South Carolina
and Charleston could just as well
have received this advertising and
other benefits had different political
conditions obtained in this State.
If there is an organization furthering
the interests of the governor of
South Carolina in Bamberg county, it
ic wnrkine- nrettv well under cover.
The governor has stated that he has
an organization in every county in
the State. The people of Bamberg
county would like to know who composes
the organization in this county.
WARM MEETING AT OLAR.
(Continued from page 1, column 5.)
fore Mr. Zeigler could go one way,
which brought laughter.
A. G. W. Hill, the next candidate
for county commissioner, announced
his candidacy and promised good service
if elected. He believes that the
commissioners should see that all
money derived from the commutation
tax should be put to work and
not allowed to lie idle in the hands
of the treasurer.
J. C. McMillan, the next candidate
called, was absent.
D. W. Phillips announced his candidacy
for county commissioner and
promised to see the roads often and
promised better results than are now
obtained if elected. Regarding the
petition referred to above he said
he thought every man should be
allowed to vote as he saw fit. He
would not commit himself.
E. M. Sandifer was the next candi
date introduced and he said he had
no record as a public servant, but if
elected would make one in the next
two years. As to the petition sub-'
mitted, he would not commit himself.
G. H. Smoak was next introduced,
said he had no particular record in
public office to point to but is a practical
business man and feels that he
is competent to handle the affairs
of the county economically and in a
business-like way. Said he was told
at Ehrhardt that he was too good a
business man to ask for such an insignificant
office as commissioner, but
thought the admission that he was a
business man was the best argument
for his election. He would make a
record, he said, if elected. He did
not commit himself.
J. J. Zeigler was the next scheduled
speaker in the race for county commissioner,
but was not present at the
meeting.
W. D. Bessinger, the next candidate
for commissioner to speak, an
nounced his candidacy and said, regarding
the petition, that voting was
a personal privilege and would not
commit himself. He believes the
commutation taxes should be used
where collected.
W. R. Bessinger, the last of the
candidates for commissioner to speak,
told of his experience in working
the roads 'of the county and said he
believed he could do good work if
elected. He would not commit himself
on the petition.
Auditor and Treasurer.
Both Messrs. R. W. D. Rowell,
candidate for re-election as auditor
and county superintendent of education
without opposition, and G. A.
Jennings, candidate for treasurer, unopposed,
were absent. A message
from Mr. Rowell stated that his
health would not permit of his attending
the meeting during the
damp weather.
Suj>ervisor.
C. W. Fogle was the first candidate
to speak in the race for supervisor.
Said he had no long record to refer
to, but if he was elected he would
soon make the record He compared
the roads of Orangebu g county with
those of Bamberg and told of how
much better our sister county's
roads are than ours. The secret, he
says, lies in the fact that in Orangeburg
they build sand-clay roads and
his ambition is to show this county
what fine roads can be built. He
stated that he had traveled considerably
in this county and had seen no
sand-clay roads. A voice from the
crowd: "Have you been between
Bamberg and Denmark?" "I have."
replied Mr. Fogle, "and found only
a clay road." He then explained the
difference in construction of the two
kinds of roads. He declared himself
for E. D. Smith for the United States
Senate amid cheers.
L. P. McMillan was introduced as
the next speaker and spoke of feeling
very much at home in Olar. He said
he appreciated the value of good
roads not only because they were
good for the county, but because he
hauled annually many tons of fertilizer
over the roads in that section
to his own farm, in addition to pro
ducts of the farm hauled. Ho has
had considerable experience in road
building and feels himself competent
to do good work if elected. He compared
the roads of this county with
those of Hampton, Barnwell and
Orangeburg counties, stating that they
were not as good as those of either
of the other three counties. Says
his platform has but one plank and
that is "to give every tax-payer a
square deal." He thinks there is
something wrong with the distribution
of the commutation tax in this
county and promises to rectify the
error if elected. "It is the supervisor's
business to see the roads before
they are paid for." said Mr. McMillan.
"just the same as the cotton
buyer sees the cotton." He denied
that he was brought out for the
purpose of defeating Capt. W. T.
Cave, for whom he has the highest
respect. Mr. McMillan did not refer
I - tkA noitmn nrocontpd at thp onpn
LU Li:c ptmvu is * v -
ing of the meeting. He was applauded.
W. B. Smoak, the next candidate
to speak, said he had done his duty
as county commissioner and has divided
the work with the other commissioners,
had no criticism to make
of the incumbent or any of his opponents.
but was in the race on his
own merit and would assure the voters
of his best services if elected. He
would not make promises that he
knew he could not fulfill nor would
he try to please everybody as he
knew that would be impossible. He
is in favor of good roads and promises
eood work if elected. Regarding
the United States Senatorial race, he
said he would cast his ballot for the
best man but would not commit himself
now.
E. C. Bruce, the present incumbent,
was next introduced and said
he Wished that he had been born perfectv
for if he had then the land
would flow with milk and honey and
he could please everybody. His was
a hard office to fill, he said, but that
he only asked justice of the people
for what he had already accomplished
and an opportunity to show what
could be done in the future with better
equipment and a freer hand which
was given him by the grand jury.
He then referred to his former record
as supervisor and described the
work he had done and the difficulties
he had overcome in trying to distribute
work equitably over the county.
It was through the experience
gained during his former incumbency,
said Mr. Bruce, that he had decided
to build only permanent roads and
had accordingly set out to do this
with the Denmark-Bamberg road
which he promised should be continued
on around to Olar and other
sections as fast as he could get to
them and whether elected or defeated
he would give his best efforts to
the administration of the office so
long as he held it. He was questioned
as to how many times he had
visited Buford's Bridge section for
work and replied that he*had been
there many times and would continue
to come so long as needed and he
"had the opportunity. At this point
an attempt was made by a man from
Bamberg to break into Mr. Bruce's
speech with repeated questions and
stamping of feet and received for
his pains a sharp reply which must
have been a stinging rebuke. When
his speech was again taken up Mr.
Bruce stated that he did not propose
to be dictated to by any man or set
of men when it comes to discharging
his duty and proposed to obey the
instructions of the grand jury. It
was pointed out by Mr. Bruce that he
was the first one who had had the
summer term of court for this county
put off and thereby was saving
much money for the county. Regard
ing the request in the petition read
at the opening of the meeting, Mr.
Bruce explained that while he admired
the present governor for some
things which he had done, among
them returning to the county prisoners
for road work from the penitentiary
and practically abolishing the
State farms, which were competing
with the farmers of the State in the
production of cotton and other farm
products, when the legislature was
too weak-kneed to bring this about,
he had never voted for the present
governor and never would. The
cheers at this and like declarations
from other candidates indicated very
clearly that the anti-administrationists
were in the majority in the audience.
Capt. \V. T. Cave, when introduced,
received an ovation from his
home folk. He said he was at home
and would have nothing to say. However,
he had been asked to explain
how ho had ohtained the rank of
captain, and as it had been requested,
he would explain that it was obtained
through his leadership of a
company of red shirts in '76. He
also declared his opposition to the
present administration and stated
that he had never voted for Blease,
which statement was met with a
shout.
It was at this point that a recess
was taken and a conference of the
candidates called to decide on the
dates of future meetings of the campaign,
which has been related be
fore in this report.
Legislature?F. F. Carroll.
When the meeting was resum
F. F. Carroll was introduced as
first speaker in the race for
house of representatives. Mr. C
roll said he stood for everything t
was clean and economical in gove
ment. "Regardless of. the many
sues injected into the campaign
candidates for State and national
fices." said .Mr. Carroll, "the m
issue is that of Education." He
made a study of compulsory edu
tion and does not believe our con
tution would permit of such a I
without first amending it. He s
all great reforms should move sl<
ly and believes the people sho
sneak their will before they
brought about. The people sho
then refer it to the legislature ;
let them settle it in the proper m
ner. The negro, said Mr. Carr
should not stand in the way whei
conies to giving the best to our c
dren. While he is not a negro ha
he believes that he is not so con
tuted nor was he intended to en
the same privileges and advanta
of the white man and the North
people are coming more and m
to a realization of this fact on
count of the outrages which are c<
mitted upon our white women
negroes, and he predicted that
North would join hands with
South in repealing the 14th and 1
amendments to the national con
tution. (Applause.) He says th
are enough criminal laws on the si
ute books of the State; what we n
is enforcement of laws already ma
He will make'an effort to blot out
factionalism, if elected. As to
petition of the voters of Oiar, he s
he had never voted for Blease i
never would. He was heartily ch<
ed at conclusion.
J. Wesley Crum, Jr.
J. W. Crum, Jr., entered the n
he said, at the request of friends v
believed he could serve the coui
Had no record to speak of, exc
mac maae auring me seveiat ujuu
in which he has served the town
Denmark as mayor and of that
would let the people speak, t
could say if it was good. He 1
been twitted about the propo
"Blue Sky" law which he had ad
cated, he said, but regardless of c
ieisins he believed it to be for
good of the investor and still advo<
ed it. Eighty per cent of the pec
of the State, he said, were of
farmer class, therefore, he wo
have to represent mostly farmers ;
would work fortheir interests if eb
ed. He believes in the encoua
ment of the department of agri<
ture of the State and that dem
stration farms should be establisl
in every county for the beniflt of
farmers. He favors good roads i
the use of the commutation tax
keep them up. In the matter of
ucation, Mr. Crum said he had b
misunderstood to say that he opi
ed compulsory education, but he wi
ed it understood that what he re;
opposed was a State-wide compuls
education law. says oui wu
should not be taxed to keep c
dren of other counties in school
voice from the crowd asked: "D<
you think the children of other co
ties need education?" To this
Crum answered that he knew t
needed education but he favore<
.local option law to give it to th(
He also believes in decreasing ta
at the expense of everything exc
education and roads. During
speech a voice from the crowd k
insisting that they wanted to kr
how he stood as to the request mi
in the petition, to which he repl
that the ballot was secret and t
he proposed to exercise the rig
(Cries of "Hurrah for Smith.")
was cheered at the conclusion of
speech.
B. W. Miley, standing for re-el<
tion to the house of representatii
was next introduced and began a
nial of a charge which he said
Crum had made against him at E
hardt, to the effect that the pec
of that community had been slig
ed when it came to making appo
ments. He pointed out that th
were a limited number of appo:
ments to be made by the delegat
to the house and that Ehrhardt 1
received her full quota. At i
point, Mr. Crum explained what
had said was not by way of reflect
on Mr. Miley's action in the mat
but to assure the people that
would not discriminate against tli
in the matter of appointments,
elected. This explanation served
end the colloquy. "I do n A come to
apologize for my record," said .Mr.
ed, Miley, "be it good or bad." He may
the have made mistakes, he said, but
the they were of the head and not of the
ar- heart. He has acted regardless of
hat factional feeling and differences in
rn- the discharge of his duties as repreis
sentative. Has had no dictator and
by was not the man of any man or set
of- of men. He told of the things which
ain he had accomplished for the advancehas
ment of the State and county. As
;ca- to education, he opposed a compulsti
sory school attendance law, and said
law if it was made more convenient for
ays children to attend school, that such
ow- a law would not be necessary. He
uld thinks the law undemocratic. He
are has been misrepresented, he says,
uld regarding his vote on the one-mill
ind school tax and defended his position,
an- He said he had been twitted because
oil, he had opposed the medical inspeci
it tion of school children and explainhil
ed that his opposition was due to a
ter, failure of the medical men to keep
sti- the faith with him. that they had rejoy
quested that he support a bill proges
viding for inspection by physicians
ern to be chosen by parents of children
ore and that free of cost, but that they
ac- had tacked on a fee of 25 cents for
jm- the inspection and that it would cost
by the State $90,000 for this purpose,
the which would come out of the school
-u ~ c j~ ^e ~ tt^
uie iuuus ui uie oictie. ne xias ueeu
5th attacked for his opposition to the
sti- Sanders bill for the elimination of
ere houses of ill-repute in cities and
tat- towns, he said, and wished to explain
eed that his opposition was due to the
ide. fact that this would deny the
all violators the right to be tried by juthe
ry, a right guaranteed them by the
laid constitution, and it was for that reaind
son that he opposed it. Had they
;er- been allowed to be tried by jury, he
would have supported it. He called
on Dr. Rentz to explain why it was
ice, that he came to him some time ago
i-ho and endorsed his course in the legisitv
Intiiro ar.d nrnmisprl snnnnrf thpn
ept came out in opposition to -him. Reths
garding the petition of the Olar votof
ers, he said he could not say that
he he endorsed or did not endorse the
hey present administration and cited inhad
stances in which he had voted to
sed override the veto of the governor.
[vo- '
(Continued on page 5, column 4.)
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