Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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& CABINET QUARRELS. h Have Been Few in the History of the United States. . c r * The recent precipitate withdrawal of Secretary of State William .Ten_ -r> tho nnhinpt rails IllllgS Dl y CLLL nvm ~ attention to the fact that there have v been comparatively few American cabinet crises, a situation which shows the strength of the American institution as compared with the cabinets of Europe, says the Baltimore Sun. There it is a frequent occurrence for a crisis to be projected by one man's attitude, a situation that has ? S resulted in the entire reconstruction of cabinets, France and England have ' ' known scores of such instances of wholesale vampings of the portfolios. Here cabinet disruptions have never occurred. Men have resigned frequently from the presidential boards, but none however, has caus If ed the upset of the cabinet. There have been a few serious cabinet quarrels, secretaries at odds pr- j with one another, and in one case a feud between a president and sec|te retary, but none of quite the phase of the Bryan break. ?" Of all probably the most interesting was the Stanton affair, when, v briefly, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton was "fired" by President Andrew Johnson, although at first he jfc,'- refused to be "fired," persisted in holding office and gave up only when 1*0 rtniiansft r?f imneachment proceed E2K? y tr fings against President Johnson coneluded the matter. There was a tense situation created in Grant's administration, with the virtually enforced resignation of yj!\ v Secretary of War Belknap. * Grant was too much the soldier to scent 4 ' the ways of the politicians, and following a period of incessant rumors and counter rumors he suddenly realized that the war department had K be?n overrun with graft on hundreds of army contracts. Belknap's prompt surrender of his portfolio ended a situation that proved bitter to Grant and eventually caused the defeat of the Republican party. A somewhat similar situation 5|g j arose in later years, when another ratef member of the cabinet, and this time jgfei a secretary of war also, Secretary glj'V Alger, was compelled to step down IS?;*' from the McKinley war cabinet. The * embalmed beef scandals that involved Commissary General Egan and the quartermaster's department general B|p? ly on charges of inadequate ana neglectful handling of the supplies of the armies invading Cuba and Porto |K:r - ; . Rico reacted eventually on the war (. secretary and he retired a broken > man. But of the three only Stanton's ^ ^ - resignation comes the nearest to the^ . Bryan case. Both times were momentous?Bryan's because of the jg ' great question, possible war with a ???foreign nation, that precipitated it; , ;,.V Stanton's because of the situation it ^ ^ created, resulting as it did in the . j - only presidential impeachment in j our country's history. , Johnson, pulled and hauled in the 1 trying reconstruction days, asked for fef / Stairton's resignation. All of the j p^1 Uncoln cabinet had held over when ? Johnson succeeded the martyred ^ TwoeMont anri thorp was soon errave yiOSiUVUV) wuva vuv. v - w * internal dissensions. Johnson, first, had not the insight and foresight of : - Lincoln, to whom , the cabinet had jjfy \ .become endeared;' and worst of all, llJyf he did not realize it and lacked the tact to meet the situation. I P His greatest trouble was with Stan^>0 ton. Stanton, ever a determined ( man, brusque and Napoleonic in his | decisions, practically refused to tol- } prate Johnson's methods. Stanton ( ran with the Republican congres j : sional feeling, that the Confederate i, States had gone beyond the pale in < p ^ their secession and must work out a ? fl long period of grace before they ? ISf, ; could be taken into the fold again. Johnson's position was that the , war was merely an extreme and pro- ] ptracted "uprising" with which the ? % " president alone should deal and not ? fe* * congress. The feeling between the j two became so acute that days passea ( Mr. '. " without either speaking to the other, iilSt- though they met frequently in the , cabinet discussions. Finally Presi- , < dent Johnson asked for Stanton's resignation. Stanton promptly, almost abruptly, in his brusque, irritating manner, refused to resign. Johnson thereupon declared him f* removed from the office and appoint?r\ r - ed Gen. Grant' to act as secretary of war. The tenure of office act, to protect employees from too summary re moval from office, had been in effect only a short time, Stanton held the act of Johnson illegal under the act and still refused to give up his office. And for nearly four months the ' country had two secretaries of war? Stanton and Grant. Grant was in an especially humiliating position, urged as he was on one hand to oust Stanton from the office of secretary and controlled by a reasonable doubt as to the legality of his own appointor* ment. Besides, Grant and Stanton had had several serious frictions in Lin COTTON CONDITION 63.7. Journal of Commerce Says This Compares With 73.5 Per cent. Year Ago. New York, October 28.?The conrHHr\r? r?f /?fkttrm fnr thp mnnth of Oc U1 V1V/11 VI W WVA* IV* v?*vr _ _ tober lost 3.9 points from a month ago, when it was 63.7 per cent., making condition on the average date of October 23 59.8 per cent. This compares with 73.5 per cent, last year, 62.1 per cent, in 1913, 68.8 per cent, in 1912 and 69.3 per cent in 1911. The decline is not high for this season of the year, since in 1913 it was 5 points, in 1909 it was 3.9 points and in 1906 it was 3.6 points. This unusually low condition is the result of a season of unfavorable and erratic weather, as reported in these columns from month to month. Picking is very much advanced, due partly to the smallness of the crop and favorable wreather, while continued high prices for the staple have been an incentive to hastening gathering. According to our reports the crop is 72 per cent gathered, as against 68 per cent, last year; 70 per cent, in 1913, 71 per cent, in 1912, 76 per cent, in 1911 and 70 per cent, in 1910. The unusually low per cent, picked in Oklahoma is due to a very late season in that State. A tabulation on the Southern estimates of this year's crop is given below, showing an average of about 11,085,000 bales. The Journal of Commerce assumes no responsibility for these figures, being strictly the consensus of Southern opinion as reported by our correspondents. Table of Comparison. Condition changes for the past four years, together with percentage con-, dition last month, are given in the accompanying table: DeOct. Nov. crease. Con. 1915 '14 '13 '12 N. C 71.4 3.7 0.0 5.8 *0.7 S. C 65.8 - 3.4 0.2 4.0 3.3 Ga. .. .1 .. 62.1 3.6 1.2 4.3 5.3 Fla 59.5 3.8 3.4 *3.0 8.4 Ala 59.8 5.0 1.1 1.0 4.0 Miss 63.7 8.0 3.4 8.6 2.0 La 62.0 4.2 2.9 15.0 1.5 Texas .. .. 62.7 3.2 3.5 6.3 *0.2 Ark 66.2 3.9 1.9 4.4 0.6 Tenn 72.9 4.3 1.4 *2.0 1.8 Mo 71.7 5.0 1.0 ? 1.0 *5.0 \ Okla. .. .. 66.8 1.3 *1.0 2.0 63.0 Average .. 63.7 3.9 2.0 5.0 1.5 * Increase. i Glendale springs water for sale at Hern don's Grocery Store and Mack's Drug Store.?adv. coin's time, when Lincoln tactfully and pointedly made the domineering war secretary realize that Grant was the real head of the army. The question went before congress when it reconvened in December and there was consternation when the senate, whose prerogative it was to pass upon presidential appointments, refused to sanction the-.ousting of Stanton. This threw things back to their original status and and Stanton triumphantly resumed his office. Johnson.-then took the bull by the horns and removed Stanton again. Fhe removal during a recess of congress was not considered a very serious contravention of the tenure oi Dfflce act, but the second action, with congress in session, created a tremendous sensation, and before the country was aroused from its amazement articles of impeachment had been drawn against Johnson. These articles cited a number of charges against the president, but here was no doubt that the Stanton removal was the crucial one of all. Congress scented a means of decisvely venting its dislike of Johnson, with whom it had been in almost constant embroilment over the reconstruction of the South, and there was i general feeling of satisfaction. From the Johnson side it was contended that Stanton's removal was merely a means of testing the constitutionality of the tenure of office act. The Johnson contingent held that the presidential cabinet was overwhelmingly a personal one, and that it was illogical and absurd to compel the president to tolerate any one in such a literal family circle who could not be received into his house. As anticipated, the stress of the impeachment trial was placed on Stanton's removal, and when the removal was upheld by the impeachment vote the other charge fell through. Stanton promptly tendered his recognation and John M. Scofield was named as his successor. This was Mav 26, 1868. Stanton! had been removed originally bv John son on August 12. 1867, and he thus served more than nine months under the protest of the president. An unfortunate result of the dissension. was the breaking of relations between. Johnson and Grant. Johnson rebuked Grant for not being more positive in his stand against Stanton's holding on to the office of secretary of war. The rebuke led to heated retorts on both sides and the two separated. The breach never healed.?Baltimore Sun. VIOLATION OF INSTRUCTIONS. Orders Given Not to Attack Liners | Without Warning. Washington, Oct. 29.?A memo-! randum from the German govern- j ment explaining the unsuccessful at-1 tempt of a submarine to torpedo the Cunard liner Orduna was made public here tonight. It reveals that as early as July 9, last, more than a month before the attack upon the I Arabic, German commanders had instructions not to sink "large passenger steamers" without warning. The document also contains the statement that the same submarine that attacked the Orduna halted the American bark Normandie, andl though finding her carrying contraband, allowed her to proceed unmolested because there was no guarantee that the crew would be rescued if left to their fate in small boats. This is regarded as significant in connection with the last note of the United States on the case of the William P. Frye, in which Germany was asked for assurances that if American vessels carrying, contraband were sunk pending arbitration of treaty rights the crews would not be subjected to the risk of small boats in the open sea. Call on Mack's Drug Store or W. P. Herndon for Glendale Springs water. 50c for 5-gallon jug.?adv. H % I f rtfli IbUI WELL I l I)o you kn are well bo sold? We p tention to the No seconds 1 piece of mer be the best, 1 when you bu know you ar money's woi I saving still h { ? "If it coi C. R. Brabl I Know u Our store I new goods. 1 antee the pri Come to see \ . BRABI SO MULES AN JUST Rf In the lot there are son m?mm?mmmmi See me before buying R at Reason. j. j. sr if i i CART) OF THANKS. Mrs. Jacob Ehrhardt and children beg to take this method of expressing their heartfelt thanks for the many acts of kindness and expressions of sympathy during the illness and after the death of their husband and father, Mr. Jacob Ehrhardt, by their, many friends.?adv. I | CITATION NOTICE. . i The State of South Carolina? Dn K awiy Dtr P AA D XTo V^UUUC> Ul iJClili UCi 5 ucu. x . naimon, Esq., Judge or Probate. Whereas, J. B. Ehrhardt hath made suit to me to grant him letters I of administration of the estate of and j I effects of Jacob Ehrhardt, deceased, i These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin-: dred and creditors of the said Jacob Ehrhardt, deceased, that they be and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Bamberg, on ; , Saturday, November 20th, next, after ( ^publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in1 | the forenoon, to show cause,! is any they have, why the said ! administration should not be grant! ed. Given under my hand and seal this 2nd day of November, A. D., 1915. GEO. P. HARMON, Judge of Probate. CHICHESTER S PILLS the diamond brand. a Ladles! Ask your Druggist for /A UbSu Chl-ches-ter s Diamond Brnnd/^\\ ? UJ in Ked an<* OoM metallIc\V// 7-v ?ZwSJ boxes, sealed -with Blue Ribbon. V/ iW Take no other. Buy of your ? rl - reg Druggist. Ask forCHI-CIIES-TEH 8 1 W Jjf DIAMOND BRAND PILLS, for 25 VV iv years known as Best, Safest, Always Reliable SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE I? I ; ! IDS I! SOUGHT I i M ! low goods that B ught are half B ay strictest at- B ) goods we buy. B for us; erery B chandise must B for this reason flj y from us you e getting your Bl th. The old B lolds true: B ^B mes from I II barn's Sons I s all right'' I ^^B is now run or We will guar- S Ice and goods. us. BS MI'S I NS I mmmmmmmmam 9 OAD D HORSES 2CEIVED ie fancy driving horses flules. I can suit you ible Prices. l/trk A LT 1 ut a Real Electric Starter On Your Ford. A Starter that has been used for years and is reliable. The Starter ?oes on under the hood out of the way. A Starter that does away with cranking, starts from the seat. call and let us put on one for you. WILLIAM H. PATRICK \ bamberg, s. c. ' [MEET ME A CM 0 mmr ? m mm We extend to all cordial welcome our store at any ti examine the good ing each week. V something for eve For the Ladies, v the famous WARNER CORSETS, 1 with a guarantee to e WALK-OVER and other articles too n mention. The men know what All we ask of them i< from time to time ar latest fads in Neckwe EJtchinson ] have set the pace tl "They top off the go and tip off the right st] Ask to see those little Bootees, Sacques, ?aps h. c. FO Satisfied With Small JVCax* | TKe'Wouder - p ?? i . ' | Demountable 1 | The 1916 Maxwell is equij | mountable rims, and has the sai | all four wheels. Two vitally imp ?= To replace a tire on the roa |= , essary to loosen five bolts; sli H tire; slip on spare rim and tire |j bolts, and proceed. ~ We are waiting to take ^ 4 ? J ~ I? il? ~? *k~ + k = issi nuc ill uic tai umi ti = all low "First-Cost" recor = breaking all low "After-Coj | "OneManMohmrJSp | Demountable %ms ijpJ^gjTin ? BfjmSMon WbidsMeld ybj&B g Telephone 81 ^ E5ar nvigoratlng to the Pale and Sickly The Quinin* The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, TI\^? 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