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< DEMOCRACY'S RECORD. r Hemarkable Achievements of the Past Three Years. | The old world had seven wonders; in the United States the Political World has ten wonders. The record * ? made by the present administration in the matter of domestic reform is without parallel in the history of our ? nroai. SOTSmLLltilll. A JL/CIUV/U1UI.1U WW. dent, supported by a Democratic senate and a Democratic house, has given the country ten splendid remedial measures. First?The tariff law now upon the statute books is the best enacted within half a century. It is written upon the theory that a tariff law should be so framed as to raise revenue and not upon the theory of giving protection for protection's sake. It has lessened the power of the tariff baron to exact tribute from the public. Second?The income tax provision, while a part of the general revenue law, deserves to be considered upon its own menis. n was uiciue pvaoi-1 l)le by the adoption of the income tax amendment to the federal constitution, secured after a fight of more than fifteen years, made under Democratic leadership. The income tax in the law of 1913 transferred nearly one hundred millions from consumpj'-. tion to incomes, thus relieving the masses from the injustice that ReX. * publican tariff laws had put upon them, an injustice which would stillcontinue if the Republicans had remained in power. Third?The currency law is the greatest piece of constructive legislation the generation has seen. It brings to the commercial world a relief sorely needed. It breaks Wall |&. i street's despotic hold upon the business of the nation and the political tyranny exercised by the masters of high finance. Fourth?The rural credits law is a. fitting companion of the currency law. It gives the agricultural world the same sort of relief that the cur& xency law brings to the commercial world. It gives conclusive proof of ! * the breadth and comprehensiveness lite . of Democratic plans?just to all in Br? _ every walk of life. . Fifth?The anti-trust law, written upon the theory that private monop||> ' oly is indefensible and intolerable, is the first step towards the release of the country from the great combinaUnna nf f??nital that hart assmmpri t.O control production and fix prices. It not only gives a measure of relief 7 from trust exiortion, but it includes a provision which protects working linen from "government by injunction." I Sixth?The act, creating a trade commission, exercising over big industrial corporations powers similar to those exercised over the railroads by the interstate commerce commission, puts 'the federal government in a position, first to secure informa tion, and second, to use that information for the protection of legitimate business against the encroachments of private monopoly. Seventh?The shipping bill is another step in advance, and a long 1 step. Its purpose is to protect international trade along existing trade 1 tti-v rout as and to lav out naw linas nf travel for the extension of American i commerce. It took a two-years' fight to overcome the influence of the shipping trust, but the fight has at last been won, and the government < is now in a position to use a merchant : marine of its- own to safeguard the 1 interest of the American shipper. ' Eighth?The child labor law has come in response to the growing de- 1 mand for social betterment. The < fact that such a law is necessary is a sad commentary upon the heartlessness of man?that he should become ' so money-mad as to be willing to ] increase his profits by the stunting of the bodies and the dwarfing of the < minds of minors. The Democratic 1 party deserves credit for adding this < law to its extraordinary record of j great acomplishments. i j 1 Ninth?The Philippine bill, while < dealing with an international mattoi. 1 is domestic in that it not only an\ , nounces a national policy, but also promises to safeguard domestic politics from the disturbing influences of 1 colonial questions. Eighteen years ago when the question of imperialism first raised its head, the Democrats i in the senate were q,uick to strike at it with the Bacon resolution, which 1 declared against a colonial policy and gave the Filipinos a promise of ultir mate independence. Every platform ; written by the Democratic party of, : il . X 1 X 1- 1, X I . uie uauuii since uiai nine nas repeated this pledge and now, to the honor of the nation and to the craft of the < Democratic party, the platform < pledge has been fulfilled and the promise of ultimate independence given. Our nation has thus shown itself able to resist the temptation before which the monarchies have fa!|K* len, namely, the temptation to exercise power in violation of the principles of self-government. Tenth?The list of this administration's accomplishments cannot fairly be' concluded without reference to . ? j&> ' Rfc j" * ' PC Sk:"-" " ' BARS BIZARRE COSTUMES. Employers Don't Want Girls in Zebra Hose and Knee Skirts. To the credit of the working girls of Charleston, they are modest, neat and attractive dressers. It is only once in a while that one sees a girl in zebra hose, high skirts, and with a transparent, filmy waist, cut below zero, and she doesn't hold her place for any great length of time. But it has been quite different in Philadelphia this summer and the girls were becoming so extreme in their bizarre attire as to provoke a general protest from employers in that city. Business- men of Philadelphia are organizing a rebellion against coquetry of costume during hours of employment. They say that powdered noses, elaborately puffed hair, shoulder showing shirt waists, abbreviated skirts and zebra-striped stock- 1 ings are not helpful to transaction of business in a big office. One of the first big corporations to 1 speak its mind is the Bell Telephone 1 company, which employs more than : 2,400 young women. "We object to our girls coming to ] work with their noses powdered and ) their cheeks painted the color of 1 fresh' roses," said an official of this ) company today. "The practice of painting and powdering, not to men- 1 tion the wearing of knee-length skirts 1 and abbreviated shirt waists, has 1 come to be a source of much concern 1 to this company, and we have de- 1 cided to stamp out the practice as 1 much as possible. 5 "If we see one of our employes j coming to work dolled up like a i chorus girl she is either sent home 1 or requested to wash her face. We i have sent a good many home." 1 The head of a large addressing < company was just as emphatfe in de- 1 daring that he desired no girls in his 1 employ who rouge their cheeks, pen- < cil their eyebrows and paint their 4 lips. 1 "We have no objection to our young women employees making themselves as attractive as possible, ] but they must do so within reason I during business hours. They must ] not come to the office clad as though i they were going to a dance," he said. ?News and Courier. i Parents. . Little Alfred wrote this composii tion on parents: "Parents are things which boys have to look after them. Most girls have parents." Parents consist of mas and pas. Pas talk a good deal ! atfout what they're going to do, but it's mostly the mas that makes you mind."?Omaha Bee. Slightly Ambiguous. The grammar school principal went from room to room explaining what to do in case of fire. The pupils listened with respectful attention until he came to his final instructions, then smiles and giggles disturbed the principal's serenity. "Above all things," he said, "if your clothing catches fire, remain cool."?Judge. the thirty peace treaties negotiated during the first two years of the administration with nations exercising authority over 1,300,000,000 of peo pie, or three-fourths of the world. In addition to the thirty nations which have signed treaties, three others with a combined population of more than 100,000,000 have endorsed the principle embodied in the treaty plan, so that today there are less than five nations with any considerable population which have declined to approve of this plan, and three of these have been prevented by controversies still unsettled. These thirty treaties contain three provisions new to treaty making. First: They sCover all questions of every kind and character and provide that such disputes, when they lefy diplomatic settlement, shall be submitted to an international tribunal for investigation and report. Second: A year's time shall be allowed for investigation and report, during which there shall be no resort to force. Third: The parties reserve the right to independent action at the conclusion of the investigation. It is believed that these provisions will, by insuring time for anger to subside, opportunity for questions of fact to be separated from questions of honor, and a chance for the peace forces of the world to operate, make war between the contracting parties a remote possibility. These treaties, not only give this nation primacy in the matter of world peace, but they insure a peace at home which will enable our nation to work out its domestic problems and set an example worthy of emulation by the rest of the world. i T n -i -i J i wnen aid any party, m so snort a time, present and complete so remarkable a programme tor the advancement of the nation's welfare? Is it possible that a party which has thus justified public confidence can be rebuked by the people to whose interests it has dedicated itself??W. T. Bryan in the Commoner. CIRCULARS OR NEWSPAPERS. Comparison of Cost and Value of Two Forms of Advertising. The Greenville Piedmont says: How often in the lobby of the postoffice we see in the waste baskets unopened envelopes containing advertising matter in the forms of book-i^ lets or printed sheets. Finding them i in their boxes the receivers have been somewhat annoyed, and have not even taken the trouble to open and look at them, but have thrown them aside as soon as possible. Did you ever think of the loss involved there for some advertiser? First the proportionate cost of ad writing, then the printing and binding of the booklet or pamphlet itself, the cost of the envelopes, the time in addressing, and finally the postage. All this goes for nothing, and instead of looking over the matter and feeling in any way an impulse to investigate further the re * - 11? n . 1 _ I'iXl _ 1. _ . xl x cipient reauy ieeis a iuue nuny xnai i the humble circular was not a more important piece of mail. Would it not be better to use the money spent thus in ad writing, printing, binding, addressing and postage, in good first-class newspaper advertising? In a newspaper the matter at least usually comes under the eye of the reader while he is scanning the lews items. Very rarely is it that we see a newspaper thrown into the waste basket without a perusal, especially if it is a paper that has been subscribed for. The same advertising that is thrown carelessly aside, in a circular by being placed on the page of a daily weekly newspaper is assured of geiting outside the postoffice and it stands less chance if being chucked into the desk x_ i 1 x 1 fx ^ ^ ? waste DasKei wneii it readies me ui5ce or home of the one to whom adIressed. John Lee Mahin, a Chicago advertising expert, says that if merchants would use the same advertising copy which is contained in a circular and put it in their local paper they would get a greater circulation at less expense. The article that quotes him goes on to say that if some merchant would put the same careful thought into their newspaper ads that is em- J ployed in writing a circular letter I they would get still more for their I money. 1 Isn't it worth thinking about at \ least, Mr. Advertiser? See those 25c Fountain Pens at rhe Herald Book Store. i ii It 'V ( ' Tt m tro to exp Detroi We have trudg< The I creatii indusi usual' testifk And, tin except again sible"maker Ours ha? withoi ( the Ne ij Just Received I have on hand a lot of the Finest Horses and Mules / gr i ? that has been shipped here in ; .' ( a number of years, and the PRICE IS RIGHT , -/ / f SEE ME BEFORE MAKING YOUR NEXT PURCHASE . J ' G. FRANK BAMBERG BAMBERG, S. C /\ c\ f ^ =lP?3tMg= ,1 The Standard af \Slue and Quality x 9 . ? ^9 Once Again? I e that the public has learned 46" represents the greatest achieve- 9 ect great things of the Paige- ment in our history as motor car fi t Motor Car Company. builders. 9 never been content to merely We have always planned to build just 9 * behind the rank and hie. a little bit better than any com- 9 >aige Company has been a petitor in our field, but the New 9 ve force in the automobile Fairfield has surpassed even our 9 :ry?as a long line of "un- rosiest hopes. 9 ' motor cars very eJocuently - . - . ... S It is the most mmazing accomplish' 9 . ment of a company that has always 9 us year, Paige cars are no j i * # 9 ion to the rule. We have produced amazing motor car values. 9 - - * tf ? ?. ? 4 . ^ accomplished tne - impos- We make this statement m absolute v ?again Paige acts as pace- sincerity and with full realization 9 in automobile progress. of our responsibility. Any man who 9 > been an enviable record, but is familiar with Paige history will 9 xt hesitation, we affirm that realize that no greater tribute could jw Series Paige Fairfield "Six- be paid to any car. Jj FAIRFIELD "SIX-46" SEVEN-PASSENGER $1275 F. O. B. DETROIT 1 FLEETWOOD "SIX-38" FIVE-PASSENGER $1090 F. O. B. DETROIT ? . > _ DETROIT MOTOR CAR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN j| BLACK & BLACK | Bamberg, S. C. || ' ... . . - ' in