University of South Carolina Libraries
ll- *' ■ llBD.Wi T7r7i 4. r w> -\w. HUIUi •octal affain of tho I * roN- AID. 2as aaaao m in Edgvfiold—two to tnipnlso {But yon htvo a heavy block popoMk conM cam# a naan to Tolvccarlljr | ti<m in tho lower part of CoUotoa . enlist for two >earv and bind hlBi* and of courac the Sea Islands of ?oelf to militwy senr|c«s In th# | Beaufort rod Charleston coanttes ordinary ■llitla company of thla:. W ann witk nesroes. I haro the tr 8Uto when he receives absolutely impression that the coast eegroes nothin* either directly or Indirect-1 of n different typo and are ly In return. Under the present ■ _ --- - stntno of of fairs, a man Is a fool tfPUB RECEIVED « , »* t “By putting the militia on a paying basis, we, as company com manders will be in better control Phy- over tho services of the men ard caa demeod and enforce their at- ! tendarce upon drills. We have the power now. to enforce attendance, but I, as a company commander, would not be If. Moorer, t. N. O. 8 to Senators Till- to do so. %ad Representative “Now, K is nothing personal 'In their sspport of a this appeal of mine to you at all. Ito aim tho Been if the bill Is passed, 1 do not i r ome of tho milt- «xpeft to profit by It aa^ I am go- it lt * more peclftc In their diapoaltloa than the negroes Ic onr county. “This brings me to the real sub ject and gpbetance of this letter. I feel that th* time 4o comings ard Is not far distant, when there mast, In the very nature of things be r- clash between the whites sad blacks In a great many places fn the South. The seed aewtf Just • after the war and the rr/'e hatred « la unght fn all the negro of else that authority. Whereas, if the schools and colleges must bring *** < *' 1 wou,d no * hesitate fourth fruit sometime. I may be In error, and I hope I am—and the Irrepreealble conflict which I have foreseen rJl these years may never bnt If I am not dreaming, ry that the whites at in the n»y realgnatlon as , houM be. In a measure at least, otherwise. , prepared to meet It when ft does Mjm to rots J nd <*»•* “r bwliess com^. That Is tho principal, and T*o Wttsr written „*** ? ot .* .°. w «J T 1»* 01 y In fact aimoat.the only reason why nod replies rscelv- * nd *ttent|on to mlUttn sf- the white men should eorCInne to TUteaa -and Rep- Wrn and for that reason I am serr- K{r0 ef th „ r time and money to aro pnbllahed. >«* <»• »»««» n loss, and ex- tt ,i»<,..« a military organisation. Smith la P«t to get out of It However. I j hgT ^ no4 ^xamlred the lawn I1M. bat was mis-. Infereat In all things ln rsyard to the militia of late I* Outaia Moorer. ; th * r * t ®- Mld «>»- yer« and I do not know anything •Mhnn*B letter. to an ^ * earnestly urge about their details, amount of ser- ls n copy of Cnpt. you give your support to Tice reouired. the amount of com- M I sun writing you in the |n- of wbut Is property known this measure. “l am, yours truly. “Joseph M. Moorer. “Cspt. 3rd 8. C. Infantry, Coro- pereatton, and so on. we.ys appeared to me It has al- nnwtse and as p to aMo to MU for tho miltua’’ which! mand1 ®* Company K. pf ding before the senate I Imps yds are fnror- i flbr It Is one of to militia of tho Undid Btateo. bnt mors especially 1 hsMsoe, to the militia of yonr | haws been n company for something like two od daring that time 1 II tho trials and- tribu to sack n contrary to the bent Interests of the Republic to have the United States government meddling with State affairs. If the militia ere enlisted regularly, as they mast be to draw any considerable eum of money from the National Treasury, _ _ . them might come * time when con- plying to yonr letter of February dttlons would be such that It would fed sooner, but somehow it got I be very difficult and hard on the men to have to obey the orders of Tilh—n*e Reply. “Captain* J. M. Moorer. “Wakerboro, 8. C., “Dear 81r:~ I most apologise for not stde-tnoked, I accidentally found R on »y table yesterday when I to move some other papers. and .80 the delay was unintentional job. It M absolutely impossible, "About the “Pcy Bill for the and I Mg that without qnallfies- mUlta”, concert*n gaaltflca- tieu. to maintain any company of utiUUa to too State of Booth Car ta R should bo malatained appropriation that Is eoncoratng which yon wrote. I was captain In tho mll- 1U« whoa elected governor In ’td. I had served aa private and officer from '71. Bo I know nil about the legislature each ' expenses and dlfflcnkleo attending because of the work of keeping up n company, of tho amount, While conditions have not charged tor tho militia each year, whlto only allows n smattering of military work to ho dons. Is pmc- tteally thrown away. I believe by tho Nntjooal OOvomooent adopting this “Pay Rlir that K will ho n ag In tho sod. Bettor wfli ho taken of tho property. inch, them is not the imml neat danger now them was when we organised. Then the regrove had full possession of the govern ment. Tiro negro com per*!ee were in my township, while there were eight hundred 'negro men to two hundred white men In the town- latertet will be takes in mil-,ship, and altogether. It was a mat- Kafy work, nsruics will bo mom ef- ter of safety to the women and fldsut and tho cftlsooa outside of children, as well as our property, tbe mURta win take seek an later- that caused us to be willing and eat to military • affairs that Id anxious to organ la# a company. In of n call to arms they would i those days wo could not got any mpoud. {arms from the State, bnt had to it to toll yon whet my bay thorn our selves, which we gets n year for Its sup-’did. The company was mounted, wo have the gov- of eon res, sad tho men owned their rifles, pots and own hones. It became the bu st* scantily cleua ground which the people ral- with uniforms, bnt In ad- Red In tho three riots in *74 and » thin we are only given ’74. known as the “Ned Tennant Jit# to SBfsad to the cam and Riot.- the “Hrmbnrg /* and tho mtolMdiiil of tho eompdvy. This ( “Blloirton Riot" of which you ftdd as ussd tor armory rest, mak- havo heard, but lest you might lag Improvement* in armory, and not know, I take tho liberty of Incidental mpnsu of tho company* sendlr* yon n pamphlet In which It In net near sufficient to boar tho I hove given my reminiscenctee of of the company, and each those stirring days. I have been with the 1 Have wo passed tbe period In I ham had to go down South Carolina when there is no losger aay danger of a clash be tween the races? 1 do not know what answer you will give to this question, bnt to my mind, things to Edgefield am by no means promising for th* perpetuation of pence between the wktea and Macks. As I recall the figs fee. Join n military com- j the relative cumber of negroes and participate in the | whites Is Colletoa Is about the and make up too do st mestvs absolutely t their services and hard It is dgmat hardship on mmtary nsrrlcss ont conditions. In feature is wprth s V e United States army officers. The old vims of the Republican party which nought to make tho negro eqnnl to the white man Is dying ont very rapidly, but is not all deed yet, and it crops ont every ones and n while, as for Instance, fm the efforts of the Attorney Gener al. Mr. Wlckereham, to prevent the American Bar Association from ex pelling bis assistant, Lewi*. That may be s political move on the part of Taft to hold the negroee In the South In line for Ms m- nomlrotton, bid the Republicans have played that game all these years very snccverfully end will con tlnne to do so to the end, I reckon. ' • "To bring this letter to a dose without further trespassing on your patience; while I sbsl) vote for any bill with reasonable compsnea- tlor* for the mllltle-, I am ' not very much fu love wkh tho Iden. because I have seen the expendi tures of the government donhlo atd more than double since I earns here. I know the time mast come when the Democratic party wHl want to become economical again and reduce the taxes, high tariff, ard so on. I would likn to see the extmvnganee stopped and the constant d.ralr» of the hard earned dollars of tho people stopped. "Very sincerely yours, “B. R. Tillman “ “Capt. J. M. Moorer,** ' * “Wakerboro, 8. C. “My dear Captain:— "I am In receipt of your favor of the 5th, inotaet, and agree with you In all yon aay. I am In favor of the Mllkia Pay Bill. I voted for It when it was np before and sblill do so egaiu if given the opportanlty. I am afraid, how ever, it In an uphill fight - at this time. The labor unions are all fighting it, the democrats claim It will bs amts tty Ik m thertfntm and overesi ewhtfeoi Gun. & Mata SC. as I think I ”-NiuO.M. LOUIS COHEN & CO Arcade Department Store 232 and 234 King Street and 203 Meeting Street, WALTBRBOaO TO HAVB poerAi* aAvnrcn barm Postmaster B. Levy has keen in formed that Walterboro's pootofflee Is now a postal savings offles. deposits will ho received on after April 11. The pu of these gnvsrumsnt postal an hunks la to provide factHtlas tor depositing savings at totorsot wtth tho oseurlty of too United States government. Interest will bs al lowed at the rata of 1 per ear*; per aaanm. No «mfsou is* permitted to depreK morn thou flit in any one enloudar month nor to have a total to his credit at nay time of ■sore than IIOS, exclnslv# of accu mulated Interest. Psstsl asTlcgs bonds may ho purchase# by Hors whlto aro exempt and will draw 1 1-3 per tot _ _ to may bo opened and posits made by any person of tho ■go of Id years or over la hie or her own same, and by a woman la her own same, mast bo by patrons or the offleo, and must bs opened by tho dopook- or ,to person, though sal posits may ha made by mall. Mo will to gUvoa out aa to nay aeeoant except to tho posltor. Levy la naxteua to have no auay patrons as open aosouUa, and will to to glut nay Information ng this Hhehigh cost of living^ Attack of \ Charleston, South Carolina LttffST WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MAIL ORDER HOUSE IN THE SOUTH ^■■■■■■■■■■■■■■HaMttttMttmttRMNBtotomtommmMMtoMuamttMtotoBttUBummudBHmHHmdwmmMmuunauaHmmmmumMmuttmuMMMttmmBMmttMamHRMMttttVtttotoMttMMttMmmi New Spring Tailor-Made Suits, New Silkand Lingerie Presses, New linen Lawn-lingerie and Silk Waists, Childrens White and Colored Dresses, New Millinery, New Shoes, New Dress Doods, New Wash Fabrics, Gents- Furnishings, New Floor Coverings, Laces, Embroideries, Ribbons, Etc., Etc. -- ' r • ' • \ ' A Request on a Postal Card for one of our Spring and Summer Catalogues will bring you one by return mail ^ • _ . . ... ^ . \ t> Wt m KSKKS OF TIC CHARLESTON RAILROAD REFUND ASSOCIATION, THE MEM- Ittt. OF WHICH WILL PAY YOUR RAILROAD FARE IF YOU SHOP IN CHARLESTON Lvqis Cohen & Company. *TI«o years ago two doctors told me I hod only two more- years to, live." This ftartllng statement w made by Btlllmaa Orson, Malach ite. CM. "They told mo I would die of HoaenmptjoB. It was np to mo thsm to try tho toot lung medicine and 1 togas to use Dr. King's Now Discovery. It was well I did. for today I am working and better* ows my Ilfs to this great throat and Inna cure that has cheated the grave of asother victim. “ Its folly to suffer wtth coughs, colds or oto- er throat and lung troubles now Take tko cure that's safest. Price 50 easts and fl.04. Trial bottle free at Jno. M. Kltea’s. FOR SALE BY BIOWN FDINITOREI HARDWARE COMPANY WALTERBORO, SOUTH CAROLINA nmi * At thin time whoa there la so much dlseamlou stoat tho high cost of living, tho matter of saving In an aaasually important one. If yon havo a-good sisod surpluo is a sav ings account, tho Intorsit-It to earning for yon now will material ly help you la solving too problem of staking income lufficiect for necessary outgo. Bnt If yon have only a small account now, It is all tho more why yon should make it This strong Institution will help yon with I per cent interest. The Bank of Smoaka SMOAKS, S.C. J. S. WILLIAMS, Pieakknt. W. H. YARN, Vico-Prest W. C. PATRICK.'JR., J. W. Crosby, of Lodge, had host- ms fn Wakerboro Saturday. 1b Mothers And Others. Ton can use BneUen's Arnica Salvo to cure children of tenema rashes, tatter, chaflsgs, scaly and crusted humors, ns well ns their ac cidental Injuries.—cuts, bum, and brulssa. etc., with perfect safety, nothing sloe hauls so qsickly. For bolls, nloers, old, running or fovor >reo or piles It has no equal. 35 cts at Jno M. Klein’s. Hjott, of Mt. Carmel, had In town Saturday. Children are much more likely to contract tho contagious diseases whoa they have colds. Whooping coagh, dlptherlsv scarlet fever and consumption are disease* that are often contracted when, tbe child has a cold. That is why all med ical authorities soy beware of colds. Fcr tho quick care of colds yon will find nothing bettor than Cham- terteta's Covgh Remedy: It can to dsisBdsi upon and Is •ad safe to take. For sale by sR FOR THE LATEST STYLES , » \ \ in Ladies Voile Skirts, Silk Shirt Waists, Lawn Shirt Waihts, Children’s Dresses Boys’ Wash Suits, Dress Goods and Ladies HATS Men's and Boys Suits, Single Trousers, Shoes and everything in the Clothing iine. CALL AT * v V Ik Charleston Surprise Bargain House 570 KING STREET CHARLESTON, S. C WAI.TERBORO, - SOUTH CAROLINA I. SOBEL, Manager # Chamberlain's Cough Remedy baa won It* great reputation ned '"ex tensive sale by its remarkable curee of coughs eoida and croups- It can to depended upon. Try tt. •old by all dealerf. Col. J, W. Hill of Cottagevtlle, was In town Satnrdrr Col. Bill Jo the new township eommtcatower, and will assume chant* of fcia of* flee tho ft ret of April. ■0 Jf