Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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0 v? ~4’ / iV noiTwo THE Fins AMD mMDiJKD <^4p Hw Preas and Standud ► 8. C» IflfT* »• j.. AMD w wr rna ra ■TAKDARD, be. lb W. W. SMOAK.. at tte 8. C . aa at Wal- SabKrfvtioa Kates: Wednesday, May 8, 1918. gaafe=gB a H ■ T if ^ ' If 3 THE AHERirAH*8 CREED ■rmf !i 3 Thara haa Iona baan fait ttta aaad for a eltixen’a eraad which might «*- fraaa the aantlmanta of aTary loyal American, and embody la It the ea- aaaaa of our democratic Idea la. The aeleetion of aueh a eraad araa left to a coateat. Ih which there ware aar- aral thouaand antraata. The craada tubmlttad by them ware all goaa lato carefully, and flaally tha dia- •. tlagutahed peraoaagea who were called upon to daeida tha matter made the award to William Tyler v * Page, a veteran employee of the v National Houaa of RepreaentatiTee. 'yjgi Mr. Page la a lineal daaeandaat of a ■ signer of tha Daelaratloa 6f lada- yandanee and of John Tyler, former .^President of tha United States. For thla he was awarded $1,090 pre sented by the city of Baltimore. This ,01,000 Mr. Page Immediately subscribed to the purchase of a Liberty Bond. The United States Department df Education desires that this creed be memorised hr .every loyal American citisen, and be tftycht to every pu pil. in the schools of s Uje country. This is a creed very IHiing to be announced at this time, and' the good thing about it is that it id not ' new, but It sums up the fundamen tal faith of all of the greatest of our leaders from the beginning un til now; a creed that can be recom mended not only to those who may come from the shores of Europe o f ‘ Asia to make their home among us and become of us, but to those of our own flesh and blood who„comc frojn the shores of eternity to grow , up among us and to take our places and to carry on our Institutional life and to support and defend the * country. The creed is ns follows; "The American’* Creed. . "I believe In the 1’nlted Slates of An^rlen. ns a gov ernment of the people, by the people, for the people, whose Just powers are derived from the consent of the 1 - governed; a democracy la a Republic; a sovereign Nation of many sov- srelgn States; a perfect Union, one and inseparable, establish ed upan those principles of freedom, equality. Justice, and humanity, for which American patriots aacrifleed their lives and fortunes. *‘t therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love It. to support Its Constitution, to obey its lawa, to respect Its flag, and to defend It against all enemies." i i.'*. it r. their country, bo that they might become the guiding thought of their Uvea: .... "Youngster, let that show you what It Is to be without a family, without ■ a home and without a country. And If you are ever tempted to say a word or to do a thing that ahall put a bar between you and • yo^r 'family, your home, and your country, pray God' In' . his mercy to take jrou that In stant home to hie own heaven. Stick by your family, boy; for get that you hare a self while yon do everything • for’ them. Think of your home, bov; write and send, and talk about it. • Let it be nearer and nearer to your ttmught. the farther you hare to travel from, it; and rush back to It when you . free, as that poor black slave la doing now. Aa<j|, for your country, boy, and fdr { teat flag. S urer dream a dream but of rrinij. her as she bids you. though the service carries you through a thousand hells. No matter what happens to you, no matter who flatters you or who abuses yon. never look nt another flag, never let n night pans but you pray God to bleae that flag. Remember, boy. that behind nil theae men you have . to do with, behind ©Ulcers and government, and people even, there Is the Country Herself, your Country, and that you be long to Her as you belong to your own niother. Stand by Her, boy, as . yon would stand by your mother.'* ^ Our people must begin to feel that way about this war. and the service they arc rendering the gov ernment now. Let the advice given by Nolan be accepted as our motto -"Stand by Her." WIMI BLEiSE SI M HIM SPEECH EXTRACTS FROM ADDKKsX MADE LAST SUMMER ASYLUM. ED AT THE TIME IN A YORK ■V ■ paper. SPEECH WAS MADE ~ * AFTER WAR STARTED Imat August % Former Oovemo * Still Thought the Conflict With 1 ^ • Germany Was .Nnneceeaary aiul Made These Remarks. The following were expressions about the war made by ex-Gover- S or Bleaae la n speech delivered by im August 3, 1917, at Filbert, In York county, as reported by the Yorkville Enquirer: THE LIBERTY ROND CAMPAIGN Colleton county and the workers in the Third Liberty Loan cam paign deserve warmest concratilla tion* and commendation for the splendid spirit they manifested in the Liberty loan drive. That the people of Colleton county are fas*, awakening to a full realization of the fact that we are at war. is evi- ed by the growing interest in all fbipgs pertaining to It. It is no much' more evident now than it wan a few ftvQnths ago. that Colle ton is lining 'op solidly behind President Wilson nnd the adminis tration in their War ainrs and planr Aroused., there is no calculating what the |H>op|p of thp county can accomplish. Aroused they seem t-i he, and awake to their full dutj’ in regard to the work of winning tho war/ which after all is the only thing worth* while just now. So Th.' Press and Standard congratu lates the people of the county cu their fine spirit of co-operation wit h the Government. ' .. The Press and Standard also de sires to congratulate ‘Chairman Shaffer and his co-workers in *tbe Liberty bond campaign. They have worked well, and tho messages car ried by the speakers, all home tal ent. has struck home, and the peo ple have put their treasure into winning the war. and where a man’s treasure is, there his heart is also. This spells death to Kaiserism and autocratic government In th> world now and forever. For Thrift’s Soke v * , r * • i • • | Brighten upthe Place-Clean Give the house and barn and other buildings a fresh coat of paint. vM^kc you: home and property look like you take an interest in it; that you are enterprising. Use Plenty of Paint We have a larger line of Painty Oils, Varnishes and other Clean Up and Paint Up luisites than ever before. Come in and let us talk over yoor plans. We can sa\< money. “I do not see say reason why we should go into war," declared Mr. Blease, "but If Coker, Manning', Ben Cromeror aay man says I have ever in word or In deed showed treason and am not aa good an American aa they are, they are liars and pnpptea. Put that down, I want them to read It." he aald to the newspaper men. "It haa been published of lato In the aatt-Blease press that I and the party to which I belong are outcasts la the political world Just now, but I want to aay to you so far aa 1 am personally concerned, that I would rather be an outcast In the eyes of Woodrow Wilson, and a follower of Jesus Christ, than to be a foltow> r of Woodrow Wilson and an outcast from Jesqs Christ; that I would much prefer being a water boy in heaven, listening throughout eter nity to the chant of the.gngels, than to bo the commander-in-chief of all the forces of hell forever, hearing onlv the music of the crackling of coal, the leasing of the biases and the shrieks of the damned. I was opposed to-this war. Had I been a United States senator or a congress man I would have voted agalnat It. and T beliee* religiously, as flrmlv as I believe that there is a God In heaven, that on the flnll judgment dny every American citixen who is killed in this war off American soil will be charged against the presi dent of the United States ‘and the members of the congress of the United States who voted for It. as an unwarranted sacrifice in the sieht of Almighty God. of fresh young American manhood. ’'Do not misunderstand me. We are‘now in this war and It must be pushed to a successful conclusion. The ml£ht of the nation must be thrown towards bringing it to an < nd at the earliest possible moment. | \nd let us all prnv God that It mny> lie brought to a successful end be- 5 e f ore a j ury 0 f 12 men of York fore a drer.t number of our young county even as I proved that the men are killed upon the battlefield < Isenhower boys didn’t kill Sheriff of Europe. We are in the fight and,Hood. “A gentleman wrote me recently to know If people could peacefully assemble to petition congress to atop Mowers and Rakes Will soon be time fb harvest oats and other small grains. Come to us for your harvesting machinery. ' We handle the celebrated and reliable line of McCormick Mow ers antt Rakes. These save a maximum amount of your grain. Do not wait till you need to use this machinery, but come now and get what you need, and it will be ready for immediate use. General Store Hardware In addition to lines mentioned above we carry a full line of all kinds of hardware, and a good stock of automobile supplies. See us for your needs, and we shall try to merit your patronage. / Buy Them And Help Win The War YOR SALE IVXRYWHXRX Screen Time Is Here Get our quotations on screen doors, windows and screen wire. 7 < ' / A. Wichman & Son ■ * ■ x / // ~ v * ' ■ - . ' • N / ' Colleton’s Leading Hardware Store / / war. You have that/^flght. The constitution gives it t# you. I don’t believe this war wss necessary. If I had two hours in the United States senate before war was declared and told them what I thought of them I would have been willing to go ti —GOOD ADVICE, YOUNG MAN V ’ ”D n the United States!. I wish I may never hear of the United States again!" were the words ut tered In 1807 by a young lieutenant ’ In the "Legion of the Weat." our then Western army. Hastily ut tered by-thla young officer, at the close of a trial involving hla loy alty.- he was taken at hla word and sentenced by the presiding officer of the court In the following words: "Prisoner, hear the aentence of the court!, aubject to the approval of the Preaident. that you .never hear the name of the T'ntted States again.” . Yonn: Philip Nolan waa then taken aboard a transport and car ried to ’'Orleana" and placed on an outgoing steamer, under custody of the United States, and carried for a long voyage abroad. Time after time, as the vessel would return to his home, he would be placed ou> another outgoing vessel and carried 1 again away from hia country and his home.. Thus for 56 years Nolan was always going away from home, and no word waa ever uttered about his country, the country which gave hfm birth. Which educated him. which iH&de him an officer in her «rtn>, and which had given hia par-, enta the privilege of rearing their} children in their own way unmo lested by kings and courts. / Many years of thla bulTetlp.- and remorse wrung from the gay form er young officer the following words ms«naa inn LEIN JUICE wo must fight it to the finish with all the power of our great nation. "When Christ wa* upon this-! earth, he taught. ’Blessed are the peace-makers.’ Can any man show ! me where Christ ever said. ’Blessed be the war-maker?’ No. but he did say that he came upon earth to save men and not to destroy them. He led the fight for Christianity and to save from death. Today what do!the Philippines or anywhere else fqig we find in this great ewiptry of the balance of my days. The I^ift- oura? We find the press, with all 1 ed States could have peace with its might and power, swinging It- Germany now. /• self upon the side of death and tfe-) "If It hadn’t been for money in struction. We find that for fear of, terecta in England w« wouldn’t be losing that awful influence of mon ey, it Is willing to rush into the : trenches of Pranoe the bone and sinew and thd very flower of the 1 manhood of the American republic, tort Wc find more than that—that it let fears, yea. It cowers beneath the lash of that influence, and gives , the people of this nation no in war. Today I am still of the opinion that America should have peace and not war. If they want to fight Blease on this issue let Sena- an and Smith resign and re be a primary in August , general election in Septem- r. Then let me get a running mate and let them run on a plat- l tnation except what the editor grants form of advocacy of war and mv i the people to see. It keeps the news running mate and I against it. If 14 # Vt a 10 UlA • W a . * Make a Beauty Ixrtinn for a Few from the people; It hides the facts; 'am not elected I will never open my i ent«4 tat Tan a* A __ _ . ' Ccut* to KetiKkve Tan, Frerk lea. Hallowne**, The former Governor God." declared Mr. Blease. “I waht read ex- to make it plain that I am not here of advice to .a young Blend, and it is these Word* which we would burn into^ the hearts and conoeloacce of every' young' man. every boy and girl, every on* who feels they lovs It conceals the truth,’ pud It give* 4o mouth on a public pjatform again, us onlv those things which It thinka They aay the people of South Caro- wlll Inspire passion, and will call Una are clamoring for war. Let v . „ , .|the mean and not good to the fore- them accept my proposition and see ' ®" r K™*'’ 1 " "a* the lemons ami ! front Jn nr ^ r that> th<> destruction in a primary election if they are. any drug store or toilet counter will. may ^ ^ tn( j on — an(1 pjl ,| , t —. “Thla nation will never have supply you with three ounces of or- mtV p thp namp t—"Liber- peace until we live nearer a Jlvin chard white for a few cents. Squeeze | V ,... the Juice of two freah lemons into ( ’ a bottle, then put in the orchard ; frJ|rtg from hi „ a | p omar |„ as a candidate or as a spokesman white and shake well. This mak<** Saturday. "Now you hovs road for the Reform party, but as Colo- a quarter pint of the very best,,,,,, r|Kh( Thpv r4 . urJ flprt Josua man Livingston Bleaae, a free-born •* ? whitener and complex- rhrtst - for rel |p, ol „ bH)ef nn . t American cltlien.” fragrant' 1 cr/amv^kitWi^d^rv In in ; ' f th#jr want to Tn ' , ‘ right. 4 • fragrant, cream) kitwin daily *nto j bavon - t ROt n , anv v< , ars i 0 f ( Itoa Is mors Catarrh hi this asettaa “ •"d^aada and,h ow , am not afrald of Woodrow \\ 'Ison, even if he is ©resident of posed to bs incurable Doctors •States. ‘Those that wsal I ears with local treatment. Buggies and Wagons WE/YlAVE JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF WAGONS AND BUGGIES WHICH WE ARE OFFERING TO THE BUY- nrtf public. BUSSELL W AGONS IN ONE /AND TWO HORSE SIZE. THESE WAGONS NEED NO RECOMMENDATION TO THE PEOPLE OF COLLETON COUNTY, HAVING BEEN SOLD BY US HERE FOR SEBERAL YEARS. TAYLOR-CANNADY AND PARKER BUGGIES ARE AS WELL KNOWN TO THOSE .WHO DESIRE TO PURCHASE HIGH CLASS AND SERVICEABLE BUGGIES- WE HAVE THESE IN OPEN AND TOP. YOUR BUSINESS IS SOUCITED - r flllEMO LI SIOM i Kli CO. / H. W. Black, Jr, Mgr. WALTERBORO, SOUTH CAROLINA v •X v the face. neck, am Just see how frrt'fcle*. tan, sallow neas, redness and roughness disap- pear and **- J -■— the skill less, arbi surprise you. •■d by constantly fslhag pronouoosd I me \ mieo .stale*. 'Those thal Is* ho* smooth, soft and clear don . t , ik< . It darn .„ m | rt lump * incunhlt catarrh u a local becomes. Yes! It is harm- , t . How („ lhP namr 0 f God am " the. beautiful results will; pr< , #fher ran roa(i thP BihWv and JJS* 17by ° thend stand up and preach for war I can’t see. What is LAX-FOS 1 UK-fft tt A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic and Liwr-Tonigr. Contains Caacara Bark, Bins Flag Boot, Rhubarb Root, Bladk Root, May Apple Root, SoanaLeavss and Pepsin.•Combines strength with pala table aromatic Uste. Does not grips. 30c GOOD REPORTS PLEASE WALTERBORO and thsrctors requires conni’j- tlooal treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Medi etas. manufactured by F. J. 0« r.. v c. "I was never prouder in my l|f*>! Co., Toledo, Ohio. Is a confc.tutv J than wh»n I picked up s paper last % oae>il meael i OKmO t-v * wv » t kBYU dOOd CH til0 MUCOUS April and noticed that Fred Dom*- of the System. On* Hundred Dollars re- nick had voted against war. Th* ward is ottered for any case that Hall’s Third Concrenalnnal District of Catarrh Medicine falls to cure. Send fer South Carolina stands steadily he-1 l W “A- 1 f ? hind him In It and there is no man I < «1'’ To, * 4o> ° hl0 - who can heat him for congress. "Oh. God. people you don’t .re alise what it means. Walt until you There haa never been pick up the paper and read the ra* ualty lists. Thev-Jalk about a free America. I don’t eh amlly Pills tor eonstlpatloa. HENDERSONVILLE CLUB , The following 'officers were elect ee what kind of ; ed f or the Hendersonville Demoerat- anything'an America It I* when I am riead|j CC ] u b: with the QUICK results of pure and gone. Neither does your hov. | j|, j. Givens, president*' S. L. Lavopttk cy* waah. One man’s) "The Reform Party in South Car. Tuiuer, secretary; J. 8. Speights. [ eye* were so badly strained he nlina ha* no show. They stole th* i oxecu tive committeeman. Delegate* could not read w.thout pain. TWO [election from ns isst year and now* *- *' * -- - of Lavoptik relieved applications him. {•rent giassea for weak, inflamed •yea. ONE Lavoptik wash surpris ed her. W’e guarantee a small bot tle to benefit EVERY CASE weak, strained or inflamed eyes. John.)! Klein, Druggist. J f Dick Manning’s crowd to county convention: A V. Bag \ i.hv h,.i tr'u,! aisT"'7 TV. 7 ^ '-'’Z" turning | Mtt, H. C. Baggett.' T. S. Boynton. A'ltd) had tried three di.- Jngainst him because he can’t stand jr r Thompson up to the pane of thieves 1 make I . * X . w ~ * v at statement. I’ve got the proof. ! m ^flM TM DtM IM WfKt Ik* Rttb Thev wouldn’t let me put it before j Hecaus* ot Its toslc and Isasttw *B*ct. LAXA ,V IVmocrmtt, ,,^,11,, ♦ee. If they don’t like it. let them 0 ! afta u.ber tk* h»n «•««•»< indict me for libel and rll prove it i-» vb« kmeaiu*-* ki b tx. THE PALMETTO STATE IS STIRRING! ^ During tha wnak ending March 30 the sales of Wag flavtaga BUaapa la South Carolina amounted to 9**A94.3i. which far aseaadad any WF+ vtona weak of anlaa and folly donbM th* nvnraga weakly aalee M— the campaign ttarted. The incranab continaiad through tha week eafltag April A when aalee amounted to ITLMIJg. No Mar flgnree were anafl* able ap to April 10. hot the officials of the Sooth Carolina War flat*** Committee are folly eoafldeot that tha anmwaging tirrana* wfli con- Umae. The last national report, np to March 1. showed that South Own- Una wua teat on the hat of statm in W. 8. B. sates, hut the present eutteaa lead the South CaroMaa oommittee in expert the state’s to he materially bettered by the end of April fllgna are multiplying that the etata 1 of the M^nr Savtaga movement It la aev ••• worth df War flnvlagi SUmpe is no chad's that (litetenfli the cooperation of every man. etotu. At preaeat shorn S3 AM people la thte • •M whoa the Third Loan te over hardly TAM* 9 m^m m tarn *u lagvee about UOOAto peopte who can help by in' —v*ww Btompu- aW. 8. fl. activities are eh the i tod the awuhentug of the pa te emtoM ihto'SSto m * toeem^TIta eta h af the Hot. aad eMda ^ > ^eM*I^j"ta tte . Of the Fuhaetto State to Think. Talk Md Buy War Oufteei (hereby heap the Mate eel of teet place amd send It hiphir and Thrth stamps to the Wmit. 8to|h . - - ^ dcmeoMam* the tatanae patriotism wbldh dR matea and dominates the state. tod te the thaTtoabe* hir. hut a i and child of $U.«K