The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, April 07, 1904, Image 4
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THE LIEN LAW.
As we annouuced lost week
that we would have something
to say about the lien law in this
issue, we want to address ? our
selves to the people in general
in this editorial, and to our le
gislators in particular.
For some years the impression
has been growing in the minds
of thinking people that the lien
law has grown to be a curse- to
the State, and a most potent fac
tor in retarding its growth. Un.
fortunately, however, all are not
thinking people, a fact that is
-well known to our legislators
collectively, so all efforts to
wards effecting its repeal in both
tienate and House havo proved
futile. The reason is patent.
Bach and every one of these un
thinking fellows has a vote, and
and while every legislator of av
erage intelligence will tell you
in confidence that he thinks the
lien law a bad one that should
be repealed, when the question
of aye or nay is sprung on
him in the House or Senate, lie
serenely has his vote recorded
as against repeal.
This is politics, no doubt, but
as to his honesty we have our
doubts. To this cafering to the
unthinking element of our pop
ulation, and to the supineness of
a large majority of our country
journalists in the matter we
must attribute the fact that the
lien law was not repealed years
ago. As matters are with us
now, its repeal lias become an
absolute necessity. The moder
ately comfortable farmer, both
white and colored, has been
obliged to curtail his planting
operations because of lack of la
bor. The larger planters have
been compelled to throw out of
cultivation thousands of acres
for the fiiaJbe cau?e.
Why? Because of the lien law
primarily, which mukes it possi
ble for able-bodied hands to buy
$210 mules on credit, give a rent
lien for three bales of cotton,
ond an agricultural lien for $75,
lie at the same time net having
an ear of corn or a pound of meat
to his name.
There is no question that this
fellow (and he is not the excep
tion) would make a noble hand
lor some good farmer in his
neighborhood, and would cer
tainly make more money for him
self by contracting to work for
A man of that kind than he will
muke under present conditions.
Our readers will note that this
party has contracted a debt of
not less than $400 before running
a furrow la the ground.
In the ltgtit of the fact that la
bor it growing yearly scarcer,
not only in this, but in evory
county in the State, why should
not the legislature give the peo
ple relief by repealing the law
that we hold responsible for all
the mischief? There is no use to
talk longer about it. The lien
law must be either repealed, or
the world in a few years see our
farms of the present transformed
into Chinese gardens.
Our legislators, in their wis
dom, may conchido to ullow this
state of things to come to pass,
but as certainly as the sun shines
ou a cloar day it will come if this
Iniquitous law is not repeuled,
And that speedily.
THE HETOltT IH8COUKT
EOU8.
The Camden People is the
most frank advocate of M r.Hoarst
that we have noticed. The Peo
ple concedes that Mr. Hearst is
not as clean as he might be, but
say# h? has the money and will
spend It aud that it takes money
to win. The People says it ad
vocates fighting the dovil with
fire; in other words that tin
scrupulousness must be inct with
unscrupulousness. When the
victory is won, it says, then the
better element can step in and
take control of affairs. Well, that
is an honest advocate of dis
honesty. But if wo wre to sell
ont. wny not invite bids? And,
by the way, whence will that
"better element" in the party
come that will take control after
Hearst has done the dirty work?
"Will there be any "better ele
ment'* or any honest element or
ad/ decency in a prrty which eu
Worses such' dishonorable -meth* I
oAtY Every advocate of Hearst,
Ulleving bin to be that kind of
maa and proposing such toeU>
ods. la an agogbaofi bgCpre tb
fact, a corruptionist at heart.?
Colombia State.
Any newspaper that is* edited
by n gentleman, usually, when
making a criticism as broad as
the above, prints the editorial
criticized in full. The State
however is not noted for its
courtesy towards its contempo
Iraries. The publication of the
editorial in full enables the read
er to draw his own conclusions
and not take the word of the crit
I ic for it.
We want to repeat and empha
size what we said in our 'Hearst
I editorial. ?
1st. Wm. R. Hearst, to have
been mixed up in politics as long
as he has been, is tolerably
clean.
2nd. .He has plenty of money,
l and it will take lots of it to win
the Presidoncy from the Repub
lican party.
8d. He is not afraid to spend
his mouey to win, and he can win.
These are three cogent rea
sons which cannot be matched
by the advocates of Judge
Parker. There is another, and
a most vital reason why Mr.
Hearst, and not Judge Parker,
| should receive the nomination.
Hearst can carry New York as
easily as cau Judge Parker, and
by the use of money, wlncli
Judge Parker has not, and can
not control, other doubtful
States.
1. ? We believe tliat.the Democratic
party has grown tired of putting
up so-called moral tigure-heads
only to see them knocked out on
election day. Any party that de
pends entirely upon the votes of
the good people of the country
to elect its candidate will never
] win out. This fact should be as
well known to the writer ot the
criticism published as it is to us.
If he does not know it, he should
resign his position as editorial
writer and beg some publisher
of a religeous journol to give him
a job as "devil" in its office.
Conclding, we treat with con
tempt the accusation contained
in the list paragraph of the
criticism. We do not want to treat
discourtesy with discourtesy but
we do say that no one other than
a bald-pated idiot could have
drawn such conclusions from our
I editorial.
TO OUR SU BSC HI BE US.
Numerous complaints have
reached us from the very first
issue of "The People" from sub
scribers not receiving it. This is
extremely annoying to us. and
also somewhat expensive as we
feel in honor bound to duplicate
the copy mailed to complainant.
We want to remark on and to
emphasize the fact that wo per
sonally write the address of
every subscriber and personally
see that the paper addressed is
deposited in our postoftice here
for distribution in this and other
states, so if you dont get "The
People" regularly every week it
is your misfortune and not our
fault.
The trouble in this case we
think arises partly through the
carelessness of post masters in
delivering mail addressed to
others to irresponsible parties,
and partly to the stealage of our
paper by these parties after it
has been delivered to them, they
not being subscribers, but of
courso anxious to see it as every
one is. If those of our regular
subscribers who have be<?n an
noyed by the non-receipt of their
paper will instruct their post
masters not to deliver their mail
to anyone without an order we
think that this trouble will be
obviated to a large extent.
We dont want to make this too
long, but will cite a couple of in
stances in which we know that
the postmaster could not have
gone wrong iu the delivery as
the names of the purtics are
peculiar to the office.
Mr. E. P. Hhedd, Box 12, Cam
den, says that he has never re
ceived but two copies of "The
People" from the office. Mr. W.
T. lie 1 1 says the same thing, and
we have no doubt at all that it is
because of stealage by carriers
or messengers that they haven't
received them regularly, for wo
would be willing to take an oath
on a stack of Bibles as high as
the market steeple that we ad
dress and see delivered to the
postoftice a copy of the paper
each week.
We bop^Miatas "Tlie People*'
grows olderthat. while it will
constantly |^w in fMor, people
ngrov ucd to $ and not
It.
' THB SON OP HIS PATHER.
The son of hie father is some
times a pretty good fellow, ca
pable of filling his father's shoes,
and some times he isn't. In the
case of Mr. Theodore Croft who
wants to fill out the unexpired
term of his father in Congress,
we want to say that we do not
know Mr. Croft, either person
ally or tiy reputation, so cannot
advance an opinion ot the young
man's capacity.
As we understand the candi
dacy of Mr. Croft, he will not
stand for re-election. In this
connection, the Columbia Record
has this to say?
"When Theodore Croft asks
the voters of the Second Con
gressional District to send him
to Washington u> till out his
father's term, and pledges him
self not to ask further election,
he simply says to ttiose voters,
*1 wont you to delay your re*l
representation in Washington
for one year. * And the voters
of the Second District are not
going to throw away their rep
resentation."
.In this comment against senti
mental nonsense we heartily
concur.
Koviety Notes.
The past week, previous to Easter,
lu\s been a quiet one in social circles ?
two polo games played on Tuesday and
Saturday, respectively, being the only
amusement. The Reds were victors on
both occasions, the score on Saturday
standing 4,'i to Hi*. Tliecups for this
game were given by Mrs, Sain Russell.
The spectators ;were treated on Tues
day to a- little; more excitement than
was agreeable when Mr. R. L. Rarstow
was struck in the mouth with a mallet,
causing one of his teeth to be broken
but all were relieved, and cheered,
when he pluckily arose from the fal1
and. calling for a new steed, played on
until the end of the game.
On April 2d the golfers from Charles
ton were defeated hy Camden, the
players here being Messrs. Springman,
Yates, Rarstow, King, Ticknor, Kirk
patrick, Williams and Russell.
Messrs. M elite and Cottam, of New
Orleans, complimented Mr. and Mrs.
Rarstow and Miss Rarstow with a din
ner at the Kirkwooj.
The Easter services at the Methodist
and Episcopal Churches were most
beautiful and impressive, both churches
being decorated simply, but tastily.
Tlie music at . Gran* Church was fur
nished by the Trio from the Kirkwood,
assisted by the choir, and was.. without
doubt, the finest of its kiud ever heard
in Camden.
T-arge congregations nil the
churches, anil mass was held In the
Roman Catholio ' Chapel by Father
Fleming, of Columbia.
Notices having been published in all
the paners last week Inviting the pub
to attend a meeting to be held in the
High Srliool bnildingon Monday night
for the purpose of organizing a His
torical Society for Kershaw Comity, a
dozen or more representative citizens
met at A o'clock, and Mr. Trantham
was asked to preside. The members
were enrolled, a Constitution was
framed, and the usual business pro
ce?dimrs followed, after which the
name of the Association was discussed,
many favoring the title of the Histor
ical Association of Camden in prefer
ence to Kershaw.
The next meeting will be held on
April 12th at ft p. m. in the High
School building, and all all are urged
to join and help collect the relica and
historic data of our county.
The disgracefully small, hut appre
ciative, audience flint was present nt
Mie Heneflt Concert given by the Kirk
wood Trio in Monday night at the
Opera House wns certainly a commen
tary on the capability and desire of
the Camden people to enjoy a rare mu
sical treat, for each number on the
programme wns rendered withnjnns
tery and delicacy which could not be
excelled, and called forth enuless np
plause'aud numerous encores.
The selections, though classic, were
interpreted In such a soul-stirring
ii.nnner that savage, indeed , must be
he who could not understand and en
joy It.
Mrs. Mandevllle was never in better
voice, and the wonderful power and
cultivation shown in her rendition of
"An African Love Song wns only ex
I crlled by the intense sweetness of the
Love Lyrics, ?'Hoses After Haiti, M and
the "Sweetest Klower that Ever
lllows."
Tne members of the Trir need no
Introduction to the CnmJen public,
lor Sunday nfter Sunday Prace Church
lias hern crowded to hear |them piny,
while every Sunday and Wednesday
evening the deeming music lovers liavel
flocked to the Kirkwood, standing
room being almost at a premium mi
la.?t Sundny lilglit, when these gifted
musicians lent their talent for the en
joyment of all.
It is to he sincerely hoped for the
sake of the reputation of our town that
the conflicting meetings of the llistor
icrl Association end the Kershaw
Uuards drill were somewhat the cause
of the miserable attendance, for other
wise one will be forced to conclude
that Camdenlans have no lova of musi
In their souls when pitted against the
Jingle of a few small ojlns in their
pockets.
The Auction Party held at Ihe resi
dence of the Hev. Mr. Cordon on Tues
day afternoon was a great success, and
rp*M*? heS?*il tm tha lifers
ol Mr. /or*** QarvaaW, of air tova,
to Mips Zill* KmMrt. Of Colombo*.
Oa.. on April i?k lr. and Mr*. U.
to. Carrtaon will goon to the w?Wiif,
and tWliM?M4|rw?viU pay Cam
dm a vl*t In Jtthe.
Quite a nuatlHr of Colnanbiaaa and
friend* from pklMT (Ntwm have come
on to attend Mk ? Jleyward-ifcannon
wedding on WiJiMiy night atGrace
Chorob-HinMiftMl aw 111m Carrie
lley ward, Mr. Bej vWd, Mrs. Gambrrtl.
Mr*. Spann. of. flomter, and Memfra.
Kent haw, William and Randolph
Shannon.
Another wedding of Intereat to (he
people of Camden la that of Mis* Jennie
Davis and Mr. Manjganlt, ot Charles
ton, to Uka place next week in El
Puo, Texas. Mlsia Sal lie Darts leftja
week or so ago to be present at her
slater'* wedding. ;;
Invitations baye also been received
to the marriage of Mr. Belton O. Boy
kin, son of Mr. H. R. Boykin, now of
Charleston, to MmCMarj Wells, nf the
same city, to take fwaoe April 14th.
Beth?a? Items.
There will be a pio-nlo and reonion
ot Confederate veterans at Bethune on
Friday. April Vtli, to which the public
is invited.. An address will be deliv
ered by some prominent speaker.
Mr*. Rosier, wife of Mr. W. 8. Ro
sier, died at h*?r home a few mile* above
town on last Monday, and was burled
at the Scotch burying ground on Tues
day. 8 he leatea a husband and several
small children.
A man named Jae Clarke was in
town Saturday night, on hi* way, so
lie claimed, to attand Ms wire's fune
ral, a few miles up the country. He
proceeded to celebrate the occasion by
getting gloriously drunk, and finally
I landed in the town lock-up. A friend
i paid his fine, however, and he went on
Ins way, probably'a wiser, if not a bet
I ter, man;
The circus which exhibited here last
week was pronounced by competent
judges to be the "buinmwt" show ever
hchi in this section. The jokes were
I all on tl>e Methuselah order.
Dr. J. C. Foster 1a. ?IT on a visit to
I Kershaw and Lancaster.
' Front a private leifer received from
I V. K. Mck'ihnon, Who is on a visit to
I Alabama, we learn that Ins brother,
I Mr. Chas. A. McKinnon, who. has been
very ilf, is improving,
I Mr. and Mrs. J. Ross, or Logan,
W. Va., are on a visit to their daugh
1 ter. Mrs. A.T.' MQMiie
Misses Bertie King, Gussie Hon eh,
Messrs. Maxcy King add Charlie Price
I attended Easter services at Union
I church last Sunday.
Honor roll of Bethune graded ncliool :
! 1st Grade.? Preston Morris and Ef
I fie McClean.
J 2d Grade. ? ClmHle' Howell.
itd Grade. ? Teresa McDonald, Luther
So well and Bertha King. -
R.gVD.Xo.i.
I An epidemic of marrying seepis to
1 have struck this section during the past
week. I?a?t Wednesday night Missed
ttu*ietaud Bloom Steward, twin sisters,
were married a^- Bethany Me*liodif?t
parsonage, bv Rev. JC. F. Scoegins, to
Messrs. Wnt. Stephens and Abraham
Haley* respeel ively . On Sunday moriir
iV^AVSSii^
tary public, ofHciflitiK, Miss Jlabdl'
I Hall, of tne StarfleJ firwve section,- was
married tpfir, J?m;Hdiigh. of Catarrh.
On Sunday afternmin, April ltd, Mis*
Fannie Holland .ana Mr. Stafford Ar
rant* werd married.
The Kpworth league, recently or
ganized at Bethany church, is In a
flourishing condition. , The next meet*
1 will be held at the churehon Saturday
night, April 16th.
A flourishing base hall club was or
ganized at Tiller's Ferrv about two
I weeks ago, and the boys have already
done some splendid playing. They are
anxious to paralyze Betliune's invinci
hie* an MMin as they get the oppor
tunity. BILL
Belhuno. X. April 5.
MiiWiif fo Loan.
On farm land* in cum* of $#<>0 up *t
8 per rent; in l?iim? of $1,000 up at 7
percent. No roiiiini**fnn eliarfred.
S. I.OOAN I.ANO.
MTHWETEM &A1L&0AD OP S."cT
Time Tablt No. 5. To take effect
Sunday, January 10, IftOl, At 12.01 a, in.
Hupenien in* Time Table No. 4, dated
November S, 1008.
IIKTWKKN WII.SON'S Ml I.I. * St'MTKR,
TRAINS OOINO SOUTH.
No. 77 No. 7? I
l.v Sumter ? 4 ftO p m 8 80 p in
l.v N. VV. Junction 4 M p in 8 8:t p ni
l.v Timlal ft 20 pro 8 47 pin
IiV l'*ek?ville ' ft ftO p m 4 00 p m
Lv Silver 0 2ft p m 4 2ft p in
I.v Millaril 0 40 p m 4 8ft p m
l.v Millnrd ft 00 p m
l,v Siimmerton 0 ftO p m ft 1ft p in
l.v Davis 7 16 p in ft ftft p m
l.v Jordan 7 80 p in 8 1ft d hi
Ar Wilson's Mill 8 00 p m 7 00 p m
TRAINS OOINO NORTH.
No. 72 No. 78
l.v Wilson's Mill 8 10 a m 8 00 a m
Ar Jordan D 00 a in 8 20 a m
Ar 1>avi* Station 9 4ft a in 8 4ft n m
Ar Sninmertoii 10 Katu 7 1ft a in
Ar Millard 10 20 a m 7 20 a m
Ar Millard 10 4ft a m
Ar Silver II 00 a in 7 4ft a m
Ar 1'aekaville ? 11 80 a m 8 1ft a in
Ar Tiudnll II ftfi a in 8 tft a in
Ar N. W.. function 12 27 p m 0 12 a in
Ar Sumter 12 80 p m ? tft a m
Nun. 78 and 77 between Wilxon'r*
Mill A Sumter daily eXeept Sundny.
IIKTWKKN M I I.I.A H l> * ST. I'AI'I,. ,
.? , No. 78 No. 7ft
i,v Millard 4 8ft p hi 10 20 a in 1
Ar St. Paul 4 40 p m 10 80 a in
No. 72 No. 74
> St. Paul ? * 108ft a m 4 ftO p m
kr Millard ?, , 10 4ft a m ft 00 p m
IIKTWKKN ?J'MTKR * t'AMOKN.
TRAINS OOrNO SOUTH,
< No. ft8 No. 70
T.v Camden ?. ,4 Iftpm 7 00 a m
Sou. Hy. Junction ' 4 2ft p m 7 10 a in
Ar Klferbee 4 8H p m 7 80am
Memberts '4 48 p m 7 40 a m
A r Borden 4 5Hpn 8 00am
Ar Dalsell .ft 18 p mi 8 2ft a in
Ar N. W. Junotion ft 48 p m H 68 a m
Ar Sumter ft 4ft p in 0 00 a tu
TRAINS nol)in NORTH.
No. 80 No. 71
l,v Sumter ft 2ft p m 8 80 a in
N. W. Junction ? 8 27 p m 08* a in
Dalzell 8 47 pro ? ftO a m
Borden 7 0ft p m 10 10 1 m
Kemberts 7 28 p m 10 21 a ro
Kllerbee 7 80 p m 10 81 a in.
Sou. Ky. Junction ,7 ftO p in 11 00 8 m
Ar Camden H 00 p in 11 10 a ni
No. 88 leave* Camden Mon., Wed.
and Friday at 1 p m, ar. 9umter 8.10.
No. 87 leaves Sumter Tiiea., Tliurs.
Sat. 1 1 00 a ni, ar. Camden 2 00 p m.
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