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Camden. 8. C.. June 13tli, 1007
THK haywakd trial..
The Hay ward trial now in
progress at Boise, Idaho, fur
uishes a terrible instance of how
tar bad and selfish interests cau
go in pursuit of a bad and selfish
cbjcct. Onr readers will perhaps
recall the fact that three men,
Hay ward,. Moyer and Pettibone,
members and officers of a labor
organization in the State of Colo
rado, were arrested after night
fall in their ?iomes in that State
on a bogus charge, taken into a
train and spirited away to the
adjoining State of Idaho utterly
without warrant of law, there to
be incarcerated on the real
charge of conspiring to encom
pass the murder of a former
Idaho governor which murder
was accomplished.
The action mentioned was at
the instigation of the Uuited
Mine Owners of the States ol
Colorado aud Idaho, and a more
damnable instance of vioiatiou
and perversion of law has never
come to our notice.
There is no question in our
mind as to the absolute inuo
cense of the three parties. In
partial support of this opinion,
we have only to call attention to
the life and character of the
principal witness for the prose
cution, a fellow by the name ol
Orchard. This despicable fel
low coolly confesses to sixty
innrders, all committed /or. hire.
He implicates Hayward, Moyer
and Pettibone as his employers
in the commission of a majority
of his crimes.
The spectacle is revolting.
How far would the evidence of
such a scoundrel as Orchard ac
knowledges himself to be go
with a South Caroliua jury? It
would go no farther, and be
listened to no longer than it
would take our citizeus to or
ganize and hang liim as high as
Hamaan is said to have been
struug up. As it is in Iduho, the
evidence of this self-confessed
diabolical murderer is listaued
to with attention, and given ere
dence as truth.
We have Icept pace with every
step in the case against the ac
cused parties, and do not liesi
tate to say that the prosecution
has not a leg to stand upon. It
Is simply a case of persecution,
and the perpetrators of the most
stupendous outrage of the cen
tury should be severely punished.
11 EVEN UK VS SENTIMENT.
Under tlie above caption our
friend Birch more of the Mcsseu
ger gots off the following: ''The
stock in trade of the Dispensary
advocates is the revenue to be
derived from it." Nothing is
more fallacious than this asser
tion. We, as tho chief exponent
of a sensible sentiment lu advo
cating the retention of the pres
ent system of regulating and con
trolling the sale of whiskey have
repeatedly assertod that the
question involved is not one of
morals or sentiment., but bears ab
solutely a material aspect. This,
not. from the fact that real
prohibition would not be desira
ble thing to have, but that coun
ty prohibition would be a fraud
Aud a farce, and would work uu
told Injury to the public.
It makes us real tired (a tired
ness that even Hood's Sarsa
pari 11a cannot overcome (to have
such a guff as "Revenue vs Sen
timent," attempted to be pushed
011 an intelligent public.
Tho whole thing resolves itself
Into this according to ur. Either
a majority of our citizonsiwve
deliberately determined to ignore
their duties of citizenship, and
liave resolved to to cast a
ballot in gratification of a senti
ment, a prejudice, or in self in
tejest, or, to vote a clean, honest
ballot for the preservation of our
present orderly system of go veru
mout. -
TAKE YOUR CHOICE. WE
pO NOT FEAR THE ISSUfi.
BBO r II Kit TO T^l
Our esteemed contemporary.
The Ghrooicle of last Friday was
particularly newsy and readable.
Among tlie newiest and most
readable articles was a communi
cation from some fellow tighing
(?) himself *'Votor." Nothing in
that communication stun? us as
we look upon the whole produc
tion as a supreme instance of pre
dicated asininity. We take the
occasiou however to most humb
ly crave the pardon of "Voter"
for designating him as "a
brother of the ox" and beg to
amend by denying the soft alle
gation as he applied it, substi
tuting therefor, our iirm and un
swervable opinion -that he is a
twiu - brother to that animal
fumed in song a*hd story, and in
the Bible as the property of a
fellow by the name of Balaam.
"Why should I be thus left out.
As if my tender lieurt would break,
And like that other ass of which the
Scriptures speak,
He too opened his uiouth and spake."
Senator Hough's Reply
To Mr. McCaskill
Mr. Editor :
I have read with a great deal
of iuterest Mr. McCaskill's card
iu The Camden Chrouicle of
June 7th, attacking my position
011 the liquor question. He says
ihat I ran iu the last election
opposing local optiou, was elect
ed by meu opposed to it, and
while in the Senate fought
against it. This is correct. I
was in favor of the State Dis
pensary, so was my friend, Mr.
McCaskill, and if I am uot mis
taken he voted for me in my
campaign.
He says while I was in the
Senate, I advocated prohibition
and voted for prohibition against
the Carey Cothran bill. In this
he is correct, and I shall give
my frieuds my reasons for do
ing it.
1 wish to state my position on
the liquor question to Mr. Mc
Caskill, and to all other citizens
of Kershaw County. I ran for
the Senate, favoring a State
Dispensary Law, and went to
the Senate and worked to retaiu
the State Dispensary. When I
found that the majority of both
branches of the General Assem
bly were opposed to the State
Dispensary law, and were going
to abolish it, my colleagues and I
and uiany others who had fav
ored the State Dispensary, went
to the prohibitionists in each
branch of the General Assembly,
and told them that we were will
ing to join them and pass a State
prohibition law. What reply
did we get? ,4No. " They had
gone into a deal with the old
liquor crowd, that is the high
license crowd, who wanted the
old bar rooms back, to kill the
State Dispensary; and they
passed the Carey-Cothran law
to allow the county dispensaries,
with the hope on the part of the
old liquor crowd, to get bar
rooms back.
No\V, Mr. McCaskill, wants mo
to join such a crowd call
themselves "prohibitionists. " I
was and still believe a State
dispensary law the best solution
of tue liquor question. But the
prohibitionists joined with the
old liquor crowd to kill it, and
it is dead. The prohibitionists
did it for one purpose, aud the
old liquor crowd with the hope
of getting high license. I am
not in favor of high license, and
and the bringing back of tlio old
bar rooms, aud that is the reason
why I am supporting the Coun
ty Dispensaries. Next to a
State Dispensary law, J am in
favor of a State Prohibition
law, but as the prohibitionists
would not help us pass a State
prohibition law, I will not join
with them and the blind tiger
element to pass a County Pro
hibition law, when Fairfield
County on one side is selling
whiskey, Chesterfield County on
auother side is selling whiskey,
Sumter County on auother sido
is selling whiskey, Leo County
ou another side is selling whis
key, and Uichlaud County on
still another side is selling whis
key. It would bo a farce and
mean that in this couuty the
blind tiger element would ruin
the counties and the corrupting
of all of our labor, without any
enforcement of the law, and the
couniy getting no revenue from
it.
Mr. McCaskill .says the taxes
are higher now than ever before.
We all know as a community
grows, as our prosperity in
creases, as our land values in
crease, as our government gets
larger, it takes more to ruu it.
This is no argument against the
Dispensary. But, my friend says
lie is willing to pay more taxes
in order to vote out the Dis
pensary. Let's seo how much
taxes does he pay now. He does
not own a foot of lapd in this
county, that I know of. He does
not oven own any personal prop
erty except i>os8ibly a little
household furniture. 1 have
known hi in for a long time, and
be ie a clerk iu a small grocery
store in Camden. Well can be
afford to talk about paying more
taxes, as he teas nothing to pay
I taxes on.
I I have great respect for the
good people of my County, and
ever since I have been in pub
lic office, have always tried to do
what I thought would benefit the
majority of our people.
When I look around aud see
the great number of our white
children that should be educated
in order to be prepared for the
life before them, I pause before
I will vote to .take Sixteen
Thousand Dollars from their
school fuOd. Some crank will
say that he does not want his
children educated with "blood
money," as he will call it But
a good old minister once said,
when beiug taunted aboul re
ceiving mouey from cerlaiu
sources, for his church, "that
it was "hot what the money had
clone before he got hold of it,
but the good it would do when
he got it." So it is iu this in
strnce.
If my true prohibition friends
would keep out of caucuses and
deals with men who want to see
the Dispensary voted out here
in order that they can go iuto
'the blind tiger business, their
position would be stronger. In
the last few weeks much of this
has been seen right here in the
City of Catndeu. I never at
tempt to try and ride with the
wave. 1 never wait to try and
see which is the popular side be
fore I express myself. . I always
try to study all matters affect
ing the interest of my people,'
and what will be best for them,
and you will always know where
I stand on auy public question.
Yours very trulv
W. R. HOUGH.
John #Mc8n?yrPs Plea to tlic
i Voters of tliln County Not to
| Take His Property from ,
Hi in Without Paying
for It.
Camden, S. C., June 11, 1007.
DearJSir:
An election has beeu ordered
for the 20th of June, to vote on
the question of Prohibition or
County Dispensary iu Kershaw
County.
At the same time an election
has been ordered to vote "/or
Manufacture " or "Agvinsl Manu
facture. " I have been a citizen
of this county all my life, and
for fifteen years have owned
and run a Distillery on my plan
tation about two miles from the
city of Camden. I have invested
a great deal of money in it and
spent a good portion of my life
to build up a food honest busi
ness. I pay a license of One
Thousand Dollars to tlie County
of Kershaw, andthe City of Cam
den. I have always tried to
obey the laws of my county and
State. If you vote " Against
Manufacture ," you take my prop
erty away from me in my old
age, without paying me for it.
Would you l?ke to have your
farm or store or business that
you have invested your money
in, and worked hard to build up
all your life, taken away from
you by my vote and destroyed
and not pay you one cent for it?
That is what you will do to me,
if you go to t,he polls aud vote
"Against Manufacture." I want
to ask you as a brother citizen
of the same countv, not to vote
to take my property aud my
business away from mo, and de
stroy it. 1 am at your mercy.
If you sde tit, you can by your
vote, destroy my business, take
my property without paying for
it, and I cannot help myself. 1
do not believe the good citizens
will do it.
As to how you vote on the
question of Prohibition or Dis
pensary, I have nothing to do
with that. That is a question of
policy for you to decide.
You can have yrohibition here
in this county, if you want it,
and not take my property away
from me. I have sale for my
whole output in other States.
I have never sold whiskey to
blind tigqrs, nor will I ever do
it. I have always endeavored
to obey the laws both of the
State and the United States in
the management of my business.
Under the law as it now stands,
I cannot sell to any one except
the County Dispensaries, and
beyond tho limits of the State.
If the County Dispensary here
is voted out, tlieu I cannot, nor
will I, sell to any one in the
County of Kershaw. Therefore
if I am allowed to continue in my
business, it cannot in any man
ner effect the morals or welfare
of the good people of my County.
Yours very truly
John McSmyrl,
Camden, S. C.
Mr. Itnlxiii'K Letter.
T ho letter of Mr. Itabon is al
right. We note his remarks as
to Sunday School superinten
dents, and simply remark that if
he will organize a Sunday school
at Lugoff, wo put in an applica
tion right now for the position
of superintendent and guarantee
to gi ve as# great satisfaction as
somo others of that lllc.
Ono Day Gold Our\
'? ?"?! tore throat cured by K?*
t ? Chocolate* laxative yninine. Am easy t?
imc?o4jt. Children cry for them."
From Mr. Kabon.
To the Editor of The Peoplu:
I tee in the columns of your
paper of June 6th, an article
headed "Guided by his Con
science" referring to my resig
nation as a member of the Ker
shaw County Dispensary Board.
Said article stating that 4 'the
resignation is to become effective
after June 20th." I wish to say
thpt, that statement is untrue.
I resigned on June 3rd to take
effect jus.t as soou us my suc
cessor could be appointed. Said
article also stated: "It has been
stated to us, that last week, (we
forget the date) Mr. C. AV. Birch
more and Revs. Mitchell am1.
Herbert had a conversation of
an hour or more duration with
our friend, Mr. Rabon, at the
conclusion of which he promised
them to seud in his resignation. '*
I wish to say to that, that
neither of the geulleinen re
ferred to ever mentioned any
thing to me about resigning my
position on the Kershaw County
Dispensary Board. I will say
however, that Mr. Birchtnore,
and Revs. Mitchell and Herbert,
and several other gentlemen had
a talk 011 the dispensary ques
tion, with me, aud that I did tell
them that I was going to re
sign aud vole for prohibition,
aud I am not ashamed of it..
~ Said article agaiu stated,
"This is alright. A mau who is
not open to conviction is a rather
poor specimen of humanity, so
if Mr. Rabon was convinced af
ter a consultation with a Sunday
school Superintendent and two
preachers, that his positiou on
a ? question that effect chiefly
material and not moral interests,
was wrong, then ho is to be com
mended for deferring his judg
ment to that of supposedly
Spirtually inclined advisors.'"
Now in reply that, I wish to say
that I am always open for
conviction, and especially so
would I be, on such a question
as is confronting the people of
Kershaw couuty at this time,
and I am glad that we have Sun
day school Superintendents and
preachers in Kershaw county
who are discharging their duty.
If we had more superintendents
and more preachers like the
ones referred to in this article,
we would have less people in
Kershaw county advocating the
sale of whiskey.
I can say to the people of Ker
shaw couuty that I do not regret
huving resigned.
M. B. Rubon.
Which One?
There are two types of farm
ers quite common on our Ameri
can farms. The farmer who
works hard from daylight till
dark and never seems to get
much out of his labor except a
living or the advance in his land
for which he is not entirely re
sponsible, and the farmer who
seldom has to work overtime,
finds time to visit Ins neighbors
and enjoys life to its full measure,
while his crops, stock and bank
account thrive.
There is a reason for this
difference and we need not go
far to seek the cause. The first
named farmer starts in anywhere
and usually ends nowhere. He
is without a system. He works
with his hands but fails to use
his head Planning things has
not become a habit with him.
He does not look far enough
ahead, depends upon brawn in
stead of brain and brawn to carry
on his farm operations. Ho may
have plenty of pluck, perse'
veronce, and integrity, but lack
the one acquirement, system, so
essential in farm work.
The successful farmer is fore
handed. He plans things and
keeps more than one kite to his
string. Rotation of crops, stock
breeding farm accounts are stu
died by him. Good seed is planted
at the right time in the right
place. "The hit or miss" me
thod is not in his category, lie
doesn't go after a proposition
until he is sure it is for his best
interests, lie studies his busi
ness akin to the attention paid
by the successful merchant in
handling a successful enterprise.
Details are not forgotten. Econ
omy of time is brought about by
rushing the stop in the busy
season instead of extending the
hours. True he may not always
bo successful in every operation,
but whore results of work is
weighed at the end of the har
vest the profit side of tlu ledger
shows the usual profit.? buc
cossful Farming.
WhlMkoy or llihle.
Constable Moore, while . on
duty at- the passeuger depot last,
Saturday night, saw a colored
man step off a train and pass a
vory large and heavy grip to
another colored man. The offi
cer thought that the grip con
tained a generous quantity of
booze from Wadesboro. The
man to whom the grip was hand
ed and the man who brought it
in started up the railroad and
the officer called on them to halt
and show how much liquor was
in that grip. The grip was
oponed and instead of contain
ing liquor it was packed with
Bibles. The ownor of the grip
was a preacher and he was sell
ing Bibles on his rounds. The
joke is now on Constable Moore.
?Monroe JSuquirer#
Notice to Distillers
and Liquor Dealers
Camden, S. C., June 8, 1907.
Dids ^re hereby, requested in
accordance with the terms of
the Dispensary Law in force for
the following kinds und quunti
ties of Liqnors ancl Beers and
other articles herein enumerated
to be furnished to the Stale of
South Carolina for the use of
the County Dispensary Board of
Kershaw Couuty, as ordered,
to wit:
40 Barrels of Rye, three grades
75 Barrels of Corn, three grades
15 Barrels of Gin, three grades
3 Barrels "Apple Brandy, two
grades.
2 Barrels of Peach Brandy,
two grades.
250 Cases of Uye Whiskey, dif
ferent grades.
100 Cases of Corn Whiskey, dif
ferent grades.
00 Cases of Mult Whiskey, dif
ferent grades.
10 Drums of Banana Brandy,
diffeent grades.
100 Barrels of Beer (bottled).
Also Glass, Coiks, Tinfoil,
Wire and all other articles uecd
ed for the County Dispensary.
All goods shall be furnished
in compliance with aud subject
to l he terms and conditions ot
the Dispensary Law of 1907, and
bidders must observe the follow
ing rules:
The bids shall be sealed, with
no sign or mark 14)011 llie envel
ope to indicate the name of the
bidder.
All bids must, be sent by Ex
press or Registered Mail lo 1).
M. McCasUill, County Treasurer
of Kershaw County, Camden,
S. C. , on or before July 10th,
1907.
The contract- will be awarded
the lowest responsible bidder,
age ud proof of goods staled
by bidder.
The Bourd reserves the right
10 reject any or all bids and any
part of bids.
AH goods to^ be delivered P.
O. B. Camden," S. C., and Be
th une, S. C., to be paid for
within 90 days and subject to
regauge at our warehouse.
Bids will be opened at the
office of the County Dispensary
Board, Camden, S. C., July
10th, 1907.
W. J. Dunn,
M. B. Rabou,
K. T. Estridge,
County Dispensary Bourd,
for Kershaw County, S. C.
Supervisors' Monthly
Report.
The following is a list of claims
approved aud ordered paid at
the regular monthly meeting
held Monday, June 12, 1007:
G W Dabney, Supt p h $ 12 00
D L Dabney, work at p li 10 00
Richard Price, Janitor 15 00
11 E Munu, Sunt c g 0.") 20
Z Braunon, clay* 5 00
VV F Russell, salary 33 33
Whitaker & Bui uet coal
for eh 10 50
So Bell Tel Co, Phone reut 3 25
Walker E & Cogswell Co, 41 28
Wiloy Marshall, Adm Bd
of Ed 14 40
J N McLeodw lumber & wk 18 75
M C West, salary and post
age 07 04
D Trantham, Salary 33 25
D M McCaskill, salary 33 33
W P Sowell, overseeing
I) g 52 25
J 11 Moore, making elec
tion boxes 05 00
W T Smith, sup to pau
pers 10 05
T J Williams, shop work 8 00
R D Willmms, oversee
in if h g 140 30
It M Poaree, overseeing
and team 14 00
W A Sch rock, adv. and
job work 11 00
W L McDowell, adv. and
job work 10 01
C W Birclimore, adv and
job work 12 03
Burns & Barrett, sup to g 22 00
A 1) Kennedy, sup tog 05 27
D J CI y bum, & Co sup
to gang 17 88
T j W West, supplies tog 5 45
John Boone, work ?t jail 0 00
W R Clyburn, M D
prof ser 20 00
1) 1* C Murchison, salary 12 50
J S Trantliam, sal <fc foes 157 08
S C Zemp, M D prof ser 10 00
W B Turner, salary 59 43
Lewis & Christmas, sup to
gang 20 00
Sam Blanding, road wk 12 33
Springs Shannon, sup 142 l.>
J W Wood, road work 5 00
Total, $ 1,321.00
M. C. WEST,
Co. Supervisor.
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ing cut the wrong length?
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This will notify the public that
I have a splendid pasture for
horses and cattle on my farm at
Uelmout, and will be glad to
have you send your stock to me.
I give this department my per
sonal supervision, and pen the
stock every evening which in
sures their safety lroui accident.
Either see or write me.
Respectfully,
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