The Marlboro democrat. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, July 31, 1908, Image 1
THE MARLBORO
VOL XXXII j
BENNETTSVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY,
DEMOCRAT
JULY 31, 1908
MEND WAYS OR
* WEAR STRIPES
SAYS MR. MURCHISON OF
CAMPAIGNERS
Ragsdale and EUerbe in Wsvrm
Debate-Hodge*. Made Good
Speech at Clio
About 150 people heard thc con
gressional candidates at Clio Fri
day. They spoke from tho porch
of thc Hotel Clio, and tho meeting
was presided over by the chairman
of tho Clio club, Jeff D Edens.
There was very litttle cheering
for any of tho candidates. The
hearers stood and sat out on the
ground and quietly listened to all
the speeches.
J R Coggeshall was first intro
duced, and spoke, in part as fol
lows:
In my speech at Bennettsville,
on July 1st, I made tho statement
that, with the single exception of
Camden, Bennettsville post oflicc
paid more than any post office in
the state for which an appropria
tion had not already been made for
a building; that there was one post
office, the Abbeville oflicc, which
w?s given a $50,000 appropriation
in thc Inst bill, which paid less
than Bonnettsville, and at least ten
or a dozen offices in tho south
which paiol Voss thui^BonncttsviUo,
and that Bennettsville was, there
fore, entitled to bc included in the
next publie building bill.
Mr. KU erbe, who came after
me, staled that, with the single ex
ception of Abbeville post office,
tho post ollice at Darlington paid
less than any ollice included in thc
jjast, bill, and that there was no ap
propriation included in the last
bill for a building where the oflicc
paid as little as Bonnettsville ollice.
1 feel that it is wy duty to my
self to sot myself right in regard
to this conflict of opinion between
Mr. Ellcrbo and myself before
leaving Marlboro county.
Under the postal law and regula
tion of 1902, which is the present
law on thc subject, the salary of a
post master is based exclusively
upon tho receipts of thc office.
Now, Mr. Ellcrbo said that there
was no Appropriation included in
the last bill for a building where
tho receipts wore as small as the
receipts of tho Bonnettsville ollice,
and with the single exception of
tho Abbeville oflice, the office at
Dallington had tho smallest re
v^ipts of any office included in the
bill.
The United States official postal
guido of 100S gives the salary of
tho Abbeville post master as
$1,800; tho salary of the Bennetts
ville post master as $1,000. Thus
it appears that thore is not only
an appropriation included in tho
?feiH foran ollice which pay as lil
^^lo as tho Bennettsville ollice, but
one in South Carolina which pays
loss than Bennettsville, and by ail
inspection of tho bill and an ex
amination of tho United States of
ficial postal guide, it will bo found
that appropriations were made, for
at least a dozen offices in tho south
ern states paying less than Bon
nettsville. Both tho postal law and
regulations of 1002 and tho United
States official postal guido of loos
can bo found at your post ollice,
and by an inspection you can de
termine whether Mr. Ellcrbo or
myself is correct with reference to
this matter, and 1 insist again that
Bennettsville may reasonably hope
|pto be included in tho next public
building bill.
Mr. Coggeshallsaid that ono of
thc greatest evils in the country is
the way the cotton and produce
exchanges are run. They keep tho
south drained of money. They
help tho sharks on Wall strcot to
control the price of cotton and
.thor products. Even tho honor of
gamblers is lacking with these
people.
Thc state legislature has pro
hibited bucket shops, but our peo
ple still trade through Now York
exchanges. It will take an act of
Congress to stop it. Tho Hepburn
bill is now pending in Congress
Thc Republicans have forsaken it,
and it will take tho Democrats to
pass it.
J. E. ELLBRBB.
Said bc asked for re-election on
his record. Had nothing to say
against opponents, said if any
charges were made against him by
those that followed him, he want
ed live minutes to reply. Thc men
of influence in Congress had been
there a long time.
Replying to Mr. CoggeshalPs
statement about Darlington post
ofllco, bc said Darlington was the
smallest place in thc bill when it
left thc House. Senator Gary had
Abbeville intercsttd.
Believe in tariff for revenue on
ly Opposed to giving national
banks any more power.
I promised you better mail fa
cilitics. I got 14 rural routes tin
first year, three thc second and 2.
since.
When ? went to Congres: Fin
ley already had 120 rural routes ii
his district. This district had on
ly 38. 1 huve more than, doubl?e
that number.
Kissing goes by favor up ii
Washington. Assistant Postmas
ter General DeGraw was a warn
friend of Mr. Calaban, who wa
part owner of the hotel at which
boarded. I had my petitions in
specten and the routes put into op
cration while thousands older thai
minc were waiting.
Mr. Ellerbe spoke in favor of th
distribution of seed by the gov
mcnt and said he had been calle
"Farmer Jim" on account of
speech on that subject. lie sar
he had selected Marlboro for th
experiment station of the sixt
district,. A soil survey will be bc
gun in Morry in November.
Said |io bad been able to get o
rivers and harbors com m i tte
where he could get appropriation
for waterways.
At this point Mr. Ragsdal
warned Mr. Ell erbe that he wu
going to discuss the Florence poi
oflico matter, and thought that Mi
Kllcrbe should finish his speee
now instead of replying after til
others finished. Thcio was son:
discussion of this and M
EUerbo finally went into a disco
sion of the matter. Ho said tl
Florence post office did not coi
cern thc public here, and M
Ragsdale cou hi run on that if 1
had nothing else to run on.
lie said that Ragsdalo asked hi
to go with him to the president
order to tell him that if the n
gro Wilson was reappointed pos
master the people of L<1orcn<
would kill him and also that Rag
dale asked him to get Ragsda
appointed postmaster and I
would let Wilson draw the si
ary. Unsaid Fit.ley and otho
urged him to publish what Rag
dale had said and he gave it o
for publication. If he said at Ma
ion that Lever urged him to pu
lish it, ho did not mean to use L
vcrV; name.
r. A. IIOIXIKS.
Said he was Stlll'fti ing with asl?
headache and would not ttltetn
to speak if he hail not spoken
the ot her places in this county.
Mr. Hodges reviewed thc hist
ry and principles of th? Rcpub
can and D?mocrate parties.
He favored appropriations f
improving waterways and roa?
Millions ai e spent to reclaim t
desert lands of the West, and som
thing should bc spent to drain thc
swamp lands of the South.
He favored tho government ex
perimental farm work. It shows
what is best adapted to each soil.
In proportion to tho develop
ment of agricultural Interests, all
other interests prosper.
I was raised upon a farm, said
Mr. Hodges, and I will use every
ello rt to have legislation passed to
benefit thc farming interests. The
producers are entitled to just con
sideration. All others depend up
on them and get their support from
them.
Thc foundation of our hope rests
in the succss of Democracy this
fall. If defeated, all hope of good
government and beneficial legisla
tion goes down, temporarily af
least.
Every Democrat should do hit
duty and vote for the man of his
choice who will render assistance
to our peerless leader, Wilban
Jennings li-yan. (applause)
Mr. Ellerbo said that Mr. Finbj
had 150 rural routes when bc wen
to congress. The records shov
that he has only 144 now, aftei
working all this time.
Mr. Ellcrbe: Oh well, I sait
about 145 or 150.
Mr. Hodges: The records shov
that he had only 55 on July 1, 190'
Mr. Ellei bo argues the longer
man stays in congress thc bette
work ho can do. Take his own re
cord. He got 14 rural routes th
^rst year Kttd only threo the sec
opd. It would have been bette
to have taken him out at the cn
of thc first year, for his first yen
was his best. Finley has got moi
than twice as many routes as E
lerbe.
Mr. Hodges closed with ail o
oquent appeal to tho voters t
measure his qualifications bv ever
test, and to vote for him if thc
found him to measure up to the r
quircments. (applause)
WILLIAM MI: urn ISON.
Mr. Murchison began by su.vu
that this ellice for tia' past sever
years has been sold to thc higho
bidder and t'a? proceed.-, turned i
to cboai) corn whiskey for tho d
moralization ol' the people. 1
said bc had employed detectives
ferret out those who attempt
buy votes in this campaign, "ai
if you will aid mo some of yo
most distinguished men, unir
they mend their ways will
wearing tho stripes of criminals.
Mr.Murchison discussed tho ti
ill', trusts, finances and cd neath
Ho stated that there are inoro i
groes in school in Marlboro th
whites. 1 Io said that thc time
coining when tho white, man w
sells to negroes tho land ho inhe
ted from his forefathers will bc c<
sidered an assassin of his ra
Wants the white man to own I
soil he cultivates and tho homo
which ho lives.
Mr. Murchison closed by say i
that bo did bet expect many vo
in Marlboro in the first prima
but carno into a great many wi
ho came into the second with
majority vote of his own com
behind him.
?i- W. ItAOSDALK,
Mr. Kngsdalo ridiculed Mr.
lerbo's statement that tho Flore
post office affair did not cone
the people, here. 1 lo. said tba
county lino did mot hoop the wi
men of Mai I boro from f
, an interest in tho people
p lorence whose women and c
dren have lo got their mail fi
negroes,
I Ie made au eloquent appeal
while supremacy and said that i
t hor thc tarill, nor appropriai.ii
nor any other question would s
plant tho issue of while Sllprc
cy in tho South. 1 Io said it wi
serious matter with tho [ people
Florence, and he did not believe
that thc people in other parts of
thc district, whose congressman al
so represented Florence, could
lack interest in thc matter.
Mr.Ragsdalc went into a full
discussion of thc Florence affair,
which has already been published
in tho Advocate and Domocrat.
Ho denied that ho tried to get him
self appointed postmaster. He read
Senator Tillman'.- letter saying
that if Ellerbe had not published
that interview, he was confident
bc could have prevented tho reap
pointment of the negro, Wilson.
Mr. Ellerbe said at Marion that
Finley and Lever urged him to
publish the statement about Rags
dale. Lever went to Marion and
said he did not urge Ellerbe to
publish it, but, on tho other band,
urged him not to publish it.
Ellerbe now says that "Finley
and others" urged him to publish
it.
Mr. Ragsdalc shook lils finger
at ^tr. Ellerbe and dolled bim to
nanicthc "others," but Mr. Ellerbe
remained silent.
Mr. Ragsdalc said he believed
that Mr. Ellerbe had published
thetinterview for the purpose of
injuring him, and in doing so he
had prevented thc appointment of
a wliite mau as postmaster at Flor
ene!;.
i>ff?f Ragsdalc said that Mr.
Elkvbc had told about his work
V"' .the a rcat. loaders of ..the
Democratic party and about thc
mono/ expended by thc republi
cans, but he had not told about
his deserting the Democratic lead
ers and going with a few other
Democrats to the aid of thc Re
publicans to pass thc army bill
with a raise of twenty million dol
lars. If the nine Democrats had
not voted with the Republicans,
thc bill could not have passed.
Williams and Clayton and DeAr
mond and tho other Democrat
leaders were lighting thc bill, but
ICI I cr bo deserted them and helped
thc Republicans pass it. 1
Shaking his linger at Mr. Ellorbe, ;
Mr. Ragsdale asked, "Isn't that '
so?"
Mr. IClJerbc shock his head.
Mr. Ragsdale then called Mr.
Coggeshall and asked him to bring
him his congressional record from
his room.
Mr. Ellerbe then said, "Oh, 1
voted for the bill. It wassail bun
combe to light it."
"Then;' said Mr. Ragsdale, "If
it is buncombe to fight with the
Democratic, loaders for Democrat
ic principles against Republican
greed and extravagance, if you e
lect mc to congress, I shall engage
in a great deal of buncomb."
As Mr. Ragsdale was conclud
ing, thc hotel dinner bell rang,'
and the meeting was adjourned.
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W. E. CROSLAND DEAD
Successful Son of Marlboro Who
Lived Near State Linc
'Thc Rockingham Anglo-Saxon
says:
Capt W. IC, Crosland died sud
denly Thursday morning at his
homo in Wolf I'it township, of
nen raiga of tho heart.
Capt. Crosland was probably
tho ablest and most successful
larmer in North Carolina. Ile
took a waste of land 30 years ago
and by energy and knowing I ow
developed it into one ol'the largest
and most successful plantations in
this state, producing an average
of 1,600 or 2,000 bales of cotton
per year.
Weare indebted to Ctipt. W I
ICvorctt, his long life fri .end and
business partner, for thc} fallow
ing brief sketch of Capt Cros
land^ eventful life:
W n Crosland was born near
i i
Bcnncttsvillc, S. C. Ho entered
the C. S. army when 17 years of
agc. Soon after tho close of tho
war ho located in Anson county
and was farming on tho lands lo
cated in said county bordering on
Pee Deo river, known as tho
Campbell plantation. While there
he married Miss Virginia S Lc
Grand. In the year 1879 ho, with
W I Everett, purchased a portion
of the Harrington lands, where bc
has resided to thc date of his (loath.
There were four children by
this marriage, all of whom aro
yet living. His wife died soon af
ter the birth of their fourth child
A few years later he married Miss j
Lou Evans, of Cumberland county. [
To them has been born seven
children, one of whom died some
few years since. ? ^
Mr. Crosland was noted for his
industry, integrity and good citi-|i
zenship. For the past eight years
he has been a member of the pen-1 [
itentiary board of the state. Much
of the property and good manage
mont of thc state farms is due to
his experience and his success as a
farmer.
Ile died Thursday morning at
ll o'clock from neuralgia of the d
heart. He had for a day or two {.
suffered a few minutes at a time
from severe pain in tho arm, v
shoulder and chest. During the f
early part of tho day he was up
Shortly pefore his death ho un- j ?j
drpsscd, lay .down and but a few
minutes passed before ho gasped, ii
after complaining of tho pains, t
and died immediately.
Ile was buried at the St Paul's
church Friday. He had been a [
consistent member and steward of /
the M. E. church south for many fi
years
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C. F. Brccden's House-Blenheim I i;
Church Struck
A single stroke, of lightning (1
descended in Bonncttsvillo Sunday
afternoon and struck tho stove >
chimney of Chas F Br?cdon's hous0, r
nu east Darlington street. Tho elec
tricity went down tho chimney andi1;
tore tho inside of tho stove out.
It also damaged his electric meter.
The lightning spread over thc
phone and light wires, and many
people in tho neighborhood thought
that their houses had boon struck.
Din ing tho storm last Wednes
day, tho steeple of the Presbyte
rian church at Blenheim was
struck by lightning and considera
bly damaged. Plastering was
knocked off inside thc church andi
v
. i
two of tho columns in front split
The damage is $100 or more.
R. F. D. Changed
A chango has boen ordered in
li. F. D. No. 'i so that after Aug.
1 the carrier will go oyer the new
public road which has boen open
ed from thc Blenheim road, near
near the electric light plant, to
tho Hebron road, near the Cook
place.
Several people, who live on this
now road will bo benelittcd by thc
change, and tho carrier will not
have to travel over the same route
in going Out and coming into
town, as heretofore.
Postmaster McLaurin requests
that those who wish to get mail on
this route have tho regulation
boxes up by next. Saturday, when
the. change will go into effect.
Coward For Auditor
M E Coward is today announced
as a candidate for county auditor.
Mr, Coward i-> well known to the
people of Marli oro, having served
i hem in tho supervisor's office, and
needs no introduction al oui1 hands.
Ile is al present clerk to thc
county supervisor
NEWS NOTES
FROM BOYKIN
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL ITEMS
OF INTEREST
W. H. Gibson Married Three Cou
ples in One Day-a. Reg-.
ular Squire Bailes.
Boykln, S. C., July 24, 1908.
The cantaloupe crop of Gibson
ind Boy kin sections have been im
nense this season, but tho antici
>ation of high prices has not yet
jeen realized.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Smith and
Urs. Int Smith are visiting rela
tives in Texas and Oklahoma.
Mr. Armel Dudley, cf Lakeland,
Ha is spending some time at the
lome of his uncle, J. ll. Liles, in
irightsville.
Misses Sallie Ellerbo and Ruth
fennings returned to their homes
? Bennettsvillc Wednesday after
very ^pleasant visit to Misses
Iannah and Janie Gibson.
Mrs.Chais Ilunsueker left Thurs
ay for her home in Luraborton,
?. C., accompanied by her nice3
liss Ruth Patterson.
Mr. B. Johnson spent Sunday
pith his mother at Lumber Bridge,
I. C.
Quite a number of young people
njoyed an evening picnic Thurs
ay at "Goodwin's mill."
.-Miaa-Nau?tt?-?Jnwton ia .npond.
ng a few days in Bennetts vi Ile at
he home of lier uncle, L. D. Now
on.
Mr. Ellis Haywood and sister,
Manche, of Ellerbo Springs, af
er a few days at the home of Mr.
Ufrcd Covington returned homo
Saturday.
Mr. Lane Deas, of Rockingham,
pent Saturday and Sunday with
Ir. Henry Smith and left Mon
ay to visit relatives in Bennetts
ille,
John C. Curry, of Laurinburg.
s staying with his brother in Gib
on.
Miss Judie Gibson entertained
uite a number of friends Tues'
ay evening from 8;30 to 12.
Mis. H. Townsend, of Raynham,
I. C., has been visiting her pa
onts Mr. and Mrs. Sim Gibson.
Misses Sadie and Ethel Mooro
pent a few days at tho home of
5. W. Goodwin.
Miss Ruth Patterson gave quito
n enjoyable party at their lovely
ountry home Friday night in honor
f her friends Misses Pearl Annum
nd Belle Reynolds, of Star, N C.
Miss Rae Gibson returned to her
ionic in Bennettsvillc after a do
ightful visit with her many friends
nd relatives and was accompanied
>y Miss Judie Gibson.
Several friends gave Miss Rosa
Smith a "surprise party" Fri&iy
woning and all present reported a
nost enjoyable time.
Miss Aggie Covington is visit
ng her grandparents at Ellerbo
springs, N. C.
Mrs. E. W. Liles and children
ire visiting her father, Mr. Jojhn
Miller, at. Lynchburg.
Perry Adams gave a "jolly haj'
.ide" Saturday afternoon in honor
)f tho visiting girls.
Misses Hannah and Janie Gib
ion aro. visiting their sister, Mrs.
Hubert Townsend, of Baynham,
M. C.
Frank Ilunsueker, of High
Vint, N. C., is spending a short
vhilo with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. ,1. M. Ilunsueker.
W. ll. Gibson, notary public,
narricd at his home on Sunday,
Inly 20, Daniel 'lankey and Min
de McCoy; Ebbie Leviner and
diss Elizabeth Wattcrs: and Owen
dot iee and Miss Cora Cole. The
ust two couples were white. All
vere from Scotland county, N. C.
?V. H. is gaining a notoriety equal
o that of old man Squire Bailes
d' York county, for "knot ticing"
lualifications, but wo trust that ho
pill not, like old man Bailes, bo
oreed to Mee to more congenial
abitations.
Simeon Gibson spent Monday and
Wednesday in Bennettsvillc.
Jimmie B. Gibson, of Dillon,
pent a short time tho first of tho
eek with his parents, Mr. and
Irs. Sim Gibson. Ho is a promi
Ont attorney of Marion county.
"G-~G-Club."