The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 23, 1905, Image 4
RACE PROBLEM !
1 1
Discussed by President Roosevelt
at Lincoln Banquet.
GIVES SOUTH ADVICE
Aad Pays Tribute to this Section and
Commends the Anti-Lynching Crusade.
After All the Negro
Must Learn to Depend
on Himself.
As the fc'uest of honor at the Lincoln
dinner of the Republican Club in
New Yoik last week, President
Roosevelt nude a speech on the race
problem. lie appealed to the north
to make its friendship for the south
all the greater because of the "embarrassment
of conditions for which
she is not alone responsible," and said
that the problem was to "so adjust
the relations between two races of different
ethnin t,vni> t hat, t-ho hoo
rw, vi.Mv vuv uavnnaivi
race be trained so that It may enter
iuto the posession of true freedom,
while the f rward race Is enabled to
preserve unharmed the high civil
tion wrought out by Its forefathers."
The dinner was held In the main
banquet hall (if the Waldtrf Astoria,
and In the number of guests and
elaborateness of decorations Is believed
to have exceeded any function
of its character ever held In New
York. The guests numbered more
than 1 300, including 275 women,
who dined In the Astor guilt ry.
THK I'HKSl DKNT's 81'KKCH.
The president said In part:
"In his second Inaugural, In a
speech which will be rer;d as long .as
the memory of this nation endures,
Abraham Lincoln closed by saying:
" 'With malice toward none; with
charity for all; with lirmuess In the
right, as God gives us to seethe right,
let us strive on to iinish the work wc
are In; * * * to t o all which ma}
achieve aud cherish a just and lasting
peace among ourselves, and with
all nations.'
LINCOLN OK KOL'TIl Kit N IUUTII.
'"This Is the spirit In which mighty
Lincoln sought to bind up the nation's
wounds when its soul was }e'
seething with tierce hatred, with
wrath, with rancor, with all tl i evil
and dreadful passions provok* d l.y civil
war. Surely this is ihe spirit which
all Americans should show now, when
there Is so little excuse f< r malice or
rancor or hatred, when there is .o li*.
tlo of vital consequence to divide
brother from brother.
"Lincoln, himself a man of southern
birth, did cot hesitate to t. pp?a
to the sword when he became sails li d
that In no other way could the union
bo saved, for high though he put j eae<
he put righteousness sill higher He
warred for the uni n;he warn d to fiee
the slave; and when he warred lie. worred
in carnst, for it is a
sign of weakness to be half
hearted when blows must be
struck. Hut bo felt only love, a love
as deep as the tenderness of bis great
and sad heart, for all his count)yuan
alike in the north and in the tauth,
and he longed above everything fot
the day when they should once m- re
be knit together in the unbreakable
bonds of eternal friendship.
BPIHIT OV LINCOLN COMMKNDKD.
"We of ixiday, in dealing with all
our fellow-citizens, white or colored,
north or south, should strive to si ow
just thequalities that Lincoln showed:
Ills steadfastness In striving after the
right, and his intinite patience and
forbearauce with those w!-o saw that
right less clearly than lie did; his
earnest endeavor to do what was best,
and yet his readiness to accept the
beat that was practicable when the
Ideal best was unattainable; his unceasing
elTort to cure what was evil;
coupled with his refusal to make a
bad situation worse by any ill-judged
or ill-timed elTort to make it betrer.
"The great civil war in which Lincoln
towered as the loftiest figure loft
ua not only a reunited country, but a
country which has the proud right to
claim as its own the glory won alike
by those who wore the blue and by
thORO who wore the gray, by those
whir followi d Grant and hy those who
followed I.ec; for both fought with
equal bravery and with (qual sinceri
ty of conviction, each atriving for Hie
light aa It was given him to see the
light; though it ia now clear to all
that the trumph of the cause of free
dom and of the union was essential to
the welfare of mankind. We are now
one people, a people with failings
which we must not blink, but a pen
pie with great qualities in which we
have the right to feel just pride.
KKIKNDSII11' KOK SOUTH.
"All good Americans who dwell In
the north must, because thev are i/nnH
Americans, feel Ihe most earnest
friendship for their fellow-country
men who dwell in the south, a friendship
all the greater because it is In the
south that we find in its most acute
phase one of the gravest problems before
our people; the problem of so
dealing with the man of one color as ,
to secure turn the rights that no one
would grudge him if he w6re of another
color. To solve b'lls pr< blcm
it Is, of course necessary to educate
him to perlorm the duties, a failure
to perform which will render him a
curse to himself and to all around
him.
DIFFICULTY OK NKGOK I'HOBLKM.
"Most certainly all c!e r-sighted
and generous men in the north appreciate
the dltllculby and perplexity
of this problem, sympatbi/3 wit? the
south In the embarrassment of conditions
for which she is not alone responsible,
feel an honest wish to help
her where help is practicable, and
1 ave the heartiest respect for those
brave and earnest men of the south
who, In the face of fearful difficulties,
are doing all that men can do for the
betterment alike of white and black.
The attitude of the n< rth toward the
negro is far from what it should be
and there Is need that the r.orth also
should act In good faith upon the
principle of giving each man what is
justly duo him, of treating him on his
worth as a man, granting him no
special favors, but denying him no
proper opportunity for labor and the
reward of labor.. Hut the peculiar
olrouinstances of the south render the
problem there far greater and far
more acute.
JU8HCK KOK ALL MKN.
"Neither I nor any other man can
say that any given way of approaching
that problem will present in our time
even an approximately perfect solution,
but we can safely say that there
can never be such solution at all unless
we approach It with tbe effort to
? do fair and equaVJustice among all
&r Is m roiiowet I speedy trt
turn Just arid lair treatment for fit
others. Our effort should tie to secure ra
to each tnau, whatsoever his color, m
iqlialltyof oppoi tunlty, equality of v<
treatment before the law. As a peopli 11
ht riving to shape ( ur actions In accord- u
ance with the great law of right*, ous- hi
ness wc cannot alford to take part in h;
or be Indifferent o the oppression or tc
oial-treatment cf any man who, h
against crushing disadvantages, has si
by his own Industry, energy, self-re- ai
spcct and pcrsevt ranee struggled up- a
ward to & position which would entitle a
him to the respect of his fellows, If s?
only his skin were of a ditft rent hue. e
MUST IIEL1' ALL MKN UP. VI
"Every generous Impulse In us revolts
at the thought of thrusting down ^
iustead of helping up such a man. To r
deny any man the fair treatment 1
granted to others no better than he is y
to commit a wrong upon hlm a
wrong sure to react In the long run 1
upou those guilty of such denial. The s
only safe principle upon wfc'ch Amer- 11
leans can act Is that of all men up,' 1
not that of 'some men down.' If In ll
any community the level of inulil- *
gence, morality and thrift among the H
colored men can be raised, it is, hu- c
manly speaking, sure that the same v
level among the whites will he raised ^
to an even higher degree; and it is no 8
lesH sure that the debasement of the c
blacks will in the end carry with it an ^
attendant debase nent of the whites.
Til K l'UOll .KM STATED. f
| "The problem is so to adjust the v
relations betwcei two races of differ *
eut ethnic type that the rights of r
neither be abridged nor jeopardiz d; (J
tiiat the backward race be trained so
that it may enter into the possession
of true freedom, while the forward t
rac j Is enabled to preserve unharmed v
lhe high civilization wrough opt by c
lis forefathers. The working out of \
this probh m must necessarily ho slow; \
it is not possible In offhand fashion to t
obtain or to confer the priceless boons ^
of freedom, industrial efficiency, poll i
t cal capacity and domestic mora iby. H
Nor is it only necessary to train tile j
colored man; It Is quite as necessary u
to train tlie wlilte man, for on ills *
shoulders rests a well nigh unparallel- (
ed sociol-.g c.il rr suonalhtlltv \t \< n J .
problem demanding the best thought, t
the utmost patience, the mo*>t earn- k
est effort, the broadest charity, of the ,
slat'-man, the student, the phllantrop <
ist ; of the leaders of thought in ever}
department of our nut oual life. Tlu (
church can be a most mportant fac tor .
In solving it aught. Ilut above all else <
jve need for itsMi?c<s ful solution, the ,
sob. r, kindly 8 ti ad fast. unselfish per i
furmance of duty by the average plain
clt /.en in his everyday dealings wit! i
his fellows.
NKGUO MUST IIBLr I11M8KLK.
"In the tirst p ace, it is true of the |
colored man, as it Is true of the white j
man, that in t ie long run his fate ,
j must depend far more up< n his own <
effort than upor the efforts of any i
outside friend. Every vicious, venal,
or Ignorant colored man Is an ever
greater foe to Ids own race than tc
the community is whole. The c lored
man's self-respect entitles him tc d<
that share in the political work of the
c unlry which Is warranted by his In- '
dividual ability and 1 lit* grlty and tlu
position he has *on for himself. But
the prime requisite of the rate Is mor
al and industrial uplifting.
NKGUO MUST AIlIIOll UIUMK.
"Laziness and shiftlessm ss, tluse, 1
and above all, v cc and criminality ol \
otjiy Kuiu, are eviis more potent for
harm to the black race than all act* !
iif oppression of white men put to
gcther. The colored man who fails
to condetr n crime in another colored
man, who falls to cooperate In
all lawful ways In bringing col- <
ored criminals to justice, is the worst
enemy of bis owu people, as well
as an enemy to all the people.
Law-abiilng black men should, for
the sake cf their race, b? foremost in '
relenths3 and unceasing warfan I
against law breaking black men. If <
the standards of private morality and
industrial etllolency can be raised high
enough among the black race, then its 1
future on this continent is secure. Tne 1
stability and purity of the home Is t
vital to the welfare of the black race, ^
as It Is to the welfaro of every race. j
DUTY OK WIIITK MAN. i
"In the next place the white man, ?
who, If Only he Is willing, can help 8
the colored man more than all other f
white men put together, Is the white f
man who is his neighbor, north or
south. Rich of us must do Ills whole t
duty without illnchlng, and If that 1
duty is nationa it must tie done in e
accordance with the principles above I
la!d down. But In endeavoring each r
to lie his brother's keeper it is (1
wlse^o remerabi r that each 3an nor- I
mally do most f< r the brother who is v
h's immediate neighbor. If we are 1
sincere friends if the n^gro let us
each In his own locality show It by his
action therein, and let us each show y
ilt also by upholding the hand* of ?><. i
white man, in whatever locality, who 11
Is striving to do just'ce to the poor e
and the helpless, to be a shield to
those whose need for suoch a shield (s K
great. >'
ANTI LYNCUINO CKUSADK.
"The heartiest acknowledgements s
are due to tho ministers, the judges
and law officers, the grand juries, the
public men, and the Kreat daily news v
papers in the south, who have recently
done such effective work in leading
the crusade against lyncl Ing in the
south; and 1 am glad to say that dur
Ing the last three months the returns, s<
as far as they can be gathered, show ^
a smaller number of lynchinga than II
fnr ftnv nthor tmn " #* ???v, -3???
.v. wuv? u?w uiuuiun uunng ^
the last twenty years. Let us up
hold In every way the hands of the '
men who have led In this work, who
are striving to Jo all their work In ,
this spirit. 1 am about to quote frum
the address of the Right Rev. Robert
Strange, bishop coadjutor of North
Carolina, as given in the Southern .
Churchman of October 8, 1904: ^
SOCIAL KqUALITY qUKSTION. hi
"The Bishop tlrst enters an em- ai
phatic plea against any social Inter- a!
mingling of the races; a question *'
which must, of course, be left to the J
people of each community to settle JV,
for themselves, ls In such a matter 7.
no one c mmunl iy and indeed no one
individual?can Rotate to any othtr; ai
always provided that in each 1 cality
men keep in mind the fact that there j1
must be no conf jsing of civil privi- ^
leges with social intercourse. Civil 1*
law cannot regulate social practices. m
Society, aasuoh, is a l^w unto Itself, 01
and will always legulate its own prao ai
tices and habits. Full recognition of
the fuudamental fact that all men ^
should stand on an equal footing, as r!
regards civil privileges, in no way In- M
terferes with recognition of the fur- *
ther fact that a.ll reilectlng men of
both races aro united in feeling that Tl
race purity must be maintained. m
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WHAT WIHTK* MAN SHOULD DO. h<
"The bishop continues: I1
"What should the white men of Pc
the south do for the negro? They m
ll mtgmrw Did. I lot) cents (fli
Id, and a cordial godspeed, the two
ices working together for their
lUtual beu> tit and for the dedopmeut
of our common oouniry. r
e must have liberty, equal opportukty
to make his living, to earn bis
read, to build his home. He must
ave justice, equal rights, and promotion
before the law. He must a
ave the same political privileges; the It
jtTrage should he based on charaott-r tl
nd Intelligence for white aud black w
like He must have the same publtc a
tl vantages of education; the public a|
)hools are for all tbe people, whatver
tlulr color or condition. The C4
rhlte men < f tbe south should give
early and respectful < ouslderatlon %v
0 the exceptional men of the negro a
ace, to those who have the character, ^
he ability and the desire to be law- ^
era, physicians, teachers, preachers,
adors of thought and conduot among
heir own men and women. We
hould give tlicm cheer and opportu- ^
ity to gratify every laudable amblIon,
and to seek every innocent ta> u
nfuction among their own people c
Anally, the be.-?t white men of the t
1 uth should have frequent confer- g
nces with the be^t colored men, f(
idiere, In frank, earnest, and sympa c
hetic discussion they might under c
tand each other bettor, smooth ditll n
ulths, md bo guide and encourage a
he weacer race.' ^
"Surtly we can all of us Join In cx- c
tressing our substantial ugrceme it t
vlth t.ii ' p lncipies ttius laid down >y j
his No; th Carolina bishop, tliis repesentativeof
the Christian thoug it j
f the South. j
ItKLIKVKS IN T1IK SOUTlIKKNKlt. r
"Thr lughout our land things in t
he whole have grown better and not o
vo*se, and this is as true of one part d
if the country as It is of another. 1 c
elieve ie the southerner as I believe 1
n the northerner. I claim tlie rig it c
o feel i ride In his great qualities a id s
1(8 and in his great deeds exa< t c
y as 1 feel pride in the great quail e
md deeds of every otiier American s
Tor weal or woe we arc knit together, f
in 1 we hall go up or d >wn together; I
md 1 h? lieve that we shall go up a id c
ict down, that we shall go forward
nitcad of halting und falling baik, 1
. aanoa T h..~ ~ ?UJ1 S- ?- ??
vttuno a uavc uii (U)i iiii^ IdlUl 111 II1C 1
reneros>ty, the oouiago, the reso uilon,
and the common sense of all toy t
> >untry men.
"The southern states face dlftloub 1
problems; ar.d so do the northern c
itatcs Some of the problems arc the
jame for the entire country. Others
xlst In greater intensity In one so
Lion; and yet others exist In greater
ntens'.ty In another section. but in
the end they will all be holved, for
.1 d imentally our people arc the
ame throughout this land; the same [
ri the qualities of heart and brain '
md hand which have mado this re- .
public what It is In the great today;
which will make it what It Is to be in Lhe
Inlloltely greater tomorrow.
ADMIRK8 TilK SOUTH.
"1 t.dmire an I respect ani believe {
n ami have faith in the men and j
women of the s< uoh, as I admire and
respect and believt in and have faith i
in the men and women of the north |
All of us alike, northerners an1 |
southerners, easterners and western- i
;rs, can best provi our fealty to the |
nation's past by the way In which we
lo the nation's work in the present: i
f r only thus can we hi sure that our |
children's children shall luherit Ahra- |
nam 1. ncoln's sinple-hearted devotion (
t?o the great unchanging creed that )
righteousnessex'ilte th a nation."' i
ASKKb TO SPJSaK. |
Secretary liny Invited to (Southern
l<lductilonal Conference. i
As one of the principal speakers of |
the Southern Educational Conference I
,o ho held In Columbia, Governor Hey- 1
ward has Invited Secretary of State 1
lohn Hay, quite a noted orator and a \
nan who has displayed a great deal ,
>f Interest in the movement for bet- 1
.erlng educational conditions In the 5
touth. Preparations are going right ,
ihead for the conference there in
\pril and Monday a letter was recelv t
id fr.im Mr, E Igar G irdner Murphy
isking that Mr. Hay be Invited there. .
Governor Hey ward Tuesday sent the .
ollowlng letter: t
Sir: As you are doubtless a wire,
ibe Southern Educational Hoard v 111 :
iold its approaching annual confirmee'in
Columbia on April 2(1-28 neat. .
n behalf of the-people of my state
ind als ? w.ih the added considerat on
if furt lering the cause of education, g
have the honor to request that jou ^
vill attend this conference and lelonr
or n t .. rlrl
i fui ui u ui unu aiiiiic^n^.
The pleasure of welcoming you co -dAlly
and sincerely will bo ours, and t
our visit will give us the added grit- /
lioatton of knowing that valuable :.ld g
ias been given to all who are lnUr- u
sted In the work of the board. a
Permit me to urge that you v 111 a
I ve thlsy our careful thought and that 3
ou wll accept this Invitation, which c
i so earnestly and cordially tx end ;d. o
1 have the honor to te, very re- a
teclfully and truly yours, c
I). C. H by ward, Governor f
Hon John Hay, Secretary of State, p
Vashlngton I). G. t
Sonic
Queer (loinus.
p
There ar i some queer doings In the c
d called high life of the people of the t
birth. A dispatch from Newport, 0
1. I., says as a sequel to two dlvo'oe ?
iscs which two years ago caused sen- 8;
itlons?those of Mrs. Hollls II. Ilitn- p
ewel) and Mrs. Mary Isabella Kemp t
It was learned recently that suit h
ad been brought, or was about to be a
rought against Hollls 11. Ilunnewell n
f Wellesley, Mass., now the husband h
r Mrs. Kemp, to recover for counsel g<
;es In connection with securing the a
Ivorce of Mrs. Ketrp. The suit Is b
rought by Ool. Samuel R Honey, s<
ac1 It Is stated on trus-worthy &
uthorlty that the amount claimed is s(
25,000. Mrs. Ilunnewell is a daugh> w
>r of Mrs. Frederic Neilson and & h
ster >f Mrs. Reginald 0. Vanderbllt. w
he brought action for divorce against t!
r. K mp In the Rhode Island courts, i
ad the case was heard and a divorce 11
fft nl/ rl ?? * "NJ a c*. A ** ? -- * aaa
iniivcu an nc* ^ in uii may <to, 1UU.J, jy
le grounds being oeglect and refusal d<
? pruvldo. Under the laws of Rhode tl
iland Mrs. Kemp had to wait six 83
onths before the divorce became w
jerative, and on November 27, 1903, ni
r absolute decree was granted by ra
idge Dubois at Newport, and an tl
)ur later Mrs. Kemp was married to g]
r. Ilunnewell ty Judge Dubois, ei
r. Ilunnewell was divorced from ids ly
ife about six mcntbs prior to this, it
te afterward marrying John S. ca
ooker. This is certainly a mess. A
an being sued for the lawyers fees
curing a divorce for his wife from
>r former husband is something uni t?
te, an<f could only take place among te
ople who have mislaid what little
orals they may have statarted life ol
tf&IUuvew, j | j.v u? ? JTi
BAXKSBS WILL HELP
he Farmer* to OrfC*ntae to Fight 1
the Speculator*.
As has alredy been published, at fc
meeting of Southern bankers held
i New Orleans January 25th, at the
me the Southern Cotton growers
as in session, a resolution was passed
freeing to raise a fund of 910,000 to 1
Id the farmers In their efforts to or- 1
anlze for the purpose of reducing the c
Dtton acreage. 1
Mr. U. F. Mauldln, of Anderson,
as appointed as the South Carolina '
lember of the executive committee
3 raise this fund, and he is sending
lie following letter to the baukers of *
he state: (
"Anderson, S. C., Feb. 14, 1905. *
"To the Hankers of South Carolina : '
it a meeting of Southern bankers 1
eld In the city of New Orleans, Jan- 1
ary 25th, 1905, a resolution was pass- 1
d recommending that the banks of '
lie South contribute 110.000 to aid '
oulhern cotton plauters In their ef- 1
ort to organ'zi for the purpose of 1
utting down acreage. An executive 1
ommittee was app tinted at tills 1
aeettng to take this matter in hand,
nd Mr. John D. Walker, of Sparta, 1
la., was made the treasurer. 1 en- 1
lose his circular whhh lays the mater
in a clear businesslike manner
>ef< re you.
"As president of the South Carolina
Jankers association, and as a memier
of the exeoutlvc ijommtttee above 1
eferred to, I beg he;.rtlly to endorse
ills circular. Prompt action In the (
natter Is very important, as what Is
lone In the way of icducing acreage
nust be done at once I 'i view of the
urge cotton crop ol 1904 05 it is a
natter of vital Impo tance that some
ystematlc plan be made and carried
mt to Insure a small nrop for the pres
iit year, as another large crop wcu'd
ureiy bo disastrous, not ODly to the
armer, but to the. banker us well, and
ndc ed to all classes to a more or less
xt< nt.
"(n order Chat contributions may
)0 | quttable, Mr. Walker, in his clr:ul;
r has given a graded scale.
1 demember that prompt action in
.hit milth-r la !?11
' Slake your remittance to John D.
Wa ker, Treasurer, Sparta, Ga., at
>cc
"B. F. Mauldin,
"Member Rxecutive Committee,
"Southern Hankers."
Blind Tiger Wlil?kov.
Greenwood is a prohibition town, so
far, at least, as dispensary whiskey is
joncerned, but the blind tigers that
ire evidently doing business there in
violation of law must dispense a terrible
brand of whiskey, If we are to
ludge it by recent occurrences in that
town. Some three weeks ago one of
the policemen of Greenwood, under
the influence of blind tiger whiskey,
ihofc and killed his own son, a lad
ibout sixteen years of age. The fathei
aid tire whiskey he drank had made
dim crazy and he did not know what
tie was doing when he murdered his
little son. We are disposed to believe
Lhat tiie poor fellow told the truth, as
people who run blind tigers, and sell
whiskey in violation of law, are not
iptto be very particular what sort of
poison they sell their customers. The
people of Greenwood had not recoverjd
from this shocking murder before
mother killing took place *n their
streets. This time a prominent young
business man shoots and kills a negro
boy whom lie had been teasing a short
llrne before. The teasing evidently
made the negro mad, and ho threw a
rock at the young man. Then the
ihootlng took place with the result
move stated. In writing up the kill*
ing the Greenwood Journal says that
It does not kuow that whiskey was In
iny way connected with It, for it had
aot been informed as to whether the
/oung man had been drinking on the
might of the killing or not, hut the
Journal ventures the assertion that
whiskey Is at the bottom of every
luch tragedy. We rather agree with
.he Journal, and that is the reas m
why we uelieve that whiskey should be
iold under the restraints of law rather
ihan by the Irresponsible people who
un blind tigers in so-called prohibiten
towns like Greenwood and others,
ioth in theory and practice we are a
eetotler individually, but we much
irefere the bandl ng of whiskey
.hrough the dispensaries, with the
entrants of law thrown around it,
ban to have it handled by the men
vho usually run blinl tigers. We do
lot believe that O angeburg would
uffer much in comparison with
Jreenwood for law a id order.
Htrlotly Nun Political.
One of the section i of the constituIon
of the Southern Cotton Orowers,
Usoolatlon provide} that "this orrantzatlon
and all if its associates,
inder Its system of ntate and county
nd sub civil division organizations,
,re and should be non political. They
hall not cnoporate with any polltial
party, norm any manner use their
Tganlz itlons, or membership to aid ,
ny political machinery, policy, or '
otr bine, hut shall exercise and per- (
orn all powers ard duties herein
iro ided as a non Dartlsan ni/rift.ii
ur .1 and oommorclal organization, {
en jncd alone to further the .
mi joses recited In artlole 1 of this (
on tltutlon by and through Its ays- ,
en of organization*!, strictly In &c- ,
or anco with law, and by suggestion, ,
re entation, to such law making (
od-es, as, from time, becames neces- j
ary, without reference to parties or
arty policy. Should any cfllcer of
his association publicly announce j
Imself as a candidate for any nattonl,
state or county (dice, such an- J
ouncemcnt shall immediately vacate
Is position as an oflloer, and no per- .
en (ffering for, or holding any of the t
bove nam*?d politicaloftlces, shall not
e eligible to any position in thlsasiciatlon."
This is a wise provision,
nd, If adhered to, will steer the as- c
>olatlon safely pass the rocks upon (
h!ch the alllacci and other promts 1
}g organizations among the farmers 1
'ere|wr> eked. This movement among i
tie cotton growers is of too much ?
nportanco to he endangered by am j
ating with any political party or
tade the stepping stone *o olllce by j
eslgoing politic'ans. In the fight c
le cotton groweis are engaged In the L
rmpathy and support of every man, j
oman and child In the southland Is a
t eded, and every effort should be s
iade to enlist them In the oause. For Q
lis reason as well as others we are j:
lad that the Southern Cotton Crow- t
s Association has been made strict- v
1 non political. All are welcome to
a ranks, regardless of their polltltl
affiliations.,. x c
Served Him Klgbt.
Richard Davis, colored, was sen- t
meed in Columbia on Tuesday to a
m years In the penitentiary for Q
tooting at two ladles on the streets Q
' Columbia two months ago, while ,
ding on a street oar. ,
KlLlill) A MAN.
Hr? Bivena, Wife of 8ma?or Bivena, p
of Dorchester Coi nty,
Ihoota and Kills a IVddler for In*
Milting H?r at llor Homo
In the Country.
The Columbia State says Just after
he senate couveued for business Satlrdav
morning Senator J. D. Blvens
>f Dorohester received the following
elegr&m:
"Your wife killed the Jew. Come
lome at once. Particulars later.
' J. A Llmehouse."
The State further says that Stna
or Blvens was dumb-founded on re
iclpt of this news fr in the deputy '
iherlff of his county, and Immediate ,j
y left for Ills home. Jest after he
lad gone commuulcatlon was estab 'j
Ished on the long distance telephone
ny a friend, tut this disclosed little, v
Just before he left, Senator Blvens
aid that he supposed the telegram I
referred to a Jewish peddler named
Oreenburg, who had Intended opening
i store In the neighborhood of Rave- ;
tiel. w.iere Senator Blvens lives.
Wheu The State received the news \
of the tragedy It Immediately set
about to obtain the paitlculars, but .
the district has so veiy few white
people that tills was ditlh-ult. Th ^
telegraph operator it l.avcnel knew
nothing of the kiting, and so The 1
State wired Its coriesp ndent at St
Georg\ the county seat of Dorchcs
ter. The following meisage was re
oelved: 1
"A telephone message from Sum
mervl le sa>s Mrs. U ;da T. Blvens
wife of State Senator Jo in I) BIvcdr. |
killed a burglar peddler who entered
her home Friday nigh. Mr. Biveus' 1
home is some 10 miles from Summerville
and 25 miles from Dorchester
The particulars of the killing cannot
be ascertained."
Next the news was sent to the ''
Charleston correspondent, of The ;
State, who wirart uu
, .I.IIU.I ?. (
"A dispatch received here Saturday s
aft moon states that Mrs. John I) .1
Hivens, wife of Senator Hivens of
Dorchester, killed a p '(Idler named 1
Groenberg Friday night, and Satur- >
day the jury of inquest exonerated J
her, tinding a verdict of justifiable ,
homicide. It appears that Mr. Gneu- j
berg was arres'ed at 1) irohest.er a \
week ag) for insulting Mrs. Hivens, i
but was rele.ve l and prosecution drop <
ped on h's promise to quit the town. '
He returned Friday night, calling at 1
the residence of Mrs. Hivens, who
raised ar. alarm, bringing a nuu ber
of neighbors to her assistance. The
premises were searched and Greenbcrg
was found in an outhouse. He ventur i
ed the explanation that he had re
turned to the plao at the requested
of Mrs. Hi vein, and the re
mark enraged the woman, who acc >mpanted
the partv, to such an extent '
that she raised her husband's shotgun |
which she carried and shot Greenbi rg, .
killing iiim instantly. Mrs. Hivens
was released on a nominal bond."
Saturday night Senator Cole L
Hlease of Newberry, who is a close
friend of Senator HivcriH and who r.c
compauied him homo, having been engaged
as counsel for Mrs. Hivens,
wired Tiie State, followi ig message: 1
"MagistrateCummings hold inquest
over the dead body of Qrcenberg. Jury
returned a verdict of Justillab'e ho nioide.
Mrs. Hivens released under hoed
to appear at next term of court."
The Associated Press explained the
tragedy in the follov i jg u legratn:
"Givhans, Feb. 11. ? A ki ling took '
place near Dorchester Friday morning '
at about 0 o'clock. A peddler nam d
Greenlierg frequently visited theh< m
of J. 1). Hivens up to about a week 1
ago, when he made advances to assault
Mrs. H.veusand was arrested. 1
He promised to pay a line and w>avo I
the neighborhood if they would free s
him, which was done. But he came
hack Friday night and entered the *
Blvens' house and made the same ad- 1
vances toward Mrs. Blvens. when she (
shot him with a shotgun, ttie load en- 1
terlng bis neck. Magistrate Cum 1
mlngs was notified of the. killing, and 1
lie summoned a jury of inquest, the 1
verdict being justifiable homioide. Mr. 1
Blvens was in Columbia at the time." *
A letter from IUdgeville to The 1
State says Greenbcrg was in ttie habit <of
stopping at Mrs. Blvens when in a
the neighborhood and that Mrs. Blv v
ens bad him arrested f r threatening v
her life and making improper propos '
a's to her. This charge was dropped i
upon Greenberg prom sing to leave
the neighborhood and not return. On
the evening of the lOt i of February j
Greenburg returned to Mrs. Blvens'. |
About 3 o'clock the following morn- t
ing, Mrs. Bivens sent lor her nelg i- s
bor, Mr. Piatt, to come to her home. ^
On his arrival sire told him that Green *
burg lad attempted to criminally as- 1
sault her. Mr. Piatt, leavldg Mrs 1(
Blvens and Greenburg In the bouse, s,
went to Mr. It. M. Limehouso, a l
neighbor who lives about two mile*from
Mrs. Bivens. Tne two returned
to Mrs. Bivens' about 6 o'clock the t
same morning. As they reached the o
hall door Mrs. Bivens came to the l'
door and they heard some one running ' *
through the hack do >r. On entering *
the hou^e Mrs. Bivens told them that <J
Greenburg had run into the shed room.
They found the door locked Mrs. Blv3iif
brought a hatchet and they forced 11
the door open and found Greenburg In a
the room sitting on a bar with ids h
lands in ids pockets. When asked why n
le had returned there he said Mrs.
Bivens had sent for him At that mo- w
ment Mrs. Bivens entered the room
ind tired upon Greenburg with Mr.
Piatt's single barrel brcecbloading
run, the shot taking UTect in the
leek, just below tire chin, causing in- !j
itant death. Mrs. Bivens then suid, {'
'God knows I did not wish to kill n
ilm, but I had It to do." u
Got Five Year*.
ueorge ItOgers, alias George Hrown, 1
solored, who killed another negro In
Jolumbla live years ago and escaped,
laving been arrested lately In Atanta
and brought back, was eon- J'
dcted In Columbia on Tuesday of [r
nanslaughter a id sentenced' go live
'ears In the penitentiary 00
x? - y(
Tiik bill to establish a State Ue- tl
'ormatory passed the House by a jn
najority of 78 to 20. This Is the nieas- tc
ire advocated by the Wo me ns' Clubs* tl
ed by Mrs. Martha Orr Patterson, p(
,nd the bill was Introduced by her son,
dr. Lawrence Orr Patterson, who is a t
[ulet but brainy and Industrious mem- t,t
>er from Greenville. This Is one of rc
he most important measures brought at
ip In tbe legislature this session. jfl
With the creation of two new Judl- ?
:lal chcults by the legislature it Is
toped that the congested condition of A
,he courts will be relieved and that I;
here will be less cause for complaint I
.gainst the law's delay. It w&a urg- I
d by the advocates of the ten-cir- I]
nit measure tbat two new circuits
vould cost less than tbe special courts I
vtych have been held. We shall see. H
The Old Standc
Grove's 1
has sGood t?he t>e:
over One and a H
of merit> appeal t.<
Enclosed wit>h every bottle 5
Mv Valentine, , |
Vhat slmll I send my love? The flowers
are dead;
'lie scent of summer roses Ion# have
tied; 1
^lie blasts of winter long ago have
blent !
Vifb dying leaves their mission well- ]
nigh 8pent,
sent my love when she and 1 were
young,
Villi many a dream undreamed and
song unsung,
t valentlner such words as lovers
write
Vlien hearts are young and happiness
in sight.
Vluit shall 1 send her, now, from out
the past?
Che days so sweet, that ecukl nor
would not last?
s'or flowers nor words the distance
can o'erleap
Twtxt hearts that languish or 'twixt
eyes that weeo.
Phe years I hat parted us have brought
us pain;
s'aught can assuage it till we meet
again;
tut ihouht can bridge the distance to
her shrine,
V ?wl f ? 1 1 ?
?im umu^iiL, tonignt,, snail tic my
vallentine.
dIvo Your S oinaoh a Itr-nt.
Your food must bo properly digested
md assimilated to be or any value to
on. If your stomach is weak or dis ased
lake Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It
ligosis what you eat and gives the
toinneh a rest, enabling it to recupeiilt
. take on new life and gr< w stiong
ig iin. Kodol cur s sour stomach, . as.
Moating, heart p. Ipitation and all digestive
disorders. L. A. Sopor, of l.itle
Rook, Ky., writes us: "We feel
hat Kodol Dyspe isia Cure deserves all
he comincndaik n tliat can be given
t, as it saved the life of our little girl
,vhen she was tince years old. She is
iow six and we have kept it for her
onstantly, but of course she only
akes it now when anything disagrees
a it li her." Sold by
Dr. K. Norton
PAK.UON K&FUSSJJ.
[jIcoikc W KnnlH Will IUvo to Sortc
Out Ilia Lillo Term.
The Columbia Record says on Tuesday
Governor Hoy ward ri fused to
panlon George W E inis, a white man
serving a life sentence in the penitentiary
for arson Strenuous etljrts have
b en nude to secure the release of tiu
man by ids neighbors where lie forme
e y lived, in Illinois, and Itcpresen
Latlve Warner, who wrote a personal
letter to Senator Tillman and to Governor
Hey ward about the ease.
It seems that K in's was original]}
from Illlno s and after serving in the
N irthern army came to this state and
jfM.lnrl In IttiN II -
? ... .uuu. nu Hint/ S'Jtl/ivu II
Or&Qgcburg and afterwards moved t(
Barnwell, wlierr. lie was finally tried
In 18D2 for the burning of a saw mil
tnd a shed and s titenced to bo hang
cd. Afterwards I.Is sentence was commuted
to life imprisonment and sine*
i hen he has been serving out his sen
tonce In the penitentiary here.
Governor Hev ward took considers
tile pains to look up the case and It
listory, en account of the very strong
ihowing made by the man. Judg
Wltherspoon, who heard the case, haf
ilnce died, as has Solicitor Murphy
Dut Mr. G. Duncan Helling r, of tbli
Jity, assisted In the prosecution, am
'acts which warranted the refusal o
.he pardon were obtained from lilm
[t appears that ever aire the mar
las been in this state he has been ii
/rouble. He was lirst tried In 1881 and
jiven six months for obtaining m inej
uider false pretences. S nee then
itiier charges of arson we*e brought
igainst him, but his tlnal conviction
vas not obtained until the last case,
vln n he was sentenced to be hung and
lad the sentence commuted to life im
>r sonment.
Tho HiiohMiio of
The Salve that cures without a scar
s DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Cuts,
h ms, Hoils, Bruises and I'iles disap>eir
before the use of this salve as
now before the sunshine of spring,
diss H. M. Mid lleton, Thebes, 111.,
ays: "I was seriously ailiic ed with a
ever sore that was very painful. DeVitt's
Witch Ha/.el Salve cured me In
ess titan a week." Get the genuine,
old by
)r. E. Norton.
Conoukssman Lind calls attentlor
o the fact that 1 he "pound master,'
r dog catcher, o i lie District of Co
Limbla receives *1,600 a year, while
ome of the schoo. teachers receive but
500. The valu > of the dug is being
vert sti mated.
In a case at Pittsburg the other day
a which a young lady claimed cant
ges frc m a yoi ng man for k Using
er, the Judge, a'ter carefully south
Izldff the fair nl linMIV. Slumlooo/I
Lilt 0.1 the groun i that the defendant
ras justiUable.
Deserved Popularity. |
To cure Constipat'on and Liver
roubles by gently moving the bowels
nd acting as a tonic to the liver, take
ittlc Early Risers. These Famous
little Pills are mild, pleasant and bariless,
but ellective and sure. Their
riivcrs&l use Tor many years is a strong
uarantce of tiieir popularity and use- ;
lines*, bold by 1
Dr. E. Norton. >
I
Fio uicKH showing a big increase in ^
le Immigration to the United States 1
om Russia are made public by the '
jreau of immigration recently. They
>ver the month of December for the
?ars 1902, 1903 and 1904, and show
mt for the tirst period named the
emigration from Russia rcaohes the
tal of 10,184, for the second period
icy were 10 441, and for the last
jrlod they were 1ft,992, an inorease
rcr December, 1902, of 57 per cent,
ids Increase is supposed to be due to
to desire of the mmigrants from the
aim of the czar to avoid obleotlon)le
military service in the war with
i pan.
To Cur
Take Laxative Brom
Seven Mffiion boxes add In past 12 mo:
ird
"asteless CI
st. 25 years. Avei
alf Million bottler..
3 yon ? No Cure
5 a Ten Cent Package of GROVE'S JJl-A
? mrrr ** :*<** ; '.??
The Guinaud
C( >Ivl T.IVI3J
Building and Bc-Presmd Briol< Sj
Terra Cotta Flue Linings, 'repa
for millions.
Southeastern Liu
CHAFU_?.31
Building Material of all ki
"RUBEKOI D."
KILFyiEriSS'YB
That is exactly wh it it i s, iE
day at. the Slate Fair showing its ti
Every Farmer, Oil Mill, Saw M
property should have them. For s:
COLUMBIAN
OolutnHia., s-a o Thorn?
Wnislio | Morphine I ClearerHabit,
| Habit I 1 abft
Cured by IC<ei?loKv
1320 Lady St. (or P. O. Box 7: ) Fob
enee solicited
Tliut rickllng iti ttin Tlirtmt.
One minute after taking One Minute
Cougbt Cure that tickling in t lie
throat is gone. Ita -ts in the threat
not the stomach. Harmless goo i for
children. A. L. Spoifordt postiniuster
at Chester, Mich , says: Our lilt girl
was unconscious from strangulation
during a sudden and l<-v
rtble attack or croup. Throe dosjs <d
One Minute Cough Cure half au hour
apart speedily cured her. I cannot
praise One Minute Cough Cure too
much for what it has (lone In our family."
It always gives relief. Sold by
Or. K. Norton.
B nearer regulating the entire system nl
and keeping the body in health than M
B any other medicine made. It in [fa
B always ready in any emergency to lB
M treat ailments that are frequent in lu
fl any family, mich as indigestion, kj
fl biliousness^ colds, diarrhoea, and jfl
Thedford's Black-Draught is the M
N standard, never-failing remedy for ||
w fltomach, bowel, liver and kidney jfl
H troubles. It is a cure for the domes- n
I tic ills which so froqucntly Bummon |f
fl the doctor. It is an go<xl for children IB
fl aa it is for grown persons. A doso of fl
II this medicine every day will soon Fl
I cure the most obstinate case of dys- M
B pepsia or constipation, and when Us
H taken as directed lirings quick relief.
DA.NVILLB, I I.I.., I)?0. 23, 1C01. Ej
Thodford's Slack-Draught has bwn onr L
family doctor for flvo years ami yru want K
H no othor. When any of us foci badly wo E
taku a doso and oro all right In twelvo
hours. Withnro spent lota of money for t
doctor bills, but got along Just in mil
0 With mack-Draught. iUA j| JiADEIl. )
Ask your dealct for a package of [
1 Thedford's nia<k-l)raught ami if ho e
N does not kocp it scml?>0. to The Ghatta- M
H noogft Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tonn. pi
U and a package will bo mailed to you. 11
Kwrrrsi
WITCH HAZEL
SALVE-1
THE ORIGINAL.
A Well Known Cure for PQe*.
Curat obstinate sores, chapped hsr.ds, eoaama,
skin diseases. M ikes burns and scalds
painless. We could not improve the quality
If paid double the price. The best salvs
that experience oan produoe er that money
can buy.
Cures Piles Permanently
DeWltt's Is the ortfflnal end only pure and
fenulne Witch Hazel Salve made. Look tor
the name DeWITT on every box. AH others
are counterfeit, prsparbd ?v
K. O. DeWITT A CO.. CUICAOO.
Dr. Pi. Norton.
Conway-Siashore R R
DAILY SCHEDULE,
9 r
Lv Myrtle Beach 7 a. .m
Ar Conway 7:40 a..m
Lv Conway 9:tu? a m
tr Myrtle Beach 0:45 a. m
Myrtle Beach 1:30 p no
tr Oonway 2:15 p. to
jV Conway 6:30 p. in
Lr Myrtle Beach 6:10 p. no
H. H. WOODWARD,
i
Attorney and Counsellor at Law, j
CONWAY. S. C. j
G.FhedST'Alvey |
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
CONWA Y, S. C
e a Cold in On<
o Quinine Tablets. ,
nth?. This signature, ^
-- ?" ^
bill Tonic
annual sales
Does Lhis record
i, No Pay. 50c. 1
iCK ROOT LIVER PILLS.
11 RICK
tx A, es. o. 0 m
*;eia Siiipcs t ) or lor vy $L
,rod 1.0 1111 or dor a for Is
ie & Cement ^ f
row, s. o.
nds. 3i>i.U jlrad-* F
Write for prices M
isTTlaiJYRE , *
r ; Kill ir > a > HitL:-JlflioC jry*'
ro Halting qualltity*\A> i f* V
I HI. Ginnery andaE&.S* 'j/bllng
lie by tV*# ,? ' \
(JPPI Y CO.. vYv
kohmovy Supply honvn , <!?? Stale
InHt ltute, of ?5;' O
umb *, j. 1 lentid'n)ttiiVr ferret SO"
1 ',y^ ,j
FREE HELP' 10 SICK AND
I WFAK [
II
Simply Write to Dr. Hathaway, the
Hoipmned Sickness Specialist,
,1 list how you Suffer and ho
Will 1.-11 you what to do to
Qui. kI\ euro yourself at
home, saves doctor Hills.
| ALSO I Killi MLDICAL BOOKS
FREE 10 ALL
There is t i I n -or nnj need < f giving money
[ ' <i (In. i oi . . find "Ul \ u disown you havo
, a hi ii \ " i . Mi write l>r. I. h nwlno llnthawsy,
ln< ill inj;ni-t c 1 spcoin ist mid soionlist, and
| he- will lull von for lint) tig; mid as no ninn
DR. .1. XKWTOX HATHAWAY.
Wt'imf K m?\vlim)i{i? Ih HVop tnihoHtck
lands highe in tho profession of modicino
11it.1 M-iniii-n ' han ho does, \vhat ho Ii-IIh you can
In 11' I it'll up a us hoiiig cor root. In th's way
hundreds hi on hundreds that wo know of havo
hoo.i riirc I, for this gro.'t doctor is not only an
Xpert in ki.owing wliat you suffer from, but
Irs euros a- brought about in un entirely original
v ay, along now linns, enveloped by htm
aft or two . rati >n-.. of v ars in t ho tho prole
sion. II wan s to boar from all ruon and
vvoinon who uiffor from any dis.viso of tho
throat, tun . honrt, stomach, kidneys, bladder,
Iiv< , fo i ulo troubles, r loumhtistii, piles, pros(ah
trouble, blood p i .on, nervous debility,
oinnc'atioii of parts, impntcncy, losses, varicooolo,
: t l it ' in e, night sweats, w eak hack and all
other lifted ions of the iier'vV. ?
uujjidh una
I ;lunds. Me will instantlyhthp all aches and
I pains. si rcii- .s ami swelling, steady the nerves,
j iironsft >uu ruliii energy, yet tho blood to cir< 1111>
in|4* |hir strength in tin* back and firmness
in too ti- a s and oiuy again make you iu) determined
and aiiibitioqWiiH of old.
I lio doctor is also famous as tho author of
many medical books on chronic diseases that
lire si ami oil among flu> profession, and theso
have now been issued in'specinl editions for
tree cir illation among' Uio masses. Evory
per Mi' who is sick and'every head of a fnmily
should huvo thorn for referenco in case of
emergency 'tul t his Van be done by uddre<-sing
Dr. .1. N "Vion 1 I at bar way, 88 Inman Building,
Atlanta. Da., tolling hiifi which book vou wnnt
and it will be sent free at once. Altogether
there are eight of thomas follows: 1, diseases
of I e throat and lungs; J, kidneys and urinary
tract; 2, di-cases of women; I, skin, rectal,
rheumatism: .">, blood poison; C, nervous debility
and vital weakness; 7. stricture; 8, varicocele.
Ask lor the hook /oil want and the doctor
will send it to yon; write him how ydu
sulT- r and I e will tell y nif*>dis -as? ?tud this
(jnickesi way to bo cnrei, tree
T. S. HOI LEfMANi M.D.,
niv: spifl.;iALi;;T.
1 / \'
Oures all diseases of nen. Lout
rou.htod, hyphl.lt (blood poison1!
V. Htorfyiea, st.dcti.rc varlooeele,
hydrocele ar.d all prlyitt diseases of
men Catarrh" In ail forma cured
1 tickly. I'lies* curtj.A .without operatii
iu or detention , trom business,
Under ^uarant'ee.^.'Tloortag 421 and
122 L? onard butklt i?, ^t?usta, Ga.
Write ft r hoajb Office
hours: U a. m. to ^ Sundav'a
;> a. no. to 2 p m? ' *>'*
3??i%H?<???gn>ao? fwwm >
1 MUBIC. |
? When you n. akc up your X
9 mind I hai hp in :1s pot homo Z
? vn it hout a Plan' or an Organ,
2 come here,'0r /tile us, ana
? we will scud ypQ<the right Z
J sort of an lntftuamat.
IKtmy utiiih, th I foil' value. z
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columbia , -s. c.
m i in ~ i limit
R~I. SCARBROUGH
conway, kr c.,
attornet 4& law.
A T^fl V Cure. Grip \
U ArUy In Two Day.. I
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box. 25c. I
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