The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 23, 1912, Image 3
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I HADE A BAD BREAK
1 UNDERWOOD BOOSTS A LAW
I HURTFUL TO THE SOUTH.
I VOTED WITH THE NORTH
V Ho Votod for tlio Iniquitous BrisI
tow Amendment on Senatorial,
Elections, Wliich Gives the Gov-'
ernmont the Right to Supervise
Southern With United States Marshals
and Soldiers.
By voting recently for a measure
* In CongreBH that gives the United
| States Government the right to control
our elections for United States
1 Senators with marshals and soldiers
' Congressman Underwood has lost
J many political friends. A dispatch
from Washington says under the
leadership of Underwood tho House
of Representatives Tuesday did to
tho South what no Republican congress
since 1892 has over attempted
to do. It accepted tho Iniquitous
Bristow amendment to tho resolution
for tho direct election of United
States senators.
' It conferred upon tho Federal
Government an additional authority,
and gavo to it tho right to use United
States marshals and soldiers to
supervise and control elections in
the South. The amendment was finally
accepted by tho surprising action
of Underwood in joining in solid
Republican minority and northren
Democrats in ramming tho objecnrnvifilnn
flown the thrOUtUl
of the defenseless southern contingent
Tho Southerners are hopping
mad as a result of Tuesday's work,
and Mr. Underwood is being roundly
criticized for his vote.
The Bristow amendment confers
upon tho Federal Government the
right to control the elections of senators.
Under It congress has tho
right to use United States marshals
and federal troops to supervise the
elections in tho South. It has tho)
unquestioned right to enact a force
bill and to fix the qualification of I
?lectors.
In the Btress of circumstances, it
Is possible, as has been contended
by Southern Senator, for congress to
resort to methods similar to those
employed in reconstruction days in
ftho South. Senator Bacon, of Georgia,
led the light against tho Bristow
amendment in tho senate, and
his protest was commended universally
throughout tho South.
iM.r. Underwood not only defended
and voted for tho Brlstow amendment,
but ho also spoke against
Judge Bartlett's amendment, providing
that "congress shall not have
power to provide for tho qualification
of voters within tho various
States, or to authorize the appointment
of supervisors of election,
judges of election or roturning
boards to certify tho results of any
such elections; nor to authorize the
use of United States marshals, or tho
military forces of tho United States
or troops of tho United States at tho
polls during olections."
Mr. Underwood spoke against and
voted against tho amendment not
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Wlinsuill .Jilt') mill ao ikivi (jiuuuou)f
Jodges Bartlett to give the amendment
his support. Judge Bartlett
answered Mr. Underwood's speech
and charged him with having broken
faith. As the debate raged, Judge
Bartlett, who had yielded the floor,
asked Mr. Underwood privately If ho
had not promised to support his
amendment to prevent the government
from using troops to supervise
elections iti tho South. Mr. Under,
wood admitted that, ho had made
such a promise and added that he
had "changed his mind" until Mr.
Underwood arose in his placo and announced
his opposition to tho Bartlett
amendment.
That Mr. Underwood's unexpected
change of front on the Bristow
amendment, against which he voted
before he became a presidential candidate,
is a bid for support in the
North Is tho opinion of most persons
In Washington. Color is given thl3
belief by the announced determination
of the Underwood forces to
I press lils campaign in tho North. His
attitude on the Bristow amendment,
his willingness to clotho the Federal
Government with authority to Invade
tho Southern States and ouperI
vi30 their elections may win the support
at tho North, but it has not
helped him with Southern members
of* congress.
Representative Withorcpoon, of
Mississippi, who was among Mr. Underwood's
champions in the recent
preferential primary in that State doilared
after hearing Mr. Underwood's
speech that ho had lost all respect
for tho leader. He said that he had
once thought that Speaker Clark
should bo favored by tho South, but
that when tho speaker voted for
"that damnable" pension bill he quit
him. Then ho took up Mr. Underwood
and he declared that Tuesday's
speech made him sorry for it. In
voting against tho Hartlett amendment
Mr. Underwood opposed tho
1 representatives from every stato that
has given him Its preferential vote
for tho presidential nomination.
Mr. Iloboon was tho only Alabanxlan
to vote as did Mr. Underwood,
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GAUGHT BY QUICKSAND ||
SUPERHUMAN EFFORTS TAKEN
TO SAVE WORKMAN
Throe Hours Pass Before a Brave
Fireman Went Down and Rescued J
the Engulfed Man.
Tho New York World says moro i
than 0110 hundred laborers were digging
tho foundations for the new St.
J.aurenco Hospital Building at Noa.
405 and 457 West One Hundred and
Sixty-third street Saturday, when at
tho noon hour It became a questlm
of who should start a hole with bis
pick for one of tho caissons.
iviost of the laborers, foreigniri,
had been told they would meet quick- 1
8ands if they dug deep enough, ?wid (
none of thorn volunteered for the (
caisson job.
"I'll do it," said Sara Meyor, a ne- '
gro. "I'll do it if you will give mo
an afternoon off with pay."
The foreman accepted Meyer's of- 1
for and tho muscular black man {
started to dig the hole for the caisson.
lie had gone down several
feet, when at 2:30 the foreman
heard a scream.
Meyer was sinking. Sand was sifting
in under him. The foreman throw '
him a ropo and tho negro made a
noose and placed it under his slwul 1ers.
Then ho laughed.
"No quicksand can break this
rope," ho said. "Pull mo out."
The laborers stiained at tho rope
until Meyer screamed in pain.
"You're pulling mo to pieces," he
shrieked.
Two scaffoldings were placed on
either side of tho hole, and across
them a ladder was fixed. Tho rope
was tied to tho ladder to prevent
Meyer sinking further. Then scared
workmen ran from the foundatlo i
pit and refused to return.
Police reserves came but the blue
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the Imprisoned man. Men were lowered
on ropes, but as soon aa they
dug aand away from the negro it
rolled back.
Meyer was holding his head high
and stretching his neck to keep his
nose and mouth free when men from
Hook and Ladder Company No. .14
arrived. The firemen lowered their
ladders to the hole, but had to grab
them quickly to keep them from being
lost. The negro had been In the
sand for more than two hours when
James L. Quinn, a young fireman,
said: "I'll go after him."
A rope was placed about Qulnn'a
body and ho was lowered. Fireman
'Max J. Weinman and Joseph Milascn
took places on the scaffoldings over
the hole.
Slowly Meyer was pulled from the
quicksand, lie was landed on the
street after he had been in peril for
fhrr?n hours. Meyers had much di'Ti
culty in breathing at first, but finally
he got to his feet, looked about liiin
and grinned.
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on the Bartlett amendment. Every
member of the Georgia delegation
voted for the Bartlett amendment
and against the Bristow amendinont.
Every member of the Mississippi delegation
voted for the Bartlett amendment
and against the Bristow amendment.
Every Tennessee Democrat
voted for the Bartlett amendment.
Every South Carolina member voted
for the Bartlett amendment. Every
Virginia member voted for tho Bart1'ct
amendment, and all save one or
.wo against the Bristow amendment.
Every member of llio North Caro!
Una delegation voted for the Bartj
lett amendment and several voted
i against the Bristow amendment. Every
member of tho Arkansas delegation
voted for the Bartlett amendment.
And most of thorn opposed
tho Bristow amendment. All of the
Texas members, with two exceptions
voted for tho Bartlett amendment
and several of them were against tho
Bristow provision. Every Louisiana
representative supported tho Bartlett
amendment, and most of them were
against the Bristow amendment,
Mr. Underwood was Indoed
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| amcmHai, miungvio itvit v..?. v,
gardod his promise to Judge Bartlett,
land joined with tho Northern Dcmo!
crats and tho Republicans, under
j Cannon. Dalzell and Mann, in killj
ing this provision. Ho was almost
j as lonely in so far as Southern membership
was concerned when ho voted
for tho Bristow amendment. Washington
is full of talk of the debate.
Many aro talking of Underwood's
support of the moasuro. They all
recall the objectionable amendment
was demanded by tho Kansas negro
Republicans, and that Senator Bris|
tow proposed tho amendment in response
to tho demands of his negro
constituents.
Judge Bartlett led a game fight
against tho Bristow amendment. Ho
I was unspalring in his criticism of
I Speaker Clark and tho Missouri |
' Democrats for "turning coat" and ac1
cepting a provision that was rejected
by the Democratic caucus. Thcro was
. much comment on tho floor that had
, >\lr. Underwood delivered his speech
. in support of tho Bristow amend|
ment prior to the Georgia preferen:
tial primary it would have made a
; great difference in tho voto ho received
in that stato. Most of tho
| Southerners and many of tho Geor,
glans agreed with Judge Bartlett In
( this opinion.
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PAID liREEN WELL
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ILEASE ALLOWED HIH TWENTY ,
DOLLARS PER DAY
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run i tic DtnivcLci juo
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)?tective Green's Expense Account,
Which Was Passed by the Comptroller
General, .Shows That .He
Was Paid Ten and Twenty Dollars
Per Diem by the Governor.
Comptroller General Jones Friday
ssued a warrant lor $360 to L M.
Jreen, lieutenant colonel on the staff
it the governor for 31 day's service
is a special detective of the oillce of
Lhe chief executive. The account as
Itemized by Col. Green and was accepted
by the comptroller general.
On April 16 Col. Green filed an account
with the comptroller general
for $205 for one month's services.
Of this amount $105 was for expenses
and 100 salary. The account was
turned down by the comptroller general
on the grounds that it was not
itemized acording to law Col. Green
on May 13 filed a second account for
$3 60 which was accepted because the
dates of the services were given.
In his first account Col. Green
charged the State of South Carolina
$30 for investigating the Olar lynching.
In his second account he charged
$60. Accordng to the expense account
of Col. Green he spent five days
in Berkeley county from May G to 1 0
for which ho received $100 or $20
per day. In his first account submitted
Col Green charged the State
$18.50 for investigating the TolleyMuldrow-Cheshire
affair In Anderson
and in the second account this inves
tlga.tion was put down at $20. The
report shows that Col. Green received
on an average of $10 a day for his
work as a detective. The services
were rendered between March 18 and
May 10.
The following statement was issued
Saturday by Comptroller General
Jones:
The Account Accepted.
"Col L. ?M. Green has filed the following
Itemized statement dated May
13, account for services rendered as
special detective:
March 18-23, inclusive. Investigation
Olar lynching,
6 days at $10 per day . . .$ CO.00
March 2 5-2 7, inclusive, Investigating
killing Ilryson
at Mountville and with regard
to negro lodges at
Mountville, 3 days at $10
per day 30.00
March 28-29, inclusive, Investigating
lynching at
I31acksburg, 2 days at $10
per day 20.00
April 3-5. Securing information
as to Inforcement
laws at Anderson and as
to Cheshire affair, 2 days
at $ 1 0 por day 20.00
April 8-12, inclusive, Investigating
inforcement of law
in Hampton and as to
Fairfax, S C., 5 days at
$10 per day 50.00
April 15-20, inclusive. Trip
to Dorchester county, in
vestigating tho whiskey
situation and law inforcement,
6 days at $10 per
day 60.00
April 2 2-23, inclusive. Second
trip into Dorchester
county to make further investigations
as to liquor
situation, 2 days at $10
j por day 20.00
,May G-10, inclusive Trip
into Berkeley to see as to
burning of property of
Messrs. Thornley and Britting'ham
at i.VIonck's corner,
5 days at $20 .. .. 100.00
Total $360.00
"Inasmuch as this account is so
itemized that it shows what particular
work was being done on the days
named by Col Green, and tho amount
which tho governor agreed to pay
him, with his approval thereon, the
comptroller general will issue his
warrant for tho paymcn of tho
warrant for tho payment of tho
"The contention of tho comptroller
general is that accounts must be so
itemized that the auditing officer and
the public may know for what particular
services the public funds aro
being paid out. As to whether or
not tlio contracts on which such services
were rendered were, or were
not reasonable, is a matter which tho
comptroller general can not review,
as it is loft by tho legislature to the
discretion and sound judgement of
tlio governor or disbursing ofiieer.
"It will upper, however, that the
services stated to have been rendered
in the account filed May 13 must embrace
services for which Col. Green
had previously claimed payment on
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an entirety anierem uusi?.
The Account Kcfuscd
''For instance: On April 15 ho Hied
the followiug statement:
State of South Carolina to L. M.
Green special detective, Dr.
To expenses, investigating
Olar lynching, inc. thip to
Charleston, Denmark and
Olar : 30.00
To expenses, investigating
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killing of Bryson at Mount- f
vllle, looking into certain re- I
porta in reference to negro "
lodges around Mountvillo. . 20 00
To expenses, investigating
lynching at Blacksburg. . .. 15.00 J
To expenses, investigating
burning of newspaper oiiico
Hampton, and looking into
the general condition of the
enforcement of the law as to n
the sale of whiskey, etc., at J
Hampton and Fairfax. . . . 22.00
To expenses, Anderson, for socuring
information in refer- y
ence to the enforcement of
the law and obtaining information
in re Muldrow-Chealiire
affair and investigating
the conduct and work of l)otective
Banders 18.50
$205.50
To one month's service, as
special detective from Mch
16 to April 15, Inclusive.. 100.00
$205.50 1
State of South Carolina, County of
Richland. J
Personally appeared before mo, L.
M. Green, who, upon being duly \
sworn, deposes and says that the
within account of $105.50 and $100
respectively are correct, and that the
services rendered under commission j
from the governor, and that no part |
of said claim has been paid.
L? <M. Green.
Sworn to and subscribed before nie ,
this 15th day of April, 1912.
W. F. Blackburn, (
N. P. S. C
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"This statement was approved for (
payment by the governor, but the
comptroller general refused to issuo
his warrant in payment, for the roason
that the dates on which the expenses
were incurred were not stated
on the claim for services rendered
and such service not Itemized. This
statement was then returned to Col.
Green who undertook to correct same
by inserting from memory, tho dates
when these expenses were incurred.
When these dates were inserted payment
was still refused, for the reason
that tho salary claimed for one
mouth's service w'as unauthorized by
law These prior statements appear
to bo inconsistent with tho final
statement filed May 13, covering all
these matters. But as the statement
of May 13 is correct in form tho
comptroller general has felt it his
duty to issue his warrant on the
State treasurer for payment of same,
it. having received the approval of tho
governor, who Is responsible for tho
contracts authorized by him."
.FLOYI) ALLEN FOUND GUILTY.
Will Go to the Electric Chair for
a. rr..?
MMirk 11 ,
Floyd Allen, first of tho IIIllsville
mountaneeera tried for the Carrol
county court house murders was adujdged
guilty at Wytheville Va.,
Friday and will pay the penalty of
his crinio in tho electric chair at
Richmond. The jury was out all
night and it was not until after 10
o,clock this morning that the twelve
men had been brought in to agreement.
Floyd Allen was charged
specifically a this time with the inurWilliam
M. Foster, prosecutor in tho
Carrol county court at Ilillsville last
March when the trial of Allen culminated
in tho killing of live persons
? Presidind Judge Thorton L. Maseio;
Prosecutor for Foster, Sheriff
L. F. Webb, Miss Elizabeth Ayres
and Juror Augustus Fowler.
NEGRO DETECTIVE KILLED.
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Attempt to Arrest Lewis Little Resulted
in Death.
A negdo detective, Sam Washington,
was killed at New Suiuter Friday
night. New Sumter is the village
around the C. 'M Letts company
lumber plant, about four miles cast
of Sumter Another negro, L. J.
Jefferson, was shot and dangerously
wounded. Lewis Little, the negro
who did tho shooting, escaped.
Washington had been working up
blind tiger cases and had a warrant
for the arrest of Little, lie went to:
Little's house Friday n.'ght about 9 '
o'clock and arrested him. When
tlicy reached tho door I ittle shot tho'
detective, the ball passing entirely)
through his body, so that death was!
almost instantaneous. Little shot j
Jefferson In the bade and tnreatcnoo i
tho negro liaok driver who had
brought thorn off. Ho then made off.
I.KVKIi'S AMENDMENT PASSER.
Would "Increase Appiv prin t Ion for
11urn 1 Education Investigation.
A dispatch from Washington says
Representative A. F. Lever, of tho
Seventh South Carolina District, who
is ranking member of tho llouso
committee on agriculture, secured
during tho debate on tho legislative,
cxecutivo and judicial appropriation
bill tho adoption increasing the appropriation
for the Investigation of
rural education, industrial education
and school hygiene from $6,000, carried
by tho bill, to $15,000. Ihe
appropriation is to enable tno ou-1
reau of education to employ addi-1
tional experts in rural education,)
etc., which Mr. Lever, >n a speech in J
support of his amendment, declared
> to bo matters of prime and vital
importance to the country."
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:m QUITS RACE
IOT IN SYMPATHY WITH ACT OF
GRACE FACTION.
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rAHES A MANLY STAND
Vithdraws Because Ho Believes
Barnwell Delegates Legally Kloctcd
and Because He is I'mvilling to
Accept Support of Faction Acton
of Which Ho Boca Not Approve.
Mr. William F. Carr, of Meggetts,
candidate of the Grace or antl-Marin
forces for tho ofllco of county
iherilY, at Charleston, has withIrawn
from the race. Mr. Carr's anlounceinent
of his withdrawal is
contained In a statement handed to
riio News and Courier Friday. He
;ivc8 as the reason for his withdrawll
the fact that ho believes that the
larnwell delegates were legally elect-|
3(1 at tno uounty uonvenuon uere
ind that, holding this belief, he
^oiild not accept tho support of a
faction with which he was not In
sympathy in the Initial act of the
campaign. Mr. Carr's statement in
full is as follows:
"To the Domoerats of Charleston
County: I have determined to with* I
draw ns a candidate for sheriff of
Charleston County.
"A proper regard for the good
opinion of my fellow-citizens demands
that I should give briefly the
motive prompting this action.
"I am not versed In politics and
political matters, and I did not attend
tho County Convention at the
Hibernian 1 Tall, and only knew of Its
action from hearsay, most of which !
were partisan expressions.
"I, however, went to Columbia
and was present at the credential
committee hearing as a most attentive
listener to all that was said.
"I believe tno narnwen aeiegaiee
were duly elected and had I been on
the credential committee would have
co voted, and I fully concur in tho
unanimous action taken by that body.
"Feeling thus, it seems to me fair
and proper not to remain a candidate
and accept the support of a faction
with which I am not in sympathy in
tho very initial act of the campaign.
It would not bo acting straight to
thoso who have volunteered their
support, and it surely would not b?
fair to my own self-respect and conscientious
convictions.
"I will, therefore, not be a candidate
for sheriff in the approaching
campaign, and wish to thank my
friends for the loyal support they
were giving mo, which support I fully
appreciate. "\V. F. Carr."
Tho Newa and Courier says many
expressions in commendation of Mr.
Carr were heard on the streets Friday
afternoon after the fact of his
withdrawal had become known. It
was tho opinion of those making
these comments that, feeling as ho
did, his action was singularly manly
and straightforward.
Mr. Carr entcrod the race for sheriff
on 'May 4. lie was the candidate
of the Grace forces, and it was expected
that he would luivo the support
of whatever proportion of tho
Grace faction was aligned against
Sheriff Martin. Never having stood
for political office before and not beting
a resident of this city, but of
Meggctts, he was not well known
here; but many believed that ho
would in some measure at any rate
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spill. l!lO country \ui.e which uciciuforo
lius boon practically solid for
Martin.
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NEGIiO LOSES HOT 11 AHMS.
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William Ma j l?iii Accidentally Fell
Against Saw.
William Maybin, a negro about 3 0
years of ago, met with a terrible accident
on Thursday at A. C. Thomasson's
sawmill, on .las G. brown's
place, five miles north of Newberry.
In removing lumber from the s?w he
fell and trying to catcli himself fell
against the saw and was badly cut.
Both arms wore so mangled that they
had to he amputated between the
wrist an'l elbow. The left leg had
j both bones shattered just above the
ankle and the big bono at tho right
| kneo was cut by tho caw. The right
| kneo will lik'dy be stiff, but that leg
| will ho saved, and the doctors are
trying to save the left foot also.
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KILLS HIMSELF I\ HOTEL.
Man Supposed to be North Carolinian
Ends Life, . > v > ? ,
The body of the man who registered
at the Broadway Central hotel
in New York as Hugo Neyes, of
Castle Payne, N. C., was found in his
room Friday with a bullet wound in
the forehead, self-inflicted. Besides
between $1,100 and $1,200 in cash
thero wero on the body soveral letters
of introduction to prominent
persons in this city. One of the
letters was signed Hugh McUao &
, Co. of Willmlngton, N. C., and was
an introduction to Arthur Pago, of
| Garden City, H. I. Tho letter spoko
ot Ncyes as being a civil engineer and
llandscapo architect and artist.
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DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
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ADOPTED BY THB STATU CONfi
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VKNTION LAST WKHK.
Quarantees the Right of Urerjr White
Man in the BtAte to Vote in the
Primary
The following is the platform
which was adopted by the Democratic
State Convention early Thursday
morning, Just before adjournment,
it being presented by former Uov.
Jolm Gary Dvuns.
"The paramount issue in national
affairs is one of taxation. We condemn
the Republican system of protection
and declare for a tariff for
revenue only, so adjusted as to placo
the burdens equally upon all classes
and Industries, imposing the minimum
duties upon the necessaries of
life and the maximum duties upon
luxuries.
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"Agricuuuro oeing vuv
nant interest and pursuit of our people,
we denounce the policy of tbe
Republican party In levying an exorbitant
tariff upon the articles of common
consumption and permitting free
trade in the commodities produced by
us as discrimination against a portion
of the country as unjust, unfair and
u robbery of the people.
"Wo recommend the policy of the
present Democratic headers in congress
iu their efforts to reduce the
burdens of our people and property
adjust the cost of living.
"We condemn the action of a Republican
president, who, while proclaiming
his belief in a revision downwards
of the tariff vetoed from purely
political motives measures honestly
and sincerely passed by our Democratic
representatives in the interest
of the whole people.
"The monetary system of the republic,
founded and based upon the
necessities of civil war, is obsolete,
inadequate and a means of oppression
of tho people in the hands of shylocks,
thus enabling thorn to perpetuate
their power by the contributions
of enormous sums to the party in
! power. Tho power to restrict or increase
the volume of currency should
bo placed in the hands of the poople,
whoso representatives alone, under
the constitution, have the authority
to coin money.
"We condemn tho Aldrich plan,
proposed by Northern mlllionarires
I as calculated to form and porpetuato
I a money trust in the hands of loaders
I to tho Injury of the borrowers and
I imililnru nf irro.'Lt industries and tho
developers of our resources Money
should be a medium of exchange and
not a commodity to bo bartered and
Bold.
"We beliove in the conservation of
our public reaourceB for tho use of
ihe people and we urge upon all Democrats
In congress to vote for measures
looking to the preservation of
our forests ami the perpetuation of.,
our natural water powers, designed
to turn the wheels of industry and
minister to tho happiness of mankind.
"The efforts now being made
through congressional action by
means of farm demonstration work
to develop and stimulate scientific
methods of agriculture and thereby
increaso the productive capaety of
I our lands has our hearty commendation.
"Tho predatory Invasions of tho
ational treasury by tho hungry horde
of pensioners and tho politicians who
are exploiting them are a menace to
1 the financial stability of tho country
an inexcusable waste of tho natural
resources and a pretext for tho maintenance
of a protective tarilt which
meets with our reprobation. We aro
in favor of a just pension for veterna
of tho Civil war, their widows and
orphans. 'More than this, we contend
it an unjust imposition upon a
people already bearing moro thau
their proportionate share of tho expenses
of an extravagant administration.
"Tho education of our people
means the preservation of the republic
and we commend any efforts of
our legislature to extend tho common
school term in the State to a period
of nine months in tho year. An ignorant
constituency means a corrupt
government, disrespect of law and
order and an increase in crime.
"We shall ever hold inviolate tho
right of every white man to express
his preference honestly and fairly In
our primary elections, and wo call
upon all our people to exorcise this
privilege, and guarantee a government
which safeguards tho lifo, liberty
and property of our citizens, and
which will Insure the proper punlshmen
of the guilty, tho protection of
the honest and Innocent. Public servants
should be held to a strict accountability
for tho trusts reposed in
them by tho people and If found unworthy
should be condemned by all
law-loving citizens. The happiness
of tho people should be tho supreme
aim of an honest public servant.**
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Three lloys Are Drowned.
At Covington, La., throo boys wore
drowned in tho Tchefuncta rlvor on
Monday. Wlmmick Green, 1G years
old, lost Lis Ufo by being thrown
from a mule whilo In midstream.
Roseau Jenkins, 18, and Robert
Jenkins, 15, were drowned whilo in
bathing. Their father narrowly escaped
meeting a similar fate when
ho attempted to save them.
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