The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, August 22, 1912, Image 1
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VOL XXVI.
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Speeches Have Been About
the Same at Meeting Places
EKOS AT COBWAY SATURDAY
The Interesting Races are as to the
Candidates for Senate, House of
Representatives, /Supervisor and
Superintendent of Education.
Toe following is a brief summary
of the 11 jrry County campaign up
to Tuesday, August 20tb.
Since our report of the meeting
at Dog Biuir the candidates spone
atGalivants Ferry, Fiords School
11 use, Green Saa, JJav boro, Eber
m?i '/, ?* nii.l Thp.v
at Dogwood Nock Wednesday, Socas
tee Thursday, Toddvill Friday aud
Co a way Saturday. Mr JO J Sberwocd,
a candidate for the House
missed the meetings at Galivauts
Ferry aud Floyds on accouut of the
sad death of his brother-in-law, Mr
Arthur Burroughs.
County Supervisor.
Mr Hardwiclc refers the voters to
his record as County Supervisor
several years ago, and stauds on the
record macie by hilu at that time,
lie does not criticise the present
asministration or any one elbe.
Mr.* Jam ;s tells the people that ho
knows the value of a hard earned
dollar and will take care of the people's
money. Ho criticises the
present Supervisor for some of his
expenditures especially the work
done od the road from Conway to
Mr Murrell's home.
Mr. Shelly explains that heknows
the value of hard earned money and
that he knows how to take care of it
fir t ikes the present Supervisor to
tasK for tailing to appoint overseers
on several sections of the public
roads; for borrowing money from
the bank at a higher rale of interest
than was necessary; for favoring a
steel bridge across Kingston Lake,
for failing to keep an account of the
poor farm in the Supervisor's office,
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uiui ior various owier matters counected
with this c ilice.
Mr. Murrell answers the charges
of Mr. Shelly in detail and claims
that Mr. Shelly is the candidate of
the opposition backed by DASpivoy
h B Singleton, ?J II McCaskill and S
.J hewis (ihe two latter being members
of the County Bxtrd) He subin
its a statement of the condition of
the poor farm, showing a nice balance.
Superintendent of Education
This is a cross lire between the
present incumbent and a former one
Mr. Prince charges that Mr,
Brown has allowed certain important
matters to droop and die among
them the School Improvement Association,
the Teachers Association
and so forth. He charges that Mr.
Brown has circulated false reports
against him. Ho explains that he
was the first Superintendent to
ever arouse i/iterest in rural schools
and thai what Brown has accomplishod
was built on the foundation
laid by him. He especially charges
h is opponent with failure to establish
more high schools in Horry
Con nty.
Mr. Brown answers his opponents
charges in general and shows what
he has done. He tells the people
that he has lengthened the terms of
GO per cent of tne schools from two
to four months: more than a third
of the rural schools have erected
new school buildings, that 25 school
houses have heen painted ani seated
with patent desks, that he has been
in his otliae every office day but one
and that was during the snow' that
he has done a great work in (hp
corn, cotton and tomato club pro
jeots. He charges Prince with itcompetency,
and that Prince cannot
teach latin, algebra, geometry,
and does not now hold a county
teacher's certificate of any kind, lie
charges that Prince took money belonging
to the white children of
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rvmin Vviuonna 10 run a coioreu
teacher's summer school, arid that
he charged up the expenses of his
trip to Pinehurst, N. C., after he
had drawn the full amount allowed
him for travelling expenses.
State Senator.
Mr. Buck charges Singleton with
dereliction of duty, that he was
absent from the JIou3e on many occasions
when a yea and nay vote
taken, that he failed to bo present
and protect the iuterest of the people
when several important matters
were to he voted upon, but that on
other occasions he was present and
* voted on less important matters,
He charged Singleton with trying
to aid I) A Spivey in changing the
present location of the Kingston
Lake bridge for personal intereH
lie denies that he favors the "Shel
* read " from Conway to Myrtle Be act
for personal gain, or that he would
force the "No Fence" law on the
people, if voted down in the coming
primary.
Mr Singleton answers the charget
and explains that the main reason o:
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This is a special personal notice
; to each subscribei who owes for
one year or more, that bace dues
are needed >nd that the p iper i
1 will have to insist upon payment
I without delay. We will not publish
names here if you owe for
morn + o t/oni* i.; a ?wv /?n t u I
inui ? J vai 9 11110 iiuvivv in
intended for you. The figures 1
opposite your name on the label 1
' will show what you owe. Please J
| send in or bring in this money I
without delay. 1
his absence from the house on vari
ous occasions* was because of the
fact that he was a member of the
judiciary committee and that it
was impossible for him to attend
the meetings of the committee and
be present in the hall at the same
time, but claims that he was always
present and voted when the interest
of his constitutents was at stake,
fie charges that Mr. Buck is largely
interested in the building of the
road to Myrtle Boach as he has a
nice home in town, a summer cottage
at Myrtle Beach, owns an automobile,
and is connected in a
business way wilh several enterprises
.
House of Representatives.
Tn connection with this race there
are no issues, as between the nine
candidates asking for this office.
M r Stanley stands on his record,
wanfs to reduce taxes, denies that
he was in collusi on with Spivey
and Singleton to move the Kingston
Lake bridge. Wants to reduce
doctors fees. Opposing medical inof
school children. Wants to reduce
tobacco warehouse charges. Opposes
the no fence law.
Mr Sherwood is in favor of
medical inspection of schoolchildren
Wants tobacco warehouse charges
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mjuiranz ;u. I'dvors ine xorreos
system of land registration, and will
and will let the people decide on the
no fence law.
Mr Tyler advocates the enactment
of a law for the inspection of
weights and measures. The outlawing
of unchartered negro lodges,
and better road laws.
Mr Bawrimore favors limited
compulsory educating?*and stands
solid against, the no fence law.
Mr. Best is making his race as a
no fence man, but says the executive
committee have taken his platform
away from him,
Mr Allsbrook wants the jury system
changed, aud believes in a
special tax on automobiles:
Mr. Our raid wants a flat railroad
mileage rate of two cent9 per mile
ana opposes white women teaching
in negro colleges or schools.
Mr. Misboe favors a reduction in
tobacco warehouse charges, aud a
better tax system.
Mr. Jodos favors tho rural police
system and also wants to ouarge
teem with looking after the public
roads of the county, seeing to it that
all of the bridges are iu good condition.
Sheriff.
Mr fissions, the present incumbent
stands on his record. Has
alwa ys tried to discharge his duty
and will continue to do so if re-elected.
Mr. MoCaskill claims he has had
cousiderable experience along this
line while State dispesary constable,
that ho never failed to do his duty,
and had made arrests where others
had failed. In an indirect way he
charges the present incumbent with
dereliction of duty.
Mr Brown and Mr- Buffkin both
stand on their records as constables
under the magistrates of their respective
townships, and promise the
Tvtnnle efficient service if elected.
Mr. Lewis says he is well acquaint
ed with the duties of the Sheriff's
office and says that if elected he will
not be found warning in his discharge
nf the duties pertaining to the
office.
Coroner.
The candidates for the Coroner's
office are Messrs. V. D Johnson, A.
P Johnson and W. A, Spirey. There
are no issues connected with this
race, and it is simply a matter of
look at the bunch and take your
choice.
County Treasurer,
There are really no issues connected
with this race. Mr. J. P, Johnton
is making no charges against
Mr. Holt, the present incumbent.
Both are running on their own
merit, and not on the demerits of
his opponent.
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Every manager of election, and
ull others who feel an interest in
he election next Tuesday, are especial
ly requested to s?ud in to us
that, evening the votes cast, at their
r respective precincts, so that we can
j publish the result on the next day.
t liemcmber we must ha .ethe figurt
es on Tuesday night in order to get
I them in the paper this week. Don't
[ place the votes in the boxes, aud go
to bed, but be sure to mark the rer
suits on a ticket aud 'phone the figures
in to some office, from which
i they can be sent in to us. This
t important
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CONWAY, S. C., THU
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Mrs Durant When Killed,
Formerly Mrs Thompkins
CONFLICTING REPORTS TOLD
Florida Paper Tells the Whole Story,
and Still not All,?Mystery Surrounds
the Incident, ? Formerly Lived
in this County as the Wife of J. T.
Thompkins, ?Letter Received Disputes
the Article in the Florida Pa
per.
'i uis papor contained last week a
sli *"t ilem relating to the shooting
o airs. J. W. Durant, bj which
liu.ne she went in Florida, formerly
known as Mrs J. T. Tompkins,
while a resident of this county.
Since then we ha vo received a clipping
from a Florida newspaper
(Duuuelion) giving the following account
of the affair:
"Mrs. J W. Durant, of Dunnellon
was brought to the Marion Oounty
Hospital l?>st night, suffering from
a dreadful wound
Mr. and Mrs. Durant and a friend
a young man recently returned
from a visit, were in their home at
Dunnellon yesterday afternoon, and
the young man was showing the other
two his pistol, a fine automatic.
The young man hac1 taken the magazine
out of the pistol and given it
to Mr. Durant to hold, but unknown
to him a cartridge was in the barrel.
Supposing ihe weapon empty,
he pulled the trigger, and was horrified
to boar a report and see his
hostess fall to the floor.
A physician was called at once
and did all he could for the wounded
lady. Seeing that she had but little
chance for life he brougl t her to
the Ocala hospital, where oue of
our physicians performed for bfr
what he says was one of the most
difficult operations of his life The
bullet went through Mrs. Durant's
obdomen, cutting and tearing in the
most fearful manner. The track
of the bullet was filled with clotted
blood and the patient's chance for
life was exceedingly slender.
With difficult and delicate work
the wound was cleaned and the torn
parts brought together. The woundedjady
is now asleep under the influence
of opiates. If she lives for
forty-e'ght hours she has a chance
to recover. The wound is one that
no surgeon would have tried to heal
a few years ago.
Mrs. J, W. Durant, who was acc'dently
shot at her home in Dunueliou
Monday afternoon, and
brought to the Ocala hospital thit
evening, did so well that her physician
and friends hid hope of her
recover from her dreadful wound.
But Wednesday afternoon sho began
to show signs of failing, and a
few hours later she passed away.
Mr. Durant, ou account of his
wife's seeming improvement, had
returned to his homo aud business
a; Donnellon. Ha was notified
when his wife began sinking, but
was unable to reach Ocalt until several
hours after her death.
The funeral services o< the departed
ladv were held at Kellar & Go's
chapei thU morning. Rev. VV. H.
Coleman officiated. The bereaved
husband was accompanied and com
forted by two of hi* Dunuelior
friends. Mr. and Mrs J. R. Booth
These and a few other friends wit<
nessed the simple but impressive
service, after which the remains
j were laid to rest in Greenwood Annex.
V. 13, Keller & Co., had charge
of the arrangements.
Mr. Durant and Mr. and Mrs
Booth returned to Donnellon on the
afternoon train.
Mrs. Georgia Durant was born ir
South Carolina about 88 y<ars ago
She and her husband have been ir
Florida about iour years, during
which time thoy have made man>
friends, who greatly mourn Mrs. Du
rant's untimely death and deeph
sympathize with the bereaved bus
band.
Mr, S. A. Cottingham, the youn^
man in whose hands was the pisto
which discharged the fatal bullet,
is overwhelmed with grief and self
reproach at the consequences of his
mistake."
It will be recal d by our readers
that some some time iu 1|H0, J. T
Tompkins became indebted in the
mercantile business that he conduc
ted at Hownl's Siding in this
county, He luid also become iu
volved in sca-.dallous reports. He
ran away, anu until this day hit
whereabouts are unknown, even tc
his intimate friends. When he disappeared,
the wife of J. VV. Duraul
alao disappeared, Durant lived will
his wife at Howell, S. C., a closi
1 neighbor of the Tompkins family
1 Some time the following season
Mrs. J. T. Tompkins, who had beer
deserted, went away to Florida, aiu
i at the same time J. W. Durant
i whose wife had deserted him a:
hereinbefore related, also went t<
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RSDAY, AUGUST 22, 191
JACKSON RKPLIES
To the Article, Said to be Written by
Grice's Ferry Citizens Last Week,
Yes, just like Biease, it's a lie.
That is all the argument there is in
reply to my article in regard to the
Griees Ferry lish fries, Now if it
is a lie I'm not responsible for it, I
wasn't there. But its not a lie una
can he proven. They had the beer
and the whiskey and I will leave it
to the public to say what it was for
The old saying that a hit dog howls
will not work in this case. 1 never
lal heard that Mr Marton was evon
there but ''poor Tray was caught in
bad compiay. " I did not use any
names in my article, and did not
slander an/one only as they took 'it
on themselves, for which I'm not
responsible.
For twenty years I've been doing
.ill I could for the betterment of humanity,
and 1 will compare records
with any of the men who ..ave thoir
names to that slanderous art;cle.
I have never deserted my church
and I'll give any man one hundred
dollars who can truthfully say he
uas ever found me on the dirty side
of anything, and if there is any law
for slander I shall resort to it.
Yes I'm against Bleaso and I have
no apology to make for it. 1 have
been against him ever since he was
found in that dispensary graft six
vears atro. which would have been
proven on him according to Col. D
A. hpi vey's statement if toe fellow
who Knew the truth had, had the
nerve to tell it. Col, D A. Spivey,
as all know, was one of that investigating
committee and when 1 asked
him it Blease told that fellow he
would blow his brains out it he told
anything on him, Col. Spivey said
"yes" and tnat fellow knew not lo
tell it.
Yes, they say, it's all a lie. They
say Blease did not steal that essay
and was expelled from College on
account of it. It is a very strange
thing that the two H >n. James of
Aluiiins would say that Blease would
not do until after he was elected two
vc.ars ai/o and then they at once
J ?n ' ? went
lu work for him for the next
term. Was it the good job tney got
that caused them to cnaage their
minds or were they mistaken in
him? 1 will leave that for the good
people to say.
I am very sorry those gentlemen
who h.ive their names to toal slanderous
article against mo let a pretended
friend get them into trouble.
Why was it that the one who composed
it did not put his name there
also? Did he know it was a violation
of the law? My moito is and
has been for tho last twenty years
to leave the wurld in better lix than
1 found it. I want the community
in which 1 live to Do the best found
anvwtiere, I want the church to
?/
which I belong to be the best found
anywhere, 1 want the preacher to be
the best and 1 want that preacher to
live in the best house iu the community.
I want my township to be
the banner township, I want my
county to be the best county, 1 wain
? my State to be the best State, Have
1 worked to that end? Have L lived
up to these high ideals? Old I gr
1 over Horry county six years age
t saying that 1 would do all in my
power to defeat every candidate wne
1 used whiskey on the campaign knou
ing that it meant my uohiat? Die
ituoany good, did you hear of . n
being useel two years ago, is it oe
itig used now in Horry county? J
will leave it to the good people ti
t say.
Now in conclusion I want to say
1 to the Hon, James, who composer
? that slanderous article that I aa
" sorely responsible for that arlicit
as it was handed to me by as honor
able meu as he is and some of then
- Biease men, and the pig slew I heart
3 on the streets of Mullius the nex^
morning which was only a joke, a'
. least 1 took it so. But the oeer was
-) there and the whiskey was then
and they can't deny it.
1 Allow mo to say further that ]
. know my record and know it to bt
i clean and a man had better be care
f ful how he attacks it.
As for being afraid to face th(
- people of my county, I will say that
i some of the best people that can bt
- found any where are in Horry count.)
and if they are left to themselves tc
? vote they will come very near voting
I right, but when wolves come around
in sheep's clothing none of them are
- always able to detect them. The.)
; always want men to work for thoir
interest and they have been led to be
i iieve that Blease is a poor man's
friend, which is a suel mistake.
Hon. R. R. Tilman says none but
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1 the same State. We suppose that
suits for divorce were brought in
? that State, because at the time o(
1 Mrs. Tompkins' death, according to
) the above article from the Florida
paper, she went by the name ol
: Mrs. J W Durant.
1 Some days ago, a letter was re
3 ceived by relatives of Mrs J. T,
Tompkins, or a frieud at least, sta?
ting that the killing was not acci1
dently, but was believed to bav<
* been done on purpose, and to gel
? her out of the way. Further iufor
s mation cannot be obtained in regan
) to the deplorable affair.
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IE IK ECHOES
Gathered by a Herald Man
on His Rounds.
CAUGHT ON THE BOUNCE.
Stray Bits of News Gathered t>y
the Wayside for the Inforrtiatiou
and Instruction; of Herald
Readers- tlappcnliigs of Interest
About the Cltv.
J N Bocth was in Conway last
Friday.
Albert Hardee spent last Friday
in Conway on business.
S F Bourn was in Conway one day
last week.
J T Wi.tts, one of t'ns progressive
farmers of Pot Bluff, was in Conway
the fir*t of last week.
The new building* of G B Jenkins
are now neanug completion.
Wm Carter, one of the Herald's
esteemed friends from the Daisy section,
spent some time in Conway recently.
J L Bullock sold 588 pounds of
tobacco at Neals Warehouse, M u
lins, last week for $40.00 per hundred.
Vote for W. A. Prince, the origin
a tor and promoter of Educational
progress in Horry.?Adv.
It is reported that T 13 Smith has
sold his interest in the V'accainaw
Hotel. This popular hostkry will
continue under the management of
Mr and Mrs Hubert Jones,
H II Iiardeo and child and Mrs.
G L Jordan, all of Collins, Ga., arrived
in Conway last week to spend
some time visiting friends and relatives
here aud in the county.
J S Neal & Co*, Proprietors of
Farmers Warehouse, sold nearly a
quarter of a million pounds of tobac
co last week for an average of nearly
$18 00 per hundred. This is a re
markable big average for such a big
amount of tobacco.
Mrs. C O Causey mado the Herald
office., a present last week of perhaps
the largest apple ever grown in the
county. It measured 14 inches in
, circumference.
A surprise marriage took place in
Conway one day la^t week. Ou
1 Wednesday August 14th, Miss Belle
Powell of Fair, BlulT, N. C., was
married ty Mr. Nick Parker, A E.
1 Wait Esq., deputy Clerk of the Court
* of Common Pleas, performing the
1 ceremony. The brido is a charming
! young lady, and is a sistor t > Miss
1 Louise Powell well known in Con way
The bridegroom is one of the engi
' neers of the Atlantic Comt Line
System, running out of Florence,
' S. C, He is very popular among
' rail-road men. The witnesses to
1 the marriage were Mr. J. 1) Oliver,
> and Misses Mazie Oliver and Louise
' Powell,
i
) Follow the crowd to Horr y Ware
' house and watch J R. Bowles get
1 von the top prices for your tobacco,
L Look at the prices obtained yester
* day for the farmers: J C Todd, 15C
16J; 268 at 15; M I Martin 352 u>
10; 132 at 16; < ool Spring farm
r 746 at. 14; li A H.vman 363 at 17:
i W II Lewis 253 at 144; 14)4 at 16;
i 292 at 16; 3(.)5 at 14 J; 259 at 131;
: Bootli & Lewis 505 at lot; Pink
- Lewis 117 at 30.00; 223 at 15,
1 These are only a few of the
* prices obtained yesterday,
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5 Picnic.
3 There will bo a Surda ^ o>] pL
nic at Willow Spring uu Sat
I urday Sept. 7fch, 1912. Tue public
i is invited to attend with well tilled
baskets, Good order observed,
L. P Roberts.
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? a fool will weigh him and Bleaso in
- tho same balances, Norton is eith'
er trying to weigh them in the same
> balances or he has deserted nis rer
.'orra party. A citizen of Mullins
1 said recently that he had to admit
that the lowest class of people were
r supporting Blease.
AD Jackson.
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. DR. G. 0. GORE
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Graduate and Registered Eye Sight
Specialist,
Fitting Glasses a Specialty,
* Headquarters
m CONWAY, S. C.
6w25
No 20
MAIN FEATURES.
Of the Speech of H. L. Buck, Candi*
dute for State Senator from Horry
County.
In accordance with the rule9 of
the Democraiic Party, those of us
who aspire to being the nominees of
that party are before the voters today
for the purpose of giving you
an opportunity of passing upon our
qualification and fitness for the
ofiice. As you kuow I am a new
man in politics-have never held a
political ofliee have never before ask
for one. Have no political record,
- - i lii ? ? .. i ? *:
i tie re i ore cannot, uku lujt ui^uu^uished
opponent, otTer you ray record
as a basis for my fitness for the
otliee to which I aspire. My friend
says, "that he is a candidate for the
Senate on his record in the House,"
in this respect ho has the advantage
of me. But I will oiler you vrhat I
have, 1 therefore cue you to my
character as a private citizen,-my
reputation as a business man, and
ray ability to (ill the position. As
to my character, you people know
what L have always stood tor, 1 am
no strauger in llorry. You know
whether or not 1 am a sober, truthful
and safe man. My ousiness reputation
js also known to you, here
aud there ail over the County you
will find people with whom I have
nad business dealings, ask them if
they dident get a square deal. As
to mv ability, you will have to juuge
from talking making inquiry
of others and heading me discuss the
things 1 stanu the stump. Am
not asking for any man's position,
am simply oll'ering my services to
you people tor a place which you
have a right to give to the man of
your choice, and all 1 ask is that
you select the best man for Senator
I shall make a clean race, open and
above board, right from the 9tump
and not behind the barn and in the
bush. I want my opponent to hear
every word that 1 have got to say.
i shall say nothing about my friends
private life or personal habits, and
1 shall expeet the same treatment
from him. That's what I consider
mud slinging."
1 shall not say that I am going to
oe able to do the things which 1 am
going to mention, for one man can
do but little wiinin himself, however
1 wish to mention a lew things
which 1 will stand far, advocate and
vote for when ever 1 have an up
portunity to do so.
I shall advocate a change in appointment
of your School Trustees.
You now appoint three every two
years, 1 shall advocate that one be
' selected fjroue year, one f^r two
years, a id one for three years, By
this method you will select oto each
year thus having a majority of the
board always ready to attend to
business, should there be any tiolay
n. the appointment.
As to Koad Laws. I think each
Township should have all money
1 v\1 ;ch it pays as a road tax go back
ou its own roads, and lot each town1
stru say what tax it wishes to levy
as a special tax for road purposes.
1 w?niil stand for such acnauge in
uiir constitution as will give the
State a Biennial Session of he
' Legislature. We have got too much
p ?nt.cs and two many laws. It now
' coits about $1)0,000 00 to hold a session
of tno General Assembly,
i Shall stand for a change in the
; St.tat3 relating tj the Timber Contracts.
As t;jo law now stands the
que.-tion as to what is a "reaaonaole
time ' to remove timber from the
Und aft.r the purchaser begins cut1
ting is not decided by a jury exco
pt at the discretion of tie Judge.
I shall stand for such a change as
vili compell the Judge to place it in
| the hail.is of a jury. Tnere are many
. ^jople who are now handicapped by
those cantracts they can 't clear their
' land but still they have to pay the
I t ixus. They should have relief.
Shall stand for all Legislation
which means agricultural improvement
for its the ba?is of all proai
purity.
Shall stand for any and all Legisaion
which means better public
[ schools. J consider the common
. schools of the Stale the most important
educatioual work before us 1
I to-day. Give a boy a cointnoa 1
school education, he can get the
College education if he wants it. I
There are other tnings which I I
will stand for but which I have not ,
the time to discuss now but will advocate
if 1 am elected, 1
Fence Question. I
Tie Fence Q icstion is to be set.
tied by the people themselves and at I
the ballot box. It?: an important I
matter and I think it nothing but I
ri^bt that the people themselves
t should say what they want done
about it. If 1 am your Senator no I
measure shall ever pass the Senate
to take away your fences, I care
not who may want the "no fence," fl
until .you people at the ballot box by
a majority vote, say that you want
a change. _____
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