Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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\ rnic iici<- ‘•TJBLiSHKD THKSUAY AN'I) FRIDAY. RY Ed. H DeOaMP. 1 Hfc Lrdokk Hs qoi runpousibit for t ^ views of correspondents. Correspondents wlio do not contri- bjte regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, but for identification. Write short letters and to the point t> insure publication; also endeavor t> get them to the office by Monday and Thursday mornings. Obituaries will be pubinlised ative c juts a line. Cards of thanks wil 1 be published as one cent a word. Heading notices will oe published a ten cents a line each insertion. All correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp. Manager. SOME DON’TS. Don’t make it a habit to uorrow your neighbor’s paper. The paper is too cheap to do ‘that * >i< * i 1 Don’t make it a habit to lend your paper. You might want it some time when it’s away from home. * * * * Don’t ask us to credit you. We don’t want to hurt your feelings by refusing. * * * * Don’t be a clam, but take you county paper like a good, industrious citizen and keep posted on the hap penings of your section. “AllL’SE” MY NEWSPAPERS. The Columbia Record last Friday contained the following thoughtful and dispassionate article. The Re cord is edited by Mr Paul Brice, who has been a supp >rtrr of Senator Bi n Tillman, if we mistake not, since the advent of Tillmauism. Mr. Brice re ported the proceedings of the legisla ture last session for his paper, and in his work came in contact with mem bers of the legislature and state house officials. He is therefore well qualified to speak concerning public men and their deeds : “We hear a great deal nowadays about the ‘abuse' of a particular candidate by newspapers; we have heard it before as to other candidates and are likely to hear of it in the fu ture. The cry of ‘abuse by newspa pers’ is the favorite method of dodg ing disagreeable and damaging facts, and no doubt many people are^misled thereby, for men, intelligent and hon est otherwise, are sometimes led to believe that really a particular candi date, whose character is exposed, is the subject of persecution on the part of newspaper because of the persist ent effort made to mske it appear so. “We hear irresponsible men make the irresponsible statement that such and such an article has made one, two or three hundred votes for t-iis, that or the other candidate. That statement, like a lie, is spread to the four winds of the earth and some un thinking people actually are deceived by it until they really believe that any derogatory statement about a candidate is actuated only by malice or personal spite, and is nothing more or less than a persecution. “If a man is a proven liar, and it is so stated in a newspaper, then he is ‘abused’; yea, even if he is a thief, he is ‘abused’ in the conception of shallow minds and unthinking people. “A statement of truth can never be abuse. Hard as it may be to speak the truth on occasions, and harsh as its utterance may seem, yet it can never be abuse—a weapon principally of ignorant men. When, therefore, any paper speaks the truth, proven beyond doubt by positive facts and printed records, why in the name of common sense should any intelligent man conclude that, in the case of a candidate, he is being persecuted and abused? We do not believe the vast majority of the people are so influ enced. The press has at times ex posed the records of dishonest and corrupt men and they have been elected, but we do not believe such a result came from the exposure made. To so conclude would be a gross in sult to the intelligence of the people, who in this State, for instance, are not the ignorant fools or unlearned yokels which many people seem to believe them to be. “Now,let us come down to a specific instance, and take the gubernatorial candidates under consideration. It must be admitted as a fact by every one that public men are not in close touch with the people except when a primary is on, and then they are on their best behavior. The people do not know what their private conduct is in office, for they do not come in daily contact with them. They judge men by official reports and everybody knows it to be a fact that such re ports do not always contain the whole truth. Never from such reports, if they are read, can any man learn of the‘real character of an official; they throw no side lights on his conduct; they never give even a hint of things going wrong, which are matters of common knowledge among those who come in contact with them, and no body is closer to such men than news paper men, for the reason that they all coddle, more or less, to the press, and thus its representatives have the best opportunity of getting at the true Inwardness of public affairs and the motives and conduct of public officials. Now, if a newspaper dis covers and knows and proves beyond a Question of a doubt that a public mao Isa liar, a drunkard, a gambler and corrupt obaracter, and that man aspires to high position lo the govern- ment. might thst newspaper to let the people know about these things? Or would the people prefer that the newspapers keep th« ir knowledge to themselves and allow them to un knowingly elevate an unfit, man to office? We do not, believe that any man desires such a condition. If this be true, and we thir k it is, how in the name of reason can a needed and truthful exposure be denominated slander or abuse or persecution? The very idea is so foolish that it is indeed surprising that any people take that view of it. But in our limited experience we have found that most men who indulge in such an idea are men of no great influence in the community in which they live, but at the same time they are perniciously active in making other people think as they do. It will generally, also, be found in such cases that these men are pre- determiued to vote a certain way. but having some conscience left they sat isfy it by saving that they will vote for a certain man because of the ‘abuse’ heaped upon him. We do not believe this class a large one, but, they are perniciously active, as al ready said. “ The man (and his friends) who are trying to make the most of this ‘abuse’ is Jim Tillman. Now let every man who reads this look at the situation calmly and without preju dice. There will not be found a sin gle statement made in any reputable paper in this state in reference to Jim Tillman that hasn’t been proven in black and white or that is not of common knowledge among all who know him Is there any abuse in that? Should not the people be in formed what manner of man he is, and through what agency can that better be done than the newspapers? That is a correct view and every man who reads this deep down in his heart knows it to be true. Tillman has bt-en publicly branded as a liar, a drui kard and a gambler Did he resent it or has he ever successfully attempted to deny it? Conscience does make cowards of us all, and >f these things were not true would any man, with a spark of true manhood, or would Jim Tillman stand it? Would any brave man wrap around him the cloak of his office and declare that his hands were tied if such accu sations were brought against him, either in public or private if they were not true? No brave, true man vould for a moment submit to such accusations, whether he held office or not, unless his guilty conscience made a coward of him. Now that is the true state of affairs as we see it. Not a newspaper to our knowledge tukes any pleasure in exposing the character of this man; not one of them that we know of has done so to further any personal ends or to deleat Tillman because of en mity to him personally. The news paper, have simply told the truth about this man for the information of the people. If after hearing the truth a majority determines to con sider it abuse and elect him to of fice, that is their affair; they can do as they please about it. SHORT LOCAL ITEMS. Good rains fell a few miles east and southeast of the city Sunday. The candidates for congress speak at Ezells today. Get your name on the club roll five days before the 26th if you want to vote in the primary. The first open boll ot cotton was brought to The Ledger office this morning by C. A. Allison, of Grassy Pond. The editor was called suddenly to Newberry yesterday on account of the death of a member in a friends family. Mr. “Poly” Burgees had a finger severely mashed in the machinery of the cotton mill Friday. It was a painful injury but is doing well. Charley Hope, son of Mr. Lee Hope, had one ringer severely injured in the geering of the Carpet Mill Friday. It was dressed by Dr. Brown and is getting on well. There will not be any service at Beulah as announced in Friday’s* * Led ger. But instead services will begin at Wilson Chapel this moron , Rev. M. L. Banks will assist the pas tor. Butler Foster, a prominent r uiroad contractor who has just iii.iahed a contract at Hinton, Yu, i * in tin city spending a few days with his sister, Mrs. J. N. Lipscomb, on Fr<ri fe nek street. We learn that An Foster contempluti a st.tiii.g in (.<11 ney. We hope lie Will tor G .tin y gives such men u.id their fau-i.ns u warm reception. T. J. Alexander, '!', f. Bost and Otlo Hallman, who have been word ing on the big new school budding ut C*-dar Springs, have completm the building and are all at home with their families and Irienus in (he city, This new building was much needed at Cedar bprings, will lie a grtui acquisition to the school and is an honor to the Slate. The county campaign u.ertiogat Wilkineville Wednesday wint if quietly. Ail the Cundiduies hod their say without a clash • xc*pt a little spurring between Jefferies and Ross, candidates for clers of the court. The meeting is at Gowdeys- villa today. The candidates for con gress were present and had their say. We refer our readers and exchangee to our local today in reference to Llmeetone College expansion. It preeente a true picture of the college and Ite work and will interest every one in the Btate and Bouth who are intereeted in education and the great work that the grand old college ia do ing. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. People You Know and People You Don’t Know Jem»e Pinson, imrchant and farmer of Thiokety, spent some time in the citv Friday Will Switzer of Greenville is in the citv today. T. L. Brown was in Spartanburg yesterday. H. D Mathis, a successful farmer of Ravenna, was a business visitor in the city Friday. S. A Stacy, of Maud, was an appre ciated Ledger caller Friday. Magistrate John W. Alexander came up to the city Friday on official business Cleveland Robbs, of Grassy Pond, was an appreciated Ledger visitor Friday. Mayor Little was in Spartanburg Friday. W. D. Gaston, a prominent citizen and farmer from across the Broad, made a business trip to the city Fri day John P. Elliott, of Charlotte, N. 0., spent some time with friends in the city the last of the week. H. D. Wheat was in Spartanburg Friday on business. Magistrate G^o. D. Scruggs, of Ezells, was in to see us yesterday. Joe Hicks, of Ezells, favored The Ledger with a call yesterday. Zelly Corry, Ralph Sarratt and Chief Lockhart, spent some time in Blacksburg Sutidav. Black Scruggs, of Ezells, was a Ledger visitor Friday. “Scrap” Lambe, of Ezells, was a business visitor in the city Friday. O. P. Hill, the efficient manager of the county home, was in to see us Friday and gave us a cordial invita tion to visit him and bis important charge. Mr. Hill seems pleased with his work and is delighted with the hapy condition of the inmates of the home. S. H. Blanton was a Ledger visitor Saturday. Prof. J. P. Cooley, of Beaver Dam academy, was an appreciated Ledger visitor Saturday. Prof M. B. Vassy favored The Led ger with a call Saturday. Our appreciated Grindall corres pondent J Ran Warmouth, paid us a pleasant visit Saturday. Summie Humphries, a wealthy Cleveland county fanner, was in the city Saturday selling farm produce. C P. Teale, a good citizen and farmer of Stevy. was selling farm produce in the city Saturday. Brooks Carter, of Bowliusville, was a Ledger visitor Saturday. J. J. Carroll, who has been in York- ville some time finishing a contract he has there, is back in the city spending some time with friends. T. Jeff Lipscomb was in the city a short time yesterday morning. Joe Price, a sterdy veteran of the “lost cause” and successful lumber man and farmer of P^zells, was a Led ger visitor Saturday. James P. Robbs, of Grassy Pond, favored The Ledger with a visit Sat urday. Our old friend L. M. Cobb, of Maud, paid us an appreciated visit Saturday. Robt. Aters, who is employed work ing on the big new mill at Glendale, spent Sunday in the city with his family. Chairman Whisonant of the board oi registration was in the city yester day. W. N. Turner, of Stevy, spent some time in the city yesterday. Calvin Crocker,of Goucher, brought some of the finest watermelons to the city yesterday that we have seen this season. “Uncle Jasper” Thomas, of Thick ety, came in to see The Ledger in its new quarters yesterday. Henderson Carroll, a wealthy planter from across the Broad, was an appreciated visitor of The Ledger yesterday. Hon. \Vm. Jefferies favored The Ledger with a call jesterday. John R Webster, of Cowpens, spent yesterday in the city on busi- ne.-s. VV () Lip-comh returned to tlyj city Sunday from Campbell county. Term., wlmie lie bar- h large force of band „nil teams working od a railroad contract. 'Ir. Lipscomb says his force is making good progress on the work G ti 11. «r-. who has been spend- mg “•oil * k- in tiie mountains,bus reiur- i io ine city very much im- pfli V t •: i 1 I i»«-.-:l I il. .) n.-J Darby, who has been spun ill. z i- mt- time on a visit to his ;jrt<*-ii - in 0 it-sier county, returned • o i he cit > \ • -t-May. Mr a; o Mr-. W. F. Smith,who have been -pending some time at Peid- mo Springs, returned to the city \e.-t may. Mi-xeN Eda and Cynthia McCraw, woo have been spending some time iiitli friends at Buffalo, have re turned to the city. Miss Daisy Hart, of Yorkville, is in the city spending some time with her uncle J. D. Jones, corner Lime stone and Ji-fferii s streets. M’s-Annie Marsh, went to Char iot N 0. Sunday where she will sp ud some time with her friends Mr. and Airs. Boyd. A Change Savseated. “What is your occupation?” asked the old physician as he felt the pa tient’s pulse. *Tm an opera singer,” was the reply. "Ah!” exclaimed the M. D. “What you need is a change of air. Suppose you try slnglug in a church choir.”— Chicago News. From Sir John Lubbock wo take this ennobling thought: “You may tee in ■ shallow pool either the mod lying at the bottom or the image of the bine aky above.” COMMENTS FROM CORINTH On the Recent Campaign Meeting and the Tillman-DeCamp Affair. CorIi-th, July 28—I whs in Gaff ney last Wednesday arid heard the speaking, hut I didn’t do any yelling b* cause my yelling apparm us is a lit tle out of order and I never bring it into use unless the dogs jump a rab bit or something happens that is more ixciting than anything I saw Wednesday. I have read Mr. DeCamp’s editorial in Friday’s Ledger; also Mr. Liitle’8 letter in the same issue. We now await Mr Butler s reply to Mr D - Camp’s question, which we will all read with interest. After they have all had their say and election day comes the people will vote for whom they please, just as th*-y aimed to do before. When the election is over all will be quiet. The people will all go on with their work and those gift ed speakers and writers will soon get friendly ami go on drinking to gether as usual. I am sorry like Mr DeCamp, for that little “half-hundred” who d'd that yelling If fifty men made all tiat noise, may the good Lord have mercy on their poor throats I know they will have tonsilitis, diphtheria, tuberculosis and ali the rest. Like Mr Little, I, too, was sorry when the good ladies were rou-ted out. I had rather look at some of those pretty girls than to look at Tillman, DeCamp and all the rest of those ugly office seekers. Mr Little thinks we should have sober men for officeholders. It does Inftk that way, but sober men are like the old woman’s gentlemen—they are •‘skace.” Mr. Little says, ‘ Give me a sober man to attend to business for me all the time.” Now Mr. Little has handled a good deal of whisky on both sides of tne counter, and if any man knows anything of the terrible and damning effects of the stuff he does It does look like that men of irre proachable moral character should be put in all nlaces of trust. Parents tell their children to look down with disdain upon the drunken man. They say never go in a barroom; do not associate with men who drink, swear, and gamble. They tell them they will never be loved, trusted and respected if they keep bad company. These same parents will support a bad man for office—for ruler over their home and country. The young people are looking on. It is a bad example for them to look at. Jt does not encourage the young men and boys in their struggle against temptations But J guess it is all right. The bible tells us that time was when God winked at the sins of men. We learn from the same source that David was a man after God’s own heart. No doubt but there were, in that kingdom men who were not guilty of the sins that David was guilty of. yet he was the man whom God chose and retained as the king of his people. I guess David had a great many more virtues (as well as a few vices) than other men. All men nave some faults tYe will have to wink at their faults and elect somebody; then if he does too bad we will call him to repentance, and if he doesn’t repent we will call him down and out on the next election day. If everybody had always ■voted for such men as Mr. Little would like to have in office—men who had always lived 8,ober, virtuous lives—it is pos sible that some other man would be mayor of Gaffney today instead of the gentleman who now holds that office. But I venture to say that a better man in many ways could.hard- ly be found. Mr. Little says he met Tillman once and found him very clever and suitable to the occasion. The way in which Mr Little tells this leads one to believe that he and Tillman laid their pocketbooks down on the table and then, after a time, took them up again without either one having sus tained much loss If this was the nature and result of that meeting, it is very good proof that Jim is a brainy fellow and knows how to work the trump card first class and he has sense enough to make a good gov ernor if he can repent, behave and be elected. A good deal is being said about that Tillman-DtCamp episode. I think that was a small affair and should have been forgotten in fifteen minutes. They were wotktng mostly for self-interest, us everybody else does, aud it is quite possible that each one is guilty of more bad tricks than has ever been charged to them, so we should not lose our heads over the matter. We ought not to stop The Ledger by any means. We need it so we may learn when John visits Jim and when Joe goes to town and many other things of more or less importance. No, you can’t do with out The Ledger, and if you stop it I’ll bet you will be taking it again in less time than in six months. A Citizen. A Gentle Hint. In our style of climate,’with its sudden changes of temperature—rain, wind and sunshine often intermingled in a single day—it is no wonder that our children, friends and relatives are so frequently taken from us by neg lected colds, half the deaths resulting directly from this cause. A bottle of Boscbee’s German Syrup kept about your home for immediate use will pre vent serious sickness, a large doctor’s bill, and perhaps death, by the use of three or four doses. For curing Con- sumption, Hemorrhages, Pneumonia, SeYere Coughs, Croup, or any disease of the Throat or Langs, Its success is simply wonderful, as your druggist will tell you. Get a sample bottle free from Cherokee Drug Co. Regu lar alse, 75 ota. Get Green's Special Almanac. F. G. Stacy PreMldent. THE NATIONAL BANK J. G. Wakdlaw, Vice-President OF GAFFNEY. CAPITAI. STOCK PAID IN HTOCKIIOl.DKIiN INDIVID! tl. 1.1 ABILITY HCKI’LLN AND PROMT**, NET WAo.ono oo. so ooo oo. Ko.noo.oo. SI 20.000.00. Palate. Oount.v aii«l Oitv Depository. DepoNltH Kiolk-ltcd from Farmer** McrchHnt*. Manufacturers and others. Every accom onodation extended to customers that tl<< Ir business and responsibility will warrant. 1» Cftshi^e .MAVMAUD ».MVTil. A-ost. CTaHli. DON’T TAKE A VACATION WITHOUT ONE OF EASTMAN’S FAMOUS KODAKS, THE WORLD’S STANDARD. YOU GET THEM HERE. We are local agents for them. We carry a magnifi cent assortment. We have added to our stock a large assortment of these goods, all kinds and prices. We have anything from a pocket Testament to a handsome Family Bible. Come to us fur Bibles and Kodaks. OIIICI*OICICIC ixrtjo c:o. ^T“We sell Electric Lamps. Commercial Printing Of every description executed with neatness and dispatch at The Ledger office, Gaffney, S. C. New Type, New Presses, the finest quality of Ink and Paper, and Compe tent Workmen. Send us vour orders. SLAUGHTER SALE. In order to close them out I am now offering Straw Hats at and below cost. Also a few dozen pairs ladies’ and misses’ slippers to go at cut rate prices. I am offering some unprecedented bargains in white Piques, Dimities and other white goods. Don’t fail to see them. Despite the hard times my sales on buggies have exceed ray most sanguine expectations, which only goes to show that I have got “up-to-date” vehicles at the right kind of prices. For neatness, durability and general utility Tyson & Jones’ buggies are hard to beat. I also have Corbitt, Goldsboro and Studebaker buggies, a little cheaper in price, but they cannot fail to please the most fastidious. Buggy Harness $G.oO to $15.00 per set. Wagons? Well yes, I’ve got the Taylor and the White Hick ory and am prepared to meet all fair competition. A few dozen fruit jars left which will be sold at the old price notwithstanding the price has advanced $2.00 per gross recently. Fruit jar rubbers in abundance. Highest market price paid for all kinds Scrap Iron, Steel, Old Castings, Brass, Copper, etc. I keep everything usually found in a first-class general mer chandise store, both at Gaffney and Goforths, S. C., and solicit a share of your patronage. Respectfully, J. I. SARRATT. 818 Limestone Street. HARRIS L1THIA SPRINGS HOTEL,• • • NEWLY REPAINTED AND RENOVATED THROUGHOUT SPLENDID ORCHESTRA IN ATTENDANCE, Which furnishes two Daily Concerts. Dancing morning an evening, and WEEKLY GERMANS. HARRIS LITHIA WATER is GUARANTEED to cure all cases of Dyspepsia, Constipation, Gout, General Debility, Rheuma tism, Diabetes, Dropsy, Liver Complaints, Kidney and Blad der Troubles, and is especially recommended by the most emi nent yhysicians for diseases peculiar to women. If anyone suffering with any of the Ailments for which Harris Lithia Water is recommended, if they will come to the Springs and use the water as directed, we Absolutely Guarantee Relief. WRITE FOR BOOKLET AND RATES FOR BOARD. R. L. FOX, Lessee, HARRIS SPRINGS, - - S. C. Toe Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company Offers for sale Bulldlnfr Dots In this flourishing town, Gaffney City; Also Farms nes by and In reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place. In lots of from 30 to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm pur poses. For full particulars apply to J. V. SA.KK.ATrr, Agent. N.B.—All treaspasslng on lands of this company, oatttn and amoving timber, flshlngor tnntlnff ar. Cnrhlrtrt.t* *u*d.r o.n«'*v nt »«w Here is a Bargain. Two excelent corner building lots within five minutes walk of Carpet Min. These lots will be sold on the Easy Payment Plan of only $3 per month. Here is an opportunity of a lifetime for working people. Apply to