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N THE LEDGER, Published Tuesday and Friday by Ed H. DeCamp. Chief Constable Hammett to issue in structions that the law must be com-1 ' plied with in every respect. It is an open secret that any man with hair on his face (and some with- The Ledger is not responsible for out hair) can buy all the liquor he the views of correspondents MAYOR GAFFNEY REPLIES. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur nish their name, not for publication, Write short letters and to the point to insure publication; also endeavor to get them to the office by Monday and Thursday mornings, but for identification. Obituraries will be published at five cents a line. All correspondence should be ad- dessed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. We invariably discontinue sending The Ledger when a subscription runs out, for we have no way of knowing that a person wants it except by re ceiving his or her renewal. We ur gently solicit a prompt renewal, on the ground that the paper Is worth the money. We are trying month by month to make it better and bet ter. NATIONAL TICKET. For President, ALTON B. PARKER, of New York. For Vice President, HENRY G. DAVIS, of West Virginia. THE DISPENSARY LAW. In answer to the interrogation of “Inquirer” in last Friday s Ledger, we herewith print sections 5GG, 507 and 570, from the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902, bearing on the subject; Sec. 5GG. Before selling or deliver ing any intoxicating liquors to any person a request must be presented to the county dispenser, printed or written in ink, dated of the true date, '..nnor •stating that he or she is of age and | r the residence of the signer, for whom wants at any dispensary in the State.! eW append section 605: Sec. 605. Wilfully furnishing any intoxicating drinks, by sale, gift or otherwise, to any person of known in temperate habits, or to any person while drunk or intoxicated, or to a minor, or to any insane person, for use as a beverage, shall be held and deemed a misdemeanor, and upon con viction thereof the offender shall be fined not less than ten or more than one hundred dollars, and imprisoned not less than ten days nor more than thirty days. , It is a well known fact that this sec-1 tion is a dead letter. We know men , of intemperate habits who experience i no trouble whatever in getting all the | liquor they want from the dispensary (provided they have the money— which, by the way, is the only feature of the law that is anything like strict ly carried out). The feature that requires the cash for the stuff is the only admirable one, and it causes men to perjure themselves. Only last week a man came into this office and represented that he needed 15 cents to finish pay-> ing for having his mules shod. Think ing we were doing him a favor we parted with the 15 cents. The man went out of the office, walked up street a half a block, crossed over to the other side, waited about two minutes, came , down the street again and went into the dispensary, where he purchased a bottle of liquor. He simply lied to j us about the 15 cents, and if he does not come in and pay it back we in-, tend to publish his name in The Led-; This gives but a faint idea of ger. how people will perjure themselves to t liquor. It is undoubtedly the most gigantic or whose use it is required, the quanti- political machine that ever was eon- ty and kind required and his or her oocted. Alnjost every man in the ser- true name; and the request shall be yice ig a bitter partisan. He has to Stm 1 ; ils X“C. aae^Ty », to keep bis )o., T„e law Is a farce the county dispenser or his clerk who when it comes to curtailing the whis- receives and files the requests. But key drinking habit, and the criminal the requests shall be refused it the s t a (j s tj r .s show that crime has been county dispenser filling it personally ei „ n knows the person applying is a minor, steadily on the mctease si.ice its an- that he is intoxicated, or tliat he is auguration. in the habit of using intoxicating liq- The majority of the people of South uors to an excess; or if the applicant ra .. olina ar ,, a ] aw abiding, Christian is not so personally known to said ,,.0- county disponsor, before filling said o o * • ■; order or delivering said liquor he shall given they voted for prohibition by require the statement of a reliable and 10,000 majority. The dispensary law trustworthy person of good character was f orf . ( ,,] U p 0 n them, and the practi- that the^ppheant 1 is^not*^'minor'and cal Politicians who compose the legis- is not in the habit of using intoxicat- lature have not the manhood to say ing liquors to excess. that the people have a right to control Sec. 5G7. Requests lor purchase oi t j if , ]iq Uor business in their own sec- liquor shall be made upon blanks lur- nished by the county auditor, in pack- " ages of one hundred each, to the conn- Senator Brice, of \orkville, intro- ty dispenser, from time to time as duced a bill at the last session to al- the same shall be needed, and shall 1 j ow a CO unty to vote out the dispen- consecutively by the au- be numberei ditor. The blanks aforesaid shall furnished to the county auditor by the board of State directors in uniform books like blank checks, and the date of delivery shall be endorsed by the county auditor on each book and re ceipt taken therefor and preserved in his office. The dispenser shall pre serve the application in the original form consecutively by the auditor. When return thereof is made the couty auditor shall endorse thereon the date of return, and file and pre serve the same, to be used in the quarterly settlements between such dispenser and the county auditor. All unuse d or mutilated blanks shall be returned or accounted for before other blanks are issued to such county dispenser. Sec. 570. Any county dispenser who, in violation of his oath of office, sells or furnishes intoxicating liquors to any minor, intoxicated person, or per son who is in the habit of becoming intoxicated, or fails to make full and accurate returns as required by law, showing the true signature to every reqne- t for liquor by him received and granted, or sells liquor to any person without first requiring the written re quests therefor to be filled out and signed as provided by law or the reg ulations of the State board of control, that on such information given by any person, with sufficient evidence, it shall be the duty of the solicitor to bring suit in the name of the county for two hundred dollars’ damage on the bond of the said county dispenser against the principal and sureties of said bond for each of such violations, for which said principal and sureties shall be liable, jointly and severally, together with all costs and judgments pertaining to the suit. And on judg ments given against him the said county dispenser shall be immediately deprived of his office as dispenser and his principal and sureties aforesaid shall remain further liable, jointly and severally, to the extent of their bond, to all civil damages, costs and judg ))(J | sary if a majority of the people deem ed it wise to do so; but the ringsters who profit by the outrageous system said no, unless you are willing to pay a tax to keep up the constabulary ami can vote it out by a two-thirds major ity. It was an outrageous and cow ardly and undemocratic piece of leg islation, ami involved the very princi ples for which the South was plunged into four years of bloody conilict—the right of self-government. The dispensary law is a failure, i%> a moral measure. It is a menace to good government. For the time be ing the politicians who profit by it are in control, but some sweet day, by and by, the worm will kill the ser pent that is winding its hydra-like form about them. Hail the day when we shall be free from its corrupting inliuence. He Seeks the Co-operation of “Citizen” to Improve Things. Gaffney, S. C., July 25, 1904. Mr. Editor: — It is not my intention or will to get into a controversy, yet the communica tion of “Citizen” in your last issue was so pointed and personal that in justice to myself I feel that a reply will be expected. I will not attempt to deny that there is a great deal of drinking and drunkenness in our own, but I do deny that "a drunken mob monopo lizes the streets ami alleys” of the town at any time. “The back lots” and dark corners they may. The mayor tries to do his whole duty as he finds it. Although he may not be able to get the evidence neces sary to convict, and often real of fenders go unpunished for lack of it And I will say that if "Citizen” (or any one) will take the time and trouble to report to the mayor or chief of police any case that may come un der his observation, that deserves at tention, all newspaper criticism can be avoided and much more 'grjod can be done. Everyone acquainted with our town knows that on Saturday af ternoons especially, our streets be come almost congested; not only with people from the country, but by peo ple from the town, who enjoy a half holiday on these evenings, and I ven ture the assertion that a no more or derly crowd of people can be found in any town in South Carolina. True they get lively sometimes, but almost always in a good humored maimer. Now if the police were to arrest every one who indicated that he had been drinking, I fear we would have to enlarge our accommodations. Will “Citizen” allow me to say that I be lieve the police are always on the alert to see that good order is kept, but that it is impossible for them to be always at the right place at the right time, and that offenders are usually on the lookout and on sighting an of ficer become very quiet and peaceable, so that others are more likely to ob serve the disorder and should promptly report the same. I must say that I think we have as fine a set of policemen as can be found anywhere. Tl)ey are strictly sober, moral and always ready to do their duty, and anxious to see that the laws are obeyed. Now I do not believe that “Citizen” is antagonistic to the pres ent council and think that he really meant to impress the authorities with the idea that they were too slack in performing their duty. If he will reflect for a moment he will know that there is a certain ele ment in this town that will do every tiling possible to render the present authorities unpopular, and make it appear that there is no improvement, morally or otherwise, and the criti cisms of “Citizen” come as a “sweet smelling savor,” and bolster them up in the opposition they are making— helping them to discredit any effort we may be making for the improve ment of the town. 1 am no apologist , for the state of affairs that I know exists here. 1 know that there is a great deal of drinking and drunken ness, yet so long as men are allowed to purchase drink right on our streets just so long will our back lots be ! crowded with drunken loafers, in spite of all the police the town can supply. The reference by “Citizen” to “other places of sin” shall certainly have our attention, if he will point them out and assist us in getting proof to convict, but the simple allusion to these places based on the report of parties who will fail to testify in court when need ed. will not assist us “in putting them out of business,” and the failure to convict only emboldens the guilty parties and helps those who are anx ious to see “vice prosper and vir tue at a discount.” I would not have j replied to “Citizen” had his remarks not have been so pointed, and say that I yield to no citizen in wishing and | praying for the welfare of Gaffney, morally, spiritually, intellectually and | in every way for her good. R. M. Gaffney, Mayor. Looka Like Democratic Success [Yorkville Enquirer.] That the Democrats will carry the solid South in November does not ad mit of question, and that will mean 149 votes, or 9u votes less than are necessary to elect. There is good reason also to claim Colorado, Idaho. Maryland, Montana, and Nevada, with 22 votes, and this brings the total up to 171 or G8 less than are necessary for a choice. Among the States that are conceded by the Republicans as more or less doubtful are New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Indiana, Il linois, Wisconsin and West Virginia, with 120 votes. Really it looks as if the chances of the Democrats being able to get as many as G8 votes out of this batch are good. The situation is not nearly as desperate as it used to be. For Rent. AdyertlKeiueutii under ihU bead will je Inserted for oue cent a word each Inser tion. No ad inserted for less than ten cents F oli KENT—Four-room house, near enough In for factory operatives. C. M. Smith. 4-««-tf. F OR KENT—Niceh-room cottage, with ail improvements, on tirenard Street. Ap- plv to.l. (J. Jelfei ies, 4-1-tf S FITKS of rooms to let In the.Star Theatre A. X Wood. S-iMf FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Eight-horse portable steam engine; 50-saw Pratt gin and condenser; one press. Apply to T. D. Littlejohn, Asubry, S. C. 7-12-tf. ANNOUNCEMENTS Cards under this head will be in serted from now until the primary for $5.00 each for county officers; mag istrates’ announcements, $3.00. All fees must be paid >n advance. For the Legislature. Wanted. WANTED! •All youi clothes t hat need brightening up. bring them to us. We will make them look fresh and new. I'All work don* by expert tailors. See us and join our pressing club. ROBIKSOX ft JONES, Tailors. Over W. U. Telegraph Office. Phone No. 43. FOR RENT—The Spencer house on Frederick street. A. N. Wood. 7: 22-tf. Personals. Miss Mary Durst, of Greenwood, arrived in the city Sunday to see her classmate, Miss Bird Crawley, who is critically ill. Miss Durst is the guest of Miss Volina Hamrick. Robert Sparks, who is in the broker age business in Anderson, has been in the city several days visiting rela tives and friends. Rev. L. C. Ezell, of Woodruff, was in the city Saturay and Sunday. To the People. Being a proficient barber has been conceded me. Polite attention to my customers. Come and see me. Thank ing you for past favors, S. W. Talley, Barber. Robinson St., rear Mr. W. A. Doggett’s. 7-2G-11 pd. The Little-Williams Furniture Com pany, of Gastonia, was incorporated Friday to the amount of $25,000. The ments which may be obtained against incorporators ate Mi. and Mis. h. L. the principal in any civil action Little and Mr. J. H. Williams, brought by wife, child, parent, guar- . .. dlan, employe, or other person, under -''J 11 a r !?‘ 1,1 ‘ ltJ < a 11,11 the provision of the law: Provided, su,J8< ‘ nl,e ^ ,jr *‘ ie J-C'lger. That if the said county dispenser can show to the satisfaction of a jury by A Continual Strain. way of defense that the said Intoxicat- , Mai ‘>' me « aml w l nm< " are conKtan 1 t ' ing liquor was obtained from him by subjected to what they commonly the infant, intoxicated person, or per- term ‘ a con 1 tl 1 nual « tra l 1 , Q became of son in the habit of becoming intoxi- financial or family Double. It cated, by fradulent and deceitful rep- a '\ ,i presses them both men- resentatlons, the person making such ta y an d physically, alTe< ting then fradulent and deceitful representation nerves badly and bringing on liver shall he guilty of a misdemeanor, and ^dney ailments with the atten- he fined in a sum of not less than two I f, „uL t n! msU|,at ‘V n ’ l0 w noteless th 0 an ar Hix 0 moithS i8 ° nment ^ ' and despondency 8,1 They "cannot, as not Ifss than six months. a rule ^ rl(J of thJs It is unnecessary to add that each «train,” but they can remedy its health- of these sections has been violated by destroying effects by taking frequent every dispenser in the State. doses of Green s August Flower. It tones up the iiver, stimulates the kid- Dr. S. H. Griffith, PHYSICAN - SURGEON - OCULIST. Former pupil of the celebra ted Oculist, Dr. Julian J. Chisolm, ot Baltimore. Has also taken special post-grad uate course in the F.ye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Baltimore. Glasses Fitted Accurately and Scientifically. Jt jt (STOffice in Cherokee Drug Co., B’ldg. at the same place, No. 3?! Rutledge St. I am ready to do your work O. 1 K. New build ing, 2,400 feet floor space; general repair, from forge to last coat of paint. Wagons, buggies, | carts, &c; any part repaired or new part put in. Tire setting a specialty. Good stalls and water for your stock. I am here to serve you. W. T. Tlnwipson. The Builders Supply Co. Successors to L. Baker. Will furnish you Building Material of the best that the markets afford and at the lowest living prices. No. 1 heart pine Shingles and Laths, and Devo’s cele brated Paints—guaranteed to go further and last longer than any other in the market. When in need of anything in the building line, call and see us; we’ll treat you courteously and maice your es timates for nothing. L'. Baker*, I Vice-President and Manager. South Carolina Military Academy. One vacancy in the State Beneficiary Scholarships lx to lx- awarded on competi tive examination for * lierokee county. Blank forms of application should Is; ap plied for at once to Col. <'. S. (iadsden, < hair- man Board of Visitors, or the County Super- Intenili-iit of Education. These applications. Fl'I.Lnf MARK OFT, must be in tic- hands of the < halrman on the 1st day of August, In order to receive attention. ■ iS< j 1. (S. wS. C_»Qc:l »-tr I t_rn, Chairman Board Trustees. July 15. 22, 29. Aug. 5 WANTED—Everybody in need of Furniture, Stoves, Crockery and Glass ware to see us before buying. A lot of new Mattings to arrive this week. You will find It to your interest to look after your needs in this Jine, as prices have already advanced and will go still higher on account of the war in the East. See us before making your purchases. The Acme Furniture Co. 7: 23-26-29 Lost. LOST—A baby slipper, at Limestone j on the 4th of July. Finder leave at Ledger office, j 7-2G-U pd. N. W. Hardin is hereby announced as a candidate for a seat in the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the primary election.* I am a candidate for a seat in the House of Representatives from Cher okee county, subject to the primary election. J. C. Otts. With the experience I now have as a legislator, from the confidence the people of Cherokee county imposed in me two years ago, I feel that I would now be better able to represent ■ their interests than ever before; and upon this ground I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the House of Representatives, sub ject to the rules of the Democratlo primary election. W. D. Kirby. Upon my record e~ a legislator, I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-election to the general assem bly, subject to the decision of the Democratic primary. W. Judson SarratL W. F. McArthur is announced as a candidate for membership to the Legislature, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. Money Loaned. j Superintend..* of Eduction. L OANS on improved farms for a term of years at seven per cent, interest. Nc oomrnisslons. For information apply to J. C Jefferies. Attorney at Law. J. F. GARRETT. Dentist. Office Over The Battery. ’Phone 82 I respectfully announce for re- election to the office of County Su perintendent of Education. J. L. Walker. For Treasurer. I announce myself a candidate for re-election, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. W. Harry Gooding, County Treas. Dr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist. fc# 1 Office over Cherokee Ilrug Co. Villi am S. Hall. J k. jamkk A. Willis. HALL & WILLIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. SIAM THKATKE BLOG. C* A. l-'~ >i CC "V , s*. Notary Public In office. Prompt attention riven to all business. DR. W. K. GUNTER, U E7 T 1 « T Office in Star Theatre Building. Phone No. 20. Crown and Bridge Work a specialty. C. Eskridge B 4 U Have your HlaeksuiitlilnfC Dune. All Smithing, Iron and Wood Work done in first-class style and at reasonable rates. (Fortenberrys’ old stand.) The violation of section 5GG became neys. Insures healthy bodily functions, so open that a member of the leglsla- (rives vim and spirit to one’s whole lure moved that it be stricken from being, ami eventually dispels the the code This seemed to he con- Physical or mental distress caused . .1 11 by that “continual strain.’’ Trial but- strued as an attack on the dispensary, ( , e (jf AuglIHt Flower, 25c; regular and the friends of the law voted It h\/a, 75c. For sale by Cherokee Drug down, but the discussion caused Co., Gaffney; L. D. Allison, Cowpens. As the Negro Sees It. [Charleston Post.] The following letter, printed in The Washington Post, shows very cleArly the impression that has been made up on the mind of the negro my the pol icy of President Roosevelt toward that race: “As a colored man I wish to call at tention to the difference between the Republican and Democratic conven tions. At the Republican convention the colored man was treated as a com panion. friend and brother. There he was made to feel as if he were not only a political, but a social equal. The delegates followed the advice and example of our beloved President Theodore Roosevelt, who teaches that tiie colored man deserves to he treated as a social equal. To emphasize this fact, he had the courage to have at his table Prof. Booker T. Washington. If Roosevelt is elected it will so en courage the colored men that we will demand that Prof. Hooker Washington -hpl! be the Republican candidate for vice president in 1908. "Let not my colored brethren forget that scene in the Republican conven tion when a beautiful white girl was placed upon the stage, and by her side a negro hoy. They then placed flags in their hands and allowed them to lead the cheering, thus making the first and grandest example of the equality of the races that history records. "In the Democratic convention there was not a single colored man. It was in word and In deed a white man s convention of a white mans’ party. All hail to Roosevelt, who has given the poor man so much to encourage him to persist in his |>oli«ical and so cial rights. Henry H. Baker.” President Roosevelt himself indig nantly repels the suggestion that he i. an advocate of social equality and tin* certain consequence of it, Inter marriage for the races, and it would be impossible to find in this country a handful of white men of such un natural view, yet the course of the president and the encouragement and Hiistenace given It by his party are Interpreted by the negroes as opening to them the "door of opoprtunlty’’ to —miscegenation. Wofford College Spartanburg, S. C. ID miyN. Snvukk, Litt. 1).. M. A . President Four full College courses. Favorable sur roundings. Cleveland 8cleave Hall. Gym nasium. Athletic grounds. Lecture course. Library Facilities. For catalogue apply to. J. A. Gamewell. Secretary. Wofford College Fitting School, Spartanburg, S. G Elegant new buildings, '. .ireful attention to Individual students. Board and tuition for year |lln. All information given by A. M. DcPhe, Head M ister. July 12-1 mo. GALL HERE . '•w\ ; j For Photo Frames, . I I asse-Partout Bind ing, Passe-Partout work, Photo Albums, .<1, , Gun Metal Photo V Holders, (for iudi vidual photograph). Wire Picture Racks. Films and the ^best 1 in all photographic work. For Auditor. Believing we need a change in the auditor’s office, I hereby offer myself a candidate for the place, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. G. B. Daniel. Feeling that my friends through out the county have the confidence in me that they have had heretofore and soliciting a continuance of the same, I take pleasure in again an nouncing myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of county Auditor, subject to the action of the Democratic primary election. ^ W. D. Camp. For Supervisor. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for Supervisor of Cherokee county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary election. D. L. Vassey. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Supervisor of Cherokee county, subject to the rules of the primary election. W. G. Auste^. I hereby announcement myseJf a candidate for the office of Supervisor, subject to the action of the Demo cratic primary. Wm. (Chris) Phillips. For a change, R. M. Jolly for Su pervisor of Cherokee county. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Supervisor of Cherokee county, sub ject to the rules of the Democratic party. J. V. Whelchel. For Congress. I am a candidate for Congress, from the Fifth Congressional District, subject to the result of the Demo cratic primary election. T. Y. Williams. We are authorized to announce D. E. Finley as a candidate for re- election to Congress from this, the Fifth South Carolina Congressional District. . June H. Carr, Phone 176.' Residence, 171. ^ 625 Limestone Street It is impossible for an honest man to love the whole world; he cannot love the oppressed and their oppress ors. Drugs HUHHHHHHMBHHBBHHEP) Fresh TurnipSeed Ours is the leading Drug Store of the upper Caro- linas. Try us one time and you are a patron. :: Red or Purple Top Flat Early White Flat Dutch, Early Red or Pur ple Top Globe,Southern Sev en Top, Purple Top Yel low Aberdeen, Ruta* baga, Etc., Etc., S.B. Crawley ft Co. 813 Li hestonk St. Drugs, 1’erfuun-s and Stationery Prescriptions Properly Filled and Promptly Delivered Cherokee Drug Co., Prescription Druggists. Cor. Limestone and I redemk Sts. TRESPASS NOTICE. The frequent disregard of the ordi nance forbidding trespassing in the cemetery here has obliged the council to notify each, all and every one that the ordinance will be enforced to the letter in the future; that all parties are forbidden to go upon any lot, to take any llower, plant or other prop erty, or to break, deface or In any way Injure the property thereon, and any one found guilty of violating the ordinance will be fined not more than fifty, nor less than five dollars for each and every offense. R. M. Gaffney, Mayor. EXECUTOR’S NOTICE. All persons having claims against the estate of F. G. Stacy, deceased, I will present the same to the under signed executors properly proven. All persons indebted to said estate will make payment to the undersigned executors at National Bank of Gaff ney, Gaffney, S. C. J. A. Carroll, J. G. Wardlaw, D. C. Ross, Ex. Estate of F. G. Stacy, deceased. 7-8-tf ^OR Building and Plastering Lima, Coal, and Plaster Hair, Plaster Paria, Shingles, Portland Cement Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on LIICSTONE SPRINGS LIME WORKS. XARROLL A CO., Telephone 67.