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I .NOW . i KNOCK-OUT BLOW TO RATE SCHEME. DEALT BY PRESIDENT OWN PET. TO HIS Is the time for you to select a 3 BUGGY a nd HARNESS | We have a complete line of 3 Bodies, Harness, Saddles, Whips and Lap Robes. % ... 3 We have a special proposition ^ FOR YOU. 1 in i^Smith Hardware Co.| •GAFFNEY, S. C. jiUiu^iUiUiUiUiUiUiUiUiiiiUiiliUlUiUiUiUlUiUiiUUiUR Morton Admits Paying Rebates Defiance of Orders, But is Shielded by the President—Tariff Reform. Washington. July L'o.—It s'rikcs m<* that President Roosevelt has dealt knock out blov\ to his own net * road scheme by ! is typical Roosevelt iau sticiiVi< .-.'ty ir favor of his friend | Paul Morton ViiAt earthly use can : there be in giving him more law j against railroad corporations, when j j he refuses to enforce what he has at! hand, if it happens to affect a personal friend? His position recalls to me Congressman Tim Campbell’s famous remark to President Cleveland. “What’s the constitution between frit nds?” “What’s the law as between friends?” says President Roosevelt. “When you can just as well dodge congress did not approve of. because | if carried out. it would leave the reg ular session in December free to a consideration <>f tariff issues. So they united to induce the president‘o change his mind about calling an ex tra session of congress, and gave as an excuse therefor the near apuroach of the November congressional elect ions and the necessity for looking out! for political fences. They wanted no short session in November so they found a good reason for having ’he president abandon that idea in the fact that the Ri publican party would have to explain to the country, after a three w eks s. -«ion in which nothing ! had been accomplished, why congress had been called together and allowed *o run up a wholb* unnecessan' mile- a age hill of $190,000. They also ar- rail-j Rued that it would he impossible to ! procure such railway legislation as the president desired in such a short j session. The possibility of an extra session i being out of the way leaves the apti- tariff revision people in a strong strategic position. The\ believe the president can h.» induced to press the question of control of railway rates at the expense of anything else. The The consideration of this legislation they assert can be. and will be. drawn out to an inordinate length, because at the senate hearings ‘here anueared to he no public demand for giving to the interstate eommerre commission You Can Become Army or Navy Officer a n IT you arc a persevering, moral young man, between the ages of 17 and :\o years, possessing a good com mon school education and parsing the neccessary physical examination. Further particulars for four cents in stamps, by addn -sing W. H. PHILLIPS, Louisville, Ky. If! it, shield friends, and punish iniper-jtho right to regulate railway rates sonal corporations?” Yet the inter-i only a demand for such amendment to •»?ra! rv-rt 'k? With Cotton at 101-2 Conts Everyone is hustling and busi ness is booming. : : Put your surplus money at work at * : : : : 4 Per Cent. Interest Per Annum, Compounded quarterly, in the savings department of the : : « MERCHANTS & PLANTERS SANK Fire Insorance and Bends Written. ait ti k n't ■ >.L -S' ;-v *» " Special Prices on all SUMMER GOODS Figured Lawns, Nub Zephyrs, India Linens, Light Percales, Dress Ginghams. Every thing must be cleaned up by August 1st. Embroideries worth up to 18c to go at 10c. Val Laces, Cotton Torchon Laces and all kinds of Laces will be sold cheap. Solid colored Chambry worth 10c, at 8c. Bargains in Towels, Napkins, Table Linens, Sheets, Pil low Cases, Counterpanes. : ; : Shoes and Oxfords Every Shoe in our stock is made of solid leather throughout. Cut prices on all Oxfords. Lipscomb, Goudelock & state commerce law, which Roosevelt maintains does not call for the pun ishment of individuals but ra'her of me corporation for its violation, spe cifically says in Section 10: “That any common carrier subject to the provisions of this aci 4 or when ever such common carrier is a cor poration, any director or officer there of, or any receiver, trustee, lessee, agent or person acting for or em ployed by such corporation, company, person or party, shall willfully do or cause to he done, any act. matter or thing in this act prohibited or de clared to be unlawful, or who shall aid or abet therein, or who shall will fully omit or fail to do any act, matter or *hing in this act required to he dono <„• shall cause or willingly suffer or permit any act, matter or thing so directed or reouired by this act to he done not to he so done, or shall aid or abet any such omission or faiulre, or shall he guiltv of any infraction of this act, or shall aid or abet therein, shall be deemed guilty of a misde meanor, and shall conviction thereof in any jurisdiction of which such offense vas committed be sub jected to r. fine not to exceed five thousand dollars for each offense.” The so-called Elkins act also spe cifically states in about the same lan guage. that persons are equally liable with corporations to punishment un der its provisions. If the section I have quoted does not mean that Mr. Morton, as the traffic manager of the Atchison. To peka & Santa Fe Railroad, after con fessing to have paid rebates, was guilty of a misdemeanor, then i do not know what the English language means. He admitted that he had paid rebates, and says that after the pass age of the Elkins law he personally ordered ‘he discontinuance of th#se rebates and the strict compliance with the provisions of the interstate commerce act. His admission in his letter to the president, that for more than a year these bebates were con tinued in defiance of his orders, was due to a “misplaced switch.” is a sub terfuge too transnarem for any sane m ut excepling the president to be lieve. Every railroad man knows that it was an impossibility, nothing more nor less, and every railroad manager uu to the time of the president’s dec laration understood that violation of the law was to be followed b" per sonal punishment. That they so con strued the act. I am credibly informed, and President Roosevelt’s letter is the first intimation that they have had that they were immune. The president with a great, splurge is trying to make much of the prose- e nion of the Atchison. Toneka & Santa Ft* Railroad as a corporation, which he has ordered, huFthe feeling among people with whom I have talke-i is that the thing is becoming fa-cial. and that its effect as an off- t to the shielding of Morton will be absolutely nil. And so fades away the people's , f,v- -nilroad rate leglslaMon a’ • lit* coming session of congress. Roose velt’s decision in this Morton busi- ' less 't js made so manifest the insin cerity of his repeated declarations for a square deal all around, that to | my mind u makes it impossible for 'be Democrats to join hands with the i demagogic Fepuhlicans in passing :.nv legislation that Roosevelt may is I- for in the face of his refusal to nf i.ee the law that is now on the t.-fute book;. What a black eve to the existing law a-' would enable them to better deal with the question of discriminations against individuals and localities. With a lively fight pending on this question, and the cer tainty that the Democrats will talo* advantage of it to press their claims for government ownership as the only remedy for railway abuses, the man agers of the campaign against tariff revision believe that any legislation regarding the tariff can he staved off indefinitely. Appropriation hills w'U i occupy so great a portion of tne time as to help materially in their cam paign. The deficit in the treasury receipts must he made good and made good rapidly. To that end the people who are opposed to tariff revision will urge strongly, persistently and probably effectively, the reinsiitution of inter nal revenue taxation on such necessi ties as beer, cigars, tobacco, tea, coffee and other things of daily use in the life of the common people, that they are pleased to term luxuries. This combination the opponents of tariff revision believe will enable them to carry through their program, which is in short to make the rail roads and the common people the fenders that will keep the law makers away from the tariff schedules, and permit the tariff barons to enjoy two years more of their present exorbi tant profits. I feel certain that there is less of real heart interest and more dema goguery and artificiality in this talk 1 abou‘ railroad rate legislation than in any issue political or semi-political that has been before the country in a decade. Chas. A Edwards. The Cherokee Building Loan 11.. Opens its Second Series Angnst 5th, 1905. Now is the time to subscribe and file your application for a loan. Don’t put it off. Others are join ing and loans are made according to turn. It’s like goingto mill. See us about it. W. H. Gooding, Sec. and Treas. C. A. Jefferies, President. . if a pretenth is promises it i [4 Within Reach 1st he money to your credit in the Gaffney Savings Bank. Rut remember that it is your reach only that it is within; your written order is neceas. ry to obtain it. Burglars and thieves have no chance to get it. s The Gaffney Savings-Bank would like to open an account with yen. One dollar will do for a start, your own pride will make it grow. We pay four per cent, inter est on all’deposits. The Gaffney Savings Bank. Office in The National Bank of Gaffney. Is tn-'iff reior. n or ia 1 iff re vision to : )!■» 1 *01111)1 ctely si:l.*t ackoi!. is the tiC'Tt ,»'vch is just now ■agit sting ' * **t few no'i tic ians are still in town. ’ 'hat the iriff . a*n; ■(•t**d cor; :orations. ho h.tve ''f.tt-'n ie< : t hem solve s on the high prot (••■t ive rates, of which coil- s'lmt 'J*.-: (’ on.slantly complain. are de t: u ir itul to h*i u* this don, e is tin- ( ai s tionoi 1. It is also! unquestioned t’.KST ;ht*r p is a genuine demand for The Ruling Passion. The ruling passion is often very strong in death. A senator from Ten nessee discovered this some tin e ago. Among his constituents was a certain man who came to him regu- l*"’- twice a year for the purpose of obtaining a pass Baltimore. The man and his family had served the senator when he was first making his way up the ladder of politics, and as a result of this he always obliged him. and had. moreover, a soft ’*ce in his heart for the man. He obtained for him a position in one of the de- ar.vT.-.cnt 1 ’ at T Vcshir.gton: but this did not seem enough, for regularly at the end of each six months he ap plied for his ticket to Baltimore. One day he sickened and was reported -o he dying. The senator, ver” much grieved, immediately called unnn him. “Joe,” he said, leaning over and speaking very softly, "is there any- j thing I can do for you?” The sick man looked up with a flash of recognition, and instantly re plied in a whisper. “Yes, senator; please get me a pass | to Baltimore.” THH Central Of Cincinnati, Ohio. The Great Policy-Holders’ Company Lowest Premiums, Biggest Dividends, ELLIOTT ESTES, Gen. Agt. ELLIOTT ESTES, Jr., Cashier, Spartanburg, S. C. ti-20-Aug :#) The Rabbit Chased the Snake. (Wadesboro Messenger.) A few days ago, while Mrs. D. F. Harkey and daughter. Miss Florence Harkey. of Cedar Hill, were sitting on their front porch, they noticed a very large black snake, pursued by a rab bit. coming into the yard. The rabbit, time and again, jumped on the snake and scratched and hit i‘, until finally the snake became so hard pressed it took to a tree. Miss Florence, who is an excellent shot, then procured a shotgun and shot the snake, but this i not uinging it down, she tried a •-,< rifle on it with better success. It is *- suniiosed that the snake had probably eaten some of the rabbit’s voting, which so enraged the rabbit that it b t its ti'-ual timidity and attacked its ancient enemy with such success that the snake was compelled to fiee. The Spirits of Compromise You can afford a Life Policy, but don’t want to “die to win.” : : : : You want an ^Endowment Policy, but can’t afford the price. : : : : : The Mutual Benefit Lite Insurance Co. Will compromise the matter with you. It sells Policies which convert themselves into Endowments. For rates see : : ; Jones J. Darby, Agent. German-American Monazite Ga. The beef trust is begining to lurpej tha: it will he able to delay the game | until it can amass, enough to enable it 1 to retire from business. , t'.ri.T reform, it has none of the ar- j t ficialities of the seeming demand ! for railway rate regulation which has | ( f late occupied so much of sp?K}e in | the nubile press. I say artificially de- ] man,led because I honestly believe, j mid so do others who have thoroughly investigated the matter, that the agents of the protected trusts and in dustries are really back of what ag Ration there may he for railway rate control by the government. The con nection between the two may not be apparent at once, yet they are very Intimately connected. The president has declared for both tariff revision and government control of railroad rates, believing both to be vbsolutely necessary. Scenting the danger of the elimination of a part at least of their iR-gotten gains, the nrotected industries combined, ami by their successful work believe that they have now offset any immediate danger of an overhauling of the tariff. When a special session of congress in October was firs* talked of, the idea was that it should be devoted to the question of placing railway freight tariff barons under government con trol. This plan the tariff barons and the “stand pat" representatives in Good for Stomach Trouble and Con stipation. “Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets have done me a great deal of 1 good.” says C. Towns, of Rat Portage, i Ontario, Canada. “Being a mild phy-1 sic the after effects are not unpleas- ant, and I can recommend them to all who suffer from stomach disorder.” i For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. 11 NT i n and OF M O IM A 2C I TT e: S A N O O <z> n G G ri t r~ ei t i in ££ IP 1 a m t IN Oak Springs, N. C. .1 uly II 3 mo. Gaffney, S. C. NOTICE Colored Teachers of Cherokee County. The summer school for teachers will begin July 31st, 1905, at 9 o’clock A. M., in graded school No. 3, on East Smith St. Each and every teacher is urged to be present and to attend this school from beginning to the close. BoanJ and lodging mav be had near school building at a small cost. All books rjed may be bought at the office of county superintendent. Teachers who attend this school will have their teacher’s certificates renewed. Done by order of the county super intendent c>r education, J. L. Walker. Rev. R. C. Campbell, Instructor. The Gaffney Cifv Land and ‘ . ’ Go. Offers for sale* Building Lots tn this flourishing town,* Osffney; also Farms near by andln reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place, In lots *of 3 to 100 acres n liberal lime rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm For 1 part ulars apply to purposes. J. V. SARRATT, Agent. N. H.—All persons are forbidden to enter on. walk or ride through or over the landsof this company, cutting and removing timber or flsblng, hunting, under penalty of law. AH kinds of Job Work d ° no office at The Ledger neatly and at prices commensurate with high grade work Try us.