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\ i h I v * / One Car Each of Buggies and Wagons OFFICIALS GIVE RELATIVES JOS. B. FJ. TI -LM d, SR., GIVES B. R J'-.., SOFT SNAP. Hui;^ies We have just unloaded another car of Anchoi and we ask you not to overlook the many goM faints •he Anchor Buggy possesses, over others. We alf-o have of Piedmont Wagons, ^ou know them; they a car have been sold here more than 20 years. R. M. WILKINS IHARDWARE CO. This space belongs to CAROLL A BYERS. The up-to-date merchants. I). C. ROSS. President. J. A. CARROLL, Vice-Prest. MAYNARD SMYMH,"Cashier. „ CHAS. \V. HAMKS, Ass’t. Cash. | The National Bank of Gaffney i E If It Wc-e Not For Prominent Rel- c.ivfj The People Could Not Hold Jo 1 —The Railroad Commission. V.ishington, D. C., Aug. 29.— 0 ; cf great men all remind us, Ye may make our lives sublime, * A'.d with Father’s push behind us We can get there every time. The next role assayed by the “Big Stick” will he to chasten those in high official place who have been prac ticing nepotism. One phase of the recent “graft” disclosures in the agricultural de partment was that Secretary Wilson had retained in the position of pri vate secretary for nine years, his son, Jasper Wilson, and that last summer he sent the latter on a mission to Alaska, ostensibly to investigate cer tain alleged violations of the game laws, bin when one considers that it was a delightful summer trip, at gov ernment expense, and that Jasper was enabled thereby to give personal at tention to a private investment in min ing property, all the while drawing his salary as private secretary for duties supposed to be performed in Wash ington, the conclusion is inevitable that Father Wilson was good to son Jasper. The expense of young Wil son's junket was about $500, which the government paid. Nepotism, although a petty species of “grafting," is the commonest kind in Washington. It has grown to be something at once ridiculous and de plorable. President Roosevelt is go ing to have his Keep Investigating Committe look into it and see if the Big Stick cannot he brought into play. In every branch of the gov ernment service the sons, daughters, end other relatives of men influential in official life, may be found safely ensconced in paying jobs. In some Instances as many as five relatives of one department chief have been put upon the pay roll, in cheerful disre gard of the alleged limitations of the civil service rules. One prominent foreman in the gov- vernment printing office—a hot bed of graft—has three relatives appoint ed under him. Congress can hardly be expected to correct the evil, for nepotism is more prevalent on Capitol Hill, or as much so, as in the execu tive departments. President Roose velt's investigation can not reach con gress. If he did, he would read some interesting disclosures. For example, the vice-president of the United States, Charles W. Fair banks, signalized his introduction in to office by appointing his son as his private secretary, at $2,220.00 a year. The son was sworn in three hours af ter his father, so that no time was lost in starting the salary. He has been traveling over the country with the vice-president while the latter has been campaigning for the presidency, and a messenger to the vice-president, at $1,4-10.00 a year, has been doing the work of the office. The vice-president the members of his on the government pay roll. One, a j woman from Southern Indiana, who draws a salary in the war department, j secured for her by the vice-president. on tariff revision. Recent events have confirmed my belief and they are now intensified by the fact that the “Stand-patters” are preparing to spring another trap to prevent the tariff revision they so much desire to avoid but which the public so much desires. There is still a concerted action among them to force railway legisla tion, as is evidenced by the agitation particularly in the West, where the position of Chicago, St. I>ouis and Cin cinnati as against New York, is help ing them materially. Their war-cry is “Anything to stave off monkeying with the tariff,” which is the one sacred thing in their eyes. In or der to help out this scheme, they are now demanding that when congress assembles, there shall he all sorts of investigations in every one of the de partments in order to uncover graft that has existed and punish the graft ers. Lord knows there is demand enough for that in the natural course of events hut their purpose is to cre ate an artificial demand such as they have f or the regulation of railroad rates and always from their selfish standpoint. They do not care whether the government regulates railroad rates or investigates graft in the de partments so long as it lets that be loved tariff alone. So, when congress assembles we may expect a stirring up of all qf the sewerage there is in these departments down here and a renewal of the attempts in some way or other to force congress to a long winded and long-drawn-out consider ation of the matter of railway rate control. If these two can be drawn out long enough, and both look to me to be interminable, there won’t he time left for any tariff revision and you aand I will keep “shelling out” for the benefit of the highly protected trusts who are willing to see ev erything go to the dogs so long as they keep their grip on the very good thing that they have had ever since the Dingley tariff was adopted. It strikes me that the artificiality of this demand for railway rate regula tion becomes apparent more and more to every thinking man as the matter is being more thoroughy discussed. Politicians would like to see additional powers given to the interstate com merce commission unquestionably, be cause it would be beneficial to them ir many ways. And a Maine paper in commenting upon something I wrote on this matter a week or two ago says that that commission would not necf?ssarilv he a political commis sion. It would unless the law which created it should he changed, be cause that law provides in Section 11 that a majority of that commission shall be of the dominant political party. There is no getting away from that and there is no question whatever among politicians but that it is the political control of condi tions that is desired. That control may mean the converting of any commu nity or State through the fixing of the freight rates into a community or State favorable to or opposed to the dominating party. That party hap pens to be the Republican and Presi dent Roosevelt and congress both want to keep it so. How good a thing ! that will he for the country the re cent revelations as to conditions in ; the agricultural and postoffice depart ments are amnio evidence. There would be ten times the opportunity for not only graft hut political manipu lation in a politically controlled intei- state commerce commission than in all of the rest of the existing depart- has had two ofin^’nts togeher. Any praeical politi- househould staff 1 °' an w *^ you that. (’has. A. Edwards. Latch String Is out for every one who wishes to open a SAVINGS ACCOUNT with this bank. We Pay 4 Per Cent. Interest compounded quarterly. Capital, Surplus and Profits, $90,000.00. J. Q Little, R. A. Jones, R. M. Wilkins, Directors: ej. N: Lipscomb, W. C. Hamrick, W. C. Carpenter, R. R. Brown, A. N. Wood, C. M. Smith. MERCHANTS & PLANTERS RANK Fire' and Bonds Written. Others May ComeD'and Go But we are here to stay, and will always give you the very best values in . : Saits, Odd Beds, Dressers, Folding Beds, Iron Beds, Springs Matresses, Lounges Rockers, Stoves aud Ranges That your money can buy. Never fail to see us before buying as our Goods and prices will bear the closest inspection. : : Yours for business, Shuford & LeMaster. Furniture, Stoves and Undertakiig. Cerman-American Maaazite Napolean’s One Armed Soldier. Ainsworth R. Spofford, chief assist- and who performs the “stunt” of so- a m librarian of the Congressional Li- NTi net's** ei n cl nt'c; OF r £ r r £ £ £ £ r Oitffiiov, C. State, City and County Depository. We shall endeavor to make it both agreeable and profitable for you to do busiuessjwithjus. Wiu.iam Jefferies, r. M. Wilkins, Henry M. McAden, DIRECTORS: J. A. Carrou,, B. L. Hames, Maynard smyth, D. C. Ross. T. M. Littlejohn, W. C. Carpenter, C. W. Whisonant, ! 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ^iUikiUiUiUiiiiUiUlUiUiUtiUWiUiUiUiUiUiUiuU THE ROGERS HOME PLACE on the corner of Rut ledge and Pine streets. Seven-room house on lot 160x200 feet to 20 foot alley in the rear; good well on back porch; wood shed, chicken house, barn with six stalls, crib and hay loft. Fruit trees, grape vines, shade trees in front and back yard. Premises fenced. In other words, a complete home. Price $2,500. You’canjeasily sell ofTan 80 foot lot,,Hand |have |left a very cheap home. For further particulars Jaddress j, w. ALEXANDER, - - Spartanboig, S. C. eTf Stfictly “A” Grade Baggies Go to Smith Hardware Co. and buy the famous “Tyson & Jones.” The Smith Hardware Co. now have the exclusive agency for our fine line of Buggies, Runabouts. Phaetons, Surries, Car riages, &c., in this immediate territory, and will make the prices right. Call on them. You can get no better work on any market. :: :: :: TYSON $ JONES BUGGY GO., Cartilage, N. C. rial secretary mornings and evenings, outside of office hours, for Mrs. Fair banks and received no private compen sation: the other is the case of a negro in the District of Columbia who enjoys a messenger’s salary in the bureau of engraving and printing, se cured for him by the vice-president, and who acts as a servant in the vice- president’s household nights, morn ings and evenings. Rut this article is to deal wjth ne- notism and the president’s impending investigation. The congressional di rectory discloses in part the nreva- lence of the graft of nepotism in the capitol. For example. President pro. ‘em. Frye, of the senate, had his neph ew as private secretary when he pre sided over the senate. Senator Gal- linger, of New Hampshire, had his son as clerk until recently. Senator Cockrell had two sons on the pay roll at one time, and when he left the sen ate to go to the Interstate commerce commission he took one of them with him as private secretary. There be ing- only one appointment at Mr. Cockrell’s disposal in the commission one of his sons had to return to pri vate life. B. R. Tillman, Jr., acts as committee clerk for B. R. Tillman Sr., senator from South Carolina. Sena tor Lodge's son, George Cabot Lodge, is assistant clerk of his father’s com mit t<*e, and Senator Knox’s son. Reed Knox, is messenger to his father’s committee, at $1,410 a year. Senator Gamble, of South Dakota, has not been able to provide for all his rela tives, having only two places, but he did the best he could. He gave one of the places to his nephew and the other to his son. who is a student in a college at Port Deoosit, Md. John Warwick Daniel, senior senator from Virginia, has John Warwick Daniel, Jr., as clerk of the committee of whiqh he is chairman. Senator Burton’s com- mlttee has IT. S. Burton as messenger. The relationship is not close but the name is suggestive; as is also f he case of John Mitchell Handy, who Is on the pay roll of the senate commit tee over which Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, presides. Senator Warren, of Wyoming, has his son and namesake o n the roll of his committee. The most remarkable case of “sen atorial courtesy" is that of Senator J. F. Alice, of Delaware, who appoint ed his son as his committee clerk and then, having another nlace as mes senger, graciously gave it to a rel ative of his colleague. Senator Ball The fever has extended to the officers of the senate, Sorgeant-at-Arms Hans dell having appointed his son to a pay ing place In his office • • • Some time ago I put myself on rec ord as believing that this agitation for railroad rate legislation was in part a scheme of the “Stand-patters brary. maintains, despite his eighty years, an interest in current letters, says the Chicago Chronicle. “Fiction," said Mr. Spofford the oth er day. “is the chief produce of the press today, and while some of this fiction—notably the work of Joseph Conrad—is beautiful and perennial much of is is as false as-—’ Mr. Spqf- ford smiled. “As false is the sto-v of Napolean and the one-armed Soldier." “Napolean. seeing this one-armed soldier on the streets of Paris one day, called him up and said: “ ‘Where did you lose your arm, my friend?’ “‘In your last campaign, sir,’ said the soldier. “‘And you were never decorated?" said Napolan. “ ‘Never, sir.’ “‘Then, here is the cross. May you wear it with honor,’ said the emperor, MONAiCITEt FS A N U) \ O CD rr o n t i' fca t i n IN July II :i mo. Springs, N, G. Gaffney, S. G. his own soldier’s and taking the cross from breast, he pinned it on the faded coat. “The one-armed soldier flushed with pride at this great honor. His eyes glittered, his breast heaved, his lip curled proudly. ‘And, sir,’ he said ‘suppos lost both arms, what then?’ Then.’ said Napolean, ‘I have made you an officer of gion.’ “On hearing these words the soldier quicker than thought drew his sword and cm off his other arm.” 1 l had should the le- Study Your Own Interests If it is a Buggy you want, you want the best. The best Buggy made is the Buggy made by Taylor, Cannady & Co. We have them in both open and top. The only Wagon giving absolute satisfaction is the celebrated Geo. E. Nissen. We have them. Do you want the only Disc Plow that will work a hillside and give satisfaction? If so, call and see Avery’s Pluto Disc Plow. A full line of Turn Plows and Farming Implements. : : : Lipscomb, Goudelock Co. GAFFNEY, S. C., A Very Sick Boy. Mark Twain on his last visit to his birthplace—Hannibal, Mo.—told the school children a true story about a schoolboy, says the Philadelphia Rec ord. “This boy,” he said, "awoke one j morning very ill. His groans alarmed the household. The doctor was sent I for and came, post haste. “ ‘Well,’ said the doctor as he enter-1 ed the sickroom, ‘what is the trouble?’ “ ‘A pain in my side,’ said the boy. ‘“Any pain in the head?' “ ‘Yes. sir.’ “’Is the right hand stiff?’ “ ’A little.’ How about the right foot?' “ ‘That’s stiff, too.’ “The doctor winked at«ihe boy’s mother. “‘Well,’ he said, ‘you’re pretty sick. But you’ll be able to go to school on Monday. Lot me see, today is Satur day and —” “ ‘Is today Saturday?’ said the boy in a vexed tone. ‘I thought it was Friday.’ ‘Half ua nour later the hoy declared himself healed and got up. Then they packed him off to school, for it was Friday, after all.” The Cherokee Cafe Is the new place opened up at HO Fred erick St., where you can be served with Meals, Lunches, Soda Water, Ice Cream, Etc., both day and night to white and colored alike. In the rear of Merchants and Planters Bank. : : : : The Gaffney Gify Land and Improvemenf Go. own,' and of this jjlace. tn lots of Ml tot Some family skeletons can’t be kept in a closet. Offers for salfl Rulldtnii by and In reach of the Schools of Llim'sUino Hprlnps i to 100 acres n liberal time rates; also Asrrlcultural Lands to rent for Farm puri**ses For l part ulars apply to _ . __ . __ ^ J. V. SA.RRATT, Agent. N. B.—All persons are forbidden to enu-r on, walk or ride through or over the land*, of this company, cuttlnv and removing timber or fishing, hunting, under penalty of In Subscribe for The Ledcer,