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i K # r The Gaffney ledger. A NEWSPAPER IN ALL THAT THE WORD IMPLIES, AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. .SENATOR TILLMAN VS. SENATOR ALDRICH. GAFFNEY, 8. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1908- $1.50 A YEAR. THE SOUTH CAROLINA STNATOR WANTS INFORMATION. He Gives Both the Rhode island Sen ator and Secretary Cortelyo u Some Hard Raps. ■Washington, Jan. 22.—The very year the late Judge W. H. Wallace, of Union county, was presiding over the legislature of the famous “Wal lace House,” in Columbia—1870— Nelson Wilrnarth Aldrich was serv ing as Speaker of the general as sembly of Rhode Island, and for the following thirty-one years he has been a leader of men. if you happen to be sojourning in Wfcishington and want to know “who's who,” just ask any one on the- Senate wing of the capital who runs the United States Senate— who shapes the legislation that’s worth the while, who delivers the goods, who towers above his compeers in directing and engineering the big measures—in other words, who “de livers the goods.” and there’s but one answer: Aldrich. From the preco cious page, the unyielding door keeper, the indifferent elevator man on up to the members of the State finance committee, they are “johnny wise” to that. Occasionally Senator Tillman prods the animals a little, just whenever the “general cussedness of the situa tion” inspires him. He belongs to the minority in the august body, and for tunate it is for Aldrich and his ilk that the Palmetto senator does. For the specially favored classes who de rive increased wealth and protection and annihilate competition by the na tional legislation pushed through by Aldrich, would fare badly if a senator of Tillman’s political faith, ability and honesty had the leverage of the main guy from Little Rhody. Ever and anon Senator Tillman brings out clearly to, the attention of the ma jority in the upper house who their “boss” is, and such legislative inch dents enliven the Heavy pages of the Congressional Record in addition to whatever other of good they accomp lish. The following excerpts from Monday’s Record tell the story graph ically: The Vice-President; The calendar under rule VIII Is in order. The sec retary will state the first bill on the calendar. Mr. Tillman; Mr. President, I de sire to make an inquiry as to wheth- (^wc have anything from the secre- tl^- of the treasury in answer to the resolution of the Senate passed some three or four weeks ago, which was called to the attention of the Senate by the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cul berson). We were told that we would get the Information on Monday. Wed nesday came, and nothing appeared. Now it is Monday, when we were promised we would have the iucpiiry answered. Has anything come this morning, Mr. President The Vice-President: There has been no report received on the sub ject. Mr. Tillman: Nothing from the secretary of the treasury in answer to the Senate’s resolution? The Vice-President; Not as yet. Mr. Tillman; It is a little curious that an officer of the government should be willing to occupy the atti tude of disobedience of an order, af ter we have given him reasonable time in which to comply with it. I do not see the chair of the committee on finance (Mr. Aldrich) who has hitherto been sponsor or acted as in termediary to give us information. I should like to ask if any other mem ber of the committee on finance can tell us when we may expect a res ponse to this order? How are we to discuss a financial bill when it is brought in from the finance com mittee without knowing all about this new issue of bonds and the general financial condition of the treasury? Mr. Platt; Mr. President: The Vice-President; Does the Sen ator from South Carolina yield to the Senator from New York Mr. Tillman; With pleasure. Mr. Platt: I want to say that when the chairman of the committal, on fi nance comei in he will probaWy have •ome answer to the Senator’s ques tion. Mr. Tillman: I hope somebody will send for the chairman of the com- * - mlttee. It seems to me that it is time for somebody to do something here. Mr. Aldrich entered the chamber. Mr. Tillman: The Senator from Rhode Island Is now present. Mir. Tillman; M!r. President, If the chairman of the committee on the District of Columbia (Mr. Gallinger) who has risen to this bill, will kindly (Ive us a little time, as the Senator * from Rhode Island (Mr. Aldrich) the chairman of the committee on finance, is now In the chamber, hr can per haps give us some information. I will call the attention of the Senator from Rhode Island to the fact that we were promised by him an answer on Wednesday last to a resolution re ported by his committee before the holidays, directing to the secretary of the treasury various lines of Inquiry. When Wednesday came we were told that the secretary. Cortelyon, had been ill—not too ill, however, to go to New York and make a speech. I notice—and that we would certainly get something In reply to that resolu tion today. Here Monday has come, and still there is no reply. I should like to know If we are ever going to get a reply. Mr. Aldrich; The secretary assur ed me this morning that he was pre paring the matter as rapidly as pos sible and that he would send it to the Senate at the earliest date pos sible consistent with the time neces sary to present it, in view of the vo luminous amount, of statistics involv ed. Mr. Tillman; Do I understand from the Senator from Rhode Island that there is no definite period fixed? “As soon as possible” means some time between now and doomsday. Mr. Aldrich: I have perfect confi dence* in the secretary of the treasury, f know he has never been delinquent in his public duties, and I feel per fectly sure if the Senator from South Carolina should have an opportunity to talk the matter over with the sec retary, he would be satisfied that the secretary is doing the very best he can. Mr. Tillman; It did not take him nearly so long to issue the bonds. * * As I understand it from the newspa pers—I do not know hut that, they are misinformed—the Senator from Rhode Island and his committee on finance are earnestly considering the bill which he introduced, and will prob ably report it to the Senator in the near future. Are we to understand that bill will be brought in here and an effort made to press it to consider ation without our getting this infor mation? The Senator from Rhode Island shakes his head. Mr. Aldrich: I think- that is not likely to happen. Mr. Tillman; i should like the Senator from Rhode Island to answer os or no. The Senator knows wheth er he is going to press the bill before th* Senate g»‘ts an answer to the re solution. Mr. Aldrich: I can answer that question for myself, but not for the committee. Mr. Tillman; Judging by the soli citude of your collegues on that side that nothing shall be done until you come into the chamber, and that our attention is continually called to the fact that the Senator from Rhode Is land, the chairman of the committee, is absent, that he is not in the cham ber, and that, we must await until that; great personage comes into the body— I Mr. Aldrich: That arises from the 1 fact, l presume, that it is I, as chair- j man of the Committee on finance, who ! have had these conferences with the : secretary of the treasury. Mr. Tillman; No, the Senator knows that the solicitude of his col leagues over there to get his permis sion— Mr. Aldrich: Oh, Mr. President— Mr. Tillman; Is much more impor tant than because of his merely hav ing been the mouthpiece of the com mittee. The Senator from Rhode Is land recognizes—and, if he docs not. we do—the great power and Influence which he deservedly holds with his colleagues on that side of the cham ber, and in the country, and it is not worth while for him to affect any mock modesty. (Laughter). He is too great, a man to have any affecta tion of any sort. (Prolonged laught er.) Fike. RAVENNA NEWS- was a welcome visitor in our Sunday schlol last Sunday afternoon. Messrs. Charles Bonner and John Brown, of Goucher, visiter here Sun day afternoon. Miss Ila Mathis has returned home from a pleasant visit to Macedonia. She reports a Jolly time, j Miss Pearl Burgess, of Limestone College, was a visitor in our Sunday 1 school last Sunday. Mr. Lee Littlejohn, of Trough, at tended the funeral of Mr. Eb Smith j last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Sparks, of ! Trough, attended the burial of Mr. I Eb Smith Saturday. Messrs. Claude and Broadus Lip- ! scomb, of Goucher, visited the Raven na Sunday school Sunday afternoon. Capt. J. B. Brown has purchased a fine pair of mules. Miss Lona Green sang a beautiful solo at Goucher last Sunday morn- ning, “Nearer, still nearer,” it being THE LIEN LAW OEFORE THE LEOISLATIIRE ALSO THE RAILROAD RATE QUES TION. Two of the Most important Questions of This Session Are Being Discuss ed. Othe r Bills. Columbia, Jan. 23.—The two houses met in joint assembly yesterday at noon and proceeded to fill vancancies in certain offices, as follows: Hon. E. B. Gary, of Abbeville, re elected, associate justice of he su- of Greenwood, was also voted for. For State libarian Miss L. H. La- Borde was re-elected without oppo sition. The following trustees were re elected : WIintrop—Gen. Willie Jones, of Co lumbia, and Mr. John E. Breazeale, of Anderson. Citadel—Hon. Orlando Sheppard, of Edgefield. State Negro College—Mr. Arthur Kibler, of New berry, and Mr. A. L. Dukes, of Orange burg. The elections were not concluded until nearly six o’clock yesterday af ternoon, a recess having been taken for dinner at two o’clock. Today at one o’clock the general assembly in joint session will be ad dressed by Gen. Stephen D. Lee, the commanding officer of the United Confederate veterans, and a native of this State, but now a resident of Mis sissippi. Tonight, by invitation through a re- Personals and Local Events From a Thriving Neighborhood. Ravenna, Jan. 24.—Mr. and Mrs. Charley Smith, of Thickety, visited relatives here last Saturday and Sun day. We are glad to have our good old friend Mr. John H. Lipscomb to move back in our section. Mr. Lipscomb moved his family back home, near Goucher, last Wednesday. We know Mr Lipscomb will be missed at Lime stone this year, for whereever he goes he makes friends with every body. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Austell and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kirby, all of Gaffney, were Goucher visitors last Sunday. Mr. Charley Pettit came home from Furman University last week. We are glad to have old Charles with us again. Mr. and Mrs. Tom L. Wilkins, of Gaffney, visited Mr Wilkins’ parents last Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Quilt Wil kins. Mr. Uoyd Goforth and Mr. Clarence Chalk spent a few days at Greer last week with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chalk. Rev. Mr. Guy filled his regular ap pointment at Goucher last Sunday. He preached an excellent sermon. Mr. Eb Smith, of Columbia, died last Friday. His body was brought to Goucher for burial last Saturday af ternoon. Rev Mr. Guy preached the funeral. A large crowd attended the funeral of Mr. Smith. Mrs. J. C. Brown and children visit ed he r mother, Mrs. M. C. Burgess last Sunday. Mr. Hillard Smith, of Gaffney at tended the burial of his brother last Saturday. i Mr. J. C. and Fred Brown, of Keg- town, visited their parents last Sun day, Mr. and Mr«. J. B. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Mathis visited Mrs. Carrie Burgess last Sunday. Mr. Ebble Smith and sisters, Misses Fannie and Eunice, of Goucher, at tended the Ravenna Sunday school last Sunday. Miss Minnie Burgess and her friend, Mlsg Floy Harris, of Macedonia, visit ed Mrs. Carrie Burgess last Saturday and Sunday. Mr. John Clary an<f wife, of Mace donia, visited Mrs, Clary's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Mathis, last Sat urday and Sunday. Misses Mary and Louclle Bonner, of Goucher, were visitors In onr Sun day school last Sunday. Mr. C. N. Griffin has returned to his home In Florida. Mr. H. D. Mathis made a business trip to Spartanburg last Monday. Miss Hattie Wilkins, of Trough, clently against any form of marriage license. A bill by Mr. Douglass, of Chester field, requring railroads to post late trains every fifteen mintes, instead of thirty minutes, as under thp present law, passed the house without oppo- tion. Mr. Nash’s bill to establish an in surance department has been discuss ed but not voted on in the house. Senator Earle has a hill to fix pas senger rates, his schedule of rates being less than two cents for mileage books. It also prohibits the exchange of transportation for advertising. Senator Carlisle has a bill fixing the rates in accordance with the sugges tions of President Finley. The senate has passed over Gov. Ansel’s veto a bill relating to a local school district in Lexington county. Senator Efird, of Lexington, made a fight for the bill and the senators stood by their fellow-senator. Petitions for prohibition has been sent in from several places, including Richland county. A delegation ap pointed by the State Baptist conven tion has appeared before the dispen sary committee and asked for a State law, the spokesman being the presi dent of the convention. Mr. C. A. Smith, of Timmonsville. The house has passed a resolution condemning the action of the Aiken county dis- : pensary board in opening a dispen sary at North Augusta, in defiance of democratic doctrine. An effort may be made to have the resolution r *con- i sidered. Hoyt. REV. SAM T. CREECH, Who Will Lecture at the Star Theatre Tonight. The following are some of the press comments of Mr. Creech’s lecture, ■ “Why Married Life is Sometimes a , Failure,” which he will deliver at the Star Theatre tonight: "Why Married Life is Sometimes a Failure,” is a live subject handled by a live speaker. One has to hear Mr. Creech to appreciate the good things of life. He looks on the sunny ! side and injects his humor into his 1 lectures with a powerful force thai | does everybody good. Mr. Creech has i made an enviable reputation as a lec turer. He has appeared in several i places during the past few months | and has always made a lasting im pression on his audience. He has a ! forceful manner and plenty of humor of the right kind to use in driving i home some wholesome truths. Every 1 one who can should hear this lecture, for it benefits all alike.—Anderson j Daily Mail, July 27. The lecture by Rev. Sam T. Creech last evening, at Monarch, under the auspices of the Ladies’ Aid Society of Bethel Methodist church, was quite a success in its good influence as well as in door receipts. While the speak er was greeted with much responsive ia<><rhtor from both old and young, who listened most attentively, the truths of his lecture as to “Why Mar ried Life is Sometimes a Failure” evidently Impressed the minds of all, and will remain a good influence.— Union Progress, Sept. 11. A very large crowd was out Satur day evening at West End Hall to hear the lecture, “Why Married Life is Sometimes a Failure,” by Rev. Sam T. Creech. Mr. Creech pleased and entertained his audience every minute during the course of his lecture.—The Greenville Dally News. Rev. Sam T. Creech, one of the foremost pulpit and platform orators in this section, will deliver his lec ture, "Why Married Life Is Sometimes a Failure,” at Willis Chapel on Wed nesday, 8 p. m., Oct. 17. Mr. Creech has delivered this lecture in several cities in his State and has always been greeted by tremendous crowds. Those who have been fortunate enough to hear him on this subject pronounce it one of the richest and most Interesting addresses ever heard. Mr. Creech has a way of saying things that is his own, and injects wit and humor enough in his lectures to even interest the dyspeptic.—The Ander son Intelligencer. The Rev. Mr. Creech, pastor of the Cumberland Methodist church, will lecture in the Opera House at Marlon, S. C., Tuesday night on the subject “Why Married Life is Sometimes a Failure.” The Rev. Mr. Creech has lectured In many cities and towns in this State and has achieved a con siderable reputation as a speaker of force and originality.—The News and Courier, Charleston, S. C., March 11, 1907. Rev. Sam T. Creech delivered his lecture on “Why Married Life is Sometimes a Failure” to a large au dience in the new auditorium at Orr- ville last night. The audience was kept in a roar of laughter most of the time at the original humor of the lec turer and the evening was thorough ly enjoyed by those who were for tunate enough to hear Mr. Creech. He has a happy way of saying things so that they stick in the mind, and with his quaint humor he forces iiome to every woman and man in his au dience some strong truths which are beneficial to them In their wedded life or before they are married. Mr. Creech’s lecture is filled from start to finish with much meat for thought, and it will do anybody good to hear it, whether they are married or sin gle, about to get married, or in no danger of getting married. There is another delightful effect about the lecture of Mr. Creech. The audience is continually kept in suspense as to what is coming next, and there is al ways something good to loob forward to in the course of the lecture. Mr. Creech certainly sustained his reputation as a lecturer last night, and it is to be hoped he will continue to give this strong lecture for It will do incalculable good wherever de livered.—Anderson Daily Mall. Mr. Mr. Creech should be greeted with a splendid audience. He Is well and favorable known in Gaffney, hav ing lived here for several yegrs. played by one of our best organists, Mlsg Ella Brown. Mr. W. C. Goforth is now In the graded school at Pacolet. Messrs. Lloyd Goforth and Doug las Spake has been worbing on the new store house of Mr. H. S. Lip scomb near Paoolet station. Wishing The Ledger readers much success. Black Byes. —The report we get from our Na ture’s Cough Remedy and Grip Tab lets are very gratifying, being our own prescriptions. We give an ab solute guarantee that both taken to gether will cure any case of oold In the head, or oough. Gaffney Drug S a w tf. preme coart. Hon. Robert Aldrich, of Barnwell, judge of the second circuit to succeed his cousin, Judge James Aldrich, re signed. Col. Aldrich received 85 votes to 72 for Col. Claude E. Sawyer, of Aiken. Directors of the penitentiary, Messrs. D. B. Peurlfoy, of Saluda, and B. F. Thomas, of Barnwell. Mr. John O. Wlngo, of Greenville, an Incum bent, was defeated. Mr. Peurlfoy was re-elected. For trustees of Clemson, Messrs. C. D- Mann, J. G. Richards, Jr., anB Jesse H. Hardin, of Chester, Mr. Har din being re-elected. Mr. G. Duncan Bellinger, of Colombia, was defeated solution, Senaor B. R. Tillman will address the general assembly, the subject announced for his talk being “Immigration and How It Affects the Race Question." This is the address he has delivered in the north and west hut it is doubtful If the senator sticks very close to his subject this time. The house has passed a bill intro duced last year by Mr. Marshall, of Charleston, changing the terms of the county superintendents of education and supervisors from two to four years. The vote was 59 to 31 in favor the bill. By a vote of 59 to 47, the house re jected Mr. Morrell’s bill to require manias’a llnana** T'Vio houKA fa ovl- Columbia, Jan. 27.—The house has passed on one of the most important matters before the general assembly at this session and the senate has touched on another one. The house hag expressed itself on the lien law and the senate has taken up the rail road rate question. The lien law was debated in the house both Thursday and Friday and on the latte;* day the vote was taken, and by a vote of 75 to 29 the house passed the bill repealing the law re* lating to the merchants lien. Last year the vote in the house on this question was 78 to 32. It was defeat ed in the senate last year by a vote of 20 to ](>, but the advocates of re peal claim now that it will pass the senate. This matter excites much feeling among those interested direct ly In farming and the speeches made on the floor of the house were charac terized by considerable vigor. It was an interesting debate, thoroughly dignified and parliamentary but very vigorous. Mr. Richards the author of the bill which has been passed, al ways speaks with fire and enthusiasm in any cause he advocates; he was ably assisted in this fight by Mr. Alan Johnstone, of Newberry, E. E. Ver- ner, of Oconee and C. T. Wycae, of Newberry. The advocates of the re peal felt that they did not need to make many speeches, since they had the votes. On the other side, speeches against repeal were made by Messrs. Carey, of Pickens, Rucker, of Ander son, Cards, of Bamberg and Sellers, of Marlon, all extremely earnest In their prediction that the repeal would do damage to the state. Mr. Sellers had gone to the trouble to write to the clerks of court to ascertain the number of liens in every county, and he presented figures to show that there were at least ninety thousand in the State. It is peculiar that such differ ence of opinion can exist about a purely business matter, but each side is evidently very earnest and sincere In its belief that the other is badly mistaken. The railroad rate matter came be fore the senate, at least was discuss ed, when Gov. Ansel sent in his mes sage stating the propositions made by the Southern railway, through Presi dent Finley, and the Atlantic Coast Line, through Vice President Hamil ton in regard to voluntary reduction of passenger rates, from three to two and a half cents per mile. In his mas sage, which was read in each house on Saturday, the governor said that these officials had laid their proposi tion before him, to go into effect on April 1st, and he called the attention of the legislature to the fact that under (Continued, on page two.) DANGER OF CATARRH. Unless Properly Treated With Hyo- mei, Becomes Serious. Catarrhal troubles are far more dan gerous than they seem at first thought. If you have catarrh, there Is an irri tated state of the mucous membrane and weaknened tissues which afford and ideal lodgment and culture me dium for disease germs, especially those of consumption. You should get cured as quickly as possible before any dangerous germs that you may breathe lodge on the diseased tissue and work destruction in the throat and longs. The easiest, simplest, quickest sorest and cheapest way to cure ca tarrh Is by the direct method, breath ing Hyomel. 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