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Special Agents Graduating PRESENTS /Vlost Suitable for the Boys and Girls Who Finish this Year TO BE FOUND AT FLEMING BROTHERS JEWELERS WHY Don't you insure with the Southeastern? It offers the best to be had in Life Insurance viz: Protection Paid Up Values Large Loan,Values Long Extended Business A Home Company solic iting your Insurance. M. R. WILKES, Agent Laurens. S. C. Southeastern Life Insurance Co. Greenville, S. C if I Yi r ' i ? i i WAL SETTLEMENT. Take notice that oh the 6th day of June, 1' will ronder a final account ?f my acts., and doings as Admlhls trator of the setata of Matilda Rice, deceused, In the offlco of the Judge of Probate of Lauren* county, at 11 o' clock, a. m., and'on the sains day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Administrator. Any persons Indebted to said estate are notified and required to make pay ment on that day and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date duly proven, or be forever barred. P. 9. Suber, Administrator. May 6, 1912.?-1 mo. HIS PROGRESSIVE VIEWS AS TO THE DUTIES OF U. S. SENATOR Feeling that the Pospects for Demo cratlc Success are Brighter than In Many Years, Mr. Dial Wants to Aid in Making the Best of the Situation. ??? t To the Democratic Voters of South Carolina: In behalf of my candidacy for the United States Senate I desire to ex press my views On some subjects of public interest. Having been born and reared on a farm in Laurens county, and as my ancestors have lived In this country for the past five generations, I feel a natural Interest and pride in ev erything tending to benefit all our citizens, and in the material pros perity of our State. After attending Jold field schools and college I decided to practice law, and moved to laurens In 1880. I was soon elected Mayor and my efforts to build up the town are well known. Shortly afterwards we built one of the first cotton seed oil mills in this part of the State; then we built the second warehouse for storing cotton in South Carolina. Since, I have been engaged In building banks, cotton mills, trust companies, water powers, glass factory, etc. Hence, you will see that my endeavor to develop the resources of our State and to bring more money Into our borders Is not a recent departure. We have a great State; not only glorious in history, but rich materially. Our climate is as good as any In the world and our soil rich and fertile. We possess valuable water powers, and other won derful natural advantages. We have produced more cotton, corn, oats and rice per acre than any other State In the Union. The value of our agri cultural products per acre exceeds that of any other Southern State, and is only surpassed-by Illinois and In diana. We have also made g*reat strides in manufacturing, especialy in cotton goods, being the second state in tho Union in tho number of spindles. We have already made won derful progress In many other re spects but not what we should have made If we had been provided with proper means. No wonder the South is handicap;.ed when we consider the great drain on our resources. Think of the quantity of money carried from our borders by reason of interest on our state, county, municipal, railroad, telegraph, telephone and other bonds and stocks, and also the great r.mount of Insur ance premiums paid to outside com panies. For example: last year some thing like Two Million Dollars, over and above all losses and expenses, etc., was paid to foreign insurance com panies. We also observe from the In surance Commission's report that ? thero are over Twenty Millions of Dollars belonging to South Carolln i ians held by foreign Insurance com panies. Less than one-half of this Is Invested In our State. The prospects are brighter now than they have ever been for a Democratic President and a Democratic Con gress, thereby giving our party con trol of all branches of the Govurn ment. This is a progressive age, and I am glad to know that advanced thoughts and Ideas will occupy the minds of the people of the entire United States in this election. I am heartily in favor of amending tho United States Constitution by re quiring the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people. In case I should be so fortunate as to he elected I would ndvocate econ omy In every branch of the Govern ment. We read somewhere not long ago. that a very old member of Con gress stated that the Government could be run on Three Hundred Mil lion Dollnrs less per annum. This statement encourages me to think that a great deal of useless expenditure could be cut off; various departments re-organized, and a great saving there by effected to the benefit of the tax payers. For example: stop useless expenditures In the Post Office De partment, and allow one cent postage on loiters. Taxes on, all sides are burdensome, and a halt should be called. Caution should be exorcised before expenso is incurred, and then extravagant investigations would be unnecessary. Of course the Govern ment must raise revenue uppn which to operate, and the tariff is adopted for this purpose, but has been perverted by the Republican party for the pur pose of protecting Infant (ancient) industries. Th?-, la the most import ant question that can occupy the minds of members of Congress. We all realize that the Qovernment has to have revenue, and that the tariff is the most Just means of raising this. I favor a tralff for revenue only; I believe luxuries should bear the bur don. The duty on such articles as food stuffs, clothing and other necos ?arfes of lifo should ho an iigui *?o possible. The South has suffered more from this cause, perhaps, than from all others put together. It. seems that this section bears the burden but does not reap the benefit. Another source of economy should be a reduction In Federal pensions. Re-organlzatlon of this department and publication of the names of recipients in the counties In which they reside would tend to this end. This enormous burden should be reduced at the carl test possible moment. I am surpris ed and disappointed that stronger ef forts have not been made to this end Since the Panama Canal will soon be completed overy effort possible should be made to build up our Mer chant Marine. We are told that Ameri can ships carry no greater proportion of our produco now than they did one hundred years ago. The law which does not allow foreign-bought vessels, American Registry, should be repealed. All possible means should be provid ed so that our people can And o near er and better market for what they have to sell. Moreover, we should en deavor to have consuls appointed to foreign nations who are familiar with the goods which we have to sell In that particular country. It should be our pleasure to endeavor to form Treaty Alliances whereby our trade would be extended to all markets of the world, and especially to Central and South America. We are Informed that these countries spend at least seven dollars In Europe to where they spend one dollar in the United States. With proper shipping and banking facilities no doubt a great market could be created for our cotton goods and farm products of the South. We are told that there are over one billion, five hundred million people In the world; five hundred million of these are clothed; two hundred and fifty millions go unclothed, and the re maining seven hundred and fifty mil lion go only partially clad. It Is es timated that it would take forty-two million bales of cotton to clothe these people, hence there is not much chance of over-production. We should Inform ourselves as to where and how to sell to the best advantage. Again, our banking laws are the most antiquated in the civilized world. They should be revised, and a more elastic currency established. A com mission of Congress, composed of Democrats and Republicans, after Studying this question for nearly three years eventually made a unanimous report in what Is known as the "Ald j rich BUI." This bill was approved by the American Hankers" Association at New Orleans. It makes one part of the country independent of the other, and draws money to the different sec tions to be used where the demand is greatest. To this extent it would be beneficial to the South. The' bill should be amended in various partic ulars. However, it is the best that has been presented as yet, and under it panics would be Impossible. I am in favor of any better method which can be suggested. A short time since I noticed where there was on deposit, in the savings banks of New York, One Billion Six Hundred and Ninteen Million Dollars ?one-third of all the money on de posit In the savings banks of Ameri ca, yet, we, within seven hundred miles cannot obtain enough means to develop our section, and carry on our business to the best advantage. The South has been discriminated against ever since the war. This Is due, In a great measure, to the lack of proper information on th ) parts of other sections or the United States. It has been my endeavor to bring cap ital Into our State, and I have suc ceeded In obtaining hundreds of thous ands of dollars to be in vested or loaned, and I am glad to state that the prospects are brighter than they have ever been in this direction. One of the graat troubles of the South has always been under Capitalization. A great benefit which I conceive would he to persuade our people to cut their farms into smaller ones, and sell to our young men; to recall those of our number who left the State be foro they really know its advantages, and before they could procure means with which to carry on their opera tions In a proper manner. In order to do this It is necessary to bring out side capital into the State, which could be accomplished on long-term loans, with reasonable rates and annual pay ments. We are told that practically all the land In the middle West has a loanable value, and it Is almost as easy to obtain money on It as on bonds We will have to demonstrate to the outside world, of course, that our laws are sane and sound, and that every one will be treated justly' In our bord ers. Take our cotton crop for Instance which yields One Hundred Million Dollars per annum, and for which there Is a market every day in the year. The question of how to ware house this Is a problem which our peo ple are now considering. The private warehouse Is one way, and the State is now endeavoring to follow Louisi ana's plan, which is State ownership i of warehouses. In that State they amended the Constitution, and hero it is possible they '?'.?ill havo to do the same. I would he glad to see the day come when receipts ou cotton could be handled just as certificates on whis key and tobacco In bonded warehouses, provide-' I mt it is constitutional, and could be dono without paying revenue. It may surprise you to know that the National Government Is already con sidering' the matter. The subject is worthy of the closest consideration. In Germany a bonus on corn Is paid In a similar manner. Then our pro ducers could hold their crops at per haps half the rate they are paying now. Nothing we raise can be converted In to cash more quickly than cotton, and it deteriorates but little. Of course I do not advocate the Government lend ing money on any commodity. Ex perimental agricultural stations and demonstrations should bo extonded. It Is necessary for the best Inter ests of our country that Congress en act and enforce stringent laws for the suppression of gambling In the neces sities of life and the products of the soil. The National Government could al so profitable give advice, lend Its maps, etc., to parties owning over flowed lands, thereby helping put this into cultivation. I would advocate doing everything the Constitution al lows for this purpose. Liberal appropriation should be made for the maintenance and Im provement of our harbors and for practicable, navigable streams. We are all in favor of good roads, and if seems only equitable that the Government should aid in improving all post routes. In the last few years we have heard a great deal said about the trusts. I am satisfied that convictions have not been made simply because the Gov ernment acquiesced so long in Illegal combinations. The law should he en forced, both on the criminal and the civil side of the court. On the civil side in order to make stockholders careful as to whom they put in con trol of the business, and on the crim inal side in order to force officials to obey the law for fear of prison sen tences. A few of them placed In Jail would have a very wholesome effect. Express rates are entirely too high ?many times more than they are in the old world, and should be reduced in proportion to service rendered. I am glad to know that there is but little trouble In our part of the coun try between capita! and labor, and, as I see It. their interests are mutual. It should be the pleasure of the em ployer to pay his labor all that It Is worth and to furnish him all modern conveniences possible hi order to com pensate him and in order to lessen the hardships of life. Labor should get what it is worth and it should en deavor, not only to make all the money It can for itself, but for its employers. Capital is entitled to a Just return. I am glad the time has come when em ployers are looking out for the health and happiness of their laborers. All serious disagreements which might arise should be settled by arbitration. It should be the duty of Congress to preserve our natural resources for tho people at large and their posterity. It seems to a Southern man that the great expenditure of our Government for new ships is a useless tax upon the people. I do not see, however, that we can stop this unless we could make treaties of peace with the different nations of the world, and limit the armament so that the outlay could be lessened. This should be the de sire of every true citizen, and we should be glad to welcome the day when there will be no more wars. Some pruning could also profitably bo done in the War Department. Use less and expensive posts should be abolished. State militia companies should he encournged and aided. It would be good policy to dispose of the Philipines at the earliest op portune moment. Other subjects for discussion will come up from time to time. in conclusion, lot me state that I am my own candidate, and not brought out by any person or faction. If elected, my platform will be, to sum up briefly, economy, honesty, progress, business methods by business men, "Equal right to all and special privi leges to none." Under the rules of our party en tries for the race are open until the campaign begins, and candidates are required to "stomp" the State tiy counties, therefore, I requested our Convention not to endorse my candi dacy, as this would have been prema ture. I observe that two or three counties acted differently. However, this may be, we recall, in ancient his tory, the debate between Caesar and Pompoy. 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AT Childress Live Stock Co.'s Stables i Property of R. B. CHILDRESS, Laurens, S.C. > ONE MORE CHANCE TO GET 1 Qt. E. Z. Seal Jar FREE Why not save 10 cents? You will find the Coupon in "Presbyterian of South" Wednesday, May 1st, 1912. Bring them to us. Last year we gave away 120 Jars FREE Palmetto Drug Company W. H. WASH INQTON, Manager [When you warn CRAVED VISITING CARDS "WEDDING INVITATIONS STATIONARY < <*\Bee Advertiser Printing Co. Laurens, S. C. Gil MANUFACTURING ENGRAVERS ]^j_QuiteQ3 Reasonable as Consistent with Quality.