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?MPANY President| vlce-Pres. I. and Trenn. ippllcntlon. thanks: One ice at Laurens, mall matter. JULY 31, 1012. ? will be glad to local news of all tbe in the county. Cor* ?re requested to name to the co11*-1,1* .letters should net be ter than Monday morn who fear social equality, fllcase. ? ? ? equality Is a question of the pnly fit to be suggested \yy politi Yorkville Enquirer used the "Shyster," in referring to Col. in a recent issue. The Phi is getting worse and worse, hope that this campaign will come 'an end before the esteemed York paper goes completely wrong. ? ? ? A county officer In Charleston coun y Is asking for re-election on his record, publishing a long list of rec ommendations from prominent jur ists and lawyers with whom he has served. Poor fellow! He Is no poli tician worth a shuck. He ought to know that ability no longer has any weight with tho voters now. The thing for him to do is to get up a list of "niggers" he has helped lynch, send it to the governor and thereby get his recommendation. This oIHce seeker has the wrong kind of record with which to qualify. ? * ? How many white voters in Laurens county believe that the late J. L. M. Irby believed in social equality as he tween white people and negroes? Of course none believe it. Yet Qov. Blease would have us believe Judge Jones favors social equality because of his vote on the QO pa rate coach bill hack in the nineties, when Col. Irby voted the same way. When, because Judge Jones voted for this bill, Gov. Hlease charg es him with favoring social equality,] he at the same time implies that Col. Irby also favored social equality, Are you men who followed Col. Irby going to swallow that? ; ? ? ? VEILED INSINUATIONS. One of the most nauseating Incidents that has come to our notice during the present campaign occurred in n "Hlease" meeting at Greenwood Sat urday when one of the Hlease politi cians over there got up and covertly mf.de a malignantly surrepstitious charge that attempts would be made du'ing the coming election to buy votes for Jones, Tho peculiarity about all Of such charges against Jones are based upon mythical rumors, having Origin no doubt, In the pitiable brains of the scheming politician himself, How the great crowd of Bloasoltes, for whom this poisoning mush is intend ed, Can swallow it is a mystery to us. The idea of independent voters In South Carolina letting a crowd of of fice seekers and pardon hunters, rain such nonsense as that down their throats! It seems to us that a man would have more respect for himself than al'ow such foolishness to he played off on him. There arc abso lutely no grounds for such a Charge except veiled insinuations Coming from these leaders themselves. * ? ? WHEN BLEASE VOTED KOK JONES. The following editorial was taken from The State of Monday: During the campaign meeting at Iicxington last week the Governor of South Carolina was asked by Mr. Dre her if he had voted for Ira B. Jones after Jones's vote on the Separato Coach bill. Hlease would not reply to the ques tion, but made Insulting remarks to tbe man who asked It. At the Alken meeting on Friday, a ?voter of that county, exercising the right of any citizen, respectfully asked the same question. Governor C. L. Blease avoided answer by, .attempting to make a cutting reply. The ques tion was-repeated. Flaally, ?tili de?y ln<* the Information asked for, the Governor of the State appealed to the chairman of the meeting to make the questioner cease Interruptin ? and on hit* appeal the cltlsen who dared to ask a wimple question and to repeat that qnestlon, was arrested and hustled off the ground. /hy does that question Incense Hlqase and why docs he refuso to an iply because were the true an _-?? swer to It made before all the people of South Carolina the foundation upon which Blease has cunningly built his main assault upon Jones would crum ble like a sand bank before storm driven waves. Were the truth known to all the people the scales would fall from their eyes- they would under stand bow studied appeals have been made to their prejudices when Blease had proved by bis votes for Jones thai he does not believe those charges be is now attempting to make the con lldlng and the ignorant believe. Here are the facts, as proved by the olllcial documents: In 1890 there was a strong "Tillman" House of Repre sentatives. The Separate Coach Bill, otherwise known as the "Jim Crow Car" bill, came before the House. Be cause he voted for the Indefinite post ponement of the bill, Jones Is charged by Bclasc with favoring social equal ity. Well, that "Tlllinan" House of Representatives voted against the bill by the overwhelming majority of 79 to 33. Who voted with Jones? First, the SpeaKer of the House, J. L. M. Irby, first lieuteuunt of (Governor Tillman and later supported by Tillman for the | Tutted States Senate ugulnst Hamp ton. Was he for social equullty I Then came lieu L. Abney,. lirst cousin of Cole L. Blease, an Inmate of the Governor's Mansion since Blensc moved in, and a man who has been highly spoken of by the Gov ernor on the stump this summer.. If B. L. Abney Is an advocate of social equality why does the Governor have him with his Packard automobile ut the Mansion 1 .Next, there Is J, W. Bowden of An derson. Then there was H. C. Burn of Darlington, J. II. Dukes of Orange burg Is another who was on the ma jority side. J. It. Karle of Anderson and Frank B. Gary of Abbeville came close to gether In that roll-call. Then there was John R. Harrison of Greenville, who is now a member of the House of Representatives from that count}. John L. McLaurin of Marlboro, af terwards Tillmnn's Attorney General and then elected United States Sen ator, voted as did Ira B. Jones. James Norton of Murioi.-.M ulllns, afterwards Comptroller General with Tillman as Governor, und then elected to Congress as a Reformer, and now an active worker for Blouse, voted with Ira B. Jones. Then there were II. M. Stackhouse of .Marlboro, . ?anyarne Wilson of Spar tanbunr. A. AI. Youmnns of Hampton and sixty-seven others not here men tioned who voted to do that which Please says puts Jones on record us wishing to place the negro along side the white man! | Who believes it .' Does Blease J No, he does not, because in 1H93, when Jones was a candidate for Associate Justice on the Supreme Court Beuel). Cole L. Blease seconded bis nomina tion and voted for him. And in BIOS, when Ira II. Jones's name was before the General Assem bly in the election for United States Senator, to till the uiiexpired. term caused by the death of Senator I.iiti mer. Cole 1.. Phase voted for Im !<? Jones. Therefore, when Blease asks the cotton mill operatives, the railway trainmen, the clerks and the farmers not to vote for Jones because Jones voted against a separate coach bill?? Jones holding such bill unconstitu tional until the constitution was amended In 1895?Blease must ex plain to them why he gave Jones his support for high offices and honors and why Jones is condemned, while .lames .Norton. Ben L. Abney, the Dukes of Orangeburg et a. are prais ed! And why is not B. R. Tillman de nounced for allowing his legislatures, one ?fter the other, to vote as Jones voted? When will the people cease permit ting men like Blease to throw sand in their eyes? When will they cease to be used and controlled by selfish offlce seekers bent only upon their own ad vancement and prosperity? ? ? ? PUT PREJUDICE ASIDE. Although The Advertiser has pub lished full accounts of the events of the past few weeks in regard to graft, drunks, national convention "news" and other things so closely allied with the present state cam paign, we have had little time to de vote to it editorially because of at tention to a matter of more immediate local importance, the Chicora college situation. However, we have read nearly all of the great mass of testi mony brought out at Charleston, Au gusta and Columbia. Without attempt ing to express any opinion as to the truth or falsity of the charges made by Col. Felder, through dictagraph testimony at the Augusta hearing, it seems to us that the evidence an brought out at the Charleston and Columbia bearing of the Investigating committee Is enough for any man who wants to seo rightly to judge for himself that affairs connected with the governor's office are not as South Car olinians would desire. Damaging as was the testimony at the Augusta hearing, mostly, however, because of the atmosphere shown to be surrounding the governor's office, It Is unnecessary to refer to It in or der to show up the governor as un fit for the support of right thinking people. We would like to see the great farm ing and laboring element of this coun ty throw away, if only for a way, the prejudices that have been stirred up in their hearts by interested politi cians. And then we would like to see them refer to the testimony In the Charleston situation only, read it carefully from every angle and then judge for themselves. AVe arc sure that if this were done and If .he uncontradlctcd testimony of unwilling witnesses bo carefully weighed, then It will be plain as day that something 1b wrong in Columbia. Mark that wo do not chargo that Blcase has re ceived graft from Charleston. Suf ficient evidence has not been brought out to make a definite charge as to that, though evidence points danger ously near that direction. But wheth er or not Blease himself has received any graft, it hac been shown conclu sively that his agent. Stothart, is re ceiving it and that Stothart has not denied It. Therefore. If Stothart, the appointee of the governor and one who is responsible to the governor, is get ting graft in Charleston and the gov ernor allows the grafting to continue without even a request for Informa tion about it, then it seems to us that the governor, in allowing such con ditions to continue, is as responsible to the voters of South Carolina as if he were getting it himself. We would have our B.ease readers (and we have lots of them) to note particularly again and again that we do not here make the charge that Blease is getting graft from Charles ton. We want them to understand that It Is not necessary to establish this fact to prove that Hlease Is unworthy of their votes. What we want to Im press here and we want to Impress it with all the force that we can, is that Blease, in allowing graft to be collect ed In Charleston, is just as guilty as if he got the cash himself. Why that is, is unnecessary to dwell upon with readers as intelligent as the body of Laurens citizens are. The fact is self evident. Therefore, repeating what we have already repeated here several time:;, we would have those of our reader.; who have allowed their prejudices to be intentionally inflamed by clap-trap politicians look at this momentous question with a broad view and then we will ? i satisfied to rest our ease in your hands. And remember this, that If Judge Jones is elected governor, you way expect the state to enter upon a period of pro gressive growth that she has not ex perienced in the past two years. And (though we fear we are making this too long? look back over the past two years and see If you can find that Governor Hlease has attempted or sug gested anything worth while for the poor man. We admit he has pardoned a good many poor criminals, and a few rich ones, and that he vetoed a few appropriation hills which totaled up would not have amounted to a hill of beans as compared with the unequal burden of taxation that the poor peo ple arc bearing, but we maintain that he has not measured up to tho claims he makes as the. friend of the poor man. but that on the other hand, being an enemy to the orderly administra tion of governmental affair:!, bis sec ond election will bring with it as much harm to the poor man as it will to thi> rich. Curd of Thanks. We take this method of expressing our sincere appreciation to our friends and neighbors for their kind ness and sympathy shown us (hiring the long suffering and recent death of our dear baby. May God's richest blesslgs rest upon them all. .Mr. and Mrs. Mack Burns. NOTICE. The annual meeting of the Stock holders of the Peoples Loan and Ex Change Hank, will be held at the of fices of said bank on August 20th, at 11 o'clock. C. W. TUNE, l-3t Cashier. FINAL SETTLEMENT. Take notice that on the 1st day of September, 1912, We will render a final account of our acts and doings as Administrators of the estate of K. Mills Balentine, deceased, in the office of the .lodge of Probate of Laurens county at II o'clock, a. in'., and on the same day will apply for it final discharge from our trusts as Admin Is t rators. Any persons indebted to said estate are notified and required to make pay ment on that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. Annie Balentine Hopkins. .f. W. Balentine, Adminlsl rators. July 31, 1012.?1 mo. ' Farms For Sale?134 acres, miles from Due West, S. ('., !>(> acres in cul tivation. 10 acres in hog tight pas ture, 12-room dwelling. 2 tenant houses, some of this vlll make bale of cotton per acre, red land and well adapted to grain. Bargain at $10.00 per acre. Also 2 farms near Mt. Bethel church Laurens county. The Turner Woods home place, 154 acres, two 7-room houses, one 6-room house, barn and outbuildings at each settlement. Will sell as a whole or cut into 3 tracts at $50.00 per acre, half cash. 113 acres In same neighborhood, one 6-room house, one 7-room, 3 room tenant house, barns and outbuildings. $30.00 per acre, half cash. Other farms near Due West, the seat of learning. Buy now and edu cate your children. Apply to E. S. Martin, Donalds, S. C. 1-lt-pd When Burns says "Let er roll", she goes. Ixiok out for the big sale. Starts Thursday. Lasts during August. COUNTY CAMPAIGN W STARTS MON6?Y1 - V County Executive Conuulttee Met Yes terduy after Senatorial Candidate^ Spoke und Made l'repu rat Ions for Campaigns and Primary Election. The county executive committee met in the court house yesterday and formulated plans for the coining coun ty campaign and the state campaign meeting. From the the resolutions that were Introduced, It may be gath ered that no rowdyism is to be toler ated at the campaign meetings,- either state or county. A committee was ap pointed to prepare resolution:; warn ing candidates and spectators alike from asking "foolish or insulting ques tions" or in any way creating a dis turbance. This committee consisted of J. W. Lanford, It. A. Cooper and VY. T. Crews. Mayor Habb was also requested to supply extra policemen for the occasion. It. A. Cooper, Jno. M. Cannon, .1. 10. Ledford, and W. T. Crews were appointed as a commit tee to make all preparations for the state campaign August 11th. Tte county campaign starts here next Monday and will be held in the court house, beginning at 11 o'clock. Itinerary. Laurens, Monday, August f>. Laurens Mill. Monday night, August Langstons, Tuesday, Aug. 6, Sardis Wednesday, Aug 7. Clinton Mills, Wednesday night, Auk Clinton, Thursday, Aug. S. Lydia Mills. Thursday night. Aug. S. Hopewell, Friday, Aug 9. Goldvllle, Friday night, Aug. :*. Cross Hill. Saturday, Aug. 10. Week Intermission, Moore's, Tuesday, Aug. 20. Tumbling Shoals, Wednesday, Aug. 21. Dials, Thursday, Aug. 22. Youngs, Friday, Aug. 23. Watts Mill, Friday night. Aug. 2:!. Managers of Klection. The following managers of election have been appointed: Laurens Township. No. l --it. E. Habb. W. H. Gllkorson, Sr.. J. A. P. Moore. No. 2--S. H. Todd. J. W. 1). Watts, .lohn Thompson. Watts Mill?H. H. O'Shlelds, L. B. BiShop, W. W. Stone. Laurens Mill .1. W. Heliums, .1. M. Blnkcly, w. w. Blakely. Hunter Township. Goldvllle .1. 13. Hamm. W. 15, Bltl lock. I. G. Franklin. Hopewell?-J. L. Crawford, (!. C. Hopkins, Tom Henderson. Clinton B. P. Adnlr, It. .1. Copolnnd, w. L Ferguson. Clinton Mills R. Y. McQuown, .1. c. Temploton, n. T. Godfrey. Lydia Mill?To be announced later. Mountvllle?Will Llles, Win. Boyd, Will Cluck. Dial Township. Power Shop .1. T. Stoddard, II. .1. G. Curry, IL C. Owings. Dial Cluirch?-S. L. Owings, I). D. Harris. Jr., W. Curry. Gray Court?A. C). Stoddard, L. Z. Wilson. I). L. Hrooks. Shlloh?J. H. Abercromhie, L. D. Hollams, J. F. Cray. Goodvtlle?M. W. Cray, L. A. Arm strong, J. 10. Wham. Sullivan Township. Tumbling Shoals ?W. B. Wilson, R, 0. Sullivan. J. N. Cheek. Princeton?W. I. Freeman. J. L. Bagwell, 10. II. Gamble. Broworton?T. T. Wood, J. If. Wood, W. L. Walker. Waterloo Township. Bkom M. 10. McDnnicl, Sr., II. IT. Pinson. J. Wallace Godfrey Daniel's Store?W. L. Cooper, J. P Jones. .1. 10. Martin. Tip Top?J. W. Sims. 10. IT. Ander son, W. A. Anderson. Waterloo?W. II. Culbertson, T. J. Colemnn, J. M. Penrce. Mt. Pleasant C. M. Moore. W. W. Fowler, Mose Madden. Youngs Township. Pleasant Mound William Hunter, .1. A. Putnam. George Little. Young's Store J. B. Dial. Richard Harris, Jess Cheek. Cook's Store?W. B. Cooper. W. P. Coker. J. B, Cook. Stewart's Store?Jas. D. Stewart. Claud B. Leonard. Laurens Hughes. Gray's Store?H. B, Gossott, M. M. Whltaker. Edward Flncher. Lanford? T. A. Drummond, E. H. Moore, C. D. Cox. Cross Hill Township. E. L. Wells, Willie Leaman. Hugh Pinson. Jacks Township. Renno?L. W. Dean, P. H. Cope land, J. W. Spoon. Scnffletown Township. Ora?W. M. Bryaon. L. P. Hlakely, W. E. McCllntock. Langston Church?W. F. Wright, J. Wilson Hlakely, Martin Poole. Buy It now. Chamberlal 's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is al most certain to be neoded before the summer is over. Buy It now and bo p. pared for such an emergency. For ?ale by all dealers. Thursday?To I? Three Counties McHee, July 2S. The buslnoss at McP.ee held a meeting Thursd, !'or two Important purposes. Tlu. nost Important object of the meeting ?was to plan for a new county with NlcBoe as tlu> county seat. It was sluggested that tho county be formed with parts of three counties. chester field, Darlington and Korshnw, Those present were satisfied thai all require ments of tho State law can be com pllied with as to population, taxable property, etc. The next consideration of the ineet Iuk was a discussion of ways and nu ans to secure the capital to capi tal highway for MoBce. By adopting this route the trip from Camdcn to Churnw Will be shortened by 8011)0 3(1 niilles. The business men of McBoO are proceeding in a business like way andl expect to see results come from their efforts. Arrangements have beeih completed to have the road open from Cheraw to Camden in 30 days. Ali organization was effected at the mooting Thursday and committees ap pointed to push both projects. Tile meeting Thursday was called to oKlor by IS, P. Mlntcr, who was made chairman. L. a. Kerr was chosen secretary Rctjnember the big sale at Red Iron Racket starts tomorrow. ""I. I Fer ( erenrr. The Irlends of Mr. \R. O erebyl.ilace his name befoi Halrstol hereby l.ilace his name before tho pc<J p'e of 'l^aurens county for the offic of Coroner, pledging hiim to abide the principles of the democratic part; and to support tho nominees thorcc For Comity Commissioner. I hereby announce myself as a ca| didatc for County Commissioner Laurens County, subject to the resij of the Democratic primary electlon.1 , J. B. 11 ITT 1 hereby announce my candldal for re-election as County Commsisk er of Laurens county subject to t.| result of the Democratic primary cl< t ion. T. MAC ROPBRI Having boon solicited by nuilioro] friends, I hereby offer myself for election to the office of County Col mlssioner for I.am ens county, subj| to the democratic primary. VV. K. MAILER 1 hereby announce myself as a didnle for tho olllce of County dj misslonor and promise to abide by rot'.llt of tllO Democratic primary, AUSTIN ABERCROM II III 1 hereby announce myself n <j dldnto for county commlsionei' Lauren.-, county, subjoct to the r of the democratic primary. Respectfully, L. DUNK CURItV, Cray Court, S. For Sheriff. I hereby announce niywelf a raj date for the office of Sheriff of rens county, subject to the resu| im Democratic primary. W. S. BAGWEIJ I hereby offer myself as a cannj for Sheriff of Laurens County pledge myself to abide by the n of the Democratic primary. .1. THOMAS PED I hereby announce myself i date for re election to the oflid Sheriff of laurens county, plc{ mj telf to aUldo by the plat tori tho Democratic party and to su[ the nominees thereof. JOf IN D. OWI.N] Fer lleiis^ of Uepresentativ< I hereby announce myse date for tho House of Represent! from Laurens County and plodg| self to abide by the results Ilomocratic primary. CEO.' A. DROWNING; j At the solicitations of rrlort hereby announce myself as caij for the House of Representative, Laurens County, subject to tli of the Democratic primary, KIIB W. COPELi The friends of Joseph (1. Sil of Tumbling Shoals, respectfulf gest him as a suitable candidj the House of Representative can vouch for his interest in t| fare of the common people, to result of I'rllnary Election. PRIEJ I herehy announce my candid] re-election to the house of rep{ tives of Laurens county, but] reuults of the Democratic election. J. H Miller,| I hereby announce myself date for the office of repree from this county in the legiell the state subject to the rulef democratic party. H. S. BLACK! I hereby announco myself dato for tho house of roprea from L'iurens county, subjo>l rules of the democratic paj W. C. IRI I hereby announce myselfl dldate for the House of Roprosl subject to the rules and r( the Demo<:ratic primary. W. W. CAM1