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JIenrv J, Jhompson,
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LET THE NEGRO ALONE.
On the occasion of the Demo
cratic Convention which was
held in the Opera House last
week for the purpose of nomin
ating a second county ticket,
Mr. W. F. Dargan’s emphatic
appeal, made during the course
of his remarks to the body, that
both sides leave the negro en
tirely out of the present political
issue, deserves more than a pass
ing mention. Judging from the
applause that attended the utter
ance, it met with the unanimous
approval of those present, and
we trust that the same feeling
exists among all the white Dem
ocrats of the county, without
regard to political faction. There
is no more necessity for having
the negro figure in this issue
than in any other that has a-
risen in the State since 1876.
tA hite men, whatever be the
differences of opinion among
themselves, are destined to hold
the reins of power in South Car
olina for ever and a day. The
negro can never hope to accom
plish anything, either for him
self or for those whom he may
seek to help, by his re entry in
to politics, and the further he
keeps in the back ground at this
time the better it will be for
himself and for all other parties
concerned. The election cau be,
and should be, settled without
him: the fight is between white
men, and the victory will be for
white men, whatever the result.
The vote of the negro has not
counted in South Carolina for
twenty years: there is no reason
why it should begin to count in
1894. The individual or the
faction that attempts to make
use of it at the polls next Tues
day will be guilty of an unpat
riotic and a revolutionary act
which should promptly receive
the condemnation of every true
South Carolinian. Let all Dem
ocrats, of both factions, keep this
ever before them, with the re
sult that Tuesday’s election will
be relieved of the chief element
of danger which threatens
to attend it We have had trou
ble enough in' Darlington coun
ty this year: let 1894 pass away
without any more. The best
way to accomplish that is to
have nothing to do with the ne
gro on Tuesday.
MUZZLING the voter.
And now it turns out that,
following the rule that has
heretofore governed on such oc
casions, the Democratic Execu
tive Committee of the State had
an equal number of ballots
printed for and against the pro
posed Constitutional Conven
tion, and had actually sent out
the negative ballot to at least
ten of the counties before Mr.
Irby issued his orders that they
were to be surpressed. What
his purpose is seems plain
enough, if course, but the mys
tery is why he did not interfere
sooner, if he deems it proper to
interfere at all, and how it is he
has taken it upon himself to act
for the entire Committee, as
well as for the Democratic par
ty, at large, in this important
matter! Fortunately, however,
for the failure of his ill-advised
and partisan scheme, the effort
to muzzle the rank and file of
the party bids fair to be over
thrown, if we are to judge from
the determined manner in which
some of the Tillmanite organs
are speaking out against it. The
Look out for Th« Loo Loo.
[Prom The Piodmout Headlight].
It is now reported that the
Slate executive committee will
not have aiiV tickets printed
and sent out by which the vo
ters can signify their disappro
val of calling a Constitutional
Convention. If this be true it
will certainly redound to the in
jury of the men responsible for
this, for you can’t gag the peo
pie with impunity. It seems as
if the voters are to be driven in
to the support of a Convention
whether they want one or not,
Now, this won’t do. We are
free men, and every voter has a
right to express his approbation
or disapprobation of any propo
sition made, and the means to
declare his will should be given
him. The average voter doi’t
know how to prepare a legal
ballot, and it is the duty of tne
men whom we have placed in
power to look after our politics
to have proper tickets printed,
representing both sides, and
then let the voters place in the
ballot-box whichever ticket they
like. You can’t gag a free peo
ple, or come any “skin” politi
cal game on them. The law
makers of our State required the
people to vote on the question
of holding a Constitutional Con
vention, and it now becomes
their duty to see that the proper
tickets are distributed around
the ballot-boxes, so that the
people can vote understanding
ly and legally, and also vote
their will.
But we are aetermined that
the Reformers of the Old frtn
District shall have an opportun
ity to express th eir will and have
printed tickets for them, and by
which they can vote “Constitu
tional Convention—No!” if they
so desire. If you will call at or
send to this office we will give
you as many of these tickets as
you can circulate. The will of
our people shall not be strangled
if we can prevent such an out
rage on popular liberty.
Now, see that you vote on this
Constitutional issue, for it is a
matter of vital importance not
only to you, but to your children
that are to come after you. Let
an educational qualification on
suffrage be placed and there are
2,100 honest white men in Spar
tanburg County who will be re
fused the privilege of voting,
but many town negroes, who
have been educated, will march
up to the polls and deposit a le
gal ballot. And when white
men are debarred a right and
privilege accorded to negroes
you are going to see trouble,
and serious trouble, too.
We are honest in our opposi
tion to a Constitutional Conven
tion, for we know if the project
mapped out is consummated
that it will disfranchise hun
dreds of good white voters and
greatly weaken the political
strength of our upper tier of
counties. When a provision is
laced in the Constitution of our
tate declaring that, in order to
cast his ballot, a man must read
the Constitution “understand
ingly,” it is folly to argue that
our Reform faction can provide
a means by which the disquali
fied class can vote. The oppos
ing side will certainly challenge
every man who cannot read, and
the election managers must per
jure themselves if they permit
such a man to vote, and even if
he did succeed in getting his
ballot in the box it would be
thrown out.
We want to see our Constitu
tion changed, but we must
move carefully, and while dis
franchising poor and unlettered
negro, see that we do not get
the poor and uneducated white
man in the same boat. On the
6th day of November you must
vote on this Constitutional Con
vention question, and we want
to see a full and free expression
of the will of the people.
A gentleman who is connect
ed with the county government
of Spartanburg tells us that so
far from an education provision
disfranchising 1,000 good and
honest white men in this county,
that such a law would take the
vote from over 2,100 Reformers,
and he knows whereof he speaks.
Rear in mind that there must
be no mark or scratch upon your
ticket, or it will not be counted.
Let some good man from every
precinct come or send to the
Headlight office, and we will
furnish him with as many tick
ets as he san use.
voters shall be thus strangled.
If a man is opposed to a Consti
tutional Convention give him an
opportunity to so vote. The Re
formers of South Carolina will
assuredly rebuke this effort to
force a Convention upon them,
and refuse the people an oppor
tunity to say whether or not
they want one. We never heard
of such a display of political
bossism and tyranny. If the
people have to blindly obey the
resolution of our State Demo
cratic Convention why not let
those 160 delegates call a Con
stitutional,Convention, and thus
save the farce of submitting the
question to the voters?
Pie for the Politicians.
[Wateree Messenger.]
Certain it is that a Constitu
tional Convention will not raise
the price of cotton nor put dol
lars in the pockets of the peo
ple, except the politicians who
should chance to get a whack at
the pie.
"Starting Evans Right.”
[News and Courier.]
Governor Tillman’s statement
in his speech at Ridgeway that
he “would start Evans out
right and only hoped to see him
keep in it” should be worth
thousands of votes to Sampson
Pope at the election next week.
Look at your Ticket Before you Vote.
[Aiken Journal and Review]
The election is not quite two
weeks off. All those opposed to
the scheme of holding a Constitu
tional Convention must be care
ful to provide themselves with
a regulation ticket with these
words printed thereon—“Con
stitutional Convention—No.”
M’Lsndon’s Condition.
[The Stats, Oct. 81.]
Yesterday McLendon, the
“Let ’er roll, boys” spy, who
started the Darlington riot, and
who has just been acquitted of
murder in Darlington, arrived
in the city. The fellow is suf
fering intensely from the
wounds he received during the
affray at the depot on that mem
orable evening in March, and
does not look as if he will live a
month longer. He has dwindled
away most perceptibly. When
he is able, if that time comes,
Gov. Tillman is going to put him
on light work on the constabu
lary force.
Twsnty.fivs Thousand Votsrs will ba
Disfranchised.
[Carolina Spartan.]
Senator Irby stated in his
last proclamation that a Con
stitutional Convention was nec
essary in order that the nei
might be disfranchised,
promised that not a single Till
manite should be deprived of the
privilege of voting. If the Con
vention should be called and an
educational qualification requir
ed for voters, 15,000 to 20,000
white men would go out with
the negro,
ucational qu
should be required, then 25,000
white voters would have to
walk the political plank. Will
the voters of the State ask for
such a Convention?
LAW CAH08.
If property and ed-
qualifications both
THF BANK OF DARLINGTON.
DARLINGTON, S. C.
CAPITAL, — — $100,000.
SURPLUS, $50,00o.
S&Yixiga Department,
Interest allowed at rate of 5 per
cent, per annum from date of deposit
—payable quarterly on tne first day of
January, April, July and October.
Transacts a General Banking Business.
P. 8 —Since the above was in
type Senator Irby publishes a
card in which he states that he
would not have tickets printed
against a Constitutional Con
vention. The Headlight has
stood faithfully by Senator Irby,
but we do most heartily con
demn this dertermmation to
suppress a free expression of the
will of the people on a most im
portant matter. There are
thousands of Reformers in South
Carolina who are opposed to a
result may prove that Mr. Irby I Constitutional Convention, and
^ n t t __ they should be given an oppor-
to express their wishes.
DIRECTORS:
W. C. Coker, J. L Coker,
R. W. Boyd, J. J. Ward.
E. R. Mcfver, A. Nachman,
Blight Williamson.
BRIGHT WILLIAMSON,
President.
L. E. WILLIAMSON,
Cashier.
All dMlen keep It, 11 per bottle.
aide-mark end croeaed red haeeon wieppec.
R. W. BOTD. GEO. W. BROWN
BOYD & BROWN-
Attorney* end Oonnaelors at Law
Office in brick building south of
the Bank of Darlington.
DARLINGTON C. B., & 0.
PROMPT PaasOHAL ATTENTION TO
ALL BUSINESS.
What is
CAST0RIA
a. o. woods.
T. H. SPAI5
WOODS & SPAIN,
(Successors to Ward A Woods,)
Attorneys A Counsellors at Law.
Offices formerly occupied by
Ward & Woods, over Bank of
Darlington.
Castor la Is Dr. Samuel Pitcher’s prescription for Infhnts
and Children. It contains neither Opium, P* ■»hlne nor
other Narcotic substance. It la a harmless substitute
for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor OIL
It Is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years’ use by
Millions of Mothers. Costorla is the Children’s Panacea
—the Mother’s Friend.
TTARTSVILLB RAILROAD.
** June 8, 1894.
MIXED TRAIN
Leave Hartsville 4.30 a m
Jovann 4.45 a a
Floyd’s 5.06 a m
Darlington 6.85 » a
Palmetto 5.40 am
Arrive Florence 6.00 a m
Leave Florence 7.85 p m
Palmetto 7.50 p m
Darlington 8.80 pm
Floyds 8.85 p m
Jovann 8.55 p n
Hart ov ille 9.10 pm
J F. DIVINE. Gen. Supt.
nHARLESTON, SUMTER AND
^ NORTHERN RAILROAD
CHARLES E. KIMBALL Remiver.
In Effect Jan.
Castoria.
Practise iu State and Federal
Courts. Prompt personal atten
tion to all business.
(i. W. DARSAIt.
H. T. THOMPSON
DARGAN A THOMPSON,
Attoneyi at Law,
Office in Darlington Guards’
Armory building, lower floor.
Darlinffion, S. C •
"Caatoriakso well adapted to children that
I recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me." H. A. Archer, M. D.,
Ill So. Owford St., Brooklyn, N. T.
The uae of ‘ Caatoria * to ao univemal and
Its merits so well known that it aeems a work
of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
Intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
withiU easy reach."
Carlos Makttk, D. D m
Now York City.
Castoria.
Cutoria cum OoUc, Contipatioa,
Sour Stomach, PUrrhCBa, Eructation,
Kitta Worm*, gi»* afeep, and promote* dt
fytlofl.
Without hi juriow medication.
'Tor errere! yean I have I
jour ‘ Outoria,’ end •hell always oonthma to
do eo aa It baa invariably produced benedciai
reeulte.”
Eewn T. Piaoaa, X. D,
labth Street and 7th At*., Hew York Xty.
NORTH.
SOUTH.
9
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8
P.M.
P.M.
Lv 4.(0
Charleston
2.80 Ar
5.20
Pregnall’s
1.10
7.25
Sumter
11.02
8.87
Darlington
9.50
929
Bennettaville 9.00
9.52
Gibson
8.87
Ar 10.20
Hamlet
8.10 Lv
P.M
A.M.
Th* Coitadk Can*/ vr, 77 Homux
Mew Yobs Hmr
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■■1 WOOL-
AND-5C. • COTTON1
That's what prices ars based upon on all goods at
ALL NEW GOODS; ALL NEW PRICES.
n h ill m, Fin m, m m m wo ui iihik u t!
ta Uoofe will Triiap to match.
OTTIJMffi PART WOOL AND DRAWERS 50 CENTS;
EXTRA PINE GOODS AT 75 CENTS TO $1.00.
LADIES’ UNDERYESTS, 20 cents to $ 1 25.
1 Yard wide, Good Quality, Sea Island Homespun, 5 cts., yard.
7-8 ” ” Yellow Homespun 4 cents per yard.
Calicoes at 4, 5 and 6 1-4 cents per yard.
Unbleached canton Flannel at 5 cents per yard.
Remember my stock is entire
ly new from front to rear door,
bought lately which enables me
to offer to the buying public bar
gains heretofore unheard of.
L ■T"^'
Boy 9 * and Gentlemen 9 * H*MTS.
Would be pleased to have you call. No trouble to show goods.
RESPECTFULLY,
J. D. JOVE.
has gone just a step too far.
The voters have a right to de
termine for themselves whether
the measure is expedient or not,
and if the signs of the times fail
not, they are going to exercise
ih&t right in no uncertain way.
tunijy
So let our friends from the vari
ous precincts send to the Head
light office at once, and we will
print free and distribute ‘Con
stitutional’ Convention—No”
tickets. We do not intend that
the will of our free-born white
SHOES.
SHOES.
SHOES.
SHOES.
SHOES
Shoes until yon can’t rest!
Shoes for Men and Boys.
Shoes for Ladies, Misses and Children.
ALL STYLES, ALL GRADES, AND AT PRICES TO SUIT]
THE TIMES. WE HAVE THE LARGEST AND MOST COM
PLETE STOCK THAT WE HAVE EVER CARRIED, AND
tEQUEST AN INSPECTION OF THE SAME WHEN YOU
ARE IN NEED OF
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NICE FOOT-WARE.
ALSO CARRY A FULL LINE OF UMBRELLAS,
TRUNKS, VALISES, WALKING-CANES AND SHOE-FIND
INGS
No. 9 connects at Hamlet with S. A.
L. Vestibule train for Raleigh, Rich
mond. Washington, Baltimore, Phil
adelphia and New York.
No 8 connects with 8. A. L. Vesti
bule train from above named points.
Trains run solid to and from Charles
ton.
C. MILLARD, Superintendent.
C * D. and C. ft 8. RAILROADS.
• In effeet June 8, 1894.
MIXED TRAIN
Leave Wadesboro ••eeeeeeeeeeeee 2.00 p m
Bennett’s 8.25 p m
Morven’s. 2.40 p m
McFarland 2 55 p m
Cheraw 8.45 pm
Cash’s 4.10 pm
Society Hill 4.40 p m
Dove’s. 6.10 pm
Floyd’s 5.80 p m
Darlington 6.06 p m
Palmetto : 6.20 p m
Arrive Florence 6.45 p m
Leave Florence - 7.85 a m
Palmetto 8.00 a m
Darlington —— 8.85 a m
Floyd’s 9.00 a m
Dove’s 9 15 a m
Society Hill 9 45 a m
Cash’s '0.15 am
Cheraw 11.00 am
McFarland 11.40 a m
Morven’s 11.56 a m
Bennett’s. 12.10 am
Arrive Wades boro 12.80 a m
Local Freight
Leave Darlington 4 30pm
Palmetto '. 4.42 p m
Arrive Florence 5.00 p m
Leave Florence 8.80 am
Palmetto 8.60 a m
Arrive Darlington 9 06 a m
A. F. RAVENEL, President.
N
ORTHEA8TERN RAILROAD.
In effeet June 8,1804.
SOUTH BOUHD.
N». 86.
Leave Florence
.. 8.10 a m
Lanes
4.05 am
Arrive Charleston
6.10 a m
No. 28.
Leave Florenoe
Kingstree
9.02 p m
Lanes
9.28 pm
Arrive Charleston
No. 58.
Leave Lanes
7.10 p m
Arrive Charleston..
8.40 p m
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 78.
Leave Charleston
.. 8.86 a m
Lanes
6.40a m
Kingstree
6 00am
Arrive Florence -
7.10 a a
No. 82.
Leave Charleston.
8.80 p m
Lanes
5.88 pm
Kingstree -
5.57 p m
Arrive Florenoe
7.06 p in
No. 68.
Leave Charleston
7.16 a m
Arrive Lanes
. 8.45 e x
No. 68 runs through to Columbia
via Central R. R. of S. 0.
Train Nos. 78 and 14 runs via Wilton
and Fayetteville—Short Lino-and
makes close connection for ail points
North.
J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Supt
HATS.
HATS.
HATS.
HATS.
DARLINGTON SHOE STORE,
WOODS & NILLW 0, PROPRIETOR& i.
W ILMINGTON, COLUMBIA ft
AUGUSTA RALROAD.
In effect June 8.1894.
SOUTH BOUHD.
No. 58.
Leave Wilmington-..- 8.40 p m
Marion - 6.81 p in
Arrive Florence - 7.10 p m
No. 60.
Leave Florence 7.86 p m
Sumter —— 8.46 p m
Leave Sumter 8.48 p m
Arrive Columbia. 10.10 pm
No. 68.
Leave Florence 8.15 a m
Arrive Sumter 4 81 a m
No. 68.
Leave Sumter e-eee eeeeeeceeeee eee 10.00 a a
Arrive Columbia 11.80 a m
No. 68 runs through from Charles-
ton via Centra] Railroad; leaving
Lanes 848 n m. Manning 9 86 a m.
VORTH BOUHD.
. No. 81.
Leave Coinmbis 4.80 am
Sumter.... . 6.68 a nt
Arrive Florence . 7.10 n m
No. 66.
Leave Florence 7.40 a m
Marlon - 8.88 a m
Arrive Wilmington eeeeeeeeeeeeeee 11.10 a a
No. 68.
Leave Columbia. 4.80 pm
Arrive Sumter 6.60 pm
No. 69.
Leave Columbia —
Sumter 6.65 p m
Arrive Florence. 7.06 p m
no. oo runs miougu so unarleston
via central Railroad, arrlv
Lanes
P £
No. 68 runs thioi _
ning 6.28 p m. Lanes 7.06
Charleston8.40 pm.
Trains on Manchester and Augusta
B. R-, leave Florence daily except Sun
day, 8.U a. m., arrive Denmark 6.17
a. m. Returning leave Denmark 8.06
p- m., arrive Florence 7.06 p. m.
Trains on Wilmington, Chadbonrn
and Conway Railroad leave Chad-
bourn at 10.10 am, arrive at Con way
p m, retaining leave Conway at
>. m.. arrive Chadbonrn 4:60 p.
Leave Chad bourn 6A6 pm
-..-J at Hnb 6 20 n. a. H*:
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