The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 04, 1907, Image 4
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KINGSTREE, S. C.
C. W. WOLFE.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 4.1907:;
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The State base ball league foi the 1
ensuing season has failed to material- ^
iae. What's the matter with Maur
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/ ning? <
We publish elsewhere a clipping <
from the Darlington l'ress which
discloses a state of things hardly in j
keeping with prohibition Darling>
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ton. We can '.o a certaiu extent (
understand how the demi-jobns re- t
feired to might be affected by their 1
contents and caper about, but how *
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a bottle of cough syrup could perform
such mad antics is quite in- j
comprehensible. The whole story 5
harks back to the old days when t
witches rode astride broom-sticks c
aoi forest and gleu were the abode *
of nymphs and dryads.
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As supplementary to our re- J
marks last week relative to j *
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lights and school we wish to J 4
add only a few words. A num- j f
ber of people have expressed 1
approval of our suggestion and
we believe that the sentiments ?
given utterance to are those of j
-? ??1 .AriTUiatl
a luajvi iv> v* vu* v>n?v?j?. ^
something1 must be done in the i
direction indicated is a glaring d
' fact, but we need some one to ^
take the initiative or the situa-j '
; a
tion will not be relieved for an t
indefinite period. Our columns |,
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are open for a full and free discussion
of these matters so, f
vitally affecting the town's wel-!1
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fare and we will gladly give j
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space to any one who has an j
opinion to express on the sub- \
ject referred to. We would be j c
glad also to publish a call for a h
i.
mass meeting of the citizens,
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whenevei anyone will furnish ^
us the ucopv"
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VERDICT FOR THE COAST LINE.
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Engineer and Fireman Suing for $80,- 1
000 Lose Their Case. ,
Charleston, March 28:?In' i
the United States circuit court to- i I
day a verdict was rendered for the i
atunrii. pnsiiif j.iiir- i,i tlih iihih.'ict,' [ 1
suits of Engineer Pearson anil Fire-1(
man Stevenson for $80,000, t lie jury i
accepting the jiosition of the defense 1
eiril n h ..i V inorc- I 1
lllilb IIIC IIHO|MOV,VU on IWII MV | 4
tree, which caused the derailment of <
the engine and the injury to the ]
men, was due to carelessness of the 1
crew of the train derailed or to some I
malicious paity and was not the 1
fault of the railroad. I
A suit of importance, that of (
William Geraty, the large cabbage J
' ; aiser of Young's Island, agaiust the i
Atlantic Coast Line was begun today
for $7,466, alleged damages to :
shipments of cabbages on account i
of insufficiency of refrigerator cars. I
The railroad couteuds that the re-j 1
frigerator car people and not itself'1
are at fault. If a verdict is render- t
ed for the plaintiff a flood cf actions i
will begiu in an endeavor of shippers,(
to secure better transportation facili- 1
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LETTER FROM THE
NATION'S CAPITAL
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I BIRD'S EYE VIEWED OF THE POLITICAL
SITUATION AS SEEN BY A
VETERAN NEWSPAPER MAN.
Special Correspondence of The j
County Record.
Washington, D. C., April 1:?
rile things on tap at the nation's
capital just now seem to be the
springing of Presidential booms and
:he President's war with the railroad
Managers.
The Taft boom seems to be the
Hilv Presidential boom that shows
anything like a growth in the ranks
jf the Republicans, and it conies as
straight from the White House as
Anything that ever came from there.
Roosevelt simply dominates his party
And bestrides it like a Colossus. litis
IT and everything he says must
go or something will bust The
party leaders stand aghast at every
thing he says and does. They get
tongue paralysis and wobbly in the
legs like a young calf every time he
pops his whip or wields the big
stick. The so-called leaders of the
Republican party are the worst set
if political doughfaces I ever saw.
l'hey allow Roosevelt to completely
lomiuate them and run oyer them
ike they were a lot of pigmies. He
s now setting up his own candidate
;o succeed him, and there is no one
;o say him nay, apparently. How
lave the mighty fallen! Think of
vhat would happen to Roosevelt if
f there were still men in the Sen
ite like Contcling and Blaine, and
Sdmunds and Thad Stevens and
Sach Chandler and Oliver P. Mor
on. Why, they would bend him
>ver u political barrel and spank
lim with a board. They would
ouviuce him at one sitting that
here were enough brains and pover
.nd sure enough men in the Senate,
,ud that they would not submit to
tis dictation as to laws or candilates.
The first time he whistled
or the grizzly grizzly would come.
Uus! the giants are gone and
he pigmies of Congress are ruled
s with a rod of iron by the greatest
akir and fraud in American politics.
Svery other newspaper correspondut
here would say the same thing
f lie dared to do so. He does not
[are. His paper is edited from the
>usiness office and it would cost him
bis job. I defy the whole outfit,
,nd the country press of the oounly
is now the only place where the
>eople can get the truth.
If the Republican party is satis:?.i
.1 l ..II ... a. T5..?,
lcu iu an uumu uiiu auuw me r xcsdent
to dictate who it shall and
nust vote for at the next election,
ind also write its platform, then the
Democrats can look en complacenty.
It is a family row and Is no
concern of ours. If they are so
veak-kneed as to allow him to walk
>n their necks it will simply add to
he gaity of nations in the next elec:ion.
Let it go at that.
So far as the Democrats are concerned,
they are not doing much
alking as yet, concerning Democratic
Presidential candidates. It
vould seeui from the newspaper talk
til over the country that Mr. Bryan
:ias the field all to himself, b 1
lote that he recently said that he
had not made up his mind to be a
candidate. That is taken here to
neau that if Roosevelt intends to
torce his own nomination on the
Republican convention, which he
:an do if he wants to, and man)'
people believe that is what he means
ay all his recent grandstand plays,
:hat Mr. Bryan would think it useless
to run, inasmuch as lloosevelt
lias stolen all his thunder and he
Bryan) recently has been booming
Roosevelt in his paper, the Com
moner.
It would be rather embarrassing
for Mr. Bryan to run against a mau
*ho has been advocating (even
:hough it had a string to it) every
:hcory and idea that Bryau has advocated
in the last ten years with
;he exception of the silver question,
ind that is a dead issue. There is
inly one thing in which Koosevelt
ias not gone as far as Bryan, and
;hat is the government ownership of
railroads. Mr. Bryan probably d
would not have that as an issue in c
his platform, because every South r
crn State would stand against him c
in the convention to a man, and o
that means something. I
There are other men in the Dem- t
ocratic party who are mentioned as c
Presidential possibilities. In the t
so called conservative class there U
are ex-Attorney General Judson |(
it i i..n.?i- L
lltlilllUU, U1 iUMi | V
of Delaware. .)udgetir.iy would l?e (i
persona uoii grata to tlie advocates ! 1
of Mr. Bryan because he went off I
with the Democratic opposition to !
Bryan in 189G and 1900, Judge
Harmon did the same thing in 189f>t
but returned to the fold in 1900. ,
Both of them probably would be j
met bv the same stay at home vote
tli it so crushingly defeated Judge *
Parker in 1904. There really has *
arisen here sonn* honest sentiment .
for a Southern man for the notnina- \
tion. Many Northern Democra^endorse
the sentiment for the reason,'
as they say, that the South has foi j
so many years furnished the bulk!
of the Democratic electoral vote, I
that it. were high time she should 'J
step into the arena and demand >
some sort of recognition foi her loy-, '
alty to the principles of Democracy. P
In this connection the only name ^
mentioned is thatof Senator Charles ?
A. Culberson, of Texas, than whom p
t.hpi'A is nn uhlpi* Inier Democrat in M
the nation, no cleaner, no more conservative
in the sense that he does )
not run amuck like a wild asses' 1
colt with the cockle burr of conceit 5
under his tail as does the present I
man in the White Iloure.
Another able and fearless man t
who is mentioned, a man who is the <
peer of Mr. Bryan on the rostrum,
is the Hon. Charles A. Towne, of j
New York. N
I know all these people personally
and well and as the campaign ad- j
vances it will be my privilege and j
my pleasure to give the readers of j.
these letters a pen sketch of each
one of them.
C
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Many leading Democrats who, be- ,
foie they left here after the adjourn- j
ment of the Congress, talked to nie c
auent the political situation uud
out-look, gave it as their opiuious ^
and I coucide with them, that the j
two great issues for the Democrats ^
to advercate in the next campaign ^
would be tariff reform and reduction ,
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an/1 innit'on Ifllll' fllo />nnfl-nl .lllll
destruction of the trusts of the ,
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country who are doing business in
restraint of trade, and States rights
as opposed to the idea of Secretary c
Root and President lloosevelt. As r
the case stands today, the present ^
administration stands for the pres- ;
ent tariff wall and the maintenance j
of the trust neath its shadow, and
as rank and broad a species of extreme
Federalism as was ever advocated
by Alexander Hamilton. Are
we to have State sovereignty or a 1
strong centralized government? |'
Think it over.
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The so called war between the >
President and the big railroad in in- (
agers is a tempest in a teapot. It is 1
all sound and fury signifying noth .
ing. A lot of these railroad buccaneers,
who got all they wanted
out of his administration last vear
when the railroad rate bill was passed,
just as I said they would wtien
the President laid down and allowed
Aldrich to have his amendments
put into the bill and when he went
back on Bailey and Tillman and
Chandler, have been over here put
ting up u poor mouth to the President
and talking through the administration
papers to the effect
that they have been begging the
Presideut not to sit on them so hard
it would mash all the water out of
their stocks. What they really
have been doing is to beg the President,
after patting him on the baek,
to get the State legislatures to go
slower ou them and to advocate in
a message to the next Congress that
all transportation shall be declared
interstate commerce and shall be
placed under the control of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
They have got that machine grabbed,
and they know it is au easier
matter to control it than to control
all the State legislatures. In other
words, they are assuring the Presi
;ent of their support of his idea of
eutraiized government, thus eluniiating
the power of the States to
:ontrol and regulate their own rates
if transportation within their own
jorders. That is the combination
>etween the railroads and the piesint
Republican administration to
inascnlate ihe power of the State j
jovermnents that the people of this |
rouiitry are up against, im.d the soon- j
r tliev lake cognizance of the fact j
lie better prepared tliev will be to
>eat it.
(.'has A. Edwards.
Doings At Dock.
Hoc If, April i:?Even Dame
STature has "April fooled'' us^j
h\>r the past month the sun nev?r
shone brighter, the birds nev-1
?rsang sweeter nor the flowers!
ooked prettier. Hut the spell |
s broke, the charm has liown.,
Let spring wouid i<e but gloomy
veather if we had nothing else
;mt spring. April came in
veird, wet and windy, and March
vent out like the proverbial ;
ion.
Mr Deo. B Xesmith, who lost
ois arm from a gunshot wound !
I
ieveral weeks ago, we are glad |
:o report much impro\ed and;
oing around wearing his usual i
mile. looking none the worse J
or his sad accident.
Miss Meta Hallongren, a fair
,'oung school ma'am, of Church
?. 0., visited friends near here
Saturday and Sunday, to the deiglit
of her many friends.
Miss Rosa Tallevast has reurned
home, having closed her
irhool near Bloominirvale.
Miss Carrie Cooper returned
lome Sunday, after spending a
veek in Georgetown.
Mr. J R Wooten and little son,
ray, came up from Georgetown
ast week and spent a few days
n our midst.
'Tis said "wonders will never
:ease" and verily we believe it.
^ rather strange thing happenid
in our section Saturday night,
suppose almost every reader
>f The Record has heard of the
'Old Cooper Store" at Black
riing'O. wen, tne oia store nas
>een pulled down and the place
)lanted, and Sunday morning-,
dr. Walker Cooper discovered
i hole in the ground where the
itore stood, about 8 feet deep
md 4 feet square. This hole
vas dug with a shove) and
ipade between 10 o'clock Saturlay
night and sunrise Sunday
norning. Why it was dug or
>y whom is a mjstery. At this
vriting no clue whatever has
>een tound.
Whippoorwill.
There are many kidney remedies
jut few that accomplish-the result.
'PINEULES" is a kidney remedy i
hat contains no alcohol or opiates
>f any kind, complies with the Natonal
Pure Food aqd Drug Law,
guaranteed to give satisfaction,
rhirtv day treatment for $1.00. Inpure
about "PINEPLES."?Sold
>y W L Wallace.
I DID YOU EVER STOP TO
A D!
Simple, honest, elevating enjoy:
other duty?and should be no more '
Music above all?the sweetest, ]
lights?Why put music off till tomor
You don't have to.
Whatever your income may be,
it while you are paying for it. Is it
Every day that goes over your h
universal instrument can bring into ;
Is there any too much pleasure ir
part of it? Is it not a mistake to wj
Think of the wide range of entert:
your life:
The Classic ef the great composers, rare v
the world has ever lcuown, splendid stirri
l?allads and concerted music, hymns and s
minstrel first parts, comic recitations, and the
All these and more than can be told?the
I la it not u mistake to wait?
Yes. Go to your dealer today. Ask hi!
glorious voices of the world-wide celebrities
Melba, Fames, Sembrich, Plancon and others
the Victor as it can be procuced by no otl
greatest rausicial critics and judges at three g
Ht. Louis, 1901, Portland, 1905? awarded the
above all competitors.
Then take the Victor home with you and i
I There arc so many good uses for money tin
convenient to buy on the instalment plan.
THE CABLE
EVERYTHING KN
J. W. WALLACE, flanager. Ct
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| Embroidories Laces, All Overs White Goods, Rib-g
@ bons, Silks, Millinery and Oress Goods. ?
? WE CARRY THE BEST LINE OF LADIES ?
? AND GENTS' SHOES IN TOWN. PRICES ?
? AS CHEAP AS ELSEWHERE. NO TROUBLE ?
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1 Greetings. I
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| We are fullv prepared to fur-1
? nishyou with Hardware for the ?
| year 1907. |
? Latest and best improved?
| Agricultural Implements. j1
? Everything necessary to cultivate ?
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@ your crop. S
| Remember we are closing
j? but our stock of Jj
| FURNITURE I
| at greatly reduced prices. |
? COMPLETE LINE COFFINS and CASKETS. ?
| Our elegant new Hearse furnished when de-$~~~
@ sired. ?
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? Headquarters for Hardware and Crockery.. ?
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In using a cough syrup, why not i The Largest and Most C?mplete
<ret the best? one that comes h'ghly j
recommended is BEES LAXATIVE j Establishment South.
COUGH SYRUP contains Honey | nrn Q UlpVCQ 9 Onftl
and Tai aud is superior to other jOLU. 0. nfllmLfl A uU",
ways.^
THINK THAT PLEASURE IS g ^
UTY?
?MANTFACTUH !RS OFment
is just as much a duty as any Coei. rior*..*. di;MiIa
>Jt off" till tomorrow oasn, Doors, Blinds
purest, most uplifting oi earthlj de- Moulding and Building Material,
row? j
j Sash Weights and Cords
you can get a Victor today, and enjoy j CHARLESTON. S. C.
not a mistake to wait?
lead without the pleasure that this
your home, a day partly
i your life? Can you afford to los<> H|LiAJ||yM^
ait? If Ml IVI IHlHIHlHT.lll'A
ainment the Victor into uji|ij|ujj^^^j^i^^|iLj^n
HBraeeTfoT^^^^*
tlie greatest aud most famous croup
ng orchestra unit band elections, ^^^B^^B Whooping J^B^H^B
intlieins, the popular song-hits the day, Cough, Etc.
latest music played loud enough for dancing. ^
Victor can bring into homo thLs Bj JjBj
m to play the Victor for Listen to
who sing for Victor records only?Caruso.
Hear the music that love produced by
ler instrument. Remember that America's "BMUon ^^B^B
real international expositions:?Buffalo 1901, II eJery
Victorthe prize as a musical instrument HmCTiZimm /
c*., oim?
it today.
jse days, that even well-to-do people ti:td |HSkBMU|gUMkBH^K
iwsIimSf
company. ih'lylblriil^
OWN IN MUSIC. AQeooch tyrvpa contalaiot opiate* eoi?tl>
ible Bldfc. CHARLBSTON.SC {?
Sold by W L Wallace.