The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, November 11, 1909, Image 2
SKETCHES OF THREE j
CAROLINA GOVERNORS.
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GEORGIA EDITOR GROWS REMINISCENT
AND RECAILS PASSAGES IN
THEIR EARLY CAREER.
Co! I'leasaut A Slot all, editor of'
the Savannah Press,used to work on
the Augusta Chronicle. At that
? i
time three Young men from South
Carolina had tile habit of dropping
into the Chronicle office now and
then to see the reporter*. Col Stovall
has Uvn letting his nieniory dwell on
iImv* rwenrlv and tiie result is
the following editorial in The Press:
About twenty years ago, in The
Chronicle office in Augusta, some
interesting people used to come in at
night and chat with the editors
Many of these visitors were from
across the river, for Augusta is very
largely made up of South Carolinians.and
in the course of a day about
half the visitors are from Carolina.
Oae of these.men was a short,
thick set, florid boy,with light,sandy
or reddish hair, lie had grey eyes
aud wore a large mustache. It we
reanember aright bis hair was cu rly.
He was a modest, quiet newspaper
man. who published the Hampton
Guardian. Most of these ueighborg
papers lived by securing advertisements
from Augusta, aud M B
McSweeuey baa gooa paironage in
that city. He was a practical printer,
in fact, and began bis career as a
newsboy. His paper was always well
set up and neatly printed. He was a
stickler for baring a clean, bright
print, and his was one of the best of
the. country weeklies which came to
the office. Every time McSweeney
went to town, which he did about
eooe a week, be received a notice in
the personal mention something like
this;
"Mr M B McSweeney, the progressive
editor of the Hampton Guardi?u.
is in the city. The Guardian
has a large circulation in the new
oounty, and those who patronize the
advertising columns of The Guardian '
find it a good investment.'^
"Mac'' was really a warm hearted,
attractive boy, and the newspaper
craft was very fond of him. He probably
had a little farm,owned a horse
and buggy and enjoyed life in the
qoiettSimple way of country editor?
which, by the way. is about the most
satisfactory way that a man could
live.
Another visitor in The Chronicle
office for whom tbe bo*s had a great
liking WR6 young John (iarv Evans,
He came over froni Edgefield to read
law in his uncle's office. John had
not begun to take life seriously. He
was tall, slender,rather frail looking;
had small dark eyes, with a very fine
brow. He was popular with everybody.
He was essentially a favorite in society.
lie possessed a fine, delicate
tenor voice, and even in conversation
bis tones were rather high and piping.
After living in Augusta a few
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years ne came uj? iu i uc euiuuj^ic
one uigbt and told tiieiii to announce
that he was going to move to Aiken
and open a law* office. There was a
perfect how l of protest. The crowd
did not want him to leave Augusta.
They told him that the man who left
Augusta left God's country,and that
the move to Aiken was to bury himself
and to give up all thought of a
career in the law. However, John
Gary had thonght it over, and next
morning the Chronicle contained a
peisoual item something like this:
"Mr John Gary Evaus, our popular
and talented young townsman,
who has been reading law in the city
for the past two years, has decided
to return to his native State of South
Carolina. Mr Evans will hang outj
hid shingle in Aiken, and we bespeak
for him the confidence of the people
in his new home."
John Gar$ Evans was the youngest
aolon of the house of Gary. His uncle,
General Mart W Gary, had been
* a power in Edgefield during the early
days of Democracy, but for some reason
he-did not train with the political
school of Hampton, Butler, Hagcod.
Kichardson and others. The
other uncle, Major William T Gary,
had moved to Augusta just after the
war and was practicing law. He was
later, judge of the Augusta circuit
was a member of the Legislature!
from Richmond couuty and was up-'
pointed United States district attor-'
uey by President'Clevelaud. He also1
had a good practice in South Carolina,
and it was probably by his au-'
vice that the young nephew returned j
to Aiken.
Very frequently a plain farmer!
from Edgefield used to come to the
Chronicie office. He lived at "Rop f
ers,'' South Carolina, which was a
postoffice in Edgefield county. Reach-1
iug the city he would climb the high
steps principally to see the Hon Patrick
Walsh, who was the editor and
publisher of the Chronicle. His
name was Hen Tillman, and now and
then he would write a communication
to the Chionicle stressing the
rights and recounting the wrongs of
the Southern farmer. These articles
were always well wiitten. The man
did not seem to be cultivated in his
manner. He had but one eye and his
hair was rarely well brushed. But
he had evidently read a great deal
and there was lots of vigor and originality
in his pieces. Generally he
signed "Farmer" to his articles.
They mainly related to South Carolina
matters. Next, Captain Francis
W Dawson,the editor of the Charleston
News and Courier, became attracted
by these articles and wrote
Ben Tillman, asking him to publish
them in the JNews ana uourier. tie
wrote sometimes for that paper, but
was not entirely weaned aw?y from
the Chronicle, which was really his
home paper. His brother, George D
Tillman, was member of CoDgress
from that district. He wa* one of
the braiuiest and moat original men
who ever represented South Carolina
in Washington. Ben Tillman was a
free lance, but his articles set people
to thinking. Finally he got the
farmers stirred up. They organized a
farmers' movement and pretty soon
Tillman became a political factor in
South Carolina. His first appearance
in a convention was in Columbia in
1886, when John Peter Richardson
was nomiuated Governor. He was a
delegate from Edgefield and favored
the nomination of ex-Governor Sheppard,who
was from the same county.
Who was Ben Tillman? The people
of Angnsta began to talk about
him. His cotton factors said that he
was a good farmer, but that his wife
wus a better farmer. He was a stickler
for paying his debts. He was not
a large planter, but his credit was
good on cotton row, When he used to
come to the Chronicle office at night
he inTariablv brought a pretty jar of
fresh butter or a little basket of fruit
for his friend, Pat Walsh. This
shows that Ben not only raised cotton
but that he made, his own supplies.
He had a hue orchard, a good
dairy; many people said that the
management of his wite secured
these things. At any rate, he lived at
home, and he lived well. Now and
then the locul columns of the Chronicle
would print an article like this:
"Our popular friend,Captain Benjamin
R Tillman of RoperVhas left
upon our table some fine fruit and
fresh eggs, just from his flourishing
little Carolina farm. Come again,
Captain, the latch string always
hangs on the outside."
Who was Ben Tillman? Well, he
was captain of the cavalry company,
or the red-shirt fellowe,over in Edge**
? "* n T . i n n
new. w nen vrovernor uonn r>vxordon,
with General Wade Hampton,
was invited to Augusta to open the
fair, P>eu Tillman brought his company
over from Edgefield to turn out
in the parade. The Chronicle boys
remember that daring the exercises
the Edgefield troopers were banked
over in an old field and the sun became
very hot at midday. They remembered
Beo Tillman's dashing
across the field on horseback to ask
the commander if he might move his
troopers in the shade,as the men and
horses had ridden across the river
from Edgefield that morning and
needed water badly.
V 1 A.u~ J.1
i>uw )uu iiu>e lue mretr peittuuages
who used to come to the Chronicle
office at least once a week and
relieve the long vigils of the boys at
night by talking politics; gossiping
about persons and things?discussing
"the grandeur that was Greece and
the glory that was Rome." Ben
Tillman was remarkably well read;
John Gary Svans was classic and
delicate, and McSweenev was a very
quiet man who talked but little, but
was looked upon as a good friend and
a deserving fellow. I do not recall
that these men ever met at that
iuu. They may have aifd they may
not have done so. If they did 1 don't
remember that they impressed each
other. Their lives moved in entirely
different spheres. Their ages and professions
sent them far apart. Well,
time changes and in the great crucible
of politics these men after a while
got together, Ben Tillman continued
to write his articles. His faction be
came a majority party. I well remember
the night he was elected Governor.
lie came over to the Chrouicle
office as usual and sat by the desk of
the news editor. The Chronicle received
specials from all parts of the
State and Ben Tillman read, but
from the telegraph ticker, the news
of his triumph. Pretty soon the office
was filled with Edgefield people and
Carolinians generally, congratulating
"Captain Tillman," cr "Governor
Tillman," which should it be?
"Boys, call me Ben," said the
leader,and it was generally chat way,
anyhow. I don't recall that John
Gary Evans or McSweeney came in
that night. If they were in town
they did. I remember that somebody
wanted to set up champagne over
Tillman's election, ^t be refused it,
oay IU? IUOW IIV UIU'I V nav *? MV?v*
drank it, and that as for a raw oyster,
he couldn't touch one.
Well, John Gary Evan3 plodded
along in Aiken. The Garys all joined
the Tillman movement, and first
thing.we knew little John Gary had
been elected to the Senate?the same
pale-faced, delicate little chap who
ased to sing tenor and make his remarkable
speeches in the district
court. Then, after Ben Tillman, he
was nominated and elected Governor,
by the farmers. The rest is known.
He became president of the constitutional
couvenMon, which pat dispensary,negro
disfranchisement and aondivorce
in the organic law of South
Carolina. His career was meteoric.
No one in Augusta dreamed of it.
But 15en Tillman went to tne united
States Senate and John Gary went
to the executive office in Columbia.
But truth is stranger than fiction.
In some way McSweeney?quiet,
plodding, popular?had broken into
the Legislature. He, too, was a Tillman
mar,. Finally he went to the
Senate and then became Lieutenant
Governor. During his term of office,
as second in command, Governor Ellerbe
died and McSweeney actually
beeame Governor of South Carolina.
This accounts for all three of the
Chronicle visitors. McSwteney died
the other day?the quiet newsboy and
careful printer. John Gary Evans is
living in Spartanburg, rich and successful
in his law practice, and Ben
Tillman is Senator and lecturer,
making about as much on the platform
as he makes from his salary in
the upper house.
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When you come to town put a
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and consult its business direc
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in making your purchases. tf
Old papers for sale cheap by
the hundred at The Record
office.
COTTON GINNERS' REPORTCrop
Yield for Present Year Estimated
Less Than Ten Million Bales.
Memphis, Tenn., November
5: ?J A Taylor, president of the
National Ginners'association, toI
7
j day issued the following bulle|
tion:
j "Complete returns indicate a
| maximum crop of 9,780,000 bales,
I not including linters or repacks.
I Minimum figures 9,486,000.
j "The heavy falling off is over
the belt except in Georgia ana
the Carolinas, where there is
about as good a crop as last year
on a little smaller acreage.
"Maximum report by States:
Alabama 969,000; Arkansas 644,000;
Florida 60,000; Georgia 1,870,000;
Louisiana 239,000; Mississippi
958,000; Missouri and
Virginia 58,000; NorthjCarolina
648,000; OklahorfuiS?, 000;
South Carolina 1,185,000; Tennessee
253.000 Texas 2,309,000.
Total 9,780,000.
"The ginners say the small
yield is largely due to the smallness
of bolls and low yield of
lint. As the crop is so near
ginned, we will probably not
make our December estimate."
The cotton crop in 1908 was
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1JL,081,0?3 uaies, wuiie 111 xi/vi
the yield was 13,550,760.
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Tax Notice- .
The tax books will be open for collection
of taxes the 15th day of October
nex t for the year 1909.
Tax levy as follows: %
For State, mills
" Ordinary County, "
Special Roads, 1 J'
' Roads, . 1 "
' Constitutional School, 8 "
A capitation tax of $1.00 on all male
persons between the ages of 21 and 60
years, also 50 cents per head on all dogs,
also 2 mills for retiring bonds in King*.
. LI_ , ?:ii? 2? tv,n/)a
tree townsmp,* uuus 101 icuimg wuua
in Lake City township and 2 mills for
retiring bonds in Greelyville school
district, No 22.
Commutation (Road) tax. $2.00.
Levy for special school districts as
follows: No* 17, 26, 27, 28, 29, 83, 35,36.
4 mills; Nos 15. 24,31, 3 mills; Nos 19,
20, 21, 22, 25, 32, 2mills; No 18,1 mill;
Kingstree, No 16, 4 mills special, 2
mills High school.
I will be at the following places mentioned
below for collection of said taxes:
Oct
Kingstree, 15, 16, 18,19, 20 and 2\
Hehron, J L Gowdy's store, 22
Salters, 23
Greelyville, 25 and 26
Gourdins, 21
Suttons, 28
Trio, 29
Harpers. 30
Nov.
Benson, V W Graham's store. 1
Bloomingvale, 2
Morrisvilie, 3
Rhems, 4
Church P 0, W R Graham's store, 5
Rome, 6
Lamberts, 8
Ards X Roads, Eaddy's store, 9
Jolinsonville, 10
Vox P O, 11
Prospect, 12
Leo, 13
Scranton, 17 and 18
Lake City, 19 and 20
Cade*. 22
Lake City, 23
Kingstree, 24, 26, 27, 29 and 30
L7tJU.
Kingstree, 1, 3, 3, 4 and 6
Lake City, 7
Kingstree,
From 8th to 23rd and from 2Sth to
31st December, inclusive.
Those who desire to pay their taxes
through the Ihail would expedite matters
by dropping the Treasurer a postal
asking for the amount of their taxes so
as to avoid sending the wrong amount,
also stating the township or townships,
(if property is owned in more than one)
ana if possible give school district wh-< re
property is located, also state whether
poll or road tax, or both, are wanted.
Alter paying taxes examine your receipts
and see if all of your property is
covered. If nor, see about it atonce.
By following the above suggestions
complications and additional cost may
be avoided.
J Wesley ' ook,
1-1-10 County Treasurer.
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