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i %iiM i' STjm.BMBNTTO j ftlje bounty llefofd. < VOL. XXIV. KIXOSTKEE, S01TH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST is, 1<UQ. NO. 2f i COMES BACK AT : "LUMBERMAN"I i A "CONSUMER AND BUYER" , TAKES OUR CORRESPOND- . ENT TO TASK. Editor County Record:? I have no idea who your corre- 1 spondent of last week signing himself "Lumberman" is, but of one < thing I am certain: he is no Demo- . crat?whether a "Lily-white" or ; "Coal Black" I don't know, but his 1 letter of three columns reads him ' out of the Democratic party and < lands him within the ranks of the i enemy. A Democrat is one who votes the national Democratic ticket and indorses the principles and policies j of the Democratic party as enunci- i ated in the Democratic platform. His gratuitous, sneering flings at the nominee of the Democratic party in 1908, the Hon W J Bryan, one of the ablest, purest and grandest men this country has ever produced,show that he could not have consistently voted the Democratic ticket, and such expressions as "un-Democratic", "so-called", "Mr W J Bryan gobbled it up and put it in his vest pocket", "put in there to please the Western people", as applied to the Democratic platform, show that he did rot and does not now endorse and support the declared principles I itnlirips of the Democratic party. I "Shiiny .on your own side," Mr Lumberman; your place is among the "Lily-whites" or "Coal Blacks", as ytu prefer. Come out in your true colors and then the true-blue Democratic voters and consumers of lumber of the Sixth district will know how to meet you. Wade Hampton of blessed memory said: "An Independent is worse than a Radical," and "a wolf in sheep's clothing" is always to be dreaded. Mr Lumberman says that "Canadian lumber is marketed only within a radius of from 100 to 400 miles from the border and is of a low, coarse, knotty grade", thus turning over the balance of the country outside of this little zone to the tender mercies of the lumber kings by giving them a monopoly on all the "fifty to seventy-five" grades which are practically their whole output, and they have not failed to put the price up, up, ever since the passage of the Dingley tariff bill. Whenever an individual or a trust has a monopoly on any article the price always goes to the top notch and Mr Lumberman has demonstrated that the lumber trust has such a monopoly by reason of the tariff except in the little narrow zone he speaks of, along the Canadian border. The infernal tariff, the robber tariff of both the Dingley and Payne bills is the sole reason why we have [ to pay such outrageous prices for j lumber to-day. Before the passage j of the Dingley tariff bill I built a! hou- e the lumber in which cost me j $500. If that* house were to burn 1 down I could not replace it with the same quality of lumber for less than $1,500. Why should I be robbed by the operation of law of my hard earnings of at least $1,000 to build 1 i i up a business in wmcn i nave nu in-, terest or dividends? What is the; sense, reason or justice of robbing j the many for the benefit of a few i men who ride around in $5,000 au-! tomobiles, take yearly trips to Europe and marry their daughters to ^ the bankrupt scions of the nobility . of Europe? But Mr Lumberman gets veryj Democratic and claims that all this - * robbery of the consumer by the high \ tariff is entirely for the purpose of raising a revenue for the Government. He got very patriotic last spring,packed his grip and hied away to Washington, blossomed out as a full fledged lobbyist solely in the in? ' : . *J\ . V . ' : -V terest of this old bankrupt national' r Government of ours, which only f spends a billion dollars a year, and . J ret by his own showing only a few , a "iow, coarse,knotty" boards come in e in a very narrow zone on which a' \ tariff can be levied,while Mexico and . r t ie South American countries are JI barred out by the high tariff wall.; 1 He didn't tell us, but I would like to i 1 know how much revenue these few I "low, coarse, knotty" boards from : ? Canada bring in to the Government. ; 1 Bah! Mr Lumberman knows as well c as anyone that the object of the high ; i tariff on lumber of the Payne bill, which he demonstrates is prohibitive, 1 sxcept along the Canadian border, 1 is not for the purpose of raising a 1 revenue,but to enrich him and others I ] - * ! . HKe mm at ine expense- ui mc vosi, i army of- the buyers and consumers i 1 of lumt>er throughout the country. ! j Mr Lumberman holds up his hands j1 in holy horror at the idea of there 1 being any such thing as a lumber jl trust and yet confesses that he left ' his business and went to Washing- 1 ton, lobbied among all the Congress- 1 men from this State, implored them t to vote against free lumber and vio-! 1 late their solemn obligations, while it the rest of us were at home busy t plowing, believing that our pledged j i representatives would remain true j < to us. But alas! alas! the lobbyists j i (including Mr Lumberman) captured 1 poor Ellerbe and little Lever, while 1 Senators Tillman and Smith and Rep- i resentatives Finlev, Johnson, Aiken, 11 Patterson and Legare remained tri e 1 to the people who had elected them ] and strictly observed the solemn o1 - ] liorotinn p?fh had taken to SUDDort' 1 the principles and policies of the ] Democratic platform of 1908 which 1 demanded "the immediate repeal of 1 the duty on lumber, logs, etc, and that they be placed on the free list." 1 How much did it cost the lumber;r lobbyists to accomplish this nefari- < ous, dirty work? Mr Lumberman 1 ought to know, He was on the ground, and lumber people keep a < strict set of books. What was the i cost of the automobile spins around f the city, the frog-leg suppers, the i champagne, wines, lager beer, corn and rye liquor, the promised trip to Canada this summer?what did all these cost the lobbyists or trust magnates in order to capture the 1 two weak and approachable Congressmen from South Carolina? Further, in order to serve your interests ; and take money out of our pockets ' and put it into yours. Mr Ellerbe had to violate his solemn obligation made to us when he pledged himself to support the Democratic platform 1 which demanded free lumber. When . he first started out on the campaign j he dramatically waved a hunch of 1 letters and telegrams over his head and said that 5,000 voters of the Sixth district, including lumbermen, merchants, lawyers, boards of trade and farmers, had asked him to vote for a duty on lumber in violation of his pledge. He further said that 1 anybody, including his competitors, ' was at perfect liberty to examine 1 these papers,which of course was an Ellerbe bluff, but his opponents called his bluff ai)d got possession of his papers. They have been careful- i ly gone over and accurately counted ; and instead of the boasted 5,000 there are only 143 names attached j to the letters and telegrams and ev- ( ery one of them in the timber busi- ? ness or allied interests. Not a sin- ( gle one from a farmer and consumer of timber, and very few from this ( State. There are letters and telegrams from New Orleans, La., Norfolk, Va., Lynchburg, Va., Tifton, Fla.. Savannah, Ga., all lumbermen praying him to violate his pledge! and vote against free lumber which ^ he did April 9, 1910. Had he and * his conspirators not voted against j free lumber, we, the consumers and ^ buyers of lumber, to-day would be >aying two dollars less j>er thousand j or the lumber we have to buy. | Multiply this two dollars by the vast; 1 imount of lumber bought and used i ven in the Sixth district during one j ear and one can readily see how I nuch we are robbed, and you, Mr | i lumberman, enriched. No wonder j umbermen all over the country are < I allying to the support of Mr Eller- 1 >e. No wonder H J McLaurin, o^ sumter, S C, secretary of the lum- j >er association (lumbermen don't i . all it a trust, oh.no!) is Hooding the i sixth district with his circular "Toj ^11 Lumbermen urging ail lumoer- , nen to vote for Mr Ellerbe because le had served their interest so well { iv his vote against free lumber. How do they expect to elect their i nan. for he is undoubtedly the Ium-J lerman's candidate! They haven't!, rot the votes in their ranks. Even i Mr Lumberman can't vote for Mr 1 Sllerbe in a Democratic primary. The army of negroes who compose 1 line-tenths of the employees of the 1 umber companies can't vote in a Democratic primary, then how do hey expect to elect their man? 1 Have they deliberately decided to ;urn loose a tithe of the vast sum [ aken out of our pockets and put 1 nto theirs by operation ui ia?v, 10 | iebauching the citizenship of the ' Sixth district and thus openly buy 1 ;he nomination? There may be a lew in the district who can be bought j < md sold like cattle, but the great : nuss of the people of the Sixth dis:rict are an honest,God-fearing peo- , jle who can't be bought at any , arice. So your candidate, Mr Lum- ; merman, is a beat man. As the cam-1 paign progresses and his record is ventilated and exposed he gets weaker and weaker every day. So The County Record truly says, "he las three bright men after him." They are putting him deeper and ieeper in the hole from which he will never be able to scratch out. Much more might be said,but this communication is long enough and as your correspondent writes himself down as "Lumberman" I subscribe myself and am, A Consumer and Buyer. FIRE AT GREELYVILLE. M D DeLortne's Store and Warehouse Destroyed?Loss $10,000. News reached here Monday that a destructive fire had occurred at Greelyville about 5 o'clock that morning, causing the loss of Mrll D DeLorme's two stores and warehouse,all well stocked with merchan dise, also the barber shop in an adjoining building was destroyed. The total loss will approximate $10,000, said to be covered by insurance. Accounts vary as to the origin of the fire, but it seems to have caught from a lamp that exploded in the rear room of the store. We understand that Mr DeLorme, the owner of the property, was on Sullivan's Island when the fire occurred. The R-O'B-K Co's store nearby made a narrow escape. W. O. W. Picnic. Lake Camp, No. 426, W. 0. W., will give a picnic Thursday, August 25, at Prospect. Candidates for the county offices ire expected to be present and adiress the voters. Also other noted speakers are expected to make ad* iresses. The public is coraiauy mviiea iu :ome and bring full baskets. S D Hanna. ) J A Carter, /-Committee. W Poston. ) How's this for a cut? Our entire ine of Summer Goods is sold at cost irice. We are compelled to do this o make room for our new fall line, t will be to your advantage to see is. S. Marcus. 7-14-tf. INDiANTOWN ITEMS. Selated but Interesting Budget of Neighborhood News. (Ktceiv*<l too late for hwt week*s issue). Indian town, August 10:?We hear t said that the crops in this community are as good as in any secti< n \ )i the county.' Good fur the Indian-1! town planters. Mr and Mrs David McCutchen and children are spending a few weeks in th? mountains of North Carolina. Mrs Tom Cooper is visiting relatives in Virginia. Mrs W W Barr and son and Mrs A C Bridgman and little daughter are spending August in Northern Georgia. A musical recital will be given at Indiantown Graded school auditoriu n on Tuesday night,August 23, by several young ladies of the community. Refreshments will be served after the performance. They hope for a goodly attendance. Misses Maude Wilson and Marguerite Snowden spent last wet k with the latter's sister, Mrs Jam< I Munnerlyn, at Choppee, in Georgetown county. Mr William Lever of Columbia is L _ 1 *?- IJ ? ? ? ? I VlSlUng nis irienu, urn UOMU naium, of this place. Mr Harold Bridgmant has returned after a few weeks' stay with friends in Manning. Some of the young people enjoyed a chicken supper at the home of Mr and Mrs Jennings last Friday evening. Mr Keels Brodfcinton and his winsome bride (formerly Miss Gordon of Kingstree) have been visiting Mr Brockinton's parents, of this place. Miss Laura Bridgman, of the faculty of Chicora College and a well known public reader, will be one of the entertainers at the recital on the evening of the 23rd. An Indian. 5 or 6 doses "666" will cure any case of Chills and Fever. Price 25c. 4-28-4 m Built on Honor OaIJ an Unrii OUIU Ull ITIGIII l i There are no its and ands about our guarantee, and no rebate schemes about our sales. We prefer to believe that our customers are sensible people in search of a square deal, and we make it our business to treat them as such. When you buy a . Stieff Piano you get what you pay for. and pay for what you get. Ex erienced buyers know that. 'is constitutes the only bargain ; can count on?all other barga^^ A forms are gambles, and the purehaser is usually the los^r. Honesty may n<?t be the best policy, but year- of practice convince us that it is good enough. If you contemplate the purchase of a I piano, don't f til to examine the Stieff. A showdown is ourde- j I light. -i: _ A/f Qn_rc I i \^nas. ivi. ijuejj MANUFACTURER Baltimore, - - Md. 0 Southern Wareroom 5 West Trade Street Charlotte, - - - N. C. C. H. WILMOTH, Manager. I Educate Your Child KINGSTREE GRADED AM prepare Boys and Girls for Colle Climate unexcelled. Flowi: Competent Instructors. Thoi Music. Building well Heatei Spacious Auditorium and ? ft Boarding Pupils and Co-operatioi Fall Term Begins Mondi For further Information apply t J. W. Swittenberg, Superintendent. Kingstree, | Excellent F ? To secure good banking facility ~ AM/1 F/\ MA/kAlirA y~- eiuclMii. sci vice anu uw icecivc ? earnest desire of every man who ^ These are a few of the import 5E characterized the operations ot LIAMSBURG for years past. T SE thoroughly appreciate the confide their institution by each individu EE erted every effort to afford the v sible to obtain. Upon this basis, we solicit your | Bank of Willi ? Kingstree, g CW Stoll, President. E C E ? F Rhem, Zice-President. C W E To Tobacco Farme So confident are we in our positi highest prices?grade considered?] in the State. Our buyers are unsurpassed. / We Guarantee If after the sale you are not pleas higher prices are paid elsewhere, w fare to any market in the State, wh sales and judge for yourself. Then lieve that our prices are not as hig] the hogsheads and we will sack anc railroad for shipment free of cost b ROOM FOR Improvements sufficient to give u have been completed and we extern welcome. Our buyers represent a turers, and our own Mr Slaughter i BANNER WA Kingstree, ? D tS25l w If not ready now. w we will let you pay la mall If you prefer. ISTABUSHBD If Q*o. w. oHWimt, LOU" FiatOIFAit ' ren at Home. ^ | ? HIGH SGML i s ge or Business. J X: ng Artesian Wells- I rough Training in ? d and Ventilated, jplendid Library. i ot Patrons Solicited. fiy,Septl9,1910 m J E. C. Epps,' n ! y Clerk Board of Trustees. S.C. \ ? ^ ^ acilities %A! es, to obtain prompt and ^ i liberal treatment, is the 2 opens a bank account. z2 ant features that have ^ f the BANK OF WIL- =3 ' f 1 'he officers and directors 2 I ;nce reposed in them and z: al depositor, and have ex- 3 { i 4. u ery uesi. service it is pwa ?^ account 3 iamsburg 1 s. c. 3 3 pps, Cashier. ^ Ioswell, Asst. Cashier. 3 liuuituiuimuiiiaiuis rs in General i 'a on to secure for you the paid by any other market Satisfaction ;ed and you believe that re will pay your railroad lere you may witness the if you conscientiously bell or higher, you furnish I deliver your tobacco to d you. 3 , ALL I s all necessary floor space i to one and all a hearty ,11 the leading manufacs mightier than ever. RramisF v I IlkllVVVk I So. Car. I f I: i \ 4.Y3 for our FULL BOOKKEEPro COURSE SCHOLARSHIP If ?u write at once and state where >u saw this ad. Regular price is .00. To advertise this school, only limited number of scholarships 111 be sold at the low rate of $36. rite and have one reserved and .ter. wis can also teach you by CSS COLLEGE. Wt INOOKPORATBD 1IM ISVIULK. KT. * 4 j