The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, February 25, 1915, Page TWO, Image 2
SOME LIGHT THROWN
ON PENSION GRAB.
DEMOCRATS ACCUSED OF BEING
WORSE THAN REPUBLICANS
IN ACQUIESCENCE.
About 30,000 bills are introduced
in every session of Congress, covering
the numerous and complicated
interests that affect nearly 100,000,000
American citizens. Of these
30,000 bills only one-third, or about
10,000, concern the nation's larger!
affairs. The remaining two-thirds,
or 20,000, affect a small minority?
1? 41?- oon nnn th#? American
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people. This minority, however, is
the most persistent and successful
private interest in the United States.
They are chiefly the survivors of a
Civil war that ended fifty years ago. j
By the aid of their 20,000 bills, they!
annually take about $174,000,000 j
out of the Federal treasury. A single
measure, passed two years ago,
increased our pension expenditures
$25,000,000, and the legislative calendar
is instantly choked with bills
that would add still more to the
pension budget. The veterans of the
Civil war are dying at the rate of
35,000 a year; one hundred pass
away every day; of the mqre than
4? m;n;An mpn on the Union side,
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fewer than 500,000 now survive. The
amazing thing about our pension
system is this rapidly decreasing
Civil war army and the still more
. , rapidly increasing pension expenditure.
We are spending more for
pensions now than we have ever
spent before,
v The historian Lecky, in his "Democracy
and Liberty," argues
against democracy on the ground
that, under this system of government,
it is the inevitable tendency
for one section of society to insert
its hands into the pockets of the
others. He draws one illustration
for his favorite thesis from the
American pension system. Whatever
we may think of his political
philosophy, there can be no question
that his illustraiion is an apt one.
For nearly fiftyyears the Republican
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1 party has fostered tms pension n?u-1
it,reducing it to a regular system of
exchanging the old soldier's vote for
a free franking privilege on the
Federal treasury.
Until 1912, all the vicious pension
laws have been Republican laws.
Grovcr Cleveland's was the only administration
that had set itself
? against this abuse. When the Democrats
again secured possession of
the House in 1912, therefore, the
country expected something in the
way of a reform. In fact, the Democratic
party has so far out-distanced
the Republican record in pension
debauchery. It has passed outrageous
laws that the Republicans had
actually refused to put upon the
statute book. Only Republican opposition
has prevented even more
shame-faced raids upon the Federal
treasury. In Isaac R Sherwood the
Democrats have produced a pension
fanatic who has no counterpart in
the long list of Republican war
horses. Congressman Sherwood's
pension ideas are so extreme that
even the Grand Army of the Republic
has denounced them, and publicly
rapped Mr Sherwood down when he
has tried to explain them to their
gatherings. A single circumstance
shows the spirit in which he approaches
this problem. When someone
asked Mr Sherwood v here he
was to get the money to pav pensions
provided for by his bill, he
formulated this scheme: To reduce
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greatly appropriations iur m* prcoent
standing army; to muster out
the larger part of it; to stop building
battleships and scrap those that
we have, and to end all construction
work on the Panama canal. If these
"economies" did not furnish money
enough t<> pay the "old fellows,"
then Mr Sherwood and his associates
advocated bond issues for this
patriotic purpose,
j. Four years ago the World's Work
^ published a series of articles on this
great National scandal. Since then
much pension history has been made.
Beginning with the March number,
therefore, the World's Work will
rtake up the subject again, showing
the new abuses for which our new
political era is resp^sible. In this
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series, as in the earlier one, the dis- j
j tinction between deserved and un- j
deserved pensions is made clear. No
one begrudges adequate relief to
the patriots who were disabled in
the course of real service to the
Union. But the horde of deserters,1
"bounty jumpers," widows of
"broomstick marriages," and other
fraudulent pensioners of types tot)
numerous to catalogue have no j
claims upon the gratitude of the
nation. They are the worst enemies
of the deserving pensioner, for they
trade upon his reputation, to prey
upon the source of his earned relief.
? World's Work.
The Steady Subscriber.
"How dear to our hearts is the;
steady subscriber,
Who pays in advance at the birth
of each year.
Who lays down the money and does
it quite gladly, ,
And casts 'round the office a halo
cheer.
"He never says: 'Stop it,I cannot afford
it,
I'm getting more magazines now
than I read;'
But always says, 'Send it; our people
all like it?
The fact is we think it a help and
a need.'
"How welcome his check when it
reaches our sanctum.
How it makes our pulse throb,
how it makes our heart dance!
We outwardly thank him, we inwardly
bless him?
The steady subscriber who pays |
in advance."
?Anonymous.
Name Your Farm.
Occasionally we get a letter from
a farmer on stationery on which is
printed his own name and the name
of his farm. Ih some eases we find
on the margin, briefly stated, what
is being made a specialty of on that
farm.
This looks like business, and demands
attention at once, for it
catches the eye.
The editor of your county paper
always stands in need of a bushel of
potatoes, a sack of water-ground
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meaJ, or some sucn iarm product,
and would be glad to 9wap you some
nice printed envelopes and paper to
match for these things, or he would
even accept the money.
It will pay you to do some trading
with this man, who is doing a lot in
his way to help you, so next time
you are in town talk it over with
him. Before giving the order talk
it over with the wife and family,
and decide on an appropriate, catchy
name for your farm and then?live
up to it.?President Charles S Barrett^
in National Field.
Hemingway Happenings.
(Received too late for last week's issue).
Hemingway,February 16:?Messrs
J M Eaddy, J E Hemingway and
Dr H L Baker spent Saturday in
Kingstree.
Mr C L Creel and Dr L G Day
made a flying trip to Fork Sunday.
Miss Ethel McCullough spent the
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weeK-ena at -ner noine near r>ryan.
Dr George Haselden and wife
have returned to their home at
Hemingway, after spending the
winter in Florida.
Mesdames J M Eaddy and Jno H
Wooten visited Mrs Eaddy's mother,
Mrs ? Creel, at Johnsonville Saturday
afternoon.
Mr L E Creel of Poston was in
town Sunday.
Miss Sue Anne Leland, the assistant
principal of the graded school
here, and Mr George Flowers motored
over to Kingstree Sunday
morning, and were happily united
in the holy bonds of matrimony.
They were accompanied by Miss
Emily Hudson We wish them a
happy and prosperous life.
Misses ? Skinner and ? Noel and !
Mr Charlie Levy of Andrews spent!
a short while in our town Saturday. J
Mr W T Hemingway was calling i
on friends in town Sunday evening.
Do You Find Fault with Everybody? j
An irritable, fault-finding dispo-:
sition is often due to a disordered)
stomach. A man with good digestion
is nearly always good natured.
A great many have been permanently
benefited by Chamberlain's
Tablets after years of suffering, j
These tablets strengthen the stom-1
ach and enable it to perform its;
functions naturally. Obtainable ev- j
ervwhere.
VISITORS AT 8ENS0N.
Many Coming and Going?A
Pleasant Social.
(Received too late for last week's issue).
Benson, February 17: -Our com- J
rnunity is favored quite often with !.
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visitors who spend the week-end v
among the hospitable people of this a
favored section of the county. a
Miss Lula Easterling, an accom- 1
plished young lady whose home is at J
iTatum, Marlboro county, and-who 8
has been striving diligently for two o
consecutive school terms at Rough
Branch "training the young idea to ^
shoot," visited the home of Mr and
Mrs T J Phillips, also Miss Pat |
Hanna, the vivacious young daughter
of Mr Billie Hanna, who resides (
near the thriving city of Cades.
Miss Jessie Bethea, whose home is (
at McColl, and who for the past two
years has given her time, attention t
and talent to instructing the children
of the appreciative patrons of n
Bloomingvale school, visited at the
home of Mrs J SMcCullough during
the week-end. ,\
Also Miss Katie Bell,the charming
young daughter of Mr J C Bell, ^
spent a few days here with her bro- P
ther's, Mr Rob Bell's, family. a,
The young men have a habit of V
coming, and it would take too much
valuable space to enumerate them.
For example only, we may mention:
Messrs Clyde Gamble, Alex and
Frank Rodgers,David Nexsen, David
Scott, Dr Pratt(when a certain ladv
visitor comes), and a timid young
widower who drives a beautiful black
horse, Willie Dave Hanna, Johnnie
Foxworth and, last, but quite often,
Dock Johnson. ti
A few hours were happily whiled v
away Saturday evening at the home
of Mr and Mrs J S McCullough in
honor of the visitors in the neigh- j
borhood. WES. o
A FAIR WARNING. ,
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One That Should Be Heeded by Kingstree
Residents.
Frequently the first sign of kidney T
trouble is a slight ache or pain in .
the loins. Neglect of this warning
makes the way easy for more serious
troubles?dropsy, gravel, Bright's
disease. 'Tis well to pay attention
to the first sign. Weak kidneys
generally grow weaker and delay is
often dangerous. Residents of this
locality place reliance in Doan's
Kidney Pills. This tested remedy a
has oeen used in kidney trouble over 0
50 years?is recommended all over
the civilized world. Read the following:
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W G Graham, 116 Fountain St,
Darlington, S C, says: "My kidneys
gave me a lot of trouble, causing
dull pains in the small of my back. In i
the morning my back was so sore and 4
lame that I could hardly keep going.
I had dizzy spells and the kidney se- P
cretions passed irregularly. Colds
often settled on my kidneys, making n
my condition worse. I tried different
medicines, but with no success
until I used Doan's Kidney c
Pills. Three boxes cured me." E
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't C
simply ask for a kidney remedy?get o
Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that A
Mr Graham had. Foster-Milburn d
Co, Props, Buffalo, NY. o
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Appreciation. C
The following letter from a valued 5
friend is so much appreciated that
we take the liberty of publishing it.
At a time like this such letters come
as oases in a desert of worry and
trouble and physical suffering on the
part of the editor. Wish we had a
thousand friends like this one.?Editor
The Record.
The County Record,
Kingstree, S C.
Gentlemen:?Being a firm believer
in the truthfulness of the Scriptural
teaching appearing in your editorial
column this week, "It is more bless- I
ed to give than to receive" (but ^
which in my case should read, "to ^
pay than to owe") and noticing that p
the yellow label bears a date that is y
somewhat in arrears, I am enclosing ^
you my check for 53.00, asking that j(
>ou mark my subscription forward jby
this amount. v
With very kindest regards to your
Mr Wolfe. I am, c
Yours very truly, j
Lake City, February 19. 1
flow To Give Quinine To Children.
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Children take it and never know it is Quinine. 1
Also especially adapted to adults who cannot 1
take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor
cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. Try m
it the next time you need Quinine for any purpose.
Ask for 2-ounce original package. The
!lame FEBRILINK is blown in bottle. 15 cents.
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Baptist Church.
Rev W E Hurt, Pastor.
Services every Sunday morning at
1:30 o'clock and evening at 7:30
'clock.
Sunday-school at 10.00 a. m.
Prayer-meeting Wednesdays at
:30 p. rr..
Episcopal Church,
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0 a. m.: morning prayer and serlon,
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Methodist Church.
Rev D A Phillips, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday morning
t 11:30 o'clock and evening at 7:30
'clock.
Sunday-school at 10:30 a. m.
Mid-week prayer meeting every
Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock.
Presbyterian Churcb.
Rev P S McChesney, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday at 11 a.
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:00 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:30
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ow Nr. Davis Got Rid of a Bad Cough.
"Some time ago I had a very bad
ough," writes Lewis T Davis,
llackwater,Del. "My brother, Mc!abe
Davis, gave me a small bottle
f Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
ifter taking this I bought half a
ozen bottles of it but only used
ne of them, as the cough left me
nd I have not been troubled since."
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ocking the Door after the Horse
ias been stolen shows want of
recaution, or of proper care of
our property. Many lives would
ave been saved that have been
>st in automobile accidents if
hey had had their cars in proper
/orking order by looking aftor it
1 time, and taking it to a rirst
lass auto repair shop like the
iingstree Garage.
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The Simplon Tunnel, connecting
witzerland and Italy, is the longest
ailway tunnel in the world, being
2 miles 458 yards in length.
Only One "BROMO QUININE"
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