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SECONO WEEK OF CAMPAIGN < \M>ll?\TI<:s CONTINl i: IMN TF.ItFSllXt. TALKKKST. Tew Meeting* of Suite 4 ampalgn Al? ready I it'll? N'O l>C\olopUlCUU. of Interest?Whiskey Question still Paramount Nsuc? friction Among Statc-wldcrs?? Kallroad Comml? ssosh r*' Kscc. Wlnnai'oro. July 3.?According to a resolution passed by the candidates for State officers In s conference here, the meetings hereafter will begin at tt o'clock promptly. The county chairmen of the various counties where meetings are yet to be held are requested to take note of this and act accordingly. Heretofore in some ^f the towns the meetings have not begun until 11 o'clock, which contin? ued the speaking too far into the af? ternoon. Ten counties have been visited by the campaign party; thirty-two re? main. On Wednesday the itinerary wMl be resumed at Lexington. The candidates have declined to attend any "side" meetings, so the three days' Interval will be of rest or of personal canvass. True, some of the candidates attended a smoker at Cheater Thursday evening, and anoth? er at Wtnnsboro on Friday evening, but they did not talk politics; this Is according to an agreement among the campaigners. ITurlng the first week of the cam? paign it became apparent that the whlekey question was the paramount Issue; this was due to the fact thit upon this matter alone was there a diversity of opinion. Mayor Blease has failed to Introduce compulsory education, the other candidates or the msjorlty of them barely mentioning the question, some not taking It up at all. Who Introduced the whiskey question? That Is a question touched yesterday. Blease said that he nor the other local option candidate. Mr. MeLeod. did It; Mr. Richards says the issue Is not of his choosing, and Mr. Hyatt says there are other matters of vastly more im oa than whiskey, and that he not Intend to take up his time dealing with it. Mr. Featherstone Is the only candidate who discusses the question without disclaiming respon siblllty for its introduction, and with? out In a manner apologising for It; he declares that he has not made it an Issue, but the situation In the State has forced it. Because the law of 36 ossjatles Is being Interfered with by the remaining six Is Mr. Feather stone's main reason, and he argues that the ssle of whiskey affects the public morals and welfare, therefore Is bound to be Important. The Issue Is between local option and State-wide prohlbiton. with Me? Leod and Blease championing the former, and Featherstone. Richards and Hyatt urging the latter. The fight among the three last named Is as to who Is the consistent one. the original?the logical?candidate. This Is threshed out In almost every meet? ing. Mention has been made of fric? tion among the State-widers; If fric? tion there be, It Is on that point. However. Featherstone has not in the past few days mentioned the mat? ter, but has repeatedly declared that he is not running on that Issue alone, that the people should not elect a Governor on that Issue alone and that If am ?her Is chosen he wlK as? sist him to bring about State-wide prohibition Mr. Hvstt is the on'y 3as who mukea the bald, uuquau statement that he Is the only it State-wider among the ihres. Practically the only new feature of the past week or at least one empha? sised more than during the first week, Is the plea to the farmers. Several of the candidates take up some little telling about their early strug on the farm and their work in behalf of the farmers since they have teen In a position to render assist? ance. Among the candidates for Gov? ernor Mr. Hyatt stresses this point more than any of the others; he tells u* his boyhood and then of his <v-rk ?Ith B. D. Smith and oiheta MJ the ootion movement. Mr. Rleharda re ?:ents all this and says he doesn't in-, tend that Hyatt shall kick him off his farmers' platform. Mr. Mcl^eod haa n so "pulled the hell cord." but he do<? not emphasise It. Blease d >e< m?t treat thl* subject except to c&il down the others for trying to ride the farmers Into office. Musers. Richards and MeLeod talk more about the Confederate soldiers than do the others. Msggg put a crimp In that platform, hsjsjsjfsf, on ly. Mr. Bleaae. tlLugh. took at Yorkvllle to *lmw his voucher for a contribution |g the monument to the women of the Con? federacy, saying that he believed himself the largest Individual contrib? utor In the State. There Is llttl* deflnlteness In the dls rusrlnnn on education Mr. Richards urges support of all the State's Insti? tutions; Mr Filenne says that the ap? propriations are. In his opinion, a little too large, but that he would not take a dollar from them If hi thought It would hurt their usefulness. All agree that th* common schools should receive unstinted support. Messrs. lllease and Hyatt are the two who stress tax conditions more than do their opponents. Both these are alarmed over conditions. All the oth? ers promise to do what they can in the matter. Among the other candidates the only manifest interest is in the race for railroad commissioner. This is due largely to the fact that Cansler prods his opponents on almost every occasion; this he does in a good-nat? ured manner thnt amuses the people, yet it awakens a degree of interest. Mahon devotes more of his time dis? cussing freight rates than do the oth? ers, Hampton argues the necessity for a civil engineer on the board; Scar? borough contends that the great Pee Dee country is entitled to representa? tion on the board, and that his study of railroad matters while in the house fits him for useful service. Cansler says that he has been told that a square deal was not given him in the election two years ago; he wants fair? ness and justice this time. He opens all his speeches by referring to "this biennial occasion"?his candidacy for this office. Cansler speaks of his op? ponents as the "undergrowth." The candidacy of B. B. Evans, as stated last Monday, is one of protest against the administration of the Hon. J. Fr?ser Lyon, founded on the four general charges named in a previous article. Mr. Lyon did not attend any of the meetings last week; Mr. Ev? ans was present each day and made his usual speech. He has been more warmly received in the territory lust visited than in the Pee-Dee, where on several occasions his attacks failed to arouse any apparent interest, mani? fested in applause or cheers. Mr. Lyon took the position at Blshopvllle that the accusations brought by Mr. Evans were all disproved by printed records, and that he did not Intend to neglect the duties of his office to an? swer charges which he termed as wil? ful misrepresentations or the gross? est ignorance. COUNTY BOARD MEETS. <'?unl> C ommissioners Held Meeting Tuesday?No Definite Action Tak? en on Tuikcy Creek or Cotton Plat? form Matters. The Board of County Commission? ers held their regular monthly meet? ing Tuesday. Present, P. M. Pitts, Supervisor and all Commissioners. The minutes of three previous meetings being read and approved, the Board took up such new business as might be presented. Dfi Mood appeared, asking that a Ire srreens be placed In all of the alms house buildings. It was moved ?hat screens be placed. The motion was carried. Mr. W, S. Chandler, being the on'y applicant for the position as eottoi wt I?hor at Mayesvllle, was duly elect? ed The Sumter County Anti-Tubercu? losis Atrociation asked that they ho allowed to deposit the amount of $500 voted1 them for 1909, and tn-it ?ht l\?ard pa) certain bills out ol" ap :.r.),?i mtion of 1910. It was moved and seconded that the Antl-Tuhc rculosis Association must use the money already granted to th. m, **oi the suppression of tubercu 'osls, si cording to act granting same, and must exhaust said sum before the Board can consider claims against up^roptlatlon made for 1910. The motion was carried. Mr. P. M. Pitts offered the follow? ing resolution: Inasmuch as a committee from the bar association has come before this board and assumed the responsi? bility for the failure to prepare new indexes for the office of the Judge of Probate, we will erase from the min? utes anything reflecting on Judge Theg. E. Richardson, Judge of Prob? st*. ' Presentment of the grand Jury was reed] and contents noted. The Super % sf?r was Instructed to provide sult i ??le furniture for office of Supervi? sors of Registration. Mr. W. Lorlng Lee presented esti? mate* gg sent of cleaning out Turkey Creek, stating one method to cost I1 - ! H00. and another at a cost of |2,200. FV port geeoptOd from Mr. Lee. and further action deferred. Mr. B i?. Mitchell extended an In \ 11;?11<m to tin- memhers <>f the Board t . take dinner with him on Juij 10, Accepted With thanks. it was moved riiui seconded that the right Of wny ?>e granted the city to lay sewer lines across the public roed wherever necessary, upon tin ir giving hoard assurance that same should re ties no damage The motion was tarried, The not ton warehouse represent i tlves appeared to settle the matter of a c?>tt??n platform for the use of pub lb welghera \ ro w contract was submitted by the County Com miaslonoTi and one by the warehouse people, Neither a*as accepted, and ? modified one was suggested, to be dteCttaaed at the next meeting. The Board then adjourned. The trouble with the Nlcaraguan war is that It isn't big enough to en? title the man who stops it to the No? bel peace prize.?Syracuse Herald. RQOSEV LI I t H?CHiii rIGrtT. ALLIES HIMSELF WITH OPPO? NENTS OF BALLINGER. - i He Comes Out For Polndexter Who 1m , A Candidate for the Senate From Washington. Oyster Ray, N. Y? July 5.?Theo? dore Rooso elt made it clear today, not by dirccc statement but by impli? cation so strong that It admits of no misinterpretation, that he will sup? port Representative Miles Polndexter |r> his fight for a seat in the United Skater senate from the State of Wash? ington. They had luncheon together und a conference at Sagamore Hill today, and Mr. Polndexter departed jubilant. In Indorsing Polndexter for the renate, Col. Roosevelt places himself square y in opposition to Richard A. BuKincrer. secretary of the interior, 'vhom President Taft has so warmly defended, and it is the only stand he has taken bearing directly or indi? rectly on the Ballinger-Plnchot con? troversy. Mr. Polndexter Is opposed to Mr. Ballinge;. He hopes to succeed Sen? ator Piles of Washington, who is now seeking another term. Mr. Piles has been identified with the Ballinger wing of the party. Mr. Polndexter and Mr. Ballinger are from the same locality. Seattle. After the conference Mr. Polndex? ter said: "I found Col. Roosevelt unchang? ed. He is just the same as ever. He and I have worked together always and he assured me that we always would work together. I am delighted with the result of the visit." Col. Roosevelt spoke of his talk with Mr. Polndexter in a manner which plainly showed the pleasure which the meeting had given him. This is what he had to say: "Representative Polndexter and I went over the political situation in j tho senate. He assured me that he j was in hearty sympathy with my con- j servatlon policy. | "Mr. Polndexter Is a candidate for the United States senate and is op? posed to that wing of the party head? ed by Mr. Balllnger, the secretary of the Interior." That Is all he wanted put In quota? tion marks. He Indicated, however, that he had given assurance to Mr. Polndexter that he would support blm In his attempt to succeed Sena? tor Piles. Colncldentally Secretary Ralllnger and Mr. Taft had a conference at Beverly today In which they discuss? ed the reclamation service. There Mr. Balllnger denied with emphasis a ru? mor that he was to resign. "I am no quitter and never have been." he said. Miles Polndexter is an out and out insurgent when the people of the State of Washington elected on a rad? ical platform. He has been .a firm supporter of Roosevelt policies, espe? cially as relates to conservation of natural resources. At luncheon with the colonel they discussed the Ballinger-Pinchot oc? currence in detail in the course of k their talk on the political status of the Northwest. IiOOK FOR HIGHER RATES. Expected Tliat Southern Roads Will Follow Western Lines. Washington, June 5.?An increase In freight rates by railroads in the Southeast is confidently looked for by the Inter-State Commerce Commis? sion and leading railroad lawyers here. Though nothing could be got? ten today showing positively that this would be done, there are indications that the roads are preparing to take care of themselves In the matter. The belief Is that before long the roads In the Southeast will file with the Inter-State Commerce Commis? sion notices of Increases, and that in doing so the roads will take the posl- j tlon that their decision to give in? creased wages to their help has made the higher freight rates necessary. At the Inter-State Commerce Com mission * Offices no official word has bean received concerning increase of ratOS in the South, hut it is well un? derstood that if such notices come in they will cause no surprise to the commission. The Southern roads have not shoved up rates recently as have the roads in other parts of the coun? try. At the same time there is no doubt the roads in Southeast terri? tory are behind the Kastern and Western roads with respect to amount of ? arnlngs, Some of the Southern roads are poor, it was stated today thai ;it almosl any time the commis? sion might receive notice from the Southern. Seaboard Air Line, Atlantic Coasl Line, Louisville and Nashville and 11111> r Southern lines of such In? tended Increase. ?When the stomach fails to per? form its functions, the bowels be? come deranged, the liver and the kidneys congested causing numerous diseases, The stomach ami liver must be restored to a healthy condition and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets can be depended upon to do It. Easy to take and most effective. Sold by W. W. Slbert. From Carolina to Wise asin * A South Carolinian moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin. He had taken Dr. Hilton's Life and knew its benefits. He tried to buy it of Wis? consin druggists, but they had never heard of it. S j he wrote back home for it. His newly-made Wisconsin friends tried it. They praised it too, Druggist in La Crosse had many calls for it. The demand grew so great that not long ago we received a $250.00 order for Dr. Hilton's Life FOR THE liver and kidneys We had never solicited an order in Wisconsin. It came of its own accord, because people had heard of Hilton's Life and had to have it. Your druggist has it in 25c, 50c and $1.00 bottles. You should be thankful that you have it at home, for it is the greatest medicine in the world for Liver, Kidney and Urinary troubles. Prepared and guaranteed by Life Medicine Company, Columbia. The Murray Drug Co., distributors. Take It and Know Its Benefits CHARLESTON GOOD ROADS RAL? LY. Health Officer Heard on Still Has Hope That Sumter Will Be Well Rep? resented. \ - Health Officer Reardon suggested to the Charleston committee of arrange? ments in charge Of the programme for the big good roads rally, on July I2thi that the hundreds of low coun? try delegates be given an opportunity *o im pect the good roads and drain? age v ork done by the Cnarleston Drainage and Sanitary Commission in ladeeming thousands of acres of low lands and doing away with mosquitos and malarial fever, and enhancing the value of heretofore worthless lands. The suggestion of Sumter's health officer was adopted and it has been I decided that on July 13th there will be an inspection of the drainage and good roads work in Charleston county by the hundreds of visitors. From 100 to 150 visiting automobiles are expect? ed to be in Charleston as a result of the endurance runs and those togeth? er with the Charleston county cars will make at least 300 cars in the !in*? v hi eh will carry the crowds to the places where the good road and drainage work has been done. The visiting automobilists will be escotted by the Charleston Automo? bile Club and just before leaving the city foi the drainage works there is to be an automobile parade in which it is estimated there will be three hundred automobiles filled with ladies and gentlemen. It is hoped to use the good roads rally as a kind of sanitary stimulation for drainage of the low lands of East? ern Carolina thereby getting rid of mosquitos and malaria so prevalent in the swamps and other low lands. The idea is that good roads mean improved hygienic condition because in order to have good roads we must first have good drainage of the roads. Draining roads means the drainage of a considerable territory adjacent to the roads. If we connect every coun? ty in the low country by good roads, we begin the establishment of a sys? tematic and connected drainage of the territory traversed by the good roads. During the commercial congress and "aft day meeting held in Flor? ence last spring an organization known as the Eastern Carolina Sani? tary and Drainage Association was effected by the election of temporary officers and the formation of an exe? cutive committee, composed ">f one delegate from each of the Pee Dee ctuntles. Secretary James D. Evans of the Florence Hoard of Trade wns elected secretary, and Mr. E. W. Dabbs, executive committeeman from Sumter county. The State Health Officer Dr. C. F. Williams, and Commissioner of Agri? culture and Commerce E. .T. Watson, were very much interested and agreed to hold or to call a meeting later in the summer to perfect the permanent Of ganlsatlon. Secretary Reardon Is In hopes that the Mayor and entire city council, the Hoard of Health. City Engineer, the Superintendent of streets. County Supervisor and Board Of County Commissioner, together "?n every automobile owner and good roads enthusiast in Sumter county will attend the meeting In Charleston next week, and that they will take advantage of the education? al features of the programme in the opportunity to see the wonderful commercial and sanitary results of the work performed by the Charles? ton Sanitary and Drainage Commis? sion, of which Colonel James Cos grove Is secretary and engineer. President Jennings has appointed the following gentlemen to represent the Chamber of Commerce at the Charleston good roads rally, etc.: J. W. Allen, Dr. S. C. Baker, M. H. Beck, Dr. Walter Cheyne, R. L. Wright, J. H. Chandler, J. B. Brog don, M. B. Randle, Robert Shelor, L A. Ryttenberg, C. L. Stubbs, Dr. L. M. Parier, Dr. J. A. Mood, Ed Pitts, S. W. tSubbs, J. C Huger, Dr C. P. Osteen, L I. Parrott, R. B. Belser, Ferd Levi, G. F. Epperson, D. D. Moise, R. I. Manning, P. M. Pitts, F. E. Thomas, E. T. Mims, John I. Brogdon, W. J. Young, J. P. Booth, D. W. Cuttino, R. K. Wilder, E H. j Rhame, H. J. McLaurin, Jr., J. F. I Glenn, J. w. McKiever, L. E. White. I W. Loring Lee. HOW TO SECURE PEACE. j stop Lying About Other Nations? Find Out Truth and Tell It. (From the Hartford Times.) There are several ways of conserv J Ing and assuring peace between all the nations of the earth. The best and simplest way of all is for nations 1 as well as individuals to cultivate the i i habit of telling the truth, in order that it may be told. Back of every great war there are racial rivalries and hatreds, but back of every great war there is also usually to be found I a mass of falsehood and deceit. Some of the greatest military heroes the world has known have been incorrig? ible liars and cheats?Napoleon Bon? aparte the greatest of them all. The war of 1S70-71 between France and Germany was preceded by some very shady work on the part of the statesman at Berlin, who was most influential In precipitating that tre? mendous struggle. His excuse for his deceit was that only a smashing vic? tory over the French nation, still un? der the enchantment of the Napo? leonic conquests, could unite the Ger? man people and bring about an en? during peace. Events have verified that calculation, although on two or three occasions since 1870 the gov? ernment at Berlin has been on the Verne of ar attempt to repeat the smashing process. Bismark altered the wording of telegrams received by him in order to deceive the old emperor and the German people and put them into a warllk mood. He owned up 10 It all afterwards, when success could be held to justify the trick. He held that j v ar was inevitable and that the soon? er it was fought?after the Germans were fully ready for it?the better. We need not search the pages of history for similar instances. There are pleitt) of them. There are two possible wars in the world now "in the making." One of them may come between Great Britain and Germany. There is no liar at the head of the Germans now, but what do we see on the otehr side of the North Sei'' The British people are being system? atically misled by some of their pub? lic men, some of their newspapers and some of their magazines. There is a scheme In England to crush the splendid mercantile marine of Ger? many and to administer a tremendous blow to the rapidly growing Industries of Germany. Here and there an Eng? lishman, like Lord Northeliffe, who controls the London Times, Is blunt enough to let that fact be seen. Just as Bismark and other Germans wish? ed to crush France in 1870, these Englishmen wish to crush Germany now. They think the surest way to bring about the conflict is to deceive the English people about the military intentions of Germany, as shown In the construction of a fleet of battle? ships. We do not think it an exag? geration to say that the British na? tion is being systematically lied to about Germany, and that If that lying could be stopped there would be no little chance of a war between the two nations. In this country we have some pub? lic men and a few newspapers which have persistently sought to instill un? truths into the minds of the Ameri? can people about the people and the government of Japan. No matter how many trustworthy and respected Americans, like former Vice Presi? dent Fairbanks, may come home and report that the Japanese are resolutely determined to remain at peace with the United States, no matter how of? ten the leaders of Japan may reiter? ate their great desire for and need of peaceful relations with this country, the agitators who believe they can fool the majority of Americans about this matter keep up their falsifica? tions, and tb.it they do succeed in misleading many mteids cannot be denied. War is hell, as General Sherman said, but was is even more illusion. There are the illusions that help to bring about war and the illusions of victory. It is well known now that it was utterly needless for the United States to go to war with Spain in 1898 in order to secure the inde? pendence of Cuba. General Wood ford, who was our minister to Spain when the war was declared, is a good enough witness in attestation of that fact. Then what illusion followed? one great American glory-grab at Kettle Hill and another in Manila Bay ?in either case a big Yankee cat gobbling a very small Spanish mouse. But how we have exalted the "he? roes!" And the humbug is not ended yet. So we say, teach the world how to detect a lie and to abhor it, and yow have made peace secure. ?Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets gently stimulate the liver and bowels to expel poisonous matter, cleanse the system, cure constipation and sick headache. Sold by W. W. Sibert. Don't Neglect Your Eyes? call and have our optician examine your eyes If they are troubling you; by having this done you may not have to wear them long. But to continue straining them may necessitate you wearing them your lifetime. Our optical parlor is fitted with every device for thoroughly examin? ing the eye. We have installed a lense grinding plant and do our own lense grinding and driling; carry a stock of compound lense frame mountings and optical goods. We can fill your prescriptions at once properly; all work guaranteed. Graduate optician in charge. W. A. Thompson, Jeweler and Optician. Phone 333. - - No. 6 S. Main St