Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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f !-f (f?lattbman anb .Southron. The 8umt**r Watchman was found ?4 In 1850 anC the True Southron In Iff* The Watchman and Southron sow ha* th* combined circulation and uafluenoo cf both of the old papers tad 1? manifestly the best advertising medium In Humter. The election la over and everybody ztkn get down to business, which la nope pleasant and profitable than pol It lea ? ? ? Mr. Rlease has been elected Gov? ernor by a majority sufficiently large o decide that he Is the deliberate <feoioe of the people of South Caro Ina for that position. While we do not vappen to be one of that majority, *e accept the result complacently and vtlhout a single regret for the course jxd policy pursued. We honestly be Ivsvsd and still believe that Feath rtsons was the better man for Oov rnor and so believing we advocated its election and voted for him. As it urned out there wars not enough sen in South Carolina of a like opln >n to sleet Mr. Featherstone; and ?owing that If evil should result rem the election of Mr. Bleass, those who were responsible for his elec lon will suffer ss much as those who oted agalnat him. We are not wor? ding over the future. We are one peo le and prosper together, or suffer ?gether. and what one-half of the people can stand the bal? ance of us will endure without bit? terness. a a ? Mr. Blease has won a remarkable victory?one of the most remarkable that we have knowledge of?and it is a personal triumph pure and simple, which makes It all the more remarkable. Mr. Blease represents nothing but himself and his political ambitions. He was the champion of no cause snd was the personflcatlon of no cleaC-cut issue. He had or? ganisation?a smooth working, ef? ficient and energetic machine?but It was composed of his personal fol? lowers, not the adherents of a cause or the advocates of an Issue, hence his election is th* triumph of the indi? vidual. He will go into office with free hands and unpledged to any policy or programme, and he has the. ?ooortunlty to make a record. It rests with him to determine whether It shsll be good or bad. We shsll hope for the best, for the State's sake. ? ? ? City Engineer Lee makes a sug? gestion in respect to the drslnage of Turkey Creek that should be adopted and acted upon with the least pos? sible delsy. The plan to create a drainage district, under authorization of tbe Legislature, may not be popu? lar with tbe property owners whose laads have been drslned and ren? dered arable and \aluable by the con? struction of Turkey Creek canal by the city, but it would be only fair and lust for those who have already bene fitted so largely by this public work to share the cost of maintenance in the future. Turkey Creek canal Is essential to the proper drainage of the city, but It Is equally as essential to the property owners whose farm lands He In what was formerly Tur? key Creek swamp. SOS In discussing the whys and where? fores of the election of Mr. Blosse It should n-?t be overlooked that he really owes his election to the very substantial majorities given him oy (*h.Ti?Mt.?n and Rlchland counties. Ifad those metropolitan counties vot itherstone Instead of Blease the result would have been different. It can therefore be claimed, with some show of Justice, that the elec? tion of mease was really a vlct ry for Oasafffaaiaa and IMcaland. Wil l. IXftPKCT H1TB8. - Asylum CsmmaJsssesi iia^ Q#jet From Man\ < esastlea C* t ? ? it. Sept. It. ? At tbe meet ng sf the v?v|um commission this af ternoVn all or the 51 hit ex offered w? r. Vonii ler? d. Tomorrow morn iiik the* i ommiv^ion will look over sev? eral ii ssfjfl of bind in tbe "Dutch Cork' section of Lexington county. Uses h?v t'caa offered the earn* ml.xvbui from Lexington. Bichland Beaufort, IJdgefi? i I. o. on?e. Bickens, Chester, Chesterfield and Kershaw counties Th'-re were present at the meeting t' d?v I ?r J. W. B.ib. pi k. superin? tendent of the State Hospital for the laaanej i?r. RoblH Wilson, Jr.. of Ina H te board -f h.fclth. Charleston; Dr. 1 sarge I! Cromer. Newberry, and ' l I. r v :'prl1gs. of Lancaster, i I*, It <?. Burdv, the fifth member ? tbe ? 'Miml^hn, will come to Co? lombia, tomorr...v. The trills of ln ?j eetp.n will be mado In automobile?. It whs immure * d today, by Dr. J. W. lutU-ocI;. that the Asylum com mafnlan would very probably s^'oct a ?lte for the new IriNtitutlon during tbe week. POOR BANK INSPECTION. Comptroller Says Many Which l all Could Be Saved. Washington, Sept. 12.?Comptroller of the currency Lawrence O. Murray Issued a statement today to the nat? ional bank examiners under him, as? serting that almost every recent nat? ional bank failure could have been averted If the examiners had reported actual conditions. Mr. Murray in? tends to make a personal Investiga? tion of every district. The Comptroller's sharp letter comes close upon the heels of the radical shakeup In the ranks of the bank examiners by which ?10 men Thursday last were shifted to new fields. In this statement to the bank ex? aminers Mr. Murray says: "In nearly every case of a national bank failure since I have beer Comp troler the Insolvency could have been averted had the national bank examiner determined the true con? dition and reported his findings In time for me to force a correction in the administration of the bank's af? faire. "In view of the fact that the ex? cuse offered in practically every case by the examiner were that he was unable to exactly determine the true ocndltion of the bank, that the officers and directors would not correct the conditions brought to their atten? tion by him, or any one of another dozen reasons, the Comptroller pro? poses to go Into each of the various districts for the purpose of ascertain? ing at first hand why an examiner is unable to discover and report the true condition of a bank. In this work ho will be accompanied and assisted by Oscar L. Telling, formerly a national bank examiner and now chief of the division of reports in the Comptrol? ler's office. "The Comptroller is of the opinion that a board of directors which will not or can not meet with a repre? sentative of the Government for a short time twice each year to go over in detail the conditions which he finds and reports to it is composed of mem? bers who are not doing their duty in any sense of the word, and it is now proposed to find out whether or not the hardship complained of by the examiners really exists or If the va . UU eiiui o *jt n rial to an Ha do not adequately surpervise their trust. "This Investigation by the Comp? troller and his chief of the division of reports is also an inve tigation in? to the methods employed by every national bank examiner, and upon seeing them make an examination of several banks and afterward hold? ing a meeting of the directors, he will be able to determine who of his examining force, if any, are ineffi? cient. "The Comptroller believes that an excutlve officer should know the dif? ficulties encountered by the men in the field, and knows of no more authentic way of finding this out than going Into the field himself for the purpose of encountering in per? son some of these so-called diffi? culties." The Cart Before the Horse. Inquiring that voters register for the general election, which under ex? isting conditions In South Carolina, is merely a matter of form, after Tom, Dick and Harry have voted In the primary election?whether or not Tom. Dick and Harry be entitled to vote?knVOtVee the same old principle of locking the stable door after the horse has been tsolen. But that Is the way we do a great many things. It is about as poor a way as could poeelbly be devised. All the register? ing that all the voters of Alken coun? ty can ?lo for a general election, no matter how strict the registration laws may be, m?r how well they be enforced In the general election, will not coin t the mischief done by attchvtng floaters and others who are not entitled to vote t<? cast their bal? lots in a primary election. And un? til we do the thing differently, and Wlttl some degree of COntRIOtl sense. by requiring that all voters in a pri mary ele< tion be registered and show their tax receipts before voting, ere Will still have the cart before the horse. -Alken Sentinel. Boy Wanted \ eertaln business man of Roches< t< r is ot opinion that he bus an ax dlngly bright Office boy, and noth? ing pleases him better than to tell bow he acquired the youngster's ae?? Mce. a notice was posted on the man's shop window which read as followg "Boy wanted about 1 I years." A lad of that age, with little that was p.. p,,ss.ssing in his appearance, enme Into the office and stated that he had read the notier, "So you think you would like |q knee the position'"' naked the mer chant, patron nil ngly, as he gased at t!lS lad over the rim of his spec? tacles. PATRICIDE ON TRIAL. Plea of Defense Is That the Fatal Shot Was Fired in Defense of Mother. Laurens, Sept. 14.?In the crirrinal court now in session the case of hy Fuller, charged with the murder of his father, Jesse E. Fuller, was en? tered upon this afternoon and will he completed some time tomorrow. Defendant is a young white man and is charged with shooting his father to death at the Fuller home, four miles east of Laurens, last November. The plea of the defense Is that the son shot his father to save the life of his mother, it being alleged that Fuller was making a brutal attack upon his wife and threatening to "clean up the whole family," when fired upon by the youth. TILLMAN ON BLEASE. Expects Him to Act Prudently and Disappoint His Enemies by Being Good. Trenton, Sept. 14.?Senator B. R. Tilman, at his home at Trenton to day when asked about the result of the second primary, said: "It is a remarkable illustration of what a little influence our newspapers have. They have been so unfair and anjust that they are utterly discred? ited by the people. I expect Gov. Blease to disappoint his enemies and to act with such prudence and wis? dom that he will Justify and make happy his friends. He has a golden opportunity, and I believe he will made good. No one can dlsptue that he has brains, and while he has faults, like the devil he is not as black as he has been painted." PATTERSON PARDONED 1,020. Aleged Abuse Of Power Forced Him Out of Race For Re-Election. (Nashville Dispatch in New York Press.) Governor Patterson, of this State pardoned 1.02C criminals, 160 of whom had been convicted of murder, in a little more than three years. It was that alleged unrestrained abuse of the pardoning power, causing re? sentment among citizens in all sec? tions of the State, that has forced Pat? terson to withdraw from the race for re-erectTon. It has been asserted by his critics that his lavish exercise of the pardondlng power practically nullified the work of the criminal courts even in most important cases. This talde, Just compiled, shows what a forgiving spirit the Governor exer? cise toward murderers, thieves, pro? hibition law violators, persons who carried concealed weapons and others: Total number of pardons 1,026 Murder. 160 Illicit liquor sellerj. 117 Carrying weapons. 180 Larceny. 124 Miscellaneous crimes . . . . 436 Investigation discloses that in Da? vidson county alone in less than eight months two murderers who had been pardoned by Governor Patterson again committed murder. They now are in jail doing time for their crimes. Those men are Edward Jourdan and James Benson. After Jourdan had been convicted of the first killing he was sentenced to a 20-year term. Governor Patterson not only com? muted his sentence, but transferred him to the State Hospital, asserting the man was Insane. Not long after that Jourdan was released. One of the first things he did after he got out was to go gunning for a man who had played a prominent part in his Conviction. He found him and kill? ed him. When Colonel Cooper was pardoned for shooting and killing former Sen? ator Edward M. Carmaek it was Gov? ernor Patterson's nine hundred and fifty-sixth exercise of the power to pardon. As evidence that his free and practically unrestrained exercise of that pow >r encouraged murder and other forms of Clime in this State, it is cited that recently a drunken white man, in McKenzie, at taeked a negro barber with a billiard cue. The negro pleaded with him to cease the attack, and in that ho was Joined by sympathising white men. "I don't give a d-." the assailant of the negro aald. "We've got a good Governor and he will pardon me." Ho shot 'he negro dead. GREENVILLE FARMER CONVICT El>. iniiy llabh Sentenced for Man? slaughter lor Killing of Knlgllt ? Notice of Appeal. (Ireem llle, Sept. lt.- Tully Babb, a well known white farmer'of this ectlon was convicted today in tie criminal court of manslaughter, and was sentenced to five years at bard labor by Judge Gary, a notice of appeal was filed and bond Axed in the sum of 18,000. Babb Is alleged to have killed T, W. Knight, nea? this city about two months ago. Tin- trial began yesterday morning and contin A PUZZLE !K TENNESSEE. WHAT WILL BE OUTCOME OF PATTERSON'S WITHDRAWAL? j Action of Eexcutive Leaves Prob? lem for Tennessee Democrats to Solve. Wisest Politicians at Sea? "Regulars" Hope for Harmony Be? tween Factions with Patterson Eliminated. Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 11.?Gover? nor Patterson's withdrawal from the Gubernatorial race in Tennessee has created a condition that has the\ j wisest politicians guessing. What j effect will his action have? Will the | Democratic factions that have been j so bitterly arrayed against each oth? er bury the hatchet, as the Governor urges them to do with him elimina? ted, and agree on a candidate whom all can support? Will the Conven? tion of independents, called to meet here Wednesday with a majority of Its delegates instructed to endorse B. W. Hooper, the Republican noml- I nee for Governor, carry out these in? structions as opposed to any Demo? crat who may be placed In the field In Patterson's stead? Are Instruct? ions binding on these delegates in view of these conditions? These are a few of the questions confronting the leaders tonight and, from all indications, none can answer with any degree of conviction. It Is all problematical and hurried j calls for conferences and meetings have been issued. Tomorrow and Tuesday will see a series of gather? ing of leaders of various parties and factions, and developments are look? ed forward to with absorbing inter? est. In an interview at his home at Newport last night Hooper practical? ly said he expected the independents to carry out their agreement, and It was "hardly possible to make new alignments at this late day." It is known that the feeling of many of the independents throughout the State is against Patterson solely and many claim that it is a grave question whether the independent committee and the Convention can now hold the voters in line for Hoop? er if they so desired. The "regular," or Patterson. Dem? ocratic State committee was called to meet here Thursday, the day follow? ing the Independent Convention, but today Chairman Robertson amended the call and the committee will as I semble Wednesday in adavnce of the Convention. It is expected that they will formulate some sort of a plan whereby committees from each fac? tion could meet on common ground and agree on a candidate and a plat? form that might be acceptable to both. Meanwhile, the Republican State committee is called to meet here Thursday. Thus the present situation presents a puzzle, but what of the future of Patterson and the trings he stands for? Eliminated from the present campaign, his enemies claim his relegation is permanent, j Friends, however, do not consider j he will stay in the background for 1 any length of time. I So much confusion existed in lo? cal politics today that no names have been suggested in the matter of a Democratic candidate for Gov? ernor. BANKS MUST BRACE CP. l^lse the Weak National Institutions Will be Closed. Washington, Sept. 14.?In the next few weeks the few national banks in the United States which are rated as weak will have their last chance to strengthen themselves or get out of business. The little army of 105 examiners, through which the government feels the pulse of national banks, has been instructed to carry that ultimatum to j every board of directors that neef.s it. The statement of the condition of every national bank in the country at cb>se of business on September 1 now being compiled, will be the last chance for any national bank to show its capital impaired, any reduc? tion of Its reserve under tbe limit any bail paper in its vaults or any concealed liabilities. The powers which the national bank law confers on tbe Comptrolleer of the currency are absolute. Acting on the principle that it is better to liquidate a weak bank, pay off tbe depositors and save some of tbe Investment for the shareholders, Comptroller Murray will use all the authority of his office to compel sound banking in tbe strong Institu? tions and force tbe weak ones to strengthen or retire. \\\<>t \< i: FOR SPEAKER. Three Candidates for Housc-Presld* inn Oflicers Have Announced. Three candidates have announced themselves for speaker of the house of representatives. The candidates COTTON KXPORT TRADE. Foreign Banken Decline to Accept I?ro|K>MMl Validation Plan. London, Sept. 14.?-At a conference of European hankers interested in the cotton situation it was decided that they were unable to accept the valida? tion plan submitted by the Ameri- i can Banker's association. The decision was reached after pro? longed discussion by representatives of England and the continent. The session of the bankers embody? ing this decision expressed regret at being unable to recommed the Ameri? can proposal as affording the protec? tion desired by European banks accept? ing cotton. Consequently, and in de? fault of the production of any other satisfactory plan of guaranteeing American cotton bills of lading, the meeting confirmed the resolution pass? ed by the committee in July. This reso? lution of July was the original ulti? matum of the English bankers to the American bankers declining to accept drafts against bills of lading unless these latter were guaranteed. The conference is still prepared, however, through Its committee to meet a deputation from the Aemrican Bankers* association in London. Expect Little Trouble. Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 14.?While disappointed that the plan of the American Bankers' association with regard to the validation of cotton bills of lading which they approve were not agreed to by the bankers of Europe, cotton exporters with head? quarters in Memphis are still opti? mistic. It is the concensus of opinion that a satisfactory arrangement will be made before the expiration of the present agreement, October 31, and that the cotton trade between the two I coutries will suffer but little. New Orleans Men Discouraged. New Orleans, La., Sept. 14.?Un- , afvorable action today on the part of , the European bankers in London re gadring the validation plan for American cotton bills of lading was declared by Southern cotton men to be very discouraging. The validation plan voluntarily agreed upon by rail? roads throughout the cotton belt was the mainstay of the American bank? ers' repr< en ktlves sent to attend the Lot- I ?ii c >nference I Unless some other pia'.i can be! ngter i upon, bankers here sm> today's) nc ion would ha.c the* licet cf throw? ing a large part of the cotton trade on a cash basis. Southern cotton men express the hope that some other plan will be devised before the con? ference adjourns. It is declared im? possible for many reasns to comply with the European bankers' sugges? tion that American banks guarantee the bills of lading. May Cause Congestion. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 14.?Savannah cotton men and bankers are disap? pointed over the refusal of London bankers to impose more lenient re? strictions upon the use of cot?on bills of lading with drafts attached. The general opinion here seems to be that the decision will cause a great con-1 gestion in a financial way In this part of the country and interfere very se? riously with the movement of the crop. Since the law eliminates na? tional banks from the English plan, it is suggested that a guarantee com? pany be formed to back State banks in the guaranteeing of cotton bills of lading. This plan is regarded here as the best way out of the difficulty. It is not believed, however, that there will be any serious or perma? nent trouble as Europe is obliged to have the cotton, and it is up to the buyer to arrange for paying for It. DEMOCRAT FROM MAINE. Control Maine Legislature Which Will Elect Senator Bale's Successor. Portland, Me., Sept. 13.?Complete returns of the vote for senators and representatives in the State election yesterday gave the Democrats sub? stantial majorities In both branches of the Maine legislature which at the beginning of the new year will elect a United States senator to succeed Eugene Halo, a secretary of State, state treasurer, attorney general and commissioner of agriculture. Vr.other noticeable feature of the situation is that no Insurgent candi? dates are withdrawing because of ill health.?obit) state Journal. ?Your complexion as well as your temper is rendered miserable by a disordered liver. By taking Cham? berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets you fan Improve both. Sold by w. W. Slbert. T ime. ?e ACME PEA FIRE RRK Hay, Grain, Horses. Mules, j\' G. O. P. LOSSES. Interesting Re<"ord of Setback? it Has Suffered Since The Beginning Off Frese-nt Year. (From the New York World.) Eugene N. Foss, 1 ?emoerat, was elected to Congress from Massachu? setts on March 22. 1910, by a plurality of 5,640. James S. Havens, Democrat, was elected to Congress from New York over Boss Aldridge in April, 1910, by a plurality^ 5,831. C. C. Atkinson, Democrat, was elected to Congress from Missouri on February I, 1910, by a plurality off 3,778, the Democratic majority In 1908 being only 1,995. United States Senator Julius C. Burrows, ' standpat" Republican was defeated in the Michigan primaries by Representative Charles E. Town send, progressive Republican. "Standpat" Republican Senators who have announced their retirement are: Eugene Hale, off Maine. Nelson W. Aldrlch, of Rhode Island. Frank Flint, of California. j Samuel H. Piles, of Washington. Regular machine Republican Rep? resentatives in Congress who hav* been defeated for re nomination are: Duncan McKinley and James McLachlan, of California. ^ John A. T. Hull of Iowa. yj Charles S. Scott, James M. Miller. William A. Calderhead and William A. Reeder, of Kansas. Ralph D. Cole, of Ohio. William H. Stafford, of Wisconsin^ Joseph Sibley, machine Republican, forced to retire from ticket in Penn-* sylvania after nomination for Con--, gress. Cannon Democrats defeated for re nomination are: Leonidas Livingston and William M. Howard, of Georgia. Other results: The Republicans carried Vermont by the smallest majority since 187.2. La Follette, Progressive, was re nominated for Senator from Wiscon? sin by a majority of 40,000 over his "standpat" opponent. Bass, Progressive Republican can? didate for Governor, carried the New Hampshire primaries by a vote nearly I nble that of thp reeular machine i ar J Id ate. Thomas Leary arsj elected to the Venne it Legislature the first Demo* erat r<mi Crfttanden county in 53 years. i Heard in a Haberdashery. Customer (returning and putting down counterfeit coin received In change)?"I want a better half." Clerk?"Beg pardon, sir, but this j Isn't a matrimonial agency."?Boston | Transcript. Mrs. Martha Ard, one of Sumter's oldest citizens In point off years and off residence, is now convalescing from a serious illness, and able to re- ^ ceive the personal congratulations of her many friends. ?Not a minute should be lost when a child shows symptoms of croup. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough ep-J pears, will prevent the attack. Sold by W. W. Sibert. BEYOND COMPARISON Vuo cannot C4 bred you bere see elsewhere?o it's In a class by Our furniture is always of the latest and best design for the reason thai we 1K)N'T carry stock over from year to fear. Our furniture t> always of the best manufacture, for ,that maker satisfied client Our furniture is always moderately priced for that holds and attracts trade. Your inspect KM soltcjted, Witherspoon Bros. Furniture Co, M ENT, ster, shingles, laths, :k, drain pipe, etc. lour. 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