The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 03, 1912, Image 2
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'in Record,
ola. Dtc. - The following
.*>ndence was given out at tho
of Oov. Hleaae Thursday after
< on, on telephoned inst uctlop
from the governor:
~atr. K. J. Watson. Comml
of Agriculture. Columbia?'
In my opinion, you wer
commissioner of agrlco'
Cahrollna and no' '
State*, end I WOl a
friend to rem?? ? quit
running a* dng. If
you do - |g continual
rnnnb | i over ? lie country I
wl* i put someone In
ill not neglect the
If you make another
he State without my per
n - an official order declaring
>ff)ce vacant will he made and
it successor appointed.
Very re*peetfui|y,
"Cole U Blease.
"Oovernor.
-Colombia. December IS."
Commissioner Watson's reply hi as
follows:
"I?ear Governor: I have received
yours of even date with utter aatop
tehxnent for I have been absolutely
unconscious that I have been doing
anything in contravention of the ad?
ministrative policy God knows I
nave honestly, sincerely and without
the remotest thought of eelf-lnterest
alone all in my power to advance the
material intereets of our State, and
aver people, and In Just the same
t**t> n?r es I told you In Atlanta I
naasttn to do?I nave endeavored to
work Is perfect harmony with your
When I have gone out of the
Mate this y**r It has been with n<
tdea of gali ad ^cement, but always
after something I felt would do the
Bute the greatest amount of good,
and It has* been but seldom that I
have gone. I believe that I have
lived up to my promise to you to ac?
complish the hardest year's work of
my life. I talked wtth you, as you
will recall, of the objects of the re
awat trip ti> Chicago, and urged you to
he there und I had not the remotest
Idea that >nu were In any war op?
posed to my g"(na* A word from you
Wk'Uld haue kopi iue here.
"The contents of your letter will
moot gladly be observed to the let?
ter, for if I have unconsciously erred.
I want you. aa a fair man, which I
have ever regarded you. to believe
n
any absolute sincerity When I tell you
It could ->n'v spring from oversealous
nees In my work, to the success of
which I have sacrificed everything.
"I can only ask you to carefully
consider your opinion of me and give
wie credit for honesty, sincerity,
fidelity and complete subservience of
eelf-lnterest. If you doubt that this
to true, simply ask anyone, who has
questioned me as to how the gover?
nor has treated myself and this d -
part ment
"Very truly yours,
"?. J. Watson
-Columbia. December II."
BI.t.A.HK STATES HIS POSITION.
tsavernor Denk** There I* Enmity Be?
tween Him and William*?Job Not
New berry, Dec. SI.-?Cole I* Blease.
So\.-n. r of S..uth Carolina, who was
here today, gave out an Interview in
whkh he denied that there was en
nalty between him and Ira W. Wll
dams, agent of the government farm
isnsenstrstlon work, and further ?tat
trag **at he had never offered the po
SStton of commissioner of agrlcult-ire
to any one. He said that he nad
threatered to remove B. J. Wa'son.
present commissioner. If the latter
left the State without permission
from the governor.
The Interview given out by the gov?
ernor follow*
"I have seer the article in today's
fttate to which ' ?uppose }uu refr
1 was Informed some time ?Ince that
Ira W. Williams was to b? transferred
from this Stats. To what point I do
oot know. Mr. Williams suppor'.d
me Ir the campaign of |<M?, so I h
been reliably Informed, and he and I
are the beet of friend*, and I eat
sorry that he Is going to IfiUjfU thl*
State. The statement that he and 1
are at enmity, or (hat he Is leaving
on account of any feeling between
hlmaetf and myself. Is I solutelv and
unqualifiedly false. I would be gl id
if Mr. William* would stay In the
State, and If he will may I will ask
the legislature to keep up the appro
?rrtatl't) for hla departm tit, .end d >
nrt* year, ai I have done thla year,
all In my power to ash 1st him In b's
demonstration work. I hav ? never
offer. .1 Mr Ion l..
body, but mer dv stated on one as.
casino to John Ml hard* that I was
v he sccepted the railroad com?
missioner position, hecaune I expe i
Lu mm commissioner of ag
culture, and the report that I hav
fered Mr. Wat3on*8 position tc or
two others Is absolutely fal"
Mr. Hudson, he told me t
on two occasions that h
Watson's position.
however, that he ne
position held by
"As to the ?ssloner
Watson, I wi .iy under
Mandlng ? .a appointed
eomm' .ture for South
Car ior the United
c .f he left the State
my permission I
e his office vacant, and
one In it who would staty at
.nd attended to lt. I meant that
shall carry It out to the letter.
oples of my letter and his
reply are on file In my office,
to whicr the M-jwspapera are welcome,
a" there are no secrets In the gover?
nor's office. Everything that is done
'. re Is open and above board, is
placed on the public files, and there
are no secrets from the people.
"As to the next State farm demon?
stration agent being acceptable |d
the governor, as I understand, this is
a matter in the hands of tht Jnlted
States department, with whkh I have
nothing to do. I know nothing ftf
Mr. Baker's candidacy for the posi?
tion. I shall uphold the department
of egrleulture and the farm demon?
stration work, and do everything*
within my power to make It a sue
cer*. And If I had been consulted
this >ear In regard to the depart?
ment*. I think I 2ould have given
some very valuable suggestions, and
possibly saved some people from put?
ting themselves In very awkward
positions. But ss I have not been
consulted in regard to any matter, I
am in no manner, shape or form, re?
sponsible for the turn affairs have
taken."
"When Mr. Watson's term expires,
it will then be time enough for me
to consider whether I shall reappolnt
him or give the position to some one
else. I understand that the consti?
tution forbids life tenure of office,
and I do not presume there Is any ex?
ception made in the case of the com?
missioner of agriculture.
"I have paroled, pardoned and
commuted a good many people. It
has not been Intended as a reflection
upon any one. In many instances.
Judge, solicitor and Jurors have sign?
ed the petitions, the records are pub?
lic and are on file in the office and
open for inspection to al. parties, and
the reason-* for each wl'l be properly
transmitted to the g??noral> assembly
at tho right time, as required by the
constitution. However, if any on :i
has been hit. I have no apologies to
make and no excuse to give. I have
done what I conceived to be my
duty. I presume that the other of?
ficers have done likewise."
A. D. Hudson requested thut the
Interview given out by Oov. liaise
be read over to him, and Mr. Hvdsor.
gave out the following statement:
"It. my interview with Oov. Blease
some days ago the subject of the
commissioner of agriculture was
mentioned only In the connection
that he felt that the present commis?
sioner wa* 10t doing successfully the
work outlined for him. The questior
of my being a candidate for the po
sltlon was not discussed, even re?
motely, and he in no way tendered
me the position?in fact, stated that
unless there be some change In the
present policy of the office that the
office would be discontinued. I am
In no nense a candidate or applicant
either for Col. Watson's or Mr. Wil?
liams' position."
HUDSON NOT A CANDIDATE.
N ew berry Man Denies That He Has
ll<??'n Offered Position of Commis?
sioner of Agriculture.
A. D. Hudson of Newberry yester?
day made the following statement to
The State over the telephone from
his home:
"My attention has been called to
the article In The State of this morn?
ing. I have had only one conversa?
tion on the matter with Oov. Blease,
and that was during the corn exposi?
tion. The only allusion he made to
the department of agriculture was
that th department was a farce as
now operated, and he Intended veto
:t.< th- appropriation for mi?
les* he had some assurance of its do?
ing some good for the farmers. Noth?
ing was said about offering me the
position. I am In no sense a candi?
date for the place.
"Tbe suggestion that I trat con
nee tod with Mr. Williams' removal
Is not true. Wbeii I found that Wil?
liams had gone before tho ways and
means committee (and. I was rellat.lv
Informed, without Invitation) end
-??1 the appropriation 'or thr?
oorn exposition, i took the matter
up with Dr. Knapp and requested
that Mr. Williame be required to at?
tend to his own affairs. I was sure
th??re wns room for Ui all to work for
the belli rmenl of agriculture In
ils State, and I have neither the
desire nor the inclination to bring
about his removal*
"Th" party that furnish d you this
story knew the facts but deliberately
distorted them. This same party did
i'KOiVLl M ' SE LEG.
? HVki ? E.
Atlv rohihttion Will Try to
P) IUI Prevent Invasion of
A I y.
W Dec. 28.?Will con?
gress sent session tackle the
liqu Will there he an ef?
fort iw that will absolutely
shut off the shipment of intoxicating
liquors into those States and terri?
tories where prohibition prevails? It
is recognized that this is one of the
hardest propositions that the law?
makers ever faced: on the one hand
they are being besought on every
band to pass such a law without fur?
ther delay, and on the other the big
and powerful whiskey interests are
not asleep at the switch.
While congress has had this prob?
lem before it for years and efforts
have been made to legislate on it
without success, it is now proposed
to begin an attack, in both the
house and senate simultaneously,
which will put deiion rum on the
tun In th* house the bill recently
introduced by Congressman Sheppar-*
of Texas makes illegal all contracts
connected with whiskey transactions
of any kind when they relate to pro?
hibition territory. In the senate the
same measure will be fathered by
Senator Kenyon of Iowa.
The idea of reaching the situation
and forever ridding the "dry" sec?
tions of the country of the sale of
rum 13 a radical departure from that
contained in such bills as the old one
that was known before as the Hep
burn-Dolliver bill. That measure was
founded on the principle that the
State should be given jurisdiction over
a shipment of liquor into its borders.
Such a bill once passed the house, bu<
when it reached the senate It got a
full dose of tbe constitution and was
effectually put to asleep. Now it la
proposed practically to mak.> ah ,
ments Into "dry" States
contraband, and, more than that,
make the contracts unenf -. ihle no
that the sellers in Baltimore, New
York, Louisville or elsewhere could
not collect for his goods should the
buyer not care to pay for them, and
that would leave the only practical
method of disposing of them to sell
for cash in advance.
Senator Kenyon haa been securing
the Vlewi cf hl3 "oW^trrcs- and has
been much encourage I at the pro*
pect of aeeini snob a bur %? be prow
poses pass at the present session. He |
Is of the opinion tha- be will bu able
to line up enough votes to
through, but, at the time,
Izes that he has no mean
hand.
Practically the entire mer
of the Southern States will
the bill, both in the house
senate, because nearly all of t
tlon la now denomlated
whether in fact It Is so or n<
other sections, however, will
nearly so unanimous to ha
members back the measure. 1
therefore, will be a lively one
starts, with the prohibitions
ing forward to secure enact
such a law and the powerful
interests behind the lines ha
it back and knocking It
whenever they can get in
blow.
HfnMe of ointments for Cat*
Contain Mercury.
as mercurv nurelv de
?ens*e of smell and complete!;
the whole system when er
through the mucous surfac*
articles should never be us?
on prescriptions from reputal
clans, as the iamage they a
ten fold to the good you car
lertvi from them. Halt's
"ur<\ manufactured by F. J
1c C5o? Toledo. O.. contains no
ind Is taken internally, actli
ly upon the blood and mu
faces of the system. In buy
Catarrh Cure be sure you get
line. It ?? taken Internally
n Toledo. Obln. by F. J. I
?"o Testimonials free.
Sold by DruKgisu. Price
bottle.
Take Hall's Family Pills
?tlnatlon, l?4?li
The stiff breeze and the
dried off the streets so tha
nothing to show now that
in a sloppy condition f??r <
The split log drag has put
these streets back Into go
tlon.
If your children are sub.
tacks of croup, watch for
symptom i hoarseness. Gi\
berlaln'f Cough Remedy a
the Child becomes hoarse a
tack may be warded oft? h
ail dealers.
seek to secure Williams' re
rumor had It that Wllllfl
great deal of Influence \
Risset Then came his us
of froot and ever after h<
an ardent supporter of Mr
it does not take ? very bri
to understand why.
"I am not in any sense
cant for the position of oo
Of agriculture or for Mr .n
position.
"Ncwberry. D(
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Change* Made in Ownership of Slim?
ier County Dirt In Past Week.
The following transfers of Sumter
county real estate have been record?
ed in the past week:
Henry Mayes to W. H. Swinton, lot
in county $25.
R. B. Belser to L. D. Jennings, 80
acres on Sumter-Mayesville road,
$500.
W. D. Carson to J. H. Myers, 259
acre3 in county, $9,324.
David C. Shaw to IjOuIs E. Reams,
lot and buildings on Church street,
?4.500.
\7. T. Rowland to L. D. Jennings,
21 4 acres on public road from Sum
t r to Dalzell, $1,250.
W. A. Bowman and B. W. Se
gars, to Robert N. Segars, 82 acres
in county, $2870 and other consid?
eration.
O. J. Hamilton to M. S. Gamble, lot
on Orange street, $360.
Beulah E. Bracey to Mabel L.
Belser, lot on Liberty street, $10 and
other consideration.
Tin- Danger of I44 Grippe
Is Its fatal tendency to pncumonlt.
To cure y4>ur la grippe * Coughs taJts
Poley*i Honey and Tar Compound,
ft, E. Fisher, Washington Kas say*:
1 was troubled witn a severe attaca
f lagrlppe that threatened pneumonia
. friend advised Foley's Honey* and
'ar Compound and I got relief after
iking the first few doses. I took
nree bottles and my la grippe was
ured," Get the genuine, in the yel
>w package. Slbert's Drug Store.
Will Move Back to The Country,
Mr. J. J. Brltton, Jr., and family
'111 move *rom Sumter on Tuesday,
anuarv 2, to his new home in tho
trosdon neighborhood. Mr. Brltton
as I'ved in Sumter a number of
ears, but has decided that he pre
3T8 the country to town life. He has
ullt his family a new home on his
lr.ntat'.on several miles out from
own and provided It with all of the
Addern (omforts and conveniences.
vo Lives.
"Nett ister nor myself
night 1 day. if it had not
?een fo 's New Discovery"
?Tltes onald of Fayette
ille. N D. No. 8, "for we
>oth hi ? il coughs that no
?ther r< 1 help. We were
old my consumption. She
ras vet I had night sweats
>ut you. 1 medicine com?
pletely ?th. It's the best I
>ver used or heard of." For sore
urrgs, coughs, hemorrhage, la grippe
isrhma, hay fever, croup, whoop
ng cough,?all bronchial trou
>les.?its supremev Trial bottle
'ree. 50e and $1.00. Guaranteed by
3tbert*a Drug Store.
REAPING BENEFIT
From the BSxpi "lence of Sumtor Peo?
ple.
We are fortunate Indeed to be able
to profit by the experience of our
neighbors. The public utterances cf
Sumter residents on the following
subject will interest and benefit thou?
sands of our re; this state?
ment. 'Tis em] convincing.
No better proof
E. T. Wlndh Calhoun
street, Sumter, i: "1 am
confident that 1 y Tills are
an excellent kit ie anil act
Just as represei idneys did
not do their \ rly and 1
was annoyed by it passages
of the secretio was mmh
lameness, sorei. in in the
small of my bl bad Other
symptoms of complaint.
Doan'8 Kidney 1 got at
China's Drug 8 td me en?
tirely and act< d to my sys?
tem."
For sale by Trice f>0
cents. Foster.% , Buffalo,
New York, Hol?- he United
"Honesty is not the Best
Policy ?It's the ONLY _
Policy/'
The Farmers* Bank and
Tra^t Co.
1912 1912
THE NEW YEAR
Possibly you are already a patron, of thia bank. If not. 11 might
bo well to start in with *he :.ew year. A trial may | rove mu?
tually profitable. Wiih a, view gluing f>etu.r acquainted, we
invite you to Oatlt
THE BANK OF SUMTER.
SUMTER, S. C.
THE PEOPLES' WAY
Did you ever consider the saving of the samll amounts and tl
added powers of compound interest?
Not only would we have you think but we would suggest that
you also act. The result will be surprising.
THE PEOPLES' BANK
SMALL FARMS NEAR SUMTER.
I am offering special prices on two small farms near the City.
One Tract containing 90 acres with 60 in cultivation. 3 miles
North-east of the City on the Mose3 and Brewington Roads, I.and
lies well and naturally well drained. One settlement.
PRICE $1,000.
Second tract containing 100 acres with 90 in cultivation 6 miles
South-east of City on West-side Pocatallgo-Manning Itoad. One
settlement. This land will make a nice farm with proper hand?
ling.
PRICE $3,000.
These prices are for a sale in the next ten dayt? only.
city property T> T> T>~1^~? _ real i sta It loans
farms K r? rnPl?Cr I iO mortgage* and
timber land A-TWAOWA \^i\J? investments
HEAL ESTATE DEALERS.
26 1-2 N. Main Street. Sumter, South Carolina
GEORGE H. HURST,
UNDERTAKER AND
EMBALMER
124 N MAINtSTREET
Day Phone 539 :: :: :: Night Phone 201