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Thorn now seems to ho no longer a
nhndow of m doubt o: the Democratic
victory end the re-election of Wilton
and Marshall The ticket has a suffl
number of electoral votes as
to guarantee the election, and
It Is possible that the majority may
ha Increased when the complete offi?
cial returns In several doubtful States
are reported. The Republlcsns are
talking of protests and contests and
are issuing statements that they wilt
demand an official recount of all the
votes In the close States. But this
does not mean much. The Demo
errata have won a victory In Slates
that have heretofore been Republi?
can, where the machinery is all In
the hands of the Republicans, and if
the, 8taU officials concede the elec?
tion to the Democrats. It Is not likely
that the Wall street managers of the
Republican party can to behind the
?Into returns. Wilson has been elect
sal and It will be impossible for the
crowd tHat tried to buy the election
to overturn the result declared by the
people.
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The re-election of Wilson means
at ore to the future prosperity and
safety of the country than can he
res Ihm a* just at this time. Jut lome
of the things that R does mean are
uppermost In the minds of a major?
ity of the people. It means the con?
tinuation and extension of the Re*
it Reserve Banning' system and
independence at Wall street
the ejshhVr; It mesas a lafe nnd sane
policy In 4 eating with foreign nations
and It means that the army and navy
will not he ussd to serve the selfish
let treats ot? the promoters who have
upon the resources of Mexico
only the power to rob the
people of l hat country of the little
that remained to them. Wilson will
not send thousands of Americans to
their death In Mexico at the behest of
the millionaires, who think more of
the dollars they have gambled away
In Mexican mines, ranches and oil
wells than they do of the blood of
their fellow cltlsena ,
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The Democratic victory In Califor?
nia, assuring the election of President
Wilson, waa as great a surprise to the
rank and Sis of the Democrats ss It
area astounding and disappointing to
the Republicans. Ftew Democrats
entertained anything save the barest
hope that Wilson might carry Cali?
fornia, while the Republicans counted
on that State as certainly as they did
on Pennsylvania. For California to
repudiate the party of special privll
ego was not thought of and when the
blow fell It was paralysing.
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If the final returns should show
that Minnesota has gone for Hughe
by a small plurality, as now seems pos?
sible, slthough not certain, tho con?
solation it will afford the Republicans
will be slight. Wilson's strength In
that Stste has been a revelation of
the hold that the principles and tho
record of the Democratic party have
obtained upon the independent voters
of a great State that In largely agri?
cultural For many )ears the Ks
publicaos have depended upon the
solid vote of the farmers of the
Northern and Western States, as sure-1
ly as the Democrats have relied upon
the vote of the solid South, and now
that the independent land-owning
farmers of the West and Northwest
have broken away from the party of
the money kings and tariff barons
the future outlook for that predatory
organisation is well-nigh hopeless.
The day of the New Freedom, so con?
vincingly preached by Wood row Wll
w>n, seems to be dawning.
I # I
The repudiation of Hughes, Roose?
velt, Lodge and the sinister figures
that stood In the shadows back ot
them and dictated what they should
mmy and the policies which they pledg?
ed themselves to carry out, Is the
most gratifying and encouraging fea?
ture of the election Th?? people ss a
whole, whether Democrats or llcpub
IIcans, are honest and slnceio at heart
and seek the thlnge that am best and
most wholesome for the nitlon, but
they have been so long deceived and
misled by unprincipled and selfishly
ambitious men that they have not giv?
en ear to the leaders who r ave tried
to teach them the right. Roosevelt by
his bluster and self-praise has at?
tracted to himself a great following
in the past and thousands have obey?
ed him like sheep to their own in
Jury. They now appear to have had
their eyes opened and Roosevelt is no
longer able to deceive the people by
hin demagogic tricks.
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The situation In Anderson, grow?
ing out of the strike at the Equinox
and Gluck mills, has assumed a very
serious aspect. Only great firmness
and taet in dealing with the matter
car bring about a peaceful adjust?
ment of the conflict between the
mill owners and the mill operatives.
The operatives are within their rights
in refusing to work In the mills, but
become law-breakers when they
forcibly or by intimidation prevent the
owners from making legitimate use of
the mill property. The trttculont and
lawless attitude of the strikers is
dearly due to the encouragement and
support given them In this policy by
Sheriff Ashlsy of Anderson, who re
fuses to enforce the orders of the civ?
il courts and backs up the strikers In
their defiance of the law and thutr aots
of violence against the magistrate's
constables. The highest law officer of
Anderson county thus having cecome
an accessory of the law-breakers it
become tho duty of Qov. Mi.nhlng
to exercise his authority and power to
eforco the law and suppress disorder.
In ordering tho militia to Anderson
ho haa adopted the only lawful means
available for enforcing respect for law
and preventing disorder, vfcolenc* and I
posstMe bloodshed. He has wisely |
sent a. (force sufficiently strong in
numbers to overawe any possible
mob that might be incited to nako
forcible i iststssce, and if the mili?
tiamen, who have been assigned this
tank ess lhstr duty quietly and reso?
lutely ?has treubts will soon be ended
The. merits of the issue between tho
mill owners and the operatives do not
entsr into tho present phase of the
situation at all and Qov. Manulrg Is
not concerned with them?the law?
less nets of tho strikers and the re?
fusal ol Sheriff Ashlsy to do his duty
having; made it simply a question, of
intent of law and the pretrnn
oc rioting and .bloodshed. <3ov>
in t^ieirnyn^noae
The Republicans die hard, but they
know they cannot pull off another
Tilden and Hsyes stunt end steal
the presidency, which adds gall to
their bitterness.
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Tho annual Thanksgiving proclama?
tion is about due and all men who be?
lieve in a Democratic form of govern?
ment will be able to give whule
heurted thanks for at least one bless?
ing.
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Justice Hughes should, and probably
will be taken cars of by the big inter
ests that Induced him to surrsnder a
life-time Job on the chance of being
able to serve them for four years.
Perkins und his friends can easily
And him a Job aa special counsel for
two or three big corporations thU
will pay wall and not overwork him.
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Weekly Weather Forecast.
For South Atlantic and East Gulf
States: Unsettled weather with prob?
ably rain first part of the week, lat?
ter half fair; much colder first half of
the week and colder thereafter, with
general frosts except in southern
Florida.
WOMAN TRACK HANDS KIXDEU.
Berlin-Constantinople Train Runs Into
Group of German Section Worker*.
Berlin, Nov. 11 (Wireless to tho
Associated Press via Say vi lie, Nov.
12).?The Balkan express which runs
between Constantinople and Berlin,
dashed at full speed today into a
party of woman section hands in a
suburb of Berlin. Nineteen women
were killed. There was a heavy fog
! at the time. The women had step?
ped out of the way of a westbound
train and did not obaerve the ap?
proach of the Berlin express.
GHAt KS HIRES (if ARD.
German Bp.r Says His Isle Is In Dan?
ger.
New York, Nov. 13.?Armgaard
Karl Graves, who was arrested In
IViissnaeTlnii for attempting to black
mall Countess von Hernstorff. today
hired a personal body guard, declar?
ing his life is In danger. He said he
expects the blackmail charges to be
dropped. He declared the letters he
had referred to the share of certain
Germans in a coup pulled on the
stock eichnngc following the arrival
of the snnthnrtne lf?si?
CO? STILL III DOUBT,
ONE SEAT UNHEARD FROM TO
DECIDE COMPLEXION OF
DOWER HOUSE.
_
District In Now Mexico to Settle Ma?
jority for Democrats or Republicans
?Four Members Belong to Other
Parties.
New York, Nov. 11.?With import?
ant returns missing from only one
congressional district in the United
States-t-that in New Mexico?the polit?
ical division of the house of repre?
sentatives gave Democrats and Repub?
licans each 215. The balance of power,
with the latest figures compiled, seem?
ed to rest with four congressmen af?
filiated with neither great political
party.
With the latest figures compiled, the
standing would be: Republican 215,
Democratic 215, Progressive 1, Pro?
gressive-protectionist 1, Socialist 1,
Independent 1.
The balance of power in the noxt
house will be held by these four men,
the Progressive-protectionist from
Louisiana, the Progressive from Min?
nesota, the Socialist from Now York
and tho independent from Massa?
chusetts. Their action apparently will
determine the choice of a speaker as
wel as the fate of legislation which
is supported or opposed on purely
party lines.
The Democrats at midnight still
clung to the hope that they might/
secure the lead by electing a Demo?
crat in New Mexico, where the count
is incomplete, and by changes in the
official count in one other district,
the Tenth North Carolina. Here the ;
Democrats maintained that the official
count would give Zebulon Weaver the
victory over Congressman Brltt, who
on the face of the returns was elected
by a narrow margin. The Democrats
have already filed notice of Vontest
of the returns from Buncombe county.
Unofficial figures in the Third New
Jersey district, where Robert Carson
(Republican) was conceded to have ,
won, show a plurality of 14 for Thom?
as J. Scully, incumbent. Should Scul?
ly be declared the winner In the of- ?
ficial count on Monday and should the -
recount in North Carolina show the j
re-election of Brltt, each party will 1
have elected 215 members, with the .
result in New Mexico still in doubt.
The election of Brltt and Carson, how.
ever, Would give the Republicans a .
majority of one with a possible,;
chance to win an additional member ;
in Now, Mexico, y , _^ m - [
The hsnate Is still safely Dornen!
cv4tic but by a reduced majority* S
RAILROAD STRIKE THREATENED
Brotherhood Men Will Strike if Eight
Hour Day Is Not Put into Effect*
New York, Nov. 13.?Unless the
railroads put the eight hour day into
effect January 1st four hundred thou?
sand Brotherhoodmen will strike. This
was the ultimatum given the railroad)
managers in the conference with un
nion leaders today. Afterward the
union leaders went into secret confer?
ence.
NO CABINET CHANGES.
Secretary Rcdftcld Makes Authorized
Announcement.
Washington, Nov. 13.?Secretary
Redfleld with President Wilson's con?
sent announced that there will be
no cabinet changes.
GERMAN VESSELS SUNK. 1 I
Battle off Gulf of Finland Resulted in
Disaster.
Petrograd, Nov. 13.?A majority of
the German vessels participating in
the bombardment off the Gulf of Fin?
land Friday were sunk, the war office
announced.
NO LOOKING BACK IN SUMTER.
New Evidence Constantly Being Pub?
lished.
Since the long succession of Sumter
reports were flr3t published In the lo?
cal press there has been no looking
back. Sumter evidence continues to
pour In and?better still?those whose
reports were first published many
years ago, verify all they said In a
most hearty and unmistakable way.
Read the experience of Mr. W. Yea
don, 27 Haynsworth street. He says:
"I suffered from dull, nagging
backaches, and my kidneys acted
too freely. I used Doan's Kidney
Pills for these ailments, and they re?
lieved me, toning up my entire sys?
tem." (Statement given January 9,
Uli.)
j Over four years later, Mr. Yeadon
said. "The benellt Doan's Kidney
Tills gave me has been permanent."
Price ltd at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy?get
Doan's kidney Pills?tho same that
Mr. Yeadon has twice publicly rec
mimemlcd. Foster-Mllburn Co.,
I Props., Buffalo, N. Y.?Advt.
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I into the sport of y\
smoking!
YOU may live to
be 110 and never
feel old enough to
vote, but it's cer?
tain-sure you'll not
know the joy and
contentment of a
friendly old jimmy
pipe or a hand rolled
cigarette unless you get on talking-terms
with Prince Albert tobacco!
P. A. comes to you with a real reason for all the
goodness and satisfaction it offers. It is made by
a patented process that removes bite and parch I
You can smoke it long and hard without a come?
back! Prince Albert has always been sold without
coupons or premiums. We prefer to give quality!
Prince Albert affords the keenest pipe and cigarette
enjoyment! And that flavor and fragrance and
coolness is as good as that sounds;. P.A. just
answers the universal demand for tobacco
without bite, parch or kick-back!
Introduction to Prince Albert isn't any harder
than to walk into the nearest place that sells
tobacco and ask for "a supply of P. A." You pay
out a little change, to be sure, but it's the cheer
fullest investment you ever madel
the
national
joy
smoke
Albert
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FRIENDS ALL SAID GOOD-BYE,
BUT MAN CAME BACK.
< ?"
FtariUiiig Experience of Robert Rhodes
, r-Touched tho Grave and Came
I Back.
./ "I surely stood at the very edge of
(the grave. Two of the best doctors
said there was nothing could be done
||t Tin rn1 I was resigned to gn/v
Writes Robert E. Rhodes of 1162 9th
Street, East Thomas, Ala.
"I had pellagra in its most ravag?
ing form and I suffered so I would
have been glad to go to escape the
torture.
i "A friend begged me to try Sulferro
Bol and I got it just In time. In less
than a week I could see its effects and
|g three months after taking three
bottles I was completely well."
"My friehds marvel at my recov?
ery for they had all said god-bye to
me but now I am able to attend to my
duties as salesman with more vim than
evgr: If ever there was a wonderful
medicine?a life saver, it is Sulferro
8ol.M
. Sulferro-Sol Is sold and recommend?
ed by every Druggist In Sumter and
vicinity. Murray Drug Co., State Dis?
tributors.
GERMAN ARTILLERY SCORES.
British and French Attacks Broke
Down Under Heavy Fire.
Berlin, Nov. 111.?The German ar?
tillery broke up British and French
attacks on the Somme last night, the
war office announced. There is a lull
over the operations on the eastern
front. The Roumanians are shelling
Cernavada from the east bank of the
Danube.
Hot Supper.
There will be a hot supper at Con?
cord school house on Friday night,
November 17th. The public is cor?
dially invited.
For Best Results
Ship your
Long Staple Cotton
-TO
WHALEY & RIVERS,
Charleston, S. C.
Original promoters of staple cot?
ton in the Southeast.
I
Geo H. Hurst,
UUjrtUjj sj EnUlmtr.
Prampt Attantlan tt Day ar
NifMCalli,
AI J. 0. Crslf Old Stand, N. Haln
Phones R?Jms?oi
TEARING DOWN
THE HOME TOWN
Citizens, Attention:
Do not misunderstand the intent of the Trade At Home
Campaign: while business men must float the bonds as it
were; TH&iFFQRT IS FOR YOU, every one of you; to help
you with good roads, better schools and greater opportunities
and to make your life's service to your community a pleasure
and your old age serene. No set of people ever bettered them?
selves while at the same time withholding those things which
rightfully belong to their neighbors.
We do not wish you to trade at home as a matter of
loyalty, or even sympathy, but ask you to view it from a busi?
ness viewpoint, if one can do better elsewhere it is both their
privilege and advantage to do so, but when all things are equal
you owe it to yourself to keep your money at home.
We have examined the prices of mail-order houses com?
paring them with the wholesale cost and find wil:h the excep?
tion of a few leaders that their business is done on the same
margin of profits as the local dealer, and their prices on some
lines, quality considered, even higher. Rememl>er a few live
stores in a community means a high school, add another store
or two and they support a ball team or perhaps a band, still a
few more and a public library is made possible; as the town
grows and prospers, so will adjacent farm lands enhance until
they double in value every few years. On the other hand as we
tear down the home town we inflict aji injury upon ourselves.
BEWARE OF MAIL-ORDER catalogues; follow this
campaign and become a Home Booster.
Respectfully,
North, S. G M O'RILEY.
Lumber, Lime, Cement,
BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY
AND FEED OF ALL KINDS.
BOOTH & McLEOD,
Successors to BoothlShuler Lumber & Supply Co.
Goo. Epptrton's Old Stfe-nd Opp. Court Hou?t
EVERYTHING AT ONE PEACE.
THE MAN WHO TRIES
to run an automobile business on a wheelbarrow
pocket book will soon come to grief.
Save a part of what you make and put it in the
savings department of this bank.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
The Oldest Banking Institution in the County