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THE RAGE FOR CONGRESS. _ TIIzLAfAX'S SOX HOPES LEVER WILL BE BEAT. Timmennan's Attacks Especially Se vere?Brantley's Letter About The Edisto Read?McLeod's V usual Speech. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat.) The third meeting of the congres sional candidates in Orangeburg county last week was held at North Friday "morning.. The presiding of ficer was Mr. Robt. H. Jones, and the opening prayer was made by Rev. Belvin. The order maintained dur ing the meeting was good, and with . slight exceptions all speakers were allowed to present their claims with out interruption. The crowd was favorable to Lever, although McLeod and Brantley had some friends pres ent. Timmerman was also applaud ed some. The speeches made at this meet ing were the first made by oppon ents of Congressman Lever after he closed the meeting at Orangeburg with an answer to their attacks. Tim - merman and Brantley preceded Lev er, and McLeod followed. Timmer man's attack was the more biting, while McLeod followed his usual as sault. Both Brantley and Lever got further away from the personal na ture of the contest. L?ever particular ly devoting much time to cotton. In his speech Congressman Lever referred slightly to Timmerman's speech, not at all to McLeod's and concentrated again on "showing up" about the Edisto River proposi tion, f A more detailed account of each - speech is presented below: George Bell Timmerman. The first speaker was George Bell Timmerman, of Lexington. Mr. Lev er had complained the night before that he.had dealt in "insinuations and inuedo" but "he hoped to make himself so plain that even Mr. Lever would understand." He was not re sponsible for Lever's, acrobatics. The trouble was Lever couldn't "distin guish between where he wanted to be and the public good." Lever had quoted a letter from Tillman saying no new man could take his place as chairman or the ag riculture committee, "but Tillman hadn't said Gordon Lee of Georgia couldn't do it" or one of the other good Democrats in line. Lever had read the letter from Tillman be cause he said his opponents were try ing to make the people think the late senior senator died hating him. "No body brought out such a charge," said the speaker, "and Mr. Lever was the only man to mention it.". ' Since it had "been mentioned, how ever, he would quote the following - from aTletter written him on July 18, 1918/ by B. R. Tillman, Jr.: "I am not a fair judge of him (P^vertat^ the present time because "believe ^his" Pharisaical friendship for my father and his jumping into the race ^for the senate, produced a great deal of worry and irritation, which hastened his end. Pretending for twenty years to be a devoted ad mirer, s riding from Washington tG Columbia with me in my automobile last summer and expressing un bounded admiration and affection, using the expression, T had as soon think of running against my own fa ther as against Senator Tillman.' etc. etc. He attempted to knife him in his old age, and finding him self beat, he has retreated to again offer for congress. I sincerely hope hev will be beat. "(Signed B. R. Tillman, Jr." Lever said "I had read parts of the president's letter without 'guts* in it?I wonder if he thinks he's got them all?" Making known his dis approval of such references to a presidential letter, but "if he misrep resents me to get your votes he'll misrepresent you in congress." He then quoted from Tillman's letter to Burleson. where the senator said he "must fight the devil with fire" that they were "lying like the devil and claiming all sorts of things," refer ring to the Lever crewd. > Lever also charged his opponents with quoting only parts of a letter, the parts that suited then1! best. Lev er did the same thing, only worse, be cause in reading the president's an swer to the Jennings letter "he did not even finish a sentence, but stop ped at a comma." The remainder reading, "but of course I have no right to intervene as between equally loyal and sincere supporters of the administration and I would be very sorry if anything I should say should cause any embarrassment to any can didate," and then asked that this be given publication. Yet. despite the president's request. Lever stopped at' the comma. As to Lever's statement that his opponents had spread the report that he wasn't coming to the campaign meetings, whereas Lever had written various chairmen that he couldn't bi there "today," Timmerman said Lev er had stated in in interview with P. EL McGowan that "I shall no stump the district," it was "my duty to remain in Washington/' and th< "people understand." While declin ing to follow the congressional dates he had before in the senatorial race declared he would attend the dates as fixed by; the party. He closed with an expression o1' loyal support to the war. Tfaos. F. Brantley. Thos. Brantley was tlm second speaker, and he said he felt sure thai the voters would decide the rac< without any dictation from Richard I. Manning. A. F. Lever, or outsid* influences. He denounced any charge that he had assailed the presiden1 "as false and I stand ready to d*> fend it." As' a matter of fact his friendship with the president prob ably antedated thnt of Lever's Brantley he*-e quoted a friendly let ter he received from Woodrow Wil son when he was governor of X- v j .Jersey, th.ankinsr him for :t letter and expressing the hope to sec him ir ?Columbia later on du t ine :i vfsrt II 'flad gotten in touch with the "esi dent t.hrouerh his previon?: assoeiatior with the president's uncle -it Ca?-o j lina. ".While I was supporting Wil ton foi the democratic nomination, L1 think Mr. Lever was looking to j Champ Clark." Lever asked point blank as to this replied, '"not on your life." Another congressional Candi- j date said "Underwood" but neither Brantley nor Lever heard it. In reading the Tillman letter Lev er read only what he wanted to. He didn't read this: "Lever stated he would not run against me but would help me in any way." Lever tried i 10 be the administration candi;" ? ;e ; when he was Governor Mann, g's ! candidate. Tillman had written. 'it* there are two persons in South Caro lina who have mere reason to be grateful to me than Governor Man ning and A. F. Lever 1 do not know them." Lever tried to beat Tillman. yet claimed to love him. He had swung on to Tillman's coattail and "loved him because he wants Till man's friends to love him." Lever had been paid $100,000 in salary,, but in time of war he had de serted his post, and "reminded me of a slacker," He doesn't know the first principles of patriotism. Tt was pa triotism to run for the senate then pa triotism to run for congress, and the speaker asked, "My God. Mr. Lev er which is it?" Said he was going to run Blease off the stump, but beat him to the tall timbers. Erantley was getting after Lever I pretty sharply, and was having some j effect. About this time Mr. Jake Craft, a cotton buyer and merchant of I Xorth, interrupted, "You have uis ! cussed Mr. Lever's record, now how j about your own?" Brantley said he'd come to that later, j He next went into a discussion as j to building highways. Taking up the I proposition about the Edisto River j Brantley said he had signed the peti tion only to drain lands not to run a steamboat up it. Irrigation in the west and drainage in the South were similar works of reclamation and should be adopted. He closed by dis cussing the financial and cotton sit uation. Congressman Lever. Congressman Lever spoke third, and in answer to a question, "Ain't you dead?" replied, he "was" a ' long ways from being dead either physically or politically. "No prose cuting attorney or two by four lawy er will ever destroy the confidence of the people of the district in little Frank Lever. Lever then turned on Brantley. who said he signed the Edisto River petition for drainage only. I thought Tommy would walk in the trap, and I'm ready for him," he said as he produced a letter, and asked Brantley to identify the heading and signature, which Brantley did, at tempting several times to make a statement to the audience which was laughing and hilarious in anticipa tion. Lever then read from Brant ley's letter, which began by telling of four hundred acres of timber which wottld become available on Brahtley's land if the Edisto was op ened for navigation, which would also- make some- farm? land avail able. The letter then went on to say that three benefits would come from the work on the Edisto: give the cit izens traffic by water route to Char leston, drain the nearby lands, and make available much- lumber. At this time Brantley asked, 1 "Well, have you done it?" Lever replied that he had provided for ?35, 000 in the house, but the whole riv ers and harbors bill was later killed. As to Brantley, however. Lever said "I caught him with the goods." The only issue anyway in this campaign was "Lever." Lever then went into a discussion of the cotton situation. Brantley says fix the price, but "I know if I tried that the southern farmer wotdd get the hot end of the poker.*" There were two bills before his committee now to fix the price?one by a Xorth Carolina man fixing a minimum of forty cents, another by an Ohio man fixing a maxirnur- of twenty cents, lie knew the temper of congress "better than Brantley would ' if he stayed there thirty-two years" and with ninety-six representatives from cotton States out of four hundred I thirty-five, ho wouldn't run the risk I of trying to fix the price, so he held j the l^ills up in his committee, which only had five or six 'cotton men out of twenty-one. However, Lever said he had a plan and had seen the president last Fri iiay. He couldn't reveal the presi dent's attitude because of the confi dences involved, but here was the plan Lever had suggested: (1) in crease the ships available to send cot ton to the countries needing it; (-) urge the federal bank to pursue a lib oral policy in rediscounting paper with cotton as collateral: (3) urge *hat the federal licensed warehouse system be used tc the fullest extent: it; ;isk the cotton farmers to retire oner-third of the crop; (?"<> agree to sell cotton to other countries at a price fixed after investigation and also to loan them th< money if neces sary with which to buy: (<*,) regulate the price of manufactured products -o that his profits would be 'educed double as he reduced the price for the raw material. L"\er then turned to Timmerman n minute, and made th*"* charge again that Timmerman wasn't sure of elec tion and held on to his solicitors' job while making the campaign. A von e isked. "how about McLeod. hit him?" and Lever replied, "OTi. Ton; is back here fat and saucy." and McLeod an swered, "Just wait, you'll hear him." Lever th'-n repeated his character ization of th ? Jennings question. vhethCr it was disloyal to oppose Lev as "puerile, foolish, assinine." and aid he had never claimed that tie oresident said elecl Lever, but that "'the interests of the country render it highly desirable" thai he b<- re elected. 1 f the president's opinion is vorth anything to help them make up their minds, "well and good." if not "well and good.*' Lever said he had heard of no friend of his who claimed he was the administration's candidate because as a matter of fact ')?? s ood "in my own shoes." Lever said he cared not for what "young Ben Tillman" said. The; question was "not what happen od be-j tween Tillman and me. but who can: serve you best in congress.*1 It was I ' "not what Wilson, or Tillman, or 1 have said* but who can best serve the j interest of your boys at the front.7'! lie re-reatl, however, Tillman's letter saying he hoped he'd be re-elected, j ! and paid tributes to Solicitor Mann, i Solicitor Cobb and Mr. H. F. Fulmer, j I congressional candidates who with ; drew when Lever re-entered. Lever stated he didn't question the loyalty of Timmerman, Brantley. or McLeod, "they are all good loyal ; men," but the question was one of j ability to render service, j He had known Till man's health : and had told him that he would ? rather have his right arm cut oil than interfere with his desire to ' come back, but he'd rather cut off I both arms than see a man take his ! place who would have to explain his disloyalty?referring to Blease, but j calling no names. Lever closed by ; asking why his opponent's didn't j point out the weak spots in his rec j ord in congress if they thought him i unfit. Tlios. G. McLeod.. I The last speaker was Thos. G. Mc ! Leod, who was inconvenienced ! slightly in his opening by some de ! partures. It was long afteer dinner i time, but the large majority of the i audience waited to hear hi: speak I also. He followed mainly his usual I speech, which arraigns Lever's ac : tions, and charges him with misrepre \ sentation to the president. It was i practically the same speech he has j made elsewhere. The reporter ask | cd oiu ">f McLeod's friends why he used tne same speech, and the reply j was g. ven by his friend, "I asked McLecd the same thing, and he told : me he dk'iVt change because the charges h<- .made against Lever in it ' were unanswerable, that Lever had ; net even tried to answer, and he was ; going to keep hammering on them : until Lever tried to answer them." ; Because of the similarity of the sneeches only the comparatively new I (dements in it are reported aga.n. Referring to Lever's praise of So licitor Mann for withdrawing. Mc j Leod said he could take a licking i but would not hack down. As for ; Mann he had been at every cam j paign meeting. He went on to tell 1 of Lever breaking his word to Till | man. and said "every man in this ? audience who breaks his word I should vote for Lever." ! After Lever realized he was beat ! lor the senate, he "apparently put ' in motion the machinery for rcach I ing the . resident" and directly or ! indirectly exerted influence on the I president to get a basis to rcenter : the congressional race. The presi '? dent's letter to Lever began. "Hav : ing been assured" (as to certain po | iitical conditions in S. C.) and Mc ! Leod wanted to know who had "a - : sured" him ? Was it some friend of Mr. Lever's? McLeod said he would perform any service the president requested of him, but as much as he admired him, "he would not cast a ballot ^at anybody's dictation," and he was I glad that the president hadn't asked j such a thing.- His letter to Tillman j showed that clearly. As a matter of j fact, Wilson was misled, when Lever ; failed to tell him tha" there were six j other good Democrats running for ! congress. "If congress got along i without the great Calhbun, Clay j and now Tillman. it would seem that ; it could get along without Frank j Lever.*' McLeod closed his speech by a j discussion of the cotton situation j and an advocacy of restricted immi ! gration. WEEKLY CROPf REPORT. Synopsis of Weather and Crop Condi tions in South Carolina for The Week Ending July 30. Columbia, July 31.?The weather has been more or less, cloudy, with j intermittent showers and deficient J sunshine. However, some isolated sections are, still needing rain. Gen j eral improvement in crops continues, j and field truck. gardens, pastures and forage have developed vigorous I growth. Tobacco is ripening slowly. ! with fair to good results. Cotton j continues in good to excellent condi tion, but there is complaint locally o! J spiders and rust. Early corn is con j siderably improved; the crop is i practically made in the central and i southern counties, where fodder pull j in? will begin during the coming week; the intermediate and late crops, in common with other vege tation, are much improved. Large shipments of watermelons were made during the week. Peaches, apple; and cantaloupes are plentiful. The :-oil is in fine condition generally for late summer plowing.-and fall been, white potato and turnip planting i; progressing. Richard H. Sullivan. General Ghillaumat. Paris, July Ml.?Major General Ma rie Louis Adolphe Guillaumat, re cently appo' ited military governor of Paris, achieved fame by his historic u< fense of Verdun against the stupen dous German onslaught of 1916. by his cleverness in . French offensive on the.Somme in which' the forces under his command took LOOO prison ers, heavy guns and rTO machine guns, and by his sagacity in the^ma neuvering of French troops in tie Near East. He received his first commission in ISS4-. He was made captain in LS93 end in this rank served in the i'ndo China campaign in which In- was se verely wound* d. He received the rani; of general of division in 1914 after tin outbreak of the war. was placed in command of the Second Army Corps and charged with the defense of Verdun in 19I(t. m December 25. L'17. he was transfer red tf? the command of the French irmies of the Orientl replacing <b :? ral Sarrail. He is years <>!<;. cures Headaches. Biliousness, uoss of Appetite, or that tired ach ng feeling, dm- to Malaria or Colds, ?'in? Tonic.?Advt. GEORGE BELL TIMMERMAN, Lexington, s. c. CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS. Fair Price List For Week of August 6 Commodity Wholesale Retail. Plain flour.$12.40 to 13.10 24 lb. basis .. ..$1.70 to $1.75 24 lb. Self-rising,flour . .$12.63 to 13.40 24 lb. basis "1.70 to 1.80 2 1 lb. basis. Corn meal.$4.60 to $4.75 sa?:K.5 to S l-2c lb. Crist.$5.30 to 5.75 sack.6 to 61 -2c lb. Blue rose rice.$9.50 to 10.5^.10c to 12 l-2c lb. Sugar ...$8.35 to S.50.9 to 9 l-2c lb. Dried beans.10c. 20c Lard?pure .. ..27 1-2 to 28 l-2c lb.30 to 32 l-2c lb. Lard?Compound .. ..23 3-4 to 21 I-4c.27 to 29c Evaporated milk (small) .. ..3.25.5 to 6 l-4c Evaporated milk*(large) ..$3.00 to $6.00.12 1-2 to 15c Canned Corn Xo. 2.. .'.1.95.\.17 1-2 to 20c Canned Tomatoes Xo. 2.l.;->0. 15c Canned tomatoes Xo. 3 .LS5 to 2.00 .20 to 22 I-2c Canned peas Xo. 2.l.SSto 2.00 .20c canned pork & beans Xo. 2.. 1.75 to 1.90.17 1-2 to 20c Cheese.27 to 29. 32 1-2 to 35c ll>. Butter.49 to 51.55 to 60c ib. Ham ...31 1-2 to 35c.33 to 37 l-2c Bacon, side.27 l-2c.30 to 33 l-2c Retail stores should sell meal, grits and rice by the pound. Fair price ice list. Retail. Consumers have right to demand ice weigh ed from wagons or other places of delivery. 7 1-2 pounds .5 cents 15 pounds. ..10 cents 25 pounds. .15 cents 50 pounds.30 cents 100 pounds.50 cents Abe Ryttenberg. representing the wholesale dealers. D. G. F. Bultman, representing the retail dealers. Mrs. I. A. Ryttenberg, representing the consumers. Mrs. H. G. Osteen, Mrs. E. H. Moses, statisticians. TJ. S. Food Admin*" istration; E. I. Reardoh, Assistant Food Administrator, chairman. Sum tor Price Interpreting Board. U. S. Food Administration. How I Select My Seed Corn in The Field. Clemson College, July 30.? James W. Draffin, of Leslie, York county, has made a remarkable rec ord in club work. He has been a member of the York County Boys' Corn Club for four years, and has been a county prize winner each year. Twice he has been a second State prize winner. His article on "How I Select My Seed Corn in the Field," which is given below, makes very interesting reading: "One of the essentials of profitable corn growing is proper selection of seed. Stalks of the predominating type in the row or field should be chosen, if equally resistant and well eared as others. Get the form of the ideal stalk well fixed in your mind, and ' look for it. Remember the type from year to year and don't change unless you should change to a different strain or seed variety. "I don't wait until all the corn is in the crib to select my seed for next year's planting. If you do. you will' fail in the crop. The standing plant will answer the question as to whether the selected ears have come froni good stalks. I always try to be i sure to get plants that grownot less than two or not more than three gopd>a.rs to the stalk,/ and not more than ifalf-way up the stalk. I select die well-filled ears, not too large nor too small, but medium size, and sound. The shuck should be Ipose on . the grain and should have a wholesome look. I always try to se lect my seed corn from the stalks standing where they grow, as soon as ripe, and before the first hard freeze. I select cars from the stalks that have produced the most corn without having any special advan tages, such as space, moisture or fertility. The most important con sideration is to select seed from those plants which have the ability to furnish the largest quantity of dry shelled corn. Early maturity is a desirable quality, and so are short, .hick, wind-firm stalks; top-heavy ones with ears borne too high are likely to mean losses. "I collect my plants that bear my seed ears and cut off the top and bottom and hang the part on which the ears are fastened," in some con venient place in the crib or barn. This will keep in mind how the plants looked in the field. "I go through my corn and cut the diseased and .stunted stalks about July first or August first, so as to prevent crossing with the good stalks that are to furnish my seed, j .'sow, if I am going to plant on up land. I do not use seed that has been long grown on lowland, and if I am :roing to plant on lowland, I use my field selected seed that has given nest results on that kind of land as far as possible. I plant seed that grew on the same type of soil that I am going to cultivate. T always try to- procure my seed from corn that is known to produce large yields. It has been pretty well dem onstrated that the prolific corns are the best varieties for the South. They do not make the largest and '>rst show ears, but they do-make ihe largest yields, and the greatest money value per acre. 1 prefer Good man's Prolific Variety." South Carolina State Forest. Few people realize that South Car olina is right up-to-date in forestry in one respect at least, as the owner of a 1000-acre forest. This is more than can be claimed by many other States. it all came about through the fore sight of Joann de la Howe, who be i e.ueathed 1,700 acres to the State, specifying in the will that 1.000 acres should forever remain" in forest. This French nobleman with a broad vision, died in IT!'7. when the idea of an endowed school for teaching agriculture, including forestry, was ?ar beyond average human vision. The forest is located along Little River in McCormiek county, and is composed mostly of short leaf or yellow pine, with scattered hard woods. In the low places some lol> ioHy pine occurs. Many of the great pines tower 12") feet tall, and meas ure to inches in diameter at breast height. One measured acre , ontains 3<V?00 board feet of pine. Fire 1ms been excluded Cor many; rears, and c.iiseqitentlv there are large numbers of young pines of all :;ges. as \\*? ? 11 .-is various shrubs, and young broad leafed trees. The ab sence of fire h:'s resulted in a very j ,}cop leaf mulch over the soil con--i serving :ili the moistnre. Without this protection, as every one knows, i the soil would become hard and dry out deeply in prolonged dry spells, thus checking the vigor of the growth to the point where the tree could no longer resist the Southern Pine Beetle, that arch enemy of pine for ests in the South. This tree destroy er is even now busy on the de la Howe State forest, following closely every tree that is struck by lightn ing and often attacking the neigh bors as well. Mr. W. R. Mattoon, Forestry Spec ialist of the Unuited States Forest Service, who has been carrying on forestry investigations in South Car olina in ,cooperation with Clemson College for the past six years, has recently examined this forest with a view of making recommendation for the proper handling of this valuable asset. His report will be along three lines, viz: ? (1) "What timber should be cut. and what classes of defective or worthless trees should be removed. [ (2) How should the forest be handled during the next quarter cen tury to keep it at a maximum produc tion. (3) How to make the forest serve : perpetually as a demonstration tract to the people of the State in the right way of handling woodland. All right thinking pdople will agree that every farm in the State should have at least one permanent forest tract on the poorest, steepest, rockiest or wettest portion of the farm, and handle it properly. Wood land, rightly handled, is a bank ac count, against which you can check every year in the form of timber re moved, without once touching the principal. With the growing scarcity and val ue of our timber resources, nnd the fact that climatically the State is favored above many others in rapid and profitable production of timber, it is needless to say that South Car olina should take early action in es tablishing a State Forestry Board and having the advantage of a State forester. Company Inspection. I The Suniter Light Infantry Re serves, Capt. A. C. Phelps command ing, which was organized and muster ed into service four months ago was inspected by Adjutant and Inspec tor General VV. W. More Monday afternoon. The company assembled at the armory and marched to the graded school square where it was inspected by Gen. Moore. It was put through the manual of arms and field movements in company and squad formation, the exercises lasting alto gether nearly an hour. At the conclusion of the inspection the company hiked out to Pocalla, where a chicken stew and lish supper was served. After supper Gen. Moore made a brief address to the company in which he stated that the organization had passed a most creditable inspection and that he felt it a duty, as well as a pleasure to compliment both the officers and men on the line showing that had been made by the company, especially in view of the fact that the company had been organized only four months, in which short time a great deal had been accomplished in developing an efficient military or ganization. Capt. Phelps responded in a short talk expressing his appreciation of the complimentary remarks of Gen. .Moore and pledging himself and the company to merit by future perform ances the good opinions of Gen. .Moore. Capt. Phelps also called on Maj. C. B. Yeadon. a former captain of the Sumter Light Infantry, Capt. Huteheson. Lieut. Ceo. C. Warren, Lieut. R. IC Wilder, Dr. H. M. Stuck ey. H. G. Osteen and Scrgt Pat Gal lagher for talks. All of whom re sponded in an appropriate manner. The company has seventy-seven men on the roll and sixty-five were in ranks for inspection. Registration Notice. ?The County Board of Registration will be in their office at the Court House, continuously from July 1st to August ."?1st. excepting July 4th, foi :he purpose cf registering all qualified roters of the county of Sumter, as the law requires. T. D. DUBOSE, J. M. N. WILDER, J. A. REAMFS, Supervisors of Regisuatlon. Acknowledging Tin* Light. We can nut see why Mr. Blease wants to criticise or speak disparag ingly of the Manning buys wiio have enlisted in the army. They are to be commended, and Gov. .Maiming has a right to lie proud of them. If they have secured oflices so much the bet ter for them. We do not blame any of tlie boys for getting an office if he can in the army. Of coui^e there have to be privates in order to make up an army, but there is no just right for the criticism of any boy for secur ing an office if he can. lie is rather to be commended, and an office does not mean that he is immune from danger, because if he be an officer worth:.- the name of an officer he should lead his men. and if he does not wo imagine that he will not long hold the office. We try to be fair and just always, and to give every one credit for what he deserves. And we can't help saying this about the Man ning boys. We do not know them but it is a great privilege to have five or six boys to respond voluntarily when the country calls and we congratulate Mr. Manning because we believe this is a race to be run by twos and twos and not by ones and ones. The foregoing is an editorial from the Xewherry Herald and News. That paper is edited by Col. Elbert H. Aull, who ha.s always been a faithful friend and supporter of Cole L. Please. One of his sons is Bleasc's publicity man ager, by reason of his connection with the Charleston American, while one son and two sons-in-law are in the United States army. Probably Col. Aull thought rather of his sons in the service of his country than of his son in the service of Blease when he wrote his editorial. Mr. Aull's sense of fairness and decency, as a man and as the father of a son in the service, would not per mit him to remain silent in the face of the cruel, vulgar and vicious as sault made by Blease on Governor Manning's sons. We do not believe, either that Mr. Aull would endorse the Pomaria and Filbert speeches. This rebuke to Blease, this repudi ation of the fundamental bestiality of the man, which he cannot long'con ceal or keep in the background, how ever much he affects to purr on occa sion, though mild in its terms, takes added force from the circumstance that it is administered by one of his most ardent supporters. There have been numerous defections from Blease's ranks, of men who were once his staunchest aides, but who, sens ing eventually the manner of man he is inwardly, have left him. As Mr. Aull says, "it is a great privilege to have five or six boys to respond voluntarily when the country falls, and'we congratulate Mr. Man ning, because we believe it is a race to be run by twos and twos and not by ones and ones." Not so Blease. Out of the foulness of his stomach he spews insult at the man who has .sjx sons with the soul and urge of loyalty in them to fly to the support of this righteous war w^iich Blease opposed .until he saw" plainly that the people whom he at tempts to boss and lead around by the nose would not stand fof his obnox ious doctrines. For we are well assured that the great majority of the plain people of the State, including those to whom Blease looks for support, will take the view taken by Mr. Aull. We are well assured that by far the great ma jority of them do not deserve the stigma and the stain that arc involv ed in the name "Bleaseitc." Theyv are loyal people, standing by the na tion. to whom, if one proposed the sentiments of Please as expressed at Pomaria and Filbert, they would spit them out of their mouths. They are merely deceived in Blease. Once they could see the real inwardness of the. man they would cast him aside with scorn and disgust.?Columbia Record. Mrs. Charles Paine and children, of Waycross, Ga., are visiting Mrs. M. C. Smith. We Grind Lenses, examine the eyes scientifically and St eye ? glasses perfectly. Let us work 3 for you. E We have all prescriptions g on file. Broken lenses replac d ed promptly. . Graduate Opto U mctrist and Optician in charge. I W. A. Thompson, 1 II JEWEJJE & OPTOMETRIST. | l Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer Prompt Altentin to Day and Night "Calls At J. D. CRAIG Old-Stand. N. Main Phones* 0a>53q