The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, August 02, 1901, Image 4
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LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK.
The action of the State Executive
Committee in trying to rend Senator
McLaurin out of the party is untimely.
The committee is not "fresh
from the people" and consequently
cannot fully represent the voice of
the people but only the opinion of a
few politicians. Senator Tillman's
proposed policy and that of part 01
liis followers in organizing the March
convention in 1H90 was as much contrary
to the existing order of things
at that time as those of Senator McLaurin
now; yet the State Executive
Committee did not read them out of
the party but adopted the broad principle
that this is a white man's government
and all questions are to be
decided by a white man's primary.
Col. Hoyt Inst year ran in the primary
after receiving a nomination
from a separate party, from the regular
organized Democratic party, yet
he and his followers were not read
out but the people were allowed to
say what course and policy thej
wanted.
Has the time come when the executive
committee shall say who are
or who are not Democrats? Every
man has a right to his own opinion
and the only means now existing in
the State of expressing it is through
the Primary, and if Senator McLau
rin takes that pledge he should bo
allowed to run and the executive
committee be made to understand I
that they are t lie servants of t he poo- J
pie and not their bosses. No harm
could have come to the white people
.of the State if they were allowed to
.decide the question between Senators
Tillman and MeLaurin and how can
they decide it unless allowed by thenbosses
to hear the question discussed.
The Spanish war has suddenly
transformed the United States into o
jvorld power and new policies have
nrisen and must be met. We have
our representatives at Washington to
represent us. the State and the United
States. One set comes home with
one construction on their duty to the
people the}' represent and n not he?
with a different idea?t he people want
to hoar both sides?both sides are
^ ready and willing to report and willing
to abide the decision of the white
people of the State, yet tlie bosses as.tfume
to think they can institute a
system of gag law that will shut out.
their opponents.
The people of Union county are
iJUt'tUi iui iiiuir iiccuuiu in uj^pvii,
thought nnd action and Thk Tim Kb.
voicing their sentiment, will demand
n fair fight inside the Democratic
party and abide the result us expressed
by a majority of the white
men wf the State. Senator McLaurin
should hold his seat and demand the
right to be heard.
They are having a hig time out in
Oaklahoma this week with the Government
lottery. A drawing of deeds
for lots of 1<>(.) acres each is taking
place. There will be 10,000 successful
in the drawing and the others will
get blank. The names of nil applicants
are put into envelopes, the first
drawn has choice of selecting, in some
instances t he choice is worth $80,000
to $ 10,000. One young woman who |
drow a choice was debarred because '
she had married one day before the ^
drawing. See page 8th for for further .
particulars.
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PRESS COMMENTS.
The action of the Democratic executive
committee last night is noth
ing more than tho official perform
ance bjF the Tillman political machinery
of what Tillman and his colleagues
have been doing ?ver sincp
McLaurin came out in his fight for a
return to conservative Democratic
principles?the attempt to force him
out of the party. The long expected
efforts to mak? candidates take an
oath to support the Bryan platform
developed early in the meeting. Thie
in itself would have been sufficient,
if carried out, to have kept McLaurir
out of the primaries, for he is fighting
everything that savors of Bryan,
just as many other conservative Dem
ocrats are doing toduy But evei
this radical political scheme did noi
seem sufficient for Senator Tillman
and the members of the committee,
for they proceeded, as we are told in
this morning's dispatch, to denounce
McLnurin and all of his actions and
votes in the Senate, read him out of
the party and demand his resignation
We hope that the senator will decline
to resign, decline to be read out of
the party, and continue his fight,
whether it means the certain loss of
another term in the Senate, for the
simple reason that the movement he
has started in South Carolina ha?
long ceased to be a MeLaurin movement
and is a fight between the old
line Democrat, and the Democrats of
the Bryan-Altgeld-Tillman stamp.?
Greenville News.
When Ben Tillman set out to reform
the Democratic party in South
Carolina he directed a large part of
his energms toward the abolishment
of the convention system of nominating
candidates. He thought ther?was
too much opportunity for juggling
in a limited body and that al.
candidates couldn't get a fair show
before it. He insisted that the mass
of the party should name the candidates.
He had his way and the primary
system was instituted and
proved generally acceptable. But
Tillman did fnot. charge against the
old regime that a ministerial section
of the party, a creatioji of the convention,
had ever attempted to dictate
to the Democracy concerning its
choice of candidates. There was no
opportunity for this or, we may be
sure, it would have been thoroughly
employed. It remained for Tillman
himself to advocate and secure such
an extreme and startling assumption
of power to which there is no shadow
of claim. The executive committee
of the State Democracy, at the mandate
of Tillman, had passed a resolution
of censure upon Senator MrLaurin
for his coarse of action in
Congress and has demanded that he
resign his commission as a senator
at once and without qualification.
McLaurin was nominated by the
Democratic party at a primary and is
responsible to that body upon the
hustings and at the party ballot box
and to none other for his political
course. He will give an account of
his stewardship in due season and receive
the people's judgment at the
proper time. The State executive
committee has no jurisdiction over
him, and its action in calling him
to account is an unwarranted and
dangerous assumption of a power belonging
to the masses of the party,
and is taken merely to prejudice his
cause before the Democratic primary,
which the committee is pledged to
onndnet impartial! v. At the corn
The Columbia State and tho Charlotte
Observer are showing down as
to the growth and industrial progress
of their towns, ff they want, to see
some real evidence of growth thej
ought to come to Union and look
around a bit. August Hth and Oth
would be a good time to come. We
extend a cordial invitation to each, ,
THE TIIG UNION MEETING. (
ii
Much interest exists throughout. v
the Stute in the big political meeting w
to be held in Union. Senator Till- s
man and Senator MoLaurin have "
both been invited. The former has j
accepted and will be present. Son- ^
ator MoLaurin, so far as has been j
known here, has not said he would ^
be present. The probabilities are a
that he will be among the speakers a
and Tillman and himself may liavo v
it all over again. The people of f
Union county will have politics to J
burn ou the day of the speaking, n
Besides the "star" attractions, the
two senators, the following woll- l
known men have accepted invitations ^
to be present: Col. Wilie Jones, of d
Columbia; ex-Governor John Gary ^
Kvans, of Spartanburg; ex-Congress- j?
mau Stanyarno Wilson, of Spartan- s
burg; Congressman Latimer, Mr. J. ()
A. Mooney, of Greenville, and others. 8
?Columbia correspondence News and f
Courier. I,
Our thriving neighbor, Union, is ''
to have a public speaking on August *
8th and 9th, to which quite a number *'
of loading South Carolinians have *
signified their intention to be present. ^
The object of such a meeting is ^
that public expression from men ^
prominent in political life may be
heard by persons interested in euch ii
matters. No personalities are to be t
indulged in and nothing but facts e
and figures are desired. d
The results to bo attained from c
such a meeting go far toward edueating
the people ou the issuos of the ''
lay. w
<v>uite a number from this city ex- "
pect to attend.?Spartanburg Herald. (
If any considerable number of the s
men who have been invited to speak t
at I'nion the 8th and 9?h of August 1
should he present there would be u
needed five or six days instead of two ;
to enable all to have any sort of a "
hearing Already eight have accept - "
ed, three have declined and nine more (
are to be heard from. Union ought
to give a whole week to the occasion 'j
and call it Enlightenment Week.? f
Newberry Observer. '
Union is expecting a great time on *
August S-9. Ten of the eighteen 81
speakers invited have accepted. Spec- ?
ial rates have been given on all raitmads
for this occasion.?Laurens ^
Co. News. ?
There's going to be a hot time in j
the old town next Thursday and Fri- d
day. Come everybody and get your ''
share of what's in sight.
The Klondike is simply not' in it ^
beside our sister State Georgia. It j
is reported that a vein of gold has ^
oeen iounu in w tiaes county, tui., ?
the like of which h>is never been seen
in the mines of California or in the v
Ivloudsk**. From a single ton of eart h t.
taken from this new mine known as v
the Latimer mine, gold of the purest n
variety to the amount, of $22,010 was t
taken recently. This far exceeds the v
richest yield ever known. The richest 15
yield ever reported before was a yield 'J
of $10,000 to the ton from the famous N
Cowstoek mine of Colorado. These
figures are vouched- for by affidavits. ,
You can't yet ahead of the South. ,
Reminiscences of the War. s
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(Continued from page 1.)
iiient of the fidelity, courage and eu- I
(turance of the Southern people, in the i
most important e|>och iri American his- c
toiy ji
Turning over to faithful liost'era our t
iiorses. sad-lies and bridles, we (the bag- ti
page detail) re!timed to police our. camp t
and gather up everything. The crack a
of :h- diivt-r's whip, and anathemas tha >
>nly unties could understand and appre ,,
eiate became monotonous. lly 12 m a
out bagg 'ge watt loaded ost cars at Adam's j
Itun station, and by 2 p. nt. a train b
front Savannah was ready to take us to s,
< hariestoii. Soon we weie oft and flying d
-j I t ?..f -l inl-n -1 ..limit.. At'ii...
Illst station we met our old friend Jim i]
Aske\y, who had been Ikuiip on a fur- i<
lough and was letunung to liiseornmand ?
He got on the train with us. lie. opened b
his provisiau box and asked us to help (?(
ourselves which we did. lie was not ; ,,
inemtier of tlie "MeKiss'ck 1{ .ngers." ij
but we will stop here to notice him. He o
belonged to Company B , and wa-? u
from Union. He and Lieut. I'aluiet \,
were unfiiendly?an old fend existed
t.-ulweeu them. WbenCapt. Mi-Ivissick, o
at Williamsburg, Va., 011 the 'J Mi of ?
- pt., 1S<>2, by order of Col. Shiugler. l}
'hrew bis command against the Federal <
Une and broke it, dun Askew wa* in the ;
barge. After the enemy were driven n
tf tlie field Lieut, l'almer grasped him
' y the hand and said: "Jim Askew, I c
can't hold enmity against as brave a r:
man as you are," and these two lions in .1
human form shed hitter tears over the
folly of their former estrangement.
Lieut, l'almer may or may not have
found in Jim A-drew a foernan worthy of
his Steel, but he found in him a soldier
worthy of his admiration. From that
time they were friends.
We vreie on the train and flying at a ''
frightful speed towards Charleston. 11
Ijong trestles darted from under us. "
houses appeared and disappeared almost "
at the same instant. We were soon at
the Savannah depot and disembarked. .
Nothing would be done until next morn- "
mg, but the men must meet Lieut. *
Melton nt thp Charleston Hotel that ,v
evening. We went on board of a steamer lfi
and crossed the Ashley river. As the s1
vessel reached its tnoorings what a
"Babel of tongues." Sumo called for 0
mi in nouse ano some 101 mar, some ror
this hack and sane for that. Everv ^
nationality on the #lobe wan represented
in that mot.ly crowd. We worked oni "
wav llirontrh th.* !>na'!injr crowd and fl<
ihron h the fpiie We started ofT walk*
tng and were soon hat od bv the p ovosf "
utiard who must .??e ?>nr permits to paSs. f
A aimip c-ddipiy of bitter words ended
as the omnibos came up with J<ieut. j1
Melton on board. tie relieved usand["
we boarded it with him and rode to thj
mand of Tillman and for his political
ends, the executive committo has invaded
the rights and broken the safeguards
of the Democratic masses.
Of course Senator McLaurin will not
resign at this demand. He will quite
certainly scolT at. the impertinence of
it and bring out in strong light, before
the people its menace to their
Interests. If the executive committee
is to have authority to say who
shall not be t he nominees of the party
and to call for resignations at will,
why should it not have the power of
direct selection given to it, since by
the process of elimination its present
assumed authority may be led to
exact choice? Why not abolish the
party primary altogether and allow
the executive committee to name all
candidates? And the executive com
jpittee might carry out the system
by delegating full authority in the
matter to the Hon. B. R. Tillman
If that is the way the Democratic
party in South Carolina is to he run.
there is small wonder that the cry
for reform of it is growing daily more
loud.?Charleston Post.
The State Democrat executive committee
met in Columbia Thursday
and passed resolutions condemning
Senator McLaurin and asking him by
a yote of 2J to f> to resign his seat in
the United States senate. Senator
Tillman was there and spoke in favor
of the resolutions, geverley handing
junior senator and his friends "and
swept things by storm, the opposition
being but mere chad in the whirlwind"
says The State
The Union Times wurits to know
what is meant by "tho other day" n?
founxl in the various exchances. .It
is as indehnito a (late in locals as
Monday or Tuesday in general items.
In sueh Items the day of the month,
instead of the week, should be used. It
would contribute to an easier use of
the scissors ?News and Herald.
Iharlestou Hotel where he gave us perlits
to "knock about" iu town, which
re did that evening. We visited the
, barf and went on board an Engli-h
learner, (blockage runner) and amused
uraelvea iu this way until sundown,
klitn we returned to the Charleston
lotel. Here we separated for the night,
bnie went one way and some another,
iilliam Thomas. II. C. K?uner and myelf
went to the Pavilion Hotel and were |
feigned a room on the top door. From
window in our room we had a fine
iew of the harbor and the different
orts, as well as of the ill-fated city.
Jext morning was the tlrst time I reaendier
seeing Col. Jos. F. Gist.
Our duty next day (Monday) wtjs to
lansfer our baggage from the Savannah
o the South Carolina depot which we
lid, and were ready by 4 p m. to start
o Sumnierville. At that hour the "Con;aroe"
with its ponderous traiu backed
ack and our boxes hitched on. With
ilent majesty it moved along the plexus
f tracks and after a while she gave a
hout from her iron throat, bounded
orward like a champion of the turf, and
eft the city, that seven months befoie
iad witnessed our advent, in the dis
ance. On she sped, while telegraph
oles and other objects dashed back like
0 many meteors. For three quarters of
ii hour we went like a bird living. The
tain halted at Smnmerville. Not more
ban half the men who left Adam's linn
he morning ts-fore could he found, and
art of them boarded that train for Counibia
that evening. In two dajs from
hat tiuie we hadn't a dozen men in the
oojpany beside the cooks. These two
ays we stayed there to allow the other
ompanies to gettvansp irtatiou foi their
ion??t lo Columbia. Wednesday even1
g 231 .July, '02, we I mai ded the train
I'irh our horses and followed the e >mriand.
i'art of the baggage had never
ieen taken off the train. The company
iad 102 horses and filled 10 ears with
nick, one with baggage and one carried
e men. Thus 'hit evening a train of
2 cars well loaflt-d moved out from Surnnerville
at -1 p. m. As we passed ilie
esidences of the planters, home with all
ts ei j iviiiMits was plainly jiictured to
is Whi'e handerchiefs waving from
lie wi'.dmvs of stately mansions were
aland with a '*ieb;*l yell" that almost
lownel the wlur of the living wlieeis.
jong stretches of road appeared and di ?iqieared
alternately, llailroad platforms
rere crowded with beautiful women and
kind word was in store for every
nldier. Tints we passed the time Most
t the irteu hid got permission to go
ome before we left J$u:nrnerville, and a
eueral rmh hid been nude for "leave
f absence" when the oomniand arrived
here Sunday evening, and of course,
nuiebody had to Ik* disappoiuted. Lieut,
'aimer, in command of the company,
row the line, "those who have not been
iome may go first " This ruling called
ip the ire of some, and sh irp w ?rds euuel,
in wbich the assertion is mule tint
1' Li-ut. Palmer did not have on his
tripes something would lie done The
,ieut. politely agreed to take them off if
hey were in the way, and thus things
loon quieted down.
About 2 a. m., on the 24th of July M12
re arrived at the Graenvthe D tp it, iu
Columbia S. C., and inadc search for
vater, but failed to find any until we.
nounted the tender against the protest aion
of the engineer and tin man; who,
vitti the poiice found remonstrance nr.iccessarv.
The morning after daylight
air h r.-es wo e taken off the train and
vateieil and fed About 12 Nl. the lin*
as f.nin *1 and we marched through
t.e ot'y and bivouaeed not far from the
lotto d-pot. It va.s now understood
hat, Sfveial days would elap-e before we
v?uid ni.ive ogain--our hoi*ses must bj
hod, and this would necessarily d :t.un
is seine titne.
('apt. McKissick was not in camp,
lol >liingler was in the city, and Lieut,
'timet was in coiiunaud of the company.
Yulny morning, 2oth July, '02, 1 conhided
to go licuin for o da)s. Got mv
>erniii written out. and wesit in the city
o get Col. Shingier to sign it, but he
isiu gone across trie uongarec. itetutning
a camp Lieut. Palmer told me to go
head, lie said. Ity gum, I'll be reponsible
for you, only me t us in Chesrr
next Monday. I reached the train
a it was moving off. to tell li >?v I en)}
d this days leave of absence would
e a digression f 10:11 the subject?ali old
oldiers can imagine better than 1 can
escribe it.
liy 1 lie way I want to say right here
tiat on our way to Shaudou during the
[Hinion at Columbia last May, we
,'ent over the ground where we were
ivoeaced in July, 1S02, and it is uo v
live, ed with maguificeut residences and
icly laid off streets with their electric
ghts and electric railways. The shape
f the land is the only thing recognizable
ow. Then it was dotted with a few
>g cabins here and there. The roads
rere merely country roads and just east
f out camp there was an ojkmi li Id
line cattle were grazing. Tins is
irgelv Hie le ioent portion of the
ity of Columbia which since the
iut: we speak of has gone through firy
rials, but outlived them all or has risen
Uivo their ash-s despite many adverse
ircnmHiances which our work will uecs-aiily
call upon us to mention here;
tier.
(To lie continued )
I.ockhurt Junction Now,s RotesMn
Kimtoii:?Since mv last letter
ip var has closed wi'li General Green
ml we have stacked our arms and ar.
ow ai rest, under our own vino and lig
roe.
The refresh in? showers still cotne in
Ids section and the growin? crop has
nproved some in its looks for the past,
reek, but as the crop prospect seems to
e very gloomy in the different pasta i'
> hoped that, there will be enough bread
:uff for man and beast for there has
eon a good grain crop made in oui
wn county
Mr. B..J Fowler and wife, of Brighton,
,l'i , aro visiting relatives in these parts
Mrs. Sue West, of West springs, has i
een visiting relatives and friends in this
ction.
Mr. T. J Hughes wns in this neighorliood
last week. Mr. Hughes was
respecting.
Miss Annie Little has returned to her
ome from Spartanburg where she has
een attending the summer school.
Mo?Y.
OIJR COST
SflEE CONTINUES
To catch Careful Cash Buyers
who appreciate a good thing
when they see it.
The Carpenters and Brickmasons will soon be upon
us to make alterations in our store and this remainiug
Summer Stock must be and will be sold without reserve
at
r\ i r* i n
uut rrices to uasn Duyers
For the Month of August Cash Shoppers
- will reap the Greatest Bargains ever
heard of before in Union. It will pay
you well to come early. Our salespeople
are instructed tG clean out this
Summer Stock AT COST. Enough said.
The Foster Co.
GREEN & BOYD,
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Buggies, Carriages, Wagons
and Vehicles of all Kinds.
MAKERS OF
High Grade Harness.
We are the People to buy your Leather from.
A Carload of McCormick Wheat Harvesters
Corn Binders, Corn Shredders, Mowers and '
Rakes just received.
A Mower and Rake will pay for themselves on a small
ft. ? - o i i ? ? - -
ui-in in oue season. ?>oia 011 easy terras. McGormick makes
thera, Green <& Boyd sell ihem.
GREEN & BOYD.
UNION CARRIAGE WORKS (
We have just doubled our capacity for doing all kinds of
repair work and guarantee our prices as well as our work.
A Large stock of Carriage Material always
...on hand...
/t! 1 ~
\jnve us your work it you want a firot class jol).
WE SATISFY.
UNION CARRIAGE WORKS
WHAT IS BETTER THAN A GOOD CUP OF
COFFEE ON A SPRING MORNING?
We have the celebrated Blanks Coffees, which has an
enviable reputation with no superior, and we positively believe
no equal. Get a package and have no more bad feelings
caused Iroin drinking inferior coffee. This coffee is sold at a
price you can't help but buy.
In Teas we are the people. Just come and see.
GRAHAM &, ESTES ..
The Fanoy Grocers- <
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