The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, July 18, 1902, Image 4
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UNION, S. C., JULY IS, 1902.
Lieut. Poary, the arctic explorer^
has again set sail for the Northern
regions in search of the North Polo.
This time be takes his wife and
daughter with him. The Peary club
who are ba*kin?r him are confident of
his ultimate -i.cctss. They expect
him to return in September.
There is n plant ithe department
of agriculture in Washington called
the kissing palm. Jt is a native
plant from the South Sens. It is
said that under its influence oscula*
tion is irresistable. Tt will make a
man kiss his mother-in-law. This
ought to be a pointer for some of the
homely maids. As to blooming
youth, most any old plant or shady
nook will answer the nurnose iust as
well if both sides are agreeable.
That was a terrible catastrophe
last week at the Johnstown coal mine.
Some six hundred miners were at
work ip the mines when there was a
gas explosion, which entombed hundreds
of the miners, only about ^50
of the miners have shown up alive so
far. Many of them were five miles
underground. The foul air, or afterdamp,
had to be driven out with
fresh air before the work of rescue
and the removal of the dead bodies
in the mine could be carried on successfully.
"We would like to have an expression
of tfee editor's opinion as to the
practice some people have of "beating"
candidates. Some of the newspapers
in the up-country are discussing
the subject and are strong in
their expressions of condemnation.
There is need for reformation on the
part of some along this line."?Cor.
Weekly Mail.
We would also like to have the expression
of not only the editor of the
Mail but of other editors upon the
contemptible practice above referred
to. The only expression vouchsafed
by the Mail's editor was a headline
"Don't beat them."
The candidates will be with us
Monday. The speaking will be at
t.hn orpflflftrl ooKaa! Kit* 1 A ; ?- 1
- ? ...... ovuuui uuinnii- >? tl vyi'lcome
the speakers to Union and bespeak
for them a respectful hearing,
We trust the speakers will eliminate
personalities and mudslinging among
themselves and confine themselves to
their platforms and the issues of the
day. Let the occasion bo one of
pleasant gathering aod friendly feeling
one toward another, and let each
speaker stand upon his own merits
and not upon the demerits of his opponent.
Union county's voters wish
to hear something elso besides personalties
and abuse of individuals.
The Senatorial campaign will he
here on August 12th.
"The Link," a colored people's
paper published at Spartanburg, S.
C,, has arrived ut our sanctum. The
paper is a creditable sheet. Jiev. Jt
H. Manley, I). 1) , one of Union's
most worthy and influential colored
divines, is the editor. There is a
long list of associate editors and correspondents.
We are glad to see
this effort upon the nart of our
brother in black to train his race in
literary pursuits. As wo have remarked
before, wo believe if the
negro was prevalcd upon to subscribe
to newspapers and put in his idle
time pursuing their columns and onlightening
his mind, instead of mingling
with disreputablo companions,
we would soon see a groat improvement
in their morals. Truly an idle
brain is the devil's workshop. Strive
to put your paper in every liom? of
your race, put in your best licks for
morality and obedience of luw, and
may success crown your efforts.
viro WAS TO IILA ME?
I n Jul ?pcoch tit- Tilden
Club Clevelarrtl gja-iuid that tho tie- j
feat of the Jvmocrut ic ?riy 'vus duo
to Bryan aiui ih" Chic 'O | ' itf <rm.
Ho seems to t'oiget the fact that it
was his (Cleveland's) o'a :i w<rk while
President that almost ca?:-od the
collapse of "the DeniOoruiiu party'.
He^ aiso "forgot to'" mention
the fact that Bryan's vote was
many thousand more than?JtitM>vq?
was in his second race. Cleveland
forgets that when he was first elected
in 1SP2 he had a strong Democrat.lo
Congress at his back. In tlie House
of Representatives there were 219
Democrats, a clear majority of 41.
Does he remember that two years
later this majority was literally wiped
out, the Republicans controling the
now House by a majority of 74?
This was before Bryan or the Chicago
platform was thought of, two years
ahead of Bryanism. Does he charge
that great slump to Bryan? In this
election, 1894, not one single Northern
State elected a majority of Democrats
in its delegation to Congress,
though Indiana, New Jersey, New
York, Wyoming and Wisconsin sent
Democratic majorities in 1892. Yet
Cleveland prates that Democratic
States in Tilden's time and afterwards
were not "rare curiosities"
and implies that on account of Bryanism
and the Chicago platform,
such is now the case. Is it Cleveland
or Bryan who is to blame for
this state of affairs? The grand
slump was not confined to the Northern
States, but a dozon other States
in the North. Northwest and West
fell back in the number of Democratic
representatives to an alarming
extent, while the Senate was changed
from Democratic to Republican. Is
this overwhelming evidence of the
belief in the minds of millions of
voters, that there was something
rotten up the creek, even at the
fountain head, t-o be charged to Bryan
nnd the Chicago platform, both un-.
known until two years afterwards?
Tsn't it more reasonable to charge it
up to Cleveland, who was occupying
the President's chair? Was this terrible
condemnation in repudiation of
Bryanism or Clevelandism? Cleveland
fought Bryanism, of course, the
doctrine of Bryan and the planks of
the Chicago platform did not set well
on his stomach and he sulked. Yet
he comes forward again and attempts
to point out the trouble with the
Democrats and hold up the remedy.
No, Mr. Cleveland, you are a little
too fresh, you should have remained
deud or secluded a while longer, say
for a generation or so, until the memory
of the voters of 1892 and 1894
had become somewhat more blunt.
You had as well go way baek and sit
down, the Democrats know you, and
want none of your advice. If Cleveland
is to represent the Democrats
we move that we throw up the sponge,
go the whole hog and nominate Mark
IIanna for President. We don't
know about the other States, but
honestly doubt if (irover Cleveland
could be elected coroner in any
county in old South Carolina.
Bryan was beat, yes he was beat,
but it is doubtful that any man living
could have pulled the party out
of the ouat? lniro in vchinh ir (
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sinking, and carried it and its load
of unpopularity, resulting from the
Cleveland administration. The nomination
for Democratic President was
virtually going-a-begging. Mr. Louis
Frost, in the Chicago Public, among
other statistics says:
"Such was the hopeless condition
of the party when the Chicago platform
and Bryan wero unexpectedly
put forward to save it from dropping
out of the political arena or into a
scarcely concealed alliance with the
Republicans. At once its prospects
revived, and in spite of Cleveland's
going over to McKinlcy's support, it
continued io regain strength. Under
the circuit* incos, success was impossible.
15 it the heaviest load it
had to carry through it all was not
'free silver,' nor 'Hryanism' of any
kind, but the unpopularity of the
Cleveland administration. Outside
of financial circles that was the tunc
which Republican orators sung, and
that , together with llanna's corruption
fund, were the cause ??f Ui-irun'u
deft it. Bryan lia<l not only to ward
off Cleveland's blows upon hi.s flank;
he had also to curry Cleveland's heavy
record upon his back. Yet, see the
results. The popular vote for Iiryan
in 1 890 was larger than that for
Cleveland in 1892 by 01(1,007 His
proportion of the total vote was 10 7
per cent , whereas Cleveland's, in
1802, was only 10.08?Bryan's being
larger by two-thirds of one per cent.
In harmony with this result was the
change in the Democratic representation
in Congress. From a total of
98 elected in the last Cleveland year
(ISO!) the Democratic representation
was raised in the first, Bryan yonr
(1890) to 180, and the Republican
maj ifity reduced from 74 to 21; while 1
in tho second Bryan year (1900) the '
Democratic representation was raised i 1
to 1553 and the Republican in: j rity
reduced to 2(> Aud although it
might still bo said in Mr. 01evtd:;fd's
phrase, that Northern 1)?h?om. tic
States wiw r??e<t curiosit'* s,' they
had at any rate regained sumo of the
representation hieh during his administration
they absolut?ly Inst/'
M? Mtor?ii?> i rwi.x
J)? you want to be at midshipman
in the NaV3jft,rt. R.'Tllliuan haS the
ftnPf',VffiS* ftf, , ^wo midshipmen
n : ' t
Hum ovum viuumni. j%. i:uui[a*im > ?
eaaailmMcJifnwilt bo held at Churl nation,
Greenvitlb:br,t5olumbiu, on Aug.
11th, An examination will be held
on July 28th at the State House in
Columbia, where they will select a
a principul and five alternates. Those
selected will appear before the committee
on August 11th. The selection
of alternuus is for the purpose
of having others ready, should the
two successfu' indidates for 'any
reason be unable t "> enlist. See Tillman's
iet'.er in next week't issue.
The latest move to test tho resources
of the press is a determination
of secretary Moody to allow the
newspapers to know nothing about
the coming naval manouvcrs, and
i throw them upon their own resources
for what news they get hold of. The
news-gatherers are to be, treated ns a
common enemy, and an effort will be
made to keep everything .secret.
This will only tend to put the
news-gathcrer on his metal. We predict
that the 'reporter will get there
with every foot up, and that more
news will be gathered than most
papers will havo room for. You
can't down tho press.
The freight strike at Chicngo is assuming
serious proportions, this is
the second week of tho strike, and
now 20,000 freight handlers are out
on Btrike. Shipments are said to be
at a standstill. Chicago is a great
meat shipping point. Meat is already
very high and it is hard to gt t
meat to grease your cabbage for dinner.
No telling what the price will
go to if the tie up holds long. If our
farmers raised their own hogs, they
conld snap their fingers at Chicago,
the trust, the strikers, etc., and < at.
their own bacon. How long, h-?w
loug will it be before our farmers can
be induced to raise their hog and
hominy at home.
John W, Gates' July corn deal,
backed by a syndicate of men representing
$180,000,000, looks today as
if they had the corn market at their
mercy, and are sure to win. The
syndicate has 20,000,000 bushels of
July corn bought for delivery this
month. It seems that the "shorts"
will not be able to deliver more than
10,000,000 bushels, leaving 10,000,000
bushels for which they will have to
settle on terms dictated by Gates and
his crowd. This is how the operations
of trusts and combines are detrimental
to the interests of the
masses of the people. Whenever the
trusts corner on the necessaries of
life the public are made to suffer.
Look out for high corn, all you who
don't raise your hog und hominy at
home.
Etta Jane Etchings.
Etta Jane, July 11.?Quarterly
meeting was hold at Mesopotamia
yesterday and day before. Presiding
Elder Rev. Mr. Meadors preached
yesterday from Luke 5:11. "And
when they had brought their ships to
land, thoy forsook all and followed
him." The speaker in his discourse
dwelt tit length upon tho personality
of Christ unci the work He assumed
in our stead.?making it clear to the
most skeptical that Christ was a personal
Saviour?with divine powers to
save and care for his people. Tho
greater sacrifice wo make to follow
him the greater will ho tho reward.
Nothing is lawfully gained without
more or less sacrifice. On tho other
hand he made it perfectly clear that
the devil is possessed of a personality
that enables him to manipulate his
schemes by deceiving people in their
security and leuding them into his
net whero he makes them fast for
time and eternity. For more than an
hour he was listened to by an attentive
congregation. At tho conclusion
of the sermon the Lord's Supper
was administered and the meeting
closed.
The revival meeting will begin at
Mesopotamia on the 4th Sabbath,
27th Inst., at 11 a. m. In making
tho announcement Bro. Creech told
his congregation that he wanted them J
to prepare for this mooting?not, he 1
said, by getting tho chickens ready
Ki-it * ' -
.juu i>y meir nearts ready by
going to the Lord in prayer and ask- '
inn M'm to bless the mooting. The
chickens and good dinners, ho said,
were all right, but. they wore not all
that we have to look after. Let us '
gpt our hearts roady for tho work of
the Spirit and let us havo a blessing
to attend the meeting that will fill us
with love to God and love for our foll'iv
inen. Bro. Creech expects Rev.
S. A. Nettles to assist him In the ;
meeting and wo bespeak for them a '
crowded house at each service. Lot |
everybody go and give them the support
of fervent prayers, attentive |
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minds, open oars and receptive hearts
and my word for it all will go away
benefitted.
Master King Mitchell, aged 11
I years and 21 days, was buried at
Salem last Saturday. He was a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mitcheil, of
Gould, York county, and died on
Friday uight last after a short illness.
Rev. P. B. Ingraml of Hickory Grove,
performed the funeral ceremonies.
Wc had a most dolightful rain last
Saturday. It began to fall early in
the morning and continued for several
hours until tho ground was put
in fine plowing order. This morning
the farmers have resumed the work
of laying l?y their old corn and cotton.
Much young corn is planted
and will be on hand until late in next
month perhaps.
Some farmers complain that their
cotton has been attacked with what
they call tho Texas woovil?a small
insect that others call cotton lice.
TMu ? ' -* ?- ?
?o uuv gciierni, uuo is IOUI1U
in some places with a disposition to
spread.
We regret to learn that our former
noighbor, Mrs. John Sprouse, is vr.v i
siok at her home at Lockhart. For j
a long time she has been in bad!
health and gradually grows worse, so i
I nni told. Mr. Sprouse and his [
family have our sympathies in the;
affliction of the wife and mother.
Wo expect the protracted meeting
to begin at Salem on the first Sabbath
in August at 11 a. m. Who
Mr. White will have to help him (if
anybody) I haven't heard. A cordial
invitation is extended the public'
to nttend these services both morning
and night during the series of
meetings. I am also authorized to
state that the church session will be
open continuously during the meot-1
ing for tho transaction of anybusi-i
ness properly coming before it?this, \
of course, includes a conference with
any person or persons who wish to
know about tho way of salvation, the
church disciplines or anything upon
which light can bo given by the session.
It will bo a pleasure for tho
session to inform inquirers what they
are expected to do upon becoming
membors of tho church or upon what
fundamental doctrines they must
place their faith. No ono will 'oe
ttmho?i,oaaorl ?v% ? 11 *
....uK.iusiiDu iu uiuKiug tneHfl inquiries.
From some reason the mail from
Union did not roach hero last Saturday.
Rev. C. A. B. Jennings, of Reldsvllle
has accepted an invitation to
make an address at Salem on Children's
day. Thursday, July hist.
Succoss to Thr Timrs. Vox.
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of small means to save a
money for the rainy day.
saved and deposited in thi
desire for further saving,
the army of savers who h
plan of accumulating.'
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