The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, August 15, 1902, Image 4
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UNION,8. C.. AUGUST 15, 1902.
The Daily Index of Greenwood of
the 10th presents on its first page an
exoellent half tone picture of the
candidates for Senator McLaurin'e
place. The artist who did this was
way up in "G" in his profession.
The candidates nre Elliott, Johnstone,
Henderson, Hemphill, Evans
and Latimer, and a fine-looking set
of men they are.
Harry Tracy; the noted outlaw,
was at last cornered, surrounded and
finally shot himself in a swamp near
Farmer Eddy's ranch, Washington,
last week. He fought desperately
until his ammunition was exhausted,
he then placed his pistol to his head
and took his own life, and thus ends
the carreer of one of the most desperate
characters of modern history.
Who will be the first novelist to put
the life of Harry Tracy in yellow book
form?
"When the new ships now building
or contracted for are completed,
twenty eight States will be represented
in the new navy by namesakes.
The armored cruiser Pennsylvania,
which is soon to be launched, will be
the third naval vessel to bear the
name of the Keystone State. The
first was a wooden three-decker of
thirty-four tons, built in 1&17. The
latest is a steel fighting machine of
fourteen thousand tons.
It seems too marvelous to bo true,
but the life savers at a station on the
New Jersey coast have reported that
they resuscitated a live year old boy
who had been under water tweatyfive
minutes. They worked fortyfive
minutes before any sign of life
appeared, and maintained artificial
faantnA f Un Uam. _ ? J ~ 1 11
4vu^it?viuu iul au 11UU1 ?ua a iiuu,
then the child began to breathe
naturally. People living near water
ought to remember this, for its lesson
of persistence may save many lives.
King Edward was crowned King of
England on August Oth shortly after
noon. Though the King appeared
. somewhat fatigued, he stood the
ordeal of the two hours exercises remarkably
well. Queen Alexandria
was crowned at the same time. The
ceremony took place in West Minster
Abbey. The whole ceremonial
was of a magnificently decorative
character and presented a constantly
changing panorama around the two
antral ^figures enthroned in their
robes of velvet, ermine and cloth of
gold.
For the first time in many years
there is practically no quarantine in
the Southern States against Cuba.
Such quarantine cost the country
hundreds of thousand dollars in the
expense of official stations from Norfolk
to New Orleans, and in t.hnf. ?n.
tailed by disease and by delayed
commerce. The cleansing of Cuba,
whieh makes the quarantine no longer
essential, required enormous expenditure,
but was in the direct interest of
economy. Indeed, General Wood asserts
that the discovery that yellow
lever is spread by mosquitoes is alone
worth the cost of the whole war.
A young graduate of the !Mill Hill
School, England, enlisted in the African
War, and after long and valiant
service came home seriously wounded.
On "peace night" he was set
upon by a band of London "Hooligans"
and brutally beaten to death.
The boys of Mill Hill School determined
to "avenge" his murder, and
have planted on the spot a settlement
to be supported and conducted by
the school. Compare therewith a
historical picture of the seventeenth
century. It is the dying Richelieu,
towing in a boat behind his barge two
politioal enemies to their execution.
Safely the golden ages lie before, not
behind tub
THE SENATORIAI
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Tbe Speakers were in I
To a Very Attentive /
A Goodly Nur
SIX TO EIGHT H
The Senatorial aggregation struck
Union Tuesday and a jolly, good natured
set they are. They all seemed to be in
good spirits and put in their best licks to
a veiy attentive audience, which one of
the candidates, Mr. Henderson, took
occasion to compliment as thd most respectful
and attentive audience that the
candidates bad faced in the State so far.
At 10:45 the meeting was called tc
order by Chairman C. H. Peake, and
Col. Wm. Elliot*; was introduced whe
recounted the industrial progress of the
State in general and of Union in particular.
He said that eight years ago then
was no such a thing in Union as a cotton
manufacturing establishment, while now
there are six. If he had just included
the county he might have added a few
more to the list. This growth of the
cotton mill industries was a good sign.
He said this industry was the salvation ol
the South, he went on to show how the
price of our main crop, the cotton crop,
was fixed by the Liverpool market, because
our export cotton came into competition
with the cotton of other countries,
and our people have no control over
the price of their cotton, while everything
they buy from the North is protected
by a tariff that makes them pa;
about 50 per cent, more than they would
have to pay without this protective tariff.
The matter cannot be regulated by legislature,
it had to be regulated by trade.
Increase your mills so as to consume
the cotton crop, this is your only relief.
In ten years there has t>een an increase
of consumption from $29,000,000 to $07,000,000
worth of cotton. The mill industry
is in its infancy. The mills are
doubling their capacity. This country
has every advantage for the manufacture
ot the cotton crop. The cotton industry
has been progressing in the South for the
last hundred years, but only for the last
few years have we been paying atteution
to its manufacture. The value of the
manufactured goods exceed by far the
value of your crop. Then save this
profit by building mills at home. Nc
better State anywhere for work. Car
work every day in the year, abundance
of cheap food, splendid streams for manufacturing
plants, we are favored by
nature. Referred to his fourteen yean
record as Congressman, was willing tc
stand on the record made. Called attention
to the deepening of the Charleston
harbor, removing obstructions from
Georgetown harbor and of the proposed
steamboat line from Georgetown down
the San tee river. Noticed the application
for cheaper rates to the water by the
cotton mill men. Water highway s are
blessings of G<xl to prevent oppressive
discrimination by monopolies. It waa
God's own highway. Was the means of
b> iuging into South Carolina by appropriations
received $5,000,000. Referred
to the trusts, citing the cotton bagging
trust as the original trust and showed
how the combined efforts of the farmers
knocked it out. Had been elected seven
times from his district with a negro for
an opponent, who in each instance was
furnished with $10,000 to continue the
Gght. He was chosen to make the fight
to rid the black district cf negro domination.
Reft rred to the destruction of the
forest timbers as responsible for the
freshets which left destruction and ruin
in their make. Sanctioned the efforts of
the U. S. to stop this destruction of the
forests. If electkl would he faithful to
the trust as he had been in the past.
Hon. A. C. Latimer, of Anderson,
was unwell, suffered from (iudigestion.
Had addressed the citizens of Union last
summer upon the issues of the day. Referred
to McLaurin, as one who had
gone back on Democracy. He referred
to his ten year's service in Congress,
asking that after hearing it, the people
if they were satisfied that he was honest,
and conscientious and worthy they vote
for him. if not to vote for the other fellow.
Had no claims on the State. It
owed him nothing, he had been paid for
his services. Was running because he
had a right to run. Stands on same
principles as he did ten years ago. We
cannot change the Dingly tariff bill and
the others which have the power of the
Republican party behind them. The
trusts, without exception, can be traced
to national legislation. Referred to steel
rail that was made in the United States
and sold in Liverpool cheai>er than in
the United States. This was because
we had to meet competition in Europe,
but did uot have to meet European competition
in the United States as the tariff
protected the industry here We are
taxed all along the line upon all we consume,
and the manufacturers are pro
tected from foreign competition. Thi;
is Republican policy, the only remedy ia
to change the government from the
hands of the Republican nartv to thr
Democratic party. The government
had spent $G0,000,000 trying to suppress
the Philippine Islands, and keeping
troops there, while the whole trade oi
the Islands does not amount to more
than |80,000,000 a year, all told, and
what do we get out of it, with the present
treaty? Spain, Germany, England
and other nations can enter and trade
with the islands upon the the same liasis
as the United States for the next ten
years, that means at best that pur trade
proportionately will probably amount tc
the paltry sum of $5,000,000. Taking
into consideration the amount we paid
for the islands and the cost of our army
there it is a fearful price to pay for a
$5,000,000 trade privilege. Every lie
publican statesman sees that they have
a white elephant on their hands, but
the trouble is they do not know how te
turn it loose.
He is in favor of expansion on the
treaty policy arrangement allowing in
to enter all parts on the same terms with
all other civilized powers, and honestly
compete for the trade, it is a businest
proposition, the same as a merchant inidnclng
trade to hie store.
iDIDATES IN UNION.
Jnion Tuesday and Spoke
Audience in Which Were
nber of Ladies.
UJNERED PRESENT.
As to the ship subsidy. The Republic
1 cans want to take 8 to J10 millions of
i your money to subsidize ships of corpo>
rations. Morgan has already bought
$17,000,000 worth of shiDS of foreisrn
build, which floats the American flag.
Why allow a subsidy? Believes iu
America ingenuity nud ^American capital
taking hold of American industries,
and entering into ho est and legitimate
competition with >?!l corners The
charge has beeu ma.le that Latimer is
tending |toward Mcl.animism. Let
them put their flnger on a single act to
justify the charge. Evans said my son
had drawn $20,C00 salary from the government
for some work be did.
"I did not say any such thing," from
Evans.
"It was in the papers, here are tlie
reporters,"
Iteporter stated that the report said
i $15,000 to $20,000.
It has also been charged by Evsds
that complaint has been made about my
selling copper stock to my friends. This
caused another spat between he and
' Evans. {(Evans claiming that Latimer
had sold stock to his friends at home for
' 40 when he had only paid 25 for it. And
pocketed the 15 profit. Latimer asked
i him to state who had made the complaint.
Evans declined to do so. Lati
mer then read the following letter:
Belton, S. C.
"Hon. A. C. Lattimer,
Anderson, S. C.
i Your sale of green copper sto^k to us
- was an open and legitimate transaction.
We have never considered you in any
> way responsible for the subsequent flnc*
t.uations in value of the stock on the
) market. So far as you were personally
r concerned the transaction is perfectly
) satisfactory to us.
S. A. Brock,
J. L. Tribble, '
> H. C. Townsend, t
) B. A. Hill,
*t. o. u)x,
John A. Horton."
1 Dnring the wrangle there were cheers
i for both Evans and Latimer. Latimer
' said he bought some stock of the copper
' mines at 25, it jumpped to 40 as any
1 other stock is likely to do, and he sold,
? it whs perfectly legitimate and every one
in the audience'knew it, and said that
* Evans had still failed to say who Hnr
1 party was who made the complaiut
1 There was nothing in it and it was only
an effort tc pull down the man who was
considered in the lead. He referred to
1 the free delivery in cities costing $17,1
000,000 and had determined to get the
1 same for the rural districts, he had se
cured same for nearly all of his district.
J. G. Evans followed, referred to h i
former visits to Union, ate. While the
fight for the farmer's movement was
being made these men had been sucking
pop in their boom proofs until they bad
1 got fat, while we were down here doiDg
the work. Referring to the stock business
he said he did not think it was the
1 proper thing for a congressman to do is
1 to sell an option on stock to his friends
and pocket a profit of several thousand
dollars when he did not own a single
1 share, he should have let his friends in
1 on the ground floor. He had been
thrown this little bait by the Republicans
knowing that sooner or later there
1 would probably be a duty on copper.
1 They wanted funds in Congress. They
want no duty on copper. His shots had
reached home at last and had forced Latimer
to make a Democratic speech.
"While the lamp holds out to burn
The vilest sinner may return."
lie lias made a domestic speech but it
, gave him indigestion. It is liable to do
so. Indigestion is a good thing sometimes
in politics. Believes Latimer will
jet land in the ranks of the Republicans.
As to ship subsidy and the Philippines
! they were dead issues, no use shaving
corpse8- No ose wanting to know what
, a man would have done but what he is
, going to do. As to the Philippine policy
the Yankee is just enlarging hisstore,
house and restructing the South'a inter,
est. Says Latimer howled and voted for
the war but did not go when volunteers
were called for. He, Evans, went in
an humble capacity. Gave an account
of the island, Cuba, and its inhabitauts.
, The thing that is stinging and hurting
m is the internal policy of the Republi,
can party. Our money crop is cotton,
we should manufacture it. Of the 10,,
421,000 bales of cotton raised last year
, only 4,000,000 were consumed in the i
United Htates and Canada. 0,000,000
, went to Europe. Referred to the reve,
nue on clothiug, etc , bought acrovt the <
i water to protect the American manu,
facture r. The cotton shipped to Europe 1
, brought in some $420,000,000 but it all
, went to enrich thQ no'therner, you got
, none or it. The Republican party is ?
' willing to allow any one to milk one teat
, of the Southern cow if you will let them
[ milk the other three. Referred to seeds 1
. and small appropriations allowed to the <
I South. 1 was defeated for this office.
, but the man who can stand defeat ano 1
i hi ill be a man shows the true test of a
i man.
, Mr. Latimer reminded him that he
, had not yet made known the name of the 1
party who had made that complaint. <
I Evans said parties had complained and t
r if he, Latimer,, would put it in writing |
i that he would redeem the bonds at 40 he
. would get him $50,000 worth before 1
i night. Latimer said be was not con- 1
, trolling the copper stock market any I
, more than he was tlio cotton market, I
and did not know now wliat they were <
, worth. Further wrangling was stopped 1
i by the chairman introducing <
, Hon. George Johnstone, of Newberry, ?
r wtio made the speech of the evening so <
i far as eloquence and beautiful language i
. is concerned. H was listened to with (
almott breathless attention. There were '
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New lot ladies' elbow silk mitt*
New lot ladies' novelty belts, tl
New lot ladies' turn down Colli
Featberbone Stock collars, the i
Heavy yard wide Bleach, solid
Extra heavy. "Buffalo" Sheetin
One lot nice figured muslins, 3
quick" we have made the pri
New lot pretty val. laces and i
BUYING s-s
In our Buffhlrt ?
G-roceries, Crock
Nhoes, Trunks, CI
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MUTUAL D
R. P. HARRY, M
no attacks made upon any one. After
speaking of bis boyhood days, his serrice
in the war, bis legal experience in Union,
where he bad won the proudest victories
of his legal profession, he came down to
the issues of the day and unfolded them
carefully and plainly that all might understand.
We canuot do justice to this
speech without giving it in full, this we
are sorry we cannot do for lack of space.
Speaking of the forms of government he
said there were only two forms. One,
the government of the people, by the
people, while the other guided by the
hand of the one perfect statesman, the
omy one in tbe universe that is its maker.
The other, the despotic government',
everything that lends to despotism, misrule,
oppression and favoritism. The
first are the principles of tbe Democratic
party, while the second is embodied in
the principles and practices of the Republican
party. The Republican party
is and always has been ruled by favoritism
This party should be overthrown.
To do this we need a re-united Democratic
party. "Hurrah for George
Johnstone," called some one. We have
had our differences, brother against
father, father against son, but the
breach was closed up and all were reunited
by the Constitutional Convention
which settled tne negro question politically.
Here factional strife was laid
aside, and cursed be he who would again
open the wounds so nearly healed.
("Amen," from one of the candidates),
for his personal interest. (Cheers.) The
Democratic party should rule this country.
Their principles are right and they
represent the majority of the white voters
of this whole country.
ITa % * *
ud uuumiiiigiy reierrea u) ine struggles
of the Confederate soldiers during the
37 years since he returned from the held
of battle. In these 37 years they had
made 37 crope ot cotion. This represents
the life blood of a struggling people.
What have they accomplished? The
world is astonished at what has been
done by this cripple people, who upon
their return found their homes, property
everything swept away and destroyed.
These 37 crops that they have since
raised amount to 333,000,000 bales of
cotton, the crop averaging 9,000,000
bales to this year. Now listen, this cotton
has a money valuation of $9,990,000,000.
Can you comprehend this, one
can hardly realize what this means, but
it means that the money value of the
cotton yon have raised since the war is1
twice as much as the total amount of
money in circulation in this whole universe
in every country on the globe both
civilized and uncivilized. Have you
ever thought of that? But where has
this money gone, you have not got it,
but some others have reaped the benefit.
We need statesmen at Washington who
understand the needs of our people and
who has the backbone to stand up for
their rights and fight for them until he
rets them. It was a high and responsible
position and the people should send
the very beet man they have to fill the
>ffice. He had sometimes seen men
running for these high and responsible
>ffices (not meaning any one in this
-ace) who reminded him of the famous
log who ran after the train in a terrible
^Continued on ptff "
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in up all snort
c w? nave mark
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jr pri
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le * Ping Pong" and other pretty styl
sirs, all sizes and heights, only
ideal summer collar, all sizes, price
case just in, value 7 1c, our "flyer" at.
g, yard wide, value 6ic at
to 20 yard lengths, real value 5 to 71
ice
nsertione to match, prices 4c, 5c, 61c,
large quantities as. we do for our twc
ir at Buffalo, we are able to make the
> best lines of goods to be found.
tore will be found a f ul
:ery? Tinware, Dry <
othing-, Hate, Furnitu
D8 AND LOWF81
[n every department.
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That people who make ir
bothered in the collection
oftentimes have great diffic
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Those who deposit their mo
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Are not thus annoyed, for h
_j? 4 per cent, annual interest
* and better still they have
feeling that their money is a
that they can get it back i
asking. We would like to
V. this deposit plan. Can wen
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