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THE UNION TIMES ; - PUBUSlliD E^ ** X -BYTH1-. ... : "HJ^JLaN TIMfcS COMPANY , fllooku Floor Ttmes BuHiunu ova* Poajpf rici, Bkll t uosic No. 1. L. G. Yoono, Manager.. , SI JC Registered at the Postofflce in Union, S. O., as second-class mail matter. subscription rates One year ------- $1.00 Si* months ------ JO cents Three months ----- cents. advertisements One sq tare, rtrst iu^rtion - - fl.tW Every iibse^uent insertion - SO cents. Con arts tor three months or long*) will be uade at reduced rates. IjvVih insertM at Si cents a line. Rejected manuscript will not l>e rei^Kthmnne adi) frihntAS of r?* Ul UVM. V x- ?..? M speet will be charged for at h.Vf t^tes. UNION, S. C . APRIL -2. 1904. ATTENTION DEMOCRATIC CLUBS. We direct your attention to the call of your county chairman in this issue of the Times. It is the duty of every true Democrat to join a club and attend the meetings, cast his ballot for delegates to represent his club In the county convention, and it is the duty of every delegate so elected to attend the county convention. In tha organizations and meetings is the beginning of our ^county and State politics; in these meetings the fever of enthusiasm and the awakening of Interest in the welfare of the party is begun, and with what feeling and zeal you start the campaign will charac terixe it throughout. A oold spiritless meeting has the effect to chill the warmest member and the fellow who, by his absence from the club, or by his pessimistic utterances throws a damper on his brother members Is like a cold potato, will choke off the more ardent supporters of Democratic principles. It never fails that those who say they don't care to bother with politics, have no time to fool with your club meetings or conventions are the very first to kick and find fault when political matters don't go to suit _ _ them, and aav if I had been thexe, suoh and such a?thing wouldn't have happened. Now, such a man is more to blame for things going wrong than any one else, because he not only don't take part himself, but by his example keeps other good men from ' - ' lL I- J ?a. ? ? r. .3 doing meir uuvjr iu vucii pamj miu hi their country. We know that there are some persons who dislike politics and to mingle is distasteful. Such persons forget that politics is the science of government, and if politics is corrupt and low they are somewhat to blame by keeping out of it instead of takiDg part and thereby make it better, politics might then become more reputable and political affairs be carried on upon a higher plane. No man can lay claim to patriotism or love of his country who stands aloof and 9hirks a duty, his party, people, or country call upon him to perform as a citizen, and this is a duty he dare not neglect. We urge all who call themselves Democrats to attend, join the club, work in harmony to a man, shoulder to shoulder with unbroken ranks. Let the Democratic wheel begin to roll without a missing spoke, roll on and on without losing a single spoke. Democrats, heed your country's call! VERDICT FOR~$25,000. Th? verdict for $'25,000 rendered by a Greenville jury in the suit for damages by Mrs. Franklin against the Southern Railway Co.. is in our humble judgment just what the Greenville Daily News says, "perfectly outrageous." Not being present at the trial, our only means or information upon which to form an opinion or conclusion, has been the accounts published in the Greenville papers, whose statements we must conclude are correct. This verdict gives punitive, and vindictive damages only, as the testimony showed clearly that the plaintiff had sustained neither actual nor consequential damage. That mental anguish statute has opened wide the door for the practice of fraud by the unscrupulous, especially upon corporations, and the verdict in th# Fraqklin case based upon ,s this atatutq. has established a most j. dan garouir^recedent, and is unpre: cedented in\he history of civil court 4 ? Vpjpgeedtngs. In this State.' JM-**,:. ^ ?*-;Thi?re was another suit against this ' JfitHway Company tried at the same v. -v; - i ' t - ..perm of court; this was brought by a widow for the killing of her husband. Verdict In ?his case was for the defendant company; this showed the temper of tbe jury. * . AN INSTROCTFD OR UNINS1 \l GffED DELEGATE. 4 , . " We aro free to oon/gsa our igncrance of politics and?|Kte craft, but we see so much Irt all the other .papers that we have concluded to get in line and fire a "shot hit or miss,' There heing no political issuo of any real importance in our State this year, thereforo all attention at present is directed to the chotoe of a presidential candidate. At least, this is so with the democratic party, as it seems to be conbeded that the Republicans have already ag?& upon President Roosevelt. The^JSoutli Carolina delegation in Congress, with possibly one exception, t&ypt Judge Parker. Senator Tillman is 'quoted as saying, that South Carolina,' in his judgment, would send to the national convention an uninstructed delegation. We never favored sending a delegation ubinstructed, for the simple reason that if the State favor? the nomination of a certain person; the delegates should be so instructed The fact that the State does so favor a man for the nomination is voiced through the conventien composed of delegates from all overt lie State. In the face of the fact at this time, that som6 of the journals have declared for one man, and a majority for another, this of itself should make it advisable for the delegation to go instructed. Of course, none can tell at this time, how and by what any delegation may find itself hampered, but any how, should cast their ballots as instructed, until it becomes evident that they must yield their choice, then it becomes their duty to fall in line with those who have made a choice, second to that which they have been supporting, as the only solution of the difficulties in which they find themselves placed. We do not favor the rule of dictator, but that of the majority, which we conceive to be true democratic principle and we do not consider having an instructed delegation inconsistent or in any way a violation of this principle. We need and must have concert of action and unanimity in matters of such vital importance. It is never wise to become biased or prejudiced by the views or opinions of party partisans, Since Mr. Grover Cleveland has declared in favor of Judge Parker, Wat-son and Scott have both been active in producing proof t.n sustain the charges that Mr. Cleveland entertained negroes at the White House during his administration, and signed the law of New York while he wasgovernor which provided for mixed schools. We can't see how this, if true, can reflect upon Judge Parker. Possibly the adage of birds of a feather, etc., is uppermost in the minds of the accusers. If this applies in this case, then why not the fact that is reported, that Pres. Roosevelt and Judge Parker are personal friends and liftTA fpfnnontlo pl/l'lon ? ? . ? * I vtv*C IVJgCVUUi , etc. It is said by some of Judge Parker's political enemies that he voted for Palmer and Buckner instead of Bryan. We don't think this any crime for a man to make a choice between two evils. We mention these things that are being said through the press, to show the danger that lurks with a view to prejudice the public mind against prospective candidates for the presidency. We can always tell the true metal by the ring, and jndge the motive by the source, by which we will be able to place a correct estimate of its value. HIGH PRICE OF B RE A f>ST U FFS AND OTHER EATABLES. We are daily confronted with the perplexing and annoying problem of why the price of breadstufls, meats, dairy and garden products and other necessities of life continue to command and demand such high prices, j Dun'a Review ami RrArlsfr##( runn.t thut prices have reached ' the highest level in thirteen years, nothing like it since 1S91, the year of the Rtesian crop failure." Bradstreet attributes the high prices largely to sentimental influ- , ences of the war between Russia and Japan, and goes on to say "that the idea of its being sentimental is corraborated by Dun's reports which points out that Russia is actually exporting more wheat than the United States." Dun's Review says: "The total value of breadstuflfs sent abroad during March was only $11,557 520, as compared with $18,310,261 in Mar*h of last year. It is necessary to go back many years in order to find a month In which exports of wheat were as small as the 1,212,94:1 bushels shipped in March, and even including a fairly large outgo of flour, equivalent to*r5,855,184 bnshels of of wheat, the*aggregate &f 7,068,127 bushel* was the .imwqt record of recent years. Kxp<?W#?f oorn. Vere only 7,860,780 bushels against 16,507,686 last year." Io view of the above facts and figures we are borne out in our conclusions that the high prices now prevailing are purely speculative. m ' ' WHY JUDGE t - ? ' No wor.der Judg? l?aric$r hft rs-* ^ maincd silent, it Is 'tfptr. u q dipt lop of judicial ethics thai festrains^lm; >" it i-; the fact that lio osufnot dBcuss the great. question now pressi^ for solution without alienating either tlie ' voters upon whoso suffrages he must; rely, or tho linanclPlfs from whotn .. ^ho campaign fund is to come. It would be a reflection upon tho intelligence of tho pnrty to think that, its members could be broUgHt to the support of nu aspirant who Only refuses to givo utterance to his opfoions but places his campaign in the hands of men known to bo hostile to thK interests nnd rights of the common people." The above appeared in the columns of "The Commoner," W. J. Bryan's own paper. This has tho ring of g?et- " ty spite; the fact that Jndgo pHrkcr has remained silent when there was no necessity for talk, doubtless suggests the painful truth to Mr. Bryan, that he, Bryan, talked at a time when silence would have been golden. The j 1 assertion that Judge Patker has piachis campaign in tho hands of nr.y man or set of men is absurd, siDce the * political and personal friends of J urige 1 Paiker, have as is usually the case, undertaken to manage the campaign forjudge Parker, without his having < placed the management in their * hands. That these men who have undertaken the management are any < ? more hostile to the interest of Ihe ,, common people than that of tho Bryr , an campaign proved to be, is without foundation in fact. .JJ1 .. "J_._ THE COTTON MOVEMENT. 2 The number of bales of cotton brought hum oiyui, uuiiiiK uie seven months ending March 31, according to Hesters report was 9,905,053 bah a, a decrease un. der ?Mue period last year of 334,013 bales; exports were 5,235,541 ba'ee, a decrease of 051/283; takings by North :n spinners 1,883.427 bales, an increase of 70,587; by Southern spinuers 1,458,832 bales, an increase of 50,029 bales. The amount brought into eight during the 221 days ending April 8, was 9,285,913 bales, a decrease of 378,517; exports were 5/298,589 bales, a decrease of 425,790 bale*; takings by Northern skinners 1,913,059 bales, an increase of 01,104; by Southern spinners 1,502,042 bales, an increase of 54.913 bales. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. ( Program of the Twenty-Seventh Anmmr Plato #-. ~ ventlon to be Held Ma^z-4,*l &04 In Washington Street Methodist Church, Columbia, S. C. ' ^ MONDAY EVENING, MAY 2. 8:30 Devotional and Song Service. 8:45 Address by the President, Prof. E. L. Hughes. Greenville, S. C. c 9-30 Address?"Sunday School a's Call for Men," by Rev. B. W. Spil- " man, of North Carolina. n Enrollment of members. Appointment of Committee on ' Nomination of Officers. ^ TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 3. ' 9:00 Devotional and Song Service, by F. F. Whilden. j, 9:30 Primary Teaching, by Miss ^ Minn?e Macfeat, of Winthrop Col- ?; ^ge. o 10:15 Open Conlcrence and Quea- jj tions. g 10:30 "Teacher Training," Dr. ( lieorge Cromer, President of Newberry College. e 11:20 Open Conference and Questions. ^ 12:00 "The Superintendent" Rdt. B. W. Spillman. t( 11:30 Conference and Questiojp. j TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 3. ' d 3:30 Devotional Exercises and j Song Service. e 4:00 Practical Primary Work, ' M iss Minnie Macfeat, before a class. 1 4:30 Report of Officeis. f>;00 "An Amateur with a Blackboard," Rev. B. W. Spillinaa, of North Carlina. , TUESDAY BVENINO, MAY 3. ii 8:30 Devotional Exercises and ^ Son^ ?S< rvice, Rev. F. H. Wardlaw. ^ 8.4 "> "Christ As a Teacher," Rev. James A. B. Soberer, Ph. ^ D., Charleston, S. C. 0:55 "A Study of a Bible Character f >r Sunday Scho ?1 Teachers." Rev B. W. Spillman. WEDNESDAY MORNINO, MAY 4. 8:20 Devotional Exercises, and j a Song Service. Rev. J. P. Ivnox, f* 0:00 "How to ErilDt and Hold1 r< Young Men,".Rev. W. B. Duncau, ! a Laurens, S. C. rl 10:00 Conference and Questions, 8 10:30 44A Look Ahead," William ^ E. IVlham, Chairman Exeditive & Committee- ' * ! u 11:00 "The Question as a I&c'or B in Teaching," Rev. B. W. Spdmeo. * * 12:00 Business Session. 5 WKDNBSDAY AFTKRNOOM> M.W 1. 3.30 Devotional*T&Wcisra I an&Tr 4r0j Reports of m - >A. Execu'ive f5 1 > Ik Treasurer* JI -9 . ... -a-;11 ." t. ... --air^vf r# -T^ ^ v1 w * IS ? ? JUT" Hi ? Si Our stock of CL room recently oc< you to call and Ic SNAPPY SPRJN< SUITS, Odd Pani ?? i i n w i- -imim mmm%i WE MENTION Boy's Knee Pants Suits Nice line pretty patterns. Youth's Suits $3.98 to Splendid assortment, ne stuff. Men's Suits $3.98 to $16 jur peerless line of Suits i j>12.50 and $15.00. Can't b Men's two piece or midSuits, the desirable kind f< weather, all wool, neat j B9 and $10. This is a vei line. SI New line, p COM MUTUAL Dl Clothing Dept. in D ?? ' C. Superintendent Primary )epartment. i D. Home Department. 1 WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 4. 8:30 Devotional Exercises and long Service. 8:45 '-The Teacher Getting Ready >r Next Sunday," Rev. B. W. Spdlan. 9:30 ''Christ, The Great Teacher, lis Subjects and Methods," Dr. H. I. Snyder, President Wofford Col?gc. Adjournment. The Sunday School Association is nter-denominational; its object?fo uild up the Sunday School cause iu louth Carolina. Its present aim to rganize every county in South Caro ina. Every wide-awake and proressive Sunday School of South Carolina may send delegates. Padtnrd Slinorintomlflnfa Tnool' _ wy N/a^/viiuwuvi^u^ xcavu" re, Workers all eligible. Democrats, Take Notice. The executive Committeemen of each owiihhip will call their clubi together, ipril 23rd, at 2 o'clock, p. ui , and elect elegatea to the Com ty Convention rhich meets at Union Court ilouse. londav May 2. 1904. for the pur|M>8e of hcting delegates to the State Conveninn t.) be held a* Columbia, May 18, 9-'4 . O..H. I'FAKK, County Chairman. Fire! Fire! The annual meeting of the Farmers' luteal Fire Insurance Company of Uni?u county will meet in the Court IT<tuj? t Union, May 7il?, (1st Sarurdat) 1904 til jr-ilicy holdeis are it quested to be resent. \V. T. J.etku, J. M. GnKFit, 1'res'r. Sec. and Tieas. 3t ( Card to the Public. I?Y UUBLB, TilK ItAKER. i i? cr in ca!i attentiou to the fnct the' II of my poods?and e?-j>eci.tily Cakes? ( re alwa>s fresh, and my prices very fasonaMe. I have no stock-worn ?<*) s r s?ish!s which have been in transit u 1 week or so and labelled fresh" on arival. My regular tra#Ie appreciates a I nod thinsr and continues with tne. M\ usineas increases every day. Goon , laterial and pood work sjieak for theui?lve8 and.it is unnecessarv for tue to 1 rake misrepresentations. I thank tb+ opttyeople of Union city and ^ounty Ptheir valued in the past i nd hope to remain in their pood esteem I Yours for fresh cakes and low prices, j ^ J to Ijn|. "for an office B jhlVf Wliue tn tB^nn.inr,cement ' Jpnmr, Don't delay, it announce yotaiad^ Apit. V ' V< j?. -w AVE MOV@SV OTHING and Q&TS to the store :upied by ^Cjjpuke, and we want ?ok at our splendid line of NEW, 3 WEAVES in two and three piece is, Etc. .. i A FEW INTERESTING PRICES: . $1 to $5 Men's Two Piece Suits, skeleton lined, the comfortable suit for sum~ir> _n mer, something new, ask to see w nobby them, $10 and $12.50. .50. See Big h'ne ?f Summer Trousers, the it $io no celebrated "Crown Trousers," 44they e beat ' Bt them all," $2.50, $3, 3.50, $4, e Deai> $4.50 and $5. -summer [>r warm _ . patterns, See our $5 Blnck Worsted Suits y strong II tor men, a world beater, round and || square^cut sack. , " I ' ' ' rRAW HATS. retty styles, large assortment. Price 25c to $2.00. i E TO THE BIG STORE. j RY GOODS COMPANY. I uke's old stand. R. P. HJlRRY, Mgr. * S Three Walk-Over Stvlesl ' Ej + V | THAT'S ALL. | ft ^ 8 ? . ??????I ?E r " i Union^)Oji?^y| jjfe : ,? ii[ iiarfh'li -''f -dM