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- Wm. A. Nicholson
Onion, Sou
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^ TimeCertificat
Roosevelt Lauds the Lost
Cause.
During his recent tour through
the southland, President Roosevelt
has spoken in the highest
and warmest terms of the Confederate
soldier and the cause for
which he so bravely fought. At
Raleight, N. C., he said:
"The position of honor in your
parade today is held by the Confederate
veterans. They, by
LliCll uccuo, ICUCCt UCUll upuii
* their descendants and upon all
*> Americans, both because they
did their duty in war and because
they did their duty in
peace. Now, if the young men,
their sons, will not only prove
that they possess the same power
of fealty to an ideal but will also
show the efficiency in the ranks
of industrial life that their
fathers, the Confederate veterans,
showed that they possessed
in the ranks of war, the industrial
future of this great and
typical ^ taerican commonwealth
is assured."
Tf^ next day at Atlanta hfe
spoke as follows of1'the boys in
fc-ey:
. Great though the meed of praise
is due the south for the
^^;.;^4ierIy^vaJor her sons displayed
think that even greater praise is
due to her for what her people
have accomplished in the forty
years of peace which followed.
For forty years the south has
made not merely a courageous,
but at times a desperate struggle,
as she has striven for moral and
material well-being. Her success
has been extraordinary, anc
all citizens of our common coun
try should feel joy and pride ir
it; for any great deed done, oi
any fine qualities shown, by on<
group of Americans, of necessity
reflects credit upon all Ameri
cans. Only a heroic people coul<
have battled successfully agains
the conditions with which th
people of the south found them
selves face to face at the end o
the civil war. There had bee
utter destruction and disastei
and wholly new business an
social problems had to be face
with the scantiest means. Th
economic and political fabric ha
to be readjusted in the midst <
dire want, of grinding povert:
The future of the broken, wa
swept south seemed beyond hop
and if her sons and daughte
had been of weaker fiber thei
would in very truth have be<
no hope. But the men and tl
sons of the men who had fac<
with unfaltering front every s
ternation of good and evil f<
tune from Manassas to Appom;
tox, and the women, their wiv
and mothers, whose courage a
endurance had reached an ev
higher heroic level?these m
and these women set themseh
.m/loiint v fn thp OTeat ts
Uliuauilkvui,) vv 0
before them. For twenty ye;
the struggle was hard and
times doubtful. Then the spl
did qualities of your manh<
and womanhood told, as tl
were bound to tell, and
wealth of your extraordin;
natural resources began to
shown. Now the teeming ric
of mine and held and factory
test the prosperity of those \
are all the stronger because
the trials and strnggles throi
which this prosperity has co
You stand by ally to your tr
tions and memories; you i
stand loyally for our great c
mon country of today and
our common flag, which sym
izes all that is brightest and r
hopeful for the future of n
kind; you face the new ag<
the spirit of age. Alike in j
material and in your spin
& Son, Bankers, .
th Carolina,
I
REST ON El
. j nni
t, buut
. _ . oss like t
(ll(, ^vat,,r. ]
rsuien bcfoij 4
. t
! and int.pllppt.iml dpv4*lnr?*r?or?+ ??" -
MVf Vtvpaiivuv JVU I
stand abreast of the foremost in
the worid's progress. t .
v
George, the Ex-Convict, e
A. L. George, the ex-convict, t
who, according to his story has r
lectured in 17 states and sold j
over 47,000 copies of his book, {
spoke here Saturday afternoon c
and night. He is a man of ordi- I
nary appearance, smooth-shaven {
and of middle \ ge. i
His lecture which was delivered I
from the top of a dry goods box,
attracted many hearers and after *
he had begun he had a good 1
audience. s
He prefers to speak in this c
way because what he says and ^
the lesson he seeks to teach can
be heard by the poorest men in t
the town and county. He makes a
hie expenses by selling little a
books, telling of his prison life, t
and he usually manages to dis- |
pose of a great many of them. ?
His story is a dramatic and
interesting one. Innocent of the I
crime of which he was charged r
and of which he was found guilty t
and sentenced to the penitentiary, t
herserved there five years and *
more. At one time*&e was with- J
1 tcteJte!G?'?ntas* sentence" T
was ordered by the governor of J
Texas, the state in which George t
was incarcerated. *
i He was finally pardoned and *
he declares that when he received 1
his pardon he swore that he 1
1 would devote his life to an en- *
deavor to keep young men from
I leading the life which leads to
- the penalty of prison bars. He
l does this by lecturing in the (
r manner mentioned.
b lie tells his story well. It gave
? many a man food for reflection,
- for the lecture was impressive.
1 Justice often miscarries. An
t instance was furnished here in
e South Carolina scarce a month
- ago when two men had been imf
prisoned for two years were
n found to be guiltless and they
r, were released by order of Goverd
nor Heyward. Is that justice?
d The strong arm of the law
ie grasps in its almost merciless
id clutch the innocent man, takes
>f away his good name and reputa-1
/' tion, eternally brands him, and
r- then after years of durance
e, vile releases him without restirs
tution.
re The dav is coming when the
3n injustices of justice will have to
be atoned for and then there will
ed be ready restitution for the man
*1- who has been unjustly punished.
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eg Death of Mrs. Blanton.
nd ?
en Mrs. James R. Blanton, one of
en Cherokee's oldest ladies, died
res Monday, the 16th inst., at th
isk home of her son-in-law, Mr.
arg James Pettit, having passed be
at yond the three score and ter
en- mark, and was buried at Corintl
x)d church Tuesday in the presence
iey of her numerous relatives an(
the friends. She was the widow o:
ary the late James Riley Blanton
be and the mother of Mr. Robt
Kirby, Mrs^ Hamlet Crocker
at-1 Mrs. James Pettit, Mrs. i>ena t
vho Blanton, Mrs. Joseph Phillip
of and Mrs. C. J. Wall, all of whor
ugh are of our most worthy and high
me. ly respected people and have th
adi- sympathy of all in their bereav<
also' ment.?Cherokee News,
om-1 Mrs. Blanton is very pleasant!
for remembered in Union, havin
bol-! lived here several years whi
nost her husband Mr. James Rik
ian- Blanton was auditor of th
3 in county, he having succeeded M
/our j N. B. Morgan who has hpid tl
itual office several terms.
DISPENSARY FORCES
BltfCE LAW CONTESTED I
Of Uh
federal Judge Pritchard
Control to Show Cau!
Here Should Noi
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The battle has begun again. <
:t. died ^way ofcce, buttfn the in- i
;erYal of' peac the dispensary <
forces have planned an^TCWfk* <
hat startled the people of the 1.1
;ounty with its suddenness last c
Friday. Seeking temporary rem- <
?dy in the courts of the State the t
onsary was defeated; but its j
mdaunted adherents have renew- t
;d the fight in a higher court. s
Judge Jeter C. Pritchard, of i
he United States Circuit Court i
it Asheville, issued on Friday an t
>rder directing the Union County
Joard of Control to appdar be- i
'ore him on October 31st to show \
;ause why mandamus should not <
)e issued, requiring the Board of t
" teopen the dispensary t
n Union and to reinstate J. G. 1
Jowell in the office of dispenser, i
Mr. Howell, the petioner, was ^
epresented by United States i
District Attorney John G. Capers, 1
md Mr. R. S. Welch, of the firm 11
>f Bellenger & Welch, of Colum- c
>ia. j
The question involves not only 1
he reinstatement of Mr. Howell c
ind the reopening of the dispen- i
arp, but also the validity of c
he Brice Bill passed at the last
;ession of the legislature of this i
>tate. i
The ultimate decision of Judge i
Jritchard will hardly close the 1
natter. It is understood that at {
he next session of our legisla- t
ure in January a hard and final t
ight will.be
xenta advocates of i
dgigrarron then be enacted r
vhich will do much toward set- 1
ling the legality of the Brice
3ill and the status of the dispen- r
jary. The final decision will .
nost probably be by the whole
aeople at the ballot box next 1
summer. <
If this decision of Judge
Pritchard is rendered at this "
time in favor of Dispenser Howell,
the effect might possibly be
his reinstatement and the probable
restitution of the dispensary
to all those counties in which it has
been voted out. The result will
be awaited with interest not only
by the people of Union County,
but also by the people of the entire
State.
The two attorneys employed
by Dispenser Howell are both
well known in South Carolina.
Mr. R. S. Welch is a Newberry
man originally, and was former-!
ly of the firm of Abney, Welch
& Thompson, but is now associated
with former atttorney-general
G. Duncan Bellinger, who is
also employed as counsel in the
case. The other attorney is
United States District Attorney
John G. Capers, who rarely appears
as counsel in cases of this
kind.
The gist of the case and the
gist of the arguments advanced
in the hearing before Judge
Pritchard are given in the following
interview which we reprint
from the Greenville News
"This action," said Mr. Capere
i to a reporter for The Greenville
J News, "is of vital import, be
. cause its purpose is to test the
- Brice law. Its favorable out
1 come would render null and voi(
11 the elections already held ii
2 Union, Cherokee, Pickens, New
i berry, York, Lancaster, Darling
ton and Marion counties, and th
, advocates of prohibition woul
;. have to seek some other metho
of getting rid of the dispensarie.'
'. "We allege that Mr. Howe
s was deprived of his office wit!
n out due process of law, and th?
i- j furthermore the provision in tl
ie Brice act for a levy to enforc
3- j prohibition in counties voting oi
the dispensary is unconstitutioi
ly al. We say that the closing <
g the dispensary in Union, follo\
le ing an election held under tl
jy Brice act is unconstitutional,
is that it deprives tne taxpayers
r. | Union county of their proper
lie i without due process of law, t
cause the act is not a valid Is
ftSSEW THE EIGHT
BY WSPENSER HOWELL,
HON.
Orders Union Board of
se ^liy Dispensary
fWReopened.
rftfctfbtate, inasmuch as it levies
i fix on all of the taxable propjrtwfin
certain counties for the
H^fiH^ement of a general State
,aw^5nd exempts from levy other
:ounfcies placea in the same circumstances
and under like condi;ionS
as to the dispensary law
ind Its enforcement. Therein is
nolat^d the section of the conjtitutfon
which says 'the General
\ssembly shall provide by law
'or a uniform and equal rate of
:axation.
"W^ say that this act is not
/alid, furthermore, because it
provides that any county voting
>ut the dispensarv. shall not
thereafter receive any portion of
the surplus funds that may renain
in the dispensary school
?und, after the deficiency in the
rarioeis county schools have been
nade up, as provided by law,
)ut leaving the said surplus funds
to be - distributed among the
;ounties retaining the dispensary,
n the surplus funds now in the
lands of the State the taxpayers
>f Union county have a property
ight of which they must not be
leprived.
'Still another reason for the
nvalidity of the Brice act, is that
t violates the constitution by beng
a special law where a general
aw would apply. It also denies
icople in Union and other counties
hat m^y vote out the dispensary
ho equalr protection of the law.
effective argu
side, which I have
101* you SpaCe to
ook for developments soon."
The result of this decision is of
nore than passing interest, for
t will without doubt have much
veight on the elections that are
shortly to take place on the subject
of "dispensary" or "no dispensary."
There are several
counties which are to vote on
this question within the next
three weeks and the decision will
therefore be of pertinent and peculiar
interest to them.
We reprint the follovving editorial,
a sane and clear view of the
recent agitation of the questior
in the higher courts, printed under
the caption, "The Ballot the
Last Court," in the Columbu
Record:
"A new and somewhat unex
pected turn has been given th<
dispensary situation by the at
tack which has been made oi
the constitutionality of the Brie
law in the federal court. Argu
ment is to be made before Judg
Pritchard on that issue Octobe
31. The main point raise
against the constitutionality c
the law is in reference to its ta>
| ation feature, and that questio
is, aflso, to come up before th
, next legislature. If the law
! upheld then these proceeding
, will have no effect upon electior
: alre&dy held or yet to be hel<
j If the law is declared unconstiti
j tional then past elections .will 1
1 of no effect and conditions w
2 be the same as if they were ne
I er held. Hence, the result is
1 the very greatest importance
1 the people of South (Jarolin
. Being a matter of so much pr<
.. ent pressing concern all citize
e will earnestly hope that the coi
d or courts will quickly give soi
d decision upon the question, so1
5 that we may know where
|j are at.'' If the law is constil
j. tional then that is all there is
it, and whatever of more or 1<
te strong objection there are to
.e will have to be abandoned a
it the terms of the law gracefi
[j. submitted to until it is repeal
rjf If it is unconstitional, it wo
v_ have been better that we 1
ie known it long before, but if i
jn it must go, and what has b<
0f done under it will have to be wi
ty away just as if no such law ?
\Qm existed.
IW (Continued on 4th rage.)
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IF. M. FARR, President.
T
Merchants and Pli
Successfully Doing Bu
Is the OLDEST Hank
has a capital and sun
M H is the only N ATION:
B H has paid dividends
If pays KOL'll per ccn
p I is the only Hunk in U
I I has Hurglar-Proof vti
W pays raoro taxes than
WE EARNESTLY SOI
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Oh, Mr. Parmer!
The following will be of inter
est to all cotton planters and cot
ton men generally. It is the cal
iasiiPfl hv thr> Orantrehiirrr fnttm
Association and it gives goor
reasons why the lleecy staph
should be held tight and fast til
the higher prices desired come
Farmers, hold your cotton foi
higher prices.
Because it is worth 11 cents 01
more.
Because it is bound to sell ai
much higher figures.
Because the man who makes th<
cotton should help t<
make the price.
Because trade is broad anc
strong, and record
breaking as to textiles.
Because the mills are making
money on basis of 1]
cents and 12 cents anc
12 cents for cotton.
Because the world needs ever>
bale, and will take il
greedily at 11 cents i1
we hold firm.
Because we are no longer slave*
to the North, but a free
people, with our bank*
full of money and th<
merchants and banker*
at our backs.
-Because we live in a record
which has'TTTaccrn.'fi ?th<
opened unusually early
will be found to be ver:
short when the world
wide and unprecedente<
demand for cotton good
is considered.
Because the farmer needs th
money and deserves i
more than the specula
tor.
Because money don't buy a
much now as formerly
Because everything the farme
buys has gone up i
price, why not cotton
, Because the Southern Cotton Ai
[ sociation has fixed pric
for good cotton at ]
; cents, and this Associ;
[ tion is fighting our ba
tie and has put millioi
of dollars in the pocke
3 of Southern people.
1 Because we should be true
n Southern manhood ai
e the Southland.
Because if we show the whi
e feather and sell we w
r feel like kicking 01
j selves out of sight wh
' cotton is selling at
cents to 12 1-2 cei
n per pound.
is The Negro Might Obje<
JjS A man from the North who
ul cently visited Washington
je came possessed of the desire
* tt T-? i:
in visit iMt. vernon. nuanung
v" electric train that runs from
?0 capital to the home of Washi
a> ton, via Alexandria, the vis
?s- had comfortably esconced h
ns gelf in one of the rear seats c
,rt compartment, when the cont
116 tor rapped him on the shoul<
saying, "Excuse me, but
compartment is for colored mc
This was the northerner's
experience in a "Jim Crow"
"Why," said he, surprised, '
' j seats forward are all occupii
"Can't help that, sir," waf
ll,y rpnlv. "vou mustn't sit he
e^* | The northerner smiled.
uljJ i here, conductor," said he, 1
Ja.d j from the North, and haven'l
t18 i prejudice of you people in
eeTl South. I don't mind sitting
P0'11 with a negro.1'
ever - "Maybe you don't," re
the conductor, "but the ni
might object.' '-Harper's We
J. D. ARTHUR, Cashier.
H E
anlers National Bank,
siness at the "Old Stand."
in I'nion.
>lua olUO-i.OOO,
V I, liaiik ill Union,
mounting to $J0CM0U,
t. into rout 011 deposits,
nion inspected by an ollicer,
tult, an<l Safe with Time-Lock,
ALL tho Ihmks in Union combined.
LICIT YOUR BUSINESS.
The Tiger's Train.
Five hundred strong, theClem
son corps of cadets came through
1 Union last Saturday on their way
1 to the fair where they are in en2
campment this week. Their
1 train of ten coaches was decorat
ed beautifully with purple and
gold, the Clemson colors, and on
r the head of the engine was a
painted picture of a tiger on a
t vrreat banner of elotb
The cadets were not allowed
* to come out of the train but they
crowded the windows and met
\ with hearty cheers the warm and
- enthusiastic reception accorded
them by many admirers and
^ friends who had assembled at the
I depot. Some of the fairest of
Union's daughter's were there
r with Clemson colors galore and
? the thundering cheers they received
for the evidence of their
? loyalty and enthusiasm to. the
> boys in grey was ample reward,
s A brass band was along and it
I played excellent music during
the stay of the cadets in the city
. which lasted al>out twenty min5
U&rfis met here
I who accompanied them back to
.'Columbia.
} Among the Union boys on
s board were Spencer Perrin, who
is Sergeant-Major of the first
\ batallion, Lewis Harris and SidL.
ney Goss.
The train pulled out of the stals
tion with the boys cheering and
J' waving farewells out of the
11" l ; 1^.,. t-n flm rvil'lo tVlOU loff Ko.
WillUU VV IU I.IIC 51110 niv-j iviv
.} hind them.
; Capt. Clay, U. S. A., the commandant,
was on board, along
with several Clemson professors
and two ladies of the college
community.
~ The Clemson correspondent of
"The State"' who was on board
spoke in glowing terms in that
t paper of the reception given the
j cadets in Union. The corps will
be at the fair a week and no
te doubt will have a jolly time.
ill
ir- The Salvation Army.
en
11 The rolling of a drum anlts
nounced last week the advent of
the Salvation Army in Union.
Meetings have been held in the
j. streets during the past few days
and on Sunday at which fair
sized crowds have attended. The
re" leader wears a uniform with the
/1VAOO An AQ r*h ehrmlHar as an
V^J VOO VII Vmvii ww V..X-V,
to epaulette and is assisted by a
the "sister" and a little boy. They
.? sing and pray and preach and do
so openly.
ng" Several services have been
itor held in the opera house and
im- doubtless some good has been
a effected by them. The little band
, lives on the contributions which
i" are made to it and fares accordthis
m."
first "Hooligan's" Troubles.
car.
'the The famous creation of The
-1 " ? v?i- t 1
iJU. INtJW 1 UI'IV iJUUlliai uii 1U3 wiiiib
J the page, "Happy Hooligan" apre."
peared in person last Wednesday
'See night on the local boards. He
'I'm proved a very amusing character
t the and the way he constantly fell
the off the water wagon was wonderhere
ful to behold. 'Hooligan" was
not very ably supported, but he
plied himself kept the crowd laughing,
gger The next snow will be Humptyekly.
1 Dumpty, on November 1.
,-a