The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, July 13, 1906, Page 8, Image 8
TILLMAN SPEAKS AT SANDY FLAT.
(Continual from l>t pap'.) j
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county, who is tin' hu>iness agent j
of the county and one man ap- ,
jh tinted hy the governor.
The enunty dispenser >hould he ,
removable hy the governor for |
cause. State Hoard of Control ,
ought to he elected hy the legisla- ]
turn, hut it:- duty should he eon- ,
titie< 1 to general direction and su- j
jM-rvision of the business the same ,
as the Penitentiary and Hospital
for the Insane are run. It should ,
not purchase any whiskey or any- |
thing else required in the business. ]
Everything required, including the .
whiskey, should he bought under j
annual contracts made as follows: (
After the Styte ('otnmissionee has (
advertised in the manner pre><*ri)w><l
Itv I'lli' (.Hill ivnnlit
?*" ' '"V" i
Ih* very clear and specific, leaving ,
nothing to tin* discretion <>f anyone. ,
and going fully into details), tin- ,
bid- should Ix- opened in public by ,
three men selected just before the
date fixed by the governor, and the ,
contract made with the lowest hid- ,
der by the year for the supplies to ,
be ordered out by the('onunissioner
as needed. These throe men are to ,
serve only once and annually, then .
there -hall be three new luetl chos- (
en to make the contracts. The |
bidders will not know who will \
make the awards and therefore can- .
not enter into collusion in advance ,
and even should the governor,
which is inconceivable, '?. willing j
to select a board which would act
corruptly, the specifications of the
bidding made with ininutciu ss and
the publicity would prevent any
graft.
No whiskey or liquor should be
purchased except from government
bonded warehouses. In the case of
wine's and beer the brewers should
alone furbish the first direct from
the breweries, and the small quan
tlty of tllO other.' used r >uld be
hedged about in the advertisement
to insure honesty and the purest .
and best articles. For the infor- .
niation of those who are not posted ,
I will say that the government ,
lionded warehouses are under the |
control of the Fnited States Inter- ,
nal revenue otlicials entirely and |
whiskey deposited in them conies j
directly from the still and the own- j
er is not permitted to manipulate j
it or handle it in any way until the |
tax is paid and it is removed. We |
thus get a guarantee of absolute j
purity Without a chemical analysis j
am. such liquors are as much ,
staple articles of commerce as corn, _
heat or bacon. It is the blended
and rectified whiskeys that are adul- f
teratcd and where the cheating t
comes in. The blending and mix- ,
ing could be done in the State dispensary
where there would be no
incentive to increase profits by ,
adulteration, because the law t
would provide severe penalties for ,
that kind of thing. a
The county dispensers being
elected by the people will be anx- t
ious to please the people as they v
' will be beaten at the poles if they ^
do not do their duty. The County ,
Board, chosen as above indicated,. j
will be responsible to the people v
\ also with every incentive to give s
\a g(Kxl administration. The wins- j
key purchased in that way will be \
as pure and as good as can be oh- j
taincd under any possible condi- t
I tions and there is absolutely no ,
\ way in which corruption can creep 'j
\ in, if there is tlie least effort on the t
part of the people and the governor >.
i to prevent it. t
The trouble with the dispensary
now is that our governors have neg- j
lectcd their duties and have not j
.kept supervision over the workings j
of the local dispensers and the State j
Hoard. Kxcuse may he found for ,
this by saying the legislature put
the dispensary beyond the gover- ,
nor's control. This is true in a j
way, and it was a very great mistake,
yet the governor's oath of of- ^
lice requires him to ''sec that the |
laws are executed in mercy.'' |
And with the power to ap|x?int |
constables at his discretion and de- (
tectivcs also, when needed, it cannot
be denied the demoralization |
and corruption which have been so ?
much in evidence would have been (
prevented by the governor's using ,
trusted agents to keep supervision
over the dispensary system and see
whether the law was being carried
out. I did this, but my successors
seem to have thought it unnecessary
or too much lal>or. I not on
jy watched tlx dispells.ts, l>ut I >
watched the constables, too, (
through a detective who rejiorted |
to me alone. The necessity for the j
more rigid enforcement of all the f
law makes the coming election for I
governor important. Things have '
be. ii run too loosely and too little
regard paid t<> enforcing the law. J
criticise no one, hut simply give
the people the facts as I see them
and, of course, they alone can ap- |
j?ly the remedy. We should elect (
the governor who will do this and *
do it fearlessly and zealously, hut *
there is still small opportunity for
graft in the scheme outlined, pro- 3
la one w ii./ ran |k??i,Wuw
Success Magazine. or Aoss.~i^.?
videdj the legislative committee
which su|M'rintends the other State
institutions and the grand juries of
the various counties pay attention
to their duties. No government
lias ever hern devised that would
run itself and every government is
in index of the intelligence, public
spirit and patriotism of its (x-ople.
If the people are ignorant and inlilTerent
and cease to watch and
look after their affairs, the government
they give themselves is inevitably
had and they can blame no
lie hut themselves.
The conditions in the disjiensary
now are directly traceable to the
blundering and neglect of the legislature.
That body placed the
Mate disjH'iisary in the hands of
three politicians, elected without
consideration to iitness, ex|>cricnce
t>r character, threw no restrictions
whatever around the administration,
left the door wide ojiell, limiti
d the salary to SMMl and now we
see the result. I have always said
mid believed it was designedly
done to destroy it. Polities and
not titness have most always nnit
rolled the legislative flections,
no amount of salary alone would
,'ure the evil of which we complain.
The original hoar<l was composed
?f the (iovcrnor, Attorney (ieneral
tnd the Comptroller < ieneral, three
f our highest state ollieials elected
liy the people, hut the vital mistake
was in not making strict rules
mil regulations for the purchase of
whiskey. 1'he enemies of the dispensary
declare that it is inherently
vicious and that it cannot he
puritied. This cry is indicative
that those who thus contend practically
confess that they have lost
a.l faith in the honesty of men or
of the ability of men to give theniselvis
just and honest government.
I o one i o not believe that all the
hoAcst men are dead. The people
are disgusted and they have a right
to he, init the one crime which they
should not forgive is the failure of
the last legislature to change the
law so a> to prevent any further
-tealing and to restore the dispensary
system t > its original purpose, i
hat of controlling whiskey and
ninimmng the evils inseparable
from its sale and use. The enenics
of the dispensary were hi nt on
tilling it and the combination of
lolitieal and other intluenees in the
I.... l ..: i% : t i * t
mure o;i\Mlg lilllt'tl III XIKU , COIII>*-1
lfil theelection of a new board
)< raiH' tlli-y refused to tile
awund continued all of the old and
Mown ( vils. It was the most glarng
betrayal of the people's intcr sts
that 1 have ever known repeetahle
white men to he guilty of,
nd while many of them are my
riends, at least politieally, 1 take
he responsibility to say that every
nan who refused to put safeguards
.round the purchase of whiskey
ind change the system of piunagc-!
ucnt in the last Legislature ought ,
o he left at home. Such men can- ;
lot lie trusted. They put partisan
id vantages aliove public duty.
Legislators are not the masters of
he iwople. They are their servants
and the people had not intructcd
them to abolish the State
lispensary for there was no such
ssue when they were elected; and
vhen they themselves were resiionible
for the corruption which they <
lad reason to ibelieve existed, it is,
ncomprehensihle to me how any !
nan with the least idea of obliga- ;
ions to tin.- people who elected him ;
ould act as that Legislature did. !
The people have a right to alxilish
he dispensary, hut no mere repre-1
tentative of the people has a right
o assume such a responsibility as
hat would have been without hav-1
ng a campaign and making the,
ssue before the people and getting
list met inns from tbcm All I
lave ever asked is to have all of the
ivhitc jieople pass on the question
ind let the majority govern. 1 do
lot Itelievo in (icrmitting news- j
Papers to dietate to few scheming
jolitieians and t<> trade among)
heinselveS and settle the question, i
f the peo]>le of a county want no
iqiior sohl in it, let them vote f?>r
egislators to say so, and for tin;
andidate fur governor who advocates
that. Let us he open and
lonest in our )h?1 iti<>s and not votcj
or fenee-straddlers and oflice-seek-1
is who will say and do anything to
jet elected.?(ireenville News.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON.
121st Year Begins September 28.
Letters. Science, Kngineering. One j
tcliolarsliip, giving free tuition, to each
ounly of South Carolina. Tuition #4<?.
hoard and furnialied room in Dornrti
,ory*ii a niomn am canaiiiaics lor
id mission are permitted t?? compete ,
or vacant I Joyce scholarships which
>ay $100 a year. For catalogue, adI
rcss
ii \ rrison kandoi.i'II,
President.
Notice To Creditors.
Tinder order of Court in matter of
Ox Parte Nannie A. Richards in re
)ctzel Hardware Company All perons
indebted to said Oetzel Hardware
lompany are required to make pay- |
lent to the undersigned at once.
Jason M. (ikkkk
t? Receiver.
H'll liAJ/i i
A Delightful Picnic.
Upon the suggestion* of Messrs.
IV H. Fant, Farr (iilliam and Thos.
MeNally, a crowd of Union's young
men gave a trip to Neat's Shoals
and a moonlight picnic to the visitors
of Miss Murphy, Misses Flint
and Misses Foster. The crowd laft
Union on the U. ?Vr (J. S. road ?t
">:2"> in the afternoon, and returnnd
on a special chartered train at 10:3(1.
Mr. Foster, who lias charge'if
the power house, was very courteoifs
to tin- visitors, showing them over
the plant, and explaining the workings
of the various pieces of machinery.
.Much pleasure was derived
from walking about over the
rock walls and viewing the waters
below as they fell over the great
dam, and were churned into a mist
and foam by the rocks beneath.
.lust about sunset a delicious
lunch was served under the trees
near the spring. All that need be
said of this lunch is that the chapones,
Mesdatnes J. II. Rodger.
Cora M. Murphy, Macbeth Youug,
and .!. A. Fant prepared and served
it. The company were loathe to
leave the place, for all had a jolly
good time.
The visitors were Misses Sloanl
Neal, Rebecca and Ksther Caldwell,
Frwin, and Dixon; and Messrs.
Calvert, Neal, Vinson, and Cope-1
land, guests of Miss Murphy; Miss'
Floise Cannon, guests of the Misses
Fant: and Miss So llll- fTOl??it ?lf
Misses Foster. The young men of!
I'niou wore: Messrs. P. F. Fant,
Thus. MeNally, Farr < iilliam, Mobley
Jeter, .1. Hoy Fant, I>. F. Alston,
A. 1>. Price, .1. M. Wallace,
S. K. Honey, Shcppard Nicholson
and Herbert Lindsay.
Death of John H. Holcomb.
He was born in June, ISlg.^juid
died July l'.M)(?. He spell p< jjost
all of iiis life in Union ^ sty.
He spent 1 years of the best ntt-.t "f
his life in the war. a
brave soldier and Jv v,r^y drJhed
from duty. He joiiu fn? Ittethodist
church just after the war at
old Five Forks or Wesley Chapel.
He lived a quiet Christian life and
his l;lsp days were the brightest
days in his Christian experience.
The writer had the privilege to he
with him during his last days. He
said lie was ready for death when
it came. He was always ready to
talk of heaven and his hope has
been the grave.
He married Miss Fannie Bcvis,
and to them were horn ten children,
five girls and live Ixiys.^^
The end enme Moj^ 1 0
o'clock and his body wasKjuiu to
rest at Ucthlehem Church vynere he
held his membership. Five old
soldier? were the pallbearers. The
funeral service was conducted .by
Rev. J. G. Farr. As the corpse
entered the door, the congregation
arose and sang Nearer My God to
Thee. One more land mark has'
gone to his resting place.
Wh..., H.. -U..U i
.. man umic W1LII
trumpet sound*.
0, may I then in him be found,
Dressed in his righteousness
alone,
Faultless to stand before the
throne." J. p. Farr.^
Douglas English Released Under Bond.
i
Mr. W. M. English of Delta,
S. C., father of Douglas English,
who has been in jail for some
time on the charge of killing
Mose Hughes, was in the city
Monday fend Wednesday of this
week. Mr. English had been
sick for some time and unable to
perfect arrangements for his
son's bond. The bond of $5,000
was granted by Judge Prince
some time ago, but the signers
were not at once secured.
The bond was signed Monday
by Messrs. C. A. Jeter and Jno.
D. Smith of Carlisle and on
Wednesdy by Mr. Glenn D.
Peake of Bogansville. After
the bond was sign.*,!, English
was released, this taking; place
on Wednesday afternoon.
Notice to Stockholders Union Building
and Loan Association.
You arc hereby notified to call at the
Merchants and 1'iantets National Bank
on and after Tuesday, July 17, after
banking hours (3 o'clock p. in.) and
settle all dues to said Association, at
which time pass books will be delivered.
'J. D.Arthuk,
Sec'y and Treas.
Half The World Wonders.
How the other half lives Those who
use Bucklen's Arnica Salve never wonder
if it will cure Cuts, Wounds, Burns,
Sores and all Skin eruptions; they knowit
will. Mrs. Grant. Shy, 1130 K. Reynolds
St. Spiinpfiold, 111., says: ''Irecard
it one of the absolute necessities
r.f l,A,m..L'Oor.in.. ? O 4_.-J.L~ -n
... vMi.u.viiifni uy an
druggists,
Masonic
Notice.
The Cross Keys Masonic Lodge will
meet on Saturday, August 4th, at 10 a.
in. The Fellcwsjuu degree will he;
conferred, after vj | "jthere will be a
basket dinner of grounds. All1
Masons and t># .ies are cordially
invited to attM
M .'owning, W. M. |
. /LlifJ
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR CONGRESS.?4th DISTRICT.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Congress from 4th district,
subject to the rules of the Democratic
Primary election. G. H. Mahox.
FOR STATE SENATE.
I hereby announce myself a eandi1
date for election to the ollice of State
Senator for Union County, subject to
the rules and regulations of the Democratic
Primary Election.
I.owndks J. brow-nino.
I hereby announce myself a candi
hum* ior me omce 01 omit' oenauir
from Union County, subject to the |
result of the Democratic Primary
Election. Pkn.i. F. Townsknd.
FOR SUPT. OF EDUCATION.
I am a candidate for re-election to
the ottiee of County Superintendent of
Education for Union County, subject
to Primary Election. D. it. FaKT.
Subject to the decision of the Dem- 1
1 ocratic Primary I announce myself a |
candidate for the oflice of Superintendent
of Education for Union county.
Titos. H. Cork..
I hereby announce myself a candi- j
date for the ottiee of Superintendent
of Education, subject to the rules and
regulations of the Democratic Prima- I
ry election. M. I.. Lemastek
FOR AUDITOR.
I hereby announce myself acandi!
date for the oflice of County Auditor,
subject to the decision of the Demo- I
cralic primary. J. 1). Eees.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Auditor of Union county, subject
to the decision of the Democratic
Primary election. Levi W. Smith.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for election to the oflice of Auditor
of Union county, subject to the
rules of the Democratic Primary election.
T. C. .1 oi.i.v.
I hereby announce myself* a candidate
for County Auditor, subject to
the decision of the Democratic Primary
election. M. S. Faccett.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for Auditor of Union county, subject
to the rules of the Democratic. !
Primary election.
S. S. Fakkaii.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for election to the oHiee of Auditor
of Union County, subject to the
rules and regulations of the Democratic
Primary Election.
.1. 11. 1. A XC A ST Kit.
KOK THKASUKKK.
I hereby announce myself a candidal*'
for reelection to the otlicc of
Tresisurer of Union county, subject to
the rules of the Democratic Primary1
election. .1. H. Bakti.ks j
FOR SIT IMC It VISOR.
I hereby announce myself si candidate
for the ollice of County Supervisor.
subject to the decision of the
Deinocrsitic primary. M. 1$. J.kk.
I hereby announce myself^x candi-;
date for reelection to tlie^^Mj'e of
County Supervisor of Uni ^nty, I
subject to the rules of the ^Lilic
Primary election.
T. .1 . IlK'Iln,.. * I
, , , p!Udiua i
I hereby announce my ,ndidate
for election to the of* _ -.;?>nn- '
ty Supervisor of Union Co.,_.y, suli- , J
ject to the rules sind regulations of '
the Democratic Primary election.
J. A. Hktsii.i.. j
FOR MAliISTItATK.
I announce myself a candidate for
Magistrate for Union Township; sub- |
ject to tin' result of the Democratic !
Primary election.
J so. P. Gacsk.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for election to the office of Mag1
istrate for Union Township, Union
County, subject to the rules and regulations
of the Democratic Primary
Election. T. J. Vinson.
COUNTY COMMISSONER.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for County commissioner subject
to the rule of the Democratic Primary :
election. W. Fowi.br Bono.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for County commissioner subject
to the decision of the Democratic Primary
election. J. E. Scrocsk.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for reelection for the office of
County commissioner, subject to the
| decision of the Primary election.
SAKKOKD \VII.lll'RN.
I hereby announce myself a candidate
for reelection for County Commissioner,
subject to the decision of
the Democratic Primary election.
A. Grikkin Bknti.y.
1 hereby announce myself a candidate
for tin* office of County Commissioner
of Union County, subject to the
decision of the Democratic primary.
I. M. Mohi.ky.
I herebv announce myself a candidate
for the office of County Commhj
sioner of Union county, subject to the
rules and regulations of the Democratic
primary election.
iJosKcii Sanders.
FOR PROBATE JUDGE.
Thanking tin* people of my county
for their confidence placed in me in :
tlie past, and feeling better qualified
by my experience in the office todis|
charge the duties hereafter, I announce
myself a candidate fur reelection
to the office of Probate Judge for I
Union county, subject to the rules of
the Democratic primary election.
Jason M. Urkkk.
Believing in the Democratic princi-1
pie of rotation in office, feeling confident
of my ability to fill the position
to the satisfaction of the people, I [
announce myself a candidate for the
office of Probate Judge of Union county,
and promise to abide the result of
the Democratic primary.
\V. \V. Johnson.
Notice.
I will give a first class barbecue at
Kelly's Station, July 28th.
28-21 W. K. Kelley Co.
BEWLEY HA)
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After an absenct
have returned
have bought c
Hardware Co.
see our friends,
some splendid bj
pay you to see
anything in the
LARGE STOCI
AT VERY L<
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BEWLEY HA1
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Believing myself capable of performing
the duties of this ollice, and having
been solicited by my friends. I hereby
oiler myself as candidate for Repre- 1
sentative from Union county in the si
State Legislature.
Etiias W. Foster. :
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We hereby announce Hazel L.Scaife j
a candidate for House of Representa- ,,
tives, subject to the rules and regulations
of the Democratic Primary election.
Voters. i
I hereby announce myself a candi- i
date for the otlice of Representative in .
the State Legislature, subject to the j
decision of the Democratic primary. .
L. G. Southard.
The friends of Carrell H. Foster an- '
nounce him as a candidate for the i
Legislature, subject to the rules and i
regulations of the Democratic primary .
election.
I hereby announce that I am a can- .
didatc for the House of Representatives
from Union county and pledge
myself to abide the result of the Democratic
Primary election.
.1. G. Hughes.
Advertised Letters
Remaining in the Post Ollice at Union,
S. C., for the week ending July 13th. I
B?F L Barfield, Will Benson.
C?B M Clements, W 0 Clark.
F?F M Fant, A and S B Karr, Mrs.
N II Faucett, Mrs Sallie Fowler.
G?Rosa Good in. Geo Gist Mrs Bar- I
ney Glenn, Hannah Gossett, J. D. Gall- |
man.
H?Mabrey Herndon, Miss Gracey
Hicks, Mrs. F S Hart, E M and A Hancock.
J?Miss Jennie James, Daniel Johnson.
K?Lester Knox. George Kugson. '
L?J C Littlejohn, Jackson Lindsay.
M?John Mone.
N?J C Norman.
P?E Pennington, J P PreRnel. I) i
rosion, Miss .lessio Farm.
R?D L Rice, J l> Rice.
S?Miss Nannie Smith, JasSmith.
W ?Li 7,-/.ie Wagner, Miss Lena White '
Mrs Oliristina Watson, J F Wallace,!
John Wallace.
Y?Mrs A H Yoong.
PACKAGER.
Elizabeth Mitchell, P P Power.
Persons calling for the above letters'
will please say if advertised, and will
lie required to pay one cent for their j
delivery. J. (J. HtTNTKR, P. M.
On the Dispensary.
(hit of the eight candidates for i
governor, four favor the disjiensary;
these are lllease, Manning, Sloan,
and McMahan. J. 10. Brunson is
out and out prohibition, while
Ansel and A. Jones favor local
option. Mr. HI ease denies corruption
in the system and favors it as j
it stands.
Notice of Barbecue.
I will give a lirst. class barbecue at!
Jonesville on the day of the campaign
meeting there. Mr. I). G. Gallman
will do the cooking for this barbecue.
28-6t Oliver Eaves.
RDWARE CO.
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; of 12 years we
to Union and |
>ut the Oetzel ! |
Will be glad to j;
We are offering
irgains. It will
us if you wish
Hardware Line.
K or GOODS
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Going to Spring City.
Mr. II. T. Yates, the popular
photographer of Union, will '?v
kbout two or three months
Spring City, where he will engage " '
n a new business. This business
s the manufacture and sale of a
imokeless powder, on which Mr.
Yates holds a patent. He manufactures
both a blasting and a shooting
powder. The first is equal to
10 per cent, dynamite and is perfectly
safe to handle, since it ignites
by only spark or cap. This has
been proved by test. The other is
x smokeless powder for shells,
which makes very little report and
no smoke.
Mr. Yates will conduct his business
on a very extensive scale. We
wish him much success in his new
Work.
NOTICE. ?0*
All members of the County Democratic
Executive Committee are requested
to meet at the Court House
Monday, 18th at 10 o'clock.
C. H. Pkakk,
County Chairman.
For Sale. /;
A nice 6 room cottage on East Main
street at Union. S. C. Kitchen, hath,
and Lavatory titled with cold and hot
water, sewer system completed. Apply
to H. T. Yates. |
Special Advertisements
Notices will bo Inserted in this oolumnst
the rate of 25 words or less for 26o ouo^Bfe
four Issues for 75e. Additional llnei^^K
twenty Uvo words Sc a line.
SPAULDING'8 Base Halle, Base Ball
goods and the otticial Rule Books for
1000. E. H. Scaife.
BARBECUE NOTICE.?We will for- /
nish a first-clasfc Barbecue at Union V
on the day of the^County Campaign
meeting. D. (J. (talt.man,
2o-10tp R. B. Hmith.
FOR SALE?Litter of three month*
old pointer pups by Sams Ponce out
of Druess. Write me for pedigree,
prices Ac, W. W. Lancaster, Psco
ICC, ft. U. H
WANTED?Yoa to know I pay the I
highest cash price for poultry and I
eggs. C A K repps, 12S Market street I
Charleston, 8. U. ltpd ffl
LOST Fraternity Pin with "A. 8. A.'* I
letters on front and "Rodger'' on H
back. Finder please return to the M
owner, Miss Annie Rodger,flfain u|
street. ^
SWEET MILK at 16c per gallt^; de- I
livered every morning at 7 dclock. H
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