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TILLMAN DEMANDS SPEEDY ACTION BY STATE COMMITTEE SENATOR WRITES LETTER TO CHAIRMAN JOHN GARY EVANS. l "Imprudent Tickering"?Blease Mem- i her of Committee Gives Out i Statement. i Columbia, Sept. 10.?Expressing an earnest desire of immediate action in the matter of investigating the alleged frauds and irregularities of the recent primary held in South Carolina, and condemning what he deems the arbitrary action of Chairman W. F. Stevenson, of the investigating committee, appointed by the State Democratic executive committee, the Hon. J. D. Bivens, of Dorchester, a member of what has been termed the Blease faction of the investigating committee, gave out for publication last night a letter from Senator B. R. Tillman to the Hon. John Gary Evans, chairman of the Btate democratic executive committee, in which Senator Tillman, marvelling at the forbearance and patience displayed by the Bleaseites at the delay in declaring the election or talcing action of some kind, urges the state chairman to proceed with dispatch, lest the temper of the people of South Carolina be tried beyond endurance, and lest the method now being employed to send the democratic party In this state to the "demnition bow-wows." Urges Speedy Action. Mr. Bivens was in Charleston last nitrht. and in an interview declared that as a member of the investigating committee and as a citizen of the state, he desired a thorough investigation into the fraud charges, that 1 the purity of elections in this state may be preserved, but that the manner o fthe procedure as outlined by 1 Chairman Stevenson was physically impracticable and could not be accomplished within the time intervening before the general election in November. Mr. Bivens* Plan. ( "My plan," said Mr. Bivens, "was s to have the committee as a whole sit r as a court; go to Spartanburg ot f Anderson, or wherever there was the r charges of greatest fraud, employ a stenographer, take testimony and s affidavits and proceed with the s work. Meanwhile the work in other t counties might be going on and that 1 could be taken up later. It atrikes r mo an iiftarln i m nnoni HI m to i.m a the dub roTls and poll Tiarts of Wery c precinct in the *t*t6, an dae #e?fhav- 1 Jng them pubished In the newspapers, r that seems to me to be out of the i question. In Charleston, I believe, I your city roTls alone required more ? than eight pages of The News and t Courier. The general election is to < be held in a little more than six < weeks?there's no postponing that? i and the work as outlined by Mr. Ste- ? venson could scarcely be gotten under 1 way well by that time." i As Ullman Views It. Senator Tillman's reference to Gov- 1 ernor Moses is of particular interest, t in view of his statements on the i same subject on a former occasion, i In his letter to Chairman Evans, i Senator Tillman says: "I have J enough faith in the people of South Carolina to believe that, while, it will be a bitter dose to have Blease < as governor, they had rather have 1 him 100 times than to have Moses or 1 a man like him." Tthe refereiv-e to i Moses, contained in the open r*tter J to Governor Blease, published Sep-, i tember 1, was as follows: "If you 1 (addressing Governor Blease) can I clear yourself of the foul accusations i made against you in governor's office, 1 and will pursue a wholly different pol- t icy hereafter, there is some future for you in the state yet. If you do not, 1 your name will go down in history 1 as the very worst native South Caro- < linian who was ever governor, Moses s not excepted." s Senator Tillman's Letter. 5 The letter written by Senator Till- ' man to the Hon. John Gary Evans, J chairman of the state democratic committee, is as follows: Trenton, S. C., Sept. 12, 1912. The lion. John Gary Evans, Spar- 1 tanburg, S. C.?Dear John: I have ' seen in the morning papers the ' protest of the three Blease members of the sub-committee appointed by 1 the state committee. It is a sensible | judicious, patriotic utterance. If you do not exert your influence to hurry things up and stop this dwadling and 1 fooling about, the whole committee 1 will be forever damned in the estimation of all decent people. What is worse, the democratic party will go to the demnition bow-wows. White men will not tolerate any such im pudent tinkering with their rights. We had better have ten years of Blease than to have the negro brought back into our politics as the balance of power between our white people. Unless all signs fail, that is inevitable. Neither will the people of this state stand for counting Blease out without justification. Already valuable time has been lost, and the more delay before declaring ) ( the result of the primary the more angry the people become, and the more ready to vote for an independent or for the devil before they will tamely submit to have their will nulifiedi It was all very well for white peope to cheat negroes in 1876 and 1878 and even into 1880, but white men will not tolerate having other white men cheat them. You are responsible in the eyes of the people for the tinkering that is going on now, and every day you are losing friends by it. There is absolutely no justification for the dawdling and delay that has already taken place. It seems to be the intention of the sub:ommittee to continue indefiintely. The Bleaseites have shown remark able self-control. They are watching and the people are watching too. I have enough faith in the people of South Carolina to believe that, while it will be a bitter dose to have Blease as governor, they had rather have him 100 times than to have a Moses >r a man like him. If the qptire :ommittee does not meet with the Blease members of the committee Monday and begin to investigate vhere it is necessary, I see no earthy power that can prevent Blease from running independently in November and sweeping the state, for i great many Jones men do not stomach cheating or any such highlanded proceedings as aro going on. I do not like to have the appearance of meddling with things which io not concern me, but it is of vital mportance to me and to every pa.riotic South Carolinian to save the rimary. Bnt it is of more vital :oncera to save the democratic party, ind as sure as you are living the imty 01 ine democratic party is very nuch in jeopardy right now. Very respectfully, (Signed) B. R. TILLMAN. VEW ACT AFFECTING PRESS TAKES EFFECT. Sew Federal Law Requires Periodicals to File With Postal Authorities Certain Information About Them. Washington, Sept. 16.?Postmaster General Hitchcock today issued instructions for carrying into effect the lews newspaper and periodical law, i irst returns under which must be nade by October 1. j The law requires that publishers ; ihall file on the first days of April * ind October of each year, both with 1 he postmaster general and with the 1 ocal postmaster, under penalty of de lial of the use of the mails, a sworn : tatement of tha names aqd ad- ' besses of the, fllV 'iW*, 1 tn'" Q^ mnauaguirf editor \ifr-JbijEpiness nanager of their newspaper!* Mid peiodicals. Religious, fraternal, temMninM anil ainenrtft* ? xcepted. For a corporation the tames -of the holders of more than >ne per "ft of the stocks, bonds, or >ther secmities must be given, and, n the case of daily newspaper, a rtatement of the average paid circuation for the preceding six months s required. ATI editorial or other reading mat;er appearing in a newspaper or magizine for the publication of which pay s accepted or promised, must be narked "advertisement," under penilty of a fine of not less than %50 or wore than $500. Department Did Not Favor It. "Although this law was not favorid by the postoffice department," said Postmaster General Hitchcock, "it will be administered faithfully and mpartially. In framing the act, con 2^-ess doubtless had in mind the leadng daily newspapers, but it will af'ect also nearly 18,000 weeklies. Many of these publications are having i hard struggle for existence and will ind the making cf returns a considerible burden. "In my judgment?and I so exTressed it to the congress?the provision will be harmful, as it will require the continuous use of valuable space in the publications and, at the same time be resented as a censorship of the press. One of the greatest difficulties now encountered in the snforcement of the law relating to the second class mail privilege is> that the postoffice department is compelled t>y law to make inquiry into so many acnahfc of f V*A *%% ? ?%~ ** VI biic j/uvntc UUhlllt'.Sh UI publishers. This gives rise to the complaint?ill-founded in my opinion ?that the government interferes needlessly with the privileges of the press. My judgment is that it should be the constant aim, not only of the congress, but of the postofflce department, to lessen the necessity for supervision of the public press in the enactment and administration of postal laws." On July 1, 1912, there were 28,144 newspapers and periodicals enjoying second class mail privileges. There nrA*A OR1i 1-1'-- - nwo ?,uii uaiuea, iicil weeklies, D.277 monthlies, 1,361 quarterlies, and 1,785 having other periods of issue. Of these, all except about 15,000 exempted publications, will be affected by the new law. Perhaps a man can't be married against his will, but many a poor man discovers later that he was married against his better judgment. WHICH ONE. In walking down a city street I heard a joyous song; I looked?a peg-leg negro man stumped jauntily along, The joy of life was in nis face, a basket in his hand And from his soul there ffowed a song "Way Down in Dixie Land." An automobile glided by, a new French car of class. Luxuriously upholsterea and brave with shining brass. A livered chauffeour on the seat?behind a millionaire, His hard old face was worn and seamed with many a line of care. He wore the latest Paris clothes and flashed a diamond ring. But people never saw him smile and never heard him sing; And as the auto passed the curb, I thought I heard him sigh, Tho he owned an office building that was twenty stories high. The peg-leg man had never a care, his face was wreathed in smiles, He snapped his Angers at the world, it's wealth and wicked wiles, The rich man worried o'er his bonds and stocks and piles of gold; Not all his wealth could hide the fflC*t fVlof Ka W?o m _ 1 J ??~ .IV naa ^lUWiUK U1U. Now. which one got the most from life as these two passed along, The rich man with his money or the negro with his song? ?Horace M. Ellington. "My dear, yould you hare time to sew a button on for .me before you go " "I've told you before, Alfred, Jane will do it for you. Please remember you married a typewriter, not a sewing machine."?New York World. Mrs. J. N. Hill, Homer, Ga., has used Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for years, and says she always recommends it to her friends. 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It was well I did, for t<?fv I am vorking and I believe I o\v ?ny lifeu ? this great throat and lunf, cure th ; has cheated the grave of another v tim." Its folly to suffer with coughs colds or other throat and lung trouble now. Take the cure that's safest. P :e 50 cents and $1.00. Trial bottle i se at The Rice Drug Company. Tending to the little time aj ointments is the training that e tbles you to keep the big ones. Nineteen Miles a Second without a jar, shock or disturl nee, is the awful speed of our eartl hru space. We wonder at such ease i nature's movement, and so do thos tvho take Dr. King's New Life Pills No ki'i'iiiki "u uiswwhs, just. (.noaugn work that brings good health an fine feelings. 25c at The Rice Drug >. No woman can afford to be i no- I ment late if she expects to bt < led businesslike. Antoine Deloria, Postmaste at Garden, Mich., knows the exact ,cts when he speaks of the curative lue of Foley Kidney Pills. 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In accordance with an order of the Court of Probate for the County of Union, duly made in the above stated case, I will, on the 1st Monday in October, (being Salesday) next, during legal hours of sale, sell to the highest bidder, at public auction, before the court house door in Union, S. C., the following described real estate; situated, lying and being in the City of Union, said State and county, bounded North by Estate of M. J. Hardy, deceased; East by Virgin Street: South by lot of James Giles, and West by tract of Southern Rail- ? way Co., containing half an acre, more or less. A lot fronting 25 feet on street on south side of main lot, and extending the entire depth, will be cut off, and, if necessary sold separately. 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