The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 17, 1913, Page PAGE 7, Image 7
INAUGURATION OP
BLEASE TO BE
HELD TUESDAY.
A Brief Outline of Some of the Important
Measures That Will Come
Up Before This Session of the
Lawmakers in Columbia.
Columbia, Jan. 12.?The inaugural
exercises will be held next Tuesday.
It> is believed that the governor will
cut loose with his heated fire in his
second inaugural address to be delivered
on that date. The inaugural
ceremonies will take Dlace in the hall
of the house of representaeives. It
is believed that the message will really
start the fight between the two
factions, because everyone knows the
tendency of the governor toward sensationalism.
'
The ways and means committee
will face a big proposition this year
when the financial situation of the
State is tackled. It is believed that
the tax levy will have to be raised
in order that the work of relieving
the congested conditions at the State
hospital for the insane may be carried
on. About $2,000,000 will be required
for the State government this
year.
Cotton Warehouse SyBtem.
Friends of the farmers in the legislature
will work for the passage of
the measure providing for a State
sysU?ii\ of cotton warehouses. The
measure was passed at the last session
but was declared to be unconstitutional.
The constitutional de
fects pointed out by the supreme
court have been carefully considered
by those framing the new bill for
this session and it is said that they
have been eliminated. The bill has
the indorsement of the State farmers
union.
Many people in South Carolina believe
that the whiskey issue is dead,
yet some kind of liquor legislation
will be proposed at the coming session.
The citizens of Charleston
want a high license whiskey law
and a measure looking to that end
will be introduced by a member of
the Charleston delegation. While the
bill is expected to apply only to
Charleston county, it is said that an
attempt will be made to have the
entire State included. The annual report
of the State dispensary auditor
to be submitted will show that the
dispensaries in seven counties of the
State have sold about $3,999,999
worth of whiskey during the year.
The legislature this year will elect
three directors of the State penitentiary,
a superintendent for the prison
and two circuit judges. It is expected
that these elections will be held
early in the session.
Safeguard For Primary.
Much favorable comment on the
plan of Senator B. R. Tillman to
place a safeguard about the primary
system has been heard here during
the past several days. All realize that
the primary must be safeguarded or
that many voters will refuse to participate
in elections in the future. It
is said that a measure will be introduced
to remedy the existing looseness
of the primary system.
Senator Hall of Cherokee will no
doubt arouse a storm when he introduces
his compulsory education measure.
The bill will receive much discussion
but is certain to meet with
defeat.| However it is believed that
the discussion of the question will at
least prove beneficial. The bill of J.
E. Swearingen, the State superintendent
of" education may be introduced
at this session.
F. H. McMaster, the insurance
commissioner has prepared a bill providing
for the. State of South Carolina
entering the insurance business.
This measure will no doubt cause
much discussion.
Commissioner Watson has made a
number of recommendations relative
to the improvement of labor condi
tions in South Carolina. It is expected
that several of these will receive
careful consideration. These recommendations
are made following the
successful working of the child labor
legislation.
The various State officials have
about completed their annual reports
for the year# Each official will
make several recommendations of
more or les importance.
An unusual sight of this legislature
will be John L. McLaurin, former
United States senator sitting as
a member of the State senate from
Marlboro count. He was elected
without opposition. He was made
famous by his fight on the floor of
the United States senate with B. R.
Tillman and by the alleged exposure
by William R. Hearst of the alleged
Archbold letters, relative to Standard
Oil. Mr. McLaurin is trying to
come back, in politics. The people of
the State will watch his course in
the State senate with interest. He
has announced that he will be neutral
as between the two factions.
There will be many new faces in
both houses this year and each new
member will try to distinguish himself
by the introduction of local
measures.
TILLMAN AGAIN SAYS
REMEDY IS NECESSARY.
Replies to Criticism of His Letter to
General Assembly Urging Safeguard
for Primary and Declares
that Honestly Conducted It is the
Best Solution.
Washington, Jan. 13.?A day or
two ago the New York World had an
editorial criticising Senator Tillman's
open letter to the legislature of South
Carolina. Senator Tillman today replied
to this in his usual terse but
forcible way. The editorial in question
was as follows:
'Senator Tillman has addressed to
the general assembly of South Carolina
an appeal for legislation to safeguard
primary elections, on the
ground that if the primary be not reformed
there will be two parties in
South Carolina, as in other States,
and that in the struggle between
them the negro vote will be mobilized
and elections determined by bribery.
To add strength to his appeal he says
that it may be the last he will ever
address to the legislature, as he may
die before another election for senator
comes.
'Under the solemnity of this plea,
the letter will doubtless be read with
more attention than is usually given
to political advice. Nor will the attention
be wasted. The argument is
a striking illustration of a ruling passion
strong to the verge of the grave.
But it is common to the blind given
by one who won't see. The greatest
event in the South today is that of
unnatural pontics 01 government by a
single party, held together by race
prejudices. The best thing that could
befall South Carolina would be division
of her people into two well-balanced
parties. It would be far better
than any possible primary reform
that entailed the continuance of the
existing system. The senator's counsel,
while consistent with his career,
is inconsistent with the wisdom that
should come with age."
To this Senator Tillman replied:
"My attention has been called to
your editorial of the 10th, 'Bad Counsel
From Senator Tillman,' criticising
my recent open letter to the general
asembly of South Carolina urging
legislation for the protection of
the primary system in our State.
"The world is a great Democratic
newspaper and its views always command
attention they deserve.
"Let me call your attention to a
few facts. The number of negroes of
voting age in the State exceeds the
whites. All of these are not eligible
to register, but more and more are
becoming so' every day. The ignorance
and natural depravity of the negro
race wholly unfits them to participate
in government. While our
condition in South Carolina is not
ideal by any means, to have white
men struggling tor tne mastery with
the negroes as the balance of power,
say 60,000 of them, would be anything
but pleasant. Can you imagine
any more prolific field for corruption
and bribery? If we could have the
voters of the State divided into 'two
well-balanced parties,' it would be far
beter than the condition we are now
in. That is just what occurred in
the last primary. But there was
enough irregular and fraudulent
votes to cast suspicion on the primary.
White men will not tolerate
the continuance of any such conditions.
"I am urging the general assembly
to remedy it by legislation. You say
it is not necessary and you know absolutely
nothing about it, but are
theorizing about government on general
principles. I know whereof I
speak. You are guessing. The negroes
ought never to have been given
the ballot. Many Republicans in congress
now acknowledge this. But they
nave the ballot and we can not take
it away unless the North takes the
initiative to repeal the 14th and 15th
amendments. The white primary
honestly conducted is the best solution
of our troubles.
"In some Northern States ignorant
foreigners, who know absolutely
nothing about American ideals and
American history, and can not either
read or write the English language*,
control. There money gets in its
dirty work of buying congressmen
and electing senators by debauched
legislatures. The South has had none
of this so far, but if your counsel
should be followed we would soon
have enough of it and to spare.
Which is the better, honest white
primaries or corrupt legislators elected
by negro voters bought at the
polls like cattle? We want the first;
you want the latter?or that is what
your argument leads us to."
The increased cost of living doesn't
appm fn mol/o owtr
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bed bugg.
If overeating dulls the brain, the
cost of living is conducive to over*
development of the brain.
A man with ideas always has enemies?but
seldom as many ideas as
enemies.
Long after it quits realizing love
?an keep on imagining.
A cat may look at a king, but a
man with hay fever would sneeze at
anything.
FORT LAWN FIRE DISASTROUS
Flames Caused $22,000 Loss to a
Chester County Town, With Insurance
of About $17,000.
Chester, Jan. 12.?The little town
of Fort Lawn, located in Chester
county, was visited by the greatest
conflagration in its history last night
about 10:30 o'clock. The fire is of
an unknown origin and had its in-*
ception in the rear of O. A. Jordan
& Company's store. It seenis to have
started rather quickly and before the
niiCTf ciiljr VUill^ UJL IV IfllttL svoro
along with the big Witherspoon Mercantile
company was in flames also,
the wind was very high, and for a
while it looked as if the entire town
would be swept away.
It has no Are department and had
to resort to a bucket brigade which
did valiant work. For a time it looked
as if the Fort Lawn Deposit Bank
and John G. Cousar and J. L. McFadden's
store would likewise be
ignited. They were all across the
street, and the water furnished only
by the buckets managed to keep the
fire down it took several hours to
eliminate any further extension of
the fire. In the O. A. Jordan & Co.
building, in addition to its store, was
J. E. Turner's meat market and a
number of offices and the Masonic
hall/
The next building was occupied exclusively
by the Witherspoon Mercantile
Company, which carried a
general line of merchandise, then
across the street the front of the
Fort Lawn Deposit bank was badly
damaged and also the front of John
G. Cousar's store. The latter also
handled a line of general merchandise,
a large number of goods were
carried from his store which were
damaged by the sparks and water.
It is said no goods were carried from
any of the other places. The front
and some of the stock of T. L. McFadden's
store was also tonsiderably
damaged.
An insurance man here tonight, in
estimating the loss, said that it
would be approximately $22,000 with
i rr aaa
huuui. fii,uuu insurance.
ARCHBALD GUILTY,
SENATE DECLARES.
Two-Thirds Vote Against Accused
Judge Recorded?Will Be Removed
From the Bench?Can Never Occupy
Position of Public Honor or
Trust.
Washington, Jan. 13.?A verdict of
guilty was voted by the senate on the
first impeachment charge Judge pi1
W. Archbald, of the commerce cohrt,
that he wrongfully influenced the
Erie Railroad officials to grant him
an option on the Katydid Cum Dump.
Convictions on the other twelve
charges are not necessary to remove
Archbald from the bench.
On the second count, charging an
attempt to secure fees by settling a
case between the Marian Coal Company
and the Lackawanna Railroad,
Archbald was found not guilty, but
he was declared guilty of the third
phflTCA nllnfrinne nn/)<?A ?
_.>v6>aig uuuuc iiiuueiice on
the Lehigh Valley road officials in the
coal dump deal. He was declared
guilty on the fourth count, charging
secret and wrongful correspondence
with a railroad attorney on the
case pending.
the fifth indictment, charging
undue influence on ?ne Reading Railroad
officials, in the coal land lease,
he was again found guilty, but on
the sixth count, alleging corrupt use
of influence with the Lehigh Valley
on roal land deals, he was found not
guilty.
Again, on the seventh he was found
not guilty of taking mining stock as
a reward for a favorable court decision.
Six other counts will be considered
in the afternoon.
The senate was prepared for final
iction today on the charges against
Judge Archbald when it reconvened
as a court of impeachment. By a
special order, made Saturday, voting
on the first of the thirteen articles
of impeachment began shortly after 1
o'clock. The vote is to follow on
each of the articles. Conviction is
required by a two-thirds v*)te on any
one of the indictments.
In case any of them are sustained
the senate is determined to go
through the entire list of charges
and vote upon each so the question
of guilt might not be left undecided.
The penalty of conviction, unless
modified by subsequent action by the
senate, is immediate removal from
office, and prohibition against ever
holding # a position of public honor
or trust.
Platonic love by any other name
would generate just as much gossip.
Lots of things come to the man
nrV? a mo if o L" J*"**"",4" " '
tt..v nmui Ulll.ll IIC UUIiSIl Ir Wafll
them.
Many a man who plays the races
doesnt go broke?but comes home
that way.
Even a fast young man cao't catch
up with tomorrow.
Blood will tell?usually the things
we don't want told.
No matter how poor a woman is,
she can always boast of having rich
relatives.
A good old mammy of ante-bellum
days went into a shoe store and asksd
for a pair of every-day shoes?
small tens."
The clerk selected a pair of men's
heavy plow shoes for her and she
seated herself to try them on. The
clerk remained standing in front of
her. She glanced up and asked:
"Honey, is you gwine to stan' here
while I tries 'em on?"
The clerk answered: "Why, no,
auntie;I '11 move on if you wish."
She said: "Please do, honey, 'cause
I'se white folks raised, and 1'se kinder
skittish."
The railroads of tho
States killed only 10,585 and injured
less than 100,000 last year.
It will soon reach the point where
traveling will not even be interesting?Greenville
News.
It is so often said that we appreciate
most the things we work the
hardest for. The appreciation of
their husbands by some wives must
t>e something beautiful to behold?
measured by this standard.
APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED
For the Position of County Rural
Policeman.
Applications for Rural Policeman
for the County under the Act of 1912.
The Act calls for at least two and
with the privilege, if necessity arises
to put on more.
The salary to start on will be sixty
($60.00) dollars per month; the policeman
paying all of his expenses;
and furnishing his own horse, uniform
and accoutrements, with a
chance of a raise in salary if his
services are considered worth a raise.
Those applying for the position
must hand their applications to the
delegation in the General Assembly
(handing your application to any one
of them) with application written by
himself, and in his own handwriting;
arid flprnmnnniivl Kv fKn
(1) A recommendation of at least
twenty-five electors certifying to the
following:
(a) That you are a registered elector
of Union county and the State of
South Carolina; with the date and
number of your registration certifi:ate.
(b) That your moral habits are
i?ood and that you have never been
charged or convicted in any court of
a misdemeanor or a felony; and if
you have ben charged or indicted and
not convicted, you must give an abstract
of the charges and the trial or
the disposition of the case.
(c) That you are a cool and courageous
man?loyal and dependable
and trustworthy.
(d) That you do not drink to ex:ess
any intoxicants nor do you use
morphine, opium or cocaine or any
compound of which any of the said
irugs are a constituent part or ingreiient.
(e) That your age is between
twenty-five (2o) and forty (40) years,
>r your birthdate.
(2) A physical, moral and mental
and eyesight examination by the
County Physician or a Physician an
pointed by the Sheriff of Union county;
and the said examination must
come up to the requirements of the
requisites of the United States Government
in its requirements in the
examination of applicants for service
in the army and navy; and further
that your eyesight must not be astigmatic
nor require a spherical lens
?f as much as one Diopter to make
your vision normal or perfect.
When you apply accompanied with
these pre-requisites the delegation
will consider your application and
will recommend from those applying
coming up to the standards hereinbefore
enumerated.
The places will be filled in February;
and your application should be
filed with some one of the delegation
by February the 10th, A. I)., 1913.
Respectfully submitted to all who
may wish to apply.
Macbeth Young, Senator,
Chairman Delegation.
. Union, S. C., Jan. 8, 1913.
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