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J; ' < , ? ,-vr ? ' >. ' . Jy ' s . m THE UNION TIMES e I VOL. EXin. NO. 45. - UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, KOVEMBEH 7, 1913. , ' 00 A YEAR UNION COUNTY WILL B L. J. Browning Announces Candicacy For Governorship. OUTLINES PLATFORM i Prominent Man and Served as Chairman of Ways and Means Committee. Hon. L. J. Browning, of Scdalia, this, county, definitely announced himself a candidate for governor of South Carolina. Mr. Browning has been contemplating this step for some time. He has been prominent in the legislation of this state as a representative from Union county. He served as chairman of the ways and means committee for a number of years. Prominent m6n in various sections of the state have urged Mr. Browning to make the race for governor. Mr. Browning has outlined his platform. Here it is: "1 will be a candidate fot governor in 1914 in the Democratic primary. Summarized briefly, my platform is as follows: rirsi. n.very wmte uemocrat should be allowed to vote, provided he will qualify himself to maintain the action of the Democratic primary 1 LOWNDES J. BROWNING. in the general election. No man should be allowed to participate in the naming of a State and county ticket as a Democrat and then support some other party in the general election for president and vice ores ident, as was done in 11)12 by certain alleged members of the Progressive irty. "Second. I believe in the thorough reform of our financial system. If properly regulated, the personal property tax can and should be eliminated. Under our present system, a citizen can not hide his household and kitchen furniture, his live stock if a farmer, his stock of goods if a merchant, but he can and very frequently does hide his' personal property if it is principally invested in mortgages, stocks, bonds and the like. This tax should be a tax on income and thus you will reach those most able to pay and those who receive the greatest protection from government. "Third. I shall advocate a thorough reform of our school system. The constitutional school tax should be made a State fund instead of a county fund. Thus the richer counties would aid the poorer counties, and all the children of our State would receive equal benefit. Each school district should, as at present, be allowed to supplement this State fund by local levies for their individual benefit. The State, however, should guarantee that each school I vnn q norf oin ~ ?J - C xl.A ? r ? vi.. v. vv. win J'fl 1UII HI1U 11 VUC JUCS" ent constitutional school tax does not raise sufficient revenue for this purpose, the State levy should be increased. "Fourth. I believe in a thorough reform and simplification of our judicial procedure, whereby justice may be obtained in a reasonable length of time. I am sure that the present congestion of our dockets could be relieved, were there a commission of three, whose decisions would be final as regards all damage suits. This would be hard on a few lawyers, but it would benefit greatiy the poor employes who bring such suits against corporations, provided the decisions of this commission he final. Enforce All Laws. "Fifth. I shall advocate the en/ ' MA N E IN THE RACE ^ 1 Master's Sales Last Monday There was a considerable amount of real estate that changed hands in this county Monday, salesday, Nov. 2, at the Master's sales, the result was as follows: One lot of land in Carlisle, belonging to the Geo. W. Hill estate, was bought by Wm. H. Gist for $59.00. One lot in Santuc, formerly owned by Mrs. Marion Jones, and containing one acre, was bought by Mrs. McDaniel and W. T. McDaniel for $310. One tract containing 200 acres, and known as the Mary Jeter place, was I KK.,rrKt Kir T fl J I,, ~K,?1 nnn ! UV'U^IIV KJJ V. V*. liu^nvo T.W1 X ,UUV. One tract of 79 acres in Pinckney township was bought by Thos. McNally for $550. One lot fronting 40 feet on Gadberry street was bought by W. D. Harris for $2,260. One lot in city of Union, containing 1-4 acre, located on Macbetl St. was bought by J. G. Hughes for $295. One tract of land in Goshen Hill , township, this county, containing 203 1 acres was bought by J. C. Wallace for $655. One lot in Carlisle fronting on Fish Dam avenue and Sylvan street was bought by D. E. Tribble for $320. "The Quality Shop." Mrs. A. L. Parker, proprietor of , the "Quality Shop" in Spartanburg, | has opened a branch store in Union and is located on Main street in the , building recently occupied by the Storm Tnilnrintr cnmnnnv Mrs. Parker purposes .making this ( shop just what its name implies and will carry' a complete line of fancy . work material and articles ready for sale. _ Also novelties and ready-to- , wear hats will be found here. , The "Quality Shop" is in charge of Miss Leslie, and experienced sales- j lady, who is greatly interested in her work and will be pleased to have you call. Mrs. Wofford Dead. Mrs. Mattie J. Wofford, wife of the 1 late J. Frank Wofford, died Monday at her home near Woodruff. The funeral services were conducted at Woodruff yesterday, the Rev. W. L. Wait, officiating, and the interment was in the city cemetery. Many beautiful flowers which covered the grave attested to the esteem in which Mrs. Wofford was held by her many friends. She was in her 77th year and her long life was given to useful- 1 ness in the Master's service and to the administration of good deeds to the needy. She is survived by one daughter and two sons.?Spartanburg Journal. Mrs. Wofford was a sister of the late I)r. C. T. Murphy and is well known to many of the older residents of Union and throughout the county. Rev. J. B. Bozeman, of the Baptist Cgurier spent several days this week in Union and preached for the congregation of the First Baptist church Sunday morhing. forcement of all laws on the statute hooks. If they are pood, the State . will reap the benefit. If they are bad the necessity for their repeal will he more quickly realized. "Sixth. Some candidates profess to ignore the fact that two political factions do exist within the Democratic party of this State. With equal justice they could deny that the sun is the luminary of the day. T belong to that wing of the Democratic party of this State which believes in a representative form of government founded on ' the nrinrinlen nf enr State and national constitutions, and am opposed to 'boss rule' as exemplified by Huerta in Mexico and various 'bosses' in this and other States. I am the candidate of no 'boss' nor any newspaper, but am asking for the office of governor on my record. I believe that the executive, legislative and judicial departments of our government are supreme in their re-spective spheres. The authority of -?ne should not be encroached upon by that of another. "There are numerous minor reforms that I might mention, but this in brief outlines the principles upon which I shall ask the support of niy party as a candidate for governor in the Democratic primary in 1914.? The State. V M'LAURIN REPLIES T( Says He Will Not Pursue C fork Den"?Is a Persont BENNETSVILLE, Nov.* 4.?Sena- < tor Tillman's letter is so "Tillman- 1 esque" that when I read it yesterday, 1 I hardly knew whether to laugh orj ' cry; cuss or pray. I expect a little of ' all is in order. He hits Blease with a meat axe, pitchforks me, ignores Smith and : <pits in Simm's face. I am not going to let myself loose 1 (if I can help it). The situation is too serious, for from the way I feel 1 ind he feels, we'd be fighting in a 1 pair of minutes and let South Caro- ' lina go to the devil as we did before, J I will honestly acknowledge that I have never been able to get entirely over an early affection for Senator ' Tillman. I have said hard things my- ( self, but I don't like to hear othe.. people say one word against him. If I had conquered and had him down, I would never have rubbed sand in > his eyes. His letter is distinctly offensive: "Johnny is smart, but he is a bad little boy, he sassed papa. Pa- 1 pa is sorry, but come here Johnny, hand me the brush, now get across 1 my knee, papa is going to spank you, 1 but if Johnny is good the balance of 1 tfce week, he can go to the "movies" ; Saturday. I feel like saying "damn," ! but I'-ll say, "Bless the Lord." That letter discloses why I could 1 not get on with Tillman, why Lati- 1 mer couldn't, and why he and Smith ' can't agree. An imperious will that brooks no opposition. I could get on ' with him now, I'd laugh at Rim. I : used to take him and myself too seriously. I will say however, that, Ghd never made a man big enough to talk 1 down to me. My record ii? the senate needs no defence. I have done the 1 "penance" of the "very nearly great man," who was too far ahead of his. < time, I have suffered the bitter fate 1 that come to all adyanced thinker^ , After "pitchforks" are forgotten "arra "dung heaps" plowed under, the state ' warehouse idea with agricultural ; products as a bankable asset will give me a place in history, where foul danders and my own weaknesses are forgotten. God has been good. I do not need an office for my name to live. When Cole L. Blease stood up before 8,000 people and said he is a "good man, he would make a good governor, he has been badly treated by the scurrillous politicians of South , Carolina," he made a personal friend that will last him after the miserab'e bootlicks and sycophants have turned on him, like those who used to lick Tillman's hand and at his bidding drove the steel into my heart and are now ready to drive it into Tillman's t Vt n foirAr a f onAtV^nr o Tillman has served a great purpose, he does not need an office to perpetuate his fame, but he is a man, poor weak clay, same as I. In us both is that unperishable spark, that after death has washed the dross away, will shine clear and bright. Why should he still seek to dim the luster of my star? I envy him not the faintest ray of his own. I rejoiea in all t^e greatness, and sorrow in what is little for are we not all MEN. God must judge between us an0 the balance he strikes shall be for all eternity. I long ago forgave him, his letter shows he has never been able tor'do that. flrirl Hnnc nnt ovnppf rpnpntnnr?r? py. cept from the "near" great. Life is a pose to 99 per cent. TJie world is a stage. My sense of humor saves me. It made me laugh, to see how utterly the public misconstrues the rue character of both myself and Tillman. It is the- joke of the century. Tillman's pose from the beginning has been bluff, brutal honesty, "Pitchfork Ben." "Give 'em hell anu rub it in." He overplayed his hand a little. Down underneath lives the most astute player of the political came that ever dealt a card. The only man without college training that I ever knew with a classical education. Under that roughness, exquisite literary tastes. A giant mind that has read, digested and assimilated the wisdom of all the ages, and applied it to practical politics. Beneath bluster is the subtle genius of a Tallyrand, he has made every man in SouUi Carolina vote for him one time or another. I laughed with him when the Gonzales solemnly voted for him last summer. I am no politician, I haven't foolea anybody and Tillmah has fooled ev\ . * ) SENATOR TILLMAN ourse Outlined by "Pitchil Friend of Governor. a? Oody except himself. I was the 9 eker for abstract truth, careless of personal fortunes. Tilman was the adroit political acrobat that couUl change from a radical to a conservative. I tried to reason it out and was crucified for the reasons, not the result. Woodrow Wilson and Underwood are just where I stood 15 years ago. His letter is so full of Tillmanism, his arrogance and dominant power over men, that I almost love him for being just what he is. It brings back, gentle brave Hugh Farley, the polished Tindal, dear old "Wash Shell," and "Curly headed Jonnny," gathered around the fierce old "Lion," that dominated us all. I am not going to be swayed one way or the other by self. I am going to act for the best good of the state isl see it, not as directed by anybody. Before Tillman's letter came out or I saw Blease's statement, I sat down and wrote a paper to my friends in various sections of this state explaining my course and thy are free to Rive it to the press. If it is necessary to fight for peace, then I am ready to fight. I will not be a "dog in th.e manger" nor be a servile tool to .gratify any man's spleen toward Governor Blease, or to in any manner curtail the rights gained by the people in 1890. Good citizenship is not measured bv lovaltv to a man hut tn ? r?rir?r?i_ pie. Tillmanism, split on that rock. It is tearing ragged holes in the ship that carries the high hopes of the many good people who are Bleasites. I will always defend Tillmanism as distinct from Tillman. I place both Tillman and Bleaseism as higher and preater than the personality of any A jf. Xvft." rtegretted the evil dispenTillman FroxJw/ling the .movement to its full fruitirai, and I would like to see Bleaseism accomplish that in whicn Tillmanism failed, and when it does then our state'will be saved. Our people must get together. I have canvassed this entire state, and they will get together. Self seeking pretenders cannot juggle Almighty God, out of the progress he has decreed for the human race. "In the days of Armageddon; In the last fight of all; May our houses stand together That the pillars do not fall." Jno. Lowndes McLaurin. Box Supper. There will be a box supper at the Mabry school house Friday night, November 14th. The public is cordially invited to attend. We will gladly accept boxes from anyone who desires to bring one. Worthy-Greer. Mr. C. S. Worthy and Miss Armenta Greer, of Santuc, S. C., were joined in the bonds of holy matrimony bv Rev. L. L. Wacnon. at hi* residence in Union, on Wednesday, October 29. Only a few intimate friends and relatives were present. Champion Hog Raiser. Mr. W. C. Johnson, of Jonesville, has three fine' hogs which will weigh 400 pounds each. They are just one year old and are very fine. Mr. Johnson says he is pushing them for 500 pounds and hopes to kill them in a few weeks. These hogs are a cross between DuroCk and Polin China. Draining Tinker's Creek. Tk? T A.. A? S ? WIMl/ll tuuilt^ UI aillU^C LUlllmission is having Tinker's qreek opened, and it is said this work will reclaim many acres of pood land. Six or eight men have been at work under the direction of Mr. Thackston and considerable progress has been made. ' / Shot by Wife. Garfield Holmes, colored, employed as driver by the Southern Express company here, wafh shot in the right arm Saturday morning by his wife, Ocie Holmes. The load of shot entered'the right arm near the shoulder, shattering the bone and producing a wound that may necessitate amputation. Both claim the shooting m be' accidental. \ URGES McLAU TO TA Reception For Mrs. W. IV. Colton A beautiful event of Friday afterternoon was the reception'which Mrs. F M Farr crn irn ir? Urvn/\?? M??e. ? . ?. ? M? * fS" ? V All IIV/ IV/I UI mio. Walter Wadsworth Colton, an attractive October bride, who is being so graciously received in her new home. The lovely Farr home was decorated throughout with exquisite yellow chrysanthemums and autumn leaves. The drawing room where the guests were received was banked with palms and growing plants and great clusters of yellow chrysthemums. Mrs. Colton wore her wedding gown of soft white crepe de chine and shadow lace and was enhanced by a Gainsborough of white velvet. Mrs. Farr, the hostess, was gowned in sunburst yellow crepe de chine, veiled with lace, the high girdle having a tracery of embroidery in pearls. Assisting in entertaining the guests wcie ct ut*v^ ui nauusuiut'iy-^uwnuu young women. In the dining room a tall vase of yellow chrysanthemums, fringed with autumn leaves formed the centre of the beautifully appointed table and the walls were hidden beneath a decoration of autumn leaves and quantities of graceful bamboo. A salad course followed by coffee and stuffed dates was served. Cotton Ginned in Union County. The government cotton ginners report for this county gives the number of bales ginned up to Oct. 18 of this year at 7,840. On the corresponding date last year the report showed 6,101 bales ginned. These figures were secured from Washington by Mr. Orus T. Belue, special agent-for, the department of commerce for this county." Appointed as Member of Sinking Fund Commission Mr. S. Means Beaty, one of the leading attorneys of the Union bai has been appointed^ a member of the Union County Sinking Fund commission to fill the vacancy caused by the leath of Mr. JameS Munro. Union Thanksgiving Service. There will be held this year, as heretofore, a union Thanksgiving service. The meeting will be held ir Grace Methodist church and Rev n T-fc i. C 4-U? I?: Vil'O. l'. w iiuu, pasiui ui iin.: i-us' Baptist church will preach the sermon. It is customary to take "p t collection at this annual meeting and it is divided equally betweer the Connie Maxwell Orphanage a! Greenwood, Thornwell Orphanage al Clinton and Epworth Orphanage a' Columbia. The hour of service is 11 o'clock Thursday, .of Thanktfgivinp day. Goes to. Union Grocery Store. Mr. George Goudelock has acceptet a position with the Union Grocery Company and will be pleased to hav< his friends call to see him. Mr. Goudelock is an experience( salesman and is very popular. H< 'has been with the Mutual Dry Goodi company for several years. Newberry 12; Spartanburg 10. According to the following specia dispatch to the Newp and Couriei from Washington, a seven and a hal pound potato is the largest ever rais ed in the Palmetto State. Followinj is the dispatch: "President Wilson today reccive< by. parcel post a 1 1-2 pound swee potato from J. H. Riley, of Buffalo S. C., with the explanation that i was the largest member of its fam ily ever raised in the Palmetto State Some weeks ajco a nine-pound yan was presented to the executive by i citizen of North Carolina. The Whit* u~. ?-l- 1 iiuust; luua id aiuiuat iijfnwuvoi ?iu glee." But Mr. Riley's achievement, whih .fine, must take second place. Then is on exhibition at the Spartanburj County fair a potato, raised by Dr Jesse F. Cleveland, that weighs tei pounds. It is a whopper.?Spartan urg Journal. The. following is from the Newber ry Observer of Nov. 4: "Mr. Allen G. Wise in gatherinf his potatoes Saturday found one tha weighed ten pounds. Yesterday hi found ond that weighed 12." RIN KE THE STUMP Calls on Him to Fight Governor in 1914 Campaign. TALKS OF HIS CREED C if- _ll mm ww oenuiui oays iriarmoro man lias Fallen But Has Chance to Retrieve Errors. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.?Discussing the announcement made a day or two ago by Former Senator John L. McLaurin that he would not become a candidate for governor of South , Carolina.in the primary of next year, and denominating this statement as the "swan song" of a very brilliant man who failed to be a very great man, and declaring further that he disowns being the father of Bleaseism. Senator B. R. Tillman todn\ gave the press an interesting story concerning these matters. "I read in the South Carolina papers this morning," said Senator Till. man, "McLaurin's farewell address or statement withdrawing from the . governor's race and bidding adieu to I politics forever. It is a pathetic utterance?pathetic because it is the swan song of a very brilliant man, who failed to be a very great man bocause he lacked the moral fibre to always be true to himself and his conviction of right rather than allow ambition and selfishness to warp him. His life, in a way, is a sermon which young men everywhere ought to take , to heart. Nothing in the State's history is more lamentable. If he had only been true to the r.Jmanism to ' evhich he says he was converted in 1 1890, he would be in the United | States senate now and would be an 1 ornament to it. Two Things He Denies. "McLaurin says, 'It is the irony of fate that I who suffered most injustice from Tillman personally should 1 now be the sole defender of Tillman! ism." "There are two things about this ! statement upon which I desire to comment. I never did have any per ! sonal ill will towards John L. McLaurin, and have none now. I denounced him in the senate because i believed he was a traitor to the peo? pie of the State who had sent him there. The people were convinced ? that my charge was true and have sustained it whenever they had an t opportunity. "When he says he is 'the sole dci fender of Tillmanism,' he means - among those Bleasites to whom he \ vas speaking. He, of course, knows t there are tens of thousands of Tillt manites, some of whom voted for and t some against Gov. Blease last year, I who have never wavered in their adt herence to Tillmanism as they under stand it, and he now understands it. " Mr. Charles Carroll Sims outheroded Herod in this Bleaseism, pro1 claiming that is is higher than Tillr manism. He illustrates Byron's s couplet: " 'He stood a foe with all the zeal * Which young and fiery converts feel." i "He is no doubt as sincere in his Bleaseism now as he was in his Haskeliism in 1890. He never understood Tillmanism at all. Inheritinc 1 a grand name, he thought he was ar r aristocrat and has ended by bocom f ing an anarchist and wants to run into the governor's office on dmiar Kogy. Truly, 'politics does make strange bedfellows,' and if the TillI manites who deserted me last year on f account of Blease vote for Simms foi governor it will be a remarkable ? transformation. It will only show how little wisdom or reason governs their actions. Something to Admire. 1 " There are some things about Mc 1 Laurin's statement that are very adJ mirable, and I say now that for thi 1 first time since I denounced him on the floor of the senate believe he has 9 at last become a patriot and wants to 9 do the .State all the service he car. > during tne balance of his life, ut ' course he has played politics so lonj. 1 and used diplomacy so much tha< " even now he can not drop the role al< at once. I have felt heretofore that - he was trying to 'come back' into pol itics. I have been hoping that Gov. ? Blease would indorse him as a suct cessor in the governor's office, feeling e that that would be enough to damn (Continued on last page.) * ,