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If The Press and Banner " N Bv \7.. W. and W, R. Bradley. ] HUGH WILSON, Editor. ABBEVILLE, S. C. .. ( ^-Published every Wednesdp at 92 a year In advaaoe. Wednesday, April 4, 1906. | Drath of Ctvpt. Lyon. 1 Capt. John Lyon, a well known citizen ol this town, died of apoplexy last Sunday , morning, April 1, 190U, at 9 o'clock, aged 65 years. He was dead before our people bad beard of bis illness, and ibe news of bis dealb was a surprise to everybody. Cap'.aln Lyon, up to tbe hour when be was stricken down, bad been for months In bis usual good bealtb, and was seen upon tbe streets every day. No man of bis age seemed stronger or In better physical oondltfon. On tbe nlgbt before bis death he was espeplally happy with bis grandchildren, and be spent tbe evening wKb tbem. "Children's children are an old man's orown." Capt. Lyoa always took groat pleasure In his grandchildren and that evening be was notably happy with tbem. Sitting around tbe cheerful fireside which had been ofg&nlzed nearly forty years ago, ?.11 enjoyed the passing hours, none having any promoni tion of tbe sorrow that was to come to tbem In the morning. After a good nlgbt's rest be and otbers of his household arose from tbelr beds as usual. In a little while Capt. Lyon called from the yard for help, when tbe good wife whose love and tenderness bad sustained blm for so many years rushed to his side, and with her help, he walked into the bouse. As be walked In be said : "I am dying; and no doctor Is here." Almost before tbe family waa aware of bis condition, a physician wa>sent for.' Captain Lyon then made to bis wife some statements as to his business affairs. 1 "T mioh t/? h<? hurled at Melrose. 1 am surely dying." A little later he spok' for the last time, when be said: "I knew from the first that this would be the end; *ut the eod is coming sooner than I expected." Ht never Bpoke again. Tbe physician arrived about this time. When a question was asked him, the sick man, without speaking, merelj moved bis bands In recognition of the fad tbat he understood what was saldtoblm Almost Instantly be became unconscious and B . la a few minutes the soul of our friend bad W departed from its tenement of day. A Captain Lyon was a Confederate soldier. R who never faltered nor shirked a duty. H< loved the cause for which be fought, and ht waa loyal and true to the flag of bis country V * The members of his company elected blm ah J one of tbelr commissioned officers, and bt wu ever mmaiui 01 weir ueuun uuu lubh i f welfare. , He belonged first to a company of Mlnutt Men at Troy, l'bese were not call led InU active service. He volunteered In i860 bh 8 I private In Company C, 7tb 8. C. Vol.Inlanlry, j was promoted to Sergeant during; tbe first J year. This Reginftent bad voluuteered lor one year. At tbe explratlou oftbat time, al' volunteered for the war. Tbe Company was reorganised, when Capt. Wade Cotbran wa> elected Captain, Thoe. Traylor first Lieutenant, Bodge Pajcuer second Lieutenant John Lyon tblrd Lieutenant. Capt. Cotbran waf> soon badly wounded. A little later Thor. Traylor waa killed, leading tbe company In ' a charge. At tbe battle of Gettysburg Hodgt Palmer was captured. From that time til the end of tbe struggle Capt. Lyon was lr ^ommaod of the company, and was promo> * ted to Captain tbe lattyear of tbe war. H> waa wonnded three times. H1b sword belt waa shot off of him In the last battle of the war at JBentonvllle. His comrades say of him. that be was always oool, always quiet, always brave. He was one of those tbat helped to make tbe Regiment famous, tbat gave U Kershaw's. Division and Longstreet's Corpta reputation for detds of renown. WhileCaplaln Lyon was not In any sens* < politician, the people recognized bis busbcmqualities ana elected him several tlmo to the office of County Supervisor. When bt [' bad served tbe terms 1 or which he war elected, Captain Lyon determined to go. lnl< the warehouse business and it was through hlaeflorts that tbe Farmers Warehouse now Islands Bill ? UiUUUUlOUb W U1B (UUU JUUgmfUl and hlsjpubltc spirit. He organized the Ware bouse Company Bome six jears ago, and b> was a leader In teaching our people the ad vantages of a public warehouse. Captain Lyon was distinguished for histrong convictions, and for his IndomltabW energy. Having faith In himself his activity never oeased.and when the warehouse wbiet< be and others bad built, was sold, he made arrangements for the bulidlng of anothei warehouse wblcb Is now about ready for him During Ibe yvlnter and while waiting for tb< ^completion of his new warehouse be made a business of buying cotton. His surviving children are Mr. Alpha Lyon and Dr. John Lyon, of Ninety-Six, Mrs. W. R. Bradley. Miss Juste ijj on, aud Mr. Thomas Lyon ol this city. v In tbe death of Captain Lyon the Associate Reformed church baB lost an elder who was seldom absent from his seat during divine servloe. Faithful and attentive, he wai> a prop and a stay to the church wblcb he , loved so well. At three o'clock on Monday tbe funeral proceBblon moved from tbe house to tba Associate Reformed church. Confederate sol fdlers formed In open ranks at tbe door, and tbe,Masons, relatives and friends passed out afterward. Every pew in tbe church was occupied, except those reserved for tbe pall bearers and ,tbe family. The aisles were filled with friends who had no Beats, while In the space around tbe doors of tbe churob others unable 1 to find room inside, stood while the religious exercises were conducted by tbe pastor, Rev. j E. B. Kennedy, who read portions of the | Scriptures and spoke feelingly of the work and character or our deceased brother, who?e life bad exemplified so many of the graces and virtues. Id the death of so good a man the .community and the church has lost b valuable member, while the lots to the faml- ? ly Is Irreparable. The musio ana the 1 prayers made ao Interesting part of the 6er- i vloe, al the oonoluslon of which the panto; announced that farther ceremonies would bt had al the grave by |the Masons. A greal company was present at the Interment, and every honor or mark of respect was shown. The whole town was shocked at the death, and It seems that each of our citizens felt something of a personal bereavement. Relatives, friends and old soldiers came from dis tant parts of the county, attesting their love, fjrieadshlp and great respect for the deceased In Captain Lyon's death the church has oat a faithful e.nd prompt attendant upou >oth the Sunday School aDd divine worship. A notable event of the funeral and burial was the floral offerings.uA greater profusion was never seen in Abbeville. Innumerable tributes of flowers by lndi Iidaals were there, and those of tbe Daugbera of tbe Confederacy and of tbe Junior laughters were beautiful Indeed. Wnen (lose of matnrer years appeared wltb tbe anlor Daughters in tbeir girlhood and first rom&nbood to pay their tribute to the eloyed dead, we thought of woman at the 3mb of our Saviour. "While beautifying tb^>(pound which covred the form of him who was distinguished like lor patriotic valor, correctness of word pd commendable action, Christian women f their love aid tenderness vied with tbe Ibtleness and sweet attractive graces of lelr younger sisters who were Just budding ilO young womanhood, and who were laroely less beautiful than the flowers which ley brought. Tbe fragrance of their deeds, like the / weet ordors of ihe flowers, bears sweet, inlerse up to heaven. ^ After life's fitful fever Capt. Lyon sleep? ls I. His warfare Is over nnd he now 0 ileeps peacefully beneath the lilies and the oses. v Death of Kfctinrrt Romans. a Richard Romans, a well known colored ^ ;tttzen of this town, was stricken with paralysis about two weeks ago. He lingered until Thursday of last week when he died at ihe age of 60 years. As a man he was far above the average of his race In Intelligence 11 sn.l manhood, and be brought up a lamlly of 0 ?ons and daughters of whom be bad a right 1 to be proud. For many years he has conduct- 8 ad a blacksmith shop In town, and his busl- 1 nees methods were such as to commend blm to tbe good opinion of both bis white and his colored neighbors. In 1S76 he voted for Wade a Hampton, for which act the white people * ever held him In kind regard. Since then be i has taken no part In politics, and In tbe lapse of yeare bis colored neighbors bad torgtven him for being a Democrat in 1876. His up right conduct for all these years has won tbe respect of his colored neighbors, and a a bost of white people were customers at his shop. The colored Masons burled blm. The Forty Seventh. Last Sunday was this editor's forty-seventh anniversary In tbe Press and Banner office. Oo last Saturday we moved Into our new quarters over the People's Bank, where we expect to live lor the remaining years.that may be s lotted to us. As far as we can remember Dr. J. D. Neel, Prof. Wm. Hood, H, T. Tusten, L. H. Russell, W. T. Penney and Prof J. F. Lee are the only subscribers In 1859 that are with us today. Iu many Instances however, the children of former subscribers are themselves subscribers today. In 1859 we printed 40 quires of paper, making 960 sheets. Of these 960 sheets it is fair to estimate that 900 were sent to subscribers, not more than one In a hundred of whom are alive today. This shows that we are passing away, and that those of us who are on the outposts may expect to go hence at no distant day, A Xpii Theological Seminary. Our brother of the Press and Banner Is thinking of starting a Theological Seminary. There are certain things he proposes to teach. Some of the things enumerated have amused ne. One of the things the new Seminary Is to teach Is to use the word "Sunday" Instead of Sabbath. The editor says: "At the proper time we may deliver a special lecture from our Seminary to our good and beloved Brothers Oallowap and Kennedy on the Bubjeot of Sabbath, and the difference between the calendar day of the week and that Institution. Let them keep on saving Sabbath. We all know that they mean Sunday. We would like for our good brother Wilson to give us as proof text, the chapter and verse In the Old or New Testament, as his authority for designating the Sabbath as "Sunday."?Associate Reformed Presbyterian. Certainly, with pleasure. It Is In the same cunpier wuereiu iuc urretiv neuu ui lue oburcb authorised John Knox, John Calvin, John Wesley, Martin Lather and others to establish churches of their own in His bon. or. As a matter of fact, when the Institution of the Sabbath was established the days of the week were numbered, namely: First day, Second day, elo. In changing the numbers of the days of the week to tbe names of the days of tbe week, no reference was had to the Sabbath. Any day of tbe week may be set apart as tbe Sabbath.' For instance: Saturday Is the Sabbath of tbe Jews, and Sunday Is tbe 8abbath of the Christians. An Afflicted Household. Tbe family of Mr. W. W. Bradley baa been greatly afflicted within the last few weeks. a IB youngest coua, some iwo or loree years of age, has been 111 for more than three weeks. A constant watch daring tbe day and nigbt la kept over tbe little sufferer. Some times It rallies a little, wblob favorable turn Is qulokly followed by a relapse, and at eacb relapse It gets nearer to tbe brink. To add to Mr. Bradley's distress, bis falber tbe Hon. Jobn E. Bradley bas been for weeis In a critical condition from beart trouble. Several Counties are talking of a new Court House. Wby can't Abbeville build a new bouse in wblcb tbe courts and tbe offl oers may do business? Tbe Incoming town council will be asked to open new various new streets, and tbe Press and Banner bopes tbat tbe new counoll may beed petitions for new thoroughfares. Tbe retiring council bas done much for tbe olty and tbey deserve tbe gratitude of tbe people for their enterprise as well as for tbelr progressive spirit. * Tbe Second Presbytery of tbe Associate Reformed Cborcb will meet next Friday at Abbeville. CORONER'S INQUEST. Child Found in a Well?Girl In Jail. Sarab Muldrow, colored, from Goodwill, Sumter Co^ this State, came to tbe Harbison ouuuui iu nuvcujucf jttBt. nit cnuu was oorn Monday afternoon, Marob 26. Oa Thursday mornlug while others were at breakfast she claimed to have wrapped It up, carried It to the well, and dropped Into the water. The mother claimed tnat the child was born I dead. Physicians floated the lungs In water, < and gave tbelr expert testimony to the efiect that the obi Id had lived for perhaps hours afterbirth. The child was found In the well I about twelve o'clock on last Monday, after i remaining In tbe well for four days. Coroner Link held an Inquest. He Issued a warrant, and the girl Is now In Jail. I President Amos has acted welt In this mat- i ter. Immediately tbe fact of the existence of ' tbe dead child, became known to him b? phoned to Sheriff Lyon to come at once and 1 investigate the matter. It seems that no one was present at tbe time of tbe birth of the child. Tbe other Btudents were in tbe class room, and the testimony goes to show that no one except her* self knew of, or suspected her condition. She charges her lover at Goodwill with her misfortune. ] JEWELR jf. I 2 Rykard has in another fine lot ^ Jewelry. Jewelry is a luxury we all indulge in more or less. Rykard sells stacks of it. Go and see his new line. Golden Opportunitie R. M. HADDO* Fine Millinery, DresB Goods, plain. VVbite aud Fancy Goods Chif! Japanese Silks a Specialty, ali MOHAIRS? In solid and all the leading sb checks, aud the popular delicate O' Woven and Printed Washable ! to the very Sheer and delicate tint Ribbons, Lacts, Embroideries Certainly we have just what y PnnnH \rolo onH tKo TIoKu Tmo Fans from octs to 3.00 each Sp and90 cts yard. Worth $100. Ladies Misses Oxford in every I we ask. We invite our Patrons and Fri Headquarters; We have a most co able jjoobs and no trouble to show teous and Fair traaiment to all. R. M. Haddoi A negro In Greenville having SI,2000 In the | Bnk,and $30 In his pocket, fell dead one day ist week. Tills should be a warning and an hject lesson for other colored men. The people will endorse Senator Tillman's lews of the dispensary. That Institution Is ot dead. You ought now to read his address bout three times, and then l?y It away for uture reference. The News and Courier thinks Uncle Joe lannon's new boots must hurt his feet. This a opinion based on the fact of short sessions if tbe House. Tbe real reason may be tbat he members are afraid that Uncle Joe may pply the toe of one of bla boots to recalclrants. Tillman seems to understand the situation, ind exposes tbe fact of an unholy alliance >etween prohibitionists, blind tigers, baroom license. 4^ ? Mr. McDlll Is off In North Carolina. Linst hope VHiilHlied. When leading physicians said that W. M. Smiihart.of Pekin, la., had iu curable consumption, his lact hope va nished; but Dr. King's New Dibcovery for Consumption , Coughs and CHds?, kept him out of hi9 grave. He says: "This great specific completly cured me,and saved my life. Since then I hoim nooil if fnr nvpr 1(1vphr? ?nd f.OIl aider it a marvelous throat and lung cure."Strictly scientific cure for cougb9 8ore Throats or Colds: sure prevetive of Pneumonja. Guaranteed,50c and 1.00 bottles at Speed drug store, Tria bottle free. STATEMENT Showing condition of Faimers' Bank Or Abbeville, S. C., at close or business 31st. March 190C. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $165456.94 Stocks moo Furniture and fixture* 848.00 Expenses and taxe* paid 2960.09 Due by otber Banks 7100 05 Overdrafts 1551.79 Cash In vault 11561.09 8189S87 95 LIABILITIES. Capital stock S 75,000 Surplus 6500. Undivided profits 0"J90.24 Dividends unpaid 434.0(J Dae otber Banks 44S.61 Deposits 100709.11 1B9887W Sooth Carolina, I Abbeville County. f I. Julius H. DuPre, Cashier of above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to tbe best of my knowledge nnd hoiinf Julius H. DuPre. Cashier. Subscribed and lo sworn beiore me tbis 2 April, 1908. BodJ. 8. Barnwell. N.P. A. C. 8. C. Correct Attest: P. B. Speed, ) F.E.Harrison, J-Dlrectors. O. A. Vlsanska, I State of Soath Carolina COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. PBOBATK COUBT. Complaint to Hell Lands to Pay DebtsButler Fair as Administrator of Estate o: James Fair Dececased Plaintiff. against Ella Fair and Amelia Fair, Defendants, ID aooraauooe Wliu an urunr ui iuo i tuuait Court I will sell at Public Outcry at Abbeville CourtHouse, on Baleday In May,1908,next, foi tbe payment of debts, the following described real estate belonging to tbe estate of Jamei Fair, deceased, situate in Bald State and County to-wll: Tbe Interest of tbe Estate 6 tbe said James Fair (being one half thereof] In all tbat track or parcel of land situate ly' lag and being In Abbeville Township Abbe, vllle County la the State aforesaid Containing Acres, more or less, bounded by lands oi Estate of Mrs E. A. Robertson, Eliza Moseld or Walker, Horace Urlfflln and others an fronting on Branch Street In the Town of Ab' bevllle. Terms?CaBh. Purobaser to pay for papers R. E. HILL, April 3, 1906. Jndge Probate Court. The State of South Carolina , County of Abbeville. Id Magistrate's CourtBy M. E. Hollingswortb, Esquire, Magistrate in and for Abbeville County: To "V. Q. Weeks: Complaint having been made unto me by A# H. Barnett and T. L. Cann, partners trading under the firm name and style of A. H. Barnett & Cann, *- ?/. iUM lUUt VUU QI C iuucuicu iv/ tucui iu iuc sum of NINETEEN AND 54-100 DOLLARS on account of goods, wares and merchandise sold and delivered to you at your request during the monthe of January and February, 1906, and that you refuse payment of such amount on demand. These, are therefore, to summons ?nd require you to appear before me it my office at Abbeville Court House, in the State of Soujh Carolina on tbe jixtb day after the service hereof upon pou, aud if you fail to appear or or auiwer at tbe time aforesaid, judgment will be given against you by default. Given under my band and seal at Abbeville, South Caroliua March 28, 190(i. M. E. Hollings'vorth. Magistrate Abbeville County ro the Defendant, W. G. Weeks:? Take notice that the couplaint, and he summons in the action of which he foregoing is a copy were filed in he office of M. E. Hollingsworth Esq, Magistrate for Abbeville County, at Abbeville S. C., March 28, 190G? This March 28, 1906. M. E. Hollingsworth, Magistrate Abbevile County. s for Easter Sale at J & COMPANY. Silks, Silk Mulls, printed and Ton Batiste. Correct Styles. Colors, 35 40 and 50 cts a yard. ladeB, Cream White and Black t'er checks. Fabric?, from Silk liuith Madras ed Chiffon. aud Fans? ou want. ;b too. iccial in Black silk, 36in wide, style and shape. A look is all ends to make This Store their >mple!e Stork of new aud Seasonyou through for we give Couri & Company. UN IK 111 ABLE DEFENSE C BRICE LAW EI VOICE OF T He Demands Some Arrests?S( chases?Committee Liable ' Ring Forming in Columbia. Fellow Citizens: It is only from a sense of the highest oublic duty that I feel called upon tc address yoa at this time. Burdened as I am with national eoucerns nothing but obligations to the people induce me to take upon my shoulders the additional work of directing y*ur attention to matters affecting the state alone. But I have never ft It or believed it to be the wish and intention of the people of South Carolina that my election to the senate Konlrl f>niiRe me to lose all interest and concern about h< me affairs. ] was a citizen and taxpayer before ] ever held any office at all and I will be a citizen and taxpayer after I shal cea?e to hold office. Therefore, it is unnatural and improper from my point of view for me to take no interest and have no thought about what is goinp on in South Carolina. I have receiv?d a great deal of ad viee recently from the newspapers ol our itate to the effect that 7 should attend to my duties in Washington and leave others to discuss and direct affairs at home. The common trend ol all of this advice is that I shoull discuss national questions in the coming state campaign, be re-elected to th< senate, with or without opposition, anc not itir up ttrife. I am warned anc threatened should I not heed this counsel, but in spite of it all I fee 1 compelled to speak to the people wit! my usual frankness and blunti ess anc let them determine the whole question ' I have never sought to dictate to thi people; I have only told them th< truth as I see it, given my opinions fo what they were worth,'and I am al ways willing to abde by their ac?io: I whatever tnat may oe j.i 1* eu m mi instanee' It gives me no concen that my return to the senate may bi jeopardised. There are things more ti be dreaded than the loss of a seat ii " the senate, one it the loss of my owi elf-reipect. I have been trusted b; the people of South Carolina and havi been honored by them far beyond m; deserts, have been chos< n as thei leader and been followed loyally. Nov if after sixteen years I should fron elfish motives, betray their confident and allow ambition to draw me asid from the path of duty, I would de r serve ana expect to receive their con tempt and punishment at the polls. I therefore, scorn all suggestions o cowardlv no-interference in state af s fairs, tfhe people know me too well ti i be fooled by the assertion that it i my desire to boss or dictate, for m; i sole purpose is to give them the bene i fit of rry experience and knowledge i and offer *uch advice as in my judg m?nt will be conducive to the publii r welfare. Then I will abide cheerfull; i by whatever conclusion they ma; reach. "T?ach the people and trus the people" was Jefferson's motto | teach the people and trust the peop.i ii equally my motto and that is all shall attempt to do at thi3 time. Sixteen years ago there was a revo lution in South Carolina which gavi the common people of the state for th< first time in its history that recognitioi which was their due and made them ii reality the masters of our public af fairi. The old ring was overthrown the primary system which gave even man, however poor and humble, ai equal vote with every other man, however rich aud high followed; the nev state constitution gave u? temporary immunity from negro denomination the utmost freedom of discussion ir all political activities was assured ; anc under these new impulses the state ha! bounded forward like a race hors< along all progressive lines. Ther< are not wanting, however, indications that sinister influences are at work and that a few men are seeking to ob tain practical control of tne state gov ernment and to dominate in our af fairs. The corporations have not re gained the sway which they once held but are gradually getting more anc more influence and direction in oui politics. There are evidences of mort than "incipient rotteness" in the statf and if the schemes of certain men art not thwarted in the coming primary election, it will be only a short time before another "state ring" will hav( full sway in our affairs with its headquarters in the State newspaper office in Columbia. There are several things in connection with our state government that ] will dismiss in the comine camnaicn but in this address I shall ireat o only two of the things the people o! the state should earnestly considei now and take immediate action about. One is the settlement of the whiskey question and the other is the contro of the Deraoctatic party of the statt by a majority of all of the Democrats rather than by a small fraction of the voters. The two ideas are interlockod and cannot be separated, and therefore, I shall treat them together. At this time by elections held undei the Briae act fifteen counties in the state are enjoying the blessings of pro-j hibition. (Two have always been dry. No whiskey can be lawfully sold within their borders. But any citizen livinp in those counties has only to keep hi: eyes open and look around him to see what the results have been. First, let every man who reads a newspaper printed in those counties search its columns and see advertisements ol whiskey houses outside of the state and then let him go to the express of fices along the lines of the railroads and see how much liquor is being daily brought into those seventeen counties. TheH let this citizen follow up this liquor and find out who drinks it, but Deiore aoing tnat turn 10 mts uuuunai pages of these newspapers and see the constant allusions to the "bles-mgs of prohibition/' "quietude," "freedom from drunkenness," ' peace and good order" that are proclaimed. Of course there are exceptions to this bright and beautiful picture as shown in the news items about the recent murder in a blind tiger in Greenville, followed by a similar occurrence in Columbia, but upon the whole a man would be very much horrilied to know how much money flows into the coffers of these journals from whiskey advertisements, while the same papers are exploiting prohibition and sobriety. I ?? SI II I Bill. )F DISPENSARY ? SECTIONS NOT HE PEOPLE. lores Board for Outrageous Purto Suspicion?Another Political A little calm consideration without bias or prejudice will soon convince a mon of ordinary sense that the whiskey traffic now as compared with the whiskey traffic under the dispensary is semething like this: Liquor used tc be sold by the pint and quart mainlj through the dispensaries; it is now ' sold through the express office* by the ! gallou and keg, while the retailing is done by the drink almost everywhere 1 as in the good old barroom days. The ! moonshiners are, of course, getting ii: ; their work unmolested. There maj ; be less drunkennc?, though I doubt it under the present regime than thert was under the dispensary, but what i? ' the aotual condition? The poor mar 1 cannot get his liquor from Georgia 01 | North Carolina, but must buy frorc the fellow who brings it in by expresi ! or from the moonshiner who peddles i about the country. The rich man hai no such trouble and it makus little dif ' f rence to him whether the suppb ' comes from the dispensary or expres ^ office. How was this situation brough " about ? Is it by the direction or un ' der the orders of the whole-Democratii " party? Oh, no. Did it come to pas " by tl e votes of th>.? prohibitionists I No How then ? The three element } opposing the dispensary, prohibition ' istg, high license men and moonshin ' ers or blind tigers, all combined t 1 vote ti e dispensary out. To mak J this the more clear, I have prepared 1 table which will be understood at glance by any man who reads it am i which will show conclusively this fact ^ that a majority of the Democratic vot r ers in no one county declared agains the dispensary system an I that thi 1 prohibition which we now have in thes 3 fifteen counties is in no sense the wi 1 of the Democracy. Why didn't th 2 people vcte at these elections unde 3 the Brie? law ? The answer is easi 3 Many of them could not because the 1 were not qualified electors and mot V of them would not because they wer e disgusted by the mismanagement an ? corruption which have been shown t r exist in the state dispensary and i v some of the county disoensaries. ti e Special Dispensary Elections Unde e_ The Brice Bill. No Vote for Go< f Cou-.ty. Dis'y. Dis'y. Total Aug 190. Union.... 412 781 1,173 2.59^ _ Newberry 376 845 1,221 2,616 : Marion .. 281 1,148 1,429 3,29J ! York 131 725 856 3,158 1 Horry . . 322 854 1,176 2,66? p Lancaster 126 956 1 082 2,551 :i Florence 743 638 1,381 2,39t _ I Darlington 291 680. 971 2,40c , Oconee... 86 607 753 2.91S \ J Spartanburg 416 2,114 2 530 7,08C Greenville 383 858 1,*;41 6 767 . Anderson. 719 1,148 1,S67 5,00? ' Fairfield . 374 205 579 1,574 r Edgefitld. 198 425 623 1.73C Saiuda.... 238 371 609 1982 ,Williamsburg447 588 1 035 2,156 3 Laurens 772 818 1,590 3,19-1 J 6,315 13,800 20,115 54.73C 1 The above table shows that less tha ~ one-half of the people voted, whil ' only one-fourth of them were in favc f n f nn H ionpncn rv 1 These are the official figures obtain ed from the office of the secretary c 1 state in Columbia and from the record ? of the Democratic state committee. ' Here is another table which I hav J prepared which it is also well for ever 1 taxpayer and father to study: 3 I Net Profits from Dispensary for Fis 3 cal Year Ending November 30,190 Profits from Special Dispensary County Dis'y S. Fund Total " And'son S 8:2,798 63 $ 4,620.76 $ 37,419.3 Darl'gton 14,754 44 2,029.58 16 784 0 ' Edg'neld 6,354.19 2,582 09 8,936.2 ; Gree'ille 34,533.46 4,371.62 38,905.0 1 Horry.. 3,822.74 4,223.13 8,045.8 r Lapc'ster 10.657.36 3,004.56 13,661.9 ? Marion. . 15,6?9.30 3,159 59 18,828.8 ? Newb'rry 7,838.4-1 2,434.33 10,262.7 5 Oconee. . 7,739.68 2,796 03 10,535 7 'Pickens. 2,270 18 1,971.32 4,241 5' 5 Saluda.. 3,678 80 2,068 6U 6,647.4 ? Sp'tt'burg 31,600.22 5,330.19 36,930.4 " Union.. 12,825.26 2,181 86 15.007.1: York . .. 3,594.50 3,543 35 7,137.8 ; $188,137.20$ 45,207.01 $233,334.2 > The above anounts of profits onb f shows the rnoney received by thi ^ counties. An equal amount went int< the town treasuries, so that instead o being $188,000 it is double that o: iSMTfi.OOf). and the erai.d total would b< I $421,000 for these fourteen counties : This sum represen s prolits alrne. 1 s great deal more than this is being sen ; out of the state to pay for liquor nov I coming in by express. We have all o the evils of liquor drinking and non< of the benefits, but if the people ar< satisfied, that is their business. Having studied these two tables, ! ] desire to diiect attention to then points: the elections under the Bric( i act, and under which the people art r now living, have in no sense settled | the question in those counties. Un . less our people have lost all capacitj for self-government and are no longei able to think and act for themselves : they will see to it that strong, honest ' reliable men are nominated in eacl: county for the legislature and thai each candidate thai does not pledge i himself to carry ont the will of tin majority of the people in regard tc whiskey shall be defeated. The blind tigers, the barroom element and prohibitionists will doubtless all combine and support anti-dispensary candi I dates as they have hitherto done, for ' they will hardly put up candidates pledged to their several policies. It is therefore the dispensary against the field and the c nly complication likely localise trouble is the division among the dispensary advocates of ihose who want each county to buy "liquor for itself and of those who think it can be more cheaply and honestly done through the state dispensary. There is therefore danger of the dispensary forces being divided into two fracuc^j and of the advocates of the 4^IB| dispensary system aligning tb^H^H with the other three clcmej^^^^BH Lot us consider for a moment the saD1 | relative advantages and disadvantages ^jie | of county dispensaries and state dis fou, ; pensary. I declare most emphatically a^0' : my belief that by proper changes in tior | the law along the lines suggested in jr01 the Raysor-Manning bill that all pos- not sibility of stealing and bribery in the purchase of whiskey for the state can pro be prevented and it stands to reason that if the liquor is pnrchased at whole- ge(j sale by one board, shipped by the car pe, load and bottled at one establishment unj that there will be a great saving in the jar) expense. The county dispensaries pec would "have no facilities for handling gas the whiskey, but leaving all of this ,r0 * out of consideration the one crucial 0f 1 test of the relative merits of the two (ja. systems, state dispensary or county na, dispensaries, is simply this: If we tQ , cannot by law so hedge about and con- wjj trol one state board as to prevent ^jr stealing, how in the name of common wjj sense will we be able to watch and tjj? prevent thirry or forty boards from un doing it ? Because the retiring statt ^ board and its predecessors has en- tj0 gaged in questionable practices anc' was guilty of such gross mismanage Q( ment and malfeasance in office is m argument to show that the law canno ^ ' be changed so as to destroy all oppor ajj 1 t unity for such practices. No law wil _j [ execute itself, and when those chargei _0 ; with the execution oi the law fail ut .?j! terly and there is neglect from th> ? ' highest to the lowest, it follows, as ? ?a| , matter of course, that it is the duty o the people to elect men who will no e( 1 flinch or neglect their sworn duties. jj( [ It is therefore obvious that the pec ' : nle must look more to tfee integritj ot ! honesty, truthfulness of the candidate | who atk for their votes than to tl. * mere capacity to speak glibly, and tl: ; plausible address of the oily poiiticiai vf * The people should bid fence straddle- va 5 to get to the rear; they should demar. 1 outspoken declarations of policy ai [ ^ r tio man who failed of his duty in tl Q] 1 past should be again entrusted wii |0 ' office. Look at the present disgrac yf c fill and outrageous condition in Co t 3 umbia. The old board of directors i the state dispensary has loaded dov. ?' ^ the siate with about $700,000 worth < ' ? liquor, bought on credit, in open am direct violation of the law. Why a not these men arrested for malfeasant c in office ? Why were they not remt\ ? ? ed last summer when the evidence i > ' gross incompentcy and mismanage s ment were first made public? Wn. ' did the legislature ever elect su men ? Why in the face of absolu . 0 proof in the letting of glass contrac e and in the purchase of labels to s::, a nothing of the purchase of whisk/ r * that they were guilty of gross nn a conduct, why I say did the legislatui. ' refuse to change the law when i:. ~ house fouud that the senate would ? 1 , consent to the abolition of the st;n j ts dispensary ? It was because of the ii ? fluence of the State newspaper. inert: la cvcjjr icaauu iu ucjioo e house stood out to the last and ref;i,r ed absolutely to amend or alter ih law in any particular in the hope ni.? 5 intention to have the state dispone i [e so far disgraced before the peojn ? that in the coming election it won" be destroyed Did these legislate 0 discuss tho question of abolishing t lin state dispensary when they were ru ning for office in 1904? Did tin. have any authority from the people i* abolish the state dispensary beccu i of the mismanagement of the men 11.? legislature itself had elected? W -v. not the failure of the house to aci'> j 1. any measure of reform in order to p 1 [ vent fraud and speculation in tfte i 5 ture due f-ntirely to the influence ) the new Columbia ring? Was it no { clearly shown that the primary obj? ? i was to destroy th? state dispense r and thus pave the way for licensi; I the sale of liquor in those coui.'it i which wanted it, even providirg (> I whoUsale license in Charkston \vn ) the purpose of having Charleston si I ' to the county dispensarioi instead < ! having the state dispensary supply si [ necessary stock ? Was there nut ) bargain between the prohibition i.1 and the old barroom or high iicen; element and is there any man in tl. state so brazen as tootand up and cul this honost politics ? Can the men v. I, I with their eyes op. ned to corrupt io refuse point blank 'o reform the stai< n dispensary have the impudence to a e the people to trust them again ? r Fellow-citizens, we need some li i I est politics iu South Carolina; we ni-r. i- some straightforward, plain speaki'g. tf top ?(7PrHssive and honest actim 8 by the masses to protect themst-lve? The people have been asleep. The* e have been lulled into inaction by tlx "T y honeyed words of adroit politician ,r" and, il is time for them to awak?? , Eternal vigilance is the price of lib erty. - Look at the present situation also. A new board is elected to manage tin > . state dispensary under the old Ian That old irtw wa3 fatally defective ii 9 some particulars, but it has not bri*i 2 obeyed in the last two years, at lea* 8 with regard to competition in bidd.iij 1 8 for the right to supply the state di7 pensary with whiskey and in other iin2 portant particulars. The new boa:. 9 comes into office finding an imnien.-* 7 stock of liquor bought on credit, him > i practically all of it bought contrary ( 0 iaw. Tfce legislature gave to the in 'j 0 vestigating committee full control an 1 authority in regard to auditing an> 0 nooQciwcr nnnn t.haQA unnnnnf.a Tl. 5 new board then is subject to the ii - vestigating committee and the situ: 1 tion seems to be this: The authnri: of managing and directing the affair j of the dispensary is now divided, tin e new board of directors having some n' a it and the investigating committee tlif balance. There is something lik r $600,000 worth of debts hanging ov< i the state dispensary. Unless this Ii . quor bought on credit was bought ae i cording to law is there any obligaiioi ... t anywhere to keep it and pay for it . 1 t Is there not plenty of opportunity f i y, f more graft and secret transactions ii ~ j regard to the settlement of these aci counts? Wi 1 not the legislative committee be suggested of corruptim: it' i; x i doesnotgetiu the middle of the load >j( ; and itay there, that is stand by the . ; law, obej it itself end require all oth " ; ers to do so ? Why ?o mt ch del iy ? oi I I mention this thus early in inl r to si: direct the attention of those must in' terested to this condition in the hope j. that the state's rights and interests ' i may be protected by all those now in C( . charge, and to serve notice thai .-<> far 1 as I am cjncerned I expect to spare no ; man in criticism whose actions in this ! crisis shall not bear the closest scrutiny ! and, if there is continued negligence >>e ? and no attempt made to punisii those K responsible for this anomalous and ex- co traordinary state of alTairs. it will cer 1 tainly show that the people need to De aroused and another revolution is in order I cannot lead it as a candidate Ci 1 lor a state office, because it is not im - modest in me to say that I believe I Sti : i can be of great use to the people of I the state in the senate, but if I misun- M; : derstand the temper of the people and Di 1 they shall resent my effort to open '! their eyes and point out those glaring j evils, I am perfectly' willing to abide I their wishes and will gladly retire to i j pr?vate life rather than to remain si- ? iigainst the promptings of my v of duty. s ? |y-' is one more matter upon which Ko warn the people. There are fV Bes in plenty to show that the I . tVi ' ' ' - 53S ie clique or ring which is fighting dispensary and which has always ght me intends or hopes to bring ut a change in our primary regulais so as to prevent any Democrat n voting in the primaries who is ? at the same time a qualified voter. :y ope to use the club which has ved so effective in the Brice law, t of confining the election to quali. electors to obtain control of the nocratic party to resume their sway 4 lisputed until 1890. I wain the mer and all other Democrats, es- 4 ialiy operatives, who are busily en;ed and have little time to devote politics, to attend the next meeting the Democratic clubs, fourth Saturr in April (28th,) and get their nes on the rolls and send delegates the next county conventions who 1 represent them. The allies and ectors of the new Columbia ring 1 be on the alert and carry all of sir forces to these club meetings and less the people take more interest , in they did in the Brice law. elecus, the next state convention will controlled by this element and the isibilitios are that the regulations of / j Democratic primary will be inged to suit , their purposes. The iance men of 1890 need not be rended of the old anecdote of the litician who told the' farmers to low on" he would attend to their blic affairs. Let all of the people IC ?111 llitCICQb 1U puiiwiv^o tlliO jcat| lich is their duty in order to pro- : jt themselves against the schemes of sse tricksters and all will be well. [ have felt it my dutv to give this trning and whatever the result I will w to popular will without murmur. the people want prohibition, either e actual article or the humbug which ! now have, I do not object! if they mt county dispensaries instead of a ite dispensary, I do not object; what loobjeet to is they shall neglect to form themselves aud be led oy the se by designing men. When the, smocratic party has gpo-en authoritively, I will bow to the will of the ajority, but let it be aLl of the 4 ' smocratic party and not a small fac- * jii which elaims to represent our best :ople. B. R. Tillman. rBONGEB BALES URGED FOB COTTON. ? ? - m THEY MEET THE PRESIDENT. * Isitors Are On Way 8< alb Where They Will Study Condition and Urge Reforms. WashlGgton, 1?A delegation of oolton ? anufaotures of England was presented to .. e president today by Representative Lover* g of Masaacouset'.s. The delegation of , ' ag I tub visitors is on Its way south to urge . j ie cotton growers to bale their cotton in betr sbape tban It Is now baled. Tbe members present tbe oolton splners of Great Britlan. "The members of tbe delegation," said Mr. ?verlng, "are going to ask that tbe cotton " ' i put np In stronger bales. Tbe present sys- ...< u of balling cotton has been nsed for more an half a century. It la of no protection to <. ' .3 e ootton.as tbe bagging may be out or torn slly. Every bale 01 ootton is robbed of from ': s to 25 pounds before It reaches its destlna?n, particularly If It goes to England. Tbe honest cotton broker, who doea not make < office rent ont of tbe pickings from tbe 'V i bales be bandies, la not considered up to fi ^ ie. It Is hoped by tbe English visitors to ? *ime reiormS' in bailng of cotton insulted." ... t - . ? 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