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Valuable Paper on Edgefield
County in 1876 by Mr.
Francis. Simians.
(Continued from third page.)
which voting proceeded so rapidly
that a total of four times as many
votes as voters were cast for Repub
lican candidates.
In Edgefield and Laurens Coun
ties, the counties of later contest,
the face of the returns revealed ex
treme Democratic activity. The tis
sue ballot was resorted to; large
hands of armed Georgians and South
Carolinians, before whom the ma
jority election officials were helpless,
rushed from poll to poll repeating;
in some instances the boxes were car
ried off by violence. At Edgefield
Court House an armed patrol prevent
ed negroes, massed the entire day at
the polls, from voting. In the even
ing the terror stricken county board
of canvassers were forced to sign the
returns. The result was a Hampton
majority of 3, 134. in a county in
which the census of 1880 gave the
blacks sixty-five per cent of the pop
ulation. The aggregate vote was 9,
330 more than the vote of 1874 and
2,252 in excess of the manhood that
tho census of 1875 gave the county.
33ut for the vote in Edgefield County
Chamberlain would have had a right
ful majority on the face of the re
turns of 86,620 to 82,521; Charles
ton had gone for Chamberlain by
7,000, and what was more important
.had the Edgefield delegation been Re
publican instead of Democrat the
way would have left open for the de
claration of the election of Chamber
lain by joint session, as the Republi
cans would have then had a clear ma
jority. The law vested in the legis
lature the right to canvess the returns
for governor and lieutenant govern
or. As the situation turned out the
Edgefield delegation under the lead
ership of Martin Gary, senator, and
J. C. Sheppard, representative, was
able to force itself in the legislature
in spite of the bitter and dramatic
fight made by the Republicans over
the lawfulness of the Wallace House.
The real bone of contention through
out the entire legislation session was
the Edgefield and Laurens delega
tions.
1 shall not detain your attention
with even a summary of my long
discussion of the events which trans
pired in Columbia from election until
the final eviction of Chamberlain in
April and the assumption of power
by Hampton. Suffice it is to say that
Edgefield men were the leaders in
the struggle and that Hampton did
his most valuable service for South
Carolina in restraining the extreme
tendencies of the "fire-eaters."
In summary I think I have clearly
proven: First, to Charleston is due
the credit of initiating the desire for
reform in 1876 in the sincere and pa
triotic backing that her leaders gave
Chamberlain as a reformer. And I
do not think it fair for up-country
people and politicians, as they have
done, to accuse Conner and Dawson
of any but the highest devotion at
all times to what they considered the
best interests of the white people of
South Carolina. Second, to tipper
South Carolina under the leadership
of Edgefield is due the credit for the
initiation of the Straight-Out move
ment. Third, the effective blow of ter
ror into the hearts of the black ma
jority and the effective consolidation
of white opinion was struck by Edge
field men at Hamburg. Fourth, the
Democratic conventions of 1876.
Fifth, the Hampton progress around
the state had little real effect upon
the trend of the campaign; victory in
those days being due to the policy
of demanded division of time first in
augurated in Edgefield and to the
work of the rifle clubs in which the
men of Edgefield took the leading
part. Sixth, the intervention of troops
.caused largely by the extreme reme
dies taken by the men of Edgefield
did not in any way jeopardize Dem
ocratic success. Seventh, the vote of
.Edgefield made possible the consti
tution of the General Assembly on
the basis of a Democratic majority
and the consequent declaration of the
election of Hampton. Eighth, it was
Edgefield men that took the leader
ship in the fight between the Wallace
House and Mackey House which re
sulted in the former's triumph. It
was an Edgefield mah, J. C. Sheppard,
that moved the apportionment ofvtax
ation among those who would volun
tarily pay before the Wallace House
occupied the state house. Chamber
Iain could collect no taxes; Hampton
could, so Chamberlain's government
starved.
Sources: 1. Files of News and
Courier; 1875-1876 (inclusive).
2. H. R. R. No. 175 part 2, 44th
Cong. 2nd session.
3. Procher: Sou. Hist Papers, vols.
X-XH.
4. Chamberlain: Atlantic Monthly,
vol. 39, pp. 186 et sq.
5. Allen: The adm. of'Chamberlain.
6. Reynolds: Reconstruction in
South Carolina.
7. Wells: Hampton and Recon
struction.
Statement of the Ownership,
Management, Circulation,
etc, Required by the Act
of Congress of Au
gust 24, 1912,
Of Edgefield Advertiser published
weekly at Edgefield, S. C., for Octo
ber, 1921. .
State of Soi\th Carolina
County of Edgefield.
Before me, a notary public in and
for the State and county aforesaid,
personally appeared J. L. Mims, who,
having been duly sworn according to
law, deposes and says that he is the
Editor and Publisher of the Edgefield
Advertiser, and that the following is,
to the best of his knowledge and be
lief, a true statement of the owner
ship, management, etc., of the afore
said publication for the date shown
in the above caption, required by the
Act of August 24, 1912, embodied
in section 443, Postal Laws and Regu
lations, printed on the reverse of this
form, to wit:
1. That the names and addresses
of the publisher, editor, managing ed
itor and business managers are:
Publisher J. L. Mims, Edgefield,
S. C.; Editor, J. L. Mims, Edgefield,
S. C.; Managing Editor, J. L. Mims,
Edgefield, S. C.; Business Manager,
J. L. Mims, Edgefield, S. C.
2. That the owners are: (give
names and addresses of individual
owners, or, if a corporation, give its
name and the names and addresses
of stockholders owning or holding 1
per cent or more of the total amount
of stock.) J. L. Mims, Edgefield, S. C.
3. That the known bondholders,
mortgagees;, and other security hold
ers owning or holding 1 per cent or
more of the total amount of bonds,
mortgagees or other securities are:
(If there are none, so state.) None
4. That the two paragraphs next
above, giving the names of the own
ers, stockholders, and security hold
ers, if any, contain not only the list
of stockholders and security holders
as they appear upon the books of the
company but also, in cases where the
stockholder or security holder ap
pears upon the books of the company
as trustee or in any other fiducial re
lation, the name of the person or
corporation for whom such trustee is
acting, is given; also that the said
two paragraphs contain statements
embracing affiant's full knowledge
and belief as to the circumstances
and condition under which stock
holders and security holders who do
not appear upon the books of the
company as trustees, hold stock and
securities in a capacity other than
that of a bona fide owner; and this
affiant has no reason to believe that
any other person, association, or cor
poration has any interest direct or
indirect in the said stock, bonds, or
other securities than as stated by
him.
J. L. MIMS,
Editor and Publisher.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 24th day of October, 1921.
(Seal) E. J. MIMS.
(My commission expires at pleas
ure of Governor.)
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DAIRY
HINTS
BULL ASSOCIATIONS HELPFUL
Acted as Wedge to Stimulate Dairy
Interest and Promote Better .
Methods in South.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
An example of how bull associ
ations, organized through the help of
the United States Department of Ag
riculture, act as a wedge to stimulate
dairy interest and promote better
dairy methods in a community is il
lustrated by the work which has been
done in Spartanburg county, S. C.
Five years ago little d?lrylng was
done in this county, according to
dairymen of the department, but now
the industry ts making rapid progress
and up-to-date methods are being prac
ticed largely as a result of the organ
ization of a bull association.
The Interest in dairying dates from
the beginning of the purebred bull
movement In the vicinity of Campobel?
Io in 1916. At that time a breeder; in
The Best Way to Improve a Dairy
Herd Is by the Introduction of a
Purebred Sire.
the hope of starting an Interest In bet
ter stock and creating a demand for
his animals, presented a purebred bull
to the community. Little interest was
taken, and the gift was accepted with
reluctance. The community was made
up of small farms and there were few
cows.
Following this a dairymen's picnic
and exhibition of live stock was held,
and as a result of extension work car
ried on by the dairy division of the
department In co-operation with Clem
son Agricultural college more people
became interested and bought cows.
In 1917 a co-operative bull association
was organized, from which developed |
a live stock show, and the members of
the association developed a keen Inter*
est In comparing the dalry animals
they raised.
Another show was held In 1920, at
which prizes, offered by merchants and
bankers consisting of cash, merchan
dise, and savings accounts were
awarded. One of the features of the
show was a program of short talks on
local problems by the county agent,
leading farmers, and representatives
of the commercial club and the State
Jersey Breeders' association. As an
Indication of the interest that was
aroused those attending the show
voted unanimously to hold a comma
Ity fair next fall, to include not only
dalry stock but other agricultural
products.
SPRAY TO KEEP FLIES AWAY
Best Time to 4PP'y Repellent ls In
Morning After Milking or Early
In Afternoon.
To keep cows quiet and contented
they should be sprayed to keep flies
off. A good time to spray ls after
milking in the morning and before
milking time In the afternoon.
With a portable cart, made, from a
half burrel by attaching wheels and
a spray pump and nozzle, two men,
can spiny 40 cows in five minutea
Thirty gallons of mixture will spray
40 cows twice a day for 10 days.
Formula: 4% quarts eil tar dip,
Wu quarts fish oil, 3 quarts coal oil,
8 quarts whale oil and iya quarts oil
of tar. Dissolve 3 pounds laundry
soap In water, add the ehove Ingredi
ents and bring the whole up to 30
gallons with lukewarm soft water.
PUREBREDS REPLACE SCRUBS
Nothing but Registered Sires Being
Used at the Louisiana State
Normal School.
"Within the past ten days we have
sold to the butcher five scrub cows. We
are now keeping only high grades and
purebreds." With this explanation an
ofllclal of the Louisiana State Normal
school In Natchltoches parish en
rolled In the "Better Sires, Better
Stock" movement conducted by the
United States Department of Agricul
ture and the various states. All the
live stock on the school farm, which
Includes cattle, swine and poultry,
are being bred only to purebred sires.
BEST TIME TO SELECT CALF
If Dam ls Wide, Deep-Bod led Cow
Giving Liberal Supply of Milk
Useful Animal Is Assured.
The best time to select a cow is
at a few months of age, when lt may
be seen with Its mother, or, at any
rate, before lt Is weaned. Observe
the calf's mother. If she Is a wide,
deep-bodied cow with plenty of size
and is giving'n liberal supply of milk,
you may l/e reasonably sure that the
enif, 'f ..fpd by a good bull and prop
erly cared for, will grow Into a useful
breeding animal.
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