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? Mf Al KI> DELIVERS ; RED HOT REJOINDER HRflft Warehouse Commissioner Takes ExB c*?i?f;iini t?i Oimrobrious Term as Applied to Him By John (iary npr Evans. v T>,e Record. "It will thus be seen that the opposition to your resolution was not. ; a? you state, 'that the -State committee had the power to allow the commissioner to carry the matter into politics," but wiietner uie wareuuusc system should be endangered and destrayed by the ambition of a discredited politician seeking to carry it in" / to politics for personal reasons.'' The foregong was used by John hpt-v Rvans of Spartanburg chairman of the State Democratic executive I committee, in a letter to J. Arthur F Banks of St. Matthews, senator irom | Calhoun county, and its verbage revy'H ferred to- John L. McLaurin, State f warehouse commissioner. M "I defeated him for the United If States senate on the issue of' Commercial Democracy,'' said Commissioner McLaurin in reply to Mr. * Evans, "and have never been defeated for any. office for which I was a canIdidate, while he has gone down in de| feat time and time again." The commissioner says that Mr. i^vans has never forgiven him for the terms, ^apist," and "imitator," and "the squeek of a squeedunk, trying to imitate the blast of a trumpet," applied fto .Mr. JbJvans. Commissioner iMcLaurin also charges that when a "man not restrained by conscientious scruples" desired in 1912 to "overturn the results of the election" John Gary Evans was elected <State chairman. Baps Bethea. The warehouse commissioner also pays his respects to Jl. J. Bethea, lieutenant governor, and announces that fc Omunissioner McLaurin. will not run L for lieutenant governor or any other W office this summer. F Tie controversy was the reeult of a ' letter published in the press of the State by Senator Banks, as president of the South Carolina Warehouse association, in which he asked Chairman Bvans if State warehouse commissioner was not a State office, and If so, should not the State warehouse commissioner toe nominated in ins primary and have a place in the campaign. In his reply Mr. Evans gave as his opinion that the warehouse commissioner was a 'State office, but that the action of the State Democratic convention showed that it did not want the office considered political and that the executive committee, in ^ effect, was instructed to keep this of ? fice out of politics. "There is no place in the Democratic primary election or the campaign for the warehouse commissioner and I shall endeavor to carry out the intention as well as the expressed de^ sire of the State convention," says Mr. Evans' letter. * "We have been denied our lawful im right," concludes a statement to the warehousemen of South Carolina, giv f en out by Senator Banks, "but we may etill conduct a campaign of enlightenment by arranging meetings for discussion of the warehouse system and the possibilities of its extension and perfection, which I feel confi- ; rdent, you, as members of the association, will arrange." | Commissioner McLaurin verbally j amended the statement of Senator Banks by stating that the State warehouse commissioner would go into I 1 ' ThePiac I I Cut Glass, Silver, Jewelry, and any thing tl rr r 1 1* - w eaaing or gifts. See me I? l Mayes Book ? The House oi j very county in the ^taie this sum mer, lioi(i independent meetings an' discu>s the principles upon whit-li tin . w.trenouse system is built and tii? i I>?. .IUIIIO lllol t/? Ko . t?<l pi V> .?*V-UiO Uiui uu ? Vy tV/ UL vv*. t vans' Letter. j The following io Lie letter of Chair| man Evans tc Senator Banks, undei | aate of May :i"tth: "I have your letter in which you a.<k me tiiis question: "Is not the of IK't: Oi Oiatt; tt dICUUUSC v.uuiiiuooiui.1 er a State office? And it* so does not ti.e law require that the commission| er be nominated in the primary, and ' if so should he not have a place in ' the campaign.' In my opinion the of' fice of State warehouse commission! er is a State office, but in view of th: action taken by the recent convention of the Democratic party, held in Columbia on the 17th inst. I am of the QDinion that the* State warehouse 1 commissioner has no place in the | Democratic primary nor in the campaign. j "As chairman of the 'State Democratic committee I am bound by th3 action of the State convention, and | that convention expressed, more than ' once, its desire that the office of State warehouse commissioner should I ' not be considered a political office, and that it should be kept out of the | primaries. In fact the sole object of, i your resolution was to place this ofj fice in politics and the debate shows | that the convention intended to keep . it out. "Mr. Graydon of Abbeville is quoted j as saying in the debate: 'If you want to kill the system put it in politics.' j He argued that it snouia oe entirely <* j business office. Mr. D. S. Henderson of Aiken stated that: 'The question is not the efficacy of the warehouse sys' tem but the matter of changing th 3 system from a 'business organization to a political machine. Don't let us drag it into politics. We have not forgotten that this man who wants this system put in politics, wanted to introduce commercial democracy in , South Carolina." It will thus be seen that the opposition to your resolution i was not as you state, 'that the State committee had the power to allow the commissioner to carry the matter into politics,' but whether the warehouse system should be endangered and destroyed by the ambition of a discredited politician seeking to carry it into j politics for personal reasons. | "I, therefore, hold that the acton or j the convention was an instruction to the State committee to keep his office out of politics. There is no place , in the Democratic primary election or | campaign for the warehouse commis 1 sioner and I shall endeavor to carry , out the intention as well as the expressed desire of the State convention." McLaurin's Reply. Senator McLaurin in reply to State ! Chairman Evans, said: "The term 'discredited politician' j comes with poor grace from ex-Gov; ernor Evans. I defeated him for the j United States senate on the issue of 'Commercial Democracy,' and have never been defeated for any office for | which I was a candidate, while he has ! gone down in defeat time and again. He has never forgiven me the terms | 'apist' and 'imitator,' 'the squeak of a squeeduaik, trying ^o imitate the blast 1 of a trumpet.' That showed him up, ! and the people of this State took his measure. He is nov/ lined up vritti j ! his former enemies trying to crash | his former friends. I am standing by the same principles I started on, and ! will die there. | j "He owes his position as State ' :e to Buy . China, Sterling Persian Ivory hat you need for Commencemen t + * i before you ouy. , [ Variety Store F 1000 Things -1 1 - j chairman to the fact that i;i 1!M: I ioiut1 man not restrained by eonscien i ! tions scruples was needed to ovo v k'tnrn the verdict of tlu> pecplc at the ballot box. It was a wi.-:e choice. an< would have carried out its purpose 1 i. a U? \> /-v Kr o nnn. | UUL lllill liu w U,. n I'V-X, ; pie's wr:uh. I "Mv friends in the convention onlv i | asked a plain right conferred by the j statute law. He admits this ler?al j rii^ht. How, then, could a convention ! repeal cr ignore Section 2S2. savin? i "all State officers shall tio into the i primary?" "It matters not to me personally. I am tiying to discharge my duty, and ?- - -is ; *1, _ I will continue uiseussiiig uiess issues. | I am just back fr?>m Anderson and | Greenville, and have plenty of invita | tions to keep me busy. 'Let the ! heathen rage.' . '! "Mr. Evans refers to my resolution. | He is mistaken. I knew Mr. Evans' i crowd, and never even asked for my j rights. It was the resolution of a [ body of representative farmers, and i his answer to this body is. "Rather I than give you what you request, we * " - ? > r ! will violate the law to aeieat u. -u.v i proposition v.a? to run for lieutenant 1 governor, but the warehouse -associaI & ! tion would not consent, and so the ! present lieutenant governor may rest | his soul in peace. 1 shall not run ! for any office. 1 "I agree with him as to the long list of distinguished men v.-no nave pre-.iously held the office. They made ; the office great. Everybody agrees 1 that it is big enough for the present j occupant. Times have changed, as well as lieutenant governors. None of . them before ever made it the basis of j a junketing trip to Europe to ? Iver I tise a vulgar millionaire. They couid ' not af-Ford it." iV ? '<? A TRIBUTE TO A NOBLE i <fc WOMAN <* > $> In a nearby country churchyard there stands at the head of one of its graves a modest headstone with the word "Mother" carved upon it and as usual the name and the dates of birth and death; and then follows the sim plest, trie most loucmng, iuc muai pathetic, the most eloquent and to my mind the most perfect epitaph of all the countless efforts I have read, by which affectionate sorrow has sought to display itself upon the monuments that mark the last earthly resting ?1 ? ^ Aaari T t simnlv piitCCS <JL l.uc uciuitu uvuu> says: "Everything about the house seems so different since she has gone.'' I can never read those simple words but that my eyes are dimmed with tears. So natural. So made. So childlike. So human. So full of lonely longing. iSo eloquent of love. So j filled with the bitter truth that life ' - * ? i :c Ui-,4- {?_ is out a synonym iur iuss?u ^ui indeed one long parting,?one long goodbye. "Everything about the house is so different since mother has gone." If some fond neart can truthfully inscribe above my head when I have gone just those words in substance * * 1 -1 1 ,4 V\<-\ c n'0?.for i ininK my Sit:trp wuum For well nigh half a century a good wile. A mother. The heart of a home. Aye, more, the mind and soul of it, without whom it were not. A woman of character. Of native dignity. Of poise. Of courage. And withal of tenderness and affection deep and true. Who can tell anything about such a character, or its ; nr? inflnonfO r?r it<! Simnlfi 2 Tail UCUX5II AU'UUVUW) V * WW x w deur in the true sense of that word, and above all of its sweetness and loveliness. 9 "Who can find a virtuous woman! for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do ! him good not eul all the days of her [ life. She see"keth wool, and flax, and ! worketh willingly with her hands. I o ; She is like the merchants' ship; she bringeth. her food from afar. She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a i . j portion to her maidens. She considered a field, and buyeth it; with the fmif. of her hands she planteth a vineyard. 'She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengthened her arms. She perceiveth that her merchandise is good; her candle goeth not out by night. She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea. she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She is not afraid I of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet garments of double thickness. SThe maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the eld ers of the land. She rnaketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles to the merchant;. 'Strength and honor are her clothing; and she ;| Summer S< :| R<" I ! NrvrFn rni ir. ATOR! ! States will give ser es of Columbia University, N. president of the N. E. A. Story Tellers League, Cxt and many others. COURSE OF STUDY. needs of: (1) Superinten< Imary and Grade Teachei credits. FACULTY.?A large f (leaders of education in tl SPECIAL FEATURES lectures on tne ivontesso i ized to renew certificates in this Summer School ai Lectures, Entretainmei Moving Pictures, Persons Regulation Size Tile Swii Thoroughly Equipped! i j For rates and further ii 11 IL shall rejoice in time to come. She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. * - a r She looketh well to tne ways oi nei iiousehold, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellenth them all. Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, he shall be praised. Give her of the fruH of her hands; and let her own . orkj, praise her in the gates." The greatest forces In nature ar? silent and bidden. Silenty the springtime its crown of verdure weaves and all the trees on all the hills put forth their thousand leaves. The spheres swing in their vast orbits through illimitable space held and kept by the silent, hidden forces that -rfold them in their eternal places. The Power of iWoman! Hidden?silent?profound ?mysterious?quiet,?gentle?unseen; it knits hearts together in the truest union?it is, if not divine, the most nearly so of any human attribue. A beautiful young woman in every sense of the word?a beautiful matron in every sense of the word?no one ever came under the influence of the character of Miss Mary Jane Scruggs, or, as she was destined to j ? ? TT v? ! oe, iv.rs. *1. union oummeis. out i what that person received an irnpres- j sion that raised all humanity in his j or her estimation to a higher plane, j The lessons and influences that I such a life teaches and exrets ar* j not written or recorded in characters 1 material and tangible and visible to 1 the bodily sense, but they are none the less effective and none the less imperishable. They live and are a light. They live in others' lives. They will appear to work for good in this world in hearts as yet >unborn. In the aggregate they mould a people?'tis they inspire nations to love ! the paths of virtue and of purity and of honor. The home-makers are the I character builders under their Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, whom He j chooses above all other instrumental- j ities?whether preacher, or poet, or i philosopher, or statesman, or law; giver, or teacher to build character, and thus to make the world better i and sweeter and cleaner by laying j the foundations in the hearts and minds of men and women for the superstructure of higher and better as pirations and achievements. The priestess that presides at the ! altar of the home knows the doctrine! of love above all others, and if there be one creature under heaven or on earth that can teach the theologian j even what is the love of God it is the mother. We say, "She has gone." In one sense, yes. But iu a thousand ways, no. Xo one of us can ever tell how far the potent influences set in motion and Radiating from one good | woman's sphere of action snau reacn land reform and hedeem. 'Such an injfiuence, so emanating, is an endleeX chain for good. It is an ever-widening power. The future has its hope in the home. The home is what the mother may make it. Xo stream can j rise higher than its source. Our daughters are our richest assets. The i ~1 ~ nro/>orvtc anH thA lifp i CAtfinpit? ail'U 1'1 uuv> V ?- ? I of such women as she "upon whose new made grave is laid this tribute of respect are the lessons that may j :hool, Winthr ck Hill, South Carol] June 13 to July 21, 1916. 5.?Some of the most famous lectures. Professors McMui Y., Commissioner Kendall, i , Editor of the Journal of Edu< meral Secretary of the Religioi ?Full courses of study will be ients and Principals (2) High i rs (4) Rural School Teachers (! acuity has been secured, cc lis and other States. .?Model School Problems, Kii ri methods. County Boards oi ; still in force for all teachers \ id take the final examination, its, Out-of-door Plays, Musical illy Conducted Excursions. L roming Pool, Large Athletic 1 \ccommodations Unexcelled, nformation write for Summer ! ^ ? ** ? T D. B. JUHIN3UIN I teach the deepest truths to those that i are to be the mothers and makers of men, and thus the real rulers under God of our destinies?the arbiters of ! our fate. I - - - . * A temporary inmate or ner nome, I which was the old ante-bellum, colonial mansion in which the writer waB born, it was my privilege to be intimately associated with Mrs. Summers | for some months before the end. PatI ient. Uncomplaining. Cheerful, ' though stricken. Thoughtful of oth. 3. | Loving and beloved. Who can come j into contact with such a character I and not be the better for it? | That even her going itself may be a lesson as was her life, let me, for ! that purpose only unless it be that her many loving friends will be glad : lU uear ui <Luy niv/mcm, uunoivi ?.?*I vial attending her demise, recite this ! sad but suggestive coincidence. , Mrs. Summers was at the evening meal J and appeared to be better than usual, i j After the meal and seated in the! : family circle around the fire I had i ' just written and read aloud the last j i word of the following lines when she ! ! complained of the sudden pain that j was to prove the beginning of the! end. The Future; L'ouia it oe given 10 a man iu nuun i The ill that is to him to come, Perchance within an hour or so, 'Twould all his faculties benumb; i I His soul would tremble like dry grass Tossed by the storm on withered stem, 1 Howe'er fearless, a child would pass Through every fibre, like a requiem Of dead delights and peace as well, j The sweetness of each flower would j be a stench? ' ' j All beauty loathsome and the earth a hell? j Each vital fire of joy and hope 'twould quench, And all a charnel house of choas dire Would his soul be, trampled by fear Into the very mirtc and mire Of sure misfortune rear. Thank God we're blind to what the' hours unborn may hold And know not what before us lies. 'And that sweet hope deceives and! makes us bold, Expecting ever earth to be as fair as Paradise. Thank God that when we do remember that, as true As that we live, sorrow will find us out, We can to Him who made and died to save us too, Turn trustful eyes; and put our fears to rout; I Knowing that He who loves ua as His own most dear, Who tempereth to the lamb that's shorn the storm, Will walk with us the vale through j shadows drear Giving ue grace to face our ills in j every form! Even as the last word was read the i peaceful hearthstone was the scene of j trouble and distress, and again was J the truth about to be brought home ; to us that in the midst of life we are in death. Would that we all were a^ ! well prepared for that inevitable, dread visitor as was this heroic, op College, I ina, | educators of the United ray and Thorndike, of Df New Jersey, an ex:ation, President of the is Education Association, provided to meet the School Teachers (3) Pri5) Those wishing college imposing specialists and idergarten practice and f Education are authorvho do satisfactory work Cnmnani#-4 Frlnrahnnal arge, New Gymnasium, Field and Play Ground School Bulletin. , President, Rock Hill, S. C sunnBraBBnnHMigHHBkt faithful, gentle Christian "wife and mother. The lines that follow are so pertinent that they are subjoined to this tribute of resDect bv one who knew this noble woman now gone to her reward. Written and read fcy the writter in the hearing of Mrs. Summers before she passed away it seems not in) appropriate to set it forth as a memorial.. Earth's Great Ones. 1 His min conceived the wondrous instrument That a whole people find their lib^ erties safe-guarded by? AniT at his death the very firmament Quivers with the intensity of a nation's cry, And monumental tribute names him ! of the great? Because he made a state. Arother's mind conceived the wondroue battle plan Upon whose issue hangs of countless lives the fate And hopes for centuries to come of millions yet unborn. This man? The victor;?the orator, the bard, the young, the old congratulate; And monumental tribute names him of the great Because he saved a s'ate. 4 nrtthor'c minr? pnnrfMVPd the WOn IXXiUl/UVl c w ?v drous melody That fills a country's heart with patriotic pride? He penned the patriotic words that e'er shall be The inspiration of the free man and his guide: .< And monumental tribute names him of the greLt For he inspired a state. In an old village churchyard is a grave About which violets are peeping forth this soft, 'Spring day? Its tombstone tells not of the wise, the geriius or the brave; But one word?"Mother"?does the simple stone for epitaph dieplay;? . V: Xo monumental tribute rises here to heaven's dome? She only made a home. Ah, wondrously in love she made its constitution and its laws; She fought?ah, God, how valiantly ?its countless foes; Her very self for,food slie gave; its inspiration 6he; and she the cause When that home sent out graceful daughters?saints; and manlysons?heroes; Of self she thought not, nor of what was writ in the Recording lAngel's tome;? cjv.a Aniv m?a home. OUC JJJkbvv&x* M ?? An, when the Master shall His hand in benediction lay And place the crown of stars most glorious on the head Which He deems on that glad millenial day The one upon which highest hon* i J 1- - ~ J ors snoina ue sueu, Will His discerning eye amongst earth's great ones roam, Or find out "Mother" who but made r* TTrwm o f a J. iv ui v Jno. B. Aager Mullally. "Boecobel'' Plantation, Pendleton, South Carolina. . . .A W ^ ; . - ' : s. - j-% >. ?. _