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SENATORIAL MEETING
IN BAMBERG COUNTY
Both Candidates Conducting a Quiet
Orderly Campaign. Congressional
Uace in that BJstrlct Waxing Warm.
Bamberg, S. C, June 29.?A falr
Blzed audience heard candidates for
the United States senate and for con
gress here today. Solicitor R. L. Gunter
of Alken, who Is unopposed for re
election, made a few appropriate re
marks, which began the meeting.
Colonel Dial and Mr. Talbert were
both in good trim, and were given re
spectful attention, but interest cen
tered in the congressional candidates,
Col. Harry D. Calhoun of Barnwell
having entered the race against Con
gressman James F. Byrnes. Their first
meeting on the stump was at noon to
day.
Both Congressman Byrnes aud Colo
nel Calhoun are popular, both agrres
slve, and, in many respects, evenly
matched. The meeting today was
marked by several claahes between
them.
Byrnes' Address.
The one Issue Injected into the con
gressional i.ie, and the one thing dis
cussed by the congressional candidates
here today being Congressman Byrnes'
vote on the proposed Brlstow amend
ment to the conotltutlon of the United
States providing for election of Uni
ted States senators by direct vote of
the peoplo, Mr. Byrnes vigorously de
fonded hlB position. Explaining the
provisions of tho Brlstow amondmcnt,
ho showed that the only change it pro
poses is that senators shall be elected
by the people instead of by the state
legislatures, and that it does not In nny
way give the federal government any
more authority than the federal gov
ernment has at present to appoint ?n
pervisors of elections, judgeB of elec
tions and returning boards to certify
the results of any elections, nor does
It authorize the use of United States
?oops at the polls, as charged by Col
onel Calhoun.
Perhaps Mr. Byrnes' strongest and
most effective defense was the records
produced by him showing that not only
did all of the 228 Democrats, who were
present in the house of representatives,
except thirty-nine, vote for the Brls
tow amendment, but in the senate only
eight Democrats voted against It; that
every member from South Carolina
present voted as he did; and that last
year the people of South Carolina,
through the general assembly of this
state, sent to Washington a special
resolution asking congress to be al
lowed to vote on the question of direct
election of United States senators. He
gave as a further reason for his vote
that the Democratic platform of 1908
demanded this reform; and, if vindi
cation were needed, he thought it vin
dication enough that he had cast a vote
toward the accomplishment of that
which the leading Democrats of the
country had inserted a plank In the
f "'?->-:-" -;
national platform of the party in hopes
of attaining.
Proceeding then from the defensive
to the offensive, Mr. Byrnes referred
to Colonel Calhoun's circular, which
was this week distributed throughout
the district
He argued that Colonel Calhoun
had misstated facts; he explained that
the Brlstow amendment is not law,
that congress could not make it law,
but that to become law It must be
ratified by three-fourths of the states.
The very evils which Coloney Cal
houn's circular holds up as the off
spring of the Brlstow amendment?
the placing of United States troops at
polls?Mr. Byrnes showed are not pro
vided for in or under the amendment.
He denounced Colonel Calhoun's con
tention as an absudlty, and showed
conclusively that the amendment
which he had voted for did not en
franchise anyone. He charged that
the negro had been "lugged" into the
matter for tho purpose of securing
votes.
Mr. Byrnes also read several let
ters, from Senator Tlllman, Congress
man Adamaon of Georgia, and others
who had also written Colonel Calhoun,
differing from those Colonel Calhoun
had published in his circular. These
letters upheld Mr. Byrnes' position and
attested his -worth In the house of
representatives, his ability as a legis
lator, and his untiring work In behalf
of tho people of his district.
Concluding his address, the con
gresBinan declared:
"When Mr. Calhoun says or Inti
mates that he fears negro domination
In South Carolina, he doesn't mean It.
When In '76, with half the manhood
of the state loft lying on the fields of
Virginia, those who romained, poverty
stricken though they were, overthrew
the negro rule and established white
supremacy forever, and today no man
with red blood in his veins will admit
the possibility of his being ruled by
an inferior race of negroes. If I feared
it, I would not admit It, and tho mere
statement is an insult to the white
people of tho South and unworthy of
a man who boasts of the name of Cal
houn and the military title of colonel."
Mr. Byrnes was roundly cheered,
when In tho course of his remarks he
proved, by the Congressional Record,
that such Republicans as Lorlmer,
Lodge, Heyburn, Crane, Root, Pen
rose, Galliger and the Mormon Smoot
had voted against the Brlstow amend
ment. He congratulated himself that
he had not voted with these men, and
pointed out that if the measure was
an antagonistic to the South as Col
onel Calhoun's circular alleged, these
men, many of whom are avowed ene
mies of the South?Heyburn especially
?would have voted for It and sup
ported it with all the power they
could command.
Calhoun's Reply.
Colonel Calhoun quoted statutes to
prove the greater number of negroes
I than white people In the district and
reiterated his statement In his circu
lar that the Brlstow amendment Is "a
menace to the South." The ablest
Southern statesmen, he declared, have
exprossed their opinion that it is a
dangerous measv. ? and should not
have been passod. He criticised Con
gressman Byrnes for voting for it;
then turning to the congressman, he
asked:
"Do you expect the people of South
Carolina to adopt the amendment?"
"It doesn't matter with me whether
or not they adopt it." replied Byrnes.
"I did what the people of my state
asked us to do. Whatever they will
do with the amendment Is for them
to say, not for me or you."
A demostrStioo for Byrnes followed
this reply.
Mr. Talbert declared in his speech
for les< expenditures by candidates
seeking office. He had no campaign
manager, he Bald, and "no one to do
my lying for me, so I'll have to do
my own." Instead of a government of
the people, for the people, by the peo
ple, he said, this is becoming a gov
ernment of money, by money, for
money. He denounced the Money
Trust, and asked: "Shall the citizen
or the dollar rule?" He declared
against the trust and for . positive,
drastic legislation to control them?
not a negative law like the Sherman
law. The government, ho declared
should control the trusts; not the
trust the government. Ho declared
for national aid for good roads, and
said that he would if he might have
his way, place old Confederate veter
ans on tho federal pension list. He
was opposed to taxing whito people to
educato negroes.
Colonel Dial in u heart-to-heart talk
with tho crowd, declared for economy
and progress. These aro not contri^
dlctory terms, he said. Ho pointed ot^
that over $3,000,000 a year is thrown
away by the postomco department. A
bettei business administration would,
he contended, make one cent postage
possible. He favored the proposed
parcels pout, and declared the gov
ernment should get rid of the Philip
pine Islands. Declaring that the gov
ernment should help the farmer, Colo
nel Dial argued that if tho government
can give a rocelpt for whlBkey placed
In a bonded warehouse it ought Jfm
give a receipt for cotton In tho safl
way. "We don't want the government
to lend us money on these receipts,"
he said, "but wo do want It to lend
us Its credit. If It will, we can gef
the money on these receipts; and our
Southern banks will then be flooded
with money from the North."?Augusta
Chronicle.
Oave Hlmtslf Away.
Mrs. Sharpoye (st a hotel)?That
couple try to act as if they had been
married for years, but I know they
are on their wedding tour."
Mr. Sharpoye?Quean not
Mrs. 8.?Yes. they are. He gave her
the tenderloin of the atsalt."?New
York Weekly.
J. C. BURNS A CO.
SIX
CUT PRICE
STORES
RED IRON RACKET'S
LAURENS
GREENWOOD
ANDERSON
GREENVILLE
SPARTANDURG
CHARLOTTE
Big July Sale?Red Hot Prices
Red Hot July Prices.
Red hot July prices on Clothing. Dress
up and be somebody. It makes no differ
ence if you arc a boy or man, dress up
now.
$5.00 Suits for.$3.98
$7.00 Suits for.$4.98
$8.50 Suits for.$6.39
$10.00 Suits for.$8.39
$12.00 Suits for.$9.98
$14.00 Suits for.$11.39
$15.00 Suits for.$12.50
Lot us make your suit to order. Special
Tailor made suits $15.00, no more no less,
all wool guaranteed goods, tailored by the
International "Woolen Mills Co. Come in
and lot us show you this line, its as good
as you have paid $20.00 to $22.50 for. Come
and see.
Our pants must walk about now. Red hot
July prices.
Men's Pants, walking out at 98c, $1.25,
$1.45, $1.98, $2.39, $2.94 up to $5.39
for the $7.00 kind. Come to the Red
Iron Racket and wear pants.
Our improved building is now complet
ed and*we have one of the latest modern
department stores in Laurens and the larg
est and complete stock of merchandise
shown tinder one room in South Carolina,
and best of all the prices arc from 10 to
35 per cent less than others ask for some
goods.
10c package Good Luck Baking Powder 8c
12 cakes Laundry Soap.25c
1 lb Lump Starch, worth 10c for ....5c
1 lb. Sulphur (10c) for.5c
17 lbs. Sugar.$1.00
10 lbs. Eagle Thistle Soda, best made 25c
6-foot Buggy Whip.10c
1 full size Hammer.10c
150 Curry Comb.10c
1 nice Hoi'se Brush.10c
3 sticks Good Luck Bluing for.5c
1 lb. nice Candy.10c
2 good Cigars.5c
3 lbs. Epsom Salt",.10c
1 lb. Epsom Salts.4o
5e pkg Celuloid Starch.4c
5e cake Gold Band Soap.4c
5c pkg. Gold Dust Washing Powder . .4c
5c box Good Luck Baking Powder . .4c
6e box Searchlight Matches.4c
5c paper best Pins.4c
fx; paper best Safety Pins.4c
fx*, bottle Ink. ?.4c
We Sell Same Qoods for Less
Money.
5c cake Toilet Soap.4c
1 lb. pkg. Eagle Thistle Soda.4c
5c twist Tobacco. .4c
25 Items of above at 4c here cost you $1.00
40-inch Lawn, special.5c
7 cakes Laundry Soap, soda crystial (good)
.25c
1 lot Boys' Body Waists, slightly damaged
by water, to close out at.12 l-2c
1 lot Ladies' Sailor Hats, to close at 15c
1 lot of Boys' and Men's Caps, slightly
damaged by water and dust, worth 25c
to 35c at.15c
1 lot 50c Dress Shirts, slightly soiled while
building, to close out at 25c, good as ever
SHOES AND SLIPPERS.
Big line going at 98c, $1.25, $1.48, $1.89,
$2.25, $2.45, $2.98, $3.48 for the $4.00
kind.
Infant's Shoes for.10c
Children's Slippers and Shoes 48c, 69c, 85c,
98c, $1.18, to.$1.48
200 pairs Slippers and Shoes, to close
out quick on the floor .. . .$1.80
These are $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 shoes
Best $1.00 Watch made for.69c
$1.00 Alarm Clock.60c
$3.50 large 8-day Clock .$1.98
Calico going at.4c
Good Bleachings per yd' 6c, 7 l-2c, and 9c
2 spools Thread (good) .5c
8 balls Thread for.5c
6 spools Thread, best made. Cor.25c
Ladies Skirts 75c, 98c, $1.45, $1.98, $2.39,
$2.94 up to $6.89. Big values.
1 Hound Dawg.10c
Men's Soft Collars.10c
1
1
1
2
1
nice Window Shade.25c
box Shoe Polish.5c
bottle Shoe Polish.5c
pkg Shoe Nails.5c
large size Nail Hammer.10c
1 Shoemaker's Hammer.10c
1 nice Tack Hammer.10c
1 Window Screen.33c
1 large Dish Pan.10c
1 pair Suspenders .... '.8c
5 Handkerchiefs for.10c
1 Corset, good value.25c
5e package Envelopes.3c
10c box Paper.Be
15c box Paper.10c
10c Mantel Paper.8c
We Sell Same Qoods for Less
Money.
Everybody likes the candy 'we sell. Pine
candy for less.
40c Chocolate Candy lb.$20c
1 lb. (20c) Caromel Candy.10c
1 lb. (20c) Chocolate Candy.15c
1 lb. (15c) Crystalized Creams.10c
24 Safety Pins for.5c
1 six-foot Buggv Whip.10c
15c Drop Top Whip.10c
1 Mouse Trap.10c
1 doz. Jelly Tumblers for.24c
6 Fruit or lee Cream Saucers.19c
6 nice Tumblers .. .. .... .18c
1 large Glass Pitcher.25c
1 band Lamp.10c
2 Handkerchiefs .5c
75c long waist Corset, La Blanch (special)
for.48c
6 cakes best Laundry Soap made (Gold
Band). ,23c
0 pkgs. Dukes Mixture, smoking tobacco 25c
6 pkgs. Piedmont Cigarettes.25c
3 plugs S & G Chewing Tobacco, yum
yum-good.25c
1 best Cigar made for.5c
2 good Cigars, Lord Calvert.5c
144 Shirt Buttons.. ... .5c
24 Pearl Buttons.5c
They gotta quit kiekin' my Dawg around.
Needles, Pins, Key Chains, Hair Pins . .lc
3 boxes Searchlight Matches.10c
Bargains in the Basement. Tin, Glass,
Crockery, Lamps, Enameled Ware, Rugs,
Window Shades, Art Squares.
25c can Colgates or Air Float Talcum Pow
der for.15c
25c quality Table Oil Cloth for.15c
]5c can Air Float Talcum Powder only 10c
20e largo tin Bucket.10c
1 set large Ice Tea Tumblers, bell shape
for.50c
1 set Tumblers only.18c
1 set nice Plates.39c
1 set Teacups and Saucers.43c
J. C. BURNS & CO.
RED HOT BARGAINS.
500 pairs of Boy's Knee Pants, good value
for only.25o
Big purchase in men's Shirts for every day
and Sunday wear. Come to Red Iron
Racket for your Shirts. We are selling
these Shirts at 26c, 39c, 48c, up to 94c
for the $1.25 kind.
$1.35 Plow Shoe for only.98c
Men's Underwear
Special for.23c
50c quality for.39c
50c elastic seam Drawers our price . .39o
60c elastic seam Drawers going at ... .43c
Kool Shirts and Short Knee Drawers going
at 25c and 45c. Keep Kool.
Standard Medicines which you need when
you arc feeling bad.
$1.00 bottle Wampoles Cod Liver Oil 84c
$1.00 bottle S S S for the blood .. ..84c
$1.00 bottle B. B. B. for the blood .. . .84c
$1.00 bottle Electric Bitters.84c
$1.00 bottle Swamp Root.84c
$1.00 bottle Mystic Wine of Life_84c
$1.00 bottle Wine of Cardui.84c
$1.00 bottle Hood's Sarsaparilla.84c
$1.00 bottle Warner's Safe Cure _84c
$1.00 package Thedford's Black Draught
.69c
$1.00 bottle Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pro
scription .,84c
$1.00 Wtlc Ayers Hair Vigor.84c
$1.00 bottlcllarsford's Phosphate _84c
50c bottle Dodson's Liver Tonic, takes the
place of Calomel (guaranteed) ....42c
All 50c bottles Medicines arc cut to ... .42c
All 25c bottles and packages are cut to 22c
Buy here and save money. J. C. Burns &
Co., price cutters.
7c quality Linenette.5c
12t/2o 40-inch Lawn .10c
7c 40-in Lawn.6c
Checked Homespun.5c
Lawn, fancy.4c
Fans, keep kool,.lc to 26c
Special lot Ladies' Sailor Hats 15c, 25c,
39c up to 48c for the $1.00 kind.
Just in, big lot Fruit Jars, Jelly Tumblers,
Jar Rings and Caps, Fly Paper and
Fly Traps, Horse Muzzles. We sell for
less. J. C. Bums & Co.
Big lot millinery. Ribbons, Flowers, just
in at way down prices. Come quick.
Special lot Ladies ?'hite Belts, good 10c
20c Suspenders for.13o
Ladies' Kid Gloves, special 69c up to $2.39
60c Japanese Rug only.39c
1 large Art Square 9x12 feet, a beauty
for only.;.$2.94
Millinery. Latest creations, just arrived.
Beautiful Hats now going at 98c, $1.39
$1.98 up to $3.39 for the 4.50 kind.
Don't fail to come Saturday. Special
values all day Saturday. It will pay you
to come Saturday.
Come to Red Iron Racket for What You Have to Buy and Save 15 to 35 per cent of Your Hard Earned Money.
Everybody's Doing It! Why? Just Because
J. C. BURNS & COMPANY
WALT A BLOCK
AND
SAVE A DOLLAR.
Sells Same Goods for Less Money
J. C. Burns & Company's "Cut Price" Store
Next to Bramlett's Shop-Completely Out of the High Priced District
SELLS MORE GOODS
FOR
SAVE MONEY
