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e pamberg ^eralb ESTABLISHED APRIL. 1891. Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. Entered as second-class matter April 1891, under Act of March 3, 1879. $1.50 PER YEAR. Volume 27 No. 34. Thursday, August 22, 1918. \ If the German kaiser could vote . in the Democratic primary in South Carolina next Tuesday, is there any doubt in your mind as to who he would vote for? Mr. Voter, can you afford to vote with the kaiser? \ . , Of course every man who votes for "Dlnoon i(5 nr\t /-licl rival fnr some aood io uvu v.*j v* w - _ . people who are piisguid^d will no doubt vote for him, but it is a safe , bet that every disloyal man in South Carolina will vote for him. The proGermans and those who are opposed i to the war and Woodrow Wilson will vote for Blease, and no true Ameri-I can ought to ^llow himself to be found in that company. . We trust that Bamberg county will give a good majority for Robert A. Cooper for governor. He is a strong, clean man, and will make an excellent chief executive. There are several men in the race, but it will narrow down to Cooper as representing the anti-Blease voters, and Rich, ' ards as the Blease candidate. ' We have nothing to say against Mr. Bethea^ but he has no ''chance to be elected, and your vote ior mm vmj weakens Cooper and strengthens Richards. So don't lose your vote in the first primary' Vote for Cooper and elect him on the first ballot. By 7 the way, don't forget J. T. Liles for Jieutenant governor. Vote for him, too. ^ ie> m . The Herald is not attempting to dictate to any man how to vote, but we are doing what we conceive to be! our duty in-telling the people who the best men are and giving our reasons for that belief. We know that inany of our readers are not acquainted with various candidates, and gladly welcome information. We have always stood for certain principles in political affairs, and will continue to : -- do so as long as the paper is owned as at present. We have opposed certain men because of their public / acts, and will continue to advise our ? people as we thinlrbest for their in> ,terests. We shall never try to dictate, but shall endeavor to turn on all the light so that the voters can v, cast their ballots intelligently and for the best interests of our State and nation. No man can say this paper ever supported a man or policy which ever before, ana we oeneve tney win. j * Shame on any man who lets his desire for office lead him to say and t do things that he knows his conscience will last him for! Byrnes is good enough for Woodrow Wilson, and his opponents dare not attempt to deny it. He ought to be good enough for every voter in the second district. In the fall of 1916, affer his%defeat for governor, Cole L. Blease made an address at Allen university, colored, at Columbia, reports of which were printed at the time in_the < Columbia State and the Samaritan Herald, the last named being a negro newspaper. The former governor has never denied the correctness of the report published in the negro newspaper. In this speech Blease sought to arouse the prejudices of the negroes by telling them, according the the report in the Samaritan Herald, that the laws of the State were unjust; that the negroes were being robbed by the white people out of their.just rights; and making such statements as, he would trust his daughter in their hands, and asking . t / what kind of law is it that will not allow them representation on juries, etc. The whole thing is too sickening to give to our readers, but we think the people ought to know what manner of man it is who is.now seeking the high and honorable position of successor to Senator Tillman in the United States senate. Such a speech could have but one effect, and that is to stir up strife between the negroes and white people, ^nd destroy what the white people of this State fought for so hard and against such great odds in IS76. Xo carpetbagger in those days made a more inflaming speech to the negroes that did Blease two years ago at Allen university, according to the negro paper. We cannot believe, we refuse to believe, that a great number of people in South Carolina will canf-tinn Rlpflsp's snepch to the ne groes on that occasion, when he not only sought to destroy the good feeling between the two races, but actually assumed to champion the base 1 prejudices of the colored people. Right at a time above all others-Xhat the country needs the support of the colored people, as well as all others, Blease makes this inflaming speech. ^ i? m :? The organ of Blease is making frantic efforts to boost his cause by making the most ridiculous statements about the crowds present at his meetings and as to the enthusiasm manifested. The fact is that the Blease meetings are not attended by fifty per cent, of the people claimed by his organ, and many of these are those who are opposed to him and go to hear him so they can quote his utterances with accuracy. There is no enthusiasm shown, even by his supporters who attend. We have was not in line with the above. / ' President Wilson says that Jim Byrnes is "one of the strongest and most- dependable men in the house" and he genuinely regrets the charges Byrnes's opponents have been bring> ing against him, for he knows they are absolutely untrue. The question for the voters of Bamberg county to J decide is, will they vote for Byrnes, who has the ea^orsement of Wood ? "T}1 1.1? Anrv?nflnto rOW VY HSUU, U1 UU7 111 ills u^uu^uio, none of whom has the president's endorsement? We are confident that they will stand by the president, .and that Byrnes will carry this county by * a large majority. This is the judgment of some of the best judges of political sentiment in the county, and we believe they are correct. The fight made against Byrnes by hiT 'opponents is not at all to their credit, and the voters will resent such * tactics. We do not object to legitimate criticisms of any man's public record, but the attempts made by these men to twist and pervert Mr. Byrnes's acts and to charge him with things they knew were untrue, does not meet our idea of fair play. Byrnes , has not had' a fair deal in this race, and the voters ought ta resent it by giving him a greater majority than must be filed within two days after the day of the declaration of the result with the chairman of the county committee, and the said county committee will hear and determine the same at its first meeting held thereafter. J. F. CARTER, County Chairman. August 19th, 1918. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Founded 1785. A college of highest standard, open to men and women. An intentionally limited enrollment insures individual instruction. Four year courses lead to the Bachelor's Degree. The Pre-' Medical course a special feature. Military training, established in 1917 under the War Department Regulations, is in charge of U. S. Army officer. Address, HARRISON RANDOLPH, President, Charleston, S. C.. 9-25 been told by one of the most reliable men we know that the crowd at the recent Denmark meeting was not half what was claimed, that there was little enthusiasm shown, that Blease seemed to have lost his "pep" as he expressed it, and looked old and care-worn, that he was nothing like the man who spoke in Bamberg some years ago?in short that he was not near up to his form in the campaigns of recent years. This is the report from other meetings as well, and we know it is correct. The bald fact is that Blease has fewer I followers in South Carolina today than ever before, and even these are deserting him every day. There is no enthusiasm shown at his meetings, and he feels it. He is "under hack;" he has disappointed his former supporters, for they expected him to make some sort of showing at his own meetings, and he has not done this. He stated at Denmark that that was the smallest crowd he had addressed in South Carolina, and many of those present were oppqsed to him. He is beat and he knows it. What a change! A-.few years ago this man was the idol of thousands of people in this State, and at his every public appearance he was ? cheered to the eeho. Discredited and disowned, his condition is pitiful. As much as we are opposed to his policies, we would have preferred that he had retired from public life with better grace. Inhaling. Officer?Next a breathing exercise. Inhale! Student (fumbling in pocket)? Got a ligt??Yale Record, No Dry Information. There may be books in the running brooks, but boys can't get an education by going in swimming.?Boston . Transcript. BOOKS OF SUBSCRIPTION OPEN. The books of subscription to the capital stock of the Farmers Tobacco Warehouse are now open at the store of C. R. Brabham's Sons. All par'ties interested in the establishment of the tobacco market at Bamberg are invited to become stockholders, especially those who planted this year, and those contemplating planting next year. MEETING COUNTY COMMITTEE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. The county Executive committee of the Democratic party, for Bamberg county, will assemble at the court house, at Bamberg, on or before 12 o'clock noon, Thursday, August 29th, inst., for the purpose of tabulating the returns and declaring the results of the Democratic primary. Protests and contests for county officers a-nrl momhorc nf tho fpnpral assatnblv NOTICE TO ALL DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF BAMBERG COUNTY. As county chairman I request all Democratic voters of the county of Bamberg to furnish me at the earliest date possible, the present correct address of all Democratic voters of the county who are absent from the county and engaged in the civil, military or naval service of the United States, j I ask this co-operation in order that j I may be able to send ballots to them ! to vote, in accordance with the law j of the State and rules of the party, i I find that those who are engaged i in the service of the United States j are being constantly transferred and I it is very difficult to obtain their j oHflroce T ell o 11 annraoioto i V-Wi i v\.t uuvti vcc. x Uiiuii uFt71 Wiwvv i the co-operation of \oters and friends, I in this matter. J. F. CARTER. County Chairman. j POLITICAL ADVBKTISEMEXT CONGRESSMAN BYRNES BEFORE i LEAVING FOR WASHINGTON ISSUES STATEMENT. To the voters of Bamberg county: j The congressional campaign has i closed. I have attended every meeting arranged for the congressional candidates in this district, and the charges made against me by my three opponents I think I have successfully answered. Now that the campaign is over I warn my friends against the circulation of eleventh-hour campaign stories. Inasmuch as I believe in fighting fair I do not intend to make any i charges against my opponents other I than those made in their presence' at the campaign meetings, and I do ! not want my friends to make any j against them. If any additional j charges are made against me by my enemies, I think you will agree with me that they should have been made while the meetings were on, and 11 had opportunity to answer; and the; fact that thev were not made at that j time should be sufficient evidence of i their untruthfulness. Congress after a four weeks re-1 cess reconvened Monday and I have; returned to Washington to be present during the consideration of the bill1 proposing a change in the ages of the ] draft law from 18 to 45; to ketep in j touch with the authorities who have i under consideration the proposal to j fix a price on cotton, and to be pres- i ent during the consideration of other matters which affect vitally the interest of the people of this district. I feel satisfied^that while I am away looking after your interest you will1 protect my interests at home. Very respectfully, JAMES F. BYRNES. ?adv. POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT. THE SOLDIERS IN FRANCE AS WELL AS IN THIS COUNTRY WANT HON. G. L. TOOLE ELECTED TO CON- . GRESS. UNDER THE AMERICAN FLiAG Camp S. W. in . ance. July. 18, 1918. Hon. G. L. Toole, Aiken, S. C. Dear Mr. Toole: Your highly appreciated letter received. They are happy minutes, hours, and days when a soldier gfets j a letter like yours from God's people ; at home. Your acquaintances over here surely want you elected to congress. I hope that I will be able to gratulate you in my next letter. If they send you to France, i nope to j see you here. You would like France. We are putting up a hard fight and , the French people are full ot smiles | when they see an American. Our troops are passing through the towns aaily. The women are raking hay and gathering the crops. Every town has its supervisor who looks after the farming interest. The people get their rations just like a soldier. The country is great for wheat, oats and rye, but I have not seen any corn or cotton. Spring-sown wheat is ripe already, but it is impossible to gather it now while there is so nuch fighting going on. Best regards to your family, Your friend. CORP. JOHN VLAD, E. Co. 112th U. S. Ifif. ?Published as an advertisement by Q. L. Toole, candidate for congress. POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT | BYRNES STANDS BY FARMERS, j FARMERS' NATIONAL CONGRESS. U. S. A. President and Legislative Agent J. H. Kimble, Port Deposit, Md. August '16, 1918. Mr. John iv. Jordan, Ridge Spring, S. C. Dear Sir: I have your letter asking about Congressman James F. Byrnes' attitude towards legislation urged by the Farmers' National Congress, the Farmers' Union, the National Grange, and other farmers' organizations in the interest of the farmers. nrMopmon Rvrnoc vntoH fnr V7UU5I OOOUiUJLI JLyj ? AAVW ? vvvv* parcel post, rural credits, anti-gambling in cotton, federal aid to roads, postal savings, immigration restriction, more liberal appropriations for agricultural purposes, marketing and other legislation that has been urged by the Farmers National Congress, the Farmers Union and the Grange. He is one of the best friends the farmers have in congress. He is always on the job for the farmers. Very truly yours, (Signed) JOHN H. KIMBLE. ?Published as an advertisement by James F. Byrnes, candidate for reelection to congress. ?SEE? L. B. 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