davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
FOR RAILROAD COMMIS-
SIONER,

w ID Mayfieid, Columbia. 6 c. is
hereby announced as a candidate for
Railroad Commissioned. subject TO the
State Democratic primary.
POSITION.
The commissioners should be paid
by the State Instead Uf by the railroads
aud the term Of Office should he re.
duced from six years To two years.
stop Discrimination.
freight rates should be so regulated
as to-
Encourage fruit growers. truck
farmers aud Gamers, aud enable them
to offer their products on the mars ct
on equal terms with any state.
Induce manufacturers ofall kinds 10
lOca IN this State and enable them
to fir their products on the market
Oh equal terms with any State.
Euable cotton mills in this State to
buy OH any market In the state,
Give cotton mills the best rates :or
shipping their products.
Enable wholesale merchants In tn il
State TO compete with wholesale
merchants in adjoining states.
Make Charleston, Port Royal, aud
Georgetown import aud export cities
on an equal footing with Wilmington
and Savannah. w ID MAYFIELD.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15

old advice he give me. Establish>
ed rules that Ben Tillman makes
always take precedence over these
new tangled ones which is forced
from him on account of the other
candidates having been come cted
with the Legislative part of our
government for ten years and have
accomplished nothing.
/ will vote for Col Hoyt because
he can enforce the law-like Till
man. | will vote for him be cause
he does not drink-like Tillmun.
will vote for him because Tillman
said at Orangeburg that all the
candidates for governor were his
friends, but Col Hoyt was the
cleanest and most upright and
honorable, and that he did not like
the way the dispensary was now
run.
Col Hoyt is fresh from the peo-
pie, and TilIman told us in 1890
to elect him or man fresh from
the people. SO | will vote for
Col Hoyt on these grounds, and
am reliably informed TiIIman's
county and home box will do the
same thing at the primary.
Aiken.
Aiken, ) G, Aug 10.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15

of all South Carolina Democrats
who will not vote for Hoyt cast
for the candidate who is next to
him in independence of Tillmau
and therefore in Tillmau's bad
graces. Let it be Hoyt or Me-
Sweeney because the Boss wills it
otherwise. If half the Democrats
in South Carolina who denounce
the rule of Boss Hanna are con-
slstcnt they will effectualIy end
the rule of Boss Tillman. Tho
State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15

You can find church members
who will vote for the dispensarv
but you cannot find membcrs who
will vote to retain in the church a
member who accepts the position
of dispenser. If the dispcnsarv,
which sells whiskey as beverage,
is II good thing for church mem.
Der t. vote for it certainly ought
to be Il good thing for church
mem her to run. 1t will he more
toIerablc in the great Judgment
day for the man who forfeits his
mem perahip in the church of God
to become a dispenser of whiskey
rs Il beverage than for the more
enlightened members of that
church who misdirected his steps
by advocating and voting for the
dispensary.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
That "UnhOly Alliance"
The Bottom Knocked Out of the
Senator's "Logical'
Conclusions.

To the Editor of The State.
just now the political atmos-
phere is disturbed about an Gun
holy alliance between the whiskey
men and the preachers. y Will
you allow me to make statement
and ask few questions?
While the carnival was beng
held at AbhevilIc, : G, July IL
1919 the dispcnsary was closed.
Was this the result of an uuhnIy
alliance between the whiskev men
and preachers of this county, or
was it the opinion Of the town
officials that it would be to the
best interest of the public that the
dispensary should he closed Z If
for the best interest of the com.
munity for the dispensary to be
closed three Gays in July why not
366 days in the year,
The Democratic party is CON
sidered the white mans party in
South Carolina and if Il few col
ored voters vote the Democratic
ticket would it be safe to assume
that we are all negroes Certaln-
ly, If the logic of the dispensarv
advocate is correct. They as
sumo, because the former bar
keepers align themselves with the
prohlbitioniSts that we are work
ing to open the barroomS as for.
megy.
Again: If the dispensary ad-
vocates are in the majority should
not the electoral vote of South
Carolina be cast for the Republi
can nominee for the presidency
The Democratic party claims to be
opposed to trusts, monopolies, etc,
and if the dIspensary is not q
trust and monopoly of the whis-
key traffic in South Carolina what
lis 1T?
ask these questions not as a
preacher nor the son of a preacher
for am neither, neither am | q
whlskey man, but plain
Prohibitionlst.
Due West, S &.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
Still for Tillman, But Will Vote
for HOyt.
To the Editor of The State:

TO the Editor of The State:
In 1S90-02, when Senator Till.
man was touring the State, every
time he was interrupted by any
one in the audience he would rive
them rap by saying: "You are
the kind that buys a pint of mean
liquor and 90 home and abuse
your family"
In 1892 when he advocated SO
poll tax and we voted against it .
he would make Il similar slur
about the barkeeper and persons
buying liquor. Taking him to be
sincere in what he SAID then and
now, we turned to "personal pros
hibitionists," but we differ with
him in his religion. ("Salvation
for myself and damnation for
everybody else" Widow Bedot. J
Prohibition for ourselves and
liquor for everyone else. am
sorry that he Is backing out of the
rules adopted by him for the guild
ance of his people. / am an orIgi-
nal Beg Tillman man and am one
now, and propose to stick to the
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
Due West, S G.

There is very ancient story of
Qnack who when called upon to
treat patients suffering from all
ments beyond his ken, proposed
to throw him into fits, for, said
ne: "Im h-lI on fits. " So
with Ben Tillman: whenever he
finds himself stumpcd by a prob-
lem in political medicine he pro.
ceeds to throw the voters into n
state of factionaIism, for, says he
to himself, "l'm h-ll in factions
allSm." So he used to be. The
State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15

who worship him that will vote
as he says, and you will find macy
of his old opponents, whose pas,
sions the S,nator has directed
every effort to arouse in this can
vass, that Will probably do Just
what he wants them to do ard
tells them from every stand to do,
viz: to scratch his name from the
ticket. Senator Tillman bosses
the extremists of both the old fac,
tiOns and but for them he would
not dare undertake to dictate poll
tics in this State. His hand
raised against man like Col
Hoyt would he no more than the
wind from a little hand bellows
against the staid old oak, were it
not for the extremists of both the
old factions. He abuses the one
and tells him "now 90 and scratch
my name when you vote. Be
certain to do it, and he loses his
temper, and goes and does it and
helps him rekindle the flames of
faCtiOnallsm. The extremists of
the other old faction believe such
accusations as that the sold
antis, y the preachers and the bar
keepers are in an unholy alliance
to kill MY dISpensary baby, and
they become angry and vote for a
man for governor of the Senator's
liking. Yes, he bosses the ex>
tremists of both factions. but
there is large class of independ-
enJ voters the men of both the
old factions who were not ex-
tremiSts-the men who think for
themselves and vote according to
their Judgment, and we believe
they are in the majority in the
State. Many of them are con-
sclentiouS prOhibitionists and
many of them believe honestly
that the dispensary law is best,
but they are mostly agreed that,
prohibition or dispensary, Col
Hoyt is the man to enforce either.
Senator TilIman is anxious to
defeat Col Hoyt for Governor.
His reasons are well known. If
Won want to assist him in the
work ust scratch Tillman's name
off the ticket as he invites you to,
and you will play into his hand
and be just as subservient to his
! bosslsm rs his most rampant fol-
lower was in 1890. You will en- :
able him in the interim between
the first and second primaries to
make a strong appeal to factional-
ism by reasserting, with more
show of truth, the un warranted
assertions he has made in this can
vass. Men keep cool. Don t
let the Senator arouse your pas
sions and make you lose your rea
son. Vote for Tillman and Hoyt,
and forever put a quietus on ef-
forts to revive the old animosities
and prejudlces of the past.
Thinking mel were glad when
factional lines were wiped out and
If IN u moment of passion thev
permit them to be revived, it
will be but to repent at their
leisure.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
The Issue of Bossism
Aiken, ) G, Aug 10.

One of the two great issues of
this State campaign is Bossism. 1t
is second only to the liquor issue;
it is bound up in 1t and perhaps is
equal to it. This issue has been
forced by Senator TiIlman. Un-
opposed for reelection, with no
public demand for his presence at
the meetings and without anv
message from his field, the nation
al field, to deliver, he has should
cred his way TO the roslrum and,
beginning with a stimulation of
mildness, has gradually developed
his speeches into harangues of the
worst type of his past, appealing
to hate and prejudice, seeking to
break up the peace Of the State,
hectoring, falsifying and debating.
OstensibIy his purpose is to
keep the dispensary from being
repudiated; but he is after more
than that. 4 His prime
desire is to defeat Col Hoyt, for
he knows hun to he man who if
elected governor would not he
ruled by him. Tlllman has had
his head so turned by success and
power that he has come to regard
1t as his right j have a servant IN
the executive chamber. His
secondary desire, if we are to
Judge from the contemptuous style
OF his references to the present
executive, is to prevent the nomi-
nation of Gov McSweeney. The
governor has failed to "raise he'll
on Chicco street" according to the
IiIlmanic prescription, and he has
twice shown II most reprehensible
disposition to think for himself.
At the Democratic national con-
vention of 1896, McSwecnov. r
I Williams and others constituting
II ma jority of the South Carolina
delegation, revolted when TiIIman
tried to make them vote for Teller
for president on the ground II as
stated by John Gary Evans for
TiIlman-that this would Gain the
support of the Silver Republicans
for Tillman's nomination to the
presidency in 1900. The majority
wouldn't vote for anyone not A
Democrat: they defeated TiIIman S
scheme and by means of the unit
rule cast the vote of the delegation
for Bryan. a similar thing hap
peDed at the recent national con-
vention. Tllman tried to force the
delegation to support Towne for
vice president, and again they Nc,
Sweeney being one of the leaders,
refused to vote for Republican
and by means of the unit rule
made 1'illman's vote as well as
their own go to Stevenson. The Sc
were wounds to the Boss's vanity,
and he naturally prefers more
uniformly obedient man as gov
ernor.
We are for Hoyt and expect to
see him nominated, but bosslsm
being a vital issue in the campaign,
we would like to see the votes
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15

We hoped that factionalism and
bosslsm had been buried for ali
time. All bitterness, all hatred
and preiudices we thought were
buried forever when the people of
all factions laid them aside and
elected delegates to the cOnstitu-
tionaI convention in 1895 devoid
of partisanship The disregard
Of factional lines in that election
gave the State a constitution
suited to the whole people-a con
stitution that assures equal rights
to all and special privileges to
none. Seeing the good fruits of
their wisdom then we hoped would
caIse them to close their ears to
appeals to arouse prejudice and
passion for all time. We felt that
in all future elections the com
potency and qualification of men
aspiring to Office and the princ;-
pies or issues they represented,
w0nId be the only consideration
influencing the voter in casting his
ballot. But, alas, we find efforts
again being made to revive fac.
tionaIism. We find our senoir
United States Senator, whom the
whole people desired to honor bv
re election without opposition, the
InstigatOr Of such efforts. Shame
apon him. Indignation ut such
littIeness and unfairness to poison
the minds of voters and enthrope
prejudice in the seat Of judgment,
should rankIe in the heart of
every right~thinking Carolinian.
Men of reason, will You listen to
his dictatlon! Will you suffer
him by such appeals as he is
making to divide the democratic
party again into factions! We
believe not. We believe the bulk
of the people will vote according
to the dictates of their consciences
on the prohibition issue and &C
cording to their best judgment as
to competency and qualification of
candidates. We do not moan to
say that Tillman will not boss a
good many voters-he will dictate
the vote of a numb of both the
old factions. You will find some
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF
EDU CATION.

At the solici tation OF few frien
/ announce myself a candidate for ths
office OF Superintendent OF Education.
X. BAXTER BLACKMON.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15

To the Voters of Lancaster County:
With many thanks fpi past favors,
and at the solicitation OF friends, I
hereby annou"ce myself as a candi-
date for the office OF County Superin-
tendent of Edu alton, subject to the
rules governing the Democratic pri,
mary; and, il elected my time and
energies are yours for the best interests
of education
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15

Vote as you prav, "Thy Kings
dom come, Thy will be done on
earth rs it is in heaven" and the
legal sale of whiskcv As a bever-
age will soon become a thing of
the past
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
J w HA " Ell.
T Y VILLA Ms.
FOR CLERK OF tCURr

with a high sense of appreciation Of
past considerations aud tokens of
ki"dneS- and with deep feeling of
gratitude for the same, beg to an
nounce myself caud dat for re-
election To the Office of Clerk Of Court
ior Lancaster County at the spproach-
ing primary, su jec, TO the rules OF
the Democratic primary.
w , l. PORTER
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
} + BLACK MON.

Mr. Editor: announce the
name of PROF AC ROWELI, as a
candidate for the offire of County
Sup' rIn'endent Of f ucation, subject
to the rules governing the Democratic
primary. If elected, we pledge him
10 discharge the duties Of the Office to
the best interest of education.
MANY FRIENDS.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
L M BELK.

The many friends of Mr.. Ernest
B ack kmon, hereby announce him as a
candidate for the rfiice of County
superintendent Of Education. subje ct
to result OF Democratic Primary.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
ELLIOTT g.
CRAWFORD
r. X. Scott Dead.

Toledo, Ohio, Aug 13-Robert
n n hinston Scott, twice governor of
South Carolina, died last night at
his home in Napoleon ofapoplexy
at the age of seventy.six
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
81 SO PER ANNUM

At the continued solicitation of
many close friends, IA well as being
deeply interested in the progress Of
education in our county, ! now an
aouuce myself a candidate for the Of
flee of County Superintendent OF Edu-
cation, suite to the rules of the
Democratic Primary.
I M BELK.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15

The many friends Of Mr.. Joseph +
Gregory hereby announce him as "A
candidate for the Office of Clerk of
the Court, subject to the result Of the
Democratic Primary.
MANY FRIENDS.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15

At the earnest solicitation of many
friend, | hereby announce myself as
candidate FIR re-eIectiou to the Office
OF County Supeiyis' r. subject to the
result of the democratic primsry
VI G. GARDNER
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
FOR SUPERVISOR

The many friends of Mr. r. II Sapp
announce him him as candidate for
county Supervisor SUI jecl to the
rules of the Democratic Primary.
MANY FRIENDS.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15

The friends OF w q Caskey, an
nounce him IA candidate Tor County
SUI c'tis0r MIR Caskey wilI abide the
result "f the Democratic primary
elections.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
MANY FRIENDS.

hereby announce myself a candi-
date for reelection TO the Office of
Coroner, and pledge myself 20 abide
the result of the primary.
K YOTNG
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
Announcements.
FOR SOLICITOR.

will stand for denomination to the
office Of Solicitor OF the Sixth judicial
Circuit subject to the results of the
Democratic Primary.
J X HENRY.
i hereby announce myself a candi-
date for Solicitor of the Sixth Circuit,
subject To the rules governing the
Dem0crHti tic Primary.
w G.. HOUGH.
L hereby announce myself q candi-
q 1t" for the cfli' Of Solicitors of the
sixth Judicial ircuit, pIedIing my
| sci {, abide the result of the demos
cra'i" primary q ec.i0n, aud faithfully
to discharue the duties of sid off e
in the event Of my election.
lEOS F NCDOW.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15

| announce myself as a candidate
Tor the Office OF Coroner ami pledge
myself to abide the result of the
democratic primary election.
j + ST EWMAN
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
FOR ORONER.

The many friends of G. c Horton,
Sr. announce him for the Office of
C"ro"er, subject To the rules of the
Democratic Primary.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
w G.. HOUGH.
FOR AOUSE OF REPRESEN>
'AIlNEs.


IL
am candidate for the legislature
and viii abide tn" result of the pTi
mary
m
herrhy announce nlNse't as cau~
"l'"'e Tor the house "t R'presenta-
ilFe~ subject To tn" rules governing
''' De'i'"''''Ic Iri'E"rS'
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15

The friends of ID n MACKEY an>
nounce him as candidate for the Of
ne OF Coroner, and pledge him to
abide the result of the democratic pri.
mary.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15

The many friends oi Capt John p
Hunter hereby announce him as a
candidate for the ofIi of sheriff, SUB
J ct To the result Of the democratic
primary. Mr. Hunters fine record as
Sh riff in the past il Sufficient guar
antee Of what his future administra.
ton will be in case " his election.
MANY VOTERS.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
FOR SHERIFF.

l hereby announce myself a candi.
date foi Sheriff, subject to the rules of
Democratic party.
ia MES S WILSON.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
! am caudidaO" for the Legislature,
subject to rules OF Democratic Primary
j BARRY FOSTER.
Vi ANY VOTERS.

am a candidate for the House of
Repres eutatives subj ect to the Demo-
cratic primary.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15

| am a candidate for the Legislatur,
aud will abide the result of the pri
mary.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-15
HORSES =!
HORSES =!
HORSES !!

we have just received a carload of
number one horses from Atlanta every
animal having been carefully seIec ed
In person by our Mr.. Elliott. In the
lot are some OF the finest horses ever
Drought To this market II you want
good SaddIer. or good Driver. or n
good combination horse, now i your
time 20 get 1t. We now have just what
you want and need. Call aud see for
yourself. We take pleasure in ex-
hibiting osr stock, as well a. Vehicles.
hhf~ VIII either sell or swap. and
~ will sell eth r for the cash
w u or good paper.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-06-14
Tho 81. Clair County Railroad bonds.

Osceola, NO., June 11.-A committee
OF st. Clair county citizens will meet
with the county court here tomorrow
to enter into contract with G. C.
Worth, of st. Louis, who offers to Sc
cure the annulment of the st. Clair
county railroad bonds. A pardon for
past otfenses is to be obtained from
the president for the county court.
1t is generally supposed that the
grounds for annulment will be some
section of the bankruptcy law. The
bonds outstanding amount, on their
face value, to S231,0OO, but with the
interest and court costs, the judy
ment against the county is more than
$l,4OO00O. The bonds were issued
nearly 80 years ago to the Tebo &
Neosho Railroad company, which
failed without building the road.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-06-14
THE CHINESE SITUATION.
The International Guard Holding on q
Rowling Mob OF Undiscipllned SOL
dIerH at PekIn,

Tien Tsin, June 11.-There are 81
foreign war vessels at Taku. A mes.
sage from Pekin TO the admirals as.
serts that the situation Is hourly
growing more dangerous for foreign
ers. All those at PeMn have taken
refuge in Legation street. The civ
ilian males are under arms to fight
with the regulars II necessary. The
approaches to Legation street are sur
rounded by bowling mobs of undis-
ciplined soldiers with cannon and bay
onets. The international guard were
holding off the mob, which screamed
insults and threats.
1t is reported that government arms
are being dealt out to the BOXERS"
The troops of Tung Fuh Shang are
said to be assisting to kill native
Christians, after malignant tortures.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-06-14

Topeka, Kan, June 11.-Judge
Wellhouse, whose apple orchards
are the largest in the state of
Kansas, looks for a good crop of
that fruit this year. He says the Ben
Davis trees are especially full, and
their yield will approximate the crop
of 1890, but other varieties are not
looking so well as the Ben Davis. An
other applegrower who expects good
yield this year is George NJ. Munger,
OF Greenwood county, who has 10000
trees, mostly of recent growth. Mr..
Munger is trying the experiment of
growing apples on the uplands in a
region that is a treeless prairie, except
along the water courses. His plans
are finally to grow fruit by irrigation,
but he has not turned the water on
vet
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-06-14

Nacogdoches, Tex, June 11.-Dr.
Taliaferro and Wiley Wilkins shot
each other to death at Michelli, IL
miles south of here Saturday Talia-
ferro was the physician for the
Michelli mills and Wilkins a son of
the superintendent of the same estab-
lishment. Taliaferro became angered
because another physician had been
called to treat the Wilkins family and
is alleged to have made remarks
which caused the elder Wilkins to
demand an apology. During a dis
pute which followed young wilkins
came on the scene. Taliaferro opened
fire which was returned by Wiley
Wilkins and both were killed.