The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-23
THURSDAY, July %. 1898.

Ben Tillman might be elected president
of the United States if the stump speaking
and voting could be confined to South
Carolina. Well wager he'd get more
votes than Billy Bryan.
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The Columbia State says that Amer
ican women come very near ruling the
world even if they do not vote at home.
Exactly. And they do it without all the
trouble and bother of voting, too.
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Pope Leo died last Monday afternoon.
Now that he has passed away, what will
the newspapers do? He has been good
for several columns on the front page
every day for the past week or more.
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Gentlemen of the city council, please
don't forget about. that matter OF the
street crossings on Railroad Avenue, and
do take steps to make the passenger
trains run slower through town. We
don't want to be arbitrary about this
thing, but really it is very important.
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If the Augusta Chronicle could make
over" some prominent citizens" in that
city, it might put a stop to the vote buy
ing and selling, for it is certain that SO
long as money is offered for votes, they
will be for SALE Get after those high in
society, contemporary. They are respon-
sible for the present disagraceful condi-
ton of affairs.
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Far be it from US to criticise the State
Press Association, but if certain lndi-
I yidual hasn't worked" that body for
several thousand dollars worth of free
advertising, then we're not a judge OF
such things. Certainly sunny jim
knows a good thing when he sees it, and
of course the Association will meet at the
same place next year.
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Senator B. r. Tillman spoke at Bishop
vile last Friday, but there was nothing
startling in his utterances. He thinks
Bryan is talking too much, that the Demo
cratic party is sick, and that the silver
question must be put aside for the present.
We imagine that the Senator is himself
somewhat sick over his experience with
that light he saw in the West.
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We hope city council will keep our
merchants from blockading the side walks
of Main street by displaying goods thereon
during the fall and winter. They should
remember the great difficulty pedestrians
have ON this account, especially On days
when the street is crowded. Give US re-
lief, gentlemen, and you will have the
sincere gratitude of your constituents.
We who have to walk Main street have
some rights which should be respected.
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Several newspapers in the up-country
are asking for an inspection by competent
engineers of the Toxoway dam in North
Carolina. This is dam built to form an
artificial lake for pleasure purposes solely,
and it seems rather strange to US that, in
view of the great damage and loss of life
that would inevitably result should it
break, that action has not been taken long
ago. We want no repetition of the Johns
ton horror in this State, and if the dam is
menance to life and property it should
be cut. Surely there is some remedy at
law if the owners will not come to terms
otherwise.
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Some people are evidently of the opin'
ion that the editor of newspaper delights
in ripping somebody up the back, and in
saying harsh things generally, but such
is not the case. Why, bless your soul, the
average newspaper man is always on the
qui vive to say something good about
people and to hold them up in the best
light possible. (And there are some awful
lies told along this line). 1t is unpleas'
ant for an editor to write singing articles
and no one is ever handed out a hot roas,
with pleasure. Really it seems to be the
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