The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-10-27
Thursday, Oct. 27, 1904

Thursday, Oct. 27, 1904
Saluda juries are setting an example
for the rest of the State. 1t is pleasingto
note in this connection the good work OF
Editor Cargile in behalf flaw and order
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We would like to know where is the
authority for lawyers asking for special
terms of court or for their requests being
granted. It would seem that the people
who pay the taxes and bear the expense
of these extra terms should have some
voice in the matter.
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Just as We we're feeling utterly discour'
aged and disheartened, comes the convic-
tion in Saluda county, the arrest OF the
Eutawville lynchers, and a true bill
against ''boodle" alderman. These
things make US feel better and give re-
newed faith for continuing the crusade
against lawlessness.
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While Governor Hayward was pardon
ing Hoyt Hayes with one hand, he was
giving the Eutawville lynchers trouble
with the other. The governor and solic-
itor are proceeding in this matter with
firm hand, and deserve the well-done OF
alllaw-abiding citizens. Let US all endeav-
or to hold up their hands in the perform
ance of an unpleasant duty.
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The Newberry Herald and News wants
some reason given why Mr. Chief Justice
VI. Pope should he rotated out of office
after holding on for about fifteen years.
The greatest reason we can assign for
making change is that the chief justice is
not competent for the position he holds.
That he is very weak man no one can
Z DENY, and we have heard lawyers from
many sections of the State comment on
his lack of ability.
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In his speech at Gaffney last Saturday,
Senator Tillman said he knew of no law
for beer dispensaries. This being so, they
should be abolished at once. But it looks
as if the present management of the State
dispensary is for the revenue feature
mainly, little attention being paid to the
idea of decreasing the sale and use OF in
toxicants. 1t gets palmer every day that
some changes must be made if the dis
pensary system is to be continued.
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Senator Tillman spoke in Gaffney last
Saturday on the dispensary. He was in
yited there to, speak, as an election is soon
to be held in that county on the question
of voting out the county dispensaries, and
friends of the system were afraid the elec-
tion would be victory for the anti-dis-
pensary people. Therefore they invited
the Senator to come and round up the
faithful. The Senator discussed the charg-
es of rottenness and corruption and said
the present State board of control should
be done away with.
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A numerously signed petition has been
presented to the county Democratic exc
cutive committee of Greenville, asking
that another primary be held to decide
who is the nominee of the party for su-
pervisor of that county. 1t is not known
4 at this writing what course the committee
will pursue, but it is likely that the pri-
mary will be ordered. This seems to be
the best way of clearing up the muddle,
for without this it seems certain that there
] will be a contest at the general election.
However, no great harm could come OF
this, as the negro is out of politics, but it
is best to settle all contests inside the
party.
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Editor John W. Holmes, of the Barn
well People, usually knows what he is
talking about, but his recent editorial in
reference to draining thelowlands of Bam-
berg county shows that-with all due re-
spect to him-he doesn't know what he
is discussing. Brother Holmes says that
lowlands are no good after few years
for farming purposes after being drained
and cites one case in the old county to
sustain his assertion. he says that We OF
Bamberg county should have our low
lands drained for health purposes only;
that these drained lands give out after be-
ing farmed for few years. If he will
come down here we will show him drained
lowlands which have been planted for
many years and fine crops are now grow
ing thereon. In fact some of these low
lands make as fine cotton and corn as is
raised in this section. Really, after a
residence in the county for so many years,
the ignorance of the Barnwell brother is
almost inexcusable.
Biennial sessions will take several
dollars out of our pocket and out of the