The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-23
Thursday, June %, 1904

is very rare coin. 1QOSe VI any JeoA
are blamed scarce with US just now.
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1t seems that the report as to the un'
safe condition of the State house had
some effect on the candidates after all
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For the first time in several years there
is only one candidatef for governor. This
is a deserved tribute to Governor Hey
wards excellent administration.
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The rapidity with which candidates
announce themselves for congress over
in the sixth district is only equalled by
the haste of their Withdrawals.
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Governor D. c. Hayward has offered a
reward of $500 for the capture Of R. A.
Adams, the white murderer who escaped
from Jail in Walterboro. 1t looks to US
like he ought to remove the sheriff OF Col
Teton county.
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Why don't some Of our farmers take
the necessary steps to have farmers
institute here this summer? 1t might do
some good; at least we are helping to sup
port Clemson and ought to have visit
from the professors once in a while.
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The first State campaign meeting was
held in Sumter Tuesday. Most of the
candidates were present and made speech
es, and everything passed off quietly
Only about two hundred people were
present, which shows that there is very
little interest.
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The national convention of the Repub-
lican party is in session this week in Chi
caeo, but there is absolutely no enthusi-
asm being shown. Roosevelt dominates
the convention, and he will be the nomi-
nee for president. The vice presidential
candidate has not yet been selected.
Things look good for the Democrats just
at present, and with united party the
Rough Rider can be defeated.
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Editor Aull has kindly placed US on the
exchange list of his new daily, the Even
ing Telegram, which he recently began
publishing in Newberry. Brother Aull
is getting out neat and newsy paper, and
certainly deserves success. However, the
Newberry merchants are not giving their
daily the advertising patronage it merits.
If they want a daily newspaper they'll
have to support it. We have no idea that
Aull is in the business for his health.
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Augusta had lively oil war last week.
The Standard Oil Company, in its efforts
to crush out a local concern, offered to sell
oil to brokerat one-half cent a gallon less
than the other dealer. This fellow was
former employe of the Standard Oil Com
pany, and he was shrewd enough to catch
on to their game, so he quoted price OF
three and one.half cents gallon to the
broker. This put it up to the Standard
Oil Co. to sell oil at three cents a gallon,
and the broker to whom they made this
proposition begun to take orders for OIL at
five cents gallon, after consultation with
a lawyer. He sold enough oil in few
days to make the Standard Oil people
loser to the tune of about million dol
lars, but the company would not I'LL his
orders. The consequence is that nobody
got any oil at the reduced figures, and
there will no doubt be a protracted law
suit between the broker and the company,
as they have notified him that the con-
tract was not accepted by them and there
fore not binding. The instrument was
in writing, however.
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At the last session of the legislature
committee from that body was appointed
to examine the books of the Secretary OF
State. They completed their work last
week, and reports had gotten out that
their report would be somewhat sensa-
tional In view of this statement was
issued by the committee, saying that they
found nothing sensational but lot OF
bad bookkeeping in the office, and that
the report would not be made public until
the meeting of the general assembly in
January. Mr.. CAN'T, the Secretary OF
State. is said to be i'll at his home in Co.
lumbia. In view of the fact that this
Office is to be filed at the coming election,
the committee should make the repori
public. If Mr.. CAN'T is an incompetent
official, the people should know it, so that
he NAV not be reelected to this Office.
We don't like this policy of hiding things
in public matters. Let US have all the
light possible These officers are the SER
wants of the people, and the voters have
q right to know how the trust committed
has been cared for. Turn on the light.
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