The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-06-29
Thursday, June 20, 1905

The dispensary people are making a
serious mistake in contestingthe election
in Pickens county. No matter whether
the election was legal or not, so far as
few technicalities are concerned, the
people of that county by an overwhelm-
ing vote decided against the dispensary
and the result should be accepted in good
faith. Contesting the election and trying
to thwart the will of the people will only
arouse opposition and should another
election be held the majority against the
dispensary would be still larger.
This new spaper has not discussed the
Oeden-Dixon controversy, although a
number of the weekly papers have felt it
their duty to express themselves. Our
reason was that we thought the least said
about the matter the better. However,
the answer of Mr.. Dreher to Mr.. Dixon,
published in the papers last week, is one
of the weakest things we ever read.
His article is an attempt at hair splitting
all the way through, and we are sur
prised at his attempt. It is very clear
that Mr.. Ogden is on too intimate terms
with Booker Washington to suit South
ern people, and no good can be accom-
plished by further discussion of q
disagreeable suject.
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Senator B. R. Tillman has been invited
by a. B. Tindal, president OF the Green
vile county cotton growers association,
to make speech in Greenville on the
fourth of July on the cotton question.
he has accepted, and states in his letter
Of acceptance that he will allude to poll
tics as little as possible, only so much as
is necessary. There will no doubt be
some political talk from the Senator, for
We feel sure that he wants to pay his re-
spects to John L. McLaurin, who recent.
ly addressed the cotton association in
Greenville. Tillman is intensely jealous
If McLaurin, and wants to prevent the
curly haired statesman from getting an
otl er foot hold in South Carolina politics.
In the meantime The Herald stands of
and watches the fun.
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A short time ago young white man
named i2edd entered the railroad depot at
Bennettsville in the night time and stole
over $500 and a number of checks from
the safe. The youngm man had been work
lug at the depot without salary to learn
the business, and of course had access to
the safe and knew where the money was
kept. Suspicion attached to him at once
and his room wss searched and most OF
the money found. BE lad destroyed the
checks. he confessed the crime and was
put in Jail. The railroad company agreed
not to prosecute him if the money he had
spent was returned, which was only $31.
Redd's father wrote that he was not able
to pay the money or to come and see
about it, so several of the prominent citi-
zens of the town endorsed the young
mans note, the money was returned, and
he was released from Jail. Redd then
said he could not 60 back to his father,
so he was given a position in the. town
and went to work. There is much food
for thought in this incident, and We are
proud of Bennettsville, for it is our native
town. The young fellow was not har-
dened criminal, but he was stranger
there, having lived in the town only few
months. Yet the good people went to his
rescue and gave him a chance to redeem
himself and make man. The action of
those Bennettsville people is all the more
commendable when one realizes that such
q course would not have been followed in
most towns, even in South Carolina. In
most places no notice would have been
taken of the young fellow and he would
have gone to prison no doubt aud came
out hardened criminal with all good
impulses gone. All honor to the people
of Bennettsville who gave the young fel-
low chance to live down one bad act.
Sudden Death In Edgefleld.
EDGEF1ELD, S. G June 27.-Mrs. Bailey,
wife of President Bailey, of theS. G. G. l.,