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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-27


Atlanta, Ca, July "a: Two facts
developed today in the prohibition
fight in the state legislature. The
, first is tina Governor Brown will veto
the Alexander near-beer bill as soon
as 1t reaches him, should it pass both
houses. The second is that the gov
ernor, by an ante-election pledge is
bound not to call a special session of
the assembly, even If the Prohibition
lists desire one. That the governor
will veto the measure is attested by
his closest friends. When asked about
it, he replied, when the bill reaches
me, If it ever does, l will announce
my decision then, but not until then"
Before he was elected, the prohibi-
tionists visited Governor Brown and
made him sign a pledge that he
would resist with the veto power, if
necessary, any attempt to repeal or
change by amendment or otherwise
the present prohibition law" At that
time the drys did not anticipate the
necessity of any change. Browns
friends, however, say that the execu-
tive believes the pledge he gave is
binding. That the governor would
not call a special session of the as
sembly, even for the drys, is believed
from a pledge he made before cleo
ton. He then declared that when
prohibition was an issue, he propos-
ed the right to know 1t at the time
the legislators were being elected as
1t might change their votes. On this
ground, he declared he would oppose
any liquor legislation during his term
of Office, because the liquor question
was not an issue when the present
legislators were elected.
The ambition of years that has
been entertained by aeroplanists of
France has at last been accomplish
ed, and a flying machine has winged
its flight across the English channel
between England and France. The
feat was performed Sunday morning
by NJ. Bleriot, and incidentally, besides
the fame that comes with being the
first to accomplish the feat, he wins
cash prize offered by the London
Daily Mail of $1,000 to the aeronaut
who first crossed the channel in a
flying machine. Bleriot left Les Bar
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-07-27

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Greenville News, Sunday: The
mounted officers who left York
Vile Thursday morning to ride through
the country to join the encampment
of the First regiment, reached Green
vile Saturday afternoon at 7.15. They
were all in good condition and the
horses did not appear to be tired or
worn out. The officers say they have
had a pleasant trip, and have enjoyed
this novel feature of the encampment
this year. Immediately after reaching
Greenville, the officers went out to the
scene OF the encampment where they
spent the night. Tents have been
spread at the fair grounds and the
place is beginning to look like the
home of an army. The boys will be
very comfortably fixed up, and there
is no reason why they should not find
the ten days stay in Greenville very
pleasant. The officers on the trip are
as follows: Col w. w. Lewis, Lieut..
Col. J. R. Lindsay, Major E. M. Blythe,
Major w. B. Moore, Col. w. T. Brock,
Capt. P. K. McCully, Jr., Capt. H. T.
Haynes, Capt. ]. w. Campbell, Capt.
d. C. Pate, Lieuts. ]. R. Hart, w. F.
Palmer, w. A. Seybt, ]. N. Richard
son. j. L. Spratt. w. R. Miller and ].
]. Keller. This makes the total num-
ber of this corps seventeen, and under
the command of Col. Lewis. they have
made the trip very successfully. They
will spend the remainder Of the time
until the end Of the encampment at
the fair ground. The corps left York
vile Thursday morning at 8 o'clock,
arrived in Gaffney that afternoon late.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15
COMPARATIVE UNFITNESS.

In leading editorial article the Gull
pepper Exponent recites the facts of the
election of Harry st. George Tucker to
Congress over Yost in 1894. 1t repro
duces fac smile of the ticket used in
that election, showing that the names
OF the candidates were printed in Ger
man type, likely to puzzle the illiterate
voter or one acquainted only with Ro-
man letters. The Exponent, which is
an ardent supporter of Judge Mann,
seems to regard the use of this ticket
as a most dreadful and enormous wrong.
and to consider that Mr.. fuckers ac-
ceptance of an election so secured
proves him to be unfit to be Governor
of the State.
Dld the Exponent ever see or hear of
the Scott county ballot? 1t was one of
the most brazen tricks ever used in an
election. 1t was used to elect Judge
Rhea to Congress in a district and a
county where nearly all the voters are
white people. Judge Mann, as a mem
Der of the State Senate, was most &C.
tive and Jealous in having Judge Rhea.
who had accepted an election secured
by the use of these ballots, confirmed
as corporation commissioner.
If Judge Rhea, elected by the Scott
county ballot, is good enough to sit on
the State Corporation Commission, it
looks as if Mr.. Tucker, elected by bal
lots IN German type, prepared by the
Democratic committee, ought to BE-
good enough to be Governor. If Judge
Mann himself could condone and en-
dorse the methods used for the election
of Judge Rhea, it seems that neither
Judge Mann nor any other citizen has
the right to question, repudiate or re-
ouke those used in behalf of Mr.. Tuck
er. Richmond News Leader.
We expect that if the News Leader
will investigate it will possibly find that
trick ballots have been used for the
benefit of nearly all the prominent
Democrats who now hold or are seeking
office in Virginia. If the moral fitness
of the Democratic candidates is to be de-
termined by comparative showing of
their acceptance of certificates of cleo
ton procured through the use of fraud
ulent ballots and other corrupt practices
a horrible picture can be drawn.
The News Leader is right when it
says that the Scott county ballot was
one of the most brazen tricks (why not
call it thefts? ever used in an election.
Not only was this outrage condoned by
Judge Mann, but it was condoned bv
every department of the State Govern
ment, Executive, Legislative and Judi
cial, and it has recently been condoned
and glorified by the State Department
of Education. That Department has
just re-appointed for county superinten-
dent of schools in Scott county the dis
reputable and disgraced architect of the
Scott county ballot. And all the while
even the honest Democratic press of
the State acquiesces in these things.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15
ATTACKS MACHINE.

In speech at Purcellville, Va. on
the 10th instant, Mr.. Tucker made a
bold assault upon the Democratic Ma
chine. He declared that the Democrats
IN Virginia are virtually the slaves of
some unknown power. Mr.. Tucker was
told more than year ago that at was
fixed that Judge Mann was to be Cover
nor. " Mr.. Tucker then asked "who is
it, and what power resides in Washing
ton or Richmond that can determine
eighteen months before a primary who
is to be Governor of Virginia?'' He
further said:
The Democratic party had deter
mined on primary election as a mode
OF nominating governor, and yet here
eighteen months before publicly stated
that 1t was useless process; that it
had all been fixed. Are the people of
Virginia urged to accept the guardian
ship of any power to do their thinking
for them? Are they to be bound hand
and foot eighteen months before a pri-
mary and to be led like sheep to do the
bidding of some unknown power in Rich
mond and Washington? If such is to be
the case, of what advantage is the pri-
mary, which, according to those state
ments, was intended only to register
the decree of these unknown parties?"
Mr.. Tucker might have added to his
statement by saying that not only has
the unknown power" selected the
Governor but every other State officer
who is to be elected in November.
When the anti-machine Democrats in
troduced the primary in Virginia they
furnished the machine with the means
for perpetuating its power.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15
The Commonwealth Of Virginia:
To the Sheriff of Tazewen County
Greeting:

To the Sheriff of Tazewen County
Greeting:
Whereas, S. w. Williams. suing for
the benefit of G. ID. and Johnston Bruce
and F. L. Holmes ard Isabel II. Per
kinson, heretofore exhibited to our cir
cut court of Tszewell county. their two
several bills of complaint against C. C..
Conley ct ais whereupon sundry pro-
ceedlngs have been had in said two
causes, which by decree of said court
We're heard together, as appears from
the records and files of said court: but
before final decree in the said suits
could be pronounced. the said @ G.
Conley departed this life, and admins
tration of all and singular the goods and
chattels, rights and credits of the said
u. &. Conley hath been in due form
committed to X. B. Conley, the said G.
u Conley at his death leaving the fol-
lowing heirs-at-law: A. T. Conley. r.
y. Conley, Viola Havens, ]. w. Conlev.
Mary Mcbride, T. f.. Conley and w. "
Conley. And the said S. W. Williams.
suing. etc, and F. L. Holmes and
Isabel II. Parkinson, having suppli-
Gated for remedy in their behalf, and
we being willing that what is right and
just should be done, therefore we com
mand yeu, that you make known to the
said K. h. Conley, in his own right and
as administrator of G. c.. Coniey. and
the said A. I. Conley, Viola Havsns. J.
w. Conley, Mary Mcbride, T. E. Con-
ley and w. b Conley, that they be be-
fore the judge of our circuit court. at
he courthouse, on the first day of the
next term august 23rd next, to show.
If anything they have or know to saw.
why the said suits should not be pro.
ceeded in to a final decree against said
administrator and heirs-at-law, and be
IN all things in the same plight and con-
dltion as it was at the time of the de-
cease of the said G. c. Conley; and fur
Their, to do and receive what our said
court shall in that part consider. And
have then there this writ.
Witness, S. NJ. Graham, clerk of orr
SAID court, at the courthouse the oath
day of June, 1909, in the 1S3rd wear of
the Commonwealth.
S. NJ. GRAHAM, Clerk.
And an affidavit having been made
and filed that the defendants, A. T.
Conley, j. W. Conley and T. E. Coulev
are not residents of the State OF Vir-
gina, 1t IS ordered that they do appear
before the judge of our said court on the
first day of the August Oath term
next and do what may be necessary to
protect their interest in this suit And
1t is further ordered that copy hereof
he published once a week for four sue
cessive weeks in the Tazewell Reuubli-
can, newspaper published in the coun-
ty of Tazewell, and that a copy be post
ed at the front door of the courthouse
OF this county as the law directs.
A copy-Teste:
- S. M. GRAHAM, Clerk.
H. y. Anderson, p. q. jy1-4w
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15
Stabbed His Wife.

Jonesville, Va, July 5.-Dan. Smith.
negro, was lodged in Jail here yester,
day by Deputy Sheriff E. S. StapIeton.
on charge of stabbing his wife.
Smith and his wife had been to Mid
dlesboro, KY, together with a number
OF other negroes, to spend the Fourth
OF July holiday, and were returning last
night in a drunken condition. When
they had reached a point near St.
Charles, Smith and his wife got into a
difficulty and he drew large knife and
stabbed her. Sheriff Stapleton. who
lives near by, heard the cries of the
woman and ran to IKE place where he
found Smith standing over his wife.
with his baby on one arm while with
the other hand he WAS stabhing vicious
ly at his wife, who was then living nros-
trate on the railroad track. Mr.. Sta
pleton at once arrested Smith, and this
morning he was taken before a Justice
OF the peace and given a preliminary.
hear ng. He admitted that he cut the
woman, and was sent to Jail to answer
Indictment. A physician was called to
examine the woman. and she was found
to have serious knife wound. and she
IS IN critical condition.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15
DON'T WANT TO SWEAT.

What do we care how much the
Senate sweats?" asks the Albany Ar
gus. What does the ruling majority in
the Senate care how much we sweat?
asks the Washington Herald. The lat
ter is the real question. He sweats
more who sweats last. The Senate per
spires for few days in preparing the
burdens of taxation under which the
people will sweat for years to come.
For, with the further fattening of the
already protected interests, and the ex
tension of preferences to interests not
heretofore so favored, the influences
are multiplied and their power increased
to block all efforts to secure for the
masses a square deal.-Norfolk Vir-
gilman Pilot.
We just begin to find out why the
anti-protection Democrats have been
fighting the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
They don't want to toll and sweat
Their free trade ideas have cultivated
the lazy-germs in their bodies and dis
positions to such an extent that thew
wish to avoid another ten-year period of
prosperity and activity like that they
have experienced under the Dinelew
tariff law. People will remember how
the Democratic papers cried aloud that
there was "too much prosperity" and
1t was common thing to hear Demo-
Gratis say that, first, William Mckinley
and, then, Teddy Roosevelt were working
the people to death. There was entirely
TOO much work to suit the lazy-germ
Democrat. He didn't want to waste
his precious sweat under a protective
tariff, but wanted return to the leisure
hours he so much enjoyed under a DEM
ocratic tariff law, when his refined
brow was not besmirched with the
sweat that comes from honest toll.
The lazy Democrats can stand aside if
they wish to do 80, but Republicans and
progressive Democrats are getting
ready to sweat again and to utilize an
other ten years of prosperity that are
sure to follow the enactment of another
Republican protective tariff law. And
we expect to hear our Democratic
friends again shouting that there is ''too
much prosperity" and that it is "arti-
fetal prosperity" and not the real
thing.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15
Sees Mother Grow Young.

1T would be hard to overstate the
wonderful change in my mother since
she began to use Electric Ritters. {"
writes Mrs. w. l.. Gilpatrick, of Dan
forth, Me. Although past 70 she
seems really to be growing young again.
She suffered untold misery from dvs-
pepsia for 20 years. At last she could
neither eat, drink nor sleep. Doctors
gave her up and all remedies failed till
Electric Bitters worked such wonders
for her health" They invigorate all
vital organs, cure liver and kidney
troubles, induce sleep, impart strength
and appetite. Only so cents at John E.
Jackson's drug store.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15
Life 100000 Years AGO.

Scientists have found in a cave in
Switzerland bones of men, who lived
100, 900 years ago, when life was in con-
slant danger from wild beasts. Today
the danger, as shown by A. w. Brown,
Of Alexander, Me-, il largely from
deadly disease. eff it had not been for
DR.. Kings New Discovery, which cured
me, | could not have lived" he writes
suffering as did from severe lung
trouble and stubborn cough" To cure
sore lungs, colds, obstinate coughs, and
prevent pneumonia, its the best nnedi-
cine on earth. SOC and $1.OO. Guaran-
teed by Jno. E. Jackson. Trial bottle
free.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15

There Is more cafarrh in this section Of
the country than all other diseasps nut to-
gethrr, and until the list few wears WAS
supposed IN be lncurable. For grea,
many years doctors pronounced it local
disease and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced il incurable.
Science has proven Ca, arm to be a consti-
tutoual di-easP and therefore REQUIRES
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrl,
Cure, manufactured 10y +. J. Cheney 4,
Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only consiitu-
tiousl cure OIL the market. 1t Is taken in
ternally In doses from 10 drops To a tea
spoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case il
falls to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials. Address:
+. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold bv druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15
JUDGE MANN AND THE READJUSTERS.

The assault that Mr.. Tucker has
made upon the Democratic record of
Judge Mann, because the latter solicited
and was elected judge of Nottoway
county by the Readjusters, is giving
that individual a good deal of trouble.
With his usual duplicity he is trying to
conceal the real facts as to his record in
this particular. The last movement in
that direction is the procuring of let
ter from one George E. Smith, who is
now styled Democratic treasurer of Lu-
nenburg county, but who claims that he
was Readjuster member of the House
of Delegates in the General Assembly of
1880. This letter has been published
in various Democratic papers, and will
be claimed by Mann's friends as COM
plete vindication of their candidate
against the charge made by Mr.. Tucker.
But does it vindicate and clear him? In
his letter Mr.. Smith says:
az was a Democrat then, as have
been ever since, but was elected to the
House as Readjuster, and entered the
Readjuster caucus. The delegate elect
ed from Nottoway was a negro Republi-
can, Archer Scott, and the Senator from
that county was white Republican, B.
+. Williams, both CT whom were Read
justers and members of the caucus. =
When the election of judge for the
county came up in caucus, the delegate
and senator from Nottoway both op-
posed the election of Judge Mann, and
proposed to nominate J. H. Harrison. a
Republican, and so did all the Republi-
cans in the caucus, as Judge Mann had
always opposed the Republicans polite
ally and had UOted against Williams and
Scott in the previous election.
''He was nominated by the caucus
over the protest of the negroes and Re-
publicans, and when the election came
up in the House and Senate, requested
Delegate Scott and Senator Williams,
from Nottoway, to put him in nomina-
ton in their respective houses but both
to do so. then requested Sen
ator Wilcox, Readjuster Democrat, to
nominate him in the Senate. He did so,
and ] nominated him in the House. /
conferred with the Funder Democrats
Of both the Senate and the House be-
fore Judge Mann was nominated by the
caucus, and his nomination met with
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15
VALUABLE FARM
FOR SALEI

That splendid estate, known as the
"Rhea Farm" east of and adjoining
the rapidly growing town of Marion is
for sale. The Rhea heirs wish to sell
for division of the estate.
The farm contains 754 acres, and can
be divided into two farms. 1t is val
liable for both grazing and the produc-
ton of grain, is we'll watered and nearly
all the land is in grass. Much of it is
available for town lots, and lots are in
active demand at Marion with good
prices ruling.
No more valuable property in South.
west Virginia is now on the market.
For prices, terms and any information
address
n. 3. STALEY,
April %, 1909.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15
NOTICE.

~ The overseer of the poor for each
Magisterial District of Tazewell county
Is provided with contingent fund Of
nifty dollars for each year, which is
under control of the overseer of the
poor and the member of the board. If
the respective districts, to be used f,r
cases Of emergency. After this ener-
gency fund has been expended by arv
3Verseer OF the poor, for any one yea.
ne mas no authority, under the Law, %
under any circumstances. All fnrtb =
allowances must be made by the Boa q
of Supervisors. u
Published by order of the Board of
Supervisors of Tazewell county.
Tests:
Jan2Stt S. M. Graham, Clerk.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15

election trickery. Perjury.
When a man takes an oath to conduct
an election fairly and then conducts that
election unfairly. he is guilty of perjury
and fraud.
Are not those who procure and know
ingly become the benefciaries of per-
jury and fraud more guilty than those
who commit the crimes?
But the News Leader further said:
Even in those conditions the great
body of the respectable men among us
shuddered and shrsnk at the idea of
committing perjury personally. We
knew dirty work had to be done but our
instincts rebelled at doing it ourselves.
We did not care about putting our own
personal fingers into a very nasty mess.
Therefore, we hired or melted what the
Farmville Herald SO gleefully calls the
boys. We took reckless young coun-
try fellows, or broken down men with
no characters to lose, or coarse ward
and precinct workers eager for Jobs,
and let them do the perjury, the steal
ing and smuggling for US. We created
and hired our rascals.
Every election we developed new
stock of perjurers and bulldozers. We
took ignorant or reckless men and train
ed them to perjury. made them our
employed things. We taught them how
to steal ballots, to obstruct voters, to
forge polls lists, to alter returns, to
play tricks of low cunning. We laugh
ed and applauded secretly and Joined
our miserable tools in their lies by lying
for them, defending them in the courts,
covering up their offenses, accepting
the results of their work. The Dan
vile Register and the Farmville Herald
and some of their sympathizers seem
rather to smack their lips over the re-
collection Of all this, as if they relished
il"
The Fsrmville Herald and the Dan
vile Register were upholding the work
of the Democratic Machine in it's sue
cessful effort to put VIM. F. Rhea on
the State Corporation Commission.
And the Danville Register declared that
all the crimes committed by the ma
chine, as enumerated by the News
Leader, were not done because of any
apprehension of negro rule but to elect
Democratic candidates in the white as
well as the negro districts.
Now, who constituted the eve" that
did these things? Who procured the
perjurers, the thieves, the sluggers?
Surely not the respectable men who
shuddered before the crimes were COM
mitted, but laughed and applauded af-
ter the goods were stolen and turned
into the open arms of those who paid
the criminals and defended them in the
courts. Were these things done with
the knowledge and sanction of the ma
chine? Were a great majority of the
men prominently identified with the
machine then very respectable citizens,
and did they first shudder then laugh
and accept the benefits turned in by the
perjurers, thieves and sluggers? Is the
machine composed now largely of the
same element that it was composed of
then? If it is, does our Richmond con-
temporary think that Nv. c. j." has
gone little too far and been too rough
when he speaks of the present Demo
cratic machine as "a gang of political
tricksters?"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15
Tortured on a Horse.

For ten years couldn't ride a horse
without being in torture from piles,
writes l.; S. Napier, of Rugless, XIV.
when all doctors and other remedies
falled, Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured
me. lnfallible for piles, burns, scalds.
cuts, Dolls, tever-sores, eczema, salt
Tneum, eorns. 20 cts. Guaranteed by
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15
Trespass Notice.

All persons are hereby notified not to
trespass on the lands in my possession.
by hunting, passing over the same. or
cutting timber on same. Said land is
situate on the north fork of Clinch river
adjoining the lands of Henry Peck. Geo.
Yost, Henry Melvin and Bud Repass.
lZ-lO-OS G. 7. GERALD.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15
A Night Riders Raid.

The worst night riders are calomel.
croton oil or aloes pills. They raid your
bed to rob you of rest. Not so with
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They never
distress or inconvenience, but ALWAYS
cleanse the system, curing colds, head
ache, constipation, malaria. 25 cts at
Jno. E. Jackson's drug store.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-15
NOTICE.

All persons are warned against OBJ
structing any of the roads of this coun-
", or any ditch constructed for the
drainage OF any road, by throwing
whatsoever. '-0
By order of the Board of Sunerv;so,-,
Sept. loft