Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1910-06-16
NEWS FROM THE
WORLDS HUB

Tourists From Chsraw Reach New
York-Prspsring for the Return
Of Koosevelt-Predicts Great
Things for Aviators.
The party of tourists from Che.
raw headed by j. G. Patrick en-
route for Europe were welccm,
visitors to the writer's Office this
week.
So Dan" Mcintosh is dead.
Every death of old friends and
acquaintance recalls to memory
the number that has passed away
from the scenes of former activi
ty since I left the old town Of Che
raw.
New York is going to give
Roosevelt a reception home next
week that has never been equall-
to any former man dead or living.
Unquestionably the greatest man
in the world today the e1-Presi-
dent deserves all the honors pos
sible to bestow on him. Taft has
failed to measure up the expsc-
tations and demanrs of his strong
est supporters anr it is very doubt
full if he will be able to secure a
nomination for the usual second
term. The contrast following
Roosevelt it would have been i'm
possible for any man to show up
to advantage The election Of
Governor Hughes to the supreme
court bench removes from the field
of political prominence the strong
est man, next to tht ex-President,
the Republican party, had. May
or Gaynor continues to loom up
as the leader of prominence in the
Democratic party. What a pity
the great Southernors Of the day
are still shut out from considera-
tion. The people Of the South are
to blame-were they to demand
recognition it would be accorded
them. It is time this was done.
The feeling is not existing now
against the statesmen Of the South,
and III H1ts1tiunB Puiuspyss -
'fecUEhisl6 the see fit to
come to the front and as Ameri-
cans claim their place for any po-
sition-even the Presidency. 1t
is a mistake to humbly offer a su-
the ticket-looks as if not sure en-
perior man for the second place on
titled to first place. Agree upon
the man, lethim be tower of
strength and one whose utterances
would impress the people-come
to the forefront united for such
an one results would show the fear
of prejudice is a myth.
Air ships here, air ships there
on every side; begins to look as if
ere long they will be as numerous
as automobiles. In their crude
state they are spedier than the
railroads fastest express trains.
What will they be when perfect
ed-developed as they fast are be-
ingi Fulton with his first steam
boat hadn't speed-only princi-
pie. After 100 years constant de-
veloping they cannot make the
time the aeroplane does in its in.
fancy. The inviting field for man
today is aerial navigation-such
possibilities and so much for
thought and so much to work out
the mastering of the wind tides
the enlarging proportioning to
greater carrying capacity--an
hundred other things waiting fo1
solving of the problems, and now
that the main features or princi-
pies have been wrought-the sail
ing with machines heavier than
air-now that the difficult part
has been solved-the field or 0p.
erations is ripe. The young man
cannot do better than choose this
field for his life work. Fame, for
tune awits him.
The "Abernathy boys" have ar
rived, Seth Bullock is here, the
400 Rancho Girls from Texas, the
400 cowboys, " "Rou9h Riders
of the Spanish war, six thousand
veterans Of tnst war, Tic Atlanta
automodilists, hundreds and hum
dreds of other groups of interest
are filling the city for Saturday s
Roosevelt Reception.
We had expected the editor O
the Chronicle dack ere this in the
metropolis, from the hattering
offers made him during his stay
here. The people continue talk
ing about that "genius from the
South. II. w. FIN "A iSON.
50 Howard street.