The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-15

s.,as Uimes aaa Setuaerat.
ESTABLIjHED IN 1850.
Published Thre, Times Each Week.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Entered as second class matter on
January 8, 1901, at the post Office at
Orangeburg, S. c., under the Act Of
Congress of Nj -eh, 1879.
Jas. l.. Sims. Editor and Prop,
Jas. Liar Sim3, Publisher.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
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One Yea- (by c''rrier) ;. 200
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Three Months. >. >. :. >. 40
!. Remittances should be made pay
able to The lines and Democrat,
O-angeburg, s, O., by registered let
ter, check or money order.
Who will lie the next political
martyr for conscience sake?
The good oil Book says when the
wicked rule, Il lie. people mourn.
The Governor has adopted quite
a unique and novel plan to prevent
affidavits from being made against
him.
AS the barriers between nations
get lowered sa all particularism
whether in ira e, politics, religion or
society 2Tadufl lily disappears.
Some men IRE so addicted to the
making of mo! ey that they can never
let up to tax. rest. The rim of
the dollar is the horizon of their
life.
When m n in public Office al
lows his consc ence to become defect
ed by fear or favor, he is no longer
free man but slave, and as such
he is unfit to hold office.
If Hayti ha not resorted in form
er days to the .decapitation of its
presidents after every successful re-
,bellion the crop of ex-presidents
would by this time be quite large.
Don't let aly issue that may be
projected init the municipal cam
paign make Hou lose sight, of the
fact that Oralgeburg should have a
live: progressive mayor and board
Aldermen. i;5a l.G. ::
The staten ant made by the Gov
ernor that be was perfectly sober
when he is ieported to have been
rude to a young lady at Belton would
lead some people to infer that he is
not always 81.
The Charle tie Observer says that
Teddy admits that he took the panic
by the horns and rubbed its nose In
the ground and then tossed it over
the fence, al in the grandest style
of Little Jack Horner.
Governor l;lease has put all OFF,
cials of eveiy kind, who he can
reach, on noEice that If they make
or attest any affidavits against him,
they will hava to walk the plank into
political obliy lon while he is the high
muck-a-muck in this State.
Referring to Attorney General
yon as a pc ssible opponent in the
ext gubernstorial race, Governor
lease threatens to "give him politi-
al tuberculosis" if he runs. That
lust be n.sw political disease in
SSuStu ny IIS HOfCl uoI W hAl1 oii
opponents.
Every once in a while our efficient
police runs down negro crap shoot
er or two, tut some how or other
they can't ca ch the white gentlemen
gamblers whC play for big stakes. If
the respectable gambling in the city
were broken up many young man
would be saved.
Up to the first Of the month, the
cotton ginnet in Texas was five times
larger than by the same date last
year, the fig lres being 1928 bales
as against 572. Cotton seems to
be opening very rapidly all over the
cotton belt, which is an indication
that the crop will soon be picked and
ginned.
The New berry Observer says:
Champ CLARK declares that he is not
candidate or president. This SIM
,lifies matte IS and leaves the field
as it appears at present to Judson