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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-05-08

Let your spring shoes be Walk-Oyers,
We can fit you.
PATTY Dry Goops Co.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-05-08

Liv-Ver-Lax, the live regulator
Ask the MURPHY DRUG STORE.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-05-08
STRAWBERRY CREAM.

WI will serve at fountain all through
the berry season strawberry cream
made from homegrown berries. SC and
l0c saucers. BooKsTORE.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-05-08

A number of autos filled with Macon
people went to Columbus Tuesday to
witness the ball game between the A.
& M. and University.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-05-08
AUTOMOBILE FOR SAIF,

TON oALE!
Cole Touring Car in fine running order.
erms. II. N. SCALES.
Barton County democrat., 1914-11-13

and empiric. Craftsmanship is a
hard, selfish science, built upon
the terra firma of the popular le-
vel. When it sets out to soar the
DelectabIe Mountains it is likely
to fall even before it reaches the
River of Doubt.
Righteousness, which has be-
come the big word of the political
fakirS, is its keynote. Righteous
ness is very hard to attain in a
single community united by the
grace of God. 1t is a deluSion and
a snare when seriously attempted
as a practical agency in public af-
fairs. All of us, Republicans and
Democrats alike, are righteous,
or at least we claim to be, and
where there are voters TO be gulled
by the outcry he fools best who
bawlS loudeSt. Meanwhile gov
ernment is more and more buSi-
neSS-the interest of the people
to which what is called the ideal
serves but as the tweaking of the
fiddle to the dance.
''The president will kindly
make a note of this and, when
found, stick a pin!
"And the Republicans! Lord,
let the Republicans have a fling!
1t has been quite a spell between
drinks, as your Uncle joe Can
non may observe to Brother BOiS
PenroSe. Yet the Republicans
will find it for anything else still
"A Long Way to Tipperary.'
"a Democrat occupies the White
House. The Democrats hold the
senate. The reduced Democratic
majority in the house will tend to
good behavior. The Democratic
leaders need only to sit steady in
the boat and, with reasonable Will
son luck, they are tolerably sure
of a rule long enough completely
to divorce the public service from
illicit partnership with big bust
neSS-wherewith the Republican
party added the cOuntry-and to
insure at least another half cen
tury Of honest, stable and orderly
government"
Barton County democrat., 1914-11-13

Roy Allen, Will LOberding and
Jake Stencil were Olmitz people
who were visiting with friends
and attending to business matters
in the city Tuesday evening.
H. H. Airheart came in from
Unionville, Mo-, last week and will
spend the winter here with his
daughter, Mrs. Watt O'COnncll,
and family.
William Eikmeir, formerly a
resident of this county, was down
from Garfield the first Of the
week visiting with old friends and
attending to business matters. Mr..
Eikmeir says that it has been very
dry up that way all fall and a
good rain to start up the wheat is
badly needed.
Barton County democrat., 1914-11-13
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
SECOND TERM TO WILSON.
Henry WattersOn Says Election
Last Tuesday Don't Matter
Much-MOOse Out
Of II.

Louisville, KY, Nov. 1O.-Under
the caption "The Political Out
look" Mr.. WattersOn says, in the
Courier-Journal:
"The republicans will be wise
to follow the admOnition the hunt
erS of Kentucky had, not to hOlleI
till out of the woods and the
democrats may well heed the
warning.
"In the elections of 1912 the
Democrats upon a minority vote
swept the country. They passed
in triumph through lane made
by a very nearly equal division
Of Republicans. The new congress
came in with a Democratic major
ity dangerously large. To the
leadership of a president very
able and very reSOlute the party
owes its escape from disaster. Fol
this much it may indeed Thank
God for Wilson"
''The incidents of Tuesdays
voting do not matter much. In
Pennsylvania it was the tariff; in
New York it was chaos. That
which was accomplished of def
mite moment was the elimination
of Theodore Roosevelt and his
cOndOttieri as a political force, re-
cruiting the Democrats and men,
acing the Republicans.
"The Bull Moose is no longer
an unknown quantity. Those Re-
pubhcans who fell under the spell
ofamock hero and a yearning for
better things viii have to fade in
to the less aiIuring recourse Of De
mocfacy. Those who were mere
'z PLAYING politics have already
Barton County democrat., 1914-11-13

returned to the Republican ranks.
Our wandering minstrel of OyS-
ter Bay may continue to agitate.
Such spirit as his is unlikely to
ever be quelled. But he will no
further hurt, or help, anybody.
"In a general way there would
seem to be a reaction against
breakneck speed of riotOus re-
form which should convey a les
son to both parties. The Demo-
Gratis, especially, need to give this
ear and thought. 1t is of good for
tune for them that they already
have put upon the statute books
enough of constructive legiSla-
ton for a trial trip through 1916.
This they certainly owe to the
presidents leadership.
by the arrival OF the next
quadriennial presidential period
the revised tariff have been in op-
Grafton quite two years. The Re-
publicanS will challenge it at their
peril. The business depression
incident not to the tariff but to
the war in Europe probably will
have passed away. 1t accounts for
many vOteS-particularly in the
eaSt-Of last Tuesdays election.
In the event that times have
frightened and fears lightened,
the advantage will whip back to
the party in power, as the existing
depression was charged to its ac-
count, and Woodrow Wilson will
be his own successor. He is an
able man not surrounded by a
body of friends who know pre-
cisely what they want. Yet he,
no less than his party, will be wise
not to be overconfident.
Save in the matter of Mexico,
he has been right to the core
There he may have to revise his
policy, and that will involve dan
, gers of no ordinary sort. The
Mexican question may, indeed, be
the paramount issue of 1916. As
Suming that the new congress will
stand pat upon the work of the
congress that is passing from the
scene, it is likely that not only
Mexico. but all our foreign rela-
tons will engroSS the attention
and interests of the people. In
this event the administration and
the congress will find themselves
face to face with a party well led
and well equipped for taking ad-
vantage of circumstances.
THE president shall we say
the SchoOlmaster- being anacade-
mician- perhaps a political ideal
iSt-has shown himself much gi-
ven to the doctrines of sweetness
and light, which animate the pro-
fessional purveyOrS of the uplift.
Where these doctrines are not
merely literary stimuIants, not to
say decorations, they are sociaIis-
| tic fads. They recall many his
loric examples Of the visionary
Barton County democrat., 1914-11-13

Miss Josephine Kerr returned
the first of the week from a visit
with relatives and friendsatD Dodge
and Scott City.
Barton County democrat., 1914-11-13

Henry Johanning and. Dave
Ames, both of Logan townships
were business visitors in the city
Tuesday. I
Barton County democrat., 1914-11-13

j. H. Biggs, while here from
Hutchinson the first of the week,
sold his residence property at 1923
End street to Charles L. Kent.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-26
CONvICTs TURNED OUT.

Governor Blease has again made q
Wholesale liberation of convicts. To-
day In thanksgiving day. and he has
turned t out eversnaone hundred
Of the "citizens in stripes" This
will make more than fourteen hum
dred he has extended ciemency to
since he h&s been governor, t;aad al
most feSufs. in Closing the doors OF
the State penintetiary. or course
there are those in every penal insti-
sa..ass. Ashio: Ashios:aa s Got 10 siies and
when such cases are found, 1t is prop
er to extend clemency. But 1t is
hardly conceivable that there are so
many unjustly convicted In South
Carolina, as that the Governor should
interfere In co many cases. Justice
tempered with mercy" Is what we
need. and what should be the policy
of the States chief executive.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-26

| was treated by the city attorney in
the negotiations relative 70 the fran
chise, but il he was met with the
same spirit that characterizes the city
attorneys discussion with the editor
OF The Intelligencer. there may be
found therein some justification CT the
impatient spirit with which MIR. Tay-
lor is so previously charged.
| Now as to the preparation Of the
white way contract, ] stated that
did not change word of 1t SO far: as
| I remembered. I. still do not remem-
ber making or suggesting any change.
Mr. Sullivan states that did and if
his recollection is positive In the mat
ter; am willing to accept his state-
meat as correct, anu eleerfuiiy apoE
ogize for, any Injustice which I. may
have, done bim through lack of meins
ory or otherwise. hope he will now
be equally frank in saying. that. the
preparation of the contract was first
conflded to him alone and not to MS ir-
conjunction with each other; that the
representatives of the council. and
Mr.. Orr went to his office and gave
him all the data for drawing the con-
tract, end that hs tanE isa~s ~
necessary data without my being pres
ent or without any suggestion that II
be called; that he was charged with
the business OF preparing the con-
tract, and not i: that he made the
complete draft of his proposal OF the
contract before coming to my office or
comforting with me- i think ne will
further agree that there was not the,
sngntest argument over the terms oE
the contract or any attempt on nv
part TO change any, portion or &C in
order to render It more fayc.ani7s tc
TIM cnnnanv. Z. am sure time ~ srax,
changes were made. they were made
ssE inc purpose or clearing MP doubt
fut expressions ar sts:s.nss esssss. ss:s. :
lfainty 10 the terms OF the contract so
a. &c render 1t more complete ana
satisfactory 80 both parties. I5g am
sure that ifl I had desired to make i'm
portant lAanges, vitality affeeting the
interest OF my client sli q contract OF
such importance. my writing wouid
have been splaini enough foS be- ref,s7
! by @ stenoErhpher who IL yafy famii-
liar with my writing. Certainly M,
change was made If anficient Import
|ance to Impress Itself upon the mem
|ory of Mr., Orr or myself. since his
recollection comedies pith my own.
Whatever may haze been the faefs os
the preparation OF the ccHtFact, I was
called upon to approve It. and .lId ap-s
prove u. and having done so I wonid
not snfter myself TO be employed aa
IN attorney to deny or. cnntsst It's va
lidity even though Z did not IA expreas
lserns as am intps ssiied be did, Az
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contracts on behalf of his company,
and that It was equally the duty lof
the city and its attorney to: see to this
on its behalf. If Mr.. Taylor. had act
cd in good faith. supposing he had
such authority. but, as al matter OF
fact, did not have 1t, anti his attorney
acted in like good faith. T.. t'huld seem
to be Their. duty now to do, ali in
their power to induce the company's
stockholders to stand by this agree
ment Will the city and its attorney
permit themselves to stand On less
high ground? And IL Mr.. Taylor's
stockholders had stood by and allow
red him to sign contracts with the city
on their behalf. and in carrying out
this agreement the, city had incurred
great expense in consequence thereof,
could these stockholders now, with
proper self respect. repudiate the con-
tract? Suppose the position as tc the
white way had been reversed: si;p-
pose the city had spent ten thcus;
dollars in erecting It under a contract
with the Utilities Company to furnish
the, electrical current for its illumina-
ton; and suppose there were no 9TH
err source from which this current
could be obtained. and that the in
vestment were made worthless by
failure Of the company to furnish the
light;-What would be thought Of Mr..
Taylor or his attorney or any of His
|stoct1holdere, who, having waited un-
tflii the money was expended, should
thea take. .a6tiontt0Grepudiate the cen
tract on the ground that the Off,
acting for the company had exceed
cd the authority conferred by their
bylaws? The Utilities Company has
not only. spent the money for the
white way, but it has spent approxi-
matelY $50. .90pS ih sexteading lis water
mains and Giving better fire protec-
tion; 1t has made reductions IN rates
that its, written contract did not re-
quire 'e-4and' this was done without a
thought or; suggestion that Mr.. Tay-
lor's verbal promise to do so was in
valid because not in writing. Would
1T not be unjust to the reputation of
our city to suggest that we would fix
Tor ourselves a less exalted standard
than that demanded OF this cornnanve
It may be that our people are in favor
OF reputation, but l do not believe
ana no one can make me believe
1t OF My Town" until It has been
proved. do not believe that upon
mature consideration the city coun-
Gil would insist upon their recent res
oiution because do not believe that
would take such action on the city's
contract after ii had considered hotb
siaes or the question. I do not believe
that our people who love THE cjtv
VINO have gloried in its past, anc v
LOCK forward with confident hopa In
its future; will permit itekoo' tbee' said
that Anderson stands fnf' renudiatinn
4 Deiieve that the people wish the
vexed question laid to resi-. ana wish
to be permitted to join" hands in the
work of future progress. And will
not believe Otherwise OF the peopie
whom l have known, and loved, and
erusteo. ana worked with for the iaat
for themselves and cay am mis-, Te1
H. II. WATK'
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-26
sure my client that it was a valid

sure my client that it was a valid
have not been called upon to ex-
press, any legal opinion .upon the va
lidity of the franchise gra ited the
city, and / did not mean to do so in
my article. will say, however, that
even IL / believed that by reason OF
legal technicalities.. unknown. to eth
er party and unsuggested by even the
able legal representative OF the city
at the time of the adoption of the
franchise, the city could avoid its
agreement, / would hide my head in
shame before even suggesting that
MY Town" Is ready to repudiate its
contract It would shame me to
think that any citizen would do SO
after he had sat quiet and allowed the
company to spend immense sums OF
money on the faith Of the contract,
and knowing that these expenditures
had been accepted by the city and had
added greatly to its upbuilding and
convenience. / am informed that the
city attorney spent much time in the
study. of the franchise question before
its adoption. Indeed, am told that
so much time was consumed that the
city council voted in addition to his
regular salary an extra fee Of $500
for iserviees rendered inP connection
with the franchise matter and other
interests Of the city. If this be true
did TDstne coupcil5whicii-p paid -theffee;
land HYen the Utilities Company whose
taxes. cohtributodf thereto, both have
the right to expect that the city at
torney would both know and advise of
any. illcgality in their nccsslap, J. do
not. know RhetheE- extra compensation
has been provided or Gill be provided
for the weeks OF labor which the city
thttorney has spent I'M arriving at his
present opinion, but it,. would seem
that IL he is now giving correct
opinion he should certainly receive as
large extra compensation as he re-
ceiyed Tor supervising a work which
he now declares to be illegal.
Another matter, and will close
this already long article. In the final
paragraph OF his communication he
launches against MIR. Tayler and my
self this charge: 81 nreshma that
these gentlemen do not mean to per-
NIT the people of Anderson to decide
this matter by vote at an election, b,
Intend to keep them from voting on
It IL In their power to- prevent. ("
Really. / had supposed that the ques-
ton Of submitting isSnes to q vote
OF the people was the perogai.:c of
their representatives on the city .coun-
ell, and not OF noIi-residehtg like my
self who enjoy the distinction OF TAX
Iation without representation" The
suggestion is move adroit than we'll
founded; it Is intended 10 suggest to
Al a. rzs -
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-26
Captain Watkins Replies 30.
City Attorney SaglLivQsa

the Southern Public Utilities Com
pany. will not feelIth deserve TO
have my views discounted by calling
attention to the fact that am no
longer o fesidentgof the city, 1t is
true that for some year. for reasons
that think would besapproved by the
city attorney, I'have lived In the sub
ufbs of tho city in apniodesti home
which has not the advantage of wtster
works and has to be lighted with kerr
osene lamps, but tkfs faet has nct t.r
Prived me OF the iftiViisge or contrib
uting as my means, haSe permitted to
tho public enterprisea of the city. I
am certainly clad tfiat neither the city
attorney nor any onteei fefbs1 drew the
line OF expatriatioh ia order to deny
me this privilege. am glad. to know
that the city attorney has given this
humble nonresident the privilege
more than once osiiexpressing symn.-
thy for his efforts lii behalf OF good
soYsrafieHt without any suggestion
that my admiration was the less ac-
ceptahle because did not live In the
city These expressions were In iinc
With the friendship and admiration
which ! have always had. and still
sieNyS, W. tue city dltOfuey..ss, Tney
were sincere, and. were without any
suggestion that the efforts CT the city
attorney wore the less commendable
even though the yorylnndesifabIe con-
ditions had beensailowed 10 develop
under his long administration Us guch
attorney II If,,,atasS IN Sfnfinvr, hts 49,
ample In this sissrE EssiofisI Issizsss... .stif.
gest that sas.c. llsss is. : :, :.
So long deprived OF The splendid work
= SiiEsssa he nnaiiy accomplished and
that an earlier cieansut &c the hands
OF so efficient aytruse ecrtor had not
saved the city the: Disgrace and crime
which ran riot so long IN this con
nection 1t might not Sc an unwarrant-
ed liberty TO wonder ak the absent
raindedness that led the city attorne ey.
without criticism and With due COM
piaeency. to ibasll ih the editor OF The
inteihgencer's enthusiastic praises for
his work or reform, and equally to
wonder at the promptness with which
he exclaimed @Bah! = and cried !. .Say.
editor when did you Mt the town nny-
way when this EDITOR dared to ex-
press honest views differing from
those OF the city attorney on a great
public issue and 10 aslI & pertinent
Quest tfons to which & might Seem the
tax payers are en- ~ led to .slhswsrssI
90 not know IN what spirit Alr Taylor
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-26
A BIG EDITION

The Tuesdays edition of the Char
lesion Evening Post consists OF sixty
six pages, aud Is commemorative of
the new Charleston spirit" It Is o
splendid example of the energy OF
this afternoon paper. and shows that
..rho City by the Sea" is very much
alive. and tnat sne mas q very much
alive newspaper In the Post. Bound
y5sigs 5f tiis5 Insult viii viii 20 riaoea q,
the public libraries and reading =ssom
OF, the chambers of commerce In every
state in the Union.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-26
CAPT. WATKINS REPLY

Captain n. II. Watkins has another
broadside In this issue OF The rntelli-
gencer, In reply TO the last communi-
cation OF City Attorney Sullivan. In
this communication he replies to some
of the statements made by Mr.. Sulli-
van in his communication published
in The Intelligencer of last Sunday.
November 22. Capt. Watkins Is a logi-
cal writer. and makes some very plain
statements as 10 the propriety of the
city attorneys accepting the commits
sion to investigate the legality OF the
franchise. He also takes him to task
for the allusion to the fact that Capt
Watkins is no longer a resident of the
city, but has removed to the suburbs.
The principal issue between these
gentlemen seems to be the prepara-
ton OF the White Way" contract. and
their disagreement as to the few de-
tails In this transaction. Dismissing
these details as OF little Importance
in the main, Capt. Watkins makes
this statement: whatever may have
been the facts OF the preparation Of
the contract, / was called upon to ap-
prove 1t, and did approve it, and hav-
ing done so l would not suife; myself
to be employed as an attorney to de-
ny or contest It's validity even though
did not in express terms, as ain
informed he did, assure my client
that 1t was a valid contract"
Capt. Watkins EXPRESSES the opin-,
ion that seems to be prevalent over
the city. and accepted as. correct by
many of those who have discussed
the matter. that even IL 1.-The city could
avoid its agreement, I would hang
my head in shame before even sug-
gestins that My Town is ready to
,repudiate its contract. 1t would shame
me to thinit that ANY citizen would
do so after he had sat quietly and al
lowed the company to spend immense
sums OF money on the faith of the con-
tract, and knowing that these expen-
ditures had been accepted by the city.
and had added greatly to its upbuild-
ing and convenience"
Capt. Watkins reverses tho posi-
tions OF the city and the company for
the sake OF argument, and makes a
telling comparison. He argues that
1t 10 q moral question as well as one
CT law, and that the city should stand
on as high ground as the company
does. He concludes his article with
statement OF his belief In the integ
fity and honesty OF the people Of
Anderson, and that they would not
stand fer reputation OF their, con-
tract. .s-rss sGl 'y,go d,H1i 47%0 ]
y dee 1ls.:..eiligescer believes that the
people really wish to know what IA
right in this matter, and further IL the
'city really has a, geod franchise. With
this in view The htelligencer propos-
c. 70 publish v:thsn the next few days
tie fFaast;.ss contracts. feF .til8 white
way eDa fcr ihe longer term. We
trust that the people win read these
articles and decide for themselves
whether or not the city has been
dipped and made bad bargain.
Meanwhile the columns OF this paper
are open for q discussion OF the mat
ter from any standpoint, and we shall
be pleased to give space to rational
articles on any side of it. Let the
people think or it ana discuss il.