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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16
Why They Supported Addleks.

No doubt it will surprise many per-
sons at this day. in reading the fun
review of the Addieks regime and its
saturnalia Of corruption, tU realize
that such a man could command "A
majority of the Republican voters of
Delaware, even with his almost solid
support by the Negroes. and also the
active cooperation of SO many Re-
Dublicans of nigh standing and ac-
ilnowledged social position throughout
the State. Why did the latter give
countenance and earnest support to
such a constituencies despoiler of tn.
suffrage, TO a man who made no con-
cealment of his vile purpose to gain
high political honor by base corrup-
tion?
Partisan feeling. it is we'll known.
works wondrous changes in human
nature, and many men will de things
in the tenseness of a political cam
paiSn that they would not think of
doing in their personal or business
affairs. 1t IS true that many of Adj
dicks intimate eo-laborers. despite
their social standing. were bought hv
money as deliberately as were the
1tAtAstb ~ bAtitAiA NOlEIH WHO SUtU their
votes for price on election day.
Money will do much and Addicks spent
money lavishly. There were many in
stances in Kent and Sussex counties
in those days of mortgages satisfied
and pressing debts paid, the bene-
fciaries always figuring largely in
campaign work for Addicks. Such
men "hled' him remurselessly. and
when he fell into the straits of pow
erty We're the first to desert him.
Those of the Other Class.
But there were others of good stand
ing and otherwise high character who
supported him from purely political
motives and took not dollar from
him. excepting only those who sought
official preferment. The latter, no
doubt. accepted with thankfulness the +
numerous profitable positions To
which his campaign corruption funds
elected them. without the slightest
conjunction. They did not for an
instant believe they were smirched in
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16
POLITICAL DELAWARE IN
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

Dissertation on Yote-Buying in This State .lIow 1t
Started and How 1t Progressed "A Warning Predic-
tion by Hon. Thomas F. Bayard and How Completely
Twas Verified Why So Many Republicans Politi-
cal!y Supported Addicks in His Campaigns of Cor
ruption.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16
A PREDICTION VERIFIED.

that brought IL about
IL is a fact that political debauchery
III the way of te-buying has pre-
vailed in Delaware for many years
/ When 1t had its genesis Is not a mat
ter of definite record, but there Is tcs-
timony that it existed to a consider
able extent for at least three decades
before the Civil War. IL was, however
small I'm proportion, the degrading
operations being confined to a few
poor. ignorant and unprincipied men
in Kent and Sussex counties who. not
realizing any personal benefit in good
government and righteous citizenship.
were willing To make whatever money
profit they could from the exercise OF
the privilege of franchise These mon
were known as "fioaters." aud | have
heard men much older than myself. in
days past. say that some OF these
"tloaters" held themselves up at
auction AT each election. giving their
votes 10 the side which made the high
eT bid. They had no social position
no sense Of shame. and it IS significant
tn relate that although public opinion
Justly dcspised them. IT had no right
eous wrath to visit upon those who.
equally degraded from the moral point
Of view. deliberately participated In
the miserable work OF dehauchlng
these low minded. ignorant voters.
They retained the status Of good
citizens.
Its Insidious Growth.
These "fioaters" continued rlgh
along to be an element Of election
"a I.-4 =
party workers in all campaigns. In
some instances the miserable business
became practically a bequest from
father 70 son. and even when It WIS
rot family trait, others yielded "a the
temptation. 50 that the "noators. re-
manned. although for a long time there
Was no visible increase IN their mum
hcrs. Bat after the Cfvil War. when
party feeling ran high and election
contests were both exciting and bitter.
the struggle for supremacy naturally
melted 70 renewed efforts to secure
votes. and corruption Of the suffrage
slowly increased its dcbasing hold
upon our elections. Men Of slightly
higher mental calibre joined the ranks
% the "floatcrs. although they would
have Indignantly repudiatcd any sug-
gestion that they belonged to the des-
pissed class. A plea OF poverty by a
small property owner pressed for the
payment Of overdue taxes proved a
potent appeal to party workers. and
thus votes We're held hy this petty
method Of bribery. And each campaign
saw not only an increase in the num-
ber Of men whose votes were actually
purchased by the payment Of their
taxes by party committees. but
{ hange IN the character of those who
allowed themselves 10 be drawn with
IN the corrupt circle. After each elec-
ton there would he heard rumors of
}his man and that man, OF fair stand
ing and in no danger of suffering the
pinch of poverty, pleading financial
distress 20 the party committee and
suggesting that his taxes he paid in
order to qualify him for voting. The
insidious poisoning OF the fountain Of
pppuiar suffrage was spreading most
-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16
Mr.. Bayard's Warning.

Mr.. Bayard's Warning.
One night during a campaign in the
late seventies. Hon Thomas r Raw
ard while on a speaking tour OF the
State, stopped over night at Milford
and was entertained at the home of
John ". Causey. II is altogether
probable that Mr. Bayard knew of the
/ long existence of the "hoaters" of
lower Delaware-everybody there IN
those days accepted il as a settled in
stitution not demanding any reform
efforts-but most assuredly he was moi
then aware Of the insidious eneroach-
ments of the evil Democratic poli-
t-cians knew better than to talk of
such delicate matters with him. and
also. their operations naturally were
conducted with secrecy. But during
that night a John Causey's house
some one OF the guests present let
slip an incautious reference to the
subject, which, though vague in ex-
i'ression attracted Mr. Bayard's al
tention and led him to make inquiry
OF course he was not cnlightened in
detail. III he heard enough to arouse
him TO the point of sounding solemn
warning.
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Bavard ac-
cording to my informant, who was
among those present. this win not
DO. IL this evil of buying the votes
Of degraded men is being encouraged
there should be an end to the practice
right now. 1t is all wrong. More than
that, if the news should go abroad
that votes are bought and sold in
Delaware, some day a rich scoundret
from some other State Will secure.
residence here and try To buy for him
self seat IN the United States
Senate" This, of course. is not :.
verbatim report Of his remarks. fa,,
he delivered quite a sermon. but il
was what he said in effect, and this
prophecy was repeated to me prac-
tically verbatim.
Yerficatlon Before Long.
1t was not long before Mr.. Bayard
was fully enlightened about the in
crease Of suffrage corruption in Della
ware, and we all know how resolutely
he combatted the disgraceful evil. The
business went right along
in its quiet way, however, and il was
not until the 1883 campaign that il
not only assumed such proportions.
but had such pronounced effect on
election results, that the attention of
the State and country was aroused
That was the occasion Of the raising
Of a final corruption fund at the Union
League in Philadelphia on the Satur-
day night before the election. for use
AT the polls in Sussex county, as Il
result OF which the Republicans car
ried Sussex by small margin. there
by securing a majority in the next
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16

By Merrls Taylor.

Legislature and the high prize of the
first Republican United States Senator
from this State.
That was what attracted the at
tention of ]. Edward Addicks and
started him ON his endeavor to reach
the Senate by the pathway OF elec-
tion corruption. the wholesale pur-
chase Of votes
Thus was Mr.. Bayard's prediction
verified
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-08-17

socks. The only way to locate this
treasure, uncover it and make it OF
use to its owners and to the nation,
is to inculcate in the people of this
country knowledge Of safe and profit.
able investment.
The savings securities of this gov.
eminent, issued first during the wal
and continued since that time, have
done more to uncover hidden treasure
and make it profitable and useful than
all the divining rods and treasure
maps, collected since the days of Cap
tain Kidd. The best, instrument to
secure treasure that the writer Of the
letter could find are 81 Treasury Saw
ings Stamps bought regularly every
week. So he really went to the right
shop for his information after all and
the United States Treasury was able
to supply both the information and the
instruments needed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-08-17
SOUGHT TREASURES HELP
IN FINDING HIDDEN WEALTH
Man Sent To Washington For Locating
instruments When Gold Was Lying
Within His Grasp.

Extraordinary demands for informa-
ton and assistance are continually be-.
ing made upon the Treasury Depart
ment, but seldom have the members Of
the department been more thoroughly
helpless to comply than with a, request
from Copeland, Kansas. The letter
asks for unfailing processes of locat-
ing hidden treasure and reads:
Treasure Department,
Washington, d. c.
Dear Sir:
would like to get some information
In regard to your Treasure Locating
Instruments that will locate buried
treasure and etc.
Can a person obtain these instru-
ments of you people and If so, please
send me a catalog and the circulars of
them and please send me also your
Treasury Book Of Hidden Treasures.
Please send 1t at once.
This communication finally was
turned over to the director of the Saw
ings Division of the Treasury. 1T is
perfectly true that hundreds o. imillons
of dollars in hidden treasure exist in
the UnNed States" he said. But 1t
L. the money which Ia hidden in tea
pots, and under mattresses and in old
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-08-17
Banks the Machinery of Bus
iSess.

In these days of a scarcity of mon
ey one does not see the man with a
big roll peel off a few yellow backs
in making a cash payment quite as
often as he did a few years ago. Yet
there remains a class of people who
carry with them all their ready cash;
men who should pay by check in
stead of with actual money. Men of
this class seem to be fond of making
a showing and by so doing invite the
"black jacker" to waylay them on
some dark night and relieve them of
their earnings. There is still another
class who hide out their money, maxi
ing no display whatever, but who
never go near a bank. Of course the
former class is the most careless, but
only in a degree more than the man
who fails to use his bank as a depos-
itory for his money.
Banks are the machinery of bus
mess. In most banks the small de-
poster is welcomed with equal cour-
tesy to the man of wealth. Most
banks would rather have many small
customers than just a few large ones,
for in the latter Ease the bank has
more friends. Every depositer is a
friend to the bank and the bank is
his friend. There grows up a rela-
tionship which ismutually benefit
cial. Therefore why hide out your
money? Become acquainted with
your banker and pay by check. 1t
will increase your standing in your
community; will be safer, more con-
venient and also increase your own.
Use the bank in time of. plenty and
and you will have the use of them in
times of stress,-Farm & Ranch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-08-17

ferred to appoint one of the ablest
lawyers in the Southern States in
preference to one who had organized
the state twice against me. So far
as his statement is concerned that
my objection to him was because he
voted for Senator Tillman, this is
simply silly. AS a matter of fact, the
first appointment I made after I was
elected was a young man who told
me that he had been a follower of
Senator Tillman. Since l have been
in the senate, / have never asked or
inquired how anyone voted, but, of
course, 1 have always endeavored to
aid my personal friends and support
ers first" H. W. 4.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-08-17
The House by the Side Of the
Road.

There are hermit souls that live
withdrawn
In the peace of their self-content;
There are souls, like stars, that dwell
apart
In a fallowless armament;
There are pioneer souls that blaze
their paths
Where the highways never ran:
But let me live by the side Of the
road
And be a friend to man.
Let me live in a house by the side Of
the Soad
Where the races of men go by
The men who are good, the men who
are bad
AS good and as bad as /.
I would not sit in the s%corner's seat,
Nor hurl the .cynic's ban:
Let me live in a house by the side OF
the road
And be a friend to man.
1 see from my house by the side Of
the road
By the side of the highway of life
The men who press with the ardor
of hope,
The men who r faint with the
strife;
But l turn not away from their
smiles nor their tears
Both parts of an infinite plan:
Let me live in a house by the side Of
the road
And be a friend to man.
1 know there are brook-gladdened
meadows ahead,
And mountains of infinite height; .
That the road passes on through the
long afternoon,
land stretches away to the night;
But still I rejoice when the travellers
rejoice,
And weep with the strangers that
moan:
Nor live in my house by the side OF
the road
Like a man who dwells alone.
Let me live in a house by the side of
I the road
Where the races of men go by
They are good, they are bad, they
are weak, they are strong,
Wise, foolish-so am /.
Then why should ! sit in the scorn-
ers seat,
or hurl the cynic's ban?
Let me live in a house by the side OF
the road,
And be a friend to man.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-08-17
Revision Of Tax is Wound up
by House Committee.

Washington, Aug. IL. II Practl-
cally winding up revision of the levy
sections of the 1918 tax law, house
ways and means committee republj7
cans voted today to increase from
$4,000 to,$2,500 the exemption al
lowed married men having an annual
net income of $4,000 or less. This
change would be retroactive to jan
uary /, 1921, and would be in sddi-
ton to the increase of 5000 in the
exemption for each dependent of a
head of a family previously decided
upon.
Agreement also was reached, it is
said, to increase the manufacturers
tax on candy from 5 to 8 per cent,
the manufacturers tax On furs from
10 to 5 per cent, and to repeal all of
the so-called luxury levies, including
those on carpets, rugs, trunks,
travelling cases, pocketbooks, UNI
brellas, amid portable lighting fix
lures, as well as those on wearing
apparel.
Under present plans Of republican
leaders, the committee draft of the
completed bill, which will be in the
form of an amendment to the 1918
law, will be presented to a confer
ence of house republicans at / p. M,
Monday and introduced in the house
later that day. Actual consideration
of it here ,however, it was said,
would go over until Wednesday in
order that the measure could be for
mally passed upon Tuesday by the
ways and means committee with the
democratic members present.
Although holding only a single
session today, the majority. members
of the ways and means committee
made rapid strides toward compile
ton of their task. Besides changing
levies as outlined above, they were
said to have agreed not to increase
the taxes on cigarettes, cigars, to-
,bacco- and alcoholic beverages. 1t al
so was stated that in reducing the i'm
come surtax rate to a minimum Of
80 per cent from the present SO per,
cent, the committee had made no pro-
vision for a further reduction to rs
per cent next year as recommended
by Secretary Mellon.
In voting to repeal the so-called
luxury taxes, the majority members
decided to substitute, if possible,a
manufacturers tax on the same ar
ticles, if designed to be sold at sums
in excess of specified prices. The rate
suggested was 8 per cent on the man.
u%facturers' prices and the return was
estimated at 500, OOO, 900 annually
as against S25 ,O0O,oOO under the
present law.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-08-17
whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasseless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties O QUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
ont Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-08-17
on,y One "BRoMo oUlNlNE"

70 GET The genuine, caii for fun name. rAxA:
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-08-17

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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-11-24
SUNSET ITEMS

We are having some real cold wealth
er now, would like to see some mois-
ture.
The Glendale boys basket ball team
played here with our boys Friday even
ing and resulted in a victory for Glen
dale, the score being 80 to IL. Those
who played were Walter Berkie. Roy
Williamson, Horace Ogden Berl Brown
and Marion Harvey. Among the vis-
tors who came from Glendale were
Miss Berkie, Clarence Fox. Harry
Berkie, Lloyd Pollard and both the
teachers. Misses Dye and Clark.
Our teacher. Mrs. Russell. taught at
Glendale last year and she was glad to
have her old pupils play with her boys
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-11-24
NORTH FORK

Mr.. and Mrs. Bowden and daughter
Mildred spent Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Spaulding.
Ruth Messner spent Tuesday night
at the home of Galen Palmer.
The Mothers Club banquet was held
at Mrs. NJ. c. Green's home last Sat-
urday. Delicious supper was served
by the members of the club, Almost
every member and family was present.
The evening was spent in a social way.
Clarice ard Allen Williams were
guests at the Joe Michel home Sunday.
Mrs. jenkins gave party for the
young folks. There was thirty guests
present. After the entire evening was
spent playing games the hostess serv-
ed delightful refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Peterson, Mr..
and Mrs. Robt. Hudson, Mrs. Green,
Mrs. Alfred Huguley. Ezra Evans and
Eva Green spent Sunday at the B. J..
Messner hose.
The Fitzpatrick threshing machine
has been threshing for Harry Henry
and Ezra Evsns.ry Z
COUNTRY LAD.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-11-24
DISTRICT i5i

II. c. Gray is delivering his broom
corn at Beaver this week.
Frank Evans visited home folk Sat
urday evening.
Chas. Eyer and wife Sundayed at the
Carl Evans home. getting acquainted
with the new Grandson.
Mrs. Katie MeDevitt and children
have returned to their home in Colo
rado.
Floyd Tiffin and family and Mrs. Von-
ME Tiffin, of Texas, are here visiting
relatives and friends.
c. E. Baggerly has a new Ford.
Everett Meeks is visiting at the S.
T. Woodbury. home.
Art Mouriquand and family are Wis.
iting relatives and friends here.
Gilbert Jacobs sold his broomcorn for
slO7 80, the highest we have heard of.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-11-24
IORENA
cToo lat. for las, week.

CToo late for last week.
Nearly everyone in this neighborhood
attended the Big Days in Liberal and
enjoyed the program.
Mr.. r. W. vogt led prayer Sunday
evening. After the prayer meeting
Bro. Nef gave a splendid talk on what
the church is doing in regard to Win
One and Stand By campaign. He will
preach at independence Sunday even
ing, November 9th and every two
weeks for some time.
Mrs. H. E. Board is quito sick at
present
Edgar Combs. Of Dodge City, return
ed to his home after a few days visit
with his mother and other relatives.
w. F. Groves returned home from
Illinois where he has been visiting his
father, who has been very SEX.
Johnnie Smith has scarlet fever but
is not very sick.
There were sixty-four present Al
Sunday School last Sunday. The col
lection was A.4O-very good. let's Dc
better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clevenger were moi
out to Sunday School as they were tax
! :ss rs care Of Johnnie Smith.
c. B. Evans will lead prayer meeting
next Sunday evening. Large crowds
have been attending these meetings.
Mrs. NJ. A. Casady is still with hei
daughter: Mrs. Lee Swan. who is sick
byt is getting along nicely.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-11-24
FoILErT. TEXAS

Nov. Is. Real winterl Geese going
south Thanksgiving turkeys gobblingl
Thank God for bountiful harvests in
1921.
Revival meetings at the Methodist
church all this week and next, con-
Quoted by Evangelist Fretwell. Good
INTEREST," Good preachingr
Work is being rushed on the Baptist
church.
Lots of moving this week. Jasper
Frazer and family moved to the old
Crump property that he lately pur-
chased Of A. C. Teter; Mr.. Teter
traded for and moved to the place for.
merly owned by E. L. Cupps; Guy
winninghsm moved into the house va.
Gated by Jasper Frazer. The draymsn
was heard to remark. ''It 10 like NOV.
ing men on checkerboard, and last
but not least Mr.. Simon Crose' house
hold gooda arrived from New Mexico
yesterday and now they are ''at home
in Follett.
The new music teacher for the
schools, Miss Minnacke, arrived in Fol-
lett this week to take up her duties.
The Montgomery Hardware Company
has moved into their new brick build
ing and Fred Miller occupies the old
building with furniture store.
There are no quarantined homes in
our village now nor in the surrounding
country as far as reported.
Mrs. Roy Wilson is on the sick list
Miss Ethel Haines is taking care Of
her for few days.
J. b. Reid has added another room
and porch and piped water into hi
house, all of which adds to the com
fort and convenience of the family.
A. l.. Swope has the grateful thank
Of this scribe for fine piece of fres
pork that tastes mighty good this chill
ly weather.
Mrs. Romie Reid has accepted per
manent position at the Grace store an
Mrs. S. F. Hanson is the new clerk a
the postofiice.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-11-24
DISTRICT ~

Mrs. Eva Griswold. of Speerman,
Texas. is visiting her father and moth
err Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Neihart.
Misses Rosa and Katie Ginger, of
the 0verstreet neighborhood, were Wis
itors at Sunday School Sunday.
Mrs. Culberson and children were
visitors at the A. B. Copple home Sun
day.
Our Sunday School is progressing
nicely regardless of all obstacles, OF
which We have had many. We very
often meet up with folks who doesn',
want anything accomplished in theiI
neighborhood.
Mrs. Howe is in very poor health
now but we hope she will be improving
soon.
Misses Ethel and Alice and Ralpl
Baker and Yes Hughes were absen
from Sunday School Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Neihart is getting alonl
very nicely with her school. thinl
she will teach q good school IL they viii
give her chance. The biggest per
cent Of failures in our schools can b
laid TO the patrons Of the district.
There viii be pie supper at Colder
school house Friday nighS.
C. II. v. Earl has been buying u
cattle and has quite bunch at present
The people gave Lizzie Kunka sur
prise party Saturday night and every
one had a good time.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-11-24

This is the season Of the year when
the prudent and careful housewife re-
plenishes her supply OF Chsmberlain's
Cough Remedy IL is almost certain
to be needed before the winter is over
and results are much move proEpt and
satisfactory when it is kept at hand and
given rs soon as the first indication
OF cold appears and before il has be-
come settled in the system. There is
no danger in giving il TO children rs il
contains no opium or other harmful
drug,