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The Lexington Dispatci 1 G. M. HARM AN. Editor and Publisher. LEXINGTON. S. C., WEDNESDAY. JUNE 19. 1901. McLAURIN'S DEMOCRACY. His Position Stated lieviews the 111?^ tory of the Party? Differentiates the Principles of Democracy From Republicanism?Declares He is Not at Variauce With the Principles cl the Great Men of the Past. Benxettsyille. June i.?Special: The following correspondence explains itself: Florence, S. O., June 3. 1901. Hon. John L. McLaurin. Beunettsville. S. C.?Dear Sir: I have taken great interest in the political outlook, and as a matter of instruction ask that you differentiate between your views and the views held by leading Republicans. -Most of us see no difference, but perhaps you can show some difference: if so. please do it. as I am not inclined to condemn you without a hearing. Yours truly. W. F. CLAYTON. C* S* T 4 1AAI JBXNSETT&YiL.bb~, O. Y>., o uue i?vi. Mr. \V. F. Clayton. Florence, i>. C.? Dear Sir: Iu your letter of J une i you ask me "to differentiate between my views and the views of leading Republicans, as most of us see no diffe:enc I am very busy at this time, but will dictate a few thoughts as they occur to me in reply to your question." 1 do this with the mora pleasure because you have been opposed to me politically, but show a desire to seek the truth. At the time of the adcption of the United States Constitution there were several distinct tns of government proposed. Of tkeset ans the fight was made upon two: the H .miltoniau idea and the Jetfer^ eonian idea. Alexander Hamilton openly maintained that the British Constitution was"the most perfect instrument of its . kind ever in existence. He wanted all laws for the government of the States to De passea oj me ^ougress ui tue uuuru States. He wanted the President of the United States and the Senators to hold office during good behavior. He wanted the Governors of the States appointed by the President of the United States and he wanted the Federal Government to assume the debts of the State. He wanted a strong Senate and a weak House of Representatives, and openly proclaimed his belief that the people were incaple of selfgovernment. John Jay was sent as minister to England in order to make a commercial treaty, which would have placed our commerce under the control of Great Britain. The Hamiltoniau idea was so far carried out that he succeeded in preventing the incorporation of a bill of rights in the Federal Constitution. Under his leadership the Congress imposed the excise tax, which made . tha rich escape the burdens of taxation and placed those burdens upon the poor. This Drought about the revolution iu Pennsylvania and came very near disruptiug the new Republic. Thomas Jefferson forced the bill of rights into the Constitution as an amendment. As minister to France he succeeded in defeating the purposes of the Jay treaty with England. Hamiltou favored and Jefferson opposed the grantiug of monopolies, the establishing of a United States bank and the assumption of the State debts by the Federal Government. Associated with Jefferson were Madison, Monroe, Samuel Adams, Albert Gallatin, George Ciintou and Benjuiuin Franklin. Associated with Hamilton were John Marshall, John Jay, John Adams and Pinckney. The Democratic party has been in continuous existence ever siuce the adoption of the-Constitution, while the Federal party, of which the Republicans are the successors, has passed through a number of changes. The Federal party, at first successful, finally committed suicide by carrying their doctrine of a centralized government so far as to pass the alien and sedition law. Under this law the President was authorized upon bisown volition to expel from the country any alien whom he might suspect as daugerous to the peace aud liberty of the country, etc. This radical measure created a powerful reaction. The Democrats then remained in power almost without interruption until ISM. During this time all of the territory acquired by the United States up to lsyd was secured except t tie ivrmory 01 Alaska, and every foot of it was encountered by tbe vigorous denunciation of the Republicans. During this entire time tbe Democrats were the progressive men. They lield to the principle that tbe people should rule, but that the General Government, while keeping taxation at tbe lowest rate consistent with good government, should expend the fund thus derived for the good of the whole people. In 1S5S they favored _ ? *? subsidizing the Pacific Railroad. About tbe same time they started the subsidy to the Collins Line of steamships between tbe United States and England. Based upon the principle of the Jeffersouian commercial treaty with France, they ha 1 concluded treaties with all the principal nations,and those treaties are still" iu force. They had built up our foreigu commerce until it excited the wonder and admiration of the entire world. Tuey had, under General Jackson, stopped imprisonment for debt. They had fought two successful wars with foreign nations. They had es?tablished a credit throughout ttie world second to no nation on earth. They were fighting for the principles of liberty of thought and action and the freedom of American citizenship. Matters of internal concern the leaders of the party differed about. General Jackson was the first to make a reciprocity treaty. The ne 6 reciprocity treaty was made by President Pierce. John Randolph, acting against the leaders of his party, voted agair : the Embargo Act. and was finally successful in defeating that legislation. Clay, Calhoun, Cheves and Lowndes actively odr-,1 posed Pres dent Jefferson in the mutter of decreasing the army. The first proposition of a protective tariff for the purpose of protection came from James Madison.and Calhoun and Lowndes joined with Madison in its favor. Tbe Federalists opposed protection. Ciay and Calhoun favored measures of internal improvement, and Jdadison vetoed them. Our great distinct tire foreign policy known as the Monroe doctrine was a Democratic policy. The Democrats defeated tbe scheme" of the Republicans to turn over Oregon and Washington to Great Britain. The Democratic party has never yet dopied to any man within its lines the privilege of free thought and free speech. It has never yet failed to correct mistakes when it has made them. It has lost no opportunity to build up the merchant marine and open up our trade with foreign ports. It opened up the Japanese ports when all of the nations of the earth had failed. The party has never been inconsistent, and yet it has never stultified itself by adhering to previous platforms when the conditions which demanded them had Changed. Until 1S5C the Democrats had denied the power in the Federal Government to make internal improvements, and Yet it was the first to advocate the great Improvement of the Pacific railroads and theXicaraguan Canal. In the matter of tariff it was a protection party under the leadership of Jame? Madison; declared for free trade in PiiS: for "incidential protection" in 1>6S; a tariff for revenue only iu 1SS0, aud in 1SS4 the Convention said: "Moreover, many industries have com? lo reiy upon legislation tor successuu continuance, so that any change of law must be at every step regardful of the labor and capital thus involved. The necessary reduction and taxation can and must be effected without depriving American labor of the ability o compete successfully with foreign labor and without imposing lower rates of duty than will be ample to cover any increased cost of pro ductlon which may exist in consequence of the higher rate of **ges prevailing in this country." In 1SS8 the platform still recognized that other things besides revenue were to lie taken iuto account in framing tariff legislation. It said: "Our established industries and enterprises should not be endangered." For more than half a century every Democratic Convention condemned a national bank and firmly supported a metallic currency. In 1S60, 1-64 aud Is*") the Democratic party declared in favor of gold and silver and paper convertible into coin on demand. In IS'*",' it favored the coinage of both metals under an international agreement. In lvvs the Republican platform read: "The Republican party is in favor of the use of both gold aud silver as money and condemns the policy of the Democratic Administration in its efforts to demonetize silver.'' In 1892 the Republican platform was identical in principle upon this questi >11 with the Democratic platform of 1880, 1884 and 1;8*. There have been protection Democrats ever since Madison and Calhoun favored the protection doctrine. There have been free trade Republicans from the foundation of the Government. -..Such men as fjajnuel J_, Randall. John of Lexingtf Counties? of the W1 "When the stop." i Today, the chants of 1 centration money on willproduc we fail to ? ! MORE GOODS FOR SAM GOODS FOR LESS MON | We are justly proud of the immeD laudable ambition to eclipse any would crowds, we name prices that will be a gi | KEEP YOUR EYE C 5000 yards White Checked Lawn, former f price f\ a yard, now 4c. a yard. | 5 j0 d<.z=n Sewing Machine 6 Cord Spool Cotton, guaranteed 200 yards on spool, we sell 2 for 5c. 200 dozen Spool Cotton, lor hand or machine, 10 cents per dozen. , at 3 cases lovely Dimity Striped Muslins and OrcaDdies. beautiful tints and colorings, C8 sold about town at 18 and 25c. a yard, cur price 7c. a yard *0 4 cases Englh?h Corded Organdies, lovely sprays and dowers, delicate shades, closed " osu to us by Marshall, Field & Co., of Chicago, wor'b 10 and 12c. a yard, price jj, made by us 5c. a j ml. jj, ICO pieces Novelty Organdies, Muslins pf and French Lawns, many sp'endid patterns in the lot, your choice of the lot 4c. a yard. w, WHITE LAWN AND ORGANDIES. We received today 160 pieces high class st White Ureas Fabrics, in bars, stripes and ^ figures They were bought cheap Yon can buy a lovely white dress or w..ist yy lor little money, 4c., 6c. and 10c. the yard, Pink, Hlae and Canary colored Organdies, ^ Solid colors, to be closed at 5c. a yard. IS Hess Irt suite.?| 20 pieces Silk and Wool Dress Skirtines. small and large figures, fcaudsome stuffs for skirts, worth 08c. a yard price 50c. a yard. 40 inches wide. cl, 9 pieces Brillianteen, handsome as silk, y< beautiful skirting, price 45c a yard, worth ev 90c. a yard. th 111 pieces Bleached Homespun, no starch, m fuli one yard wide, (special' 5c >ard. a All the standard brands of Bleached ^1 Homespun, sold at less than cost of man- T2 ufactcro. fo Shoes and Hats ea to fit you and prices that will be a revelation to your money in your pocket. 15 A Cordial Welcom MAKE OUR STORE YO WHEN IN T Bat?s & GSLUMBI April 10, 1901. The Best Prescription for Malaria, ! Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove's tJ? Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply w ron and quinine in a tasteless form, pc No cure?no pay. Price 50 cents. Kanutapa ana uolin U. Caiaoun aiways nc spoke freely and clearly whether or not tj( they were in accord with the platforms of jt! their parties. The Democratic party has ca always favored freedom of speech and ac- sj( tion. The Republican party has always ? m sought to so centralize the Government as TO to carry out the idea of Alexander Hamil- j fr ton. The Democratic party has been a I jp party that has had for its policy the great- | t0 est good to the greatest number, while the ; ey Republican party, as a party, has believed w with Hamilton, its founder, in bestowing j fe benefits upon the few and only burdens ta upon the many, until these "latter day I saints'' have led tlie Democratic party | p* into socialism, while as to expansion and j U] subsidies the Republicans have taken ad- j CI vantage of the situation and boldly got j cc upon the Democratic platform. > o<j 1'hey are now upon the currency ques- ? tion practically where the Democratic ' ]0 party stood up to 'StHJ. They are now ad- j vocating the ree procity of Jac kson and ; 1K Pierce. They a now advocating the i ju Democratic priti' pie which is announced ' in the Democr.* ic Convention of 185S in f Jj, the matter of ouilding the Pacific Rail- . a(; road. They wan; to apply that principle 5 jn to our foreign commerce. Whenever the J t?, Republicans are forced to abandon their f own policy they take up Democratic poli- ? cies, and the Democrats are asked to op- 5 pose those Democratic policies because j th y have been adopted by the Republi- <' ra CJ.IIS. I pg l'he Democrats of this country must i AV stand together and restore their party to ' ar the power which was theirs. They cannot > do it by condemning that which is good n, because the Republicans endorse it, nor ; can they do it by going otT after strange i" and unsound policies in order to secure } some votes which might otherwise be Republican. The light of Hamilton and j Jefferson is still <>n in this country, and q\ will be until it is fought to a finish, i Either we will have an aristocracy or w? m wiljjiave a republic. .Are tjiy Democrats 1G " I I on and Adjoining -"The Backbone lole Business"? sy fail the wheels wide awake merColuinbia. Conof brains and a given point )e success. When ;ive you E MONEY AND SAME EY, WE WILL STOP. se trade we control and with a be competitors and increase the reat saving for the trading public: )N THIS SPACE. I Miing! Clothing! Oar entire stock to be closed out i prices to move them at once. You in buy a splendid Suit of Clothes ir just one-third leas than the price as the first of th8 season. GO Men's French Worsted Suits in hair red stripes, perfect fit. form and finish, egular $8 GO suits to be closed at at $3.50 ;r suit. 70 Men's Clack and Blue Worsted Suits orth $10.00, will sell you any one of them $4 75 per suit. These suits are tailored the best manner. 120 Men's English Serge Coats and Vests, itched with silk, single or double breasti worth $5 00, price io close $3.39. 200 pairs Men's Wool Cassimer and orsted Pants, a big job lot, worth from !.90 to S2 50 a pair. The whole lot to be osed out at 98 cents per pair. 120 pairs Men's regular $1.00 and $1.25 ints to be closed out at 48 cents per pair, iris is a big bargain. Embroderies. early a million yards of Embroideries osed out by as from Mills & Gibbs, New ;rk. It was the biggest Embroidery deal er in Columbia. 'Tis a tremendons lot; e prices are next to nothing; cheap no ime for them. lc. a yard, 2c. a yard, 3c. yard. 8c. a yard lor wide, wide Flouncing lover Embrodieries at 25c. and 39c. a ,rd. You canrot match any of these Euioideri-? at-i times the price. The lady iks rave over them. Five ladies cutting 1 day into the mountain of dainty edges id insertings. 72 nice Percale Shirt Waists, to close 19c. ch. 50 pieces Table Oil Cloth, special price c per yard. .e Awaits You. UR HEADQUARTERS HE CITY. W alker, A, S. O. "TTTscar* lac.r runw omental Tufa oT Ot5 oerty of tbe individual aud freedom of ought and action by refusing to recogze as members of their party those men ho have always fought its battles in the ist. but who in the present believe that me of its policies are not the policies of e true Democracy I" The true Democracy a progressive party. It progressed as -> ~ *v.? )otner pariy ever una uuuc, ?uu cue u.-con prospered by reason of its wisdom and 5 administration of public affairs. It nnot prosper if it is to oppose the extenon of our foreign trade, the creation of ;w markets, the upbuilding of our comercial and in<lustrial interests and the eedom of the individual. If the Repub:an party, the record of which shows it have been a party forbidding the free :ercise of speech, concentrating the ealth of the country in the hands of a w, burdening the people by excessive xation and conducting public affairs for e benefit of private citizens; if that irty is to be allowed to turn its back son its record and. by adopting the pro essive features of the Democracy, beime the party of progress, then the Demratic party, having allowed its oppo ut to appropriate its principles, can no nger live. I believe that the Democratic party does >t exist for the more purpose of oppos g whatever tiie Republican party may ingest. 1 believe that it lives, as it has red in times past, for the purpose of lopting that which is right and rtiscardg that which is wrong, and conducting ,e affairs of State so as to make all men ual under the iaw. The record of the Democratic party upon ,e money question has always been in vor of gold and silver coined at such a aio as will maintain their parity and iper money convertible into coin at the ill of the holder. There is not a line in iv Democratic platform fixing the ratio silver and gold prior to 1IS96. There is a line in any Republican platform adTo Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo QuiDine iblets. All druggists refund the oney if it fails to cure. E. W. rove's signature is on each box. 25c. Lumill?w ew? I IITWMM A Good Cough Medicine. It speaks well for Cuamberlain's Cough Remedy when druggists use it in their own families in preference to any other. "I have sold Cnamberlaiu'p. Cough Remedy for the past five years with complete satisfaction to myself and customers,''eays Druggist J. Goldsmith, Van Etten, N. Y. ' I have always used it in my own family both for ordinary coughs and colds and for the cough following la grip, and find it very efficacious." For sale by J. E Kaufmaun. VocalinTo7 oppo.-Ti^ Tile "IjiTTooT iTTtTil or any other particular ratio. There were strong nun in the Democratic party in favor of the tree coinage of silver; there weie strong men in tne Republican party in favor of the free coinage of silver. The Republican party adopted the first free coinage platform. Although silver was demonetized by Republican legislation in 1873. the only objection to that Act made prior to 18% came from the Republicans, who had passed the Mintage Act, under which silver was demonetized. After twenty-three years' silence the Democratic party condemned the Act of 1873. under which silver was demonetized. The Republicans answered by abrogating their previous platform and indorsing for the nrst time the monetary system for which they were responsible. At that point both parties split. Silver men withdrew from the Republican party, and gold men, as they were called, withdrew from the Democratic party. There were more Democrats who withdrew on account of their belief in the monetary system than there were Republicans who withdrew on account of their opposition to it. The result was that after a magnificently fought campaign the Republiccus were successful. and the Democratic leaders all agiecd that this Republican success was due to those Democrats whe had left their party and voted either the Gold Democratic ticket or directly for the Republican tick ?r. The Democratic party showed that It was not dead, and when it is taken into J J *1? A A CODSlUeraUUU lu.it UJC ministration went into power at the time of one of the greatest panics from which this country has ever suffered, it is remarkable that the figures should show, as they do. that had the part*- been united it would have beeu continued in power. Acting under their platform the Republican partv pased certain legislation which settled the financial question in accordance with their wishes. There came about a season of prosperity, not caused by this legislation but by numerous other matters whicli politics had nothing to do with. This period of prosperity carried with it great business transactions. These transactions were conducted under the financial legislation already mentioned. Some of the strongest advocates of the free coinage of silver in both parties took a conservath e view of the situation, and held that it had required over twenty years and two pinics to change from the f .rmer system to the present op.e, and that a change back again would require equal time and cause a great disturbance to our business interests. They believed that, although the question has been settled wrong, business had been so adapte 1 to the present condition that any change of a radical character would cause widespread disturbances. Showing that the fundamental pu.ic'ples which have always divided the Republican and the Democratic partes were unchanged, those Democrats who were c< nvinced that the unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1 would prove disastrous nevertheless remained in their party, and in several States the delegation sent to Kansas City were composed of {Democrats who to a man opposed the iree slver plank. It was undent ;od that William J. Bryan should once more lead the party. It was also understood that those opposed to the 10 to 1 plank were not opposed to his leadership. They had no requests to make of the Kansas City Convention concerning candidates. They went there determined as far as possible to have their party, which abandoned its past principles and stultified itself in 169 i by an unhollv alliance with the Populists and Socialists, placed backed upon its own old moorings and ndnnf. a utr.-iirrht. and Democratic platform. They were willing that the Populists should have the candidate if they were allowed to preserve the principles of the grand old party. What did these men iind when they reached Kansas City? They found Western delegations in which not a single man had been a Democrat in 181*2. These men demanded a reiteration of the 16 to 1 plank of the Chicago platform. The proposition was made to them that they could have both caudidates, and they could have any planks they wanted, which-are not Socialistic or Anarchistic, and all the Democrats asked was that their party be preserved by maintaining its reputation as a safe and conservative organization. John W. Daniel, of Virginia, as thorough a believer in the free coinage of silver as any man in his party, and one of the grandest characters in the United States Senate, worked liked a beaver day and night to try to convince these Western delegates that their policy were suicidal. Governor Smith. of Maryland, told them that the Democrats could carry Maryland without that plank and could uot cary Maryland with it. Gen. St. Clair, of West Virginia, worked until 4 o'clock in the morning with that committee and then went back to his delegation, saying: "Boys, we are ruined." Tom Taggart of Indiana, himself a silvei man. worked liked a beaver to keep that pi.ink from being inserted aud served notice upon his party that, the Democrats of his state were not in sympathy with it and would not vote for the candidate if nominated upon such a platform. The vote was taken and only fifteen States voted in favor of 16 to 1. The Western dele ntes weakened on the night ot July 4 and so apprised Mr. Bryan. By telephone message to his leader, Mr. Metcalf, of Nebraska, he informed the Convention that he would not accept the nomination if the iteration of 10 to 1 was not in the platform. It was then too laoe to select another candidate, although meetings were in progress by at least twenty State delegations, denouncing the man who would so far dese.t the Democratic principle that the majority shall rule as to refuse to accept a nomination upon a Democratic platform that did not contain this new principle of Democracy. It was *oo late to concentrate upon another candidate and Mr. Bryan was nominated. The remark was general among the Democrats on the trains as they went to their homes that they had betn compelled to surrender and there was no hope of Bryan's election. The Eastern leaders were not surprised when Bryau was defeated by a greater majority of popular and electoral votes than in the election of l*9o. When such men as Senator Vest, David B. Hill, Grover Cleveland and Don M. Dickinson discussed the reorganization, Mr. Bryan replied in an editorial in the Commoner, the plain purport of which was that he considered himself the Democratic party and declined to be reorganized. He has on various occasions in the Commoner read out of the party all men who were not willing to sacrifice all Democratic principles to the interest of the silver (j .estion. He attempted to defeat Carter Harrison in Chicago and the regular Democrtaic nominee for mayor in tho city of St. Louis iiecause thev were Demo 1 crats first, andtlid not believe that tho < Democratic party should sink into oblivion by reason of an issue which has been gallantly fought for, but irretrievably lost. The old line Democrats declined to be driven from their party by a man who, during ten years of political life, had been a Democrat, a Populist and a Socialist. The only office which William .J. Bryan ever held he was elected to by the Populists, it being impossible for the Democrats to secure an election in that district. He acted with the Democrats in , Congress, but distinctly stated that he was not bound by a Democratic plat- I ivnu. A3 a side partner of Mr. Bryan, and sharing with him in the nomination of ( the Populists in 100'. is another brilliant orator from the State of Minnesota. I refer to Charles A. Towne. Mr. Towne, i like Mr. Bryan, became famous in a day j by reason of his oratory and has remained famous as a political lightning change artist. His autobiography, published in the Congressional Direc tory of the 54th Con- , gress. reads as follows : "Charles A. Towne, of Dulutli. was born November lil, 15>"?S. in Oakland Countv. Michigan; educated in common schools and the University of Michigan; admitted to the Bar in IS&'i: removed to Duluth in 1890; took p.rt in every campaign from 1876 down, but never ran for office until elected to the 54th Congress as a Republican, receiving 3 ,437 votes, against 15,83d votes for Mel via R. Baldwin, Democrat, ami (5.475 votes for Klttel JIalvorsen, Populist." The next issue of t h ? Congressional I)i- i rectory conveys the startling information that Charles A. Towue was d-feated on ' the Populistic ticket by the Hon. Pago Morris. The most icmarkable speech that Mr. Towne made during his term in Con- i gress was one in which fie said that, while j young, "his record as a Republican was , unimpeachable." He had inherited it J 'ifrom his lather and his xr rand fat her." t }ie""uad "been r roc?.e<i in a itepuoi cln cradle" and had always lifted up bLs voice in behalf of the Republican party." t Within a few weeks after this remarkable speech he had walked out of the oniy Re- t, publican Convention to which he had" ever been a delegate and joined the Silver Re publican party. lie Wont home as a Silver 1 Republican and two weeks later was nominated for Congress as a Populist and endorsed bv the Democrats. He was nomi nated as Vice President by the Populists I and then went to Kansas City and proclaimed to the Democratic Convention that he was only masquerading as a Populist and Silver Republican, and, as a c matter of fact, was a simon pure Democrat. He theu received as a Populist from t. the Populistic Governor of Minnesota a thirty-day appointment as Senator of the 8 United States, and placed himself under the direct management of Senators Pettigrew and Hutier. oue a Republican and v* the other a Populist. r When a p irty of men are willing to see o their party go down in defeat in order that one issue may be maintained they c either believe that this issue lies at the very foundation of all government, or else they have some ulterior motive. In the ^ case of the silver issue experience has g proved that, whether or not the free coinage of silver is beneficial and the wisest a system of tiuance, yet the perpetuity of our institutions does not depend upon it. It is not an issue of such magnitude as to justify the disorganization of a political f party in a \ain attempt to establish it. t And yet there can be no doubt that the leaders of the Democratic party, who were p responsible for forcing that issue in IbOO, knew when they did so that they were en- c dancering the life of the party, without ? in any way making it possible to carry out ? their design, even though elected. Had the Democratic party succeeded the Democrats from the states which voted against ii that plank would have voted against the legislation. This would have defeated 8 any Act sought to be passed for the free ^ coinage of silver. Had every state which voted for the free t and unlimited coinage of silver in the convention of 1'JitO elected every congressman V a Democrat they could not have carried . that legislation. The Democrats them- 1 selves from the st .tes opyo-cd to it would g have defeated It. If the tntire house of representatives had been Democratic a majority of this membership, as shown by the votes of the states in the Democratic 8 convention, would have opposed the free a coinage of silver. Then wnat was the ob- .. ject of these men* It would seem that J' there could only be one solution. The ii delegates from the West were personally * interested in the free coinage of silver for the reason that, if carried out, it would e open up the Western silver mines and jj double the value of Western property. ^ The east would have been injured only by the unsettling of business. Tue East and 1 the West could by a coalition obtaiu com- n plete control of the finance and commerce of the south. All contractswould have been 11 gold contracts. Under the free coinage law f( there would undoubtedly be a provision q by which the Western bullion would be ^ Eresented to the mint by the Eastern r anks and form a basis of permanent and constant credit for all Western transactions. The banks would control the bullion and the rates of exchange, and thus what they would lose by the depreciation ^ of contracts not already in gold they would about make even through their I Western connections. But the South produces no bullion. It would have no need ' for maintaining a reserve in the East such ^ as would lie created for the benefit erf the West by the bullion. n All of its contracts would be gold con" - " - 1.1 t tracts, r or an 01 its money u woum l?c ? dependent upon the East and "be compel led to pay whatever rates the Eastern banks saw fit to charge. Then a part of the same scheme was to prevent the Democratic policy of the repeal of the tax upon State banks, in ordt r to prevent the Southern States from having any circulating v. medium whatever for local purposes. The West would have its silver as a basis for obtaining the gold and the East would control the gold; the South would be pre- D vented from even having paper, and would c be under the absolute and complete and perfect control of the East and West. a When I made a fight in the House for the repeal of the 10 per cent tax Mr. Bryan It voted against it, and I invite your atten- n tion to his utterances at this time, which 1 fully confirm what 1 say. Congressman j Bailey of Texas, one of the ablest men in the United States, called my attention to o the sinister attitude of Mr. Bryan at the time. The Western silver mine owners were supposed at the time of the Convention to put up the money for the cam- x f>aign. But the East had become so largely J nterested in the newly organized industries of the South, and so much Eastern ( money had been withdrawn from the e West, and found profitable employment n in the South, that the Eastern bankers saw that they had as much to lose by such P an arrangement as they could possibly g gain and declined to enter the arrangement demanded by the Western mine 0 owners. At this point, which occurred n when the campaign was at its height, the 8 promised contribution to the Democratic . treasury failed to come in and several " ,1-nnltK,. cili'nr mioa nirnoK rrv-Jflp visits tO p New York, then returned to their homes and joined the Republican party. Think of Senator Stuart forgetting the ft "crime of ;73!'' h Up to this time a number of States j were admittedly doubtful. Those of Maryland, New York, West Virginia and Indiana were notabh* so. But when the financial scheme ^1 through there was no longer any doubt as to the outcome of ^ the election, and the doubtful States till pave greatly increased Republican ma- p jorities. The trouble with the South has always been its clinging to traditions and its lack of practical wisdom in preventing the other sections from imposing upon them by under-handed means. The South is solidly Democratic, for nowhere in the world is there a greater love for freedom fc] of speech, liberty of thought and action, and absolute justice, which are the foundation stones of the Democratic party. Si But they were asleep in 1S96 and 1900, and ^ totally ignorant of the reasons for this new issue being forced upon them. It was in the Democratic platform and they, 1 therefore, voted for it. Now it behooves them to consider why it was in that platform, and they will learn that instead of being Democratic it was a counterfeit to be spurned and cast aside. The South should now take advantage y of the fact that it controls the Democratic party and see to it that thosa principles of it iustice and eouality which lie at the foun- , dation of Democracy are not again der K parted from, and that no scheme for the enrichment of any section for the benefit P of any other section shall ever again be p incorporated into a Democratic platform. * When I called you over the 'pnone for permission to make my reply public I did not expect it to grow to such length, but it is a great theme and its importauoe is my apology. Yours respectfully, John Lowndes McLacrin. Wanted. ? ii Trustworthy men and women to r< travel and advertise for old eetab- ^ lished house of eolid financial standing. Salary $780 a year and ex- Ti pensee, all payable in cash. No can- ? vassing required. Give references c and enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. Address Manager, 355 Caxton Bldg, Chicago. 51 ^ a Dots and Dashes. After a man is buried in his little lot he has no kick coming. Pyny-Bal*am Relieves Right Away and makee a epecdy end of coughs and colds. Only the fool husband everattemj t I to satisfy a wife's $50 want3 with $5 I bill. A surgical operation is not nrces- ij sary to cure piles. DeWitt's Witch ^ Hazel Salve saves all that expense fc and never fails. Beware of counterfeits. J. E. Kaufmann. The boys and girls of Atlanta hive O Drgauized a vigorous n i-cigarette p league. a( No need for you to have the grippe And other ills will let you slip, Tf vnn will use L. L and K. - . J W W Which cures and keeps disease '< away. Bottles 25c, 50c and Si 00. Oil has been found in Wayne coun- ? ;y, Kentucky, and one well is sending id 100 barrels a day. II Eczema, saltrhecm, tetter, chafing, vy poisoning and all skin tortures T ire quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch -JHazel Salve. The certain pile cure. 1 F. E. Kaufmann. ^ / It might be well to remember that he oldest families are likely to have he most to be ashamed of. Iff CURES WHERE ALL ELSEFAILS. U Best Couth Syrup. Tastes Good. Use IQ J3 iu time. Sold hy druggists. gf IT -VVB-FIKi,. There are 210,000 different ?pe ies of insects on earth. Some of bese are only equal to a grain of and. "The Doctors told me my cough ?as incurable. One Minute Cough lure made me a well man.', Xorris iilver, North Stratford, N. H ?Beause you've not found relief from a tubborn cough, don't despair. One linute Cough Cure has cured thouands and it will cure you. Safe enrn _T 1?. T\ onfmonn UU OUi V*. xj . JL-I J.XCtUlUiUUU< Lite tests made at the Kansas exleriment station prove conclusively hat the smut ears on corn are fatally loisonous to stock. Thus when the orn is husked all such ears should be ;athered and burned. The Democratic State Convention q Ohio to nominate a candidate for ;overnor and other State cffices, is to 13 held at Columbus on July 9, and here are already indications of a reival of the old controversy between he democrats in northern andsouthrn Ohio. Ycu may as welt expect to run a team eDgine without water"as to find n active, energetic man with a torpid ver and you may know that his liver 3 torpid when he does not relish his ood or feels dull and languid after ating, often has headache and semeimes dizziness. A few dose9 of Ibsmberlhin's Stomach and Liver "ablets will restore his liver to its ormal functions, renew his vitality, mprove his digestion and make him eel liko a new man. Price 25 cents, iamples free at J. E. Kaufmann's few Drug Store. Columbus, Ga., Aug. 24,1872. Dr. C. J. Mcff.'tt?Dear Doctor: Ve gave your Teethina (Teething Vwders) to our little grandchild rith the happiest results. The effects rere almost magical, and certainly aore satisfactorily than from any- . bing we ever used. Yours very truly, Jos. S. Key, Pastor of St. Paul Church. (Now Bishop Southern Methodist Jhurch ) France still holds the record for ational debt. She owes $151 per apita. Great Britain stands second nd owes $91 per capita. Germany 3 third with a debt of $65 per capita, .'he United States has the smallest ebt of all the great nations, and wes only $28 per capita. Mr. W. T. Whedon, Cashier of the ""irst National Bank of WiDterset, ovra, in a recent letter gives 6ome xperience with a carpenter in his mploy, that will be of value to other mechanics. He says: "I bad a car i 1 1 LI' euier wording xur me woo was oongd to stop for several days on account f b?iug troubled with diarrhoea. I lentioDed to him that I had been imilarly troubled and thatCoamberlin's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea fcemedy had cured me. He bought bottle of it from the druggist here nd informed me that one dose cured im, and be is again at his work." 'or sale by J. E Kaufmann. A Boston man is so mean that he rants his landlady to reduce the irice of his board because he has lost wo teeth. If the Baby is Cutting Teeth Be sure and use that old and well ried remedy, Mrs. "Winslow's Soothig Syrup for children teething. It oothes the child, softens the gums, llays all pain, cures wind colic and 5 the best remedy for diarrhoea, 'wenty-live cents a bottle. It is the best of all. In Sandanga pond, near Jacksonille, Vt., is a floating island two feet i thicknees and nearly a mile in ingth. The wind shifts it from one art of the pond to another. It is a rolific cranberry farm. A Sprained Ankle Quickly Cured. "At one time I suffered from a evere sprain of the ankle," says Geo. 1 ,Cary, editor of the Guide, Wasbjgton, Ya.. After using several well Ecommended medicines without sucess, I tiied Chamberlain's Pain aim, and am pleased to say that slief came as soon as I began its se and a complete cure speedily fllowed." Sold by J. E. Kaufmann. Harris Lithia Water, Ginger Ale, loca cola and other summer drinks t the Bazaar. I rlUUOl Jyspepsia Cure: Digests what you eat. his preparation contains all of the 1 igestants and digests all kinds of >od. Itgivesinstantrelief and never 1 tils to cure. It allows you to eat all ] te food you want. The most sensitive ] omachs can take it. By its use many i irMikzn nrlo s\f rl vcrmnt i Born hno n iUUOttliUO V-'A V4 J Aid ? V 11 j ared after everything else failed. It revents format ion of gas on thestomih, relieving all distress after eating, ieting unnecessary. Pleasant to take, j t can't help t but do you good ' spared only by E. 0. DeWitt& Co.. Chicane 'be $1. bottle contains 1V\ titu -s the 50c. sizo. 1 J. E. KAUFMANN. \ When writing mention the Dispatch. BEESWAX WANTED I LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES a ' WILL PAY THE HIGHEST MAR- \ ket price for clean ani pure Beeswax, 'ice governed by color and condition, r RICE B. HARMAN, I I the Bazaar. Lexington, S. C. / / nitlw money aodwe\ FRANKLIN CHEMICAL COMPANY, Dept. April 17?13w33. PERKINS MANUF YELLOW PI J MANUFACTI FLOORING,3CEI FINISHINGS, MOULDINGS, DOORS,SA8H AUGUST ^ESTIMATES CHEERE February 1?ly. When writing mention the Dispatch. riS CAPACITY, J0,000 JOB HI] BUCri |[ Somt 4?*!ert push the m1< of .vfj tbo profltc ir? larft. I>oo't allot Sato bujiaf a shoddyjob la orii . " ROCK HILL" fluffie? arc ?*A : ? But?'* thoy stand up, look wall jtj AWAY FRO* THE 8110l'-nal tad. Sold bj Urst-slsss dsaltrs 1 a your tow*, writ# direct. J ROCK Hill BUGGY C( nAAif mi i nun IfUUIl HILL DUb For Sale by w. p. roof, 1 GREGORY-RHEA MULE CO., Columbia; S. C.. May 11?ly. When writing mention the Dispatch. ^^Vestibuisd emiiHB jiMiio Double Daily Service Between New York, Tampa, Atlanta, New, Orleans and Points South, and West. IN EFFECT JUNE 3rd, 1900. __ SOUTHWAED. | Daily. | Daily i No. 31 | No. 27 lv New York. P. R. E.. 1 00 pm 12 15 am lv Philadelphia, P R R. 3 29 pm 7 20 am lv Baltimore, PR R... I 5 50 pm| 9 34 am lv Washington, P R R.I 7 1/0 pa )0 55 am lv Richmond, SALRj 10 40 pm 2 35 pm lv Petersburg, " 11 35 pm | 3 30 pm lv RidgewayJct. | 2 25 am 6 17 pm lv Henderson, ' 2 53 am 6 40 pm lv Raleigh, " 4 06 am 7 50 pm lv Southern Pines," 5 57 an. 9 42 pm ! No 403 lv Hamlet, " j 6 50 am'lO 32 pm ! No. 31 j J lv Columbia,^ " jlO 35 am|l2 55 am ar Savannah " 2 57 pm 5 00 am ar Jacksonville, " j 7 40 pm 9 10 am ar Tampa, " \ 6 30 amj 5 30 pm no 403 I ar Charlotte, " 9 31am lv Chester, ' i 9 52 am lv Greenwood, " 1142 am lv Athens, " I 1 48 pm ar Atlanta,? " j 4 00 pm| ar Augusta, CAW C . ( 5 10 pm lv New York, a Y f & hi f8 00 am 9 00 pm lv Philadelphia. " 10 20 am 1126 pm jv New York, U DS SCO f3 00 pm| lv Baltimore, B S P ;f6 30 pm lv Wasb'ton, N & W SB' ! 6 30 pm No. 403[ No. 41 It 'Prti.tcTm/vri*V, s a T. "R\ 9 20 Dm I 9 30 am lv Weldon, " 12 05 am; 12 01 pm No. 31 | lv Ridgeway Jet, " 2 25 arm 1 20 pm lv Henderson, " ; 2 53 am: 2 13 pin lv Raleigh, " 4 06 am! 3 51 pm Iv Southern Pines," 5 57 am 6 12 pm No. 403 lv Hamlet, " i 6 50 am 7 30 pm No. 31 No. 27" lv Columbia.^ ' 10 35 arull'2 55 am ar Savannah, " 2 57 pm 5 00 am ar Jacksonville, ' 7 40 pin 9 10 am ar Tampa. " 6 30 am 5 30 pm 1 lso. 4u3 rso. 41 lv Wilmington. | 3 (5 pm ar Cn iriotte, | 9 31 amjl0 20pm iv Cnester, " j 9 52 amuu 55 pm lv Greenwood, " 11 42 am 1 07 am lv Athens, " 1 1 48 pm 3 43 am ar Atlanta, ? " . 4 00 pm 6 05 am ar Augusta. C A W C1 5 10 pm ar Macon, (J ol Georgia 7 2U pm 11 10 am ar MoDtgom'r*, A A W t 9 20 pm 11 00 am ar Mobile, LAN j 3 05 am 4 12 pm ar New Orleans. L A N 7 40 am 8 30 pm ar Nashville. N C A L 0 40 am 6 55 pm ar Memphis, " : 4 00 pm 8 10 am NORTHWARD. ! Daily Dailv ! No. 44 No 66 lv Tampa, SAL Ry.... i 8 00 pm 8 20 am ? T -' !>i- ii I u on 7 a1; IV dUUKSUUVlue, 1 VJ 1"" lv Savannah, " 12 35 ptu 11 59 pin lv Columbia^ ^ | 5 45 pmj 5 45 am jvTlempbis. M <J A StL 12 4o pm ? 45 pw iVNasville. " | 9 30 am 9 10 am lv Mew Orleans, L & N; 7 45 pm 7 45 pm lv Mobile " |12 20 am ;2 20 am lv Montgom'rv, A. & W Pi 6 20 am 11 20 am lv Macon, C ol Georgia 8 00 am 4 20 pm lv Augusta. C & W C ... 9 40 am " ~ ~No. 402 Mo. 36 lv Atlanta, 3 SALE} 1 00 pm 9 00 pm ir Athens, " 2 50 pa, <1 23 pm ir Greenwood, " 4 44 pm 2 05 am ir Chester. " 6 28 pm 4 30 am [f Charlotte. " 8 30 pm 5 00 am lv Wilmington j 12 05 p u i Mo. 44 No. 68 lv Hamlet^ _ 0 05 pm 0 20 am lv Southern Fines," 10 0J pm 10 u5 am lv Raleigh. " 11 40 pm 11 56 am ir Henderson, 12 50 am 1 13 pm j lv itulgewav Jet _ 1 20 am| 1 45 pm j lv Petersburg, ** | 4 15 am 4 40 pm i lv Richmond, " 5 15 am 5 40 pm I ir Washington, P R R! 8 45 am 9 30 pm ir Baltimore. P R R.... 10 08 am 11 35 pm . ir Philadelphia, P R R: - 2 30 pm 2 56 am ir New York, P R R 3 03 pm 6 13 an No. 402 No. 38 v Rid'way Jet,S ALE} 3 00 am 140 pm j ^ir?itt 1 oni 5 (in nrn I V M C1UUU, *, vw v? w I ir Portsmouth " 7 00 am 5 .70 pra ir Wash'ton, N ?fe W ci jbj j 7 00 am tr Tsaltmiore. 15 S P Ooj fO 45 am ir New York. 0 DSSCu _ f 1 30 pm ir PbiladeIphia,NYP<fcNit5 43 pm 5 iU am .r New York " ' 8 38 pm 7 43 am i Jote?fDaily Except Sunday. Dining Cars between New York and Richnond, and Hamlet and Savannah on Trains fos. 31 and 44. J Centra) Tir?. ? Eastern Time. L 3SIK SKIRT FREE! ou can get ihii Handsome Siik Skirt cr a Fine 'atc-li, Camera, Jewelry, < r any o her valuable KM AID" It EN MKT TAHLKTStt lOcer.u a Acs 10 quarts of delicious Frozen Custard , every family buys a package every week. Send us d we will mail you one dozen free and a beautiful ETItl'ST vor. After you sell them send ^ vill send you immediately the premium you select. A. A. 830 Filbert St., Philadelphia, Pa. ^ AflTIIRINC HO. viiiivi# vvi| [E LUMBER, JBERS OF 3-EADE3 ? LING, SIDING, SHINGLES AND LATHS, AND BLINDS, 'A, Or A. TTLLY furnished.^ When writing mention the Dispatch S PC A ANNUM. Si L.H. Lr X I T cbeap bufflea b???uM I v joumlf u> b? TiLtio JsJ rr to Mrt adollar or to. H "? * LittU Jllfber la Prle?( igjj . and. abova all, KZKP ||j ilac tb?tn cb**p#r la tb? ijj?j onlj. If atta4 on tala 0 )., Reck Hill, S.C. I GY COMPANY. ^exington, S. C. MATTHEWS & BOUKNIQHT, Leesville, S. C. When writing mention the Dispatch. In Effect November 25th, 1900. 7 45 am lvAtlanta(SAL)ar 8 00 pm 10 11 am Iv A'hensar 5 28 pm 1116 am lv Elberton ar... 4 18 pm ' ^ 12 23 pm lv Abbeville ar... 3 15 pm ? ' 12 48 pm lv Greenwood ar. 2 48 pm S, 1 35 pm ar fClinton lv... 2 00 pm 10 00 am lv ?Glenn Springs 4 00 pm 11 45 am lv Spartanburg ar 3 10 pm 12 01 pm lv Greenville ar.. 3 00 pm 12 52 pm lv J Waterloo ar.. 2 06 pm 1 16 pm ar t Laurens lv... 1 38 pm fDinner. J(c. & w. c.) ^Harris Springs No. 52 *No. 2T 11 08 p. m lv..Columbia, .lv 9 20 am 11 20 a m ar. .Leaphart.ar 9 40 am 11 27 a m ar... .Irmo . ..arlO 15 am 11 35 a m ar.Ballentine .arlO 40 am 11 40 am ar. White Rock.arlO 58 am 11 43 a ra ar .. Hilton., .aril 15 am ' 11 49 a m ar. ..Chapin. ..aril 49 am 12 03 a m arL. Mountain ar12 25 pm 12 07 a m ar.. .Slighs.. arl2 35 pm 12 17 p m ar.Prosperity..ar 110 pm 12 30 p m ar. Newberry, ar 2 37 pm 12 43 p m ar. ..Jalapa.. .ar 3 05 pm 12 48 p m ar... Gary.... ar 3 15 pm ? 12 55 p m ar.. Kinard. ..ar 3 30 pm 1 02 p m ar..Goldville..ar 3 55 pm 1 16 p m ar.. Clinton., .ar 5 00 pm 1 27 p m ar .. .Parks.... ar 5 20 pm 1 35 p m ar. .Laurens, .ar 5 30 pm *Dai)y freight except Sunday. RETURNING SCHEDULE. No53 *No. 22 ? 1 35 p m lv. .Laurens, .lv 7 30 am 1 41 p m lv.. .Parks.. .lv 7 40 am 1 55 p m lv. ..Clinton...lv 9 00 am 2 05 p m lv...Goldville..lv 9 25 am 2 12 p m lv. ..Kinard.. .lv 9 40 am 2 17 p m lv Gary .. .lv 9 50 am 2 22 p m lv...Jalapa.. .lv 10 00 am 2 37 p m lv. Newberry .lv 10 50 8m 2 52 p m lv.Prosperity.lv 11 20 am 3 02 p m lv.. .Slighs.. .lv 11 35 am 3 06 p m lv L. Mountain lv 12 25 pm 3 20 pm lv.. .Chapin... lv 1 00 pm 3 25 p m lv.. .Hilton...lv 115 pm 3 29 p m lv.White Eock.lv 1 30 pm 3 34 p m lv.Ballentine.lv 2 00 pm 3 43 p m lv.. .Irmo... .lv 2 45 pm 3 49 p m lv..Leaphart. .lv 3 00 pm 05 p m ar..Columbia, .ar % 25 pm Daily freight except Sunday. . -> 4 15 pm lv Columbia (a c 1) 11 00 am 5 25 pm lv Sumter ar 9 40 am 8 30 pm ar Charleston lv.. 7 00 am For rates, time tables, or further information call on any agent, or write to W. G, CHILDS, T. M. EMERSON, President. Traffic Manager. J. F. LIVINGSTON, H. M. EMERSON. Sol. Agent. Gen, Ft. <fc Pass Agt? Columbia, S. C. Wilmington, N. C C0CA'NE"?WHISKY ^ gu 0 93 3f| Habits Cared at my San a to rKj g3 iurn, in 30 daya. Hundreds 3 H ?f references. 25 years a ?o?c^iity. Bock on 531 1!^ TT???,. 'IV- VT!CV r??~J B. M. WOOLLEY, hh. O., Atlanta, Ca. July 25?ly. Money to Loan ON FARMING LANDS. LONG TIME, Easy payment. No commission. Borrower pavs actual ccst of perfecting Loan. E. K. PALMER, -t Central National Bank Bnilding. COLUMBIA, S. COL. G. T. GRAHAM. * Lexington, S. C. - * July 18-ly. W I RECKLING, ABTIST, COLUMBIA, S. C. IS NOW MAKING THE BEST Pictures that can be bad in this country, ^ md all who havS never had a real fine piciure, should now try some of his latest styles. Specimens can be seen at his Gallery. up stairs, next to the Hub. # When writing mention the Dispatch, |1 HILTOIT'S I OUGH CURE, ^ A MHUP. Unique?unlike any other cough prepaation. The quickest to stop a cough and o remove soreness from the lungs. 25c. THE MTJRRAY DRUG CO., COLUMBIA, S. C. ^ For Sale at THE BAZAAR. Aug. 18?ly. i