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Scraps and Jacts. ? In New York, the other day, St ator James K. Jones, chairman of t National Democratic executive co mittee, was asked what Mr. Bry would do with regard to the troops / the Philippines in the event of 1 to*- election. "He will order them ha to the United States," said Senat Jones. "But how can he do that was the next query. "They were < dered to the Philippines," retorted t senator, "and they can be ordered ba in the same manner. They went the Philippines iu boats, and we st have boats." ? "More men and more horses" still the cry from Lord Roberts's. most forgotten station at Pretor The men on duty are watching lit communication, chasing .Boer co ^ mandoes all in vain, or struggling hospitals with wounds and enteric vers, while the 30,000 fresh horses wi which the British commander beg his march from Bloemfontein to Pi toria have dwindled to acomparatii ly few foundered and wornout a mals. Hence the recent extrn w credit of over $55,000,000, making total British expenditure to dite account of the South African war about $385,000,000. ? King Humbert, of Italy, was i sassinated at Monza, last Sunday, an Anarchist named Bressi. The ki was attending the distribution of pi ia in connection with a gymnastic exbi tion. The assassin fired three shots succession and all of them took efife The assassin was a native of Italy ; b a naturalized American citizen, baiii from New Jersey. He bad no grit ance other than the Anarchistic fe ing against kings. He was captur and with difficulty saved from a mt He professes himself as very mu gratified with bis work. King Hu bert had the reputation of being t best loved monarch in Europe. ? A noiseless and smokeless gunpo der has been invented by John Bohr negel, a German resident of Hazletc Pa. He is employed as a moulder the Hazleton Iron works; but is of inventive turn of mind and has sot knowlege of chemicals and explosive At a private exhibition given a f< days ago the practicability of his d covery was made apparent. A sh loaded with bis powder was fired al target 50 yards away. Theouly soui indicating the explosion was the fa inrr r\f f Ka nl n none nn iho cKoll rP bullet struck the target, au inch boai and weDt clear through it. He has i ceived offers to disclose the secret the process of manuf cture ; but holding out for better inducements. ? According to dispatches receiv at various capitols, including Wasbic ton, and published in the daily papt of yesterday, (Tuesday) the forei; ministers in Pekin are still alive. Th is all except the German minist< The news was brought to Tien Tt by a courier who left Pekin July i He brought letters from different mi isters. It appears that the Chinese i tacked the legations on the night July 10, and lost 1,000 men killf They were repulsed and afterwa used artillery for several days, wh they withdrew their attacks. Mai defenders of the legations were killt and the balance are short of food a ammunition. A Chinese edict claii that the ministers are being held hostages pending the settlement of t growing trouble with the world. ? W. E. Curtis in Chicago Recori Senator Tillman claims the credit introducing the Declaration of Int dendence into the Democratic pli form ; but it does not conform to 1 speeches nor the practices of the De ocratic party in South Carolina. / cording to Tillman's theory all wh men are created free and equal; t he denies that Thomas Jefferson e\ intended that the Declaration of In( pendence should be applied to the c ored race. When that instrument w written, he says, Negroes were ch tels. They had no more recogniti* as human beings or a part of the bo politic than the cattle or horses up the plantations, and neither Thonc Jefferson nor any other of the fat he not even those from New Englat ever dreamed that cilizeuship wot sometime be conferred upon the Therefore, they wrote the Declarati of Independence and the constituti for white people only, and it was r until after the war that any one e\ tried to make those instruments co> the colored race. It was then fou necessary to attach what Mr. Tillm calls a "tail to the kite," and finally number of tails in order to secure n jorities in the southern states for t Republican party. The only way t could be done was by giving the bal to the Negro, and the constitution b to he amended in order to do it. I Tillman is very frank in the expr sion of his views on this subject, as is on all others, and when you acci him of inconsistency he declares tl the Democratic platform was not met for the Negro race any more than I Declaration of Independence. ? The city of New Orleans was I scene of a bloody race riot during 1 week. The trouble commenced M< day and was started by the murder Police Captain Day and Officer Lac by a desperate Negro named Rob Charles. Charles made his escape a pretty soon a mob collected to seai for him. The police board offei ?100 for the body of Charles, dead alive. The mob began to shoot Negroes wherever they were to seeu. The city swore in 1,000 ex policemen from among the citize Charles was at last located in a tv liAitoo Ssovpral nnlicpmpn atu MUI J UV/UCV. ?w'V? VIM. V, ? . number of civiliaus went to the hoi lo arrest him. He began firing the officers from an open window w a Winchester. He killed a policem and a civilian dead, and morta wounded another policetnau. T wounded policeman called for a pri to administer extreme unction, priest, accompanied by a boy, we to the dying man. The Nej killed the boy and shot at t priest, but missed. The pri< remained with the dying man i til he had completed his sad in sion. While this was going on, ticers set the house, in which the J gro was entrenched, on fire, and dr< him out. The mob commenced firi as soon as the Negro appeared, fl aud continued to fire shots into his N ? body after he had fallen. His body ;n- was literally shot to pieces. The he mob wanted to burn the Negro and , m- would have done so had it not been for an the arrival of a strong force of police, in During the period from Monday until bis Friday, Charles killed six men, and ck the mob killed or wounded more than ;or a dozen Negroes. By Saturday morn- CJ ?" iug reasonable quiet bad been restored. >r- - b chk HorhviUc (Enquirer. ^ YOItKVILLE, B WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1,1900. fba ' - Dl ar $ We preseDt today's report cf last m ,r a Saturday's campaign meeting as the m ?" most complete and satisfactory of any " 0 meeting held during the present cam- ai ,s- paign> __ t< hy We wonder whether that young tr Capers does not know the war is over, j. or only thinks his hearers were so ig- w noraot as not to be aware of the fact. rj The idea that General Ellison Capers c< iut could have made such an exhibition og of himself as was made by bis son last It fV" Saturday is too absurd to contemplate. el- . tl e(l Senator Tillman says that if the ol preachers come down from their pul- ^ ch . . . . , y pits to mix in politics, they mu9t ex- jg he pect to get knocks from the politicians. r? That is correct; and also, when Sena- cl w. tor Tillman mixes in a fight that is of no tl ie- special concern to him, he must ex- ^ >n, pect the resentment of those upon jjj whose toes he steps. The senator an surely understands the application of Bg the rule that works both ways. )W P I An experienced campaigner says r? fcjj that the interference of Senator Till- M [, a man in the gubernatorial fight, will re d either elect or defeat Colonel Hoyt. 's II He means that the effect will be very marked ; but is unable to say whether ej ?e' the senator's influeuce will be positive 0f or negative. This opinion may be ol is correct; but so far as we are able to in determine, we do not believe Senator tr ed Tillman's speech at Yorkville affects ^ ig- the situation one way or the other. jn irs ? ? ? gn Senator Tillman told the Chero al kee people that theirs was the soberest crowd he had seen; but that over at bl Prohibition York he had seen half a fa lQ' dozen drunk men. There were half a ai it- dozen drunk men in Yorkville and of perhaps more. Several of them tried . to hug the senator. But if there is w any way to get at the facts, we wager 10 fe cents to a gingercake, that there were w >(j 10 drunk men at the Cherokee meet- m nd ing where there was one at Yorkville. 01 ms Either that or the Gaffnev disDensarv "" " ' ' ' %f I - ? to as was closed, and surely that was not he proper under the peculiar Circumstances. It would look too much like a| j ; prohibition. gj of : ' * rj le- REPORT ON TEMPERANCE. w at- The Rock Hill District conference, tl in session at Hickory Grove last week, gi m" on Friday, adopted the following re-t port of the committee on temperance: V The M. E. Church, South, has al- ^ rer ways taken strong grounds on the sub- a le- jecfc ?f temperance. Her legislation 0j. on this subject is sufficient and in full -as harmony with the teachings of God's at. word. If our members respect and g 0Q observe tbis legislation, drinking and Q jy drunkenness will be banished from us, v on and our church will be entirely free q ias from anv responsibility in the liquor w rs traffic. Therefore, be it resolved : ej )(j' 1. That we urge all members to ob- w ilJ serve the legislation of the church as tj m contained in chapter v of the Discion pline, realizing that the church is the ^ 0D "light of the world," and is not to conl0t suit popular opinion in dealing with C( rer men and measures; but the plain teach- ^ ;er ing of God's word is to be her guide. n(j 2. That recognizing that the liquor || an traffic in any form is an enemy to the u a church, home and citizenship of the tj 3a. state, we record our relentless oppo- tj he sition to it. * |jjs 3. That all right thinking men re- tj jol cognize that Christian men and wo- ^ a(j men, and especially Christian minis,jr ters, should oppose this evil of the ,, es. ages, we will consistently do so in the . future as we have done in the past. By Jse our record we are willing to stand. 11 mt We cannot be driven from it by the , ,nt baseless charges of an "unholy alii- * ance with barkeepers." We are the P true allies of this uncompromising de- j5. claration of God's word : "Woe unto ' him that giveth his. neighbor drink, (* ast that puttest thy bottle to him, and P )D. raakest him drunken also." Let all 1 ? men know this has ever been, and al- ^ > ways will be, our platform. erj J. M. Steadman, 11 J. M. Riddle, ? c5 P. M. Grimes. 1 ed _ .... _ P Or TillmaD and Dickson. h at At GafTuey, on Monday, says August ' be Kohn, Tillman took op his spat with 0 tro the preachers and insisted on every- 0 as. thing be had said and reiterated that a ro- there was the "alliance," willing or n 1 a unwilling, between the barkeepers and " i T-k ti ft i r ?. i it lse ministers, tie ann nev. r. u iucksuo ** at had a spat. ]\Ir. Hickson asked wheth ith er Till mam believed the preachers and SJ an barkeepers were in alliauce. Tillman ? lly explained and said : "You and the 11 he whisky men are fighting together? 0 est that'? all, I say." Mr. Hickson insis- tl A ted that he opposed the sale of liquor. n sot Tillmau replied, "and so wree the bar;ro keepers for present purposes." ^ he fi est MERE-MKXTION. a in- The shah of Persia is visiting the e; lis- Paris exposition. The census of- b of lice at Washington is paying oil' enu- a se-" merators at the rate of 1,000 a day. C >ve The work wll be completed about ti ng September 1. ei ITATIJJAMPAIG1IH Mead Their Causes Before Sovereigns of York. (Continued from First Page.) rowd, he told a joke about a temper nee man, who, having been advisee y his physician to driuk an ounce ol hisky a day, and not knowing how luch was represented by an ouuee, in uired of his son who told him If rams. The old fellow undertook tc our down 16 drams in a day, and h< ot himself into the same fix that the jdience would be in should it attempi > keep track of all the candidates !e, therefore, hoped that iu connec on with the office of railroad commis oner, the voters would only try t< ;member the name of Thomas N erry. Mr. J. E. Pettegrew explained thai 0 was a tobacco grower and trucfc inner, who stood well araoDg his owi eople, and who had their endorse ient for the position of railroad com lissioner. He knew what it was foi ie railroad companies to demand half r?d sometimes all of the value of n 'uek shipment, and if he was elected > the office of commissioner, he would y and see to it that this condition o [Fairs was changed. He said he hac ie reputation of never going back hen he knew himself to be in the ght, and promised to hold to bis re ird this time. W. D. Mayfield stated the terms o: ie law under which the railroad comlission has its existence. ..'There art iree commissioners, the t?rm of one f which expires every two years, and is successor being elected for six ears. The salary of a-commissioner 11,900 a year. It is paid by the rilroads, which also furnish an office, erks, stationery and free passes. Ht lought this should be changed. II ie state paid the commissioners, the ifluence of the railroads would be ss. He did not, however, charge any irruption in the present admiuistraon of the office. Mr. J. H. Wbavton thought that Mr, ettigrew was too good a mau to be lilroad commissioner, and he twitted [r. Berry about having been born aud aired in so many counties. He prom ed that if elected he would devote is attention to the regulation of rail >ad schedules so as to prevent travel's from having to lie over in out ol ie way places for 24 hours on account * a difference of only three minutes i the time of arrival and departure ol ains. Like Mr. Berry, he wound up is speech with the funny story of the ie brave mau who undertook to sleep i a haunted bouse to prove to bis sighbors that there was no such a ling as ghosts. The only living thing i encountered in the bouse was a ack cat, which looked up into his ce and said, "Nobody here but you id me!" "No," replied the brave an, as his rising hair lifted his hat f his head ; "and I am not going tc j here long!" The brave man ran ith all his speed, crashiug through nces and into ditches without lookiug hich way he went, until he had made ore than a mile, when he set down jt of breath to rest. Looking down ie first thiug he saw was the black cat, hich remarked : "Pretty tight race, asn't it?" "Tight, the devil," relied the unbeliever in ghosts. "Talk bout tight racing ;"I am now going tc low you something that is racing eht!" Mr. Wharton's application as to the way he was going to leave le other fellows on the 28th of Au list. The jokes of Mr. Berry and Mr /harton were both well told and rought down the crowd with cheer? nd roars of laughter. FOR GOVERNOR. The candidates for governor are A [oward Patterson, of Barnwell ; M. ;. McSweeney, the present incumbent f Hampton ; Frank B. Gary, of Abbe ille ; Jas. A. Hoyt, of Greenville ; and r. Walt Whitman, of Union. Thej, ere allowed a half hour each, anc ach consumed his full time. Then as an occasional interruption frorr le audience; but no interruption sug estive of disorder. All of the candi ates were applauded generously, and ven G. Walt Whitman was properlj am mended when he said a good thing lovernor McSweeney, who had noi reviously appeared on the stump it lis county, made a good impressiot pon the people, and the echoes from 1 1C giauu siauu aonuicu vuivu^i xivjiat he was in the home of his friends Ir. Gary was at some disadvantage ir jat he came last; but, nevertheless e was well received. Mr. Patterson was the first speaker [e introduced his remarks by expa ating on the benefit of campaigt leetings, which enabled candidates it leet the people face to face, and ena led the people to gather their im ressions of men and measures inde endeutly of the newspapers. Ht ben went into a discussion of the li uor question, arguing from newspa er and other statistics, that prohibi ion had been a failure in Maine, anc herever it had been tried, and thai ue dispensary system is the best solu on of the liquor question that ha: ver been proposed. He recited the ict that there are now only 92 dis ensaries, where there used to be 80( ar-rooms ; and he stated that accord lg to the testimony of 324 preachers ut of the 463 who had beeu questionet n the subject by Governors Evan; nd Ellerbe, drunkenness had beer educed 43J per cent. He elaimer hat the blind tigers of Maine sole lore liquor than did the South Caro na dispensary, and argued this tc liow that prohibition iu Maine is t lilure. He claimed that the onlj ouble with the dispensary law is lack f proper enforcement; hut to adtuii bat we have no one capable of en fore )g it would be a disgrace to the civil aition of the state. He jumped or lovernor McSweeuey for his alleged lilure to enforce the law in Charleston nd Columbia, claiming that the gov rnor had passed by blind tigers in oth cities by the score without lifting linger against them. He charged olonel Hoyt with being a local op onist, favoring high license in prefer, uce to the dispensary, and he charged | Mr. Gary with having, made a | for the Charleston vote by giving t people down there to understand tl in the event of his election he woi k leave them to deal with the liqi ' question pretty much as they pleas He also denounced N. G. Gonzales the arch enemy of the dispensary, a the greatest foe the people of Sol Carolina ever had. He spoke of p hibition as a failure in Marlboro, clai I ing that as many as 208 liquor packaj C had arrived at Bennettsville in c t day. He claimed it to be a failure York also. It suited the rich mi ? who could order his liquor all ngl } but the poor man, who had to depe upon the blind tiger, had to perji I himself and violate the law or ^ without. Mr. Patterson's speech v replete with disclosures which evide * ly seemed to him very startling. gentleman who made the count, said } used the expression, "What do > tKtnlr nf tliof. 9" 75 limnc VI? inrv VI V4JUU * 11/ llUibOt Governor McSweeney followed 1 ^ Patterson. He expressed bis pleasi . at meeting the people of York coun | and said he would much prefer to c cuss questions other than liquor ; I ns,Mr. Patterson had devoted so mi . of his time to the dispensary law a had sought to impress the people w ' the idea that there was no one else I the state competent to enforce it, I would have to address himself to tl f subject. "I have bee?doiog all in i I power to enforce the dispensary It . My first official act was to addr [ letters to the sheriffs, mayors a [ magistrates of the state calling th especial attention to this law and ai f ing them to put forth their best effo to secure its proper enforcement. I ' duced the constabulary one-half, tl | saving the state $20,000 a year wi I out any material reduction of the e ciency of the force. I assert that I ) law has been enforced, during my i ministration, better than at any ti ! previously since it has been on I | statute books, and with less friclh ' I have no apologies to make for ar thing I have done in connection w | this law. It has my most hearty i | proval as the best possible solution the liquor question, and I propose continue to use my best endeavors have it enforced. Everybody w knows Charleston, knows that then ! no sympathy there for the dispenst ' law; but when a Charleston gra ' jury refuses to return true bills on ' dictraents for violation of the dispi ! sary law, how am I to proceed furtht And after all, the Charleston gra ' jury is only on a par with the Bai ' well grand jury that refused to reti ' a true bill, on Mr. Patterson's affida^ ' against a blind tiger. But I am doi f all iu Charleston that I could be < * pected to do. I am willing to ap] ! every known instrument of the law > punish the guilty ; but I am not goi ' beyond or outside the law. I am i 1 going to allow constables to en ! bouses on vague suspicion or do a 1 other unlawful act. I thank God It lllUl/ uunug Luy uuujiuisnanuu bin 1 lias been no bloodshed in codl * lion with the dispensary law, a ' that there has been no lynching. 1 ' dispensary law is more popular tod ' than it has ever been. The peo] 1 are realizing that there is a great d ! in the dispensary law, aud I do i ! believe they will give it up. Ever i you hud Prohibition under Coloi i Hoyt?and you will never have il i what is to prevent the people fr< ? sending to Augusta, Charlotte, a other places to get their supplies ; liquor for'personal use?' I say tl ' prohibition has been a failure where' ! it has been tried, aud you cannot sh 1 ine a single instance in which it 1 ' been a success. I believe it would better for you if you had several w< regulated dispensaries in this coun . [Laughter.] The faiiure in Kan; I will be the failure in this state, aud ! you try prohibition and find it a failu as you will, it will take 10 years you to get back where you are no\ The governor said it was the duty the mayors, magistrates and police enforce the dispensary law, and ? read a large number of letters fr< mayors of different towns and cit throughout the state, all of them she ' ing more or less effort to secure I proper enforcement of the law. " said that he has invariably sent c< ' ctohl^ tr> r.lo noc xv \\a rot tllPV WPl'P. ported to be necessary. Then he viewed a few incidents of his admit tratiou like the Pons case, in which refused to pardou a bigamist, notwi standiug the petition of judges, juri lawyers aud others. He referred t very strong petition from this coui in behalf of Shuford. He had refus to pardon Shuford, and he proposes let him remain in the penitentiary the last day of his term. [Gr Applause.] He spoke also of the i ? mand of the Florence people that return to the sheriff of their count] Negro rapist who is now safe in I penitentiary. He had refused the quest or demand, and he would see it that that Negro is dealt with 01 by the law, if he has to send troops the trial and guard the jail uutil I day of execution, in the event of I Negro's conviction. [Cheers.] conclusion, Governor McSweec spoke of his advocacy of the comra schools und of his approval of app 1 priations for higher institutions. . 1 had become governor on the death Governor Ellerbe, and had tried 5 discharge the duties of the office ' the best of his ability. He was aski for election now, not because he clai ) ed the right to succeed himself; 1 entirely upon his record as chief e: > cutive, and if elected he would c< 1 tinue to do his duty as he saw 3 [Loud applause.] j Colonel James A. Hoyt was next j troduced. At the mention of the c onel's name, there were cheers, I ) Grst that had greeted any of the ci i didates upon their introduction. C i onel Jloyt, who carries a crutch, st< ; ped to the platform and bowed to I [ audience, which cheered him aga He expressed pleasure at being able meet the people of York county wh< i he had so maoy friends, and be beg I his speech by explaining that his i cord, such as he had, had been ma in private life. Of the gentlemen w i are contending for the office of gov ; uor, three represent opposition, wh I the other sometimes does and son times does not, as the notion seems strike him. Mr. Patterson has frc I the beginning o;'the campaign, tak bid words or statements 01 nis to prove he certaiu propositions ; but always tak a Dat ing care to omit things that were said or j uld reading things that should be read, so I lor as to distort the meaning far from i ed. anything that was inteuded. Then g as be claims that I will not deny it. He s md is right. I never have in all my life t itb denied any of ray acts, public or pri I ro- vate, and am not going to begin now. I m- Referring to the charge that he had c jes published an article in the Greenville ( me Mountaineer in favor of high liceuse, t in Colonel Hoyt stated that he had been t an, misrepresented. He believed that the 1 it; dispensary law should be repealed, f nd He knew that the Prohibitionists in * are t he legislature were uot strong enough v do to repeal it, and he advocated a coali i /as tion of the Prohibitionists with other ? nt- opponents of the law, on the basis of c A the substitution of prohibition for the v he dispensary, with the understanding \ ou that tbeie should be a provisiuu w here- ? ? - _ .i- i. L.J _ !?.. :.. ?. oy counties mat nau a majority in Hr. favor of high license or the dispensary ire could have it as they chose. I have ty, been asked that in the event of my lis- election as governor, and there should jut be a contest between the dispenicb sary and license, which would I md favor. I say unhesitatingly that 1 ith would declare for the dispensary, i in properly enforced. There are probibihe tive features of the dispensary law tiat which commend themselves to every my right thinking man ; but these features iw. are grossly outraged by those who are ess charged with their enforcement. Go nd to the office of the county auditor and eir make an examination of the request sk- books aud there you will find many rts instances where liquor has been sold re- to different names in the same hand jus writing, and you will find where it has th- been sold to initials and no name at ffi- all. Further than this, you will fibd .he op these requests the names of minors id- and known drunkards, all of which is me in violation of the law. :he Voice?Hurrah for Tillman. on. Colonel Hoyt-1 say hurrah for jy- Tillman, too; but let him stay in the ith United States senate where he belongs. ip- [Loud cheering.] a of Resuming, Colonel Hoyt told how a to Colonel Patterson had stolen the thun- e to der of McSweeney and Gary. Then ( ho he gave bis attention to Patterson's t sis Maine prohibition figures. It was true o try that Neal Dow had stated that there i nd had been more than a million dollars ; in- worth of illicit liquor sold in Maine per en- annum; but in that same statement be a sr? said that this was against $24,000,000 t nd per annum under the previous bar ( rn- room system. [Cheers for Hoyt.] On 1 irn the other hand, Colonel Patterson 1 dt, does not say one word about the fact t ng that the bliud tigers in South Carolina i ex- probably sell more whiskey than the i ply dispensary. [Cheers.] And does he t to tell the truth when he tells you that y ng you will lie and steal to get liquor iu '\ lot this county? How many of you have t ter stooped to that? [No answer.] Gov- I ny ernor McSweeney says everything is t for peace aud prosperity and smooth sail- j ere ing under his administration, add if you ( ec- elect him again I nd Voice?We'll do that. ( 'he Colonel Hoyt?You will. ( lay Voice?Yes. v p'e Colonel Hoyt?You won't do it in f ea' York county, I'll let you know. c }( [Cheers.] r i if . a Pnni.ininntT Clnlnnp] TTovt, fluid he el 01 ?j? -- . t wa9 constantly under the fire of three f am little smooth bores, followed by a big ncj Golumbiad. The Columbiad always , 0f struck him in the rear. He did not mind 3at it much ; but he would rather have all v j,er the batteries in front. He thought it 1 ovv would be fairer if Senator Tillman 3a8 would speak first and give him the op- ! be portunity to reply. He took occasion j jjj. to say that he had never gone back on , ty Ben Tillman, and referred to the time . sa8 when he was chairman of the state ! [ if executive committee. Although Tillre man did not represent either his per- ^ for sonal or political preferences, be bad v j> always been a good Democrat, believ- 8 0f ing in the rule of the majority, and v (0 when a majority of the people of the , be state expressed themselves he considom ered it bis duty to submit. It was for e ies that reason he had, against the advice ^ (W. of some of bis colleagues and many tbe other prominent Democrats of the v He state, surrendered the party machinery f rjU. to the Reform movement. Then he re. spoke of the prohibition majority iu J! re. 1892 when the people declared against ? ,jg_ whisky, and bow, contrary to their re- ^ be quest, the dispensary bad been saddled ^ upon them. He thought the will of . ie8 the majority had beei ignored on that 0 a' occasion, and he had continued to ^ fight ever since to right the wroug je(j that was perpetrated then. He spoke e , of the fight for the removal of the dist0 pensary from Tirzah, and told how the v eat liquor selling was continued there afde. ter every voter of the place, except !! he the dispenser and his clerk, had peti- n y a tioned for its cessation. The board of Lhe control ignored the desire of the peo- 0 re. pie until the indignation throughout J3 to the county became so great that the ? 3ly pressure could he withstood no longer, to He charged that the dispensary was as the much of a political machine, and prom- ^ t,e ised to eventually control the politics jD of the state as effectually as Tammany a iey hall controlled the politics of New J l0D York. In conclusion, Colonel Hoyt ro. said that should we have a prohibition a law with himself as governor, he 0 of would urge that no liquor be sold ex- 0 to cept for mechanical, medical and sact0 ramental purposes. I would abolish ? ing the constabulary, and I would have 1 m. no return to the drugstore traffic. v )Ut Anyone who says I am in favor of any- * xe_ thing that looks like a return to the e 3D_ old bar-room system puts a slander on .v it. my came. I am as much opposed J1 to the bar-rooms now as I w??s 18 years ? in- a*>? w^en * fought them in Greenville. f I will say that in any contest on this S 0 " questiou I will always be on that side -he which nrnmisHs to the greatest exteut in- to reduce the use and prevent the ^ !ol- abuse of whisky. [Cheers.] I pledge ^ ep. you now and here, that if I am elec- . he ted governor of South Carolina, and in. notwithstanding the tremendous odds | to against me, I believe I am goiug to be ere elected, I will enforce the prohibition j. an features of the dispensary law to prove re- that prohibition can be enforced. If , ,de you are willing to entrust me with ho this responsibility I do not believe that ^ er- you will ever have occasion to regret \ ile it- [Applause.] r' le- G. Walt Whitman spoke next, and to claimed responsibility for the original >m electiou of Tillman, and said thut Till- s en man had more than once said to him, h \v numan, you nave mure sense untu ill of these fellows put together; but rou have not got the political pull." ie asked Tillman why he did not furlish the pull. Tillman sat on the ;randsland, apparently laughing to pi it his sides; but said nothing. iVhitman went on to say that Dr. J. i. Carlisle, president of Wotford eolege, gave him credit for being a man ?f sense, sincerity and patriotism. Dr. Carlisle had said to him that he had teen a. martyr to the church and to he state, both physically and financialy. He said the idea of trying to enbrce the dispensary law without bloodshed was ridiculous, and that if he vere called upon to enforce it, be would tot be at all squeamish ou the subject. Several times individuals in the crowd iheered, and when Mr. Whitman's time vas up, there were cries of go on. iVhitman was encouraged to do so, iud after several ineffectual attempts 0 make him stop, Chairman iirice dad ecourse to the hand, which struck up 1 lively air, and continued it through ifter Mr. YVbitmau had finally given ip and taken his seat. Mr. Frank B. Gary was the last tpeaker. He said that imitation vas the sincerest flattery, and he bad >een flattered by those who hud pre;eded him. Between them they had itolen his speech. He claimed, howiver, that he was not a man to throw ud or to amuse. He would rather ;o down in defeat and remain in obcurity the balance of his days. He ilaimed that all right thinking peo>le were striviug towards temperance, mil that the only difference of opiuiou vas as to whether the dispensary or )rohibition offered the best means to hat end. You have prohibition iu his county already. What more do rou waut V If you vote for a prohibiory law such as Colonel Hoyt pro>oses to give you, you would not have is much prohibition as you have now. There are honest Prohibitionists, and hey have my sincere respect; but I lave a most hearty disgust for those vbo merely use the name of prohibition is a pretense under which to overthrow i good law. I say that the bar keeprs and ex-bar keepers are supporting Colonel Hoyt in the expectation that here will be free liquor in South Car?lina. If they squeeze the life out of he dispensary law there will follow irohibition, which will be made so disjusting as to result in the removal of ill restrictions. The dispeusary law las never had a fair trial in South Carolina; bht grant that it is a bad aw, why do you waut to repeal it? fou have prohibition in York county lecause that is what you want. Then, n God's name, leave us, in Abbeville, o have the dispensary if we prefer hat. There are some people iu this ace who are getting mighty scared. They have had all the newspapers at heir backs; but still they see that Yank Gary is forging ubead. They ry to make it appear that I am oplosed to the dispensary system; but hat is not true, and they know it. ie denied that be bad tried to bait the ah an/1 pluiinpf) t hat ./1JC1I ICOIVU MUM VlHllMVM VUMV Colonel Patterson was the only man vho heard his speech there who proessed not to understand . it. He ilaimed that there was no instance on ecord where a governor who had ucceeded to the office from lieutenant governor had afterward been elected >y the people. In conclusion, he said hat if "you elect Bryan president, and jary governor, you will have peace vithin your palaces and prosperity vithin your gates!" The candidates for lieutenant-govrnor came next. They were Colonel ?nox Livingston, C. L. Winkler, Cole j. Blease, Colonel Jas. H. Tillman, and ,'olonel John T.Sloan. Colonel Livngston said that in the event he should lave the deciding vote on the whisky luestion, he would cast it for prohibiiou. Colonel Tillman spoke of the ad mission of bis last visit to Yorkille, and paid a tribute to the characer and worth of the late Colonel Uston, with whom he had had differences in life. Mr. Blease discussed vbisky and education, and declared itmself opposed to the use of the^l rhite man's money to. support Negro chools. Colonel Sloan thought itl tetter to build dispensaries of the soul nd mind?churches and schools?than lispensaries for liquor. Mr. Winkler tad respect for houest Prohibitionists ; >nt contempt for dishonest ones. He telieved that each county that felt tself strong enough to enforce prohitition, should be allowed to do so. If le should be chosen as lieutenant-govrnor, he promised to transmit his nantle to his successor without a stain ipon it. Dr. J. H. Timmerman, of Edgefield, .nd Captain R. H. Jennings, of tairield, appeared for state treasurer. Dr. Zimmerman said he was still running >n his good looks, and also on his exlerience. Captain Jennings claimed o be almost as good looking as Dr. Zimmerman, and also fully competent o discharge the duties of the office. Mr. N. W. Brooker, of Saluda, and Jr. J. P. Derham, of Horry, candidtes for comptroller general, had a ively personal tilt. Brooker charges )erham with some derelictions of duty nd violations of law, and Derbara barges Brooker with failure to turu ver certain moneys belonging to the inking futid within the time prescribd by law. Brooker also charges Deram with having a Republican father, /ho held office in Radical times, aud /ho did not go to the war. Derham xplaius that his father lost uu arm /hen a boy. He tells Brooker he is a tckal for entering the grave of the ead. Oue asserts that the other falsies, aud the other bauds it back. Jhairman Brice had to step between hem in the interest of peace. Ellison Capers, Jr., made a demaogic attack upon J. J. McMahau. He barged McMahau with employing rankee teachers, at Winthrop, and aljwing the United States flag to float ver the building. McMahan replies bat Winthrop is named after a Yaukee /ho contributed to its original estab somen t, aua mat me nag is or our nited country. Before it realized he nature of the quarrel, a part of the rowd cheered for Capers ; but when IcMahau explained, he was given a ousiug hurrah of approval. UNITED STATES SENATE. Senator B. R. Tillman was the next peaker. Chairman Brice introduced im as one who was well known to all II1C puwjjic UI OUUbli vaivnua^ ?uu a nw by his work io the national convention, had become one of the most prominent Democrats of the entire country. Upon his appearauce Senator Tillman was greeted with liberal applause. He began his speech by referring to the fact that the audience had been sitting on those hard benches for five mortal hours; he was sure that the people were hot, tired and hungry, and, therefore, he did not propose to detain them long. Besides, he added, the grounds had been promised to the baseball boys, and he supposed that there were many who were impatient for the commencement of the game. Colonel Hovt had referred to the three little smooth bores that were firing upon his front and the big Columbiad that operated against his rear. That means me, and it is not fair. I have all along wanted to speak first; but they have protested that if I did so the the crowds would leave and there would be nobody to listen to them. They keep me until the last to hold the crowd instead of letting me go in front where I want to be and where I belong. [Cheers.] Who ever heard of Ben Tillman shooting a man in the back wbeu he had a chance to shoot him in the fuce? That is not my way. I do dearly love a scrimmage. [Laughter.] I am never so happy as when I . have opposition, and I am unable to thrive without it. My friend, Colonel Hoyt, is alone responsible for iny taking part in this campaign. He and his allies have been trying to place me in a false position, by claiming that they carried the state in 1892 for prohibition by 10,000 majority, and that I established the dispensary in defiance of the expressed will of the people. That is not so. A majority of the people never voted for prohibition. There were about 35,000 votes for prohibition and about 25,000 against it, while fully thirty odd thouosand failed to vote at all. No; prohibition never did get a majority of the votes. But still tbey clnim [The -senator was very sarcastic.] that they asked for bread and 1 gave them a stone; that they. ... asked for. a fish and 1 gave them a serpent. Now, I never done that; but I'll tell you what tbey are doing. They are spanking my baby. What kind of a father would stand up and let another fellow spank his baby right before his eyes? The dispensary is my baby, and if I let them spank it, what kiud of a father will 1 be? But I did not enact the dispensary law. You did it. You did it through your representatives in the legislature. I persuaded 'em. I'll tell you why I did it. I knew that you could not enforce prohibition, that you would make a mess of it, and I persuaded the legislators to pass this law to keep you from degrading yourselves to the level of hypocrites and liars to get whisky. But what is at the bottom of this fight they are making against the dispensary ? It resolves itself into the same old fight of a certain class in this state which, though in a minority, believes it has a right to -govern the majority. And they call the dispensary a . * . great political machine, installed by myself for the purpose of keeping myself in power. Why I never needed any machine. I have the whole people of the state at my back. Had I not been elected by 22,000 majority and did I not have a legislature that was almost sworn on a Bible to do whatever i told it to ao r uut it is uot so with these ministers who are now bounding me over the state. They are trying to build up a political macbine, with Colonel Hoy tat tbeir head, and I am only trying to keep you from making jackasses of yourselves. If it suits you York people to be of the goody-goody, self-righteous kind, I have no objection. I bave never tried to force a dispensary upon you, though it would be better for you if you had one, for all of you know that you have as many blind tigers as has any county in the state. I bave never been in favor of putting the dispensary on any county that did not want it. Nobody ever charged me with not enforcing the dispensary law. I gave the tigers to understand that I was boss, and I J . made Charleston as dry as a powder / born. And they talk about my apologizing for saying that the preachers are in alliance with the blind tigers; I have never turned tail iu my life, and I am not going to do so now. But why are they trying to raise so much disturbance at this late day ? I made this same charge three years ago at Tirzah. It was a mere statement of opinion, and I made it because I believed it to be true ; and I believe it still. I respect the preachers and have always shared their respect. One of the high dignataries of the church has so far forgotten himself as to call me a liar. I am a high dignitary too?a dignitary of tbo state?and if I have learned anything in the senate, it is how to preserve my dignity. I do not * ? TT _ !- 1 miau sucn aouse. ne is weicumc w it. If I have not told aoy lie, I'll swear to God, he caouot make me out one. If be wants to use that kiod of language let kimdoit. I'll stand it, although I have a mighty bitter tongue, and if I should turn it loose there are very few people io the state wbo could beat me sayiDg bard things. [Laughter.] But if they deleat the dispensary by this kind of methods, you will see them when tbey do it, won't you, boys? I know tbat if I bad been a politician and a coward, I would have not mixed up in this fight. I could have tulked about the Democratic platform aud other things, leaving the dispensary to take care of itself aud it would have been all right; but what sort of a man would I have been ? I do not believe it is for your interest for the dispensary law to be repealed, aud I am here to tell you so. The preachers have no right to meddle with the dispensary from the pulpit except as a' moral and religious question, and if tbey go into politics with it tbey must expect to take what they get from the politicians. As I said yesterday, the Prohibitionists are mighty good peonlp bur. ihev are weak ud here, fin- * r,v 7 **"" * ~" * u dicating bis bead.] Do you believe you can enforce prohibition ? Wby if you could I would vote for it tomorrow. Colonel Hoyt tells you he will enforce prohibition or the dispensary; but bow he can enforce either without constables, I cannot see. Colonel Hoyt talks to you as if you were babies. He wants to take you, not as you are; but as be would like to have you. I am a temperance