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Scraps and |acts. ! < ? Mr. Bryan closeted himself with a ) phonograph last Monday, and deliver- 1 ed over again, parts of the speech of i acceptance be made at Indianapolis last week. Those sections in which the candidate promised to call an extra session of congress to deal with the Philippine problem, and the closing periods, were the priucipal parts of the speech that went into the phonograph. It is expected that Bryan's -- 1 ?? U.. . L ? speecn, as grouuu uut uy tuc puwuvgraph, will play an important part in the campaign. ? Says a Wichita, Kan., dispatch of the 12th: Former Congressman Jerry Simpson has set a new pace for Kansas Populists who are going to speak for Bryan this year. At the county convention here yesterday, he appeared in an up-to-date shirt waist. He made several speeches while wearing it. The farmer Populists were amazed, and sent a committee to ask Simpson if he had forsaken them. He replied that the shirt waist was adopted for com- 1 fort and not style. He said he hoped < to see all the politicians wear them. < Simpson has a large assortment of shirt waists which be receutly purchased in Chicago. He wears them only at conventions or when making speeches. ? Copies of Manila papers at the war department contain a letter purporting I to be from a personal friend of Aguin- 1 aldo, which states that the Filipino < chief does not take advantage of the amnesty proclamation, because some time ago he gave orders to his followers to break up into guerilla bands. The i amnesty order excepts those who vio- j lated the laws of war, and it states that Aguinaldo fears that be would be in the excepted class, should he under- 1 take to surrender under the amnesty ' proclamation. The letter is dated at J Biac-No-Bato, which is said to be the \ - 1 I J present provisional ueauquancis ui Aguinaldo. It states, however, that Aguinaldo never stays more than one night in a place, and only a few hours | " in any one location. He allows no one ] to come near him, except his most in- ( timate personal friends. ? News and Courier: The Washingtou correspondent of the Indiana- . polis Press reports to his paper: "The ' navy has 'it in' for Hobson. No mat- 1 ter what prompts this feeling there is i no doubt that it exists. His fellow officers assume that be was offensive in trading on bis Merrimac deed. He will probably suffer on this account to ' the end.of his career. He may get ' along in spite of it; but it will go hard < with him unless he speedily becomes of < great value to the navy. As time goes ^ on the public will forget him ; but his j fellow officers never will. They do not like him." This accounts, doubt- ' less, for a good deal of the treatment * the young officer has received at the 1 hands of the administration organs. They are faithful mirrors of official sentiment and prejudice. It was a great mistake on Hobson's part that he ' was born so far south. . I ? The weather bureau's weekly crop 1 bulletin, issued last Tuesday, is in part 1 as follows : Over portions of the cen- i tral belt, cotton has improved slightly, ( although rust and shedding are gener- ( ally reported, and the crops need rain in portions of Mississippi, while suffer- 4 ing from excessive moisture and lack of cultivation in parts of Louisiana. In the Carolinas, Georgia and Arkansas, the coudition of cotton has deteriorated materially, premature opening ] being extensively reported from the < Carolinas. In Northern Texas cotton I has made favorable progress; but else- ] where in that state it needs dry weather and is making too rank growth. Some picking has been done over the 1 southeastern portion of the cotton belt ' and while cotton is opening in south- < western Texas, picking will not be gen- < eral in that state for two or three | weeks. , ? A terrible mistake occurred in the taking of Yang Tsun. The Russian artillery opened on the American troops. Before the mistake was discovered, many American soldiers bad been killed or wounded by Russiau < shells. A part of the casualties of the i Fourteenth regiment was the result of the Russian fire. The Fourteenth participated in the attack on the trenches. As the Chinese fled, the regiment entered and occupied one of the Chinese positions. The Russian battery, some I distance off, did not notice the move- i ment aud opened fire on the position, , and plauted numerous shells among the American troops. The Russiaus were quickly notified aud ceased the fire. The Americaus captured the < Chinese works. The casualties are es- ( timated at 70. Most of these belong to ( the Fourteenth infantry. The long march and the great heat played havoc with the troops. Forty per cent, of the NiDth regiment were exhausted from these causes. ? General Joe Wheeler, commander 1 of the department of the lakes, on Monday, saved the life of Wm. J. Bryan, Jr., t the 12-year-old son of the Democratic , candidate for president, says a Chicago dispatch. The lad visited General 1 Wheeler, and the latter, alter his first 1 greeting, turned to his work and al- I lowed the youngster to amuse himself ] as best he might. Young Bryan found ( a loose chair caster and a big bundle , /. i i i J- rru.? 1 ox ruooer oauus. iuwc uc ucu iuiu a long string and then, securing the ! caster to the bottom, went to a window and began bounciug the piece of iron i up ami down on the sidewalk, 75 feet j below. The general, engrossed with | his labors, paid no attention to the boy, who was becoming so interested ' in his play that he leaned farther and farther out of the casement of the 1 window. "Fighting Joe" happened to ] glance up a few minutes later and was i horrified to see the lad hanging with ( his whole body over the sidewalk and only the toes of his shoes clutching J the angle of the window. He sat aghast for a moment, and then rushing to the window he pulled the lad in by ' the legs and landed him safely on the i floor. Speaking of the occurrence afterwards, General Wheeler acknowledged that young Bryan was within an inch of being dashed to death on J the pavement below when he caught sight of him. She ^Jortmtte (Enquirer. V YOItKVILLE, S. a & Oj ? 1 ?1? * SATURDAY, AUGUST 18,1900. J Somebody is puttiDg considerable ginger iDto the editorial columns of ( the Charleston Post these hot summer ( lays. , ?| If it is a prophet the people are looking for?any old kind of an I-toldrou-so prophet?then they had better s Freeze to Dr. Thomas Jefferson. His I ike has not been seen since the gov- < srnment came into existence. * . t , i Mr. Patterson says that he would ( Dot be in the race if the law were en- K breed in Charleston, and the Charleston Post says that Mr. Patterson would , aot be in I he race if the law were en- , Forced in Laurens. According to The \ Post, Mr. Patterson would be doing * Lime for assault and battery. 1 1 ( No, The Enquirer has never ques- ) tioned the Democracy of Mr. Bryan. 1 He is the best Democrat in the whole 1 2 jountry. Who is it that would not itand flatfooted on every plank of a t platform that he made himself? But i Bryan is not against the peace treaty ?linn nroo of fho timp A iuy LUUIC UUW buau uv? nwo uv it was signed. f Oh ! doctor, you have already told \ js that you are going to be elected ; 1 5ut even if you should be, people will 6 jlaim that you only guessed. Suppose j pou tell us exactly how many votes ? fou are goiDg to get, aod if you hit ihe mark fairly and squarely, we will, rrom thence forward, believe that you ire truly a prophet. Now do it, doc- t ;or. I . . i Judge A. C. Haskell, of Columbia, is 8 in Yorkville conferring with the stock- * adders of the Loan and Savings bank. ^ Be has submitted a proposition by ' which the depositors may get their 1 money at once, if the stockholders ac- 1 uept. If the proposiiton is not accept- c jd, then a receivership is practically 1 certain. t Says the Washington correspondent jf the Charleston Post: There is some talk among South Carolina people that in the event of Bryan's l slection to the presidency, the senator ^ [McLaurin] may be a candidate for some .nKinaf nnoitinn nr for snmp other first- t XIUlllCb pvaivivu) w* WV ?v ? ? jhiss position. t We are not surprised to hear of the 8 name of Senator McLaurin in connec- c tion with a cabinet position ; but we t do not expect to ever see bim enter a j contest for it. He is not the mun to c try to push himself into a position that should only be filled by selection. However, Mr. Bryan knows Mr. Mc- g McLaurin as an honest, sincere states- s man like himself, who does bis own t thinking and acting without first inquiring as to what people will say. In t the event of Mr. Bryan's election, ( therefore, it is very likely that Mr. t McLaurin will be invited into the j cabinet regardless of the vaporings of j the Columbia State, Dr. Strait, Lati- j mer, Senator Tillman or any other j man or thing that has a grievance t against the junior senator. t e The reasons given by Mr. H. E. ( Johnson for assuming to exempt York i county from the provisions of the ? county court law are decidedly inter- ( esting. He says that he "exempted t the county because the question had not been made a campaign issue ; be i has no objection to the people voting i on it; nobody had spoke to bim in j favor of it, and several had spoken f against it." The constitution prohibits 1 the establishment of county courts ex- I cept upou a vote of the people of the t county interested, and this bill merely t gave the people of York county the c right to say whether they preferred the \ county court system to the magistrate r system. We are not prepared to say c that the people want county courts, i We are disposed to think it would take 1 a long time to educate them up to this u improvement. Instead of allowing a them to decide it for themselves, Mr. f Johnson, at the instance of a few who were opposed, has assumed to decide it I for them. By his action, he said, more a plainly than words could express it, t that he did not consider the people I competent to deal with the matter, r A.t Bethel he claimed that he scotched r the wheel because he did not know v whether the people wanted the vehicle r to move. To us Mr. Johnson's position t is incomprehensible. v LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. r. S. Brice, County Chairman of the Democratic party?Publishes the qualifications necessary to vote in the primary election. rhe York Drug Store?Is prepared to furnish you with the leading varieties of turnip seed. ^WITHIN THE TOWN. ? There is an occasionally fairly good ooking load of hay being offered on he Yorkville' market. W. S. Neill has found the dog hat he was advertising for some weeks igo. It was recovered by Mr. W. F. Gaston. v^Xhe old excuse about the bank beng closed is growiDg very tiresome, [t is to be hoped that there will soon >e no further occasion for it. It serves ,00 many people who have never had inytbing in the bank. Yorkville wants a new depot and i reasonably good one. There is no eason to fear that it will not be erected. The matter, however, ought to )e satisfactorily settled between the ;own council and the railroad company. BOUT PEOPLE. 4 Miss Amanda Lee, of Due West, sisler of Mrs. Grier, is visiting the family )f Rev. B. H. Grier iu Yorkville. ^Miss Annie Coleman, of Columbia, s visiting relatives and friends in iforkville, and is the guest of Mrs. A. Springs Withers. Mr. T. B. McClain had quite a elapse on Wednesday night, and since ;hen be has not been getting along so veil as previously. |t?Miss Jessie Dunlap gave a" party ast Thursday night at her home, three niles south of Yorkville, complimentiry to her guest, Miss Rossye Jumper, )f Springfield, S. C. p <CMr. L. B. Foster and family, of Balimore, Md., have been spending a veek in Yorkville, the guests of Mr. ind Mrs. P. M. Grimes. Mrs. Foster md Mrs. Grimes are sisters. Mr. Fos,er leaves today for Georgia, to enter tpon the superintendency of a large sat,ton mill at Ingleside. irMr. W. S. Smitb, who was sometime )ack promoted from the managership >f the Western Union Telegraph ofice at Chester to Greenville, goes this veek to take charge of the office at Newport News, Ya. Mr. Smith is a ion of Mr, John J. Smith, of Clover, -? ^ nion nf fino oKilitipa iuu a juuug aiuu w* uuu hv???v?vw? 3is friends are glad to see him getting tuch rapid promotions. WHAT A WOMAN CAN DO. Underneath the favorable turn in be tide of Yorkville's financial troubles, as reported in The Enquirer of Wednesday, there ie a pretty little itory, the details of which the reporter >ecame cognizant some ten days ago. ?or sufficient reasons.publication would lave hardly been prudent then, and here is no especial need for publication low ; but the incident is one of more >r less importance to the entire comnunity, and it is quite probable that iverybody will be interested. It was the Lyles plan of reorganizaion of the Sutro mill that put a pillar if confidence under the Loan and Savngsbank, and the pillar of confidence inder the Loan and Savings bank is vhat has saved the community from nuch worse demoralization and disress a month from now than has been ufFered up to this time. It is the setret of Mr. Lyles on the scene that nakes the occasion of this story. Had t not been for the pluck and determilation of a young lady?Miss Lula, sldest daughter of Mr. T. B. McClain -it is quite probable that the whole ituation would still be as dark and is confused as on the 28th of July, be day of the paralyzing crash. It is not worth while to again pictirethe mental condition of those most iirectly interested in the crisis. That hey were pretty thoroughly demoralzed is generally understood. Everybody was listening to everybody ; but jeeding nobody. Even the lawyers lardly seemed to know which way to urn, and in all the town, it seemed hat there was not a man who was >qual to the situation. The AsheJrimes plan arrested more than passng attention; but it did not satisfy, tnd seemed to give but little promise bf going through, especially should here develop anything better. For the time being, Mr. McClain, ndividually, was out of the game. s: ?i- --j i 1 A ..1 : 11.. 31UK. ULiu urutvcu uuwu ui? jhysician got him to bed and perormed a surgical operation that kept iim helpless. There were times when le could not even see visitors. Ex:ept physically, he was no worse off ban many others. It was under these :ircumstances that Miss Lula put her vits to work. Previously, she knew lothing of business affairs generally, >r her father's business in particilar; but she began to inquire of ler friends, learning all they knew, ind then, without the knowledge of inybody but her mother, left town or nobody knew where. A few days after this, Mr. Wm, H. jyles came up from Columbia and had l conference with Mr. McClaiu. As he result of that conference, Mr. jyles decided that the situation was iot nearly so bad that it could not be emedied, and when he left it was vith the understanding that he would iot only return within a very-few days; ut be would return with a plan that vould straighten the whole tangle out with the least possible delay. The re- s suit of bis undertaking up to this time is geoerally understood. Everything has not been closed up yet; but it is all so certain now, that tbere is no reasonable danger in considering the whole trouble as passed. It was not to see Mr. Lyles, especially, that Miss Lula went to Columbia. She only kuew that gentleman by geueral reputation as an able lawyer. She has in the city, however, some friends of large affairs, and she calculated they would at least be able to give her some good advice. Her friends were clients of Mr. Lyles, aud to him they took her. She was able tell her story in such a com- ? prehensive business like way, as to en- ' able bim to see that after all there * really was Dot much to do, and he be- ( came' sufficiently interested to enter upon the undertaking. But it was [ really Miss Lula who retained bim in 1 the case. Mr. Lyles probably has one < of the largest practices of any lawyer * in the state, and ordinarily he does not * have to run away from home after small matters like this. , THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN. The first meeting of the York county t campaign, as arranged by the Demo- c cratic Executive committee, was held i on Bamett'8 mountain, in Bethel * township, last Thursday. There were | present some 600 people, including t many ladies. Of course dinner was ] abundant, and the. whole occasion ? was quite pleasant, both politically f and socially. The only disagreeable $ feature was the terrible heat, which | was very oppressive. j In the absence of Mr. G. L. Riddle, i the precinct chairman, Mr. J. S. Brice s opened the meeting. Divine blessings 1 were invoked by Rev. Mr. Hewett, a ' minister who is visiting in the Bethel j section from Alabama, and the Gold ^ Hill band dispensed some very excel- j lent music. Mr. Brice was the first t speaker. He made a capital talk iD 1 which there was a great deal of good | j1 common sense; but uo partisan poli- 1 tics. [ ME. J. S. BEIGE. v By way of introduction, Mr. Brice I said that the late James Henley Thorn- i well once said that two months1 study t meant a sermon of 20 minutes, two f weeks1 study a sermon of 30 minutes, c and no study at all an all day talk, c He had not had much opportunity to t study up a speech; but would be as c brief as possible. He mentioned a num- ] , her of issues that mi^nt be formulated, j and then entered into a discussion of e the liquor question. He said that \ York county has all the prohibition it i can get from legislation, and that t the election of Hoyt, McSweeney, Gary t or Patterson would not materially i change the situation. He said that this a prohibition agitation had been on for a more than 50 years, and it would not e be settled even up to the translation of i all the human race to heaven or hell, i [Laughter.] He cited quite a number i of Scriptural texts to show that the \ Bible teacbes abstinence from strong * drink. He did not think any one v could get authority for the use of whis- a ky as a beverage from the Bible. He 1 thought that the legislature had done a too much with whisky and the people "] too little. The issue should be placed li squarely before the people in such a v ? * ' A 1 /3 Uaha dlannnao ri ou a way lU&l tUC^ CUU1U uovc uiopcuouiivo a in the various counties or not as tbey t liked, according to the will of the ma- o jority. He said that Colonel Hoyt is ii a brave, true man, who would make a v good governor; but be argued that r prohibition dispensaries would not re- v move any of the objections that are urged agaiust the present silualiou. He spoke of the disagreeable character ^ of the liquor business generally, and 8 the tendency of people who engaged 1 in it to slip up morally and otherwise. 8 He begged that nothing be had said ' should go to influence a dispensaryite b to vote for prohibition, or a Prohibi- * tionist to vote for the dispensary. In 1 conclusion, he spoke of the erection of a the Catawba river bridge as a simple 8 matter of justice to all concerned. He 0 said there was no immediate hope of ? tax reduction, aud he urgued the necessity of education along commou d school and college lines. He quoted .v the advice of Ben Franklin to the ef- 11 feet that the best place to put your 8 money is in your children's brains. , fi MR. J. E. BEAMGUARD, t Candidate for the house of represen- p tatives, was the next speaker. He t pleasantly referred to Bethel as the I best township in the county immedi- s ately east of Kiug's Mountain, and p stated how, at the instance of friends s; and because of his own aspiration, he e sought the honor of representing the S county in the general assemby. He t< had no fight to make on anybody, and is did not expect to be voted for except is upon his own merits and demerits. He li recognized the right of the voters to tl know the views of a candidate on all h questions of political interest, aud was 3V glad to state his. In his opinion, edu- si cation is the most important question ti T r r A t r 11 , before tde people, xie iavors me iun- n est possible development of tbe public ti school system, and is in favor of the ti liberal support of the higher institu- fi tions economically conducted. The ? whisky question is one of the most tl perplexing that any civilized people 1< has ever attempted to solve. I do not ft believe in the practicability of prohibi- f( tion ; but consider the dispensary law tl the best solution of the liquor ques- ir tion that has been devised. The dis- ti pensary provides the revenue neces- b sary for the enforcement of the law ; 2. but the people will never submit to s] going down in their pockets for the rr money with which to enforce prohibi- p tion. I am in favor of biennial ses- a sions of the legislature, which will' g lave the taxpayers some $60,000 a rear, without lessening the efficiency >f the law-making body. As matters iow stand, the acts of the general as- | iembly are not put into the bands of ,he people until some three months af- < er the legislature adjourns, and even he lawyers are hardly able to keep up vith the frequent changes in the laws, in conclusion, Mr. Beamguard said he lad served for six years as clerk of the inance committee of the senate, had >een in close touch with legislation, tud hqd acquired some experience hat ought to stand him in good stead, if elected, be would do the best he cnew to serve the interests of York souDty faithfully aud well. W. B. DE LOACH, ESQ., Spoke next. He was oot in good ;oice od accouut of hoarseness; but le left no doubt as to where be stood )Q various questions. He referred to ,he fact that four years ago the people bad seen lit to send him to Colum )ia as one of their representatives, and ie had discharged bis duty to the best >f his ability. He introduced a num)er of bills, some of which passed and lome of which failed. He did nothing, lowever, of which he is now ashamed, ind he cast not a single vote that he vould change if he could. He had mdeavored to conduct himself in a vay that would carry assurance that he county of York is part and parcel >f the state of South Carolina. He vas the introducer of a resolution to intend the constitution so as to proride for bi ennial sessions of the legisature. He argued that if the legislaure could pass laws that are good for [2 months, they are good for 24 months, ind besides there would be a saving of rom $40,000 to $60,000 a year. He ;ave his fellow members to understand bat be was not there to make money or himself; but to save it for the state. Ie was impressed with the seemibg ndiffereoce of some representatives ibout the interests of their constituents. There were some who paid so little atention to legislation that he never earned what county they were from. Ie made it a point to investigate the >10,000 per annum that had been paid 1 to the state treasury by the peniteniary, and found that the money was lot from the state farms; but from the 1 tnitling mills. The farms were a use- 1 ess expense, representing an investnent of fully $100,000, and he had ried to have both of them sold; but 1 vithout success. He will try again if ie goes back. They are not only a iseless expense; but an injustice to he farmers whose.lands adjoin. The arms are supposed to be worked by sonvict labor ; but it is a fact that in 1 sotton boeiog and cotton picking time, be small farmers cannot get labor be:ause of tbe competition of tbe state, le thought there was entirely to much obbery in connection with the manigemeut of tbe state farm. He was villing to vote all.tbe money the treasiry can afford for tbe improvement of he public schools. He considers this he best investment tbe state can nake; but at the same time be is ilso in favor of the liberal support of ( ill tbe bigber institutions. I desire to ( ix press myself on tbe liquor question such a way as not to leave a doubt , n tbe mind of any man. I have never | roted for liquor and I never will. I { vill not put before your door what I , vould not put before my own. We , vant no dispensary in Yorkville. You , isk, then, if I want it in Bock Hill or Tirzah or Clover, or McConnellsville, md I tell you no. I want it nowhere. | This is my position and I want it ( mown even if I do not get a single , rote in York county. I will keep my ( elfrespeot and I will keep yours. Al- ' bough I may do many things that I iugbt not to do, I believe in putting ( t beyond tbe reach of others to do | /hat they ought not to do. I would , ather have your respect than your ( ote. j ME. J. J. HULL, : I ipoke off hand and to the point. He ( aid tie was seeking political office for : be first time in his life. Three months * go he would probably not have been . rilling to accept any office. Now, 1 iowever, he was before the people, of- 1 ering such service as be might be able o render, and if his services should be ' ccepted he would feel honored. He tands flat footed, bands up, in favor ' f the dispensary law, without the dis- ( ensary. If he goes to the legislature le will vote against the repeal of the iispensary law or any amendment ? ybicb, in his judgment, would seem to | ropair its efficiency. Mr. de Loach ays be has never voted for liquor. If e ie votes for prohibition he will vote I ar free liquor. The whisky shipments * 0 Rock Hill during the five years of j prohibition were greater than during he previous five years of the saloons. c n three months he had printed for a ingle drug store 10,000 blank whisky J prescriptions. The prohibition dispen- j ary would cause the illness of almost very good wife in York county. * trong, robust men would be wanting ' a buy whisky for their sick wives. It 1 j the best element of the country that 1 responsible for violations of the y quor law. They wink at it.' If f hey would give their assistance, the iw could be enforced to the letter. : Ir. Hull said he favored the common ahools and also the higher institu- ? ons, especially Winthrop. Winthrop, . e thought, was the grandest instituon in the state. Including the prac- j ice school for little girls, in the past ve years, it had sent out 2,376 girls. 8 te is in favor of biennial sessions of 1? ' Un/1 ho in f.hp ae legislature), nau uu ?u .'gislature last winter, he would have ? ivored that $100,000 appropriation >r the common schools. He thought a ie matter of good roads much more F nportant than the prohibition queson, and told how Bethel, with taxa- \ le property to the amount of $318,- d 54, and 582 polls, could, by levying a v aerial tax of one-mill and adding com- s lutations, raise $1,684 a year for road v urposes. He suggested that Bethel y nd an adjoining township might to- I ether buy a road working plant and a by usiog each year all funds available for the purposes, eventually get good roads. There is only one way to get good roads and that is to get them. Run your hands down into your pock- * et and pay for them. He said be was in favor of the creation of the office of pension commissioner, and in telling of his feeling for the old Confederale? his father had been one?he claimed credit for having originated the idea of treating veterans to trips to the Charleston reunion. [The record in this case, however, shows that Mr. Hull is mistaken.] At the conclusion of Mr. Hull's speech, the meeting took a recess of an hour for dinner. The speaking was ruinmAfl at ahnilf 9 Mr .T 1?. Cook presided during the afternoon. The first speaker was ? MR. W. N. ELDER, who was introduced as a candidate for house of representatives. He said that it was not until the past few days that he bad decided to take part in the campaign ; but yielding to the solicitation of many friends, be was now in the race. He spoke of bis past record in the house of representatives and reviewed the history of the dispensary law, which he said he bad helped to pass. He stands on the law as he bad always stood,'considering it the best solution of the liquor question. He stated that on account of the state debt and other fixed charges, there is very little probability of tax reduction ? soon. MR. J. R. HAILE, was the next speaker. He was glad to meet his fellow citizens of Bethel,the banner agricultural township of York county. As illustrative of a probable short coming, he feared, in Bpeech making, he told the story of an old man who was called upon for an experience at a revival meetiDg. The c old fellow said, "1 know it, but I can't tell it." Mr. Haile read his speech from typewritten manuscript. He favors the dispensary as against prohibition, holding that a public who drinks whisky cannot be prevented from getting it. He holds that under the present law the people have local option, and that more complete prohibition * than York county has today is impossible from a legal standpoint. He is an uncompromising friend of the common schools, a friend of Clemson, a friend of Winthrop and of the South Carolina college. He is also favorable to the citadel as a creditable institution, but thinks it should probably be merged into Clemson. He said his father was a Confederate soldier, and the mother of his children is the daughter of a Confederate soldier. He is not only in favor of more liberal pensions; but he advocates the establishment of a comfortable home for indigent Confederate soldiers. He advocated an increase in the power and jurisdiction of magistrates. He stands fiatfooted on the Kansas City platform and predicts the election of that peerless orator of the Platte, Wm. Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska. ME. H. E. JOHNSON, candidate for re-election to the house of representatives, spoke next. He referred to his original election to fill an unexpired term, and his next election to a full term. He is now in his third year, and desires, if the people are satisfied-with his record,.to go back again. During the first term he was a member of the committee on claims and accounts, and for the past two years be has been chairman of that ** committee. He is the only York county member who holds a chairmanship. He told of the importance of the committee's work in preventing the payment of improper claims. He voted for the bi-ennial sessions resolution, which was killed in the senate; he also voted for the bills to give an additional $100,000 to Confederate vet- v Brans and $100,000 for the public schools. He considered the educational question more important than liquor. He told the Bethel people that the school movement that they bad just started was the grandest work in which they bad ever engaged. He is in favor of the dispensary as the beet solution of the liquor question, and will never, under any circumstances, vote for high license. He said be bad )een criticised for exempting York county from the provisions of the county court bill. He was responsible or having stricken York county from he house bill aud Mr. Love had itricken it from the senate bill. He ^ lid it for the reason that the proposi- ^ ion had not been discussed from the itump. He did not feel warranted in Hitting it upon the people unless they isked for it. Nobody had asked him o retain York in the bill, and several lad asked him to have York stricken >ut. The constitution provides that he legislature shall allow townships to vote on the queston of issuing bonds or road purposes. I have no objec- w ion to letting the people vote on this ^ juestion if they want to. I also had ifork county exempted from the provisions of the drainage law. I think ! know the conditions in York county veil enough to assume that they leitber want or need this law. You v lave all the prohibition in York couny that you can get. If the people in 3hetser want a dispensary I have no >bjection. I do not use liquor as a leverage ; but I have no objection to ts use by another man if be wants to ise it. That is none of my business, n conclusion, Mr. Johnson told the tory of an Irishman who found himelf iu a desperate situation in the sea ,nd promised the Lord that if he was aved that time, ne wouia never aon. or anything else. He^tpplied the necdote to his own elletion in the rimary. ? ) mr. t. p. m'dill Vas last on the list of legislative canlidates. He declared that the man /ho holds a public office is a public ervant and not a public master. He /as in favor of the dispensary two ears ago and he is in favor of it now. loth the dispensary and prohibition re restrictive. The dispensary is the