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V?L XLV NO!3S? NEWBERRY, S, r... TUESDAY. iri.Y -| 1QQ8 " TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR ENEMY'S COUNTRY NOW IN THE WEST HITCHCOCK GOING- THERE TO BUILD UP HIS TENCES. Becausc Little Attention is Paid to New York it May Go Democratic Just for Spite. Washington, July 17.?The Hon. Frank H. Hitchcock, former first assistant 'postmaster general and by that token termed "Gen." Hitchcock, who subsequently, because of his marvelous marshaling of the imperial gitard of Rooscveltian postmasters in the Southern States, became kn >wn to the world as "Gencrnl-issimo" Hitchcock, now assigned to the command of (he whole Republican army in the field, or, in other* words, placed in charge of the fixing of the fences of tlie (I. O. P., has set out for t he West. As already announced he will hold conferences at Colorado Springs with the fence fixers of Nort! and South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma. Texas. Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, 1'lah. Aiiona, Nevoda, Washington, Oregon. Kansas and Colorado. This first move shows that the Republican chairman is on to his job, for he has gone to the "enemy's country." He tarried only a brief spell in the East, spenr several days with his big fat race horse down at Hot Springs, then went to New \oi'k to open up an office and study how to get in touch with the fillers of the money bags, came down here to Washington two days ago and left this morning to sec what steps can be taken to put out the Bryan fire in the West. Republicans Non-plussed. This thing of the Democrats ignoring New York, New Jersey, and the other doubtful States in the East to wage the war in the West has sort, o' non-plussed the G. O. P. The Republican leaders don exactly know what to think about it. Such a thing has never before been heard of, and they are holding up their hands in front of their solar plexus lest something hit 'em there from an unseen place. This Mr. Brvnn has all of a sudden got shrewd, another hitherto unheard of and unsuspected thing, lie has, moreover, held counsel with all the astute Democratic leaders, those who heretofore have been fighting him as well as his original friends. If he is really going to neglect New York, he has something up his sleeve. So Mr. Hitchcock goes out to sre about it. What is il ? Do not think Mr. Hitchcock h ns not an idea what it is. lb1 lias sou ices of information from liis own men. Information, inside, secret information, is this astute ,political general's strong point, in fact. liOt'u before the Chicago convention and before he left the poster (lice department he had his force of feelers in the "Middle, West organized and at work, and they have been telling him things which give him and the other Republican leaders an idea of what Mr. Pry an is thinking of. There is something doing out there, add if something isn't done, it will be somebody's undoing. New York /vngry. And New York is mad! Gee! just to think of any one presuming to run for president without currying favor with the New \ ork politicians. Mr. i Bryan, it was said at Denver, did * give the New York delegation to un| derstand that if they agreed upon a '$ man for vice president he would favf or him, but nobody has even intimatIcd that he begged tliem to put up a candidate or that he is to any degree sorry that they did not: The Chicago steam roller engineers decided that they would have to have a candidate from New York, anrt considered it of so much importance that they consented to take a man objectionable to the Roosevelt Republicans of the whole country and nauseatingly obnoxious to the fjaEollettc stalwarts of the Middle West. They thought, of I course, the Democrats would also Ml name a New ^ ork man, for to theii IP minds, as it has been to nearly nil poT litical minds since ?Tie beginning of American politics, no one could hope to bo elected without carrying New York. And now the Democrats have named two men of the Middle West and announced that they do not need or care about New York. Why, some of the old bolters who despise Bryan are going to support the ticket solely out of resentment, while several of the New York papers are so mad at being ignored that they seem to half hope themselves to .-see the State go Democratic, else the Democratic ticket might be elected without New York, which would be a terrible disaster as New York' views it. New York has so long enjoyed the blessed position of being a pivotal State, the courted of both parties, that it is just simply unthinkable that she should be ignored. Owing to the bigness of New York's electoral vole, and the narrow una oscillating margin between the two parties, the Empire State has heretofore been able lo dictate not t>niy party platforms, but to a large extent candidates. Not producing great big men, she has yet had lo have something and in more than half the presidential elections one or more of the candidates for the vice presidency comes Iroin New York. Elctcn times out of 29 presidential electrons this country has elected a vice president from the Slate of New York.' Six of these have been Democrats?Aaron Burr, George Clinton (twice), Daniel D.' Tompkins (twice) and .Martin Van J Buren; one was a Whig?Millard Fillmore, and five were Republicans, William A. Wheeler, under Hayes; Chester A. Arthur, under Garfield; Levi P. Morton, under Benjamin Harrison, and Theodore Roosevelt over McKinley. * Past Performances. It is practically true, as has been claimed, that since the War of secession, at least, how goes New York, so goes the count iv. In ISlU New ^ ork went for McC'lollan against Lincoln, and in " ^08 the State went for Seymour a. st Grant, but in 1804 the Southern States were out of tlie Union and did not vote, while in 1808 those that were in the Union were under the rule of the federal bayonet and went Republican. The only other limes since the war New ^ ork has gone Der???cratic were in 1870 when Tildcn was elected, and the two time* Cleveland was elected, 1884 and 1802. If Mr. Bryan carries the "solid South," as he did in 1800, with the exception of Maryland which he never has carried and which is doubtful this time, and including Oklahoma which is as certain as any one oj the Soul hern Stales, he will have to - tart on 1">8 voles in I lie electoral college. If he carries al! the other Slates lie carried in 1S00. Nebraska, Kansas. Nevada. South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, lie will have. 4/ more, or 20fi. To be elected lie must have 242. Indiai-i, Illinois. Wisconsin, which are considered probably Democratic, would give him 200. Ohio has 23 votes, and that Stale is considered doubtful, although Vorys, Taft's Ohio manager, say? it will go for Taft by 100,000, the same majority by which Hoke Smith was going to carry Georgia vfiis year. California, North Dakota, Minnesota, West Virginia and Maryland are the only other States in which the^e is considered even a fighting chance for the Democrats, if no account is taken of New York. And mind you, no account is being taken of New York with its 34 voles. Mr. Hitchcock has, therefore, gone to the West and it is believed here that his principal headquarters will be in Chicago. Zacli Mcfihce. Excursion to Atlanta. The C., N. & L railway will operate excursion Columbia to Atlanta, Tuesday, July 28. leaving Columbia 7.30 a. m., Prosperity 8.4") a. m., Newberry 0 a. m., Clinton 10.00 a. m. Tickets to be good returning on reggular trains up to and including Sortboard train No. 32 due to leave Atlanta Friday, July 31, 1.20 p. m. Rates for round (rip: Columbia, Trmo, Chapin. I,idle Mountain. Prosperity and Xewberrv $3.00. and Kinards lo Lauerns inclusive $3.00. Rales for children one half above figures. G. L. Robinson, Agt. >? TAFT DECLARES ~ D FOR PUBLICITY PARTY WILL ACCEPT NO MONEY B FROM CORPORATIONS. Republican Nominee Says Republican ^ Committee will Follow Example of the Democrats. Hoi Springs, Va., July 18.?"The national Republican committee will 1.) accept no contributions from corpora- In Hons," said Judge Win. 11. Taft, ai presidential candidate of the Hepub- el lican party, today and in an inter- ti view lie also referred to labor, prohi- il bit ion and oilier questions. Mr. Taft hi said that not only would (he law of la New York Slate providing for the II publicity of campaign contributions ai be obeyed by the national Rcpubli- X can committee, but the federal law \y prohibiting such contributions by cor- ii porations in connection with the clee- pi lion of president, vice president, rep- sn resontatives or senators would be followed without regard to any question fi of validity as to any provision. When ti asked as to his ideas of the power of h; I he leader of a labor organization lo pi throw its vole to one parly or an- m other, he declared thai in his opin- w ion it could be predicated that there ! I> is no so-called class of the American st electorate whose vote could be de- m livered by its leadei.i. si He said that after eliminating memhers of both political parlies from a labor organization, I lie expression of a lender might indicate how the re- ,, maining uncertain quantity might ^ vote in the election, but he declared that just as is the case generally in dealing with any so-called class of * citizens before expression could be given of the nature of their vole it !~ would be necessary lo eliminate all . members of one or I lie other of the ^ political parlies. The question call- (| ing for this statement referred to President C!oinp< "s of the American . Federation of Labor, but Mr. Taft avoided making any personal refer- ^ ence to Mr. (lompers or any other . leader of organized labor. j, Asked whether he would have w any new remedy to offer for the so- <M called trust problem in his speech of st acceptance, lie replied that he did not know of anything new that he could tc add to a question that had been so \( widely discussed, and stated that he ]| would have nothing to say on that n< matter outside of what he had said ii various limes in his public utterances. ,i< Mr. Taft *s attention was called to- P day lo assertions of some journals j P< representing the liquor interests that jw he is opposed lo prohibition. He ex- ' ei plained thai he never publicly dis- ! fi cussed the ethical side of prohibition ti and he took the view, as he under-| Il stood Mr. Bryan had done, that the'tl prohibition issue was no! involved in i ei the national campaign. From what i d had come to bis attention in respect ei to the representations of these jour- H nals he inferred thai I hey had based their satements on speeches he had w made in which he criticized the action of some Stale legisfatures in passing I prohibition and other laws without |d providing the machinery for enforc- ' ing lliem. u' V i'i Death of Mrs. J. P. Cannon. I, Mrs. Bessie Cannon, the wife of I <r Mr. .1. P. Cannon, d;* <f at their home ! near Prosperity on last Friday morn- j fi ing nged about forty years. She j |, leaves a babe four'wrefcs old and Iwojii other children beside her husband, sis- |sl lers and brothers. She was before I (.| her marriage Miss Lessee Halliwan- j h ger, the eldest daughter of Mr. andjii Mrs. Isaiah TIaltiwanger. I il Burial was had at Prosperity cetne- J n terv on Saturday morning. i The svmpathv of mnnv friends goes '!' . ' . j i> out lo the husband and children in' i ('< this hour of their trial. For comfort }s| they must look lo him who chastenelh | 11 whom he loveth and who doeth all]'11 things well. Tliev. eannot under-1 ' stand now but the promise is they I J shall know hereafter when they face to face. lt< UTY OF SOCIETY TO THE PRODUCE RYAN SPEAKS OF "DIVINI LAW OF REWARDS." cmocracy Seeks an Equitable Dis tribution of Burdens and Remuneration?The Ideal Object of Government. Fail-view, Lincoln. Nob., July 18.--cclaring (lial society lias not givei ' Hie producer liis equitable rewar< id (hat (lie administration should Ik langed so as to. remedy this eondi on. William .1. Bryan today fron ie lawn of liis home delivered one oj s most important utterances in tlx si several years. The occasion was ie visit of several hundred teacher: id students of (he Kremoiit (Xeb.! ormal school. Alter shaking hand: ith liie visitors Mr. Bryan was in oil need by I'rof. \Y. If. ('lemons rincipal of (he school. Mr. Bryai ii<l: ''I I is true I hut I nave not been of cially notified yet of my iiomina on. but (here arc certain things Ilia ive been said tliat have raised a sus cion in my mind thai an announce cut is going t i In- made soon tlia ill not be :i ureal surprise to nic ' iI 1 am i. sort w fnt'-rmediap ate a:;d it i> not proper I'o e to enter into any extended discus on until this announcement is of cially made, but 1 can not withstam ie temptation to say a word when n confronted by the students win )rne here with Prof, ('lemons am rs. ('lemons. Tliev have been oh iends of mine and I am not goim > take unto myself all the credit ol >u being here. Prof, demons am have been in politics together for i >od while. It is well to have gener is friends who overestimate yoni irtues and niinini/c your faults, fo: think il was Franklin who said inor* lan a hundred years ago that : an's friends had to overpraise liin i order to make up for the abusi gets from his enemies and does no cserve and it is fortunate thai live some, very partial friends 1 ik< rof. Clemous to make up for soim ho are a little prejudiced when the; me to examine the principles that and for and that 1 strive for. "You are preparing yourselves fo sachers and what 1 -want to say t< >u today is in lino with your work r you will examine the phitforn lopled at Denver \ mi will find Ilia closes with an appeal to those wh< [ sire lo see this government of tin eople. by I lie people and for 1 h< I'ople and so ndiniuisrorccT that i '.11. as far as huiiian wisdom can. se ire 11? each individual the rewan oni society proportionale to the con ibulioii tiiat the person makes |. ic welfare of society. To my mini lis is the ideal toward which a gov 'iiinent should strive. There is ; ivine law of rewards. It is that ev y one shall enjoy fn proportion a lat person by energy and industr ml intelligence contributes to th orld. 4 Debt to the Pioneer. '' Many of you are the sons au< uughlcrs of the pioneers who cam > this country and converted wha as once a desert into a garden spot '.hen (he pioneer goes into a nev niut rv he endures, --.orifices, am is reward (Might to be large. II oes forth with great industry t< nvert the raw material thai h nds into linhled products, into ma rial wealth; and when the eondi ons are such as they ought to be h icceeds in amassing a fortune, in ac miniating property in proportion a e applies intelligence and industr; i his work. 1 lake it (hat that is th ivine law of rewards, and govern lent should, as nearly as possible dlow those laws. One of our com laints against present condition that the rewards of society are no jiiitablv distributed. Take for in ance your occupation or profession I is one of the most important w live. In the first p^.iee, before yoi mid become teachers you must hav ii elementary schooling, and then yoi iM prepare yourselves specially fo ie work upon which you are to en r. You must develop character you must have (lie qualities Ilia I fit iiji you for citizenship; ami, when you tr * are prepared, you go forth to take 111 4 charge of our children, of those who pn are dearer lo us than our own lives. Ill ? \ on take those children at a period when I heir characters are forming 1 and hy the impression you make upon gr them you must largely depend for wi their usefulness in after years. Wheth- eo er our children arc a mm fort to us, a fo pride lo us, a source of helpfulness pn lo us, depends very largely upon what T ; - the teacher does, for the teacher, more m< i than any other one, cooperates with III 1 I lie parents in the development of ea ? the child. Now, this is your work. It III - could not he :i more important work, nu l and yet wlial is your remuneration? I he f am sure I will not ahuse any of you ; in } when I tell you I think the teachers y? s of I his country are not overpaid. 1 sc s iim sure you will not accuse me of I I flattery when I say you earn all von ih ; ijcl in I lie way of compensation. ju "Now compare your compensation to , and your work with I In4 compensation h? i and the work of those who have so- so cured privileges and favoritism. Coin- hi - pare your work and your reward with c\ - those, for instance, who have secured hsi I. conl ml of sonic .ureal industry and \? - who hy means of this control are able ct - lo reach their hands into the pockets tli t ot SO.OOO.tltKI oI people and hy fixing vi . arbitrarily the price of that which < they sell and which the people must hi r have are ahle to gather a reward lar .tii'r than they earn. u< Millennium Not Expectcd. j "The Democratic party is not expected to hring the milleniiiiuu j through a Democratic administration, j Those who represent that party uuf derstand that government nre i,fiH ministered hy human hands and that all things that mail's hand touches do not attain to perfection. \Yc do M \ . o-]! not expect our nation will he free from fault when it is intrusted in tlie j, hands of those who call themselves Democrats. Milt it is the purpose of ? ^ those; who are Democrats to secure a ^ heller adjust men I of rewards of service. 4iii(l they believe that this can be ^ done hy restoring the government to I I lie ancient doctrines. They believe ? it can be done bv making it more resI' * ponsive lo the will ot Ihc people and ?, if you will road I lie |>lalform tliroiiuh ' I you will riml that there are several ^ specific reforms that; are asked for. One, for instance, is the election ot senators hv direct \ ore of the penfj ' ^ * pie. Why is that desired? In order ^ that the senate may be the servant of ^ I the people; in order that its reprcs- ' eiitalivcs may speak for I he people , >?id relied 11 m sentiment of the peoIIt desires the reduction of exI pendit ill*-.-. Why? tin- people who pay tin* taxes are o\erburI dened atd the appropriations are (< larger than they might to be. It desires I lie reformation of our system of taxation. Why? I?ecau>e we believe ^ that the present system lays too I a rue a portion of the burden on the ,, ii II struugling masses and collects loo small a part from those with larue fortunes and larue incomes and the income lax is suggested not as a thing that is going to bring about absolute perfection, absolute justice, hut as a ^ j t hi11u that will lead to a nearer ap- p proneh to perfection in the burdens ^ of the government. "And so 1 may lane up different planks and show vmi how tliev are all . v -, 11 I tending to ? 11? end. one purpose, and that is to make ttiis coverninent just to the whole people, lint I have lakII en as mv text the last clause of t lie e i , * i . " plattorm. because it presents in a few Words that which is presented | more liberallv in other plai . i> 1 I, Democracy s Aim. p s "Our aim is to adjust the rewards 1. v of society to the people honestly and e see that evcrv one will feel that there M - is something to strive for. The best >, way to make people strive Is lo as sure them that their rewards will be s proportionate to their endeavor and hi t we are anx o is thai the American - people shall have the highest possible m i. inspiration to great endeavors. We e want them lo have lite assurance that jh ii when I hey have uiven to the world si e >' 'll recovni/.e their efforts and I have V ,i taken \<>iir vocation, your calling, as j A r .in illiM rat ion. 1 have wondered whv - teacher* of this country would do 1 w ; year after year and vote to turn the vi il ion over to exploit ill ion by great lists and private monopolies when e teachers themselves sue so poorly lid tor tin* groat and important work ev doing'. 'M am not here to make a speech, am here to acknowledge the cordial eetings yon have brought here. I ill say to you in conclusion that, 11 vineed as I am that as our platrin does present the best solution o? ihlie questions thai is possible, while un convinced that its purpose is the >st equitable, more equitable than < purpose expressed in I he Kepubli11 plat form, and while 1 am anxious at we shall have the support of as uny of you as possible, it would not fair lo you if I did uol say T am uch more anxious that eaeli one of m should do what is right, as you e it. than that you sTiouhl do what think is right. None of us is infallle. We are all loo apt to err in dginenl. \\ t* can not ask others examine Ihe foundations ol Iheir nofits without being willing to do ourselves. and earnest as 1 am, my glicst desire is dial you shall study cry question and thai when you ive Studied these questions each of hi will follow I lie dictates ol your tUM'ience and judgment*. that with Ki election over, yoti will I.eel thai hi have done your 7?csl lor your milr>' and given your country the ?<| you had."' Tonight Mr. lb-van attended a din?r given lo the visiting newspaper irres|loudenIs by 1". >1. Richards at ic Lincoln hotel. West End 3; Mechanics 0. On Saturday evening in a fast line of ball on the West End diaond West Hud defeated the Melanics team of Columbia by the ore of to 0. The features of thr line were the halting ol I. Hoo/.ei ul the pitching of Simpson for West ud. R 11 F, "est F.nd ^ ^ eehancis ^ Simpson and Met all', bines and 'I Miearson. Struck out by Simpson S. by Jones I'mpire, 1 lardeinan. EllVICES AT CLAYTON CHURCH ev. Mrs. Irwin, of Little Rock, Ark., Will Prcach at Clayton Memorial Church. Wev. Mrs. Irwin, of Lillle Rock, rk., will preach a series ol sermons Chi.vlon Memorial CnivcrsalUt 1'ircii beginning Friday 11i _*111. Juh !. at s.:?n ii clock. On Friday night MY-. Irwin will 11, iin I he I judgment day. SalMi-lny e\ ( 11iu'j at l.-i". W a? lie <,.1 Son ..I < iod. Sued a v iii"i'iiiiig at II, I >uui~?hni',iit What Will it be and Ib.w I .on? ,'ill ii La-I. Sunday nighl at K.i'.O. The Final arinoiiy of I lie Souls With < hid. The imhlic is cordially invited to en,! 11 of these services. Advertised Letters. Letters remaining in postollicc at ewberry. S. for week ending iilv ll.'lOnS: 1). P. Adams. Uessie L. I'aker, Manly Duller, trs. F. M. 1 hi ford, Mr. F. C. Clirise, Mark Calmese. H. D. 1 >i-iiI, Mr. S. .1. 1 lominick. Mrs. Sal lie Cirifliu.. Miss Anna lleudersou. Mrs. J. L. mil cr. Mrs. b'hoda l.alhrop, Mrs. P. H. ever, Mr. S. F. Lewis, Mrs. Lilln eiver, Mrs. <1 < ?h 11 Lever, Miss I i 111 a eater, Miss Ida Long, Miss Llla 1*. ollg. Mrs. Alice Leveret McPhaid, Mrs. ary McDonald. Mr. J. F. Nance. Mrs. Joseph Owens. Miss Daisy Pcnninglon, Mrs. Abie Fills. Mr. Joseph H el ford (2). Mrs. Kina Huff, Mrs. Alice Kutherford. A ill nev Stephens, llarrlon Switleniir'r. Mis< Nellie Swtt, Robert Wilm. Miss Fannie Wallace, Miss Curio /illiams. Mr. Samuel Wright, Miss gncs Wil-on. All persons c; Min-r for Ihese letters ill please say thai they were adfilised. C. J. Pnrecll, P. M.