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rJ\ a A ~ VOL. IXXIII. it'J{$;9rs xicars P1KfANN1 l'~ BE , S. C., 11'.[:I)\' ,'AYt, DE( t'V 1 NI [ V8 : 1> ;. .V.'\. ii*4 uI ''.;r O4 "Why Not Close Up the Ranks?" In pursuing the conservative course he did when he entered upon his of fice, President Cleveland acted wise. ly. lie could not with safety have done otherwise. The first thing the new Democratic party had to face was popular distrust. For years the people had been told that a change of administration meant danger. For years they had been told that a Demo cratic administration would unsettle business, create panics, and bring the country into disorder. A change of political parties, it was constantly said, until the country half believed it, would be followed by radical changes of government policy, can gerous, experiments, and a general upheavel that would work disaster to business interests. The feelings of distrust thus created, without reason, perhaps, but still natural, kep1, the Democratic party out of power for years. Wien, finally, a Democratic administration was instalid it had to face this doubt and distrust. This was the first problem that confronted the Democratic administration it had to convince the people that their fears were groundless, that the change brought with it no peril to business, no violent upheavals, no rash experi. ments, but that with the Government in Democratic hands all public inter ests were safe and all private inter ests well defended. It was for this reason, we think, that the Adminis tration proceeded with such great and commendable caution. Its conserv atism was the prudence and safety of the party. In pursuing such a pol icy the Adm.istration did the best for the country and did the best for the party, even if it did seem a hard. ship to Democrats that the offiees were denied them; even though it risked, as it had to risk, incurring the enmity of its own partisans. Grover Cleveland, in th( course he took, laid the firm foundat.o. of )rm ocratic ascend'ncy on the rock (f public confidence, and so did well. But has not the time now comnie when the President should give to the party which electcd him and to wi. he must look for support. that ft recognition that will remove all f-cci ings of dissatisfaction fliat may ex ist? There is now no ''eelin.r of c'is. trust in the public mind as to th:' ca pacity of the Democratic party to di rect the affairs of Government. There is no longer any fear that a change of political control means ruin and dis aster to business. The country is prosperous, doubt has disappeared, distrust has given place to the most perfect confidence. Why, then, should there be any hesitancy in re moving the remaining Republican offile holders? Why should they be allowed to remain? Why not uring the Democratic party solidly and harmoniously to the support of the Administration by showing that President Cleveland trusts it even as the country trusts it? Why not close up the ranks now so as to he ready for 1888? To keep Republi cans in office now can do no good and may do harm. 'l'The time has come when they should go.-Clevc.o1. Plain Dealer (DJem.) Nowm!>ber 18Ih. Can a Mariedi Woman Mortgage I ler In these troubilouis and uncrtain financial timesC, half the recal (estate in South Carolina has beent settledl by men on their wives. Everybody knows that. These wives own the land; and if the husb)ands want to borrow money on it, the wives inust sign the mortgFagre. A[( nd ow thme wives, here and there, are beginning to refuse to pay the money so bor rowed, and proceedling to t'ake their eases into court. A case of this sort has been decided in the cir-cuit court in Abbeville-hiow lately we do not exactly know--by Jiudge Iludsoni, against thme plaintiff, that is the wife. In this .case the Sheppard Brother-s are the attorneys for thme defendant, that is, the mnan who loanedl the wvo man money on her land. The wif~e has appealed to the Supreme Cour-t; and on Monday morning last, Gov. John C. Sheppard left our town for Columbia, to argue the matter, some time this week, before the said Cour-t. This is a ease-a test case as it will be-of the extremnest impor-tance ini South Carolina; and G ov. Shiep p)ard's argument, we know, will he a powerful one. T1he wr.tehing foir thet Supreme Court's decision will he ini teresting, e xciti ng; and t,he (decisionl itself will be vastly momentous. The Chronicle is not generally against the woman, hut int this mat ter It is. We do not suphpose oneC woman in ten wvouldl take adivan tage( of such a decision in her favor. 1But still, human nature is ver-y weak; and the law had better set us on thme safe side. Shmould the Supreme Court decide that a married wvoman cannot mortgage her land, thien not Sonly will many meni, bitt perhaps several banks also, soon topple to the ground in South Carolina.-Edg,e fiel Chenniicln ncc. 15tr A Patip'r's Arlvice. Ed(itd,r Le<e ille llertl : 'Tihe next great drawback on the farn, on the part of the white mnen and their sons is a wholesalc extr'tv agance. Nine out ol ten men spend enough yearly fro Loh CO and1 liquor to bread their iamilies,-two articles that are not only not necessary, but are absolutely injurious. That silly, sinful habit of t he use of tobacco costs the men not, only their money, but deprives them of their cnergy. It is a sad ('act that boys now learn from their fathers to chew and smoke before they are big enough to sit cross-legged, :anld we might say, dlrinlk, too. W\'ithl starvation starig uts inl the faCe, the loaling1.!, chewin! and drinking bnsineas, is si.i rile in the laid. We wout'd that the mnit would cout the cost of these three vi'es. V C wolhl m:Iat, the muothers had intluelnce Cnuigil oVeI' their sonls t,o raise themt to a iigihe r state of u:efulness t,ban their Ia:tiers occupy on the farn, !t is n'dless for us to say that unless t!it" more work lone on the letrmu, an(l twore cco)1lnoy used by thel til'n, the bottom will drop out of the wh!lole business. We are not jIustill in saying that the high prices charged by the mner ciilts for 1)1proisions is the cause of our straitened cl :e1i'nstanices at, the presentt. Ouhrlt, ''tt !-he mn(11 tO have nine tenthsLloi (th tf r'.%I*:k,s which theyN have got frm"li tie mle'reha.ts of their owl aising to having 'l to the mer chellits' L.' e-O ' the l rnt: ', ' he ashamed t, . k am -.. b't., .o not. know1v,.e endt o! : l ::'an 11omes up, f.' 'l t i b::4' the vt'rV t.hing theyv ('(1 ht to ';mve e3 -:lt l to the mereb:a::. T'ink (f it.! Neither is thte sho t. rri) ::.c Inaxi l'ardonol us ' T|,--iv 1:1ry, %%wrthbless men hllIav'e 1. all l upi .cl' r l'ip that Ku o l t " 'tLi Wi Vj .' tll t1 4 ):i tI it aa.: . :m;ti.. - .tIr s Cit p:rofit:t . e: ; ( i ,:. t. .::ne fo)r eve"ry (ty1t, ; : r-- , b sn does inot cal! tht'ilemi i :Lv . E.vni in tde drl'earv dav: t,'o lite t helit're is atmlie to <10 on ur m, C 1 " :1 ot is i,! U he " laring, dre.l .Iul ;'.,t :s stre i. (ompar-a iely notiin dne fro)m Ith gather ing (or the Cotton r.> to til - timeltc to pllnt againl, e c ' to vit t'e sh i, the storC, tl the ; o,!" . ': ) o i( e Court House ind- chl(ew andl smoke and drink, instead o! bein' at hoie esryinge tO make t.hir' cams oitable. Anti' lnanllallnImake' tIi1nn.Lot,lioup_,h during the winter to vih o pris Iwo duie Lthan the gunnio be e ,and a' ter hie has thus enriebed is utils, half th labor will cui iVatle the crol. hlIL it it is nonstieiise fr us to :;u est any remedy that has much wrk inl it; for the want of pr<.per w"Ork we aC just whre we are-re1: a(ie to dr1-iv e on the cart ii the coin's to shell. I t is anl unmuistakable i'a !- that a living mst be mllade onl the fa'rmI, or else we will certainly cease to live, tantd tle soonerwe. reaizs tsl' fact thne bete for at~l!. GI cerned. wifore anS oe erop('I ils harveted, at tarving thne~ w CillbY, and1 ' i nlste ut-''LI ms xrion .Iisiy madl the resent fr tirera:litio will not~i ~'lve to se, u country' get ti rm underlttiI'' the pre. ill pressureIl of lciny and hilw'hile weli paenoples wfo aurt v:hlesl pe-1' cl trsains or ii, w e tmhkeens coe fomI heir exp'rCl ,are. hQ, dest( So,of ana. a eutfo a The internal revenue system witi be an issue in the next Presidential Canvass which cannot be avoided, but will have to be squarely met. '['he platform of 1884 <leclared for its repeal, denouncing it as a war tneasure, but it did not bIecome one of the live issues in the campaign. The real question, tnld the one upon which the party went to the country, was the question of incidental pro tection to American labor and American industries. The party put itself inl unmistakable terms on the side of protecting our labor and it was victorious. This policy, cf cou1rse, will not be abandoned in 1888, hut the qlest;on as to what shall he done with the internal revye ni.e law will Claiin the attention of, the party and (1f the country to a rn'at extent. 'lieI Democratic party cannot afford to retrace its steps on this question and reverse the policy of the party as it has been naintain;'d since its organization. Antagoinis;n to direct or internal taxation has been the at tit(le of the pa,ty since the days of \I. Jeflerson, and the system is tenlti iles tore odious and ohjectionable niw than it. was when i'r. JefTerson declared that it ibould never be resorted to except in tines war and when the revenue colletedl !ie Custoins duties was ilnsullici('nt to defray the eXP)s! s o! the geeal GiOVernmit(ent. There sno suichI1 l(es tion now. The revenue dlel ivedi fromu the custol:s duties '.s anple for all he re<quire'nents of (111vernmtent.. .\ just and, conitable reform can he had wtithout Lhe least 'tleringcia , wit! the volium:1e. lh' ( nicago platfo'rIll ()m the tariff e:m he lt;erally carri'ied Ouit, and the atmiunt of re'enue'tll' wiill tnot he in the Icnst a,!cted. The collection o)' internal reviiie ti (ter the law as it 1c exists i.; oppressive, anld in mai: .. e. t requires a standing ar'myi' of Oiliits, wht mae the t ow, ' are. ''c':se -': :c isaeI 'c:' m pmeQo ha':. whatever. ''1.'r tl - i': i d i t i!.' (ol:stitut,cc1n ia v:i': .t1 ., tIh oUrlts hanve 1)1n.'or ', ..(o hold it (con;st.i1.t ;>nl upon1 t'e -'tnn11 that' (':te G l i-o nm . c;l- (" ic . et its .t ('ee at. all :iza'uld. T ei!otrce mlent of this oppres:ii l, anlo i d '.1119M.c i s law ha, at tl eee" to atli''nat(' tLi people ::ilecitl hdy it fromltn he!1c ernment. t"he lcle()I know that t sy"st('l i: 1ot I )nc'ocraltie, anld th1i\ are in this Statu i:nat'r:1 a1r inl fatvo: ,f its sp)eedy' reY al. l r. ir,1 Iemc 0'ra 't. 1'., Civil Service, Y'ou Know. OIuI' esteetnedi coteul ((rary t' Winnsboro N\ews and I teraldl does nti like thm reappointment of' A. '.1. Bioo. tr as Clerk of the Supretme Cout .. The reason it dc's not like it, is be. cause M I. Boozer is a relic of the Rte. pulilcan regine. Looking over an old directory-it setts oldj now-we find tie follow (Governor--1). 11. Chaiberlain; eleted to serve for two v'eur s f rotm ( Ol cher, 1Ind. IAt.-Gov'ernior-.-.-H. I . ( ; leavcs. Secret.ary of State--Il. I-X llav'c. Coin ig clown to the Supriemew C >oi. we find.ci: Chcief' Justice--1". .l Moses; A. J. Willard; Clerk -A. M\I. ldizerl. Amd this is ft' saune A. %l. li oc 'zer whoic lias beei' reapploin <c aut ev'ery exp ir'at.ion ofl his tiermi up to lihe p)re~enlt, timelt. Sliott ''iur conitemicpor'ary~ mt remem. ii ' hei' that this~ is "'civil service.'' Hacn inot ('uri !)emoicractie L nr1ij '. turt, cin ~tno c:r'..:s;ions, pledl:.dc its' 1.-1' tenucre o.f ucf'ic'e, anid nIor>a (a et focauecAdddnt u D) n'cra'~tic State Convc'eni,tn alsoi Icledge its deol'tioni to civ servic'e ? Of'ourlse. A nid is noct all I bis proot' porsitive that, t,be: lic'mocra'':t.' of Sout h Crilt don't wat1, te flics-te 'ct, y want oer h elet ioni. Andtc after t.ey hiave . .rri ed the eleec tioiins, thieir ontly' rei'.t is thant tin-v findl si) few RepubiIi> cis iin od1i'e' Ah, w fear' (ourl ememplnorary~ is a .af atile t.ici j:', . ('i Erro: ccni e i ros et., lce th (';- ii w ik .. ( :ii IJ,c gap bet ween Mr'. lien. ci ll'r's anId this platce. Pre.siden't M li -li is now in New Y~ork. huin g rails for Ihe road.-- Edipc'/e',c (/i ron j'f" I)jcn. I"oo<l roei conisumipuresc.: svcolt's I-:'nil-ion ori ('cd t.liv'r c,it c1h lir. tccphiccxphcji.s, is ai ciucst we'n'ic t'ti i'ort. it icic iciy gciveccs t irengt hi andr ihoreniscs t ihe flc i;i i he'alsi the iritti on ofi itheii throcct iindc iiung.'c Pahii~t)le as9 hnlk candi in cali wai't ingj iitciieases, fiood ai n l' mcii <nl cci n e. itcric u>..mcccvciiri M r. 1". I 1 I a : 1 'our iswe e ; of D)ecelunher 1. . ,hIere antea"'-ld a at 11 -' )numlt( - .. 1:1 ni T iat .! u.sh ee ii. 1= i1,;:. 1l; 1os ti l r. y , ( C . hetade l " tl; : '1u' '.au 13 'h t ale." int which he: uk a statelne.I. , based(, I( 1 presumne to at lalrge extent. :1p(on . (Uorm1ationl ob,tainledl fromi WV .. P':" T his piece is intended as aa - my first letter, " A F:: : : . - hale o' Cotton," ai:d - that Cannot be suStair:.e:i in the ease. I atidiit t sold1 them the cotton, an1(, Ii ' t.hat, they gavo hiin credit i')r . of tl.s I ave noth'ng tO :,ay :hout. otTiria to tal;e the crC'dit. r(: Able and(l ivin1;; it to ii', ! b: a great deal to) say. WV i r(:, c"laiml I i)w\e t.he 71.-. I. wh :i('b ! IIen::. 'iustly and, honle..t, Owe t 1 ,i. Ilt .';I'.0 I. l .t. y'ar I :I't a ! l with GeOrge iialh antelu, nI ' f 1'.l'i renter-s, !Or- :7.7';Ii. DI nini:('! ;Il'lU11. liing to the Clain, Of \ise 1O:s, hJOt1: t\ 10. e Ilotha tt uhe alnOunt fh lien. DmI) niIi k syS i e h.s .1:i1 I t themtl nearly On'. hi 1111n(11't (1ted d1 Il - { wh'lich c:ll hot 11rI:v,'I. 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