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d I< EfI ESTABLISHELD 180.NWBBY S*(qTURDYJUE1,19.PIE1.0AER CAMPAIGN DAY IN NEWBERRY. A Small Crowd Out to Hear the Candi date: -The Crowd Hurrah for Till man While Earle and Bratton Speak. Campaign day in Newberry has coi and gone. Last Friday was the grea day for this "campaign of education to make its exhibition in Newberry The crowd was not as large as mnan expected to see here. This is a bus, time with the farmers and no doub nany of them decided it would b more profitable to them to remain a home and attend to their own busines and try to have their crops worked Of course there were many here wh< are so enthusiastic that they woul( possibly have preferred to have lost whole crop rather than to have failei to hear Capt. Tillman. I hardly thini there were hardly upwards of 400 voter present at this speaking although have beard the crowd estimated a from 400 to 1,200. Not many of th, people from the town went out. I shall write what is published it The Herald and News of this meet ing over my own name. However, it making up this report, I shall not onl use my own notes, but shall refer to am use the reports as published in Char leston World, News and Courier an( Augusta Chronicle, and this meintiot I shall deem sufficient credit to thest papers. 1 am sorry there were a number o: persons in the crowd who seemed de termined that no one should be given t hearing but Capt. Tillman, and ever: during his speech they could not re press their enthusiasm so that at time< even Capt. Tillman was annoyed by the cheers and hurrahs. I heard sev eral say they just could not help it. They were full and they had to 'holler. There were good contingents here from Edgefield sud Laurens who were Tillman men and they added their en thusiasm to that of the strong Tillman men present from Newberry. I regret the discourtesy shown Gen. Bratton and Gen. Earle during the de livery of their speeches, for I had hoped to see Newberry County do the proper thing and give all the candi dates a respectful and attentive hear ing. But I suppose they just couldn't help it. Outside of this the day passed off very pleasantly. All the candidates seemed tired and worn from the week!, work. They had spoke successively for four days beginning at Greenville on Tuesday, Spartanburg Wednesday, Laurens Thursday and Newberry Fri day, and had traveled between times. The County Executive Committee had done exerything in thei.r power to make the arrangements perfect, and to give every candidate the same attention and courtesy, and 1 think they suc ceeded as far as it was passible for then to do it. ARRIVAL OF THE CAN)ID)ATES. The speakers caie from Laurens on the morning train. The train was thirty minutes late and did not arrive until 9 o'clock. Quite a number of per. sons had assembled at the depot to see the candidates arrive. As the train rolled up, the Newberry band played a spirited air. There was a special escort to meet the train under charge of marshal O. L. Sehumpert and his assistants as pub lished last week. The marshals were all mounted. The chief marshal wore a red badge and rosette and the assist ants blue badges and rosettes. The candidates and newspaper men were placed in carriages and drawn to New berry Hotel preceded by tihe Newberry band. The following genltIlmen camle: Capt. B. Rt. Tilimatn, (c n. Jno. Bratton, Gen. J. H. Earle, candidates for Governor: Col. E. B. Gary, candidate for Lieu tenant G'vernor; Gen. Y. .J. Pope, can didate for Attorney Genera:; Gen. M. L. Bonham and Col. Hugh L. Farley, candidates~ for Adjutant and Inspector General; Mr. W. D. Mayfield, candi (late for Superintendent of Education. Tho following anewspapaper men were in the party: Capt. J. L. Weber, News and Courier; Col. D. A. U. Outzs, Mr. F. J. Loudette and Mr. J. Wilson Gibbes, Charleston WXorld; Mr. L. H. l*atillo, Augusta Chironicle. M ARCliING TO TH I- GRot'NDS. After breakfast the line of march to Jones' grove where the speaking was had, was formed on Caldwvell street in front of Newvberry Hotel. In the first c-arriage wvere Capt. Tillnman, Genl. Pope, Col. Farley and County Chair man WV. H. Hunt. In the second carriage were Gecn. Earle, Gen. Bonhanm, (o1. Giary and E. H. Aull, Secretary Executive (Comt mittee. In the third carriage wvere (hen. Brat ton and Messrs. J. C. Goggans azid l'. C. Smith, members of tihe County Execu tive Committee. In the fourth carriag~e were Mr. W\. D. Mayfield, and Maj. A. J. G ihsoni andc Mr. T. HI. Chlalhners', miemibe-rs of Executive Committee. The Newberry IRand miarched im As Cpt.Tillan ameout of the( admirers had assembled in the street anfd a big cheer wvas sent up 1kar him. Many congregated ar-ound( his carrian to get a glimipse of him. Messrs. Earli crowd also, but they were not so0d mzonstrative. Somie pe.ISonls think tha:t if t he Laurens and Edgetield mien wh-l were at the speaking had been ehinn ated from the crowdl that Capt. 'Till man would scarcely have had a major: tv of the crowd present. I am satisfied hIat his majority prceent was not as large as the noise iudicated, yet I think1 the crowd present contai ned a deeied miajority of Tillnman uren!. I ami ats fuliv satistied. however, that ( apt. Tilimuan lost Ltround ini Newberry las: Friday anid that lhe could have been stronger if lie had not comC here ait all The party airrivedl at theI grou ndis at a'bout 11 ('clock, andzt thea fo llow-in pared for the speakers: All thlie c-andi diates for State otlices umntionedi above, l 'otuty Chairinanl. W. HI. Hunt, lier. J. I. Tray wick: XW. P. C alhuoun, XX. Renet, Ge'raze .JohinstoneI :ann J. A Slighi, candidates for Cot ngress fr-omi t b dilstrict: I)r. -ungIl n PSli op-, 1- I'- .1 :ora~ldwll, n-:q. I I' - S- ts .l ~, o( do ga ,adl. .(ot.ren5e. sp.eechi called tile me(etmllg to order onI earniest prayer for the divine lessinug HE.N. l;n.ArtN's slE:'-:I . Thi itIirst speLaker was (Geni. I-attonm of Fartield,I a (-andidate for Gotverno'r 4 ;-n. lHration1 wasL greetedl with hurrah: ftor Tlillman:o, andit t lhe interruIJt iton- ton Sino-lli dutrinui. the de livery oft linssptegh 1,w- not f- -- ln well and' u-su ler u-t ith1 a conI]gh ~ti and dinot sip-al dvt herr had - entered npo th Lpart ofi ie pc pie not to have fair an, free discu-:siun. Ecerv citizen simul - bec llowcd to exereise his di.cretioh a to wh11o shouild l called to the higher oriiee in the gift of the State. For tha reason he Was in favor of a prilmar, election. I t is fir y,ou to say wi w"ouli serve as your governntental agents. I t Was on the genteral idea that a najorit, of the people shol say who ou govern them that het enter-d this e:am paign, and the only way to reach th will of the tnajority is by priniary elet tionl. Gen.Iiratt' n said t hat in t hi cani paign he did not propose to trii t ithe views of aly one. Since our las contict wi'h the enemy we had ha< things so nmu':h our own way tht t some extent we had become careless But in this agitation that We now hav it was getting time for us to stop an<( pause. ie (id not think the presenc of a fully eqluippe(d class in the )enh cratic parry was hardly consistent will Democratie principles. To secure the good of any it was necessary to secur the good of all. All appeals to clas: prejudice are wrong and cannot accru to the benetit of theclass that organize then, and to whoiml the appeal is made To us hedged about by circumstance such as we are, with the enemy jus over the hill and scarcely out of sight this cla.s tight amnonrgst ourselves can not benelit us: We are having trouble about the ex pelses of our grovernment when as a matter of fact, excluding : State debt that we inherited, the eos of government is not- ~,0 cents pe capita. The great burden that it weighing us down ist ihe tax on iudu.s try and labor. He had no appeal t< make to prejudice. The only appeal hE had to make was to their reason and judgmuent. W\ hen (len. Bratton retired ther< were cries of "Thank you" and "IIurrab) for Tillman." (.N. EaRLE SePEAKS. (en. Earie, of Sumter, candidate fo: (Governor, was the next speaker. If said the people have a right to assenh and to se and hear those persons who come before them asking theirsuffrage Those who hold office are merelv the servants of the people, and it is right that the people should demand of then an account of their stewardship. Ir this contest we are all Democrats Capt. Tillman is a )eiuoerat, I am : Democrat. While some of you are calling loudly for free speech it seems that you are not willing to have it. Why not give al the candidates a chance to be heari whether you agree with them or not Brave men are willing to meet brave men and discuss public questions fai'ly though they differ. Gen. Earle said south Carolina was one of the grandest States in the union possibly not in material wealth but in that which makes a State great-the character of its citizens. 1er sons have al ways stood the equa of any, whether on the battlefield ot in the Legislative hall. The crowd kept up such a noise and hurrah foi Tillman that Gen. Earle stopped ani said: "Let us all hurrah for Tillnlatn and then stop." They hurrahed but did not stop. Capt. Tillman. arose at this point and begged his friends to hear Gen. Earle, But none of it had much effect. Gen. Earle continuing said he favored the Agricultural College from the be ginning and was still in favor of it. That he also favored the Citadel ai University. That one of the differences between him and (apt. Tillman was that lie was in favor of building up while Tillman wanted to pull down He said Tilhtnani was opposed to tha Citadel, but lie hptihe was chtanin his positioni. Whelzn asked ablout hii oppolXstioni to the Citadel at Spartan burg Tillmnti said that was two ye:mn it now, ('apt. Tillmnan?' In reIply t< this dlirect qutestion Tillmian said: " anm not answering questi;ons now."' He was ini favor of commoan schools, and thought that every county inl tiiu State should have just rep)resentat iot in the Genieral Asserably. He did no1 believe, ho'iwever, as Tillm:mi didi, thai those who hiad voted against reap)por tionment were guilty of perjury politi cal or oithierwise'. Thiere was 1no dis. . tictioni between political pcrjIury 01 any other kind. Men who wer'e cor. rup iplit10 tics wer'e co rrutpt ini pri' vate life. Tillmnan, he said, hadl a irigh1l to be Gouverntor, Ibult shioulId lie reacd: the goal his ambition would be grati lied on b lasteid repu tatioins. [ \ ices "Let it be done."] General Earle thieni referred to tia ltailroal Co:nimission and spurned th<( eharge that its mnenmbers had beer "'tamed"'i or ''hamoboozled,"' as prmeferr'e by 'fillmnan . In thliis con nect ion lie saint Soiuth C arolina needed emigrationi. At this there were cries of: "No! No N.!" "'There are too manuIy here now.' G;eneral Earle said there was talk o reducing salaries, and that ('apt. T1ill man could( well aflord to advyocate: it for, if lhe were eteeted aiid salaiits wert r'educed, it w.ould inot afleet the salair3 oIf Capt. TVillmtan,. because the Const itu tion said the salary of the G overnoi could not bie reduced durintg his termi of ofilee. (Commenting oni this idesir( oIf C'apt. Tillmian to red uee t lhe expen1se oif the State govel nmenCit a indt build ul ( lemsoni College lie t urn'ed to Tillnii e and asked: "If you are elected (Governior will v'et lie willing to give five humid dlIol lan' of your salarv to (Cem son ('illege am fiv'e humilreid to the Citadel'' "'I will imake no stuch promiise', re plied Tillnu.'' Thlzis raised a storni oif exci temen:t ii which were~ the cres "You are right iteni: that's it, Tillmnan."' ''That enmoughi Generul Earle, sit. doiwn atiil givt Tillmtan a chance."' Geni. Earle said lie was in favor of primiary election for delegates to Statt tonventioni. He said Demoerats arn divided.' A voice: "A in't up our way. And1( diided withou411t cauise. Som1e 0 th e D)emnocrat s met in sepa rat c ionven ti on and suigested a ticket, ail theic :are reconsible f'ori this dhivisiion. Themc have a separate F:x'cuttive ( Coiit!ec s1 n it.L.'s Ir: imun.\ NI', al1 Marint spe'ech was his sti:tures at the -hl e:'ret mananifesto in whilh thecir (oppon'1ents urging that theci 'hi' ip= of ainy~ inum:i, :ad Shl had 1i riaht to' throw sucih a Iirmeb'rand~ in the of.it . N iI 'rl ia Said )tn The followin .\:i te circula eaihb: en.t o .:tio':ind crnme~teds sonli by'him lt' f'isent uti by '.liai. Thill aa tlba - "'r;:il vii laTe stlefpea of olb, fo ity.' Ast they valuet their lives. litberty 1 : ready to gu:trd zg:il t tle i uli(luc 1 1d:"vi.e o 4f t heir opponuents. 1v ''ownl:hip and nei'blul,o,rhod t in the state .1ouhi e thorulyiV or t Iginized into Democratie clIs. -The 0 otlicer should be trn l to al to the I platfttrm of prineiles t"nulli:ted by t the March ('onvent ion. S"The hat tle cry of '/'/4d/ 1o 4'oi I Tilmni' must be kept constant:ly inl - view", :i l e(very" voter must he at hi, -lpt.t 1ir-t, last and all the time to Con - tro Vrt this hoped-for resti!t, :ind nonw Iu=t he trlitted to pass unle:. t1hey > re 1prop'rly vouched for. Very respectfully, e (Wn. Earle stated that he app)eared as the candidate of toclas-. Being asked to announc is plat I form the speaker said he was in favor of building up the Citadel, the 'niver sity, Clemson ('ollee , reducing the lnu~mbe"r of State oticers :in their sal aries so far as t he public service aut lior ized and would perinit. C.1-T. TI LIMA N'S Slu-:(CI. Capt. 'ilhnan, of Edgetield, candi date for (=overnor, was the next sueaker. He was greeted with wild cheering and enthusiastie yells that lasted for some ti14Ie, so long that he had to beg the crowd to listen. le said he was not an old stager in debate like Gen. Earle. That he was a plain far mer like the ones lie saw in front. That 1le had just jumllpe(d up out of the eot toni patch a'bout live years ago, but (od hlad given iiinl common sense, and he would speak right without fear of conse oleeces. As Capt. Tillman continued, the far mers surged around the reporter's circle and hung upon the platform. Cries of "Good (:od Almighty how he is a tell ing it!"' "By granny, he knows what he is talking about !" were heard all around. ('apt. Tillman continued: The people had never had a voice in electing a Governor: The aristocracy thought common men like you couldn't govern themselves. The people had to swallow the ticket whether th4.y liked it or not. If he were not the I)emocratic nominee they should never elect him Governor. The government was now a govern ment of the people, by the politicians for the oflice holders. (( ries of "Give it to them. Hit. thern again.") What do(Gen. Earle and Gen. Brattonl represent? What have they be[intl them? Earle-Goodi Democrats. Tiilman---Good aristocrats and good ringsters. l,eferring to "the blind niice address," which lie read, Capt. Tillnan said Gen. Earle and Gen. Bratton came out at the request of that conference. (en. Earle arose and said he did not stand as a representative of that caucus, though he had no objection to it. Capt. Tillman replied: "But you acknowledged at Greenville that you received letters and requests to comte out after the caucus, and not before. lIe said this way of electing officers had bred a race of political cowards, inen who straddled the fence and went about "howdy-doing" at barbecues. (Voice: "That's correct; you are telling it right.") He was willing to withdraw his charge of perjury against those memii bers who voted against reapportion tent when it was proposed for the State to take the census, on the ground that it would save the State money. He thought they should tbe excused. i)r. Pope, of Newberry, lie said was one of these and lie should be excused because he did it on economical -rounds. le voted for the conistitu tional amneid mlett whichl piroposed to use thle census oif 188n, andi thus save the people inonev. But thle inie Seniators w ho cointilied to vote againist rea'ipport ion menit, vhat abou t theitn? (A viceb. "D)AMNAULE PER.JU'It."' Ti]lmatn--"I' say it w~as dlamrnable perjury. TIhey toik an oat to sup port the conist itutioni and (din't do it. If we htave coine to that point, if we have got men who arec sworn to support the conistitutioni, and1( theiy doni't (do. it, mten oni thle b enchi and. we have it, where will it all end'. Where will it go to? If that is t perjury then I don't know th~e meian lmg of perjur.y. It is p)oliticaLl lepiro.s. If lie cant be induced to break his nadh ont three separate andi dist inct oct-a sions, which of von will be willing to be tried before himt, and how cani von go before himt and expect to, get jutiec?' IIf this medicine is too st ronig fotr you then don't tatke it. It takes strong reimedies for stronig dh7eaises."' [It is proper to state lien. that the ref~eee in the above to a .J udge tol the btenee is to .Judge .Jas. F'. LIar who was one of the line Senators whlo voted againist reatpp ort ionimen t when ini the ('apt. Tlillnian contining satid: If I am elected Governor I can get along without the p)it iful sumi of $:.65nt or the 850u which thismnan is offering mue here to split tip to buy the ollic I fe (oliers you 9$5tit to eleet hiim. O en. Earle, risinr.-Yjou a re mist aken, sir. Are you willing for the Let.gisla lure to reduntcyour salary'. 'apt. Tillmhian-I f the Legisbi ture wants to reducle it, let themi ditsio, I c:mi live without anyv of it-(ices: "Yes you cani, and we will hlp you.'' (apt. TIillmiani saidt lie expeted ti carn more thban r8.500O. If lie were elected lie wyould save the fairmer's a hunird red thousand dollars. Ini hiis very first message he wvould recoiimenid the ab olit ion of sonic of these use.less olhices tha:t arie eatinig uw out of hiou-e :iuil homte. "I f yout doni't chianZe the sys temn t hey will 1pu1t h amid:uY o tn you~ What is the mieaning~ of the sonti* "'tamjed''" JIlere is ani illustration: "I f soml e a i mal. liable to be dlaiiger'ous is (eaughl t andit hld un ti Ilte last proipen sity' to bite and seratech has deoparteed, it is "'tanwd(.'" -iruom 'M to 'S; thle railr.atd con!i+s sioners dre. : salary anti idt ii>thing: then they gttt miore per~-, lint if t bieyv hai:ve mtatde a redunet ion in rattes, hI've never lieardl of it. You iiever' heard oif thiemr bit ing or sc'ratching t he railr'oads. 31 dIistinguishted friend eni. Earle ha 'ckhwedged that the b oard, (.f whc e itcmemer. has not aisse-ssed -the roa ds protperly. HeI said hie wei fav\or' of ao-sessinig themi heavier, tilt thet otheri .memibetrs wvouldnI't do it. (;in Earle rose and said lie ijid not I-t ie 'tion a bo~ ard of' iionorabl!e genll e len. Thle board hatd de-idhed, :aiuo he >inow endoltr"ed the decision. apit. Tillhnan referred to i te .ard - vrtten by t' (apt. Shell. anid w hi ich ( sen. Earlt e hadit attac(ked. Said he, one of my fritnd's brother lawyvers went ini ('apt. . h .l' pivate htlliec. tunrolledl appe - iw sa --w there, took ount tune etf tse cardsk ami senit it oil' to t he Green villhe News. whaLt sot of: a jb is that tet put r ua ten a dlecenlt ma:ui Howe~-x-r, (Capt. - Shiell didn't caore if it get inztothie news t i T strulrgle iS btweent~ tile plCet ti-l the pol it icians. Capt. Shelil spoke~ , eJabot ilvs antd liberties beiing at stake. voice: "Li,ts W: Us. 1ilts it. I'tt 1/lP get citiatedtl ou,. of their bile)la'-, a:tl thtn their libertic- are at stakt. Th'1at ;amei -wee"t"-setetd New" ;:tttl Courier that ad d t "t l i t rbliin t "ive Tle I irister a ft\w' letks, t.o. It is ta)( pniif l it, r ceit'Ve' thy 1:'tit"t. lii"\ talk. abol dm:ty tbar:.ts. Wetll, satitli h', htoldiIg tip :: inibtr f'' Uatmh - Its andl new"\Sapi!;t"rs. ler :ire" tin.' prtoots. I will st:anidI bl e re1,cordIs, :011: de'y any r1an to denly th-m. 11ire is the (14 ):pl tilI-r g i ti:a'- rt port. Not in If y"V;It hiVe v it\lI -il it. and 'uet liere is where all the publie 11101eV is acconlittiI f,tr. It' I alilt 1ed ,(ve'1or. I sha ll r('(,ninntienld that the lcgisl:tiure plibl_is:1i 41In.non ctpit:s w\ilil iienized statenielnt-, si>wing w!wre all tile iloney ei,llt's frmi'u andt _'O4 t4), and not trust it to tlitm ,-gisl:ture. YAu :IiQ kept inl the dark purposteiy. Conting (it (.en. E:i"'s inl tti:t tion that. if Till man were elected his charges wouil(1 he proven, he aid there were reputations at risk. ((ii. -rire rose and replied: "I am willing to risk minel( with \"ourl'." T1'iliiati-If yon ":11n show(\ Ii"tt ()o minel), I ldare yoU to0d() it, sir-. When (apt. Tillnli t ,':1nsel si'aini1 theer af.tr cheer rellt the air, and it was s"\eI:l liilltes before qlliet wa':1S restored. ('apt. 'ilistan iid ho "tul ttnot read his repiy to (ol.:\. A . ;utlir, hat lis triends iii Newhiterry" could n-ad it for themselves in The ' Ilerahl and News and the Ob tserver, as lhe- kiew those papers would be fair enou1'ngi to himll tI p-htbIi-h it. (OL. 1:. B. GARY. 'Tlie Ilext speaker was ('ti. F. B. Gary, of Abijeville, candidate for Lieu tenanlt G,oern)or. Hle anno)unce:d himn self on the Tillmaln platform and was loudly cheered by the Tillban ien. lie said when the people rose up the cry was raised "Hush, you'll split the party." It is the subterfuge of the ring to stay ill pIower. H1e wants a const i tuttilal Conventi: tonil a new const i tutiton and separate c"oathies on the raiI roads for the races. He wanted to mecntion onie th)ing, sllowing the Cheek of the News :i Courier. "'I'hat paper headed what I said. 't wo to one it is not true.' I want to say, when that paper nlade that statl'nemt, either it did not know what I stated, or if it did, it told what was false. They dare not print that my charge of thir having supported Dan iel ('ia1berIaint for governor is not true. m:N. Y. J. PoEc. t tee. Y. I. IPope, of Newberry, candi date for Attorn-:y (General spoke , 'xt. He was receiveil with cheers, bu '-as so hoarse lie could hardly speak. He advocated the election of Capt. Tillnan and advocated the platform of the March convention. lie said taxes had been p'leil up, oflices increased and the constitution disregarded until it was time for the people to demand their rigllts. He had met an Israelite on the train, who said there was one place where Tillman wouldn't, get a vote, and that was New York city. The Israelite was right; New York was the only place. (enl. M. L. tnihan, c.indidate for re.election as Adjutant and inspector General fo)llowed in a capital and mtant ly spet"ch. A- he rose an old man said: "\eil, he is the prettiest man ill the State," and this brought forth, "Yes, and( lhe is a good onie."' lHe at oie 11launched oult into ICani enthutsialstic andi good IobIC-fash ionmed D emiocra tie speech. IIe! said 0 heionsidered public oftIice a piUbli21 tirust, anid initedlCI eachI and every citie to121 i inIspect.2 his fle.( If tuany tihng was wronlg withI it, ..old himn re sponisile. if wronig had bCeenl done11, recti fy it. 'I Te112 hlla anifestCo chiarged cor'iptionh, but had to aY:Clonlli it. TIhere is no corrup htioni or lepriosy in tIts State. An attack had1 beni inade on the algricultu11ral deparitmilen t, but thaIt eaui tatke care ofi itse!lf. D)elicacy fsorbiade 1his umlllertaiking thle defce(i(( oif the railrolad cminhlissionl. i is father was chlairmianl. Hie was siorry the geni .lIem an wh made the1'!11( ch arge ug:0l lst 11wm11 wa.s not) onl thle sIullli. If heC were thlere, all1 intehled by the word "tamleid" to cai"t 00 thei clbairmanh (o11e ii,ta oIf insinuaLtioni of wr'ong dloing, lhe wouhtl1l denlouncle it in stronlger termIs than11 wha1t lie noiw used(. 11n his ab senc.e I shallticonltent nivlf' wvith say ingi. they alre unhtruel, unltruec, unitrue"' Le*t uis imv e a pimaryl~ tol '2le1 ctklegat es to) the2 Stt t Conlvent1 iln. That1 1 i ighIIt, I wanCt it. and' asked whyV didn1't th~e State (on ventionl give it to u1s? truthfunllyv I :un for plrimai2ry." I ICre thelre wa:s great (courusion01 and an0 eilbr ilto' cry (down th e speaker. I onham1i1 P11h1led his arms:un5aili looked the pieole 5ilnarel'y in the face, sainilg, "My rIs, you eann't cry 111e dlowni or driv me away2 fromICII the stand(. I am1t here at! the. invyitationl of yourebhair man01, and1( 1 will exerds5e mIy rliht as a 1)em11 twrat toC speak. It is saidl that every m:mlh don 1the 51tate ticket is olppos1ed to thlis moICveI letnt. CoulId you ex peect themli to1 turn1 1( lwr hleeks to their Ira du.jsers and say, give tus another1.2 sl' iein. Ihon;il theni c:mitralstedl the* Ct h er States, an1tiC shoCwed 1 hat whilieh it godt less moneily than tile miilitia oIf tide majori)ity osf States it ranked amlong the first ill I1)1mbers and11 in efliincy. It wa:s popular amil wva- growVing il popu)1 arit.y daily. H e was not ashame<d of his recor Ias1 a State ofliceer. HIe ('oubl1( there'l is mi y wo' rk. Honam tld hen sho:wed( the net:essity for State miiliti:a. It was ne(Cissary to b-'a-k up anIIld suppilort. t he civil la1w. The. she1riih has power tol call ouit a1 posse, but ho0w d2 yIol know they will responi~d' Sulppose they~ do( rspoii: I b(i.y are! but a dlisorgainized mal-, ii n hlnwrgenciie you re<uir w~ell trainted :u11 thiorounghly organized men101, :1111 t ha:t iS what tihe imilitia rive.s (;en.1 1hniu's speech was wveil re e'Vie. I: strucek a psopulalr Ichrd. Atthe c*.iOlu-s in oIf Gzen. Bonhli:dmis 'dich <-apt. i'arley anndhounced( himti self a5 a e:ulsiate fill Adjuhtanit :121( r t1i. W. I). .\avIilsIidimad' a1 .sIidmia annonneenn-nt~ii da :a to the' C5tli--s of StIpr T rins siloced tIde 5sakingZ for the dlay. E :veb1y 51e'1nws Iso feel giood andii there. wa:s noi dlisturbtIanP'' eir aniythIinig nealr it slinhg t' e tin. Nearnly all thle for their2 hbomies. They' had2( a rest frioml Fidlay to 'iec-iay. Tis week tile A\niderson Wed'eihCsdlay, XWalhlalla Th'Iurs day and Plicikens oni Fiday:t.. I ha:1ve bsen untabile to ler no, as yet, thle efi'ect of the mleeting lhere! onI last Friday. Maniy peopile wVere disgustedl: somhe wer-e enouragedl and oIthlers saiy nothing. 'te':e l -em, i.,ne.a ito t,.a Tolltn men e claini that he lost ground here. I do not think that lie strengthened limuself here, but a great ninny men are sueh enthusiastie supporters of his that I almost believe that they would sup lport him and believe hi:in if hie were to charge their fathers and brothers or even themselves with perjury, whether he proved it or not. With such persons it is no use to undertake to reason or talk for they will not hear voU. I have endeavored to give a fair re port of the meeting and whi!e the speeches are not reported in full, th reader who did not hear thcyn I hope will be able to form sonic idea of what they contained, and will be able to fcrn his own conclusions. I. 11. AULL. TI LLMA N'S EIPLY T"'IITI.ER. In iy speech at Anderson I made ailusions to the failure of the agricul tural department to punish frands in fertilizers, and I charged in substance, or charge now First. That the bureau has iade no honest effort to protect the farmers against being swindled by buying guanos below the guarantee. Second, That it has not enforced the law or its own regulations. Third, That although the law is known to be defective, and the punish ment inadequate, no attempt has been made by the board or commissioner to have it amended, except that the mat ter was mentioned in one of the de part nent reports several years ago. Commissioner Butler, in anl open letter addressed to me, and which has been widely published in the State papers, says: "I challenge you to point to one instance where farmers have been defrauded by manufacturers of fertilizers where such fraud was not punished with all the power that the department had at its command, and that you make good your charge, or retract it." I will cheerfully comply. I have prepared the data and facts in1 writing, so it can go in the papers in a correct shape. It is to be supposed, though I have not experienced it thus far, that a sense of fairness will take every paper which copied Col. Butler's letter publish my reply in full whether it gives any other part of my speech or not. As to the first count: The conimis sioner in his letter acknowledges that the penalty of confiscation imposed by law against all fertilizers that are below the guarantee cannot be enforced, for the sufficient reason that when the mnalvses are made the fertilizers are in the ground, and out of reach, etc. The distribution of fertilizers to points of consumption commences generally in December, and they are not all "in the ground" till May 1, or later. During the last ten years, at a rough estimate, one and a quarter million tons of fer tilizers have passed the quasi "inspec tion" of our agricultural department, and the amount paid by farmers for the farcical protection has been up wards of $3OOU0. In the letter uuoted above the coni missioner says: "I will say that in my opinion, based upou official experience, the manufacturer who deliberately at tempts to defraud the farmers is the exception, and further, I believe that in every case where this has been at tempted it has failed of success, because of the department's supervision." Here is an acknowledgement that "attempts to defraud" have been made. There have been "exceptions" to the rule of honesty. Has he ever coitis cated a single sack? No. Then cer tainly "the departmient's supervision" has not caused the failure of every at tempilt to defraud. Glip to eighlteeni months agvo' Com missioner Blutler had at hiis comm iand a State chiemiist, emptlloyved by the year at a salary of $2,00il. Analyses of fer ilizers could begin as soon as samples were taken-say the umiddle of JIanunary. In l1s5:39 per cent. of the amnmoniiated fertilizers analyzed were below the uarantee, and 20 per cent. of the acid phosphtates were dlitto. In 188(i twenty per cent of ammioniated and 9 per cent. of acids were dleticienit, and this is about the average of the last three ears. Is it po)ssible to suplpose th't none of these deficient brands of rertilizers were ever analyzed, or could not have beent analyzed and this fra'ud found out ini time, so that an eflicient and zealous otlicer could not have found an opportunity to "'seize and sell" some of it before "all was in the grounmd?'' No reasonable man in South Carolina believes it. Suppose, as C'ol. Butler claims, that the'"average" of mian ufact urers' guaraa tees exceedIed t hoseguaranitees $;.t; per toil, what satisfaction was it to a farmer who bought and p)aidl for the (delieient brands to know that some one more fortunate had got a brand above the guarantee, mand wvas being benefited at his ex pense? TJhat lhe had paid for what lie had not receivedl, and that though the farmers paid $%,000 a year for inspecting fertilizers, the insp)ectioni was a fraud, his guano a fraud, and nlo puniishmiient mieted ut to the rogue except to print his brand in italics in a report wvhich not one farmer in fifty ever sawv or heard of. Only 1 ,501 of t hese "'italizised'" re ports o)f atnalyses wecre printed in 1889. amn I doubt if twenty nmen in Greeni villec other than dealers ever saw one. By the way, this system of puniish ig a rogue by printing his brand of guano in "it alics'' oughi til t o e paten ted. Of course it is' well knowvn that t lie brand miay be changed niext seas 'n and the italics rub,bed (out. It is notorious that imanufactuiiret's wilh fill sacks, branded ini a dozen diffrer en ways, from the samte pile, hut hen the cemnist. can catch the thief and "'italicise'' him again, andI whly sholuld wye farmers comiplaini! Ohm, my counttrynmeni! It is this fatal laxity; thtis con nivinig at enrime; thmis (lethronmie menclt of law; th iis obhtuseness of moral consciousness ; t hiis "' Iol itical lep rosy'' that permecates ourcent ire govern miental fabric, and. is suimnmedl u p ini onei woird, nry/hcet of du/j, that is dle stroying our very civilization itself. We punish guano frauds with ''it alics,'' we punish lynch law which is the~ re stlt of this laxity with ''italics,'" we punish murderers wvho have money with new trials and ''italics,'' and the peo~l e are sick nigh un tto death of such governimient and are dletermnined to make a change. But I must returin to rmy proo!s. Tlhe lawv golverining the sale of fertilizers b rietlyv statedl is as follows : It pr vides tha:t aniyonte selling guano wit.h out branding the sack, giving analyses, maufacturer's name, &-c., shall pay a line of ten dollars for each pack:tge. Thatt the man who dlelivers or receives such fertiilizers, raihIoo'd agent or other peisoni, is~ similarly' liable. Any fer tilizer' 51hl niot coinig upf to the guar rntee is liable to confiscation. The injust ice or wveakness of thec law is that it is severe on a dealer failing to branid the sack, but if a mani p)uts sand in a branded sack atnd is caught, it cani only be "confliscated.'" Aind this has never been done! It is only "italieised!' Now I will radn the fodlo.wing lInt te.r s;gned by res)onsi ble gentlenien to show thai:t thi2ecommliissam2er, or his agents, have on several occasions know ingly and wilfully refused to enifo)r'-e this law and his regulati)ns based upon it.. Here is a letter from Orangeburg, charging that seventeeli tons of "itali cised guano were p). .ed out to the sampler, not "in i the ground," but in the ware house. and n1othinlg was done about it. The dealer who was so "il disereit," wati boyeotte i by the manu facturer: coNNo.'s :r1'Tr.. Ot.x':m;. -. C., June: CA P'. B. t. 'T .LI A N, 1iopers, S. C. I)EAR Siit-For your use and infor mlation I will make the following state Ielit: \Ir. Robert Copes of this llace' had a lot of guano--say 11; or 17 tons-that was in the italicised list i$4 and s. which he carried over frm that season. When Mr. Butler's agent caine here in 18S; ,March 2)) he called at Mr. Copes' place of business, as lie had done the season before, inquiring for brands of fertilizers he might have for sale, so as to get samples for analysis. Now, the guano that was carried over was part of a lot from which samples had been drawn the season before by Mr. Butler's clerk, and it was shown to him, and the holes in the sacks were pointed out to hini as evidence that they were the self-same lot that he had sarnpled and italicised the season be fore, and was asked why the depart ment did not make an effort to carry out the law. No notice, however, was taken of the same by the department, and Mr. Copes afterwards put the guano away, as he was completely boycotted, and could not continue the business. You will clearly see that this was an opportunity for Mr. Butler to carry out the law. Mr. Copes is a perfectly reliable gen tieman, and one of the best men in this county, and he will be ready to substantiate this statement if called upon. Yours respectfully, L. P. CONNER. Then here is a letter from one of my neighbors, in which it is charged that his guano lost twenty pounds per sack or 10 per cent., showing that in addi tion to being swindled in quality we are also swindled by short weight. Mr. Gardner is perfectly reliable: MIt. (:ARDNER'S LETTER. RoI -Rs, S. C., June S. 1S90. DE.A BIE-I bought seventy-seven sacks last year, only weighed four sacks. They lost twenty pounds each. I can prove it by B. Z. Rambo. Yours truly, S. W. GARDNER, JR. O.- F. CoN oR's Certificate. Next I give a statement from a gen tlenan in Lancaster, Mr. 0. F. Con ner, as to what he heard one of Col. Butler's clerks say, and Dr. T. J. Streat, who sends me the certificate, says Mr. Connor stands ready to give nanies, etc. This is to certify that L, U. F. eon nor did hear a prominent and reliable clerk in the Agricultural Department at Columbia, S. C., say that when the phosphate companies failed in coming up to the analysis required by law they would beg off. 0. F. CoNxoR. Lancaster, S. C., Mlay :;, 1S90. I hardly think it will be necessary now for the third charge that the board and commissioner have done nothing to have the defects in ferti lizer law amended. Col. Butler has held the office of commissioner of agri culture since December 1S79. His salary has amounted to $22,nonii, and he has spent in the Agricultural bureau, as I have said, over $8t00, 000 in that time. Hie has been one of the mtost in fluenitial men in the State and the "'Ring," ' which we are fighting, has stoodl by hinm and his dlepartmient through thick and thin. H-e and his political associates had influence enough to dlefeat the bill I p)repared by order of the Farmers' association in I1S8) recr4anizing the agricultural dc p)artmient, and he was doubtless con sulted by (Col. Younmans ini preparing the "'substitute," wvhich was passed ini 1887 in lieu thereof, and which is now in force. He knew of this defect in the law, and although he and his friend had things all their own way, the p)rovisioni in myv bill punishing i fraud in fertilizers by Ilie and impris onmixent wa':s left out of the Youmianis 1 "'substitute.'" lie and his friends had< influence enough to elect the present< board over the men nominated by the Farmers' convent ion, and to re-elect them, and it stands to reason that if I they had wanted to pass a law t.o give protect ion to farnmers it couild have been done. iut the agricultural bu-] reau was ini close alliancee with the university andl Citadel. The three had p)ooled( their strength to defeat every thing the commoll farniters wanted, and to continue ini conitro(l oft the State. The anomaly was presented of an Agricultural Department and being asaulted by the country p)eople it dle fenided by the cities. T1hie Agricultural Bureau has never i nc this agitation began, save ini a single instance, lacked lihe sol id support of Charleston and ( o Inumbia, and this pol itical " 'trust,"' coum p)osed largely of nmerehants. mianuifae turers and lawyers, withl a few "aristo erattic agricultunrists'' as allies have deemed " i talies"' su flicient punishitmentr, just as they deemed the annex a "sutli cien t" agricl t uralI college. So muich for the fertilizer businiess. Now wvhen asked by a genitlenman in the audience. at A zolerson where th mo'in ney spenlt by| lie AgriculItural D epairt men t went. - anisweredl, "1 do) not knowv," and I told the simipIe triu th. I knew w here ('oh. Bu tler's report said it went, but I have nlot 5teeni it. paidl ouit, ando tohl hinm to ask ('oh. Bu tler. (Coh. T. .J. Moore of Spartanhurg, a menmber of the board, has colle forward and' e:aimus thadt this was a charge of ''corrup:.ioni, extrava ganie," et c. I fail to see how or why. Gentleimen( are not usual ly so1 touchyV abon t their hon)lesty, ando thlxis doub le exhitbitionl of solicitudec about the mony spenlt is cu:rious to say tihe least. ItL is oin a par with the iterated and reiter ated eilwrges, that I have ''aeensed the State otlicers of corru pt ion,"' etc., and1( my '"conflession"' that. t here wa nne. All this tllrry ando lunliahloo about "'corruti on'' can have bu;t one meaun ing. The purp ose is to create the in - Ipression th at. I ha:ve made such ebai;rges and( cannot prove t hem. Now all I axsk is that sonic one, the News and C'u ricr, Register, or other "scrapbook keeper' will put the charges home and show whmeni and where I have chlargedl ''corru pt ion againist State otliet rn." It is tinme to "show up or shiut up.'' I have imade charges enough aind anm ready to prove themi withI out thI ese "-uttlhe fish" trying to fool time people by* a:ening1 me; of chiara.es I niever 'aiid. Cold. M~onre .gave the itemliz.ed e.x pendlitures5 of the aigrieculturie depart mteiit fo'r 1 -a,zi an i it! give t how~s of 1.-I0 fori ninie monti hs to sho how~ t his thilg Ions gro)wn. The "niiew broom"' dlid its work het ter and1( for less mney. IIere is the -!oei.nit of 'epneniittures in 1 sri eultur.d r;-parztmernt for nine months .1:t iuarv !2 ' s.: to Nvermlber 1, 184) r',.Ef: rrr,. L.".i:. e .;. .rn . . rS:rin 4h4.... ... y C.:): J.usk:. Y . ,n" rA,r.......l r.m n y ......................... P. : r .. .... . . .. I.. r' . tr n . '.. I.... ' . .............. : 1IJu.k,, tx!ur,:.-.r............ ............ 1*) Yrint.i . - ri .. ;t; F4ri>' boa,rrtl,z?r of .g.c.t .......... . 9 o y rndeo ............... P .tcUi .......... .................. .' Wash n han........................ .............. ash ..t ...Treau................9,,. C\1ENs UI%IsIOI f-tted.'F ......... charg.r".....r............... ..V. I'zr.ra ........................................ g , ,:.' t a t- i n .. .. . .. .................. ............ . . . Bal;t acES int stte tfe..... ..... de.-nmn t":xt,t"nse? board of agriculture..... 1917 rax rt"fnnded ................. Expense ti.li comllisioner batelh ing. distributilng, cost of breeding pond .. ............................................. y - .e h art hand ... ........ ..................... 3 ' .ash in tate Treasury ....................9,G eCeiets oAttet. COL.LECTIoN. f'riviie trx on commercial fertil coered ..................................................$t,8;-., ,Et-cei ved of J. M. MeBryde proceeds sale from products, Spartanburg Balance in state t.eaty dep rtment funds... ........ . . . .................. .,9 Dep,artmentt fu'nds. . . 313 st, .teceied of A. T Sm the the amount disbursed by departmnent of a;rlculture in phosphate litiga tion, being part, of damages re atc 15.................... 1 2,65 20 atd........................................ .ceived of A. T. Smythe damages recovered in phosphate litigation. balance after deducting amount tu1 e5 ....................................... ......:1 961, 6 7 p)i acout ydrnt of agricltura tueat.ne......................:lS 9 $$.5,l~ I i I,IS1:casE3tEXT. abarie ........ s.................. 04 t. P. Butler, 12 mioutls at a:. Chazal, chemist, wo at i173............ ..... 73C 0Ransom, clerk, 10 mos. at+'25....................... 1=u0I . E. G 1zals, nos. at $125 .................................. 21 20 )n account of Ag icuituri repart.ent....................... 4.181 .abratory expenses........ 2,.4 Si Salary chemist and two a. sista.ts 11 months at r1>06................................... I,>s 2 rivileg txta..............-15S2 kccounted for in chemist report .. ............... 4 47 Paid by Commissioner to P. E. Chazal for Noveni er .. ............. ................. ['rivilege tax tags..... ...1. U ?ubishing and mailing montllly report ............ 780 410 'rinting annual report... 744 t7 "'iuting.................. .M5 77 'lericai as'istauce........ 1,:.00 aJ3 xpenses drawing guano samples ......... ............... . 98.. 85 ?rize corn con test................ 50 state weather service...... 254 >8 Etepairs olt buildings and alterations.. ..._$,122697 statione.ry and books. 170 61 telegrams x7961, express charges $51.35....ea........ >38 state representatilvs and Paris exposition............... 1,2609 usurtanee premiums......... 149 9 ostage . 35.... ..... ............ Lraveling and expenses of committee of agriculture 92 80 reight and hauling $19.32 porter d'29.o5 ~......248 97 as $52.06, ice $14.2-i...fue.l state exhibit Augusta ex position .5...... ............ 1. 513 : Veterinary department..312 8 )epartmnent museum. . 518 9) tatice eixtures and sundries -0 78 'armers institutes............... 391 0.5 Elall and ottice furniture.... 1:30 6 ,.ibrary cases........................ 27t 75 x perimental statio,...... .. 5,U9 98 ..oard A gri cul ture.......... 67 50 ish commisstaioners.........59 6L5 a trot at Georgetown..51 65 at rol on E.dis!0.............. 200 00 a trolt .in 31airion C'oun ty... :0 00 atrol in Edgetield County 15 00 ~ho phiate de partmuent............. 2,860 110 .iiary~ special assistant 12 months l,500J 00 Jice rent, travelinig expenses spe ri.I ifl n at............................... 4500 ,itigat10 ..................................... 477 5-> ninuat inspection of phosphate terri tory by board............... 116 80 tate A gricultural and 31echanical Society ......................... ........ 2,0) 00 ?atd State Treasurer balance dam ages recovered ini phosphate liti gaition............................... 31,:96 79 Tota l disbu r'.een is............$1,826 13 'a.sh in e.tate Treasury October 31, 1:0 .......................................... 23.304 98 Grand total.........................*&5,i29 11 TVhe dIeImnd is made that we make his a "camzpaign ofeducation," so I will >lay schoolmaster a little further in he mat ter of expetnditures in the agri mtitral diepartmlenlt. Here are a some 1uestionis which who will or can may mt swer: First. It is seen that $12,162 have >eten paid lawyer's fees. Why did not heo Attorney-Genieral and Solicitors ,ho are State ollicers with big salaries >ros2cutel. [those suits anid save that Seid. .Jud(gmntts with cost for ~74,874 was obtained against the Pacific SuaIl(n tim pany. W lien that company ailed, which was probably a ruse to ;et someto legal advantage,) and its prop ~rty attached under the judg nient, a c'omlpromlise was tmade y~ which the Pacific Company paid 531,2i9 and cost. The amount turned nto) the State Treasury was $31,3964, utd the department kept $i12,162 to re ):ay cost of lawvyers fees, etc., making 44:,559. 'This is $7,4i90 less thian the imtount received. I want to ask why was the imatter -omplromli se'd at all, and where did the s7i,i go, and did anyhody get alny mtontey for comipromlisinlg? Third. In 1889) the experimtental tationls cost $5,6)49; cost of chemist, lThe Mtate an nually receives from the I'uited States $15,000, known as the Hatcht Fund, to run an experimental !a:tioni. I cant find 1no acounit of how that money is spent or where it goes, either in (ol. Butler's report or in that af the U'niversity trustees. Are we penctding $25,ti00 a year on these sta tions? Has the station a chemist ot 'hemtists? and I lie University a chemist both paid by thie year, and do they thent receive adiditiona:l pay for atnalyz big fert ili/.ers? Have wec dutplic.itionl of officers and rduplicationi of salary and no work itn re turn thecrefor ? Is not somebody mak inl' al "g'ood thitig" out of the spending of ihese augricultuiral funds? F~ou rt h. The tnet expenditures of agri -ut ural department as set forth above ; re 4:;,427. This itncludes for State A gricultural Society $2,500, making net Lex peni d iures E2.97 itn titce comtrtoller-G eneral's report fot the sam fiscal year, page' 9, the atgri eul tural deparitmwent is charged with h::;,1t. but this does not include the 2.500 fo,r *tthe State AXgricultural Society mi pae , d:; f sme rep)ort. The State ITetut r charges the Agricultural Die t!.i ii t. ,00). D)o w~e finid three State unvr-I mnltionl (heir names with ;r,-ar andt' tremin g-miakitng this sort ofa showing about the same matter of public expenditures in official record. The Treasurer charges the Bureau wit hi $.5,742 miore than it acknowledges to) have spenit-8.5004 more than the Comt. 1.1 ro!!er s;tvs it spen t. Thel (Comptroller " charges it with $3.242 more than it ac knowledges to have spent, and vet all the books of these otlicers tally, and they would not do so if any changes are made. Now have these officers made mistakes or is there "something rotten in Denmark -." Has the Bureau spent more than it accounts for? If the Agricultural Department's accounts f are correct ; and Col. Moore was par ticular to mention "'vouchers," al though the Bureau prior to 18S7 spent over -20),A) without ever showing a single voucher,, how will the Comp trnller and Treasurer straighten their tieir own? Is the desperate and un serupulus warfare urged against me made lest a thorough overhauling of the State government might show something wrong somewhere? Every good farmer cleans up his premises once a year, and especially his barn. There may be no rats' in our State House, and consequently no rats' nests; but whether there arc or not, a general overhauling and sweeping out can do no harm, and while eou may think that I am actuated by selfish motives, I hope weshall have it whether I boss the job or not. The state Canipaign. Walhalla. Thursdav, June 14. Pickens, Friday, June 21. Union, Saturday, June 21. Columbia, Tuesday. June 24. Lexington, Wednesday, June 25. Edgelleld, Thursday, June 26. Aiken, Friday, June 27. Winnsboro, Tuesday, July, 1. Chester, Wednesda', July 2. Yorkville, Thursday, July 3. Lancaster, Friday, July 4. Camden, Tuesday, July 8. Sumter, Wednesday, July 9. Florence, Thursday, July 10. Chesterfield, Friday, July 11. Bennettsville, Tuesday, July 15. Darlington, Wednesday, July 16. Marion, Thursday, July 17. Kingstree, Friday, July 18. Georgetown, Saturday, July 19, Conway, Tuesday, July 22. Charleston, Thursday, July 24. Mount Pleasant, July 2.-. Manning, S&iturdav, July 26. Orangeburg, Tuesday, July 29. Barnwell, Wedcesday, July 30. Hampton, Friday, August 1. Beaufort, Saturday. August 2. Walterboro, Tuesday, August 5. THE MAN TO DO HIS DUTY. A High Compliment to the Ability and Popularity of Ex-Governer H. S. Thomp son. [Special News and Courier.] WASHINGTON, June 7.-There seems to be a general movement in this vi cinity to have Governor Thompson ap pointed as:one of the customs apprais ers under the new administrative ens t8ms bill. The efforts in his behalf are not encouraged by him, nor has- he moved a finger in that direction, but his universal popularity and acknow ledged ability has brought him .for ward. Here is the way he is regarded by the Critic in an editorial this after noon : "The Hon Hugh S. Thompson, of the civil service commission, is spoken of as a very suitable person for one of the new and most important offices in the customs service. Since the law requires that a certain portion of the board of appraisers shall be Democrats, Secretary Windom could hardly secure a more competent mem ber than Mr. Thompson would make. Assistant secretary of the treasury under President Cleveland and subse quently as civil service commissioner, M r. Thompson has exhibited all those qualities of ability and integrity which will be so imperatively required in the position to which reference is here made. He is a gentleman who can be relied upon at all times and under all circumstances to do his whole duty without fear or favor. LEE AND) CHINESE GOltD)ON. Tme Onty Two Heroes Lnrd WVoisely Says He Has Ever Knuown. [Special to Baltimore American.] RICHMOND, VA., June 3;jgovernor McKinney to-day receivll'e follow ing from Lord WVolsely: : HANGERS' HOUSE, GREENwicH PARK,S. E. May 23, 1890. Dear Sir-Mr. Frank Lawley has forwarded me an invitation to attend the unveiling of a monument to the great General and patriot. Robert Lee. I am grateful to 'l our Excellency for this kind thought of one who takes toe deepest interest of everything that affects the interests and welfare of the American people of the same stock as ourselves, speaking the sam.e language, governed by the same laws, and im bued with ~the same love of fair play and liberty. It would be unnatural if we were not in the same spirit and in spirationls. Without entering upon any vexed questions, is it not, therefore, nat ural that all Englishmen should be 1:roud of General Lee as we are proud of General G;ordon? Those two men were the only great patriotic heroes I have ever known, and I honor them in my thoughts as if they wvere twin brothers, and both had been my own comrades in arms. It is not possible for me to pay America a visit just at present. I nope to do so, however, by and by, and to revisit Richmond, of which I retain the most interesting recollections. Again thanking X our Excellency for your kind thought of me, believe me to be, with profound respect. Most faithfully yours, (Signed) WOLSELE. 5we Seventeenl'a Toot5ey-WoOtS.ies [From the Omaha World-Herald.) K EoKK UIa., May 10.-There 1s on1 exhibition ini this city the p)attern of the insole of a pair of shoes made at Kakoka for a girl living at Rainbow, Mo. The girl fo,r whom these shoes were made is only 17 years old, and is seven feet seven inches in height, and weighs :25 pounds. She has had many offers to pose in a muuseum, all of which she has reiertedl. The insole referred to measures ~15) inches i:n length and 61 inches ini width. Faraner4 Aainst Ingalis. HIA nlEin, KansQas, June 4.-A con ventioni of the Farmers' Alliance was held here yesterday to nominate a County tic'ket. Thirty-nine alliances were represented by 101 delegates. The convention was harmonious. Four candidates were placed before the con ~ntioni for representatives and were c 1ed on to define their status as to Senator Ingall's candidacy.. Every one pledged himself against him, and the convenitionl endorsed the speeches by enthusiastic cheers. The Hapr -Oi ty delegates to the State o25f will all be alliance men.