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i be ?u m AM mk Souiteii WEDNESDAY, S3SPY- ?, 1893. The Sumter Watchman was founded .B 18*) ?od the IV?? Seacrow to 1866. The Btac?nta* and Southron nom baa he combined circulation and influence ot both of the old papers, aad is mani? festly the best advertising medium io ? i .* i tim 11 . ' "tin i ' Sumter BJJITOBIAL NOTES. The Senate ttl? talks ?boot the ?Ira ques? tion, and does nothing afoot tba question be? lora it-the repeal of the Sherman ta?. The people of Roanos?, Ya., since shooting Mayor Trout and driving him out of the city for discharging his doty, have had time to repent, aad have passed resolutions urging the Mayor to retara. * Several years in succession there have been short cotton crops tn this State, and reports as present indicate a aborter crop this year tbao last. Harder times are succeeded by hardest times. Governor Tillman continues to have rail? road agents arrested for transport!Ag aad de? li veting liquor, and the la? suits to be paid for hy the tax-payers are pi Ii og op. Sumter's blind tiger and riot eases are doe to come up at this tva of coart io eon vane oex^ ?eek. We wonder if Mr. Jones, the d?tective, and the material witness for the State? ?jiU be on band. The dispensary he eaoid about $350 worth of liquor on Sntordav. This should be a great grief to pro-dispensaryitea, for, if we understand ?here they are no? at, it is the curtailment of the tale of liquor that they my they desire Thom ?ho oppose the repeal of the Sher? man la? are confis? ug their oem weakness, - and revealing the principles that anteante them by the abuse, vinification and slander that they are heaping opon tooee ?bo are working for repeal. Should Bill Nye ev?* apply for a pension, tue G. O P., and the G. A. EL, ?Ul doubt less confront Um with his statement that the Dahomey Village, Mid ray Pntinaoce, reminded mm of ? meeting of the' Republican party MS South 'Carolina. Congressman G. W. Murray voted with the Democrats against the Federal elections bill bit ?eek, by mistake it it is mid ; and his colleague, Tam Keed, ?eut over to ?here he was sitting and delivered him a feet are on sporty Parliamentary practice. The laugh ?as on the Republicans. A number of administration organs bava raised the Question as to ?hy it ie contempt of coart for a dispensary constable to seise Bqoor that it ia the bands of n road in charge vt the ?. S. Court and not contempt of court for a ?. 3. Rev?cue Collector to do the tame the populists to captare Sooth itself rapidly. It it to he a' ujewfc^^Mam^' Democracy and Populism ii iii lim itlj^?ifnii linn interests ot it ho tim fight ie to be made. If the Populists are honett! they ?Ul cease to masquerade at Democrats, get out of the D?mocratie clubs, perfect their ova organisa tins, and make an honest, decent, above-board fight. The speech of Boa. Joseph L. Keitt, oa Friday, was one of the beat and most accept Onie edd?mts from an Alliance trend poiat delivered ia this city. Be vat dignified ; explicit und decided in his opinions, but not dogmatic or bump? tious. Be is decidedly a populist, bot ve admire aa open opponent much more than a secret foe disguised as a friend of the boose bold. The Stote Publish i ng Company hat purchas? ed the Columbia Journal, and hereafter both panera vi3 be issued from the office of the State. The editorial management will, how? ever, remain distinct and separate. Mr. M. G. Gonzales will continue ia editora! control of the State, bot Capt. John G. Capers ?Ul retire from the Journal. Mr. W. W. Price ?bo has all along occupied the position of managing editor of the Journal, wiU be retained. It it the parp?te of the State company to improve both papers, and ibis paper bat nothing save the best visbes ipr the accomplishment of this purpose. Oe Monday lats, Florence vat visited hy another very destructive fire, which consumed a large three story unfinished hotel, on Dargan street, known aa the M Me arion Borne," and etoo the residence of Presiding Elder Wilton and the Episcopal Church personage. Serious damage vat alto sos tai oed by the residence of Dr. F. P. Covington. A number of other buildings caught j but were tared by great ex ertion. The losses aggregate gi7,000, the to so rance being, probably, $10,000. Poor Flor? ence nae toJered greatly from tires of late, bot ber people are plucky, and ?ill. doubtless, mt to work at once to rebuild ber waste places. Mr. D. H. Traxler, State Dispenser, it to be tried by the Baptist Church, at Ttmmonsville, of which be it a rm rn ti er, on the 22od of Oct. He hat written to hit brethren, wno are to try him, that be dees not believe hit work it de? grading, but that it ?Ul result in good to the temperance cause rather than otherwise ; that the Baptist Church allows itt members full freedom of conscience wltbio the boonda of the moral ta? at mid down in the Ne? Testa? ment ; that the tole question it whether bis position ut State Dispenser is in violation cf his doty to the church. Be, himself, believes it it not. Be says he baa addressed about Ott? anedm& Jettera of inquiry to prominent of hit denomination in asking their views, and a|pp4?tng hit intention of making ute of them on bis trial. Mr. Trailer thus indicates bit Une of defence. Be writes ia apparently per feet sincerity of conviction that hit coom it out morally'culpable, bat, oo the contrary, entirely consistent with bit doty at a member of the Baptist Church. This country is becoming more lawless every day, and ?nob violence is growing more brazenly open and criminal. The riotiag and lynching at Roanoke, Va., and the lynching of three negroaa ia Jefferson Pariah, near Nev Orleans, Lu., for no greater crime than that of b*>ving been suspected of aiding the eseape of their brother vbo murdered Judge SstopinaJ ia the toort room, famish proof cf the anser joe. Mayor Trout of Roanoke, performed a part of bis doty when be called out tut militia to protect the pritooer from tue mob of lynchers, when ha ordered tbe militia to rel aro the fire of the mob he did bit daty and had be persisted io hit coarte and held the prisoner at all hasards even thongs tan times aa many of the mob bad uteu killed, ut vould have performed hit foll duty, and tue la? abiding sentiment of the country would have sustained him. Wheo, however,be weakened in hit porpo^,dismissed Um mintie ?od mum te red tu ^irit uvuy the prisoner ut vat derelict ia the discharge of bit duty. Thuja? should be enforced and lattUeiiil atna? sacrifice? and unie? it ie, we tb** a li iifmmiau teau^ ^ThT'tute of uJjjgrtn not wind tu ?oe section of to enemtry. States hi ali unjin sf tun dienefceaft f tmvn, nf ?mba, md is sot i tingle instance have any mvmuttt of these mobs been brought te justice and punished for their crimes. The last issue of the Abbeville Press and Banner contains almost an entire page in reference to the manner in which the adver? tising of the Winthrop Normal College was gi?en ont. There are several letters from Professor D. B. Johnson. explaining and attempting to justify bis part in the trans? action. The facts of the case are : 1st. That $100 were appropriated to advertise the ?laminations of Winthrop Normal College; 2d. That Professor Johnson ine ad of attending to the matter himself, turned the money over to Ur. Roswell T. Logan, of Charleston, an advertising agent, who agreed for that sum to have the notice inserted in 5ftj papers, dailies and weeklies ; 3rd. That instead of dividing tbs monty equally, Slr. Logan favored the Sews and Courier, with which be is connected, and the Columbia Register, ignoring the other daily papers in the State, and likewise favored some of the weeklies mote than others without reasonable canse; 4tb..Tbat Mr. Logan did not expend all of the money appropriated for advertising, bot, with the consent of Prof. Johnson, appropriated a considerable portion of it for his services in placing the advertisements The Press and Banner refused Mr. Logan's ofter of fifty cents for the insertion of the notice and an editoral reference to the incident in connection with a somewhat similar occurenee in relation to the Citadel adver? tisement precipitated the lengthly airing given the matter. We had something to say io regard to these advertisements when the Citadel incident occurred, as oar readers may remember, and we then took and still main? tain the same position as that occupied by the Preu and Banner. It is not the amount of money involved-only a few dollars a year but the principle that causes us to take issue in the matter. Neither Prof. Johnson, has toe right nor the Citadel authorities, to delegate a portion of bis duties to an adver? tising agent and allow the agent to pay himself for doing Piof. Johnson's work by reserving one-fourth of the amount appro? priated for advertising. There has not been a y ear since the establishment of the Win? throp Training School that it has not received hundreds of dollars worth of free advertising, and this bas been given cheerfully and freely by the papers, and were the college so situated that there were no funds to pay for publishing the annual notice of examinations we are convinced that not five per cent, of the papers in the State would refuse to pub? lish it gratia. For this very -reason, we, in common with toe editors of the State, feel that what funds the collegs bas lo pay for advertising should be sent directly to the papers themselves aod not divided out to Middle mea. The Press aod Banner and its outspoken editor, Hugh Wilson, deserve the credit and thanks of the napers of the State for the fair and fearless manner in which be bas handled Prof. Johnson and bis advertis? ing scheme. TKJB CAMDEN JUNCTION. Railroad Commissioner H. R. Thomas, on the 20th instant, wrote a letter to Receiver D. H. Cbamberlian of the South Carolina Railway in regard to the establishment of a depot at the Camden Junction and the trans? fer of freight at that point, that has been make public. It is given in'foil on another pagff, and it will repay a careful perusal. The circumstances under which the letter was writen, as we learn them from a mer? chant of this city, who was one of the petitioners for the establishment of the depot at the Junction, are as follows : A meeting of the Commission was called for the 20th, but none of the members were present save Mr. Thomas. Mr. Duncan was absent in Chicago and was not expected to return within fifteen days; Ur. Sligb was absent from the State or bad just returned from a trip, and there was no certainty about wheo a meeting of the Commission could or would be held. There were before the Commission strong pe ti ti oas from Sumter, Darlington, Camden, and Claremont praying for the establishment of a depot at the Junction. The cotton seaton was opening, and if the depot was to be established in time to be of any benefit to the farmers and cotton buyers along the roads connecting at the Junction it thou ld be done at once. The petitions before < the Commission were urgent in requesting that body to require the roads to establish the depot and transfer freight at the Junction. These petitions were signed by large ship? pers as well a numbers of farmers who ship only the cotton produced on their own farms and receive only the supplies consumed on their own places. But the aggregate of interests represented by these petitions was large and demanded consideration. There? fore Ur. Thomas, as the only member of the Commission present, laid the caf? before Receiver Cbamberlian He did not order the Sooth Carolina Railway to erect the depot aod proceed to transfer freight as asked for in ; the petitions. Be merely reviews the ques? tion and gives bis views on the subject. It appears to us that Mr. Thomas has made a very plain statement of the case, and that he is exactly right as to the facts and also as to the justness of the demands of the petitioners, whether be is altogether correct io the legal position assumed or not. This legal phase of the question most be decided by others more (earned in the law than the writer. Rut of one thing we are satisfied and that is that if no law exists whereby con? necting roads can be forced to transfer freight from ooe to the other, than such a law should be enacted. We believe Mr. Thomas is on the right line, ie working in the line of his duty, and deserves to be supported by the other members of the Commission. If the Commission succeeds io the effort to secure the transfer of freight at the Junction the entire section of country along the Camden branch will be benefited for they will be given the entry into new markets and the advantages of competing rates. Camden will be benefitted and brought into closer conoectioo with outside markets. But Sumter will be benefitted more than all, for trade will come to ber from a section that bas long naturally belonged to ber, but wnich kai been held by Charleston by means of railroad discrimination in favor of that city. The transfer of freight at the Camden Junction ie the next best thing for Sumter to the building of a railroad direct to Camden. Until such a road is built Sumter's railroad facilities will be incomplete, and she cannot hope to command the trade that ene ebould. Charleston College Scholarships. Tba following notice was received from School Commissioner Du Rant after the last paper bad been printed, o the wUe it would have appeared last week : Editor of the Watchman and Southron ; Com? petitive examinations for three scholarships offered hy the College of Charleston io the white male students of toe State, will be held at Somter, on the third, fourth aod fifth of October. Zach scholarship ie worth $220 per aaoam for four years. I deem it advisable for esr yoong mes to make strenuous efforts to secure for themselves and their county the bevor acd advantages offered, aod I shall be p?eos* d to give any aeedful information. Ap SfiOwtioa should be made by the 20tb8ept. Yarraty. W. J. HvKxwt, SfefPTOwo'ir ead Cft'rmaa B'd Ssas** rs. The Bordar Sxpoctto* cf the Carolinas wai ba bald at Maxton, V. C., October &28, ?ext. AM articles tes exhibition w?t ba handlea free by the railroads. Tba exfei bi ts anti general attractions promise to excel this ' year. Persons wanting to place article* on exhibition will write W. B. Harker, secretary, ?or premium list. The Alliance Meeting:. The meeting was held last Frida the Court House and was fairly attended. Those present paid ear attention td the discourse of the tor, Hon. J. L. K-eitt, who spoke about an hour and a quarter in a passionate, logical srrain. Senj Abbott opened the proceedings introduced the speaker in the foll ing words : Brothers of the Alliance, and Friends Thomas Jeffersen, the father Democracy, bad as his motto "e< and exact justice to all men." Alliance proclaims "equal rights t< and special privileges to none." ' Alliance stands where Jefferson st fighting for the rights of the ma against the classes. Its aim is elevate mankind morally, ment? socially and financially, to enact 1 based on reason and equity and to ] mote "peace on earth and good toward men." Principles which good men can endorse, whether Jei? Gentfle, Protestant or Catholic, De erat or Republican. In theory this is a government the people, by the people, for the i pie." The Alliance hopes to isak? so in fact. As the sun shine* ; brightens and cheers the homes of poor as well as the rich; as the rain heaven fall on the just as well as unjust, so the laws of our coun should bear on all and treat all al We wish also to prevent the subvers of government especially wher congress abrogates its constitutio and sovereign prerogative to coin i emit money and delegate to banks ? corporations who manipulate it in interest of plutocracy, whose inter it is to buy the products of labor be) the cost of production, thus reduc the people to want and penury, i which, if persisted in, will make masses in deed and in truth, in a f decades, "hewers of wood and draw of water,? financial slaves and politi serfs. My friends, it is now my duty, well as great pleasure to introduce you a gentleman who will discuss t matter, who is an Alliance man fr principle, whose social aud mo standing is as good as the best; a stat man w ho has the intelligence to und stand our principles and the manne to defend them. ~ I introduce to y Col. Jos. L. Keitt, of Newberry. Col. Keitt spoke as follows u Mr. Chairman, Brethren of Ute Alliai and Gentlemen : I am glad of the opportunity to m< an audie?le of Sumter County to-di I am a?ways glad of an opportunity speak in the interest of the Allianc for in doiug so I conceive that I ? spearing in the interest of humanil I have not come before you to-day the advocate of any political party, as the adherent of any political factic The Alliance rises to a plane abo the animosities and strifes of politic parties or factions. We appeal to t patriot and not to the partisan. T partisan loves his party and works f ita success. Right or wrong he suppoi his party. Ths patriot loves his cou try. His highest duty is to devote Ii services to his country's welfai Amongtbe contending political parti be ever stands ready to give his su port to that one which best protec the interests and promotes the welfa of his people. The more the partis? the less the patriot. The more tl patriot the less the partisan. I shs not to-day undertake to review tl history of the Alliance. I wish ho\ ever to impress upon you one or ta of its important characteristics. Tl objects of the order as stated in the o ganic law is to develop a better stat mentally, morally, socially and finai cially. In order to develop a bett? state financially national legislation absolutely necessary. We have ther< fore made legislative demands upc Congress, and the Alliance has entere the areua of politics. The Allianc bas been a political organization eve since it came into this State. It i intemsely political, and no informe person has ever doubted or questione the fact. While political the order j non-partisan. That is, it is not a pt litical party, nor can it become attache to any political party. Its membershi is absolutely free under reserved right to affiliate with whatever political par ties* they wish. The method of th Alliance is to organize the industria classes of the country, to educate es pecially in the principles of economics government, and depend upon thei loyalty to the order, their appreciatioi of self-interest and their patriotisn for co-operation. The legislative de mands of the Alliance now involve on ly the questions of finance, land anc transportation-each of these subject: are important ?nd should receive you] careful consideration. I shall to-daj consider a part of the financial de mands. They are as follows : First. We demand a national curren* cy, safe, sound, and flexible, issued bj the general government only, a ful legal tender of all debts public and private and that without the use oi banking corporations, a just, equitable and efficient means of distribution di? rect to the people at a tax not to exceed 2 per cent, per annum, to be provided as set forth in the subtreasury plan, or a better system ; also by payments in discbarge of its obligations for public improvements. We demand free and unlimited coin? age of silver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to L We demand that the amount of cir? culating medium be speedily increased to not less than $50 per capita. The financial demands relate to money. The subject of money is now one of considerable interest and we hear a great deal about the values of different kinds of money, and some people are led to believe that gold possesses some attribute that makes it better money than any other. Money can be made of any material and its intrinsic value is not all necessary. The stamp of the government placed upon the material makes it money and nothing else catt. The dollar is our unit, and th? dollar made a legal tender for debt? public and private is money and will circu? late throughout this country a* money. Other countries do not m* the dollar as a unit, and th?; dollar with them is not a circulating medium or currency, but simply a commodity ?och ax cotton or corn. Our dollar? ar?? stamped upon three kind*'of material-gold, silver and paper. Gold lu the only one that has free and unlimited coinage, and that is becaa*e of it H scarcity. We are now contending for free a.:-J unlimited coinage of ailver, and the Alliance presses *>til! further on and demands that the unlimited coinage of both met? als shall be supplemented by a govern? ment issue of paper money, that the ratio between money and property may be so adjusted that farming and all industrial enterprises will be profit? able. The present stagnation and par? alysis of business has unquestionably been caused by a gradual change of ratio by contraction of the currency resulting from our undemocratic finan? cial system and vicious legislation sus? taining it. Their baneful traces are indelibly marked upon the pages of our financia? history. The volume of money in active circulation in any country fixes the prices of all property. Like blood in the human system a good and active circulation gives health, strength and vigor, gradually draw the blood from the body and it weakens until it dies. Draw one half the money from circulation and you reduce the prices of your cotton, your corn and all other products one-half. It has been said by eminent men that whoever controlled the volume of money of any country is absolute master of its com? merce and industries. "That all prop? erty is at their mercy." The control then of the currency of a country is a fearful power to be entrusted in the hands of a few men. But such is the case to-day in our country, and it is the result of a deliberate policy devised and executed by designing men to en? rich themselves by operation of law at the expense and degradation of th** toiling millions. Before the war there 1 were but two millionaires in the The masses of the people were COE atively prosperous. To-day the lionaires are counted by the thou? and paupers by the millions. We < that this condition has been brc into existence by a prostitution o spirit of our constitutional govern and a violation of the cardinal prin of true democracy. The policy originated in England and EL during the war. It was to co American labor by controlling tire unie of money. When the war began the gold J usual in times of danger retired use as money. It was drawn ii the banks, and its use by the go\ ment denied except upon compli with the most exorbitant demi The government in order to lib? itself from dependency upon the b issued under an Act of Congres: own notes, full legal tender note all debts public and private, was in 1S62. Soon as this Act passed the banks realizing the p< of this declaration of independene the part of the government he hasty convention in Washingto make an effort to restore the pow* their hoarded gold. In this they > successful. They succeeded in ha. the exception clause put on the eminent note. They succeeded having Congress to hishonor government and that law rem upon the Statute book to-day. It vides that the government note sha legal tender in payment of all d public and private except duties on ports and interest'on the public debt. between citizens in all transactior business the government note is J gal tender. But not so to pay ini] duties. The banker's gold must used for that. And as- the gold n be purchased with government n the bankers were enabled to en for premium upon the exchange, J gold ran to a high premium on ? eminent notes which it could in have done but for the exception cia The next step was the establishm of the national bank system whic causing us so much trouble to-< The objection to the national b system, and it is the only objectioi its note issue. Wfay should the g ernment extend its credit-to the ba and give their uotes the power money. The government allows banks to circulate 90 per cent, of face value of the deposited bond.? notes upon a payment of one per <x tax annually. Equal rights to all J special privileges to none is the cai nal principle of democracy. RJ bank note issue is a flagrant viol?t of this principle. Suppose a fan wants to borrow $100. He is forced the bank to borrow it. The bs being fully satisfied that the note v be paid at maturity discounts it, ? with gold or silver but with its o notes. The bank exchanges notes w the farmers and deducts interest his note in advance. There is no difference in the ch acter of notes, both are promises pay, both are evidences of debt. I we see in this exchange that the fara pays interest on his debt while t bank collects interest on its debt. W cannot the farmer's note circulate money just as that of the bank. If 1 bank should circulate upon its oi credit, the farmer would have no cai to complain, but it does not do so. T government receives the bank notes payment of all public dues except ti ties on imports. But it does not so i ceive the notes of its citizens it matti not what property there is to suppf them. We are forced, then, to recognize in power of note issue by the batiks a spec privilege conferred upon these corporatio A special privilege of the mo9t danger c character. A privileged class empowered collect interest on its debts, and worse still privileged class empowered with control the currency-the power to expand or ct tract. The Alliance opposes the issue bank notes and special privileges of ali kin? It demands thal tile government shall iss its own notes in their stead in suificit volume to assure us <rood prices, ?nd tb they shall be a full legal tender for deb ?There can be no special privilege in this p< icy. Having secured the tremendous pow couferred by the National Bank Act it w natural that thc banks should use it in th< own interest. Soon as the war was ov they bought the government notes which ht been greatly depreciated by the excepth clause, had congress to pass au act to retire t government notes and issue interest bearii bonds in their place. They used the gover ment notts to purchase the bonds at par. Tl retirement ot the government notes continu* until 1878 when further destruction w prohibited and all' paid into the Treasui ordered to be reissued. At that time there w supposed to be in' existense $346,000,00 Under this policy of contraction, goveromet bonds ?s money appreciated greatly i value and we witnessed a correspondi? decline iu the prices of all farm product The next attack to further enhance the vail of money was made upon silver. In 1873, tl silver dollar was dropped from our coinag laws in an insidious manner that suggests deep laid plot to rob the people. 11 isdoubtful anyone besides John Sherman in the Senatean Hooper, of Massachusetts, in the House kuei of the provisions in tbe bill that made this in portant change. For five rears the coinage c the ?standard silver dollar was suspended. I 1878 its full legal tender was restored with compulsory coinage by the Government, of nu less than 2 nor more thin 4 million dollars pe month. Under this ?aw our Government wa administered by each of the old politics parties, but at no time was mote than tb minimum amount coined, although thepeopl wete clamoring for mote currency Tb Government has always favored the policy o cot? tract iou rather thau an expansion. Ii 1890 the present sherman law was enacted This law provides that the Government shal purchase 4,500,000 ounces pure silver even month and pay for it in legal tender Treasury nutes, and be is authorized to coin a sufficieu amount of the silver bullion to redeem tbesi notes. It is the purchasing clause of this ac that Congress is now asked to repeal. Wha Can be the object of this repeal? It must be ir the interest of one or the other of the I wc classes in this country whose interests an fully recognized as antagonistic-the bond holding creditors or the mas<es of thc Ameri? can people. We, the producers, know that this repeal will injure us Its enactment will cut off the annual issue of about 50 milliom of full legal teuder Treasury notes without any provision for an increase of currency. This would he another step in the policy ol contraction But we believe U}e constquetice? will prove more far-reaching. We believe the effort tu be the culmination of a cunspiracy of aggregated capital to force this country to a gold basis, and necessitate an increase in our national debt to form a basis for the perpetua lion of the national bank system- England is the propelling power. A great creditor nation, she holds to-day, securities of this country, amounting to no less than 4 billions of dollars, a half billion more than all the gold coin of the world, with au annual revenue drawn from this country exceeding the value of the colton she exports. Place this country ou a gold basis and measure our products by the gold circulation and bow enoimously the securities held by England will be enhanced. The large banks of our money centres are the agents of these English capitalists. And these banks want the honds of our govern? ment to preserve the control of our circula? tion. The last bond that forms the basis of that system matures in 1907, and without anterior legislation, the system will disappear by operation of law. The government has tbe ability to meet its obligations at maturity, if there should be no further discrimination against silver, for the public debt, js payable in coin. But it is In the interest of the capi? talist that the government should be rendered unable to meet its obligations and be compell? ed to issue more bonds. Some pretrxt must be offered to justify au issue, and tbe light has been made against the dishonest silver dollar, and the purchasing clause of the Sherman Act is held responsible for the out-flow of gold and all our depression. They, do not tell us that this conspiracy was hatched up as usual iu England. That some of their securities were sent over here to drain the gold out of this country for the purpose of raising a clamor agni nat silver. ' Perhaps they did not tbink tbe lack of confidence tbay bad would frighten some depositors, cause a with? drawal of the deposits ; abd force them to exercise **nu9ual measures to s'rengtbeo their reser.es And perhaps they were not elated when the English securities depreciated so low that ivnglatfd repurchased them and the gold sent over in payment has reached here tiefore the lepeal of the Sherman Act. i But the banks ttl this county ?till hoard 1 their rooney to force the repeal. No Letter argument cnn be adduced to show that the Alliance is right wben it demands that our pa Der issue shall be independent ot' i he banks.* The arrogance of the these institu? tions which have 80 long used the government credit and dominated Congress should re ceive prompt aud decisive treatment ai the bands of the people. There can be no doubt that the unconditional repeal of the Sherman Act will operate adversely to the interests of the masses of cur people. It will further contract the currency and enlarge the power of the capitalists to fix the price of our cotton and other products We cannot again have a prosperous country until we obtain better prices for our products. And better prices cannot be secured until a larger volume of cur? rency is thrown into active circulation. We believe that this country should have $50 per capita. France has $54 and all business is satisfactory. We insist that free and un? limited coinage of silver and gold will not supply the money necessary to transact the business of this country and we demand that the government supplement the metalic money with a paper issued direst to the people and not through the medium of banks. All classes of our citizens are profoundly inter? ested in an increase of money Low prices for farra products affects the merchant as well as the farmer, lu 1872 cetton sold for 20 cents per pound. The farmer paid cash to the merchant and the merchant used the sash in his business The price of cotton gradually declined until some of the farmers had to ask for credit, the next year the de? mand became greater and continued ns cot? ton d eel i ti ed, until t he merchants generally were forced to the bunks for money to purchase their goods. Cotton still declined until all over the country we find honest and industrious farmers who cannot obtain credit The mer? chant does not doubt his honesty or his in? dustry, but knowing tbat the cotton be can raise will not pay the advances asked, he refuses to extend the credit as a matter of business, and be should not be blamed for it. The inability of the farmer to pay loses tie merchant a customer. We wish to restore the country tu a cash basts. We bave made out demands to accomplish it and it is the duty ut the merchants to assist us in it. Their interest demands it. The fanners are the natural allies of the merchants. Vet it is true that the Alliance bas never received en? couragement at their hands. We are now reaching the crisis in one of the most import? ant politic*! conflicts the world has ever wit? nessed The linee of battle are now being rapidly formed. The power of aggregated capital on one side and the industrial clnsses ou the other It will te a fight for American slavery and American independence. We will all be forced to take our position on one side or the other. A change in the financial con? dition of this country must tie made-and it cannot long be delayed The people will not stand it. The Alliance hopes to secure it peaceably through the ballot box But if it is long delayed and the educational wotk of this patriotic organization is hindered, those who obstruct it will find when too late that a desperate people cannot be controlled. I ask the farmers ot Sumter county to press the organization of the Alliance The order in Sumter county will be just what you make it, and I hope you will take the position among the other counties of the State to which you are entitled. Organization, education and co-operation is the plan by which y mfr power must be brought into action, and in th.s work I trust you will receive encouragement from all classes of citizens. At the close of the speech Mr. R. M. Wilson offered the following resolu? tion, which was unanimously adopted : Resolved, That we tender Bro. Keitt our heartfelt thanks for his able and instructive address, and endorse the same, pledging ourselves to right upon this line until success is achieved and the people liberated from the power of money to oppress. mm* . .? + ?^m Ionia Items lom, S. C., Sept. 25, 1893. We have been having fine weather for gathering cotton for the last week, and if it continues another week, we will have about all tbe cotton gathered. A negro named Elie Simon was caught in Barnett's gin gearing last Friday while try? ing to put the belt on, while the machinery was in motion. He was hurt so badly, that he died six hours later. A negro also fell into a well on Mr. H. H. Evan's place last Friday. The well was about sixty feet deep. The negro was alive yesterday. We have been taken for a Tillman spy, and oh, Lord, it made us so mad. Right here we want to say we are out of Tillman's business, and expect to stay out. PLOW BOY. Logan Notes. LOGAS, Sept. 25, ?893. We have had good weather for the past week, and the farmers bare lost no time in trying to save their cotton. Their fields are all white M iib cotton, for it is all open. The farmers all say they will not make more than haifa crop. So the writer thinks that the merchants will not be paid without something to pay them, wi th Mrs. H. J Nesbitt has been very sick, but is better. Sickness is very common ?ti this com? munity. Mrs. R. A. Poole is suffering with a chronic disease; and Mrs. J. E. Pearce is suffering with chills and fever, but it is hoped that she will recover soon. Mrs. R J McIntosh has relumed from the Sandhills, where she bas been for some time visiting friends. She returned accompanied by her mother and Dr. Robert Logan. We understand that Rev. M. J. Morris, is coming into our neighborhood ?rora Green Cave Springs, Fla , and we would like to see him. HAPPY JAKE. Pisgah Items. P18GAH, S. C., Sept. 25, 1893. Cotton bas opened rapidly under the hot Summer weather. The yield is about what was expected after the storm. Cotton picking is going rapidly forward. Rain is needed for the late crop. Rev. J. W. Kenney ts now conducting a meeting at Pisgah Church, assisted by Rev. T. W. Mellicbamp, of Ridgeway, S. C. Rev. ? A. McDowell is expected to aid in it. Ow? ing to the busy season, services are only held at night. Last week Rev. Mr. Chandler conducted a meeting at St. Matthew's Church. Dr. Ed. McCotcben, of Smithville, is one of the rising young physicians of our county. He has a large practice, and is very successful in it. Dr Britton, as usual, is always on the "fco': ; but the doctor seems to fatten under it. Mrs. J. E DuPre has been very ill, but is better. The large attendance at the burial of Mr. Burrows Mathis, tait week, showed how highly he was esteemed. The last sad rites were pet formed by his masonic brethren J. K. 1). Notes from Manville. MASIVILLS, S C , Sept. 22, 1893. Stace the storm, I have been ??ck ?nd not able to wile, and give \ou an account of ?he damage in this section ; but thinking it not two late even yet, I will write a few facts. The damages done to Mr. Tho?. McCutchen'8 yard and house was considerable ; a large tree WHS blown on the house, emailing in part of the roof, and knocking off two chim? neys even with the roof, also breaking down the lighting rod, and felling beautiful trees all ovfr the yatd. His mill dam ernie near being washed away, but the united efforts of the hanJs on the place, and raising the Hood gates, pre? vented this calamity The bridge was washed away at the dam, and since then, there has been no passing over that road Scape o'er Swamp, near May es vii le, P. 0., was like a boomi' g river, and could be heard lashing and mating for a mile. The bridges seemed as il they would be washed away. Travel on foot was impossible for a time and difficult by riding, the current was so strong. The crops were considerably damaged io this section. Misses Helen aud Pearl Beinber 1 have been vifiiing in th.?- neighborhood, at the residence of Mrs. Thoa. McCutchen, as the guests of their coasin and sister, Mrs. W. N. Hammett. Theil sweet fares, and bright and charming nianoe'rs, woo for them many friends, during their brief sojourn Mr. Flinn, the much esteemed pastor of Hepzibah and Hebron Churches, bas returned to the Theological- Seminary in Columbia, but will still come over and have servic?s twice a month in these churches. The new gin boase at Swift City, (McCuteh* en's Cross Road?. ) is BOW completed, and Mr. Hammett has commenced ginning, lt adds greatly to the business look of the little place, and gives it quite a wide awake appearance. : ^ ? , ^ _ | VITA Japanese -Liver Pellets cqrt biliousness, sour strTmacri and all kidney and liver trouhlea. Small'and mild. Sold by Dr. A. J. China. REMBERT, MARSHALL & CO. INVITE BUYERS TO CALL AND GET THEIR PRICES. Full Stock in all lines now in, AND BEING Added to daily by Fresh Arrivals. Further information next week. -SIGN OF THE BIG HAND Cor. Main and Republican Sis. Sumter, S. C. HEADQUARTERS ^0 S. E. Cor. Main and Liberty Sis., W SUMTER, S. C. We beg to remind our numerous customers of the fact, that last Spring we disposed of almost our entire stock of Mer? chandise at cost, and now we have received and opened up a handsome stock bf General Merchandise. We suggest that at no time in the history of the Dry Goods business has the purchasing power of a dollar been so" conspicuously great as at present. Our Store is the MIDWAY PLAISANCE -OF High Class Novelties in Dress Goods. Styles this season show some rare productions in Silk and Wool, and all-Wool. The interweav? ing of bright and colored yarns in neat designs upon the* rough and smooth material, producing a combination of -iridescent effects. We desire to show you many exclusive designs well worthy of inspection-in fact we offer AN ARRAY OF BARGAINS Dwarfing everything heretofore presented. We are also handling an unusually large stock of Shoes of the Very Best Make, To which we ask your attention. Our stock of Gents7, Ladies7 and Misses Shoes, are unsur? passed in durability, finish and style. Our Grocery Department Ts, as usual, fully equipped to meet all demands upon ir, both as to shelf goods and Plantation Supplies at Rock Bottom Prices. Don't forget that the Walter A. Wood Mower is IMITATED but never equalled. Lightest Weight. Lightest. Draft. ONLY STEEL MOWER MADE. Henry B. Bloom? Sept 27_ _ Agent, Sumter, SLC. SCHWERIN I CO., Wholesale and Retail Grocers, Offer to the Public all kinds of Staple and Fancy Groceries. CALL AND SEE THEM, Seed Rye Seed Oats, Meat, Bagging, Lard, Cheese, Ties, Crackers, Spices, Coffee, Teas, Sugar, Flour, and all kinds of Canned Goods. Try Ballard's " Obelisk"-the Best. AU the above at Retail as well as Wholesale. We thank our friends and patrons for past favors and beg a continuance. Respectfully, Schwerin & Co. YOUR PROPERTY IN Tie Fanners'Mntnal Fire Insurance Association. By the FARMERS and for the FARMERS. NO LOSS-NO PAY. Applv lo W, J, HERRON, June21-3m. SUMTER, S. C. Livery, Feet ai Sale Wk WK DESIRE TO STATE THAT MR. \V. McKAIN is now associated with Mr. W. J Herron in thc livery business, and weare now het ter prepared than ever to furnish first-class Livery and Drays. Thank? ful for past r*tro?tage, which has exceeded our most sanguine expectations, we hope by close personal attention to merit a continuance of same. Horses and mules kepi for sale at low prices. Gire us a trial. Hauling of all kinds Solicted. Teams Furnished at Short Notice. HERRON k McKAIN. Estate of 0. H. White, Deceased. IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Prolate of Sumter County on October 13th, 1893, for a Final Discharge as Administrator of aforesaid Estate. MARION MOISE, Sep 13-4t. Administrator. W. L. DOUGLAS $3 SHOE NOWP. Do you wear them? Wbea next In need try a pslfc .est in the world. If yt? want a fine DRESS SHOE, made In the latest styles, don't pay $8 to $8, try my $3, $3.50, $4.00 or $5 Shoe. They ?t equal to custom made and took tai wear as well. If you wish to economize in your footwear, do $o by purchasing W. L Douglas Shoes. Name and price stamped on the bottom, look for It when you bay; W. I~ DOUGLAS, Brockton, Haas. Sold by J. RYTTE BE 6 & SONS.