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Bryan and Watson. The Populists Candidates and Platform The convention in session at St. Louis last week nominated Tom Watson, of Georgia, for Vice Presi? dent, and for President Wm. J. Bryan, the nominee of the Chicago convention for the same office. It is claimed that Mr Bryan will not accept the nomination separated from Sewell, the regular nominee of the Democratic convention at Chi? cago. So far Mr. Bryan has given out no announcement of his purpose. The following is the platform and declaration cf the Populists : THE PLATFORM. "The People's Party, assembled iu la-ional convention, reaffirms its allegiance to the principles declared JJ the founders of the Republic and also to the fundamental principles of just government as enunciated in the platform of the party in 1892. We recognize that through the con? ti van ce of the present and preceding arjministrations, the country has ijreacbe? a crisis in its National life, as predicted in our declaration four years ago, and that prompt and patri? otic action is the supreme duty of the boar. We realize that while we have political independence, our financial and industrial independence is yet to be attained by restoring to our country the constitutional control ?/ and exercise of the functions neces _sary to a peoples* Government, which functions have been basely surrend? ered by our public servants to cor? porate monopolies. The influence of European money-changers has been r more potent in shaping legislation than the voice of the American peo I pie. Executive power and patronage p have been used to corrupt our Legis? lation and defeat the will of the peo? ple, and plutocracy has thereby been enthroned upon the ruins of democ? racy. To restore the government intended by the fathers and for the welfare and prosperity of this and future generations, we demand the establishment of an economic and financial system which shall make us masters of our own aifairs and inde? pendent of European control, by the adoption of the following. DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES. 1. We demand a national money, safe aud eound, issued by the Gene? ral Government only, without the intervention of banks of issue, to be a full legal tender for ?11 debts, pub? lic and private ; a just, equitable and efficient means of diptribution direct to the pep?e and through the lawful disbursements of the Government. 2. We demand the free and un? restricted coinage of silver and gold at the present ratio of 16 to 1, with? out waiting for the consent of foreign nations 3. We demand the volume of cir? culating mediem be speedily increas? ed to an amount sufficient to meet the demands of the business and population, and to restore the just level of prices of labor and produc? tion. 4. We denouuce the sale of bonds and the increase of the public inter? est-bearing debt made by the present administration as unnecessary and without authority of law, and de? mand that no more bonds be issued except by specific act of Congress. 5. We demand such legislation as will prevent the demonetization of the lawful money of the United States by private contract 6. We demand that the Govern? ment, in payment of its obligations, shall use its option as to the kind of lawful money in which they are to be paid, and we denounce the present and preceding administrations for surrendering this option to the hold? ers of Government obligations. 7. We demand a graduated income tax to the end that aggregated wealth 6hall bear its just proportion of taxa? tion, and we regard the recent de? cision of the Supreme Court relative to the income tax law as a misinter? pretation of the Constitution and an invasion of the rightful powers of Congress over the subject of taxa? tion. 8. We demand that postal sav? ings banks be established by the Government for the safe deposit of the savings of the people and to facilitate exchange. TRANSPORTATION. 1. Transportation being a means of exchange and a public necessity, the Government should own and op? erate the railroads in the interest of the people and on anon partiean basis to the end that all may be accorded the same treatment in transportation aud that the tyranny and political power now exercised by the great railroad corporations which result in the impairment, if not the destruc? tion of the political rights and per? sonal liberty of the citizen may be destroyed Such ownership is to be accomplished gradually in a manner consistent with sound public policy. 2. The interest of the United States in the public highways built with public moneys, and the pro? ceeds of extensive grants of land to the Paciiic railroads, should never be alienated, mortgaged nor sold but ?arded and protected for the gen elfare as provided by the laws such railroads. The fore I United States on these roads should j at once follow default in the payment ! there*cf by the debtor companies ; ! and at the foreclousure sales of said roads the Government shall purchase the same if it becomes necessary to protect its interests therein, or if they can be purchased at a reasona? ble price ; and the Government shall operate said railroads as public high? ways for the benefit of the whole people and not in the interest of the few, under suitable provisions for protection of life and property, giv? ing to all transportation interests equal privileges and equal rates for fares and freights 3. We denounce the present in? famous schemes for refunding these debts and demand that the law now applicable thereto, be executed and administered according to its intent and spirit 4 The telegraph, like the post office system, being a necessity for the transmission of news, should be owned and operated by the Gov? ernment in the interest of the people. True policy demands that the Na? tional and State legislation shall be such as will ultimately enable every prudent and industrious citizen to se? cure a home, and therefore, the land should not be monopolized for specu tive purposes. All lands now held by railroads and other corporations in excess of their actual needs should, by lawful means be reclaimed by the Government and held for natural set? tlers only, and private land monopo? ly, as well as alien ownership, should be. prohibited. 2. We condemn the frauds by which the land grant Pacific Railroad Corapauies, have through the conn vance of the Interior Department, robbed multitudes of actual bona fide settlers of their homes and miners of their claims, and we demand legisla* tion by Congress which which will enforce the exception of mineral lands from such grants after as well as before the patent. 3. We demand that bona fide set? tlers on all public glands be granted free homes as provided in the Nation? al homestead law, and that no except? ion be made in the case of Indian reservations when opened for settle? ment and that all lands not now pat? ented come under this demand. DIRECT LEGISLATION. "We favor a system of direct leg islation through thc initiative and referendum under proper constitu? tional safeguards GENERAL PROPOSITIONS. 1. We demand the election of Pres? ident, Vice President and United States senators by a direct vote of the people. 2. We tender to the patriotic peo? ple of Cuba, our deepest sympathies in their heroic struggle for political freedom end independence, and we believe the United States, the great republic of the world, should recog? nize that Cuba is and of right ought to be a free aud independent State. 3. We favor home rule in the ter ? ritories and the District of Columbia and the early admission of the Terri tories as States. 4. All public salaries should be made to correspond to the price of labor and its products. 5. In times of great industrial de? gression idle labor should be employ? ed on public works as far as practi? cable. 6 The arbitrar}7 course of the courts in assuming to imprison citi? zens for indirect contempt and ruling them by injunction should be pre vented by proper legislation. 7 We favor just pensions for our disabled Union soldiers. 8. Believing that the elective franchise and an untrammelled ballot are essential to government of, for and by the people, the People's Party condemns the wholesale sys? tem of di8franchiment adopted in some of the States as un-Republican and un-Deraocratic, and we declare it to be the duty of the several State Legislatures to take such action as will secure a full, free and fair ballot and an honest count. 9. While the foregoing proposi? tions constitute the platform upon whicn our party stands, and for the vindication of which its organization will be maintained, we recognize that the great and pressing issue of the campaign upon which the pres? ent election will turn is the financial question, and upon this great specific issue between the parties, we coidi aily invite the aid and co-operation of all organizations and citizens agreeing with us upon this vital question. - i i i - Duncan and Tillman. It was mentioned yesterday that j Candidate Jobo T. Duncan had gone to i Trenton for the purpose of having an j understanding with Senator Tillman in i regard to his letter to Evans, which has ; been heard from so frequently at the ' meetings duriug the past. week. Yes? terday afternoon Mr. Duncan returned io the city. Last night when asked by a representative of The State for infor? mation about his vi-iit he said : "I went as i announced to see Sena- j tor Tillman at his home. My inter- j view with him resulted satisfactorily. ? I was eouvinced that be was laboring under a misapprehension as to the political situation. It was apparent j that his open lotter meant that he pre- i ferrcd Evans to Karie After discuss- j iog the situation I said to Um : 'If you deem my election and Evans* de? feat a misfortune to the Reform move-j meat, I would without hesitation with? draw from the race.' The result is that I DOW announce that I am io the race to the finish and in it to win. ! Tillman protests against our briogiog j him into this matter, but grants that k while p]vaus makes his let.?er his cre? dential for the position, that I in jus? tice have the liberty to eommeDt there? on. "In discussing Tillman'* admission ? I io that letter that be *did not know the | nature' of Elans' contract with Rhind, j and in commenting upon my statement j in my speech at Florence that in order i to save Evans he wouid have to come j ag.iiu to his rescue, I asked what would I be his attitude from this on. He said that he would write no more letters, take neither side and in the only speech bo be delivered by him during the cam? paign-at Orangeburg-he would make no allusion whatever to the sena? torial race -The State July 27. - tmt ?????-< Colonel Haskell Replies. Denounces Governor Evans and Make Statements. To the Editor of The State : I have to day seen your paper of the 23d and 24th ; in the first there is a report of the campaign raeetig at Cheraw, in which Mr. John Gary EvanB is reported as saying : "John Haskell says the Evans boys howled Hampton down, but he knew it was a lie 19 For several years I have carefully avoided expressing in pub? lic my opinion of the humiliating events that have occurred in our old State, culminating in the deep dis? grace which put this vile little dema? gogue in the governor's chair He bas gone out of his way to make a wanton attack on me and seeks to make political capital out of it. I don't believe that the people of our State, if they knew him, would sup? port him for any any position and I believe that many who disagree with me in politics, will not hesitate to believe anything that I say and this induces me to take notice of what I would otherwise treat with the utter contempt that I feel for this person. First, as to his charge, when he pretends to quote me, he knows that he wilfully lies General Hampton : went to Aiken, not as a candidate, but as an invited guest. A few of the audience treated him with great rudeness ; no man, who knew any? thing of the facts, doubted that Evans encouraged them in this con? duct. He has denied it then and doubtless, if it serves his purpose, will lie about it again. I never spoke of the Evans boys, for I- did not suppose that he had any follow? ers, even among those who insulted General Hampton. And now a word to his career. I waa a member of the legislature when j he first came there and was counsel j for the Richmond and Danville road, j I heard of him as a lawyer of rather ? low standing at the Aiken bar. j From conversations I had with him 11 came to the conclusion that he want- I ed to be employed by the railroad Soon after my professional connec- ! lion with clearing the titles of coal j and iron property in Virginia and j North Carolina took up so much of j my time that 1 resigned as counsel for the Richmond and Danville railroad, I was consulted by the officers as to who to retain, and among others, ad? vised them to employ in some ca? pacity Mr. John Gary Evans, as 1 warned them he would give trouble if not bought. Very 6oon he was put on as a director of one of the branch roads in Carolina. With? in a few days of his appointment, hie brother irom Edgefield and his uncle from Georgia, appeared for the first time in the general assembly as at? torneys for the Danville railroad. They did the same at the ensuing sessions until Mr. John Gary Evans was dropped from the board. Now I challenge him to write to the party who employed him and see | if he will say this appointment of j brother and uncle was not made .to j secure his influence against hostile ? legislation. Don't let him just deny j it; of course he will be ready to lie ? out of it. He knows who employed j him; let him ask that man in writ ing As to the bond matter, Mr. Rhind stated to the syndicate that of the large commissions which he retained, j the bulk had to go to parties whose j influence was needed in the South| Carolina assembly. If he dares to do | it, let him ask Rhind who he refer red to. If he dares to do it let him j ask Dr. Bates to answer the categor- j ical question as to who got the mon- ! ey. If he dares to do it, let him ; have the checks for payment pro- ! duced and see who endorsed them. ! Any man who will act dishonestly will lie to protect himself Don't let him ' stand ott Tillman's letter until Till- ; matt has cleared his own skirts of participation in the job. He has never dared to deny that since he became governor the State . and dispensary insurance has been taken from reliable agents anil given to his brother immediately alter his : corning to Columbia as an insurance agent, lt won't do for him to say that this was done by his .subordin? ates : no sensible man will be de? ceived by such ;? statement as that for one instant No one will doubt ; why ail bonds of keepers of dispen? saries were suddenly required to be ; executed by surety companies, who j were represented by the same broth? er or why his blanks were enclosed in official envelopes for execution I see it is said there was ?4,000 in it for the family. It is impossible to legally convict any patty when they have the records in their own hands and will not let them be seen but by partisan friends. But for this I feel confident in the whiskey rebates, fees in the phosphate business as well as in the bonds and insurance matters we would find a very rotten state of affairs, but unless South Carolinians are much lower than I imagine, they will never select as their representa? tive i ri the senate of the United States a man, who to numerous charges of dishonesty and corruption, ans? wers : "I stand on the criminal plea of not guilty ; you must prove it '7 And now Mr. Editor, I have done with this dirty little puppy, with his pockets filled with bribe's money. He has gone out of his way to insult me and I denouhce him as a dishonest demogogue. With this I am done with him unless he gets in my way, when I will kick him out as I would any other little cur that snaps at me. John-C. Haskell Washington county, Virginia. Meeting at Barnwell. The State of to-day says : The State campaign will be resumed at Barnwell to-day and a lively meeting is expected. The condition at the opening of this week's work, which will be confined to three of the most promi? nent counties in the State with the new baby county thrown in for good mea9 ure, are very different; from what they have been at the opening of any pre? ceding week and whether they prove so or not, the people of the State are ex? pecting meetings of a more interesting character than any of them yet held. Despite General Earle's announce? ment prior to the Floreuoe meeting that he would have to give his attention this week to official matters, he will be at Barnwell to-day The fisticuff evident? ly induced bim to change bis mind. ; The following from yesterday morning's ? Greenville News shows his intentions : ! "Judge Earle did not. reach the city j yesterday as was expected He tele- j graphed his friend Capt. J. A. Mooney j Friday night from Florence that he ! would be in Greenville Saturday after- j noon if it were possible for him to get I baek to Barnwell on Monday for the campaign meeting there. "Yesterday afternoon instead of coming he telegraphed his family from Sumter as follows : " 'Impossible to come. Must go to Barnwell Don't be uneasy ; no dan? ger.' Touching upon the fight at Florence, Captain Mooney received the following: " 'Evans insulted me. I struck him. One of his friends caught my arm white another struck me in tbe face. .' 'Joseph H Earle.' " Free Coinage Not Assured. It is beginning to be seen that even I should the Democrats carry both the j Presidency and the House of Kepre- 1 sentotives, it is by no means certain that free silver legislation will result. . There will probably be a number of ; sound money Democrats elected to the j nest House, and they would not by any meaos feel bound to support a free j coinage bill. The Democratic platform of 1892 declared in favor of the repeal I of the 10 per cent, tax upon State banks, ! but when Congress assembled there was a bare majority of the Democrats in fa? vor of such a measure, and with the as? sistance of the Republicans the Demo? cratic opponents of the bill introduced accomplished its overwhelming defeat. Without a silver majority in the House a silver President would be pow? erless to do more than exhaust the gold reserve and insist upon the use of silver now in the Treasury for the re? demption of Government obligations. Baltimore Sun. The Ashley Phosphate Com pany Sold at Public Auction. Quite a crowd gathered at the old Postoffice yesterday to be present at the sale of the Ashley Phhosphate j Works and all its appurtenances. T. Pinckney Lowndes, auctioneer, ! mounted a broken backed chair shortly after ll o'clock, and the advertisement | was read and then bids called for. Thc j bidding wa6 not heated or excited and j was soon concluded. The property was knocked down for ?15,500 to Messrs. J G. Lamb Buist, B. I. Simmons and j George B. Edwards. It is an open ; secret that these gentlemen bought in ; the property as representatives of the bondholders. It is also understood that | the works will be resold at 60mc future ! date, when the fertilizer world is in a ; more settled condition than at- present, j and the property is apt to fetch a better j price The bonded indebtedness of rho com? pany is largely held by thc various city banka, as security for loans.-News .and Courier, July 24. ? --^? f ? The r i; nf a soap impregnated with 7 per cent, of nicotine, tor ali tkio dis eases caused by parasites, especially scabies, is advised by a Gor mun med? cal magazines. Tobacco Baskets, ciieap as the cheapest- j for sale1-1}" i-~vi Bros, Tn going to get a drink sto:> and tVnik waat bargains in Planus, Uri ans and Sewing Machines are tn o* bad ?t the ?urnter Music Hnzse, in tbe Masonic Tenaple building. Four and a Half Score. Tbh Rev. Mark Boyd, !,Unc!e Mark," as he is faroi.iarly culied, w*s on the streets of our vcit 1 rt s ? Tuesday, it w^s oar privilege and pleasure to m el and fee! tbe friendly h.tnd gra?p of ibis grand old mar:. Mr. Boyd is now neiriy D?nety '>::e \ p-.rs of acre, and is most remarkably wei! :>re?'-rved for one su old ; indeed, h?s lo;:s>" cio co; i di-.rife it-arce ly hait the age he lias ttved. and he is le?s gray than the ".versee man of forty-five. Ht? beilth is remarkably gcc-1. and he. still labors in the Master's c-i:ise, !;av::-g preached eliveo sermons within the r-as: few we^ks. ri?, sn company with hi* *<;:;. Rv. D. P Boy.;, WHS cn his way to District Conference at Larjdram?, Spartaoburg County, where ?he services of this eat'i?lv veteran will doubtless be d minded and cheerfully render? ed -Laurensville Hprald, July 24. "A Stitch tn Time."-A dose of Ayer"s Pills has saved many a fit of sickness; but when a remedy dees not happen to be at hand, slight ailments ure Hubie to he neglect* fd, and the result, frequently, is serious illness; therefore aiway3 be supplied with Ayer's Pills. Sick Headache Permanently Cured "I was troubled, a long time, with sick headache. It was usually ac? companied with severe pains in the temples and sickness at the stom? ach. I tried a good many remedies recommended for this complaint; but ii wtis not until 1 be ?^M'm gan taking hj?M AYER'S Pills that I received anything like perma? nent benefit. A sin ?;ie box <>f these pills did the work for ?ne, ;?;:?1 I am now a well man." C. i!. ??nvi?ixGs, East Auburn, Me. Fr.r tl tc rapid cure of Constipa tien, ?'Vspfpsia. Biliousness, Nau? sea, and nil disorders o? Stomach, Liver, and BoVels, ?;?ke Medal and Diploma at World's Fair^ Ask your druggist far Ayer's Sarsaparilla. The Sumter Music House, NEXT DOOR TO POST OFFICE. Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines of the best grade sold cheap ior cash or on easy terms. Old ones taken in exchange for new ones. CLEANING AND REPAIRING DONE PROMPTLY. We also keep NEEDLES. OILS, And parts of every Sewing Machine. We have some rare bargains in Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines, M. B. R?NDLE, Jan S. Manager. SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE, COLUMBIA. S. C. Session begins September 30th. Ten regu? lar Courses, with Diplomas. Special Courses, with Certificates. Board, S3 a mooth. Weil appointed Laboratories, Chemical, Physical. Biological, etc. Gymnasium. Total neces? sary expenses for the year (exclusive of travelling and clothing), from $123 to $163. Women admitted to all Classes. For farther information, catalogue, etc., address the President. July 22. JAMES WOODROW. Order Your PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES FROM GEO. ?. STEFFENS & _ Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S C -Agents for MOTT'S CIDER BED SEAL CIGARS, AND DOVE HAMS HARB Y Sf CO., WHOLESALE BROKERS, -AND Cotton Storage Warehouse PROPRIETY 'RS. CP-TOWN OFFICE: COURT HOUSE SQUARE. i F<T Cash with order will sell ' 3,000 bushel* Prime White Corn sacked at t-5c per bushel, : iu lots of one sack or upwards, j at Harby A: Co > Warehouse. Respectfully. HARBY & CO. July 22. We Offer You a Remedy Which Insures SAFETY to LIFE of Both Mother nr.d Cnil?. ROBS CONFINEMENT OF ITS PAIN, HORROR AN!) RANGER, Wakes CHSLD-BIRTK Easy. Endorsed an I recommended by physi? cians, midwives and those who have used it. Beware of substitutes and imitations. Sent by express or mail, on receipt of price. Sl.OO per bottle. Book "TO MOTHERS " mulled free, containing voluntary testimonials. BEADFIELD EEGTJLATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. NOTICE. THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY Democratic Executive Committee are btreby reminded tbat the said Committee adjourned to meet in the Court House in Sumter, on the first Monday in August, a: ll o'clock a. m They will please take due Dotice thereof, and he preseut at that time. J. M. KNIGHT, Secretary. July 21- 2t R. 0. PURDY, County Chairman. DAVIDSONCOLLEGE, Davidson/N. C, Sixtieth Year Begins Sept. lOihc ELEVEN PROFESSORS AND INSTRUCTORS. THREE COURSES FOR DEGREES. Ample Cabinets and Laboratories ; Loca? tion Healthful and Beautiful. GYMNASIUM COMPLETE. TERMS REASONABLE. Send for a Catalogne. J. B. SHEARER, June 24. President. W OFFORD UOLIEGE Spartanburg, S. C. Jas. H. Carlisle, L. L. D., President. Seven departments, Two courses leading to A.B. A new and well equipped Gymna? sium and competent director. WOFFORD FITTING SCHOOL, A. G. Rembert, A. M., Head Master. The Fitting School has bpen moved to the Alumni Hall. The Second Master, A. Mason DuPre, A M., and the Matron live ,In the building. Several of the College professors teach in the School and the students receive instruction io the Gymnasium. Session be? gin? October I. For catalogue, address J. A. GAME WELL, July 1-$ Secretary of Facuity. ; OF -V:..-?.; A OFFICE OF SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRA? TION OF SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., April 27, 1S96. THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION will open their books in MAYESV?LLE, Tuesday, July 14. SHILOH, Wednesday. July 15. NORWOOD'S X ROADS. Tbursdav; July 16. LYNCHBURG, Friday, July 17. ST. CHARLES, Wednesday, July 22. MT. CLIO, (Reid's Mill,) Thursday, July 23. CONCORD, (Gordon's Mill.) Monday. July 27. For the purpose of registering all qualified electors. J. D. WILDER, Chairman. J. M. KNIGHT, W. S. JAMES, Clerk. June 17, le Lamest ai Host Collete -M A X UFA CT U R E RS < ) F BOORS, SASH, BUNDS, Moulding & Building Material, Ornee and Warerooms, Kin^. o--;>r,sir>. Can? non Street, CHARLESTON, S. t\ JSST*Parchase our make, which we guas i itea superior to any sold South, ami thereby savt> money. Window and Paney Glass a Specialty October 56-o