The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, February 12, 1890, Image 2
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^^Weduesday, February 12. : : 1890 !
Whst the Change Means.
We have no idea (hat the determination
of some of the Republicans not
to vote on any more of the contested
election cases without rules is the out- j
- ^ come of any sense ?f justice ou their
part uor is it the result of the Usbing
of conscience. They deserY# no special
credit for changing their opinions. If
they could properly consider the ease
of Smith vs. Jack6on, why couldu't
they consider others? They apprehend
the cffect of the plain statement
of facts mad8 by the minority through
Mr. Carlisle. They know the manifesto
will make the people acquainted
with th.e indecent conduct of the Republicans
and their Czar Speaker.
it is tne people tney lear. jluc> a.u<j>y
their couduct will not stand the test of
the ballot box.
A Democratic Manifest?.
__
A plain, concise, fair statement of
the facts concerning the situation in
the House of RepresenUtives-tias been
prepared by the able and conservative
leader ol the Democrats and addressed
to the country. It is powerful, clear
and logical, bearing the ear-marks of
Mr. Carlisle. It goes right to the
point, with not a superfluous word; in
6hort one would know that it was the
production of Mr. Carlisle. There are
no vulgar low epithets in it. Bitter
words are not needed. The blunt facts
of Reed's arbitrar) and partisan rulings
are scathing in themselves.
The appeal tirst states as a maifcer of
fact that afier organization of the
?
House, a committee on rules vuiwstinx :
of the Speaker and four other members ;
? ? ? A/1 ?.? rv\ kn?* ^ /\i| t)\L* 1
was appvxmeu u? uiwuiuv; w, v.. i
9th it made a report authorizing t!ie
Speaker ''to appoint ail oilier committees
and defining their jurisdiction."
The committee, to which are referred
contested seats, was appointed DeeeraThe
committee on rules with^Jar-e3KaA?i4ias
made no further report
and, expressed in the
m^ifesto, <tihe^5b^0iU
polled to eoiK^.^
oi* RTStem excuww -;flie,
"&*' const"?rt"?y
Speaker." Really not general pa ^
wentary law, Keed
of" precedent, U tbjj
Witnout the *i0
snit his equally flexible conscience,
and which rule of parliamentary law
is known only to him and his mob; aud
which rule changes to suit his owu peculiar
quirks sr.d whims and the will
his band. His rule is the desire of
"AZcKiniCY awd ihe rest of ihe Republicans.
All the facts are narrated, concerning
the question of what constitutes a
quorum and the unprecedented proceedings
of considering a contested
election case without rules and the iclusal
of the Speaker to entertain mo- i
lions of appeal. All of which make a
very strong appeal to the country and
we believe it will be approved by the
. American people.
D- A. Wells ou Recent Economic
Changes.
Prof. Huxley said of Darwin's Origin
of Species that it was s. cyclopaedia
in one volume on the subject and tbe
same criticism mav be applied to a re- I
cent publication from the pan of David |
A. Wells, Springfield, AfaesachuietU, j
in which is discussed the Recent
Economic Changes and tneir Effect on
the Production and Distribution of
wealth and the well-being of society.
J Asa statistician Mr. Wells has the
faculty not only of handling figures,
but of making them lese their dryness
by presenting facts in not only an in- ,
teresting but fascinating way. Thoroughly
scientific and with a large fund
of valuable information and being a :
*v>n?% r.f UnatnAPft Ki* ^AiiolnsIO ??^I I
JyUtfcll VI VU'lULOJ, ii tO WUVIUCIWHO UIV
not thote of a theorist, but of a practical
thinker.
His narrative of the wonderful in- i
dustriai progress which has taken 1
place within the pas: twenty years re- j
minds us of the stories we used to read ;
iu Arabian Nights. Of course we all J
know that there have been many great j
improvements in machinery and in the <
ability of man to control and utilize | j
much of the force in nature, but when j
these things are marshalled and; i
groaped before us we are certainly as- i 1
tounded. j ]
It used to take eight months for a j
merchant ia London to order and re- j
ceive a cargo of India's products, while ;!
the opening of the Suez Canal, the use j1
of steam boats and the cable, place it j j
within the reach of a London importer j j
to have goods from Calcutta on his i j
shelves three weeks afier ordering | f
them.
This great advance has been a 11 along t
the industrial line, in overcoming dis-, i
rroef li* m nlf ' C
IibU'vV) ?u?* lie ?acii; uiiuup;ni? iug
product of-man's labor by the use of; ^
macbiuery, and all of this has greatly j 5
cheapened the product of labor, or the t
cost of production and transportation, c
We are told that it is computed that! ^
fe^alf asheet wf note paper will develop ; r
^^tpower, when burned in con- j e
triple-expansion en- i
' gine, to carrv a ton a siiiiy i;i um Atlantic
steamer," and that "on ilie --re.it
J wheat-fields of Dakota, when; machini
ery i? applied to agriculture to such
j an extent that the requirement for
| manual labor has been reduced so the
| minimum, the annual, product of one
! man's labor, working t<j ihe best aci!
vantage, is understood to be r.o"v
j equivalent to the production of
| bushels of wheat. In the mills
i of Minnesota, the labor of another man
for a year, under similar conditions as
regards machiaerr, is in like manner
equivalent to the conversion of this
unit.of 5,500 bushels of Tvhe.it into a
thousand barrels of flour, leaving 500
bushels lor seed purposes; * * * *
and the rear's labor ol two mew, at
most, employed in railroad transportation,
is equivalent to putting J bis
thousand barrels of fl-.-ur on a dock hi
New York City." When this flour
reaches New York it is converted into
bread and sold over the counter by the
work of three persons for one year.
To this, add the labor of one man for
one year, for the cost of keeping the
> in i aim it v a.* v ~t* w
labor of seven persons sufiicic.it{ogive
1,000 persons their daily bread for one
rear. Instances are given by Mr.
Wclis showing the great increase in
the products of the manufacturing establishments
of cloth, iron, tin etc.,
and in fact of all articles which have become
necessary to man by reason of his
advanced stage ia civilization, amounting
to over production from the fact
that the wants or necessities of the
masses generally have nut advanced
vari passu with the capacity for pro
duction.
Mr. Wells argues I hat thus trade has
been universally depressed and disturbed
from a universal cause ami influence.
This cause he give- as "over
production, in the sense of production
in excess of demand at remuneraiive
prices to the producer." Again, vast
quantities of fixed capital bare been
made wort!.less bj improved methods
and processes. No one can engage in
a manufacture without running the
risk of finding" that he is working at a
loss owing to the use of improved machinery
by his competitors; his only
defense beintf the fhrojving away of
his old machinery and supplying that
more improved, which in turn may
very soon be cast aside tor still more
rnproved machines.
Mr. Wells thinks :ho laboring cla^s
has been benefited by thi*< cheapening
proctj>> as much :ts any. 4tIt - Hie
niccsscau reaajiasiineui u> ssc*.\ <: ; uui '-ss
tiiO-t auscs Tho pi-OS',:"f u::(:
not a:?y tlcti'viorslir-v. 5;: W!:ll:irc of
rnack-ii'l. "i hu -!
A-i-e *.a: ;e n-vs:Sv e Miueck d wish
utir tii:;.<Aruli<:ivd usstl arc uol
due to defect i-i ' 11r
ra;ji;{ i>ace, tl.e-e troubles \vi11 settle
themselves; 2;or is it. i:npo>-ibie to
foresee ho;v a readjustment of industrial
relations in the line of gi\ iter
freedom for individual enterprises
may take place."
T?:e book is a valuable addition to
OUv
is interested in the snbj-et.
tO^K.o..tr lhr> anthrt?* riSt"?S
jSr i 110 breadth of a }>!iil >t;r,
l^uul there is scarcely a page upon
which tjiiiv not be found fkcts that
would utterly demolish the seifseeking
demagogues and olUcesecking politicians
who ar? striving to take advantage
of ",l;e hard times to array class
against class for their own devilish
purposes and advantage.
A LETTER FROM LAURENS.
Mr. Editor: This is ;i great country,
great all over. Many years a'.") the
people, sometimes called Baptises.
held a state convention in Ohio.
When the subject of missions came up
one of the members, from Cincinnati,
a man of considerable eminence,
especially st the bar, arose and made a
long speech in regard to his own
State (Ohio), its wonderful increase
in population, its great resources,
rapid development, etc., speaking in
glowing term? of "their great Ohio."
Ii so happened thai, an eminent man
from New YorU, present a> agent
for rhc foreign mission work. When
this great Ohio man sat down be arose
and began Lis address by saying:
"Mr. President, I wish to call the
attention of the convention 10 a Utile
world that surrounds this yreat Ohio."
Now, Messrs. Editors, I nave corac
to the conclueion'that tins little world j
that surrounds this great Ohio, or this i
great South Carolina, is a pretty great
piace itself. The world is moving jail
over, whether "the sun do muve'-'cr
uot. The works of nature are in
obedience with her laws. These laws !
do not change; their effects seeo; to j
vary, and become diversified. JEllccts j
may become causes and so on down j
the whole chain. We have not yet!
been able to trace the earthquake and ;
cyclone to fixed laws, but they are the <
legitimate results of causes produced j
by these laws. So if w? have sum- j
oner in winter, or winter in .summer, !
it i? the legitimate result of estab-!
lished laws and not the result of acci- i
ient. But I am afraid to venture j
couch farther here, and shall turn to
3ther subjects without a very graceful |
transition.
"Unless this warm "spring weather j
continues so as to make connection j
ivith May, our people believe we shall
lave no fruit. About two weeks since
[ saw a few plum bloom? fully opened. ;
Hie swollen buds of the dogwood and
>each look like they wili scon be j
jpened. The wheat and oats are '
ookiiiL' finelv since the warm, srenial
ain on the L ult. Several ol oar ;
urmers have lost their meat. I have
leard uf one who lost twenty-live
logs, another lei;, etc. i beiievc our
)eople have got out about the last of;
heir scattering cotton. though so'ne
nd .1 little to pick a few days ago.
iooii cotton picked early lust fall re;cnily
brought in Ninety-Six but;
t was jrinned by horse power instead j
>f steam, and this always brings more
about 2e.) in that market.
Large quantities of oats arc being j
worn, some on bottom lane's, so that i
hey may have a chanc? for a corn j
rep if the oats arc destroyed.
I have a neighbor (farmer) who .
ives over a half mile from me who
;eeps the time lor our neighborhood. ,
ven if we had no clocks or watches,
le has a plantation bell on a fratue
aaaaaMaecaMceaflBea? HaaaaBBsaaajaotficaMBBi
i h'jrhcr than hi- honse. and ring?
i tiuies adav fur his hands: fcbjut
t i ' about
| ui:u liUlii" O'Ci?J:t; uu.? , rti. j
; soon daylight; third, at half-pa-t
| eleven, ami fourth- a5 one- IT ihe
i white employees i]1 a'l our :;;:!o:'jt>,
! etc., work c*,'*-ct hours, why : ot colI
ored labo^-s on cur farms?
j our \>i ople are e:q. oiing,
for some reason, a, co: i and rt-vere
'winter yet. even :i we ivo i in the
spring. Although :ho <">oing of the
dove, which I heard several tL.ie* today,
is said to be ividence that the
winter has pas-ed. But I ;r a!i t!:rst
we shall wait future development'.
I shall write again before the present
month pa^rs; sorry I luivc f.died
u. tr.M.r Si :rv inv
; ivy . .-.v, ....
j next to have something to write about,
I so things wiil not. bo so mixed up. My
; last v.-as about Walhalla.
j By tiie way, I have some reason t*>
j believe some of your readers thought
j tne paradoxical in saying lhat \V?1:
halla had four Proirrfanf churches and
one Baptist. church. The word i'r?textant
was at fir.- applied to those who
separated from the Romish Church.
Hence licit!, in his dictionary, define*
it "one of ihe re/bn:i.;l rdigion," and
defines Protestantism "'the reforme-l
religion," referring to the reformation
and Luther i:i the sixteenth century.
The materia] out i?f which Protestant,
churches were originally composed
came from the Catholic church. This
J".i K. ^^./.lud'oc!1 his.
tory. The term Protectant. ha>! its
origin in 1529. "When Charles V of
Germany called a diet at Spire in 1529
Ferdinand. Arch Duke ?l* Austria,
and t.ranv other Polish princes proposed
measures and passed a dccree
sustaining :he doctrine and dramas of
! the Church oi' Home. Six Lutheran
J princes and thirteen imperial tows
j protested again >t the decree. Tiicso
; had been converted by the preaching
' of Luther frcm the Romish Church.
: Hence the mime. Various peoples,
j holding' the doctrines of the Baptist*,
j though .not j-o-cailed, had existed for
.. i Z I -X.l K^/m
CCiilUi'iCS Uv'il'il", UiiiJ ijiiu uw.i I'nci.cuteti
'??) opposing sprinkling ami
infa;:! br.pusm for centuries before by
j the Chusvh. These never
separated from the ;?o:nish Church.
February 8. >p:;ixo uuovi-:.
IiO v.- TllJS ALLIANCE 3TAY SVCCSSiSFULLY
OP Eli. I'P2S.
?&r. I!. ? !. luarcs Secretary e<v., J-ivjz,
way* $. C.
j Deaii Sin?Your letter !? hui.O.
The Tvcatlnr i* .so bntl ami your titv.c
of meeting so inopportune thai I cannot
to with you to-day, but you v.-ii 1
express :uy hcastlcst wishes ior U;e
success of your Alliance f.ni' ?xlend
:ny kindest }>tri---on::! }t-C;i::.?S u- t
who uintiifcfrtecl intercut in iny proposed
virit- Replying I w:J! ??y,'ihat
I he true policy our A-Iiunc-v- to
borrow u: vy; u:th liar cash in !i nd,
cr it: b;::.k ratl.er. r-. 1 tliicip are peri
f.;clly p;ain. Ti-t' tiirif?! :- ki.ov.- vrriat
h" is doiay, a:.(I I!:-.- pari} vvtii; i.t;;:;
rsado;- also U'.-d-.r^rands ;iiC status
oi'alLiis M.ii v.ill oiler lieiier
(.- xr.parp ti::-; pi;-.?: \v::h * he
0:d . V. e will suppose thai a r? ?"
.tf-u. for* :!.r- uf-fCvxi:'.s , t"
iinv !Iculii" Aii!:?lit C 1:SS l-Ctii n:::de.
iha; !i.e men.bus Lave, after (Uiii.-Ivn-io.-!
and co'.-tiilia.'ion wills c::i:h
other, :!^re? d the
anion:;'s :u]id.?i.'r J" carry ?Jse:ii
lltroisgi: the e.:- .ii. Tin:.so individual
| ileu;? a^tega't-d, >v o ?*. i.I *ay, amount
I IJ $5,000.
Nov.* let US compare ?.3,000 ::: c.:sii
Lij' :;id i SK:
j)CV CIMic '.VOIIkI tj'J 2? 1'y'tlili litt.'IjOot'S
$3i)o. But it i- j/facfic-'o!.'; to antnge
for lae of at ie:t-t 4 p.-r cent
iinures: on tin money Ivin;r idie, '>?* on
deposit, fur ir. i- i.'t cour-s cwueinp aled
thai there v/iii he only monthly
drawings, cous-t-quculiy, ti:e interest
account wurJii b.-grcatiy and
in fuel not rati? higher :!.ai> G per cent
theoretically.
I think it perhaps not unreasonable
to say that in the past or by the old
plan, the interest charged o:< merchautlise
50 p?.-r cc!J: ; 01: 65,000 in
goods, therefore, the interest account
woukt bo $2,500. The'phm now proposed
is to lwve *;ar Oivit agent.- and
exchanges, thereby purchasing cheaper
ami dispensing with middle men as far
as practicable to enable our people to
secure supplies at greatly reuu?.cd
prices. This plan has everything to
recommend it to those vrho are able to
"" "* t'initt.-.'.lrnt .-lid r'.l l-l i flic
iam; luic vi ujtiiicvi * VQ WUM u^u
cash, !>r.t unfortunately many oi outbest
people handle no spare money
and although they arc members of the
order are j. radically outsiders as far as
i elates to substantial advantages. In
fact they are worse than outsiders for
they are called upon-to p>.y fees and
dues as well as tax themselves wiiii
cotton bagging, etc. etc., really for ihc
bcneCLof their more fortunate brethren.
Now, >ir. we live in a practical materialistic
and utilitarian age; fancy theories
and grand air cities, uo they never
so artistically built, will not satisfy the
wants of a hungry people no.* furnish
j abodes for those who are soon, without i
I change, to Le driven from substantial I
! homes, and maue tenants upon the j
lands of their father?. But replies one
of our public speakers', the merchants!
? - * , _ i* _ I
will L'C giaa io i;ave u:c iracie ot any i
of the Alliances. and to secure it will [
be willing L<> fumL-li aii alike, Sjo:ii ;
those who can <;ivc bo 111b-proof papers j
and those <v ho can give imply liens
upon the crop, and it io here, that all:
the members are equal recipients ot
the benexitsol tbeselierne. This theory
is very fine, bin what are the facts;
The merchants themselves so far from
being anxious for this trade actually
decline the proposition and insist upon
irjLt)LId Vt iiiV/ti c;iv^ uviiuii
tiic money wherewith to run the business,
and I intend no criticism upon
the merchant, fur i:i my opinio?: it
would be a very poor ou-iuc-s man
who wouitl u>o bis own capita! where |
the risks were so great and the margins
so
Bui iha difficulty is not only in she
refusal ol the merchant, tor most of
the Al;i:inc?!?. submitting propositions
lor suppiies have made exceptions of
raany of those who wi-re ab!e 'o t;ct
alon^ without a^sisiancc upon the pi ; a j
that they had airrady arranged :'or the 1
j car. This was eQuiV{dc:.t to .saying,!
we r.ish you to furnish the doubtful i
portion of our Alliance, but ih'<se of;
us who cat; ;i'j ;<> j?:ty propose lo :
trade where we ?. 1. is reaslily to
be seen that lhv.-rc :<b<o- i
luteiy iiothiii"-, iu ii11 <,.. .< ( theory;
upon \visich all i!.r . - < : AH:-1
unco? iltjelf, - o eiutjiiimiily I;j
ginnijj.ir, c.iniming- u in '.he:, iI.o
very keystone oi this jirusKt arch about
If) bo CITCtO'J.
Wo lir.'o now reached t?vo conciusio::;:
First, :h:i'~ the phin of - lecliiij.'
c.-ubiishing- r,\tre!
h'.uises, etc.. nil based upon
a cash idea is a most admirable arrau^oUicut
for the moneyed men, but oilers
r.o immediate advantage to the imnecun'ous.
1: i were attacking1 the Alii- :
1 vvi;::d s:iv iliril ir \v::s n !
line scheme '\o make li:c rich, richer
and the poor, poorer." Our second
conclusion uciuoi)?tr:;!C3 fully ihe utter
folly of offering our upon the- j
consolidation idea, e., I.?iivii:g trier
chants compete l'or car whole trade, :
selecting that one who cfl'ored the lor*'- 1
! est per ceut on cash price. A> I paid
j b.-f .v. tii - farmers themselves have
! wi*c-iv abandoned this plan. 1 say ;
j . ise!y, irccan.se anv one who proposes
to t-ik-ct either in uiouey or suppi
io* :.r r: rale ul not ic';5 than 25 p?r
cent io be met by earnings frum a
bu-i!;e?siike fanning which does not
pay one-fourth of the amount, acts
J foolish.'y in his i; dividual capacity, and
; injures his nc-ishh who is encouraged
j io (io iikcv. i-c. Xjw let insee if inr
j e-iimaie of i'o per ccnt is higher than
I ;i:u rate winch e,ou:d be charged. In
' the fir*: the money js rai.-ed up
! on the paper jriven by the members,
i here is .i discjni:t 01 10 per cent; then 1
merchants usually rate ireights, dei
livery depot to store, etc., etc., at
j 10 per cent aiorr-. to be sate, then the
| c!ieupe>t 'position that 1 liavc heard
i oi' was S per profit for the dealer,
aggregating '2$ per cm!. This is what ?
I intern ret S per com; oh ca?h prices to
mean. It is then not lobe wondered ;
at that there arc s-> many in each Alliance
who wish to i?e excused when
the general trade is to be offered. <
Distrusting' the ability ol' members to
] meet sac'u engagements and being able
! themselves to do umch better they ask
j to bo vxcejncd, ami many sceui satisj
Tied to paddle (heir own canoes regard,
icss 01 consequences to their poorer
brother. iit>tvviili^Iiinctiug", the fact, well !
know;:, they have sworn solemnly
to masc hi?oa?-y their ease. So much in
the way .,fgi:?;era! criticism, and it ii
i a Very ;a-v tiling 10 ci incise, anybody
can do this. The solving of the difficulty
h quite a different thing. We
win now recur to the figures given
[ stb-iVi-: Five thousand dollars iu snpi
plies i cr the new arrangement at
! ~JS per cent uuuld net the Alliance
j $3,000, but tiiis plan h:is been >howu
| to be impracticable. Wc mitsi tbere;
lore coiwder the old iie:i ami mortj
g:;ge iika with its 50 per ccutpremium. '
j Here we would have$5,000 netting $2,!
500 and it is with the latter amount that !
I I propose to compare the cash basis on
! money-borrowing plan. Five tlious|
and dollars i'or 9 months?the same
! time as computed in above cxamp'e?
{ .vould at 10 per ccnt discount, net
j $4,025. We now have $4,G25 against
' S2.5U0 or a saving to each Aliiance ot
' ?2.125. But v.irii a rebate of 4 per
j Cv iit on the amount not drawn we
j would theoretically be paying C percent
but really about 8 per cent. Wc are
J now entitled t-? a new calculation.
I So,000 a. 8 per cent for 9 months :
i would oe $300 instead of ?375, and
her.cr- >i:e e.\acr amount saved would
ho the dillerenee between $4,700 and
s2,o00, which is $2,200. i
I apprehend, ih?-re!ore, that you will
S;uve jiille difficulty it: reaching- the
conclusion that it is better to borrow
; ihe ifiOlK'\ than to attempt t*> utilize
j either o: the plans outlined in the gen:
erai Alliance scheme.
! Ir. lias been very w i-ely suggested by
I fon.e one ti;at before you ould pre
pare Juu-,: it was necessary to culch
| iiic hui'c. ThU paraphrase surest a
j that. !; . lore yon borrow money it
I would < o well ! j >ee where you can
jr. \\re aiC c?>t;?oied in the begin
:>y ;ij:; ia;-i '.u-i; n.uut?u wi;u mon
v \ cd iii. ii corporali??us are ;vs much
11:< t u:>on the u*>C of i heir money
! b\ oih'j:s their incomes as the
: :'m ma1 is dependent upon the working
i o: !?i- land bv laborers for his rents;
| r.u.I i; is only litcrs.-ary to demonstrate
thai ih" money will be returned with
: ?) to 7 cent., and uo can get all we :
; v.-jiut. Now what assurance cad be
I :jiven that the money will be returned? (
; v. e '::ivo numerous Alliances in this
numbering from iOio 80 mem!?.
\vi!i any one for a moment deny
| :ii ti iLCiC 40 or SO members can, it
; tiicv choose, sivc a irood bomb-proof
isoic for $4,000 io $20,000? But I
I !iou:* Si-jr.c one s.-.\ i::g that I have
it^idy proven that it was impossible ;
; io isavo ihem all course into the merehan!
<:l>t> schemeiJi?g.*dl* 'hnv ju> i^uced
M'iicinc the requirements of which can
j be met and which would resnit iu
! widespread :it>d nermanent substantial
advantages where it is most deserved
and most needed.
My plan is fur every member of the
Alliance t:; sign a note, I care not
whether he he worth one dollar or ten
thousand, be uiust be identified per- ,
sonally. This gives him a right to see
that all using this fund shall work
their crops, spending nothing for whiskey
or luxuries. The money ?/ould
be ii: t he hands of a finance eomrnit:
tee who would pro rate monthly ,
allowances, taking li?::s on all,and such :
oilier sureties as are usually given from
those who were able to place ;
them. i
j I am greatly encouraged with the
idea and would state that so far as I ,
know the attempt in (his County upon j
this identical plan has been made but once.
Forty-seven members were j
present, -1G signed a note for $4,000 ,
j and in tour days the money was subject
to 1 heir order in one of the banks j
in Columbia. When I state that this t
.Alliance has more needy members j
than any other in the County it will {
cer'ainly be a matter of encouragement j
to all. *
In conclusion, let me say that I consider
ii. a question uf "put up or shut ?
up." If v.*o are j;fraid to trust each ;
other what right have v;e to espcct t
uki rtsul comfort from merchants or r
trusts? if it is still a question of j
clsvil take the hiudmosi'auaongst breih' v
why shall we villity those who c
recognizing no obligation to us and iu j
many instances being strangers, situ- r
ply pay us oil' in our own coin? In 0
my opinion the ti:no has arrived for j,
the farmer in South Carolina to step to tj
the front and regenerate this old land, t
vd foryctiinrj io regenerate himself. n
Many of us have been too prone to j{
uiyu lirj vi a ?o ca.- q
case for i.oL paying debts which we
co?i<l pay, and tne credit of the coun- 0
try has .s uttered incalculably thereby.
Am! it may be that in some instances ?]
we :ux- blaming moneyed men for not ^
putting outtheir money more freely ^
when the fault lies with us. It cannot tj
bo denied that the banks of the State g
have been obliging to the farmers. I a,
e.-.n ibat our own bank at tl
\Vi::i!>boro and banks in Columbia,
v;l. re I h.-ive deal-:, have always fc
evinced inclination to serve all larm- ^
ers who bad bad proper concern for
tbc -r cm dir. Let us cease our crawl
i::u", brother farmers, and again assume gI
the upright 'onus or me:! ana deal j,
jns.ly and .'airly ourselves before we ^
cihers l'or their shortcomings. ^
I ;un iiojici'ii! for the near future and
husiestk* believe that the time is at ?0
!j .i:il when with the proper exhibition ,-r;
oi'manhood and charity you can get "Vi
aii !::e help needed, which properly ^
expended, wiil hasten the advent of
th vl better time so devoutly prayed jn
' jr, when you will not need to borrow gj,
ai aii, hu: Siting under your "own
vine and Ci-i tree' untrammelled by
iiens or mortgages you will enjoy in aj
year declining years that ease and fo
; l-o.vc; <:r which has latterly fallen to ^
the li>t of lew uf us. at
in giving %nres ray object has not :n
been to !jc accurate, mathematically UI
peaking, but to discuss facts and ei,
principle- neiierally. _
T." \V. Woodward.
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The Ivi>'r Salve in the world for Cuts, *2
LJrui.se:>, Sores. Ulcers, bait Kheura, Ferer no
S;.res Tetter, t'hepped Uands, Chillblains, in,
Corns, aKd ail Skin Eruptions, and posi- si]
lively cures Tiles, or no pay required. It
5 guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, ,,
>r money refunded. Price 23 cjnts per * ?'
x. For sale by Mcilist"? Brice Jel 4C
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THE FARMERS' COSVEyTIoy.
Its Policy Diacussed---The Alliance Adrised
to See that Delegates Attend the
County Convention.
The necessity for agitation during
a regular political campagne, brought
about bv activitv of the candidates and
news papers forcing attention to the issues
of the moment, is due to the fact
that otherwise the pre-occupation of
the people with their more immediate
pressing private affairs would likely
cause them to disregard entirely any
consideration of public issues however
important, brought before them for
their ultimate decision.
The very serious issue in tills state,
whether the agricultural class have pcculia
grievances to mend by undoing
previous legislation and changing the
policy of the state more directly for
their advantage by electing to state
offices a set of men in -accord with
these ideas, has been presented by a
revival of the fanners' movement,
through the call for county conventions
to be held to elect delegates to a
general convention for the purpose of
r>Ain?nof?nric Trifhmif anv fhf nsn?l
UViiliUUVAVil?J IT AUUVUV M>M T VA % ? *?*'means
being employed, in the way of
speech mating and advertisement of
all kinds common to politics as a rule.
Now, I am of the opinion that the
thoughtful farmers of this fetate would
neglect their true interest if they suffer
their presure of business in the crops
or indifference for lack of the usual
stimulants in political matters to cause
tliis meeting on salesday next to go
dv aeiauic, so mat responsiuie representative
men are not appointed then
by the farmers of Fairfield to represent
them in the State meetings on
the 27th of March. For two reasons
first that, while not necssarily agreeing
with all the opinions expressed in Mr.
Shell's addrfiss, his scheme is the very
best way to get the farmers together
in council to ascertain the nature of
their wrongs, if there are any, when
the remedy for them could be for the
first time clearly pointed out after
the nature of them is clearly understood.
If the best fanners of intelligence
take hold and control of this
scheme, the State convention -would
affegrd this opportunity without the
embarrassments attending long arduous
labors of candidates (for now
there arc none) with all their friends
as well urging" so called claims of this
or that public man for any office, as
is the case in all regular political conventions.
to consider calmly and unbiased
the situation of the agricultural
class as regards the party as a whole;
to sift out their actual needs and
grievances from tne mass or imaginary
or unavoidable evils; to announce
formally, as a platform to go before
the party on, the evils they assert they
endure, their cause?? and "the remedies
they propose for their relief, and lastly,
and most important, to decide by
their thus unbiassed choice upon the
set of men whom they will endorse
to the entire party in the regular
democratic convention as good for the
whole of the State to accept to relieve
the farmers, and, with them, the State
at large as well, from the critical
political condition m wmcn we all
now undoubtly stand.
The second reason I present is, that
if men give this call their attention,
and Fairfield and all other counties
are properly represented, they may
be -che means of saving the State and
?8rty from ovils much ^greater than
those we now endure, by preventing
the nomination of persons whom the
democratic convention in ihe fall could
reasonablv and justlv refuse to con
&1UCJL uuiuijr iinv v;uiioiuv;iuiiuii,
and unfit for position of high or low
decree.
On the other hand, by giving their
interest to this matter, that it deserves,
responsible delegates to the March
convention may assume control, there
express without exaggeration the objects
they desire to attain, and nominate
as pledges of their sincerity competent,
broad minded men in sympathy
with their aims, whom the entire
democracy in the fall would have no
excuse nor reason, even the wish,
to reject as safe men, to whem all
true democrats would willingly confide
the honor of the State and the interest
of the people as a whole.
In a word, the success of Mr. Shell's
>cheine?the its uc of which may have
lasting influence either way upon the
agricultural interests of South Caroina?depeuds
upon the ticket nomilated.
If men are endorsed who have the
latred or suspicion of large bodies of
he State at large, antagonism will be
t rs U1 iv rrw ? I f (ia nn/1
ilCVitaUl^ TYlliJJIl UUli I'fll \.j j Uiiai UUU
lerce, to do U6 no possible good, and
jossibly irretrievable harm of much
frorse nature than our present ills.
On the other hand, through conciliLtion
(it is ever becoming in the maority
to fir6t offer the gentle word) a
noderate policy, and representative
oen of general reputation nominated,
n whom ^e first of all confide, and
?hom the party as a wnoie cannot
riticize as partisans simply, I believe
hat, such action taken, the time is so
ipe for a change in our faror that no
bjection cun or will be raised to givng
an inning to the farmers at last, ;
he Democratic party convention in !
he fall will gracefully yield to our de- ;
lands, endorse our candidates, and
;ave untrammelled in our operation :
f the government.
One remark concerning the position !
f the Alliance. !
This Farmers' movement started in <
tie bcoric aud at first, uaaided effort
f Ben Tillman, who had heaoed UDon l!
iin the vituperation of the most caus- j
c, keenest and brightest minds of the !
tate. Nevertheless, he stood these,
ud the State owes him a debt ofgrati- j
ide for it which he must enjoy full
iti&faction in to-day, as a full reward
>r his unselfish labors, and which i,
ill perpetuate his memory among- the
ireicopt iu the annals of onr history.
Without tbe farmer's movement, as
lid generally when the Alliance was
itrodnced, the growth of that body
ould not have been as rapid and well
iveloped as it is. {
Now I hat the movement has returned j;
i action from its quiescent state during 'i
ie rise of the Alliance the past two j j
;ars, the question arises in every* ||
lliance member's mind as to the neissity
of his taking part in its proceed*
gs, when the same desirable objects
:ould and could quietly be effected ;
rough the mutual weekly or monthly
terchange of ideas and opinions
nong the members of the Alliance, :
carry which ideas into effect by
eaus of voting for particular parties
tftc primaries wouia require naranr,
fact, under such general common
iderstandiug, no formal action or
liorsement on the part of the Alliice
as an organization.
X have observed that the Cotton Plant, -i
e Alliance State Jorgan, has advised
ainst the policy of a meeting to
nmuate ji farmers' candidate* assert
g that by the si*ple medium of
ent ballot for particular delegates in
e primaries, men representatives of|
eir interests could control conreu- [
>ns. I thick that advice is prejudi- ?
il to the best interests oi the Alii- jj
ance cause, and fatal to its lasting sue-1
cess? lor one sufficie-it reason, among )
others, thai tl.-' whole genius of the j
people of this State is radically op-1
posed to any secrecy about politics '
above all other matters. Business j
affairs of individuals mar be kept in-i
violate without impropriety; but mat- j
ters pertaining to ilie people as a;
whole, in public affairs, have ever j
been insisted upou to be kept open, i
published abroad, and thoroughly von- j
tilated. That the chief repugnance on i
the part ot the people to whit thev
call state bouse crr-oiirt house "rings*' I
is one to the facr. that plans arc com- !
cocted in these coteries which arc not i
divulged but by their cfT-jet.*, whether I
they be beneficial or not beinj? an !
immaterial matter in public opinion, !
is sufficient proof that sccrecr in or out j
the Alliance in political matters is not
desired by the people at large, or desirable
for the best interest of the
Alliance.
On the contrary, J consider the fact
that at this time, anticipating any
possible chance of the Alliance going
to work as a secret organization to
fh? rmrnose-. of this case. Mr. J
v**vv* v"w i tr - -?
Shell's call for an open, free to all,
discussion of the problems concerning
the condition of the laboring class of
the State and setting ap a mode to
better it, is a God-send to the Alliance.
II the Alliance members, not as members,
but as farmers embrace this
opportunity to come together, the
movement will act as a safety valve
to tnat organization, to afford e?cape
to loo high pressure, and give it time
and freedom to devote itself to the
many momentous matters atTecMng
tanner* other than politic*!, which
I wahI/I in I i-.r rw>i*?
v/iuv^i n ii"g n vmu w ?.*
hap> injnri juslv affected by tin- introduction
of aiuiply the raastfr <?:' politics.
Thus I conclude, ii bcttooves
every irotui Alliance man, a^ wcil us
other allies oi the fanners, s.> f>iv>; their
time to tl.e election <?f (ieic;^.und^r
Mr. bheil's? call, :iik!, if po-.-ible, influunee
ihe aciiou of the oonven:ion in
nominating men i.ccevtabic to all as
well as tiu-ir particular c!a->.
If this statement of the p-.?si ion of
the Alliance i? correct, therefore, it
seems to mo advisable that in th-/meetings
of that body during H:e pu'sent
month t'i? matter of a mil representation
of farmers :?i the approaching
Anui'uitiiiMi nf flm iilnrv OS1 S!i!(S:i;lV
next be ?ii$cns3e<i, and interest thcreby
be aiou*ed, so thut the acti on on
that occasion will meet with she approval
ot the whole b;n!v of <-ur tanners?not
as Alliance member-, solely,
but as the best representative * of' the
whole agricultural interests of the
county. And it .s??eni-i in order for
the president of the original farmers
movement in this county, now that it
has revived it* work, to issue a formal
call for the meeting' .*? projwsed in the
address ot Mr. Shell %*
February 7.
A X.JCTTER FKC3I MRS. DAVIS.
Beauvoir. Miss., Feb. 1890.?I
have engaged to prepare a biography
of inv late husband, which will be
published at an early date. In order
to make the book as complete as possible,
I shall be greatly obliged if our
friends, whose personal recollections of
Mr. Davis would throw light on any
event of his life or tend to illustrate
his character, will record them and
xorwara tnem to me. as i snan endeavor,
as far as possible, to tell the
story of Mr. Davis's career in bis own
words, I shall regard it as a real service
to be furnished with copies of any
letters from my husband relating to
any public topic that his surviving
friends may have preserved. My address
will continue to be
Mrs. Jefferson Davis,
j Beauvoir, Harrison Co., Miss.
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HORSES, mil
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TUST ARRIVED, IX ADDITION
#1 tn sfn^k on hand, tweniv nice fa
Kentucky Horses and Mares; among
fhem some good Saddle and Harness
Horses, and one pair of Match Horses.
Also, twenty nice fat Kentucky Mules,
from 3 to 5 years old, all broke und
ready for the piough. I will seil ihem
for cash or will sell them on time until
next fall lor satisfactory paper. Persons
wishing to buy will call and tee
them before buying elsewhere.
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WIN'NSBORO, S. C.
NOTICE.
Auditor's Office, ? I
WiN'xsiiORO, S. u., Jan. o, isyu. ^ i
qMIIS OFFICE WILL BE OPEN j
i. until the 20th of February, 1890,
for the purpose of receiving returns of
real and personal property owned on
the first day of January, 1890. This
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rea! estate, the land and buildings will
be returned us well as personal" prop
ertv. Able-bodied male citizens between
the ages of 21 and -SO years are
liable to poll tax and will make return
accordingly. Every return must bs
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I will be a: the following places on
the days specified te receive said re
turns:
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Jenkinsville, Thursday, February t>.
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1 Address Rcssterei Letters coita&'f Correacy to
NEW OKLEANS NATIONAL BANE.
>'?* Orleans. La.
"X?2iE3;!!i:K. ihut tue payment of
Prizes is (.LAU.IVTKED 3Y VOUK
NATIONAL BA\?ti of New Orleans and
the Tickets aru sfffaHi by t he President o: a a
Tnsr.itnnr.ri wlifiSAchni-'w-M Htrhfs ora
oized ln tiie liiijiiest "Courts. therefore, b.-ware
of *11 iiiiiut'Ojib or anor.jrnjous schemes.
ON'JS DO J. LA It is thr price orrbt smallest
part or fraction Of a. Tictet LSSUEn BY US la
any Draivlaj;. Anything in our name offered
jor less than a Doiij r is a swindle.
The Great Argument Between
Mr. Common Sense and Mr.
No feense.
Lie Down There, Who Slew Billions.
O, dear! O, d<*ar! 11 v old friend is
dead," said Mr. No Sen.?e.
"Who is that," asked *L:\ Common
Sense.
"Why, it is old Mr. Weils; he has
just been killed by Springs. ! suppose
mm you nau nea.ru or k, .Mr. i-cmtriou
Sense."
"Xo, I have not been told about it,"
said Mr. Common Sense. "Well, I will
tell you," said Mr. No Sense. "You
see thai old Mr. Wells is very old, ??
though no older than Mr. Springe. He
broke down humbugging people for
many ages. We can trace him away
back in Abraham's time, and by the
by he was popular then, too, because
people knew no better thau to believe
in him. But now none but very ignorant
people will have anything to do
with him, although he has fooled people
even in modem times. Even the
poc-t Wordworth speaks of him; so
dirt an angel, and even Christ injhis
day.
Mr. Common Sense?L ><>k here,
Mr. No Sense, explain yourself,
as I don't umlcrs'ar.d ti i~ sort of
mumbling about old Wells in the Scriptures.
Lotus hear it. and all about it."
"All right, Mr. Common Sense. In
the first place old Wells was full of just
such water as was yrcxiuced by the
star called Wormwood. that the ainjel
speaks of is* Herniations, and Liiied
everybody in the cud, thai had anyt
r\ A/\ tnlfli !.???%
Williig IV UV fTilil Willi* If l?J? V?ll
spoke of hi:u i? in this wise: he speaks
of an old sepulchre, that was nie?\ w..ite
and clean, but inside very foul and
chargod with all manner of uneleannesf,
Rucb as dead men's boue* and the
like.''
Mr. Common Senaa?"But how
was that like old Wells?"
Mr. No Sense?"You see Mr. Wells
used to have a frame woricover him nil
painted np lirst-class and looked ai
pretty a* a diamond queen and sue-*
cessful in fooling a great manv pecpTe- ~~~ "****' ?
with his outside looks, bni inside ot
him he was full of toad frog#, etc., totj,
horrible to think about."
Mr. Common Sense?"Ye?, bp* wflayabout
the poet Wordsworth
''You fee,Mr. Common Ses?*e, Wurdswortb
spoke of an old oaken bucket
that used to be down in tvelis till it.?
got very bad and nasty, hnvi:;g mosa
on it; there was so much manure o:?
it that ii suited ti:e garden better
thai: the stomacb."
Mr. Common Sense?"Why docs thepoet
call it iron bound bucket?"
"Because it was necessary to have
iron hoops mi it, otherwise it would
r.ot pull up all of tho old cats, dogs,,
rats, toads, and the like, that fell into.
Wells."
Mr. Common Sense?"Tell me all
about this fuss between Springs and
old W? lis, and what Springs said and
what weapon he used."
"You know Saul slew his thousands
aud David his tens of thousands, a^.d
possibiy Napoleon and Alexander t.:e
n * .V?: ii?: t ^ -
VJica.i lucir ihi:iu;ii>, uui CpritlgS Siil(i
Weiis slew hi* billions. That made
Wells mad, and that started it. So
old WelU attacked Springs, and
Spring* said:
To such frauds as you my heart rebels.
For I loth you worsft than .1 thousand hells
Springs struck him wi;ha itain and
killed him. It was one of Hanson's
Hydraulic Itams, the most powerful
Ram the w md eTer saw. and one of
the Terr Ranis that Wallace is selling in
Wiunsboro right no*. When Springs A
strikes Wells with such Bams as that fl
be might as well get a kick from a ball fl
elephant. jfl