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liic Fairfield Newsjaad Herald, j PU3IA6UED EVERY WEDNESDAY \ -?.Y?; Newo - and - Herald ~ Co. TKG5I3, IX ADVANCE: V ear. .... $1.30 fix .Uuutiu, .... .75 W. a I)')UOL \SS, 1 \ fylitors. - J AS. q. DAVIS, ) A D VERTi.ilNO 11A TES, CASH: I On* dollar j. square for the. first inser) it and fifty cents fur each subsequent nsertiou Special rates for eoutraet ad ?<rrt.^r*. .U trria^Q anil dr*a:,!i noticesfree. Regular rates eiart^il for obituaries. Onl -r-. for .Job \V\>r'.c solicited. " WINNSBORO, S. C. Wednesday, JuJy 10. : : : 1890 FOR GOVERNOR : JOHN BR ATTOIST Mi:. Hull report* that he misnnderstowfi C.^pt. Tilliuan to the hisis of representation in the State Convention. We call special attention to the resolutions of the July County Con vention of 188S. Head them carefully and construe them as they meet with your honest and unbiased opinion. We have fully made up our own mind a* 10 t.'ni ?>rrect purport to be given the resolutions, and it is that those who are or will be ont ?!ed to vote at the next general en-n::iif election are to count a.s a b ?>i> ??t representation in the County Convention. The followers: of C:ipt. Till man have time and again as>ert?nl that it was not Tillman they wanted but that they were contending for principles of which Mr. Tillman is the exponent. One of the principles for which Capt. Tillman lias contended is the primary. Now, however, when it is within the power of the people to obtain the primary by electing delegates to the August Convention who favor this system of election, many of tlie Tillman delegations have been instructed to vote against the primary. Strange tim'f if 9 Before coming to a choice for Governor sit down quietly and think. Dou't be rattled by hurrahs for Bratton or for Earle or for Tillman. Dout be caught by some catch phrase or some plausible promise. Don't vote a certain way because your neighbors are going to vote that way. But say to yourself: What do I know about the three men who are running? What has each of them done in the past for the State? Which one will be muM liAciT wj iiiiiKt; a Mtxe ai:u ?u?uv and wise administration? Which will be most likely to harmonize the party and to bring- all classes together, and restore quiet, good order and good feeiing in all pails of the State. When you have determined that the man who best answers these demands is the one to choose for Governor, you have begun in the right way to make your choice. Then go and vote that way. Conduct the Meeting Orderly. There is a maiked difference between the conduct ol political campaigns in our country, taking the present State canvasa as au illustration of the inan, /r ner it which political methods take their shaoe. from what we see in other 1 , ? sectious. There is one thing that oar people need to learn sadly and that is, that our meetings should savor more of fairness and good breeding in their conduct and less of a noisy and turbulent manner peculiar to the cotorie of certain men. We have lived under such peculiar and unique conditions of society that we have never learned tolerance in political differences, and hence the meetings that have been recently held in oar 8tate hare not reflected credit on the establi.-hed reputation of oar people tor good breeding and high ^ manly bearing. We should remember that no amount of personal abuse nor threats of bodily violence ever determine the results of politics or lead our State to a better civiiizition. Soins of our candidates have not had that respect shown them tfhich. on account of the valued services they have ?iven to fhe State that they deserved, and because they have appeared as the invited gnests of the Democracy In the respective counties should be accorded a lair hearing. Such manifestations does not place us in an enviable light in the eyes of the other sections of our country, and let ns hope that our people vrill never fotget the traditions of oar fathers and at least give opposing candidates a respectful hearing. The Town Election. There has perhips been no more potent fuctur in shaping and building up the history of Wicnsboro and Fairfield than our own Mount Zion. It has given u? a reputatiou as one of the best educated and most refined uuuiiuuitiiivs in me ^iaie; uencc it ought to be, and is a source of great coiiiriHtulation to our people that the vote lor the appropriation lor a tax to sustain it was carried by s>o respectable a majority. The vote though was not as large as it should have been, and while we have no doubt but that the sentiment lor the appropriation was there, yet it is a cause of some disappointment that our whole people did not turn out and give their enthusiastic support to a measure so fraught with all that has given us distinction in the past and a record of which we sho&ld all be proud and endeavor to sustain in the future. There are some things that our people should never lose sight of, even in times of the greatest political excitement, and we should never neglect such questions as the one just recently voted on in reference to Mount Zion. It is a fact that the town has prospered not only in an educational and social way on account of the impetus that \v?*. jfavo to Mount Zi<?n in the j "ruction of our i.ew buildings acid , selection ?>f a tine corps of teacher?, but ui: have been financially advanced | by the influx of scholar* lVom different j parI.-* ?.t' our county and State. It ha* brought the people of our county uioie especially in closer contact; u e have had a goodly numbor of pupils repre?enting nearly every section ot our cbunty, thus cementing the ; bond of union between our people and j aiding to put down, by the most pow- j erful agent in civilization?education? j I the exigence <?f narrow prejudices and i views that tended to draw us down [ from our natural position. We con- j gratuhue I he people of on?* town in I sustaining the light that has guided us j so long in the just, that has furnished j so many noble men and women to our country in times of peril, and which has given us prominence as a comma-' i nity of liberal, educated and refined | people. j Lft u* hope that we shall ever con- J ! tiuue to keep alive the spirit of educa cation in our midst, and we will progress to a better citizenship aud a firmer financial basis. Sobic Thought* oh ?nr Condition. There is no country on the face of the earth possessed of more natural advantages than the South ami it needs only a casual observation 10 see that our great wealth of resouices have scarcely been touched by the hand of improvement. We are destined sooner or later to take f .jeiwost rank among the other section* of our country in point of wealth and power and all the elements that lead to a belter civilization and sound national progress. Assessed or a ma^nincem sou, ane climate, untold water power, and mineral deposits of immense value, what is it that should keep us from moving up to -.i solid liuttncial basis an?i enable our people to profit by what nature has so lavishly bestowei on us. There are elements in our midst that have been accountable in great measure for our la- k of progress and development and no people in the world's history. have had a graver question to solve than we wlio are being pulled down by race antagonisms atd pactional strife, It&ecuis a strange condition of circumstances that tue West and Northwest with not half the natural advantages th.it we haye and certainly no better white population, for ours is the typical American citizenship buikted on American institutions and ideas and yet it is hardly necessary to say that they have accumulated more wealth builded larger cities, and art; battling against adverse circumstances to a surer financial pro ? .1. gTCfcS mail wc uavv c?ci uvu^. According to the natural drift ?>f thinys capital should *eek those places where there is a reasonable return for quick profits. Yet do we not oftentimes br our action shake the confidence of capitalists and drive money in channels less inviting than our own. What we intend to say is that when our people suffer themselves to be rent hv interim! discen*ions. when the vcrv house over onr heads is burning. We destroy confidence from abroad and lose progress at homo. Just now ours is a grave situation. With national legislation against us an infamous^efection bill being pushed on us and the whole tenor of national politics utterly on' ?>? harmony with our best Heas of true progress, we are here dividing among ourselves. Iu the midst ot a campaign which savors or no tiling more nor less man a diriaiou of the party which has sustained oar people in times of peril and has been the safeguard of our institutions. Let us go slow in our differences. No true progress no building of railroads and factories', no foreign capital will feek investment among us when the existence *?f our own institutions hangs so unevenly in the balance. The Farmers' True Jr'rienu. If those who base their opposition to General Bratton on the ground that he opposed the "farmers* movement" four years ago will take the trouble to i?ad the letter he wrote at that time they will find it one of the broadest and most philosophical and statesman like documents that have been contributed to our political literature in years. He showed the warmest interest in the agricultural interest and in the farmers themselves, with whom he has always been identified. But he showed conclusively that the Democratic party is all sufficient to secure political rights, and that it is the only organization that can be relied upon for the purpose. lie attributed honesty of purpose to those who had inaugurated the movement, but he criticised their judgment and pointed out results that have since then come to pass. The white people in South Carolina are in a ?mall minority; and it is only by the hearty co-operation and cordial friendship of all classes that AngloSaxon supremacy can he assured in the face of the force bill that is even now being driven through Congress under whip and spur by the Republican party. It was this attempt to array a class as a class that has driven oft' other classes and part of itself and divided the Democratic party into hostile camps. It is idle to say that the Demo j.;- /-i ? 11 ?rauc t^uiiveuuuu uau ?cuiu JIH uiuciences and that the members of the party will be willing to shout enthusiastically for a candidate whom for months they have been endeavoring to defeat, whether this candidate be Bratton, Earle or Tillman. The seeds j of dissension have been sown, and I although we do not anticipate the union of either wing of the Democratic party with the Republicans; still it must uc iuuuuwitu uiau iu cti ui^uu tight between Democracy and Republicanism -with Federal Radical managers and Federal Radical marshals and possibly Federal Radical troops at the polls, it demands not merely the acquiescences of our part of the Democracy 1 iu the candidates nominated by the other part, but the earnest, enthusiastic, | hearty rally of every Democrat, be he i farmer, merchant, lawyer, physician or what not to keep the State from Radical pollution. Can any one deny that the results General Bratton foreshadowed have not happened? Can any one, be he for Bratton or for Tillman favor this intemperate heat and this violent wrangling? "Would he not be better pleased if his candidate could be nominated without causing heart burning .1 loi>rrn n/ii-tinn nf Vi?s "fplloiV uiuvug ? *??o~ ? ? Democrats? So much easier is it to stir up strife than to allay it. So much easier to lead men by their passions than to guide them by their reason. And he who utters one word of discord, one insinuation that will arouse latent prejudices is kindling a spark that will raise a conflagration that he cannot subdue, and that may sweep over | everything, searing- and blasting all i the structures that civilization has [ painfully reared. Clas-; prejudice is always strong, j however it may apparently be smoth. ered; and tlie arraying of a class affords the opportunity for prejudice and passion to assert themselves until the people are lashed into frenzy. This is what General Bratton said iu his letter; and for this he is accused of being against the farmers. It is often the case that men cannot detect their true friends. But the time will surely come when they will discover their mistake and regret when too late | that they repudiated old and tried ! advisers for the sake of a cry and a policy that seemed advantageous at first blush only to plunge them and their State into still further perils. COUNTY NEWS. WOLLIXG. July 5. Mr. and Mr?. D. B. Busby ! ate spending some lime with Mrs. I But-by'* father, Maj. C. \V. Faucette. Mr. William Edeiingtnn is spending a few days at Mr. Faucette's. Mr. and Mrs. \V. Keller have gone to Union comity for a short visit. Watermelons are coming in; several parties having them ripe 011 the first of July. ~ _ E> ST "WATEREE. July 12. The Wateree Prize Club I met yesterday at W. S. Weir5*. A commit tee consisting of W. S. Weir, H, (i. Wylie and J. C. Willii.gham was appointed to investigate and report the condition of each member';' crop. From unavoidable causes, the Club decided not to have the annual picnic. After an adjournment the members J were invited to retire to an adjoining 1 iirKatiA tT Ai?n L'lik'OQ/1 Iwtimfo. tjyai UllCitij nucio Tl ti w c^/ivuu 1/viuiivous refreshments, whioh were partaken of in an appreciable manner. A baseball club is expected to be orgamzcd.this evening, and after a little practice will be ready to confront some of our neighboring boys. Oar farmers are becoming a little discouraged at the crop prospect; 110 rain of any mention sinco the last of May. Yesterday being a little cool, together with the dry windy weather, presented a fall-like appearance. WHITE OAK. July 12. "We are sorry to hear that Mrs. Jno. B. Patrick died this morn ing of typhoid fever. She was |a most estimable lady and in the prime of womanhood. The "White Oak Canning Company have canned 1000 cans of Blackberries and have closed down now to wait for grapes,, apples and tomatoes. Mr. Newton Robinson, and a friend of liis from Monticello, Ark., are visiting at Mr. A. J. Hamilton's. RABB. July 12. The farmers are about through -work and crops are looking fine although everything is needing rain badly. Gardens are looking sorry and fruit is very scarce. Melons almost a failure. Health of the communitv good. The Rev. "\Y\ B. White preached quite an interesting sermon to a large congregation at Union Church on the evening of the Gth. He took for his text the 12th chapter and 32nd verse of Luke. Messrs. Palmer and Porter McMaster, of Columbia, paid this neighborhood a flying visit this week. Messrs. Mac and James McXaull are spending vacation at home. Miss Corra Burns is visiting relatives ALBION. The vouug ladies and gentlemen re* turned from Due West on the 27th ult. where they have been pursuing their studies for the last nine months. They all look well, and seem to hare enjoyed themselves at school, and they have sustained old Fairfield's reputation for astute and studious sens and daughters. I was just thinking- this morning about the poor little chickens what untimely deaths they die. They are caught without one moment's warn! ing and the head is severed from the { body, all for these boys and girU. **?? ir.ii:. T> siF 1X115S inuuic \ CCj a ? l auuaiQ v/i uig | Dae West Female College, stopped a i few days wilh retoti/es and friends in j this neighborhood en her way home j from the above named school. She left Albion on Wednesday, expecting to stop over that night with Maj. Tom i W. Brice's family near Woodward's ! and next day resume her travels horne| ward, viz , Sardi* N. C. : Mis* Carrie B<?vce, of Gastonia, I * i N. C., is visiting Miss Bessie Mitchell. On last Fridav ni?ht our bachelor friend R. G. Simouton gave a sociable in honor of the young people and their visitors. Miss Emmie Rosborough, of Woodward, graced that occasion with her presence. On Tuesday a dining party at Mr. J. S. Douglass' and Tuesday night tea party at Mr. W. L. Rosborough's and Thursday night sociable at Dr. J. E. Douglass, all of which were greatly enjoyed by all j present. Mr. C. H. Douglass has been confined to the house since the party at Mr. Simenton's. He says by rheumatic affection. A young- lady thinks, perhaps, he was kicked by a mule or a horse that night as it was dark, but some fellow says it's very evident that f be was kicked by a ludy a< a mule wouldn't have hurt near so bad. i really dont know what hi* trouble is. BCCKHF.AD. July 12. Politics all the go now. We want this light within our own lines, mid let tlie majority rule. Let us all abide by the nominee ol" the Democratic party and things will all go smoothly along. If we are lor Tillman ivo nrp "Democrat* and ?0in2T co stand right there. CROP RETORT. wo u.i kg. July 5. We had fine ruins here on Monday and Tuesday evening9. The cotton crop is the finest I have ever sten in this part of the county. Corn fair. township so. 7. July 7. Fine season on the Gth, but + /\/% lo+a -Pnr /?a1 '7\ pawoii is IVU iULV XVI AfJlMlvJK Vw? ?putting on all the fruit it can and looks flourishing. OAKLAND. July 0. Uaiu3 daily. It seems as if brother Hicks, Tennessee's weather prophet, ha* missed his usual accurate predictions this time as he said July would be dry. My prognostication on the 2nd was that it would rain 40 days in sight, so far I have hit it. The crops generally are growing finely, old corn earing well, beginning to lay 1 ** - ?- ?"?Vvnft An n A1*A aP UV COLIOJI. J.lit; WillW! iia^ an uuc ui the famous Bailey cotton, which is very promising. The peculiarity ut it so far is iu its foliage, the leaves are uulike any other cotton I have ever seen. The seed were obtained iu Edgefield, where they retailed this season at $3 per peck, one farmer invested ?100 in ten bushels. Watermelons are the only fruit we have just now, they are plentiful aud nice. Health irood. WHITE OAK. July 9. Local showers relieving the heat and drought temporarily. Around us there have been some nice rains but ligfit here. Crops are growing very slowly for lack of moisture. Cotton will soon shed leaves and fruit Old corn will soon be past benefit by rain, so far as an average crop goes. The husbanman has been faithful and plows early and late and still hopes for the welcome rain. The pea crop for forage will be short. No fruit to mention, melons scarce. Cucumbers are better than the average garden truck. Tomatoes lacking rain. MONTICELLO. July 11. Rain is needed very badly. Since last report there have been one or two light showers 011 small areas. Cotton holds up well, and would respond promptly to rain, if so favored at an early date, although the cool winds that have prevailed for several days co-operate witli the dry weather in giving it a set back. Early corn lioe Koavi Tdflfovialtv dnmao-ftfi. The yield "will not equal last years. EAST WATEREFThe cotton plant louse has made its appearance, and seems to be doing much damage. The plant, where attacked by these pests, becomes less vigorous, and the growth is immediately checked. The red rust, caused, I suppose, from the "red rust mite," is also doing sarieus uauia?e iu i?e cotton. There are acres in places where the cotton lias been effected by these insects. WHITE OAK. July 14. Weather very dry. We have had 110 rain in two weeks. Corn crop badly damaged cannot possibly make a full crop. Cotton still growing but suffering for rain. Gardens are nearly all parched up. Farmers are pretty well through "laying by'\ Water melon* are cominjr in freelv and bring very good prices. J BUCKHEAD-. July 12. The nights rather cool for cotton; hot nights and rain would do good. We are about through laying by. The crops cleaner than I ever saw in. this r.eighborhood, and better worked, and the promise of the largest crop. FEJLSTEKVILLE. July 11. Washing rain on the Gtli; fine weather on the growing crop | since, except the 10th. Cotton not growing so fast, but fruiting finely. The rains of the past ten days have brought forth such a crop of gra3s that it will necessitate a thorough working of the cotton, as well as other late crops, that they may yield full crops. Fruit and melons scarce. LONGTOWN. July 14. Nothing speciai since my last report, except the corn crop, which ha^ come out about 25 per cout, owin^ to the good rains which fell in this section of late. We are having some cool nights; we cannot account for it. Ulcerated. Sore Throat. Two years ago I had Ulcerated Sore Throat, and was so weakened and reduced in flesh that my friends thought it impossible for me to re- ( cover. I wai attended by the very ( bent i>hy?ician% but their endeavors to ; relieve me were futile. Mr mother ! seeing Swift's Specific (S. S. S.) so J highly recommended, decided to give , mc a course of it, and afser takihg the | first bottle I was greatly relieved, and after taking several bottlei I was en^; ? i ~ i T 1 UVCiy curcu. ? IIVL uau ail \ j signs of & return oi' the disease since. Clift. Bloxton, Williamsburg, Va. The Grandest He Ever Saw. I Mr. W. J. Colman, a prominent : citizen of Gainesville, Fla., writes the < following under date of Feb. 10, 1890: ' "I contracted a severe case ?f Conta- ' gious Blood Poison that gave a great ' deal of trouble, and baffled the physicians of this olace. I waa finally ad- i vised to try Swift's Specific (S. S. S.). 1 and 1 can say, with great pleasure, ' that a few bottles of it has entirely cured me. I have no hesitancy in say- ] in? that S. S. S. is the grandest blood i medicine I ever saw, and can cheer- < fully recommend it to any one suffer- ) ing as I wai." j Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases < mailed free. 1 * Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. GENERAL BKATTOX'S I.ETTER. Tim -AVIlrtwiTifr i< t!u? liMf.Pl" written by Gen. Brattoii in June 1SSG in winch lie discusses in a statesmanlike way the issues which were then being brought befoiv the people, and which hare since led to the present political situation. Read and see if they were not words of wisdom. Jno. S. lleynoldxy Kmj., W innsbore, S. C.: Deau Siu?Yours asking more dclinite information as to the position taken by me in reference to the "farmers' movement," so-called, than that contained, m the Register's report of our little club meeting at White Oak, is received. My only objection to compliance with your request arises from pressure on my time, occasioned by the unusual difficulties, presented* by this rainy season, in the management of the grass, whether it be in the meadow or in the crop. Both require active attention just now and have raised an issue well calculated to discourage "Cuffee" unless his organization is well kept up and PTiprorptioallr l#?d. "While I am indebted to the reporter ( whoever lie may be) of the Register for the very flattering terms used in connection with my name, his report may lead to misapprehension on a point on which I may be over-sensitive and which on that account seems to me to be a public evil. I allude to the practice, which seems to be growing, of assailing the- motives of men who, actuated, perhaps, by the highest sense of duty, and certainly in the exercise of their plain right, and the performance, more fully than others, of their simple duty as free and soy ereign citizens, form opinions as to the conduct of our public affairs and make themselves conspicuous by urging and advocating them. Vague charges, and the casting of suspicion on the motives of public-spirited men, have been, are and perhaps ever will be, used as effective weapons in political warfare; but I have never had any respect for that sort of thing as an argument, pro or con., on the merits of a question. In fact, I have never been able to resist a feeling of contempt for it, which reaches in a measure to the individual who would resort to it. JL UVOilV IV L/V V4.J OtlUV/U J UilUUi^lVVU as according to the advocates of the farmers-' movement the honesty of purpose and good faith that I claim for myself, and indeed have ever claimed for the sturdy farmers of I he land in public matters. The expression "to the manor born," with all the devoted fidelity to country that it carries with it, has ever been associated in my mind especially with the owners ancl tillers of the seil. Their interests are as fixed as the soil itself. They cannot be stored in safes, or boxed and sent off to foreign vaults in the time of trouble. They must abide toe fate of PAnntvv toVioHioi' if tated by aninvading foe, c?r rent and torn by internal dissensions and class conflicts, or calmly rests Tinder the peaceful reign of law based, on mutual concessions. If they are not true in their hearts to the best inte rests of the State, where are we to look, for fidelity? With no doubt as to their motives, I hoped and expected that the Convention would be an eftectiv e agency of agitation, and by its consi.deration and discussion of the agricultural situation reach some Intelligent co nclusion as to the cause of the depre ssion, or, at least, tkrow some light on the subject and to that extent allay the unrest and discontent which seem to prevail. It was with feelings of disappointment ana regret mat 1 iouna mysei r unacue to concur in the action of the Convention or in the assumptions 011 which it seems to have been predicated. I say seems, because in the publish, sd proceedings the grounds 011 which the action was based are nfit clear ly and definitely stated. There seemeu'. to be a vague* indefinite idea that the; body politic was afflicted with leprosy and honey-combed with rottenness, and that amid this rubbish or leprosy and rottenness, concealed somewhere, is a masked enemy to the agricnltui-al interests of the State. I cannot concur in thpfift assnirmtfans. T r.flnnot; con car in the idea that is floated on the air, not fixed and located, that injustice has been done to, or justice bee;t withheld from, the farmers of the Stare by any other class in the State, or ilial the agicultural depression prevailing is in any way, shape or form attributable to the conduct of our State gov* rnment. The administration of onr government since J76 has never been excelled in purity, or in fidelity to constitutional obligations, and it will con-. tinue to be ail Honor and blessing to the people of the State as long as it is controlled by a political organization which combines in harmonious union the conservatism, the intelligence and the character of all classes of our people. whether the offices are filled* by farmers or not. If there is an individual, ?r a class, organized or disorganized, in tbo limits of "the State, in hostile attitude to the agricultural interests of the state, I will venture to say that he or they are so closely masked as to defy t he skill of the best scouts of the farmer <s army to locate them. To my mind iii; is all baseless assumption?putting up an imaginary enemy in order to g ;t up a fight. But grant the correctness of these assumptions?do the measures proposed reach and cure the evils? Do they tend to generate or call inxo service a healthy, sound, elevated, Jibwal and enlightened public senfciuaeflt? I This is the only reliance?the *>iagle i and sole agency by which rottenness 1 in a government like ours can be reached and eradicated. To meet the assumed condition (which, by Jifce way, has strayed entirely away fcwa the incipieut object ot the Conventu**., namely, agricultural depression and ite cause)" the farmers are called upon (& organize as a class, to enforce cl;06s legislation?to capture the Legislature to take what legislation they wawt. They are to can a convention 01 me, people, and reorganize the government < to suit their views. In the meantime, \ such institutions as the assembled wisdom of all classes of the State hav.; been able, with patient and earnest; labor in adjusting complications and surmounting difficulties, to build', on the asnes ot our ruins, are to be 1< slled kit one blow us State institution? and, without regard to cost, converted into class establishments. It' the farn ler* organize for such a fight they tWiJ rtlooo nAnflI/?f 111 XFhif?h J v,iagg vvuuivj\| i>k ? utvi* ?-v . nctitfiis of tneu are governed, hoc by * moderation and wisdom and calm c oii- j sideruiiuu tor the common weal, mi J by jmsaion and prejudice. Will ibi.s j [ submit to tbe organizers, jail into-! action that sound, healthy public -t t>- j Liment that you need to cure rottojine s* \ in the govenimeut? J j1 It seenib that one ot' the purposes if* the movement is to take by legislacio u j for the benefit of the farmers their jut tt! share of the public treasure. Wneiithe power is obtained by such means-: > to do that, who is to determine what, j the just share of the farmer class is?*|t Who is to measure the grab? Where il is the authority for distributing the* J nnhlic treasure, iustlv or- UDiustlv,. 11 among the classes of our people?" i When was it ever done in onr coun--j try, except unjnstly and indirectly, as; is proposed here, by class legislation Lhe great source to which some of us.} trace the depression of our industries?'!] [ mean Federal class legislation, how- jj jver, not State.- But push on a step ji Eurthur. We make this class fight and. Ji win. And wha^o we as farmers, or;-jj WV ? - - Riehest of all in Leavening Power. absoot our agricultural interests, grain to remunerate us for the wouuds and gears with which a crippled and debased political sentiment emerges from the conflict? We will have lowered our standard of education, especially that of the farmer, by substituting, regardless of expense, a set of special class schools lor our state university system. i*y special class education vve will secure the perpetuation of the class dissensions and strife which we have inaugurated. The State will not be allowed to concentrate her educational strength and, in her impoverished condition,! exercise the highest and wisest economy in affording opportunities for the moral and intellectual culture of her sons and7 breaking dawn class lines, train up all into one hearty, healthy, strong family mutually dependent, mutually supporting and always struggling together for the welfare, honor and glory of their common mother. How this is lo benefit the farmer as an individual, or the larmers as a class, or the agrieultural interests of the State, it will be difficult to show. There is one assumption that I neglected to mention, yhich is*correct; and that is, thac the farmers constitute the majority of the dominant political party of the State. This is a first-class ground for not organizing as farmers for political purposes, as in that dominant party only can they wield their political strength wisely for the welfare ot' the State and for the benefit of themselves. But the programme is an appeal to them, not to assert that cfi-nnnrth o! fnfi'ZAnC finH but to organize it and wield it as class power for class purposes. This power in to be wielded wiihiu the lines of the Democratic party. This is the avowed and, I believe, the sincere intention of the movers and organizer*. Will such a movement contribute to the harmony and efficiency of the party? Is there any conservatism, any spirit of con* cession in it? Is there not the shadow of the spirit that would rale or ruin? Again?it is a farmers' organization to carry out a platform political in its character and other than that of the Democratic party. How is the merabeivhip of <>uch an organization limited jo Democrats? Is it not unfurling a flag that might attract even a judicious enemy of Democracy and under which he could judiciously fight? There is no provision againstit. Can we afford this sort of thing in our condition? Fearfully handicapped by the weight of a newly-fledyed and debased citizenship, is it not suicidal to fritter away our strength for such a purpose, when it is all needed to uphold the thin veil of the Jaw between us and licentious a.nd debauched government, and with it, it' it ever comes again, the debasement of our standard of free citizenship? From such a condition tiioi'i- /?.n> hu tin fwGirir-irwiti t.jr 11s. . The situation here in South Carolina devolves 0:1 us of the white race the highest duties or citizenship?requires i he maintenance of the highest standard of citizenship. While orators, writers and sentimental philanthropists theorize at a distance on the race question, it is our fate cu be in the forefront in the practical solution ot the problem. The vital question with us is?can we, une'er the load thrust upon us, maintain a healthy, liberal, enlightened public and political sentiment, or are we to succumb aud be dragged down to its level? By takiug care of ourselves in this matter, we r onH rl/> amp 1 CUUC1 IliC lllg LXUOb OV>t V WV ?*tiV4 v*w v t?* full duty to the State, and, indeed, by 1 thus holdiug up lohis views a high and worthy standard we render the only aid in our power to the "man and brother" in working out his own destiny; for that he must, under the iaws of jiature, do for himself. But the point is made for application to ourselves and our duty* in working out our own destiny. Is it not the part of wisdom, is it not the dictate of selfpreservation, to concentrate our force ?our intellectual and moral lorce, our educational aud political force, our Anglo-Saxon race force?and apply is lO llie accoiupiisuturni ui una jiuipwi.. How can we do it? The onl\ agencr in our reach for effecting this combination is the Democratic party?the organization not of any class, bat of all classes?the organization of the people. It was framed for the purpose and used effectively to lift the political sentiment of the State from a condition of ruinous and disgusting degradation to a healthy standard, and thereby restore to its allegiance to the Constitution the government of the State. It is the only means at our command lor maintaining the fidelity of government to the expressed will rim nortnln Tf 1C thfi ftlllv inStrU VI bUV ^wv^/<v< A? *V ^ mentality through which we can concentrate our strength for the supreme duty of the situation. So long as it will require ot the officials of government fidelity to constitutional obligations in the conduct of their offices, and maintain the rule of the constitution, so long may we await in calm security the development of the destiny of the black race. The DemoI cratic party, with all its faults and fihftrfrnminorjs. is our sole reliance, our forlorn hope, in the conflict with the i difficulties and dangers of this critical period in the life of the State. Can we afford any movement that will cripple and impair its efficiency? But enough has been said to indicate my views on the subject. 1 am forced to the conclusion that the movement will operate in the opposite direction from that intended, and is a most unfortunate mistake. Its fullest success would sacrifice the substance for the shadow, and, far from benefiting the ifnrsil interests o'" the State, would tie detrimental to all ihe interest* of the State and especially to (he agricultural. J Jur. I In*, particular mi tortune of such a movement lie? in the fact that success i< nor necessary to 0 sable it to do harm. The mere p.r?'ateuce in it will be like a lire in the reir and will distract and cripple our strength in ?he great cot fliet iu front. In my judgment the ao:iou nf th?? Convention was ill-c.>nsid<-ivd aad in* I considerate, radical and n- rea-?>u:ible. i and utterly regardless of ti e difficul-1 .ties and complications of the -itnation j t!ic*r?; in South Carolina. Yours truly, Jno. Bkattox. ?One old fellow in Edgefield county 3ils the Tillmania pretty bad. In ask iing the blessing1 at his table the otlier iflay he is reported as getting a little iiniied up on -what he was saying and :tbat ithe following is what he "said: ';Lord, make us thankful for what we .are about to receive?I believe Ben ! Tillman will be nominated?for Christ's sake, amen!*' I ? Qneen Victoria in all ber majesty i cannot even cure a chicken withont the J aid of Ganter's chicken cholera cnre, wiiicli is sold in this- place and warj, ranted to care by Dr. W. E. Aiken. *1 " ?U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17,18S9. | ( Baking r* ... ; rowaer TELY PURE : ~EJLlSBO W PARTY AXD CH.ILTtREX'8 t COXCKRT. J i Messrs. Edilon: One of the most J pleasant affairs of tbe present snmtner j i came off at ihe beautiful home of Mrs. j. Ladd, Baena Vista, 011 Tuesday 8th j July. By i o'clock p. in. buggies, j ] carriages and wagons came pouring in ; from all quarters of that mirth-loving j section of our county. The occasion j , was a "rainbow party" and children's I ' concert. At 5 o'clock the doughty j I knights of the needle commenced their j contest. The Fairfield boys are noted t for their gallautry and bravery and when thcv ranged themselves before a perfect galaxy of fair laces and with determination grasped their weapons and prouiily shook <?ut their battle flags, consisting of j.ii kinds ot aprons j and handkerchief*, v?u could see that | each fellow wa> irwng t do his best. : After a very spirited content in wliich j nearly all proved i<* i he snii-faetion uf ; all present that the bo\$ could handle! the plow better than the needle, tlie j prize for best work was given to \',r.' Wilkes and for wo.-st w?? awarded io Mr. Jenkins. There was some poiicy, j no doubt, behind some of the bad' work. It won't do to let one's sweet j, heart know how well you can sew on ?? : A 1-~.. ! a uuiiun?itrmg ??? ? x???u ncai of trouble some day. 0u?* follow >?aid j tlie Lord made bitirtmv iiuw and Sing- j er and Davis and those >ewing ma- | chine men bad nothing to do in fixing : up his point8. After this fun-provok-; ing contest was over an hour or two j was spent in talking amid the grand I old oaks and beautiful flowers in the j yard, and in conversation whil6t music ot a martial and stiring kind was well | rendered by the Crosbvville band! interspersed with the soft "tone of the! violin and piano. About 8 o'clock the children's cou-| cert commenced. I have no time to give a lengthy dcfcripiiou of this. The little ones spoke clearly, distinctly and with ease. They had been well trained. The program wa* as fallows: 1. Speech by Charlie (Jrowder. I This was well and graceful!v rendered, j 2. Son;* by the Club. Very spirited, j y. Ho* ;"he quarrel besan. Illus- j trating w one lia-iy word can sever j the waiiiu-st Iriewi-lirp. 4. Duetl on the piano with violin accqinpaniainent. b. Unjust *U!?picioii. in wincu ai young girl tuid* ?>ni tha' h**r playmate# are not such ta r!er? mid buck-bites us she supposed them r.?? lv. We could iiot help thinking thi> mi^ht apply to politics. It people tvouhf calmly lis-1 ten to reason tlntv may timl ihe world not. quite so had a* pxintrd. 6. Little Fairie> fW.ui Fuinland.! Several of our lime cuildhood'* pets caioe on the stagi;. Weii lionu. 7. Bo:itinans xong and dance. The sailor's rollicking ? ?>< . and fun-loving nature was well brought, cut. q T.w.. ..v..; o. uwj iui oui i*c? i i uiv a juy & ji the old lad 10 rind that her cow would |. not be sold tor del?<; thai her bright j j young boy luri earn* d 'lie money and settled the same. 9. Speech by Kobbie Arnette. Comic iu character and well doue. 10. Song by Fannie Wilkes. This brought down the house and made each little fellow vow lie was going to try to be justsn'ted to her mind. 11. Breakfast?a charade. The di^ visious of the word 'break' and 'last' was well pointed. 12. Charade: Pies. Although the little actors made many a grimace at sisters pie, yet Sam, Bob and 1 thought that jw'e did fur us. 13 & flnrsl c<tn<r hi' 4 "InK onrlinor ! with valedictory by Master Wilkes. This like all the rest showed the pains taking care of their teacher. The;) came a very interesting part in which all could take a hand. Sapper was announced. The table groaned nnder its load of edibles which the people of Feasterville and Buckhead know s* well how to "do up." Then came the dance. I wonder when , those people will stop being so bad anyhow? Forty-three years ago, when quite a little boy, I jumped up behind Miss Daisv C. and rode two miles co a dance. Danced all night till broad daylight. Had been taking Doctor Bob's nasty medicine for thi ee 1 months for chills, but never took any after that night. vr." What It Does. Hood's Sarsaparilla 1. Purifies the blood. i 2. Creates an appetite. ( 3. Strengthens the nerve?. 4. Makes itie weak strong. o. Overcome* that tired feeling. 6. Cures scrofula, sail rheum, etc. 7. Invigorates the kidneys ana liver. * 8. Relieves headache, indigestion, dyspepsia. * ' : F. H. McMASTER, ATTORNEY -AT -LAW, COLUMBIA, S. ] All lejjal foulness attended to promptly ! MIME-KAH maim ii Ill Iff? ELEVATION 2,000 FEE1 ^ ! LOW RATES. SUPERIOR ACCOiTilOD. All amusements, ana greatest variety ul m lars and 1 J 7-14 All-B i P*Jft ^ BB I na OLD FED*S REJOIXDEK TS 4-Viot- M nv SDIRi x Oil, he can never fail, <'or he stents around too eoodM And opens well on trail. fl There is only one thins need?'.(jH And we would call hiin fine* }ou!d he get his tongue arran-M To spit utm out a rhyme. [Veil, the advice you give is vcH To always speak the truth, fl ind lam thankful I was trainH To observe that from my y<9 roo well known am I for suclfl My veracity to impeach.. AmLright; lipre. Feliy. I will ? Do practice what you ptvacljH The only assertion that I martfl And 1 will hold it if 1 can, 3B That our State will soon be roH By the farmers' man. That's the statement Old Fed! hrom it he will not flank, jfl A.llthe money you wish bambH Place in the Boro bank. [ will assure you'of one tbinjA I'll cover up your pile. M &jid wait the time of reaping? With that devoted smile. j So far as friends are now conH I have them who are tried Ajid if you wish to quit off nfl iase your cwuice; jwu Those steers, tliey seem to wcH On which old Ben will ride? Now, a I you are obliged to dHH H Is just t<> step aside. flfl Hear me! Felix, hear me! 11 Hereafter if you fail, f JB Never make a rhyme again j9 Of your superior's tail. /*** . y Felix is a would-be ring-sfer; I I measured him by their rule./ For when they fail at anything# They try to ridicule. I ' This advice I'll give you now, / Stay in the proper hound, . { For if you break I'll do the same, Kegar Jless of the sound. | As my crops are about laid by, % And 1 am feeling fine, i A 1 up ^uiiic l'uyixica <t^aiJ4 xi^ab r?wu, J a ad 1 will try and keep you time, v July 14. " I OLD FED. C0HP2UM EXTfiACT^^^ ^ W I m/ -' u The importance of prailytofithe blood cannot be overestimated, lor witibut pore blood you cannot enjoy good health j : At this season nearly ever/ one needs * food medicine to pnrtfy, vitaffze, and enrich the blood, and we ask yoogto try Hood's DA/MlHar Sarsapariflafltstrengthens CvUlldl builds ip the system, creates an appetite, and tones the digestion, while it eradicates disease.! The peculiar combination, proportion, aajl preparation of the vegetable remedies josed give to iiuvu a 1 ^ ItCOlT > iar curative powers. No ? ^ 'WW' other medicine has such a ret ard of wonderful cures. If you have made \ your miad to buy Hood's Sarsaparillado ijt be Induced to 'k|1 take any other instead. IhIs a Peculiar Medicine, and is worthy ycj confidence. Hood's Sarsaparilla is sold^yall druggists. Prepared by C. L Hood & Cy Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses Onvim^*_ V 1MUP raj ! id Promptly! 9 THE ^ MUTUAL J LIFE - IISIIICE 1 1 1 /-^ /-\ * r'l v a r VJWlYLJf-a.IN X - 1 OF iSEW YORK. J f RICHAED A. McOUEDY. President iKSFTK. . . Slttfi_401.a2S.02 SURPLUS, - - 91,657^48.44 THE OLDEST, LARGEST, STE03G?st, Best Company in the world. "Tiie best company is the company that ioes ttic. most good. " The Mutual Life is >ucii company. H. G. McILWAIN, Agent tor Lancaster and Fairfiefd Cos., , w Lancaster C. H., S. C. EWD. L. GERNAND, General Agent, Columbia, S. C. 7-fxlawly ~ j ta spmtjst" Ju ' II AND (MB. 1 .1 ' ABOVE SEA LEVEL. - S A.TIONS. GOOD FOOD. PINE AIR. *1 INERAL WATERS. Send lor Circuterms. fOHX F. W. TM03IAS, eaUng, Gaston County, North Carolina., L J