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mm inriiiriiMia?a?iitto ifcara The Press and Banner i By HUGH WILSON. V ednesday, April 30,1890. j LL Tlie Parly of Intolerance. In the article from the (JreenviU* yews may be found something to think [ about. The advent of a political parly which : proposes to take forcible control of the entire mercantile and flnancial business and politics of the country, assumes a despotism never before exercised in a free country. It tries to crush out of existence all who do not fawn and flatter them in all their efforts. It is perhaps the first instance in this or any other tree country where any organization of free born citizens have undertaken to bulldoze the press, and we presume that in no political excitement in any free country Tv.ro ihfi ndvocatcs and standard-bearers oi their oause, so little rewarded and so little honored, as in this instance. I Except in a single instance, we do not know where any editor lias been liberally r<waril?d for endorsing the methods which are subversive of free speech. The yews and Courier last Fall conspicuously seemed to cater to the prejudices of the farmers. Now, because that paper cannot en. dorse some of their political methods, manj of the clubs?composed we presume, largely of men who do not read If?have pronounced a boycott against that newspaper. On the other hand, the Charleston Worltfi tries to extend its circulation. By appealing' to the prejudicies of the people it seems that its whole energies are devoted to winning favor with the iutolerant politicians. Quickly on the heels of all this effort, we receive information that the Charleston Nun Is to be bought and conducted in the interest of the Alliance, thus, we presume, leaving their friend, the IJ'orW. In the lurch. - As a rule, intolerant politicians do not road J newspapers with the same interest as do tinmore intelligent and more liberal minded people. And hence in the new party tliere seems at present to be but a limited field for journalistic enterprise. Even their own "organ" which they breathed into existence perhaps less than a r year ago, has now lost caste with many of the party, anil its very existence may be assailed at no distant day. The fact is, that as a rule, men with sufficient intelligence to subscribe for a newspaper will exercise their judgment and take such papers as may give them value for their money in news and other reading matter ol interest to themselves and their families. ?k<?i no other offence than the exposure ol the imposition that Was being practiced upon 'he farmers at the time In the matter of pack, lng their cotton, they resolved that this newspaper must be starved out of existence?if ii would live it must surrender principle for bread?aud a lot of men, some of whom did not hare intelligence enough to induce them to subscribe for any newspaper, assumed to dictate the editorial policy of this paper. The Intelligent and liberty-loving people, who like fair nlay and even chance, realizing the shameful methods which were being practiced upon the Press and Manner came to our rescue In sufficient number to make good oui losses, to all of whom we tender personal mid heart-felt thanks. Notwithstanding the fact that the most slanderous reports were circulated about oar business, and notwithstanding; their dibit against us was so determined that ttiey expelled those who did not yield self respect at their dictation, and notwithstanding the fact that members of the order are reported to have begged some of the few negro subscribers to stop this newspaper, wc are proud to say thut we still live and feel a grouter security in our business than ever before. l?o Tlicy Endorse t lie Boy col I ? Although the methods of the new political party in .South Carolina have developed an Intolerance heretofore unheard of In any live " -? fmn I'-nlinw ?>..! .? II11 urn. I !| Uillll in reference lo the boycott. Now, the editors either endorse it, or they do not endoisc it. Then why tiie silence? We do not believe that liny editor in South Carolina can endorse the principle. Is silence maintained from a luck of hack bone to speak out, or is the hope indulged that some advantage i? to be gained from the boycott ol liieir rivals? When the boycotters made a determined and vicious attack upon the Press and Manner with a view to crusting It out of existence, we thought it likely that some brother editoi might have had a word to say, but as it is we are not under any great debt of gratitude to in ?ny of th# brethren. We have stood the storin, and we still live. So far, this newspaper has expressed ils honest convictions, and all persons who do not like the convictions or their honest expression have already had their subscriptions stopped. Our present list is composed of liberty-loving people, who want honesty of ex pression, even though it may differ from ttioti own opinions. We expect to make a living by publishing a newspaper that is worth all the money thai we ask for It, and we have nothing lo fair. The boy cotters of free speech and honest cx pression in Abbeville county have done theii worst, and the home of Calhoun and othei distinguished citizens has a blot upon its fair : ' fame. The newspaper that may seek a<! vantage of its competitor through the boycott deserves no respectable place among the lion liua. The boycott Is suppressive ?>l" frei speech, and he who encourages such actioi, that he may. through prejudice, deprive neighbor of any portion of his business do;-.thut whleij is violative of every instinct oi honesty and fair dealing. Tlie County Club. fc. - v The County Democratic Club will meet next Monday. Col. E. H. Oi ry will be a candidal) for re-election. Delegates from the local clubs have been chosen in many Instances,and the remaining clubs will elect delegates nest Friday or Saturday. From what we can learn an ellort will be made to pledge Abbeville county for Tillman, aud possibly to elect delegates to the nominating convention to iniet In August or .September. A faction, under whatever name, fins been organized, and are working with energy. The election of delegates to a nominal in;; convention as early as this would be unpiece denied, find we do not believe Hint such a course will be taken. To elect delegates now or to pledge I ho county. would be to shut off all discussion in the effort to commit the people before nil the candidates are In the field. Such n cwurse muy meet the approval of the sober socond thought of our people,but we do not believe it will. x't m * " Time tor Tlioii?lu. Ktv si*- As a matter of policy and wisdom we should put up some man, (like (Jcneral Me(.'rady, for Instance.) around whom the dissatisfied conservative clement may gulhcr, and to whose election no valid objection .could be urged. To Rive Tillman a claim upon all the dissaW lulled element is to give him great advantage nt Hie beginning of the race? and which advantage would be hard to over come. Let the Democrats, therefore, put up a candidate, lor whom all may work, and for whom | ' 'the dissatUtled element may expend their] strength. I.kt the people not forget that the questi?>n of license or prohibition Is a live one, and one ! of much concern to the public morals. r I'... KMv. .. -V; m wwfa MiiigaMggii^gjjggyfacai Tin* ?< ?:: Same ol S!m* Kiiilc. ! [j Whatever wo do in tis lainpaign the jioo.i , J name ami ciedit of tin.- stale, should be pre-| served. I! we d isorga n ize or disrupt the Ih-ia-i ocratic prsrlv, am! leave the floor ojun, thej^ liipublicans will walk into powi r, ami fjiiar- j rei'.ng PeinocuUs will be remanded to buek seals. It may he said that the negroes will never ' till the olilces of this state. We agree with that statement, in part. White we helieve no considerable number of negroes will fill the olliees, yet it may be possible that their votes will decide which set of white men will hold tile oIHcck. Another matter. The debt of the State?j' some six millions, we believe?is to be refund ed in Isitt. If we quarrel anions ourselves, or; > if tt.e good name of <?ni- trusted ollieers is j j smirched, and the credit of the Slate is in- i I jured,great less will inure to the people. If I the market price of the bonds is depressed so that we will realize little or no good from a reduction of Interest on our bonds from six percent, to four and a hall per cent., anybody can see how groat a loss we will sull't r. Suppose for Instance, the market price of ! | our bonds should be lowered live cents on the dollar. This would entail a loss on the pco- 1 [ pie of South Carolina in the sum of three j i Inal llirmv-mri .1 list I bill k of it. i Thru let no patriot assail the fair fame of Sontli Carolina. The malcontents ami "outs" have plenty of; i ground upon which to stand, without giving South Carolina a wound in a vital part. It is right and proper lor any man or any i set ot 1110:1 to aspire to oilier. If they have noother claim than that it is their turn to gel to:, the; public crib, it may avail. Turnabout is fair p'ay. J If "outs" propose to give us less ground for j complaint of bosslsm,and propose to carry out the will of the people, thousandso! sup- ' porters will lloclc to their standard. An impartial and just public will not endorse the assailing of the good name of tlu- j Slate at this critical time In her history. (is'ii. HcCratly for (iovernor. If the .Yews mid Courier has not closed its postal card election fur Governor, the record- ' i njc scribe will please enter General Edward j McCrady as the first choice of the Picxsand /{anncr. His Ideas as expressed in his reccnt inter- , view with tiio reporter of the Xctvxaml Outrirr meet our views on the topics discussed. 1 It seems to 11s Unit General McCrady would recnijni/.o tlic right, and would seek to liavo justice done to all. Wo I'lit OiirscIC on ltocor<l. While wo believe tlial tlierc are grievances to bo redressed, yet we assort, without any ' fear of successful contrndiction : ( 1st. That no officer of South Carolina will over be proved to have been corrupt or dis- 1 honest. 1 2d. That the taxes of this State will never be less than they are now. THE G., C. & N. RAILWAY. ? ? . Progress in Grading and Track I-a.v- j Inc. The cars now run to tlie Ti-ror river, six miles wi st of Kisli 1 )am, or about twenty-four , miles tiiis .?ido of Chester. Tim track was finished to Fish Ham last Mllllll:! V U,.|-l{. Tin iv wlil, of course, be sonic delay in put- ; tina it; the bridge across the Tiger. Wc believe the grading is nearly finished , from the Tiger to the Saluda. Coining this way from the Saluda, all the , work lias Ih*c*ii Iliiislioil, cxcupt itiiiiicclintcly ' tinder lite tracks of the C\ A; (J. ami tlieA. & * Iv. roads. The piers are now going up, and it is thought thai work will he finished hy this 1 day week. The frog for the joining of the A. it IC. wish < the (?., <'. iV X. was put in last Friday evening, some tiirec or lour miles this side of Ureen- ] wood. The conslruetion force arrived on the same j evening and pitched tents. About tweniy miles of iron is now nt Port , Koyal waiting qfeipuicut, and a train load of ( ;t was expected to arrive at the frog Friday . night, when the const ruction force would immediately commence the work of laying tintrack. The track runs parallel with the A. & K. road for about four miles, this side ol' (Jreen- ' wood. The cross ties are already on a portion of the I iracic. < 1 roi> will lie laid from the junction or frog ' toward Greenwood, the truck >uycrs expecting 1 to roach Greenwood by tlic time the track is | < ready, when tne iron-layiir; force will proceed 1 to the saluda, without inietritption, and in ' lime to have the bridge placed in position by 1 the t:mo the tr.ielt-layinz force from Chester I reaches that point. 1 While the bridge builders'ate pulling the t bridgeaeross the.^aluda, liie track layers will i' return and lay track tins way, making ready 11 for the putting in of the brides at Curl Tail 11 and Long Cane creeks. |l Tlte supposition is, thai the track will be]' completed to Abbeville by the time the track , ' is finished from Chester to Saluda, so that;' Milieu tiie train on Hit* Kastern end of the line is ready to cross the Sal tula the trade v.'ill be J in readiness lor it to proceed right along to i Abbeville, when It will be hurried Westward ' to Little Itiver. i Another company of track-layers will soon 1 1).tin work from the Navan:tah Valley romt, > some fourteen or fifteen miles west of Abbe- 1 ville. 'J'he graders have been ordered to make preparation for connecting tlie two roada. 't This connection is made for the purposcof expediting the track layingand bridge buildii.g. Coming this way from the Savannah Vailev '' road a few mi Us Little ltivor is reached, where j i M.c stout; piers are going up, and l>y t lie time 1 '.lie track laying from the vast side of the sa-!1 vannali Valley road reaches the river, the J rock unisons will be ready for the bridge. In the meantime the truck-laylagon this * side of that river will be pushed westward. |' With two track-lay ins: forces now on the , line, and with another soon to go 10 work the public may ex pest rapid work in Abbeville 1 unl Laurens counties. Many hands make J light work. [ The grading f.iree about Abbeville is makin<; reasonable progress,am! it is thought that till the work will b<* finished before the lirst of . .Yiik'Ust. Willi track-layers coming from both 1 ends of the lino they would need to hasten. J l'he c rail I ng east from the Fair (Jroiinds to; 1 Long t'ane, four miies, is livht, ami theh<itid>jl are already at work. Waterways have been | L put in and some dirt has been thrown. The work which has been done is sirs! class, 1 and the lines which have been laid out areas! straight as possible, without apparent rig:id js for expense in cutting through the hills. As evidence of The work ot the engineers in !l cckiiiga straight line we would cite the lad 1 '.hat they have found a line some four miles ' nearer than thewauoo way to the Savannah. I'iie nearest route to the river of which we ' have any knowledge is atioui twenty-one miic-'. uy tno railroad it. Is lews than seven- l teen miles. For about four miles this side ol J the Savannah Valley id.uI is all air Hue. ? - ^1^' ? Wedding; Hells it( Donalds. ('lipid has again visitul oiireotninunity and with usual precision, with one shot lias pieix* . <1 the hearts of two young people Willi his s dart perfumed with the ncct-ir of the g?is. ' tin Thursday evening, April l!lt11, a few voting ' men ot lioiialds were invite;! to the hosi.il 1 able home of Mr, ('has. lialdwin to wilnes-sl' the nitplial ceremony of hi> daughter .Miss 1 Virginia and Mr. J. 11iif$li>>s,ot* Habersham j1 Ua. It was about S p.m. uiieii Mr, JJugius 1 and party arri vi d, and the intervening time!' was (illicitly passed listening to the entrancing ]' music id' the groom's violin aeconip micd i?y ' theguitar uiiiler the masterly touch of I'rot. 1 Itradley. ? When y o'clock arrived I he bridal procession ]! was formed in the following order : ' l'rof. liratlley ?.n whose arm leaned the ' beautiful Miss Kamiie llahlwln. U Mr. L. S. liighy eseortmi: tie-youngest sister l( uf the bn-tc ami facing 1'rof. llradley. ii Then came tin- groom Willi h!s bride :ini| f they were speedily luade mic by the Ilev. l)iu ry Baldwin. Aiicr Iti^^iMKl wishes caiiii* con-* gratolations by the groomsmen. |j. M. Hum-H jilin-ys next made a few .?;i>r.>jnia!c remarks '' in which he pie.-wite l the lnide with an en- 1 lire set of tui>!c fiirniluiv with the cougrntu- 1 lalions <>f himself anil friends. After congratulations came tin* dance in !1 which all present, joined, l'rof. ISnulley ex- < celled for "Tract' and ease, hut lor old fashion 1 shin kicking, back slopping and bu/./ard lop ingii. S. Uigby distanced all competitor, hc danced until liis knees did shako. X. Ti?i? 'leanness of Aiimi^iuit,;', \ Aix/hIchcoh l-'armr in the JIuj/ / ' huhi. It is no infrequent event to sec anonymous i remarks and eriiieisins so tin worthy, and die- t tated by motives so transparently*base, that > we may lie sure they would not have been i written if their authors had not been shelter- t ed by anonymity from open shame. Anony- l mlty, whieii to a good man makes no dilt'er- 3 ence, becomes a si rong temptation to a bad or j commonplace man. Just ?s dastards who I have been paid to d.? it. shoot down their vie- 1 llms from behind a hedge, so I ase writers are i rendered inoii unscrupulous by concealment. I Good ami noble men have, to my knowledge, < (jotio through lite with ttic anguish of a hid-11 den and rankling wound, inflicted by those 1 who would hardly have dared to do It had I their 11 ?mcs and their real insignificance been i known. 1 Trnnranm iiiii PHE SUE-TREASURY HUMBUG - ? -? ? CONGRESSMAN COTHRAN KNOCKS A HOLE THROUGH THE BILL. - It is J'ltiicccssai'.v. riidt'slrablo, Impriu'land I'noonsliUHioiinl ?A Warning* to Jlic Fnrmrr* of the South not to ho Caught with i Cliatl. yews and Courier. Wasiiixiitox, April 27.?Judge Coihran Iteprcsenialivc from tlie 3rd South Carolina list riot. has received so many letters of in-1 liiiry ironi his constituents In regard to the ;ub-trcasury bill, that he furnishes the following copy of an answer to one of them, with Hie hope I h:it through the News and Courier It, may reach nil his constituents: HOL.SK OK 11KI'KKSKNTATIVICS IT. S.. Washington, April 22. 18!K). Mr. A. M. (iuyton, l'lercetown, S. C.?My Dear Sir: Yoor letter of the 14th inslatit has boon received. In it, writing in behalf of yourself and neighbors, you ask me "please to Lfll us (you) what the bill (known as the sub treasury bill) proposes to do; also your (my) views concerning said bill." Acknowledging at the outset and to the fullest extent, the right of every one of my constituents to demand of me, as their Representative, at all times, Information upon public i;uostions. I promptly and cheerfully comply with your request. t*pon t he subject, referred to by you, two hills have been Introduced in the present i'ongress. one in the Senate aud one in the House. I send to you a copy of each of the lulls. I'pon each of them you will observo I lie wortis oy request.; in legislative euiics, (his simply menus that the Senator [Mr. Vance] and llie Representative [Mr. Pickler] who introduced them are not thereby necessarily commitied lo their support. The bills provide for the storage In ware houses of all kinds of farm products which ure suitable for storage and shipment and not i>f an immediately perishable nature. These ware houses are to be built all over the country, at an estimated expense, to be borne by the Government, ol something lllte So0,UU(),000. Upon the products so stored certificates shall he issued by the Government, and to the iimount of SO per cent of the value of the arlielcs so stored the Government shall lend to the holders of these certificates or receipts, money at the rate of 1 per cent per annum. KKASON FOK TI1B BILL. The ol.vious reason ol the demand for this pNiraordlnnry legislation Is the present depressed condition of I lie agricultural interests all over the United .Slates, and especially in ihc Western and North-western States. The burning of corn for fuel In the Slate of Kansas is the most complete and summarized statement of the cause. This so far from being applicable to the farmers of South Carolina and of tlie oilier Southern States that It may be well lo reflect very seriously before we give to uic proposed measure our (support. As I am now serving as your Representative In Congress my last term, it seems to me that I am in a position to deal with you in a spirit of the utmost frankness, ami altogether freed from any possible charge of demagogy in saying, that I regard the farming interests ul the country as embracing its very bone und sinew?the mainstay and support of the Government Itself. These Interests aresuflerIng from over-production, and for the want of udequate means lo transport the tremendous surplus of products to markets beyond our own borders. T1!K WKST HAS GROWN TOO FAST. On account of cheap and fertile lands In tho West and Northwest, the vast tide of immigration that has steadily (lowed thither for the last twenty-Jive years, the bulky nature ul" their product* anu their retnotetiess from the markets ot the East ami of the world, the prices realized have not been remunerative. Itesidcs, the cost of living and of production has been greatly increased by an unjust, unnecessary and oppressive system of tariff taxiition, resulting in a widespread and almost universal net work of farm mortgages, given lo secure money advanced by Eastern capitalists. The census of the present year, it correctly taken, will be, in tliis regard, an appalling disclosure to the whole country, it required but a sinule good provision crop in the .South, with which we were blessed last I'i'nr. to brinsr about the cntuRlroplie and 'ilong with It thisileinanil for relief'to them 'noi. to us,) which has found expression in the proposed sub-treasury bill. 1 do not believe that t his picture is overIra wn or exaggerated. You may ask, how is It with ourselves? Many would doubtless insurer, bad enough, in my travels over the listrict last summer, which took me once into k nur own excellent neighborhood, l did not ind a single farmer who attended to his busness half as well as he could have done thnt rti.s not prospering. I could name a number <f them, whom you know as well or belter than i do. NO l\SK KOK T1IK l'UOJ'OSKll WAKKHOl'SKS. To conic directly to tlio point: Suppose a 'Jdverninent warehouse should be erected at I'iercetown, what would you or your neighbors put In it? Cotton bales are well nigh the >nly considerable surplus products of your arm?. Nobody eats eotton; it Is too bulky .o steal uiiliout almost certain and speedy Selection of the thief; and if you have no convenient plaee for storing ll during the time t. is held before marketing, a few poles laid ipon tlie ground and a temporary shed of oose planus will suttire for protecting It roin lite weather. It Is not so with tlie Wes, 111 farmer s products, w Inch must he care-1 ully hou.Mil and kept under lock n.id key. Jesides. what is the effect of withholding hese different crops from the market? From Si;i t<> IWm the world, by some nieansorother, nanaged to get ou without our cotton crops, n sueli years lis we hail fr<nn lsjs;l to 1889, If he corn, baeoii and Hour that we required ind been in Government ware houses, coricred by law, as this hlil 1 roposes to do, ours uslcad of theirs would have been the land of norlg:igcs; the contest, as you must sec, is in equal one, and the odds are all against us. 1'on e::n getuti, for a time at least, with worn 111\i |mu\ lit V4 will U icau nuu UiU|HJ I aider who can long withstand? 'iik south is lUriTElt off than the wkst. As bad as some may deem our condition, it night to atl'ord Ibem some relief lo contrast t with that of others. Take tlie Stnto ol own, for instance, 1 have ulreudy nil tided, j ik-i den tally, to coin htirniim Kansas. It aplears IV'mi the agricultural statistics of low a or last year that the average yield of corn, vhich is their mnlti crop, was UO bushels per icre, aiul the priee at the crib 20 cents per iubJioI?gross yield In money by the acre SC. t'ou can by proper care and attention brlug ip any acre upon your farm, and that means ivery acre upon it, to produce a ?m!e of coton?1,20.) pounds in the veed, which yields 30 >u*hels ot cotton seed, the market price of vlilcli during the past season was 2U cents per jushels. the exact equivalent in value of the own farmer's 30 bushels ol corn, llesides ou have -UK) pound.-: tint worth 10 oenls per loiind, against which to charge up the extenses of production, and if it should take Sid or that purpose, (which you know is not the act,) you would at least have jti. the proceeds >1 tlie sale of seed, as clear profit. During my travels over the district last ummer 1 had the pleasure of attending sev ral of the Farmers' Alliance meetings. I fell i deep Interest In them, heartily approving very ell'oi l ot the country to better tlieir con* litlon. Like nil the rest of mankind they, no, make mistakes. I ventured in a modest vii.v to point out some of these, The burden >1' their cllorts seemed to be how and where o buy the cheapest. That I told them was . cry well, but it Is not the main thing. There s never much trouble to buy, if one has the noiiey with which to buy. It is vastly more tiipoilanl to have something to sell. do not uoukow monk v. And so il is with one of the features of tiiis ub-maKury scheme which so well calculaed to catch gudgeons, by holding out the iI'At of lending money at a cheap rate of lucres!. l! matters not what the rate of Inter s! is, in the end you will find that you have o foot tiie hill. The pie.-cnt iiidt btedness of lie (iovcrnmi'iit, whoso mainstay and supMirt you aic, is in round numbers 1.KX) mil* :<>!i dollars, requiiint: nearly 50 million dolars to mcei the nunnal interest. No\v ||o\v Iocs it strike you as a iiuuiicia! policy for one vlio cuvcs l.tOii million d(<tlars bearing Interest it:! and i per cent to lend out his money at 1 icrcent per annum, to say nothing of paying mi other millions for warehouses, lor salirii-0 oilieials and so on, in order to get a :iiiti>ce to commit such stupendous tollv V .'oinnuiji sen:ie, sound renson and good Jud^. nent aiv just as necessary in managing the uliiirs ol government i(s they are in conducing a la rm, a store or a bank. Some peixiiisof much tinancial skill and nergy may handle successfully borrowed 'n,.,L-n .......lit..t<. II... ho rule. Tito rule itself is exactly the reverse i >1 this. A lesson of nunc value to our people than my politico liiiiiuciai device that csiii in; con* :i*ivc-ii of Is to ho found in the practical pre* ept, borrow not at all. Till; llEI'l"ltt.K.'AN I'l.OT. In the frankness that shall characterize his letter, 1 warn you against extreme men i:i'l measuics. The old paths are the Palest, i"cry aoon J shall take my place with you igain In the rani;.;, and for my own pari, in lie stiuifiilc that lies just ahead of us, 1 pray hat we may have the best, the truest ami the .visest of leaders. Accepting as yon have lone in the utmost good laitii the results of he late war, having adapted yourselves as >est you could to the changed condlllon in four atlairs, you do not realize the oilier pre*! udice that the Uepublica politicians still lave towards you. They are fully deternincd, If they can, to pass the bill now pend-1 nir In Congress, to regulate and control the, 'ederal eleclions in the States. Its niachinsry, meant solely lor the Southern States, is | o be set in motion upon the petition of tlve ill lid red voters in any one of the Con^ressonal districts. These will readily be found n every Congressional district of the Stales ately engaged In the rebellion (sc-called) and f / i ... .. not In one of tin- States that adhered to the Union. Should the hill become a law the struggles of IS70 will be renewed in South Carolina, and you will need all of trie wisdom, all of the moderation, all of the enthusiasm and devotion without which that splendid victory would have been turned Into disastrous defeat There arc other grave and important questions thai. 1 would gladly bring to your attention, and many other strong reasons that might be given in opposition to this proposed raid upon the treasury, but this letter has been extended far beyond the limits proposed at the outset. 1 would like to call your attention to the unholy alliance between the farmers of the West and the Knights of Labor, which bodes no good to us. See tlielr effort already made to depress about the only exclusively Southern industry, cotton seed oil, by the passage of what is known as the compound lard hill. Look at the exorbitant demand for pensions, already requiring more than one hundred million dollars annually, and the end not yet. It has been just cause of pride with us that our regular army Is so small and inexpensive, and to-day no monarchy in the Old World pays as much to keep us Its standing army as we pay lor pensions. AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL BILL. 1 have refrained from staling the constitutional objection to the sub-treasury bill; that is of the nature of technical law, but for that matter all law is technical: this objection is so obvious that I hazard little In saying that I do not believe the bill will ever be reported by the committee to which ii has been referred. If it should be, and should be passed by the two houses of Congress, I do not be-' lleve the President will approve it. and I have no doubt but that the Supreme Court would declare It to be unconstitutional. mere is no warrant in me luiisuvuuun the Governmenl ever becoming a moneylender. It Iihk the power by various methods lo levy taxes, to borrow money 011 the credit of the United States, to regulate commerce will) foreign countries and between the States; and there are sundry other powers delegated lo It bv the States, but by no process of construction, however strained, unless It be as boys at school sometimes get the answer to their sums, by "forcing," can this time-honored though much aouscd Instrument be made to vield such a result. groundless charges. The matter ot greatest concern to the people of South Carolina is the preservation of the integrity and political supremacy of the white race, which can alone secure the perpetuity of the present form and methods of good government. The experiment of carpetbag, scalawag aud negro rule has been tried and endured as long as it was possible to bear it. Hut when I hear wholesale charges of profligacy and corruption made against those who have faithfully discharged their otliclnl duties in every department of the State government, charges unsupported by a tittle of proof, and too often lUtened to with willing ears, I can but fear that many are beginning to regard our deliverance as assured for all time, and that for lis continuance little or no vigilance is requited. Accept my thanks for tire opportunity nfforded by your letter of giving to you and to others this expression of my views, and trusting if they are correct, as 1 believe them to be, that you will concur In them, I am very respectfully and truly ynrs, J AS. S. COTHRAN. Contributed I,oeals. Aurkvillk. S. April 29,18!H). Rev. \. L. Patterson, of Ml. Uarmcl, preached In Die Court House la-t Sabbath. Hev. Mr. Owen filled the pulpit in the Methodist church morn Inn and evening, preaching two most excellent sermons. Mr. Oiven is a true Georgian and is not afraid to raise his voice against the public vices of the day. The secon J church conference of the Methodist church was held last .Sabbath after morning services. llev, L. K. t eaty In the chair. Report from the .Superintendent of the Sunday School showed it to be in a nourishing condition, better than for years past. The financial report was good, ami altogether the outlook for the future as well as the present was bright. Last Saturday our streets ln*ld the appearanccot a city, as they were crowded with people, while our stores were thronged from morning till night, and the poor clerks rushed to their utmost capacity. Such Is the busy lite In old Abbeville. Mr. Geo. W. Syfan hauled the first. Iron for the Abbeville branch road, and has been running on this road about 38 years, has lived to wear out the first Iron and has hauled new Iron to replace the old.During this long period although some accidents have happened on the road, yet he < an truly say, not a single passenger has ever been hurt. His record is indeed wonderful, and he has been faithful to his trust. Wechallengeany engineerto make a better showing. Why are our town taxes so high, when two thousand dollars extra have been thrown Into! the treasury from new licenses granted?' .stiould not our taxes be reduced, or this twoi thousand dollars go to lighten the burden of our people by being applied to the liquidation of our railroad debt. Would this not be a more Judicious expenditure of the people's money than to spend it so lavishly In filling up old gullies, Hunting out new walks to be made, dc? and run I lie town with the same taxes as was coileoted while the liquor license was abolished. What say the people ? Friday, May 2d. is appointed by the presl dent of the woman's Missionary Society of the M. E. Church as a day of fastlugand prayer and the society of Abbeville is requested 10 meet in the Methodist church on that day at 4 o'clock p.in. M. E. A. TE Offers the Following 1- Large Box Blacking, 10 dlirercnt kinds Glassware, 2 Papers Fins, 1 Paper Pins, best, 8 Papers Needles, 1 Box (3) Crochet Needles, 1 Dozen Safety Pins, I Yard Elustlc. 1 Hat Hack, 7 Pins, 1 Mottle Hhoo Dressing. 1 Box Hair Pins, 100 a.*sorted, 1 Large Red Handkerchief, 0 Ten Spoons, .'! Tiil>lc Spools, 1 Toy Iron and Stand, 1 Harmonica, 1 Large Kitchen Spoon, The Following are C different sizes Milk Pans, 1 Stew Pan, 1 Kice Boiler, 1 Bugiry Whip, :iTin Cups, 1 Hair Brush, 1 i.ar?e Chair Seat, 1 Gross Pant Buttons, 1 Coveted Tin Bucket, W. JOEL SfflJ We have opened up SPRING AND S and most cordially invite our frie when in need of anything in the ' We have given special atte; GOODS. We guarantee our stoc equal, if not superior, to any that ity for the prices at which they a GOOD QUALITY, PERFECT Many of our friends have already attested t Our Stock of l^elt has liecn well selected nail Is very tempting. \ as well us BOi-il stuplo stylos In STKANV CJOOl)! In SUIKTS our leaders are the well-known s>> a handsome Embroidered llosom Luundrlet attractive. A tine assortment of FLANNEL OVERS] fortable and desirable for hot weal her. OuriiOc for it. We liurdly Know what to say ol our spl< CrJKMXSi9 HTJE It just, lakes the cm leu! Fancy Scarfs in ; Tics, Full Dress Hows, Embroidered Lawn Bow wcwiil promise to sell you the prettiestCra that way. We are showing a beautiful line of Solid and Figured Satteens, Ginghams and Cali< t'H ! :?KMl* NAINSOOKS, PIOUKS. <*c. A IIOMKSI'I NS, I'liA J lis, COTTON A DEK. OASI If you want a pretty and etieap Summer We are head<iuarters for SADDLERY, HARDWA! One word now as to SHOES. We c-irry a fi Wo have several specialties that will surprise $1.50 Gents' Hand-Sewed Shoes. Jas. Means Congress. I.adies Glove Call 51 2"> Button Hoots the favorites. Bring a long memoranda with y money. W. JO April 10. ls9), |t Mk'\ ' ' ' y SPROLES SHORT SAYINGS. Masonic Tactics ? Fence Riders Y. M. A.?Railroa<l Xcws?A Short Homily on Tillman nntl the* Alliance. Gkkknwood, S. C., April is, 1S00. Rev. Mr. Henderson, of Texas, preached in the Presbyterian ehmvli Sunday. Mr. Joel s. llailey has been quito sick for several days. Miss Mary Auld Is visiting Miss Maggie Finley. Dr. J. \V. Dodson was In town last week en route to tho Stale Medical Association. Tho Alliance in some sections seems to have adopted masonic tactics in evading that clause of ttieir constitution foibldding them going Into politics. They simply closc in the Alliance degree ami open In the Fanners Club degree, in which they adopt coercive resolutions tor the candidates. We suppose when they have a sufficient number on the Tillman platform they will open in the boycott degree and get voters enough to elect, them. This Is only an earnest of Tillmanlsm. At a meetlneof our Democratic club Saturday Dr. J. C. Maxwell, Messrs. J. II. Make, J. L. Hughey, A. B. Ellis. J. A. Milling, .1. I!. Sample and I'rof. G. C. Hodges were elected delegates to Abbeville. In adlllloulty between two railroad hands Saturday oue snapped a pistol at the other. He was Immediately discharged. Captain Houser will not keep a hand who carries a plHlOI. The building boom continues. Several more new houses In course of erection. The Medium of last week has a great deal to say about fence riders. We suppose it is good authority on this point, as it has, until recently. been counted as one of those necessary appendages to a substantial fence. Individually we had nothing to gain, and but little to lose, so instead of "straddling." we chose what we think Is the right side. It may turn out to be the left Kev. Mr. Mathews is Improving. There will be a public meeting of the Y. M. C. A. 1h the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon. Prof. Hodges, ('apt. Parks, Mr. J. It. Lcavell, and perhaps others, will deliver addresses. Mrs. G. H. Carter is vlsitins in Greenville. The work of laying track 011 the G., C. & .X. has commenced. A party of ward politicians, under the escort of Mr. T. F. Riley, were the only visitors to the cemetery Sunday evening. We havealways contended that the farmers did not have the representation their social, financial and numerical strength Justly entitled them to, aud would like to see one of their number in the gubernatorial chair, but not Mr. Tillman, any inore than we could expect the farmers to support Grand Masier Workman Powderly.if the Knights of Labor were to nominate him for the Presidency. Awnv wllh the Idea then that we oppose Mr. Tillman, becuu.se lie Is nominated 6y the farmers, or even the Alliance. There are In this state many simon-pure larmers, members of the Alliance too, men who not only have the fear of God in their own hearts?and recognize their accountability to Him of their stewardness? but teaeh others of his real living existence. Certainly some of these devout men would make a good executive, whose administration wouid insure continued peace, harmony and prosperity among u)I classes, and possessing the necessary tactics to the leadership of a Christian people in the present emergency. These are matters worthy the serious consideration of saint and sinner alike, when in the blazing Christian light of the I'Jth century millions of dollars are being spent, and hundreds of lives sacrificed in trying to Christianize the world. It requires no prophetic eye to see that we are not in a soi'lal, political or financial condition to enter Into a heated political campaign, characterized as they always are, by the demoralization of every branch ol Industry, society, and even family estrangements and political upheavals, following In the wake of which is every conceivable form of strife and sectionalism. In our opinion it would be just as impossible for Mr. Tillman to lead any other as for sweet water to (low fiom a bitter fountain. That his aim from the beginning has been personal aggrandisement is a fact patent to every unprejudiced miud. 8. THE FARMERS BANK. Meeting; of the Directors Last WeekDetermination to Itnlld a Vault. The directors of the Farmers Bunk held n mcelinc last week, at wliich the interests of the Bank were discussed in various respects It Is general I j' understood that the present charter is to be amended, so that any Individ ual may take as much stock as he wishes or inuy be able to buy. The by-law, which forbids "outsiders" from subscribing to more than $10,000 of the capital stock, it is thought, will be repealed. With these two changes made the Bank will get all the capital that may be needed. The Directors Ir. their mpetlng last Wednesday determined to build a vairt in which to keep their great iron safe, and burglar proof steel chest. The Bank will be moved to the store recently occupied by Mr. Miller, and the vault will be built there of sullldent size to accommodate the Bank for all needed purposes. My line of wash goods was never larger in gingham8,chiimbrays,seer.-.uckers, lawns and calicoes. W. E. Bell. White embroidery in all widths and prices at. W. K. Bell's. MPLETON * j i _ j r~ _ ti l. .articles ax oc. n.acn. 1 Large Kitchen Fork, 3 sizes Dairy Pans, Lv. each, 1 Large Cake Toilet Soap, 2 Cakes Laundry Soap. 1 Nice Gents Handkerchief, 1 Lamp Chimney, any size, 1 Large Tin Dipper, 1 Fine Comb, 1 30-foot Clothes Line, 1 Small Heel Bolt, 0 Nutmeg*, 1 Large Milk Cup, 1 Quire Note Paper, 1 Package Envelopes, 2 Tin Plates, 1 Wooden Spoon, 1 Medium Lamp Burner. the 10c. Articles. 1 Coffee Pot, 1 Large Lamp Burner, 1 2-lb. Can Apples, 1 2-1 h, Can Corn, 1 2 lb. Can Tomatoes, 1 l ib. Can Sardines, 1 Holtle Pickle. 1 Bottle Sauce. [TH & SONS a splendid stock of UMMER GOODS inds and the public to call on us way of Merchandise, ation to GENTS' FURNISHING )k of READY-MADE CLOTHING can be shown?in style and qualre offered. Our aim has been FITTING & LOW PRICES, but we have succeeded In our efforts. and Straw Hats Vc have a beautiful line of tlie latest novelties I s. for old men, joung men. boys ?nrl children. I "KIGIIMIE" and the "GOLD." We liavenl1 Full Dress Shirt Something new and very [IIRTS. Very popular and exceedingly com* !. while Shirt takes the lead of all other:-. Ask jndid collection of Silk and Satin, Windsor Ties, Narrow Folded s. The best you can do is to come and sot', and vat for the least money you ever expended In Cheviots, Challies, Lawns,! joes, White Lawns, Iso u L'pod stock of HLK.\L'UKi? and HltOWN j UMKKKS, Ac., Ao. LAI' ltOl.K, look at ours before purchasing. RF ANil RRfinFKIFS.1 lib I ii >/ uii w vtaiiii. vi nil stock in this- line and can not fiill to please.' : even tlie closest buyers as 10 cheapness. Our mil SI goods. Our bniir SI oil ami SI.'25 IJals and I > mid I.ace. SI Kid Muttons, Ac., are a few of ou und we will promise tu (ill Iti'hd save you j iEL SMITH & SONS, j .f' H - - . Are Most Respectfully Invited to Make an Inspection of the Immense Stock of nik a sum hods 1 TVTrtw* PA%? Qnin V\tt INUW uncicu lui uaic yjy White Brothers51 M J : $ ""M Without going into particulars it is enough to say that any one can find at the store of WHITE BROTHERS just exactly what he needs. II a laciy wains a JJress, nex t? sue uau aco a large assortment of Cashmeres, Huns Veilings, 'J :VW( Satteens, Challies, | ' S Brilliantes, Muslins, 1 ' and other seasonable fabrics in the latest and most desirable styles. Their stock of WHITE GOODS & EMBROIDERIES C was never more attractive. They offer this season a greater variety of TABLE DAMASKS, NAPKINS, DOILIES AND TOWELS than they have ever kept before. Gentlemen can find no better place tnan the store of WHITE BROTHERS to purchase an outfit for the Spring and Summer; for here can be seen Reacly-Macle f!T .OTTTTlMft """"" " i unsurpassed for FIT, STYLE and DURABILITY. Here too they can obtain the MOST STYLISH HATS, THE BEST SHOES, And FURNISHING- GOODS of all kinds, NTTP/TmTTI? A TD IN JZj V^X\. VV .LJXXJLV, COLLARS, CUFFS, SUMMER UNDERWEAR, HALF HOSE, HANDKERCHIEFS, &c., &c. Let every one call and see how very CHEAP Goods are. Our greatest inducements to purchasers are LOW PRICES and pretty styles. WHITE BROTHERS.