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The Abbeville Press and Banner. / BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, 8. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1900. ESTABLISHED 1844 ' v " ?1 \^j SEEING THE SIGHTS. j A Prclly Yoiinc Laily'" AcfoniU of! II??r Trip l? Wrtwhinifton. Tuesday afternoon. July '!, 1900, we left. Abbe- j ville lor Wellington via PortKinouth. The country through winch we passed was beauiilul and lor the most part in cultivation. We noticed that vegetation changed but little un til we tieared Portsmouth. The wheat and oat crops were just being harvested, showing that our seasons are in advance of theirs. The vestibule trains cm tlie Seaboard Air Line are so comp ete and comfortable that h sleeper m a luxury Instead of a necessity, but after we passed Monroe we were tired out no we went to the Pullman car. It is impossible to sleep soundly even here unless one can fileep any where, for the stops, ringing ol bells, and heat doesn't tend to make one sleep. We reached Portsmouth two hours late having been sidetracked a greater part of the night SHOKT STOP*. We ouly staid In Portsmouth for a short while. The navy yard is about, the only attraction to be formed there. Taking the ferry boat we were soon in me ciiy ui minium. Here we bail two hours to wait before taking the first boat to Out Polot Comfort, so we went to the Atlantic Hotel to wait. This lsoueol the fluest hotels In the south, being well equipped In every detail. GOING UP THK KIVEK. From Norfolk the sail up to Old Point Is all" that can he Imagined. Tuts was my first experience on a steamer. We took our steamer chairs on deck and watched the helm plough through the blue waters of the Chesapeake. We passed the Northwest Coaling station and a large number of ships, vatclies and schooners. After reaching Old Point we were so fatigued that we went right from the steamer to a hotel and rested until afternoon, as we had been traveling all night. We decided that discretion being the better part of valor we had better rest so as to enjoy the Capital cit!y when we reached it. The hotel to Fortress Monroe Is all that Is to be seen at Old Point. The hotel Ilygena Is an elegant building, facing on the li-ty. Alter several hours of rest we took a car and went out to Buck Roe beach. There we saw about two thousaud people, some dancing, some bathing, and some riding on tne merry-go-round. Here they have a plank walk extending some distance into the sea. Several hunartd people were lu bathing while we were there. STOKM-TOSSKD. At sun-set we left Old Point, on board the steamer Norfok. Tbls steamer is one of the finest on the bay and iscompieteln every way; ciouinpr u finished in while llie IUICI IUI wi iiiv v. . . and gold and the saloou Isbeautitully furnish" '.*/ ed. On these steamers you have every con* veolenceand comfort heart can wish. *, Soou after going aboard we went on deck. ? A' storm wan brewing. The clouds were angry and lowering. In ihe distance we could see the lUhtnlng and hear the roar of' the thunder. In a short while a terrible storm broke, it rained and hailed for come time. The chairs on deck were blown irom side to side, the wind was so fierce. Alter the storm passed, the rays of the moon coHxed us on deck again and there we 6tald until quite late. It seemed almost a sacrilege to go in, to sleep, when outside everything was so calm and peaceluL The next morning bright and : early, we were out on deck we bad already left the Bay, were Id the Potomac, n earing the Capital City. Id the clear blue dlataooe we could aee Washington's Monument. Aa we came nearer, one building after another was located. At last we were lauded in the great bustllDg city. It remloded me of "Ciroaa day" at home. Crowds of people passed at, : but notODe familiar face. . : ABHKV1LL.E. 11.1 in iivauuiv.ii There Is so much to beseen la Washington and you cad easily find your way, that we did Dot feel timid about going around alone. Washington is a cosuaopolitain city, bat It you should want lnlormation about anything you can ask any one and be sore of reoelvlng an explicit and polite answer. Among the Abbeville County people we find here and ' who will show their friends every courtesy are: Congressman Latimer, Mr. James Br*:er, Mr. Gibbet; Baker, Mr. W. O. Bradley, M Joe Darlington, Mr. J. A. Johnson and 1). A. Erskine Mller. '.beHritt places of Interest we visited was Uleuu Echo and Cabin John Bridge. At Ulenu Echo there 1h a pavluan and a beautilul Inn, built of rock and enclosed by a ramie rock fence. At Cabin John yon see the iargest and most wondeatul stone bridge la the world. Ii Is a beautjlul arch and underneath It In a quiet, babbling brook, too tloy-tobe spanned by such a magnificent piece of tnfr< soury. It is said. I cannot say it Is history, that a stone was placed in the bridge, healing i.h? nirae of Jefferson Davis, as it was built . while lie was Secretary ot War. This atone whh torn oat by UuIod Soldiers during the "War of the Rebellion," as you hear It called ' up here. We visited Chevy Chase and the zoological gardens. At Chevy Chase there Is a pavlllou for dancing and Haley's Band < plays there every evening. These places are visited by large crowds of people, Sundays ( not excepted. PUBLIC Bl'ILDIXGS. Krldav morning we started out to see all the Public Building* and places of Interest. It is surprising the large number of visitor* that come to Washington. All the buildings have large crowds of slght-seers In them each day. THE PENSION OFFICE* The first place we visited was the Pension Ottice. Here the only thing to see Is the main room where the Inauguration Halls are held. The root Is supported by huge onyx pillars and a fountain plays in the center ol the room. We took the elevator to the fifth floor and looked down. It must be a fairy sceue when filled with richly dressed ladles, and courtly gentlemen. It cost ?5 to be admitted to the aauclng during ^hese balls. 'THE rAi'rrtu.. Krom me renston uracc we weni 10 me Capitol. Tbe building Ik of grauite and Ik very Imposing. Tbe main rotunda it* tilled wltb paintings of famous eyeuts In America's history, and with statues of men who have made nlstory. Soae of these buildings can be described, every tone roust see them to realize what they are. The Whispering Hall 1m interesting, tne faintest, whisper can be heard at some distance. This wall Is filled with statues of America's Presidents and statesmen. We did not attempt to climb to the top of tbe dome, as it Is so tiring. After seeing the rooms where the Congress, the Henate and the Legislature are held, we started to go. but, not before, one of the uuinerous guides who show visitors through, came up and asked If we wished to go up stairs. We didn't see toe stairway, so supposed it was his duty to show the way. But when he began telling roe the stair case was 107 years old, we knew lie was in lor money, we very nusuiy made up our tnlnds uot to go up stairs. It Is more pleasant to go through alone, for the guides go so swilily and talk incessantly. Tin; COX < J KKSSION A I. MIJRAKY. We next visited the Congressional Library, and no one need ever attempt to make any one know what the building Is even like. All that can be said is, It Is built of white marble beautifully carled with garlands of flowers and fruits. The walls are painted to represent Music, Art. Poetry, Education, Medicine and Science. The exterior of the building is as beautiful as the Interior. The gold leaf dome can be seen for miles around. In tlie State. War and Navy building visitors tiud little to interest them. Til K PATENT OFFICE. Th? Patent Office is interesting, as they have on exhibition one ol each thing that has ever been patented. Some of the things are queer looking and have long been out of use and forgotten. In all of the public buildings everything is arrauged for the coiufort of visitors. Comfortable seats aud ice water at every turu. There, too, all the employees are courteous and polite. Our first day sightseeing was fearfully warm and by five o'clock we came home to reat, and after dinner drove Into the city. *1. ? The next day Wjb flatted tbe Corcoran Art (Jallery. More several days could be pleasantly and .^profitably spent. The first fioor Is filled vrtttr naj?terpleces of sculpture. c?.h aa 'ITh* UfMlUcra " "Itvlno ( : In,1 int nr" and "TbfiGkwek ff'ave." On the second floor the lifted with paintings?it would be aseleffcto Attempt to describe them. ; THE MONUMENT. OfccorRe we went up In Washington Monument. The vi*>w from there Is perfect. The monument Ik MX) teet high and It takes the elevator ten minutes to go to ihe top. Stones, beautifully carved, representing eacn Slate In the Union, are plsced in the walls ot the uinniiment, and can be seen as you pass up and down the shaft. I'KINTINO AND ENGRAVINM. We next went to the Printing and Kngraviug building aud were shown through by a dark-eyed young lady whoshowed uh through as though she wished we had stayed in South Carol nut um nevertheless we saw them making money, and saw the steel cuts they use to print tin* money on. The rnonev has to go through fifty-two hands before It is ready to be received. In going through these places so much is seen and so much heard thatlt Is almost Impossible to remember one| third. HOTANKAt. GARDENS ASI) TIIE l'ARKS. The Botanical Gardens are interesting and hexiitifully arranged. Here you see all kinds ol tropica' plants, such as coflee, tea. bread fruit and flowers. The green houses are large and have many curious and beautiful flowers in them. The parks are one of the striking characteristics of Washington. Around ill the Public Buildings the grounds are filledwith flowers, evergreens, statues, fountains, and the grass is kept like a carpet. CALLED AT THE WHITE HOUSE. On Saturday we visited the White House, nrtd President, McKlnley must have been out. We were admitted only to the East. Room rue room ik lurnisnea in wiute ana goiu ; me cryslai chandeliers there arp beautiful. Ltfeat/,e paintings of George Washington, Mrs Washington. and Thomns Jefferson, nre In this room. The White House grounds are large, and kept in perfect order. In tlie afternoon we attended a musieale given hv the Marine Hand on the lawn back of the White House. A crowd of elegantly dressed people were present to enjoy the music. AT CHURCH AND IN THE GRAVEYARD. Sunday we attended a Presbyterian church In Georgetown. After cburcb we drove to Oak Hill cemetery. Here we visited the graves of John Howard Payne, author of "Home, Sweet Home,".and James Gillespie Blaine. The remains of Payne were brought from the Old World by W. W. Corcoran and laid to rest In this beaatl/al city of the dead. -?'. WEST END. II.-ippentngNtoslU Incidents of a Week Carnival weeisSSgan with a warm time from theslar^gB&Jast as the midnight bell procla1aiedrtb6S?hfeath as a day of the past, "Big Bob" annVltalmQ that that greatest of earthly parlftfanfeXas working bavoo with a negro's hoasftttyjl^Mlsburg. The house was owned by Georarennble. f_ LrlSal problem has been Yjjhe "public square" bas 1 a# vIsitors enjoying the sompany of their frlendB In IcKlnley platform oilers of "the full dlDner paid." sod's cling to the shadowy able *'16 to 1." p announces Co'.. Hoyt as a Seville people hope to see rotrt. in F. Livingston, Jr., are n the city. Nellie Pope and Mrs. David mbla, are visiting at Mrs, ell, of Lownde8VlUe, is visiters this week. kerson bas returned from es In Charlotte. who bas been visiting In 3 at borne again. Id, of Donalds, is visiting , gston, daughter of Senator eca, is in the city visiting itth. iditens, of Honea Path, Is vlyttlDg Miss Mary Milford. ilimi on/1 \fuofor fionrirfl rilloa attending Carnival this I Master Harold Kennerly, ol'Greenwood, is vial ling James Tpnapleton. Mr. Urnest yuanska, who has completed bis coarse at Exeter, aod who bas stood a successful entranoe examination to Harvard Uulverslly, Is at home Tor the summer. Miss Panay Wyman. of AikeD, is visiting her BUterMra. J. P. MoKlnnon. Miss Louise Brown lee, Mr. Jamie Pressly, and Miss Jene Pressly, of Due West, are visiting friends hew. Mrs. G. W.Speer, of Monterey, was In the city last W66k> Miss Sallle Wharton, of Iva, is visiting Miss Mamie Cox. BEST GAME OF THE SEASON ) The GrmnwoM Team kimii um 1110 Second Time by b Score of Four to The Green11 team arrived la lown Monday V dUfS Unties of four games. Quite * crowd of lOOMl'' came up to Help uieir tenrn'oaL bmawBiittl their cheering the visllorH venaw^Bfiet a man farther than third bHK?Vfij|ingr,'w'10 thought to be one of the bestwHEnnln the South, was Id the i box for Grlfcta'Wdoa, with "Dick" Sullivan behind the ait;' Everybody 1h an admirer of Sullivan and be Is recognized as the best ball player In these parts, getting one of the two hits, and cateblng ad errorless game. The Greenwood team Is composed of good players but our boys went in to win and won in great i stvle. Our boys have been loosing a good many games lately, but they all seemed to net In the game Monday, and win they would, Gilreath and Cleveland did the bat.tery work and both played a nice game. Gllreath had he visitors at his mercy, allowing only two hits, and pitching the prettiest game ever played on the home grounds. JJelers played a beautiful short, not making an error, and getting two nice hits. Stweart played a good second,and Is credited with a three-bagger. CalliDan did good work at third, also getting iwu nils. XIIII, .JCUK.IIIN, uuu vjrr?y uiu uiue work, and of course bad to each get a hit to even up things. Perrln Ciuarlee umpired the game and not a kick wag made. v TROY NOTES. Trojfiu* at Carnival?lilble Society? Shower of t'aii<li?lale* ? Personal and Oilier .Volt's. Troy, S.t;., July 10, 1900. Mrs. J. M. Kennedy and MIbh Oule are in Atlanta for a lew days. Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Davis are spending this week in town with relatives. There are many Trojans taking in the Carnival at Abbeville this week. Miss Isabel Kscalnnti is down from Due West with I)r. J. 1>. Is eel's Iflmily. The auxiliary meeting of the American Bible Society will convene here in the M. E. church Thursday, the 19th. Sermon by Kev. W 'I' l)mir>un unil nrldress hv Mr. W. W. Ward law, ol Bellevue. Messrs. Jewett Smith, J. B. Harmon anil Mrs. W. (). Sturkey anil daughter, Miss Mamie from McCormick, attended service here yesterday afternoon In tlie Methodist church. Mr. Dave Wardinw and little Edna, from Little Mountain, were visitors at Mrs. J. W. Lvon's yesterday. Miss MinnieTajreart is at Liberty Hill with her sister Mrs L. W.Sbeppard, who Is quite sick. Mrs. Lennle Robinson with her manly son Ralph and pretty daughter Miss ltuth are down from I>ue West among many friends and kindred. Candidates from both counties showered down here last week. We would like to cast a vote for Abbeville oounty'sSupervisor Capt. Lyon. He is an efliclent officer. Dr. W. A. Hunter, from Hunters, was down among friends Friday. Not a candidate, he says. Guess he is the "one" vote candidate. Miss Mlna Whetstone, one of Florida's prettiest young ladles, Is with her sister Mrs. H. D. Pressly, at Cedar Springs. Mr. Charlie Talbert, conductor on one of Augusta's electric railways, wan seriously liurt Friday hy a runaway grocery wagou. We bear .Mrs. Caunle Thomson lias bough't tbe Sibley house here, and will remodel It and make Troy ber home. Master Arthur Brynglesen Is up from Angiistu to see Dr. J. 15. Owen's family. Miss Kinuia Devore from Kirkseys will spend some time with her cousin Miss Lela Home. Mr. Frazier Whetstone left for his home in Florida alter a pleasant visit here to kindred. Nick. Allrnelion* lot* Small Politicians. Columbia Uecord. Col. Iloyt endorses llev. W. H. Richardson's assertion (hat small politicians use the dispensary to ride Into ofllce. If that be true, it Is no argument at-alust the dispensary. Some very small politicians have tried to ride into oflice on prohibition. Kvery Issue attracts ullice hunters. i 'McKINLEY'S notification. . He Accept* (he Republican Mottiinn* lion for I?reNi?lent?Votnhle SpeecIT e* nl Canton. SENATOR LODGE SPEAKS. Senator Lodge said : "Mr. President, this committee, representing every state in the Union and the organized territories, of the United states, was duly appointed to announce to you formally your nomination by the Republican national convention, which met in Philadelphia on June 19 last, as the candidate of the Republican party for president of the United States for the term beginning March 4, 1901. "To be selected by the Republican party as their candidate for this great office is always one of the highest honors which, can be given to auy man. This nomination, however, comes to you, sir under circumstances which give ita higher significance and make it an even deeper expression of honor and trust than usual. You were nominated unanimously at Philadelphia. Yoq received the vote of every delegate, from every state ami from every territory. The harmony of sentiment which appears on the face of the record was but the reflection of the deeper harmony which existed in the hearts and minds of the delegates. Without faction, without dissent, with profound satisfaction and eager enthusiasm you were nominated for the presidency by the united voice of the representatives of ourgreat party, in which there is neither sign of division nor shadow of turn? inc. Such unanimity, always remark- ] able, is here the more impressive, be- j cause it accompanies a second nomination to the Kreat office which you have ' Held for tour years. i?ot me xacue triumph of hope over experience, but the Hober approval of conduct and character tested in many trials and tried by heavy and extraordinary responsibilities. NEW AND MOMENTOUS QUESTIONS. "With the exception of the period in which Washington organized the nation and built the'stateand o( those other awful years when Lincoln led bis people through the agony of civil war, and saved from destruction the work of Washington, there never has been a presidential ter.u in our history so crowded wiih great events, so filled with new and momentous questions as Jbat which is now drawing to an end. Those declarations which were made in St. Louis in 1896, you, sir, united with 'he Republicans in congress in the placing of the tariff'and the establishment of the protective policy. You maintained our credit and upheld the gold standard, leading the party by ?nitr oHvino tn the nneaocrp nf tha crpaf. JVU4 ?u %v "w measure which is today the great bulwark of both. You led again the policy which has made Hawaii a possession of the United States. On all these questions you fulfilled the hopes and justified the confidence of the people who four years ago put trust in your promises. But on all these questions, also you had as guides, not only your own principles, the well considered results of years of training and reflection, but also the plain declarations of thenationalconvention, which nominated .vou in 1996. "Far different was it when the Cuban question, which we had already promised to settle, brought on war and then peace, with Spain. Congress declared war, but you, as commander iu chief, had to carry it on. You did so and history records unbroken victory iu th^first shot of the Nashville to the day when the protocol was signed. The peace you had to make alone. Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines, you hud to assume aloue the responsibility nf takinir them all from Soain. Alone and weighed with the terrible responsibility of the unchecked war powers of the constitution, you were obliged to govern these islands and to repress rebellion and disorder in the Philippines. No pariy creed defined the course you were to follow. Courage, foresight, comprehension of American interest, both now and in the uncharted future, faith in the American people and in their fitness for great tasks, were then your only guides and counsellors. m'kixley's great policy. "Thus, you framed and put in operation this great new policy which has made us at once masters of the Antilles and a great eastern power, holding firmly our possession on both sides of the Pacific. "The new and strange ever excites fear and the courage and prescience which accept tbemalways arouse criticism and attack. Yet a great departure and a new policy were never more quickly justified than those undertaken by you. On the possession of the Philippines rest the admirable diplomacy which warned all nations that American trade was not to be sliut out from Cliina. It is to Manila lliat we owe the ability to send troops and ships in tbis time of stress to the defense of our ministers, our missionaries, our consuls and our merchants in China, instead of being compelled to leave our citizens to the casual protection of other powers, as would have been unavoidable had we flung the Phillippines away aud withdrawn from the Oriedt. "Rest assured, sir, that the vigorous measures which you have thus been enabled to take, and that all further measures in that same direction which you may take, for the protection of American lives and property will receive the hearty support of the people of the United States, who are now, as always, determined that the American citizen shall be protected at any cost in all his rights, everywhere, and at all times. It is to Manila, again*, fcotour fleet in the buy and our arn^o&laDd^ that we shall owe the power, wwa^iese scenes of blood iu China are joloWed/te exact reparation, to enforce stern justice, and to insist, in the final settlement, upon an open door to all tb^vaat market for our fast growing commerce. "f^veuts moving with terrible rapidity have been swaift witneeses to the wisdom of.your action in theeagt; The Philadelphia convention has adopted your policy both ifi the Antilles and the Philippines and baa made It their own and that of the,Republican party. HIS CRY OF HARl) TIMES. "Your election, sir, next November, assures to us the continuance of that policy abroad and in our new possession. Tov entrust these difficult and vilal questions to other hands, at once [incompetent and hostile, would be disastrous and a still more unrelieved disa-ter to our posterity. Your election means not ouly protection to our industries, but the maintenance of a sound currency and of the gold standard, the very cornerstones of our economic and financial welfare. Should these be suaken as they would be by the success of our opponents, the whole fabric of our business confidence and prosperity would fall into ruin. Your defeat would be the signal for the advance of free trade, for the anarchy of a debased and unatablecurrency, for business panic, depression and hard times and for thewreck of our foreign policy. "Your election and the triumph of the Republican party, which we believe to be as sure as the coming of the day, wil< make certain the steady protection of our industries, ^ound money and a vigorous intelligent foreign policy. roey win continue those conditions of good government and wise legislation, so essential to the prosperity and well being, which have blessed our country iu such abundance during the past four, years. "T&pannouncing to you your nomination/as the Republican candidate for the presidency we have the honor also to Bubmit to you the declaration of principles made, by thenational convention, wbich:-#e trust will receive your approval. We can assure you of the faithfal and and earnest support of tbe Republican party in every state and we beg you to' believei that we discharge here today with feelings of the deepest Seconal gratification, this honorab'e uty imposed upon us by the conven, M'KINLEY IS CHEERED. S^The senator's remarks were frequently interrupted with applause. Wb? Senator Lodge closed President IV Kinley mounted the stand and tbe vast concourse of people cheered heartily. It was some moments before the president could proceed. He had a manuscript in his band but referred to it only at long intervals. When he mentioned the "new peoples under our care" there was a hearty burst of applause. MK. M'KINLEY'S ACCEPTANCE. President McKinley said : "Hanufnr T.nricro anH (JflnHomon nf the Notification Committee: "The messape which you bring to me is one of signal honor. It is also a summons to duty. A single nomination for the office of president by a great party which in tbirty-two years out of forty has been triumphant at national elections, is a distinction which I gratefully cberisb. To receive unanimous re-nomination by the same party is an expression of regard and a pledge of continued confi- , dence for wbich it is difficult to make adequate acknowledgement. If anything exceeds the honor of the office of president of the United States it the responsibility which attaches to it. Having been invested with both, I do not under-appraise either. Any one who has borne tbe anxieties and burdens of the presidential office, especially iu time of national trial, cannot contemplate assuming it a second time witho'ut profoundly realizinc the severe exactions and the solemn obligations which it imposes and this feeling is accentuated by the , momentous problems which now press for settlement. If my countrymen shall confirm the action of the convention at our national election in < November I shall, craving divine guidance, undertake the exalted trust, , to administer it for the interest and , honor of the country and the well- ' being of the new people who have be- , come the objects of our care. The ( declaration of principles adopted by the convention lias my hearty approval. At some future date I will consider its subjects in detail and will, by letter, communicate to your chair- < man a more formal acceptance of the i nomination. On a like occassion four j years ago, I said : QUOTES HIS OLD WORDS. "The party that supplied by legisla- < tion the vast revenues for the conduct f of our greatest war; that promptly restored the credit of the country at its close; that from its abundant revenue repaid off a large share of the debt incurred by this war, and that resumed specie payments and placed our paper currency upon a sound and enduring basis, can be safely trusted to preserve both our credit and currency with honor, stability and individuality. The American people hold the flnanctel honor of our government as sacred as our flag and can be relied on to guard it with the same sleepless vigilance. They hold its preservation above party fealty and have often demonstrated that party ties avail nothing when the spotless credit of our country is threatened. " 'The dollar paid to the farmer, the wage-earner and tbe pensioner must 1 continue forever equal in purchasing < and debt-paying power to the dollar ! paid to any government creditor. " "Our industrial supremacy, our productive capacity, our business and commercial prosperity, our labor and i its rewards, our national credit and currency, our proud financial honor and our splendid free citizenship, the birthright of every American, are all 1 involved in the pending campaign and thus every home in the land is directly and intimately connected with their proper settlement. '' 'Our domestic trade must be won back and our idle working people employed in gainful occupations at American wages. Our home market must be restored to its proud rank of first in the world and our foreign trade, so precipitately cut off by adverse national legislation, reopened on fair| and equitable terms tor our surplus agricultural and manufacturing products. "'Public confidence must be restor- , ed and the skill, energy and the capital of our couutry find ample employment at home. The government of the United States must raise money enough to meet both its current expenses and increasing needs. Its revepues should be so raised as to protecl^the material interests of our peopw^fith the slightest possible drain upon their resources and maintaining rtiat high standard of civilization which has distinguished our country for 'more than a century of its existence. " 'The national credit, which has thus far fortunately resisted every *very assault upon it, must and will be upheld and strengthened. If sufficient revenues are provided for the support of the government there will be no necessity for borrowing money and increasing the public debt. KNDJiKSS CHAJN BROKEN. "Three and one-half years of legislation and administration have been concluded since those words were spoken. Have those to whom was confided the direction of the government kept their pledges? The record is made up. The people are not unfamiliar with what has been acomplisbed. The gold standard has been reamrmen ana strenginenea. me endless chain has been broken and the drain upon our gold reserve no longer frets us. . . "The credit of the country has been advanced to the highest place among all nations. We are refunding our bonded debt bearing three and four and five per cent, a lower rate than that of any other country and already more than $300,000,000 have been so funded with again to the gov^nment of many millions of dollars. Instead of 16 to 1, for which our opponents contended four years ago, legislation has been enacted which while utilizing all forms of our money, secures one fixed value for every dollar, and that the best known to the civilized world. "A tariff which protects American labor and industry and provides ample revenues has been written in public law. We have lower interest and higher wages, more money and fewer mortgages. The world's markets have been opened to American products, tvhich go now where they nave never gone before. "We have passed from a bond issu; to a bona paying nation ; from a ' ">n of borrows to a nation lenders ; from a deficiency in the revenue to a surplus; from fear to confidence; from enforced idleness to profitable employment. The public faith has been UDheld. DUblic order bas been maintained. ' We have prosperity at home and prestige abroad. THREAT RENEWED. "Uo fortunately the threat of 1896 has just been renewed by the allied parties without abatement or modification. The gold bill has been denounced and its repeal demanded. The menace of 16 to 1, therefore, still hangs over us with all its dire consequences to credit and confidence, to business and industry. The enemies of sound currency are rallying their scattered forces. The people must once more unite and overcome the advocates of repudiation, and must not relax their energy until the battle for public honor and honest money shall again triumph. "A congress which will sustain and, if need be, strengthen the present law, can prevent a financial catastrophe which every lover of the republic is interested to avert. ? "Not satisfied with assaulting the i currency and credit of the government, our political adversaries con demo the tariff law enacted at tbe extra session of the congress in 1897, known as the Dingley act, passed in i obedience to the will of the people < expressed at tbe election in the pre- < ceding November, a law which at once stimulated our industries, opened the idle factories and mines and gave 1 to the laborer and to the farmer fair i returns for their toil and investment. Shall we go back to a tariff which . brings deficiency in our revenues and ' de?truction to our industrial enter- | prises? Faithful to its pledges in i these internal affairs, how has the < government discharged its internal : duties? < QUOTKS FROM PLATFORM. "Our platform of 1896 declared: cc imu~ tt ' J. uc xiawaiiau loiauuo auuuiu uu , jontrolled by the United States, and no foreign power should be permitted to interfere with them.' "This purpose ha9 been fully accomplished by annexation, and delegates from those beautiful islands participated in the convention for which you jpeak today. In the great conference sf nations at The Hauue we reaffirmed before the world the Monroe doctrine ( ind our adherence to it and our determination not to participate in the complications of Europe. We have bappily ended the European alliance In Samoa, securing to ourselves one of the most valuable harbors in the Paci- ( flc ocean, while the open door iu China gives to us fair and equal com- ; petition in the vast trade of the Orient. ;nmp thincH have h&nnened which were not promised, nor even foreseen, J and our purposes in relation to them , must not be left in doubt. A just war bas been waged for humanity and . with it has come new problems and , responsibilities. Spain has been ejected from the western hemisphere, and , our flag floats over her former terri- , tory. Cuba bas been liberated and our guarantee to her people will be 1 sacredly executed. A beneficent gov- ! ernment has been provided for Porto Itico. "The Phillipines are ours and American authority must be supreme throughout the archipelago. There will be amnesty, broad and liberal, but j no abatement of our rights, no aban- ( donment of our duty. There must be no scuttle policy. We will fulfill in the Philippines the obligations imposed by the triumphs of our arm* and by the treaty ot peace ; by international law ; by the nation's sense of ( honor; and, more^ than all, by the rights, interests and conditions of the Filipino people themselves. "No outside intereference blocks the way to peace and a stable government. The obstructionists are here, not elsewhere. They may postpone, but they , can not defeat the realization of the hijrh purpose of this nation to restore order to the islands and to establish a just and generous government, in which the inhabitants shall have the largest participation for which they are capable. The organized forces which have been misled into rebellion i have Deen dispersed oy our faithful soldiers and sailors and the people of the islands delivered from anaichy, pillage and oppression, recognize American sovereignty as the symbol and pledge of peace, justice, law, religious freedom, education, tbe security of life and property, and the welfare and prosperity of their several communities'. We reassert the early principle of the Republican party, sustained by unbroken judical precedents, thnt the representatives of the (teople in congress assembled have full legislative power over territory belonging to the United States subject to the fundamental safeguards of liberty, justice and personal rights, and are, vested with ample authority to act 'for the highest interests of our nation and the people entrusted to its care.' "This doctrine, first proclaimed in the cause of freedom, will never be [used as a weapon for oppression. I am glad to be assured by you that what we have done in the far east has the approval of the country. "The sudden and terrible crisis in China calls for the gravest considera tion ana you win not expect iruui me now aDy further expression than to say that nay best efforts shall be given to the immediate purpose of protecting the lives of our citizens who are in peril, with the ultimate object of the protection and welfare of China, the safeguarding of all our treaty rights and the maintenance of thoae principles of imperial intercourse to which the civilized world is pledged. "I can not conclude without congratulating my countrymen upon the strong national sentiment which finds expression in every part of our common country and the increased respect with which the Americanism is jrreeted throughout the world. We have been moving in untried paths, but our steps have been guided by honor and duty. There will be no turning aside, no wavering, no retreat. No blow has been struck except for liberty and humanity and none will be. We will perform without fear every national and international obligation, The Republican party was dedicated to freedom forty-four years ago. It has been the party of liberty and emancipation from that hour ; not of profession; but of performance. "It broke the shackles of four million slaves and made them free, and to the party of Lincoln has come another supreme opportunity which it has bravely met in the liberation of 10,000,000 of the human family from me yoae or imperialism. "In its solution of great problems, iu its performance of its high duties, it has had the support of all parties in the past and confidently invokes their co-operaton in the future. Permit me to express, Mr. Chairman, my most sincere appreciation of the complimentary terms in which you ornvey the offical notice of my nomination and my thanks to the members of the committee and to the great constituency which they represent for this additional evidence of their favor and support." FAIRBANKS PLEDGES INDIANA. The audience appreciated the deft turn which Mr. McKinley gave to imperialism and cheered most heartily. When the president closed there was loud calls for Hanua but Colonel Grant, chairman of the local committee introduced Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, who iu a brief address declared McKinley would be re-elected and pledged the vote of Indiana for McKinley. In response to renewed calls tor Hanna the national chairman appeared and said the Republicafi party Df Ohio and the United States expected every man to do his duty and do it earnestly. Hanna caused a laugh when he said the Republican party at Philadelphia had done its duty and "Mcbinleyhad coucluded to accent" and "the party must do the rest." Mr. Hanna was followed by Charles Emory Smith, postmaster general, , who said it was evident that this gathering was entirely satisfied with their candidate and their national chairman. He went on to say that : four years ago the battle lines were drawn as they were today. He spoke sarcastically of the Kansas City plat- i form, charging it with being full of inconsistencies. He concluded with a high tribute to President McKinley. LODGE GETS SARCASTIC. Senator Lodge was recalled and ; paid a glowing tribu.e to .president : McKinley, saying he resented unjust : criticisms of the president during a : trying time when he was doing his full duty. He referred to Bryan as the nominee of "mixed tickets," and said there was no possibility of Bryan forming a cabinet and named the leader* of the several conventions as ] material from which selections would have to be made. i Col. Samuel Parker, of Hawaii, [ pxplained how politics was run in the Pacific islands. He said he was not a speaker but a rancher or a cow boy. He supposed one reason Booeavelt was ; popular was because he was a cowboy, rbis was the first mention of Boosevelt's name and it created applause. 1 He said they had a Democratic party in Hawaii, also an ice trust. They were glad to be admitted as a state, i He had come colleagues who wanted ^ to come back here when the senators 5 were elected. He said he had heard a 1 great deal about imperialism but when he came to Canton yesterday he was admitted without waiting about. He * was a cabinet officer of the late Queen Liliuobalani and one would have to wait a week to see her. He was glad . that kind of imperialism was over in j Hawaii. This closed the speech-mak- 3 ing and the notification parry went to the luncheon. > j # J W. D. Bnrkadnle Loenln. Tbe finest flour. Try"Grandeur.'1 Good stock of stovea all Alzes. Come and see them. Fruit Jars all sizes. Extra rubbers. A splendid lot of alopee crockery. Canoed goods of a)l binds. Ham*, breakfast bacon. J New wtilte oottolene, very fine. 1 Nice trenob candy In bulk. Pure raoaoovada molases tbe finest we can ' jet. All IrlnHaftf CAndB fit lnw nrlnpj. 1 Come Id, , June 5.1900. W. D. 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Savannah 12 06 a m " Barnwell 4 00 a m " Blackville 4 16 a m fflr. 700amll06aiu '* " Prosperity 8 14 a m 12 10 n'n " Newberry 8 30am 1225pm M Ninety-Six 9 30am 120pm " Greenwood. 9 50am 166pm Ilt. Hodgea 10 15 a m 2 16 p m Lv. Abbeville. .. 9 35 a m 1 85 p m Ar. Bolton.. 11 15 a m 8 10 p m Lv. .Anderson ;. 10 45 a m 2 85 p m Greenville 12 20 p m 4 15 p m A1*. Atlanta.(Cen.Tlme) 8 55 p m 9 00 p m ' STATIONS. N^fe. | gT LV. Greenville 6 30 p m 10 15 a m ' Piedmont 9 {K p m 151? ? ? " Williamgton, 6 23 p m 10 6p a m Aj. Anderson 7 15 p m 11 40 ft m Lv. Belton . 0 45 p m 11 15 a m A.r. Donnalda 7 1=> P m 11 40 a m At. Abbevilla 8 10 p m 12 25 p m r__ 7 35 p a 1155am B: G^enwood'::;:.':::. 755 I? 12 20 P? ? Ninety-Six. 8 83 p m 12 65 p m ' Newberry o^Sm 2 14 d m - ProanoritT 045pm ? 1? P m M uao_e_m_38ojj? lr. Blackvill*.? * g a m Barnwell ? 20 a m " Savannah 6 15 a m ( r tv. Kingville | 5? a m jH ? 2 ? Orangeburg ?!feain ? Branchville 4 26am glopm ' Summerville 6 6SJ a ni| 7 28pm jr.Charleston 7 00 a m. 8 15 p m MsSt? stations, ap . [1 00p 7 00aLv..Charleston..Ar ? 15pT?? [8 00n 7 41a " Summerville J 28 p 5B? 1 65 a 8 55 a " .Branchville. _ 6 15 p jl 26 ft j 8 60a ? aaa Orangeburg oaop ?? ? | 4 80a 10 15a " ..KingviHe " 4 43p 2 82a S1T5 Lv. .Savannah Arl .{ TBI' 4 00 a M ..BarmveU .. " .. 8 20a i 4 15 a ..Blnckville.. " 8 06 a 8 80 a 11 40a 11 ..Columbia.. " 8 20p 9 80p 9 07 a 12 20p 41 . .Alston.... M 2 8Qp 8 60a 10 04a 123p . .Safatuo... " l?p I tAp, 10 20a 2 OOp " ?.?Union..... 12 4$P 7 tip 10 88a 2 22p '..Jone8ville.. " 13 26p 0 Bp 8) 64 al 2 87 p " .-Pacolet.... " 12 Wp 8 42 p 1126a 8 10 p Ar Spartanburg Lv 11 4E a 6 rap 11 40 a 8 40 p Lv Spartanburg Ar 11 17 a 6 00ft 2 60 p 7 15 p A?...Ashe villa ?J*r 8 00 SI 8 (ftp "P'p. m. "A" a. m. "N"3lgbt. DOUBLE DAILY SEE VICE BlfiTWHHH CHABLEStON AND GREENVILLE. Pullman palace alec ping cars on Tr^ns fifiaad 16,87 and38, on A.ana0. division. 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