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$|riier? is a lad who lives in^kansaw. Who Can out mor?, wood than his ma . can saw, And can saw more wood than his pa j can saw; ^ive'm good saw-but saw ajiy boy . - S ; : y?u ever saw saw." /Tom A- Hawk. : Tom A. Hawk writes-a good J Ttte1* I -.for THB ADVERTISER this week. Hunt>| it up and read it. Baptist Church Meeting. ^iV There'll; be a busin?ss jnee?'iig in the ptMifiatchurch to-night'(Wednesdayj. j ^Tv Soothf wishes alf the members to | r-be present. - The Kdjfefield Hotel. - Architect W. F. Doby bas just fin-j .isbed reshinglmg the Edgefield'Hotel," ' kept by our genial fellow townsman, | - Capt. J. M. Jones. Leave? for-New Yorlc. Mr. Alvin Har? leaves fer New Twkiaa few days to buy a stock of goods for the flrmsVof Alvin Hart 1 Co. and. E. B. Hart & Co, , , < ; : Crudding Spring. - v?Peacri arid pear frees are just begin- J ning to blossoin-unusually late, so 'late m fact that we have joyous an- j r?cipatioBs of a good fruit year. -Millinery. Mrs. Gibson .md Miss Ida Covar l&ve-removed their millinery goods to Mtv.W. H..Turner's Store-occupying Che apartments recently vacated^ by Mrs; Leonard. . * Bateaburg Alliance Store. Mr. Joseph Etheredge has been ap ^.pointed manager of tbe Alliance store I 'ra'rg and has gone to New j feet the arrangements, mjf. ?^Hr.'Si.dBey"Powell, a Northern gentle- | : : man who Jives about four miles from ^Edgefield is planting sixty aires in v?ruit,*riiostly grapes, for Northern s markets. J. "Willi ion Thurmond, Esq. J. "William Thurmond, Esq. has been appointed by Governor Tillman su 7 pervisor of registration for Edgefield County. Mr Thurmond will make a most excellent officer. > ?few!ivr<?mt>?r?. - Misses. Emmie and Muriel Tim mons and Messrs. Manly and Et a ure gard Timmons united with our vil lage" Baptist church last Sabbath by ^letter from Stevens Creek church. ?TSad j?J?fltction. Mrs. P. S. Sawyer, of Johnston, died !" at her home in tbat town on Saturday v. last, aged about forty-one years. Mrs. .-"Sawyar was a most estimable woman. She left a large family to mourn their .loss to whom we extend our profound . sympathies. . Sale of Real E?tate. Conductor T. B. Greneker has pur chased a lot from Mrs. C. Abney, op pos i te Mrs. Bates. The Captain got a bargain, he paid only $300 for an acre.- Mr. James Paul, one of our most artistic workmen has the con tract for building a handsome house on this lot: "W. J. Rutherford, CO. We would call the attention of our readers to the advertisement of W. J. Rutherford in another column, of this :* issue. They keep lime? cement, plaster, ??hair, ready roofing, Windsor and-Acme ?laster, hard, salmon and pressed " ick. ] W. J. Rutherford & Co. have a ide reputation for fair dealing, iromptness and liberality Letter.-;. Remaining in the Post Office at Edgefield Feb. " '"Persons calling for these letters will. favis. Robt. Gil Kellie r, Sh i pe Lake, .R.S. ?3SHT, Wade Osborne, C. O. Plunkett, Wade Pane,'L. R. Ros?, Geo. Ranford, A. O.. 'Storr, T. S. Sullivan. Mis?. Susan Ampel, Miss. -Harrie BookeivMrs. M. D. Bulloc k,. Mrs. Eenh Bonum, .Mi?. Hattie Delarjrc, Henry Davis,' wiT1^--j^-T .. cw-if. - r-i-^.y .? .... ' ' i .*rw?i/.- - . ruant > ucL u- Si an. X- fl inj Geo. $ Tu cr ....> in j X( iii M.; ??? Tiiu:-?d:.j li aijo' '" I . . i, -? *<? of the stockholders of . : . ;', and Savings Bank. ..,., ?.. *? nn Aiken county [iyhx'g, . the line; but ..; i ?'? give him . ? ti* -na in :?he:?e.< sii? -T ?r.,.f, a ? e bren ar?; . .:.>. u -. ?rfed ,>r ??is :.;?: "\fk-r jun? in i . .?. .?-. iij? ..;:.itt He\v . : Friend x, ? .>... . la this week, ran* r Legi 1890, and his-friers !?>)>. > '. again. v"Dag" subset i 4> trine that "they also ser.? oitlj stand and wait;" he is waiting md when the people of Edgefield u. want him, all they have to do is to sr?w out, having never yet dunked at the] voice of duty, he promises^o hear that call though he. may be/chasing the wild boar in Cappadocia or feeding flocks on the Gram pian'h i Us. ' What Mr. Booth Said. On last Sunday Mr. Booth prefaced ? his sermon something in this wise: "Last Sunday morning a visitor wor shipped with us, sitting about there," pointing to a seat near the middle niele. He has told me since that he was very much annoyed and embar rassed'during the^services. I won't say what you did to bim. A word to the wise is sufficient." Every one present thought he was the guilty party", and a few. of them thought it wai? she. The word to the wise was strtilcienL, and from that moriient to the benediction all eyes were to the front, notwithstanding a few late comers were a sore trial and temptation. Blessed* is,he-or..she who getteth to church in tiinejto sit iu.the back of the synagogue that they'may see the stranger within the gates without turn, ^ing their heads. I "Eememb gr ?LiotV "Wife." T?'our Presbyterian church on last Sunday theBev. A. B. AVatson preached . a. most excellent sermon from the 17th chapter, 32nd verse of St. Luke, "re member Lot's Wife." The reverend gentleman made a practical applica tion of the text to modern social evils, and hi? whole discourse, while by no means fanatical, certainly inculcated and emphasized the necessity of right living and the avoidance of the latter ??day rout and revel. Mr. Watson is right. The time iias been in Edgefield when to be able to dance the German and, to dance it-, was, in ?the minds of many jteung ladies and gentlemen, the ..open sesame to good society, but the latter people are now looki ng eise where "or an entrance-the truth beinffthat erps'chore is at best but an accom iisbed acrobat and wneu she joins .ands with Bacchus, bf which our town recently bad a notable instance, she be comes a sorry jade indeed. "^Z>eath of Mr. Ben j. H. Miller. I This most estimable gentleman died I suddenly of heart disease at his home 'Dear Trenton last Friday night, and \^w?s buried from Ebenezer church on .Sunday, the large assemblage present ?at the BervU'PB testifying to tile respect *'and esteem iu which was held by the ''?ommunity in which hs lived. The ?ceased was one of the old landmarks rJWgetteld county and a better man ever lived or died wit hin our borders, though quiet and unobtrusive lie was man of decided capacity, and his greet worth and dignity of character was re -ogniied and appreciated by all with gai he came in contact. Ile was essed with four children whom he sed to become honored and useful ?zens,-ami ta whom the memory of ir/atherwill be. an incentive and spiration in every good word and rk. To these children, and to his dow, we extend our sincere sympa iy in thlahonr of their sore berenve nt.< ' kirstin tho Field, v - The Hon; W. J. Talbert isTanno this week for Congress-the Hi the field. - Correspondents Wanted. ?We would likerto have-a good, ; hie person at every postofnce i ?BOtinty to;, act as corresponder 'THE ADVERTISER. ' And Toni Knows. .-Tom Whittle^ the Sitting Bu iMise ?i??ek, says that in .^Edg county Ben Tillman can beat other man-ior Governor three tc Call at Once, .??"?ntl g?t' Jtrst-class. choice of ??ca?tiful-French Sateens, only - yard; at - v WV'H: TuK?ffc?.Tfir An ? Admission. The Orangeburg Alliance :Mo siys: "Reports from all parts o county say that Tillman holds his and is a9 .strong, if not stronge most'plac?s as last year. We are to hear it."" - All at Home. With this issue of THE ADVEBI we commence printing both sides selves. For the last few years our sides have been -printed in Atl We thinE*the present arrangemei printing both uglies here will p more satisfacjjSfc'to all concerned Our OfflceSi: The temporary quarters of THE VEBT?S?'R are in the rooms next M L. Addison's law office, wiiere we he glad to.se?jour'rrjends'ah^the ; lie. Come in "and" look at our presses, type, papre cutting mad etc, etc. We are better equipped the fray than ever before. . Plant ?gsrs. Duning the months of March, ? and Mav, Mr. Henry P. Cook, of G iteville,* S. C., will sell to Edge county people eggs from the pi strains of Wyandottes, Leghc Langsbans at $1.50 per sitting. Cook advises the farmers of Edge county to plant less cotton and i: chickens. Read his advertisement J. William Thurmond, Esq. After an absence of more than a j this, estimable young gentleman returned to Edgefleld and resumed practice of his profession-the His card will be fonnd in another umn. Mr. Thurmond has purchas( lot from J. L. Addison, Esq., oppc the office.of Gary and Evans, and com mence the-erection of a law o thereon in a short time. Tobacco Culture. Trapp McManus, A. C. Penn, several others in. the vicinity of Mo tain Creek church are going to try culture of tobacco on a small s this year. Mr. Penn, who has general supervision of _trhis new parture, says that the soil of that gion is admirably suited to toba raising. Read what our correspond "Tailholt" says about this matter another column. Tne Spring Js Upon Us, And we are receiving this wee nice line of Spring Calicoes, Gi] hams, etc. Call and examine tnern. . Very truly, W. H. TUSKER & C Mrs. Campbell's Bakery. Mrs. Campbell is certainly a pul benefactor. She has put up a regi baker's oven in which she bakes ore rusks and cakes, and she does m than this, she has them rolled -o town in a little bijou of a cart a gells them at such reasonable figu that ut makes yo?T'hsir-.stand. on., < with joy. The loaves pf bread ,are s one for .a nickol and tiwo f<>r a di! johnnie-get ypffr bread 'baked jt like mirier State Depository. rniuv Vnrmers*--?Pan and" Savii ??"K <?i r.'i-is-p?aWvfcasobeen denor rnV.eu .... .^aSirreTBates as one'Pf! "e posit >rias fofc&tate funds. This i coinplinvnt to th? pru'd?ht and. si c?lsf'-l . uiagemerit of this inst i tu ti - ... i; ^n ition whichironi small 1 giur?ings has grown to most respec pie proportions. Indeed with su financiers at its head as Presid? Norris and Cashier Padgett the snits could not have been otherwise. Aa Iridescent Dream. Before the fire in January whi ??laced THE ADVERTISER temporar ?i?V vele combat, the ADVERTISER m I*, had a desire to ret? ?. >n; ". ^Miss-from the sinful woi .a . .- Jshing, but when retii . vhrust upon him he didi find in- owery beds of ease he ^ looking lor- Four weeks of retiremt i*?v . : .tisfied his longings. Ret?reme ppiijcs.?., is an irridescent drea ?a?piest life for mortal man is one. Vffst Piece. This is the first piece printed on o new press. It got things slighl mixed, but it's all right now. "Last night, yesterday morni about one o'clock in the afternoon, 1 fore breakfast, a hungry boy abc forty years old, bought a big custa for a levy, and threw it through brick wall niue feet thick, and juin ing over it. broke his right ankle above his left knee, and fell into a d <nill pond and was drowned. Abc forty year, after tbat, on the same d: an old cat had nine turkey gobblers; high wind blew Yankee Doodle on frying pan, and killed-a sow and t< dead pigs at Boston, where a deaf a dumb man was talking to his au Peter." The Town Triumphs. More than a decade ago the town Edgefleld issued bonds to aid in t construction of. what was then denon nated f ly? Edgefleld Branch Rai Iros The act which authorized the .issuii of these bonds required the railro; company to give to the town' a fir mortgage of its road-bed and fra chises.to sec?re their payment. We things rocked on this way for a tin when along came the Edgefleld, Aike and Trenton railroad and scooped i the Edgefleld Branch railroad, bom and all. A little later the Atlantic at French Broad swallowed the Edg field, Aiken, and Trenton railroa Still later the great Carolina, Cur berland Gap and.'Chicago railrot gobbled, up all.the railroads in sig! With each successive legislature, a< ditiohs and changes were made i the charters, and of course leg things got badly mixed, and no o dinary mortal could tell whether tl town of Edgefleld owed the railroa company or the railroad compan owedthc town Whether the snake that ma'de tl I track . : ' Was going south or coming biick. At this "juncture a suit was brougl on the part of the town to foreclose il mortgage and the case was brougl into the courts. After looking over the legal field t find a man who'could do justice to th subject,, the Court apooiuted Jud? Samuel-W. Melton, of Columbia, to un tangle the web-as special referee t report thc law and facts. In this noi celebrated case the town was repre sented by Messrs. Gary and Evans an J. W. DeVore, Esq., the railroad com pany by Simpkins and Butler and Co Geo. W. Croft, of Aiken. On last Tuesday Judge Melton sen up his report, in which he decided al the points in favor of the town o Edgefleld, and recommended a fore closure of the mortgage and a sale n the road, .Messrs.' Gary, Evans am DeVore deserve great credit for thei legal acumen and research as well a for the zeal and persistence witl which they have fought this case to ? successful end. Personal Mention. I Contractor "Joe Beese is quite il I with pneumonia. Hon. W. J. Taibert met with our County Alliance on Friday, r ' Henry A. Kearney of Smithville' Ga., ? is >n Edgelield for a few days**.: sv. . . .Our 'y?ung.friend, Freddie Parke/, is studying dentistry with his father, Dr. H. Parker. ' Our genial friend, S. C. Cartledge,"of i the State. Depart men t, C ol umbi a, S. Cb, was in our "ttfwn on' Friday^,.' W. J. McK?ra?f. Esq., Vho has "been on.a short Jrip ito Marisnt?.vS. C., reT turned home on last Saturday. ^ Miss Mary McKie," th? bright and winsome dangler of Mr. R.H. McKi?, . ?has returneJ?aome after a pleasant ^sit.tq her fr^iind, Miss Mary Addison. Miss Agnes Griffin ,apd Miss Ella \ Mobley, twc-charming yieung. ladies, are Visiting their aunt, Mrs. Orlando Sheppard. Miss Sunie Ambler, of P?ckens, whose1 vivacity and grace won ber many ad mirers during her stay in Edgefield, ' bas returned to her. mountain horned "Dag" Ouzts, representing Pelzer, Bodgers '?T'Co., the great'fertilizer manufacturers, of Charleston, S. C,::i^ in the city. Mr." W. Hi' Bussell, formerly, of th? ADVERTISES corps, has taken service w,ith the McCormick News. Bud is a good fellow And ?dgeft?ld misses him' much. Mr. M. P. Wells, of Horns Creek, had a political letter in the Newland Cou rier last Wednesday. Mitch is a good fellow, even if he is op pose d*tp. Till man, and wields a vigorous" peni Col. John T. Gaston, of Aiken, is' among us now-an old habitue. The? colonel is working in the interest of the Osage Hedge Company, of Ohio. .He is .also laying rails on bia. own. political fence. Mr. W. H. Turner spent a couple of days in Augusta last week, replenish ing his stock of groceries and other goods. It is well known that many of the heavier staple groceries can be bought to better advantage in Augusta than any other, town, North; or South. CORRESPONDENCE^ Cheering Letters from Varions Sources. The following are sample letters we have received since our loss of the 21st Jan. lant : Thomas J. Adams, Esq., DEAR SIR : Sorry to hear of your big loss. Enclosed please find our check for $6.50 to balance our ac count to date. Wnen you start up again call on ?s. C. J. T. BALK. . Augusta, Ga. MR. .EDITOR: Enclosed I. send postoffice order for $7:50 in pay ment of bill to date. Please credit 'same. I am sorry to hear of your mis fortune, but know you'll pull out all O. K. Yours very truly, HENRY P. COOK. Graniteville, S. C. .'-DEAR SIR: I enclose list of sub scribers at this office, with new ones who wish to subscribe. Hoping soon to see a copy of the old sheet^resuirecl&d'fron^ fOrtune;and ashes, brighter, better, than: before. I an - ---'^-^.-f-Vftry- lUb Hamburg, S. C. DEAR MR. ADAMS : Your friends in this section-and they are many -are glad to hear that you expect soon to publish the solid- old AD VERTISER again. We have sorely missed its familiar face, and will rejoice to have it pay its weekly visit as of yore, with its welcome budget of news, politicaI,'jiidicial, social,- and religious. Long, live the ADVERTISER ! Yours trulv, - W. .A. AV.. Seiglers, S. C. . :" \\ : 'MR. EDITORI It is reported th at you will-shortly begin to publish! your paper, again. I hope this is true as we farmerfe can't do with out our old friend, the Edgefield ADVERTISER. The Tillmanites around here were getting very sad, for all the anti-Tillman -papers were pouring out abuse of the farmers' governor, and the ADVER TISER was burned up and couldn't go for them. Now, we feel cheered up, because we hear the historic old sheet is getting her guns ready. Long live the ADVERTISER ! .." . Yours very truly, j. N. 0. Kirksey's X Roads, Feb. 28,^92. DEAR MR. ADAMS : I rejoice to hear that you have made arrange ments to rebuild the old home of the ADVERTISER and start your pa per again. A few days after the fire^by which you lost po heavily, a friend of yours said to me, "This is a hard lick to Tom Adams, but he'll get on his. feet again. You can't"keep Tom Adams's head un der water, of fire either.'7* Results have confirmed his judgment _of your character, and it is with sin cere pleasure that I learn you are "on your feet again." With best wishes for the ADVERTISER. Your .friend, . ' ?' '. y . J. T. Batesburg, S. C. . . ? MR. EDITOR : Ono of my neigh bors told me^ yesterday that when he was in Edgefield village*" last Saturday, he heard much talk about your buying a brand, new press and starting tho ADVERTISER again. It's no use to say I ara glad. I am a ramracker, and ain't it natural for me to feel joyful when I hoar that the paper that has stood up so manfully for us rararackers will rise from the ttshes, and once more scatter tho rays of truth and right broadcast over Edgefield county! I hopo and know the ADVERTISER will always "git thar" in the future as .in thc past, 4 A RAMRACKER/ Pleasant Lane, Tlionias J. Adams, Esqi, DEAR SIR : We note with regret the serious fire which recently did BO much damage in your town, anil we extend sympathy to you per sonally. Can we do anything for you? Ii I it would ba of .benefit just now w? Should renew our advertisement Le-t^us hear from you. j-. .- *ours truly, . ' X -*. AHQVSTA LUMBER Co. ... CHAS. F. BEGEN,. h r j Gen. ManS^Sec. & Treas. Thos. J. Adams, Eso> MY DEAR ?SIR: ?Nm deep^; pained to'heaa? of yourSogs. 1 knew nothing of it until I received your' letter this morning. THF. ADVERTISER1 was cherished, by all wh?'read and knew: the paper fo: . Its hallowed, time-honored memo '? ties and associations. * * ** I seems to be a strange- coincidonci that the fire occured on the very day . you. wrote to me-probabh only a few hours after. . Well, I.trust you will be able fc: Rebuild and again give us a pape, that will do credit to its time-hon ore d ' predecessor, around who? ,~name so many, fond memorie 'still cling, with -.devotion "thi amounts to sublimity." If I aixx spared to compete my " task, it : will afford toe great - pleasure to perpetuate . its-memory ' in' roy coming book,-giving credit therein to .. each, contribution from- this faithful old "war Jborse" in jour nalism'. . With kind remembrances" of youl many courtesies and with best wishes for all possible sue cess to you, I remain, 1 ? rr- - .-' YoursTt?ly, . G.B.W. Savannah, G?. Tobacco Culture on Mountain -? ? Greek. MR. EDITOR :'Several people in this neighborhood-the neighbor hood pf Mountain Creek Church hot'afrljv -Trapp McManus, F. P. Johnson,"Rufus Bryant, Bill Mc Clure and A. C. Penn, are making arrangements to go into the busi ness of raising .tobacco. They hav? burnt their seed, oeds and broken up their ground. Mr. A. C. Penn, a Virginian, who understands thor oughly the culture and manipula tion of the weed has built a large barn for drying the tobacco, and will have charge of curing all the tobacco raised in the vicinity. Small graitis looking fairly well. Old Ben Tillman is still riding the wave up here, and we farmers intend to keep him on tue crest and push. him? in. . But didn't he mop un the floor wittiXyles in that Agricultural Hall business? We are going to send Ben a chaw of tobacco as soon as we get some cured. Success to the ADVERTISER. . X. Y. Z. Mountain Creek. A Strong Paper for the Adminis tration-Tom -A,Hawk Han dies a Viirle Pen. MR. EDITOR : Please allow me to extend congratul?-*1"^ T'jlfi -ADVERTISER on its'- ?j^fcrVf&?t? iii the journalistic fie^ M ' ii riisg rejuvenated^nd^ftv " t the ashes'. May you . i-iua!:; meet with that su? yo. as serve, and the-old A . ?ski i-r more than eveT- the ?^j * cate of the right,'and izid'true ex ponent, of the opinion and senti: ment of the county on Bvery ques tion and issue affecting the public weal. For- the sake of change, break th3 monotony of this everlasting abuse-- and. criticism, of Tillman, and if see something can't be found .to commend in .the.,Executive and the/Legislature. . . .. . .. If that faction opposed to the present status of affairs, who are iiow: doing all the talking an? ink sftngirig^- W?tfld lay aside pr?ju'di'ce and recOgnize'toe'right of the ma jority- f?'nf?le, there would be no breach tq^lose^- Instead^they are doing" sdme ' high ' kicking, and making: frantic efforis to regain control of the State government, more from a desire to enjoy the frenors ? and emoluments of office than to secure Democratic unity. The people see into their hand and the little game they propose., to play. After keeping up an infernal din for two years, and kicking be cause the people chose to inaugu rate a regime of reform, and after setting up au independent standard winch could only signify an appeal to the ne gro, and .while capitalizing, en couraging," ahoTpatronizing an in dependent organ which has daily abused, criticised and ridiculed the personel and every act of the gov ernment of the people, they^now profess great apprehension that Democratic supremacy may be jeopardized by division in its ranks. ' ?:% . . . y Tie people" were never more ttnited than now, and there was never greater unanimity than that which demands the re-election of Tillman, yet these practised poli ticians and old-timers in their anxiety to unite the people and .close the breach are pretending to fight each other about the manner. In the meantime the "misguided followers of Tillman" are not be ing* fooled by the little sham .fight carried on. That's an old trick known to every seventy-sixer. The people recognize the fact that the fight is not so much against Ben Tillman as against them. They 'have not forgotten how their op ponent's whooped up Tillman when he" took issue with the Alliance on the sub-treasury. It was seriously suggested then to make Ben Till man the dnti-Alliance candidate ah, yes, we all remember that! Those who elected tho present State officers esteem them their faithful and efficient servants and the peers " of their predecessors mentally, morally, and socially. They aro not "a disgrace to tho State," as styled in a recent inter view in an independent sheet by a prominent breaoh-clospr and har monizer. The reform government has given us an able and successful administration. For an honest en ? |/;r-nv<-i ho iviifil the pledged made ; j. ie p ?Q'{>Xt>: . hey deserve/ our "well ! ;<?.). vindication from the j ioxii ; -ina o/' their detractors, ,T? :? ? :j ...... jas .?ot been .accom ! . . . ai triJ?table to the ob . :?:?!'??? \ mwrPm. the way by the : .v - policy ofathe' oppo jraVb i. ? i he people's demands. |-M i j pi v.-?;inent in the r anira of j '.h w 'i ' demand the removal of ! .<;;; ' ,?'.n have unpatriotically ! dor re;:, ^/i the State's, financial j ero-''ii i order to embarrass and |orJy.).?le rho administration. A icky d K-mpt is now being made rto sadd i' . ?n the taxpayers of the [State <. fraudulent debt of two j million f'orlars and not a protest :iad bee* uttered by a journal op ' posed i i ; .ie present administra [Mpif. ". *?? verily believe. that there wou?d b. ?ri joicing in the camp of M. H'veU?tes and so-called con v.- )| the State could' not s iond or our local banks ob u u .vi Ur, if thereby a revolt ! . ! m.'T Tillman could be brought ttit?ou*.. i -ney continually prate that tib^. government is inimical to capital and is.keeping money away. "The wish is father to the thought^ for the truth is, more railroads have been built, more banks c&artered, more enterprises started, and more capital invested in this; State during Tillman's term as' Governor than in any given.period before, notwithstand ing theT^Sw price of cotton and great financial depression. Let no man be deceived by the specious ' plea for harmony. No j objection can be raised to each in dividual or faction exercising his .or their personal preferences; so long a's) they act in conformity with party rules the utmost free dom of- "expression and preference may be* exercised. . Ben tillman's "gang" are stand- j ingby tlie constitution of the true Democracy, and have done all that could be reasonably required for flio'sakeof unity. Let the cry for unity ano: harmony go up after the State nonjinating convention ; un til then ?ll. these professions of anxiety^about peace and unity is politkatolap-trap, and is intended to dup?Vtie people into a desertion of their daders and sacrifice of their principles. Danger can only come th?ugh persistent opposi tion by % vhoso who oppose the choice of the majority. If nothng.but stultification and sacrifice \i principle will secure peace we vant none of it. If our j principles'were right two years ago they ire right now. If we are right it wiuld be cowardly in us to back d?wi, and- we would forever deserve tb-political ostracism of those to vhom we so dishonorably capitulate. If we falter now. all we have ;ained will be lost, and our hope! and expectations can never /nitterialize. Let the old e restored and more dis 11 attach to you for vour "-.^.?piJ-- '-t " ?* .;. 0i . f?: ..ion '?$fc$/i\i*i iu?.-.t ???I? -?tC? '.{.T.t!: l-il^harj-: *w ."-''"t.ii?? i it -for rAi V?T-uK?':it itud priuei?-8 i?: wr?ift >.-v'vr. CasliieiPadgett Writes a Vigor ous better to thc Edge field Monitor. EDITO MONITOR:-Your state ment tht "the president of the FarmersBank pf Edgefield went to Charhton to borrow money for his banko loan out to the farmers, but repo.ed back that "he was un able to otain a single dollar" is untrue. ?We do not suppose that fou infeded to say anything that would irare this bank, but we | ] think irrour zeal to bring dis credit um the present adminis {ration ('our State, you lost your judgmer in venturing upon hearsay > make a statement which you kno can have no good bear ing upo?he bank. We think it is time i* patriotic and honest men to <ase to say things which are not Ised on the truth, but are calculati to weaken confidence in the lancial institutions and public edit of our State. Do not in yjr madness drag down these iritutions in trying to force doa our people pol?tica" opinionether than those the peo pie now old. This bank does not caro be used as a cudgel to beat peoe into believing things that are ot true ; namely, that the bank are unable to borrow money oaccount of the acts of the prent administration of South Colina. Such an asser tion is fie, and those who insist on makii our people believe it, are attesting to deceive the peo pie. Bankeloan money upon the collatera and ability of the borroweio pay back. If the banks ofiur State show them selves il sound condition and offer gooDaper we have no doubt but that ey can borrow as much money ? conservative banking will adm The present admin i stration ?outh Carolina has not been instmental in enacting any law that ?judices the claims of creditors^ teaches repudiation. They havreatod no bogus credits, nor stol( the public moneys. But taxeave been reduced. It is trthat the low price of cotton ft two years past has brought is money to agricul tural regfe to exchange for cot ton than former years when the staple waaelling higher. This has causan unusual scarcity of money ino South, but not alone in SoutlCarolina. In conse quence oiis there is more de? mand toorrow money, The banks of i country cannot sup ply the dand. But the resour ces of ouState and people are abundan! supply sufficient and safe secuf for all the money our banks ouj to loan with their present (ital. Moreover, we have ne cbt but that our banks in SoutiHflfiflna, and in other southern states too, will be able to borrow as much money as conser vative banking ought to permit. Hereafter, when you wish to use any statement for argument or .politics' sake, regarding the suc cess or operations of this bank, please do the management the kindness to consult them as to the truthfulness of the statement you find convenient for your ar .gumeut. Very Respectfully, A. E. PADGETT. Edgefieid, S. C. Feb. 27. 1892 TakeH the Offendive. EDITOR MONITOR : In your fac tional opposition to the powers ihat be, in your editorial of last week, you went out of the way to make an attack apparently upon the Farmer's Loan and Savings Bank of Edgefieid, when you said, "We understand that the president of the Farmer's Loan and Savings Bank of Edgefieid, went to Charleston to borrow money for | his bank to loan out to farmers, but reported back that he was un able to obtain a single dollar." Your statement, I am officially j authorized to say, is postively un true and made without any foun dation of fact. In making such unwarranted statements you are] guilty of gross injustice to the j bank and its officers, since if al lowed to go uncontradicted, it] might work financial harm to the said institution The fact that I the bank has been able to nego tiate loans both at Charleston and I New York to a limit usually ex tended to such institutions, is a direct contradiction of both your j assumptions and deductions. And this is in keeping with the line of j editorials furnished not only by The Monitor, but by many other papers ol the State, in your and their insane attacks upon the pres ent Governor and General Assem bly of South Carolina. Rarely, if ever, in the political history of the world, has any State administration been subjected to? such criticisms, besides assump tions, misleading insinuations, un reasonable deductions, false con clusions and malignant persecu tions as the present one, week by week and day by day, by the major part of-the press of the State, lead on by that arch fiend of Democracy, "The State," which constitutes, in name alone a very infinitesi mal part of the State, save in its own distorted and conceited im agination. If your and their real purpose is to harmonize and con ciliate, heal asperities and unify sentiment, would reason and pru dence dictate such a cour?e as pursued? No, indeed! The .rea sonable and patriotic course would be to admit that some good may come, has come, out of Naza reth. .Tn thp liiyht. nf DAflsinff events I ?vi ti ti ff P ll t: C:.!'- . ifl -?. : -Ti .. nf? ..." t;!( . ?? - . . Vu t ; ? ;.!v- H . : t [/cilium m ia.vai.ion tnree-iourths j? a mill, aggregating more than me hundred thousand dollars, in the face of every possible ob ?truction thrown in the way, both in the execution of the laws and in the course of legislation. But ifter all, this conflict comes be ;ause of a great fundamental prin ?iple involved. That principle is ielf-government-the rule of the people, of the white majority, minority seeks to subvert this or 1er of things and claims by acts f not by words, that the power to .ule, whether by heritage, pur ?hase, position, caste or divinity s not clearly indicated. Un vholesome as it may be to some hey will be forced to learn, sooner >r later, that this is a Democratic State, de facto as well as de jure Republican in its form of govern nent, progressive in its ideas, and hat majorities have a right to ule and will rule, whether they lome from the mountain fastnes es, the sunny plains, the cities he towns, or the villages. The ry of the dishonest politicians that your Governor, your administra ion is the cause of the scarcity of aoney here," wijl recoil on the ordid hearts that nursed it and till the tongues that uttered it ?very thinking man knows that he present financial pressure is on sequent in the South largely ipon the low pnce of our chief noney crop, cotton, but not alto ether- National legislation in he interest of corporations and peculators is not withoat its ef 3Ct. W. H. TlMMERMAN. Timmerman's, S. C., Feb. 27,-'92 The letter of Col. Jos. H. Earle ublished on the first page will e read with much interest, and ) say that it is a "broad, liberal, mrageous; and patriotic letter i but to say the truth. Perhaps no ian in the State has had the op ?rtunity of knowing the sentiment f the people more than Col. Earle, e having taken an active part in werai campaigns and meeting the ?oplefrom all sections of the State tee to fact. 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