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Edgefield Advertiser THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1892. THOS. J.ADAMS,.EDITOR Larry Gantt puts Gonzales in the soup every day. Brethien, Orr is still "studying about it." If the judge knows himself and he thinks he does, there will be a bigger ground swell for Tillman in Edgefield county this year than in 1890. Sheep ?ind the goat a-going to the pasture, the goat told the sheep to walk a little faster. The sheep wouldn't do it, when, Wi?, the goat struck him in the short ribs and knocked him in the gully. The year 1892 will go down to history as the first and only year in all the annals of time in which a political campaign was lost and won befo.-e a single campaign gun was fired, for, to use the language of Col. Pope Hagood, "Tillman is already a-settin' in the cheer." COOSAW IS NO MORE. In ano' her column will b? found a dispatch from Washington to th3 effect that the Supreme Court of the United States has decided th 3 COOS?W case in favor of the sovereign State of South Carolina ; and thus once, more ihe rights of the people as against monopolies ar3 vindicated, OUT L?KEWARMED LUKE. Elsowhere we publish extracts from a number of papers in the State on the nominations of the Thirteen convention. During a newspaper experience of sixteen years we have never known a ticket for State offices to evoke so little enthusiasm and so much lukewarn: ness from press and peo ple as the Sheppard-Orr combina-j tion. Hence we have headed these [ extracts a "Chorus of Lukewarm ness," indeed St. Luke would, had be lived in this day, have hidden his diminished head m shame | that the followers of the Sheppard Orr combination had out luke warmed Luke himself. THE 23RI> OF APRIL. At the grand mass meeting to be held at Edgefield on the 23rd of April, Gov. Tillman will give an] account c f his stewardship, % He j willJook_ bis^dgej?gSL f?g^?H H en?s'squaie in theeyetrbn fnat'day and tell them what he has accom plished for the good of his State j and people and what he has failed to do, and wAy; and the why will be the biggest word in the diction ary to the antis before Ben gets through with it. The whole Shep pard ticket has been invited to meet Tillman on the day named, and show wherein he has failed to do what he promised to do, Let them be and appear at the place appointed and prove their charges against him and his administra- j tion or forever hereafter hold their I peace. Gov. Tillman has been bottled up, his mouth closed, during his incumbency of the gubernatorial office, and his enemies, taking ad vantage of this status, have poured hot shot, shell and shrapnel into him when he could not send a sin gle broadside in return. But henceforth to the ides of August, his pen and his tongue are his own and the fur and the splinters are) bound to fly. THE FARMERS PLATFORM. The following are the demands t made by the Farmers' Movement < in 1890. Cf these about half have been attained, the others will be the issues for the present cam-jt paign : 1. Democratic unity tobe pre-?I served by settling all differences inside the ;?arty lines. 2. Demands election by primary of delegates to the State Con vention. c c ll 3. Demands reapportionment!] of representatives by counties 4. Demands * abolishment of | r Board of Agriculture, and every thing pertaining to Agriculture to be under control of Clemson Col lege Trustees. [ t 5. Demands that South Carolina g Collegejshall be liberally supported t as a classical and literary t institutions. a 6. Demands reduction in size and shape of School Districts. 11 7. Demands rigid economy abolishment of useless offices, ( reduction of salaries for State and j county officials. r 8. . Demands that Railroad 1: Commission be given all necesary a power to protect the people, with out in jnry to the Railroads, ai.rl that Commissioners be elected by the people. 9. Demands a survey of Phosphate territory, and Board of Phosphate Commssioners to take charge of Coosaw and Phosphate interests generally. 10 Demands a Constitutional Convotion. ll. Demands canvass of State and counties bv all candidates. LET IT BE A EDGEFIELD OPENS THE BALL GRAND RALLY AT EDGEFIELD ON THE 23D OF APRIL Tillman and Sheppard, Orr and Aldrich, Youinans and Benet, Gary and Murphy, Are All Invited. In obedience to the call of County Chairman Ernest Gary, twenty members of the Demo cratic Executive Committee met in the court house on Monday the 4th instant. The object of this meeting was to point o it the changes made in the constitution of the party with a view to re-organizing the differ ent clubs in accordance with such new constitution. At the conclusion of the routine business Mr. J. M. Gaines, a sturdy and intelligent Democrat of Gray township, offered the following resolutions : "Whereas, The Democrats of this cor " ty will be called upon in the coming campaign to decide ques tions of grave importance affect ing the welfare of our State, and Whereas, It is of the utmost consequence that our people should at an early day be fully informed on the questions involved, to the end that they may act intelli gently and for the best interests of the State. Resolved 1. That this commit tee call a mass u meeting of the citizens of Edgefield county to be held at Edgefield C. H.. on Satur day, the 23rd instant. Resolved 2. That all Democratic candidates for State offices be, and aro hereby invited to be presentat said mooting and address our peo ple on the issues involved in the coming State campaign." There will be an end of all things human, and an end of Till man no doubt, sometime and somewhere, but the end is not yet, at least not the other end. A CHOKUS OF LUKEWARM NESS. There is no "aristocracy" about the Shep}.ard ticket. It is com posed of representatives of tho people.-Aliance Monitor. If the members of the '92 March Convention stand to their pledge to fight within party lines and abide the result, some of the Straightout3 will have to vote for Gov. B. R. Tillman in the general electigp.-I rejg^aro|3e^ri?rtj. The' penonnel of the ticket nominated is good, but it is not one calculated to alienate many votes from the Farmers' Movement. If the Convention had headed its ticket with a strong farmer and Alliance mun it would have stood a better chance of dividing the farmer vote. As it is yon will find that the far mers are going to stand as solidly together as they did two years ago, The platform adopted by the convention is an able and conser vative document-evidently too j conservative to suit the extreme opponent? of the present adminis tration.-Lancaster Review. The fight is on, and both sides are going to work for victory, and wo say to the friends of the present administration, who are the standard-bearers of the people, that if they expect to hold the advantages that they have already gained they rill have to wake up, as the opposition are now going ( to make a deatn struggle for power, i They have on their side all of the i old-time politicianSjthe disappoint i id office-seeker, the sore-heads, i and an element longing for some political cyclone to come along ;hat will drive the Democratic ship upon the Republican shoals )f disaster and ruin.-Manning I j Times. ( The Herald will support this ? ;icket, but this shall not hinder 1 is from doing full justice to the * )resent State officials, especially f he Governor.-Darlington Herald.' 1 I We submit again that when the :anvass does begin it should be f >ne of calmness and reason, and \ lot of passion and personalities : c t should be an appeal to the r udgment and common sense and s lot to the baser feelings of men. 1 -Anderson Intelligencer. it is worthy of mention that j hree of the nominees or "sug- e ;estees" are signers of the call for f he convention and were delegates a o it : to-wit, Messrs Sheppard, Orr s ind Youmans. c "What are we here for if not for ( he offices?"-Chester Reporter. t t Let us examine the ticket : For v jovernor, John C. Sheppard of c Cdgefield, a lawyer-bank-president t ailroad-attomey. Mr. Sheppard c las made money, and report says s a representative of the people n certain lawsuits against rail oads in Shaw township, Edge ield County, and York anb g iancaster counties, the people n aid a big fee, but the railroads 1 ron. Mr. Sheopard is worth h ossiblv $50,000.-Pee Dee Index, h tl Now, that there may be no e lisunderstanding about it, we take j? his occasion to say at the eginning that, unless somethings ccura to change our opinion uring th?' progress of tho campaign, we shall vote for Shep pard and his ticket. We would be very glad to vote for some men on the Tillman ticket ; butas the office of Governor is most important and as we believe Mr. Sheppaid would make the better Governor, and as weare not likely to have, a direct primary, we shall have to vote the ticket in its entirety which is a very good ticket, bnt for reasons partly personal, we would prefer, a combination ticket.-Newberry Observer. Notwithstanding the direful pre ! dictions by organs of the dominant element that the March conven ! vention would a flat failure, the norninatiiflSrmade by ' that | convening have been received with quiet satisfaction all over the State.-Anderson Journal Hon John C. Sheppard ran once against Richardson for Governor. He was supported by the Reform element. He is now against his old friends and supporters and cannot expect them to vote for him.-Abbeville Medium. We consider ex-Gov. Sheppard one of the best campaign speakers in the South. He is without doubt one of our ablest men and his training in deliberative bodies has made him one of the readiest and most effective men in a personal controversy we ever knew. He will be a hard man to handle on the stump ; and we differ with many others in saying he is properly placed at the head of the ticket. With Tillman and Sheppard in the field, we predict the coming j campaign will truly be a | campaign of education, and we sincerely pray it will be a campaign of dignity and peace.- | Union Times. The ticket "suggested" by the conference is composed of promin ent gentlemen, of high character and ability, and most of them of moro or loss experience in public .service. Bnt they belong to the old regime-have been in public office, know how sweet it is, and want another taste.-Laurens Her ald. The present indications all point forward to a lively cam paign. The struggle for supremacy will be hard, and victory well earned. But we are all good Democrats and will accept the fortunes of war in good faith, and support in November which ever ticket may be nomiated either by primary or convention.-Colleton Courier. As there are very few sheep raisers in Berkeley the Youmans-rv of this County are not Orr-fully in need of a Sheppard. Most of them being tillers of fhe soil a Till-man is in demand-Sum merille News There is to be no abusive epithets to be used by the conservatives in this campaign. A nj. tim 4rien4?-of-the movement are requested to go armed with the platform. It is a calm, sober statement of the situation. Those who are not with us are against us, and we are determined to gm nt to every opponent what we claim for ourselves-the right to judge men and measures on the facts. Pickens Sentinal. The work of the convention is before the peqple. The entire proceedings give forth assurances of the calm, conservative, and determined purposes of restoring peace and harmony and political unity to the Democratic party of tte State,-Clarenden Enterpise The nominations, or suggestions rather, made last week are, so far ELE we know, good men. The Herald and News has been on record for two years tor John C Sheppard for Governor, and we ?hall advocate his election, oj rather nomination. The other names on the ticket are goo men.-Newberry Herald and News Tillman or Sheppard, which wil you take. Discuss this matter :ooly and calmly, as there is no iee of "flying clear off the handle," io matter how determined you nay be in your advocacy for your nan or cause.-Lexington Dispatch We really do not believe that i more thoroughly representative md harmonous body of Caro inans ever assembled attheCapi al than was there last week. The )bject of this assembling is well cnown to all our readers. It neans the possible defeat of Gov. 3. R. Tillman and the balance >f those who enjoy State positions n the name of the Tillman >arty. Jno. C. Sheppard, of Edge iald, the nominee for Governor, vhile not The Sentinel's choice, is lonsidered the most available nan, and, therefore, we-to use i common expression-will not :ick.-Barnwell Sentinel. The March convention has >a3sed into history. Litle or no nthusiasm has been aroused and ew changes have been made .mong the voters. Tillman is as trong as he was before the onvention met, and Sheppard and )rr, with the other gentlemen on heir ticket, are no weaker than hey were before the "suggestions" /er? made. The men who onstitute the ticket are good and rue Democrats and representaive ?arolinians, and are too well nown to need any extended otice.-Hampton Guardian. The administration organs peak of the peace and unity ominationsas the "Sheep ticket." 'he adrainstration may probably e designated as the goat ticket ecause whenever the head blates he tail vibrates in frantic and cstatic applause.-Greenville fews. The candidates of both factions f the Democratic party for Gover or, are from the same cou nt v. How will the voters of Edgefield manage to divide her vote? We will see, and we 6hall.be suprised if the largest 6hare of the division doesn't fall to B. R. Tillman. Denmark Times. A ticket was named in Columbia by the conservatives last Thursday, in wt ich J. C. Sheppard of Edge field 3tands at the head for Gov ernor, and J."L. Orr of Greenvill for lieutenant governor, and so we have Tillman from same county as Sheppard, both of whom will be leaders in the contest. "We ar? sorry for such a state of affairs in the state, butwe do not-propose to help whip thew fight for either party. We have no axe to grind and if we did we would hardly know on which stone to lay ft Neither of the men is our choice and if either gets it, it ? will suit us.-MeComick News Ex-Governor Sheppard has once been . Governor for a -few montes, having filled out the unexpired term of Gov. Thomp son when that gentleman received a Federal appointment, and h? proved himself a safe ruler, and Tillman andhis friends can't bring a single charge against nim, except by unsupported insinuations -Eas?ey democrat OCTOPUS OVERTHROWN. The Coosaw Case Decided For * TlieState-Tillman's Tri umphant Vindication WASHINGTON, April 4.-The U. S. Supreme Court to-day affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina in favor of the State of South Caro lina in the suit against the Coosaw Mining Compa?a. ** This is acaso of greatjimportanco to the State and involves its right to control the phosphate rock and phosphate beds in Coosaw River which are exceedingly valu able Thc Coosaw Mining Company claimed tbat in 187G Hie Legis lalureof South Corolina made a contract conferring on it a per petita] grant to the exclusive mining of all phosphate rock and phosphate deposits in the' Coosaw River. The State cont 'lided that by it Act the Legislature had granted the Coosaw Company exclusive rights for only a limited period nameh', until the expiration of twenty-one years fixed in . 1870, when the Coosaw Company was given the right (but not th? exclusive reght) to mine phos phate. This period expired in 1891. The court to-da; , in an opinion bv Justice Harlan, holde that the Act of 1876 did not give the Coosaw Compny a perpetual and ?xclusiv? grant, but 'merely an ?xclusive grant for the balance rf the twen ty-one years covered by :he original contract of 1870. U IN NO MAN'S -u.^?r ' Two shapsa were walking on thu strand One starlit night in no man's lund; Two slu.pee that during earthly life Gavo ha te for hate in deadly strife. They mot. Swift forth their falchions flew; Euch pi med the other through and through: Vet neither fell. Again they strove For mastery, and madly drove To right and left their falchions bright. Nor bou ii;, nurcry profaned the night. Through corselet, casque and visor, too, As through the air their swift blades nsw; Until amazed, they stood aghast. And on the sands their weapons cast Then laughed they both at mortal strife. The passing dream of earthly life. And clasping each the other's hand. They wall: tho shades of no man's land. -James Clarence Harvey ia Academy. A Professional Housecleaned A woman in this city has a certain lumber of customers, all of whom, are arsons of wealth and willing to pay her veli. She goes to the house of each :ustomer at stated ' periods and removes ill the furniture, curtains and pictures rom the drawing rooms. She then di' ?eta the cleaning of the rooms and the urniture, taking care that the latter is tot scratched or injured in the handling, .nd that all blemishes are removed by areful oiling. All the f arnishings are hen replaced according to her ideas. Aa he has excellent taste, she manages to reate a good impression each time, hut lever duplicates a setting. She suggests he removal of unnecessary pieces or the ddition of odd bits that will fill out her lian, and keeps the customer inf ormed a regard to the changes of styles. -New fork Sun. A Parrot That Spells Its Name. A bright parrot is owned hy the Misses tyers, daughters of Benjamin Myers, f Kingston. It says its letters from A > I, can sing a few verses and spells ita tvn name, pronouncing it by syllables ke a schoolboy.-New York Telegram. Durability of Ancient Ink. The labor required in making the man script hooks of ancient days was far eyond the understanding of the men of ie present day who possess all the lodern adjuncts to that art. As these ooks were intended to last for many ears, answering the same purpose as ar printed tomes, the great desideratum i their preparation was durability. As natural consequence, those who made lem not only selected the best quality f parchment or other material to write pon, but also paid particular attention > the quality of the ink used in such ork, ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR CONGRESS. The friends of Col. W. J. TALBKKT, ?cognizing his ability and fitness,his hristian virtue, and the deep interest anlfested by him in the welfare of ie whole people-his known opposi on to monopolies-his advocacy of better system for circulating the cur ncy of this great country-his m rest in the general welfare of the ?opie and especially of the farmers, ?reby announce him as a candidate r election, under the Democratic ile. to the House of Representatives the United States from the Second rogressional District of South Caro lin. MANY CITIZENS. HAMLET. Our jack, *4HAMI.KT," will, afterdate, und the soring season at Mr. Eidson's Fruit Hill. STOCKHOLDERS. 1-7-92-1 ni w pi m 4? ni Ol IK $1 of of V( DI re cc il fo sn fa gi th ar ni pa to co W. * F. * STRIC Successor to STROM & STE] ? :-THE LEADER IX Hardwar^ toy Good Goods. Cheap for Call ta see, me? at the Opera H W. F. STRICKL "XXZE-are receiving SPRING GOODS every day and will be glad to - have the public come and see them. We do not require you \ to buy but only wish to satisfy you that we have a nicer selection than you can get elsewhere in the town.' Afso that We Guarantee Prices. Everything has come in except Dress Goods, Gloves, Hosiery and Embroidery ; these goods we are looking for every day. We will have a LARGER and MUCH NICER line of DRESS GOODS this season than ever. ' . '1 . ' Mantau ?^aulsLing*. . We have added Mantua Making to our.business. Miss Amoss, a celebrated dress maker from Baltimore, will preside over this depart ment. Remember we guarantee every dress to fit. Our terms are STRICTLY CASH. SHOES ! We will also; carry a large line of Ladies' and Gente' Shoes, the best, without any exception, that has ever been brought to this place; having bought close and discounted every bill we care'nothing for tomplet?on. Try us and see,} ? 5&&jplcxyjr& GLULCL Sillas. We have added Zephyr? and Embroidery Silks to our stock ; come and see them before they are picked-over-as-thev aro selling very fast. * ' OUR PRICES. We will not quote pricep or mention, at this time, the different kinds of goods we carry in stock, as we keep everything that is wanted in a first-class dry goods store. You will save money by trying us all we ask is a tr.al and we will convince vou. PEARCE & ALLEN. And Spectacles, FOR A LARGE ASSORTMENT AND LOW PRICES, -GO TO R. AU. FOX. Edgefield, S. C. DURING March, April, and May will sell EGGS to persons in Edgefield county at $1.50 per sitt ing of 13. Send or illustrated circular, showing; SHOW record.- Fanners cnn dono better han to PLANT a few chickens this year. HEXNTRY r\ COOK, GRANITE VILLE, S. C. YE FURNISH THE BOOKS W CARRY THEM AWAY. JEN. GRANT'S MEMOIRS ORIGINAL $7.00 EDITION, FOR SO C^JVT? ! No book has ever had such a sale in the United States as General rrant's Memoirs. Over 650,000 copies have already gone into the omes of the rich, but the subscription price of $7.00 has placed it eyond the reach of people in moderate circumstances. If 650.000 eople have been willing to pay $7.00 for Grant's Memoirs, there must e a couple of million people in the United States who want them, nd will jump at the opportunity to buy at the low figure here offered. We will send you General Grant's Memoirs, publishers' original iition, best paper, cloth, green and gold. binding, hitherto sold by lbscription at $7.00. For 50 cents and absolutely a proposition such as has never been iode in the history of book publishing. The two splendid volumes f Grant's Memoirs, of which 650,000 copies have already been sold ot a cheap edition, but the best-for 50 cents; provided you send 3ur subscription to the ADVERTISER for one year, and also a subscrip on of $3.00 for the Cosmopolitan Magazine, the brightest and cheap it of the great illustrated monthlies, itself equal to the best $4.00 lagazine. If, however, you have Grout's books, the Cosmopolitan's offer ill permit you to take instead, (Jen. Sherman's Memoirs, two volumes, sold by subscription for >.00 Gen. Sheriden's Memoirs,'two volumes sold by subscription for J.00 Gen; McClellan's Memoirs, sold by subscription for $8.75. Gen. R. E. Lee's Memoirs, sold by subscription for $3.75. All of these are bound in cloth, green and gold, in uniform style ith Grant's Memoirs. The Cosmopolitan and Edgefield ADVERTISER are sent postage pre lid, but the postage on the books at the rate of half cent per ounce, ust be remitted with the order : Gen. Grant's Memoirs, i)6 ounces, 5 cents; Cen. Shoriden's Memoirs, 92 ounces, 4G cent?; Gen. Sher an's Memoirs, 84 ounces, 42 cents : Gen. McClellan's Memoirs, 52 mees, 26 cents; Gen. Robt. E. Lee's Memoirs, 56 ounces, 28 cents, or >oks can be sent by express at tho expense of the subscriber. Send at once $3.00 for year's subscription to tho Cosmopolitan, .50 for year's subscription to the ADVERTISER and 50 cents for a set memoirs-$5.00 in all-. to v hich add postage on the particular set Memoirs selected. Cheap ?ditions and reprints have been frequently offered by iriodicals as premiums to subscribers, but never before has an origi il subscription edition on best paper, and in cloth binding (sold at tail at $7.00), been reduced to fifty cents-probably less than the igt of the binding alone-and presented to the readers of a magazine K)n receipt of fifty cents. Such an offer will never be made again. No publisher could af rd to make it unless he wished to presenta magazine which he felt re had only to be introduced to retain its permanent place on the raily book table-a magazine just as interesting to the young boy or ri as to the oldest grev head. THE COSMOPOLITAN gives in a year, 1536 pages of reading by e ablest authors in th<* world, with over 1300 illustrations by clever tists. a magazine whose field is the world, and as the best test of erit is success, its growth from 16,000 to 100,000 copies within the st three years, best attests its worth. If you are not acquainted with the magazine, send a postal card the Cosmopolitan, Madison Square, New York City, for free sample PJ' Send all orders to the EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER, Edgefield S. C. F Cl ( an de fl 1 RE KI: BK KLAND. es, ??to. ? Cash. louse Corner. AND. CARPENTERS TOO NAI S. B'LDERS HARDWA PLOWS, PLOW CASTINGS, SHOVELS, HOES, FORKS, STOVES TINWARE, &c, \. J. NORRI?, L H. EDWARD.?, W. F. 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