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Edgefield Advertiser 3CH?S. J. ADAMS,.EDITOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE ?, 1S95. The State Press Association will meet in Charleston next year. Let It Bc Peace. Edgefield County * reformers are to be congratulated on the spirit of kindliness exhibited at the meeting of thc County Executive Committee on Monday. The offer to give the conservatives half the delegates to the constitutional con vention, although such a propor tion could not be asked for as a matter of right, is a generous and noble proposition, and we hope the conservatives will meet it half way. Do not, we pray you, listen to the vaporings of those who are working alone i/o get back in the swim. Not Xiggcrwards. It is a mistake to suppose that Edgefield County conservatives fa vor bringing the negro in to help them control the election to the constitutional convention. The appearance of such an evil desire - on the part of some of their lead ers is but tentative, the last resort of the political tactician. These leaders only wish to see how far Edgefield County will permit them to go niggerwards without rebuke, an-.' this rebuke will come sharp, and strong, and soon and will drive them to cover, to hunt a hiding ~>lace, as the wayworn traveller hies him to the shadow of a mighty rock in a weary land. Mass Meeting Called. At the meeting of the Edgefield County Democratic Executive Committee on Monday of this week; it was tho sense of the mcet ing that Edg"fic!d should divide her delegates :o the Constitutional Convention equally between the reformers and conservatives, that is, three to each faction. But, that there might be a full, free, ami fair discussion and understanding of this proposition to equally divide, a J evolution, offered by A. E. Pad gett, was adopted, calling a. mass 'meeting of our people on the 1st July prox. It is a source of congratulation to all our people that this spirit of conciliation exists in our county --.,?1 H-,~r- fr*~^A LT- o^v^rl _4Vlot O-l ] tV>/-_ inations of various small minded individuals to the contrary not withstanding. The following is the resolution calling the mass meeting: Resolved, That we ask the Dem ocratic clubs of Edgefield county to call together their respective or ganizations on Saturday. June oOth inst., for the purpose of elect ing one delegate for each 20 mem bers or majority fraction thereof of said club, which delegates shall compose a mas? meeting to assem ble at Edgefield Court House on Monday, tho first day of July, 1895, to select three men from the reform faction of the Democratic party and three men from the con servative faction, whom we shall urge thc people to nominate by their votes at the primary on the 30th of July as Edgefield county's delegates lo the coming constitu tional convention. JUDGE GOFF'S DECISIONS. Other States Thun South Caroli na View it With Alarm. WASHINGTON, May 20.-In legal and political circles here there has been interested discussions over the recent injunction of United States Circuit Judge Coff* against the registration and election meth ods of South Carolina. Judge Goff has long been known as an intense partisan, and this, coupled with the fact that his friends have been prominent in urging his name for a place on the National republi can ticket, leads to the impression that his action was more swayed by political than judicial reasons. Senator Hill, in his speech before the Democratic editors in Now York tho other night, strongly characterized tho extraordinary de cision of .Judge Goff, and infor mation comes here that it has at tracted more attention in the North than anything pertaining to South ern affairs for several- years. This, perhaps, for the reason that it is recognized the dav may come when it may have some bearing and in fluence on Northern affairs. There is no precedent for Judge Goff's action, and it is a precedent which, under some circumstances, may prove a most dangerous one. Thc quest ions at issue in tho South Carolina case have- never before been claimed to be, or supposed to be, within thc jurisdiction of the United States Courts, in all -the heated and exhaustive reconstruc tion debates in Congress the most extreme advocates of centraliza tion never asserted such powers for tiio Federal judiciary as i.< sel up in this case. And, as intima ted, no Federal Judge has ever be fore suggested that such powers insured to him. Of course, no oue i would charge that Judge Goff is : not honest and sincere, yet it does se-oru a little singular that those ; who brought the injunction pro- i eec MM gs before his court wore i quite confident in advance a* to the nature of his decision. It was freely said here weeks be fore that Judge GoTf was sure to graut the injunction. But there is not any very strong opinion here that the Supreme Court will sus tain him when the appeal comes before thai body. If a United States Judge eau annul the elec tion laws of South Carolina, then he can annul the election laws or any other State. It may possibly be, as alleged, that the law at is sue is unfair and unjust. The same has often been said of elec tion laws and election machinery in othor States. North and South. This is not pertinent. The only point for the Federal judiciary to consider is whether they are in violation of the Constitution of the United States. The very best legal authorities here, both ou and off the bench, declare that the South Carolina law is so drawn as to avoid any such conflict. A remarkable feature of this South Carolina contest, and one il lustrating strongly the bitterness of the factional dissensions now existing in that Commonwealth, is the spectacle of certain Demo cratic leaders, heretofore known as the most radical of State's rights advocates, arraying them selves on the side of the Federal Judge. Indeed, several of these, although not openly prominent, are said to have been mainly in strumental in bringing the pro ceedings. The animus of their action, it is asserted",' springs from their enforced retirement to pri vate life. They have enjoyed the political honors and patronage for a generation, and are full of re sentment because others want their lo..g delayed turn-Balt imore Sun. CORRESPONDENCE WHEN WOMEN G1CT OFF?CK CRAZY. Woman Suffrage Has a Doughty Antagonist. MR. EDITOR: Well iheJoan of Are has appeared at last, at last ! and Dido is her name. Fair Joan, we salute thee ! I wrote my article on woman's sn (frage more from curiosity than any other motiv?. I wanted to see who was going to holler when I struck. I merely gave voice lo sentiments which have been re ceived as maxims by most people for hundreds of years, and which uo ono ','xccpt in the last few years, ever dared to dispute, and yet Di do severely reprimands your hum ble scribe, publishing arguments that he has hep rd from the best ol' men and women from his child hood days-?nen and women who have done a thousand-fold more toward upbuilding the female sex than all of these high-fliers who go about the country screeching about woman's rights, while their own hemes (if they have any) are eren?" ?r?aignVdrL^airoTc?m*8fif?? sense. The burden of my "thoughts, went to show ?hat Col. Keitt was wiong, when he said that cursing and drinking would cease at the polls when women went to vote. Th?3 is one of the strongest points on the suffragist side. Yet Dido discarded this point, when she said: "I do not agree with Col. Keitt etc."' At the outset she aban dons this bulwark, but goes ou to say that these same drunkards and* blackguards go to the homes of pure women at night and raise Cain. What if they do? has that got any thing to do with the question at issue? Will going to the polls in the day time protect women at night? uo; if a woman is so unfor tunate as to be tied up to au ill mannered scoundrel, it is her own fault; for in a free land no one is compelled to marry every sti aggler that comes along. If he comes home and abuses her, she can quit him. If he is a father or a broth er, she can make her home else where. But this is only an isolat ed class to whom Dido refers. Not more than 20 per cent, atmost, of our women, hare to submit to this kind of treatment. Must the oth er SO per cent bo subject to the banters of vile ruffians at the pub lic polls because 20 per cent have made fools of themselves, Dido has admitted that bad behavior would not be done away with by women going to tho polls, and I doubt the woman's right to the ti tle of lady, who would thrust her way into a raging roaring, drinking, cursing, blackguarding mob. How would voting relievo women of that scourge' of which Dido spoke? There are only two laws that can possibly rid a woman of a drunk en husband, viz : Divorce law and Prohibition. As to the lirst we say that a divorce law is a disgrace to any state. It encourages hasty marriages, enables base ad ven tu r ers to many some nure girl, and then cast her off when she ceases to please him. Xo; there is no better gateway to perdition than a divorce law. As to prohibition, I have only to refer to the experience of last sum mer. Wc had it four months, and a disgraceful failure it was. Even if women could pass these two laws, it would not protect them from "those rowdies;" for some men will bavo liquor as long {is they have throats to swallow and stomachs to absorb. In regard to Dido's figures on the liquor ques tion I would say that no law wo men or men might devise wiil make .hem less. Men will go to the waste places at midnight and still whiskey before they will be with out it. If a mild restraint like the dispensary cannot pul a stop 1 to wildcat liquor, what can iron clad probitiou do? Now for Dido to lug sentimental farce like that . into a controversy, and claim that letting women vote will stop the | usc of alcohol, is ridiculous. Wo- < men may vote till doomsday, but ' they can't iu this way put dowe rum. Dido leila of another scourge making women wish to vote : "An other is that having been raised in ignorance of all business she leans on father, husband etc.'* This is tho most palpably absurd argoment(?)I ever saw. (Jiving as a reason that women ought to vote in this enlightened, cultiva ted laud that 8?i? has been raise! iff. norant of all business! Ignorance instead of culture a qualification for voting!'. Dido further says: "Yes women has an inherent right to vote." The word inherent, as defined by all lexicographers, means existing inseparably in some, thing else, inborn, etc. By this definition no one, man or woman, can have an inherent right to vote ; for we know that voting is a priv ilege granted by the State and not an inborn right. If it were au iuborn right, minors ougbt to be allowed to vote; for this iuborn right would exist in them as well as in men 21 years old. Again, anything existing imeperaUy with something else cannot be forfeit ed ; whereas, a man, by treason and certain crimes and misde meanors, forever forfeits the right of votiug. "Women will cast an unbiassed ballot." With all due respect to them, are not women more senti mental, more inclined to prepos session and prejudices than men? Would not this element of senti ment in their natures hinder them in weighing calmly, coldly, and logically every political issue that might come up? It is impossible for creatures <>f head like men, to be unbiased on any issue: how much more impossible for crea tures of heart like- women, to bo unbiased. Dido argues thal inasmuch as women own property and pay tax. they should vote. Property-hold ing carries W'th it no right of suf frage, else minors, idiots, ana for eigners who own property in this country, would surely vole. The protection the government affords their property, is sufficient return for the tax paid. Capability for military duty seems tobe one of the principal things in determin ing the right of suffrage. Dido's! statement that women are capable of making soldiers, is all moon shine. 1 would nut think of im pugning their courage, but com mon sense as well as all past ex perience teaches us that women are out ol' place on the battle-field. Dido's aspersions on Tenny nyson will not turn many n gi. in st the u?ost popular pool iii English Literature; and Augusta Wilson's authority does not rest on tho fact ?of her having created charade] .true to Hie, bul on the wholesome philosophy with which her books are filled. Her learning and good judgment can un ot be impeached. She is also a thrifty housewife and a model wi'e. If the simple fact of voting were all that had to be cous?i"bi?ity. : Bat things wouldnT ?ftop here. Once women g^t to vot ing, running for office will be the next move. Some woman who wants office, will swear that the men won't do to trust, that they have gone back on their pledges (the old cry), and that the on In sensible thing to do is put in wo men who may lookout for the rights of the down-trodden sex. They will go into politics and that quick too. Dido says that few wo men will go about, and speak like Mrs. Lease. She doesn't know what people mil do when they get office-crazy. Every one can see what a disgraceful spectacle a wo man would make running for an oflice. and stooping to the usual methods of office-seekers. Dido quotes from the book of Genesis to prove that God created man and woman. Does she take me for an infidel? I will quote some. In Eph. ?-22 sa} s : "Like wise, yo wives, submit yourselves unto your husbands as unto the Lord.' "Even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him Lord." Pe ter-3-G. If women vote, the law, to be dealing fairly, will make them help keep up the roads and pay poll tax. How would Dido like to work on the public highway? No; wo man is on a plane higher than mau, and let her stay there. Sho has many immunities and privi leges that a mau has not. Go in a croweded tax collector's office, store, or any other place where there is a crowd waiting to trans act some business, and if a woman enters, she gets attention before men who have been waiting hours, aud this is all right. But once let them come down oiT of their high plane and mix with men in dirty political squabbles, and they will find that their glory bas de parted. "Ichabod" will bc writ ten upon that influence which wo man formerly exerted on the stern er sex-ifs charin will be faded away. Woman's rightful sphere is the HOME. A mother, who is heart and soul in the work of training up her child ron fo be christian men and women, has no time lo be filling lier mind with politics. lier's is a grander work than merely pulling men into of fices-il is training up men who will be ?il for these offices. A sex whose business it is t ) raise up our preacher?, dod ors. lawyers, states men, more truly governs the world than fl?e sex that merely drops a ballot in the box. "Th-'hand thal rocks the eradlo, rules the world." SEM PH noxious. Pure liquors for family usn, The Hayner Distilling Co., Springfield, Ohio. li is aol lia.l* as hard tocare for your buggy as it is to get one: hut yen can mve dollars hy buying in tin* llrst place ol' Ramsey A: island and then by ibserving their advice reirarding Hie iroper care of it. PURE LIQU Wo nave riiade a Specialty for private Consumption. As wc reasonable figure than any dealer c; Our Specialty is our Celebra " Harve Which wo furnish at $3.20 r We make no shipment of diff?rent brands. As we sell on remittance must accompany order. Write us for Complete DISTILLERS, I Remember we Prepay all Ex Educational Suggestions and Queries. As I have sent nothing on edu cation for the ADVERTISER I wish to open a discussion, not for the sake of discussion, but for the in formation I may obtain from it. Xow when I say discussion I don't mean a quarrel. In this discus sion it not my object to advo cate the practicality of districts, the architecture of school houses, nor tho necessity of school libra ries, fori do uottbink it necessary for teachers to talk or argue about the country school system, coun try school bouses, nor country li braries, believing that I he country school system is a fair index of th?' country teachers, and country school houses and libraries ure :tl vvavp at nar with the teachers of 11 be eulin!rv. I Then lei us make ourselves bet ter teachers. How shall wc do this? (1) By finding ont what is best to teach in the country schools. (2) ?Jy finding out the best methods of teaching, and (3) By finding out the best ways of get j i in;: those we teach to perceive and j nci ive what we tench. ! shall be glad to see anything j written in ! he papers on either of these subj: els, ;-s information. I ! will also nn?sl graciously and grate ful ly receive any information on either of the 'subjects by private communication. 1 know that any teacher who is worthy of ??ie name of a teacher will willingly and gladly suggest anything that ?will advance the education of the I country children. R. J. FULLER. Bu tes burg, S. C. THE COUKT HAS JUltlSDIC DICTION. June <>tb, Set lor the Date for the Hearing. ton and Hughes presided in \i&?? United States circait court of jap I peals here today when the South Carolina registration case came up. The title of the case is W. Briggs Green, appellant, against Lawrence P. Miller, appellee. Ap peal from the Circuit Court of South Carolina. Iuterocufory j orders of Judge Golf in the regis- j tration cases. The motion on to half of the State of South Caroo na to docket and advance tho caie argued by Wm. A. Barber, atlcr-( ney general of South Carolin!,, j and Edward McCrady for' app?-1 lant, and Henry N. O'Bear for ai pellee, resisting the motion, t was held unanimously that tbs court has jurisdiction. The cae was ordered docketed and a div for argument to be fixed. Aftr this matter had been disposed f Judge Goff took the place of Jud? Simonton on tho bench. Jui. Glh was the date fixed for theheai ing on the South Carolina cases. "I Remember," writes Edmuntj Russell, .the Delsartean, "seein; au old lady, with a tired but swee face, creeping slowly up the stair.1-: at a function I once attended. Sh? looked as if all her life she had been so good to other people. I could read in her face that she had married a poor young man for jove, and worked hard all herlife^ economizing and rearing her chil-i j dren. I could see that her hus-ll band has succeeded and is now all rich man, and that she had her carriage to ride in and magnifi cent diamonds, which she wore as ear-rings as big as doorknobs, andi imagined herself a grand dame,' when in reality she was only a tired old woman. Instead of wear ing the still" and gaudy gown she then had on, and the immese dia monds that looked almost as if they would jump out ?at yon and accentuated in their brilliancy her dullness, she should have had on a beautiful gray gown aud some wonderful old lace and gray pearls, and then she would have seemed sweet and interesting instead of old and tir.jd." ALL STYLES] Gambler Bicycles There is only one price on Ramblers. $100 ? enough for the best bicycle that was ever built. More than $ioo is too much. Ramblers are made to combine lightness, strength, speed, ease and durability. You can break them if you try, but ordinary wear has no perceptible effect. -You are groping in the dark if you buy without seeing a Rambler catalog. Postal will bring it. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO. WASHIN ?TON, D. C. I Tyou have put off buying I hose curtains, there is still a chance to ila so al Ramsey it Miami's, ORS FOR FAMILY USB. ?"(01). of furnishing absolutely pun- WHISKIES, WINES, BRANDIES &C, ; are distillers, are in a position lo furnish a heller arl icio :il a mure au afford to do. ted st Home Rye" Six Years Old ?er gallon and prepay all express charges. less quanity than Iv.o gallons, bul orchis may he divided among a very close margin we cannot allow time on shipmen ls, consequently Price List, Reference &c, ifcc. THE HAYNER DISTILLING CO.. IMPORTERS & WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS, BOX 290, SPRINGFIELD, 0 H i o. press Charges. THE SOUTH AND NOltTH AMERICAN NEW YORK AND CHICAGO iJLOYDS. ?(c) H. A. SMITH, General Co. Ag't. for Edge field. THE LLOYDS system, established in 1688. (over two centure ? ago) by Edward Lloyd, is made now more thorough ind perf< < t throush regular business progression. A LLOYDS COMPANY HAH NEVER FA7LED. MANY PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN AK IS IN IT, because, as business people, they a rf bound to nccept the Rav ing feature of the Lloyd?, coupled with equal, il" not prealer reliabiU tv than H ol?eied by any other insurance in existence The Lloyds oiler a. uniform cut of fifteen per cent, nu the old line prices, and in case of excessive rates having been made, I'm-'v give even greater rel ?of than this. Among eur polio* holders in 3iil?r??fi*?!<i we name a few: .lours it Sow, E..1. Norris, Alvin Hart. W. B. Penn, Mrs A. E. Lewis, Mrs. 6. A. Dozier. -Jas. A. Bennet, ft. P. Holloway, Pi. I,. Fox. The most prominent Nuri hem corporations and concerns, well known ?ii the South, ure in tl)'1 Lloyds, such iisAustin, Nichols & Co., Simjfcon, Crawfpid & Simpson, Poslal Gable & Telegraph Co., of New York, Jordan, March & Co., Edison Electric Light Co. of Boston, Spreckles Sugar'Refining Co., J. B. Lippincott & Co. of Philadelphia, P. Lorn lard & Co., of Jersey City, Armstrong, Gator & Co.. Burnell & Co. Henry Swiuborn ?cCo.. Daniel Miller <fc Go, of Baltimore. IN SOUTH CAROLINA the largest concerns are in it. Applications for Insu rance received at The ADVERTISER Office. Mav 1, 1895. ?TU & VB JOHNSTON and EDGEFIELD, ?>!.: .LHJtS IN Vehicles of all Kinds, - - Fine Harness, Saddles, FURNITURE and COFFINS, - - HARDWARE. .Tan. 29-1895. Frail ii Apia Coil ?i id Presses, l?ame stocH of Bigges, ?ljeep aij? Goos. AUGUSTA, GkA. Machinery and Supplies. Repairs, etc., Quickly Made. *" Get our Prices before you bu v. I WM. SeHWEieERT & Co., - BELIABL E JEWELERS_ Has all the Newest Goods of Hie Season in Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, LADIES SHIRT WAIST SETS in Gold and Silver ? A DTP?! SILVER SPOONS and FORKS lower than ever before Worknieu Rt>pa'ring PrompHy Attended to by Competent COR. JUl0AJ) and 7 THSTTEET A TOCS TA, OA LEWIS F. yv\ILI6AR. 937 BROAD ST., AUGUSTA, GA., IS SELLING AN OAK MANTEL FOR .$0.00, AND ONE WITH A 15x24 GLASS, A TILE HEARTH, A TILE FACING, AND A BRONZE FACING FOR JUST $17.00. -Et:, jj; ? ()0 T0 ?2 ; 'SKTTIXO. Vg. OUZTS. ELMWOOD,. S. C., PAY CASH F<U Gold und Old Sd id Si also Surplus Wedding 1 r s in Solid Silver bought. Address Jul Watts <t Co., Jewelers, ;" MIALI. ST., ATLANTA, GA. f tryon were Victoria you could, of ronrsc. luivc n silver mounted buggs npbol^ered willi gold ,-leih a ixl set ? willi il ia mon tis, bul .von wen lil no : more think of using il HIRD "r .."j,,,, i Ui bed witt! Min ?Town ?i-wels for ? ! night ?np. Tim truth is 'money can't Iiuy ii belier buggy limn our $50.00 'Jnnrgy. There is years ol' gem| we ir in cm nml they nn? bnill right, Tlie mnterial is i;pst-,-lass Hie spring? son and yea I.I i ii ^ tm; triming IA btanti ful. Knmsey ? Bland. J Loi LAS c< Tl on c New Goods! New Goods!! ~:t> .i -. .. itt - . j o Ai, That there is a place in Augusta where you can get something nice and tempt ing to eat in tlie FANCY GROCERY Line ? POSCHEIl & CO., carry a full line of the latest Home and Foreign Delica cies. When you visit Augusta come and see us. Prices will please you. SOS BIE60.AJDW.A.Y, o bri t=3 O > L. .J r~1 CE L r > o THE LEAD. BLEE tf/.'-/Y7 CI O TXZBB8 AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.. ? Have now in store their entire j LL AND WINTER STOCK OF CLOTHING largest stock ever shown in Augusta. We aim to carry goods whict are only intrinsically good, but which also, in pattern, stylo, and finish, ?fy a cultivated and discriminating taste, and at the same lime, we aim to ? our prices so low the closest buyers, will be our steadiest customers e attention to all. A call will be appreciated. I. C. LEVY & CO. ILOR-FIT CLOTHIERS, AUGUSTA, GA OUR^?TTEOTT?TTl I IF1 YOU JAEIEPE - Steves, Stove Pans, Sieve Pip, Tinware, fell'Butt, FAITCY GROCERIES, ided Shells, Harmed Goods, Confectionaries. Evaporators Repaired or made to Order. 3GEST COOK STOVE FOR THE MONEY. iffee Pols, Milk Buckets.and Covered Buckets made from the best of ii in the market. Repairs for Cook Stoves I sell, kept in stock. Call or address HAS. JL. AUSTIN',. JOPISTSTOIET, s. c.