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? , - J u~ \ * ' . ' ' " * ' ' ite f^naste Xctlgci*. 1HURLOW S. CARTER, i A Family Newspaper x For the Promotion of the Political, Sneial, Agricultural and Commercial Interest*. J TERMS: $1.50 a ^ kab. Editob a*t? Mamaokb. > " r r ' ) Payable in Advance. SblVII-WH KLY bUlllUN. 1,ANOASTttK, S. (!.. AlhillsT I8~^!)7 EST ft RU hT-TTT Rk~" i liUK LEADERS. 28 pounds light hrown sugar for SI tl 8 pounds A11iu *kles ( offee for 1 (! 7 pounds good green coffee for 1 (I 1 pound line Tobacco for 35 cents. W" Tin VVure VEllY C HKAl*. WE KNOW how close monep matters are wit most people. We are prepared fc - close hu\ere. Values that two c dhree years ago seemed almost Im -possible are to day an actual factliearly cut in two. Many are su? prised st the line of tJroeeries -offer. Some even are incredulous A. aiwVSSER. County Poor House to Let. OEAIiF.D PROPOSALS for keepln O the County Poor House for th .year IMPS, will he received by th County Hoard of Commissioners a their office until the first Monday i September at 12 o'clock, M. Bids must be made at a fixed stir for each inmate per month. Th County will furnish the land freo ? rent Bedding and medical attentlo will also he furnished. B ?nd will I required of the successful applieati iu the sum of two hundred dollar for faitri'ol li?rfnl'm?iin? ?' ? ? - " The right to reject, any und all bid is reserved. L J PKKKY. County Supervisor 'File I jtinruiHter 16:?? THE NEXT seamen of the Lar -caster Grailed 3ehool begins Scf temhcr 13th, 1897.?Thebuildin lias ireen enlarged recently an the teaching force auguientec We are now uretiared to five <>? O - ? jtccial attention to pupils prepai ing for a college course, or fo sjK'cial classes in a college course Terms reasonable. For furtli er information address A. M. RANKIN, Su|>erintendcnt. Aug 17, 1JSU7?lmo. Registration Books Open. I N ACCOUDANCK w ii li the Act 1 s!Mi providing f >r th?? registrntio of cii-oiorH, the hooks of the Super v j-<?t <?f Registration will he open at til court house on the first Monday i ea h month for the registration ofele< tors entitled to r> giatinlinii anil k> \ opon for three successive days in eae month until the geneial election < !?.9S. VV. (I. A. Porter, H. M. Kirk, it. J. Klyr.it, Hoard of Kegi?tration. Nov 18, 1890?tf. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint Herved.) :-STATK OF BOUTH CAROLINA county ok i.a ncahtkk. Court of Common Plena. -<?H Wolfe, Plaintiff, airalnat .A W Wolfe, Defendaut. To the Defendant R W Wolfe : | Yoii are hereby Huminoned and n quired to anawer the complaint in th action, of whichaoopy ia herewit . o?rved upon you and to aerv a copy of your anawer to the hmu! e?r. plaint on the ?uhacrit>er at hia ofll< at 1 ancaater Court Houae, County < I,ancitxter. and State of South Caroll tin witiiin twenty daya after the aei vice hereof, exclusive of tiie day ? auch aervice; and if you fail to anawt the complaint within the time afort aaid, the plaintiff in thia action wi apply to the Court for the relief d? manded in the complaint. Dated April 27th. 1897. R. E W Y LIE, Plaintiff*' Attorney. fKeaM W. B. I* POUTER, <KeH ' C. C. C. L. C. To R W Wolfe, non?reaident Defern ant: Take notice that the eiimmona an roiupluint In the above act Ion wax 11 led In the ofllce of W rt 1. Portei clerk of the circuit court for aaid Coui 'v and Rtate, at Iduicaater Cour Houae. on the 27th day of April 1897 Dated .rfprll 27, 1897. R E. WYLIK, Plalntlffa' Attorney M-21-6*. iM'LAURIN If, YORK' - had ;; Further Details of Kis Speech at the County Seat. Huet i i?ii HIS REPLY TO EVANS. f<*" h _ ||Api .1 N< A Livelv .Account of His Colloi * up t quy Wj.h Strait?The Scone ^ Which liO(l to His 1 Collapse. rpea, ?. 1 ; inucl ' the 1 Many are the regrets that Sena- i nn(j * tor McLaurin, on account of sickncss was unable to attend the |10 . Campaign meeting here last Fri- ()f j * > day. By request we publish a e synopsis of his speech at Vorkville 'pju> 1 J taken from The Knquirer. ' advo Mr McLaurin was introduced foun n by the County chairman and was ,md ? | )(* received with deafening applause, into " . Waiting until the applause had that '* partially subsided, Senator Mc- this ? Laurin said that of all the rcmarI kable campaigns that had ever audi " token place in South Carolina, j by ts this, in his oninioti. was th?? m?*?i ' '? ' remarkable, lie hud tried from reipi the outset to avoid personalities with lie did nwt fee that the people prod || wanted'to know of him what lie anot thought of his opponents. They had were competent to judge for them- acco ! selves: but he considered that thev audi wanted to know what he was do- leveling as their reprcssntative and why. He had been beset by all my ^ of his opponents, singly and col- cd. I leciively, and also by others who Vina could have ^10 interest whatever Uno' in the rare. 1 s , i in ij Why, mv fellow citizens, the a Pi r i gentlemen who nro opposing me is at have talked to you as if I owned suv and controlled every newspaper ]>eoi in the United States: they have my represented to yon that 1 have Bo< j sat in the councils of all political to o; parties, and they have told you s< " how I have Czar Uoid tinder my' t| thuinh; and how, single-handed and alone. I have framed and pass- <,i],(. ed the tarilT hill. And. fellow Hm;t i>1 cit.v.utis, if you have suelt a man as that at your ser\ice. let m* |j tell you now that you eannol do p,,jM hotter than to send him to the tli.it 1 I United Stales senate, for he is vvjU) '' eortainly the very man you want to take care of your interests, sl]su [Applause and laughter.! the | Starting again, and his voire i,ecj, seeming to gather additional prin strength and volume, Senator Me- ,,f t.< Laurin sjnike of the ineeption and i,a,] growth of tho Farmers' Alliance, Wou j which, in 1800 and 1802, became j n k such a factor in South Carolina to 1) ' politics. It advocated certain that | principles, and those principles j putt were embodied in the Ocala plat- wayform. That platform was after- Bui], wards adopted by the Populist aske ["'party, and every single congress .Ois ?, mun who was elected from this Bryi . state in 1802, himself included. ! un m< * was selected on those principles! the 1- They went to Washington pledged they ,f to concerted action with whatever I? it >r elements might bring about the that li free and unlimited coinage of silver ! dow !* and to do what we could to brin g ' the i about financial relief. Now that Call ^ was six years ago; and while all' wha went to congress to advocate these (Clu I principles?and 1 have not once but I-, been charged with for an instant [back ^ abandoning them?it seems that, T l_ for some renHon, I alone, have j the J b la-en singled out an<l stigmatized way t us a Republican and 1'opulist. jorit I Why this was, Mr McLaurin said, Rep ho was at a loss to understand; men i but surely it could not be his rc- for? 1 for his nix loni* years ofoul est labor. If, in wevcr, he the been singled out bceauso lie aeb worked lender than any of. his others to eombinc every in- ^ lee to do what liu had been yjr ged to do, then lie must con- Hjic that it was his own fault. ,<ca ilause. 1 | (>f ext Senator Mel.aurin took losl he question of free 'aw ma- bre d, about which the other to 1 kers had tried to make so Tin h impression. He read from and Democratic platform of 185)2 all showed that at that time the effc y advocated this policy, and po? hen read from the platform sub 81)8 to show that free raw cid< rial had been eliminated, forj party had tried the principle cated by (lovernor Kvans, d that it was impracticable > H(j(| abandoned it. Then he went ,llv an explanation of the fact' sa|? the annual requirements of ne|j Government are between The i llillljlllll nnd Si'.ihi ooo non I ""Vjvfvvi you 111:tt this nuincy must be raised has iriff duties. Then he explain- ,iut ow the Democratic platform wj11 ired those duties to be levied out diserimin ition on theirj0j luets of one seetion against j mv her, and how every vote he i (lj| east was in direct and absolute I ftrr rd with that platform. rhej^j, ence signified its approval of y point. rej, But 1 am not here defending mi| record," the senator explain- to < 'The people of Seuth C^aro- ?.p are a reading people. They 0th a- where 1 stand. Every man C|,H >e state knows that I a?i not't^? oteetionist, (Applause] and it the ? inuult ?? ????: ? n: A vw vi'vii iiiiviii^'iirc w it 8 that I am. [Cheers. 1 1 have not 1 returned to congress from tlii.? district four times, and why? ^0ii wise I tried to do something new irn n?y salary. [Cheers.J \ nator Mel^tinriy here referred up i jo outlandish charges that had i made against him, and among 1 r things, the attempt. to Ik; .^01 eh him for having voted him list the dim Crow ear hill. hout mentioning names, lie j,iei ted to Mr Fiiiloy, and -ah' S|U)! the scnato: from York, with llOM m he had the honor to serve, done the same thing, as d.d :lf, two-thirds of Mie members of tjn? house. It was not, however, aWn use he was opposed to the ask< ciple of the bill; hut because j ?] 2i tain provisions which, if ho j the remained in the house, he Piki Id have remedied, hen he spoke of the attempt Sen icsmirch him by insinuating 80m he had hootlicked Reed into <h>ci ing hi in on the committee on ?] s and means. 44Who put pUr ey on this committee?" ne <' d, 44and who put Charles F yOU p there, and who out Win J tor an there? Wuh it not this* j\ a Czar Keed, tho sjieaker of j hem Republican house, and did'tor boot lick him toget the place? grCi by such arguments as these pro these men would drag me |,ou n in order that they may get him sent that was tilled by lltiyne, t.}l|| loun and McDutlie? And for fe?-t t? Only to draw the salary?" unt ;ers and voices That s it; han no art* going to send you thai a at lie senator next explained that it. tariff hill was prepared hy the ing h and means committee, a ma- the ty of which, of course, was didi uhlican. These Kepuhlican Tal ibcrs prepared the hill in con- go i nee, and the Democrats could i >"? y take what w:iserved 111> to 1 m. They ctjuld only put thorn- i res on record, and he stood by every vote. \ t Vbout the middle of his speech, ! McLaurin suddenly begun to \ >w signs of exhaustion. While f ding a letter from Mr Bailey, i Texas, he reeled and almost t this lialanee. He gasped for 11 uth a few momenta, and seemed j liave lost th<? power of speech, f in he begun to recover himself v 1 spoke on us before. He was, , t the while, making an heroic j i' >rt to hide his temporary indis- v ition, and had it not been for ^ sequent developments, the inint would have been entirely] a gotten. 11 What did I go to congress for?' ' Mci.aurin asked. Was it to e the emptv honor of M (' to name? Was it to draw the irv of ?.">,ouo a year? It was s ther of these, my friends, t ire may have been at first some J ithful ambition: but my obje?*t | been far beyond that. I lin<l j ies and responsibilities there < ich furnish employment for all | intelligence, energy and pat-1 asm that I can summon, and, friends, 1 tinu that now, above 1 ] else, you need men there who i broad enough to realize the I ent and varied interests of this 1 at country of ours. 1 must I resent my own state; but I t st, remember, also know how rive and take when our inter- ] ? conflict with the just rights of c ers. Evans may sneCr his * rge about licking the feet of t Yankee nation and voting for 1 protection of Texas wool: bnt I t hould t>o remembered that it is t time to build a wall around 5 i state yet, and there is no rea < to lug in this Populist busi- i neither. t ii this point l>r Strait jumped * and asked: :l Do yon deny it 'he doctor was behind the sen , who was not thinking about,' at the time, and evidently N not hear his remark. lbit nbers of the audience did, and 1 ntcd, *Sit down, Strait: it's e of your business!* Strait something about not 'being 1 lid of anybody;* and by tlii.-? ' a Senator McLaurin becoming 1 re that ho was on his feet, mI him wkat it was he wanted. 1 Do you deny itP responded I doctor, swelling up somewhat :l i ? 1 .. ..w^. 'Deny what, doctor?" asked I ator Me Iain mi, mildly, as 1 e one aeain prutHy told the 1 tor to sit dow n. Deny what 1 said at Chester?' ( sued the doctor. Will you please repeat what ' said at Chester?1 asked Sena- j 1 McLaurin. is the wheels in the doctor's * il he gran to revolve, he tried * ?|dy; but the confusion was to at that he eould not he heard. ( pie in different parts of the 1 so were fiercely shouting to ' to sit down. .The chairman ( ed for order hut without efand <piiet was not restored ii .Mr .Mel aurin wjiv??<l his (1 and assured the audience t he asked Dr Strait to make aternent, and he wanted to hear ^ Several men why were start toward the stand paused, an ' doctor continued: *1 said 1 n't you come up to me and ' l>crt and say, 41 want you to 1 into the Populist party with 1 The time ia ripe, the curr cut is hifih, :in<I the sea is coming 1 1 nC | Jeers from the audience. | 'I do not remember to have nude that remark," saivl Senator! JcLeurin, to the uudience. There vas a time, however, when every i" ree-silver Democrat of any prom j nence in Washington was talking |, hat way, Sibley, Bryan, Tillman, i nvself and others were trying to ( J *- 1 ] lo all we could to unite the silver , orees of all parties. Gov. Evans vas eleeted to the Chicago convenion on the 'free silver or bust' 1 Jca, and 1 presume that Dr Strait i vus that way too. [Cheers for ' dcEaurin. | I The doctor seemed to think that * n effort was bein?r made to put ( dm in a false position, and in a 1 now-1 -hnve-eaught-you, in anoth- j( r* tone, he stormed: 'Did you hear me/say that?' MeLaurin 1 never heard you ay anythingnbout anything, doeor; | laughter and applause) lint I took it for granted that thepeo >le of this district were1 that way, ind if "on were not that way, then you did not represent them. , Cheers and cries of diet down Strait." Strait failed to say where Me- j * Laurin's alleged remark was made ind McLaurin suggested that pro-i' ?ablV it was at the famous Wilard Hall conference. Strait, (snappishly)?I was not * here, sir. Mr McLaurin very pleasantly ? I was. [Cheers for McLau j McLaurin, still unable to locate he place where he was alleged to ' uive solicited Strait as a recruit ' o Populism, went on to tell about j he Willard Ilall meeting. It ( i + ? ! * vas a gathering of free silveritcs ' >f all parties, with a view to try- r ng to get together. lb' had told ' he meeting that South Carolina ' vould work for free silver natur 1 11 v: but the free silverites would lot leave the Democratie party. s Senator Stewart hiul jumped on ' ii.11 ami he told Stewart that there 1 could he no sense in such a niove:!s hat South Carolina silveritcs al- 1 eaitv had control of tho part\ ' >r irani/.at ion, and that an attempt ' o form a new partv, would only :l neau local division to no good airpose. To prove the wisdom " if what he said, the senator cited lie rase ot' North Carolina, which 1 n the last election, elected a Re- ' miliean governor and gave Bryan . " | .majority of L'0,000 votes. 'And," ( oncluded the? senator, 'what the ' leoplo want now is live, honest, 1 ntelligent and energetic represen- x atives, and hereafter I hclieve * hey will lay the hand of atlliction ' in all nonentities who act, as ' tumbling bloc' s in the way of 11 heir getting their jnst demands, j1 I/ong continued applause, during |( vhich Pr Strait subsided. ] 1 Continuing, Senator McLaurin ' laid he had never belonged to the ' Populist party; but that he respect- ' d the i'opulists for they had ' nadc i tight on principle with no ! ioj>e of winning. Then he went 1 in to pay a high tribute to Senator ! Maylield for his manly action in J ivithdrawing from the race, and 1 sniti that he hoped the others would have the manhood to do likewise when convinced of the ?rror of their way Then he told about the Populist platform incident. In effect, he said that Maytiold and others had made unsupported charges against him in I regard to this matter at various [daces. There were connected j1 with it personal reasons which he j id not care to mention, and alI _ - " fte Undersell All Others In Groceries. I , 8 r-i rV I : > : M ikuukIm man elated >siiy::?r for ?1 Ort M pounds li(ih* limwii Suioir 1 (M) 1 '*/>?" We have the cheapest line >f Chewing and Smoking Tobacco ii town. Also we carry a nice line ?f Notions, swell as handkerchiefs, I jilt lies' and (tents' Hose, ete., ete. 1? . S. Cli jrry tV I tro. hou^h he had full permission to jive out the facts, he had resolved lot to do it, even if it should cost iiin his election. But painted l>y he other candidates as the blackest hearted villian, capable of an vhin<; that was low and mean, and (distantly liajrjjed and iroared, he vas so hurt at Chester, that for reasons he could scaicely explain, 10 jjavc up his secret. Mr Mayield had come to hi< room after he speaking. and he had "iven ^ litu all the facts. .1 \Y llowden Alls his friend. While he was dek in Columbia, and while his ivife was also sick at his home, llowden had nursed him for H> lays like a woman. During his jonv-ilescence, Bowden had told lim t\f til^- ' ?l! ' ... 1,1.1 uvui in nun ion 10 issue i manifesto for the organization >f a Populist party in this state, lie urged and plead with Bowden. jointing out the effect, and assurng him that no good could he iccomplished. As the result oi lis pleading, Bowden was induced xi strike out that portion of the jlatform which applied to the jiarty in the state. And that was ill there was of it. During this recital, which was, if course, made in tiu'tfe detail. Senator MeLaurin unconscious]\ showed eviilence of strongemotion tnd (juite a numher of people in he audience were observed by the eporters to lie in tears. Continuing Senator MeLaurin aid that he never, under any ireuinstances, cherished hatred or amy man: but wlien ho felt urh feeling arising in his heart, ic invariably tried to pluck it out. Ie had not felt any hatred against 'Ivans when he wrote that Idler, ind lie did not feel any now. < lov Kvans And 1 have never >howed you any. Senator MeLaurin Not until oday-, when he exhibited a great leal of it. Senator McLairin went on to explain that on account of a letter ie had written, a great many ?eople had supposed that lie would rote for Kyans. It was his inention, originally, to vote for Kvans; but aj the result of the oports in the papers, he decided o vote for Duncan in the first ace, and on account of that letter if Tillman's interfering with the natter, in the second race he r'otcd for Earle. lie had not, lowever, promised anybody that le would vote for Evans. He had never made a promise to vote for iny man: but always remained unpledged and cast his vote, as he saw tit. He denied niosi emphatically that he had ever made any 11 p( tea Is for sympathy a^ charged. All he asked for was justice and fair play, and he mentioned tlnr incident of the day, and the day before, when coining as ho did into this congressional district, he felt that he had a right to expect at least hospitality from the Democrats in office. Yet he had Itecn attacked gratuitously, and absolutely without warrant. This, OMKMDCD <>N third paol. " ~ ]