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Visiters to ihe Fair and the citii ^ z^ns in generr i, should not fail to call on us for fine Prince Albert Dress Suit, C utaways and Sack Suits in endless varirtv. Children's Kilt and Jersey Suits we are headquarters, from 2^ years up. Although we are not millionaires and are not .able ^ to dazzle the eyes of the blind, yet we oan coneince the most skeptical people that we can offer them the SUH StLtUIlUK Ut tiUUUo ^ in our line at the EOWEST PRICES | of any house in the city. Our line of Furnishing Goods cannot be excelled for quality nor price. If we were worth a quarter of a million we could not offer better values i. to those in want of goods in our line. We have a complete line of heavy I BUCKSKIN CLOVES i j ^ ? t> "i n 11 _ J reimorceu lor xvauroau service c&neu "Engineer's Glove," at low prices. WJ SATCHELS, TRUNKS, UMBRELLAS, B * Children's Overcoats trom years upwards in large quantities at rock bottom[prices. Be sure to All on us. \ I SO^MAIN STREET, UNDER COLUMBIA HOTEL. COLUMBIA, S. C. Sept. 7-tf F. W. HUSEMANN Gun and Leek Smith, -j AND DEAL EH IN }. GUNS, PISTOLS, PISTOL CARTRIDGES. FISHING TACKLE, and all kinds t>f Sportsmen's Ai tides, which he has now on exhibition and lor sale at his store. Main Street, Near the Central Bank, V/w wftvv v\v^ m v/ m Agent fob Hazard Powder Come ant. ^WBepairing done at short notice-^. MS* nilllfl and Whiskey Habit* Wf Kg La B K gipa cured at home withr |11 Uwil out pain. Book of par I IV 171 tictuarssent FREE. MM I B.M.WOOLL?Y,M.D. ^Br Atlanta, ea. Office 104% Whitehall St. J. C. H. TROEGERS Si,L20 t ^ S Si H y 145 Main Street [Opposite Lorick & Lowrance,] * COLUMBIA, S. C. 1 SALOON is stocked with the Finest Wines, Liquors, Beer, Tobacco and Cigars. Restaurant is First-class in every respect. Meals served at all hours in the highest n - ..?-culinary style. Oysters, fish, etc., and every thing palatable that tho market affords, at moderate charges. Oct 22?l'2m N. W. BROOKES, Attorney at Law, COLUMBIA, S. C. "TTTILL PRACTICE IN THE LEXINGton Courts and elsewhere, also in the United States Courts. Business in Lexington may be attended to through me here. Call at Room No. 8, Southern Insurance Building, opposite City Hall. I write Fire Insurance in good Compa xties. 32tl A Happy Orphan. XiL VirtWAv PA Vw /Vt Q In oir orphan asylum here there is a 15 nn year-oiC child that bad been suffering for years from nervousness to such an extent that she ^ ofttimee in the night got up, and with fear depicted on every feature and in a delirious condition, would seek protection auxong the older *l?opl?fr?ni an imaginary pursuer, and could with great difficulty be again put to bed. **8V" ^oeni?- ^hilp on a visit here, ^k?S|d to observe the child, and advised the Nerve Tonic, and kirdlv several bottles of it. The first botmarked improvement, and after ^^And bottle and up to the present Ab<a happy and contented being. from nervousness should Koenig's Nerve Tonic. John Asylum. Afe Itook en Nervous BA free to any address, can also obtain Afree of charge. the Reverend si nee 1876, and III. B|^ar *-: How to Bestore Harmony. | GEN. M. C. BUTLER. To the Editor of The News and Courier: Some days ago I received the following letter: TTrvm AT* n Tin + Tpr TTnitpd Sfafrs ; Senator, Washington?My Dear Sir: The political situation in South Caro- , lina is very serious. I desire to obtain from you an expression of your views upon what course the conservative people of the State should take to bring about the unity and harmony of the party, which was so rudely broken by the unnatural course of events in this State two years ago. I shall be very much obliged if you will cover the subject as fully as, in your juugment, me lmpoiiauot; or tut: issues to be discussed may require* and wish that you would express your views without reserve. I have addressed a similar request to quite a number of prominent and intelligent gentlemen in different parts of the State, and hope that you will favor me with a reply at your earliest convenience. Yours very truly, J. C. Hemphill. Editor The News and Courier, j Charleston, S. C., February 16. Sharing with you the opinion that j "the political situation in South Car- ; olina is very serious*'' and realizing ' tnat it is my duty* witn oilier citizens of the State, to do what I can to heal the breaches made in the Democratic , party and restore harmony and good feeling, I shall reply to your letter frankly and without reserve. In order to suggest a remedy it is first necessary to ascertain, if possible, the cause or causes of the trouble. We find the Democrats of South Carolina divided into three parts or factions. Those who support the present State Administration, those who oppose it and express a pui*pose to test their strength within party lines, and those who oppose it, but do not commit themselves to action within party lines. Ntfw, to begin with, there is not factions of the Democratic pariy scarcely room for a united, solid party, confronted as it is by the common enemy, the Republican party. If the breach continues one or more of the factions will be absorbed by the Republican party, or will absorb it. This has been the experience in almost every similar condition of political parties, and there is no reason to assume it will not be so in our case. The question I would like to put to every patriotic Democrat in the State is this: "Would you be willing to see the Republican party in power in South Carolina again in any form?'1 Composed as it is of such a large majority of the colored race, could any increment from the white race, with such a controlling constituency of the -at 1._ :l j :A oilier, inah.e it a baieuypusiiui v 01 tue administration of the affairs of the State? The white Democrats of South Carolina are not strong enough to divide. It will not do to say there is no danger of Republican supremacy in that State. Political changes in this country are sometimes sudden, often insidious, and frequently it is the unexpected that happens, and I now utter the warning?we are in great danger of the overthrow of white supremacy and the rehabilitation of the Republican party, if not in name, in form and substance, for a political party, whatever name is controlled and its policies determined by its constituency. Once destroy the Democratic party in South Carolina and you have another dominated by the negro vote. We know what that means. Would it not be wise and patriotic in this view of the situation to bury past differences among ourselves, and if need be agree to disagree so that we may get together? It is safe to assume in controversies such as are now going on in South Carolina that errors and mistakes have been committed on all sides. If this is admitted, and I am sure no man having knowledge of the frailties of 1 1 iu. t u.. uui uabiuc nuu tut* lamnuiiiy ui uuman judgment will undertake to deny it, the door will be open fur neutral concessions aud forbearance. During the last canvass Governor Tillman and his friends assailed with unusual vigor and pertinacity not only the political methods and poli cies of his predecessors, but attacked their personal characters and motives as well. Charges were made which I believe were afterwards admitted to be without foundation. All thoughtful, conserative people deprecated these things at the time, and foretold evil consequences. The evil Consequences have come. The BSbenes were shifted, and the piece dent having been established, now that the present Administration is on trial, similar methods are being pursued towards it. The friends of the Administration certainly ought not to complain of this, and I do not know that they do. I call attention to it to state the situation fairly and frankly, so that it mav be looked squarely in the face. I call attention to it to emphasize the remark that the habit of indulging in personal vituperation, abuse and misrepresentation is "a custom better honored in the breach than in th^observance,"" and to express the hope that in the future it will be abandoned. I do not wish to be understood as saying that all the abuse and vilification of the last canvass was confined to Governor Tillman and his friends. His opponents? some of them?played a very lively part in tne perlormance, out tms does not and cannot justify it. Of course, if a man ib assailed personally, the temptation to retort in kind is almost irresistible. I plead guilty to the habit, at times, myself, but this does not justify or make it right. And the newspapers?why Bhould their editors and reporters be denounced for publishing public facts and expressing their opinions on them? Newspapers are the vehicles through and by which news is communicated to the public, wants. The editors and reporters, men like the balance of us, express their opinions in their editorials, and why should they not? It does not make them "WT\ O t* f ViATT OOtT YAOTT puumj CJLtCiniuo. ff ii.au un^j oaj iuaj be entitled to no more weight than what other mortals say, but they have a right, nay more, a duty* to give their opinions, and they are accepted or rejected as they are wise or otherwise. "Why should patriotic citizens of the State, who do not approve of all the methods and policies and acts of the present Administration, be denounced as "Bourbons," "aristocrats.'' "ringsters," etc'? And why should those who approve of the methods, policies and acts of the present Administration be denounced as enemies to the btatey1 "political tricksters," etc., etc.* There is nc sense in all this. No good, but untold h:irm must result from it. it would be uncandid in me to saj tbat the present Administration is not amemable to criticism. A good many things have been done and left undone which do not meet mj approval, but it is entitled to fair treatment. Newspapers publish severe criticisms of the Administration and they have a right to publish them. Other newspapers publish vigorous vindications of the Administration and they too, have a right to publish them?but abuse and vituperation never settled a controversy, and never will. Political issues in a free country are settled by facts and arguments intelligently and fairly presented to the people. In enlightened communities such facts and arguments only are effective. Governor Tillman himself said in the beginnig of his Administration he must bcenvironed by man} difficulties that he would encounter fierce opposition, ciitical judgment, etc, and he has not been disappointed. How much of this he has invited b} his own course the public understands. As one of those who voted for him I entertained the hope thai once elected and installed, he would adopt a conservative, conciliator} course and allay the irritatior aroused by the exciting canvass. 1 think he had it in bis power to havt done so. and 1 sincerely regret m did not but be is the besl judge of bis own actions anc conduct, and I presume is preparec to stand or fall by them. This much by way of preface (r very long preface I admit) brings m< to the point of suggesting a plar upon which I think we all ought tc agree. Each faction, no doubt, honesth thinks it has a majority of the Dem ocratic voters behind it. Majorities shift with such astonishing rapidity in this county that few things an more uncertian and deceptive. A faction or party in a majority this year may be in a hopeless minority next year. How then are we to ascertain wh< represents a majority of the Demo cratic voters? I answer, by a prim arv election. Submit the claims o every candidate to the people un< let them decide at the polls who the; want. Having decided in this wu1 j every Democrat in the State sliouk i and will rally to those receiving j j majority of the votes and close ii] [ our divided ranks. Surely nobody wishing to carr; i it :ii f ! out IUC Will Oi Lilt" JUHJOilty OUI 1 | object to th:it. Governor Tillman I | desirous of vindicating bis Admiuis I tration, would doubtless want a fai . . ? I contest in ati open field, and tliis method would give it to him. Other gentlemen becoming candidates would want an equal opportunity to criticise him and present their claims. They, too* would be content to submit themselves to the people in this way. The people themselves certainly would not object, for it would ''furnish grist for their mill" and give them a chance to vindicate their judgment. Why, then, should not the State executive committee provide for a primary election for all State officers, as is now provide for members of Congress and solicitors, and let the candidates have it out before the people! Meantime each candidate can organize his forces, and the better organized, the more intelligent will be the discussion and more satisfactory the result, A call has been made for a meeting of those opposed to the present Administration in Columbia the latter part of Macrh, to nominate a candidate for Governor. This is rather an innovation bii democratic usage, but I know of iio law against it. The example was set two years ago, and I presume any man or set of men have a right to nominate candidate*. It is reassuring that the movers of this March Convention* all leading reputable, influential, patriotic citizens, propose to make their fight within the Democratic party and abide the result. It is to be supposed they will organize their forces ii i i *? j i it tnorougmy ana systematically m every county, and that Governor Tillman, who is understood, to be a candidate to succeed himself, is "looking after his fences'' and will also abide the result of the canvass. A primary election will compose our difficulties, and in my 'judgment nothing else will. Apologizlng'for the length of this letter, I am truly yours. M. C. Butler. Washington, D. C., February 27. col. robert aldrich, barnwell. To the Editor of the News and Courier: Yours 16th in si. received in . due courseoif mail, but a press of i j business has delayed me in attend ing to it, and I am still so much occupied with professional matters that - I cannot bestow the time and thought iipon the subject "the importance of [ the issues to be discussed may re[ quire." I will, however, contribute 4-xx 4-V?y\ />oiion fxr oiirl lloVUnAnV r IV Ll-L^y V/UUOC U1 UUJLUJ (?UV4. liUi. 4UVJUJ . such viexVs as readily occur to me. [ You say, "I desire to obtain from . | you (me) an expression of your views t j upon what course the conservative i people of the State should take to . j bring about the unity and harmony ; j of the party, which was so rudely t broken by the unnatural course of . events in this State two years ago." [ In the election of 1890 unprecedented unanimity prevailed, the successful candidate for Governor was elected i by a majority unparalleled in the history of political contests, and a graceful acquiescence on the part of the very small minority would then have accomplished all you seem to , j desire, and as that same disaffected - minority is now the only disturbing . element in our otherwise peaceful and united household, I would suggest that they cease their bickerings, r accord to their brethren of the majority what they would claim for [ themselves if the situation were ; changed, namely, cheerful obedience [ to the will of the majority, and a r more harmonious politically family it l would be difficult to imagine. [ Tha present Governor of South ) Carolina was elected upon the idea 3 of popular government, in truth and k in fact, as opposed to machine polil tics or ring rule, as he expressed it. I ! There was much in the way he con- | I v j ducted his canvass which was not i | approved by his supporters, but the 3 j cause he advocated went straight to 1 the hearts and minds of the people, j > i and you know the result. There are somethings in the administration of j the duties of his office as Governor . that are not generally endorsed, but 3 if he stands where he stood before, j and no other man more strongly en3 dowed with the qualities of leaderl ship, and standing- higher upon the 5 same platform of popular rights, jr tries conclusions with him before the same tribunal of the people, the re) suit of the elections of 1892 will be . a repitition of 1890. I have read with more surprise f than I care to express the call pub 1 lishcd in your Sunday edition of the y 21st and republished to-day, signed l' by thirteen distinguished gentlemen 1 of South Carolina, all whom I know, i I several of whom I love, and for none > ! of whom do I entertain anything but sentiments of the most cordial rey gard, which paper they never could ~ i :e d iirnt; iim.veu wit'ti njguiuuico tu 11 i, they had bestowed upon the subject i- due reflection. When Stanley found r Dr. Livingstone in the north of Africa ?? the old explorer naturally inquired what events of note had transpired in the civilized world in the years that he had been shut oft from it. Stanley told him of the emancipation of the serfs in Russia, the war it.- oV.,u; 1U Lilt? ULtiieu aiaito aim mv; c.uuuiioh o! slavery* the assassination of Lincoln, and the building of the Pacific railroad, the construction of the Suez canal, the war between Prussia and Austria, the war between Prussia and France, the dethronement and e,>lle of Louis Napoleon, the unification of the German Empire, telephone, phonograph and other wonderful inventions of the century, to all of which Dr. Livingtone gave wondering but perfect credence, and asked for more; but when finally told that Horace Greeley was the Democratic candidate for President of the United States he flew into a rage and denounced Stanley as a base.impostor from beginning to end, and swore that he did not believe anything he had told him. If an unrepentant South Carolina Democrat who departed this life in the fall of 1S00 could return to earth and bo shown only the names signed to that paper, and thf: told that it was a call for a "March Convention'" to 4 i _ rt i _ i _ i*l _ i i i l r nominate a oiaie ncKei to contest ior the Democratic nomination in the coining election, he would disbelieve he was anywhere except in the placo the editof of the Greenville News selects in preference to Independentism, and would regard his informer as an emissary direct from the father of liarsj seeking to torture him by a most diabolical imposition upon his credulity. And when he should be told further that those gentlemen elect to take that course when a primary election is now open to them and will be held, he would exclaim: ''Carry me backi Carry ftie back! There are some things that beat But, to return to the subject of jour inquiry. I have been in various parts of the State during the past year attending and addressing large gatherings of the pecvle, and, to the best offmy judgmentiabout 90 per cciii- ' "Caro-4 lina arr^H9HH|^e(La'ith the existing\;onditions, and* about 10 per cent, aredlissatisfied; This small minority^ however, make lip in excess what they lack iji numbers and strength and are badly divided among themselves. I'would suggest that, as a condition precedent to general unity and harmony, they first "pool their ? 11 own issues, lor, our common motner, having reformed her household, will tolerate no such unseemly dissensions as those now prevailing between the factions represented by the Greenville News and the State- respectively. Then, upon giving suitable assurances of future good behavior, re enter the family circle of the true Democracy, join in the primary elections with a patriotic motive to elect the best men to the State Nominating Convention and to all the offices to be filled, and, with "a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether," set our beloved State upon a new era of prosperity and peace, and make her what she is alone intended to be, the home of a happy and reunited people. Robert Albrich. Barhwell, February 22. The Beauty Standard. The standard of female loveliness varies greatly in different countries and with individual tastes. Some prefer the plump and buxon type; some admire the slender and sylphlike, and some the tall and queenly maiden. But among all people of the Caucasion race, one point of beauty is always admired?a pure, clear and spotless complexion? whether the female be of the blonde, brunette, or hazel-eyed type. This first great requisite of loveliness can be assured only by a pure state of the blood, active liver, good appetite and digestion, all of which are secured by the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It is guaranteed to accomplish all that is claimed for it, or money refunded. If you would have a clear, lovely complexion, free from eruptions* moth patches, spots and blemishes, use the "Golden Medical Discovery." Didn't Pass. The meeting held here last Monday to elect delegates to the convention that will assemble in Columbia OkI-1* M'AO n TAVTT />A?C?nv_ \JXL LJ.HJ jJULii mot* uao ci YCIj wxioti~ vative body. No intemperate language was indulged in but by one or two of those present, and the fact that the resolutions denouncing Gov. Tillmjm was almost unanimously voted down proves that the opponents of the administration in this county does not favor extreme action.? Orangeburg Times and Democrat. i Anti-Straightout Anti-Tillxnan Anti-March Convention, Abbeville Tress aud Banner. The humorous writer seems to be abroad in the land, and the average newspaper furnishes abundant material for the amusement of its readers. Nearly every man counsels his feelings, and immediately proceeds 4-~ Yi'Indnin OQ f Vl All frVl Vl A i j uia^cujc, tixoviwLU) U,.J u>_iw"j-j~ -? were an acknowledged philosopher. The newly developed philosopher, ?like the raw recruit who thought the old members of the military company had lost the step?thinks the whole world is going wrong and he alone is right. The answers to the circulars of the Greenville News show unmistakably that the country people are almost solid for Tillman, yet the antis and the Straightouts issue documents and pronouce anathemas. The Straightouts, it is understood, will not or do not recognize Irby and his committee as the legally constituted officers of the Democratic party. It is said that some of the Straightouts will refuse to. obey the rule which requires participants to make oath that they will support the regular nominee of the party. The question then arises, where [ are they? and where will they be, if I they refuse to affiliate with their neighbors and decline to associate politically with their fellow Democrats? If fourteen thousand Straightouts refuse to take part in the coming election, how can the Conservatives hr.rtP fn dfiffiat Tillman? If the Conservatives refuse to join the Straightouts, how can they attain (Success? f If Tillman crin carry four fifths of the farmers, and all the candidates for any and every office, how can the divided one-fifth of the country, and a majority of the town people, elect their men to office? * . Some people ^yj'f^st great anxiety the If embryo statesmen, and fully developed nmlcoiiteiits generally, would do as Mohammed did, go to the mountain, if it did not come to him, we might have peace. Without exception, all the lamentation and weeping because of division tia V>oo nr\ma fmm t.VlORP Xiao Wi?V AX who are themselves standing aloof from the great mass of the Democratic party. It has been said a thousand times that revolutions do not go backwards, and we have no evidence that the revolution of 1890 promises to be an exception to the rule. Therefore, the able and efficient citizen, if he has ambition for immolation or desires the distinction of political martyrdom, should issue a "call," to find out how few will respond, and their he may realize the fact that if the republic itself is not ungrateful, the people themselves are at least unappreciative. Despite the hurrah and the excitement of the day, and notwithstanding the existence of ill-feeling and irritation because of the faults and defects of the body politic, the will of the majority of our fellow-citizens should be respected. As the Conservatives would not adopt any man whom the Straightouts might nominate, and as the Straightouts many refuse to comply with the requirements which are necessary to place them in the Democratic column, how can we expect any considerable portion of the Tillman men to so far overcome their convictions and so far to forget their prejudice, as to accept a candidate at the bidding of their opponents? Would they not fear the Greeks bringing gifts? It will be many a day before the Straightouts will be enabled to name the Governor, and it will be a long time before their superior ability and their superb character will excite any great degree of admiration and enthusiasm among the people for whom they seem to have such contempt. Their bitterness and their lordly manner, instead of bulldozing the people into their way of thinking will most likely act as a thorn in the flesh, and so rankle in their hearts as to make them more determined than ever. Nothing is so bitter as the proud man's contumely, and he who refuses the touch of the elbow to the great mass of the people need not expect to occupy a warm place in the great human heart. J1CI1 UI kjl oujj^xxvyx ability, of proud lineage, and of ; i irritating exclusiveness need not ex j pect to gain political preferment by . any expression of contempt or disrespect for tbe feelings, the prejudices, the wishes, or the character of their | less cultured and less fortunate fellow- | citizens, who, though they be laboring under a delusion, are just as honest and just as patriotic as are the people Who affect to have such contempt for them. When Tillman in the campaign of 1890 made grave charges against respected ahd honored public officers * 1 - i. -3 f Vl O ne Drougut uuwu upuu ujuwui . scorn of that class of people whose private character and official conduct he besmirched. In like manner when the individual members of that respected and honored class, assume a high and lordly manner, and in return or in retaliation express contempt for all the Tillman men, they i sow the seeds of bitterness and excite to the last degree a feeling of resent | inent. As to the Press and Banner: This newspaper is anti-Tillman, but it claims discernment enough to see a - - - - - i i*i plain fact before us, ana unin some one can make it clear to us that more than a divided one-fifth of the Democratic party is in favor of an opposition candidate, we think good policy and a love for the welfare of the State, would dictate non-action on the part of the anti-Tiilman men in 1892. The opponents of Tillman, at most, can only further excite the people, at a time when harmony tnd good feeling should prevail. /w ic O TIATI JL Lit; UXJJUC Ui vy fciuui w u uuu entity. He can do very little good, and his power for harm is exceedingly limited. Then is there any use to quarrel about so trifling a matter? There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other disease put together, and until the last f? w years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to Cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional di^ase, and therefore rflnuires treat--, fill 0 i ~ ^c*c ** 1 j Toledo, Ohio, is the only J tional cure on the market. ^m0 taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. Sold by all druggists, 75 cents 20. True as Gospel. Abbe vi lie itedi urn. When a man saVs he favors the farmers' movement and at the same time opposes Tillman he must presume upon the ignorance and credulity of the people if he thinks they 1- ? a will put cuxiuuem;c in uio uitooiuuu. A paralell case is where a man drinks whisky and pretends to favor temperance. One who shouts for prohibition and votes for a man who fills himself with vile whisky cannot be sincere. Yet we see a good deal of that kind of business going on every day. If you are honest about wishing the farmers to succeed in their struggle for Reform you must stand by their standard bearer. ? A meeting of the executive committee in opposition to the Calhoun county movement washeldatElloree, in Orangeburg county, on Thursday last. Business of importance was transacted, and it is believed that this committee will suggest certain men to run for the legislative honors from this county. How I Was Cured of So-Called Cancer. Lulaton, Ga. Dear Sir?This is to certify that I was a sufferer with a place on my under lip for fourteen years, and was under treatment of different physicians, but they done me no good. I had lost hope of being cured bv medical treatment. I then went tc a doctor living in Florida, who treated them by art. After going to him it got well, apparently, for a while: but returned as bad as ever. I then | concluded to try P. P. P. (Pricklj Ash, Poke Root and Potassium,] and after taking five bottles (pinl size) was cured. I also find it i I good medicine to give a good appe ! tite, and to give proper digestion Yours, most truly, L. J. Strickland. A Minneapolis man asked tin courts of that city to grant him ai injunction restraining an objections ble man from courting his si6ter. Very Sad Advice. Orangeburg fltneH tiild ttettcefiat Gen. Wade Hampton says in hw letter, which is published on the first page of this week's Times and Democrat, that those in authority in the Democratic party in this State refuses the demand of those opposed to them for a general primary his : opinion is that the contention which ! will meet in Columbia on the 26th I inst., should have a primary, and if j the result shows, as he has no doHbt, i it will, that the opponents of tf | present administration are in a ma- ? j jorityv^flBtota^Tue Democratic ^ i party, couUoi^ not only of the policy to he pursued in the approaching caj^-ass, but of' the State itself. From the above it would seem that Gen. Hampton is in favor of setting at defiance the present constituted Democratic authority in South Carolina unless it submits to the dictation of himself and those who think with him. We hope that no such independent action will be taken by the ** convention alluded to. It is bad ad- S i vice, and we are surprised that Gen. Hampton, who has always advieed sl loyal obedience to the regularly constituted Democratic authority, should have given it. If his adviced is followed it will entail endless trouble Oil the State and will result in the permanent division of the white people of the States a condition of things that no one who loves the State and her people can contemplate for a moment without a shuddef. For several years before he was elected, Governor Tillman and those who acted with him, demanded a direct primary for the nomination of all State officers, but those in authority in the Democratic party turned a deaf ear to their appeal and refused to grant their request. Notwithstanding their repeated failures to have theV>arty machinery run to suit them, TilMaii and his foU^ets uttered no tre&nd nevef for c&e moment, M far jaagyftathority in the SmTZ^at &1' to tl?e rules and regulations of their '^wK&sBSxBbS&S&f party and Yoted for the candidates put in nomination under their operation. Now, let those opposing Tillman do like he did, and make a fair, square fight against him, if they want to, in the Democratic party under the rules and regulations as adopted by those who have the authority to make them, and if they cat! overthrow him well and good, bni, on the other hand if a majority of the Demo- ? \___ cratic voters of the State decide against them, they should cease all opposition and support the regular nominees of the party. This is the only way that the unity of the white people of the State can be preserved, and we hope thafc the approaching convention will so counsel and act ** * * ???i. rrrflo f, Jlampton is a gruao xuau, men sometimes may give very bad advice, as is very clearly proven in ^ tkis case. ? 4 I ** For the Party. Newberry Ob#efret. Count the Observer on the side of organized Dempcragji-a^^mg 85 the organization 1*??. "We ma^not approve of the methods or the of the organization; we may b. vinced that it is partisan and unfair "V and run in the interest of a faction* ^ y But these are evils that will crte t- em- ^ selves, or they can be corrected within / the party organization. Whether we be in the majority or the minority . does not distract us at all; but in either or any event we propose to stand by the regular organization and to make our protests and criticisms and fights under the party 1 ^/>rfnlofinne orif? witllljl l ines Clin.I il-g UlUl.iUuu ? party lines. We do so because we believe in this way only lies safety. ? ? ? The women praise P. P. P., for Scrofula, General Weakness and Nervousness, Indigestion, Rbeuma' tism, and Female Complaints. Try the great and powerful P. P. P. and then recommend it to your neigh1 bors, and you will know you have ^ done a good deed. i _ L uWe told you so" that the antir Tillman men and the Straightouta had no real quarrel among themselves. It is any tiling ana anyuouj w ^ai k Tillman. And it is not so much Till- ^ man as it is the farmers who are at his back.?Abbeville Medium. 4 Capt. James Edwards of Spartanburg, committed suicide recently. He 3 I lost ten ihousaixl dollars by the faili i ure of the Wilmington bank. His . j rach act is supposed to be attributable j to this fact.