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KEOWEE COL BIER. PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY MORNING. R. X. THOMPSON. D. A. SMITH. lt. T. JXYXES. BY THOMPSON*, SMITH & JAYXES. TERMS: For subscription, $1.50 per annum, strictly in advance; for six months, 75 cents;"for four months. 00 cents. Advertisements inserted at one dollar per square of one inch or less for tl e first insertion and fifty cents for cac!, sub sequent insertion. Obituary Notices exceeding five lines. Tributes of Respect, Communications of a personal character, when aclinissable, and Announcements of Candidates will be charged for as advertisements. Job Printing neatly and cheaply ixecr. ted. Necessity compels us to adhere strictly to the reqinrenieuts of Cash Payments. ? ACHALLA, S. C. : THURSDAY* SEPT. 2f 4 c Q.2. Democratic Ticket. FOI: PRESIDENT : GROVER CLEVELAND, Of New York. FOB VIC E PRESIDENT : A. E. STEVENSON. Of Illinois. FOR GOVERNOR : B. R. TILLMAN. FOE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: E. B. CARY. FOB CONGRESS, THIRD DISTRICT: A. C. LAHMER. ! OE SOLICITOR. EIGHTH CIKCUTT: M. P. ANS HE. FOB SENATE: S. Y. STRIBLING. FOE HOUSE EEPRESENTATTVES: M. B. DENDY. .1. L. SMITH. FOB CLERK OF COURT: : < JAMESSEABORN. FOR SHERIFF: ! 1 B. F.DOUTHIT. 1 FOR SCHOOL COMMISSTONEB : :' s N. W. MACA I LA V. :} FOB TREASURES: A. P. CRISP. FOB AUDITOR: W. T. GRUBBS. FOB (Of XT Y COMMISSIONERS: J. L. REEDER. \ 1 N. PHILLIPS. h j. ar. BTJXSic?TT. L yoi: su**KRVIsoi: OF REGISTRATION: ! . J. C. P. J. MILLER. M FOR CORONER: ' S. B. M i LETT. 1 acial System. . time a groat doal is said ' ii about tlie financial, system 1 ?untry, and various expedients 1 suggested to remedy thc existing ( ' . a deep subject and one on ' bl speak dogmatically, 1 long and patient * i1 - . - ?f ? i ... us ir,.. Ti.:iou-asseri:ons have ' ..o often repeated that few stop to c .isidor the amount of truth ur error 1 wrapped up in these statements, or take 1 tbe pains to trace thc effects so patent to 1 all back to their legitimate source. i -, Who is responsible for the preseul 1 financial system which so affects the.1 niasses and favors the classes*.' What * political party forged and chained it ' ""upon our people? None other than the s Republican. Having had practical con- e trol of die Federal Government for the.' last thirty years, being the party (lushed with victory on the field of battle, it bad * all power to legislate in favor of its own ' camp-followers, and against the con- s - quered foe. And this it did. and even 1 yet continues io do. The tribute paid 1 by the people of i"..e South in pensions to :1 Northern soldiers, ?End high .protective * _tariff to ern manufacturers, is as ' verily a tribute of war as any' people in 1 thedays of Greece and Rome ever ini^-r^ to their conquering annies and military j' chieftains. Think of the vast sum levied - as tribute from the people of South Caro- 1 lina every year! lt ts estimated that we j pay annually $7.000,000 as tariff and $&000,000for pensions, thus making a 1 total of S?O.??KI.O<?! exacted norn our a impoverished people every year. Note 11 that this is just ten times the amount *! required to run our State and county * governments for all purposes, inclmlmp 1 the publk schools. Thus we see that the financial current j ever and anon sweeps the hard earnings of our people away from us and deposits them safely in the pockets of the Xbrth eru manufacturer and every camp-fol- 0 lower who ever hung around the Federal s army. This flow has gone steadily on a all these years, and nothing but the , f abounding. exhaust less resources of our . 1 fair_Southlan<' "-d the unfaltering cour- a age of her people, has enabled us to stand JJ up under the unequal burdens imposed ?1 by this unjust legislation. i n When this wc remember, it is natural n to ask whether there was any party to r oppose these measures along with cor- a tain others inaugurated for the better e accomplishment of the same unholy end? , r We lind that the Democratic party lead . c the opposition and all these years has j ?3 made the fight of the minority against a the tyranny and oppression of the majority. True to the eternal principles t of truth, justice and equity between man p and man. and the peopleof all classes. ' n callings anti sections, this ?.arty h ifs j e steadily kept its lires burning on the t altar of ..Liberty.** until to -lay a large 11 majority of the American people-the o masses-are the devotees of its princi- ; t pies. The scales continue to fall from j b their eyes, ami they see at last that relief h must come through a revision of Kcpub- ', 1; lic.in legislation. i <; The Democratic party stands commit- j o ted to tariff reform and a reduction of ! c pensions, ('rover Cleveland is the grand ? c exponent of these policies, which would : a reverse or modify the financial currents j <? which bear away the earnings of the peo- ] pie year by year. Beware of thc person < or party who attempts to cloud the ?ssue. e to divert the attention of the pocplc, and e prea^l: unto them false doctrine! |t The Oconee Fair Association. j t - t The Oconee Fair Association has fixed ? e october 2*". and ?7 for holding the fair at n Seneca. This is an enterprise in which o the peopleof the whole county are con- ii cerned, and the indications point to a v crowning success if everybody w ill lend a n helping hand. o While the enterprising citizens of t Seneca have taken the lead, and invested s largely of tb~:r means in the purchase v -and preparation of the grounds, build- I ings and race course, still they invite the n co-operation and assistance of all our e people, since by their united efforts a c fair can be held which will rellect credit v not oniy upon Seneca, but upon thc cn- p tire county. Besides, we understand v that many public spirited citizens of our a sister counties. Anderson, Bickens and d Greenville, promise co-operation and will I doubtless enter some fine stock. a An attractive programme is bei?g <*? v ranged, which will be published in due e time. Everything will be jonducted on ti a high plane, and it will I* made an oe- tl casion fit to be graced by tbe presence of a our fair women, who will be given a b promme^.place in the picture. ti Sever- *ave elapsed since Oco- B nee has flu. * ^onnty Fa;r, and the time h is now ripe for an awakening in this U direction. Let the good work proceed, n Prohibition. The recent primary election hus again brought prohibition prominently before the people of South Carolina. We are to be confronted with more agitation upon the subject, and in" all probability a law, covering the whole State with prohibi tion, will be enacted by the .General Assembly at its next session. We have always favored prohibition coming to us in the way of local option, because in this form, where a majority of the locality, municipal or county, has pronounced in favor of it, there is some thing behind the law to enforce it. The reader ner-d not be told that a prohibi torv !aw. enacted against the will of the people, cannot be even reasonably enforced. This being true, we are opposed to State prohibition at tho present time. The people arc familiar with all the various prognostications made by the politicians, if thc white voters or the State divide on political issues. There is probably more political dynamite in the ques^__ *_. ?han ali other issues put" tbgetner. J. ncrefore, unless very much good is to be accomplished in this form, we ought to be slow in adopt ing it. Why antagonize the people upon this question in the shape of a State law, when prohibition in Charleston, and probably in Greenville, Columbia and other large towns, would be a farce? And who believes that such a law could bc enforced in these places ? As a mat ter of fact. Anderson, Spartanburg and perhaps other towns have tried prohibi tion, and by their votes subsequently bave said that "prohibition failed to pro hibit." The example of Atlanta ought to be a lesson to us also in this respect. No. Let us adhere to the principle of local option. It must bc remembered that prohibition already prevails ic the state outside of the towns and cities. Much was gained by the passage of this law, and it has worked remarkably well. A. number of counties have prohibition" in their limits, notably the Counties of X<mee. Pickens. Marlboro and perhaps others. These counties have attained this enviable position by the votes of their people. Even with such majorities spirituous liquors are illicitly made and ?old in their limits, and in some locali ses, where the people are opposed to prohibition, the law has not been en forced. Prohibition has grown wonderfully 1?re and has made much progress throughout the country generally since the war. and that, too, almost without tny organization. The people of the ?tate have declared against intemperance I n tones that caimot bc mistaken. Prohibition is a great moral question, md we want to see it gather strength md grow in number of its advocates by Lppealing to the people through the Manciple of local option, rather than rc .eive a backsc* by enacting a law that .minot now be enforced in many portions >f ihe state. The question with all tcm ?erauce reformers ought to be: "What aw, license or prohibition, is best for the ocality in which the question is made? Progress in this direction is one of edu ction, although it may be safely stated hat no law, however "iron-clad" it nay be. can absolutely prevent the Manufacture and sale of spirituous iquors; but both evils may be greatly essened where the people have carried owns or counties for prohibition by deci ?ive majorities. In Oconee we are for pro libition. If we lived in Charleston we ihould favor high license, with all the Elective measures for repressing the abuse rf the law. Thc proposition to prevent the manu acture of spirituous liquors and beer in he Mate is wanting in wisdom. Let us upposc that not a drop is manufactured icre; can that tend to prevent the use of hese beverages? Certainly not. They j rc niade and sold in all the States of the j inion, and cannot be kept out of South j 'arolina. V.vn.e the interdiction of hen- manufacture does hot prevent ??f?Tr "sale here, but gives all the profit of | he operation to our neighbors. If the ;eneral government could abate the nanufactureof these articles there might >e something in it. but this is impossible. But one thingshould be kept constantly n view : Intemperance is an untold evil. f. nd the people of the Suite are deter- ; nined to stamp it out as much as possi-. dc, and fair notice o? this has been given j 0 all by the result of the recent vote in J bc primary in favor of prohibition. )r. Ha?thorne Touches Up Our Seriar and Political Evils. Dr. Hawthorne, of Atlanta, fia., ]?astor j >f the First Baptist church, [?reached ai trong sermon last Sunday. The learned ? ml eloquent minister was ??reaching I rom the text II Timothy, 1,10: '-Who ia;h abolished death and brought life nd immortality to light through the ;ospehv JI is subject was "the Bible loctrine of i mmortality and its influence ?pon the personal and social interests of j nen." After showing the effects of a enunciation of this doctrine upon society nd commenting at length upon the xperiment which the French nation nade at the close of the last century, an xperiment which resulted in unprecc lented vita-, red-handed lawlessness and ! i carnival of murder, he said: It would not be too much for nie to say ? ha? a large element of the American; .cople are attempting the same experi aent A growing skepticism in refer- j nee to the life and immortality, brought j i light through the gospel, is at the bot-1 ?ai of all the evils which now distract j ur people and threaten the very foundr. io is of our social order. All this unjust legislation in the interest of monopoly ? iad its origin in the hearts of New Eng- j md infidels, men who repudiated moral ! ..vernment and discarded thc last idea j t retribution after death. All these wild ommunistic and w icked methods which ertain elements of the oppressed classes re adopting for the redress of their rievances are inspired mainly by uube ief in the eternal verities of the word of ? ?od. The old political parties arc bad nough. They are SO bad that they faust ither mend or end. But the new par ies, with their agrarian and communis te principles and spirit and their nihilist ic threatenings and methods, are >ncon rovertibly worse. I hate despotism and specially the despotism of moneyed monopoly. I believe it to be a robbery f the people which a just God will put: di with an unquenchable fire: but I hate .oise and dread more the infidel mad ess that would tear down the fair fabric f our government and make a desola ion of our bounteous birthland for the alee of r unishing monopoly. I hate the -hiskey rings as I hate the gates of hell, tut I hate worse and dread more this iad lust for political office, which tbreat ns to degrade, debauch and unsex Araeri an women, and which is dragging God's ratchmen on the walls of Zion, from the ure and serene heights of their sacred ocation down into the mire and filth nd stench of party politics. How much oes that political party believe in the ?ible and immortality, which employs woman to stump the State and tussle ,-ith men in wordy contests before xcited", " ' " OT|d drunken multi ades? All of these pvMic wrong* and aese unnatural innovations, with their ttendant confusion and disorder, are orn of a growing unreverence and skep- j icism towards the teachings of God's i look. Infidelity has had its trial and it ? as failed. It has had its opportunities j prove what it can do for the better- , lent of mankind, and so far from improv-11 j ing thc condition of society it has multi ! plied vice, crime and misery a thousand fold. On the other han?i, the gospel has had its opportunities and it has not failed. The peoples that have emerged from bar barism and steadily advanced toward that ideal civilization which good men have foreseen in visions of enraptured thought are the peoples who have stead fastly clung to the belief that Jesus Christ has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel This being true, I have but one hope for my country. These social and political evils which distract us to-day and threaten us with direful disasters will disappear just as fast as skepticism disappears and no faster. When in answer to the prayers of his people the Lord God shall ope?, the portals of hea ven and send upon*the land the reviving and restoring power of His spirit, and men everywhere turn their faces towards Him who died to abolish death and open a passage from the gloom of earth to the gk ry of heaven, then, and not till then, will the ange) of peace and joy return to abide with this now distracted country. Speaker Crisp Reviews the Situation. Speaker Crisp was in New York last j week, and while in that city he was in ? terviewed by a reporter for the World. In answer to tiie question : "To what do you attribute the following of the Peo ple's Party?" he answered: "It arose from the scarcity of money, the low price of cotton and a general misconception of the cause. The price of cotton is made in Liverpool. The cot ton planters are forced to buy in a pro tected market and to sell in a free trade market. Cotton farming has ceased to be profitable. The most of us think the financial troubles were brought about by a high tariJT, and that a reduction of it would afford relief. ..If we could reduce thc tariff and en large our market, buy at a cheaper rate -niid ?oil for moro wo nhovdd have ni ore money in our pockets. I think the Dem ocrats have shown the fallacy of the pro tection scheme, \r.d it hasn't as many followers as it had. The Democrats are not asking for free trade. We must have a revenue, and it will have to come from the tari if. We stand where we did when the Mills bill was passed-in favor of a a reduction and an enlargement of the free list. This policy can be brought about without doing any harm and it would benefit every industry. "Thc South owes SJ much to the Dem ocratic party that a thoughf ul man would sec thc necessity of adhering to it. It has preserved for us local self-govern ment; it has given us in all the Southern States an economical and a just adminis tration, and wc feel that a Republican triumph now would fasten upon us the unjust laws of which we complain and deprive us of the privilege of fair and free elections. Taking the I.odgo bill as a type of the election laws which thc Re publicans want to pass, our people se. that the real purpose is to defeat and not to promote the purity of elections. ."We are very n-m^h gro*:''od tn fi?H 'SiTTm^afnfdny among the democrats of New York. We fully realize the neces sity of carrying this State, and I think if our friends here will hold together and kee)) New York in line tl..?t the South will be at this election, as it luis been for twenty years past, solidly Democratic. So long as we are threatened as wc are now. Ky the Republican party, we can not alford to divide. The Democrats of thc South are enthusiastically for Mr. Cleveland, and any divisions that might have existed among them as to the choice of candidates ai e healed. ."The charge that the Congress just adjourned was extravagant is unfounded and unjust. In comparing the expendi tures^with those of the Fifty-first Con gress we ai? entitled to a credit of $7C OOOAHto, which the laws of tire ?"i??y-first Congress iequired us to appropriate. Giving us this credit, wc appropriated about $60,000,000 less than the first ses sion of the Fifty-first and over $100,000, 000 less than the second session of the Fifty-first. "We endeavored to relieve the people from some of the odious features of the McKinley bil!. The House passed a bill .to ?nit woo] on the free list, greatly re ducingburdenson manufacturers of wool, and we also passed a bill reducing thc duty on tin and provided for putting it on the free list at an early day. These two measures, ?f they had become laws, would have furnished .substantial relief to the people. 'The Republican Senate did not even consider either one, so that practically thc issue now is what it was two years ago-the McKinley tariff bill and the force bill. More than a million majority of the people at the election two years ago voted against both, and it does not occur to me that anything has happened since to change the situation.'" War on the Sluggers. One of the notable sermons preached in Atlanta last Sunday was by Kev. Father Schadwell. In it he handled the admirers of thugs and sluggers without gloves. Thc text was the restoration to life of the son of the widow of Nain. In the course of his sermon, after dwelling upon the Scripture story and its lessons, Father Schadwell emphasized the duty of pa rents in looking after the morals of their children. " The young man who gambles for pastime,'" said he, "isfamiliarizing himself with that which in due time will make of him a gambler. The youngman who drinks moderately will, after a time, go to swell the army of drunkard.,, and no plainer declaration is made in the Scriptures than that no drunkard shall ever inherit thc kingdom of heaven. There is no sin in a modarate indulgence in pastimes and moderate indulgence in wine has never been prohibited by divine law. but the responsibility of their abuse is woeful, and should cause the vot-rics of pleasure to stop and think if they, too. might not fall. It was shocking that during the past week so many people joined in the train of blasphemous men who recently came to this city from an occasion which scandalized all good peo ple. It shocked the church to see that Catholics should have joined in making heroes of men who had disgraced their manhood and who were cultivating the attributes of brutes. When I read in the papers that these men had passed Sav-or day night and up to ll o'clock, the very hour when the holy sacrifice of the mass was offered, on Sunday morning, in places "viiich I cannot mention from this altar, x realized the full degradation to which they had fallen, and were grieved . to see names in connection with them which were nominally Catholic.'' "Fa thers and mothers!"' exclaimed the , speaker with vehemence. " were any of \ your sons there ? Did they permit them- . selves to be a part of that motly crowd . which dishonored not only God's moral . law, but flaunted their wickedness in our . face? on Sunday morning while the church . bells were ringing people to prayer? ? Where were your sons ? That these pee- '. pie were scandalously indecent is proven 1 by their own conduct for immediately I -fter their meeting in New Orleans all of i them retired to places which should blis- . ter the tongue to mention. Their ca- ' rousals and iniquities were past descrip- ] tion." J . Bnckien'- Apdt* Salve. The best Salve in the world for cuts; bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever ' sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, i Zorns, and all skin eruptions, and posi- < tively cures piles, or no pay required. It , is guaranteed to ?ive perfect satisfaction, ?r money refunded. Price, 25 cents per ' box.- For sale by the Norman Carron Co. i A C?NSEBMVE m. SEXECA, S. C., September 20, 1892. MESSRS. EDITORS : Since the primaries are over, and the dominant faction has everything their own way, (success hav ing crowned their efforts all over the State,) I have thought it not out of place to say something, as I figured, in a small way, in the campaign, v>d gave expres sion to -my sentiments then, possibly it would interest some to know my feel ings now. Though my name is not McGregor, neither can I boast of stand ing upon my "native heath," yet I trust I am as loyal as the warm-hearted Scott that gave birth to this expression. Had I consulted my interest, certainly I would not have been found in a position which appeared, at least, to oppose the interest of those with whom I come in contact daily in business. I had all to lose and nothing to gain by such a course, except the consciousness of duty done. I know the faction I espoused was in a hopeless minority, and had to take all the sneers 3 jeers, as wrfl-v^r ih^wultsand abuse that are generally heaped upon a minority faction. I further felt assured that it would be useless to appeal to reason while agitation and passion held strong sway, for at such times consequences are not considered, and thc public at large will listen to but one side. Bur it is all over now, and I am glad that things went just as the., did and just as the people wanted them. Xo one will support the ticket more cheerfully than I, and if I could I would not throw a single obsta cle in the way of its complete success. I advised against Gov. Tillman's recom mendations, proclaimed all over the State in his campaign speeches, because I thought they were not suitable to the interest of our people. Individually they will do me no harm ; in fact. I believe their adoption will be to ray advantage. I knew that to antagonize them would bring temporary displeasure with his admirers, and my opposition would be misconstrued, but. notwithstanding this, I could not afford to support what my conscience did not approve. I firmly believe that I will not have to live to any distant day to witness some of these recommendations repudiated by many who appear, at least, to be their strong est supporters and warmest advocates. I hope, however, that the dominant fac tion will g^ forward and make all the reforms they may think necessary, and many of them will meet my hearty appro val. Xone will I oppose, as I believe in submitting quietly, patiently and will ingly to what a majority of my country men wish and impose. The time, however, for reflection has come, and some changos may be looked I for which may temper matters and be advantageous in bringing about a com promise which will result in satisfaction to all. Politics is nothing more or less than compromise measures anyway between conflicting opinions of what is thought to be wise and best under exist ing circumstances. The ill regulated p'uoiic spirit that has been exercised all over the State, wherever these issues have been discussed before the people, is now a part of our history, and it remains to be seen what has been gained. We have v.itnesscd men do for party and for their favorite schemes of political and social reform what they would not do. either to enrich or avenge themselves, simply because there was a multitude at their back, and under the mistaken notion ? that all depended upon the success of the movement in which they were engaged, forgetting apparently that it mattered not how thing:; went, but little difference would be felt by the great majority of the people, nor would all the blessings that they hoped to receive, if it were possible to come into possession of them, provided they were achieved in a legal way, ever repay for the sacrifices made and ties broken, which we, in our rash ness and earnestness, have torn asunder, without thinking or even inquiring the motive of the opposition in whose ranks often stood a father or brother and near est of kin. who took a different view of maftcrs and chose to make the light or struggle for the same thing.- in a dil?er ent way. "How often would factions the most opposite be reconciled if they could meet and read each others' thoughts," I but in thc nature of things this cannot j be, for mankind once aroused will not I listen to reason nor warning of any kind, j "It would seem as if at particular j periods, from causes inscrutable to I human wisdom, a universal frenzy seizes | mankind, experience and prudence are alike blinded,'' and no one can foretell consequences nor where we arc tending. "Who could have anticipated the ter rible Hood of passion and crime which were let loose on the world at the com mencement of the French Revolution, when all writing, all thoughts and all actions seem to have but one end, the extirpation of abuses, the propagation of virtue, the relief of thc people, and thc permanent establishment ol' freedom,'' "as well as equal rights to all and special privileges to none."' But it is thus that the most terrible convulsions are ushered into the world. "The night is serene, the sunset fair, which precedes the fury of the tornado." The tendency of all public convulsions is to run into extremes, for it is only by extremes that agitators can subvert the present order of things. It is by holding out promises that can never bc realized and overstating existing corruption in high places that their objects are g.^i^ed. As soon as they become rulers themselves and the responsibility is thrust on their own shoulders they lind apparently, to their surprise, that they ran do no move i in the way of bringing relief to the toil- ? ing masses than those who had preceded ; them. Suddenly they become conserva tive andcounsel*moderation or claim that j the trouble from which the people suffer ! comes from another source and higher up. and when they arrive at the very top, i they find still that they are powerless to J procure the relief demanded, and which] they promised to bring about if they were elevated to place and power. The people either settle down and become quiet when Ihesc experiments fail and they find that they have been deceived, or become outraged with their leaders and heap upon them more and severer abuse than was ever offered to thc oppo sition. They demand a change with more ! vehemence ami bitterness than that which was heard at the commencement of the agitation, and this state of things continues until revolution and anarchy reign supreme, provided something for tunate does not occur to quiet and satisfy. It is the surging mass behind, thc rear f-uard, I might say, that does the mis chief and forces things to the last resort. They light the match that explodes the mine set and prepared by the leaders and the whole population becomes involved as destruction and ruin faces all. If we wish to avoid excesses at the en-', in tur bulent times we should shun the seduct ive paths which lead in that direction ?t the beginning, and learn the useful les son which history teaches, that all great and lasting good in the political world ts of slow growth. "All great changes in nature are gradual in their progress," and nature and art do not cross each atber, bvt travel on parallel lines, - Uninformed men, who are not familiar Kith State cnuV"~cor w'th the work ngs of government, nor with the schemes )f politicians, drawn from the humble fvalks of life as law-makers or as rulers, ;hough they be as honest, pure and noble te the world contains, can never long remain at the head of affairs, especially in times of excitement and agitation. They either become disgusted from fail ure to give satisfaction and retire into obscurity, or are compelled to give away to those who are more daring and ambi tious who rise to the top, and who, iu the end, fall under the dominion of some tyrant of their own making or creation, who has the boldness to take the lead and rule with the iron rod of military despotism, which makes the ultimate condition the worst form of government the world has ever been cursed with, I but the on.y power that can govern in desperate times ami give any degree of protection either to life, liberty or pro perty. It should be the object of the states man, in moments of political agitation, to remove all causes of complaint, show to the people that their interest is looked after, prove to them that no one enjoys a greater advantage than another, re move all real or imaginary oppressions, protect a/1 occupations, equalize all taxes, do away with all odious and oppressive taxation, and >vhen this is done see to it that the governwent acts firm, that the law is executed and ts weight fallo apon all alike. The talent however of using political power so as not to abuse it, is, as it ap pears from the teachings of history, the last acquisition of mankind, and it is now to be feared that many difficulties will be experienced by those who have shoulder ed the responsibility as reformers, and ; from whom so much is expected. It is an easy thing to demand reform; it is an other and quite a different matter to be able to carry it into effect with practical laws which will insure its enforcement, and give satisfaction to those who are clamoring for change, and herein lies our greatest danger. Thoy (the reformers) will meet no trouble from the opposition, as they are going to bc neutral ; but the demands from their own party will possi bly bc more than they can p,ive or thc': sense of justice will allow. As rul jrs and law makers of the whole people tl ey i cannot afford to pass laws in the interest of a single faction or class, for there is an arbiter in every bosom, and whenever difficulty is experienced it is a safe guide to consult and follow; that arbiter is conscience, and I am constrained to be Heve they will have recourse to it when perplexities arise, and as Christians its warning will bo heeded. " We should all bear in mind that there is no unmixed good in human affairs; the best principles pushed to excess degene rate into fatal rices." The discontent which seems so firmly embeded in the agricultural class, and the evils of which they so bitterly com- i plain, should and will be relieved and ! corrected so far as the State can regulate and adjust them. If it be corruption among rulers it now lies in thc party of reform to lop off and correct the abuses. The great enthusiasm with which the people all over the State have hailed Gov. Tillman as a deliverer and welcomed him as a Moses to lead them out of the wfl- j desness iii?o'wle r"".":ised land, certainly I means something more than mere show, j Ile will now have full scope to bring j about the reforms desired, as virtually all the positions of honor and trust J within the State are in the bands of those ] who approve of what he recommends: j and it is to be boped they may use their power wisely. Ile may possibly have reached the top round of the ladder in his influence, and bis fame and fortune bc at its highest elevation. Certainly this will be true if he calls a halt, and falls short of what he has promised, and lead j thc people to hope for, or to believe he ? could accomplish. Ile will experience some reaction now : in his own ranks and will be asked to j pause and consider before taking some j of the steps that he has so strongly ad vocated. Such is the history of the world. Already I think I sec signs of its coming and this feeling will be more marked as the {?nie approaches for action. This is to be ascribed to a law as certain as the laws which govern and rehu?ate the sea sons. '"It is the nature of mau to over rate present evil and to under-rate pres ent good, to long for what he has not. and t<? be dissatisfied with what he has. To this influence on the -*ate of great communities may bc ascribed most of the revolutions and counter-revolutions recorded in history." A hundred gene rations have elapsed since the first great national emancipation, when a people. bowed to the earth under cruel task mas ters, raised such a cry of misery as pierced thc very heavens. They were wonderfully set free. At the moment of ] tneir liberation they raised a song of gratitude and triumph, but in a few hours they began to murmur against their leader. Since that time the his tory of every great deliverer has been the history of Moses retold. "Down to the present hour rejoicings, "like those on the shore of the Ked Sea, have ever been speedily followed by mur murings like those at the waters of strife." Pursuit gives pleasure more than gain: Man hurries on the world around, Possession seems his only aim. But happiness is seldom found. In conclusion, let me say that, though I dislike (TOV. Tillman's methods, I have confidence in his ability; and, though he is a Democrat and an Allianceman, I trust he is more of a patriot than either, and bas the courage and firmness to resist the ultra measures that may be urged by a portion of his supporters, the wisdom and experience to ally himself with the moderate and virtuous of his party. M. W. COLEMAN. To Preserve The richness, color, and beauty of the hair, the greatest care is necessary, much harm being dono by the uso of worthless dressings. To be sure of hav ing a first-class article, ask your drug gist or perfumer for Ayer's Hair Vigor. It is absolutely superior to any other preparation of the kind. It restores the original color and fullness to hair which has become thin, faded, or gray. It keeps the scalp cool, moist, and free from dandruff. It heals itching humors, prevents baldness, and Imparts to THE HAIR a silken texture and lasting fragrance. JXO toilet can bo considered complete without this most popular and elegant of all hair-dressings. "My hairibegan turning gray and fall ing out when I was about 25 years of age. I have lately been using Ayer's Hair ?Vigor, and it is causing a new growth of hair of the natural color." R. J. Lowry, Jones Prairie, Texas. "Over a year ago I had a severe fever, and when I recovered, my hair began to fallout, and what little remained turned gray. I tried various remedies, but without success, till at last I began to USE Ayer's Hair Vigor, and now my hair Is growing rapidly and is restored to its original color." -Mrs. Annie Collins, Dighton, Mass. "I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor for nearly five years, and my hair ia moist, glossy, and in an excellent state of pres ervation. I am forty years old, and have ridden the plains for twenty-five years."-Wm. Henry Ott, aUas^Hna tang Bill," Newcastle, Wyo. . Ayer's Hair Vigar Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer fc Co., Lowell, Hats, Bold by DrusgUlt Everywhere. No Time for Factional Differences. j Senator Hill, of New York, made a ringing speech last Monday night to a 1 vast audience in Brooklyn. He measured up to the occasion and the utterances that fell from his lips were those of a true and tried Democrat. There is no sulking in his tent about David Bennett Hill. His language on this point is wor thy of reproduction: "Factional appeals should now cease; the spirit of resent ment should be abandoned ; State pride should be subordinated to the general good; real or fancied grievances should be dismissed : personal ambitions should be sacrificed, and individual disappoint I ments should be forgotton in this great I emergency, which demands from us all j the exhibition of a wide-spread and lofty party patriotism." How's This ? We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. 0. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last fifteen years and believe him j?;orfectlv honorable in all business transactions .umTfflSi?A? to carry out any obligations maue ny their firm. WEST & TKAVX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. WALDINO. KI XXAX ?fe MARVIN-, I Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cur?is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testi monials sent free. Price,""") cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Cholera has appeared at thirty-four different times in New York, but only in seven instances were it epidemic and the death rate exceeded 10o. This shows that the disease can be stamped out if proper precautions are taken. When Baby was sick, we gare her Carter?a. When she WET :. Ch"!, she cried tor Caatc?ifc. When she boca. - ; . liss, she clung to Casto: .a. ?v Len oh- bad Children, she gave them C Storia, Thc second primary in the Second Con gressional District resulted as follows: Talbert. Tillman. Barnwell.1874 iK'S, Edgefield.IOS!) 1:370 Hampton. 4?w S25 Aiken.1226 IOU Total.52-">4 ( 410? Tall>ert's majority, lO?i?. New Advertisements. \ ULCERS, ^\ CANCERS, 1?S SCROFULA, \ V* ?ALT RHEUM, \ RHEUMATISM, BLOOD POISO these and every kindred disease arisinc from impure blood successfully treated by ihat never-failing and best of all tonics and medicines. Sim SMEJSSS Books on Blood and Skin Diseases free. Printed teatimo: application. Address fl? Swift Specific ATLANTA ?? H. LUI O&^JJ. X niais sent on ^^J^^ tress cific Co., .. CA. \ Something New XT has been said "There is nothing new under the sun." Be that as it may, there is about to be something new in Seneca, namely. A CASH STOKE. From this date until next spring we are going to sell goods for cash and for cash only; and at a price that is " new." and that has n<>t been known before. It is an experiment with us and we may not meet with financial success; but we will be enabled t<> do much better for our customers, and can always offer you our l>est bargains because we know we are going to get the money and they are not to be "'//"..'/"/." There are always bargains for cash buyers and this winter wc are going to show no partiality to any One. but hustle the rush //.?/.?.. for all it is worth. Send your child if you can't come; it can trade as well as you. " We mean business." Our goods arc bought at the fountain head and wc are going to sell them the same way. Wc know cot ton is cheap, but we are prepared for it and your money will buy more than ever before. Weare fast opening goods and will be prepared to give you prices in-xt week. So look out for them and don't buy until you see our line, and you will very much oblige us if you will not .ask us to continue this credit business, but help us to carry this new project forward, which will bea blessing to everybody, j Look for our prices next week. Yours truly. M. ff. Colen & Co., SENECA, S. C. j September 22, ls*.r_>. Short Notice taADQDARTElS! IN ORDE R to make room for my Fall and Winter Goods, which I expect to [buy OCTOBER 1st, I will close out the ! most of ?nv entire stock of DRY GOODS land NOTIONS. BOOTS and SHOES. TRUNKS and VALISES. BELOW COST.' Twenty-three yards of Calico for SI. Gingflam, Scents a yard: worth 10 cents. Worsted, 9 cents a yard: worth 12 cents. Bleaching (one yard wide.) S cents a yard; worth bi cents. Men's Ready-made Shirts for 2." couts. Notions of all kinds reduced to one half price. Men's Brogan Shoes for 85cents; worth $1.35. Women's Button Shoe for 90 cents: worth $1.25. Women's Polka Shoes for 65 cents; worth 90 cents. Carpet Slippers at 45 cents; worth 65 cents. Trunks from 33 cents to $7. Valises from 40 cent* to $3. Oven Lifter Flour at $4.50 per barrel. I also have a first-class Flo ur at Wee nts per sack. A car load of Salt just arrived. Corn, Wheat Bran and, in fact. Provis ions of every kind at the very lowest prices. These goods must be sold at some price. H I can't get my price I will take vours. These prices will last until OCTOBER 1,1S92. Big money saved by calling on At His Familiar Old Stand. Ladies are Unfortunate, Because the higher they rise in society thc weaker they ried themselves bodily. Kisley's Philotoken controls the nerves, aids nature in her various functions, and thus combats with the many ills of wo mankind successfully. If your druggist has not got it he will order it for you for $1 a bottle, from Chas. F. Risley, Whole sale Druggist, f>2 Cortlandt Street, New York. .Send for a descriptive pamphlet, with directions and certilicates from many ladies who have used it and can't say enough in favor of Risley's Philotoken. AUCTION ! AT S. N. PITCHFORD'S, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1st. I WILL continue to sell at . cost until that time. Any one wanting SCALES, LAMPS, TRUCKS, OIL TANKS, SHOW CASKS. ; r - '. . w v.\rr./i,ri,LER. NAIL GRABS, or STu'/iE FlXTlur..^ of any hind, will do well to consult me. I will also sell my HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FURNITURE any time between this and the FIRST OF OCTO BER. *3T TITOS?: IX DEUTET) TO ME WILL PLEASE COME AND SETTLE AT ONCE. rJgl Respectfully, S. N. Pitchford. September 15,1802. MOO HOME FOR SALL T WILL sell all of that Desirable Land. 1 350acres, known asTUGALOi > HOME, lying on Tugaloo river, Cane creek and thc lishing branch waters of Tugaloo river, at public outcry, on Saleday in OCTOBER, ls;f_>. The land is "sus ceptible of three divisions, two of which have comfortable buildings, includ ing dwellings and out-buildings, good wells of water and living springs of pure, soft water. Well adapted to the grow th of grain, grapes, clover, cotton and fruits. A rare collection of select fruit, ranging from California to the Eastern States, and from the mountains to the seaboard, embracing the principal varieties of apples, pears, peaches, plums and grapes. The bottom land is rieh alluvial loam. Over 100 bushels of corn have been raised on one acre. The land is in a high state of cultivation. Fifty or seventy-five acres of river hills, containing many kinds of grasses and Bermuda, are wired in for pastures, which are well adapted to stock-raising. For further particulars address me at Lavonia, Ga B. F. KEES E. August ll, lSte. ?? ." .Sen -THE Bfiin Ol HIGH - SCHOOL *Y^7 ILL open on the above date. Mr. J. W. Gaines Has been elected Principal, and this assures the patrons that the high stand ard of the school will be maintained. Mr. Gaines graduated from Furman University with the Degrees of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE. MASTER < >F MATHEMATICS. M E( : HANK A I. Pill L( >S( ) PHY. He has had three years experience in the school room and will have an able corps of assistants. Thc rates of tuition will he as follows: First Grade, per month.$1 00 Second Grade, per monti).2 00 Third Grade, per month. - 30 Fourth Grade, per meath .. .?'? 00 R. E. .MASON. M. A. TERRILL. W. J. STRIBLLNG, Trustees. August 4. IS92. 31-lro Wagener Academy IWILL resume the exercises of my school on MONDAY September 5th. Thanking my friends for their liberal pa tronage and hoping for a continuance of the same. I am. verv respectfully, JULIA M. JOHNSON. August ll. I>'.'2. S2-lm Ide Toi* il Schoo FOR BOYS AND GIRLS will open on MoNDAY. September 5th. Higher English. Higher Mathematics, Latin. German and French taught in High School Departmeu . Write and inquire ol those who have sent, to- this ?s?ioo?.' The Principal, a graduate .:" Hampden Sidney College. Virginia. h:is five years experience id graded and high schools. No demoralizing induences; a quiet place to study: board and tuition ch?*ap. students can enter any time. For fu ther particulars address J. F. RICE, Principal. Townville, S. < . September I, IS'.)2. ~ C. I PITCHFORD, WALHALLA, - - S. C., -DEALER IN Dry G-ooils, Notions, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Hardware and Groceries. - WHEN Y< ?C WANT T< > PTY - Dry Goods and Notions Call and see us. We buy for Cash and we buy to Sell. We buy Direct and we buy in Quantities. You will always find our STOCK COMPLETE. We sell at ONE PRICE, and that the L< ?WEST : fe Treal Yoi Conr?eous?y i A SATISFIED CUSTOMER IS OUR BEST ADVERTISER ! Our CONSTANT AIM is to give you th?' BEST GOODS at BOTTOM PRICES. We Mate Your Interests Oars ! Your Child will be served as Cheaply and Politely xs Yourself. A comparison of our STY'LES and PRICES will convince you that you should trade with us. C. W. PITCHFORD. September 1, 1892. 55 RUST PROOF Red Oats -AND Seed Heat For sale by J. P. PHILLIPS & BRO., > Ninety Six, S. C. August IS, 1S02. &4t The State of South Carolina, IS THE PBOBATE COURT. Thaddeus Brown and Joseph Sharp, as Administrators of the estate of Bryant Glenn, deceased, Plaintiffs, against I?arriett Burk. Laura Brown. Ernaline sharp. Margaret! Simpson, Henry I Glenn! Ella Glenn, Georgia A. "Jenn, Lulla Glenn and Rubber Glenn. Defend; I ants. TO the defendants above named: You and each of you are hereby sum moned and required t<> answer the com plaint in this action, which is tiled in the office of the Judge of Probate in and for the County of Oconee, in the State of South Carolina, and to serve a copy of your answer on the subscribers at their office in Walhalla. S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive j of the day of such service: and ii you fail to answer the complaint within tb*? j time aforesaid, tue plaintiffs in this I tion will apply to the court for the relief i demanded in the complaint. Dated 25th day cf -July. A. P. 1892. \ u -. / -J. W. HOLLEMAX, / - ~ ) Judge of Probate. STRIBLIXG ?fi SHELOR, Plaint i n's" Attorneys. To the defendants herein-Take notice: Thal the complaint in this action was filed in the office of theJudgeof Probate for the County of Oconee. in the stn-.? Sou**>.?Iarplin?" ? * i .v. L?-1S92. and the object o? mrs .;? ?UJ is to sell the real estate of Bryant Glenn I to aid the personal assets in the payment : of the delfts of thc estate: and unless the minor defendants herein procure the appointment of a guardian nd Utnu to represent them within twenty day from the day of the service hereof on them, then the plaintiffs will ask the court to ' appoint some suitable person asguardian ? ad Uti ?< to appear ano defend this action ! on their behalf. STRIBLIXG & SHELOR, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. July 28, IS92. :?0-6w IN ORDER IO CLOSE OUT >>VK STOCK <>F DRY WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING 13 .V ll Gr A 1 X S S: Black Embroidi red Ponce XO. 1. ingand All Over Embroidery fat COST ' vrk ?> > Our entire Stock of innings ; - i at lo . rs. ; vn 'i 1 Bedford ?' ords at IO cts. ; -"NV. <i. , Worth i:> ofs_ XO A 1 j Ladies' SiTk" finish Lisle |vn ~ j Thread Hose at 33 cts. : worth i .> v. ?>., r?0cts In ?rowllaud Xavy ! Blue. x-^x - A few Ladies' FJadervests left " 4 ' i at '?> cts. per pair. Ami a '?rent many other nice goods ; greatly below what they are worth. Nield & Harrison, j -July T. LS92. ^1CE COLD-* Soda Water _ u -^ f Ucho AO V> I> Milk Shakes - vrr - Five Cents a Glass, MlUl k RITTERS. June i *'.*^. NOTICE! -A SMALL LOT OF Fur amt fool Hats FOR Wm AND BOYS ;-TO BE CLOSED < ?I T BEE? >RE u?i??ui lol m, @J?fJI??jp1 A $3 HAT for $1 ! A $1.50 HAT FOR 75c. Etc. Come early and get your pick of the Lot. Very respectfully, C. L HEB) & SOI September b">. IS92. Female Collie. 'Tis not in mortals to command success; But we'll do more. Sempronius; we'll de serve it. In iooking for a school for your daugh ter, we believe you would like to find one that receives only enough boarders to make a large family; that thinks of the woman while it deals with the girl: that has a fair history on which to base fair promises: that has a first class equip ment for every thing it teaches; that is high in its scholarship and low in its rates: that has many extra ad vantages and few extra charges. We should be glad to serve you, if you confer with usl Our fall session will, open September 7th 1S92. Send for a'catalogue. S. LAXDER & SOX. , ",W*illiamston, S. C. August IS, W2. . 38-2?