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JUDGE PARKER ACCEPTS. THE NOMINEE DECLARES HIS VIEWS ON THE PUBLIC QUESTIONS. DOES NOT I RH fl SECOND TERM. Reiterates His Position ort the Cold Standard. Says He Wants Every Voter to Know Where He Stands. Ksopus, N. Y., August IO.-In ac cepting the nomination by the Demo cratic party for President, Judge Parker said : Mi. Chairman and Gentlemen of kthe Committee : I have resigned the "liffioe of Chi*?f Judge of the Court of Appeals of this State in order that I may accept the responsibility that the great convention you represent bas put upon me, without possible prejudice to the Court to which I had the honor to belong, or to the emiuent members of the judiciary of this State, of which I may now say as a private citizen I am justly proud. At the very threshold of this re sponse and before dealing with other subjects, I must, in justice to myself and to relievo my sense of gratitude, express my profound appreciation of the confidence reposed in me by the convention. After nominating me and subsequently receiving a com munication declaring that I regarded the gold standard as firmly and irre vocably established, a matter con cerning which I felt it incumbent Upon me to make known my attitude so that-hereafter no man could justly say that his support had hoon se cured through indirection or mis take, the convention reiterated its determination that I should be the standard-bearer of the party in the present contest. This mark of triiRt and confidence I shall ever esteem as the highest honor that could be conferred upon me-an honor thnt, whatever may be the fate of the campaign, the future can in no de gree lessen or impair. The admirable platform upon which the party appeals to the country for its confidence and sup port dearly states the principles which were so well condensed in the first inaugural address of President Jefferson, and points out with force and directness the course to be pur sued through their proper applica tion in order to insure needed re forms in both the legislative and ad ministrative departments of the government. While unhesitating in its promise to correct abuses and to right wrongs wherever they appear or however caused ; to investigate the several administrative departments of the government, the conduct of whose officials hns created scandals, and to punish those who have been guilty of a breach of their trust ; lo oppose the granting of special privileges by which the few may profit at the ex pense of the many ; to practice economy in the expenditures of the moneys of the people, and to that end to return once more to the methods of the founders of the re public by observing in disbursing the public funds the care and caution a prudent individual observes with respect to his own will ; still the spirit of the platform assures conservative instead of rash action ; the protection of the innocent as well as tho pun ishment of the guilty; the encour agement of industry, economy and -hrift; the protection of property and A guarantee of the enforcement for the benefit of all of man's in alienable rights, among which, as said in tho Declaration of Independ ence, are "Life, liberty and the pur suit of happiness." Liberty, as un derstood in this country, means not only the right of freedom from ac tual servitude, imprisonment or re straint, but the right of one to use his faculties in all lawful ways, to live and work where he will and to pursue any lawful trade or business. These essential rights of life, liberty and property are not only guaran teed to tho citizen l>y the constitu tion of each of the. .several States, but the States are by Ibo fourteent h amendment to the constitution of tho United Statos forbidden to de prive any person of any ono of them without duo process of law. Occasionally, by reason of unnec essary or impatient agitation for re forms, or because the limitations placed upon tho departments of gov ernment by tho constitution are dis regarded by oflioials desiring to ac complish that which to them scorns Bi ll lill ll I I I I ll I I 1 I IM _ good, whether the power exists ia them or Dot, it becomes desirable < to call attention to the faot that the people, in whom all power resides, have seen fit, through the medium of the constitution, to limit the govern mental powers conferred and to say to departments oreated by it : "Thus far shalt thou go and no further." To secure the ends sought the peo ple have by the constitution sepa rated and distributed among the three departments of government the executive, legislative and judi cial-certain powers, and it is the duty of those administering each de partment so to act as to ??reserve, rather than destroy, the potency of the co-ordinate brauohes of the gov ernment, and thus seoure the exer cise of all the powers conferred by the people. Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to William C. .1 arvin, touching the per petuity of our institutions, written mauy years after he had retired to private life, said : "IV the three powers of our government maintain their mutual independence of each other, it may last long, but not so if cither can assume the authority of the other." It must be confessed that in the course of our history ex ecutives have employed powers not belonging to them ; statutes have been passed that were expressly for bidden by the constitution and statutes have been set aside as uncon stitutional when it was difficult to point out the provisions said to be offended against their enactment ; all this has been done with a good pur pose, no doubt, but in disregard, nevertheless, of the fact that ours is a government of laws, not of men, deriving its "just powers from the consent of the governed." If we would have our government continue during the ages to come, for the benefit of those who shall succeed us, we must ever be on our guard against the danger of usurpa tion of that authority which resides in the whole people, whether the usurpation bc by officials represent I ing one of the three great depart ments of goverment, or by a body of men acting without a commission from the people. Impatience of the restraints of law, as well as of its delays, is becom ing more and more manifest from day lo day. Within the past few years many instances have been brought to our attention where, in different parts of our beloved coun try, supposed criminals have been seized and punished bt a mob, not withstanding the fact t, \t the con stitution of each State guarantees tc every person within its jurisdiction that his life, his liberty or his prop erty shall not be taken from him without due process of law. In a struggle between employer! and employees, dynamite is said tc have been used by the latter, result ing in the loss of life and destruction of property. The perpetrators ol this offence against the laws of Goci and man, and all others engaged ir the conspiracy with them, should after due trial and conviction, hav( had meted out to them tho mosl rigorous punishment known to tb< law. This crime, added perhaps tc others, led to the formation of a com mittee of citizens that, with the sup port of the military authority, de ports from tho State, without trial persons suspected of belonging t< the organization of which the perpe trators of the dynamite outragei were supposed to be members, li both cases the reign of law gave wai, to the reign of force. These illus trations present some evidence o the failure of the government to pro toot the citizen and his property Which not only justified the actioi of your convention in this regard but made it its duty to call attentioi to the fact that constitutional guar antees are violated whenever an; citizen is denied the right to labor to acquire and to enjoy property, o to reside where his interests or in clination may determine ; and tb fulfilment of thc assurance to rebuk' and punish all denials of these rights whether brought about by imlivid uni s or government agencies, shouh bo enforced by every official an< supported by every citizen. Th essence of good government lies ii strict observance of constitutions limitations, enforcement of law an< order and rugged opposition to al encroachment upon tho sovereignt; of the people. The foregoing suggestions but em phasize the distinction which exist between our own and many other forms of government. It has been well said, in substance, that thor? ar? but two spowers in government, one the power of the sword, sustained by the hand that wields it, and the other the power of the law, sustained by an enlightened publiu sentiment. The difference in these powers is the difference between a republic such as ours, based on law and a written constitution, supported by intelligence, virtue and patriotism and a monarchy-sustained by force exerted by an individual, uncontrolled hy laws other than those made ot sanctioned by him ; one represents constitutionalism, the other imperial ism. The present tariff law is unjust in its operation, excessive in many of its rates and so framed in particu lar instances as to exaot inordinate profits from the people. So well understood has this view become that many prominent mern* bera of the Republican party, and at least two of its State conventions, have dared to voice the general senti ment on that subjeot. The party seems, however, to bo collectively able to harmonize only upon a plans that admits that revision may from time to time be necessary, but it is sc phrased that it is expected to be satis factory to those in favor of an inoreas< of duty, to those who favor a reductior and to those opposed to any change whatever. Judged by the record of perfor manee, rather than that of promise on the part of that party in the past it would seem as if tho outcome, ii the event of its success, would be ti gratify the latter class. With absolute control of both th legislative and executive department of the government since March 4 1897, there has been neither a reduv; tion nor an attempt at reduction i tariff duties. It is not unreasonable to asaum? in tho light of that record, that future Congress of that party wi not undertake a revision of the tari downward in the event that it sha receive an endorsement of its pm course on that subject by the pw pie. It is a fact, and should r frankly conceded, that should ot party lie successful in tho comin contest we cannot hope to secure majority in the Senate during tl next four years, and hence we shs be unable to secure any modifie tion in the tariff save that to whit the Republican majority in toe Sei ate may consent. While, therefor we are unable to give assurances relief to the people from suoh e cessive duties as burden them, it due Ho them that we should sta our position to be in favor of reasonable reduction of the tarif that we beliove that it is demandi by tho best interests of both man facturer and consumer, and that wise and beneficent revision of t tariff cnn be accomplished as soi as both branches of Congress ai an Executive in favor of it a elected, without creating that sen of uncertainty and instability th has on other occasions manifest itself. This can be achieved providing that such a reasonal period shall intervene between t date of the enactment of the st: ute making a revision and tito di of its enforcement, as shall deemed sufficient for the i nd uni or business affected by such rev ton to adjust itself to the obanj and new conditions imposed, confident am I in the belief tl the demand of the people for a form of the tariff is just, that indulge the hope that should Democratic House of Kepresen ti ves and a Democratic Exeeut be chosen by the people, '?von a 1 publican Senate may heed the wa ing and consent to give at le some measure of relief to the peoj The combinations, popularly cal trusts, which aim to secure a mon oly of tr Ade in the necessaries of as well as those tiling that are < ployed upon the farm, in the fact and in many other fields ot* indusl have been encouraged and stimi ted by excessive tariff duties. Th operato to furnish a substantial n ket in the necessities of eighty t lions of people, hy practically eluding competition. With so la a market and highly r?mun?rai prices continuing long after tho of possible competition would ni rally be reached, tho temptation all engaged in thc same business combine so as to prevent comp lion at home and a resulting reduc tion of prices, has proved irresistible in a number of cases. All men must agree tbat the net result of enacting laws that foster such inequitable conditions, is most unfortunate for the people as a whole, and it would seem as if all ougbt to agree that the .effective remedy would be to appro priately modify tho offending law. Tho growth of monopoly, of whioh complaint is jus'ly made, cannot be laid at the doors of the courts of this country. The deoisions of the Su preme Court of tho United States, the Court of Appeals of this State and the courts of last resort, in many other States, warrant the assertion that the common law as developed af fords a complete legal remedy against the monopolies. The faot that they have multiplied in number and in creased in power has been due, not to the failure of the courts to apply thc law when properly moved by admin istrative officials or private indi viduals, but to the failure of officials charged with the duty of enforoing the law to take the necessary proced ure to procure the judgments of the courts in the appropriate jurisdiction, coupled with the fact that tho legisla tive departments of some of our Statt government, as well as Congress ic the manner already referred to, havt by legislation encouraged their propa gatton. What is needed-in addition t( the passage of a statute revising th< tariff duties to a reasonable basis-ii uot so much other and different laws as officials having both the disposi tiou and the courage to enforce ex isting law. While this is my view of the seopi of the common law, if it should b made to appear that it is a mistake: one, then I favor Buch legislatio within constitutional limitation? a will give the people a just and fu measure of protection. It is difficult to understand lu? any citizen of the United State much less a descendant of Revolt tionary stock, can tolerate the thougl of permanently denying the right ( self-government to the Filipinos. Can we hope to instill into tl minds of our descendants reverout and devotion for a government IJ the people, while denying ultimatel that right to the inhabitants of di tant countries, whoso territory w have acquired either by purchase ? by force? Can we say to the Filipino "YoHr lives, your liberty aud yoi property may be taken from ye without due process of law for ? time," and expect we will long gloi in that feature of Magna Chart which has become incorporated, substance and effect, into the consl tution of every State, as well as in the Fourteenth Amendment to tl Constitution of the United States? Can wo hope for the respect of ti civilized world, while proudly gui anteeing to every citizen of t United States that no law shall made or enforced which shall abrid the privileges or immunities of ci cens of the United States, or deny any person the equal protection the laws, and at the same time r onjy deny similar rights to the i habitants of the Philippines, but ta away from them the right of trial jury, and place their lives and t disposition of their property in t keeping of thoao whom we send them to be their Governors? We shall certainly rue it as nation if we make any such attem Viewing the question even fr< the standpoint of national selfii ness, there is no prospect that 1 twenty millions of dollars expend in the purchase of the islands a the six hundred and fifty millie said to have been since disbun will ever come back to us. '1 accident of war brought the Phil pines into our possession and we not at liberty to disregard the sponsibility which thus came to but that responsibility will be I] subserved by preparing the islai ors as rapidly as possible for BI government and giving to them assurances that it will come ass? as they are reasonably prepared it. There need be no fear that assertion go often made of late, t we have now become a world pov will then be without support. Ours is a world power, and such it must bc maintained, bil deny that it is at all recently t the United States has attained t eminence. Our country bucami world power over a century ? , when having thrown off fort domination, the people establis ' a free government, tho source whoso authority sprung, and continuously to proceed, from I will of the people themselves. (Continued on Fourth rage.) A Good Plank. Ia the West Virginia Democratic Convention last week there waa a good deal of discussion over a pro posed amendment to the platform declaring for white supremacy ; but the plank was left out in deference to tho advice of ex-Senator Davis, the candidato for the Vioo Presi dency. Ile thought it might cause the loss of votes in some Northern States. His judgment is probably right, but it was a very good plank. It reads as follows : "We believe that the destinies of West Virginia should and must be shaped and controlled by the white people of the State, and white we disclaim any purpose to do any in justice whatever to the negro popu lation, yet we announce without re serve our fixed purpose to preserve, in every conservative and constitu tional way, the social and politioai 8upromaoy of our own race, believing that by the frank avowal aud con summation of such purpose alone can racial contention and conflicts be permanently avoidod." , The convention was almost unani mous in favor of the plauk, but after Mr. Davis spoke against it the con vention voted it down by 87 to 974. -Newberry Observer. ls Consumption Curable. Yes! If Kyi) a le's Elixir ?F used in time; before too ruuub of tlie lung tissue is in volved. Tbis mullein. scientifi< medi cine removes all morbid irritation and inflammation from tbe lungs to tho sur face ami expels thom from tbe system. It aids expectoration, heals the ulcerated surfaces, relieves the oough and makes breathing easy. Kydalo's Elixir does not dry the mucous surfaco aud thus stop tlie cough. Its action is just the opposite -it stimulates aud soothes. It kills the gerniB that cause chronic throat and lung disease and tims aids nature to restore these organs to health. Trial size 25 couts. Large size 50 cents. The large size bolds '2? times the trial size. Walhalla I) rug Co., Seueca Pbaimaoy. A revolution may be caused in the breakfast, food business by the dis covery of J. C. Mimms, a chemist of Vicksburg, Miss., by which he trans forms cotton seed meal by a simple process into a palatable and delicious food. Some of tlie most prominent vegetarians in the United States have examined it and endorsed it as a substitute for m sat, declaring that it contains r.l! the elements necessary to sustain the human body. So Tired It may bo from overwork, but the chances are Its from an In active LIVER.__-i With a well conducted LIVER one can do mountains of labor without fatigue. lt adds ahundred per cent ta ones earning capacity. lt can be kept In healthful actio* by, and only bv Tuft's Pills TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. ANNOUNCEMENTS. i Cef?"'Announcements of candidates will bu inserted in Tho Courier ut the uniform j rate Of $8 each, PAYABLE IN ADVANCK. KOK CONGRESS-THIRD DISTRICT. We are authorized to auuounce Hon. Wyatt Aiken, of Abbeville, S. C., as a candidate for re-election to Congress from the Third Congressional Distriot, subject to tbe action of the Democratic party in the primary election. We are authorized to announco Hon. I. H. Met 'alla, of Abbeville county, aa a candidate for Congress from the Third Congressional District, subject to tho action of the Democratic party in the primary election. FOR THE SENATE. The friends of Joe W. Shelor hereby announce bim as a candidate for tlie .Senate, subjoct to tho action of tho Democratic party in tlie primary elcctiou. We are authorized to announce J. R. Earle, Esq., as a candidate for tho State Senate, subject to tho action of the Democratic pi i mary election. Tlie friends of W. M. Drown announce bim as a candidate for tile Senatu, sub , ject tt> the action of Democratic primary election. FOR TREASURER; 1 hereby announce myself a candidate for the office ol Comity Treasurer, sub ject to the action of tho Democratic party iu the primary election. W. J. Schroder. The friends of J. H. Harnett respect ' fully ann??DC6 him a candidate for County Treasurer, subjeot to the action i of the Democratic primary. 1 respectfully aunoUD?q myself a candi dato for the office cf Oopnty Treasurer, subject to tho action of tho Democratic ' party in tlie primary election. I ' Morris C. Harton, i Tho friends of Samuel K. Dendy, Sr., i hereby announce him as a candidato for I County Treasurer, subject to the action p of tho Democratic party in tho primary eleotion. 1 I respectfully announco myself a can > didate for the office of County Treasurer, subjeot to thc action of the Democratic party in the primary eleotion. W. Old ridge White. POR HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. We, the special friends of J. Mat. Whitroire, (The Sage of Jocassee,) feel ing that he uornes up to that standard to which all public or prospective publie ra eu should attain, do most sincerely recommend him to the voters of Ooonee aa a candidate for the House of Repre sentatives, subject to tbe rules of the party and the primary eleotiou. The friends of John D. Sheldon re spectfully announce him as a candidat o for the House of Representatives, sub ject to the aotiou of the Democratic party in the primary election. The friends of W. N. Bruce hereby an nounce him as a oandidate for tbe House of Repr?sentatives, subject to tho aotion of the Democratic party lu the primary eleotiou. The friends of E. E. Verner respect fully annouucc him as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the aotiou of the Democratic party in the primary election. The friends of J. W. Todd hereby re spectfully announco him as a oandidate for tbe I louse of Representatives, sub ject to tho action of the Democratic party in the primary eleotiou. FOR CLERK OF COURT. I hereby aonouuoe my candidacy for re-eleotion to tho ofnce of Clerk of Court of Ooonee comity, subjoct to the action of the Democrat ic, party iu the primary election. Respectfully submitted, C. R. D. Burns. FOR AUDITOR. The friends of T. M. Elrod respectfully announce him as a candidate for Audi tor, subject to tho action o* the Demo cratic party iu the primary eleotiou. Signod: Stiles H. Knox, M. A. Wood, G. A. Kelley, H. O. Priuco, W. J. Hunt, John A. Kolloy, R. L. Buggs, R. H. Al exander, B. P. Moore. Tho friends of John P. Keeso respect fully announco him a candidate for the office of County Auditor, subject to the action of tho Democratic party iu the primary election. To tlie Democratic Voters nf Ocouee County iu the Primary Election: Try mo for Auditor for Ocouee county. Respectfully, Wm. J, Striming. FOR SHERIFF. Tho fi i ci M ls of B. P. Fisher respect fully auuounce him as a candidate for Sheriff, subject to the aotiou of the Democratic party iu tho primary oleotion. 1 hereby announco myself as a candi date for Sheriff, subjoct to tho action of the Democratic party in tho primary eleotiou. J. R. Kay. I I ie rel i y announce myself a oandidate for Sheriff of Ooonee county, subject to the aotiou of the Demooratio party in the primary election. Respectfully sub mitted, Y. C. Langston. 1 hereby announce mys .': a Candidate for Sheriff of Ocouee county, subject to the aotiou of the Demooutio party iu a primary election. W. M. Kay. At tho solicitation of mauy friouds, I heroby auuouuce myself a candidate for Sheriff of Ocouee county, subject to the action of a Democratic primary election. W. B. F. Corbin. Tho friends of W. W. Moss respectfully announce him as a candidato for Sheriff, .subject to the aotiou Of the Democrat ic, party in the primary election. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. Tho frionds of J. L. Talley respectfully auuounce him as a candidate for Couuty Commissioner, subject to the act iou of the Democratic party in the primary election. The friends of F. D. Rothell respect fully announce him as a oandidate for Couuty Commissioner, subject to the aotion of the Democratic party in tho primary election. By request of friends we hereby an nounce Nathaniel Phillips aa a candidato for ic elect ion as County Commissioner, subject to tbe aotion ot the Demooratio party in the primary eleotion. By request of friends wo heroby an nounce J. R. Zachary as a candidate for re-election as County Commissioner, sub jeot to the action of tho Democratic party in tho primary election. I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to the action of the Demooratio party in the primary election. .1 ackson L. Miller. FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR. I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Supervisor, subjuot to the aotiou of the Democratic party in the primary election. J. M. Huuuicutt. By tho request of friouds we boreby announce I). K. Me A lister as a candidate for re-election as County Supervisor, subjoct to tlie aotion of the Domocratlo party in the primary eleotiou. The frionds of L. H. V. Hobson hereby auuounce him as a candidato for County Supervisor, subjoct to the action of the Democratic party n the primary elec tion. FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. The friends of J. S. Colley respectfully announce him a candidate for the office of County Superinteudout of Education, subject to the aotion of tho Demooratio party iu tho primary eleotion. The frionds of William M. Fennell re spectfully announce him a candidato for Superintendent of Education, subjeot to the action of tho Democratic party io the primary election. I boreby declare myself a oandidate for re-election to tho office of Superintendent of Educatiou for Oconeo county, subject to the action of tho Demooratio party in the primary olection. C. L. Craig. FOR CORONER. At the solicitation of his friends, Ed ward Callas announces himself a candi date for the office of Coroner, subject to tho action of the Domooratic party in the primary olocction. Th? frionds of J. C. Tannery respect fully announco him a candidate for Coroner, subject to the action of tho Democratic party in the primary olection. 1 hereby announco myself as a candi dato for re-elect ion to tho office of Coro ner of Coonee County, auejeet to tho action of the Democratic party in the primary election. W. L. Harbin. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Coroner ot Ooonee, subjeot to tbe action of tho Democratic Part* in the primary eleotion. W. H. Cole. Tho frionds of M. Gambroll Holland respectfully announce him a candidate foi Coroner, subject to the action of tlie Democratic party in tho primary election. Tho frionds of Robort S. Rutledge hereby announce him as a oandidate for Coroner, subjoct to the aotion of the Democratic party In the orimarv oloction. fOLEYiSKlDNFYtURE Makes Kidney* and Bladder Righi