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WILSON DECLARES "KEYNOTE." In Striking Manner Formally Accept? Democratic Nomination. Seagirt, N. J., Aug. 7.-Governor Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey, was officially informed to-day that he had been chosen by the Baltimore conven tion as the nominee for the Presi dency on tho Democratic ticket. Briefly and simply the Governor was notified of his nomination by Senator-elect Ollie James, of Ken tucky, who emphasised, as he said, that the Governor ?.ad obtained the honor untrammeled by obligations and unembarrassed by affiliations of any kind. Though the Governor spoke in acceptance, theoretically to the fifty-two members of tho commit tee, representing every State and Territory in the Union, the speech, sounding the depths of his political philosophy, was heard hy a great throng. Prominent Democrats, Governors of many Statos, their families, mem bers of tho Women's National Demo cratic League and a multitude of sea shore folks carno from up and down the Jersey coast to attend the exer cises. From the broad veranda of the White House, where the Governors of New Jersey are wont to spend the summers, tho nominee delivered his speech. Governor Wilson Read Speech. The Governor read from his manu script. The platform, he said, was not a program, but a practical docu ment intended to show "that we know what the nation is thinking about, and what it ls most concerned about." The people, he added, were about to be asked liol particularly to adopt a platform, Ixlt to entrust the Democratic party with "office and power and the 'guidance of their af fairs," and their desire now was to know "what translation of action and policy he intends to give to the general terms of tho platform, should he bo elected. Tho task ahead, the Governor ex plained, was to set np tho rule of justice and of right in such matters ns the tariff, the regulation of the trusts and the prevention of monop oly, the adaptation of the banking and currency laws to meet prese t day conditions, the treatment of those who labor In factories and mines and throughout all the great industrial and commercial undertak ings and tho political life of the peo ple of the Philippines, for whom we hold governn icut.?if powei liv trust; f<Vr i*.heir service, not our o v.* vt " Of ;' o thrin', tin- n<unin'efe declaii x....... ahoulti bu au immediate revision, and lt should be downward, unhesitatingly and steadily down ward." This revision, be explained, should begin with schedules "which have been most obviously used to kill competition ami extended to every Item in every schedule that affords any monopoly," and tho system of taxation so adjusted that they will fall where they will create the least burdens. "The means and methods by which trusts have established mo nopolies." said tho candidate, "now have become known, lt will be nec essary to supplement the present law with such laws, both civil and crimi nal, as will effectually punish and prevent those methods." Un entangled Government Wanted. In closing, the Governor declared (hat a Presidential campaign might "easily degenerate into a mere per sonal contest and so lose its real dig nity and significance. "There Is no indispensable man," remarked the Governor. "The gov ernment will not collapse and go to pieces if any one of the gentlemen who are seeking to be entrusted with its guidance should he left at home. "We represent the desire to set up an unentangled government," he con cluded, "a government that cannot he used for private purposes, either in tile Held of business or in the Held of politics - -a government that w ill not tolerate the use of the organisa tion of a great party to servo the personal aims and ambitions of any individual, and that will not permit legislation to be employed to further tiny private interest." Sonni Striking Sentences. Following are some ol' the more striking sentences culled from Un sliced! of acceptance delivered by (lovornor Wilson: "We must speak not to catch votes, but to satisfy the tllOUghl and con science ol' a people deeply stirred hy the convention that they have come to a critical turning point in their moral and political dovolopmcnt. "lt requires self-restraint not to attempt too much, and yet il would be cowardly to attempt loo little. "There are two great things to do: Ono ls to set up the rule of justice and Of right in such matters as thc tariff. The other is the task of pro tecting our resources. In this we face questions both of conservation and development. "Tho tariff question as dealt with in our times has not been business. lt has been politics. "The working people of America are. of CO ur so, the backbone of the SENATOR TILLMAN H PK A KS. Judge .lone? Would Muke Good Gov? enter-Eminently Quuliiled. Some fe *v days ago Jae. L. Sims, editor of the Orangeburg Times and Democrat, In writing to Sent??or B. R. Tillman on general matte the political campaign now gc Inclosed the letter published and requested the Senator his views on tho question therein. In his answer Selia man says "No senslblo man in th? State believes that Judge Jot favor of social equality," ano that "be would make a good Governor, for he ls eminently qualified." The Senator says Governor Blensc shrewdly "muddled the water." Senator Tillman's Lctfer. Here ls Senator Tillman's answer to Mr. Sims: United States Senate, Washington, D. C., Aug. 3, 1912. -Hon. James L. Sims, Orangeburg, S. C.-Dear Mr. Sims: I have your letter of July 2?) for which please accept my thanks. I have been surprised that Judge Jones has allowed Governor Blease to put him on the defensive and made him explain somethlpg that needed no explanation; for no sensible man in the State believes that Judge Jones ls In favor of social equality, and Governor iliense has laughed in his sleeve to see how shrewdly he has muddied the water. In other words, he has played poli tics more adroitly than the judge. In reply to your question: "As you were thc head of the reform move ment and was Governor when Judge Jones voted against the separate car act, we would like for you to say whether you consider Judge Jones an advocate of social equality be cause he voted against the law-and whether in your judgment he would make ,* good Governor of the State?" 1 answer: I do not consider thal Judge Jones was an advocate of so cial equality because ho voted against that law, and I believe he would make a good Governor, for he ls eminently qualified. I say this more willingly because it cannot be construed as may taking sides as between tho men. I announced last fall that I would not do this, and tims far 1 have seen no reason why I should change my attitude. If the newspapers keep on publishing such stuff as Grace's attacks on the Gover nor and the dictagraph ''slush" they will certainly make Blosse Governor il (rn I n V i''ov any Iwblnc <? of tito ?.iii), jot ' elm . p .<.(. . ..?-., ...j Ointment. 50c. nt all drug stores. 100 Die hy Explosion. Bochum, Germany, Aug. 0.-lt ls feared that more than 100 men have lost their lives in the Torrelne mine, which was partly wrecked by a llre dainp explosion (his morning. Six hundred and fifty workmen's lives were imperiled hy the blast, but the majority escaped. In the gallery, where the worst force of the explosion was felt, it seems that there were from fifty to one hundred miners. Rescue parties have been unable to penetrate a pas sage to the prisoners, und hope that they have survived the gases and Hames hangs hy a thread. Forty corpses from outlying chan nels were brought to the surface, along with survivors. Many of these are mortally hurt. nation. No law that safeguards life, that makes their hours of labor ra tional and tolerable can properly be regarded as class legislation. "We are not the owners of the Philippine Islands; we hold them in trust for the people who live In them. "We have been a spendthrift na tion and must now husband what we have left. We must develop, as well as preserve, our water powers and must add great waterways to the transportation of the nation. "Wo must revive our merchant marine and till the seas again wit li Din* own fleets. "We must add to our present post office a parcels post as complete as thal of any other nation. "We are not building the Panama Canal merely to establish a water connection between thc two coasts of tho continent, lt ls meant lo bc a gronl international highway. We must build and buy ships lo send through it in competition with tho world. We can do it it' we will but ?lvo ourselves leave. "There is another duly when the Democratic party has shown Itself great enough and close enough to tho people to perceive the duty of the government to share in promot ing agricultural. industrial. voca tional education in every way possi ble with its constitutional powers. ' I heed with deep thankfulness the message you bring mo from tho country. I thank God and take cour (?go." -4 ? ft- - Cheapest accident insurance-Dr. Thomas' Eclectic OH, For burns, scalds, cuts ami emergencies. Ail druggists tell lt. 2f> and 50c. SOMETHING M MON .. v .?.' ;y;.\iy/\;-:.. }} . .d' T-- . .. -r lt in right yhat the peo p. <>f : it h j Carolina should know the ?nots about] *uo candidates In the race tor Gover-j . r before the 27th o' August lu ise no one can vote ?rgpeHy unless can vote Intelligently, and lo . :elllgently one must kn?w ?he ds of the candidates. This article written with the purpose (?t )> tiing ie people know moro abeu' tra B, ones. Few people know that Judge Jone? ls a man of the people, lit ?ti , nd of tho fact that In Newberry cbuiit) he was born, and that the>> ari ll people living who remember Hi his father was a respected carpen t.- and that his mother assisted bl? f: ;. in the support of the family b? lng for tho neighbors. As Student und Young Lav .< - Almost from childhood fri Jones looked at life seriously, schoolmates remember tba) eft? the afternoon when the <<t play he would go In earl- to for his classes the next da; testify to the fact that he gave promise of becoming an upright est and useful citizen. By careful study, and ikini vantage of such meagre op,' i ttl as were offered, he obtal tl ; education. Schools were ot what they are now. and th ably the reason why Judge om . membering his own dllllct los md wishing to smooth the roa< "or u poor' boys, declared that, : s <. nor, "The improvement and opinent ol' the common sch' ola tall j have my keen interest and ht i support." lt would be easy to tell, md might be interesting to h- ar, young Jones, having gotte i Un lu cation, moved to Lancast. and began the practice of law Ubi clients came slowly at flrsj il I low later, having inspired the con lld I of his home people, he acquit large and paying practice. Win are chletly interested tn, howc\v< ls lils political career. AH Legislator. In 1890 Ira B. Jones wt , d to the Legislature from Lane county, and lt ls evident that hi widely known and that his had been recognized, for 1 . al oticp mo/'o chnlrtiT.'fi the V. i \?-- . committee " ' was kiter '.K.. nu .-.piMiUer. Th?fce ;? -?re i ti;- I ja 'A olina and party spirit ran high. Sen ator Tillman, then Governor, was in stituting many needed reforms, and Judge Jones, as Speaker of the House, did efficient service. Be it said to his credit, however, that, al though the whole State was aroused by political animosities, Judge Jones so conducted himself as to receive the hearty applause of friends, and at the same time, by his fairness, he won tlie respect and confidence of those who had been his political op ponents. AS Judge. lt came, therefore, as a natural reward for service that. In 18tt?; he was elected Associate Justice oi tne highest Court in the State, lt may be mentioned in passing that his present opponent in the race for Gov ernor seconded his nomination and voted for him for Associate Justice. Having served twelve years as As socla'e Justice, in 1009, upon the re tirement of Justice Pope, Judge Jones was elevated to the position of Chief Justice, which is the highest judicial position in the gift of the State. It may truthfully be said that no judge in South Carolina in many years luis enjoyed a greater reputa tion, both for ability and honesty, than Ira B. Jones. The same Indus try and conscientious performance of duty which was noticeable in him as a young man have characterized his work as a judge. Ile has been the recipient of many honors from Iiis fellow-men, and the emoluments of office, but the satis faction of a hard day's work well done has ever been his best reward. Among the charges hurled at Judge Jones by his pol ii teal opponents Is that he has leaned toward corpora tions. Sn dice it to say that, as attor ney he never represented a corpora tion ami as judge lie repeatedly up held large verdicts against corpora tions, in tile case ol' Rhodes against tlie Granby Cotton Mills of Columbia lie upheld a verdict ol' $S,000 in fa vor of Rhodes on tlie ground that there was evidence that he had been unjustly discharged and blacklisted hy the cotton mills. Tho verdicts which he sustained against the rail roads would run up Into hundreds of thousands of dollars, there being one verdict against tlie Southern Railway Company for $25,000 and many Others tor large amounts. He has never leaned toward or against cor porations, hut his decisions and rul ings have been what, those of every judge should be--just and fair to all. Charges I'njust. As citizen, lawyer, legislator, judge and Chief Justice, Ira B. Jones has "made good." He has lived an up-1 right, moral life; Is a conscientious member of the Associate Reformed I Presbyterian church: is temp?rate In i his habits, and has measured up to : all the requirements of a true and useful man. It should bo remember- | ed that this men who is before the : people In tho race for Governor has never In his life been charged with anything unbecoming the high-, est and best citizen until his oppo nent brought charges against him. The absurdity of these charges Is best shown by the fact that Cole L. ', Please voted for Judge Jones for the United States Senate In 1909 with, stich men as Frank H. (?arv. LeGrand j Walker, J. L. Coker and others of equally high reputations. To try to make South Carolinians believe j that this man who has been their i highest judge believes in social equal ity between the races is evidently such an apparent trick to catch votes as to need no exposure. ' Ira B. Jones ls not a political ex periment, and as a Governor, he may . be counted on to give the people the 1 same honest, faithful and Intelligent service which has always character ized his work in their behalf. Ten Things to Do in August. (Progressive Farmer.) 1. Keep up the cultivation OL' late crops and of the garden; chances are tlStyt all'" Ih'tr moist .. i e' ie "The" oil Will bc needed i j 2. Make hay?--cul the pea vines ns fast ne the pods begin to turn anil i Lake cart o: jy?rylhlug iii..., vvlll make good feed. 3. Refrain from pulling fodder, and arrange to save the corn crop in a more economical manner. 4. Begin preparations for the fall seeding; work all land to go Into wheat or oats into tine tilth just as soon ?.s present crops come off. 5. In the cooler parts of our ter ritory sow crimson clover; In all sec tions get seed of clover, rye, the vetches, etc., and he ready to sow them for winter cover. f.. Plant an alfalfa patch the last of the month; also rape and turnips for the late fall and early winter pas ture. 7. If the pastures turn dry. give the cows some extra green stuff; keep the hogs growing, adding a little grain to the pasture, If early fatten ing ls desired. 8. Clean up inside and out-keep the flies out; drain the mosquito breeding places; whitewash and dis infect the poultry houses and pig pens. 0. Get the briers, hushes, etc., out of the fields; cut the weeds be fore they seed. 10. Begin now to prepare for the permanent Improvements needed on the place-new fences, tile drainage, the doing away with ditches and hanks, repairs to buildings and so on. Dr. C. H. Filsworth, dentist, 1 (> Baldwin street, Rochester, N. Y., says Foley Kidney Pills gave him immediate relief and strengthened him wonderfully. "I have been both ered with weak kidneys and bladder trouble and suffered much pain. Fo ley Kidney Pills gave mo Immediate relief and strengthened me wonder fully. I am pleased to recommend their use." J. W. Bell. Bull Overturns Automobile. Elkhart, Ind., Aug. X.-- Fivo per sons narrowly escaped death or seri ous injury here Sunday afternoon when a bull, maddened by the sight ol' a big red automobile, charged the car, overturning it into a ditch at the roadside. I Only the fact that the animal's (Rad became fastened In the wreck age, lt ls believed, prevented tho oc cupants of the car from being gored. The passengers In tho car were C. E, Prye and four members of his family, who live in Middletown, Ohio. All escaped with a few scratches and bruises. The animal was so badly Injured that it had to be shot. -- Feel languid, weak, run-down? Headache? Stomach "off"? A good remedy ls Burdock Blood Bitters. Ask your druggist, Price $1. THE CLEMSON SCHOJbAHSHlPS. Home Interesting Facts tiivon Out by Mr. Swearingen. In commenting on the scholarship situation, the State Superintendent of I Education, J. E. Swearingen, has I given out the following interesting figures concerning the Clemson ex amination on July 12th: Total number of applicants, 285. Applicants for scholarships, 23?. Applicants for entrance, 54. Scholarship applicants passed ex amination, 73. Scholarship applicants failed ex amination, i r> s . ? Scholarships awarded to country boys, 50. Scholarships awarded to town boys, 15. Twelve applicants had completed the llth grade In school. Sixty-three applicants had com pleted the tenth grade Itt school. Ninety-nine applicants had com pleted the ninth grade in school. I Fifty-eight implicants had com ! pleted the eighth grade In school. I Thirteen applicants had completed the seventh grade In school. Forty applicant-, had attended schools that were not graded, etc. These figures do not include the one-year scholarships. President Higgs, of Clemson, has submitted the following report on I scholarships awarded: Abbeville County-A. B. Carwile, Abbeville, lt. F. D. No. 5; lt. J.j Cheatham, Abbeville, lt. F. D. No. 1; F. C. Anderson, Antreville. Anderson County-J. C. Hamlin, Anderson; C. S. Major, Anderson R, F. I). No. Gt L. D. Can noan, Hohea Path lt. F. 1). No'. I; lt. M. ONoal, Pendleton lt. F. 1). No. 1 ; D, M. Simpson, Monea Path. Oconee County-VV. E. McMnhan, Seneca R. F. D. No. 1; J. W. Strib llng, Seneca. Pickens County-D. O'Dell, Liber ty lt. F. D. No. 3. Laurens County-Fred Armstrong, Owings; E. C. Young, Clinton, lt. F. : D. No. 2. Greenville County-Marlon Green. < Greenwood County-F. W. Chat- i ham, Ninety-Six P. F. D. No. 2. The Southern Railway scholarship . was awarded to Geo. IO. Prince of < Pickens county. After making recommendations ac- : cording to the ?aw for awarding of i tho regular four-year scholarships, 'I nv tv remained sovoal vr>canclc? to hr. lilied with pncryear scholarships I at. large. t voiitv~>l> ap) MCKUts ..,re ! rc-'i nun* odvd io dil thea-: S'^cahclea, Ono?A ear Scholarships nt jbuygO. S. F. Thornton, Mountvllle. P. M. Washington, Ware Shoals. J. C. Richter, Greenwood. F. M. Haddon, Hodges. W. IL Camp, Gaffney. H. E. So well, Lancaster. R. L. Davis. Richland. F. H. Wardlaw, Abbeville. A. S. McCord, Hodges. Beecher Jackson, Sumter. Frank Poole, Gray Court. Wm. A. Shearer, Anderson. L. P. Thompson, Anderson. To fill remaining vacancies, under tho law, the following students in Clemson College, and who hold one year scholarships during the session of 1911-12, aro recommended: W. H. Finch, Fort Lawn. T. C. Haddon, Hodges. G. L. Harris, Westminster. R. B. Johnson, Chester. F. M. Mellett, Mullins. A. R. McGowan, Cameron. J. McDermott, Florence. W. W. Herbert, Newberry. J. R. Logan, York ville. D. E. Harnett, Laurens. C. K. Wright, Belton. J. M. Hutchings, Pickens. H. W. Muldrow, Darlington. J. Carson, of Anderson, got tho one-year agricultural scholarship for tho Third Congressional District. Other agricultural scholarships In this and nearby counties are as fol lows: AbhevHie-C, Seawright. Anderson- Walter Aiken. Greenville-E. A. Foster. Greenwood-,1. A. Calhoun. Oconee-C. F. Cantrell. Pickens - -IC. 10. Davis. Baby's "Fixings" Cost $10,000. New York, Aug. 8-When the post humous heir ol' .lohn Jacob Astor, one of the Titanic disaster heroes, reaches this sphere of activity, prob ably late (lils week, it will find pre parations made tor its coining thal have been paralleled lew times. The nursery furniture is ol' simple design, but cost $10,000. The baby's first resting place ls a simple wicker basket, but lined with tho finest, softest lamb:;' wool and down which could bo purchased. A bed ol' English oak is for the nurse, who must remain constantly on duty. Only blue and white colors are allow ed in die room, which is decorated with costly French draperies and rugs. "I suffered habitually from consti pai ion. Dean's Rogulets relieved and strengthened Hie bowels so that they have been regular ever since." E, Davis, grocer, Sulphur Springs, Tex. EXPLOSION DESTROY VAL ICE. 400 Persons Die-Har lon President Loses Life Port au Prince, Haiti, u 8. Gen. Cincinnatus Leconte, PtvBiden$ of the Republic of Haiti, pei - od to day in a fire which destroyed the na tional palace. It waB caused by an explosion of the powder magazine at tached to the palace. Investigations showed that the cas ualty list in dead and wounded amounts to four hundred persons. The explosion occurred at 3.15 this morning, and the shock shatter ed the palace. Fire followed, and the palace, a wooden structure, was consumed within half an hour. Dur ing the fire there were a great num ber of explosions of munitions of war In the cellar below the pa?uv;e. All the nearby houses were great ly damaged hy Hie explosion, but as the palace Itself was isolated the fire men succeeded in their efforts to lo calize the fire. The members of the family of the President, all of whom were in the palace ot the time, were saved, but President Leconte himself perished in tho llames. Consternation reigns among the population, but the military authori ties are maintaining order in town. Hoth the Chamber and tho Senate have been called together in national assembly, and probably will nominate a successor to President Leconte to day. Gen. Tanerede Auguste, Sena tor, formerly Minister of Public Works, and Senator Luxemberg Cau vln, formerly Minister of the Interior, are candidates. The cause of the explosion of the powder magazine has not been as certained. Sketch of Dead President. Cincinnatus Leconte was elected unanimously by Congress President of Haiti on August l-l last year. At first he gained prominence in Ha?tien affairs In 11)08, when, as Minister of the Interior in the cabi net of President Nord Alexis, he was t-redited with ordering the summary shooting of ten prominent revolu tionaries at Port au Prince. Shortly after the regime of Nord Alexis was brought to an end, Le conte went into exile in Jamaica. While there he Intrigued against the new President (Simon) and la Jan uary, 1911, started a revolution against him, which was, however, hort-Hved -Th? .Ir^trg^n^f-'?'er^-de- - teated and Leconte UH ,? refuge tn t?.<\ Gorman consulate nt Cipo liai" lien, lurer bei'!-. ..eut from coe le land Hider Ger mun protection. Le conte returned to Haiti In May last year and suecedeed in overthrowing President Simon. He was a mulat to, between 40 and 50 years of age, and belonged to the legal profession. Implosion an Accident. Washington, Aug. S.-The Ha?tien minister to Washington, Solon Men nos, to-day received from his gov ernment word that, the explosion re miting in Leconte's death and burn ing of the palace was accidental and caused by a fire in the powder mag azt ne. Hobt. W. Ilerter, Lawrenceville, Mo., who had been bothered with kidney trouble for two years, says: 'I tried three different kinds of kld ley pills, hut with no relief. My ?elghbor told me to use Foley Kid ley Pills. I took three bottles of them, and got a permanent cure. 1 recommend them to everybody." J. W. Bell. Sensation in Darrow Case. LOB Angeles, Cal., Aug. 8.-Alleg ed connection between the men who blew up the Times building and Job (larriman, Socialist leader and labor attorney, overshadowed the main Is mo involved when tho bribery trial )f Clarence Darrow was resumed to lay. Judge Hutton is expected lo rule an tho admlssability of testimony by Edward Cantrell, the Socialist, which :he prosecution declared would serve Lhe double purpose of impeaching I larriman and showing him to havo had guilty knowledge of the perpe trators of the explosion. Cantrell and (larriman severed friendship some months ago. .Unto of Chlo, City of Toledo, Lucas County, Frank J. Cheney makes oath that lie Is senior partner of the firm of l<\ L Cheney & Co., doing business in tho city of Toledo, county and State aforesaid, and that said finn will ?ny the sum of One Hundred Dollars for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot he cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me and subscrib ed In my presence, this Gth day of December, A. D. 1880. (Seal.) A. w. Gleason, Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken In ternally and acts directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of tho system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. Cheney & (Jo., Toledo, O. 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