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VOL. XXI PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 28,182 A CHARGE AND ANSWER. THE COLUMBIA REGISTER'S CHARGE AGAINST MAJOR BRAWLEY. T-hat He was at One Tine a Ifepubicau Deniaed by that GeistlIean.---The Rg later's Article amid Major Itrawley's All swer Thereto. The following was publilied as a leading editorial in list Friday's Co lumbia Register: We dislike to dive into the dim vista of tie pat, and wrest from the grave of oblivion the record of shining lights of "simnu-pure Democrats," now seekiu refuge in the sheltering arms of the old ring-rule elements; but sometinis it becomes necessary to act as political body-snatcher iu self-defense and the interest of the people's cause. It will bit remembered thatan attempt wfas made to read Dr. J. W illi n Stokes, an opponent to William 11. Brawley for Congressional honors, out of the Demo cratic pari.1, because le (Stokes) (x. piesoed tho opinion that the nominatiou of Grover Cleveland wou'd imperil the electoral vote of our State, and also because he suuports the O.ala platform. Iut so soon as the Chicau-) convention placed its braud of endorsenient on Cleveland, Dr. Stokes, wiLliout a mo- I ments hesitancy, accepted the verdict, and is doig manly service for hiN party. And not only this, but, Congressman Brawley Is nov being patt,ed upon te back by tha ring ortanis in our State, anif eld Up as a sample of geuilne Democrac-, betause his vote helped to defeat tie iilver bill thl* week-a small measure cf financial relief offered for our oppreised and down troduen litirm era. Since Congressian Brawley wai set up as a niodel and guide for true Demo crats to eo by, it hcaine our duty to investii,ate his politicd record, so that me all can shape our course accord ingly. Atid %hat do you suppose The Ategister Ian again,t the first thing? Jurt keep quiet, and we'll tell you, and you wIlt then disc-ver that very few ul our voters can tread in the footstops (of theis great reflector of pute, genuine Democrac3! We foutd an old "Union Republican Ticket," that was voted in those dark days of reconstruction, when the heel of the alien, the scallawag and the ignorant negro was placed upon the itck of the intelligent white voters of South Carolina; a ticket that repre stted Federal bayonets around our polls, a gutted treasury, the shame and degradation of the Anglo Saxon, and the rule and supremacy of the African uver his fsrmer masiers-a tine to which no self respecting white man can refer without the blood of indignation and shame mantling hi cheeks-a period In our State's history that tried men's . .. dIe; 'CL.4< jJ4o%9P f .. ' ' tije. were made. The ticket is a political compositi Jn peculiar to thatera. Whites apd negroes were doved-tailed together. "White spirits and b"ack, brown spirits and gray," mingled and blended in delight lul harmony. It starts off with Frank lin J. Mopes, Jr., the insulter and pub. lic plunderer ok our people and State, fbr Governor, and Richard 11. Gleaves, a negro, for Lieutenait Governor. It then has a laser of scallawag, a layer of bigger, and a la3 er of carpet I)agg,cr, until we finally reach "For Solicitor Sixth Circuit," and there appears the name of William 11, Brawley, (white.) But here is the ticket. Read for your.. set!; and we will add that tihe original can be seen by applying at this ofile: Union Rtepublican tIcket. (Spread eagle.) United WVe Stand. For Governor, Franklin J. Moses, Jr., whit.e. For Lieutenant G)ornor, RLichardf I. Gleaves, negro. For Secretary of State, Ilenry E. liayne. For State Treasurer, FraniciA la. Catr dozo, negro. -For Ccmpt.roller Genieral, Solmon~i L. iloge. For Seperintendent oif Educatio n, i"or Adjustanut and1( 1nspector G.eneral, Ilenry W . Purvis. F~or Melmber of' Congres' at I ,arge, For Membler~ of Cong~ress, Frnthi Dis trict, Alexander S. Wallace, white. For Solicitor, Sixth Circuit, W ililim Ii. Brawicy, white. -For Senate, IIenryJohnmson, ameg.ro. For House of Rtupresenttatives, Mai son S. Miller, sanac Miller, llegro, L ev i Lee. For SheriflY, Louis D nuaI. . For Clerk of Court, Samel B. (Clow ney. For .Judge P'robate, Willian Nels'on. F~or School Commiissionei., Willuun J. *Crawford. For County Commixssoners, .john W4~Corkle, negro, Williamn W. liiil, nle gero, Jolhn M. Martin. necuro. For Coruor, Silar W. Rtuff. HIere we find the name of tha, highi priest, of Demnocrrey,-the main hed lip as a guide for' our pecople-rmmunig for an tnlece sandwichi d bet ween a white. mlan and a negro: iand thiat, too0, oni ai spac.reauengle '"Unitou 10-puliien T1icket.,' with its imotfo, "UnJmil d W o 8:aodV' We must comnfess that ii this is a sample of the o.ld liin rule ideua of uwe Democracy, that Dr. Stokes cain never Ill tihe bill, anud he had as well t otuie from the conitest. Thie Dohctor was never pInued to the coat-ta'l of Frankliu J. Moses, Jr., with a son1 o1 11am for second h ighiest ollice. Whiule .his competitor for Congressional hoiiors was len d mg his niame to the thieves who .robbed our treatury and ntearly bank rupted the State, D)r. Stokes, in his humble capaeity, was doing all andi everything In lis power to wrest our Government from tne hands of these plunderers and give it, into the control of the intelligem, andi native born white men oi thme South. MAJOR BRAWVLEY'S ANSWER. 'D1ToRl REGISTlER: You publIihed last g'eek a list of the nominees of the Republ'canl party In 187i andi among tianaesapnnars mime na th camdi late for the Solicitorship of the Six Cir ,uit. All the facts conie-cted with that Landidacy are well known to m.y friends residing itj that circuit at the time, aund I supposed were fully understood b)y all outffside the circut who had ativ curto sity or interost in knowing tht.m. for Ltre lae tiever been any ino'tive or d. sire to conceal them. So far mi I know, uy course In that reeaid has never sectued to re(ptire ex. Platt.ion, for I have never beii aware of any i jutiious public coimmtent, xceI)t in the sunier of 1890, wheni, aler the Woin"lation of Gov. Tillman, I advied the support of tihe regular ticket, -, hit ter parti.san of the independent move me1Ct of that year published a comiman ication citin the4e 1 'cts a1 a retis l) why my advice should not be followed. As this commuicatioi was an(onymou.. and as the matter did not seem t be of miuch cousequd6ce, I IaIdie I) teply to it; but inasmuch as the pubim is entii Lied to know the public record oii mty .andidate for office I feel hat 1there is w0ome obliitionl onl mile to give the .ith to that thoec who were not then resi Ie1, in the State, and thlose whose re :ollecdton does not go back ito those latts, may determine whiethr or not here is an3 thint in that ass 'lattion ylhich LCed to show my tinworthinets. I was elected Soli.itor of the Six%h ,'ircuit in 1868, having been nomiiated it a conlercueu of the lawyers of the 'ircuit. There was at that time no or ,anized Democratic party ,in the State, kad some of the lawyers ilm each of the aountics of* the Circuit met in chestur id put mep inl nomination. it. W. iland, Esti.. now of' this city, and M.i 1. . 11art of' York and col. jolin I). Wylie of Laucaster are atinong those nlow ivintg who participated in this in fort'I Il onvention. There wis 11o ojpposiiOon Lo me. I dischaarged the duties of the olli,.:e with as niuch ablity and lidelity as I 3ould comiand, and, fis I believe, to ithe siatisaction of the people oi the Cir nuit. At the expiration of my term. there was no Republicau lawytr living ii that Circuit. There was some ta.k )f bringing one there to run against me. med I have always believed that it was nainly due to the Influence of Mr. C. D. Mel.on, who bad been a friend of my anily and myselt from my bo 10hood, tud who enjoyed to an unusual degree Jle confidence of some of the leaders of Lhc Republican party, as he (lid up to Lhe dAY of his death, the esteem and af rection of all who knew him, that this ,ourse was not adopted. I was put upon the ticket of the Republican par ty. [ have no doubt that thi. was part ly due to the filet that I had discharged the duties of the cflice with fairness an(d impartiality, but I never doubted that if there had been a Republican lawyer in the Circuit 1 would have beten oppos. e( by him, for I had never claimed to ho a Republican and all of my us(ecia tioAs and alliations were with tih peo ple of the DistriCL who were it turally Democrats. There was at tils time no orgunized State Democratic party. At Lhc preceding election there hwil Ieenl an attem1pt to defeat the regular R-tpul) bean party by a fusion ticket, at, the head of which was Judge Carl(anjer aud (eneral Butler. but t.he efl'ort was not successfull, and there was no ef'at. on the part of the white people that It air to imake a contest, 1'or the Contrvi of Ile gov It So happeved that I Was nio)t ;in the State at, file time that I was ti-lij nmi anted. Upon my return it wias latur illy a matter of serious concer to me as to what, was the proper course tis me to p)ursue. As I have stated, there was no Democrat,ic party organizat,ion in the Circuit, and, after consultation with my frends at home, I adidressed a circular letter to the leading la'vyers of t,he Cir :mit. Thait seemed to me thena the prlo peOr course. It was by their acu.on that [ had been put, in noinination ftour13ear's before, and 1 feilt. t,hat l could satfey afbide Lhieir judgment. I hiuf letters iin reply roam Aeests. ioan and Gaill trd, at, Winnsboro, fronm hessrs. W~fion, WVith rsepuoon aned IIart, at Yorkvtilr, Iroam Miesars. Wylie, CJonnor acid Al lsoin, at I lPcaster., all of whotu conicurred in te I pilnin IhaL I shiouild ni0t,hIr iaclcept,m nor fiechnme the ani n:itiion. TIney wvere alil itupiaitcd w i nay reucori d and(f opin:,s. T'hey expireusedl the op)iin tiat my 0ondulct, ini (,ilieei hadi buen (i reiv hatis ractory3 to t,he ptoolle of thea Circu it, that I was justly enitit,lt'd to and wouildl receive their sc)uot it there hadl been u J)eniocratic party orgaiz/ it ion, aanil Lhaut 1 would best. se-rve the peoplei of the Circuit by thu is secuaring a ze-elee LIon. 'PTose letters are 81,ill fiitiry p)ossessioP, and( we re shown to tmy friends twoa years ago whena the anonyv iouis attack, aibove referred to, wits mI tiue ttpon me1, and( wVhien 1 conisidered theC propiett y' of putblishing them. would be glad to publish themi to t,be world, ats they are the best, evjiee of the et'Mein1 ina which I was field att tihe L.aune by somne of' the best imen of the State; that I had thew support, acit Irienid ihip of such men0( is the tuest pr'oof that Ii acceptig thae oflice tinder the cir Jurnistazuces I was niot uint rueS to thie people atmonig wheoni [ lived. Tnere is mao period of my Iife to which I (enn lok back wtfith tiore satisfact ion, for thr hasat nemaver beeni a Iiime In which I haud greater opport unitiets of .10 ig imiportanit plifestervicei. I held dhe tuflice- unetif I rurrendere d it ini 1874 ipoan my reimoval to Chiarlestoc, I was [lever a memb ter of' the liepulicani par Gy. I was 1hot aske:l for any pit dge to 1tup)port It, andai never gave ft support it fia mi, ta r since. That I was repeatedly elected to the Legisht tu eIron t.he cit-y of Chai bit,on as a Ih-'iocr'at,, that I was for years a mm i-ur of the State D)ernocratic Exe enit ive Cotauiaittei, anid tw as tie choice of thegJarty liar t:ie seat mi ('ongress w hich 1 now haoldl, are ahl miatters of re-. remit hist,ory, knowni of al11 men, aund 51 fileint tao at,test maa y party loy alty. Coltumbtia, S. C. HEannlemtR and. sarvintg. IIllUaINOlIAM, Ala., ,1lily 14.- - Adi vice-s received tonight f rom the Toma bigrbea Bottoms in Sumlter coutty shuow that 2,000 peOple aro hiommeless aind starving from the floods8 in iat coun lty. GJovernor .Jone's -proclamnationa for aid ha being liberally responded to oni all sides. Th'le damage donei to cropa IS llearly half a milfoan Aoars. THlE CAMPAIGN BEGUN. GREAT DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRA TION IN NEW YORK. Tito Otteial Notilcation of Olt-velatod and S tvlllokl of their Niniaatton. Sech.-0 by tile Caundidateo and by At r. Wilson and by Onvertor Whit#-, NEv Yontl, .July 20 -Grover Cleve land and Adial E. Stevenson have been oIllcially notified that they are tle choice of the Drmociatic party of this great country to lead it either to vic tory or defeat. Tile notificatioi cete. monies took place to-night in the pres ence of an immense crowd or people that surpassed in ent husiasm and nun bers t-ven that vast throng that on Sep ten.ber 6i, 1888, at the same pla.ce gave greeting to Allen . Thurn,an. The great amphit.heatre of Madison Square Ga -den was -overed ap it never had been b-fore, and a thousand iad oild electrie lights t winkled in wonder as they looked down froim thf-ir lofty peiche ipon the Sea of he ids and the ges' imliting speakers. Outside the air was warm and sultry, insite the thermometer was like the enthusiasm of INr. Cleveland's friends. at blood heat. But no one thought of the heat Aladisou avenue froin 26th to 27th streets. and 4th avenue were cro wded as early as E o'clock. It, was a struggling mass of humanity, dash ing like waves against a pile of rocks, the rocks in this instance being burly policelmon who sh iwed no favor, took no back talk, simply pushing people >aek tili the ianagement, siiw lit to opel the portals of the great hall. Whenl tlie doors were open the peo. ple over-rode the police, clubs and all. They made one fr ntic rush for seats, and in the remarkably short sp4ce of ten minutes all the room in the build ing that reminioed vacant was the re. sE rved seats on the platforn and in the boxes. Mr. Stevenson was the first to ap pear, but Cleveland soon followed. After waiting some time for an op portunity to be heard and for the up roar of applause to subside Cleveland arose and Wilson notified him in a speech of ten minutes' duration that he had been nominated for the Presi dency. It is well to state what Wilson was doing, as it is doubtful whether more than fifty people heard a word that was spoken. The reason for this was M rs. Cleveland's appearance'in an other part of the house in an open box, where the crowd had a chance to look well at her. M1R. wiLsON'S SPEEcH. air. Cleveland: We bring you to-night a message from the Democratic party. We come as a committee from its Natonal Convention, representing every Deiocrat.c constituency in the country, to give you oflicial notlee that you have been chosen as its candidate for the ollice of President of the United States. We are also charged with the duty of presenting you the plat form of printciples adopted by that Ucnven tit.n. 'i his platform contains the full, explicit declaration of the position of the National IJemccratc party oil the great political issues of thet ay, but in all its uttei anecs it is merely the development of the one great principle. that whatever Governments and laws caii do for the people must be done for all people, without precedence of section or gradrs of citizenship. We believe that the Government admin istered in this spirit in such a country as ours will secure a larger measure of free doni and prosperity to the people than has heretofore been possible in the world, and that it will be an example and aii inspira tion to all mankind. To make an keep ours such a Government, to guard with jealous care the right of equal citizenship, io hear our freedo safely along the miarch of our material proeress, unharmed by tihe mighty agencies tihat minister to that progress-tis is the high and glorious duty of the Democratic p arty, a dutty that commits it to a never-ending warfare wvithi the strongest and most enduring force of human nature, tile lust of pawer and the lust of greed. TIhese are tihe triumpuant forces that In all other ages and in almost all lands have put down freedom and brought governments under theIr control antd that are seeking iln our land to add greater victory and richer prizes to all tile triumph)ls of the past. It is a dangerous thing for a political party to continue Its existence after tile work which called it ituto being has been accomplished. It will surely p)aw, as the political organization against wichi weI contentd has passed, into the service of great special Interests which everywhiere strive to secure political power for their ownl advantage. Of tile presenit policies of that p)arty it may ho truly r aid that they all tenld to the centraliztation of plower in tihe Federal Government and tile centriization oif wealth in tihe favored classes. Against botht tendencies we fight as against the enemies of our freedom. We be lieve tile opportunities of material pros perity, whlich our country offers as never btefore in hunman ihistory, are part of that freedomu, nlot to be staked on the issue of pio:ticatl h)at ties or made the booty of p)arfy vietories., T1he y cailh thlat all maly gain is not a meni'ace, bitt a strong biuttrees to a free Governmlaenlt. All meni wvll Iprotect whlat all r ay hope to a((quire as tile openl p)rizes of industry, thlrift and intelligenice. But wvealth that comems from tIle control and perversion of the power of taxation,. that is gathtered by unjusL laws aFoml tie labor of the people, is a source of rightful diser,stent andi growing peil! to our tree As guardians of that freedom we plant ouirselves on,theo priociple that the necessi ties of tile GxovernmenOht are the beginning a:i! ending of just taxation. Whlatever goes 4eg nd tis increases the power of government at, tile expense of the liberties O' the pecople. A Governmnent that isecarrird on beneath his ownl eye by h is own chosen servants ando witini Jeachl of is own regulating and( Pulinllg arm, that Governmient can be kept is is' vant. Yet we have but recently and barely es caped a successful effort to strike down the Government that stands nearest tihe citizen aur(i to strip from the people in the States that right preservative of all other rightQ tile right of hold lng their own electionls and( of choosling their own representatives. Such, sir, are some of the isgues of the campaign in whlich we are abou to enter. Ihey go to the four dation of our liberty. In tis great contest your party has sum moned you to be its leader. Four years ago in the mid-career of ser vice that well deserved tihe highest honors ybur countrymen could bestow, as we feel sure that it will receive tile ighiess en c'onimls that history can award, you were struck down because as a Democrat you o(cu1 ldlako no0 terms Withl those who wished to plunder the people's treasury or those who sought to perpetuate the passions of civil strife. Your tountrymen will right thlat wrong. They will do it, not for your aake alone, but for their own sake and the sake of the Republic. They have seen the frults of that defeat in liaany forms of mib. government. With an overflowing trea ury they have seen taxes increase on tI necessaries of life and the necessaries ( labor because private interests demande it. They have seen that overflowing trea ury emptied by extraxagant expenditure and tricks of bookkeepin., resorted to hli its emptiness from the people. They ha seen an attempt to turn the gratitude of great nation Into an electioneering fund f a political party, and Fervice to that par In the conflicts of peace count for mo than service to the country in conflicts war. 'I hey have seen every power of Fe eral administration pasilonately usedI destroy free elections in the States. The have seen the influence of our Gover ment in its diplomatic and naval servi thrown without rebuke against freedo ana in favor of despotism in a struggil sister Republic, and seeing all this thi have lost no opportunity in the past foi Years to honor your administration by ai ing the heavy hand of punishment upo those who have thus departed from I sp.rit and its policy. And now, sir, we put into your hands ti commission of which we are the bearers. Is the highest honor your party can bestoN It is the gravest call to duty your fell Democrats can make. Put we belleve i can assure you that there are no "wea weary or des.pondent Democrats" in tl ranks of our party to-day, and that wil the people's cause we doubt not that y will lead us to a Victary In which the pI ciples of our party shall gloriously triump' and the welfare of our country shall mightily promoted. In the same din Secretary Nichol Bell, of the notilication committ ee, reE the ollicial letter of notfileatio,. whil was signed by the whole committe. Cleveland then rose to reply mr again pandemonium reigned. It w one terrible roar, and to add to the e citement the Inimense standing crow of 10,M) people swayed back and fort and crushed in upon the press encle ures. One newspaper inan nearest tI crowd was pressed against his table at fainted with the pain caused by ii pressure on his chest,. Ie was revivt in a few iniiutes and then the poll( got to work on the crowd. Gradual it fell back and the excitement wf subdied. Cleveland began to speak in the midi of the noise, and his voice could not 1 heard ten feet from the platform. TI people were not aware he had begin ind when it gradually dawned upc them that they were losing the be part of the meeting they quieted dow and the resonant tones ot the Ex-Pre ident were heard in every part of ti house. Ile was listened to attentive and interrupted butseldom. Appian, came at the end of his speech. Clev land's speech was as follows: CLEVELAND'S REPLY. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: '11 message you deliver from the national R mocracy arouses within me emotions whi would be well-nigh overwhelming it I d not recognize here assembled the repr sentatives . a great party, who must sha with me the responsibility your mission i vites. I find much relief in the reflecti that I have been selected merely to stai for the principles and purposes to whi my party is pledged, and for the enfore ment and supremacy of which all who ha any right to claim bemocratic fellowsh must constantly and persistently labor. Our party responsibility is in~deed gre: We assume a momentous obligation to o countrymen when in return for their tru and confidence we promise them the ree fication of their wrongs and the better ren ization of the adtantages which are due them under our free and beneficent instit tions. But, If our responsibility is gres our party is strong. It is strong in Its syn pathy with the needs of the people, in I Insistence upon the exercise of Gover mental powers strictly within the constit tional permission the people have grante( and in Its willingness to risk its life at hope upon the people's intelligence ar patriotism. Never has a great party, intent Ip on t1i promotion of right and justice, had bett incentive for effort than Is now presente to us. Turning your eyes to the plain people the land, we see them burdened as co: sumers with a tariff system that unjust and relentlessly demands from them in tl purchase of the necessaries and comnfor of life an amount scarcely met by tI wages of hard and steady toll, while tI exactions thus wrung from them build i and Increase the fortunes of those f4 whose benefit this injustice Is perpetrate We see the farmer listening to the del sive story that fills his mind with visco1 of advances, while his pocket is robbed 1 the stealthy hand of high protection. Our workringinen are still told the tal oft repeated in spie of its demonstrat4 falsity. that the existing protective tariff a boon to them and that under Its benie cent op)eration wages must increase, wl as they listen scenes are enacted In tV very abiding place of high protectIon thi mo1ck the hopes of toil and attest the te der mercv the wvorkingmen receIve fre those made sellish and sordid by unji Governmental favoritismi. We oppose earnestly and stubbornly t theory upon which our opponents seek justify and uphold the existing tariff law We need not base our attack on qluesti(i of constitutional permission or legislati power. We denounce this theory up the highest possible ground1s, when: we cc tend that in the present condition its op: ation is unjust and that laws enactedi accordance wvith It are inequitable and ui fair. Ours Is not a destnuctive piarty. We arc not at enmity with the rights aniy of our citizens; all are our coutit mnen. We are no,t recklessly heedless any A merIean interests,, nor wvill we aba don our regard for them, but, invoki the love of fairness and justice. whieh 1: longs to true A:imerieanism: and upon whi our Constitution rests, we insist that plan of tariff legislation shall be tolerat which has for Its object and purpose forc contributions from the earnings and inco: of the mass of our citizens to swell direct the accumuilatlon of a favored few. N will we pernilt pretended solicitude i American labor, or any other specious pr text of benevolent care for others, to bI h the eyes of the people to the selfish schiem of those who seek through the aidi of uti qual tarIff laws to gain unearned and u reasonable adlvanitages at the expense their fellows. We have also assumed In our covena with those whose support we ln vto thiedu of opposing to the death anot her avow4 sehone of our adversaries. which, nnd the pulse of protecting the suffrage, covei but does not conceal, the design thereby perpetrate the power of a party afraid trust its continuance to the untrammelle intelligent votes of the American peopl We are pledged to resist legislatIon inten ed to complete this secme, because v have not forgotten the saturnalla of the and brutal control which followed anoth Federal regulation of State suffrage; b cause we know that mnanagers of a par which dId not scruple to rob the people a President would not hesitate to use tI machinery created by such legislation revive corrupt instrumentalities for partI an purposes; because an attempt to for, such legIslation would ackindle anlinositi where peace au'd hopefulness now preva because such an attempt wvould repia prosperous activity with discourageme and dread throughout a large sedtlon our country. and would mensa eve a- where in the land the rights reserved tothe 1e States and to the people, which underlie )f the safeguards of American liberty. id I shall not attemp t to specify at this time s. other subjects and aims of Democratic en. I s, deavor which add inspiration to our mis- t le slon. True to its history and its creed our re party will respond to the wants of the peo I a pie within safe lines and guided by en )r lightened statesmallship. To'the troubled ,y impatient within our membership we com re mend tried, unswerving allegiance to the t )f party whose principles in all times past 1- hi,ve been found sufficieut for them and o whose aggregate wisdom and patriotism j y their experience teaches can always be I- trusted. .e In a tone of partisanchip, which benefits n the occasion, let me say to you, as equal I g partners in the campaign on which we to- a ty day enter, that the personal fortunes of ( ir those to whom you have entrusted your V- banners are only important as they are re n lated to the fate of the principles they rep ts resent and the party they lead. I cannot therefore, forbear reminding you and nil ie those attached to the Democratic party, or It supporting the principles whleh we profess, I . that defeat in the pending campaign, fol w lowed by the consummation of the legisla tive schemes our opponents contemplate. and accompanied by such other Incidents of le their success as might more firmly fix their power, would present a most discouragir g outlook for future Democratic ;upreniacy n. and for the accomplishments of the objects h we have at heart. Moreover, every sincere Democrat must belleve that the interest% of his country are deeply involved in the victory of our party Is in the strugile that awaits us Thus pa id triotic solicitude exalts the hope of parti 'h sanship and should intensify our deteimiin ation to win stccess. id This success can only he achieved by a is systematic, intelligent effort by all enlisted . In our cause. Let us tell the people plainly 'd and honestly what we believe and how we h propose to serve the interests of the entire country and then let us, after the manner Of trne Democracy, rely on the thoughtful ness and patriotism of our fellow-country le It only remains for me to say to you in ad d vance of a wore formal response to your i :e message, that I obey the command of my y party and confidently anticipate that an ,s intelligent and earnest presentation of our cause will inEure the popular endorsement of the action of the body you represent. In delivering his arraignwient of the e epublican, party Cleveland's tones grew a trifle harsher and his delivery I more eriphatic, which evidently found I an echo in the sentiment of the audi ence. Whenl he said: "Let its tell the people what we believe," his voice rose even higher, and he lifted his hand in an impressive way above his head. It l' was 9:10 o'clock when the Ex-Presideit ilnished. le closed with cheers and cries of "Four, four. four years more." Then came the speech of notifica tion, made by Stephen M. White, of e California, to Adlat E Stevenson. The s- voice of the California orator was ' powerful and every syllable was id distinctly heard 1hroughout the vast ehall. . Adlai E. Stevenson listened closely to m the speech of Mr. White and to the of kd ficial notification read him by Mr. Bell. h lie then stepped to the extreme edge e. of the platform, and bowing to the ve thunderous applause which again ip belched forth, lie spoke, in a clear, ring ilng voice to the large inultitude in at t- tendance. In conclusion lie said: We ir believe that the welfare of the toiling st millions of our countrymen is bound up in the success of tho Democratic t party. Recent occurances ira a neigh 1. boiing State have sadly emphasized t, that a high protective tariff affords no I. protection, and tends in no way to bet- 4 ts ter the condition of those who earn i I- their bread by daily toil. Believing n ( i- the right of every voter to cast his bal- I I, lot unawed by power, tue Democratic d party will steadily oppose all legislation a d which threatens to imperil that right a l by the interposition of Federal bay - onets at the polls In a more formal 'd manner, hereafter, Mr. Chairman, I will indicate by letter, my accept,ance Sf of t,he nomination tendered me by the 1- Nationial Democratic Convention and Ly will gave expression Lo my vie ws touclh- I e ing the imp)ortant questions enunciat- a te ed in its platforni. ke A t the conclusion of Mr. Steven e son's speech, Chairman Wilson declar P ed the meeting adjourned. r While the crowdi was dispeOising Mrs. Cleveland camne in for some miore hoe ors, wnich showed her great piopulal i y ty. Several thousand peorsonis gathert d and founi'I where sihe was seated ar.o ~cheered hier rei eat.edly. She looked d marvelously becomning in a costtinae of Is gray, her ince wreatha.d in smiles for li- the honors pail her utist ingtuihed lius Ie btand and herself. at A OC,<k and hull story Egiplodeel,. Cont i A, 8. C., .Jtuly 14.--The Stai e et a few (lays ago ptublished an allidavit from a Mr. L~este-r of Newberray, in Swhich it, was charged that Drs. Sligh s. and( Pope. of that counity, were third patyie Tl'-day thle State publishes m ani article from its Newberry corres- I n- poindient, in which statements appear r- from bioth of the gentlemen. ni Dr. Pope said he had always been "true to thle D)emnocracy and had umsed hi-s best efforts to keep down anything oflike a third party movement in New ~'berry countty aml lie felt, that his efforts hadl been inistrumienital very largely t.o this end. As to Air. Lester's atlidavit e- he said his friendls had advised him~ riot ahi t.o notice it, butt he would discuss the I no miatter on the stump and he felt he ad could fully vindicate his position be ad fore the people. lie continued, how. E ever, as follows: "Mr. Keitt was dis 1y cassig his resoltution andl in rep)ly tot rn him I jumst, got uap and said the t ime has I not yet come for such action as advo.' 1catid byMr. Keitt, and It is possible a Stromu th at expression that Mr. Lesteri e. bases hits affiavit. I said we must ( n. stand by the Democratic party. J am i of in sympathy with the Ailiance de. mnands, but have taken the position ( st that we must get those demands t Ly through the D)emocratic party andi not1 si, through the People's or 'Third Part,y." t Dlr . P'ope said: "I will not take anyr s, notice of it. It Is so ridicuilouis. Everv- t tbody knows that, I fought the Third t SPart,y resolutions in the Alliance csan- E e: cus in May, at Columbia, and I stand c i. just the same now." D)r. Pope also said t to that Mr. Kieft wanted the meeting in r ft rial ,Justice May bini's office to adlopt t 3r some resolutionas in favor of the Ocala ( platform to be presented to thie county Ty convention in May, but he oppoffed the resolutions because, although lie was Cin favor of the Ocala phatform, he did t not think it fair to adopt measures a which many of their friends in the Reo- 1 s form party did niot endorse. I I;The man who does Dot expect to vote I nthe D)eoratte ticket from coronier to I of president ini the general election should I -not participate In the primary. i A Chance for ionest People WASuINOTON, July 14.-There is ousiderablo grumbling 1oing on in the tepublican party just now, owing to be appareutt lack of interest in the cam aign on the part of the "big men," Yho were expected to pull ol' their coate, open up their purses and go to work for he ticket nominated at Minneapolis. o many of the prominent men in the arty have declined the offer o the hairmanship that the President will ave to run his own campaign with a igure-head, such as Gen. Michener, or orne other small-fry politician, to hold lown the chair which Gen. Clarkson ras forced to vacate at the dictation of he President. A party of iepublican Senators were liscussing the situation at one of the ip-town hotels a few nights ago, and he general opinion was t the efiect hat the Iarrison campaign seems to be anguishing to an alarming degree. It vas t xpe 'ted that some of the gentle nen who have growa rich under the >rotective system would consent to ierve as chai man of the national com nittee, und at the same time submit to % protractid course of the "leg-pulling1 reatment. In the first place, the Ar nours, of Chicago, refused to allow Mr. JanpLell to accept. The next play ovs made upon Sehator McMillan, of D)troit, one of'the wealthiest men in the Northwest. The Senator is a liberal ipender and an experienced money.get. ,er,,but he does noteare to burned lin ielf with the respon,ibilities of a nation tl campaign. lis declnation is said to iave been a gicat disappoiU411ent to ,he friends of the Administration, for, in addition to being a rich man, Senator McMillan is one of' the ablest political nanagerb in the Rep>ublican party. Ile loes not make a great dispay of' his ac :omplishments in that field, but his vork is of the kind that tells in at close ight. It begins to look is though the Presi. lent will have to open his campaign icadquarters at the White House and (o is own organiz'ug. Ile has lost some if his best friends since the Convention brough trying to manipulate a camn. >algn without the assistance of exper enced politicians. It was John 1. Dav. :nport who remarked when lie heard hat Gen. Clarkson had been turnei ]own by the President: "Mr. Iarrisor will need the servicesof Clarkson, Platl md Quay before the present contest ii :ver.' This same feeling appears t lave .taken possession of all of the prom inent Republicans who make their head quarters in Washington at this time. The Harris Whipping ease. ETTA JANE, S., C., July 16, 1892. To the Editor of The S'ate: In you Lssue of yesterday I notice, under th caption, "Terrorized by Tillnanites," i communication substantially sett,in forth that Richard Iarris. a poor, inot .ensive white man, was dragged from hii iouse and unmercifully whipped for ising his influence for the Sheppard am )rr ticket, etc. In behalf' of'myself ac be law-abiding people of I;owdeys Fille township; I feel called upon to re, ute the charge so far as the possibility if his being whipped for his afliliatioti with either of the political parties ii oncerned, and to give my observatiori - thp matter. Some weeks ago Mr. Harris had a law ait before me, as trial justice, with one . Pack Mosley for violation of contract,. a the course of hie testimony Mr. Har. is made statements seriously retlecting Ipon the character of Mr. Moseley, and iso accusing him of criminal intimacy rith the wifes of' a poor but, respectable nan. I told Mr. IIarris before, as well Ls at the trial, that, he was trampling pon dangerous ground unless lhe could >rove these assertions as he said he ould (do. But when put to the test he ailed t,o do ao. These assertions were made in the >resence of' perhapsa a scure of' as goodl ieople as are in Union county and I inve no reason to dlispute tbem. I an't think that Timian or Sheppard or the cause either of thmem represenits) mad anything to do with thimi inhuman ullair. No, that ms too thin. Mr. lar is is a pronounced Knight of Labor nan and( has always fought "the acis otracy.'' In thisi coun-y the Sheppard men are (xo numerous, t,oo) brave andl t,od honora )le Loallow anly mian to be outraged sun >ly because he has espoused their cause. L'ney would leave nioLhing und(one to >r'otect ai political ally in thie exercise of mis rights. I am willing and ready to ex 1junt1 all lawful means to bring the flenders to jus,ice ani-1 will (10 so fear essly and1( impar'tially whenever their alames are c'iven me under oath. Very es pett fuily, -J A M .s . STRA, IN. Trial Justice. C.nme l)owmn, Ihr. Cruani. WASRIlNOTON, dJuly 152.-- -Trhe Presi. lent has sont to the Senate the follow ng nmessuage: "I withdraw the nonmi antion, which was sent to the Senate mn the 30th of June, 1892, of William ). Crum, to be postmaster at Charles. on, 8. C." Cramn was a delegate at arge to the Minneapolis Conivantfon, 1le South Carolhna delegation was in tructed for Presidenut IIarrison, but vhien the de legatona reached Mi nneap li, Crum nwas considered doubtful, and t is aid did not declare himself' for Mr. I arrison un mtil the pos5tmaustersh ip of 3harleston was promised film. After he convention the nomination of Cram vats sent to the Senate and referred to be committee on postoflices and post oads. Meetings were held in Charles on. protesting against the confirma in of Crum, and the delegation from outh Carolima opposed it b,efore the omamittee, and proved strong enough o induce the President to withdraw it, aiuch to the satisfaction otf the delega ion and business men of Charleston, ~rum is a colored physicIan. Three Killed. NEW YORK, July 13.-.Whilt, Mrs, ~arr, aged 50, and her two little girls, ged, respectIvely, 6 and 4 years, were ralking on the tracks of the West Shore tallroad, near the West flaverstrau tation yesterday, they were struck by n0 express train, which instanttly killed be woman and one ot the children and atally injured the other. The traged) was witnesset by mtny horr.fie p.--,. T11EY CAME TO BLOWS. W. C. M'GOWAN KNOCKS W. C. BENET IN THE M 3UTH. A liuudy 19it Narrowly Avart,ed -Whe How Caused by Benst Denouncing the Presao and W-auner-1.net and Him As mallaut It'rotheras-in-Law. AnnEWILLE, July 18.-About 600 were present at the meeting held here to-day by the Conservatives. and a free barbecue was served. W. C. AlcGowan presided, and as the court house would not hold the crowd, Col. J. L. Orr and E. B. Murray addressed the gathering trou the court house portico. The best of feeling prevailed and the speakers were often cheered. Some of the Till manites express-d a desire for a reply to Orr and Murray which was granted. lion. W. C. Benet went upon the stand and commenced his address, after being introduced by Col. McGowan, -y taking a hand primary, asking all the ati. 'illinaites to hold up eir hands. This was not (lone. Thel je osked the Tillinanites to hold ur Mc(owan counted sixty-six, anoth. e eighty-six. Benet one hundred and twenty. lie turned to McGowan and insinuated that the chairman was not a good nathemetician and did not count cor rectly. lie called ution Col. Graydon to come up and count the raistd hands. And by actual count there was one hundred and thirty-four. 13enet said he and these had chetk enough to face the crowd of anti's. lenet did not at tempt to assail the speecies of' Orr or Murray. Said he was not invited to address t he meeting and did not hear the speeches. le assailed the Press and Banner, and accused its editor of publishing a deliberate falsillcation con cerning his address before the ratifica tion meeting held here a short time ago. Editor Wilson arose and attempt ea to reach the front to make at reply or address Mr. ienet. The latter, in a gruff tone, said: "I don't want to speak to you," and continued to speak to the crowd. Capt. McGowan came to the front and said he endorsed what wias said in the Press and Banner as to the account of the meeting. Ie attended the meeting, and the account. was true. Benet said: "Well, you endorse a ma licious falsehood or lie." McGowan at once resented this insult by striking D3enet in the mouth with his list, cut ting his lip and bringing the blood), which stained his shirt and the shirts of others who were standing near. Friends of both rushedi forward and separated them, and by Lt, j prompt lie tion of Mayor Hill in adjourning the meeting a general row was averted. Capt. McGowan apologized to the crowd for his rashness, and Renet ad dressed the crowd say ing he had n1oth - ing to retract or apologize for. No r further trouble is anticipated. IH-net a and his assailant are brothers-in-law. An Atteanpted Lynch Ing. - S'ART ANnURI, S. C., July 17.-This city was thrown into a wild state of ex citement this afternoon. All day long parties of mill operatives have been on the search for the negro Jefferies, who last night killed William Atkins. This afternoon about 4 o'clock it was learned that lie was In the swamp in the rear of Mrs. II. 1). Evins's residence-on Church street. In a few minutes the place was surrounded by a crowd of infuriated men, and after a few monients search the negro was found and capt-ired. Ile was brought out to the street and in less time than it takes to tell it was sur rounded by a mob of' 200 or peo ple. They were armed with shot guns, pistols, knives and razors and were clamorous in their cries to "ynch - him," "Hang him." ."Kil11 him" etc. T1he iiegro was led to a tree, a chaIn was placed around his neck ai d a man went up the tree to make it fast. In the meanwhile the enraged fac tory peo pie beat the negro with rocks and one cut him on the neck with a knife. le was badly beaten and the moo seemed like wild beast In their eagerness to kill the man. T1hey were just about to' hang him tip when Mlessrs. Andrew Moore, lDr. 1Evins, i)ivid Thomas, S. 11. uand S. N. Evins and( several other gen tlemen ruished up and begged the mob to spare him. After much dillculty during which It seemed as if several would be killed, the l-aders of the mob were prevailed upon to let tl.e law take its course. Tihe rope was retmoved from thme nbegros neck, anud suirroundi(ed by a howling deinonical mob, he was taken to the jail and1( dellivered to the shierifIf. On the waly there lhe was un-n.iy times struck with rocks and otherwIse Ill used4. Arn effort was make, just as the man was takeii in the jail to shoot him, but was promptly put downt by the sher iff and his aidis. The mob remained for somie tIme about the jail, cursing and( flourishing their weapons, anid then dis persed. T1hero will be no attempt to take the negro from the jail, ias it means dleath to any one who tries it. Words cannot describe tihe fury of the mdo, and( itwas a miracle that the negro was saved. Everything is now quilet, and( nio further trouble is antici pated. spar tainbulrg has certainly made a line re' cord for respect for the law, for it is seilom thi't a prisoner is ever delivered to the sheriff after a mob once has him--Staite. A Shocking Accident. PItNCECSSANNE, Aid., July 17.--Chmris topher C. Ball, a farmer living about a mile and a half from here on M anokini ltiver, yesterday morning was the hap-. -. py father of nine children, six boys and three g irls. Yesterday afternoon four of his boys were drowned while swim ming in the river -back of his farm. '1'he names of the yictims are: Willie aged 10; Lewis, 15; Thomas, 12; aind John, 10. These, with their brother, George, 11 years, went ini swimming. George was the last go In. When he began to wade out he saw his brothers were in trouble. He hesitated, Hie then saw his four brothers drowni, one after another, within twenty feet of him, and he was powerless t o assist, them. The current was running very' strong and the water was very deep. The only person besides the boy to wit ness the sad accident was a colored ma~n on a bill some distance away, but he was too far,off to give any assistance. The bodies of the boys were recovered during the night. ___ Lynehed, FRANKLIN, Ky., July 13-John Rted fern, the white man who shot and killed Mr. P. BI. Dunn and dangerously in t lured John Hiobdy, a negro, yesterday morning, was taken from jail by a mob at midnight last night a.d had