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YORKVILLE, S. C.:
; WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1894.
? The senate is still busily engaged in takinc
all the tariff reform out of the Wilson :
bill. It is not probable that a final vote will
be reached before the last of next week.
? Muley Hassan, sultan of Morocco, died
last week, it is said, by poison ; but as the
sou who succeeds him is an absolute monarch,
with power of life and death, the attending
physician wisely diagnosed the sultan's
trouble as dysentery.
? Various senators who have been caught
up with speculating in sugar pending the
consideration of the tariff bill, gave the excuse
that they did not think they were doing
anything wrong. Since an investigation has I
commenced, however, it is a noticeable fact
that the speculations have ceased; but |
. whether it is because they have learned the
error of their ways and are merely waiting
until the investigating committee is discharged,
we are not prepared to say.
? So far as the South is concerned, there is '
just one great and burning issue in'national
politics. Ever since the war, the Northeast
has been systematically robbing the South
0 and West. Now it is incumbent on these j
sections to first stop the robbery, and then
devote their attention to the recovery of the
wrongfully appropriated plunder. It is a
big undertaking; but by a properly concerted
and determined efTort, it is now at last
coming within the power of tfiese two sections
t9 compel tardy justice.
"The most beautiful sight in the world is to see
a family gathered around a hearthstone with the
head of the household reading the local paper? ,
paid for in advance."?Rev. Sam P. Jones.
This is a beautiful sight indeed; and if
the Rev. Samuel would just follow the
mails of The Enquirer from Yorkville on I
Wednesdays, he would find such a per cent,
of the people reading the paper?in all cases
paid for?as to lead him to the conclusion I
that this is the happiest area of the same'
size to be found probably in the whole
United States.
? George Peabody Wetmore sometime
ago put $40,000 into the Rhode ISlaud Republican
campaign, and has realized on his |
investment in securing an election to the |
United States senate. It would seem that i
$40,000 for a six years' job at $o,000 a year I
would be bad business; but hardly so with
Mr. Wetmore. Notwithstanding the fact
ka Jo n fioVi man hnvinrr hnilf*ht his !
tilttv HO JO U JlVti tUMti) ! %*. .?D ? 0 .
way into the senate, he will see to it that he J
gets his money back. It is just such men as <
these who are especially sought out by rep-!
resentatives of the sugar trust. There is j
seldom any difficulty in striking a dicker.
? The Atlanta Constitution is urging the
people of Georgia to charter a State bank with
authority to issue notes, the object being to
test the constitutionality of the 10 per cent,
tax. The supreme court of the United States.
has declared the tax to be constitutional; but'
as it now seems clear that the decision was ;
more of a war expedieut than good law, it
is hoped that it will be reversed. Such a,
thing is possible, and we may also raise the 1
point that since Commissioner Miller has declared
clearing-house certificates to he nontaxable,
he will probably find it extremely
difficult to draw the line between these and
the ordinary State bank note.
? We today present portraits of Governor
Tillman, Senator Butler and Mr. John
Gary Evans. Along with the candidates
for the senate, it has been our hope to
be able to present all the candidates for
governor. Mr. Ellerbe was spoken to for a
photograph from which to make the engraving
several weeks ago. He promised j
to furnish the same ; but has not done so in j
time for us to secure the engraving. Mr. j
Tindall did not announce himself positively i
as a candidate until too late to have his'
picture made, and Mr. Pope had intimated
that he did not propose to make a canvass of
the State. This is why we fail to show up1
with all the candidates.
? The royal labor commission of Great;
Britain has proposed a happy plan for the;
settlement of labor difficulties. It provides |
that the unions of both employes and workmen
shall he registered as corporate bodies,.
and upon the origin of any misunderstand-!
ing or difference, the corporation which lias
reason to think itself aggrieved, shall sue the
other in the courts, when the matter may
be settled on the same basis as other disputes.
As the British government at this
time has the reputation of having the purest
and most equitable courts in the civilized
world, possibly this may serve as a wise solution
of the quarrels- between capital and
labor there.
? Strong efforts are being made by a number
of newspapers throughout the State, to
induce George 1>. Tillman to enter the race
for governor. The Greenville News and The
State are especially anxious. They claim
that he is the brainiest public man in the
State, and the only one who can harmonize
the now widely sundered factions. The
News and Courier fails to chime in with the
movement. It says that Uncle George is a political
lightweight, and does not like him
much anyway ; but that is probably because
he once went to congress after that paper
swore he shouldn't. As to whether Uncle
George will run has not yet developed. He
has had nothing to say. If he should decide
to run, there can be but little doubt that he
will at least make the campaign more inter-!
esting, instructive and lively than oth-,
erwise.
? ? ? ? ?
The Yorkville correspondent of The
News and Courier, tells the story of a York
county farmer who has been farming forty ;
years. For 32 years he pursued the "all- j
cotton" system, raising no supplies that lie
could buy on credit. Notwithstanding the
high prices of cotton since the war, he bare- j
]y managed to keep even. Eight years ago,
however, he commenced the system of buying
no supplies that he could raise at home, I
and notwithstanding the fact that the price
of cotton is constantly getting lower, he has
managed to pay off the mortgage that was
on his farm, and last vear made more clear
.
money out of a crop of seven cents cotton,
than he ever made before during any one
year of his long experience. We have secured
the name of this farmer, and it is our
purpose to, as soon as possible, give our I
readers the benefit of his story.
? The Richmond and Danville railroad was
sold at Richmond last Friday, under a decree
of a United States circuit court, for
$2,030,000. The purchasers were Messrs. C.
H. Coster and J. Thomas, a committee rep-!
resenting Drexel, Morgan & Co. The sale
was under the third mortgage, and subject j
to the gold debenture and equipment mortgage.
It was immediately confirmed by
the court, and this act constituted the re-organization
committee, which had already secured
a charter from the last legislature, a
regular corporation. The old Richmond
and Danville system will now be re-organized
under the name of the Southern Railway
company, and will at once enter upon a career
of vast importance to the South.
Whether this career will be for good, however.
will depend upon whether or not the
new company determines upon a general poley
exactly the reverse of that pursued by
the old Richmond and Danville.
? The* Spartan burg Herald seeks to work
up interest in a gigantic scheme to develop
all the power at Lock hart Shoals and deliver I
it at Spartanburg by means of electricity, j
The Herald has the figures of an expert.to
show that the power can be delivered at a
cost of about one-fourth that of steam, and
suggests the wonderful effect that the per-;
r?a* -r ? * loo wnnl/l luiVP I
It'ClIUU UI Mlt'II an I IHC1|'1I0V mvm.v. . w |
upon the development of manufacturing in- i
dustries in the city. This idea is neither!
wild nor chimerical. The like is being done
elsewhere, and it can be done here. Lockhart
Shoals, Mercer Shoals, and (treat Catawba
Falls, all within a radius of thirty miles
of Yorkville, in the aggregate, are capable
of furnishing more power than is being used
altogether for all purposes in the State. It
is easily within the range of practicability
to deliver this power to any and all of the
surrounding towns for the purpose of running
factories, street cars, electric lights,
and iti fact for everything else that is now
being run by steam. Of course, to carry out
such a scheme, would be a big undertaking ;
but the time is surely coming when it will
be done, and if the present generation will
only make a grand and united etFort, it may.
at once secure to itself all the great benefits
which mpst necessarily accrue.
? Senator Hill sees no wrong in senators
speculating in stocks, the fluctuations of
which depended upon their own actions, for
the reason that there is no statute to prevent.
This matter of doing questionable
things because there is no statutory punishment,
is one of the most vicious tendencies
of the day. To provide a statute against
every moral wrong, or erven criminal ofTense,
would be a human impossibilty. Neither
is such a thing desirable. Law is only necessary
for those who are naturally inclined to
be lawless. These respect it through fear,
and the test of its strength lie - in keeping
them in subjection. The real strength of
J~... lino in ivlin nrfl cnnrnvlv concerned
IUU I ICO 111 IUUCV HIIV l??v WVM. Vvv - -about
its letter: but whose consciences are
guided implicity by its spirit. From the
very nature of things, the senate is a body
that would be supposed to be the incarnation
of right and probity ; and as a matter of '
real fact?not abstract theory?the senator
who would do the things that are charged
and make the excuse that there is no law to
prevent, is worse than he who would wilfully
violate the most stringent statute. In
the one case the man shows the spirit of the
unprincipled coward, and in the other lie at
least exhibits the courage that would dare
the consequences.
? llecent news from Honolulu fully and
satisfactorily explains the cause of the late
revolution, which resulted in the overthrow
of the government of Hawaii. The executive
council has distributed among the members
of the constitutional convention, copies
of a draft of a new constitution which the
convention, having been packed for the purpose,
will no doubt adopt. It provides that
the government shall be known as "The Hepublic
of Hawaii." There shall be a president?no
vice-president?a cabinet of four
ministers, an advisory council of fifteen
members, and a senate and house of representatives
composed also of fifteen members
each. None will be recognized as voters
except such as are able to read, write and
speak fluently, either the English or Hawaiian
language. The president is to he
olected for a term of six years, and cannot
succeed himself. He is to be elected by a
majority of both houses, sitting together, and
it is further provided that this majority
must include a majority of the senate. Senators
can only be voted for by those who
have abjured monarchy and have an annual
income of $0,000 a year. Such a constitution
as this clearly indicates that the
recent revolution was the work of wealthy
foreigners, who are now setting up a government
over which they are to have exclusive
ownership and control.
? Ex-Judge T.J. Mackev?our own Tom? \
is making his living now-a-days by writing
stories for a newspaper syndicate. In most I
cases he selects as his heroes well-known
South Carolinians, and recently he told a1
wonderful story of a duel that General Wade
Hampton had with a Federal sharpshooter
at Gettysburg. According to Mackey, Hampton
had a heavy revolver, and the Federal a I
musket, and at a distance of 100 yards or
* i 1 - A 1 T i
more, they exchanged several snois, Hamilton
waiting each time for the Federal to re-'
load before he would fire again. Hampton
was slightly wounded by a bullet from the
sharpshooter's rille, and he in turn broke the
sharpshooters arm, and would have killed j
him, had not a Yankee officer slipped up behim,
(Hampton) and almost killed him with
a sabre. Hampton was of course yi gallant
man : but the whole story sounded so much
like the fool-hardy doings of the days of the
crusaders, that 'nobody would believe it j
could be true of a sensible man of this plain
practical day. Nevertheless, the story was
widely published all over the country, and
especially in South Carolina. In a recent
card, (ieneral Hampton robs it of all further
interest by politely saying that it is not altogether
true. Anyone who knew Tom
Mackey should have been aware of that fact
all the time.
'TXJl'ST DISCRIMINATION'."
The finding of the old cotton Jags mentioned
in another column, suggests a few
remarks upon the subject of Federal taxation.
"Unjust discrimination," as well as we remember,
was the general ground upon
which the cotton tax was declared unconstitutional.
The decision was just : but it was
not altogether honest. If it was honest it
would also sweep away the protective tariff
tax.
Immediately after the close of the war,
the Northern Republicans inaugurated a
policy which had for its object the laying
upon the shoulders of the South, not only all
the expenses that had been incurred on account
of the hostilities: but also, as far as
possible, the present and future burdens of
the government. They did not understand
the principles of taxation as well then as
they do now, and naturally looked upon the
South's one great exclusive staple crop as a
fit subject for the accomplishment of their
purpose. Accordingly they levied upon all
American cotton a tax of three dollars a
hale. After a little experience, however,
they began to realize that the burden of indirect
taxation does not necessarily rest upon
those who have to first put up the cash. Of
a necessity, this burden gradually sifts down
until it finally settles upon the shoulders of
the consumers of the commodity taxed.
Though they had evidently not foreseen
the effect, the brilliant statesmen who had
gotten up the cotton tax scheme, were not
long in realizing their mistake. Reing more
wealthy and mure prosperous, the North, oT
course, consumed more cotton, and consequently
paid a larger proportion of the tax.
The schemers saw it, and were not slow
to take action ; but they were two smart to
move for repeal. That would too clearly
expose the rascality underlying their selfish
designs. They encouraged me mailer
through the supreme court, and with the
utmost satisfaction, received the decision to
which a carefully educated Northern senti- j
inent had given birth.
The South had no manufactures, but was
a large consumer of manufactured goods, j
The North was also a large consumer of
manufactured finals, and had numerous [
factories in endless variety. Here then was
the chance for the perfection of that policy
that had already been inaugurated. Without
delay, foreign competition was cut oil by
means of a protective tat iff tax levied on
every article of commerce save those produced
exclusively in the South?cotton for
instance?and including those exclusively
used in this section, hut not then produced
in the I'nited States. As the result, the j
South was made to pay an enormous tax,
not only for the support of the national government,
but for the support of the Northern
manufactures as well.
But why did the South not go into nianu
factures? That is only too plain, mei
manufacturers of the North had been established
for scores of years. These "infant"
industries had become full grown, and 110
more could the South compete with them
then or now, than they could compete with
those of foreign countries before the inauguration
of the first moderate step toward "protection."
Here, then, we find the "unjust
discrimination" that the supreme court saw
in the cotton tax. As the industries of yie
North could not thrive without protection
against the industries of foreign countries,
similar industries in the South cannot be established
without protection against the
industries of the North. . Under all the circumstances,
constitutional justice requires
either that the South be protected against
the North as the North is protected against
foreign countries, or that the protection to
the North be abolished and the South allowed
the benefit of the competition that
will be furnished by foreign countries.
All. this seems to be^j^m : but when will
the South ever get justice? After the war
the North set in to make the South pay
the expenses. The South has paid the expenses
twice over, and still they increase.
Will the North evej let up?
? A Georgia government official has taken
the trouble to compile a statement of the
number of lynchings that occurred in the
four States of South Carolina, Florida, Georgia
and Alabama, during the year 1893.
He finds that the total number of lynchings
was 54, and the number of people was 59.
I11 48 cases the offenders were Negroes, and
in six cases they were white men ; while in
52 of the 54 cases, the victims were white
women. Twenty-two of the cases occurred in
Georgia, 15 in Alabama, 14 in South Carolina
and 3 in Florida. Though we have ho
tears to shed over this dark record of those
who were "lvnched. or lost in the woods,"
"* "" "" "? ? we
note one or two especial subjects for comment.
South Carolina is usually credited with
being the most lawless State in the South,
and that is often given as the reason why we
do not get our share of that great stream of
"Northern capital that is constantly flowing
to this section.'' Of course our people know
that this is a lie, and here is the proof.
Georgia leads the list as a lyncher, and also
in the amount of Northern capital; Alabama
comes next as to both; South Carolina
comes third as a lyncher; but Florida takes
the third place in regard to Northern capital.
Our alleged "lawlessness" has nothing to do
with the influx of Northern capital. The
people of the North know full well that any
man who behaves himself, is just as safe in
the South as anywhere else on earth, and
the only consideration that influences the
placing their capital, is the hope of the biggest
returns. They have found soft snaps
in Georgia and Alabama, and health in
Florida. They also came to South Carolina
for their health, regardless of. our alleged
lawlessness; but \hey don't make any investments
here. The reason of this is because
they find that our people fully understand
the value of our wonderful resources,
and, as a rule, opportunities to pick up big
values at small prices, on account of the]
ignorance of the owners, are not so numerous
in this State as in the other States mentioned.
MERE MENTION.
President McPride, of the United Mine
workers, has issued a circular in which he
declares the great coal strike, which has been
in progress for the past seven or eight
weeks, at an end. A swarm of thirteen
year locusts blew into the open windows
of a New Jersey passenger train in
such numbers one dav last week as to cover
the seats and lloors of the ears to a depth of
several inches. Lady passengers were almost
driven into spi\sms by the invasion. S.'
C. (iriflith, a prominent young business man
of Tampa, Fla., was struck in the head by a
baseball one day last week, while playing a
game, and so badly injured that he died
within a few minutes. The Democrats
of Fulton county, (ia., in which Atlanta is
situated, have passed resolutions calling upon
the national administration to carry out the
promises of the Democratic platform :
Uovernor Mitchell, of Florida, has commenced
another crusade against the proposed
Corbett-Jaekson prize fight, booked to take
place at Jacksonville next fall. Mrs.
Mary E. Lease, of Kansas, who has been so
ill for some time past, is able to sit up. She
says she is entitled to a nomination to congress
and she proposes to have it. The
Populists of Kansas have renominated 1 Jewelling
for governor. "Lawyer Carpenter,
of New York, is 91 years of age, and still
practices in the court. He has never been
sick a day and seems to be good for ye us to
come. \V. T. Briggs, of Nashville. Tennessee,
one of the most eminent surgeous
in the country, died last week. The
Knights of Labor have effected a cos. lit ion.
with the American Railway Union. The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is
hostile to both organizations, and a long and
deadly light is expected. Striking miners
in the Birmingham, Ala., mining district, are
being replaced; by Negroes, hired in Chattanooga.
Tennessee. (Jeneral C'oxey has
a number of engagements to lecture at various
town in the North and West. A
big lire occured in the "paper" district of
New York last Friday resulting in the destruction
of ^2">0,0(IU worth of property."
Thousunds of people are dying in
Hong Kong, China, from a disease which is
said to be identical with the plague that ravaged
Europe during the middle ages. The
post ollice appropriation hill lbr congress,
carries $S7,2o(>,">!l0. "The steamer, Ethiopia;
from New York to Liverpool, ran into
an iceberg in the Atlantic last week and had
her bows stove in so badly that she spi ang a
leak. A wall of sacks of Hour was piled up
around the leak in such a manner that it
solidified into a cement, which protected the
vessel during the rest of the voyage. Without
the Hour, the ship would have gone to
the bottom. Seven hundred and twenty
kegs of powder, in the mills of the Chattanooga
Powder company, were accidentally
IsimI l-Viihiv The exnlnsioii was
heard a distance id' twenty miles. A
Hamburg, (iermany, blacksmith has invented
a coat which it is said can be worn
without inconvenience, and is absolutely
bullet proof.
WoIIK or thi: IvKD Cross.?Miss Clara
Barton and the Red Cross stall' closed the
Held of relief at Beaufort, S. ('., on Saturday,
the tltli, says a Washington dispatch. The
sea islands, with their population of .'>">,000,
after nine months' of hard work, are left in
a condition to support themselves. The
cyclone of August, 1N!>:>, destroyed over
2,000 lives, devastated I"?,000 acres of land
and ruined 0,000 cabins. The people have
been fed, the (1,000 cabins rebuilt, over K?0
miles of ditches for drainage have been dug,
and roads ai\d bridges have been constructed.
At least 1 ">,000 acres more of land have
been planted this year than ever planted
before of the famous sea island cotton, which
has heretofore been about the only product,
and which left the small land owners and
laborers in debt and practically in the pow
or of the merchants. I'nder Miss JJarton's
management, nearly 2S,000 acres of food
i crops have been planted, and, as' a result,
the population of the island can depend on
their own food crops and are independent.
Outside of the clothing and other supplies,
a great part of which was contributed, the
amount of money expended by the society
lias been about $.'52,000. Miss l'arton at
present is in Charleston sutiering from exhaustion
resulting from overwork. She
will remain there for live or six weeks.
LOCAL AFFAIRS. !
INDEX TO NEW A l> VEKTISEM10NTS.
J. II. Kiddle?Has Western hay, 1(H) per cent.
Hour, oilers 2(1 pounds of sugar for Si, Lorillard's
snutl'at of) cents per pound, and the
best hams at 13J cents per pound.
Inman Brothers?'Talk about furnishing goods, j
negligee shirts and neckwear.
11. ('. Strauss?Says that the big black reduction
line has been drawn through his stock, i
and this condition of things will continue
until July 1st.
I.owry tV Starr?Tell of a case where a lady was |
cured of headache by drinking coca-cola, i
and let you know that at their soda foun- '
tain you can get lemonade, limeade and i
other pleasant drinks. They also have I
lemons, ice and cigars lorsaie.
W. 11. Edwards, President?Gives notice that a !
meeting of the County Alliance will he
held on the tith ot July.
T. S. R. Ward President?W ants the Heforniers
of ltroad River township to meet at Hick- j
ory Grove next Saturday and organize the '
Hickory Grove Democratic club.
S. W. Watson?At his gallery on Cleveland !
avenue, is prepared to take photographs j
by the latest and most improved methods.Ferguson
ltros.?Announce that owing to the '
decline of the sugar market that they are.
now retailing 20 pounds of granulated,
sugar for $1.
Louis Roth?Reminds the hungry that they can
always get a meal or lunch at his restaurant.
('OMMKN'CKMEXT PROGKAMMK.
The Enquirer has received from Colonel
A. Coward, superintendent of the Citadel, a
programme of the commencement exercises
of that institution, to be held in Yorkville
next week. It is as follows :
June24, 11 o'clock a. in.?Commencement sermon
in the Presbyterian church by Rev. W. R. j
Atkinson, D. I). '
June 27th, 4.30 p. in.?Competitive drill for;
company badge and individual drill'for Teague
medal. -I
June 29th, at 10.30 o'clock, a. m.^-CoininenceU,
ment exercises in the court house; annual ad-1
dress by General John I>. Kennedy. Addresses ,
by members of the graduating class," and conferring
of diplomas by General Johnson Hagood, ]
chairman of the board of visitors. Theopenipg [
nraver and closing benediction of the exercises j
Will he by Rev. W. <L Neville.
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT IT.
Governor Tillman and Senator 'Butler
were asked yesterday about the alleged importation
of "Butler shouters" to Bock Hill.
Governor Tillman says that shouters were i
certainly imported, and that they came from 1
towns along the C. C. & A. and Air Line, i
including Charlotte and other points in.
North Carolina. Senator Butler says that j
all lie knows about the matter, is that he had j
as many friends in Rock Hill as Governor
Tillman. Where they came from lie did not
know, and as this is a free country, lie did
not consider that it was any of his business.
He was certain, however, that if they came
on free passes, he had no previous knowledge
of the matter, and nothing whatever to do
with it.
PRISONERS IN JAIL.
The.following prisoners, all colored, are in ;
jail awaiting trial at the approaching term
of the sessions court, which convenes on the
first Monday in July :
HyderWylie; house burning. He is accused
of having kindled the recent destructive
fire at Fort Mill.
Wm. Leaks, Henry White and Jim Parks;'
housebreaking and petit larceny. These are i
accused of being members of an organized j
gang that has been systematically robbing j
certain farmers in Fort Mill township. I
Frank Lindsay, alias Alexander; assault j
and battery with intent to kill.
Joe Chisholm : obstructing railroad track.!
Prince Holly ; assault and battery with ;
intent to kill.
Rufus Lindsay ; burglary and larceny,
CHURCH NOTICES.
Episcopal?Lay service on next Sunday at f
10.30 a. m. Sunday-school in' the after- j
noon at 5 o'clock.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?YorkVIi.lk?Sunday-school,
at 4 o'clock p. m.
Tirzah?Services next Sunday morning at
11 o'clock conducted by Rev. B. H. Grier.
Baptist?Rev. W. J. Langs ton, pastor.
Yorkvii.lk?Sunday-school a.t 4 p. m."
Services Sunday morning at 10.30 o'clock.
Prayer-meeting tomorrow evening'at 8.1^
o'clock.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. S. A.
Weber, pastor. Prayer-meeting this evening
at 8.15 o'clock. Services next Sunday
morning at 10.30 o'clock. Sunday-school at
5 o'clock p. m.
Presbyterian?Rev. W. G. Neville, pastor.
Services Sunday morning at 10.30 o'clock.
Children's day exercises at 4 o'clock, to
which the public is cordially invited. Prayer-meeting
tomorrow evening at 3 o'clock.
SUMMER BIBLE INSTITUTE.
The following programme, says the Rock >
Hill Herald, has been arranged by a few,
members of Bethel presbytery for thc.sum-1
mer Bible institute for Christian Workers, to 1
be held in Rock Hill, July 9 to 14 :
1. Prayer. What the Bible teaches as to-|
prayer?its necessity, etc. Rev. J. H.!
Thornwell, D. I)., Fort Mill, S. C.
, 2. How to use the Bible with backsliders.!
Rev. W. G. Neville, Yorkville, S. C.
3. How to use the Bible with the unbe-1
lieving. Rev. W. G. White, Rock Hill, S. C. J
j 4. How to use the Bible in the sick room.
! Rev. B. P. Reid, Kershaw, S. C.
5. Christian Worker's deportment among,
his fellow workers, in pirivate, in public!
worship, and in Sabbath school. Rev. I). N.
McLaughlin, Chester, S. (J.
(I. In search of the distinctive doctrines
j of his church and teaching them. Rev. C\
i W. Humphreys, Lancaster, S. C.
7. The Bible doctrine of the devil and sin.
j Rev. Alexander Sprunt, Rock Hill, S. C.
8. How can a Christian worker help his j
pastor. A. P. Brown, Esq., Heath Springs, j
j S. C.; Clarence C'ulp, Esq., Fort Mill, S. C. j
9. The use of sacred music. Rev. M. R. j
' Kirkpatrick, Blaekstocks, S. C.
) 10. The Christian worker's need of the
nower of the Holv Spirit to lit him for ser-1
vice. Rev. 1). E. Jordon, I). I)., Winnsboro, i
IS. C.
Every worker is requested to bring his I
1 Rible and song book?(Jospel Hymns 5 and
(i. Special attention Will be given to tliei
I conducting of song services. The music will
1 be under the direction of competent leaders..
Let every one come praying for the baptism i
of the Holy Spirit.
KKCKXT DEATHS. J
Miss Maria Mcl'heeters, an estimable
Christian lady of Vorkville, died at the homp,j
of her mother, in this place, last Wednesday I
night, in the "?2d year of her age. She .had |
been sullering for many months with malig-j
nant cancer, and this was the cause of her]
death. The funeral services were conducted j
in the Presbyterian chnrch, of which she'
was a member, on last Friday, by Rev. W. i
(!. Neville.
Eugene Hackstrom, the infant son of Mr.'
and Mrs. W. .1. Waters, died last Friday j
iiioi niii.r <if t viilnnil iK ?i>ntcrvv sifter ail ill.
ni'ss of several weeks. The remains were j
interred in the Yorkvilie cemetery.
Ilev. Dr. It. II. (Jrillith, principal of the
Baptist High school, undone of the most |
prominent Baptists of the State, died at his
home in Yorkvilie last Sunday night at
11.BO o'clock, aged (>8 years? months and It);
days. Rev. Richard 11. (Jrillith, 1). 1)., was |
horn in Henrico county, Ya., on October 7, t
182-"); and became a member of the Baptist
church when thirteen years of age. lie
spent one year in Richmond college, but
j afterward went to Columbian college, Wash-}
ington, I). wliere.be- took his degree.
After teaching several years in Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Virginia, he removed to
North Carolina, and labored for live years asa
missionary of the Baptist State convention,
lie was next called to Charlotte, where he
remained for fifteen yegrs?eleven years as
pastor and four years as agent of the Southern
Baptist Theological seminary in North
Carolina. In 1882 he became corresponding
secretary and treasurer of the Baptist mis-1
sion board of South Carolina, and in that |
capacity rendered most satisfactory service'
during four years, until 1S8(>, when lie ac- i
cepteu uie position oi nnanciai agent ior
Funnan Fnivetsily. Next, in 1891, lie be- i
came associated with Captain 11. 1'. (Jriflith
as principal of Cooper-Limestone institute, at!
(Ja.lfney, and for three years did a great deal j
j of very clheient work for that well known j
school. In November last, at the earnest
solicitation of the Baptists of York, Chester,
Lancaster and Union counties, he came to |
Yorkville and took charge of the recently
projected Baptist High school. While at
Limestone, however, he was attacked with
the grip, from which he was unable to recover.
It was the cause of his death. |
Though broken down in health, he has done
a irreat deal of work in the direction and
organization of ttie school, as well as*in the
class room, and there is now every reason to
believe that the institution is well on the
way to a useful career. I)r. Griffith was!
twice married, and leaves a widow and
eight children?three daughters and one son
by his former marriage, and two daughters1
and two sons of his last wife. The remains
were taken to Charlotte, by way of the.
early Chester and Lenoir train yesterday I
morning, for interment. The funeral services i
were conducted in the Tryon street Baptist
church by Kev. I). M. Austin, assisted
by Kev. L. K. I'ruitt, with a discourse from
the text, "I have kept the faith." The)
deacons of the church acted as pall bearers.
RBMINDKIt OF THK COTTON TAX.
Dr. John C. KuykeiKlal's special hobby is
the collection of curios. Almost everybody
Understands this characteristic of the doctor,
and whenever they run upon an old coin,
peculiar Indian relic, natural monstrosity,
Strange bird, or, in fact, anything out of the j
usual order of thiugs, to him it is taken for!
proper appreciation.
For some time past there has been lying
about the court house, where they were probably
left by the late John L. Watson,
duputyi collector of internal revenue, a;
Lunch of tags made of sheet brass, with long!
b'urb-pointed stems. But few of the younger
generation have ever seen one; but our older
readers will at once recognize, even by the
description, that they ore what was once well
Known as "cotton inx tags. i-Miieiem jwuple
have seen the tags lying about the court
house: but comparatively few were even
sufficiently interested to ask what they were
until Dr. Kuykendul happened along. He
pounced down on some of them at once, and j
they became of more than passing interest.
Among other things, it was rehearsed that)
shortly, after the war, the Federal government
levied a tax of a bale on cotton, and j
required the fixing of one of these tags in j
every hale before it could he sbld. The tax
was finally declared unconstitutional, how-'
ever, on the ground of "unjust discrimination,"
and was abandoned.
THE ARRIVAL OF THE CADETS. |
The corps of the citadel cadets, 1312 in j
number, arrived in Yorkville from Tirzah
yesterday morning at about 11 o'clock,
having spent the night at that place and
marched here in about two and a half hours.
They had intended to leave Tirzah later in
the day, and practicing the skirmish drill
along the march, arrive here in the afternoon.
As the line marched up Main street, it was
composed of platoons of eights. The cadets
were clad in the regulation uniform, composed
of brown linen pantaloons, short fatigue
coat of the same material, and helmet.
Each cadet carried his haversack and
canteen, and on his shoulder a heavy riHe.
In this way tliey had made their march
ftbm Kock Hill, and though footsore,
fired and slightly muddy, they presented an
appearance handsome and soldierly, and
altogether creditable to the institution from
which they got their training. The tank
and tile of the battallion was composed as
follows:
Lieutenant John ,M. Jenkins, t*. S. A., commanding;
staff, A. E. Logare, adjutant; (J. M.
Stack house, lieutenant andquartennaster; Chris
Mat besot), sergeant major; H. Schwecke,
quartermaster sergeant; and Paul Ed I lotto, asI
instant.'
Company A.?Captain, T. E. L. Lipsey; lieutenants,
J. T. West, I. J. jturris, Edward Mclndtwsh
; first sergeant, J. H. Allison ; sdrgeants, ('.
Nfnith, Booth, C. Green, Wallace; corporals,
Murphy, Carmichael, P. M(-Master aiul Clyhurne;
privat&s, Asking, Cheatham, Cozby, S.
Deal, DnPre, Kpps, l-'ell, Friday, Harris, Gregory,
(luess, (Jwyniij lliers, llinnant, Hughes, S.
D. Jervey, Hammer, Langley, Moore,
Moroeo, bdom, Peurifoy, House, J. Smith,
Tillman, Taylor.
Company B.?Captain, lie Pass; lieutenants,
Tomkins, Gregg aim Anderson; lirst sergeant,
Minter; sergeants, Heaves, Livingstone, Levy,
Barnes; corporals, Dickson, Croft, Wiley, Wil.ieOK;
privates?Allan, Bartless, A. Bask in, P.
Bask in, Beatv, Brown, Coward, A. Deal, Douglas,
G. Kishburne, ('. Fishburne, Grausman,
Hill, W. Holmes, llugucnin, Jeflbrds, St.-J.
Jervey, Josey, C. Martin, Ma/.yek, McCleod,
Milan, Parker, llodgeix, I). Sniith, Spr.ftt, G.
Stone, H. Stone, T. Stone, Stuekey, Terrell,
White.
C'om])any C.?Captain, llorlbeek ; lieutenants,
Peterkin, Johnston, Stevenson; sergeants,
Hayne, llarvin, Boggs, Downing, Fleming;
corporals, Ilolman, Matthews, M. Martin and
Carwile; privates?M. Anderson, Hahh, Clement,
Dial, DuBose, Fike, Galvin, Garner, W.
Green, llagood, Haile, llorton, IIutto, Jackson,
Kearney, Keith, Langford, Lee, Logan, Marchant,
McClellan, McKlrov, McMaster, Morris,
Pearce, Head, Ready, Rollins, Stokes, Tongue,
Watts, Witseil.
As they matched through town, the cadets
met with a most cordial reception at the
hands of the whole population, and it was
with a degree of satisfaction, we have 110
doubt, that they beheld the bevies of pretty
girls who came out to do honor to their arrival.
Upon reaching the grounds of the
Baptist High school, they at once went busily
about the work of pitching their tents.
Later they had dinner and yesterday evening
the committee in charge provided a
bountiful supper contributed by the citizens
of the town. This morning the cadets
leave for King's Mountain battle ground,
from which place they expect to return
on next Friday afternoon.
ABOUT I'KOPLK.
Mr. Peyton Moore, of Chester, is in town.
,Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Mel low are visiting
relatives and friends in Lancaster.
Master Paul Xecly Moore visited friends
in "Lancaster last week.
Sue McQueen, of Wilmington, X. ('.,
islrisiting Miss Kdilh Wallace, in this place.
Miss Mary drier, of Charlotte, is visiting
the family of Mr. B. X. .Moore, in this place.
Mrs. Wm. T. Dunlap, of Charlotte, is in
'Yorkville," visiting the family of Mr. S. L.
Jlnplson.
airs. C. C. Handlcmaii. of Kings Mountain.
N?U., is in Vorkville, visiting tin* family of
Mj'. Brooks Ionian.
"Mrs. Mary J. Ingohl returned homo on
last Saturday, after a pleasant visit to relatives
in Kings Mountain, X. t'.
Hev. W. T. Matthews and family, oftireenwood,
are in Vorkville, visiting the family of
Mr. J. < >. Walker and other relatives.
Miss (Jeorgie Witherspoon returned home
last week from Brooklyn, X. V., where she
has been taking a course in music.
Mr. William Allison, who has been attending
Davidson college, returned to his home I
at Tir/ah last week.
Messrs. ('has. K. Spencer, Jr., and Star
Mason have returned home from Hampden
Sydney, Ya.
Misses Julia and Bessie Barron, and Mary
Foster, of Berry, Ala., are in Vorkville, visiting
the family of Mr. W. T. Barron.
Mr. Kufus Dobson and grandchildren, of!
Stanley Creek, X. ('., visited the family of
Mr. J. W. Dobson. in Vorkville, last week.!
Kev. (V. T. Matthews, of (treeuwood, S. i
('., eoiulueted the union services at the,
Baptist church ofi last Sunday night.
ir.. \Ti>? I If Stewart, of Rock Hill.!
spent a few days in Yorkvillc last week, the |
guests of Mr. II. II. Heard's family.
Miss Berta I'ulmer, the popular milliner of
I)obson's Racket store, will leave today for,
her home in Baltimore, Md. .
A private letter from Mr. .1. A. Tate informs
lis that he is very much pleased with j
Texas, and expects to remain for sometime. !
He is located at < >ak Clilf, Dallas county.
Mrs. Belaud Moore, with her daughter i
Dorothy, of Charleston, is spending a few
weeks with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. S. A..
Weber. j
Misses Louise and Lizzie Slierfes.se, of*I
Hock Hill ; Julia Richardson, of Decatur,
(Ja.; Mrs. H. K. Harrington, of Darlington ;|
Mrs. S. If. Hemphill, of Chester ; and Mrs. I
M. E. Hanks, of Fort Mill, are in Yorkville.
visiting the family of I'rof. A. K. Hanks.
Miss Fay Crillith. of Charlotte, is visiting j
Mr. John M. Kawlinson's family.
Miss Lizzie Bratton.of Winnsboro, is visit
iii<; Dr. J. It. liraton's family in (his place.
Mr. C.J. (.'. Htitson, of Hampton county,'"
visited his son, Mr. Riehard llntson, in this
i
place, last week.
Mrs. Paul Bratton, of Charleston, is visit-1
ing relatives and friends in Vorkville, the
guest of Mrs. Ed Erwin.
Mrs. Aslniry Coward and daughter, Miss I,
Hcloise, and son Master Osborne, of Char-1
leston, are visiting in Vorkville, the guests!;
of Mrs. Carrie May. . i
Dr. F. L. Darker, the distinguished special- |'
1st of Charleston, will be among the visitors ; i
to Vorkville next week. His business will
be both social and professional. jj
Rev. T. M. Dowry, tinancial agent for the
Columbia Theological seminary, is spending!
a few weeks in Vorkville with his parents
Captain and Mrs. T. M. Dowry.
Professor \V. D. Weber, of Millsapscollege, 1
in Mississippi, is spending a few days with i
his parents at the Methodist parsonage. He 1
will start in a few days for the Chicago university,
to take a special course in English. |
W. H. Miller, Esq., editor of the Shelby j
Aurora, Mr. Tillman li. Gaines, general canvassing
agent for the same paper, and Mr.
W. W. Jones, of Shelby, N. C., favored Thk.
Exqi iukr with a visit on yesterday.
Mr. Edward Thomas, the veteran uiachi-j
nist in the employ of the Three C's railroad
at Blackhurg, was in Yorkvilie last Saturday.
He had the misfortune not long ago to sustain
a severe injury to his foot by having a j
heavy piece of iron to fall on it, and came
down to secure the services of Drs. Braltoi '
it Bratton.
OFF FOR NEW JHIISKY.
On last Monday morning, about an hour
after sunrise, Mr. II. II. Heard released ten
homing pigeons belonging to the Trenton,
N. J., Homing club, and sent to this place'
for the purpose of testing their flight. Immediately
upon their release from the basket,
nine of the pigeons shot upward at an angle 1
of ahout 4o degrees, and upon reaching a
heighth of perhaps 200 feet, struck due
north. They continued in that direction
for about a half mile, and then veering slight-!
ly to the right, disappeared on a straight line,
to the northcast'in the exact direction of
home. The tenth pigeon was at first not so [
sure of its course. After flying a short dis- j
I tance, it described a complete circle of sever-;
al hundred yards in diameter, and then struck i
straight after the rest. As yet none of the!
pigeons have been heard from ; hut it isprohahle
that at least some of them have already j
arrived at Trenton, a distance of ahout 500 j
1 |
I miles. On the 18th of last June, just one
year from last Monday, Mr. Beard released j
a flock of twenty-one pigeons for the same
club. One reached Trenton on June 20th, j
and another on June 21st; hut as to whether
any of the others ever arrived, we have no j
record. Thirteen pigeons, released at York-;
ville ahout two years ago, left here at sunrise, I
I and got to Philadelphia, Pa., on the after-1
noon of the same day.
?
LOCAL LACONICS.
Tin* Supreme Court.
? The supreme court has adjourned until
the November term, which begins November
27. The Sixth circuit will he called Deeem10th,
and given five days.
i Continued I'litil Next Full.
? The case of Ingraham Wilson for the j
I in unlet- of James T. Gladden was called at i
j Lancaster -last Monday. The State ani
nounced its readiness to go to trial. The
defence, however, asked for a continuance on
i the ground of the absence of material witnesses.
The continuance was granted,
j Looks Like Old Times.
? The Chester and Lenoir engine referred
j to by President Harper in his recent report
j as being in the shops for repairs, has made
j its appearance on the track again, in lirst|
class condition, and painted on the sides of
j the cab, as as before the road went into the
: hands of the lessee, is the name "V. A. Mci
Itee."
j Commencement at Krskine.
? The commencement exercises of Ers'kinc
college, Due West, began on last Sun
day and closed yesterday. Among-the full
graduates, is the name of Mr. A. S. Rogers,
j Kdgmoor; and among the partial graduates,
Mr. T. P. McDill, Hickory Grove. Mr.
Rogers delivered an oration on the subject,!
I "Freedom Our Heritage; its Conservation
I Our Trust."
j Honors at Davidson.
? In a contest participated in by repre-1
sentatives of the different societies during
j the commencement exercises at Davidson
last week, Mr. F. B. Jones, of LowrysVille,
carried off'the medal with an essay on "The
I Poet as Teacher." Messrs. W. A. Huffher, |
1 of Blairsville, and S. P. Watson, of Rock j
Hill, were graduated with the degree of
Bachelor of Arts.
Tin? Addrt-ss of Welcome. ?
? Tim committee in charire of the enter-1
taiumcnt of the citadel cadets, lias received
I i
a letter from General Law statin# that he |
will be unable to lie here this week. \V. B.
McCaw, Esq., has consented to deliver the'
j address of welcome in behalf of the town, j
upon the arrival of the cadets from King's
Mountain next Saturday morning.
Kxeoutlve Committee Meeting.
? Pursuant to the call of Chairman Briee,
a special meeting of the Democratic executive
committee was held in Yorkville last
Saturday. There were present Chairman,
Brice, representing York precinct; It. J). j
Sealy, Antioch: 10. M. Bankhead, Bullock's ;
Creek; J. C. Blair, Blairsville ; 1'. M. Bur-:
ris, McConuellsville; W. IT. Crook, Fort'
Mill; X. B. Campbell, Bethel; I). A. A. j
i Watson, Clay Hill. Beyond the perfection
i of the arrangements for the speaking yesterday,
nothing was done.
A Three <"* Flyer.
? Notwithstanding the fact that the pas-f
scngcr work of the Three C's is done by one j
train, which makes the round trip daily ex- j
eept Sunday, the service is undoubtedly the
best that the road lias ever had. The train
leaves Shelby at S o'clock, gets to Camden
at 12.40, starts back at 12. "> ">, and is scheduled
to reach Shelby on the return at ">.1"?.
| The whole run. including stops, is made at
j about the rate of .">1 miles an hour, and all
the work is done by one crew, with ('apt. .1.
! K. Barxteil in charge of I ho punch and bell
cord, and ('apt. George Maring at the throttle
U'? ere informed that tile roadbed is
being kept in line condition, and ilie aulhorities
have just had laid down about 2,000.000
feet of timber to go-inlo the various trestles.
Special ICnmid Trip Tickets.
? Colonel S. 15. Lumpkin, general freight
and passenger agent of the Three I"s, was
in Yorkville last Monday for the purpose of
making arrangements for the transportation
of visitors to this place during the gala
occasion next week. He has decided to!
sell special round trip tickets, at reduced
rates, on June 2(i, 27, 28 and 20, good until
July 4. On Friday?commencement day?
a special train will be run from Camden to
Yorkville, and return late in the evening;*
and those visitors coining from up the road
will also be allowed to stay long enough to,
witness all the exercises and gotten hack
without having to remain over night.
1)1*. I.uthan's Address.
I't'* Olltlll-lllill.
1 IJU ICUIIUU til IIV'At ??Ui\ o viuvum.i
ment of the citadel cadets, in which the people
of the county generally will be most
deeply interested, is Dr. Lathan's historical
address on the subject of the battle of King's ,
Mountain. Dr. Lathan is, without doubt,
llie most thoroughly informed student of j;
South Carolina history now living in the,
State. He has given the whole subject a ,
most careful study, and written enough on ,
it to till a large volume, lie has had oeca
sioti to give especial attention to the battle 1
of King's Mountain, together with the events ' i
leading thereto and in the results which fol-_
lowed, and in the address that he will deliver,
it may be confidently predicted that the i |
people not only of York county, but the j i
entire State, will liud a contribution that ! i
will be esteemed as an historical treasure. |l
Till! mm n\\\m.!;
\
It Was Formally Opened in =
Yorkville Yesterday. \
riLLMAN AN!) HITLER ON THE HISTINUS. ]
I'aiididatcs .Announce (or the Various (
Stair Officers? Strait and Fin try for |!
Congress?York an Hxainple
Cor Future Meetings.
Pursuant to the appointment of the .State . '
Democratic Kxeculive committee, the State *
Democratic campaign was regularly opened 1
in Yorkville on yesterday. A large number ?
of people came to Yorkville from the stir- 1
rounding country in private conveyances, as I
many more came on special trains over the j
Three C'saud C. it L. railroads, and alto
gether the crowd numbered probably lifteeu J
ll 11 tl f 1 I'Oll
The meeting was lie Id at the same place <
used two years ago?in O'Leary's grove?in | <
the northeast outskirts of town, and the j ?
speaking was from a substantial stand i
erected by the county executive committee, i
The only decorations about the stand were a '
few large conservatory plants, in front and |
to the rear; in green letters on a white field, ]
the legend : ' Our Interests are One?-York." 1
The crowd having assembled, after music '
by tbe (told Hill band, J. S. RricP, chairman |
of the Democratic Executive committee, I
opened the meeting as follows: j ]
"Ladies and gentlemen : Two years ago, ,
in this grove, we had a model campaign
meeting. The order was perfect. Today
I
SEX ATOH M. C. lU'TLKK.
the State campaign is formally and oflicially
opened here, and I know that yon, men of
York county, wish to set your sister counties
a noble example l?y keeping the same perfect
order as before. I know that you will
give each candidate a patient and respectful
hearing."
Mr. Rriee then announced the order of the
speaking as follows: 1st. Candidates for governor
and other State ollieers. 2d. (,'ongres- i
sional candidates; and senatorial candidates
last. After this the exercises were opened i
with prayer by Rev. \V. (J. Neville, and Senator
John Ciary Evans was introduced as the '
lirst speaker.
Senator Evans expressed pleasure at thej
privilege of addressing the voters of York,!
and referred to a mistake of the chairman in
crediting him as being from Edgelield, instead
of Aiken, as perfectly natural; because j
so many candidates came from Edgelield
county. He was born and reared in
Abbeville among the oaks, he said, and
having moved to Aiken among the!
pines, thought that this place in which
the oaks, pines and hickories harmoniously j
commingle, was especially fitting for the an-'
nounccment of his candidacy. Then, he
continued, having been connected with the.
Farmers' movement platform from its incep-'
tion, he was here today to show that that;
platform was right. We started out to give |
the people local self government. We start-!
ed out to make the people who aspired to
be your rulers, look you in the eye, and ask
you for your suffrages face to face. We have
broken up the little ring that used to rule
the State, and now we are ruled by a ring
that is composed of the entire people. This
is the only ring that can preserve the liberties
of the people of South Carolina. We
yere. brought into power through a
March convention, and at that convention a
platform of principles was adopted. With
a few exceptions, the planks of this platform
have been enacted into law. There is a demand
for a constitutional convention with i
which we have not yet complied. True, itj
has been passed upon by the legislature, but j
it is yet to be submitted to the people.
- . i... r a... i* til,.*:
11 l)us uccii sunt l?^ juiiii v. vuiiiuuii, luut .
no constitution can stand that docs not I
spring fro in the people. The constitution I
under which we now live was not miule1
by the people of South Carolina, andi
I can show you provisions in it under,
which, if the party by which it was i
made should again come into power, could
destroy every public school in South Carolina.
1 have made efforts in the legislature to j
amend this constitution so us to get rid of|
the objectional features. To amend it, how- j
ever, requires a two-thirds vote, and as the
people of Charleston and Columbia were I
always against me and almost controlled that
many votes at least, my efforts were tinstic- j
cessful.
My friends, we pay too much for the edu-j
cation of that class that is opposed to our in-1
terests. There is a provision in the constitution
my friends, which provides that every
school supported in whole or in part by the
State, shall be open to all people regardless
of color. If the Republicans should get con- [
tiol, they could send Negroes to Clemson
and our other colleges, or close them up by j
mandamus. Negro children will go to;
school with white children, but white children
will not go to school with the Negro j
children. We don't want them to, and;
neither do we want to pay as much for edu-;
eating Negro children as our own. When I.
proposed the abolition of the two mill school
tax, they said I was opposed to the education
of the masses?that I did not want poor
children to go to school. The truth of the |
matter is, there never should have been;
such a provision in the constitution, and it i
takes six years to provide a remedy. Thorn-;
as Jelferson said that the life of a constitu-|
tion is :t(J years, yet we have been living under
a constitution, with the making of which
we had nothing to do, ever since IStiS, and
in this constitution Confederate soldiers are
called rebels.
Referring to the adoption of the Oeaia de
JOHN OAKY KVANS. ?
mands by I lie I >cmocratic parly of this State,
Senator Kvans said that South Carolina is s
the only State in which Democraey is a mat- 1
ter of principle. We fought the war from j
principle, he said, and got free Negroes and ' i
poor houses; but the principle was right 11
then, and its right now. The Northern peo- \
pie are Democrats for revenue only.
Next Senator Kvans touched on State pol-1 <
itics. During the first year of the Keforiu :
administration, he said State taxes were re- ,
iluced three-quarters of a mill. Then he I
reviewed the history of the refunding of the
State debt. The debt was $5,500,000 at (> '
percent. It had been refunded at 4.1 per ]
cent. The opposition had done all they1 i
could to poison the financiers of New York 1
against the State, and succeeded. (Jovernor |
Tillman, himself and others, then slipped oil"11
to Hallimorc and got the debt refunded before
the opposition was aware of it.
Next Senator Kvans spoke of the fact that j,
the doors of the Kcform party were now j I
open. John Sam Yerner had been baptized |1
in Columbia the other day : and, later, Sena- j1
tor Butler was also baptized. But don t let j i
hem all iii at once. In* said : they will muddy
ho pool. He also said that even the Cniiiiiliia
State had applied for baptism ; hut it
votild have to he marked with a red eross
ind sprinkled with holy water before it
' mill he let in. In conclusion, Senator
?vans defended the dispensary law, and
round tip with some complimentary renarks
to the ladies. He was greeted with a
ew cheers when he referred to the baptism
)f Butler, Veruer and The State; hut when
le sat down, there was no applause.
<;KN. W. JI. KI.I.KKUK.
The next speaker wHa (ieneral \V. II. Klerhe.
It had been said that he was no
speaker, hut judging from the applause he
received, it seemed that the crowd was
rrentiv oh-ased I have been VOUl* eomp
roller general for four years, said Cieneral
Kllerbe, and you are familiar with my reeoril.
\ It hough I have heen cussed and discussed, I
lave no apologies to make. I have done nothing
;xeept what I believed to lie right, and I think
so yet. Iam not a speaker; I never made a
speech in my life. I leave that kind of work to
toy distinguished friend and kinsman (John
?ary Kvans). lie is my cousin, but lie does not
*laiiii kin with me. It is because I am
i kind of tnossback, and I am going to beat him
for governor. [Laughter.] Hut really he is a
bright young man, and I am so proud of him
hat I want to help him along. He would make
i capital trial justice, and when I am elected I
propose to give hint the ollice. [Laughter.]
eneral Kllerbe then went on to discuss the
principles of taxation, and showed how he
ivas right in raising the assessments on railroads
mil banks. He cited the ease of a railroad that
ivas bonded at $17,0110 a mile, and though the
lionds were worth par, the road was returned at
less than $7,f>oo a mile. At this there was lots of
kicking, and it was necessary to tight the matter
h rough the courts in order to prove the right of
the State to tix the assessment at a fair valuation,
lie also showed by figures, the justice of taxing
banks on the value of their capital stock. Then
lie told how he had been trying to do his duty
without fear or favor, and in graphic language,
recited an incident that occurred shortly after he
was elected to ollice.
One day, while at dinner, I received adaintily
scented note, asking 111c to call at number so and
?>, such and such a street. It was signed by
Miss Hlank. Wondering what a lady could %
want with me, I twisted up what little moustache
1 have, brushed my hair and called around
as requested. I was ushered into the parlor, and
Hl'OKontlv n mwiiI 1,inkitifr VOllllfr llldv cailie.
After a few commonplace remarks, the huly got
down to business. She said : "General Kllerbe,
the shcriil'has been around here with a circular
issued by you, and he proposes to levy on our
property for taxation. My mother isthe invalid
widow of a Confederate soldier, and she has not
paid any taxes in four or live years. We want
you to put a stop to this threatened execution."
I told her that I was very sorry and would
l)e glad to do anything I could 'for her
but I did not see how I could stop
the execution. .Fust about that time her mother
came in dressed in a Mother Hubbard.
When I looked in her eyes, I got scared.
She said : "What you say, ypu, you old Tillnianite,
you ! You at tlie head of the government
and can't stop a tax execution ! \\ ho was
your father, anyway?" I told bet that I really
did not know, and at the time that was true,
for I didn't; but when I got about a hundred
yards up the street I could almost swear?I don't
swear?that 1 could whip any woman in the.
city! [Laughter.]
Next General Kllerbe told of the tight with
the C'oosaw company, and showed liow the
State had won the suit, greatly to the profit of
the taxpayers. Next General Kllerbe spoke of
the Alliance. He said that he had joined
the first Alliance organized in his county, and
proceeded to defend all the demands, not only ,
as constitutional, just and right, but the only |
hope of relief for the people of the South, lie
spoke of the burdens of Federal taxation, and
siiid that if it were not for the tariff tax, the
clothes we wore could be bought for half the
amount we paid for them. In conclusion, he
deplored the factional dift'orenees in the State;
but said he was not willing for the minority to
control the majority, and will see no end of the
strife until the opposition was willing to stop the
light. General hllerbe's speech was weli received
throughout.
MKCKKTAKY J. K. TINI)AI,.
Secretary Tindal said that he was not a candidate
upon his own volition, but at the earnest
solicitation ofcitizensof Clarendon and other portions
of the State. He wits glad to meet the peo- t
pic of York again. He had been here several
times. The first time, became the people were
suffering from a dead lethargy and stagnation.
They knew nothing of politics, and his speeches
were for the purposjeofenlightening them. You
are out today, said "the speaker, in obedience to
the principles I taught you then.
After this preliminary, Secretary Tindal waded
intifa splendidly worded, well connected speech.
The other speakers, he said, had so completely
covered the ground as to leave him but little to
talk about; but, however, he would .touch upon
the railroads. Hiitil the Reform administration
came in, the railroads had been in the habit of
saying to the people: "We will pay so much
taxes, and that is all we propose to pay." The
administration, however, had claimed the right
to lix the value of railroad property, and, after a
light, had won. Hut, said Mr. Tindal, this is a
matter in which we must proceed with due caution.
We need the railroad*. If we tax them
more than is just, we will cripple them, and if
we allow them to say how they will be taxed, :
they become arrogant and they will cripple us. :
CUVKKNOK H. It. TILLMAN.
One thing we need is fair minded, impartial
railroad eommissoners, who will do the right
thing between both parties.
Speaking of the Alliance in politics, Secretary
Tindal said, a prominent gentleman had objected
to it to him on the ground that he thought
it dangerous for the country to be controlled by
a secret organization. 1 deny that the alleged
danger exists. 'The Alliance was organized for
the purpose of teaching correct principles.
While the organization has its secrets, its principles
are as clear and open as the noonday sun.
Everybody knows where the Alliance stands.
How did the farmers come to organize? Looking
about them they everywhere saw trust and
combinations, adulterations, etc. They saw
that the Northern farmer voted for no other purpose
than to keep down the rebel sdldier, and
they themselves voted to keep down the Radical.
They say that the only way to seecure unity
was to organize, and they sent forth the word
"brother." It went out like a tlash, and soon
the farmers all over the country began working
to the same ond?the relief of all. The Alliance
controls no man's politics and binds no man's
conscience. Mr. Tindal then went on to read
extracts from the platform of the March convention,
and showed how they conformed to the
principles of the Alliance.
In conclusion, he said that the people were the
safest depository of political power, and showed
how ths Alliance was merely a school intended
to promote the wise direction of that power.
Kit. SAMPSON I'Ol'K.
The next speaker was Dr. Sampson I'opc,
also a candidate for governor, lie said that he
was the orphan boy of the show, as he was the
only man who had come out solely because he
wanted theollice. Because he was last in the
procession he hoped that the people would take
liiiii up and bring him out lirst. It had been
said that all the bad blood between the while
people of South Carolina was due to the Helbrmers.
That, he said, was not true. Time and
again have we extended the right hand of fellowship,
but they would not have it. Referring
to the refunding of the State debt, lie said that
the only editor of the State w ho lent a helping
hand, was Mr. Williams, of the t i recti villi;
News. The anti-editors were so bitter that they
could not even spell the word. "Reform" correctly.
They spelled it "r-e-f-a-w-m."
Dr. Dope then went over about the same
ground as that already gone over by the other
speakers, except oti the tarill' question. In this
lie di tiered Iroin the others in thai he believed iii
protection. On the liiptor question, he saitl In*
was lor Hit* dispensary lirst; and if that should
ho divided to lie nneonstitntional, he was for
high lieense.
SKNATolt li. K. I-'INI.KV.
Senator Finley was the next speaker, lie was
reeeived with the most liheral applause that
hail been manifested np to the time of his appearance.
llesaid that this was not the first time
that lie hail appeared before the people as a nanlate
for olliee. lie hail held olliee for the past
four years, and had always done the best he
oulil for the people of York eounty and South
Carolina. Originally he had been eleeted on the
Mareh platform, and all along he had voted to
arry out its every demand. Some of the planks
Jid not meet his views exactly, hut as that was
what he had promised he tried to carry nut instructions.
The Reformers had enacted some
measures, not demanded by the platform which
lie deemed unwise and he had refused to support
them, lie thought lie was working for
die best interest of the people then and has not
liad occasion to change his views since.
Senator Finley reviewed his course in the legislature,
referred to a number of important bills
lie had introduced and stated that he had not
roted for the dispensary or black district hills,
uid then turned his attention to national polities.
I am a candidate for con cress because I want
he ofiice, and lor no other reason. I think I
liave the capacity to represent you and if sent to
tVashington I shall do the best I can to look
liter your interests. Though I have no time in
vliieli to elaborate tny views, it is but due that
I state my plat form. I believe that the financial
ssuc is the greatest question affecting the interests
of the people of the South.
To discuss this ipicstiou would require hours.
It issutlicicnt to say that present conditions arc
lie result of abuses that have existed for years,
l'he beginning was a few years before the war,
vhich was forced upon us on account of jeaU
jusy of our prosperity. As the result of the
,var, the negroes, which were our principal
nisis of wealth, were swept away. Not satisfied
villi this, the North has sought to make us pay
he expenses of the war and it has succeeded.
You remember they first levied what was
cnown as a cotton tax. As this kind of a tax