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V1 *54 i I > / V. / L k^a. az*t+sst*~i• >.r*rn*. ^ -rw * —■ ——————— irr I Jj—"” nwtmammn C'lAKLES K. it. » KAYTOX, Manager. aatLjrBi.urw'Ww AIKEN S. (\, TUESDAY, 0CT03EU 26, 1886. VOLUME 6.—XUVIIIEK 2. r«- L'« <gq»qo»ec^ nanamaassM wsatri Save Your Money and Shop i CA •U&A OPENED !!! ASPLMDiI)speech. THS CHAKOE OA’ EXTRAVAGANCl To bi-cin with, is it true that wo The War has comraoneea! We moan the War against High' Prices at OAK STANK Vr.T> BKAP.CK FIOIiKXCE. AT jSif«7^3E«aMiMWgg5l5r5L5^ NAUGH & GO. have* a corrupt, debased a?^ ex*rav. nr 31am Steel, Columbia. So. Co. jucuifiacxt. c**Kij!-~c+ 2V7 KJKG 8TRE?r, XJHARUESTON. 8. :0- C., ~ (Opposite Masonic Temple Great Special Sale! ■:0:- 5,00 Pieces of Rogers A. A. Silve Plated Flatwae. &c., &c . , :0: 5,000 pieces of Rogers A. A. SILVER-PLATED FLATWARE, bought an immense reduction from regular prices, to close out certain pattern which they are not going to make again, tun! Our Stock is now complete and one of the largest in the State and our Prices we guurrantee as Low as any house in the land. Read the following as a sample only of some of our Prices. See our line of Black Silk this season at ~>0 cents, 75 cents, *1 00, $1 2o. $1 50, $2, 50 anil *3 (X). All goods above Si 00 per yard we give a Positive Guarantee with. Examine our line of Colored Silks and corahs. fti DEPART NT. at which I am selling at the following My Regular; Price. Price. , 250 sets Teaspoons |1 25 $2 00 125sets Tablespoons 2Tjft 4 00j 150sets Table Forks 2 50 4 00 76 “ Dessert Forks 2 25 3 75j 75 Dessert Spoons 2 25 3 75 ICO Soup Ladles, each 2 00 4 00 100 Oyster Ladles 1 50 3 00) 100 Gravy Ladles IK) 2 00 100 Fish Knives 2 00 4 00 100 Cake Knives 2 00 4 00 100 Pie Knives 2 00 4 00 prices; My Price. 100 Crumb Scrapers 2 00 250 Sugar Shells .45 ;500 Butter Knives 45 100 Pickle Forks 45 1100 Oyster Forks 45 250 Salt Spoons 25 250 Mustard Spoons 35 '500 Nut Picks 18 |50J Fruit Knives 25 j 50doz t’ble k’ves.doz 3 50 150 doz T’ble K’ves 2 00 Regular « 18 pieces Turkey Red Table Damask, only 25 cents. 19 pieces German Damask, Half Unbleached, 50 cents, 58 inhees. wide. Come earlj if you want any of these good.i. 14 pieces Bleached Damask, imported direct for us, #1 00. 57 dozen Huck Towels, very large size, 20 cents each. 44 dozen Damask Towels, knotted fringe, double damask, big value, 25 cents each. 32 pieces9-4 Bleached Sheet in’g, 22 l o cents, good value at more money. 1,300 Doilies, at 3 cts. each. 800 Doilies, Good Size, at 6c. each. 300 Doilies, Extra Large, Colored Border, at 7c. each. We are determined to keep the lead in low prices. We buy and sell for cash. No division of profit. No old fogies in our establish ment. Ladies Cambric and Woolen Underwear gaut Government? 1 w ill make this assertion to you, that your Govern ment is and has been honest, pure and economical and that if yo\ at- * topipt to reduce it by false idea-; of economy in administration you will Be makes an Eto- {destroy it. I am willing to advocate and Refutes the ; economy, b-it I must bo like a wise by Facts ! and prudent farirer. We cannot work broken Co!. Richardson Defends the State Adminlstration- «jn< tit Address Charge of Extra-, ageitoo and Figures. The above Goods are the very best quality of Silver, plated on Nicklo Silver, and are perfect in every respect, and only sold at these Low Prices in order to close the entire lot but quickly. Every piece is warranted to wear from five to ten years constant use in any family, if properly used. dT'Send for Catalogue, giving prices of Watches, Jewelry and oth.er pil verware, and buy where you get the best value for the Casli Money, JNQ. McELREE, Proprietor. LIFE, ACTIVITY and BUSINESS! -AT- WM. MULIIERW & CO.’S iOt WE ARE RECEIVIMG LARGE SHIPMENTS OF BOOTS SHOES AND HATS, For Fall Trade, We have received so much encouragement in our efforts to furnish the peo- le with a good class of BOOTS, SHOES and HATS at moderate prices that we have taken special pains to get the best class of stock for oqr patrons. We have a large stock of wholesale trade, and we guarantee the LOWEST PRICES, Our retail stock includes Miller & Ohers, Stacy, Adams &Co, Zeigler Bros. Jlrlbley A Co., and many other desirable makes. For the great convenience of many patrons, we have opened a, IHIANOH. WTORE, a.t 523 Itrosul Street, four doors above the Augusta Hotel. This store is in charge of MIR,- J. J- O’OOICsnSnEIR,, Who will be pleased to see his numerous friends and acquaintances. At both adores patrons can rely on polite attention, and our best effort s to supply them with just what they need in our line. You are cordially invited to call. (Two WM. MULHERIM & GO. Stores, 623 Broad Street, four doors above Augusta Hotel, and£ 919 Broad Street, sign of the Large Red Boot. f FALL OPENING MASONIC TEMPLE. -:0:- O UR STOCK IS NOW COMPLETE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT, AND casual or careful inspection will show it to be the handsomest and best assorted pvpr shown in this section. In announcing that we are now thor oughly prepared for the Fall Trade, we will not go into descriptive details frbout the goods but simply say that everything Novel, Elegant and Fash ionable in the Dry Goods Liue can be seen on our counters and shelves, Yhe Stock includes everything from low-priced, substantial goods to the very flngst manufactured at home and abroad. We give a standing, unqualified guarantee on prices against every market la the United States; and anyone who doubts our ability to do this is earnest ly requested to put the matter to a practical test. Every guarantee we otfer will be fully maintained. Whether you are ready to purchase at present or not, we cordially invite you to call and examine the stock. DALY & ARMSTRONG, CORNER BROAD AND ELLIS, AUGUSTA, GA. >Ve Are Heady, Willing And Able To Please. C00KE'SGL0THING& HAT STORE 711 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. EADY because wo have Selected with the utmost care Goods that corn- sty 1< _ tain qI being able to please you? R _ bine style with durabilty. In sufficient variety to make us feel cer- w BLE because we have all the Latest and Best Styles and Fabrics in all sizes from t|)e smallest boy to the largest man. Can Fit All! Prices on every piece the Lowest that can be made. ILLING, yes we should say so; no one can tell how Willing till they sec these Goods and hear Prices. SHESE Prices run through every department Moil’s and Boy’s Suits! Men’s and Boy’s Overcoats! Men’s and Boys Hats, Underwear Neck wear, Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas &e. &C., are all offered in the sanie way. We have the largest stock ia onr Wholesale Department m this Market to select from. A. W. BLANCHARD, We Invite All To Examine. For J« 0, LUPLOW & GO. extensive stock including the latest the latest Styles for ladies winter wraps—An novelties at Rock Bottom Prices. OUR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT contains all Autumn Wear in all shades to match the dress goods. OUR CLOT IT Ik * AND TAILORING DEPARTMENTS are worthy of close inspection. We call attention also to onr extensive Departments of Rubber Goods. Plats and Shoes, all from the best manufacturers. Respectfully, IMNAUGH a CO. Jas. L. Quixby. H, C. Bardin. READY FOR ACTION jas. l quinby & co. Successor to JAMES E. COOK, f -DEALERS IN- General Merchandise. GRANITEVILLE. SO. CA. T HIE FALL AND WINTER CAMPAIGNS ARE UPON US, AND WE are prepared to meet them with the most complete Stock of General Merchandise ever brought to Aiken County, ^“OUR PRICES will be so Reasonable that none can complain . Our Shoes! Are of the Best Brands in the Market—Satisfaction Gauranteed. Our Ladies Dress Goods ! Are Selected Specially with a view to the market which we supply, and all we ask is an inspection of Material and Prices. - / Our Clothing’! Is one of the most complete stocks ever seen in Grauiteville. Prices are marked to suit the times. Our Groceries! We keep none but first quality, and we sell as cheap as any first-class house in this section. Save Your Money ! By calling on us, as our facilities for purchasing enable us to sell at such prices that all our customers realize the economy of dealing with us. dF-QUR WAGON YARD is free to all our customers and provided with good stalls and other conveniences. TAS. L. QUINBY & CO. Joseph Biermax. John B. Jones. BIER MAN & JONES, MERCHANT TAILORS, R ESPECTFULLY announce to their Friends and the Public generail that they are now- open and ready for business at their New Establishment. S35 leZR-O^YID STIE^ZECZET, W HERE they have one of the Largest and Best Selected Stocks of Goods ever Brought to this Market. Usplf you desire to be agreeably sur prised call and examine our Stock and Prices. 835 Broad Street, (Directly Opposite Fleming & Bowles) AUGUSTA, GA. DENNING & CO. ARE NOW RECEIVING THEIR NEW- STOCK OF PURE CANDIES, NEW RAISINS, NUTS -AND- Fruits Kinds. ^“Special attention given to CANDIES. Call at their Store, 636 BROAD STREET, their CELEBRATED HOME-MADE , - AUGUSTA, GA. WM. M. BIRD & CO. -i-OIHLiS-:- WHITE LEAD, COLORS, WINDOW CLASS, ETC. AGENTS FOR HOWE’S STANDARD SCALES AND MARVIN’S SAFES. For the present at 175 East Bay, ■» - - CHRLESTON, S. C. REMEMBER THE CHILDREN! MISS SARAH ZINN, DEALER IN TOYS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, FANCY GOODS, PENNY CANDIES, ETC. NO. 636 BROAD SiaitlET, _ - - AUGUSTA, GA. :0;— STAMPING AXD PINKING DONE, AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. MoEacherx, Agent, R. 8. Brqwx, fflcEachern & Brown, CURV*.-«TREET, • - AIKEN, 8. C. D fEALERft id Dry Goods, Gr«N*iries and General Merchandise. Call and inspect onr stock which will ail be sold at reasonable prices. M*reh 23,1886-ly. McEACHERN A BROW. My fellow-citizens of Darlington, or rather I .should say, my fellow citi zens of the- 8ixth Congressional Dis trict, for tins meeting has been &p- pointed by the State Democratic Ex ecutive Committee is a Congressional district meeting. The meeting has been called for the purpose of the canvass of t oe State and in a campaign which has developed no opposition to the Demo cratic ticket, not. indeed, because the committee or the party leaders enter tain for one moment a doubt that all will be well when the second day of November rolls round, fot as in the past history of the State we shall again be gloriously triumphant, but because in al! free republican govern- itients one of the essential features of their preservation and existence is the right of the people to investigate the conduct of the servants whom they have elevated to office. • My friends, I regret sincerely and truly that my voice cannot reach, this morning, every man, woman and child, black and white, in the Sixth Congressional district. Many of your people know me well because my own county composes a part of the Sixth Congressional district, and I am haft- py to say that I belong to the Pee-Dee section. For years and years back in the history of the State my county was re-united with yours in a Con gressional district until the Republi cans separated us for some purpose of their own and united it to Charleston. I, therefore, speak to men and the de scendants of men, and Democrats, fa •- mers, merchants, lawyers, who Jiave been gloriously identified with my own county’, and I have come, there fore, not merely to speak to you about Democratic principles alone. I have come rather lo give you a faithful ac count of my stewardship as your, chief financial officer—your State treasurer. 1 have come to give you a history of the transactions of the Gov ernment that you inaugurated by your gallant conduct and efforts in 1876 un der the chieftainship of Hampton. [Applause.] THE STATE ADMINISTRATION. . But for another reason was I especial ]y anxious to be with you to-day. Ru mors have filled the air, coming from North and East, and South and West, and I know not whence, and spread ing throughout this fair and beautiful State of ours, that the Democratic Administration of the State, which you redeemed, has been corrupt; that it has been extravagant and untrue to the interests of the State. Now, my friends, I propose to address to you a few remarks upon that subject, and to illustrate as briefly and as clearly as I can the true condition of affairs. I am your servant and have been for nearly six years. There is not a dol lar which you have paid into the State treasury which has not passed »n^yiigrli ua ).a£i Avorv dollar* th^t has been paid out of the treasury. I know every transaction, and am here before the people of the State—my constituents—to render an account of it. I need not sav that I am not re sponsible for the laying of taxes. That is the duty of your representa tives, and the levy is such as they deem proper. But I know the “true nwardness” of the financial affairs. I know your resources, your taxation and its fruits, I know how the public moneys have been expended. RATHER BE GOVERNOR THAN PRESI DENT. But before I proceed, let me say to you and to all my fellow-citizens in South Carolina, that I am not here simply to canvass for votes.for I know full well that, having received the en dorsement of the Democracy of this State in Constitutional Convention assembled, as sure as the second day of November comes around I shall be the Governor of South Carolina, [Ap plause,] and that is a position that l value higher than any on this broad earth,[Applause,]for 1 would rather be the Governor of this State than Presi dent of the United States. [Cheering and applause.] For I love my State with as deep and strong devotion as you love it. There is not a grain of sand of its soil, a drop of water in its streams, a hill or a valley that is not lear to my heart. My people were ail born and raised here. Their bones are buried here, as I hope that mine shall be when I go to my eternal rest on the sacred bosom of my mother State. Why, I would rather see my head cut off from my body than to do or say one thing that would injure her pros perity or tarnish her fair fame. ^Ap plause.] Nay, "believe me when I say that to my best knowledge and con viction you have liad one of the pur est, most honest, most economical and most just Governments upon the face of God’s earth since 1876. THE TROUBLE WITH TH3 FARMERS. But let us see how these rumors affecting the State Administration have arisen and how they have been circulated. It is easy enough to ex plain. I am a farmer. My people were all farmers, and I am familiar with the condition of the farming lass in this State, and I feel in my heart their misfortunes and trouble. I know we have had a disastrous sea son, short crops and low prices, and I know, as a farmer, that 1 have pur sued a suicidal policy, as it will ever lie as long as you and I locate our barns and smoke-houses in the North west. We have all made the mistake of practically abandoning all but one agricultural product, and in bad and unpropitious seasons raising none of the necessities of farm life, and paying for them a high price from abroad, we are of necessity depressed and dissat isfied with our lot in life. From such causes springs a great deal of the dis- satisfaciion that exists and is wide spread to-day. It is no wonder, in deed, that a similar feeling of depres sion should permeate all classes of our citizens, for it is the indisputable truth, and it is not difficult to show’ that at last all conditions of life, whether high or low, depend on the comparative condition ofthe agricul tural classes. ' There is not a dollar of wealth that ever existed ia the world that has not come out of the soil in one way or another. Its increase lias come through the processes of manip ulation and change. But why should it be charged that the State Govern ment is responsible for the poverty or misfortunes of our people, when the real causes are as patent as the light of the midday sun ? Let us see upon what grounds the charge is made, and if it be true. We must certainly know the cause of a disease before we can apply the remedy, just as a physi cian must know what is the matter with his patient before he prescribes his remedies. So it is with the dis ease in the body politic. We must first find out what it is, and then pro ceed, liked honest and intelligent men, to relieve ourselves of the diffi' cultlcs under which we labor. down stock, broken wagons and dull ploughs, for as sure as we do, so sure will the day come round to show that our labor has been in vain ami we have nothing left but exhaus ted energies and misfortune and ruin staring us in the face. Look at the .State Government to-day and see wiiat ars the facts. I will take up two specific charges,one ofwhich I saw on a slip of paper and which has been gen erally circulated throughout the State It was to the effect that in 1868 the taxation amounted to about $368,000, and that since that time to the pres ent it has gone on increasing enor mously. what is the truth ? So far as the statement went it was true, but it did not give the whole truth, and is, at best, a deceptive and specious argument. In 1868 1 was a member of the Legislature, and the public debt was taken opt of politics alto gether and was laid before the courts, and a levy made to pay the interest on that debt, and that debt amounts to within a fraction of $400,000. That debt was laid upon you by a Radical regime and you can’t get rid of it and we do not attempt to avoid it as hon est men. Now, if we add the interest on the public debt to the levy f- r State purposes in 1868 we will have about $768,000, which is precisely what the taxation is to-day, for before 1 left my office, I made the calculation and found that the taxation is in fact somew’iiat less than it was In J86S. THE ALLEGED INCREASE OF DEBT The other charge against the Ad ministration was that the debt had increased $360,000 since 1876. My friends there is not a word of that statement true. The fact is that the general current expenses have dimin ished since the current year 1880. It cannot be denied, however, that new items of taxation have been added to the bill of appropriations. These are the South Carolina College, the elec tion expenses, the Citadel Academy; and the accommodations at the Luna tic Asylum have been increased for its unfortunate class of inmates. And right here I would ask if there be a man in the length and breadth of this land whose heart is so dead wittxin him, or whose feelings are so unullied to the glow and sympathy of love that he would refuse a charity al any cost to these poor citizens of th • State? My friends, they are your wards and mine, and God himself will hold us responsible for the man ner in which w’e discharge our duties to them. But there is also another item of expenditure, the appropriation for the repair of tlie State Capitol. It is well known to you that your State officers and Legislature have been without sufficient accommodation, and your Representatives have seen fit to call for the completion of the building atan expense of about $75,000. All the new items of taxation for buildings and other new purposes w!ii «*.,.»«inr. to about $186,900. but is this of itself an argument to snow tuat the taxation of the people has been increased? Not at all. The politi cians, as I said, have not told the whole truth. They do not tell you that by a faithful Administration of affairs the phosphate royalty has been in creased from $100,000 to $200,000 and for this year I have already received $192,000 from that source. Did the politicians tell you all that? No. They tell you that there is embarrass ment some where, aud they place the responsibility for it on the State Government. They say that the Gov ernment has been corrupt. Where is the proof? Let me ask you, who is grander and nobler than the gallant and ever beloved Hampton ? Is that aspersion to be cast upon him? Is that aspersion to he cast on Hagood and Thompson? Oh, where are the corrupt Judges? Where is Mackey and Cooke and Moses and Whippet, and all that ilk? Gone to the winds, and may a kind Providence never waft them back by another wind. Whom have you now? You have yourMcIver and McGowan and Simp son, and Cothran and Wallace, all men dear to the hearts of ever South Carolinian, men as true as steel and as grand and noble, and moulded from as excellent a model as this world has ever seen. [Applause.] What, then, becomes of all the kne rumors, the general and vague charges against your government? How do they bear the test of comparison with facts and figures? How easily are they answered? Why, everybody knows that a government cannot be run without money. There is no busi ness on the face of the earth that can be transacted without money. The Church of God itself cannot be run without it. It is just as much a la . as the law’ of uature that the waters > the Blue Ridge run to the Santee oi that the w’aters of the Pee Dee shall find their outlet into the ocean. But it is a fair question, how much money shall be used with due regard to the efficiency of the Government? If more is used than is necessary, with out doubt the Governrtient is to blame, and if less is available than is necessa ry your Government will be ineffi cient. The patriotic thing for your Representatives to do is to find out just wiiat will suffice, and to appropriate exactly that amonut. But is it the fact that our State levy is a large one. Let us compare it with those of other States. THE QUESTION OF TAXES. It should, however, be first prem ised that the assessments are made on a real and personal valuation of $150,000,000. My triends, that is not one-half of the reaf valuation of the property in this State. Twice that sum would not cover it. Now upon this low assessment what are your tares, including the interest on the public debt, the Lunatic Asylum, and yourhharitable and penal institutions, and those for higher education ? Just a fraction over one-half of one per cent! Five and a half mills! Tnat is for State purposes. There are, of course, increases of this rate in many of the counties, which are easily ex plained. In Charleston, for instance, it is a little over nine mills: in Pick ens it ia eighteen mills, but that is not a tax laid legitimately by the State Government for its purposes. In Pickens, for instance a large propor tion of that 18 mills is to pay the interest on bonds issued for the build ing of a railroad for the development of that county. It is not.a State tax and it is only from the fact that the State treasurer collects it that it is ascribed to the State as taxation. As a general average the levy is eleven and one-half mills. BETTER OFF THAN OUR NEIGHBORS What other States compare with that? There is hut one—Alabama, but she has a greatly largerpopulation. She has nearly 2,009,030 of inhabitants while South Carolina has but 1,000,- 000; aud when the estimate is fairly (j»ovoJ a>‘ti’iir *'i tliis DiD- is cheaper and more icoitomii al than tl-di of the ot Aiaoan’a. Geor gia comes next. In Smith Carolina the average tax per.cap’ln, for every man, woman and child in this Slut is $1 83 for LOO .000 of inhabitant* the affairs of your Government the better. There has not been a single year that the transactions of my de partment have not been thoroughly and carefully examined by an intellf gent and able committee of the Legis lature, aud I can in your county refer you to fine, that grand man, W. C. Coker, than whom there is no In Alabama it is about the same; in Georgia it is $2; Louisiana *167;' Pennsylvania $7; New York *11, and, in Massacnusetts it is >181 Ah, my j friends, when your Government i?» criticised it would be at Uivsl prop-v j that those who critcise it .shouldi know what they aretaiking about.and should tell you things that are, and not what they imagine then: to be. I am but a plain farmer, by profession, ana I glory in it, and I have never known what it is to shirk the *rulh, and I have common sense enough to know the truth when I hear it. What I tell you is said on the basis of the figures; I state them on my official responsibilities, and I challenge any man to dispute them. I owe the peo ple of this Stale a great deal. 1 have been for years one of your officials in Columbia, and you have but recently done me the highest honor of my life. You have selected me to be the next Governor of the State and I propose to use my best efforts to see that this Government is conducted for the peo ple, and in their interest alone. TilE SITUATION TEN YEARS AGO. But I must hurry on. There is one tiling you must ever bear in mind. Turn back your eyes ten years and see where you stood aud what you were —serfs upon your own soil, owning it but not its master! The very men who were once under your protection were controlled by aliens to your in jury and ruin and disgrace, in the • lays of Whittemore and his lieuten ant, Deas. Can you ever forget the scenes that transpired then or the hu miliation that attached to the name of South Carolina; when scenes were, such as this world never saw before, and when its proud people were humbled in the dust. Shall i go over the history of those thnes again when we struggled to rise above the horrible bondage, when men for the safety of them selves, of their wives and their chil dren and homes slept, if slcQp it could be called, with guns by their uldue and pistols within easy reach? Ah, my friends, a dark and sorrowful day will it be when we cease to think of the condition from which we have been saved. I tell you that, as true as that the sun has risen in the east aud will set in the west, when vve for get, or sutfer our children to forget the tiine!i that were—I tell vou that just theq is the restoration of that re gime at hand. But no! It never can .be. God never, in His wisdom, guid ed Columbus across the Atlantic, di recting the prow of his vessel to this fair Continent, and undergoing all hardships—God, I say never intend ed that this land should be ruled and ruined by a hostile race. That this land, converted from a howling wil derness into a beautiful garden, per meated byl30,000miles of railwayswith immense cities looming up on every side, which its net work of electric wirei flashing the intelligence of the world over every mile of its immense domain—no! He did not permit our fore-fathers to make our land blossom as the rose, and then permit it to be turned back again into African i^oud- ifcgt? UiJgl Utbi IxajuioAAA. JSToj »ir» v**i* can I believe it. [Prolonged cheering and applause.] But the way to avoid it is to understand our situation aud to ever present a Democratic front, strong and invincible as the Greek phalaux of old. THE STATE FINANCES. Before I close I would like to call yonr attention briefly to our Mone tary affairs. You remember all about the State debt in 1876, aud you doubt less recollect one official, the robber Governor Moses, who at last accounts was dying behind the bars of a State’s prison, the man who is reported, (and I have no doubt it is true,) to have spent in the days of his administra tion no less than half a million dol lars. Well, the result of his pecula tion and that of the robber Legislature was that the debt amounted in 1873 to about $29,000,000. You know all about the repudiation of their bonds ami their reduction to about $15,000,000 or $16,000,000 when the people of South Carolina took charge of the Govern ment. The first thing we did, and perhaps the wisest tiling that couh! have been done, was to take the bonds •>ut of politics, and had the Courts t<» adjudicate their validity. The result was that the Courts eliminated the fraudulant portion and reduced the am unit to $6,500,000. Was that noth ing to accomplish? But how was it accomplished? Not by repudiation; not by tarnishing the fair fame of the State. It was done on honest and fair busines principles such as would have been employed by every honest mer chant. The transaction was open to the whole world. The case was argu ed in tiie Supreme Court by the ablest lawyers, by our own Attorney-Gener al .Miles with an ability that has given him a national reputation, in an ar gument that lias saved the people of tills State $2,000,000. [ Applause. ] Well done for Charles Richardson Miles! The Supreme Court of the United States lias by .its solemn ac tion and decree sustained the people of this State. They said you are right. This is not a just or fair debt, they said, and South Carolina stands to-day before the world as she stood in 1860, with her escutch eon untarnished unblemished and without a single spot on her name [Applause ] What glory that is for this little State! Wiiat a proud boast it is for every South Carolinian. G<> to the Exchange in New York or Philadelphia, or to the markets of London, aud no man would blush to say he was a Carolinian. He would hold up his head among the proudest of tiie proud. How stood your credit in 1876? Compare that condition of things with that existing to-day, wlieu you may go on the streets of New York oi Charleston or Columbia and with un limited money iu your pocket and cannot buy a single South -Carolina security, and simply because they are such a valuable investment. They arc now selling at a premium of t'»n and eleven cents in Charleston and New York, and that is better than tin- State ever did in all it* pristine gio ry. Is it not a record that any Suite should bo proud of, that this Govern meat for the first three years after the Democrats came into power was enabled to bo run without tiie b irrow- ingcfashigle dollar? Tiie people came up nobly to the assistance of the Hamptou Government. Was it not g«x*d, was it not extraordinary good mauagement iu our officials? I wish I could talk to you all day on this subject; I wish, in my soul, that J could tell you all 1 knew of the man agement of your affairs. But let me tell you that tiie more you look into l> iu-< j or more peN >tic or worthy ot lb-' confidence and esteem of our whole people. [Applause.] DEMOCRATIC HARMONY THE ONLY SAFETY. ! My friends, this little State should Itc dear to us all, aiul I feel tiiaf every i one of you loves her as dovotetily as I do, but you all may not see the pros- ! peclive danger hs I do. Wiiat I ‘ should most desire to impress upon you is the necessity of luu tncny and unity. JMscusa as we may, ditfer ns w • m iv. investigate ns we may, let us always meet as the people of South Carolina under the policy of the par ty, and let every man, no matter who he may be, stand up squarely and fairly, because it is necessary to the Stale’s welfare. Division in our ranks means defeat. No general‘can afford to devide his forces in the presence of the enemy. Division with us means rout and ruin. We should remember that we are not iu the, position of Georgia or North Carolina, or Tennes see. We have in our State about 1, 000,000 inhabitants, 400,000 while and 600,000 colored. You have here, for we might as well talk plainly, a ma jority in actual votes against you of about 60,000". How are you to meet it? By union by harmony. I tell you that, remote as it mav be, there is danger in the future. I love this State too well to keep mv voice still when I know there is danger in the breeze. And nothing could or should intensify our devotion to our beloved State than tiie suspicion of danger or the existence of misfortune. • SYMPATHY FOR CHARLESTON. When I turn my eyes to the sea aud rocall the calamity that has befallen the dear old city of Charleston, ren dered sacred and historical by the for tunes of two wars and two sieges, such as the world never before saw ; when I look t<» the dLinanUed oiiy, with every street and stono eloquent with historical reminiscences; with that old spire of St. Michael’s point ing still proudly to heaven amid* thp city’s ruins,and still tottering from the effects of the great convulsion of na ture—the landmark of the proud city through years of danger and distress, how my heart pains me; and how r would »bot I ooulU KW nef assii-.rf anoe in the hour of need. Grand Charleston! Great iu her history; great iu her men; great in her Com merce, and now struggling with an all but overwhelming fate, and exhibit ing every day, both by her men and women, the greatest and grandest he roism in the history of the world! I love every foot of this commonwealth, from the slopes of the Blue Ridge, th t hills and dales of the Piedmont an l lowlands of the earthquake-shak*’; region of the South, the very wav ; that wash her shore rolling up wax ‘ after wave as with the kisses of i. blessing. My mends, we skoyld be but ot. ’ people. Otherwise there must inev • tably be a reversion to the old ord ‘ of things. But that cavnot, that sh. < not be. Let us put our shoulder 1 tiie wheel and move along progre> I ively with the march of improvemei 1 Our land is one of boundless resour i es, capable of producing anytbii and with water power sufficient turn the spindles of the world. Y: aro building railroads to and acroi doors. Be not discouraged by temporal j misfortunes. The future is bright ! behold. The good things that are ’i store only wait, like ripened fruit' the bold, the daring hand to pluck t Onward! Onward! CarolinuhJ^ Higher and higher be your mark, b . der and bolder be your march, and us win for South Carolina a na grander/and greater aud more gl< ous than that which was won for i. by our noble ancestors. [Applaus; Col, Richardson’s speech was subjeet of flattering comment by . who heard It. The manner of itsdc • cry was exceedingly effective, was in every respect worthy of man, the occasion, and the reputni: of tiie speaker as. one of the most p ular and entertaining orators In > State. BAD FOR THE SECOND iHSTRI* A SI 1m Turnout at the Demot DemOMstrntiou n* .TolmMlOU’S— grcKsraan Tillman Delivers a Tirade Against the President. Newa and Courier. Johnston’s, October 29—There waa not a very large audience at the Dem ocratic meeting for the Second Con gressional district which was held here to-day, but the auditors made up in quality and apprecial-iveness wh«t was lacking in numbers. Col. Rich ardson, Dr, Mauldin and Major Leit- ner, of the State canvassing party,- came from Columbia on the morning’s train. Gen. J. \V. Moore, chairman of tiie State Democratic executive committee, and Congressman George !>. Tillman arrived from Augusta at 11 o’clock. The three nominees on the State ticket made stirring speech es. They were followed by General Moore iu a thoughtful address, con taining much excellent advice and counsel. Congressman Tillman closed the programme. He made a speech which occupied an hour and a half in deliv ery, and almost entirely devoted to the abuse and censure of the present National Democratic Administration in general and President Clevclaud in particular. The depressskm in tne price of cotton aud the stagnation of ousincss generally throughout the country was laid at the door of the President. The citizens of Johnston and vicini ty, while disappointed at not having Hampton to talk to them to-day, ex pressed much satisfaction at bearing that lie had gone to help Col. Elliott in the Seventh district. They mani fest a great interest in the campaign iu the Black district. The State can vassers return to Columbia to-night and leave there for Beaufort tO-mor- row morning. Persons who lead a life of exposure ire subject to rheumatism, neuralgia Hid lumbago and will find a vulunle H-.iu-dy in Dr. J H McLean's Volcanic )•! Liniment: it will banish pai’» and •uhduo infiumalion. For sale by W. J. Platt &Co. Meynardie bas been deposed and M. M. Conner made Master Work man at Augusta, aud it is thought the mill troubles will soon be settled. Far better than the harsh treatment of medicines which horribly gripe the patient and destroy I he coating of tiie stomach. Dr. J. H. McLean's Chills and Fever Cure, by mild yet effective action will cure. Sold at 50 cents a bottle at W. J. Platt A Co. -TGC made, taking all thiQga into consider- # ln the State of South Carolina, [Ap- Another old land mark <>f Augusta laid i n ashes Tuesday OctoVr in The Stirling Mills, owned by E. H. ‘ we e burne i to the grofind, with the machiuery and eyrton. better! sand dollars of insurance will oovef the lots. IB eAv . I