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' P AM RECORDER, Terms of Su!>seriptioii.—One copy one vear, Jjil.50; One copy six months, 75 Cents. Advertising Hates.—One Square, first insertion, $i.OO; Each subsequent in sertion, 50 Cents. Special Rates bj'con tract for tliree months or more. The Cotton Pickers* Imported Strike, THE SUB-TKEASURY DISCUSSION. A Question The Darlington and Chesterfield correspondents of the News and Cou rier report that there are indications that the cotton pickers’ strike has actually been ordered in this State The Butler and Watson Joint Discus sion in Batesburg. AIKEN, 8. C , SEPT. 11, 1891. The School Question. Next week most of the public schools in the Htate will re-open, and the children will resume the acquire ment of such education as the schools may be fitted to give. It is almost unnecessary to say that there are schools of varying degrees of merit, and their merit is in direct proportion to the degree of support given by the communities In which they are situated. It is by no means ersy to keep a large public school up to a high standard of efficiency, when it is dependent -for its support upon the voluntary and more or less uncer tain income obtained from tuition fees paid by scholars. In wealthy communities large private schools may be supported in this way; but in the average interior town of the South a public school needs to have a fixed and reliable income in order to be a succees. On this point The State re cently said truly: “There is a remedy for poor schools, easy, inexpensive, sure. It is found in the levy of a local tax, to supple ment the fund arising from the two- mill and the poll tax. Wherever this method has been tried it has proved of such benefit, adding so little to the burden of taxation, that it has si lenced every objection. The advo cates of good schools, maintained at the public expense, are surprised at the smooth operation of the plan; while the few who oppose free educa tion find that their share of the bur den of its support is too small a mat ter for resistance or complaint. There are communities in $outb Carolina where ten years ago the suggestion of a local tax for schools would have been scouted as impracticable, if not improper. In those very towns there are now well equipped schools, doing splendid work, dependent for their ef fective conduct upon local taxes lev ied by the taxpayers themselves. Nor have the efforts of these same people stopped at the proper mainte nance of the schools. The raising of handsome buildings at the public ex pense further evidences the people’s estimate of the value of firstclass public schools. In every such case of self-imposed taxes, whether for longer school terms or for better school houses, the conviction of great bene fit to the community is so strong that the more the plan is tried the more does it fix itself in the public favor. If the taxpayers in every school dis trict in South Carolina would come together and consider the wants of the schools, together with their own ability to meet them, the result in every case would be the levy of a lo cal tax supplementary of the State fund, to the extent needed to keep every school open for at least nine mouths in the year.” Several of the towns of this State have erected handsome school build ings at their own expense, or with the.-'ffTfir'of subscriptions from public ^ spirited and enterprising citizens. But Tnmany instances the work done in these handsome buildings is more or less cramped by the uncertainty of the income and difficulty of obtain ing enough to pay efficient teachers. It is to obviate this difficulty that The State makes the suggestion quoted. The people of the South are reali zing the importance of well conduct ed schools of a high order. One of the first inquiries a stranger makes about a place is as to its schools. Ho tels, water works, an opera house, &c. are all very important, but all put to gether will not do as much for a town as a well established reputation for good educational facilities. Cotton Prospects. Now that the price of cotton has ad ranced, and the prospects are that it will advance still further, we do not hear so much about the necessity of reducing the acreage, and a little higher price will put the everlasting quietus upon the sub-treasury land- loan absurdity. During the past four months future contracts (that farmers are sometimes passing reso lutions against in public and specu lating in in private,) have advanced over one cent equal to $4.50 per bale; and the course of the future market is one of the surest indications of the feeling in regard to the staple. This healthy feeling, with the advance in values has been owing to the return of confidence in the financial world, together with undoubted injury to the crop now being harvested. This cron, under favorable circumstances would probably have reached about 8,700,000 bales, or about the same as last year, but on account of injuries from bad weather, estimates have been reduced to 7,700,000 or about 1.000,000 less. In the face of this there has been steady increase in the consumption of the world. For the past year the increase was 570,000 bales, of 400 lbs. each, and the con- -sumption continues to increase at the compound rate of nearly 4 per cent annually. For this reason we have never seen cause for the panic that seemed to have taken hold of our people on the subject of the cotton production. And we are now satisfied that they will see in the near future a much more satisfactory condition of things generally. and will be put into effect. The plan ters are determined to resist it to the bitter end. The negroes are so reti cent and secretive that nothing in re gard to the proposed strike can be stated positively, but the above are the conclusions reached. On this subject the News and Courier says: The reported strike of cotton pick ers which is to be ordered by the Na tional Colored Alliance, unless cer tain concessions are made, caused a reporter to make inquiry regarding the possible effect in this State should Gen. Humphrey order a strike. There is, perhaps luckily for the farmers and merchants, a divided family of colored Alliance men. There appear to be three factions who are as distinctly and unalterably opposed to each other as they could well be and continue to belong to an Order with anything like kindred doctrines. Gen. Humphreys, it appears, organ ized a colored Alliance ir> South Car olina several years ago. There were a great many who thought too many fees and dues were charged, and who accordingly seceded from the parent organization and orgauized what is known as the State Farmers’ Alli ance. The two Alliances have abso lutely nothing in common. Each has its own officers and laws. It is understood that the State Far mers’ Alliance has succeeded in secur ing the lion’s share of the member ship. The president of this element is W. J. Grant. A reporter called on him to inquire what, if any, part of South Carolina would take part in the alleged cotto-n pickers’ strike which is reported as being encouraged by the colored Alliance. President Grant prefaced his comments on the strike by saving that the State Farmers’ Al liance had 225 Sub-Alliances with about 12,000 members. He had four lecturers in the field who were con stantly securing new members. “Well, about the reported strike, that I consider merely an advertising dedge of Gen. Humphrey’s. The strike even if it were attempted could never succeed. In the first place a great many colored Alliance men farm on shares and cannot afford to strike or allow their families to do so Then there are not enough colored Alliance men to make a strike of any value, and the chief reason lor the failure of a strike would be impover ished condition of the negroes. They cannot hold out. Even if the Nation al Alliance in this State attempts a strike they have not over a few hun dred members.” An Organ Out of Tune. There is a lot of trouble over the Southern Alliance Farmer in Atlanta, the organ of the Georgia Alliance. The paper has lost during the past year about $4,500, To meet the ex penses of the establishment perferred stock has been issued. The Savannah Morning News (which, by the way, is one of the best dailies in the South) of the 4th, con tained an elaborate and well prepared T&view of^the^radeToT'Sa'^mnah dfu^ ring the past year. The exhibit shows a most satisfactory growth in the bu siness of the place and an increase of nearly $20,000,000 during the year,— having been $153,550,000 this year, compared with $133,800,000 last year. The increase in her cotton receipts for the year ending August 31, 1891, over the previous year was 183,091 bales, the total receipts being nearly 1,400,- 000 bales. The News states that more than seven hundred houses were bailt last year, and still there is constant complaint that houses cauuot be had. And the demand for real estate is ac tive. These are among the best evi dences of Savannah’s prosperity. We are loth to believe that many ne groes of this part of the South have yet taken any part in the move ment to strike for higher wages for picking cotton, instigated from Texas. Edward S. Richardson, the president of the Colored Alliance in Georgia, in a letter to the Atlanta Constitu tion repudiates the movement for that State. We are inclined to think that while the original effort from Texas may not amount to much at this time, yet the organization of the Colored Alliance will prove to have been a mistake, and be productive of harm to the South. In response to many inquiries from different sections of the country as to the amounts of various kinds of money in circulation in the United States at the present time, and in for mer years, the Secretary of the Treas ury has prepared a pamphlet in regard to the volume of money in actual cir culation. The circulation is given for each year from 1860 to 1891 inclusive. The smallest amount was in 1862, when it was $10.23 per head of tne population. From that year it has steadily increased, until now the amount is $23.45 per head in actual circulation. The debate between Gen. M. C. Butler and Mr. Thomas Watson, of Georgia, upon the sub-treasury craze took place at Batesburg on Wednes day. There was a large crowd pres ent, estimated at from 1500 to 1800. The speaking was in the open air, and a platform and benches were ar ranged in a pleasant grove right in the town limits. Quite a number of ladies were present and the crowd was a representative audience of this fine agricultural section of Carolina. The speaking lasted all the forenoon, be ginning at 11 o’clock, and with an hour’s intermission for dinner was re sumed again and occupied a large part of the afternoon, Mr. Watson said: We assert that the sub-treasury is a good law, and Senator Butler denies it. lam in the affirmative, and the burden of proof is on me—to show that it is a good plan. At Prosperity, in his debate with Dr. Stokes, Senator Butler de clined to discuss the sub-treasury plan, but said he would discuss only the sub-treasury bill. A statesman like Senator Butler cannot afford to take such a position. He cannot say, that he will discuss a measure, and not the principle which underlies that measure. We do not claim that the sub-treasury bill, as now prepared, is pertect. The de tails of the bill are subject to the amendment, as are all such import ant measures. He then went on into an elaborate discussion ol the scheme, going over the same ground covered repeatedly by others. In reply Gen. Butler made an able speech. As to the discussion at Pros perity, he said: I was invited there they say to discuss the sub-treasury plan. Well, the sub-treasury bill was the only thing I had to discuss, and I discussed it. If they have any plan outside of that bill, it was not before me. That bill was introduced into Congress, and paraded as the culmi nation of wisdom of all states, men of alljages. It was the consummation of the sub-treasury plan, but it seems after all this sounding of horns I am to be denounced if I venture to discuss this public measure. They have be come ashamed of their bantling, and now they say it is the plan and not the bill. I must do my friend, who has just proceeded me, the jus tice to say that he has been guilty of no bad faith, and that he has had the manhood to stand up here and say to my face all that he has had to say and not say it behind my back. The gen tleman says I said that the man who borrowed money at 2 per jent. never intended to pay it back and that 7 per cent, was the rate of interest which every honest man ought to be willing to pay. My friend has had a good deal of fun and told a good many anecdotes at my expense. I have stood by the side of too many of the good people of this state to charge them with a desire to defraud their creditors, and any man who says that I said 40,000 farmers in South Caroli na were swindlers, tells what is abso lutely false, and 1 brand the author of it as a liar. [Great applause.] I have lived too long and seen too much to pander at this time of life to demagogues and charlatans for the highest office in the gift of this state. Gen. Butler argued on the line of, the unconstitutionality of the scheme claiming that the Constitution juHho United States absolutely prohibits it. iovement threatened by some </f the members of the Alliance, he said regarding Mr. Watson. ( “I should like to have heard my friend sayijonjething about the Demo cratic party. If the newspapers are to be believed (and of couise they are,) he has of late, over in Georgia, been assailing Democratic leaders and advocating a third party.” And it Is stated that when driven to a corner by Gen Butler, Mr. Watson acknowledged that as to his leaving the Democratic party, and becoming an independent, he would determine how to act when the occasion arose. Gen. Butler asked him: If the Ocala platform is submitted to the Na tional Democratic convention, and they do not adopt it as the Democrat ic platform, how will you vote then? and Mr. Watson replied: “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” Now, all that is necessary for me to say is that I stand squarly on the Ocala platform. I mean to stay with it wherever it carries me. Gen. Butler said: I am not an apolo gist for national banks, and I favor their abolishment, but I cannot go to the President or to Congress and per sonally demand it, and my friend will find thal he cannot do so either. He then discussed the iniquities of the tariff, and concluded by summari zing his argument as follows: “That the relief for the farmers lay not in the sub-treasury, but in the re- election of a Democratic congress, the repeal of the tariff, the repeal of the 10 per cent, tax on the state banks, the reduction of public expenses, the reduction of taxation and free coinage of silver.” Mr. Watson made a closing speech in reply. It is stated that the crowd present was generally on the side of the sub- tieasury, and while the best feeling prevailed between all parties, Mr. Watson had the sympathies of the hearers. ig the Jury. An unusual have arisen at the of General Sessions in correspondent of the ier says: The jury in the Melto allowed to leave the Co the midday adjurnmen Aldrich instructed the, tend to their wants, su ner, etc. and he wou saute by an order ei; county commission called the attention the fact that this h a recent term of the, when the hotel keef order of Court to th sioners they refused ing they had no legi bill. The matter was county commission brought up at thi Judge Aldrich ^xp prise at the action sioners, saying th been the custom the jury kept toget county’s expense confined for punish for the chairman of missioners, but wa our county chairm miles in the coun then informed the Gess he would be perl ble, no one would fi The mailer ended by t] up-tow’ii with the s< some one who would of getting their pay. I am informed of the county commissionlPii^Wli ta ken, us the law says a jury shaul be shut up without food or fire untill they agiee. If the law says thi|k, it is a bad law, for, as Judge Aldfrich says, the jur\ is not confined for l>un- ishment, but as a safeguard, thii* be ing the second trial of the ctase. Whether they, the county cominis- sioners, are right or wrong, they\ are doing some record-breuking, as l\am reliably informed that in various oth er couuties stationery for sheriff, etc. food for shut-up juries and many oth er things are furnished, whiehnthis county refuses to furnish. n appears to ,on of the Court atuden. The ews and Cou- case was not rt House at and Judge eriff to at- tbem din- y for the board of e sheriff Judge to done at nd that ited the orniuis- , claim- pay the ire the ill be Court, t sur- mtnis- Iways ) have .at the not sked com- thut xteen heriff t un onsi- jury. going hunt alter i ^ SY^P”fFlG S I PADGETT —WILL FAY— THE FREIGHT. Clyde’s Net Yort, Charleston and Florida Steamship Lines. WM. 1*. CLYDE & CO., Gen. Agents, 5 Bowling Green, New York. 12 South Wharves, Philadelphia. IT. G. 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I OFFER FOR SALE at a bargain the following nieces of property in Montmorenci. Good reason for sell ing: 16^ Acres, with new Dwelling of 7 rooms, barn and stables; also fine well of water. Located in 1-4 mile of | Montmorenci Station. Churches and school only distant a few hundred | yards. 16 4-7 Acres, on railroad in Town of Montmorenci. Improvements consist lot one tenant house and blacksmith shop. Terms Cash ; or one-half cash, bal ance in ore and two years. Apply to J. C. HUTSON, Real Estate and Insurance Agent, July 8. 1891. Aiken, S.C. It Is stated that Gen. Hawley, of Connecticut, will be appointed Secre tary of War to succeed Mr. Proctor of Vermont, who has been appointed Senator to fill the seat resigned by Mr. Edmunds. The Charges Against Itev. Thos I.eitch. The Columbia Record says: Our at tention has been called to the fact that the statements published in most of the papers of South Carolina to the effect that, charges were pre ferred against Rev. Toni Leitch for using abusive language in the pulpit, must be wrong, because the Colum bia Conferrence has no jurisdiction in the matter. A charge of that nature should be put before the St. James church in Augusta, where his mem bership i-. At present Mr. Leitch is holding revival services in Texas. Railway Earnings. liC.vington County Teachers’ Institute. Methodists and the Alliance. At a Methodist Conference in ses sion in Neosho Rapids, Kansas, it was resolved on Friday last to con demn the Farmers’ Alliance as a po litical party formed by an oath-bound secret society, and that the teachings of the said political party were con trary to the welfaie of Christianity and calculated to destroy good gov ernment in the United States. It is bad enough to have the Farm ers’ Alliance enter politics, hut it is worse for the church. To the Teachers of Aiken County: The Lexington County Teachers In stitute will be held in the Leesville College building, Sept. 14 to 18. By the authority of State Superintendent Mayfield and School Commissioner E. L. Wingard, I cordially invite the teachers of Aiken County to attend this institute. The course of study will be new to most teachers and very profitable. Rates of board will be verv low. I will take pleasure in se curing a pleasant boarding place for any who request The repor; of the earnings of the various railroads in the State for tlie month of July, which has just been compiled by the railroad commission ers, shows that this year’s earnings are to be much larger than those of any vear proceeding. In as much as July is the dull month of the year, it is surprising that such a fine showing should be made. The increase in the. total earnings amount to within aj very little of $60,000,’ while the net ! earnings alone show an increase over i those of the same month last year of $50,975,34, Among the railways the total earn ings for July, 185)0 and 1891. and the per eentages of increase of the follow- 'Y^OTICE is hereby -L.M undersigned wilj General Assembly of tl next session for a char! way Company, to run the Savannah River, oj the City of Augusta, ini Georgia, through theCq S. C., via the city of Al Orangeburg and SumM the city of Sumter, Said Railway to he k| Augusta, Aiken and Si Company. G. W F. BJ B. FJ J. G. M. BJ Have your ey< ly fitted with Wessels Bros. Free Eye MAI- * VI fi as the teachers ofl also invited to meet) large attendance Edgefield are with us. Very respectfully, L. B. Haynes, I Conductor of Lexington Co. Institute We expect a 1 ing w ere as follows 1 Total Earnings. Increase. 1890. 1891. C., C. G. *fe C. $2,007.39 $3,844.36 $91 ^ Car. 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