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11 The Georgia State Democratic conven?
tion on Thursday nominated W. J.
Northern for Governor, E. TJ. Hardeman
Treasnrer, W. A. Wright Comptroller,
? Geo. N. Lester Attorney General and
'BH^Cook Secretary of State.
Yfva. Eemmler, the first person ever
^VTexecated by electricity in the United
^Estates, suffered the death sentence at
^?ub?rn^Nr Y., on "Wednesday, 6th inst.
His death was apparently painless in
.vabout 20- seconds.
; Many readers of papers have conceived
the idea that the editor endorses every
'line he publishes,, b'ut the ides, is a very
^absurd one, as through the medium of
the country paper all issues are ventilated
and an editor would htive to bear a heavy
|& ^ load if he was held responsible for all that
appears' in tho average country weekly
paper,
;' Governor^Hill, of New York, has been
;.jbrbnght forward prominently as a candi?
date for President in 1892. Cleveland's
friends are also working for him. The
- Sonth should have nothing to do with that
question', Let the State of New York se?
lect tho man they can win with. The
jnth will fall in to line nnder either lead
? 'It makes little difference which one
ies the Democratic standard so he
ifurla.it on the Capitol:
?The Washington Post says isn't it
about time to own up that the late Con
fa^racy did the most-magnificent fight
$ ia history ? The New York Tribune
imates that there will be 750,000 names
the pension list when the new lawa
a^have: gone into effect. Counting
so 750,000 crippled and disabled relics
the war in connection with the hnn
=d3 of thousands of killed, it is impos?
ante: escape the conclusion that the
^Confederates did some very dreadful
^ghfing. ; ^ '
;^Th'e vAugusta Chronicle Bays Kansas
proclaced last year 240,000,000 bushels of
com, about one tenth the production in
{the-''entire country. If the Kansas crop
.? this year proves to be only 20 per cent,
bf-last year,' as is now announced, say
48,000,000 bushels, and the loss in adjoin?
ing States, of which Nebraska produced
? 150,000,000 and Missouri 218,000,000, is
^proportionately as great, the shortage on
l^thia' entire crop will reach 400,000,000
bushels, for these States alone, or one
fifth of the total crop in the United States.
The State campaign is ended, and we
?$?pl:-everybody is glad of it This has
v^eea the.bitterest, in some respects, ever
witnessed in this State. However, things
are getting very quiet and, at all public
gatherings in this County, unparallelled
border ^prevails. What will be the
re result of the campaign cannot be
redicted by mortal man, but one thing
"seems very conclusive, and that is, that
an is going to. be Governor of this
, for he now has, according to the
Charleston ~World, in the Convention 253.
-rTyotes,.while only 161 is necessary to a
^choice.
.Representative Bosweil P. Flower, of
: .New York, chairman of the Democratic
?^Congressional Committee, who is recog
: nized as one of the"sh rewdest of Democrat?
ic poii tician s, says, in speaking of the ch a n
cas of the force bill in the Senate, that the
Republican leader* are as much determ in
ed to-day to pass the force bill as they
were when they forced it through the
E'ousd caucus. For one reason for its
ssage, they see in the growing discon
lt in the country a hundred reasons
aw, and the obstacles already encoun
?red ouly spur them on the more. The
?jnaions in their ranks on economical
-questions have made the passage of the
election bill more necessary to party sue
| cesa than ever, and they intend to pas it,
, . if they can, in spite of the protest from
tho business interest.
Jv Mr/W. R. Freid, of Pittaburg, is at
work drafting the principles of a new
political- party. He says that he is
"acting under the advice of the national
? .executive committee of the Farniere'
.Alliance.''* He proposes soon to call a
- general convention at Pittsburg for the
^purpose of organizing the American Na?
tional party. The underlying principle
of the new political party is that agricul?
tural land is the proper basis for our na?
tional currency and banking. In explain
^ing this" Mr. Freid said : "In these Uoi
ted States we need no longer hoard np
millions of gold and silver a9 a surplus
in our treasury on which to base our pa?
per currency ; we need no longer use
vgold, silver or any other commodity
'.which shall be required to be placed into
disuse for this purpose and so deprive the
f;-World; of any other useful requirements
and demands it may supply; because
wealth thus employed will require remu?
neration to that extent for which it is
pVAlqapie for other purposes, consequently
burdening our commerce unnecessarily to
just .that extent. Agricultural land will
'???furnish a basis for a circulating medium
adqeuate to the demands of tbe time."
j& With Bullets In their Brains.
Until recently it has been conceded
that no man could live with a bulletin
hia brain, but doctor's arts and woman's
will has set aside past records. Last
Sunday week John Connor sent a pistol
. ball whizzing through the brain of Rosa
^Wilson. All' thought she would die.
..Not so. She is doing well, with every
indication that she will soon be as hale
a arid hearty, as ever. The ball entered
I just at the top of the eye-brow, and went
> straight in. About five years ago another
I colored woman caught a pistol ball in
User brain. She got well, and is going
about with the lead in her brain, to all
appearance sound in brain and mind.
Rosa Wilson bids fair to be equally for?
tunate in resisting the usual result frcm
a-pistol' ball in the brain.
- -These are the only instances of which
we have any knowledge where people
'are carrying pistol balls in their brain.?
^Abbeville Press and Banner, 6th.
? According to the statistics of illite?
racy that have been gathered in Louisi?
ana, the percentage of colored voters who
.are unable to read au4 srjite is less than
that of tbe whites.
" ? A negro Catholic Congress was hsld
at Cincinnati lately. Out of 0,000,000 of j
this.race but 200,000 are Roman Catho?
lics. There is but one negro priest in
s jthffl country.
r ?The reason given why bird* do not
^?ii?om their perch is because they can
-Anot.open the foot when the leg is bent.
- Look at a hen walking and see itelose its
toes as it lifts its foot and opens them as
:it touches the ground.
Mr. Ashley'? VIeivs.
Editors of the Intelligencer : As
ray friends have brought me out In the
race to run for the Legislature, and as I
am in full sympathy with the farmers'
movement since its organization, believ?
ing that the farmers' interest of the
country have been neglected and discrim?
inated against by our law-makers, I feel
it the duty of our people to elect persons
to tho branches of the Legislature that
are in sympathy with the masses of tho
people. I believe that there ought to be
some legislating done for the benefit of
the farmers, if it can be done without
injuring other parties. I believe in fair
and square legislation and equal rights to
all and special privilege to none. There
is one thing I will promise tho people if
elected: if not sick and in bed when any
bill comes before the House I will be
there, and if it is against the masses of the
people I will fight it as long as I have any
grounds to fight it on. If I see that they
have the majority and will pass it over
me by the majority, I will enter a protest,
and I will Bhow by my record how I
voted and worked.
It will be said by some that my educa?
tion is too limited for me to be competent
to go to the Legislature to work for the
interest of the people. This is too thin to
be listened to, as the Solicitor is paid to
draw up all bills, then it is sent before a
Committee, and if they say it is Constitu?
tional, then it is sent back and printed
and then it is put in the bill box and
whenever it is come to it is handed to the
Reading Clerk, who reads it and puts it be?
fore the House and it is voted on. I be?
lieve any man that knows me believes I
can get up and explain what would be
best for our people. I will do this, so
help; me God. Some of our legislators
say in their speeches that they are taken
around to the fine suppers, and are
treated on fine champagne and the next
day they are wiUing to vote any way. I
promise the voters of Anderson County, if
I am elected, that if such work as that is
done I will come home and tell who did it
I will ask my friends not to listen to the
false reports that are being circulated
about me. One is that I cursed out my
own Club, which I can prove is all false.
It all started from my being opposed to
bossism, ring-rule and party-caucusing. I
started out to fight it, and I am deter?
mined to still fight it so long as I live.
I know they want to hear from me on
the questions that are to be asked and I
will answer them. I do not object to any
of the questions that are beneficial to the
people. This great, long sub-treasury bill
is such a one-sided thing, giving the
Government and the managers all author?
ity aud the farmers none. There is not a
section in this bill that is favorable to the
farmers. I will ask my brother farmers,
whom I am in sympathy with, to read
this bill and then send is to their neigh?
bors. Now, I will explain my objections
to some of the sections of this bill.
1st. I think we ought to manage our
State business so as to get out of debt, as
we owe money now that we are not able
to pay. When we go in to as much ex?
pense as it will cost us to build these
warehouses, with insuranae added on and
a crowd of men paid from one thousand to
fifteen hundred dollars each a year, I
believe that the poor laboring class of
pa o pie just as well be under bondage. I
will never favor any bill that is against
the poor class of people. Section 10 of
this bill says we have to donate to the
Government an adequate amount of land
for the location of the sub-treasury build?
ings. Section 2 gives any owner or cotton,
corn, wheat, oats or tobacco the same
right to store products of our land, giv?
ing the speculators of the Northwestern
States a chance to buy up all the grain in
the West and store it and then we would
have to pay them whatever they would
be pleased to ask us for the same. Wes?
tern farmers can do without our cotton,
but we eannot do without their provisions.
Section 4 of this bill, I believe, is uncon?
stitutional, as there is nothing that is legal
tender except gold and silver. Examine
Section 5 and see, after paying all charges
and expenses, if there will be anything
more that you will ever get of your
twenty per cent, of your products stored.
In Section 7 it gives the Secretary all
power over the farmer. Notice Seotlon 0
of this bill and see if all gains will be
given to the farmers. No, it is paid over
to the Treasury of the United States.
Brother farmers, read this bill carefully.
Whatever is a benefit to the farmer is a
benefit to me. If I am elected I am going
to do all I can to benefit the poor farmer.
Brothers, let us judge for ourselves. Let
us not pay any attention to this running
around and big speaking. I told them in
my speech at Honea Path that I thought
this bill ought to have been published, so
the farmers could see whether or not it was
good for them.
I want all the voters of Anderson Coun- .
ty to know, notwithstanding what they I
hear, that I am in the raoe until the end.
I say this for fear some will start the re
port that I have withdrawn from the race.
In this County four or five men want to
say who three thousand men shall vote
for. I think this too thin, as there are too
many good men who yote according to
their own judgment and don't like for
other men to dictate to them. I only ask
my friends to stand to me and I will be
of great worth to them, I have my
views published, as I have been sick and
not able to go around to see my friends.
Yours truly,
Joshtja W. Ashley.
THE ALLIANCE CATECHISM.
Mr. Beliefs Letter to Col. Kcltt, Chairman or the
Third Congressional District Alliance.
August lltb, 1890.
Col. Jos. L. Kitt, Chairman Third Congres
- sional District Alliance;,
Dear Sir?As a candidate for the Demo?
cratic nomination for Congres? in the Third
Congressional District, I take pleasure in
expressing my views in brief on the eight
propositions submitted by the Congressional
District Alliance for the consideration of
candidates for Congress.
The first six commend themselves to my
judgment as excellent measures, and I
pledge myself to support them.
If the seventh means that the govern'
ment shall purchase, owu and operate the
railroad, steamboat, and stage lines and tel?
egraph lines, I caunot support it. For this
position I have given my reasons at length
on the hustings. I believe that railroads
aud other means of communication and
transportation, should be subjected to the
watchful supervision of a government com?
mission, both State and Federal, with large
powers.
The eigth proposition refers to the Sub
Treasury plan. This is a measure of trans?
cendent importance. As I understand it
the purpose of the Fickler (House) Bill
and the Vance (Senate) Bill is to save the
farmer from the necessity of selling his crop
when the money market is most stringent,
and to free him from the control of the
money lenders,'and to take from speculators
the power they now enjoy and use to pro?
duce fluctuations in the price of farm pro?
ducts to the injury of the farmer and the
gain of the speculator.
The principle involved in this measure
namely : that the volume of money should
be as flexible as the demand for it?is a new
and I thik a sound maxim of political
economy. Fluctuations in the value of
crops result from a fixed amount of money
with a varying demand. To render the
price of farm products reasonably stable,
there must be a flexible volume of money
to meet the flexible demand for it
With this purpose and this pinciple I am
in hearty sympathy. The Sub-Treasury
Bill is the first effort to embody this princi?
ple in statute form. I regard it as a step iu
the right direction; aud while it is far from
perfect, and will, I believo, have to give
place to a substitute, it still furnishes us, in
my opinion, the basis of wholesome legisla?
tion. I see many objections to the Bill in
its present shape. In common with the
leaders of the Farmers' Alliance, I can say
that it is not the Bill but the principle which
is to be contended for. I pledge myself, if
elected to Congress, to do my utmost en?
deavor to enact laws which shall accom?
plish the purpose and put into active opera?
tion the sound principle of the Bill.
While these are my views on the eight
propositions, I cannot commit myself to
support all, or any of them; "uninfluenced
by party caucus." This phrase is italicised
in your preliminary question?an intima?
tion on your part of its importance. Be?
lieving as I do that the salvation of the
South and of the whole country lies in the
Democratic party, were I elected to Con?
gress as a Democrat by the Democrats of the
Third District, I could not and would not
refuse to enter the party caucus and bo
bound by its action. The Congressman
who declines to be bound by iho aption of
his party caucus is by his own act
banished from his party and perforce be?
comes aii independent. I do not think the
Democrats of the Third District will know?
ingly support any candidate for Congress
who pledged himself to be Independent of
his party 0? any measure which may be?
come a caucus question
it is contended" that ?be eight proposi?
tions are not and cannot become political
or partisan measures. If this w?e true
ana I doubt it?why was this preliminary
question asked? Should the time ever
come when the Democrats in Congress
should become corrupt, and prove them?
selves uufrue to their party, then, aud uot
till ?icu, coul<; a loyal Democratic Con?
gressman refuse to enter tho Democratic
(caucus; and he would make knowh to the
Democratic party his rcasouti for so doing.
I would ha?.e answered your questions
some time ago, but you informed nie that
there was nu necessity for doing so until
the 11th or 12th of this month.'
I have the honor to be your obedient
servant, W. U. Bcnei. I
Trne Democracy Vs. Bossieui.
Ma.. Editor : Recent events of a politi?
cal nature, in this County, aro somewhat
surprising. The primary purposes of
the Tillman Movement, as enunciated by
Mr. Tillman himself, was to effect self-gov?
ernment by the people, through the medium
of the primary system of nominating
public officers "from Governor" down. The
Convention system, as seen and denounced
by Mr. Tillman, was the method of the
"aristocracy," and it was against this al?
leged wrong done to the masses he
proposed to train his guns of "reform,"
and keep them there until he had succeed?
ed in demolishing the last vestige of its
hideous form. Such a purpose would
have been commendable if the facts had
sustained the position. Indeed, it was on?
ly by such promises from him and bis sa?
tellites, that he succeeded in working up
such feeling in the country, and thus in?
duced so many good men to follow in his
wake.
But what do we see these very men now
doing? Themen who stand, or pretend
to stand, upon the platform announced by
the March Convention. What, I say, is
now their position. The County Conven?
tion, of Augnst 4th, among other things,
instructed our delegates to oppose the pri?
mary system for the nomination of State
officers. Do they not, by that act, put
themselves without tho pale of the princi?
ples laid down by the platform, which was
written by Mr. Tillman's "left hand?"
"Consistency, thou art a jewel?" But
what reason can now be urged against the
primary system ? We have been fighting
for the principles therein involved for a
number of years. Has the principle
changed? Has what we proclaimed the
true principles of Democracy two or four
years since been changed, so that the prin?
ciple is no longer a safo one to be used in
political affairs ? If it was right then, if it
will be right two years from now, as
"suggested" by Mr. W. A. Neal, why is it
not right to-day ? We can see how, as a
matter of expediency, tho friends of Mr.
Tillman should refuse to carry the ques?
tion to the people this year, but on prin?
ciple we fail to see any consistency in
their theories and their action. The sim?
ple question is : is it better to repudiate the
principles for which we have so long con?
tended, or, in order to elect Tillman and
a setof "ringsters" to office, to resort to the
very means he and his creatures havo been
denouncing ? In other words, is the
election of B. R. Tillman, or any other
man, of more importance to South Caro?
lina than the principles of the Democra?
cy ? . Would it not have been better to
have stood by the demands of the party,
than to have gone back on what we believe
to be the first principles of Democratic
government ? Was it not incumbent upon
the members of the Farmers' Association,
above all others, to have stood by tbe de?
mands of the "Shell Manifesto so for as
the primary was concerned?" Princi?
ples do not ohange, and only wishy-washy
men change with the expediency of the
hour.
But more than this. We have heard a
great deal of ring rule, and this has been
the slogan of the demagogue for these
years. It seems to an outsider that we are
to-day subject to this undesirable method
of rule more than at any time in our po?
litical history. When "in the history of
our party has a convention of the Demo?
cratic party passed a resolution endorsing
any one candidate for office as was done
by our last Convention ? Is that Democ?
racy ? Is it not a direct effort on the part
of an organization, the members of which
all claim to be Democrats, to defeat one of
two candidates, both of whom are ac?
knowledged to be equally true Democrats,
.whatever may be the difference in their
mental abilities ?. Is it not an effort to
forestall public sentiment, and thus throt?
tles tbe popular voice? Such, it seems to
me, will be the opinion of every man who
considers this apt with an unprejudiced
mind.
'And, Mr. Editor, I would ask when in
the history of our party has the Demo?
cratic Convention, or any part of it, ap?
pointed a pommittee of one member from
each Club to "caucus" and decide who
this organization would support for the
Legislature ? What right has any set of
men to say that the Convention will sup?
port Mr.'Earle, Mr. Bowden, Mr. Breazeale
and Mr. Cox to the exclusion of Mr,
Ashley. Mr. Pearmam Col. Robinson, Mr.
Leverett, Mr. Fant, or any one else who
may desire to run ? Is this Democraoy ?
Is this the voice of the people ? Is it not
rather "ring rule" of a more vicious type
than any ever charged to the much-ma?
ligned "aristocracy." Perhaps it is
thought the parties chosen by this select
committee are men in whose veins only
the purest Qf pure Democratic blood cour?
ses. That this blood pasocs through hearts
that never cherished the Greenback prin?
ciples as taught by,. W. W. Russell, to be
purified by lungs that never breathed forth
the stench of Greenback doctrines. Is not
the contrary true f Was not the man who
received the highest ,vote in this committee
once the Secretary of a Greenback Club,
which was presided bypr by the present
f)Ostmaater at Anderson, C, H., who recent
y boasted at Washington that l,Wo will
elect Tillman Governor." Who consti?
tutes that "We ?" It would be interesting
just now to know. Perhaps some of his
relatives "who are hand and gloves with
him," and also "assume" to lead the Dem?
ocratic "party in this County constitute
that "We." Let us'havfi light on this sub?
ject. Let us know for whom "we are to
vote and after whom we are now following.
This is all we ask.
Democrat.
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Sleeting of the State Agricultural
Society.
Rock Hill, August S, 1890.
Editors. Intelligencer : The State
Agricultural and Mechanical "Society of
South Carolina closed its two days' annual
meeting at this place y.sstprday. This
session, while perhaps not so largely at?
tended as one or two previously held, was
very interesting, and brought to light
many things pertaining to agricultural
affairs that cannot fail .to be profitable to
all who were present.
The meeting was held at Kock Hill
upon tbe invitation of its citizens, who
extended to the visitors the v/armth of a
hospitality well in keeping with the com?
mendable business enterprise that these
people have shown.
They have built up a beautiful and
prosperous town, whose population has
increased from 809 in 1880 to 2781 in 18
90. The business industries include three
cotton factories, two banks, and an excel
lot hotel, while the private residences are
as a rule, both handsome and substantial.
The stock raising interests here are con?
siderable, and the present crop prospects
are unusually encouraging. Rock Hill
possesses to a great degree that progress?
ive spirit which has in the last year or
two done so much toward forwarding the
material prosperity of Anderson.
AmoDg the delegates were some of the
foremost farmers in the State, and others
who are interested in the development of
our varied resources.
Some of the prominent members preo
ent were E. R. Mclver, of Palmetto,
President of the Society; Thos. W. Hol
loway, of Pomaria, Secretary; L. A.
Ransom, of Columbia, Treasurer; W. K.
Thompson, Liberty Hill, President of the
State Grange; E. L. Roche, of Charleston,
Superintendent of the State Fair; B. F.
Crayton, of Anderson ; A. C. Haskell, of
Columbia; Commissioner A. P- Butler;
Aleck McBee, Esq., of Greenville ; J. E.
Tindal, of Clarendon ; Col. A. Coward,
of Yorkville; Dr. C. R. Tabor, of Fort
Motte; Iredell Jones, of York; Prof.
Milton Whitney, of the State University
and numerous others.
The first address deliverer} was by Col.
J. P. Thomas, of Columbia, who treated
in an admirable manner "The Undevel?
oped Resources of South Carolina." In
this category he placed our agricultural,
manufacturing and mining industries as
well as those pursuits which tend to the
intellectual and moral elevation of the
people. Eut grand strides have been made
in the recent past, he said, and with a
united euergy on the part of all our di?
versified interests there is nothing but a
glowing and brilliant hope for the future.
Prof, Whitney, of the State University,
discussed the soils'of the State in their
several varieties; Mr. L. B. Toole, of
Barnwell, submitted an essay on "The
raising of watermelons for market."
Mr. F. M. Rodgers, of Florence, read a
paper on tobacco culture, showing that in
the southeastern part of thp State tho to?
bacco industry is attaining to large pro?
portions, and producing a grade of the
articlei second to none raised elsewhere.
Mr. W. B. Niles, veterinary aurg?on of the'
South Carolina University, gave an essay
on "The treatment of live Btook," and
Dr. Tabor, of Fort Motte, comprehen?
sively discussed "Sanitary Science" in
South Carolina, and pointed out the ne?
cessity of legislative encouragemcut of
health measures.
Mr. A. C. HaskeH, of Columbia, made
an address on "railroad transportation, as
jt affects the aericulturaj interest,"
showing that the railroads, of which there
are 1S00 miles in this State, have been
important factors in building up our indus?
tries of every nature. In the course of
his remarks Mr. Haskell gave some very
interesting statistics relating to South
Carolina's advancement. Iu 18G0 he said
the State had produced 300,000 bales of
cotton, averaging 380 pounds in
weight, and being worth $35 per bale, or
less than ?13,000,000 in the aggregate.
This year the yield will reach 650,000
bales,"weighing 465 pounds. Over 150,
000 bales of this will be converted into
manufactured goods before leaving the
State, and the value of these goods alone
will equal the value of the entire cotton
crop of 1S60, leaving, in addition, over
500,000 bales worth $20,000,000. The
phosphate, lumber and truck farming in
dustries will run up the value of the
State's commercial product to $40,000,
000. The tax return is $150,000,000 and
the population 1,300,000, showing a most
healthy increase and indicating the pos?
sibilities for enlargement which a con?
tinuation of favorable conditions will en?
able us to take advantage of.
To change the subject the Alliance
of this Congressional District has been in
session here two days, formulating a list
of demands to be presented to the con?
sideration of the political public in gen
ral and candidates in general. Congress?
man Hemphill was invited to address the
body, and did so in a largely attended
public meeting in which he grandly
denounced the Republican views of our
elections and the tariff measure as pre?
pared by Mr. McKinley. He also affirm?
ed hia intention, if re elected, to strive to
his utmost to improve the condition of
the farming classes, who, he said, bad not
been treated by the government as their
rights entitled them to be. His remarks
were warmly applauded, but it is said
that bis renomination will be opposed by
many of the farmers who are not pleased
with hia refusal to support the sub treas?
ury bill. No opposition candidate han as
yet been brought out. T. D. C.
Allian?e; Column,
$32- All communications intended lor
this Column should be addressed to J. W.
Bowoek, Denver, S. C._
We Want Representation.
There has never been a lime before in
the history of this country when capital,
in centralized form, was making such in?
roads upon the rights of the people.
This is not in the shape of small mer?
chants or manufacturers, but in the pow?
er of money to oppress. It is shown in
the manner in which our products are
bought at a low price by speculative cap?
ital and sold to spinners and consumers
at a high price. It is shown in the nu?
merous tariff discriminations and unjust
laws which.are designed aloue to make
the rich richer, and the poor poorer. It
is found in the demoniiezation of silver
and the payment of interest on bonds
with gold only. It is found in the fund?
ing or purchasing of bonds before they
are due at a premium of 25 to 28 cents on
the dollar. It is found in the national
bank law which is as cbeme to increase
the power of the rich bond-holder and
enslave the landholder who cannot raise
money on land in any emergency with?
out paying a big commission for security
and a big interest for the money. It is
found in a contracted conditiou -of
the currency which is now only $4.72
per capita, or about one tenth what
it should be. This amount of money
being so small that a few rich men cau
withdraw a sufficient amount at will, to
reduce the price of our products when
they are forced upon the market, and
can then put the remainder in circu?
lation to inflate prices for the benefit of
speculation.
It is also found in the evils of a fixed
amount of money, which makca a con
slant fluctuation of values and unsafe and
unstable prices, when our real need is a
flexible currency, the volume of which is
founded upon and governed by supply
and demand.
The evils from which wesuffer and the
various causes set forth above cannot be
remedied except by national legislation.
Our country sighs, yea prays for relief,
and for that reason we have framed and
bad introduced into congress the sub
treasury bill. That measure we have
never claimed was a perfect one, but we
gave it to congress asking them to take
it in hand, study it and if it was found
imperfect, do all in their power to perfect
it. While there may be errors in the
details of the bill, and while some part
of it may ueed amendment or perfecting,
yet we know that the great objects of the
bill are right and that it came from the
heads and hearts of a wise and discreet
body who are laboring to deliver an
oppressed people from the power of
money to oppress.
Instead of being treated with the re=
spect which was due our great and noble
order, we were rudely thrust aside at our
national capital, and when we appeal
personally to our representatives they
treat ua with contempt. Not one has
ever offered to amend or improve the
measure, or to give us something better,
but they throw it back at ua ag a matter
unworthy of their consideration. When
they have been forced to write or apeak
upon the subject, they have not discussed
the bill upon its merits, but have con?
tented themselves witn the assertion that
it is unwise, undemocratic, class legisla?
tion aud impracticable. Is it not surpris?
ing that they all say the same tjiing?
Indeed, it would lead ua to believe that
some one wrote it and the others all
learned it by heart, If this uniform
treatment which they have given us
shows nothing else, it shows that they
are making a combined effort to over?
throw the farmers organization and put
an end to his seeming impudence. It is
a startling fact that not one congressman
from Georgia in the past ten years has
ever introduced a measure lookincp-di
rectly to the interest and relief "of the
farmer, and yet when the farmer suggests
a plan for his own relief he ia rudely
cast aside by these men whom he has
supported ao long, and who pretend to
love him so well. We must have repre
sentatipn from the people and by the
people.?AUiance Farmer
then and Now.
When the writer was about eighteen
year3 of age he became a regular corres?
pondent of the Statesville Landmark.
For six yeara this was kept up. During
that time we wrote more or leaa upon
matters of economy. The editor of the
Landmark and the writer never could and
cannot agree on such matters. Some
times thinga would get dull and we
would get up a row with Bro. Caldwell
and fire into him to the extent of a col?
umn or two, in which we would proceed
to tell him plainly what he was and what
he ought to be. Thia may have done
him good. Any way he is now one of
the beat editors on thia continent, and
though we have not gotten him fully
converted, yet he is one of nature's noble?
men. On one occasion, before the Alli
auco was introduced into this State, .the
writer wrote an article urging the farmers
to organize and giving a number of
reasons why it was necessary. One state?
ment in this article was ao extravagant
that it caused a smile to appear on Bro.
Cald well's face which remained for some
time. We made thp assertion that it waa
possible for the farmers' organisations to
become so powerful that our national
legislators would not dare to refuse to
enact such laws for their benefit as they
should ask for, provided, of course, that
these laws be in the bounds of reason
and justice. We went so far as to say
that instead of the farmers being entirely
ignored as they then were, a simple re?
quest from the president of the national
order for the enactment of this or that
law would cause our Congressmen and
Senators to got up at ? o'clock in the
morning, go to the c'apUol and put the
measure through.
Of course we would hardly ask that of
ou* representatives, but it ja a fact that
more legislation could be done in a
month, if they would go at it in earnest,
than has been done in the past ten years.
Wo have not got to that point yet, but
we are getting there. We will be com?
pelled to clip off a few congressional and
senatorial heads before they realize we
are alive and kicking, but there is noth
iog wrong abot-.t that. When your bands
do not work, discbarge them. You
always do thai, on your farms. Apply
the same rule as to Congressmen and
Senators and all will be well.?Progress?
ive Farmer.
People in 11m New Territory Suffering.
Washington, August 8.?The Presi?
dent to day eent to Congress a message
containing extracts from a communica?
tion seDt to Lim by Governor Steele,
of Oklahoma, r.o the effect that twenty
eight families in one township are in
actual need of the necessaries of life, that
this township is no exception, aDd that
in the very near future it will be necessa?
ry for a large portion of the population
of this Territory to have assistance. A
great many people have not the necessary
means of subsistence from day to day,
and are being helped by their very poor
neighbors. The Governor says that he
realizes the utter hopelessness of turning
to the Legislature for relief, as there is
but little taxable property in the Terri?
tory and very many demands to be made.
Therefore he begs that the attention of
Congress be called to the very great
suffering among; the people.
The President says: "Information re?
ceived by me from other sources leads
me to believe that Governor Steele is
altogether righ : in his impression, that
unless relief is i.fforded, either by public
appropriation or by organized individual
effort, there will be widespread suffering
among the Bettlers in Oklahoma. I am
advised that there is an unexpended bal?
ance of about $45,000 of the fund appro?
priated for the relief of sufferers by the
Hood upon the Mississippi River and its
tributaries, and I recommend that author?
ity be given to use this fund to meet the
most urgent necessities of the poorer
people in Oklahoma. Steps have been
taken to ascertain more particularly the
condition of the people throughout the
Territory, and i f larger relief should seem
to be necessary the facts will be submit
ed to Cong-ess. If the fuDd to which I
have referred should be made available
for relief in the Territory, care will be
taken that so much of it as is necessary
to be expended shall be judiciously ap?
plied to the moat worthy and necessitous
cases."
Shook off ii Shroud for Hum.
Chicago, III., August 2.?Crape was
hung at the dcor of John Brown's house,
in Evanston, on Monday last to announce
the death of Henry Mather. During his
sickness the only nourishment that
Mather could lake was whiskey and
water. He repeatedly begged for undi?
luted whiskey, but it was refused.
After the doctor pronounced him dead
he was laid out in the back parlor." At
3 o'clock in tho morning an unusual
noise was heard down stairs, and, when
Mr. Brown reached the parlor, he was
dumbfounded to see Mather sitting up
with a bottle of whiskey in his hand and
a cigar in his moath. "If you had given
me this before I would have been better
long ago," said Mather, taking a drink
from the bottle. Mather is now in a fair
way to recover.
? Canada claims to be larger by 500,
000 square miles than the United States,
including Alaska.
? Married, in Flat Creek township on
the 31st July, 1830, by Rev. John Faile,
Mr. Monroe Hnton and Miss Nannie
Blackman. The bride, we are told, is
only 12 years and 6 mooths of age and the
groom is also quite young.?Lancaster
Ledger, 6th.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR CONGRESS.
Wo are authorized to announce E. B. MURRAY,
of Anderson, as a caodldate for the Democratic
nomination for Congress from tho Third District
in thisState.
D. K. NORRIS is hereby announced as a can?
didate for Congress f::om this Congressional Dis?
trict, subject to the Democratic party regulations.
W. C. BENET. of Abbeville, is hereby announ?
ced as a candidate for Congress from the Third
Congressional Distric t, subject to the action ol tho
Democrat ig party.
FOL SENATOR.
We arc authorized to announce R. P. CLINK
SCALES as a candidate for tho State Senate, sub?
ject to the action of *.ho Democratic primary clcc.
tion.
HON. J. PERRY QLENN is hereby announ?
ced as a candidate to ? the State Senate, subject to
the action of the Democratic primary election.
FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
M. B. GAINES ii hereby announced for the
Legislature. A Christian gentleman, and thor?
oughly identified wilh tho farmers' movement, wo
feel assured that ho '-.rill make a safe Representa?
tive. Fill ENDS.
Tho friends of JO JIN E. BREAZJEALE respect?
fully announce him as a candidate for the House
of Representatives', subject to the 'action of tbo
Democratic party.
Wo are authorized to announce Mr. A. R. COX
as a candidate for tlie IIouso of Representatives,
subject to the action of tho Democratic party.
At the solicitation of many friends I hereby an?
nounce myself acar-didate (or (he IIouso of Rep*
rcsentatives, subject to' tho action' of tho Demo?
cratic party of Anderson County.
JOSHUA W. ASHLEY.
We arc authorized to announce J. W. BOWDEN
as a candidate for tlio House of Representatives,
subject to the action of the Democratic party.
Tho many friends of Rev. J. R. EARLE re?
spectfully announce him as a candidate for the
House of Representatives, subject to the action of
the Democratic primary election. Mr. Earle needs
no commendation frum his friends, for ho lg too
well kno^n thrqupliout tho Cqun^y, and every?
body knows he wiT make a most cflicicnt and
zealous Representative
FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.
I heroby announce myself a candidate for School
Commissioner of Anierson County, subject to tho
Democratic primary. I am induced to enter the
race at this time by the kind assurances of numer?
ous friends over tho County, and as my record and
former candidacy art well jenown, I trust they
will serve at this timt Instead of a long canvass.
I promise if elected f o give my official diitles the
best attention, and bend my energies' to the edu?
cational Interest of the Cdunty.
B, W. TODD.
Tho many frjopds of REV. D. I. SPEARMAN
respectfully announce him as a candidate for
School Commissioner, subject to the action of tho
Democratic party,
C. WAEDLAW is respectfully announced as a
candidate for School Commissioner, subject to the
action of- the Democratic party.
I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re?
election to the office of School Commissioner, sub?
ject to the action of the Democratic party.
ReipcdTullif,
D. H. RUSSELL.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Mr. R. E. PARKER, having been unanimously
endorsed by his own (Olinkscales' Mill) Democrat?
ic Club as a candidate for County Commissioner,
is respectfully announced for that position, subject
to tho action of the Democratic party. Martin
Township has never had a representative on tho
Board Qf Canimlsr.ior4CL?s, and Vc can assure our
friends that Mr. Parker is in every way qualified
for the position. Many Dbjiocbats,
Wo aro authorized to announce CAPT. B. C.
MARTIN as a candidate for re-election to tho
office of County Commissioner, subject to the ac?
tion of the Democratic- primary election.
We are authorized, to announce Mr. R. B.
DEAN as a candidate for County Commissioner,
subject to tho Democra tic primary.
C. B. GILMER is hereby announced as a can?
didate for County Commissioner, subject to tho
action of the Democratic party.
Wc arc authorised to announce A. W. BICKENS
as a candidate for re-chction to the oilico of Coun?
ty Commissioner of Anderson County, subject to
the action of tho Democratic primary election.
We arc authorized to announce W. T. McGILL
as a candidate for rc-cl'!ction to the office of Coun?
ty Commissioner of Anderson County, subject to
the action of the Dcuiopratjc primary olcctlpu.
FOR JUDGE OF PRORATE.
I hereby annouuoe myself as a candidate for re?
election to tho office of Judge of Probate, subject
to the action of the Democratic primary election.
W. P. COX.
R, MARCUS BURRLSS is hereby announced as
a candidate for Judgo of Probate, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re?
election to tho office of County Treasurer, subject
to tho action of tho Democratic party of Ander?
son County.
J. C. WATKINS.
i respectfully announce myself as a candidate
for County Treasurer, subject to tho action of tho
Democratic party.
,r' f_JAMES M. PAYNE
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR.
The friends of T. J. WEBB respectfully an?
nounce him as a candidate for re-appointment to
the office of County Auditor, subject to tho action
of the Democratic party._
PATRICK
MILITARY INSTITUTE
ANDERSON, S. c.
"VTEXT Session opens September 17.
Xli For rates of Tuition, <fec, apply to
COL. JOHN B. PATRICK,
Principal.
Aug 14, 1800_o_4___
J. L. TRIBBLE, | GEO. E. PRINCE.
TRIBBLE & PRINCE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
^?9- OFFICE?In Farmers and Mer?
chants Bank, Anderson, S. C.
Aug 11, 1800 G cm
NOTICE.
THE Building Committee of Deans
Presbyterian Church will receive coal?
ed bids for the building of a Church at
Deans until August 21. Plans and speci?
fications may he seen at Simpson & Sons
Drug Store, Anderson, S. C, or at the
Postoffice at Deans. The Committee re?
serve the right to reject any and all bids.
W. T. DEAN,
Cbm'n Building Committee.
Aug. 14, 1800,_G_1_
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the books
of subscription to the capital stock
of the Peoples' Advocate Publishing Co.
will be open at J. B. Douthit's office at
Anderson, S. C, on Wednesday, 20th Au?
gust, 1890. Also, there will ho a meeting
of the stockholders at the same time and
place to elect a Board of Directors, and to
attend to any other business that may bo
necessary. W. A. NEA.L.
THOS. H. BURR1SS,
W. H. GLENN,
J. W. BOWDEN.
A. C. LATIMElt,
Board of Corporators.
Aug 14, 1890_(5_1
GREENVILLE
FEMALE COLLEGE,
GREENVILLE, S. C.
The Session of 1890-91 begins Wednes?
day, September 24.
CORPS of Instructors 15. Registered
last Session 229. Thu College leads
in Music and Art. In Music Prof. WADE
R. BROWN, a full graduate of the N. E.
Conservatory of Music, is the Director of
Music.
The record for health among the board?
ers is unrivalled.
Send for new Catalogue.
A. S. TOWNES,
President.
Aug 14, 1890_G_4
WOFFORD COLLEGE,
SPARTANBTJRG, S. C.
TAMES H. CARLISLE, LL.D., President,
ll FOUNDED 1S51.
Woflord College ?fters to students in the four
College classes two parallel courses of study, each
leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, in one
of which Modern Languages arc substituted for
Greek.
Expenses?Board, tuition, matriculation, wash?
ing, lights, fuel, books and stationery, the neces?
sary College expenses for the year, can be met
with One Hundred and Fifty Dollars. The ad?
vantages offered by Wightman and Alumni Halls,
enable students to meet their college expenses
with this very small amount. The government is
moral and paternal, but without espionage or con?
straint. The next session begins the 1st day of
October, 1830.
J. A. GAMEWELL, Sec. of Faculty.
Wofford College Fitting School,
SPARTANBURG, S. C.
The Fourth Session begins October 1st, 1890.
Boys prepared for College. Exponses may be
covered Dy $150 a year. Supervision careful and
constant. A. G. REMBERT, A. M.,
Aug 14?3 Head Master.
BUY
IYORY LARD,
PUREST,
CHEAPEST,
BEST.
Aug 14,1890
3m
MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF
REAL JESTATE.
UNDER and by virtue of a power con?
tained in a certain Mortgage, execu?
ted and delivered by Martha E. Vandiver
to The American "Freehold Land Mort?
gage Conipany of London, Limited, of
London, England, bearing date the 4th
day of December, A. D-. 1883, and record?
ed in the office of R. M. C. for Anderson
County the 21st December, 1883, Mortgage
Book No. 20, pages 313 to 317, inclusive, I
will sell as agent and attorney for said
Mortgagees, at Anderson C. H., on Mon?
day, the first day of September next, at 12
o'clock m., to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described real estate, to wit:
All that certain Tract or Parcel of Land,
situate, lying and being in Broadaway
Township, in the County of Anderson, on
Broadaway Creek, waters of Rocky River,
containing Two Hundred and Eighty-two
acres, more or less, adjoining lands of
W. A. McFall, Jesse W. Norris and oth?
ers, and being Che same Tract of Land
granted and conveyed to said Martha E.
Vandiver by her husband, Aaron Vandi?
ver, by Deed dated December 12, 1873, and
recorded in office of the Register of Mesne
Conveyance for Anderson County, in Book
PP, page 315. Purchaser to pay for pa?
pers
THE AMERICAN FREEHOLD
LAND MORTGAGE CO.,
Mortgagees.
Per J. J. BROWN, Attorney.
Aug 14, 1990 0 0
s
T?TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Anderson County.
By W. F. Cox, Judge of Probate.
WHEREAS, L. N. Martin has applied
to me to grant him Letters of Adminis?
tration on the Estate and effects of C. P.
Gallespio, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admon?
ish all kindred and creditors of the said
C- P. Gallespie, deceased, to be and ap
Eear before mein Court of Probate, to
e held at Andorson Court House, on
the 30th day of August, 1890, after pub?
lication hereof, to shew cause, if any they
have, why the said administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 12th day of
August, 1890.
W. F. COX, Judge of Probate.
Aug. 14, 1890 G_2
SPECIAL I
If you Fail to call on
E. W. BROWN & SONS
Within the next thirty days you will miss some
RARE BARGAINS!
WE MEAN BUSINESS,
ssr Come to see us.
BIGGES
C
Will be held at the
ALLIANCE STORE
During this month. Our Buyers are now in the Northern
Markets buying Goods for the Fall.
We buy in Larger Quantities than any Mercantile Firm
in Upper Carolina.
THE Fall Goods will socn be rolling in,
and we wish to clean out all odds and ends
in stock at present to make room for them.
We have made slaughter of prices. Many
lines marked down to one-half wholesale
prices. Notp the following ;
(1.) All of our Colored Lawns, Batiste,
Tennis Cloth and Cual'ies marked down to
the uniform price of 5e per yard?some of
these goods are worth 12}c.
(2.) One lot of short length Table Qil
Cloth at 10c per yard, worth 25c
(3.) AH our Silk Windsor Ties, that were
25c, 85c and 45c, now go at the ridiculous
low price of 15c.
(4.) Men's Teck Scarfs, four in hands, that
were 45c to 65c, now you may have your
choice at 25c.
(5.) Qne lot of good, strong working
Pants at 50c. This is less than the cloth
cost. Right here we wish you to remember
that this Fall we will hare the finest stock
Clothing ever brought to Anderson.
(6.) One lot (45 dozen) Ladies' Collars
and Cuffs to match at 5c per set of one
Collar and a pair of Cuffs. These are well
worth 25c per set. Come early, they won't
last long.
(7.) 27 dozen Men's 2100 linen pleat?
ed bosom ShirtB at 50c. The wholesale
price on these was $7.50 per dozen.
(8.) Men's fotir ply Ljnen Collars at 5c.
We have gone through the entire stock,
and cuUed out the small lots, and marked
them at prices that are ridiculoully low.
While our buyers are in the Northern
markets they will take pleasure in filling
any special order one may send.
Very respectfully yours,
P. s,
ATTENTION, HOUSEKEEPERS!
Will receive in a few days several car loads of Cooking and Heating Stoves.
Also, Hollow Ware in great variety.
HURRAH!
For the Big-,
Bustling*,
Busy
BOOT and SHOE HOUSE
OIT -
I buy nothing but Boots and Shoes, and in large quantities,
for the cash down, and propose to make the
Shoe tirade lively this Fall.
All Slippers and Low Cut Shoes AT COST I
I GO North August 20 to buy th** largest ntock of Hoots and Shoes ever in An?
derson. I will visit all the leading.Faclnries fur the best goods for the least money
I have cut my profit on all Shoes so close I will sell only for the Spot Cash. Yon
need not ask for credit, for I am positive I will lend you 50c before I would break:
my rule and credit you for 25c.
Look Out for my "Tilling" and "Mary Jane" Shoes,
Two special brands for the Fall trade.
Don't be taken in by Shoes at Cost until you take a look at mine, and you wilE
be apt to take a pair of mine home with you
Mr. R. L, CHESHIRE is now with me, and will be glad to sec all his friends.
Yours, anxious to please,
O. B. VanWyck,
_Leader Latest Styles and Lowest Prices.
D. SB N
GROCERS,
ROOM 5.HOTEL CHiaUOLA.
SYNONYMS :
FRESH GOODS,
LOW PRICES,
COMPLETE STOCK, '
FREE DELIVERY. -
BS?* ALL orders will receive prompt attention. Prices and quality guaran?
teed.
Housekeepers, use IVORINE,
And save labor?the best and cheapest Washing Compound in '.he world. Half
pound Package 5c, or six for 25c.
Seed Barley and Rye for Sale.
FUR3IAN UNIVERSITY,
GREENVILLE, S. C.
THE next Session begins the 24th of Sep- "
tembcr, 1890. Courses in An cient and
Modern Languages, Mathematics, Science,
Metaphysics and Literature are provided.
Instruction thorough. For further infor?
mation apply to Dr. C. Manly, President,
or to PROP. H. T. COOK.
July 31, 1S90_4_3? ?
Due West Female College.
NEXT Session begins October 6th. Pull
corps of thorough and wide awake
Teachers havebsen engaged. Rooms pleas?
ant and comfortable. Boarding department
well kept. Send for catalogue at onco, and
see the advantages. Rates low.
MRS. L. M. BONNER, Principal.
H. E. BONNER, A. M., Vice Principal,
Due West, S. C.
July 31, 1S90_4_8_
Honca Path High School.
Ne.v.1 Session begins Sept. 1,1890.
Principal:
J. B. WATKINS.
Principal Academic Department:
W. P. CULBERTSON.
Assistants:
MISS FANNIE WATKINS,
MISS SALLIE WATKINS.
Music Teacher:
MISS ZULA BROCK. *+
Expenses per month of four weeks:
Tuition.$1.50, $2.00, ?2.50
Music.$3.00
Board, exclusive of washing.$9.00
Separate boarding houses for boys and
girls. A Scholarship will be given to the
Student making the highest average during
the session, and a Gold Medal to the one
making the next highest average.
July 31, 1890 4_5
BEFORE DECIDING WHERE
- TO -
EDUCATE YOUR DAUGHTERS,
Send for a Catalogue of the
Mistoi Female College.
F
ALL SESSION OPENS SEPTEM?
BER 10, 1S90, with better facilities
or thorough instruction than ever before.
3est advantages. Lowest rates. Address
REV. S. LANDER, A. M., President,
Williamston, S. C.
July 24,1890 3 S
I MEAN BUSINESS.
?-o
Five Fine New Counters,
Six Counter Show Cases,
Three Upright Wall Cases,
Must be sold by 1st September.
CUTTING DEEP
On Gold and Silver Watches, Sil?
verware and Jewelry for the next
thirty days.
Hunting Case Stem-winding Silver Wal
tham or Elgin Watches for $10, and every?
thing else in proportion, at
J. A. DANIELS, Agent,
Hotel Chiquola.
J iily .il, 1890_5_ 3
Thompson School and Business College,
Siler City, Chatham Co., N. C.
AFIRST CLASS Boarding School, with
Military features. Healthful and
beautiful location, with new buildings, el?
egant furniture and fixtures. One of the
best equipped schools in the South. Thor?
ough preparation for College, teaching or
business. Fall term begins Aug. 27. Send
for illustrated catalogue of each.
J. A. W. THOMPSON, Supt.
Aug 7, 1S90 5 2
ATTENTION, DOCTORS!
THE ANDERSON COUNTY MEDI?
CAL SOCIETY will meet at Ander?
son on Wednesday August 6th, 1890, at
11 o'clock a. m.
W. H. NARDIN, President.
RALPH W. RROWN, Sec. andTreas*
Julv 17, 1SD0 50 ly
FOR YOU!
We can cure- you In from
2 to 4 days?fftiaranteetl,
V/c make the celebrated
Dr. Webster's Female Fills, which never fail.
A full line of drug sundries always in stock?in
fact tec ktep everything. If there is anything that
you cannot obtain in your own locality, write to
us, and we will be sure to have it. Let us hear
from you.
SAMUEL FULTON. Druggist,
51S So. 19 Street, Philadelphia, Pa,
Aug 7, lS'JO 5 i