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M? v f x h? "CAMDEN, S. C.. APRIL 10.189o7 | TiliJ SHKEL-'i'lELMAN CONVENTION-! WHAT HOES TIIK S CITATION DEMAND! In our !a>t issue wo iravoabrief resume j of the proceetlinirsof lhis body, with a few : comments, ami eoticliulcd by aunounein^ tluit wo wonlil <1 isoUas in this issue?1st. What .I.h- the situation Ueiitand? 2il, Mow shall it be met "r <">r?I. What position ou^ht the fat mers and other Democrats of Kershaw County take in rojjari! to it? What dues the situation ileman'l? The ' ' - ' .. reply lo nils i llqus.'y liitt'nre SUU-.I .V ??.?.- | ty of though: !i ml of suggestion 1 hs to rentier il diflicull lo compress them into comparatively a brief shape. It is retrospective in tin! it would si: Hly demand u history of the movement inaugurated by Tillman, according to his own statement, live years ago. il is prospective, because it is impos.-il'le to contemplate it without considering its influence and effect* on ; the future policy and welfare of the Dcmocratic parly of South Carolina. V.'itliout entering into eitlier of these consideration?, specifi ally or minutely. we will treat tliein incidentally in discussing the reply to the enquiry, to-wit, that the situation demands tiie cum consideration of evtry true J hinder at in the Slue, regardless of class or calliny, and iii thus considering the issue precipitated by Sheli and Tillman every true Democrat should ash himself certain questions, in the answer to which is involved the determination lie shall arrive at. First?Have these men gone about their scheme in the right way? Grant that they are sincere, which we now question, is it in accordance with party machinery and party discipline f<?r any set ol men to take the authority upon themselves to issue a call, as Shell did. for a Convention to meet and nominate a ticket, lay down a platform and appoint an executive committee to conduct their campaign? We say emphatically no. Every party must have party machinery' and constituted authority to act for it, and every divergence from this machinery or disregard of this constituted authority, weakens party prestige and discipline, and tends to introduce independent ism. Deny it as they may, and pledge themselves with all the loud-inonlhcd protestations they may, this is the logical sequence of their action. We do not deny the right of Tillman's admirers or sympathizers to hold a caucus and put him in the field, hut to formally hold a Convention, nominate, lay down a platform and appoint an executive committee, is shaking the red flag iti the fi.ee cf the Democratic organisation of the State and is an act of defiance which, if unchecked and i:nrebuked, means in the end the disruption of the party or the tame .submission i.f the majority, embracing ail classes, to ihi< Shell-Tillroan minority. Suoond -Why did these men not. make the light for Tillman before the primaries or Ptnrpntipnc t. vi* di^nrriil nc tn i !ir? Ql?il r> Convcutir.u in August, instead of culling litis Convention? Wo tire con-trained to beiieve 1 hat l hoy determined l?? forest nil lite ttoii--:i of trie August Convention by forcing Tillman mi *!v party in advance. Tlieir enlf'iiatevidently, v.as that there would be such a denmn.-tration in his favor at their Convention us to discourage ami demoralize the regular organization of the l<artv and all who differed with thorn ? Contrary !< their cx|?c;Hi!ions the proceedings of tin- Convention show that they miscalculated their strength and were actually defeated, lraviiig t<> resort to parliamentary tactics to secure the very email majority they did. Third?Is Till man the farmers' candidate? We say he is not, and facts .show it. lie is the candidate c1" one hundred and twenty-one out of two hundred and thirtylive men in the Convention of March 27th. On the !'tist count, before changes were made, iherc were one bundled and seventeen votes for nomination, to one hundred and eighteen against it. Among this hundred and twenty-one were four votes from Pickens instructed by the fanners of that County to oppose nominations, nir.e so r?i r /...i I'uuiru liuimro ii 'ui v. 11ai ICM?M \WliQsC Democracy is said to be <jue.stionabie,) dected at a small meeting called n day or two before the Convention assembled by one ltusMTii, a political chamclion, not u man of whom it is fair to presume knows the difference between a stalk of cotton and a stalk of okra. and two Beaufort delegates who represented nobody but themselves.? lie was nominated really by a minority of the Convention. Four Counties sent no delegates, and the meetings in the Counties which sent them were composed only of a handful of farmers. A nd the mariner in which the proceedings were cut and dried, and Tillman forced on the Convention, must dissatisfy if not disgust any fairminded man. If he is to be the farmers' candidate, there is nothing yet to indicate it. lie is tl.c candidate of the Shell-Tillman faction of the Democratic party. This an 1 nothing more. Fourth?Is Tillman the proper man to be Governor of South CarolinaV In other wovds. does he jmssess llmse qualifications which siiould he possessed by the man who is Governor? In all seiiousness we say no. and in answering this query we judge him by his d? vhiration-, and conduct, and u??i from any prcjitdi.-. The Governor of I his ! Stat'* should be free from c'r.ss prejudice. i and kindly disposed lo.\aidsal! of her peo-! pie. He should ho ahove factious conten-1 lion and hitler antipathy, am! should rise' above partisan strife, wtiicli he should nut I engender nor have been the cause of engendering. llesho .i Ijnot have pel schemer to advocate which tend to create division and dissension. His nomination should be a guarantee of harmony i:i the party, and his election an assurance of its continued harmony and unity. .And certainly no man w 10 besmirches the fair name of the party, draggles ii in the dust, and holds it up to J public scorn, is the pr. jar man to he the j Governor elected by the party he thus defames, Viewed in '.lie light of these prerequisites and disqualifications, it is apparent to any fair-minded man, taking Tillman's declarations and conduct, that he is but the man Sou. h Carolina ought to have i1 if* Utfttrnor. lie litis ability and, until he j 1 ? a imtnonwrcd lobe nominated, or pel mil led ' himself to be made a candidate, we believed j him a sincere man and actuated l>v prin ciple, however misguided, but his conduct in connection with Shell and this Convention must a'i-nalo the respectof men who formerly believed jn and were disposed to follow him. If he hud stuck to the declaration i hut his only ambition was to be the Trustee of an Agricultural College, and had repudiated this nomination, he would have occupied a different position, but ho has descended to the role of a political aspirant, and all of his past record for candor and sincerity goes for naught. And so far as the wisdom or policy of his conduct is concerned, he will be judged as having hitherto masqueraded in the lion's skin, and i- now h his own true habiliment. lie nAght have been the Moses of a successful movement under certain circumstances, but as it is lie will never cross the political Jordan into t'.ic Gubernatorial Cana hi. The dcin ?>? simorsfdcd the natriot, or pie wv ...w w.r? t bably tlie hitter [was only the foil to the former all this while. '"I charge thee. Cromwell, beware of ambition." The situation demands that every Democrat shall calmly consider these questions. We do net believe in abusing or ridiculing Tillman personally, as much as wo reprolute his attitude as being uncalled for and un-Dcmocratic, but language is not strong enough to express our apprehension of the danger involved in it to the unity and harmony of the party. THE SHELL-TILLMAX CONVENTIONHOW SHALL THE SITUATION HE TiETl In reply to this query re have j very decided views. We are con- j | fronted by a condition which de! mauds unequivocal and decided tief tion. There are to-day in South | Carolina a party and a faction with j in the Democratic ranks, with two ' platforms and two committees. The one is known as Tilimanism, the otliI er, the regular party organization. ! The Tillman faction have thrown down the gauge and the regular orj ganization must meet it, or surrender. There is no parleying?no half-way I ground. The action of a few men at J Itidgeway last Saturday in organizi ing a Tillman club, indicates a pur[ ;osc to organize such clubs, for it is fair to presume these men are acting j under instructions from the Shell commit-ee. We shall thus, from all indications, have in tho near future I our present Democratic clubs con! fronted wift Tillucan clubs, and thus j the breach promises to widen. Is j this a proof of their protestation of fighting within part}' lines when they deliberately go t,o work to organize outside of it? A few years ago just such a broach began in Virginia to be fought out within party lines. It ended in Mahondsm. Were Mahone and his line of Democrats, at that time, less siucero than Tillman and | his friends are to-day? They do not i mean it, but men drift aud circumI stances force them into positions ! nt fho nntset thev never con to in plated. It is the result of the much derided term -logic of events," I but which is an unerring law of poI litical dynamics. I Tillman and Shell have p.ccom! plished their purpose of giving him ! the excuse, and quasi right, to stump the State, arouse agitation, incite dissatisfact'on, organize clubs, and carry on a vigorous campaign. They have forced the issue, and it must bo met. The regular organization, composed of all classes of Democrats, and overwhelmly opposed to Tillmanisin, must place in the field some exponent of their views. No rcpresen! tntive of their views will take the field on a m'-rc newspaper liotniua! tion, nor is there such a concensus I of opinion among the regular l emoJ crats as to iho candidacy of any one j man, to warrant him in assuming j that lie is their choice. The State j Fxecutivo Committee have no author: ity for calling a Convention to "sug* ! gc3t" a name, nor would't probably I lio IM.I1/Innl iflliov liQfl tllf/cTnEt | that a meeting of liie Comity ChairI rucn be held in Columbia at a very ear| ly date, and that they lis a time when j a convention or caucus shall convene i to suggest acicdidatc to represent the j party as against this faction. When ; this is done the body should adjourn, j Or, if a number of the farmers of the | State who oppose Tillmnnisui will is: sue a call to select a candidate who j will represent their views and- thus ' feel authorized (o tie their spokes| man, it will answer the purpose equally as well. Nor can tlie State Executive i Committee sit down and take no ac; tion. As to what shape it shall as! sume they must, decide. No faction can be permitted to nssunv the airs and prcecd to organize the mrtchin ery this one is doing and go nnrebuked. It is no time tor political shrinking, but a bold, prnf.snt front and determined action. It' Tillman can carry the State, after what he I and Shell .and party have done, over] the regular party, then every true j Democrat roast acquiesce, hut we do not think for a moment he ''an carry it. Their platform is a mild, and, in some respects, unobjectionable one, without special forje save as ro utilization of our phosphates and the suggestion as to school districts, but they will not confine thcraachtes to it. They will, <.ii the contrary, only use | it as a masked battery from whence to besmirch tliejpr.rty on the line of the accusations preferred by Sv oil in bis manifesto, which Tillman admits he had a hand in writing. It will he a campaign necessarily of mnd-slingir.g on their part Shall the Stale Executive Commitce permit l:i:n and his satellites unrehnked to accuse t'ac party of mismanagement, dishonesty, extravagance and corruption? They mast meet sac's charges by showing they are baseless, asserted for a purpose, without foundation in fact, and for personal ends. The situation must be met by appealing to tho trnth of our history since Radicalism was overthrown in 11. a .1 (\ I mi; sujiri .hi..i<iu on~ *7(\ anil all details must be given of the Sta'e government. with tlic workings of each departtnant thereof, and notably tlic influence the farmers of the State have exercised in shaping and controlling our legislation ? The people of Sonth Carol'na are conservative, and the facts of the case will confirm a great majority of them in their determination to let Tillman remain a private citizen ou the Savannah side of Edgefield county. We conlj say moio on this query as to how the situation is to be met, hut forbear. In our next issue we will discuss the third query. MAJOR COIT DECLINES. ti n-.-o o Until ?.o?n I'm- t.iin Tillman X\, ? ites in tlic Convention of Hie 27th to nominate this gentleman without knowing whether ' would accept, and was indicative of the haste with which they rushed through nominations, having by their parliamentary tactics secured a vote so to do by the skin of their teeth. As was to be expected by those who knew him. lie has dec.incd in a very dignified but frank manner, and his letter is a rebuke rather than approval of the action of the faction engaged in the unprovoked work of stirring up strife and of impairing the unity of the party. lie says he appreciates the unsol iciteu compliment, and expresses thanks for this evidence of confidence but is satisfied his name was put for ward under a misapprehension; that the Convention intended to conn ua'e men in sympathy with the let tor of Shell. This he is not, noi docs' he endorse the platform in full and his withdrawal will enabh the Convention "to substitute a mar who will represent their views whirl prevailed in the Convention.'' This place3 him in direct antagonism- tc Shel', Tillman ami party, and what, ever influence Major Coit exert; among the Poe Dec farmers mast b< thrown against ihc movement. Nominating Coit without his con 3tnt was a rash ant, but is in keeping with the manner in which the tw< prime -.covers anterior to and dmiim the Convention have acted. Shel I was a good quarter master during tin war, and is doutlcss an efficient Clerl of the Court, while Tillman is a mar of undoubted ability, and was re gardes! by his admirers up to this Convention as being actuated by nc ulterior motives, but as political man agcrs, with an eye to success, tlio^ must feel as the redoubtable Dogbrr ry did when he exclaimed, "write in< down ass." To nominate a man as second or the ticket and have him decline is i blow between the eyes, and only tlx veriest political neophytes woulc have been guilty of such a blunder Wo await their substitution of : name in Celt's place with much inter est. "Why not take Shell? It woulc be a most appropriate conjunction o planets, and under their double afiin ity the political heavens would be come resplendent with their efTalgenco. If the days of astrology hat not passed we would suggest tbeii Comini-tee to consult some asirologei to ascertain whether Taurus and Sir ius were not in conjunction at theii political birth. CENTENARY OF JOHN IIOVi ARD'S DEATH. Glorious old England has given tr the world in every walk and avocation of life "names not born to die," ?philosophers, scier.t'sif, poets, war riors. statesmen and divines, Baeor and Newton. Shakespeare and Milton Drake and Nelson, Marlborough and Wei inglon. Burleigh, Wa'pole ar..l Chatham. Butler, Wesley and* Whitfield, with a host of scarcely lesser geniusses, have shed immortal light on fhe common heritage of our Ang o Norman race, and glorified its history.. Yet, in all this hi-tory there stands a nam*, unbl.moned by achiev o:e?is in asm* and uncrowned with j civie laurel in s:icnce, ail, statecraft or poesy, but which ever recalls the tcndercs: emotion3 of grsltiude that its honored bonier lived .:nd in liis life and death exemplified all that is (rue and noble and di-intt rested in a jife of ficlf-sacrifico rind devotion to the poor, the weak and the miserable; a uauic, the mention cf which causes a feeling of prion to swell tin* bos am cf every descendant of our conquer. inir, sturdy race, and to thank God thai he was < nc of us That man *.vas John Howard, who 'lied on>hunI ureil ye .'us ago. a victim to a philan: thr py as ptuc as his own great son I I was spotless. I If the 'est of a nun's influence is to ho fcr.n 1 in the beneficent effects ' ? , of tiiat wniiC while alive, and the inn; In {ion of his example when dead, ; then no man of modern time* has ex! cried greater influence than Howard. i The whole world recognizes it, and iho tribute paid to his memory on the " * - f -1 , centenary ot tus?team is r.sgrncejui ns lit is just, ife laid {.he foiv'da-ion - f I practical charily, ami his noble sdf| sacrifice has been the I right slnr I v.-hicli has guided i ivriads of kitnlr. .1 sprits to irnitnlo his example and devote themselves to the relief o1 i suffering in prisons, hospital?, laza| rettocs, and 0:1 the gory field oj: ecntending armies. lie was born in 1720, and died at Chcrson, on the Black Sen, January '20th 1790. On a voyage to Lisbon, in 175G, he was captured and thrown into a French prison The treatment he received and the condition ; of the prison turnel his a tentnn to the investigation ofaucli institution?, The reports a ado of tin* filth, cruelty and hardships endured by their wretched inmate?, moved the British 'gove:lament to rectify these ubusos, | such was the indignant pressure of public opinion lie extended his operations to France, Denmark, 8wcd-j cr, Russia, Turkey in Kuropy and j even into Asia. Ho devoted his time 1 also to hospitn s ami Inza ettocs and , (asylnmf, and practically laid the , I fonndiiMon on which these institu* lions have since been placed. WherI ever abuses were to bo correct. d? cmcities stopped and cleanliness and , comfort inaugurated, Howard was to , be found, and at last rendered up his . pure life in ministering at the bed, -idc of victims of a malignant fever. Unobtrusive, liumblo, and devotedly . pious he was a true disciple of his Mas. tor, and his last request was that the only in cription on his mounment should be "John Howard, a sinner, usaved by Grace. ' Hut neither mar. bio shaft no - stored urn arc neccss ry . to perpetuate his name or recall his - dee?s; every Howard Association, . immortalizes the one, and every char5 itablc institution of every land rc, calls the other. And a3 the world , grows better, and the brctherhool of j humanity hinds-it into closer bonds of , kinship and fellowship, the farns of . John Howard will grow brighter and 5 brighter with tlio coming centuries. > He loved his fellow-man, and died lo relieve his suffering. President M.igiiP.s Address la tlie Alii' | mice. )[ Dkaii Pkkti.mikn*: We have entered r j tlie second year of our existence as an ' organized body of farmers. Unity of 1 action, and continuity-of purpose hath , enabled us to stein the tide of adversity caused by short crops. The sound f principles of our organization, promot1 ed by the firmness and manhood ol our members, have secured for lis the prcs tige of a victory in our lirst battle. 5 'Ti.s true we mourn the loss ofn few members who ("fell by the wayside') in * the struggle, some for want of disei. pline. and others for lack of firmness, but their places have been promptly f tilled by recruits, and wo hope ere Jong . to see all of our old comrades bacl: in 4 the ranks of the Fanners' Alliance do' ing good work for our noble cause. On the 22nd day of January ultimo I attended an "organizers meeting" at Lancaster (1. II. The state President, i and state organizer (liros. Stack house , and Elder) conducted the business of " the meeting. Their reports from vari1 ens counties in the State were very en. eouaging, and their exemplification of - the secret work was interesting and 1; instructive. J On the Jist of January last a 1> isiIni ss mcetinir of tiie County Alliance, I: anil of the Trustee Stock holders of the f! Stale exchange was held in Cainc en. j ITiiri me. ling endorsed the Exchange " and recommended sub-alliances to .' deal through that agency when pra .TiI cable, otherwise that each sub-eJli"' ance make trade arrangements with io1; cal dealers. j The question of establishing a cotton j seed ml lattery was discussed end r j seemed to meet the approval of the 00_ I dy. 1 would suggest 1 nat a commit! ee, '! composed of one member from each r ] .-id. alliance in the County, be appointed to solicit subscriptions of shares in the Capital stock ol' a cotton seed oil . factory to be established at Camden, s>. * C. and that the said committee be required to repoit at our next quarterly ? meeting. President Stack house in accordance ( with section IN ot Statutory laws of National Farmers' Alliance and In. dust rial Union, and with the advice of the .State Executive Committee up1 pointed Uro. J. W. Kie l, Mate Crop I statistician, and requested County , lTesidcnts to appoint County Crop 1 Statisticians, and report address to i JJro. J, \V. Keid, Ileitis viile, .S. C. In compliance with said request I have appointed iJro. Joel Hough, Coon I ' tv Crop statistician for Kershaw Cuim " ' ' ' " ?.nn..?n?./.., #.r i'm.f ;,AH it. I JJl JMICU?W*W Wl illtlltU Hisi ructions I hereby m<uest each sub? l'lvsident to appoint a sub-alaiift Crop Statistician, ami to report his addrtv.s to i'.ro. J.-el i lough, Timrod. S. C. The State Crop Statistician will be paid by the State, the County Crop Matisticiairs compensation wiit be iixed and paid by the County Aliianee ami the Crop Statisticians of the st;!>v.;iiance by the sub-alliance. Urn. J. i\ 'J'iilman, the National Crop Statistician, (who attaches very great importance to this work ) will furnish blanks and direction:; lor making the jeporls. It, is important that the me: L competent Statistician in each sub-ni Jiance be appointed to perform this work. The value of Ike stat istics complied will depend on t ho accuracy of reports of sub-ullianeo Statisticians, j Crop statistics arc imw compiled by th i agent. <:f tin; druii ;s in far?;: pri duels, and are not'always trustworthy or satisfactory to producers. Wo propose to ooilect our s.'a islics through our own agents,ami then wo can rely on their report;- in estimating the value of oui productions. l/KCLAIIATJON OK INTKNTIOWS. The principles of our order should ever In* the guide to our actions. We resolve: 1. To labor for the education of thaagricultural classes in the science of J econoiniea! government in a strict!) non-partizan spirit. 2. To endorse the motto: "In things essential, unity; and in ali things charity. 11. To develop a belle; state mentally. morally, socially and financially. 1." To create a better understanding for sustaining civil officers in maintaining law and ord? r. 5. To constantly strive to secure entire harmony and good will among all mankind and brotherly love among ourselves. f!V. rvwcAn.l 1 1 11. i *%l DM JJj'MiOO I'l i.^vi.U4f 4WW^?, ./ ~ tiomil and national prejudices, all unlit ally rivalry ami seliish ambition. 7. The brightest jewels which it garners arc t he tears of widows and or phans and its imperative commands are to visit the homes where lacerated hearts are bleeding, to assuage the suffering of a brother or sister; bury the dead, care for the widows anil educate the orphans, to exercise charity towards offenders, to construe wort's and deeds in their most favorable light, granting honesty of purpose and good intentions to others, and to protect the principles of the Alliance unto death. Its laws aie reason and equity. Its cardinal doctrines inspire purity of thought and life. Its intentions are: ' Peace on earth and good will towards men." We are solemnly pledged lo be governed by these principles and to pro-' tect them ever unto death. 1 would impress it as a dirty devolving upon | sub-alliance lecturers to frequently read the foregoing ' declaration of in| tentions" to rhe members of their suballiance-' and to comment fully on each division thereof. Only a few of the officers are supplied with copies of our constitution which contains the declaration of the principles and purposes Ot tliCJ runners Aiim;iu-, lutguat majority of members art; not furnished with such copies, honce the necessity of lecturing upon and explaining the principles of ottv order anil the duties imposed upon its members in the carrying out of those principles and instructions. COTTOX UAGGIXO. The Cotton Plant of March 22nd ult. says: That the Presidents of the National and State Alliances held a conference in Atlanta on Wednesday, at which resolutions were passed urging the alliance men of die cotton states to stami by the action of the St. Louis meeting 0:1 the use of cotton bagging, and instructing each member of die order :o hold his cotton until the proper and just allowance for tare is granted by the Exchanges and exporters. "The Executive Committee of die National Alliance, we are informed, are now in conference with the Liverpool Cotton Exchange in reference to a reduction of tare on bale?; of cotton. We have but little hope of a satisfactory adjustment of tare on cotton except by its sale at net weight in I lie home market. Ex porters): low deduct six per cent, from the price of cotton in the home market to cover loss of weight caused by the deduction of tare in Liverpool. This loss of weight is 3D pounds on a 3<X)tpouiufbal'.i?or six percent.discount 011 gross weight of bale. This rate, of tare is uniform regardless of light or heavy covering used in baling, thcre fore the exporter when his light covered ' Itnrrirmnr Uillv'** UIU tumj/ivgjvvi enough to equal the weight of bales covered with heavy bagging. This practice is sufficient to prevent any reduction of tare by the cotton exchange at Liverpool. The great difference in weight of the material used covering bales 01 cotton maV.es it necessary to require the manufactures of bagging to make their bagging of uniform weight, say 2 pounds for jute and % pound 'per yard for cotton n igging, Arc. Then deduct the actual weight of hugging and ties on the bale when sold, l'rom its gross weight. As the cotton is finally sold to the manufacturer at net weight, it should be sold in the home market at net weight. This would give cotton bagging an equal chance in the market wiihjute bagging and prevent exporters from covering cotton covered bales with jute bagging before shipping whereby a reduction of tare in Liverpool is delayed or prevented. I would suggest that an estimate of the number of yards that will probably be used by each member of the Alliances in the county be furnished the sub-agents to be forwarded through the county agent to the state agent, to enable him to inform the manufacturers of the probable number of yards that will be taken. We should encourage by every UK'UUS posSiUiC lli'- HKitiu i <ii'i uiu ui standard cotton bagging .so that we may secure an earl) supply, and a sufficient quantity to cover the entire crop. Then wo would have uniformity in weight and equality in value; and an j equitably adjustment ol tare would 110 . longer be delayed. Tins cruuisxcv. Twenty yeare ago there was fifty dol! Jars of currency per capita in cireuiai tion in the 1*. S. Nov; tiiere is less than nine dollars per capita. The elYect of a contraction of the currency is to depress prices of farm products. To illusj irate: 181 ill when the circulation was ; *50 per capita cotton sold at 25 to 35 cents per pound, and wlieat at *2.18 per bushel. In lssu when the circulation was reduced to per capita the price of colton was reduced to less than one third of tiie prices ol" ISM. The prices of all l'arm products except cotton are ; greatly depressed, end the exception in iavorof cotton is due to increased consumption, ami its limited area cf p;roduclion. Various bills have ben introduced in congress to incrca ;e tlie voliiino of currency in circulatio ?. The I free coinage of silver; the sub-treasury system, with ware houses for storage of farm products; the loan of money bv the government on real estate; the demand of productive labor lor an iuI crease of currency, enforced by the Al linnet' a:ul other industrial or^n 11 izillions has instigated aetion on the pint of our lawmakers. 'J he bill for I lie free eoinap-eol silver will doubtless become a law, but the increased chvul .lion result ing front free coinage will not be suiiicient to have inueh effect on prices of farm products. The Sub-Treasury ]},'J1 introduced by Senator Vance is admitted by its eni'mies to be Constitutional. The New York Herald says, thai the Alliance is in earnest, and backed by onu million voters, it. has had sullieienl inlhience to induce Senators Stanford, Cullom and Vance, to introduce measures pleasing to them. "Xor should it be forgotten that by ilceissions of the highest Court, and by party policies approved by the people anil enforced, even this absurd Hill of Senator Vance can be justiiied.'' 1. "When the Supreme Court decided that Congress has power to declare paper money, or anything else a legal tender at any time." (Confine on Zrd Furje.) FOil CASH A.T WE HAVE NOW IK, ONE OE THE LAIIGEST AND HANDSOMEST fTC ' Ever Brought to Camden. " It would take the whole paper to particularize. Suffice it to say, every Department is full to overflow, and we advise cur friends and the public generally not to buy until you have seen oar well-selected and City-like STOCK, which was bought for Cash, and you will also get the benefit of our experience. Call on us and we will sissipiy Astonish You! \ v GINGHAMS?No City can surpass in quality or quantity. DRESS GOODS of all kinds, from tlic cheapest to the highest prices. Call for our Novelty Dress Goods at Gjo. Wo have the best line of WHITE GOODS we have ever carried. Ask for WHITE NAINSOOK at 5c. 4-1 Bleached?a good bargain?at 0|c In STRAW GOODS we cannot be excelled. What do you think of a good Boy's Leghorn Hat for 10c. VU1 VXUUlXUlg VX1&VUV Is complete in every particular. GENTS' FUKNISHING GOODS? a superior line.? Come to see tliem and examine before you buy. . . ~ Cur Shoe Department Deserves special attention. You must come in and yourselves. We tell you it is TVionev In Your l^ockets To conic to.see lis. You "will be rewarded for the call. You all know our | Wholesale Grocery Department. i Tl.g.r.n >1/1 RC* ! 1 C ?oI U of I ViS'Jl 1U11V I f) J? US to H 13?U a?UOUV,iO v/4 v,B .. B . w .. the House. Forty Thousand pounds of Bacon now in Store. This is no br;ur?:,\i?. TVe hold the Goods. Several Car Loads ef Hour, These are solid facts. Come and l>e convinced.