The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, October 09, 1890, Image 2
~ CAMDEN, S. C? OCT. 9,1890. I
JUDGE HASKELL'S LETTER. 1
The political event which has caused
more comment for I he past ten days than
any Mnce the adjournment of the Septeni
ber Convention, is the letter of this gallant
and distinguished son of Carolina in the
Xnct ami Conner ot the 110th ultimo. We
confess that it has pained us beyond ex- .
pressior. We hold that, no man however
exalted his character or distinguished his
services, can be excused for this position.
It is inuepenaeiitiMii muii^u?uuvtvi.~i..
iiml unconcealed?and if tolerated or
upheld puts an end forever to Democratic
organizition and breates down
all partj lines, and extinguishes all
party discipline. It relegates every Democrat
to his individual action, ignores party
machinery, and does away with even
the form of party law. It is, in fine,
a fatal stab at Democratic supremacy,
which is synonymous with white supremacy
in South Carolina, and mongrelixes and
demoralizes the party beyond the possibility
of redemption.
The reasons for his position are untenable
and undemocratic. Ih cause he cannot
vote for Tillman, and Tillman lias done
ami said things he condemns, therefore he
will noL vote for him. and there should be
a ticket {>!?cod iu the field against him.?
(Irunt the force of every charge against
him, and the bitter dose it may be to take
him, yet i? he not the regular nominee of
the party, put in the field by the only recogniz
d organ or agency of the party?a
State Convention, called, not by the Tillman
faction, but Jthe regulur Stute Executive
Committee, elected by the Convention
of 1SS8? Hut, says the Judge, the August
Convention perpetrated outrages in forcing
certain delegates to leave it. Is the Septeml>er
Convention to be held responsible
for this? Again, the September Convention
refused to seat the Sumter and Fairfield
delegates. Grant that it was an outlagc,
and yet did not this Conven<ion have
the right to pass on the credentials of members,
and if the right was improperly exercised,
yet is this sufficient to evoke independontisiu?
Grant, again, that Tillman said
and did tilings during the campaign which
wore disgraceful, yet did not the Straightik,>
dull) with him. aud wete
UUl^ tunMiv ..... j
not Earle and Brattou pitted against him,
and were not the issues of t'.ic campaign to
ho decidcn by the September Convention?
Was not the ruee made fairly and squarely
for that event? If so?and there is no gainsaying
the fact?then ".vhen that Convention
nominated hiui, how can any Democrat
suy he is not tho nominee of the party?
IIo is, unquestionably, and the matter resolves
itself into this, llmt Judge Haskell
and thoso who agree with him refuse to
abide by the [tarty nomination, and propose
to camp outside.
There is no disguising it that Tillman
captured the organization of the p trty and
was successful iu getting the nomination,
aud unpalatable as it is to thousands of
Democrats in the State, yet allegiance to
the party demands thut it be submitted to
and ocquiesci d in. Any other lule of action
is fatal in the extreme, nor do wo believe
that a corporal's guard will follow Judge
Haskell in his erratic course.
Tillman proposed to submit if beaten
for the nomination, aud if he hud been and
then attempted the role Haskell assumct,
there could not have been found language
strong enough to damn him to political infamy.
Fair plav is a jewel, and any other
pnuciplois suicidal.
It will not do, as some contend, to assert
that the party is broken up already. It has
received a severe strain, but it lias vitality
and conservatism enough left to reassert
its vigor, and when the passion and bitterness
engendered by the hottest struggle we
ev#r had have passtal, we confidently expect
a reunion of the dissentient elements
on the common ground of self-interest aud
mutual necessity. The hopes and destiny
of the State aro wrapped up in Democratic
supremacy, und if wo never forget the
grand fact that we arc white men and must
maintain our rule, then all will be well.?
Put if we follow Judge Haskell aud bid
for the negro Vote, then, indued, will all be
lost, and "bribery and corruption" in bidding
for this vote, which he foresees will
ruiu us beyond the possibility of redemption.
This race questiou is far deeper and
broader than he seems to think, and we are
surprised that he has not given it the
weight it deserves. It is the antagonism
ot opposing institutions, and we cannot let
the bars down and maintain our civilizaion.
Political raisccgination is the precursor
of sociul miscegination and the ultimate
demoralization and dcgriuiatiou of our civilization.
We must lioid fast to white supremacy,
and even untoward and to be re
gretted methods, when the pinch comes, of
carrying electious, aro better an! healthier
tllHll mongroiizeu UCiilu?uu .u.wuumu-,
tiou ou u common political pliuic. This |
will degrade the white uj&n und still more i
demoralize tho negro. Take a town election
here as a sample and what worse political
hell can one imagine, if its methods
und practices should inure all over the
btate?
The temporary triumph over Tillman by
using tho negro vole this time, will be a
Pandora box of woo for the future, the effects
of which passes the utmost bounds of
prophetic vision. And ?r?m as a matter of
|Mj)icy, the triumph me .ns next time Ro
publican demaad for office in county and
State, and the division on tho Congressional
und Electoral tickets in 1S92. This triumph
now would be a Republican one, for
it would result from Republican votes, and
how can a Democrat put himself in this
position, und thus affording this infamous
party the opportunity of reasserting itself
in bouth Carolina ? The few thousand |
Democrats in the State who would vote the ;
' ticket will, like the majician*' roils i?f?<re J
Pharaoh, be swallowed up by the Republi- 1
c >u ones, and as no tail of a party can wag !
the head, so tt?c\ must bo wagged l>v their t
Republic.* 11 allies and at last go over to the }1
Republican parly. There is no other t
course. It is a scheme which cannot meet <j
noprovul when calmly Considered, In its
discucsion we omit the probability of the a
loodshed ilv.i l iu nil probability entail, t
or we regard this as the lowest species of 1
rgumeat to p!a:-e before brave inen. Their 1
eason and love of State will convince them
lint it will not do.
.1 u.lge Flaskel is wrong, fearfully wrong: j
in< 1 we regret that the champion of our j
redemption in H7('? should now seek uflilia- ,
ton. in any manner, with those who were >
jur bitterest and most malignant foes in ,
ilint eventful struggle. His splendid services
then htc dwarfed before his ill advised
Find hasty aaiiou now. We then fought
carpelbaggers, scalawags, and negro minions.
We cAim >t fight our own bretheren,
?botie of our bone and flesh of our flesh?
the white men cf South Carolina.
Philip the Second was wont to say
"Time and I against the world." Time
will cure our troubles, ami let those, who
feel the position of the State and grieve
over it, look with those who do not thus
feel, t<? th? future, wit h confidence and hope,
and exercise political faith, trusting that
time will rectify wrongs and bring about
reconciliations. We must hold and trust,
and frown dorn indepcndentism.
ADJOURNMENT.
Congress adjourned on the 2nd instant,
after a ten months' session, the longest 6ave
one, 1888, in the annals of the country. It
is a relief to know that it has adjourned,
and the country will breathe freer.
We areeursed, both in Federal and State
affairs, with a plethora of legislation, and
the hundreds, aje thousands, of laws ennct
d are hinderances oftener than promoters
of the public weal, "fix true this is a huge
country, afd its interests are manifold and
diverse, and much legislation is requirod,
but not Ihe exteit and kind we seo so often
enacted, and especially of tlio seclionul
sort. Kvcry little whipper-snapper thinks
he must do something for bis constituency
and introduces nuineroua bills
for hi* district, and thus much valuable
time is consumed in considering
local question* that have no merit, and by
collogim with hie fellow members they gel
through. Special legislation is the curse
of the country. When it comes to broad,
national questions, this same fellow will
shut his eyes lo t ie good of the country and,
like a toad on a tussiok, shriek for the party
and go it blind. This is notably the case
with the Republican member, who lias but
Kvn ohieels in "iew?the success of the
party and his ovn election?and he manages
genaally t?-?o intermix the two that he
cannot, for the life of him, rise high enough
to conceive that ho is a national legislator
and should have sonte idea of the national
good. Consequently the average Congressman
is devoid of patriotism and becomes the
tool of such manipulators as Reed and McK
in ley.
Of all the Congresses we have bad this is
the woakest and most partisan, and the actings
and doings }f the majority have been
as disgraoeful as they have been futile in
good results. It would have been better
for the country jf it had never met, for its
results will in damage, far outlast the fleeting
fame of its chief actors, and when
they have passed into merited oblivion, the
ill-born fruits of their labors will plague
and vex our peoplo. unless corrected by u
Democratic House. And as under Republican
manipulation in the admission of new
States the Senate promises to remain Republican
for many years, it will thwart all
j efforts ut Democratic reform. This session
has confirmed the assertion so often made I
I that the Republi- an leaders had conti acted
?L. -oiid liiirli fnrifT
, Willi me nun uiuiiiauttuici ? ?? ,
people of every avocation to pass a bill in
their interest, and ihey have certainly fulfilled
the contract and delivered the goods.
A resume of their work proves beyond contradiction
that the government is run in
the interest of factions, corporate monopolies.
combines and trusts, and that the power
of money in carrying elections is their
main Vehicle to maintain power. They
have burdened and not relieved, developed
antaganism, stirred up strife, and used
their power with a high hand and an outstretched
arm, and bid defiance to the wage
earner and farmer, all over the laud. And
;n their iron clad rules and tho rulings of
Kccd, ruthlessly denied and ignored all
rights of the mi lority and put to open
shauie every instinct of fairness or impartiality,
^nd" their partisanship inaugurated
a precedent of parly tyranny in national
legislation Cromwell in the Long Pari is
rnent <* Napoleon in the Ilotiso of Deputies
were never more tyrannical. selGsh or outrageous
than these imps of Republican villainy.
Their legit lation is a disgrace, their
conduct a scandal, and they deserve, as we
believe they will receive, tin? scorn and re
pudiutiou ?/f an outraged and victimized
people. The only bright spot iu tlioircareer
is their %dj.-wnim?mt.
?? ?"
riosldent Mag-ill's Quaiterly Address.
Dkab Bretuukn:?Our-county and
State bavo just passed through the
most exciting' political canvass that,
the present generation have over witnessed?
except ju the days of secession
and the memorable campaign of
1876. I aui proud to know tbat the
Farmers' Alliance has adhered to its
principles and with but few exceptions
has kept itself froo from entanglements
with either political faction
iu the State canvass, and entirely free
from such complication in the county
canvass.
Our legislative demands formulated
at St. Louis by our national ulliauce
have bf-Ktn presontod to the candidates
for Congress from tho Jifth Congressional
District, by a couferonco composed
of Alliance delegates representing
each county in tho District except
the county of Chesterfield. This conference
held two sessious?one on the
Gth and 7th days of August and one
on the 3rd and 4th of September Just, j i
Ouly one congressional candidate!
(Hon. J. J. Hemphill) was present at j
the tirst meeting and he endorsed all |
the demuuds except the Sub-Troasu-11
ry Dill. At our next meeting the j <
same candidate oudursed tho princi- <
pie of the Sub treasury plan, except I
?s tu the "llexiblecurrency." llo ol>- j i
iected to the dt tails of the Sub-Treas- <
lry bill. His uppoueut, Capt. Dollock, i <
uulorsed the bill known as tho Dick- j t
er bill. The conference after passing [ t
imtninontsttf a resolution to demand j i
i primary oleotiou to nominate eoti-i*
pvssional candidates adjourned sine j I
lie without endorsing any candidate. ] t
[.'ho Cougretsional Convention has J)
iuc*J met tm?' refused tho demand of i
he conference for a primary election i
>y a Vote of iiO to 0 ami proceeded to i
louiinatH a congressional candidate. !
W bile ibe Alliance tbrough the agen:y
of its conference failed to aeeoin[?lisb
all that it desired, yetitsecured
tlie endorsement of its demands f*?r
the free coinage of silver, the "roduc
lion of the Tariff to the actual necessities
of the government economically
administered," the repeal of the law
taxing the issue of State hanks ten
per cent., and that, the interest on t.hei
public debt be paid in coin, either!
gold or silver, instead of gold oidy, as'
now paid; also the endorsement of the,
principles of the Sub Treasury bill,
except as to "llexiblecurreiicy." The
issuing of money direct to the people
without the intervention of banks, in
sufficient uiiHtititv for legitimate (le
mauds, oti ample security, is also endorsed
l>v Mr. Hemphill. Therefore
while wo have not accomplished all
we wauled, yet we have moved in the
right direction and made some progross.
We have served notice on our
legislators that we are loosing after
our interests as we have uever done
before, and that hereafter the acts of
our Kopresentatives will he closely
watched, and those of them that, serve
monopolistic corporations at the expense
of their constituents will be
relegated to private life at the expiration
of their official term.
THE SUB TREASURY BILL.
In the discussion of this bill Congressmen
have given its merits very
little attention. The central idea embodied
in the bill is geverumout loans
direct to the people at a low rate of
interest rl ho necessity for an increase
of currency is admitted. The power
of Congress to furnish an adequate
amount of currency for the necessities
of the people has been atlirmed by
decisions of the Supreme CourtThe
equitable distribution of this currency
among the people, including
the producers of wealth, is the point
sought to be adjusted by the SubTreasury
plan.
The only way provided by the government
for tho distribution of currency
among tho people is by tho
payment of appropriations; by the
purchase of bonds; by depositing
with banks and by the National baukine
act. The emission of mouey to
the people by depositing in national
hanks is unjust, because it enables
these banks to lend the people's money
to the people, at a high rate of interest,
while thoy, the banks, pay no
interest on the deposits. National
bank issues do not supply the demand
for currency. Their circulation is
being retired, iusted of being increased
to correspond with the increase
iu population and business of
the country. It is probable that within
the next decade the last United
States bond will be paid. Then the
payment of appropriations w ll bo
the only means of emitting money to
the people frjm the U. S. Treasury.
Therefore if the constitution of the
United States prohibits the emission
of currency through any other channel
than those now m use, and which
have proved inadequate to the wants
of the people, it should be amended
to meet the exigencies ot our finances,
aud that, without delay. Time is but
wasted in ridiculing and misrepresenting
the details of the Sub-Treasury
Bill, or in asserting its unconstitutionality.
The credit of the government
is based on the taxes of the
people. The wealth producers pay
75 per cent, of this tax. Then why
should not the government loan its
credit to the producers who puy the
tax, and emit money through thorn
(on an ample security) rather than
the bondholder who pays no tax?
But the reverse is tho practice and
the bondholder t/ets tho nrefereneo.
Tlie objections urged aguinst the SubTreasury
Bill are very conflicting.
First thoy say: That it would necessitate
the building of too uiany
warehouses, and that it provides for
the building of too few warehouses.
Second. That it would raise the price
of the products warehoused, aud that
it would lower the prices of said products,
as the depositor would not be
able to redeem them and they would
be sold for the 80 per cent, advanced
by the government. Third. That it
is class legislation in the interest- of
the farmer against the speculator,
und would only benefit the speculator.
Fourth, it wt uld be too long before
the warououses could be built, and
they would bo built too soon, even before
the democrats would be restored
to power in the National government.
Fifth, that it would till the country
with federal oflicials and turn the
Southern States over to tho Radicals,
yet it provides for only 25 ware houses
in South Carolina, und 113 federal
oflicials (P. H's.) wore appointed last
year without any perceptible effect on
the political parties of tho State.
Such arguments do not touch the
merits of the measure, aud are inspired
by tbo favored few who now
control the currency in their own interest
by special and partial laws
which enables them to appropriate
tue weanu produced ny otuers. rue
Alliance does not waut class legislation,
neither does it want to till all
tho ollices, whoro other classes bring
such charges against tho order they
reach the climax of ridiculous sublimity.
Lawyers constitute i ne-tnuth
of one per coat, of our population,
yet they lill three-fourths of thB Leg
islative and Executive ollices, and all
tho judicial ollices of the United
States. We have only 15 farmers cut
of'ildO representatives, aud 2 farmers
out of 81 Senators in Congress.
The boudholdiqg bankers and the
speculators are immense parasites
fastened on the backs of the farmers.
They abstract 40 per cent, of the value
of supplies purchased by farmers
aud expended by them in tho production
of crops, and they abstract 40
per cent, of the value of these crops
whon marketed. The maws of these
. i? ii_ ii ?.. . ' t
parasites uro uinuuuijio, meir vocation
is legalized by the Nalioual banking
net, which gives theai coutrol of the
Mirreucy of the country. The ilucillation
in prices of cotton has averaged
over 10 per cent, for the past
30 years. Forced sales is the cause
if iiuct iiiitjons, and the producers are
.he losers. An abuudanceof money afer
crops have been sold by tho pro1
ncers, causes a rise in the price of
applies, and tho consumers pay 10
?er cent, to tho speculator more than '
.he producer received ou forced sales (
vheu money was scarce. In 1889 the i
ncioasc in tho price of fartn products, <
nftnr they were sold by the producer
to the speculators, was in cotton alone
$75,000,1 H HUM or a little more than
$10 per bale. The increase including
corn, wheat and oats with cotton, is
estimated at $2]9.000,000. At the
same rates for 20 years the farmers
have lost. $3,800,000,000 all of which
have gone into the rapacious maws of
these parasites. Is it any wonder the
favored few that control the tinnnciul
legislation of the United States make
such a determined fight against the
Sul) Treasnrery ItiJl which if enacted
into law would deprive them of their
u.,just accnmillations, and protect the
producers in the enjoyment of the
fruits of their lalior? The opponents
of the "Sub Treasury Plan" are not
found among the producers of wealth
except iu a few instances where they
have been misled by false representation
made by interested parties and
their tools. The non-producers are
generally interested iu banks, as bor* 'j
nr ctn/?lr Imlders. and all such
oppose the Sub-Treasury Bill.
The bill introduced by Pickler was
prepared by our National Legislative
Committee. It was framed to carry
out the "Sub-Treasury Plan" formulated
and ndopied by our National
Alliance at St. Louis. It has been
endorsed by our State and oonnty
Alliance and should be supported by
our members until our representatives
in congress substitute a bettor bill
embodying the principles of the "subtreasury
plan". Uutilthe governm^nl
ceases to be paternal, the funnel
should bo recognized as one of the
fam.ly, and not treated um a serf, 01
slave to servo the other members ol
the family. Manufacturer* and Miners
are protected by special laws.
Loud holders and rail roads are grant
ed special privileges. But the farm
crs' interests are not protected, an;
become a common prey to tho otliei
classes. The farmer wunts nospecia
privileges if they are accorded eqna
rights with other classes.
agricultural department.
Tho wealth of the United State
has ureally increased in the last de
cadc. Manufacturers and railroad
have been prosperous. Cities, towm
and villages show evidence of in
1 nf wim fll 111
I CTUllNC'l IkUtU iiuiiiiiMiiin ui M\>. >.
non-producers. The farm product
have trebled in q antity since th
war. Yet the per ceirtage of proport
held by the farmers now is ahoti
120 percent, then it was about (J(
per cent. I lis productions and hi
poverty increases in equal proportion
Ilia lands are being rapidly ahsorbe*
i by money lenders and merchant*
I 'l he increase of farm mortgages i
alarming, and the decrease in va'n
of farms shows that no income i
der.ved (by the farmers) from hi
increased pi eductions. Farm pro
ducts furnish SO per cent, of our ex
ports. Thev also furnish the bus!
ness (in great part) Irom which tii
railrouds derive a gros* incomefrom
freight and fares?estimate*
for the year 1880 at r.ear!y on
thousand million dollars. Prior t<
the civd war the farmer was th
peer socia ly, politically and fi.mn
cially of any man, or class of men
in the United Status. Now povert
and debt has bound him in the chain
of slavery to bin creditors?the favoi
cd few who unjustly absorb h s bar*
earnings. Why is this so? Wha
has wrought this great change in th
status of the fanner? Is it not th
re-ult of sending corporation law
yers, and bankers, and bondholder
to Congress to make onr laws, an*
manipulate our uurrruuy in wic tc
terost of the r clients, and them
selves? Our legislative bodies shouh
be comp' se l of practical bnsines
men, repieBenting in proportion t
numbers the various occupations o
the people Farmers, mechanics
laborers, merchants, manufacturer
and professional men should bi
represented, (i/ needs be) by men o
their own class Then we migh
secure ''equal rights to all?ant
special niivilegcs to none."
progress of tiir order
The State Organizer at the .Tub
meeting of the State Alliance, re
pored that 2G3 Alliances hud i.eei
organized since the last annual meet
iug, making an aggregate of 1,051
sub-Alliances in the State. Thesr
new Alliances nre located mostly in
the lower counties, although even
(county in the State has shared in tin
increase except two. Great effort?
have been tuade by politicians tr
'Mown the organization " They art
willing that farmers should be "odu
cated in the science of economical
government," provided they do not
undertake to enforce the priuoiplcE
taught. The Alliance has discovered
that ihe farmers are exploited out ol
$75,000,000-of the value of their cot
ton crop annually by speculators who
are enabled by class legislation to
rob the farmers of tho profit of their
products. Yet wo are adv sod to
keep out of politics, and to let the
same polit cians that enabled the
bankers and speculators to appro*
piiate to their own use the prolls ol
our farms, including tcu dollars out
of every bale of our cotton, continue
to make our laws in the interest ot
non-producers. Our Exchange has
done much towards bringing the producers
and consumers together to
the mutual benefit of both In the
matter of bagg ng alone wo will save
millions annually. We made sacrifices
last year in fighting the jute
trus , but will gain this year double
the loss of last year, bea.des a complete
victory over the jute combine.
This wdl serve as a warning to
future combines that antagonize the
Alliance, Our S ate and National
legislative bodies have received access
ons of members m sympathy
with agricultural interests. We have
rea-on to hope that good results
will follow, mid that a start will he
made in the repealing of class lcgis|ation
antagonistic to the producers
of wealth. The material progress of
the Alliance depends on the individual
cifoit of its members. Its
officers are powerless w tbont their
active co-operation. Our regular
meetings should bo attended by
every member, and every member
should take And rend an Alliance
paper, then "in things essential '
we would have "uuity" ami iu "all
things charity."
EDUCATION
l'ublie sent ment is all powerful
pohticn ly in a free government. (
Hence the necessity for the education
of tin; masses to insure the formation
of nn i- telligent public sentiment.
Our poht'Cal leibiers. so-called, are
in reality, followers of public senliment.
The present great reform
movement depends for its success <-n
, a just and intelligent public sentii
nieut. The issue is betwoen the
people on the one side, and monied
combinations on the other side, between
the masses ami the classes.
The classes are rich, organized and
educated. 'I he masses are poor, im
' perfectly organized, ami illiterate.
The classes are in the minority, b it b?
,.it. el ?i fi'iit. noo at' inatiMV
nml the advantages of education,
| they have been enabled to eontrol
, Congressional legislation for 25 years
l iie masses are in the majority, but
I our lack of perfect organization,
i money and education, and from
neglecting the r pol licul duties, they
' have permitted the minority to usurp
polit cal power, and enact laws dis
criminat ng agtdn-t the masses that
' produce the wea th of the country.
' and favoring the c asses that uccuinu
late the wealth produced by others.
\ The masses are indignant and asf
founded at tile discovery of class
legishit.on so antagonistic to their
interest They are fully aroused to
. a sense of the dangers that sur.
round them, anJ arc determined in
I the future lo he represented in the
r councils of the Nation. A more gene1
ml diffusion of knowledge is neces1
sury to the success of this reform
movement, and to perpetuate a
government "hy the p. ople and for
f r the people,'' and to enable the
3 people to choose representatives that
will establish s just and conscrva3
tive government that will jdve "equal
s right* to all and special privilages to
none." The improvement of onr
^ public schools is a matter of vitul irn3
port under existing conditions. An
k! extension of the school ti'rin and imv
proved text booksv Would increase
1 their efficiency. Matter Calculated
^ to impress the youthful mind with a
3 love of home and country, liberty and
1 in tepeudence has been eliminated
' from text books used in onr public
' schools. These text hooks indelibly
3 impress their lessons on the tniuds
of the pupils. No other form of litera I
sjturoiHUs accessible to the masses;
s I therefore to secure improved textj
' hooks, uiul to defeat publishers' com.
* bines from charging extortionate
'* [?riccs for school book,s we should de>
e mand that the legislature of onr
" State aut or ze the pub icut.o.i of all
' books use'! in our public free schools.
0 That a committee on school hooks
11 consisting of the president of the
Cleiuflon t'ollege, the presidents of
all other State benefienry colleges,
' atnl the Superintendent of education
>' be selected to prepare a suitable
8 seri#< of school books for use in the
" free public schools of the State, with
' special instructions to ins rt extracts
t from speeches and writings of onr
e greatest patriots, also the elementary
e principles of agricultural chemistry.
'* And that other Stales he requested
8 to take like action, and publish such
school books jo ntly, and thereby
'* lessen the co-t of pnbl cation, and
" that such school hooks be furn shed
' for use in onr free schools without
8 cost to the pup la. If this sngges
J lion meets with the npproval ol the
f Alliance, then a committee should be
* appointed to formulate the demand
' and cause it to be presented t? oar
3 State legislature,
f
t COXCLUSIOV.
J 1 he emp'oyment of a public cotton
weigher in Camden is demanded
by members of the Alliance. In
Lancaster the Alliance employed a
^ pub ic weigher; the merchants at
. first opposed it, and insisted on em>
ploying their own weigher at the
. farmers' expense. Now, since the
) merchants have yielded t-> the Al ,
lianec demands to have cott n
! weighed by an agent of the producer,
> thoy are well pleased with the change,
; I would suggest that a committee
; be appointod to consider this de!
mnnd, and the said committee re>
port as early as possible to this Alliance.
I I would earnestly impress the
, necessity of every member eubscribi
ing for our > atonal and State
I organs and as many other Alliance
f publications as possible An AU
lian^e man that i-s At!U supplied with
i Al iancc 1 ternture always becomes a
i zealous and efficient advocate of Al
ilance principles.
i The office of L ctnrer in our conni
ty ami sub-Alliances should no
t longer be treated as sinecure; the
incumbents should be ready at all
tn nvitAimd flm hfin/tiitloQ
Mill o IV ? A^UUIIM %MI%j |/|
and enconrajjn oi'r members in the
: noble work of our order. Lastly we
would ft&k the endorsement and aid
i of woman in our miss on of peace and
sjood will, and in the premutation
i of t.hi! noble principles of t.lie Aliianco.
No wood work has ever been
ucoomplishod by man without the enIeonratrement
and ail of woman
Therefore we ask t! eir assistance
and welcome their presence and
memhersliip in onr order.
James R. Mag ill, Pres't.
Iters1 aw County Alliance.
Happy Hoo8iers.
Win. Timruons. Postmaster of Idaville,
I ml , writes: "lilectric Bitters has done
more for me than all other medicines combined,
for that had feeling arising from
Kidney and Liver trouble." John Leslie,
firmer and stockman, of same place, says:
"Find Electric Bitters '.o be the best Kidney
and Liver medicine, made me feel like
a new man " J. W. Gardner, hardware
merchant, same town, savs; Electric Bitters
is just the thing for a man who is all
run down and d.?u't rare whether he lives
or dies; he fniimt new strength, good appetite
and fell just like he had a new lease
on life. Only 50c a bottle, at Dr. f L(
Zctnp's Drugstore.
DAVID
Call and see me ]
I WILL SEL]
As cheap as can he I
My Goods were bought by u
ern markets, and if you will
Cln+.Viinrr STifias
&o,
r am sure I can please you.
Furniture, Trui
Suits Made to C
Pi
fire insurance agency.'
/
Provldenca Washington Insurance
Co, Providence, R. I.
Security Insurance Co., New Haven,
Conn.
Fidelity Fire Insurance Co., Huron
South Dakota
| WOULD KE3PF.0TFUf.LY INFORM
I llie public thul I new represent the abovi
popular ami Btrong Fire lnHuranoe Oompa
niea, ami solicit a share of their patron
J. L B RASING TON.
Auir 7-tf
"fine stock for sale.
MILK COWS with their CALVES
Graded Flolateiti Yearlings.
Graded Jersey Yearlings.
Three Burke 1'olt.s, 2 to 4 years old
Two C"lts from Margin, 1J yrs old
Graded Southdown Sheep.
A large lot of graded IIo^s. cross
u>i with Poland-China and Berkshire
Also, a lot of tine wmk Mules.
'Apply to .JOIIN C. MAN..
NOTICE TO DEBTOHS.
All persona indebted to me ar
'"hereby notified to n uke settleiiien
| for same to S. M. Rosenberger, Cmh
den, S. C.
M. S. BAMBERG. Agt.
Aug. 2^tli.
"RESTAURANT.
The .undersigned adopts tlii
method of informing the genera
pnblic that his restaurant in the rea
of Mr S. M. U -senlmrger's bar wil
be open on and after Oct. 1st. Kv
ervthing will he kept in good ordei
and meals wi l ho served at all hours
WINYAH J A MES.
LANDS FOR SALE.
By virtue of the authority confer
red upon me by the order of Judgi
TIT TT IV I/?t too.
Hi U> VI UI1UCC* UUtCU 1 Ci'lUUIJ 1-tll
1390, in the case of S. C. Ply burn
Administrator, vs. MaryC. Reynold
?t al, I hereby offer for sale, on pri
vate terms, the following tracts o
what i9 known as Town Creek Plan
tation, a portion of the t hesnu
lands, Mtnaled about four milei
South of Camden:
Tract No. 1, (Kivfir land,) 12C acres
? ? 2, 44 44 170 4*
44 3, 196 44
44 4 6, 1 10 44
44 44 7, 156 44
44 44 9, 1G1 44
' 44 10, 363 44
Total, 1282 44
Those lands may be purchased ii
tracts or in a body.
Terms?One third cash; halanct
in one ami two years, secured bj
bond and mortgage, with privi ege o
paying cash.
Parties wish ng information car
apply to S. C. ( LYI1UUN,
Receiver Estate James Chesnut.
Aug 28
AD. KENNEDY
HARDWARE I HARDWARE I
? FECIAL ATTENTION PAID
to this branch of business.
a r un rinnrru prn r. t ivp
General Merchandise,
Save the Pennies, and the
Dollars will save themselves!
UDU/9 '*uv ?ur Shoes, which arc made
nUlI i f|f 'he very best materials money
, can buy. " Every pair is guaranteed
to fit and wear. Cheapest, because
they will outwear any other Shoes. We
not only claim our Shoes are tlis best, but
wurrj.iit tliciu to be so.
E. B. C
WOLFE
\
Before Purchasing.
L You CrOOJj?\
jought in any market.
nyself in person in the Nortliexjimine
iny Stock of
Flats, Dress Goods,
? cScO.
T o1o/\ Itatllill A ?>11 If iriiliS
jl nanuii; un nuiun ui
nks Valises, c(c.
Drder a Specialty
m WOLFE.
CEISENKEIMEG'S BAR.
? m HAVE REMOVED MY ESj?
TABLISHMENT to the store
' two doors above the -old market,
, where I have opened a
FIRST CLASS BAR. I
keep constantly on hand the finest
qualities of
WINES.
LIQUORS,
CIGARS,
and TOBACCO.
Be sure and call on me if you want soma
'* thing nice.
; DON'T FORGET TO CALL
ON
IJ.J.WATKINS
AND
* EXAMINE HIS STOCK OF CHOICE
e 'GROG E1U
* Consisting of Sii<;ar, Coffee, Flour,
l" liaco:, Ijjml, Molasses, Cheese,
Putatoc , and everything
usually found in a
First Class Grocery Store.
All of which will be soM at pricM
I to suit the times. Nov 7-tf
* . .
J USTCVT"
ICTLIPTIII,!"
i o inc. I UY1C.
TO SOW .YOUR,
FALL TURNIPS,
, * A FRESH SUPPLY OF
[ BUIST'SNEW CROP[1890]
Turnip Seed
f JUST RECEIVED AT
t Dr. P. L. ZEJIP'S,
Warranted Frcsli & Pare.
' FOlt SALE AT PRICES LOWER
TIIAN EVER. July 17.
CITATION.
o ...<i n ??-- " "
kjvHin i/uruicAu ?jLersnaw uounty,
lly J. T. MckJe, Probate Judge.
Whereas Edward Sir.yr! made suit
i to me, to grant him Letters of Administration
of the Estate of and
a effects of Shedrick James
f These are therefore to cite and
f admonish nil nod singular the kinl
t ed and creditors of the said Shed*,
i rick James deceased, that they be
tud nppear l*fore me, in the Court
?f Probate, to be held at Camden, on
October 10th next, after pablication
hereof, at 11 o'c'ock in the forenoon, _
to show cause, if any they have, why ~
the Raid Administration should l ot
be granted.
1 Given unde' my hrnd. this "2fth
day of ^epten ber, \. 0.. 189 >.
J. T. MICKLE,
Judge of Probate.
Old newspapers in any quantity at
15 cen's a hundred at this office.
ANY SHOES MADE.
ABSOLUTELY THE BESTS
GENTLEMEN'S SHOES,
*4.00, '2.99, '2,50, '2.00,
fn?nt on fiaviwr fTi. nrtrtnaT M. A. PACKARD &
CO.'S Shoe*. See our itaup on bottoni. Sent by
mail mi receipt of price.
M. A. PACKARD A CO., Brockton, Mass.
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