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NEBRASKAN DECLARES HIS RECORD IS A REPLY HE CHARGES PRESIDENT NOW WITH DODGING. "I Have Lived in Vain if Your Accusations Have Lost Mo a Single Friend," Bryan Says. Rock Island, III., September 29.? "I have lived in vain if your accusations have lost me a single friend," said W. J. lirvan in a letter addressed today to President Roosevelt, replying to that, from the president written Sunday last. Mr. Rr.van points to his record and declares that il is sufficient answer to the insinuations of the Chief Executive thai he is in connection with or controlled by I lie trusts. Reverting |o the charges against Governor Haskell, Mr. liryati says that the president, in response to his request, did not deign to suggest a tribunal which could determine those charges, but instead proceeded to pass judgment upon him, and he informs the president thai I he occupant of that high office cannot deny to the humblest <'ilix.cn the right, to protect his repu I a Hon ;iud vindicate 11 is namein |;hc courts. The letter is as follows: Mr. Bryan'a Letter. "Rock Island. III., Scpl. 20, 1008. "Hon I heodorc Rooscvell, President ol the I nilcd Stales, WashingJon, I). (-Dear Sir: A brief reply |i> your last Idler is ;111 that is nceessarv to ?':?11 at lent ion lo your ntlempl to shill lhi< issues raised. In your letter n Mucking Mr. h'orakcr you inserted an attack upon Governor Haskell and attempted to use the charges against 1 him to connect the Democratic party and me, a^ its candidate, with the trusts. 1 ashed you to name a tribu- ' nal before which I he charges could be invesiigated, or, il you would ih>( do that, tillered to leave i| to you to sav 1 whether, in your judgment, the charges justified Mr. Haskell's withdrawal from the organization. You did not deign to suggest, a tribunal, but proceeded |o pass judgment upon him. lie immediately resigned his ] position that he might he more free 1 to prosecute those who brought accusations against him. Thus his connection wil-h the organization ended. I had no authority |o submit, and did 1 no| submit, to you the question ol' ins guilt or iniiocecc for final decision. I',ven the president cannot denv to I lie humblest citizen of the land the right lo protect his reputation and vindicate his name in courts established for (he purposes where witnesses can be examined and evidence siihnuitlcd according to the rules in law. In my tirst letter to you I resented the imputation that any charges made against Governor Haskell could be justly const rued as connecting the Democratic party or me, as its candidate, with any trusts or law-defying corporation. You replied thai the charges were a matter id general notoriety and I asked you why Mr. Taft did not mention them when he made speeches against Mr. Haskell in Oklahoma. You at once endeavored to confront me with new matters which arose after the Denver convention and, conscious that those charges were insufficient, you have since .given wings to accusation thai no disinterested party would make against another without investigation. Leaves Charges to Voters. ''I am milling that all your charges against me shall be submitted to the voters of the country and with your charges I submit mv denial r>i any knowledge or information that could, in the remotest way, connect me with any trust, monopoly or law-breaking corporation. My record is sufficient answer to your insinuation. I have lived in vain, if your accusations have lost me a single friend. 1 challenged you to name a trust official who is supporting me, and, after searching the country, you produce the name of one man, not a trust official, but the local al.toniev of a trust. Without inquiring whether he votes for me b. iertuse of his 'fear of business adversity' under Mr. Taft, you accept his statement that he will vote for me as conclusive proof thai I am in league with the trusts, although you admit that trust officials are supporting th< Republican tiekot. You compliment me when you measure me by a higher standard than you do your political associates, for you insist thai Mr. Rockefeller's contribution to Governor Hughes's campaign fund was no reflection upon hint and 1 taike lit for granted that you do not criticise Judge Taft's recommendation of a Standard Oil attorney to the federal bench, a place where the judge might have to pass upon the charges against the very trust for which he had been an attorney. While the trust attorney to whom ?* ? . you refer is not an official of a trusl I will warn him and through him hi clients that if I am elected I will no only vigorously enforce against al offenders t>ho laws which wo hope t have enacted in compliance with th Democratic platform, but that I wil also vigorously enforco existing law against any and all who violate thorn and that [ will enforce thorn, not spas modically and intermittently, but per sistenlly and consistently; thoy wil not he suspended oven for tho pro tection of cabinet officers. Says Roosevelt is Quibbling. "You say 'the attitude of manj men of large financial interests' war rants you 'in expressing the belie; that (hose trust magnates whose foai or being prosecuted under tlio law lr\ Mr. Taft is greater Mian their feai of general business adversity' undoi me will support me rather than Mr I a ft. You have at tempted to won lhaf statement in such a way as tc claim I lio support of. all the frusi magnafes, and yet put it on tin ground I bait I hey are supporting voui party r?r patriotic reasons rathci Mian for I lie promotion of a selfisl interest. That is ingenious, but il not sound. Tho trust ma-nates an supporting (lie Republican party ant ' "AVrs an explanation, " * knowetl, his owner and the ass hi; master's crib.' You admit that yoi gave permission to lb,' Sleel Trust It absorb a rival and thus increase it? '' "Urol of (he outpn| of steel ant !r,,n l?'-oduc.ts. 1 will leave I he Amorl,?'*?l>lo to pass judgment upoi ' a' act ami compare your positioi on the trust question with mine. . refer to your campaign fund "? ISfMi, and accuse us of allowing two men to contribute largelv to tlu *mall fund with which the committee conducted the campaign. I am not mre about the figures, because ] ha.ve not seen an authentic statement f the contributions, but ] was informed that the largest of the twr <ums which you mention was not all I'ontributed by the man to whom it was credited, but included contributions from others as well as thai which he gave himself, lint if yoi want to he fair why do you ii.it give I lie amount of the Republican campaign fund that year and the source? of it ? I am willing to have both fund.imblished: are you? Tf some of those who contributed to our funds of Ics< limn Mftft.nnn had a pecuniary infer'>t in the result of the election, how would you explain the enormous contributions to the Republican fund3 If you will remember the Democratir plat form candidly declared the parly s purpose. Tf the carrying out ol that policy would have been of advantage to any one. the whole public had knowledge and the publicatioi of the contributions would not have affected the result. Publicity as tc campaign funds is not needed k make known that which is disclosei by .the platform. You certainly pa\ more attention to (lie mote than tt the beam when you find fault wit I our national campaign fund in 189(5 or ignore the significance of ;i f?m almost as large, which at your request was collected from ;l few persons ii 1WM and was used in one State ant was only a small item in the fiuit collected that year. Accusation Against Voters. Hut your letter presents a tie fence of your party's posrnori ?,i<1 at accusation against the voters whicl oinpha/ises an issue already pronvin (,|"- Von are the first conspicnou: member of your party to attempt ai explanation of the party's oppositioi I" publicity before the election, am 'I lie admission which you make wil embarrass your party associates Your position is that the publiealio, before election of the contribution! made to your campaign fund wouh Ininish your political opponents ai opjtoi t unit \ 'to give a false imprcs sion' as to the fitness of the candi dates. You cite as illustrations l.ln con I pi but ions made to" Governo Hughes's campaign fund, tho contri but ion collected by Mr. llarrimat and the contributions which are nov being collected for Mr. Taft's cam paign fund. You charge, in effcct that the people are so lacking in con fidence that Miey might condemn a improper contributions which you de clare to be proper, if the voters dif fer from you on this question ar they necessarily ignorant mid wrong Must the members ,?f ||,0 pa,.|v 0~ gani/.ation act as self-appointed guar dmns of the people and conceal fron them what is going on lest the peopl be misled as to the purpose and ef feet of large contributions? Is (hi your explanation of the action of th Republican loaders in the nationa convention in voting down a puhlicit plank? If you will pardon the sue gestion I believe that a better explan at ion can be found in?IIoly Writ, fo do we not read of men loving dark iiess rather than light, because thoi eleeds are evil? :t "You attempt to make a personal s question of it and ask whether any t one will accuse such men as you, Gov11 ernor Hughes and Mr. Taft of being o influenced by contributions. That is 0 not the question. If it is found that II a party to a suit has given a sum of s money to one of the jurors the court i, docs not stop to inquire whether or - not the puror is an incorruptible man, - or whether in accepting the money he 1 explicitly stated that it was accepted - with the understanding that he was under no obligations to consider it in making up his verdict. The court ; would hold that the giving of money by any interested party or the reccivp ing of money was a contempt of court and an interference with the r administration of justice. Public oftficials occupy much the same position as jurors. They are constantly called upon to decide questions between j the favor-seeking corporations on the ^ one hand and the people on the other, k and there is a very general impression that officials of theso favor-seeking ' corporations do not put up large sums p money from purely patriotic moj lives. Mr. Ilavcmyer* testified before j. a senate committee some years ago 5 that the Sugar Trust made it a busij ncss to contribute to campaign funds, , and that it was its custom to give , lo the party in power in the State. ^ Absolves Roosevelt, Taft and Hughes ) "f do not mean to say that Mr. , Hughes was influenced by (he contriI butions made lo him by (ho frusl magnates whose names were given in ( ihe after-election report. I do not ( me'an to say that you were influenced by I lie conl ribul ions collected by Mr. Ilarriinan, neither do I mean to say (lull Mr. Taft will be influenced ' by the contributions that arc* being made to his fund by the trust mag' nates; but I do mean to say that the ' American people have a right to know what contributions arc being made; that they may judge for themselves the motive of the givers and the obiigation imposed upon those who ret eeivc. The reflection upon the people involved in your charge that thev would misuse the knowledge which publicity would give is unworthy of one who lias been elevated to so high an ollice by the votes of the people, ' and I venture the assertion that you ' cannot procure from Mr. Taft an cnj dorscment of your defence. He is now before the people; lie is offering himself as a candidate for the presidency; he dare not tell the people lo whom he appeals that they have not ( sense enough lo form a just and correct opinion as to the purpose which leads parties interested in special leg, islation .to make big contributions. You fear thai we would misrepresent the motives of those who are contributing to the Republican campaign fund, and cast an unjust suspicion upon Republican candidates if the names and amounts were made known . Ik*fore the election. Your argument, if sound, would prevcivt. publication' after the election, for why should an unjust suspicion be cast upon officials after the election any more than j before? Hoes not the secrecy before the election increase this suspicion? We arc going to give you an opporj (unity (o misrepresent the. motives of j those who give lo our campaign fund, and to arouse all the suspicion you can; we are going to prove to the people thai we are making a fight for - the whole people and not for those i who have been enjoying privileges i and favors ait the -hands of the gov eminent, and we expect that the hon* est sentiment of the country will rci buke the party whose convention rc fused to endorse any kind of publiel ity and whose candidates are not I willing that the people should know until after the polls are closed what 1 predatory interests have been active * in support of tho Republican party. I With great respect, etc., yours trulv. 1 "W. ,T.' Bryan."' Tear of the Lord. c ,. A group of aeronauts were telling _ balloon stories in the smoking room ;1 of a Chicago hotel. Capt. II. E. Ilonv. eywell, who with tho "Fielding-An_ tonin" balloon was later to break all long-distance speed records, laughed . and said: s "The great Klvot made a balloon - ascent from Charleston one hot sum mcr afternoon. A thunderstorm came o up. Elvol, amid buckets of rain, the ? roar of thunder and the flash of light ning was blown about like thistle down. On toward midnight he found n himself over a plantation and threw e out his anchor?a grapnel at the end of a long rope. # s "It happened that a negro had died e in one of the huts of this plantation, il The funeral was to lake place in the v morning. A dozen friends of the dead - man sat in the soft summer night bo fore tho hut telling ghost stories. i* "Suddenly, in the darkness above - them, they hoard strange noises?a r flapping as of groat wings, menacing cries. And they saw dimly a formless black shape. "All but one man ran. This one man, as he cowered 011 his stool, had the ill luck to be seized by the grapnel. j "The grapnel, going at a groat pace, whirled him up four or five feet I in .the air and jerked him along at {he rate of fifteen miles or so an hour. " 'Oh, massa, massa,' he yelled, squirming and kicking in that strange flight, 'I'se not de one! I'se not do caiwpse! Dick's in de house dab! In de house dah!'"?Washington Star. BLUB RIDGE SCHEDULES. Eastbouud. No. 18, leaves Anderson at 0.30 a. m., for connection at Belton with Southern for Greenville. No. 12, from Walhalla, leaves Anderson at 10.15 a. m., for connection at Belton with Southern Railway for Columbia and Greenville. No. 20, leaves Anderson at 2.20 p. m., for connections at Belton with Southern Railway for Greenville. No. 8, daily except Sunday, from Walhalla arrives Anderson G.24 p. m., with connections at Seneca with Southern Railway from points south. No. 10, from Walhalla, leaves Anderson at 4.57 p. 111., for connections at Belton with Southern Railway for Greenville and Columbia. Westbound. No. 17, arrives at Anderson at 7.50 a. m., from Belton with connections from Greenville. No. 0, arrives at Anderson at 12.24 p. m., from Belton with connections from Greenville and Columbia. Goes to Walhalla. No. 19, arrives at Anderson at 3.40 p. 111., from Belton with connections from Greenville. No. 11, arrives at Anderson at 0.20 p. m., from Belton with connections from Greenville and Columbia. Goes to Walhalla. No. 7, daily except Sunday, leaves Anderson at 9.20 a. m., for Walhalla, with connections at Seneca for local points south. b Nos. 17, 38, 39, and 20 are mixed trains between Anderson and Belton. Nos. 7 and 8 are local freight trains, carrying passengers, between Anderson and Walhalla and betwoen Walhalht ant1 Anderson 500 Mi la State Family Tickets $11.25.?Good over the Atlantic Coast Line in each State for the head or dependent meuiibers of a family. Limited to one year from date of sale. 1000 Mile Interchangeable Individual Ticket $20.00.?Good over the in the Southeast aggregating 30,000 miles. Limited to one year from data of sale. 2000 Mile Firm Ticket $40.00.? Good over the Atlantic Coast Lin8 and 30 other lines in the Southeast aggregating 30,000 miles; for a manager or head of firm and employes lilines in the Southeast aggregating 41,mited to five, but good for only one of such persons at a time. Limited to Atlantic Coast Line and 30 other liner* one year from date of sale. 1000 Mile Southern Interchangeable Individual Ticket $25.00.?Good over the Atlantic Coast Line and 75 other 000 miles. Limited to one year from date .>f sale. All mileage tickets sold on and after April 1st, 1908, will not be honored for passage on trains, nor in checking baggage (except from nonagency stations and stations not open for the sal eof tickets) but must be presented at ticket offices and there exchanged for continuous tickets. 15 cents saved in passage fare by purchasing local ticket from our agents. Atlantic Coast Line. T. C. White, General Passenger Agent. W. J. Craig, Pasenger Traffic Manager, Wilmington, N. C. NOTICE. Bids will bo received for the Old King's Creek church until Oot. 6th by any of the following named parties with right to reject any or all bids. On Tuesday, Oct. 0, the committeo will meet at King's Creek to dispose of the old building. Dr. M. A. Rcnwick, Bernard Carlisle, Pctus Baker. W. C. Brown. 1 NOTICE OF LETTING BRIDGE. Noitce is hereby given that the supervisors and County oards of Commisioncrs for Newberry and Saluda Counties, South Carolina, will bo at Chappells depot, Nowberry County, on Friday, the 16th day of October, 1908, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, with suitable plans and specifications, then and there to let out to th? lowest responsible bidder the building and erecting of a new bridge over Saluda river, at that point, between said Counties, and to tako from tho successful bidder sufficient bond for tho faithful performance of his duty, the amount of said bond to bo not less than his bid. Until said day of meeting said plans and specifications may bo seen at the offices of the respective supervisors. Said bids shall bo sealed and delivered to 9aid supervisors not later than 11 o'clock, a. m., 16th Oct., 1908, and said Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Tho time in which said work shall be completed, and tho time of payment, shall bo announced on tho day of letting. , J. Monroe Wickei*, Supervisor SalutTa County, S. C. B. T. Mack, Supervisor Saluda County, S. C. Attest: II. C. Hoi low ay, Clerk County Board Commissioners, Newberry County. 13. F. Sample, Sr., Clork County Board Commissioners, 'Saluda County. Sept. 28th, 1908. AN ORDINANCE. Fixing the rato and prescribing the time for tho payment of town taxes for the year 1908. \ RE IT ORDAINED by the mayor and aldermon of tho Town of Newberry, S. C., in council assembled and by authority of the same: That for the purpose of raising a revenue and in tho exorcise of tho taxing power of said town, tho following taxes are hereby levied for tho fiscal year ending December 31st, 1908, upon all real and personal property within the corporate limits of said Town (except such as is exempt from taxation under the constitution and laws of this State) upon the valuation thereof as assessed for taxation for county and State purposes; viz: Section 1. That a tax of sixty cents on each one hundred dollars of real and personal property within the corporate limits of the Town of Newberry in the State of South Carolina (except such as is exempt from taxation under the constitution and laws of this State) is hereby levied for the purpose of raising a revenue to defray the ordinary expenses of said Town for tho fiscal year ending December 31st, 1908. Section 2. That a tax of threefourths of a mill on each dollars' worth of real and personal property within the corporate limits of the I1 own of Newberry (except such as is exempt from taxation under the Constitution and laws of this State) is hereby levied for the purpose of raising a revenue to defray the bonded indebtedness of said Town for the Opera House. Section 3. That a tax of two and a half mills on each dollar's worth of real and personal property within tho corporate limits of the Town of Newberry (except such as is exempt from taxation under the Constitution and laws of this State) is hereby levied for tho purpose of raising a revenuo to pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for the bonded indebtedness of said Town for the Water Works and Electric Light Plant. Section 4. That a tax of one mill on each dollar's worth of real and personal property within the corporate limits of the Town of Newberry (except, such as is exempt from taxation under the Constitution and law-; of this State) is hereby levied for the , purpose of raising a revenue to pay tho interest of the bonded indebtedness of said Town for the Sewerage System. Section. 5. That all taxes herein imposed or levied shall bo paid to the said Town of Newberry in lawful money of tho United States, between the fifteenth day of October, ' 1908, and the fifteenth day of Novernber, 1908, and a penalty of ten per cent is hereby imposed upon and shall be added to all taxes in arrears. , Section 6. That execution issue ac- ! cording to law for tho collection of , all taxes, fines or penalties past due and unpaid for fifteen days, and the cost of said execution. Done and ratified under the cor- I porate seal of the Town of Newborry, ! in the State of South Carolina, this ] the second dav of September, A. D., ? 1908. J. J. Langfo/d, Attest: Mayor. Eng. S. Werts, Clerk and Treasurer. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. The partnership heretofore existing with II. O. Long, R. L. Dominick and I). l?. Werts, under the name of Long, Dominick & Worts, ha.s been dissolv- ' od by mutual consent, Mr. Long having sold his interest therein to Messrs. j Dominick & Werts, who assume all liabilities of the late firm, and to whom any payments due the firm must be paid. , ltaw-3t 1 JL'AIUCVJJ vvjw/uur iyuo, | Success I ' ,1 Has crowned our work. We have had numbers of difficult cases that others have failed on. v IT IS THE SATISFACTORY FITTING of these difficult cases that goes to mak<5 our reputation. We are always looking for trouble | ?eye trouble? and it is our great pleasure to give relief. DR. G. W. CONNOR, I Newberry, S. C. B Office Over Copeland Bros. Store. E Mrs. Alice Robertson, TEACHER OF Voice, Piano and Harmony. Studio Over Mower's Store. Open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Wednesdays and Saturdays by special appointment. ; i VIOLIN MUSIC: Miss Carrie Pool will give instruction on the Violin, beginning September the 14th. Address:. 1727 Harrington Street. Phone: No. 78. I 1 f ? fcj P P 5? 3 ctq FOR SALE l73AcresFineLand One mile of city limits of Newberry, S. C. One-half of lands in new grounds. 100 acres will make one bale of cotton to the acre per year if properly cultivated. Just two miles from the City Graded Schools and Newberry College. Fine location for a home. Can be purchased on reasonable terms. Apply to GEO. W. SUMMER, NEWBERRy, S. C. VA/. G. Houseal, IY\. D. Office Ilortrs - / 9 .to 10 aI 3 t" 4 1'. i". L. A. Riser, M. D. Office, with Dr. Houseal. (8 to 9 a. 111. 2 to 3 p. 111. 6.30 to 7.30 p. m. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given tlint I will make a final settlement of tlie per- j sonnl estate ot: Benjamin F. Nichols, I deceased, in' the Probate Court for * Newberry county 011 October 12th, 1008, at 11 o'clock a. m., and ini- J mediately thereafter apply for Jet- J tcrs dismissory. All creditors of f said estate will render their clniins )" properly proven to the undersigned *' nil, or before -aid 12i'i day of October, .1008. Laura C. Nichols, Administratrix of (lie personal esrat? of Benjamin T\ Nichols, deceased. H-l taw. Best the World Affords. "It gives me unbounded pleasure (o recommend Bucklen's Arnica Salve," says J. W. Jenkins, of Chapel Hill, N. C. -"I am convinced it.'? the' best salve the world affords. Tt cra^ , Bd a felon 011 my thumb, and it never ' fails to heal every sore, burn or wound to which it is applied. 2> . at W. E. Pelham and Son's durg store. 1 H