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o4. VOL. XII. MANNGS.C. WEDNESDAY, SE1 IMTE ,18. TILLMAN TAKES A HAND) HE WRITES A LETTER IN THE INTER EST OF GOV. EVANS. He Is Persuaded to "Give an Expreesion of His Opinion'.of the Situation-Advised Al Reformers to Vote for the Governor. CoLtmwma. S. C., Sept. 3.--The fol lowing correspondence explains itself: Columbia, S. C., Sept. 1st, 1896. Hon. B. R. Tillman, Trenton, S. C.: Dear Sir-Recognizing you as the rignator and trusted leader of the Reform movement in South Carolina, and having full confidence in your judgment and political foresight, we respectfully ask an expression of opim ion from you regarding the senatorial race and the effect its result may have upon the future of the Reform move ment in this State and in the nation. We know your reluctance to interfere in this race and your determination to avoid anything like dictation, as has been shown by your public utterances; but we regard this as a serious crisis, and, as in e past, your wise leader ship and advice have brought the Re form movement safely through grave perils, we feel that you should now take the helm and give an expression to your fellow citizens of your opin ion of the situa'tion. X. B. McSweeney, James Norton, W. T. C. Bates, J. Gary Watts, W. A. Neal, J. Wm, Stokes, . A. C. Latimer, A. W. Jones, Abbeville, S. C. CF. P. Scarborugh, Darnington, S.C. J. W. McCown Forence, S. C. C. L. Winkler, Camden, S. C. B. F. Holley, Aiken, S. C. W. W. Williams, Aiken. S. C. W. H. Mauldin, Hampton, S. C. A. F. H. Dukes, Orangeburg, S. C. L W. Bowman, Orangeburg, S-. C. W. W. Cassels, Chester, S. C. G. D. Bellinger, Barnwell, S. C. T. Y. Williams, Lancaster, S. C. S. W. Scruggs, Greenville, S. C. J. M. Harrelson, Spartanburg, S. C. E. J. Dennis. Berkeley, S. C. J. B. Morrison, Berkeley, S. C. J. G. Long, Union, S. C. W. A. Nicholson, Union, S. C. J. A. Sligh, Newberry, S. C. Robert Aldrich, Barnwell, S. C. C. W. Garris, Smoak's, S. C. A. H. Williams, Williasurg Co. Wilie Jones, Richlamd, S. C. W. A. Bennett, Spartanburg, S. C. J. D. M. Shaw, Laurens, S. C. 0. G.. Thompson, Laurens, S. C. H. L. Farley, Spartanburg, S. C. Jn. B. Davs, Edgefield, S. C T. C. Robinson, Pickens, S. C. Josh W. Ashley, Anderson, S. C. E. B. Stackhouse, Marion, S: C. . Trenton, S. ., Sept. 2,1896. To~Iesrs. M. B. McSweeney, James 'Norton, - W. T. C. Bates, J. Gary Watts, W. A. Neal, J. A. Sligh, J. D. M. Shaw, A,. C. Latimer and others. -Gentlemen: Yoir letter of this date hasjust-been received, and as its ten -ordemaW prompt answer, I reply at Inc. I intended to say and do nothing in the snatorial race, but I recognize in you, my strong personal and political friends, the right to call nme both for advi-a and work, if need be. What I may say may serve only to give an explanation of the causes that have produced a threaten ed disainrrather than avert it. You ask me to "take thehelmn" when the ship is already in the breakers.. As a .true man I miast do so, even thouh at'this late day I might well askwh you have not called on me sooner. regard the election of Governor Evans to the Sen~ate now as a political neces sity. I say this without the slightest degree of dsagent to his oppo nent. There is neesaily a difference of opinion among our people.as to the fitnae and qualifications of these two t anfor the hign office named. hiisnot a personal contest, and Governor Evans'allegedsbortcomings and Judge Earle's qnalifiations can notnow enter as factors in the consid eration of the question by the true Re formers ot the State. To these I ad dress myself because I -know too well that nothing I can say will have any weight with }hose who have fought me with such intense bitterness in the past and who now fight Evans as the exponent of Reform. The Reform movement had its origin in the de mand of the people, the common peo ple, for recognition in governmental affairs. It swept the State and assum ed absoluts control of -al its depart ments. General Earle opposed it with bitterness in 1890, but his manly ac quirescence in the result won the res pect and esteem of all his opponents, so much so that he has since neen hcnored by an election to a judgeship. H scannot therefore complainthat the Reformers are unforgiving.- The ques ~h earned the United Satessenators ' , and is he in sympa 'tay with the men who are to give it to him if 1preceives it? Heenlies the essence of the whole matter, and he himself, time and again on the stump, has declared emphati cally, "I am not a Reformer," thus making a subtle appeal to his old sup porters by an avowal of still being one of them and .repadiating those who bad honored him. When the campaign opened at Man ning, General Earle withdrew from the race because he felt that he could not hope to win against Governor Evans alone, and only when he re entered it at the last m-"ment, when he had been informed of Mr. Duncan's entry and speech, indicating a fight between Reformers by which be could hoeto profit. ledid not enter the canvass active ly until he had watched its course for 1wo week~s, and with subsequent events the public are familiar. Suffice it to say, that while Mr. Duncan hung on like a sleuth hound and doubtless ful ly expected to be elected, his role has been that ofithe cat who pulls chestnuts out of the fire for others to eat, and he has injured the Reform movement more than any man who has ever been in it. While he has bad the sat isfaction of being patted on the back by The News and Cqurier and The State, as having "done the work, while Earle got the votes," the specta cle has been presented of the man who was selected by the people to take my place and assume leadership in the tstate being attacked by slanxer; first by the Anti newspapers and then have him slandered repeated from every stump by a Reformer who failed to furnish any proof. While it is a well anown principle of logic that you c-an not prove a negative, it has been de manded of Governor Evans to prove his innocence when there was no evi dence to pnove him guilty.mHe has committed the fatal blander, coutrary to my advice, of noticing Mr. Duncan just enough to keep him as a factor in the election. He failed to notice the only charge that was really of any moment, viz.: What he is said to have said to Mixson. Governor Evans entered upon the duties of his otlice pledged to enforce the dispensary law and continued the policy I had followed. He had a diffi cult role to perform and it was impos sible for him to give satisfaction. If he had trid to placate the Conserva tives it would have angered the Re formers, and yet his efforts to enforce the dispensary law and the use of the metropolitan police in Charleston en raged opoonents in all the cities and towns. He thus made enemies while he failed to retain the support of his friends. Entering the race for the senate as tme logical candidate of the Reform party, he alo-e has been fought by the oppositior and in addi tion the str ange specta( has been presented of two promin t and popu lar State officers fighting. tm secretly or openly while he has had no assis tance whatever.either from his present colleagues or any of the local lead ers. There has been no organization. Every local candidate was either trad ing him off to gain Conservative sup port, or keeping quiet so as not to give offence. He has been the only standard bearer we have had as a par ty, and therefore with his possible de feat will go the defeat of the party. When he entered the race, the admin istration of the governor's office and his services and abilities; as displayed in the Constitutional convention, left him without a rival, except the two appeared at the last moment, as I have indicated. Now, what will be the moral effect of his defeat? First, the Reform movement will lose the prize which is justly its own, the place in the United State senate for six years. This cannot be denied, because Gen eral Earle has repudiated with scorn that he is a Reformer. Second, the Reform party will lose prestige outside of theState and will showt that it caa not under its own rules and regula ions control the election of senator. Third, the Reform movement will be disgraced in the eyes of the world, for the man whom it has honored as gov erner will go down under the accusa tion of personal and pollitical crimes, which while not proven, had yet caus ed his fellow citizens to declare him guilty by their votes. Those Reform ers who from personai motives, either of securing political support for them selves or from animosity to Governor Evans have voted against him in the irst primary, must determine, and of course they will determine, their own course of action. I will simply ask them one or two questions. If Gov ernor Evans did not appear to be the proper and best candidate and the strongest candidate, why did they not put up some other good Refermer? Second, if, under the rules of the party, the race for the Senate could be had between General Earle and sever al Drominent Reformers whom I could mention, could Earle be elected? Third, if General Earle is not a Re former and cannot be expected to give recognition as senator to Reformers, what are we to gain by sending him to the senate? Fourth, if Reformers in office fight each other and Reformers in the ranks vote against their party, how much longer will there be any Reform par ty left? I make the prediction that if Governor Evans is defeated that it is. the beginning of the end, and the three daily papers which have coddled our poople into the belief that this is a great victory for Reform will sing a different tune hereafter. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." 1 In conclusion, I feel constrained to point out to those who may be dispos ed to criticise me for writing this let ter that, while I am trying to repre sent all people of the State without re gard to party differences, the war on me from that faction continues. Their newspapers have never let up, and while this is the case I can never hope to win their good will. I would be glad to see the present party lines de stroyed and htave given evidence of that in the Constitutional Convention1 and otherwise, but I know I must de-1 pend upon those who have been my friends in the past, and my reason for writing as I have is because I wish to pint out that the disintegration of the Reorm movement is inevitable unless internecine strife and jealousies are thrown aside. B. R._TILLMAN. Senl Your Cotton Slowly. We beg our farmers to read very patcularly the following paragraphs fm Riordan & Co's last cotton letter from New York. In these matters Riordan & Co. are extremely reliable: The course of prices in the immediate future will depend, not so much upon speculation here or abroad, as upon the action of the Southern holders of cotton. We are firm believers in a small crop and in much higher prices when the extent of the yield shall have been approximately ascertained. But holders in the South who persist in the policy of forcing their cotton upon the unwil'ing market, need not be surprised if ;)rices should go lower. This, it seems to us, is the season of all seasons for the Southern farmer to keep his cottcn off the market as long as possible. We think it will make the difference of at least a ce'nt a uound whether he sells his cotton in Septem ber or in December. Many of the shrewdest and most conservative trad ers here are predicting 10 cents a pound for cotton before Christmas. The bureau report on the 10th of Sep tember is likely to enlighten the world as to the real value of cotton. A Boid Highwayman. SPRTANBCRa, Sept. 1.- -Oue of the boldest and most daring highway rob beries ever committed in this town was committed yesterday morning in broad daylight on south Church street. Mr. Joe Mangum, a farmer, who lives about four miles in the country, was held up by a negro and robbed -of his watch and a $5.00 bill. The negro approached Mr. Mangum, and thrusting a pistol into his face, told him to throw up his hands. His hands went up promptly, and the ne gro went through his pockets and re lieved him of his valuables. State. Texaa' Crop Fa~ilure. AUsTIN Texas, Sept. 1. -State (Xm missioner of Agriculture A. J. Ross yesterday issued a crop bulletin cover ing 120 counties in the agr-icultural portion of the State. It puts the aver age yield of lint cotton at only 90) pounds per acre ; corn seven busnels; wheat aine bushels, oats seventeen. The increased acreage in~ cotton is put at 15 pei.r ce t. The repori says it is doubtful if Tex~as has ex:perieuced a more general and damaging drouth in the pa-st 30 years during the crop sea IR. DUNCAN'S REPLY. RECAPITULATES HIS CHARGES AGAINST GOVERNOR EVANS. Sayn He Will Prove Every Charge le Has Made Against the Governor Before the Legislature if Given a Chance. CoLumIa, S. C., Sept. 4 -This seems to be a day of pronuncia-men toes in political circles. Now comes Mr. John T. Duncan in reply to Sen ator Tillman, in which lie reiterates all the charges made against Governor Evans on the stump. The document given the papers by Mr. Duncan reads as follows: "HANDS OFF :" None are so blind as those who will not see. But when those who know, and see, and have the proof before them day by day, hide these things and attempt to mislead the people by partisan appeals where must the con demnation fall? With due respect to Senator Till man, I must say that his course in this matter is a mistaken one. He can't make wrong right;he can't make the guilty innocent, unless his pardon can blot out guilt. Tillman says "the spectacle has been presented of the man who was selected by the people to take my place and assume leadership in the State, be ing slandered repeatedly from every stump by a Reformer who failed to furnish any proof." Pray, Senator Tillman, specify. Was it slander to show by the house and senate journals that he voted against you and your friends and for your enemies or opponents on the board of agriculture and that he vot d to postpone the acceptance of the lemson bequest, a zift t,, the farmers f more than $100,000? Is it slander to show the recent date f his partial conversion to Reform? [s it slander to show by tWe senate journal that after his partial conver sion to Reform, he led the fight against you while you were making desperate fforts to elect a Reform judge on the mupreme benchI Yet at Spartanburg e admitted that he was paying off a "personal obligation," while the peo ple might be damned. Was it slander to ask some questions about the bond deal? He told you, and you told me that is explanation was that he was only =mployed by Rhind after the debt was rounded, to get his commissions. He aid something like this in his first tatement, but three days later, at ouway, he said he had been associat md with Rhind from the beginning. Is t slander to ask why this contradic ion? Then he said he was to get part of the commissions and he hoped t would be $15,000 or more. Was it a slander to ask what was the nature of his valuable service to -aise his hopes to such a dazzling lig re? He had but a natural cariosity to cnow if he traded with Rhind before e commended him to you. Then as it slander to inquire of the 'na ure of the trade between them," vhich you yourself say you "did not rnow I' When I said that he (Evans) had re ently tried to persuade a party that he impressions or recollection of a ormer conversation concerning his ommission fee was erroneous, was it lander for Gantt to verify the occur ~ence of such a conversion? Is it slander to show that while you ere chairman of the State board of ~ontrol, that local insurance was tak en by local agents, and that now it is ~onentrated in the hands of E vans' yrother at a higher stock valuation Ld one-fourth of one per cent. higher ate than offered by Mr. Maxwell? Was it slander to show that he usurp ed the auhority of the hoard of con ;rol when he gave as an excuse for ot having more meetings "that he ird Tompkins and Norton had agreed ipon a policy and they had left him o carry it out." Was it slander to ring up the other two members of the >oard and prove he lied? Would it be slander to show now hat a trick of insurance was resorted o, to anticipate the possible adverse etion of the present or new board of ~ontrol! Will the dispensary books be suffi ~ient to sho'w that but a few days be ore the new board took charge and lov. Evans let go, the unexpired in urance on the dispensaries of the tate was cancelled, and all reissued or 12 months? Was it slander to prove by Attorney Jen. Barber that Evans lied when speaking of the dispensary bill drawn t the last session, lie saying there was so previous agreement as to any other proposed bill? Was it slander to detail his attempt o enrich himself with rebates, and his charge against you, in the pres nce of an honest man who is ready to verify the truth of it? Evans knew the truth of my charge, ad kept silent, and up to date has not denied it. Ie may when 'tis too ate to contradict him. I showea sworu copies of his own vouchers on file in the comptroller general's citice, which were charges apon his contingent fund, which show d that he had traveled more than sev en thousand miles .L public expenses in nine months. 2.- know this could not have been on legitimate public busmess. Let him acc(ount for this if he can; if not, keepsilent. 1 showed that in the passage of the last dispensary law he recommended one thino- and tried to do another. Senator 'fird was given as witness in this case. Now again, Senator Tillman, I shall make you a witness to Evans' verac ity. 1 said at Manning that you said that you advised Evans to put the dis pensary in the hands of a separate boaru, and be rid of the responsibility. IHe replied that you had done noth ing of the kind, and you kne w noth ing of it till he told you what he had done.- I rose and said if I was mistak en I would correct it when you assur ed me I was wrong. When I saw you, you assured me you had given him rhat advice during the constitutional convention. Ttus you contradicted him A gains, why have you and he io vehemnenidy and recenatlv "dammed if you didt't," and "'dammed if t did" one another as to the time and place a2 r-eceiving your letter of advice as to taking no notice of damuing charges against Evans? Senator Tilhuan, I have, from a sense of duty to m'y State, been im pelled to show up some very damning acts to the discr-edit of this young wa, and reluctantly I reply to injus tice at your hands, and now, with not a particle of passion or pr.-judice gainst you in this awkward predica met, I .h ang you to prove aainst me the giving voice to one single false hood or slander. Let me suggest that the truth may be gotten at by calling a halt just here. Let the governor call an extra session of the general assembly to investigate these matters and I will prove every charge in de tail and more than has yet been men tioned. "Let justice be done, though the heavens fall." I have acted in collusion with no one, but with the hone of sa 7ing my party from wreck and my State from disgrace. You can not recommend to a Christian people this protege of yours as worthy, in a moral way, of their respect. You know him too well for that. He (Evans) seems to have forgotten that at Cokesbury, his old home, he received not one vote, and that Edge field, the home of his manhood, went back upon him, and in order to carry Aiken for him, a Conservative and goldbug senator was chosen. He should not cite Newberry against me, when he knows your (Tillman's) first letter to me and him did that Again, Senator, you may remember I said you would have to write anoth er letter to save him. It seemis I pro phesied aright, as to another letter, at least, but I doubt if -ou save him. If you do, take him to Washington and exhibit him as a piece of your handiwork wherein you failed, for you are capable of better things. He would remind me of the drunk en deacon who was delighted to meet with his minister and, reeling, said: "I'm one of your convers." The min ister replied: "You look like some of my work. I don't think the Lord had anything to do with you." Now, Senator, time only can prove who has builded wisely, whether you or I, just now, are doing the best work for the Reform party. Let me assure you that I am with you on every Rtform principle, but cannot become particeps criminis by helping to hide the rascality of any man. I am a friend of the, dispensary and shall fight for its preservation, but against its perversion. Evans has struck a more deadly blow than Tne State, The News and Courier and all its enemies combined, yet it will sur vive. I shall stand by Clemson College and tliat glory of our State and your (Senator Tillman's) greatest mon ument -the woman's college. I am ready to enumerate and show to the world the things accomplished by the Reform party, and yet another thing we shall yet boast or-the defeat of Evans, the slanderer, who is now nn his knees begging pardon of men whose shoes he is not worthy to un la'ch. L'enator Tillman, we are yet willing to d. much for you, but we cannot be driveL to support this unworthy man. You cannot deny that this man has peddled more abuse, slander and vile fiction and done more to disgrace the State than any man since the days gf Scott and Moses. Did you ever hear of any man apologizing to him? No. It is ever he apologizing to some man he has wronged. We can save the party a great deal asier than you can save Evans and the party. Let me say that I bear malice to wards none and trust that the politi al atmosphere may be purified by this thunderstorm of startling expos ures. J. T. DUNCA.. dewall to Bryan. CHICAO, Sept. 3.-Chairman Jones of the Democratic national committee has made public a letter to Win. J. Bryan from Arthur Sewall, apparently dated July 25, at which time the Pop ilist convention was in session. The letter; which is exciting a great deal of comment, reads as follows: "My Dear Mr. Bryan: In view of the action of the St. Louis convention today I cannot refrain from giving you my thoughts on the situation. '"My advices are that you have been nominated as candidate for President and. Mr. Watson for Vice-President. I also learn through press dispatches that you are somewhat undecided whether you ought to accept or de line. Now, I desire to say to you with the utmost frankness and good feeling, that you must not allow any personal consideration for me to influ ence you in your action. "I desire you will do just what you believe is best for the success of the head of our ticket. The principles we are fighting for are so paramount to any personal considerations that the latter should not have any weight or infiuence whatever with your action. "I cannot for a moment allow my self to be a factor in any action on your part that would in the slightest degree hazard an electoral vote for you. "With kind regards to Mrs. Bryan, believe me, your sincere friend, "ARTHUR SEwALL " "Bath. Me., July 25, 1896." The Democratic managers at nead quarters insisted that the letter had no tturther signiticance than that Mr. Bry an would consent to receive a formal notification from the Populist party in the near future and the publication was to forestall all rumors as to the attitude of Mr. Se wall to ward otf a eremony. Accompanying the letter is an un official statement to the effect that se v eral days ago Ctiairman J1ones wrote a letter to Mr. Sewali stating to him that many Democrats throughout the coun try, and especially tbroughout the West, were objecting to fusion with the Populists on electoral tickets for the reason that they did not wish to be disloyal to Mr. Sewall. In reply to Chairman Jones Mr. Sewall for warded the foregoing copy of the let ter written to Mr. Bryan. The Ieisionuof.J udga siiuonton. CU aKLLsTON, S. C., Aug. 31. J1 ud ge Simon ton, of the United States circuit court, to day tiled his decisiou in the now famous railroad cut rate case. The suit, it will be remembered, was an action for injunction brought by the Port Royal and Augusta Rail way against the Southern States Fright as sociation to restrain the latter from putting into operation the 80'per cent reduction in freight rates it had die elared to mecet the Seaboard Air Line's reduction. The hearing took place at Greenville, S. C., some two weeksago. In his decision today Judge Simnonton dissol ves thbe tent porar-y in junctionl and dismisses the bill. Each side is to pay its a wnU c-osts. Flye, Wotuenf iHurauiM to lreat h. Commierci-al lotevl, owned by GieorIge Constau tinzau, was partially destroyed by tire last night, and live persons were burned to death. They were Mary Louise Vaudeau, Charity \ ill eneuve, Josephine Deschamps, Mr-s. ri. Finn anr1 Mice K. M Leordl EARLE TO THE PEOPLE. HE WRITES A LETTER TO THE DEMO CRATS OF THE STATE. He SayK it Senator Tiiinan's Views are Sound the Primary System is a Farce Denies He Ever Said lie wa Not a Re former. GREENVILLE, S. C.. Sept. 4, lS9. To the Democratic Voters of South Carolina. In accordance with the rules of the party, I have had the honor of apoear ing before you or the hustings in sup port of my candidacy. I did not pur pose to have anything further to say, but had determined to await the ver dict to be rendered by our people at the primary elections. The entry of Senator Tillman, however, into the fight as the. champion of my antagon ist compels me reluctantly to address you in reply to his letter. I am surprised that the senator should have so far forgotten the prin ciples which he has so ably advocated as to come home from Washington t influence the Reformers in their choice of a United States senator. You will remember how harshly he criticized Senator Hampton in 1890, for what was then termed unwarrant ed interference in the guoernatorial contest. His contention then was that the people should be permitted to ex ercise the right of sutfrage without the dictation of any self-constituted ruler or master. The primary system of election was adopted in order that the people might see and hear the candidates, and then express their will at the bal lot box. But, if after the people have seen and heard and given expression to their will, a high and honored of ficial can intrude nis views, so as to change the judgment which is about to be pronounced, then a primary election is a sham and a pretense. It would havA saved time and trouble, strife and contention, if a few friends of his favorite had in te first instance called upon him to name thestandard bearer of the party. In advocating primary elections did the senator mean to say, "I am willing for you to elect the man of your choice without consulting me, provided you elect my favorite, but if I discover you prefer another candi date, I will assert my power so as to control your votesf" It looks so. But the senator is mistaken. The people are sovereign, and while they have honored him and would doubt less honor him again, they will not submit to -his dictation. Again, the Reformers of South Carolina believe in fair play. and I would ask the sen ator if it is fair that he should now come into the field against me after - the battle has been fought and my opponent virtually vanquished. Why did he not take the stump during the canvass? I would then have had the oppo'tunity of showing to many wno v111 not see this paper how unjust the senato--hfs-been in his criticisms of my political course. It is true that I was compelled to take the stump in 1890, in defense of the State administration of which 1 was a member. Surely no one con demns me for that. It was my privi lege to become a candidate for the Democratic nomination; it was my duty to appear before the people in vindication of my administration as their attorney general. But after the convention met and Capt. Tillman was nominated, it is well known that I refused to oppose him. After his election as governor I did all that I could as a private citizen to hold up his hands. You will remember my letter to The News and Courier in18S92, in which I advised my friends and supporters to yield to the will of the majority and give Governor Tillman all due credit for all that was com mendable in the discharge of the deli cate and important duties of his office. This letter resulted in estranging from me many of my personal and political friends. Since that time I have be longed to neither faction, but have advocated peace. harmony and the res toration of good feeling among our No oene can truthfully say that I have been unjust to Senator Tillman. Has he been unjust to me? Let his own conscience answer. Permit me to refer to some of his strictures upon my candidacy. He is mistaken when he says that I was influenced by any thing that occurred at the first cam paign meeting in deciding to enter the race. Mr Duncan's entry and speech had no effect whatever upon my course, for while 1 had been in formed that he had filed his pledge I knew nothing of the character of his speech. I was presiding over the court in Charleston with a heavy criminal docket before me, and could not ne glect my duties as judge to promote my interests as a candidate; hence, many of the campaign meetings had been held before I could appear upon the stump. The Senator is also grossly unjust and inconsiderate when he says that: "General Esrie has repudiated with scorn that he is a Reformer." I would like to know upou what he bases his charge, for it is not founded upon any act or word of mine, and is not true. A large major-ity of my friends are Reformers; they elected me to the of -ice of circuit judge; they induced me to become a candidate for the United States senate, and at least 20,lJ00 of them voted for me at the last primary election. If the Conservatives had voted foi- me generally, I would have received a large majority. But many of them declined to vote . or me because of my attitude towards the lReformers and their leaders, and because I had commended many acts of ther Rteform administration. it is true, as 1 asser-ted many times during the canvass, that I am the can didate of no faction, and recognize no difference betweea Rieformers and Conservatives; but honor themi all alike as Democrats. it is also true that I criticised the a'aministration of the dispensary law, the appointment of constables to receive S .00 per day of the people's money to do thle work of heelers at the campaign meetings. and the turn ing of the dispensary into a political machine to promote the for tunes of a certain candidate for the United states sen-ate. But the good work of the Reformtnrs h-as only re ceived praise and commendation from ame. But strange as it muay seenm, he is so blinded by friendship for my oppo nent that lie actually contends that the defeat of Gove-nor 1Evans will be the destruction of the Re~formi move mnent. Does the life of a gr-eat move ment depend upou the election of any man tcoffite? oes the ntinuation of thelReform movement depend upon the election of a man to office who has been repudiated by at least 20,000 Re formers. I commend the eloqaent words of the Columbia Register and invite your attention to the following extract from its editorial of September 2, 1896. "The Register has n) sympathy with any attempt to dragoon men into voting for a man by cracking the par ty or factional lash ove- them. It is nonsense to say that the Reform move ment will die if Evans is not elected United States senator. The man who says that, in effect asserts that thous ands of Reformers are Reformers sim ply because they believe the Reform faction is in the majority and that only from it can office be obtained; and that these men will desert the Re form movement as soon as they sus pect that it no longer has the power to bestow office. The Register refuses to so degrade the Reform movement, which it believes to be the movement of a great body of earnest men who honestly believe in certain principles which they desired carried out in the governmental policy of the Slate. If the defeat of any man can disrupt the Reform movement there is nothing in the movement worth preserving and it has degenerated from the plane of principle to that of otlice-seeking. Earle is a Democrat and Evans is a Democrat and both stand upon'practi cally the same platform as regards those questions upon which the one of them elected senator will have to pass, which is also the platform of Ben Till man, with whom each of them is pledged to work in harmony. As far as their platforms and principles are concerned, the only question left the voters to decide is which of them is most sincere and which is best quali fied to carry on the work each of them his promised to do if elected. "Earle's election cannot be consid ered a Conservative triumph, for he has been repudiated by many Conserv ative voters and papers as a deserter and has been voted for by many Re formers as a convert. If he gets the office it will be because he gets the votes of thousands of man who would spit in the face of any man who dared tell them they were traitors to the Re form movement." In conclusion I appeal to you as honest and fair-minded men of both factions to rise above prejudice and to do your duty. You wear no man's collar, and will exercise your own judgment as free and independent cit izens. I have always submitted to the will of the majority and I now confidently await your verdict. JostPf H. EARLE. Greenville, S. C., Sept. 4, 1896. FOR A WOMAN'S LOVE. The Sad Story of a Young Philadelpblan's Suicide. The following additional facts in reference to the suicide of a young man at North, in the upper edge of Orangeburg County, is taken from the Columbia State. "We. the undersigned, fld that jack W. Travis came to his death by a pistol shot fired by his hand." So read the foreman of the jut-y at the in quest held by Magistrate Smith. We often read in romance of men dying for love. but well balanced minds always look for some other cause save that of love, but from all the evidence in this case it seems that the rash deed was caused by the rejec tion of his suit by a fair girl. Travis was a handsome young man of 27 years. He came to this place several months ago with the train crew that is at work on the Edisto trestle. He was employed some ten months ago at Yulee, Fia., by the fore man, and remained with them until about a month ago, when the force of hands was reduced. Travis lost his situation, but continued to make his headquarters at the shanty cars, sta tioned at an embankment just south of the Edisto. He was a very intelligent young man and w'-ll spoken of by his fellow workmen, but beyond telling them that he had brothers in Phila delphia he seems not to have had any confidants. Some time ago he commenced to pay marked attention to a handsome young lady. What encouragement lie met with can only be surmised, butt from a letter addressed to the young lady, with the request that it be shown to the authorities, so that no one should be accused of his murder, he does not answer her, but breathes only a prayer of love, and says that he has had grand opportunities, but that without ner life is a burden too hard to be borne. Yesterday morning he visited the young lady's father, telling him he nad come to bid him a final farewell, and placed a letter in his hands with the request that it should not be opened until t.hey heard from him. The gen tleman tried to cheer him, but he in sisted that his troubles at home and here were more than he could bear. After leaving the above place he pro ceeded to the shanty cars; from there to where the men were at work, asking one of them to lend him a pistol to shoot a rabbit. He then returned to the car, packed up all of his clothing, wrote and adldressed a letter, placing it on a table. He removed the bed ding, leaving only the sprmngs on the cot. A few moments later several of the men passing heard a shot in the car, and on forcing open the door be held the unfortunate young man ly ing on his back on the springs of the bed, with a bloody wound in the left breast and the smoking 38 calibre Smith & Wesson pistol on the tioor by his side. In a few moments the soul of the unfortunate had been rushed to meet his doom. Clutched in his left hand was a folded envelope, 0!) which was written: : love you, are my last words. 1ti:W I have shot myself." The sealed letter on the table, ad - dressed to whomsoever it may concern, read as follows: "North, S. U. "P'lease notify Mr. -, also Miss --- , of my death. Tell them it is time to open the blue envelope. I have taken my own life; the reasons are not worth while writiug. "P. 8.-Please put my death in the P'hiladelphia paper's." Ia the letter shown by the father of the young lady, he stated he was born in Nevada and raised in Philadelphia; that he h1ad no father or mother, but three brothers. lie requested that he should be buried on the hill near- the dark waters of the Edisto, wvhere lie met his untimely end. It Blew Lip. ST Loas Sept I.-- This mloruilig the powder mill near- l'ast Alton, Ills., exploded, and three men weret killed instantly. There names are: Henry Regas, Henry R-ogers and Thomas THE cOLD MEN MEET. THEY PUT UP A TICKET TO CATCH DEMOCRATIC VOTES. President Cleveland and His Administra tion Esndorsed In Glowing Terma-Favors Tarl fr for Revenue Only, Currency Reform aud Economy In Public Expenditures. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 3.-John M. Palmer of Illinois and Simon Boli var Buckner of Kentucky, were nomi nated today by the Bolting Democratic Convention for President and Vice President on a brief but emphatic plat form which repudiates the doctrines enunciated by the late Democratic con vention; endorses President Cleveland and his administration in glowing terms; declares for the gold standard, tariff for revenue only, liberal ship ping laws, currency reform, civil ser vice and economy in public expendi tures. The spirit that animated the convention was contained in this de claration of the platform: "The Demo cratic party has survived many defeats but could not survive a victory won in behalf of the doctrine and policy proclaimed in its name at Chicago." And so, in the language of Mr. Ham mond ct Georgia, tnis convention placed in the hands of other nominees their banner and bade them fling it forth "skyward and seaward, high and wide." The real work of the c nvention was soon transacted when it was reached, but the delay in reporting the platform gave opportunity for a series of elo quent and stirring speeches. The at tendance was larger than yesterday and the enthusiasm was great. Col. W. C. P. Breckinridge, made notori ous by his trial and conviction of the seduction of an innocent school girl under promise of marriage, Dewitt C. Warner of New York. H. A. Ham mond of Georgia, F. W. Lehman of Missouri, W. D. Bynum of Indiana and Controller of the Currency Eckels of Illinois were in turn called to the stage and stirred the enthusiasm to a high pitch. When the platfom was at last brought in shortly before 2 o'clock, after the convention had been in ses sion three hours, it was read amid an almost continuous storm of applause and was adopted unatnimously without a word of debate. When the nominations for President were called for it was apparent that Palmer would be nominated over his protest as the opposition to Bragg has concentrated upon him. These two names were the only ones presented to the convention. it was known that a message from President Cleveland had reached the convention that he could not entertain for a moment the sugges tion of his nomination and his decision was at once accepted as final. Before the States were called for nominations Henry Watterson was taken out of the lists by Mr. Carroll of Louisville, who, from the platform, conveyed to the convention a message from the Kentucky editor in his retreat in the mountains of Switzerland. Mr. Wat terson, Mr. Carroll said, three days after the Chicago convention had cabled that other candidates must be named or the Democracy was lost. Later he had said he did not want the honor, but that if no one else could be found to take command he would not ask others to go where he would not lead. Now that others were ready to accept he preferred to do battle in the ranks. Some of the nominating speeches were eloquent and full of fire, L. L. Kilbourne of Michigan placed Senator Palmer in nomination and there -was a series of seconding speeches. Burr W. Jones of Wisconsin named Gen eral Bragg "the hero of fifty battles and the commander of the iorn brig ade." Illinois waited until all the other States had been called. Then Judge Moran of Chicag-o took the stage and said they had? recognized from the first that Senator Palmer was the man to lead the fight. He was, he said, a platform in himself. All his life he had fought fiatism, greenback ism, free silver and other vagaries. But he had sealed their lips. After seeing the temper of the convention, however, he said Illinois was com Delled to join hands with her sister States in urging his nomination. The roll call immediately developed an over whelming majority in favor of Senator Palmer, but it proceeded to the end.- Palmer received 757k votes and Bragg 1246. At its conculsion, the commander of the iron brigade, mounted a chair and in a brief but graceful speech moved that the nomi nation be made unanimous and pledged that he and Wisconsin in the coming battle would be "where brave soldiers should always be-nearest the flash ing of the guns." He was given three hearty cheers and General Palmer was declared the nominee amid an enthusiastic demonstration during which the State guidons were carried about the hall in the wake of the standard of Illinois. There never was any doubt about General Buckner's nomination for Vice Presiden, except while the nomi nation was being talked of for Sena tor Palmer for President. When Chairman Caffery instructed the Sec retary to cali the States for nomina tion for Vice President the latter call ed but one State, "Kentucky," and the band struck up "My Old Kentucky Home." Win. F. Brodder of Russell ville, Ky., placed General Buckner's name formally in nomination was forth with made unanimous. Affer the convention had ad jurned Senator Palmer succumbed, lHe said he would accept, He had never yet failed to respond to the call of duty, he said, and lie could not do so now with such a cause at stake. The Alabama delegation with its band escorted the New Y ork delega tion to the station to-night. Gover nor Flo ' e- made two speeches to the crowd, one before starting and one at the station, in which he commended the enthusiasm showh by the people for the ticket nominated to-day. Governor .Jones of .\ tabamia re sponided in a pleasant vein and the crowd cheered both speakers heartily.1 The Alabama delegation and its baud returned to the I )e-ui$on and serenaded Generals F'alawr-' and Buck ner, both] of whom umad' brief speeches, thank ing the bind for its attention and the people for their interest in them. A] little later the indianagold Deinocr-ats with a band appeared at the Denison and gave the candidates another- sere nade. General Palmer responded with a humorous speech saying he aume downm here to have a jolly] ~ood fime and talk over old army .lays with the Hoosiers and while he was talking the con vention nominat ad him for Pr-esident. While he did not not expect to be elected he felt that the oneantion and every man in it< thought he was the proper man for President of the United States and he would continue to think so. He told one or two humorous stories and was loudly cheered. General Buckner was then called for and made a more serious address. He said that the convention to-day had broken down the partisan walls which had separated the country and bad de cided that men in any part of the country could hear the standard of of Democracy. The candidates of this convention would not go as Bryan does, into an enemy's country, but would go into a united country of pa Iriotic people. Wherever floats the flag of the Union there was the home of Democracy. He expected to do his duty by his country and, old as he was, he would shirk no responsibility. rURNING TO BRYAN. I Many Republicans Leave Their Party to Support Him. WAsHLNGTON, Aug. 30.--As straws which indicate the direction of the po litical wind, here are a handful of ex tracts from letters received at Demo cratic headquarters here to-day: M. B. Holland, secretary of the Bry an Free Silver Club, of Nebraska, says: "We have a Bryan free silvir club organized here with a membership of 170, and still growing. Seventeen Reoublicans are among the number." J. W. Bovgess, president of the Bryan Free Silver Club, of Pax, Mo., says that his club numbers at present 106 members, three-fourths of them being Republicans. Pax is a mining town. From Horton, Kan., W. I. Short, secretarry of the W. J. Brayn Free Silver Club, writes: "We have a club here of 460 mem bers 180 of them Republicans, and we are growing daily. We are organizing free silver clubs in every precinct." G. H. Morgan, of Frederick, Md., in mazing application for the Bryan and Sewall Free Silver Club in the national association, says: "Our club is composed mostly of the working and farming element, among them several Republidans, and it would take a Gatling gun to turn them." Edward M. Johnson, secretary of the Bryan and Sewall Club, of Elk town. Md., writes: "There is a strong and growing sil ver sentiment here, which we wish to promote." T. B. McJenkin, president of the Bimetalic League, of Butler. Pa , says: "We have a silver league here, with 700 members, one-fifth of whom were former Republicans." M. L. Lockwood, president of the free silver club, of Zelienopee, Pa., writes: "If there is any such uprising in the Eartern part of this State as there is here we will~*mp the State." Alpheus X7 Fidler. of Arlington, W.Va., wites: . I "I called a meeting to see if we could not organize a Byan and Sewall Club out here. Bofore I could get in the house th.u night the crowd was calling for i. speech. I took avote to see how many would support Br.yan and Sewall and the silver cause. Not withstanding the crowd was made up of about one-half of men who have been voting the Republican ticket heretofore, only one man in the crowd would not vote for Bryan." Charles E. Chappealear, Mayor of New Lexington, Ohio, and secretary of the Bryan Free Silver Club writes: - "We have just organized a free sil ver club, with a membership of nearly 300, 20 per cent, being former Repub licans. There are scores of other Re publicans who are on the fence and need but little to help them over on our side. Within the next ten days there willibe a free silver club inev ery voting precinct in this (Perry) county. Although Republican by 650 majority last year, we will carry it by 500 for Bryan and Sewall and Fink, our candidate for Congress. A. R. Alman, of the Bryan Silver Club of Salem, Ill., writes: "Our club numbers about 600 mem bers, seventy of whom were former Republican's, and we will increase thatnumberlargely." Secretary Charle S. Dix, of the Bryan Free Silver Club, of Prospects, Ohio, writes: "The Democrats and free silver Republicans of this city have organiz ed a Bryan ciub of over 200, and it is still growing. Of this number twenty or more havealways been Republicans. The Republicans have been havin a majority of eighteen to twenty in ti township, but we expect to make it from seventy-five to a hundred Demo cratic. Can assare you that we will carry the township." J. H. Grier, secretary of the Silver League, of Aurora Mo., and also sec retary of that city's board of trade: "The situation here is this: We are a lead and zinc mining camp1 and in a Republican Congressional district, the Fifteenth. We have about 100 Re publican voters out of a total vote of 900 who are dissatisfied and have ad vocated silver for some time, but the Republican managers are after them, trying to whip them in line. I under stand the situation, having been a vot er for twenty years, but this will be my first. Earthquake in Japan. YoKOBHom, Sept. 2.-Much alarm is felt over a report here of a great earth quake. which occurred in the North east provices in the main island of Japan on Monday evening. The town of Rokugo hias been entirely de stroyed and several other towns se verely damaged. Many persons are reported to have been killed by the earthquake and a still larger number injured, while a multitude have suf fered severe losseN by damage to property. The provinces visited by the ,;earthquake are the same as those levastated by the terrible earthquake And tidal wave of Jutne 15 last when a arge number of towns were wiped >Jut and the estimated loss of life was i0,000O. The Provinces of Rekuzen mnd Rikuchu, along the coast from he Island of Kinkasan, Northward, were the principal sufferers then. L'he recollection of the havoc to human ife wro ught by that convulsion caus ~sgrave anx iety as to what further -eports may show of the results of donday 's earthquake. On the same lay a typhoon caused extensive dam ge in Southern Japan. Murdered For Money. UNIorrowN, Pa., Sept. 1. Frank dorris, aged 18 years, was hanged rere at 1:30 p. m. for tue murder two rears ago of Bernard L oker, a farmer >f Chestnut Ridge. The object was rob >ery. Morris was a neigh bor and be ieved Loker- hasd money secreted