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LOUIS APPELT. EDITOR. MANNING, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, JULY 2S, 1597. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUB SCRIPrION RATES: One Year . . ......... - - - - - ..$1.50 Six Iouth ...... . . - . --......... 75 Four Months...........-----....... 50 ADVERTISING RATES: One square, one time, Sl; each subse quent insertion, 50 cents. Obituaries and Tribates of Respect charged for as regular advertisements. Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. Communications must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No communication of a personal char acter will be published except as an adver tisenieit. Entered at the Post Ofice at Manning as Second-Class Matter. "You can fool some of the people all the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. What's right is right, sooner or later the meaningless boasts and pre tenses of jingo merchants will- be found o;t by the people. We have done what we said. We have but one price, the lowest. Sumter, S. C. Opposite Bank of Sumter. COMPARE RECORDS. The newspaper reader who has taken the pains to keep up with the Senatorial campaign cannot help but see the trick of the present contest. The Irby-Evans-Mayfield comehis~ is self-evident and it is a surprise that Mr. Irbvyin play-ing the role of the "pdf blunt man" does not come Ssquare out and acknowledge it. The combine have parceled out a line for each to follow. Irby is to throw out his net for the "t::ue blue Reformers" with as many Conservatives as can be caught by flattery; Evans flings out his net to catch those who have not taken to McLaurin's tariff views and with a view of holding many of those who voted for him last year, and Mayfield's net is out for those op posed to the Dispensary. The syndi cate is out for business and is ready to make any and all kinds of prom ises. They have opened up an es tablishment, and to the voters they say, "If you don't see what you want, ask for it and you shall have it from one of the firm." Their game is so transparent that it is a dull man indeed who cannot see through it and we feel satisfied but few people will be fooled by the trick. The people have tried every one of the present candidates and in stead of promises for the future they want the candidates to show what . they did when the people trusted them before. Irby was in the United States Senate six years, what did he - do? Evans was State Senator and Gov ernor, what did he do? Mayfield was State Senator, what did he do? McLaurin was in Congress, what did he do? When these records are gone into the people can see who has made a faithful servant, and who did nothing for himself or his people. McLaurin is ready to compare rec ords with his opponents, and if he has not done more in one session than all the others did during their whole public career he should be ashamed to ask for support. Is there any wonder that Irby will not discuss national issues? He was sent to the United States Senete and drew thirty thousand dollars in salary without having placed upon the records any thing that he can point his people to. Evans served in the Legislature, then the Senate and afterwards as Gov ernor. He went before the people for endorsement, did he get it? Why? Mayfield was in the General As sembly~, and as he has gone back on the record he made there it is hardly likely tbat the people will care to try him in a larger field. Mr. Mayfield has nothing to recommend him to the voters. McLaurin, who is being so bitterly fought, has a record that he and his constituents may feel proud of, and the beauty of it is, that it is known of all men. "tOLD GRANNY" SCREAMED. We must have struck the "Newvs and Courier" in a very tender spot for it to have made such a painful scream as it did last Friday. In its issue the Monday before it said that McLaurin had made a mistake "stick ing to the principles advocated by the Alliance" and also, he made a mistake in defending Governor Eller be. We endeavored to show that McLaurin was in gratitude bound to defend Governor Ellerbe and we also gave our views as to why the "News and Courier" thinks McLaurin made a mistake "sticking to the principles advocated by the Alliance." We re called the "News and Courier's" atti tude in the last national camp'aign, and for havingr donaen sonnperas breeches Cal" Hemphull wants Mr. McLaurin to suggest to us "not to talk and write so much." Then it makes itself more expressive by the parting shot: "Many a deserving candidate has been badly beaten by his fool friends." Had the "News and Courier" re produced the editorial which brought forth such a suggestion, its readers would have been able to see where the shoe pinched,butit did not do so, and we are only left to remark that Mr. McLaurin is not in the habit of suggesting to THE TimES, and were he to make the "fool" suggestion to us that our contemporary makes to him, we would be alarmed at his mental condition. Mr. McLaurin has noth ing to do with the paper, not one cent of interest, in the shape of stock, loan or gift. He is a subscriber and no more. It is the editor's proud privilege to be classed among his friends and he is doing what he can to aid him in his election. The suggestion that the editor not "talk" so much is rather gratuitous and unwarranted, not even "copperas breches Cal" Hemphill, the editor of the "News and Courier," can point out where we have been talking "so much." Outside of the columns of THE Tin we have had nothing what eL to sav, unless a jocular remark made in Charleston that "Irby will not carry Laurens" is what our friend of copperas breeches fame alludes to. As to writing so much, we would like to know wherein we have written too much, and as the "News and Courier" has assumed to speak for those who are likely to vote against McLaurin on account of his "fool friends", will it not have the kindness to point out the offending articles which have ap peared in THE TirES. We do not mean that it take a little paragraph from an editorial and make a mountain out of a mole bill, but take up an edito rial written since the opening of the campaign, and we defy "copperas breeches Cal" Hemphill to point out anything illegitimate. The article which seemed to have raised the ire of our Charleston contemporary, treated on the "News and Courier's" position in the last national contest and it endeavored to show why the "News and Courier" thought McLau rin made a mistake in "sticking to the principles of the Alliance." It also expressed the belief that to have the Metropolitan police removed a deal with the syndicate would not accomplish the result. Now where does the "talking" and "writing" so much come in, is something some "fool friend" of "copperas breeches Cal" Hemphill ought to make plain. MAYFIELD WON'T DO. Candidate Mayfield has charged Governor Ellerbe with duplicity in the Metropolitan police matter, which when properly considered, is a. seri ous charge. Governor Ellerbe, al though not a candidate and has not the privilege to go upon the stand and reply to Mr. -Mayfield, has given to the press a denial of the charge and demands the proof. To say the least of it, Mr. Mayfield has placed himself in a very unenvi able position. He was a personal friend of the Governor, so much so that the Governor appointed him on his staff, and if what Mayfield says is true, there is nothing in it other than to show that Mr.~ Mayfield has ex posed a private conversation and that he has injured himself more than he has the Governor. It is evident that all of this rot of Mayfield's is to di vert the attention away from McLau ri. Mayfield is posing as opposed to the Metropolitan police and the Dispensary. What is his leg islative record? He was largely in strumental iQ having the Metropoli tan police bill passed, and there never was a stronger advocate for the Dis pensary; but as soon as a guberna torial bee began buzzing in his bon net he makes a complete somersault. We venture if the United States court had decided in favor of the Dis pensary cases Mayfield would now be pointing with pride to his legislative career. Now that he has charged others with duplicity we would like to know if there is any foundation for the story that in the election of judges at the last session of the Gen eral Assembly, Senator Mayfield, now a candidate, gave his word to Solici tr Ansell, pledging him not only his support, but offered to make the nominating speech, that when the ballots were recorded, Mayfield's bal lot was against Ansell. If this was done-if Mayfield pledged his sup port to Solicitor Ansell and went back on it heis not the proper man to charge duplicity to others.. The Senatorial party is now mak ing its way into the up country, and as the contest progresses the more confident are we that if the people will turn out to vote on the 313t day of August, Johr. L. McLaurin will be overwhelmingly endorsed. This cam paign has put the people to thinking as they have never thought before about things political, and although hampered by having to contend with three sharp politicians, McLaurin has made speeches that are a revelation. Who is there that has read one of these speeches without feeling con vinced of the correctness of our rep resentative's position? We do not believe the people are satisfied wvith travelling in the old ruts; they want a change as an experiment to see if a better condition cannot be brought about. The farmer wants a good price for his cotton, and if he gets it, he pays a good price for his plow cheerfully, but if he is forced to pay a high price for his plow and get a low price for his cotton, he is dissatisfied and his eyes turn toward the government in despair. There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put to gether and until the last few years was sup posed to be incurable. For a great mnany years doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by con. stantly failing to cur2 it with local treat ment, pronounced it incurable. Science Ihas proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitu tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. .J. Cheney & Co., To ledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the maarket. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. They offer one hun. dred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and tes..imonials. Ad dress. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. IF HE ISN'T, WHAT IS ARE A communication from Candidate Ferd D. Bryant appears in another column. That gentleman thinks we are ungrateful for receiving his money for a card in our paper and then criticizing his politics. Mr. Bryant should understand that when he paid us five dollars it was for an advertisement in THE Tiizs and not to close down our pan with reference to what we think of him. We do not regard him a legitimate candidate, because he is not in accord with the national Democratic platform on the main question-finance. He claims to be a bimetallist, but he is the same kind of bimetallist as Grover Cleve land and John G. Carlisle, that is, if his speeches are to be our guide to judge from. This is a primary under the rules of the Democratic party and we con tend that any man who is opposed to the platform of the party is not en titled to the support of the members of that party. If Mr. Bryant will not endorse the Democratic party's finan cial plank, he is not in accord with the party and should not ask for sup port from its ranks. Mr. Bryant denies that there was a fusion ticket in Marion County. He denied it at Packsville, but when questioned closely admitted that such a ticket was voted and that his name was upon it. We assert most posi tively there was a fusion ticket in Marion County in 1890, composed of white men and negroes and this ticket was put into and voted for at the general election in opposition to the white man's ticket nominated in the regular Democratic primary; the fusion ticket referred to had as one of the names upon it, Mr. Ferd D. Bryant, who now is asking for votes in the coming Democratic primary. It will thus be seen that we are not opposing Mr. Bryant on any factional lines nor because he supported Judge Haskell, our opposition is because he differs with us upon the financial issue. Ellerbe, Johnson, Norton and McLaurin all agree upon this issue, and they stand with both feet upon the Democratic platform, and as we said last week, either of them would make a good representative and either one would be in accord with the views of the people of this sec tion. THE PEOPLE SELECT. One of the healthiest signs of the day is the serious thought given to public affairs by the voters. There was a time when the voter depended entirely upon leaders, who, as a gene ral thing, were some favorite lawyers or County officials, and these gentle men issued their edicts, which were accepted and carried out, but now, if a man wants the votes of the people he must meet and talk to them. He must convince them that he is the right man for the place, and if he succeeds in convincing them, it mat ters not what leaders may think or say, the people are going that way. The truth of this is seen in our pres ent Congressional race. The leaders have not been consulted nor are they going to be, every voter who heard the candidates, formed his own con clusions, and when those conclusions are sought to be changed something more is needed than this candidate is "not a true Reformer" or "that man will not carry his own County." An argument showing the nnfitness of the candidate who made the impres sion will have, to be adduced. How does any man know who will carry this or that county? No. Voters, when you hear a man ,talking such stuff against a candidate put it down he is interested in that candidate's opponent and he is simply trying to get votes for his favorite. If you have made up your mind to support a particular candidate, let not your intention be diverted by some fr-ivol ous rumor. The candidates spoke at three places in this County, and if there was aught against-the political career of either of them, at the meet i-gs was the place to make it known. It is not fair to circulate reports cal culated to drive votes awvay from a man after he has passed on, when an opportunity was had to say in his presence what is being said behind his back. The "Lily Whites" have met with a Waterloo at the hands of the Presi dent. The main fight between the two factions of the Republican party in this State was settled by President McKinley recognizing the "Regulars" by the appointment of Mr. Lathrop, of Orangeburg, to the District Attor neyship. Melton, a "Lily White," of Columbia, and Von Kolnitz, a gold bug Democrat, of Charleston, but who made McKinley speeches at the North in the last campaign at a salary of one hundred dollars per week. were the defeated applicants. Junius H. Evans, a first cousin of ex-Gov ernor Evans, is understood to be slated for one of Mr. Lathrop's as sistants. This Evans was such a loud mouthed Democrat that in 1890, while editor of the Marion "Star," he was recognized as one of the bitterest writers in the State. He would not support the regular Democratic ticket nominated in 1890 and was one of the "good Democrats" who put forward the Marion County fusion ticket which had upon it Mr. F. D. Bryant for the Legislature. Evans has never returned to the fold and is now a full fledged Republican with both elbows upon the pie counter. RE ASONS WHY CHA MBERLAIN'S COL IC, CHOLERA AND DIARRHOEA RE\1EDY IS THE BEST. 1. Because it affords almost instant re lief in eases of pain in the stomach, colic and cholera morbus. 2. Because it is the only remedy that never fails in the most severe cases of dys entery and diarrhoea. 3. ~Because it is the only~~" that will care chronic di 4. 1Reeause it isi1 that will prevent bilions 5. Because it is ithat will enre epidemnica. 6. Because it is t '- that can always be depet es of choera infantumu. 7. Beeanse it is t and n uost reliable medici Jowel complaints. 8. Because it pro its. 9. Because it is ;* ' to take. 10. Because it has s of more people thah an. in the world. The 25 and 50c siz. . B. A CONTEMPTIBLE THING. We have beard of some very ques tionable tactics resorted to by politi cians, but the meanest thing on rec ord can be laid at the feet of S. G. Mayfield who is a candidate for United States Senator, nit, and as a part of his stock in trade he is going all over the State charging the Gov ernor of South Carolina with dupli city; to bear up his charges and give them a semblance of truth, he ex poses conversations had with the Governor in private. Such condue.t is despicable and should be frowned down by decent people, but still meaner and more contemptible is his attempt to use his vote for Confeder ate pensions as a tool to get him votes. Every pensioner should spurn Mr. Mayfield and teach him and all others like him that the Confederate pension fund is not any politician's corruption fund. As an electioneer ing epistle he issued a letter and had it sent out and fortunately the Winns boro "News and Herald" got hold of it and gave it wider circulation thau Mr. Maytield had calculated upon. Here is the letter: S. G. M.YFIL>, Attorney at Law, j Denmark, S. C. I Dear Sir-In 'xaniining the Comptroller General's report, I find you are receiving the benefit of the act of 1596 "to aid the disaled soliers of the Confederacy and their widows." I helped to pass that act and thus con tributed to the aid of such as desired to claim its benefit;. It is but a small amount and should be doubled. I am going into the race for the United States Senate, and of all those who are now in it, I am the only one who has aided in passing the act of 1896. While I was doing this some of my competitors were then and are now getting a salary of $5,000 per year. I have never asked for any office which had a salary attached and I now ask you to ra;ly to my aid and him w ho helped you. Good men and womecn, by speaking out for me, can do much good, and if elected I will remember my friends. Let me har from you. Sincerely, S. (i. -HAYFIELD. Commenting upon the letter, the "News and Herald" has this to say: "When the candidates spoke here, we listened attentively to them. and we must confess that we were better inipressel with Mr. Mayfieldi's speech than with the speeches of the others. Our purpose now is not to attack Mr. Mayfield personally, but to call attention to the low plane of politics at the present day. The above let ter shows that greed for oflice will le.id men to an effort to debauch the highest senmi ments. TI' Confederate soldier did more for his counrv than it can ever do for hit". It is a high and noble sentiment to perpet uate their deeds of valor and heroic ser vices; it is a high and arand sentiment to s5 e that the State takes care of the Confed erate soldiers when they cannot now help themselves; but, in the name of decency, are the veterans to be told that it is their duty to pay a legislator with their votes, simply forsooth, because the legislator h-tp pened to be a member of the General As sembly and voted for the pension ac:? Oh, how low a position has that of United States Senator fallen in these latter years? Shame on the man who would convert the purest and highest sentiments and pur poses of a people into a medium for politi cal trades!' The Charleston "Post" may think itself right in its preaent attitude towards Governor Ellerbe, but we are of the opinion that it is doing its own cause no good. Suoppose there are some who at one time believed Charleston should have a Metropoli tan police and these become con vincedl that the system is not working satisfactory, how can the "Post" e-x pect any aid from such, if day in and day out it pours wrath upon the only man who can be approached upon the subject? We know of our own knowledge that a change ot' mind has come to the minds of some close friends of Governor Ellerbe, but they cannot approach him on the subject so long as this constant fire is kept up. If the "Post" will pardon us, we will suggest that it devote its editorial columns to some other subject and give these friends who were form erly for the present police system an op portunity to present the causes for their change of mind. We are often asked as to the status of the Dispensary, and the question is one that has gotten beyond our grasp. The United States Court has put the institution in a hole and un less the Supreme Court pulls it out it will stay there and be buried. With original package shops on every hand it would be utter folly for the State to undertake to continue business and the sooner there are some steps taken to either close tup the original pack age shops or grant them a license the better it will be for the State. At present the liquor dealers are in clover, they sell their goods without paying a cent for the privilege and besides they are not required to fix up their places of business attractively as would be the ease of a regular barroom Thme Alaska gold craze is the latest; thousands are rushing to the newly discovered gold fields. The Alladin's lamp stories that are being told con cerning the gold fields of Alaska has turned a stream of people in that di rection and the numbers are increas ing. Reaction will set in after a while like with all other boomed en terprises and many who went to seek riches will return poorer than before they started. Now that the tariff bas wormed its way through national legislation it is said that living expenses will be at least twenty per cent. greater. The people may be able to stand it if they can obtain more for their products and their labor, but if wages and products are to be low and the com modities of life high, the country from one end to the other will be in a tremble. Lieut. Moss, in command of twenty troopers of the 25th U. S. Infantry, rode 2,000 miles upon bicycles. fronm Fort Missoula, Mo0nt., to St. Louis, Mo0. THE TRUE REMEDY. W. M. lepine, editor Tiskihva, ill. "Chief," says: 'We won't keep house with~ out Dr. King's New i'scovery for Con sumption, Coughs and Colds. Exoeri mented with many others, but never got the true reme'dy until we used Dr. King's New~ Discovery. No other rem edy can take its place in our Lome, as' in it we have a certain and sure cure for Congh, Colds, Whooping Cough, etc." It is i le to ex periment with other remedies, even it they are urged on you as just as good as Dr'Kn's ew Discovery. They are not as good, because this renmedy has arecord of cures and besides is guaranteed. It never fails to satisty. Trial bottles tree at It n. rye' Drug Store The Dingley tariff bill has become a law and the Republican party have now the opportunity of bringing' about the much desired prosperity. We are glad to sny that our Senators are recorded against the ionstrosity. Senator Tillman voted "nay" and Senator McfLaurin was pre ag the bill. You ' ht B'unt the wori4 nr (' nIi y will t:ot find ano:th.r :m-didn" aia; C lunelin's Colie, Chiolr t ni I)a.ho R-md fo owel come it f It i. . a Ot, t i. tli a rli th!e. Fr 1 R Lormvi, the 1dru ist. Is hryant Off lis Blase. IIARTSVILLE, S. C., July 24, K. Editor MANNING TIMES: While attending the campaign meeting at this place today. my at tention was called to some verv strange paragraphs in your paper of the 21st inst. In s-our account of the meeting at Manning you say in one sentence that I "declared my allegiance to the South and her cause, and stated that while it wvas impostsile for an loniest man to outline his policy if elected to Congress. that if elected I should co-operate with the Democratic party in every effort to obtain a just and equal portion of the benefits of national legisiat ion." In the very next sentence you say: "Time did not permit his discussion of the money question, but it is un derstood that he is not in accord with the wishos of his party." -In another place you say I am a "disciple of Palmer and Buckner," and again you say that I am a "gold bug,'' not a "legitimate candidate," etc. Now, Mr. Editor. I paid you live dollars for the publication of my card in your paper. Paid' the Executive Committee of Clarendon County twenty-five dollars for the privilege of becoming a candidate in your County for Congress and after all this I think it a piece of base ingrati tude for the very paper I have pat ronized to try to ruin my political prospects by voluntary misrepresen tations. You know that I am not a "gold bug" and you know that I am in accord with the wishes of my par ty, and have never given utterance to a word that would justify any other conclusion. Again you repeat with apparent delight the base and groundless charge made by innuendo by my competitors that I was a canm didate on a fusion ticket, and say that I admitted being voted for on such a ticket. You know that I de nied the existence of a "fusion ticket' In Marion County in 1890, then how could I admit that I was voted for on it? I say again that there was no fusion ticket in Marion County in 1890 that ever came to my knowledge. I was nominated for the House of Representatives at that time by as good Democrats as are in the State and they put no negroes on the ticket with me, but the other gentlemen who were nominated with me were and still are the very best of white Democrats and men of the highest integrity. None of us were candi didates. None of us thought of be ing elected-made no effort in that direction and paid no attention to the matter one way or another. And any person who tries to make capital out of that now, simply aims at mis representation. The negroes did af terward indorse our legislative ticket and had it printed at the head of their own County ticket, but we had nothing to do with that. My politics as a true Southern Democrat has never been questioned by anyone who knew me. I am now in favor of bimnetallism as a Demo crati't demand; and still a Southern Democrat anxious for all the benefits to the South that can possibly result from a just and equal administration of the national government. I am willing that you shall advo cate Mr. Ellerbe or any one else von choose, but please do not do so am the expense of his innocent competitors. We all want the place, but none of us wish to rise on the dead carcass of our competitors. Hoping you wvill give this space in the next issue of your paper, I am Yours respectfully. FERD D. BRYANT. 'TIT:ED, NE RTOD. SLEEPILi dS XMen and women-hwga.flyte wite abot. Hood's. Sarai,ar i.Oe. btelpless :Ln disecurd, bil. t faith in lieli'in , now ma : i h 0al a "able to do my' own w''' I,"* Uoe Ioo-' Sars.ipaill b power -o enic anl uif the bloc~d ard n. e the weak ~ trn' ti is expeien~ce of a host of pele.lt Hoodi's P:ls :L- the j- an' n ri and live~r medi.:c:.e. Gent . n - u . Whly Doevs thle S.-Called '%.'.uid .ilioney" Man Wani. an International .igr'ee metnt for the Rtestorationt of llimtetamllisin (Fromn the Nat ionial Bimnetalist) 'This question is worthy of more careful consideration than it has heretofore received. If we have "sound money" now, it ought to be satisfactory to every' honest man. and it would certainly be wrong to change it. Still, the country is full of people who occupy the anomalous position of defending our present gold stand ard as both "sound"' and "honest " and at the same time declaring that they are in favor of an international agreement for its overthrow, because that is what bimnetallism, whether national or international, act ually means. If there is no dit.Terence be tween international bimetallismt and the present gold standard the change will do us no good, and it is a waste of time to bother about it. If the gold standard is "sound" and '"hon est" and international bimetallhism is something different, then it follows with mathematical certainty that such an agreement as they ti adocate will give us a standard both un ountd and dishonest. Two things cannot be different and also be the same. If a certain yardstick is just the right length, it is. of course. in honiest ardstick. It is "sound. Any other ardstick which differs from it must of necessity be of im propter length and consequently unfair, dishonest and unsound. Hence, comes the very pertinenmt question: What would he the etTeet of restoring bimetallism by interna tional agreement? It is as lain as light that it would raise the value of silver and lower the value otf gold. If England, France. G2ermnany anzd the United States should concu-irrenit ly agree to coini and use both meitalh freely at a certain ratio. it is imani fest that the demand for money uise which these great nations make ulton old alone, would be divided bet weei old and silver. Under such condi tions, it is junst as certain that golt would become cheaper as it is that it would melt in a sufhiieintly hot fire, If any man on earth denies thiat~iie is simply disputing the great law of supply and demand. But nfo hmone-st man, who knows what lie is talkmg~ about, will denyv it. so. we wi!!lak it for granted that interniatitonal hi metalfismi would make gold cheaper But if it is honest monmey now. whiat moral right has any power tt imake. it "che~aper': "Cheap i~mney ane cording to the argument of the inter national bimetallist is "dishoinest money." His objection to "free sil ver" is that it will "cebase" the cur rency by making it "cheaper." He claims that we coninot raise silver to a level with gold: that as a ire.sult gold would retire from circulation, leaving us with a silver c'urreney cheaerthan gold, and therefore de. lmae .a dinamsr to creditors. J. .11 .lOH :-' 1N I..and tes : a ni. for i'n1 1 i t i Con.resi.n" al D'1 tr. s . ui e t t'.rn - : f tI;h a t:-m + l.:.. E t : t Sc ~::mno ne . -. cn byf er i :..:, fi li n. J ;: L. Me 6::nli; . D. W I. McL ill. S~~xthi i)"o ia~ x~ Dbti. - ..J I F.LL1 ''t. L. 3I; I L1: 1 . I. 1.): S ..tgv: 21 1VO: STATE SENATE. At the ::est solicitation of many fr:en ds I t:.nounce mysIf a candidate to represent Clarerdctn i. the State Senate. to fill the unexnire' term mri111e vacant by the resig n:atio: of LIon. L. M. Itagin. I. M1. WOODS. FOR SENA ['Ol. I am:, at catlil1da.tte for the untexnired t t. in the State Senat . J. HI. LE8ESNE. But how is it any worse. to make the currency cheaper by substituting sil ver for gold than it would be to treat the gold in such a w-y as to make that cheaper? Would not the credit or be affected in precisely the same wav How much worse would it be for a man to pay his debts in silver worth 25 por cent. less than gold is now, than it would be to force gold down 25 per cent. below its present level and then pay in gold? There would be no difference whatever. No one who really understands the principles involved in this great con troversy can fail to see the absurdity of the position assumed by the inter. national bimetallists of America. The explanation is found in the fact that there are two classes of "inter national bimetallists." One class is composed of persons who either know nothing about the question, or who understand it very imperfectly. They have a vague idea that the de monetization of silver was wrong, and that it ought to be restored. But they have been frightened into the belief that the "United States cannot do it alone." In a confused and indefinite way they imagine that if we can only get an international agreement we will be all right. The other class consists of men who may or may not understand the question, but who are satisfied with the existing monetary standard, and do not waut silver restored at all. They pretend to favor an interna tional agreement merely because they believe that it is imnpossible to get'one, and that by keeping the peole in ltirsuit of this phantom they can prevent any action by the United States and thus maintain the gold standard for all time. These men, of course, care nothing about the absurdities and contradictions of their arguments so long as the~y win. The'very essence of the "silver men's" contention is that by the de monetizat ion of silver gold was made dearer, and therefore dlishonest money. That the effect wvas to lower the p~iies of all the products of labor and consequently to increase the bur den of all debt. If this be true, the act cannot be defended upon any principle of natural justice. It was an inexcusable, indefensible and un conscionable wrong. and no amount of sophistry or special pleading can make it right. If it was wrong, that wrong should be undone, and it can be undone in no other way than by the complete restoration of silver to the right of mintage and legal tender which it formerly enjoyed. In what ever way it may be done, whether by the United States acting independ ently or concurrently with other na tion', it is bound to make gold cheaper by. lessening the demand for it. So, we say that the international bimetallist who charges the "-free silverite" with dishonesty in trying to "et "cheaper muoney,7 is either decive hinslfor is trying to de ceie ohief i;iL'CLLNS .mIiCA .ALVE. n. a~ '' the wi'rl for Cnts, s s . t . c : I handl ~ .15ln e ibla is ce a . '.I )l : --r :toe V2I' pit ive~. ly~ ea. ' g ts ' II.: ; cr r e re. t cIt istar antet1 l t ' .i II' e rratisato 11 ormn. y wenr J''- . bia di 1 t hshe in thisg iwL a x!at wein . 1 :a.l and L~l2C. I, :md.a he' p'' s the s int 1enty the ~o~ ri:rofdah he e3 es h get Itrmy wher th iuot0Lewthhscmae w.$3m! SHe yOeon the Wivr, g m~mdan I ' "wond, r 11,~ail 2 andb ed andth ::rI D'ar3s ofI~' t lifeare pssd we wa i t'r wi: a . troih 'th l ooa t ho<t wee ofn.re., at ,r the monu- 5 alnhas di)1staned all' com piors.rl Iet mealerial~lo po i at these pric.' i eAls. Lou ow. L. Dou.;las so i are1, IS Snors d En Ctl. HO nddrblTyOfNy 9RBAT SALEaI From now we will sell our Entire Stock of Soring' and Summer Clothing, Hats and Gents' Furnishing Goods at Greatly Re duced Prices. Su n - fy - pend on obtaining Bar gains. And we will tae leasure in show ing our stock to our Clarendon friends. 4// G1Y8 us a Call and be con vinced that we are selling Bods as Advertised. RON,0CUTTINO & DELGAL. a Bi Balrgills. We are n1ow in our new store and going over our stock we find a lot of REMNANTS, ETC., which we are offering at great ly Reduced Prices. We also offer now MEN'S AND BOYS' STRAW HATS, at actual cost. Big bargains in GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. We have a nice line of DRESS GOODS that cannot be bought else where at the prices we are offering them now. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN MILLINERY. In this line we are now making a Clearance Sale. Every lady is invited to call and inspect this line of bar gains. We have now a nice Milli nery Department comfortably fitted. Yours resp'y, S>H. D. RIFF. R. J. FRANK GEIGER, IDENTIsT, MANNING, S. C. OFFICE IN MANNING HOTEL. JOSEPH F. RiEAME. W . Dv R DAVIS, A2 TORKEYS A ' LAW~, MANNING, S. C. JOHN S. WILSON, Attorney and Counselor at La, MANNING.S. C. Geo.S. Hacker &Son .-.: MANUFACTURERS OF CH RLSTNS.C~ SAS WEGTiN COD AN BULER'HRDAE WINDO ANDFANC G-LAS ThameS, So fA.S, LINDS, 1s.ChatMrsTON, . Thaes widwSoH A WIGTms, dAedo CORSe andConyareidhs BILeR meHrDWtontAe.he otie of inetwhon rsidedA amhe ido of A. dethamwere sheceaseve sincestte, stave hote sadlset hofftedirmny.oh esttie i herb and. 12t. That ons the A.t TdamofAug wioin thre A.isitarestedesdns, teStte ndh County aforesaid, has homeasead apisedf acodin stof ian the hotraad onsaini ptoner hut: apearn thirtyfv c res, more ore bangdA V wth ays dfceasednst tuh alorhomestead i oeso h estaeno nher m hand.adofca se al o thes1th d aav ofJuy A .1-7 Thpoiny thrineesthtnoe operston appraieab and etofs acrdng rice lat tng hoinmeata odpeition, iead appearing that noPL proes hasY been GiAn. alundmsa'n offwod-oriMal slchiny. ayo ulA D 87 E ngiesedrg ie onl hlan, hat Faor poics.og icpt Gegt neral, Agento, rad CON MI S MI.