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-IOU Time tht terei eromi thLomingPE~T gEdnao ioes foraNcoat-tai S.CSne. 10 ut13 WagwthThe Florence nwppr n other newspapers of its ilki why they .persist in trying to create the impression that John L McLaurin is a coat-tail swing 1 er, whearthat gentleman has not said be will be a candidate, but' jshould he be, he would conduct 1 his campaign upon non-factional' lines. It will be remembered it was McLaurin who did valient ~ ( bitter factional spirit that had 1 been worked up in the people; it was he and his friends who start ed the Forty Movement and 1 made it possible for-the Conser- 1 vatives to have a show in poli tics, McLaurin's attitude then' was heartily approved, but it re- 1 suited in bringing down . upon him the wrath of the political E power of the State,-it was the ~ begirning of his break with Till- ~ man, however, he accomplished ~ his purpose, which was to bring E the people together again, and I they continued to be in harmony ~ until recently, when they became f torn asunder agamn by factional' strife. McLaurin says he does I not endorse factionalism, he is constantly argumng against it, and should he consent to make ~ the race for governor, we feel sure he will make his appeal to the masses independent of fac tions. But the element trying to anticipate his becoming a candi- a date would have the public minde poisoned in advance of his corn- 1 ing, by endeavoring to make it a appear that McLaurin's entrance I will be as a coat-tail swinger to d Blease, there is absolutely no a ground for such an impression, t unless they accept as a ground I that McLaurin has not g one I about denouncing Blease and the 3 people who supported him. We a presume, had he joined in the g hue and cry last, year, and de- t nounced the Blease supporters t as hoodlums and anarchists he I would stand in better favor with 'i the element now misrepresent- a ing. As long as agitators con- a tinue the tactics they are play- e ing, so long will the State be di- i vided into factions with the at- t tending Irritation; if they will t only get down to the work of d bringing the people together by v~ urging the abandonment of fac- I tionalism, friction will cease, and s the gnvornment will be the bet- d 9 He - bet jpu w fea for ma1 er officered. The fact of certain ewspapers endeavoring to chill he sentiment f avyor ing Mc Laurin, being of the class that as so bitterlastyear, and which iave always been opposed to the >opular choice of the masses, is Ln indication that they fear the nan they are trying to keep )aCk, they fear the people will ake him up as their leader as hey have chosen leaders in tbe ~ast, and it will mean the rele ating of politicians now in the ey-day of their power. If these nowspapers do not avor McLaurin for governor, it s their right to oppose him hen he has announced that he vil be a candidate, but when hey offer their opposition in ad rance, and this opposition comn ng fromn the source it' does. it reates the suspicion that there s a systematic scheme in opera ion to crush out any who are ot branded with their mark of actional politics. We think we se signs of this newspaper rushing-combination, and we >elieve tbe masses will soon see he marks of it. The agitation or changes in our primary sys em, and the enactment of stat itory laws which will have the ffect of curtailing the white rote of the State, is, in onr opin on, but a part of the scheme to apture the control of the gov rnment. if this is not the case, hen why not let those who are ndeavoring to wipe out faction hsm so that men may be select d for public office on the merit pan, create thesentiment among he people? Instead of throwing >bstacles in the way, and creat ng false impressions for the >urpose of diverting the public ind from the purposes of those ho do not want the breach iealed. THE PEOPILE WI.L CHOOSE IN TIME. The friends of one of the poken-of candidates for gov irnor, in our opinion, are not telping their favorite by making ttacks upon any of the other >rospective or spoken of ce .idi ates. It is entirely too early to tempt to awaken an interest in be election which is to take lace next year. The cam aign does not open until next ear, almost a year from now, nd before then, a meeting of the eneral assembly will be .held; here is no telling what issues be general assembly will bring orth, conditions may arise hich will eliminate some who< ,re now frequently mentioned,i ,nd new names may be present d for the masses to select from,1 e therefore can see no good in] he friends of any candidate at empting to disparage the can idacy of another. Let all who ~ill enter, and then let the peo ile do the eliminating as they< ee fit. With a number of can I idtes in- the field all oond ~HESE first with Fall C We invite yc adgear and T ter prepared rse ! The day is] 11. Correct Styb tures of our G ?1 a Suit or Ove de garments. >n't you step i: SRI men, it will be impossible to make a nomination on the first ballot; after the complimentary votes have been cast and the t: umber of candidates reduced to g two, it will then be time for the h: records of those to be voted for, f1 to be made known, especially, if la here is anything in the record it f either of the aspirants which tl reflects upon his integrity or his i ability, or if this is too late, let f, he candidates themselves look k ter the records of their oppo- c nnts on the hustings, whichg hey are very likely to do. but b y all means do not fill the read- c ng space mn the newspapers n with attacks written by a candil s ate, but signed by one of his d followers before it is presented ~p o the newspapers for publica- b Lion, as is alleged to have been li one not long ago in one of the b arge upper counties where the ti andidate had reasons to believe u Lhe object of hi's attack was par- ti ticularly strong, should he de- tl cide to enter the race-.t It is our judgment the people ci re not bothering themselves at si this time with the aspirations of is andidates for governor, or any tl ter office, except, perhaps it i< e a few individuals prompted g y a selfish motive or who wish c< o soothe a sore rankling in their it reasts because of disappoint Ti nent in the past, but the massesp ave other matters to occupy a their thoughts, they would much a refer to be let alone until the n roper time comes for them to a ecide, when this time arrives, ji hey will prove themselves cap- si ble of making their selection- a ndependent of those who would t< ike to be regarded the political s ponsors of a communmty. The s1 eople are more independent ti than they used to be, at one si bime a few men in a county con broled its political destinies, a fi andidate who did not have their ti ravor was strictly out of it, but o it is not so today, almost every b nan finds oat for his own satis- ti !action who he wishes to vote b ror, and he votes that way re- e, ~ardless of results. Therefore a: we say there is no need of jump- ft ing on anybody merely because se Lt has been mentioned that he tr nay be a candidate for a high as' ffice, when it is done, it a: should have the opposite effect ci he attack intended, a: The English suffragist Mrs. t ankhnrst is coming to Americar iext month, if the recent speech t lelivered by Senator Tiilman is gi ~esponsible for her coming, the o. ~enator should be made to bear a' ,he brunt of the visit. If Mrs. ?ankhurst connects herself with: lyceum association to deliver Is speeches in this country she st vill be a drawing card, and es- Cl ecially if she goes over the sa ~ountry to answer Senator Till aan's attack on woman's suf days of Aut )U to come to oggery ! W to suit Ever >ast when o a and Good .ood Clothes. rcoat, you'll n just for a " IJMTTI COTTON GROWERS CAN PROTECT .THEMSEL.VES. Should the amendment to the triff bill now pending in con-1 ress, which proposes to put a eavy tax on cotton sold for ature delivery be enacted into iw, it is the concensus of opmn >n that it will practically put e cotton exchanges out of bus iess, in that case, the only hope >r the producer of cotton to eep out of the manufacturers lutches, is for each cotton rowing state to take up the ill now pending in the South arohina senate seeking to comn it the state to a standardized ystem of warehousing the pro uct; if this done, and it is pro erly conducted with a financial acking such an institution is kely to command. there may e a relief found from the exac ns of those who now think ith the speculative feature' ken away from the product, iey will be able to manage it leir own way. It will be re lled that one of the main rea >ns for the high price of meat, not its scarcity, but the fact lat the packers have managed >keep this needful product from etting into the hands of the! >nsumers only as they wished to go out. Hoe ist.uis done?! he packers warehouse it, by lacing meats in cold storage 'here they can keep it indefi ately, the country may want eat, but this food is packed, way until the price for it comes;. st so with cotton, it is a neces-| .ty, almost as much so as meat, ad if the growers will consent >a warehouse system with the tate as its sponsor to keep it in| xrage. we see no reason why! iey too, cannot say to the con-1 amer what the price shall be. If the cotton centers of Europe ad it to their advantage tohave; ie A.nerican exchange put out Ebusiness by exacting an inhi itive tax on future or specula e dealing, then it must also* to the advantage of the grow to protect himself from any~ bitrary price fixed in the >reign market. Therefore we Ly if the growers of this coun y will fortif.v themselves ainst the mills, many of which e controlled by foreign finan ers, by inaugurating a stand idized cotton warehouse system, ey will have a voice in fixinig ie price of their product, if ey do not, they will have sur mdered much of their advan ge that a monopoly should e. To us it looks like a case going to sleep or being wide vake at the switch. Despondency often caused by indigestion and con pation, and quickly disappears when tamberlain's Tablets r-re taken. For le b all dealers. OLEY3HONET4AR uimn find us view the ne e never .ente ybody's idea nly the well ['ailoring art Whether y 10, 250 get perfect-f >eep"'at the rl ELOTJ HE WANTS ANOTHER PARTY. The National Prohibition par ty is a distinct political party, a much so as the Democratic o Republican, on several occasion: it had a ticket in the field, th< gentleman who was honore< with leadership in more that one campaign, Mr. Ohaffin ha recently toured the South, an made several speeches in thi: State, whether his visit in thi State had any significance w know not, but there is no doub that it would be gratifying ti his party if the South could b enlisted under its banner. It a recent issue of The State Rev Burton of Columbia has an arti cle discussing the present con ditions from a prohibition stand point, and he suggests, as th< only remedy, the formation of Prohibition party. If Mr. Bur ton's suggeston is accepted. very large proportion of ouw voters must sever their con nection with the Democratic or ganization, bccause, they could not~ belong to the Democrati< party and the Prohibition partj at the same time.- - The matter, of having two par ties in this State has been fre quently mooted. it has givet many good men considerabl< concern, they realize that one party is not for the best, ani yet, because of our peculiar sit ution they hesitate to take the chances of jeopardizing white supremacy; were it not for this situation there would have been two or more parties long ago, men who would like to discuss live issues are prevented by the one party embargo; they must stifle their independent man hood for party sake. But we think this condition can be rem edied by having an open white man's primary where all manner of issues and party principles can be taken into and discussed, and the principles endorsed by the majority shall be the senti ment of the State at the genera] election, as it is now, the Demo ratic primary only admits the platform as enunciated in con vention, and the platforms of the Prohibition or Republican or Socialist parties are barred. The day is approaching when there will be more independence in our politics, such men as Mr. Burton realize this. hence their outspoken willingness for the ormation of a party represent ing his views. Men of his stamp would go out and take the hances of defeat for principle sake rather than to win for party sake, In other words principle with hima is more important than spediency. C HARLTON DuRANT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MANNING, S. 0. I I ready to .ser w Suits, Ovei red upon a 1s and Every -to-do Man car Sthe all imp ou choose to j I s3o itting, stylish iew Fall Wear lIDI . C IS IT GOOD FOR THE MILL.S TO CONTROL.? . The News and Courier of Mon day has a very sensible editorial on what is known as "The Clarke r Amendment." As heretofore ex a pressed in these columns, w e Swere among those who became educated, in the belief that to the manipulations of the cotton ex changes the complaints of the farmers are due, but since this congress has convened, and the m a t ter of abolishing the ex changes has been seriously con Ssidered-the Clarke amendment in etfect will abolish the ex changes. we have given more consideration to the subject, and have read the views of a number of writers whom we consider authority, and, the conclusion reachcd is, the tax of one-tenth of a cent a pound on all cotton sold for future delivery is not a good thing for the producer, on the contrary, if the exchanges are abolished' the farmers will not be able to handle the situa Ition near as well as it is being handled now. Abolish the cotton exchanges, and the mills will come in direct contact with the prod ucer, they will not buy any ~more material than they con sume, and, as a consequence, they will only stock up as a mer chant does his stock of goods, when this is the case, we see danger ahead for the cotton Imovement being embarassingly slow for the man who toiled in Ithe summer sun to make it, in stead of the staple being king as it is often proclaimed, it will be the humblest of subjects ruled by the manufacturers, and be sides this, we also see great dan ger of the manufacturing centers of Europe having an advantage' which will give to them the con trolling force in fixing a price for the staple. Bremen. Liverpool and Havre are now looking forward with much anticipation to the work of congress, and when the Demo cratic caucus adopted the Clarke amendment the effect was im mediately felt in this country by the price going off over 50 points, but when it became known that a compromise had been effected so the measure would not become effective until next September. t h e price steadied somewhat, however, the uneasiness remains,; and will r-emain until congress' adjourns. The more wye read about this subject the more are we convinced the cotton produc-1 ers will not be helped by this legislation. bout we yet hope when' the measure has further consid eration by the House it will be stricken out altogether. The healing demulcent qualities of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound are not duplicated in any other medicine for coughs and colds. Any substitute offered vou is an inferior article. Re fu-e to ricept it for it can not produceI the healing and soothing etfect of Foey's IHney and Tar Compound. In sisL upon the genuine, which contains no opiates. For sale by all dealers re you coats, >eaSon body's dress ortant E pay us .,well -ables? A DANGEROUS POI.ICY. The condition at Spartanburg whereby many citizens are de barred from voting because a burdensome r e quir eme n t should have the thoughtful con sideration of those who believ in preserving the ballot box t all citizens. In this case, it is municipal primary to nominat officers for the city. The cit: executive committee rules ou about 1,200 citizens because the: received registration certificate after August 23rd:, this comn mittee also ruled that city and county tax receipts mugt be ex ibited by the voters at th< polls. Those in charge of th4 election machinery may ge away with this sort of thing now, but the citizens who havi been deprived of their right t( vote by this ruling will not be satisfied, they will not rest unti they visit punishment upot those they hold responsible for what they regard, robbing then of a sacred privilege. It is be cause of the probability of just such conditions that we see dan ger in requiring the registratiot certificates and tax receipts iu our general primaries. If an arbitrary board gets int< power, and they choose to do so. they will virtually control th( nominations, and thereby the elections; the people may as well surrender their rights ol suffrage to the board in control. We are apprehensive of trou ble to -accrue from depriving citizens of their votixng rights, and, when it is proposed to place such restrictions that will cause the masses to lose interest in the affairs of the government, the harm done will s.e hard to repaih without a political revolution. It is our opinion, that, for the best interests of good govern ment, it would be safer to place as few requirements in the way of voters as possible, the few requirements necessary should be simple and plain. There should be no requirement which has for its purpose the disfran chisement of a citizen. Diarrhoea Quickly Cured. "I was taken with diarrhoea and Mr. orks, the merchant here, persuaded ue to try a bottle of Chamberlain's Dolic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Ater taking one dose of it I was cured., [t also cured othe-rs that I gave it to," wries M. E. Gebhart, Oriole, Pa. That s not, at all unusual. An ordinary at ~ack of diarrhoea can almost invariably ye cured of one or two doses of this remedy. For sale by all dealers. Judge Bowman on opening the 3ourt at Greenville sent shivers lown the backs of those charged with violating the liquor laws by mnouncing that he would im ose chain gang sentences on all ionvicted. Heretofore, it has een the practice to impose a noney fine, but Judge Bowman ~eems to think the fines did no ood towards breaking up the 913 1I'l 7 .A B0O.D THEFT. At Parr Shoals, which is situ -ated in Fairfield, Chester and Lexington counties, a most thril ling scene was enacted last Fri day, the reading of which re minds one of the old stage coach' days on the prairies of the wild and woolly West. On the arrival of the train from Columbia bear ring some $16,000 i-n cash to pay ' off the laborers at the P a r r Shoals works, paymaster Mahar and assistant cashier Bultman, who by the way is a son of Lticius Bultman. formerly of Sumter, and Codnstable Joyner, received t h e money from the express company and started for t h o works office with it, but they bad not proceeded far when they Lwere halted and at the mouth of pistol points were ordered to hold up their hands. Messrs. Mahar and Bultman immediately re sponded, but Joyner did not but made an effort to get his gun when he was shot in the fleshy part of his thigh, and the brig ands got the treasure and made away with it. The country has been scoured for miles in the hope of capturing them. The company offered a reward of $600 for the capture of the bandits. IHarry Thaw is turnishing about as much copy for the press as is Huerta, who one day is not to be a candidate for President and the next day be is fast in the running. Jerome thought he had Harry on the way to Matteawani, but the lawyers in Canada were wise and it begins to look like William Travers Jerome w i ll have to run back to New York for his winter clothing before he lands Harry Tbaw back i n t o Matteawan. T h e country at large, if left to it, would not want Thaw carried back. if he is a criminal he should have been given the penalty for crime, but a jury in New York said he com mitted no crime, therefore, he is entitled to freedom if sane, if in. sane, his people are fully able to have him treated in a private sanitarium, but to incarcerate the man in a prison, a pretext for an asylum has the appearance of persecution, and we have n o doubt that it is at the expense of private individuals who take this plan for vengeance. There is more Catarrh in thls section or the donr than al other dsessuput together. nouced t a loca 1disease, and prescrbd local esad therefore requires consttuional treat mF.t Halls eatrr Cre, mauaturdb constitutional cure on the market. It is taken in tslyi does from 10 drops to a teaspoon sufed dof the systeam. ahe sofer one hun for circulars and testimonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. 0.