The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 07, 1893, Image 2
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W. I. VILLEFiOiE,
CAMDEN', S. C. July 1\\h 1S03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Trom our regular corre3j>on<lent ]
?Wasiiikg7cn. July 4, 1803.
"President Cld.vdand never did!
*5 more universally pf pulir thing
:UiaD wlif-a UeUiiftiied iris proclam
ation mliiDg an extra session of
tConj>r.-ss to rri^et August 7, it be
ing generally conceded by every -
dforTV that, the financial situation
?demands Congressional legislation
:aHbough, of course, there is a
.rliiferenee of opinion as to the
?exact nature of what that legisla
tion oug'jt to !;e. It i? well knov.ni
ii.it in calling the extra session
for August instead <-f September as
?originally intended, the President!
Sti rred to public opinion as r?
presented by prominent individuals
and business organizations in eveiy
section. They stated to kim thai
in their judgement an eaily extra
?session would have a tendt-ney of
ilneiz to -ft* tore public confidence
-.and improve the financial situation
and ill though it gi fatly incon
venienced him personally and
doubtless many of the Senators and
{Representatives who had made
?their arrangements for September
he yielded, ana a good effect is al
ready petceptib!e.
Now Lh.it the extra session has
been called, the question naturally j
:arise?, what will it do? Mr Clove- j
l:?nd stf.tes in his proclamation that!
u>The present perilous condition is!
largely the result of a financial ;
policy which the executive branch j
'of the government finds embodied i
?in unwise laws wliie.i must be ex- i
*ecuted until repeale i by Congress.. '
?and it would see:n ttTRt-bcth House
u m S-nat.e being democratic there
?should be no dilfieiilty in having i
:t!iose u:iwise laws repeal at the r - j
?q lest <-?f the democratic admin-;
istration, particularly.^ when the
fsict is remembered that tlie Chica
go platform, upon which'- the- demo
cratic party carried the country by
ran overwhelming majority, de
nounce thos? laws and demanded
their repejfc but there is 8,-djtficul- j
ty, and s^noubt, although it is!
jgrowimr tes? snostan'ial, as to the!
repea! of the Sherman Silver law.
1 he absence of Mr Cleveland,
who does not expect Lo letura to
Washington until just before the
?extra session meets and the re
ticence of the members of the ca!,i
<?et, most of whom expect to tuktr
q, *^,eir vacations between this and
Au<rUSt 7, indicates that bacin^j
( o.ie its duty the administration
proposes now to keep its hands off
and let Congress do its dntv, be
lieving that lie business interests
?of the country will m.lke it3 in_
itiuence sufficiently felt iu Congress
mak* thf repeal -?f the Sherman
Jajr a certainty. A personal friend
?r the President said this mornin2l
+1 ?tc not believe that Mr Cleve"
land t1? have another word to "say
?publiciy en this question unt.il he
<^$c<l5 his his message to Congress
which if I mistake not will be a
convincing document." j
Senator Vorhees, of the Senate
committee on Finance, who has
always voted for the free coinage
?Of silver, is strongly in favor of the
'repeal of the Sherman law and ex
presses the belief that it wili be re
pealed. The Senator is always a
V^er in /Joasress and his aid will
unquestionably be valuable in the!
where the strongest op- j
position to the repeal will !>e me, '
it seems Lo be. settle ! in the minds
Af those who have been studyino
the question that the house "wili
?vote for repeal by a majority of not
jt-ss titan 20, although it may take
#.ol leadership and some hard
.lighting to get it to a vote.
In view of the probability of a
prolong^ fight in which the whole I
silver question would b> thorough- '
?y stirred up, and its probable bud1
effect upon financial affairs, the
?S'.'gifestioi Ins been made that i' I
wou.d be good policy for the extra
: ssion to pass a resolution au
Valorizing the President to susnend
. the p uchase of silver under th -
I . lenD:*n ari,l then at once ad
4?arn. It is tlaimed by the advo
cites of this pi in that it would
u n?j, a,,.. before the opening of
the ^ regular session cf Uongre^
^net lertiie purchase of Silver wys
** h:&y r-spo^Ude for the M
tfiancia* stridency as it is *I,imed
*o be and woaLi enable Ci>n"ress
to legi,l-uS upa, t!ie SQ,)ject wiU|
wore intelligence. On the other
baud, there are numbers of Denm,
crais who say the party is pied^al
t t'3 C?Untr>' fl^nchl and
tariff return a:H| th;l, lhs ^
saould befiji a with the extra session
and n>t end until it has been
thorough- completed.
*i'::e canvas ior tha r>tU:.c s of the
House wiJJ necessarily hive i? >)e
4',t:in- Sjriakjr Crisp wilf ,)e lv.
S-v04' /Pinion, and
?Clerk Kert is so Jar the only c.in
<iidate i >r his posiaon. In "addit
ion to the i-icumbeats ? S. S. Voi
*r,of OMojChvlcs il. Tomer, cf
; Vr* T an<* V^rgus Dai con,
*,H^ana there are a nnmber of
gentlemen who would like to i>t
sergeant- at- Arms, Doorkeeper ami
L -L f^ter, and the probabilities
are that they will make a very
?livty campaign <viU. the chances
?i.i'hUy ? uwr of ibe .>1.1 oiila^.
T, ^ -limed Letters.
' ;V:a~' is a Iist of lerte-s r*
,lr:f 1 H fcr ia
m;;n"s r.i t.
; i
PEES. ifAC-lLL'S AIQP.ESS.
.. The following is tha address
delivered fay M:?j J as. It. Mjgill
before the County Alliance at ;he
ir.e^tinj held at the CuuiL Hjusc
day before yesterday.
Deati r.^KTHHEy; ? With this quarter
ly meeting ends tke Const y Alliance
year. CL;r .official terms expire at this
meeting <Vflon the election ami installa
tion of o;:r* successors. liar;' we (.lis-:
charged our duties to the best o i our
ability ? What progress have we made
in. attaining the object of our organiza
tion ? Our purposes were : First. To la
bor for the education of the agricultural
classes in a strictly non-partisan spirit.
In this we 1 ave made fair progress con-i
sidering the obstacles we have had to'
contend with. Our formulated demand's
that were ridiculed by demagogues and |
rejected by political partit*?. have Keen
endorsed bv our State democracy in con
vention assembled, and some ^of th* m
|r.re w advvatec by men holding high
official position. ' President Cleveland
now endorses our demand U>r an income
j tax and says the financial situation is
'\he only menace t> the country's wel
I fare ami prosperity" Senator Butler
I sow endorses our demand f? >?- frue coin
i age of silver and advocates an increase of
fcurrei.cy. I>usines-> men as well as poli
; tician* of all parties now admit that the
necessi'.i-'s of trade demas.d an increase
of currency. We hope ere long to con-'
v;nce all parties and classes that our de
mands are ju?t and in the interest of all
persons engaged in legitimate business.
Oi:r second resolve was, to endorse
the motto/4iIn things essentia!, unitvi.
and in all things charity." Our I JAM
resolve was "To dt^?dope a bett<j>4?ti?te.
J men tally, mor^.llvy socially and^fnancial
lv." We are practical 'v a uiift. In our
zed for the cause we advodi'e and the
promotion of the interests/therein in
i vftlved. We do not nlwafrs eyerci^e
charitv as should (toward of
fenders. Lot our j>a.4t erroifc be oar fu
ture mentors in this, as ip all ihi:?cs
j in the endeavor to develope a better
j State mentally, morally, s.H'adlv and fi
I nancially. Our financial progress has
been retarded bv 1 ,w prices of cotton,
1 debt and high priced credit based on
(liens and mortgage?. Our social pro
gress has been checked by neglect in
attending our Sub- A'liance meetings.!
i V?*e should attend more punctually in i
' the tuture. ; not for social pleasures alone j
but for the upbuilding of our order. Its
success depends upon the activity and
zeal of its Sub-Alliances. The Xatioaal,
State a:*d County Alliances areonlv rep
resentative bodies. They may devise
plans and formulate demands, Vint unless
they are endorsed and ex seated hv the
Sub- Alliances, nothing is accomplished.
ixnu vntr m. T/EeaKssioj:.
We will now discuss industrial depres
sion ; its causes, effects and its remedies.
Tiie existence of such depression will
not he seriously questioned. Tin im
poverislied condition of the industrial
classes is loo apparent for denial. The
unparalleled Increase of mi'lionaire* and
tramps, and the accumulation of farm,
mortgages, labor strikes and thrt enfo-<
ed idlene s of men able nn 1 willing to |
work, pi ti illy proves that industries are !
| rtcpivssei!. Other classes oliorge that
I idleness ignorance nnd extravagance is
Jtheciuse of industrial dr-prcssi >n. Are
| not. th"Sc conditions the result rather than
| the cause of industrial depression? If
| indu-tnes wf> e prosperous labor cofild
fin 1 rem' ne aion. Ignorance wonl 1 be
I removed by education, nnd a purchased J
snpplv of the necessaries and comforts I
of life would not b ? considered extrava
gant when paid f r from the honest earn
ings of lalv>r. Enforced idleness is a
menace t > organized so i ty under ahv
form of government, and its causes
should he removed without delay. The
tenant system of annual leases or "work
ing 0:1 halves" nnder yearly ron/racts,
enforces Ml -ness by a fai'ure to furnish
profitable employment to the ^tenant or
cropp r, only in the making r.rrd gather
I ing of crops. The scarcity of money en
I forces idleness on farm laborers. The
, farmer has no money to employ them.
[Strikes in factories resulting from redue
ition in wages enforee idl ness on mill
operatives. Low prices of farm pr.
luets drive many young m -n from thj'
*ar:n to the fuvns and \illia'ges, wliTe
evry employment i- overstocked with
labor, and many fro n tM< cmsoare
forced to id!enesa, resulting ;n crime.
The scarcity of mon.*y nnd its nnequ.il
distribution is the greater c.iu<c of v -
dc.strial d"pres<-ion. The amount of mon
ey ;n eirculaii-n is variously estimated
at from $4 J2 to $24.70 per -capita. In
188G it was estimated at $P2 per capita
A c^nepd-jd Jjd ictiau of more than one
half Ban taken plac-\ But we su'Fer
more frorrt an unequal distribution than
we do ft*>m the contraction of the currcn
cv. So:n-? Eastern states have more
than $100 per capita, while some South
ern states hav<- not more than $.1 per
cani'a. In ISfiO, with a population of
700,000, Sontli Ca>-o]'na h:'.d a ba:ik:ng
capital of $1$, 000, 000; in 1S;>0, with a
population of 1, ! S 1,000, she had a bank
ing capital of on'y st, 000,000. Her
banking capital decrease 1 throe-fourth*
I in 30 vear-;, while h r ^opihrion increas
ed "0 p:T c.'--.t. Li th ? report of the j
.Comptroller o? Curreney for lS-tl will
I be found a table showing bv Stat.<*a the
aggregated ciruta', surplus undivided j
| profits and in iivi h:al deposits .if X -,tio:i
j al and State nanks, loan and : ru^t eom
j >>inies and savings and private banks :n
j the United St.- 1 ?s on ,Tnn ? :*> \ !8-'I. j
From tlii*--4*ble we learn lut'the bank- 1
in g cipiia.1 an 1>>^nable funds of Khode
j TslanA Is $ .'fil. h> | <>er cani'a. That, of]
j Snnth Paroiiua is $12. if> p.>r canita.j
M-issa heu^tts Jv-? $323/ '2 p*-r i- ,
j while North Caro'.i.:\ hi >r> ? 17 p r
|cao:ta of hanking capital and ?o ma'.d ?
j funds. Eleven Eastern : t.t.*- h;vo!'l
| per cent of the l^an-.i'l.* f i si;-*, while
eleven Son; hern S \?es haw 1 e.-s than 4
I per cent. The Xev. i'n ian.1. S* re- :i.) v '
j *32 to each a re o*' Ian v.viv the S'Ml.h
[ern Statvs i a v ? ont ?"> *. *, '-r n>"*o.
] The Eastern Sr .t- s ? sshV.sr -i.in ;
J of hanking c ip>al :u?] binka'.-le fnnds
| per f imi!y, while t o Soatharn S;ar.-s
| h-tve onlv $*v; r.er family M >n ?>* in
? New York bri"s- f ??ni 2 t ?. 4 per :-enb
j per a:int;;n, in ?'::?? ? an i ?: it
ivng-s tro:n -< ?<? 1 J ;> ??? e- The d -
dine of the I'o-nnn !?';*.. ;>i? e -v is d-*e. in a
! large measn e. f ? t: ? une- ??u. 1
itlon ? f c.iri'L-n:-)" T!?e c": i ? - ver <? < ? ? .
j gested with "n over st <ck of -,j -n ?v, whil ?
j a !'.:o iey existe 1 in the rural < . i*-*
tricts. "Why \< ti.e c *r; tin
I co *.ntrv so na " inrtliv <'>: i'-atted? V. hv
| h.ave th > So:uh<-r: >'ar.- .<> li-de eur-en.
(?v. co*nr>ared w t i tit* 'hi-n^rn
In IS'kJ the v.- ir dei;t i f \'.w I*n:ted S:
was ^i.84{,npj?'V)n. >-er. ta y yt.-y\
lough iw r>*n n n 1 r. r- h-.c:i- .n of the
jcurrencv. II- : :a ?] - '. -.i ?!;i.- ?*, jb'ic
1 deb" r ?pre-"e*:o 1 ' a *;? r i ... t-- .
| e'-rnn'at -d *.v il - t.. ???. v.'ire ?
! a deb: f :h ? ihri.-n i; ? ,t
' capital of ;b ? ejri.-.'a.'' X;e v \
of thin vast pahlicd-b* v ? 4 n r? A !.
! A large j *. .v. r : on of i ,,e inu* hearing
debt w ;s u?; d as eu rency amon-r
pe p!e. T'j on *i:e r? c mini, n laiion of
1 the 'Secretary t-f tha Treasury a bid wa<
pafed bv t "n-* 'sr-*. April ,2, 18M hv
j v fcich' >' 'ri-, if tiiis enrrencv was
1 i -nnded in'o 6 p.-r cent, b .tvls and with
I .!r;twr> fr>-i ciru'ar .vi. Tl?e interest
jnnd iK^n-intercst bearing not*s of tli"*
jl'iiited States wc-re thea v.orth "4 -en.'s
j i?i . <-?in to the dollar, li ; the Act of
j I.>?9 -9!, '>00 tX>\0 -0 * ? I hoods p ivab'e in
t aper nee.ev. -a .-r ? made p-y ?bl- in eoin
Ti;e bonu- giv; a t b .r.d ladders ; v this;
j A -t is A*:im ?t ??.: s4<4,,.4!.1?0. Tn !$.?)
i over >!*?<, 000, 000 had l.-ee:^ paid in pr.-tu
iii-r.s i >7i the-e b -n Is by tn.e ( * ni te 1 States
j iii a ?; ;it:on t > the b-?nus ?if near! v fivej
j t!*;n I red ni; .! dlavs. "Tliis curr^ncv !
| an 1 'h- se b( r.d> (constituting tl:e i: wr.r I
d-'ht.") was owned in the Xorth-.Tn and j
I ivi-tern St/ttes. By a jnd'eions use <d
jtlifse bon is and greenbacks, the>e see- 1
j lions have controlled National legislation '
' sine ^ the war er.c.n 1. Th.ey re'ain
|e<l an ine.juiralde sh.vr?? of tb? en-rencv,
and by its as.- have levied heavy tribute
r.prn the industrial classes, espe iallv
the agrieui'i.r:ilij?!s of the S -urii and wop-,
Tne >' rth and East t ccoive abaut ??>130,-'
COO.OOQ annually in pensions, of which ;
the. -South gets. nothing, but is called up
on for her quota of taritf taxes to pay j
this large appropriation. From lSbO to
lfetH) tiie wealti'!,oi tl^to country incn*iu.-*d
f:om $44,000 ,0t>0 ,000 $ft>, 000.000,00.1.
<.r fifty per cer|t. in 10 years. This in
crease of wealth was produced by lalxv.
Has it been equitably distributed ? Thir
ty thousand persons own one-half of the
wealth of the country. These khylocks
i.ave absorbed all of this $22,000, (WO, 000
increase of the nation's wealth. The la
borers that produced it have not shared
in its distribution, but have been impov
erished by its production, as is evidenced
by the increase of their mortgaged in
debtedness. An equitable distributio i
of this increase of wealth between capi
tal and labor would have given each a
net income of 3l.i per cent, per annum
upon the country's wealth . As a class,
the farmers had no net income during
this period. In 1880 they owned SO per
cent, /of the cotiutry's wealth. In 18;K)
tiiey /wni d not more than 20 per cent, of
its Wealth. Profits in railways, hanking
ar.d/ factories have exceeded by far the
net< income of 2lJ per cent. We are in
formed that f> e itton mills in this ^taie
earn annually $200,000 on a capital of
* 00.000, white a dozen mure with h s>
capital earn from if 100,000 to $180,000 an
nually an<! a nat.onal bank on the com
jdction of its twentieth year, in South
t'ajolii-a, distributed to its stockholders
$450 for every $100 the\ put into the con
cern in add. Lion t < paying annual divi
dends. The census shows that railroads
own 231 ,000 ,(0 >,000 acres of land in the
United .States. Railway managers esti
mate the value of railway property in
the United ^States at $ 1 0,203, 4 93 ,(?0.
-Arft.ual gross earnings at $1,199,722,053;
net earnings $3Cj,0iJ3.958 or about 3}*
per cent, on tht-ir property. Bnt when
we d -duut 40 per cent, for iictations or
watered stuck, we find the annual pro
fits about <5 p?^r cent, on capital invested.
Much of this capital coasts of land
grants, township, c unty or municipal
siu.si i iptiOfis, which cost the roads noth
.ng- The railroad that carries ihe crop
^o market, the mill or factory tbat pre
pares it for the consumer, or th ^hanker
that furnishes the measure (tffoney) to'
facilitate its exchange, should W*ceive no
m >re or its net profits than the farmer
who guides the plow to make it. V
TRUSTS AND COMMNES.
? -A. \
In the "Now Nation ' may be found
published a partial list of rrusts, with an
estimate of capital stock floatad bv
each. The nurtfber of trusts lifted is
132. The total estimated stock floated
is $1 570.500,000 or un a\er..ge of about
$12,000,090 to each tru-t. In dressed
beef and pork, the capital stoc-t tioriteil
is $100, 00), 000; Standard Oil, $90,010 -
00J: rotion se. d o'l $4f,000,<i0') ; sugar
refiner.--. $"5, < 00, OX); tobacco, $35, -.o ,
ooo; disti ] i g, $34,ooo.ooo, etc. "When
we consider that more than more than
fifteen hundred million of dollars a;e i.i
vested in these trusts, we realize the
Ilcrcuiean task we have unc ertaken to
extinguish the*n. The immense profits
on their investments stimulates t-? active
at.d powerful efforts to perpetuate their
existence. The report of the American
Cotton Oil Comp my (sj says Brad
street) '".Shows net earnings of more
than $2,4. >o,ooo within seven months."
The price of cotton seed is kept down
by this trust, and thus they are enabled
to absorb these ei o: mous profits which
*h mid be dividf d with the farmers that
produce th? seed. When we attempt
the removal of these parasites, called
trusts, we are charged with paternalism,
class legislation, etc. jf->\Vhat were gov
ernments organized for, if not to protect
the people in the enjovment of the r
property and their personal rights? Aet
ing scperatcly we. cannot resist the rub
bering committed by the.M; trusts. Thir
ty-live States elected delegates to thf
*' Anti-Trust Convention" which met in
Chic.igo on the 5th of lune. Therefore,
we are r.oc alone in this fight Against
trusts. But o:ir efforts, although secon 1
cd by others, should not be relaxed until
the last trust and cjrubue is extinguish
ed. i \
T.vr:iKP r::for?.
\ r
An increased foreign den. an I lor our sur
j>l us cotton, bieadstutFs and provisions
wouid give us bc-tu-r prices. Secretary of
Agriculture Rusk has d oliicially
that " 'tncre are l>o.<?oo,ooo people in
Europe that have ?'.ev. r eaten whetPH n
bread." It is also said that 1") ?, 000,000
Europeans cnly eat moat tw.ee a ?veek.>
These p<>opl ; would e.?t more meat and,
bread it" they could >:ei it, and they would
^et more if our tariil taxes did not ;x*;
elude tlieir labor product- from aur mark-,
eta. The Writer tar ;f 1SW r?duce<|
the tariff* r. 4 Us tea niax^um of 30 pe*,
cent. "Within 0110 year our domestic ex*
?>.>rts ineie used from $loI,7l8,)oo to'
si:> >,o74,ooo, or r>o per cent , and the I
prices of cotton and Hour, u**in^ t.? the
increased demand e used bw a lmv tariti,
advanced in price +0 per com. T..e ex
ports of cotton in 18 Jo amounted in va'u.
to $>,000,000. It we ai'.u oer cent, to
these export* iiy x rib tvd ;clion an J 4o
per cent, in, price, v. e wmi'd hear no
more of surp.nse.j of cottc- and r.' ills run
ning oa half r 1 1 : e . y
F.oni 18 <0 to Is .2 inclusive, our im
ports exceeded our < ..ports >>^3-t,?jJSo.219.
In the same pjjjod our specie exports
exceeded our imports SlSsi/ieo This
lar^e sum ef jjoid a.:u > -,Av -i tias ^one
from us to stay an 1 tie yr.iin will eon- 1
M'luc unless wc remove restrictions lix--d I
u. on our fore'gu coii^tierce by tariTJ
j taxes, The re medy sutf-re: *d by n.m
producers f. r In .v pricio i.; to reduce the
1 expenses of the producer, i. e., iiie cost
| of production, ll iw a., this be done?
I Many producers are p->trlv cia 1 and are
! living on half rat ons. V? hen t:i v pro
I duce a l.:r^e crop they are the c.ily class
i that re. eire no b. netit ti> -retrom. Low
; :.ri cs destroy their pr^ti s; not so with
| lailroads, manufactures, hankers and
1 meivhar.t-*. l.ow prices v:i farm products
| redue? tlu-;r c ?s>t of ii. ig. Lar^e crops
1 Mirnishu.i increased ireigh.s for the rail
; r ;a .s, cheap material ior factories,
I trade for bankers aad merchants and
! made lo-.v p: U*c-s tor producers,
0 ? Dec. Uoth. bS'.fJ, 1 'un ti Co. 3ai 1 :
i ' T.ie most prosper,.. u- year ever Known
in business closes ton iy." liradstteet
jsivs: oi'taiwni trade:? dc
: creaseu ?*.> pei ccn:. * "r * i he years
1 commercial deda r to :s i.s^ than ior
any yea.- since- !**_'. '
l'he cotton crop of th<; } preeeedin r
! is!) j v.a- ti.e . a; y.r made in :.i-;
: L nitv. i Suti s. ; i.:l the cop i>t" ibz: v.\,s
j the h.r^esi e- r pr..vioa>iy made. So it
ai-pea:> liiat ai! cia-^es .tfc !riii litieJ i'*.
i i 1 1 jje crops exn'pt t' that aj.ike tliem.
| We <? .d n taat * low ;a-i:. w.> \ d eiia: i -
i ^-rta^ners to .-.ell 11^ ti.-.ii e- ea?.) produc:s
? 'i' ! ia rc.ij ? the;-- d- a. ihd t" ci
? Wita iroe coinage of r. an i"cr.
t < ;j curi crcv e?jUital-jy ui" litsntj-': a. id t.u
j .s'.'?oprc.;.on 01 eoiablavs a:ivt ,1" > a-.
I ue.ire v. ill be !.i*a;d of o rer-i .-r >Iu. lion ?..r
irva'.i ai prices. M ;u-y lss-ted direct
to 1 1 V p.ei'ple . a :t ii i\ e CijUnno iities tw
?xel. ?i:^c wo" id insure i's e?ji;:tabie
i.tion, prohibit 'j;aiabd:itr in prices
j of fa n p:u incts una exii'i.i nsh rom
lbini;u s . ir .m 1. * ].'!ecs v. id bt.
IjC^ulated I >y .-upper n ii u.m -.j. ]. A low
j tz'.ri i' vr. u!d io.-:case the d -tni'id and
j raise price?* I'lve 1 <a silvet
: Wonl i lUCTefSe tlie pii. e ul coito IljLo tiiv
j extent ( i the depreciation ol s.i.er eul
I lioa, ^a?'' 1 ? or 5 o pir cent.
"
IN C JXCLcSluX.
; Brethren, as this is the la?l
j quarterly meeting in our oliicia!
term, I feel taut i; is my duty t?;
retrospect ths past as well as r)r?.g
! nosticate the future of our order.
; It was predicted that the Alliance
i would have seven slaves of conflict.
I We have survived the passage of
i six. First, we were tre*?te<l with
jcoateupt; secund, ridicule ; third.
4'unc(m8tituLional ueroarn.'s
rth, false representations; iif.h,
dissensions were to he created by
rssailing our standa-d bearers;!
sixtn, riatlery and offers A com
proajise; seventh, open ;?ar and a j
fiee use of Wall street boodle and
^in attempt to drive us out of the
old political parties. Our fue3 are
de.-perate. They try t? starve us
submission by excluding us
f;um federal patronage. It is a
liile and death struggle with thern.
I ^ . WW
j if v.t slice ted in the enactment ol
[ our demands into law the privileg
ed classes can no longer practice
"legal thieving" upon us. The
crisis in the lifework of our order
is upon us. The faint-hearted and
weak-fcneul will drop out of our,
ranks. , Therefore, it behooves
those who are gifted with true man
hood to gird on their armor for
ubis last desperate stige in our con
tlict with plutocracy. Revel i lions
never go havk. 'i'he justice of our
cause ensures our success and our
reward will be the gratitude of all
s?lio conteui) for equal rights.
J.-K. Magill,
Pres. K. C. F. A.
Mrs. Isaiah Emerson
Of I.ianchester, N. H.
After the Crip
Heed's Sarsapariila Restored
Health and Strength
" Last winter 1 had the Grip and was quite
sick. After I began to get better, being weak
: an J run down, I cotieiuded to try Hood's S^rsa
, par-lla, seeing It recommended so highly. I
must *.? frbat I was ntore than pleased with it.
I recovered n:v health completely in a short
time and think
? I Am tn Better Health
than beforo I wa$ sick. I feel surejhat this is
due to.JIocdLi Sc^saparilla. In tiie package of
Sarsaparlfi* when I opened it I found a sample
hox rt Hood's PiEs. I_ v/as surprised and do
Hood's Pills
the preference every time now. I think they
are just wonderful. I am glad to recommend
two such good preparations ts Hood's Sarsa
parilla and Hood's Pills." Mrs. Isaiaii Em
erson, East Manchester, N. H.
EOO.O'S PIIXK ??ure Cousti)?tlon by reuoricg
tlits Df:)'tuitic action C'f the ailinditnry canal.
IIEADQI.'AKTEUS FOR
I be.:; 1o inf r:o u\y pa'mns nn.i !"ri?nds
that I Will handle iCrf during the iti
cotiiinji sc*:is->n f and wi*l bo pi used tn
servo :ill or 1 a r_rt- or small, at the
I,OWKST l?i>!CKS. Ice will be sold on
S:>n4;iyi5 :n cases of hle^ness o dy.
1 si II Cdenn Spring Mineral "Water by
the bottle or by toe eas?*. Tlie medicin
al properties of this will known water j
are too w.:li k iowu t j need any further
commendation. SMd in any quantity.
A fu'l liny of (iAHPKN and FLOW
Kll SKlJ) wil1 be found at my drug
istore.
/tfuRE DRUGS and MEDICINES are
iny special; us. Prescriptions properly
eojnpor.rd.'d at all hours, <Yay and night,
by a qualified pharmacist.
DR A. !>. MOORE'?
DIIL'G STORE.
G L O T H 8 N G
Is what voa're after now. Do
you know where to get the
right kind at right prices ?
Come to me f>r it and you'll
not be disappointed. For many
year.-; I've made a specialty of
this par.icular line of business;
consequently I know exactly
wha: to provide fin* you, and
you'll ?-t better and nnre satis
ttV.ct'.ry service hero than in
places carrying a mixed or gen
eral st.--ek. There's an im
j mens j li::e of suits from which
,vou can select yours, and the
styles ^ i patterns are the
| pruticit I ve cvr shown. You
i-Mii-ix U;e p!"i v yr.n-^eir ? *7.00
j to -.-oo.vlti ? it s tiij quality that
I ilsic ?? ;he y?. lee.
n !? urnishing (iooa ; my
jstofck v i lrdbri^iian, India
ami Lisle Thread Un
;1 r.-.tar is c >. :rl"te at 60c.,
1 1. '?0, iii-j. C.O'i and >1.00.
i 1" . ** i ?ie largest and
hand. .A:v>r line of Neckwear in
jtie cry. t^ether with Luan
Idt-ivd ctiid L' n! u urn I lied Shirts,
i Collars and Cuffs, Hosiery.
! Handkerchiefs and everything
J yon may need i ? this line.
My stock of Knee Pants
Suit -5 is complete, .->ues running
from 4 tj 10 years, and Boys
1 Long Pants Suits IVom 1 i to ID
! years.
If you do not resile in Co
jlumbi'i write for what you
want. Prompt and careful at
tention given to mail orders.
!m. l. kinard,
l-'O MAIN STRKET, j
[At sign of the GoLlen Star.] !
COLUMBI A, ? S-C. 1
? 1
a
offering special bargains in every department, but we wish tol
call special attention to goods recently placed our centre I
is
bargain counters
md wh'ch arc bound to move rapidly, as we feel assured that
the trading public will notf.il to appreciate the bargains we off,r
Bencaline Silk in pink, light blue, white cream, Nile green,
navy blue and garnet, which others get ?oc.-our price is but
5' Fibred China S.Iks in garnet, navy blue, black grey and
ashesof roses only 315 c., cheap at 5 c. ^ J -
White Flooncinss, for ladies and children, -Oc. to *.1.00 a yd.
NVhitc Flouncings, 45 inch, with beautiful designs in colon-,
Black Flouncings at less than it can be bought at in the
Northern markets. .
\ few Percale Shirt Waists, in popular sizes and colors, we
are offering to close at 50c., worth from two or three times that
^Colored Lawns? a nice assortment of reliable colors at only
3c. per yard. ... , ? s
One piece 4-4 Challie ; nice combination tan and green, only
10c. per yard. . l . \ )
A few pieces of Gingams at 6ic., worth 10c.
Ladies Seamless Bluck Hose ? absolutely stainless, only Liic.
Gents colored Shirts from 25c. up.
Fine Sea Island at 4c.
The store is full of novelties in all lines, The above are only
a few of the many plums. ? .
RESPECTFULLY,
P. T, VILLEPIGUEi
PROPRIETOR.
I
no YOU PLAST OATS?
If so, 'you should top dress them with "CEREALITE." It increases the
?mo am h of all crops ? Cotton, Corn, Oats, Wheat, Melons, Vegetables, <kc.
iRUCKERS SHOULD USE IT !
MELON GROWERS SHOULD USE I'll! vj
FORCES GROWTH and INCREASES YIELDS]
Dr. H. V.Dunstan, of Windsor, N. C., says: People seeing the rapid
growth and deep, rich green luxuianoe, which was almost like magic
n<l wired "What I had done to those oats?"
Messrs B. P. Brown <fc Son, < f Woodland, N. C'., used a few bags od
oats, and say they will want a carload next year. \
Messrs S. Younts, Son & Co., of Pineville, K. C., say tli<* results w<Te
so flattering, they want tmough for 50 acres oats.
Mr. E. Miller Boykin, of Cawt'.cn, S. C , says: It increased the yieV
oi oats from 5 to 4 i bushels per acre.
Mr. I4, B. (libsrn, of Giliion b'ation, N, C, h^.s used a carload each
year tor several years and says it improves tlie land and protects grain
from "the fly."
Mr. J. "N. Weatherlv, of Rennettsville, S. C., uses 5 to 50 tons >f it
per year ou cotton, and says it saved his crop in 18(J.
fWINVESTIGATE IT! Send for pamphlet on "HOME FERTILIZ
ER" and "CERE A LITE."
:fo:r sa.le ?
SPRINGS, HEATH & BHA
BEWARE OF FRAUD.
Ask for, and Insist upon barlnc
W. L.DGUOLAS 8HOES. Kenegen
ciue without \V. L. Dou/las name
and prlcp ?ic.raped on bouom.
i.tu wutn yeu boy,
hold everywhere.
sea:
stylish
sold at
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merit:
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44 Lancaster ?
rieanant Hill
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No. 83 Btopa
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and in anv amount.
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(FiS& ClETil)
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