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GOD AND OUR NATIVE LAND. CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 1893 ;_ii E25!?5 ''**ITTA*cai y Atsqi CAMDfitf, : - J. ATTOI ; > * x CAMDEN, - Praetices in a Courts. Office oa BIJjflft J. A. S COLLECTOR IB CAMS ? IN$URA1 c^MDEN, SMITH 1$ ~r WASBlNflTOl** somber of pen* ?f.Jn ne 27, J896 &8ed giooe the iA tot administratis ftbeir pension* & Pipprox i matefy fcmber of }jeo?i<s?i <*w awiertaiDe?? ? number 70,051 fcors aod depewj $300,000 to UM fc? time aboat^M Iber beiDg pw? fc are being receipt of ijB inability to W If tfaesaotiB gh the entire flE been sttdH pension igi y t tL Dul<i jerel it for from of his tint), ai let article. Senator which is the real the state , but he sup its from pson Pope secretary, the effect 5te<l the de ixing a cer error in or an air of the whole >r Irby "can political as irly appropri flet Capt Till iTowever, and osideration of I lu the first late the Sena puhlic at large, hange that my pxposiire of the his manners, ami a*M upon bis ue<i that by the e public will be F has made a very >ut has U9ed hig flish language for saling the trutlij Possibly I may the public who do [rby.well something >r ail apology lor the but appropriate ;h I drew such an >like picture of the i'hey are not aware ued provocation of is only a sample, mind them that it ible to do justice to t y in anything like e, and "whatever is orth doing well." the public may catch r clearly I will state as, while snow-bound abia, and afterwards w-bound in Laurens I gh article on the.polit iu South Carolina, form Movement," and mas Rejections of an r." This article, which as as a sort of philoso jfam or disquisition on the dement in particular, aod general in South Caro own and suggested to of prominent gentlemen i, in whose judgment r hail and whora I considered eiy free from partisan feel prejudice. It was written otic standpoint and was r the good of the Reform and to "pour oil upon the aters" of the State. It en lo criticise all factions fairly li is unavoidably in such an one honest and fair criticism nor TiUman as a public otfc there is no abuse of any one. Be "great political accident," w IrV- is not even mentioned. ? he cau t>e recognized under pieral name of "'demagogue." So <3HGovernor Tillman is concerned 'As hardly a single sentiment in I^Aicle that he has noE heart] me ?JAf and its general purpose, tone 1 SH^vice is in strict accordance Kniv well known views as given to Band others on many occasions. Ale contemplating its publication a nom de plume on its merits I A it to M-r. John G. Capers, of the Ambia Journal, whose paper had Aounced its intention to pursue a Kon partisan course in accord with i K general spirit of the article, a6d j Ed to Mr. Junes H. Tillman, telling ; Be latter that I intended to bring the ie article to Washington and submit 1 to the criticism of his lather, whom [considered a broad guage statesman, rbo was, with Gen. Gary, one of the bunders of the Reform Movement in Soutti Carolina. Mr. Capei% and Capt fillman were both anxious to publish he article, but I withheld it for fur ther consideration, and in accordance ?ith tbe advice of some of my friends, ind in consideration of the fact that it vtftained some criticism of Governor ftllman, to whose -administration I jeionged, I had almost, if not aho j&ther, ahaadgaed the idea of publish ing, but nowr*since it bus been brought tn^questkMV, I will let it goto tbe press iprth the request that although it is iomtwhat loag everf paper in the >tate will publish it, and I not only ask, but I challenge a criticism of it from the standpoint of truth, true Democracy and patriotism. Governor Tillman is strong enough and brave enough, not only to stand | but accept the criticism it contains ! in proper spirits f>r as Senator Irbyooce said to liitn, in one of his : il<v<h** of truth and honesty, "We | both know that, Farley never Hat i ters us or tells us any lies." Poesi ! bly if the article is carefully read, and its advice heeded it may yet re ; present the good that is to come out | of this controversy. I hail been invited to stay with 1 (.'apt. Tillman in Washington, but I the rush of vistors was so great that I I remained with the start, and during ' my entire stay I did not have more than a five-minute conversation with him, nor did 1 read. or exhibit the | article to any one in Washington. Meeting numbers of friends, aud seek ; ing no office there, I was constantly engaged socially, and had but little I to do with politics in jmy form. The I charge that I had a conversation with | Capt. Tillman and otiered him an article for publication which he re fused, and told him of a combination which had been agreed upon, offering him the position of Adjutant General, is as pure aud unadulterated a ^e as was ever put upon paper, nq^patter who in the author or instigator of it. Indeed, on ".Saturday after the in auguration," when Senator Irby says it took- place, I had left Washington, ami was speeding my way to South Carolina. The allusion to the article which I had shown Capt. Tillman before he left - the State, at least six weeks before, is all the truth there is ' A t in it. I have asked the papers ~to repub lish that wonderful epistle to the Georgians, making "new revelations" of a fearful combination to "over throw Tillman and Irby," so that they can study and analyze it carefully, and they will find but a little of James Tillman in it, just enough to satisfy his vanity, a good deal of my old friend Maj. Gary, and it is brist ling all over with Irby, in whose interest was it .written, and for what purposes, wh<>? inspired it, concocted it, or actually wrote it. Did Matthew, Mark, Luke and John all have a hand in the Epistle to the Georgians, and send it under James Tillman's non de plume, Craddock? Was Jim implicated himself, or, as they have taken such extraordinary pains to make the public believe, did he originate and write it himself? I ' have shown how the talk about "an article" originated, and I will show the public article, and my explanation of the grand combine is simple and easy. Irby heard of the Farley article. Shell had announced his intention to retire, which he could not understand (for there is no retir ing in Irby). Farley had called by Senator Butler's office one day with Col. William H. Perry, and knowing of Senator Irby's bitter hatred, had ignored him while in Washington, and Irby began to rkininatc. At last ne began to believe there was a combi nation, and he concluded to make the ctarge-x a?d have it published in Georgia, where it would attract just sufficient attention to be copied and reached the people of this State and create distrust among the Reformers la this State against Shell and Farley, and" Talbert, too, although in his last article he tries to skillfully lie the Jnabert part out. This was the echeme, and if young Jim Tillman bad anything to do with it, he was ty victim of Senator Irby, and now by\ "mixing error and truth Irby is playing the part of a deliberate scoundrel by trying to throw the whole blame" on Capt. Tillman, and making him the scapegoat, thus com mitting a still greater crime, that of sacrificing the Governors nephew to shield himself from exposure. "Blood is (and ought to be) thicker than water, and I know that Governor I Tillman knows Irby, and has found \ out long ago that the charge of a { combination on the part at Shell and ! myself, with ( Jen. Butler or any one else, i? totally untrue. Since it ha^ ! been alluded to he and Mr George Tillman both know that I have done more towards healing the breach be tween theui than any one. Indeed. I . am totally unlike Irby in this; that I have made none hut friends for him, while Irby has constantly made him .enemies and tried to estrange old and [ well tried friends from him, as 1 am prepared to show. But who is trying to stand up for the truth of the Craijdock article or the alleged combination now? Not Jim Tillman, on whose authorit? they say it was published, and in fact no one but Irby,^the rea] author/' and he only says that "every one who reads the papers and has watched the turns in - politics will see that there was truth and lots of it, in what Till man^ said." What papers? Con cluding his remarks Irby savs: "Why did not Gen. Farley ask of me an explanation if he believes what he pretends to telieve of the assumed wrong I did him?" and I answer, W hy, John, did you not ask of me an explanation of Jim Tillman's wonder ful combine, when he told vou, instead ; of (according to your own ack.uowl j edgement) encouraging him to put it m the papers? Why did nox my life : long friend, Maj. Gary, who came j through Columbia, and got me to write him a strong endorsement and get the other State officers to concur with me? Why did he not give me a chance to explain before it was pub 1 lished ? or after it was published? for I have been with him since in Augusta ' and been invited to his home. Where was Sampson Pope the "sorrowful" | ^anij&on, that he could not tell me ? but must come as your emissary* to tail Governor Tillman about it "for fear ! that the Governor would not see the I Qunday edition of the Chronicle Ah! ?2 Johnnie I went for you in the papers, where you started your life, which I determined to run down, as well the Donaldson caucus, and I have done so. ] As sood as the "Craddock" article was shown me at the Governor's Mansion I | said that it was "inspired" by you and | that Jim Tillman did not writ it" and ; subsequent developments prove it Let us see how it came about. I kept i quiet and soon Cal Caughman who | had just returned from Washington told me that Jim Tillmau said that he i was not the author of it. Later Jim | Tillman returned and we had some j correspondence about the "Capers Light Infantry" which developed as j follows. On the 22ud May he ; wrote-me: Clark's Hill, 22ud May, 181>3. "My Dear General: I sincerely j hope that there will be no misunder i standing i)etween us about the Capers | Light Jufantry, At first I was rnified about the letter to Capt. Mays, but ! now it Can "be plainly seen how the | matter arose. ) I wanted to see you very much when I passed through Columbia, and have ! a talk ahvwt other things. So far from ever having done you any wrong, and I staud ready to render you any service i in my power. Yours <fcc, Jamas H. Tillman. To this lettter I immediately re | plied as the origiual in reach will I show (after touching on company mat ters.) "It was your duty to have seen me as you passed through Columbia, be cause if I believed all I have heard, I would be forced to conclude that you had not only been guilty of simple breach of premise, but also ofuntruth follnessin publishing the "Craddock" article. I have held my judgement in suspense, until I could see you, be cause I am inclined to believe from what I have heard that some sort of ( a job was put upon you in Wash in g | ton." to To this letter he replied: Clark's Hjll, 29 May lsy;t "Yours of the 2-^th instant, 1 found on my return. Appointment for Capers Light Infantry inspection more than satisfactory. I hope you will make it convenient to gpend two or three days with us. "If it is necessary to convince you about the "Craddock article J will send to Washington and get the origi nal manuscript, a< it wa^ filed at the W. UVT. office. M^name and nom tie plume have been, used-in connect ion with several bastard productions without any permission, and only pe culiar circumstances of which J stall tell you, prevented my denouncing them, as well as the real author. You t*>ld others about your article which they divulged and made me the scape goat. However I will tell you all about it when I see you. Yours etc., J as. H. Tillman." I wrote to him that I did not care about the article as that oould speak for itself though no one in Washing ton at that time had ever seen it except himself. On 12th of Jui/fe lie" Myites again, renewing his invitation toyisit them on the occasion of the insptetion, and concludes, as shown by his letter be fore me, ''Don't lorget your article. Father says he will take pleasure in comparing notes with you." I took the article with me and read V it to "Uncle George/' and got his criticism of it, and after James Tillman had told me all about the "Craddock" article and many other things corobo rative of his statement, I told him that I intended to expose Irby and asked him to state definitely for my protection who the real author was, as an addition or postcript to his 20th May letter. He then sat down and deliberately added to that letter; "I*- S. ? It is hardly necessary for rue to add that Jrby dictated the arti cle to his secretary.'* This U the whole story and the public knows the rest. I see no use to notice the Crews aBidavit. ife told the truth but could not stop there, but said what he thought, as well as what was said. I went there to pay a small bill, and to ! rind out where he got hig information, j but like my friend Wilson, he could not {ell. Now I submit the question to the public. Who am J to believe ? James Tillman, who tells me all about it and at last "lets the cats out of the bag," or j those who conceal this "stah in the back ' and {,in the dark" until I forced it out by exposingand denounc ing Senator Irhy for the scoundrel I j knew him to be? Even if we ack | nowledge that there was a possibility j for James Tillman to have been in it, ! there is no possibility for Irby to have j been out of it?< They were ? all privy i to it, and no one told me except ! James lillmau. Hence my letter, and it Is my private opinion, publicly expressed, that Irby got off "mighty i light, ' as the darKey said when John Brown was hung. j I^et it be remembered that all of ; the parties were office seekers, ioclud i 'lames Tillman (who was applying for a consulship), and all seeking Senator Irhy's patronage. Let it not be forgotten that contemporaneous telegrams were sent to the Register | covering the same matter, all of which j is in perfect consonance with Irbv's | well-known method of pufhing himself; | then put James Tillman's statement j in the balance with the actual contents | of the "Craddock" article, and tbecon . elusion is inevitable, not only was it | born in that den of iniquity from . which few men have escaped with clean hands, but that Irby was at the bottom | of it. Xow iSenator John, since you have i undertaken to interpret my notion in 1 exposing you, let me interpret yours, IP fjSro,'! "! / J ! ?( Kemfember. John, that but for tbfi "Craddock"' article, whrch you have acknowledged to? written and sent sounder yoi yr'eye, I could not have exposed you/anoi that you provoked it In aH'ifling to the Congressional race, have you not exposed your wiley and artful ^game? You discovered a" mare's nest, ?*nd bating Farley and Shell, you Iput it in the papers U? ex cite suspicion among the Reformers and sent Sampson Pope to the Govern or to excfte his distrust in order to kill them off. Is not that plain, John nie? Now, Senator John, let me give you some good advice before you get out ot tbe |?pers, for I see, that you are exceedingly anxious to get out of the papers. It's a bad place for you, as there is no telling what may come out, and these little love letters of mine are not such pleas ant reading as the Register's pretty personals, "Craddock's" dictated and punctuated praise or Larry Gannt's powerful putts. I told you a long time ago? kindly ? John, that you couldn't sustain yourself in the Uni ted States Senate, and advised you not to try it. * Now you see the result. I told you, also, when you asked my advice, to resign the chairmanship of the .executive committee and keep out of State squabbles, because you had a bigger job than you could prop erly attend to, at Washington. I told or wrote Governor Tillman that you were not the man for the place about the same time, and yon know your self that while I was willing to see Gen. HamptaQ retain his seat for the harmony of Ihe Democratic party, still I urged tljat some man of more strength, character and dignity than yourself be elected. Uncle George, Judge Wallace, Judge Pope, and at last, vben I saw that . there was real danger, I urgeS Governor Tillman himself to go. You see I was right, John, for] you have been making a great fool of .1 yourself, and you have done us no good. You have tried bullying and bragging and bigging around Wash ington until* you have played out and cannot now appoint a dog pelter, while I hear they are all laughing at you,; from the President down. Take my advice John. Resign the chairman ship and let us alone down -here for you cannot run the State and national government both at the same time^ Quitorunnkig down here, bothering other people and trying to pass fool ish wild cat schemes through the legislature. Quit "rushing around" and. scheming and wire pulling and maTrhig all sorts of promises that you can't fulfill. Already you are known among the applicants as "promising" (but not performing) John. Go back to your seat, and try to attend to your public business and I really believe that if they will let you stay for a haJf oentury you might make a Senator. I know that you "feel like a fool at a frolic" in the Senate but I can't help that now and can only advise yojtf to be modest and keep quie? so that you wont expose your ignorance. Another thing, John. Your ^ame at playiug tho bully hfts been run in the ground. You can't bully[everybody for now and then, John, you run up against a game man and you have to unit, John, and people find out that at heart you are a coward. I learn, John, that you attacked Capt Shell at John Shaw's private, residence on account of my article, when^you knew he was un armed, and you drew your bowie knife. No#, John, that was ungentle manly and cowardly. Why did you not come after me, for I wrote . every word of the article myself and signed by name instead of "Craddock." By the way, John, you have hinted that you wanted to settle these matters "out of the papers," I know that you are not hunting any square, fair tight, but if you can't stand these affectionate missions, or pleasant pasquinades, of mine; and conclude to risk it, don't try to drag in friends or relatives to do your fighting ? as you have an old and important habit of doing, but come by yourself Johnny, for you know you can get fair play and al i ways find " where I am at" ^ 011 are getting into 9erious trouble, John, and the only way to get out. is to keep quiet, and quit getting other peuple to do your dirty work. The McElroy experience was sufficient to have satis fied you, for when you denied that you had instigated his article, he fettd you that you were "a liar," to your face, and you had to take it. John, you are a brave man anyway, but "conscience makes cowards of us all," aud I know that you are guilty. Take this advice John, for if you don't, it will not be long before you will come to no good" "You must keep out of the papers too, John, and quit charg ing other people, with being "traitors," because your record will not bear any airing, and besides I am prepared to prove you at heart a tra&i to your inend Governor Tillman, a traitor to the and a traitor to the Re form Movement, aud if I hear any thing more from you, Twill do it John. A PARTING vyofcli TO THE ALLIANCE. Before closing, I want to say a word to my old friends of the Alliance, and more particularly those in my native 1 county of Laurens. Without waiting to hear both sides of the controversy, some of you have undertaken to decide it by resolution. Sardis Alliance went so far as to with drew its invitation for me to address them. I Gentlemen, that was not fair , nor right, for this was a personal matter, and no reform or Alliance matters were involved. I wa* reared in Laurens county, and am well known there, and no resolution by ail the Alliance of the State can give me a bad character or John Irby a good one. I made you a good soldier in war times, and, though a boy, fought my way up from the ranks. I stood by you, was sent here to jail for you in I Radical and Klu-Klux - times. I fought fofyou and wrote for you in 1876. Long .before you were aroused to a knowledge and appreciation of your own wropgs^and long before Ben Tillman's voice wa$ Heard in the land, I had been'^working and writing for "free silver apd financial relief," and nearly every \plank jn the reform platform. Ma^y of you know it, and besides I will prove it, by the record. , I belong to the reform movement and not to any individual, and I am ui sympathy with all the essential, demands of the Alliance, and shall advocate, work and vote for the princi ples that they now represent, as long M they keep within the Democratic party. My. position is the result of ?fny record, wnich is well known and consistent, and is not due tc$ political trimmings or "coat tail swinger." Since arriving at manhood, I have, done the best I could for the State, for you, aud the Reform Movement. I have al ways expressed myself fear lessly and independently, and shall continue to do so, regardless of every thing except my sense of right and mv duty to the State. Ihe fear of losing or the hope of getting office shall not control me, for |no matter what other people may ithink and do, I had rather be "an honest statesman or citizen out of a job'' than a political trickster and shunner, or a deep dyed villian, in the L nited States Senate. \ ours very respectfully, H. L. Farley. Gen. Farley, as an appendix to his article, gives the following. The Craddock" article is also appended, but it cannot be published till tomor row: \ Rock Prix, S. C., July 23rd, 1 <v3. Gen\ H. L. Farley, \ Columbia, S. C. j* Dear Sir: Under date of July 31st, 1&H3, you addressed me the following letter. Columbia, July 21st, 1893. Senator M. C. Butler, Edgefield, S. C* Dear Sir: You are aware that there is a heated political controversy now going on between your colleague^ Senator Irby, and myself, arising out of the publication in the Augusta Chronicle March 12th, of a certain article signed "Craddock" coming from its Washington correspondent, which charged that a combination had been "agreed upon," by which Con gressman Shell was to be made Gov ernor, yourself to remain as United States Senator, Mr. Talbert to ^in without opposition for Congress, 1 to succeed Shell for Congress and James H. Tillman . to be made Adjutant General of the State of South Caro lina. - Now while there may be some politi cal difference between us as Democrats, and although we are on somewhat dif ferent political \ lines, yet I feel sure that I will be safe in* asking you to make a simple statement of facts in order that justice may be done in this maUer. - Therefore, I write to ask you to state clearly and unreservedly whether there has ever Been at Washington or elsewhere any attempt, conversation or intimation, either implied or ex pressed, looking to any such combina tion with any or all of the parties mentioned. Hoping that I have not annoyed you unnecessarily, or presumed too much in this matter, I am very truly H. L. Farley. In reply I beg to say, without hesi tation or reserve, there is not a word of truth in the charge that a combina tion had been agreed upon, Arc I will g<> further, and say the sub ject of a "combination" or any other has never been mentioned to me by you or any of the parties mentioned. It is made of whole cloth. Very truly 7?lirs. Al. C. Butler. * Alive with Tramp*. Topeka, Kan., July 2G.? Mayor Cluck, of Dodge City, issued a proclamation today calling on the j>e<> ple to make provision for caring for the array of tramps who are infesting the country. He states that Dodge City and surrounding towns are alive with tramps moving eastward from Colorado, wiere they were thrown out of employment by the closing of the silver mines aud smelters. The majority of them, he declares, are worthy of assistance. He appeals to citizens to raise a fund to provide for their temporary wants, that they may not he pushed U) the extremity of steal ing. PoroHKEE^siE, N. v., July Wl? : There seems to be au extraordinary ! movement of tramj# Southwest along the hues of the West Shore and New jV'rk Central and Hudson River I Railroads. On the Central last night j I Chief Humphrey and his men bagged I seventeen who were riding on freight ! trains. An Attorney Aaslgua. Cincinnati, Ohio, July 26. ? Pow ell Crossley, attorney, made an align ment late this afternoon. Assets $200, 000; liabilities unknown. Crossley ; has been speculating in land in Ohio j i and Indiana. One of the principal | causes of his failure was the collapse | of the World's Fair Spectatorium j Company, in which he was interested. I He is lessee of the Pike Opera House j building here. * i i A Farmer** View# of the Farmer*' Trouble* Mr. Editor ? Any attempt by a farmer to discuss the causes of so much i strife and contention among the farm ers and laboring classes to day seems to be useless, unless he preaches about oppressions by corporations, combina tions and trusts. For more reasous than one ! write this article. First, that I may say something that will help some brother farmer along in his business; secondly, that some oue will stop and consider for a moment how he is being led by office seekers, who make many believe that they are the "Moses" that will bring them out of trouble and the oppression of capital ists, if they will only vote for them. And thirdly} how all of this may be remedied and all will be well. I take it, as admitted by all sensible men, that the life of the prosperous farmer is more absolutely free aud in dependent and has more of comfort and happiness in it than that of any occupation in life. But says one, "the trouble is that so few farmers are prosperous, the larger part of them are groaning with poverty and debts, caused, as they claim, by laws unjust to them as a class, and by unscrupulous monopolies and corpora tions, whose wealth enables them to secure the passage of laws in their in terest" It may be so; I will not de ny. But I know of no law that is more antagonistic to the agricultural interestst than the other interests. But let us see~if it is the unfair legislature in the power of capitalists that is the cause of so much dissatis faction and makes farming unprofit able. The real cause for the poverty and debt, I think, lies in a different direction and with the farmers them selves. The great causes are the want of in dustry, energy and judgment, the last being the greatest of all. Take the man with good judgment, energy and economy, und he is bound to succeed. Now it is laying by time with the farmers in their crops. What will the majority of them l>e doing from now until time to gather crops? Will it be repairing their buildings, building good shelters for their stock and clean ing up the rubbisb'about their farms, preparing turnip patches, clover and grass lota, and .making good prepara tion for a good crop of wheat and oats? If so, I think that man will succeed and w*ill not be found at every store and public gathering and cross roads, whining about hard times and poor down-trodden farmers. In spite of the unjust laws in favor of the capi talists that is claimed by many, some men have succeeded in reaching sub stantial prosperity as farmers. This, then, is the great difference l>etween the prosperous farmer and his brother tarmer who is poor and in debt. The man that has no time to make gar dens, to raise beans, potatoes, i>eas, onions, fruit, poultry, hogs, or to give proper attention to milch cows, and who has to live on Western bacon and lard, with an occasional mess of vege tables, is the one that is lacking in judgment. He may raise good crops of cotton, but it will not pan out right when it has to stand for so much. It takes its chances against drouth, hail storms, rain, tire, worms, price, and has to purchase everything he needs for himself' and family and the stock, which could be raised more cheaply on his own farm. No wonder he describes himsclfas a poor farmer and complains about hard times, and says that fanning don't pay, and raises the cry iu echo with their would-be friend; that the hand of every man engaged in other pursuits is raised against the tiller of the soil, and that gigantic trusts and corpora tions are organized to cheat and de fraud and make a slave of him. It is the present system of farming that makes him a slave, lie makes cotton to buy everything ? Western bacon, lard, corn, Hour, hay and every thing he needs. Then lie must pay the }?enalty of his mismanagement. The middle men and corporations will j flourish at his exjiense, and so it lie cuts his own throat, don't blame any one else with it. Take the prosperous farmer: he i plants paying crops, cultivates well , and he does not ignore the smaller industries of the farm. He is not ashamed to carry his surplus butter, eggs and vegetables to market. He does not place these beneath his at tention; he displays common sense in all his business; takes short risks and conducts his farm on business princi ples, and, in short, diversities his crops. It gives variety to farm life and relieves it of the monotony of the present. It gives cheerfulness and (constant hope, instead of despair and ! gloomy foreboding. If there is failure in one crop, probably there is success in another, ami the chances of a profit and success are maintained. It breaks down the credit system which encourages cotton planting; it relieves the merchant, both wholesale and retail, of the risk lie takes in de pending <>n cotton, and, therefore, ! takes away from his goods the percent age he must add to their price to j cover the risks of credit. It relieves ! us of the necessity of thinking about I the sub-treasury bill. 1 lie bill i.- tilled I at home when we have our cribs tull ! of corn, "iir smoke-houses tilled with plentv of good bacon ami hams and j some to spare our city cousins, our pantries full of home-made lard, the grannary full of nice wheat; in fact, everything from big to little. Just j think for a jnoment how many sub treasuries we have to draw from* The garden, field, orchard, dairy, pookfy, cattle, hogs, sheep, horses, ,^oats, beeT,~i?c. Really none of them are small; all belong to the farm. The domestic animals get their growth and fat from the farms, and their beauiy gives pleasure to their owners, and they caii carry themselves to market Now, you need not be a "doubtiig Thomas" any longer, but just diversify your farming and conduct it on busi ness principles and you will need ho tub-treasury bills passed nor fear any special legislation. A man with plertty at home aud money enough to bear his expenses aud to obtain the necessary comforts of life is hard to press. I have tried to set the fanners to , thiakiug, especially the man that feels like there is something wrong and tat I been highly wrought up over it by some of our oily-tongued political office seekers, that cared nothing only (for the votes he may receive, aud n<>tjR>r the interest of the people. This wroug, my brother, is at ou? otrn doors, where have failed to display our wisdom in in inking for ourselves. i say if one thing in this article will cause my brother farmers to think for themselves and act on a principle that will lift us all from our depressed con- * dition, which I surely feel it WtUl if mixed farming is practiced aright, I will feel amply repaid for mj time in writing this up. I will admonish every farmer to try to inform himself by taking some good agricultural journal and keep himself posted on the best views of men that have made farming a study and a success, and let so much of o^ir political news and gossip from mentnat care nothing only for the 1 fishes there is in it alone. ' f It is right that we should, as citi zens, exercise our principles an4 power at the ballot box. But let it be for men that are not prejudiced against other industries. It takes all to make a country prosperous. We need the merchant, lawyer, mechanic, blaok smith, the manufacturer and the ? farmer, who should not feel like he is^ the least in the game, but the hub which all other industries must de pend on for their success. Then the>, enemy needs the labor of the farmer far more than the farmer needs the facilities of the enemy. I will close now, hoping I have not wearied your patience, and probably ? ; will, in some future day, if this is not ' t consigned to the waste basket, write more about our duty as farmers. L. E. L. ? ? .ML \ A SENSIBLE TALK ON SILVER. - - k Representative Co*, Of Tenn*Bice, R*cof iiizentluit Radicals on Each 8W? !Hu*t ! Yield Something for the Partj'a , Sake? His Plan. Washington, July ;27#? Repre sentative Nicholas N. of Tennes see, who was one of the m^t sive advocates of free silvei last House, and one of Mr. sub-lieutenants, arrived here to-day, prepared for a long siege over the financial question. In conversation with Mr. Cox it appears that his views on the silver question while they have undergone no material change, yet be is disposed to deal- with the subject in a more conservative manner. He says: "The pledges made by the Demo cratic }?Ky ought to be carried out in go<xl faith, and with no evasion what ever. The financial resolutions in the platform contain three plain ideas in regard to the currency; the repeal of the Shermau Act; the use of both metals as money, and the parity of values between the metals maintained. "Any departure from either of the? ideas is either an abandonment of the purjwses announced or, a violation of them. So far as I can i shall faith fully carrycot the declarations made, repeal tfie Sherman Act, make money out of both metals, and adopt proper legislation to prevent any combina tions iii this country producing a dis parity of values. "Any legislation that has a tendency to contract the speculation or to u^e one metal as money I do not think pmjK^r or wise, and I much prefer an increase in circulation. The 10 per cent, tax on State hank circulation ought to l>e rcjiealed; the tax on na tioual bank circulation ought to be repealed; the redemption clause in the banking laws repealed and par vslue bonds issued in circulation to the na tional banks. "This <:ives the national banks the full par value of the bonds to be used as money clear of any charges, and ^ when they get that the interest on their bonds deposited to secure circula tion should stop while they have a full issue of bonds in circulation. They should I* required to take out more circulation than 2-r> per cent, of their capital stock and the value of the bonds on which the circulation is based can be easily held down in price for the non-interest bearing bonds as security for the circulation. These non interest bearing bonds can l>e provided for easily by legislation.' It is not probable that aiiy member will get exactly what he wants, and as a public duty each must yield a v part of his convictions and a sound, sensible, Democratic policy be adopt ed on which the party can stand." ^ \ Killed on the Truck. Cou'MBrs, Cia., July 27. ? The out going noon passenger train on the Central Uailroad to day ran over andj killed William Shaw, a well known dairyman, who was driving across the track. The mule hitched to his wagon was also killed. Shaw was badly mangled. ; , A of "White-Capping.** Ala., July 27. ? Fourteen citizens of Cherokee County were convicted here today of "white- * capping" two men who had testified against members of the gang. The ? i trial occupied three weeks.