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? cuuiiL ? ?*$. KVANH, DITNOAN AM) ICAltl.tC CAM-. IHDATHS FOIl 11. K NKNATK. TBfi STATS 30KD COMMISSIONS. I rho Minor lilfthf#,-? Wlint Is Saltl ?n<l Douo t?y Tlient l>ny l>y I>?y. THIS HAUNWKIiT. MKETINO. Chairman Bellingor oallod tl?o moot* ing to ordor, and said that any inter ruption)) from iho audionoo would bo conn tod up on tho time of the spoukorH, and oonaoqently oaoh and ovory spoak ev rqooived a rospootful hearing. Tho first spoakor was Gon. Watts, and iu beginning ho roforrod to tho "mud slinging" 'nnd hoi)od that il" \vouid ooaHo. Ho roforrod to l?ia political roeAd, flaying ho hf^d always boon a Itofornior and wan not a recont con vert-, and had novor boon an lndopon ^ dent. In conclusion ho also gavo a short statomont of his Btoward^hip as Adjutant Gouoral. (ion. Itiohbourg being tho noxt t< J address tho audionoo, ho roforrod ti> his military record and qualifications for Ailing tho duties of tho Adjutant General's oflico. Ho noxt roforrod to his politics of 1890 and tho Darliugton insurrection. Ho luid boon ordorod by tho Govornor to tako olmrgo of tho torops at tho ponitontiary to suoceod p>" ? Gen. Watts. 0 Governor Evans was tho first Sena torial candidate to spoak. Ho said: In 1800 Judge Earlo had eallod "tho Shell manifesto? tho dooumont mak ing charges against tho old adminis tration and culling tho convention whioh nominated Tillman ? a lie. Ho said to tho audience "if it was a lio thon H'b a lio now," and thoy should not giYO oflico to men who had worked against tho can so. Ho was aekod to explain the bond quostion, but ho said that subject was worn out. Iu his olosiug romarks ho spoke upon national affairs and read the Tillman lotter, which was produced at I3onnettsvi)lo. Affor tlio Governor finished tho lot tor Mr. Join T. Duncan was intro duced, and ho dovotcd much of hia Umo iu attacking tho Governor's char acter. Ho epoko of his latost intor view with Tilltnan and sai l Tillman would not liavo writton a lotter for Evans, but would havo condomned him if ho had known 10 vans had madO a deal with Rhind to divide commis sions on tho State bonds- IIo was as sured if Earlo was out of this race that ho would dofeat Evans. He waH asked to toll obout tho whiskey rebates, which ho did, and it caused quito a sensation. Tho Gov ernor nnd Ool. Mixson, tho Stato liquor commissioner, never oponed their m, Uh iu roply. Ho concluded by oalliug attention to tho fact that Mixon had tnkoii tho Stato insurauco from othor agents and given it to Gov. Evan's brothor at a liighor rato. Judge Earlo, in opening his sppcoh, Baid that boforo discussing tho great issuos ho wished to refer to a mutter which ho wished tho peoploof Barnwell to know, and through tho press ilio people of tho State, in roforence to a transaction at a political meeting n'c Florence. My action at that placo must bo considered iu two aspects. Ah to tho first no ono regrets the occur rence more than I. A Circuit Judge should obey tho law. As to the second, aa a man 1 havo no apologies to mako. When I beoamo Circuit Judge I did not lay asido my manhood, and as long as.] j I am a man, and as long as God lota me ? live, I will novor iuBult a fellow man Jt nor permit him to insult mo. (Cheers.) ? That's all I havo' to say about that." Tho roBt of Judgo Earlo' s spoech was devoted to a disouasion of national is sues. Ho mado a ciear and interesting addrosB on the monoy question and was loudly applauded aB ho took hia Beat. > ' Solicitor Bollinger was received with cheers, and was not howled down as it was oxpooted. Ho discussed at loDgth tho duties of a solicitor and roforrcd to tho Broxton Bridge case. He also road that sootion of tho Constitution which rofors to a county being hold liablo for any lyuohinga oocurring iu thoir counties, that it was subjeot to a damage Gait. It waa very evident that tho solioitor had the crowd on hia side. Mr. Carroll Simrns, Solicitor Bel linger's opponont, noxt addresBod tho mooting. Ho said ho tried cvoiy of fort to keop tho crowd from howling down Mr. Bellinger ? fit tho Hampton moet|ng, " but ho could not control . .them, and that it waa an insult to say ^hatho coitf*!-. Mr. Simms olosod by payiiw h# respects to tho ncwepapors, ? sayinf that thoy seemod to subordi nate this ono caso to all others. After tho solicitors epoko tno Guber natorial candidates wero announced. Mr. G, Walt Whitman bogan by ohargiug that cutting him down to ; . Jjfentj'pitnutos was an effort LJlJrfm.. Mr. Ellarbe and Mr. Harrison cC . epoko oik the iaauea of tho day. Mr. CooMf, m candidate for Lieutenant Governor, fepoke briefly. Major Mo Sweeney cam* iu on toe midday ^aito in time to apeak. Gen. Berber wa^j not on tfie program. and Col. Jaaper Talbcrt, "who }* without , opposition in hi* race for Congra* we* the tart ? tpoakor. | W lug to order. ^Ir. Mosoly mado tho oponing prayor ami thou tho chairman introduced Attorney Oonoral Harbor ?s tho llrat speaker. Mr. Barber bo gnu by roforring to tho fact thftt ho had no opposition, yot ho was ft part of tho Reform movement, whoso act# ho wan always ready to defend. Ho mado a briof resume of what tho Bo form movement had aooouipjikhod binoo its birth at RonnottayiUo ten years ago. Ho said tho boi)ds of tho Btato were worth more now than over t'n tho history of tho Btste. Ho also gayo some llguros to show that capital had not boon driven from tho Btato, and referred to Col. Miko Brown's road, which in being built an an exam ple. Ho conoluded his speech by say ingi that tho troubles wan not in the Stato government, and that relief could only ootuo from Congress. Mr. John fl\ Jhiuoan was noxt intro duced, and said he was a candidate on his own roapouaibility and a llcformor of Reformers. IIo paid his highest ro spoots to Benator Tillman, giving an account of what ho has accomplished InCongrosa for thomaRRos. Ho brought tip tho bond deal, which had at tho last fow meetings boon laid aside. He also ropoatod tho alleged statement of Evans to Mixson that "Tillumn bad filled his pockets from tho Dispen sary." Ho concluded hia talk by Hay ing ho was aorry to toll theso things on tho young mau in hia soro distross. Judgo Earlo being introduced, said iio stood as a candidatoof no man, and that ho had no man to whom ho could appeal to to aavo him or sink. Tf there was such a man ho would not appeal to him. Ho said ho rejoiced in tho achiovcmontH of tho Roform party be cause it waa his party in that it is tho Domooratio party. Ho also said that tho Btato Ijogislaturo could not givo you any relief; that it had to oomo from tho National Legislature. He dovoted tho most of his time to tho nionotary question. In tho courso of his romarks he said ho was in favor of tho incomo tax, and said tho people should demand it. Whon Governor Evans was intro duced ho was rooeivod with prolonged cheerB and bogan by saying that ho favored criticism.vOf oftlcors. An oftl cials actions aro open to critioism, but no candidate should como to you and state facts that arc not faots, and said tho oharges made against him arostalo. As to tho commissions ho said every lawyer in Aikeu know of his connec tion with Rhiud. Baid his competitors woro trying t& make capital out of it, but Tillmau, the bravo mau that ho is, would not! consent that his name bo usod to pull down any mau. At this point the Governor and Mr. Dunoan ! bcoamo involved in a discussion on tho whiskoy robateB which provod quite intorosting. Tho Govornor conoludod his spoech by roforring to tho Bhell mpnifoito and discussing the freo sil ver question. Gon. Ellorbo, candidate for Govor- ; nor, was introducod and mado a short talk on his record as Comptroller Genoral and the disponsary sohemo of Mr. Harrison. Ho wound up by say ing if elected Goverpo* ho would on force all laws. Mr. Harrison, (jJo1-.; Ellorbo's competi tor, spokeprincipally on hifcDisponsary scheme, andendoavor^d to show whore it was a great improvement over the on? in effect at tfriS1 ptefcent. Walt Whitman, tho third candidate for Govornor, put his foot squarely in it from tho start by jumping on Benator Tillman. . Tho crowd howled and howled, but they could not make him stop. He spoke for twenty min.it*<> amid interruptions evory second. He wound up by saying that Ellorbo had gott?n rich off farmers, selling them guano, and when ho got able to buy a big ?arm ho quit tho Alliance. Ctoooer and MoSwocnoy each mado short talks in favor of their candidacy, as akyo did Bellinger and Sims, for So licitor. Moyflold, Robi?v?n and Talbort were the lost speakers to address tliA audi cnos^andthoy mado very short talks, but tf\oy woro to tho point. BasMor Tillman, who was in tho city 02 his way to Orangoburg, came to til# meeting and was a spootator for a feu minutes. His appoaranoe was tho etanal for cheering, which lasted fully minute. Before he left the orow$ insisted tipon his making a spooofr, Ho responded by thanking them for tho warm and kindly recop? tion given him and promised to como back *?d talk to thom another time. /HE EDOKFIEIiO MKBT1NO. Tho meeting at this placo was tho .quiofttot ono ever held hero. Thoro irna littlaoherriug and almost no disorder. Tho ohairman cut tho timo of most of tho candidates. There were about 350 pre&$t whon Chairman Gainos called tho mocting to order, an'd after prayer waa offered by Rov. Bradham, candidate T. O. Robinson for superin tendent of education was introduced. IIo began by saying that ho nevor op posed any Btate institution of higher learning ttor'was ho in favor of pulling down denominational institutions and wonnd up by stfying that the free pnblio flchools demandod our immodlato and most earnest Attention. Mr. Mayfield, being nextintroducod, replied to aoino aUtements made by Mr. Robtnaon aa to Jble report "being a btimfle of complaints.'' He said ho felt it h(s duty to o?ll attention to the I dereliction on part ^school commis lioqere. [As to rotation in ofBoe he{ belayed had proved acceptable. And leAV no roKaon why he shond not be je I fleeted. /lie closed hia argumont by a nwt 4^fanso of Ibe administration, showing by figaors, that it had bed* economical and progressive. Gen. WatU apoke next and" confined Id* remarka to the condition Of the militia, and mid that ho waa thoroaghr ly qafdifled tor the position* having a his opponent,' fol* at hia WMilBfllKI, .-:. V * ?*" r r - ? which ho thought K&l been ontlrcly natisfaootry. . , Col. MoSwocnoy, in hw apoooh, saui that tho Reform party ha. I douo more for education than had over boon done boforo and would accomplish ?>Cttt^r thing" for tho public aohoola In the fi.? ture Ho predloted a tfweeping victory for Ur van in tho country- similar ' .kuC of tho iiou>rm movement in South Carolina. Mr. Coopor spoko in reply to (Joi. MoSwoonoy, and said hie political reo ord would show his familiarity with publio a flair a and his qualifications to fill the oflioo of laoutonant Governor, j Bonator Harrison was tho first On- I baruatorial candidate to apeak, and he dovotod most of hiB remarks to Clem- | ton College and tho amount of uionoy it taken to run it. Ho a^id 855,000 was enough to run it, and the privilege tax should bo turnod into the gonoral treasury. He olosod by explaining hia now dispensary sohoiuo. Walt Whitman, tho noxt candidate for tho above position, amused tho crowd itnd got thorn in a good humor boforo hocommonoed his talk, lie had somothing to say about Hon lillman, but not in his usual ilery way. llo jumped on tho State institutions ap nsual and endoavoircd to show whore they woro a humbug, but ho failed by having a hand primary. Ho closed his spoeoh by handing out his tracts on Btato Colleges. Mr. Kllorbo, tho third oandidate for Govornor, dovoted tho major part of hia brief remarks to taxation and his record as Gomptrollor-Gonoral. Ho Haid ho bcliovod tho Dispensary law was a goood ono. As to Clomson he did not favor tho literary feature, but he did tho sciontific, agricultural, aud moohanical departments. Ho olosod by Baying if olcctod Governor ho would promiso to rcduco taxes and hold up State institutions. Judge Earlo was tho first of tho Sen atorial candidates to speak. Ho said ho was a candidato bccauso it was his privilogo aB a citizen to bo ono. Ho thou roviowod tho oircumBtancos whioh inducod him to bccomo a candidato in 1890. Ho read a lottor from Bonator Tillman, in which ho said thst Judge Earlo had a perfect right tor oppoflo him and his candidacy had loft no uting in his (Tillman's) breast. Ho gavo a short account of his actio a after his defeat for Governor, saying that ho did not now olaim to bo a Informal nor a mombor of tho Coniorvatlv* party, but ho stood whero hs did ia 1890 ? in favor of tho rule of tho ma jority and a white man's govorumont. With this mtioh en local politio?( Judgo Earlo proceeded to tho (],ac"B~ Bion of national issues, especially the money quostion. Govornor Evans followod Judgo Earlo, and ho mado a fow lntroductoiy remarks, and tli?n began by paying: Tho principles for which tin Alliauoo fought havo now been adoptod as tho Domocratio platform. Thoso who ad vocatod them woro callod Populists and anarchists, but it is now admitted that thoy woro far-soeing btatism-n. Iho Domocratio plat'orm i? tho saino as ' that in Bouth Carolina, which 13. ?. "Tillman wroio and with whioh I had something to do. Tho sub- treasury idea has boon abandoned, it is ?ruo? but it had moro than anything olso to ilo with BhowiDg that the (armors were desporato and thoy aro offered reliof in freo silver. Ho could not understand why bankers or town peoplo should op POBO this movomont as it would do them as much good as thoso who fa vored it. Ho thou wont into adotailed sxplauiUiou of tho prcBont uisiross from a monotary standpoint and ar Kued that freo silver was tho ono thing neodftil for reliof. He spoko of tho enthusiasm stirred in the breasts of Bouth Carolina dologatoi when tho priuoiplei. for which thoy had fought had bcon adopted at Chloago. Ho pro diotod o sweeping viotory and saul that Bouth Carolina ought to mdcod be proud of tho part tho took in tho fight. Mr. Duncan waaintroduoed next and eaid it was his duty to exposo any thing wrong ho saw, and tho beet w.tccsii acaiust Governor Evani wi.s tho man himself. A foo is for legal services douo. An attorney at Rhind s home Kcts $10,000. ;Yot ho turns away from tho Augusta bnr and oroploya a Bouth Carolina Bonator, which is Btrnngo con duct to say the leas!. If the know what was the contract wilh Ilhind thoy must condom*, him. Ilo theft \alke_d about tho Ti*rry Gaatt lotter ??? Haid that at sOTcrsI mooliige In had blistered iho Govern, r for paying a Btato detectlvo to go around and pre* toot him. _ , .. Itofcrr'.ngtj Governor EranB ? monts in refold. co to r abates and that Mr. llubbell is a gor.tleman, co said tho noxt thing th* pooplo out for is a certifccato from Hnbboll. Mr. Duncan ropentsd hia stoiy about tho Governor saying that Govornor TilliWn had fdlod hia pvekat* with re bates wnd went over his ditfOOMiy bill ^Mr^Mullcr, candidi-to for Solicitor announced hin.aolf, and taken hi.seat. Mr. Thurmond, another candidato for tho solicitorahip, ?-ado qn.te V lengthy apfoch touching on tho issuer boforo thopooplo. ?' Congressman. Tolbeit wound up the; meeting in a ?hotl, hut pointed speech on national isiuce." , ? ? ? . 1 . ? v - AT I* B*> ?AK*.V The meeting at tbi? l^oiut on tho t whole, ft quiet one. A llor nn_*: bor cf candidate* were boro any previous roeetitig. Thore wero ibJut 600 proMDl, ? l?t*? Damhcr W tho meeting i? ?<ler ?nd Hot- KoigM made the opening J21? , , m.o m?le . ?hort M5"* I .lueed Qen. Ellerbe Mthe??t ?><??? Ho diacnaaed tho i?mee of the cam uftifiil Jp hia usual ?lear and f?^^ V?ol? Ho waa Hi* uMWh vm aaoatly on too - - %2i * ' . ? t* [ on that subject which uro familiar to the people. v Mr. Walt Whitman spoke ucxt And ho pointed out t hut nno of tin* princi pal promises of tho Ueforiu movement hub not li(H>n carried out tho abolish ment of tho < -itiulel and South Outoliiui Co I lego iwtd the establishment *?f more common schools. t)n tho top of Unit two more colleges have boon built. Tho common schools aro ft disgrace to tho St.?te, ho said. When ho referred to Tillman sarcastically, us tho "Great I am" tho crowd yelled for Tillman, and having previous experiences in mind Whitman took another track and quotpd tho l?atin adage "tompora mutantur, etc.," when the crowd cried out, "Come olV; talk to us in words we understand." Ilo scored Ellcrbc, say* ing ho hud more braina in his heels than in his head, and wanted to know whether auoh a man would bo chosen Guvernor. "Certainly he will," wuh the not reassuring response from the crowd. Senator 1 1 arrison devoted his opening remarks to tho disposition of the privi lege tax, which he believed should go into the treasury, as it gouorally amouted to more than Clemaon actual ly needed. lie then explained his county bottling scheme and argued in favor of its economy. Dr. Timmerman was next on the programme, but being at home he made only u very short apeeoh. He r^ftid that in all his public and private c ireer he had never iUtontioually done i> ny man wrong . Tho candidates for Senator came next and tho chairman announced that Judge Eurlo was absent on account of ullleial business. Mr. Duncan was first introduced and expressed dissatisfaction at being made to speak first, saying that according to a rulo between tho candidates it was Governor Evans's time to speak lirst, but ho had got tho chairman to put him last. Mr. Duncvn said: "I am willing to obey anything the citizens of Saluda say, but this man (Evans) can make mo do nothing. With that ho took his seat and tho crowd began yelling for Governor Evans enthusias tically. When ho was introduced there was great cheering and one old fellow mounted the stand yelling like a Co manoho all tho while, and patting Governor Evans on the shoulder said: "God bless you . " Governor Evauh sftid that it made 110 difference to Jiini whether he spoke first last or all tho time. Hut charges hud been' made against him, and as Duncan has had tho reply twieo to his oucn it was but fairness that ho should have tho reply. "A voice: "lie's over tho wall." "Governor Evans: "Yes fellow citizens, you'll send him homo and the good Lord will send him to damnation, becauso no man could bo unjust with out punishment. A voico. "We'll give you tho votes." Governor Evans: "I know you will. I havo been all over tho Stato and ucithor of them has a corporal's guard." (Chcors.) Tho Governor started to talk about tho commission business, but soveral in tho crowd said they had read it and did not want to hear itngain. Tho Governor then went on to discuss na tional issues, saying that eight years ago the movement which seems bo cer tain of success was started by a few farmers ? the Alliance. They de manded freo coinago and an income tax proposition that the inouied inter est declared would rum tho country, but thoso principles have been adopted by tho Democratic convention. Tho Govornor concluded his spccch by re ferring to how tho Roform party had kept itfl promises, and said that taxes had {*Sot been increased, but more money had bceu ?colloctod on inoro property, and that of bauks and rail roads which did not^ay their equable share. Tho Dispensary had deoreasod drunkenness aud the per capita debt of tho. Stato had decreased $13 Binoe tho Reform movement look charge of tho government. Mr. Edwards arose to introduce Mr. Duncan, but thoro was Honjo dispose tiou on tho partoft^io erj>wd not to hear him. But many of tho audience insisted that ho should bo allowed to speak and/ Mr. Duncan proceeded to di80u?#r*hationnl issues in a fow words when ho turned his attention to his competitors, saying of .Fudgo Enrlothat ho was noithor a Koforinor or Conser vative; that ho came out Into in tie campaign. As to Governor Evans, ho gftvo a lengthy introductory before commencing his charges uboutiho bond commission. Ilo held up a paper from ?which ho said ho would read Evan's own words. , "What papor is that?" said a voice. "The Stato." "Wo don't want to hear it. Von claim to bo a Reformer. Head from Tho Register; its a Reform papor. Tho Bnmo old rehashed story about the bond business was dragged out. A number of people interrupted and said that thoy did uot wnut to hear it, and asked how * much tho Stato had lost, and Mr. Duncan said that it would loso $15,000, tho fccB ho gets from Rhind. A voice: "Wasn't that paid by Rhind ?" ? 'ATVoidosT^Wns it right for y<*n to roceivo pay aa chifcfr clerk of tho ttjero tary of Stato and aa a member of tho Legislature? Answer that." ? _ _ Mr. Duncan said he would, but Re ferred and wont on to comme]|?jl on Senator Tillman'a letter, saying that Senator Tillman did not know tho na ture of the contract with Rhind clao he would havo repudiated Jtffuns. * He was constantly interrupted by cries: "Oct him to write you one. Yon need it." laughter.) "When.it waa itlrat read <41 not ifoel had?'! Mr. Danctn went on to ve*$)fcin his connection with the Legislator? end that he wm torft?d eat bovaute he w? L,-' r going to that now DiHpoiisary law. riioro woro twenty livo other member# but only two wore turned out. Ho thou dropped tho t { iiost i o 1 1 iim to how tn* explained receiving t w ? ? Nalariea and j wont on to attaok (low I'vunn' record in thu J*ngiKhtturc- in opponing I'Uuii HOIt'w bcqUCftt. During tho dinner a heavy rainfall came down and it looked tut if tho other cnndldatoa wonhl not got a ohunoo to apea k, hut aftor raining for haif an hour it dwindled into a light whowor ami about a hundred people oiiino back to hoar tho Npeakoi'H. (lon wral Kiehboufg, Uoneral Walla, Mr. Maytleld, .Mr. liobiuNon, (longrosaman Tulbcrt- and Solicitor Nelnon apoke in tho order named. Colonel Talbert aroused a groat doal of onthuaiaaiu among tho people, ho bolng mfmt pop ular with theiu. (ioiu ral WattH aroUHod Homo inturoht in tho proooodinga by hi.? denunciation of llaskollitun. I<\VU.MKKK WlMi WIN. rotten 'V'o Trust Will l?o Kought to a Finish. l'ho farmers of Mouth Carolina will uovor submit to tho extortions of tho Uottou Tie Trust if thoro is any way to mnko a winning light against it. Tho Karmera' Alliance of tho Htato lias iakon tho initiative in lighting that trust, ami it will bo backed up by every farmer fu tho Htato, whether an Al lianooiuan or not, ami tho moral sup port of ull tho oitizons, without rospoot to their avooatioiiH. Col. 1). 1\ l>un aau, manager of tho Htato Exchange, was entrusted by tho Alliance wiMf tho management of thin fight, and ho in pushing it for nil it is worth. Colonel Duncan bus received letters from 11 uumbor of oiti/.ons in vaHous sections of tho Htato telling him to go ahead with tho war ami promising to hack him to tbo last ditch. One of his correspondents, a gentleman who mnnngoq ono of tho biggest merchan dise ntoroa in tho up country, suggested tho ubo of cotton ropes as a substitute for tho Mat iron ties, but Colonel Dun - ran says tho idea is impracticable ropes would net stand tho immenso strain that is put upon tho binding oj com pressod bales, an.l, moreover, tho in suranoo companies would object to tho use of ropo and would not insure cot ton bales bound with it, Of course tho farmers cannot put their cotton up in such shape that tho insurnnco com panies would not writo polici^supon it. Colonel Duncan in onthueiaatio over the proposition to nubbtituto wiro tics for Jbo Hat iron ties whoso price 1ms been advancod by tho trust. Ho says it is his firm conviction that upon trial tho wiro tires will bo found to bo as good as, if not better than, tho flat iron ties horetoforo UBed exclusively. Tho kind of wiro ho proposes using re quires a strain of 1 ,5(55 pounds to break it. Hix auoh ties around a bale Mill hold it till tho cow 8 com o homo. There is complaint that the heads of bales frequently burst open. Col. Duncan eays two wiro tics could bo put around tho bales longthwiso and that ovon then tho cost of tho wiro tios would bo much loss than that of tho flat iron ties. Ifo thinks that tho wiro tios oan bo handled more expeditiously than the flat iron tics. Tbo wiro usod will bo annoalod. Thus softonod, it can bo quiokly bont or twisted and yet loses nono of its strength. Tbo wiro tios will bo furnishod with loops at ono end, through which tho straight end can bo run, and tlion doubled back and twisted oo as to hold firmly. This oan bo dono more quickly ho thinks than i bucklcs can bo put upon the flat tics. Homo of tho cotton factors of Charleston having expressed doubt aa tc tho feasibility - of uoing wiro tios, Colonel Duncan says ho oxpocts to to convinco them by an ooular demon stration., As soon as ho rocoivcs semo saniploB of tho wiro tioe, ho will bind a balo of cotton with thom and ship it to Charleston for inspection. Ho is per fectly natiellod that tho Charlostan fac tors will bo convinood that bales bound with wiro tiea will bo a good dolivory. ! An agent of one of the largest wiro ! manufactories in this country has recently cnllod.oti Colonel Duncan to consult with him about tho use of wiro tios. Thoro is no doubt that an .abundant supply can bo obtained. Tho flat iron ties cost $1 .fiO in car load lots at Columbia, and tho averago cost to tho farmers will bo about $1.40 for a bundlo of 30. On the other hand, thoro aro 250 wiro ties iiro bundlo and their cost will hardly ox coed $3.50 and may bo much choapcr. Evon at $.50, it would cost much less to bind a balo of cotton with them than with Matron ties. Discourages Coffee KnMng. Consul Hclinofer, at Vera Cruz, In a report to tho Btato iiopartmont at Washington, on a now tax placed by tho Vera <Jru r. Loglslaturo on coftyo ami tobacco planting, warns Amer icans against embarking In tin) coffee raining industry, Mid cltea figures to show that In th?s? parts of Mexico, with which ho is fa miliar, tho storlos of j^eat wealth to bo gained by coffee planters <loea not apply On land eostlng f!0 an acre It appears from Ills figures It would cost over $91 in four years to get $93 lu return. Ho doolaroa that the averago annual product is nearer one-half pound por troo than three pounds, as Often Btatod. > Tho Tliir^r Convention. Tho gold staniMrd Demoo'ratlo leadors have decided doflnffoly upon a now convontlon, about fleptombcr 1st. Tho announcement bM been authontlcally mado that such a courw; Is ccrtaln, unless something wholly nnforwrto'ri \ intervenes* The arrangement* aro airily welt under way. tho Now York leadors pir tloularly regarding matters as settled as Jar ,?is tho location and date of tho conventions aro concornod, and being inclined to bijSy themaolvea now, chiefly with the dlacusdiou as to the question of candidate?. ? Saved Hie Bon From Blxtaiy. It the marriage of IUm Emm* Anderson an& Mr. William Bar boor, In Stafford Coun ty, Vlrfinfa, the froom't tetter orfuted a **daatioo by rUin* ta the middle of Ike ear ??! Itw?ni ffMik kts aoe'e wUa? <ea4-r?tbe HI I.I, AKP'S I.KTTHU. ' II A III I'M AM) I'liRIIDICKS DIN. < I'SSKI) AT MC\(J I II. Iln? I' li 1 lov.t>i>h(<i' Cull') l'|)on History to Sustain Ills DviluctloiMi Hen Franklin t%:i ? ? I that man was a btllllllo l>f InUlitH. Somebody til SO Haiti ho wan u bundle i>( prejudiced It i? fair to any Unit his habits outlive li in prejudices. Mi no have, I know. My order of life, my daily routine, my food Hint clothing, my timo to go to bod and to lino in tho morning hold nu? fastoir than t lioy did thirty yeuiH i?go. llubit oomca from tho Latin wold ?'haboo, " to Uohl to hold fast. I aan'i hoo or chop loft- handed. I'n oonaoiously I dross and uuiIiohh tho same way every time and id way a put on my loft shoo first, NVhon my good friend, Major Foil to, lost his right arm in buttle lie wan young and noon loiirn ihI to write with hia left hand, li 1 wore to loao mine now I do not believe 1 would ever learn to uho my left. 1 am too old and the habit has hold me too long. It ia hard to teach an old d ig new tricks. Hrutes are snbjoet to the aame force. T had an old mare who contracted a habit of letting the barn down to get into another Held, and sho would let them down to get out of u good pasture into u poor one. Hut I feel sure that I have got over Bomo of my prejudiced. Daniel \Vob Htor told hia people they had conquer ed everything but their prejudiced. Nothing but old ago and relleetion will eonquor them. They are hutd to give up, fur moat of them are bor with us. Our religion and Huperati tion and political faith, an a general rule, aro inherited. Like father like won, like mother like daughter. If the old muu shakos a pieoo of silver coin at the now moon or makes a crosa mark in the road when ho tumH to k<> buck, the Hon will do it, too. Tf the mother will not begin a garment on Friday the daughter will not. And ho it ia with our religion. I am a Proa bytorian beeauao my parentu were. I could hnvo just uh easily boon a Hap tint if they hud been, v'tir I could huvo been a Methodist or uu Episoo- ! palian. it doea not shook mo to any ho now, and 1 hope it doea not shock anybody else. Hootariunism abounds in prejudioo inherited more than ao quired from rational methods. One Christian faith in about as good an an other if it Knits tho Christian. I would not proselyte any of them if I could. I would not diaturb the peaco of a Methodist family by cooking to draw away a ninglo member of it to my ehuroh. I liko my ehureli not boonuno 1 boliovo it to bo tho beat, but from long familiarity with its mode of wor ship. I foci moro nt homo there. Tho Prosbyterian habit lma got hold of mo juat liko tho MothodiHt habit has got hold of Father Wiklo. In fact, I bo lieve a better aervico could bo made up by calling out tho beat things in all tho chu robes. For iiiBtauoo, tho MothodiHt and Episcopal communion aorviee ia more Hoiomn and imprcBeivo than our*, and bo is kneeling and bowing in prayer. Tho Episcopal church has too much rising up and sitting down? tho other ohurohoa huvo too little. I would like .to hoo tho Litany adoptod in nil tho churohea and hoar orery child join in tho responses. Hut of all prejudiccB tho strongest and moat unreasonable aro of a politi cal nature. Political intolorauco ia not tempered or touod down by Chris tian fcharity. Hitter partizHim way appear to bo friondly, but at heart are cnomiea. When a prominent ono dioi his political foes thank God for that muoh. Thoso who covot tho oflioea will use all kinda of hypocrisy to get them. What makes tho mattor so ridiculous is tho ab&olnto iguornnoo of the masses of these partisans concern ing tho principles of thoir pnrty When David HonnottHiil straightouod up and soid, "I am a democrat I" hia utterance was echoed from a million throats all over thio broad land. What did ho mean? Iam sure t do not know. It baa boon nearly fifty yoars ainco I cast my .11 rat vote, and it was for a domoorat. Hut thero were no snch issues thon. The great ques tion was whether tho fodornl govern ment should mako appropriations for internal improvomoxits or not. Up to that timo no rivers had boon cleaned out and no poatoftlcea or publio build ings built in the interior citiea. Hut j now evory muddy crcok and every two horse town must have an appropria tion. Freo trade was onco an iHsuo, but it ia not now. Tariff reform and protection havo been occasional iasuos for fifty yecra and more, but some times tho parties compromise on inci doutal or accidental protection. Tho republicans claim to bo for protection and Mr. McKinley championed a bill through that did protect hia party friends and left out thoso who wero not, Ho took oiT tho duty on manga 11080 and ruined tho beat induatry wo had in this region. A company that had invested 8300,000 in this oounty in that business and was paying out 82,000 a weok for labor. . Everything | in Car tor/Brille, prospered end we could j } pay our littlo debts with alnorffy, aSu/j evon pay onr doctors' bitts and tout preachors thoir salary. Bat Camogie wafn't happy and got the tariff takon of t and thon got all hia manganeso from 8onth America and the West India Is lands The collapao camo hero, of course, and tho business was aban< doned. That's tho kind of protection W* got But what ia a democrat now? Bome* times a conseqnontial gentloman who hankers . after an oflloe . will swell up ejeptaim: !*X am a J?-ffaraooiao democrat," and the editor* hate a seat tgg in Jtfffrtoniao dtmveiAej aid hatch it frequently. What is that? 1 1 in biographer flays tho diohI material ni tiolo in bin political creed was thai "tho will of the majority itui-st govern. I'll in nmy sonictimcu err, but its crroni t\ro lu>no?l, solitary aiul short livod." I'hrro if< no special democracy in tlmt. All pariioa endorse it. J eft'orson said thai t\ dilVoronoo in polities was not a renHon for the removal of competent and fait hftil oIlleeiH and ho <licl not re move but very few while ho was presi dent, and those wero for misconduct. Hut now the democratic doetriuc in to turn the rascals out and every ollloo huldcr it? presumed to bo a rascal, f Imvo tried in vain to mako Ihcso modern political gaiinontn t\t Thomaa JcfVorfion, but they won't do it. In his day thero wan no quarrel over gold and silver, nor stato banks, nor iuoomo tax. lie went into ollleo in good circumstances and camo mil insolvent. liven his homo at Mon tieollo wuh levied 011 and would lmvo beon Hold but for tho generosity of a few wealthy friends. After hia sooond term was out ho wan not suro of being allowed to go homo without arrest and giving bond. On becoming a public man bo rcsolvrd never to engago in any kind of enterprise to improve his fortuue. Mo kept thin reaolvo faith- / fully for fifty yearn, which wan an long ' an he hold ofllco. Ho married a young ! and beautiful widow and could play tho violin exquisitely, both of which wciti democratic usages, and atill arc, ( though neither playing tho fiddle nor V shooting ducks are put in any modern plat for 111. Mut tho issuo now is concerning tho currency, an almtr uso speculative ques tion about which tho average man t, Known 80 little that ho ought to bo ashamed to talk and thereby aliow his ignorance. And yet thuro iu'0 hero and '-hero good citizens who profess to know all about it and will talk about "sound money" and JofYcrsoiiian democracy aa gushingly as a profeaBor of political economy in a northoru col lege. 1 wish wo could put the X rays upon this qucation and oxploro it, but aa wo cannot and an the great mon of tho na tion conscientiously (lifter on it \ am going to pin my faith to tho purest and boat man I know of in public lifo. Ho is aa pure in privalo lifo.^ and as poor an JefTorHon and could have written tho declaration of indo* poudonco if ho had lived in that day, for Jeffor?oti wan then only thirty-three years old. My admiration for William Hryan ia vory great, and I Hhall bank 011 him with more rolianoo tliau on tho platform. A republican con gress can knock a democratic platform into 11 tn, but thoy can't movo Mr. Hryan from hin convictionn nor his in-/ tef.rity. When theso gold afandnrri papern assail him and mako aporlfol him ho can say to thorn as Job did to liia throo frionds: "No dou'df" yo are tho people and wisdom will dio witli you."? Him, Am*, in Atlanta Gonutitu-" lion WASHINGTON IIKAIX^UAUTKH?. Tito 1'optillsf. National Committee So loofs That PJuoe. Tho National Committee uf tho Pcopln'i party, otherwise the PopUHsts, Iiii.h .loclded to make Washington the headquarters of tht organisation. The campaign literature stored at various placed, has been shipped tt Hint oily. J (linos Adderton, uf Nebraska, secretary of tho committee, isexpooted then) and Senator Marion Sutler, of North Car oliua, chulrman of tho committee, will alac bo tUoro an much aa possible. Tho Indications at present afo that tin Domocraifo and Natlomll Hilver party com mittees will also innko thoir hcadfpinrtojs In Washington. The Hilvorltes a to desirous of having hondquartors In tho srtrno city as tlu Natlon.il Dnrnocrutio Committee, and In Cos* tho Democrats dooldo upen sumo other plnco they may alter their plans. I,IGHTNIN<i AT SKA. An Italian Warship lliirncil and Sunk by a Torpedo. A special from Rome, Italy, says: During tho ^rovalenco of a thunder storm lightning itruofc tho coast dofenso warship Hoina and set flro to lior. Tho Dam<'0 spread rapidly In splto of tho olTorts of tho crow to subdno thom and hor commander, seeing that they woro approaching tho powder magaxino gavo orders to attach a torpedo to the hull of tho vessel and then for all hands to abandon ship. Whontho small boats containing tho crow woro at u safe distance, tho toipodo was discharged, tearing a groat holo In tho hull and causing tlio Homo to fpilckly sink. No body wus hurt. Killed by Falling Walls. v special to Tho* Constitution from IJIr linghnm, Ala., says: Meynard Covons, a / .'ell known young man, and MLia Dovto.' 'roctor, daughter of a prominent cltlv.on.j /??ro instantly killed nnd Mlft> DfoHa Bishop,! i Iriond of Miss Proctor, fatally injured by ailing building ut Columbus City, Ala., Bat-] , trday. Tho young man was out walking! vlth tho young ladies when a dark cloud - /ntlierod. A heavy wind and rain storiu \ shortly followed, and tho trio, to oacapo tho v fury of tho elements. sought shelter in an old building. Tho building oollftpfiod during tho storm and all tlneo woro caught under tho falling timbers. Resulted lu Illoodthed. The renewal of tho striko at the Brown lloletiifrg Works rosultcd In bloodshed At Cleveland, O., Saturday. First tho rioter* began to shout ot.the non-unionist and then to hurt brick*. Then the workmen drew re volvers and begun ebo&tUMC at the crowd. Moveral shot a were fired but only one took elteot. John Vilz, a fouivdryraae, woe shot ? through the body and fall from the pavement. Tb* outbreak r?ult?d !h the <yUlfng out of two Companies Of militia, and by tho middle o( the afternoon eighty policemen^ in addi tion to the military, naa been massed in the ^fotnlty of the Brown works - No moro trouble ftenrred. It is thought that a long ?a and bitter struggle will ensue. . ? To Meet Auguti it, Senator Jon**, chairman of the Democratic national committee, >ae. buued a ca 11 for a meeting of thfe full ooafefttM at the Fifth Avenue Hotsf. New Yorli August II, Be requests members to be dresent in person or brpT&xy. ? Ho -also wfrests aU msmbwt _ who espect to be preeeat to ^eU^Wf ?? 8?. John, truiw 9t this septet*** : tOffei - - -