The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 07, 1901, Image 1
PTHB CAMDEN
VOLU M K XII. 0 AM DEN , S. C. , K R1 1 > A Y
CHRONICLE.
.1 I'NH 7, 15101. \.. NO. ^2.
M'LAIJRIN ON HIS DEMOCRACY.
? - ?.
Claims Himself a Disciple of Jefferson, Gjjl
lioun and Lowndes.
GIVES Ills VIEWS ON QUESTIONS,
lii Reply to a Request That He Show
Wherein Me Is Not a Republican ?
111# Democracy Defeiule.1.
A special to tho State from JionnQtts
^ nu?l!&i public the following oor
ifMpotnlunee:
Floienco, S. C.. Juno 1 ?>31 .
lion. John L. Mchnuriu, lb nneUsvillo
H. C.
Dear Sir: ? 1 have tiken great inter
cut in (ho political o;it!< uk ami as a
?patter of instruction ask thai you
differentiate bct\\n =' hii'I
tho views ho!<| by leading K !> iblicans
-,w. v^h-, nvt> tnticron P, it'll po
haps you can show sonic diffcronco.
If so plcaso do it, a:j i am not inclined
to condemn you without a h n .n;<.
Yours tiuly,
W. l'\ CLW ION.
^Jonnottflvllle. S. C., Juno t, 1901.
Mr. W. F. Clayton. Florence, S. C.
Dear Sir:? In your letter of Juno
3rd you ask mo "to different ate be
twoen my views and tho views of lead
ing Kopuhlitjyus as most of us s:>e no
difference." 1 am very busy at this
tluio, lint will dictate a few t' oughts
as tlioy occur to mo in roply to y ur
(piostion. 1 do this wirh tho inoro
pleasure, because you have b?en op
posed to mo politically, but sh >w a de
sire to seek tho truth.
At the time of tho adoption of the
United States constitution thoro were
several distinct plans of government
proposed. Of these plans th > fight
was made upon two; the NamilU.n'an
idea ami l he Jefforsonian idea. Alex
ander Hamilton openly maintained
(bat the British constitution was tlx*
most* perfect Instrument of its kind
evor in exist once, lie .wanted a.l laws
for the government of the Jitntcs to 1 e
pusse.U by Iho congress of the IJuitt?;}
States. He wanted the president <,?f
fiie United States and the senators to
hold office during good behavior. He
wanted the governors of the States rto
pointed by the presitfvnt of the United
States and lie wuntc/i the Federal gov
ernment to assu merlin dabis of the
statutes. He wnn'ed a s, rong so a e
and &- WPRK h.ni-e of representative.*,
aiiff openly p: . ?--i i u: -d h.m:--elf that
.^Tliat the people were irc.ipab e of se'f
government. John Jay was sent as min
ister to England in order to make ;
commercial t rcaty whleh would hav
placed our eommoree under the eon
trol of Groat Britain. The Ifamilto
idea was so far carried out that h
succeeded in preventing the incorpora
tion of a bill of right In the Fcdera
constitution.' Under li i? leadership the
congress imposed the excise tax whScl
made the rich escape the I unlens <A
taxation and placed thoss burdens
upon tlie poor. This brought about tin'
revolution in Pennsylvania and canu
vei'y near disrupting the n w republic
Thomas Jefferson forced the bill o
rights into the constitution ?s nn
amendment. As minister to France Ik
succeeded in dofeatln ythc purpose of
the Jay Treaty with Kngl md. Ham
ilton favored and Jefferson opposed the
granting of monopolies, the esUibl'sh
.Jug of a United States b: n\. and the
oSfcmption of the Stato dcb;a by tb<
Foi&'ftl government. Associated with
Jefltyfson were Madison, Monroe. Sam
uel yAdanis. Albert (iallatin, (Jeorge
Clinton, and Benjamin FFrariklln. As
socialefl with Hamilton were John
Marshall, John Jay, John Adams am!
Pinckney. The Democrat party has
been in continuous existence ever since
the adoption of the constitution while
the Federal party of which t! e Re
publicans are ~Th*>- <\iccc?sors havo pass-,
ed through a number of changes. The
Federal party, at first successful, fin
ally committed xuicule by carrying
their doctrine of a centralized go*
- ernment so far as to pass the alien and
sedition laws. Under this law the pies
ident was authorized upon his own
volition to expel from the count ij anj
alien whom he might suspect as dan
gerous to the peace and liberty of thr
country, etc.. this radical measure
created a powerful reaction.
Tlio Democrats then remained in
power, almost without interruption \$t>
til 18G0. During this time all the ter
ritory acquired by the United States
'up to 1808 was secured except the ter
ritory of Alaska, and every foot of it.
was encountered by the vigorous de
nunciation of the Republicans.
During the entire time the Demo
crats were the progressive men. They
held to the prlmdplo tiiat the people
should rule but that f*e general gov
ernment while keeping taxation at the
?lowest rate consistent with good gov
? ernment couid expend the fund thus
derived for the good or the whole peo
ple: In 1856 they favored subsidizing
tho Pacific railroad. About the same
time they started the subsidy to the
Collins line of -steamshlps-between the
' United States and England. Based
upon the prlclpfc
~*cofifii?Fct#l mnrty -wtth- Prance, tney
concluded treaties with all the
principal nation* and treaties are
?tfUJn force, "tfhey had built up' our
for*XvCon>merc<y until It excited the
wonder is d admiration of the entire
-rfiV h?#3hder General Jack
STaTtatorMl *o~xn.
h* ftrat to make * reciprocity
houn, Choves anil ixiwndes actively op
posed l?ri*tdent Jefferson in the matter
!,( .ic roaZine tUo array. Th? llrat I""!
oHltion of a protective tariff foi the
purposes of protec tion came ft o n
lair.es Madison anil Calhoun ami
hownde^Joinetl with Madison In it*
fnv>r The Federalists opposed piotec
y ion, (May ami Calhoun favored Inter
nal improvement and Madison ve ood
our groat .ll.tln?tlv? orragn
p?li.y Known a? tin' M o.? rot. .Uh u 1
was a Democratic, policy. l h. l>tn.o
.?rats defeated the schemo of the He
to turn over Oregon and
Washington to (Ireat Hntaln.
The Democratic party has m*e
denlod to any man within Its llp f
privilege <'f f^.' 1 hough t a. .
' It has never y.-t fa'.l -d to t ?
It hius lost no opportunity to hulld up
u merchant marine and op.4i -IP out
trail;1 with fnralgn porta. It opanoJ np
line Japannao port. when all of tit:
nations of the earth had failed.
Tin" party has ..over been lm'ona.a ?
cut, anil yet It haa never atitl- ^'i ^
self by adhering to previous >u,fl>rn,?
when the conditions which demanded
them had changed. Until IS^ the lXj^
ocrats had denied the iwwei > n he
federal government to make t ntcinal
Improvements, and yet it was the ftiat
" advocate the great improvement of
the Pacific railroads and the Ni-.a.a
In the matter erf tariff It was a pio
tection party under the leadership of
James Madison; declared for frjo trad,
in 1S4S; for "incidental prothcti/ a .n
1SGS; a tariff for rcvenuo only in J&S
and in 1 SSI the convention said.
?'Moreover many indu.tr lea
come to rely upon the legls lotion ft.
successful continuance, so t-iat an>
change of law must be at every st P
regardful of the labor and capital t.uis
involved. The necessary reduction ^am
taxAtion can and must ^ ' ' w .
Without depriving American labor of
th" abllltv to compete sue e-ssfuR
with foreign lal>or and without im
posing lower rates of duty than v , U
he ample to cover any Increased cost
of production which may exis .n ^on j
sequence of the higher rate of wages,
prevailing in this country.
the platform f?ml ict^ogniZvCi j
that other things bc*;do.< ^ ^
? > \ bc< taken into account m naming
"riff legislation. It .aid: ' Our <?
tablishod intlnslrlra ami onterpilMS
should not be endangered.
For more than 'half a century Dem
oeratlc conventions eondwm inetV a ?a...
SHT- ^na^y J^-l a
metallic currency. In 1W, 188-*. ,
18SS the Democratic party declared la
favor of gold ajid silver and PM'?*
convertible into coin 0:f) ^of boti
1X92 it favored the cofifago of both
metals under an international
nent. In 1SS8 the Republican plntfoim
r?"The Republican party is In favor of
?he use of both gold and silver a*
moncv and condemns the policy of ino
Democratic administration in Us cf
foils to demonetize silver.
In 1S02 the Republican platform was
Identical in principle upon t.ila qucs
? ion with the Democratic platform of
iSSO 1SS4 and 1888.
There have -been protection
-rats ever since Madiaon and Calhoun
favored the protection doctrine. 1 nero
?vc boon free tratlo lt-publlcans iron,
lira fonanlatton of tln^ govf-romcnt.
8u?-.h men as Samuel J. Randali.Jt hn
Randolph and John C. Calhoun alwa>s
jpoke freelyj^n'l clearly wbether o
?iot they were in accord with the p. a
forms of-tbetr parties. The Democratic
party has always favored freedom of
Speech and action. The Republican
,artv has always sought to to "entra.
i/.e the government as tocan-youttm
idea of Alexander Hamilton. The Dem
ocratic party has been a pa k, tha.
has had for its policy the ^eat^t gooi
to the greatest number while the Re
pyhlican party as a party has b^J-ved
with Hamilton, Its founder. In ^stow
ing benefits upon the few and on y
burdens upon the many.
latter day saints," have lead the pa.ty
into socialism, while as to expansion
and cubaldles. tho Republicans ha\?:
taken advantage of the sUuatlon am
boldly got upon the Democratic plat
form.
They arc now upon the currency
question practically where the Demo
cratic party stood up to 1S90. They
are now advocating the reciprocity
Jackson and Pierce. They arc ni?w
advocating the Democratic principle!
which Is annoimced in the Democratic
convention of 1 856 in the matter -of
building the Pacific railroad. ,They
want to apply that prlnciplo to our
foreign commerco. Whenever trjo Re
publicans are forced to alwndon their
own policy they take up Democratic '
policies, Oand the Democrats ara askod
to oppose those Democratic policies be
cause they have boon adopted by the
Republicans.
The Democrats of this country must
stand ether and restore their part y
to the power which was Aelrs. They
cannot do II by condemning that which
Is good because 4he .Republican* en
dorse it nor can they do it by going off
after strange and unsound Felicia* in
order to secure some votes which
might *otiierwise be Republican. The
light of Hamilton and Jefferson is still
oq In this country and will be until It
irf" T?nghl to a ftalift. EfrfieT w n wTTI
have an aristocracy or ws will have a
republic. If the Democrat* are to die
card their fundamental idea ot the lib
erty of the Individual and ftet.dut of
thought and action b j refusing to
recognise as members of their purty^
those uneo who have always fought Its-1
buttles tu the past, but who tm the
pnsent Mleve that soase uf lts poli
cies are pot the pelletei of t** ?nw
nsmsrwy. The trub Pwwfugr la a
fairs. In cannot prosper if it is ? > op
pose the extension i>f our foreign
trade, tho creation <>( now marki'is,
tho upholding of <?nr coin met i<?l ami
Industrial inloreata, ami tho freed. >m
of the Individual. If the Republicnn
pitt'Ly, the record of which shows 11 u>
havo bow a lmrty forbidding th>* ffo
exorcise ot speech, eoneentrallutr tlw>
wealth of Un> country in tho hands of
a few, burdening tho peoplo by oxce.
nlve taxation, iynd conducting puhll ?
affairs for tho benefit of private citi
zona; If that party U 16 bn allowed to
turn it-s ba*k upon ils record and hy
adopting tho progressive fKitures ;if
th(< Democracy, 4>cvomo tho party of
progress, then tho Democratic party
having allowed Its opponent u> appro
priato its principles can no longer I ve
l believe tluit tho Democratic party
does not exist for tho mere purpose of
opposing whatoYer the Republican
party may suggest. I believe Mi u it
lives as it has lived in tlnus past for
the purposo of adopting thai which ii
right and discarding that which is
?wrong and conducting the affairs of
State so as to make all nun ? ri ? uu
rtrT tbC Ta\\r."
.j3S5??&ZC svwvSrt? hi "lensTTT
upoij the money question and its Inter
est does not warrant giving full rpaco
in these columns.) lie says in part:
Thcro is not a lino In any Demo
cratic platform fixing the ratio of sil
ver and gold prior to 1 KOfi. Tlu-io is
not a line in any Republican platform
advocating or opposing tho ratio ot
16 to 1 or any ratio. There wore
strong men in tho Democratic party
in favor of tho free coinage of silver;
there were strong men in the Republi
can party in favor of the free coinage
of silver. The Republican party
adopted <ho first tree coinage plat
form. Although silver was demoiji
tized by Republican legislation in
1 S 7 :i . tho only objection to that fict.
made prior to 1K1M! came from the
Republicans who hall passed tho
mintage act under winch silver was
demonltized.
What did these men find when they
reachcd Kansas City? They lound
western delegations in which" not a
single man had been a Democrat in
"IS92. These mon demand od i&,peitera
ti<;n of tlio 16 to I plankCof'the Chi
cago -platform. The proposition w:ik
made to them that they could have
both candidates, and (hey could have
any plauks they wanted which ate
not socialistic or anarchistic and all
the Democrats asked was that thoir
party he preserved by maintaining
its reputation as a safe and conserve
tive organization. John W. Daniel of
Virginia, as .thorough a believer in the
free coinage of silver as any mini ?n
his party and onu of the 'grandest
characters in the United States Sen
ate. worked like a beaver day and
night to try to convince these western
delegates filial their policy was suit i
dal. (Jovernor Smith of Maryland
told them that the Democrats could
carry Maryland without that plank
[-and cdkrM* not carry MarylnmL- 'vvHfr
it. v f /
The old line Democrats de/linej to
be driven from their party ijy a mi an
who during ten years of pol/tica^ life
had been a Democrat, a Powulistl and
a socialist. The only ofm-e which
William J. Bryan ever lielfl he V was
elected to by the Populists, it I'eing
impossible for the Democrats to
secure an election in that district. He
achq^l with the Democrats in Con
grcss>luit distinctly stated that lie was
not bounfl by a Democratic platform.
Senator McLaurin quotes tne con
gressional directory to shnv that.
Charles A. Towne advocated by Bryan
for vicc president, never ran for olllce
until elected to the Fifty-fourth con
gress ns a Republican, against Melvin
It. Haldwin, Democrat, and KitteJMlal
vorson, Populist.
When a party of men are willing to
see tfhelr party go down in defeat in j
order that one is3ue may be maintain
ed they either believe that- this issuo
lies at the very foundation of all gov
eminent, or else they hav<j some ulte
rior motive. * ? *
The south produces no bullion. It
would have no noed for maintainiirft
a reserve in the cast such as would
be crcatcd for the benefit of the west"
by the bullion.
. All of its contracts would l:e gold
contracts. For all of its money it
would be dependent upon the east and
be compelled to pay whatever rates
the eastern banks saw fit to charge.
Then a part ofvthtf' same scheme waa
to prevent the Democratic policy of
tho repeal of the tax upon Stato
banks, in order to prevent the* south
ern States from having any circula
tion medium whatevxtf for local pur
poses. The west -would have its sil
ver as a basis for obtaining the gold
and th* east would control the gold,
the south would bo prevented from
oven having paper, and would be tin
der the absoluto and complete and
perfect control of the east and west.
When I made a fight in the house l'or
the repeal of the 10 per font. tax. Mr.
Hryan voted against it/ and 1 invito
your attention to his ut/orance at this,,,
time, which fully confirms what I say.
Congressman Halley, of Toxsts, one of
the ablest men in tho United States,
<\lled my attention to this sinister at
titude ol Mr. Bryan at tho time.
The trouble with the south ban al
ways been its clinging to traditions
and its lack of practical wisdom, in
preventing the other sections from
imposing upon ttfem by underhand
rapans. The south is solidly Demo
cratic, for nowhere In the world is
there a greater love for freedom or
speech, liberty of thonght and action
and absolute Justice, which are tho
foundation stones of the Democratic
party. Rut they were asleep in 189M,
and 1900 and totally ignorant of the
reasons for this new issue bein?
forced . upon them. It was tn the
Democratic Dlatform and they there
WILL NOT ACCEPT. I
Governor McSwccncy Returns Resig
nations to Senators.
OPPOSES OFF-YEAR CAMPAIGN.
Sees No Reason Why I ho ReSt had
Progress of the People Should My
Swcenoy has refused to . accept the j
resignations of Senators Tillman an 1
McUiurin. Their resignations wciv
mado at a political meeting In (i ittn -y.
May 25, and were mailed the (.Joveruoi
that night, lie received them the fol
lowing morning, wlu-n about to leave
for nrfrlcamat.p,l\ t?> p;u c.-tj- if. in tK '
. ... -if s
v.wviwi^ Tft nimmiiini'nt to 'South ( ar
olina's dead. Tho Governor returned
hero early Friday morning aud an
nounced his decision short If after
noon, llo wrote a communication t>> tho
Senators in which he first said that hu
"returned their resignations for fur- J
ther consideration, as their a? ti >n
might have been taken i n the heat of
debato without full consideration of
the effects on the people. In closing
paragraphs of his letter, however, the
Governor unequivocally "declines 10
accept" the resignations, lliu reasons
may be put in a few words. A canvass
between them would result in bitter- I
noss, stir up the people just at a period
when they are trying to get together
lor the material progress-of thw State
Needlessly Did fl?
Columbia, Speech- ?Governor Mi'
and would be a campaign of person
alities In toad of education. Next year
there will be ample opportunity for a
full discussion. Holding tln-se views
the Governor says hls'duty is plain.
Governor MoSvveeney'fc letter In full
Is as follows:
"Gentlemen: ? Ycfnr letter, tendering
your resignation as United States S 'ti
nt ors from South Carolina was receiv
ed 011 the evo of my departure tu
Chlckainauga to take part in the cere
monies iueiuent to the unveiling of the
monument which South Carolina has
just erectod <0 her brave and heroic
soldiers who lost theia^yes in defence
of a principle on tl^Jrlstorie battle
fieldrnlem-e my delay in acknowledging
it. A respectfully return your reslgna
-+ioils tiial you may have more time for
'serious consideratiot of the effects
upon the people of this State of this
action on your part. The commission
which you hold Is the highest compli
ment and b'KtVnoniftl which the peo
ple of ttyls State>?ui pay lo one of its
citizens. It is possilflfc* that you have
taken this step hastily- in the heat o I
delvtte and without due reflection on
the consequences to the people who
have so signally honored you.
"It was only last year that our peo
ple had fho exeitoment and turmoil in
cident to a campaign, and in another
year we will be In tho midst of further
political strife. Tho people are entitled
j to one year of peace an.l freedom from
political battles and bitterness. The
indications are that :i campaign such
as would bo pre*Jpltuted by vacancies
in these two exalted positions would
he a very acrlnu nial one. and person
al, rather than a discussion of Issues,
and from such a canvass as that our
people should be spared. In fnct. it
would be a calamity to the State to 1 e .
torn asunder by a herUed canvass in
this 'off year' in poll/'.cs. There can bo
no possible good to come of it. The
people of the State sire getting togeth
er and working for the advancement
"and upbuilding of the material pros
perity of the Coi 3111011 wealth, and I
should regret anything that would re
tard this progress It Is not my purposo 1
in thus writing to prevent the fulleyf
and freeest dIseu?s'on of all public j
questions and tho education of the
people along all political lines. On
the contrary, I heartily favor that and
believe It can be best accomplished
without the bitte.me?8 and the person
alities which would be Inseparable
from a campaign during the coming
summer. Under our party rules a cam
paign will be neocssary within a little
more than a year .and ample time can
be had for a full discussion of the Is
sues now before the people. Holding
tlfese views ,and looking to ITie Inter
ests of tho peo-iCe of this State? their
peace, prosperity and happiness? I re
spectfully decline to accept your res
t ignatlons and beg to return them here
with."
Hanged For Horse Stealing.
Sasanville, Cel , Special. ? At Look*
.out Modoc county, Calrtn Mall, his
Itrw tou and a yoqac man Ilvlna
with Hall, wrm arrested for ,hora?
stealing. Friday night the flr4 men
were taken from custody by >
about *0 persons aad all were, bang
si. ' The bod lee bare been cat down.
Carter Mortgag^Cancelled.
Atalnta. Special. ? A cancellation ol
a mortgage for $10.7r?0 In favor of ex
'*tep*uin Oberlln M. (barter, who is now
serving a sentence in the United States
prison at Fort Leaven worth for alleged
conspiracy to defraud the government,
was filed here. The mortgage was given
In 1885 by T. Mayhew Cunningham, of
Savannah, to Robert P. Wostcott and
Margaret J. Wcstcott. the father-in
lay and mother-in-law of Carter, and
waa transferred l>y the latter In 1899.
The execution of ' the transfer was
made in. San Romo. Itah^ where the
r Westcotts were m/juumfng at that
time.
TILLMAN WILL NOT RLCONSIULR.
Writes UoYcmor AW S\\ coney I hut
Mis Dei Islon l> I hull.
(volumhia. s Special. Senator
Tillmttu has declined to withdraw hi.
regional Ion an t charge-? tint (tywt
urn' Mi Swi i'Ih1;)/ (tun ;n u>!n| hta au
thority in sending t ho resignations
buck to the Senators.
Senator Tillman has written an
open lft t r. in which ho nay a in rail:
"Your Kxce'.lency, of course, husti.e
light, and it js entirely proper to rc
turn my resi nition an I advise nioro
serious consideration In do i:n ng
to accept, 1 am sure you have trans
cended your authority. It will take
very little investigation and rcllecth 11
t > ei nvint'e you e{ this. You eannol
compel a nicml er of ti;o I'nited States
Scna'e to hold his eouimissiou an I
exercise the functions of that olliee f
he choo e t i surrender it. My action
in It'Udoiho; my uw.iKnat.ou, while
firmly convinced of the wisdom of my
course reflection.
"I'ei sonally, I had nothing to gain
an i t-verythlng to lose, and 1 do not
feel The need of further instructions
or vindication, because i ha I just
teen reelected by the people with
p/mtical unanimity. 1 offered to re
sign in order to bring about the resig
nation cf my colleague and thus put us
ell a level, with equal rights to> go be
fore the pejple and ask an endorse
ment ti? our respective courses, it Is
jomcwhat remarkable that you should
ask the Senators who have resigned
to take time to consider, wlou you
yourself are reported to be ready L.?
appoint two Senators in two minutes
and a half, after receiving an inimo
dlate resignation.
"Your conception of (lie offices of
Hon a tor ami its powers can be best
uiulerstoo 1 by the cano with which
you think you roulil llll it. It wan
not my fault that en immediato re
signation was not sent you. You do
elate that the 'people are entitled to
one year of | oaco and freedom* from
political hat t'c.i and bitterness. I am
ready to acknowledge 1luyt this
very desirable, but our raeo lias ever
thou? lit war preferable to dishonor,
and unless 1 am very mm h deceive I,
a large majority of tile people of
South Carolina would be glad of an
opportunity to have those principles
r.nd policies' which they support loy
ally represented in the Congress of
the UnKe 1 States.
"I am a-war? th:rt Ciore Is soino
slrong opposition in cctain quarters
to a campaign in this 'oil yenr to fill
two vacancies la t-h e ?oento. Many un
thinking citizens do not know, itr, lin
portaucc. Many who won hi be aspi
rants are not just ready for vn.ious
reasons to enter the contest brought ' n
po nexpeotedly, It 's not convenient or
suitable and therefore they have, n?
doubt, importuned your excellency to
await their convenience, claiming that
it. is for the public" \y elf a ro.
"On the other hand it might, ho re
marked thrvt the session of Congress be
ginning next, December mark.-* an era
in the history of our Republic and tho
patriots who will thon inaugurate a
struggle for tho restoration of the old
landmarks and the preservation of
our free Institutions, will need every
voice ami every vote that can be had.
The fact that the Republicans have a
good majority in tho Senate does u^i
alter tho ease in the least. The rec^m
decision of the Supreme Court promul
gating the damnaiblo doctrine that th's
republic whose bedrock principle i* the
'consent ,of tho governor.' can acquire
by conquest or purchase ^rritorIe3 and
peoples to be controlled and taxed with
out representation through Congres
sional absolutism' must be met and ex
posed, and plants must bo laid for a
battle to the death by the lovehi. of
Democracy and liberty, against this
heresy.
"I claim to represent tho people ai.d
to voice their wishes. Tho result of tho
Oaffney meetings had brought Senator
Mcl/aurln within reach of ills constitu
ents, and it was to obtain this answer
at once that prompted my condu t ?"t
Gaftney. Your excellency's action
;;| ves him a loophole aujl tho ce.isu.a
or blame must resptfTTe'ro It belongs.
"There Is nothing personal in my at
titude towards Sc^atdP Mel.aurin.
Nothing but a sense of duty forces tre
to the course I have pursued. Materia!
prosperity and progress may be worth
?mora. than strict abhence to prl?irip!<
and loyalty to trust but I cannot s-je it
In that light.
"Holding this view I decline ffcor* tho
present to withdraw my rfcsignltion. Ii
was tendered in order tf 1 Sf "tiro HIT"
resignation of Senator AfcLaurin and
will not be withdrawn until he shall
have shown his unwillingness to let our
people pass upon his conduct ibis ye:ic
Instead of next. He declares in h'.s
latest interview that be 'will speak on
such Invitations as fie did at Gaffncy
when polsjble, and will not consent ti
any Interference by Senator Tillman or
anybody else. Whether or not Mr. Me
Laurin will be allowed to do this rc
matns to be seen. If the peoplo have
a right to hear him, tfjo tam*} people
have a right to hoAr me and others. Ho
no longer seems Op have anxiety about
hi* health, and If allowed to speak by
himself, rather eojoys the prospect."
Nationalists Carry Havana.
Havana, By Cable. ? The prediction*
of the Havana . NftUonallstgeoncern.
tag the outcome of Saturday's man*
cipal election* are vertfted. BepoT
Miguel OMfT the. Nationalist cindt- ,
date, was eWted mayor o t Havana,
receivWg, 1U16 TOfSS, as W<ast
for Seoor Mora, Republican,
M f ? H ? . ^ w ?
jsvs?
ONI: IS WITHDRAWN.
Another Cluiptcr in tlie South Caro?
I in a Muddle.
M l AIR I N AGREES TO y STAY IN.
(lis Letter to Governor fU Sweeney
In \N lilcli Me Concedes the \N l.tdom
of the t. litter's Course,
Columbia, S. (\, Special. - -Senator
McLaurln, under date of lleniiottsvlMc,
S. 1\, has written (Jovernor M> Sweeney
t.ho following letter aceedlng to (ho
(Jovernor's request that ho withdrew
his resignation:
"My Dear Sir: Your letter of th*
81st of May, in which you decline to
my roKignat <<n a? United States
wminr, "n* roectiven. Tlift grounds"]
upon whieh your dorlinati.m is predi
cated arc that tho people a re entitled
to one year of peaoeund freedom from
politieal halt Ira and bitterness and that
a. campaign tlils year would ho a ci*
lanii'ty to the State, to ho torn asunder
hy a h (vitv.nl canvass in the off year in
|K)Utlea without any j>ostdble goo 1 t..i
e.uno of It.
"As an additional reason you bii?
f>-st that any disturbance of the liar
niony of tho people in their work for,
the achievement of Iho material pioa f
perity of tho State might result in ro\
larding this progress. I appreciate fub'
ly tho foreo of tho iwisons given by
' yon and tho effivts upon tho people of
tho folate of a heated and stxlfo-prod.u.
ring contest for United States Senator
this yotlr. KVxr the sake of tho 'pooee,
prosperity and tho hap pi new* of th*
peoplo of tho Kioto,' I ?.m willing t')
hoW on to in y commission (?f United
States Senator and to oontlnuo to sorw>
the. State a.^ in the |wM 4o the best of
my ability.
"Hut in returning, to my seat in the
Senate, I will not coiuuvnt to ho handi
capped or "bossed' by any one claiming
a right to judge my motlvoq and Mo
tions. 1 propose to exorcise my judg
ment. an all notional questions under
the iniluon.ee of a high sen.1? o^ respon
sibility to the people and to work for
tho upbuilding of tho political and in*
t??ria'! interest of my State. I recogW'/fl
fully my aeoou inability to the sover
eign people and am always ready to
give a strict a<vount of my official
nets to them. Your suggestion that it
is not the purpose of your oiflrlal ac
tlon 'to prevent the fullest and freest
discussion of all public questions and
the education of the peoplo along all
political Hues," is in accord with your
patriotic course In re/erenco to tho
resignations.
"The people are entitled to hear both
[ sides of these questions and to form
their Judgment. Personalities and bit
terness in a Joint debate would mislead
and doeeiyo tl\em. All that I havo
claimed, is the right 'of the peoplo and
my right to enlighten them on thosi
questions whenever called upon..
"In my efforts to do tints, T was in
t erf erred with by tho senior Senator,
?who affirmed that my doctrines woro
political heresies and hurtful to the
people. My wishes Is that all public
questions may bo freely and fully dis
cussed before the peoplo, and I will be
content to abide by their deelnlon upon
them. In consenting to hold on to my
commission, 1 wish it understood that
it Is in response, to your patriotic ap- j
peal that it Is fo'r* the good of the State,
and not because I feared tr> go before
the poople and discuss with the senior
Senator, or others, tho national issues
of the day. 1 am a public servant of
the peoplo and it la my duty and
pleasure always to promote the r in
terests in every way I can."
Southern's Strike landed.
Washington, 1)# C.t Special. ? Vlco
President Gannon, of tins Southern
Hallway, Mondtay a?1d so far as that'
road was eon coined, the strike Inel-;
dent was closed. Ho refused to say'1
how many of the machinists had re
turned to work at the regular hour.
In ofecordanco with the. ultimatum, hut
uahl the road was Ailing the places of
all those who had failed to lesumo
work.
Leaves Pekln.
Pckin, Hy Cable. ? The departure of
field Marshal Count Von Waldersee
from Pekln Monday was marked hy a
Kreat military display hyt the alljc I
trooj s, the booming of artillery and
the* playing of bands. The entiro
diplomatic body escorted the flel I
marshal to the depot. Von Hausch,
the aide-de-camp, and nephew of
Count Voa.' Waldersee, will remain
here to cficort Prince Chun, (lie Em
peror's brother, to Berlin, whero ho
will formally apologize in behalf of
China for tho murder of Haron Vcn
Kettler. ... -1
Cotton Duck Trust.
New J'ork, Special ?Tho Press says:
"It Is authorltatlvoly announced that
the preliminary details in the forma
tion of the 150,000,000 cotton .duck com
bination have all been completed. Ar
ticle* of Incorporation will be filed at
Trenton, N.-J.. before the end of the
week. Tho statement is made that a
2% per cent dividend will be declared
i en the common jtOck. JuJjr V .
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Mas ToM All It Kiowa.
London, By. Cable.? The War Ofic*
made the following announcement,
Monday night: ' MAU the Information
expected from Lord Kitchener re
spMtlag recent
Africa bap beea i
rohllc. Notkls?;
to SlftigalMI** t*e
the
t ha
SOUTH CARdUNA CROPS.
J J ..-T K
I ho I'a.nt Week lias Shown a Decided
Impi oveiuent.
The week (Muling Monday, Juno 3rd,
had a mean temperature of HO do-.
Kiees, about lolndow the normal, wilh
ii niaxlinnin of/ Mi at Columbia .on tho
2nd, and u mlnumum of 11 at'Oroen
ville, on May J2i?th. Tho cool weather
und a dotlcioncy In sunshino, worn do
Ir.im ntal to all crops.
Although tho rainfall for tho wooli
averaged but lit t lo over ono and one
half Inchon, yot ibis amount is much
ftl ovo tho normal, and following tho'
heavy rains of tho week 1 in mod lately,
|)i oceding, kept tho ground too wot to
work, except for a day or so on well
drained uplands, Tho wook's rain
fall ranged from less than an inch
to nearly four Inches, and covered tlo
entire State. The ground is snt-uralotf
nn I the excessive moisture is proviuj
iuJuvkuAa to in i is I lie <J I'lfliM l>v nri*
venting cultivation. Common plant* l'
of grassy Holds coipo from ovety coun
ty and every soetioa of tho Stale. '
'Cotton (hopping made slow pro*
gretw, and cultivation practically
none, so that fields are becoming foul,
t?n l in a few localities stands aro dy
lug, ltust and ilco havo appeared ab
a fqw points. Tho weather was too(
coca for tho growth of cotton and at
tylVny places It is losing Its previous
/healthy appearanco. There has been!
a slight Improvement in Hoalsland.
Upland corn made llttlo growth, but;
retains its healthy look, while on low
wnds, all of which aro very wot, some
?>rn is turning yellow and is tiring,
fpr lack of sunshine and cultivation,
l|ottoiu laud planting and replanting
Has not been finished. In placet* corn
Improved, and in others it detorlorat- ?
od.
Tobacco, with fow exceptions, Is do
ing poorly, ami . is in urgent need of
dry, hot weather.'*" Kice inado fill
growth, and planting Is in places
finished, ltust !b .spreading ou lata ? ~
wheat, but tho crop generally Is free
from rust, and all will soon bo bar- .
vested, weather permitting. Oats aro
being harvestod, but tho weather lias
been unfavorable for this work.
Tho fruit prospects, especially for
u!!'l stpp!&s, nrc not so
as they have heretofore been, but ?
wild berries, cherries and plums aro
plentiful, (lardens show marked Im
provement. Pastures afford lino graz
ing. Melons need warmer weather,
Large shipments ot'.Hioans and other
truck are being mado to northern mar
kets.
'I he freshets of last, week wero
more destructive than first reports In
dicate!, and (ho overflowed areas
havo since been kept wet by frequent
rains, giving llttlo or no opportunity
to replant the fertile lands on which
tho crofts wore destroyed..
Yte United State* tnuwt
frrtgf* and rowed toto MM?
too*. wfcHK*. ?*? wm |H?W?
York. . ,
l? s eolW*
Telegraphic liriefs. N'
Judge Nathan doff, of tho Unltod
States Court, appointed Allan L. Mt>
Dcrinott receiver for the . Washington
Traction & Electric Company.
The Falrmouut Hotel, at Urlstol, Vn.,
wijs burned Monday afternoon. T1h?
fire resulted from children playing In
tho attic. The hotel and furniture wer.Q
totally destroyed, InvolViing a loss of
J 105,000.
At a meeting in Haltimoro of the
trustees of John Hopkins University, '?
Ira Kemsrn, professor of chemistry, ! .
was elected president of theUnlverslty,
succeeding Dr. Daniel C. Oilman, who
resigned.
James II. Anderson, of Kansas City,
who was arrested and sent to Hollevuo .
Insane Pavlllono for annoying Miss
Helen Gould by claiming her as his
wife, wan discharged in police court, in
Now York. c
The Now. York Press says that* one
tremendous consolidation of all the , ?
railroads operating between the Mis-'
slsslppl liver and the Pacific % coast
promises to result from a settlement of
the differences which caused the North
ern Pacific corner.
The Comptroller of the Currency has <
declared a dividend of 10.4 per coift ' .
In favor of the creditors of the llef
chants' National Hank, of Jack sohVI 11c; : T
Fla. '
The memorial committee recently *
formed.- to place a monument In St. p .
Paul's Cathedral, I/ondon, to the mem
ory of Hlr Arthur Sullivan, announco
that they have arranged with the Hank
of America, New YortT, to ralfci Ameri
can subscriptions to the memorial.
Stockholders of the American Tc!o?
graph and Telephone Company held a -
special meeting In New York and voted
to increase the capital Etoek~*from ^
$100,000,000 to 1150,000,000.
The sexton of the Third Unlversallat
church, In West Somervllle, Mass., '?re
cently found a note on the front door*
of the church, making a ithreH U*a$-V -
by next Sunday all of the West Soaker- ? . * .
ville churches *111 bo de?troyecT bjr
dynamite, unless next Saturday la ob- .
?erved is a holiday. '
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