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VOL. XIX. -BARNWELL, S. C„ THURSDAY, APRIL 16. i8g6. NO DECIDED ACTION IS TAKEN. Chalnnad Irbr Hgwoi Bolting—Tho May Convention Must Decide the Question. Columbia Register. ' ■ It has been shifted from the State Democratic Executive Committee to the State Demooratic Convention. That, in two short paragraphs, was the action of the executive committee last night, Those who watched the proceedings carefully believe that a majority of the committee are opposed to a bolt, but that some of that majority were op posed to a fight on the issue at this time and so forced a stand-off. Many of the committeemen were in town all yesterday morning and innum erable caucuses and consultations were iretd. The committee" me! shortly af- ter 8 p. m. in the Senate chamber. The following were present at the meeting : J. Y. Jonert' Abbeville; W. M. Jordan, Aiken ; J. H/Glenn. Ander. son ; S. G. Mayfield, Barnwell: Thomas Martin, Beaufort; K. H. Sweeney, Berkeley ; P. H Gadsden, Charleston T. J. Cunningham, Chester ; G. J. Ited- fearn, Chesterfield : D. J. Brabham, Clarendon; J. N. Parrott, Darlington; It B. Watson. Edgefield ; Tharaas W. Traylor,- Fairtudd: it. M. MeCewn, Florence; J. W. Gray. Greenville; J. P. Derham, Horr» < M. B. McSweency, Hampton; J. C. Elliott, Lancaster: J. L. M. Irbv, Laurens; C. M. Efird, Lex ington ; J. D. Montgomery, Marion; W. D. Evans. Marlboro; J. A. Sligh, Newberry : J. K. Earle. Oconee; O. K. Lowman, < >rangeburg ; T. C Hoblnson, Pickens ; Wtlie Jones, Kiohland ; D. L. Bennett, Spartanburg : D. E. K^els, Sumter; A. C. Lylee, Union; J. H. Jackson. York. Colleton, Georgetown and Kershaw were unreprtwented. T. J. Kirklaad, llfc me as herefrom Ker shaw, telegraphed tnal ciwumstances over which ho t ad no control, prevent ed his alter dance, but that he and his county were going to stand by the na tional Democracy. M. Donaldson of Croonvtile. S. C., member of the National Demoeratie Executive Com mittee, was pr* n> nt and sal with the committee. Mr TiMopkins, the sec re- tary of the committee, and Major U. K. Brook*, w bo was assisting the treas urer, were also present. Chairman Irby explained bow undrr the party constitutit* it was necessary for the State Democratic Executive Committee to meet. Be showed that, thera was a conflict la the cotutitu- ' tlon, parts luotting to bolding club! meetings oe the first Monday in May and other parte looking to the bolding - of the County Democratic Conventions t on that day. He thought the commit- | tee ought to decide this queelioo by providing for the holding of club meet- logs on the first Monday ia May and ' county conventions on the second Moo- ( day, wftile the Stale cJbvcolioo, under , the coostltutioa. meets on the third j Wednesday _ . Thaa he umched upon the vital is- aue of the day. He said the Democra cy of the committee bail been quee- Soutb Carolina, and therefore possesses no original powers ; be it Resolved, That in tbe opinion of this executive committee that it would be transcending its powers to undertake to decide issues and questions which belong appropriately to the Democratic State convention. That it is furth of this committee that it is unwise even to discuss all such issues and questions since it would be an effort to forestall the action of the sovereignty of the people. And furthermore that the only duty this executive committee can properly perform is to direct the'reorganization of the local Democratic clubs and tbe of county conventions and that the State conventions. Mr. Siigh made a loug speech claim ing the committee had no authority to do anything. He spoke at great length, but stuck to that one point. Genral Gray, of Greenville, offered the following resolution as a substi tute: Whereas an issue has been raised questioning the loyalty of the Demo cracy of South Caiolina to the national Democratic, party, ft" l, wharf* * «mg- gestion has been made that tbe dele gates to tbe National Democratic Con vention from this State should.bolt tbe National Democratic Convention oe certain contingencies; and whereas the State Executive Committee con siders that it would be suicidal on the part of the Democracy of South Caro lina to sever its connection with the national Democracy; now, therefore, he it resolved that it is the sense of this committee that no person shall be eligible to membership in the Demo cratic clubs who is not aqualified voter at the primaries of the party as pro vided by tbe constitution of the party and will not pledge himself to support the nominees of the State and national Democracy. General Gray commenced by show ing the faflacv of the premises assum ed by Mr. Sligh. He said an issue Dad been made by the loiter of Senator Tillman to Mr. field. Tbe chairman of this committee had wisely and pa triotically called tbe committee to gether to consider tbe issue ratfed by Mr. Tillman. The committee ceuld well afford to ignore the issue mhde by private parties, but having been made by a public oRlcial, one of the acknowl edged leaders, if not the most iafluen- tiai, of the Democratic party'fn this State. The eyts of the liemocracy all over the United States are watching tbe action of this committee, who are the trustees and guardians of the De mocratic narty in this State an t as such it became necessary for them to act in such a manner as to confirm in tbe minds of all men our loyalty to the Democratic partv. If a bolt was threatened, the Conservatives would organise what would be the true Dem cratic organization of the State and the delegates sent by them would be nested by tbe national convention. Capt. Black well, who was a substi tute for Senator Williams, of Wil liamsburg. made a short speech saying that tbe people wouldn't vote (or any gold bugs. Sen tlor Irby then took the floor and made one of the greatest speeches of bis life. He talked clearly and vigor ously and defined Democratic duty so I plainly that no one could mistake Ha said: Many Conservatives, over 30,000, swallowed this oath and stood by it, but now. when you are asked to bind the participants in club meetings to take a simple pledge not to bolt, many 6f you object. It fs not fair, it in not honest, it is not honorable, to deal in this way in politics, and we ought to upon equal terms with others. Can this State's Democracy ever forget the Democrats of the North when we had a dual govei nment and* were fighting to throw off the negroes’ yoke, that the Northern Democrat# came to our relief and stood by us like brothers? Do you suppose the people of this State or the South can ever forget the Senators of the West and North who fought day and night without inter mission to protect the South against the passage of a force bill ? No, sirs, when you expect a Carolinian to bolt, you are wrong; weare Democrats by inheritance ; the prrbciples are undy ing and will live as long as we have a government of the people, and whether you protect them against the invasion of the Populists and anarchists, or not, they will still be Democrats. 1/ this- division--musfr eenro among—the white people, you alone will be re sponsible for it. Mr. Koester, of Tbe Register, a close observer, has esti- miy CT O Uoflsd since PfitU, but It was the Democratic committee in the mad the trgVT suveessom of the com mittee which rescued the State In 1K74. He said the cum mittee were •itber here as Democrats, or as bolters and traitors. On other ucdasioes. such remarks would not be c-pessary, but the threats of a split and beat made it necessary to meet the issue fairly and squarely He would ^eak out. The into I mated tbe number of negroes who will register at seventy-five cr eighty thou sand. Wo cannot maintain white supremacy in this State with a divis ion among tbe people, and that divis ion will come if we subject ourselvss to the charge of political cowardice by refusing to exact pledges, not oaths, of every man who participates in our ciub meeting*. ! have no idea that you will not take this position of requir ing the voters to abide the result and stand by the nominees. I have been in polities too long not to know what ha# been going on here in the last twenty-four hours. Anv one can guess what the programme Is: Dodge this issue, ignore this great crisis, so vital to the very existence of the Demo cracy of the State ; come here in State convention; send delegates to Chicago ; bolt the national convention and make our State and its Democracy tbe laughing stock of this great na tion. Why not meet the issue squarely and say whether you are in Uv,rof | a bolt or no bolt? The very idea of eighteen men -undertaking to dictate tbe platform and nominees of the greatest and grandest party on earth in a convention comuowed of between 1 eight hundred and nine hundred men. j What is the use of the other States I going there at all? Why not save time and expense by letting South j (Carolina name the nominee nod make his platform? If South Carolina can claim tbe right to go there and do as she pleases, why not all the other Staten come with just such a foot 'proposition? If ail of them could 'come with any such proposition as | that, what is the use to have any na- I tiooal convention at all ? The truth ia, it is silly, it is ridiculous, it is unmanly, it U untrue to the Democracy of this f Stale. Tbe people are opposed to be ing yait in any such attitude. Jt «x-. | cites ridicule coo tempi and scorn from theoutdiie world. It is unfortunate ; that we should have ever been in any such a predicament. Mr. Siigh asked Senator Irby if the it. I State convention elected him a dele gate. and Instructed him, if certain am hatf wTttryOil/ T "am opposed to a bolt. 1/ you pass the resolutions in troduced by myself, you carry out the provisions of tbe constitution of the party." Mr. Sligh wanted to withdraw his resolution, but the chairman ruled he could not do so without unanimous con sent. * * Mr. Bradham told a joke which elicited hearty laughter, Mr. Efird's substitute resolution was adopted_uqan- imotraiy and the committee adjourned sine die. nl^ita members apparently in good humor and pleased with tbe out come of the meeting, which defers the fight until the May conveotiod. things j form. given before any man, white or black, shall enter tbe conferences, councils or organization of the party. We might as well meet the Issue face to committee had come info possession qf I lace. It is a plain one. It is not be- the machinery under a written pledge tween tbe Democracy and its old to the people that they were Demo rnemy, the Republican parti, but be- crats. U they were not Democrats, if tweeen the Democracy and Fopullsm they wanted to desert, let them do so j We must either be Democrats or de- boldly and openly and straightforward »erters-noi bolters, because nothing ly. How had desertion been threaten- has been done to justify a bolt. We ed? The Conservatives bad tried in should see that no man shall partici- dependenlism and bolting and been pate in the selection of delegates from beaten. But now a greater danger the clubs who is not a t.moo-pure, threatened. The Democracy is threat- k'^nulno Democrat. Are you men the ened by s distinguished Democrat, who representatives of the party that stood ban been one of tbe greatest leaders | by the people since "(i. from political ny that the member from New berry is correct in bis assertion that we have no duties qf puts era. W* are* re guardtaas or trustees of tbe whole (emphatic manner : Democracy of the State: we are the doorkeeper* of the Democratic parti. I office uuon any such terms." Tbe constitution requins a password;! Mr. Donaldson made quite an able the people expect that password to be : speech, cool and unimpasstoned, say- " ■“ ‘ ing he was the connecting link be- ths State and national Derao- wtre not granted in the plat- sould be bolt. Senator Irby. *M»r his rtgtit hand. *sTd In a most Before God and man, I would not. I would not accept l) in the State since the war. Be had said that if this State did not get what ahe wanted In the national convention, her eighteen representatives would say to the fqur hundred and odd other members th$t they would not submit to majority rule. He denounced this proposition and said there was only one honorable way to do, to go to Chicago and submit to the will of the majority,, whether that will coincide with the wishes of -the South Carolina Demo crats or not. Mr. .D. H. Tompkins, the secretary of the committee, then called the roll. Severgl substitutes presented their credentials. Then came a tight to exclude the public from the meeting. Mr. Evans said in view of the is sues raised by the chairman s address, the committee ought to meet in execu tive session. He moved' that tMs be done. Mr. Bradham seconded the motion. Mr. Gadsden opposed the motion, for all Democrats were vitally "Interested and should bo given fuU opportunity to know how their representatives met their trust. He thought it better that the press get the doings of the com mittee straight than some garbled ac count furnished after it adjourned by some member. The vote resulted in favor of an ex ecutive session, as follows: Yeas—J- oY. Jones, Jordan, Glenn. Mayfield, Sweeney, Redfearn, Brad ham, Watson, Traylor, McCown. Me- Sweeney. Dprham, Elliott, Efird, Evans, Montgomery, Sligh. Earle, Lowman, Bennett, Lyles. Blackwell, Donaldson, Jackson— Nays—Martin, Gadsden. Cunning ham, Parrott, Gray, Irby, Wilie Jones, Keeli g After tbe ball was vacated by the ■pectators, Messrs. McSweeney and Gray made a fight to have the news paper men allowed to remain, in the meeting. Messrs. Evans and Lowman made speeches in oppoeition, and the newspaper men were kept out. . After the reporter# were excluded, Mr. Sligh introduced the following re solution : Whereas since this exerutire co n- mittee is acting under authority dele gated ip it tty the Democratic party of cowardice going to allow Populists to shape the policy ami name the nomi nees of the party ? 1 admit that the bulh<ok for'success is not promising, but are we gmug to throw down our guns and refuv to light for our prind| What would the people have thought of you old soldiers after the battle of Gettysburg had you cried out: “ We can't win the cause of the Confeder acy and won’t fight any more ! ” You would have been deserters, and you are deserters now to the Democratic party if you refuse to defend her against her enemies within and with out the party—Populists, Republicans or Third Partyites. We may not win, but if we lose, I shall go down with the colors .of this State in my hand. If you refuse to do your duty and bind our 'voters to abide the result and divide the white people of the State, you alone must be responsible. I have warned you, whether you heed it or not. inaction means destruction to the organization of the State. If we refuse to discipline and organize as the people expect us, the Conservatives will organize on what they deem Democratic lines. In '92, when you j hoped to control the May convention and the primaries and to prevent’ the Conservatives from bolting, this fexe- cutive committee, many of whom are now members, passed the following rule: / “ The applicant for membership, or voter, shall be twinty-one years of ago and be a white Democrat, or a negro who voted for General Bampton in ’76. Every member of a subordinate club or voter in a Democratic primary shall pledge himself to abide the re sult of the primary and support the nominees of the party." You were not satisfied with this iron-clad pledge. You didn’t believe that the Conservatives would tell the truth. You were •Willing to further tween the State and cracy. *• We cannot.' said be, “do otherwise than;stand bv the national Democracy. Chairman Irby'e call was proper and he would have been re creaatto his trust if he had remained •'lent under the circumstances." Mr. Donaldson counselled unity and bar mony among ail the Democrats. All want free silver, but cannot renounce allegiance to the party of our fathers. Mr. Gadsden of Charleston made a good speech. Be was the only Con servative in the committee, but did not speak for the Conservatives of the State, but his people in Charleston. The Conservatives were not going out of the party, but if the Reformerms did, would reorganize the party. Tbe white people had' been divided h>r four years, but the constitutional con vention had brought them neare together and given hope that they would be again united. Mr. Sligh had said it was unwise to discuss the issue and then ho took an hour to justify a bolt. Mr. Bradham said the people of his county would do as they pleased and would not be dictated to. 4 Mr. Efird charged' Senator'lrby with attempting to dictate, and Senator Irby in a very positive manner denied any effort as chairman or otherwise to dic tate to the committee. “ Sp help me God," said he, “ I am working for tbe best interests of the whole people of the State.” Mr. Efird said he did not mean dic tation in an unfriendly or disrespectful sense. “You charged us,” saitf he, “ with having been fixed by outside in fluences. I hope this is satisfactory to. ing of the Demooratic county conven tion to bo held at the county seat on the first Monday in May, 1896, at 11 a. m. for the purpose of electing a county executivecommittee and a State exe» cutive committeeman for the next en suing two v'ears ; and of electing the number of representatives to which county is entitled to repTesent ch county in the State Democratic invention to be held at the State capital on the third Wednesday in May, 1896. That the clubs and county conventions in their actions hereunder will be governed and guided by the Constitution of the Democratic party of South Cafdilha, adopted in State con vention,tat Columbia, S. C., September Ifi, 1894. * He said : “ If you adopt the resolu tion introduced by Mr. Sligh, tbe com mittee will be charged with taking sides with Senator Tillman; if you adopt General Gray’s resolutions they will say you have taken sides with ,from a Texan who said for fifty years ho bad been a Democrat, but wae ready to follow Tillman. Senator Tillman said he had received a thousand let ters'within the last few weeks from Republicans and twice as many from Democrats endorsing his position and begging him to -helfiOhe fiyht-^loBg icy all promised to go that would give them say you Senator Irby. I, resolutions and tion introduced or silver. The; to any party silver, and those letters were only samples be thought of general opinion. ”e is satisfied that the. majority of the ters in either of tbe big parties is ready to follow the stiver bknner no 1 matter what party happens to be car rying it. -— .— Senator Tillman is receiving many invitations to make addresses. He has made the following appointments for April: Lexington, Ky, April 11: Den ver, Col, 15; Warrensburg, Mo, 18; lecture on problems of the Government for the Confederate Monumental As sociation, at St. Louis, 20, Owensboro, am opposed to both Ky, 22 He says he does not care to ^hink that the resolu- by myself will satisfy tbe people and tbe Democratic party." Turning to Scnator lrby, he said : “ I HE STILL FA VO KM BOLTING. Tillman on tbe Powers of tbe Execn- tlve Committee—Hie Vleweon State and National Questions. Senator Tillman made a visit to Columbia when the State executive ootumiUee was in session, and prior to its action he talked with the reporters He was not exactly in tbe humor to hake a stereotyped interview. Be dialled on a variety of topics, jumping from one to tbe other. He r< marked #y time of it in Washington, but finds that he hsa more work to do than when he was in tbe Governor's office. Tbs New* and Courier reports him as follows : Senator Tillman was asked what was tbe purpose of hie visit to Columbia ai this time, and he mid be only wanted to consult with hie friends about mat ter* nod let them understand bow things stood nt the other end of tbe line. He was not • member of the State executive com mittee, and would, >f course, not presume to give nay advice, but merely wanted to talk over matters with hie frienda Wh*l he would like to see, he eaid, for the people of South Carolina to keep together, lie wanted to keep the State Democracy from splitting to pieces, and eepoc'a ly so nt this time, and further that uo yardstick should be put to any mao's Democracy that would immedirteiy drive him from the party. The purpose of the committee, he thought, ought not to be to disrupt, but to bold the machinery and voters icip all be heeded throughout the OBOKIM TO THE Di make dates any further in advance. He was asked whether he expected to make any speeches in South Carolina » eectiooitf oliTparty and he saldJhnLJlflpeaded.on -circum- Confederate soldiers stances, and he might, if he were able U and there were occasion, dome here after his Western trip. THE WRB8TEK KEPULICANB. They are Looking to McKinley fbr n Share of Public Plunder. The Webster faction of the Republi cans held a convention in Columbia on thfi 7th inat^- which wax largely at tended from all parte of tbe State. The leaders were E A, Webster and Thoe. E. Miller, with a large following of the men, white and colored who have been conspicuoua heretofore in Republican conventions. E. A. Webster, Robert Smalls, T. B. John ston and W. D. Crum were chosen delegates to St. Louie, and the follow ing endorsement of McKinley wae made: “ Resolved. That the Republicans of South Carolina recognize in the Bon. William McKinley, of Ohio, tbe most distinguished champion of the Republican policy of protection and reciprocity : that we honor him ns the defender of a sound system of finance and believe in him as a type of ti.e best American citizenship in both public and private life, and that we hereby express to tbe delegates elected to the St. Louis convention our judg ment that they should use ail reason able effo-te to secure hie nomination lor tbe Presidency." . , E J. Dickerson offered tbe follow-Mice against any man who mg revolutions, which were adopted mrae alcohol. I believe that without dissent :. ' We congratulate the people of the State upon tbe increase of tbe facili ties for the education of tbe youth of the State, and w« avail ourselves of this opportunity of tendering our thanks to the delegatee of tbe con stitutional convention for this wise provision, calculated to promote a wise, patriotic and intelligent citizen ship “ We appreciate the noble and faith ful service* of the six colored dele gates in promoting the establishment of the Colored Normal, industrial. Mechanical and Agricultural College for the higher education of the negro. Kata The recognition of belligerent rigt to the Cuban* in a war for ' deoce from Spain le an act of justl founded upon general humane plee, and in keeping with the leenone | taught by the Unit most of American governments es pecially since tbe advent of the inhu man Weyler upon tbe scene. We en dorse the wine act of Congress in taking decisive action in the premises, an act which will force peace by shorti ning the struggle and mUilmlx- ing tbe deetruction of life P««1y. .■ ■ We join tbe progressive spirit of tbe nation which prompted Congress to remove tbe disabilities of ex-Con- federate soldiers, thus forgetting the war, and bringing in closer touch the whole of the American people, to the end of promoting more general, un selfish and genuine patriotism. North and South, East and West, for our grand and iglorious country, proving pro- the grand old^jiarty a national and not , that can join fiance of the taunts and sneers of those who have outlived their usefulness but | not their prejudice, this plat Upon platform we are willin# lobe judged, willing to stand Or falf ail patriotic South regal join us in our I Treasurer, ends by the and we call upon Carolinians, without party affiliations, to effort to promote th< election of Republican and a Republican President and Vli President of the United States tn No vember next. We aesure all of a hearty welcome in our ranks and ample rewards for their faithful services by sharing with them tbe results of our achievements, and pro per recognition by elevation, as their worth and character may demand, to honor and place. Board i Law Moat Enforced. Control sued the follow log circular to thaCooa* ty Dispensers: ■, e Dispensary law under which yoa have hitherto worked became a Builftff 31st of March, and ^ ‘ under a new law enacted bv e recent Legislature, aad under the* you are amendable solely to the Board of Control. The Board In of five members, who are charged with a general management of the Dispensary business, aad from whom you will hereafter receive all orders and instructions. Yoa mast send to the State Board of Control (and not to the Commissioner or State Treasurer) the following: All order# for liquors, beers aad wines; all la- voices of empty bottles shipped by yon, with bill lading attached ; voices need i ng correction. Yonr weak ly statement of sales aad cash aooonnt and duplicate remittance to Mate Treasurer, your monthly reports on forms " A ” aad “B” and yonr quarterly reports must also bn neat to the Stela Board of Control. You muni remit oa rd to past Monday of together aad kunp all of Uiosaia-Bwej venerat sentiment of the people drift away, and iof split ting comes up it wlll be time enough Appreciating the character, tthn and ability of the Hon. Thou. E. Miller, of Beaufort, we heartily approv tive and Reformer. You were very careful to guard the door against mongrels. You imposed an oath and required all to swallow it, to wit: “ I do goiemnly swear that I dm duly qualified to vote at this election ac cording to the rules of the D*mocratic party, and that I have not voted before lat this election." you. Senator Irby nodded assent. Senator Mayfield said he would not receive instructions from the Senator from Edgefield or the Senator from Laurens. He had a high respect for both, but preferred to get instructions no are anxious to then if later on the question « to decide. Senator Tillman was inclined to the opinion that State and national affairs ought to be kept apart, and that South Carolina could very well afford to act slowly. The State has twice before been alone in casting its electoral ^ote. He said that, while there was a good deal of talk about the position fcu had taken and how it would result, from what he could learn those whd were opposing hit position were mostly politicians who had placed their pegs in a certain line and did not wiab^o have to rearrange them. Those who were afraid of his plan seemed to think that they had a pre-emption on the offices, and were afraid to jeopardize their chances by bringing about a fight. $ When I asked knator Tillman what were the Indications from the Wash ington end of the line, as he viewed them, he said that the indications were that the silver men would control the Democratic Convention in Chicago, and the probabilities were that if there is no bolt by the silver men from the Republican Convention in St. Louis it will be because the politicians, who will secure the places of delegates, will not represent Western Republican sentiment* He cited several instances of how the “machine" was trying to keep down a revolution in the Repub lican camp by tbe silver forces, but silver Republican -Senators and others seem to oe in the fight to the finish and will only be kept quiet because of the work of the “ macnlne," if stall. Senator Tillman went on to say that while he thought the sliver delegates would be in the majority, in the Na tional Convention, ne did not know what course the other delegates would take. By remaining in the Conven tion they may temper the action of the body sufficiently to nominate a weak candidate, or'rather one who was not an aggressive and pronounced free silver man. If the Chicago Conven tion nominated a positive man on a free silver platform he felt that the St. Louis Silver and Populist Conven- al the of the INGKRAOLL ON ALCOHOL. A Reaatifel Piece of Word Painting by the Noted Infidel. word painting has been frequently published, says Tbe Chicago Tribune, nut we reprint it at the request of several reader* who desire a complete copy. Col. Hubert G. Ingersoll, ia addreeeing a jury la a care which la- volved tbe manufacture of aioobol, made the following torrlbie arraign ment of the demon ; I am aware that there In a preju- manu fac te that from the lime It issues from .tbe coiled aad poisonous worm In the distillery unli) is empties into the Jaws of death, dis honor and crime, It demoralizes every body the t touches it, from He sonroe to where It ends. I do not believe anybody oaa con template the object Without being prejudiced against the rime. All we have to do, gen tlemen, Is to think of the wrecks oe either side of tbe stream of death, of the sulctdee, o(the insanity, of the gnorar>ofif'*bc the destitution, of the little 4hlldrea tugging at the faded and qntbered breast of we*o.nx aad mothers, of wIveeNaeklag of tbe men of genteeHt has the men struggling vrtth tbe from his own people. He said semL-tion-weuld support ruch a nominee. delegates to Chicago instructed to vote for silver first, last and all the time, but never bolt. He said it was useless for the committee to discuss theftaat- ter as there was no proposition to bolt. Senator Efird introduced-the follow ing resolution: Resolved, That each county chair man be requested to call a meeting, of each Democratic club in his county to be held on th? second day. of May, 1896, fo?IB^purpos© of organizing the clubs fur the ensuing election ; of elec ting one executive committeemen to hnmiliau- Ihc whitoeleclng,.roa^irya a .|raprasanTthe club in the county exe cutive committee for the ensuing two yeari l of electing one representative for each twenty-five names or majority fraction thereof on the club roll at the first last preceding primary election to represent the club at the county convention to be held nt the county seat bn the first .Monday in May ; and to OA1 ai I he ia further reqhested i meet- Then Senator Tillman was asked what he thought of the Democratic chances any way, and be replied by saying that the chances were ten to one in favor of McKinley’s nomination, and that the only way he saw of de feating him was by a consolidation of the silver'forces. Sentiment in favor of silver hfis, in his abipjon, grown greatly in the laet few'montbe.- The silver men are getting ready to be more aggressive and determined and outspoken and they are going to leave either the Democratic or Republican State favorable to his election as pre sident of this college, and we hereby endorse him for the same." Mr. Dickereon also proposed the fol lowing platform, which wae unsni mouely adopted : The Republican party of South Caro lina thro igh their chosen representa tives, in convention duly assembled in the capital of the State, undaunted by intrigue of designing men for their deetruction, congratulate theli fellow Republican* everywhere upon the splendid victories achieved by the party throughout the country in S< Congressional and Senatorial elec tions, as well as upon the propitious signs of the times of coming victory for tbe Republican party in the Pre sidential election in November of present year. We reaffirm our faith in the doctrine of protection to American industries, hich under wise Republican legisla tion more than any principle of any party has maintained the onward march of prosperity for the working men of our country oy the reduction of prices or manufactured articles oi general consumption, and by levying duties upon such imports coming into competition with the production of similar articles of American produc tion, and prevent home labor from competition with foreign labor in its ov6--crowded condition of pauperism. We stand with our party in the reiteration of its demand for both gold and silver as standard money. We believe that legislation should secure and maintain the parity of values of the two metals to the end that the pur chasing and debt paying power of the American dollar, silver, gold and paper, shall be the same any and everywhere. We believe that alone can secure this result. The right to cast a free ballot in public elections and have it fairly counted and honestly returned is of the essence of American citizenship, and any attempt to abridge that right except for the commission of crime, for which the party shall have been* duly convicted, strikes at the very root of our government and saps the foundation of the highest American institutiou, the government founded by the people, for the people and of the people. We appeal to the people of the State to enforce the wise and timely provi sions of the new constitution to sup press lynching, and ask ministers of the Gospel and the public press to join us ih'fi righteous crusade by teaching respect for law and order on the one hand and regard for the virtue of women on the other, while prompt and exact justice be meted out in tbe courts of law for all crimes, whether strugi Imaginary serpents, produ . U..IHC . *o.i «i.^o vou imuh the jails, of the almshouses, of thp asylums, of the prisons, of the scaffolds, each week to they 8 To no one else must you •end any reporte, save the original weekly remittance blank to the Slate Treasurer. Whee year or^ert for shipments are received by tbe 81 Board of Control, they will over to the Cotnmlselooer, whore dote U will be to ship them and read you in voice for same. But If any oorreattoM are to tm made or shorteffes oa aay ia- voice claimed, yon most report the same to tbe State Board of Control, aad not to the Commissioner. Ship no more empty oases, aad alee refrain from shipping empty bottles until further orders from the Board. Yon mutt ant speculate oa year bot tle purchases, as the rate allowing yoa to pure here is for the benefit of the t for your profit, lly enforced. The State Bnard of doetroi are na- altorable la their determination to rigidly enforce the Dispensary law, aad they expect yoa to live up toevety feature cootomplaiad la the Act. Their zdministration of the law will ha done learleselv aad without favor, aad we hope, always tem^red: with jeettes. The trust reposed la you Is a must im- t one, aad you are charged with wred task of preserving the morality oi that elass of your aem- munity that to addicted to aa Intem perate uw of latoxtoante by rigidly ea- forclng the provtotoee of a law which clearly ooatemplates a meat of the morals of minlmlsisg the nee of all, nod absolutely far as to ia yoer p reach of Inebriates aad i You mi drinking hearty oo-operatios la faithfully earr> out tbs true spirit aad Intention of the Dup^osary law will receive our approbation. Rseer nilally, wiu« Jotraa. Chairman. Srra W. Scauoaa. Clerk. prisons, of the scaffolds, upon either banx, I do not wonder that every thoughtful mao is prejudiced agalost this damned stuff called alco hol. Intemperance cuts down youth la Its vigor, manhood In its strength, old age la Its weakness. It breaks the father's heart, bereaves tbe doting mother, extinguishes natural affection, erases conjugal lovs, blots out filial attachment, blights parental hopes, brings down mourning age In sorrow to the grave. It produce* weakness, not strength; eickncw, not health; death, not life. It makes wives wid ows; children orphans ; farmers fiends, and all of them pauper* and beggar*, it feeds rheumatism, Invitee cholera, imports pestilence and embraces con sumption. It oovere the land with Idleneee, misery, crime. U fills your jails, supplies your almhousee, and demands your asylums. It engenders controversies,, fosters qunrrele and cherishee riots. It crowds your pen itentiaries and furnishes victims lor your scaffolds. It is the life blood of the gambler, the element of the bur glar, tbd pirop of tbe highwayman and support of the midnight incendiary. It countenances the liar, respects the thief, esUems the blasphemer. It violates obligation, reverences fraud and honors infamy. It defame* benev olence, hates love, ecorns virtue and slanders innocence. It incites the fa ther to butcher his helpless offspring, helps, the husband to massacre his wife, and the child to grind the pari- cidal ax. It burns up men, consumes women, detests life, curses God, rae- spises heaven. It stubborns witnesses, nurses perjury, defiles the jury box and stains judicial ermine. It de grades tbe citizen, debaeeee the legis lator, dishonors the statesman and dis arms the patriot.. It brings shame, not honor; misery, not safety; de spair, not hope; misery, not happiness, and with the malevolence of a fiend it calmly surveys its frightful desolation and unsatiated havoc. It poisons feli city, kills peace, ruins morals, blights confidence, slays reputations and wipes * ‘ hs —A Cuban sympathiser resldiaff la Parto, France, has beea seadlag a monthly ooirtbulloo to the cause of Mj0U». through. fi eltisea of Pfcfe- delphie. The fifth las tail meet has just beea receive 1 from the geatto man, who simply signs km self •* Ua Amigo" (a friend). The money to turned over to Delegate Palssa by Dr. Guiteras. of Philadelphia, who has been selected by the sympathiser's friend la Philadelphia to not as In termediary. Accompanying the Iasi installment was a cheek Tor (1,000, which sum the sympathiser asks to ba given to the widow of Maanel de la Crus. Manual ds la Crus was a Cnbaa patriot and publisher, secretary ef Senor Palma, and he died la New York last February, leaving In poverty his lldrea. i children. —One reason men overestimate themselves aad underestimate (hair neighbors is that they give themselves credit for all their good desires purpose*. They know of tbe they wish were done, and they take to themselves credit for wishing it. Bni they cannot see the desires and pur poses of thslr neighbor; but only their deeds, and benee this credit falls. Judging themselves by thair desires and others by their deeds, men think of themselves more highly aad of thelp ’ neighbors less highly than they ought to think. 7 .ns,* 0 .committed by the one or the many, in party, if silver is not given the proper secret or openly. We contend that showing. “ Why m*n who would not forcible talk to me in- D-cember are about long side of me now," he remarked. Senator Tillman happened to have several letter* in,hls pocket from men in different States in which his uuei- tlon wax approved. One of tbs letters was from a man in Iowa, who claimed to be a Republican aau another was ■ prove a resistance to tbe mob by tbe of ficers of tbe law, even if members of the mob must be shot down to prevent the consummation of tbe wicked pur pose of their assembling, will go a far way towards .preventing the recur rence of the scenes that have disgraced certain portions of the State. out national honor, then curses the world and laughs at its ruin. It doe# all that and more. It murders the soul. It is the sum of all villainies, the father of all crimes, the mother of all abominations, the devil’s best friend and God’s worst enemv.” —Artiiatant Attorney General Town send ha* stated that exhibition of re ceipts for poll and other taxes was not necessary to secure rregistration, but that a man could not vote if he oould not show Kax receipts dated at least six months prior to the election. The object of this six- months provision Is to f revent candidates aad their friends, n tbe hpat of a campaign, raising moneyand paying taxes In order to eya qualify voters. —Judge Gary says tbe chain gang law u having an excellent effect in de- tori ng crime, especially among the ne groes. Those who scarcely minded and will I confinement in the jail or p« o .tontlary, —A farmer writes that 2S . he spilt white oak poets for hie ffarde fence, putting a peek of a'r-elaeked time around each, and they are all good vet. He attributes their good • condition to the effecta of the lime, la which he to doubtless correct. It hae been eaid that a board that hae been used in a mortar bed, and thoroughly saturated with lime, is almost inde structible from decay. —The custom at Penitentiary is to knock off one-twelfth of the terms of prisoners who are quiet and orderly and give the authorities no trouble. Governor Evans has adopted the same rule for the county chain gangs. Ail chain gang prisoners whose behavior is such as to merit it, will have om- twelfth of their terms taken off. —Since the lease of the South Caro lina and Georgia Railroad expired, no. trains have been run on the Cumber land Gap road, which is between Aiken and Edgefield, for want of funds to meet expenses. The Governor has said that either trains most run or the charter will be forfeited. —Mrs. Mary Harlan, of Cox villa, Lnd., mother of ex-Unitod States Sena tor Harlan, of Iowa, and grandmother of Mrs. Robert T... Lincoln, wasoan hundred yehrs old March 29. At the birthday reception there were present a daughter 78 years oidud a-flba 7|. r — Montana's production of lOUUMt year amounted to(4,327,040, an: |over 1804 of (676,600, whteh f ventage. It is thq world over aad a feature of rhioh whteh will have e horror of the chain gang.