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-1* •* \ VOL- XIX. ■: Mr ,A' BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY j.' 1896. HIS SmilNT ABOUT THE BONO DEAL. A NARRATIVE OF EVENTS WITH WHICH HE WAS CONNECTED. The following is the defence and ex planation of Governor Evans at the opening of the campaign in Manning, ab reported 1 in the State : Governor Evans could look into the eyes of these people and see they were honest and that they knew an honest man when they saw one. For the iirst tiihe In his career he was called on to make a statement. He had not made it in the newspapers : the governor of South Carolina was above noticing anonymous scribblers. But the peo ple had a^ightlo hear from him. The governor did not Irtow that he had gotten any fatter since he visited this town before. If he had stolen **0,000. it made a very poor show. If Tillman bad it, he made a poor show. ‘’Foot fel low, all that keeps him from being the next President is that he has not got the money ; but we are going to make a fight any way at Chicago.” (Cheers.; There was a charge, said Governor Evans, or an Insinuatiou, for it was not an open charge over a signature, that Dr. Bates. Ben Tillman and him self bad been bribed In allowing a syndicate to take the State bonds la rega-d to that, be wished to make tbs follow log statement: In I8*V an act was passed by tbs Legislature providing for tbs redemp tuoo of that pdrt of tbs Slate deot jknowo ns lbs Brown ooaeol bonds by Abe issuing of new 4 per oeal bwods. ' In IWM Ibis art was amended allow ing lbs governor and treasurer, who wer^charged * lib ibe iraaaacUoa. to pay a comm.setoo of bJU 000, sad tb*- entlrv slaking f ( iad thee accumulated man and Treamrer Bates were forced to leave New York without a bidder for the bonds. I, as well as every other Reformer, felt a deep interest in the tuccesa of Governor Tillman in this undertaking, especially as It £as been charged by his enemies that he was incompetent to deal with the question and that inconsequence of his failure the credit of the State would be ruined. T ventured to suggest to Governor Tillman the advisability of employing a broker who was familiar with such transactions and who was notan enemy of his administration. He agreed with me and stated that he had given t New York brisker an option on the bonds which would expire In a few days. I do not know a broker in the Statejwho was not then an enemy of the State administration and who' would not gladly have seen Governor Till man fail in his efTorts. I had lived in Augusta for several years and knew Mr. Rhind to be a reliable and honest m&n>I suggested him to Governor Till- ernor Tillman and believed that it would not be safe for him to intimate that any one could Influence him tr that he oould be bought. Here is what he swears: “Q. Tillman states that yod com plained of having made so little be cause of Mr. Rhind’s commission.? “A. T never mentioned Rhind or Rhind’s commission from the fact that I had been put an my guard by Lan caster and Williams in referring to this thing that a certain anaount of money, this money on this $2,000,000 of bonds, was to be paid to Mr. Rhind and would not do for me to investigate it; that I knew enough about politics to understand certain people hack a puM and intimated to me that that was going to parties, the powers to be, and for that reason I was parttcuiariy cautious not to mention such a thing to Tillman, less it might cause him to fly up. “ Let me go a little further. I spoke about the expenses incurred in this anioooliag to H InirodM* v-U by Mi hvttau- of which U00. This Tlmmvr N>Jv I was t man and he ashed me to send bhn to| and that wimhhndy was drawing Columbia in case the other broker failed. The New York broker failed to accomplish anything and Mr. Rhind was given a chance. Mr. Rhind suc ceeded in organizing a syndicate of bankers in Baitimore to take the bonds under the terms prescribed by Gover nor Tillman and Treasurer Bates, by virtue of authority conferred upon them as follows (sec. 13, act 1892:) That the governor and State treasurer are hereby authorized in their discre tion to perform all and singular every act necessavy to carry out the pro visions of the act not herein specifi cally given, and which are not incoo- sistent with the provisions hereof, and in order to have said bonds and slocks promptly placed, the governor and the Stale treasurer are hereby authorised to offer end pay a cum mission to parties piecing said bonds and stocks, and the funds belonging to the sinking fund fre hereby appropriated to pay each commisaioo. if so much be necessary: | provided, however, that they sbal 1 nave said hoods aad stocks placed with out paying a nommissloa if practicable It was agreed that Ibe Interest should 00mmens-) to me from lbs first o' Jaaaary. im The reason lor tale 1 set forth Ip the message from Dover I ear Ttllmaa to the General Assembly M.’. Rhlad had a contract with the * am « P- u that 1 ai 1 h Mr I Ha ad Ti the failure of aeurer to rafweJ at., aaotber a>*t J c bang lag the rata to 4| pwetdiag f‘*r a slakiag fa ad rtlrsmesi of tha debt la « L’ader this act the debt lied It has tasea lasiaaalad sedfittces arts through the t#eglw a aatlag as aoea i|p Is false I did aot la • oaa of them, Bor did I oflrr aa meet to aay of them The Aral as lalrodaead by CuaaervaUvu last act was prepared, k by Mr. Laacuster by Mir syadleata la Mae It R to Geewrwor un seat the lui low tag* as* "rgerd te It: _ 1$ C*. December. MS. Geauemra af ibe General Assam The re* aad lag of tha brown cowauia which fall dea Ja y anal la the most blch lbs la daai at thta * wads to he ess rests, hat ap to lbs sad a! year Octohar fit, IMS. waly are bava haaa Issued under let IO, irwda amra act « SI •yodiraVr e hereby be es id It per osat. as com mission ■ • n After tha beads had her aad KMad's i nmmtasIira was das. I •*** ae members of the syadieale thsmgbi I “ • v lad w4s getiiag too macs, aadar his | Gc 1 Iran with them aad rafasad tojlihu i»w tha wwamisskm paid I wa» give IU a commission. I recollect saying that very well, and be (Tillman) said we had no business paying the commissions to anybody, that if we were dealing direct with him there was no need to psy a commission to anybody, and that we were nothing but a set of fools (using that language, if we wanted to pay out money to somebody else. Rbind's name was not mentioned.” This does not sound like a man whe was getting part of Rhind’s profit. Il will he seen that this quarrel arose among members of the syndicate, who claim that Mr. Lancaster, who was a partner la the deal, should aot receive a certain part of Rhtnd's commissions but should divide with his brethren la order to show that Laacuater had daaalved them aad thus gat a steading la court, tome of them had swe-a thai Lancaster told them be was to gat n«Jth<ag but bis Iravalleg r 1 pen*—• aad tbut the rest weal to pollllclaas What was the necessity of buying poUliolaas ? There *as so legielatloe seeded ; there was no Influ#eos to ha I used or a sons sa nr . they ware dealing I •ilh Governor Till man aad Treasurer I Hsles. who, aloe*, under the acts of the L-glsiaitare above referred to. had the authority to dispose el the bonds ! sad who, aawaspih c y known, had man unable to do If there Is ant maa >• booth Corollas wbo hod a poii I -m Una Till maa I do on a>H know him I Ho does bis owa thinking and pel nag I aad bis Integrity and honesty Is too this service the syndicate paid me tlOO. “ This is my connection with the en tire matter. No fair-minded person in South Carolina will assert that I have been guilty of wrong-doing in ac cepting a fee for my services. “ Now let cs see whatGsvernor Till man and Treasurer Bates have saved the State by tbi* so-called bond deal. In 1892, while this matter was pending, Mr. John C. Haskell had introuduced into the House of Representatives a joint resolution extending the time for the pay ment of the bonds for a period of four years at the rate of tf per cent, per annum. He stated in advocacy of the n solution that by reason of the strin gency of money and the lack of con fidence in Tillman’s administration, It would be Impossible to refund the debt at any rate. If his suggestion had been adopted the sum of $78,580 per annum would have been levied upon the tax payers of this State, or a total inffour years of $315,320. This would have been $197,195 more than Tillman and Bates paid ior the redemption of the urer for over 15 years. At the end of 20 years the State has the option of refunding the entire debt at a lower rate of interest, or of continuing it at the same rate for 20 years longer. At the expiration of 20 years the Tillman bond deal will have saved the taxpay ers $1,675,000, or nearly one third of iba entire debt. At the expiration of 40 tears the taxpayers will bava saved $3,150,000 in interest alone, more tbaa enough to buy tba entire county of r«a k> 1 MJT %%#• M« fall Haiti* or r pfco 0*| ti t il A* lt * 4 • e**i. #1 I*** ** r*rMt I I - 11 " Important qjest.on with wl feints Urns ta par cant tha t par tha fiscal lUTKafft govTemsni has As tan know.■ th a» fa give pist-s ins ti a satis- ot hard to show art aad aar aBorta to otaro lbs I bonds la Now York try price failod It Is l the reasons for this | acts ml the Stats government la the past aad what msr aad at this time are la combiaallaa w vaat tha Slats pAariag bar bonds at that rale of la tores t SsBos to aay that It oaa aot bn dona aad we mast meet the emergency which has arises by rmh action as will mala lain oar credit aad build It up until South Carol las can borrow money at as low a rate ss aay of her aistar States. The State coaid have placed the 4 per cent, beads at pariB spite of tba errors of the past had our owa capita lists leuf their aid. We can places 4 4 without their help if the General Assembly will provide a sinking fund with which to begin the gradual an nual payment uf the debt and mort gage tne phosphate beds as collateral After a careful consideration of the past had our own capitalists lent State treasurer nod chairman of the finance committees of both bouses, a bill has been prepared which I submit here with that will enable us to meet our obligations at maturity and so build up our credit as to refund the debt in 20 years at as low a rate as any State can obtain. The practical result of the scheme will be : First—That the interest charges to be met annually will be say $80,000 less, but this sum will not go to tbe reduction of taxes, but nearly all of it - y debt itself. Second—That this will, in my judg-J ment, enable us in 20 years to float a 3 or 34 bond, so that in the long run the total amount saved the State will he more than if wf now placed a 45- year 4 per cent. bond. As the bill itself will explain the whole matter in detail, and the reasons must appear to any intelligent mind, I submit it to you without further argument or comment, and urge its passage as soon as possible. B. R. Tillman, Governor. It was reported upon favorably by Senator W. D. Evans who was at that time chairmap of the finance com mittee of theiSenate. The act was passed without a dissenting vote and was the best that oould have then been dono : for the taxpayers of the State. I will not relate here the dastardly attempts made by some of the news- pens of tbe State and by some of the _harleston bankers and brokers to defeat the governor and treasurer in to the payment and, reduction of the * 4 ky Mr rw to tab last fits worn mission I 4W associated with ass MaJ K hi*. Tkn case Las keen let Iwwar sown aad a ja4gasat rvadoee4 la lavas at Mr 11 ngyl i*k»a ea4 will net I koar4 las ssvsval months As stale ky fir Kfe>e4 la hie taetlmaai. Ik neaowel af ay fee hee net am<a. When I was slaateB Govern rstirs4 from Ike management of ths sane and tams4 it aver la Maj Vann fe e aad Mr Hastgar aa4 ikay kave I >s*miao4 am a* a wliases, ae well as I Governor Ttllmaa and etkem Mt I tsatssaany ns wail ns Gavomer Ttil | maa s la a matter af raaard la the sawn I and i Lave tha raaard hara lor joar 1 linn. i hara never o.»ecoaled aaythlag ns i b> Uiy c»«e*<(:L>ua oilL IL-s tusUrr sad shall nut atiampt In do an i. ns Oa$ I sraor of koath Carol lea. masnl aBkrd to notion ovary aaeayaejn# aarthkior ia I BootBapera. aar every owwardlv oar that Wrhs at me, hat as a rnaaldats for tha fee a a Is. however, I dram it jnsi | to yon. as wall as la myself, ta you the (nets of this mattor tempt has bean made ta on Impression that Governor TUI Treasurer Bates, who ■ale of said bonds, and I. who nmloted thorn as far ns 1 oould. have bene paid a aonvidvrallon by Mr Khtad, or by Urn syndicate who took the bonds, for allow tag ihrtn to pay for the bonds wo were so anxious to get rid of. This came, I am taforiued, from the pee of oar A. B. Williams, whose letters were published la the New York Tunes, but not over his owa eigaaiur.) Mr. Williams Is well koowa to you as the lata editor of the Greenville News, and any reference to him Is unneces sary. The substance of bis insinua tion*, which have been published in full in the State papers, is to the effect that the Richmond broker Did them (the syndicate) he understood, presum ably from Mr Rnind, that the bulk of the sum was to be divided among parties in South Carolina who had political Influence. The New York broker, who was in close association with Mr. Rhind and whose opportunities for knowledge were best of all, replied “that they would better not investigate that; ihat it was to go to the people who would better not be known." This statement is based substantially upon the testi mony of T. E. Hambleton, a member of the syndicate which purchased the bonds and the man wbo is trying to keep from paying Mr. Rhind’s com mission. The Richmond broker re ferred to is Major John Skelton Wil liams. On page 2U6 of his sworn testi mony in said case he says: “ That Golden Rhind never informed him as to who his associates were and that he could not have informed any person as to who they were, as he did not know himself.” Tbe New York broker re ferred to is R. A. Lancaster, who, on page 227 of his sworn testimony, refer ring >to Mr. Rhind, said substantially “that he did not know who the parties in South Carolina were to whom Mr. Rhind expectcd.td make the payment; that be bad never given him the names of either the lawyers or any one else employed by him as to who was to have the amount he was to receive.” R. C. Davidson, president of the Trust Company and manager no*. I* ** II AI thk Clarasdoa at It* assaaaard valnaiioa lor taxation. Under this ad a sink lag fund has base provided for which It set* apart $75 no p«r acacia out wf U. phosphate ruvaily. Tha Stale now has lover #150,000 drawing interest at 44 I net or at. which Is helsg cxuapouadsO 1 AI Ihu oad of years this fund will 1 ■■oat I to hi least $1,410,000 aad w# I will retire that much af the Slate I debt, lasting a balaaoa af $3,400.0ufi to he refunded AI ths viplraiioa of 40 years th* satire dokt will have hens I paid " Who Is pry pared to ooessrs an lor I this great work for th* penal* ? 1 I stand hnra before th* poupl* of Sooth Caroline and slat* that b* who tall I aatos or laataaataa that I have aver I renal % ad a dollar lapraporly of ths pao I pis s mammy la as^aifiorwr aad a asaHc - I uoa falsifier ml ths swore tsatlonay of I thin cos* ” ms w * a nt km aid (Murk. For Gomor HARRISON. ELLERBE AND WHIT MAN. A Synopsis of Their Speeches at Kingstree—The College <d**n* ( inn A Leaiiing Issia*. Tha chairman Introduced Senator Harrison, candidate (or Governor. This gentleman announced his candi dacy after a few preliminary remark* and said that nearly every demand made by the farmer*’ movement had been made effective. Yesterday refer ence wa* made to “pap sucker*” and “ring rule,” but a* he had been called down as hi* time was ended and he could not refer to the subject. It was was reported last winter that a ticket had been made up. He did not know whether it wa* so or not, but be knew that no man in South Carolina carried tbe people around in his vest pocket. He told an appropriate story and said entire indebtedness. The bid debt wa* drawing interest at the rate of fi per cent, per aunom. or in round numbers $315,0U0 per annum. As refunded by Tillman it draws 4 1-2 per cent, per annum, or $233,250 in round numbers, s staving to the taxpayers of $78,750 per annum, more than enough to pay the salaries of ths governor and treas that i f .there was any ring rule, the < >i 1 c as wji try, »»e>sMS» . s irod »< il* IV/*Hi laco.iaa •ritlmg IL* •iUsmmj* «j Hrusa ,,»«•>. • lus lw«tr • a•<-s ss* *• mI. ■frlsadly H uuaUoa of feus Ik Caron Lad lh* «Bsvt uf IkrwWil . J It l ke*« Bl pin mt aaUrai y mmmy ml tfefil said Ihat they ew*>d aafi aagwtiata for a 44 par osat bust, whsa th* Mat* was saasldartag tha sswaaiws af Its aaads at fi par aaat. aad whsa I aay * they aar.' sa4er«tand mm, I 4* as* mrnmmm aay —vu* . 1 mm gislag yus ths gsaerai vi#w of what I patasrsd at tha tlaa Mr Fraask was Ui aad awl activs ui galling ap tha syadiapla aa a wall aaa alghi bat* Sssa * laaaattar plaas Mr. Rhlad spaak* af tha oomm isatoa whlah ha * as la gat, saying b* started eat to work lor a ooKKiasioa af I I 2 par osat Mr. Rhlad aa tha rv-dlrwst mimmimm- glva ta I Uoa by Mr VsaaMa tali* af Its $1 uuu Th# at- j Isa h* prow l sad la pay Mayor Gary of Asgaota Ga, aad says “ g Now, yaw hav* said also that vaa agrsad ta pay Mr. Jsha Gary Evans a frs. What wm th* aaMWstuf IkUwvl Th* wank aa* fasarahls lar claaa lag arwpa aad thsrs la bat 11 Mia mmm- alaiat at groas 11 was aisa AnvaraMa ior growth, aad all crops, with th* as •spwsa af castaa wads rotlsfhrtorv advaaes Farwaes ars wall ap with thsir worh aad the eg 1 tea Has a! attaa- Maa la vary saeswrogtag as tar aa people should know It sad squelch it. Mr. Harrison took s somewhsldlffereol lack from the other candidates. H* candidly acknowledged that he had ool been urged or pleaded with to make the race for Governor, but ha sain that if h* was sleeted he would give the fetale an honest, efficient ad mi ola tra il 00. As far as his op pone til, Mr. Kl- lar be, was concerned, that h* oould aot claim credit for what was done ia th* Comptroller General'* office daring bis term Credit was das to Jams* Norton, who was hie chief clerk, be cause Mr El lor bo during hi* adaial*- ireitoa was sick. Ha aid aot mean, however, by this that Mr. KUerb* wm aot Iboroeghly com potent to falfill th* duties of the office. Us ths* look up th# Clsmsna Coliags mattor aad repealed hi* statomsals mad* at Maaalag the day haforo la •peaking of ths privilege tas. h* said that alt th* aasats uf IPs gov era want from whatever sosroa shew Id gw late the treasury aad should ha appropri ated to salt ths assess!ttos af every ds- paruasat af the government. !to tar aa be oould laara, a nee of tha vast asms ^wlag to Ctowsaa wont I* psvmaasst ha wm wrong he wwold apatogla* A* to th* waath CaraUaa < oU*gs ha wm aafi appaaad to It. hot b# hato that ihsro was aw assanaf ty to Mptatafia a la thataallaga if th* pwMto ashaala a* to giro svsrj^hay WBBBH tarwsghrot ta* •toh thsro w*ro a* many prodwa*} Ms saw mm rapaaa why this •at th* feist* Crm * If shaaaa Gwosraar ha wwsld da all throsgTroi tha Mata Me ^wwSdha lh* shtof aaaowllro ml mm party ar Ana Map. bat weald anrrv *wt tha laws m lh* l/sgtsiatars flH Cara La papers or me state ana oy some or me irusi i^ompuay nuu msasger of the Charleston bankers and brokers to syndicate, say* substantially in hi* testimony, page 259: “ At one of the their efforts to refund the debt at 4 meetings, l cannot remember the data, per cent, undft the first act. Promt- T. E. Ham nent South Carolinians in New York who bad been b'ghly honored by the K ple of thla State, oae of whom had n goreroor, are reported to have stated to bankers and broker* of New York that Tillman could not be trusted; that the credit of tbe Stato hfid Sara rained aad that they would not touch th* hood* Other* Stated that th* TUlaaaitoa would repudiate the debt ~ wm TUL T. E. Hambleton asked Mr. Lancaster in my presence for information as to whom the 14 per cent, commission was to be paid, and whether any of the money wm for political purpo-ea or In fluence. Mr. Lancaster's reply wm that the whole 14 per cent, commiision was to b* paid to Mr. Rhind and that if aay portion af it did not go to him tMr. Rhlaf) he did not know wnere it waat." Mr. evidently knew Gov- ** A. It hM fester basa settled ; It la Ilk* yours aad Mr. Baagar’a; it la sah- jset to aa agrsomcat." “ W What wMtha fa* fog; sarvioe* a* aa allorasy f “ ServtcM m aa attoraay ; ha hM been working with me from th# start on this tbiag, nod he hM given me point after point ia regard to th* law, Pnd I have consulted him m agygldent of South Caroilat aad as a practicing attorney there. I have consulted both of these gentlemen, and he hM come on to Baltimore here in thla case, I don't know how many tlmM; half a dozen times, at least, in this matter, and until he wm nominated and elected governor he wm my active adviser in the case. “ 6RD—Q. And you owe him a fee for his services, but the amount Is not settled ? “ A. The amount is in abeyance. “ 7RD—Q. Have vou agreed or un dertaken to psy any other persons for their services in connection with this matter ? , “ A. No person whatsoever except the $1,000 that I have stated, payable to the Bank of Charleston.” Governor Evansoconcluded what he had to aay on the subject thus : “ As to my connection with the cases in oui 1 Supreme Court I have this to say : I was sent for by Governor Till man to oome to Columbia after the contracts had been signed for the sale of the bonds. He related that hair splitting lawyer had raised a point against the constitutionality of this act, and the syndicate would not take the bonds unless they were decided constitutional by the Supreme Court. I then brought an action in my own name against Tillman and Bates, en joining them from entering into the contract with th»#yndicate.‘ The case was heard by the Supreme Court, the Attorney General representing the State. The Supreme Court decided the act to be constitutional. Governor Tillman refused to pay me a fee upon the ground that he had no money for that purpoie, but I insisted that he at least pay my expenses. This he did by giving me a check for $50 out bf his contingent fund. After the syndicate bad purchased the bonds lawyers in New York raised another point against their validity which is reported in the case of Robertson vs. Tillman and Bates. I wm telegraphed to by Mr. Davidson, president of the syndicate, to meet their attorney, Mr, Sleek, la Columbia I did so. Ha desired m* to artist him ia bringing the matter before tha Supreme Court. I prepared th* papers aad aaalstad him, aad for E. ■ aa mure pm f wnsre-iy eithoefb mm saaay 1 •w eawetiM whsro lhara he sssaMiro rei as, early aw I slightly “yellowed." and tws I poadsal* ropertod oars “Arteg I pi aatlag has a good aster aad la well eeiUvahed with vaoegh snatoisfo to make oaatlaoows aad rapid growth Tha reports aa cotton aro loss favor able. sapor in. y daring ths early part ml tha wMh. rot lattor aa improve ment wm noted Lias aad anal night* retarded tha develop meet of ooiten, hat with the gmcoptloa af small areas, where stands war* kilted eat, mm I maarot lajery la apparent seemed to be decraMiag at the aad of the week Tha plaat turned ysliao sad the iaaer Uaroa dropped off la iKeiehaa, Williamsburg. Ktoroeea, Lex I agio* Oraagahurg, Berkalay. Chrstrrflaid, Col Is too aad Spartan burg counties. Cotton continue* ia advance of the season. A correspon dent uf Anderson hM kept a record of first bloom* for a long •cries of years, and reports the earliest bloom noted ia former years on June 13, 1848. This rear on June 7, la Edgefield tha first bloom noted on June 3, tne average time June 18, and so throughout the State. I a some portions nearly fall grown boils are noted. In place*-the [ ilant is large, but not fruiting well; t is generally putting on weed freely and fruiting hempily. While cotton hM deteriorated ourlng the week, it is still in fair condition and lately Im proving. Wheat and oat* threshing nearing completion, with generally fair yields of the former and poor of the latter grain. Report* on tobacco show a decided improvement in early planted, which in portions o? Florence will *oon be ready to cut. Condition of later plant ing less favorable with improvement apparent. Peas are coming up to excellent stands and quantities continue to be planted on stubble lands. Rice and corn are making good growth. Melons are ripening; some shipments from the lower countie*. Generally the melon crop promises to be a large one, but unhealthy condition of vines Is noted in Lexington and Richland. Gardens improving, as are pastures. Fruit of all kinds continues to drop badly. Blackerries continue abun dant. Grapes rotting in a few locali ties, but generally look promising. I terorod it • |BM thai bv ad la view ml ha tdaaght it shaald beaaa from paiitica aad eampiiah Ito front —Tbe experiment station at Ciemson College has just issued a bulletin (No. 25) on 4he subject of “Distemper in Horses and Mules,” and influenza or “ Pinkeye,” which has been prepared by Prof. W. E. A. Wyman, veterinary surgeon, for the instruction of farmers and others in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of those dUeases. The bulletin is plainly written for popular use, and should be of great value to stock owners, especially these who can not readily command th* service* of a 1 “ horse doctor ” in time of trouble. II, I will b* aaat fra* to aay citizen of th* 1 I Suva oe application to th* exparlatoat I wm m au.kaaa Mr Ellerha feilawed- Ha Mt mmm- fidsai that ha had tha ''hays" aa his aids. After reply tag to aassa stole meats af Mr. Ua/risoa a boat tha east of maietaiatag Clsmsna. hoidtag that some ohfiha AM.000, m charged to saaia taaaaoa, «m davatod to paraiaaaat im provement. Mr. Eliarha follows - * I hold that tha feints hM jaet m much right to saaiatoia ooilegM M a system which does aot permit a boy • u*ri ng at the bottom aad going to the top is defective. At she same time, the claime of some of th* friends of higher education U of mytbf m only about 3 per cent of those enrolled ia tbe common schools ever go to collage. “There era people la our State who believe that under our form of govern ment the best citiseo* cannot oe pro duced In denominational or church schools, where tbe principles of dog matic theology are made of primary importance, and for those who do think so there ought to be a university fur nished by the State to give them higher education without driving them to leave tha State to get it, as they would have to do if the State did not make such provision. “The result of the operation of the common schools have not been such ss the people had a tight to expect, and I favor soma reform in the management of the common schools. In a country like ours, needing for its best develop ment and the best development of its people all kinds and degrees of edu cated labor, our common schools make a mistake in not teaching the youth of our country to work with their hands, and not make them merely book-taught done*. Let us supplement primary in struction by providing for Industrial training. “The object of primarjr instruction should not be to prepare children for college—as 97 per cent, of them never f :o there—but to prepare them for their ife work. h “Under the Increased constitutional free school tax the people will expect more from these schools, and they have a right to do so. They will expect bet ter school houses and more competent teachers, and tbe ejectment of more life and energy into the system. They will naturally require more of the sup erintendent of oducation. They should go cut into the country, into the by ways and hedges, advertise hU coming as he would a circus; have the people out to hear him and enthuse them la the grand cause of education They | should be shown the great importance of education. The negroes ar* aak- , leg greater effort* to educate their children than the white people. There ia no asa going to tha Iowa and cttla* to talk edocatioa. Tha peopl* there ito 1 the dispensary m I did in 1894, when I canvassed the State for Governor. I favor the system m the best solution of the liquor question, and I think the new law is an improvement on the old one, add that It is here to stay. “The dispensary v/as designed as a compromise with prohibition, and not a* a wouay-making machine. I do njt mean by this that I am opposed to the profit feature, because it will take con stabulary to enforce tbe law, and this could not be done by direct taxation. J have been told that in one town in the State the dispensary has improved the morals more than all the preach ing that has been done in five years. “Your taxes have very naturally been high owing to improvements that have been made—the building of Clam- son and Winthrop Colleges—and the ex- r inses of the constitu tional convention favor economy. 1 know what It takes to make a dollar, for all I have made I have dug out of the ground; I know how bard it is to pay taxes and other obligations when the pricesof money crop* are below the co«t of production, and I believe the fetatea business should be managed as we do our pri vate affairs—when we have plenty of money we make improvement* ; when we have not we steer clear of any extra expenses; and for that reason I favor call lag a halt at this lime, and cutting expenses wherever puMlble. "I favor free, independent and un limited coinage of silver at th* ratio of 10 to 1, because I believe that tha flnaa- cial depression can be attributed to the de*truSklon of sliver m primary mommy. It* economists of sy measures property meaa- saey, tbaa the ay the mnr* of bay. Boms atwib- prloM of oar farm If it is true, and all puts agrees that 1 value In property 1 ure* iu value in scarcer you make 1 our property It will ate tba present low product* to overprodaoUoa ; yot If yoe will think of tba subject yju will sea bow absurd It Is wbea so many of ear people ar* oat of employaMat, hungry bad ragged Pat morm mommy la clr- ceialtoa aad It alll pat new life ta aii ebaaaeie aad far*lea employment to tba a asm played “Wblto I ea'm I tel aad through, I would office if I did act be!lave I miatetor tbe offies fairly aad Impar tially to all tba people || M tlae* lar tba wblto paepi* of ttoatb Carwilan I* salt tba oat aad dog fir bl ibay base bees earrylag aa aad davalap tba ro- smirwM of toe Mate, betid ap Ito Im* Lstas aam* together la a teas spirit of barwMay aad sahm aad try to be sasaa- Iblag worthy to ba rsmemrorod I am raaatag tbla roaaab my martt. tha** made aa prom toe to aay mmm mm to my •atteas If ataalad. aad t aaror ba** dasta to. aar ba** | aay ar aambtoattaa with aay aba' e Math warns** I oaa id ad- aito bi* awe issues: to tba mas an Ha aenld « stand why Mr Ettarha* bad bim. bat • baa ba gat ap to Ua Bltarba awsid dad toes ba wa big a maa aa ba Bkaagbt be wt (Whitman] wee id show that Mr was a rlsgsfiir af Hagatoro He said that be bad to pay a I paper fit la paMieb bis adrtas Mr call bit He did waat ta < last lib* a larro bin erap Be sH lar bis lairn A maa la tba “Ball ba tba aaat Batlll—a petlllaal af-| Mr Wbilro waatd ba aad af Gad would bim from tba pap seckarv b itefarrtag toe by Mr. EHarbaa, that said that b* bim 1 la faa wba*. that ha wm going to anyway aad ^ k -tit m wall Mr wbiloma said : ’ What ta|tag 1 Gary ml-tail Tha following address to tbe people the State was issued by Judge Earle 1 filing bi* pledge as a candidate for • . ™ the United State# Senate: ^=(1 To tbe Democratio voters of South Carolina: I have the honor to piaee my name before you as a candidate for the office of United States Senator, tba highest office in the gift of the people of our State. Controlled by toe re quirement* of dnty I cannot leave iho bench to go upon the hustings, aad I know that you will excuse my abseae* from tbe political meetings bow be lag .< held and that yon will permit bm to adopt this mode of oommnaioatiod. If I should receive your favorable ooo- * «ideration, I can only promise to do my duty. My record is before you and it is for you to determine whether or not I am deemed worthy of $his high honor. In State pblitlos, I belong to no clique or faction other than tbe Democratic party. I occupy th* same position that truth, falraeas aadftdaiity to tbe cause of Anglo-Saxon supremacy hni alway^Dorap-llediOie to occupy,-and that is that the majority most rule. When tha verdict ha* been rendered, all strife and contention mast oease and at the general alectioabU Dsmo cr*U should »t*nd together and work together for tba oommoa waaL To this end I have used my boat efforts to reconcile tba differ*bom which have existed among our people, aad I shall continue upon this ifaa I hav* always deprecated aay aajuet * abuse of our public officials. stay ho 1 waat to know ia Mr. Ellerbeew oa Tillman'* onet-tail or John Evan's coat-tail, aad is as ample a* Tillman's?" (Laughter.) Tba trouble about these coat-tail •alagers is that they ar* jack-daws with peacock feathers la their tails.” He repeated tba charge that 1250,000 had been stolen from th* dispensary profits in order to blind the people to tbe necessity of an Increased levy. Ha repeated his remarks about pap-sucker* milking the oow (Tillman's ooooep- tion.) A voice: “You want some of it. (Laughter.) Another voice: “You’ll never get it though.” (More laughtei Mr. Whitman then Mked how many more minutes he had. Captain Kennedy informed him that he had nine minutes. Mr. Whitman: “That’s more than I want.” (Laughter.) “They call me a crank,” he con tinued, “bat they are like a crank which draws water from a well. They pour their buckets full and den; you a drop for your parched tongue to re lieve you from the damnable decep tion that they have impoeed on yon.” —Onlv within recent years have the national conventions been held in the big halls designed for them. The con vention of 1839 was held in a church. Those of the next twenty years were in any large hall that happened to be convenient, but from 1860 the number of delegates so increased and the num her of people wbo wanted to look on ? :rew so large that big halls holding rota 20,000 to 15,000 people have been built at various points for the conveni ence of both partlee. special dispatch to the Maan- srs’ Record reports that a ton md Sp.Dd.e rn,.. Wm, t* built at —A fact urer* thousand spindle mill will be ballt at Gaffney, S. C., Vo spin fine numbers from one hundred to 150’s, aad to ba wovea late all kind* of faacy goods. This will ba tha first m :a the AN ADDREM TO THS Judge Karla on Hie a* a Democrat—Ha in and I r ^ of tbe so m to be while they eoould always ba beM to a strict acoaoatdbURy, aa oaa eboald ba tovagkt bsforstosbarof patfeie opia- soaklag roar siffragae, I sLall aafi wo#ad to tba law plans a falters a 1 toast lavttn your ■ rot to I ml war aid if filbm tbevetaeaf tbe 1 am ia 1 III rights af tbe psopla wtU sack as I may bero aal wttb all tbe « Trusting that 11 Urn* hav* tba before you to 41 ed, 1 am, mill built Sou Inara Staton to maaafactor* snob a grade of goods as this pad H is ragardad Mtb* AT tttrndvnre dn mast whisk ^ taking a *wf»br,i A SXCTCH or Hid uru. Tba News aad Courier prints tba following sketch of Judge Earl*, wbieb will be found latorastlag : Jadge Joseph H. Earl* was bora la Greenville County, 8. C., April SO, 1847. Ha was educated at th* formaa University, taught school for a law f ears la Claceodon County, aad was, ■ 1868, appointed principal of tba Chick Soring* Academy, ia Greenville County, where ha rental and for two years and discharged the responsible duties of that position with fidelity aad ability. He was admitted to the Bar in 1870, and practiced law at Aadonoa Court) House until 1875, at which time he removed to Sumter. He was tha Democratic nominee for the House In 1876, but withdrew from the race a short time before the election. Ha was nominated again by the Democrats for the House, in 1878, and wm elected, served one term in the Legislature, rnd in 1882 was elected Senator, which position he filled with ability and with fidelity to his constituents nad the State. Judge Earle was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention in 1880, ^and again ia 1884, nod vaa chosen to represent South Carolina ia the committee which notified Clam-i land of his nomination. In 1886 he vaa elected Attornev General of tha State, filling the office for two terme with distinction aad ability. In 1880, when Senator Tillman made the rnea for Governor, Judge Earle was nomi nated as his opponent aad ba received the support of many people. When the two factions ware formed la Iba State he decliaed to ally bliaaalf with either of them, maiatalalay aa lade- pendent attitude as a Democrat. Whan beaten for th* Gaharnatorial nomina tion by Capt. Till men ba snoantsd bin defeat aad anpported tba anminnas af tha party. His sat course for a time 1 him from many of tba M i — 1 — 1 •to, fvstbai togas, ad'lfu* l'MIM4l»b (IVI Liilb lar hoard, la hrot, light add washing twforamiM»a sad s ■T* l ' Uu& XT O. &. JtUi \ -A<\ Mark mil. ^ <