The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, August 13, 1896, Image 1
Rowdyism of the Worst
Sort.
Most Dismacelul Meetint of the Caippap,
Dispensary Officials Leading
the Howlers.
Columbia ReKiitar.
The campaign meeting at Winnsboro
on the 4tb iiut, waa a disgrace to the
county and the State. There waa
more rowdyism in the crowd than at
any other meeting up to date, a cir
cumstance deplored by the orderly,
law abiding citizens of the county
without regard to political faction.
Six or eight men not only made die-
(rusting spectacles of themselves by
howling at speakers with whose senti
ments they did not agree, but by their
conduct brought odiam upon their
county aad State In justice. It must
be said, that the assemblage as t
whole was attentive aad aoitoes to
hear, but a little ootsrtsof half adooua
or more usee eot ouly would eot pur-
alt them to lietee, bet almesl prwcipi
toted e tcht. The m
thief to soy of them ie I
drwak. tor i» weeid he i
nhorHehls
ill
which here I
gutoeiy
to justify the wwt-
■odsst of those
ehtof of pu/tog
i el them rwmm
f rises«
beforo to come In now aud
the tight has been won.
Governor Kuans described the Chi-
C&go convention and how the goldbugs
had been whipped horse, foot and dra
goons. It was the grandest assem
blage he said he ever saw. The gold-
bugs refused to vote—these men that
called themselves Democrats. It was
the grandest fight ever made for the
farmers of the country.
He spoke of the money power as the
most damnable thing in the world. He
said United States judges were a more
terrible curse than all the enemies of
the people put together. He referred
to Judge Simonton’s injunction as to
out rates and said it was most damna-
able tyranny, A man elected for life
can defy the people. We must tell
those judges that they can’t stay in our
fathers house. We must kick them
out like we did old Cleveland and the
gold bugs from the temple of justice.
He closed by predicting a victory for
Bryan which would be a’vhstory for
the farmers. The fight must be con
tinued in Congress and the people
must send men there who are In sym
pathy with their demand. You must
not for a moment lose sight of your
demands. Governor Evans was loudly
cheered aad was presen tod with a
bouquet whea he concluded.
Judge Earle was latroduoed aad waa
received with cheers aad oouator
cheers for Evaas.
The Jadge said the* he appeared to
discuss Issues dispassionately aad with
out feeling. They should be discussed
with latoTllfuucu aad act for hurrahs
from the boys. Hu said that be up
peered before the people of Falrield Ik
IMP. He said then that the remedy
far the evile which the people suffered
was aet to he foaad la the hteto gov
the relief meet name
If there is aay bop*
far*-
A vtoee : L Yea gel that Naefc eye.
mnf m
l f >rW | k^jy^tLsais^ — i
My remarks are ad ’
rnm *9 taetr frtsaSi toi^rg mm meat effaeSaally ague
-yy-Taad hap* qe tot (ram that aa aad^
la *•
I Karts add hs
' ■* seiv-t .sg |
ikt He seto
was | ie« ey
le a eat tats •<
i dfffrtag I sme el
kts toewmi
him. .Ha had told Nearbold that he
was going to give Evans, the devil for
carrying him about with him.
A voice': " We are no heelers. You
are one yourself.” The man who said
this jumped on the stand and shook
his fist at Mr. Duncan, though it was
evident he meant nothing by that.
Mr. Duncan said that even the body
guard, Mr. Newbold, had not gotten
mad at him. Mr. Newbold was at the
meeting, by the way, having come
down from Chester on his bike, and
was a spectator, taking no part in the
fracas.
He said that he htd gone to a cer
tain Dispenser to get a certain docu
ment, and found that Newbold bad
gotten it.
Governor Evans (angrily): “ Didn’t I
give it to you, sir ?”
Duncan : “ No, sir, you did not.”
The crowd began to yell for Evans,
and Dispenser Hthvenson, with flushed
fsoe, and shaking hisiiand at Duncan;
said : “ l am a personal friend to your
brother, but you must not jump on
Govei nor Evans.”
This was where all the trouble
began. The half dosen men who had
been making most of the row seemed
to get more boisterous and yelled es if
their throats would break.
Mr. Duncan continued to try to
•peak, but la so much hubbub and dls
order It was Impossible to make aay
ooonectod remarks. Mr. Duaoaa said
that he could toll a great fbaoy things
If Goveraor Evaas would just let toe
crowd listoa.
A voice: M Pat It to 'em
wael to hear the truth "
Mr. DuAaa ooetlaaiag was heard to
•ay above the roar of yails that be
eoald tall eaoagh to bory Goveraor
Evaas fore var.
Voto« : ‘ No, you aaaX"
Tt« crowd was aot Itstoaisg at all
a Mr Daoeea They ware yaMag or
maklag remarks arleu*r..af at eaek
token alWgod jokes Two
from tko start .f tka
kototoroas la
aad frrqeaatly tatorrwptod tka
Tawy made tawmealvm
..<m» to all at ifcoae who wasted
to kaar m wall as to tko speok*n
kat kts • ffucto
TWy sraatwd
Cktof of Poltoo
kkom stop Ho
rttk tkoto aad
t tkoto
*kw was stood-1
k totd tka skiwf tkat I
meattoff oad tkat aa I
Two eOtof I
ve
In
thoy don't
, i v vM ■■■:-
there ifntll November, but whaV he
was heard. He wasn’t listened to,
however, and he said that the people
above Columbia were trying to chuke
him off, but that meant choking the
Heform movement. Py their action,
he said, thoy were doing for them
selves that which would result in a
political Vesuvius.
Mr. Whitman said a great many
other things, but few people heard
them for the demonstrative part of the
crowd kept up their yelling. ' Mr.
Whitman, although be usually keeps
up his speech notwithstanding howl-
ling down, had finally to quit and
satisfy himself with the distrihution of
his tracts among the crowd.
Senator Harrison was introduced,
accompanied by cries for Ellerbe and
ells : “ He's no good.” Mr. Harrison,
opening', said be believed there
were those In the audience who wanted
to bear and If there were those who
didn't, they ought to go off or keep
quiet. He said he was running on his
own responsibility, and needed no oon
stable to defend him. When it catbe
to that, then free Democratic govern
ment in South Carolina was at an end.
Mr. Harrison was much interrupted
at first but after he had proceeded
awhile he got a respectful hearing.
When he went to talk about the Dis
pensary, he was interrupted by voices
•eying : ** We don’t want to hear it.”
Nevertheless Mr. Harrison went on to
discern his Dispensary eebame. HeHiUcal
•aid ha dida't know whether the Dis
pensary had aaythlag to do with the
recus just now, but it looked very much
like It.
A voice: “It ws.nl the Dlepeu-
Governor, --—
crlue for Ellarbe.
Mr Harrises said
"Ilf BUCK UBIE OFKEBBiSKA.”
T ON BRY&N
said ha expected to toe the -ueit
raor, which wee answered by
that tbare w«
TIB <jua*noir
mnan
oentda \ dn anyiht
k petoto
prtoe af tka {
The Fight of tke People Against
the Millionaire Speculators of the
East.
Columbia State.
Dr. B. F. Duckett,, of Greenwood,
has received the following letter from
Mr. G. W. Scott, a prominent attorney
of Daverport, la., in reply to one writ
ten him recently, asking him to state
his position in relation to the presiden
tial campaign :
Davenport, la., July 30, 1896.
Dr. B. F. Duckett, Greeuwood, 8. C.:
Dear Sir—Your welcome letter came
to hand several days ago, and owing to
sicknesv in my family, I have not
found time until now to answer. In
reply to your Inquiry if I am support
ing the nominee of the Chicago con
vention, I beg to remind you that I waa
a Democrat before the convention and
am a Democrat now. The platform
reads like the Declaration of Inde
pendence and brings the Democratic
party back to the ancient moorings
established by Jefferson.
Next to the truths of revealed reli
gion I believe in the Democracy pro
mulgated by the Chicago convention.
Thirtv odd yean mo at my mother's
.knee 1 learned my first lessons la po-
falth. I waa taught to have
ooefidesos le the messes and In the
wisdom of the Democratic party. There
I leai aed that the Amertoea voter wee
neither a swindler, a rapedlator nor
aa aearcnlet. ffiaoe thee a sew gee-
eratloa of voters have ooese into the
areas of Amertoea poilttoe aad thoy
have bees taught to bollevu that abu»*
le oot ergumusk ear vlllliosttoa a
•uhetituto _
Every iMBfee there la a
wiag foruas la this
eatioa foe meetary. It le the tod
straggle of tko Mom kotmooo Hamit
toe sad Jefferson It will he so lg
campaign Ivory toUaoo has
to ally himself oa either tod
eae ooteoolrto him by abuse
valor wUI be gelded by hie own jedg
meet, nod the dletotoe of kfo owe ooo-
kim by tko truosore of kle
America* maakuad le
prueervattoo to tkat rig
cry of oaaraky tko A
wul aot earner as a aka
l i
party of the people la this country,
and that la the Democratic party—one
party of the constitution—one party of
local self government—one party of
personal liberty—one party of the Re
public—and that Is the party whose
bold declarations of princlploo at Chi
cago has driven the speculators la hu
man misery all over this country Into
leforioua
ABOUT IHE BEjUTES 01
COMMlSBIOMiat
AN EMPHATIC I
a.
nzy for fear their nef
rill bo scoured out of
a wild frehz]
business
VMM'
Tho band writing is on the wall even
in Iowa, and this State will wheel Into
the Democratic column. The Repub
lican party can not win. For 30 years
it has been drifting away from the
common people until today the Ameri
can republic Is threatened with the
commune. The product of Us legisla
tion is three millions of American
people tramping over this country for
the want of a chance to earn an honest
living. That great walking army Is a
reminder thst KepuMtcaoUm has gone
to seed. High protection and a gold
standard are twin brothers of Republi
can infamy. For 23 years the people
have begged tfce Republicans for re
lief. They beg no longer. They turn
ed toward 8k Louis in
were answered by the single gold
standard kad MrKlnlsylsm. The peo
ple have accepted the ultimatum aad
they will answer It in November at
the ballot box by pinioning tboee 81-
m—e twins of destruction on n moan-
tain side of defeat, there to wltbor,
die aad rot away forever.
There le no doobtof oorsmoaase. The
Rovubitoaae are prenehiag sr-mt ala
bUlly of a currency syetom I They
•truck down our elrculei.ng medium
la Tl aad elaee thee have creetod aa
army of tollltooeirae, aad tiled the
mt
He Answers t!» Card
Hukkell,
Mill Cree
Columbia Register.
A short oard from
secretary of the Mill
Company, bast
le com
slooer Mixson sms I ever off«>wd~hIm.
dlp»cUj or ln<liV2rtl r ro dSSTl. i
Xhrtllr'wT" h '
n which he says: 1
I have beaa drawn Into this vary re-
abligfcad, in which
tar had 'blown over and I wonld aot ha
who is aot afraid to
am foroad to mal
■tatement of facts:
I have beaa rimaaoi
scheme and was la oharga «■
tor Tlllmaa’s direction whoa
being at hie homo la
^Ultojli With typhoid fever.
Mui
ery to the
e right vekfo to tka fomfoklag wtteaaf
». feu have trad the best ktoad to A
Every 1 maakuad Tka people aa
i jadg crtagiegly »
WZ'Z
| mafetof to
datoaadlag a ratara la tka ptolto af
i w.. Demnrrull. party ea sUoafo fidf
Ikaaa aaamto tka Itoktoea af tkafo
Tf»»;
’
White House i
Mill
Eh it
otta
to
>fea
wkaa
as mook prtda
•tad sun
mod od
M*« Mr rarvt
pray—
I •%
'-m«o— >h*utf pay
i ouatad 1 ki • ■ .-or eg •
'.«■ wJ Tv« tof- 1
mma
■toe tan
ae •offer i
•us aaru
*•»
to e atom
ae Mo a
OS |
to • toe \ seal to
ywa
Thto is a (r
ten
>4taff
rht
it bus
pavtoto rtff"
(Mdaaak
toga off aad aot I to tko
a tka arewff raekod I
■ m Ti tmm
to hto trtoads •kaad I
hat ka akatod to 1
tomaa *as la toa T
so puMad baok and Ike esuwd I
la gruo mure dosporato
karfod at tko paltoaatoe I
es tka bows poepto. ike ekalrmaa I
r Wwottiad ktatootf as la jump aa |
•toad ead «ay tkat tko uwatry
to kad baaa toapused epaa toag
gh by ton tawa people aa 4 tkat
aftov Ike mwtoiage wuu« bo bo.4
Tilt Nit added real
ead tkaavawd gruo more
y aad eanmad to to Iff a mend la
eamekudf nr anytktag to ptouse
uieg is the crowd
but
'BH
. • .
ton totorreptl
bat ka goti
ka
(■akkmi
(tad Be toto tko^agoat to pot
prtoea la
mm ara
ptoea Be said
otnaor of tka offer, aad bs was told of
aa uder to give targe rebates. He did
eot urge tkat ilqeor to bnugkt from
tale agent aad that was all be had to
say about it The at tempt to sa**r at
tee even la Ilka a euttle fish which
about to to oea^ht jeU out a black
•eeS to hula iiamf. 1 imtj mtti ataB tc
show that I war got one cent from the
d Up'-o* try ur any other dgfffgffMBl M
the government that was not jtasUy
due me as an officer eed bonrot men.
But we are here to show our fitness
to represent you In the national gov-
urnment. You must not think that
because you won a vtcUhy In
the State yon have won the tight.
Don't think you can send a man there
not In sympathy with you. You don't
want (9 take fiHneu vipers to your
bosom. Self preservation Is the first
law of nature and you farmers must
stand together and put men in the
national halls of legislation who rep
resent your views.
The opponents of the farmers de
mands cussed us and called us anarch-
lavs. But we have made the Demo
cratic party adopt our platform and
our demands aro the principles of that
^Everything in this State depends
open the price of cotton, bpt it has
been going down and dowp. Why is
It? '
A voice: “That’s what we want to
Governor Evaas continuing said that
the supply of money regulated the
price. He went on to say that when he
got to Washington he and Ben Till
man would have three eyes on the
•ooundrels. They are trying to insin
uate that Tillman is against me, but
be said “I know you. What they say
Boea lu one ear and comes out the
other.” (Choers.)
The question of free silver simply
we want to put more money in
circulation, increase the price of cot
ton and other products and help you
your debts. But they say this
run gold out of the country. But
le that gold here? No. Cleveland
bas to leeue over IfOO.OOO.OfT worth of
to keep 1150,000.0U0 of £old la tho
By that ha took M.75 out of
of every mm
country aad
non boos eowe
■e osovtoff o
toe sgowbwr ekuwta tollkoetoffi aws eaMeff <
I tetorrftgii m Afw« ee to keog qu.et She
of tooqoeostoo 1 ff us«os wuli hawwa k
staff gut off the tko affmo totaff oak oft
mwg eomffarwuvoqufot wes
Mr Jekff Btovoffesto oewatf fffoffow-< ovary toffy coomoff to I
w. eekoff Joffgu Kwvi* to go took e* oo figkt lor Ikuru was
■ woatoff to Mb klm e quoettoff. Tho I but Ik* Cktof of Foltoo
•ffgu oeot bock. meoaume I
Mr (foevooeaff “Wky fftffat vuultoomoff hff
toes* ; taMitaff u
to to I aoMff wttk
m ko letorusUasr
•klffff I Joffgu Sort
ffiff
Wkifo
Off Ouocao imtoofftatoy
o bo • of oeo eMgeoStoo fsm
forff k ff ien, sottou foctors.
wge Mg pmsoffe Tko •omM
war* esrtoMtoSatf for toe os
otto wktok tke koto woo to
toom being pot eowooff Ik
to bo*o two wt
oooff too toto
to too ettov eit. os tf take
boon nemo onmgtotot togff u
tofoo foeouootly bosut opoo,
foaosve offvfoeff offktoot tffy
to too etgt* of Moffteg too
too psooswA fftafontog it ««ok
tor to mob* to* toot rf wire
boles boo off eeootfy m toons J
ffot truo ttos er« u*oA o. ‘
VW wtoo esse wosw'ffgffMjrktoMtoB ’
It Is soMl tooy wore pot erwuoff Ike
I koto OS qetchly or muro m toon toe
I ket Isoo Itae coo ko TV.» ks no lot-
I portaet petal OoMoO foctors hors
I were very m«ek plooeoff wltk toe wire
Uee naff sotff tooy sow oo suoooo * by
bolus toooff otto tkom skoulff oot to
oooolfforotf oo gooff o ffoltvery ee tolos
tossoff Otto‘toe lot true ue* g
Tke bole wm •kippeff to J. H R.
fffooe A iiioo mfftoe wetore, ef Ckor-
»t MUI
;• I
It
u tuff
eon ekrtff
prtoffipto
r ^ * 4 * % ‘
Dm Domeovofo
oanpigff BH!
to tkfo
“We wtB M
yea
We will
i o poUtUol
to
put oo ughIMUpo ot too 1
bmtieg Ifomoorotto
>U1
ICY
Mr. J. W
vtow
ru-' M
oSTLIm
to tgkl
toe | i
“Wkf I
Howto buoff Is G
wkuo be killoff ebiloff tiger
it M I
OeUoes Dwoeoa ffoee i
robot Ike wire tus
bows tke pries of tke
will
wire
oosl He
la roll*.
vlii*
fftff ao la
know
he say to
that be
•* . 1 w •• 1
Jsdge Karla
srffs were such that
have boon granted.”
Mr. btoveaeao: ‘Do
Lether Trammel t"
Judge Earle: “Yee.”
Mr btoveaaoa “ Didn’t
Mr. Mooney, your pu-taur
• >»s.u u, •« t; :cc tfcal
hung . ’
J udge Eerie: "Not that I know of.”
Mr. Stevenson: “Don't you know
Trammel Is a notorious character *"
Judge Earle: "I do not. I will
simply sey I did my duty In this case,
m I always have done.”
Mr. Stevenson : “Don't you know
he wee acquitted ? ”
Judge Earle: “I'm glad of It, be
cause I want no good mao convicted,
but I want to say from the facte set
forth In the nepers presented to me
ball oould not be granted."
There were cheers for Earle, and
Goveraor Evans’ friends responded
with cheerv for him. •
Mr. Duncan was the next speaker.
He said that he wished he could dis
cuss national issues aloue, but the acts
of public officials are open to criticism.
He then spoke of his early work for
the Reform movement. Some one
asked that something be said about
Tillman and Mr. Duncan paid him the
usual compliment.
He made reference to lawyers getting
all the good things of office when he
interrupted by some one asking
whether he was not a lawyer. Mr.
Duncan made reply that he had studied
law to keep up with the boys. He was
interrupted by remarks inappropriate
to the occasion, when some one asked:
“Who’s paying your expenses in this
campaign ?”
Duncan : 11 I’m paying them my
self."
He said that Evans was responsible
for the low plane the campaign had
been conducted on. This brought
forth great cheering for Evans, and it
looked m If Duncan would be bowled
down, and as a matter of fact, he was
before be concluded.
He continued by saying that he had
the people of the State withrhim not-
wltbetanfflag Evaas went around with
k body-guard.
lotorei la the crowd began to yeti
log Evaas, and asked who wm Evans's
Great disorder followed.
It wm soese tim- before Mr. Diie-
1 that If be
for two years be
It all tot lankily aototag serious rw-
[ euttaff, toon uee, m hae beaa salff.tbert
wan ao body to fight although it must
to admiltod that to* whole thing wm
one of to* moot disgraceful events of
the campaign hardly excepting the ex
hibition et Florence. Although ao
pistols were drawn, many of the crowd
skipped la aalfolpatUw of shooting
ffpriog tko frotoff T - -
Mr. Duncan continued his speech
bile greet disorder prevailed. Only
e word or two or a sentence or two
oould be heard.
Mr. Duncan stated that he bed said
to Tillman that if his election meant
the disruption of the Reform move
ment he would quit. * -
■ Cries: “You wouldn't. You sure bo
good.”
Mr. Duncan went on to trv to speak,
but it wm a futile effort. He was con
stantly interrupted by howls and yells
and nothing he oould say wm connected.
He said if Evans wasn’t afraid of being
shown up he would get the people to
listen. Though Mr. Duncan was not
listened to he persevered amid cries,
Get down,” “ Time's up,” etc. He
said all he wanted was the people to
listeu to him and they oould vote for
Evans if they wanted.
Voices: “ We’ll do thai all right.”
Mr. Whitman was yelled down be
fore he uttered a word. After about
two minutes of pandemonium« man in
the audience charged Mr. Whitman
with having been guilty of an aot, the
details of which are unfit for publica
tion.
Mr. Whitman, with great indigna
tion, pronounced the statement an in
famous lie. He said: “ You are an
infamous liar, sir, and if you were
worth a shuck I would make you
answer for it in the courts.”
A voice; “ Did you ever live in
W innsboro ?”
Whitman: “Yee. and I made
vicarious sacrifice of tuylelf, and I’m
making it now for you.”
Mr. Whitman, finally getting half a
hearing, proceeded with his speech.
He made his usual remarks about
Tillman and papeuckers, which were
met with cheers for Till man aad
Ellerbe.
Mr. Whitman said that th* crowd
wm peeked with Dispensary constables
to howl him down
fm
la ttouta Caroitae er
nUM.UM.Mff. BM K" u ‘' ,
>44.* Wplu UM. frca
1 pur huaff rod pound*. No.
lu to Muff for oottoa tUe. Six um of I -w-
this will walgh four pounds aad will Unweltkis
ooet over 3 oeate pmr pound, or 12 oeato ' #, M i.
toihe bole. Hm hoop Um weigh 11-2 ,-a WMhlwrtow
pounds each aad. at present price*. " - -
coet abmt & oeaU each, or 30 oente lor
the six uMd oa a bale of
to ef i
11 cam
1 | a few of —
* !“ ; Maally toM
i?' 79 .* 0 tatr.cfr cloi
10 wire
weal ef rela
to the
Black
people
driven
to the
They
aoff ^Mree some tlm^ b
•ouurged the British lioe from our
•bores. They gave m a Parry oo Lake
... ^ Erie, a Millar at Lundy * Lane aad a
A gentleman who take, an internet j^keon wbeu bl an unauthorised nur.
tatoa fight agaloH the Tie- Trsvt sajt 1 - 1 ■
It U purely a fight for a seatlment.
The wire Um for e bale of cotton ooet*
12 cento, while the flat iron or hoop
ties cost 30 cento. At first it appears
that the advantage is wholly In favor
of the wire ties. “But,” said he, “It
should not be forgottoe that the tlee oo
o bale sells m notion. Unless the
weight of the bagging and tleeoo a
bale of oottoo exceed* twenty-five
pounds, It is paid for just the same m
ootton. Now her* is a plain mathe
matical demonstration—the wire ties
on p bale weigh four pounds, and at 7
cents a pound for cotton, the farmer
will get 28 oents for them; oo the other
hand, the flat iron ties on a bale weigh
nine pounds, and 1 ot 7 oenti a pound
for oottoa, the farmer will get 63 oents
for them. Now, the wire ties cost 12
cents a bale and sell for 28 cents, while
the hoop ties cost 30 wents a bale and
sell for 63 cento. Ob the wire ties the
farmer makes a profit of 16 cento aliale
while on the hoop ties he makes a
profit of 33 cento. It looks to a man up
a tree as if, even at the advanced price
itwiil pay the farmers to continue the
use of the hoop ties. But they don’t
look at it that way. I remember that
when the farmers made their fight
against the Jute Trust, just such an
argument as I have made now was
mt de then in favor of the use of jute
bagging, even at the advanced prioe.
But the farmers said that was not the
point, that the Jute Trust had arbitrari
ly advanced the prioe of lute bagging
and they were willing to Joee money in
order to make the Jute Trust reduoe the
price of bagging to a level commen
surate with the ooet of producing it.
I judge that the farmers will take the
same view of the fight against the Cot
ton Tie Trust and will fight it antil it
takes off it* unjust nod arbitary advai
of 100 per cent In the price of hoop ti
If the farmers suoooed, the Um oo a
bale of oottoo will only ooet about 16
oeato naff tall for 63 oon to. The pr
le worth fighting tor."
of la
is etrip-
be overturned precedent
gave ue th* Louisiana territory. They
rallied to th* sepport of our leaders
when thoy snstaned Tsxm and the
rent South wMt from th* clutch** of
lex Loo and made the American Sag
the symbol of our power from ocean to
ocean. They gave the government n
Lincoln, th* raiiHpllttar, n Grant from
the tanyarde of Galena, and a Stephen
A. Dougtae from the pralrfoe of Illi
nois. And now when n great wrong le
to be righted and th* government
restored to the people, n native son of
that old commonwealth comes
front, William J. Bryan, the
Engl 0 Nebraska.
Twice have the American
repudiated McKlnleylsm and
the despoilers ol the masses
jungles of political despair,
have seen the protected barons of
Wall street once again marshalling
their forces to plunder and pillage the
American people. They have heard
the chosen agents of subsidy under the
leadership of Mark Hanna, frying the
fat from the protected manufacturers
preparatory to a final campaign against
the prodi
producing classes. The great
Democratic pnrty of this nation, voic
ing the hopes and aspirations of the
people, hM turned once again to the
common people for a leader.
That party hM not turned a deaf ear
to the cry and needs of the people in
this year of graoa, 1896. It hM not yet
been hypnotized and lulled to sleep in
the lap of John Sherman. It rebels
against being Sbermaolxad at the ratio
of 16 to 1. The Democratic party will
reader M long m there
Is a free governmeet upon the face of
the earth or the hope of eacuriog one
Long before tka Chicago oooveotioo
Inge
veaed it had mou tka Hutto glean-
i tfflds naff had hoard tka
la the
voice of Rachel la tko
turned eg* 1 * Ik* p«opl<
idors have quit courting
M. Wl
It
UgkE
of tka *
•f durable portion of It.
Tke exoemiv* keel a
were very uafavorabi*
eeff la the principal
wm a decided foli.cg
ditto*. The early corn crop
very fMt aad fodder from such
Md Md ift? tod In flu to exuU
core 1*' maturing rapidly aad to being
stripped MMoar than would ord neru,
ho ino m. j -7—pg
oa tbs stalk. While thorn were boom
reports of oora being adversely affect-
ea by the heat, yet th* greater num
ber of oorre.ponJ, DU report ao nottoe-
nbl* Injury, but qxpr*M the faar that
the grain will show the effects of hMk-
log. All corn Is so far advanced that
one general rain, or well distributed
Showers, would insure 0 full crop.
. £ w enty-three countto* report oottoo
foiling under th* adverse wetoher
which prevailed; eight report either
an improvement in oonditioo or no de
terioration, and In the remaining Bv#
the conditions are variable, depending
on locality, toil and rainfall. The
favorable reports oome .from the wen-
tern portion of the State, with the
exception of Colleton. The chief ef
fect* of the heat and dryness were
shedding of squares and half-grown
bolls, some rust, checking of growth,
and premature opening of immature
bolls. On light, sandy soil the Injury
is most marked, and to reported to be
quite serious.' Open bolls are noted
from all portions of the State and pick
ing hM begun in a small way in the
more southern counttos. On July 28th
and 29th five bales of new cotton were
marketed, being the first of the season.
In 1894 the first bale wm marketed
on August 15, in 1896 on August 20.
The early date this year fairly repres
ents the time the present season to in
advenes of an average season, 1894
having been about the average.
Tobecoo to not doing well in certain
section* nnd fairly well la others.
Curing continues aad wm favored to
th* weather.
■ Lowland rloe continues to
satis factory growth and to beading.
Upland rloe, of which imm to ealtlvat-
ed. barely held He
Sweat potato— to
Una* to thrive, altkos
fh tar table om.
I
rived
"TtL
Mr. HubboU
la with 6 par «ma
He aekod aw to taka him tato Ike
sample room Md thorn him tka YTY
ryeihas IWM purchMU^ Itod m,
at She eawo
“re
and while la
offered me hto YTT
price ho had formerly
l> *pen»*ry with th* I
discount; oad, 'if my wsnmi
per r*L; 10 per oeot. off, mkkwttl-t
oents per gal.; 50 nltope to a barrel
make* 611.25 aad 50 barrels to a oar
maker 1662. I said, “Will yto pot
this discount oo the invoices aad lot It
show up regularly ?" He replied tho*
he could not do so; that he tm s w
her of the trust, but ] for wff 1
Invoices at the regular prtoo of
per gallon and he would rdtarn
10 per cent off in cash. Thto I i
to do and no purohaae haa been
from him by me.
These are the facts la th* oaee aad
includes all I have said as to Mr. Hub-
bell’s oiler to me. If he, akya sey part
of it to untrue he Is a Itak.
F. M. Mixson.
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