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VOL XXIV. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1901., TILLMAN AND M’LAURIN. INPARTIAL VIEW OF THE SITUATION A VIVID DESCRIPTION OF THE AT GAFFNEY. EPISODE Mr. E. B. Hook, of the Augusta Chronicle, has given the following descrip lion of the memorable encounter between Senators Tillman nml Mc’Laurin, which led to their resignation^ and the resultant condition of political affairs in this State. This article is worthy of perusal as coining from an impartial ob server of the extraordinary scene in Gaffney: 1 had the pleasure of being present guage’ at the polls which one you en- at the debate in Gaffney, S. C., be- j dorse. tween United States Senators Tillman | : and McLaurin of South Carolina, and | I do not means to say that these of witnessing the sensational episode | were Tillman’s words, but that Was which resulted in their joint resigua- j the line of his argument. It was tion. It was a performance without a strong of the personal equation, lie- precedent so far as T know, and oner j lievinu that the people before him l>e- Llutl could hardly have occurred any- 1 Hcved in hiA, he wanted to impress on where else but in South Carolina.” It them that they could not consistently means the bringing ou of a bitter and believe in Mcl.aurin, too. .McLaurin sensational campaign this summer, and j realized that Tillman was throwing the one that will !>e very trying on Senator strength of his personal popularity McLauriu’s physical ability, if not ou j against liim, rather than academically his sensibilities. He is evidently not arguing the wisdom or unwisdom of a well mau, though he baa sreal nerve force. A ihree-hours' debate that leaves Senator Tillfian perspiring, but ruddy aod eager for more, leaves Senator McLaurin nervous, unstrung, temporarily collapaed. Tillman ligbw because he loves iL lie rejoices in the stonu of bailie, in the hiuismg of bis victim. Just as a prise tighter likes to see the blood apart from the face of fils antagonist, so iten Tillman likes to sea a sensitive opponent grow |«le or tfosh, aod ligvrauvrly wnlhe under the |M>hcics of expansion, subsidies, McKinley's war jkoliry, etc., and that he was trying to force McLaurin to resign, and argue these qties!ioii* in ic tight for office. McLaurin took th«^ pooilMMi that in an off-year was the best lime to debate these questions of paity policy, lie was ready to argue the questions on their merits before the people aod let them decide foi themselves from the argument wbelli er they were undemocratic. He waul ed a claim debate marked by Sen- part. Once having trapped McLaurin into the agreement to resign if Tillman would, the latter forced it to a conclu sion. If McLaurin signed, it would be what whs most wanted; if he flunked after having agreed to sign, it could be used with tremendous force against him, as being afraid to surrender bis commission, and give the people chance to give him a vote of con- lidence, or -repudiate him. Tillman having done this much for the party, the Democrats of South Carolina will show their appreciation by re-electing him, and at the same time getting rid of McLaurin. The McLaurin view is that Till man’s offer to resign was the merest bluff, and that he was completely taken aback when MeLaurin calletbhis hand. That having secured a race straight out between Tillman and McLaurin for the long term, McLaurin will best Tillman in the debate pu the pending issues, if they can keep others out of the canvass. They believe that the bold personal defiance of Tillman made by McLaurin, and the counter charge that if McLaurin stole a sermon Till man stole things of more intrinsic value will put Tillman on notice that Mclaturin will carry the war jnto Africa, and it will he wisest for him to cooliue himself to a parliamentary dis cussion of the questions on which it is clsimed that McLaurin has gone over to the Uepublicaus. They believe that in a dignified. Senatorial discussion of the issues Mclaurin will have the best of it; and tbft if Tillman tries his old game of villilicmiioa and abuse he will (iud that McLaurin will not quail before bis attacks, but will hit back straight from trie shoulder. tus bitu r innuendo and abuse. Mc-jumnai courtesy. In the effort t>» kilt Lmup *s-uL fiaci Hi 1 *— 1 U^rffret M TiUmawa demauds lovt to flfbt, wot l .«n. tie potoptam that Tph. I * , , fear blow, but he hifD<M If, in rws* the |m. q>lr rudorvrd Mr lot itrifi. That It wv* vrry ntsv for him U j sit with hr • nrw «N umanoum far six )• oi* in hi* ia •I'l® p * Im'I , iia*l from this I* nsnbprnof III rv at M< r !.xuno alMMit He does not fsar to strike a stinging | man bad spid nothing al».ut r> it of ooeaaailf, rath- be takas pleasuie in it. Htoofhi face to face with duty he wooUi bark his positioo With hi« life, aod never qoail for an Instant, toil he would do it under tremen<hms nrr \ (*«• tension, and when the strife was over he wank! suffer temporary collapse not artaal pruetrstwo. but iaasiinde and eihaaeUuii The viol of a seoea- liooal oaaiMS, full of peraooaliUr* sod exrttemrnl. wmdd nod Mil asms greatly exhausted, depleted in endetrength. tf •••* mUtaJly i lu spile of all protestations on the of Senator Mci^iurui, auti tu spite ■H |»rouf,' there are It I those who lielieve (hat llcljiuriu doing the work of the Itepubliran a ministration in dooth t arotins, sou working to lorn teals |(e|mbltrau the nes and doctrines- antong the |»roj»t They take the |M>*ition that klcl^ir he claims are Democratic, but which all true Democrats must kuow are only Republicanism in disguise, and vety thinly disguised at that. He made a speech at Charlotte^ April 18, in which the Democratic party is sneered at and assailed. He made another speech at Greenville last week, tilling out and developing his new theories, and took pains to indicate his perfect accord with Mr. McKinley and all of his pol icies. He had appointments already arranged to make speeches at at least three other places—Gaffney, Yorkville and Spartanburg—and had begun an active canvass fbr re-election fifteen months before the regular campaign which would choose his successo r , in the Democratic primary of lt>02, would open. It was natural that these gentlemen, who proposed to contest for his seat, should he unwilling to prematurely an nounce their candidacy and take the field against ,hHu. He had the dispens ing of h'e.deral patronage placed at his disposal by the Republican President^ and he had unlimited money furnished by his Republican allies, or McKiuley- DeniocraUc followers in South Caro lina, .ind his purpose was tn go up and down the Slate unopposed and unan swered to orgunizq his new political machine. Thin was the aituatiou up to the Gaffney meeting and I was confronted with the question of what was my duty under the circumstances. Recollect that 1 am a member of the National Dcumcraiic committee as your reprr- sen tali ve. 1 was on the committee <>r^ plaitorm* in both of the last national conventions ami hel|>ed frame the d> clarattuo of prim iph and phiicy. upon wbnh we went to battle, and 1 was chairman of the committee oo platform la your last Slate Convention. Re member, too, U|§l l-oih .at t’lutrloye amr at mtraimr, - dm ctht-anrt.tii^t: irctlv. I bad h«eu assailed by Mr. Me l-iurin. ami yon will understand why 1 Wa* animus to meet my colleague at degraded elevation of the high position obtained by deceit and held against the wishes of the people. I put my case m your hands and will explain and vindicate my course more fully in the coming primary canvass. 11. R. Tiluman. McLAURIN REPURR TO B R. T. h Mi L man # ii id 1. iHilpIlshed JU«t What h< hi* raavass in this s diaeu*sion of suI•• i •if* Thai 1 of < sd T ur« was itdanain illman * r» I ilesires. r>ff year, lies si»l ’graiui- u. that oa- akiL 1 • VI for ihs ih.. TiUosaa woahJ l» •trong as an oa and fit for another month of the same Burt. Both me a arw absolutely frarloaa, but they differ grealty tn fibre and tempera- mant. Me I nan a as a haada»me maa of fine atat-ie, and aa easy and at tune*, el factivn •pinker. He makre no rlfort 'at fiighle of etoqnence. hat la rarneet and nccnaHMnlly fervid in speech. Them see aw tn be eomethmg larking to the atmugth <f hie face, and eu la hie apeakma ha aaeiae jast to fall abort o* the power that moves men, on*! ian lea niavtrttoa. He talke wvll. an-l moaote to a certain height of v igoc end •araeetneae. hat larks that nagtog tooe or pa none I aMgaeU«m that makes tha htuod tingle la the vetaa aod a «aepe aa aa twnce off ita faet. He ts aourv nr—lr ihaa TUtmeii, bat leoa forceful Ha ia more g me tone, hat tree winning. He ia mom argumentative, bat Icm convincing He ie more cunrtruaa. bat dooa not gut aa utruag buhl on caaoai arqaalnleocee or parusaa frteads. Ha ia asahly aod fearless, but larks that personal quality that at- Md hat l-su lie i r ihe) fo I m m u. uOtrst , ha a fil I sn t that -msi any to Ti M< it f< ' . h ho T»U am, ruli< *1 V b hint thi e shea! • d at every haa to *4 L I titan Jmp \ an* I if b it rtlrfa I Mr n i f rar ^rrad- itsrel • kit* thi illl hr •in! that he ki mao a ho to hi It wae 11 ia II |»rf T- - | of those Mcl-aana iMlCMh I ti fury, aim when invited by a large d of cit igly a etiug 1U Wi cas of I hefokee * ouniy e pled. The result of now well known. Mr. Mildly >rou. uumiM-r I wdiir that M. l-iur fet r to fs< • nation etni coafidanco traste be h He inc charging that I was attempting to dic tate aod boss the people aod mlerfr rr m g race aith which I had no concern •• »afrly eo*r<>o« ed in my scat t yearn and had loUhiog to lose, ukl well eff-wd Ui ley down a rode was on With the question of leatg- ippeal to the |N-<q»le w hose he hail abused and afinae d be trayed. tu iludge the thrust hi He Defies Tillman and His Pitch fork—He is Acting on the De fensive. ^ i ^ ■ —■— —_ The following reply of Senator Mc- Lanrin to Senator Tillman’s address to the people of the State is furnished for publication. Fellow Citizens: The address of Senator Tillman to you renders it necessaryihat I should say something in explanation of my, motives and ac tions. I sincerely regret that you are to be subjected to the expense anil ex citement,, of a Senatorial primary this year, hut I feel that I am not responsi ble. Had it not been for'Senator Till man’s intrusion upon the Gaffney meet ing there would have been no necessity for it. A joint debate was piecipitated by him contrary to my wishes and of the getUlcmrn who invited me. He forced himself upon the mcetiugby bis own admissions. No other honorable course was left to me hut to accept bis proposition or lay myself open to the charge oi cowardice. It is too late now to consider whither it was wise *r unwise, and ihe |>eople must judge between us. 1 desire U) announce my candidacy in op|io*ition .to the senior Senator for the unexpired long term, and will discuM with him in a fair and rrpHlahl* maninifUMf national 4 of the , and leave it you to judge who ran the mtWe **hom-stlv mid honor- task, for truth crushed to earth will rise again.” The senior Senator forgets that he insidiously and maliciously assailed me last summer, when I was unable to de fend myself, and after my Charlotte speech in an interview made false and slanderous charges against me. T did, in my Charlotte and Greenville speeches, criticise his ropuhst-Dem ocracy and 1 have nothing to retract. He impugns the motives of others, but when a reply is made he cries out .that he has been attacked in an unjus tifiable manner. The pqople shall judge of our Democracy and not the senior Senator. It is evident that the senior Senator fears that he cannot defeat me on a fair field with ho favors, else why is he assailing me in his address and threatening to put out other caif.lt. dates ? What was said on the stand at Gaffney and the correspondence be tween us will convince any fair-minded man that our resignation was with the understanding that the race was to be between' us only arid the campaign was not to take place until the fall. The senior Senator said on the stand that he would unite with me in a tatter to Governor McSweecey requesting him to withhold action until * decision by ably 11 ■Mails rrpnswul- you m the j thenrimsry. TrTe address is characteristic of the man and bis political methods. He is addicted to making reckless an 1 false charges against others which be never %ubstauiiatcs. An honest man is al ways chary iu charging others with dishonesty. The thief often cries “Stop, thief!" He is an ambitious boss aud habitual ilisturlier of the poli tical peace and harnxMiy of South < aro iua. I .a* l summer for lbs sake of peace he was given no opposition, 1 md as soon as the doors were dosed and i m MtlC. UlVT l was elected aisas.# Pi iikn rat and I am Stitt a Itewwwrati Iw «»vsn said and done I have hail the good of my people at heart, to them I am ready oiled I " ,,u * 11 , ' n,r les barred he mad* a alan- derous attack upon the Hible ami the I wi for but »f n ■ Mil* Lq. | '!« b hi* f* i M hav< K. II. ||t*>n. TILLMAN 8 TALK TO VOTERS. He K splat as the Reason a for His Action ia Resigning Hie Seat. to f< ity U er tl pulse, It M upon imp ran affirm s oaib that all tn serve the I who have h fur another which I was flow myself. 1 saw the pri« quite the bailie at wn wall fifteen months, o rrs<ga tf he would, and know. I acted from na i, Iml I hate alarais ariad to render •hip, 1‘erlu my r» lb« |M aa It haa ami. I p»i Were II oddrt-«a u be u n net Its ami mv « Hi' lb charge* i 4 >ti.rtt-*a dial if my steward woator. | to. In la 1 gave I reason for tuy official j I, It Is use lees fur me I •.isl to that speech an account ant t»» the e i this lies my •|wech at Or Ih* e Ifff ■nn>r chief cut i am thine like unity or mr |m ople until he ia relegated to prt- | vale Ufa. Ilia moeudiary appeals to »lass hatred aod prejmiirr, su< h as he made at Gaffney to the factory <■)•era- lives, and bis dictalonal spirit and ut terances will keep up dweeosio visioos ami discord in the state. er with ascends the pulpit with a whip in his hand aud cracks its lash at every malediction. That would be all right if every man had a pulpit and a whip, so that he could fight back. If I were good enough to be a preacher I would take a text and.stick to it reverently and plead with the people to the name of the Lord. Old Dr. Axsoo, of Savannah, was my id„al of a preacher; a man of God Whoee very presence iu tl e pulpit increased our reverence for it. His texts still linger in the memo, ries of those who listened aod carry with them more enduring solemnity. When David pleaded with the Lord for forgiveness and said, “ Remember not against me the iniquities of my youth,” every one recalled with grief and sorrow the many, many errors of his young life. W hat a grief to every man are the sins of his youth and bow earnestly he wishes they could lie blotted out from hit own memory. I recall another text, when David ex- • claimed in the agony of his heart, *• My sin is ever before me.” What a . subject Tor an earnest, eloquent divina the impossibility of escaping from the memniy of sin. But the love of God was his favorite theme, and the helplessness of man ia contrast. We know not whence wu came nor whither we ate going. We cannot mid a day nor an hour to our existence. We cannot foresee afflim tiros nor calamities nor fortify against them. Wa are utterly heipleae and ate dapendent on the Creator. Thao be gave a poetic picture of the won drous love of the Creator for His crea tor na and proved it by the adaptation of our senses to. the beauties and luxunea of nature—the aaoou aod stare, Ihe mountains, rivers, Ireas, fruits aod flowers; the bills u> staff, tha flowers to bloom, the earth to bear ua food/' aod bow carefully Ha holds the rolling helm, watching fiver as and every puiaa that heats. M Y< young man, atop sod think!*’ claimed. In trader, tearful That ia ihe kind of [■ reaching 1 . dt*} It M vail to Rave Canada and a faith ia With ! them, bat creeds are at lent the *l»’ itri 1 Ih T i a •mi •lib I k let II ig widrree BOW drcwlr hrl wren thru 1. t’*w •Id Mr- (.aorta afiurd t ,41 fl* ft Ct •( mb a ti Ikon ? At aa] r rate he •Inf m 4. had prompt.) rv|dW xl “ Agree* 1.** It III t f * o [ mi brn T'HitMtt r-xpooded .♦•Wei «lrav ap tbr rvmgn lattuas aa *1 we'l II ^>^1 j right now," tt m droUfv J if Me 1 aarin rrossdcred it more tha a bun raotie, for though hr agsu a re* (>.m.b-d “ Agreed,” be resumed the thi nad of his argument. ami lio&b led his •10^4 h of Itri ■ pub.tw ii jamiB ■I l; .•fit 1 illaua : ^ AN At»l»UI»* T«» Tllii t»l U«N R tTtt' ««>ri u* oi Tin sTAvr. Frll«»w Citums : An extraordinary end uaparallried si tael it to has uu< \* pm tedly arisen in this State, ami a* I am mataly n-s|Masible for thi* I feel that a proper ivepect for you rvtjuires an expiaiialioo of my art too ami mo tives. kieven year* ago by a very large vote you nlnatetl me Goveroof of the I felt wee I party Th thi* • IB ha to d 1 pnm | hr l fc . J i Ih. r*lan<l The nag te i their wh< man I i of aa re been people , MU dut) j the R ie ■sled n my , after Mamk •Is, I < tteepn kwh ar t are a a tlm iimJm a lie |Mihli*he>l, mil. tade ia the jr M wouUl say murr. aM«it mr ml ito|f Uua. He ■Nsriunrnt uf nub Um seed ia la of my nr • ml to be I is but “ thi i,_, aai , i,_ ai l of the profile I i< effort during this j break d<»nn “lKia*i*m, ' s ji»f |MiliiM-aJ evns, and I • itisrn* to psstsl me to inaugurafa aa ' era oi free thought, free sprerh and iBtlepemlrwe of artam oa the part of > the paiHilc uf south Caro) ian. The ‘ seator sraet<ir, ia the quo twle of a farmer's life ia Kdgrfield t ouniy, coaid lie vtrwed ae a ptUlifurklaaa pigmy ami a Meaning to the state. . train the lord save, •* Do justly, lore mirev good sod walk homhly with thy tidfi. n ill mafte a , ef men and ate controverted and he wh am pa ign to | ed at by vhoee who taffer; bat Ith iu invite all _ . Ilumbi* yourselves under tha mighty band uf uod," “Love the lawd wtta ail thy rtreagth and thy thyeeif," and w lmve ia the fall lha hwtharu la no goad mi any creml. HaaMlity is eae of tha chiefs cardinal virtues. A aaaa who ia vain or ■'uncalled ig cioae skw to aa idiot. J**ux la>WNi>M M< I .a i am The mat aaye, •• Oh, whv ■HR oi mortal he prrad, ,v - aad M says, “lawd. what is men ltr|mM|. RILL ARP ON PREACHKRR CM III UlRf He tiefi l lr l.ir «» in IhH Will jOs»^r for iHywt rmlc* | mi«l Iu** •!**•! hr >hi -i- ms If the power to r as to the fights- [ my cuarss slid views, sml mg fur them to hear aad themsclree. His imlsceal u|eai the Gsffaey meeting his meiMsI uf “hossism * to ••rule ar raia." After re- the Modem m Old Tt •t I n >enaior* st Roohingtoii will and stand by their Ii Uavu an opp<>rtuniiv of being honestly sml honora.dy reprr- -eule«l. Tin* has not Iwen the ca*e during Ihe last two ye an ami as long • a l I* There ia a strong belief prevalent that the whole thing is bluff and play for position, aud that the resignations will be declined by the Governor, or through st»me other means will md be come effective. 1 do not think there ia any ground for this. However uu- prenmJitatedly or ffippantly the may have been entered upyn, it tie* came aerious enough before the finish, and Senator Tillman was determined to force Senator Mcl-aurin to resign or to squarely back down after having agreed to do so before the audience. In the matter of the resignation Till man was the aggressor all the wjtf onefeJTvrageiTffT**'? that there wourt i he ho resignations, an t nobody around the reporters' tables thought seriously | h of the nutleti'f lake the twt. enotigt the conclusion of Mclaiuriu’s speech he again brought the matter up, ami said their resignations would l*o signed at once. Hepainug to Mr. Oil's law office he dictated the resignation, signed it, and sent it to Somfor ii Laurin to s^'/i. Mv)/fttfig .nrffi the midilions f/ial ibrmf •as* 4R55V1 not come on tiU ,ci><Vtet weathuT in through. He began by dwv!aring , tbat)() c i < )/ wr qyj^ d ^p 0 ,jvmi>er, wwl thalno- Ity. In ’tM I was sent a* your rupre- *tillative in the Congr* ** of the I nitcd Slates as ops id the Senator* from Saith Carolina. After six years’ ser vice in that body I was last year chosen Hut it was evident that Tillman wa* without opposition to bq my own sue- either to earnest, or believed that h« L^sor. | was sworn in on March 4 could force Mcl-aurin to Hunk, tor at | f or || IC t ix years’ term ending jii rrtuaa h<m>e ia Apri m| inviutioiis from cttiwas of ravitle, i ork, I heriAee, Ncwl*-rry •vrtstiburg counties to sd<lres* ■pit-<>n the usi tonal i*aiics of th« •isy. .W their public server.! I could md disregard their imperative calls and ac«'eiite«| the invilatiros. Had I m4 tlom* so my |M>lilK'sl opponent would h ive chargdl that I could not meet my constituents face to fw^r and explgjn 'itical action. It was not my He Dora Not Ltk* Sensational fierme Preaching. There seems to be aa unuaast com motion la lbs Held at religi jus thought. 11 Hit of two or three hundred 11 hn-i an creeds and forms of ■ me would sutipiaw there Wore airs ady 1 enough to rbousa fruaa, bat soww new sod ilortliffii oaos keep coming ia a fid the eager, erasing mind* of the ua- | willed people are falling out with tbs ; old and falling ia with the new theories { aud ilortrioss. There is do causa for I very great alarm tn this, for it proves • the natural instinctive desire of weak | ind unsettled minds for sons* religion , that w til satisfy aad oamfort the loiig- | mg heart. U proves the universal 1 tx iu/ m GVhI the creator and the nuivor- tkff tha if I of I:*07; The ink ha* hardly berotne dt upon my'oath of olftr amh-yet I tendered oq- /TMgiirlion, |o ushr e Si/grfnbaatfffKe Tl eel x>])eruad0fo in the game o/jw/iiica a man could I (iOtly^l^S^n:i vc. a part ia R mil Till- rnmri ft nwal; and\Town aud Mclaiu'in. Tillman refused toi-mppaa my conditions, and called upon McLaurin to keep his agreement. n fa live refused to stand the polidea of ihe party tYiat elected him he nviglht V!§ 4i uatted a traitor.” Then We that the manly course avurin to pursue would be to ^roaign aud go before the people for re- election, thus giving them an oppor tunity to endorse his couise by re electing him, or to repudiate him if they believed his course was undemo- etatic. Then turning to the audience; <( I will understand that you don’t want me if you re-elect Mcliaurin, for if he is a Democrat lam not.” The purpose of Tillman was clearly to draw the sharpest possible contrast between his own position and that of Mcliaurin—by assertion, if not by 'argument Confident in his own popularity and strength with the peo ple, he sought to throw it in the scale against McLaurin. - If he had not shown by argument that Mcl-aunn’s position was undemocratic, he wanted- ^ thejn to understand that he so cohsider- ,,0ity and .further that-any endorse ment of McLaurin would be a repudia tion of Tillman.. “If Mcl-aurin is right, Tillman is wrong.’ 1 You must choose between uft. South .Carolina ought to have either two Democrats like Tillman, or two Repubhcan* like MclAnnn. If you want enter one of ua yoo don’t want the other. Me- Lannn ought to resign, aad give yoo to flay ia Mclauirin reiterated his desire to defer the active campaign beyond the heal of the summer on account of hisjiealtir, and invited Tilltffim to join in a written request to the executive committee to arrange for the canvass in October and November, or suggested the alterna tive.of -an unconditional resignation to take effect September 15th. Tillman promptly signed the -resignation for September 15th, and sent it to Mc Laurin. > There was no longer room for parleying, and as McLaurin affixed his signature he said to the bearers of the resignation, “ You fellows have gotten Carolina politics into a devil Of a fix with tins thing.his latjer statement wapjjild tu me.bj one of the b£Arer»-«r itW' ri.sigimtiort^ aud u woult sc^un 0 ifi3i>ly bbat while McLaurin had'seen the thing through, it was not of his seeking, and did not have liiifl eptire approval, ^ The Tillmamte view of the situation seems tu he this. It was of the gi catest imiMtrtanee to force McLaurin te re sign. That was the one thing, or at any' rale the chief object Tillman hiy in view. 11$, of course, had qever thought of bringing it alioul in life way it was accomplished, but when he saw the chance to effect it in that way, he did not hesitate a moment, in apite ol' the tremendous sacrifice it was on hia The ctLzftta of a given county will lose but two day- to bridg about this much desired result—ouc day to attend the campaign meetings ami the other to go to the primary, while 1 will have the fatigue nod expeo-e of a Siah- canva**.'’ which 1 could have easily avoided, (uateta l»«tween the I democracy the roan who seeks to l>etray it \W be fought without any local com-* . I jtlu ations whatever. Voters will not r^avL, to take | * u ' iidluencedhUhis contest by the ah- same date, and thus there be two vacaneics to be filled appointment of the Governor until the I The issues will be clear cut. The . legislature can elect our successors in organization of the “ Commercial De- larmaty next. I desire to announce] mocracy,” another name for McKinley candidacy to succeed myself, and] Democracy, will have to be cousUm- shall a-k you to vindicate my action mated iu a jy your voles in the primary which under much less favorable will be ordered by the State Demo- Our party has the opportunity to re- cratic committee. This is an off year buke and punish treachery at once as in politics, and but for the conditions a warning to those who may be waver- j sire to elect local fav-orilcs, and thus j swapping will be'pTCvented shorter time aud conditions. ing. Many good men will be prevent which had come about my action m irecipitating a p<*litical campaign and od from becoming Republicans in fact, irimary election would be inexcusable, though not in name, by having the A brief review of recent political issues explained before they have events will he necessary to give that ex-jidhl no d themselves under the new han- ilanation. My colleague,.John L. Mc.l ner. The Democratic uniform will be ^aurin, was elected to tliQ Senate at a struck oil of those who have proven primary held in W/to succeed the unworthy to wear it, and they will be amented Earle! lie was elected as a| ma de to understand tbt: difference be- Democrat, standing upon thp.ChicagoU weei1 honorable and dishonorable dis* datforny of 18%. Early in’Ui) Sena- charges. €ivio virtue, the sacred re- tor-McLaurin parted company with his lotions which should exist between the Democratic colleagues iu t>$ Senate, representative and his constituency and has since voted Xor'and advocated will he more clearly understock aud everything that-the Republican party true Democrats must rejoice^ at the now atnncR for, and has persistently | result. .. ^ v / ;•„ antagonized his own psiljriu all of his For myself arfiT the sacrifices I .hav public ulttaances and acta. Notwith- made 1 will ( ^ay nothing. I prefer to standing a new .Stxte'Uonveutian last] let the people of the State consider the May laid down the principlC?and poHc- fmaUnhw themselves, and pass upon ie* of the party, and anew National my conduct, so they may determine Convention.at Kansas City in July an- whether if was right and proper or nounced the principles of Democracy rash aud quixotic. 1 have served them as now ’ understood throughout the to the best of my ability, with zeal and Union, your junior Senator has acted honesty, since I have been their ser- M though he were entirely independeul vant, and shall continue to do so if of the people who elected him, and has they continue to honor and trust me. felt under uo obligations to obey their] When I cannot truthfully say that 1 wishes or do their will as their repre sentative. When Congress adjourned last March he and his sympathizers in uiaurfUMte <fiF-V^SR___ elactiro more than a yaor in advance of the primary, byl la-attempt to en- liuhleu ihe people ami remove faUe iiwortaaiafn produeetl upon the public WHn.r by t|i« senior Senatoi ami his aym|>athi/-$i*. 1 had lieeu pvrsiHlenlly mahg led at <1 misrepre-* ntt-d, and the only means affonlcfi-mc fyr my«Ktn«li- atiou was to get the aar of the people. This was my only object in making speeches where 1 was invited to go, aud had it not b^en for these invita tions 1 should have remained silent. Have wc reached the point where ix number of private citizens cannot in vite one of their representatives to ad dress thttin without including the sen ior Senator or first obtaining his permission ? The ^knior ^enatoF/R seems, willed that I should not he heard at that time and determined lhat I should wait /or his bidding to go l>e- fore the people. The_ Sepator also charges that I am a Republican and was organizing & Republican party here. If he believed this charge why did he consent to run with m£in a Democratic primary ? I deoounfce the charge as an infamous falsehood and the senior ■sen ator knows what he says is^untrug. Ju ids recklessness ttie senior. Senator fur ther charges that tjie dispensing of ihe pn«t spirit Maiansl says, “laird, what ts i Thro ara mtadfaJ oi bias f** Hut I dldo'l start to aero, oithough I rwaM had a pulpti aad a yuuafi people. I waa ruosis thr«a bleoaiags at a klad bocaasa 1 had straabarry abort caka iirfrrrat I lor diooor oad foil (ratalaL 1 hove a eorsbtp, | th >usao<l plaau that I ptaalad—1. asa, aivsoll, ao Digxrr la tha wowiptla. I-aat year they did aot frail wall aad 1 ■ rote tu Mr. Horrsaaa shoot tt, aad ha said I aiast asa aohes laitaaff of •tablo OMonra. tto 1 scuopad oat a aaaerr Ilka aporo arroad every plaat aad AlU4 it with aahaa, aad thia year tbay ara literally loaded aad aro of larfo size soil fiaa qaalily. As tha fallow •aid of tha taaaquMoas: lhay ara ao large that many of Umiib weigh a pound. By tha ecala, twenty of thorn do wotgh a public patronage has been.placed at my disposal and “ tiuUjnUctl money 7 '” is furnished m : by the Republicans loaid in .thcf'SCheme of the organization of a new party. J ilenounce this as a mali cious fufsehood.' In my Greenville speech I explained why I had been onsulteil about the Federal patronage al*^ at Gaffney I denounced iu his presence both of these charges as wil fully false, and yet he reiterates them in his address. His purpose~in re peating what he knows to he slanders must tie evident to all. The senior Senator undertakes in his address to throw the whole responsibility of the present situation in the State upon me After denouncing my Democracy am branding me as a traitor to the party thia State began at once au active pro paganda of bis new doctrines, which represent the majority of the people of ■ he meekly says that be and his Demo South Carolina and speak and vote *s 1 cracy were assailed by me, and it was they desire, I become “as sounding incumbent upon him to crush me and brass and a tinkling .cymbal,” aud pee- my influence tn this Slate. The senior ter the retirement >f private life to the Senator has undertaken a Herculean I history repealed. One hundred eighty years ago Alexander 1‘ope, the great poet and philosopher, wrote " Kor modes of faith lea graocisas zealots tteht; ^ He r«u t l«e wrong w hose life is in tha right. In fanh and hope the world will disagree. Hut all mankind's concert; is charity.’' Rope waa a gfoat and good man and died a Christian. Hia devotion to bis mother wan intense and beautiful,' He look the tenderest care of her and she lived with him until she died, io her ninety-third year. This is tribute enough for any man. There are many men of many minds. There are nomc in our day just like those of' Athens of whom S). Haul wrote, “Who spent their time in telling or hearing some new thing.” Even some preachers have a morbid craving for sensaliun, and they create a com motion wherever they go. They be long to the church militant and beliqye in thunder and lightning and cyclones and even war as agencies for thu^gp- lagatiou of 'Christianity. Tbe^news- laperq. are crowded with abstruse essays bn the newrguiigion both for and agaifisL'J’hcse distract the skepti cal and unsettled minds of many, but only for a tunc. Spiritualism did the same ‘tiling for half a century, but happily it has run its course, as the last census shows a large decrease in the number of its followers. Hut true Christianity moves on serenely amidst all these commotions. ^leteors and comets may come and go—oven the sun iteelf may for a brief interval'be eclipsed; but, like Christianity, it shines on year after year, century after century, bringing light and life to the world. Maybe this sensational preaching is needed in those degenerate times when the spirit of war and the love ol! money seems to have demoralized the young men of the land; when murder and suicides are of daily occurrence and getting money by gambling io stocks and other short cuts to fortune has become a national am. But to my mind, the old, conservative modes are still the best. I don’t like the preach w to grow never were so-beooUfal. and we have enough for a wadding every weak— and 1 wish they were wanted. My wife actually praises me almost every day, aod it takes a good deal to do ma and she knows it. 1 want eomo whan 1 have worked so^hard to pleaae bar and the children. I don’t want to wait for epitaphs on my tombstone and obi- tuaries in the newspapers. I had rather have somA praise right n>w in words that I can understand. 1 want some of the flowera placed upon my grave and % rose bush planted near, aud they might write on my tomb stone : He was a man of words and deeds, He kept his garden clean of weeds; And when the weeds began to grow He stayed them with his garden hoe. , * Bill Asti'. Here is an item t$at farmers will be inte/bated in : A recent test at the Iowa Experiment Station of the shrink age of corn in the crib developed the ollowing facts : Ou October 18, 1898, 7,0tM) pounds of ear corn were husked and stored in a crib constructed to -make the storage conditions normal, n the first three months the loss was t;:tO pounds, or 9 per cent. For the next three months the Joss was 300 lounds or 5 per cent.; for the the third 220 pounds, or 3 per cent., and for the aat three mouths 190 pounds, or 2 5-7 >er cent. The aggregate loss was 1,430 pounds, or more than 20 per cent. An editor in Wamego, Kan., after leaving most of the contents of hia purse at a church fair, strikes back tn this style: “A church fair is a ftme- Uon where a man spends more money than he can afford, for things which he does not want, to please people he does uot like, for the benefit of the heathen, who are better off left along.” “What did Gobang do with tbfi money he earned by writing articlee’ showing how-to get rich raising chkk* ena ? ” “He lost it ruDoing a chicken farm in New Jersey,”