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T^ . X . ■ r- m TOJUBT HIM KIEIE CINCICTEI T| DOST IITM Fill CAMNET - HINEV TRUST BACKS IT is Mads Hurt Puds Ara bf “Big Btuineu”, Th*t Ifewspapon An “Corruptod" aad Um Public Mind “PoUonsd” by the BnemiM of nryun. A charge that the big •*tntereits M have combined to underwrite a large fund to be uaed solely for the pur pose of eliminating William J. Bryan from the councils of President WU- ■on Is being made at Washington by •omo of the most Intimate and ardent •" friends of the Secretary of State. It is said by these men that there to In existence positive proof of the making up of a "war fund” for fin ancing a systematic and countrywide attack on Mr. Bryan as a member of the Wilson administration. While no names are mentioned it to charged that most of the individ uals, corporations and financial instl- tutions usually regarded by Demo- crnts as being associated with the money trust and big Interests are lined up in support of the combina tion against Mr. Bryan. The object of the “conspiracy” is asserted to be the discrediting of Mr. Bryan both in Washington and with the people of the country, so as to make It impossible for him to retain his plaoe In the Wilson cabinet ■ '*■ “ r, ^^flgoYift||*^"tgaTnT£' T |^T^fyM was put on an organised basis, it is charged, at the moment that he loomed up as a probable member of the Wilson cabinet. The efforts of the combination were then directed to keep him out of the president’s councils of official advisers. Every , resource was drawn upon, it is de clared, and all kinds of pressure us ed In the effort to make impossible hto selection for a cabinet position by the preeldent-elect. Having failed In accomplishing , this purpose, eo Mr. Bryan'a friends say, the money combination proceed ed to take another tack. Since March 4 last, so It to charged, the object MM beta is force him out of the ad- ■BatotoaUea. Thla they have sought 4|i* tt to aaeerted, by agitating the BHMBtM af a break between the gntoMsat aid his Secretary of State. Tlia Statement to made that they have arn gone as far as they dared In try- ld» to bring on a rupture between the two mea over admlnlatratlon pol- _ ANSWERS CRY OF WOLF UJfDERWOOn REPLIES TO THOSE r WHO PREDICT RUBf. Promisee the Country aa Industrial Awakening That Win Pat Paalo- Theso friends of Mr. Bryan, some af whom hold positions close to him, Insist that part of the public mind has been potooned against the secre tary of state through the secret ma- ehlnatlona of the moneyed combina tion against him. The operations of tile conspiracy. It Is glleged, have been of an Inaldious nature, unseen and unsuspected by the general pub lic, but none the less effective so far as ths dissemination of their anti- Bryan propa&auda has been concern ed. Newspapers have been reached In a corrupting manner by members of the combination. It la charged. In a thousand nnseen ways, it is alleged, the seed of antl-Bryanlsm haa been Sown broadcast. Tbe scheme has been so operated, ft la declared, that Its real perpetra tor have not appeared, and the anti- Bryan Influence haa been spread by men whom the public i regards as wholly disinterested and unprejudic ed. forming their judgments on the basis of the facta and without bias. Many who have been used In the in- iJdious attacks on Mr. Bryan, It la ■hid, have been unaware of'that fact Through these rather vagely de scribed means, Mr. Bryan’s friends assert, an atmosphere unfriendly to Blm has bsen created. Thousands of persons, particularly In the east, who are bow getting their first sight ol Mr. Bryan In action at dose range, Sure fallen victims to tills atmos phere, It to asserted. The ertUclsm of Mr. Bryan for his numerous absences from Washing ton, for his adherence to the de mands of his profitable lecture bust- nees. the ridicule aimed at him In re gard to the grnpe Juice Incidents gad its alleged spoliation of ths offices of •ha state Aepartm ent and diplomatic •ervtce, nil this criticism, it to said, has base In n vert large pert due to Mm nnseen activities of ths moneyed oombtnstion secretly working to nn genuine hto position In the govern ment end In the public mind. While admitting that many per- anna have been turned against Mr. Bryaa by this “insidious conspiracy” Ifcsee friends of the secretary declare that the efforts of the combination have felled completely. Insofar as tfceg desired to rein 14m with Presi dent WQsoe. Ita Bryen's fnflssneo wf*h Mm it Is tnereesing nil the time, to Mid, end hue already been «p Ml extent not dreamed of, |C likewise mads with the to Of fotsp* An Industrial awakening “that will put tha psnlc-preaehers to shama”, was promised Tuesday by Democratic Leader Underwood After Republi cans In ths House had painted dark pictures of ruln and desolatiori as the result of Democratic legislation. • The Democratic party,” declared Mr. Underwood, "has achieved for the American people more than has been accomplished heretofore In Its history of our government. We have secured the results which the Repub lican party struggled for In the epurse of twenty years; the results which they gave their pledges to se cure and which' for Jerm"a|ter term were undone. We look for unusual prosperity throughout the country in the next year.” The Democratic leader said the steel mills In his district were work ing double shifts despite the fact that practically all of their product was put on the free list In the Democratic tariff bill. Business In the Pittsburg steel district, he said, also was Im proving. He quoted John Wanamak- er as saying that "the breeders of panic ought to be deported.” "What I have to say to the blrda of 111 omen who preach disaster, hop ing to brlilg their party back Into power," Mr. Underwobd continued, Is this; "The industrial depression we have been passing through has lasted for more than a year. It began be fore Woodrow Wilson wdS elected. Before the coming elections next fall there will be an Industrial awakening that will put to shame the panlc- proachlng brokers who cry disaster In order to bring about depression.” When Representative Hardwick, Democrat, said he understood the United States Steel Corporation was about to re-employ 10,000 men at Pittsburg, Representative Barchfleld Republican, declared the steel plants there were-working at 50 per cent, capacity, would soon be reduced to 40 per cent, and expected a 15 per cent, reduction of wages by February 1. .. I Representative Reed of New Hampshire started the oratory with a speech describing business In bis state as confident and prosperous. "Bankers, bustnen men and manu facturers," he said, "expressed the utmost confidence In the wisdom of the Democratic admlnlAration and declared they felt certlro the trust legislation would be worked out In the same proper fashion that marked tariff and currency legislation." PACKAGE LOST. Charleston Hotel Misses a Package Worth $4,100. Considerable excitement has been caused at the Charleston Hotel, of Charleston, S. C., by the disappear ance Saturday of a valuable pack age aald to contain $4,100, belonging to one of the guests. The package was taken out of one of the hotel’s safety boxes. Publication of the news was held back In order to facilitate the hotel, authorities and police In their efforts to ascertain who took the package and how It all happened. Chief of Police Cantwell was called Into consultation as soon as the dis appearance of the package was dis covered and In a short while had de tectives searching. It developed that former employee of the hotel had a key and that this key fell Into the hands of a person said to be known. The former employee was brought back to - Charleston Tuesday from Jacksonville and held at the police station. It Is said that he assumed responsibility for the affair and that he made a settlement of $1,475 at once. It Is said that a brother of the prisoner also arrived for the purpose of making good the balance of the $4,100. It is reported that the broth ers are confident of being reimburs ed when the person who got the package opens it and discovers that he has the wrong package. PRIMARY SAFEGUARDS NO DEMOCRAT TO BE ROBBED OF _ I ■ I V , J BBT RIGHT TO VOTE. i . \ IJ Ml Iff VIS VOIIED AND JDFFEIEI FOl TIE SWNT SSHt Manages* Mast Ret be-Expected to Protect the Pnritr ef the Ballot TELLS OP TflEIB WOBK For a abort while we will pub- Nsb a few articles under the above caption written by a member of tb» legislature. They are strictly non partisan and point out the necessary changes In tha system to eliminate fraud without taking away the ballot from any South Carolina Democrat. The articles are In no way Inspired by any candidate for office and none know of their preparation. They are designed solely to assist the mass of Democratic primary voters to clean bouse. Bills to thla end will be adted on In the next legislature And our readers are, of course, Interested In the subject a|t this particular time. FlntiwsnS Address Delivered by the Hon. David G. McIntosh at London Park Cemetery October 15, 1018, Showing Their Devotion and Foil 11 to the Lost Cause. 1 have -< are Kills Bride and Mother. Angered by the refusal of hit bride of two months to go on a trip with hiin. Will Sftaons Wednesday killed her, her mother and -himself at the home of Mrs. John Calvin Wiggins, his mother-inlaw, about tour milea south of Hamlet, N. C. Bryan In the dark; that were It not tor the Bryan presence in his cabinet, as a sort of guarantee to Democrats ■>«. MU . mm IB I. —a- It !• SwiSK li Do Your Own Thinking. Few are found to oppose all pri mary rpform. Those against change cloak their purpose. They de^not de fend present conditions—that is a hopeless task. They stand back and object to each change suggested, say ing it will take the ballot away from the poor man or the man who can not write. These objectors give °# reasons for their charges, nor do they offer other measures. Men are expected to follow them blindly. Every man should do his own thinking about these primary changes. The troubles are before us, and known of all men who care to look. Thb remedies proposed very easy to understand. Hxe Remedies. Permit the voter to enroll on only one club list, and only in the precinct where he lives or works. Record the poll lists At the court house before and after voting. Identify the voter at the ballot box. Where Important, requirements are violated hold another election. These safeguards are those advo cated by experienced party workers from all sections of the State, they have been gathered from discussions on many occasions during many years. Leaders In the legislature who oppose extreme measures came to a pretty general agreement at the last session to support a bill embody ing these points. Let ua examine them, taking the last one first The Penality. Penalties > are seldom enforced. Why? Because they seek to punish, but not ta.remedy—not directly. The law says the manager who does not carry out the rules shall be punished. But the defeated candidate doesn’t care to prosecute him, the public la not Interested enough' to Neither are out for revenge, nor seek ing the unpleasant task of preventing future fraud by present punishment. The, candidates are interested In the Immediate outcome, though. They and their friends will go to lot of trouble to locate fraud If It will do them any good. Give them the right to a nfew election whenever the law Is violated in the Important par ticulars anr they will watch for ir regularities like hawks. Then viola tions of rules will immediately defeat their purpose and become useless Mind you, new elections would be held only when Important specified Infractions of the law could be shown, not for trivial irregularities. This would necessitate making'each step In enrollment and voting plain, and open, and recorded where all men may examine what has been done Tcy-day everything Is so obscure that even where much fraud Is prov ed, and more believed, it is about im possible to upset an election. This power to upset an election would be ■ Weapon more dreaded than any punishment now set down in the law books. Protecting the lists. It is absolutely necessary at any kind of an election to bays a correct list of those entitled to vote. Tbe club rolls should be made up some weeks before the election and sent to the county clerk of court Shortly before the election the clerk should send a copy of each list to the election manager* of each club After the election the county execu tive committee should send the rolls back to the clerk. This system allows the lists to be examined by all Interested parties, and opportunity to have, names put on or taken off on proper showing, before tha Section. After the elec tion any ona may compare' the voting list used with the copy kept by \he Clerk, and the failure to use the proper list becomes n matter of rec ord. At present, even where the rules list to \ - - We have -gathered this after noon, my friends, to do.honor to the memory of the brave Confederate women'Who suffered for the cause. In which* their country was embarked, aqd to commemorate the noble and valuably services which they rendered In Its behalf. jThe pages of history will never reveal more patient suf- der. And bravely speaks the cheery word. What though her heart be rent ^ asunder— Doomed nightly In her dreams to hear. Tha bolts of war around hint rat tle, shed , as saci as poured u Has Was po tie! ■acred blood as a*er upon ths field of bat- The mother who conceals bar grief, White to her , heart bar aoa aha a few t Then breathes a few brave words and brtef, Kissing tha patriot brow she blesses— With no one but her AecrOt God To know the pain that weighs upon her, \ Sheds holy blood, as e'er the sod Received on Freedom’s field of honor! 1 V- At tbe outset of the struggle there was high hope, implicit confidence, abiding f&lth, and a noble enthusiasm which knew po bounds. And this spirit never faltered, but Jhere were four Jong years of bitter ex'perlence to be endured, with only gleams of sunshine to console _.&nd comfort ferlng, more steadfast courage, more ... undying loyalty, and more Christian U h ™- In these four years was con- resignation, than was displayed by them In the course of that long con flict. • , ^ , The contagion of their teal and enthusiasm was always an inspira tion to the sterner sex; and their activities contributed largely to the comfort of their armies In the field. To the sick and wounded, they were like guardian angels, and their sweat and pious ministrations softened the last monients of many a poor fellow, who confided to them his last mes sages to the loved ones at home. This marble shaft Is being dedi cated In grateful memory of the lov ing services rendered by them In those days of deep distress. The oc casion is honorable not pnly as a grateful memorial to these women, few of whom now survive, but also to those who liberally contributed to its erection. While the monument Is a modest one, no Inscription could have been devised more appropriate and more eloquent, than the one which has been selected. There are no words In, our language, which to us mean so much, and come so close to the Southern heart as the simple words, •Confederate Women." These two words tell the story of voras te a mighty struggle, In which the wo men of the South bore their part with no less heroism than did the husbands and sons and lovers who carried their muskets In the field; and they are equally entitled to share la all the glory and honor which at taches to its record. The maid who binds her warrior’s sash, And smiling, all her palp dissem bles— The while, beneath her d: * One starry tear-drop trembles— Though Heaven alone tear,. And Fame shall neve: story, Her heart has shed a drop as As ever bedewed the flell jplng lash, hangs and ecords the know her , -—'I*; at n as dear ^ C to of * lory! fpe; centraYed a lifetime of existence. As time were on, and the-ghastli- nesa of war spread over the land, the spirit of these noble women took on fresh courage under the hardening conditions which surrounded them, and as their prayers constantly went up to Heaven, they sought relief In acta of mercy, and in finding some thing tor their bands to fio. Their one thought was to relieve’the neces sities of the government, and to give comfort and support to the men In the field. 1 Relief societies werd organized In every neighborhood find wayside hos pitals opened at every convenient point for the care of the sick and the wounded! Many turned farmers pnd overseers and looked after the crops, while In every household ingenuity was taxed to the utmost In devlslnT what to eat and to wear. The oM spinning wheels and looms ^and dye- pots were brought forth from forgot ten places and wool of home produc tion w&a converted into clothing. Every fragment of material went Into some kind of garment. After the blankets were given up, carpets were utilized. Wool mattresses were ripped open, recarded, and woven anew. Even rabbits’ fur v^as mixed with cotton or silk, and made Into gloves. One letter, of the period speaks of a trim pair of ladies’ boots from the tanned skins of a half dozen squirrels, and we have not forgotten that the girls of that day, in. their simple calicoes and ginghams, or gusto of the purest Moccha. Fruit cakes were made of dried apples,' cherries, pears and plums, and with out any spice. Salt was obtained by tory won* - . The will of the Lord, let It bn dona!’ It te not to be Implied that tbto^ suffering was altogethar peculiar te the Southern women. The mortallttea of battle and dl*e**e carried moan ing and grief tir many a Norther* home, and the women on that side had their hearts wrong by the toes of-thelr dear.onee. The eacant and the gap In tha family elretei dreadfully in evidence on both ridew But there was this difference: j> The one was generally surrounded by friends, and rarely if ever, left without any protection. She was far' from the scene of conflict, and tha horrors of war were not brought te her doors. She had the satisfaction of knowing that those of her house hold who had gone to the front, were, lavishly cared for bfb government, .rich In all the resources which could Oontribute to their safety and com fort. She was never seriously op pressed by fears qJLAP invading army. She had never to fly from a-home laid in ashes before her eyes, at the hands orjuthless sodiers. She had never to learn what it meant to be a refugee. She was never harassed by tho spectre of hunger and want for her self and her children, and she was never, In her loneliness exposed to the dangers of a serVUe race, whose loyalty was forever being assailed and undermined. With the Southern women It was far different.\ The war^ was all around her. Frequently shk was enveloped between contending lines, and the bloody conflict Aomo- times reached her very doorsteps. The noise of contending strife was . constantly In her ears,* and at times'^ the horrible missile^ of v the enemy penetrated ; her home and dwelling, making ther cellar the only place, of safety. Worst of all, were the In sults to, which she was subjected, when drijnken ruffians, throwteg aside all pretense of discipline, gave themselves up to pillage and wanton destruction. In some localities the conduct of Northern troops was marked by a commendabio respe.'.t for tiro gintler sex, and soma regotd for the rights of property. But the march of Sher man’s army through Georgia and the Carolinas will ever remain a dittgrae* and blot upon our. boasted civilisa tion. — The. letters of- many Sonthern The letters of many Southern women, some oT them of the highest standing, and whose word can not for a moment he doubted, have left upon record their experiences of that try ing time, add it Is impossible to read them even now, without a feeling of the deepest indignation, and without a blush for the manhood of those concerned,“officers as Bat U 1» well to ell as men. try and forget A/U4> A14/ ajcai I* VV Vs L/VCaiUv7Vl M/ 1 ■ ^ v J - - « _ digging up the earthern floors-of old tl » at 8Uch thln ^ ever took place, and The wife who girds her husband’s sword, . ’Mid little ones who weep and won- smoke-houses, dripping water through it, and boiling It down. The. best light in rural sections were tallow candles, and wax tapera made by winding yards of wick dip ped in melted wax around an old can dlestick. The favorite use of these at night was to convert coase paper the familiar Confederate envel- and it goes without saying that the Industry of knitting socks for the boys In the army went on by night as well as by day. the extreme In unfriendliness toward the business and financial Interests which have Incurred popular dtefar- Bryan the ettetenen of such n te deetered hr many of hte friends to sxlet against him, M not known. These chargee have heard .in Washington tor eome time, hat tt waa not until they were ro* ot to the person he represents himself to be. The burden of the proof Js on the manager. His task Is dquhly dif ficult because the rules allow a man to enroll his name up to five days before the primary. In a precinct where he does not reside, and In as many as he likes.. .He may move into the town on the 24th, have his nan-e put on the poll lists in Rock Hill by a third party add vote In the latter town on the 30th. The law should be to enroll In per son, In only one precinct; and that, the one In which he resides or works; and the voter should be given a card by his club officers, where he enroll ed to be shown at the polls. This card to have his full name and address, and a number all to correspond with the club list Upon voting, a corner of the card, or a coupon attached to It, should he torn off so that it could not be used twice. * Provision would he made for is suing duplicates where a card is lost and for transferring a voter from one precinct to another when he changes his residence. These cards would b4 issued to'' nviry ‘ Democrat “now 'wutitied to vote who could show his residence In the State and county and precinct These occupations provided some mental relief like a safety valve, to the tense feeling which everywhere prevailed. But who can tell of the Inward grief and gnawing anxiety which lay beneath? Who can con ceive of the agonized suspense en dured on the eve of some great Im pending battle; and the unutterable grief which so often accompanied the fatal, news? One of the poems of the time describes. , the five days allowed now, to check It np. How can candidates la populous sec tions ten In five day* before the at tt* fa* mhiuto uro fraudulent or not? The candidate te helpless. Identify the Voter at the Ballot Box. Ifaaagws la big voting precincts seldom know all the voters In them the required length of time. la Oondnsiom. Here are outlined changes In our present system, not a new system. Only outlines are given. Discussions of details would take more space than these articles can claim. But they are designed to carry out these general Ideas. No attempt to here made in take h«n»t from, any Reading tbe List. “Is there any news of the war?" she ■aid, “Only a list of. the wounded and dead," y ' Was the mpn’s reply, Without lifting his eye To the face of the woman standing by. ” ’Tia the very thing I want," she said; “Read me a list of the wounded and dead.” He read the list—’twaa a sad array Of the wounded and killed in the fatal fray; In the very midst was a pause to tell. Of a gallant youth who fought so -—— n i - That his comrades asked, "Who Is he, pray?" "The only son of the Widow Gray. Was the proud reply 1 Of his captain nigh. What alls the woman standing naart Her face has tha ashen hue of fear! "Well, well, read on; to hp wounded? Quick: ^ _ Oh, God! but my heart to sick!” sorrow hat this human nature of burs can e guilty of such unbridled excesses, art te often described as the gre&tt t scourge of mankind. While this may be true, In a sense, nevertlfeleea, tt sometimes exalts and purifies a na tion. Nothing brings out the splen did courage of a whole people aa a just occasion for war. 1 Nothing so stimulates their patriotism, and noth ing so teaches.them the! hard lessos of suffering and privation as a call to arms In defence of principles heller- ed to be right. The Soul of the South In the "Six ties" was stirred by 9 mighty im pulse. It gave up its best and its bravest for a cause It believed to be Just. The exhibition of character which the war Called forth, not only In Its leaders, but 1n the men In the ranks, and In the women who tolled at home, has not been In vain; The outside world as it . looked on, saw and felt the exhibition, as a great moral lesson In Which the heft .quali ties of the race shown out in splen did colors, and It Influence and Us saving grace Is not wholly lost on ns, even in this commercial ^ge. The same thing may largely be said on the other side. They had their heroes and their patriots. It to now conceded that both sides were animated by their own convictions of right, anji both fought with a courage which deserved success. The Importance of the part which the women on both sldee played In the great drama. Is more recognized as time passes. An effort has recent ly been made In the Senate of the United States to add to a certain bill before that body a handsome appro priation to acquire a sile atfff ereCt A memorial in the District ol Columbia, to "commemorate the services and the sacrifices of the women 1 of the United States. Xortftnd South, dur ing the sixties". The measure was supported by Senators Norths and. South, hut It unfortunately failed, we hope only for the time being, because of A lack of a quorum.’ \ Our war fortunately was not a war of races nor of religions., White the Moslem and the Christian have /- class. Honesty 1s the aim-of the changes—not disfranchisement Whether wisely or foolishly. 4outh Carolina haa long since estak Isbed movements do not go backward. Universal White manhood snjrage ones secured will : 4 j»|»ir .,>e Relin quished. Bat it< may he thwarted and crippled, end cheated U 1$ does ■’Is he wounded?" “No! he toil, theyl fought each other tor centuries, and y •ay, Kilted outright on that fatal day!" But nee the Woman has swooned presents blip self to cast' not prevent Itself from 1 a name found on la allowed to vote to and corruption by strong tew*. I WtlL Sadly she opened here ayee to the lights Slowjy recalled the events ot the fl*ht» , Faintly she murmured. ’’Killed out- ' right! • ; ' It haa cost ten the Ilfs ot my only their hatred of each other seems Im placable, the causes of our war havo disappeared Dorn the political hori- “4.. the, i recuperattoL^ energies of the two sections, have under the Influence of a merciful Providence, removed the sources of = mutual bitterness, and both sides can now happily, harmonise, and reunite, Just occasion for war. Nothing so stimulates their patriotism, end noth under the teflnsnso ot a merciful