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Thursday, July 11, 1901. '
The "art edition" of the Columbia State t
is one of the few creditable things of the 1
kind ever issued in this State. The 1
mechanical work is excellent, and the 8
literary compilation does very well. ?
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The State board of control has taken i;
action, and Charleston's profits are to be v
taken away unless her officials make a
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some effort to enforce the dispensary law. o
Gov. McSweeney is said to be in sympa- B
thy with the State board, and of course a
this will cause a coolness between the *
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governor and the "tigers." However, the ~
liquor men should not complain, for,
thanks to the governor, they have been 0
unmolested in their unlawful traffic for 0
some time. o
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We are really surprised that Senator v
McLaurin would allow himself to be ti
caught actually sitting at the table with t(
the "publicans and the sinners of the press tj
at whom he has so persistently sneered
v and of whom he has said all manner of ?
evill things, falsely, we hope. However a
this is campaign times and a candidate *
will do many things that he would not
consider proper under other circum- t;
stances.?Florence Times. c
"We are really surprised" that a news- i
paper which pretends to be truthful f<
should be guilty of making the statement b
that McLaurin "has persistently sneered" ^
at newspaper editors and "Las said all u
manner of evil things" about them. We ^
"7^^" say we are surprised because the Times
ought to know that such a statement is n
not literally" true. Fact is, McLaurin has ?
always had very pleasant relations with t!
of of Smith (Carolina, t]
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and we never heard of his saying "all s
manner of evil things" about the fraterni- d
ty. We have no objection to our con- ^
temporary opposing the junior Senator, tJ
but it should tight fair. The paragraph
quoted above hits below the belt, we
think. D
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Col. W. A. Neal, late superintendent of j,
Pthe penitentiary, was tried in Columbia ti
recently on the charge of failing to turn tl
over to his successor in thirty days all p
moneys belonging to the institution. It e
is a well known fact that when Col. c
Neal went out of office he owed the State
some money. He did not pay it in thirty ^
days as the law requires, but he did pay
it. His bondsmen first paid it to the
State and he reimbursed the bondsmen. e
The State lost no money, and yet .he was a
convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of f,
$1,000 and serve four months in jail, si
Such a verdict and sentence is little o
short of an outrage. If W. A. Neal had
not opposed Jno. Gary Evans for the u
U. S. Senate Judge Garv might have ^
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been less arbitrary and unfair in his conduct
of the trial. This newspaper would
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not condone wrong-doing on the part of ^
any official, but Neal could have de- a
frauded the State had he wished,. That n
he did not do so is evidence of his hon- 1<
csty, and he should have had fair play. I'
His conviction was the result of poli- t'
tics, and for that reason we protest ^
against it. ?*
White Man Turned Yellow, P
Great consternation was felt by the
friends of M. A. Hogarty, of Lexington, a
Ky., when they saw he was turning yel- ^
low. His skin slowly changed color, also s)
his eyes, and he suffered terribl}*. His u
malady was yellow jaundice. He was p
treated by the best doctors, but without s,
benefit. Then he was advised to try
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Fighting at a Frolic. ^
Neeses, July 6.?At a frolic at Aaron
Chavis' house on the night of the 4tli,
near Neeses, there was a shooting affray h
in which seven were wounded. Pope ti
Chavis and Knowlton Williams were
shot through the lungs; both their cases a,
are serious. Aaron Chavis, shot in the w
knee; Mrs. Tom Chavis, shot through
both legs; Tobe Hoover, head ?plit open;
Dan Chavis was badly bruis^f, and Ansel 1 "
Williams was shot the hand. *
Liquor flowed freely and no one knows d
how the trouble commenced. d
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likely to follow, and especially so if the di- .
gestion has been weakened by constipation.
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Citizens of Glcncoe, Oklahoma, vow ri
that no negro shall live in that town. A E
United States denutv marshal was called u
there a few flays since to protect a gang *
of 40 negroes who were at work raising jr
the grade of the Santa Fe railroad at that 1
point. P
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It was the Wrong Foot. fi
It was a Pullman sleeper, and iust f(
across from the bachelor's berth was a tl
handsome little woman and her three- a:
year-old boy. Early in the morning the
two were laughing and playing together
and the good-natured bachelor smiled to
himself as he arose to dress. Suddenly ai
a little foot peepcil out from the curtains
of the opposite berth, and, with a twinkle ?
iu his eye, the bachelor grabbed the plump j tj
toe and began: "This little pig went to j a]
market, this little?." I
"That is my loot, sir," said the iudig-1 tj
naut voice of a woman.
~^he silence that followed could be
heamaTtove the roar of the train. j u
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M'LAURIN'S SPEECH
AT SPARTANSURE
'From tho lwoolc Hound Coast o
Maine to the Pacific Golden Gate
From Superior's Crystal Waters t
the Kvergreen Shores of the Mexicai
Sea, Brothers Are We All''? "An<
the Thoughts of Men Are Widened.'
While the 4th of July, l"ro, was th
Lftte of the Declaration of Independence
he 4th of July. 1S01, was the time whei
t war carried into full effect by the es
ablishment of the capital, so that thi
ountry is A&lly but a cent ury old. Unioi
md independence forever is today th?
vatchword of 76 million American free
nen. When the nineteenth century wa
>orn, there was not a nation iu which th<
ubjects had a voice in the affairs of gov
rnment. The influence of the Unitet
Joates has been such during the past cen
ury that there is not a civilized natioi
n the affairs of which the people have n<
oiee. They vote even in Russia. Then
re now five republics upon the contiueni
f Europe. There are no nations that ar<
iot republics in the western hemisphere
nd there are two republics In Africa
laving republicanized the world ani
uade every nation recognize, at least t<
ome extent, the principles outlined ii
ur declaration of independence, we nov
pen a new century, as the beacon lighi
f the world, in bringing about the nat
;ral sequences of this universal brother
ood of manhood, taught first by Chrisi
rhen upon the earth, and forgotter
brough eighteen centuries, the dealing
Dgether of the nations of the earth t<
heir mutual profit, in the advancement
f civilization, the promotion of peao(
nd the enhancement of their materia
-elfare.
Our forefathers pledged in a revolutior
heir lives, their fortunes and their sa
red honor to secure for us this boon
'hey forecasted the future, and built th<
ouadatlons of our free government upor
road aud patriotic principles, which ir
heir triumph would secure a perpetua
nion of states and an enduring inde
endence of the nation. ; The crises
hrough which we have passed, whil<
lenacing the stability of the union, hav<
ever imperilled our freedom. The civi.
rar was a severe shock to the unity ol
he states, but we have passed througi
L- ^ ?J?l a#,/? fA^oTr Kara a TTninr
tie uery uruw?n, auu wuuj uu, ? ? ^
tronger and a patriotism broader anc
eeper than ever. In all this land, fron
laine to California, from the Lakes t(
he Gulf, there is but one heart, one
ountry, and one people, all cementec
ogether, by the ties of true patriotisir
nd the love of human freedom. Wei
lay the American people, North, South
last and West, glory in this d&y, hal
jwed as it is by the associations anc
riumphs of the past, and magnified bj
he bright promises of the future. Oui
ast as a nation is safe, but it is gone for
ver: we cannot recall or change it. W<
an, however, seiA the present, and wise
r use the opportunity to make our future
he realization of the wildest dreams ol
he most optimistic American.
THE LESSONS OF THE PAST.
I propose today to emphasize our pres
nt splendid opportunities as a natior
nd the grand results to flow from then
all appreciation and utilization. We an
t&nding today with the vanishing shad
ws of the last century playing about oui
jet, while the dim light of the dawning
ew century kisses our brow. From tin
op of Time's highest peak we can looi
ackward along the great highway thai
11 nations have traveled, we can see th(
teady footsteps of the human race, as ii
as plodded on and on, making epochs ir
arth's history and rearing monuments tc
lark human progress. Let us, my fel
nv-citizens, learn wisdom from the past
ts follies, crimes and blunders may be
arned into sublime stepping stones, tc
ft our generation to a higher plane ol
ristence. Along the highway, where wt
ave passed, hate, sectionalism and blind
artisanship show where the road has
ropped off into many an abyss, ragged
nd deep. The torn garments and the
'hiteued bones we see far down below
iould warn us to turn and seek the bet
sr patn, at wnose summit lie sweet proserity,
liberty, peace and justice. Step by
tep the procees of education and adancement
has proceeded. Each century
as shown some progress in a certain di?cticn
in human thought, in human en
eavor and in human improvement.
I doubt not thro' the ages one increasing
purpose runs,
md the thoughts of men are widened
with the process of the suns."
The thought so beautifully expressed
1 the parable of the sowers is true of naons
as well as of|individuali
'Behold there went out a sower to sow,
nd he sowed, some fell by the wayside
nd the fowls of the air came and devouri
it up." This was true right in Jerusa?m.
''And some fell on stony ground
here it had not much earth and immeiately
it sprang up, because it had no
epth of earth, but when the sun was up,
i was scorched, and because it had no
>ot it withered away." This was true in
lome, where Christians were put to death
1 the Coliseum. "And some fell among
tiorus, and the thorns grew up and
hoked it. and it yielded no fruit." This
as true in Persia, which at that time led
ae civilization of the world. We get our
Dmuion school system from Prussia, who
ot it directly from Persia.
"And others fell on good ground and did
ield fruit that sprang up and increased,
)iue thirty and some sixty and some an
undred " It fell upon good ground in
ermany and brought forth the Lutheran
^formation. It fell on good ground in
lugland and brought forth the full estabshment
of Protestantism. It fell upon
ood ground in New England and brought
jrth the largest degree of religious and
t-rsonal liberty ever known. It might be
*id that the good ground upon which it
ill ail belonged to the Saxon races. The
uman eye cannot look suddenly upon a
azzling light without being blinded;
hen the Son of God first "preached the
octrine of the Kingdom of Heaven, in
'hlch all who subjected themselves to the
ominion of the divine Ruler should be
luai and all should be brothers, human
pes were dazzled at tho prospect, and the
rst sight of this splendid liberty was
>Howed bv a period of darkness so intense
lat K has always bo:*u known in history
s "the dark ages."
Then the light of liberty flickered
trough the clouds, and some men saw ir,
ud keeping their eyes upon it followed
s beckoning to the western hemisphere,
here the clouds were dispelled and the
ill light broke forth, destined to illuminte
the world, never again to be darkened,
hit was recognized in a happy way l>y
le people of France, who had groped for
le light and fought for a glimpse of it
ntil the streets of Paris ran in blood. 1
lought of this two weeks ago, as I sat on
le deck of a steamer and saw the mag
ificent statue of Liberty, which in her
ratitude France presented to the nation
hich had hewn the way for liberty to
ecoine possible. That statue now adorns
ae harbor of New York, holding a torch
1 its hand to light the way across the
mis, that those in distant climes may
iew the light which shines from the
I shores of America. Upon this statue is
j inscribed "Liberty enlightens the world."
| In its hand is the wreath of peace. It en^
lightens the world, not by the olasli of
> arms, or the frowns of despotism, but by
' , the light of liberty, whioh, when it shines
I in the breasts of men, causes them to obey
f i the only commandment ever given by the
. I Son of God. "That ye love one another."
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t> i MORAL AD\ AKCEMENT GOD S PURPOSE.
^ No nation in the past has had such a
government as ours, and hence the results
* ! accomplished by us up to the lath century
* j was nothing but a preparatory work. The
nations of the present day have utilized
0 this preparatory work and founded their
, j governments upon a code which recognizes
} i God and his moral government of the
universe, and man's responsibility in
? i carrying out the designs of this moral
^ j government in the elevation of the lace.
0 j And of alt the nations we have established
_ j a government combining all the excelleus
cies of all others that have ever existed.
3 It has for its foundations the indestructi.
ble principles of true religion, human
j freedom and general human progress.
The United States are for this reason
destined to play an important and conspicuous
part in the future history of the
j world. Isolated in tha Occident, as the
; ! earliest of the race were in the Orient, she
j is to become the center from which light,
j knowledge and civilization are to be diffused
over the whole earth,
i The events of the last half century have
| been pregnant with world wide consequences.
These have conspired to make
' us as a nation of far more importance to
[ the human race and Its future history
j than ever the chosen nation of God was in
the infancy of the world. More progress
has been made in science, the arts, discoveries,
and in all intellectual achievements,
during the last century than had
been made in sixty centuries. It seems
as if the human mind was suddenly relieved
from the incubus under which it
had labored for the ages, and with something
like inspiration entered into the vast
field of the occult and undiscovered elements
of naturoand made them subservient
to the phenomenal advancement of
the race. Since the morning stars sang
together at the creation, the atmosphere
and all nature have had ditTused in them
the element of electricity, and yet its
presence and utility escaped the attention
of all the sages and philosophers of antiquity.
It was left for the christianized
mind of the 19th century to comprehend
its mysterious power and nature, and to
make it a potential and useful agent in the
j practical affairs of life.
In the field of discovery the mechanical
inventions of the last half century have
revolutionized agriculture and all industrial
conditions, and furnished substitutes
for the labor of man which accomplish
all the wonders of the human will
and intellect. For the ages, the principle
! of these inventions lay dormant in the
j vast storehouse of nature, and human in!
genuity failed to comprehend it and make
[ ! it a factor in progress and civilization. It
T j was reserved for the inquisitive intellect
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spiring influences of Christianity, to explore
this rich mine of nature, and to harness
the forces there stored away in machinery
which has given an impetus to
j the progress of the world such as has not
been seen in any other era.
But in the development of the principles
of government the most rapid strides
have been made. It has been discovered
as almost a revelation that man was not
made for governments but governments
I exist for man. The idea of the ancient
I world was to organize political society
' ! and enact laws to keep its subjects under
' j restraints, and to exact perfect obedience
' ! as the only virtue of government. The
" | laws of,Caligula, posted so high that no
" i one could reach them, of Solon, Lycurgus,
Draco and all other lawgivers, were codes
intended only for the physical and intel1
lectual development of man. His moral
sense was repudiated and the education
| of his moral nature entirely neglected.
He was treated as a creature of time and
| circumstances, and no account was taken
! j of bis immortal destiny. In this consist;
ed the pre-eminent infirmity of all the
| ! monarchies and republics which existed
i in ancieut times. The decalogue, which
' should be the foundation of all organized
j political society, as promulgated by the
! | greatest human lawgiver the world has
: ever seen, was ignored, and there was sub|
stituted for this enduring basis the sandy
| foundations of pagan philosophy and
j heathen mythology. For this reason all
j these governments in time tottered and
; crumbled iuto ruins.
j
THE ERA OF WAR SUCCEEDED BY ERA OF
COMMERCE.
j Ever since the foundation of the civilj
ized world the nations of the earth have
i ! conducted their warlike expeditions
i against other nations either through
I i r .. t ?: *
! pure love ui cuuquest, or irum motives 01
1 I plunder. Within recent years, ttie civu
j ized nations have begun to recognize that
I these methods are not in consonance with
, the principles of humanity. Their con?
! quests have as a rule been peaceful ones
! during the past few years, made for the
purpose of extending their commerce.
1 The nrst- department of commerce established
by uny eouutry was inaugurated
1 by Germany, and since that time all of
the nations have recognized the propriety
i of making the extension of commerce a
j national object. This new protection giv!
en to commercial interest has lesulted in
; ! a large extension of such interest. The
| international trade of the world to day is
i j over twenty times as great as it was a
j century ago. It has increased out of all
; proportion to the increase of population,
i j It has c.tusid a corresponding increase of
j wealth. This condition has brought about
j a new era in the world's history, which
| migh: be termed the era of commerce, and
j this bids fair to succeed permanently to
| that of war, which has lasted throughout
j the centuries preceding the opening of the
present one. This has caused the amalgamation
of large corporations into still
j larger ones. It has caused commerce to
j be conducted upon a scale never dreamed
of by our fathers.
While trusts are dangerous to the public
welfare by reason of their purpose,
which is to increase prices by preventing
competition and limit production to the
! point of the greatest possible profit, the
1 legitimate corporation, however large its
j capital, having for its purpose a great inj
crease of production and the extension of
i trade instead of the stiffing of trade, is
distinctly beneficial and assists in the diffusion
of general prosperity.
The opening up of new markets will
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crease the number of men required to
conduct the old lines of business, thus
affording to the man who earns his bread
by the sweat of his brow the opportunity
j to keep constantly employed and insuring
him against periods of enforced idleness.
' It is a happy condition which benefits all
and is not a condition which should array
one class against the other. Trusts should
bo stamped out wherever they may appear,
whether their capital be large or
small, but the employment of large capi
tal, if used in the creation of new trade,
l cannot fail to confer benefits upon the
I entire people
LAI'.OR AND CAPITAL.
And these ancient governments too
' made the mistake of treating labor as a
' commodity, without reference to the
laborers. This mistake was made solely
' j in the interest of the employer of labor,
and from the most ancient times the na11
tions of the earth have treated the laborer, I
with relation to his labor, as n personal- i
it}*. They have compelled him to dispose j
of his labor and have even at times, by j
statutory enactments, compelled all young :
men to learn a trade. But while treating j
the labor as inseparable from the person- |
j ality of the laborer, they did nothing to s
protect him in his labor. Under the prin- !
ciples of epual justice to all, the laborer
will be protected in his labor, as the employer
is in his capital. The interests of
I the laborer and his employer, if properly J
| understood, are reciprocal, i ney are interested
to bring about one result, the !
profitable employment of labor to the good
of both labor and capital. It is to the in- j
terest of capital to have ellieient and contented
labor. It is to the interest of labor
that capital should be profitably employed
in order to increase the demand for labor.
Under the principles of equality and justice.
this relation will be so well understood
that it will bring about a system of
legal arbitration, similar to the principles
governing courts of equity, that will da- j
termine questions arising between labor |
and its employers in such a manner as
will advance the interests of both.
It was reserved for the christianized intellect
ot the 19th century to repudiate the i
unchristian governmental systems of pre- j
vious ages, and to construct an organized i
political system of government which re- {
cognized the truth that governments were !
made for man, and intended to make hira
a responsible moral as well as intellectu 1
subject; that they were intended to spcur?
human freedom, freedom of conscience,
freedom of intellect, and freedom of action;
that they are to be founded 011 the
great moral law proclaimed from Mr.
Sinai, and that nations as well as individuals
were to be subject to its commands,
and that they were intended to be the human
agencies not only to bless their subjects
but the world. The republican government
of the United States is the most
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government based upon the rock foundation
of the people's rights to govern themselves
under the sanotions of an enlightened
conscience and of the moral law.
Perfect individual and national liberty
is guaranteed by it, and its great purpose
is to promote the general welfare. Truly
the hand of God has been in this wonderful
age of human progress, and has been
instrumental in raising up our republic as
a beacon light to the world and the governmental
instrumentality whicii is to
spread the blessings of human liberty and
civilization.
GOD'S PURPOSE IX EXPANSION.
With this heaven appointed destiny,,
what splendid opportunities are afforded
us as a nation. Some are disposed to talk
fllppautly about the advent of, the United
States into the arena of the struggle
among the great powers of the earth.
They oppose the extension of our territory,
of our commerce, of the blessings of
our political institutions and Christian
civilization because it increases our national
obligations. They forget that no
nation ever acquired power and influence
without inviting increased responsibilities
and marching forward with unflinching
boldness towards its destiny. A shrinking
from responsibility is cowardice, and the
American people are not cowards.
Carthage, with the richest merchants
and the finest shipping in the world, attempted
to extend her commerce without
extending her territory, and the result
was her destruction, because there was no
unity between her and the people with
whom she dealt. Our own great city of
New York could not continue to exist if
all the states except New York were foreign
territory. London's continual prosperity
rests upon the intimate relaiions between
Great Britain and her colonies.
Paris, although numerically great, has no
power as a commercial city of the world,
but contents itself with leading only in
fashion and scandal.
What would Rome have been, without
an extension of her empire, but an insignificant
city on the banks of the Tiber?
Without her expansion the pages of history
would have never been blazoned with
the glories of the eternal city. Without
the expansion of her empire, Greece would
have been a little speck on the map of the
world, and the splendors of Athens and
j the glories of Marathon would never have
1 n-1 ??o f ttlknf Ao f a lnimnn 1 no rn?
wuru icuuiui'vi as tuuutcn uuiiiwu ?vu?u
' ing and valor. In all ages nations have
: had national obligations imposed upon
j them, and, when discharged, they have
i flourished for a time, but they Anally perished
because they were not equal to their
: increased responsibilities. Shall we, with
the experience of the past before us,
shrink from our obligations as a nation
and prove recreant to the high trust of
being sponsor for the Christian religion
and bearer of the glad tidings of great joy
to all peoples? Shall we fail in this auspicious
hour of opportunity to enjoy and
strive to perpetuate the freedom which is
the birthright of the race, and to work for
its universal enjoyment? Shall we founder
on the rock upon which all other nations
have foundered? Away with such
unpatriotic and unchristian objections to
the expansion of our political institutions.
The line of duty marked out for us as a
nation is a straight and narrow way. There
is no need for us to mistake it. We have
the '"pillar of cloud" by day and the "pillar
of fire" by night to guide us. If we
watch those with steady gaze we will
safely pass through the "Red sea" of danger
before us, and at last reach the goal
of our national aspirations and opportunities.
Our land is the most favored of earth.
We have a diversity of soil and climate i
unequalled. Our diversity of production j
is marvelous. Our versatility of scien- j
tific aud inventive genius is the wonder of j
the world. We are able not only to feed j
our millions of population but the hungry ;
of all nations. We can clothe the hun- j
| dreds of millions of people in the Orient, j
j Our wealth is fabulous. With all these !
! advantages cau we afford to shut up our- j
j selves in a "pent up Utica," aud allow the :
very redundance of our products to make
us poor? No other nation ever had the j
grand commercial opportunities we enjoy, j
Our harvests make our fields smile with
joy and loudly call us to reap and enjoy
| rich rewards by supplying other nations '
j and still have an abundance left. As a j
j return of gratitude to the Ruler of na- j
tions for our unparalleled prosperity aud
advantages, it is our national duty to j
grow, expand, and go forth to contest j
with other nations for commercial suprem- i
acy. j
Nations like individuals must be inter- !
dependent. In the past the nations have ;
ignored this doctrine, and have destroyed j
each other in their strife for dominion and j
I suDremacy. It was never intended in the ;
j great plans of Omniscience that any nn- 1
j tion can exist without being a blessing or
l curse to otners. This idea of iuterciepcn;
dence in the last half century seems to
j have become the settled conviction of all [
the nations. The recent troubles in China ]
made all the great civilized powers neigh- i
bors. It brought them in unison for their
own betterment and the welfare of
heathen China. Why then criticize our
President for the attitude of the United
i States in this Chinese complication and
! for acting in concert with the other naj
tions as a neighbor? It was one of her
national obligations as well as a great op!
portunity to exemplify her readiness to
help and to bless all other nations.
For 1600 years the human race has been
struggling to obe}r the divine command, '
"Go ye into all the world and preach the .
gospel." But little progress was niade '
for centuries upon centuries. Sens c
blood have been shed in this evangelic;
work. Tin* progress 1ms been slow, bn
the fire bus been kept dimly burning upo
the sacred altar. It was left to the my:
terious christian influence of the nin<
teenth century, when the human tnin
was liberated, t a commence anew this go:
pel work, and its light has blazed in ever
land, and the bible has been published i
every tongue. We are on the eve of
new christian era in the world. Our ik
tion with its free government and its aj
gressive christian civilization is in a pos
tion to march forward and convert tli
world. With t he isles of the Pacific in on
possession, with the confidence of tli
millions of heathens in the Kast. and wit
our wealth and commerce, and Angh
Saxon love of liberty, we can raise tli
Diinnrr ill me tnw.1 Iiuu .iu"ih|mi.mi hi
heaven designed work of having the go
pel preachsd to every creature.
Our republican government, with the.'
mighty potentialities for progress, civil
zation and human freedom, is well fitte
to challenge the admiration of the worh
and to scatter everywhere the blessings r
man's liberty. Standing as the Unite
States does today, as the largest expor
ing nation, the wealthiest and most r
sou reef ul nation, they can exercise a eoi
trolling influence in the affairs of tl
world, and ultimately become dominat
in them. Their political institutions ha\
given them this prominence, and if tl
people wisely use all the opportunities <
the present, they will become the gre;
factor in the world's future progress an
civilization.
FUTURE OF THE AMERICAN* REPUBLIC.
If we patriotic.alty utilize our presei
opportunities and fulfd all of our nation!
obligations, 110 one can speculate too r
mantically about our future as a nAtioi
For one to have looked forward at tl
founding of Home, and predicted all tl
glories of the Roman empire when in tl
zenith of its splendors, he would have bee
hailed as a dreamer and his prophecies 1
fairy tales. For one to have stood on tl
barren shores of Britain when Cms,'
landed there with his legions and po
trayed in .story the glorious 5uture of tl
British empire, he would have been mod
ed as a prophet with a C ^tempered in
agination. So if one standing on the gre#
eminence of time, the beginning of tl;
twentieth century, should predict the fi
ture glory of the American republic, :
would be only a story half written or
picture dimly painted, with all the splei
dors of coloring left out. I do not believ
that any mind can have even the fainte>
conception of what our nation will be an
will accomplish in the coming centuriu
if we are true to ourselves and ou
heaven appointed destiny. When we loo
backward to the 4th of July, 177(5, and se
thirteen colonies struggling with tli
most powerful government on the eart
for independence, and consider the gren
odds against us, and contrast our cond
tion then and now, we cau scarcely crcdi
the evidence of our own experience. Th
progress we have made, the govern men
we have built up, the natiou wc have cr.
ated, all seem like fancies, and we ar
really lost in amazement at the conten
plation. Today seventy-six millions c
American freemen bow down at the alta
of liberty erected by our forefathers an
pour out their labations of praise. A eer
turv hence, if we are true to constitution?
government and human liberty, two bur
dred millions will gather around thealtai
And as the centuries roll 011 thousands 0
millions will celebrate this anniversarj
and their hosannahs of freedom will cch
and re-echo throughout the earth, and al
nations will be prepared to take up th
refraiu. The day of man's deliverance ha
come, liberty aud Christianity, now am
forever.
The promised land, flowing with mil!
and honey, was the encouragement hel
out to the Israelites in their desolate war
derings in the wilderness. Without thi
they would hav? faltered and fallen b.
the wayside atur never accomplished th
divine purpose of their deliverance frori
Egyptian bondage. As a nation we hav
reached a crisis equally as important a
that which confronted the Israelites, an
the encouragement offered us is the worli
as our promised land, where we are t
plant the seeds of freedom and christian
i*- fvMn-.Hft* nnil enrich them
1IV t\HM 4<l MVi vv UUW11J % ?
until they shall grow up and the nation
shall lie down in peace under their shade
The same power which brought the war
derers at last out of the wilderness is su.taining
us. and if we are true to duty am
destiny it will bring us into the promisei
land of our hopes and rewards. Such
contemplation is bewildering, and yet i
we read tho signs of the times correctly
we are as a nation moving on to such i
destiny.
The great events in the future of ou
republic can be predicted with some de
gree of certainty. One of the pre-eminen
events will be a union of the English
speaking race, in which Anglo-Saxoi
ideas of liberty and christian civilizatioi
will become predominant, and finall;
control the politics, the policies and com
merce of the world. There may not b
any political alliance between the republi
can United States and monarchical Grea
Britain, but there will be a unity of pni
pose which will link them together in th
bonds of a common interest. and race al
filiation. With such a" combination o
resources and power, it will be possible t
disseminate throughout the earth th
spirit of liberty now permeating the cntir
Anglo-Saxon race. In time the prophec;
of the last century that Europe would be
come republican or Cossack will be ful
filled.
The Eastern question of to-day is th
beginning of the final struggle. With .
union of the English-speaking peoples th
despotism of Russia will be destroyed
and all the nations will be forced into th
crusade for liberating mankind from th
blighting tyranny under which it has suf
fered for centuries. What an entrancin;
picture?the unity of all the nations ii
one common and patriotic purpose, t
secure universal human freedom an<
through it to unite the race of man ii
one national brotherhood. Let it be un
' - * I-* -J4L
derstoocl tnac in any uiture nmmia', cuuc
implied or explicit, the United States i
the master of the situation. That this i
true is evident to any business man, whi
will consider for a moment the trade situ
ation of the world. All of the nations o
Europe, inclu ling Great Britain, have si
dense a population, that every foot o
area, if cultivated to its fullest extent
would not produce sufficient food to sup
port the people. The United States, upoi
the other hand, produces vastly mor
than it consumes. It controls the food o
the world, and any retaliatory measure:
by foreign nations intended ro curtail tin
products of commerce or industry in thi
United States could be effectually stoppet
bv similar measures as to our own foot
exports.
The retaliatory measures now threaten
ed by Russia will not be carried out fo:
this reason. Russia made a bluff ant
when the United States called the bluff
Russia, instead of carrying out its threat
placed the entire matter in the hands o
the minister to the United States, and i
Is now a question of diplomacy, which i:
solved so far as the threats of Russia an
concerne?l. The time was when Londor
and Liverpool f s jobbing centers, practi
cally controlled'the trade of the world
That trade has practically passed fron
Great Britain to the United States. Th<
balance of .trade in favor of this countrj
'* | during the past three years has been a litlI
! tie over a billion and one-half dollars.
! Hud the United States not been a debtor
11 country, this amount would have been
*" j added to the surplus gold In this country.
| A billion dollars of this has l>een used in
d | buying up American securities held
I abroad until our railroads, which were
v j controlled by English capital, are now in
:1 j American hands.
a | We have now purchased the control over
l" j our own industries. Notwithstanding the
j fact that this caused the exportation of
'* vast quantities of gold to Europe, the balie
ance of trade has been so greatly in excess
ir ; of the payment of such indebtedness that
lu the gold reserves of the foreign nations
are decreasing, while the gold reserves of
our own banks are increasing. Foreign
10 nations for the first time in history have
IC come to American banks for their gold.
B* If properly handled, this balance of trade
will increase from year to year. As the
;e total gold outside of the United States
now in existence is onlv ahmit three thou
({ aand million dollars, if we sell for gold all
1, that we sell, and buy for gold all that we
if buy, it would take only a lew years to
d drain the world of its entire gold supply,
t- England held precisely this position as to
i?. the world's trade when it demonetized
i- silver and by that action transferred the
ie control of the world's finances from the
it Hague to the Thames. As the United
e States now holds this position, she is rapip
idly transferring it from London to New
?? York. When this transfer is complete,
it England will be the first country to com(]
plain that there is not sufficient gold with
which to conduct the busiuess of the
world, and will ask to have restored a bimetallic
basis.
1' Another event will be the assumption by
1 the United States of rhe obligation of arl)
biter in all international disputes. Her
n' commanding political and commercial in1(f
fluence will insure the concession of this
prerogative. In China, during the present
convocation of the great powers, the
United States supported by Great Britain
have controlled to a considerable extent
the negotiations. Last year Russia proposed
the establishment of an international
peace tribunal, and actually led in
the deliberations at the Hayne. In this
world's pacific convention u e governlt
ments representing the English-speaking
... neooles exercised a controllinir influence.
ir ^
This pncific action on the part of Russia
^ and other nations was a recognition of
a the coming ascendancy of the United
States in the affairs of the world. To-day
were it not for the conservative interven,t
tion of our nation, supported by Great
^ Britain, China would be dismembered
j and her territory partitioned among the
[T European powers. The inevitaole tenj.
dency of this recognition of our growing
power and influence as a nation is to
make the United States the arbiter in the
k international disputes of the near future.
lt When this consummation, devoutly to be
. wished, is realized, the peace and rapid
progress of mankind will be assured. The
Anglo Saxon peoples have always prot
moted the cause of human liberty and ad,
vancement, and with their control of the
e destinies of the race the near future will
j hail the early dawn of tne promised mil^
lenium.
Another event of the future will be*the
r
j complete commercial supremacy of the
United States. The Pacific will become
j the great highway upon which her teemi
ing products will be borne to every land.
With the Atlantic and Pacific joined by
* the Xicaraguan canal her sails will whiten
?' every harbor, and sea, and ocean, and
t lake, and her commerce will be the com'
merce of the world. With her natural
advantages, her undeveloped resources
u and her hundreds of millions of inventive
e and progressive population, she can defy
s efforts of the other nations to rival her
' productions and trade, and to snatch
cl from her the crown of commercial supremacy.
u Another event of transcendant importance
will be the complete triumph of the
^ gospel of Christ through the achievements
i- of the Anglo-Saxon race. With the star
s spangled banner of the United States in
consort with the flag of the British empire
y floating in every harbor and ocean of the
e globe, all peoples will be aroused from
n ] their heathen sleep of sixty centuries and
j brought to a knowledge of the true God.
8 j These flags represent all the substantial
3 human progress in the ages past, the
d ' highest and best civilization founded upon
ri i the moral law, governments the most per1
i feet ever instituted, and the true spirit of 1
? ; human freedom. Before the aggressive
- | power and influence they exercise, effete
I systems of civilization and religion will
' ! crumble and fall, and all the heathen
s j nations will join in hosannahs to the one
. true and living God.
. ! It was never designed that individuals
i should fight singly the battles of the cross.
| All they can accomplish by individual efd
I forts is to convert individuals to the true
d i faith. It is the mission of nations tj
! achieve fruitful victories under the banft
i ner of the cross and spread Christianity,
f j Paul labored and preached all over the
known worid in liis time. hut it was tne
a conquering banner of Constantine supported
by all the power of the Roman empire
that crystallized results and made
r effective the preaching of the stent apostle
of the Gentiles.
It seems that to our nation is committed
| the work in these latter days of planting
i- j the banner of the cross in the isle9 of the
a sea and among all heathen nation*, and
fulfilling the prophecy that all peoples
a and tongues shall bow and worship the
7 true God. This work of the evangelizat.
tion of the world was not ready for accomplishment
after Paul's preaching and
e Luther's reformation, but was reserved I
i- for one of the era-making events of the
t 20th century. If as a nation we are true
, to duty, opportunity an t our appointed |
destiny, we will be the favored national
c instrumentality to fight the decisive battie
of Armageddon, and to achieve the !
f final and complete victory for Christianity.
0 W e cannot as a nation avoid these sace
red obligations imposed upon us. We
e must go forward and meet the grave responsibilities
of the future. They can be
f | discharged, and when they are, what a
>- | glorious future there will be for our
I- j nation and for the Anulo-Saxon race, with
| one language, one civilization, one cbris|
tianity, and our perfect political institue
j tions spread all over the habitable earth.
R i Then the pages of history will be nothing
j but the entrancing story of the glorious
8 j achievements of our republic. The world
j will bo wrapped in a mantle of peace, the
e i race of man will have achieved all it was
e j designed to accomplish, and the nations
. will pursue in hrrmonr the arts of peace
" j and the path of happiness, and thus enjoy
g the full fruition of the efforts of man for
n six thousand years.
0 A PRESIDENT NOT AFRAID TO TRU8T EX1
j CONFEDERATES.
a I Fellow-citizens, one mort word and lam
. [ done. This is not the place or time where
! politics and persons should be discussed.
r j The war witn Spain, if it meant nothing
s I more, has been worth ten times the blood
s and treasure it cost in reuniting this country.
We had a President in the White
0 House who was not afraid to trust ex
Confederates. He not only spoke lovingly
f of our dead, but he trusted the command
of the armies of the United States and
the honor of this country to ex-Confeder
r ates. Lee, Wheeler ana our own gaiiant
, Butler were honored equally with Grant,
Logan and Harrison. On this anniversary
day, we can rejoice not only at the liberty
1 granted us under the declaration made oh
e July 6th, 1776, but we can thank God that f
we are now a united people, and that our 1
i house is no longer divided against itself,
i From the rockbound coasts of Maine to
J I the Pacific Golden Gate; from Superior's
a | crystal waters to |the evergreen shores of
j the Mexican so.i, brothers are we all,
i proud of the stars and stripes whether we
1 i come from the rising or setting sun, from
the bleak prairies of the Dakotas or the
| sunny slopes of the Carolinas, content to
" : rest beneath its folds from the dawning of
r the moru, when (he earth is wrapped in
1 gray, to the eventide, when the skies don
the blue.
? "I wish to truthfully state to you and f
the readers of these few lines that your "
t Ivoilol Dyspepsia Cure is without quess
lion the best and only cure for dyspepsia
3 that I have ever come in contact with "j
and 1 have used many other preparations.
John Beam, West Middlesex, Pa. Xo
preparation equals Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
as it contains all the natural digestants.
1 It will digest all kinds of food and can't 1
5 help but do you good. Bamberg Phar- t
r inacy. c
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free of charge ^
WJL C. RETNO
((g)) EHRIIAB
The Best Prescription for Malaria
Chills and fever is a bottle of Grove's
Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is sininly iron
and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure,
no pay, Price 50c.
The piles that annoy you so will he
quickly and permanently healed if you
use DeWitl's Witch Hazel Salve. Beware
of worthless counterfeits. Bamberg
Pharmacy.
Those famous little pills, DeWitt's
Little Early Risers compel your liver aud
bowels to do their duty, thus 'giving you
pure, rich blood to recuperate your body.
Are easy to take. Never gripe. Bamberg
Pharmacy.
"I am indebted to One Minute Cough
Cure for my present good health and my
life. I was treated in vain by doctors for
lungtrouble following la grippe. I took
One Minute Cough Cure and recovered
my health." Mr. E. II. WTise, Madison,
Ga. Bamberg Pharmacy.
It is easier to keep well than get cured.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers taken now
and then, will always keep your bowels in
perfect order. They never gripe but promole
an easy gentle action. Bamberg
Pharmacy.
CAN SEE!
because I bought
my
Spectacles
?FROM?
T. C. ROUIS,
R. R. Ave., Bamberg, S. 6.
Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what yon eat.
This preparation contains all of the
digestants and digests all kinds of
food. It erives instant relief and never
fails to cure. It allows you to eat all
the food you want. The most sensitive
stomachs can take it. By its use many
thousands of dyspeptics have been
cured after everything else failed. It
prevents formation of gas on the stomach,
relieving all distress after eating.
Dieting unnecessary. Pleasant to take.
It can't help
but do you good
Prepared only by E.O. DeWitt&Co., Chicago
The H. bottle contains times the 50c. size.
STANDARD
"MAINTAINED."
My business is now just about
one year old. I promised you
at the beginning promt, liberal
and reliable service. I have
been faithful, and you have rewarded
my efforts by giving me
your business. I appreciate it,
friends, and wish to thank you
right here for your patronage,
I so liberally bestowed.
I am much better prepared to
handle your business than I was
a year ago, having gathered
about me the best wood and
iron workers, painters and trimmers
this country affords. You
don't have to wait till they come,
they are here, and to be found
at my works every working day
of the year. Don't hesitate to ;
send me your carriage work. I
can serve yon bettei and with
more promptness than any similar
establishment within fifty |
miles of Bamberg. j
I also repair, upholster and re- i
new all kinds of furniture in the j
latest style, shoe horses and j
| guarantee satisfaction and pri- j
j ces along all lines. Call 011 me j
, at the same old place, opposite i
j Bamberg Cotton Mills, Bam- j
j berg, S. C., and be treated right. |
4- /-V ! I ;
a ours iu I
DANIEL J." DELK. j
w. P. riley!
FIRE,
LIFE,
ACCIDENT
INSURANCE.
BAMBERG, S. C.
Dr. H. W. BLACK,j
DENTIST.
iVill be at EHRHAKT from TUESDAY
o SATURDAY after tlie second Monlay
in each month.
jt ; - ; J
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invoice of Medicines, (jKjM
iery, Perfumes, Toilet
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it in full blast with Soda
hakes and Bon Bons. >c^[
ox Candies always fresh,
patent Phonograph will
I play for customers
while yoh wait.
'LDS, p
U>T, S. O. .|
GET THE BEST! J
You want the l>est flour and the largest '
yield for your wheat. This is precisely * V r'
what you get at my roller flour mill, ~
which has just been increased from thirty-six
barrels to
Fifty Barrels Capacity a Day
I am now fully equipped to handle the
new crop, and I guarantee satisfaction or '. '
return you pound for pound the wheat
you brought.
WHAT I WILL DO.
If you prefer to ship your grain to Cope,
mark your sacks plainly, prepay freight,
and I will haul your grain from the depot
and return it when ground into floor,
without any other cost than the regular
toll at the mill?provided the shipment is ^
not less than thirty bushels. Two ormore ,
parties may join in to make up a shipment.
ROOM FOR MAN AND BEAST.
In case any distant customer shonld * ^
have to remain over night, I have quarters
for the man and stables for his team.
FOR EXCHANGE < |
I will exchange flour for good beef cattle.
Bring your wheat and have it made
into first-class patent flour.
J. B. Traywick,
'fKjai
COPE, S. C. - , 7
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Don't forget that
DIXON IRON WORKS
Is the place to get vour wants in Ihe
machinery line supplied. Come, write, ' sffiglaj
or wire us when, in need of Engine and . J
Boiler Fittings, Pipe, Pipe Fittings,
Brass Fittings. Valves, Pumps, Injec- 1
tors, Belting, Packing, Shafting, Coop- v j
lings, Pulleys, Oils, etc.. All these are
carried in stock, and I can serve yon ' :
promptl}'. General
Repair Work ... f
is our Specialty. Now is the time to
have your ginning machinery repaired, -1
and we urge our old customers to bring
their work now, to avoid the annoyauce
and delay which yon are subject ..
to by waiting until tne busy season
begins.
Who wants a 30, 34 or 3d inch Rock
Mill to grind meal as well or a little better
than the best? W lierever you are,
COKE AMD SEE 08.
We also have Engines and Boilers of -J
almost any Horse Power, from 6 to 30,.
on which we can name very close figures
to parties wanting them, (jome
to see us when in. need of anything in
the line of Machinery.
Dixon Iron Works,
Bamberg, S. C.
?r n nAnrr-T r a u'rrro DAOKTOr TtT O ADflOVO *
mi, Hum,
Attorneys and Counselors *
BAMBEBG C. H., S. C.
General practice; special attention being
given to corporation law and the examination
of titles.
Money to Loan. ^
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APPLY TO
Izlar Bros. ? Bice,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
BAMBEKG C. H., S. C.
L. C. INGLIS, B. W. MILBY, : ; ^
Referee in Bankruptcy. Probate Judge, - - 7
INGLIS ? MILEY,
Attorneys at Law,
BAMBERG, S. C.
Will practice in the Courts of the State. - - .
Prompt attention given to collections.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, -M
CHARLESTON, S C.
Founded in 178o. Strong faculty; well- * "
equipped chemical, physical, and biological
laboratories; observatory; library of :
14,000 volumes; and the finest museum of _
natural history in the South. B. A., B. S., ?
and 31. A. courses offered. Tuition,.$40,'
payable in two instalments. Board in #
College Dormitory can be obtained at $10 ' '
- ? Onn c/^linl-ircliin orivincr fm>
tl IIlUIHllt VUV my? I u ^ a*ww ^
tuition is assigned to Bamberg county, the |&f
holder to i>e appointed by the Judge of 1
Probate and the County "Superintendent ^
of Education. All candidates for adrnis- . "
sion are permitted to compete for vacant
Boyce scholarships, which pay $150 a
year. Entrance examinations will beheld j
in Bamberg, on July 12, 1001, by the
County Superintendent and Judge of $
Probate. Next session opens September
:J0,1901. For catalogue, address
IIAKRISON RANDOLPH,
President. 'M
Winthrop College Scholarship aad
Entrance Examinations*
The examinations for the award of
vacant scholarships in W inthrop College
and for the admission of new students 55,
wdl be held at the county court house on
Friday, July 12th., at 9 a. m.
Applicants must not be less than fifteen
years of age.
When scholarships arc vacated after
July 12, they will be awarded to those
making the highest average at this exThe
cost of attendance, including V
beard, furnished room, heat, light, and '
washing is $9.00 per month. ^ '
For further information and a cata- ~si|
logue address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Boek - -3a
Hill, 8. C.