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THE BATESBURG ADVOCATE. fei . VOL 1. BATESBURG, 8. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1901. NO. 22 ^ |H ON HIS DEMOCRACY. Senator McLaurin Says He Is a Disciple ot ' HIGH GRADE DEMOCRAT9. Ha Makes a Lerg'hy R p y to R<qjests That He 8ho v Whreln He is Not a R? pub lean The following correspondence was given oat mt ltennctts?illc with the permission of Mr. Clayton: Florence, 8 (J-, June :i 1901. Hon John L. McLaurin, Bennetteville. X. C. Dear 8ir: 1 have taken ^reat inUrtet in the political outlook and as a matter of instruction aek that you uitlcreutune bet worn jour views, aqii me vh wi neiU by iea<liug Republicans. Moat of us see no oitrerenco, but perhaps you can show some difference, ao pltase do if, as 1 am not inclined to con deuin you without a bearing. Youra truly, W. t . Clayton. Benncttsvillc. 8. C., June 4, 1H01 Mr. W. F. Clayton, Florence, 8. C. Dear Sir: In your Utter of Juno 3rd you aak me "to differen:iate between m* iews and the views of leading Republican* as most of ub are no ditl\-reiice.!' 1 am verybusy at this time, but will die ate a few thought! as they occur to me in reply to your question. I do this with the more pleasure became you have been opposed to me politically, but show a desire to seek the truth At the time of tho adoption of the United States constitution there were several distinct plans of government proposed. <?f these plana the fight wis made upon two; the Ilanflltonian idea and the Jetl'ersoniau idea. Alexander Hamilton openly main* tained that the Br'tish constitution was the most perfect instrument of its kiud ever in existence. He wanted all laws for the government of tho Stales to be passed by tho congress of the United States, lie wanted the president of the United States and the senators to hold office duriug g>oi beh .vior. . He wanted the governors cf the States appointed by the president of the United States and he wanted the Federal government to assume the debts of the statute-* lie wanted a strong senate and a weak house of representatives and openly proc a-med himself that the people were incapable of selfgovernment. John Jay win sett a* minisler to England in order to make a commercial treaty which would have placed our commerce under the control of Great Britain The Hamilton idea was so far carried out that he suoceed in preventing the inoorpora tion of a bill of rights in the Ftdi.nl constitu tion. Under his leadership the congress imposed the excise tax which made the rich esoape the burdens of taxation and placed those burdens upon the poor This brought about the revolution in l'ennsylvania and came very nearly disrupting the new repuh lie. Thomas Jefferson forced the bill of rights into the conslituli n as an amendmnut. As minister to France he succeeded in defeating the purpose of the Jay Treaty with England. Hamilton favor.ed and Jefferson vpiHistu mo gr?iniM? oi monopolies, the | I esta'"Hah^^yM?jjBued State) batik, and iho I B _ debts by the Federal | r govonmcuf." Associated" witC-V^rson Madison, Monroe, Satnuel Adams. Albert Qallatin, George Clinton and Benjamin Franklin. Associated with Hamilton were Jonn Marshall, John Jay, John Ai'anis and l'inckney. The Democratic party has be n in continuous existence ever since the adop lion of the constitution while the Federal party of which the Repuhlieaas are the successors have passed through a number of changes. The Federal patty, at first successful, finally committed suicide by cirrying their doctrine of a centralized govern ment so far as to pass the alien and sedition laws. Under this law the president was authorized upon his own volition !o expel from the country any alien whom he might suspect as dangerous to the peace and liberty of the country etc., this radical measure created a powerful reaction The Democrats theu remained in powor almost without interruption until 18t>0. During this lime all the territory acquired by the United S atcs up to 181^8 was secure 1 except the territory of Alaska and every foot of it was encountered by the vigorous denounciation of the Republicans. During this entire time the Democrats were the progressive men. They held to the principle that the people should rule but that the general government while keeping taxation at the lowest rate consistent with good government should expend the fund thus derived for the good of the whole people. In lbuti lliey favored subsidizing the Pacific railroad. About the same time they started the subsidy to the Collins line of steamships between the United States an 1 ling and. Based upon the principle of the Jetlereonian commercial treaty with France, they had concluded treaties with all the principal na-ions and those treaties are still in force. They had built np our foreign commerce until it exalted the wonder and admiiation of lb? entire world. They bad under Gen. Jackson stopped imprisonment for debt. They had fought two successful wars with foreign nations. They had ts tablished a credit throughout tlio world second to no nation on earth. They were fighting for principles or the liberty of thought and action a id the freedom of Amuiican citizenship. Matters of internal oonceru, the leaders of the party differed about. Gen. Jackson was the first to made a reciprocity treaty. The next reciprocity treaty was n adc by President J ieice. joiiu rcaiiaolpb acting against th< leaders of bis pari; voted against the embargo act and was finally successful iti defeating Ibat legislation. Clay, Calhoun, Cheves and Lowndee actively opposed l'r.->i dent Jtfferson in the matter of decreasing the army. The fir?t proposition of a jroleotive tariff for the purposes of protection came from James Madison and Ca lioun and Lowndes joined witb Madison in its favor. '1 he Federalists opposed protection. Clay and Calhoun favored internal improvement and .Madison vetoed them. Our great distinc live foreign policy known as the Monroe doctrine was a Democratic policy The Democrats defeated the scheme of the He publicans to turn over Oregon uud Washing ton to tireal liritain. The Duuocratio p?r!y has never yet denied to any uian within its dues the privilege ot free thought snd free speech. It liar never yet failed to correct mistakes when it has made them. It has lost no opportunity to build up the merchant marine and open up our trado with foroigu ports. It opened up the Japanese ports when all of the nations of the earth ha t failed. The party has never been inconsistent, and yet it has nev? r stultified itself by a I boring to previous platforms when the conditions which demanded them had charged. Until 1860 the Democrats had denied the power in the federal government to make internal improvements, and yet it was the first to advocate the gr, at improvement of the 1'aoific railroads and the Nicaragua!! canal In the matter of tariff it wa* a protection party under the leadership of James Madi son; dec'ared for free trado in 181K; for "in cidental protection" in 18t?8; a tariff for rr venue only in 1880 and in 1881 the convention said: Moreover many industries have cme to rely upon the legislation for successful con linuance, so that any change of law roust be at every step regardful of the labor an 1 capital thus involved. The necessary re duction aad taxation c n and rauit be effected without depriving American labor of the ability to compe e ?uc3CS9fully with foreign labor und without imposing lower rates of duty that will be ample to cover any increased cost of production which may exist in cousupunce of the higher rate of wages prevailing in this country." In 1888 the platform still rccogtiixed that Other things besides icvenue were'o be taken into accouut in framing taritf legislation. It said: "0Ur estahlUheJ industries aud ea terpriscs should not be endangered." For more than half a century Democratic conventions condemned a national bank and and finally anpported a metallic currency. In 1880. :881 and 18b8the Democratic party declared in favor of gold and silver anil paper cotiveitible iuto coin on demand la 1802 i favored the coiuape of both metals under an intern itional agreement. Iu 1888 the Rej ub ican piriform rea l: "Tne Kepublican party is in favor of the use c f both gold and silver as money and condemns the pilicy of the Democratic admiuistra'i n in us ctlotts t> demoucl ze silver. ' In 18".?? the It (public\n platform was identical iu pi:?icipic upon this question with tne Democratic platform of 1880, 1881 and 1888 Tnete havo been protection Democrats ever siuce Madisou and Calhoun favored the proeclioti doctrine. There have been free t"ado Republicans from llie foundation of tlic government. Such men an Samuel J. Ilacdall, John Kami ilph and John C. t'alhouu ttlwayu spoke freely an] clearly whe'lier or not they wcro in accord with the platforms of their patties The Democratic party ban always favored freedom of speech and action The Republican party has always (ought to so centralize the government as to carry out tho idea of A'cxatid'T Hamilton. Tho Democratic party baa boon a party that has had for ita policy tho greatest good to tho greatest nam- > ler while the Republican party as a party has believed with Hniuittoj, it* founder, in bestowing benefits upou th? few and only burdens upon the many. ''Until these latter day saints," have lead the party into socialism, while as to ezpanaiou and subsidies, the Republicans have taken advaut ige of the situation and boldly got upou the Democratic platform. They are now upon tho currency question practically where the Democratic party stood up to 18.Hi. 1'hey areuow advocating the re; procity of Jackson and 1'rice. They are now advocating the Democratic principles which is Announced iu the Democratic ocn vention of l.H'ti in the matter of building the Pacific railroad. They want to appiy that principle to our foreigu cjtnmerce. When ever the Republican* are forced to abandon their own policy they t ?ke up Democratic policies, and the Democrats arc asked to oppose th ise Democratic policies because tlicy hayo been adopted by the Republicans. The Democrats of this country must stand togethvruud restore their party to the power which was theirs. They cannot do it by condemning that which is good because the Republicans endorse it nor can they do it by going ot) after strange and unsound policies iu order to secure some votes which might otherwise l>e Kepubltcan. Tho fight of llamil ton and Jefferson is still on in this country and will be until it is fought to a finish. Hither we will have nit aristocracy or we will have a republic. If the Democrats arc to discard their fundamental idea of the liberty of the individual and freedom of thought and action by refusing to recognize as members of their patty those men who have al Ways fought its ba'tlcs in tho past, but who in the present believe that some of its poli cte the true Demor? tiob it* ndniinutTAiion of nnhlio t- ?? not prosper if it is to oppose the extension of our foreign trifle, the creation of new markets, the upbuilding of our commercial and industrial interests, and the freedom of the individual. If the Republican party, the record of which shows it to have been a party l'orbi lding the free exercise of speech, concentrating the wealth of the country in the hoods ol a few, burdening the people by excessive taxation, aud c ti ducting public affairs for the benefit of private citizens; if that party is to be uiiowed to turn its back upon its record and adopting the progressive features ot the Democracy, become the party of progress, then the Democratic party having alowed it opponent to appropriate its principles cau no lougor .ive. 1 believe that the Democratic party does not exist for the mere purpose ot opposing whatever the Republican party may suggest, t believe that it lives as it has lived iu times past for the purpose of adopting that which is right aud discarding that which is wrong and conducting the affairs of State so as to make all men eon .1 under the n*. (Senator Mcbaurin dwe.ls at length upon the money question aud its interest does net warrant giving full space in these coluiuus ) He ?ays in part: There is not a line in any Democratic platform fixing the ration ol silver and gold pri"r to lS'.ui. There is not a line in any ltepublican platform a ivocating or opposing the ra io of lb til or any ratio There were strong men in the Democratic party in fa^or of the free coinage of silver; there were strong men in the ltepublican party in favor of the free coinage ot stiver. The Republican party adopted the first free coinage plat form. Although silver was demon tizod by Republican legislation iu IbTd, the only ob jec inn to lhat act made prior to 18!'b came irouitlie Republican* who had passed the mintage act under which silver was dernonifixed. What did these men find when they reached Kansas City ' They f<und western delegations i.t which not a single man had been a Democrat in lb'.'d. Tnese men de iiuiiiueti a reiteration <>i me lti to 1 plank of the C hic igo plbttorm. The proposition was in v<lc to Ibeia thai they could have both candidate!!, and .bey coull h.?ve auy plank* they wanted which are not tocialistio <>r aiiarobi-lic and all the Democrat* asked van that theit puny be preserved by maintaining it* reputation a* a safe and conservative organisation. John W. Daniel of Virginia, as thorough a believer in the free coinage of silver as any man in hi* party and one of the grandest character* in the United State* senate, worked like a beaver day and night to try to convince theso western delegates that their policy was suicidal. Governor Smith of Marland told them that the Democrat* could carry Marylind without that nlnnk and could not carry Maryland with it. The old line Democrat* declined to be driven from their party by a man who during ten years of poliiical lifo had been a Democrat, a Populist, and a socialist. I he only otlice w.iich William J. Hryan ever he'd he was ch'O.ed toby the Populists, it bring i'nposstl le for the Democrats to secure an e'ection in that district lie acted with the Democrats in congress, but distinctly stated that he wit* not bound by a Democrat to p'alforra. Si nut or Mel. *ur? qu >te* the c mgressional directory to show that Gharlcs A. Towue, advocated by Ilryan for vice president, never run for ollici tint 1 elected to the Fifty f jttrih congress as a Itepub ican, against \t*l>in I! It.,1.1 ?ll.~ ? f-'-t * i/ouutiai, I?IIU rvuiei llalvoraon, l'opulist. When a |?a..ly of d m aro willing to sec their puny go dowa in defeat in order that one issue may he maintained they either beiteve that tins issue lies at the very founda lion of all government, or else they have some ulterior m itive. Trie south produces no bu'lion It would have no need for maintaining n reserve in the east such as would he created fur the hcuetit of the west hy the bullion. All of its contracts woul I he gold eontracts. For all of its money it would he dependent upon the cast and he compelled to pay whatever rates the easieru banks saw til I \ to charge. Then a pari of the panto scheme i was to prevent the Demooratic policy of the I repeal of the tax upon State banks. in order to prevent the southern .Slates from having any circulation medium whatever for loeil _ purposes. The west would have its silver ' ' as a hat is for obtaining tho gold and the e ist would coutrol the gold, the south would be prevented front even having paper, and would be under the Absolute an - complete an<l perfect coutrol of the east an I west. ? When I inade a fight in the house for the repeal of the lt> per oeot tax, Mr Bryan voted against it, and I invite your attention to his utleranoe at this time, which fully ooiitirtn * whnt I say Congressman B ii!ey, of Toxes, oue of the r.blest men in the L'nited States. ca led my attention to ttaiss nister attitude of Mr. liryan at the time. The trouble with iheaouth has always been its clinging to traditions and its lack of practical wisdom, in preveuing the other sections frcm imposing upon them by underhand nimtia. The south is solidly Democratic, for g,j nowhere in the wjrht is there a greater lovi for freedom of speech, liberty of thought and 101 action and absolute justice, which are tne It foundation stones of tho Democratic party. ^ but they were asleep in 181) ? and llt.d) and totaliy ignorant of the reasons for this uew 6a issue being for jed upon them. It was in the Democratic platform and they therefore voted (j| for it. Now itbeboo/es tuetn to consider jj( why it was iu that pla'frout, ami they will learn, that instead of being Democratic it was a counterfeit to be spumed and cast aside. 811 The south should now take advantage of the 111 fact that it controls the Democratic party et< and see to it, that those principles of j jstice wl and equality which lie at the louuda ion of re Democracy ate not again departed from and of that no scheme for the enrichment oi any pjj stcliou, for the benefit of any otner section, ^ shall ever again be incorporated into a . Democratic platform. J Yours respectfully, John Lowttles McL&urin. lie TILLMAN TO THE GOVERNOR J e fo He Writes a Caustic Leittr ScoiiDg ri, McLaurin. ev I m l'r Senator Tillman writing from Trcn- lie toa, June 5, says to tho governor: Jc Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your [ telegram in which you say, "I uadcrstand Senator MoLaurta's letter io bo a withdrawal of his resignation," and ' 1 have read that worthy's ootiiiuanica lion in which he graoiout-ly consents s!' at your request "to hold on to his com- lu mission as United Statts senator and an .continue to scivj tne State as ho has la done in iho past to tho host of his abili P? ity." This loaves uia one of throo alter- ?P na ives. 'i'o appeal to the Domoeratic r#l 1 executive comimtico to take tho mat- .. ur up and dotorimne what Lho best ,,( interest of the parly requires to be done, to appeal to the senate itself to ta 'determine the question to whethor a rcsigL&.-.on from that body, to take , effect at somfl future lime is binding, P or withdraw my own resignation- There are no precedents on this tubi.ct bocause in tbo hundred and twenty five ?? years of our national life, with more than 2UU rosignaiions from the senate, ?? no senator has hitherto been willing to l.P occupy the dcapioablo attitude now asturned by Senator MeLaurin, and foro- Jr cd on me. 1 am cortaiu of one thing ' 1 that #qo executive of a State hai no tu'.hoiiiy to decline a resignation that l.%a boer tor.dfered, and I am equally a.>oitfciU buAu *-? >vti jUC.. J C ' tiucd your action within legal I lndn 311 that your appointocs would no seated *'u in the senate vuen that body meets in '8 Deocmber, and hold their scats until the legislature should act iu January. P. My chief regret is thai 1 am forced by ' your aotiou to engage in what the out- 0 side world will consider a game of opera , . boutf.', ty withdrawing my own rosig . I nation alter Senator MeLaurin'H un j?J dignified and puerile action: but the purpose for which it was tendered aD nas been thwarted by Senator Mo "a Laurin's precipitous acoeptanco of ex- ~l? ecutive advice, iJob Acres has been 'a ohtdono for once. As 1 havo already said 1 had no motive or purpose in re 1 } . signing except to foroe Me Laurin's, and . there is nothing for mo to uo but no- .j cept the situation and withdraw my t own resignation, if it be lawful to oo so. Yours respectfully, if. K. Tillman. l'? A Plucky Woman. ^ For the first time in the history of tho 'c Iowa Stato University, a girl aiudeni, sl) Mits Carolyn Jatv;sol li arliugton. linn 'a been awarded a medal for bravery. A r.nmhpr of atlolanla nnfn ? ?? tf the river near CrAllvilio, when a strong w wind capsize 1 tho canoc in which Miss '' Jarvis and It. M. Fagau wore riding. 'J Mica Jams' dress caught on tho rail of P' the canoe, and bhe wan unable to get l' loose. Mr. Fagan, being unaelo to swim was obliged to cling to the capsized w canoe. J'he nearest shore was fully w , 150 feet awaj; the girl pluckily str ict P1 out towing tho capsized canoo with Fagan clinging to it, and after a hard ' struggle reached tho laud in safety. A Mysterious Affair. Tp tJcmcs McAllister, a liquor merchant p of Jacksonville, Fla., was killed Wed- w nosday at tho homo of T. 11. West, 7117 fc Talleyrand avenue, whilo in a ecu til 3 a with Mrs. West. McAllister boarded p with tho Wosts. Mrj. West claims f, that slio took McAllister's piHlol from u iiiadrosBor, and McAllister, fearing that n she contemplated suicide, tried to b wrench it from her, and that io the p south > the pistol foil to the floor, was 1j d.scr.argcd, the ball entering MoAllis v ter'a abdomen producing death. Tho s| affair is a u>storious one. McAllister I was from Charleston, where ho had con- i ; sidcrablo properly. 8I ?, A Direful Prediction. b Senator Tillman has rocoived a letter j from Athelaton Gaston, of Mcadville, a I'onn , a Democratic congressman, in ^ winch ho Hays: "As a Democrat and w ?inoore admirer, 1 beg of you to not ^ i insist upon resigning your seat in the . United States senate. I believe if ? coatcst was waged in your S'.ato thai a . Republican corruption fund would be poured into jour State that wou'd bo j. appalling io its effects and you might \ go down D< fore it. Soo what Hanna q has dons in Nebraska, in Dakota, in j' Washington, and ia othor States, Help j kill MoLaurio but stick to jour seat, ( air; stick to it." Heavy Snow. \ Snow fell heavily Tnursday through- a out the centra! and northern portions h of North Dakota. A similar ataio of e affairs ia rcpartod io towns on the c -lamostown Northoro railroad. Tho i snow <juiokly molted. Tho old-JBt in- i habitants cannot recall a aiuii.'a ooour \ ronco in June. c V WORD IN REPLY o Sana'or McLiurin's Latter to M'. Clayton. VADED QUE iTIONS ASKED. cLaurio Does Not Attempt to Deny that He Supports Republ can Policies and Thus Evades. Tho following answer to the letter of nator MeLaurin wis the leading odirial in Tho Stato of last Thursday, presents tho othor side of tho quosin and will repay perusal. The Sta'e ys: Senator MeLaurin's reply to Mr. a\ ton's loiter is a vtry olcar rva?ion. e protends to show that the Itopubli a policies of today, wich MoLzurin pports. ?roin accord with the fioJa cntal principles of Dcmooracy, but ia :ad of proving that proposition? licta would bo impossible?the senator vicwo none too accurately the history the partios up to tho time of tho vil War, and from that point jumps tho doolaration that tho south is iulerant and should beocmo liberal?by lich he may meaa that tho south is .uiooratic and should bcoomo llopub>an. Tho oontcst botwoen Hamiltonian and ff.-rsonian ideas is an historical faot rthc discovery of which Mr. McLiu i can claim no orodit. He can, bower, rcoeivo tho groatost moasu-e of aiso if ho will prove that tho Itspubianiam of today is in accord with tho ifbraunianism of a century ago and at the Democracy of 1901 is in lioo th tho federalist dootrinos advanced Hamilton. This ho cannot do. Mr. cLaurin knows w< 11 enough that the publican party now stands for a roag national government, oontral'zati of power, a largo standing army d special favors to olassos through riff protection and subsidies to cor rations. The Dcmooraoy of Bryan poses all those, just as tho Demiooy of Jefforooa opposed them. It would bo foolish to aisert tha1. tho smooratio party has been right a', all ? ncs and in every position it has ten, but it is truo and cannot ho oonidictod that tho Dcmoaratio party has ways stood for tho rights of the pooe as against class priviligos. And day tho only hopo for tho prcserva>o of truo republicanism is offerod by d through tho Democratic party, ilitarism, congressional absolutism, loaialiam and favoritism aro a few of o "isms" not monopolized by the jmocrats whioh thrcaton to obliterate e ideas of Jefferson and to sot up in cir stead tho thoorios of Alexandor aurilton. Against those tho Domoathare arrayed. Howfo is not for ih against us, and though every mericrn cit;zoo has the right to take mar oiu >, liiu of lid? ;uiiv>?uinu lu itiU esteemed dcBpioabloiffr dishonest eaohcry. And, sad to say, that is the argc brought against John Liwndcs cLntria, a sonator from tho IS ate of iulh Carolina! Mr. McLiurin does not attempt to ny that ho supports Republican polls. That is whore ho evaded Mr. ayton's pointed question. Instead of awering, ho di?oants, as wo have id, upon tho difference whioh have long distinguished tho two groat irtios and then proocods to assail the ledom of the Demooratio alliance with e Populists of tho west. The foroe Mr. MoLaurin's attack at this point nullified by tho rooollootion that at o time when tho southern Domoats were smarting under tho leadoriip of tlrovor Ciovoland, then sm scted and afterwards proved guilty of irty treachery, Mr. McLiurin was ost oagcr for that same western alii ice. Ho oven went so far as to swal >w the Oe*!a platform without any uar coating am' was almost as vigi ut as "Bravo Bon" himself in seeking at rlusivo "li5ht out of tho west." If io Ooala demands wtro not Populism, hat were thoj? If Bryan was not a cmocrat in 18U2, what was Mo auric? Did not the Ocala demands ledge their adherents not to rocogn'zo io authority of the party oauous? Tho statement that "tho only offico hich William J. Bryan ever hold ho as elected to by the Populists" is a crversion of facts unworthy a lover f the truth It is well known that Ir. Bryan was cloo .od to oongross as le Democratic candidate in a strong cpublioan district by tho combined ipport of Djmoonats and Populists he "fusion" between Domoorats and opulisU id certain wostern States of inch Nebra-ka is ono is necessary to oep the Republicans from control and s a poliov of the party it has boon ap roved by Democrats of overy variety ora (irovor Ciovoland to Ben Tillman. >ut these false assortions and intima vmu tup>,HiUi>ig vuu uinu nuu imi iwiuu cco nominated as tho Djmooratio residential candidate and who as suoh ist tiuio rooived tho largost popular oto over given a Democratic candidate how just what Kind of Democrat John > Melisurin has bcoomo. As lato as 81(7, whon ho was a oandidato for the onato, he professod allegianoo not only > the Chicago platform of 1896 in full ul to tho leadership of llryan as well, low he sots himself up as a oritio of Iryan and tho wholo Democratic party s at proscnt constituted, but wo do nol hick tho Demoorats of South Carolina rill tako political lossons from one who n turn has been anti-Tillmanito, Till ianito, Ocalaitc, Dry anile and Forty itc id is cow a Mclvinloyito and llanna te. Mr. McLiurin says a good deal abjul too silver and somo of it is true. It is rue; for instanoo, that up to the last ampaign both parties hai always pro csscd to support tbe prinoiplo ol dmotallism. It is only recently thai ho Republicans have como out tquaro y for tho ninglo gold standard, llnti his submission to tho demands of th< nonoy'intcrosts, tho Republicans hac ivowcd thcmsolvcs bimotallists Tin inoority of thoir profonnion boia; loubtod by tho real friends of thai oonomio prinoiplo tho Domooratii >ariy oamo to bo looked upon ah th< cat defender of tht iruo faith, llonoi vhen tho booaocratio party now do dares itsolf favorable to tho prinoiph of bimetallism, it is merely advocating a policy so distinctively American that cither party has opposed it uo il the j last few years That is what Mr- MoLaurin proves by his wandoring remarks en free silver and that is all anybody can provo. But do wo under stand Mr. MoLaurio to repudiate bi- B< tu jtallisiu? Is this another great M change within four years? Mr.%MoL?urin dwells at length on f<. the era of almost continuous Democratic rule from Jefferson to Lincoln. 0< That tho Domooratio party was largely w responsible for tho almost miraculous w growth and progress of tho couatry during that time is well established (Jut who controlled tho party then? Tho Djmtorats of the scutb. Yet Mo- uc Liurin in the very no*', breath tells us g. that "the trouble with the south his tl always bieu i u clinging to tiadiiioos o. and its lack of practical wisdo n, ia pre ol venting tho other sections from impis it ing upon them by underhand means! 1 h< lu ooo scutenco tho south's policy is lauded; in another it is condemned, d This is MoLaurins's argument for his ri "Commercial Domocraoj 1" e: Kor ovory timo that Moliiurin oan b quoteJohnC. Calhoua in favor of a h protective tviff wc can quote Calhoun ti ono hundr .d times against protection. r< Calhoun, the groat cxponont of .Jcffsr tl sonian Dcmioracy, otcadfastly fought a tho very tendencies which tho Demo- fi raoy is fighting today. Tho be>t ef- w forts of his useful lifo were devoted to 1 this oause. To j rateud that he would &i favor tho polioies for which McKinley u and (lauoa now stand is to grossly mis ropresent the great interpreter of tho tl constitution. o This analysis of Secator McLaurin's & letter is perhaps already longer than a its importance warrants. Still, if tl Mcliiurin U to proach his heresies from o ono ond of South Carolina to tho other, S it is incumbent upon true Democrats to tl point out the fallacies and the false- a hoods he is disseminating in order that o his misstatements may not lead astray a the unwary, l'nis must bo tho excuso n for any notice given his ineffectual tl efforts. Bui tho desire of his constituents, p as expressed by Mr Clayton, is not for o Senator MoLaurin to instruct thorn in m political history. What thoy want him r to do is to explain wherein his present $ position is different from that of the s R ipubiican party of today and of tho ii last century. That was tho point of tl Mr. Clay ton's question and that is tho g point Mr. MoLaurin lias evaded. o m laurin makes a proposition j Which Tillman Says Is Too Puerile " to be Koticed. b The following appeared in The State v of Thursnay morning last: Senator MoLaurin passed thrcujh 1 the city Wodncsday afternoon on his ' way from Bcnnettsvillo to Newberry, nhoraho will Bpeak Thursday. On tho train with him was Mr. M. a. Tcaguo 0 of thj Baltimore American, to whom SanAir MoLaurin gavo ao Interview 0 iu V oh ho spoko very bitterly of ^ Senator Tiilinan, and stated that if Tillnlu would tender to the governor u .an I r li,:ona'i resignation of hie 7 othoe?r he,' MoLahrin, v.ouiu consider tnis 7 direct challenge to himself and ' wool 1 resign his seat and enter the } o mlest for Senator Tillman's position. ^ WHAT TILLMAN SAYS. n The ltock Hill correspondent of Tho s State writes as follows to his paper un- d der date of June t>: Senator Tillman was not to be seen today until the n Winthrop botad adjourned for dinner u at 2 o'oloek. Ho did not seem inolined o to notice tho interview with Senator u MoLturin, appearing in The Stato of this morning. He considers tho stand which MoLaurin takes to bo so puerilo as to bo beneath notioe and feels that it would not be dignifkd in him to reply to it at all. Alter talking on other sut j jets and evidently mcuitating upon ' this, ho again slated lha*. after think iag it over ho did oot feel that he had any answer at all to make to it. The inietvicw, ho sajs, comes in too round- t about a way to take as a challenge and a no c >nsidiTB that tho action taken at Gat'ooy covered tho wholo situation. 1'here ne uie? his opponent's quibbles as to the form of tho paper sent to tho 1 gjvernor and gave what he considered j an unqualified resignation. At G?ffuev he forced McLiurm to "jumpover board" with him believing that ho 1 "o a!d make land and that McL auric t could not." "li seems," said he, "that McSweeney has thrown him a rope and ? nauicd htm in, though tho matter t scorns to have boon arranged by mu- t tual friends, and whilo 1 do not mean t to ohargo Gov. MoSweeney with sin- t istcr motives, he has been unduly in > fluuoctd and has transcended his au- B ihority. ' When asked if he thought j there was a possibility of tho Junior senatci taking the initiative in this j matter and sending in his resignation f first, Senator Tiilinan hooted at tho < idea, baying that after having turned | tail and run bofore, that would he boy's < play in McLaurin. < A Fierce Battle. 1- ?rd Kitohencr, in a dispatoh from ( Pretoria, dated June 4, says: "Pixon's ( report of tho fighting at Vlakfonteio, ] 10 miles from Johannesburg, May 20, 1 just received Oj our side, 1,450 mon i with foven guns woro engaged. Tho I force was returning to camp at Yiak- I fontein when the enemy under oover of I a veldt lire, rushed tho rear guard, consisting of two guns of tho 28th battery i and 330 men of tho Djrbyshires and > Yeomanry. They temporarily captured tho two guns. When tho remainder of the foroo came into action the Boors | were driven off, tho guns wore recap- I tared and the Boer position wan oo cuprcd- Our oau?lties wore six officers and 51 men kiilod, six officers and 115 men wounded and one offi :cr and seven men missing. One officer and four men have sinoo died of wounds. Forty-ono | Boers were killed on tho ground. Tho further Boer casualties are not known. Koinforooments are being sont. Prizes for Counties. Dirootor Goueral Avcrill of tho ox1 position company returned Saturday j morning from Columbia, wbore Friday I ho attondod a mooting of tho oxposi1 tion commission. The mooting was a r most successful one. Tho commission I decided to givo thrco priios for tho 3 throo oountios making tho best exhibits, 3 11,030 to tho county having tho best 3 exhibit, $5J0 to tho county having the - scoond boat exhibit, and $250 for tho s third best. TBE GOVERNOR S REPLY o the Letter Wrote Him by Senator H Tillman. Foliowiag is a oopy of the letters >ut to Senator Tilluian by Governor M lc3weoooy: ol Sir: V our letter of .June 1st has been tl !oeiv>d. I have oarcful.y noted its in intents and the most charitable view T bioh I can take of it h that it was re ritteu in the heat of pass:on and with- hi it duo consideration. p? 1 note that you say that I have "tran- K >ended" my authority and that the ^ oveioor "oan not oompcl a member of la United Slates scute to hold his /u1u11s3ioj nuu liuroiso IUU 1UQC110U6 7 f that oflnc if hi chooses to aurrandor * and that yju "decline fir the pro- i >nt to withdraw" your rcsigoation. Had you road osreful y my letter ad j! rossed to you and to S nato: MoLiu ( o, you must havo ?cen that 1 did not * iprts3 any desire to "compel a mom ai or of the Uaitid-8 atcs scuatc to hold 01 ia oommiaaien and cxcrciso the funo- BI ioas of that office," if ho ohocso to sur * jnder it. My aolo purposj iu retiming 3c resignations was to ask ycu gentle J ten to consider oilmlv and thought *1 il'y tho eonsequnoes to the people ot , hat I jilgod to bo a hasty aet, and . 1 muat confess that 1 am somewhat urpriacd at the tote of your aoswer to , ly riquost. ^ I oouaidtr tho oourac which 1 ?#vk in hie matter to bo for the beat ictercsis * f tho people of South Carolina, and 1 m rcBpoaaiblo to them' alone lor my r< ction. And, furthcrmc tc, 1 atill believe " hat my oourao has 'not the approval f a majority of t'.io oitiz.na of tho t; tato, nor do I 0??hsider them "un hinking citiz.m,"' but men who kaow * nd reoogaizs a-) fully as any pjoplo [ q earth the rig.'dtB anu dutiis and ro- [! ponaibilitioa c'r oil zjnabip, and do not v ccd the servioes of any one to toll 0 hem their <luty. You insin uatad that I have been "im- 1 or.unou ' Vo "await the ooiiVcniotco" ? f any present or would be aapirauts ' fho "aro? not ju t yet roady for various ? oasons 'to enter the contest brought on I' 0 unexpectedly" and that fur this r?.a J on my action has taken the circotion " 1 haa, ia unworthy of a man holding he high commission which baa been & iven ;you by tho people of South Car ? lira, and (leaervea notioo in this ooneciioti. However, L may tay for your c, entfi w that I aloue am responsible for , iy reply and will give aoojunt for the ourso I have takon to the people who ?! onorod me and not to any one indiidual. ? ^ In this matter I have done what I ' bought boat oaloulated to promote tho a resent prosperity and contentment of ho people of my Siato, and ehall oon a] inue to do ao regardless of what any jno man may say or think of my j ourso. I did not think that a political j ampaigu this 6uuiuier oould do aaj> ^ ood. However, had tho roxigaationa tl cuu unuoauuioaai &ni unrestricted, ay aotiou might have been otbcrwigc. y, With due respjot far your opinion, I liink 1 bnvj as fligb "eouocp ion of the f( ffiie of senator and iu powers -an b, ou or anj other oiiiaeo of tbia State, fr nd you must have known that tho 4, rief intc!7iew to which you refer w acant that 1 would simply meet the ro- ?i ponsibiiily and perform uiy duty un lL er tho conditions. jt If you still wish to resign your com ^ aissioQ and will send to this 0lli0j annconditional rcbignation, L will czcr- w lee the authority and power vested in tj 10 hy tho people. Respectfully, . M. U McSweency. 0 MCLAUKIN AND THE CAUCUS J Vas Not ia Line With Party on 1 v Political Uuestions. C "Chairman .Jones made * statement 0 the caucus to the tiled that he had fl pproached Mr. McL&urin, of South h Carolina, and inquired whether it was w lis wish to paiticipati in iuturo in the * iemocratio caucuses of the ecnato and ^ dr. McLaurin had answered that he g ras not in line wuh the party on poli- v ieal questions and did not desiro to " ako part in its caucuses." The above is an extract from the ninutes of the Democratic caucus, or he organ zation of tho Demoorats of ho United States Senate. Senator Till- , nan has given tho cxirac: for [ ublica | ion in oonnection with a letter from e locator fcl \V. Carmaok, of Tennessee, f icorotarv of the caucus, who writes to ( Senator Tillman: t Dear Sir: Some time ago I road an t ntorviow or statement of MoL mrin in j lomo newspaper in which he made a ? 1'ialifiud denial of tho charge that ho lad refused to take part in the Demo- j iratio caucus, i was elected score- t :ary, aDd I onoloso you an extract from .he minutes. Senator .Jones had called j io soo him just before tho holding of a t jauoua durinic the extra session* r.f ihn senate to know if ho wished to tako \ part. This caucus, you know, related t wholly to matters of orgaoiittiou, etc , , ind did not iovolvo any of the <p.os- ( lions on which Molaurin claimed not . lo bo in aooord with hid party. So that Lhoro was uo reason why ho should not t have attended if ho still claimed to bo j a Democrat.?Tho State. ? , Jumped to llis Death. i l)r. Tnomas Bond, a woll known 6ur[toon and analysis!, oommittod suicido Friday by throwing himself from tho 1 third-story window of his residence in ! lijtdon. Ho ha* boon sutf.riDg from molanobolia for some timo. Dr. Bond, besides being tho late Mr. Gladstone's surgoon, was noted in oonnootion with 1 inovstigations and disoovorios in tho eases of several sensational crimes, notably the Dofroy, Lamson and Camp murders. No Objection if It Pays. Gen. Bites sajs that wo oontiouo to pay monoy to the Sultan of Jolo to koop him in good humor just as the Spaniards did, but that wo get much better roturns for our expenditures. As long as wo oontinuo to got good returns from our permission of slavery and polygamy in Sola tho Sultan is safe. It was only when the North oeasod to got roturns from slavory in its midst that it began the erusadc against tho South. A FEDERAL SOLDIER j rhoie Reaeniment Died With the Lsst Shot He Fired. 1 To tho editor of Tho Sunday News: tjor W. L. Glaze, one of the delrgatcs ' tho Southern Camp of Woodmen of ie Wcrld, returned recently from a oflt inti resting trip to Columbus, Ohio, he journoy began its interest as he fi ached Richmond, passing over historic ittlcfiolds, then, going by the Chesa ake and Ohio, be ran up the valley to crova \V. Vs., thcnco through Soiota alloy to Columous. Thcro v?a? a pause as he stood atTrcUian Station, litre, jo the great civry luht of June 11 and 12 1861. the * tbor of M?j vr Glaze gave his life for * ie Confederacy. Tfic aon realized for the I st timo tho haerednes* of this glorious * Ut!eti<>Id. '1 ho popularity of tho Ord r 8 Woodmen bought togethei represon ' .lives frtm every J art of the ccuotry 0 id tho beautiful and timely proposition m-j from thetn that tho Confederate avesat Camp Chase should bo dcoorcd. The suggestion was made known.. ol. Knaus, an ex officer cf Ui^v-^oion my, ( - ho has uodcr ajitftflo keep up lis Confederate oenaetiry.) Ho j lined cattily in th^/tfrnject; not only so, but d tho 8ou<tncrncrs to tho graves at am?/<?base. This aot was a strong ohd of union and lefts its due weight. l largo attendance from tho country round witnessed the proceedings. H. F. Simrall, ayoui g Mississippian, issued at tho services. First a prayer as offered by the lie v. .J. E. Watts, cf lississippi, then an address by D. E. Iradshaw, of Arkansas Mr. Will T. Jollier, of Vijksbu'g, followod; then as sung above the sleeping dead of ho South ' Nearer, My God, to Thee," id by the Woodmen. Mr. Morris hepard, of Texas, and Bjn Cravcess, f Atkansas, rnado addresses, after rhich "Asleep in Jesus" was sung by bo audience. This was followed by adreosesfrom II. PiLckney Wells, of Louisiana, and Col. IvGaus of Columuj, Ohio. Messrs E. B. Lewis spoko or North Carolina. J. E. Fitzgerald or Missouri and Maj >r W. L Glazofer outh Carolina The occasion heightened to enthusim when Col Edmundson, of Georgia, n Ex-Con'cderate, and Col. Koaus, an lx Federal, took tho platform and lasped hands. Amid greatest applauso he cliruax of brotherhood was reached, 'towers were piled on tho great mcmoial rock which marks the saorcd spot. 2,260 Confederate soldiers of the war f 1861- 1865 buried in this enclosure" i inscribed thereon, and abovo is the atriotic, manly inscription, "These re Americans." PU1 v 4 - - uvi. ivuau- pruacaieu a BllKen nation- " 1 flag amid groat applause, and the de- 8 ghtful execrc:sos ended with "Praise ^ od, From Whom All Blessings Plow," 8 ho Rev. Mr. Smith, of tho Qrand 1 .rujy, dismissed the aadicnoo with a 8 aly eloquent prayer. Camp Chase is five miles from Colam- 1 u* feiad is properly a city suburb. Two ' ltusauJ two hundred and sixty Con- ' (derates ho died in prison were t aried here, these ?igln/ Hve 1 om South Carolina. When J?x Prcsi- * ant Hayes was Oovo^mi^rn~ Chlo ho c as pained to see this ourial spot ne- 8 'coted. He personally gave for several v lonths #20 at his own expenso to put it * i better shape. Governor Foraker oon- 8 nued the good oause until an appropriaon of ft) 01)0 was secured to surround it " ith a wall and keep it in fine oondi- w ion. K A beautiful incident is that ten years a go Col. Knaus personally assumed the c aro of this ground. With a ommittee f nineteen ladies and gentlemen there j, i an annual decoration on the 20th of une of thee Conftdeiate graves. c 'hesc tx rcises are exciting public fa 1 or a- d crowds attend every decoration. l. !ol. Kn&us is now planting trees, some 1 f wtiih aro from the South, in the en ' losure, and is beautifying the spot with S owers and shrubbery. He has a great 1 c?rt, as he had a stout arm during the f rar. He f >ughc as a soldier and as an ( tmerlean ha rccogniz !9 liberty of 8 hougnt, espco'ally when it is cxprossod 1 n pair.otic graves. Oar youne ( outhemers will long remember their ' isit to Camp Cha^e, and especially in 1 aeeting the brate old Federal Col. ! Cnaus. J. A. H. ' Orangeburg, May 29. Desperate Robbers. A dispatch from Toronto, Canada, ays of the three men. Frod Lie Rice, 'hom?.o Jones and Frank Kutledge, xtraditcd from Chicago to stand trial 1 r the robbery of a bank in Aurora, )nt., Rice id tho only living survivor o servo out tho 21 years imprisonment o which he was sentenced Friday mornng. Two tragedies havo put Jones ind Kutledge beyond tho reach ot law. tones died from bullet wounds received I n a dospernte attempt to enoapo from ho rffijers who were transferring the irisoners from tho court homo to the ail last Tuesday and Kutledgo oom nittcd suicide Friday by jumping from ho gallery in the jail to tho stone court iclow. The first tragedy which startled ho oitizins of the city was tho daring ittcmpt made by tho three prisoner! to jsjape from tho constables on Tuesday light. While tho carriage conttiuiig Uieo, Jones and Kutledgo and two oonitabKs was prooocding from tho court tiouro to tho jail an aocomplics throw ihroo revolvers through tho cab window. Tho desperadoes evidently were expect ing ;u?sido help for they actid promptly. Scouring possession of tho threo revolvers the thrco mon opanod tiro upon- tho constables. County Conitable Hoyd was shot and killed. Tho itfioors returned tho firo and lonos was wounded in the groin and arm. lie died at tho hospital. A stroet oar conductor, whose car tho burglars attempted to board, struok Kutledgo over the head with a picoo of iron, knocking him sonscloss. Kioo surrendered. Fri day Kioo and Kutledgo wcro sentenced to 21 yoars imprisonment in Kingston ponitontiary. Kutledgo was boing takon with another prisoner in oharge of one of tho jail guards to dinner about 3 o'clock. Suddenly ho made a dash and springing up tho stairway mounted to tho gallery running around insido of tho jail, 30 foot from tho floor. CliroVdg ovor tho railing Kutledgo jumped. Ho fell headforemost on tho stono floor fraoturing his skull. Ho was immediately takon to tho hospital whoro ho died without regaining consciousness. J EATEN BY SHARKS. J rhat Seems to Have Been the Fate of ihe Fishermen, OST OFF CHARLESTON BAR ' k Horrib'y Mutilated Arm of a Nc^ro Man Tsken From the Stomach of a J Montter. ? I The News and Courier says the left 1 tin of negro rnaD, horribly mutilated jfl Dd mangled, wm out Wtdocsday from ^k he ptomaoh of a ten foot ehark, rhioh was csp'urcd after a desperate ^^k trugglo by tho crew of the light ship. v H ..... ? >._! .-J1- .L .. _ - ..v aim TTBO UbUOUblDUIJ' lU?fc OI OD6 [ f the fifteen fishtrmen lost in tho quail of tho Kastern 1'atehos rcv*itrtiy. V hen brought to tho^iiivJo^the fin^. ^ rg fcm?c!^ Xi&Atf* "d delivered to ^ '_ot^<rter Vaughn the lacerated limb was 1 Examined ciobely by the fishermen who neaped ibo storm, but there was no nark or sign by whion it conld bo idonuficd. The negro was probably dead when his boiy was seized by the sharks. With this latent discovery at tho il .ht ship the cvidoneo is almost oonjlusive that tho crows aboard the three ishing boats wero drowned. The icarohiog parties whioh wont to sea Saturday and Sunday came baok with jtorics of tho numerous sharks soen ikirtiog tho watcrB and apparently hunting for prey. Those rapaoious monsters seemed to have detected an ""S n )dor of doath and many of thorn folowed the boats doggedly. They 1 iplaihcd through the waves, darted back 1 iud forth, and followed water trails 1 vhich might have boon ieaiing to where I jodies wero ailoat. J Two Of thd boats whieh managed to sseapo the fury of the storm pulled to- ^^k ward tho light ship and remained there Friday night. Tno sharks had followed ^^^k it a distance. They returned toward tho t^tohes, but oarlp Saturday, morninghey were seen again, wandering aimcsly through tho rater and eagerly loarohing for hidden, ghoulish food. The men aboard the light ship oast out \ line, but without making a oapture, vnd the sharks disappeared. They ap scared again at intervals, and then 1 ushed away. Tuesday, however, ssviral of tho ten foot monsters swam near 1 ho light ship and in the afternoon sev- 1 irai of the men on board lot down a ope line on which had beooattaahod a trong hook. Tho bait was supplied. fl| Jao shark dived playfully about the V took, jerked at tho bait and then dis ppearcd. LIo camo back again and eemcd bolder. All at onoa he opaned lis big jawB, took in the hook, and . ^ tarted away with the prize. When ^ H he rope wa-, hauled in taut the monster ^0^* ^ iquirmed and fought. Tho men hold2-ng the lino wero experts at shark ng, however, and the? fat trie rope wH ilajk off and by the Jeouliar twisting J mown only to the experts gave the ihark a big jerk whioh caused his big I nputh to opc-n for gallons of salt water o pour in. After tmo had been repeatd onoo or twioo the monster became roKny. aithoatcii ho ? ?. otill iciously and slapping at the boat, rhile his oyes glared with anger. He | aw the dospcrato situation and tried ard to escape. But the line was J rawn in more and more, finally, when , leak and whipped, the shark was drag;ei on deck, and lav there twitching ,nd dying. Qiick work by the orow nded his ezistenoe. Tho light ship orow had suspected bat tho sharks were out prospeoting -m or the dead fishermen and it was de- J tided to rip the stomach open to soo if ^ he Uionstf r captured had feasted on he unfortunates. Long knives were oroed into the tough meat and he fiosh was torn apart. After dig;ing for the stomaoh tho crew pull:d out a strango object, which proved ^H| >n a closer examination to be the arm >f a man. Tno carcass was removed icd the arm was preserved. When the HH ishing smack Victoria hove in sight $HH jarly Wednesday she was signalled from ^H39 he light ship and turned her course icar in. Uapt Ahram Gray, in oommand of the smack, was deputized to ^ t?riDg the arm to the city. They Coine High. The Nc * pert Mi reing News says the freight on the $2'j,000 oargo of ooal which will be shipped from Norfolk by the government to Manila will ba $t>0,D00, or throe times tho value of the luel that the British steamship Ataka will take to tho fleet in tho Philippines. That is a slight indioatiou of the beauty of holding those islands and of running the subjugating businoss at that distance. There is neither glory nor profit in it for the country, but tho d syndicates mu9t have it. w Eight M incrs Killed. ^ By the implosion of a quantity of j powder and tho suffocating tunes that I followed eight men wore killed in tho Bcvoatn level o: t&o Luciingtonsiaft of j tho Chapin mino. Suddenly there * ws< a ramble and smoko begaa pouring J from tho mouth of tho shaft, ilsaou- a era hurled in to the minos as soon as the M smoko cleared euffioicntly and found eight miners dead. The oauso of the explosion has not yet boon determined. Kay and Roy. S9| Kay and Hoy Burgess arc two re- BE| markablo twin brothers latoly living in jS Auburn, N. Y. They aro seventeen E years old, 5 feet 0 inches in height, weigh 1 (1 pounds caoh and aro so much JmE aUke that Hoy has immigrated to Ksene, N. H. to Mquir* identity. Kven the U Bettiilou measurements failed to dis- gfl tinguish them, except by a few soars. Fishermen host. . M Five fishing boats whioh wont on a / V fishing cruise iu Ireland waters havo / Jm boon missing for two nonths and are ( now bolievod to havo founderod in a gale April 6. Their entire orews, num- jBj boring 117 men, aro supposed to havo jggj pcrishod. There is goncral mourning JH n tuo neighboring villages. rdflu For Governor. w It was officially announood Thursday ||B that Mr. M. H Cooper would next year boa oaadidato frr governor on the platform of a rigid enforcement of the dispensary law. Mr. Cooper was a S member of tho Sute board of oonirol before being oleoted secretary of stato.