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PRP . I OUTLOOK BRIGHT! Bat Brjan Warns Denscrats Against Orer Ctifideoce or Sloth I MORGAN BACKS TRUSTS Therefore, Says the Great Commoner, Party Should Steer Clear of Dictation From Wall Street as Dictator of Its Next Presidential Ticket If It Wants to Win. That the outlook is bright for (he Democratic party, but that the Demo< crats should leave nothing undone which may inure to the advantage of the party was William Jennings Bryan's summing-up of tho political situation when, askei Sunday night what ho thought of conditions in America by a reporter of The State. Mr. Bryan, who was in Columbia to deliver a lecture under the auspices of the Y. 'M. C. A., talked freely of his views, especially with regard to J the issues of the next: campaign. The tariff, Mr. Bryan said, would occupy a prominent place in the campaign, ' but," he continued, "the Democratic party can not ignore the fact that back of the tariff, back of tho trusts and back of tho railroads stands the Wall street oligarchy, as heartless as a band of pirates and as despotic as the czar or the sultan ever were." Asked the direct question as to what was his view of the present political situation, Mr. Bryan responded : "Tho political situation Is a very difficult thing to analyze in a few words. It., differs somewhat in dif ferent sections. Generally speaking, the outlook seems bright, for our party, and yet it is not wise to overestimate our chances; for that might lead us to leave undone some things that, might prove to have been necessary. In the East last fall's balloting showed a receding of the tide of 1010. That means that we should he prepared to fight for every inch 01' the field. "Congress is in session, and if many things are left undone that should he done the chances of the Democratic party will be lessened. The Democratic house has many good acts to its credit, hut if congress should adjourn without submitting the amendment for popular election of senators, the Democrats will have hard work to explain why. "Take the tariff question. If the president should consent to some material reductions and the Democrats should contend for greater reductions than they will be able to secure they will appear to the country to be more anxious to make an issue than to secure such relief as is possible, whereas if, after contending for what they want, tlicy accept what they can get, they will lessen the acuteness of the tariff issue to the extent of the reductions made. "As to the trust question, something must he done. The supreme court decisions have created an issue that the Democrats must meet. If they rebuke the cjurt by restoring the law they will bo accuse 1 of disrespect for the court, and if they do not they will be guilty of contempt of the public. If they carry out the anti-trust plank of the Democratic platform they will make the trust magnates mad, and if they do not they will make the people hot. "There is demand for an investigation of the Money trust. Some of our Eastern Democrats say that an Investigation will create a panic in Wall street, while other Democrats say that, if there is not an investigation there will be a panic among the voters. "These are some of the difficult j questions that our party has to meet, and they make 't difficult t3 predict with any certainty as to the results of the campaign. A million votes may be changed by the action of eongress and a million more by the action or imp Democratic national convention. Tt. cost ns 1,250,000 vet ca to com prom tse with Wall street iu 1 904, and as the progressive sentiment. is much stronger now than it was then, it might cost us more than that to compromise now. "Will you say what you now regard as the principal issue for the next campaign?" "The tariff question is the one that is the most talked about, and I have no doubt It will occupy a prominent place in the campaign, but tlie Democratic party can not ignore the fact that back of t.ho tariff, back of the trusts and back of the railroads stands the sireet oligarchy, as heartless as a hand of pirates and as despotic as ^he czar or the sultan ever wore. And that is why I am rot willing that T. Piorpont Morgan out tne Democratic canuiaato." | nioaso Will Ho There. By request, Richard Carroll appointed Rev. Dr. N. C. Cleaves, Rev. Dr. J. A. Prultt, Rev. Dr. R. W. Baylor and Prof. N. J. Frederick to in| vlt? his excellency, Gov. Cole. Please, to be present and take part In the Negro Race Conference soon to bo I held. His excellency assured the committee that he would be present __that he would be delighted to be ?rMMt _ FlKiBUG AKRtSrtD I ^? < STARTED ^JVEKAL STKUOTIVE FIRES IN OHARLEa 1 Wlien Arrested lie Makes Full and Startling Confession of Many Acts of Incendiaryism in the City. < The News and Courier of Friday tells of the doings of a young firebug in Charleston. Arrested Thursday morning.at the burning of the 1 Charleston Fibre Company's plant, al the west end c;' Spring street, Marion Burdell. a .young white man, who has been watched for weeks by Pinkerton detectives, confessed some 1 hours later to many acts of incendiarism, among these being the starting of the big Meeting street fire of July 8, 1910, in which six large stores in the heart of the wholesale | district was practically destroyed with a loss of over $215,000. Among other fires which Burdell confessed to having started were the Leland 'Moore Paint Store fire on March 17, 190S, which occasioned a!" loss of $23,000; the Baseball Park ' fire of December of last year; the two recent fires at Bethel Sundayschool, and the Union Cotron Press box car fire of December, 1911, in which property valued at nearly half a million dollais was imperilled. * Purdell gave no reason for any of his incendiary acts. The News and 'Courier says when an alarm of fire was rung la Thursday morning at 9: <11 o'clock, Chief of Police Cantwell hastened to jump f into tlio police automobile and sped t"> the west end of Spring street, whence came the. call. He arrived there just in time to learn that Pinkerton Detective O. S Holler, of Philadelphia, with Pinkerton Detective " Wright, had been shadowing Burdell ^ for nearly three weeks, that he had just instructed Policeman Johnson t'\ n rroet "Rnrdpll nil the p.lmree Of having set fire to the Charleston Fibre Company's planr. Private Johnson t.nen came lip with " his man, and Chief Cantwell was informed that several persons had seen Burdell enter the premises of the fibre factory a few minutes before the fire broke out. Chief Cantwell personally took charge of the case and had Burdell hustled away to the " police station. There the young man was detained until Chief Behrens arr'ved and preferred charges against him of setting fiie to the Spring street building. Later in thc'aPernoon, after being questioned and confronted with testi- mony which had been gathered by \ the police department and the two Pinkerton detectives, who were employed by the board of firemasters, Burdell, in the presence of Chief of Police Cantwell, Chief of Detectives Tlogan and Pinkerton Detectives Roller and Wright, confessed fully and in startling de'ail to a series of fives which he admitted having set 1 there during the past two years. At first it appeared that he would continue to profess his innocence, but he finally decided to confess. The tires which ho confessed to having set include the Bailey-Lobby fire, the largest in this city in years. It started in the rear of the Bailey-Leb- - by building at 213 Meeting street, < tlie alarm being sent in by telephone at G: HT5 P. M., July S, 1910. It extended to 215 Meeting street, the Trouch store, destroying the buildings; to T. A. Wilour & Sons, 211 Meeting street, destroying the building; nlso to 209, 20" and 205 Meeting street, comprising the Thomlinscn and Marshall-Westcoat stores, considerably damaging the buildings, occasioning a total loss of $215,54 9.50. The fire extended over eighteen hours, the actual value of the property endangered being $647,4 81, I the Charleston JYoiel and the big Louis Cohen department store being imperilled. Other fires which Purdell con- , fessed to starting include; A portion of his own premises, at , SO Church street, on November 2, , 1910, the loss being only $2. The Leland-Moore fire, on (March 1 7, 1908, tho lo-.s Icing about $23,000. Tho Baseball Tark fire, December, 1911. The Bethel Church fires, December, 1911, and January, 1912. Union Cotton Press box car fire, December, 1911, at which property valued at nearly half a million dol .Ml _ J lars was imperiiiea. Ho confessed to sending in tho following false alarms: From Box 513, 0:20 P. M., December 7, 1911. From Box 614, 10:47 P. M., December 11, 1911. From Box 024, December 2S, 1911. A detail of interest in connection with these fires Is that Burdell worked for tho Bniley-Debby Company at the time no set tho fire and is said to havo woiked for tho Behind Moore Company when that fire was set. I ?-<-+ Entirely Too Liberal. Tho Baptist church of Dos Catos, Cal., of which tho Rev. Robert Whitaker, professed Socialist and iconoclast, is tho pastor, has announcod that all ritualistic ceremonies in tho church shall be omitted and that the ordinances of baptism bo made potional for those seeking membership open to all cxeeds and classes.; CLASSIFIED COLUMN ?ow Peas, Soys, Velvet Mean*, Cotton Seeds?Get catalogue. Willet Seed Company, Augusta, Ga. Ann ted?To put chase ash and yellow poplar logs. Tarver- McMillan Lumber Company, Savannah, Ga. ood Farm for Sale?near town, anc and graded school. Write for particulars. W. H ParrUh, Coats N. 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S. registered patent No. 3,477) removes iron rust, ink and all unwashable stains from clothing, marble, etc., with magical effect. Good seller, big margins. Houseto-house agents and store salesmen wanted. TRAIN HAD NARROW ESCAPE. Kiiginc Lost Wheel While Running at .Honorific ?>pcc<i. The afternoon train on the SoutliDin Railway going from Augusta to I >ranch vilie narrow)\ escaped a serious accident on Sunday. Hetween iho stations of Blackville ana Denmurk one of the driving wheels of the engine fell off while the train was running at average speed. Forti nately it was thrown clear of tho track, and the prompt action of tho engineer in putting on tho brakes brought the train to a stop with the engine still on tlie tracks. The driving rod was badly twisted and other parts of the engine damaged. The conductor walked several miles to a telephone, and after several hours a train was sent from Branchville. The injured engine and its train was pushed back to the siding at Lees, and tho passengers transferred. Tho train reached Branchville about seven hours late. The coolness and piesonce of mind o * tho engineer prevented a most serious accident. The passengers and train crew were put to considerable inconvenience by the accident, which, of nrtiii'sr* vv:i? 1111:1 vrwln lilft Viuf lhr?v were lucky that they wore not seriously Injured, as only the cooIuosf and presence of mind of the engi necr prevented tho train fro.n being wrecked and many people killed or injurd. It was a narrow escape. ? Everything is grist to tho pardon mill. Governor Blease turns th criminals loose regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude ; i j MAI?Y UAVfi HUMti ! , OVER THREE THOUSAND DISAP. PEAR IN NEW YORK. Hundreds of Young Women Drop From Vric\vf and a Mujoritj ol Them Never Return. During the last year the New York city police have been called to the aid of families from which some member disappeared exactly 3,500 times, and during this time approxifately 1,000 women, most of l.Lem young girls ranging in age from 14 to 2 0 years, iiavp nttprlv di an. .men red. This is noi one-half the number of persona thai actually disappear. Hesitancy on the part of relative causes them to fail to call upon the public authorities Only one-third request that tho cases be made public. "During 1911," said one official, "we were confronted with hundreds of cases similar in every degree tc that of Dorothy Arnold. Many othei cases proved as baffling as hers. The I young girls left absolutely no t**acc behind. They mad9 no preparations for departure, and few have since been heard from. We succeeded ir locating hundreds of women and young girls who left their usual surroundings, but in every one ot these cases there was some clew on whicli the detectives in the Bureau of Missing Persons could work. "The principal reason why girls leave home, we have learnel, Is because of a guiding hand that is tor severe. Parents should be more lenient. in their methods of restraint. "The next reason why the younj woman disappears ?5 because she seej such abject poverty in her own home ai d such utter hopelessness )a she re mains there. She sees her mothei slaving and saving?an old womai at 35?and she runs away to forget. 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