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CLAIM IS FALSE ? History is Opened on Colonel Vat tenon and His Tildeo Ciain ?* THAT HE HAD MADE HIM ? Samuel J. Tilden Was a Great Man Before Colonel Henry Watterson Was Out of His Swaddling Clothes, Which Shows the Absurdity of His Boastful Claim. Governor Woodrow Wilson's hosts of admirers in every State of the Union wero informed several days ago that his candidacy for the Presidency received its death blow when it was repudiated by Colonels Watterson and Harvoy. The letters in which these warriors withdraw their former flamboyant support of the Wilson candidacy met with the hearty approval of all tho opponents of the New Jersey statesman, including; corrupt machine politicians and press organs of the big ousiness interests. But the predicted has not happened. At the end of tho week most of the leading newspapers of the country, at least all that were free to speak frankly without fear of offending what Senator Newlands terms the "big interests," ail were poking fun at Colonel Watterson and Harvey. For the extraordinary claims of the two Colonels could not appear otherwise than humorous to any editor possessing the sense of humor. The respective claims of the Colonels? one claiming to have discovered Wilson?the other claiming that his ar>socia>e had created the Wilson candidacy?the Kentuckian asserting that he had acted as the political wet nurse, so to speak, was Indeed "enough to make a horse laugh," at they say down in Louisvillo. The foregoing was written solely With a view of keeping readers posted as to the status of the fight against and the fight in behalf of Governor Wilson's candidacy. Naturally, tome of Ihe young men who are entering the field of politics, as some of the age are letiring, may have thought, because cf the flaring headlines and the considerable space accorded to Colonel Watterson in the newspapers, that what he has to say about Governor Wilson 1b entitled to very serious consideration. For the Colonel is practically unknown to the prosffonftrsit ioil of VJUnff VOtfrS. VSV r - ? - . J And feo it is for instructive purposes that the facts below, gotten together and published in the Brooklyn Citizen by W. H. Mull, an experienced as well as able writer 011 prolitical subjects, are submitted. In his letter to the public, Colonel Watterson said, among other tilings intended to discredit Governor Wilson's candidacy: "Colonel Harvey stood toward Wilson much as I stood five and thirty years ago toward Mr. Tilden. I was hoping to find in Governor Wilson another Tilden in point of intellect and advisability." This was apparently intended to create the impression that Colonel Watterson had discovered Mr. Tilden's availability as a candidate, or his qualities as a statesman. It was Samuel J. Tilden who first said, while commenting in court upon an assertion made by the venerable David Dudley Field: "The last infirmity of a noble mind is the remembrance of things that never happened." Samuel J. Tilden was born in 1814. Colonel Watterson was born in 1840. Samuel J. Tilden was prominent in 1U- rvf Mu Qfata hnfn rA Pnl. VH'tJ Jiuillica Ul luin L.IIUIU onel Watterson was weaned. Mr. Tilden's great abilities, his statesman-like qualities of mind, had made their impress upon the mind of Martin Van Buren before little boy Watterson had cut bis teeth. Mr. Tilden did not have to wait to be "discovered" by Colonel Watterson thirty-five years ago, lor long before the year 1 877 he was prominent in the field of politics. 'Mr. Tilden was in the cunning for the Presidency several years before the "thirty and five years ago" when the Kentuckian had established with the illustrious New York Democrat relations similar to those which Colonel Harvey made with Governor Wilson. Mr. Tilden was elected Governor of this State a dozen years or more before 1 887. In the year of 184 0 Mr. Tilden was active in National politics. It is writ ten of him: "The memorable Presidential campaign of 1 840 aroused his deep interest. He was a warm personal friend of Mr. Van Huron, and, what was of more importance, he was s. zealous and intelligent supporter of tho President's policy." The year of Colonel Watterson's birth was 1 84 0. In 1845 Mr. Tiiden was a member of the Legislature of this State, that was v hen Silas Weight was Governor. In 1848 the news that v/ar had been declared between tho United States and Mexico reached Albany, and the day before the adjournment of the Legislature, Mr. Tllden introduced a joint resolution authorizing 1 PASS THE STEEL BliL ? ? : I REDUCING THE DUTY ON ALL 1 KINDS OF I ICON GOODS. \ I Hou.se Democrats Votes to Make the I i i Stool Trust Take Its Hands Out of the People's Pockets. 1 i The Democratic revision to make 1 reductions averaging 35 per cent, from the existing steel and iron dut- 1 i ies of the Payne-Aldricli law passed , the House by a voce of 210 o 109. Republican efforts to amend or debate the bill were brought to a sudden end when O. W. Underwood, Democratic leader, refused to permit the offering of further amendments and forced the bill to a vote on t&e iinal passage of the measure. ( Twenty insurgent Republicans voted for the measure, while the , Democratic delegation from Colorado, Representatives Martin and Tucker, voted against the majority. Defeated repeatedly in their attempts to force amendments into the measure, ths Republicans rallied for the last attack upon the motion of Representative Payne of New York (Republican), former chairman of the ways and means committee to , recommit the bill to that committee, with instructions to hold it until the tariff commission made its report upon the pending investigation of the metal tariff. This motion was defeated, 205 to 103. The regular Republicans protested to the last against the application of ; rules closing the debate. Mr. Underwood was charged by Jas. R. Mann, Republican leader, with the "ruthless application." of the force of the Dein- ( ocratic majority. Many attempts to strike out sections of the Democratic free list were made, but amendments by Mr. Mann, to restrict the Democratic free list, which includes typewriters, printing , machinery, machinists' tools, sewing machines and other articles, to countries that do not discriminate against , American cottonseed oil, lire cattle, meats and meat products, were defeated. The Democrats express hope that the oroeressiva Republicans In the Senate would Join with them In the same condition that enabled the senate to put through the tariff bills at the extra session and to leave the Issue squarely up to the president. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT. ? Killed by Accidental Discharge of Cun While Hunting. Mr. P. C. Johneton, Jr., one of the most prominent citizens of Dorchester county, accidentally shot and killed himself while out hunting Friday morning about five miles from Si. George. He was accompanied on his bird hunt by Cal. Whetsell of Reevesville, who was only a few yards away when Mr. Johnston in ' some way stumbled and fell, causing the gun to be discharged, the whole 1 load of shot entering his head and causing death almost instantly. in the loss of Mr. Johnston, Dor- 1 cheater county has lost one of her 1 best citizens. He served his county 1 as clerk of court for twelve years and 1 refused to offer for reelection at the 1 request and solicitation of his num- 1 erous friends in order to retire to private life, where he has since run sue- ' cessfully a very large farm. Mr. Johnston was forty-nine years old ' and is survived by his father, P. C. ' Johnston, Sr., who is the present clerk of court and who succeeded his son to that oftlce, and his mother, Mrs. P. C. Johnston, Sr. , Mr. Johnston is also survived by five brothers, all of whom are doc tors, save one. n.e uromerB are. Dr. J. II. Johnston, Dr. Carlisle Johnston, Dr. McRea Johnston and S. L. ' Johnston, Esq., of St. George, and ( Dr. A. R. Johnston of Ree\esville, and three sisters: Miss Connie John- ' ston and Mrs. L. A. Reed of St. George and Mrs. Fowler of Spartan- burg, besides a wife and four chil dren and numerous friends and rela- ! tives throughout the county and Stato '< to mourn his untimely loss. Mr. < Johnston had many friends In this city and county, who were shocked to < hear of untimely death. { i the Governor to enroll r>0,000 men, < and appropriating $r?0,000 for the 1 purpose. He was a member of tho < Constitutional Convention of 1846. 1 In lSSf) he was elected Attorney Gen- 1 eral of this State. In 188f> ho was a leader of the Har, associated in one 1 celebrated case with that great law- < yer, Charles O.Conor. Mr. Tilden had ' won National distinction beforo Col- i onol Watterson war 15 years old. i These are some of the reasons why < I have recalled Mr. Tilden s historic i remark: "Tho last infirm! y of a noble mind is the remembrance of things that nnvnr h a nnonrsd." I Colonel Wattorson found fault with i President Cleveland, later found fault i with William Jennings Rryan?in each case found fault for very much < the same reasons as he assigns for 1 his difference with Governor Wilson. 1 Do all the good you can hut don't make a noiRe about it. Some people like to shut their doings from the house tops and then wonder why others suspect their motives. < Steel Trust Petted. In his testimony before a committee of Congress investigating the Steel trust, Andrew Carnegie made two statements that are attracting considerable attention. His first Btatrement was that the Steel trust does not need the tariff; his second, that the Steel trust made its money from the sales of its products to the consumers of them. Questioned carefully regarding each statement, he emphasized the first and admitted that by the "consumers" he meant ihe people generally. The construction placed on the first statement is that the Steel trust so completely controls the market that it can tlx the pricis of its products as it pleases. This construction appears to be borne out by certain fact* that the committee of Congress has established, the more important of which are that the trust controls 0<? ner cent, of the iron ore production of this country, and supplies SS per cent, of tlie steel consumed therein Such control establishes a monopoly btrong enough to defy not only competition at home but that from abroad. Thus being able to meet both domestic and foreign competition it certainly nas no need of the tariff. The construction generally placed on the second statement Is that the Steel trust having a monopoly of both resources and products, has fixed prices for the latter more or less arbitrarily, always with the view of forcing the highest profit that the market, will stan in other words, that the tiust has compelled the people to i nv nigher prices than they wctild have rnicl, ff the market were controlled by s:.jl? and demand. STEEL TRUST wa3 petted?TWO.. 1 ho committee * .s unable to force Mr. Carnegie to admit this in so many words, but bid testimony seemed to be sufficient confession of the fact. Mr. Carnegie's evidence before the Congressional committee did more than anything else to convince its members that, a re I #e?.ion of duties on iron, steel and their products .vas imperative in the interests of the people. It also hud the eftect of causing President Taft to change his tariff programme that he might advise Congress immediately to give r.trentlon to schedules relating to iron and steel. I ndoubtedly the President was induced to make such change lest Democratic members of Congress should anticipate him and thereby discredit the Republican administration. Still while the President may formally aavise he cannot possibly deprive the Democrats of credit for having obtained frank admission of conditions which all pub lie men have suspected for some time. Grit says it seems strange that though three Republican administrations have filed 43 bills in equity against trusts and obtained 47 indictments against them, not a bill nor a indictment has involved the Steel trust, which appears to have levied millions of dollars of tribute annually upon the people, and to be one of the most grinding monopolies that this country has. It is high time that Congress undertake to do what Republioan presidents and departments of injustice has failed to [lo, for, until something has been done to regulate this monopoly, all the victories over trusts and combinations, including that over the Standard Oil Company, vill stand for little or nothing. Mr. Carnegie's flippancy in making statements before the Congressional committee ought to be regarded as a challenge to Congress on which it slieuld take immediate action. SERIOUS FIRE AT ST. GEORGE. Was Checked Just In Time to Prevent Large Conflagration. What bade fair to be the most destructive fire that the town of St. George has ever witnessed occurred Friday morning when a blaze startE3Ci in the rear of the livery stable of \\ G. Lennard, ju.it to the rear of the Methodist church, on Raysor street. From the stables the fire soon consumed the largo two-story building fuljoining, which was recently purchased by Mr. Lennard. The brisk westerly wind enabled Lho angry flames to leap across the street to the largo two-story dwelling of A. J. Patrick without being checked until the dwelling and outbouses were destroyed. At the same time the dwelling of Pillio T>yrd, together with the stables and barn, went up in flames. Other dwellings in close proximity were badly damaged, and it looked at one time like several others would burn, but by this time the crowd had gathered and fought with bucket and the small hand pump, which is the only means of fighting (Ire the town affords. Even at this, the water supply was soon exhausted. It is hard to toll tho exact loss. - 1 1 * 1 aiosr or i no iurninirp was uavou. v/u some of the buildings there was insurance, while others were not insured. It. is estimated that $10,000 will replace the loss. There is no clue as to how the Are originated, only that it started in the feed part ot the livery stable of N. G. Leonard, who was not in town at the time, but who had left some negroes there to work. The Outlook could scoop 'em all. Have Teddy interview the Colonel! CURB STONE CHAT SOME CRUDE THOUGHTS FROM AN ODD EDITOR'S DRAIN. Who Gives Ilis Ideas for the lleneflt of the Many Readers of The Times and Democrat. The habit of treating those who are nearest and dearest to us with discourtesy and disregard, is one that clouds tho sunshino of too many homes. * * Nothing so helps a woman through the long weary days of worn as the knowledge that what she does is appreciated by those she loves and for whom she toils. Think of this, husbands and fathers, and remember that a kind word is always in season. * ? In too many families the mother assumes' the care of everything and her daughters are hut genteel loungers in the household. The work which could be so easily and quickly done if each bore a share, is left for the hands already weakened by heavy burdens. Children should be trained to behave at home as you would have them behave abroad. It is the home life which they act out when away. In the actions of children, strangers can read a history of home life. Some thing is wrong in those homes where the little courtesies of speech are ignored in the everyday home life. * * * lie who loves beauty and Is looking for it will find it everywhere. And the mother who keeps her enthusiasm alive by working with her children, developing their perception of beauty and love fcr the beautiful truths divine, will give them a blessed inheritance which will lighten their burden as they grow beyond her sheltering care, and bring more of cheerfulness, and hopefulness, and youthfulness into their lives. * Probably nineteen-twentieths of the happiness you will ever have you will get at home. The independence that comes to a mi n when his work is over, and he feel3 that he has run out of the storm into the quiet harbor of home, where he can rest in peace with his family, is something 1 If rlnoa n n f mnV? mnrh HifFfir ence whether you own your house or have one little room in that house, you can make that little room a home to you. Parents, do you wish for your children to love and respect you? If you do, when your child comes to you for advice be sure to give good advice; don't say, "On, go away, don't bother me, go ask your mother," or some such answer. Or if they come to their mother perhaps 3he says, "Go to your father, I am Iwisy." The child will soon get afraid to ask advice for fear of being rebuked, and it will be apt to seek advice some (where else. If you take an interest jia your children then they will take an interest in you. You look at the housewife who has a place for her things, and these things in their places, and you find a woman who is systematic in her work; and when she needs anything she can put her hands on it in a niQr nifcnt. She plans and calculates whenever there is to be extra work, extra cooking, extra washing, etc., and she knows before hand just what there is to do, and what she wants to do it with. And this same woman, so exact in her doings, gets more time to rest and read and instruct her children in the paths of right and the social duties they owe to all. Padies, we hope you are of this class, receiving the blessings of your husbands, and the praise of all who know you. "The old woman." A nice phrase ha noinr fthnnt the dear soul who ^ - kept her vigil over you in your infancy, kissed away your tears in childhood and remaining your trusted friend in maturity. Is this all the lovo you have for the silver-haired mother who bathed your scorching brow all through the long sleepless nights of affliction, when your brain was wild with burning fever? Is there no other term you can find for her whose love has followed you through every trial, tribulation and misfortune of your life? Has mother, through all these years of labor, watching and waiting, been wasting her love on a worthless bunch of clay, who, in the rosy dawn of manhood has no other term more fitting than "the old woman" by which to address or speak of his mother? " Every husband can have good cofenmn mnrntner. the coffee is I r C 11 Uli auniv ....... OI a shade too brown to suit your taste, do not scold about it; and, on every other morning when it is delicious say so. Try this way, and you will find your coffee and everything else, to your taste much oftener; and besides, you will give the ones you ought to love best the sweetest consciousness that they are doing the work well, and giving satisfaction to the one, of all others, they most desire to please?thus inspiring them I with renewed energy to strive for the merited reward of kind, appreciative BANK OF Conwa1 Has largest capital and surplus of ai than the combined capital and surp] CAPITAL STOCK SURPLUS LIABILITIES OF STOCK] SECURITY OF DEPOSIT< DIREC Robert B. Scarborough, 3. L. Buck, Gteorge J. Holiday, We offer our customers every accc will justify, and we s lobkrt b. scarborough, D President. 1 We continue to pay 5 per if FIRST NATK ^ OONWA1 2? CAPITAL STOCK 'MS SURPLUS PROFITS /|jt TOTAL ASSESTS jL DIRECT ? J. A. McDerniott, John C /ttk B. G. CoJlina, H. L. B '!L M. Burroughs, C. P. Qua /g^ Successor to the Bank of Horry County, and a pioneer ly allied with the recent dev< ^ Republic. Backed by tbe C United States Bonds, we are p * toinera any reasonable acoomii 1 H. A. SPIVEY, (MS Cashier. TURNS UN HAKVtt ? ? I LEAPS ABUSE UPON THE ?1AN HE WAS DEFENDING. Says the Editor of HarpePs Weekly Was Playing Double With Him and Governor Wilson. A dispatch from Columbia says Colonel Henry Watterson, who spoke there Wednesday night on the arbitration treaties, issued the following statement on the mess he has gotten himself into by meddling with things that did not concern him: "Touching the Harvey-Wilson letters, I have to say that, from first to last, I have been acting, not only with Colonel Harvey's full knowledge and approvel, but upon his insistence; that, from tne beginning, he was most impatient of delay, sending a personal representative to me at Atlanta, the 24th of December, and again the same representative to Richmond, the 31st of December, urging me to take the initiative; that he was unqualified in endorsing my statement of the Manhattan Club incident, wiring forthwith to declare it 'perfect' and that he was with me at the New Willard, in Washington, up to last Sunday right, sharing ail 1 did and had done. "The refusal of Governor Wilson to submit an issue of veracity raised by himself to a tribunal having due I regard for the rights of their parties, which I proposed, should, and 1 think will, be regarded by fair minded people as confession that he dare not face the facts. "As to those Democrats who have made a hero of Wilson because of his square themselves with the eternal verities now that they learn that Wilbreak with Harvey, how shall they son and Harvey are weeping upon one another's bosom." BRUTISH FIKXD LYNCHED. ? Assaulted Young Lady and Was Strung Up ly a Mob. A special dispatch from Cordele, Ga., to the Atlanta Constitution says shortly after seven o'clock Monday >n Eleventh avenue Cordelo's principal residence street, and within flf y foot of two resiliences, a burly ne- I gro stepped out from behind a fence seized a prominent young Woman of the city, choked her and dragged her behind a high hoard fence and committed an assault upon her. After accomplishing his heinous purpose ho fled and left her helpless. After a few minuter she recovered < lent strength and crawled back upon the street, where she was discovered by Mr. A. i<\ Churchwell, who carried her to his home, a few yards away, whero medical attention was; ; given her. Shortly after the occurrence the re-' pert was given to the sheriff and the police, and they, together with hundreds of citizens, set. out in search of the negro. Sheriff Ward has bloodhounds on his trail, but they have made poor progress on account of the heavy rafn, that fed a few minutes after the crime. The dogs ran the fiend down and he was caught and lodged in jail^ t HORRY, y. S, C. ny bank in Horry county. More tus of all other banks in the county*. # f .. .900,000 12,500 HOLDERS .. .. 60,000 )RS *.112,600 noRS D. V. Ficp/FrEON* W. A. Johnson. Will A. Freeman. ? immodation which their accounts olicit your business. . V. Richardson, will a. frkkmab V10E I'HKSIDKNI .C/ASHIBR ' cent, on yearly deposits. )NAL BANK^\ r, s. c. ? $25,000.00 ? 2,500.00 fit 125,000.00 roil8: A !. Spivey, D. T. McNeill, ? uck, W. it. Lewie, D. i|fe> Y ttlebaum, D. A. Spivey. JjT Conway, the oldest Dank in in KasU'rn Carolina. Clo*eshipment of the Independent \?f Jovernmeut and secured by tiiS repared to extend to our cuelodatioug. w II. G. COLLINS. X Prosident. i'KOFfcJ8Sll>NAL CAHPM. H. H. VVOOIl W Alii J attorney and Counceior At Law. CON WAY, 8. C. V *>. 11. 8CAAei*AdOLUAX V CUNWAI, S. t Attorney at Law. 4. H. ULltKO 1X411* pPhysician and burgeon. CON WAY, 8. C. W. WO/FFOKD WAll. Attorney at JL*v, x Bank of Horry Building. CONWAY, 8. C. BENE HAVKNEIj land Surveying ?n(l ' ^ Drainage Spivey Building Conway, S. C. ME WORLDS GREATEST SEWIN6 MACHINE * k J.IGHT RUNNING ^ fgHOtf tryon want either a VI?> tr ^ i a u t tie. i^otagp Shuttle or a Single Thread (Chain StilchI Sewing Machine write to fm CIW HOME 8EWINQ MACHINE CDIiPAIV Orange* Mass* Mhnvaewin*machined are made to tell reranfteM40 ?iltT but the New Home it made to weert Ott? guaranty never runt out INS 19 authorised dealers MflPbl foa sals ? 111 I oajj te - - - " ? uunnuuuiKt u , wiiLlAO tU., Uormny, 8. O. ^ Wednesday morning. A mob of five hundred people stormed the jail a few hours after the fiend was put in it, took him out, carried him before his victim who Identified him. The mob then took him and hanged him to tree, and riddled his body with bullets. ?- ? Gov. Wilson made a lucky escape when he broke with Watterson and larvey.