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/P E-4P . F4s Tl .-N.2)PICKENS, S. C., THU RSI)AY, JUNE 2.) 1896.OEDLA, hR ;WS* National Republican McKinley and Hobari Are th< Nominees. TIe 11d Si lt<ard IN Adopted aud thie Silveritem H1olt tile Convrerl tion. The National IRepublican Conven tion mect in St. Louis on Tuesdaay, lI(th inst., and adjourned on Thursday night. Its work was quickly done, as it wits a foregol conclusion that Mc Kinley would be nomiiated for P'resi dent and the golu standard be made a conspicuous featirae of the plat form. Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, wais mado permanent chairman. Tihe pre iminary work on Tiuesday did not 'am1ount to much, and onl Wedne-day the platform was being framcd. The gold standard was eiphlutically en 'dorsed, and a stirong tarilY and pro tection plank was inserted. The plat form is essentially tIpubican, with (lit dodgi:ng or (equivocationl, and re )res'Ints the 'lasterni and Middle States beyond question. The bolting of the silver-ites under the 1end( of Senator Teller wa s not very impressive or important. Allison, Reed, Quay and Morton were placed in nomination for President, but their combined vote did not cut any figurt. in the race, as they received only 238 votes altogether, while McKinley ob tained (;(Ml votes on the first ballot and his nomination was speedily declared unanimous. Hon. Garrett A. Hobart. of New Jer sey, wits all easy winner for the place of Vice-President, receiving 533 votos. This closed the proceedings, and the convention adjourned sine die at 8 o'clock on Thutrsday evening. The following are tile most import ant. planks of tie latform : IPor the first timtio since the civil war tile Atilvican people have witntessL;ed the0 c-abunitous con equences (if fill an1d unrestrA.1icted D".1mocratic control of governmuenit. I L has been at record of unparalled incapacity, dishonor and disaster. .-In administrative manage ient it has ruthlessly -'acrified indis penisible reventue, enitailied an ilcreas ing delicit, eked out ordinary current eXpenses with borrowed money, piled ip the pubhic debt by $262,010,000 in time of peace, forced an adverse bail ance of trade, keit i )Ictual monac hanging over the redemption fund, pIwned AmeiicaCn crelit to alien syn diCates :uid revetrsed all the tmeasures and results of successful Republican rule. In the broad efYect of its policy It 11ats precipitated panic, blighted in dustry and trade with prolonged do pression, 'closed factories, reduced work and wages, nalted enterprises and crippled American production while stimulating foreign production for tle A merican market. IEvery con sideration of public safety and indi vidul 'ilterest dlemlands that tle gov crnment .lhall be rescued from the hands of those who have shown them selves incapable to conduct it without dicn-ster at home and dishonor abroad, anld shiallI be testored to the partty whtichi, for th irty' years, ad mittistered it, witih uneuqualed success aind prtos And in this connection we heartily enorL~Se the wisdom, patriotism and the success of tile aidministration of lIresident [Harrison. WeX~ renet and etmphasIiize ourt alle glaatnce to thte pol icy of prtotetion as in bulwairk of Amaerican~ indlustrial ttindep~edece anid the foundation of agrt'icuItiaural d1evelopmen ct an (1P ros per~tity. 'This trite Amaierican pol1Icy taxes foreign producets and enlcourages hiomie indu tsti'y ; It puts the burdeat of reventue ont foreign goods ; it secure-s the A muerican ma rket for the A meri cani priodulicts ;it upholds the American stanidaird of wages for the American wokinlgmfen ; it puit5s the factory by the sida3 of the fartm aind ma~ike) theo Amer icanl farmner less dependenlt oat foreign dem2ti~and anid prico; it di tfuses general ta:trlf reicform aind fomuls the strength of'aill on the strength of each. In' its rea Honabt)i ipllliicatliont it is juist-, fai r andti jimp ar'tial, equoal ly oppos0edl to foaeign cotaol andl dlomestic mtonopoly, to wee tional d iscimination antd indiv iduial favoritismt. We dentounce the present Democorat Ic tarilf ias sectional, injurtious to thte puibl ic cr'ed it andl destritctivo to busi ness entetrprises. We dletmandl sutch atn equitaible tariff 011 foreign imiports wich comot into coampetitionl w ith Amterlin prodI~ucts as will not only furnish adequat~e revenue for' the neces airy expenses of thte government, bit will protect American labor faom doeg radition to the waige level of other lainds. We itro not pled~g ud toI any par1 ticular schedules. TIho question of rates Isl a pralcil questIon to be gov er'ned by the conditions - of the timoe ando of production ; the ruling anld itna iomp lro~misling princIple is the protce tion aind development of Amaerican latbor aind ind~ustry. 'IThe coutntry dIe maands a rigit schedutle a..d then ii, wvants roest. T1he R epublican patty is unrestr-ict ed ly fora sound money. it cIIased the '. enaictm.'at of the law ptrovia:"tg for' tho resumpitl~ion of specie paymets~ .n 170. Since thlen every (d01latr has beent as good as gold. We are un~altolrable op) posedl to every measure calculated to (d01bas0ellar cutrrency or imp~air til credit, (If 0our coutrtiy. We are there fore opposOedl to the free coinage of silv~or CXCepIt biy i nternational agr'ee ament wvith the leading coammerciail nations of the worldl, which we pledge ourselves to promnote, and until such agreement can 'ie obtained thte exist In g gold1 s'andar-d must b)o prteser'ved. All our s ve l nd lpaper mol'ney mnust lhe maintained att a Paritiy with gold, andl we favor all ameasures designed to m~ainta~in Inviolably the obligations of the 'nit-d States, and our money, Vhoii iner- coin or paper, at the present standa rd --the standard of the most enlightened nations of tle world. 'I'lie following description of Senator Tellor's farewell to his party is pathetic and interesting : One of the crucial moments of the convention was at hand. Tle chair man announced that he would recog iiize to tove a substitute for the ma jority report, the gentleman from Colorado, Mr. Teller. The name of Toilet set the westernitos wild. In little scattering squads, the handfuls of delegttes who had been getting under the banners of Colorada, Utah, Nevada, California and Montana, and some of those of Tennessee and other Western and Southern States wore on their feet waving hats, lags, umbrel lis, fans and handkerchiefs and shriek ing like mad men. The fire spread to the galleries and across them until they seemed to be almost unanimously c hcring. For two or three minutes, the uproar continued. Finally the western dole gates, secessionists, they perhaps might soon be callied, tired of their work and sank back into their seats. Then there fell over the house a deep, profound calm, for history was to 13 made. The political allegianceof hall a dozon States hung on the moment, and while the assembly recognized it, the ueople listened to a man, while the clerks proceeded to read the substi tuto platform, as follows : " We, the undersigned members of the committee on resolutions, being unable to agree with that portion of the majority report which treats of the subjects of coinage and finance, respectfully submit the following para graph as a substitute therefor : "The Republican party favors the use of both gold and silver as equal standard money and pledges its power to secure the free, unrestricted and Independent coinage of gold and si Iver at its mint-< at the ratio of 16 parts of silver to I of gold." Senator Teller, as he stood on this platfo.-m to make his final protest to the Republican party against the adoption of the gold standard policy, was a striking figure. Tall, gaunt, he woro the old-fashioned frock coat of the old thr-e statesmen. His face is deep furrowed with lines of thought, and no one w ho boeld him as he sur rendered all his old associates for a deep conviction on a single topic, doubted his honesty of purpose. His face is thin, his eye grey and his forehead high. He was evidently deeply aroused by the emotions that stirred him and his gestures at times were alimost liereo, but his general tono was one of sadtness and regret. He wits gfiven a m1ost respectful hear ing by the delegates, but except for this Sympathy there was no demon stration on the floor in the early part of his address. The galleries, however, were at this time very decorous and when lie as serted the powers of the United States to control their own affairs without in terference from Eu E'rope in the matter of finance, many of the delegates dis played enthusiasm. He spoke In the clear ringing tones which have so often eChoed through the chambor of the United States Senate. It was not until the close of his speech that he became both impressive and pathetic. HIs review of his long service in the party visibly affected him. As he reached the step he was about to take he drew himself up to a greator and final offort and spok with an earnestness that im pressed all. After he said, "I must sever my connection with the political party which makes the gold plank one of the principle articles of its faith," the Senator paused and swept his eyes around the hall. For an instant the full significance of his expression failed to make itself felt, thlen it sunk iome, and the gal leries rose with another yell, and min gled with the yeli was a fusilade of hissos. A moment later he said that if under such circumstances he re mainedl in the piarty he would be un faithful to his trust. There were en thusiastic cries of ''No!" from the -Jelegates in the Easter'n and Southern States. Thbere was deep feeling, almost pathos in the Senator's voice and those nearest could detect the glimmer of tear's as he saId there were beartburn ings and grief in the sacrifice which he and his colleagues wore to make for their' consciences. W iIii NOT M AlI K 'I TH ILAC10. Senat or Irby WV iit'araws fr-om thle C~amimign~ for Uniteil States Sena tor. Thie following interview appeared simul-anceously in the daIly newlspaper's of the State on the 18th inst., anti marks the retirement of Senator Irby from putblic life: In a short interview with Senator' Irby. your correspondent asked this (question :'" Will you be at Manning next Monday, Senator- ?" The Senator anisweredl: ''No, I shall not attendl that or any other campaign meeting as a candlidate for the United States Senate. I had lntendled upl to a short time ago to ask for the nomi n'ation at the ensuing primary, but hamve concluded not to enter the con test. From advices received from dif forent sections of the State I conclude that mny miotives and oflicial acts for the last year have been misunder stood by the faction of which I was a charter member. It is applarent from these adlvices that I must antagonize those with whom i have co-operated politically since 188(1. It seems that the en tir~ imatch inery of tihe p~arty governmnent has been organizedl to hui millate, defeat and destroy me. This wold not have been but faor a mIs unaderstanding of my motives in opi posing flhe eqlual division of dlelegates to the Consttumtioal C'onven tioni, the dlefenise of the niamne of Butler in that convention, my opposition to the lian of suffrage as adopted and the uneom piromising position taken by me in olppositio.I to a bolt in the late State D~emocratic con vention. In additlon, If I were to run with my old friends organized against me I could only ex pect sup~port from those heretofore umy pliltical opplonenlts, wh ich)1 would be distateful to me as they ewe me no favors. In arriving at this conclusIon, 1 deCsire to say that, I cherish no spleen towards~ those w ho I believe miiiscon strue my motives and~ poli itial cour so recently, and confidently anitielpata the futur'e to vIndicate those positionis and policies. 1HE PROTEST OF SI[ER REPUBICANS, TM4 ROL~)ITl'ItS ISSUE,~ AN i'A ('A. NATION. They CaItisnut oliomaii With i a Party Aili-ering to (lie Gold Standa-d. To the Republican National Conven tion : In aInnouicing tile Upr)0o asserted inl tals paper, it is duo to our con stituents and to ourselves that, thero shall be a public showing of vindicat ing facts. Th sole authorized expression of national Republican faith from June 1), 1893, until the present date has been .1o platform adopted in national con venltion at Minneapolis. Neither the utterances of StatO cOiVCtionis 1101 the attitude of individuals can change the tenor of that platform or- abatu tihe santity of its binding forceo. The dele gates to this convention were elected us its adherents and advocates. True, one of its most importait paragraphs has been bubjected to such a dsivergt nee of construction as to make its lang uage lisatisfIctory during the intervening titue and dangerous if continueti ini the future, but of the intent contained within that laiguage there lias never been a doubt. It is the rightful province of this convention to revise party telLets and to announce anew the party purpose. The majority of Lbis con venion in the exercise of such authority has this date made olicial enunciation of Ito publican law and gospel. With inueh of the platform we agree, believing that in many essential particulars it compasses the needs of humanity and p)rop1oses the just remedy for wrong. But it declares one elemental principie, noL only in direct, contravention of ie expression of party faith in 1i2 but. inl rItuical o)pobition to our olemi convention. We recognizeo that ira all matterm of inere iiethoIds it is but. just and hepfu that the min'ority shall yield to the Will of the miajoa-ity, lest we have chaos in party an in govern ment. But as no pronouncemnt, by majoirities can change opposing know ledge or belief sincerely entertained, so it cannot oblige minorities to aban don or disavow their principles. As surely as it is requisite for peace and progress that minorities shall yield to majorities in matters of were Iethiod, just so surely is it necessary for that same peace and progress that minori ties shall not yield in matters to funda mental truth. The lIepublican platform of 1892 allirned that the American peopte from tradition and intereut favored bimetallism and demanded the ute of both gold and silver as standard money. This was accepted by us as a declaration in behalf of the principle upon which rest the interests of every citizen and the safety of the United States. In such terms the plattform was satisfactory to the believers in bemitillism within our party; only because of equivocal constriction and evasion has it since been deonnstr-itceid to be insuicient. The platform this day adopted says : (Quotes the financial plank.) As a declaration of 1892 has been by a majority of the party construed to justify a single gold standard for our monet-ary basis, and as the recent trend of tile olicial power of the party has been in that direction, we can but assume that the money plank of tile new platform being much more favor able to perpetuate gold ionometallism, will be determinedly used by us In Jehalf of that idea. The litepbl'ican party has won its power and renown by pursuing its purposes courageously and relentlessly. .It is, therefore, only in accordance with the party's history to assume that if it shall come to present authority in the United States, it will crystalizte into law and admiinis tration unuder Lbhis temnpti ng latformn, the perpetual single gold standard In our linances. T1his, if long continued, will mean tile absolute ruin of the pro ducers of tile country and Ii nal ly of the nation itself. The A merican people not only fatvor hi metal ism from trad itien and in ter est, b)ut from that wise instinct which hlas always been mnaniifer i~e inl affairs desti ned for the world's leadersh ip. Undoera the operation of our great de manid for advancement we hatve b)e come to othler nations tile greatest, dleh toer nationi of the woirld. We pay the vast charges wvhijell every year accumu late ag.ainst us in the clearing .house of the worldl, in the money of the worldl, plrocuired by Lihe disposal of our commilodities in the markets of the wor'ld. We are aL nation of pro~icers. Our credhitors are nations of consumers. A ny system of international or national Ii nance w hichl clevates the prIce of the human pr-oduct makes our bur1 den l ighiter arnd givues prom isie of that (lay w hen it shall be entirely lifted and our country freed Ii nanicialy 1a s it is pol itically, from the (do1mnation of monnarchty and foireign au1toer-acy. A ny systemn of ollice whiichi tendls to depre ciate the price of liuiman pirod uctions which we mu st sell ablroadn but insofar tdds to the hourden of ouir debt anti conveys a Lbhreat of the piorpPtuail servitude oif the proudullcers of our deb1 tor nation to the consumenr oif the creditoir nation. To us, it is it folly without at parallel that imhis country or an~y political party thierelin should dleliberately acecept at money system which enrices othlers itt otur cost. I listory3, phlosoph111y, nmrals-aill join ith i i the conunonosit1 Sistincat of sel f-phitreervtion1 in dema1nd Iing that the Uniuted Stat(es shall hiave ai jus9t andl subhstaniti ally 11 unvarin g stattndard compos:d of all Iavaiilalie goldi and1 silv eri. Huiit wit ai sin gle gold( St~andaird the coiunitry- will become thme liewerns of wood andilL t h drwer-s of water foi thbe conrsu~mers- in credI itor nations of the cathl. 'To such anl unholy en~d we will riot lend ourlsiv es. i3earm a-s has been tile Itepubhiliean name to its adhier-ents, thait, nitmo is not so denri its the faith itself, atnd we do not sacri lie one jot or LittLe of the mighty princi ples by wh lich H~e publ)1icaisml has upl)if(ted thme wvord whlen we say that at the parting oif the ways we ci ng to the faith. I1200 the name go wheire it will. We hold1( thait this~ convention luls secedesd frm'nnl the truith; that, the ti-ilumlpihs (of such secession woiuldl hu the eventmal d Iestruiction of our freedoml atnid our civil izittion. TIo that end thn pnonle will not knowingr y follow aniy politlea plty, and we chooie to take our place in the rank of the great mass of citiz 'ns wlo real i z that the hour halts comle for jlstieo. Did we deemi this issue less illportillit to humanlliity wo would yield, since the associations of all our- political lives have been intertwined with the men ud the iosui es of this irt)y of past mighty achievemenuts. llut the people cry' aloud for relief. h'lcy arn )ending beneath it burden growing heavier with the passing hours. Kuideavor no longer brings its reward ; fearfulness stakes the place of couirate, and despair usurps the throne of hope, and unless the laws of tle country and the policies of the political parties shall be converted into nedilins of rodress the elfect of hiuman desperation mai1y some timo be witnessed liere ts in other lands and in other ages. Accepting the flat of this convention its the pres'ent purpose of the party we withdraw from this convention to re turn to our constituents the authority with which they invested us, believinig that we have better discharged their trust by this action, which restores to them ituthority unsullied, than by t giving Cowardly and insincere endorse mont to the gireatest wrong ever will fully attempted within the lpublicai party, once the reemcier of the pe' plo, but now about to become t eir' oplpressor, unless providentially re stirained by the votes of freedom. The protest wats signed by Senator Tloler, of Cora lo, Senator Dubois, of Idaho, Senator Cannon, of Utah, Ikp resentative Harman, of Montana, and Cleveland, of Nevada, all mnctiiihemis of the committee on resolutions. Sena tor Pettigrew, of South Dakota, this morning added his name to the pro- C test, although not a member of the committee. There were 62 delegates in the party that withdrew. H1OW T11IE D10MOCRA'I'S CAN WIN. Riepresentative Charles S. iri nu.l I of Mont:tna, was tbkLd by at I'epjora - what ellect lie thought the action of the hnetalist delegation in rpludia- I tiig ao gold standard plank of tie , Repulican platform would have 1po i the Co ning campaign. lHe replied as follows " If all the himetallist forces of the country can be concentrated upon a ( candidate thero will be no dilliculty in my judgment in having a bitmetallist e pres'.dent and a bimetallist, Congress t elected this fall. The end and aim of f all the supporters of biietallisi t Mhould be to promote the nomination i of the strongest candidate that can be obtained. It should not be a question simply of individual preference of any t, citizen. But tho prominent question v which evecy bimetallist in all parts I and all sectious ought to ask himself, 1 is : 'What will bring to that thicket, $ the grCatect number of electoral 1 votes ? ' As the result of a very care- t ful and extensive examination of the I question through personl interviews and by correspondence, I am convinced that Mr. Teller above all others is infinitely the strongest man we can nominate. " It has been conceded by a large number of Democrats, both in and out of Congress, with whom I have con versed, that Mr. Teller by reason of his bold, courageous and patriotic stand against the force bill would carry every Southern State with the excelp tion of Maryland and West Viginia, and with that concession I am content. The people of the South have not for gotten the ringing sentences to which Sonator Teller gave utterance when the force bill wits pending in the Sun- t ate when he denounced it its 'the most infamous measure that had ever cross- j cd the treshold of the Senate.' t "Any one of the many prominent a and distinguished Democeats mention- t ed in the press to head the ticket wotuld also carr'y these same States- a T1huis far their strength is eqtial. Now take the States lying wvest of the M is- o soui. A ny one of the Demioci'atic a bimetalIlists oni a himetallis, latformii t cold~ cariry live of the mountain States, a p~osssing l;i electoral votos, but he j wouldl lose eight of these States, pos8- o sessing 415 electoral votes. NI r. Teller' h could car'ry all1 of the Sl~ates wvest of a the Missouri r'ivei' aiid would thbere- a fore have -15 mor'e electoral votes at this stage of the analysis than a i)om- t ocrat cotuld have possibly hope) to have. e "Now let us take the belt of Status lying bety'een the MIissoturi rivei' and a the Allegheny mnountains. A l)cimo cratic himIetallist w i th al1 forces con- t centrated upon him would certainly t car'ry Miissouri, wvould carry indiana, 'j wtmid stand Ia fair showy of carrying y Minnesota and but, little show of carry- 0 ing Michigan. Mr. Teller' on the con- t tirary, uniting all bimetallic forcesi would carr'iy Michigan, Indiana, 1l1i- n nois, M issouri, and would st~and( mor'e I than an equal ahuow for carry ing' NIin- 6 noesota, so that figtiring on what is only e certainty, so far as anything po'litical ' ('an be certain, Mr'. TelleIr wotl 1 have .c I 4 elector'al votes from Michigan t4 which the Democratic nominee would not get and which added to the l. sur I- hi plus1 of the States west of the MI issour'i s ri vei', wotuld give himii a certai n clear I advantage of 58 electoral votes over' a any l)emnocratic himetal list, that could a 1)0 namiied 0n the ticket. With MI in- c nesota Mr'. Tellecr woulId hiave o electoral votes mei'e than the l)emio- r cratic bi metall i.-at could receive, or' an aggregilte vote for MIr. Teller' of 20i5 as against 197)', the very most a Demnocr'at y could 1h(p1) for. T1her'eforo the q ues- e tion which woulId priescnt itself to c l)eimi'iratic bimetallism If my ianalysis d is e rr'et is, 'will they exchange what i is priactically a certainty of success for' a what, to say the best of it, a strong t, pi'obabiiity of dlefeat.' "I i th e' De.mocr'acy at Ch icago de- e sir'es to make the succese of bimetall ism a a cerl'ttainty, they will not, hesitate to take the step whiichi will miako practi- 1t cally3 certain the r'epud iatlin of the gold stmaindar id and tihe remon(ne tization e of silver', by nami~ing II. M. Teller for' ' priesidlent and1( some eqlulally splendid y pattriotof their' ownr par'ty for v ice pries ident. If this is (1one amnd time bimetal-' list for'ces of the par'ty wh ichi will as' semble in St,. lInutis, .July 22. will ratify .j that nomi11nation, the cause of hiinletal- . I ism will win agai nst, the comin ined gold for'ces of Cleveland, Sheriman and i1 the hond synrd iente.' cmp Iloyeeas in tobo)cco factorii. -An ordinar'y railway enlgine is equal in strehtrth to th00 horses. WHO 00' THE C0MMIONS? M'ORE,' IA iIT ON ' lIE ImN I S('A DA~ 11. One ol' the lMteti llts Alswrs. an Only 3ilakes a Persontal 'xplam t io-10xGovrnoeTillaanDecliiii ioI~isettua tileQulestlonliwol. 114.Pre? pill. New York Times. IMA u/l mol., Mid.,.June 12. - The No% Vork Timnies yesterdayv printt Id a repi From Stnte, r-eitsurer lites. of Soutl Jar'olinlt, to tiem airticle publish e 1 o he -it, reg.rding the it 1 nnageietL t 1he Soutth Curoii at lionds issued I 18113, by Unie ( SLattes Seidtor'Til' ill hiat n l'reVasurer Miates aind G"over-nor E.vamll The a rticli in the Times rc-ferred t( seems1211 to hive caulsed iiulch surpris and indignattion inl South Ca'rolina ait >Lier parts of the 'South. Sellato i'illmtn ius hbeenr So prominlent inl load og the "free-silver-or-hust" movement ind SO liITre in Ids d(nIIuIittioIs 0, ,e Mothods of ,the I're-.identt and SC 'etalry Cat-lisle, that t1he tnarrationt (f is opera3tionis ats it fitnncier ctusefl nulehl excited collmment.. INearily eve~r, tewsplLpor in South Carolina pIublisi Id the caso as m1a1de out in the Times md demanded an eX)iltttLtiont of thte urious circumIlstances revCLIed by th viden o- in tho suit now pending hert verl commtiissions on the bonds. In respons to aill this, Treasurei tos tlonio replies, althioutgh it wt nnounced a week atgo that ie am ;overnor Evians were prepairing a 'joint roply." The Treasurer simp3 ,sserts that the $2,300 ie was showi o hiiv received perionatilly from thi 010( syndicate wits ionest1ly earned by hu, and that his employtmont, by th< yndilaLto was after the coinplotion o hie bond transaction, and did not in ltence his ollicil Ittion. It is worth loting, by the waty, ho0wever, thl 2,300 for a fnw weeks' work is quite iberal pay in SouthL Carolina, ever ith soe clork hire Und exentie., edcited, the pay of the Stalo 1'te'vis rer being only $2,-itlo a yetr. The reastrer does not explatil why or oil iatt termts Mr. Rhind, of Aigusta ;at., wits employed Its the State's olli ital broker, and received exclusive ontrol of the hianililig of the honb bree separate times, ranging from :urteen months to six miont~is befort boy were to be issued the Stato haiv ig offerod a bonus, first, of $300,000 to lace 4 per cents, then of $120,000 to iace 41s. lie dons not ex pliin wIht he Now York and ticimond brokers rho organized ite syndicate for Mr thind miettiat when they informed tembors of that syndicato that of t 1 18,000, or two-thirds of the otal bon matccounted for, the builk would hav< 0 be givenl to " pirties itn South Carto inu htving political iilOuec whos< ttmes had butter not he mnutioned." Senator Tillimu and M1r. Hates wer ,ie comImissioners Chosen by the iLeg slatm'el-, anld they hand lutire contre )f ti lmatter for the State. Govotrno IKvans was then recognized its the cor ,rolling power in tho Legislature, ani 'epreseitativo tiere of the Tillatuta State Government. ie had approach Md Mr. Ithind, ind ho hn( iis uncle \1ajor Gary, who was )iId $1,000, WOr .Mind's attorneys. Mr. Ithind ithas no loenied thit he iIIde tIat stttementoit o the two brokers, no101 hIts ie den1iea hat be told them he would only got o ho $19,000 left h im, after ho paid Liit nd Major Gary, enough to pay lit travOling oxpenses and time. On those matters all concerned art Ilont. Wo aro not even told whether he amount of Governor Evan's fee its ttorney for Ithind has ever been do L3rmlinled or paid. Senator Till main, Gorverntor Invans n31 d ir. Ithtind were in Aulgusta 1.o ethert a few days after te puiblication Vi airtice in the Ties-atccident I ly, the Governor says. No one of l L to hats madeti aL sttemenflIt or' iokeni at word' ini rely3. Treatsurer' antes con111inesi hislf to expilainhing no fact wIch seemned to) hear. agai ist im ptersonially3, and( wichl wats no1 e8 Itntial part of te general b)ond( trans Senat~or T1illiman is qu ioted ats stay ing hat 1he has nto tme Lt) reply to "' lyinig owspapel)r corpt'11Conets,"' and tat 0 will aniswer only when~t chaurges re mallde aginrst im byt 1)" respo(nsibtle ersonis."' 1He doe's not quIestion aniy of lbe statocmnits mtadeI. T1hey arc from he sworn Vtestitonty of Ale srs. I thind(, 'illmtian afld Evans, an~d of te brtoker's 'ith whtomt tey delott, and the nomei ors of to syndicato who Look te ond~s. 'iThorei is nol I qurstiont of char'geo. I, a qtestioni of utchal lenged state tents onl w t ich thie publ)Ic hais natura'll P promtly~i3 and( inov itably based0( batrges. TI he public1( IVis e prose)cu3ttIor I)G viie p~Ioented bly tho Now Yorik 'imes0, and( to " free-silver'-or-hust" indidato forl te P residency refuses It i's 'stated for Governor IEvans tat o wVill discuIlsn te subijectL on tuhe amplt 11 during is canvatss be(forie te (30ple fort te Un ited States Senator tiP. Ile pre feris to spoeak for htIimsuellI ,rictly in Southt Carolina beforec ex. itedI maisses o.f mten, c3ompose'd larigely fhis owni parttisan~s and1( depenOdentVs, si~her than in cold Vyebfr h Thero are' several facts iln Lhe cat( 'bich IV is not 'ncessarty to publih xcepit in rebuttal, andl theore is appar' ntyno o(caion for' rebuhttintg e3vI. once, as Vhere i no denuil--notitt ut am expJlantionti by one11 of four tier fotne com1paratti vely uitmioportantI rthi atffectinig im aii~ lone. As ai c0)1 ttetral Incidentt, however, Litay bc low York to0 tempt to platce th<t outhi Carol jina loani ito vlsited31 Con. r'olletr IIugh S. Tbhompson8)1, of the NTw 'oork i Afe, IEx-Govern'ior of Southi Cai' Ii na, andi11 as5isthnt, Secretar~ly oif the I 'reIasury undite r Cleveland1('s Ilirst, ad "G;overnor, I havt~e seen31 enought ero to know thti I cannotlt platce ti ian, wvhie you 3'il nn1. TIhere is abti)~ 120000~m ir. it. If you will give mie 10,1 I' v'.u can takeI theI rt'I." Mr., ithind ha~d att that timie the ex I tlusiv ri co tr'ol of thae Soith (;airiolin i ruounde that, hie hadlI11 no cnidenceI( h ion, Tiliman being thenb Governor bfnd contid not ask oater to invest i, Herunities Whih1 l he (id not himsel A. a ai tter of tt tile bonds thei bini 0I.0I'ed Were 41 per cents, and th I e'gi Ilitoire had aiutiorized the sueob 4;,u000 000 of th Im at 915. There was tbel41fore, at Imairgin of ) per cent., o( *300 0001 Y ,t Mr. 1 )i nd was to hi v, umt. I120,00, or 2 pc ' cent. to dividt Sbletween the people who phced th< bonlds land himlself. WHACIMlY CROP1 lBULaLTIN. TIe Collitionls are2 lilvor'alble fci Geowuga h an(l Culiatt1ionl. T Th is bil ktin covers the weather lant 0io) conditions for the week eiding f satu rd a3y, .1 ne :, land inl its prepmt'a t ionI were ued rep orts from one oi m11Ort COrrespondents in each county of tIhr .State. The main tem eittire chariteristit Of 1ast week wits at declining tendenlcy I of be night teiperaturil'es which Ieteli -'d mariked dpartures iholow the nor - nial by the vind of the week. The gen[ ,1t 1-al1range Of (lay tt' III )eperatlre's Wats r I t-ween 75 and 90, atthough Sine -lon-Ir tund soiie higher ones weve r11 1 ported. The uniximum for the week i w72 theil 2 121.1h i, Gillismiviile, Ohe .innumilwil %I as Z) onl th 10th at Spar tiliburg. The loCal weekly moan tmn , I'atLI1-0s ranged from 72 at (Greonvillt iand Looper's to 80 at, G illisonv Illo, ant the averitge of 31 imeanu temuperature reports wasi it). The normal for the samil period is.approximitoly 77. The week's raiifail wias rather poorlI dist.ributed, much of the western aiu I north centria portiotn having receivet Very ite, wI h ile OV'r tWI 8010st Cent.ra ai( so52u1tiIAsternii por2tioiis there wn: too much ra il I in many platces. The following heatvy amllinlits werI report.ed : Char'leston 2.741 Ki ingstree ($ reports) 2.51 Iand 3.26 ; PinaLpolii .37 ; 10iloreo 2 (. There were iII uddi. tion 12 places that reported al1ounts frtomii On2e to two i iCies, and 30 p0laCes that IepOr'ted ess than one inch of rtinfall, the 1Ver'agte of !7 reOrts 1)einig 0.80. whi'u the oa1011lL for the a0e period is atpproxiltely 1.6! Therwe wtve high wids1 over viariolis portions of tlhe Stuato accolipalying tieb t under stoms11i of the 1h, that, in jured erops severely iI pilaces and tnIigleti big L01'1r SO tiat it col1d not lbe worked. Thor was also a destil uctive 1ha1il storm in M aril.)orool the 1:th that dimiuged crops locally. There wits ab)olt at normil1 amlloulnt of sunsi hine for the State, but the per eentilge of possil rniligod f'ro(m2 :L-) to 85, show ing lthat cloud iness vatried con sidratbly ill ti 2 Ueeit localities. The Wt'ek Onl the Wh1oto was favor able for Crop growing and cultivLtion. 'here was tlloisturo e'ough even where least l'ain fiil ; in fact those sectioll Wero best favored as it, gave them an opportunit y to clean the Holtds of gyrass, which hats appea~red luxuriently every. where but has been kept pretty wel under control, except, in a few localitiei -t whr some cotton has been atbandoned - or else plowed 111der with the graLs I and the lan(d put to corn or )eaLS r Such arlas areC CILly insignificllnt - Over the southeistern portions of th I State the ground hIs been hirdly fi I for cultivation, owing to thel heav - rains. Reports on corn coitinue to bo en tir ely favorable. IHoth ear1ly ani(d Ia, - corIn colititi112 vory promisiig tib for mer iI "'silks "11 and " tassels " 111d 1e) ing ltid 1 by land the lattr just coming up to staLnds and r-( , vinag its Ar'st cul2ti'iLtion. Some p0 Corts of iIjLrIy (rom1 1011t WornUs. iten on cotton itro reported from all portions of tho State, lHill1y with1 the comment that ttbey were lever beforo So provalent. IRtports of injury by lice vary colsidlrably ' jII places It is eon ini ed to crtin ki nds of soils, in others the 2standsliIV have12on' injred, and1( i1 other noS )2 inju (2' i25IC ha rsuted, execpt, to cheek growt Ii and1 gi vo the leaves a1 e" crltd u2p " a1ppearalnce; other02s say3 tilt p1lant, h as stoppedO~ pu1ttin ont~02 squares'cz, priobably' 1.he0 resul t of griowthi hav in g stoppe)d . Ini certain 21locaiities they3 seem2 toI b0 diecasinig, while oIthiers reOpor't themli increas ing, the (3(oo niighiits scomning tol favor their re Th'le colt niights ihave also had 22 bad1 effoct Oin thle un(in festedl co)ttn, 02n cor tlin 2soil the lowcr Ileavts are' turn2ling r'edishi yellow. The general tor' (of correspond1 entes repor02ts ar'e not very favorable on cttonl. Squares continiuc to form plcntiful Ily~and blooms areO qui ite coim com.1, bei1ng much1 t21' arier thani ordiI nar12ily.. Iot snn8112( andi driy weathier is the Indica101ted needu for cotton, b~otih to rid thet plant4 of lico0 an~d to kill gra&ss, I '02s conItinute to 1)0 extensively3 8own2 withi cornu andt 0n stue )01lnds. Matily planted pe0ns upi to good stands. 'l bacco does not seem to be doing ver'y well; It, continues small bait In heal21thy cond(1i tioni. It.ice bas about1, allt boon siow n and !" (ldOin g well.-flU p1land r'icoi mprJ)2oved de eadedly. Setting (If SWeet p)ota~to slips con ~ine a1)35(nd tis implhortant cirop is very prom2 is in g. I rish~ po(tatoes ha2vO impr1)'od wherc not toio nearl'y ma(ture'd but the cropIt (1. a1 whiole abou0t a1 failure. Secondt pilant ing (doin2g well andl( ini bloss'om on th< coalst. Colorado booes areO trouble1 soime In (up11er 1Darlin 2gton, Mel(3ons are' iiptenling In tuo lower counities and mus(2k melons are being Wheat a2nd oats thrash11 ig 12n pro gress witih fairly good yields of theo former2 and poor yilds of the latter ti'tuit prioSpcts continue to lesson a(nd are ver'y p)(oir for all1 kInds of fru2it. I lries 05continul plen10211tiul(n of goodi qual(1ity. Gardens1 ar1e2 imE 1provIig very rpi1)1dl y no0w andl so-asonatble vogetabIles aret reasonab1lly abulndant. Th'le cnd i tion of cr'ops in general con)tinuo very' prois0f1ing, a2nd as the sealson of least vitriability of weathler 3onid itions is abouit, at hand, the out look ((12 tile id summ11tier season ie encotura2ginrg. .J. WV. IAUOIR, Section irlctor. -. feature (of the St. Loui1s 3onlven tio~n is the( attendhance (of Mrs. Ilcttit Greeocn, whose 80on, nomIriated as8 a1 leet dleIgato b~y the black an2d tan factioi of the I t3pubIlican parit3y oIf Texa~s, wa2 unseated for the benllt't of a .\leI~ ie mun112. Mr is. lI ettie Green02 is ambilitionl 1,2 see heir son, whomi siho has given little rasilroad in 'rnva (erro MIt. CLEVELAND SPEAKS. He lRefusies to Believe that Demo erats Will Declare for Free Silver. I'residont Cleveland has made the following reply to a representative of the Now York Herald, who asked the L'resident for a statement concerning the Democratic situation. Mr. Clove land said : " I have mado no figures as to the probable action of dologates already chosen or to be chosen to the Demo cratic national convention, but I refuse to holievo thait, when the time at rives for deliberato action there will be en grafted upon our Democratic croed a dem' and for the free, unlimited and in deptendnot coinago of silver. " I cannot belIeve this, because I know the Democratic party Is neither unaltliotic notr foolish, and because it .ems eo clear to ine that such a course will inilliit a very great Injury upon every interest of our country which it his been the mission of Democracy to advanco, and will result in lasting dis aster to our party organization. "IThere is little hope that as a means of success this free silver prop osition, after its thorough discussion during a political campaign, will at Lutb a majority of the votes of the country. It must be that many of the illusions influencing those now relying 111)011 this aileged panacea for their ills, will be dispelled bofore the tme comes for them to cast their ballots, which will express their sober second thought. The adoption by the Demo eracy of this proposition would, I be Ileve, gi v to our opponents an advan tage both ill the present and future wiich they do not deserve. " ly attach ment to the true Dlemo cracy is so strong that I consider its success as identical with the prono tion of the country's good. This ought suilllicntly to account for my anxiety that no mistake be made at our- party convention. In1 my opinion no fcIort Ahoull be spared to secure such action of the (delegates as will avert party delioralization. " It is a place for consultation and coilplarison of Views and those Demo erats wlO believe in the cause of sound ionoy should be ioard and be con stantly in] evidence. " A cause worth lighting for is worth ighting for to the nd1. If soud mtoney Dlenocr-ats Suppose there is danger of a mistako being nado such danger shculd stiiluliato their activity in averting it instead of creating dis couragement. " I aL very far from arrogating to Illystl f ia control ng Inlluenee 11pon the policy of my pat-y, but as an ilinch .Denm), arao(lqt wh1o hats been h~onor-ed hy hiS )aIty and who desires hereafter no gl'Later- p01itical privileges than to occupy the pllaec of a private iII its ranks, I hope I may not be blamed for saying this milch at this time In the interest, it seems to me, of the grand old organization, so rich in honorable traditionS, SO justly )roud of its achievements an always sound and brave in its battles for the people's welfare." SANNMMONSIN RVI WE--usi Saninons, the young man charged with the murder of Frank Grillin at Piedmont, was takon to Spaitanburg aIn( lodged in jail for salo kooping. lie would not talk while ho was in the Greenville jail, but a reporter of the I l'ie(liont Headlight succeeded in get ting a brief statomont from him, which is its follows : A Ieadlight repoiter interviewed yomn:g Sammnons on last Tuesday. He Is ia youth aged 17 years, but well grown1, and sports a down on his ipper lip. Saimions has an open, pleasant face and does not look like a hardened multrdere,. lie1 says lie was b)oen at lairietta, in Greenville County, and has been working for two years in a cotton mill1. Samtnmons protests his innocence, and( says that lhe will be able to proeve that lhe did not commit the murder whcn the trial comes 111. lHe asser1ts most positively that lie was at home11 atl the time the bo~y was re Ilorted as killed, andi has witnesses to esta~blish this facet. Sammons laughed at tile lidea of the body being discove ed by hypnotism, and says that the fellow hiypnotized p)ossibly knew more about the killing than any one else. Hec said he did not fear lynching, and If the jail was attacked, and the sheriff would give him a gun, lhe would pr1omise to render a good account of thfe would-be lynchers and protect hiimsol f. Sammilons~is in the cell with John Dill, andIC is as cool as can be. lie Is not the least .ner-vouls, and talks freely when (iuestioned. iHi says lhe does not know anything about the killing. ANOTiii ia lX'iCNSION.-The South crni l.tailway and the Cincinnati, Hamil ton ani ihn-i an hua~, mnade' a joint lease of the Gin 3aintl Southern for- 100 years, with an option on the r-oad. At lease their bid has boon accepted, and the leasoe papers will be fixed up. At the end of 100 years the lessees will have the privilege of buuying the prop erty for- $191,000,00O0, whichbis the sum it cost the city of Cincinnati to build the line. Tihe successfu idde~~llrs represent the pr1esenit lessees of the r'oute. They are : A. 11. Androws, first vice prosi donit of the Soulthernf railway, and Holnr-y A. Taylor, of the Cincinnati, lHatmilton atnd .Dayton railway. These two Cincinnati systetms recently obtain ed control of the Southern. The bidders agree to pay the p resent r-ental of $240,000 a ycar' till 1902, a total of $1,440,000. After that date they agroco to pay the city 10 per cent. (on gross ear-nings of the road in excess of $4,5b00,50 aL yeur until 1996, when they may putrchaise the road outight for $19,000,000 in gold. Trhie bid is virtually for a perpetual lease, with the privilege ol purchasing it in 199h for $19,000,000. In addition the bidders agr'ee to make repairs to the extent of $250,000 a year for eight year's, and to put up cash security for the faithful performance of the con tract. They also agree that head (uarters shall remain in Cincinnati, andI also to expend not less than $3, 000,000 for- terminal facilities, it cost the city $19,000,000 to build the line, which extends from Cincinnati to Chat tanooga, Tenn., in' almost an air line, aL distance of 3146 mille. --There is nobody any poor than the rich man who never gives