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The People's Journal. PICKENS S. 0. THU ISUXS OF THU HOUR. WHY INSIST UPON 10 TO 1? Bryan Deolares the Chicago Plat form i Stronger Than Ever-His Fight Against Expansion. Tho annual banquet of the Andrew Jackson League in Chicago was hold at the Tremont House on the 7th inst., and Win. Jennings Bryan was the guest of honor, as lie has been for the past three years. Portraits of Jack son and Bryan were hung at opposite ends of the hall, and these were the only portraits used in the decorations. A number of dibtinguished men made spoeehes, and the address of Mr. Bryan closed the evening. 1Ile spoke as follows : "The Democrpcy of the nation is still defending Jeffersonian principles with Jacksonian couiage and has no thought of departing from the princi pIes enunciated at Chicago in 1890. That platform will live in history and the hour of its adoption will be remem bered as the hour when the money changers were ultiven from the Demo cratic temple. There will be no turn. ing back. The platform will bo added to as new conditions force new issues into the arena of polities, but nothing will be substracted from it. Events have vindicated every position taken by the platform. Arbitration was ad vocated in that platform and arbitra tion is stronger to day than it was in 1890. "That platform denounced govern ment by injunction aid the sentilmelnt against government by injiuiction is increasing. That plati o~rm denouiced the trusts and declared them to be ai menace ; that menace is greater to-day than ever before. Ihiat platform| warned the people that a coispiracy was on foot to give to the national banks a monopoly of the issue and supply of paper money ; thit conslpiracy is now known to every one. "Thatt platform denounced interna tional bimetalisix as a delusion and a snare and its conidemnitat ion has beeni justified. That platform poillte(l to inl dependent free coinage as the only means of restoring the double stand ard who doubts it now ? That plat forI niame 10 to 1 as the proper ratio and that ratio stands to-day ais the only ratio at which bimetahiami is possilble. "Other phtforms have been forgit ten, but that plait orin is fresh in the Inemory of friend1( and foe because it was clear and posivive upon every public question. To those Who believe in equa-ility before the law the Chicago platform is still an in siration ; it is a terror only to those wh1(o seek (t use the government for prsonal aid privaI e ends. "It has been atureked at two points, but the attacks will n1ot harin it. Somec who opposed the phl t'ormi in IS1i6 have promised to return to1 the party on condition that the party will drop the money question and confine ltie ight to the tiusts. T1lie offear will not lbe aceceptedl. What confidence would thle people have in our sinceerity if we -,obit etre agisrs s eneral, -' utenerinito a treaty of peauce ith the greatest of nil trusts- thme iioney trust,'? if we shoul at templht to cen itre th'e tight upon thie trusts the Hlepubli-I eans woul adopt as5 stroing an int i-titist planiik as Iro lbecause no party would dare1 to defend thle trusts. Ini such a light the. trust magnates woul he found support ing both parties amid con tilhiu t ing h herally to both eamnpii ftmids prFouded1( (lie trusts were guaraniteed the privilege of namling the atto ruiey general and the judges. The trusts opplosed (lhe Demio eratic party ini 1800 because the Chii engo0 convenitioni toek the party out of the hands of the Wa'mlh street crowd and adopted a platform which precipitated the plutocracy which the party hiad held in solution for several years. ''The gold Demioicrats hail a chance to run out the trusts during Mr. Clove land's admiinistratin, but 'they did not do It. Tfhe gold Republicans arc having their oipportunity now, but they are not improving it. The trusts will fall when the gol standard is over thrown and~ not unt iili he. Thle gold atandardl means falling prics, and~ Sall ing prices will create trusts more rap idily than any gold standlard party cani destroy thiemi. "T1he second point of attack is thme ratio. Whby insist upon 10 to 1, they ask 7 1 rely, tirst, becauso it is theI best ratio, and, second, because its op. ponents have no other ratio to offer. No free coinage law can be enacted until a ratio is agreed upion because the ratio is a part of the lawv. Sup pose we had a nmajority in Congress favorabile to bimietallismi, but differing as to the ratio. Sonme wouldl favor 10 to 1, somne 24 to 1, some 3~2 to 1,iiand somne even higher ratios ; how could we make progress under such condi tions? Affirmative telief is necessary and those who favor remedial leiisla tion must secure a majority in "both. llouse and Senate for some definite prioposition. Th'le gold bugs under stand this ; they know that an anmbig uns platform is equivalent to a gold standard platforen.- Mr. Cleveland was elcted in 1892 upon01 a platform wiich ~---- declared for the use of goldl and silver as the standard money of the country, and for the coinge of both gold and ellver without discrimination against either metal or charge for miintage, and yet Mr. Cleveland found no difliculty in supporting the single gold standard. The Demnocr-atic party will not return to the days of uncertainty and eva sIon. When the opponents of 16 to 1 agree upon another ratio it will be time enou-gh to compare the merits of| the new ratio with the merits of the, old ratio. .But they wdll not be pea ;nitted to suspend the party in midlair, out of the reach of 16 to 1 and out of sight of anything else. To surrender the ratio is to accept the gold standard he flnal. "The Chicago platform was good when it was adopted ; it grows bettor with age. It was strong in 1890 ; It is stronger now, "Blut enough of old issues ; what of the new questions ? Our party canznoti Ignore the issues raised by the war.I It must speak out against militarism now or forever hold its pence. A large standing army is not only an expense to the people, but it is a menace to the nation, and the Democratic pai ty will be i unit in oppo8ing it. "A word in regard to imperialism. Those who advocate the annexation of the Philippines call themselves etpan sionists, but they are really inperial ists. The word expansion would de scribe the acquisition of territory to be populated by homogeneous people and to be carved into States like those now inl existence. An empire suggests va riety in race and diversity in govern ment. The imperialists do not desire to clothe the Filipinos with all the rights and privileges of American citi zenship ; they want to exercise sove reignty over an alien race and they ex poct to rule the new sdbjects upon a theory entirely at variance with con etitutional government. Victoria is queen of Great Britain and empress of India ; shall we change the title of our executive and call him the piesi 1ent of tie United States and emperor of t(be Philippines ? The Demnocralic party stood for the money of the constitution in 1890 ; it stands for the government of the con stitutioni now. IL oplJosed an Eughsh [Inancial policy in 1890 ; it opposes an [English colonihl policy now. Those wvlio inl 1806 were in favor of turning .he American people over to the greed >f foreign financiers and (oiestic rusts may now be willing to turn the Lilipinos over to the tender mercies >f military governors and carpet-bag >lUcials. "Those who in 1896 thought the )eople of the United States too weak .o attend to their own business iay iow think them strong enough to at end to the business of remote and dien races, but tho'e who in 1891 !ought for independence for the Amer can people will not now witholht inl lependence from those who desire it Asevwh.re. "We are told that the Filipinos are not capable of self-government ; that has a familiar ring. Only two years igo I heard the sane argument niade itgainist a very respectable minol ity of the people of this country. The money. loaners, who coerced borrowers, did it upon that theory ; tle eiployers who coerced their emiployes did it for tihe samte Teasoni. Self-government in creases wihi participation ini govern inent. The Filipiium are not far entough advaniced to share in the gov ernmieit of the people of the United States, but they are Coimtp-teit to gov el" theiimselves. It is not fair to con pare theiim with our own cilizens he cautse tle Amtuerican People have been edneCning. tlemiselv es in tle steience of govern ent for nearly three centuries, arnl while we have muheli to lcar.i we have ilready made great im;,rovement. The Filhpinios will not establish a per fe.t governmiient, but they will estab Iish ia goverinieit as nearly perfect ks they aro competent to enjoy, and the Umted States cani protect them from Molestation froma without. "The lIepublicans of Illiinois of course will not expect the Filiiinos to select a legislature equal to the last ltepublicani hegislatutre ini fidelhty to the imiic welfare. Illinois became a State Mecarly a century ago, and the tegislatur Li w hich entacted thme Allent lawi was, as it were, thme ripenied fruit of long expteriencee. GJive the Fitliptinos timle ami14 opportuinity, and while they never will catch Ut) with us, unless wve cease to iimprove, yet they rnay somte utiy stand where we stand1( now. "What excuse cian be giveun for the idoptiont of a colonial policy ? Seere Lary GJage disclosed the secret in his~ Navanntah speech. 1 think we might bie justifled in calling Mr. Gage thie key bole of' the ad'in iiistrat ion beenuise we ook thr ouighi him to learn what is go-. ng ott withini the executive counicil hambter. Hie suggestedl that 'phiilatn hiropy and lve per cent.' would go anmd in hiand in the new ventAre. bIese are the two arguments which ire alwatys used in favor of conquest. Lhilanithiropy atnd flye pter cent. '[hle me chloroformts the conscience of the (onqtuerer and1 thie othier picks the >ocket of the conquered. "Some say that p~hihnthropy de nanids that we governi the Filipinos for heir own goodl, while others assert hat we must hold the island~s because f the pecuniary profit to be (derivedl 101m themi. I dleni the soutndniess of >oth argumtents Forcible antnexation vill not only be crimintal aggression to borrow McKintley''s lanlguaige of a -ar ago) hut it will cost tmore thtan it s worth, and1( the whole pteopile will tay the cost whlile a few will reapt all he benietlt. ''Still weaker is the argument based 11)01 iciigious (lity'. The Chnrstiani eligion rests uiponi the doctrinte of i atriotus suffering amid ai~toeent ; the ohonial policy rests upioni the (doctrtte 'f vicatriotis enijoymntu. "When the dlesire to steal becomes mtcont Irollablle in an indoividutal he is lectared to be a kieptomtamiac and is emit to an asyltim ; when the dlesiro o grasp land becomes uncontrollable nl a nation we are told that the 'cur ents of destiny are flowinig through ho hearts of meni' and that the Amer :an people are onterinig upon their ianifest mission. "Shame uponi a logic whtich locks up the petty offender and enthrones grad larceny. Have the people returnted to the worship of the goldeni enlf ? Have they made unto themselves a mnow comi maidniaent consistent with the spirnt or contquest and thme lust for emtpir-e ? Is 'thou shalt not steal upon a small scale' to be0 substituted for the law of Moses ? "Ayvake, oh, aincient law-giver, awake. Break forth from thine un mlarkedl sep~ulchire and~ speedl thee back to the cloud-crowned summit of Mount Sinai ;comunme on1ce more with the God of our fathers and proclaimn again the words enigraven upon the tables of stone---the law that was, thme law that is to dlay--.thie law that neither in dividual nor nation can violate with impunity." Secretary of Agriculture Wilson said recenitly: "There seems to be every reason why 1899 will be as good if not a bettor year than was the last. It looks as though we were bound to sw'amp the world with our agricultural productions, our meats, and by and by sur dairy product... THU STATX PJENITIEWTIARY. TEM TIOUSA ND DOLLAJR8 PIROp IT FOR TIHE I-AR. The Institution in a Flourishing Condition-feath Itato of Prisoners Reduced and Number of s. onvicts iureased. Tho board of directors of the State penitenliary have completed their re port, which embraces the annual state ment of the superintendent, Col. W. A. Neal. Tie showing mado is very creditable. The institution will pay into the State treasury '$10,000 this year, in addition to having a surplus of a5,000 with wich to meet the ex penses of the first, part of the year. The report of the board is as follows: To Ilis Excellency, Win. II. Ellerbe, Governor of South Carolina. Sir : The board of directors of the South C'arolina peuitentiary beg to sub mit this, their annual report, for the fiscal year beginning January 1st and ending December 31st, 1898, together with the repiort of the superitendent, clerk, captain of the guards, physician am chlaplain. We respectfully refer you to the report of the clerk of the prison and secretary of the board for Ldetiiled statement of receipts and dis bursements, but mn order to eliminate the necessity of your examination of the mans small transactions of the in stitution and to arrive at the work tione, we submit the following con iensed report: lecciptsi $70,000 91 Disbursementi 65,205 47 Amount of unsold cotton 6 45801 44 (91.) bales) 1,500 00 Amount collectable Janu a-:y 1st, 18919, 9132 5 Balaice on hand and to be collected 815,033 3(9 We have ant horized the superintetn deit to pay the State treasurer $10,000, i% hich will leave a balance to the credit of the ilstitltiont of $5 ,33.39. The institution has suffered this year ailoig with the other farms of the State in short cotton crops and low priices. laina during the summer Iotiilhs ctit the crop down and the ex ressive nii is dutiriig the fall made the staple olf poor grade. In mapping out the ciiop for 1811 we are arranging to reduce the cotton acreage about, 50 per By redumciig the cotton acreage to the above extent we think we will be able to carry out our policy of supply Ing tle listitutioni with such poduce as eaua he raised on a farmi, such as CO'nl, Peas, oats, hay, syrup, barley, flour and mall truck. We hase, thirouglh committees, tiken stock of perty, produce, etc., of' the institu tHon, a statemtient of which is inclutted inl 0111' report'. We are pleased to report that the inSlituttion is (n a firm and permanent basis. Iy ref'erring to the reports of the last eiglht years you will fiid that tle it.s itution has paid out inl ..ash for the purchise of real estate and equip ping thle samne, rebu Iilig thle ho-iery null (which Ww burtied down ini 18'9.l) doubl31e thle original size, t oge ther with other per'li iienit inprovemit it s stceh as Se wet age, tire protectoi rs, b arns, etc., aniountinig to $108, -;ta.:3. Ini ti his way th ''an 1ts of th siniu1 tioni have been absorbedl. JIn the fututre we feel cerfauii that the inistitultioni will lbe able to turn over to thel State ini cashl a nice sum11 anznally. W'e have fu rnmishied on the ofthier State in st ittipins money, labor, etc., alihllitilig to about $75,()00. We believe the State's prnoperty w~ Kershiaw and Sumiter counties, with the amon)t'o (f damis, dit'hi(s. terrac ing, etc., which is not included in the above, to lbe worth fully $100,000. Our duties as (director's have been materially lightenued by the elliciency of the corps of otlicers who comipose the management of the dlifferent de partmlents of the inistitutin. WVe are prtoudl to sa) wo have always found themlncapr.bhe, painilstakinig in their diuties anid getlemiianly in their deC Wihn you a happy New Year and thantkinig you tor' your 1 assistance in 0our uuties as oilleers of your adminmst ration and1( your umfiorm cout tesies to us as Iidividuals, we arrspectfuilly, ('ol . . NIa' epr sAsfllws: T'o t~'helion. Itoardc of Directors of thec South Car'olina l'enitentiary: Geunt lemien: I herewith submit to roui miy annuaI r'epor't for the~ year 898: . We had confined m1 plenitentiary and( :ontviet camps) one year ago 72t8; re 3eived1 from the courts 280; escaped 3onviets recaptured 14l; making 1,017. D~isharged, by expiration of sen tenice 165; pardoned 12: escaped 20; deathis 31; killed while trig to eseape 3; ac ceitally killed 1; returned to jail by order of the court 1; total loss 2:3; leaving in coninjemenit January 1st, 1899, 784 ; which is an increase of (II for the past year'. For a1 more de tailed statement ias to the prisoners I would respiect fully refer you to thle full and explicit report of Capt. El. II. Westfield ini his rep'jort for the year just (losed. The general jhealthI of the instItution has stendily improved for tihe past, five years, sitee the line 8Cewet a-e systema has been inaugurated, better clothinli and food a11n ore comfortab~le prison quarters furnished. Thel hospital hias beent put in good shape and -will com p~are favorably with any ho apital in thte country. L am glad to say the dleath rate has beeni reduced in the past flye years more than 50 per cenut. Th'lis Is a feature of imp~rovemlenit we are prIoud to note. Prisoners senteniced to the penitenitiary should be treated as pris onerP, but we have no right to so treat them as to make thema physical wrecks when dilscharged. Our mlotto hits ever bien to treat the prisoners humanely, feed and clothe thanm well, give them comfortable quarters andi nuatke themt work for their supplort, not to tax the honest labor of the State to keep) them upl. For a more full and explicit state mont of tho health condition of the in stitution I would refer you to the re port of Dr. D. S. Pope. We have regular service each Sab bath morning in the chapel, conducted by our worthy chaplain, Rev. A. Pope Norris. Also Sunday school exercises every Sun(lay afternoon, conducted by Mr. C. D. Stanley and his lady assis tants. I want to thank the Sunday .school people for their work and will be glad to help them in anly way pos sible iii their work. We hope they will coitine from year to year, feeling that the Sinday Echool work hqs done mucb towards making the prisoners satisfied and contented. Each Sunday all the prisoners are given as much liberty as good discipline will allow. For a more explicit statement of the moral and religious condition of the prison I refer you to the report of Rev. A. Pope Norris. We have some years ago inaugu rated a plan of allowing all prisoners under eighteen years of age to sleep in one ward of the hospital, giving them all the liberty they want until 9 o'clock with one intelligent prisoner with them to keep the young straight. No po son under eighteon years of age is allowed to stay in the prison building. They have no contact with the old and hard. cned uiminals. This reform was in stituted five years ago with very satis factory results. The imtitution is out of debt, with cash on hand and in sight amountiag to '315,613.39. We have had a very unsatisfactory year agriculturally, short colton crop. bad quality and low price, out taking all in all we ought to feel sat isfied as we will be able to make ends m'ect this the worst year for farming operations, so far as clear money in conceried, in the history of the insti tutionl. However, I would recommend that the board mithiorize the payment of $10,000 to the State treasurer within the next thirty days or as soon as we will he able to make collections and sell what cotton we have on hand. We call pay the State treasurer $10,000 within the next fifteen or twenty days and have s,4.000 or 7,000 to use in the next year's operations. Allow me to thank the board of di rectors, each and every one, for their kImd treatment, and advice given dur ing the year, as well as all the ofiers of the istitutiou. For a full and comillete statAflemeit of the receipts and disbursllieits of the institution allow me to refer you to the complete report of Mr. R. E. Burris, our competent and ptinistakinig bookkeeper. I hope the board will give in their report a full and complete statement of the Lexington, Reed and I)eSaus sure farms for the Ist year. The farming operations have not been as we would have liked for tihcm to have been for the past year ow ing largely to unfavorable seasons anld low prices. We have madie fairly good crops, but the cash realized for the same hats been much less than in any year during my connection with the penitentiary. I wailt to call the attention of the board to the fact that all the real estate halts been paid for and the farms thoroughly equipped. Therefore, we may readily expect to be able to turn over to the State from 810J,000) to $20,000 annually. All oh' which I respectlully submit. W. A. NEAL, Superintendent. aN .1, ISA&NJ OFI CUBA. INI'IEItVIEW WItH GEN. BUTLER. Theo ICvacunation Was Sat isfactoilly AccomnpiishedIN-Hn 'Thinks the C'z hans11 Ieserve a Fair Trial-Out of~ P'olltics Forever. The American commision to ar range for and superintoud the evacua tioni of Cuba passed through Charleston en route for Washington from Cuba, T~he work of the cornmission was com pleted with the embarkation of the Spanish troops on January 1, and it was imnmediat~ely ordered by Secretary of War Alger to report to the Amern cain capital. The board has not been dissolved as yet, and will hold its final. sessions In Washington, which will be merely for the purpose ('' compnleting the report and presenting it to the President, whlose direct agent the comn mission was in Uaea. The oilcial party, wars comp~osed of Major Gen. Wade Major Gen. M. C. Butler, Major Allison, Miajor Brooks, Major Almy, Lieut Wade, Leut. Reade and Lieut. Tracy. The gentlemen were accom panied by Mrs. Butler, Miss Marie Butler, Mrs. Rajad and her two child ren. The entire party was in a special Punllman carn, which was attached to the regular pssonger train on the PLaint system,. Admiral Sampson was not with the somimission, for the reason that he left [lavana for New York several weeks igo, to be present at the marriage of ails daughter, which took place at the Sampson home, in New Jersey, a few liays ago. 'The members of the com mission and those with them are in splendid health, and express interest lag opinions of Cuba, but they are also unanImous on the fact that the United States is " God's own country," and they are glad to be back on their cativo heath. Major Gen. Wade, the presiding mnembler of the commission, as a very affable gentleman, an-I1speaks in high terms of the Cubans and their ucoutry. Major Gen. Butler was seen by a reporter for The News and Courier, and some very interesting in formnation concerning Cuba, the Ou bans and the work of che commission was secured. Gen. Butler is looking the picture of good health, and in his uiniform as a major general of the United States army presen ted an i teal appeharanco of the sturdy 'soldier he has demonstrated himself to be in the paist. His iron gray mustache and nair, his splendid features, quick eye andl easy carriage made him casily the most distinguished looking member of the party. The varied experience of GEn. Butler and his excellent conver sational powers combined to make his iaik very interosting, Yes, we have finished our work, so far as a furt her residence in Cuba is necessary, We wore ordered to report to Washington by the Secretary of W~ar, and are now going .to that city. Our report Is not actually finished, but very nearly so, and it will take but a short session or two in the Capital to nave it ready to hand to the President. Of course it Is impossible to say just what the report eontainas, as any infor imationi in it must be0 given to the plublic freim tile Exe utivo office.I can say, however, that the evaeuation of the island has been very satisfactory, and no disorders of any kind arose. Thle Spaniards accepted the situation gracenfully ama acted i.. aoo.'da.. with the agreements made between the two commissions. Ths Cubans, too, conducted themselves in a becom in g manner. Any disagreeable in oidentv that occurred wore of a purely personal nature. It to probable th'At some rows and fights took plack be tween Cubans and Spaniards, but they wore always the result of drinking, and there was nothing like organized violence by either faction. The Oa bans are very much elated that the Spaniards were sent from their ladd and jubilations were to be expected. The Spaniard's were, on the othir hand, crestfallen and eas.ly provoked, but both nationalities held themselves well in check, and are to be congratu lated on their behavior in trying times. The evacuation could not have been accomplished with more expedition or satisfaction, and the commission is well pleased with its work, and hopes it will meet with the approval of the administration and the people at large. I suppose that as soon as the report of the commission is handed to the Pre sident that the body will be dissolved for lack of occupation. It was crea'ed for a specific purpore, and that pur pose being accomplished the necesity for the commitsion ceases."y Gen. Butler speaks in the highest terme of the Cubans, and does not join In the general fusilade that is being tired at them for incompetency, shift lessuess and other bad qualities which they are supposed to poesess in a strong degree. In speaking on this subject he said: " I do not agree with the wholesale charges of incompetency that have boon made against the On hans by prominent men. The fact Is, we do not know whether they are capable of self government or not. They have never been tried and should not be convicted before given a chance to demonstrate their ability or inabill ty. The Cubans are, at prosent, thoroughly demoralized as the result of a very weakening and devastating war. These peoplo have lived in the fiolds for several years, have deserted home, have given over civil law for a military life. The Cubans have boon leading a wild career and should be given time to adapt themselves again to civilization and the restraints in cidents thereto. It is absolutoly as un fair to judge their capabilities for this or that undertaking just now as it would be ridiculous to endeavor to size up the social status of some of the ragged patriots by their wearing ap parel and general appearance as toy emerge from the woods into the cities. I will say this for tho Cubans. Some of the most rofined and Intellectual peopl I have ever encountered wc,-c born and bred on the island. There Ii, of course, a large ignorant class, and Cuba Is not alone in this regard. We have them In America and every other country has them. Cubans have of late years been at a disadvantage regarding education, and in my oninion th-ey should bc. given time to recupe Yate, montally and physically, before boing even tried, much less condemned. Americans can atford to b generous, in the matter of criticlim, to the Cu bans. It is not so very long ago that we were accused of beinguincapable of self-gnvernment, and many ominont men are of the opinion that we have not passed the experimental stage as yet. I have no unfavorable opinion to express of the Cubans. They havu been sorely oppressed and depletcd ; they should be encouraged, not cen sured for a condition of affairs for which they were not responsible." When questioned as to the way in which the Cubans accept the condi tions of the present, Gen. Butler said: " The most rational of the Cubans are thoroughly satisfied and even pleased with their present conditions, and I think those who arc now disatiected will finr-dly coic to iegard miatters as they now stand as the best fthat could possibly have been done under. the circumstancee. There are many different opinions among the leading Cubans as to what the ultimate form of government should be. Somne favor annexation to the United States, others want a kind of colonial government, and still ethers clamor for absolute independence and self-government. Time alone can develop how these dif fent contentions will result Trho majority of the Cubans want a stable government and peace-they wagit it right away, too, so that they can go to work with security and recoup the losses occasioned by the war. Good, firm government will work wonders on the present condition of the Cubans. They are naturally well disposed pee pie, but are somewhat distrustful as the outgrowth of years of oppression. Let them know that this state of alfairs Is over for good, encourage them to go back to their former pursuits, educate the gonerations that are growing and those to come and the " Pearl of the Antilles" will become a land of pro gross, happiness and culture." " Did you see th 2d South Carolina before leaving Cuba, General ?" " No, I did not, and it Is a source of regret to me. 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E l'ho regiment landed the day I sailed. The day before I left I went out to the site selected for their camp and .in spected it. It is a very pretty situa tion, near Marianao, about six miles from Havana. The men will, I am Cern sure, be pleased with it. They are near a regiment from Louisiana, with whom they should be very friendly. Ne f'rlends of the men in this country need have no fears concerning the -v. health cof the regiment, for the camp a is so situated as to have the aest kind" of sanitary arrangements, and the lo cality is exceptionally healthy. r " 1 have told you all my news about ~r. ( Cuba, Mr. Reporter, now tell me what ,7 is going on in South Carolina." . . " Well, General, your name hat, been " . brought into politics since you have " heen in Cuba." E " My name ? In what connection, - pray v'* " There is a rumor, one of these poll- . tical crerepers, that you will oppose Lv. C Senator Tillman when ho stands for re- Ar.( election." [,. 4"Young man1 you can state very do- Ar.) finitely for me, 'the General said, in g7j a very emphatic manner, " that there Is no truth whatever in the rumor. I -- have done with politics once and for- ArV ever. I think I have had just about ,~ as much politics as a man should have I in oec lifetime. I wil most positively not he a candidate for the Senate, and U. no one had a right to use my name, It takes two men to make a Senatorial race and I will not bo one of them. That Is certain." "Will you remain In the army, Gen eral '-"'L " I really have no plans formulated for the future, but I, can tell you what Ar. I would like to do in the near future, - and that is enjoy a good old-fashioned Lv. deer hunt doWn at Garner's StatIon, .e on the South-Bojund Roadl. There Is any quantity of goodl shooting in that neighborhood, and I would just, lIke to - be blazing away at the dos r as Gen. " Elampton andl I were dloing about this t me tl.reeyears ago. 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