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TCE P.PLSAY MALL VOL~~~~~~2| 1900.NO 1NE DOLLAR A. YEARIRDANJA 21 THIS DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. HAItMONIOUS WITH ON IC EXCEP1( TION. ieio Platform intlorses Bryan :and the Chicago Platformr-Condiemis McKinley's Imperialistic Policy and ICxpIressCs synmatialy Ifor the Boors. The Democratic State convention met in the hall of the House of ltpre sentatives at 12 in. Wednesday, May 16th, and with a single exception there waS naught to disturb party unity and good feeling between lately opposing factions. The resolution offered by Mr. Gentry, of Spartanburg, which on dorsed the course of Hon. 13. It. Till man in the United States Senate was vigorously opposed by ]ron. laaurens W. Youmans, of Larnwell, who made an attack upon the record of Mr. Till nian in and out of the united States Senate. Mr. Youmans' speech was carefully prepared and cited numier ous utterances of Senator Tillman to show that lie was Inconsistent as a Daemocrat and hence unworthy of the proposed endorsement. M r. Youmans had very little following among the delegates, and only three or four voted with him to strike out a portion of the original resolution. 'The platform is on the line of the IJemocratic sentimen't of this contty, and vigorously sustains the position oe cupied heretofore by South Carolina Diemocrats, outlining the new issues which have arisen since ISM, and de nouncing the Mc Inly ad mIn istrattion in unmueasured terms. The business of the convention was expedited in an orderly manner, and there was not much time lost in use less debate. The convention held two sessions, and adjourned finally at 10.30 p. in. Col. Wilie 'Jones, chairman of the State executive committee, called tle convention to order at 12 o'clock. The otening prayer was made by Dr. W. 1N. 1vans, rector of Trinity church, Co lumbia, and the delegates stood during its delivery. Mr. Lewis K. Campbell, of Anderson. presented the. name of ion. John 1-. BreszA3ale for the posltkIQn of tempo rary chairman, in a brief 'and appro priate speech, referring to the past history of the State, apd expressing his pleasure that the liemocrats of South Carolina were once again united. The nomination was seconded from va rious counties, and M r. Breazeale was elected unanimously. Chairman Jolies appointed Messrs. L. 1t. Campbell, M. B. McSweeney, A. 1. Patterson, I. B. Gary and .1. A. Hoyt as the committee to escort Mr. Brenzeale to the stand, which created much laug h ter and applause, as the supposed gu bernatorial candidates were named on this committee. Mr. Breazeale was then introduced and he thanked the convention for the honor. He explained why the conven tion had assembled. Since the last con vention in this State new issues and problems had arisen and many events had transpired in the political world. Almost throughout the world there had been uprisings of the people in be half of liberty. -The United States had played an important part In this work. Cuba had been freed from Spain's yoke and now had a republican form of government. * But now the United * States was subduing another people In the Philippines. This was againat the principles for which our forefathers~ had fought. The Republican party seemed to have forgonten what our forefathers endured at Valley Forge. The Democratic party stood against this and for the principles for which she had ever stood-for a government for the people, of the people and by the people. And under the leadership of that great commoner, Wmn. J. Bryan, the party hoped in November to Lake charge of all these things. Mr. Brea zeale puaid his respects to trusts. It would be a light this year largely be tween the American pole and the trusts. Jiryan's name was a platforan in Itself. (Cheers.) Mr. W. D). Evans nominated Mr. T. C. [lamer, clerk of the Hlouse, for tem porary secretary, and Mr. Hlamer was unanimously elected. Mr. ,John W. Dunn was made assistant secretary. Mr. Stansell was nominated for- ser geant-at-armns and was unanimously elected. On motion of Mr. Prince, the chair man of each delegation was asked to hand in the revised lists of delegates. When the roil of the delegates was completed, the chair announcedl that the next business in order was the election of a permarient chairm a.. Mr. T. I"'. McIow nominated M r. W. F. 8tevenson, referring to him in mnost complimemitar-y terms, for puermnit t chairman, and he was elected by accla mnation; there were three or four "noce' In the voting prelimiary to this resul t,. A committee consisting of Messrs. McDow and Blellinger was appointed to escort Mr. Stevenson to the chair. M r. Stevenson on taking the chair thanked the convention for the honor conferred --doubly an honor coming from a 2ch a State as South Carolina. The conven tion was- meeting on the transition from one century to another, to elect delegates to name a standard hearer to usher in the new century, a leader standing in the shoes of TIhomas. Jef ferson. He looked back and' referred to South Carolina's great growth ini taxable property, In cotton manu facturing second now only to Massa *chusette; and i.n tobacco growing. Wc now have a united front and have rol led' back 'the dark cloud of negro domi . nation. Railroads were being .built here faster than in any other State. It'was a phenomenal recordl for a de cadb. It'behooved 'them;- then, to gc shoulder to shoulder, w ithout par tlsan ehip,-and make the first decade of the * eiw century the grandest in the his tegof this grand-State. (Applause.) -'he temporary secretaries were made permanent secretaries. ing vice prosidents were elected: lirbt District,-Josiah Doar, George town. Second Distrlct-W. I. Mauldin, Hampton. Third District-J. C. Alexander, 000110. - Fourth Istrict-J. T. Austin, Greenville. .liftli Ditrict-J. T. Elay, Kershaw. Sixth District-R. 1. Scarborough, -Horry. Seventh District-J. 10theridge, Lexington. The temporary sergeant-at-arms was made the permanent srgeant-at arms. Ex-Gov. Sheppard offered the follow ine r'3solUtion: R1solved, That' a committee on platform and resolutions be appointed, to consist of ove from each county. to be elected by the respective county delegations, to which all resolutions shall be referred before action on them by the convention. Mr.. Austin, of Greenville, moved that the rules of the house of repres entatives he adopted for the conven tion. Nr. ilease wished to except that J which required the roll call on all elections. Dr. Wood, of Clarendon, Nanted to limit all speeches to 10 minutes. Mr. Blackwell was opposed to any I change in the rules of the house. Dr. Wood then began a vigorous speech against, the )roposition of M r. Bliackwell to have roll calls. He warmed up to the subject, and talked against no end of laughter and in terruptiois from all over the house. lx-Gov. Sheiard closed the incident 1)y a point of order that no resolution could be acted on by the convention t without being referred to the commit- s too on resolutions provided for by the I resolution already adopted. Tho point a was susitained and Dr. Wood subsided. 0 The convention had its own fun out V of Dr Wood's effort to be heard at v length on the llackwell suggestion, Senator I). S. liienderson offered a r resolution, which was a0opted, that t the convention have a committee on constituti-n and by-laws of the party, C to consist, of one man from each co'lity, 1 to he named by cach delegation. When the committees had been nameud by the respective delegations, e it was anrounced that the convention was 'ready to receive resolutions for reference to the committuu on plat. a fprm and resolutions and to 'he com- a mittee .on constitution and by-laws, V and the fol)lowing were offered : Mr. .ioin i'. Thom as, .jr., of Iich- t land, submnitted anl amendment to the c constitution, viz: 1 That Article II of the constitution of t, the Dlemocratic, party of South Caro- I1 lina be so amaended Us to change the it time of the nec ings of clubs for or- v ganization from the fourth Saturday in o April of each election year to the Wed- (I nesday preceding the first Monday in t May of each'diatiEon year, Mr. 1. H. McCalla, of Abbeville. of- t feret] the following : liesolved, That the delegation from ia this State to the iemuocratic national 1) convention be and are hereby insti uct ed to vote as a unit on all matters per taining to the-interests iof the Dam6no- u cratic party; All questions shall first, I" be voted upon and decided by a ma- a jority of the delegates, the chairman 11 of the delegation casting the vote of the entire delegation. Iesolved furtlher, That the delega- . tion from this State is hereby instruct ed to vote for William Jennings Bryan c as nominee of the Democratic party for president. U Under instructions from theu Green Ville county convention, Col. .1 A. ioyt subuitiud an amendment to the rules of the party, viz : Resolved, That the second clause of rule 1, respecting the qualifications of voters in the pirimaI-y shall be so amended as to read as follows: " The managers at each box at the primuary election. shall require every voter In the Dma~craetic primary elec tion to p edge himself to abide the no sult of the primary and to support the nominees of the party, and to take the following oath and pledge, vizt: '1(d0 solemnly swear that, I am duly qualifi ed to vote at this election accoruing to th6 r-ules of the Democratic par-ty, and that I have not voted before at this election, and pledlge myself to su ppot the nominees of the Democr-atic party for all lFederal, State and count~y ollices.'" Ujnder- similar instr-uctions Coi. hloyt t olfered the following amendmv nt, to the constitution: 'liesolvedl, T1'at, article i; of the con stitution of the Deimocratic partLy of South Carolina be abmnded in its last clause so as to r-eadl as follows : "' lro vided that the pledge of such candi dates shall be flled at least 10 days be fore the llrst primary election in Au gust for inederal, State and county t oflices respectIvely." Tbhis clause now reads as follows :" P'rovided that the pledge of such candidate shall be Ii led on Or before tht day of the first cam paign meeting of the county or- State respectively." . Col. lhsytalso presented the draft of a latf orma which contained twelv~e sections, and w hichi was bseqt1uenitly r-epor-ted by the committee onI platfoirm and resolutions substani~ially as it was olferedl, and wtas utnanimou)s~ly adopted. A number- of other- resolutLIons and constitutiontal amendmuents were pre-I setd and re fetrrod ton the comm1 ittt . DL),.4A'T'lS TO N AIONA L t'O)NVIMNT'IuN 'rhe convention elected the following delegates ft-om the State-at-large to I the national convention, which meets I on the -4th of July at, li ansas City, Mo., t namely :13. 11. Tillman. of l'dgeild, t Wilie .Jones, of, Rtichland, M. 13. NAu-- I Sweeney, of llarnptLon, andl A. C. I a:ti mer, of Anodetrson. T1he election was unanimous and by acelatuation. The conventIon took a r-ecess until 8 It p. mn., and when reassembled the chait-t man ca; led for the notminatlon of dole- I gates freom the Congr-essional districts, I .and .the electlon of. these dologates Fosulted as follows : -t Fi1"rat Di~strict--W. 13. WIlson, Cha-- 1 (eaton ; Thea. Talbird, lleaufor-t, Al-. ternates, L. Arthur O'Neill, Charles- a Wn ; Ws 11. Kennedy,' Williamsburg. ; Second -Dietrlct---James II. Tillman I of lidgefi eld and C. W. Garris. of 13am-| berg.De~legates to select alternatea. -.Trhil Jus)ltricL---. U. McCalla, Abbe- I vIlle, 'and W.- J. Stribling; Oconed, I Alternates, 13. II. Mc~hee, Greenwoode and Geo. 10. Pr'ince, Anderson. Foi'rth District -J. A. Mooney,< Grannvila Jon ary...... ., Sp- . 1anburg. Alternate, '. 11. We4 'olumbli. Plfth I)istrict-T. Y. Williams, Li aster : J. C. Wilhorn, i..ock 11111. ;ernates, J. 11. Marion, Chester, a r'. 1. Butler, Cherokee. Sixth i)istrict-i). 11. Traxler 'imtuonsville, and T. W. Bouchier Bennottsville. Alto nattes, iR. 11. Ti norman and I o)uis Apuolt. Seventh District-,J. Wim. Stok, ):angeburg : W. . Uruber, Collett 1ltornates. V. 1). Scarborough, Su ,or: J. M. Whetsell, Orangeburg. ar. Bilease then nominated Sunal l'illman for member of the natlot 3emocratic exceutive committee. vas unanimously elected. '1i P PL'AT'R'.M AND) REimOM1I'ION. Senator Tillman then presented t eport of the committee on platfo 6nd resolutions. The rp)ort was favorable on the I lause of Mr. M eCalla's resol ution, w 1 substitute lor the first resolution. Senator Tillman said that there w Lu ite at division of opinion on tihe sk ect, the report being adop;Led by t ote. .1 no. Gary i'.vans opposeid the 1 >ort of the comiiittee, ufpoln willh rgued at some Lcngth. ile said i he delegation should be proteett 'our years ago two of the Imlelibers he delegation had broken oil from t est and, not beine! bound, had voted hey saw lit. Mr. Prince said he had Voted I lie substitute a-s a peace offering to I riend from Aiken-Spartanburg, lcant. lie believed that the Den( acy of South Carolina was a unit i1 slbje!cts. Ills friend had said Son: hings about ui bbling, and he wished ay that tinere were men in South Caa ina who spoke their honest con victio id did not hesitate to bow to the r f the majority. On matters abo rhicb nothing is known he did i isfb to tie uip the delegation. Mr. Mcalla argued in favor of I esoi, u Lion and tihe necessity for haavi be (delegation act as a unit. Nir. W. 1). -van1 thought the M al lIa resolution sounid and good: I refer-ed always to trust the mnajori Ather than the individuals. ''Le motion to table6 the report. of t1 )mmin ittee prevailed by a vote of I Mr. John Gary Evans offered i mIteniment, to tle original resolutit (lniir " ll questions." Tle re olutii a then adopted as follow': I(esolved, That the delegation fr. is State to the D em;ratic nation mnvention be. and are herelby, ,ructed to vote as a unit on all nn:m -rs pertaining to the interests of t lemocratic )arty. All questions col ig before the convention r hall first ated upon and decided by a nujori the delegates, the chairman of t Lcgation) casting the vote of tibe e .co delegation. 1 t-solved, further. That the deleg ol from this Stan is bereby i nstrut Ld to vote f'or Willi anm .Jeninlgs Bryl s nomlince of the Deiocratic i)arty I resident. The dispensary resolution was i tvorably reported. Mi r. Bowiim ioved the adoption of the unfavorah 3port. Tns prevaiied, Nir. Ashi nd a few others voting against t atter. '1 '-: 111.AT10101 A DOI) 'Tr:..1) Senator Tillman then presented ti latform as follows, saying. they hi ol. Hoyt's platform presented to t mlittee as a basis : lesolved, by the Democracy of Sou arolina in convention atssembleIl : itrst-Tnat we reallirn our alles nece to the )emocratic party of t! nited Stateb and declare again oi L.ief In the principles ipon whit Le party was founded by Thoais Je wrson. Second-Thaimt we endorse in full ai *a particular the pl)atformi adopted1 im Demaocratic convention at, Unie o in loutii and that we adhere to t rinceiples therein enunciated witho ualihication or' amendment and land their rcallirmation oy the et ention which will meet in IKane ity on Ju ly the 4th next. Third--That, we condemn asi .irlous to the best Interests of tI ountry the financial ltegIslation of t tepublican miajority in Congress. olicy proves tune subserviency of th arty to the trusts and national bal iterests. l''ourth-That we view with atlar LUo power which the trusts, throui rae ltieublican party, are exercisli ver legislationa and nationi:if01oIc nid thiair abliit-y to coniiiitr o i ia'i ari it~hae niecessitten of life without a ard to the law of suppjly and a ianid. We condemn lta ibe hyp foc ratit ttutde of thie le~atauhIlican I ade rho abuse trusts and comb ines, wh I hey use thbe money obtai ned fri hunm aiid stolen from tihe people1 toe auch the ignorant, voters of the cot ry. it'ifth-Thiaat we denounce thei >eilal istic pol icy- iof the prese nt t ministiration uinder I''esidenat WNill ii 4cK1 iniley, as countrary to thbe Letl ,nd spirit, of the Deelcaration of Inc eondonce and Lthe. c!onstittion of t Jnlted States, and as dangerous Li) t atherty aind f roedom not, onl y iof I >eopio0 of tube Spanishi islands bait he citizens of this count!'y as we The benevolenit assimiilation "' of I, 'illipinos hats proven to be the benei ence of mnurder atnd the assiamillati 1 robbery. We dlenoune it, as an o1 age Lt) the coniscienices of libet oving Americans. Our free instil hons' cannot, long survive tueo destri ion oif those plrinciples upfoni wh I hey rest,, and the s pectacle of suibjm ieopiles held down by tihe bayonet, a obbied by carp. thaggors bt, foi hadows tube fate for our couentryi ess time peoile ar'e aroused ta) t iagea. TheIi tunjust war of subijuif ,10n not binrg carried ot' in the IUil >iaes lay P'resident, McK'inley shot >e enaded at onceo with deflitt a yaci lie dec~tlaratlions Lto the native as ,be intentions iof this country to ,hema in the establ ishment. of a ir foverniamenit of thei r own1 choice, tund I protectorate by Lihe United States. Sixth-That we demlandl a strict 1erenee on the part, of the Unit attates governent to the solca leilges by whicha Congress p)romIS ndepcndence to thae Ouban patrio bfnd for which this countr'y wmewed uccossfuli and glorious~ war with Spa Seven th-That we denounce a ondemn the unfjuist and unfcons8tl .lnnal tratment, .)a 'iscrto mm nao he >n, Rtepublican party, whose policy in that island is not only illegal but un in- worthy of a republic, and we demand X1- a recognition of Puerto Itico under nd the constitution of the United States and on the same basis with the other of territories. of Iighth-That we endorse the course m- of those Democratic senators and rep resentatives who opposed the imperial 3s, istic legislation onacted by the Rlimub mn. lican Congress for the government of m- P'umrto Rtico. Ninth-That we heartily commend or and approve the wise and conserva ial tivo party leadership of William Jen Le nings Bryan,- the ablest statesman o the day and promise him our ungva'&illiti el support for the presidency of the lie United States, believing that he will I restoro the lost prestige of that high ollice and execute its duties with a view to the good of the people and not in the interest of plutocracy or acctord- I ing to the dictates ot any foreign )0ower. Tenth-That we express our hearty I sympathy with the two South African republics now lighting so valiantly for I liberty against the immense armitis of i lie G reat IIritain. 11r u nighteous Cour C at deserves the condemnation of alI c lovers of self-government, and we de- s lie notnce the cowardico of the present, ' administration for not extending an a olfer of its good offices to terminate i Or tibe unholy war of subjugation. I r i The platform as reported was then e adopted, only Mr. AnbIley voting i oi-against it. IENtiOllSLNG; A 5I.N.\'t, 01.I eC. Mr. (Gentry then ollered the follow to ing: "l(olved, That we eidorse t.he - 0. course of l1on. 1-. IR. Tilbinan in the 11 (Inited States Senate, and especially Iv the able manner in which heli has ex ut posed and condemned the hypocriti- v ot cal imperialistic policy of the IepublI can ad ministration. li That his tforts to inculcate hoiest mniethod s ill )ublie expenditures, and hiis ex pose of frauds and steals in armnor W. ate contracts entitle h0u1n to tih l e tbaink s of his State and of therep uIIblc. t Ty hIe resolution was about to be ado.p)te'd to all appearances without a I e dissenting vote, when Col. Ib. W. You- t to mat,s, of Barnwell County, took the t lour and moved that so much of the c 1resolution as endorsed tihe course of U , the senior S-naitor be stricken out. L % Nlj r Woodward seconded the resolu tion. There was a buzz and a number M of motions to lay tile motion ol the I al table. c 1. Senator Tillman wias sitting near- the t- head of tihe main aisle. Col. Youmans IC stood only a few feet away in the aisle. c n- When order was restored he pulled out I be ,)1ime maneeript and began to speak I ty in supoort of his tIotiont inl a s1118t ar- r Ile nest maninier, walking lp and down the SI B- abkle iear the press -taid. All listen ed closely to hear what he was going t to say. 1, lie stated at the onutset that lie could l not approve of some fof tLe Senator's or action . iHe did not tiink such en- t dorsement shotid be desired unless it I was fii and freely given. When a A voice against it was raised the reasons d le mu11st of Iecessity be stated. Some- c ey times a Senator's views were not so 1 o much in accord with those of his con stituents as to make it wise to ask on- I dor'seleit. Again there was tile ques- t tion of conduct. The Senator was in a C aecord with the policy of free siilver. I Id lie was not in accord oit other ilmipor 10 tant, issues. Continuing lie said that while Sena- v b3 tor Tillman imiay have ldeporteld Mll- t self with becoming integrity and dig- z t- nity, still his views and sentiments q e preciuted the propriety of an endorse- v ir fment by thbe people. lie is on record b as being opposed to free trade and free t f- banking, two of the three cardinal v principles of Democracy. He is on t di recotrd as favorintg 01nly a niationial cur- I JY rency, a cutrrey having a tendency t a- to conigest at trade cenltres andl leave *L irural districts subject, to most usutriousr ut rates (If Interest, C- This was showni in Senatot Tillman's( n- e lorts to incorporate in the Chicago I as platfoim ai prohibitor'y elauee against private hanking. n- On~ the cardinal pri nciple of "tariff ia for revenue only" where (does Seniator] tie Tilitian stand Y Comnparing Senator i ts Tillmantit's record with thbat of Wmn. at, McKinley. whom Tillmattn calls "a lov ik able man," the two stand together, on protection, the class legislation of the I mi favotred few. He q1uoted froml a letter t lih to TIhos. lI'. Byron fr-oml'n Tilan In i ig I1895, tand frotm 'The CongressIonal I00 ti Cr or-d, in whIiichl he haid favor-ed protec Cs tionl, ntr McK inley's doctrine. -Strange s L- that Scenatotr''iI Ttila, prtofessintg to be a c- a farmecr, sho ul d Iboldily decliatr his is aii w iilingness to close the foreign marut- e *rs kuets to our c- onlumttiers tilld to opent y Ie them' to outr illanui f actourers. mn Scenator- .I'illht'ani is incilutded by Gros0- ' le- venotr, oif I hio, aimonig those whIo m0- have IceftI) Dtmocrney oni thIiese cardinal I prinIciles oif friec ttrade anid p rotec mi- tion. ti- (On thele in ies tionl we t-e' him i sid. smi in~g with the Noth rthler thitan thet cerMi Sotlh. At, Topek a, l'atisas, ini I18% le- Scnator- TIllmaitn saitd that lie contcurired he~ iithP Abrathiaml lnol 0 itt hiIs "'dcclara he tion (If Intle pend ec"it makintg tlhe ntte hle gro thbe inatl of the while man. lie of citlogi i.d I Aincoln0 int the I;:nit ed States .11. Senate, lie A\s to Tillmtan's loyaulty to patty, CAol. 'O- Yottmatns charged that. ini I89 h~l)e was on ai sI imon putre ld ge lielId Dem iocrat :in it- 1892 it hatll l'olhutlst: in l'1'.l1 a Grecen y- baceker; in 18A15 Ill a lettet T lhos. .. u- Byronal see nlo hope (If irelief un tless t- the S~uthern fiarmers qutilt, votintg the (dl D~emocratic ticket and1 the Westornt tt farimer-s th e I U pui bl icani tie ke t.." ndl Itn his eulogy ott Sentator litarle, lie 'e- said that, the aristratcy befor-e the war itt- gave this cunitry as puore a govern tir menttt (is had ever- beeni giveni. lie a- btatctd at anthti~er timtel thiat Sthl CaXr tp- diia's credit priotr to Istis was tin imi dd peachable. T1he conitetitioni by the nid Sentator- now is that, If thleret is to be antyi tI) stealing done l-t, SothI Carohnaii geL 4 id her shaure. 'The speaker' then disclaimi-i ce ed the deeire (If the people of South er Carolina to put money conside rations< above tirutth and honor0). Thl'is tunifot- - *d- (nate tutterance oIf Ti Ilhtnan's (e1las,Iin t ed South Carolina w ith trogties ollendledt nn the sensibiil ities oif mtoroU thanil one i ed Southern Senato-.f Ls, .lHe accused Tillma oittif pol ititialipe)-- t a julry--not personal bitt political pert- t n- ary TLillman In thcecoinsti titdonatl e ucon ventioni had quoted J. J. I lI'atter- t it- son as saying thlaw taicre was "lhive he years of gnnel stal np.' i.. Sttn Caro-. ina." le later: said several time ,hat there was good stealing going o n1 Washington, and he wanted soto of t himself : he had earned it and wae iot ashamed of it. lie arraigned Senator Tillman for Ais colnnction With the 1)pnitOntiary candal. Ho then compared the free "arroomaa in the Stato capital during [ipublicati times with tho free sampl 'Ons at the Stato dispensary during 1'11lman's administration as Governor. Ills arraignment of Tillman inl con icetion with th dispensary and the eilitentiary scandals was hero inter 'upted. b1r. Stevensoni, th presiding officer, 'ruted that the record of Tilnman in thu ionate, not prior to that time, Was now ander discussion. There was mild :heering from Tillman's friends. Senator Tillman asked that "this nan" he n1ot distoUrbed in the enjoy nent of tills luxury, it ik not often ho ouuld get people to listen to him. I'hlre was more che rig und criUs for I'illman" and for "'Youians." Senitor Tillman had duariing the lil't >arl of the excoriution sat perfectly in anove- , on the seat directly in front f the chair which Col. Voniumrans had cuied, hut his "lighting face" howeI the retulrni of the fii'r of former lot Its. Mr. Youmans acquiesued inl the rul ng of tihe c hair and did Irot conclude is piucch. Air. A. 11. 1'atterson, of larnwell, s'.Ar'ed the convention that Mr. You tans did not represent the peopil of tarnwell Conty in 'is remarks. Mr. \'oumnais---There is the record. L speaks for itself. The Vote on the Motion to tahblo Mr. oumans' motion to amend the resolu ion wa-, carried, only three or four ()tes biinag cast in tihe negative, which uflufdeus Mr. \'ouians, Maj. Wood ,arld ad Mr. A. C. Welborn. The res Lutions wure adopted by a rising voto, laeni there was more dem raonbtrationas f applaiui, and tie ret-port of tie coi ittee (n vonstitition and by-laws was lin taken rup. It reuad a follow:,: io conniitte*J on contritution and y-laws Ieg ieave reopctful II' report hat they have cairfully cons iiered all he resolutiolns rcferred to Llbem by the onvention, and rort ui favolrably pon each of them and r ecommend hat sald resolutions he not adoptud. 'ho resolutions are hereto attached. 'ho committee further reports tie fol Mwing arimendmeit to article VI of the onstitution: "After the word 'ncces ury' in lile i of said article insor 'rovided that the county executive onimittee of any county shall be at beritv to ordcer a prituary election for iagistrates, maaasArs or sir uervisor's of ugistration' and recomra mend that the Liao lie adopted.'' The commitee further recommend hait article X\'I of the contitution e stricken out. A rd that the consti tiutioi as armienraded i ihese two particulars he adopLted as he constitution of the Democratlc ar'ty of Soutlh Carolina. Co!. Hoyt and Sunator Appelt on cavored to have oroughlt before the vnveition the resolutions which had ecn repor'ted unfavorably. This wasz oted down, and tihe committee's re orn, as lb whole was bef-)r the con vera ion. The report of the committee was dopted and the constitrution and by bWs were adopted. A S 'EFI'll I 'NOM 'Tlil.,\ N. This concluded the work oi the con enLion, and before the resolrtions of uaanks to presidilng ollicers, clerks, etc , )[m10 delegate sent ulp a r'esoluitioni re uesting a speech from Tillman. This as adopted by the convention. Senator Tillimian accepted the invita on anird made a short addross, which as confined almost exclusively to na (anal affairs. lIe said that le di ' t ke to talk as he once ctid, heeau~ise lie ad heard so rmuchi tailk in thu senate. iPour' years ago ther'e wars feveirish ess, rand unacer'tainaty as to the policy f the nationir D~remocatic panrt~y. Mr. 3ieveland and his party had scuttled lhe shi p. T1he national conivenition abt 3hicago was irspiiring in the up~rising if the people. it was the first, genuine )eamocr'atic conav..ntion since the war. ts actilon repr'esents the revival of the iiarty of Jie lersorn on the only li nesl of lurarbi lity. We now face anothber cam >argn. It has been stiated that a rnillIion D)emnocr'ats loft, the paarty in 8196. Wo went, Into that camrpalgn die' rganlzed with the P'almer and Buick or party syllL olf, and~ scared the op OeitLion neairly to deat.hi. If a hiard ght,. was necessairy then, It, Is dIoublly I now. Thliepublja 11ican mnajorilty is rrogant in tie exti'rme arid is rusingt ito lb pluntocraicy which willI wreck the overnmirenit, ilanna had $la6,000,000u 'ith w hich LIo bray votes in 1 26i. We nieed mioney to car'ry speakers rid literatu re into the m iddleD West. We ar'e still lace to faice with the 'hilippine wair, whi ah has cost us $120 '00,000)1 (inciol inrg the navy ) and r'e uirecs Lii ser vice of I.~>,00 m)1 ien . MIc K inlecy had brouight on that, war ex. ieetinrg Liie l'ii ipinos(1 to a disbiad at thie irit rish. fli hrad saL ira the senratec iadi hea'rdL temr tal kinrg of using Liie 'hiiippinaes abs ai st.ppning stonr Lto ahiina. lIe crlariedl that the I tupuabl i anir partyL3 hias g.eabt, schiemas if ar' Siranidizemiicnt . lIe decfendeda his posi-. ,ioni on the (Chinia opern udoor qurestlin n China. hic would ,,taund 1)y it, bo,~ he I ld noL favcr uisinrg Liibe I 'Ii illiies ias stepping stone. lie was apph iii ue in h'is re ply Lto the t~aeenrt that ho wab, in favor (if ~othi Carolinaru getting her sliir'e of thbe teialinig in Wash~lingtoni. t, diad not, im >i y lba ir'rnder of anry prinuci ple. Th le out~h pays onre-th irda of the taxes and et~s hut ab tent Lini retun i, and lie con enaded it, was bait, r ig h t, for south Car diinib to gut her' shiare of the appropri b tion I. Th'iis country is In danger. if Mr. de'vin rley I-u ulected It manrs an alil inec w ith lngland, Inordlinate greedl s hohai nid l~nglanrd's unholy war in n(fnrca. TIhe carpIet-bagger' will get the crnelit,, arnd we anuist keep a atandinrg rrmy of 200,0001 amen, rand if the trend aalairs keeops up that army will he roughat hack to this country to shoot nc peCople oIf this country into sail) Lction Lto the wIll of the trusts. lie adl denounced the Republicans to thiolir ices as hyp)ocrites, and the peopile oif his State hard never heard (If it. " if hao consapiracy oif shlene 3 amronig some fthe newspaiper's to keep my consti uients froma knowing what, I do keep2 p), I can't help it,"' lie said witha onaidorahie show of femumg 'ILLMAN ON WIlITICSV'PItM&AC Hw Teiis ilow Soutl( Carolina Thre oil* the Negro aimti lie ap Bagger. Senator Benjamin It. Tillman, South Carolina, writes as follows i Leslio's Weekly : Tho overwhelhin majority of the whito people in Sout Carolina, grown desperate at the mie rule and robbery to which they ha buen subjected, and with their angr passions aroused by the throatoned d< stru'tion of our civilization, set C work in January, 187d6, to redeom th Stato at any and all hazards. Thi Democratic party was roorganived, an its one battlo cry was "1 white suprc macy." Tho work of reorganizatloi was soon rapidly undor way in all the upper portion of the State. In man of the lower cOUnlties thu whites worI So down boarted and dej)rcssed at tlhi hopelessness of the struggle that they made little or no movemont; but in the P'iedmont, where the ll1mptoln caivasi hadttl its heg inning, thore was iina)ugur ated one of tho most remarkable cam. paliign inl history. The whites wore organ ized rapidly into mi ktary companies and armiied, for the negro imilitiamone, arimed and well (quipped, numbered upward of ,i,000 and wero frequ nently on thU muove to and from the places of regimental rendezvous. There wore not lacking threats and actions by them to terror izo the white women and children and enrage the whiten men. The whitet were in a minority of .30,000 voters it the State, but this had no olfect on the leadors. The Democrats adopted tile red shirt as a uniform and followed 1amp1j)ton as lie wIeIt from county to county, imarching in procession . Is (scort. As manly a :I 000 Irod slirtd 1or1oMn wore soon) in diffreen t couni ties riding across country from couri house to court houis'. When Cliaiber Sai n began his canvass Ih is first meet. ing at I-dgetild, where the negroei vere two to 0110, wias captured by 1.5t)(1 )eliocrats in red Shirts Lndeor Mart Gary. a ('onfederate brigadier, and thU holdest leader of the whites in the State. A division of LiOmo was donmaid ed and the negroes were aiiressed by the Democratic speakers, who to his teeth told Chamberiai, who wias run. ning for reelection, of the villiain ies which he and aind his assoc iates had perpetrated. This was the iirist fruits of the new policy, an11d the ellect over the State was elect'rical. Cowetd and e'estfal len at. 1)11V t118 randed in tb presenlCe of his black dopes, tho Governor left lIXIgelield hver to return. -An. aifter at similiar experieICo at Mi lay, in irn well County, a week .ater lie I ii, the canvass anl began tto lay plans fo' the use of tho United Stites troops as the on1ly ho)t3 left. The iilmbuii rg riot which occurred the Lih o1 July gaye the excuse, and a regimwent of troopr was sent into the State under- 'J .k itu. ger. 'Tle K ilenton rlot foilowet'd in Secptember, and moro troops were sent. iwas i In hoi riots, IbuL spa11Ce forbih, any details. Iampton in his ctanvasi irged persuasion and peaceful method . Cary ant Butiler, on tile contrary, od. vocated the " slotgui' policy,'" and fa vorito IIIaxIIims of the former wer 0: l"ight the devil with fire." " ,\n ouineo of foar' is ,vorthi a Lon of perl51,s' ion." Thu rus pect of the State consti. tutioln and t.he laws whieb had bo thrust upon the people at tho point of thu bayonet by the carpet-bag govern ment wias overtirown at olicO. (JaLt, becameu idle words, without force or meaning. Th rpe lIlIOAO WaS IM) carry the election at any and ill hiazaris, and in any and all ways necessary. As the election approached thu sky at night was lit up by the light of blazing gin houses, the work of i neendlaries. IIlaving such a large majorIit,y jt overcome and knowing that ini only about two) thirds of the State the su pies on election day as LI) how t~ht whites were enthusod, there were n< votes got into the boxes and how manl timos a mian voted, or w hether the lne groes wore allowed to voto-as~ then were not In many instanices. Thei lpeu p)i0 were wrmought, up to such a p1itel of desperationu that Ilif was not woi'ti havinig u pon thu conditions whiebIc ex isted. It, wals openily declared Lto bi the puirpose to haive a whl1it mani's gov ernmient, or a military govern mtt, ain in thboso countios where the troops were atationed the Democeratic mnajorl tles were gr'oateost,. At tho eloction llamp ton had most, votes and was declared Sloeted, hut Grant suistal ed Chamber Slin's cl aim, and tuhe troops helId Lihe State houso5 f rom thbe first, weeok in IDe comber uIntil Iafter LIayes waj i naugiu rated~ in Miarcb following. There was a idual golvernmn t aind a1 duhal I ng ilatur e, buit, 1HamWpton ' golv ernment alone recuiveid any mlonecy from the tax payers, andil the settlumenit of 1Haye&.'tile Lto the I 'residency by tile electoral commii ii on~l carr ied wIth It thei agr'eeiment LI) withdlraw the tr'oops. T1hen the carpeIlt-bag govern ment col. I ap edi in a niighlt, and oeh Lif wyho couhl get, lawny hurriedly left, the State. '[le work of rehiabilIitathon and restoration was slow. Thei State'I 'redlit, was for theu timon ruined, but w iih labor and11 patier.ce (lrder' soor came out oif cbaos, time deLbt was refund ed, a1.11 iI legal oblIgations mot ;hon. est Judges took t~he plaee of bribe tak era~ who had- disgra,o.d the baneli There were so many indictmnents it. the State courts against tile counit3 ollicors, legislators and ome liepubi cans that by arrest and resignationi? nearly all the ohlices were soon in the hands of diecent white mn. There were hundreids of indictmnents in thu United States Courts~ for riot, mnurde1Lr, and intimidation, .\ 3., and1( finally an understandinrg was reached that, the whites wouid makekm ani excJhidmgo of priso~ners, s) Lto spleak , andl all prosecu tions oni buothi si J os were dropped01. In thu camipalgn of I 78 there was a more or less de temined (lfort, oni the part of the negroes Lto retain thieirv lost power, hut, the wIhites swe pt every th ing by tihe same1( methodls -uued in 1876 in a modi1f ied degroe. It didl not reqiuire as d1rastic meiasur es to hol Ithe State a It 1did to capture it. In i %0 the ier roes made a feeble, spasan dIe atLtemepL, andi then, with the enactienit of a e gistration law and t~he "' 'sit box law," which was a mod ilica form of eduihcational (Iuuulfilation, all organ 1/zed c ffort to overth.r'ow tile white or' D~emocratic party ceased ;and from that timo until 1895, whenl the niew Constitution erCn n trini an ma icaton..l V qualification for suifrage was adopted, the negro vote ceased to ho a faotor in South Carolina politice. Very many of thorn never took the trouble to go to the polls at, all. and when they did go it mado no difference. In 1870 the whites if had voted along with the negroes, for I a constitutional two-mIA school tax. g In 1'iP5 the convention, composed of Ib 1.~>4 whites and six negroes, increased . this to three mills. South Carolina d now leads the South in education and y manufactures. Its credit is such that i its 5 por cent. bonds are at 120. Its o negro population is as happy and con e tented and as prosperous as that of any L3 other Stato in the Union. I The suppression of the colored vote, - flst by force and fraud and later by i constitutional methods, has been the subject of much adverse criticism by those who know nothing about the horrors of carpet-bag rule ; but those who participated in the struggle to wrest the State from the band of rob bers who had used the ignorant and debased negro vote to waste our sub staneo and destroy our- civilization have no0 apologIes to mako, and will leave to the impartial historlan of the fut iu ro the i uestion as to w hother the end justilies the m11eans. The people of Soiuth Ca'rolinta do not doubt what the verdiet will be, neither do they care. Is 'Worth a Barrel of ''11 call Iftepend14 Ihl l they lire later!. -1-i IWhal Youl h i e beein lokthmi. for, New Emb11roidelieQs, New I sertions, New Val. races. \e h:-\e re nl : Ii v l iti l i e pant wek by e\ v lres '11he pretl iest andti e11 we 1:ie !illI ia tiis 1 meatiloll. I' me ill atil 1e Ihemi U t-11 it y di d' liit cnre to) buv. Nwevess depenlds entfirely upon)I ablility 14) serve - ymir iistomners necelptably. W i otl deav r. irst til treat every o e ialike ; sell aM CioUII!ptp H Jspo ii c(, anM i to) ;eii ats goid ualia ai e n a bt me mlin toed. The wa our nsifoitrnt have miiti by uis. antd the way oir trade ham growi, ik the heit evidence that itu eiftor aLre , i lal ieciated. Specials this Week. \\'ill arrive fi Wthie lay aid be placed fi Ile a ltw hl of b Pi1lue ti be Rol at It . NOW ON SALE. A lot of Plain Talea l Rtiiblns at 5', 1It1, ie anid 1!e a yard, re;gtlar price 1il, Milt, CAll, Zj', ani Iir. We' will put.i maniy spucijal, ont stale thait arri ved thle past week, whii ch we are untal e to muent it i separiately. asi my abeet fromi the ity duigteek veetdm getting moy advteteent reath. 1'l aini 111eMe us, we will nthe it pirolila R. L R. Bentz, Manager Easley Hranch. G reeni e m ( ore, . -. .-. . .'r. ..Corner ent rantce, 201 Main St. E?A gent for liutteri ck ."allternsa. / // A Point in Our Favor. T he tiimbet iof plel who linud our$.' 50O sih.,e'4 criudal ' ri iyle, lit and1( tiurabhiilt to iii $'>nni shoes sokdi elsewhere is raiddly IIwreaing.ii ;\t er onet sle e 0ownl you r fet.Ili h u yttt lindi no( shoesC si (comfor i, t *tab le and lur:tiht' Cas hurs. Plow Shoes. <I stoc ltk oif shos~ ior the farmers are bouatgh . fromit Ii rs aihnd andt tat loweteashi pirilis. iir inhe if Ihay States at. $1 60a4, $2. I0 andJ Ct2 !>i ate hiam'l made, best white oitk Pt bol ltmI. andi everi- pair guarani teed. It wil lpay yitu 1' look over our sto(ik biefore hiuviuw. Oe price to, aLl. Pw~i &~ PA' TON, 106 S. Main Street, I lpscombi & Russeli'a