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THE PEOPLES JOURNA VOL 12.-NO. 27, PICKENS, S. C, THURSDAY- ULY - BRYAN'S SPEECH AT BOSTON. AN A1'1IEAL FOR GENUlNI 1 1ItAi%ONY AMONG 1l,iMOCItATS. 11i6 Speeci Crentedl Great 14u thiuNinsi Among the New Einglnndery. Four thousand Democrats asseimbled at Nantaak(4, Mass, not far from Bos t .i,) and participated in a distinctively 4 harmony " meeting, which had been arranged by the New England Demo cratic League, a new political organza tion that is expected to show its strength in thu fall cam lpaig n. The principal speakers were 1dWIVa l . Shepard, of New York, Edward W. Carmack, of 'Tennessee, and William J. Bryan, of Nebraska. A reception was given to hecse gentleion at the Rockland house, md( three hundred iebniers of the Leagte sat down to a ban(luet in the great dining room of the hotel. Among those at the dinnr was Miss tuth liryan, who is accon> panying her father on this trip. At the conclusion of the dinner tie ';rowd repaired to the mammoth tent on the lawn in front of the hotel. In at few minutes every seat was taken and the canvas at the sides was re moved in order that hundreds who were unable to get in might see and hear. Mayor P. A. Collins, of Boston, acted as " moderator," as he expressed it, and presented the speakers in the order named. Mr. Bryan delined har iiny in a political party, as he under stood it, and then spoke as follows The great founder of the Democratic party, Thomas Jefferson, whose pro found philosophy sounded all the lepths of human nature and measured the hoighth and breadth of human govern ment, not long before the end of his eventful life, said in a letter. to Mr. Lee, that there were but two perma nent parties, the aristocratic and the democratic ; that these two parties ex isted in every country, and that where there was freedom to think, speak and write, these patties would become ap. parent. With the aristocratic party he classed " those who fear and dis trust the people and wish to draw all p3wer from then into the hands of the higher classes." With the Democratic party he classed "those who ideatify themselves with the people, have con fidence in them, cherish and consider them as the most honest and safe, though not the most wise, depository of the public interests." ECvery well informed student of history will recog nize this distinction. In every com munity you can draw a line separating the aristocrat from the democrat. It will not be a perpendicular line, nor will it be a horizontal one ; it will not separate tliote of illustrious lineage from those of humble birth; it will not separate the rich from the poor; it will not separate the educated front the un educated; it,will not be along lines of vocation or occupation ; but it will sep arate those " with the tastes, spirit, assumption and traditions of the aris tocracy " from those who " believe in a government controlled by the people and favor political and legal equality." Jefferson was born of refined and well-to-do parents ; he was even rich for one of that p)ariodl, and he was educated far above the most of his as sociates ; he was a lawyer and his social connections were favorablo to aristocratic ideas, but, he was a D)emo crat. Hie believed in the brotherhood of man ; he asked for no privileges thp.t could not be grant,ed to all ; he claimed no rights that all did not en joy, and he sought for himself no gov ern mental care that he did not demand for others. lHe believed in the rule of the people, in their capacity for self government and in their right to the control of their own affairs. Hie did not doubt that they would make mis takes, but lie knew that they would bear punishment for thLeir own mistakes with more complacency than they would endure p)unishmenit for the mistakes of others, and he was certain that their errr would be unintentional ones. He~ knew that, as they found no p)rofit in und laws, they would st,rive to cor rect them and would profit by experi ence. HIe was a friend of everything that helped the peop)le, and the unre lenting foe of everything that injured them, lie was Identified with the masses, and considered that insofar as by inheritance or by his own efforts he possessed any advantage over others lie held that advantage as a trustee for those less fortunate. The people loved him because he first, loved them. He organized a p)arty that has lived for more than a century, and he so im pressed his ideas upon the party that no defeat, however overwhelming, has been able to crush its spirit or dis integrate it. There can always be harmony among Democrats who have the purpose that Jefferson had and are willing to ein ploy the, methods that Jefferson em ployed. There can always be harmony among Democrats who believe in a government of the people and are wi ing that all departments of the govern mnent shall be operated by the people and for the benefit of the people. Dif ferences of the mind can be reconciled; differences of purpose cannot. Be tween one who is at heart an aristo crat and one who is in reality a Deomo crat there Is a great gulf flxed. And, it may be added, among the aristo crate there will be0 found the same dl vlslde that exisi,s among the beasts of prey-/-some have the courage of the lion, and others the cunning and treachery of the fox, but they can hunt together if their object Is spoil1 whether it be avowed or concealed, Between those really Democratic in purpose there can be no personal or permanent laonation, because having no ulterior motives they are open to arguments and amenable to reason; being honest in purpose, they have confidence in the triumph of their cause, and are content to employ hon est methods. They will neither con spire against others nir against each other. If they make mistakes iijudg ment, as all are liable to do, they are not only willing, but anxious to Corrcct their mistakes. In politics, as in re ligion, there is an essential difference between a doubt of the head and a doubt of the heart. It is impossible to securo liarniony between people of Opposite sy mupathies and it is a difficult thing to change a uan's sympathies. It requires a polit. ical regouoration to make a D)emocrat out of an aristocrat. It is a maich I easier task to show a man that the principles he has )een advocating and t the policies which he has been 81p- < porting are aristocratic in their pres. E ent effect or in their tendencios. The i Republican party of today is aristo- 4 3ratic im its poli(ics and tendencies for t is controlled by a few in the intorest t >f a few, but there are many tLepubli ins who remain with their party only t 'cause they do not understand the [: c'nge which has taken place in that I Pa',y within the last few years. When t the,olicy of a party is controlled by a its t,ers, then the party stands for t the \l of the majority, but when the ii party i dominated by a small minority n then e organization stands not for h the wi\\nf the majority, but for the ri will of kase who dominate it. There ri can be ndoubt of the Democratic in- d stinets ci large majority of the tl members (the tepublican party, but h that party t'.y is so controlled by or ganized weath that the rank and file w of the party a'e not consulted about Cl the policies no; are the interests of the ir rank and file couidered by the leaders. 11 With the exCgtA)n of the tariff ques. to tion the Itepublitau party has not in t: recent years honutly submitted a a single important iane to the arbitra- 8t ment of the ballot, or even to the el judgment of the mechm.s of its own m PParty. It has written ambiguous ni platforms and fore its policies ti through Congress after e1ctions. In v< 1896 it used a promise of lternational p< bianetallism to conceal tr reid purpose (1 to fasten the gold strndari, on the be country. In 1900 it practicr,t sam th ieception on imperialism and on the to trust question. Even withlln a month of it has refused to announce ih purpose w in regard to the Philippies, anl has ag put off until after November the ps. m sage of the subsidy bill and the c T sideration of the trust question. Th1e tr, leaders of the party show their laek of pc vital faith in the doctrine of seli-gen fai ernment by their unwillingness to take th the people of the country, or even the i voters of their own party, into their to conhidonce. The hope of the Deo- u cratic party lies in bringing this fact to I the knowledge of those who have been in the habit of voting the Republican ticket. One aristocratic party in the country is enougii. IDemitocratic suc cess must he won, not by imitating the Republican party, but by exposing it-not by making the Democratic party aristocratic, but by convincing the people that it is really Democratic and can be trusted to lefend Demo oratic ideas andi to cultivate D)emo eratic ideals. As there are rr.any in the Republican p)arty who have ad hered to the part,y niotwithstant(iIng the change that the organization has tndcrgone, so there are some who call themselves D)emocrats who have themselves undergone a change which has alienat,ed them from the D)emo cratic p)arty, or from any party worthy of the name. To attempt to patch up an app)arent harmony between those who are not in sympathy with Democratic purposes is not only a waste of time, but would prove disastrous. The men who de sort,ed the party in 1896 may be divided into two classes. Those who left be cause they underst.ood the issue pro sent,ed and those who left because they did not understand the real nature of the contest. Unt,il the former are completely changed in their sympathies they cannot return to the party with out injuring it. The latter will be re conciled to the part,y when they them selves become aware of the real charac ter of the life and death struggle now being waged between plutocracy and democracy. I say plutocracy, because the aristocracy of today is one of wealth rather than of birth, and it in cludes not only those who have been alienated from the common people by the possession of great wealth, but those who, although without wealth, pander to it and measure all things by a money standard. Organized wealth has become so potent in governmental affairs that some even now despair of applying any effective remedy. But such undlerestimate the patriotism of the people and the strength of the p)ublic conscience. The peop)le have a remnedy within their power, namely the ballot, and wit,h it they can and will right every wrong and remedy every grievance. The Democratic party must have ai controlling purpose, unchanged by vic. tory or (defeat; it must stand for that purpose, at all times and everywhere. unmoved by threats. of disaster and uninfluenced by promise~ of temporary gaiu. It must have a charactgr, foi character is as essent,ial in a party a it is in an individual. Nogmne wil trust an unstable man or one so with out principle that his position upot any moral question cannot be guessel in advance. Neither will the peopl trust a party that is willing to writ< into its platform to-day anything tha promises to catch a few votes or strik< out of its platform tomorrow anythi that will alienate a few votes. Ev if it desired to do so our party cor not compete with the Republican par in the use of money in campaigns in the deception or coercion of voter because large campaign funds can on be secured in return for the promi of favoritisin, and our people are n in a position to coerce. Our par miust have principles and p)roclai them; it. must stand by them and d fend them, relying upon its faith : the righteousness of those principlc and upon its faith in the intelligen< and patriotism of the people. The struggle between human righ the on one side and greed on the oth< is an unending one. Our party mue take p)art in the struggle, but tin struggle cannot be permanently sel Lied by this generation or by any ft ture one. As the children of Israel vandering in the wilderness, could no itore broad for the morrow but wor onipelled to gather manna each day io the citizen finds it impossible t( 'est upon the achievements of yoster lay, or to frame a government tha vill run itsolf. le must labor today omuOrrow and while life lasts if h< vould be secure. le must meet eact ew problem and examine each new roposition that is submitted to the cople, but in doing so he will employ lie same purposes and apply the samn< eneral rules. le cannot tell whal ?iiptations he may have or of whal iiinediate gain he may have the pro uise if he will but surrender his man ood, but he knows, if he is an up ght man, that lie will endeavor to esist every temptation, and lie will etermine to forego every advantage iat, requires a surrender of his man 00d. So with our party. We cannot tell hat issues we may have to meet; we in only determine to meet them a Democratic spirit, to apply to em Democratic principles and to ke the people's side always. In 1892 te paramount issue was tariff reform id the Democratic party boldly as vted its demand for a tariff for rev lue only. It fought the campaign id it won, but its majority was so irrow that a few Senators, disloyal to e party on this subject, defeated the ,rdict of the people rendered at the )lls. But the failure of the party to al that it promised would not have .en so disastrous but for the fact that o Wilson bill, unsatisfactory as it was tariff reformers, had to bear the sins a Republican financial system which ,s supported by our administration ;ainst the protest of an overwhelming ajority of the voters of the party. lie defeat of 1894 was more disas Dus than any that the party has ex rienced since, and it was due' to the et that the administration deserted e people on the money question. 1890 thu money question had rted to the front, made paramount ot by the action of the majority of 1h( Democratic party, but by the at etet of a minority of the party to aid he liepublican party to chain the couutry to an appreciating dollar. Ytli(hhut abandonimng its position on ie. e taitl question the party met this su Md took the side of the people. Ii rl'te of the desertion of many forcrly conspicuous m its councils the I?emoeratic party polled a million moreA than it had ever pod be foe II ould have had won but for th w u,1ible methods of the Re pbnl Y, wvhose leaders held all theargth tilt Republicans by die mouingt mtijtt issue to be piara mount mfreesi 1the wrath of most of tng finternav tiopublicans by promis ing teradvocas himetallism, and won all the valigto iof the gold standard pose of the partyio the secret pur-oa financial system. adot eve Euroen would have won hutu eve then teha borrowers were coerceorn te factotha were intimidat,ed. dadepod In 1900 the action of the RLepubl ican party in turning a War Commenced for humanity into a war of conquest, com pelledi the consideration of another question-a question so far--reahin i its consequences that our -at rgt fully declared it, to he the para rigt issue. Without, abandoning aramoun. tion on tihe tariff question or os money question it again sphiOed the people's side of a great issu5. .ht did not win that year was due to a Con junction of causes, any one of whiCh would have been Insuflci ni to hay accomplished defeat. The admiiat1 tion having carried on a brief and am, cessful war fell heir to the enthusiaui which usually attends a victorious Co, fict; an unexp)ected1 increase in ti supply of new gold and an unexpect influx of European gold, cdue to lar crops5 here and a famine abroad, creased prices, relieved the stress hard times and gave to the people I benefits that always ,flow from a grc lug volume of money. While the vantages which followed a larger i uime of money vindlicated the princi contended for by bimetallists they w appropriated by the party in pow and those who were influenced by ci dlitions, without attempting to real the conditions, gave the. Republi4 party credit for an increasing pros2 ity. The protected manufacturers, course, stood by the administrat which had given them a Dingley 1I Trust promoters and trust magnai recognizing in the Democratic p an inveterate foe, and number among their stockholders many of moet, i. fuential Republicans, threij their strength to the Republican pa and by their support purchased imunity from punishment. The publicans- were greatly aided by t other Influence, namely, the itluc i of the financiers who not yet 11 ng completed their schemes were willing t ?n to risk trusts, imperialism or anything ( (d else rather than forego the advantage I ty which they expected from a gold stand- v or ard and a bank currency. In spite of C a, all these obstacles the campaign of 1900 1 ly only showed a net change of 150,000 a se votes in favor of the Republicans out a At of a total vote of over thirteen millions. o y " ANOTHER SENSATION * ti AT GAFFNEY. T s -a e I)ITOR )LCAMP AND w IE1UT. GOV. TILLMAN. W a r A Storiy Scene In Which I)e- 1i t Cantp I'assKet the Lie Over to yc t Tillman. m; The State campaign meeting at Gaff. M ney was one of the most exciting of the series. It was an orderly gather t ing, of about 500 voters with a number a of ladies, which enided in great disorder, i involving the most sensational inci dent of the campaign. Col. Tillman 8 as details further on will show, was reading an editorial from the Gaffney Ledger charging him with " being a be gambler, a liar and a drunkard." He he was sarcastic in his comments and was ter interrupted bylEditor DeCamp, of the te Ledger, who assumed entire responsi- s bility and defended with determina. . tion his charges. In the ensuing dis- sai cussion Mr. DeCamp offered " to prove Col. Tillman a liar over his own wl signature." When asked to furnish w this proof Mr. DeCamp retired to his pr tur ofilce, submitting upon his return the do evictence below. The scene was most do sensational. Mr. DeCamp, with no Mr excitement, resolutely pressed his ac- M cusation amid noise and confusion tric many cheers for Tillman, no small amount for DeCamp and numerous re- hrs marks addressed to either and both pro and sometimes neither. All the gu- Ta bernatori:al candidates were well re i ceived, Tillman, Heyward and Talbert t leading. Mr. Gary received much cheering and applause, as did Messrs. coil Sharpe, Martin and Frost. The after- col noon session had a full house, and this was true when the gubernatorial candi. dates were announced at 3 o'clock. Mr Congressman Talbert was the first speaker, and after tribute to ladies, he o addressed the voters on responsibilities you of the otfice sought. Has had some of the necessary experience and has the th manhooa for requirements. Trusts you and monopolies, labor and capital dis- wi cussed, and Commercial Democracy paic vigorously assaulted. Wants wood feeling with all classes. Educational interest favored. Reiterated white I and colored tax scheme. (Cheers.) De( Issues forcibly diacusaed. Col. Tal bert was heard most attentively. Inter- Mr. rupted with cheers, especially on tax scheme; closedwith applause. The next speaker was Captain Hey- Mr ward who was warmly received. e Mr. came here as a stranger, knowing but CO very few of these South Carolinians sa and was most grateful for such greet ing. This county destined to be one of the greatest counties of South Car olina. Paid a tribute to South Caro lina womanhood. Then passed on to wht his candidacy. All love feast issues veal discussed, blend and centre in up- veal building of our State. These issues the discuesed in their exact meaning. Dis- the pensUry, education, good roads, pen- paid sions discussed. 'Tribute to Confeter- mgl ate soldier. Heard with closest int,er-. cat, and applause; 0108sed with~ ap- toim plause,.o Mr. Ansel came next with applause Doe and, unfortunately, with a sore throat.we He regretted this, but, muda i s...... DeC Coming from *hm reari 6f t'he Pied mont, port,ion of the State to which ing Cherokee belonged; paidl his tribute toLAor woman and her uplifting influences,.n Comes with endorsement of Green-on .yvile County; six years in Legislature; errc comes with endorsement of five upperer Sout,h Carolina counties as solicitor for if it 12 years; official record satisfactory,mi always, to his constit,uents. Issues m dliscussed and Mr. Ansel's voice inter fered not with tihe interest of his hiear- and ers. He was heard throughout with Noi close attention, introduced Bro. Craf- me ford to the Cherokee audience; closed iO with applause. bu Dr. Timmerman was the next speak- gre er, claiming that he and Mr. Ansel, m twice married, were the only true tha frient'.s of the ladies. Has never had r to medicate his private or official char-. pir acter. Col. Talbert refers to " thim ble rigging " in South Carolina poll. NA -tics. This is something unknown to -the speaker. hias what no competitor B a can say, the endorsement of the p)eople 1of South Carolina. At home elected 'a to the Legislat,ure when lie was not a Al candidate and under his protest, an 1e honor not bestowed on any other so n- far ae ho knew. lie is standing in his At of own shoes; running on his own name. he Object of government is protection of co w- aoCIety and issues so discussed. As of te1 OWhen lie was treasurer, lie (lid not ge ave to1 borrow money. Assailed Col. tr pre Tsibert's white tax scheme; this is tu edangerous. Closed with applause. it or, Lient. Gov. Tillman was the next p mn- and last speaker who came forward ai ize with cheers and applause and hurrahs cc an for Tilhan. Returned thanks for hi or- this andl for past support. Glad to si see these People face to race to let e of them see it he Is the main painted. E ion Appeals to his country, and by this to al w ejudged; standing on his record. E3 es Referred aain to the ruling mneldpnt 'y rin tffhe Fent n on to the swordg ngaai.IlIiTg ese in detail, he the found it necessary tenot,ice aneio ] all rial in the G1affney L'6dger, published I rty, some weeks ago, im.. This editorial charged Col. Tillman Re- with " being a gambler, a liar and a an- drunkard." Col. Tillman was reading ace the article, stopping for vigorous and ave sarcastic characiztio on it co- , outs. The article stated that Coui ,hairman T. B. Butler and Mos feCraw and Sarratt could substant rhat was said. Turning to Mr. Bu ol. Tillman asked to hoar from h ,oplying, Col. Butler said: " 1 ku bsolutoly nothing about the statemc ad the man who wrote it (lid so wi at my authority. Col. Tillman was proceeding in vig is and sarcastic characterization ie article when Editor DeCamp he Ledger stepped upon the stage a Ivancing directly to Col. Tillai hom he faced, said: " I am the n ho wrote the editorial and am onsible for it." Turning to C ler, Mr. DoCamp said: " Ha u not been drinking with Col. Ti in in Columbia?'' " Not more than with you," repli r. Butler. (Cheers.) The crowd was very noisy and vel mnt now and the ladies left precil ely, the scene being stormy at roatening. Cheers for Tillman at no for DcCamp;- various cries an gestions to both and general mov nt among the audience. The chai n's gavel and other noises wei trd. Mr. DeCamp stood his grour olutely and again expressed with d, mination his authorship and respoi ility. ' Then you are the author of som4 ug of which you should be ashamed. 1 Col. Tillman. Mr. DeCamp ,l reply made a terrific comnmotio on he said: " Col. Tillman I ca ye you a liar over your own signi e." Col. Tillman requested him t so and Mr. DeCamp went to hi 3e for the proof. In the meantim Caughinan who had been absenl d to speak but no one heard. ol. Tillman was proceeding wit speech when Mr. DeCamp returned ducing the two letters below, h ed again that he could prove Co] man a falsifier and read the letter ch were in reply to bills sent fror a to time regarding an advertisin unt which he had not been able t oct. Following is a verbatim cop be letters: Edgelleld, Jan. 3, 1902. E. H. DeCamp, Editor Grit an Leel, Gaffney, S. C. have received several letters fron enclosing bill for advertising ii and Steel. I beg to say that k if you will refer to your booki will find that all these bills I madi Grit and Steel were promptll and in advance. Y'jurs truly, igned) Jas. I. Tillman. eplying to another bill from Mr amp, came the following letter: Columbia, S. C., Feb. 12, 1902. E. I1. DeCamp, Business Managei rit and Steel, Gaffuey, S. C.: rhile I am satisfied that I have al. y paid the bill which you sent U Sherard, I hand you under thu ir my check for $4 in payment o1 e. Kindly acknowledge receipt. Yours truly, Jas. H. Tillman. r. DeCamp - maintained that Col, nan knew he owed the accounl n he denied it and he also insistec the contents of the two letters re ed this fact. Mr. DeCamp fur. remarked as he finished readint letters that Col. Tillman had nevei the bill and knew that he was ly, when lie wrote the letter. Col nan asked Mr. DeCamp to hani the letters. Mr. DeCamp ref used o so. Col. Tillman insisted. Mr amp) again refusin,g. gg 'a 3 read them, and Mr. amp handed them to him, stand. by Col. Tuliman while lhe read, sr reading Col. Tillman said: "11 ly had one matter on my mind al I would have known, but afte1 muting my books and finding the *r, I sent him the money due him.' [r. DeCamp then wanted to knov took six letters to find out one take in a set of books. There wal h noise and excitement in thi lence, much cheering, some hissing a majority of the audience by an; ans were cheering. Most of thu se seemed to be in favor of Tillmarl Mr. DeCamp, who firmly and ai eslvely stOd his ground, was by n mns without friends and supporter' ualiy Chairman Butler regardin t Col. Tillman's time limit had e> id, adjourned the meeting. MNCY HART KILLED TORIE! L4L ARP' TELL4S ABOUT I' SKnows Somec of 11cr li Ives Who Have the Tr': 3rit. lanta Constitution. A. few months ago seine dloubti: rrespondents hinted that the stc Nancy Hart was probably an ext rated romance or a handed (10' idition or maybe a myth. It is I' nate that the doubt was published, awakened and aroused the good< ople of Elbert and Hart count ud brought to light facts and reco: >ncerning the old ladiy that mi1 wve passed into oblivion. That ory of her heroism is true is u itablished as clearly as it was wi art County was cut off from Elt ad named for her, the only count3 reorgia that was named for a worn While this newspaper controversy oing on down In Georgia there wi 'real. strapping Virginian named 1 ee,~ 6 1-2 feset high and large in ortion, operating the passenger artment of the Lackawanna rair< ie is the greategrand-.son of Nu lart, descended from her in a bee ins through honorable Virginia an eors. He knew nothing of this trovey concording his maternal oty costor, and said recently when speak srs. iug of her that it was the sorrow of hit iate life that he was not personally ac tier quainted with her. m. Ton Lee is a great favorite amon, ow the railroad ollicials. Very. recently nt, he wished to try the work and speed th- of a new monster locomotive and in vited the presidents and superintoi. or- dents of several railroads and forty of three editors and newspaper men to of go with him on a special to Pocona nd mountains and back again. On the in, northern roads the superintendents noy an have an indicator or Dutch clock in re- their private car that registers the Dl. speed. " What (1o you want?" said ye Ton Lee. " Well, about 70 miles," 11- said the editor. The speed was then 55 miles an hour, but quickly the clock Qd registered 56, 57, ,8, 00, 65, 70, where it remained for several minutes while e- the engimeer was holding her down to i- an even, steady pace. A glassful of id water on the floor would not have id slilled a drop. Toni Lee said.( " I d would have given you 80 if you had E - asked for it." After a while they stop r- ped at the Swiftwater house, where "e Washington and Lafayette played cro d quot after the war was over and where 3- Joe Jefferson spends his summers. i- Tomi Lee knows his lineage and that his parents were Virginians and nearly i- related to the Harts, for whom Thomas " Hart Benton was named. For the sake of many children who have never heard the story, I will briefly relate that (uring the dark days ' of the Revolution live tories came to D her cabin and ordered her to get (lin nor for them. She did so and while they were eating and drinking and ' their guns were set up in the corner of the room she quietly took them out i side, and standing at the door with one in her hand she drew aim on the leader a and ordered them to surrender or lie. . One man staited toward her and she a shot him dead and seized another gun i and shot another who had risen from the table. With another gun she kept the others quiet until some neighbors cameland they were taken prisoners. No doubt this is a true story and a man had better not move to E0lbort or IIart county and express any doubts about it. I have been there and know. Some years ago I lectured in Hartwell and from there jouneyed to .Elberton in a buggy with a preacher. We got a late start and the preacher's horse wanted to slow up at every house where there was a woman in sight, and when we a got to the river the ferryman was away and we had to wait an hour for him to come back.' So it was dark when we reached Elberton. The court house was lighted up and Seemed full of peo. p)1,. and thte boys were rapping and calling for "Arp," "Bill Arp." The i preacher unloaded me near by and told me to go up stairs and open the ball while he went home to put up his horse. As I hurried in the door the doorkeeper stopped me and said: Hold on, my friend, you haven't paid." I modestly told him that I was the speaker. " Oh, yes," said he. " Ma3 be you are and maybe you ain't. Several other men have tried to pass a on that schedule. I reckon you had C better pay." So I paid a half dollar 1 to go in and hear myself talk, but I 1 got half of it back when we divided proceeds. Now, I don't know that Nancy could read or write, but she cound shoot and in war ti,u" "h,t I jtr. a.d.*fjralisoslr, Tom Lee, has never tarnished the name or fame of the family. When John Randolph boasted of his ancestral blood, Tristam Burgess, of Rhode Island, his bitter enemy, rose up to say that good con duct in posterity was of motre conse quence thtan good blood in ancestors. t "I have great reslpect," saidl he, " for ( the gentleman's English blood and(l his Indian blood, but, he should remem ber that lhe is removed from them by several generat,ions and that only one Ssixty-fourth part of Lord Rolle or Poca homntas blood flows in his veins. That is not much to boast of. The rest is Swidely scattered, dilut.ed and dlegene rated." Burgess and Randolph had many sp)aVs like that, but they never came to blows. T1here ttever was a time in the South landl when so much eager iterest was manifested in tracing up ancestry lineage. I receive letters almost daily from good people, from Carolina to Texas, asking for help to trace up and ,prove their claim to joini the Sons or Daughters of the R.evolution or to service of their father or grandfather in the civil war of forty years ago. The genealogical dlepartment of The Constit,ution and George Smitht's week cly contributions to The Jlournal are doing valuable and interesting work on, these lines. og TPhere is one o,ther line that has been ry shamefully neglect.ed. From lirst to ig- last there were near 90,000 Georgia vn soldiers in the Confederat,e army, and ar- yet there is no record of them-neitth ror or in the counties nor te State nor at >1d Washington. I do not suppose there les are ten -in a htund red of these soldiers eds whose children or grand-children or ght near relatives can prove themselves. he Colonel Avery (11( t,he best lie could to ow make up a roll of each regiment and ien name the officers and the captains of ort the companies, but there is no roll of in the men nor a record of who was an. kied. Some companies chauged theol was captains from three to eight times, bu as a what became,Of those who dropped out' 'om Colonel Avery says: " The following >ro- list is painfully . imperfect. It wa do- taken. from the Confederate war re >ad. cords at Washington, D. C., and fros ncy the meager documents in the Georgi line archives and such personal Informe cs- tion as could be had. The war dolpar con- mont of the Confederacy was moi an- loosely run. Regimental muster rolE UNE DOLLAR A YEAR Wre mingled and confused; the con. Sstantly occurring changes were not noted.", Now, ask any old soldier. Can you eirove your service by any undoubted evionce? i there any record that you c n go tot Two years pgo Gover nor Candler alluded to this shameful neglect in his nessage and urged the anpoidmen or n 0110 to gather up andi make record of these Georgia soldiers before the Witnesses were all dead, but nothing was (one. Why 410 not the veterans dcnlandt it? It would cost but littleperlaps the salary of a good gran for a year. 'The children ant grante-iidren of th('sc soldiers are interested and have a right to demand the ireservation and record of their fatier's or grandfather's honorable service. Why not? Will there be enougi veterans or patriotis in the nexst LAegisl to see to tllle and have establishled a mnusteir :o11-somne kind of a roll that the h utublest citizen can point to as his hall of fame? Bii.i. AI'. Mother----I suppose your father doesni't mean to do it, but he tries my patience very hard at times. I)aughtel-O, I think papa is a pret-ty good man. 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