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4 THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., JUNE 18, 1890. THE WEEKLY LEDGER. PUnUSHED EVERY THURSDAY RY The Limestone trintini; and Publishing Co. Incorporated. $1.00 per Year. R. O. SAMS, - - Editor. ED. H. DcCAMP. Manager and Local Editor. The Ledger is not responsible for the views of correspondents. Correspondents who do not contri bute regular news letters must fur bish their name, not for publication, but for identification. Write short letters and to the point to insure publication ; also endeavor to get them to the office by Tuesday. «\11 correspondence should be ad dressed to Ed. H. DeCamp, Manager. Obituaries will be published at five cents a line. Cards of thanks will be published at one cent a word. Reading noticis will be published at ten cents a line each insertion. Single copies of the paper are five cents each. f" 1 —- 11 " ' 7 , RETROGRADING IN POLITICS. The Republican National commit tee is showing its hand and exhibit ing its power. By its action, contest ing delegations are encouraged to come before its august tribunal, not that right may prevail, but that the strong may be made stronger, and the weak weaker. This is not surprising. Congress itself has sounded the key-note on more occasions than one by magnify ing policy, which means party, and minimizing justice. Patriotism is indeed at a low ebb when factions in party triumph through bribery or fraud or intimid ation or open, bare-faced swindling. A patriot, true and tried, is elected to Congress. Beyond dispute in his own district it is acknowledged. But his party is in the minority, and its voice is not heard, or if heard, not heeded. The majority controls in committees, cr on the floor of Con gress, or in big conventions. Know ing this, the defeated candidate, or the faction that comes out second best in the contest, puts in a and if it so happens th^^ , / J ^'7 u . e on the side of tbc [W Jff?jnrity ( where the dans a«gk^port a ,l is well. This Tegeneracy ; it is retrograding even in politics. Power is heaped upon the National committees of the two dominant par ties in politics. The candidate who can get the majority of the commit tee on bis side is almost certain of the nomination. The committee pre pares the roll; it scats whom it will, and it wills to seat those who will think and act for the majority. Asa result, tie who thinks for him self, who has a conscience that is,at once a monitor and a friend, but who knows that he belongs to the minor ity is forced through self-respect to keep quiet and bide bis time. In difference tiius creeps upon the na- and those who go to'tho polls number onc-fourth of those Ijtlcd to cast a vote. [cKlnley may receive the nomina tor president by the convention session at i?t. Louis, but if he |ii lit to rule over this growing lie will repudiate the policy of j votes, even though it rele- i him to private life. Lifted thus prominence is being on u scaf- rathcr than a throne. COL. ELLIOTT AND CONGRESS. The lust days of an almost profit less session of Congress closed under a cloud. Among those whose scats wore contested was Col. William El liott, of Beaufort, Returns from pre cinct after pncincMvero thrown out by that honorable body until the true representative of the people was un- ueated, and his defeated opporfent de clared elected. And thus closed the third act of the drama. The Repub licans have an overwhelming major ity in Congress. What more do they want? Is it that the negro vote is needed in the coming election, and to propitiate it some one must he sac rificed? .Justice is u thing of the past when the party in power is lighting to maintain its hold. Col. Elliott announces that he will stand for re-election from the dis trict he served so well. Ho is an honest man, an able man, a progress ive man and has ever held promi nently before him the best interests of his constituents. And In this ho never regarded the color lino. I bus has he endeared himself to the negroes who knew him well, many of whom, unsolicited, gave him tfioif support. This they will dougain, hut what matters it if n Republican con gress still rules ut tiie capital. If eey wish his scut, and there is one encugh to etntest it, out he Elliott is u scion from u noble family, and in him are blendid many of the finest qualities of mind and heart. Sacrificing ease and pleasure to the demands of what he considered a high calling, he labored diligently to have restored to his fel low sufferers of the low country a portion of their estates, or its equiv alent in money. What the state would not undertake he partially ac complished. Thousands have thus been helped in the hour of greatest need, and never has the generous hearted Elliott received a dollar of the money so returned. Honor enough for him, he says, that he has been able to serve his own people. MEN AND MEASURES. GOLD OR SILVER, WHICH? As the time draws nigh for the nomination of presidential candi dates, the line is being more strictly drawn between the gold men and the silver men. This was to be expected. Each side has done its best and brought to the front line all available forces. McKinley.the idol of protectionists, is not pronounced in his views on the all-absorb'ng currency question. If his party wants the single gold standard he will stand on that plat form ; if the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 is what the Re publican convention declares for, then he is with them as well. Suuh a candidate deserves not to he put at the helm of a great and growing com mercial nation. Issues will very like ly arise under his administration that will call for immediate, decisive action where the credit of the govern ment. is at stake. To fail then is to fail forever. If he is a gold man, let him declare himself; if for silver, let it he known before his name is pro posed. But the Republicans appear to he weakening on silver. Their standard hearer will likely be a gold man. Equally clear does it seem that the candidate put for.vard by the Democratic party will be a silver man, favoring free coinage at a cer- Press Opinions as Gleaned from Our . Exchanges. And now they say that Colin Rhind i is a kinsman of Senator Tillman’s, i Maybe this explains why he was chosen to place those bonds.—Spart anburg Herald. A Jersy City tramp stole a feather bed and was sent to prison for six years, which is rather a severe pen alty for merely seeking to feather his own nest.—Charleston Sun. As state after state elects delegates to the Chicago convention the result seems to indicate that they are try ing to make the free silver sentiment unanimous.—Anderson Journal. The men who are doing their level best to boss South Carolina politics are making the loudest cry against bossism. It is the old cry of “stop thief.’’—Anderson Intelligencer. Senator Tillman says there is now no question about the attitude of the Chicago convention as to free silver. Kentucky’s action made the result cocksure. He says it is hound to lie free silver from first to last.—Camden Chronicle. Senator Tillman has been making free silver speeches in Indiana lately. He has been much in demand this year in douotful states which shows that people outside of South Carolina recognize his ability as an orator.— Chesterfield Star. Notwithstanding the Senate and House had passed the river and har bor bill over the President’s veto, the Old Man was not discouraged at all and sent up Saturday his veto for the general deficiency bill, and this time the House sustained him. When it comes to backbone there is no discount on the President.—Cleve land Star. * * * A democratic paper out west sug gests that in order to soothe the wounded feelings of the negro dcle- TRIENNIAL S. S. CONVENTION. In Tremont Temple, Boston, will assemble next Tuesday the largest number of Sunday school workers that have ever met under one roof. And when we consider the represen tative character of the members of the convention; men and women, from every profession and condition of life; members of every evangelical denomination of Christians, drawn together from every state and terri tory in the union, and from every province of the Dominion of Canada, well may we lift up our hands in astonishment and our hearts in grat itude. While one part of the country has gone wild over the nomination of a president, there is another conven tion about to assemble, not so much heralded, hut with a mightier work before it. The St. Louis convention deals with t me, the Boston conven tion deals with tilings begun in time, ’tis true, but the fruit will be reaped in eternity. The St. Louis convention will culti vate t lie baser passions and leave many a man a stranded wreck. The Boston convention is taking away the obsta cles, erecting lighthouses, anchoring huoyes to mark the channel to a bet ter life, and otherwise pointing and leading the way to a purer land be yond the skies. One works for dis play, looking to temporal gain; the other, through hidden forces, is lift ing humanity to a higher level and a grander outlook. Biggest Event in the History of Our County. Don’t fail to attend flio Fourth of July celebration atfiuflnoy. It will he one of the biggest events in the history of our county, and and im mense crowd is expected.—Piedmont Headlight. - - — Old People. Old people who require modcino to regulate the bowels and kidney will find the true remedy in Electric Bit ters. This medicine does not stimu late and contains no whiskey nor other intoxicant, but acts as a tonic and and alterative. It acts mildly on the htomaclio and bowels, adding strength and giving tone to the or gans, thereby aiding Nature in the performance of the functions, Elec tric Bitters is an excellent appetizer and aids digestion. Old People find it just exactly what they need. Price fifty conta per bottle at W. 13. Du pre's Drug btore. gates cxd ►m St. Louis hotels, tain fixed ratio, regardless of it§.«jtiT-'^ r ‘ colored man be nominated for vice- ... T , -t. president. That would be almost mercial value. IjUi^turns out thus 1 wo D' be well. There may oe a rending oi parties, but a re-ad- justment will speedily follow. No longer will we hear of the solid South except as reference is had to the years closely following the late war. But are we ready for an experiment? Have our affairs grown suddenly worse that heroic treatment must he resorted to? as shocking to republican sen^ibili- tirs as the actual mixing of blacks and whites at hotels.—Columbia State. * % * A week ago last Saturday liquor constables stopped a wagon, which a negro was driving near the C. S. & N. R. It., and searched the contents in hope of finding whiskey. Among other things they searched a dollies basket belonging to a most highly re spectable lady who lives near town. It is a great pity that the perpetra tors of such outrages cannot he pun ished according to their deserts.— Darlington News. * * * Editor Cantt, of the Piedmont Headlight, repudiates, with scorn, the suggestion that he deserted Irby ut a critical moment, and says that he and Irby continue warm friends. And proceeds to make a just obser vation when he stales that to admit llie truthfulness of the occasion would not place him in a more unen viable light than those who once tra duced. cursed and abused Irby, hut one who, at the first intimation of a storm and break in the Reform ranks, fly to Iroy’s bosom to play the part of chief coacher in the fight and com forter in defeat. Truly said.—York- vilie Yocman. Algoad Locals. (Correspondence cf The Ledger.) Algood, Juno 16.—Rev. C. M. Teal filled the pulpit in Rev. R. J. Tate’s st( ad at Macedonia Saturday and Sunday. There was a quiet marriage up here last Tuesday. The contracting parties were L. A. Turner, son of \V. N. Turner, and Miss Leila Clary, daughter of J. L. Clary. W. T. Thompson, of Caffney ofliciated. After the ceremony was performed the happy couple, followed by their friends, repaired to the dining room where a bountiful repast hud been ptepared. C. C. Petty and wife visited J. L. Clary and family Saturday a* I Sun day. Miss Adeluh Turner visited Miss Carry Clary Sunday. Crops arc looking fine. Cotton is two or three weeks earlier than usual, and if no serious, disaster happens there will bo more fivc-cent cotton next full than “Carter had oats.” The blackberry crop is ripening and I guess we will pull through a while longer. SiiiisciniiKU. • • — How’s This. . Wo offer one hundred dollars re ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot ho cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY 4CO., Props., To ledo, (), We the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West it Trims, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo,!). Waldlng, Kinnan A Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, To ledo, (). Hull’s Catarrh (’tire is taken in ternally, acting directly upon Hie blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free, Will Ever Revere North Pacolet. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) -Cross Keys, 8. C., June II.—We had good rains throughout this sec tion on yesterday and the crop pros pect was never more favorable, with the exception of oafs. Our people are in a better condition than they have been in years. The health of our community is good. T. J. A Iverson and Charles A Bet- sile have Hie finest fields of cotton ever seen in this township at this date. They are a little uneasy for fear they will have to pick cotton about the last of July or the first of August, for they are anxious to at tend the harhacues and picnics and shake hands with the many candi dates that are now appearing before the people. . Cross Keys is situated 12 miles west of Union court house, about half way between the Tiger and the Enoree rivers. Wc have no railroad facilities, but we are blessed with as many good men to the square mile ns any section in South Carolina. A bad man can not stay here. If he should chance to come among us, (which is some times the case) he soon gets so un comfortable that he leaves to parts unknown. I wish the editor of tiie Ledger could pay us a visit sometime, and I am satisfied he would he convinced that we have not overdrawn the pic ture of this part of old South Caro lina. The writer has been invited to at tend a masonic picnic at Gowdeys- ville on tiie 21th of this month. We anticipate a good time, for there is nobody that can surpass the people of North Pacolet for hospitality and liberality that 1 have ever had the good fortune to be thrown among. They know how to make one feel at home. It has been right long years since I was among them, but 1 can never forget how they treated me. I was a stranger to them and they took me in. if I got hungry they fed me. I will teach my little children to revere the name of North of Pacolet. I have many acquaintances in your city and seme relations. Gaffney was the home of my Uncle Jesse Hol lis and his sainted wife. They both went to the better world from your iown.- With my best wishes for the suc- cess’of Til): Ledger, its readers and the prosperity of Gaffney, I am res pectfully, t. H. G. • When Younger Than Toaay. (C.’orrespondence of The Ledger.) We sometimes find persons to whom life is a dreary thing. They are ever nursing their moods over disappointments, not considering the value of what has been and may yet lie won. I have lived long enough to' know that though feelings change with time yet it’s not any worse for me than anyone else. When 1 was younger than I am new I well re member how I tried to fix my ahead, wondering how I hen I should get old. Now I was not very pretty when young and the consolation 1 had was surely if much change comes H \\i 1 he for the belter. Age lias grown upon me so gracefully I do not re alize any particular change that is in my looks. Having passed out of the autumn of my lif«i into the winter of my life* there can he no impropri ety in recalling the fact tloiL I have always tried to look upon the bright side of every thing. 1 would like for tiie young people to l)oar in mind that their happiness or their misery are very much of their own making. But if you would never spend a day without trying to d’o some body good and (lien keeping step with our Master, march on to wards home over any road however rough and against any winds that blow, and in good time all will bo made clear that now seems to us so dark. And the wounds will i ll la* healed that we received when we were younger than today. Mrs. It. Waters. —- - — -• - — Mr. James Perdue, an old soldier residing at Monroe, Mich., was se verely afflicted with rheumatism but received prompt relief from pain by using Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. He says: “At times my back would nolle so badly that I could hardly raise up. If I had not gotten relief I would not lie hero to write those few l ! nes. Chamberlain’s Pain Balm has done mo a groat deal of good and I feel very thankful for it.” For salo by the DuPre Drug Co. thoughts FOR SALE. One lot on .J offer Ion street. Several nice lots on Rutledgest root. MOST • DESIRABLE * RESIDENCE LOI S o IN * TOWN. One lot on tire nurd street with 2-atnry hnlhlliiK. storeroom on drst llnorand dwelling uliovn. Several lots In the northwestern part of t he elly. Si* Vera I beautiful lots on I'nlrvlew Avo. One lur|(o double lot on Race street. Terms made on application. R. S. LIPSCOMB, Life Insurance Agt. J. E. WEBSTER, A 11 ornoy- A1 - I v«Wf Gaffney City, S. C. Practices in all the courts. Collec tions a sooclttltv. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report aking bwder ABSOLiU'fm'Y PURE Crops at Cherokee. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Cherokee Faj.i..-;, June 15.—Mr. | and Mrs. John Meyers’ little child, aged thirteen months, died at this place last Wednesday and was bur-j ried Thursday. It was the survivor! of twins, the other one dying about | six months ago. James Boon, who got ids hand ! hurt, is able to go work again. We are having good seasons and | corn and cotton lias a hump on itself. The farmers have taken oil that old j long face that they wore about here! and have put on a good, smiling one. We have a good Sunday school her» with a large attendance. James White has the hist crop of cotton that 1 have seen on the cast side of the river. It is about* knee high all over and in fine condition Lee Little has the best on the west side of the river. It is fine, and Lee has been getting a move on himself. His cron is well worked out. Lee is is crop is well a hustler. R. A. If it required an annual outlay of •iUoO.qO to insure* a family against any serious consequences from an attack of bowel complaint during the year tiicre are many who would feel it their duty to pay it; that they could not afford to risk their lives, and those of (heir family for such an amount. Anyone can get this insur ance for 25 cents, that being the price of a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem edy. In almost every neighborhood! some one has died from an attack of bowel complaint before medicine i could ho procured or a physician J summoned. One or two doses of i this remedy will cure any ordinary! case. It never fails. Can you afford ^ to take the risk for so small an ! amount? For sale by the Dul’re Drug i Co Magnanimous Mr. Gantt. We do not think it right for Spart anburg to attempt to hold any cele bration on July 1th, i s tiie enterpris ing city of tiiiffney has already ar ranged for a grand jollification on that day, and it, would appear ns if we desired to divide her crowd. Let Spartanburg postpone her big day to some future time, and all of our peo ple who can do so visit Gaffney and help her celebrate. When the move ment was first proposed, it escaped tho minds of the gentlemen working it up that our neighboring city had already selected that day to have its blow-out.—Piedmont Headlight. --— -• •• — Two Lives Saved. Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City, 111 , was told by her do. tors she had Consumption and that there was no hope for her. hut two bottles Dr. King’s New Discovery completely cured her and she says it saved her life. Mr. Tiics. Eggers, Iff!) Florida .-'t. S tnfrancisco 'tiffere 1 from u dread ful cold, approaching Consumption, tried everything else then bought ono bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery and in two weeks was cured. He is naturally thankful. It is i-uct reults of which these arc samplei, that prove the wonderful efficacy of lids medicine in Coughs and Colds, Free trial hottlei at the DuPre Drug Co.’s Drug Store. FOR Up-to-Dctte Job Print- . ing; call at the LEDGER Office. Ganney, S. C. VTj> wr v : ' ''... w ^ i../' .-j. /\ 'xr. I w '-it' r • ^ fgppffw ' ja p?- - i I \ 'k J ) r" Say llic main tliin" r to do is to keep the stomach, liver aad bowels in order if you want to live long and keep well. Good physicians say the same thing, fco. The remedy called . . RIPANS TABULES while not mysterious or miraculous in iis curative qualities, is a simple • formula prescribed by the lies! physicians for deciders of llic digestive organs. Just little tablets, easy to take, easy to I m m d quick to act. If voui trouble is Dyspepsia, biliousness, Uizzir.ess, 1 leadaehc, Constipation, Heartburn, and the like, no need of calling a physician. Kipans I abides contain exactly what he would tell you to take. ONE TAR1JLE GIVIS RELIEF. PERMANENT CURE KOI.LOWS A FAIR TBIAL. NO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT IT, .r—/r.. a o 130 r 3! I Cor t I 11 o I yoclsrerv \ The Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company, Offer for Hale Building Lots in this Flourishing Town, o a ir ip iv \r <c i v y. Also Farms near by and in roach of 1lA l schools of Limestone Spring t and (;/ this pTi. c in lots of from ff() to iUJ acres on liberal time rates. Also Agricultural Lands to rent for farm purposes. For full particulars apply to MOSE§, WOOD, Agent. N. B.—All trespassing on lands of this Company cutting and removing timber, fishing or hunt^ngjire^orhiddcuWin^tpenttlt^ rrol 1 «&:{ SStzic-yr, ILX1S1£1«|k.@, Transact a General Backing Business Iallowed on Time iioposlts by HI*CCOiAt, . Arrangomem. Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent. 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