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.Y EDITION. WINNSBORO S. C.,AU fr 4 1896 AND EARLE CAN. R TbEE SENATE. .Lights.-What Is Said ann .no by Thrm Day by Day. OATS-NOT DABLINGTON. -:he-campaign meeting for Darling n was "pulled off" at Oats' Crost Roads, fifteen miles from the count' seat. The reason for this is unknown. but it is thought that this point is the strong hold of the Reform element o: this county. The meeting was with :.put any special incident, and was or 'the whole conducted on the "higi plans," about which so much has bee: heard and said and of which so little has been seen. Chairman J. P. Kirven called the meeting to order and Rev. John S. DfluBose opened the services witt prayer. There were between 800 and 1,000 present. The chairman asked for a respectful hearing for all the speakers and put sen. Watts forward to open the ball. Hesooke oiwhat he had .accomplished foreiiiaof e'tate- angave v short acconnt of his stewardship gen :rally. Gen. Richbourg followed. He spoke f his political record and then weni to a statement of his experience in ilitary affairs. Mr. John T. Duncan was the first natorial candidate to speak. He .oaid he had a conversation with Till. an Friday night before the campaign, though Senator Tillman objects tc aving his name mentioned. But the ry everywhere is "don't mention my ame." All I want is for the people o consider what I have said before on he stump. He, believed under the circumstances that it was his duty tc co-me beoethe people and 'teTI ichai he knew of State and national affairs. Being a farmer himself he believed he ew the needs of the people better than either of his competitors, whc knew them only in theory.- He then branched off into a 'Rsi.e of ua tional -issues. ; Speaking of Judge Earle he said he had lost the respect S t4 bs y-ahanging his poli t every man must respect an .orable, upright opponent. But he ieved Judge Earle's candidacy aild again bring forth the heat of tional politics, which were happily .ng out. As to his other competitor said he would say something thai had not said before. But like all ier statements he had made, they )re the truth. He knew Governor :ans better than the general pnlic, id when he knew an undeserving and >rrupt man it was his duty to expose .m., Governor Evans was stronger ie day he was nominated than he he een since. If he has made one friend e has made hundreds of foes. His niy hope in distress was to have Bet * illman say one word in his behalf. Iis one strength is his grip on Till nan's coat tail. In Tillman's letter he >rotested against my right to use a >rivate conversation. He did not ob g ect to it because it was false, but be. iiause its use might not be fair to the public. Governor Evans was the ffcxt speak er. He said that he was among friends and it was hardly necessary to defend himself against his caluminators. They have been saying that Ben Tillman had ,'.oimped me, but he i..ot. a ma_ to sfari by and see an innocent man be smirched, whom they are not worthy to touch. He referred to Mr, 'Duncan's statement that he had recently visited Ben Tillman and said that Mr. Dun can's statement showed he was devoid of the instincts of a gentleman. He visited Tillman on a sad mission-the burial of his first born, and would any onest man accuse him of being such a te as to talk politics when in the -of deepest grief? He read Till to the audience, which was at the Bennettsv'ille will be found in an fter reading the letter eafter he would not o Mr. Duncan. The d his speech by cnational affairs, xt introduced, made by his -d national Earle en - Mr. Kol News, pres bt e te of nd an nian. of the hrough as giving tnromoters of civilization. it was'said hat. capi tal would be driven out of the State. TLere have been over 500 miles of road built and over 1,000 miles relieved of insolvency, and there are not more than 150 miles of road in the State in the hands of receivers. The banking vanital has increased. Col. McSweeny and Mr. M. :. Cooper, candidates for Lieutenant Governor, rejoined the campaign at this meeting and made short addresses in advocacy of their candidacy. Comptroller General Norton made a short talk of -about five minutes in -duration. He spoke of his re cord and the fact that he had no op ."osition. He is <- ' very popular with ti. ,d was received with :... Chairman lKirven d 2 o'clock invite1 the candidates and the newspaper men to a dinner provided by the ladies of the neighborhood. It was a most sub stantial and appetizing meal and was highly appreciated. The rest of the crowd brought dinners along with them and had little picnic dinnere amogst themselves and friends. Efter an hiirs - inte-iniison the speaking was resumed. Candidates foz Governor, Messrs. Whitman, Harrison and Ellerbe, spoke and were followed by Congressman McLaurin and Solici tor Johnson and Mr. Sellers, candidatew for Solicitor. So ended the Oat: meeting. TE FLORENCE MEETING. The meeting at this place was one oi excitement. It was held in the county court house, and was called to orde] by the county chairman. For the past six years candidates for public of fice have been blackguarding each other on the stump and been time and again on the very verge of getting to gether in~personal ~combat, but'they have never gotten up to the fighting point. The people had come to be lieve that such a thing as resenting ax insult on the stump was a dream of the past. But Judge Jos. H. Earle broke the record when he came upon the stand at Florence and struck Gov. Evans on the head with his fist, aftei demanding an explanation, getting e little blood drawn from under his eye in the personal row which followed, Gov. Evans landing in his face. Ii was an exciting episode and a mosi painful spectacle. The Governor o: the State and a Circuit Judge in F public "scrap." The trouble wat caused by Evans alluding to Earle as g fice with his tail cut. The whole court room was wild with excitement1f leaat ftcoa-minztes.Priends crowded around the two men after they had been very forfibly separated, and s number of pisto:s werd drawn and hold in the hands of their owners ready foi use. Newbold was out in the center of the room and did nothing more than to work his way into the thick of the crowd and endeaver to pacify both sides. State constables Pearson and Newman were close at hand and were most prominent in separating the twc officials. When Evans made the remark given above Earle walked upon the stand. He was very angry. He asked Evane whom he meant. Evans said "Oh, Judge, I don't *mean you." Earle persisted, "Who do you mean?" Evans finally said, "I mean you anu Duncan." Then Earle struck at him. He duck ed his head and the blow missed. As they clinched Gen. Earle hit the Gov ernor on the side of his head and re ceived a blow in return which cut a small place under his eye. Evans was speaking when the inci dent occurred, Earle having spoken. Candidate Duncan spoke afterwards, going for Governor Evans in pretty warm language. Evans continued his-speech after the audience had been quieted, but made no further reference to General Earle. There was a lively passage at arms between General Watts and Richbourg, candidates for adjutant general, the latter telling Watts, finally, that he would hold him personally responsible for what he had said. The mayor of Florence sent the chief of police to arrest the governor and the judge. The governor informed him that if the attempt to arrest him was made he would resist with the force and take charge of the police of the town. Later the chief came back with the mayor and apologies were made, the mayor stating that he had been misin formed as to the law. They had found that they had no right to maske the ar rest. Harrison. Ellerbe and Whitman spoke, as candidate for Governor, and they received a very respectful hearing, owing to the intense excitement caused by the "scrap" between the Governor and Judge Earle. Congress McLaurin was nxot present, ne having received a telegram asking him to come to Calisle, 0., to meet Congressman Horr, in a silvsr de bate. Mr. Mayfield, candidate for Super ~ntendent of education, made his sual talk upon educational matters. he was asked questier.s by differept > nes in the audience, which were an swered immediately. Comptrcller-Goneral Norton mde a few brief remarks in connection with the taxes. He was also questor-ed, but he quickly answered each questicn ;atisfactori]y. Mr. N-orton's few 'ci ef remarks closed the meetm;r. THE BARNwELL MEET!NG. Chairman Bellinger called the meet ing to order, and said that any inter ruptions from the audience would be counted up on the time of the speakers, and. consegently each and evdry speak er received a respect~ui hearing. The first speaker was Gen. Watts, and in beginning he referred to the "mud slinging" sand hoped that it would cease. He referred to his political raed anno he hna always heen a Reformei and was not a recent con vert, and had never been an Indepen dent. In conclusion he also gave a short statement of his stewardship as Adjutant General. Gen. Richbourg being the next to address the audience, he referred to his military record and qualifications for filling the duties of the Adjutant General's office. He next referred to his politics of 1890 and the Darlington insurrection. He had been ordered by the Governor to take charge of the torops at the- penitentiary to' rucceed Gen. Watts. Governor Evans was the first Sena torial candidate to speak. He said: In 1890 Judge Earle had called "the Shell manifesto-the documen< .' =.g ehargcs agr.nsy the old a ;... tration and calling the convention which nominated Tillman-a lie. He said to the audience "if it was a lie then it's a lie now," and they should not give office to men who had worked against the cause. He was asked to explain the bond qestion. but he said that subject was worn out. In his closing 'remarks he spoke upon national affairs and read the Tillman letter, which was produced at Bennettsville. Aff6r tii Governor finished the let ter Mr. John T. Duncan was intro duced, and he devoted much of his .ime in attacking the Governor's char acter. He spoke of his latest inter view with Tillman and said Tillman would not have written a letter for Evans, but would have condemned him if he had known Evans had made a deal with Rhind to divide commis sions on the-State bonds' He was as sured if Earle was out of this race that he would defeat Evans. He was asked to tell about the whiskey rebates, which he did, and it caused quite a sensation. The Gov ernor and Col. Mixson, the State liquor commissioner, never opened their mouth in reply. He concluded by calling attention to the fact that Mixon had taken the State insurance from other agents and given it to Gov. Evan's brother at a higher rate. Judge Earle, in opening his speech, said that before discussing the great issues he wished to refer to a matter which he wished the people of Barnwell to know, and through the press the people of the State, in reference to a transaction at a political meeting at Florence. My action at that :place must be considered in two aspects. As to the first no one regrets the occur rence.n" tha - r c sntvula obey the law. As to the second,i as a man I have'r'o apologies to make. E. When I became Circ . Judge' rdaot lay aside my manhood, and as long as I am a man, and as long as God lets me Live, I will never insult a fellow man nor permit him to insult me. (Cheers.) That's all I have to say about that." The rest of Judge Earle's speech was devoted to a discussion of national is sues. He made a clear and interesting address on the money question and was loudly applauded as he took his seat. Solicitor Bellinger was received with cheers, and was not howled down as it was expected. He discussed at length the duties of a solicitor and referred to the Broxton Bridge case. He also read that- section of the Constitution which refers to a county being held liable for any lynchings occurring in their counties, that it was subject to a damage suit. It was very evident that the solicitor had the crowd on his side. Mr. Carroll Simms, Solicitor Bel linger's opponent, next addressed the meeting. He said he tried every ef fort to keep the crowd from howling down Mr. Bellinger at the Hampton meeting, but he could not control them, and that it was an insult to say that he could. Mr. Simms closed by paying his respects to the newspapers, saying that they seemed to subordi nate this one case to all others. After the solicitors spoke the Guber natorial candidates were announced. Mr. G. Walt Whitman began by charging that cutting him down to twenty minutes was an effort to "'gag" him. Mr. Ellerbe and Mr. Harrison spoke on the issues of the day. Mr. Cooper, as candidate for Lieutenant Governor, spoke briefly. Major Mc Sweeney came,in on the midday train in time to speak. Gen. Barber was not on the program, and Col. Jasper Talbert, who is without opposition in his race for Congress was the last speaker. The meeting at this point was or sarly on the whole, but quite enthus ~Stic. It being the Governor's home it was quite natural that he should re :eive an ovation, which he did. The meeting was held in the courthouse and Chairman Holly called the meet ing to order. Mr. Mosely made the apening prayer and then the chairman introduced Attorney General Barber as the first speaker. Mr. Barber be gan by referring to the fact that he had no opposition, yet he was a part of the BEeform movement, whose acts he was always ready to defend. He made a brief resume of what the Rie form movement had accomplished since its birth at Bennettsville ten years ago. He said the bonds of the State were worth more now than ever in the history of the State. He also - gave some figures to show that capital had not been driven from the State, and referred to Col. Mike Brown's road, which is being built as an exam ple. He concluded his speech by say ing that the troubles was not in the State government, and that relief could only come from Congress. Mr. John T. Duncan was next intro duced, and said he wa a candidate on his own responsibility and a Reformer of Rleformere. He paid his highest re spects to Senator Tillman, giving an account of what he has accomplished in Congress for the masses. He brought up the bond deal, which had at the last few meetings been laid aside. He also repeated the alleged statement of Evans to Mixson that "Tillman had led hs p'oekfs .rom te .is. - sary." He concluded his talk by S ing he was sorry to tell these thgs on the young man in his sore distss. Judge Earle being introduced, :id he stood as a candidate of no man,nd that he had no man to whom he <uld appeal to to save him or sink. If :ere was such a man he would not appl to him. He said he rejoiced it the achievements of the Reform pan be cause it was his party in that it . the Democratic party. He also sai'that the State Legislature could no! givw you any relief; that it had to Wom from the National Legislature H devoted the mpst of his time t.tl monetary question. In the cou C his remarks he said he was inr fa:r f ...a income tax, and said the s should demand it. When Governor Evans was nro duced he was received with proiged cheers and began by saying tt he favored criticism of officers. 2 offi cials actions are open to criticii, but no candidate should come to -d and state facts that are not facts, ;* said the charges made against him p stale As to the commissions he sai every lawyer in Aiken knew of his :onnec tion with Rhind. Said his copetitori were trying to make capital ot of it but Tillman, the brave man tat he is. would not consent that his %ame bf used-to pull down any man At thil point the Governor and M. Duneat became involved in a dicussion o1 the whiskey rebates which roved quib interesting. The Governo concludel his speech by referring to the She] manifesto and discussing ne free si ver question. Gen. Ellerbe, candidat, for Gove' nor, was introduced and nade a sho't talk on his record a. Comptroll:r General and the dispeniary scheme >f Mr. Harrison. He wotnd up by seF ing if elected Governor he would c force all laws. Mr. Harrison,Get:. Elierbe's comp<ti tor, spoke principally oa his Dispens:ry scheme, and endeavored to show whre it was a great improvement over he one in effect at the present. Walt Whitman, the third candidate for Governor, put his foot squarely in it from the start by jumping on Semtor Tillman. The crowd howled and howled, but they could not makehim stop. He spoke for- ;wen+ mirutes amid interrupti s secoi'~re wbund up by paying that Ellerbe had gatten rich 6ff farmers, selling them gnaoe and when he got able to buy a 5ig m-TEe quit tho Alliance. Cooper and McSweeney each made d Belting ttndims; for So licitor. Mayfield, Robison and Talbert were the last speakers td address the audi ence, and they made very short talks, but they were to the point. Senator Tillman, who was in the city on his way to Orangeburg, came to the meeting and was a spectator foz a few minutes. His appearance was the signal for cheering, which lasted fully a minute. Before he left the crowd insisted upon his making a speech. He responded by thanking them for the warm and kindly recep tion given him and promised to come back and talk to them another time. 'rHE EDGEFIEnD MEETING. The meeting at this place was the quietest one ever held here. There was little cherring and almost no disorder. The chairman cut the time of most of the candidates. There were aboul 350 present when Chairman Gaines called the meeting to order, and after prayer was offered by Rev. Bradham, candidate T. C. Robinson for superia tendent of education - was introduced. He began by saying that he never op. posed any State institution of higher learning nor was he in favor of pulling down denominational institutions and wound up by saying that the free public schools demanded our immediate anc most earnest attention. Mr. Mayfieldt, being nextintroduced, replied to some statements made b3 hr. Robinson as to his report "being a bundlle of complaints." He said hE felt it his duty to call attention to the dereliction on part of school commis sionrs. As to rotation in office h< believed he had proved acceptable ani saw no reason why he shoud not be re elected. He closed his argument by short defense of the administration, showing by figuers, that it had beer economical and progressive. Gen. Watts spoke next and confinei his remarks to the condition of th< militia, and said that he was thorough ly qualified for the position, having military education. Gen. Richbourg, his opponent, fol lowed. He spoke exclusively of hil military record, in war and in peace which he thought had been entirell satisfacotry. Col. McSweeney, in his speech, said that the Reform party ha.l done morn for education than had ever been don< before and would accomplish greate> things for the public schools in the fu ture. He predicted a sweeping victor3 for Bryan in the country--similar .a; of the ineiorm movement in South arolina. Mr. Cooper spoke in reply to Col. MlcSweeney, and said his political rec rd would show hib famniltarity witla public affairs and his qualifications tc till the office of Lieutenant Governor. Senator Harrison was the first Gu bernatorial candidate to speak, and he devoted most of his remarks to Clem son College and the amount of money it tsken to run it. He said $35,00( was enough to run it, and the privilegE tax should be turned into the genera treasury. He closed by explaining hi new dispensary scherue. Walt Whitman, the next candidatE for the above position, amused th< crowd and got them in a good humo: before he commenced his talk. He ha( something to say about Ben Tiliman but not in his usual fiery way. H< jumped on the State institutions usual and endeavored to shg,- o a they were a humbug, b having a hisbech by hFinding 'out his tracts I o:State Colleges. Mr. Ellerbe, the third candidate for Overnor, devoted the major part of {s brief remarks to taxation and his E scord as Comptroller-General. He aid he believed the Dispensary law -as a goood one. As to Clemson he lid mot favor the literary feature, but j he did the scientific, agricultural, and mechanical departments. He closed by saying if elected Governor he would -romise to reduce taxes and hold up State institutions. .t Judge Earle was the first of the Sen- j atorial candidates to speak. He said he was a candidate because it was his privilege as a ..itizen to be one. He then reviewed the circumstances which induced him to become a candidate in 1890. He read a letter from Senator Tillman, in which he said that Judge Earle had a perfect right to oppose him and his candidacy had left no 'sting in his (Tillman's) breast. He gave a short account of his actio2 after his defeat for Governor, saying that he did not now claim to be a Reform$t nor a member of the Conservative party, but he stood where he did ii 1890-in favor of the rule of the ma jority and a white man's government. With this much on local politics, Judge Earle proceeded to the discus sion of national issues, especially the money question. Governor Evans followed Judge Earle, and he made a few introductory remarks, and then began by saying: The princirles for which the Alliance fought have now been adopted as the Democratio platform. Those who ad vocated them were called Populists and anarchists, but it is now admitted that they were far-seeing statesm-n. The Democratic platform is the same as that in South Carolina. which B. R. Tillman wrote and with which I had something to do. The sub-treasury idea has been abandoned, it is true, but it had more than anything else to do with showing that the farmers were desperate and they are offered relief in free silver. He could not understand why bankers or town people should op pose this movement as it would do them as much goods those who *a vored it. H shen wen a detailed explanatig2 of t'e presen .. distress from a'onetar; standpoint tO ar that free silver as the one thr needful for relief. He spoke of the enthusias: stirred in the breasts of South Carolina delegates when the principlee:for which they had fdught had been adopted at Chicago. .e pre dt a sweegn v and said that .___ u1uca.uI _ z d be proud of the part she took in the fitm. Mr. Duncan was introduced next and said it was his duty to expose anything wrong he saw, and the best witress against Governor Evans was the man himself. A fee is for legal services done. An attorney at Rhind's home gets $10,000. Yet he turns away from the Augusta bar and employs a South Carolina Senator, which is strange con duct to say the leaat. If the people knew what wasthe contract with Rbind they must condema. him. He then talked about the Lrry Gant' letter and said that at seTeral meeiings hi had blistered :he Govern. r for p.ying a State detective to go around and prce tect him.. .Referring to Governor E rans', s taie ments in referer.ce to rebates an.d that Mr. Hubbell is a genTlemarn, he said the next thing the people z'hould look out for i.5 a crti5cato from Hubbell. Mr. Duncan reper.ted his story about the Governor sayin~g that Governor Tillnan had filled his pockste with re btesi a'nd went over his danpensary bill charges again. Mr. Muller, candidate for Solicitor anour.ced himself, ad taken hi! seat. Mr. Thurmiond, anothern caudidate for the solicitorthip, made quito C lengthy speech touening on the issuc before the people. Congressan Talbert wound up the meeting in short, but pointed speech on national issues. HE CUT HER THROAT. A Young Lady In Maryland Ontraged and Killed. A special froma Washington, says: Jas. Smith, a Negro waiter, at Seat Pleasant, a large country boarding house about eight miles from Washington, outraged Mlarguerite Down and then cut her throat. Smith has been arrested by the Washington police, and has made two confessions, partly contradic tory, but each admitting the murder. In the first confession he said he had cut Miss Drown's throat with a knife because she re jected a dv-.'aces he had made to her again. In is second confession he denied that he had eutraged as well as murdered her, but also stted that he had gone to her room for the purpose of making advances to her, had been Eepulsed. had choked her into uncon sciousness and then had procured a knife from the kitchen and killed her. The doctor who performed the autopsy said that the examination of the body showed that the girl first had been knocked down and rendered unconscious by a blow on the forehead, thiat she had then been outraged and later killed by the severage of the wind pipe and jugular vein. The jury promptly returned its ver dict in accordance wifth this evidence. JONE~S l'EAiDT.- TO FUSE, ie Cannot Take Sewvall Down, But Is Ready to Open Bids for Fusionl. The Atlanta Constitution Thursday printed a telegram from Senator James E. Jones, Ohairman of the Democratic National Execu tive Cammittee, as follows: "I cannot consider any proposition for the withdrawal of Sewall, but I will entertain as far as I have power, and promote to the best of my ability, any just and fair proposition for fusion on electoral ticket." [Signed] "JAMEs K. JoNs.' This telegram was sent to the Constitutionl in reply to an inquiry as to the policy which would probably be adopted in regard to the electoral complication. Baltimore the Place. The National Silver party has accepted ar invittion from Baltimore merchants to no tir~ ryan and Sewall in the city o Th~:e: notification will be mad ~t'dy.after the Democrati ILL ARP'S LETTER. [ABITS AND PREJUDICES DIS CUSSED AT LENGTH. 'he Philosopher Calls Upon History to Sustain His Deductions. Ben Franklin said- that man was a undle of habits. Somebody else said ,e wes a bundle of prejudices. It is air to say that his habits outlive his rejadices. Mine have, I know. My ,rder of life, my daily routine, my ood and clothing, my time to go to ed and to rise in the morning hold ae faster than they did thirty years go. Habit comes from the Latin word 'habeo," to hold-to hold fast. I an't hoe or chop left-handed. Un ;onsciously I dress and undress the ame way every time and hlways put on ny left shoe first. When my good riend, Major Foute, lost his right arm .n battle he was young and soon learn ;d to write with his left hand. If I were to lose mine now I do not believe [ would ever learn to use my left. I im too old and the habit has held me too long. It is hard to teach an old log new tricks. Brutes are subject to the same force. I had an old mare who contracted a habit of letting the bars down to get into another field, and she would let them down to get out of a good pasture into a poor one. But rfeel sure that I have got over some of my prejudices. Daniel Web ster told his people they had conquer ed everything but their prejudices. Nothing but old age and reflection will conquer them. They are hard to give up, for most of them are born with us. Our religion and supersti tion and political faith, as a general rule, are inherited. Like father like son, like mother like'daughter. If the old man shakes a piece of silver coin at the new moon or makes a cross mark in the road when he turns to go back, the son will do it, too. If the mother will not begin a garment on Friday the daughter will not. And so it is with our religion. I am a Pres byterian because my parents were. I could have just as easily been a Bap ;;st if they had been. Or I could hav- na Methodist or an Episco palian. s not shock me to say so now, and lior. ; it does not shock inybodyilse. Sectarianism 'abounds in prejudice inheri mo-re tl.an ac nuired from ratiotal methods.-7%q Christian faith is.bout %s good as a other ifit. suits the Christian. I would not proselyte any'of them if I could. I would not disturb the peace of a Methodist family by seeking to draw away a single member of it to my church. I like my church not because I believe it to'be the best, but from 'ong familiarity with its mode of wor ship. I f'el more at home there. The Presbyterian habit has got hold of me just like the Methodist habit has got hold of Father Wikle. In fact, I be. lieve a better service could be made up by calling out the best things in all the -hurches. For instance, the Methodist and Episcopal communion service*is more solemn and impressive than ours, and so is kneeling and bowing in prayer. The Episcopal church has too mush rising up and sitting down--the other churches ha - too little. I would like to see the Litany adopted in all the churches and hear every child join in the responses. But of all prejudices the strongesi and most unreasonable are of a politi cat nature. Political intolerance is ot tempered or toned down by Chris ian charity. Bitter partizans may appear to be friendly, but at heart are enemies. When a prominent one dies his political foes thank God for thai much. Those who covet the offices will use all kinds of hypocrisy to gel them. What makes the matter sc ridiclous is the absolute ignorance oi the masses of these partisans concern ing the principles of their party When David Bennett Hill straightenec up and said, "I am a democrat !" hil hitterance was echoed from a millior throats all over this broad land What did he mean? I-am sure I d< not know. It has been nearly fifty years since I cast my first vote, and i was for a democrat. But there were no such issues then. The great qi2cs tion was whether the federal govern ment should make appropriations fo: internal improvemaents or not. Up tc that time -to rivers had been cleanet out and no postcieecs or public build ings built in the interior cities. Bu ow every muddy creek and every two norse town must nave an appropria tion. Free trade was once an issue, but it is not now. Tariff reform and protection have been occasional issues for fifty years and more, but somne times the parties compromise on mci dental or accidental protection. The republicans claim to be for protectiot and Mr. McKinley championed a bil: through that did protect his party friends and left out those who wer< not. He took off the duty on manga nese and ruined the best industry w< bad in this region. A company tha bad invested 2300,000 in this county in that business, and was paying ou 2,00 a week for labor. Everythinh in Carterville prospered and we coult pay our little debts with alacrity, an even pay our doctors' bills and on: preachers their salary. But Carnegit wasn't happy and got the tariff take: off and then got all his manganese fron South America and the West India is lands. The collapse came here, c ourse, and the business was aban doned. That's the kind of protectiot we got. Bt what is a democrat now? Some imes a consequential gentleman wh Ibankers after an office will swell u Iand exclaim: "I am a ,Teffersonia '~democrat," ~nd th aaton IL IrequeLnsy. ... - Eis biographer says the most material article in his political creed was that! "the will of the majority must govern. This may sometimes err, but its errors are honest, solitary and short-lived." Ihere is no special democracy in.that. All parties endorse it. Jefferson said that a difference in politics was not a reason for the removal of competent and faithful officers and he did not re move but very few while he was presi dent, and those were for misconduct. But now the democratic doctrine is to turn the rascals out and every office bolder is presumed to be a rascal. I have tried in vain to make these modern political garments fit Thomas Jefferson, but - they won't do it. In his day there was no quarrel over gold and silver, nor state banks, nor income tax. He went into office in good circumstances and came out insolvent. Even his home at Mon ticello was levied on and would have been sold but for the generosity of a fe v wealthy friends. After his second term was out he was not sure of being allowed to go home without arrest and giving bond. On becoming a public man he resolved never to engage in any kind of enterprise to improve his fortune. He kept this resolve faith fully for fifty years, which was as long as he held office. He married a young and beautiful widow and could play the violin exquisitely, both of which were democratic usages, and still are, though neither playing the fiddle nor shooting ducks are put in any modern. platform. But the issue now is concerning the currency, an abstruse speculative ques tion about which the average man knows so little that he ought to be ashamed to talk and thereby show his ignorance. And yet there are here and there good citizens who profess to know all about it and will talk about "sound money" and Jeffersonian democracy as gushingly as a professor of political economy in a northern col lege. I wish we could put the X rays upon this question and explore it, but as we cannot and as the great men of the na tion conscientiously differ on it I am going to pin my faith to the purest and best man I know of in public life. He is as pure in private life and' as poor as Jefferson and could have written the declaration of inde pendence if he had lived in that day, for Jefferson was then only thirty-three years old. My adhairation for William J. Bryan is very great, and I shall bank on him with more reliance than gress can a a. ciemocratic platformnt into fits, but they can't move Mr. Bryan from his convictions nor his in tegrity. When - these gold standard apers assail him and make sport of him he can say to them as Job did to his three friends: " :o doubt ye are the people and wisdom will die with you."-BrL Anr, in Atlanta Constitu zion. 4_ TRADE MORE ACTIVE. Dixie's Merchants Are Looking for,a Good Business This Fall. Business conditions in the South, as re ported by The Tradesman's hundreds or cor respondents, remain unchanged. At some points more activity is noted, but, generally speaking, trade in all lines is quiet and no marked improvement is expected before, Setember. Both merchants and manufad turers look for a gdod business in the fall, if the fine crop prospets are realized and the political disturbances are not too demoraliz The lumber industry shows no new fea tures. Buying is done on a limited scale. and while some good orders are reported, the volume of business is not large. Textile manufacturers report a quite trade, and the prospects are not very favor able for an increase in demand, at present. The following new industries are reported for the week:-.Abrewery at Cueru, Tex., elec tric light plants at Barnesville, Ga., and Hempstead, Tex.; a 100-barrel flouring mill at Denton, Tex.; a $25,000 ice factory at Greenville. Miss.; a stone quarry to be devel oped at Riverside, Tex., and a $25,000 bark mill at Lynchburg, Va. A $20.000 oil mill will be erected at Shiner, Tex.; a paper mill at Sugarland, Tex.; a $90,000 sugar refinery at Donaldsonvile, La.; cotton gins at For syth, Ga., and Orance and White League, Te.; cotton mills at Douglasville, Ga., and Mebane, N. C.; a knitting mill at Athens, Ga., and a tobacco factory at Richmond, Va. Woodworking plants will be established at Brewton, Ala., Harmony Grove, Ga., Gold Rock and Orange. N. C., Charleston, S. C., Georgetown, Tenn., and a $25,000 lumber mill at Beaumont, Tex. Among the'most important new b,uildings is a $19,000 church at Alexandria, Va., and and one to cost $40,000 at Raleigh. N. C.; and $80,000 government building at Meridian, Miss., a $25,000 llorary at Oxford, Ga.; and a $50,003 opera house at Knoxville, Tenn. Siver Party's National Committee. Charles D. Lane, chairman of the National Committee of the National Silver party, des ignated Messrs. G. P. Keeney, of New York city; G. S. Nixon, of Nevada; B. 0. Flower, of Boston; W. H. (Coin) Harvey, of Chicago; and C. J. Hlllyer, of Washington, members of the exec'stive committee. These appoint ments complete the membership of the corn mittee as L N. Stevens, of Denver. CoL, was elected vice chairman. W. P. St. John, of New York, treasurer, and Mr. E. D)iftendorfer, of Philadelphia, secretary, at the meeting.of the committee held in St. Louis last week. Cotton and Tobacco. The Weather Bureau at Washington in Its -report of erop conditions for the week ended July 27, says: Over the eastern portion of Sthe cotton region and in Texas, cotton has rgood growth, but in northern Louisiana, it is suffering from drought and complaints of rust and shedding quite general., Picking ihas begu.n in Florida, is about to commence I In Alabama, and continues in Texas and Kan sas. The general condition of tobacco con tinues good, although damaged to some ex tent in Kentucky and Tennessee. Cutting is in progress in Maryland much earlier than SLocomotive Goes Through a Bridge. At Crawfordsville, Ind., Wednosda.y about midnight- a locomotive went through the -Vandalia Ra'ilro 'dge, over Walnut tFork, killing -- . 4 h run was being made to see ifAepst s afe after the heavy rains enSe~o Tett. Five men were aboard but B went down. O Engineer Fr y - e Hute, es onducto -