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OL. XI. LAURENS. S. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1896. NO. 35 St? to i Party. AD?R?BYTHE BIMETALLIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE. _. ? mr. wwyfield urges strongly thahe fight for free silver >e made witin the par ty. mus Who [Q silver convention mot in Mempl nat year a " Blmotallie Na tional I ocratic Committee " was ap pointod uaistlngof one member from each S , with Senator Harris, of Tennoat as chairman. Hon. W. D. MayfieloV the member from this State, a 111 ? has issued an addross to tho Yjtalllsts of South Carolina in whiclo strongly urges them to mako thrflght Inside the Democrat ic ranks I shows tho folly of hop! ag to accomjh anything by "bolting" aud wandng olf to strange gods. Gov. Tig and Sonator Tlllman urged Mrttayfleld's appointment as a membclf tho committee, and as Gov. EvaAas said that tho address " was all ht," hence ho must favor making thhlvor fight soVoly within tho Demoqic party. The adds, which is " To tho Bl motallie DrWats of South CaroJinu," reads as foljra: The loaddof tho Republican party are active \ their efforts to effect a complete orVizatlon of their party in this Sta They are earnest in their solicitous for recruits from 'among tho ?te people of tho State who are- nasally Domocrats. The Republican Uy is divided on tho fi nancial quest}. Some of the leading Republicans for a single gold stand ard, and othenr them bol.Fevo In the free colnago ojlvor. The bplrlt fbrlng tho formation of a Third party \entertained by somo of our cltizons.Tho advocates of tho Third party bojye in tho f reo colnago of silver, and mtend that tho only way to get It islrough a Third party. Thoy arc advisil our people to take no part in the iW convention to se lect dologatos tlho National Domo oratio Convontil which meots at phlcagd in July.! Many of our pblo who have boon life-long Dcmocrl are as avowed free coinage of silver krocatos as aro theso Third party adv.^os ; but to refrain from sending delates to tho Chicago Domooratio Convltion Is contrary to their political trAlng, and against tho best interest! the Democratic party of this StateJThis Third party policy is uncertainjnd dangerous, for there is no reasonap prospect for it to succeed, and It ifaught with groat pos3lblo danger to ?? peace and hap piness at homo, Imiiuch as It is only anothor stop towai the further di vision of tho white ito of the State. It can not control inhis 8tato. Irdcnondent Silw Leagues aro boing termed now inho Stato, under tho xiall of cortain acboatos. Tho ad vocates of this polij also favor the . /reo coinage of silvoi and thoy con-' '? tend that this is tho ay way tosocuro it. They hopo by thitstop to commit tho Stato to this poll- and to carry' 1 the vote of tho State ito a silvor con \ ventlon outside of he Democratic party. This policy, ?Ich means tho organization of an itnpondent silvor party within tho Statcjs as dangerous to tho Intorost of tho linocratlc party of the State, and ttusafety of tho lives and property of hr people as is the Third party policy! It is still fur ther a step towards a all further di vision of tho white .vox of tho State, and is ruinous to tho Democratic party of tho Stato In its tr> Ancles, and there Is no more pror ' x lta suc cess in national nff? ,<'n this State than thore Is for . . jifrd party to succeed. j Now, what should bo bno ? Lot us look at the matter for a lomont In tho light of existing facts. The first turn wo maid presents us face to face with tho factlthat the De mocratic party Is as badr divided on tho money question as is(ho Republi can party. This wo mus and do ad mit. But it is no worse d,ided on this. Question than is tho Republican party, 'ho noxt turn we make bjings us face to face with tho fact that jho Republi can party is holding togotler and is not falling to pieces, and wll not fall to pieces, while some of ouiDemocratic friends aro trying to eft)ct division upon top of division in thiflStato with in tho Democratic ranks. Vhy should not tho Democratic party bMd on to its organization, and refuse toaivide, just, as the Republican party is'doing? If these divisions within the Democratic party succeed, what are weio hope for in national politics, and at homo ? Defeat staros us in tho'facolbofore we even enter the fight, if \le divide. Both the Third party and Ithe silver party are without sufficient financial backing to mako a successful national campaign. Thoy are both without sufllciont party organization to under take tho fight. United in hacking, organization, aud membership they aro too weak to hopo to succeed of ' themselves. What then must bo their hopo? Certainly it Is, that thoy aro depending on uniting their forces and ' rolying on enough desortors from tho Republican and Doniooratlc parties to enable them to win tho fight. Their reliance is In desertion from tho two great political parties. Tho all Im portant question is, v?ill tho desertion oe groat onough to enablo thorn to succeod ? Tho answer comes at once, no. Truo mon will not dosort the party in which thoy have been raised, and in whoso doctrines their fathers beloro thom boliovod and delighted to cherish, so long as tho party sticks to ' the main fundamental principles un derlying its organization. Simply bo causo the membors of a party disagree, or are divided, on a particular line of policy, which is not fundamental, is no reason for supposing that the members of either party, in any considerable' numbers, will desert their party. And why should they notdesort their party? Becauso tboro is as muoh ohanoo for ono polloy to win in tho ond, within the party, as there is for the other, much less tho violation of principle involved In desertion. On mattors of public policy, party HnoB aro frequent ly not observed now by our mombors of Congress. Tho froo coinaijo Republi cans and tho freo colnago Domocrats vote together, while the gold standard Republicans and tho gold standard Democrats vote together. What thon may we reasonably expect to bo the outcome of the whole matter? Since the Republican party and the Demo cratic party aro both divided on the money quostlon, Is It not reasonable and fair to expect that both of these partlos will make concessions in their . national platforms to both gold and Silver advocates, and allow tho matter to he settled by the people at last through their representatives in Con gresB? It looks that way. Cortain it i that neither of those great parties fflll Intentionally cftst away any great part of Its following by disregarding their demands. To expect any new y under these cirourastanoes to ftraw recruit* enough from these two great parties to enable it to succeed, is most unreasonable and without prob ability. New, the question ariseB, what shall be done by us here in our State V Wo have among us gold standard Demo crats (monometalists), and Democrats who believe in both gold and silver (bimotallist8.) The one is, or should be, as truo to the Democratic party as the other. So far as loyalty to Demo cratic principles If concerned, tbore should be no dilTorenco oven though we do differ on the financial policy. Tho Democratio party of this State should go on record on this question in the coming Stato Democratic Conven tion which meets early in May to eleot dolegates to tho National Democratio Convention. If a majority of tho Dem ocrats of this State favor a gold standard, then we should send dele gates to the National Democratic Con vention who will roprescut that sentl mont. But if a majority of tho Demo crats of the Stato favor a gold and sil ver statement, and I boliovo they do, then we should send dolegates to tho National Democratio Convention who will represent that sentiment. This is fair, it is Democratic, and it is tho only safe course. To do otherwise simply means tho disintegration of tho Democratic party of the Stato and its loss of powor at homo, and a forfolturo of tho right to recognition by the Na tional Democratic party. By all moans lot ovory Democratic bimetal I ist in tho Stato stand by the Democratio party, and lot us make our fight for what wo want within tho Democratio ranks, and take our chanoes with our brother De mocrats who favor a single gold stand ard. By this course wo will preserve it tact our Stato Democratio organiza tion, which is of far moro importance to our people than tho success of any national party. Attempt will doubt less be made during the year by de signing persons to form coalitions of parties in order to overrun the Demo cratic party of the Stato, and get pos session of tho Stato government. It is, therefore, important that you remain untrammelled. Stay out of the Third parly, stay out of tho silver leaguos, and stick to tho Domocratic party, which is tho only safety you havo for home protection. I do not know what steps tho single '? gold standard Domocrats of the Stato will tako to ascertain their strength, I or to sond delegates to the National : Domocratic Convention. But I bog to I urge upon you and through you evory i Democratic bimotallist in your com- I munity to be active and oucrgetio in 1 presenting the cause Of bimetallism. There is no necessity at this time, that < I can boo, for tho formation of bimo- 1 tallio clubs. Certainly there Is no i necessity for any Domocratic bimotal- 1 list to join a Third party, or become a 1 member of a sliver league. All that C tho Democratic bimetalllsts need now t do is to rally their forces at tho Dem ocratio club meeting, and poll thoir t strength for bimetallic delegatos to tho r oounty conventions, and to see to It i that only blmotalllsts are sont to the t State Convention. Lot me urge you t not to bo lukowarm In this matter, but \ to bo active and enthusiastic. Wo may t reasonably expect the single, gold I standard men to do all in tholr power c to send thoir delegates to tho Stato ii Convontion. This Ts politics, and we v should not think hard of them If they t Pfivo us tho best fight they can; but wo d should bo found making tho contest, and if wo beat them, they should not 1 feel hurt with us. Make the fight for F tho delegatos to tho finish, but let it d bo fairly and openly done. I liomoinber that tho clubs will bo a called to moot in April to eleot dole- c gates to tho county convontion. Bo t suro to havo every bimetallist to at- ( tend tho club meetings regularly. I Urge this for all it Is worth upon i ovorybody interested. f Every bimotallist who receives tbis, \ (I would sond it to evory one in tho a State if I could) and every one who hears of It, is respectfully requosted to I drop me a line and inform me of how i tho bimetallic cause stands in his com- i munity, and to make any suggestions 1 that will advanco the cause. Let no i friend to bimetallism hesitate to drop t me a line, for I assure all that it will i bo appreciated, and will greatly en- f courago and aid mo in looking after < tho interest of the causo. Without \ tho co-operation and help of all the 1 friends to bimetallism we may got i boaton in the contest for delegates. ] ? Most rospeotfully, w. d. Maypield, : Stato Bimotallic Dem. Commlttcman. < CURIOUS TRAGEDY IN REAL LIFE, CONSEQUENCES OF A VERDICT REN- ] DER ED UPON CIRCUMSTANTIAL 1 EVIDENCE. A correspondent of the Louisville Courier-Journal writing from Double . Springs, Ala., narrates the following , strange story in real life . In 1874 George W. Pondloton and his wife, Mrs. Ootavla Pendloton, were re- i siding at tho little village, in Brazorih County, Tex. They had boon married about throe years. Thoy were well fixed financially, owning a large aroa of fino grazing lands adjacent to thoir homo and sovcral thousand head of cattle. Thoy wero of congenial tom poraments and livod happily togothor, and to incroase their happinoss there had como to thorn a bright boy. In tho samo village lived Guy Ilin ton, who was also tho possessor of con siderable wealth. Mr. Hinton was a sturdy, pushing follow, and a man greatly estoomod by all of his neigh bors, but ho was unhappily married. One morning Mr. Hinton rodo up to Mr. Pond lotos's house and told Pen dleton that hd$was going to Velaaco, about twenty miles distant, and asked If he would not go with him. Pendlo ton replied that he had no business In Velasco, but ho wanted to see a Mr. Bolt, who lived on Bastrop Bayou, about half way between Liverpool and Velasco, and that he would go that far. The two friends started off together, and Mrs. Pondloton says that tho mo ment her husband mounted his horse she was seized with a strange and awful foreboding, and that she could hardly restrain horsclf from begging her hus band not to go. Mr. Pendieton returned homo lato that aftornoou, tired out with his long ride. At tho supper tablo ho told his wife that Mr. Hinton had confidod to him that ho had left his homo for good ; that he and his wifo could not get along together, and rather than live in a constant broil ho had doolded to leave her what property- he had and seok fortune and happiness in some other country. Pendieton said tnat he had tried to dissuade Hinton from leaving his wife, but without avail. The latter said that as yet he and his wife had no | children, and as itwasoloar they could not live together in peace, he thought it was wise to separate before offsprings of their unhappy union should arrive to oompllcato matters. Pendieton also told bis wife that Hinton had left his wife all ho possessed, except a few dol lars, arid that to help him out he (Pen dieton) had bought his watch. Mr. ahd Mrs. Pendieton thought it wise to aay nothing about Hinton's de pavture to any of tho neighbors, at they did not ?/ant Mrs. JI in ton to thinl them in any manner instrumenal in hei husband's having left her. Two weeks later, while eating break fast one morning,* there came a knock at the frontidoor. Mr. Pondleton arose from the table to answer tho summons and on opening the door was confronted by a deputy sheriff, who stepped for ward and slipped a pair of handouffs on his wrists. Pondloton wan, of course, surprised, and asked the ofllcer what it meant. "You are oharged with the murder of Guy Hinton," Captain Bennett re plied. "His body has been found in a skirt of woods on Bastrop Bayou. There 1b muuh damaging testimony against you. I would advise you not to talk until you consult a lawyer." Pendleton was dumbfounded, not so much at the charge against him, for he thought ho could easily clear him self, as he was at tho nows of Hinton's death. The unfortunate man, how over, had no conception of the array of oircumstantial evidence he wad com pelled to face. Ou preliminary examination it was shown that tho body of a man had bcon found in tho woods skirting Bastrop Bayou with a bullet through his hoad, and that the body, although somewhat decompoaod, had been Identified as Lfinton's; that Pondleton and Hinton had left Liverpool together one morn ing somo two weeks before; that Hin ton whon ho left home ho wore his gold watch; that a couple of boys out hunt ing that afternoon had seen- Pendleton and Hinton standing under a tree talk ing; that after the boys had passed out of sight they had heard a gun or pistol fired In the direction they had seen the two men; that Pendleton had returned to Liverpool that evening wearing Hinton's gold watch; that Hinton had nevor since boon seen alive, and that the body had been found under tho vary tree where he and Pondleton wore seen by the boys. Tho luw In Texas seals tho defend ant's lips. Ho cannot testify In his own behalf] and having no way to disnrove t,ho caso tho State had made against tiim Pondloton was committed to jail without bail. On final trial ho was convicted and tont? ncod to tho penitentiary for life. Mrs. Pondloton wus present at tho >rial, and, strange to say, after hear ng tho testimony, bolioved hor hus >and guilty, bbt says now she cannot see how Bho ovor could have believed t, slnco sho knew him to bo brave and lonest. About two years after that Mrs. Pen lloton secured a divorce, and wat> mar lod to a Mr. Dovit. Shortly ufter mar ?iago to Devit sho sold all the property ormerly owned by Pondleton, which lad been awarded to her by the divorce ourt. and removed with her husband o Atlanta, Ga. Pendleton had boon In the ponlten lary about two and a half years whon . lotter bearing his address and a South itnorican postmark arrived ut tho Llv irpool postoflico. It was forwarded to ho punitontlary authorities at Hunts illo, and on bolng oponed was found o bo from Guy Hinton, tho man for :llling whom Pondloton wa9 sorving ut a life sontence. Pendleton Immo latoly wroto Hinton of tho strait he ras In. Hinton on receiving this let or took passage for Galveston, and In uo time arrived In Bra/.orla County. Of coui'80 tho Governor pardoned 'endloton as soon as the facts wore presented to him. On his rolease Pen leton roturnod to Liverpool. His con venient had told harshly upon him, nd tho nows of his wife's divorce, (larriago, and removal to Georgia hrew him Into a violent brain fovcr. )n his recovery he loft his former lorao, the scene of his joy and great aisfortune. and sought tho homo of his ormor wife, now the wife of another, rlth tho purpose of having his boy at ,ny cost. The news of Hinton's return and 'ondleton's consequent pardon had ?receded him to Georgia. It was too ouch for Mrs. Pendleton, or rather Ars. Dovlt. She felt herself a blga nist. Sho Immediately left Dovlt, and k week before Pondloton arrived at Vtlanta sho becamo a ruvlng maniac md had to bo sent to the asylum. Pon lloton BOOUred his boy and worked his vay to Jalifornla. Being a man of fer ilo rosources, ho soon got another tart in tho world, and is now a pros lorous fruit grower. Mr. Pendloton's son, Georgo, was too roung when the events above recorded >ccurred to remember much about his uother, and his father carefully kept >ho facts of this awful drama in real Ife from him until he arrived at his najority. On tho boy's reaching tho ige of twenty-one years tho father old him of the sad romance of their ives. George was f nxioua to learn what iad become of his mother, and, obtain ing his father's permission to do so, irlsited Georgia. On inquiry at the isylum, he learned that she had been lisoharged years before as cured and that she had gone to live with a broth Mr then residing at some placo in North Carolina. In North Carolina ho loarned that tho brother with whom Mrs. Dovlt was living had romovod to this (Wln iton) county, Alabama. Tho young man arrived horo about two months ago, and sought out hia paront. Tho moot ing of tho mother and Bon, so long part ed, was a most affecting scene. Georgo subsequently wrote his father of hid mother's courso after leurning of his lnnoeonco. That letter rokindlod all tho old love In Georgo Pcndlton's heart, and ho crossed tho continent as fast as Bteam could bring him and yes terday romarrled the companion of his oarly manhood. Mrs. Pendleton 1b yot a beautiful woman on tho sunny side of forty. Mi. Pondloton 1b in the primo of life. The abovo facts wero rolatcd to tho writer on tho evening of this happy second marriage. Mr. Pendleton also told the writer that tho body identified as Hinton's was that of a peddler named MoBabe, whom a negro who was hanged at Houston, Texas, some yoars ago confessed to have murdered and robbed. ^ _ A Fe\y Conundrums.?What is that which Increases, tho more you take from It??A hole. Why aro coals In London like towns given up to plunder??Because they are sackod. and burnt. Why is a gatopost like a potato?? Because tboy are both put Into tho ground to propagate. What word may be pronounced uuloker by adding a syllable to it?? Quiok. What is that which Adam never ?aw, never possessed, and yot gavotwo to each of his ohildren??Parents. What is that whioh wo often see made, but never see after it 1b made? A noise. What is that whioh no one wishes to I have and no one wishes to lose??A bald head. What is the difference between a sailor and a beer drinker??One putt his sail up and tho other puts his ale down. What is that whioh is above all hu man imperfections, and yet sheltert a.-.d protects the weakest and wloked est as well as the'wisest and boat o 1 mankind?1?A hat HHman Sticks to It. THE PARTY IS BOUND TO SPLIT. HE COUNSELS A WITHDRAWAL BY SILVER DEMOCRATS IF THEiR DE MANDS ARE NOT GRANTED. Columbia Register. Ever since the publication of Senator Tillnian'stletter to Rev. Mr. Roid, of Spartanburg County, in which he ad vised a bolt from the National Dorao oratlo party if free silver was not niado a plank in the platform, there has boen a great deal of discussion and uncer tainty as to what wonld bo done in this State. It has boen said that Senator Tiilman had changed his opinion but The Register publishes a communica tion from hiui today in which he givos his reason for leaving tho party undor certain conditions. Tho communica tion is by far tho most important poli tical document that has boon writton in years in this State and is bound to create a decided sensation. The lottor 1b as follows: Editor Register: I have just road in your Issue of March 20th tho editor ial " Stick to the Party and if I woro disposed I could justly complain at its tenor. Brushing aside any personal feeling as if no concern to tho pcoplo and desiring only to present to them in as brief space as possible tho exact status and tho reasons actuating my conduct, as their servant, I ask space to review the political situation and to answer some of tho statements in tho editorial in question. I will promlso what I shall say by tho remark that I am not accustomed and havo never folt it necessary to havo my views on public questions reach tho pcoplo of the State through any other mouth than my own; and while Mr. Latimer and I are personal and political frionds, I havo not at tomptod to make him tho medium of communicating a change of opinion, howevor " commendable" such a change may appear to tho Editor of The Register. As a mattor of fact, Mr. Latimor Informs mo that tho cor respondent of tho Nowb and Courier, with hie usual inaccuracy, has dono him an injustice. Ho did not spouk tho words or authorize tho statomont croditod to him. Ho had a conversa tion with tho reporter in a private way, which has boon distorted and grossly misrepresented. As far myself I am only confirmed in believing the advice contalnod in my lotter to Mr. Rold to bo wise and the boyr, course to follow. In tho condition of unrost in South Carolina and mid the contentions of ambitious politicians sooklng to gain advantnge of one anothor?though tho Reform movement shall be split in twain and the pooplo of tho Stato dis tracted and torn into fraction?I feel that It Is my duty to clearly dotino what I conceive to bo tho host policy for our pooplo to pursue. I am not striving to put down any one man or put up anothor. I havo no purpose or intention of attempting tho rolo of a political dictator ; but as a man whom the peoplo have honorod, und in whoso judgment and leadership thoy havo ro posed a degree of contidonec and trust, imposing a heavy responsibility, i shall speak and speak plainly. If ray advlco is not hooded I shall mako no complaint, but it may as well bo dis tinctly understood that in this crisis thoso who may endeavor to divido tho Reformers or absolutely surrender to tho Influence which has destroyed tho National Democratic party will have to moot tho issue, on tho stump if it becomes necessary. I will not permit tho pooplo to bo misled and deceived under protonce of loyalty to Democracy. My duties hero aro of a character which loavo no leisure for campaign speaking in South Carolina and I havo acceptod invitations to mako addrossos in St. Louis, Denver, and New York city in tho near future, but I." can and wii! go to South Carolina if it bo neces sary. ?Jow I will endeavor to stato, so that nobody can misunderstand or pretond to misunderstand, my own position, and givo tho reasons why, in my judgmont, this policy Is tho only wise and proper one. Every whlto Democrat in South Carolina should participate in tho election of delegates to tho May Convention and see that the men trusted to reprosont thorn are true and loyal to tho principles wo havo been contonding for. Wo should send a trusted delegation to Chicago with a platform of principles clearly laid down by the Stato Convention as a basis for their action. And on tho one ovorpowerlng and burning ques tion of finance we should demand of the National Democratic party a clear and unmistakable uttoranco for free coinago of silver tit 10 to 1, tho issue of all paper money by tho government, In sufficient volumo. and a systom of banking which will provido against tho concontratlon And congostion of money In the largo cities to the dotrl . mont and ruin of tho country. There aro other planks of groat importanco, \ but thoy aro fow, and the platform should bo brief and cloar cut. Tho masses novor are oapablo of studying moro than ono groat question at a time, and in proportion as thoy aro distract cd by contonding ideas just so aro thoy divided and defeated. If we fail to got the National Con vontlon to givo us a platform of tho character outlined and a loyal candi duto on it wo should withdraw. Why ? Because In the proso'.t condition of tho Democratic party in tho United States there Is absoluto antagonism of pur poso and fooling existing botweon tho two wings. Tho difference is as groat as botweon Domooraoy and Republic anism. It is just as pronounced, as irreconoilablo, as bitter as the feoling which existed at tho Charleston Con ventlon in 1860. The struggle then was for the extension of slavery in the Territories, and the party split asundor nominating two sots of candidates Now tho issuo is whether money or tho peoplo shall rulo. As I see it, iti bound to split again when it moots i convontlon. " Evon though," to quoto the languago falsoly attributed to Mr Latimer, " the goldbuga are disposed to deal fairly with the silver mon and to put up a tlokot to repeesent both factions." This is an impossibility. No fair dealing can be expected from tho men who foisted on us tho silver plank in tho last national platform. No fair dealing oan be expootod of those East ern Democrats so called who in the faoe of that pledge sustained the President in repealing tho purchasing olauso of the Sherman act. No fair dealing can be expeatod from tho men ?who dofoatod Hardln in Kontuoky last fall, and have just prevented the elec tion of Blackburn. The dlffenoes are Irroconollablo, the 11 conflha is lrrespressible, and all true > I Democrats must resolve to stand by the principles of Jefferson and Jack son, or oxpcot to see the party utterly destroyed and a new party take its place. Any compromise or straddle f: will cause the Populists and silver ' men to sweep Idae South and the I and tho Democratio party will be only a name and will become tho third party, should it bo fortunato onough to carry a single Stato. Butthose who urge that wo stick to the party, no matter what may be its platform, will retort at onco that if the silver Demo crats bolt at Chicago, the same result will follow. I grant It so far as the present organization is concerned and also so far as the name is concerned, because there would Inevitably bo a now party formed embracing all tho elemonts of the three parties which stand for free silver and fiuanolal re form. But the principles and the plat form of 8uoh a now party, if it be formed, will be those of Joilorson and Jackson and Lincoln; and If It does not win tho victory this year, it will bo bound to carry tho country in 1900. It will bo tho gonuiuo Domocratic party. It must not be forgotten too that tho Republican party is split and torn over thiB issuo as well as ours. Now lot us look at our local condi tions In tho light of past ovonts and the present surroundings?something Tho Register sooms entiroly to ignore. In 185)2 thei'e were not less than thirty thousand Reformers in tho Stato and possibly more who wore strongly tempted to vote for Weaver and woro loath to participate in tho national Do mocratic convention by'sending dele gates to it. Where do theso men stand today, after having boon de ceived and betrayed? The news comes to mo from all parts of tho Stato that thoy feel just what tho Rev. Mr. Reld expressed in his lotter, and thoy feol it so strongly that unless thoy havo assurances that participation in tho noxt National Convention will not bind their consciences and votos if thoy do not see proper to endorse its action, that they are now gravoly considering tho question of remaining aloof from tho party primary in May. I think, however, their numbers are largely Increased, and that they In fact embrace a groat many Conserva tives and a large majority of tho Re formers. There is no analogy in tho comparison which The Register makes between those Democrats who in tbe past havo run on Indopondont tickets In the Stato and those of us who now propose to loavo the party at Chicago mould it be untruo to its principles and its old faith. Our ono overpowering and overmas tering issuo in Stato alTairs has been white suproniacy, and this under tho conditions existing boforo tho now con itltution was adopted mado revolt igainst the white majority nothing ess than a crirno. While those condi tions do not now exist, and whilo I am ilways ready to abido tho will of tho i 3tato, thoro Is nothing which domands ;h loyalty In national affairs as is i lrged by The Register. The party or ganization in tho Stato will remain in >act and those white men who choose o go to tho Republicans or to ally | .homsolvos with goldbugs of tho Clove- | land-Carlisle stripe, can do so. What am striving to prevent is tho division i >f the silver Democrats and tho de- i truction of tho Reform movoment, i ust what has occurred in ovory other Southern State. I know thoro are some mon in tho Jtato who will remain in the party as ' ?ow organized, and bo for whoever ' nay bo nominated on any kind of a ' datform, but it Is a poor compliment ' o tho people at large to consider thorn j o blind and so wedded to the namo ' Nomocracy that thoy will longer tuko 1 ho shadow for tho substance. I have I trivon with might and main to pre- 1 ront tho disintegration of tho Roform Democracy. Thoro aro few who will bo >old enough to deny that 1 kept tho Alliance ofrom committing tho Mun lor of sloughing off and joining the ? ^opulists in '92, which prac* ically do- ( troyed it in othor States. I havo > iromised tho pooplo who havo trustod < no and who havo hooded my counsols I hat I would lead them out whon tho : irao camo. That time is now upon us, I rither to purify and reorganize tho nirty or leave it, and If my advico has my weight with tho peoplo of tho it ate, they will align thomsolvos in olid phalanx for tho purposo I havo ndicated, and by so doing force tho ?otiromont of tho cowards and sy- 1 tophants and troachorous loaders now nasquorading as Democrats. Tho )arty can only be thus rejuvenated wul then press onward in its glorious nission of emancipating the peoplo 1 ind restoring their liberties under tho )ld banners, and always undor tho ,lmo honored principles of Jofforson md Jackson. It is simply a question )f reforming tho party and bringing t back or leaving it. If wo can ro rorm it we can hold on to the namo ind tho principles. If wo do not sue ?ee.d in doing this then we tako tho principles and seek now allies and a new name. Evory consideration of statesman ship and patriotism demands such action on our part. We cannot stand still but must movo forward or surren der to traitors. As South Carolinians, we should move togothor and towards tho light, boldly and bravoly. Wo all want to stay in tho party and hold on to tho namo if wo can do so to retain our self-rospeot. This will ho deter mined whon wo got to Chicago. Tho present duty is to turn out at tho pri maries and select true mon to attend the Stato convontion. B. R. TlLLMAN. Washington, March 22. Stickers, Doubters, Bolters and Seceders. j HOW ARE THEY TO BE KEPT TO- I GETHER. Tho following interesting corres spondonce has passod between Mr. J. W. Roid, of Roidvillo, and Hon. J. L. M. Irby, chairman of tho Stato Demo cratic Executive Commlttoo : REinviLl.E, S. 0.| March 20.?Hon. J. L. M. Irby, Chairman Stato Demo cratio Executive Commltteo, Wash ington, D. C. Doar Sir : I see in tho papers that you have callod tho Stato Domocratlo Exocutlvo Committoe to moot on tho 7th of April for tho pur-1 fin. e. of taking the necessary stops ooklng to tho reorganization of tho Democratic party and to tho assem bling of tho Stato convention to eleot delegates to tho National Democratio Convontion to bo hold in Chicago on tho 7th of July. As you aro doubtloss well aware, there is considorablo dlvorslty of opin ion &s to tho best courso for tho masses of tho white peoplo of South Carolina I to pursuo in proparing thomselvos for the great struggle just boforo thorn?a battle of ballots, the Issue of wlr-h will be of vital Importance to the American pooplo. Tho . massos of the white pooplo of this Stato who havo heretofore affiliated with tho Demo cratic party and havo always voted the. Domooratlo ticket In both State and Federal eleotlons may now be divided into four classes, as follows : 1. Stlokers.?- Thoso who aro Demo crats first, last and all the time, and say that thoy will vote for tho Chicago nominee utterly regardless of his ohar aotor and former record no matter what sort of pjjf^form la adopted by tho National UVjpJontion. 2. Doubter*.?Thoee who fear that white supremacy will be endangered by leaving the Democratic party, and who are loatho to break up life-long associations, while at the time they earnestly desire to secure reforms in national Qnaucos which they doubt very much the possibility of scouring through the machinery of tho National Democratic party. They are ut sea, and they hardly kuow what to do. 3. Holter-.?Thoso who prefer to romaln in tho organization until they see what tho Chicago convention will do, saying that unless an unoquivocal free silver platform is adopted and a candidate nominated who is abovo sus picion as to his loyalty to sllvor, they intend to bolt and ally themselves with freo silver men of tho West. 4. Socedors.?Thoso who have lost all conQdouco In the National Demo cratic party and huvo determined to sovor tholr connection with tho organ ization and will not participate in the club meotlngs called to olcot delegates to the State conveution held to choose party representatives to be sent to Chicago. They prefer to be repre sented in the silver convention which meets in St. Louis on tho 22d of July, and will organize with that in viow. As tho May convontion is not far off it might be well to ask for an opinion from you on these questions at your Democratic party in South Carolina as to tho relationship existing between a privato member of said party and tho national convontion. The mombors of the party asBomblo at tho various precincts in tholr club meetings and olocts delegates to tho county conven tion. This body thus made up oloct delegates to tho State convontion, which, boing mado up by delegates from the various couutios in tho State, elects eighteen (18) men to bo sent to Chloago to represont tho party In the national convontion. Then does not evory voter who attends the club moot ing at his precinct and participates in the convention thereby assume an ob ligation to abide by tho result of tho national convention and to support the nominee of the panty? This argument was used in 1892 to keep tho party in lino and to help carry tho State for Cleveland. In reference to tho primary oloctlon for nomination of congressional, Stato and county officers, does voting there in bind ono to support tho national Domocratio nominee for President? Ha9 not any white man the right, ac cording to tho rulos, to voto in the primary election If ho will simply pledge him to nbldo by tho result and voto for tho nominees of tho primary ivt the genoral election, voting what ticket ho ploases for Presidential alectors ? I would bo ploaso to hoar from you on these questions at your . aarlleat convenience. It would bo well also for those matters to bo laid before your commlttoo when It moots. Some authoritative statement in re gard to these matters ought to bo given to the public. 1 desire to glvo this to tho press as ] in open letter, but send It to you first ( jo that your answor may appear with It. Yours respectfully, J. W. PvKID. Washington, March 21.?Mr. j. w. 1 Ltead, Dear Sir: Replying to your letter )f recent date, 1 will say that tho ex- s jcutivo committee, which meets on \ ihe 7th of April, will take under con- , lidcratlon too questions propounded n your letter. An answer from that j lource, no doubt, will bo utoro satis actory to you. In any event I prefer ! .0 wait until it meets. Respectfully, J. L. M.IRDY. 1 RBIDVItiLK, S. C, March 23.?Hon. F. L. M. Irby, Chairman Stato Demo- . iratio ISxeoutlve Committee, Wash ngton, D. C.: Dear Sir : Your favor )f tho 21st Instant received. I hope 1 ,ou will lay these questions before 1 rour committee when it moots and ntblish a statement from them. Your respectfully. j. W. ReID. 1 OUR PHOSPHATE INTERESTS. 1 3ov. Evans Believes No Stato Can Competo J With Us. Gov. Evans has returned from a visit j Lo Florida. Ho had been in that Stato ' 1 wook, accompanied by Phosphate 1 inspector Jones, looking over tho < phosphate mining industry of that State. Tho Governor comes back 1 firmly convinced of the fact that South Carolina will always load in tho phos phate industry as long as the supply 1 lasts in our rivers. Ho wont over the whole phosphato territory of Florida and personally inspected tho mines and thoir operation. The rock, in the first place, Is Inferior to ours and has to be dug out of groat banks of sand. It has to bo cloaned and then shipped by rail to some seaport. This handling, of course, adds much to tho price of an urtiolo inferior to our owjp. In tho Becond place Florida has ndOocp water seaports like Charleston or Boaufortor Port Royal, and consequently only com paratively small cargoes can bo car ried out. Ho found tho nearest ap proach to our rock that called " pebble rock," in that State. It 1b small and mixed with sand and has to bo freed from it bofore it is ready forshipmont. Gov. Evans found fow fertilizer fac tories in tho State and lie does not be liovo thoy can over successfully com pote with factories in this Stato, owing to tho long distance pyrites and sul phur has to bo hauled to the mines. Tho only country that can como any way near approaching us in tho quality of our rock, is Algiers, but there tho rock has to be hauled fifteen or twenty miles to a seaport and with a royalty about tiie same as ours and tho extra cost of handling, tho Governor says South Carolina can hold her own witli that country. On the wholo tho G?v ernor is of the confldont opinion that Charleston and Beaufort and Port Royal manufacturers huvo by odds ttio advantage over tho world and that as soon as tho present period of depres sion passes away thoro will bo a great rovival in tho business. Gov. Evans came back Impressed with tho fact that South Carolina was the bostStato in tho Union. Whilo ho had a pleasant time in Florida, ho was not greatly impressed with tho looks of tho country or its fertility. ?Gov. Evans, In his speoch at Beau fort, said that when tho Port Royal road was sold it would ho bought by a corporation which would mako It a link in a continuous lino from San Franolsco to tho Atlantlo ocean. Tho consummation of such a plan would moan millions to Port Royal, but un fortunately somo legal complications have arisen which may delay for .an in definite tlmo tho sale of tho road. Somo of the parties to tho suit, i t Is understood quostlon the constitutionality of tho act authorising tho salo and maybe it will have to undorgo a long siege of judicial interpretation and tho laws de lay before the question is definitely do omed. What are the most unsociablo things 1 ntho world? -Milestones, for you never I lee two of them fcogother, THE LAW IS SAID TO WORK WEIL GOVERNOR EVANS TALKS ABOUT THE METROPOLITAN POLICE. Columbia Register. Governor Evans is unuuliy in a good humor, but ho seemed to be in an un usually good humor yesterday when a Register reporter entered his room In tho State Houso noar tho close of oflicc hours. Whether tho smiles which chased across his faoo wero caused by thoughts of an iutoution to rodeum bis matrimonial piodge to tho voters of the Stato, or by tno reception of important and satisfactory political news, tho re porter did not ascortain. After desultory chat, the conversa tion turned on Charleston, whioh has hitherto been the Gibraltar of opposi tion to tho dispensary law. " How is tho metropolitan police law working there V" quorled tho reporter. " You might know it was working woll when its operation elicits the commendation of such an uncompro mising und vigorous advocate of pro hibition as Mrs. Sallio P. Chapin, tho chief apostle of that doctrine in this Stato. Your paper has published her praiso of Chief Martin and his force and their promptuess and otilcioncy In enforcing the laws of tho Stato." "But Mrs. Chapin is only ono citi zen of Charleston," said tho reporter. " Huvo you any information as to how tho peoploof that city generally regard tho metropolitan police V" " Yes," roplicd Governor Evans: " I havo roceived reliable information that tho best elements of Charleston's citi zenship are vory woll pleased with the metropolitan police and would not go buck to tho old system. i have ro ceived a number of letter from minis ters, business monjaud other citizens of Cnarleston> who commend in the highest terms tho result of thoapplica tlon of tho metropolitan police law to their city. "The politicians and tho old liquor element in Charleston are unsparing In their condemnutson of tho metropoli tan police, but while they make tho most noise, I do uot believe they are moro numerous than those who bolievo tho new system is an improvement upon tho old one. " Tho police commissioners are ydung, active and successful business men, who have tho confidence of tho entire community. Chief Martin is a polico ofllcer of sterling merit, who is absolutely fearless und perfectly im partial in the performance of his duty. While ho takes the natural and proper Interest of a wide-awako citizen in political affairs, ihe is never unmind ful of tho requirements of his impor tant otlleo and has never prostituted Its powors for tho advancement of par tisan interests. "Since the polico force hus been made absolutely independent of tho ef fect of local political mutations, Its Qllieicney has been wonderfully in sroased. Its members can now enforce avery law without four or favor, with out calculating whether their doing of Lheir duty is likely to cost thotn their position, upon holding which depends lheir bread und butter. " Thep are not only putting the screws on ' blind tigers,' but are con ducting a vigorous crusade against policy shops' and other iniquities. The oilier day Chief Martin broke up i prize light which hud been extensive ly advertised in the Charleston papers ind whioh tho county otliciais had Laken no steps to prevent. Tho law ibiding citizens of Charleston wero do lighted at his prevention of the pro posed fistic encounter. "All of tho jury commissioners in Charleston now are lie formers and a better class of jurors are being drawn? men who will not perjure themselves; men who will givo verdicts in accord ance with the law and evidence, even Lhough they do not favor tho law and 3vidence, even though they do not favor the law and would vote for its [?opeal. Tho result of this improve ment of Charleston juries has been that several violators at the recent term of the Court of Gonoral Sessions there and violations of tho law in t hat jity are on thedecreaso io'conscquence. There were some very good men en gaged in illicit liquor selling in Char leston, becauso they believed thoy wero backed up by the sentiment of tho community. Their eyes havo been oponed and they aro dropping their illegal business. When such men close up their'blind tigors,' enforce ment of the law against tho remainder will bo easier. Sales in thoCharleston dispensaries are Improving which is a Bign that the dispensary law is boing bottor obeyed thoro." On the subject of Charleston politics the Governor was rather non-commit tal, that being a delicate matter to touch upon. He did ail mit, howovor, that letters from his friends in Charles ton expressed confidence that the Re formers would carry that city in tho next olection. The addition of a slice of Berkley to Charleston has largely added to the country vote of that coun ty and tho country vote is almost solid ly Reform. In tho city tho ranks of the Reformers are rapidly recruiting and they will go Into the campaign with vim and dash. Tho new law which makes it necessary for every votor in u primary in Charleston to produce his registration certilieato eliminates much of the possibility of fraud ther-j and consequently improves tho chance of tho Reformers carrying that city. Certain is it that the leading Reformers in the. City by the Sea are cocksure of their ability to carry it in the next olection. Wonders op Scibnok.?While wo are having politicul agitation, the men of science promise startling dis coveries and applications in tho ma terial universe Dr. Rlos is confident that tho day is near at hand when electricity will dominate, usefully al most everything in tho way of plowing Holds, harvesting crops, rail and Wftl' r transportation, cooking, heating ai. l ventilation. He says : *? Electric current for powor, heat ing, cooking and lighting purposes will bo on tap in every house, just as wator is today. Electric olevators and lifts will convert stair climbing Into a recreation and electric ventila tion, refrigeration and temperato re gulation will keop tho up-to-date homo In an Ideal condition and permit the owner to manufacture his own climate, no matter what tho exterior weither condition may bo. " Electricity will play music, read books and wrlto letters for the man of tho future. It will prepare tho food and bring It to tho table, it will Im part nourishment and strength with out tho necessity of eating and drink ing. ) " Dr. Ries is also certain that electric communications, as tho telegraph, will shortly be made botweon points with out tho necosslty of wires between tht places, and that tho curronts in the earth may havo a bearing oa tho solu tlon of this question." ?There is no polioy liko jtalltonoss 11 and a good manner is the be ?1 the world, either to WAS ST, PATRICK A BAPTIST? DR. LAN DRUM SAYS HE TAUGHT EM TIST DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE IMMERSION. Rev. W. W. Laudrum, D. D., of Richmond, Vu., preached to a large cougrogration reoontly on "St. Patrlok, as a Baptist," and tho following report of his argument is given by tho Rieb? mond Times: lrishmou vonerate him aa a Roman Cathollo aud patron saint of Erlu; Englisl\men doclaro him a Britain, and an Episcopalian ; Scotchmen claim him as a fellow-countryman and Proa bytorian; Methodists say bo was the original after which John Wesley pattorned; Salvation Army officers' remomber how ho assembled around him in the open fields at the beat of a drum a concourse of peoplo where he related to thoin tho story of Ohrlst; Baptists pronounce him one of thoir... early missionaries and a noblStexpb uent of doctrines and duties thoy hold doar. Historic material to onablo us to re* construct Patrick's lifo is scant and unsatisfactory. Perhaps our ouly trust worthy information is derived from two Latin tracts loft by him. One 'id entitled " His Confession " and the other his " Epistle to Coroticus," most probably a Wolsh priuco. Tho date and placo of Patrick's birth aro in doubt. He Is bolloved to have flourish ed in tho oarly part of tho sixth cen tury. It seems to bo probablo that he was born in a part of Scotland whioh was at that time not Scotland, hut Britain. Wo know from his " Confes sion "' tho namo, ollicc, and occupation of his father and tho calling of his father aud tho calllug of his grand mother; wo know that hp was capturod at fifteen years of ago and carried to Ireland, sold as a slavo, and required to guard cattlo ; that ho escaped after six years of servitude, and after a period of wandering, roturned to Ireland as a missionary aud preached the gospel with marvellous success; that ho became, Indeed, tho father of Irish Christianity and Irish civiliza tion. His birthday and deathday aro supposed to como around about Maroh 17th. Rationalists admit St. Patrick was not a myth. Moucuro D. Conway, In "Tho Open Court," March 12, 18D?, says: "Thoro seoms to bo no roason to doubt that a missionary in Ireland who called himself Patrick did in tho fifth contury write two brief tractates, ono entitled his ' Confession' and tho second tho 'Letter to Coroticus.' Tho sufliciont antiquity of thoso works is unquestionable. They do not contain tiio faintest intimation of any con nection of Patrick with Rome, or of any papal commission, or of any obser vance by him on tho mass." Lives of St. Patrick abound which teem with marvels. Like Moses, ho works wondoio with a rod ; ho dries up a flood, turns an unbelieving district into a marsh, makoa a sacred stono float to bear a leper to Ireland, causes one magician to sink iuto tho earth, another to be struck by lightning, makes a hideous dwarf tall and beauti ful ; makes a kettle boil with blocks of lee ; sinks a hostile ship with tho sign of tho cross ; calls up or appeases tem pests. All, or noarly all, Protestants claim Patrick. They hold that there was no Pope of Rome at tho time of Patrick, hence it was quite impossible for him to have been a Romanist. English churchmen would hardly dispute tho statement of Moneuro D. Conway, whon ho says : "Romanism had no au thority in Ireland until tho twelfth century, when an English Pope (Break spear) and an English king (Henry 11.) forced on l1 n the Uoinanisin, for which Crom ell punished thorn. All Protestants, arguing from Patrick's own "Confession,'' maintain that ho was an evangelical Christian. An evangelical Christian is one who bo lieves in salvation by faith alone, and may be Episcopalian or Presbyterian, Baptist or Methodist, Lutheran or Uongregationalist. Evangelicals know that in his writings Patrick makes no mention of tho l'opo, or purgatory, auricular confession, trans-substantia tion, or worship of the virgin. Patrick's doctrines and practices show rosomblanoo to those ol modern Baptists. These particulars may bo enumerated : His belief wasthoBiblo and the Bible alone ; ho quotos as au thority on/religion not tho pope or tho church, or tho creeds of councils, but only the If i hie. Patrick's Christian OX* porienco is no* due to sacraments, but is a work of grace *n the soul, causing rcpontanco for his sins und faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Patrick's views of tho oflicers of a church is that of the Baptists. According to him tho church has only two sots of oflicors?ono called prosbytors or elders or bishops, and tho otbor deacons. Patrick's grand father was Potltus, not a priest, but a married presbyter. His father was a deacon, who owned and lived on a farm and held tho office of decurio, or town councilman. Patrick was a Baptist as to the act and the subject of oap tism. Ho did not baptise infants, but only persons who personally repented , and personally believed on the Lord I Jesus Christ. Tho act of baptism in Patriok's day was immersion in watei in the name of tho Trinity. Patrick seoms to havo understood the Baptist doctrino of religious liberty. He hold that no good citizen should bo punished for his irreligious or Pagan opinions, and ho sought to win convents to Christianity only by sweet persuasion and self-sacrilicing love. Patrick was a peerless foroign missionary. Ireland when ho ffnterod it was distracted and cursed with p?tty wars, piracy, tyranny, and idolatry. Ireland, whon Patrick died, after half a contury of fearless preaching in the name of Jesus, was universally Chris tian. Patriok's dootrlnos eay to us as did tho Lord, "Call no man master,'' neither Paul nor Apollos, neither I'otor nor tho l'opo, noither Luther nor Calvin, neither Wesley nor Campbell, for it is written. "Ho that glorinth let him glory in tho Lord.'" God speed tho day when the long divided hosts of our common Lord gathering close around His cross, shall lay'aside tho legends and traditions of men and joyously accept the one Lord, one faith, ono baptism, and one God and Father of us all. ?Invitations havo boon issued by Judge Charles P, Daly, of Now York, calling for a national conference, to bo held in tho city of Washington on Wednesday and Thursday, April 22 .md23, to express the general conviction that a permanent sydtom of arbitration should be provided for the settlement of difficulties that may nriso botweon t ho United States and Groat Britain. ?Six road machines bought for use on the s.on county. ?There Is <