The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, August 22, 1900, Image 1
TO TII,I,MAN.
DR. C. S. UAKDNKR HITS HACK.
The QreenvUle Mlulster Answer? Hcun
tor TlDmnit'a Speech Abutit IHtn.
Dr. C. S. Gardner baa given the fol
lowing to the press:
I am very B?rry that imperative en
gagements, formed long before Senator
Ti 1!.n'.'t announced purpose to reply
to my Hcrmon in Greenville, compelled
me to be absent on the occasion of his
speech there. Home of his remarks call
for a reply, which 1 can make, though
uot present, as I have a stenographic
report of what ho satd.
The Senator refers to mc as a man
who went into the pulpit to make a po
litical speech. That is something which
I never did. 1 preached morality and
rigkteousncBB, and I propose to continue
in that business; and 1 have no idea of
asking Senator Tilbnan to choose my
thoincs for mc or to mark out for mo
the limits of my ministerial functions 1
have a notion that I understand my
business a little better than ho does
Whenever it comes to the point that I
cannot lift up my voice as a minister of
tho Ciospcl against the liquor traffic,
whether engaged in by an Individual or
by tho State, I shall leave the pulpit as
unworthy to ho a preacher of righteous
ness. When politicians lead the State
into an "uuholy alliance" with the whis
key power, yes, into a business that is
manifestly immoral and degrading there
will bo found a i>reat host of preachers
who have respect enough for their ollice
to condemn it. Of course there will be I
a host of politicians who will cry them
down and malign them for it. But wind
difference does that make 'i When the
Stato legislates upon matters that are
specifically moral in their character,
matters that immediately and powerful
ly affect the religious welfare of the
people, shall the appointed moral and
religious teachers of the people suller
their mouths to be padlocked by the
politicians ? Hardly. There is freedom
of conscience and religion in this coun
try yet. I'll tell you what is the matter
with Senator Tltlman. As between pro
hibition and the dispensary, the preach
ers arc against the dispensary. If they
had preached in favor of his pet liquor
tratllc. he would never have sneered at
thorn as going into the pulpit to make
political speeches. They are not ao
cepting his dictum in the matter ; that
is whore the shoe pinchcB.
1 agree with Senator Tillman that a
political preacher is a very offensive
character. lie is apt to make a fool of
himself; iu fact, I do not know of any
character that is more utterly silly and
foolish than tho political preacher, ex
cept one. That is a politician who un
dertakes to interpret the Bible, as Sena
tor T'lhnan is doing. He says the
preachers have set him to studying the
Bible?well, he uecds to. I earnestly
recommend that ho start to Sunday
school and join the infant class. I assure
him that ho has much to learn, judging
from the use he is making of the Bible
in his speeches. If there were a twelve
year old boy in my Sunday school who
could not beat him in the interpretation
and application of the Scriptures, I
should feel discouraged about the child.
The Senator quotes Paul's advice to
Timothy to take a little wine as a medi
cine anil attributes the language to Solo
ition, and draws the inference that be
cause au iuspired man recommended a
little wine to be taken medicinally there
fore we ought to perpetuate the State
whiskey-selliug establishment of South
Carolina. His lack of knowledge of the
Bible, displayed in this quotation, is dis
graceful, and his logic in the application
of it not less so.
Jesus summed up the wnolc moral law
in two great commandments : "Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart and with all thy soul and with all thy
strength and with all thy mind ; and thy
neighbor as thyself." Is the whiskey
traffic obedience to these command
ments? Some time ago, 1 talked with a
young man about the habit of drink he
was forming, and pleaded with him to
give it up for his own sake, for the sake
of his father and mother, for the sake of
tho honorable name he bears. Tears
tilled his eyes as ho told mc how it was
gaining the mastery over him and how
he know he was bringing pain and sor
row upon his parents and would ulti
mately bring ruin upon himself anlcss
he should quit it; and yet he said that,
so long as he could get it, it was next to
impossible to let it alone. Now, sup
pose I should sell that young man whis
key and put the profits in my pocket.
Would I be keeping the commandment
to lovo God with all my soul and strength
and mind ? God loves that young man ;
is trying to save him , has sent His Son
into the world to save him from just
such a fate as tho whiskey trallic will
bring upon him. Now, in selling him
whiskoy, would I be CO operating with
God for his Balvation or co operating
with the devil for his damnation ? Would
I bo obeying tho commandment to lovo
God with allmy power, if 1 sell him whis
key V Would 1 ho loving my neighbor ?
Would I sell liquor to my own boy, if
ho should contract a taste for it ? Would
Sonator Tillman sell whiskey to his own
boy to drink as a beverage, if he had the
craving for it? Would he desire that
anybody should do it ? Are we, then,
loving our neighbor as ourselves, when
wo are selling it to somebody else's boy
or brother or husband who loves it ?
Why ask such questions ? Cannot any
body seo that the whiskey trallic is
against tho whole moral law as Jesus
taught It? It is directly antagonistic to
both the groat commandments in which
our Master summed up tho whole law.
Tho Senator criticises my uso of my
toxt. He claims that I left out tho part
which makes it harmoni'/.e with the dis
pensary. Lot us see : "That thou mayest
look on their nakedness." Tho Senator
explains that to mean, "That you may
cheat him or bamboozle him when he is
di unk." That is not what it menus.
Bnt suppose it wore. Is not the State
of South Carolina doing that very thing?
I hold that every man who buys liquor
to drink as a buverago is "cheated and
bamboozled." He gives his good monoy
for that which not only lias no value,
but docs him tho greatest harm. If the
State Is going into husinoss, it ought to
glvo valuo received. But it doesn't do
it in the liquor business. But tho real
meaning of tho expression is this , that
drnnkenness tonds to bring a man to
poverty and rags and nakedness. Tho
writer supposes that that must bo tho
purpose whon you furnish liquor to a
man to get drunk on. Habakkuk did
not livo to sec tho time when United
States Senators would go about over tho
country preaching that .the liquor tratl'.o
is a benevolent and moral institution.
But sensible men know yot that, if pov
erty and nakedness aro not tho end
aimed at, they certainly aro tho results
to bo anticipated. And ovcry sensible
man who advocates tho traffic in any
form must contemplate that as a result if
not the ond sought. And dispensary
whiskoy makes mon drunk and misera
ble and ragged and naked just as woll
and quickly as any other sort of liquor.
Nobody denies that thoro is a proper
ubo of liquor. It is right to uso it for
medicinal, chemical and mechanical pur
poses ; and it is right to soli it for theso
purposes. That is not tho question.
Nor is the question before ua the USO of
wines ut our tables in moderation and
the side of it for BUeh purposes. Much
is Hindu of the fact that Christ made
wine for people to drink on one occa
sion. But when a man, because Jesus
made a light and harmless wine for peo
ple to drink at a marriage, iioers that
therefore we are right in Boiling for a
profit mean whiskey for p lOplo to drink
to the ruin cd their bodies and the dam
Uatlou of their BOUls, he had b?ttor go to
school to learn a little logic, or a little
common sense.
I repeat with renewed emphasis that
the sale of whiskey as a beverage is an
immoral act; and i deeiare that he is
either a religious ignoramus or a relig
ious impostor who tries to holster up
the whiskey tralllc with the Bible and
cover up the shame and guilt of it under
thO sacred name of Christ.
When a man tells me that the whiskey
tralllc is a "necessary evil," 1 can have
soo.o patience with him. But when a
man of inlluenee tries to protect this
monster evil from attack by hoisting
over it the pure banner of Christ, it is
time for all who love the Bible and the
Savior of men to lift up their voices in
Indlguant protest against such a descent
rion of things sacred and divine.
The Senator, it Bceins, is expecting an
apology from me. I am sorry to disap
point aim. But, unfortunately, he dis
appointed me first when be made the
false charge about an unholy alliance
between the preachers and bar-keepers
We had a right to expect that, as soon
as his attention was called to the injus
tice of the language, he would be manly
enough to withdraw it ; instead, he has
defiantly reasserted it. Lie has a very
sanguine temperament if he expects an
apology from me, under these circum
stances.
Who started this unpleasant affair ?
So far as I know, there was not a
preacher in South Carolina who had ut
tered one public word in criticism of
him, or contemplated doing so, until he
gratuitously Hung a wanton insult in
their faces. Did he think they lacked
the manhood to resent it V Senator Till
mau knows that the great majority of
the preachers are standing where they
always stood. They have always been
for prohibition and against the whiskey
trallic : and they are not deluded into
believing that it is no longer the whls
key traltic because it has been christened
a "Dispensary" by its proud "god
father." He knows that the word "alli
ance," in its common, popular and pro
per meaning, implies a compact; ami he
knows that no such relationship now
exists or ever has existed botWOOU
preachers and "bar-keepers."
Again, the Senator declares that some
of the pi eachers are trying to take charge
of the politics of South Carolina. It is
not my business to speak for the preach
ers of South Carolina ub a body. But I
know the Christian ministers of the
State far better than Mr. Tillman does,
and I say that this charge also is abso
lutely false. There is no truth in it. In
their ministerial capacity, they are hav
ing nothing to do with politics except in
so far as politics overlap the sphere of
morals and religion. If a preacher can
not preach morality and religion, what
can he preach ? Perhaps the Senator
would not grieve if they should quit al
together. At any rate, it would bo to
the advantage of his whiskey tralllc.
Ho thinks I ought to produce certificates
in proof of certain things I said. 1 will,
the day after he produces certificates of
proof that some preachers are making
an cll'ort to take charge of the politics
of the Stato?giving the names of the
preachers so doing, with the proof of the
charge. Abundant proof of what 1 said
is to be found In the speeches which he
has made in this campaign. It is true
that assertions of his respect for preach
ers are sandwiched in between the most
contemptuous expressions concerning
them, in which he pretty nearly exhausts
his copious vocabulary in this line. But
it is a matter of no importance. Who
cares whether he feels contempt for the
preachers or not ? Certainly not the
preachers. II ho respects them, very
well. If ho does not respect them,
equally well.
But I would like for the people to give
a moment's attention to the Senator's
remark th.a "prohibition is no longer a
moral question." If this foolish remark
means anything, it means that it was
once a moral question, hut has ceased
to be so. When did this question lose
its moral character, and why ? I sup
pose his idea is that it was a moral ques
tion before it began to be diSQUSSOd
upon the hustings. Before that, it was
a qUOStion of right and wrong j now it
is not n question of right and wiong
Great is polities! The moment a moral
question is brought into the arena of
politics, it loses its moral quality and
moral bearings. It is my deliberate
opinion that a man who can seriously
set forth a proposition like that, would
?well, I hesitate to draw the inevitable
conclusion. Common sense teaches that
if it was a question of right and wrong
seven or ten years ago, it is a question
of right and wrong to day.
C. S. Gardner.
Richmond, Va., Aug. It, uioo.
THE COTTON CROP.
Unfavorable Keports from Several of
tho States.
Washington, Aug. 10.?The month
ly report of iho stutistlolun of tho de
partment of agriculture shows tho
average condition of cotton on Aug. 1
to havo boon 76, as compared with 7f>.8
on July 1, 1900 ; 84 on Aug. 1, 1809 ; 91.2
on Aug. I, 1898, and ?;">..'I tho moan of
tho August averages of tho last ton
years. Thore was an Improvement of
condition during July amounting to
live points in Texas and Arkansas, it
points in Georgia, 10 in Missouri and
1 in Tonnossoo. On tho other hand,
thero was a decline of U points in North
Carolina, ft in South Carolina and In
dian Territory, 4 In Mississippi, Louis
iana and Florida, it in Alabama, 2 in
Oklahoma and 13 in Virginia.
Tho impairment of condition is duo I
in tho r?ttln to drought and continued
lack of proper cultivation, but thore
are extensive sections whore heavy and
continuous r:\lns havo wrought serious j
injury to tho growing crop. I
While tho condition in Texas is now I
2 points above the State's ton yoar
average, ovory other state stl 11 reports
a condition bolow such uvorage, Ar
kansas bolng 2 ; North Carolina, 7 ;
Louisiana, 8 ; Tennesseo, 10 ; Goorgla,
11; South Carolina and Virginia, 12;
Florida, 15 ; Alabama, 21, and Mississ
ippi 20 points bolow their rospectivo
ton year averages.
The averages of tho dilTorent States
on Aug. 1 v. ore as follows : Virginia,
77 ; North Carolina, ?0; South Carolina,
74 ; Goorgla, 77 ; Florida, 71; Alabama,
<>7 ; Mississippi, (10; Louisana, 77; Texas,
83; Arkansas, 83 ; Tennessee, 77; Mis
souri, 84 j Oklahoma, 80 ; Indian Terri
tory, 91. There has boon some aban
donment of land planted to cotton, but
tho aroa abandonod is somowhat loss
than was generally expected one mouth
ago, and tho department will not at
presont chango its acreage dguros.
?A philologist of high roputo is
authority for tho statement that there
are 72 languages spoken in ltuseia.
llltOOKKIt AND DI'ltllAM.
Tho Iii?- Im Passed ami a Flglil Nar
rowly Avertod.
Tho following In from August Kulm'?
account*.of tho campaign muollug at
lOJgelicld on Thursday :
Kvoryono who has boon reading tbo
accounts know& that txoro has boon
friction bot*?' :tn Mr. Dorhum and Mr.
Brookor and that thoy bavo been
throwing rocks at each other In oach
other's estimation. Mr. Durham In
sists that Brooker startod the mud
allnglDg by dragging bis father and
bis reputation Into tho contest and Mr.
Brooker claims that Mr. Durham
started tho rackut by publishing a card
In which ho spoke of bis " pocketing"
linking funds and overdrawing bis ac
counts. So thoy have boon going from
stump to stump. At a previous moot
ing thoy assumed a lighting posture
and today It took ha' f a dozen on tho
stund to stop u genuin?- oncountor.
Yesterday ut Aikoa Mr. Brookor
said he would no longer indulgo in
pursonalltiod and call things quits.
Llo bud nothing to apologize for but
rogrettod having suid anything un
eullod-for but would not udinlt suylug
unything unfounded.
Yosturduy it wus pleusunt cross
tiro but to-duy It broke looso In good
stylo. Alter tho Aikon mooting Mr.
Dornum wus bunded u copy of a cir
cular letter which bo supposed bad
been given gonorul circulation. Mr.
Dcrhatu was tho first spouker und
when ho got up ho wus trembling all
over und ho had tho offending circular
folded in his baud. Mr. Durham In
starting out in his spoeeb suid ho
wished to suy something ubout hlmsolf
and then told that bo was born In 1801
and how ho was elected county super
Intondcut, Stuto senator, member of
tbo constitutional convention and to
other plucos, continuously since 1888.
This wus to show tho confidence of his
people In him und then ho related tho
story of his futher, being u ono-urmod
man und coming hero from Irolund
und turning over his funds to Hump
ton und thut ho was not responsible
for his futher, but had himself ulwuys
been u Democrat.
Thou openiug tho folded circular, ho
suici Mr. Brookor bud promised iiot to
indulgo in personalities yot horo wus
u circular thut hud boon handed him.
In tho corner of tbo circular was tho
Masonic emblem, by what authority
bo did not know. Ho did not euro to
roud tho whole circulur, us bo wus too
much wrought up but just wuuted to
roud this ono puragruph, and then
road the following from tbo circular :
Masonic | To Democrutic Voters.
Kinblom | Norton W. Brookor, Cundi
in corner | dnto for Comptroller
General?
Two paragraphs omitted.
*##**#?
Who is this mun J. P. Djrham who
would now try to drag mo down and
asked to bo co.itinuod In tbo highest
ollico of tho State ? Tbo people who
huvo been deceived und defrauded by
him have just right to know. Ho wus
arm in arm with the negro uguinst
tho whito people in tbo durk duys.
As a matter of record (sue State
treasurer's ollice) bis father, J. H. Der
bam, not u native of South Curolinu,
happened hero uud wus appointed
truusurar of Uorry county by Itibt. K.
Scott, governor, Jan. 7th, KSo'.i, and
served under Scott, Moses and Cham
burluln until kicked out by Governor
Humpton in 1870.
Throu paragraphs omitted.
* # * * ? * *
(Signed) Norton W. Urookor.
After reading the puragruph quoted
Mr. Dornum turned on Mr. Brooker,
sitting neur by, und crlod out : " it is
u slundcr ; it Is u lie ; I suy it iB a lie."
Mr. Brookor, who wus sitting neur by,
jumped up, stepping forward und Bald
?" Now, 6ir." Uo suid nothing more,
but the evidenccB woro ho wus making
for Mr. Dorhum, but us bo took ono
step forwurd Sonutor Tillmun cuught
hin. on ono shoulder uud Mr. Whurton
on tho othor und pressed him down.
A dozen men rushed up on tho stund
and Chairman ltilnsford toid ovoryono
to bo quiot und sit down. Four or livo
out in tho crowd cried for M Dorbam,"
und " Go it, Dorham," " Lot him light
it out," und tho like.
Sonutor Sbeppurd wus the, llrst to
speuk und ho suid thut it wus always
chuructoristto of Edgefield people to ]
show fair play und ho hopod such
would ho tho ouso now und ho bogged
everyone to sit down und listen. Tnon
Mr. Dorhum went on to suy his heart
wus too full to speak and tnon ho broke
down ami begun to cry und tours
trickled down his cheeks. Turning
around ho said ho thanked Cod ho bud
never duult In such stunch und tilth us
this mun. Ho wanted to toll theso
pcoplo and tho people of tbo Stato he
had boon u faithful sorvunt of tho peo
ple und would slundor no ono und then
be took his sout. Muny wont up und
shook Dorhum's hund ut whut ho hud
suid or to restore his feelings und
heart, for ho wus still uorvous uud
showed his feollng.
Mr. Brookor wus then presented
und stepping up to tho table wus us
quiet und collected us a man can bo.
Llo suid ho wus calm and deliberate,
but he need not huvo suid thut und
then he entered Into his usual argu
mont, thut Dorham had absented hlm
Bolf from his ollico beyond oxcuso, thut
tho tax hooKs throughout tho Stute,
in muny instances, woro in a moss;
that he hud been stopped, moro by
Dorham than anyono olso in prosecut
ing his expert work in collecting buck
taxes und then ho wont on to suy he
never courted u tight; that ho was not
a belligoront man, but that ho would
light if nocossury and novor run from
trouble,, but he wuntod it understood
once and for all time, that ho was not
to be Intimidated by Mr. Dorham or
anyono olso.
Mr. W. D. Kvans and Mr. J. H.
Wharton had a good naturod cross-lire
about Mr. Wharton'a services us a
member of tho board of dlroctorsof tho
penitentiary, under tho Noal adminis
tration. Mr. Kvans alleged that Whur
ton was not moro likely to bo a succobs
as a commissioner than as a pen! ten
tiury director und Mr. Wharton said
there, was no record, proof nor was it a
fact that ho had ever mismanagod tho
institution nor had ho mado any mis
takes and Mr. Kvans had no right to
, make charges without such a report, as
no roport or proof was over mado on
'the time while, bo was a director of tho
penitentiary during Col. Noal's torm
of OfllCO.
After Mr. Brookor's spooch Capt.
Houso of Charleston mado a protty llt
tlo talk. Gon. r-'loyd sont regrots and
wus absont bocauso of slcknoss of a
ohild.
Col. .lames II. Tillman presented Col.
John T. Sloan who spoko brlclly. He
paid tribute to Mart Gary and tho peo
ple Of I'.dgelhdd.
Mr. McMahan did not care to say
much as his opponent was absont con
ducting an examination In Columbia.
MoMahan outlined his work and why
ho was auxlous to carry out his well
1developed programme and purposes.
Maj. U. B. Evans said according to
custom he would not speak today but
present hla opponents. Ilothon In turn
pleasantly presented Thus. N. Berry.
J. 15, Pettlgrew, W. D. Maytiold, W.
I). Kvunu und J. S. Wharton. Tue
only ioaturu of tho railroad discussion
was Mr. Evans' query about Mr. Wbar
ton's membership of tho Noal board of
directors and Mr. Wbarton's spirited
roply that nothing wrong was charged
for tho timo he was on tho board, and
then Mr. Kvans' rotort that ho had let
Mr. Neal run things his own way.
Harnard U. KvanB recolvod a large
bouquet of dowers.
G. Walt Whitman mado a couplo of
futile etTorts to havo hand primaries,
lueidentlally In bis attack on tho gov
ernor ho said that tho governor might
as woil not bo in Columbia, and thon
ho hold that tho raco was between
lloyt and Tilltnan. Then Whitman got
on his funny clothes und jollied things
along us well as bo could.
Mr. Krunk Ii. Gary Bald that tho cam
paign liar und omlssarios woro out and
wore tolling that bo was opposed to tho
dispensary, and that this Is false Tho
lax enforcement of tho law will In time
bring about tho repeal el tho law.
Mr. Gary said ho novor fired no a
llag of trueo. Thore was no agreement
us to tho facts In tho Charloston Inci
dent and ho simply wanted to lmpross
this. lie did not intend saying any
thing moro about tho Charloston ntTalr.
There bad alroady boon a dilllculty
about the mutter aud ho had shakon
hands, and It was understood they
cuuld not agroo as to tho mattor. lie
thought the incident closed, but yos
torday Mr. Patterson mentioned the
mattor and gave his version of it. It
was not his Intention to repeat tho mat
ter, but simply wanted to say ho and
Mr. I'attorson did not agroo on tho facts
and that ho wanted this understood In
advunco und tbut was all. Ho thon
resumed tho regular trend of bis argu
ment.
Gov. McSwoenoy, bo Insisted, had no
claims on the ollico and hud no higher
claim than any ono elso. Tho only
things McSwoenoy pointed to with
pride in bis record wero tho refusal to
pardon l'ons aud appointing a factory
hoy as a pago. Had bo pardoned PonB
ho ought to havo been burned In etligy,
and us to tho appointment it was not
us much us ho bad done, and against
these was tho t. tal non onforcetneut of
the dispensary law. After Gonzales
and others hud runsucked tho records
they could Und nothing against him
except that ho was a Gary.
Mr. A. Howard i'attorson said Mr.
Gary bed not discussed the real issues,
but anticipated what ho had to say.
Ho then took up the old soldiors and
said Gury had missed his opportunity
und bad not prescntod a bill in his 10
years' exporionco to help tho veterans.
Thon bo took up the veterans. Thon
he took up the Gary matter and want
ed to know who but ho defended bis
lirst cousin in tho convention against
the attack on Gonzales. He said it
was too much power to put in the
hands of tho Garys. He alluded to tho
Charleston matter eevoral times since
tho Laurens affair. Ho disagreed and
tho audienco is to bo tho judgo. All
ho said was that Mr. Gary did not
answor him in Charleston, and that
was tho place for Gary to show his
colors. Ho was tho only man standing
llat-footedly for tho dispensary. He
never changed front. Ho commented
on not seeing a drunken inun hero and
very llttlo throughout tho Stato.
Ho thon jumped ou tho prohibition
platform, which was not for roal prohi
bition. Ho took up the "coalition"
editorial about which BO much has al
ready beeu suld. Tho last section of
hiB speech wus dovotod to rasping Gov.
McSweeney for appointing newspaper
men and his administration of tho dls
ponsary.
Gov. McSweeney spoke of tho light
for George D. Tillman for Congross and
then wanted all to consider what
charges and proof had been olfored to
show that his opponents woro hotter
qualllicd. He then took up tho Churlos
ton situation and said nobody couid do
more than ho did. Tho man who says
ho was in any combination with liquor
men or neglected his duty told a false
hood. There have boon no scandals
-I nee he Was in I Hi JO. lie believed he
was right und as long as ho did ho was
going right ahead. Ho knew ho was
as good a business man as any of his
oppononts and hud proven it. Ho was
not going to bo forced to appoint addi
tional constables and ho was not going
to bo dictated to. Ho wont over his
record and insisted that ho wanted to
bo elected entirely on his record. Ho
rapped prohibition. Ho said his bad
been a business, non-factional adminis
tration throughout.
Col. Jas. A. Hoyt spoke of his many
friends here aud spoke of tho many on
his back and how dillienlt It was for
him to reply to so many. Ho thon vig
orously defended prohibition in Malno
and elsewhere and declared that tho
people in Malno are satisfied. County
prohibition has boon mado a success.
Ho then emphatically denied that his
campaign had any purposo of over re
turning to tho license system and that
it was all Intended to bofuddle and
bamboo/.lo tho public to say that prohi
bition would over load to free liquor or
license. Ho inaistod that the prohibi
tionists had in no olectlon boon in a
minority but that prohibition would
certainly wintbla timo.
There was but little excuso for Till
man being hore, but if he had any
views he could havo prcsontod them
and not reiterated the arugtnont. Hut
ho heard after ovory mooting that Till
man's intorferenco bad turned votos to
him and dono him good. Ho boilovod
BdgeOold would resont this intorfor
enco in a family quarrol ; that is what
Tillman aaid of Hampton. Ho thought
In 1890 Tillman wus right as to Hamp
ton and ho now boilovod Tillman was
wrong. Ho know plenty who woro not
prohlbltlonlats or bar men who woro
going to veto for him. Ho know that
Tillman could not got a majority of tho
conference so that ho cou preach,
lie thought Tillman had bettor start a
gospol of tho dispensary. Ho wished
the voto could be had without inter
ference, as this ia a groat moral issue.
Ho rapped Tiliman's intorforonce
sharply. Ho received many bouquots.
Col. Tillman introduced tho candi
dates for lioutonant governor, who
wero C. L. Wlnklcr, Cole L. 1 dense and
Knox Livingston, oaoh of whom dotlned
his pofltion.
Kilison Capers, Jr., dofinod his posi
tion and refrained from roforriug to
his opponent's viows and simply wish
ed to present himself.
Dr. Tlramorman presented Capt.
Jennings, who apoko on a high plane.
Senator Tillman was reoelvod vory
qulotly and said for six hours tho audi
enco had listened. Tho other candi
dates Bpoko of thoir oppononts and ho
wanted to roviow tho whole situation,
and spoko Of his endorsements here and
said he thought ho had greater majori
ties than in Kdgefiold, but ho valuod
his homo endorsement more than all
else. Constant absence mado him al
most a stranger in his county and tho
now facos woro too numerous for him
to know them, lie then took up the
logic and necessity of tho people at
tenting these oampalgn meetings. He
was discussing prineiples and had no
favorites and watt nut discriminating
among inon.
Cnl. lloyt said ho would havu ad
vibod him not to say anything, an it got
him in hot water. Ho was born in hot
water and twenty-live times he had ro
pouted tbo vory words which had made
so many rear up und puw ubout. Ho
had no purpose of rowing with the
ministers for ho know they would al
ways huvo the last word. Wheu u man
gets to choosing and picking words ho
Id getting ready to try to bo a hypo
crite.
And thou Tiliman rolterutod his
"unholy ulllanco" story, and ho got
mud uud suid ho would light it to tho
end.
Ho bot he would bo tukon into the
Methodist church to bolp pay tho
preacher. Thoso peoplo know him
and his rollgon. Then ho piled Into
Tho Stato and it's favoring lleonso and
still bolng tho prohibltlou organ, this
Itself proving tho nlliunce.
Thon ho took up his questions from
tho Bible und thoy woro laughed at us
If thoy woro jokos. Thon ho took up
tho prohibition uddross In which the
sculawug administration comparison is
made. Then ho admlttod tho substitu
tion of tho dispontmry for prohibltlou
and gavo tbo usual roason for tbo
obango anu why he had not accepted
tho "bribe" to koop qulot. If ho woro
making Uoyt votes every day why doo3
ho and Gonzales get up ovory ?uy and
protest ugulust his bolng in tho cam
paign.
Then ho wanted to read Dr. Gard
ner's Borraon to an Edgeliold uudionce
und commented on it. Then ho jumped
on tho Rov. Mr. Richardson's "politi
cal sormon" and then ho took up bis
reasons for doing "his duty" to tho
pooplo, and why sollishnogs would have
dictated his kooping quiet.
Tbo dlsponsury luw ouly noeds tho
support of ull decent peoplo to muko It
tho host law ovor pussod. Edgeliold
tried prohibition und whut did you
huvo but aovon drug stores with doc
tors standing In the doora with pencil
and tablot and ovory ono with a bclly
ucho, und moro drinking than evor
boforo, uud tho town unxloua to stop
Its dry regime.
Ho mot ministers ovory day who told
him prohibition wus a dream and thoy
woro behind him and tho dispensary.
He thon defonded the dlsponsury from
u Biblical stundpolnt and urged thut he
wus u practlcul prohibitionist.
In discussing tho question some, time
ugo somo one uskod whether ho would
tako a drink, and in tho heat of reply,
ho suid u leading prohibition eundlduto
hud been drunk two or three times and
knocked out of the box. Ho wanted to
wltbdiaw thoso words and all refer
ence to tho mattor. Ho mentioned no
minien and reforrod to no particular
eundlduto und was vory sorry bo hud
mudo use of tho expression and had r.o
purposo in wounding anyone's foolings.
Admitting thut tho dispensary is not
onforced it would do no good to try
prohibition. Tho peoplo of Charleston
can bo taught to oboy tbo law and
Charleston can bo taught sho is in
South Carolina. He pictured tho work
of the, dlBponsary in Edgotleld and
speaking ovor an hour ho retired and
excused himself for delaying tho crowd
which listened putlontly, quietly, und
indifferently. Flowors und music.
Solicitor Thurman and Mr. Mullor
spoko as candidates for solicitor aud
Congressman Talbort spoko briefly.
ALLIES IN l'KKlN.
Such In TIlO Hebel Without l'oslllvo
Proof.
Tho British government bolioves
the allied forces aro now at Bokln but
no complotoly trustworthy mcssago,
oitnor clllolal or prebB, has been ro
COlvod. As tbo allies were, 10 mile
from Bekln Suuday,' August 12, ac
cording to the so.ni-olliciul dlsputcb
rocolved at Tokio, tho military au
thorities Infer thut tho Chinese troops
dofonding tho cupltul wore not going
to tight aguln outsldo Its walls.
Tho situation at Shanghai absorbs
British attention. The Times publishes
a dispatch from Shanghai, datod
August 16th, which says :
"Admiral Seymour, through tho
consul gonorul, hus instructions thut
tbo troops which it wus lntonded to
lund hero ahull procoed north. This
will bo done August Kith unless tho
order is countermanded in tho Interval
by tho foreign ollico. Tho linul de
cision of tho luttor Is awuitod. Tho
prlncipul British banks und shipping
tirms have telographed to Lord Salis
bury thut tho decision (tosend troops
north) will huvo a disastrous effect
and urging tho govornmont to recon
sider tho muttor. Tho foreign consuls
aro equally allvo to the results of such
action on tho Chinese and uro uddrees
lng an identical noto to their govern
ments with tho object of Inducing the
British to land troops."
franco has 1,100 troops on board tho
transport Cochar, which arrived at
Hong Kong yesterday, August 15th,
convoyed by tho French cruiser 1?'riant.
Thoso troops, tho French consul ut
Shanghai Informed tho other consuls
there, would bo landod at Shanghai H
tbo British porsinted in landing troops
at thut place.
A news ugency dispatch from Shang
hai, dutod Tuesday, August 14th, re
presents tho United States consul gen
eral, Mr. John Goodnow, as joining
with tho French and Gorman consuls'
In opposing tho British plans.
Tho British foreign office otboluls
decline to entor into tho roasons for
not landing troops at Shanghai, but
tho foroign otllcors aro croditod with
bolng unwilling to accopt any courso not
approved by tho other powers. Tho
foroign ollico is expected to make somo
oxplanatlon later.
?Editors of liory blood and short
tompor should conlino tho discussion
of politics to the columns of their
papers Had Charles 1*. Darilngton,
odltorof tho Randolph (W. Va.) Enter
prise, followed this rulo ho would not
now bo hold for shooting Wood ford
Button, of Huttonsvlllo, W. Va.
? When tho Now York houlth au
thorities sot about cleaning Chinatown
in that city with disinfectants tho in
habitants believed the, sprinkling pots
contained poison with which It was
expected to oxtormlnato tho Chinese.
Thoro was, of courso, groat oxcltomont
and commotion.
OUR GREATK8T HPRCIALIHT.
For 20 yearn Dr. J. Newton Hathaway
has so successfully troatcd chronic diseas
es that be is acknowledged today to stand
at the bead of bis profession in this line,
His exclusive method of treatmont for
Varlcoccle and Stricture, without tue aid
of knifo or cautery euros in 00 por cent, of
nil cases. In the treatment of the loss of
Vital Forces. Nervous Disorders, Kidney
and Urinary Complaints, l'aralysis, Blood
Poisoning, Rheumatism, (Jatarrn, and dis
eases peculiar to womon, be is equally
successful. Dr. Hathaway's practice in
more than double that of any other spec
labst. Cases pronounced helpless by other
physicians readily yield to his treatment.
Write him today fully about your case.
He makes no chargo for consultation or
advice, either at his oftlce or by mail.
J. Newton Hathaway. M. D., 22}* Mouth
liroad Btrcot, Atlanta, Oa.
TU K 1 ICH? OK THE ItOKUS.
Freo and Kasy Military Methods of
tilt) I tin gll?l ?
A. Ii. Robinson in N. Y. Kvening l'ost.
Kkuonstad, April 'AO.-Boforo pro
ceeding to any comment on tho mili
tary processes of the Boors, I wlah to
essay a brlof and homely Idea of the
lield of operations. Upon an aasump
tlon that Capo Town la located at Now
Orleans, Pretoria would tako tho place
of Washington, D. c. Comparisons of
this kind cannot bo absolutely accur
ate, but 1 have sought to make thoin
approximately correct in both distance
aud direction. Blocmfontoin, Lord
Huberts' present position, would be
thrown into tho vicinity of Charlotte,
N. C, with Kimborly placed near
Asbevllle, and Ladysmith a short dis
tance olT ?bore in the neighborhood of
Capo Hattorae. Mafeklng would bo
not far west of l'arkersburg, W. Va.,
and tho Orange river, tho border lino
botwoon tho Froo Sh.te and Capo Col
ony, would run along the t-outhorn bor
der of North Carolina, wostward past
Chattanooga, toward Memphis.
As tho territory south of tho Orange
river is now liltlo if at all disturbed by
war, though not a little disturbed by
partisan feeling, a transfer of tho scale
of comparison may ho made, aud ilar
rishurg, 1'a., betaken ac the location
of Bloemfoatein. That would nut Pre
toria at about Rutland, Vt., Kimborly
somewhere a little to tho cast of Pitts
burg, Mafeklng out In tho middlo of
Luke Ontario, and Ladysmith somo
Where off Moutauk Point. Krooustad
would be not far from tho border line
of Now York aud Pennsylvania, and
the Vaal river not far from Albany.
Hun a railroad from Atlanta to Lynch
burg, Va., (representing Do Aar Junc
tion, and turn turn It northward to a
little oast of Plttsburg, and boyond
through Rochester, N. Y., into Canada.
Run a cross country lino from Lyneh
burg to Richmond (representing Nuau
port,) to tap two lines coining up from
tho Atlantic ocean to tho south and
southeast (Port Elizabeth and Hast
London); and from Richmond run
northward through Harrisburg (Bloein
fonteln,) to Rutland (Pretoria); run a
lino from 35 miles south of Rutland
(which would ho Johannesburg,) past
Moutauk Point (Ladysmith,) 125 miles
or so into tho ocean, to Durban, and a
gonoral Idea will bo obtained of tho
rolativo location of cities and railway
systems in South Africa.
At presont, with tho exception of
tho siege of Mafcking, such lighting as
there Is is wholly within and around
the borders of tho Orange Froe State.
This may even bo said of the Natal
front, whore, for nearly two months,
the contending forces have done little
more than to sit around among tho
hills and scowl at each other. Tho
contre of such activity as there is upon
tho western border Is at Fourteen
Streams, f>U miles north of Klmborley.
Tboro, Lord Mothuenis making unsuc
cessful efforts to break tho Roer line
along tho Vaal rivor. Tea centre of
the most important activity, though as
yet it has boon western prairie, dotted
hero and there with tho rude homes
of tho settlers. Maps give names of
towns, but very few, Indeed of such
places are nioro than hamlets. They
aro not even villages, und many of tho
names serve only to indicate, topo
graphically, some prominent hill or
kopje, or somo fordable point in tho
streams.
Mainly from tbeso rude homos thero
como tho greater number of tho light
ing men of the Boer army. Tho Trans
vaal has a lurgor area, but tho gonoral
conditions are much tho sumo. The
ready comparison of area gives a ready
comparison of density of population.
Tho Froo State has a white af.ilument
of about 75,000, or about 10 t > the
square mile. New York State lias
aoout 0,000,000. or 120 to the tquaro
milo. Now York Stato alone has today
some 110 times tho combine white popu
lton of the Free Stato snd tho Trans
vaal, in an area which exooeds but
little two-sevenths ofthat of the South
Afrlouu republics. This suggests some
Interesting semi-military speculations.
Assumo the entrance into Now York
Stato, at Troy, of an armed and equip
pod English force of 50.000 or (iO.OUO
men, equivalent to Lord Roberts' main
body. Assumo another Bogllsb column,
Hullor's IIO.OUU, to bo represented by
minor though not Insiguiticant engage
ments and skirmishes, is in the vicinity
of Lord Robert's advanced lino, at
Uloomfonteln. In its area, tho Froo
Stato Is not far from that of the Stato
of New York. Through that territory,
from southwostto northeast, its great
est length, there runs a single-track
railway of three foot six inches guago.
For tho rest pieturo a force say 30,000
more, to bo run upon tho southern bor
der. How long would it tako them to
occupy Syracuse, or capture tho State?
Assume, again, that tho samo territory
waste be dofoudod by tho American ar
my, on its peace footing, practically the
numerical equivalent Of the Huer light
ing force, and a speculation is open con
corning that outcome. Tho Roers have
prolonged this tight for seven months
against England's 7 tol.
Their iCcobb is undoubtedly duo to
their method of lighting and their
skill in tho use of their weapons. In
previous letters 1 have sought to indi
cate tho appearance of the Boor sold
lors (V), and their life In camp and on
tho march. Their lighting Is like tho
roBt of it. A Field Cornet said to mo
recently that tho Boor soldier did what
he was told to do, d I scon n tod by his
own Idea of what ho thought ought to
bo done. There aro no " serried col
umns " in tho Boor army, either on tho
march or on tho lield. Tho Vocht
Commandant, the Hoofd Commandant,
the Commandant or tho Field Cornet,
whoevor may bo of tho highest rank in
tho Hold, after a free and general dis
cussion with those who happen to be in
hlb neighborhood, may determine upon
somo particular point as the best posi
tion to 1)0 occupied for the immediate
purpose The dotall of occupation"ds
very much an individual affair, Tho
horses aro hobbled and turned out to
gra/.o under the concoalmont of Homo
hill or groups of hill, if that be a possi
bility of tho terrain. Thon Piet and
Hana and Cornolia and Jacobus and
Hondrlx and all tho roat of thorn bunt
each for what he thinks to bo tho host
point from which ho can shoot and kill
somo P.ngllahmon. A rock, an Inequal
ity of tho ground, a hastily scooped
hollow, anything which will make a
bit of cover, hidosa Boer in asklrmlsb.
Dug tronchos may he added to natural
cover for a prolonged engagement.
Tho Boor doca not liro hia gun for
tho sako of hearing It go olf. Ho doca
not lire in volleys at tho word of com
mand. Tho proscribed military order
to " aim " is littlo olso than an ordor
for tho raon of a particular command
to olovato tholr piecoa to a generally
proscribed level, and to dischurgo
them whon ordered to "liro." Mr. Boor
gaugos his distance with an accuraoy
dovolopcd by practice in door and bird
shooting with a rlllo. Ho raisos or
lowors his sight and takes aim In ma
thematical and mothodical fashion.
He is not celebrating an historical
event by making a noise. Ho la shoot
ing at a target, and ho shoots to hit.
?aking Powder
The strongest, purest, most efficient and
wholesome of leavening agents. Not lowest
in price, yet the must economical; indispens
able t > all who appreciate the best and most
healtbl'ul food.
Our country is enjoying prosperity almost
unsurpassed in its history.
For every one there is money enough to
buy that to eat which is pure, sound, good,
wholesome.
Why should we use cheap, impure, un
healthful articles of food? There is no
economy in them ; they endanger the health,
they may cost life. There are reported
almost daily cases of sickness caused by eat
ing cake, puddings or biscuit made with the
cheap, alum baking powders.
In all articles for food buy and use only
the best. The good health of the family is
of lirst consideration.
Alum is used in many baking powders because it makes
them cheap. It costs less than two cents a pound.
Alum is a corrosive poison. Think of feeding it to chil
dren ! Vet the manufacturers of well-known alum
powders are actually denying that their e,ouds contain it.
ROYAL CAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.
Perhaps tho tiring is proloneod and
Mr. Boer gets tired. Hid gun gota hot
or his shoulder gets a little tender from
tho concussion of tho butt. Ho ceases
bring, lights his plpo, and smokes and
rests a while. In a certain way It is ,
all very amusing, but somehow the re
sults huve shown a very striking effect
iveness. To this system of field opera
tions is due u considerable measure of
tho unvarying British overestimate of
tho force of tbo opponents. Ono might
almost as woll essay the counting of a
nost of hornets. 1 n many engagements,
notably thoso among tho hills In Natal,
many of the English troops nover ovon
saw a Boor. In Durban 1 mot wounded
men from Splu? Kop, iMuandsluugto
Qr,;I other holds, who told mo that thoy
bad never laid oyou on a Boer. Tho
numbor engaged is ostlmated by the
damage which results. Tho Boer stalks
his Englishman as ho stalks his blosbok
or his springbok. Tho Natal Morcury
of Aprii loth estimates tho Boor forco
on tho Natal border at 20,000 men.
When It becomes possible to quote
figures without tbo risk of complicat
ing military conditions, tho people
who make such estimates aro going to
bo treated to what Is Known as an
" oyo-oponor."
From tho south, upon tho oast and
upon tho west, a throe-column move
ment seoks to closo In upon this great
ly outnumbered but plucky little fight
ing forco. Thus far thoir success in
resistance has been remarkable. In
tho main it has been a process of resis
tance. Attack by tho Boort has been
comparatively infrequent. Now and
then Tommy has charged a trench,
but it has always boon at frightful
cost. Roberts, with 10,000, rounded up
(Jronjo, with hid 1,000 and England ro
joicod In a glorloud victory. Bullor'd
30,000 roliovod Whito'd bosleged 10,000,
ut Ladysmith. Against how many
Boors ? 1 doubt If thoro bus boou, ut
uny time slnco tho wur began, so large
a number of Boers as 12,000 on the
Natal border, und ut the tlmo of Hol
ler's rollef of White, u vory houvy druft
hud boon mude from tho Nutul urmy
for tho support of the forces in tho
Eroo State. As cleurly us I cun muko
out, it wus tho confusion cuused by tho
readjustment of an unsystomatl/ud
forco which loft un opening through
which Huh er ontered to Ladysmith.
It wus a II u lie ruthor than u military
or strutoglc suecoss.
It Is reported hero thut Roborts bus
publicly criticised Wurren for his
uctlon ut Spion Kop. From u strictly
military standpoint, the criticism may
bo juBtltlod. But, In justice to Warren,
somo allowance must bo mado for tho
nature of tho warfare against whlcti
he had to contend. Scouts could no
moro effectively locato Boor forcea
than ono could locate mosquitoes on a
Jorsoy moudow. Thoy woro thoro but
their locution ut ono hour was no cor
tulnty of thoir locution ut tho next
hour. Nor do I think thut, In tho fuco
of his cxporlonco since bis urrlval ut
Bloomfontoln, such criticism comos
with special gruco from bis lordship.
Thoro is u somowhut formidable list of
little reverses which have marken his
oporutlons since March 13th, und somo
of them occurred within u very few
mile ??of his own tont. Sannuhspost,
Riddersburg, Dowotsdorp und Thuba
N'chu uro only a llttlo way from Bloom
fontoln.
His lordship appoars to bavo mado
too little aliowunco for thoso Boor
methods with which ho Is now perhaps
somewhat bettor acquainted . llo has
perhaps learnod how easy it is to
"blunder " when one is up against such
a mobile, intanglblo, evasive proposi
tion as this co. led ion of undisciplined,
farmer-sharpshooters. He would learn
something more If he. could SpOnd a
day on tbo Boer llrlng lino, uud seo
men, with a COOl stolidity that pu/./.lCB
an outsider, stop tiring, simply of thoir
own volition, and loavo thoir posts
whilo thoy make a cup of colfoo or
smoko a plpo.
Tho American soldior, notably tho
volunteer, Is disposed to do his work at
a fever heat. He is lmpatlont for tho
word of command. Ho wants to rush
and yoll and shoot. Tho Gorman
marches and tiros with tho formality
of an automatic machine operated by
tho commanding olllcors. Tommy Is
8omowhoro hotweon the two. But if
Odo would boo pure, unadulterated
coolness, stolidity and inditTeronce in
battle, he muat got on a Boer firing
line.
IHK GERMAN COMMANDER.
He Outranks all the Other Officers
in China.
Count von Waldersoo, Held marshal
of the German army, will rank all the
commanders of tho allies In China.
The emperor has decided to send the
famous strategist to the scene of the
fighting over soa. The other powers
have agreed to accept Waldersoo as
supremo commander.
Ciormany's field marshal Is aioialer
of the lir ""nltudo. He 1b a Jotoran
of two waio, .... iulmaiOBu?cesBorof
Von Moltke, and was selected by_that
groat general, it is said, as tho moil?
promising candidate for military hon
ors in tho empire. For moro than
2,000 years Waldorsoo'e family has
been conspicuous in tho mlWtary af
fairs of Prussia. His grandfather ?*as
the author of a standard work on til*
regulations in tho Gorman army.
There aro two editions of this book,
called "The Ulg " and " Tho Little
Wnldorseo," and into tho hands of
every new German recruit was placed
a copy of tho latter. In 1808 half a
do/on VValdorsees wore oilioers in the
Prussian army. A brother of tho count
was killed at tho battle of Bourget.
Another brother was a commander in
tho navy, and other members of the
family wero well known for their pa
triotism.
While yet a captain the oouut was
honored with a position on the staff of
tho general of tho army, and he dis
tinguished himself in Berlin, as an
earnost studont and a thoroughly oom
petont and scientific ofllcor.
Few of tho prominent military men
of Kuropo aro as distinguished in bear
ing and appoarance as tho field mar
shal. Tall and commanding as ho is,
bo has little of tho Imperious style
which is common to tho European offi
cer, and, oddly enough, he has passed
through all tho grades of the German
army without acquiring that brus
querle almost inseparable from the
miiitary Idea. Tho count, on the con
trary Is Huavity personified, but be
hind all his polish of manner and ap
parent complacency Is a foroo whloh
those best know how to guage who
hnvo mot It In opposition to their own
wills.
It is not surprising that suoh a man
should be a brilliant courtier aa well
as an illustrious soldlor. This was the-?
Impression whloh Lord Roberts took
with him from Hanovor, where he met
Waldersoo in tho military maneuvers
there sevoral yoars ago and was the
recipient of much admirable hospital
ity from tho German officer.
Just lie fore he was raised to his pres
ent high rank Count Waldersee din
tlngulshod himsolf at the Stettin
maneuvers and so outgeneraled the
kaiser himself as to win the unstinted
praise of Bismarck, King Humbert, of
Italy, and othors. Tho omporor did
not conllno his admiration to words,
but promoted Count Waldersoo at once
to the rank of Hold marshal.
Tho general's wlfo is as muoh a fav
orite with tho emperor as is the great
soldior himself. She was formerly Miss
Mary Lea, daughtor of a wealthy New
York morcbant. At 20 she was mar
rlod to Prince von Noor, who, at his
death, loft his widow an estate worth
$4,000,000. Tho emperor of Austria
creatod bor a princess in hor own
right, and after two yoars of widow
hood sho married tho dashing Walder
soo. She is said to be even more bril
liant than her husband as a courtier,
and hor inHuonco in German politics is
provorblal.
C ASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature of ^C^^r^^i^Uang