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THK I,AST MEETING. CAMPAIGN OI/OSKD ATCOIAJMB1A Tli6 Cmitll?laten Held I'boir I'ieocN for the i..-.mi Time Before Kiociion Day. Hie State, Aug. 23rd. Tho stato campaign baa cloned. The laut mooting wuh held in this city ycH torday. There woro about f>uu people gathered around the utand at Hyatt I'ark. Tho place wad woll wooded aud comparatively cool. Thoro wad a con utant demand on the spring in tho hol low?tho dispensaries In tow., wore cloned. Tho cand(dated were all In good form, notwithstanding the terrible weather which has attended them the ladt fortnight and uotwithdtatiding the btraln upon the man physical, the man mental and the man moral, b'or it re quired dome S'jlf control for a candi date to know hid limit and to aay *' no" to hid many friends who want to ataud treat. Senator Tlllman was tho tirnt speak er. Hid child Id quite dick and he wanted to get to Trenton on the morn ing train. Ue made about the dame dpeoeh ad elsewhere lately. In answer to an article in The Stato yesterday, ho said he would not accept tho otlice of United Stated donator if a majority in tho Stato aoratohed hid name oil tho ticket. " If thoy don't wain to vote for mo LKT THUM SCRATCH." Ho folt sure, however, that ho would be upheld by the people. He sailed into tho Kev. W. K. Richardson yester day. He held a luoid primary and about half of tho .'t.">U tuen present allowed down for tho dispensary. Toe others didn't vote. A ew hold up for prohibition. Thoro wore few incidents. The Kvanses had a little flare up; Whitmun look otTenae at Col. Hoyt culling him an ex*preacher; Col. Hoyt and Me Sweonoy had u misunderstanding about which should speak lirat ; Mc Swoonop talked a good deal about tho Batesburg incident and devoted a lot of time to Liary ; and tho latter pasaed otY tho Hateaburg incident ua a matter of little oonae<|Uenco, after abowing that ho did OOt churgo MoSweoney with "aouding" conatablca out to work for him ; Cel. l'atteraon wont for all bla opponents with glovea off. Hoyt and McSweonuy seemed the favorites for governor, and Mr. Gary changed many votea to hia column, while not a few expreased aympathy for l'atter aon. Senator Tlllman waa the. lirat speak er, being Introduced out of ordor BO that ho might catch the train to leave for home. He got right down to the diaeuaalon of the liquor question, saying that notwithstanding criticism be hail a perfect right to appear, because ho had said thut he would reaigu from tho senate In order to come back hero and run for governor in defense of the dl'ipenaary. Some mtl 1 ho aro moat blatant and editors who are reviving bittornoaa In regard to him are the very onca who charge uim with doing it, and that ia not true. Take the card in Tho State today aignod Joab I 'd wards. Ho wants mo to sign a pledgo that 1 will not stand for Bona tor if I don't receive a majority. I have mude this atatcment in broad daylight and to ask mo to sign a pledge ia an iiibult, for it aaya practi cally that I am a liar This la the poorest sort of a preacher beoauao he hasn't got any churches. Ho took up bla romarka about preachera. He said that be had been unintentionally mis quoted by reporters. He had baid ho would not swap hia chances with some preachera, and he wouldn't, but they left out tho word "some.'' Referring to the hook of Habakkuk, it was more or leaa an ohaoleto book, and some of tho preachers don't know that thoro ia oven such a book. (Laughter and ap plause.) Ho then jumped on prohibition, say ing that under it people would have to get whlekoy by swearing that they wanted It for medicinal or sacramental purposes. Now, will you swear that ? Then you will swoar to a lio. (Laugh ter and applause). I'rohibition could not bo enforced. Ho roforred to tho free sale of liquor whon the dispensary law was dedared unconstitutional. Prohibitionists want to bring back t".o same conditions. i'rohibition will make liars and hypocrites out of you. You will swear that you have the belly-aeho or some other ache in order to got whiskey. ((Jreat laughter). Whore is tho doctrine gotten from that it la ainful to drink liquor ? He defied any blahop or preacher to show that auy BUOh idea existed before I - If.. Tho sacred wrlttlngs aro full of warn ings against Its abuso. Ho had said thoro was an unholy nlliaaco botwoen preachers and barkeepers to break up the dispensary. He stuck to that statement because be believed It cor rect and the devil himself couldn't mako him take It back. He then took up Mr. Richardson's sermon. In reply he tald that be did not need the dis Eensary as a machine. Ho had already een elected by 22,1)00 majority and what was tho use of having another machine. If ho had been a demagogue would be havo thrown asldo tho sup port of Gonzales and his little cliquo of preachers. There is no prohibition In this caso. It Is simply the old barroom systom or the dlapousary. He said that there wore hi i \d tigers throughout tho State, yet the preachera never fulminate against them. He then took up tho text upon which woo Is callod down upon him who glveth bis neighbor drink. They say I have no right to In terpret a toxt. I havo as much right to do that as any preacher. I haven't got to tako my Interpretation from them. Thoy wouldn't help mo when 1 get In a hot pluco In tho next world, tie reads and studies the lb hie and will not glvo up his lueas about It at tho dictation of any proaehor. Ho couldn't hco how high and Imma culate ministers could go to tho polls arm in arm with harkcopors In a holy alliance. Ho said It, ho meant It, he wouldn't take It hack, and tho devil couldn't make hlra change his mind. Ho v, > not attacking tho proachors. They first had attacked him hy name. He had called Dr. Uardnor down for Haying ?omethlng that was untruo In regard to him (Tillman ) Dr. Gardner blandored him in direct terms. Ho would loavo It to any minister with whom ho had boon In contact If ho had ever treatod ministers discourteously. If Dr. Gardner Is a man and tho Christian gontloman ho is reputed to be, ho would havo withdrawn thoso slanderous charges. Voice?He's a liar, ain't ho. Tillman?I will not say that, but ho has slandored me, and if he doosn't re taot, you can make your own Infer ences. When Tillman conoluded he said that if thoy wanted to Boratch his namo oh* tho tlckot lot them do It, although he, of course, would bo pleased with a unanimous support. Ho was quitting the Btaod when ho had his hand prl mary. About half tbo crowd showed down for tho dlspeusary. " l'retty good sprinkling for Kioh land," Tiilmau exclaimed. Somobody told him that a lady in the crowd voted for tho dispensary. Tillman was delighted at this. The candidates for KAILKOAD (IOMMISSIONBR were thon trotted out. W. L). Mayllold being at homo, did not speak, but in trodueud tho others. W. L). Kvans spoke of his record as a representative of Marlboro. He do fenued his administration on the board of commissioners. Would compare his record with that of H. H. Kvans. Uo touched up tho latter's Insurance busi ness In Columbia. Ho and Marnoy jawud and sassod eaebod othor a little bit to tho amusomont of tho crowd. It was nothing sorlous. J. G, Kthoredgo, of Lexington, made a very manly speech, tie bad been sick tho tlrst part of tho campaign. Ho has boon a successful insurance man and is fitted for tho ollies. J. H..Whartou, of Laurons, said that on tho campaign bo bad not used any harsh language nor had ho made any charges against his opponents. He thon spoke of existing irregularities In tho railroad rates, tariiN, etc. H. 13. Kvans of Kdgetield said that tho commission, in tho languago of Jas. L. Orr, of Greenville, Is Ignorant 01 subsidized. He cltod the lease of tho South Carolina and Goorgia to tho Southern and said that It was a viola tion of tho constitution. W. D. Kvans says tho rates have not boon increased. When W. 11. did this he know ho was falsifying tho records and Is deceiving tho people. Columbia, instead of being tho distributing point, Is the polut dis criminated against. This man Garrls, "Old Bockrogo trunk Garrla," had assailed hlrn In Tho State. He, Barney, had aoDt hia reply to The State but that paper had de clined to take the article, aa it had -imii.' tables of rates In It. lie would condense those tables and ask Tho State to print it thou. After ho concluded, W. D. a?kod to reply to Barney's statement aa to tho ratea to Alken. He said Barnoy Is an adopt In falsifying tho record. Barney?Those aro your figures ; not mine. W. D.-lf I have boon subsidized, tho Mime conaldoration would buy a whole cowpen full like hlrn. Barnoy - That's tho wall of a dying oalf. Mr. T. N. Berry, of.Darllngton, spoko next. Lie Is a prohibitionist. He spoko of his buslnoss qualifications for the i.iV.ee. Ho has been a successful Insurance man. Mr. J, 10. 1'ettigrew, of Florence, re ferred to his war services under Maxcy Gregg and others. Tho railroads are not to be mistreated, but they have lawyers to represent them, and tho State needs a board of commissioners. He delivered a valedictory, referring toollngiy to tho separation. Kaon of the candidates was applaud ed. CONGRESSMAN WILSON. Tho candidates for congress wore then given an opportunity to speak. Mr. Jos. T. Johnson was absent. llou. Stanyarue Wilson, tho present representative, was well receivod by the crowd. He spoko of national issues, and cited his record In congross, especially his speech against Imperia lism. He jumped on the trusts. Uo was proud of his district, a magnifi cent stroteb of country from tho moun tains of North Carolina to tho Con k'aroc. Two years ago ho promised tliat tho Cougareo would he oponed. Ho didn't know that anybody would havo the hardihood to deny that the i lTdct of his work would bo accom plished. But bis opponont had done ? so In his (Wilson's) absence at Davis' the other day. Wilson said that ho had not donn It all, but without his work, Senator Till man could nevor havo gotton the ap propriation. He told how he (Wilson) had worked for the bill before tho house committee. The amendment in troduced In tho senate by Tillman bad been written by Wilson himself. It was tho only amendment which wont through over tho protost of tho en gineer. He said Johnson Is too heavy, too slow for this district, a man of but one Idea. Fie had not tho time to discuss all questions fully, but would do so at the night meeting. WALT WHITMAN. The first speaker for governor was Mr. G. Walt Whitman. Howaswneof tho tirst in tho State to advocato pop ular government. Ho then made fun of his competitors. McSwooney and l'atterson como from tho swamps where they raise nothing but candi dates, alligators, mosquitoes and nig gors. Gary is from Abbeville, wbero they havo established a Garyocracy. Ho likened tho candidates to railroad trains ; I 'atte.r on Id trying to drive railroad spikes with a tack hammor. Gary is a big line-looking engine, put ting up grado with a load of omptlos. MeSwoenoy carries a load of rod liquor and corn liquor and bocr, and Col. Hoyt is a big mogul, with mighty little, ftiMin, carry lug two I 'ill 1 man i, one load ed with bishops, guarded by angels, tho other filled with tho world, tho tlosh and the devil. Tho prohibitionists distort scrlpturo. Ho didn't know if Col. Hoyt was lead ing liquor men or prohibitionists. If Col. Hoyt were oleoted, he didn't kn jw whether It would bo a victory for pro hibition or liquor men. He thon taeklod MeSwoenoy. If the dispensary law were on forced there would not bo this light today. The law is violated In tho dispensaries. Ho said he had no backbone and let the blind tigers run riot. If MoSweeney didn't got enough votes in Klchland County to elect him, ho would go out of the executive mansion. If the peo plo wanted to oloet a man, take Whit man. Otherwise thoro aro several easy-going good for nothing fellow* to solect from. COL. JAS. A. UOYT. Col. Hoyt was called next. Hu pro tested that It was not his turn, that ho succeeded Cov. McSwoonoy. Chairman Clbbes stated that Mr. Whitman and Cov. MoSwoonoy had exchanged places In the routlno and he had so announced hoforo Mr. Whit man spoke and Col. tloyt should havo thon protested. Tho colonel said ho hadn't understood tho anuouncomont that way. Mr. McSwoenoy stated with Hplrit that ho didn't caro in what order they spoke ; he wasn't trying any snap judg ment. Uo atartod to speak, bui Col. Hoyt, tolling him not to lose h!s tem [>or, advancod and dollvored tho fol owing address: " In the closing meeting of tho cam paign, and as tho roprosontatlvo of tho prohibition Democrats of South Caro lina, I dosiro to plaoo on record a full statomont of n y position upon the par amount issue of the oampalgn, with brief reference to other toplos. In do ing so I wish co prefaee my remarks Iwith an acknowledgment of tho kind noss and oourtesy reoelved by me at I the hands of 1.1n? candidates for all the I offices throughout thu pilgrimage over tho State, ?nil to express uiy apprecla tlon of their friomlly und social atten tions on ull occasions. It has been a source of great pleasure to bo associat ed with them, und whatever may hu tho result of thu primary election I will always oherlsh tho recollections of their gentlemanly behavior and exem plary conduct, which have buou a credit to tho Stute. Few inataucos of any unpleasant uaturo have occurred, and tho campaigners will part from each other with sincere regret, what ever may bo the result of their hopes and expectations. " Thoro is no disagreement among tho candidates for governor except upon tho liquor question, and there has boon no Issue raised In this campaign on any other lino. Tho educational policy of tho Stato has been regarded ou all sides as settled and lixod, and whatever dilloroncos may have been prevalent heretofore, tho friends of higher education may fool secure in obtaining just and liberal appropria tions for tho roapoctlvo institutions which aro fostered and sustained by Stato aid. Tho common schools uro unanimously regarded as tho basis for tho instruction of tho people, and thero is only gonorous rivalry in pointing out methods by which tho children of tho Stato may obtain hotter facilities In those schools, which aro tho solo roli ance of uino-tunths of tho school popula tion to secure tho benefits of education. Thero will always bo dilTuronces of opinion as to modes and methods of se curing tho best results from tho public schools, but tho frequout discussion of those methods among the masses them selves will inevitably tend towards the improvement anil advancement of thu schools, which should year by year grow more In favor with the patrons and receive theli earnest and hearty support. Much of tho desired elliciency in the common schools can he obtained by zealous, hearty cooporatiou among tholr friends iu every locality and tho day will never come again when tho public men of South Carolina will be come Indifferent or lukewarm in tho support of these Helpers to tho pro gress and advancement of all tho people. "Tho principal issue in this cam paign had been ihr liquor tralllo, and the prohibition Democrats Of South Ca rolina have chosen to make this con test at tho Democratic primary because wo aro members of tho political organ ization which Is in virtual control of all tho affairs of tho State. We had the .lfiht to raise this l?siio within tho (jarty lines because the machinery of the Stato government has been used to construct and operate a system of li quor selling, which has for Its chief object the constant Increase of tho con sumption of liquors by tho citizens of tho State, mainly with tho view of making monuj out of the business in which tho State Is engaged. "Tho State is encourag ing the use of liquor on tho part of Its citizens when it should by every means discour age that which wastes tho resources, paralyzes the energies and destroys the manliness of those who should bo the shield and protection of our homes. The Stato is engaged for prolit in a business that strips tho home of com forts with as much certainty as a cy clone mows down the mighty forest : a business that opens the gates of perdi tion to lost souls ; a business than that the genius of hell has never fashioned a more complete method of recruiting Its ranks ; a business that has borne from time Immemorial the badge of dlsgraoa In civilized and Christian communities, and that is now exalted In the sover eign and enlightened commonwealth of South Carolina to tho dignity of gov ernment service and government pro jection, so that our youth aro taught by the example of the government it self that tho manufacture and sale of liquor is an honorable and dusirahlo occupation. " Eight years ago the prohibitionists of South Carolina asked tho privilege of testing public opinion as to whother llconsod saloons should be permitted within its borders. This request was made of tho managers of tho Demo cratic election machinory. who con sented that a separate and unolliclal box might bo placed at each poll whoro evory voter could east a ha1 lot for or against prohibition. The opponents of the liconso system wore without elfi eient organization, but the voters vol untarily wont to the polls and rolled up a majority of 10,000 against tho sa loons. The iiouso of Representatives by a majority of (id to 42 passed a pro hibitory law in accordance with tho verdict at tho polls, but enough mem bers woro afterwards found to reject tho law which they had aided in fram ing and a substitute was discovered in tho prosont disponsary law. Prohibi tion Democrats were then placed in an awkward position and many of them knew not what to do. Tho saloon had boon abolished, and this was one of tho objects for which thoy had struggled in the past, yet liquor selling was not stopped. On tho contrary, tho Stato had boon mado to engage in tho busi ness undor tho protenco of controlling tho tratllc and giving to consumors a commodity that was 'chemically pure,' at a price that would not admit of pro fit. This was coupled with tho declar ation that the system thus inaugurated without the consent of the peoplo was ' u step towards prohibition,' and many ai quh seed In tho legislation with tho belief that tho State would really un dertake to minimize tho consumption of liquor. It was a law upon tho statute books, and many of the law abiding and peace-loving eltizons, though honestly opposed to liquor selling In any shape, throw tho weight of their Influence In favor of tho execution of the law. "Tho disponsary law was far from satisfactory to a majority of tho peoplo and It Is no wonder that Its progress was contested at every step. The courts wore- invoked to compass ito de struction, with tho result that tho main Icatures of tho systom wore sustained by tho courts, and tho Htatuto was un impeded in Its progross towards prohi bition. Dispensers have neglected to obaorvo some of tho most salutary fea tures of tho law and thomsolvos havo become violators whon thoy woro ox pootod to bo i'.n guurdians: minors and drunkards havu found it oasy onoogh to procure liquor with or without too connlvanco of tho dlspennor: 'chomlc ally pure' has become a by Word and to moan tho vilest of tho vile: the agents of tho Stato havo dofraudud and defal cated in largo numbers and fuw havo boon made to fool tho penalties for their mlsdomoanort<; tho Stato board of control has rooro '.nan onco hecomo an exhibition of oyceodlng otTonco in tho nostrils of tho good puoplo of tho commonwoalth, so thai, time and again It has boon necessary to make ehangos and bring about roformatlone; scandals almost without numhor havo tracked Its pathway; chargos of dishonesty have been constant, and tho publio was mado familiar with robatos and tho samplo room; in a word tho ontiro sys tem haa boon permeated with suspic ion, distrust and oauses of offonco In In striking oontrast with tho honorable I record of South Carol Ina'?* glorious past. " Has tho systom proveil ' a step to wards prohibition ?' Not Iu the sense that originated this phrsso, hut in an other and truer sense tli<> demand lor actual and honest prohibition of the liquor tratlic bus been largely increas ed by tho failures and shortcomings of the dispensary system, which has been 'weighed in the balances and found wunting.' That Is the indictment we bring against It to-day, and to the euiocratlc voters wo turn for a vor I diet. In Its stead wo would oiler them still further restriction of tho liquor traillo, destroying tho profit and bever age features of too present system, and limiting thu sale of liquor to strictly necessary purposes, sucti as medicinal,' lueehanica' and sacramental uses. This substitution would tako away the odium of the Stato's boing engaged In a business that is prostituting tho youth of tho country, wasting tho re sources of tho poorer classes, bringing disgrace and degradation upon fam ilies, impoverishing thu homes of our oiti/.ens, and wltholding bread from tho women and chlidron who aro cursed with tho blight of the drink demon Prohibition ottors an opportunity to. work for tho elevation of tho entire people, tho better instruction and trairdug to tho young, tho creation of iii'.ontives of industry, und thu moral advancement of tho state to keep puce with its material prosperity, "Wo deny that it Is a proper func tion of tho government to ongago In this business for tho monoy thero is in it, and we utterly repudiate any re sponsibility for the buneful conse quences that inevitably ilow from the distribution of the great curse of man kind among tho people by sworn olli clals of tho stato. If the government can ongago in tho sale of liquor for the profit which may bo derived therefrom, thou it is legitimate for tho govern ment to build cotton mills, buy und sell general merchandise! or do anything elsu that will likely raise money so that tho taxes will bo reduced and expenses of tho public service will he curtailo.l. Tho principle of soiling liquor for a profit is identical with selling any other commodity for gain, and the ad vocates of tho dispensary huvo never claimed that Is right to ongago in other lines of trade. "In tbu inception of tho business thore wus hoard a great dual about tho State taking control of the liquor tmiilc under tho pohco powers designated by the (.'(Institution, hut this Is now an ob solete argument, and the chief reliance for support of tho dispensary Is tho profit feature, which Is hold up to tho peoplo as a means fur relieving tho burden of taxation and promoting tho i Molenoy of the public schools. Take away the prolit feature and the mighty octopvis will dwindlo In the eyes of those who are looking to it for assist ance In defraying the expenses of gov ernment. Take away the prolit feature and the defenders of the system will grow fewer every year. Tnls is the basis upon which it rests, and tho en tire structure will fall for lack of sup port. Behind thu prolit lies tho strength of the disponsary in this pres ent oamplgn, with Its distribution of the gain among tho town and county governments. "No man has yet been found toarg.te that the morals of tho peoplo aro In trinsically beneliteil by the sale of liquor. It was never argued in tho days of the BaloODS that they improved the morals or promoted the righteous ness of any coiumuuity, and the mere c Hange of method hi thu salo does not and cannot alter tlie situation in this respect. Tho Stato engaging in this unholy traffic docs not transmute the X brand of chemically pure into an agency for the promotion of virtue and morality among tho sons of South Car olina. The elevation and improvement of society are not involved in tho in creased consumption of liquor by tho Oltizens of the State, nor U ios it tonu to bring peace and happiness to tho homes of the humble or tho rich. Tho sale of liquor is admitted on all sides to ho an evil and only an evil, and it is not diminished in any respect because the sovereignty of the State Is thrown around the traffic, "The Stato now prohibits all of its Oltizens from engaging In tho traffic, and arrogates to Itself the right to dis pense liquor for a valuable considera tion, creating a monopoly under tho gulso of assuming control of an evil, and increasing tho evil itself by a con stant enlargement of tho monopoly. Tho advocates of the dispensary sys tem have steadily refused tho passage of any law which would alTord an op portunity for any community to ox press their opinions on this subject, and the only method of reaching a verdict has been to put forth candidates who represent tho prohibition senti ment of the State. This brings the question fairly boforo tho people who are In control of the government, and arraigns tho dispensary for trial upon its merits as a solution of tho liquor problem. "Senator Tillman has entered this campaign avowedly to discuss the liquor question, and while I have not questioned his right to do so, there was no Mppaieiit ncftd for bis coming to the rescue of thu candidates who were ad vocating the dispensary system, and ho has not added anything to tho discus sion not already presented. "Two lawyers have boon engaged from the on tad in sotting forth tho benefits and advantages of tho dispen sary system and also In deriding the cause of prohibition. Wero they not equal to tho occasion V Wero tho signs o( the times pointing to a dissolution of the 'great mural Institution ?' Hud any one hecoino alarmod for the safety of tho dispensary, so that It was neces sary for the father to rush Into tho Imminent deadly breach ami rescue his child from destruction Y "Ton yours ago tbo honator was clamoring ugakiiHt Wailo Hampton taking any part in tiio mcmorabio cam paign of '1)0, and BaiO vi'In;.lit ly that tho Democrats of South Carolina woro having a family quarrol which liump ton ought not to lntorfuro with. Is not tho condition today utmost identi cal ? Hampton wuh tlm recogni/.od loadur of tho Democracy of that tlmo, I and Tillman Ih tho rocogni/.ed loader to-day. Truo, Hampton waB not then a candidate for ro-oloctlon, hut it was only a short time until ho was de feated, and hla defeat wus compassed because lie did lntorfuro with tho family quarrel. Such a 'rcHtilt cannot hotal) Senator Tillman, as thoru is no chance for opposition to him in this campaign, and there was no desiro to block his way to ro-electlon on tho part of any considerable element in the party. Ho was freoly accorded the right of way by men of every phase of Democracy, and honoo his oourso in this campaign do s not comport with tho gonorous troatmont ho has re ceived at the hands of his follow Demo crats. It was a mistako on his part to act contrary to the requirement laid down by him for tbo proper conduct of a United States senator undor similar circumstances, and unloss ho had tho purpose in view todoolaro a proforonoo among tho dispensary candidates for governor, whloh tie has disclaimed In emphatic terms, there svas no roason? able oxcu.su for bis Interference in u family quarrel. H a bad already ex pressed Iiis viows in regard to the liquor issue, and all the people of tho State know just where he stood He has uot added anything to their con ception of his position in regard to the dispensary system. "His talents ought to have been In requisition elsewhere in the discussion of national isbiies before the people of pivotal Slates, where ho could render valuable bervlco In the open field to tho cause of Democracy, and aid In tho election of Mryan and Stevenson, our national standard bearers. He has chosen to disregard this opportunity, and has thrown himself into the local contest, declaring that the people will elect no man governor this year who is uot in sympathy with him, which is equivalent to saying that the people aro going to tamely submit to his hus slsra. " Ho has becomo intoxicated with political power and distended with political conceit. His extraordinary sway upon tho masses has deluded him with the idea that they aro ready to ohoy bis dictates at all times, and will yield readily to his appeals on account of prejudice or former associations. Factional lines aro not to be restored upon tho mere ussertiou of any man, for the thinking people on both sides havo reached tho conclusion long ago that the penalty of alienation and dis trust is entirely too costly in compari son to tho benefit llowlng from such a condition among them. They realize that political reforms can he secured without rosoit to hate ami rancor, and they aro unwilling to degrade their manhood by submitting fie decision of public Issues to the arbitrary will of any man, however able acd persistent he may be. The primary system is thoroughly entrenched in tho hearts of the people, and the lessons they have been taught are not lo he thrown away at the instigation of any loader. Senator Tillman is confronting his own work when he attempts to use his political prestige In this campaign. The voters will not acquiesce in his ollieious intermeddling, and ihe pre text that he Is only defending his ad ministration of tho dispensary law is quite too thl?) and transparent for even ine most credulous to accept. He has seen the hunt] writing on tho wall, and tho kingdom over which lie has run riot id no longer undor his domination, He in not now tho monarch of nil ho surveys, hut in forced to take his place as a servant of tho peonlo, who are willing that he shall lord It over tho heritage into which he has como. It may tie humiliating and exasperating, Out the vanity of kings and princes has been pricked in other times, and our modern Bolshaz*/ ir is no oxcoption lo the downfall that must follow tho luordlnate and excessive Indulgence in belt la\idatiun and self aggrandi/o ment. ?' In conclusion, allow me to say that tho struggle made in this contest for prohibition and against the dispensary ba8 been a labor of love, from which I havo derived much satis-faction in the assurances of support from tho citizens of South Carolina who are in agree ment with me on this issue, and I will return to my home with tho conscious nees that the duty assigned to me has bi_on rendered with an eye single to tho honor and glory of our Stato, al though tho cause might have prosper ed more In other and ahh r bands. The work has been completed, however, and the result is left with the voters in the coming primary, in whose de olsion I shall bow with ohi crfullness, and from whose verdict there is no ap peal. Personally 1 have no regrets for the mude ami manner of the campaign on my part, and as was said at the out set, I can declare at the close that the contest has been waged upon the highest, plane of which 1 am capable, for which thero Is no blush of shame among my supporters." There was no interruption during Col. Lloyt's speech except when Walt Whitman objected to the character iza tion of him as an ox-preachur. Wal said this was an unjust shir. It in timated that Walt did not got out of tbo ministry properly. Col. Iloyt apologized manfully for wounding Mr. Whitman's feidmgs, and said that be had not intended tho term in any unkind sense. He was vory liberally applauded, aov. m'swkknrv. Cov. MoSwoeney was received with applause. In 1870" he had worked with tho Democracy of lliohland. Iiis op ponents would attack his record on what? Merely on their statement that there aro blind tigers in CharlO: ton. When he wont into office be reduced thoconstabulary after consultation with tho int.mdutit. of towns, wi n promised their help In enforcing the law. Any Insinuation that ho is in sympathy with blind tigers or that he has given his constables orders not to enforce tbo law is absolutely without foundation. He had tried to enforce the law ear nestly, without friction, so that it would bring about no bad feeling. No con stable under bis administration had entered a home or insulted a woman. Ho had not interfered with other de partments of tho ail ministration and not boon dictated to by anybody. Tho troublo In Charleston Is that when war rants aro sworn out, tho grand jury in evory instance has thrown out the in dictments. Ho had a hotter force in Columbia, thoy bad deported them selves honestly and no complaint had ovur come to him of their actions. Tue statement that In has constables work ing for him Is absolutely unfounded. To tbo contrary, be hud told them to vote for whomsoever they pleased. At Ma rlon, Mr. Gary ha I tald smoothing about Constable Batoman Inter ferine with IiIh apeooh. Bate man Bays that bo wnn thoro on otllclal business and his record was attacked by Mr. Gary. (jury (aOtlO voce) ?? Why, 1 never heard of the man holoro. McHweoney continuing Haid that Mr. Gary wan misinformed or misun derstood what wiih told him when ho i mado that charge at Batoshurg. Mo; thon road a loiter- from Mr. W. W. ! Harris, clork at dispensary, showing , that constables have not quit tuolr work in Columbia, and said that they wero warned not to show their hand in this eloctlon. 11 i would not send lf>0 constables to Charleston "to raise hell." lio did not believed in coercion and shooting men and women. llo was applauded when bo said that ho wished ho could send I'ons, the big amist, to the penitentiary for life in stead of givl?g him a pardon. Ilo was ? m inly applauded when he concluded. SPEAKER GARY. Mr. Frank B. Gary said that he hud boon coming to Columbia for 12 yours, and ho was proud to see that her pro gress for tho past two was greater than for the preeoding ten. do had always taken a deop lntorest In Colum bia, and in tho last General Assembly had stood shoulder to shouldor with tho lamented Batten In gotting for Co lumbia what she demandod. Ho was choored whon ho said bo would outgo down in the uiud tu pull himself Into ! ollico. Ho then attacked prohibition. Ho has tho highest respect for tho moo of : God w ho are doing ho much for human ity and who aro honestly In favor of j prohibition. Hut such a law would ho I u failure, as showed by prohibition In other States. His local option Is more j ly to lot eouuties reject a dlspoasary If they don't want it. The law now pro vides that a dispensary cannot bo es tablished except with tho majority vote of tbo citi/ons anil freeholders. Ho does not go any further. Ho does not favor a local option for high li cense. He is in favor of the dispensary, but not loosely enforced as It is today. Gov, McSwoeney enforces tho law in Abbeville where it U popular and to the police in C! ttHcetou is delegated the power of onf reiug tho law thorn, when it is well known that tl.cv are pilots for blind tigers. As to tbo Hatosburg incident con cerning which so much has been said, ho stated that what had happened was merely this : He bad innocently said, I ho hud heard that tho constables had loft Columbia and wero working for their favorite. Ho did not say that they bad been sent. MeSwoenoy got into a terrible rage and is yet in a ratro over it. Gary repeated ttiat theso gen tlemen, Gaston and Shulton, had made theso statements to him, Thoy v. ore on the ground now and would prove it.. As to tho old .loldiors, ho suid that bo had always supported overy measure looking to their advuneemont. Col. l'atterson has suid that it Is wrong to take too many birds out of tho same nest. Gary said If they be songsters, let them sing. Ho is going it ulono, has no papers boosting him, bus no Ism or faction back of him. Ho poued fun at l'atterson as a "peace colonol !" who lias a good job now and has a brother who Is in ollico, and it comes with bad grace from him to speak of a Cary ocracy. Gary was warmly applauded. COIj. A. II. PATTERSON, was the last speaker for governor. Ho devoted most of his tiiuo to Gary. Ho had held in lino for tbo Garys and I'',van.ses, and his position on tho dis pensary was well known. Ho had con sistently favored it. He then read from Gary's Charleston speech and said that the papers down there had undor stuod him to be for local option in fa vor of high license. Gary's plan will starve out the dispensary. No one had done more to enforce tbo law thau he had. He had the greatest respect for Col. I he, t but clulmed that he was not consistent in his position. Ho de clared that the dispensary law in Char leston and Columbia was a farce and a humbug In the way It was enforced. "(Jo and see for yourselves and do not take my word for it." He jumped on McSweonoy for appointing uowspaper men Ul ollico and then subsidod. IHK UKUMAN COMMANDKU. Mo Outranks all Um Other Officers in China. Count von Waldersee, ?old marshal o( tho German army, will rank all the commanders uf the allies In China. The umporor has decided to send tho famous strategist to the scene of the lighting over sea. The other powers havo agreed to accept Walderseo as supremo commander. Germany's Held marshal Is a soldier of the Urst magnitude. Lie is a veteran of two wars, the legitimate successor of Von Mollko, and was selected by that groat general, it is said, as tho most promising candidate for military hon ors in thu empire. For more than i!,ui)0 years Waldersoe's family has beon conspicuous in the military af fairs of Prussia. Llis grandfather was the author of a Standard work on the regulations in the German army. There are two editions of this book, called "Tho Big" and "Tho Little Wuldersee," and Into tho hands of every now German recruit was placed a copy of thu latter. In 1808 half a do/, mi Waldoraoca wore ofl'uors in tho Prussian army. A brothor of tho count was killed at tho hattle of Bourget. Another brother was a commander In tho navy, and other members of the family were well known for their pa triotism. While yot a captain the count was honored with a position on tho stall of the general of tho army, and be dis tinguished himself in Herlin, as an earnest student and a thoroughly com petent ami scientific officer. Few of tho prominent military men of Europe aro as distinguished in bear ing and appearance as the Held mar shal. Tall and commanding as he Is, he has little of tho imnorlous stylo which Is common to tho European offi cer, and, oddly enough, ho has passed through all the grades of tho German army without acquiring that brus querie almost Inseparable from tho military idea. Tho count, on tho con trary, is suavity personified, but he hind all his polish of manner and ap parent complacency is a force which those best know how to gnage who have met it In opposition to their own wills. It Is not surprising that such a man Should lie a brilliant courtier as well as an illustrious soldier. This was the impression which Lord Roberts took with him from Hanover, where be met Waldersoe In the military maneuvers there Bovfc.a! YCui'S Hgc a.id was the recipient of much admirable hospital ity from the Gorman offioor. Just before he was rais id to his pres ent high rank Count Waldersoe dis tinguished himself at thu Stettin maneuvers and so outgeneraled thu kaiser himself as to win the unstinted praise of Bismarck, King Humbert, of Italy, and others. The emperor did not conline bis admiration to words, but promoted Count Waldersoe at once to tho rank of Hold marshal. Tho general's wlfo Is as much u fuv orlte witli tho omporor us Is tho grout Holdlor hlniHolf. She was formerly Miss Mary Lou, daughter of a wealthy Now Vork merchant. At 20 she was mar ried to I'rlnco von Noer, who, at his death, loft his widow an estate worth $1,000,UDO. Tho omporor of Austria created hor a princess In her own right, and after two yoars of widow hood sho marrlod tho dash'..ig Waldor se."*. Sho Is said to he even moro bril liant'han hor husoand as a courtier, and hor Influence In Gorman politics Is proverbial. i our GltKATrCST H1?K(J1AIjI8T. j Kor 20 years Dr. J. Newton llatbawny has no successfully treated chronic diseas es that ho is acknowledged today to stand at the head ol his profession in'this line. I Iiis exclusive method of treatment for Varlcocole and Stricture, without ttie aid of knife or cautery euros in !?U por cent, of all oases. In tho treatment of the loss of Vital forces. Nervous Disorders, Kidney and I Irl nary Complaints, Paralysis, Mood Poisoning, Hhoumatism, CatarrFi, and dis eases peculiar to women, he is equally successful. Dr. Hathaway's practleo is more than double that of any otner spec ialist. Canes pronounced helpless by other physicians readily yield to his treatment. Write him today fully about your ease. He makoB no chargo for consultation or advice, oithor at his otlloe or |>y mail. J. Nowton Hathaway. M. D., South broad street, Atlanta, (la. Absolutely 0AM#&~ Pure *?*OWjb?*?% No inferior or impure ingredients are used in Royal for the purpose ot cheapen ing its cost; only the most highly refined and healthful. Royal Baking Powder imparts that peculiar sweetness, flavor and delicacy noticed in the finest cake, biscuit, rolls, etc., which expert pastry cooks declare is unobtainable by the use of any other leavening agent. Alum is uscil in making > heap baking powders. If \ou waul t<> know the tfloi ( of nlum upon the tctulci 111111if;- ..I iii<- ? t.uii.it h, tnucli ii piece to )uui tongue Nim ..in mise biscuit with Blunt tai. mi', powtlet, but at ?lui .1 vosi tu health I ROYAL BAKING POWDtn CO., 100 WILIIAM SI NtW VORK. OUIt TROOPS IN CHINA. They Will not Take Par! In Any Scheme of Partition^ News and Courier. Washington, Aug. 18.?When Count von Waldereee ?ota his soldierly foot upon Chinese soil he will, ho far as this government Is concerned, ho a man without a job. The only possibility of American troops taking part in mili tary operations under tho eminent German1 commander would ho in the event of a Chinese attack upon the allied forces. That, it must appear to everybody! 1? not a likely contingency. Addition al Instructions sent to Conger anil ChatToo today make It oloar that tho American forces now In China aro not to bo used to further any scheme to extend tho war. This is in direct lino with tho policy which the United States have followed from the start. Tho purposes of this government as set forth In the note of July :i hud been strictly adhered to and will be. While It Is plain that from tho terms of that note this government is deeply involved In the Chinese prob lein, anil that its endeavor will ho, In conjunction with the representatives of other powers, to bring about peace und a stable government in China, its troops are not to be used in un aggres sive way against the Chinese. Of course, should those in control of tho Chinese government be so shortsighted as to permit an attack upon tho allied forces, thon tho Americans would bo expected to give a good account of themselves as they havo throughout. But thoro Is to bo no participation in any plan for extending tho war upon China. When President McKinley an nounced that this government would he much gratilied to secure tho com mand of Count von Walderseo for any combined military operations in which American troops take part after the arrival of that otlicer in China, ho pointed out thut this must be to attain ttie purposes dcolared by this govern ment in the circular note of July .'i. With rogard to tho policy to be pur sued should there be such joint action tho Amorlcan note said : " As a con siderable time must olapse before j Count von Waldarsoo can reach China, and conditions aro rapidly changing, I it would seem desirable to loavo ques ' tions of methods to bo determined In I view of the conditions which may thon exist." It is understood that tho orders to Uon. Chatfoo provldo very distinctly that unless American lives and Inter ests demand It, the United States forces aro not to go beyonu l'ekin. Those instructions, It Is understood, J contain a Btrong declaration of the American policy of opposition to the dismemberment of Cnina and clearly set forth the right of this government lo have a ? ay so as to China's future. It Is announced at the war department that, .l;'1*' the troops now on tho way to China will be lain!'?'1 for the purpose of tho restoration of peace, and order, no further details will be made at present. Among the matters determined upon Is tho retention of a Htrong guard at the American logatlon In i'okln in tho future and tho reconstruction of tho legation building so as to admit of for tification In tho future. Tho announcement Unit tho ortlleor Now Orleans ia to join ttiu Castino at Shanghai lends uddltlonu! interest to ! In' situation at that point. Tho gov ernment havo received no olllclal In formation of the landing of troops at Shanghai, hut the feeling horo ia that the cri' .clanjH oftJreat Hrltian'a action arc unwarranted. It la explained that the purpose of aonding tho Now Or loanB la to I u\ !? one of our veaaela on hand to act with tho vessels of other navleu in watching tho Chinese Yung Tao Hoot lnstcudy of having thia done, aa has boon done horoU)foro, by the llritiah navy alone. It is oolloved bore with regard to the general situation that thorn will bo no occasion for furthor lighting. This may bo too optimistic a view, es pecially whou tho fact Is conaiderod that thousand.) of foroign aoldiors oc cupy tho Chtnoso capital, but tho anx iety which tho Chinese govornrnont lias manlfeatod for a poacoful settle ment of ull quosthma In dispute louds tho American olhclala to bollovo that, through nogotlations and with tact ful handling of tho troops row on tho ground, furthor outbreaks< j.n bo pro Vented. lt. M. L. ?The water systom of Atlanta, Ca., has failed twico within two weeks, bo lng out of use for noarly twenty-four hours and causing much Inconveni ence. POWER? OONVIOTBD. Guilty of Complicity In (iovenior Ooobel'fl Murclor. GKOKGETOWN, Ky., Aug. 18.?" Wo, thu jury, find tho dofcudant guilty and tix hin punishment at continoiuont in tho penitentiary for tho rest of lila natural lifo." Thin was tho wording of tho verdict rendered today in tho eatjo of Ex-Sec retary of State Caleb Powers, charged with being an accossory boforo the fact to tho murder of Wm. Goobol. Tho jury retired at 1.32 p. m and returned Its vordlct at 2 25, having been out only fifty minutes. Tho vote in favor of a lifo sentence was unanimous. When the jury retired the belief waa general that Hb members would fall to agree and the defendant himself waa firmly of thlB opinion. When tho verdict of guilty waa re turned Powers, for the lirst time during the weary six weeks of the trial, be truyed bis feollngs. Under all of the trying incidents of the trial ho had maintained a changeless expression. Tho vordlct of guilty, however, appa rently staggered him. Ho waa sitting near the door of the jury room and when the jurors knocked on tho door, summoning tho sheriff', his faco aasum ed an anxious look. When tho twelve mon liied Into tho room and took tholr seats, and as Clerk Penn called tho roll of jurors, tho prisoner did not ap poar to be more excited than the vast throng of spectators. " Have you made a verdict, gentle men V" inquired tho court. " Wo havo," the jurors assented, and at tho same time Mr. Stone, tho fore man, passod tho verdict up to the clerk, who read It aloud. Powors, always pale, grew ghastly while the verdict was road and his face betoken ed great mental anguish. Then, somo wbat regaining his composure, he turned to Miss Uangorfleld, who had boon In convorsatlon with him, and said : " 1 was not oxpectlng that. The vordlct Is unjust." Thoro was no sort of demonstration following tho verdict and the vast crowd tiled out of tho court houae almost in sllonoo. Powers remained In tho court room for some tlmo after the vordlct was ronderod, in conference with his attorneys, who will at once move for a new trial and, falling in that, will take an appeal. When tho jurymen ontored tho Jury room Juror Stone, the oldest man on tho panel, was elected fororaan. Juror Porter, tho only Ropublloan on the jury, tho first to speak, said : " Gontlemen, I am a Republican and 1 havo said that I did not believe Goe bel's murdor was tho roault of a con spiracy. 1 did not think Caleb Powers conld bo guilty, but I havo hoard the evidence and 1 am convinced ho ia." Othors also made talks and it la said that one of tho jurors intimated that ho thought tho death penalty ought to ho Inlhcied. Uowover, when a ballot was taken all twelvo of tho jurora voted f?r life imprisonment. Tho jury which sat in tho case was composed of eight Damoorats, throw _ antl Goebol Domocrats and one llepub llcan, as follows : I, G, Stono, farmer, antl-Goobel ; Harris Mussolman, farm or, anti-Goubol; VV. ?. Tlndor, farmer, anti-Goobol ; A. W. Cralg, raorohant, Domoorat ; VV. I'. Munsun, farmer, De mocrat; W. II. Uldham, merchant, De mocrat; lion Ford, furmor, Democrat; Goorgo Murphy, Democrat; J. T. Mul berry, farmer, Democrat ; J. T. Cross wait, curpenter, Domoorat; Alonzo Kemper, farmer, Democrat, and J. C. l'orter, aehool toaohor, Kopub.lcan. One of the jurors suld tonight that tho jurymen weru influenced in mak* ing up tholr verdict by many things in tho ovldonce, but that some of the chief points were l'owor's own admis sion on tho stand that ho organized tho crowd of 1.200 armed mountaineers which camo to Frankfort on January 15, his corroboratlon of parts of the testimony of Noakes, Golden and Cui ton, tho proof that ho gavo Youtsey tho key and that tho shot was fired from his otlico. It is doubtful whether tho Youtsey ease will be tried, al though it will bo culled on Monday. Mr. Crawford, for tho dofenco, made a statement in Court this afternoon that Youtsuy, according to his physi cian is still Ihroatenod with typhoid lover. Ono of his attornoys, John M. Stevenson, is also 111 of typhoid fever, and Mr. Crawford could not say wheth er the dofenco would bo roady on Mon day or not. In the ovontof the Youtsey case being continued ono of tho other oasos, that of Davis, Whltaker, or Combs, will bo takon up. ?The raln-ovory-day for-40-dog-d".y? prophet has gone ovor to join Li Iiung Chang and his orowd.