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VOL. XVII. LATJEENS, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, IDLY 30, 1902- ~\Z ~ _ w V !? BRYAN'S SPEECH AT BOSTON. AN APPEAL FOR GENUINE HARMONY AMONG DEMOCRATS. His Speech Created Great En tliiiHtaHiu \ni(?!i<', the New IS tt glanders* Four tliouaand Democrats assembled at Nuntaskct, Mass, not far from Bos ton, and participated in a distinctively " harmony " tncotiyg, which hadbcuu arrauged by tho Now England Demo cratic JiOBguo, a new political organiza tion that is expected to show its strength in tho fall campaign. Tho principal sponkcrs woro Edward M. Sbepard, of. New York, Edward W. Carmack, of Tonncdseo, and William .1. Bryan, of Nebraska. A reception was given to theso gentlcmon at tho llockland house, and threo hundred members of the Ecnguo sat down to a banquet in tho great diniug room of the hdtel. Among those at the dinner was Miss Kuth- Bryan, who is aecom? pnuying her father on this trip. At tho conclusion of tho dinner the crowd repaired to tho mammoth tont on tho lawn in front of tho hotel. In a fow minutes every seat was taken and tho canvas at the sides was re moved in order that hundreds who were uuahlo to got in might see nud hear. Mayor L\ A. Collins, of Boston, acted as *? modorator," as he expressed it, and presented the speakers in the order named. Mr. Bryan dclincd har mony rn a political party, as ho under* Storni it, and Ihen spoke as fellows : Tho great founder of the Democratic party, Thomas JelTcrsou, whoso pre found philosophy sounded nil the depths of human nature and measured the hoighth and breadth of human govern ment, not long before tho end of his oventful life, said in a letter to Mr. Lee. that there were but two perma nent parties, the aristocratic and the democratic ; that these two parties ex isted in every country, and that whore there was freedom to think, speak and write, these patties would become ap parent, With tho aristocratic party he classed " those who fear and dis trust the people and wish to draw all power from them iuto the hands of the higher classes." With the Democratic patty he claused " thoso who idontify themselves with the people, have con fidence in them, cherish and consider them as the most honest and safe, though not the most wujc, depository of the public interests." lOvcry woll informed student of histoiy will recog nize this distinction. In every com munity you can draw a line separating the aristocrat from the democrat. It will noUbc a perpendicular line, nor will it be a horizontal one ; it will not separate those of illustrious lineage from those of humble birth; it will not separate the lich from the poor; it will not separate the cducuted from tho un educated; it,wiU not be along Hues of vocation or occupation ; but it will sep arate those " with the tastes, spirit, assumption and traditions of the aris tocracy " from those who " beliove in a government controlled by the people and favor political and legal equality." JeiTcrson was born of refined and well-to-do parents ; he was even rich for one of that period, and ho was educated far abovo the most of his as sociates ; he was a lawyer and his .social connections were favorable to aristocratic ideas, but he was a Demo crat. He believed in the brotherhood of man ; he asked for no privileges that could not be granted to all ; ho claimed no rights that all did not en joy, and he sought foi himself no gov ernmental euro that he did not demand for others. He believed in the rule of tho peoplo, in their capacity for self government and in their right to the control of their own affairs. He did not doubt that they would make mis takes, but he knew that they would bear punishment for their own mistakes with more complacency than they world endure punishment for the mistakes of others, and he was certain that their errors would bo unintentional ones. Ho know that, as they found no profit in bad laws, they would strive to cor rect them and would profit by experi ence. He was a friend >of ovciything that helped tho people, and tho unre lenting foo of everything that injured them. Ho was identilicd with the masses, and considered that insofar as by inheritance or by his own efforts he possessed any advantage over others he held that advantage as a trustee for those less i'oitunnto. Tho peoplo loved him because he first loved them. Ho organized a party that has lived for more than a century, and he so im pressed his ideas upon tho party that no defeat, howover overwhelming, has been able to crush its spirit or dis integrate it. There can always bo harmony among Democrats who have the purpose that Jefferson had and aro willing to om ploy tho methods that Jefforson em ployed. Thero can always bo harmony among Democrats who believe in a government of the people and aro will ing that all'departments of the govern ment shall bo operated by tho poople and for tho bonollt of tho people. Dif. ferenocB of the mind can bo reconciled; differences of purpose cannot. Be tween ono who is at heart an aristo crat and one who is in reality a Domo mat thero is a great gulf fixed. And, it may be added, among the aristo crats thoro will be found tho same di vision that exist) among tho beasts of proy?some have tho courage of the neu, and others tho cunning and troacheiy of tho fox, butthoy can hunt together if thoir object is spoil, whothor it bo avowed or concealed. Between those really Democratic in purposo thoro can ho no personal or pormanent ahonation, because having no ulterior motives they aro open to argumcntt and amenablo to reason; boing hot est in purpose, they have confidence in the triumph of their cause, and are content to employ hon eat methods. Thoy will neithor con spire against others nor against each other. If they mako mistakes in judg ment, as all are liablo to do, they are not only willing, hut anxious to correct their mistakes. In politics, as in re. llgion, thero is an essential difference botween a doubt of the head and a doubt of tho heart. Jt is impossible to socufo harmony between peoplo of oppoaito sympathies and it is a dilllcult thing to change a man's sympathies. It requires a polit ical regeneration to make a Democrat out of an aristocrat. It is a much easier task to SllOW a man that tho priuciplos ho has bcon advocating aud tho politics which ho has bcon sup porting arc aristocratic in their pres ent effect or in their tondencios. Tho Republican party of today is aristo cratic in its policies and tendencies for it is controlled by a few in tho iutorcst of a few, but thorc arc many Republi cans who remain with their party only bocau8c they do not understand the change which has taken place in that party within tho last fow years. When tho policy of a party is controlled by its voters, then tho party stands for the will of tho majority, but wl en tho party is/lominatcd by a small minority thou the organization stands not for tho will of the majority, but for tho will of those who dominate it. Thoro can bo no doubt of the Democratic in stincts of a largo majority of the members of the Republican party, but that party today is so controlled by or ganized wealth that tho rank and Qle of the party ate not consulted about tho pol'cles nor nro the interests of the rank an:', lile considered by the leaders. With tho exception of the tariff <iues tion the Republican putly bits not. in recent years houcstly submitted a singlo important issue to the arbitra ment of tho ballot, or even to tho judgment of tho mombcrs of its own party. It has written ambiguous platforms and forced its policies through Congriss after elections. In 1890 it usod a promise of international bimetallism to conceal its real purpose to fasten the gold elrndnrd on the country. In l!)00 it practiced tho same deception on imperialism and on the trust question. Eveu within a month it baa refused to auuouncc its purpose in regard to the Philippines, and has put off uulil after November tho pas sage of the subsidy bill and the con sideration of the trust question. The leaders of the party show their lack of vital faith in the doctrine of self-gov ernment by their unwillingness to take tho people of the country, or even the voters of their own party, into their coutldonco. Tho hope of tho Demo cratic party lies in bringing this fact to the knowledge of those who have been in tho habit of voting the Republican ticket. Ouo aristocratic party in the country is enough. Democratic suc cess must be won, not by imitating the Republican party, but by exposing it?not by making the Democratic party aristocratic, but by convincing tho people that it is really Democratic aud can bo trusted to defend Demo cratic ideas and to cultivate Demo cratic ideals. As thoro are nany in the Republican parly who havo ad hered to the party notwithstanding tho chnngc that the organisation has undorgouo, so there are some who call themselves Democrats who have themselves undorgouo a change which has alienated them from the Demo cratic party, or from any party worthy of the name. To attempt to patch up an apparent harmony between those who aro not in sympathy with Democratic purposes is not only a waste of time, but would prove disastrous. The men who dc sortcd ..ic party in 1890 may be divided into two masses. Those who left be cause they understood tho issue pre sented and those who loft because they did not understand the real nature of the contest. Until tho former arc completely changed in their Sympathie.} they cannot return to the party with out injuring it. The latter will be re conciled to tho party when they them selves becom-) awaro of the real charac ter of tho life and death strueglc now bciug waged between plutocracy and democracy. I say plutocracy, because the aristocracy of today is one of wealth rather than of birth, and it in cludes not only thoso who have been alienated from the common pcoplo by the possession of great wealth, but those who, although without wealth, pander to it and measure nil things by a monoy standard. Organized wealth has becomo so potent in governmental affairs that some even now despair of applying any effective remedy. Rut such underestimate the patriotism of the pooplo and the strength of the public conscience. The people have a remedy within their power, namely the ballot, and with it they can and will right every wrong aud romcdy every grievance.. Tho Democratic party must have a controlling purpose, unchanged by vic tory or dofeat; it must stand for that purpose, at all times and everywhere, unmoved by threats of disaster and uninlluencod by promise of temporary gain. It must have a character, for character is as essential in a party as it is in an individual. No ouo will trust an unstable man or one so with out principlo that his position upon any moral question cannot ho guessed in advanco. Noithor will Iho people trust a party that is willing to writo into its platform to-day anything that promisos to catch a few votes or strike out of its platform tomorrow anything that will alienate a fow voi.es. Even if it desired to do so our party could not compete with tho Republican party in the use of money in campaigns or in tho docoption or coorcion of voters, becauso large campaign funds can only be socurcd in return for tho promise of favoritism, and our people arc not in a position to coerce. Our party must have principles and proclaim them; it must standby them and de fend them, relying upon its faith in the righteousness of those ptinciplos and upon its faith iu tho intelligence and patriotism of tho people. The struggle between human rights the on one sido and greed on tho other is an unending one. Our parly must take part in the struggle, but that struggle cannot be permwently sot tied by this generation or by any fu ture one. As the children of Israel, wandering in tho wilderness, cou'd not store broad for tne morrow but wore compelled to gather manna oach day, so the citizen Unds it impossible to rest upon the achievements of yoster day, or to frame a government that will run itsolf. Ho must labor today, tomorrow and while life lasts if ho would be secure. He must moot each new problem and examine each new proposition that is submitted to tho people, but in doing no ho will employ tho same purposo9 and apply tho same gouoral rules. He cannot tell what tciuptalion8 ho may havo or of what immediate gain ho may .have tho pro mise if ho will but surrender his man hood, but ho knows, if ho is an up right man, that ho will ondoavor to resist cvory tomptatiou, and ho will detormiuo to forego evory advantage that requires a surrender of his man hood. So with our party. We cannot tell what issues wo may havo to meet; wo can only dotermino to moot thorn in a Democratic spirit, to apply to them Democratic principles and to take the pooplc's side always. In 1892 tho paramount issuo was tariff reform and tho Democratic party boldly as sorted its demand for a tariff for rev en no only. It fought the campaign and it won, but its majori' was bo narrow that a few Senators, disloyal to tho party on this subject, dofeatcd tho verdict of tho peoplo rendered at the polls. Hut tho failure of the party t do ah that it promised would not have been so disastrous but for tho fact that the Wilson bill, unsatisfactory as it was to tariff reformers, had to bear the sins of a Republican financial system which was supported by our administration against the protect of ;;a overwhelming majority of tho voters of tho party. Tho defeat of 1S5I4 was more disas-/ Irous than auy that the party has ex perienced since, and it was due to the fact that the adiuiniHtrntiou doserted the people on the money question. In 1800 thu mouoy question had forged to tho front, made paramount not by tho action of tho majority of tho Democratic party, but by tho at tempt of a minority of tho party to aid the Republican parly to chuin tho country to an appreciating dollar. Without abandoning its position on the tariff question the patty met this issuo aud took the side of tho people. In spite of the desertion of many formerly conspicuous in its couueils tho Democratic party polled a million more votos than it had over polled be fore, and would havo had won but for the iudcfcuaiblc methods of the Re publican party, whoso leaders held all tho piotoctionist Republicans by de claiing tho tariff issuo to bo i. a mount, mollified the wrath of most of the fiee silver Republicans by promis ing international bimetallism,and won all the advocates of the gold standard by revealing to them the secret pur pose of tho party to adopt a European financial system. Rut ovon then wc would have wou but for tho fact that borrowers woro coorccd and employed wore intimidated. In 11)00 the action of the Republican parly in turning a war commenced for humanity into a war of conquest com pelled the consideration of another question?a question so far-reaching in its consequences that our party right fully declared it to bo the paramount issue. Without abandoning its posi tion on the taiiff qu.""'tion or on tho money question it again espoused tho people's side of a great issue. That it did not win that year was due to a con 'jur Lion of causes, any 0110 of which would have been insullich nt to havo accomplished dofci. The administra tion having carried on a brief and suc cessful war fell heir to the enthusiasm which usually attends a victorious con fllct; an unexpected increase in tho supply of now gold and an unexpected influx of iiuropcau gold, due to largo crops hero and a famine abroad, in creased prices, rolicved the stress of hard times and gave to the pcop'c tho benefits that always flow from a grow ing volume of money. While the ad vantages which followed a larger vol l umo of money vindicated the principle contended for by bimetallists they woro appropriated by tho paity in power, and those who wero influenced by con ditions, without attempting to realize tho conditions, gave the Republican party credit for an increasing prosper ity. The protected manufacturers, of course, stood by tho administration which had given them a Dingloy law. Trust promoters nnd trust magnates, recognizing in the Democratic party an inveterato foe, and numbering among their stockholders many of the most i: fluential Republicans, throw all their strength to the Ropublican party, and by their support purchased im munity from punishment. The Re publicans woro rjreatly aided by an other iulluoncc, namely, the influence of tho financiers who not yet have completed their schemes wero willing to risk trusts, imperialem or anything else rather than forego tho advantago wh'-ch thoy expected from a gold stand ard and a bank currency. In spito of all these obstacles tho campaign of l '.too only showed a not change of 160,000 voles in favor of the Republicans out of a total voto of over thirteen millions. And what, is Iho situation today ? | Since tho election of 1900, imperialism is more opouly avowed and lmporlalia tic methods more boldly entored upon because tho administration can point to that election as an apparent in dorsement, although tho party leaders at that time vohemently denied im perialistic intent. Tlioso who oxpoct to make a profit out of a colonial sys tem favor it on the ground that it will pay; those who think that it opened up tho J'hdippines to prosolyting insist that It is providential, whilo those who are simply seeking some reason for supporting thoir party's policy fall back upon tho doctrino that circum stances got us into the trouble and that wo must stay in until circumstances got us out. Sinco Iho olcclion of 1000 tho trusts havo grown and flourished under the Republican administration, as might have boon expected. Almost two yoars havo elapsed since the last Presi dential election, and no legislative at tempt has been made to interforo with them, and tho executive efforts, instead of boiug directed towaid the enforce ment of criminal statutes, aro confined !, > the equity side of the court and these efforts have not in the least re tarded the formation of new com I bines. Sinco tho election, tho financiers aro seeking to carry their, advantage a lit - tie faither and are planning an assot currency, a system of branch bank* and the redemption of the siWor dol lar. Recognizing the enormous iniqui ty of tho bill they did not dare press it during tho campaign, but having hc ' cured a favorable report In the House, 1 postponed its consideration until De I comber. Siuce the election, a Republican Con grcss has turned a deaf ear to tbo la borer's cry for relief from government by injunction; and a Republican Sen ato bas refused to grant tho demand of the people for tho election of United States Senators by a direct vote. And all tho while an exorbitant tar iff is working injustice to tho con sumers and enabling tho bonoficiaries of protection to sell at home at a high price and compcto iu foreign markets at a lowor price. While tho exploiters havo boon pressing their advantages at homo and abroad tho intorosts of tho producers of wealth on the farm, in the factory and in tho mines havo been uttorly ig nored, and tho small business man haa been left to such precarious oxistence as tho trusts permit him to onjoy. How can tho opponents of aristoc racy and plutocracy bo uuitod for a uccosBful attack upon entrenched ;)rivilcgo ? Not by making peace with tho eiiomy; not by imitating their works, their mothods or their phrase ology, but by honest,, straightforward appeal to tho American peoplo upon a platform that can be understood and with an organization that can bo trusted. Already many of the Repub licans are wa/oring, but they can uov cr bo won to tho Democratic party as long as thoy can say that our party is as bad as thoirs. Not by surrendor, not by compromise, not by equivoca tion, not by ambiguity, not by vacilla tion, is the victory to bo won, but by bold, constant, porsistont, steadfast defense of the interests of tho pooplo at n'l times, under all circumstances and-on all questions. To lose faith in tho expediency of such a courso is to loso faith in tho omnipotonco of truth, lipon this basis we can not only har moni/.o all who aro Democratic m sen timent aud sympathy, but wo can draw to our party thoso of tho opposition who cherish Democratic ideas, but have hcon mislod by Republican argu ments. ANOTHER SENSATION AT GAFFNEY. EDITOR DECAMP AND LIEUT. GOV. TIbhMAN. A Stormy Scene in Which I)e Cniiip Passed the Lie Over to Tllluiatt* The Stale campaign mooting at Gaff* ncy was ouo of tho most exciting of tho scries. It was an orderly gather ing, of about tfOO voters with a number of ladies, which ended in great disorder, involving tho most sensational inci dent of the campaign. Col. Tillmau, as details further on will show, was reading an editorial from tho (laffucy Ledger charging him with *? being a gambler, a liar and a drunkard." He was sarcastic in his comments and was interrupted by. Editor DeCnmp, of tho Ledger, who assumed entiro responsi bility and defended with determina tion his charges. In the ensuing dis cussion Mr. DeCamp offered *? to prove Col. Tillman a liar ovor his own signature." When asked to furnish this proof Mr. DoCamp retired to his ollico, submitting upon his roturn tho evidence below. The scene was most sensational. Mr. DoCamp, with no excitemont, resolutely pressed his ac cusation amid noiso and confusion, many chcors for Tillman, no small amount for DoCamp and numerous re marks addressed to eilher and both and sometimes ncithor. All Ihe gu bernatorial candidates wero well re ceived, Tillman, Iloyward ami Talbert leadiug. Mr. Gary rccoived much cheering and applause, as did Mossrs. Sharpe, Martin and Frost. Tho after noon sossion had a full house, and this was true whon the gubernatorial candi dates were announced at 3 o'clock. Congressman Talbert was tho Orst spcakci, and aftor tribute to ladies, ho addroBsed tho voters on responsibilities of tho ot?co sought. Has had somo of Iho necessary experienco and has the manhood for requirements. T and monopolies, labor and capital dis cussed, aud Commercial Democracy vigorously assaulted. Wants good fooling with all classes. Educational interest favored. Reitornted white and colored tax scheme. (Choois.) Issues forcibly discussed. Col. Tal bert was heard most attentively. Inter rupted with cheors, especially on tax schemo; closed with applause. Tho next speaker was Captain Hoy ward who was warmly received. Ho camo hero as a stranger, knowing but very few of these South Caiolinians and was most gratoful for such greet ing. This county destined to bo one of tho greatest counties of South Car olina. I 'aid a trihuto to South Caro lina womanhood. Then paasod on to his candidacy. All lovo feast issues discussed, blond and contro in up building of our Stale. These issues discueqnd in their exact moaning. Dis pensary, education, good roads, pen sions discussed. Trlbuto to Confeder ate soldier. Heard with closest inter est and applauso; closed with ap plause Mr. Ansel came noxt with applriuso and, unfortunately, with a sore throat. Ho regretted this, but made ids speech. Coming from the 1'earl of tho Pied mont portion of tho State to which Cherokee belonged; paid his tribute to woman and her uplifting influences. Comes with endorsement of Green villo County; six years in Legislature; comes with endorsement of live upper South Carolinacountieo as solicitor for 12 years; official record satisfactory, always, to his constituents. Issues discussed and Mr. Ansel's voice inter, ferod not with the interest of his hear ers. He was heard throughout with close attention, introduced Bro. Craf ford to the Chorokoe audience; closed with applause. Dr. Timmorman was the next speak er, claiming that he and Mr. Ansel, twico married, wero tho only true frionds of tho ladies. Has novor had to medicate his prlvato or official char acter. Col. Talbort refers to thim ble rigging " in South Carolina poli .ica. This is something unknown to the speaker. Has what no competitor can say, the ondorsemont of the peoplo of South Carolina. At homo elected to tho Legislature when he was not a candidate and under his protest, an honor not bestowed on any other so tar as ho know. He is standing in his I own bIioob; running on bis owu namo. Object of government is protection of ? society and issues so discussed. As I to when he was treasurer, he did not . have to borrow monoy. Assailed Col. Tslbert's white tux scheme; this is dangerous. Closed with applause. Lieut. Gov. Tillman was tho next aud last speaker who camo forward with cheers and applauso and hurrahs for Till man. Returned thanks for this and for past support. Glad to seo thoao peoplo face to faco to let them see it ho is tho man painted. Appeals to his country, and by this to be judged; standing on his record. Referred again to the ruling incidcut in tho Sonate, then on to tho sword affair. Finishing these in detail, he found it necessary to notice an edito rial in tho Gaffnoy Ledger, published somo weeks ago. This editorial charged Col. Tillman with " beiug a gambler, a liar and a drunkard." Col. Tillman was reading the article, stoppiug for vigorous and sarcastic chaiaclonzation on its con tents. Tho article stated that County Chairman T. B. Butler and Messrs. McCraw aud Sarratt could substantiate what was said. Turning to Mr. Butler Col. Tillman asked to hoar from him. Replying, Col. Butler said: " I know absolutory nothing about tho statcmont, ana the man who wrote it did so with o?t my authority. jOol. Tillmau was proceeding in vigor ous and sarcastic characterization of tho article when Edltor DcCamp of Tho Ledger stepped upon tho stage and advancing directly to Col. Till man, whom ho faced, said: " 1 am tho man w o wroto the editorial and am re sponsible for it." Turning to Col. Butler, Mr. DeOamp said: " Havo you not been drinking with Col. Till man in Columbin? ' " Not more'than with you," replied Mr. Butler. (Cheers.) Tho crowd was very noisy and vehe ment now and tho ladies left precipi tately, tho sceno being stormy and threatening. Cheora for Tillmau aud some f.?r DoCamp: various crios and suggestions to both and general move ment among the audience. Tho chair man's gavel ami other noises wero hoard. Mr. DeCamp stood his ground resolutely and again expressed with de termination his auihorsliip nud respon sibility. i4 Thon you are tho author of some thing of which youshould be ashamed." said Col. Tillman. Mr. DeCamp's cool roply made a terrific commotion when ho said: "Col. Tillman 1 can provo you a liar over your own signa ture." Col. Tillman requested him to do so aud Mr. DeCamp wont to his pflico for tho proof. In tho meantime Mr. Caughinan who had boon absent, triod to spoak but no one heard. Col. Tillman was proceeding with his speech when Mr. DoCamp returned, producing the two letters below, he stated again-that ho could provo Col. Tillman a falsifier aud road tho letters which woro in reply to bills scut from time to time regurding an advertising account which ho had not been able to collect. Following is a verbatim copy of the letters: Edgoflcld, Jan. 8, 1002. Mr. E. II. DeCamp, Editor Grit and Steel, Gaffnoy, N. C. I havo received several letters from you, enclosing bill for advertising in Grit and Steel. I bog to say that I think if you will rcfor to your books you will liud that all these bills I made with Crit aud Steel wero promptly paid and in advance. Yours truly, (Signed) Jas. 11. Tillman. Replying to another bill from Mr. DoCamp, came tho following letter: Columbia, S. C, Fob. 12, 1002. Mr. E. iL DoCamp, Business Managor Grit ami Steel, Galtnoy, S. C.: While I am satisfied that 1 hnvo al ready paid the bill which you sent to Mr. Shorard, 1 hand you under this covor'my check for $4 in payment of same. Kindly acknowledge receipt. Yours truly, Jas. IL Tillman. Mr. DoCatup maintained that Col. Tillman know he owed tho account when he donied it aud ho also insisted that the contents of tho two lottere re vealed this fact. Mr. DeCamp fur ther remarked aa ho iinished reading tho loltors that Col. Tillman had never paid the bill and know that ho was ly ing when ho wroto the lottor. Col. Tillman asked Mr. IhCamp to hand him tho loltors. Mr. DcCamp refused to do so. Col. Tillman insisted. Mr. l ?c.Camp again refusing, snying they woio his property. Col. Tillman said ho only wantod to read them, and Mr. DeCamp handed thorn to him, stand ing by Col. Tillman whilo he read. After reading Col. Tillman said: " If I only had one matter on my mind at once I would have known, hut after consulting my hooks and Unding tho error, I sent him the money due him." Mr. DoCamp thon wanted to know if it took six letters to find out one mistake in a set of books. There was much noise and excitomont in the audionco, much cheering, somo hissing. Not a majority of tho audience by any means were cheering. MoSt of the noise seemed to bo in favor of Tillman, but Mr. DoCamp, who firmly and ag gressively stood his ground, was by no means without frionds and supporters. Finally Chairman Butler regarding that Coi. Tillman's time limit had ex pired, adjourned tho meeting. The $30,000 in bills which figured In the bribery cases attendiug Ihe election of Senator ClAtk by (he Monlauo Legislature still remains a part of tho archives of that State. The man to whom it was given as a bribe never claimed it; naturally tho bribers have notabked that it be returned and thoio is no mannor by which tho Slato can appropriate it as part of tho public funds. The new battleship, Mikasa, built for Japan, at Portsmouth, England, is ready for her trial trip. She is 1/>,2C0 tons burden, and is spoken of by ex perts as tho flnest fighting machine afloat. IOAfJTORXA. BMnth* /?The Kind You Have Always Bo#t NANCY HART KILLED TORIES, BILL, ARP TELLS ABOUT IT. He Knows Some of Her Rclu tlveH Who Have the True Grit. Atlanta Constitution. A few months ago sonio (loubtiog correspondents hinted that tho story of Nancy Hart was probably an oxag gorated romanco or a handed down tradition or may bo a myth. It is f or dinal c. that the doubt was published, for it awakened aud aroused the good old pcoplo of Elbort nnd Hart counties and brought to light facts and records concerning tho old lady that might have passed into oblivion. That tho story of her horoism is true is now established as cloarly as it was Wiion Hart County was cut off from Elbou and named for lior, tho only county in Georgia that was named for a woman. While this newspaper controversy was going on down in Georgia thoro was a I great strapping Virginian named Tom Leo, 0 1-2 foot high and largo in pro portion, operating tho passenger de partment of tho Lackawanna railroad. Ho is tho groat-grand-son of Nancy Hart, descended from her in a bee lino line through honorable Virginia ances tors. Ho know nothing of this con troversy concerning his matcrunl an cestor, and said recently whon speak ing of her that it was tho sorrow of his life that ho was not personally ac quainted with her. Tom Loo is a great favorito amoug tiro railroad ollicials. Very recently ho wished to try tho work and speed of a new monster locomotive and in vited tho presidents and superinten dents of sovcral railroads and forty three editors and uewepaper men to go with him ou a special to Pocona mountains and back again. Ou tho northern roads the suporintondonts now havo an indicator or Dutch clock in their private car that registers tho speed. ,l What do you want?" said Tom Lee. " Well, about 70 miles," said tho editor. The speed was then 66 miles an hour, but quickly tho clock registered 60, 67, 68, 00, 05, 70, whore it remained for several miuules while the engineer was holding her down to an evon, steady pace. A glassful of wator ou tho iloor would not havo spilled a drop. Tom Leo said: ** 1 would havo given you 80 if you had asked for it." After a while they stop ped at tho Swiftwator house, whoro Washington and Lafayette played cro quet after the war was over and where ,loo Jeiterson spends Iiis summers. Tom Lee knows his lineage and that hia parents wero Virginians and nearly related to the Harts, for whom Thomas Hart Jicnton was named. For tho sake of many children who havo novor henid tho story, I will briefly rclato that during the dark days of tho Itevolutiou fivo tories came to her cabin aud ordered her to got din ner for them. She did so and while they woro eating aud drinkiug nud their guns were set up in the corner of the room sho quietly took them out side, aud 8tandiugat the door with ono in her hand she drew aim on the lender and ordered them to surrender or dio. Ono man staited toward her and she shot him dead and seized another gun aud shot another who had risen from tho table. With another gun sho kept the others quiet until some neighbors cnmo|and they were taken prisoners. No doubt this is a true story and a man had bettor not move to lOlbert or Hart county and express any doubts about it. I havo been thoro and know. Some years ago I lectured fn llartwcll and from there jouneyed to Elbcrton in a buggy with n preachor. We got a late start and the preacher's horse wanted to slow up at every house where there was a woman in sight, ami when wo got to the river the ferryman was away and we had to wait an hour for him to coino back. So it was dark when we reached Llberlon. Tho court house was lighted up and seemed full of peo pie, and the boys wore rapping' aud calling for "Arp," ??Hill Arp." Tho preacher unloaded me near by and told me to go up stairs and open tho ball while, ho wont homo to put up his horse. As 1 hurried in tho door tho doorkeeper stopped me nud said: M Hold on, my friend, you haven't paid." 1 modestly told him that 1 was the speaker. " Oh, yos," said he. li Maj bo you aro and maybo you ain't. Several other men havo tried to pass on that schedule. 1 reckon you had better pay." So I paid a half dollar to go in and hoar mysolf talk, but I got half of it back when wo divided nrocoeds. Now, 1 don't know that Nancy could read or write, but she could shoot and in war times that is better. At any rate Georgians arc proud of her, and hor great-grandson, Tom Leo, has novor tarnished tho name or fame of tho family. When John Randolph boasted of his aneeatrnl blood, Tristan. Hurgcss, of Rhodo Island, his bitter enemy, rose up to say that good con duct in posterity was of more conse quouce than good blood in ancestors. H 1 have grent respect," said ho, " for tho gonlleman's English blood and1 his Indian blood, but ho should remem ber that ho is removed from thorn by soveral generalioiiB and that only onc sixty-fourth part of Lord Holte or Poca hontas blood Hows in his veins. That is not much to boast of. Tho rost is widely scattered, diluted and degene rated." Burgess and Randolph had many spats liko that, but thoy never camo to blows. Thero nover was a Umo in tho South land whon so much eager interest was manifested in traciug up ancestry? linoago. I receive letters almost daily from good people, from Carolina to Texas, asking for help to trace up and prove their claim to join the Sons or Daughters of the Revolution or to service of their father or grandfather in the civil war of forty yoars ago. The genealogical department of The Constitution and George Smith's week ly ..contributions to The Journal are doing valuable and interesting work on these lines. There, is one. ot her lino that has been shamefully neglected. From 11 rat to last there were near 90,000 Georgia soldiers in the Confederate array, and yet thero is no record of them?neith er in the counties nor tho State nor at Washington. I do not supposo thorc are ten in a hundred of these soldior whoso children or grand-childrou or Dear rolntives can prove themselves. Colonel Avory did the best ho could to make up a roll of oach regiment and name tho oflicors and tho captains of tho companies, but thoro is no roll of the mou nor a record of who was kdlod. Some companies chauged their captaius from thrco to eight times, but what became,of those who dropped out? Colonel Avory says: " Tho following list is painfully imperfect. It was takon from tho Confederate war ro cords at Washington, 1). C, and from the meager documents in the Georgia archives and such personal informa tion as could bo had. The war depart ment of the Confederacy was most loosely ruu. Regimental muster rolls were mingled aud confused; tho con stantly urring changes wero not noted." Now, ask nuy old soldier. Can you provo your service by any undoubted evidence? Is Ihoro any record that you can go to I Two years ago Gover nor Caudler alluded to tbis shnuieful neglect in bis message and urged the appointment of some ono to gather up and make a record of these Georgia soldiers before tho witnesses were all dead, but nothing was done. Why ilo not tho veterans demaud it? It would cost but little?perhaps the salary of a good man for a year. The childron and grand-children of these soldiers are interested and have a right to demand tho preservation and record of their father's or grandfathor's honorable service. Why not? Will there be onough veterans or patriotism in the next Legislature to see to this and have established a muster roll?some kind of a roll that the humblest citizor. cau poiut to as Iiis hall of fame? Hill Akt. They All Brought Good Exciihch. The drudgery of teaching in public schools is sometimes lessened for the teacher by a sense of humor that comes within his or her experience. One of those things is tho efforts of some par ents to write excuses for the ahsonco of their children. A teacher, who has a large collection of these " excuses," has consented to havo somo of them appear lor the pleasure of our readers. " Kind maddum?Excoozc ji'ims for not being there yistiday. We have a pett goat and it et up his (jaimses) pants and his pa could not git him no others ontil las nite. So ploze excoozc. p. s.?we will keep the got,o tyed up heieafter. So pleze excoozc." Hardly bad "jaims" been "excooz cd" when another absentee of tho day before appeared with a note reading as follows: u Bospeclcd Miss?Please to excuse Willy for absculz. Ho fell down stares jess foro school t'rae, and wo feaied his internal inside was hurt at flrst, but we lind they ain't, for the doctor says that no part of his anallomy was hurt but the brewzing of tho op pydermis of tho outer hide, and also his hipp hurt some. But he just escaped fatal deth. So kindly excuse. Bis Mother." A little girl now brought the teacher a note that read as follows: " Dear Miss W.?Tho non-appearance of Eve lina at school yesterday was an una voidable necessity, occasioned by indis position, superinduced, 1 fear ine, by my own lack of forethought in permit ting her to partake of innutritions and indigestible concomitants beyond her capacity to assimilate. Kindly pardon an overload mother's lack of judgment and exedsc my daughter's absence, for which I am, iu a measure, if not alto gether, responsible, for I should have made my will power superior to hers, and thus saved her from tho mastica tion of injurious concomitants. 1 beg to assure you that it will never occur again." A boy, who had been absent for two days, came to school the third day, bringing the following brief but com. prchensivo "excuse:" "Teacher?Sam has been playing hookey. Please lick." Buffalo Bill and Senator William A. I Clnrk, tho Monlano copper king, are groat friends. When they first be came acquainted (Jlark was peddling clocks, and Cody was carrying out his contract to furnish buffalo meat f".r labo:ers who were building tho Kansas Pacitic railway. In a year and a half Cody killed over 4,000 of the aninmls and earned tho sobriquet by which he is now known. The wholesale price of a pair of shoes represent* about 22 per cent in wages, 05 per cent material, anil 13 per cent minor expenses and prolits. Benra the 1 l>9 Kind You Hava Always Bouptrt THE NAVAL SCHOLARSHIP. How the Junior Senator Will Make the Appolu t Allotcrt to Him. Senator MoLaurin l tho fol lowing with tho remit i ?t it bo published for tho inform, .on of the youug men of tho State: Tho appointment of two midship men at large for oach State by Its two Sonntors?ouo each?has been author ized by tho recent naval appropriation bill. Each Senator is authorized to desig nate six young men, one as principal aud tho others ns lirst, second, third, fourth and lirth attendants, according to their merits. Tho young men designated by mo will be selected by a competitive ex amination, which will be held at tho county court house ou the 80th and .'list of Julv. I havo asked the county hoard of education of oacli county to arrange for and hold tins examination and to forward tho papers of all applicants to a central board at Columbia. Tho central board will prepare and send out the questions and grade tho papers scut in by the county boards nud nan tho six of the highest standing. 1 tak this course in order to allord a general opportunity to tho young men of tho State to compete for these scholarships at as small expense to them as possi ble. When tho central board has made its selection tho six young men named will appear either at Green' le, Co lumbia or Charleston, on Au Jt llth, and stand what is known us tho en trance examination. This last exami nation will be under the. authority of the Naval academy and will bo final, no other being required, except a final physical examination at the academy. If the principal fails in any of the ex aminations tho alternates, in their order, will take his placo. Tho examination will include read ing, writing, spelling, arithmetic, geog raphy, lOnglish grammar, U. S. history, world's history, algebra through quad ratic equations and plane geometry (live books of Chuuvunt's geometry, or an equivalent) and a physical examin ation. The examination is open to all while young men of this State between 15 and 21 yearn old, of sound body and constitution, good character, good habits and have not been dismissed or expellod from any collego. John L. MoLAURlN. McLauiun'h Declination.?-A Washington dispatch says: Tho an nouncement that Senator McLaurin will decline tho place on the Court of Claims is regarded in judicial circles hero as most welcome. Ii o only court in which thr mcnt permits itself to be sueo to judges should be men of great ? gth aud resourccfulucsB. It handle u very ditllcult class of cases, involving larger amounts aud interests than almost any other tribunal except the Supremo Court. If there is a collision with a government vessel at E money controversy involving a i treaty, or a public land title. to the Court of Claims. The relations of this COU to Con gress aud the government are bo close that many persons think that at least two of its live members should be ' dem ocrats, in order that its decision may not be branded by the Congressional interests which happen to be nll'ected adversely as those of a Republican court. The only Democrat now a member is Judge Dowry, of Missis sippi, and wore McLaurin to go thero he would not be accepted as one. It iH suggested that the President should look about among tho younger men in the State courts for some man who has shown special adaptability for this class of work. These judgeships pay only $4,500 per year, and dilttculty is always experienced in getting wholly available men for them. The Treasury Department puts the number of Chinese in tho United States [at 300,000. 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