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VqT A RT,T TJF 1X. --NEWBERRY, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1,19.PIE$.0AYA
COL. KEITT ON -,1ON '
",hall the Citizens :cule the Country in the
Interest of all th3 Pe.op1e, Or Shall
a Few Who Own the 6oid Dol
larx" Rule it in tbeir
Own IuteeM.'"
Editor Herald and Nevs: T--re was
$534,000,00 on dt-poit in Ihe -b,:kn :t
New York ity on the 18th day of
March last, $130,000,001 miore than they
hel.1 on the 1st of Fepteiber, 1S91.
The imioney of the nation is controlled
by a few men and they are collecting
it in the great commercial centres, pros
tratingall business. This is the result
of the pernicious financial legislation
by Congress since the12th day of April,
1866. The pressing question now for
solution is, shall the citizens rule the
country in the interest of all the peo
pie, or shall a few men own ing thegold
dollars rule it in their own interest.
The solution of tbis question is now on
us and caunot be avoided except by
abject submission and slavery of our
selves and descendants to their domni
nation. This question the people uu
der our popular form of government
have the power to decide by their elec
tion franchise at the ballot box in the
approaching elections. If it can be
helped, no man should be elected to
office, frrom sheriff to coroner, except
he is clean and capable, and stands
squarely and firmly on the principles
and demands of the Alliance formu
lated and promugated at St. Louis,
and re-affirmed at Ocala and Annapo
lis. On the triumph of these demands
and their practical operation depends
the prosperity of the country, and the
happiness of the industrial people.
Chief among the demands is the finan
c-ial question. To solve it rightly as
intended by the framers of the consti
tution, the whole system of finance
must be revolutionized and changed.
In the beginning of 1-91, Congress
chartered a bank of the Ut ited States
for 20 years against the violent opposi
tion of Jeflerson and the anti-Federal
party. This charter expired in 1S11.
The bank was re-established in 1S16.
It went out. in 1895 utder the blows of
Jackson. Although several efforts
were made to recharter it, they failed.
Ban Is of issue were chartered in all
the States by the States before the late
war. They were illegal because viola
tive of the United States Constitution.
They served local, but not national
purposes. Some of them were on a
comparatively sound basis; others were
wild-eat and worthless. They passed
out with the beginning of hostilities
between the States,'and were followed~
by the national banks which were es
tablished during the war. The present
system is the best the country ever had,
as it furnishes a national currency, but
it is class legislation of the worst form.
It gives to the few the absolute control
of the money of the nation. They
have been, and are now using it in
their own interest to the detriment of
trade, co)mmerce and labor. The con
sti tution c-ontemnplates, and we ought
to have a system of finance wherein
the currency is under control of the
general government. When the char
ter of the bank of the United States
expired in 18.36, all the State b,angs
suspended specie payment. Great dis
tress pervaded the country. The fail
ures in New York and New Orleans
amounted to $150,000,000. President
Van Bucen was forced to convene Con
gress in extra session on the 4th (day of
September, 1837, to adopt measures of
relief. A wise man grows wiser byvin
etruction. As his mind enlarges and
ripens he sometimes changes his opin
ions. The fool never learns anything
and never changes his small opinions.
Mtr. Webster, in the plenitude of his
great powers, speaking on the cur
reney in the Senate during the e-xtra
session of Congress in 183'7, said, "Now
sir, my present p)urpose is chiefly to
rnaintain t wo prop)ositions:
"1st. That it is the constitutional duty
of the government to see that a proper
currency, suitable to the circumstances
of the times, and to the wants of trade
and business, as well as the payment
of debts due the governmment, be main
tained and preserved; a currency of
general credit, and capable of aiding
the operations of exchange so far as
those operations may be conducted by
means of the circulating medium, and
that there are duties, t herefore, devolv
inmg on Congress in relation to currency,
beyond the mere regulation of the gold
and silver coins.
"That the message, the hill, and the
proposed amendment, all in efrect, de
ny any such duty, disclaim all such
power and confine the constitutional
-obligation of gove.~rnment to the mere
regul!atio n of the coins awl the c-are of
its own revenue, Ihave well weighed,
Mir. President, and fully cons iderecd,
the first of these pirop"ositions; to w'it,
that whic-h reslxects thre duty of this
governmenit in re'g:rd to the currency.
I mean to stand by it. It expresses, in
my judgment, a principle fully sus
tained by the Constitution and byv the
usage of the government, and which is
of the highest practical imlportance.
** * If the country shall sustain
it, and be ready: in due time to carry it
into effect by such means andi instru
moents as the grenetral onion shall
think best to adopt, I shall co-operate
cheerfully in anyv such undertaking,
and shall book again with confidence
to prosperity in this branch of our na
tionail concerus. On the other hand, if
the country shall reject this proposi
tion, and aet 'n the rejection, if it shall
decide that C'ongress has no power,
and is under no duty in relation to the
currency, beyond thIe mere regulation
of the coins, then upon1 that construe
tion of the powvers and duties of Con
gress, I sin wil!ing to acknowledge
ren<d-r zny substantial service to the
pebi'e counsels on these great inter
e:s." In support of his position, Mr.
W-ibstFr quoi d the foilowing from the
a:nuanl ]ie-sage of President Iadi
son to (onigre.s, Aii December, 1815:
"It is, however. sstntial to every
imoditication of the finCes that
the benefits of a uniform national cur
rency shall te restored to the.coummu
uity. The absence of the precious
metals will, it is believed, be a teml o
rary evil; but until they can again be
rendered the general medium of ex
change, it devolves on the w'sdom of
Congress to provide a substitute which
shall equally engage the confidence
and accommodate the wants of the
citizen throughout the Union." Let
it not be forgotten that Mr. Madison
was one of the chief framers of the
constitution. No man understood bet
ter than he did its intent. Mr. Web
ster, speaking to the above quotation
said, "Here, sir, is the express recom
mendation to Congress to provide a
national cu,rency, a paper currency,
a.uuiforiu currency, for the uses of the
community, as a substitute for the
precious metals and as a medium of
exchange."
The writer advocates just what Mr.
Madison recommended, a uniform na
tional currency, a substitute for the
metals. He proposes that it be issued
direct to the people through the States
which will give every part of the coun
try an equal chance. The House of
Representatives referred that part of
President Madison's message relating
to a uniform currency to a select com
mittee. Mr. Calhoun was made chair
man of the committee. He brought
in a bill recommending the esta*Vlish
ment of a bank of the United States.
The country was in sore distress. Some
thing had to be done, and at once.
Mr. Calhoun, with all his genius, could
not see how a uniform national cur
rency could be established and issued
except through a bank of the Unitec
States. The bill was enacted into law.
The bank was established in 1816 for
twenty years. After forty years of
service the bank of the United States
was abolished in 1836.
Mr. Calhoun, defending himself in
the senate in 1837, in his reply to Mr.
Webster on the curr'incy, said: "Con
gress had no right to establish such a
bank. He acted contrary to his own
impressions of rigbt. Many people
may do things which they do not be
lieve to be lawful from neces-ity. He
acted from necessity."
Although these great minds saw
clearly that a uniform national curren
cy, paper money, not metalic money,
is a necessity for the trade and com
merce of the people, and the solemn
duty rests on Congress by the Consti
tution to provide such a currency for
the whole peopl:, they could not sea
any instrument or agent through which
to issue it to the people except through
a Bank of the United States. This they
established, although they knew it was
unconstitutional to establish such a
bank and said so. They did not see
then how easy it is for Congress to create
money and with what safety it can be
issued direct to the people through the
States. They had no conception of the
mnodus operandi of incorporating into
the financial system an elastic power
that will prevent the contraction and
expausion off the currency at will to
the disorder and derangement of trade
and commerce.
They had no idea of a distinctive
American money that commands a
premium over gold and silver coins in
the great commercial centres of the
worlut. If we do not see clearer and
know more than those who have gone
before us we have lived to no purpose.
We have not advanced.
Citizens of the State, the country is
ia a deplorable condition, and we are
sinking down lower each day. Shall
we allow matters to drift along until
our property is without value and we
can't make a living, much less pay
debts? Shall we pass through an ordeal
such as the English people went
through when, "by the contraction of
Imoney in England, from 1816 to 182.5,
more than four-fifths of the land own
ers were robbed of their estates; the
whole number in the kingdom shrink
ing from 160O,000 to 30,00"? Shall we
go back to the trying times through
which our aucestors passed from 183'7
to 1845, vwhen, "In some parts of the
interior of Pennsylva nia, the peop)le
were obliged to divide bank notes inlto
halves, quarters, eighths, and so on,
and agree from necessity to use them
as monnev?"
Th~e sherifi of Mlushingumi Coun y,
Ohio, in the summer of 1842, sold at
auction one 4-horse wagon at $5.50, ten
hogs ait 60 cents each, two valuajle
horses at $2 each, t wo cows at $1 ecih,
a barrel of s'ugar at $1.50) and a store of
goods at that rate.
In Pike County, MIissouri, the sheriff
sold three horses at $1.54) cents eachl,
one large ox at i26 cents, five cows,
two steers anid one calf, the lot for $3.25,
twenty sheep at 133 cents, twenty-four
hiog at 2- cents for the 1o:.
Fa'rnmers, merchants, business m'en,
shall we comec to this fearful condit;on
in our affairs, when we can avert the
(lire calamiity?~ if we do it. is our own
fault. Life under such conditions is
simply miserable. Think well on it
and let each one do his duty to Go'd
'and his country. The way is clear- arid
the task is an easy one to put our peo
ple upon! a career of untold prosper ity -
and contentment.
An ample volu7me of nunney issued
through the States direct to the people
at a low rate of interest, for t be transac
tions of business, will be the beginning
of the end. This we can do by electing
to oflice capable men pledged to the
the flesh-pots of Egypt than we can be
induced to support a man who deceiv
ed and betrayed us. Let us move on
and not look back. That was the an
gel's advice to Lot. He beeded it and
was saved. In the approaching cam
paign every candidate should be re
quired to define clearly his position.
After election he should be held to a
strict account. No man should be al
lowed to supplement his profession by
high oflicial position and a big salary.
When elected he must remain at his
post and do his duty.
Merchants, let us display a little com
mou sense and business. How can the
farmers trade with you and meet their
obligations when they are getting less
than cost for thefr products? You are
equally interested with us in getting
in circulation a volume of money am
ple for business transactions. Let us
come together and act promptly and
wisely for the common good. Let us
vote for no man unless he is clean and
capable and stands firmly and square
ly on the demands of the people-the
wealth producers. The past deeds of a
man count for nothing, unless he is on
the picket lines. The imperative need
is what he can and will do now.
Alliancemen, stand to your colors like
brave men. Cast your vote for no man
unless you know him and he stands
fairly and squarely on the demands of
the order. The happiness of your fam
ilies and the safety of your homes will
depend largely on the result of this
year's elections. The vital issue is,
shall the citizens rule the country in
the interests of all the people or shall a
few who own the gold dollars rule it in
their own interest?
Shall this be a government of the
people, by the people, and for the peo
ple, or shall it be a government of cor
morants whose greed is insatiable and
whose god is gold.
This will be decided in November
next at the ballot boxes.
Citizen:,, hink well on it. Be true to
God and country. Save your families
and homes.
Respectfully,
ELLISO\ S. KEITT.
Enoree Plantation, S. C., April 4,
1S92.
DISFRANCHISED VOTERS.
No One who Could Register in 1882 and
who Failed then to Register can Ever
Ever Exercise the Right of Suffrage
in this State Unless an Act is
Hereafter Passed to Enable
Him so to do.
[Sptciai to News and Courier]
COLUMBIA, April 6.-Governor Till
man has had another novel question
propounded to him, which will doubt
less involve another lawsuit before the
matter is settled. Assistant Attorney
General Townsend, to whom the mat
ter has been referred, says that no one
who was of age in 18S2, and who has
failed to take out a registration ticket
an now do so, and that those who
subsequently became of age and did
not take out their registration certifi
ates in the same year can not do so
now.
The decision will debar a very great
many voters, and especially a class
whom it wan especially intended to
affect. The complaints now being re
eved by Governor Tillman come
chiefly from Sumter County, where
some white men are being declined
registration certificates in accordance
with the law as construed by Assistant
Attorney General McLaurin.
To-day Governor Tillman received
the following direct opinion with re
gard to the law :
CorLUmIa, A pril g, 1892.
To his Excellency, B. R. Tillman,a
Governor of South Carolina, Colunm- 1
bia, S. C.-Dear Sir : The ].etter of W.
JL Shaw, of Sumter, S. C., asking
whether a person who was qualified to
register at the first call for registration,
and who did not register then, can now1
register, has been referred by your]
Excellency to the Attorney General
for his opinion, and I have the honor
to state to your Excellency that such
person can not now register, nor is there
any provision for his registration.
The Act of Registration, approved
9th February, 1882, provided that the
books of registration should be opened
in May and June thereafter, after due
notice of the time, p)lace, etc. It also
provided that after the comipletion of
the registration then, or down to the
months of May and June thereafter,
t se books should be closed and not be
reopened until after the next general
election, and theu to register only
such as had become gealified after said1
election. There is no provision for
registering a person who was so care- 1
ess as to allow the proper time to
lapse without registering. I have the
h mor to be your obedient servant.
D. A .TOWNSEND,
Assistant Attorney General.
Governor Tillman has taken the
matter under advieement, and will
probably refer to the matter in his nest
mesage to the Legislature.
THE DARLING OF THE YEAR~.
A pril, young April,
Ever fresh and dear,
"Sweet sixteen" among the mon t hs,1
Darling of the year!
Ere your smile can fiash and die.
Lo! a tear o'ertakes it;
Ere the tear is fully globed,
Dainty laughter :-hakes it.
Loose your curis upon the wvind
That shall 'ice the swallow:
Press yo ur lips upon01 the spray,
And the rose shall follow!
-F-rederick: Langyoridge.
"To thyself be true, and then 'twill
tollow, as the day the night, thou canst
CA.ROLINIANS GO REGGING.
Starving People Reported in Fairfi::d?
If they are Starvin-_, Why did they not
Seek Help -arer Ho:ne'?
To the Editor of The News a::ol >
rier: The following Ietter was rcecive"d
by Prof. J. J. -cherer, resi<it:it of
Marion Female Co!le. i ., who sen t
it to me to know if tii statements are
true. I have never heard of a ny s:it,r
ing in South Carolina. I seral it for
publication in order t hat the trot bi my
be obtained. If true we ought to know
it; if not true our friendsshouhl be pro
tected from in,position.
Yours respe-tfully,
J. H AWKINS,
Editor Lutheran Vii tor.
H aigler, S. C,, Mareb t;.
FAIRFIELD County, S. C., March 29,
1892.-Rev. J. J. Scherer, Marion, Va
-Dear Friend: I send you this on be
half of the suffering people of this coun
ty, who are in great distress for some
thing to eat, caused by the disastrous
failure of the crop and the low price of
cotton. Hundreds of the people here
are in a starving condition because
they are not able to get anything to c at
and have nothing to mortgage to get
it. Hundreds who are dependent upon
their labor for a support have been
turned out of work and thei. ' .ies
are in distress. Workshops, railroads
and all kinds of work have turned off
the laborers, and farms have been
forced to lie idle by reason of the dis
tressed condition of the country. Such
a time was never known here before.
Some who have land and stock to
mortgage can get a small amount, but
those who have nothing to mortgage
are compelled to suffer. I ask you if
your college (teachers and students)
will help us as much as 10 or 25 cents
each for the starving people of our
country. We would not ask this, but
are compelled from necessity and
ercy to ask help rather than starve.
We never were in such a condition
here before, but such is the condition
now, and we are not able to help our
selves. The failure of the crop and the
[ow price of cotton have reduced the
people to utter starvation. We appeal
to you to help us if you can. Our con
dition is awful in the extreme. Such a
itate of things was never known here
before. We are compelled to ask for
help or starve. If you can help us any
at all the favor will be thankfully re
eived and highly appreciated by the
suffering p".ople of this distressed coun
ty.
I refer you to W. P. Summer & Co.,
J. C. Swygert & Co., merchants; Thomas
Anderson, planter: Jerry Martin, win
lster; B. R. Martin, planter; George
uignard, mechanic.
All the names I give you as references
snow and will certify to the character
>f the writer and the statements iade
.n this by him.
Please let me hear from you and
>blige, Truly yours,
JAMtES McMEEK{IN.
Alstom, Fairfield County, S. C.
P. S.-We have a telegraph oflice at
Alston and express office at Peak, on
he opposite side of the river. Ji. Mr. M.
H AT M'MfEEKrIN'S NEIG HThoRs SA Y OF
Hf DM AND HIS STORY.
COLUMBIA, A pril 7.--The story about
lestitution and starvation in Fairfield
ounty, in the neighborhood of Al
ton, occasioned surprise here to-day.
several parties here, who know Mr.
lames McMeekin, say that lhe is not
'more than tolerably reliable," and
fter alt it may be a scheme to raise
'unds. The appeal is very well worded
nd calculated to arouse sympathy.
very little could be definitely ascer
ained here about the matter, so I
elegraphed Mr. W. P. Summer, one
f the largest and best known business
nen of Alstou, for information regard
ng the matter. The following answer
vas received at 5.10) p. mi. and ought
,o be entirely satisfactory until the
et ter promised is published:
ALSTON, S. C., April 7.-August
ohn, Columbia, S. C.: I know noth
g of the reported destitution of the
>eople in Fairfield Counity and was sun
rised to see the McMeekin letter pub
ished in The News and Courier to-day.
'he matter is not worth investigating.
:will write The Neews and Courier to
iight. WV. P. SU3IER.
In the meanwhile the funds which
vould readily pour into Fairfield were
he facts as alleged might be withheld.
Mr. Thos. P. Younginer was in the
ity to-day. Hie iives in the heart of
e section of Fairfield Couuty, which
dr. James MIcMeekin, ini a circular
etten, alleges to be in a condition of
tarvation. 1He is justly indignant about
e false report an:d stamps it as a
chemne to to raise money for individual
urpses. HeI lives within two and a
ialf miles of Mr. McMeekin, and shows
io evidence of being in an impover
shed condition. lHe is a well-to-do
arer, and says that everyone else
ike himself who is wiiling to work is
naking a good living, andl that Fair
ied does not difler in this respect from
my other part of the world.
He says most emphatically that it is
vithin the range of his personal know
edge that there is no foundation for
he report of destitution. There is
lenty of work for those who are wil
ig to work. HIe said that he, as
thes, had work for those who were
villing to work and wvho wouild wvork
hen employed. The township of
enkinsville, he says, will vouch for
e idlle character o! James McMeekin.
I is, it is alleged, an anti-worker ou
eeral prineiples, and ailows his wife
Ld children to suppo!rt him in addi
ion to what he can receive from
eicemes.
This specific answer from .Mr. Young
nr, who is directly from the counter
alleged to be in the pangs of starvation.
in addition to the denial of such a
state of:.flairs from Mr. W. P. Summer,
of Peak's ought to settle the question.
:Ir. Summer, it is strauge to say, is
given as a reference in the McMeekin
ietter.
As to the ref,rences given by Mc
Meekin to "the clar:cter of the writer,"
so far as I ,mi able to learn, W. P.
Su:m:mrer & Co, J. C. Swygert &Co., and
Thomas Anderson would not endorse
the McMeekin statement, and Mr.
Summer has already denied the truth
of the alleged destitution. As to the
others they are all colored. Jerry Mar
tin is a colored Methodist minister, B.
R. Martin is a well-to-do colored farmer
and George Guignard is a common
colored laborer.
WIN\SBORO) DENIES'TIIE STORY.
\VINNSnoRo, April 7.-In reference
to the letter of James McMeckin, pub
lished in to-day's News and Courier,
alleging destitution in the Alston sec
tion of this county, your correspondent
is informed that the statements are
utterly without foundation; in fact Mc-.
Meekin evidently being under some
mental aberration. J. Q. D.
A Lesson in FIgures for Our Farmers.
To the Editor of The Herald and c
News: I have before me a remarkably
interesting statistical table-one that
ought to be of special interest to all our
farmers, just at this time when they are
beginning to put in their crops. I will
therefore ask leave to defer for the pres
ent 1he task of showing the difference
between tweedledum and tweedledee,
or between our sage's financial scheme
and that of the French "Assignats" or
Argentine "Cedulas," while I pass in E
review a few of the chief points of this!
table. It is a table published by the
National Agricultual Department, and
shows by States the product of the three
leading food articles-coru, wheat and
oats for 1891. It gives the acreage cul
tivated, the number of bushels pro
duced, and the value to the farmer of
each article.
I will take the wheat crop first as the
table does. The State having the larg
est product of wheat was Minnesota;
55,333,000 bushels. The acreage sown
was 3,143,917, and the value to the far
mer of the entire crop of $43,159,692.
This would make an agerage yield per
acre of 17 6-10 bushels, and value per
acre of $14.96.
The second largest product was that 1
of Kansas; 54,866,000 -shels; value
$440,052,3S4; acreage 3,539,760, yield per
acre 151 bushels; value per acre $13.17. 1
No wonder the Kansas farmers are pay- t
ing off their mortgages so fast, and t
abandoning the Alliance.
The third largest yield was Indiana;
52,807,000 bushels, value $45,414,085;
acreage 2,917,518; yield per acre 18 1-10
bushels; value per acre $15.32.
The fourth largest yield was the new
State of North Dakota; 52,105,000 bush- I
els; value $36,473,834; acreage 2,927,274. r
Yield per acre 17 8-10 bushels; value per
acre $15.13.
And so of all the Northern, North
western and Pacific States we find the
average yield per acre about the same, 1
from 15 to 18 bushels. But as soon as
we cross Mason and Dixon's line we
find quite a change. Maryland it is
true runs up to about 15 bushels per
acre, and Delaware, WVest Virginia,1
Kentucky, Missouri and Texas go up
to 10 bushels or oiver. But. all the rest
came under 10 bushels.
Virginia's product was 7,651,000)
bushels, on 850,073 acres, yield per acre
9 bushels. North Carolina's product,
,96,000 bushels on 731,573 acres; yield
per acre 6 S-10 bushels. South Carolina I
yields only 992,000 bushels on 180,395 I
acres; a yield per acre of only .52 bushels.j
This is the lowest yield per acre of any 1
State reported. Georgia on the other
side of us goes up to over 71 bushels.
Florida and Louisiana are not reported f
for wheat. Why is our yield so low]
>ompared even with the States along
side of us? WVe all know it is not due
either to soil or climate. It must then be
ue to the mode of cultivation.(
The yield for the entire country was J
31,70,000 bushels; acreage sown 3,
;10,97. Total value $513,472,711; aver
ge yield per acre 15 3-10 bushels; value.
per acre $12.80; value per bushel 85 C
:ents.
The product for 1890 was 399.262,000 i
ushels, and t he value 834,773,678.
Next we will take corn. On this ar
ile Iowa takes the lead over any other
State by over 10i0,000,000 bushels. Her (
roduct was 350,878,000 bushels on 9,- L
160,71G acres; value to her farmers $105,
63,4S3; average yield per acre ?d$ 7-10
ushels.
Next to Iowa comes Illinois, with a
rod uct of 234,880,000 bushels on 7,4411,- ~
,36 acres; value $86,905,510; yield p)er
are 33 7-10 bushels.t
Next comes the State of Missouri, ai
ith a product of 203,210,000 bushels; '2
acreage 6,796,318; value $77,219,765;
ield per acre 29 9-10 bushels.
Then come in their order as to pro
iuct, Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana, Ohio, t
etc. Coming south of Mason and Dix- a
n's line, we find Kentucky taking the
Lead with 82,795,0004 bushels; acreage 2,
59,32; value $33,117,984I; yield per acre C
0 bushels.
Close behind comes Tennessee, with JI
2,552,(400 bushels, but on an acreage of
,'36,664; value $35,497,477; yield per
ere '-2 7-10) bushels. It
Virginia's product wa 83,436,000 i
>ushels; value $19,742,946; acreage 2,- p
)4,360: yield per acre 19 7-10 bushels.
South~Carolina's producdt was ]8,650,- '
uu bushels; value $13,054,071; acreage I
,607.755; yield per acre 7 1-10 bushels. v
'his yield per acre is less than half that
f even our Rip-van-Wini kle neigh bor
o the north of us, and is the lowest.
yield per acre of any State reported.
Even Florida produces about 11 bushels
per acre. And yet South Carolina hast
ad the largest yield of corn on a single e
cre, 154 bushels, on record. r
Again I ask, why is this? Is it not 4v
ainly, if not solely, on secoun t of our 13
ude and improvident methods of culti- d
ation? The yield for the entire couu
try was 2,I.60,154,O000 bushels; v-alue t,
836,439,228; acreage 76,204,515; averagre n
yield per acre 2i7; bushels; value per acre ii
l1; value per bushel 41 8-104 cents. The
roduct of 1890 was 1.489,970,000) bush- y
els; value $754,433,4.51 or 50 6-10) cents t
per busbel.a
Lastly, we come to the oat crop, and d
[ anm glad to see that in this, at least, L
outh Carolina does not stand at the a
very tail endi of the list. In t his article '1
he $tate oIf Illinois carries of'thbe palm i;
withb 111,(95,000 bushels; value $33,106,- b
674: yield per acre 37 bushels. c
Iowva comes next with 1012,577,000 y
ushels: value $26,000,019; yield per
cre 343 7-I04 bushels. c
Then come in their ordler as to pro- r
ut, Minnesota, WVisconsmn, Nebraska, s
New York. etc., none with a yield of ']
ie we come South, we find as in the
-ase of corn and wheat, a very marked
railing off. Maryland keeps up to about
.0 bushels per acre. But Virginia has
>nly a little over 10, that is a yie:d of
3,617,000 bushels on 618,404 acres. North
2arolina comes under 10 bushels, that
s 5,120,000 bushels on 559.938 acres.
,outh Carolina yields 4,085,000 on 385,
361 acres, or about 10; bushels per acre,
ertainly nothing to brag of, but at any
ate not quite the worst, as in the case
)f wheat and coru.
Kentucky, Missouri and Texas go up
o about 2U bushels per acre. The total
?roduct of the country was 738,391,000
>ushels; acreage 25,581,861; value 232,
12,267; yield per acre 29 bushels; ralue
Der acre $9.10; value per bushel 31)
ents. The crop of 1890 was 523,621,000
)usbels.
The table in question does riot give
,he cotton crop in detail, or I fear our
state would make the same bad show
ng as compared with other cotton
tates. It merely gives the estimated
alue of the crop at $250,000,000 and
ightly attributes the low prices to over
>roduction. The average yield in South
arolina is a bale, and rather a light
ne at that, to three acres, which is not
>ver one third of what might easily be
.roduced. The writer is sure from
ome slight experience, that a baie to
bhe acre can be produced without rauch
,flort, and with less labor and expense
han it takes to make one on three
cres.
Here is a broad field of labor for the
.lliance and Farmers' movement, to
;each our farmers by every means at
heir disposal to improve their methods
)f cultivation so as to make their .ands
nore productive, and the advantage of
7arying their products, so as not to be
lependent on a single crop as at pres
nt. This would be a far more fit and
>roper field for the exercise of their en
rgies, than the one now occupied by
hem in fomenting discord and hostil
tv between the farmers and other
lasses of our people. This was the
)riginal alleged purpose of the Farm
Frs' movement, and no one more hear
ily endorsed it than the writer.
Let us hope that it may be brought
)ack to its original purpose. If so, it
vill be antagonized by no class of our
eople, and least of all by our mer
:hants and bankers. CIris.
L STRANGE STORY OF JOHNSTOWN.
3usband and Wire United After Ea":h Be
lieved the Other Drowned in the Flood.
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.j
LoUISVILLE, KY, March 20.-At the
ime of the Johnstown horror ,Tames
gnew was in the employ of the Cam
)ria Iron Works, which was destroyed
y the flood. Just below the ill-fated
own lived Agnew and his wife, Eliza
eth, and three children. Mrs. Agnew
nd her children were among the hu
nan waifs cast up by the flood home
ess and hopeless-. They were taken
v kind people from their house of
efuge and cared for, but Mrs. %gnew
vould as soon have died, except for her
hildren, for with the wreck of the
,ambria Iron Works her husbarid was
ost, and, though she searched a; far
? she could down the river, the cruel
vaters refused to give up his dead body.
the was widowed and beggared, one of
he many.
She wvas seeking in despair, when
here came a letter from the cit.y. It
vas from her brother, John Pritcha.id,
,well-known machinist at the Louis
"ille and Nashville shops. He bade
is sister come home to him, and her
nother sent her the means to come.
Iere she lived quietly, grieving for her
usband, while her little ones, with
he happy forgetfulness of childhood,
ound in Uncle Jack another rather.
or a long time things went on quietly,
nd the poignant first grief inelted
to the later sorrow of widowhood.
)ne day not long ago a letter carrier
topped at the Pritchard house. The
atter bore the stamp of Allentown, Pa.
Vith nervous fingers Ms. Agnew
pened it. She read it partly; then a
reat joy camne over her, for h2r lost
usband was alive. When thie de
troying water swept over the works
gnew was swept away in the wreck.
own the river he floated and thought
c was lost.
Darkness and :he agony of death
ettled upou him, and he knew no
JOre for a time. WVhen he recovered
.nd hands were lifting him from a
agle of wreckage and dead bodies,
ud he was carried to a Red Cross tent.
here he lay many days uncorscious,I
at tered in mind and body. At last
he flickering flame of life began to
urn more briskly. Reason camue back
ud the bruised body regained st rength.
'hen he inquired after his wife and
bildren, and for the lirst time he
earnied the extent of the disaster. lHe
ved because he could not help it.
or a long tim he went on thus; then,
irough the inquiries of a good priest,
,was learned that the Pritchards lived
i Louisville, and wvith them the lost
ife and children. James Agr:ew and
iizabeth ag.new are reunited, but they
~il never forget the .Johnstown horror.
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3Many- of our most beautiful and ac
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~ach ed the prime of life. Of those
ho live to middle age only one in two
undred is sound ; the other one hun
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BMR. JOHNSTONE'S BILL.
It Receives the Endoseinent of the Nationat I
Aliia:nce Organ.
[From the National Economist.] '
For twenty-seven years the people of
the United States have submitted to a
great financial injustice, not without I
protest, but they have submitted. t
Every statement of the Treasury lists e
the indebtedness of the government in t
two classes, one interest bearing, and f
the other non-interest bearing. Both c
are the "promise to pay" of the govern- I
ment. The one bearing no interest is a
a legal tender, and is of great value to
the whole people as a medium of ex- s
change, while the one bearing interest C
is a mere commodity of speculation, a
and benefits a few at the expense of t
the many. The one is a source of rev
enue, and the other a great expense. s
No man on earth has ever given or t
ever can give a valid reason why the t
whole debt should not be converted f
into a non-interest bearing debt by pay- t
ing the bonds with treasury notes and a
and thereby increasing the medium of g
exchange to the great convenience and v
advantage of the whole people. t
A bill has recently been introduced '
in the House of Representatives by b
Mr. Johnstone, of South Carolina. It I
is numbered 7275, and has been re- s
ferred to the committee on banking
and currency. where it will probably
die unless resurrected by the people.
It is a model bill for the purpose, short :
and plain, but clear and unequivocal. t
The following is the full text of the t
bill: a
A bill for the redemption of the b
bonded debt of the government and I
for the enlargement of the volume of I
the currency. . t
Section 1. That the Secretary of the .1
Treasury be, and is hereby, authorized s
and directed to purchase, from time, i
with such funds as may come into the v
treasury, the outstanding bonds due
by the government at asum notgreater
than their market value: Provided, f
always, That he shall not pay for any
bond a sum greater than the principal
and interest that would be paid by the c
government therefor were said bond I
allowed to run to the maturity there- r
of. I
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the I
Treasury shall, at each purchase of I
bonds made by him, as is hereinbefore I
directed, replace the amount expended 3
by the treasury in making said pur
chase by issuing notes of the govern- s
ment of like denomination. form and 0
appearance as the treasury notes now c
issued and in circulation. a
Sec. 3. That all purchases by the 1i
treasury of the bonds of the govern- 0
ment other than is directed by this act b
shall, on and after the passage thereof,
cease. t
Sec. 4. That the Secretary of the C
Treasury shall cause to be coined all
gold and siver bullion which now is or
shall hereafter come into the possession
of the government, which coin shall
be held in the treasury as a fund for c
the redemption of the treasury notes ti
herein ordered to be issued. i
Sec. 5. That all acts or parts of acts a
inconsistent with .this act hereby re-- d
pealed. b
This bill will arouse the anger of the "
bondholder, national banker and ali si
those who desire a small volumeof
money in order that they may apply n
the power of money to oppress by its~ b
scarcity. But fortunately they will be .i
eprived of one of their favorite weap- b
ns when they attack this measure. is
They can not say that it emanates from
he disorded brain of an Alliance crank g
r the wild ravings of a calamity howler. tI
Mfr. Jobhnstone does not belong to the g
Alliance. He is an able lawyer, and a tI
ife-long Democrat of the strictest sect
and the South Carolina school, who
elieves that the mission of the Dem- it
cratic porty is to represent the in r
erests of the great common people. C
f the Democratic party was repre- jb<
ented in Congress by men who would ti
ake the genuine Jeffersonian Demo- ti
ratic stand Mr. Johnstone has taken, gg
here would be no necessity for a re- ir
form party.b
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CACHINNATION OVER COOSAW.
t is Now Proposed to Make the Company
Pay for all the Losses Unnecessarlly
Incurred by the State.
[Special to News and Courier.]
COLUMNRIA, April 5.-The State
louse officials are quite jubilant over
he victory in the Coosaw case. Gov
rnor Tillinan b:s called a meeting of
he board of phosphate commissioners
Dr next Monday to consider the amount
f damages for which the Coosaw Com
any is to be sued by the State. People
enerally had supposed that the Coo
aw case was at last at an end, but not
o: the State will go into the Courts to
laim damages for the loss in royalty
nd interests by the Coosaw territory
ot being thrown open to the State.
It will be remembered that the Coo.
sw Company has given the State two
onds of $50,000 each. One is under
be Act of 1876, which requires the
ithful discharge of the contract, and
be second is for an equivalent amount
nd was filed when the injunction was
ranted to discharge any damages
hich might come to the State while
he territory was under injunction.
'he amount of the bond is for $50,000,
ut makes the company, so it is said,
able for all damages while the Coo
iw territory is under injunction.
The State proposes to make a claim
>r about $125,000 to $150,000. Speeches,
ewspaper articles and committee re
orts, it is alleged, will be utilized in
he case. If the Coosaw Company is
pay damages it will have to do so
long a considerable line. Besides the
onds extant to the State the Carolina
'hosphate Company, (the Brother
ood Company) and the Farmers' Fer
lizer Company (the Gregg Company),
old a bond, it is stated, of $50,000, to
:cure them against damages while the
3junction against these companies
tas in force.
The counsel of the Coosaw Company
ave been notified that a: application
r a final dissolution of the injunction
?ill be asked for on next Friday.
At the meeting of the phosphate
ommissioners in Beaufort on March 2,
891, rights to mine in the Coosaw ter
itory were granted to the Carolina
'hosphate Company, the Beaufort
'hosphate Company and the Farmers'
'ertilizer Company. These rights will
robably be renewed at the meeting on
fonday. As the Courts issued the in
inctions it is not thought by the Coo
iw people that any trc-ble will result
ut of the new cases. In the mean
rhile the State officials are -chuckling
nd claim that every cent of the money
>st by the State in the non-payment
f royalties will be realized under the
onds of the Coosaw Company.
Messrs. Mitchell & Smith and At
>rney General McLaurin will take
harge of the case in behalf of the
tate.
CROWING OVER COOSAW.
LEditorial in News and Courier.1
It is said that "the State House offi
als "are quite jubilant over the vic
ry in the "Coosaw case," and that it
the intention of the State to "make~
claim for "about $1250,000 to $150,000"
amages alleged to have been sustained
y the State in the fight against the
Coosaw cuttle-fish." It is further
tid that at the meeting of the board of
bosphate commissioners -on Monday
ext, steps will be taken to make the
ends of the Coosaw Company good for
ie losses which the State has sustained
y' tbe falling off in its royalties. "It
true," says the Columbia Register,
that Coosaw's indemnity bond is only
r $50,000, but this will not hinder
ie State from bringing suit for a
eater amount of it be conceived
iat "the damage be greater."
But before accepting the statements,
the Governor's organs and clacquers,
might be as well to examine the
cords. They show that the Coosaw
ampany has never given the State any
>nd to indemnify it against anyhlsses
at might be sustained by reason of
e litigation in the case. In Mfarch,
91, the Ceosaw gave the State a bond
the sum of $50,000, the condition
~ing that it would make to the Comp
oller General "true and faithful re
urns of the number of tons of phos
>hate rocks and phosphatic deposits
hey have dug, mined and removed
mnd shipped, or otherwise sent to
narket at the end of every month,
Lnd shall punctually pay to the State
['reasurer the royalty provided 15y law
o be paid thereon-that is to say, one
lollar for each ton thereof-at the end
every quarter of the three months,"
c, etc. This bond has been renewed
the Coosaw Company every year.
:d it is the only bond that the Comn
my has ever given the State. Under
conditions the State can only re
iire the Company to make true and
ithful returns of the number of tons
rock :mined by it and to pay the roy
ty to the State. But as the Company
is not been permitted by the State to
ine any rock the State can have no
aim against it under this bond.
Wher the Coosaw litigation began
e Coosaw Comnr~ry entered into two
nds in the sum of $25,000 each to
ake good any damages tb:.t might be
stained by the Carolina Mining Comn
ny and the Farmers' Phosphate
>mpany and B. R. Tillman and
hers in consequence of the.suit against
e Company. But before any dam
es can be recovered under these bonds
will be necessary for the Carolina -
id Farmers' companies and B. B.
Ilman and others to show what
aountof losses they have sustained
Ld for what revsons. We do not
ubt the ability of the Coosaw people
take care of themselves when the
it is made. We do not believe that
ere is anything more than the rank
kind of bluff in the threats which
e made by the authorities against