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tt7I ( Jib ti t -~ A ;.ISHE 185 NEWBERRY, S. C., W EDNESDAY, JUNE1,89.PIE$50AYR LETTER FROM L0C7:SJA\A. The Anti-Lottery Triumph-An Unwritten Law Needed-How Carolina Reform Appears Abroad-The Rush of the River-Parade of Vet erans - A Bishop's GoldenWedding. [Correspondence of The Herald and News.; For two years we have been marshal ing our hosts. Local skirmishes tpok place from time to time, but in Decem ber last the lines were drawn. Marh 22nd the first general combat gave us the victory. Victory did not distract our forces. We strengthened our weak points and met the four-fold opposition April 19. The victory was overwhelm ingly ours! That day Louisiana declared money could not buy her honor and virtue. Until then it was held by a certain class that money could do anything; now we have the proof to the contrary. That was a bitter fight. Abus of every conceivable sort. I am sure that "the f'ther of lies" was well pleased at the conduct of some of his pupils,-unless it be that he was angered at them for their late unauthorized invention,-for their conduct was certainly a rebuke upon his satanic majesty's former methods. A man's life was as safe in the thick est of the battle of Megiddo as was character in this campaign. The fight is over, but the damage is not repaired. The losses in such conflicts can no more be repaired that losses in battle. However, with a few wise enactments and a firm administration, the imme diate future promises great things for the State. REFORM NOT REFORMING. Notwithstanding the heat of the sub ject here, we have watched and are still watching the political movements in South Carolina. The situation, if not too serious, would be ridiculous in the extreme, but even to one at this dis tance, it looks to be serious. It does not appear that reform is reforming. There is a possibili;y of putting so much energy into reform that there is none left to enjoy the reform with! THE KEY TO PROSPERITY. It would be well for bread-winners to learn that they have to win their bread, just the same, when they have finished whooping up a candidate; and, to their sorrow, tax-payers find that they have to pay taxes just the same; at least such is the case in these re gions. Perhaps a glance at the facts would jvi i ing man that it takes. uc n a campaign as it does to run the government. The man who pays fifteen dollars taxes put in six to ten days hearing the great questions discussed-and his mule has to hear them, too. Between times he is thinking these subjects over and dis cussing them with his neighbors, at the turn-row, at the cross-roads, at the church-all week and Sunday, too. So that, at the end of seven months' cam paigning, the man may consider him self fortunate, if hie has not expended more than fifteen dollars worth of time and intellect upon the vexed questions. And, after all, they do just what they had made up their minds to do in the beginning-follow the leader. The prosperity of the South is not to come, primarily, out of ei actments, even when they represent tj e wish of the whole people, much less i n they are of a party or faction, simply. Pros perity is to be found in appropriation. Each passing moment is loaded with a sufficiency, yea, luxury; if you don't believe it, hunt up that man in your community who diligently studies and labors to relieve each golden moment as it comes, of its burden, and you will find a man who has enough at home, and a plan of social salvation in which the executive mansion and the State house are not considered temples. A barn is a more suitable temple in his economy than a State house. AN UxwRITTEN LAW NEEDED. On the principle that the public of ficials are public servants, called to their respective positions by the people and paid for their time, it appears it would be well for the people to call t.ime upon some of these campaigning officials, or dock them and send them up for a f aal settlement. I believe it would be in order for the people to en act an unwritten law, if they can't have it written, which would prohibit officials taking any part in campaign matters. If official conduct is not con vincing, words ought to be considered lighter. Campaigning on the part of officials is most unseemly. TH E NATIONAI LCONVENTION. Well, the sous of Erin were on top this week. I used to think this was a French town, but sure the Frenchman was in the back ground this week. The Irish are in full blast. The other morning I went dlownt town and found m:y.seif in the midst of tbe procession--anm imimense affair. Flags and bands in abundance. The parade took the usual course for such affairs-which always includes Canal street and St. Charles avenue. Pat was sure on top then, but from the frequen cy of his refreshments I am not sure that he was in a good way to be on top at night-fall. RE-UNION OP CON FED'ERATE VETERANS. S.)m weeks ago we had the Confed erate veterans with us. I guess so large a gathering of old1 soldiers had not taken place since the surrender. I wit nessed their paradie. The line was a little less than an hour long, nmarchir g in fours. I stood by the Lee monume.nt, at Lee circle, and as the old soldiers passed they lifted their hats: somet cheered. Those who were unable tc The crutches told the tale of many a battle, so far as their owners were con cerned. The old Confederate battle flags were earried along side by side with the stars and stripes, each telling, in terms more eloquent than words can tell, the story of those years of strife. But on that day they in harmony floated on the zephyrs or dropped by their stalls. "Dixie," in melody, called forth many rounds c cheers. This, next to the funeral cortege of Ex-President Davis, was the largest and most entirely Southern assembly and parade we have had in this city for years. THE OVERFLOWING RIVER. I went down to the foot of Canal street the other day and found the water just coming over the top of the levee. The river is as high now, almost, as it was in the flood of '90. The water is still ising and from the outlook there will be some serious damage with in the next few days. The levee gave way about twelve miles above the city the other day. There was a small de cline-about a quarter of a foot there from, but the river is as high now as bef ,re: the cr%vasse is about 200 feet wide, and ten to twelve feet deep, and flowing through at five to six miles per hour. From this you may have an idea of what the river is now. BISHOP KEENER'S GOLDEN WEDDING. This evening I attended the reception given in honor of Bishop John C. Keener's golden wedding. Jno. C. Keener is senior bishop of the Southern Methodist Church. There was a con tinuous flow of people, the bishop and his estimable wife shaking hands with the visitors as they came. Every now and then there was a pause as some one would stop to make a presentation speech with the present. There were many very valuable presents, besides sums of gold coin. The visitors passed from parlor to dining room where they were served with re'reshments. This is possibly the second time in the history of Southern Methodism that a bishop celebrated his golden wedding. The bishop and wife appear in perfect health, and may be spared many years yet. I write this paragraph because many of your readers are personally acquainted with the Bishop. J. M. HENRY. New Orleans, La., May 19,1892. REUNION OF BLUE AND GREY. When It is Held at Omaha Will the Old Confederate Stop to Think? [ reei'le News.] When the Peoples' party holds its re union of the blue and the grey at Omaha we wonder if any thinking will be done. The platform of that party proposes to increase enormously the pension payments to Federal vete rans. The old Confederate who came out of the war beaten, despoiled and ruined has struggl.edgiinward gradu ally, bearing many- :y burdens. One of the heaviest has b,een his share of the pensions paid the soldiers of the other side. Much of this he has paid like a man without grumbling as part of the penalty of defeat, a tribute levied by the conquerors on the conquered. ow, however, tie may begin to think that the tribute is becoming more than is right. Nobody has helped him. No public treasury has been opened to him. He has scuffled along, sometimes on one leg, sometimes with one arm, and done the best he could. Even in his own section he is becoming out of date. He is told that younger and shiftier men must come to the front and that war service does not count any more by comparison with service to new political gods and in packing and manipulating conventions and pro claiming new doctrines of politics without knowing anything about them. Remembering all these things, we wonder whether the Confederate sur vivor at the Omaha reunion will not look upon his Fedei-al brother of the Peoples' party to whom the wealth of the country has been bountifully poured out and wonder if he is not already paying a full share of tribute, if he is not being sufficiently drained for all practical purposes? The People's party has many poets. One of them should paraphrase for the reunion during the convention a fami liar verse and make it read like this "Under the platform is due Pending election day, Oceans of boodle to blue Oceans of votes from the gray," It could be rendered, with fine effect, following that stirring gem of poesy "Good bye, my party, good bye." The Parisian Fashion Journals. "La Mode de Paris" and "Album des Modes," so well-known as the pub lications giving the choicest Paris styles one month in advance of all other journals, appear to be growing just a ittle too popular. The demand for them is growing so rapidly that the publishers, A. McDowell & Co., 4 West 14th Street, New York, have found it difficult to keep up with the increas ing demand each month. They claim that the American ladies are now buy ing their journals to such an extent that most of the newsdealers are en tirely out of them by the fifth of the month. As all the plates are made in Paris by the best artists, the publishers claim that it requires considerable time to catch up with such an increased demand. We agree with our lady friends that thiese are superior fashion journals. We suggest to *uem to be come regular subscribers, thus making sure of receiving their journal each month, and securing that valuable book, "Dressmakingr Simplified," that is given as a premium to each sub scriber paying $3.50 in advance for either "La Mode de Paris" or "Album des Modes" for one year. You may place the order through your news agnt,o e nd diret to the publishers. CONGRESSMAN GEORGE JOHNSTONE Makes a Thrilling Speech in Cor.greis and Is Highly Commended. [Special to News and Courier.] WASHINGTON, May 25.-While the politicians in the Senate were strug gling with the silver question the members of the House were fighting a phantom force bill. On the proposi tion to appropriate $100,000 for the col ored man's department at the World's Fair a bitter partisan diseussiun en sued. Representative Johnston, of Indiana, a young Republican who represents President Harrison's district in Con gress, made a reguiar "bloody shirt" speech, with the probable intention of reminding the Sout;ern delegates to Minneapolis that it is their duty to stand by President Harrison, the cham pion of the force bill. Gen. Hooker, of Mississippi, made a patriotic speech, defending the Southern people, black and white, and denounced the effort of the young man from Indiana to revive sectional feeling at this late day. For some time there was considera ble excitement in the House, and a number of stormy scenes occurred. The more prudent Republicans con demned the course of Johnston as im politic-and uncalled for. On the other hand it gave the Democrats an oppor tunity to appeal to their Farmers' Alli ance friends, who are disposed to drift away from the Democratic moorings. Thousands of copies of Johnston's speech will be immediately printed and distributed throughout the South ern States for campaign effect. After Gen. Hooker was through with the Indiana Johnston, Representative George Johnstone, of South Carolina, challenged certain statements which his Republican namesake had made reflecting upon the people of the Pal metto State. Mr. Johnstone was al lowed but three minutes to speak, but in that brief period he delivered one of the most scathing rebukes to the Indi ana Congressman ever heard in the House or Representatives. With con siderable feeling in his voice and'ges tures that could not be misunferstood the South Carolinian proce.ed to ar raign the protege of frsident Har rison. Said he: "My conception, Mr. Chairman, of the grandeur and the destiny of this country and my conception of the dig nity.of man forbid me to reply to the pentleman from Indiana in the terms in which he addressed this House. He assumes to speak for the Republi can Administration. As an American citizen I deny the fact that he does. I do not believe that there exists to-day a Republican Administration which would allow the gentleman from Indi ana, in the terms which he used, to be. come spokesman. They are peace. makers, the sworn protectors of the liberties and rights of the American people, not disseminators of discord. But, sir, to show how far he has gone wrong, how far he is trespassing upon the courtesy of the Democratic House, and has permitted his viperous tongue to slander the people of the section that I represent, the State which ] represent, I beg but a moment's time to call the attention of the House tc the facts underlying his words and tc give him and the country the true his~ tory of that which he seeks to detail. I challenge him, sir, here and now it the face of the American people to de. ny that it was a Republican Suipremne Court, composed of a Republican na tive Carolinian, a Republican negro and a Republican imported from the North, which determined the questior of the validity of the vote of South Carolina in 1876. If that be so, and ] challenge him now and here to rise it his place and deny it, his slander, comn ing with the venom that it did frorr his serpent tongue, falls back with its malignity buried in his own bosom." Mr. Johnston, of Indiana: "That is I understand the gentleman to 'den] the ailegation and defy the alligator.' Mr. Johnstone, of South Carolina "There is no alligator here; I hear bu the serpent's hiss. Ah, Mr Chairman permit me to state that the gentlema: from Indiana, after having indulge< in the bitterest vituperation against th< Democratic party throughout America has been able to instance but one place the 7th district of South Carolina, ii which he says specifically that th Irights of the colored man have beel subverted, and in the same breath i which he makes that~ statemen t he tell the country that at the time to whic) e alludes a Democratic House seates the Republican nominee upon the cort test made. "One word wore, Mr. Chairman. had imagined that the judicial oflic 1is a sacred one. I had imagined tha no Judge with the spirit of rigbt im~ planted in his bosom, with a broa, conception of the judicial charactei would permit himself to sit in jude ment upon a case not yet heard and t deliver a decree therein. But thati the position in which the gentlema from Indiana stands. He is a menr ber of the committee on elections wit a contest pending in the 7th district< South Carolina with not a syllable< testimony. Yet before the committed vith the case unheard, he violates tb sacred oath he has taken and attempi in advance to prejudge the case, an to deliver his decree. If that be th spirit that actuates the gentlerna from indiana, if that be the sense< justice that is implanted in his boson I do not believe that ever' the .Repu! lican membership of this House ca commend it, and I know that any of the training usually given 1 American youth has been expende Innn- him he will yet hang his headi shame for his departure from the cor- FIR rect rule." [Applause.] While the South Carlinian was cra speaking his Democratic associates gathered around him and listened at tentively. When he concluded there was a burst of applause on the floor and in the galleries, which showed Cc that he had won the approval of his quir; Democratic friends and the unbiased man spectators. Mr. Johnston, of Indiana, agaii made no attempt to reply, and some of are t his Republican associates said he de- ing f served the reprimand so vigorously ad- orga ministered. it. M. 1.. crati e -the< SAaf JONES TELLS A STORY. justi hard He Pays his Respects to Senator Colquiltt and Congressman Livingstor.. ATLANTA, GA., May 21.-The Rev. twee Sam Jones pays his respects to Senator Colquitt and Congressmind Leonidas any F. Livingston. He says: serv "I see Brothers Livingston and Co'- IIDQ) quitt have been in Georgia regulating H< politics and saving the Democratic the party by working for Hill or some Sout Western man. Sout "The country at large 13 still for ledg' Cleveland, and each day have no can- part; didate, and that old Grover has no righi competitor except some Western man, mer and said competitor only exists in the cand brain of those who are for Hill and who offic4 are for anybody to beat Cleveland. as ca Leonidas inquiring who Sam Jones is Orr, reminds me of the fellow who rode up Lieu to a gate in the country and asked of a You man : for 8 "'Have you seen anything of a dog phy, going down the road, with a tail an ney inch or an inch and a half or two in- Darl ches long ?' Trea "And he answered, 'Yes, he went Lau down the road about an hour or an trolli hour and a half or two hours ago, and Hiot he has had time to get a mile or a mile Sup( and a half or two miles.' " Woc date For the Campaign. eral, with -The present political campaign prom- dida ises to be the most exciting in the his- and tory of the State. It is necessary to a vote proper understanding of the issues in- of dE volved that the people shall be fully in- tion formed of the progress of the discussion cand from day to day. -Adopting the words A of Capt. Tillman, in his speech at desi Ridgeway in the campaign of 1890, we tire say to the Democratic voters of South Den Carolina: "You need good newspapers, Den honest newspapers, because I say Ito and you that we are too ignorant in this of tI State; we read too little, and that is the and cause of the tiroub' in the party to-day.'T over Holding steadfastly to its own con- tive victions of right and wrong, The News of S, and Courier gives Uoth sides of the con- Si troversy, confident that the State can men rely upon the.wisdom, moderation and Aug patriotism of her sons. Full and accu- the rate reports of the mass meetings held the in the several counties will be pub- resp lished in The News and Courier with- of it out prejudice to any of the speakers no r and with the utmost impartiality, met The News and Courier is a Demo- by cratic newspaper, first, last and all the and time. It has invariably sought to ad- tion vance the best interests of the farmers nati of South Carolina and of the country. tion It is one of the three Democratic morn- Con lug newspapers in the State that are froni uncompromising in their allegiance to to tl the Democracy. It ought to be read Den by ev -y Democrat in the State. For didi the purpose of placing the paper within as o the reach of all who want the news and C1 to hear both sides of the present cam- spir paign within the party, The News and the Courier has made the following very a pc low rates of subscription sor the cam- as e paign: pari CA31PAIGN RATES. ta The News and Courier will be sent fr to any address from the date of receipt of d of the order sent direct to this office nut until the meeting of the State Demo- cou cratic Convention on September 10 atth the following rates: w Daily except Sd nday..........$2 00 ec Daily (with Sunday)............2 25 her Weekly........................... 25 bly The Sunday News............... 25 sha CLUB RATES FOR THE CA3MPAIGN. bee: 5 Subscriptions to The News and hiti Courier, (Daily.) ordered to- ...of t Igether..........................$ 9 75o 10 Subscriptions to The News and - Courier, (Daily,) ordered to- for gether......................... 1 00 gat 20 Subscriptions to The News and r Courier, (D)aily,) ordered to- S Sgether.......................... 37 00 St 3Subscriptions to The News an d ing Courier, (Daily,) ordered to- an1 Igether.......................... 54 00 s50 Subscriptions to the News and SCourier, (Daily,' ordered to Sgether.......................... 87 50 The following club rates have been ~ made for The Weekly News and Con- Aed rier for the campaign: sed 10 Subscriptions to The Weekly,... Dii ordered together..............2 25 t20 Subscriptions to The Weekly,... -ordered together..............4 00) r j50 Subscriptions to The Weekly,... Ore ordered together.............. 75 rep These rates place the three editions dat of The News and Courier within reach apt of every man in Sou th Carolina. There hol is no reason why any voter should cast lin: his ballot without full knowledge of i the issues at stake. Both sides are for given in The News and Courier. Send r1 in your subscriptions without delay- it Read what the speakers and candidates tw. say, and judge for yourself. a d Remarkably Close. ty, nTho steamships Alaska and Aurania del fhad a race week before last from fill ,Queenstown to New York. The Alas- yol h a covered 2,703 miles in 7 days % hours nand 18 minutes. The time of the Au rania was 7 days, 6 hours and 47 min- ( outes. The Alaska won by 39 minutes. 9a The steamships were in sight all the co way over. e EE TALK AN(D A FAIR COUNT. Demand of the Conservative Demo :e and a Written Acquiescence by the Democratic State Fxecutive Comnittee. Special to News and Courier.1 LUMBIA, May 25.-A letter of in from Chairman Dibble to Chair Irby, which was to-day given out 1, shows that the Conservatives o make their fight "acknowledg ull ellegiance to the regular party nization." As allies of the Demo c party the committee in charge of ampaign ask for "equal and exact e." Mr. Dibble's committee is at work and very encouraging re are being received from a number ounties. The correspondence be n Chairman Irby and Mr. Dibble be a "clincher" on all who allege Independentism against the Con ttive element. It is as follows: u CONSERvATIVE DEMOcRACY OF S. C. CoLt MBIA, S. C., May 17, 1s92 )m. John L. M. Irby, Chairman of State Democratic Committee of h Carolina: Sir-A convention of h Carolina Democrats, acknow Lng full allegiance to the regular r organization, and claiming equal :s with all other Democrats as bers of the party, has named as idates for nomination to State is: John C. Sheppard, of Edgefield, .ndidate for Governor; James L. of Greenville, as candidate for tenant Governor; Laurens W. mans, of Barnwell, as candidate ecretary of State; W. Perry Mur of Colleton, as candidate for Attor General; E. R. McIver, of ington, as candidate for State surer; Joseph B. Humbert, of ens, as candidate for Comp ar-General; the Rev. D. W. t, of anderson, as candidate for rintendent of Education, and .W. dward Dixon, of York, as candi for Adjutant and Inspector Gen and have a committee charged the duty of presenting these can tes to the Democracy of the State, of submitting to the Democratic rs at the August primary the names ,legates to the September Conven favorable to the nomination of the idates above named. chairman of the said committee I e to reiterate, in behalf of our en rganization, our alliegance to the ocratic party and to the National ocratic party of the United States our recognition of the constitution se Democratic party of the State, of .he jurisdiction of the committee which you preside as the execu committee of the entire Democracy )uth Carolina. ibmitting our ticket to the arbitra t of the Democratic voters at the ust primary, under all the rules of party. we, of course, claim from State Democratic committee, ir ective of the personal predilections s members, equal and exact justice, ore and no less, in the arrange ts for campaign meetings appointed the State Democratic committee, in the conduet of the primary elec which is to decide upon the nomi ons for State officers by the selec of delegates to the September vention. And I am glad to notice, i reported interviews given by you ie press, that as the head of the iocratic party of the State you can y and fully accord to us this claim e of right and justice. )mmunicating with you in this it I desire to ascertain the ruling of State Democratic committee upon it not comprehended by us clearly ,pressed in the constitution .of the y. It is this: Article VI prescribes the State Nominating Convention state officers, etc., shall be composed elegates from each county in the erical proportion to which such aty is entitled in both branches of General Assembly. Our ingniry is ther the number of delegates in i county shall be equal to the num of members of the General Assem to which each county is entitled, or 1 be double that number, as has the custom in all conventions ierto, including the May Convention his year. lso whether alternates may be voted t the primary or whether the dele as shall fill vacancies. iease present this matter to the t executive committee at the meet about to be held ar a favor me with larly reply, and obhge, Yours truly, SAMUEL DIBBLE, Chairman. THlE REPLY. he executive committee, through ing Secretary Willie Jones, sddres the following answer to Chairman COLUMBI A, S. C., May 18', 1892. 'he Hon. Samuel Dibble, Chairman, .ngeburg, S. C.-My Dear Sir: In ly to your communication of recent I beg leave to say that in the lointment of the times and places for ding joint discussions in South Caro Sthe committee have been fair and ,artial as to the opposing candidates State offices. 'he commit tee desired me to say that vill conform to the custom of having >delegates for every Representative he General Assembly in the State miinating Convention for each coun as heretofore, and that it will be ecessary to elect alternates, for egates will have the privilege of ing vacancies. Very-..espectfully r obedient servant. J. L. M. JIuBY, Chairman. gall on Smith & Wearn while you get choice goods. Trhey are sell. them cheap for the cash. Dis mt on all cash purchases 15 to 26 t.- tf. A Memory of 1876. [Greenville News.] A friend has sent us a clipping from the old Marlboro's Planter giving a de scription of the inauguration of Gov ernor Hampton in 1876. It will be re membered that the ceremony was in the open air on a vacant lot in Main street, Columbia, the radicals then being in possession of the State House. Some extracts from the story may be interesting just now, not only to the I general public, but to the Colinbia Register, which constantly exhibits its ignorance of the political history of the State. The account says: "After the lapse of a few minutes, I which seemed ages, Governor Hampton 1 and Lieutenant Governor Simpson ap peared esco:ted by Messrs. Sheppard, Orr and Hamilton and followed by the i members of the Senate and House of Representatives.' It is a curious coincidence that the two men chosen to lead the conserva tive forces to victory this year are the same two who were chosen fourteen years ago to escort the first governor the white people had chosen in twelve years. Hamilton, the third member of 1 the committee, was the black represen tative from Beaufort who had gone into the Wallace hotse and broken the quo rum of the Mackey house. Judge Machey, an ex-republican swore in the governor and lieutenant governor, as Judge Cooke had sworn in the members of the House and the Sen ate. Those two were then the only judges in the State who recognized the election of Harpton. In his inaugural the governor said: "We owe much of our late success to those colored voters who were brave enough to rise above the prejudice of race, and honest enough to throw off the shackles of party in their determi nation to save -he State. To those who, misled by their fears, their ignorance or evil counsellors, turned a deaf ear to our appeals, we should not be vindict-. ive but magnaaimous." That was the feeling in the latter part of 1876 and in ]877 and 1878 and even later. Nothing; was too good for a col ored Democrat in those days. Every body was anxious to help and reward him. All of u. who were here remem ber it. And the strongest point Governor Tillman and the Columbia Register can find against James L. Orr-the only point-is that he voted for Justice Wil lard, whose decision and influence re moved the troops from the State House, and made a colored Democrat jury commissioner of Anderson. Questiens for Candidates. [Spartanburg Spartan.] At a recent; meeting of the Cross Roads Club it was moved and carried that all candidlates from coroner up be requested and required to answer the following questions. At every meeting in the county some friend of reform will please ask the questions and see that there is no dodging. Candidates .vho are not in sympathy with the people must be left at home. The questions are as follows: 1. Is there any "blue blood" in your veins, or were you swaddled in purple when a baby" 2. Were you born with a wool hat on your head and red brogans on your feet? 3. Do you believe that the poor, thriftless, laborless man is infinitely better than the privileged classes, whatever they are? 4. Would you vote for a division of property so that monopolies and corpo rations could not exist? 5. Are you in favor of seven hours for a day's work with pay for 12 hours? 6. Will ycu assist in boycotting all papers, merchants, doctors and school teachers who are not in sympathy with our ideas of reform? 7. Will y,ou vote to abolish banks, railroad corporations and all monop olies? 8. Will you favor the issue of money by the cord and a 2-per cent. rate of interest? 9. Do you favor the prohibition of whiskey, morphine, cucumbers and grip? 10. Do ycu believe in working your wife and cIlidren 14 hours a day and restricting factory hands to 10 hours? 11. Are you opposed to every man who has accumulated a little property and is independent in his affairs and opinions! 12. Will you support our side, right or wrong? The candlidates who will say "yes" to these questions will clean up the Crors Roadis. If any candidate makes a straddle or says "no" he will stand no chance. YOTERS. stop and Count. [Greenville News.] Let us s;:op and count : We already have in taiis State tolerably well de veloped the conservative democratic party, the Tillman democratic party, the prohibition domocratic party, the peoples' party the new league repub lican party and the old line republican party, with a contingent of persons calling themselves democrats who threaten to leave the party unless it accepts the Ocala demands. It is get ting a good deal like a Chinese puzzle or the French chamber of deputies with its right, extreme right, left, ex treme lef;, centre,.right centre etc. At te present rate of development we will soonl have to teach our rising statesmen to box a political compass from miemory-"North; north north east by north half north; northeast by north; r.orth northeast half north; .m..has- northast by aat half east." PROHIBITION IN POLITIS. lhe Course of the Convention in Columbia. No State Ticket is Put Out, but the Qur s tion is Mado a Source of Schism in the Democratic Party by Making it a Test for Candidates for the Legislature. [Special to News and Courier.] COLUMBIA, May 26.-So far as lon ;evity is concerned the Prohibition ,onvention held here to-night in the iall of the House of Representatives vill compare very favorably with that >f any element in the State. It was after 1 o'clock this morning when the convention found itself in uch a complicated condition that it iad to refer certain of its most impor ant actions back to a joint committee. While there will be no State ticket in he field, if the work of the convention s to be taken as an index of the pro iibition sentiment, the faction will :ake a prominent part in the election >f legislators, and in that way materi t11y enter into the campaign. There was a very strong effort to side track the whole movement by iaving a box placed at each precinct Lt which prohibition and no prohibi ion will be voted for. Mr. Nettles had perhaps allowed his personal opinions, which are decidedly Tillmanish, to 2ndertake to settle the matter in his )wn way, but the convention gave him a severe rebuke and gave him to dis tinctly understand that they wanted a air, square fight. There has been an executive com mittee appointed, sub-committees in the counties are to be appointed and the campaign is to be run for all it is worth, it seems. There were twenty three counties represented by eighty nine delegates. Charleston and Green ville, strange to say, were represented. Among the delegates were to be seen a great many ministers. There were a great many members, such as L. D. Childs, Jonel Brunson and others, who are, by houest convictions, Prohibition ists and are ready and anxious to do what they conceive to be right. The convention was called to order at 6 o'clock by Thomas M. Berry, who invited the Rev. J. S. Moffett to open the meeting with prayer. Mr. Joel Brunson, grand worthy chiefof the In dependent Order of Good Templars, was asked to act as temporary chair man. In accepting the position Mr. Brunson thanked the convention for the honor, and remarked that the dele gates had an important undertaking before them. Prof. L. B. Hyanes, of Leesville, was elected temporary secre tary. At the call of the chairman each county had its delegates announced, and after some delay the roll was com pleted as follows: Abbeville-R. S. Galloway, M. B. McGee, P. L. Sturkey, J. M. Steadman, S. G. Major, C. V. Martin. Anderson-G. W. Anderson, J. B. Harris, H. A. Johnson, A. Harris. Barnwell-Thos. Black, Rev. J. L. Sifiey, Jas. Thompson, J. S.Wise,. Jno. G. Williams. Berkeley-Peter Klintworth. Chester-Thos. V. Berry, W. T. D. Cousar, the Rev. J. S. Moffett, Joseph Lindsay, J. S. Mobley, L. D. Childs (second.) Clarendon-S. A. Nettles. Darlington-C. W. Woodham, G. F. Gresham. Edgefield-N. W. Brooker. Florence-The Rev. H. B. Brown., T. E. Bell, W. B. Bines, T. B. Diegyen, F. C. Lyebem, D. H. Traxler, C. A. Smith, S. M.~ - hardson. Hampton-.V'. H. Dowling. Lancaster--A. B. Blakely. Laurens-W. J. Denny. Lexington-O. J. Harris, J. H. Mc Caw, the Rev. A. W. Brunson, E. C. Ridgell, Ready Crouch, L. B. Haynes, P. E. Rowell, John J. Fox. Marion-Dl. H. Witherspoon, P. E. Rodgers, WV. N. Monroe, John C. Sel ers. Newberry-H. B. Blease. Orangeburg-W. H. Honor, L. WV. Loryea, J. A. Parker, W. J. Snider, John Pauling, J. R. Fulmer. Richland-L. D. Childs, S. P. H. Elwell, L. L. Pickett, J. F. Williams, J. E. Beard, H. F. Chreitr.berg, Wil lam Trumble, George N. Tolson, W. S. Morrison, R. N. Smith, S. Watson, J. A. Glenn. Spartanburg-R. M. Adams, T. B. Martin, George Walker.. Sumter-Joel E. Brunson, William Graham, C. M. Hurst, Sr., R. D. Cut tino, P. G. Bowman, Di. WV. Cuttino, W. H. Cuttino. Union-W. A. Nicholson, M. Rice, Jr., J. R. Mathis, A. W. Greene, J. E. Hunter, Robert Morrison. Williamsburg-B. Wallace Jones, W. WV. McCutchen, J. G. McCullough. York-E. 0. WVatson. The roll as prepared by the secretary shows eighty-nine delegates present representing twenty-three counties. The following counties were not rep resented: Aiken, Beaufort, Charleston, Chesterfield,Colleton, Fairfield,George town, Greenville, Horry, Kershaw, Oconee, Pickens. Upon motion of Mr. B. WVallace Jones the roll was accepted as that o: the Convention. Upon motion the temporary organli zation was made permanent. Prof Haynes declined the secretaryship an Mr. C. A. Smith was elected. Somewhat of a sensation was sprung on the convention when Rofrrt Mor rison moved that the Convenution g< into executive session and that all wh< were not delegates be excluded fron the hall. Had a keg of beer beer placed on tap in the hall it would hardly have occasioned more surprise A fter thc momentary surprise had sub side .ome lecr member, so far as re porters were concernea, otierea an amendment that the representatives of the press be invited to remain in: ti.e hall. Then a pure water gallant of fered another rider that the ladies be invited to remain. After a bright, champagne-like de bate the motion as to an executive ses aion was put and lost >y a vote of 51 to 13, and visitors were allowed to remain in their place. Mr. S. M. Richardson, of Florence, without the loss of a moment, made an effort to bind the hands of the conven tion and offered these resolutions against nominations: Resolved, 1. That it is the sense of this convention that no nominations for State officers shall be made by this body. 2. That we avoid as fag as possible any expression of view upon any question which may be a matter of issue between the two parties into which the Democratic party of this State is now divided and confine our deliberaticas and declarations strictly to the ques tion of State prohibition. The resolutions were received with applause. It was thought best to refer matter to the committee upon resolu tions. Whereupon the following com mittee was ann.,unced by Chairman Brunson: Committee on Resolutions-Abbe- . ville, P. L. Sturkey: Anderson, G. W. Anderson ; Chester, Joseph Lind say ; Clarendon, S. A. Nettles ; Barn well, Thos Black ; Berkeley, Peter Klintworth; Darlington, G. T. Gre sham; Florence, S. M. Richardson; Laurens, W. J. Denny; Hampton, W. H. Dowling; Lexington, L. B. Haynes; Union, Robert Morrison; Newberry, H. H. Blease; Orangeburg, W. J. Snyder; Edgefield, N. W. Brooker, Richland, S. P. H. Elwell; Sumter, D. W. Cuttino; Marion, W. M. Monroe; Williamsburg, B. Wallace Jones;York, E. O. Watson; Spartanburg, G. T. Walker; Marion, G. S. Sellers. The leading members of the Conven tion generally came around with some kind of Prohibition resolution and all were submitted to the committee. There was a little fight as to how an address to the people of the State should be drafted, and it was finally submitted to the following committee: The Rev. J. S. Moffatt, the Rev. E. O. Watson, the Rev. J. M. Steadmau, D. H. Witherspoon, Dr. G. T. Graham, Thomas Blake, J. R. Fulmer, Robert Garrison, H. H. Blease, L. D. Childs, W. W. Graham, F. C. Lechner and W. J. Snyder. The convention took a recess till 8.45 o'clock. The time had to be extended to allow the committee to finish the report. Mr. Watson, as secretary of the committee on resolutions, submitted his report. A report by sections was made on the following resolution offered by Rev. J. L. Sifley: Whereas, we believe the time has fully come when the vital question of the prohibition of the manufacture and sale of spirituous liquors should be brought squarely before the people of the State and the masses educated in the evils of the liquor traffic and the benefits accruing from absolute prohibi tion; therefore' Resolved, That we, the representa tives of the Prohibitionists of South Carolina, in convention assembled, do respectfully request the Democratic executive committee to grant us a part of the time in the approaching State capinin which to advocate the principles of our cause. This section was unfavorably re ported. Resolved, That the president and secretary of this convention be charged with the presentation of this request to the said committee. (Unfavorably re ported.) -Resolved, That we earnestly request the Hon. L. D. Childs to canvass the State in the interest of Prohibition. (Favorably reported.) The following resolution, introduced by the Rev. Mr. Elwell, was favorably reported: Resolved, That a State executive committee be appointed to arrange a campaign in the interest of prohibition, and that a county executive committee be appointed by each county, whose duties it shall be to arrange public meetings in each county, in which the subject shall be discussed by the people, and further to appoint suitable men to attend the voting precincts and such other duties as they may regard neces sary, Resolved, That we request the Demo ratic State executive committee to place a separate box at each voting place at the first primary election in which the question of prohibi tion and no prohibition may be voted on by the Democratic voters of this State, so as to arrive at the true sentiment of the people on this Im portant question. Reported favorably. R. S. Galloway off'eredsthe following, which was favorably reported: Resolved, That this convention heartily endorse the action of the lower house of Congress in voting on the 25th of May, 1892, to refuse the appropria tions to the World's Fair unless the sale of whiskey on the Fair grounds be prohibited. The Rev. J. K. McCain introduced the following campaign resolution, which was favorably reported: Resolved, That this Prohibition Con vention, now assembled in the city of Columbia, do earnestly request all Dem ocratic voters friendly to the cause of prohibition of the liqu.r traffic in our State to organize into clubs to be known as prohibition clubs; the officers to be composed of president, first, sec ond and third vice presidents, secre tary and treasurer, chaplain and execu tive committee of three members of the clubss, whose duty it shall be to arrange for each subsequent meeting by the appointment of lecturers and speakers and the distribution of prohi bition literature among the members and others, and to arrange for mass -meetings to be held with open doors and conducted with a view to edu cating the public mind in the prmn>i plea of temperance and the inestimable blessing that would come to the homes of all classes of our citizens by the pro hibition of the liquor traffic within the borders of our beloved State, and thus increase the roll of prohibition voters -at the meet.ing of the club. While ~ teewas considerable debate