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ELBERT H. AULL, i Pr WX. P. HOUSEAL, I roprietom ELBERT H. AULL. EDITOX. THE CAMPAIGN. The State campaign has been in operation one week. Six meetings were held last week. They started out again yesterday. Last week we said nothing about it. This week we give pretty full accounts from the six meet ings of last week. We are a little dis appointed at the plane upon which the discussions are pitched. And not much disappointed either for political discus sions have been degenerating for some years into simple menagerie perform ances in which the performers exhaust their vocabularies in the use of abuse and villification. If it is the duty of the candidates to make such exhibi ns of themselves it would have been infinitely better if the plan of having them go before the people had never been inaugurated for we could have been happy under the delusion that we had high toned and refined Christian gentlemen in positions of honor and trust and ruling over us, and our respect and admiration for them would not have been lessened. The Senatorial contest seems to be the only one that draws. We ask our i eaders to ponder the speeches and see if they can find anything in them except personal abuse. There is no discussion of the great questions and problems that they will be expected to deal with, and no remedies suggested for the ills that affect humanity. We can see no good but only evil to come of such discus sions and it would be a boon to a long suffering people if these meetings were called off. They began at Rock Hill last Mon day. Gen. Butler *nd Gov. Tillman had both said that they intended to discuss issues and so conduct the cam paign'as to enlighten and instruct the people. But what do we see. It seems that Gen. Butler had the crowd at Rock Hill, and the next day Gov. Till man charged that he had a corruption fund and that the railroads were hanl Ing around on free passes Butler boom ers whom Tillman charged were Coxey ites. The next day at Chester Butler denounced the charge that he had a corruption fund as a base slander and false, and since then the Senatorial speeches are simply an exchange of ugly epithets as far as reported. Suppose we cull a few favorite ex pressions. Gov. Tillman abuses every body from Cal. Caughman to Grover Cleveland. He says Cleveland does not want him in the Senate for, "If I go there I will use that pitchfork in his old fat ribs." Speaking of General Butler he says: "I pulled down his shirt, lifted his hide and put the salt on him." Speaking of himself he says: "They (his enemies) burnt the woods and sifted the ashes and have not caught ons louse." Of course his ad mirers laugh and applaud. We beg pardon for using these expressions, even in quotations, but we only want to show what sort of a campaign of education we are now havin~g in South Carolina. Gen. Butler uses such ex piessions as "infamous liar," "slan derer" and "scoundrel." And this is the campaign of education! This is the sort of stuff that the white people of South Carolina go out to hear and tear their throats open cheering and ap plauding. Is it not a pitiable and a sad and a deplorable state of things when intelligent people make such an exhibition of themselves. It makes one's heart truly sad to contemplate such things when he loves to look with hope to the future of his race. And what does it all amount to anyway. There is one thing about it in this cam paign, however, Gov. Tillman has met a man who is his match, and who is not afraid of him, and who is not afraid to say what he thinks. To our mind there is only one re deeming feature in the campaign meet ings that have been held so far, and that is, there are but few persons who are attending any of them. The peo ple, let us hope, are beginning to realize 'that there is no money to them in going to these meetings and splitting their throats open. If we could have dis cussions of questions in an honorable and manly way by intelligent men these meetings would be worth some thing, but there is nothing to be gained by going out to hear villification and abuse. Gen. Butler has insisted on a separate box and a direct vote for Senator, but Gov. Tillman does not seem to fancy that scheme, though a direct vote of the people is one of the demands of the alliance and in accord with the primary plan. The Herald and News had favored such a plan, because in that way we could get the Senatorial con test somewhat separated from other elections. If it is not desired to get the will of the people on this question there is still less use in making the canvas. Better just wait and canvas the legis lators after they are elected. This abusive style of campaigning was inaugurated by Gov. Tillman him self, and was one of the great objections that The Herald and News urged against him several years ago. A fter his speech at Rock Hill we had hoped that he meant what he said, and that henceforth in South Carolina we would have public discussions on a high plane, but our highest hopes are not to be re alized. _______ Col. Ellison S. Keitt, of Enoree, will start out on the first of July and make speeches in every county in thbe State on National questions. He has made a special study of the financial question and is prepared to meet any of the campaigns in joint debate. It would be a good idea for him to join the State campaigners and teach them something in finance. He is a good speaker and is well in formed. He may be in the r..ce for the United States Senate and if he does enter he will make it lively for both Gen. Butler and Gov. Tililman. There is a strong feeling among a great many people for a new man and a good strong man could make a winning fight. A large portion of the good people of the State would be,glad to lend their aid and support to some other man. They are not in love with either one of the candidates or their style of campaign. There may be opportunity for a dark LET ALL THE PEOPLE SPEAK. The Herald and News publishes a letter from Dr. S. Pope on. the prelimi nary primary plan which it gives us pleasure to endorse. Dr. Pope is right. It is on the line with the views ex pressed by The Herald and News a few weeks ago. If there is to be a prelimi nary primary the general primary will be a useless farce. The conservatives have no ticket out for State officers and this preliminary primary 1.oks very much as if the reformers were; i afraid to let the conservatives make a I choice between the reformers who are'; rusuing. Such a plan may result in a 4 minority carrying a county. It is I anothing but a rule of the majority. t Let us illustrate what we mean. We I will take Newberry County. Let us E suppose there are 2,000 Democratic I voters in the county, 1,200 of whom are I reformers and 800 are conservatives. 1 The 1,200 go into a primary for Gover- i nor, and 700 of them vote for John Gary Evans a, 500 for Dr. Pope. i Evans carries the county though he I has only 700 of the 2,000 voters, because i the 500 Pope voters are to be sworn, i according to Mr. Sligh, to support this I candidate. In the general primary i the 800 conservatives may vote for Dr. i Pope, but their votes will count for I nothing because his 500 reform votes, I having gone in the preliminary primary i are sworn to vote for Evans. Under I this scheme the minority may carry I each county. Is there any justice or 1 fairness in this sort of a plan? Does it 1 get the will of the neople? Under such 4 a plan is there any reason for the con servatives to go into the primary at all? It looks very much as if the idea was not to allow the conservatives to have a voice in saying whom the nominees shall be. Yet when the general elec tion comes they will all be expected to support the nominees. The same pJan may be tried as to every officer in the county. A good deal has been said about peace and harmony. If the reformers want peace and harmdny they have the op portunity now to secure them. Let them be fair and maniy, and give us a free and fair primary. Let them do l away with the August reform conven tion and with their reform caucusses and reform primaries and let everybody 1 go into the canvas who wants to, and let the people speak with their ballots and everybody will be in position to i support the nominees. But if the re form conventions and reform caucusses are to be kept up there is no telling where it will end. The Herald and News feels free to speak on this subject because we have no candidate. In en dorsing Dr. Pope's letter we have no I personal end in view, but we do it simply because we think it is right and fair and just. We are glad to see. that Dr. Pope has the courage and the man hood to take this position, and we hope he will keep it up to the end. And we do not say this because we want to per petuate the reform movement, for really we have been unable to see where it has benefited the people; nor because we think there is no danger of the con servatives getting a majority, but be cause if we are to have a general pri mary in which every one is to partici pate, we should go there and fight it out there before the people. Let it be understood also that we are not en dorsing the candidacy of any man, but we only seek the good of 'he people, and want to see fairness and justice. If we are to have a primary let us have one. If the reformers are to have a primary first to say for whom reformers must vote in the general primary then there is no use of the general primary. We invite expression of opinion on this qluestion from the reformers of this county. We want to see the best men chosen for the positions to be filled. Does Rev. Mr. Sligh see anything unfair in this plan? We would like to have his honest and sincere opinion on it. Has he any reason to fear a direet vote of the Democrats of Newberry County or of the State? There is no conservative organization or ticket that we know of. Is he afraid of the con servative vote in the general primary when there are only reformers to be voted for? If we are not mistaken he said in the executive committee meet ing that he wanted peace and harmony. Does he know any better way to secure peace and harmony tnan by doing away with caucusses and reform con ventions and letting every body go into the primary and vote as he pleasee? If he does, will he please explain it? Does he expect peace and harmony by forever ignoring the rights of the mi nority and by administering iron clad oaths to keep the majority together? Does Mr. Sligh fear that New berry is so very close and doubtful that only by swearing his men in he can keep the county in line? We hope for once to see him rise to the stature of full man hood and be fair and just and let us submit this matter to the arbitration of all the people in the general primary. We acknowledge from Hon. W. J. Talbert a copy of his speech in the House of June 5 on the repeal of the 10 per cent. tax on State bank issues. Our own Congressman Latimer never favors The Herald and News with any of his speeches in Congress, though we pre sume, of course, he is making the wel kin ring. Col. Cal. Caughman is out for Con gress. He says he is loaded for the camJp.ign.t General Butler has pleaded on every I sump for a separate box for senator. Somehow or other Governor Til'man t seems to be afraid to submit to it. We thought that was his plea for several years. We notice, too, that he insists on his friends requiring the candidates I for the Legislature to take an oath to support him. We would be glad to see the execu tive committee order a separate box fort United States Senator so that we might C dave some other issue in the primary I 'or legisla tors than a personal one. If s 2ot we are going to have the worst sort ( >f a driftwood Legislature in Columbia 2ext winter, for you are not going to pt good men to make the race on the 'v timple and idiotic issue of being for s rill.nan or Butler. c And besides that it is important that il r-e have good men in the Legislature; jj rastly more important to us than I ri vhnther Butler or Tillman ge to the j t OUR LAST ISSUE. The Herald and News gave up its, entire space last week to the com wencement exercises in Newberry Col-, ege. Much of the space was given to a publication of the addresses delivered luring the week. They are all good md will repay any one for a careful -eading. They should be read and tb, n )ut aside, for they will bear reading tgain. They all contain many truths vell told and a study of their senti nents and thoughts will be helpful md elevating. We need to have a hange of diet for the mind oc asionally. Our people have been ed so much on politics and political Lbuse for the past few years that we iope they relished the dish The Herald nd News gave them last week. The >olitical discussions in this State have een pitebed on such a low plane for he past few years that they are any hing but elevating or educating. P[ey appeal to our lowest natures and t would be infinitely better for the )eace and prosperity of our old State f there was not another political neeting until our politicaus had earned to pitch their discussions on L higher plane. And the pity is that nany of our newspapers are down on bat same level and instead of being eaders and moulders of public opinion Lud laboring to elevate and enlighten iumanity, they are simply camp ollowers, spending their energies try ng to find out what is popular and hen whooping that up and abusing verything else. But this is slightly )fl the subject, but it is so true that it s not out of place to warn the people >f this dangerous diet they are being riven. So dangerous is it that it hould not be considered out of place tnywhere to warn them against it. The reader will remember that our ssue la-t week contained a full ac ount of the proceedings, up to and in -!uding commencement day exercises. rhe .awarding of medals, conferring of egress and all, and still we made our :ails on Wednesday. The Herald and .ews is a newspaper. A Christian college is the greatest >oon any community can possess, for Ls was brought out in several of the addresses last week, Christian educa ion is the great need of the State, and we truly believe with the speakt rs that ;uch an education is the solution for he problems that are confronting our eople to-day. The great need of the imes is greater love in the heart, nore charity, a broadening of views td such an education as lifts the man yn a plane that rises above the seeking )f purely selfish and sordid ends. The rouble is that the country is overrun vith and being led by narrow minded ad selfish demagogues. This being rue we shall always take pleasure in iving aid and encouragement to any ustitution that has for its object the ele ating and bettering of humanity. Our ~ollege is worth a great deal to our com nunity-much more than we some .ies realize-and we feel it a duty as well as esteem it a pleasnre, to bring ~uch institutions prominently to the ttention of our people. In no way ~an we better do this than in giving otne idiea of what is being done at bhese institutions. THEY HAVE DETERMINEB TO BE FEREEMEN. From all the information we have yeen able to gather, the reformers did amt rally to any great extent under the allying cry issued by the Rev. J. A. Bligh. We note that he had a second ~all last week in his organ exclusively. 5ow it may be that in consequence of his exclusiveness not many of the re ormers knew of it or saw it, and that, herefore, they had forgotten about it. HE did act ask The Herald and News o print it or we should have done so ih p'easure; and w.e presume that he lso slighted the other two newspa ers in the county. We have heard from two clubs and bey only elected officers and are awa1t ng further instructions. The factory ~lub did not meet and we made special nquiry from other sections and we do ot think that reform clubs were ~ormed in half or even one-third of the ~ounty. We hope it means that the people utenid this year to be freemen and ;ote and act as they please, indepen lent of rings and caucusses and dicta ion from any source. We have a yrimary in which every white person who will take the pledge to abide the -esult is allowed to participate and this xclusive primary business smacks too ruch of bossism arnd dictation and ring rule. We say we hope thbat this indif ~erence means that the white voters of ewberry County, zat least, have made p their minds that they are compe ent to vote intelligently at the general rimary for the best men who offer emselves and that they do not need . be told how they must do it or be >ossed by any one. That is a good sign. Let it be understod, however, that rbe Herald and News has no candi ate and only wants to see fair play md justice, for in this way only can ur people be united and peace arid yarmony be restored. Gen. Evans has retired and with Irawn from the race for Governor in seorgia, and the field is left to W. Y. atkinson. The Herald and Neiws had bought Evans would get the nomnina ion, and in his card of withdrawal he urther confirms us in the belief that e is the man who should have been ominated. He withdraws in order hat peace and harmony may be main ained in the Democratic party, and olds that allegiance is due to the Na ional as well as thbe State Democratic arty. He also says that differences of pinions among the Democrats should ot cause personal and bitter criticisms f those of ourleaders upon whom had ee imposed the responsibilities of flice, nor produce factional divisions a Democratic ranks. This is not the tyle of candidates we have in South ~aroina. The prohibitionists seem to be some that at sea. If they will put up good trong men for the Legislature in this un ty, they can make the fight very interesting. A great many people are ist a little tired of voting.for measures agardless of men. They are beginning >want mnen.and they believe they will ien have measures. SPARTAN5URG AND GLENN SPINGS. Some ten days ago I had the oppor tunity of spending several days in Spartanburg on business. I do not pro pose to write an account of my trip or any sketch of travels, but there are one are two things that I had occasion to observe and they are mentioned for our mutual good, and I trust may be worth something to our town. One of things that impressed me was that everybody you met had some good word to say about Spartanburg. Everybody seemed interested in doing something and saying something that would help the town. That sort of thing of itself will not build up nor make a great city, but it is one of the great factors in doing so. You let every body in a community begin to talk of the advantages of that community and manifest a great interest in building it up and you will soon interest other people and some how the town or com munity will go forward. On the other hand you let everybody in a town be gin to show up the bad side, and uut only so, but make it worse than it really is, and you will have little trouble in eonvincing people that it is a good place to get away from. Spartanburg is moving forward. There are a great many handsome residences there and I saw much building going on-in fact I believe more than I bave seen in any other town in theState outside of New berry. There are more evidences of progress right here in our midst to-day than any town in the State. There have been more buildings going up than in any other town I have seen, and some as handsome as in any town. Yet you will find people right here, who have not only made a competence, but good money, talk as if this was the poorest town in the State, and a good place to leave. If you were to ask them to help in any public enterprise, orin anything that would bring our town forward, you would have to show them how it would put money in their pockets be fore you could get them to lend a help ing hand. Not only so, 3 ou will find s>me who would try to throw cold water on any advance movement. We have a good town. There is no doubt about that, but we want to get a litt!e more public spirit into our men wbo have made their fortunes here. Let us resolve always to have a good word for our town. Next week the State Teachers' As sociation will meet in Spartan burg and there will be a military encampment. These things will bring many people to the city and they will help the town. I had never been to Glenn Springs, and so I concluded that I would run down and spend lone night at this famous watering place. When you get there it is a mighty nice place, and I felt like remaining, but what a job it is to get there. The thing that puzzled me was that so enterprising a people as these Spartans seem to be had not long ago built a dummy road, or an electric railway, from Spartanburg to the springs. The season had hardly opened, still there were several persons there. The water is known to be good and for a quiet and retired place it must be hard to beat. A railroad has been graded and is being built from astat ion on the Augusta and Spartanburg road which will make the place much more accessible. Thbey expected to have trains running by the first of July. The Messrs Simpson, who have charge of the Springs, are very clever gentlemen and will do all they can for the accom modat ion of guiests. I have not seen a place that I would rather go and spend a month than at Glenn Springs. I left W. H. Wallace there and could not help wishing that I was a cnllege pro fessor instead of a country editor, and then, possibly, I, too, could have re mained over for a couple of weeks and would aot have been bothered with the printer waiting "copy," and, most important of all, his money on Safur day evening. I hope I may be able to slip off yet before the summer is over and while away a few days at this most delightful resort. But it was just as hot in Spartanburg as it is here in New berry. I could see no difference and if there was any it was in favor of Newberry. E. H. A. The appearance now is that the only issue in the coming campaign will be whetber you are for Tillman or Butler for United States Senator. If that is to be the case we had better elect one set of representatives to go down to Columbia and vote for Senator and then another set who are competent and fit to go there and make laws and legislate for an intelligent common wealthb. It will be a pitiable sight we will present to the world of men as piring to the position of law makers who are to be tested by their allegiance to one of two men regardless of their fitness for the position they aspire to fill. And yet that is about t be test we will undertake to put. So far as we are concerned we want to see men sent to the Legislature and elected to fill the various offices who are competent to discharge the duties regardless of whbom they are for for United States Senator. It has been re.ported in several papers recently that Hon. Geo. D. Tillman would enter the race for Gov eror, t,ut as yet no formal announce ment of tire fact has been made by Mr. Tillman himself and we do not believe be is going in the race. If he should decide to do so he would ma~ke thinogs live ly. _________ The Herald and News does not credit the report G. B. D. gives in bis Stock ran D4ts about a plot being entered into by the conservatives of that sec tion to howl down the reform speakers rn campaign day at Newberry. We know those conservatives in that sec-i ion and they are not made of the howl ing down stuff. The Hunters, Longs, Stocknans and other canservatives are good men and true and if the reformers are not prevented from speaking until hese men do it they will be permitted o speak until their lungs are worn out. hey do not fight their battles with weapons of that kind. All they will isk is fair play and an open field. hey are honorable men and when they o down it will be with their face to the memy. It is very strange to us how easy it is :o get rumors afloat. Without know-, g the facts or having seen any of the nen we must think G. B. D. is mis-1 akn. Capt. "Bunch" McBee gave Gov. Tillman to understand that he must not drag the name of Mrs. MeBee into his political barangues and the Gover nor promised not to do so any more. Capt. McBee was right and we con gratulate him for putting a stop to that sort of mudslinging. Gen. R. N. Richbourg has an nounced himself as a candidate for Adjutant and Inspector General. OPPOSED TO A REFORM CONVENTION. Dr. Pope Comes Out Squarely for Fair Play and Only the General Primary Opposed to Ringt and Cliques. To the Reform Voters of the Demo eratic Party:-The perpetuation of the Reform movement depends upon the ianuer of conducting the ensuing pri mary. Under rules of the State Primary, emndidlates are required to get a -major i.y of the votes cast, and if more twan two are running for the same office and none geta majority in the first primary, then a second primary settles it, the two highest in the first prirnary being the candidates in the second. There is no danger therefore of a conservative getting a majority, exe-pt in those cqunties controlled by them, which are few in number. In other counties a Conservative and a reformer would run it over and the Reformers would con centrate on the heform candidate at the second primary. The Reform ?xecutive committee have orderec an intervening primary between the Reform candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Goveruor to take place in August, vibich will be in advance of some of tbe county meetings; in s me of the c )unties it is proposed to substitute mass meetings fora primary. The candidates for Governor have al ready been forestalled in some of the counties by Reform clubs endorsing certain candidates. This is unfair, to say the least of it. If all the other can didates, even those who are running for the General Assembly which is to elect a United States Senator, are al lowed to submit their claims to the general primary why not the candi dates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor? The Conservatives say that they will not run a candidate for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, if they are al lowed to choose one froui those running but if not allowed to do so, that they may not be bound by the action of the Reform primary. We are for peace and fair dealing; we are opposed to rings and cliques, then let us give them aw equal chance with us. All white men are allowed to part ici pate in the general primary, who will take the oath prescribed by the General Assembly. This is a step for ward in the interest of p-ace and bar mony. Then let all have a fair showing. The Reform Executive Committee can be called together, rescind their call for a primary, and the State Democra tic Committee can make the necessary arrangements for a box at each poll for State officers, and fix it so that those who get the majority iu the respective counties shall receive the vote of the delegates from these counties to the State Convention. All of the candi dates are pronounced Reformers. No advantage can procure to any one of them over the others. I am willing to take my chances in the primary and I believe that the other candidates will be wiiling also. Respectfully, SAMPSON POPE. June 23d, 1894. Specimen* Cases. a. It Cliiford,Ne w Cassell,Wis.,was rtoubled wit h Neuralgia and Rheumatism, his Stomach was disordered, his.Liver was affected to an alarming degree, appetite fell away, and he wa terribly reduced in flesh and strength. Thre~e bottles of le.lectric Bitters cured him. 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He said that so far as Terrell was con cerned that his position to-day with re gard to the Alliance was the s2me as then, and asked what about Tom Wat son. Oh, replied Gen. Butler, be used me up. Just about here Tillman said that he did not intend to call Butler his friend again until he apologized for what he, had said at Chester. He made a run Ding account of the dispensary, and claimed that it showed a profit of $90, 000 which would be turned over to the State as soon as the stock was turned t loose. At Abbeville, for instance, where the sales amountod to $29,651, the net profits divided betweec town and coun ty were $4,565. which was virtually that much picked up by the county. About this juncture he made an uu warranted thrust at the truthfulness of newspaper accounts. JUMPS ON SIMONLON AGAIN. The reason he thought Judge Sim onton decided in favor of the btate in the tax cases was because Simonton feared Congress was after him with a sharp stick, through the memorial pre sented by him, and Simonton thought i it best to come down from the tree. Simonton was a simple tool of Cham berlain, and went on the bench with- i out objection from Butler, who knew c of his "invasion of States' rights." But he was of the kind his friend, Bunch S McBee, wanted. t Governor Tillman paid some atten- I tion to the separate box matter, and said that the reason Gen. Butler wanted it was because in many counties he coild get no one to run as legislator for him. He was t illing for anything the executive committee wanted. He closed by making renew,:. promises of what be would do for the jeople, and ventured the prediction that he wou'd be overwhelmingly elected Seuator. As he wanted to get off on the spf-cial he had to stop although his friends wanted him to go on. He worked the crowd up to a considerable degree of enthusiasm and when he left everyone else went too. The formal anouncements were made, and at 4 o'clock everyone had his "goods and chattels" at the.station ready for the trip to Camden. THE SUMTER MEETING. SUMTER, S. C., June 23.-Sumter County is one of the five anti-Tillman counties in the State, but the majority against the reformers is less than 100. The crowd to-day numbered about 1,000, nearly one-half of whom were ne groes. It was a Tillman day, and all the demonstrations were favorable to the Governor. The speaking was fron a platform in rear of the courthouse, and twoor three hundred country boys massed up against it, almost splitting their lungs cheering Farmer Ben. The anti-Tillmanites did not turn out in full force, and those on hand kept very quiet'. . 9 The majority of the crowd were for John Gary Evans for Governor, who spoke first. He was cheered lustily and repeatedly, and wade a catchy speech. Ellerbe r.ttacked Evans vigorously. charging that he was on the fence until the cat jumped in Tillman's direction, and now he hugged Tillman harder than a young fellow would bug his girl. He referred to Evans as his "distina guished little cousin." Etlerbe said that he was pleased to address "game cocks." (Sumter people are known by that sobriquet ) But he was a Marion County man, a "swamp fox," and ex-1 pected to catch some of the game cocks. Senator Btatler was received with< slight hand-clapping. His speech dealt with his record almost exclusively.1 He defended the Southern Senators 1 from Tillman's charges of corruption, and complimented Voorhees and Turpie as true Democrats. TILLMAN GOT THE CH EERS. Tillman was tremendously cheered when be arose to speak. He said he had the unpleasant task to perform of answering Butler's insinuations made to an audiencesin anotber county. He reviewed his remarks about the corrup tion fun'-1 and about the free transport a tion of Butler boomers to -Rock Hilt, and took a "hand primary" of 'he crowd as to whether tbey were insult ing. The Tillmanites by hundreds shot up their right hands in vindication of ( his course, and only t wo men voted the other way, the Butlerites refusing to participate in it. IWesley Villeneuve, a Butlerite, standing directly in front, and below Tillman, asked Tillman if he bad not circulated $2,004) as a corruption fund. "Are you drunk?" inquired Tillman, sternly. The man became enraged, and in vited the Governor to come off the plat form to settle it. WANTED TO GET AT TILLMAN. "Three thousand people want to hear me speak," shouted the governor; "shall I go off to discuss this matter with one fool?" Villeneuve sprang towards the stand and attempted to climbup, but adozen men seized him. The crowd rose to their feet. Chairman Keels, above the crowd, begg'ed for order. The Tillman- I ites yelled like hyenas. The men on the packed platform surged to the fron t, and for a moment it seemed that the magazine of angry passion must explode and tiat a battle would ensue. In the meantime Villeneuve, strug gling like a madman, was hurried through, the dense crowd and hustled away. Chairman Keels, standing on a high table, declared that the one drunken man was alone responsible for the trou ble, and that the speaking must pro ceed. The noise subaided as quickly as it began, and Tillman continued. He characterized Butler's conduct at Ches ter as disgraceful, where be declared, three or four men had been purposely brought to precipitate a bloody riot. "They permitted me to be cursed and abused," he said, "but the pulsation of my heart did not quicken, and I was too much of a Governor to start my fellow citizens to shooting each other like dogs by resentinig it there-'~ THE PEOPLE PROTECT HI. He then took another hand primary to determine whether his course was right, and thbe result was the same as that of the previous one. Tillman said that Newbold, tbe Texan, was a de tective a' Chester working up a dis pensary burglary case-not protecting him. The people were always his pro tectors, just as they had, a few minutes before, proteeted him against the drunken man i ho tried to kill him. Sometimes he thought be might be assassinated by a lunatic like Guiteau, but the m-'an who shot would go down with him. The Governor alluded to Butler as "that poor old fellow," and said if the Senator really wanted harmony, he would relieve the situation of what fi i:,tion there was by withdrawing, and so escape the humiliation of seeing every county in the State go against him. The Governor in sisted th4t Butle's shafts of malice did not hurt him, asserting,that he had 'the hide of a rhinoceros" and that it was ' impenetrable." He had lifted the Sena tor's shirt and given him a hypodermic injection. HE CALLED A SHIRT A SHIRT. A Voice-You should not say that in the presence of ladies. Tillman--Ladies know all about shirts. They ;know Ihow to make them. You are in your shirt sleeves, sir, and should have the decency to wear your coat in the presence of ladies. Turning to General Butler the Gover nor defied him to prove that he was not Richmond and Danvil'e railro, hired o act as his bodyguard. Ile defended the dispensary, and took a iand primary on the choice of the crowd )etween it and prohibition, and also be ween himself and Butler, in both of ,hich he wa.s sustained as before. Tillman was applauded from the begin iing to the end of his speech. Butler and Tiltman. [E. J. Scott's Random Recollections.] "Two brothers of an old Dutch fam ly, returning from a muster at Loricks, Lexington) one asked the other: "Vy didn't 3ou vip dat feller dat ussed you to-day' "Oh, my pally hurt me,' was the an wer. 'But vv didn't you vip him ven ie cussed you? "And it became a common saying "'Cause my pally 1,urt me too.' vhen one's courage failed that he had be stomach acbe." Columbia to Atlanta AND ALL POINTS ON TIE LINE rhrsday,June., Q 1894 SPECIAL TRAIN OVER THE EABOARD AIR LINE Ld everybo)dy must. come. This will be the ggest stid Cheapest Excursion ever known. k)iA Order, Quick Time, etc., and thi- will urpass it in all that is calcula-ed to make the rip one of unalloyed pleasure. Special at ention will be given to elderly people and bildren. Don't fail to visit this great City f over One Hundred Thousand Inhabitants. ickets on sale at all Ticket Oftiees. Be sure nd purchase your Ticket before boarding he Train if possible. ,save Columbla ........ ......... S.01M.m n s.75 Leapharts........ .......- S-14 2.7J Irmo .............. .22.75 Raleat,in,s.............&.0~ -2.75 White Rock........ 8 Chapin ...............S46 2.40O Little Moa.ntaiu......d ) 1.6) Slighs ...... . ..... 9.2 2.6 Prosperity . ...........2 2.40 New berry........ 9.6 2.2.5 J alapa ... .... ...9.0.)5 Kinartls... 9.;32 2.16 Uioldvle .............. 9. 214 rrive Atlanta ......... -. ..... ivinz am pie time for ai to secure place of log tag before night Leave Atlanta returning to Columbia. Fri xy night at 80) o'clock, City Time, arriving t Columbia at 7.00 o'clock a. m. *aturdaiy. G. T. DICKEt.T, M. B. MORTON, NIASAGERS. - - !,, ONLY TOO WILLING hat you 3hould compare our Goods 6d Prices with those of any other lealer, and then decide whether you an do any better elsewhere. We are villing because we know that we have be clinch on every otl.er i,uyer. We ell for less because we buy for less. WE WANT YOU .o buy where you can do best, and if e can't do better than any other firm, e are willing to see you go away. But re can and will do better, because we >ffer better goods at lower prices. WE'LL MAKE YOU HAPPY rithb bargains that are at the top notch >f cheapness and value. Others may lsim to do as well by you, but we do ll we claim and perform every promise we make. Comne and see how much etter you can do with 0. KLE TTNER, HE FAIR AND SOUJARE DEALER. Yes, that is the word and worth of goods that must be rder to convert them into cas A SWEEP1NC IN CLOT HING FUR ETRM flATS Suits, $11.50 to $14.00 for Suits, $15.50 to $18.50 for A lot of Cutaway suits, re ,he lot to be closed at $10.00. Children's Suit: ~egigee Shirts for 65c . Shirts for $1.25, regular pric< Shirts for $1.50, regular price The above prices mean cash t My Sho.e stock is always corn shoes cheaper than anyone else. A BARGAIN SAl Oxfords worth from $1.65 to $ 'or $1.25. Igli When in ne call and I will always save you n 0. M. JAMIESO ATewberry, B. 4 SPRING* an~ CLOT NICI NOB GOO: EV ER SOLD I Suits to Order a Sbecial Fit 0Gu6 BROWN R/ aIok' Ol Stn . Grand Barbecuel ON CAPI DAYATN FR'DAY, JULY 27. WILf, GIVE A GRAND w Barbce at NewWberry on Cam paigtj Da%, :111j will ,e prepared to ae eolo<date a big erowd in the very bes't luau wrr. Our Barbe(ue will be the affair of the season an<I everythiig counected wih. it will be tirst class. W. J. MILLS. JO. P. M IL LS. W. W. FULMER. it would surprise a goo4 many people who live in this Town and County to know the success I have met with in the beginning of my business, with Furnishing Goods. If they knew the amount of Cash I had taken in the first month (and one of the dullest months of the summer), they would then be able to understand how new and desira ble goods at close on to wholesale prices are appreciated. The prices I have put on Men's Overshirts, White Shirt,-; Balbriggan Under shirts and Drawers, Collars and Cuffs, ndkerchiefs. Ties and Scarfs, U las, Bosiery and Gloves has bee uch below the prices they have" aying, that I have heard many e ons like these: "I have been p $1.25 for Overshirt like this, on only ask 90c." "I paid these Wizard Cuff Holders you only ask 10c." "$1.25 for an Umbrella no better than the one you offer for 75c." "$1.25 a suit ior Underwear not as good as you. have for 90c." "20c. for Collars you sell at 12.c.' '40c. for Cuffs you only ask 2.~c." This proves that it has paid the people of New herry for me to open my stock of Furnishing Goods; that they know deirable goods when they see them, and that as soon as we stop croak ing and go to work we will have the best town in the State. I will move my stock in my new store, in the Post Office Building, soon after July 1st, and in order to reduce stock and have another Fresh Supply for the New Store, I will on Thursday, Friday and Saturday sell all of my Colored OvPrffirts, Laun dried and Unlaundried above 50c. in Price, at Actual Cost. I will leave for Philadelphia Mon lay next for my Fall samples, and while there will pick up some new goods that will iriterest you. In my absence Mr. J. W. Coppock will serve you at the same low prices that have ruled since IT pened. Come and see me. A. C JOKES. Newberry, S. C., June 20, 1894. cash we must have. $13,000 converted into cash, and in I have this day made R EDUCT ION IMH GGOODS, $10.00. $13.50. gular price $13.00 to $20.00; Sat N. Y. Cost. . . Worth $1.00. $1.50 to $1.65. $1.63 to $2.23. Severy one.. plete and I will always sell you E IN OXFORDS. .25 for $1.50; from $1.33 to $1.50, ed of anything in my line give me ~spectfuly, SUMER HIN.. Cheapest Clothing NEWBERRY!' fv. Measures Taken and ranteea. & SMIT H. ..i I