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-UULL-I) ->.--LEGLO=---t- ---. . NEWBERRY, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,1894. PRICE $1.50 A YEAR TjE LIQUOJU AND DISFENsARY QUES TION, As Viewed from a gistant State by One Who Feels an Interest and Pride In South Carofina-e Admires Gov ernor T1llman's Flack and TO the Editor of The Herald and News: I read with uiuch intere.z6 the various efforts the peop!e of South Carolina are putiug forth for reform in the governiental departMent of tbe State. While the great majority of our people are suffering from maladminis tration of the National governmfent to such an extent, particularuy in my State, as I never witnessed before; and they ar6 clamoring both for the repeal and enactment of laws adverse and di verse in their 'nature and character, -your people seem to be mainly engaged on questions or a question of State pol iey. I mean "Dispensary Act," one which has arrayed against it all the power that unscrupulous avarice and cupidity can summons. The reason for this is very obvious;- the vast emolu ments of the liquor traffic, are wrested fro6 the hands of private salesmen and given to the State both for the pirpose of replenishing its treasury and. reim bursing itself for -the great damage it sustains from private and (almost universally) lawless traffic. The liquor power, restless as the cyclone(when thwarted), and sleepless as the sun; possessing great wealth, de termines to invalidate-these laws which your most commendably vigilant atd learless government prevents it from violating. Our forefathers, after giv sag the people legislatures to enact laws for their government, and constitutions to define their authority, also .wisely gave them judges, or courts, to deter &nine the legality and constitutionality of disputed legislative enactments. T9 this court-the rum power appeals as a -Jast resort, and employs the ablest of legal talent to show the invalidity or ncontitutionality of the "dispeinsary aet." After an exhaustive examina tion, of the act in question, also acts of a kindred nature, of previous decisions, of State and individual rights, two of the judges de:ided the "dispensary act" invalid, while one decided to the contrary. The rum power gained its pointi further it cares not, but these de cisions being public property, are sub 'ect~to the criticisms of those who read them. Some laws, (but few however), oeeive the unanimous sanction of cou-ts, while others often are sustained b one court and condemned by an other. Such has been the fate of the gdispensary act," and we know not how it would fare before the supreme court of the United States. The gen eral government prohibits the manu facture of liquor unless a tax is paid, also the sale of it unless a license is purchased, thus asserting the right to _poe of that businessjust asit pleases egardless oflaimed,individual rights. .fti"6estion-then arises, is South Caro 0a iented by constitutional bar 6M10m sing the saie authority? SI anotape, and the last de rest- .;ansiyn1000 -fine ,isL ndellneations of personal rights and priveges ignoring those laws that ore. a road or railroad through or over private land; that condemn parts of 4416h'land for public use, that impose taxes and make private rights yield mainly to public requirements. Jurists, .kerall other men, are human, and is it saying too much to say that in judg -ing laws of doubtful validity they are predilection and partiality. This may induce them to construct or form their decisions upon different. bases, one of which is, that no law is valid which the consf,itution has not plainly em powered the Legislature to enact; the other, tbat all laws are valid that do not -transcend constitutional restrie tions. Orftliee tiases or platforms ap pear to have been constructed the dis c eordant opinions of the courts concern ingthe constitutionality of the "dis pensary law." "Who shall decide, when Doctas disa gree; And soundest casuists doubt, like you and me." There is another basis for judicial de eislons which niany courts overlook. Blackstone, the great definer of human -rights; and of the authority of consti tutions and laws, plainly teaches that "Any law contrary to the divine law, as expressed in the Bible, is invalid and should not be obeyed." I may not .give his precise language, but I do h's meaing an mut ad tat,had the ,' cour-t taken Biblical teachings concern ing indiseriminate liquor selling, backed by decisions of the United States court and State courts also, they would have unanimously decided that. selling spirituous liquors as a beverage was unconstitutional, I will not bur den my intelligent readers with the pe rusal of these decisions presuming that they know thei. But to return to the "decision." Not presuming to say whether'the three Judges were to any extent influenced by moral reasons or not, I must ask if two of the judges did not give a most etunning blow to the doctrine of "State Pights," a question concerning which jforbear farther to speak. The Scripture says, "Happy is the man that condemnieth not himself in the thing which he alloweth." May we not with equal propriety say: Wor thy is that State which condemneth not itself in the things which it doeth. Now for the application. I mean no latite when I express my admiration j,f,andmy high regard for the courage ons, the enterprising, the literary and the reformatory character of the peo pie of $outh Carolina, the laud of myv penta*' birth and my grand parents' ome,~ the land I have thrice visited, and from whose people I've received the fullest hospitality and the kindest Streatment. Many of her people ex hibit the highest type of social life and are now striving with might and main to carry out these reformatory meas ures whbich, if successful, will exalt her high, high in the sisterhood of States. : South Carolina is now im the van of -the great temperance reform, her move ments are watched with alarm by the rum power, and with great interest by --the friends of temperance. This ques tion is slowly but surely forcing na tional recngnition, and the meaning of the sentiment expressed above is, that as South Carolina appears as the leader In it, if she has done anything deroga tory to temperance, she may purge her self of it, but if she has not she may continue so. The "dispensary act," it was said. was a step towards prohibition; but when the Governor was repo.rted as -.saying that it was not a temperance measure but one for revenue, prohibi ~tionists thought it an act of stultifica tion involving the Legislature, deceiv ing the advocates of teinperance and incurring the charge of "condemning Itself in the thing which it did." The acrimonious discussions, personalities -and recriminations indulged in by a . - seakers at public assemblages during cases redound to the credit of either speakers or hearers. Where Solomon says, "In a pnultitude of counsellors there is safety," he evidently means those who govern their 'tempers and observe decorum, for such an one he says, "Is greater than he that taketh a city." Speaking of the converse he says, "He that ruleth not his spirit, is like a city that is broken down and witbout walls." Was not this proverb exemplified in several of your political assemblages, and is it not to be much regretted? I must, however, express my admiration of the pluck and in dom itable energy of your Governor in resisting the mighty, the conscieneeless, the dominating and lawless liquor power before which many governors and legislators bow in almost servile obe dience. Honest courage is respected from saints to savages, and when I saw your chief executive so- heroically en foreing the "dispensary law," while it was a law (but profoundly bated by the rum power) l,looked upon him as a modern Hercules fighting_the Hydra and I wished him equal success. I see the "dispensary act" is soon to be passed upon by the highest State court. This decision is regarded with great interest by friends and foes of the law; it trembles in so equal a balance that a small weight may turn it. As before stated, judges are human and in the doubtful scale where moral princi ples (as important) are left out and legal deductions alone prevail; the bias or choice of the judge often rules his decisions. Recognizing the above as correct, then might the prohibitionist say to the court: "If your decision is to depend entirely upon Constitutionar privileges awarded to the State and the individual as you understand them, then be pleased to examine other re strictive laws whose validity have never been challenged. There are laws against carrying concealed weapons, against fishing only in prescribed ways, against killing certain birds even on one's own land, against a man selling a pound of his own raised tobacco to his neighbor. Many other laws both State and Na tional might be given, but one more shall suffice. This is a State law pre venting the killing of vultures. Now should the- saloon men of Charleston (or any other place in the State) take these unclean birds, dress and expose them for sale along with their liquors, they would soon be in the clutches of the law. Then when the offender claimed liberty and individual rights he would be told, "You've broken the law and shall answer for it." But that law is unconstitutional. The court has not decided so, and until it does you shall not use these birds so necessary in consuming garbage and keeping pure the atmosphere; though I'll ad mit that the damage from your patrons eating them to themselves and fami lies would be nothing in comparison with that caused by the liquors they drink. To conclude; let figures b&witnesses; The fox (the "dispensary law") claims power in the shptp fold-(the State) by virtue of "State rights." The wolf (the liquor power,) claims 'the same power as inherent; both alleging Constitu tional support. Now if you see that one or the other will rule, and think their Constitutional rights are about as near equal as "tweedle dum and tweedle dee," then should your verdict be in favor of the one that does the least damage. The fox spares. the lambs; only worries the sheep, and gives their fleeces to the State; but the wolf virtually destroys all three. "The wolf, therefore, shad go, but the foz mayi stay." Will the court thus decide? Wait patiently and "we will see what we will see." DAVID JONEs. West Milton, Ohio, Sept. 8th, 1894. CLASS LEGlsLATIO4, There Is Enough Patronago Now-De Not Increase It or Add to the Functions of the Government-A Gjood Old Doc trine Lost Sight of. SOMEEVILLE, N. J., September 13. There was a big crowd in attendance at the Somerset County fair to-day, and it was estimated that fully 15,000 people thronged the grounds. The big card was Senator, David B. Hill. Mr. ill, in the course of his speech, said: "Today I plead for general legislation, which, rejecting the claims of the claseS, recognizes no distinctness of class, which embraces all occupations, harmonizes confiicting demands, con demns political and business selfish ness, and exalts the use of pure, gen ine and unadulterated patriotism. It is true that good laws may aid us and bad laws retard us in the great struggle of ;life. Still the fact should be im pressed on every one that good, bad or indifferent laws do not, of themselves alone, ordinarily make men rich or poor, good or bad, vicious or virtuous, but that much, if not almost .every thing, essential depends on individual eforts, tendencies and inclinations. "I realize that recent political here sies teach that the government should own and control everything, the rail roads, banks, telegraphs and many of the industries and enterprises of the country now conducted by individual capital and effort. I concede that the government should regulate public in stitutions, but it should not own, or otherwise control them. It would be a serious and fatal mistake to increase the .functions of our government; to add to .the official patronage of a nomn inal administrat ion-patronage not al ways wisely dispensed; to augment the channels requiring the expenditure of public. moneys, and to engage in the hazards of what should be deemed sa cred to private business. "I am here to inculcate thesentimet that class legislation is undesirable, ill advised, and cont.rary to the true spirit of our free institutions. In recent years we seem to have lost sight of the good old doctrine that demanded 'equal rights for all; special privileges for none. "Class legislation creates antagonism, engenders prejudices, perfects resent ment, and, sometimes, defeats itself. The true question to be solved is not what subserve the irnterest of the farm ers alone, nor that of the mechanic, the manufacturer, the capitalist, the professIonal man, nor the common la borer, but what will advance the inter ests and promote the welfare of the ag gregate of the community. It should always be understood that the general purpoe of all legislation is the promo tion of purposes other than private in terests-the good of the many rather than the food of a few." Flighty Wit A Western man, reports The Yo'ath's Companion, declares that his frouse was carried away by a cyclone just because he was so foolish as to put wings on the building. Pimples, boils. and other humors of the blood are liable to break out in the warm weather. Prevent it by taking Hood's Saraprill. LARRY GANTT LICKED. Mart Floyd Knocked him Out in One Round, and Likewise Aitiisted in Lick ing Two Sons-A Significant Politi cal Row in Which the Ring Came Out at the Bottom. [Special to News and Courier.] SPArTANBURO, September 12 -The campaign has opened in Spartanburg. It began in a vigorous way when least expected. While the.second irimary election was progressing yesterday a few of the Ringsters were taking a lively interest in the voting. They did not agree like brethren should do, and they got up a sharp little antagonism as to the two c-ndidates running for county supervisor. While this contest was going on in the family no one-outside took any special interest in it. But in the after noon Col. T. Larry Gantt, being pretty full of enthusiasm and the chemically pure, began to denounce in very plain language several persons who had not voted, and who gave as their reason for taking no part in the election that they were tired of being ruled by a ring, and while they bad gone with the Reformers heretofore they were now done with them. Col. Gantt then proclaimed all such men as damned traitors. One of them, Mr. Brown, said that be wanted to get into no trouble, as he was a poor man and could not pay a fine for flgbting in the street, but if the Colonel would walk to the town limits he would at tend to his case. All the men were from the couzitry who were designated by Col. Gantt. Mart Floyd was standing close at baud and the Colonel said: "Mart Floyd will do my fighting." His reply was: "There is not a drop of Till man blood in my veins, and if you men wish to sail in I will pay your fines. The Colonel's Irish then Yose and struck at Floyd, who proceeded in regular Corbett style to knoek the editor of the Headlight out before he could tell where he was at. This was soon over, and no one was seriously hurt. It caused a considerable commotion in front of L. P. Walker's store, where the row began. Some time after that Mart Floyd was sitting in the veranda of the Windsor, quietly talk ing to some men, when Jesse and "Scrap" Uantt came up to him and said: "You have whipped our father, and now you will have to whip us." Floyd, in a most cheerful and accomv, modating manner, straightened him-' self up and said: ''All right. Just come one at a time and I will attend to you." Jesse began action at once by trying to knock Floyd's head off, but be failed to get in his work properly. The spar ring was quite interesting until Floyd planted a sockdologer in Jesse's eye and they clinched. Some one attempted to separate t4em, when "Scrap" drew his pistol, just borrowed for the occa sion. At that time John I?loyd and his brother, Andrew, having been noti fled of the battle, appeared on the scene. John at once prooceeded 'to ari him self with "Scrap's" pistol, which he was endeavoring to shoot. Being one of these hammerless guns he did not seem able to discharge it. John Floyd used the pistol as a sort of settler or peacemaker and clubbed oue of the boys on the head, while Mart Floyd "cleaned up" the other. Andy Floyd took a sort of promiscuous part, strik ing wherever he saw a head. The two Gautt boys were considerably disfigur ed. John Floyd captured one of the pistols and a policeman took the other. Tliey were both borrowed for the pur po.se of using up Mart Floyd. Thus ended the matter, so far as-the fight was concerned. The city council will have the matter up to-day. If this had been an ordinary street fight it would not have been worth re cording. It is significant in several ways. It shows that tne Spartanburg ring is determined to bulldoze and domineer over all men, especially men from the country, who will not be controlled by them. If they cannot be kept in the ranks they must be cursed and villified until it will be odious to disert. A citizen of the county cannot oppose the ring without being classed as a traitor. During the row Col. Gantt said that the fighting had to come and it might as well begiia now. It is known that he is one of the leaders of the party, a friend and adviser of Tillman and Jagari Evans, and that he Is in their secrets. It may be that the killing which was suggested by Tillman and EvaDs during the campaign, and which was certainly desired by them, was what Col. Gantt allu.ded to. Just now as there is an apparer.t bolt from the Ringsters it is very desirable that there should be something done to keep thern together. The ring plan is to do a little killing. In the excitement of the row Col. Gantt said; "The boys will be in here Saturday, and take my part and defend me." That is also signicant, as certain persons in the county are very anxiouis to come in and "clean up the town." During the dispensary ezcitement last winter a crowd was partially organized tocome to town and kill the negroes and burn the city. That was the report at the time, and there is no doubt but there was some foolish talk and threats. This morning Col. Gantt is very peni tent. He sees that a great mistake has been made, and he is taking all the blame on himself. He wishes to ex culpate the Floyds and his sons. The political significance of tbe whole affair is whbat was not expectd. It is working ing against the ring just at the wrong time. Col. Gantt appeared before the mayor and said he was to blame for the whole afair and that he desired to pay the penalty for all engagellin it. The may or fined him thirty dollars, which was promptly paid. That ends the matter. Peace reigns to-da). LARRY ASSUMEs ALL BLAME AND) FAYS FOR TWO. (Spartanburg Herald.) T. Larry Gant t is nothing in his va garies of manner if not versatile. He was up in the mayor's court yesterday to answer for his scrapping match with Mart Floyd Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Gantt assumed all tilame, apolo gizing to the mayor and people of Spartanburg for his conduct, and prom ised that nothing of the kind should occur again. He cleared the Floyds of all blame and was exceedingly humble. The truth of the business is, he was so filled with humility that he apologized to nearly every man that he met when he came out of the mayor's court. He added $30 to the city treasury. ,AN RONEST ACKNOWLEDGMENT. To the Editor of the Herald: I wish to state through your columns that I was alone to blame in the difficulties that occurred last Tuesday afternoon, and deeply regret the unfortunate currence. I have seen Mayor Calv%y and assumed entire responsibility .fdrl the disturbance, and asked that any! dismissed, as I aggravated the assaults I also desire to publicly apologize to those gentlemen whom I offended, having already seen as many as I could and tendered a personal apology. As to the difficulties of my sons, I have only to say that like the brave boys they ate, they defended their fa ther, knowing that he was in the wrong. For this they have the respect of every true man. Respectfully, T. L. GANTT. One advantage of taking Ayer's Sar saparilla to purify the blood is that you need not infringe upon your hours of labor nor deny yourself any food that agrees with you. Ib a word, you are not compelled to starve or loaf, while taking it. These are recommendationa worth considering. COINING SILVER. Mr. Carlisle Has the Mints Running on the Seignorage-Nearly Three Quarters of a Millions Coined Last Month. The Existing Law. [Special to Atlanta Constitution.] WASHINGTON, September 10.-Sec retary Carlisle's heart seems to be warming agai toward his old love silver. Mr. Carlisle Is now domonstrat Ing that he is decidedly more favorable to silvet than be was a few months ago. I was at the treasury department to-day and learned officially that he is now rapidly coining the silver bullion purchased under the Sherman law. The seigniorage he is covering into the treasury. But here is a full state ment, which explains what the secre tary of the treasury is doing. It is from a high official of the treasury de partment and may be considered official: "The mints at New Orleans, Phila delphia and San Francisco are engaged in coining standard silver dollars from the bullion pui'chased under the act of July 34, 1890, commonly known as the Sherman law. During the month of July $430,000 was coined and during the month of August $728,000. About the same amount will be coined during the present month, September, and thereafter such amount will be coined as the secretary may consideradvisable under Pll the circumstances. The third section of the act of July 14, 1890, pro vided that the secretary of the troasury should coin each month into standard silver dollars 2,000,000 ounces of the silver bullion purchased under the pro visions of that act until Jily 1, 1891, and thereafter he should coin of the silver bullion /purchased under the provisions of the act as much as might be necessary to provide for the redemp tion of the treasury notes issued in payment of the bullion, and that any gain or seigniorage arising from such coinage should be accounted for and paid into the treasury. The' coinage now going on is done under 1he authority conferred by this,section of the law and the seigniorage derived. frotp it is paid into the- public treasury as required by law And used for the urdinry purposes of the government; but tho remainder of the coins are held in the taeasury in order to provide for the redemption of the treasury notes issued in payment for the bullion. During the last eleven months 8,970, 727 standard silver dollars coined from the bullion purchased under the act of July 14, 1890, have been paid out in the redemption of treasury notes and the notes so redeemed have been retired and conceled. This process is still going on daily. Prior of Mr. Carlisle's connection with the department no silver had been paid out for redemption of such notes and none of such notes ha4 lie retired and canceled." The albove would indicate that Mr. Carsile is more favorable to the white metal than the ge'neral acts of the administi-aiion would indicate. Though Mr. Cleveland yetoed the bill to coin the seigniorage it will be observed from the above that Mr. Carlisle holds he lias the authority to coin it and turn it into the treasury, and he is doing it. I have It officially that he will go right ahead coining silver bullion until every ounce purchased under the Sherman law has been coined. All over and above an amount sufficient to redeem outstand ing coin certificates, dollar for dollar, will be covered into the assets of the treasury and used for the regular ex penses of the government. In other words, the seignorage will be the-gov ernment's gain, and was contemplated in the seigniorage bill which congress passed and Mr. Cleveland vetoed. Even Then He Wasn't Pleased. LFrom the Detroit Free Press.] The lady witness had become quite picturesque in her testimony, and the attorney had called her down in a way that bad made'ber mad all over. "Confine yourself to facts, if you please, mnadam." be said in conlusion. "Very well," she replied tartly, "you are no gentleman. HIow does that strike you?" Somne Notable Opinions on Co-Education. One of the most Interesting topics of the day is undoubtedly co-education, and Dlemorest's Family magazine, with characteristic enterprise, has set before its readers in the October number a most excellent symposium on this im portant cuestion. The contributors to it are among the best known educators of the country and comiprise such names as, David Starr Jordar, Thomas S. Hastings, H. M. MacCracken, James I. Taylor. Charles H. Knox, Edmund P. Piatt, and S. S. Packard. As all of these men have very decided opinions on the question and are authorities on educational matters, their views cannot fail to be interesting. "Cadet Life as West Point" which appears in tihe same number, is a well-written and enter taining sketch of the life of a cadet from the time he enters WVest Point until he is a full-hedged soldier. An excellent description of the school and its sur roundings is given and, as it is all writ ten by a cadet, it has the charm of local color which only one intimate witn the place can give; and the article is also superbly illustrated. "A Failure in Dress Reform" is a sprightly and hu morous narrative showing some of the difficulties in the way of would be pro gresive young iris assumwing mascn. line attire. "How to Play the Guitar Without a Master" is so clearly writ. ten and so well illustrated that no mat ter how far from a teacher, one need nor be ignorant of the best method of using this rather romantic instru ment. The contents of the magazine is further enlivened by several no table pieces of fiction; the "Home Art" department tells of "Work for Otober Evenings;" the "Sanitarian" discusses "Comfortable Living"; "Sow ciety Fads" and "Chat" are fullof in terestng talk on4imely topics; and i other departments of the magazin contribute to keep this most excent periodical up to its usual high standig, A REPUBLICAN TO RUN FOR CON GRESS. Mr. Robert Moorman Issues an Address. He Will Place Himself at the Disposal of the Convention. To the Editor of The Herald and News: I saw from your paper some time since that you kindly offered the columns'of your paper to all who had anything to say to the public. I there fore beg that you publish this. I am constantly being asked the question both by letter and by mouth-as to whether or not I am going to make the race for Congress, upon what platform, etc. It was my intention some time ago to canvass the district with the view of enteritig the race, but after finding out the expense connected with it, have thought very little more about it, and shall do nothing more until the Nomi nating Convention meets, at which time I shall be on band to merely offer my services to them. Should the con vention decide that Mr. Merrick can represent.them better, I can but sub mit and uphold the hands of Mr. Mer rick, for knowing him as I do he will be worthy of all the aid I can give him. As to the platform, etc., I will stand where I have stood for years, square upon the Republican National plat form, and my every effort shall, be to aid in the fight to maintain the pro tective tariff. To the public, what the nation needs, and what the people have demanded at the ballot box, and what the Republica party has prom ised itself to accomplish is the mainte nance of the McKinley law. Such a law is wise, broad and patriotic, recognizing no section, discriminating against no legitimate Interest, but protects Amer ican industries with an impartial hand. The protective laws have been beneficial, are beneficial and will be beneficial to the whole country. The Republicans are therefore determined to see to it, that the Democratic tariff abomination shall meet defeat. There can be no victory so important to the Republican party as the victory that can be won by the battling against Such a bill. The defeat of such a bill means the revival of business every where. The Democrats may squirm and twist as they please, but they ca4not throw from their shoUlders the responsibility of the hard times which they have brought upon the laboring people of this coqntry. such blunders as ha'e. been made by Mr. Cleveland and his friends will never be repeated, for at the fall elections, the Republicans will resume control of both branches of legislation, and will recover as far as possible from the wounds which Cleve landism has inflicted upon this people. The Democrats have been trying to place the condition of the country upon the McKinley bill, but I will declare to you, that the McKinley bill yielded a surplus every year until the Demo crats came into. power, but was soon stop ped, owing to the Democratic at tack upon the tariff. Yes, the cry to-day is, that the lte publicans bankrupted the comntry and then turned it over to the Democrats. -TbeseUnited States were anytiing else but bankrupt the last year of Mr. Rarrison's administratiou. When the Republicans turned the government over to the' Democrats, there was more money in the United States Treasury than has been since the government was founded. There was also more money in circulation than there has been before or since. Why, since the Democratq have had charge.,gold has been going out at the rate of one mil lion dollars a day. They borrowed fifty million dollars of gold, every dol lar of which is gone, and sixteen mif lion more besides. The receipts show, too, that there is a deficit of seventy eight million dollars in addi(on to what has been borrowed and squan dered. 'Why, they have gotten so low in cash, that they can't settle with a post master, after waiting six months on them. That shows that the money was there during the RepublicanAd ministration. The future Ainancial policy of the Republican party will be, I predict, free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, and that gold arid all "'er shall be equalized by conditions fixerd by national agreement. The Republican partystlill approves the Reciprocity Act, favors also the ex tension of our foreign commerce, and the increase of the American Navy. They have been urging the reduction of first class postage to one cent per ounce, which will become a law should they have a majority In the next house which they are sure to have. The Republican party is without doubt the party for young men of mind and .manhood,- its the party for the poor man, it has a platform broad and sound, its a party that stands for progress and living ideas, her face to day is to the front, her movement is ever onward. I urge you, therefore, my friends, to get aboard the ship for she can neveifail since truth is her anchor. Newberry County has in her bounds to-day more white Republicans than has ever been known before. ijer num ber will reach almost three figures. They are men too of high character and ability and in 1896, there will be such a rush made for the Republican ranks, that it will astonish the oldest inhab itants. I am very sorry that they wish to stay in the back grounds now. Its true, it takes courage to take the step, but it does seem, that if a poor man like myself can stand the boy cots, &c., that has been hedging me on all sides-and mostly too, by bogus Christians, broken down po'lticians, men who imagine themselves to be men of influence an<d all other dog in the manger sort of fellows-that you mightshow your hand. if your char acter is alright my friends and you' have the approval of your conscience you need not fear the opinion of the masses. Its true I have been severely criticized for my political course, but I have one consolation, that notwith btanding all the unfair and unjust crit icism, yet I now stand the equal of any man who is within the bounds of Newberry County who has dared to criticise my political action. I have lived hi re all my life, it is not neces sary therefore to go out of the county to get the proof to the above. The South 'to-day would have been in a moet prosperous condition, had the people followed Longstreet, Mosby and others, in their political course. They can look back now with regret, but too late. Our great trouble has been, that we have been boss ridden, and.un der the r and lash of a few blatant mout) -politicians have been kept in line from fear of social ostracism. I thank God that I have had the eon''age to go out from under it.and I stand to-day with-the bridge burned be! nd me. If I am wrong in this attp taken some years ago, only time lf, can right it,-but I am deter mne that public opinion shall never -drive me from what I conceive to be my duty, and so long as I don't step beyond the line of my own conscience, I defy any one to question my mo tives. ROBERT MOoBMANr. wbehrry. S. C.,.'Sept. 12, 1894.. THE FIGHT AGAINST THE RING. ,1 Senator Bntler Explains Why He Went into the Canvass-Rescued from the Hands of the Despoilers. [From the News and Courier.] I do not like to burden your columns or your readers with overmuch writing, but the following from your editorial of 8th instant moves me to trouble you with a few observations: "This is well said and we know that Senator Butler's friends and supporters throughout the State will approve of his obliteration -of self in the -work that lies before the Democrats-of South Carolina. Their chief regret, as it is ours, will be that Senator Butler did not sooner awake to the necessity for the thorough organization of the Dem oeratic party in the State, and that so much time has been wasted in a vain attempt to run the Democratic party on Populist principles. "ItL appears to us that the Irby Ma chine is no more undemocratic now than it was when Senator Butler fIled his conditional pledge with Secretary Tompkins last June, that the Ring was just as round during the whole of the recent campaign.as it is now, and that the '1seform' party was as undem ocratic and 'corrupt' before as it is after the primary election. It was out of the utmost loyalty td Senator But ler that his friends in the State held their peace and offered no obstacle to his plan of campaign. They. felt all along that the struggle was hopeless, conducted as it was in the-camp of the enemy, and they awaited- the result without doubt as to how the campaign would eventuate. "There are some of us in South Caro lina who have been very close watch ers of the political situation and who opposed as best they coald the drift of Populism, but they did not have the support that was requisite to make their opposition effective. They did not receive Senator Butler's active sup port, although they felt assured that he was with them inspirit. And since Senator Butler has enlisted in the ranks they feel thiat it is elhtirely proper for them to say in the modest and im obtrusive way that the question now confronting the Democrats of the State is not a question of principle, but a question of expediency." To begin;with I was informed on my then recent return from Washington that the Democratic Executive Com mittee had passed a resolution requir Ing all candidates to announce their candidacy before the canvass opened, as I now remember, by or before the 17th of June. I accordingly addressed a note to the secretary, Mr. Tompkins, simply complying, as I supposed, with the requirement of the committee. It' turn out afterwards that no such resolution was passed. I accompanied this announcement, as you may remem ber, with a request- for a separate box in which the Iemocratic voters could epress their preferences for United States enator in a direet primary and' pledged myself to abide the result of :hatPriEmary. The committenot only did not grant my request, but did not deign to take notice of it further than an acknowledgment of its receipt. - The idea .of a "separate box" was suggested in this wise. When I spoke at Edgefield -on the first Mond y in February a number of gentlemen ap proached me after the speaking and said if I could get a direct vote in a separate box I would beat Governor Tillitnan 3 to 1 in Edgefield County; that they wanted to vote for me, but "did not want to go back on the Move ment." After I made the demand on the stump nurphers of persons made similar remarks to rpie, men who I felt coul4 have rnothing against me per sonally or poltically. My personal friends and war comrades somehow or other it got into their heads that to elect a Legislature, to return me to the Senate, would be "going back on the Movement." They' were, however, anxious to express their pers.onal pre ference in this separate box. If the box had been allowed, or some good reason' given why it should not.be, I would have been -perfectly content to have abided by it. The Ring leaders had prated iso much about having inaugurated the primaries and paraded the great credit they deserved for it, I determined to put them to the test, especially as it was a perfectly- fair proposition, and had been ado pted in the election of 1892. Now the an nouncement of my candidacy was in no sense a "pledge." The other fell with the refusal of the committee to allow a separate box. I went into the canvass because the rules required it. For four years prior to this I had been systematically, and I now believe designedly, excluded from the canvass to keep me away from the people, and then say, as was said on the stump thissummner, "I had lost touch with the people." They did not calcalate that I would or could make such a canvass, crowded as -this one was, in so short a space of timie, but I made up my mind to go through with it if I had to be carried on a litter. You surely would not have had me fold my arms and allow such heresies as were advanced go to the people unchallenged? I went before the people, and came out of the trying canvass stronger physi cal.ly and otherwise than when I en tered it. 1 uncovered..the Ring and its methods. I exposed loose, if not cor rupt, practices of the administration of the dispensary, and the funding of the State debt, and the charges have never been satisfactorily answered. I did this single-handed and alone, and a.t the same time threw confusion into the ranks of the Ring. Of course there were unpleasant occurrences which I would like to have avoided, but when you meet a high wayman, who threa tens your life or your pocket, you can -not afford to expend much politeness on him, but must take him by the throat to check and thwart his audaci ty. The sensational reports of the meet ings were misleading. With a few ex ceptions the canvass was as orderly and quiet as any I ever engaged in. The "tremendous applause" which some of the speakers are said to have received was for the most part manufactured appointed and well posted clacquers did most of it. This was transparent to everybody on the stand. The great body of the crowds was undemonstra tive, but appeared anxious to listen, and did most respectfully, except when pre vented by clacquters of the Ring can didates. Of course you know all about the interruptions in Charleston and the cause of it. I went into the canvass for a purpose without counting the costs; I accompl ished that purpose and have violated no pledges or obligations. If anybody had chosen to reorganize the Demo cratic party at any time, they were at liberty to do so. And I do not see -why I should be held responsible for their failure to do so. I discharged my duty as I saw it; cever aspired to be a leader and do not now. The "struggle" was not and is not "hopeless" If every man will do his duty, and stop finding fault with me. I know "the head and front of my offending" 'is that every man wbc wanted an office did not get one, aud that I did not get a special political dispensation from some persons, who had been in the 'habit of dishing out every man's political action, and con sidered me a heretic because I did not apply for it. I have, bowever, become accustomed to such criticism and do not permit it to divert me from the line of my duty. The State ought to and can be rescued from the hands of the unscrupulous Ring, if prudence, common sense and firmness prevail. Yours, etc, M. C. BUTLER. Washington, Sept. 9, 1894. REIPUBLICANS RALLY. State Committee Call Them to the Front Congressional Candidates to be'Put - Out-Elections to be Conteted AU Along the Line. (The State, 13th.) The Republican corpse in South Car. olina has begun to show signs of life again. It has had a good long and peaceful slumber, and, as soon as it gets thoroughly awakened, will doubt less fall off into another death-like swoon, it will be so much surprised at itself.. , But to be serious,. the Republicans are on the move now, and-getting ready for the part they are to play in the coming November general election. The following address, issued by the State Republican committee, shows what is being done, and is entirely self-explanatory. Headquarters of the State Republican Executive Committee. Columbia, S. C., Sept. 11, 1894. To the Republicans of South Carolina: A political struggle of far.reaching and widespread importance is now in progress. Vermont and Maine have already spoken in such grand Republi can majorities as have not been known since the days of Abraham Lincoln. TLe Democratic party,. in full posses. sion of every department of the govern ment for the first time since 1860, has demonstrated its incapacity to success. fully administer the government. Everything seems to indicate that the nextHouse of Representatives will be largely Republican, and that the landslide of this November will be but the prelude to the Republican cyclone of 1896. Although illegally disfrau chised by the registration and elec tion laws of this State, the Republi. cans of South Carolina cannot ailord to remain inactive and indifferent in this great struggle. Public sentiment is crystalizing against these infamous registration and . election laws, and whether they are legally decreed to be unconst itutional or. not, a Republican House of Representatives would not hesitate to unseat and send home in disgrace those whose. only claim to election is based on the suppression of the right to-vote of a large majority of the citizens of the State. The Republicans at this' election should record an earnest. and vigorous protest against 'tfieir ~ilegITdlsfraii chisement. Candidates" for Congress should be nominated in every Congres. sional district, and all Republicans should attempt to cast their votes for Rer.resentatives in Congress. .A record should be kept of all who are rejected under the operation of the registration law, which will serve as a basis to con test that law before the next National House of Reprsentatives. Congrfasional committees should at once arrange for Congressional conven tions to nominate candidates for Con gress, not waiting for a call to be is. sued for a State convention. (Congressional conventions will be constituted as follows:. First District, 31 delegates-Beaufort County, 6; Berkeley, 2; Charleston, 13; Colleton, 3;:Georgetown, 4; Williams burg, 3. Second District, 27 delegates-Hamp ton, 4: .Barnwell, 8; Aiken, 6; Edge. field, 9. Third District, 27 delegates-Abbe yille, 9; Newberry, 5; Anderson, 7; Oconee, 3; Pickens, 3. Fourth District, 35 delegates-Green ville, 9; Laurens, 6; Fairfield, 5; Spar. -tanburg, 7; Union, 4; Richland, 4. Fifth District, 2.5 delegates-York, 7; Chester, 5; Lancaster, 3; Spartanburg, 2; Chesterfield, 3; Kershaw, 4; Union, 1. Sixth District, 27 .delegates-Claren don, 4; Darlington, 5; Flerence, 4; Marlboro, 4; Marion, 5; Horry, 3; Williamsburg, 2. ' Seventh District, 29 delegates Berkeley, 4; Colletou, 4; Lexington, 4; Richland, 2; Sumter, 7; Orangeburg, 8. E. A. WEBSTEE, Chairman. Attest: J. H.,10ENSON, Secretary. SAvANNAH, GA., April 28, 1889. Having used three bottles of' P. P.?. for im pure blood and general weakness, and hay ing derived get beneits from the same, havnggaine 11 pounds in weight in four weeks, I take great pleasure in recommend ing It toall unfortunates like Yours truly, JOHN MOERIS. OFFICE oF 3. N. McELExOY, DruggIst. 1 ORLANDO, FLA.. April 20 1891. 5 ME.SSEs. LIPPMAN Bros., Savannah, Ea.: DEARE SIEs-I sold three bottles of P. P. P., large size yesterday, and one bottle small size to day. The P. P. P. cured my wife of rheum~atismi winter before last. It came back on her the p ast winter and a half bottle $1.00 size, re leyed her again, and r,he has not had asymp. I sold abottie of?P. P. 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In severe, ling Coughs, all Bronch' ani Lung Affections, and eiery that can be reached through the blood,. it is the only medicine so ef fective that it can be gdaranteeS If it doesn't benefit or cure, you have your money b:ck. Neirvous prostration and debility are con quered by it. SoMEHDG Is LOST when -vou uis Dr. "'s C tarrh eme It's Catarrk The worst cases yield to its mild,. soothing, cleansing, and healing properties. No matter how bad your cae, or of how long standing, you can be cured. Incurable cases are rare. It's worth $500 to you, if you have one.. I Have Just RETURD ROW'THE NORTHERN Markets, where .I pur - chased the largest stock of CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS -HATS, ETc., ever brought to this market I bought these goods cheape than ever, therefore I am'bet-' ter-prepared^tp suppy the. wants of the trade than ever. Owing to a delay- of a few days before I can occupy the Boozer Store, I will run the - Smith & Wearn Stock at the store occupied by SchdItz uiti 'the 17th instant. - This stock was bought at a sacrifice and our object is to convert it into cash, so if you want. to buy* goods at half their- value call on me at Scholtz's stand, next to Robertson- and Gilder's Z Drug Store. -Respectfully, . M.LJAIE801N, ANRlfL SCHOOL MHET18 'OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN ithat an election will be held at the Court House in New ,S.C., on Thursday the- 20th day of ptemn ber 1894, from 10 a. mn., to05p. m., upon the question of assessment and levy of a two mill tax for the purpose of the ' Newberry-Graded Sehools for the ena suing school year. Those favoring the tax will vote "For two-mill tax"; those -: opposed will vote..."Against two-mill tax." Managers of said election: D. B. Wheeler, F. Z. Wilson and F. L. By num. W. E. PE LHAM, Chairman pro' temn. F. N. MARTIN, Secretary. td. ANNUlAL SCROOL MEETING. NOTICE IS~ HEREBY GIVEN that an annual school meeling of the voters resident In Newberry School District will b.e held in' the opera bouse at Newberry, S. C., on Thursday, the 20th of September, 1894, at 10 o'clock a. mn., to receive the annual report of the Trustees of stid school District. W. E. PE LHAM. F. N.Chairman Pro Temn. FN.MARTIN, Secretary.' td. Newberry, 8. Cs Next Semiou Opens TnalayOhr 1sL . CIOURSES LEADING TO THE 'JDegrees of A. B. and B. S. In creased facilities for the study of Physi cal Sciences; Chemical and Physical Laboratory. Preparatory 'department under Principalship of an experienced instructor. Expenses of Session, $98 to $128. Send for eatalogue or other ina formation to REV. G. W. HOLLAND, PH.D.. D. D., President. S OUTH CAROLINA C0i.LEBE, - COLUMBIAS. C. Session be-gins. Sept. 25th. Nine regular Courses, with Diplomas. Special Couss, with Certifieates. Requirements for admis- - sion modified. Board *8 a mnonth. 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