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#ESTABLISYED 186-5. NFI'A-yuFOE tl C., TUESDAY, JUNE 0 1809. TWICEAWEEK.81.50 A YEA
GOV. W. H. ELLERBE DEAD.
AF rEC A 11C,%l Vir,SIt 1441 ll0 Y1EMIA)
PAlP UP' FIDAY NIUIIT.
The Fusirvuei Took Place at Selers, saturday
A fterni.sot --1overes,r Meswoetmey mIkd
ht %t.o llouts S0c10is Atteuadd in a
ltody- lII IlII laft. tIfura 3ie llaelo
Met Witte liavo Couirage, moid
wa3 , 113ift to u sle U'111.
Sit Died Itesppctetd for
ls lonttesy by hose
Wso KInew 11t11
Re-st- h1is Llo.
(*81,Lial to News and Courior.)
Sollers, Ma11rioi County, Juno 1.
On t his beauti fil Jun1 day, when :il
is peaceful and quiet about, thoro is
deep distress in the home of Caro
liia's Governor. There is a life
fading away-ono of promise and
hope-and th1ie ph ysiciai's art, they
Riy, i4 anost at an oen(d. Tho hand
of but Ono caln bring back faint hope,
for the task for hinimi hands, alis!
Htsim it ill eid. Yet, of course,
while thoro is life thore is hope. It
may ploaso Him to sparo the life now
thought to bo ebbing iway, and if
such be the will of Providouce friOLd
and foo and family will rejoice, for
with ill illness, such as this, all feel.
ing and animosity must m1(lt away
and be followed with sympathy.
Fo, weeks all kinds of rumors have
bei circulated throughout the Stato
rogarding Governor Ellerbo's condi
tion, somn of them wildly exagger
ated; indeed, reports of his death
have been in circulation. Th News
and Courier, anxious to present to
the peoplo of the Statto the true con
diC'on of their Governor, dispatched
this correspondent. to Sollors. The
MiSSiOn was not Onle of inJqUisitfive..
noms nor prying into personal aiiTi1rs,
and mebers of the faimily wero as
sured of this, together with tho ex
pr%,ssion of a dosire to us only such
data as was entirely agreoble to the
felings of the family, if indeed any
thing bo piblished. Nowspaper men
havem foolings and hearts as other
pooplo, aid tho in(iries woro imdo
because of the porsonal sympathy
and the deep interest of the people
of ani entiro State in the condition of
their Chief Executivo.
Governor Ellerhe's condition at
this writing, Thursday afternoon, is
that of an extremently ill man, that is
hardly serious enough.
This morning a messenger was
sont post haste after Dr. Frank M.
Monroe, of Latta, the family physi
cian, and he was mot with the stato
mnilt that the fsimily thought Gover
nor Elolerbo was (lying. He was then
n1eirly to the Ellerbo home Cn his
waly there. When(1 lie aitived he
found Go vernor FIlirbo's conditioni
abi no-t as8 serious ts lie family feared.
His feet woro cold, his pulse wveak,
very weiak. Dr. Monroe asikod Gov
eirnor Elle'rbo if lie caredl for sonie
brandi(y, feeling that wats the best
stisimulant. Governor El~lerbo assent
odet, and a (lose of hbr5ady was given
hiim--thiat waS abouit al11 thait could
be done. Messengers were scot
afrterI the noatr by re(lativs-anld they
are many, and telegrams were sont
to msembers of the family more dis
tant to come here aIt once as the endl,
they featredl, wats nlot far off. All (liy
long memiiber's oif his family came tup.
D)r. Monroe said if lie wass not
munch mistalken the distinigulished pat
tienit could niot hold out for over
twenty -four 1hourIs, and1 for that t imo
only by the use of stimulants; but,
of course, there is al ways the h1opo
nodl prospor(t of a change for the
bttel r. Drs. Monroe, a masgniificenit
spoeimen of thle old1(er generation of
puhy-icianis, looked on with sadness
and1( sorrow. In that same roomt
where G overnor Ellerbo lay lhe had
att.nded(5 inl thir I last illness Gover
erinor Cl;eirbe'N father and1( miother'.
D)r. Monroe said Governor Ellerbe
' had the will power to live on, but it
wais now a matter of strength. It
was thle strmength that was going;
the teorriblei disonse which wvas atth
bolttoml of the trouble was noet maitk
ing n ear so irapjid hseaulway as was
the6 negative piower-the loss of
strengthI.
Som1e1 days ago Governor Ellerbe
hadl a serious stomach trouble that
told on his str'ength. Dr. Monr-oo
cbecked it. Governor 101lerbe was
as getting a bit stronger. He drank
805some blackboerry wmon, and1( it unset
his stoillh agalin, Hays th e doctor
and ho again hns the w-ting I ronble
For tho last few nighis hi hIs had
swoats, aid tho los of strongili lilts
boon going on. Although h hmh
matde no recent examination, h do')
not think tho tuberculosis has mado
rapid or serioum inroads, onolhng
bving noarly sound.
Oto who Inew (governor Ellorb4
11s a robust, heavy and well- propor
tioned mnan would bo shockei, maized
and grieved boyorld expression to
oo w hat i shadow h1 is 1 himlisolf.
Sickness halts worn him d[own to al
most at framti. Ho kniows what ho
Wiants, and his devoced wife, w1ho is
constantly with himll, is only to
hear the broath of a desiro or to imii
11(iio on hofore it is granted.
A littlo over three. months ago
when Governor Ellorho amoe her(,
1h0 was stroliger thanlt he has been for
Rmno tiino, buta it urn for t ho wors.
WI ha a(11 wvvok ago perhapw, and
sinvo Ttiosday it wias worso still.
Htim voice is a deep whisper, and poH.
itivo injoDetions hav1 bovin givon for
no one to speak to him for fear of
his replying, a8 overy lfort, to speak
was a tax oil his strength. Hto lots
thOSO Iround himt know what h0 ImLy
Wint i Ia Whisper(4- aind OCCLSiOnailly
says scinething. This mornitig he
called for his bravo littlo boy EAkrh,
and took him by tho hand. Tihere
wis nothing said; h11e, grasp of the
hinl. 1m1ant moro.
It has )VOln Fo1m10 litt,lo timi Sincep
Governior E(llorbo iats been able to
1 ako solid niourii hen it.
I saw Mlr. J. Ed Ellerbo at his
brother'8 humv. He has buen alm)ost
coi, tantly w%iti his brother, and he
said he had given up1) hop', although
tiiil yestorday be was h(p4ful. lie
did 11ot expoct tho eo rally thn thlit.
celllO liftorwards, bing in tho depths
of sorrow. Gover! or ElllrbH, at ii4s,
fears tho w-,rst. ()n Sunduy ho
11111do 114 hi4 will, and111 he hias lmd
all of his furnIliture broughit hero
from ol1111umbia, vxvpt' at CoUplo of
beds. Yet, it times, ("Ven yot, he
spWieks of fuituro plans, and many
hearts that blved for his family and
tho father of a devoted household,
Praly that. he i:!y yet ho spared and
livo to carry ont, (hose plins for i
now home, and the ot hers ho ia1s inl
i ew.
Govvrrnor Ellorbo's 1u11jnd is pvr
fectly cloar. Ho sloe'e) or dozes
much of his t iw, and when ho awakes
ho looks around to recognize those
Iboit him, and if there bO a new faceo
Io nods as1 if to show recognition.
At about 0 o'clock ai mes--age cam11e
over 81t1ting thait Governor Elierbo
haid rallied and1( tha11t th.ere was1 a1 won
conidition. It. is to he hiopedl he will
1ho1d 0on, buOt it is fomired he cannot
do so.
Thle ralily was~ remrilkaleI, it is
long 118 there'4 is Ii fe 1hero is hope.
Dr. Mon roo 1has been01 at. Governor
Governor El lerbe's cond ition at I()
o'clock to-ight was abhouit t he some
as8 during thie alfternoon. He rallijed
abiouit :1 o'clock and1( got so (3 color1.
To- night lie apjpears1. rest less. Mom'i
b)ors of hisi famiily anid his p)hysicianI
laro preparod for the( worst, andiu hiope
ho 1may3 hold( to his ralIly. All1-of h.is
neighbors have boon going or seodmg
to iniquiro into his cond1(itionl.
Sollers, Jun me 2.---Special: (ov.
ornor El~lerbo diedl tonigh.li tat 8:20.
Th'le reapler' livng wiit hi 1'lecessfull do
terminalt ion round the Chiief Execui
tivo of the State.ILast niighit, when
ho( raillimed it was hoped that. ho woulId
hold the wee bit of st renigth hle had1(
galine4d. 1144 did not haJve anvot her of
those wasting sweats8, and1. altogethero
his farmily felt encoura rgod thalt thlere
might yet be a1 dec'4ided chanrge', and1(
that1 ait 1l1ast 1h( wvould b10 spairedl tc
those nearI and1( dear11 to him i for ai
while longer.
T1his muorninog ho was gott inrg alongf
as5 well as could 1)0 expected4. I It
wvas holding his own1i-that11 was1 all1
D)r. Monroo bad1( dono1( about1 all that
could ho dono by human hands. H1
wasI leaving the house to visit anrothI
or paltienit near11 by when ho Wl
quickly Sununonedi44(. Governor El
lorbo 1had1 said he waIs chok ing. H<L
askleOi to 1bn rIImnd( nn 80 ho conl
butil n ,%it I t.he troibli-momeiv and( doa I
dealing pihlegn or accrotoi. Tioso
about him, who woro ever ready to
do ill that could ht doll.., gen-itly
raised tbo Iatiomt.. It was LIIt high
olnougl. He asked to II raised highi
Or. 'This was idone, and fiially bo
askod to bo philcel upriglt. This
was done. Govorlnor Ellerbo tried
to cough ilp thoI aIccuiu!ation. I to
wits two weak, He tried again and
again, and fiialY tllid to Dr. A0o1ro(I
who Wias standing by doing what was
possiblo: "I am gone,"' aind tho ple.a
for help in those eves was touchiit.r.
Dr. Monroe gavo his patient111 brandy
to givo strength by which the aceul
imiulation coulil ho thrown oil. Tho
brandy was not <inlick enough in its
strong.1h giving, anIld again Olovernor
Ellerbo said:" am gone; I im
choking." Dr. Montov got, his iled.
iio chest aind gave ai doso of digi.
talis, mo10rlph110iiIO id stryN-c ilit Ii ts I
powerful stilnulant. 1 gavo tho
Small I1 St rength re(luisito for the work
aind piuce by pieco tho a-ccumuiiation
was worked oil', but Itot without, a
seovero tax oi Governor Ellerbw's
strength mnd at severe shock to all,
for Dr. Monroo had satid the end
would, ho I hoight comel by jlst such
a ht rangulat ion or Iy heart filure,
for his heart was already woful ly
weak.
CONSOLED Ills WIFE.
The strain was so severo on Mrs.
Ellerbe t'hat she began to cry and
06.vornor Ellerbw, tiurning toward
ler, shook his head and askod her
not to cry. They all say that never
was t here a i braver hieart, no' iiore
dovoted wife, than Mrs. Ellerbo.
After the attack (overnor I-lmrbe
himself asked for opiatos and tho.
wo givenl him, IIIIl ho weNIt t o) sleep,
and rested ioderately. Once le
woko up1) and asked to have his posi
tionl chialiged. It 111d already be
coe a d1.-lienito mat.r to movo him.
All und.r his plersonl were piled pil
lows ind ibout the hips was medi
catod c4ttor in layers, so Itiin and
frail was his frame.
Thore were thirteen brot.bi-rs andl(]
sisters in the family, but one, Mrs.
Mood' is da(d, and today the levell
brot hers and sisters wore all at his
bedside, save one and sbo was sick.
Then there were 1111113 niveces andl(]
nephews, who were there to do what
little they might, and kinlsien by
mnarriago andI(I blod (eftil inl durllng
tho day, ald so se-ioulls was the con
dit ionI regarded( t I at. they all -b.
Inaindll over.
Today for t he first. time Governor
iE:. rlerb comple1 itel'y gave uI) andi ini
dicated that ho atwaited the~ end, Hie
Iluadno a lhaird and d espea''ato light.
Although the daiy wais <hinito pleasan~lt
Governor IEilerbo wt anited t.he wi n
dlows0 op'eed; he wanitedi air and1(
1lighlt, and w ith all th at two or thri(oo
anxious anid detvoted( hands were fan,
nin1g fresh oir andt br'ath to1 him).
Once ini a while ho wvouldl wako upi,
look abOUt, htiim and1( r(eogniztt som11
one0, say a word or tiwo about. what
he wanteel, and1( dozo (I1' again into a
ptecful slumber.
It wais not a aeth tI igo, not thlire
wveeks, t hat lie w'.as abi le to be up l
sitt inegu. Ill a lt went. ouit an11d'eer
cised that keen bulIsinciess a jugient
that he hats always shown. Sittintg
ini his chaiir heo negot iatedI for the
piurchlase oif a tct o rom, in:volving
ntear-ly $1 ,t)tit, and closedl t h hear'
gain,111( an then ho solotetedi tho site
for a homfle, one ini whlib hdle and his
dlevotedI famiily coul spenid thIeobal.
anTce (of thteir day1its ini pIiec and t ran
guillity, f'r it was his pturpos(o to
have his family livo loire aind li live
between here and C2ol umbia. Tlhiat
puriichiaso wais made ained it. wa'us a
leausurlet antimpjat iou for him to
think or the new home. It shows
two coi n''n1(mbiible traits, Iov Vo (f fam-.
113 and1( honor anid abl sol lito buisine(ss
1inte'grity. TodJ(ay I wen'!t to Mion~i
anid (everyonle talked of Glovenor
Ci lerbo, paying hiigh comipl iment to
his absoluto business integrity and
his koopiig of every pledge0 no( mait.
ter wvhat thet personal coise(turice.
TI'iEi FUNE Asi. L 51t vtICES.
Tlhe endi came to niight a. 8:26
o'c.lock, as was feared. All realized
hat. the tinel could riot ha much
firther ofF, and that Governor Eller
bO mist sooni dit of puro exhius
tioni.
The funeiral will tako pclce to
morr1,11ow (Silturdaly) aft-lrnlool lit 4
o'eloc inl the family biurial ground,
whieb is aboi, four or five milos
from tO old homlliested, whecro Gov
rnior lllr'b l,reatiled his lait. Tho
'llmrbm-God-1old1 buil grotuud is
I-o1t live imil-'s fromll the old Ellerbo
hone, icrw-s tho railroad from1 1801
l's.
MOSSe1"Is wer14set 1 imimlediitely to
('1ovvienor Ml Sweenvy, lit Ilamillptol,
advising hii "C tho death of Gover
ernor 1 1I : ., and Soon 11 ft. nll
iiswer wits received say ing t hat he
was t rily sorry to iear of (jovernor
Iler')WH (0e0t.h, a1111 that. he woill
collmo oil it olle4h.
oiNO 'Isw:KNF.:v AN s'i: oAND ST
CLALs A-T"T-ND.
(Special to News and Courier.)
Colimbin Juno 2.--overnor El
lIr110'8 famllily asked 11r. Ioyd EvsIIIS
to notify tho U. - K. Senaitors and
CongIessmen of Govoer1 ElI'sibolm
duathli. This wits done, mat other
110Ssagos were sont. to soim of Gov
01rn0r Ellerbo's I-r-sonlal anild politi
cal frieids.
Tho Atlanltic Coast Lino has ten.
dolred i speial trailt to tiko thet%
Stato oflittials find othor of Governor
Ellerbo's fri--nds to Sellers, to it
tend the funeral. Mir. H. R. CulIY
olnterved into immediato tvlogralphic
CoIllllilcla.tion with tlte author1ities
ill Wih.iogtonl rollativ(l to the special
train anI tthe hour for Ieaving" 11er0.
Tho iden is to loavo hero.( about.
1.2)(, HO ats t o pecrmlit incoming
b-rains to conniect with tho Special
anld arrivo in Sellers shortly before
thm fineral. All of the Stato olli
cials will go to tho fulleral and1([ the
Stallo l ous(e oflicos will he closed
for. tho daY.
Thim nmws wili not. b1o a shock to
tho State at, large, bit. it will bo re
ceivod %with ;allch sorrow and dop
regrots.
OGovernor McSweeliey will arrive
ill Columbia airly tomorrow iorn
ing and will go) to Sellers with the
ftineral party.
8i'iC1 10F IsI 8 L'F .
WIlimlIll Hi. Eler'1bo Who was in
augiu ra11ted ats Govorliol. of Sout hC'ro
lifila for the firlst. termIl dJannm iry IN,
1NWi, e4ing o lecte by ill 11111oHt
unanimlollus vot, wis at t halt. t tim one
of ite yollngest lon who had ever
lit-ld the po.i tion, being just, 3 1 year s
lofge.so 5'V His hom wa5 ('linol Marit-n
couny adhahdli. he a
itwas excet whsile a'tSIt endl iin co
gage and sling1(11 , as i ofpt.roler gen'i
GIovenor E'ilerb-o1 wst a prac ia
f arerand in i is tly '4114(1 yoth his
halnds oo ardoned'sy by3 1costn
cotiiact ith hi low(4st and ton handli.
Liut always1' , 8 app iid ii his l 4 s to<ll
to is bu(4l)siess, and asi very sccis
fl i i choIilse pursmhis, onswigls t
ofa(nhoods',s.( esat o.Iat heI should Ien
tagy i the manua W) lli ib oflheftrm
fhe was11 ifull < gaddid for work of8
anyi4~l kid thatl srhuld be( found nees
Govern1 1' oS l'erb went551ilO frmt a
c~ omn 1schr.o ins OllonI cont toI
beoro graduatmg th'~ ere's0 hle1 en1tore
Vaner1h ',bitnvesity.hu soni acctot
oIF ii llinhh he as Wp5r' ented foil
t(ion,vt ' and, retunin how.rsul took
ominated by' a sinull Majority. 11
did not umak0(e a speoch1 in thtit cal
pmigl.
li 1892 Mlr. 1Ilorbo was rtnomi
na1ttd l ill vlottod comptrollor, thi
important ollicv, for tho fotir year
114 Was it it-, ilad, was fwkliowI.ld t
oil aill Side-sto hav bievin ably, honivt
Iy Itild impartially coindieto'l.
Ill IsOI t.hey had What wais callmi
it Ruforiml primaukry-a Schiemo to lo
loformers chooso thwir candidatei
1111d S11utting ot Con)seIrvat ivis. Mi
1ilmrbo vn..ret Ihis as i cmlitliti
for goveror-11 u-Ainst I.AnS, Tindal
UIa 'p 11Pp U was opp"sed to llv
plan wineh Shult himl oir froml 1th1
support of 1:11 the pop,but i nvpo(utl thil
coniditions, thon mxis(ing lIm was hoelp
loss. Tho restilt. of th contest wIS
the noiination of ,john oary i:vanns
A frut-for iall primar) woild havi un
doubt14-4lly rosulltod inl thoelchoico ol
Esllerbo..
In the sumillr of 18r11 ir. IEller
bo one gailn lni1oinl liiself t
calidalto for governior an<d rveceived
seve(y odd th4ollsaild votes i
against. 1~7,100 as th comibilod
st.r(4gt. of INIOSSrS. H1arrisonl ilt
Vitm1111an, alt bough Solnator lI arrisor
was a mit of considral po -Witi
st.renigthl ill tho Stato.
(overnor Illerbo assumeilld till
gubvirliatoriIll duties with i a largo fol
lowilg of all clss, m1ioro thani an1l3
govonor has had Sinlco Govornoi
Hcltfichrdson's retiremeiint, an1 ovvry
011 prelite( for him11 a a f am
prospwrous admillistrationl.
Timto rolltd (it. Tho Charlestor
itt ropol itail polico foreo and oth
coliphcationls, too num1111erous to ninnn
t ioll, Ciarate orized I is admil.isd ration
iH* liuit i ir tit of it from tirst
to last.
Tholt the camplaignl last SUmm11111er
(n111110 oI. I'ho governlor stood for ro
vlection. Tho story of that mn
paignl is still frosh in tho uifmids of ill
G0verlior E4"llerbo attenide-d practical
i all th(% camlplaign I mot'ings, an
roally brokol himsiAlf down. Thlr
camt thoecloso vlotion, tho Son<lld
primary, aftr stveral days of doubt,
:18slirim, linl of at mecoid (orll
1the ralce hetwenl t ho govornor all(
Mr. Featherst,onle wats Onm of tiin
closest and most. xeO'timg ovor knowi
in tim history of Ihm State. Bforc
tho log%iliatuir had adjouiriod then
wirl Om s01110en0sttioall incidoint's bi
t ho administ rat ion, andl( it. was al
least a fortnigo htbforo tho sessiol
camo to inl II that C.ho gov(irnor'
himaith bweganl to fail himl nttuArly amll
sinice thait tim he1( 1 has been41 at. ib
Stait4 captito1 .1nly once44 or twie
Steadil II' ho disaseH that. hel ha<1
(ougil I aigit ht for soin4g30i yera forgeg
friotnds SOI il gvt nyI hop1e( of his re
.\liss liogers, ai siste4r of Ilionl. TI. I
Rogers of I oonne4tt sv.ill 4, compara1
t ivi.ly (4arly in li fi, and1( lealtvts
wiow wvhos** d4vo)tjin to hlim ini lif
soothe14d manyT3 a t rouled 1hour1, 11m1
an1 i ltntrst.inrg fatmiily conlsistinlg (o
sevetrail clild41ren , all I (imite( youn11g,
(GoIvernoir Ellerhom wa&s inan11gnlruah
for his seco014i termIi Jnuary IS o
thei prenot, ty3earti. OnII tt. occa1
dr ess:
Fo(llowV cit izen'is: Tw'~o yea'urs aigo
w~as called hby an1 abniiost unpre
c*4l(4nt4ed ma tjority 3'to the hIighe4s
ollico( wVi iiin youlr gift. The( r4easoni
for' my3 V4t ovterwh ihning victo.4ry art no i
tilhroughl four y' earits of tm e it t.ore't
partI isi Vt rf(ar14e lt.i atd ('ver shlako
11h' Staito. It had4 1 arayed b rothe1
aga. ist. br1ot.heri and1 friend1( againIl
friend1(. It 1had i' ogenude'red 1h b14 it
t4'reSt fee~lingt hetwvon 11h4 dii fforoIn
cla-ses of our popub1shtion1. Towe
wvorkinig hIarmoioulsly forn a connllio
good. iTe re4formii mlovemnt bnIronig bi
pl1e; but1, li k (4ove ry otheitr Stocial re4vt
SomliitanIt 1and( iniseparabilo ill-i 4
wvhichd I haivt4S 1 poeni. The1( goo Ia1
TheIl peoplef11, 4'sp(cially the ( pe4oplo 4.
Sth I Carohonu, arte genlerous, an1
Iinl thleir hea'urls th pa4 )ussin ofl ar
81a( hiato* Ston <hes* ont, S(4lf-cou
"'Twas1 thu Is, after41 fo)ur1 vo'art
- l WIn Y way, no11mor0 Opposv(I against
tc<l lit lit e,9 kiu ird til allies.
1gn1oring party lines, Ity tilried
4 wit li clltrlcteristie golinrosit y to II(;
I ot beallnso of Sroi. iN worthi ori t
ness (m Iny parl, fr* I haid dio [lot ht
-ing to) mllrit Sul-h mare1.'111stoon, butl
bovanl'o thoy whokt knIew ime belil, bw
lim,vill that, as8 governor., I wvouild
SUrvO not. it factliou, but itl whIole
uulplo., anId sMrivo to brinlg inl anl .ra1
of polleo ani gool fellowship. Tlts
was I eiillo to I.tl1ncIl th h 6 1hip of
Staio InhI(m favorit%(i blrt, w II.111
Knight(ly anod gerotms 1oulis (.1111,
forwalrd with plod"t-S of Coopt ration.
Thlo prv.,;S, with1 searcely an exvep.
6ion, lomised , .1pport til I prophllh
sio t lippy I voyago nidr fiw-rutbip
ski vs. W it.h1 niity Ini-givillg.1 I til
dtrtolktill,I toh task towh W. I w n il1
kiji, Ienreely diaring(" to Itist, mny abili.
)'1ty 101 1l to Xu t th Ixp-ctaIt.lIns ofr thIIe
v oll. Wolld Ihlit it, 1.1ad boon pos
si le(% !
"1lh sellit miajority, howovor, r11.
ently accortled Ilm aifter a sitllbborn
ly fought. light, is inl 8har111-1 co(nrast
With lio ovorwholinilg victory of
two yvars 11go, anIld I 1i1v 1) rolti0ii
vithor to coliplinilk or wlinio. My
du11y I hlive porfornill io thm bmst Of
Illy ability. tIy I is tk i s I Sh il1
nitho.r attvempt, to con<linv, nior to
shift the hiirdvi of thoir rsponsibili
tri (s Oil ol it'rs. W i ll gri(t11144
to 1Ilo fritilds who 11nvo Iover %vav
or.I ill tIliir lsupiOrl, with iIIIie
towar(Is Ilorilo lind %'oodl wjll {mviyl.d.
,y f(lOw vitize(is, witi it pt ofiaind
apprecintlionl of tho gral. limth or Con.
forrt-t, I eito Ipola lily Scontl tor11
11s govorlIor of Ihis historic cOiii11onl
wolthII. To thll (ilizolns, let, tlo ro
ponit, whoso votes voro casd for mv.
. cail 1mver expross Illy gratitulh Ii
but, Whilo dooply gratoftul to Il)
frivieds, I 1111l (t14lvvor nevoer to
forgot. Inly dity to Ilho wholto pm)plo
Ind to trivt wit bit l ss a:ld coi.
Hidlrtion ovon tho bittoest pohtii
"I ropolnt whlat. wits miaid woymars
ag1o. 1 assiulno this offico untrauIII.
1r101ed byv nt sinll-l promliso inlcolsis.
tont withl th wolfarl-off Illm pvople.
TPo dislha ilgloy duI1111( fimliull.y
n111d wvll, to will It' approvad anlld to
1erit. he t co llime of till pat riot ic
cit 1zell s111111 he iin si hillst al)iii n.
In my13 formier inauiigurail waslt outlined
a1 policy wil in iho main 1 14hal1
111(101VOl- to)(lelo Ill CIINlll
Ily col l( itr'illi, I l slwlnk for ilysI'lf
life he4 spared'4, 'th t iost11) sI retch' of
y41mr generous4I1i1'tIy di nrl rityv.
"l)igA gtl1oid ciizeim ar1e4 struigglinig,
sam111 goalt, 1.h14 highiest. welt~fare of our
t.ernecss of simebI, but1 to1 1a111y pals
ini the4 honrsl.4 of 11h4 ri'.inlg genereation4f
n1 dlooper' love( for tour grauicin1(h
Stalit'. WVi i t lloniaidoe ini th14 in.
l.igr'ity' of our11 pele, ith I faith ini
( 'od , who14 fatvoJrM and4 protet 'Ih8o1(
rightoonIs, I shall1 take{ upJ t'm4 1hr1.
(d4411 of1 this high trulst wvithI fresh81
whnvli. (Il. -l-mary 1 *, IN89;, wasit ml4
1 1tonan1t govenor)i for his first. terrni,
1 tion ini I898 to tha lolle1i', hoinlorn
I govern10lor o S-mi h Carn4d 0 to lii
I nmltle (of wha*t, 141uck 11nd4 perser'Iv4.
r' rance04 will (do for a1ny 144ll one nanit h
t miost 1dv4rs conditions(1111. yoiihi
- M eSweene4lty wq8 144ft fatherle4' s 4' r u
r for ai live'lioosI 11( 841hl newsVppers
-(developedt( a1 fon netss for readin11g.
- AlSweener.~ laft0erward4 s worked fo r
f IlIIrko & I,ord1h, j .~ 4inter44 a144 from
where h1( comph-IlledI his app4jrentice4.
pl'y'd at ~ th bit t pho1n1 a\ 111holar*
to the Chlston T)1 13omanbliii
mutionm, which was to bo awarded to
thw Il>st desorving young 11anl ('mI
ployedI in Chtarloston printiig ollios.
iy itaijority of tho Voto8 of the
ntilion, yoitug Mesweenivy wu Chos11
a14 th scholalr-ship given to him.
Aft er s% intg lit. t.ho inivorsity for
a lit (of ia sessin ho wits forod to
ilvi for tiwI liav of ittcns to pity for
his boalrd aind clothivs. Tik (lnded
his lop"4 for at collego vidlictionl,
lnil hif oncev unr pplied hliimsolf to
his trlidl. It wat s it ii tiot rinter,
andt Isertved1 ihe ('oh inbia Typo~graph-lt
iu lioll ts t rveordting scretitry aitd
aftrar%vtrds as prv,idvIet. Whilo liv
ng iii (olnitbin Im Was also secro
tary of tho Phownix Hloik and Ladder
colipainy.
Mir. AVSkVVltII0y bins aill MiViatblO
remrd u-i i Diincernt. Inl 1876 ho
did Vx-0lit SO-ViCtt, whiCh is It
yOt. forgotten by Itu Who stood
,houd-r to shouher with i hii inl
ithoso tr3ing days. It was tbout
that tiinto that. thl t' iland l u illo
ClItubWtasorg;atniztd,.of %hlihI M lr. M.
Swoonloy was i chartor nivittbor.
MIr. McS%vetiv's first voittro its
it jolrtialist, wtas itlli Ito iovod to
Ninoty Six atnl lgan tho publica
fion of tho N i ty4), Six CUardiia.
Ilis capital wtas iust $65, but I
bouight ia sveoni-hand outfit for $500
pay ig $aa in Cush. I Hl was (.nelrgotiv,
qWon<01tvilent atId gavo th pooploi a
IOWS)' papIWI, thUs tMblintg Itut at
tho (.nd( of thv yvar tio pay tho lat
VVent Of his inkd0btl1dnI0S.
Al r. 'le CSweene'y's pap th hHlmp
tn (411ardiain, Ilulo its first appoir.
filnco Iiugust. 22, 1871). From tho
tirst it hits bviie wll inanlagod and
w0l Iditevd, and today ranks fore
most it Iliong tlit, Coity papors of tio
'tato.
li till tiiorprisos for tho good of
lihltptol county Mr. MeSwoontoy
lias show himsilf indioftigablo. For
fivo tems hIt sorvod as itttot-dallt of
Ito town, inld tOn declinod ro olee
itonl. For (.igll 3ours I 1 was prosi
doit (f 1th Sutih Clarolina Press ats
Hociatioll, 1itis 1Iooi I 1nottnbor of tit)
lvgisliatir., alt(! was a eit mbor of tho
last Const it lit iol al convnit oll. Twico
it Its bVItI hIkOn'd 114 I (a1o0gitO
to (ho iational Di)omltoeratic convoln
I ion. Itt P,88 Ito votod for Clovo
lini and Thtnaini, and in 1896 ho
vomtd for Bryan tInd Sowall. Por
tIen years NI I. MIoSwomwy wis county
chalirmanII -f Hbunpton.
Ilv i1ts likon groat, intorest itn tho
miiitary fill' lirs of umb stato. DurI
inw tho Ilast t wo svssions of tht log
ishure, bte'' 1for h' tis oelct ion as (lIt -
tiemt at governttr, Ihe wats cliairmnu of
ttembtiert of I ihe governIor's st talf with
AIir. NI-S we-tine~'si nto(rtst int edu.It
cat inalmt tlltttrs t'xs'eds ovont his iu -
fori somttto iars a trttstt'tn of thett South
Sto e 2ti hliday ofi J uly), iS86, to M%i.-s
NIlat tio NI ic's liPtorhe, aund brinigsi to
tmo-d ittrtist ing fimtilyv.
JBnars then IhKillYiI avo Aways 80ughi
of'
No th& i, i' for A I-trio,.
dlirec't iont o f t hei L outistnmat St at o
da,t the followinig tteutlera wats for
wa'l tld to tihe s('viratl Sit ato botards of
hoahhi I intetreslt'id it theo reported
caist oft yellow foever int thtis city:
wtit it reprIetstnIttivu of ith otards of
ALlaonu an1. ittisis-tippi, taccotm
piediic by SurVgt'on M[urriay,, of thte
vice'. inispoitedtr iall hospitals tand htos
pitatl recordis in Now O)rleanst, antd
fotn nth I )1inllg suspIiciouts. It, is
prlobaleilt he' sovteral intspectottJ will
No.thtin' sisilt's tihe slighttst approt
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