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£'■£ *» -'SU r==s f : .r< - 3^ ERtabltele4 J«ly 18th, 1890. Destroyed hy fire December 15th# 1890 Re-Established February Hth, 1861. W. D. WOODS, Editor. T I nPFW l PutoliMher and . d. 1/IVE< VY y j Busin.©HB Manager. One Dollar a Year. DARLINGTON, S. 0. Wednesday, August 24,1892. Don’t vote for a man who want* a Ijegielature to do his lidding. * * * Let every good citizen cast his vote against the one man power, and its representative, R. R. Tillman. * * * Let every man that believes in an untrammeled judiciary cast his vote against the man who tries to influ ence our judges. * * * The man who knowingly votes for men whom he knows will endanger the peace and prosperity of his State, is not a fit subject for the right of suffrage. * * * The man whe votes for Tillman says by his vote that he wants to keep alive the division in the party and among the people. Can you consci entiously do this ? * * „ ★ Let the rallying cry, on the day of election, be “Down with the dic tator and with those who are his tools and puppets, ready to do the will of their master.” * * * Let us see to it that we have a Legis lature that will not obey the dictates •f any man, even that incarnation of wisdom and patriotism, as his ad mirers make him out; B. R. Tillman * ¥ * - We have never believed in the doc trine of total depravity, but the edi tor of the Columbia Register comes very near to converting us to that belief. He seems utterly devoid of conscience. * * * The Alliance forfeits the sympa thy and and respect of all good peo ple wheh it turns its back on a good citizen and a model farmer, and gives its support to an unscrupulous poli tician. * * * No man, in whose veins flows the blood of the Anglo Saxon race, should ever be a slave, politically or other wise; yet this is what every man makes himself who votes for B. R. Tillman for Governor. * * . * How can the Tillman candidates, who were ruled out by the caucus, support a faction that does not ac cord them full justice? YSfill they submit to such unfair and arbi trary measures? * * * Let every poor man and laborer who wants to pay a part of the taxes of his rich neighbor, be sfire to vote for Tillman, and he will have an op portunity of doing so in the event of Tillman’s election. * « * The man who is a real enemy to the Democratic Party, but who uses the machinery and prestige of that Party to carry out his own designs, is a traitor and coward, and deserves nothing but contempt * * * If a member of the Legislature is to be instructed to vote, by his fac tion or party, it would be vastly bet ter to send an ignorant man in pref erence to an intelligent one, as he would be more apt to obey the dicta tion of his master. * *»* If only true Democrats ifere-allow ed to vote at the Primary, Sheppard would carry every County in the State; bat as Republicans are allow ed to run on a Democratic Platform of course everybody can vote who wishes to. * * ¥ The majority of the people are very often deluded into advocating the enactment of laws, which, if put into force, would be ruinous to them selves, and if everybody silently ac quiesced in the will of the majority, without protest, the demagogue and the fanatic would ruin the country. * * * We call on all good Democrats to look out for the renegade So^th Carolinians and the traitor Demo crats that are circulating the false and malicious documents of the Third Party, and th challenge their votes at the Primary. No true lover of his section can vote for that hater of the South, Weaver. * * The Tillman papers, some of them with characteristic disregard of truth are pretending that the meeting in Anderson County, at which Major. Murray was mobbed, was a private one, when in fact it was a County campaign meeting, and being a can didate for the convention Major Mur ray bad a perfect right to be there. thimau who has sown the seeds of distort and strife throughout the whole State. • * * ¥ New York must a different kind of malitia from Tennessee. In* the former state the railroad strikers are dispersed at the point of the bayonet, and in the latter the troops iguorain iously surrender to the riotous miners. * V It is a weak and bad cause that has to depend on misrepresentation and abuse to sustain itself, and these are the main weapons of Governor Tillman and his supporters. Can any man conscientiously deny this assertion? ¥ ¥ ¥ The most contemptible man of all is the one who holds aloof from the political battle now raging, on the plea that he has no influence. He is probably right in his reason, but makes himself out a very insignifi cant individual. ¥ ¥ * The excuse of the Columbia Regis ter for not publishing the card of Mr. Evans, in reference to the Con gressional nomination, is just such an one as was to be expected from an editor who is a stranger to every principle of fairness and honor. ¥ ¥ If you want to inaugurate the reign of border ruffiani im, and have the State ruled by mob violence, by all means vote for the man, Tillman, who openly boasts that he would lead a mob, and who gives places of hon or to acknowledged murderers. ¥ ¥ « ¥ The man who goes to the Legisla ture to carry out the wishes of the would be Dictator, ought to be made to wear a collar, an appropriate badge of his slavery, with following inscrip tion: / belo>ig to Governor Tillman and will humbly vote as my master di rects. ¥ ¥ * If Ex-Judge Townsend can run on a Democratic ticket, why should his Republican friends be debarred from the privilege of voting for him at the Primary election ? There is nothing inconsistent in this sugges tion, and we defy anyone to show that there is. The people of South Carolina art cmnpefbd to rule themselves, and a dictator is not needed. V Let every true Democrat be on the lookout and see to it that the Repub lican and Third Parly men are pre vented from voting at a Democratic Primary. " V Unless J. L. McLaurin can explain away the charges of political trickery made against him by Mr. W. D. Evans, no honorable man can con sistently vote for him for Congress. V Till man’s attempt to show that Richardson (Ex. Gov.) had been misappropriating some of the public money has resulted in dismal, and disgraceful failure.—Sumter Free man. V The man who fails to respect him self and the office which he holds can’t expect the respect or consider ation of anyone. Governor Tillman has forgotten both and is unworthy of the high position that he holds. V The Southern man who is not do ing his utmost to assist in carrying his State for Cleveland, is an enemy to his section, a friend to the Force Bill and a disgrace to the land that gave him birth. V Let everybody who wants to make the banks, railroads and other cor porations pay more than their share of taxes and drive capital out of the State, vote for Tillman, aud he will have his wish gratified. V No farmer who takes the least par ticle of pride in his calling, will sup port McLaurin, and practically say by his vote that a lawyer is more capa ble of looking after the interests of the farmer than one of their own number. Now, Mr. Farmer, if .yon want to Tke escape paying your honest-proportion of the State taxes, just keep on re turning your $150.00 mules at $f0.00 and $50.00, vote for Tillman and trust him to see to it that the cor porations pay the balance of yqMB and their own also. Of course inis is, ■ m ■■■ ■. . honest and fair, because Governor Tillman says it is, and of course such an upright patriot would scorn to do anything that was wrong; and then too the corporations have plenty of money, and no matter how wpile on the taxes they can’t escape, w Mleltenkip of tke Foirtk * Circalt When men are sent to the Legis lature it is presumption that it is because of their high character and superior intelligence; and this be ing the case they should go entirely uninstructed, and allowed to use their own judgment in voting for or against any public measure. ¥ ¥ ¥ The man who professes to be a Democrat and at the same time is abasing the principles of the Dem ocratic Party aud advocating the Platform of the Third Party, is a trai tor and coward and should recieve the contempt and scorn of honorable men. ¥ ¥ ¥ While the Prohibition vote may not in the remotest degree, affect the general result of the Primary, it is very certain that which ever faction is defeated, the blame for it will be laid at the door of the Prohibitionists, aud the outcome will be that the tem perance work will be retarded instead of forwarded. ¥ ¥ ¥ The man who votes for Ex-Judge Townsend for ISolicitor is more false to the interest of the Democratic Party than if he had voted for E. H, Deas for Congress; for whatever may be Mr. Deas’s faults he -has never tried to pose as anytning else than a Republican; while Judge Townsend can change his political faith with a facility that is truly marvelous. ¥ ¥ ¥ Governor Tillman’s offer to lead a lynching party leaves South Caroli na practically without a Governor under the reign of law.—Sumter Freeman. Our contemporary -will please bear in mind the old adage, “The king can do no wrong.” If some folks could have their way, you may yet have to prostrate yourself before his imperial majesty CZAR BENJAMIN the 1st. ft ft * It will be a sad day for South Car olina should a division ’ever take place among the white people, and they become two, contending hostile factions for the colored vote. Then, indeed, will the colored man and brother be of some importance — Orangeburg Times and Democrat. If the above expresses the real sen timent of the editor of our contem porary, will he please explain why he uses his influence to bring about this division, by supporting for office the very man who is responsible for all the discord that now prevails. • ft ft In another column we publish the card of Mr W. D. Evans, in referenee to the Congressiona.' nomination, in which he makes Mr. McLaurin ap pear in a very unenviable light, and if there was nothing else to be said against him, this ought to compass his defeat Mr. Evans has too much principle and is too honest a man to be associating with demagogues, and he ought in justice to himself to cut loose from them. There is neither credit nor honor in associating with the most unscrupulous politicians that have ever disgraced the State. We will allow that Sheppard has conducted himself in a dignified manner during the whole of the ex citing canvass just closiug.—Sumter Freeman. And you ought to have added that Gov. Tilman has done just the reverse. V Throughout the whole campaign Governor Tillman has been abusive, undignified and vindictive, while Mr. Sheppard has been courteous, argu mentative and always diguified. Com pare the two men and see who suffers by the comparison. V If the poor man and laborer are anxious to pay more than their share of the school tax, let him vote for Tillman and his $3 poll tax. This will be a distinct gain to your rich neighbor, and of course $3 is noth ing to a poor man. V The Tillman Platform is a very far reaching and c >mprehensive thing. It opens its arms to take in Republicans, advocates of the Third Party or of any other political absurd ity; the only requisite is that he must promise to support the would be Sul tan, B. R. Tillman. ft ft ft The good citizen who loves his State, who wishes peace and prosperi ty to prevail, who wishes the laws enforced and mobs put down, will vote for the man, J. C. Sheppard, who respects the law and who will fill the office with credit to himself and honor to his State. ft ft ft The editor of the Register, accord ing to his own statement, is a much persecuted individual, aud complains that all the Conservative editors are pitching into him at the same time. We suggest that the only way to make them stop is for Mr. Gantt, if this be possible, to try the effect of telling the truth for awhile. V Wo make a final appeal to every Democrat to weigh well the questions at issue, and casting aside prejudice, vote for the best interests of the State and for those who will uphold her honor and credit; bearing in mind that Tillman is responsible for the dissension and discord that now pre- sails, and that Sheppard is the rep resentative of peace and harmony, and will, if elected, be Governor of the whole people. ft ft ft We are second to no man in our love of toe principles of temperance, but we regard the injection, into pol itics, of Prohibition, at this juncture as peculiarly unfortunate and un wise. The principles at issue are of such vital importance, that it would be far better for the cause of tem perance, if the fight at the Primary could be a square one between Till man and misrule on the one baud, and Sheppard and good Government on the other. Believing as we do that the movement, nnder the cir cumstances is impolitic and that the inevitable outcome will result in harm instead of good, we cannot sustain it, and hope that the candi dates may be voted for irrespective of this question, and solely on their personal merits, allowing them the liberty of acting, in the matter of Prohibition, as well as other things, as they deem is best for the interests of the State. Judge Townsend has been making a point, in his campaign speeches, of denying that he was ever a Republi can, or had ever joined that Party. To show the falsity of his state ment we give the testimony of Mr. S. J. Keith, a truthful man, and this is what he has to say. “I was a member of the Legisla ture at the time that Townsend was elected Judge, aud his name was sug gested as a Republican, accompauied with the statement that he was in sympathy with the Party and stood on its Platform. But for this he would have been overwhelmingly de feated by Judge Mclver, who was .nominated as a Democrat, and 1 never pretended to be anything else.” To our mind Mr. Keith’s |j ment is conclusive and ought . accepted by all fairminded men • The primary election is only nine days off, and are willing to let the voters of Darlington County, by their decision at the polls, say whether or not the Register has misrepresented them. We have published no state ments save such as were endorsed by responsible and honorable gentlemen of that County.—Columbia Register. Outside of a general course of slan der and abuse, the Register has pnb- lished.four separate charges against the Conservatives of our County, and when called on for the proof hassail ed to respond, requested the editor, in a private letter, to prove or retract the charges and he has de clined to do either. We wish, in the most emphatic manner, to say that it has kuojpng- ly misrepresented the Conservative element of the County, and to de nounce the editor of the Register and his reliable correspondents, as utter ly devoid of every principle of truth and political fairness, and stand pre pared, atany time, to prove our as sertions. If these truttful and reli able gentlemen wish to deny what we say, our colnmns are open to them. ANNOUNCEMENTS. When in the heat of political con tests merit is lost sight of In zeal for factional success, it frequently hap- pens that striking contrasts are pre seated in the candidates that are placed in competition with each oth er. In this Judicial Circuit there are but two candidates for the Solicitor- ship—Maifcj. M. Johnson, the pres ent incumbent^ and ex-Judge* C. P. Townsend, of Bennettsville—both of whom are appealing to the white Democratic voters of the Circuit foi the office in question, and who, in their claims upon the Democracy, aud in their respective political careers, afford an impressive illustra tion of the truth of the opening re mark of this article. Indeed, so strong, so forcible, is the contrast and in such a pitiable light does it place one of these candidates, that it almost seems the refinement of cruely to make it, but for considerations of public duty, and the reflection that the candidate who could be induced to enter such a race under the cir cumstances, and iu the face of such a record, can scarcely get more than he deserves. Solicitor Johnson, as is known of all meu in the Circuit, is a man who has acted nobly in every position in which he has been placed, whose es cutcheon is without blemish, and whose whole course has been such as to challenge confidence and win ad miration. Judge Townsend, on the contrary, while of pleasant address and popu lar manners, is the unhappy posses sor of a record that the most devot- edfriendship cant defend, and which any man, with manhood in him, would blush to own—the record can dor compels the reluctant admission, of a coward and truckler to whatever party may be in the ascendant for selfish ends. Early in 1861, he entered the Con federate service and soon became Captain of Company “G” 8th Regt. S. C. V. At the first battle of Man assas, as the Regiment approached the battle field Capt Townsend fell out of the Company, was seen no more until after the fight, when he explained that he had been overcome by the heat and fainted. He was similarly unfortunate at every subsequent fight, until in 1864 he was ordered before a court martial the charge of “cowardice” at The following named persons have been suggested as Iieing suitalile to be voted for at the approaching Demo cratic Primary, to represent the people of Darlington County in the respective offices for which they are named, sub ject to the result of the said primary election: . FOR THE LEGISLATURE, E. T. Coker, E. O. Woods, 8. 1). Harrell. TREASURER, J. E. Buss. N, AUDITOR, L. Harrell. CORONER, J. H. Kelly. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, J. E. Windham, A. A. Gandy, W. M. McKenzie. For School Commissioner. With many thanks for the past, I beg to announce myself ns a candidate for re-election to the office of School Com missioner of Darlington County, and pledge myself to abide the result of the primary. W. H. EVANS. Darlington, S. C., July 9, 1892. For Clerk of Court. I rtspectfully announce myself a candidate for the office of Clerk of the Court for Darlington County and promise to abide by the result of the Democratic primary. I take this op portunity to thank my friends for their past suffrage. W. A. PARROTT. for Infants and Children. “Castor! a is so well adapted to children that C recommend it as superior to any prescription cnown to me.” II. A. Archer, M. D., ; U Co. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. [ Castor! a corea Colie, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea. Eructation, Kills Worms, give* sleep, and promotes di gestion, Without injurious medication. Tu* CcNTAua Company, 77 Murray Street, N. Y. Fine Job Printing done at this offiee. For Sheriff. I respectfully announce myself a can didate for the office of Sheriff' for Dar lington County, and promise to abide by the result of the Democratic prima ry. I take this opportunity to thank my friends for their past support. —. P. COLE. W. For Solicitor. Thanking the people for past favors, I hereby announce myself a candidate, sub- J ect to the action of the Democratic ’rimary, for a second term -as Solicitor for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina, hoping that experience and’ad- ditional age may enable me, if nominated and elected, to perform the aiduous dn- ties of the office more satisfactorily than heretofore. Very respectfully; J. M. JOHNSON, PERFECTED CRYSTAL LFNSES TRADE MAAlt. Qullty flnt tad Ahnji. We have tried our hardest to con duct our editorial columns with de cency and-propriety. We have neith er roused or insulted any one.ftut argued for the Reform side to the best of our knowledge and ability. We desire, above all else, to avoid a personal difficulty with any one, as political issues were never settled with pistols. But if nothing else than a personal encounter will answer our opponents, one has ouly to let us know when and where he wants to quietly meet us, and we shall certain ly be on hand. All we ask is, not to assassinate us with brute force as our physical strength is all gone. Give us an equal snowing, and come one at the time, and we sbalj do the best that we can to vindicate our position and convince yon that we are right in our course.—Columbia Register. Such talk as the above is simple nonsense, and makes the author of it ridiculous in the estimation of all sensible men. Mr. Gantt intimates that he is willing to fight a duel, if nothing else will suit his enemies, but his declaration means nothing what ever, for the simple reason that if dueling were not against the law, there is not an editor in the State, with one or two exceptions that would challenge him, and no one knows this any better than Mr. Gantt. Don’t pay the slightest attention to anything you now hear against Till man or his administration. Remem ber that a fair opportunity has been given the old ring-rule crowd to make known tl eir arraignment, and when they failed to do so in time for an swer, you may set it down that their eleventh hour charges are lies made out of whole cloth, and concocted for the purpose of imposing upon your gullibility aud prejudice. His enemies have charged the people’s Governor with everything they could think of, and each charge, too, has been answered and refuted.—Colum bia Register. To say the least the above article is rather queer reading coming from a man who is so utterly lost to every principle of honor and true manhood as to be, by common consent, the most shameless and infamous retail er of slanders and falsehoods, that has ever disgraced the profession of journalism in South Carolina. If there were nothing else that could be urged against the election of Gov ernor Tillman, the fact that he vir tually eudorses the perfectly disgrace ful course of Mr. Gantt, and recog nizes the Register as the organ of his faction, ought to be enough to scud him into retirement, from which he only emerged to divide a hitherto united people and to make all good' citizens blush with shame at the reproach that he has brought upon the State. V We repeat the warning to the Dem ocrats, to watch out for Rej nblioane and Third Party men. on which, mainly on (he testimony of Col. E. T. Stckhouse, then Lieut. Col. commanding the Regiment, he was adjudged guilty, cashiered and dis missed the service. In the dark days of from 1868 to 1876, when South Carolinr was pros trate at the mercy of the most raven ous gang of thieves and plunderers that ever cursed a state, when she had the sympathy of the entire Union, and hope of ever rescuing her seem ed almost dead, one of her most zealous, efficient and indefatigble champions was J. Monroe Jofaiipon to whom, no sacrifice *of time or la bor, or means, was too great, and to whom without disparagement of the labors and sacrifices of many other pa triotic citizens, it is but simple justice to say, that to no other man in the Congressional District, Circuit or County of Marion, is due so deep and lasting a debt of gratitude. At the time that Monroe Johnson Was neglecting his private business for the cause of the Democracy, bar- anguing political gatherings by day in joint debate with radical speakers, spending his nights in the councils of his party, and contributing his money as freely as if it was a cam paign fund, was Judge Townsend, who was a lamentable failure in war, endeavoring in times of peace to use his abilities for the relief and amelior ation of the people for whose votes he is now asking? No, with shame to himself, and to those whom he claims to have induc ed him to enter this race, he was a member of the radical crew at a time when it was a crime against civiliza tion to be allied with it! A coward in war tnd a renegade traitor iu the hour of his people’s adversity, he was the intimate friend of B. F WhHte- more contented that the heel of the carpet bag and adventurer might re main on his State’s neck so long as he could enjoy the dignity and draw the salary or a Judge? There is no denying the fact that he is a good lawer and was an up right Judge; but does this palliate the fact that whatever of ability there is in him has been employed in theaidof Democaacy’s worst enemies and against the best intereste of those to wbdtn he now appeals for office? In 1880 Judge Towusend organiz ed and headed an independant move ment in opposition to the regular Democratic ticket of his own County and issued a manifesto that was a libel on the Democratic party and which want of space only prevents our quoting. Only a Tittle over three years ago, he was an applicant for United States Attorney for this State at the hands of President Harrison on the ground of having remained a faithful and cousisteut Republican, and asked for and rceived commendatory htters to that effect from law firms of this County and from elsewhere in the State as the Star is able to show. Yet, such is the man whom some people are willing to place in compe- litiou with one to whom so much is due, who labored without the hope of reward, who has made a State re putation as Solicitor of the Fourth Circuit, and who has proved himself one of the ablest, most formidable, and most successful Solicitors that the Circuit has ever had. However, it is a matter of no small gratification to be able to add that all Tillmamites are not so extreme in their view^ and that the more respec table elemei it of this faction repudi ate with iudiguation the idea that they will vote to supplant a faithful efficient officer with a candidate of such an unsavory political reputation. —Marion Star. II. O. BRISTOW, Book • Dealer - and • Optician Has the exclusive sale of these cele brated goods in Darlington, S. C. KELLAM & MOORE, The only manufacturing Opticians in • the South, Atlanta, Ga. I®* Rddlers are not supplied with these famous glasses. INSURANCE!! 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