Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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'W ■ >. /• C*tL-Vv; -»- 4 *-*•;•' .V*.■ %-r, ... 5;iSJ: EsUbliihM j«ly Kth, 1890. Destroyed fcy Fire Beee«b«r 15th. 1890 Re-Established Febraary Uth, 1891. W. D. WOODS, Editor. One Dollar a Year. DARLINGTON, S. 0. Wednesday, Sept. 7 1892. The poor man who voted to pay a part of the taxes of hid rich neighbor will probably be gratified when the Legislature meets and raises the poll tax to three dollars. One of our friends suggests that we let politics rest for awhile, and we will be glad to adopt the suggestion unless the Third Party puts in an ap pearance, and in that case we propose to fight it Tillman’s majority of about 350 at *be late Primary, wonldTiave been four times as great two years ago. This docs not indicate a very rapid ■ growth of public sentiment in his fa vor, at least so far as Darlington County is concerned. One of onr Alliance friends has asked ns if we would publish some articles of interest to the Order, and in reply we beg to say that we will do so with tl» greatest pleasure as we are ever ready to give space to anything affecting the public welfare. , ‘ we have never had any bat feelings of the utmost kindness to the Allian ce, but have fought against the effort to convert it into a secret political organization. We asserted last week that if only Democrts had been allowed to vote, at the Primary, Sheppard would have carried nearly every County in the State. Th'e strange anomaly was presented of a fight, that should have been made strictly within party lines, being decided by the rotes of the sym pathizers of another party. The in consistency and unfairness (f this is too apparent to admit of argument. We are not blaming the managers, but the parties themselves, and candor compels us to say that the elasticity >f their political consciences .is more marvellous than commendable. It is simply political treachery and can’t be called by any other name. 22! We have new advocated a proper ty or educational qualification for voters, as we think a moral qualifica tion is more necessary than eithea, but we sincerely trust that the poor and unlettered men who by their vote expressed a desire to be disfran chised, will have their desires grati fied by the Legislature at its next ses sion. We do not wish to conceal the fact that we very much regret the result of the Primary, bnt despite t .is we propose to abide by it, and in saying tbi i we believe we express the senti ment of the Conservative element os the Democatic Party, and unless Governor Tillman and his associates go over to the Third Party, they will meet so far as the election goes, no opposition from us. Some of our Anti-Tillman contem poraries are disposed to take a gloomy view of the situation, so far as State politics are concerned; but while we deem it a gftat misfortune to the State that Governor Tilllman should have triunphed; we are confident that the very large conservative minority wil make him more careful, and he will hardly dare to attempt anything very radical or revolutionary in the way of legilation. He will certainly be wise enough to know it will take very little to turn the tide against him, and he will, as a matter sf course, act in accordance with this knowledge. Mr. Bowden the managing editor of the Cotton Plant, has anounced that there will be a Third Party elc toral ticket in the field by the first of October, but declines to say who will be the leaders or how many votes they expect It is very difficult to see the object of this movememt un less the hope is indulged that a part of those who voted at the Primary will violate their pledge and give aid and comfort to this senseless move ment In round figures there were about twenty thousand Democratic voters who did not cast their ballots at the Primary, and it is out of thyee that the Third Party must look for support; as the others are bound to support the Democratic nominees. To-day the voters of South Caroli na will place their brand of endorse ment on the Register. We are wil ling to survive or- perish by the re sult to-day.—Columbia Register. It is extremely fortunate- for the editor of our contemporary that he did not live in the days of Ananias, or be would, had there been auy newspapers then, have perished just after his first day’s work on the Reg ister and for the same sin that brought such speedy punishment on the man who has s > -manv sympa thizers and followers at the present day, with Mr. Gantt ak the acknowl edged head of the frateruitv. If we coaid carry out our wishes, we would hire a first class band and serenade the whole of Chesterfield County; for they richly deserve some recognition for the big majority they gave Johnson thereby saving the District from the disgrace of having a Republican Solicitor. Our Ches terfield friends are, in our opinion wrong on State issues, but when it comes to supporting such a man as Townsend they made a big and suc cessful kick. Bro. Johnson and his check back ticket crushed the polit ical life out of the man of many par ties and that is true to none. The people of Chesterfield, wedded as they were to Tillman, showed a more independent spirit in their vote for Solicitor than any other County in this Judicial District. We doff our hat to Chesterfield and give its people our warmest con gratulations. We thank the Democrats of Spar tanburg and Darlington for their splendid vindication of The Register and its editor. Our faith in their loyalty and friendship has never for an instant wavered.—Columbia Reg ister. We are perfectly willing to admit that the majority of the people of Darlington are in favor of Governor Tillman, but to accuse them of en dorsing the Register or its editor would render us liable for slandei, and we would plead guilty and throw ourselves on the mercy of the Court We have always claimed Spartan burg for Tillman, but were reviled, abused and denounced therefor. The people spoke, and you see that we told the truth.—Columbia Regis ter. Onr Spartanburg friends are doubtless perfectly willing for the editor of the Register to take all the comfort he can from telling the truth at least ouce. He said Char leston and Richland would give a ma jority for Tillman, bnt this state ment was’ simply made to keep his hand in, and to keep foiks from thinking that he had changed his ways. One of onr subscribers insists that we are trying to read everybody out of the Democratic Party w ho believes in the Ocala Demands, and asks the reason therefor. Our reasons for saying that they are not Democrats, are simply these. The Ocala De mands are opposed to the traditions and principles of the Democratic Par ty, and no man can consistently be long to a political party and at the smne timo advocate doctrines that the party does not endorse, and could not do so without stultifying itself. We do not hesitate to say that those who believe in the doctrines of the Third Party should cast their lot with that organization, and not retain their metnltership in a party whose principles and policy they crit- icse and deride. Every man, however, who voted at the Primary is in honor bound to support Cleveland. To the Editor of The Hbhild: 1 low can a professing Christian re fuse to combat by his words, his in fluence and his vote the greatest ens- my to Christianity, the liquor traffic ? Yon have not only refused to help in this line, but you have aided and abetted the traffic by opposing prohi bition in The Hekald. In answer to the above we call our correspondent’s attention to the fact that we gave the advocates of Prohi bition every facility, in onr power to express their views on the qneetion, for vftiich we received the thanks of their County Chairman. Our columns are still open to the discus sion of the question, and we will 1 e glad to publish articles on tbe sub ject. The only conditions are that they must be entirely impersonal, ap pear over the name of the writer and come from a subscriber. We have, in a series of articles, stated our position on the Prohibi tion question, and prope e to stand by what we have said, at least until somebody shows wherein we are wrong. Some of the best men in the State, a good many of them ministers, hold the'same views that we do, and so if we are in error we are not alone in our position. We have made an offer to four of the most cultured gentlemen, in the County who insist that to our position is wrong, to give them space in The Herald show the fallacy of ourarguments but they have declined the proposition. We can’t be any fairer than this, and must insist that something more than mere assertion is necessary to put us in the wrong; in other words it must be clearly demonstrated that we are, before we recede from onr po sition. TIllMi’s False Claaer. Richmond Timer Onr speoial correspondent at Columbia, South roliiia,gave us a day or two back ery satisfactory and complete ac- oount of the issue which* Mr. Till man, of that State, had raised there, at the classes to which he makes his appeals, and of the arguments which he uses; and we can very frankly say that we know of no form of demagogy more offensive or more outrageous than just that of the said Tillman. The persons to whom he addresses himself are those who live by work ing land—those whom he elegantly styles “the one gallus gentry”—and the arguments that he addresses to them is that there is in South Caro lina a class of wealthy aristocrats who oppress these “one gallus gentry” that must be overthrown by them. This is one of the very lowest and most discreditable forms that dema gogy can assume, and both premise and argument are built upon a state of facts that does not and cannot possibly exist in South Carolina. There are no aristocrats There and none can exist there. The Consti tution of the United States will not allow the State of South Carolina to confer npon anyone the title of no bility, uor will it allow her to grant to any man or set of men any exclu sive privileges of any sort whatever, and, to an aristocracy, recognition before the law is absolutely necessa ry. There can be no Aristocracy that is W recognized as such by the law of the laud. The contest which the Democratic party of this nation, led by Mr. Cleveland, is now conducting, is leal- ly a contest for the overt! row of an aristocracy. The acts of Congress placing heavy import duties upon everything that we use in daily life, by excluding the cheap foreign arti cles enables tbe American manufac turers to charge us what they please, and thus these acts of Congress build up enormous fortunes for favored m: ujfactnrers aud thereby establish a moneyed aristocracy which does the body of the people a great injus tice and a great wrong. This is a real aristocracy, .because it is recog nized by the law and greatly benefit ed by law at the expense of the rest of the people. This is an aristocracy in fact, and it is a most patriotic thing to lead a revolt of the people against it. It is a principle as much as an aristocracy as that of France was before the Revolution, and though the people do not propote to overthrow it by the bloody methods of the French, they intend to over- throw it just as effectually as the French overthrew theirs. In point of fact, tnen, there is no aristocracy in South Carolina for Mr. Tillman to organize a revolt against, and the only aristocracy in the United States is that of the tariff bar ons, created by the protective tariff laws. Whilst this is true, it is neverthe less trut also, (and we should thank God for it), that there is in the minds and hearts of our people a disposition to venerate and respect those who for generations, by clean lives, culture and refinement, have elevated them- slves and have led lives in the home circle redoleut of what is beautiful and fo good repute; who in the services of their country have ever been distin guished for their simplicity, their integrity, their inteli- gence and their devotion to their State; who in war haye ever led the van and faced the greatest dangers, and who rejoiced that they were deemed worthy to suffer and be strong for their people. Of such an aristocracy as this South Can l.na has a great and abund ant stock and that people is fortunate aud happy when this aristocracy is large and ever on the increase. This is an aristocracy into which the son aud daughter of the humblest of the land can count with confidence uj ou securing an entrance by leading that exemplary and praiseworthy life which it should be the object of all to lead: and when Mr. Tillman makes war upon this aristocracy his efforts are directed toward tearing down the fairest portion of our social structure. He is seeking to array idleness, vul garity, and sloath against thrift, re finement and progress. He is seek ing to secure benefits to the shiftless and improvident by tearing from the frugal and industrious what they have accumulated by self-denial and toil. He is throwing mud upon the cleanest and whitest pages of our his tory, and taking from this rising gen eration all incentive to imitate their ancestors and live as worthily as they. He has not one characteristic of the great Mirabeau struggling to strike from the limbs of his fellow-men the shackles left on them by the feudal system. He is of the ilk of Marat and Camille Desmoulins tearing down all that was bright aud beautiful in life to erect from its ruins an edifice for themselves. A FIEND IN HUMAN FORM. tfEATBI’8 BRITAL CRUELTY AS A FEDERAL OFFICER. Tie Testbusn} of a Georgia Lady li Regard to tie Despicable ail Tyraiical Coadoet of the FmMeatlal Can didate of tie Tllrd Farty. [From the AtlantaJournal] Tallappoosa, Ga., August S3.— I see in your issue of Saturday, the 20th inst, an extract from a letter written by an old citizen of Pulaski, Teun., also i copy of a clippimg from the Giles County Democrat, of the 20th of July, charging Gon. Weaver, the People’s party candidate for Pres ident, with beastly cruelty towards the citizens of Pulaski aud Giles County while in command of the Union army at that place in 1861. I can substantiate a a number of the charges contained therein, and could add many others of like char acter, all from my own recolection. Althongh quite young at the time, such e state of terror as we were kept in by this brute in human form made an indelible impression nylob my mind. My father, Dr. Perkins, was living in Pulaski at this time. Our house, my grandmother’s (Mrs. Dr. Ordway. now of Nashville,) and Major Jones, arelative of ours, were used as officers’ quarters. Major Jones's family were i r lered ont of their house at about 12 o’clock on a bitter cold night in December. They were not allowed time to dress. Mrs. Jones had to wrap her sick child in bed- clothiug and carry it in her arms to a neighbor’s house. Many acts of barbarous cruelty committed on my relatives and friends are fresh in my memory. Men of the highest stand ing ,both young and old, were thrown into prison, kept there for months and some shot down like dogs with never a charge entered against them. Ladies were insnlted on the streets —it was indeed a reign of tenor. Such acts vandalism aud crime I have never even read of in a civilised country. All of it was done by the order, of consent, of General Weaver. Mrs.Annie F. Hall A Pretty Surprise. A beautifully illustrated and charmingly bound ediiion of Long- i ellow’s “ Evangeline,” the most pop ular long poem ever published by-an American author, and one of the most famous poems in the language, tost published, is a pretty surprise or book-lovers. It is in large type, numerous and excellent illustrations, very fine and heavy paper, gilt edges, remarkably handsome cloth binding, with gilt title and ornaments. No illustrated edition has ever before been published at less cost than f 1.50 and that is abont what yon might “gness” the price of this to be, bnt it isn’t—it sells for only 19 cents! plus 6 cents far postage, if by mail. This covers only about the actual cost of manufteture by the 100,000, the publisher’s object being, uot profit but to show the book-loving millions what he can do. His publications are not sold by dealers, bnt only di rect; cat dogue, over 100 pages, a lit erary cariosity in its way, is sent for a 2-cent stamp. Every home m the land ought te have a copy of this Evangeline, so charmingly beautiful, aa Moem, as a collection of art'Stic illiptrations, and as a product of the book-makiag art Address, John B. Alden, Publisher, 57 Rose St New Yark. iFOTjnsriD. Knight of Pythias badge. Owner can have Nime by paying f.»r ihi.-i a»l- vertineiiieut and rewarding Ruder. Aug. IS, ’92. Clothing Sales Agent Wanted ' For Darlington and vicinity—unprece dented opportunity to a man of pluck and push. Commissions yield $2,000 income to the right man In the right place. WANAM AKER & BROWN, 8-81-2t Philadelphia, Pa. 'U19-S6, ‘LI 'Suy •uasHoa -v d 'A'linju^dsoj tunoA ‘iu#i ‘sjapjo jnoX 8ui)|3![ofj -aonpojd Auiunoo jo a'«m dqj U| )usm no.< Zfniqi.fUB isotuiv *8»|jjaiqtcjj ‘akvqqvj ‘Middy ‘fatal ‘jattaff ‘s*aa ♦ —jo 8ea>]jd joj— "O N '* J !V 'W ‘W 9SJ0 a V d oi aiiJM ‘A[|uiuj jnoA ae«e|d o; Euiqiauioe jubm noX jj PRINTER WANTED. A printer, wbounderstandsjob work and who uses neither whiskey nor pro fane language, ran find permanent employnu n In Thk Herald office. Tic Cheap Exetnlets te Washlag- tei- The cheap exenrsions to Washing ton, D. C., by way of the Atlantic Coast Lint, are creating a great deal of interest, and the indications are that a big crowd of people in and around Wilmington, and else where on the line, will take advantage of the low rates to the National Capitajand to Baltimore, Philadepnia, New i^Mrk and other cities North. It basal- ready bean announced that the cheap rates are offered on account of en campment of the Grand Army of-tbe Republic at Washington, but, at course, the exenrsion rates are offered to the general public aa well as G. A; R. men. Tickets will be on sale from September 1st to 20tb inclusive, and will be good returning until aid in eluding the 10th of Octobor. The rate for the ronud trip baa been fixed at one fare, and as there has beta some inquiry in regard to the matter, we are authorised to atato that passengers will have the privilege to stop over stall points beyond Wel don and proceed on their journey at any time until the limit of the ticket expires. This will give a splendid ippotunity to those who desire to stop over and visit tbe battlefields alonj; the rente, including the battlefields aronnd Richmond and Stoney Creek, Ream’s Station, Five Forks, Hatcliers’ Run, Gravely Run, Lee’a Mill, Mal vern Hill, Seven Pines, Fredricks- bnrg, Chancellorsville, the Wilder ness and other historic spots. The cheapest rates by tbe Coast line, which is the shortest and quick est route North, will afford a good opportunity to the merchants for an economical trip to the Northern markets. The service will be double daily with through Pullman palace ballet sleeping cars, aud the trip will be just as comfotahle as one could desirr.—Wilmington messengej, Sep tember 2d. Rato* to board lew than at the ma jority of summer resort hotels In the South; aocommodatlonssuperior; every attention given. The most eminent physicians of Pennsylvania and New York constantly in attendance. Tbe best arragement for bathing In open air. Swimming, plunge, shower, hot water, and medicated baths. Hotel within two minutes walk of dec Southern Pines is on the Raleigl Augusta A!r;L!neRailroad, thirty miles north of Hamlet and seventy south of Raleigh. Those who cannot visit Southern Pines can arrange to have the mineral water shinned to them in barrels or halt gallon bottles. For further information address J. A. A A. F. Greene, Proprietors Southern Pines House, Southern Pines, N. C “Cutsrlalaw>veilwUctedtochildraithat I Cwtorta ctbw Colic. OooiHpaHon. (recommend it aa superior to any prescription I wS^^JS^^^SS^pSaotca dl- Known to me." H. A. Aacaia, M. D., I ecstion, * UCa Oxford Ct., Brooklyn, N.Y. | Without injurinua medleaUoo. Tna Cmmoa Comtaht, 17 Murray Street, N. Y. Fine Job Printing done at this office. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE ' : HERALD Only $1 i Year. 0 to s SB ■i p 90 m a> CD P CriTEEC'H: iIi.-tsEOCT -V a \ >\ perfected CRYSTAL LFJiSES ▼HAM MAH*. toattrYMaAltafi. v B. O. BRISTOW, Book • Dealer • and • Optician Has the exclusive sale of these cele brated goods in Darlington, S. C. KELLAM t MOORE, The onl tl v manufacturing Opticians ;he South, Atlanta, Ga. Peddlers are not supplied with these famous glasses. Gilt Edge Vbltiig Cards at this •flee. FIRE INSURANCE!! Now is the time to insure your Gin Houses and Tobacco Bams. I represent the BEST Companies taking these risks. ^ ^ IB. O. IB IR, I S T O W. E. C. ROTHOLZ. - late Irnnls ii M U. Persian Mulls iu very neat design. Black Sheer Stripe and Plaid Lawns. Elysce stripes, black ground and handsome figures. Linen chambrays. Immense line of Parasols with pretty handles. Ladies’ summer undervests. 10 cents and upward. Silks mitts in all lengths. CORSETS! We have six grades of the H. & 8. corsets; best value for the mony. The largest assortment of cream and black laces in all widths. We have open up some very desirable Point De Jenes, Point T)c Gui pure ami Point De Irlande in white and eent Our MILLINERY Is still conducted by Miss Maggie Jones, who has proven to the ladies that HP she can and tries to please. The lealjhleet Spet eg Eartk- Flie Mlaeral Water—The best Place te apead the Spri* aid Sutter Meaths. Southern Pines, Moore Co., N. C., to situated on a high mod mountain, and there are several causes which go to make it tbe healthiest spot on earth, and the very beet place to stop at dur ing tbe spring and summer months. Ita elevation above tbs surrounding section for more than one hundred miuS causes a delightful breeze at all times during the summer. Its location amid avast forest of long leaf pines give* It an atmosphere which physicians of na tional reputation say is the moot health ful to be found in the United States. The soil being a pure white sand gives perfect drainage, and therefore no form of malaria can exist The Mineral Springe nearby,tosutnefroniasingular medical sto>v house built by natuiwand curiously situated in this sand moan- tain seems as though the Creator in tended this spot as a place where man kind might rest and regain health. Tbto place was first noted as a winter health resort, and thousands of persons from the Northen States have come to it during the post few years; and with out a single exception they have been bene fitted. Duriug tbe past two summers it has been shown by actual test that those suffering from weakness of mind or body can find greater relit f at this place than any other known resort Dr. Wile, an eminent phy sician of Connecticut and editor or the “New England Medical Monthly,’’ has been Investigating for the benefit of Northern pbyicians, and he aaysSouth- ern Pines isthe beet known place for those who need rest and sleep. He says the first Inclination one has to to sleep, and that this rest, without the use of drugs, enables the natural forces of tbe body to impart strength 'To the diseased parts. Those suffering from indigestion, rheumatism and all blood dianidere, nervousness caused by over work or any other cause. Ht.d relief and health without taking medicine. Visit Southern Pines and stop at tbe SOUTHERN PINES HOUSE. E. W. SUTTON Is prepared to make Photographs Of your babif t Don’t delay; you may live to regret U Studio in Hewitt Block- 5-4-98-6m TO RENT. Neat Cottage, containing four rooms, between my residence and the factory. H. M. SMITH. 5-18-tf flENBY M. SMITH, Dealer in all kinds of C0UIITY : CLAIMS, : te., Florence St, Darlington, S.C. Your call is requested. E. C ROTHOLZ, MAIL ORDERS promptly attended to. WAGONS. now Two-horse wagons are Manufactured at i01 SUN'S FACTORY. DARUNGTON, S. C. CALL AND SEE THEM BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. A COMPLETE STOCK OF Bugaies, Carts, Harness FURNITURE Always on Hand. Undertaker’s a ■■ ■ THE DARLINGTON -SHOE STORE- Hag just received a very large and well gelected stock, for the Spring and Summer trade. OXFORD TIES For Ladies and Misses in endless variety, from the very cheapest to the celebrated hand-sewed goods of E. C. Bents & Co’s make. Childrens’ Shoes. This Liie is Coaplete la Every Respect. REUS’ SHOES. Our stock cannot be excelled anywhere. We have them In Calf, Cordovan, Kangaroo, French Calf in hand-sewed, hand-welt and good-year welt'. Will call Special Attention to our $3 SHOES, Genuine Calf and good year welt, as good as hand sewed. A Full Line Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas French Polish and Blacking. Shoe Findings of every description. A flobhy Line of Hats for Ren. WOODS & MULING, Proprietors Darlington Shoe Store. The People’s Bank of Darlington. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. DEPOSITS SOLICITED FROM ONE DOLLAR AND UPWAR1 . And 5 per cent. Interest paid thereon. “S ma11 S avin gs M a ke L ai *ge Profits. E. KEITH DARGAN, W. A. CARRIGAN, H. L. CHARLES, PrcaMeit. Vicc-PmMeit Cashier.