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called down. He then took up Mr.
Richardson'.- charge against him and
aa'd it was hot stuff." and on th.s he
argued to show he needed no machine,
fo<- he had the people. It was alisr.4.1
and idiotic to charge him with wanting
a machine.
Col. Hoyi was a clean and clever
man and a brave soldier and he was
no; fighting him at all. but he found a
J!?i.l iinu *if 1UUUU |JI UlilUILIUil I 1IUU*
laivi act using him_ and ministers were
accusing him of cheating an - all that
sort of thing, and that was why he
a;)'.?!:e out. They have attempted to
bribe him by the offer of unanimous
support ami a self-seeker would have
avoided home affairs. There were j
candidates who were avoiding the hot j
poker, but that was not his way.
The Candidaus at Abbeville.
Abbeville. Special.?The Abbeville
campaign meeting was quiet and orderly.
It waa unresponsive and tame.
It would not enthuse. It barely
thaed for Tillman. The first speech
was that of Tillman, who had to go
home on an early traiin. He was feeling
unwell and tired and did not speak
with customary vigor. He did net
hold his usual hand primary because
he did not wish to do so until Col.
Hoyt spoke, he said, and when Co!.
Hoyt spoke he omitted the hand primary.
The general run or speeches were aj |
usual; Gov. McSweeney coming in fo.*
a good installment of criticism for his
course as to Charleston and .olumbia.
And Gov. McSweeney in turn insisted
that this seemed the entire argument
against his administration. The fight
is now warm ana ?eems iu oe narrow-1
ing down.
Mr. Frank B. Gary being at home. I
toad all arrangements pleasantly made
for the speaking and candidates.
After the goverr.atorlal candidates
had -poker; ".he crowd began to thin j
out materially, ar.ri the last speakers
had a mere handful to talk to.
.Senator Tiilman was the first speaker.
He said he was not altogether
well. He would not have come here at
all hut for the fact that he did not like
to give the county the go by. There is
no county In the State that outstrips
thl? 'n civilization and refinement, it
is the only court house in the State
wh' re he was never subjected to harsh
nesa and where lie was always well received.
He had the sense of gratitude
to a large extent, and that was his
chief reason for being here. He then
took tip. to heretofore, why he had
?come here. He wished to emphasize
that he was here as a public servant,
and then took up the preachers and
said it was an unexpected incident
and one not of his seeking or desireSOUTH
CAROLINA CROPS.
Early Corn Damaged by Drought?Cotton
Picking Begun.
The temperature was uniformly
* high during the week ending 8 a. m.
August 6th, and averaged slightly j
above the normal, with a maximum of
9S at Yeir.assee, and a minimum of 62
at Greenville.
There were medium to light show
ers during the first of the week, con- I
fined principally, but not altogether,
to the southeastern and northwestern
portions. The general absence of rain,
the prevalence of drying winds, and
the steady high temperaoure were conditions
detrimental to growing vegetation,
except cotton, and the need of
rain is again widespread, and in places
urg"nt, especially for food and forage
crops. Practically all crops have been
laid by.
Old corn is made and cannot be materially
helped or ityured by suosequent
weather conditions; the crop is
much below the average. Young com
in better and yet very promising, hut
will soon .-land in need of ram. rodder
pulling has generally begun over
the eastern ounties.
There was a general improvement
in the condition of cotton, especially
in tire eastern and western counties,
although ms* and shedding are increasing.
and sea-island continues to
bliglu. Growth has stopped in some
fields, and the plants are blooming to
the top. while other fields continue to
grow and ) uit freely. Cotton is opening
quite generally in the eastern counties.
although picking has not begun.
Tobacco cutting and curing is drawing
to a dose. The late crop grades
well.
ruce is very promising, aim is ripening.
and harvesting will begin this or
next week. Pease continue to do well,
but sorghum, sugar cane, sweet potatoes.
and gardens are failing, in places,
for want of moisture. There are large
quantities of peaches ripening, but
many are wormy and rot quickly. The
hay crop will be heavy in places.
The Capture of Yang Tsln.
London, By Cable.?In the capture
of Yang Tsun, the losses of the allies,
according to a dispatch to The Daily
Express, from Che Fu, dated August 8,
purporting to give an ascount of that
engagement, were 200, the majority of
these being killed. "The allies march
ed on l iliJg is:.u, oajs wu ici/wiV; i
4 "at dawn, Monday. The position, held I
by 1,300 Chinese, was well entrenched j
to the east of the river. After four J
hours" heavy lighting the Chinese were
driven from their defense works."
Notes.
This season's grape crop in the Dun- ,
kirk (N. Y.) section will aggregate
4.000 cars.
j OFFICIALLY NOTIFIEt
.
Bryan and Stevenson Receive Forma
Notice of Their Nomination.
' A GREAT DAY IN INDIANAPOLIS.
I Each Candidate Speaks at length Upor
the Issues of the Campaign?Trusts
Imperialism and Free Coinage ? ^
Comprehensive Syn>p?is of th<
I Speeches?A Large Turnout Fron
All Parts of the Country Present ti
Airilc.pat. in the Ceremonies.
,
Indianapolis, Special.?W. J. Bryar
and Adlai E. Stevenson were Wednesday,
in thio city, officially and formally
notified of their nominations b>
the Democrats at the Kansas Citj
convention, to the offices respectivelj
of President and Vice President of th<
United States. The aeremony was
made the occasion of a demonstratioi
with which the Democrats may b<
fairly said to have begun their national
campaign. The notification occurred
In Military Park, a beautifullyshaded
tract of ground in the centre oi
the city. The park contains probablj
! 30 acres of ground and it was wel!
covered with people. In the vicinitj
of the speakers' stand the crowd wa*
i very dense. Probably a majority oi
j them were residents of Indianapolis
; but many were from other portions o1
[ Indiana, while many also came Iron:
distant States. There was also quite
a general gathering of the members o]
I the Democratic national committee
while, of course, the members of the
two committees appointed to make the
official notifications were also present.
The occasion was, therefore, regarded
as of national political importance.
The ceremony was precedj
ed by a parade through the prineipa!
; streets of the city, which was participated
in by a number of visiting and
local Democratic clubs. These acted
! as an escort to the notification party
j and the cavalcade was an imposing on<
j
HON. WM. J. BRYAN.
The meeting began a few minutes after
3 o'clock and concluded at 5:40 p
m. Five speeches were made, Mayoi
Ton>nroi?f Af Tn^iononnHo a H H i n or a
t 05501 1, v/1 luuiuua^viio, uuuiuf, ?
welcoming address 10 the notification
speeches of Representative Richardson
and Governor Thomas, and responses
made by Mr. Bryan and Mr
Stevenson.
The meeting was called to order in
a brief speech of welcome by Mayoi
Taggart, of this city, who said:
"Mr. Chairman of the National Committee
and Gentlemen of the Notification
Committee: It is a great pleasure
to me have the honor to w^lom<
to the capital city of the great State ol
Indiana the gentlemen who are with
us to-day; and also this vast concourse
of liberty-loving people, whc
have come from various places to witness
the ceremony here to take place
l aesire, on oeaati or me peopie 01
Indianapolis, regardless of party, tc
extend to you a hearty and cordial
welcome."
Congressman J. D. Richardson, ol
Tennessee, to whose lot, as permanent
chairman of the national convention
fell the duty of notifying Mr. Bryan ol
his nomination, made the first of the
notification addresses.
Following the notification speech o;
Mr. Richardson came the speech of acceptance
by Mr. Bryan.
Amoms the sentiments of the sp eh
which were applauded with especia
zest were those declaring that undei
existing circumstances we care not ed
ucate the Filipinos, lest they learn t'
read the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution of the United
States; that we would never agre t(
exchange the glory of this country fo:
that of all the empires; "that it is nol
necessary to own a people to trade wltl
th^m," and that "the command, 'Go y<
to all the world and preach the Gos
pel' has no Gatling gun attachment."
There was also general cheerinj
over the sneaker's promise tc
convene Cong/ess immediately tc
remedy the Philippine situatior
if he were elected. No part of the
speech received the commendation thai
bestowed upon the peroration
This caused an outburst that was both
tumultuous and prolonged.
Mr. Bryan spake a few words extern
poran^ously in introducing his speech
all of which except the peroration, waread
from manuscript. The closing
sentences were repeated from memory
in a most effective manner. The ex
(tamporaneous introduction was as follows:
"I feel thst I owe an apology
or explanation to the people who are to
listen, for the fact that I must read
What I am going to say. It would be
I more pleasant to me and more agreea'
b!e to you to speak without notes, but
I want to addrtst the. larger constituency
which we reach through the newspapers.
for it is a thousand timet as
numercus as any crowd that could as,
semble here: 2nd. therefore, in order
that I may speak to all througout the
land, 1 have committed to writing what
j I desire to say and w'li a.~k for you**
indulgence while I read my spesch."
5 He then read his address in part as
^ follows:
>fr> nnv * VT'O or>TT*/^T_7
.n n.. i)iw i ni* o oir
' Mr. Chairman and Members of the Noi
tification Committee:
I sha'l at an early day and in a
1 more formal manner, accept the nomination
vhi h you tender, and I shall at
tvc t'* ? ''isruss the various questions
covered by the Democratic plati
form. It may not be out of place, however,
to submit a few observations at
- th.s time upon the general character of
r the contest before us, and upcn the
Ir question which is declared to be of parr
amount importance in this campaign.
> When I say that the contest of 1900
5 is a contest octween deinccr..cy on th:
j one hand and plutocracy on the .t.;er
I do not me.n to say that all of our op_
ponents have deliberately chosen t<
give to organized wealth a predominating
influence in the affairs of the gov.
eminent, but I do assert that on tL|
r Important issues of the day the Repub,
lican party is dominated by those in-,
fluences which constantly tend to ele-i
vate neenniarv considerations and lip-.
5 ! nore human rights.
C J The Democratic party is not making
war upon the honest acquisition of
f wealth; it has no desire to discourage
1 industry, economy and thrift. On the
J ontrary, it gives to every citizen the
^ greatest po&siDle stimulus to honest
; toil, when*it promises him protection
in the enjoyment of the proceeds of
i his iabor. Property rights are most
secure when human rights are respected.
Democracy strives for a civilization
in which every member of society
will share according to his merits.
No one has a right to expect irom
i society more than a fair compensation
1 for the service which he renders to society.
If he secures more, it is at the
J expense of some one else. It is no in|
justice to him to prevent his doing inI
justice to another. To him who would,
; either through class legislation or in
the absence of necessary legislation, j
trespass upon the rights of another, I
the Democratic party says, "Thou
shalt not!"
Against us are arrayed a comparatively
small, but politically and financilly
powerful number who really
profit by Republican policies; but with
i them are associated a larege number
! who, because of their attachment to
; the party name, are giving their supi
port to doctrines antagonistic to the
j former teachings of their own party.
Republicans who used to advocate bimetallism
now try to convince themoolfcq
thof fKo caM ctonHarH is crnrwi
Republicans who were formerly attached
to the greenback are/now seeking
an excuse for giving national
banks control of the nation's paper
money; Republicans who used to boast
that the Republican party was paying
. off the national debt, are now looking
for reasons to support a perpetual and
. increasing debt; Republicans who forL
mcrly abhorred a trust, now beguile
l themselves with the delusion that
there are good trusts and bad frru3ts,
. while in their minds, the line between
the two is becoming more and more obscure;
Republicans who. In times pa?',
congratulated the tountry upon tb?
. small expense of our standing army
are now making light of the objections
which are urged agiinst a la ge increase
in the permanent military ;?
tablishment; Republicans who gloried
in our independen e when the nation
; was less powerful, n .w look with favor
upon a foreign alliance; Republicans
' who three years ago condemned "forcible
annexation" as immoral and
' even criminal, are now s re that it I'
both immoral and criminal to oppose
forcible annexation. That partisan- '
ship has already tmnaea many 10 pres'
ent dangers is certain; how large a
portion of the Republican party can
be drawn over to the new policies remains
to be seen."
: For a time Republican leaders were
Inclined to deny to opponents the right
' to criticise the Philippine policy of the
i administration, but upon investigation
they found that bath Lincoln and Clay
f asserted and exercised the right to
- criticise a President during the progress
of the Mexican war. Instead of
i meeting the issue boldly and submit1
ting a clear and positive plan for deal "
ing with the Philippine question, the |
" Republican convention adopted a plat'
form, the larger part of which was de1
voted to boasting and self congratula'
tion. In attempting to press economic
' questions upon the country to the ex:
elusion of those which involve the very
t structure of our government, the Rei
publican leaders give new evidence oi
5 their abandonment of the earlier ideas
- of the party and of their complete subserviency
to pecuniary considerations.
; But they 6hall not be permitted to
> evade the stupendous and far-reaching
J issue which they have deliberately
> ? ' -
' Drougni iiilu iue uu-ua ui ^1111^
' When the President, supported by a
t practically unanimous vote of the
House and Senate, entered upon a war
1 with Spain for the purpose of aiding
the struggling patriots of Cuba, the
country, without regard to party, ap;
plauded. Although the Democrats rec'
ognized that the administration would
; necessarily gain a political advantage
from the conduct of a war which, in
tne very nature or the case, must soon
end in a complete victory, they vied
with the Republicans in the support
which they gave to the President.
When the war was over and the Republican
leaders began to suggest the
propriety of a colonial policy, opposition
at once manifested itself. When
the President Anally laid before the
Senate a treaty which recognized the
Independence of Cuba but provided foi
the cession of the Philippine Islands
I to the United States, the menace of irn|
perialism became so apparent that
! many preferred to reject the treaty and
! risk the ills that might follow rather j
than take the chance of correcting the
errors of the treaty by the independent
action of this country.
I was among the number of those
who believed it better to ratify the
treaty and" end the war, release the
J volunteers, remove the excuse for war
; expenditures, and then give to the FiliI
pinos the independence which might
be forced from Spain by a new treaty.
! In view of the criticism which my action
aroused in some quarters I take
this occasion to restate the reasons
eiven at that time. I thought it safet
I to trust the American people to give
j independence to the Filipinos than to
I trust the accomplishment of that pur|
pose to diplomacy with an unfriendly
! nation. Lincoln embodies an argument
j in the question, when he asked, "Can
I aliens make treaties easier thdr |
friends can make laws?" I believe that
we are row In a better position to
wage a successful contest against imperialism
than we would have been
had the treaty heen rejected. With
the treaty ratified, a clean issue is |
presented' between a government by
consent and a government by force,
and imperialists mu9t bear the responsibility
for all that happens until the
question is settled. If the treaty had
been rejected, the opponents of imperialism
would have been held responsible
for any international complications
which might Jiave arisen before
the ratification of another treaty. But
whatever differences of op.nion may
have existed as the best method of
opposing the colonial policy, there
never was any difference as to the
great importance of the question and
there is no difference now as to the
course to be pursued.
Trusts and free eoinaee and the oth
ir Issues of the campaign were forcefully
discussed by Mr. Bryon in his
speech. At Its conclusion. Hon. Adlai
C. Stevenson was presented. His speech
was liberally applauded, and brought
out Jiany of the salient points at is*
sue between the parties in the present
campaign. His speech was eBpcially
strong on the subject of trusts, that
point being as follows:
"The deadly power of the trust is felt
in all channels of trade. This is but
the beginning. Is it too much to say
that unless restrained by wholesome
laws, wisely and efficiently administered.
the danger becomes appalling?
Kosterea Dy me umgiej ibhu
the trusts, during the present Republican
administration, have enormously
increased in number and in power. A
determined effort for their suppression
must now be made. Delay would still
further endanger every lawful business
interest of the country. The imperative
necessity for a remedy being conceded,
the question arises: Into whose
Qands shall be committed the work of
formulating laws looking to the suppression
of trusts? To whom shaH be
intrusted the execution of such laws?
Shall it be to the victims or to the
beneficiaries of the overshadowing
evil? If to the .atter, then a" further i
lease of power to the present adminls. j
tration is all that Is needed. Can any j
sane man believe that the trust evil is t
one that will cure itself, or that its Ce- <
sfnnotinn will hp cnmassed bv those j
to whom it has brought princely for-j
tunee? If so, let him point to a single
honest attempt of Republican officials
to enforce the laws now upon our
statute books against the most stupendous
commercial evil known to any
peri>? of our history.
"The Democratic party stands pledged
to an unceasing warfare against primandc
the enforcement of existing
vate monopoly in every form. It delaws
against trusts, and the enactment
of laws yet more stringent. It
wisely demands publicity as to the
afTairs of corporations engaged in inter-State
commerce. As one means to
the important end or curtailing me
power of trusts, we favor such amendi
ments of our tariff laws a? will place
the products of trusts upon the free
list and thereby preevnt monopoly under
the plea of protection. DQring almost
four years of Republican control
af all departments of the government,
the trust evil has growi# to its present
overshadowing proportions. What finger
has been lifted for its suppression?
With its friends again entrenched in
power, what hope is held buj for the
future?"
Upon the financial question Mr. Stevenson
spoke as follows:
"With equal justice it reiterates the
demands of a former Demcoratic platform
for bi-metalism; the restoration
of silver to its proper function in our
monetary system.
tho nrntprtinn of the home la
borer it demnads the enforcement of
the Chinese exclusion act.
And in the interest o fan enlarged
commerce, it favors the imme liate
construction o fthe Nicaraguan Canal.
This, howeevr. with the provision that
it shall remain f.trever under the exclusive
ownership and control of thb
United States. The pending HayPauncefote
treaty is condemned as a
surrender of American rights, not to
be tolerated by the American people.
In the construction and control of this
great work, there can be no concession
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of right to any European power. Com- 1
mercial interest and national safety
in time of war. alike demand its per- \
manent ownership by our govern- \ . \:
ment."
Mr. Stevenson closed as follows:
"We stand one hundred years from ]
the hour when the olltlcal forcas were
gathering which were to result in the
election of the first Democratic Preeident.
The anniversary of the masterful
day in our history was wisely
chosen for the assembling in convenI
tion of the representatives of the historic
party whose founder was Jefferson?and
whose platform is the Declaration
o Independence. In the great ; Pi
| struggle now upon us we invoke the
co-operation o all wbo revere the
memory of our forefathers, and to
whom this declaration Is not unmeaning
parchment?but the enduring
chart of our liberties. Upon the supreme
issue now in the forefront?and
to the end that Republican government
be nemetuated?we appeal to the sober
judgment and patriotism of the American
people."
Mr. Stevenson closed, amid liberal
applause, at 20 minutes to 6 o'cloek.
Senator Jones then declared the meeting
adjourned sine die.
Idaho Populists,
j- Chicago. Special.?A number of the
I leaders of the different parties oppos- -n!
ing the present administration, held a
conference at Democratic headquarters.
The principal subject of discu6'
sion was the entanglement in Idaho
and upon this a tentative agreement
was reached. According to this understanding
the Populists will withdraw
their electoral candidates and return
to the original basis of settlement
I agreed upon for that State, before the
| various parties held their conventions.
Mr. Bryan was frequently called into
i the conference.
Njws From Baptist flssionaries.
Boston. Special.?The American
Baptist Missionary Union, of this city,
lias received a cablegram from Swatow,
China, reading: "Ung Kung and
four chapels were wrecked. Consuls
! acting. Scotts, Winkinson, China, Japan,
Foster, 8peecher, sent families
I Victoria, Tac-oma. "Groesbeck."
This message ie .from Rev. A. F.
j Groesbeck, in charge of the Baptist
j mission at Ung Kung. about 70 miles
I north of Swotow, and announces that
hi.s mission has been destroyed by the
; tions. This is the first intimation received
of actual violence in that section
| of China.
Notes. '
! Carl Fischer-Hansen, of New York,
j has been selected to go to Chicago to
I toko charve of the literary Seandiua
vian bureau, at Republican headquar- ters.
Hp says that he will assign
speakers who will address Scuailini
avians in Iowa. Minnesota. Nebraska.
I Illinois and tlip Dakotas. He will
1 make his first spee<h of the campaign
j in Chicago next Thursday night.
I Ninety-two discouraged mincj3 re1
turned to Seattle. Wash., from Cape
' Nome. Wednesday
Plague at Manila Subsiding.
Washington. D. C.. Special.?Marine
Hospital Service advices from Manila,
best received, report that the number
of plague cases there is diminishing.
No information has been officially
communicated here regarding the reported
action of the Singapore health
authorities in quarantining against
Manila. The Marine Hospital Service
dispatches from Florida show that no
yellow fever cases nor new suspects
have developed.
Roosevelt to Beat Bryan's Record.
Chicago, Special.?Perry S. Heath,
secretary of the Republican national
committee, resumed his duties at headquarters
Saturday, after a week's 'our
east and south. Mr. Heath saw Governor
Roosevelt at the New York
headquarters, where the governor's
itinerary was arranged. According to
Mr. Heath in the campaigning tour
planned for Governor Roosevelt, he
will break all records in the annals of
I presidential campaigning.
Gr< at Army to Invade China.
Berlin, by Cable.?The ~emi-offlcia|
Militair Woehenblatt says: "Accord,
ing to the present orders, from thq
powers, the middle of August will sec,
altogether 40.."00 available troops with
1K2 auns in the province cf Pe Chi Li.
By the end of Sep'er.b.1: there will be
78.000 with J80 gins. not including tho
troops at Shanghai. Cinton and Nankin.
Russia now has 37.0 ;0 with 101
guns oncentrating in Manchuria and
105.000 more with 133 gans now farming
for invasion."
flissioruries Sat.-.
*"* 1? < Tkft ftVon'.h rnnsill
Fans, u) v^duic.? i tic j ?vmvm ?_
at Tschung Kir.g. wiring under date of
August 5. says: "Many missions have
been destroyed and some Christians
killed, but the missionaries are safe
and sound. All is calm at Tschung
King. The Mandarins are doing all
possible to repress .roubles and I believe
they will s icr?ed. I am negotiating
with V'cercy Tche Li relative to
the protection of missionaries, who
Instead of assembling at one place
from Tcheng Ton. Schttng King and
Soni Fou, should retire to the walls of
j their respect i.e districts." I
I