Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1884. IN8PIKED POETS. AUTHOBS OSKSOWN. Dispens'ry's gone forevermore ! Oficial jag ! "here's none ; The tiger blind most bang it's bead, % Prohibition's got the bone. The logger head sings np the high oak tree, The son flower bows its bead ; The whippoorwill chants in quaint melody, The bong-starter's hopes are dead. "What's the news, old fellow ?" Said John to Farmer Bea, "Your crops are looking yellow, And you are looking thin !' ' "Ah 1 John," replied the farmer My dearest John Gs -ry e, The weather is growing warmer, And everything is dry 1" To Senator Irby. Some Questions by One of Much Faith in the "Organization." You are the chairman of the State Democratic executive committee, the official bead of the party. You have been trusted with tte doty of caring for the party's welfare and enforcing its roles. It is part of your business to apply 8neb measures as wHl preveot persons who are not Democrats from taking part in party conventions and , primaries. Is it not also part of yonr business a? official head of the party to demand that no man who is not a Democrat shalt be recognized as a can? didate for BOJ Democratic nomination ? We adc the question for information. There is moch coofosion as to what a Democrat is. Judge Haskell and his friends who .ignored the party nomi? nations four years ago aid they were Democrats. The Alliance voters and candidates who brought the Ocala platform into the Democratic party claimed that they were Democrats. The one test heretofore universally ac? cepted has been that men shall act and vote with the Democratic party, shall support its nomm?es^ recognize its ma? chinery and he governed by its roles. By that test, if you remember, tba . HaskeUites, as they are called, were regarded foor years ago as being* out? side of the party and were readmitted only oo pledge to support the nominees and obey the roles. Three prominent candidates for Gov? ernor of 'this State-John Gary Evans, W. D. Evans and W. H. Ellerbe-have been asked the following question : "Will you pledge loyalty to the de? mands of the Firm er's Alliance and Industrial Union abo?? loyalty to par ty cauca?, ead vote against any and all candidates who decline to commit themselves to this extout ?" Each of the three has answered this question plain fy sad publicly, "Yes/' What does that mean, Chairman Irby? It meaos that these citizens, asking nomination of the Democratic party, asking to be made its representative ' and leader, pledge themselves to act ' with the party only so far as they are ' permitted to do so by an organization 1 which is not connected with the party ' and which is in several matters and many 1 parts of the country in direct and violent * opposition to it. Suppose a man should 1 go before the people pledged to ignore 1 the party caucus and to vote indepen- ' dendy of party platforms and nomina- 1 lions wheo required to do so by the ' Republican party? Would you recognize 1 bim as a valid Democratic candidate ? 1 The eases are precisely the same. It ' may be argued that the Alliance and 1 Industria] Union is like a church 1 denomination or a secret society, the ! rules of which a man would promise to ' respect above party obligations. But 1 that will not fit Churches and secret ' societies are not io politics and tbe Alliance is. It bas held its conven- 1 tions and announced its platforms and ' one of its foundation doctrines is inde? pendence of party. You doubtless 1 know that in this State it bas been beld ' that no obligation relieves a man from ' the stain of independeotism if he bolts ' the party nominees. Yet here are the . three leading candidates for Governor j pledging themselves to bolt if the Domin?es do not fit the ideas of the ! Alliance They promise that they will vote against every man who refuses to j take tbe pledge exacted of them Io j other words if some man should have | the courage to declare himself a Demo- i erat first, last and all the time, and to j say that be would be bound in his poli- ! tical action by the decision of party | caucus, primary or convention, and if j such a mao should receive the party nomination, these candidates would vote against bim Now, what do yon propose to do about { it, as tbe official head of the party ?" You and other leaders of the Reform faction in this State have claimed to be i stalwart, straight Democrats. Some of . you have talked very boldly in time | . psst against Third party people. Most of you are said by your friends to be men of nerve, of invincible courage, j Tbe public bas been told much of your I outspoken and manly utterances and j your unfaltering determination. Now, here is tbe time for you to j show bow much nerve and courage and j determination you have. Now is the j time for you to speak when your speak- ? ing may mean something of danger and j trial for yourself. Have any of you the stuff in you ? Have you the grit to face influences and powers and, perhaps, opposing majorities for what you know to be right ? Yon have been sailing along wi*b the tide while your friends ! have boasted of your Democracy and nerve. Are you a fair weather Demo? erat only, or can you face a storm - Are you the kind of a mao who can fight well only while oo the strong side and who flickers in time of danger and disaster? Are you, Senator Irby, politically speaking of coarse, dead game, or will yon flinch from the gaff and take to your legs ? Have yon the nerve to say to the party of which you are the official head that each, man mast choose whom he will serve; or wi II you go on and recognize as Democratic candidates and fit to be Democratic nominees men who pledge themselves to vote regardless of the ac? tion of the Democratic party and its legally constituted authorities and machinery ? Mach depends . on your answers to these questions. We have reached the forks of the road. If there is any nerve or loyalty in the leadership of the party in South Carolina they should be mani? fested now.-Greenville News. T?e Augusta Immigration Gathering. The Southern Immigration Conven? tion meets in Angosta, Ga., on 30th inst., and the Governors of Southern States are expected to be present. Many other officials and citizens will attend. The railroad men will be present. The question of immigration for the South is to be discussed. It will be like other bodies of the kiod that have beeo held from time to time. It may do much good if wise views prevail and a proper direction is given for the enforcement of those views. It may eventuate in bringing into oar fruitful Southland maoy desirable farmers-the kind of immigrants mostly needed. The North and North? west might send down several thousands of its tillers of the soil with much advantage to the farmers and with I 1 benefit to the South. Good lands can be bought io the South at from $5 to $10 ao acre, aod that is not more than the interest that many Northern and Western farmers are pay? ing on the laods they till. .The South wants and needs men of capital, farmers, and sober, honest, well disposed laborers in the various callings of life. It does not need and will not have if it can help it, vagrants aod wreckers-meo of no industry and no character-men who are restless and dangerous-men like some of the foreign importations that corse and afflict and keep uneasy the great Northern section. Socialists, Anar? chists, destructives-these are pests to society and are as full of devil and death as dynamite. The twelve of fourteen Southern States ought to send a big delegatioc to Augusta. It is hoped the result of the free interchange of opinion from men tn the several States will be to adopt judicious, cautious, practical measures whereby some of the vait vacant lands may be cultivated. Senator Morgan on Finance. Senator John T. Morgan, of Ala? bama, in defining bis position on silver joioage, is to put - it midly a most singular one, he does not even refer to the national platform on this subject bot relies oo two acts of Congress passed in 1792 and 1837 when we had free coinage because the intrinsic unit of paine in the ratio of 16 to 1 of both metals was the same in the markets of the world. If the conditions and sur? roundings were the same, no democrat jould be found to raise his voice or inger against tbe free coinage of silver now, since the silver in a silver dollar w ou ld be worth its weight in gold as much is the gold in a gold dollar, under such sircumstances it would be impossible ilmost to have too much coinage of ?tther metal. Bot the conditions and surroundings are not the same, they beve changed somewhat in recent pears, the white metal has lost more than half its value and the fioancial legislation on silver in the days of Washington or Andrew Jackson would ao more fit into the condition that now confronts us than would the knee breeches, silk stockings aod silver buckled shoes of sixty or a hundred years ago fit becomingly the modere statesmen who have to grapple with the intricate questions of modern, national and international finance. It is not often that a Legislature I 1 enacts laws which legally accomplish i tbe very reversa of what they content- ' plated, but this seems to have been the case io the pan-out of the dispensary law ia South Carolioa. The object of tbis law was to give the State the ex? clusive monopoly of the liquor traffic ! and DOW the Supreme Court unanimous- 1 ly decides that there isn't any liquor I traffic at all, but that the State is abso? lutely under prohibition, a prohibition, , however, which does not prohibit the bibulous citizen from stocking his side- j board or his cellar with approved I brands of bug-juice from other States, j and hence the prohibition is simply i against the man who would like to put up a dispensary of bis own and supply customers by the drink or otherwise. ?s the situation now is under this decision, the business outlook for the distilleries aloDg the North Carolina border is pretty good. Gov. Tillman is quoted as saying that he will give the decision his moral support, which means, we suppose, that he will not connive at the establishment of "blind tigers," | and that he will keep within thc law by j importing his "sperits," or helping to ? destroy the residue of the dispensary stock left on hand. Under this decis? ion of the Court the State can't sell it - Wilmington Star. t?mjrOH'T HATCH X??g|/ OUT A CHICKEN! Neither will proclamations on dead walls revive languishing trade. NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING Is the great INK-UBATOR Jg^ FOR HATCHING ''^^^ OUT BUSINESS. <^S?p# To Develop the Resources of tlie South. BALTIMORE y Md., 'May 18.-Tbe Manufacturer!? Record states that a powerful association bas been organized by leading capitalists, bankers and rail? road officers, under the name, Southern Immigration, Land and Title Company, the purpose of which ie to colonize and develop Southern lands, and in gene? ral to direct immigration and invest ment to the South. The scope and plans of the company ire on the broadest plane and it will save in the United States and European countries the widest aud most influen? ?ai connections. The main office will bt in .Baltimore, with agencies and branches in iniport mt centres .in this country, in Canada ind Great Britain, and on the conti? nent. The projectors of the company have )een for some years iodentined with Southern develooments, and are all men >f noted ability and business sagacity. The president of the company is Hon. Chauncey F. Black, of Pennsylvania ; irst vice president; Mr. Julian S Carr, he millionaire tobacco manufacturer of borham. N. C. ; second vice president, Ur. M. Erskin Miller of Staunton, pro )ab]y the largest individual coal land >wne . io the Virginias ; third Vice presi lent and general manager, Mr. A. A. Arthur, one of the leaders in Southern levelopment Among the directors are Hon. Jobo i. Proctor, president of the United nates Civil Service Commission ; Dr. j. W. Dabney, ?Ir., Assistant Seoretary ?f the United States Department of Agriculture; John Skelton Williams, tanker, of Richmond, Ya : C. B. Or :um, president of the Newport News >bip Building and Dry Dock Company; xovernor W. A. MacCorkle of West Virginia; W. A. Turk, geoeral paseen ;er agent of the Richmond and Dan? ville Railroad ; H. W. Fuller, general lassenger agent of the Chesapeake and )bio Railroad ; Edwin Fitzgerald traf-' ic mtinager of the East Tennessee, T?rgioia and Georgia Railroad and ither leading business men indentified rieb Southern growth. . i mm? Significant Utterance. ?he Governor in Regard to the Dispensary's Future. The Governor yesterday received a 3uer from a Mr. Travis of Chester, So g land, complimenting tbe dispensary ystem of control of the liquor traffic nd asking for a good deal of inf?rma? lo o. The reply to his letter seems to ie significant. In concluding his brief letter to Mr. >avis, the Governor said : "As you re aware the law has been declared inconstitucional by our State Supreme Jourt, but I feel that I can give you very assurance that the experiment rill result eventually in advancing ery materially the cause of temper nce."-State/May 28 When Saby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she wis a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria. L_ ?_. ?.?,,-? 70S EITHER SEX. This remedy i fc Ri Uni ^ fc?ine >rU?t?? directly to tho seal of E 131:1V V? W those diseases of tho Geni to-Urinary Or. ~- cacy. requires no chanpe of diet or nauseous, mercurial cr poisonous med ^J!">fl? ?cinesto bc Uken internally. When O fl ? used . ?Vt IS AS A PREVENTIVE %Py ? ? by either sex it Is imponible to contract any venereal disease ; but in the case of those already UwotrraATfiT Amiens I ? "_??; 11 : - with Gonorrho/a ?nd Gleet, we gtunm. f^t TTY TES TP3 tee a cato. Price hy mail, pestle, paiu, %mf aCmAll^lpexlM^orGbczcsforSa. ?"orsaleby Dr. J. F. W. DeLorme. Sumter. S.C. LADIES DO YOU KNOW DR. FELIX LE BRUN'S STE BHD PEP?HOYHL PILLS ire the original and only FRENCH, safe and re? liable cure on the market Price $1.00; sent by nail. Genuine sold only by Dr. J. F. W. DeLorme, Sumter, S. C. Vi??L TO MANHOOD. Du. E. C. WEST'S NERVE AND BRAIN TREAT? MENT, a specific for Hysteria, Dizziness, Fits, Neu? ralgia, Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by alcohol or tobacco. Wakefulness, Mental Depression, Softening of Brain, causing insanity, misery, decay, death, Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of Power in either sex, Impotency, JLeucorrhcea and all Female Weaknesses, Involuntary Losses, Sperma? torrhoea cammed by over-exertion of brain, Self abuse. over-Induleence. A mouth's treatment, $1, 6 for ??, by mai!. With each order for C boxes, with $5wfil send written guarantee to refund if not cured. Gunranteosissued by ayent. WEST'S LIVER PILLS cures Sick Headache. Biliousness. Liver Complaint, Sour Stomach, Dyspepsia and Constipation. GUARANTEES issued ouly by J. F. W. DeLorme, Sumter, S. C. T. M. C. A. - Until farther; notice, the Heading Room of tbe.JYvM. C. A. will be opeo daily from 8 30 to 10 P. M. Dailies, weeklies, mouthiies, will be found there. Also, the Library from the S. L. I. has been removed to the rooms of the Y. M. C. A. An# earnest invitation is extended to all to visit the rooms and take advan? tage of the reading matter. 0TT0F, WEITERE / WHOLESALE GROCER, AND LIQUOR DEALER, OFFICE AND SALESROOM : 183 East Bay, Charleston, S. C. Nov. 7-0 The Great Farm, Industrial and Stock Journal of the South. ONS YEAR FOE $1. Sample copies will be mailed FREE on ap plication to THE CULTIVATOR PUBLISHING CO., Box 415, Atlanta, Ga. REMOVAL. LEVAN'S BARBER SHOP has been removed to the room over Mr. B. J. Barnett's store, in his new building on Main Street. Thanking my frieuds for past favors I solicit their continued patronage in my new stand, where I am better prepared to serve them with satisfaction to them, as well aa myself. Respectfully. JOSEPH LEVAI?. Dee 6-4. FOR -FULL ASSORTMENT BEST NEW GARDEN SEED, -FULL LINE Prat Drap aili Hals, CALL ON J. S. HUGHSON & CO., Monaghan Block. MAIN STREET, Feb 8. SUMTER, S. C. L.D.JOHNSTON, SUMTER, S. C. -THE Practical Carpenter, Contractor and Builder, WOULD RESPECTFULLY inform the citizens of Sumter and surrounding country that he is prepared to furnish plans, and estimates on brick and wooden buildings. Ali work entrusted to bim will be done first class. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Aug 19 _ Order Your PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES FROM GEO. f. STEFFENS & SON, Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S. C. -Agents for MOTT'S CIDER, BED SEAL CI&ARS, and DOVE HAMS. hpXENT$ W COPYRIGHTS.^ CAN I OBTAIN A PATENT? Fora prompt answer and an honest opinion, write to MUNN & CO.? who have bad nearly Hf ty years' experience in the patent business. Communica? tions strictly confidential. A Handbook of In formation concerning Patents and how to ob? tain them sent free. Also a catalogue of mechan? ical and scientific hooks sent free Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice in the ?Scientific American, and thus are brought widely before the puififc with? out cost to the inventor. This splendid paper, issued weekly, elegantly illustrated, bas by far the largest circulation of any scientific work in the world. S3 a year. Sample copies sent free. Building Edition, monthly, $2.50 a year. Sinele copies, Uta cents. Every number contains beau? tiful plates, in colors, and photographs of new houses, with plana, enabling builders to show the latest designs and secure contracts. Address MUNN & CO, NEW YORK, 3?1 BROADWAY. for Infants and Children Castor!a cures Colic, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Eructation, Kills ?flTorms, gives sleep, and promotes di? gestion, ?Without injurious medication. "For several years I have recommended your4 Castorta,1 and shall always continue to do S3 as it has invariably produced beneficial results.'' Envns F PARDEZ, 3L D., IC?th Street and 7th Ave., New York City. THE CENTAUR CO^PAXY, 77 3IURRAY STREET, NEW YOES CITY. SCHWER? I GO. lew Orleans Molasses In Barrels, Half Barrels and Kegs. Flour, Sugar, Coffee, Crackers, Meat, Lard, Cheese, Starch, Soap, And everything nice in the Grocery Line WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Call and See Us. Our Retail Department is Complete. Schwerin & Co? Feb. 7. JE WE L R IT. Watches, Diamonds, Sterling and Plated Silverware, LARGE STOCK SUITABLE FOB WEDDING PRESENTS. Clocks, Optical Goods, Fine Knives, Scissors and Razors. Machine Needles, &c. FOLSOM. SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH. ESTABLISHED 1868._ Sumter. S. C. A Modern Work of reference for the Home, Library, Office or School. 15 Royal Octavo Vols., 50,000 Titles, 125 Double Page Maps, 150 Double Page Illustrations. Cash or easy pa}7ments. Write for terms to CHAS. H. CHAPMAN, P, 0. Box, 195, Charleston, S. C, General Southern Agent. Feb 14-x LOW FOR CASE A CAR LOAD OF Fine Buggy Horses. A Full Line of OLD HICKORY WAGONS, BUGGIES. CARRIAGES, HARNESS, WHIPS, ETC. ALL FOR SALE LOW FOR CASH. W. M. GRAHAM. Jan. ll. " pastoria is so well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescription !:now3 to me.? IL A ARCHER, M. D., 121 So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. "The use of 'Castoria is so universal and its merits so well known that it seems a work of supererogation to endorse it Few are the intelligent families who do net keep Castoria within easy reach." CARLOS MARTYN, D. D.. -Jew York City I RETAIL, White Corn at 75c. per bushel io sacks, Mixed Oats, at 55c, 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ship Stuff, at ?1.25 per 100 lbs., in sacks. Choice Timothy Hay, $1.20 per 100 lbs , in bales. Cotton Seed Meal, at $1.30 per sack. Cotton Seed Hulls, at $4 50 per ton in bulk. Lime, ?1.25 per barrel. I ALSO SELL Rosendale and Portland Cement, Plaster of Paris, Cow Hair, Fire Bricks, Flue Pipe, Sewer Pipe, And Other Building Material. Special Prices on Large Lots, H. H ABBY.