Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

A Call to the Forty Congressman McLaorin Ur ges Immediate Action. DILLON, Marioo Couoty, S. C., May 1$.-HOD. J. L. McLaorio bas been in tbe county of Marion all this week, taking testimony io his contested elec? tion case. Many of his friends insisted that he agree to deliver a public speech in the coaoty OD the poli ti eel situation. He agreed to speak here at Diilion to? day at ll o'clock. The announcement was made io the coaoty paper and to . day the town hall was filled with intelli? gent white representatives from diff?r? ant sectioos of the county. Mr. T. B. Sta.ckb.ouse presided at the meeting and introduced Mr. McLaaria. Everyone seemed anxious to hear the Congressman. The large audience was about equally divided between Conservatives and Reformers. Mr. McLaorin began by indulging io tome pleasantries tn reference to the growiog town of Dillioo and then ern? phasized the gravity and seriousness nf the present situation. He said that he always spoke plainly and that the exigencies of the situation demaoded truthful and dispassionate utterances, Up to 1890 oar condition was placid Md serene. Some of as thought that . we could manage the affairs of "?ate better. We got control and some mis? takes hats been made. Oar people are divided and we must reunite. Thirty years ago oar white men re* tamed from a bloody war? having Buf? fered the loas of many lives and mach property. He warned them to learn a leaton fro? past experiences. The moral effect waa worse than the loss of lives and property. The negro question seems farther from a solu? tion thao it was thirty years ago. We their had to deal with Northerners and reuagtues, hut it ts now white mao against white mao, with the negro holding the balance of power, and if we remain divided the result will be different. If reason and wisdom had prevailed io 1850, the bloody war could have been averted. Just so oow, if our people will listen to reason instead of obeying and fol? lowing the instructions of dangerous, design tog politicians? we can gat to gether and perpet?alo white suprem? acy without injury to the negro. Some men are afraid to give utter? ance to the sentiments io their bosoms for fear of incurring the displeasure of some would-be leader. Last winter, a few of us Reformers met in Columbia and discussed the situation. We deter? mined to do something, if possible, looking towards the reunion of our people. This number was increased to forty and took the name of the "Forty Movement.'* I have been cursed and abused by tricksters sod demagogues* who are afraid that a uoioo of the white people will place them out of office. The "Forty's*' plan is the salvatioo of this State. They bold the key to the situation. The Hempbill-Tillman con? ference seemed like ao attempt to get ahead of the "Forty." He did not care who received the credit, he only de? sired results. We must not forget that we are a part of the United States. It's no use to blow ?nd kick-we tried that once. The demagogue eau talk such staff, bat trae mea realise the situation. No State can abrogate or ooliify a single clause of the Constitution of the United States. We mast face the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments It is best for both races that white intelligence rule. The negroes recognize that faot. We must be jost to the oegro. We must not attempt to elevate ourselves at the expense of the oegro. He is a eitizeo of this country aod the sooner we bary prejudice sod face the situa? tion like sensible meo tbe better it will be. Desigoiog white men may by their extreme exactions drive other white men. to desperation aod force them to take the oegro. Yon can't drive aod bulldoze intelli? gent white meo. The equal divisioo idea bas become fixed and aoy arrange? ment made hy the people will be all right. The noise made about delegates to the constitutional convention is made by moo who are afraid that if they do not eoatrol the convention they will lose the deal for 1896. Some meo say they will oct crawl to make peace. If there was an office at the end of the lice they would crawl through the ante? chambers of hell. If the people of the Sixth district want a man who can't rise higher than factional prejudices, theo tbey most get some one else to represent them. If you want a demagogue, say so, and I wil retire. The moral and intellectual superior? ity of the white race over the odored race will dominate. , The speaker grew earned and elo- ! quent aud declared that his idea was i that the State working committee of I the "Forty" ?hou!d meet at once and j confer, that the working committees in each county should call a mass meeting for the several counties with ; delegates equally divided between the \ factions and then go into the primary | and vote? for these candidates and for | none others, If we can't get together this way, there is BO use trying. At the close of his speech, Mr I McLaurio was loudly applauded and his words of wisdom and boldness had a tremendous influence. Hon J. E. El 1er bc was called on for a speech. He endorsed Mr. McLsurio's speech and said that a meeting would be called by the "Forty" io Marioo county at once. Hon L. B. Rogers offered (be folio?? iog resolutions, which were endorsed by Hoo. J. ?. Ellerbe and were unsoi mously adopted : "Whereas, a constitutional conven? tion is to be held this fail and we realize the imperative necessity for the white men of the State to oome together io the ?election of delegates to said convention, that ia the end white supremacy may be preserved and the interests of the whole people protected ; and whereas, at a conven? tion held sn Columbia on the 27th of March last, a working committee was appointed to carry out certain resolu? tions there adopted, "Resolved, That we, believiug the situation sud: as demands the most se? rious consideration, request the chair? man of said working committee to call this committee together at the earliest day practicable to suggest some cou ? certed line of action to meet the perils which threaten us."-The State. From the New York World. Gov. Evans Telegraphs The World There is no Trea? son in South Carolina. To The Editor of The World : There is DO treason in South Caro? lina. We are in the Union, and in it to stay. We claim the right as a sovereign State to protest against any effort by the Judges of the United States Court to centralize this Gov? ernment and dee'roy oar national and State Constitutions. We will obey the decrees of the ; court, but will exercise every right guaranteed American citizens for the preservation of our liberties. The principle we are fighting for, the right of local self-government, is as dear to New York as it ie to South Carolina, and cannot be destroyed here without ultimately being de? stroyed in the Union. The attempt to nulify oors laws for political purposes under the pretense of conflicts with the Constitution of the United States arouses the right? eous indignation of our entire peo pie. We confidently rely upon the United Sta! s Supreme Court, and will abide by its decision. We redeemed our State from negro domination and anarchy in 1876 in spite of Grant's bayonets, restoring order, peace and prosperity, and will preserve our civilization by lawful methods if allowed, but we will pre? serve it. JOHN GARY EVANS, Governor. Columbia, S. C., May 15, 1895. This message to the people of the Norf\ telegraphed to The World by Gov. Evans, of South Carolina, is a reply to the charge of treason hurled at him by partisan Republican news? papers. On May 8 Judge Nathan Goff, of the United States Circuit Court, decided unconstitutional the registration laws of South Carolina, the general act of 1882, and the special act of last December provid? ing for an election of delegates j to a constitutional convention. The ! ground of the decision was that the | laws were in conflict with the Four? teenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution, and were caiclated to abridge the right of negro suffrage. On the same day in the same court, a decision was rendered nullifying iu effect South Carolina's Dispensary law because of its conflict with the Interstate commerce law. On May 14 Gov. Evans issued a proclamation which, while asserting loyalty to the national Constitution, was yet gener? ally constructed to mean that Judge Goff's injunction would be ignored and the election of delegates to the Constitutional Convention proceeded with. Editorial in N. Y. World. lt may be that the recent decision of Judge Goff in South Carolina mak? ing perptetual the injunction against the proposed Constitutional Conven? tion is not good law. Perhaps the Supreme Court will reverse it, but it must be accepted as law until re? versed by competent authority. lt is certainly better law and much better patriotism than the defiant ? ?erance of Gov. Evans in saying : "Constitution or no Constitution, court or no court, law or no law, the intelligent white people of this State are going to govern it." With no Constitution, no court and no law, w?.ere would the Governor get his authority ? The Armour Boycott. KANSAS. CITY, MO., May 17.-The boycott on the Armour Packing Com? pany, declared a month ago by the iocai retail butchers' association, was to-day extended by the National Association io include Chicago, St : Louis and Denver, with tiie intention j of spreading it all over the United States unless the differences in Kan? sas City should be adjusted The boycott is by order of President Stillman from Danbury, Conn. He also strongly recommends the estab? lishment of a national abbatoir to re? lieve the association of dependence j on packerp. The local differences are due to drayage charges and the maintenance of retail stores at the packing houses The grocers and provisions dealers of the United States have been asked to join the boycott by the Butchers' Associa? tion. General Butler's Views, No Danger of Negro Bule In South Carolina. WASHINGTON, May 19.-Ex- Seoator M. C. Bailer, of South Carolina, is io the city on private business, but will doubtless take ao opportunity to drop into the Supreme Court of the United States as a spectator of the effort of Attorney General Barber to ioduce the court to take up the habeas corpus case involving the fate of the dispen? sary io that State. Asked to-day if there was much excitement in Sooth Carolina over the decisions of United States Judges Gol? and Simonton in the registration and Dispensary laws, ex-Senator Butler replied: "No, not that I know of. When I left, people generally were in a quies? cent state. I discovered no signs of revolution or war, except with Gover? nor Evans and a few of his coterie. He seems to be in a chronic state of eruption." "What is the cause of his outburst of excitement ?" was asked. "I cannot understand it. He seems to regard a United States court as a foreign corporation and a United States Circuit Court judge as a public enemy. Judge Goff decided a case brought be? fore him in due form and, I think, de? cided it correctly and of coarse consci? ent io asl j. He passed upon a question, the constitutionality of the reg? istration laws, which was raised io a proper case before the State Su? preme Co a rt last December and which that court has failed to decide np to this time. Dr. Sampson Pope, the mover in that canse, failing to get a decision in the State court, sought re? dress in thc United States Court be? fore Judge Goff. That's all there is in it." "Is it conceded that Judge Goff had jurisdiction ?" "That is a disputed question. In my opinion he had. If Judge Goff is io error, he will be corrected by the United States Supreme Court. If he is right, be will be sustained." "Will the State authorities appeal in that case ?" "Ah, as to that, I do not know. If the State authorities are wise, they will let the matter rest where it is, and go ahead and bold the Constitutional convention under Judge Goff's decis? ion." "But will they undertake to hold it io defiance of that opinion ?" was asked of Mr. Butler. "I do not believe they will," he re? plied. "South Caro li Da has made two attempts to go it alone-once in 1832 and again in 1861-5. I took part in the last attempt, and judging from what I know of those who were with me in that experience. South Carolina has had enough along that line." In response to the suggestion that the Legislature and State officials in their construction of the registration laws, had in view the permanent disfranchisement of the negro and in order to prevent negro supremacy, Senator Butler said there was no danger whatever of that condition aris? ing. "The negroes," be added, do "not want to control affairs. They are sat? isfied from their experience in the re? construction period that they are not yet prepared to take charge of the government. But they do want tbe op? portunity of voting for white men io whom they have confidence, and those men are among the Conservatives. It isn't negro supremacy that worries these gentlemen half so much as it is the possible downfall of 'ring suprem? acy.' " The Interstate Drill. MEMPHIS, May 17.-This was the closing day of competitions by volun? teer military companies in the inter state drill and encampment. The National Fencibles of Washington, D C , the present champions of the United States and holders of the Gal? veston semi-centennial cup, drilled to hold their title and their work was of the highest type, but Capt. Domer in turning the pages of his programme omitted one and consequently the champions failed to execute ten of the movements required, thereby losing the championship. The Morton Cadets of Washington, also drilled for the championship and performed an excellent drill, causing many to pin their faith to the young? sters as cup winners. The Thurston Rifles of Omaha, under command of Capt. ScharfT, also drilled in the high class aud are considered by many to be the victors. The company, how? ever, which seems to be most pro- j bably the champion one, is the Sealey j Rifles of Galveston. Their work ! marked them as the equals of either i of the companies in their class with j the additional virtue of having com- ' pleted the entire programme within a shorter period than either. Damage to Truck Farms. NORFOLK, VA , Maj 17-Thc truck ; farmer* of this section have suffered very seriously no account of cold rains Reports to the Virginian from all sec? tions of tide renter is to the effect that potatoes, cabbage, peas, etc., have been i damaged possibly -5 per cont , and in ! certain sections thc loss will reach 40 per cent. The fruit crop has also been ! seriously injured. The loss cannot be I estimated. It is impossible to estimate the loss io dollars and cents. [Adopted in 1876.] Platform of the South Car lina Democracy. The Democratic party of Soi Carolina, in convention assembl? announces the following platform principles : We declare our acceptance perfect good faith of the ] 3th. 14 and J ?tli Amendments to the Fede Constitution ; accepting and stai ing upon them, we turn from sett!< final and past, to the grea; living a momentous issues of the present a j future. I We adopt the platform of prin pies announced by National Den eratic party, recently assembled St. Louis, and pledge ourselves t< full and hearty co-operation in sec ing the election of its distinguish nominees, Samuel J. Tilden, of Nt I York, and Thomas A. Kendricks, Indiana ; and believe thal; under w and just administration of its d tinguished reform leader, assisted eminent, patriotic and able couue lors, by whom he will be surroundf peace and prosperity will again ble our country, and the dissension confusions and mal-administration the past eight years will give pla to concord, good government, and thorough restoration of the Unie In accordance with the d?clar?t! of that platform, and the ut ter ano and acts of oar distingu ished lead? we demand a genuine and thorouj reform in the State of Sooth Carolin and call upon ali its citizens, in spective of race, color or pr vi ou 9 condition, to rally with to its redemption ; for it is el dent that a substantial and last ir reform is impossible within tl ranks of the Republican party of 1 h State. We charge that party with arra; ing race against race, creating di turbances, and formenting difficultiet with prostituting the elective frai ch iee, tampering with the ballot bo] and holding unfair and fradaicnt ele j tions, with having accumulated a enormous debt, mismanaging the finai ces and injured the credit of th State ; with levying exorbitant taxei and squandering them when collec ed, thus wringing from toil and live lihood, from the honest poor man c the State, a large per centum of bi hard earnings without giving in re turn any compensaron therefor ; an ha.*} hopelessly involved in debt majority of the counties of th State. Its management of our pena and charitable institutions is a sham and a disgrace. We charge its legislation as de moralizing, partisan and disgraceful and the venality and corruptioi which have characterized ever] branch of the Government. Execu tive, Legislative and Judicial, hav< no parallel in the history of nations. It has created a multiplicity of un? necessary and useless offices, com plicated in their system, and un necessarily expensive It bas at tempted to elevate to the Bench, two most corrupt and degraded men It can never purify itself, give good and impartial government, or by its moral force and character, exercise in its full sovereignty the law of the land. We do not chaige thia con? dition of things, which every patriot must deeply deplore, upon the masses of the party, but upon their leaders, who have made such fata use of their confidence a?d trust for it is our firm conviction that all the good people of the State, of both races, desire peace and prosperity. We therefore call upon all of our fellow citizens, irrespective of race or past party affiliation, to join with us in restoring the good name of the State and to again elevate it to a place of dignity and character among the commonwealths of this great country. We discountenance all distur? bances of the peace of the State, and denounce all instigators and promo? ters thereof, and earnestly call upon all of our fellow citizens, irrespective of party lines, to exercise forbear? ance and good will ; and if the government of the State is commit? ted to our control, we pledge our? selves to protect the persons, rights and property of all its peaple, and to j speedily bring to summary justice j any who dare to violate them. We desire a fair, peaceable elec- ! *ion, appealing to the reason and not the passions of the people, and demand of the Republican party a j fair showing in the appointment of j commissioners of election. We de- ! mand a fair election and a fair count. : We call upon all the patriotic sons of CnroHna to join us We ask but a trial of* committing the State to our | keeping, and if good government, ! security, protection and prosperity I do not dawn in our over-taxed, de? spoiled, and disheartened people, ; then drive us from power, with ; scorn and indignation. Our objects, : reform, rotrencement, and relief, that by honesty and economy we may ? reduce the taxes, and lighten thc i burnens of the people ; giving at the same lime absolute security and pro? tection to the rights and property of all Upon this paramount issue we cordially invite the co-operation of j every Democrat and Republican who j is earnest and willing, in this crisis of j our State, to unite with us in this great work. Choice OTitinff Paper ten cents per box at H. Cl. Oateen & Oo's. Silver?tes at Salt Lake. They Form a Permanent Or? ganization to be Known as the "Bimetallic Union." SALT LAKE, UTAH, May 17.-The silver conference to-day engaged in an animated debate over the name of the permanent organization. Many delegates favored "Honest Money Union," still others "Silver Union/7 but Governor Prince objected to con? fining the movement to one of the metals, stating that the West was as favorable to gold as to silver, and his motion to call the organization "The Bimettallic Union" was unani? mously adopted. The following resolutions were adopted : Resolved, That an organization be created to be called the Bimetallic Union. Second. Its object shall be to inculcate the principles of bimetal? lism and the restoration of the free coinage of silver, at the ratio of 16 to 1, by the circulation of documents, the holding of meetings and other appropriate means. Third. The union shall have an executive committee, consisting of one member from each of the eleven States and Territories invited to this conference, which shall have charge of its work. Three members shall constitute a quorum of this commit tee. x Fourth. Other States and Territo? ries can be connected with the onion by a vote of a majority of all the members of the executive committee, and shall thereafter be entitled to representation in the executive com? mittee. Fifth. In every State and Terri? tory connected with the union there shall be a State or Territorial com? mittee, consisting of five or more members, with power to fill vacan? cies and add to their members. These committees shall be appointed in the first place at this conference. Sixth. It shall be the duty of the State or Territorial committee to raise the necessary funds for carry? ing on the object of the union and in every proper way to aid in the furtherance of these objects. Seventh. The members of the ex? ecutive committee for each State or Territory shall be elected annually by the State or Territorial committees respectively. The chairman appointed the follow? ing delegates to attend the Bimetal? lic League Convention to be held at Memphis, beginning June ll next: Ex-Governor Bradford Prince, New Mexico ; the Hon. F. E. Sargeant, Butte ; Governor Alva Williams, Denver ; the Hon. C. M. Donaldson, Oregon ; the Hon. Henry W. Lau genur, Woodland, Cala. Bradstreet's Be view. NEW YORK, May 17.-Bradstreet's to morrow will say: General trade conditions throughout the country continue in the main quite favorable. Activity in speculative and invest? ment circles has exceeded that in merchandise lines, but gains in the latter have in nearly all instances been retained. Woollen goods.man? ufacturers, even with orders for several months to come, are not an? ticipating wants, as prices for wool at the interior are about at parity 1 with quotations at the seaboard, and lower prices are looked for. < Heaviest transactions continue in Australians. The weather has re? tarded shearing Rhode Island woollen manufacturers say the de- ' maud is largely for the cheaper grades Among the more favorable ! ?eatures of the situation are bank ( clearings, the aggregate for the week being $1,161,000,000, or 3 per cent, more than last week, when the total was the heaviest since the second week of June, 1893. Com- , pared with the third week of May ? last year, the week's gain is more | than 30 per cent. The falling; off as ! compared with the like week in 1893, , the panic period, is only 5 per cent, and compared with the like week in 1892 is only 5.7 per cent. The en? tire region from Boston to Kansas City, Omaha, and South Falls, S. D., and south to the Gulf, reports dam age to early vegetables and fruit from the late severe cold weather. It has also checked sales of season? able fabrics. Among Southern cities, an improvement in trade is reported , (rom Memphis, in groceries at Chat- j tanooga, at Savaunah, and particular? ly at Galveston, where business is said to be fairly satisfactory and the outlook favorable. At New Orleans the volume of business is smaller. Electric Reads in Charleston, j - CHARLESTON*, May "20 -Both liaos j jf tbe street enr railway of this city i rc.-'.-* sola to-day to a Brooklyn sytuii- : Bate represented by John EJoefgeo, (Sugar Maxant and A. Il Walker. | Tbe price i* uol known. Toe pur- j chaser.-* will continue tho two lines and | run them by electricity Up f<> this time, Charleston has enjoyed tho j unique l?Htincrion of being thc only ! city of over 60.000 inhabitants that j u?ed the old horse cars. There is general rejoicing here at tbe promised change Thirtv glasjes sod* water at A. J. ChiDaVfor $1. April 15. 6t Wedgefield Letter WEDGKFIKLD, Maj 21st, 1895. According to law and order the taxpayers mei in the echool house on last Saturday, 19: h instant, and decided, unanimously, to Irvy a special tax of two mills on the prop? erty in the school district, for the purpose of building a new echool bouse for white chil? dren, on a lot beautifully situated, giren for that purpose by Mr. Aycock, in the town of Wedgefield. Taxable property in this school district is something orar four hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($450,000). Mr. J. H. Aycock was made chairman and Mr. J. B. Ryan secretary of the meeting. Thpre being no further business than above st*?ed, the meeting was adjourned subject to call of chairman. The public fund? for this year have run out, but the school will run one month longer, to make out the ten months. Noth? ing makes greater progress than education, and if we can keep Prof. Rambo, when we get our Bew school house, Wedgefield will rank along with any of the towns in the State. Prof. Rambo is a graduate of Malen berg College, Penn , and was educated for a teacher. Being a professor of music, too, makes bim an acquisition that we can ill afford to lose. Miss Betty Aycock has returned from Mar? ion, where she bas been on an extensive visit to relatives. Miss Lucy Singleton bas returned from Sumter, after a very pleasant week spent with friends. We are sorry to learn that we are to los? Rev. Mr. Capers as assistant to Rev. Mr. Kershaw, bat oar loss will be Anderson's gain. Mr. Capers has made many warm friends, who will bate very mach to give him ap, bat we are glad for bim that he is doing eo well. The many friends here of Dr. Boasard have watched and inquired very closely into the reports from him, and sow thei* anxiety bas merged into gratiScation, since his condition is so favorable. Miss Mame Ferguson, of Laarens, is on a visit to Mies Betty Aycock. For the past fire or six years, as the ponds became better drained, Wedgefield has be? come more and more healthy. I am sorry to say a few retrain undrained entirely, bat for the past twelve mooth* the health of the place has been very remarkable. We have in this town proper, a splendid saturai drainage, which is something to be proud of. Privateer Personals* PEITATKES Towsssn*, S. C., May 20, 1895. -By request, Mr. Hiott will deliver a lecture at 8:30 next|Friday evening, (May 24) at the Privateer Alliance ball. An admittance fee of ten cents will be charged at the door, and the proceeds of the evening will go to the Connie Maxwell Orphanage. The subject of the lecture will be "Shine the Heel." Mr. Hiott has delivered this lecture twice before, one time before the Pelter Lyceum, another time at a commencement of the Honea Path School; both times before large audiences. Mr. Hictt is an attractive speaker, and the lecture will be interesting. Yesterday forenoon the weather was lovely and a large crowd attended preaching at Bethel church. Mr. Biott preached a practi? cal sermon to the children, from the text "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy;" and a good collection was taken op for tbs Connie Maxwell Orphaoage. Saturday, several of the Bethel congrega? tion had a church cleaning. They also fixed ap the Alliance hall preparatory for the lec? ture aext Friday evening. Last Wednesday night an unusually pleasant sociable was held at the residence of ex-Representative W. O. Cain, which was much enjoyed by our young people. Among those present were some from Wedgeville and Sumter. Miss Nooie Blanding, of Jordan, has been visiting Miss Susie Bradford. That genial traveling dentist, Dr. A. J. White, has also been in the community recently. So far we have only one depot in the town? ship-that is Tindal, on the former C., S. & N\ R. R. Mr. Drane Tindal is the polite and obliging agent at this depot. The Brickbat base-ball club has been re? organized, with Mr. Heyward Ramsey as captain. Mrs. Virginia D. Young, president of the 3. C. Equal Rights Association, has several cousins living in our township. Miss Alice Mason is visiting in Foreston. McD.F. ms -i - It is a fortunate day for a maa wheo be 5rst discovers the value of Ayer's Sarsapa? rilla as a b'.ood-purifier.. With this medicine, be knows he has found a remedy upon which he may reiy, and that bis life-long malady is at last coequered. Has cured others, will :ure you. The New York Weekly, No. 30, at H. G. Osteen & Co.'s. Backten 's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores, Tetter Chapped Rands Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or ao pay required. It is guaranteed to give per foct satisfaction, or nonoy refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For eal? by Dr. J. F. W.De Lorme Tie Wart M Stall! FANCY BOY, IS NOW AT J. W EPPERSON & CO 'S Stables. ? LIBERTY STREET, SUMTER, S. C., Where he will make the Season of 1S95. March 15--v.