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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14, 1886 Sewall's Letter of Accept? ance. He Stands Squarely on the Democratic Flatform and is a Friend of the People. j - :l The following is the letter of aocept- j ance of HOD. Arthur Sewell, Demo? cratic nominee for Vice-Pr?sident of ?he United States: BATO, Me., Oct. 6, 1896 ? Hon. Stephen H White, chairman, and members of notification committee. - Gentlemen: I have the honor to ao cept in writing, as I have already verb? ally done, the nomination tendered by yon on behalf of the Democratic party as its candidate for Vice-President of the United States And in doing so . I am glad first, to express my satisfac? tion that the platform of oar party which bas commanded my lifelong al? legiance, is honestly and folly declar? atory of ail its principles and especially of the absorbing financial issue npon which, as yon say, I took my stand "when the hears of triumph seemed re? mote and when arrogant money changers throughout thc world boasted that the conqaest of the American masses was complete." These principles have been of late in abeyance only because those whom we tro3ted to maintain them have failed to do so-these principles never can die. We have rescued our party from those who under under the . influence of the money power have controlled and de? based it. Our mission is to now res? cue from th ic same power and vs for? eign alliances, our own beloved country This is the first and highest duty im? posed by our party's platform; upon the performance of this duty all other reforms must wait. The test of party principles is the government they assure; the proof of good government is a con? tented and happy people, and. the supreme test of both of the ability to guide the country through a crisis as well as to administer government io ordioarytimes. Our people now face a crisis, a crisis more serious than any siooe the war To what party shall they turn in their dire emergency. It is true that the present crisis may not suffer should the crisis threatened by the gold standard come on in ali its fury. Haman self? ishness makes those deaf to all appeals, but to these, fortunately, the Demo? cratic party has never needed to appeal to win its battles, nor does it now, save aa there are some among them who can rise superior to self, in the sacrifice which such a crisis demands cf every patriot We are told that the country has prospered under the present mone. tary standard^ ?hat its wealth has enormously increased. Granted. . Bat in wbos? hands? In the bands of the toilers, the producers, the farmers, the miners, the fabricators tn the "factories, . the creators of th? nation's wealth in peace, its defenders in war. Have they prosperity which was their's so late as even two years ago I deny it. They deny it. None, affirm it save &ose whose interest it is to do so, whees pro&ts would diminish as pros -perity returns efl t!??55 90 whose did All fe is^cCd hot right between capi? tal sad labor The best money in thc world is none too good for tho?? who have got it. but bow is lt with the 90 per cent, of our people who have "got it to get?" How is it with those who must buy this ''best money in the world'' with the products-of their own labor? These are the people for whom the Democratic party would legislate. What is the best money for these, is the question for all to ask who really love this laod. How, also, can you in? crease labors purchasing power but by increasing the price of labor's products? Is it a fair measure of value tbat io our great producing sections, ten bushels potatoes must be paid for a dollar, ten bushels of oats for a dollar, six bushels of corn for a doliar, three bushels of wheat and all other products of the soil and mines and the labor of all wage earners at the same ratio? Doe; any 1 fair-minded mao say this is honest mon-1 ey that forces such an exchange, and if it is not a fair exchange is it honest? Is it les? than robbery? This is the condition to which the j single gold standard has brought us. Under it the appreciation of the "best j money io frbe world" has increased the wealth of the rich, and for the same j reason has increased the debt of th? ! debtor. So under tbetpreseut standard I it must continue to be With thes? ob- | ject lessons about us little need b-jve we j for history and statistics and the j studies of scholars. Little satisfaction j it is to u* tbat they bs.ve warned u< long since of the deadly evil cf the j gold standard. It has brought us at last to the parting of ways. Whither shall the people go ? In the way that 'baa lsd to their enslavement or into that ; which offers them their only chance to ; regain individual liberty, lasting pros perity and happiness? Let not oar op- j ponents charge us with creating class distinctions. Alas for the Kepubli- ? cans ? They are already here, created j by the Republican policy for the last 30 years-created by tho very system we i would now overthrow and destroy. ! Nor do we raise a sectional issue The j nomination you tender repels the < charge. None know better than I that this nomination is meant as no personal tribute, but as an assurance that our party is a uon-seotiooal party. Not by our policy, but ooiy by the continuance of the gold standard, can sectionalism be revived .Neither shall our oppon? ents be permited to terrify the people by predictions that temporary disturb? ance or panic will come from the policy we propose. The American people will be loyal to the nation's money will stand behind it and maintain it at whatever valae they themselves may put upon it. Oooe before in the pres? ent generation have our people been called upon to face a momentous crisis -What then said Mr Lincoln, the chosen leader of the plaio people of the land ? Was he awed by threats or weakened by the wily persuasion of the false friends who, as to day, pleaded for com? promise with wrong ? His answer is, "If our sense of duty forbids, this, then let os stand by our duty fearlessly and effectively." Lat us be diverted by none of these sophistical contrivances wherewith we are so industriously plied and bela? bored, contrivances such as gropiog for some middle ground between the right and the wrong, reversing the divine rule and calling not the sinners but thc righteous to repentance, suoh as invo? cation to Washington imploring men to say what Washington said and do what Washington did. Neither let us be slandered from our duty by false accusa? tions against us. Let us have faith that right makes might and in that faith to the end dare to do our dcty as we un? derstand it. We know whatthe nature of the struggle in which we are en? gaged, wc are anxious only that the people of the land shall understand it and then our battle is woo. Behind tbe strong entrenchment of the gold standard are gathered all those favored classes it has fostered, the only danger? ous classes of the land. Avarice and unholy greed are there, every trust and combination is there, every monop? oly is there, led by the greatest ooncp oly of all, the mouopoly of the power of gold With us, in our assault upon these entrenchments, are all those un? selfish men, who not now suffering themselves cannot rest content with conditions*o full of suffering for others, and that that vaster number of our people who have been sacrificed to the small and selfish class who now resist their attempts to regain their ancient rights and liberties These are the par roi ta of 1896, the foes of a d's'iot est dollar which enrich? es 10 per cent, of our people to rob the rest ; the defenders of the homes of the land, of publio morals and public faith, both of which alike forbid the payment of government obligations io a coin costlier to those who have to pay than that the ooatracts call for, the defender of the honor of the nation, whose most sacred charges is to care for the wel? fare of al! its citizens. The free and unlimited ooioage of silver is the so'e remedy with which to check the wrongs of to-day, to undo the ruin of the past, and for our inspiration we have the jus? tice of our cause a?d those eherit-bed principles of Jefferson and Jackfoo which shall be our guide on our return to power : "Equal and exact justice to all men ; absolute acquiescence in deci? sions of the majority; the vital princi? ples of the republic; the honest payment of our debt and sacred preservation of the pubiic faith." Profoundly sensible of the high hon? or of the nomination you teoder. I am Truly yours, Arthur Sewall. A SALE, SURE. Ryan and Thomas Buy the S. A. L.---A Powerful Com? bination. NEW YORK, Oct. 7.-The state? ment is authoritatively made that a majority of the stock of the Seaboard and Roanoke railroads, which con? trols the various roads constituting; the Seaboard} Air Line, has been pur? chased by Tuos. F. Ryan of New York, acting for himself and Gen Samuel Thomas. The transaction also includes control of the Baltimore Steam Packet company, which ope? rates the Bay line of steamboats from Norfolk to Baltimore, in connection with the Seaboard Air Line. The deal will result in a termination of the rate war started by the Seaboard Air Line. The understanding is that the Sea? board Air Line will be joined with the Georgia Central, Port Royal and Augusta and Port Royal and West? ern Carolina railroads, which are con trolled by Messrs Thomas and Ryan. The last named two roads are ope? rated by a new company, called the Charleston and Western Carolina. - - 11 -i - The Ideal Panacea James L. Francis, Alderman, Chicago, .-ays: ,'I regar J Dr. King's New Discovery as an Ideal Panacea for Coughs, Colds and Lung Complaints, having.used it in my family for the last five years, to the exclusion of physi? cian's prescriptions or other preparations." Kev. John Burgus, Keokuk. Iowa, writes : "I lia ve been a Minster of the .Methodist Episco? pal Ch arch for 50 years or more, and have never found anything so beneficial, or that gave me such speedy relief as Dr. King's New Discovery." Try this Ideal Cough Remedy now Trial Bottles free at J. F. VV. DeLorme's Dru? Store. 6 Job work dooe io the Watchman and South? ron office is always first class. A shoddy job is never turned out of this office. Get esti? mates here when a firs, class job is wanted. Thousands o? Women: SUFFER UNTOLD M?SORIfiS. ? BRADiFIELD'S j LE ! REGULATOR, ? ACTS AS A SPECIFIC j ! By Arousing to Healthy Action al! her Orgarrs.' It causes health to bloom, an?^ ?joy to reign throughout the frama.< :... It Never Fansto^R6QuIat6 ...< 'My wife has been under treatment of lead-< lng physicians tlirec years, without benefit./ Aftcruslng three bottles of BUADF1ELD'S> 1 FEMALE REGULATOR she cun do her OWD] 'cooking, milking arid wasblnp." ; ? N.S.BKYAN, Henderson,Ala. < BBADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga. J Sold by druggists at S1.C0 per bottle. < PATENTS ?Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat? ient business conducted for MODERATE FEES. > OUR Ornee IS OPPOSITE U. S. PATENT o rn CE J ?and wc can secure patent ia less time than those ?remote from Washington. \ Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip-j ?don. We advise, if patentable or not, free of J (charge. Oar fee not due till patent is secured. 4 > A PAMPHLET,<l How to Obtain Patents," with? ?cost of same ia the U. S. and foreign countries* (sent free. Address, CA.SNOW&CO.i OP?. PATENT OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. tWWWVI Atlantic Coasi Line. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT WILMINGTON, N. C , Jan. 6, 1896 Fast Line BETWEEN, Charleston ani CoWia anil Up South Carolina, . MORT H CAROLINA AND ATHENS AND ATLANTA. COND ENS ED f S CU ED UL E. WEST. Daily ' Train No 52. 7 00 8 35 9 48 11 05 12 17 12 30 1 25 2^34 3 00 5 10 7 45 a Lu a m a m a m p m p m p m p m p m p m p m \z ?*!'ect January 6ib, 1896. STATIONS. LT Lv Lv Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar CbArleston Laces Sumter Columbia Prosperity Newberry Clinton Greenwood ; Abbeville Athens .Atlanta Ar Ar Ar Lv Lv Lv Lv Lv Lv Lv Lv EA,ST. Daily. Train No 52 15 58 40 16 02 25 24 50 41 15 p m p m P P P P P P P a m a m .6 05 p m '8 20 p m Ar . Winnsboro i?v Ar ! Charlotte Lv 10 56 a m 8 50 a m 45 21 40 36 45 p m p nr. p m p tu p m Ar Anderson Lv Ar Greenville Lv Ar Spartanburg Lv Ar Hendersonville Lv Ar Asheville Lv ll 00 a CD 10 36 a a 11 45 am 9 16 & m 8 20 aft Nos, 52 and 53 Solid trains betweeo Charleston and Columbia, S. C , and carr/ through coach between Charleston and At lao'ta. IJ H. EMERSON Ass't Gsa . isseneer Agent J R KENLY, T. AI EMERSON, Gan11 Manager Tradi Manag? L werri & si, Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE, HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,000,000. Feb. 2S "THE CHARLESTON LINE." South Carolina and georgia Railroad. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Corrected to April 19th, 1896. Lv Charlcoo o Ar Summerville " Pregnalls " Georges " Branchville " Rowesville ,: Orangeburg 11 St. Matthews " Port Motte " Kiogvilte Columbia Lv Co! u m'oit? Ar Ringville <! Fort Motte u St Matthews " Orangeburg " Rowesville " Branchville u Geo '? Pregj? .ls 11 Summerville 11 Charleston (Drily.) 7 10 a m 7 46 a m 8 IS a m 8 30 a m 9 00 a m 9 15am 9 28 a ra 9 48 a m 10 00 a.m 10 10 a m 10 55 a m 7 00 a m 7 40 a m 7 51 a m 8 02 a m ? 24 a m 8 38 a m 8 55 a m 9 35 a m 9 48 a m 10 22 a m 11 00 a m 5 30 p a 6 10 p tc 6 50 7 04 7 50 8 07 8 24 3 48 9 03 9 20 10 10 4 00 4 44 4 55 5 09 ? 27 5 42 5 55 6 37 p m 6 50 p m 7 22 p m 8 00 p m Lv Charleston " Brencbvi:le <: Bamberg " Denmark Blackville i( ?/ii?3!cfe 1 Aiken Ar Augusta Lv Augusta ?t Aiken " Willistcn " Blackville " De^mhr'i 11 Bamberg " Branchville Ar Chariest?,.. 7 10am . 915am 9 -il a m o. m H/ ir a ai IC 21 a .3 il Gi) u m .11 51 a ra S 20 a m a7 08 a m 7 49 a m B 03 c m S 20 a m 8 33 a m 9 JO a m 11 00 ?i m 5 30 p m 7 50 p m 8 19 p ca 8 31 p m 9 SO D m 9 10 p ru 9 57 p m 10 45 p m 3 20 p m 4 07 p m 4 44 p m 5 03 p rx 5 17 p ?r 5 29 p a 5 55 p m S 00 P D Fast Express, Augusta and Washington, wi ti. Through -Sleepers to ^(:w York. Lv Augusta *2 V? p ns Ar Aik^,.. 3 05 p m j Denmark 4 12 p m Lv Denmark ?j 25 a cc " Aiken 7 28 a m Ar Augusta 8 "yam Daily ercept Snrtday. Lv Camden S 45 nm 2 25 p m .: Camden Junction 9 35 a m 3 Ef> p ID Ar Ringville 0 05 ?tm 4 35 p m Lv Kine ville 10 25 a m 6 00 a rx " Camden Junction ll 00 o m 6 40 ft m Ar Camden ' ll 55 a m 8 15 a m E. S. BOWEN, L. A. EMERJO?, Gen. Managet Traffic Manager. General C'ffices-?Chalre?'on S. C. Atlantic Coast Line. Manchester & Augusta Eailroad CONDENSED SCHEDULE Io effect June 2, 1S96. TRAINS GOING SOOTH No. *51. f<o f57 A. M. A. M Lv Darlington, ? 58 Lv Elliott, 3 45 Ar Sumter, 9 30 Lv Sumter, 4 33 Ar Creston, 5 22 Ar Pregnalls, Ar Orangeburg, 5 47 Ar Denmark, 6 20 P. M. A. M. A. M. TRAINS GOING NORTH. * No. f56 No. ?50 " P. H. P. M. Lv Denmark, 4 17 Lv Orangeburg, 4 51 Lv Pregnails, L? Creston, 5 lb Ar Sumter, i? Lv Sumter, 6 30 Ar Elliott, 7 13 Ar Darlington 8 00 M. P. M. * Daile. fDaily except Sunday. Trains 50 and 51 carry through Pullmai. PaUce Buffet Sleeping Cars between Ne? York aud Atlanta via Augusta. T. M. EMERSON, H M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager Ass ? Gen. Pass. Ap? J. R. KEN LY. Gen'l Manager. OMoffiver& Ciiart?oiiRailway Ci jSAMUEL HUNT, Agent for Purchaser. Io e??ect December 1 1894. CAROLINAS DIVISION. NORTHBOUND-(Daily except Sunday.) Lv Camden. I 1.00 p m Ar Kershaw. 1 45 p m Lv Kershaw. 2 00 p m Lv Lancaster. 2.42 p m Lv Catawba Junction 3.15 p rn Ar Rock Hill. 3 34 p m Lv Rook Hill. 3 44 p m Lv Yorkville. 4.20 pm ll Lv ?lacksbure. 5.25 p m 8.45 a a Lv Patterson Springs. 9.15 am L7 Shelby . 9.40 ara Lv rutherford ton. 11.40 am Ar Marion. 1.15 pm SOUTHBOUND.-(Daily except Sunday.) Lv Marion. Lv Ruthsrfordton. Lv Shelby. Lv Patterson Springs Ar Blacksburg. Lv 31acksburg. Lv Yorkville. Ar Rock Hill. Lv Rock Hill. Lv Catawba Junction. Lv Lancaster. Ar Kershaw. Lv Kershaw. Ar Camden. 7.45 a m 8.5S a m 9.35 a m 9.45 a m 10.10 a m 10.50 a m 11.29 a m 11.28 a m 12.15 D m 4.25 5.50 8.03 8.19 8.45 p m p VD p m ra p m Dinner at Kershaw. CONNECTIONS. Camden-With S C. Ry., for Charleston, Columbia, Augusta ana all points South. Lancaster-With Cheraw & Chester N. G. R. rt., for Chester. Catawba Junction--With C. C. & X. R. R Rock Hill-With Southern Railway. Yorkville-With Chester & Lenoir R. R. Blackeburg- With R. ? D. R. R. for Spar auburg, Greenville, Atlanta and points toutbj and Charlotte and points North. Marion-With Southern Railway. . SAMUEL HUNT, Gen. Manager. \. TRIPP, Superintendent - . B.LUMPKIN, Gen. Pass. Azt Atlantic Coast Line. WILMINGTON. COLUMBIA AND A?GUS TA RAILROAD. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated Sep 22, 1896. Leave Wiimicgton Leave Marion) Arrive Florence Leave Florence Arrive Sumter^ Leave Sumter Arrive ColnmLU No.55. P.M. *3 30 6 29 7 10 P.M. *7 45 8 51 P.M. 8 51 : 10 15 No. 51 A.M. *3 29 4 33 No.52. A.M. *9 43 10 55 No. 52 runs through from Charleston vii Central R. R., leaving Lanes 8 34 a. m., Man ning 9 10 a. m. ; TRAINS GOING NORTH. Leave Columbia Arrive Sumte: Leave Sumter Arrive Florence Leave Florence Leave Marion Arrive Wilmington No.54. A.M. *5 45 t 7 12 A. M. 7 12 8 20 A. M 8 50 9 31 12 15 No 53 P.M. *4 40 5 58 NTo.50 P.M. *6 05 7 20 .Daily. TDaily except sunday. No. 53 rans through to Charleston, S. C., via Central R. R., arriving Msnnicg 6 35 p. m., Lanes 7 12 pm, Charleston 8 50 p. m. Trains on Wilmington & Couvvay R. R; leave Chadbourn 10 40 a. m., nrrivc at Con? way 12 55 p. m., returning Ic-ivc Con way 2 30 p. m., :r-W? Cbadboum 5 00 p. nr. leave Chadbourn > 35 p. ra., arrive at Hub M 3 20 p. m., returnt .2 leave Hub 8 30 a. ra . arrives: Cbadbourn 9.15 a. m. Daily ex? cept Sunday Trains on C. & D. R R. leave Florence 8 55 a ra, 9 40 a m and 7 45 pm, arrive Darlington 9 28 a tn, 10 20 (. ra, and 8 15 p ra; leave Darlington 9 31 a rn, and 10 40 a ra, arrive Cheraw 10 40 a ra ?nd 12 30 p ra, ?eave Cheraw 12 45 pm, arrive Wadesboro 2 25 pm. Returning ?eave Wadesboro 3 00 p m. arrive Cheraw 4 50 p m, leave- Cheraw 4 50 p rr, and 5 20 p ra, arrive Darlington 7 CO p m and 6 27 p rn, leave Darlington 7 30 p ra, 6 30 p m and 7 45 a ra; arrive Flor? ence 8 25 p ru, 7 0^ p rn, and S 15 am. Daiiy fxcepl Sunday. Sunday trains leave Floyds 7 3J a rn, Darlington 7 45 ara, arrive Florence 8 10 a rn. Mr-turning leave Flor? ence. \) (.'0 a m. Darlington 9 30 a ra, ar? rive Fioyds 9 40 ara. Trains leave Gibeon 6 15 a ni, Beonettsville 6 41 a co, arrive Dar? lington 1 40 a m, Sumter 9 25 a m Return? ing leave Sumter 6 30 p m, Darlington 8 15 p m, arrive Bennettsville 9 09 p m, Gibson 9 35 p m. JOHN F. DIVINE, Gen'l Supt. J. R KENLY, Gen'l Manager. T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. Suinter Colton Oil I Fertilizer COMPANY Beg to announce to the public that they have just completed the erection of their I\Tew Ginnery and are now ready for busi? ness. The system is the t;Winship?; latest improved for eleva? ting, conveying, ginning and packing cotton, with Revolving Double Box Press. Positively no long waits or delays to have your cotton ginned and packed.-Can gin and pack a bale in j 15 minutes. We will turn you out more lint and of better grade than on the ordinary gin, and guarantee you perfect satis? faction. Bagging and Ties can be had at ginnery as cheap as anywhere. SEED ! SEED ! SEED ! We will .pay the highest cash market price for your seed or give you Cotton Seed Meal in exchange for Seed, which will give you much better results as a Fertilizer than putting down youl seed and save you one-half labor in handling. Cotton Seed Meal contains from 8 to 10 per cent, ammonia and is cheaper to the farmer than using the seed. FERTILIZERS f FERTILIZERS ! We beg to say that we are handling High Grade Guanos, Acid Phosphate with Potash, and Genuine German Kainit, ?and are prepared to make prices on same. If you want first class goods s?e us before you make your purchases, as we will save you money. Ginnery and Mill, Main Street, below A. C? L. Depot, Up-Town Office : Main Street, next to Court House Square. Sumter Cotton Oil and Fertilizer Co. Perry Moses, Prest & Manager. A. C. Phelps, Sec. & Treas. Machinery. SEE THE LATEST DEERING BALL BEARING MOWING MACHINE Buy none but the Deering ; it is the best up-to-date Mower. MACHINERY OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. H. ft? BlOOlll. Sumter, S, C, A FIRST CLASS LINE IN EVERY RESPECT. GARDEN SEED. We handle all kinds. Our new crop of Turnip Seed now in. 200 lbs to select front. SMOKER'S ARTICLES. Cigars and Smoking Tobacco, Fine French Briar Pipes,. Amber Bits. We sell the best of these goods. FRUIT JARS. We have a fewT dozen of Lightning Fruit Jars at ?1.25 per dozen. 1 dozen in a case. PRESC RIPTIOr* S. Our Prescription Department in charge of graduate Phila? delphia College Pharmacy. We make a specialty of Prescrip? tions. J. F. W. DeLORM _ PHARMACIST. Prescription Specialist. SUMTER, S. C. Eg--CT --MB $ 232 Meeting Street, Charleston, P. C. SiATE AGENTS FOR SALE OF Wholesale TIN PLATE, STOVES, ll^PfMffl^ SHEET Iron. TINWARE, ^^f??^^t Tinners' Sup House Fur- Pu? nishing Gdvanized 6utter Goods, AND and Pipe. Oil Heaters. .^WM^fc^ Over 200 difter Also ^^^^^^?^ ent st-vles of Cook" Oil Cookers ing and Heating and Heaters. ^9?^^0^ Stoves. We want the leadiug oierohain. io every towa io the State to sell our lirjes of Stove?. We guarautee full protection in his territory to each agent we appoint. If not sold in your town send direct to us for cuts and prices.