Bryan To The People.
The Fight Against the Money
Power Has Not Ended.
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 6 -Mr. Bryan
to-day gave ont the following:
To the Bimetallists of tbe United
States:
Coo scions that millions of loyal
hearts are saddened by temporary de?
feat, I beg to offer a word of hope and
encouragement. No cause ever had
supporters more irave, earnest and de?
voted than those who have espoused the
cause of bimetalism. They have
fought from conviction, and have fought
with ail the zeal which conviction in?
spired Events will prove whether
they ar? right or wrong. Having done
their doty as they saw it, they have
nothing to regret. The. Republican
candidate has beeo heralded as the ad
> vance agent of prosperity If bis poli
otes bring real prosperity co the Ameri?
can people those who opposed bim will
K share in that prosperity. If, 'on the
other band, his policies prove an injury
to the pepple generally, those of his
supporters who do not belong to the
office-holding class or to the privileged
classes will suffer in oommon with those
who opposed him. The friends of bi?
metallism have oot been vanquished;
they have simply been overwhelmed.
. They believe that the gold standard is
, t conspiracy of the money changers
against the welfare of tbe human race,
and until convinced of their error they
will continue the warfare against it.
The .JOtest bas been waged this
year under great embarrassments and
against great odds. For the first time
daring this generation, public attention
has beeo centered upon the money
question as the paramount issue, aod
this has been done in spite of all at?
tempts upon the part of our opponents
to prevent it. The Rep?blicas conven?
tion held out the delusive hope of inter?
nst iona! -bimetalism, while Republican
leaders labored secretly for gold mono
metalista. Gold standard Democrats
have publicly advocated (he election of
the Indianapolis ticket, while they la?
bored secretly for the electioo of the
Republican ticket. The trusts and
corporations have tried to excite a fever
of lawlessness, while they have been
defying the law, aod American finan?
ciers bave boasted that they were the
custodians of the national honor while
they were secretly barteriog away the
nation's financial independence. But
ID spits of the efforts of the administra?
tion and irs supporters; io spite of
threats of moeey loaners at home and
abroad; io spite of the coercion practiced
by corporatioos and employers; in spite
of trusts and syndicates; in spite of an
enormous Republican campaign fund;
aod io spite of the influence of a hostile
daily press, bimetalism has almost
triumphed io its first great fight. The
loss of a few State?; aod that, too, by a
very small plurality, has defeated bi?
metalism for the present; but bimetal
. ism emerges from the contest stronger
than it was four months ago *
I desire to commend the work of the
three national committees which have
: 2 )ioed io tbe management of this cam?
paign Co-operatioo be-ween the mern
bars of distinct political organization U
always difficult, but it has beeo less so
this year than usual Interest io a com
moo cause of great importance bas re?
duced friction toa minimum. I hereby
express my personal gratitude to the in?
dividual members, as weil a9- the exe?
cutive officers of the national commit?
tees of the Democratic. Populist and
Silver parties for their efficient, untiring
and unselfish labors. They have laid
the foundation for future success aod
will be remembered as pioneers wheo
victory is at last secured.
. No personal or political friend need
?I grieve because of mydrrVat. My ambi?
tion has been to secure immediate legis?
lation rather than enjoy the n ?t.ors of
office. Therefore defeat brings n> me i ??
feeliog of personal loss. Spiking for
the wife who has shared my lab.JO, as
well as myself, I desire to say that we
have beeo ampi) repaid for all that we
bave dooe In the love of millions of
oar fellow citizens, so kindly expressed,
in know'edge gained by personal con?
tact with the people and in broadened
sympathies, we find full compensation
for whatever efforts we have put forth.
Our hearts have been touched by tbe
devotion of friends and our lives shall
prove our appreciation of the affection
whioh we prize as the richest reward
which this campaign bas brought.
In the face of an enemy rejoicing in
its victory, let the roll be called for tho
engagement, and urge all friends of
bimetalism to renew their allegiance to
the cause. If we are right, as I be?
lieve we are, we shall yet triumph.
Uotil convinced of his error, let each
advocate of bimetalism continue the
work. Let all silver clubs retain their
organization, hold regular meetings and
eirouiate literature. Our opponents
have succeeded in this campaign and
must now put their theories to the test.
Instead of talking mysteriously about
"sound money" and an "honest dol?
lar/' they must now elaborate and de?
fend a financial system. Every step
taken by them should be publicly con?
sidered by silver clubs. Our cause has
prospered most where the money ques?
tion has been longest discussed amoog
the people. During the next four
years it will be studied all over this na?
tion, even more than it bas been studied
in the past.
The year 1900 is not far away. Be?
fore that year arrives international bi?
metalism will cease to deoive; before
that year arrives those whs have called
themselves gold standard Democrats
will become bimetalists aod be with
us, or they will decome Republicans
and thus opeB enemies; before that
year arrives trusts will have con?
vinced still more people that a
trust is a menace to private wel?
fare and to public safety; before
that year arrives the evils of a gold
standard will be even more evident
tbao they are now, and the people will
then be ready to demand an American
financial policy for the American peo?
ple, and will join with us in the imme?
diate restoration of the free and unlim?
ited coinage of gold and silver ot the
present legal ratio of 16 to 1, without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other natioo.
(Signed) WM J. BRTAN
Defeated.
Defeated? Yes! but not ashamed
The cause which the Democratic
party advanced against an opponent
Sashed with confidence, strong in funds
and prejudice and falsehood, aided
secretly by masked allies, and backed
by the money power of the world, was
a cause which though lost for the year
is as assured of ultimate triumph as any
whiob ever wrought its way to victory.
The first advance bas failed, but that
proves nothing against the success of
the second. We have had bat three
months to enlist the people! we shall
now have two years Unrestricted Re?
publicanism was ever a good thing for
Democracy. Io 1898 we shall present
to the voters of this Union the record
of McKinleyism and monometallism
That that record will be evil others
may doubt but we do not. There will !
be higher taxes, lower prices for the
great products of the farms and shops,
a merrier aod more impudent assertion
of mastership by the trusts and syndi?
cates, more bonds, mere bleeding of
the people's veins.
That the beginnings of this saturna?
lia of privilege and plutocracy have
been made ander a so-called Democratic
administration is not the least of our
misfortunes It bas served to make
hidebound Republicanism hug itself and
continue to believe in itself. Bryan
was a Dsmoorat-ergo. be must be held
responsible for ali the things done io
the name of Democracy by an adminis?
tration in greatest purpose Republican.
The power of blind partisanship on the
ooe hand and a plutocracy on the other
has served the Republicans well tn
this election; but it cannot last through
two years of an administration like
Hanna's.
This newspaper isn't "hacked." It
has enlisted for the war, and be v brief
or long.' The State will not desert the
standard to which it has stood io the
campaign of 1896. It is for the same
platform and the same candidate, the
same broad cause of justice Aod it
will share in the inevitable triumph of
the right.- The State
The Presidential Election.
The indications are that the Hon.
Wm. McKioley is elected President of
the United States by a large majority
The Republicans and their allies will
administer the government for foar
years If in the meantime the country
prospers uoder the gold standard and
protection, the Republican party will
have a loog lease of political power in
the administration of the Federal Gov?
ernment.
If the country does not prosper-if
the great manses who labor coatiue fo be
the hewers of wood and the drawers of
water for the money power and the
syndicates and trusts and monopolies
the issues of the present campaign wiil
be renewed with redoubled strength and
determination to rescue the government
from tbe hands of the privileged classes
who for thirty year* have so adminis?
tered it as to make the rich lieber and
the poor poorer.
We shall rejoice, if contrary to our
expectations, prosperity shall come to
the masses who labor for a livelihood in
every pursuit of life It is sad to
think that money bas been used to cor?
rupt the ballot. Io the great centres of
population, io New York, Chicago, and
other large cities, millions of dollars
have been expended to carry tbe elec?
tion. There appears to be no doubt of
this. It was the boast of the Republi?
can managers, and they relied upon
their immense corruption fund to de
bauch the voters and to elect their
President.
The evidence of this corruption of the
ballot was made manifest in every
doubtful State, and the result is the
?lection of the Republican President.
Fearful is the example and dreadful is
the responsibility of the Republican
party. \
The Democratic cause and its candi?
date 8ti Ulive to vindicate the liberties,
the right and the interests of the peo?
ple The free and independent coinage
of silver is not dead. We still have
faith in its viodicatien.
Wm. Jennings Bryan lives in the
hearts and confidence of his country?
men. He has proven himself the fore?
most American cf his day, and he will
continue to be tbe leader of the peopla
and the ablest defender of their cause.
His cause is not lost. His victory is
but deferred.-Augusta Chronicle.
- 11 - -
How to Cure Bilious Colic.
I suffered for weeks with colic and pains in
my stomacb caused by biliousness and had to
take medicine all the while until I used Cham?
berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem?
edy wb-ich cured me. I bave since recom?
mended it to a good many people. Mrs. F.
Butler, Fairhaven, Conn. Persons who are
subject to bilious colic can ward off the at?
tack by laking this remedy as soon as the
Grst symptoms appear. Sold by Dr. A. J.
China.
Kentucky's Votes Divided.
LOUISVILLE, KY., November 6,-As
the official retorDS como in to Dight the
statement is confirmed that the electoral
vote of the State is going to stand 12
to 1. In some counties the head of the
electoral ticket leads the other twelve by
more than 100 votes It will take the
official count to satisfy both sides.
The last newspaper figures place Mc?
Kinley's plurality in the State at 633
Tbe official count by counties is abo.ut
complete outt<i;le of ibis, Jefferson,
which will not be finished for four or
fi?e days, owiog to the large vote.
The State returning board will meet
three weeks from Tuesday to pass cn
the count by counties.
Kash and Smith, the first electors on
the Republican and Democratic ticket
respectively, are the otber electors on
tbe oficial count, and no matter which
way the State goes the electoral vote in
going to be divided, that is if tbe,. Re?
publicans carry tbe State they will get
twelve electors aod the Democrats one,
aod vice versa if the Democrats wiol
This results from the fact that a large
Dumber cf voter? placed the crossjop
posite the name of the first elector in?
stead of under tbe devica. The
canvassing board bas ruled io these
ca-es that the vote should count orly
for one elector DOtwithsraodiDg the evi
dent iotentioQ of the voter. This
raises an interesting question io regard
to the votes
(Jbairmao Roberts, of the Republi?
can State committee, said to night :
"We have received official returns
from all except twenty-seven counties
We have ti unworthy returns from the
mishiog ones, however, and the one
hundred and nioeteen counties show
435 plurality for McKinley. Weare
perfectly satisfied that we have carried
the State. I am waiting on further
official returns and expect to send
Major McKinley a telegram bfore mid?
night. I concede the Demoorats one
elector, owiog to the failure of voters
to mark their bailors correctly "
Major H. P. Joh? soo, chairmao of
the Democratic State central commit?
tee, said to-night that from ioformaiioo
io his possession be believed tbe State
had giveo Bryao 1,000 plurality.
Uorey Woodsoo, member of the
Demoratic oatiooal committee for Ken?
tucky, makes the following statement :
"I am more oonfident to-night than I
have been at aoy time since the election
that the Democratic electoral ticket wan
elected io Keotucky, hat ? have an
abundance of evidence that the Repub?
licans of tbe mountain counties, wbere
Democrats are exceedingly scarce, have
perpetrated the 'grossest frauds both be?
fore and sioce the polls closed on Tues?
day. This information bias come to me
from the most reputable meo at Mid?
dlesbrough, Pioevillfi, Barboorsville,
London, Somerset and other towns io
Eas'ern Kentucky. The Republican
committee and the press of Lowville
have kept up a steady claim the pin
three days of a plurality of from 600
to 1,000. Daring this time they have
been forced to acknowledge errors
which reduced their claims nearly 300
votes Every time they have been
forced to acknowledge the truth about
one of these central and western coun?
ties, which with good telegraphic and
telephone facilities were speedily cov?
ered by thc news agencies, they have
beeo able to draw oo one of these re?
mote mountain counties for a majority
far surpassing anything ever known in
their hiwtorv, and still they claim the
State by 600. I am entirely confident
of the election of the Bryan electors
by a small but safe plurality, which
will be shown on the final count, Our
people are collecting the evidence of
thee frauds."
Mr. Woodson declined to give out
any figures
Death of John H. Inman.
NEW YORK, NOV. 6.-S. M. Inman
to tight made the following state?
ment :
"Friends inform me that there are
sensational rumors being circulated
to day with reference to the sudden
death of my brother, John Ii Inman,
and it has been thought best that I
make a full statement, to forestall
any possible distortion of the facts
"Mr Inman has been a sick man
since about July first of this year.
About that day his physicians earn?
estly advised him that he should give
up his business affairs and take com?
plete rest His trouble? were acute
indigestion, accompanied by insom?
nia, which did not yield readily un?
der treatment Finally his illness
reached such a stage that at times
there were alarming symptoms of
weakness of the functions of the
heart
"Some six weeks ago it was de?
termined, on the part of my brother,
Hugh T and myself, hie partners, to
place him under the care of Dr.
Kindred in his sanitarium, near New
Canaan, Conn Under the treatment
at the sanitarium he improved, and
we had every reason to believe in
his complete recovery On last
Wednesday night there was a sud?
den change for the worse Ile sank
rapidly from the time of this attack
and died withi- ** few hours
"The attack j curring as it did, so
late iu the night, and the fatal end
coming so soon, it was impossible for
his family to reach him before he
died. Mr. Swann and 1, however,
reached there within a few hours af?
ter he died. These are the facts in
the case."
Further dismissals were made in
the treasury yesterday by Secretary
Carlisle as follows : Judge VV. B.
Flemming, of Kentucky, law clerk in
the supervising architect's office, an
appointee of Senator Blackburn ;
Miss Minnie McMillan, of Kentucky,
a clerk in tbe office of the supervis?
ing architect's office, an appointee of
Senator Blackburn ; Robert E.
Adams, of Montana, agent at the
Seal leland, "Alaska, a nephew of
Mrs. Blackburn ; W. E. Ryan, of
New York, a clerk in the third audi?
tor's office, and late Democratic can?
didate for Congress in the Rochester,
N. Y , di*8tiict, and J M . Leacb, of j
North C arolina, a messenger in the
internal revenue bureau, who recent?
ly criticised Postmaster General Wil?
son in a newspaper letter. Attorney
General Harmon has removed .lames
H. Couch, assistant United States
district attorney for West Virginia.
Mr. Couch was an unsuccessful can?
didate for office in the recent election
in that State on the Democratic
ticket, and declined to resign his
official position or relinquish his can?
ditfacy.
With Hood's Sarsapa?
rilla, "Sales Talk," and
show that this medi- ? H L
cine has enjoyed public confidence a....
patronage to a greater extent than accord?
ed any other proprietary medicine. Thij
is simply because it possesses greater
merit and produces greater cures tha;i
any other. It is not what we say, but
what Hood's Sarsaparilla does, that tells
the story. All advertisements of Hood's
Sarsaparilla, like Hood's Sarsaparilla it?
self, are honest. We have never deceived
the public, and this with its superlative
medicinal merit, is why the people have
abiding confidence in it, and buy
Sarsaparilla
Almost to the exclusion of all others. Try ft
Prepared only by C. t Hood & Po., Lowell, Mass.
j, r^.*? are010 ouIy pills 10 take
HOOd S PlliS with Hood's Sarsaparilla.
STANTON
ROUSE.
D. J. JONES, Poprietor.
Rates $2.00 Per Day.
SPECIAL TKftMS TO FAMILIES.
Two Minutes Walls From Central
Depot.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
July 29.
le Largest ii Most Complete
Establishment South
Geo. S. Hacker & Son,
-MANUFACTURERS OF
DOORS, SASH, BLINDS,
Moulding & Building
Material.
rffice and Warerooms, King, opposite Can?
non Street,
CHARLESTON, S. C,
Purchase our make, which we gu?rante'
superior to eny sold South, and
ther?hj pave money.
Window and Paney Glass a Specialty
October 16-o
The Sumter
Music House,
MAIN STREET, NEXT TO CROSS WELL'S
GROCERY.
Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines
of the best grade sold cheap ior cash
or on easy terms Old ones taken in
exchange for new ones.
CLEANING AND REPAIRING
DONE PROMPTLY.
We also keep
NEEDLES, OILS,
And parts of every Sewing? Machine.
"We have some rare bargains in
Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines.
M. B. HANDLE,
Jan 8.
Manager.
Soap! Soap!
AN ELEGANT LINE OF
-Toilet Soaps
Fi?e Extracts aod everything for a
Ladies* Toilet.
-Try our
5c. and 10c. Soaps.
Fine Cigars !
Favorite Brands ! Auk for Tokios,
Humboldt's and Exports.
None better.
DRUGS !
Fresh Drugs Every
Week.
Prescriptions Carefully Com
.pounded Doy and Night. .
J. S. HUGHSON
& GO.,
DRUGGISTS.
MONAGHAN BLOCK
SUMTER, S. 0.
RED OATS.
NATIVE RED, RUST PROOF
OATS FOR SALE BY
C. P. ROBERTS,
Oct 27-lm* NINETY-SIX, S. C.
-TI
YThat has bi
this busin e
-ii'
The people of Sumter hi
is to be depended upon
is called cotton here. T
anything that we do or
an unsatisfactory piece o
your money hack or satis
We Solicit the Trac
Every Wage-Earne
Solely on the que
most complete as?
ment is made, u
prices are absolut
TV e Offer
Exceptional values in 1
coats. ?100, $5.00, $<
tronage will be ours if y
high grade goods.
We claim for our B(
ment absolute supre
Look at it from ai
sortments, Styles
head and shoulde
the city.
We are sole agents for the celebrated
ranted r
100 Children's Ki
100 Children's Kr
50 Boy's blue, b
19 years, $3 9;
100 pair Men's W
Our Shoe Departan
Like all others is in th
kinds, all qualities and a
line of Women's, Boy's
selling at 98 cents.
These are Facts an
Facts are Hard to D
Come and see for yourse
stand why we are doing i
bidding for more.
Yours Re
Jjlyttenbc
N. W. Corner, Ma
Su
TO AI
This 1
One Ci
Horses a]
H.
Sumter, S. C., Nov. 2, 1896.
BEAUTY HATH CHARMS
and all the charms which beau?
ty likes best to don are shown
in our grand display of fash?
ionable jewelry for this season.
Jewels like these would en?
hance the charms of the most
fascinating belle, and surely no
fair one would despise such
brilliant aids to her 'beauty.
Like personal loveliness, they
conquer admiration on sight ;
they score new victories at ev?
ery inspection. Those who
look over our stock do not
willingly stop with examina?
tion. Beauty may now be
made ea,ii/ irresistible by a
few judicious purchases from
our display of up to date jew?
elry.
L. W. FOLSOM,
Jeweler and Optician,
SION OF TffE BIG WA TC ff,
Oct 16.
?E
lilt up
?SS is
ave been taught that this firm
-Wool is called wool and cotton
here is nothing mysterious about
say, and should by any chance
f goods creep into our stock,
faction given.
le of
r.e...
stion of merit. We promise you the
?ortment. we promise you every gar
pon honor and we promise you our
ely and without exception The Lowes!.
..rien's Woolen Suits and Over
3 00, $7.00, $7.50. Yourpa
ou will call and examine these
>ys5 Depart
maey....
ly standpoint you choose. Size, As
, Qualities or Prices, and you'll find it
rs above any Boys' Clothing stock iu
Faultless Clothing ; every suit War
iot to rip.
nee Suits at 98c, worth ?1 25.
iee Suits at $1 49. worth $2.00.
lack and brown Cheviot Suits, lo to
>, worth $5 00.
orkiog Pants, 77c, worth $1 25.
3flt
e lead. We have shoes of all
ll at the lowest price. See the
and Children's Shoes we are
d
own.
??If and yon will readily under
such a large business and still
spectfully,
in and Liberty Sts.
tinter, S. C.
Week,
u* each
ad Mules.
HARRY.