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ROOSEVELT ASSAILED. CASE OF DEMOCRATS AGAINST REPUBLICAN ADMIN INSTRATTON. _ ! Tariff, Trust Contributions to Election Funds, Insurance and "Department . Scandals" Dealt With. # -- (Democratic Campaign Book.) The Democratic campaign book, makes severe attacks upon President Roosevelt, evidently accepting the statements c-f Mr. Cannon and Mr. Taft in the Littlefield campaign that . the President was the real issue this j iall. The first part of the book is de -voted to the tariff, to demonstrate ?that goods made in America are sold abroad cheaper than at home, that wages have been reduced, and that the tariff is the mother of trusts. After ?fe that it gets down to the life in surance scandal. It quotes Judge Parker's charges in 1904 that the ^President had appointed his. private secretary to take control of a new ^Government department which was to collect information about trusts; ?-that that secretary had then been j'^made Chairman of the National Com? mittee, and that as a, result the com? mittee had an "overflowing treasury." It next quotes President Roosevelt's .statement that "There is not one parti? cle otf truth in the statement." Then .comes Parker's reply: Wy He is in a position to know what .contributions have been made to the Republican National Committee by .the trusts; if there have been no . -trust contributions he could easily have^said so. He has waited until the o? dosing hour of the campaign to ^ make easier the pretense of an ans? wer. But it is not an answer . It is a confession with a plea in avoid ?ance addressed to a kindly and gen -erous people. Continuing, the campaign book in ^capital letters, makes this assertion: Judge Parker received from one -who knew the names of the few, who -^undertook to underwrite the cam? paign, but the names were given in -confidence and he respected that con? fidence. The charges were made by . "him, not at all with the idea that it fwould influence the result, but be - cause he believed that such practices must er: i or the Republic will soon be one in name only. Such a public in tere s: as should bring about in? vestigation of the contributions of Insurance companies, banks, trust j , ?r<-o IP pa??es, railroad companies, and j giant protected interests was his] Under the heading 'Tiic Proof," the book quotes from John A. Mc? '?Call's testimony before the Arm? strong Committee that his company ?had paid $48,000 to the Republican -Committee. Waiter R. Gillette's testimony that the Mutaul paid about $40,000, and James H. Hyde's testi? mony that the Equitable paid $50, > -OC0. This comment is made: The report of the Armstrong Com ? mittee, published since Mr. Roose _JPvtIt made thc&e sweeping and ap? parently impassioned tut really craf? ty denials, proves that Parker spoke -the truth, and Roosevelt was mis? taken when he said the charge was ""unqualifiedly and atrociously false." Another division of the book is en? titled "Department Scandals." It -says: In the Treasury Department we find the Secretary neglecting the du? ties of his office, traveling about the . country making speeches for the ~ ?. tstand-patters and carrying on a carn? al paign for the Presidential nomina? tion in 1908, but still drawing a sal? ary which he does not earn and set? ting a bad example for his subordi? nates. In the office of the Controller of the Currency there have been nu" merous scandals in connection with National banks by reason of the negligence or collusion of Bank In? spectors. The officers of some of these banks have practically loaned -to themselves under one subterfuge and another the entire assets, de osits and everything else, while the ^inspectors, either through ignorance or fraud, havv reported them as -sound. One or two cases of recent date will illustrate this point. Let us take first the Walsh banks of Chicago. i The book then goes into details of the cases of these three banks, saying -among other things: Both the State law and the Fed? eral law provide that no bank shall lend over 10 per cent, of its capital to any one borrower. According to the report there was loaned by Walsh to t^h Walsh $15,000,000, or 800 per cent. ;? -of the capital of the combined banks. Jr The names of bell boys and other underlings about the bank were singned to notes. It was contended bv Secretary Shaw, as quoted in the Chicago press and not denied by him, ?atZ that Walsh in this system of finance ^^.did nothing beyond what most banks Co in making excess loans. Then the book takes up the failure o<f the Enterprise Bank of Allegheney, Penn., which it says "was a Republi? can affair all around." It telis how v.i'- b-t?:t? had ??OO;u?0 of State funds: & ... :<&r>rl j.., - Buir Andrews'* company. Ii . quotes the statement made in the House by Mr. Watson, the Republi" can whip, to whom President Roose? velt addressed his recent letter, in which Mr. Watson boasts of the Gov? ernment's vigilance in prosecuting banking criminals, and cites the case of Cassie Chadwick an I that of. W. R. Brown, of Iowa, adding: Cassie Chadwick and the other lit? tle criminals went to jail, of course. But the great criminals, who habitu? ally violate the banking laws in the way that Walsh did are not disturbed because they have political influence. Are they able to contribute large sums to Republican campaign funds? Next comes the case of the Nation" al City Bank and the sale of the New York Custom House. "The sale," it says, "is one of the chief blots on the McKinley Administration. This fraud and scandal was engineered by Secre? tary Gage in July, IS 99." It gives the well-known history of the transaction and quotes the letters between Gage and President James Stillman, which, it says, "show they are both guilty of this infamous outrage." In the division devoted to the labor question the books says: Mr. Roosevelt has shown greater regard for the interests of corpora? tions and less regard for the law than any other Executive the coun? try has ever had. In 1901 and 1903 he joined with the partisans in Con? gress in a series -of measures in the interest .of the Pennsylvania and Bal? timore & Ohio Railroads by means of which $3,000,000 in money was given to those two corporations, besides several million dollars' worth of lands in the City of Washington, and franchises worth at least $50,000,000. Half of the money thus given came out of the Treasury of the United States and half out of the revenues of the District of Columbia; but neither the United States nor the District of Columbia obtained in re? turn for it any stock or other pecu? niary interest in the railroads. Im? mediately after the conclusion of this deal, which was opposed by tne Democrats, the President, as the guest of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the chief beneficiary of the deal, made a tour of the country, which cost ?50,000, ail the bills being paid by the corporation. The book declares that the Secre? tary of the Treasury, with the Presi? dent's approval, has again and again deposited large sums of public money, amounting to tens of millions of dol? lars, in favored banks without inter? est, "not for safe keeping merely, ":>ui err.fessed)y to beneil: the banks--to enable thom to buy gold abroad ot? to lend monev to stock gamblers in wall Street, thus making y he people's Treasury accessory in the wicked game of fleecing the people." Nothing to Fear. ?Mothers need have no hesitancy in continuing to give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to their little ones, as it contains absolutely nothing inju? rious. This remedy is not only per? fectly safe to give small children, but is a medicine of great worth and merit. It has a world wide reputa? tion for its cures of coughs, colds and croup and can always be relied upon. For sale by all druggists. Business Manager John Wood, of the Greenville News has resigned to accept the position of secretary of the Greenville Board of Trade. .Keep the bowels open when you have a cold and use a good remedy to allay the inflammation of the mu? cous membranes. The best is Ken? nedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. It contains no opiates, moves the bow? els, drives out the cold. Is reliable and tastes good. Sold by all drug? gists. Another effort is being made to se? cure a pardon for Robert Jones, the Edgefield slayer of the Pressley fam? ily, who has served 15 years of a 20 year sentence. ?If an article is imitated, the origi? nal is always best. Think it over, and when you go to buy that box of salve to keep around the house, get De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. It is the original and the name is stamped on every box. Good for eczema, tetter, boils, cuts and bruises, and especially recommended for piles. Sold by all druggists. Mr. James A. Hoyt, for several years city editor of the Columbia State, has resigned that position and will hereafter be connected with the Columbia bureau of the News and Courier. Mr. William Banks succeeds Mr. Hoyt as city editor of the State. *Whein a horse is so overworked it lies down and in other ways de? clares its inability to go further, you would consider it criminal to ase force. Many a man of humane im? pulses, who would not willingly harm a kitten, is guilty of cruelty where his own stomach is concerned. Over? driven, overworked, when what it needs is something that will digest the food eaten and help the stomach CITY COUNCIL MEETING. Mr. W. H. Ingram Gives Bond to Build Street Railway Within Two Years-Carnival Concession Grant? ed Band Revoked. Council held a regular meeting last Wednesday night at S o'clock. Present: Mayor W. B. Boyle, Al? dermen H. D. Barnett, J. H. Chan? dler, P. P. Finn, H. C. Haynsworth, E. H. Rhame and R. K. Wilder. Absent: Aldermen W. A. Bowman and R. F. Haynsworth. Minutes of September 26th and Oc? tober 8th were read and approved. Mr. W. H. Ingram presented for approval a bond for $500 on behalf of himself and associates as required by council conditioned upon their compliance with the terms of the or? dinance granting them a street rail? way and electric light franchise. He asked that, in view of present finan? cial stringency the time in which the work of construction shall begin, be extended to one year and the time of completion made two years instead of six monts and eighteen months as the ordinance provides. The extension of tinae was granted, but final reading, of the ordinance was deferred to next meeting in order that some under? standing may be had as to the extent and location of trackage. Mr. G. L. Warren, representing the Sumter Light Infantry, requested that the usual appropriation of $200 per annum to the company be con? tinued and the request was granted. The appropriation to the band was increased to $25 per month. A letter was read from the Sumter Telephone Company denying rumors to the effect that they are negotiating a sale of their exchange to the Bell Company or any other, and assuring couricii that they are endeavoring to comply with all their promises strict? ly to the letter. Request of O. P Johnson for ex? emption as a Confederate soldier, from payment of peddlers' license, was refused. The committee to which was refer? red the question of proper regulations for store signs and awnings presented an ordinance upon the subject which was read for the first time. The annual tax ordinance and the license ordinance for 1907 were read, adopted and ordered published, un? der a resolution dispensing with the second reading. Alderman H. C. Haynsworth asked that council reconsider its action of September 12th, whereby the Second j I Regiment Band was giver, permission j ro contract with a carnival company j for a week's exhibition tree of ail li? censes. He expressed the fear tnai bringing together large and. promis? cuous crowds, such as attend upon street carnivals, particularly at night, is sure to produce disorder and per? haps serious trouble. Upon due dis? cussion, council concluded that it was necessary for the preservation of peace and good order that the shows should be kept out of the city arid by resolutions, unanimously adopted, the concessions to the band were with? drawn, and orders given that the li? cense ordinance be rigidly enforced. Mr. Barnett for the finance com? mittee reported that the clerk and treasurer's report for September had j been examined and found correct, and that claims referred to them had been approved. Mr. Chandler for the committee of' public works reported that the street force is engaged in opening Chestnut ard North church streets. The committee appointed Septem- j ber 26th to adjust official salaries submitted the following report which was adopted as a permanent rule: Policemen, first three years of ser? vice, $50 per month. Police sergeants, first three years' ; of service, $60 per month. Chief of Police and superintendent of streets, first three years* of duty, $75 per month. Service Premiums. $5.00 per month for fourth and fifth years. $7.50 per month for sixth and sev? enth years. $10.00 per month after seventh year. Clerk and treasurer $125 per month. ' Maximum for privates $60 per month. Maximum for sergeants $70 per month. Chief of Police and superintendent of streets, $85. Present salaries not to be reduced as to those already elected. A number of claims were referred to the finance committee. *A cold is much more easily cured when the bowels are open. Kenne? dy's Laxative Honey and Tar opens the bowels and drives the cold out of the system in young or old. Sold by all druggists. Sick Headache Cured. *Sick headache is caused by de? rangement of the stomach and by in? digestion. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets correct these dis? orders and effect a cure. By taking these tablets as soon as the first indi ail -j ru s gists. Eat More of the most nutritious of flour foods-Uneeda Biscuit-the only perfect soda cracker. Then you will be able to Earn More because a well-nourished body has greater productive capacity? Thus you will also be able to Save More because for value received there is no food so economical as lineada Biscuit ? In a dust tight, moisture proof package* NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Horses and Mules All sizes and prices for cash or approved paper. Buggies, Wagons ? Harness Agent for DEERING HARVESTING MACHINERY and Repair Parts in abundance. Disc Harrows, Disc Cultivators, Stalk Cutters, Peg Tooth Harrows, Binders, Mowers, Rakes, &c. Agent for JOHNSTON HARVESTING MACHINERY and Repair Parts in abundance. S. M. PIERSON, 6, 8, and 9 South Harvin Street. Is simply a process of growth. If you form the habit, finan? cial independence will grow out of your small beginning, just as sure as the giant tree grows from the sapling. Nobody saves much at a time. Everybody can save a little at a time. Financial success is simply a matter of sticking to your saving plan-making your character stronger than any temptation to spend. Try the bank account plan of saving see how fast the small change grows into dollars, and how the dollars will grow into tens and hundreds THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. 0, SAVINGS DEPARTMENT._ Jlttantic Coast Line. Time Table No. 4-Effective June 17, 1906. Passenger Trains arriving and leaving Sumter. Train 35 Flormoe to Augusta Arrives 5 35 am 54 Columbia fig Wilmington " 8 10 am " * 1 Lucknow to ?umiaf 11 5 50 pn> " 57 Gibson to Sumter ?* 9 20 am " 52 Charleston to Greenville Leaves 9 31 aa " *46 Ortngeburg to Oharieston M 9 35 am " 79 Elrod, N. C., to Columbia ** ll 05 am " * 2 Sumter to Lucknow " 9 50 am " 78 Columbia to Elrod, N. C" Leaves 6 05 pm M 53 Greenville and Columbia to Charlestons " 6 30 pm " ' 32 Augusta to Florenoe ** 6 40 pm " 56 Sumter to Gibson ? 6 50 pm " *17 Charleston to Crangeburg " 8 20 pm u 55 Wilmington to Columbia * 9 35 pm Freight Trains carrying Passengers. Train *24 Sumter to Darlington Leaves 8 30 am " *19 Sumter to Robbins Leaves 10 00 am u *20 Bobbins to Sumter Arrives 7 30 am *' *25 Darlington to Sumter Arrives 9 10 pm Northwestern 'Railway. Train *70 Camden to Sumter Arrives 9 00 au " *7l Sumter to Camden Leaves 9 36 am " *68 Camden to Sumter " 5 45 ?pm ? *72 Wilson Mill to Sumter Arrives 12 30 pm " *73 Sumter to Wilson Mill Leaves 3 30 pm " *69 8umter to Camden ** 6 31 pm Trains marked * daily except Sunday ; all other trains daily. For further information, apply to J. T. CHINA, Ticket Agent A. C. L. Mistook Fire Alarm Box. Superintendent of Fire Alarm Jno. T. Yate*, has registered a kick on be? ing: classed as one of the postoffice department. A gentleman from the "rural deestricts" blew in yesterday with a letter to mail and tried to ja'o it into the lire alarm box at Front and Grace streets with the result that No. 2") went in to the department and the laddies turned out expecting to find the "devouring element" at its work, instead they found a very innocent looking coutryman who was profuse in his apologies for mistaking the alarm box for the postoffice recepta? cle. Tho man from the tall timber was given the ha-ha by a large crowd gathered to soo tho fire. The hour was 11:54 n. m.-Wilmington Star. The Chester dispensary sold 50 per cent, more whiskey in September than in September, 1905. The increase is attributed to patronage of Brice Law in York and Lancaster counties. SO YEARS' EXPERIENCE wrns TRAD? MARKS DESIGNS CCPYRiC.I-?TS &c. fi nvone sending a skotrb and ?escripttonp?? ?GlCKly ascertain our opinion tree w h ell: or mi invention is probably patentable. Communica? tions? stricMy? nitldentiaL l Undbookon Patenta sent free. Oldest nso:u v for aecurinir patents. P;itents t:tken through Munn & Co. receive ?pccviLnotice, without charge, iu ibo Steffie ?iicait and 2,750 whites. Brunch Office. Ry F St. Was? ngtot:, 1>. C Advertising in The Daily Item brings results and the mer chants seem to be realizing it. Eczema and Pile Cure rp Cr &aowing what it was to suffer, I F?LL will give Free of Charge, to any afflicted a positive cure for Eczema, Sait Rheum, Erysipelas, Piles and Skin Dis eises. Instant relief. Don't suffer long? er. Write F. W. WILLIAMS, 400 Manhat? tan Avenue, Nsw York. Enclose'stamp. 10-3-ly TAKE NOTICE WHEN coming to town throw on your old Scrap Iron, Rubber, Metals, Hides, Bones, etc., and bring them to us. High cash prices paid. Yard-East Mary St., near Sumter Machinery Co. Sumter Junk, Hide and Fur Go., H% S. Waudell, Manager. S pt 19-3m* HOLLISTER'S Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets A Busy Medicine for Bnsy People. Brings Golden Health and Renewed Vigor. A specific for Constipation, Indigestion, Live and Kidney Troubles, Pimples, Eczema, Impure Blood, Bad Breath, Sluggish Bowels, Headache and Backache. It's Rocky Mountain Tea In tab. let form, 85 cents a box. Genuine made by HOLLISTER DRUG COMPANY, Madison, Wis. GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE I Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera 4 Diarrhea Remedy! Almost every family has need of a reliable remedy for edie or jinrrhea at some tone during ??m yeer. Hui remedy o focommondfd Wy dealers who have told it (of many yean and know ila value. lt hat received thousands ol & testimonials from grateful people. It has been prescribed by phy? sicians wkh tho most satisfactory results. It has often saved hie before medicine could have been sent for or a physician summoned. It only costs a quarter. Cia you afford to risk so much for so kr? BUY rr NOW. Weak Hearts Are d-ie to indigestion - Ninety-nine of every one hundred people who have heart trouble can remember when it was sirr.pie indiges? tion. It is a scientific fact that ail cases ol heart disease, not organic, are not only traceable to. faut ?rs the direct result of indi* gestion. Ali toed taken into the stomach which fails of perfect digestion ferments and swells the stomach, puffing it up against tho heart. This interferes with the action ot the heart, and in the course of time that delicate hut vital organ becomes diseased. Mr. D. Kauble, of Nevada, O , says: 1 had stomack trouble and was in a bad state as I had heart trcubia with it I took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for about four months and it cured me, Kodol Digests What Yon Eat and relieves the stomach of all nervosa strain and the heart of all pressure. Bottles only. $1.00 Size holding 2V- times the trial size, which sells for 50c, ... i Prepared by E. O. Se WITT & CO., OH10AO& For Sale by all Druggists. MR CHICHESJTER'S ENGLISH taYRQYAL PILLS ? -?<K*V "._Ori*WMd Only C?*?lne. /. /r rrv M for CHICHESTER^ ENGLISH^ kin BSD as<l Gold loctaUi; "teni, m?#t [with bine ribbon. Tate so o th??. BwBat } Dsacereva 8ab?tiintion? mad ImtSZ Moon. Snj rf ToarOncsist. or andante. *tarsM for Particulars, Trirttumiifcihi "4 "?e?lef for Ladlee" ?? lat?, bjZZ ian Itali. 10.OOO Tet?Eor?*Ji. S?Vttv lt_J^~? ?2 Drewiiu. Chichester Chemical O?^ Utttloa thia pap?. M?d Ur.* ?guaje. ffiBS?^B <Scnd modsi, sketch or r-l"otoof invention ft? f free report on patentability. ? or free cook, ^HowtoSecareT?irtC If?&tf? writ? Apposite U. S. Paient Office } WASHINGTON D.C. jj KILLYHI COUCH 3ANO CURE THE LUNGS WH Dr. King's Now Discovery f.?? /CONSUMPTION Pr??* FOR 1 OUGHSand 50c & $1.00 V0LDS Fr?e TriaK Surest and Quickest Cure for ali THROAT and LUNG TBOT7B? USS, or MONEY BACK. Garden Seed. This is the gardening season. We have a full supply o? the best test? ed garden seeds.-For years [ANDREWS SEEDS Have been recognized as the best. Let us sup? ply you. DeLorme's Dings and Medicines.