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ms jjj mm AM TOLD Or AN ATTEMPT TO BlURE SENATOR. r. Peuigrr*. of Snath Dakota, Ho. ***** lm kl?ut of Campaign of lOOl ?p*e*pfc*j Party Candidate ( omen at Bre/an With a Demand ?a Dtajono Ryaa's Alleged 011,000 Contribution or Explain Waat Became of lt. \ Salem, a D.. Sept. 2H.---While trav With W. J. Bryan from 8loux HP*11* Mitchell former Senator R. F. p Pettlgrew today formally announced that a few years ego he had bean ep aeoeched by the Republican national committee through a former United States Senator with an offer of $10, If ha would deliver tan speeches L_Ot seven places aa the committee ^frnild d logst? In support of the candi? dacy of Tom Watson, of Qeorgls. the People * party candidate for Presi Mr. Pettlgrew aalU that with to ascertaining who waa be d tat offer ha wrote hla Senator and asked him If the amount uld bo Increased to $J0 000, but reply waa that they were not in? to give one man that much. Senator Pettlgrew declared that he deal tu ed the offer and conducted an investigation, with the result that ha satisfied himself that tha Rapubllcan Ppa.Hy financed In a large measure Mr. Watson's campaign. Mr. Watson's ?f fment. Atlanta. Oa.. Sept. lt.?In reply to the remarks' of former United States Senior Pettlgrew Thomas K. Watson night gave the following formal gad signed statemsat to tha Associat? ed Frees: The reason why Mr. Bryan has pot forward Pettlgrew to attack ma la that my exposures of Bryan's deal the negro leaders and with aa laureate of Maina, Indiana and Ohio are baiting the peerless. Their deals are disgraceful and oagbt to be exposed. ? Aa la Pettlgrew, I shall not notice aim further than to say that If any ly ever offered aim ten thooaand ?liars for tea speeches on any earth? ly subject the man who mada tha of? fer was more liberally supplied with aaeaey than with sense. In ltot 1 ?tail my campaign for tha principles Which the Preside* tie J ticket of Bryan Watson advocated In lift. Bry had deserted the principles and had gone over ba tha gold standard aeon. The PoputhWs called upon ras to take ap the Jaffsrsonlan propagan? da where Bryan had left off, and I did aa> R*pwVttean money had nofh %o do with it ; Whether the Roosevelt manager* gave financial aid to those who man? aged the Populist campaign I neither know nor earn. everybody who knows o thing about ?t Is wsll aware the fact that the cmpalgn funda both the old parties come from ideally the same source. wsll knew that the Parker fund of 1004 waa raised by roil street element of his party. the money of Ryan and Bel B>htrh paid for the luxurious Ja employed by Bryan In ling for Parker. Accord himself the source ofj fund of Judge Parker not leas tainted than 0*JfJb campaign fund of Roosevelt. Bryan's own brother and brother-in-law ash n5.000 out of the Parker funds aaf violated tha law ?f Nebraska by thHr failure to render an account of What%ent with It. That 111.000 came from August Belmont and Thoa. F. Ryan sag slthough Bry? an said he would refund tha money he has not done so. Before Bryan tree off hla man Pettlgrew at me again he had better have done oae of two thtags--either disgorge Ryan and Belmont ? $15,000 I or explain what became of It. (Signed) Thomas R. Watson. RIMIM Tltr-srrijfc IIKI*\1RKD. |1r?t Train Htm-r Um* Flood Throagti lYism Angnnta Istet Night. pine wood. Sept. SO.?Train No. 3 ft. Augu'ta to Florence. passed across ths rtantee trestle at Rimini fast night, the fi*et train t<? cr.?? ?In.-.- th?? Hood. .The train was run at very alow speed, (nearly an hour being required for the train to cross, Th" crew that has been at work making the repairs on the trestle, con? sisting of 204 negroe* and 85 white men, will begin leaving today. It Is stated that the resumption of regular aervlcs on the M. A A. div? ision will date from today. Where Bullet a Kiev*. ?David Parker, of Fayette. N. Y.. a iteran of the civil war, who lout [foot at Oetysburg. says: "The good licieotrlc Bitters have done Is worth .more than 1(00 to me. I spent much [money doctoring for a bad case of itoms^h trouble, to little purpose. I Ithen tried Ele<-tri<- Hitters, and they loored ms. I now take them as a Itonlr. and they keep me strong and reII. ' 50c at Slbert's DfVig Store. A man rocked a boat and every me said It was a moat Impressive fu? ll BRYAN SCORES Ml LATI.sr LETTER TO ROOSEVELT 18 I XAXSWKKAHLE. (.nut IVnuHTttt Riddle* President's Ih'fHN? of Republican Campaign Methods and His Apology for 111* Party's Trust Amliations. Rock Inland, 111.. Sept. 29.?"I have lived In vain If your accusations have loat ms a single friend," said William J. Bryan, In a letter addressed toduy to President Roosevelt, replying to that of the president, written Sunday last Mr. Bryan points to his record and declares that It is sufficient answer to the Insinuation.-, of the chief executive that he is In sympathy with or con? trolled by the trusts. Reverting to the charges against Gov. Haskell, Mr. Bryan says that the president, In response to his request, did not deign to suggest a tribunal which could determine those charges, but Instead proceeds to pass Judgment upon him. and he informs the presi? dent that the occupant of that high office cannot deny the humblest citl ssn the right to protect his reputation and vindicate his name in the courts. The letter is as follows: . Mr. Bryan's Letter. "Rock Island. 111., Sept 29, 1908. "Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, Washington, D. C. "Dear Sir: A brief reply to your last letter Is all that Is necessary to call attention to your attempt to shift the Issues rslsed. In your letter attack? ing Mr. Foraker you Inserted an at? tack upon Oov. Haskell and attempt? ed to use the charges age. ins t him to connect the Democrat party, and me as Is candidate, with the trusts. I asged you to name a tribunal before which 4he charges could bo Investigat? ed, or If you would not do that, offered to leave It to you to say whether, in your judgement, the charcea Justified Mr. Haskell's withdrawal from the or ganlxatlon. Tou did not deign to sug? gest a tribunal, but proceed to pass Judgement upon him. He immediately resigned his position that he might be more free to prosecute those who brought accusations against him. Thus his connection with the organisa? tion ended. I have no authority to submit, and did not submit, to you the question of this guilt or lnuocenee for final decision. Even the president can not deny to the humblest r.ittsen of the land the right to protect hla reputation and vindicate Ma name In courts established for that purpose, where witnesses can be examined and evidence submitted according to the rules of law. "In my first letter to you I resented the imputation that any charges made agamst Oov. Haakell could be Juatly construed as connecting the Demo? cratic party, or me as Its candidate, with any trust or law-defying corpor? ation. Tou replied that the charges were a matter of general notoriety and I asked you why Mr. Taft did not mention them when he mads speeches against Mr. Haskell In Oklahoma. You at once endeavored to confront me with new matters, which arose after the Denver convention and, conscious that those charges were Insufficient, you have since given wings to accu? sations that no disinterested party would make against another without Inveatlgatlon. I am willing that all your charges against me shall be sub mitted to the voters of the country end with your charges I submit my denial of any knowledge or Informa? tion that could In the remotest way connect ms with any trust, monopoly or law-defying corporation. "My record is sufficient reply to your Insinuation. I have lived In vain If your accusations lose me a single friend. I challenged you to name a trust official who Is supporting me and after searching the country you pro? duce the name of one man. and not a e trust official, but the local attorney of a trust. Without inquiring whether he votes for me b?*cau?e of his con? nection with a trust, or In spite of it, or because of his 'fear of business ad? versity' under Mr. Taft, you accept his statement that he will vote for mo as conclusive proof that I am In league with tho trusts, although you admit that trust offlcluls are supoprt Ing the Republican ticket. "You compliment me when you rrieaauro mo by a higher standard than you do your official associates, for you insist that Mr. Rockefeller's contribution to Oov. Hughes' cam? paign fund was no reflection upon him. and I take it for granted that vu do not criticise Judge Tuft's re I'ommendutlon of a Standard Oil at? torney to the asOsral bench. ? place Wants the Judgi- might have to pass upon the charts ugainsr. the very trust for which he had been Attorney. "You refer to our campaign fund In IH06 and accuse us of allowing two men to contribute largely to the small fund with which the commltte con? ducted the campaign. I SJg not sure about the figures, because I have not seen the authentic statement of the contribution, but I was Informed that the largest of the two sums which you mention was not all contributed by the man to whom It was credited, but Included contributions from others, as j well as that which he gave himself. But if you want to be fair why do you not give the amount of the Re? publican campaign fund that year and the sources of it. I am willing to have both funds published, are you? If some of those who contributed to our fund of less than $300,000 had a pecuniary interest in the result of the election, how will you explain the enormous contributions to tne Repub? lican fund? If you will remember, the Democratic platform candidly de? clared the party's purpose. If the car? rying out of that policy would have been of advantage to any one, the whole public had knowledge and the publication of the contributions would not have affected the result. Pub? licity as to campaign funds is not needed to make known that which is disclosed by the platform, but to di? rect attention to secret agreements, expresed or implied, which would otherwise be concealed from the pub? lic. You certainly pay more atten? tion to the mote than to the beam, when you find fault with our national campaign fund in 1896 and ignore the significance of a fund almost as large, which, at your request, was collected from a few persons in 1904 and wa? used In one State and was only a small item In the fund colelcted that year. But your letter presents a de? fense of your party's position and an accusation against the voters which emphasizes an issue already promi? nent. You are the first conspicuous member of your party to attempt an explanation of the party's opposition to publicity before the election and the admission which you make will embarrass your party associates.. "Your position is that the publica? tion before election of the contribu? tions to your campaign fund would furnish your political opponents an opportunity 'to give a false impres? sion' as to the fitness of the candi? dates. You cite as illustration the contribution made to Oov. Hughes' campaign fund, the contributions made by Mr. Harrlman and the con? tributions which are now being col? lected for Mr. Taft'8 campaign.- You charge in effect that the people are so lacking In Intelligence that they might condemn as Improper contribu? tions which you declare to be proper. If the voters differ from you on this question are they necessarily ignorant and wrong? Must the members of the party organization act as self-ap? pointed guardians of the people and conceal from them what is going on, lest the people be misled as to the pur? pose and effect of large contributions. Is this your explanation of the action of the Republican leaders In the na? tional convention in voting down a publicity plank? If you will pardon the suggestion, I believe that a better explanation can be found in Holy Writ, for do we not read of men lov? ing darkness rather than light, be? cause their deeds are evil? "The reflection on the people In? volved in your charge that they would misuse the knowledge which publicity would give is unworthy of one who has been elevated to so high an office by the votes of the people, and I vent ture the assertion that you cannot procure from Mr. Taft an endorsement of your defense. He Is now before the people; he is offering himself as a candidate for the presidency; he ?are not tell the people to whom he ap? peals that they have not sense enough to form a Just and correct opinion as to the purpose which leads parties In? terested in special legislation to make big contributions. You fear that we would misrepresent the motives of those with the contributions to the Re? publican campaign fund and cast an unjust 8U8peclon upon Republican can? didates, If the names and amounts were made known before the election. Your argument if sound, would pre? vent publication after the election, for why should an unjust suspicion be cast upon officials after the election any more than before? Does not the secrecy before the election Incrase this suspicion? We are going to give you j an opportunity to misrepresent the j motives of those who give to our cam? paign fund and to arouse all the suspicion you can; we are going to prove to the people that we are mak? ing a tight for the whole people and not for those who have been o ;joying privileges and favors at the hands of the government and We expect thai the honest sentiment Of the country Will rebuke the party whose conven? tion refused to endorse any kind of publicity that the people should know until after the polls are close.1 what predatory interests have beOfl active in support of the Republican party. "Yours truly, '?William J. Bryan." Had n Close ( nil. ?Mrs. Ada L, ('room, the widely known proprietor of tho CTOOin Hotel, Vaughn, Miss., says: "For several months I suffered With a severe cough, and consumption See Hid to have Its grip OB me. when a friend recommend? ed Dr. King's New Discovery, I be? gan talking it. and three bottles effect? ed a complete cure." The fame of this lifo saving cough and cold rem? edy, and lung and throat healer is world wide. Sold at Slbert's Drug Store. 60c. and |1< Trial bottle free. It takes two to make a quarrel, but one peaoe maker can start a riot. ARCHBOLD AND McLAURIN RE? PLY TO LETTER EXPOSURES. Standard Oil Agent Explains How Ills Papers Wore Stolen, While Ex-Sen? ator Sees Xo Harm in Getting As? sistance of the Trust to Further an "Intelligent Industrialism." New York, Sept. 29.?A new phase of the discussion of the so-called "Standard Oil correspondence," made public recently by William R. Hearst, was entered upon late today, when John D. Archbold, vice president of the Standard Oil company, made a statement setting forth details of the alleged theft of correspondence from his flies. Former United States Sena? tor John Lowndes McLaurin of South Carolina entered the field with a sign? ed statement declaring his attitude in the matter of the correspondence be? tween himself and Mr. Archbold. Mr. Archbold said: "In response to many inquiries as to the theft of letters from my files I the following may be made known: "Over thr'ee years ago a report I reached me that certain of my let I ters had been offered for sale to a I newspaper of this city, ostensibly j stolen letters. Examination showed I that some letters were missing and j that they could only have been taken j by some one not only familiar with the office details, but highly trusted. The party on whom suspicion fell I stoutly denied all guilt. A little later, I however, a man who represented him I self as acting between the thief and I those to whom the letters had been I sold proposed to return some of the I etters for a consideration. His story I was that the idea of the theft had J been conceived by tys brother, who I had at one time been in the compa I ny's employ, and that his brother had I Induced the employe already sus I pected to accept the theft. According J to the go-between's story he had dis I posed of the letters, or some of them, I to two men, who purchased them on I behalf of Mr. Hearst's newspaper, the j Journal. Not only had stolen letters I been thus traded for, but the thief was I Induced to carry off one or more letter I copying books, many of whose pages I he claims were photographed, other I pages being removed altogether. The j books in question were, the go-be I tween said, returned after 48 hours. I It is Impossible to say how many were I stolen and sold in this way. The I thieves worked at their leisure. It is I not thought necessary to say more at j present or to mention names. Cor I roboratlon of the go-between's story I of tnree years ago lay in his return of I some of the correspondence at the I time. The production of stolen let Iters by Mr. Hearst is further cor jr^boration now. Obviously, among I such a coterie, authenticity of their I output is not to 'be lightly accepted. I The opportunities for falsification, suppressing of context and distortion I of passages are many.' Mr. McLaurln'g Statement. Mr. McLaurin, who has just reach? ed New York, gave but a signed state- i ment as follows: "An effort has been made to create a political sensation by the publica t'on of certain correspondence be? tween Mr. John Archbold, vice presl- i dent of the Standard Oil company, and myself. For that correspondence I have no apologies to make. At the time the letters were written I had the honor to enjoy and am proud still to possess the friendship of Mr. Arch bold, for whom I have the highest re? gard. At the time the letters were written I was engaged in a bitter struggle in which was involved not only my own political future, but the economic and political principles for which I stood and which, stated brief? ly, meant the emancipation of the South from the ignorant prejudice of Rourbonism and the 'bloody shirt' Into the freedom of an enlightened self-interest and the progress of an Intelligent industrialism. t "In the support of these principle! and the hope of this progress I saw then no impropriety in enlisting, If practicable, the assistance of the most progressively admlnsteredi and the !?o<t intelligently officered, corpor? ation that human Intelligence has- yet produced. Nor has the enormous body of statutory crime since created or the hyp (critical affection of moral? ity assumed by some of our legisla? ture s and congress In any wise changed n y point of view or quicken sd by conscience of expediency, as seems t i have been the case with some of my former colleagues and as? sociates. Accepted "Tainted" Money. "The constituent lee that they repre? sent do not hesitate to take Mr. Car? negie's trust-produced und tariff-pro tected money for their churches and libraries or to accept Mr. Rockefeller'! largess for the education of the negro whom they have disfranchised. "If political campaigns are to be run Without money and political prog? ress is to be achieved without finan? cial expenditure it is high time that both parties should be apprised of the arrival of that Utopian era, but until TWO VP COUNTRY MISERS. Fort Mill Man Left $8,000 in Gold in His Safe. The following from the Charlotte I Observer will be of interest to resi? dents of the upper section of thl> State. The family mentioned is well known in the Piedmont section and around Fort Mill. "A bulky bag of gold containing $8, 000 of the yellow metal was found at the bottom of the late Mr. J. P. Bailes' safe when those having charge of the disposition of his estate opened it at the Bailes' home near Fort Mill, S. C.| a few days ago. This money was in an out-of-way place in the bottom of the safe, where it had been, some of it at least, for more than a score of years. It's discovery came as a sur? prise, although members of the family had an idea that there was a pile somewhere. Mr. Bailes, who was a most provident man, was known to re? serve all the gold that came into his possession but not one believed that he had accumulated such a sum. Aside from this sum in ready cash, Mr. Bail? es left an estate consisting of lino land and from $20,000 to $30,000 in stacks, etc. $500 Found in Old Trunk. Anderson, Sept. 28.?In looking over the effetts of George E. Brown, artlst-bookeeper, who died here a few deys ago, $500 in bills, ranging in denomination from $1 to $20, was found in an old trunk by relatives. The money was in a round tin box, inside one of pastboard, which had once contained a graphophone record. that period has arrived I can see no reason why I, when battling for what I conceived to be the rights should refuse to seek or decline to accept the support, whether financial or personal, of which I stood in need. "Men may die but right principles persist and in the end they will tri? umph. "I believe that the South, and es? pecially the State of South Carolina, is today throttled in its natural prog? ress and its Intelligent exercise of the right of self-government by an oli? garchy which keeps alive the preju? dices of a past generation through the perpetuation of ignorance and the fertilization of corruption, and I shall welcome the day when the education? al propaganda which can only be spread by the use of money, whether it be Standard Oil money or railroad money or any other money save that derived from the governmental sale of whiskey, will enable the people to see more clearly their own best in? terests and cast out those leaders whose hypocritical morality and ill disguised selfishness is responsible for the fact that in the South illiteracy is greater and the increase of popula? tion and wealth slower than in any o other great section of Union. "It is the fashion of present day politic.^ hypocrisy to decry the csr poration; to abhor the trust and to pretend in public life to pre.-cribe the influence of wealth; but as in this country and in this age wealth is, and must be, the reward of intelligence, I am not willing to be considered amongst those cowardly enough to deny it the influence which intelli I gence has always exercised under ev? ery form of government thus far de? vised. Of a government of ignorance I have had enough in my native State. I hope for, and shall continue to work for, a government of intelligence. (Signed) "John Lowndes McLaurin." I Senator McLaurin leaves tomorrow for South Carolina. 4 ?DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills are just what you need and what you should get right away for pain in th. back, backache, rheumatic pains, and all urinary and bladder troubles. Thousands of people suffer from kid? ney and bladder trouble and do not know It. They think it is a cold or a strain. Don't take any chances. G?t DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They are antiseptic and promptly soothe the pain. Don't fail to insist upon DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. We sell them. 1 Sold by all druggists. Mrs. Mary J. Like, of Xewberry. WOO arrested in Columbia on the charge of chloformlng her husband in order to stupefy him in that she might gain possc&bn of her child. The child has been awarded to the father by an order of the court. Political Speaker Interrupted. ?Political speakers are frequent!) Interrupted by people coughing. This would not happen If FOley'e Honey and Tar wer?- taken, as it cures coughs and coldfl and prevents pneumonia and consumption. The genuine con? tains no opiates and is in a yellow pa< (age. Refuse substitutes. Slbert's Drug Store. George Chlsolm, colored, driver of a mall wagon in Charleston, has been arrested on the charge of rob? bing the malls. Are You Only Half Alive? ?People with kidney trouble are so weak and exhausted that they are only half alive. Poley'a Kidney Remedy makes healthy kidneys, restores lost vitality, and weak, delicate people are restored to health. Refuse any but Foley's. W. W. Sibert. liWPUjj TOLL. COSTS AMERICA 13fc,000 LIVES. AMD A BILLION DOLLARS YEARLY. . ?stice Hrcwcr Docs Not Sluirft Gloomy Views Expressed ut Tuber? culosis Congress in Washington, Ho Says?Discoverer of New Method of Diagnosis Gives Illustrations. Washington, Sept. 29.?That Justice Da\id J. Brewer, of the United States, Supreme Court, does not fully share the rather gloomy views held by some of the world's famed authorities on tuberculosis was reflected in his address today before the International Tuberculosis Congress. Justice Brew? er's topic was "The Legitimate Exer? cise of Police Power for the Protec? tion of Health," and he had been pre? ceded on the programme by Prof. Irv? ing Fisher, of Yale, who declared that 5,000,000 people now living in the United States are doomed to fill con sump lives' graves unless something is done to prevent it, and that the 138, 0u0 deaths in this country annually from tuberculosis costs, in hard cash* over one billion dollars a year. "The police power," said Justic Brewer, "cares for the health, for the life, for the safety, for the good mor? als of the community. In each of those cases it is the individual who ia directly benefltted and it is only in* directly that the State as an organized entirety, is benefltted by having good, healthy citizens, good moral citi? zens and staying the progress of dis? ease. ? "Today we are facing questions of a slightly different character. There are a series of cases in which shorter hours of labor are demanded til behalf of the employe. Now, whent ver the employment is one which is attended] with special risks, the State may come and say to the employer, 'you shall not let that man work over a certain rea? sonable length of time,' but if the oc? cupation is not freighted with danger? it is something beyond the power of the Legislature to disturb. If a man thinks working twelve hours a day is better for him and will innure to his happiness to a greater extent than the avocation he is pursuing and is at tended with no risk, then he has the right to purusue that avocation, and the employer has the right to make* a contract with him for that length, of time." Dr. Ladsilaus Detre, of Budapest,, discoverer of a new method of diag? nosis that will disclose the type, de? gree and stage of infection, through the inoculation of the patient's arm with human and bo\ine tubercle ba? cilli, delivered a notable address with blackboard illustrations. "The Ransom of a Great City" was-, the theme of Dr. Talcott Williams, of Philadelphia, who contended that a city should be held a:? responsible for suppression of preventable disease ls for keeping its roads in repair. The annual death rate from tuberculosis: in Philadelphia, he said, is about 3, 000. Tonight at Assembly Hall, Dr Ar? thur Xewsholme, of London, delivered a lecture on "The Causes of the Past Decline of Tuberculosis and the Light Thrown by History on Preventatlve Measures for the Immediate Future." The case of the State e gainst Jim Williams, charged with the murder - of E. H. Fisher in Aiken county, has. been nol prossed. At one time Wil? liams was condemned to die, For Chronic Diarrhoea. ""While in the army in 1863 I was taken with chronic diarrhoea," says* George M. Felton, of South Gibson, Pa. "I have since tried many reme? dies, but without any permanent re? lief until Mr. A. W. Miles, of th'S place, persuaded me to try Chamber? lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, one bottle of which stopped it at once." For sale by all druggists. There will be a reunion of Clemson College students in Columbia during fair week. A $1 a plate dinner will be served on Wednesday of the State Fair. Married Man in Trouble. *X married man who permits any member of the family to take any? thing except Poley'S Honey and Tar, for c nighs. col.is and lung trouble is guilty of neglect. The genuine Foley's Honey and Tar contains no opiates and is In a yellow package. W. W. Slbert A company has been organised in Columbia, with a capital stock of |2 10,000, for the purpose Of manu? facturing brick for paving purposes. A Healthy Family. *"Our whole family h;is enjoyed good health since we began uving Dr. King's New Life Fills, three years ago." says L. A. Bart let, of Rural Route 1. Gullford, ate. They cleanse and t >ne the system In a gentle way that does you good. 25c. at Sibert's Drug store. Alec White (alias Alec Rodgers). colored, who l* wanted In Creenville On the charge of swindling, has been arrested in Atlanta. The one best maxim: "Burn this letter."?New York Mail. A wise man gives his tongue a rett at the expense of his ears.