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THE dUMTER WATCHMAN, Est*** CRsolidated Aug. 2.188 Cbf OcHatcbman anb ?Soutbrou Published Wednesday ?ml Saturday ?BY? 09TEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTBR, 8. C. $1.10 par annum?In advance. Oas Square flrat Inaartton.$1.00 Dvery subsequent lnaartlon.10 Contracts for tares months, or longer will be mads at reduced rate*. All communications which sub? serve private interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respects erin be charred for. \ ? PKRR1TT TO THE PLANTERS. t of Mate Farmers' Union Outlines His Potky. The following address of President A J A. PerPltt to the members of the farmer*' organisations of South Caro llna will be read with Interest by agri? culturalists of the 8tate: ln assuming the duties of president of the farmers* organisation of South Carolina. I feel profoundly the great respOBSlb$1lty and opportunities that lie out before me. I now become the public servant of an organised body of men looking to the full develop? ment and betterment of every euter I prtes and Interest that is In accord with the principles t>f equity and Jus? tice. To this end I Invoke the hearty co-operation of every man In South Carolina, but more especially do I plead for the assistance of every man of that distinguished and representa? tive body of planters who, In conven? tion assembled, did. on. July 30 thrust this responsibility upon me. j 1 fully sppreclate the honor, dutie; and difficulties that must attend the ef? forts of any one in educating and or? ganising the planters of South Caro . Una, so that they may know best how Tto advance and protect their interests I pteaC for sympathy and co-opern *.lon from men ln other walks of life, because agricultural prosperity means progress and vitality to every ether Use of business. The machinery to fertilise, cultl * vste and mark? t our products Is too complex and expensive, and to insure success to our various enterprise*, must be simplified and reduced to a snjatsnum of expense. our organisation press home L^esjh In the preamble constitution, relying upon per? sonal effort, regardless of ridicule, harsh criticism or the lack of con fldsncs reposed In our ability and In? telligence by others, and the time i < . at hand when our planters will be f happy contented people, will hfl that exponent of power and prosper? ity which have always snd will ever give life, energy snd purpose to the callings snd professions of all men. We know that it Is Impossible to enlist the support snd sllegisnce of ^ Sil ihs planters, for this cannot be ac? complished with any class or profes? sion of men; but by carefully study? ing our needs and weak points we will soon exercise a power that will stop the leaks chat have so long ' drained us of our Just earnings. amounting to hundreds of thousands rof dollars. This saved to the plant? ers will bring s degree of content? ment snd prosperity that the South has not enjoyed for over hslf a cen? tury. 1 desire to be In clone touch with pfsvery local organisation In the 8tat?. Hence I welcome suggestions snd In? quiries fr?m every part of the State. Of course, there are many questions I cannot snswer?there are many of our plans' that no sane business man wosld dare divulge. There are many f difficulties that we have yet to plsn for thst we may overcome them, and. by co-operation and continually and persistently acquiring concrete knowledge of our Inte? eats, we can forge to the front a??. occupy that rank in our rellctou*. social. Intellec \ tual snd Anancial spheres that will command that reapect snd cateem which waa accorded our father* in ante-bellum d*ye. Let every county preeldent. as well as others, aid me to get In touch with willing, able and Influential workers f. In their respective counties. The only I way through which I hope to shake off the ahacklea of ignorance, doubt euepkion and f?ar Is by eoucert of action by #-\.?. South Carolina who desires permanent prosperity, A. J. A. PKRRITT Robert Rh hie. a white man about IS yesra of age. waa run over and killed by s train near pendleton ourlf Friday mornln*. He la supposed to ha\w been drunk. ?bed April, 1850. 'Be Just an 1. SUM THE TARIFF BILL Iii. PASSED SEN ATI*', AND WAS AP PROVED BY PRESIDENT. Taft Think* Bill Fulfill* Pledge?SayH BUI Is Real Revision Downward. Washington. Aug. 5.?The tariff has been 'revised and the extraordinary aession of congress has been brought to a close. Both houses adjourned sine die officially at 6 o'clock, tonight. The actual adjournment was taken In the house at 5:38 p. m. and In the senate at 5:S8 p. m. The closing hours of the session were attended by scenes of a most uninteresting character. The revision had been according to the desires of some, and with the hearty approval of others and the last two days had been consumed by members of the senate In expressing their satisfac? tion or dissatisfaction. The conference report on the bill was agreed to by the senate by a vote of 47 to Hi The vote was taken at 2 p. RL and soon afterward the con? current resolution making certain changes in the leather schedule was adopted by both houses. Taft Opinion of rhe?Bill. / Washington. Aug. 6.?President Taft tonight gave out a statement in full as follows: "I have 8<gned the Payne tariff bill because I believe It to be the result of a alncere effort on the part of the Republican party to make a down? ward revision, and to comply with the promises of the platform as they have been generally undcratood, and as I Interpreted them in the campaign be? fore election. "The bill is not a perfect tariff bill, or a complete compliance with the promises made strictly interpreted, but a fulfillment free from criticism in respect to a subject matter invol? ving many schedules and thousands Of articles could not be Expected. It suffice to say that excepl with regard to whiskey, liquors and wines and in regard to silks and as to some high classes of cottons?all of which may be treated as luxuries and proper sub? jects of a revenue tariff?there have been very few Increases in rates. "There have been a great number of real decreases in rates, and they constitute a sufficient amount to jus? tify the statement that this bill is a substantial downward revision, and reduction of excessive rates. "Tftfal*1 nwW \J?e?7trtide. bill. It ras irrfr mteflded to lie. The Repub? lican party did not promise to make a free-trade bill. ."It promised to make the rates protective, but to reduce them When they exceed the difference between the cost of production abroad and here, making allowance for the great? er normal profit on active invest? ments here, I believe that while this exreaa has not been reduced In a number of cases, in a great majority the rates are such aa are necessary to protect American Industries, but are low enough. In case of abnormal Increase of demand, and ralaing of prices, tc permit the possibility of the importation of the foreign article and thuay to prevent excessive prices. The power granted to the executive under the maximum and minimum clause may be exercised to secure the removal of obstacles which have been interposed by foreign governments in the way of undue and upfalr discrim? ination against American merchan? dise and products. ?The Philippine tariff section I have struggled to secure for 10 years last past, and It gratifies me exceed? ingly by my signature to give it the effect of law. I am sure It will great? ly increase the trade between the two countries and it will do much to build up the Philippines into a healthful prosperity. "The administrative clauses of the bill and the customs court are admir? ably adapted to secure a more uni torm and a more speedy final con? struction. "The authority to the president to une agents to assist him in the appli? cation of the maximum and mini? mum section of the statute and to en? able officials to administer the law, gives a wide latitude for the acquisi? tion, und^r circumstances favorable 11 its truth, of Information In respect to the price and cost of production Of k hhIs at borne nrnl abroad, which Will throw much light on the Operation of the p:e*M-nt tariff and be of primary leaportanre us officially collected ?lata lipon which future executive action and executive recommendatlons may be bated. 'The corporation tax Is a Just and e?pii? 11.;.' i>xcis?> measure, which it is honed will nrodnee a sufficient amount to prevent a deficit a;.d which in. Mentally will secure valuable sta d Fear not?Let all the ends Thou Aim TER. S. C WEDNEI COLLI Kirs WEEKLY SUED. William J. Con tiers Demands $10o, ooo for Publishing of an Alleged Llbolous Article?Paper Denies In? tent to Injure. Buffalo, X. Y.. Aug. 8.?Papers will be filed here tomorrow with the county clerk by atorneys for Wil? liam J. Conners, chairman of the Democratic State committee, in a suit against the owners of Collier's Week? ly for $100,000 damages because of an article published ln the weekly July 11, 1?08. The complaint con? tains the entire article complained of, in which, Mr. Conners alleges, he is charged with various crimes, Includ? ing assault, secret murder, riot and conspiracy. John T. Fenlon, an attorney of New York city, has filed an answer for Collier's, in which he denies there was any Intention to bring the plaintiff into disgrace or that he has been injured. The proprietors of Collier's admit the publication of the article, but they deny malice or that Mr. Conners has been injured by the article, and they say they have no information sufficient to form a belief as to Mr. Conners' standing for Integrity. Former Deputy Attorney General Chas. A. Dolson is bringing the action for Mr. Conners. Dunn's Weekly Report. New York, Aug. 6.?R. VG. Dunn A Co's. weekly review of tomorrow will say: "Every important development of the week confirms the revival of trade, which set in even with the tariff under discussion, and which has no vital obstacle to oppose it now that the tariff bill has become a law. j "A keener Interest Is manifested in the inm and steel market each suc? ceeding week. Buyers are operating with greater freedom and producing interest display more independence in making commitments. Higher totals of pig Iron are run and other evi? dences of rapid expansion appear. Xumerlous inquiries have been re? ceived for orders running Into 1910. I "Dry goods jobbing trade is ex? panding and among large Western distributers collections are ..?nacellent and credit conditions sound. "The primary cotton goods and cotton yarn markets have been un? settled by thy fluctuating values in the *raw cotton market, following a low condition report by the govern? ment. The largest mills are fully supplied with business. "The market for hides and leather is stll! unsettled owing to the new tariff bill admitting hides free of duty. Foreign hides have advanced 10 per oerrt. or mete, and domestic hides have declined less than 5 per cent. THE CRETAN DISPUTE. Tnrkbdi-Grecian Trouble Still Crltl London August 18.?The stage re? ported in the dispute between Turkey and Greece over Crete Is causing anxi? ety in the European capitals such as always accompanies any diplomatic differences In that quarter of Europe, but as M. Iswolskl, the Russian for eign minster, said in an interview a Cowes last Tuesday that if there is any awkward development ln the sit? uation Europe will see that no mis? chievous effect therefrom, there is no idea that hospilitles will follow and there is every reason to believe that a satisfactory settlement will be ar? rived at. From the latest reports It appears that Turkey has not presented any? thing ln the form of an ultimatum to Greece, but has confined herself to verbal protests, while the protecting powers are making energetic repre? sentations both to Constantinople and Athens to secure an amicable ar? rangement of the dispute. The four powers insist that under no circum? stances shall the Greece flag he hoist? ed over any public building at Crete end the foreign consults at Canea have been Instructed to impress this fact upon the Cretan authorities. Darlington Citizen Dead. Darlington, August 6.?Mr. John H. Early, <?ne of the best known citi? zens of Darlington, died at his home here this afternoon. Mr. Karly was born in Charleston about 60 years SgO, but he had lived for many years tri this eo mm unity. tisties and Information concerning the many corporations of the country, gnd will constitute an important step toward that degree of publicity and regulation which the tendency in cor? porate enterprise In the last 20 years has shown to be necessary." caL 3 t ist at be thy Country's, Thy God's an? 3D AY. AUGUST 11. JORDAN ENTERS PROTEST. PRESIDENT HAHVIE JORDAN THIHNKS WILSON IS MIS? QUOTED. Says That Report Published in New York World i? Misleading?Used to "Bull" the Cotton Market?Cotton Conditions Lower Than 78 Per Cent. Atlanta. Ga? Aug. 7.?President Harvie Jordan, of the Southern Cot? ton Association, enters formal pro? test against a recent interview with Secretary of Agriculture James Wil? son, which appeared in the New York World, and which that paper claimed to have just had with the Secretary on crop prospects for the present year. The exact language reported to have been used by Secretary Wil son is as follows: "The crops will be good every? where. There will be a superfluity of work for everybody on the farms more work than the farmers can find hands to do. The corn crop bids fair to surpass any other crop in y the history of the country. The cotton crop will be reasonably good and the balance of the crops above the aver? age all along the line. "Prosperity is not going to wait on the tarff or anything else. If any disturbance arises in the body politic It will have to come from somewhere else than the agricultural districts. It is not coming from the farm." The monthly condition report was due to come out at noon on August 2d, just one day after the publication of the above stated interview with Secretary Wilson. Says Mr. Jordan. "I realized that the interview would be 'bearlshly' construed by the en tre cotton trade if not corrected at once, and I immediately wired Secre? tary Wilson the following telegram* "I notice an interview attributed to you in the New York World of Aug? ust 1st In which you state the follow? ing: "The cotton crop will be rea? sonably good." Are you correctly quoted? Is not an immediate denial of this interview in order? Other? wise incalculable injury will be done the cotton growers of the South by speculative interests which will con? strue your forecast a normal produc? tion of tvtton. All private reports is? sued to date indicate a considerate deterioration of the cotton crop con? dition from the last month's condi? tion ^report of the Bureau of-Statv-; tics. The Journal of Commerce con? dition report, published this morning, shows an actual deterioration during the past month of three and seven tenths per cent., making present con? dition seventy-three and one-tenth, which is the lowest condition ever rported by them. "My own opinion is that the pres? ent condition of the cotton crop is the poorest within my recollection and that any authoritative statement from you at this time, that "the co ton crop will be reasonably good" is not only a wrong statement of actual facts, but will be used to the great injury of the constituency I repre? sent In the South. "My apprehensions regarding the effect of Secretary Wilson's statement regarding the cotton crop have been fully verified in the depression of the cotton market this week of $3.50 per bale.^or practically $40,000.000 in the value of the crop. It Is well known that the bureau report which was is? sued the next day after Secretary Wilson'^ alleged Interview in the World Indicates the lowest cotton condition for August ever made by the Bureau of Cotton Statistics and that the correctness of the Bureau report was emphasized by every pri? vate report issued the last week in July. The cotton trade has evidently placed more w'eight and value on the statement of Secretary Wilson as in? dicating a normal production of cot? ton this year, than it has on the extremely low condition reports is? sued by the Bureau of Statistics last Monday. There can be no other log? ical explanation of the recent ham? mering of the cotton market by ope? rators on the cotton exchanges. It is to be hoped that Secretary Wilson will not longer delay remedying the very serious mistake which he has made. Sentiment in favor of abol? ishing or making drastic changes In the Department Of Agriculture re ItardiuK the publication of the Bu reau Reports has for some time beer, developing, and if the head of the department of sensational interviews is to nullify the effect of the Bureau Reporte, the sooner the work of the Department Is regulated by Congreae the better for the agricultural Inter? ests of the whole country." The social climber believes that fill's well that ends swell. Truth's." THE TRI i IS HUMAN A p^yf -S 7 HE IS CRITICISED x FOR HIS ALOOFNESS IN TARIFF FIVE. Senior Senator Was Badly Needed by the Democrats Who Fought for Free Cotton Bagging?Smith Has Much to Learn, But Has Done Well for a Greenhorn?What South Car? olina's Representative*) in the House Have hone Washington, Aug. 8.?Now that the extra session of Congress has come to an end and one can tell how it was all done, it is interesting to see what part the members of the South Carolina delegation have taken in the great tariff fight, now gone into his? tory. Beginning with the Senate, it is only fair to say that Senator Tillman failed to add the weight to the dis? cussion in the tariff that his Demo? cratic colleagues expecced. Senator Tillman quit the Senate six weeks ago and went West, the public not knowing exactly where or for what real purpose, though it has been said that he was lecturing. However that may be, it is a fact that he quit the Senate, when, by remaining he could have done much towards placing cot? ton bagging on the free list. But that is all over now. A comparison of Senator Tillman's work during the extra session with other Democratic Senators does not make a very favorable showing, so far as the public can see. Senator Smith did well for a new member. He is young, active and enthusiastic, and in time will un? doubtedly develop into a strong man, though as yet there are many points in the legislative game he must learn. When Senator Aldrich tells you, for instance, that cotton bagging is go? ing on the free list and it does not, don't be surprised, make a mark on the wall and remember it. Senator Smith, however, has done sonte good work outside the Senate chamber, and all in all, has accom? plished a good deal for his people during the limited time he has been here. In the House there has not been a Treat deal for the members of the delegation to do?all of them beinc? rocks ribbed Democrats?but to watch the ponderous Payne-Cannon ma? chine slowly but surely do its work. So far as the tariff is concerned, Jlepiesentatives Finley, Alken ane Patterson have already given theti Aiews through the News and Courier Mr. Lever prefers to say nothing at this time, as Is the case with Mr. El lerbe, Mr. Johnsor will probably tel the people later on what his view? are. To Mr. Finley much praise should be given for getting Mr. Patterson or the census committee and Mr. Le gare on foreign affairs, because he is the man who mace Speaker Cannoi do it. Both these assignments an good "bnes, so it is up to the peoph of the 1st and 2d districts to vot( Mr. Finley their thanks. The other comm ttee places giver the members of the South Carolina delegation will doubtless keep their busy during the long session of Con? gress, commencing in December, and in closing the account of the work of the present session It is only fair to say that the South Carolinians have not loafed on their jobs, Though three have been on the sick list?Legare, Ellerb? and Johnson? the members of the delegation have done well, and thus their record in the extra session ends.?P. H. McG in News and Courier. WILL ISSUE NO BONDS. Washington. Aug. 7.?The Secre? tary of the Treasury has announced his intention of issuing no Panama bonds under the recent authorization of Congress, which delegated to htm authority to Issue bonds to the amount of $375,000.000 to pay for the canal. The Secretary is a business man. He does not believe in borrow? ing money when it can be avoided by economy, and he does not like long term notes. He had decided, there? fore) if compelled to borrow at all. to do so on Treasury certificates which are payable within o:ie year. Postmaster Floyd of Spartanhurg. has received a letter from W. H. Meyer, the warden of the United States prison at Atlanta, telling of the escape of LI go Pindley, alias Cun? ningham, who was serving a three >ear term In the prison for counter felting. The letter was accompanied by a Circular giving a full description of Flndley with the request that the circular be posted in the pos to thee building. A reward of $60 is offered for the arrest of Flndley. ten. * A ff CTHRON, Established June, 18#* / *_ _ ies?Vol XXIX. Mo 49 I LIQUOR DROUGHT IN ALABAMA. Passangc of Carmichael Bill Has In* staut and Striking Effect. Montgomery, Ala., August 6.?The Carmichael prohibition bill?far more drastic than the present statutory State-wide prohibition law?which passed the senate this afternoon by a vote of 28 to 2, and which now awaits only the signature of Alabama's pro? hibition executive to be the law, has already scored a far-reaching effect, so far as the operation of locker clubs and near-beer saloons are con? cerned. From all parte of the State come reports that with the news of the passage of the Carmichael bill near-beer saloons and clubs, wherein liquors have been dispensed to mem? bers under the locker system, were dismantled and tonight the State is almost as dry as it will ever be. In Montgomery even social clubs of the highest class have been closed, and early ln the afternoon the near beer men began the removal of all drinkables from their places. With considerable weariness, a few of the saloons are disposing of occasional bottles of the amber fluid of the m "near" kind, but even those of the quenchless* thirst are extremely cau? tious in attempting to secure drink? ables. Governor Comer will probably not sign the Carmichael bill until Monday afternoon. Both houses adjourned, today until Monday. The Negro Workman and the White; It is useless to deny, however, that* race antipathy did play its part in the Georgia strike, and it is hardly worth while to shut our eyes to the fact that it will probably figure in many indus? trial difflciltie8 in the future, unless human nature changes radically. It is very important, therefore, for the South to know the truth about the effect of the negro's presence and in? dustry upon the white man's prosper? ity. That thje negro, as he has lived heretofore, has been a tremendous In* uustrial handicap to the South, re rightly-informed man, we believe,, will deny. Ignorant labor is a curse to any ccmmunity, and the negro's low standard of living has lowered the income s of the white laborer who has ba6 to compete with him, and the reduced incomes of both has in? juriously iffected every professional and busine ss man in the South. To increase the intelligence, the earning power, of any man will help the com? munity, ard to train the negro to greater sk 11 and efficiency will help the South. A trained, efficient negro ; will not, of couise, help the commu? nity so mich as a trained, efnciejrcv white man of even the same degree of intelligence, because we have a dual civilisation in the South, and; the negro* j income goes largely to I support and benefit the negro's half i of that dual civilization?and in i creasingly so, perhaps. Ae negro . wealth increases, negroes will Pefcir.1 > to patronise their own stores, bankTK. factories, etc., ati well as their own schools and churches. Still the negrq who is tngined to do good work i? go? ing to help the community far more than the negro who is idle or who Is too ignorant to earn more than half what he should. SOUTHBOUND CONTRACT LET. New Spur From Winston-Salem to Wadesboro Will Soon be Reality. Florence, August 6.?The contract for the cons.ruction of the new Win ston-Salem Southbound railroad from Winston-Sale m to Wadesboro, was let to various parties at Winston-Salem yesterday, but the successful bidders names could not be ascertained. The bide Cor the regrading and? building of the line from Wadesboro to Cheraw, a distance of 40 miles, and? that part of the road between Cheraw and Florence that is to be regraded and built, w 11 be let by Mr. J. R. Kenley. third vice president of the Atlantic Coast Line, at Wilmington, N. C, on August 16. In naming the committee assign? ment* for the BlXty-flrst congress Rp >aker Cannon has improved the standing of ti e South Carolina dele gatlon. He promoted Representative Legare from tie committee on indus? trial r.rts and expositions to foreign affairs. Mr. Patterson goes to the census committee and gives up irri? gation and < anals. Representative Alken c hanges his assignment on the pension committee to expenditures in the p( stofflce < epartment. The other members of tne delegation receive their old assigr ments. The meeting of the Bt its estacsv* tlon campaign committee in Greeu vllle County Thursday was a big euc cess.