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?A'WER WATCHMAN. BataMMiMl April i*rA> louaoiidated Aur. 3,1881 lab. B ? UiUv. 2?sepl? lie 4mm and Fear not?I*t ail the ends Thou Alinat at bp thy Country'^ Thy God'a and Truth's." DM TER, 9 0. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBEE 27, 1911. rHE TRUE SOUTHRON. Established June, Vol. XXXIII. No. 35. MUCH DEMOCRACY BAD. JtDKRUOOl? MMTSKKK FVNDA pTM.s DT <.OVIH\Mrl\T. rasieiMv t?? More Direct Form or fltotcrneee ?( Endanger* lmli\t<luul liberty ami Make* it Subser\UmiI |ub Pt?JUivu! OnsnpuKion. Hayn Alu. lea mas. Hew York. Dec. It.?ftepresenta fberar W. I'nderwood. of Alabama, in of the Houee committee "ii and means, wee guest of honor dinner of members of the Pntho lub here tonight, and as prlncl apeaker he delivered an address Mng hi* opposition to m<> ? ?? toward a more direct form of fnrsent. there are evils In our^Qovern as *?. exljfta today.' he said. "It In Its organic form. It is due failure of those In office to ly. fairly and Justly perform 'Us Imposed upon them." ?Inted to the failures of dir ' ?las and drew the contract them and the successes of a itntftve democracy responsible will of a majority, but checked Constitution from eaerctslnjeM [force which might destroy the a*nd property rights of the In A. proposal to abandon in part is of the revolutionary fath Ih a tendency to place the law-making in the hands people, would place con* I guarantees of individual subservient to the will of the the>ugh political compul who urge a change, ne is not reflect that at times misjudge real public uu Ibat the representative who Instrument of the Govern at fault and not the basic of tbs Government Itself. as a legtetator," he ?s ms to believe 'hat of the United Stales respond .to the en sentiment of te^lwseassses? it and doue so?In railroad itton. pure food laws, cara pubitofty, -national quar frrigatlon of the arid * Went building of the isthmian Can ? response may mot be.rapid," "but it Is probably more per and Is certainty not as danger of enacting hasty, Hi? red st bad legislation, sea not a committee of the Con kwtk comp^-ii .f repre?entati\.? SjsJb initiate leg^latlon. within tho mWtlons of tho Constitution, guard ipSsnst sicesso* end abuse, protect se rights of the minority, voice th ? rsbws of the majority, as wall or i)Tur than ths partisan friend* of a lessor* who In order that tbey mnv iaajaiplish one result are tempted to evfSi so fa?' that fney leave a wuke ^mi desSiqctlon as to collateral mat? ters, tro? m ?> mure touches? f*st there are evils in our Govern ntsnt as It exists today. It Is not In its organic form. It is due to the fall uit of those In office to hnneatly, fairly and Justly perform the duties I'Mposed upon them. The remedy Is stjUs and f>< w?y is clear. The peo- , pi* should drive from the places of paSrer and responsibility the unfair! - fsj servant .mil el*ot those who wl'l swfaithful and true to the trust Im- 1 posed upon them. 'You tell me the people cannot easrt honest and faithful servants 1 ts? you that th* masses of the people a*} far b#?tw Judges of men thar I Xere of measure*, and are far | s likely to m>Urt an honest i .ur *)taen an honest measure. * rWhsn you say that the voter can- ( nof select a public official who will r. fieri tne will of the people In his of tan snd be faithful %t the Oasen tu- , tier N country. 1 ? I sal on tb.? ry first principle of fr??,? gOT erSfnent and misjudge the honesty l anf the Intelligent ?>f tlo> Amerl? m Pp-Spls. US elect honed men f>? public aaen Who have the courage to d for ths true Interest .,f the <'<'n rtton th?y repress? r-uc ?r<lU-?< of t effect it may h;?\ i] air aar? pfiffet fortunes. Ther'? Iber, will h. ^polasmsnd for a ^bnnsr" of tl .. funda? mental principle* of our On'? rnment. Itltr Mia IS Hl? Mas Susi Francisco Chronicle. Virginia mmn h >* s??nt a aweet potato t<? Pieeldenl TmfA V/>a1 a man in <?hin bns a turkey wash weighs 59 ssunde. whlek be iftejeta Is send to the White House Istm a Put Why should It be traaWht that the Pra?denl ifuf faff a4gnessT KOCK HILL PUN ENDORSED. HI DI CTION OF COTTON ACRE MM WILL LUE BOUGHT. a is to Have Puhl Canvass**? Se? cure Curtailment Pledges in E\**ry Township In South. New Orleans. Dec. 21.?The execu? tive committee of the Southern Cot? ton congress r.iljourned tonight, af? ter deciding upon a plan to secure a reduction In the cotton acreage of the South to the extent of 24 per cent next year and taking steps to secure the uniform operation of the *p\&x\ In all the cotton growing States. The plan adopted Is a modification of the socalled "Rock Hill plan" which was proposed to the commit? tee by J. Q. Anderson of Hoc* Hill, 8. C, and provides for securing sign? ed pledges from farmers through , State and county organizations. In the "declaration" adopted, It is spec- ( ifically stated that the organisation "does not wish to do anything which may he in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law." The State organisations are to call upon bankers and business men to assist the farmers in securing suffi? cient organization expenses. Each State organisation, headed by a su? perintendent, is to appoint commit? tees In each county and, In turn, township committees are to be or? ganized. Paid canvaasers are to be employed to secure signatures of farmers to the pledges to curtail acreage. The form of pledge used by ihr- Farmers' union was approved and adopted as the form to be employed in this work. j The reports on acreage reduction from the various State superintend? ents are to be filed with B. J. Wat? son, president of the congress, at Co? lumbia, S. C. by March, 1, 1912, and. after the figures are compiled, they will be published throughout the tenth. The committee recommended that farmers' ralllea. intended to aid fa thin movement, be held on January 25 next at every school houie In the ?ttatasr ta^trr%^'fo1mwl?r oh Janu? ary 21 br'county rallies at the vari? ous coun y seats. Already, it waa stated. State and County organizations are actively at work In Texas, Alabama and Missis? sippi to secire a reduction in cotton sere age, mj great success was re? ported af the delegates from these States. R. D. Bowen of Paris, Tex., direct? ed attention to a report published in The Farmers' Union Journal at Ar? lington, Ter., over the signature of officers of the Texas State union charging that the figures on which the feedral agricultural department based Its estimate of the cotton cop are distorted, to the great injury of the cotton planters. Thl.i statement chargod that 1,?60,004? bales of cotton are ) .rtually counted twice by the government in making up the esti? mate of the probable amount of tho season's crop. Oov. Kaal of Mississippi suggested that thlj was a very serious charfe and should immediately ho brought to the attention of Secretary Wilson at Washington. ntth.llT ADVANCES Sl'STAIN ED. <on*t UM Knl***** Vehicle Rate from Suffolk Ten Per Cent Soon. Washington. Dec. 22.?Advances in < 1; M freight rates on vehicle**, from Sut'olk, Va.. to destinations in the Soi.th. particularly North and South Carolina, made by the Atlantic Coast Line and ? ?thrr mrrUu-s, w.re sustain? ed by the inter-state rommerce com rnlsvdon today. Tho Increase. which amount to about 10 per cent will become effee l laaaaro is. H\lt \C\-PIHLATIIE\ ENTER? TAIN. i iijoynttie ?apaw* Given at iir?*t Bap* tlst Clmreti I a?d Night. Thursday ? supper a?<i glvai In the dining room of tht> Viral Baptitl sann b w hu h STM sttaa4o4 ftf aboui two hundred masnbori of ths Baracs and Phi'i'tio-j! . la.-wes \\hi?n j-diiMv plann.<| and pairs tho affair. / n ex? ? Ibuit ?-upper was servnd m?1 ? pb-.i.v.nt e\.-ntiig win sp?nt I'V ail of Hiaat who ui-f ? priasai far lhs occaataa. PoMns Recorder Broylet of Athtnt H trying la obtain parmtssion from ci v Council to pui sentences of i-? ?Martha an blind tigers Instead of 90 ? i.ivs, as here?ofore. Perhaps, if the name plan was e irrb'd lnr? effo< I It might have a retraining lnjluen< i IBOn ??Und tigers in this Ht\. mm AGREE TO REPUBLIC. CHINESE PREMIER REFUSES TO CONSIDER PROPOSAL. Apparently Remains Loyal to Throne, Despite Sentiment of lVaee Conference for Abdication of Emperor nnd Formation of Re ubllc?Cireat Britain Seeks Sup? port of United Staties for Plan of Premier Yuan In Establishment of Limited Monarchy. Peking, Dec. 21.?Premier Yuan Shi Kal today gave his answer to those who are aiming to transform China into a republic. In an official statement he declared without quallfl- ' cation that he refused to accept a re? public. ? At the Shanghai peace conference , yesterday. Wu Ting Fang, foreign | minister, in the revolutionary prov? isional cabinet, spoke strongly in fa- , vor of a republic, and later Chief Tang Shao Yl said that he was con zinced that the abdication of the Emperor and the establishment of a republic was the only thing that would satisfy the people. At the same Ihne he expressed doubt whether it I would be possible to persuade Yuan Shi Kal to abandon his plan for a limited monarchy. It is believed here that Yuan Shi Kal means what he says and will up? hold the monarchy. A new situation ha3 arisen. Great Britain, which has been supporting the premier's mon? arch ial programme for several weeks. Is now strengthened by Japan and la endeavoring to obtain the support of the United, States and other coun? tries. Great Britain believes the sep? aration of the dependencies Man? churia, Mongolia and Thibet, and the serious disintegration of China prop? er would result from the establish? ment of a republic, whereas the re I publicans have already obtained in a I material way everything they desir? ed. Only the name of the monarchy is left. I It la stated that the American group. If not the American State de? partment, already supports the Brft 1 ieh idea and are ready with two, IT I not three, of the others of the "Four Nation Group" of financiers to lend I Yuan Shi Kai's Government money. Negotiations to this end have been proceeding foT some days. It was on Great Britain's initia? tive that the six Powers urged the Shanghai peace conference to reach an agreement. Now Great Britain Is endeavoring to persuade the rebels to come to term*. It is pointed out that British interference is not directed against China's interests, but against the sentimental idea in sucli cases where the practical interests of the I entire natron are being jeopardized. .The extension of the armistice for I ten days, to which the revolutionists I have agreed, has given some hope. but unless the r* \ olutlonlsts accept , Premier Yuan's offer the only alter? native Is continuation of the con? flict with possible division of the country, the dependencies rallying < around the Northern Empire. I The premier has sent three thous? and troops of the 20th division to I I Chin Wang Tao on the coast of Chi Li with the object of preventing re I publican troops from assembling in I the North. Precautions are also be? ing taken below the Tien Tsln. FIRE IN TIMMOXSYTLLE. Oil Mill and Tohueco Plants are Burn? ed. ? inmoTisville, rvc. 21.?I^ot*ses ag? gregating about $S0.000 were entailed in the detruction by fire today of the Tlmmonsville oil Company's mill, I the stemmery of W. If. Henry, an Independent tobacco manufacturer, and the Enterprise stem plant. The loss to the oil plant alone amounted to between IB6.000 and 100,000, _ Threat of Rebel Loaders. Shanghai. Dee, II.?The revolu? tionary leaden here positively aa sti that it' Yuan Sht Kai persists in bli refusal to accept i republic the Powers giving him their auppori would be regarded as the enemlea of China, and the Uvea ?>f ail foreigners in china would be jeopard lead. it is generally believed among the rebels thai Great Britain isaupportlng Mm> monarchy solely because of the dangerous example that would be est for Indii should China become b republic. Dr. San Tat Sen, the reform lead ar, la ?lue to arrive bore In s few days and it ai believed ha von as BUand the leobrshlp t\f the youth Large reinforcements of\ uell arme? <n<i weii trained troopa Lara a"iYln fioMi Canton. ROOSEVELT GETTING READY. RIG STICK CLEARING TUT WAV FOR NOMINATION. Belated Explanation of Shady Transaction With HarrUnan and t|ie Corruption Fund Raised to Garry Election Made at Roosevelt's Request?He is Clearly Doing His Ctmost to Clear Vp His Record so as to Render Hlmnelf Acceptable Candidate. New York. Dec. 21.?The following correspondence between Theodore Roosevelt and George R. Sheldon, treasurer *of the Republican national committee, was made public today: December 15, 1911. "The Hon. Theodore P-oosevelt, Oy? ster Bay, N. W.?Dear Mr. Roosevelt: Ever since the election of 1904 the story has been continually published, and never denied except by you, that you asked Mr. E. H. ITarriman to contribute money to aid in your elec? tion, and that he thereupon raised or contributed $250,000 to the national committee's fund. Knowing this to be untrue, I have several times sug? gested to my superior officer, Mr. C. X. Bliss, then treasurer of the nat? ional committee, that the facts In the case be plainly stated. Mr. Bliss always believed that the books and accounts of the national committee werev, private, and although always carried on by him with the highest sense of integrity and honor, he nev er, like all of his contemporaries, would consent* to any publicity. This feeling has been changed in the paet few years by the laws requiring full publicity in elections. It seems, there? fore, to me that now, In justice to you, the facts in the case ought to be known. , "Every one knew and conceded that In the election of 1904 you would carry the State of New York by a large plurality, but it was generally believed that Mr. Higgins would be defeated. The Democrats centered their efforts on election of their Gov? ernor. About a week before the election* Mr. ?oett came to Mr. Bliss and told him that unless he had $250,000 from the national commit? tee that th* State ticket would be de? feated. Mr. Bliss told Chairman Odell that he had no money to give, but would 3ee what could be done. He visited Mr. E. H. Harriman, at his office, and explained to him the urgency of the cs.se as told by Mr. Odell. Mr. Harriman thereupon called up several of his friends on the telephone and next day handed Mr. Bliss $160, 000. Mr. Bliss himself raised $80, 000. This sum of $240,000 was hand? ed directly to Chairman Odell and never in any way went into the treas? ury of the natkmal committee, which had in charge the Presidential elec? tion. I have personal knowledge of all the within nentioncd facts. Very truly yours, George R. Sheldon, "Treasurer Republican National Committee," "The Outlook, 287 4th A-venue. "New York, December 19, 1911. "Office Theodore Roosevelt.?Mr. George Sheldon, 62 Cedar street. New York.?Dear Mr. Sheldon: 1 thank you for your letter and 1 am glad that it was written. There is little for me to add to what you "have said. I never directly or indirectly, in any shape, way or form, asked Mr. Har? riman or anybody else to contribute a dollar to aid in my election. More? over, on the only ocasion on which Mr. Harriman ever spoke to me on the subject at all, he did so of his own Initiative, and so far from there being any request from me to him, he made to me the request that 1 would aid him in getting the national com? mittee to contribute some of its funds for the campaign expenses of Mr. Higgins, the candidate tor Governor in New York State. "He at the time stated to me that my own election wai assured; that the election of Mr. Higgins, In which he was especially Interested, was doubtful, and that he earnestly hop? ed thai the national committee would divert some of Its fund* from the national to the State campaign, where the need was great and where he believed the election of .Mr. Hig? gins to be In Jeopardy. As shown In your letter this WAS precis ly what the national committee did. Very truly yours. "Thcodoi i Ko< ?sovelt." ROOSKVKIjT WANTED LETTERS PCBMSII1 D, Sheldon Correspondence Vbout Harri? man Matter Was Given Out at Re. quest of Teddy. N*e\v York. Deo, 22.?(bo. R, |hel don, treasure r of the Republican na THE SEMINOXE TRUSTEES AM? RECEIVERS ASKED I ()U DATA ON SUBJECT. Reasons for Withholding I*a nloti Must be Made by New Year's Day. Columbia, Dec. 2:$.?Gov. BlefLSC Friday addressed a leC.er to Messrs. Thomas S. Bryan, Wilie Jones and W. A. Clark, trustees of the Seminole Securities company, and to Mr. Frank G. Topkins, chairman of the board of receivers of the Seminole, informing them that he had under consideration petitions for the pardon of John Y. Garlington and James Stobo Young, and 3aying that if they can show any cause or desire to furnish any reasons why Garlington and Young should not receive executive clemency, he would be pleased if they would pre? sent them on or before the first of January. This i3 the only development Fri? day in the matter of the Garlington and Young petition for pardon now in the hands of the governor. Both G-j-rlin^ton and Young were before the governor in person on Wednesday and the governor announced then that he would take the matter under advisement. The letter addressed tu the trus? ses of the Seminole follows: "I am Informed that you are a trustee of the defunct Seminole Se? curities company. I now have Un? der consideration petitions for par? don of Messrs. Garlington and Young for their association with that com? pany. If you or your associates can show cause or desire to furnish any reasons why these* parties should not I receive executive clemency, I would ' be pleased if you would present the same to me on or before the first day of January, 1912." Practically the same letter was sent to Mr. F. G. Tompkins, the chairman of the board of receivers of the Semi? nole. MURDER NEAR FLORENCE. Lumber Mill Employee Named Kito? re y Tells of Slaying Lum Collins at Effing ham. Florence, Dec. 22.?A white man r.amed Kimrey came to the city today and gave himself up to the sheriff saying that he had killed another man, Lum Collins, at Effingham. He refused to give any information con? cerning the case. The two men work at the Dargan Lumber Company's mill near Effingham. Fl )RTY - ON E III RT. Seaboard No. 38 Ditched Near Glos ter, Ga. Atlanta. Ga., Dec. 22.?Forty-one persons were injured last nighv in the wreck of train No. :<S, of the Seaboard Air lane, near Gloster, Ga. The wires to the scene wore torn down and it was not until this morning that de? tails of the derailment became known. None of the injured will die, accord? ing to railroad officials. Gloster is 25 miles northwest of Atlanta. If Col. B. J. Watson doesn't hur? ry up and distribute his $50,000,000, the cotton crop will all be sold.? Greenville News. tionnl committee, commenting today upon the publication of correspond? ence between himself and Theodore Roosevelt, relative to the Harrlman campaign conrtibution in li?04, and alluding particularly to his own letter to the colonel, said it was written at Col. Roosevelt's request. Mr. Sheldon took exception to the inference that the publication of the correspondence at this *ime indicated that the colonel was a candidate for the 1912 presi? dential nomination. "Col. Roosevelt has not told me that he hi a candidate," said M~. Shel? don. "On the contrary, he told me repeatedly thai he Is not a candidate. "Col. Rooaevelt and myself w er ? aboard b train together some ten days ago and this matter came up in a conversation from something in the news. ! said. 'Why was the truth nev ? er fold ahoul this whole business bo that it could be shut up? Col. Roose veil said: " 'Why can't you tell it now?' That la all there |a to it." Mr. Sheldon. questioned as to whether he regarded it as wise to re? vert at this Mm* to the Harrlman contribution Incident) replied! "I thought not, buf Coi. Rooaevelt aeked ma to write the letter and I did SO, it was purely B matter of friendship on my part. That latter states the e/holf truth, and ought to ?top comment." SMTEi KICKEB ??T. pium \ gives American pink slip. Russia CoeeCCS Sliali and Sircrm hens Hold <*a Territory of Ancient Em? pire Thnt Powers Sock to Absorb. Eondon, Dee. 22.?Persia today yielded to the demand of the Russian ultimatum that W. Morgan Shuster, an American who holds the post of treasurer-general in the Persian gov? ernment, be dismissed from the serv? ice of the Persian government. The Rusian ultimatum also calls for the payment of an indemnity which is *;o reimburse Russia for money expended in sending an armed expedition into Persia to enforce- her demand. Mr. Shuster's administration of Per? sian finances has been displeasing to Russia from the sta-t, and when he caused the seizure of property belong? ing to the brother of the ex-shah, over the pretest ol the Russian vice consul, Russia at first demanded an apology, and when this was not forth? coming, called for the dismissal of Mr Shuster. The Persian charge today called at the Russian office of State and an? nounced that the Persian government had acceded to the demands of the Russian government. The delay in making public the fact that Persia had yielded to the Russian demands probably was through fear of the consequence of public resentment. LEVER FIGHTS FOR APPOINl EE, Protest Against Action of Naval Academy Superintendent). Washington, Dec. 20.?A case which has no precedent in the history of the navy department has arisen, as the result of Representative Lever's reappolntment of W. H. Saunders, of Sumter County, S. C, to be a cadet at the Unit c*d States Naval Academy, at Annapolis. Last September young Saunders, who had then been a cadet for some years and had stood very at Gibraltar during one of the ca? det's cruk-es. i It was the only offence of this I kind ever charged against him, but I for this one act Saunders was expell? ed from the Academy. After being led to believe that Saunders would be eligible for re ! appointment to Annapolis, if he en? tered In the first year's class, Repre? sentative I^ever gave the y>?ung man a second appointment. This ap? pointment went through all the nec? essary stages of ratification without difficulty, until it reached the super? intendent of the Naval Academy, who turned it down on the ground of moral ineligibility and inaptitude for naval service. Mr. I^ever took the matter up vig? orously with the Secretary of the Navy, declaring that it was not right to brand an appoints as morally un? lit for the service because he had on one single occasion been under the influence of liquor. Mr. Lever told the Secretary that if such a Strict standard were enforced throughout the navy there would not be enough men available to man a battleship. Mr. Meyer said that as the < ase was an entirely new one in the history "I" the department, and w- uld tat 1 pre? cedent, he WOUld have to submit it * t President Taft. Accompanied by Saunders. Mr. Lever and Senator Smith, saw the President the other day and made a Strong idea against allowing tin- arbitr?r' ruling of the commandant of the Naval Academy t<? prevail. ' If the President sustains th( mm mandant. Mr. Lexer will introd bill covering the case and will make a determined tight for Its idoptlon. VICTIM OF \S*\SS1X. R. T. Amnions Slain in Marion Coun? ty. Marion. Dec. 21.?R T. Ammons, who for a long time carried the mail from Marion to Britton'S Neck, was called out on his piazza in the l?nver part of the county about 1" o'clock l< -i night and shot to death. The one who did th<> shooting ho* not yet been apprehended* com luently no attests have followed. The sherlH ami coroner left this morning for Mr. Ammone1 hot . ' ' t hey !.a\ e net \ < : i eturned. it is reported 11? u Mr. Ammons hag been having trouble foi some time with a famlls of negro i who livo near him and it i< thought that the shooting might h,. the culmination of this trouble. The Item is in receipt of a very pretty calendar sent ou' by v.r. w. B. Boyle,