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?VHfV.TT TIT ? ?Ii f*'TT TW 1 STOCK ENGHANGE thom \s (omis r<> i>fif\si: of wilson tariff mf.am rf. Sayn Rank* Were Rc--|?onslh|<* for the Financial l'enlc of imu.;?.lohn sharp Williams Points Out FaVt , T*mt WII?on Tariff Did Not Hrliig on Pank'. Washington. July 16.?Senator Thomas. Democrat of Colorado, mmi member of the senate finance com? mittee. In a speech In the senate to? day defended the Wilson tariff bill of l*|l from responsihiity for the financial panic which followed it ami ? harged former President Cleveland and the New York hanks with con spiracy to precipitate a calamity in ortter to force repeal of the Sherman airier act. Though denouncing the Wilson bill of that time as "a most miserable pretense of tariff reform,'' he at? tempted to clear its skirts and In the course of a vitriolic address branded the New York stock exchange as the most-prodigious gambling hell of any mi Referring to threats now being mads that "the enactment of the Un? derwood bill Into law will be a con? gressional sentence of death to busi? ness prosperity." Senator Thomas reiterated his ?b?rge of the bankers' blot to bring on the panic of 181*3. gfter reviewing its history he said: ^There can be no denial of the orajin and purpose of thle frightful calamity. Mr. Cleveland and the New York banks conspired to wreck the progress and prosperity of the na tlogi that they might be rid of an un w c|rome law. The Wilson law wss the most mis? erable pretense of tariff reform ever placed on our statute books. It was evpeerated by the senate, agreed to by like house only because its long ?"d disgraceful sojourn through the upper chamber had disgusted the peapte with the very thought of tar? iff freform. and repudiated by the prfptflent as a thing fraught with p.irjy perfidy and national dishonor. jBut wretched as it was it can plead 'not guilty' to the charge of bringing disaster to the country." lie reviewed at length the history in the Cleveland administration of takt effect to repeal the silver bill tae manlpuations of Wall street dar bankers to bring on trouble v.?Jer to force the Issue. ?crtblng the New York Stock ex* ? hSxge as one of the agencies in bringing on the panic. Senator Thomas referred to it as Mth? Monte Carlo of American finance, Ihe mosi prodigious gambling hell of this or any preceding age." "It is tin- swindler's paradise/' he oonUnued. "it is s huge vampire that suchi Ihs blood from ihr ar? terial of Industry, it Is an unincor? porated! Irresponsible monstrosity, it is beyond the pale of I iws. It'* vota? ries' pay it homage without trans messing any command, for there is nothing like it in heaven, on earth or in the waters under the earth. It is the antithesis of fair dealing and com? mon honesty. It has sanctified spec? ulation. It is the most pernicious, and corroding influence in the land.'' Predicting the recnactmcnt of no such trouble at this lime, the sena? tor concluded: "If disaster, whose coming is now so freely predicted, shall overtake us In the near future, It will be caused not by the enactment of the pending revision bill, but by the same in? fluences which produced It before. I do mt say they will do it. I do not think they will do it. They have no partnership with the administra? tion. That has been dissolved by the people." When Senator Thomas concluded Senator Chllton of West Virginia had read from the record a speech made In the senate by Senator I*a PollottS during debate on the wool bill in till, in which the Wisconsin senator said anybody with the knowledge of the subject knew that the Wilson bill had nothing to do with the panic of 1893. "I had that read," said Senator Chllton, "because Senator Thomas has dug the grave of this argument. Senator La Folle'te erected the tomb? stone, and 1 wanted him represented at the obsequies." Senator Smoot took the floor. "There Is no doubt in my mind now," he declared, "but what the passage of the Wilson bill was the means of bringing to this country a great deal of the suffering that came to the working people of this country at that time and if conditions were the same now us then, I do not doubt that the passage of the present tariff bill will bring the same result." Senator Williams of Mississippi said the people at last had found out that tho Republican argumenl that the Wilson bill brought ou the great panic was a lie. "It took a long time for them to find out," suggested Senator Warren. "Yes, because there were liars going about the land preaching this lie," said Senator Williams. "There never ha? been in history an organ!/. WILL LET BILL PASS. RI PI RLH ANs \<.HI I I TO AL? LOW UNDKRWOOI) BILl. TO I'Ass WITHOUT 1-11.1 111STKK. Speaking for Minority Senators, PannejKanlan Bays Tlicre will Be No Useless Wrangling?Must show Their Position, He Sn.>s. Washington, July l? Senator Pen rose, ranking Republioan of the sen? ate finance commltteei said today there would be no concerted minority action against the Underwood-Sim? mons tariff bill, and that there would bo no minority report, except a.s it might take the form of criticisms by various individual Republicans. Senator lYnrose also declared that, despite Senator Smoot's Introduction if a substitute for the Democratic wool schedule, he would reintroduec the wool t>i 11 submitted last summer, Which was indorsed by senate Repub? licans alter extensive hearings. He deems it unwise to pledge the party to any special tariff rates at this time, except on wool and cotton, there being a scientific report from tho tariff commission to go by on theae schdules. The Pennsylvania senator said he did not believe the tariff bill could be passed until some time in September, but asserted that the Republicans did not desire to delay it unnecessarily a single day. "Any concerted opposition on the part of minority to the tariff bill would be still-born," said Senator Penrose. "Neither will there be any organised or concerted effort to argue on amendments. The feeling is that any Amendments we may offer will be defeated anyway. "There is neither time nor oppor? tunity to go into the Whole tariff prop? osition. Neither Is it wise to pledge the party to support rates by the schedules at this time. The Repub? lican party can not get control of the government- until the next president? ial election and the wise policy is to wait until that time to take up the tariff Question afresh when new busi? ness conditions present themselves to be dealt wtltt I ad lie that could not make an im? pression, but now the people know this argument was an organized lie." "Hv w**?.jauthor!tv does this sena? tor say that?*1 asked Senator War? ren. "Hy the authority of the last elec ? tion," said Senaten* Williams. "Republican Benatora realize thai the business of the country wants this matter disposed ol at the earliest possible date, whether the bill is good or bad. At the same time we feel it a duty to debate the l>i11 to a reason? able extent and to make, a thorough tariff, record for the information of the public and for future reference." Discussing the amendments, Sena? tor Penrose said the report of the, tariff commission on wool and cotton formed the only specific reason for any affirmative statement by the Re? publican minority on tariff reductions at this time. "it is safe to say," he added, "that no comparative statement of this character la likely to furnish any sate precedent for action by the Republi? can party should that party be re? turned to power four yean hence." | Majority members of the senate j finance committee meet again today, reviewing the exhaustive report that, is to be submitted w hen the general debate opens Friday. Senator Sim? mons said the report, together with his opening statement, would be all there would be to the opening expla? nation of the measure so far as the Democrats were concerned. The county gang Is now at work on the Stateburg road, working down, from the junction with the Wedge Held and Stateburg roads on the road to Bumter as far as the old Reynolds place. Tiie Wedgeflcld road between Mr. T. M. Pitts' place and Wedgeflcld and the road between Wedge Held and Stateburg, which have just been worked, are as good roads as can be found anywhere i 11 the county, hav? ing been grc.tly improved by the re? cent work of the gang. Complaint, is quite general that the corn crop has been seriously injured by., the hot and dry weather of the past ten days. I At the present rate of progress a six months contlnous session of the court of common pleas would be re? quired to (dear the docket. 1 Geo.H. Hurst, ' t M CtfDKRTAKKR AM) KMMALMKH, Prompt attention to day or night calls. AT ODD J. D. CRAMJ STAND, 101 N. * Main Street. Day Phone tS9. Night Phone 10. . Sumter Railway & Mill Supply Co., SUM I ER, S. C. The season is here when you arc obliged to have repairs, generally, as quickly as they can be gotten. We arc in your midst, can give you quicker service than nur competitors, and we bespeak a part of your business, guaranteeing satisfaction. Our Stock is Complete: in the Following I.in.es: Roofing: Galvanized Corrugated, and Y. Crimped; Klcctroid rubber roofiing, I, 2, and 3 ply. Belting: Rubber, Gandy and Leather. Injectors: All kinds. Packmg: Piston, Sheet As? bestos. Hose: Steam and water. Axes; Kelley's perfect. Blocks: Wire rope and wood. Chain: Steel loading and proof tested. Pulleys: Steel and Iron split, Wood, will fit any size shaft. Lace Leather: Sides and cut. Kabbitt Metal: Genuine to No. 4. Shafting: All sizes. Hangers: Drop an : post. Couplings, Shaft: Compression, Plate and Ribbed. Valves: Jenkins and Standard, '{in. to 6in. in stock. Iron Pipe Fittings: >Xin? to 6in. all styles. Bar Iron: Round and flat. Pipe: Cut and Threaded from '<;in. to 6in. inclusive, to sketch. Wire Rope. Saws: Cross cut and circular. Cant Hooks. Pumps. Blacksmith Tools. In fact everything carried in ?n up-to-date supply house. When needing anything \v;ite, phone, wire, or call. Vour wants will have immediate attention. 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This discount in many instances places the sale price below invoice cost, and gives you the opportunity to buy clothing at prices almost unheard of. We have many values to offer you, but advise that you do not delay your purchases. $16.67 buys a $25.00 Suit, $15.00 buys a $22.50 Suit, $13.34 buys a $20.00 Suit, 10.00 buys a 15.00 Suit, 6.67 buys a 10.00 Suit. And similar values are offered in Boy's Suits and Odd Pants for both Men and Boys. Before closing, we want to remind you that all goods sold at Sale Prices are STRICTLY CASH. We positively will not charge anything or make memorandums for any length of time. Nothing but the CASH will move the goods The Sumter Clothing Co