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WOULD-HE GOVERNOR |0JI OF COAT TAILS AM) TOLLS REVEAL. Ridicule* Tlllnia n's Position on tho Hi-Toll* Repeal Bill, which Ho Claims I* Pn?sf<l In Interest* or Lord t owtlmy s Railroad. To the Editor of The State: I noticed In your paper of today my name figuring in Senator Tlllman's ?pooch explaining his change of posi? tion on tho repeal of tho canal tolls. He draws an analogy with my atti? tude on the Paris Treaty. "I would bo very unhappy." says the senator. "If 2JcLaurln could Justly charge mo with prescribing physic for hin. which I myself urn unwilling to take. Should I fail to stand by the party platform and vote for the repeal, ho could Justly say that I am incon? sistent." The senator then proceeds to tell why he Is going to do just that thing. It is this inconsistency which constitutes his most valid claim to grestnsss. No truly great man ever bothers his head about beln,* con? sistent What's the use? Tho sen. ator Is not much more of a success as a coat-toll swinger than I um. 1 did not know, however, that U was as popular in Washington as in South Carolina. Re seems to find it as difficult to explain about Wilson's coat tails as 1 do about Blease's and his reasons are Just about ss dish genuous as min? were when I passed that "prec? ious emblem of peace and fraternity" to aaother. After clearly demonstrat? ing that President Wilson is wrong, ha Justifies his own change of vote by showing what a fool the late la? mented Stats conversion made of it? self. The convention lacked the lead? ership of our senators and congress? men, most of whom were elected delegste? but found urgent business eleewhsre. While heartily concurring In thl' proposition about the folly of the con? vention. It does seem to me that the real question Is whether the repeal ef the tolls la right or wrong, not whether the platform or Wilson Is to be obeyed. It Is a great ques? tion of national policy, which should outweigh either president or plat? form. Personally, I admire the stand of Rsgsdsls and Wyatt Alken, not only because It takes moral courage to oppose the hand that apportions the public pie, but because on the merits It Is to ths country's best in? terest The people of the United States have paid for the canal and should get some return for their money. Foreigners should not havo the seme rights snd privileges as our own people, unless they had con? tributed towards the construction of the canal. Ths statsmsnt that the tolls would be a subsidy to a "shipping trust" Is aot within a mile of the actual facts. We have no American merchant ships to use It, because the subsidized ves? sels of foreign nations have driven our flag from the high seas. We have retained a coast shipping because of port discriminations in its favor. Fol? low the present policy and our coast trade will eoon be In foreign hands. The United States la an export na? tion and to be entirely dependent on our commercial rivals to c trry our products abroad Is unwise, I do not care What President Wilson or any? body else ssys to the contrary. Ths facts are that the repeal of the tolls will continue the most heartless subsidy to Lord Cowdray's railroad the exists on this earth. It is a com? plete surrender of American Interests to C reat Britain. We build tho canal at ' normous cost in life and money and present It to the English capital? ist now exploiting Mexico and other countries. Lord Cowdray is the Rockefeller of England, in fact, he is a combination of Rockefeller and Morgan, because of' his political and financial power, aside from being an oil king. He owns the Tampico and Tehuantepec oll Heids. He hus the unqualified backing of the British gov? ernment In all of his undertakings, and If any one will take the trouble to read the testimony taken by the Davidson committee and other public documents easily accessible they call not but conclude that much of the trouble In Mexico comes from the fight between British and American Oil Interests This may explsln why England recognised Huerta when the United States refused to do so. I know that t*ie blggeet obstacle in getting the canal bill pss ed was the opposition oi the transcontinental railroa<K notably ths Canadian Pacific. Now that we have the canal the same In? terests, I have no doubt, seek to con? trol It. Lord Cowdray's road Is in south Mexico and connects Puerto on the Atlantic and Salina Crux on the Pacific, a distance of 190 miles. It cost ll&.OOO.oau and was paid for by the Mexlcsn government. The bonds got rnto Lord Cowdray's bunds and through some kind of a deal with Dlas he has absolute control of the road, which is ssld to be the most profitable line of railroad In the World SECOND GAMIG IS TEN-INNINO TIE PQH VISITORS AND LO? CALS. Game Was 1'iM and Crowd Saw Eine E*lilmii.!ii ? ' Baseball?Clinmller ami Stogner Stars for Suiulor ? S|M?ugh Star for Columbia. Ono of tho best games of ball s? v n on the local grounds for some time was that on Thursday afternoon, when tho Y. M. C. A. team and the Columbia Athletics met for tho sec? ond game of the scries. The game was an exciting one and Interesting to tho spectators from every point of view. The score of 3-3 at the end of the tenth Inning, when the game was called on account of tho gathering dusk and it was feared that it would be too dark to llnlsh out another inning. Frank Chandler pitched a star game. He struck out fourteen men, allowed only five hits and gave three bases on balls and hit two batters, lie also scored one of the runs made by his team. Of stellar fame also was Stogner, a black horso run in at the last minute, who twice saved the game for the Sumter team. His hit in the fifth Inning scored two runs, tieing the score and his magnificent throw Homo from left Meld in the ninth prevented the Athletics from scoring what might have been the winning run. He got two safe hits and twice came near scoring, but was unable to make It safe on account of not having on baseball shoes. Kortjohn also secur? ed two hits and played a good game all the way through, scoring ono of the runs and taking part in a pretty double play, Chandler to Kortjohn to Nash. For Columbia Spaugh was the star, pitching a good game in which he struck out nine men and did not allow a single base on balls. He se? cured one run, made a hit and played a good steady game. A particularly exciting moment came In last half of the tenth, when Stogner, first at the bat made a hit and secured first. Chandler, J., struck out and Haynsworth sacrificed Stog? ner to second. Dick made a hit and Stogner tried to make it home, but was plugged out as he slid for tho plate. Columbia started scoring in the second inning when an error let Gir ardeau to first, he stole second and scored on a hit by Bull. In the fifth Spaugh made first on a passed ball by Chandler, J., stole second and scored on Dlcketts hit. Sumter started scoring in this inning, when with two on bases Stogner made a hit and two runs crossed the pi ite. In the sixth Chandler, F., got his base on a wltd throw by Spaugh and scored on two hits by Kortjohn and Nash. In the seventh Carter made a third score for Columbia, tieing the game at 3-3 which score remained unchanged. Three errors were credited to the Sumter team and one to tho Colum? bia players. Hugh Phelps umpired n a highly satisfactory manner. The players were: Sumter: Hayns? w?rth, cf; Dick, rf; Tupper, ss; Chan? dler, F. p; Kortjohn, 2b; Nash lb; Hurst, 3b; Stogner, If; Chandler, J., c. Columbia;- Krebs, 3b; Turner, cf; Dlckett, lb; Ford, 2b; Girardcau, If; Smith, rf; Bull, ss; Carter, c; Spaugh. p. The records show that it is tho per? sonal property of this British money master. Freights, from say, New York to the Pacific, go to Puerto, there the ship is unloaded and its freight passes over lx>rd Cowdray's road to Salina Cruz, there it is reshipped to its des? tination. The record shows that freights for the Hawaiian islands average $2 per ton from New York, and that one thi-d of this amount goes to this 11)0 mllo railroad. Tho president of tho Hawaiian Steamship company gave this testimony before a congressional committee. The opening of the canal with freo tolls to American ships " ould undoubtedly wipe out Lord "owdras's railroad, but it would also lower sugar $4 per ton to tho Ameri? can people. Alfred Henry Lewis puts it in a nutshell, when he says, "The light is between $?; r>,ooo,ouo of Lord , Cowdray's Fn?lish Tehuantcpcc rail? road mono) and $400,000,000 canal money. That is the precise issue pre? sented by a Contest over freeing the Canal to Amen? an coastwise .ships." If it i.s not ? subsidy to charge Amer? ican ships $4 per ton SO that |hls j RngjUflll railroad may retain its freight rat?', what Is It? The American people must pay taxes to maintain the (anal and In high freight continue tho tribute to Lngland s financial king. I do not want Senator Tillman to be unhappy bei uuso I am sure be wants to do right. 1 think that Pres? ident Wilson told him the truth wbei. he said that he did not understand thai stank, in Ina platform ami has probably never had time to study it yet. In conclusion I do not think that either Senator Tillman or myself run POLLOCK STATES HIS POSITION C1IERAW CANDIDATE FOR BEN-] ATE sins OUT IN RACE. Knows ol no IjOW by Which Retiring, (Governor Should he Elected to' United States Senate or Senator Chosen to Sucivcd Himself. Cheraw, June 11.?W. 1\ Pollock, candidate for the United States sen? ate, has given out tho following open letter to tho people of the State re? garding his candidacy. The ti?ne approaches near when entries will close "or candidates for State and nationa dllces. Many able and patriotic men have announced their candidacy for governor and for other State olllces, but so far only two men have announced their can? didacy for the United States senate? Sen.. E. D. Smith and Gov. C. L. Bleasc. I know of no law of the land nor rule of the party that gives to a sen? ator the right to succeed himself, but on the contrary the constitution of the United States limits tho term to six years, and at the expiration of that term, a senaor's commission goes back to the people whence it came to be by them bestowed where they will. I know of no law of the land nor rule of the party that gives to a gov? ernor the right to succeed to a seat in the United States senate at the ex? piration of his gubernatorial term, but on the controry a governor who uses his office to build up for himself a political machine with which to elect himself to some other olllco shows that he is utterly selfish, and he violates the spirit of not the let? ter of the constitution. There is a widespread demand throughout Sou'h Carolina for a broader field from which to choose a [United States senator, because tho wisest conclusions are reached only after the fullest discussion?the best representatives of the people are found only when the people have a full held from which to select. I have been urged by many un? selfish, patriotic men from every sec? tion of South Carolina who have only the best interests of the State and her people at heart to enter the race for the United States senate this year, but I have hesitated to do no before lest my entrance into the race might keep some other man who might be more acceptable to the people from announcing his candidacy. Put the time for doubting and waiting has passed. South Carolina needs the ser? vices of her sons. She deserves better abroad than she has been receiving at home. She gave me birth and sus? tenance, and whatever I am 1 owe it to her and I gladly place myself at her disposal. I therefore announce myself a can? didate for the United States senate in the approaching Democratic primary, and in doing so I do not wish any good, patriotic man who is willing to place bis services on the altar of bis State to stay out of the race on my account, but I shall welcome into the campaign any good man who feels that he can reiuler a patriotic service to bis people. 1 am not a candidate of any clique or caucus. I have entered into no comldnatk.n with any man or set of men. I have nothing to give and nothing to promise except faithful service to my country and my people I am not begging for something for myself, but I am exercising the right that every Democrat in South Caro? lina has who is oO years old?the right to offer his services to his State in the United States senate. It is for the people to accept or reject those ser? vices, and whether they accept me or whether they reject me I hope the people will sec In the campaign that they have the Opportunity to vote for a man and not for a mere self seeking politic ian and sycophant, and that by my efforts something has been added to tho welfare of South Carolina and tho happiness of her people. I, therefore, invite all good men in South Carolina to join me in a ampaign for decency and honor and law and order, and against cor? ruption and dishonor and disorder and lawlessness. I appeal to the conscience of the people of South Carolina to elect to the senate and to every other office within their gift the best man who shall offer, and by the verdict of the people 1 shall be willing to abide. W. P. Pollock. NTORM IN WEST VIRGINIA. One Person Killed and Many Injur? ed. Moundsvllle, \v. Va., June 12. J. I. Ilanley, aged 23, was killed and many others Injured by a terrific wind am electric storm early this morning. Twenty.three cottags In the Mounds, v 111 i camp colony wee doatroyed. last very long as coat-tail swIngers; after we gel bold, the Impulse to take the entire coat or die trying is irre sist Me Jno. U McLaurln. Bennettavllle, June iu. NEAR BLOWS IN SENATE, HOT WORDS EXCHANGED BY SENATORS IN TOLLS DEBATE. James, Vardaman, Williams and West Engage in Lively Controversy, While Republicans Look on in Amazement. Washington, June 11.?Bitterness among Democratic senators over the repeal bill appeared again tonight, and before oil was poured on the troubled waters Senator Vardaman of Mississippi and Senator, West of Georgia came near blows. Apparent? ly only tho Interference of Senator Ashurst and the presence of the ser geant at arms prevented :i physical encounter. It all lasted less than a minute, but in that time the senate livened up and displayed an interest in things such as has not been evi? dent for weeks. Tho trouble started after a bitter exchange between Senator Vardaman and Senator James, who had vigor? ously criticised the Mississippi sena? tor and in turn had been told that he was not stating the truth. When Senator Vardaman sat down, Senator West took the floor and also entered a protest against the recent ! charge of Senator Vardaman that those who voted for the repeal bill were guilty of treachery to the Demo 1 cratic party/* Ho referred to the charge that tho Carnegie foundation 'had expended $30,000 to boost the re Ipeal bill. "Who knows," added the Georgia senator, "but what the shipping in? terests have spent $100,000 to defeat this bill?" "Have you l>ecn offered any?" ask? ed Senator Vardaman. As he spoke j he rose to his feet and started to? ward the Georgia senator, who was only a few feet away. "Don't you say that to me," said Senator West, shaking his head and lifting his arms. "Well," said Senator Vardaman. j still advancing with his arms half ; raised, "you are making an Intlma ' tion that somebody else had been in j fiuencjed." By this time the two senators were only a few feet apart, but Senator Ashurst, one of the biggest men in the seante, had stepped between them, lie laid his left arm across I Senator Vardaman's chest and extend? ed his right toward the. Georgian and tried to pacify them, but they kept j talking. I In tho meantime, members in the [cloak room tried to tumble out of the doors all at once and the gal? leries were half filled with people j leaning forward with expectation of seeing a real fight. J "Senators will please come to or ; der," shouted Senator Bwanson, pre? siding. "The senators will please take their seats and the sergeant at ' arms??" I Here he was interrupted, but Ber | geant at Arms Hlggins had heard I enough and he walked out to where ' the two senators glared at each other across the outstretched arms of Sen? ator Ashurst, and stood ready for the i oflleial command to stop whatever j might bo started. Mr. West insisted ion explaining. "I did not say in writing or other? wise?" he started to explain. "The senators will please take their seats," urged the presiding officer, I while the gallery and the Republican I side of tho senate in particular looked on as If at a play. "No, I am not going to sit down," (continued Mr. West and Senator James tried to explain that the Geor? gia senator was trying bo make no i j charges. Finally all resumed their j seats without a blow on cither side. Both Senators West and Vardaman explained that they meant no reflec? tion on any one in what they had said: Later Senator Williams made a short speech criticising Senator Vard aman: "I decline to answer any questions tho senior senator from Mississippi asks of mo," announced Senator Vardaman. "Of course it is well understood that the senior senator J from Mississippi never approves of anything I do. I care absolutely noth? ing whether I please him or dis? please him. My conduct is con? trolled by myself without regard t? his opinion of what 1 do." BLEASE'S RAR DON MILL. Clemency O ranted to Two by Rover, nor?\sk> If Encampment May lie Meld in SI ate. Columbia. June 1:'.?Oov. Blease ibis morning pardoned .lohn c. EL llson, who last year was paroled, of. ter basing been convicted of man. slaughter In Anderson In I1H2 and sentenced lo 7 years Imprisonment. The governor also pardoned James Sudduth who was convicted of mur? der in Greenville In 1901 with recoin. mendatlon hi mercy and sentenced to life Imprisonment, Qov, It lease bus wired the depart, incut of the Fast asking If Iho troops of this State can encamp within South Carolina. MEASURE REPEALER IIV von: OF FIFTY" FOR AND THIRTY FIVE AGAINST. Hill to Repeal Free Tolls in Panama Cennl for Coastwise shipping Re turna to Rouse with Non-is-sim naona Anaendmcnt Con*?*r\ina United States Rights Under llny Pauneofote Treaty. j Washington, Juno 11.?-Repeal ol Panama canal tolls exempTion fori American coastwise shipping passed the senate tonight by a vote of ftfj to 35. The measure now goon ha< J'. \<> the house, which is expected Ui accept the Simmons-Norris amendments <.p< eiilcally reserving all rights ?h? Urdt'rd States may have under the llay Paunccfote treaty. The senate late today defeated an amendment proposed i?y Kennt or Walsh to allow the dispute over tolls to be carried to the supreme court ol the United states. The vote was r,:; to 34. Passage of tho bill, after a struggle that has lasted for several months, was regarded tonight as another vic? tory for President Wilson. Although 13 Republicans came to the aid of the 117 Democrats who voted for the bill on final passage, the president inltl ', atcd the movement in hla party for re? peal and it was behind him that many Democrats who voted "aye" lined up on tho last tost. There has been no certain promise from the White House that the presi? dent will sign the bill with Its quali? fying amendment, but there has been no declaration that he will veto it, and party leaders in tho senate wero virtually certain he would approve it. Eleven Democrats led by Senator O'Gormnn fought the bill to the end. The senate was weary with its long grind of debate its weary watching 'for any attempt to gain a parlia? mentary advantage and by the time Vice President Marshall put tho qucs tion for the passage of the bill the oratory had died down, the chamber was quiet and tho vote was taken with but little excitement. Earlier in the evening there was an outbreak among Democrats which showed the deep feeling that has been aroused by the bill. Senators Varda man of Mississippi and West of Geor? gia came near to blows, creating a scene such as had not been witnessed on the floor in many y< ars. The bill probably will be sent to the house tomorrow and can be taken up immediately if house leaders do sire. The evident temper of the sen ate to defeat the bill unless amended is expected to have weight with the house and Democrats anxious to put an end to the matter as soon as pos? sible are expected to demand early action. The vote In favor of tho I>i 11 fol? lows : Democrats?Bankhead, Bryan Chll ton, ?Mark (Ark), Culberson, Fletcher, Gore, Hitchcock, Hughes, James. Johnson, Kern, Lea, I.ce, Lewis, Mar? tin, Myers, Overman, Owen, Pittman, Potnerene, Saulsbury, Shafroth, Shep pard. Shlvely, Simmons, Smith (AriX.), Smith (Ca.), Smith (Md.), Smith (S. c.), stone, Swanaon, Thompson, Thornton. West. White, Williams?M. Republicans?Rrandegee, Hurt on. .Colt, Crawford, donna, Kenyon, M< - Cumber, McLean. Nelson, Norrls, Hoot, Sterling, Sherman?13. Total 50. The vote against the bill: Democrats?Aahurst, Chamberlain. Lane Martine, Newlanda, O'Gorman, Ransdell, Reed, Vardaman, Thomas, Shields?11. Republicans?Borah, Brady, Biis tow, Burlelgh, Catron, Clapp, Clark (Wyo.), Cummins, Dllllngham, Du pont, Golf, Jones, La Pollette, Lippltt, jPage, Perkins, Smith (Mich.), Smoot, Sutherland, Townsend, Warren, Weeks, Work?23. Progressive?Polndexter. Total 35. MISCEGENATION IN WISCONSIN, Intense Feeling Unused by Marriage of White tilrl and Negro. Navarlno, WIs., June 12.?Feeling is intense here today following the elopement and marriage of Lethy Gregory, the daughter of the owner of a large general store and n negro named Peterson, of Pclla, Wisconsin. A judge at Marlnctto married the couple. The officers could hardly re? strain the girl's father from attack. Ing the negro. The negro has been warned not to return here. The Judge who married them is severely criti. ci/cd. YOUNG M W II INGER. Claimed Man s Wife Led Him on to Commit Murder. Grays, On., June 12. Nick YVil hurn, a young farm hand, convicted of the murder of his employer, James King, was hanged lure at noon to_ day. Wilbiifn accused King's wile of offering him pecuniary reward and lo marry him, if he would ^?'| King out of the way. Mrs. King was placed on trial for conspiracy, but was cleared TOIL :d PASSED. noisi: \<< i:i>i;s to sfnati: AMENDMENT to .micas. CRM. Gla*H scores Drum1'nts Who Accord Support to Ihi ufcaci Only In Grudging Manner-?Another Amend, imm to Bill Beaten by large Vote. Washington, June 12.?Only Pres i<!' m Wilson's - ignature is necessary to repeal the ? lause of the Panama canal act exempting American coast, wli q shipping rrom tolls. Th^ long and bitter liglt? in congress c; me to an ' rid today *? hen the house, after brief debate ;t i | arlthout the formal. |ty of a conferanca, accepted by a vote of 214 to 71 the senate amend, ment specifically reserving all rights ?iie United States may have under the IIa fJV luncefgote treaty or otherwise. The pr sidont la expected to sign the measure Monday. It was just a little more than three months ago thai he addressed the house and sen ate in joint session, urgently asking that the nation might keep its treaty obligation. Speaker Clark was out of the city today hut he and Vice President Marshall will attach their signatures to the bill tomorrow and send it to the White House. Before ' ending the contest by concurring in j the senate amendment the house j voted down, 174 to 108, a proposal advanced by Representative Moss of ! West Virginia to attach to the repeal I a flat declaration of the right of the United States to exempt its vessels I from tolls and >f the sovere. r.l^ of the l'nited States over the canal 7.one. During the discussion today there were flashes of heat in the debate i v hich character.zed the original con? sideration of the measure. Kepre. sentativo Underwood, the Democratic i leader, altb >ugh voting for the senate amendment, said that congress should j never have made this "un-American surrender" and. called the amendment "ineffective and negative." Republican Leader Mann, who had vigorously opposed repeal, supported jthe amendment, declaring it left the j entire question of the rights of this country to be determined in the fu I tu re. Representative Glass of Virginia {attacked the Democratic leaders who opposed the me. -uro. He denounced jthe "outrageous issaults made on the 'president" by the Republicans and J expressed indigru.tion "at the leaders of the Democratic sido who have 'aspersed their own colleagues because I they would not follow them into the camp of the Republican party in ad? vocacy of the Republican doctrine." j "I resent," said Mr. Glass, "the out. \ ragcous assaults made on the presi I dent by the members on the other side of the honae and I particularly j resent the aspersions cast by the lead, ers on the Democratic side who have aspersed their party colleagues for voting for the repeal bill. I "This proceeding is not ungrudg? ing," Mr. Glass added. "It is asinine. Congress should legislate and quit talking so much. I repudiate those men who wrote the heresy of exemp? tion Into the Democratic platform." "Do you repudiate the secretary of State then?" shouted Representative Rugsdalo of South Carolina, Demo? crat. j "I repudiate anybody that wrote that heresy, whoever it was. The sec. j rotary of state did not subscribe to it." "Mr. Speaker," he added, "I think you wlU+aearch the political records of this country in ' ain to find such a ! spectacle as WS ha?? found acre in !this congress?the leaders of tho I Democratic pai?V deserting their party and standing shoulder to shoul Ider with Repubifian leaders against a Democratic prc-ident." Representative Gardner, Massachu? setts, Republican, declared that "If the Lord Almighty had foreseen all ithis talk on exemption ho would have dug the canal when he made the world." Republican Leader Mann an? nounced his intention to support the senate amendment. He said that the amendment "makes this whole long light over the free toils issui a draw." Twenty Democratic members voted against the motion to concur in the senate amendment. HEBEL BOAT SUNK. Report States That Federals Defeat OossdttntlonnltslM In Naval Fight. San Diego, June 13.?News received today from Masai Ian Is to tho effect thai the Mexican troopship Guerrero engaged in battle with the constitu? tionalists armed steamer Cultsoan and sunk the rebel boat near Guayamas last night. MIssiTo STI AMI lt Kl U HI s Ship That Had Been lb tou ted LOSl in Storm Tunis Up, North Sydney, N. S, June 12.? The steamer Mont Magny, which bad been reported lost in a storm entered port today.