The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, August 14, 1896, Image 6
COL. HIXSON
TO MR. HUBBELL.
ME MAKES A STATEMENT ABOUT
THE REBATE MATTER.
?
Jlc-lteratps (lio Stiitompnt. Tlm( llnli.
bell Ofl'ercd the Rebates. A
Little 31ore Inside History
of the Dispensary.
3n The State Thursday morning of !
last week there was published a card
from Mr. Hubbell, who had been
charged with offering Col. Mixson |
$502.50 a curload in whiskey rebates
for purchasing his XXX goods. Mr.
HubboH's card was full of plain
English and was a tlat denial of the
charge. i
Now Col. Mixson comes to the front
and makes a statement in regard to |
the matter in which ho throws some j
inoro light on the inside workings of !
the dispensary. Ho intimates, too, I
that Mr. Hubbell is "a liar" if lie j
means what he says. He tells of a ,
good deal of money that was wasted j
before he took churcre and states that i
nearly all the whiskey used before his i
ulveut was purchased from the Mill ,
Creek people. lint here is Col. Mix- I
kou'h card to speak for itself:
CoM'miwa, S. C., Aug. fi. lb'.ifi. |
To the Kditor of The State: lu your
issue of today you have a eard signed
Mill Creek Distilling Co., Geo. llubbell,
secretary, in whieh ho concludes
as follows: "If Commissioner Mixson
says I ever offered him. directly or indirectly,
a dollar in any shape whatever
he states what isabsolutely false."
I have been drawn into this very reluctantly
and had hoped that the matter
had blown over and 1 would not
bo required to say anythiug, but as a
man who is jealous of his honor and
one who is not afraid to resent an iusult,
I am forced to inuke the following
statement of facts:
I have been connected with the dispensary
since the first conception of
the schemo and was in charge tinder
Heuator Tillman's direction when the
building was being put iu fix for bottling,
Mr. Traxler, then the commissioner,
being at his home in Tiuimonsville,
quite ill with typhoid fever. After
Mr. Traxler's recovery and return,
I was retained in the capacity of superintendent,
which position 1 held
until Mr. Traxler resigned, and I was
honored with the appointment.
During my term as superintendent I
naturally discovered that the bulk of i
the whiskies bottled by us was pur- '
chased from Mill Creek through Mr. j
Geo. iltibbiil, who was frequently I
down here. I also discovered that in ]
making these purchases Mr. llubbcll,
or Mill Creek, I nhoulil say, was requiring
anil being nu interest on
them ufter days, each dO days calling
for more or bigger interest.
On being appointed commissi >ner in
Junuarv, 1W:?A, and being in possession
of these facts of interest-bearing no
counts, and not intending relieving
Mr. Trailer till IVbrnnry 1st, I commenced
to look around anil see if 1
could not do something better for the
State and save, at lea-t, the thousands
aud ihousands of dollars being paid in
interest to Mill Creek. About dan.
ilO, some ten days or perhaps more before
I took charge, Mr. Hubbcll
showed up and was anxious to ascertain
if I intended to continue the trado
with him. My reply was, "That depends."
He asked: "Depends on
what?" I replied, "On yon; I wnut
the same whiskies or better, at the
enme prices or less, with "> per cent,
off as discount or rebate." lie seemed
to bo utterly dumbfounded and exclaimed:
"Do you want the eaith?"
3 replied, "No, but this I want and
this 1 intend to have." Ho went on to
?av that my proposition was one that
he nor no one else could entertain, and
wanted to know if 1 had calculated the
5 per cent. oil'. Ho inqiiiri i when I
would be in the market for purchases,
und upon being told that it would take
neveral days after l ib. 1st to make the
transfer, he asked me again for the
purchases, if 1 should need anything
before he returned iu February. I
told him, "Only o:i uiy terms."
On assuming the duties, Fob. 1, I
very soon discovered that I needed
nome bourbon whiskies and wired him:
"Same whiskey, same price, "> oil'; send
wo X and XX Bourbon." 1 received
n wire iu reply: "Will ship at once." j
A few days after this ! received a letter i
Faying: "Your t legraiu ordering Hour- I
lion received, mill knowing from it-; j
being it Hire that von ncrr in need, we 1
hast I'd to make shipment, I nit no run j
not give von the ten:?, .vo." I :::'.!? ? j
iliutelv w;ii .i Intit >rii r enh bar. ;
won't ifii ;.!' liiiMi < on my terms.
I u it few hour' I i i ei iveii u h in . '.iri
too fur inlvmu'o ! to order back reci ivr
them oil voi:i t : . n -. in.no- cou:-e
the ears arrived and wi re i , i-1v . 1. j
Hill for same enine m nitii "> j.er eeiit.
off ntiil was paid.
I ih> not reeol'.e. t when nor lion
often Mr. iinlilx il chiiic to see no jn
the fi w months that followeil before
the follow iii? occurred .
lie linked me to take him into the
pninplu room ami allow h'.m the XXX.
rye that 1 was purchasing. | ,1,,] s??,
nml while in there clone, he ami I, lie 1
offered me his XXX rye at the name
price lie had lortuerly sohl it to the il'.s- ,
pensary with the inter, at ou, for the
name price per gallon. !n ner cent di?
count; fiinl, if my memory serves im
correctly, ho iniule the follownifj calculation
there mi l then: < ost
|?er Riil. : l'? |n r cent. oil, makes I
cents j?er o.illole' to a 1 nrr< 1
makes ?1 1mi 1 *" lurcis t>> ue.tr
makes S.~>.TJ..*I). I mill, "Will you j. :t
Huh discount on the invoices an i 1- t it
i
nhow up regularly ?" Ho replied that
lie could not do bo; that he was a mem- j
her of the trust, but for me to pay tho
invoices at the regular price of
per gallon and ho would return mo tho
10 per cent, oil'in cash. This I refused
to do aud no purchase has been mudo
from him by me.
Theso aro tho facts in the caso and
includes ull 1 have said as to Mr. nubbell's
offer to me. If he says any part
of it is uutruo ho is a liar.
F. M. Mixson.
asking for light.
the following eiiril frnni n l?nf<trm
member of the recent constitutional
convention appeared in the Register
I Wednesday morning:
Editor Register?At a campaign '
meeting in Barnwell I saw that Mr. j
Duncan stated that Mr. Mixsou bail
said that Tillman, or that Gov. Evans
said he had "tilled his pockets with
rebates." I am a Reformer and was i
the lirst to espouse the Reform cause j
nud accept 15. R. Tillman as its lead- r.
j 1 am a Reformer from prin
ciple. I was actuated from
a law of justice to step over on the 1
side of the masses an 1 demand their ^
rights. I wanted to see by the votes i
of the people that any man could hold ;
ollieo if ho was honest and intelligent ]
enough to till the position. Prior to |
1 Sill) it had almost reached that point j
where pedigree was the only passport j
to ollieo nud position of trust. It 1
was the love of country that actuates :
mellow to ask, ves, to demand of Mr. j
Mixson, who is himself a recipient of
wages from the people of our State, to
answer in full if the charges against
Governor Evans recited and preferred
by Mr. Duueauat Rarnwell are false in
toto or whether any part of the charges
ho true. I believe Mr. Mixson will
give the answer without fahering ami
without any attempt to evade,ami such
an answer the people demand. This is
no time lor men in public trust to hide
crime, if crime exists, committed by
others, when we have plenty of Kyform|
ers in the State who are pure enough |
and sufficiently competent to till 1
any position. We are not dependent
on any men for party sake. If the
charges are without foundation then
Mr. Mixson has already waited too
long and should he glad of an opportunity
to give his public denial. I
would not ask this question but for
the fact that it has been published
that "Mr. Mixson was on the stand"
when they were preferred and did not
deny them then and there, besides
they bear on the pride of our party
when it is charged that "Tillman tilled
his pockets with rebates."
i .. if. i :? - ?
... ,? m ii'iiiiii mm eiu/.eu, nave H j
right to ask those questions nud the
people of this Mate have n right to
know if Governor Evaus made such
statements. Wo take them ns an insult
ami if tliev aie false Mr. Duneau |
should bo matle to hold ii]>.
11. 1*. St a -Kimfsc.
Oswego, S. C'., Aug. 5, I SHI.
STATU BOARD OK HKAI.IIS.
Reports Kroni Comity .tails Not Satis- i
factory. Death and Sickness Statistics
nui.
The State bor>l of health mot in
Greenville Thursday at the Hotel Al
turnout with the following full board
present: 1 >r. .fames ! .vans of Florence,
president, and l?r-.. T. t ran^uSimons,
It. Tabor, Fort Motto: \V. II. Hardin,
Anderson: C'has. M. lb ese. Charleston;
,1. 1!. Brntton, Vorkviilo tind Attorney
General Win, A. Barber and Comptroller
Geuerai .fames Norton.
A number of special committee reports
wcro received, the most important
being the report from a committee
appointed t?? investigate the sanitary
condition of the eouutv jails. Their
reports, however, were not satisfactory,
only 10 jails being heard from. Sonic
of these are reported to be in very bad
condition.
The board endorsed the action of the
State Medical Association in appointing
a committee to memorialize to have
the bill providing for the collection of
ollieial statistics of every township in
the State passed at the next legislative
session. This bill was introduced at
the last session, but was not passe I.
The health board is anxious to liavo
the death and sick ut.ss record published
to the world, as they believe that this
report will show the death and sickness
rate to be far smaller than is shown bv
the lust reuses report. The prime oh- 1
jeet of these statistics will he to show
the world that we are in a much better
condition than we are Riven credit ior
by the census.
In accordance with a resolution
of the national congress of State
hoards of health the South Carolina
hoard appointed Pr. .lames Kvnns ie ' j
committeeman from this State to i>e a | ]
memher of the committee made of one '
ii? le,rate from each St ite, who will act
, ?
in conjunct; >n w.t.i rli connnittee.a
fr.un the Aniericnti Medicalassociation (
uiel th American Public lleallh ismi- :
elation to mi :m ; lali/.e Co!irivss to |
i'es an act providing for thei-tih i
. i - li: i: i -:. t of a national l.edth dejuirt- .
llli l.I. Ali.oUR otle r thill- - tl r-e Colli- I
i.otle-s \.iii a-i\ timt the proposed do- I i
p.irtment he reepiire 1 to iuspc. t the i
p:;i lie schools 1:1 reRuid to the latter'a j
sanitary condition and investigate the i
system of hvpicno taii -ht ia the schools '
with reference to the cilVcts that whin- I
key, tobacco and < tin r narcotics have i '
on the human system. The board ail- j
jotimed uf > o'clock to hold their next ;
u.cetii. o 'ti Charleston in October.
Tin- board examined the I'ariH Monti*- i
tain water with which Orrciivillo ',s |
supplied an l pronounced it excellent, i
snvwc.? i;o better wati r eould be wislicl. 1 '
McDermot t?"Oi can't wr.rnik to- ,
day." (iniiR ISos*-"Why notv* Mc- ; .
I)ermott?"Oi sphruined mo ankle vis- | ;
terday." <>;iiir '!<?s Humphi That's
a very la mo excuse."?Philadelphia j i
North Amerlc-u.
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PALMETTO
__ POINTERS.
A TKOU8AM) HAHKIOLH^
Of Whiskey Orilcrvd by tlio State
Hoard of Control.
The State Board of Control mot il*
Columbia Weducsday anil made 'heir
whiskey purchases from the following
firm8: Clifton Springs, Livo Oak,
l'rieberg \ Workman, W. W, JohuBon
A Co., and Old '7ti. Cincinnati: Win.
Lanahan ?V Son, Ulman Goldsborough i
A- Co., Meyer, l'ltts A Co., ami ('ook j
A Bernheimer, of Baltimore; S. Grab- <
fouler A* Co., of Louisville. Thero 1
were about 1,000 barrels ordered this <
time; not that the demand from the <
county dispensaries is so great, but it
is done to keep the bottling force at I
work, so when the brisk fall movement ;
begins the orders eau be promptly <
tilled by having a quantity of bottled t
goods ahead. Tourist hotel privilege I
was granted to ltowmau A* Levin, of <
the Calhoun hotel, in Charleston. The i
privilege extends to the first of Janu- ?
ury. This hotel has been for several 1
nu nths trying to get privilege, nut', i
bus finally succeeded. The remaining 1
purchases of wines and beer were )
made. C. W. Garrett A-Co., of Me- I
doe, N. C., again got the order for i
all the wine. The Acme Brewing <
Company, of Macon, Go., aud the t
Wiudsh-Muhleuhaulo Company, ol j
Cincinnati, will supply the beer.
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MOW WAY TO ISAIjK COTTON. ,
A Utile Hound Willi Wire Sent to 1
Charleston for Inspection. *
Manager J). 1'. Duncan, of the Alii- '
nnee Exchange, has received samples 1
of the wire which the Alliance is endeavoring
to liuvo used ou cotton instead
of the ties. The Exchaugo pur- 1
elmsed a new bale of cotton weighing 1
u*o pomms, nan .manager Dun- ?
can packed tko bnlo with tho
wire. Six wires were useiLk
ami tlio hale was very neatly am.*
Hinoothlv packed. Several large cotton
buyers in Columbia inspected the bale
after it had been packed, and spoko
highly of the new system. Those who
inspected it say that they cau't see
whore any objection to the wire can be
raised. Manager Duncan shipped tho
cotton packed with the sample wire arrangement
to Messrs. .1. 13. Sloan ?V
Sous, of Charleston. The cotton will
be at the Cotton Fxcliaugo at Charleston,
and Manager Duncan savs he
wants the cotton dealers of Charleston
to inspect the bale and express their
opinions as to the advisability of tire
change from the ties. Of course the
new arrangement reduces the cost to
the farmers materially, )and Mr. Duucan
says he is confident that the
change will be endorsed. It is much
simpler and easier, lie argues, than the
old way.
OS ?
Alter the Dispenser.
The State Hoard of Control has
showed a desire to "crawl the log" o
pi itk, ? f Dispel:*-"!- Stevenson, 01
Winnsboro. Mention was made in the
reports of the \Vinnsboro meeting that j
Stevenson has taken an active part in
howling down some of the speakers.
From the appearance of things now it
would seem that his over zealous action
is going to make him a man without a
job. It stems that lie either forgot the
circular letter sent out by the State
board that none of the dispensers were
to be active in politics, or disregar led I
it wilfully. As a result, inntrner tow i
Lave been sent t<> the county board of
control of Fairfield for all the facts in
connection witli Stevensoi^'s actions to
be laid before the State board at its
next meeting. This will be a test oix
whether the board means a thiug when
it says it or not.
"S ? .
She Itutlroud War.
The railroad commissioners held a
meeting in Columbia Thursday. The
board discussed the recent rate war,
but the only action taken was that the
board would wait until the hearing for
a permanent injunction before .Iiulge
Simonton. A member of the board
stated that this was the only action
taken and that the board decided to do
nothing until they are advised of
Judge Simonton's decision as to ihe
injunction. '
?
Comptroller Norton hus received tho
bids tor the priutiug of the books,
blank", etc., for eouuty treasurers ami
auditors, but he has not giveu out tho
work as vet. The largest bidders for
the work aro the Walker, Finns .V
Cogswell Company, of Charleston, and
Mr. Charles A. t Vivo,Jr.,of Columbia.
1'he citizens of Aiken recently held
it meeting for the purpose of formulating
a local telephone exchange.
Large interest was manifested and
- J,.*-ml was raised in subscriptions.
I'he company will be known as the
.hnoiiua I | ho.ue Cxchnnge.
The rumor tint the Chester dispell-er
was sh?>rt by about tfTOO was well
founded. An inspection of bis report
lis- re vrnled the shortage. An exaiuination
ol the affairs at Chester will be
made.
"?.v .
I be first break of the Marion tolme- |
c<> market occurred 1 hitrsdav. Ami j
11 h u ileeuled MiciT-s in every partieu- ,
lur. The prices rim high.
I'okc I terries Make Ilim lllue.
Joseph S dr ? nelherg, a -oai miner, living
!ih>ng the I'.ir?-11:in?ll< I; nil".I I, near Mans!'.e!
I. I\l., dieted liint'e.: .. poke Perries to 1
reduce hi- Weight I"' "in-e lie tipped the lieaia 1
it II l pounds and had t> <jiiit work ? a tie- i
mt Pelng t" >t en. I lie Perries \v<T" (
treat lliuli re i . -its. Put th< y tfntro Hclioenel*
erg's ! ."!>' a Ida tinge. J in" cliar ge of
.I r was hr ' note I <u his nose; then it
I'j'enre ! n : is f?e. a 1 I"ill\ d in- alarm i
si'Ii .. . er. who . insulted n physician.
1 i.itter . i \ i- d ).: t | ;.t atii.g the her- ?
re -. P it giv::.g the | p s'-rii* i<>n \vn> easier
i. . til-.II:','. s> ll 'i'lciM-rg v.'IVs he e|t!?'t 1
p.iit, i;:.d Le ' n.ii , hlit'T every day.
WKATIIKR-CROI* UUM.KTIN
Or tliu South Carolina <;Minute and
Crop .Vrvlcr.
This bulletin covers the weather and
crop conditions for the past week, un?l
in its preparation were used report*
from one or more correspondents in
each county of the Stute.
The excessive heat and want of raiu
were very unfavorable for most cropH,
and iu the principal ooe< there was a
decided fulling off in condition. Under
ordinary temperature conditions
the absence of rain would not have
beeu a matter of serious concern, but
iu connection with the abnormal heat
it caused general deterioration, most
mini...I .... 1-- 1 1- ?
........v.t ?... u^ui nullliv iltllUX, HUH JJWI
L'liilly ovi-r the State, with the exception
of too extreme western coalition,
where crops held their previous good
audition or made slight improvement.
The early corn crop ripened very
fust ami fodder from such is stripped
md saved in line condition. Later
oru :s maturing rapidly and being
tripped sooner than ordinarily would
jo the case as the leaves were drying
m the stalk. While there were some
reports of corn being adversely a'.loot?d
by the heat, yet the greater uutr.*
l>er of correspondents report no noticeable
inju y, but expriss the fear
that the grai t will show the elVeets at
titiskiag. AU corn is so far advanced
that one general raiu, or well distributed
showers, would insure a full
. top. Where bottom laud corn was
leslroyeil the land is being planted to
lornge crops?peas, millet, i to.
"Twenty-three counties report cotton
falling under tl.e adverse weather
which prevailed; eight report either
in improvement in condition or 110
leterioralion, ami in the remaining
ivo the conditions are variable, defending
on locality, soil ami rainfall.
The favorable reports come from the
Western portion of the State, with the
exception at Colleton. The chief effects
jf the heat and dryness were sheddiug
jf squares oud hulf-groxvu bolls, some
rust, checking of growth, and prcma-?
:urc opening of immature bolls. On
iirlrf gnml v uitil !?? - ? ?-?1
ujv Auji(i\ in 11lUhv
narked and is reported to be <piite
arious. Open bolls are uoted from all
lortioUB of the State and picking Las
jcgun in a small way in the more
Southern counties. On July 28th and
I'Jtli live bales of new cotton were
marketed, being the first of the seoaon.
In lN'.M the lirst bale was marketed
>n August loth, in 18'df> on August
20th. The early date this year fairly
represents the time the present season
is in advance of au average season,
IN'.M having been about the average.
Tobacco is not doing well in certain
sections and fairly well in others.
L'liriug continues and was favored by
the weather.
Lowland rice continues to make satisfactorv
grow th and is heading. I'p
land rice, of which less is cultivated,
barely held its previous condition.
Sweet potatoes on the whole continue
to thrive, although many adverse
reports aro received. New potatoes
are large enough for table use. v
Gardens are becoming parched again,
but tue weather was very favorable for
coast trucking interests. Cabbages are
being destroyed in Charleston county
by a worm, new to the locality.
Cane of all kiuuiis reported growin.*
..-..11 ->.. i --
"*<s in exceuen*
:omlition.
Turnip sowing continues, but in
many places ruin is uceded to germinate
the seed.
The hot weather interfered with
Farm work, but luyiug by of all crops
is practically completed.
.T. \\\ llAt'FIS,
Section Director,
Columbia, S. C.
N F.Sim r <il\KS ADV1CK.
Tells FarmcrH ol'(lie south How to Foil
IMaiis of the Cotton Tic Trust.
Southern farmers may inaugurate an effeetivo
light on the cotton tie trust. The farmers
are in arms as a result of the increase in
the price of cotton ti's, which amounts to 100
per cent. In the aggregate, this addeil price
will take thousands <if dollars out of the
pockets of tlm cotton raisers. The farmers
are looking for effective measures to prevent
being sipieezeu by the trust that has been
formed. The following address, issued by
Commissioner of Agriculture II. T. Ncsbitt,
suggests a remedy.
To Farmers of <1 "orgin and of the South:
A few years ago v.*e were confronted >v n
gigantic monopoly, the bagging trust. which
endeavored to force from farmers thousands
of doiiars, whb'h in their depressed eoiiditioti
they cool I ill ntT : I to lose, xly unite I effort
among farmers this evil was averted and the
huge o t ?pus wbb'li bad fastened Itself on
the agricultural industry was ibv-troyed. Today
we areeo-.fr'.nte,l i.v a similar trouble.
The manufit -hirers <>f enttoii ties have formed
*>iiotlier grand eombinatioii and without
any reason. e?;cej t to grntiiv an unlawful
greed, liute entered into an agreement to ndvain
e til- i ri-e of their goods 100 per cent.
If the price of iron life I adxaueed there
hiight b" some reason for this a -lion, but
iron was never etc-aper, and the Minn* mutt
be s lid of eoal and labor. .
T!'c f iet is simply that an effort is being
rnn-.e t > for tin* inrmers of the South to
eoutribtitn tnlllions of dollars to swell the
profits of a powerful combination of n.anufa
? ur'-rs.
1 he farmer- are in good condition just now
to light t his trust. |'u"y I.a\ 'their provisions
ihegc arc debts to l>c met until later:
tier* lore, no pressing ssity force their
cotton on the mnrkef. | would nil vise that
they liold lings in rverv section of tinS
>Uth III id denounce this e|T ?rt to defraud
them of iln'ir earnings At the same time,
let the it :: f \ jse together as to the f.est methoil
of mooting this new etiemv. In the ineari
u n -. in" '. [ uruin'm wan n I ri-|>rc">''M will
iiiuk'-m rv i'lTorf ?<> liivivticatf mii-Ii mi!'-Ii
hiti-foi <"tt...i tii-- a" will ni"<-ttli? rc'Hiirf'
iluruiiility m<l *af<'t\.
C'OiihiiI Ijcm at Work.
United State* Consul General l.eo iias renamed
his < fhTts to Hi iiri* tin- transferal
Ui'' uu'ii < :!;>tur?l on tin- niiliusti'rini; si'hoonit
Competitor to letter 'junrters than those
they now oi-iMi Hev ral of tha prisoners
nr*- ill ami liavn n-iiiic.-ti'il that they he supI
lied with food of a better i|iialitv than they
hate hi-r< t. f r t ii civ?Mi. I'll mail k?ih
i-ral | r |that tli" frienu- of the prison
i r- in tin1 I .11 ! States ih.wi I to ,j|.
irii ate '- nd- villi wli' to pro ?ufc nt'ct . ill<
a for ii.- i:i.pri?
BILL ARP'S JLETTER.
THE MAJOR REMARKS ON THE
' HOTN ESS" OK TUK XVEATIIER.
Retrospection, Politically and Otherwise,
of Old Times.
ConfldoDCO is a plant of slow growth
in an aged bosom. The republicans
aro making much ad* about something
that Mr. Bryan said about the supreme
court, and even some of tho Georgia
lawyers criticised him severely and defended
the court ns tho best bulwark
of our liberties, and spoko of it as tho
high tribunal that stood like a wall to
protect people against the assaults of
passion and prejudice. All that is
very pretty to a young man, but old
men have more memory and less confidence.
There was a time, a good long
time, wheu the court had tho rcfpect
and the reverouco of the nation, especially
of the south, when .John Marshall
and Roger B. Taney, two southerners,
were the chief justices for a I
period of nearly sixty years, but soon J
after Taney died partisan polities and !
Bcctiout^ prejudice crept into the court j
and it is tt:ero yet. It has been only j
twenty years since members of tlmt j
court ruled Mr. Tilden out of tho |
presidency and seated Ilnyrs, as clear |
au net of legal fraud as was ever perpetrutcd
by tho most unscrupulous '
politicians. Law is said to bo tbo |
perfection of human reason. Then
how fs it that in such great questions
republican judges decide one way and
the democrats tho other? It is right
melaucholy to recall that stupendous
farce?seven democrats and eight republicans
all under oath to do justico
111 this great question, and yet they
drew tho party lines to a man. That
Tildeu was elected all parties now admit
and history lias so recorded. IIo
was cheated out of the high oflicc by
three members of that supreme court.
This is tho same court that decided the
income tax unconstitutional. Why I
wouldn't trust such a court with any
case that involved great corporations
or sectioual questions. Ever since .loo
llrndley was a young man, and up to
1870 ho was president or director of
two railroads and several great insurance
companies. lie couldent tote
fair with them on one side and the
people on the other to suve his life.
No, I am like Mr. Bryan, l'vo lost
confidence in the integrity of that
court. I will not say that its members
can be bought with money, but their
wills arc molded by undue ii.ilucuee
and ought to be broken. That income
tux was a fair and just measure aud j
would have put into the treasury near |
:li;? r i.. 11 ? 1 i
iwm iiiiiuuiin in iiwilim III1U Lid (UMHU
saved the government from the disyreee
of that bond business.
15ut I didn't start to write on polities.
The weutlu r is too hot to think
about anything that excites indignation.
Wo old chaps here :'u Cartersville
have been going to school every
night for a week, preparing for the
del-strict skule show that was to couie
oil*. The ladies got it up and then
levied on mr aud put the oldest men
and women in att infant class, and wo
had to toe a chalk mark and learn our
a b c on a blackboard, and bo taught
to siug "I want to bs an augcl" and
we had to speak a speech like wo used
to speak it away back in the .'50's and
10's. Sonic of lis had to walk up and
be licked for our mischief, and wo had
a recess and played many, many stars
with the girls and I got kissed several
times and so forth. The nights were
hot, but wo had fun, lots of fun?old
fashioned,inuocent fun. Old peoplearo
never so happy aR when recalling the
memories of the old school days. That
is about us far buck as we can go, and
it is a big landmark iu life's history.
Shakespeare tells of the whining
schoolboy creeping unwillingly into
school. That was a true picture sometimes,
but as a general thing, wo were*
glad to go. Charles Lamb writes of
his joyful school days. It was a most
delightful mixture. With a mother to
help us get our lessons and a father to
encourage and a teacher to praise us
when we did well, the daily task was
not hard, and then the surroundings,
the frolics, tho recess, the dinner
bucket, the good timo going
home in tho evening, tho pretty
branches we had to cross, tho red gullies
where we got chalk, the walnut
trees over iu the field and the chestnut
trees on the hill and thou there were
persimmons aud blackhaws and may
pops not fur away. . We hu?l townhnll
at noon, glorious old townhnll that has
been debased and degraded into iinseball.
We used to give good balls to
the batter and wanted him to hit it and
knock itamileif he could. Then there
was our old-fashioned shinny that was
akin to the modern golf. It was a hard
game and kept us with bruised shins
and bloody toes, and gradually fell into
a state of inoetlo'.is desiietu lo.
And there were some pretty girls to
look on ami admire, and we liritl our
sweethearts and loved to stand bv
tinm at the Friday evening spelling,
and sometimes ventured to hold their
hands 011 the sly, and would purposely
misspell the word to let them get
above. This was chivalry, pure and
simple. Then came Saturday, a long,
long, happy day, when wo gathered
chinquapins ami chestnuts or went to
the mill and went in washing while
waiting for the grist. Home times we
didn't wait for tho grist, but ran pony
races home and went back in the afternoon
for another frolic.
It is still memory's delight to recall
those delightful days, and it is no wonder
that the poets have written about
them; and one of them says:
ili-.r ti> my le af are the scenes of tli\*
lIlhlllOKl."
The next cm tlmt stands out most
prominent is that of the lover. Hh.nkc
speare knew all a"bont that,too,anil drew
the picture, no donbt, from his own ex-x
perieuce, when ho was dyiDg for protty *
Ann Hathaway. Every man and wo- y
man con'.d write a story of love's young y
dream if they would, and some of them *
would be Had, very Bad. I wish that \
every lad and lassie had a lover?not %
a transient one, who, like the butterfly,
sips the honey from ono tlower and
4lion onnl/u Qiiollior Ittif n It-nn fnn<l
?uou ovvno au\'?uv* wv* v ? ??vj ?uuvi
lover who obooeoB ft willing mate and
sticks. The true, coutidiug love of a
young couple who are mated, ns well
hb married, in the meet beautiful thing
hi life. ? Bill Aup, in Atlanta Constitution.
STATE CAMPAIGN.
(Continued from 3rd l'age.)
fo "Washington "uud forui u peoples
ring uud kick out the mouev changers.
(Great cheering.)
Mr. Duncun seeing the temper of
the crowd did not go much into his
usual charges against Gov. Evans. In
fnct ho said nothing about commissions,
rebates aud several other things
but talked mostly on uatioual politics
and the achievements ot the Reform
party.
Mr. Maylield confined his remarks
to giving a (ietuilcd statement of tho
progress made iu South Carolina since
1890. Ho repeuted the charge made
agaiust Mr. llobiusou at Columbia that
his report us School Commissioner of
Pickens county was incomplete ami defective
in several particulars, whereby
the report of the Superintendent of
Education was thrown out of balance;
no report as to the number of school
houses or their condition or the enrollment
of scholars; ho was in error in
several amounts of money expended;
he did not report until the third day
of October, when he should have inudo
it 011 the first.
Mr. Robinson said there was no
issue between him and his opponent
except the otlice. As to his report, it
it was incorrect, he should have sent it
back for correction. But he wauted
to use it iu the campaign, which was
nufuir and unkind. There is nothing
criminally wrong iu that report. T
demanded that he read it because insinuations
should not be made. Ho
was willing to stand by it. School
statistics are the hardest kind to get
correct. School eommisciouers havo
to depend upon trustees and if their
reports are not eorreet and comes iu
'lato there must necessarily bo errors
in the Commissioners' report. For
their neglect we are often forced to go
to a teachers report which accompanies
their claims. A great many never
come in until the taxes are collected
.and that is why L was force I to say
that my report was as nearly correct
as possible.
Mr. Tati.m announced that Mr. Ellerbe
could not bo present, ami introduced
Mr. Whitman, with cheers
for Ellcrbec. lie said that ho was .sick,
aud if he was interrupted like he had
been at other placoH by people drunk
011 Dispensary liquor, he would leave
the stand aud go oil' and see if there
.were not enough Christian and sober
men in the crowd who would listen to
him. He said that he was a Reformer
two years before the movement began,
but while ho had the people of this
'county witli him, the candidates coin
.I>ined against him ami defeated 1?L111 I y
.twenty votes.
He read his letter from Tillman, in
[which he expressed the belief that Mr.
Whitman should have somegood place.
1 Mr. Whitman went tin to talk
'about the pop-suckers, and how Tillmau
had not carried out his promises
by reason of being bound down by the
pap-suckers. There were cheers ft r
Tillman and Ellerhe, when Mr. Whitman
said he never said Tillman was a
liar, as Ellerbo has. He said
he believed the Dispensary the
^greatest hunipug God's sun over bhono
ton. Jle closed by talking about taxes
'not being reduced.
i Mr. Harrison received a respectful
'hearing while he expluined his Dispensary
views, and his ideas about the disposition
oi the privilege tax.
j Mr. Cooper, candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, made a short address,
in which he said that his opponent, bv
his absence, practically conceded Or
angeburg to him, aud had goue on a
inktiionary work in Spurtanburg.
I Congressman Stokes and candidate
Moses spoke on national issues, and
the meeting closed.
i _
Fugpiip Field's F.statp.
An Inventory of the estate of tite late P.a- '
genu Field has l een llleil an ! approved in
till- |>rol>ate court III I'lii ! ! I.. ...I.l?_
linn to an ? |?iity of .**1.000 in deceaseda
Ituenit I'ark !?????? , there i~ sa.s ': in royalties
Irom ? harles Serioner * S : - 'ln<' tin* ? *>into:
worth of h ioUs i.i furniture
ami -.!<>) ;n i-a-li. The furniture :s..*1 ?i<I* *- a
(il.til.-iorio axo anil .li-fnT.-i n Mavis < hair,
ii.ihi i>( whi' lt are iifhtio::''t in tin- inveu*
tory.
Civil Soryit'i* Copulations.
Mi rijtoforo pi.-oa.s carried in tiio pay
roils of tin" tri'.'i .irv as laborers ha\o done
iluty it- "ii-r!.s an.I wnm ? :?rri?- i as clerks
hiiMi I'.ono ?luty in capacities not ini'lu<li*il in
tin* i*lii.--i!ioil M*ivii'o. 'i'.i . .,ri"-t llii'so ir
I'-pulaiatb's, Secretary Carlisle iias iastrici
I tin' i lileji'ls of tiir treasury :;"t to pi rinit
employes iituN t tin-ir uiitr. . an'! ii'n etloti,
who iiii.ii r tin law are not ia t(; classified
serviee to perform tin- dutic- f .:li er< or
plliees wlliell ate lint ill the .-|||**Pieil SITvii'O.
A violati m of these justra -ti. n-,lie adds,will I
re.-nlt in the abolishment of nil. not in the I
caissilled servi -e I
Frrtill/cr Works !>est royctl.
At l'hilailelphlit, I'n.. Tuesday, the main
buiMi.'ip of the extensive phosphate and fertiliser
works of the I'uuph Sons Cnnipiniy .
was destroyed by fire, A lari?e ipn.ntiiy of ?
costly r I! i i 111. t Il.ai lllnery ii: I considerable 1
st >ck in tIn* various pro -es- < > < ! u.uiiufucturo
?i:.i.-1 t lie ||aines to one I.iij' ai, Sup' rinteli'b
lit V.'ells ' rallied the mpaiiyV i"SH
at r.'nll.Oi win'i | irtlv covered by in!
tMirtttlc'e, A loi.o vat < I urease b lillug over i
\ int.- a lit ' ; p... ; J