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TILLMAN SPEAKS AT SANDY FLAT. (Continual from l>t pap'.) j - ^ county, who is tin' hu>iness agent j of the county and one man ap- , jh tinted hy the governor. The enunty dispenser >hould he , removable hy the governor for | cause. State Hoard of Control , ought to he elected hy the legisla- ] turn, hut it:- duty should he eon- , titie< 1 to general direction and su- j jM-rvision of the business the same , as the Penitentiary and Hospital for the Insane are run. It should , not purchase any whiskey or any- | thing else required in the business. ] Everything required, including the . whiskey, should he bought under j annual contracts made as follows: ( After the Styte ('otnmissionee has ( advertised in the manner pre><*ri)w><l Itv I'lli' (.Hill ivnnlit ?*" ' '"V" i Ih* very clear and specific, leaving , nothing to tin* discretion <>f anyone. , and going fully into details), tin- , bid- should Ix- opened in public by , three men selected just before the date fixed by the governor, and the , contract made with the lowest hid- , der by the year for the supplies to , be ordered out by the('onunissioner as needed. These throe men are to , serve only once and annually, then . there -hall be three new luetl chos- ( en to make the contracts. The | bidders will not know who will \ make the awards and therefore can- . not enter into collusion in advance , and even should the governor, which is inconceivable, '?. willing j to select a board which would act corruptly, the specifications of the bidding made with ininutciu ss and the publicity would prevent any graft. No whiskey or liquor should be purchased except from government bonded warehouses. In the case of wine's and beer the brewers should alone furbish the first direct from the breweries, and the small quan tlty of tllO other.' used r >uld be hedged about in the advertisement to insure honesty and the purest . and best articles. For the infor- . niation of those who are not posted , I will say that the government , lionded warehouses are under the | control of the Fnited States Inter- , nal revenue otlicials entirely and | whiskey deposited in them conies j directly from the still and the own- j er is not permitted to manipulate j it or handle it in any way until the | tax is paid and it is removed. We | thus get a guarantee of absolute j purity Without a chemical analysis j am. such liquors are as much , staple articles of commerce as corn, _ heat or bacon. It is the blended and rectified whiskeys that are adul- f teratcd and where the cheating t comes in. The blending and mix- , ing could be done in the State dispensary where there would be no incentive to increase profits by , adulteration, because the law t would provide severe penalties for , that kind of thing. a The county dispensers being elected by the people will be anx- t ious to please the people as they v ' will be beaten at the poles if they ^ do not do their duty. The County , Board, chosen as above indicated,. j will be responsible to the people v \ also with every incentive to give s \a g(Kxl administration. The wins- j key purchased in that way will be \ as pure and as good as can be oh- j taincd under any possible condi- t I tions and there is absolutely no , \ way in which corruption can creep 'j \ in, if there is tlie least effort on the t part of the people and the governor >. i to prevent it. t The trouble with the dispensary now is that our governors have neg- j lectcd their duties and have not j .kept supervision over the workings j of the local dispensers and the State j Hoard. Kxcuse may he found for , this by saying the legislature put the dispensary beyond the gover- , nor's control. This is true in a j way, and it was a very great mistake, yet the governor's oath of of- ^ lice requires him to ''sec that the | laws are executed in mercy.'' | And with the power to ap|x?int | constables at his discretion and de- ( tectivcs also, when needed, it cannot be denied the demoralization | and corruption which have been so ? much in evidence would have been ( prevented by the governor's using , trusted agents to keep supervision over the dispensary system and see whether the law was being carried out. I did this, but my successors seem to have thought it unnecessary or too much lal>or. I not on jy watched tlx dispells.ts, l>ut I > watched the constables, too, ( through a detective who rejiorted | to me alone. The necessity for the j more rigid enforcement of all the f law makes the coming election for I governor important. Things have ' be. ii run too loosely and too little regard paid t<> enforcing the law. J criticise no one, hut simply give the people the facts as I see them and, of course, they alone can ap- | j?ly the remedy. We should elect ( the governor who will do this and * do it fearlessly and zealously, hut * there is still small opportunity for graft in the scheme outlined, pro- 3 la one w ii./ ran |k??i,Wuw Success Magazine. or Aoss.~i^.? videdj the legislative committee which su|M'rintends the other State institutions and the grand juries of the various counties pay attention to their duties. No government lias ever hern devised that would run itself and every government is in index of the intelligence, public spirit and patriotism of its (x-ople. If the people are ignorant and inlilTerent and cease to watch and look after their affairs, the government they give themselves is inevitably had and they can blame no lie hut themselves. The conditions in the disjiensary now are directly traceable to the blundering and neglect of the legislature. That body placed the Mate disjH'iisary in the hands of three politicians, elected without consideration to iitness, ex|>cricnce t>r character, threw no restrictions whatever around the administration, left the door wide ojiell, limiti d the salary to SMMl and now we see the result. I have always said mid believed it was designedly done to destroy it. Polities and not titness have most always nnit rolled the legislative flections, no amount of salary alone would ,'ure the evil of which we complain. The original hoar<l was composed ?f the (iovcrnor, Attorney (ieneral tnd the Comptroller < ieneral, three f our highest state ollieials elected liy the people, hut the vital mistake was in not making strict rules mil regulations for the purchase of whiskey. 1'he enemies of the dispensary declare that it is inherently vicious and that it cannot he puritied. This cry is indicative that those who thus contend practically confess that they have lost a.l faith in the honesty of men or of the ability of men to give theniselvis just and honest government. I o one i o not believe that all the hoAcst men are dead. The people are disgusted and they have a right to he, init the one crime which they should not forgive is the failure of the last legislature to change the law so a> to prevent any further -tealing and to restore the dispensary system t > its original purpose, i hat of controlling whiskey and ninimmng the evils inseparable from its sale and use. The enenics of the dispensary were hi nt on tilling it and the combination of lolitieal and other intluenees in the I.... l ..: i% : t i * t mure o;i\Mlg lilllt'tl III XIKU , COIII>*-1 lfil theelection of a new board )< raiH' tlli-y refused to tile awund continued all of the old and Mown ( vils. It was the most glarng betrayal of the people's intcr sts that 1 have ever known repeetahle white men to he guilty of, nd while many of them are my riends, at least politieally, 1 take he responsibility to say that every nan who refused to put safeguards .round the purchase of whiskey ind change the system of piunagc-! ucnt in the last Legislature ought , o he left at home. Such men can- ; lot lie trusted. They put partisan id vantages aliove public duty. Legislators are not the masters of he iwople. They are their servants and the people had not intructcd them to abolish the State lispensary for there was no such ssue when they were elected; and vhen they themselves were resiionible for the corruption which they < lad reason to ibelieve existed, it is, ncomprehensihle to me how any ! nan with the least idea of obliga- ; ions to tin.- people who elected him ; ould act as that Legislature did. ! The people have a right to alxilish he dispensary, hut no mere repre-1 tentative of the people has a right o assume such a responsibility as hat would have been without hav-1 ng a campaign and making the, ssue before the people and getting list met inns from tbcm All I lave ever asked is to have all of the ivhitc jieople pass on the question ind let the majority govern. 1 do lot Itelievo in (icrmitting news- j Papers to dietate to few scheming jolitieians and t<> trade among) heinselveS and settle the question, i f the peo]>le of a county want no iqiior sohl in it, let them vote f?>r egislators to say so, and for tin; andidate fur governor who advocates that. Let us he open and lonest in our )h?1 iti<>s and not votcj or fenee-straddlers and oflice-seek-1 is who will say and do anything to jet elected.?(ireenville News. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON. 121st Year Begins September 28. Letters. Science, Kngineering. One j tcliolarsliip, giving free tuition, to each ounly of South Carolina. Tuition #4<?. hoard and furnialied room in Dornrti ,ory*ii a niomn am canaiiiaics lor id mission are permitted t?? compete , or vacant I Joyce scholarships which >ay $100 a year. For catalogue, adI rcss ii \ rrison kandoi.i'II, President. Notice To Creditors. Tinder order of Court in matter of Ox Parte Nannie A. Richards in re )ctzel Hardware Company All perons indebted to said Oetzel Hardware lompany are required to make pay- | lent to the undersigned at once. Jason M. (ikkkk t? Receiver. H'll liAJ/i i A Delightful Picnic. Upon the suggestion* of Messrs. IV H. Fant, Farr (iilliam and Thos. MeNally, a crowd of Union's young men gave a trip to Neat's Shoals and a moonlight picnic to the visitors of Miss Murphy, Misses Flint and Misses Foster. The crowd laft Union on the U. ?Vr (J. S. road ?t ">:2"> in the afternoon, and returnnd on a special chartered train at 10:3(1. Mr. Foster, who lias charge'if the power house, was very courteoifs to tin- visitors, showing them over the plant, and explaining the workings of the various pieces of machinery. .Much pleasure was derived from walking about over the rock walls and viewing the waters below as they fell over the great dam, and were churned into a mist and foam by the rocks beneath. .lust about sunset a delicious lunch was served under the trees near the spring. All that need be said of this lunch is that the chapones, Mesdatnes J. II. Rodger. Cora M. Murphy, Macbeth Youug, and .!. A. Fant prepared and served it. The company were loathe to leave the place, for all had a jolly good time. The visitors were Misses Sloanl Neal, Rebecca and Ksther Caldwell, Frwin, and Dixon; and Messrs. Calvert, Neal, Vinson, and Cope-1 land, guests of Miss Murphy; Miss' Floise Cannon, guests of the Misses Fant: and Miss So llll- fTOl??it ?lf Misses Foster. The young men of! I'niou wore: Messrs. P. F. Fant, Thus. MeNally, Farr < iilliam, Mobley Jeter, .1. Hoy Fant, I>. F. Alston, A. 1>. Price, .1. M. Wallace, S. K. Honey, Shcppard Nicholson and Herbert Lindsay. Death of John H. Holcomb. He was born in June, ISlg.^juid died July l'.M)(?. He spell p< jjost all of iiis life in Union ^ sty. He spent 1 years of the best ntt-.t "f his life in the war. a brave soldier and Jv v,r^y drJhed from duty. He joiiu fn? Ittethodist church just after the war at old Five Forks or Wesley Chapel. He lived a quiet Christian life and his l;lsp days were the brightest days in his Christian experience. The writer had the privilege to he with him during his last days. He said lie was ready for death when it came. He was always ready to talk of heaven and his hope has been the grave. He married Miss Fannie Bcvis, and to them were horn ten children, five girls and live Ixiys.^^ The end enme Moj^ 1 0 o'clock and his body wasKjuiu to rest at Ucthlehem Church vynere he held his membership. Five old soldier? were the pallbearers. The funeral service was conducted .by Rev. J. G. Farr. As the corpse entered the door, the congregation arose and sang Nearer My God to Thee. One more land mark has' gone to his resting place. Wh..., H.. -U..U i .. man umic W1LII trumpet sound*. 0, may I then in him be found, Dressed in his righteousness alone, Faultless to stand before the throne." J. p. Farr.^ Douglas English Released Under Bond. i Mr. W. M. English of Delta, S. C., father of Douglas English, who has been in jail for some time on the charge of killing Mose Hughes, was in the city Monday fend Wednesday of this week. Mr. English had been sick for some time and unable to perfect arrangements for his son's bond. The bond of $5,000 was granted by Judge Prince some time ago, but the signers were not at once secured. The bond was signed Monday by Messrs. C. A. Jeter and Jno. D. Smith of Carlisle and on Wednesdy by Mr. Glenn D. Peake of Bogansville. After the bond was sign.*,!, English was released, this taking; place on Wednesday afternoon. Notice to Stockholders Union Building and Loan Association. You arc hereby notified to call at the Merchants and 1'iantets National Bank on and after Tuesday, July 17, after banking hours (3 o'clock p. in.) and settle all dues to said Association, at which time pass books will be delivered. 'J. D.Arthuk, Sec'y and Treas. Half The World Wonders. How the other half lives Those who use Bucklen's Arnica Salve never wonder if it will cure Cuts, Wounds, Burns, Sores and all Skin eruptions; they knowit will. Mrs. Grant. Shy, 1130 K. Reynolds St. Spiinpfiold, 111., says: ''Irecard it one of the absolute necessities r.f l,A,m..L'Oor.in.. ? O 4_.-J.L~ -n ... vMi.u.viiifni uy an druggists, Masonic Notice. The Cross Keys Masonic Lodge will meet on Saturday, August 4th, at 10 a. in. The Fellcwsjuu degree will he; conferred, after vj | "jthere will be a basket dinner of grounds. All1 Masons and t># .ies are cordially invited to attM M .'owning, W. M. | . /LlifJ ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR CONGRESS.?4th DISTRICT. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Congress from 4th district, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary election. G. H. Mahox. FOR STATE SENATE. I hereby announce myself a eandi1 date for election to the ollice of State Senator for Union County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic Primary Election. I.owndks J. brow-nino. I hereby announce myself a candi hum* ior me omce 01 omit' oenauir from Union County, subject to the | result of the Democratic Primary Election. Pkn.i. F. Townsknd. FOR SUPT. OF EDUCATION. I am a candidate for re-election to the ottiee of County Superintendent of Education for Union County, subject to Primary Election. D. it. FaKT. Subject to the decision of the Dem- 1 1 ocratic Primary I announce myself a | candidate for the oflice of Superintendent of Education for Union county. Titos. H. Cork.. I hereby announce myself a candi- j date for the ottiee of Superintendent of Education, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic Prima- I ry election. M. I.. Lemastek FOR AUDITOR. I hereby announce myself acandi! date for the oflice of County Auditor, subject to the decision of the Demo- I cralic primary. J. 1). Eees. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Auditor of Union county, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary election. Levi W. Smith. I hereby announce myself a candidate for election to the oflice of Auditor of Union county, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary election. T. C. .1 oi.i.v. I hereby announce myself* a candidate for County Auditor, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary election. M. S. Faccett. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Auditor of Union county, subject to the rules of the Democratic. ! Primary election. S. S. Fakkaii. I hereby announce myself a candidate for election to the oHiee of Auditor of Union County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic Primary Election. .1. 11. 1. A XC A ST Kit. KOK THKASUKKK. I hereby announce myself a candidal*' for reelection to the otlicc of Tresisurer of Union county, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary1 election. .1. H. Bakti.ks j FOR SIT IMC It VISOR. I hereby announce myself si candidate for the ollice of County Supervisor. subject to the decision of the Deinocrsitic primary. M. 1$. J.kk. I hereby announce myself^x candi-; date for reelection to tlie^^Mj'e of County Supervisor of Uni ^nty, I subject to the rules of the ^Lilic Primary election. T. .1 . IlK'Iln,.. * I , , , p!Udiua i I hereby announce my ,ndidate for election to the of* _ -.;?>nn- ' ty Supervisor of Union Co.,_.y, suli- , J ject to the rules sind regulations of ' the Democratic Primary election. J. A. Hktsii.i.. j FOR MAliISTItATK. I announce myself a candidate for Magistrate for Union Township; sub- | ject to tin' result of the Democratic ! Primary election. J so. P. Gacsk. I hereby announce myself a candidate for election to the office of Mag1 istrate for Union Township, Union County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic Primary Election. T. J. Vinson. COUNTY COMMISSONER. I hereby announce myself a candidate for County commissioner subject to the rule of the Democratic Primary : election. W. Fowi.br Bono. I hereby announce myself a candidate for County commissioner subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary election. J. E. Scrocsk. I hereby announce myself a candidate for reelection for the office of County commissioner, subject to the | decision of the Primary election. SAKKOKD \VII.lll'RN. I hereby announce myself a candidate for reelection for County Commissioner, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary election. A. Grikkin Bknti.y. 1 hereby announce myself a candidate for tin* office of County Commissioner of Union County, subject to the decision of the Democratic primary. I. M. Mohi.ky. I herebv announce myself a candidate for the office of County Commhj sioner of Union county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary election. iJosKcii Sanders. FOR PROBATE JUDGE. Thanking tin* people of my county for their confidence placed in me in : tlie past, and feeling better qualified by my experience in the office todis| charge the duties hereafter, I announce myself a candidate fur reelection to the office of Probate Judge for I Union county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary election. Jason M. Urkkk. Believing in the Democratic princi-1 pie of rotation in office, feeling confident of my ability to fill the position to the satisfaction of the people, I [ announce myself a candidate for the office of Probate Judge of Union county, and promise to abide the result of the Democratic primary. \V. \V. Johnson. Notice. I will give a first class barbecue at Kelly's Station, July 28th. 28-21 W. K. Kelley Co. BEWLEY HA) i! ? After an absenct have returned have bought c Hardware Co. see our friends, some splendid bj pay you to see anything in the LARGE STOCI AT VERY L< ______ <8* BEWLEY HA1 I; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Believing myself capable of performing the duties of this ollice, and having been solicited by my friends. I hereby oiler myself as candidate for Repre- 1 sentative from Union county in the si State Legislature. Etiias W. Foster. : 11 We hereby announce Hazel L.Scaife j a candidate for House of Representa- ,, tives, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic Primary election. Voters. i I hereby announce myself a candi- i date for the otlice of Representative in . the State Legislature, subject to the j decision of the Democratic primary. . L. G. Southard. The friends of Carrell H. Foster an- ' nounce him as a candidate for the i Legislature, subject to the rules and i regulations of the Democratic primary . election. I hereby announce that I am a can- . didatc for the House of Representatives from Union county and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic Primary election. .1. G. Hughes. Advertised Letters Remaining in the Post Ollice at Union, S. C., for the week ending July 13th. I B?F L Barfield, Will Benson. C?B M Clements, W 0 Clark. F?F M Fant, A and S B Karr, Mrs. N II Faucett, Mrs Sallie Fowler. G?Rosa Good in. Geo Gist Mrs Bar- I ney Glenn, Hannah Gossett, J. D. Gall- | man. H?Mabrey Herndon, Miss Gracey Hicks, Mrs. F S Hart, E M and A Hancock. J?Miss Jennie James, Daniel Johnson. K?Lester Knox. George Kugson. ' L?J C Littlejohn, Jackson Lindsay. M?John Mone. N?J C Norman. P?E Pennington, J P PreRnel. I) i rosion, Miss .lessio Farm. R?D L Rice, J l> Rice. S?Miss Nannie Smith, JasSmith. W ?Li 7,-/.ie Wagner, Miss Lena White ' Mrs Oliristina Watson, J F Wallace,! John Wallace. Y?Mrs A H Yoong. PACKAGER. Elizabeth Mitchell, P P Power. Persons calling for the above letters' will please say if advertised, and will lie required to pay one cent for their j delivery. J. (J. HtTNTKR, P. M. On the Dispensary. (hit of the eight candidates for i governor, four favor the disjiensary; these are lllease, Manning, Sloan, and McMahan. J. 10. Brunson is out and out prohibition, while Ansel and A. Jones favor local option. Mr. HI ease denies corruption in the system and favors it as j it stands. Notice of Barbecue. I will give a lirst. class barbecue at! Jonesville on the day of the campaign meeting there. Mr. I). G. Gallman will do the cooking for this barbecue. 28-6t Oliver Eaves. RDWARE CO. i a & i>Q ; of 12 years we to Union and | >ut the Oetzel ! | Will be glad to j; We are offering irgains. It will us if you wish Hardware Line. K or GOODS :)W PRICES. 4 ^ 1 * i I ) I 1 \l RDWARE C0~ " "i i Going to Spring City. Mr. II. T. Yates, the popular photographer of Union, will '?v kbout two or three months Spring City, where he will engage " ' n a new business. This business s the manufacture and sale of a imokeless powder, on which Mr. Yates holds a patent. He manufactures both a blasting and a shooting powder. The first is equal to 10 per cent, dynamite and is perfectly safe to handle, since it ignites by only spark or cap. This has been proved by test. The other is x smokeless powder for shells, which makes very little report and no smoke. Mr. Yates will conduct his business on a very extensive scale. We wish him much success in his new Work. NOTICE. ?0* All members of the County Democratic Executive Committee are requested to meet at the Court House Monday, 18th at 10 o'clock. C. H. Pkakk, County Chairman. For Sale. /; A nice 6 room cottage on East Main street at Union. S. C. Kitchen, hath, and Lavatory titled with cold and hot water, sewer system completed. Apply to H. T. Yates. | Special Advertisements Notices will bo Inserted in this oolumnst the rate of 25 words or less for 26o ouo^Bfe four Issues for 75e. Additional llnei^^K twenty Uvo words Sc a line. SPAULDING'8 Base Halle, Base Ball goods and the otticial Rule Books for 1000. E. H. Scaife. BARBECUE NOTICE.?We will for- / nish a first-clasfc Barbecue at Union V on the day of the^County Campaign meeting. D. (J. (talt.man, 2o-10tp R. B. Hmith. FOR SALE?Litter of three month* old pointer pups by Sams Ponce out of Druess. Write me for pedigree, prices Ac, W. W. Lancaster, Psco ICC, ft. U. H WANTED?Yoa to know I pay the I highest cash price for poultry and I eggs. C A K repps, 12S Market street I Charleston, 8. U. ltpd ffl LOST Fraternity Pin with "A. 8. A.'* I letters on front and "Rodger'' on H back. Finder please return to the M owner, Miss Annie Rodger,flfain u| street. ^ SWEET MILK at 16c per gallt^; de- I livered every morning at 7 dclock. H |