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TILLMAN'S CELEBRATION OF THE NEW INCOME TAX (Continued from page 12) represented by a capital stock of $5,150,000,000 (8,582,463,256 in 1911), a funded or bond debt of $5,700,000,000 ($10,989,608,550 in 1911), and a floating debt of nearly $400,000,000. The gross earnings per year is now about $1,100,000,000 ($2,848,468,965 in 1911), leaving, after paying operating expenses, net earnings of about $325,000,000 ($903,219,137 in 1911). This is divided into interests on bonds of about $235,000,000 per year ($377,973,479 in 1911) and dividends on stock of about $85,000,000 ($316,402,684 in 1911). The passengers carried reach nearly 600,000,000 a year (1,019,685605 in 1911) and the freight traffic is nearly 700,000,004 (1,817,562,049 in 1911) tons a year. Every cent of the enormous income from this leading industry of the country comes directly from the people. - An explanation would show that the money honestly expended in the production of all railrodas and their equipments is but a tithe of the capital nominally invested in them, the rest is water pure and simple; but it figures as "invested capital," as "invested interests" upon which the capitalists claim the protection of the courts and the whole govern- ) ment machinery and always gets it. No better illustration of the power exercised by the monopolists is needed than in the history of the West : Shore enterprise of New York State. 1 The Vanderbilts and their cohorts, up to the time the West Shore road was started, held the merchants and the agriculturists in an iron grasp, < distating rates and conditions for the handling of traffic with absolute despotism. The prospect of a competetive line reaching from New York to ( the lakes put the New York Central 1 people on their mettle, and form the very inception of the former measures were taken to crush it out. ' After the new line had been com- 1 pleted every obstacle possible was 1 thrown in the way, and the road 1 finoll \T wonf ? ??? ....m.ij nciiv 1UW UBIIM UJJLCjr, 11 COII" ' dition which had been regarded as inevitable by every one who at the 1 time was acquainted with the tactics of the Vanderbilts. When the West l Shore became hopelessly involved, the Vanderbilts, through J. P. Morgan, gobbled it up at their own price. 1 Again the Monopoly. 1 Those who had put money into it y were crowded out, . all competition was crushed, and the business inter- j ests of the State placed under the Vanderbilt control as completely as ever. The Vanderbilts find their asso- , ciates were the only ones to profit by ( the deal, which is only one of a hun dred carried through successfully de- < spite public sentiment, and -without . interference from the courts and j judges whose duty it was to inter- 1 fere. 1 Take another case that is local to ] New York city: For years New York city pleaded 1 for rapid transit facilities and two , companies were created to supply ( them, one taking the east and one ( the west side of the city. The Metropolitan road ran up Sixth avenue, ^ and the New York company took the | Third avenue route. Each issued , stock to the amount of $6,500,000 j together with a * small lot of bonds. , This amount was put in cash in the roads. ] Wall street saw the possibilities of ; profit in rapid transit, and proceeded , to take advantage of it. The first step was to consolidate the two roads, ] not by adding the two capitals together, making $13,000,000, but by ] creating a new company called the ] Manhattan, merely to take the lease { of the other two roads. , This lease had such large prospec- \ tive earning capacity that it wasecap- ] italized at $13,000,000, making a to- 1 tal of $26,000,000, of which one-half wag clear water or wind. It repre- i sented no investment in the property, " and was merely so much stock print- ] ed to order, to be unloaded on an in- ( nocent public. ; for months before the amalgamation of the roads they were the cen- ] tre of a cyclone of villification and ] abuse, until the stocks wore pounded j down to 17 cents on the dollar. On<^ j the property had passed into Jay ] Gould's hands it was manipulated up- i ward until it reached 176. and then 1 in a day, because of a quarrel between Cyrus W. Field and the Gould i interest, it fell 20 points. 1 It has been a favorable gambling j stock since then, being specially use- ] M % J? - " , iui in cases wnere deals were made 1 with local politicians, they being let 1 in with points on the market in re- j turn for the granting of public priv- I ileges. For the Corporations. It cannot be gainsaid that congress i has legislated steadily in the inter- < ests of the corporations, and to cur- i tail and restrict the power of the i States in controlling the railroads < and protecting the small investors 4 And shippers. The machinery of the federal courts has been the main engine in the robbery and ruin. During the past 30 years, with very few exceptions, and I speak of the exceptions to the honor of the few judges who have withstood the almost overpowering temptations with which they have been beRet, the decisions of the supreme and circuit courts have been uniformly again;, t the people and in furtherance of the aims of those who have stolen, under forms of law, the larger portion of this railroad property from its ! ?I \ original owners. The reason why the federal judiciary has been this antagonistic to the best interests of the country and to justice is that the judges are almost uniformly selected from among corporation attorneys, and I have no doubt their names have been frequently suggested or dictated to the president for appointment by the corporations. In addition to this the raw products hauled to market, together with the manufactured products transported to the interior in exchange, have had to pay freight far in excess of what is reasonable in order to yield a fair dividend on the capital originally invested. This in spite of the fact that the interstate commerce law was passed by congress essentially with a view to the control of viro cAieniuns oi railroads in handling freight and to prevent discriminations and rebates. It is notorious?at least it was generally reported in the newspapers ?that Mr. Cleveland, in the early part of 1893, said that Wall street had the country by the throat. We would have naturally looked to a man who appreciated that fact, and who sought to loosen Wall street's grip Dn the country's throat, to have men who are the leaders and directors in Wall street. But he cooly and deliberately open ea the doors of the treasury and bid those leaders in Wall street enter and work their own sweet will. There have already been $262,000,000 of bonds to add to the burdens of the already desperate taxpayers, and the end is not yet. Still, we are told that the financial question will not be an issue in the next campaign* TV,? TT?U?1 ox-i.-- * uniicu omu-'s treasury is run as though it were a private corporation. The secrtary of the treasury goes to New York when called upon by his masters to receive instructions. His deputies are constant visitors at the offices of the men who control the treasury from this city. , An Old Picture. The best illustration of the existing conditions, and one which will ap peal directly to every farmer in the United States, is a picture which I will draw. The idea, however, is not ariginal with me. Spread the map of the United States before you. Let us consider for purpose of illustration that there is an enormous milch cow, so large that she can reach half way across the continent. Suppose her mouth to be the Mississippi valley and set the myriad wagons and freight trains of that granary of the world in motion to transport into the capacious maw all the surplus products of the farms jf the South and West. It is a never-ending stream, and the sturdy toilers in the field, with brawny arms and sunbrowned, toilstained faces, push forward with tho products of their labor to satisfy her omniverous appetite. So much food should produce some milk. But where is her udder? Stretch one of her legs back in the usual attitude for milking so that it will rest in New England. The other hind leg will rest in New Jersey. The bag hangs over Manhattan Island. See the streams of rich, golden milk drawn from the udder of that great cow. The farmers feed and over feed. The milk streams into tbe receptacles of the capitalists?the bankers, brokers and speculators of Wall street. How much longer, O benighted sons of toil, will you feed that cow? j You are getting no milk. How much longer will you vote like dumb, driven cattle, without considering why you vote or for whom you vote? Let us reverse this picture. The j iust congress, alter a bitter struggle, passed the income tax measure. The idea was to have wealth bear some proportionate share of the burdens 01 government. From those who had much it was intended to take just a little. Congress .turned the great milch cow around and placed her head in New York and her udder at Washington. What happened? The supreme court of the ' United States took the cow by the throat, choked it to death, and the poor farmers standing at gase have not yet recovered from their amazement. No milk! How much InnMr will #? ?.?? submit to have the supreme court, which has become the tool and instrument of the oppressors, make the few more wealthy and the millions poorer? On this very island of Manhattan f * an Astor owns 11,000 houses, I have I been told. We are asked to fortify | New York harbor to protect this property from destruction by an hostile fleet. Astor has quitted his country and moved to England, but the supreme court of the United States tells us we can not tax his income on | his New York property. When will the American people have enough? BENJAMIN R. TILLMAN. MERCHANT IS HELD UP r d J. P. Waddle is Forced to Hand Over t $227 to Robbers. v 8 SPARTANBURG, Oct. 13.-^J. P. d Waddle, who conducts a country t grocery store near Reidsville, was j, held up by three negroes near his t place of business Friday night about k 9 o'clock, while on his way from H Greer and relieved of $227 in cash. 11 He gave the alarm to the authorities * at Reidsville and the negroes, Joe and Gill Griffin, and one, Smith, were arrested Friday night in that town. No money was found on them. At the preliminary hearing held at Reidsville today, Mr. Waddle identified the two Griffin negroes, but could not identify Smith as one of the robbers. The Griffins were held for trial in the circuit court and the Smith negro was released. CRUSHED TO DEATH IN SUMTER YARDS SUMTER, Oct. 13.?Lee Dutton, A. C. L. car inspector, was crushed to death between two cars that he was having coupled early today, in the freight yards here. Mr. Dutton was engaged in inspecting the cars, it is stated, when some one gave the signal for the forward end of the train to back, thus catching him between the two cars. Mr. Dutton was about 25 years of nge and had been in the enrnlov of | the Coast Line for some time. He was the son of William Dutton of this city. An inquest was held this afternoon at the station in the baggage room, where the body was taken after the> accident. Mr. Dutton was badly mangled. f d A Baltimore magistrate fined u man $15 for beating his wife and a 1 woman $3 for beating her husband. 1 And yet some women are demanding " rights. . u I I : No matter what you have I c used, txr Mustang Liniment g" ^ and see lor yourself how soon I t it stops pain. It don't Sting I o or burn tne flesh but soothes I and heals soon as applied. I Pain simply can't stay if you I use I MEXICAN I Mustang Liniment The Great Family Remedy * QUICKLY RELIEVES Mumps, Lameness, Cuts, Burns, Backache, Rheumatism, Scalds, Sprains, Bruises, < and all other ailments of Mart nnrt Rjknaf Since /848 the foremost 'Pain Reliever of the South. 2Sc., 80c., $1 a bottle at Drue and General Store*. GO TO Dixie Cafe For Crook Mnrfnll/ (lifAtAvo 11uoii milium uyoicio , IN ALL STYLES < 0 AND i 1 THE CHOICEST THINGS J TO EAT , ?S a Regular Meals 25c e Open Day and Night Dixie ( ate Union, S. C. No. 41 Main St. ? RESCUED BY VESSEL WITHOUT A CREW iriton Finds Mystery on Shi| He Boards In Mldocean. If Bansal, the Japanese poodle anc trized possession of William Tweed lale, chief engineer of the ItHtisi rump steamer Atholl. could talk In vould unfold a atrange talc of tin out hern Pacific, says a New York Hsputch to the Chicago Inter Ocean. "It was about this time lust yeai hat I was 'drowned,' according to tin og of the Viscar. The Viscar hat ouched at Japanese ports and was licking her way south to Singapore,' aid Tweeddale. "I had just been re leved of my watch aud had gone tc he rail for a breath of uir. 1 don't rt> v-? ?_ ?* "I OLIMHKD ABOAIID." ;now, but I was taken with a sort ol ainting spell. I came to with a sud!en shock lu the water. "First I began to wonder how long could keep up and decided that by nking things easy I was good for five r six hours aud daylight, for I had one overboard at midnight "Then I saw sweeping along toward ne, with all sails set a one masted essel. I began to swim toward her, elling 'Help!' every few strokes, bul ioty?n answering cry did I hear. 1 iutnped alongside as the lx>at came bj ne. Luckily I saw a rope hanging ?ver the side and got hold of it. "I hnng to that rope and howled foi lelp, but nary an answer did 1 get Chen I climbed aboard and fell in a leap on the deck. "I must have lain there half deati or hours, for when I came to it wat laylight and something was huppen ng to my left ear. It wns a tlcklisl ensation. and 1 sat up with a start ind there was a blooming puppy doj: hat had been licking the side of mj ace. That pup was Banzai. "The vessel was a one sticker, ane* here were live dead Japanese abourd . never fathomed the mystery. "There were plenty of provision! iboard. and five days later I was pick id up by a steumer thut took me h longkong." ROUTED BY TOBACCO JUICE. Squirt In the Eye Proves Too Muct For a Hugging Bear. James Williamson, a camp cook, en iountered a huge bear that had es aped from its owner at Montgomery >., and by rare presence of mind ant i mouthful of tobacco juice escapee >eing hugged to death by squirting th? nice square Into bruin's eyes. Williamson was taking a near cu Mick to his enmp after hnvlng missee Us car and coming on the bear unex >ectedly was unable to escape. H< ?as unarmed and started to run. bu ruin was too quick for him. The beni >ut his feet about Williamson's hod.i ind gave him one good embrace. H< raited his chance, and when the beai rled to "kiss" him spat the mouthfu ?f tobacco Into its eyes. Instantly tin >ear let loose of Williamson and beai . hasty retreat.?New York Tribune. Mighty Hunter Routed by Tame Lion During a complimentary banquet ir 2barleville, France, In honor of Bar >n Mandlean's return from his expedk Ion to Africa, and while the baror ras bravely relating bis thrilling ex dolts, a Hon escaped from an Itinerant nenagerle and. chased by keepers ought refuge in the cafe. A bewildering stampede of banquet tra followed. The chief guest of the >venlng plunged through a rear dooi a fmnnhiAnaltr 4-ho*- ka - V M|/VVWVU9>J vuu % uv V T CI nil uru II falter, breaking tbe tatter's leg. \ Falls Nina 8toriee, Breaks Finger. Orover Nielaon. structural ironwork ir, employed on a building In course ol onstruetlpn in Chicago, plunged nln< tories through an elevator shaft, ant kSide from a severe shaking op th< mly injuries he suffered was a broker Ittte finger. Nlelson was walking or in Iron beam of tbe skeleton fram< rben he mistook a shadow for solid ootlng and fell. He landed on a pile f sand. FAR FORS I 32 Acres on the "Kelton E I Jonesville whe: \ I lives, this is a , I good dwelling, i ; I Price $1,250.00, t 130 Acres known as "The 1 Joining the abo one tenant hous the place to pay 00 per acre. i | 80 Acres 1 mile from Kelt< good level lam cottage, Price $ 60 Acres, 3 miles West of J I of Hamp Page. fine place, land Terms 10 years 750 Acres as fine lands a miles north of "The J. J. Lit been sub-divide Pripps fvr?m $40 one-third cash, years. 230 Acres 2 miles North M road, near school certainly a bargai: cotton. Price $13, 113 Acres about 1 mile fror Union-Glenn Sp is an ideal farm : tivation, fine br large barn, all n near a good scl you want to ov [ farms in this c Price $6,000.00. 1fi7 A nvoe Q miloo n14-V. ? AAVJ. vw u JIIUV^O OUUUI u I and Spartanbur I "Charles Place.' place, in a ven 1 good school in ? { ing. Price $25.( j terms. ! Lying between Mt. Tabor a sub-divided intc sell them cheap i lands are nea churches, close 1 } Being situate ne would make ide > The Above is Only ; E.F.K ! "The Lan t JONES VILLE, SOI t ? p p T^riy ? J 4 rE^'W ' X \5c0* ; X LEWIS'S SCIENTIFIC S ; ! GLASSES AT THE UNIO ! X Will Enable You to H: t j>. amined Nigh V An Absolute Guarantee ol V at. Prirps Ymi fan AflpAi-#! 4 ? Now Remember, We + One Day Only, but Hi *f WE INVITE YOUR EXA j I WORK AND ] ; | The Union Op 1 NEAR HOTEL UNION MAIIS ? V DR. H. W. LEWIS, Graduate of Opt J t '.MSI 1ALE! i?? J)> 010 ?'1 * ,udu , o 1-6 mues irom 1 re Willie Gault now | nice level farm with | lear good school. | terms easy. Jncle Joe Gault Place," ve, one dwelling and ?e. Enough timper on for it. Price only $15.>n, on Flat Rock Road, i, brand new 4-room 2,000.00 onesville, joining lands This is an unusually level. Price $2,000.00. or longer. | s are in the county, 2 | Jonesville, known as I tlejohn Lands," have I >d into email ravmo - vvf U111U11 XCVl lilO. i to $50 per acre, terms balance in one or two t. Tabor on good public and church. This is n. Rents for 3,000 lint .50 peracre. 1-3 Cash. n West Springs, on the rings (dirt road), this , in a high state of culand new dwelling, nice ecessary out buildings, 100I and churches. If /n one of the finest ounty see this place. f Jonesville, on Union g road, known as the ' This is a nice level / desirable location, a 500 yards of the dwell)0 per acre on easy md Lockhart have been > small farms and will on easy terms. These ir good schools and to market and ginnery, jar Lockhart Mills they al "Truck Farms." r a Partial List ELI.Y d Man" JTH CAROLINA YSTEM OF FITTING ? N OPTICAL PARLOR ive Your Eyes Ex- & t of Day. A f Satisfactory Results, o Pay for Best Service. are not Here for ?|? ave Come to Stay. ?? .MINATION OF OUR V JARLORS. *:* tical Parlor | f STREET UNION, S. C. ics. Hours: 8 a. m. to 9 p. m. y <