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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-06-02
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THE GREAT LABOR COUNCIL.
organization OF Hiisincsf.... the Cleveland Con.
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! N'h'ioh--- me Proceedings.
The knights of Labor met in Cleyc.
land, o., last Wednesday,. it was 9.2O
O'Clock when Powdcrly left the hotel,
and it was H. 10 o'clock before the Gcn.
eral Assembly was raped to order by
the chef executive. In the meantime
the delegates congrcgatcd in groups in
the hall and corridors, discussing labor
topics.
When the cail for the Convention was
issued by Powdcrly he only enumerated
five cay SOS of complaint that were to be
ADJUST 70. These were boycotts, strikes,
the Southwest troubles, the relation of
the knights of Labor TO other organiza-
,i"lS amt the mstii' ing of new asscm-
bli"%. Since the cgatcs have arrived
many Oh them sc plans that they
would like TO SprlnG upon the special
session. Whether these will he dis
cuSScd or laid upon the table cannot be
determined as yet. One Of these plans
is to agItatc the subject of Government
regulation Of railroads. A member Of
the Order from Allcghany, Pa, has pre-
pared n long address upon this subject
ap. delegate from his district will trv
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I oJect of the national arbitration board.
Another matter has been made public
, For some time past the executive board
has not been statistical with some of the
organizers Of the Order, and several
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,idclation and dispatch. The best part
of the address, treating Of matters entire
ly within the province of the Order.
cannot be made public. Powderlv re-
sumcd his seat amid prolonged apnlousc
and upon motion appointed standing
committees of five npon each of the fol
lowing subjects: Laws, strikes, bovcotts
and relation Of knights TO other orpani-
zations.
The usual committees were then ap-
pointed.
Delegates to the General Assembly cx-
pressed themselves as highly pleased at
the acton of the Cleveland Topographic
cal UIHn in mstructing its delegate TO
Unfon\ ,ycr ,o fine KNIGHTS of J.ohor
ina bod The Convention will meet in
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-06-02

Blunt Hagins, colored, was drowned at
Rocky Mount Ferry, Lancaster, last Sun.
day.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-06-02
Hamburg, May II, 1856.

MIR. Tillman has written n second lot
ter, confined chiefly to !, reply to the
criticisms of the Columbia Rcgistc.ilnd
the News and Couricrl
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-06-02

The small grain crop =
ty Is poorer than y has
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-06-02

urgent arguments why we should have a
Constitutional Convention, but [ will
not give them here. | will sum up as
follows.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-30


THE recent wreck on the /. a. & T.
railroad, which was quite small affair
after all, should nct lead to the belief
that it was caused by a defect IN the
road, and that such things are apt to
occur often. II there is a road IN the
South that is well built and well equip
ped, it is the Illinois Central, yet yester-
day a special to the Nashville Banner
conveyed the following intelligence:
No. passenger train, on the Illinois Central
Railroad, met with serious accident at Talla-
hatchie River. twelve miles south of Holly
Springs, Miss, at 9 o'clock yesterday evening
The entire train, except the sleepers, was de.
rallied. Engineer William Ruffin was killed
None of the passengers were seriously hurt
The accident was caused by a missing rail
which had been mallclously removed. Trains
will be delayed ten hours.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-30

We have seen it several times stated
that Congressman Caldwell was the
author of the bill introduced into the
House to appropriate the proceeds of
public lands in aid Of education, al
the statement was confirmed by an
interview with MIR. Caldwell himself
published in the Washington cores
pondence of Nashville paper Yet
we find the following in a Washington
special to the Cincinnati Times-Star :
Something was said in this correspon-
dence a few days ago about bill apprC-
priatng the proceeds OF the sale OF pub
lie lands to school purposes. BY mad
vertence it was mentioned us Mr.. CalJ-
wells bill, when in fact it should have
been accredited to Mr.. J. d. Taylor, OF
Tennessee, who originated and pre-
sented it in the House. 1t seems to be
attracting a good deal of attention, and
prominent influential Senator said to
our correspondent day or two ago,
that he intended to introduce it in the
Senate and urge t against the Blair bill.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-30
MR.. MILLER's POLITICS.
The following card appeared in the
last issue OF the Democrat:

The following card appeared in the
last issue OF the Democrat:
The CHRONICLE In late Issue of It's Daily
says that II had information that one of the
proprieiors of the Democrat was life long
Republican. As l am the party referred to,
will state ortheinformation of anyone who
may take the slightest interest In the matter,
that never voted a Republican ticket In my
life or scratched n Democratic one.
Respectfully, JNo. 3. MILLER.
The CHRONICLE is glad to give Mr..
Miller the benefit OF his denial in this
regard, and it now becomes necessary
that we state where we obtained lnfor-
nation concerning his politics before he
became a proprietor of "the only Dem
ocratic paper published in Clarksvllle."
Mr.. Miller was employed in the To-
bacco Leaf Office during the last Presi-
dental campaign, and Messrs. Brandon
& Barksdale of that paper both say that
during the entire time he was openly
and avowedly for Blaine, and made no
disguise of his Republicanism.
Mr.. Elmer Green, deputy postmaster,
who is himselfa Republican, as every
body knows, says Mr. Miller is Il Repub-
lican, and was strong for Blaine.
Furthermore, we are informed that
Mr.. Miller held an appointment under
Republican administration a few years
ago, in the railroad postal service. As
Republican appointments were mostly
made under the spoils system, we sup
posed Mr.. Miller must have rendered
some party service in order to have Sc
cured this appointment.
Mr.. Miller certainly has right to
espouse whatever political creed he
pleases, and his party attachments are,
of course, nothingagainst him in a so
cial or business way, but we do chal
lenge the right Of Republican to con
duct 'the only Democratic paper pub
lished in the county"
If Mr.. Miller is such Simon Pure
Democrat that he never even scratched
a ticket, why did he misrepresent him
self as we have stated above, and how
did he secure that Governmentappoint
ment? In order to make the matte
perfectly clear, we would like for hin
to explain more fully.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-30
ABOUT SOCIETY.
The New York World, in deplorin.

The New York World, in deploring
temporary vacuum Gin what is CON
ventionally termed society,"" facetously
says, "Those who are thrown upon their
own mental resources, and have no re-
sources to be thrown upon, have a hard
time making themselves endured,
These kind OF filings are quite common,
and they are always popular because the
outside world has grudge at society on
account of its exclusiveness. But they
are frequently unjust; excepting a
very small intellectual class, it might be
said OF the whole world, that it would
have a hard time if thrown on its men
tai resources. 1t is not only the upper
circle, upper because wealth and the
refinement that wealth brings exalts it,
and which is "conyentionally termed
society,"" that feels the want of active
amusement. All the world needs such
stimulant, and those who can depend
on inward resources to drive off ennui,
or a fit OF "the blues, are few and far
between.
There is a wonderful sameness in
human nature, and difference in social
position does not really develop its diff
ferent phases. The same traits of mind
and character are repeated under differ
ent conditions and appear unlike as
zone whose garb is holden gray"
would appear unlike himselfifhe should
don the habiliments OF fashionable
man of the world.
The society people are probably more
dependent on amusement than others,
because they are less employed with the
sterner duties of life, but, as class,
they are no more devoid of "mental
resources" and therefore such filings
as that we quote from the World
are not altogether deserved. If there
are fools and frivolous idiots to be found
among the people whose wealth and
refinement have given them preferred
position, IL is also true that they have
no monopoly of such qualities.
But we provincial people of the coun-
try and small towns who enjoy, 10 a
great extent, a pure Democracy, must
leave these problems to the great cite;
where society flourishes.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-30
SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

The CHRONICLE proposed TO work in
harmony with the Nashville American
for an old time 10000 Democratic ma
jority in the coming State election, and
thereupon the Bolivar Bulletin arises to
ask us question it learned from. ex-
Boss Vertrees, whose dctations it assid-
ously followed. Says the Bulletin;
Do you mean Brother Yancey, that you are
willing to submit all questions to the next
Democratic State Convention, and abide its
action in good faith. Ifso, it delights us be-
You'd measure to hear you say so.
This was eminently Mr.. Vertrees idea,
and coming from him it always bore the
understanding that he was to control the
convention.
But there is no use whipping the
Devil around the stump. 1t is always
our manner to discard subtiiuges and
come directly to the point. If the Bull
letin could have brought itself to throw
away the formula provided by Mr.. Yer
trees and have asked exactly what it in
tended to ask, it would put the question
to us direct, after this fashion, Will
you advocate a Tennessee Railroad
Commission If the next Democratic
convention declares in favor OF such an
institution
To this question weTespond emnhati-
cally no, and if that be treason, the
Bulletin can make the most of it. But
we do say this, it is our intention to
earnestly support the ticket nominated
by the next Democratic convention,
whether the commission plank be in
corporatcd into the platform or not
Now in turn, we want to ask the Bull
letm question that is equally as fair
as the one it intended to ask us and
which was couched in the extract made
from the Vertrees Form Book: If the
next Democratic convention should in
corporate an AUTHORIZATION plank in
the platform it adopts, will the Bulletin
support it?
1t is just as lair to make one of these
questions party measure as it is the
other. In fact, AUTHORIZATION has
f, been made a Democratic doctrine, SC
called, in some OF the States in the
Union, whereas such a thing was never
attempted with the Railroad Commiss
ion question except in Tennessee
Furthermore, while in catechetiC
mood, we would like to ask the Bulletin
if it should feel called on to go agains
this Authorization plank, would it al
a matter of necessity, feel called on tC
renounce the Democratic faith and "ge
on the other side to be shot at ?"
We don't believe these outside mat.
tiers should be put in the party PLATFORM
but If they are, they shan't defer u
from supporting the party ticket. vii
the Bulletin shake hands on that?
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-30
A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.


Mr.. Townsend, OF Illinois, having
read recent editorial in the CHRoNI-
Gle advocating the abolition Of the cleo
toral college, and the election Of the
President bya direct vote Of the people,
was impressed with the soundness of
the doctrine, and has proposed con-
stitutional amendment 10 that effect in
the House.
We are not advised as to whether or
not Mr. Townsend's measure provides
for the frightening OF the Presidential
term, with ineligibility for more than
one term, as the CHRONICLE poposed,
but if it does, we are prepared to give it
our unqualified endorsement.
The electoral college has never served
the purpose for which it was created
since the election Of the elder Adams.
1t was supposed by the trainers of the
constitution that it would prevent the
excitement and turmoil incident to a
Presidential election by taking the
choice of chief magistrate out OF the
the hands OF the people In this it has
proven a conspicuous failure. The re-
publican spirit is so rife in the people of
this land OF liberty that they claimed the
right the constitution denied them in
this particular, and 10y custom, now
long established, annuled this provis-
ion.
The only feature OF the original elec-
toral college now preserved is that the
vote is counted by States, and the argu-
ments that may be urged for a contnu-
ance of this practice are founded more
i'll sentiment than sense. The plan is
apt at any time to work great mischief
by throwing the decision OF some heated
contest, in which the whole nation has
been stirred to its centre, on some close
State in which the political parties are
evenly divided. This was the case in
the last Presidential election, where
everything turned on the pivotal State
of New York.
One of the principal reasons that in
duced our wise e-hthers to remove
the election of the President directly
from the people, was that it would be
impossible for all the people OF the ma
ton to ever become acquainted with the
candidates. There were only 3,000,0O(
people in the United States at that time
and under the conditions that then ex
listed, there was force in the argument
But the wise men of that day and gen
Grafton didn t dream OF the railroads
telegraphs and daily newspapers tina
4. would render such an argument rdicu
lous when the population of the coun
try had increased to 100000.
The electoral college is in fact fossil
The men who compose it are mere ma
chimes, so long as they act honestly, ant
there is where the danger lies. TIL
will Of the people can atany time be de
ieated by some elector who chooses t.
exercise the right the law gives him c
voting as he pleases, and contrary to tn
way he was expected to vote.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-30
JUDGE \, H. LuRroN.

Judge Horace II. Lurton of this city,
has been iavorably spoken of by quite a
of Tennessee newspapers, as fit
material for Supreme Judge and he
has also been solicited by numbers. OF
influential men, representing both the
bar and the people, to become candi-
date for such position.
He authorizes the CHRONICLE to say
that having duly considered the matter,
he will be candidate for Supreme
Judge before the Democratic convcn-
ton.
Judge Lurton is possessed OF fine lie.
gal accumen and splendid requirements
and his ability to fill the place cannot
be questioned. lie is an energetic
young man with an immense working
capacity and is therefore the kind oil
timber most needed on the Tennessee
Supreme bench. lie held the position
OF Chancellor in this division, when
barely old enough to be eligable to the
Office, and while making a reputation
.or the soundness of his decisions, dis.
patched the business OF his court with
extraordinary rapidity.
lie is in every way qualified for Su
preme Judgeship and we hope, both fol
his own sake and that of the State, tina
he will obtain it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-30

CONCERNING the circulation dispute
between the CHRONICLE and the Demo-
crat, we have nothing further to say ex-
cept that we made no special reference
to single wrappers. The packages Of
which we spoke that don't go through
the mails, are sent out within a radius
of twenty miles of GAINESVILLE. Our
subscription books and mailing lists are
still open to public inspection.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-30

through its courts, There may be just
complaint at the laws delay, but rail
road commission couldn't remedy that
defect.
A railroad commission in Tennessee
with the arbitrary power to fix rates,
would be illegal and highly injurious to
the State. One to punish wrongs and
decide disputes could act only through
the courts and the citizen could do that
without the aid of the commission.
We have no ground for apprehension
that Tennessee juries and grand juries
will not give the railroads all the pun
ishment they deserve whenever they gel
shake ut them.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-30
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MORE ABOUT The SAME THING.

At the risk Of boring our readers with
a badly-worn topic, it sometimes be-
comes necessary that we write on the
subject OF a railroad commission.
1t is fair to presume that most every
body who takes any interest in the
matter knows that the CHRONICLE don't
favor the establishment of railroad
commission in Tennessee. We have
taken occasion several times to state the
fact and must still sometimes repeat ii
FOR the benefit OF those who haven't yet
Caught on"
Some people may also be cognizlnt OF
the fact that we lave a dear cOntempora-
nv down the street that does favor a
railroad commission, favors it strong,
and don't seem to live for much else,
except to 'cuss" the railroads and adyo-
cate a commission.
Where two papers of such diametri-
cally opposite views are published in
the same town, it is natural that they
should sometimes fall into controversy
on the subject, and the public has prob
ably noticed a tendency that way be-
tween us and our dear neighbor.
1t might be natural, too, that in the
course OF time each paper would have
presented its case so often that all the
arguments on either side would have
become flat, stale and improbable. But
this is not true with us and our dear
contemporary. Our productive powers
are too creative have an infnitude OF
resource on the railroad question. We
are now going to present an entirely
new rgument on this subject, and we
hope no one will do us the injustice to
say they have heard it before.
Railroads should be regulated by very
strict laws, preventing determinations,
extorton and every species of wrong
doing. The only way ever devised to
enforce any law is through the courts
We have sufliciency of courts in Ten
nessee and a railroad commission would
be IN unnecessary tribunal. The Law
creating the Savage commission proyid
ed that its decision should be prina flci
evidence against the railroads for use il
court, How would any decision be ar
rived at without some form of trial, anC
who ever heard Of trial without attor
ney's fees and costs. And when sucl
decision is rendered it was only prinst
.tacie evidence to be used in cour
where the suit might have been begun
The argument then, that our deal
contemporary has been known to ust
to the effect that person wronged by
railroad can't sometimes bring suit be
cause the amount involved would no
justify the expense, falls to the ground
The duty of the railroad commission
would be to decide between him anC
the road, and it couldn't therefore &C
as his attorney, or pay his cost.
There has never been any way devised
since the world began by which a gov
eminent could right wrongs or decide
dispute between its subjects excep
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-30

THE Courer-Journal Washington cor
respondent repeats the story of Senator
Harris having brought the Tennessee
school money safe home after carrying
it with him to Mexico, after the war. 1t
has always been put down to the credit
Of the Senator that he did this thing,
but the story is quite chestnut in this
part OF the country.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-30

THE Banners WASHINGTON special
says that Mr.. c. E. Mrr1I connection
with the American vii eeasr and Mr..
Wade will take his pla, le correspond
ent of the paper at The otunll capitol.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-30

THAT most excellent and highly con-
,ervative journal, the Memphis Appeal,
comes to us this morning in quarto
shape, having at 1t discarded its
ancient blanket sheet form.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-30

THE Democrat lodges the point we
made on the railroad question and re-
hashes lot of its old talk on the sub
ject. How about that application for a
,ooSc =
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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-04-22

Following is the program Of the
entertainment to be given at Hardin
College to morrow friday night.
AS the ENTERTAINMENT promises to
be interesting, we hope to see well
filled hall.
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO.
Convent Bells March Miss Blanche Kendall
fAbtEAu
Blue Reard S. c. Eccles and Misses Nam
ME East and Cappie McDougal.
Friendship and Love Misses Lizzie Dix
on, and Ella Broyles.
sosc,
Friendship Love and Song By the Club.
The Flower Of the Family, two scenes
Little Annie Maud Edmiston.
SONG.
Midgnight Fire Alarm BY the Club.
rABLEAu.
Mauimony Miss Cappie McDougal and
r. L. Hamilton.
Matter Of Money Miss Cappie McDou-
gal and r. L. Hamilton.
VOCAL DUET.
Where are the Plains Of Zion Misses An
ME Broyies and Cappie McDougal.
TABLEAU.
Rock of Ages Miss Annie Broylea.
Reaper and the Flowers Misses Mamie
East Annie and Fannie Broyles and
NJ aud Morrow.
VOCAL DUET.
Make me no Gaudy Chaplet Misses CO.
"a Kendall and cappie McDougal.
TABLEAU.
The Old Woman and the Shoe Mrs. c.
L. Hefner.
Come where the Lilies Bloom BY the Club
TABLEAu.
Rest in the Desert S. d. Eccles and Miss
Cora Kendall.
Come where my Love Lies Dreaming BY
the Club.
Miseries Of an Old Bachelor ...........
SONG.
Home, Sweet Home Little Misses Jennie
and Fannie Broyles.