The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-08-09
OUR PROTECTED" woRklNcMEN.

Castle Garden Immigration Nuts for Repub- |
ucans to Crack-A Cloud of Famished Po- |
litical Locusts after Banker horton's Sub
stance-Bright Democratic Skies In the
West.
NEW YORK, July 30.-The Congress.
sional committee appointed TO inquire into
the conditions of immigration to this coun-
try settle down to business here some days
since. Already developments of an extra
sensational character have come 10 light.
Passing mention has been made in these
letters OF the demoralizing conditions which
surround the importation of pauper labor.
Witness after witness at this investigation
has explained to the committee how the
padrone agents throughout Italy intlame
the working people with gilded accounts
OF prosperity over here, by these fairy
tales allure them from their work and
bring them here to feed upon the vitals of
honest American labor. These blood spec
ulators receive on an average 1920 for
each poor deYil whom they succeed In
landing at Castle Garden. The tariff Is
paid by the transportation companies in the
shape of a commission"
But this is not the worst of It, Reputa-
bic witnesses have testified that it Is COM
mon practice on the other side to form so.
>i0'iee III 'no cAPiess PURPOSE vi uahS'
porting convicLs to this country. No less
parsonage than the Regent of Bavaria is
shown to have been actively connected in
proceedings Of this sort.
The committee, which seems to be in
dead earnest, will take testimony in this
city probably throughout the month of Au-
gust, and then go to Boston. In the result
of their inquiries the Democratic managers
foresee most powerful campaign docu-
ment. 1t is proposed that every citizen
workman in the close States shall have an
opportunity of seeing the results of this
system which cuts down his wages and re.
duces his chances of employment by bring
ing into competition with him men who can
live in clover on wages which TO him mean
starvation. Apart from this phase of the
question, its social aspect-the Anarchistic,
anti-soap end of twill be made to appeal
powerfully to the public conscience.
PATRIOTS ON THE PILGRIMAGE
Now is the melancholy season of the
year when the professional campaign
shouter gets in his fine work The big
parades, Publications and general blow
outs are yet a little in front of us, but the
| shouter is eXpending his lungs in pleasure
bic anticipation of what the next few weeks
will bring forth. Since it has become gen
orally known that Boss Platt headed off
his National Committee by securing first
pull at the Morton "barl" the "boys"
have been looking as spruce and clipper as
you can imagine.
Rhinebeck, the splendid country seat of
the banker candidate, is the especial Mecca
to which those patriot pilgrims bend their
| footsteps. Like the locusts of Egypt, for
two weeks past they have been pouring
down upon the vine-clad preserves of the
| gentleman who is understood to have un
limited ''boodle" to dispense for the glory
| of the party and the fatuous vanity of Levi.
The particularly devout are also taking
in Horkimer, the house of Warner Miller,
| on their route. The first requirement for
your practical politician" is the keen scent
| Tor the aroma of the tlesh-pots, and where
else on earth will you find 80 much "prac,
tical politics" as here?
KEMBLE BoBs UP AGAIN.
One of the most singular and not the
least interesting evolution of this campaign
on the Republican side is the reappearance
OF gentleman who was a conspicuous
| character in politics ten years ago, but sud
denly went into retirement from no fault
| OF his own. He is none other than the
| celebrated apostle of addition, division
| and silence" William II. Kemble, whose
bosship of the Republican party in Penn.
sylvanla wound up with sharp turn eight
years ago. Newspaper readers will have
little difficulty in recalling this interesting
bit of history-how Kemble and others
were convicted of bribing Legislators in
connection with the bills reimbursing rail
| rood companies whose property was dc.
stioyed in the Pittsburg riots of IT. 1t
| was Kemble who discovered Quay and
| caused him to be appointed Collector of
State when this misfortune befell him. 1t
| was Quay, true to his Instincts, who by
virtue of his position in the Board of Par
dons, stood between Kemblc and the peni-
tentlary when every other resource failed
him. Kemble, though an enormously rich
| man and still president of one of the lead
ing banks of Philadelphia is to this day
debarred by his conviction from exercising
| any of the functions of citizenship. 1t is
doubtful If he will succeed in his ambition
to have his disabilities removed in time to
vote for Harrison and Morton, but word
comes from the Quaker City that he is the
power behind Quay's throne at Republican
headquarters, and is easily the master spirit
| of the campaign. The amount of his per-
sonal contribution to the cause of pure
politics" Is said to be very large.
COOP NEWS FROM THE GOLDEN STATE.
Chairman Brice was looking as sleek and
clipper as bridegroom when your cor
respondent dropped in to pick up any late
crumbs about the progress of the cam
palgn. He Is extremely hopeful of carry.
ing the State of California, and Judging
from the amount of mail matter which was
pointed out as coming from that State with
assurances of Democratic triumph, the
chairman's enthusiasm seems to be well
founded. Mr.. James M. Donahue, Vice
President of the Democratic State Commit.
tee of California told your representative
that not in years has the Golden State
Democracy been in such excellent form.
He insists that California Is as certain to 20
Democratic as Virginia. Blane's great
popularity on account of his especial cham
pionship of the California side of the Chi
nese question, Mr.. Donahue says, caused
thousands of Democrats to swing into line
for him four years ago. This element of
strength will not only be restored to the
Democracy this year. but the same reasons
which impelled Democrats to support the
Republican ticket will under precisely re-
versed conditions transfer thousands of Re-
publican votes from Harrison to Cleveland.
ABOUT THE Roy PREACHER.
The Harrison about whom there is most
talk here just now Is not the gentleman
W hoo ID