New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-16

..a,,s i, to hear 1.-THE hum of mighty work
;,c. and to hear it forthwith. " Nh what
, y,rninc for thoughtlcSS man. We do not
.,,. or think that the enterprise is hopeless
d., what il most needs now and hereafter Is
-. , few strong instincts and a few plain rules
,rW SOETH CAROLINE Hi1IEomAN'
,rLa Grst product OF the union OF me Demo
.i. Marty and the Farmers Alliance 'ha' mas
,b,IIcnped National attention Is 'he newly
,, senator from south CaloIlna. Apar'
fror, fine political conditions that nave pro-
duccd him and the political >ch'lh'e"' ~ ""'
been brought ;,.to,o.,ino pcrson. His
r,mo !, Irby and he enjoys the ''''' W
mr,JornIr Until within dozen "'oI'"'
,. known in South Carolina ON! iro"'
-. .o,.o,d in thc courts. II seems that ne was
', g., gentleman" which. i'll some parts Oh
America =. frequently abroad. Is uh"rIN'oo'
,o give a man the right I" DC "'"'
n;,b,ut mourning the pcrllN ana l'NP"hN'''''''''
,,.,,,If, 1,tachin" to hackGmidI! p"'''''''
Tb;, view Of Il gentleman privileges
=. lo entertained hy Colonel lrhI' ana Ger
.,;,,i, NO has made a bold effort to I'VE up ~
:. #, touched Me cT-fcmc point t" Nhl'h
avon the finest gentleman c"uIH 'ale'! W.
o,,, .ten moro and South Carolina 'o"'''
,,,,.,Id hayc sent him 10 prison before o'"'',
,.,,,r;,,.s Legislature had the chance {" 'c"u
him 10 the senate. .,,I
+, !. mentioned indeed. that the O"'"hc'
ba, recently reformed and lol"cd 'o' ''''!, -
t,,, rho elias, of comments win WHO" WIS
statement is always accompanied leaves it '''
,,..il,o tn -, how il /, regarded h\ ms pa,
,i.,ps-wheihcr approyuglH oF rc@rc'iu"!.
ANNA, anita Lc made out whether he ms 'c'h
.,o'..,l o.,u.. ne ha, reformed or IN >P''e
n,. r,.t and because his friends IN" con
fIor, thai hc viii 'aH from gidcc. u Is "'-
,orn,od urnof nf h- chiyairou> sens" oil """'''
-, ,n.,,,co that he challenged a FELLOWSHIP
l,r, ,t r,llccc to duel. and although '''
story i, tod Ly some authorities WIN 'n'
,,m,raurc included that he Nupula''" WIZ" ~
.c,.,uJ 10 draw th, bullets ju>' hcl"f" me "'r''
ina j., j. evidently counted IN I'D south aroma
-. valuable for votes In" performance a.
,,,cr, IN. native town. when bee G"' h"'H
d,uoL and stood with gun IN pu'"c square,
4.r, .,,, tb.. con>.ahl-, to come and arrest MIN
=. ,du.iIInely described in = way thai 'ilh-'
.,,...., - rho front II j. we'll known
I... ,L. I.,uor,' \lliauc" are >tcrnN opposed
-, L.,,,cr. and the Colonel. having been at
mirrcJ to the bar. comes WITHIN me 2'"''"
rro.,,iution hut in order t" show tha' ne can
h.. J.p,udod upon 20 favor direct and speedy
urn,c>~r,. AND 20 sweep away l"GaI Iul''''
,.L .u,tclfusc>. An incident ln ms cuc"f -
| cited when H. and El> brother s"t upon inc
town Justice and >ll,hcd him with knives lol
,.n-uiiuc T., deer with them ON point "'
I law i'm which they happened 20 be interested
49, that. although the rev Alliance senator
bias. retained and noW attends church regular
/ p, IT, +. pot unfair io consider hi~ past deeds.
/ since i. is in their h.h' thu his own parti>tn'
/ ,,p,fl1,. MS character and point oui hI~ Niitu'N.
/ The, nlr,rIl,, h.> high mudcduc>> BY the
| fac, that having disputed with 4 uad''W''H'
/ H.. oid not personally cha>'i>" -" inferior I"
por,on. lut compelled a negro +" do II. holding
a pair of pistols the while az then respective
hcad> The toouci~ Growing glory was
,,hictcd aLou' twelve year, ago. when WIN
some boon compln!cu> hc got ln'o Drunken
stree, irawl the i>-u" ot which WAS d"ai
r,u The gallant Colonel rcd the stat" ana
,,,, on,laNcd \ price Wis Offered t"r his re-
,,,ci, bat ptc>cuI. hc returned AMI >''"d
,ii,l with others iot hI, life. Two bullets h2d
entered the murdered mus body. and the
Colonel, pistol hat Lui one empty chamber.
/ OuN ,lr o., the >ho,, was necessarily lAtaI,
and ,ho question Va>. which shot d'd TROY
fire? TIE jury gave him tn" benefit 81 the
loult. hu, g; course. II was logically ''uN'-
oi,nt that the other mans shot had killed. ana
50 the oihcr man wa, convicted. Mr. llfN -
= Iniicd states senator therefore. and not u
onyic. because his aim Va~ poor.
The, inrlGcn'> We have mentioned appear I"
hr the only remarkable tcatu"N 'i Colonel
lrh.', life 80 far a. 1t has been revealed by
Tho south Cmona papers The public l. lett
10 infer that II J., these events which the Farm
CPS Alliance and the Democratic party OF
south Carolina have combined to honor and
f. hold mo for the emulation of their young
men. II i true that the Colonel has served 4
term in Tie Legislature. and that he managed
CAPTAIN 1illmmn> campaign last fall, hui 81
rich "A reward can scarcely have been conferred
for 80 small a service We shall watch the
career -! the ncU senator with great interest
but we hope that if the Alliance j. going IL
join with the Democracy IN the evolution "i
other heroes. il viii select those ~ To Whose
representative character there shall be less
room for controversy. The public is anxious
To- understand the iliancc> aims and puI-
poses. and ii Colonel lrhy, election illustrate,
them we cannot see how they differ essentially
from Tamlnany Halls.