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Capt. BENJAMIN r. TILLMAN is stumping
the State Of South Carolina In the hope Of
being nominated for Governor by the Demo-
cratic Convention which meets early In
September. He was recommended to that
Convention as the farmers candidate by a
farmers convention held in March. he
has been speaking to crowded meetings
upon State issues. He attacks the manage
mcnt of tho Democratic party in South
Carolina, the record Of State officers. the
proceedings OF tho Railroad Commission,
the Board OF Agriculture, and so on. His
language is somewhat hasty and intem-
perate at times. and he has made charges
which he has had to withdraw. Whatever
his political ambition. he is. at least gen.
uine farmer. He owns and works some !, 800
acres in Edgeileld. The farmers, or at least
great many farmers, swear by him. They
huZza at his speeches, and they howl down
Gen. BRATToN and Gen. EARLE, the present
Attorney General of the State, who are also
candidates for the Democratic nomination.
Even Gen. WADE HAMPTON has been insulted.
To mako things even, TILLMAN's enemies
threaten to make 1t hot for him. He will be
killed before the canvass is through, his
Is reported to believe. There are almost two
months more OF the canvass for tho nomina-
ton: and yet 1t Is thought that killing time
is almost at hand.
All this excitement because man who
wants to DO Governor Is trying his hardest
to be Governor. andis not mnclng his words
In discussing the issues which he repre-
sents. Judging by the accounts OF his oppo-
nents, TILLMAN is a sort OF incarriate flend,
who Is trying to break up the Democratic
party in South Carolina and bring back
negro supremacy. Various highly respect
able gentlemen in Charleston seem TO think
that chaos will come again II he isn't beaten.
But this bugbear has been used too often.
Tho question Of negro supremacy is not in
volved II the Tilmanites and tho anti-Till-
NANTES are not prepared to bolt In case OF
the others success. We dare say TILLMAN
Is n bit Of a dcmagogue, but he has perfect
right to try TO be nominated for Governor.
If he is beaten, his friends have said that
they will support the Democratic ticket.
Can it be that his opponents are not
TO be reconcied to his nomination. If
that Is the case, not he but they will de-
serve TO be charged with breaking up the
South Carolina Democracy.
Shaking up, not breaking up, is what tho
South Carolina Democracy needs, and good
shaking up 1t is getting. But what ID the
necessity for so much bad blood The South
Carolinlans used to pride themselves upon
their good manners, 1t ia not good man
ners aud 1t is not good sense to prevent a
public speaker from being heard, or to re-
sort 70 violence at public meeting. 1t Is
said that Capt. TmLMAN's followers Are not
OF % tine strain q blood and breeding g
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the element opposed to him. II that Is the
case, his opponents should forgive his I'm
couth and too enthusiastic adherents; and In
any case they should remember that the
cause which denies free speech to the other
side will not long commend Itself to free
mon. There should be no more Of this fool
ish noise and rioting at public meetings
In South Carolina. And these threats OF
violence should stop. II tho Democratic
party Of that State can't nominate man for
Governor without unseemly brawling and
violence, little negro supremacy may be
necessary to tcnch the South Carolina De-
mocrucy better sense and better manners.
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THE GALL TO DEMOCRATS
/. Samuel j. Tiiden Speaks Again from the
Grave.

. Samuel j. Tilden Speaks Again from the
Grave.
From Hs Letter 10 the Hon Wilton Kent
The reason why seli-Government is better
than government BY any ono man. or by a
foreign people, is that the policy evolved by
this process is generally better adapted to the
actual condition OF the society on which It Is
TO operate. Government by one man often
fails to understand. butt usually dofers. Gov
eminent by a foreign people neither under
stands nor defers 1t has no adaptation to the
wants or temper Of the governed. 1t is. there
fore. about tho worst government that can be
imagined.
Our fathers understood this truth. They had
tried tho experiment. They had been driven
70 revolution BY George ILL.,, said TO be "the
most honest man In his own dominions." They
foresaw that single Government, exercising
all the powers OF society over the people des
tined to occupy 30 vast o region as the United
States and embracing the elements OF such
diyersities Of interest, industry opinion. hab-
its. and manners, would be intolerable to bear
and impossible to continue. They therefore
largely adopted the federatlve idea IN the
mixed system which they established: and
TOsting only the powers sppertsining to our
foreign relations and to certain specified OBJ
jects OF a domestic nature in a federative
agency. they left the great residuary mass OF
governmental functions to the States.
The masters in political science who con-
etructed our system preserved the State Gov
ernments as bulwarks Of the freedom OF indi-
Vtduas and localities against oppression from
centralized power. When our fathers entered
upon the work Of forming the Union they
found the States existing as independent SOW
ereignties They might have constructed
system which would have been imperial In Its
character. subjectinR all the internal affairs Of
The States to the dominion OF q centralized Gov
Srnment. Or, II failing to obtain the consent
OF any State to such o system. they might
have excluded that State from the Union. II
the wisdom collected from the experience OF
che world In regard to government is to be
relied on. the distribution OF power they
adopted was the best. It is binding upon US,
not only By the force Of compact. not merely
By as great principle of public law. but by its
Intrinsic wisdom and righteousness.
Inthe practical working Of this beautiful but
complex system the Republican party Is
bhenomvhon new and startling.
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Their Natural Placa.

The Socialistio Labor party and the Gen.
trail Organization Of Nationalists OF this
town have appointed conference committees
to consider a coalition between the Nation
alists and the Socialists In the political
campaign Of next fall. The committees are
to report In tho first week OF August.
There Is so great a jaw power In both
these organizations and both are 30 rich In
dissentcrs and kickers that 1t would be I'M
safe to predict that basis for coalition
can be found among them unless 1t be
the great and general principle OF being agin
the Government. But when the time for
coalesclng comes, their natural and inevita-
BILE home would seem to be the Republican
party. That Is the great Socialist party.
That Is the great Nationalist party.
The long and short OF socialism and ma
tionallsrn Is this: The Government should
bo everything the Individual nothing. The
Republican party could not put Its platform
into fewer words.
Tho great school of socialism and nation
ali5m IN the United States Is found In the
Republican Congress at Washington. Hardly
a day passes in which some socialistic prop
osition is not advanced in the Senate or in
u
who seeks to make the Treasury n great So
cinlistic benevolent loan Office for the benefit
of farmers. Senator EDMUNDs is budding
Socialist who would put the telegraph into
the control Of the Government Every Rep
resentative and Senator who supports the
buyOnet bill Is helping socialism; for every
thing that increases the power Of the CEN
trial government and diminishrs local
autoromy, not only faruilRrizes the minds
o! tho people with tho idea OF a powerful
and dospotIc government machine, but
tends TO deaden aud parGlyze their faculty
of initiative. Political Capitalization Ia
necessary before Industrial Capitalization
can be attempted The Republican party Is
the best friend the Socialists and the
Nationalist have. On the other hand, the
Democratic party would have no right to DO
called Democratic did 1t not continue to DO
the unrelontinR foe Of oentrallzat1oA.
1ho New York Socialists GAA kat18aS
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1the Change Of Ministry in Spain.

ThHowss nothingsurprislnR in the recent
dsgnatton Of Prime Minister sAoAsTA, for
during the lasp few years he has made as
many cham e1dta nom office as his italian
compeeN signo1 CRnsPh In the one case as
b the other resignation has hitherto proved
only q Dretexbtor the reconstruction of a
Cabinet and the election of incon-
Veniept utleaaueA What gives serious
ggpiacah6e to the latest Ministerial cri-
be In Spain is the mot that the Queen Re-
Cont QHRIBTcEA has taken Sefior SAGAsTA at
his word, and has committed the formation
81 new Cabinet to the Conservative leader.
Senior oANovAB DEL CASTILLO although the
latter 70 supported by only weak minority
n tho popplAK branch Of tho oortea, What
6Vay ny b tha mSrits 0i the now Premier,
D. y nONo y b thS advocate Of . rSAO-
~ Gg4a1 Aad M Edomn top0WSE GndSI
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China Is spending this year about $780,
900 In the effort to regulate It's hayward river.
the HoanR Ho. which has recently caused such
terrible loss Of life and property. A part Of its
waters are to be permanently diverted into the
Tu-hai. a river north Of the HoanR Ho and
almost parallel with it Dams are also to be
built to hold back a part OF the waters at food,
and the stone walls will be rebuilt along the
banks to conflne the stream. The ingenuity
Of man has not yet devised effective protec-
tion against this most troublesome OF rivers.
and when the remedy is found 1t will proba-
bly, cost a colossal sum of money to apply It
The Governor Of Shantung reports that he
needs In his province alone at least $4,000. 900
to prevent the recurrence of the floods.
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EARLY STAGES OF GREAT EDITOR.
Henry WattorSon In tho DECLINING Days OF
the ConEeder0eY.


Mr.. Watterson chung to the fortunes OF the
Rebel through the ChattanooG4 campaign, As
things grew hotter. the editor, like many other
Bragg. he turned his pen from time to time
bis own side And he talked bis dissatisiac.
In Chattanooga, Watterson reiieSed his mind
with more than usual freedom on the mistakes
the psriy listened IN silence When
son stopped q man arose from sofa In one
corner, and with austere mien INCURRED,
The sdltor airiiy replied that he didn't have
the honor OF the gentleman acquaintance.
ThereuDon the s EIdaIa said;
Mr.. Watterson was not crushed He proceeded
to argue at great length with the General about
'hS 0 IRE editor and
Ths y at T MSayn sod saR FES s " 81
Chickamauga fought climbed down the other
side OF the mountain, and proceeded to get out
t b. aa& baaE snd
back and criticised until the army and the
to Rs the
from, BraRRs. head9uarters. It nqtined him
that from that date the seryioes Of Henry Wat;
came %.nn 'Rl e was shown It's disehsrr LILO 'u'of
The J manager ana Tepiied hat he hadn't shown shown
the order to any body.
Keep 1t quiet. then" said Watterson; " II
1t Gete put that I'm not connected with the
teen minutes afterWard. Keep 1t quiet until
see what can do"
%atlorsop sent Q hurried note over to Gen,
Polk explaining his situation. In o little while
an order came back assigning the editor to
fee ep Of the eyed won Ills mill
tary title He wore the sword only few weeks.
The pen was mlRhtler with him. AS soon as
Atlanta and got O place on the Memphis Ap-
peal, which was then being published a long
way from homo. From the APpeal Watterson
fighting, but much lively editing until the Con-
federacy went down.
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1t Ia interesting to hear that large ex-
ploring party has set out to map the head
waters OF the Congo under auspices that
promise we'll for its complete success. We do
not even know yet where the real Congo be-
gins. and survey OF the great region OF the
Congo's head waters will solve one OF the most
interesting problems still left for explorers,
tits strange that 1t has been left for the mast
few years to determine the sources Of some Of
the greatest rivers In the world. STANLEY has
Just proven that Mutu Nzige is one Of the
sources Of the Nile. The fountains OF the ORR
noco were wholly unknown until four or five
years ago. The ultimate source OF the Missls-
sippl was not positively known until the recent
surveys. The head waters Of the Yangtse-
Kiang were hidden until PREJEvALsKY re-
vealed them, and the head fountains OF many
big rivers are still undistnguished.
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Z Resist the GaRl

The proposed gag rule in the Senate is
merely preliminary to the attempt 10 force
through the Federal Elections bill.
To prevent the Democratic minority from
resisting or delaying by the customary
methods OF parliamentary obstruction the
passage of this Infamous measure Of CEN
tralization, the Republicans propose to put
an end to that freedom Of debate which Is
one Of the most glorious traditions Of the
United States Senate.
The present rules OF the Senate know no
such thing as the demand for the previous
question. AS long as any Senator desires
to be heard in debate he must be heard.
Under the present rules the way Is open
for q resort to dilatory motions, in case the
minority are willing to take the responsible
lty for such proceeding.
To prevent flibustering against the Force
bill, therefore, the move Is to change the
rules and silence the minority.
But as was pointed out in these columns
several weeks ago. the same tactics of OBJ
Btruction and delay which the promoters OF
the Force bill apprehend in the case OF that
outrageous measure, can be employed by
the minority quite as effectively against the
proposed gag rule as against the bill Of
which the proposed gag rule is the pioneer.
In other words. while the rule ls under
discussion there Is still freedom OF debate
and opportunity If you please to filibuster
against 1t to any extent that may seem ad-
disable. The gag will not operate In the
Senate until the Senate has voted to accept
fhe gag. There is no way to cut of debate
arbitrarily now on the rule devised to cut
on debate In the future.
1I1twould >be patriotic and legitimate
thing for the opponents of the Force bill to
Wnbuster against ID In the absence OF any
Ing Eule--and what Democrat doubts it p
IL Viii b equally patriotic and legitimate
d1thetn to hlibpster against the rule itself
gFfnre tho gag is put between their teeth.
EhteIs perfectly plain proposition, and
Mia, spunciated for the benefit of those
HhdmstA maYoonnarns
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-15

1t appears by advices from Alaska that
Mount BoRoslov Is steaminR and smoking and
letting off lava. and otherwise giving notice OF
intention OF eruption. We had hoped for a
quiet summer, but II Bogoslov is going to be
disorderly. JULIUS CESAR BURBows. the CALI
ope Of Kalamazoo, will deem It his duty to talk
back, and between em they will make all
split Ere from Michigan to Cunimak Island
leaps the live lava. We desire to record our
firm belief that BURROWS Is q bigger volcano
than old BoRoslov.
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The Utio1 HeTdM calls attention to the
fact that Utica and Springfield have about the
same population. the latter city being slightly
the smaller. But judging from the cephalic
initiation ofthe Springfield MuRwumps, Spring
field ought to be about twice the size OF Lon
don to be In proportion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-15

Col ELLIOTT FEEFAwFUM SHEPARD
added TO his usual Scripture quotation yes
terday series OF elegant extracts from the
works Of the Hon. HENRY WANDERwIr BLAIR.
The King OF the Cranks won't relish the iuxta-
position. He is jealous Of the Bible. and. to say
truth, It doesn't contain nearly as many words
as one Of his speeches. But how comes it that
Col. SHEPARD is quietly studying sacred and
profane literature while a rebel rag" is
Haunting in New Jersey2 Why has he not
sailed. sabre In hand. into the midst OF Jersey
and cut down the stars and bRrs2 The coun-
try expects the Colonel to do his duty.
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Since the price Of beer in Chicago has been
reduced from SO to 1880 barrel Chicago is 30
happy that she doesn't much care whether
Fair keeps or not She is distinctly literary
ALSO as the following extract from our es-
teemed contemporary, the Chicago Herald
sufficiently shows:
"PAuL DERouLEpE the poet in the late BoulanRist
movement pubishes his nrst novel taken straight from
the fountain head of French inspiration He calls
'Histoire dArmour.'"
This must be particularly gratifying to the
pride Of an eminent citizen Of Chicago.
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A Sick Ch,la,s PrsmonI,Ion.


GuETERsyILLE, Ala, July I-John KING farmer lv.
Ing this place killed by lightning TO day and
The instant his little daughter lying sick 1t the
house mile away was warned Of his death KING was
drove his team under tree for shelter a hash OF
Just a. the sash Of the ightn lnK WhIeh Killed him AZ
seen. KnRS lille dTl who had been sick with fever
suddenly 6prAng up In bed excAiminE 'PApa'S dead
PApAa doAdl' Bhe WAS so positive he was dead that
lome Of tho family hurried 10 the neld. whore they
found MIN dead uDdoI tho tree.
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Tho BEST and MOS, Truthrul Paper.

The Rev. Father ODonnell. pastor OF Holy
Trinity Church in Hackensack. preached last
Sunday from Matthew VII. rs: Beware offalse
prophets" He warned his congregation to be-
ware OF false statements published In newspR-
pOrs. and accused even Catholic journals OF
false representations against the church. In
the course OF his sermon he said that The Sun
was yet best and most truthful paper pub
Iigh6d
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-15

When Wyoming has elected two Senators
and a Representative in Congress- how is che
going to I'LL the vacancies in her base ball
nine? The removal Of one-third OF the popu-
laton 30 soon after the census will be severe
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writing any songs nOWi"
yes I'm writing . companion piece to Cottage
Dear 10 dedicate TO Harrison"
whats your ttOi"
"'COtlGge Cheap"
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On tho mint ore JOKE.


paragraph dViuE the number Of physicians IN fhS
QntkFiP LetialAtqTs hG4 been Travelling through The
STSGS TOE l6mO dGSL VIII come one kindly RIfO thS
kSsOlSASt tSmAEk GbsUI garry hSAlSrSl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-15

We shall frown systematically on the ma
licious endeavors OF the Albany Journal to per-
suade young Mayor MANNING to alter the four
immortal lines which compose his poem IN
honor OF the dulness OF the Albany Argus:
Tho ArVtn Ia thing OF beauty.
And a Joy forever a. wsll
IT'S really quite solemn duty
To read It where'er you dwell"
At our suggestion Mr.. MANNING has made q
single unimportant change in the auatrain
as 1t was originally wrltten-merely the trans
position OF two words in the third line.
In the interests OF grammatical elegance.
The books are closed now. He may be very
dull young Mayor and editor, but he has sense
enough to perceive the folly Of tinkering fur
Their upon his masterpiece.
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Ous Of the Lights Of Washington.

~What . curious lAmbySqpih"
D., -EAAi iSe1 = iAEaEsauiS Hs tAS onisl Justices
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should make overtures for aunion with the
great Nationallst-Socialist party to which
they naturally belong.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-02-01

Terrific Explosion OF Natural sas Al
Columbus. a.


Three persons wcrc killed and thirty were
more or less injured by terrific explosion
OF natural COS NJ Columbus. O.. on Friday.
AT o'clock an alarm OF lire from box -
at the corner OF High and Main streets
called the Dire department out. The news
spread that there had been natural Gas ex-
Ilosion. The explosion occurred In a one
story dwelling at the southwest corner OF
Wall and Noble alleys. at the middle OF the
square bounded by High and Front aud
Main and Mound streets. Patrol No. was
on the scene, but no rope was stretched. aud
the people crowded by hundreds into the
narrow alley aud pushed up close 10 the
house where the cries OF injured people
within could be plainly heard. Means and
shrIeKs mingled with the hoarse calls OF the
fremcn. the changing OF the alarm bells on
the engines, and the murmuring Of the
crowd.
A whisper ran through the throng that q
natural gas main ran east and west through
Noble alley, but tho people did not heed the
warning. The fire was almost under control
and the alley was crowded with lookers-on.
many OF whom were turning to 20 home
when terrific explosion rent the air. A
sheet Of flame burst from the building at the
northwest corner OF Noble and Wall alleys,
and great mass OF bricks, beams, and stone
that thirty seconds before had constituted n
two-story brick building was dying with
terrific force through the air. Three people
were killed and thirty wounded by the ex-
plosion.
The scene that followed was terrible. The
people who were unhurt fled In all dIrec-
tions, while the alley was instantly covered
with q mass OF debris from which the means
OF buried men came. Women ran across the
alley and streets moaning and shrieking.
Men with forche ads and shoulders covered
with blood staggered FROM among the de-
bris a woman enyeloped In q sheet OF
flame, bare-headed and frenzied, ran Shrek
ing from the house across the alley.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The work OF getting out the dead and ear
ing for the wounded has been attended with
great excitement. At the morgue are three
bodies. They arei Charles Becht, barber |;
John Seymour. a colorcd boy; Mrs. Il. Nor
roit. The wounded are: DIR. Il. X. Wis
singer, William Brady. William Neil, Will
lam James. Mrs. William James. Banking
or, Theo. shouting, officer Lynsky, Charles
Licklighter. William Riley, Bell Smith,
Elmer Gates, Mrs. Corn, Ed Kcemer, Elmer
Coach. Charles Lowery, - Westlander,
Peter Morrott. Thomas Doyle, Flora Bow
ers, Emma Bowers, Aaron Been, Benjamin
Morgan. Marshall kilbourne, - Berry,
- Wolf
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-02-01

a Former ChIcagoan Badly Wounds Insur-
ance President Bromwoii at Frisco.
George c. Pratt general agent OF the Cal
ifornia Insurance Company, shot and badly
wounded President l.. l.. Cromwell, OF the
same company. The two men had been
friends for many years, but Pratt recently
discovered on his return from long bust
ness trip that Bromwell had been too init
mate with his wife. lie made her confess,
and after getting ample proof, he confronted
Bromwell In his Office. lie asked what he
had TO say, and when Cromwell remained
silent Pratt shot him through the breast.
lie shot TO kill, but the doctors have hopes
that the wound may not prove fatal. Pratt
was disarmed instantly or he would proba-
bly, have emptied his revolver into Brom-
well. Public sympathy Is with Pratt, VINO
has always been quiet and gentleman.
Bromwcll has "A wife and daughter OF six
teen. Pratt was engaged In business I'm Chi
cago for several years and then went to
Cedar rapids, Iowa, where he married the
daughter OF the late A. b. Hull. Mrs. Pratt
has been a semi-inyalld for years. hut is re-
markably pretty and vIyacious. The shoot
ing caused great excitement In California
street, as Cromwell Is known and promi-
nent. Bromwell was probably more wide
ly known in insurance circles than any 9TH
or man on the Pacific coast. lie declined to
make any statement as 10 the cause leading
10 up TO the shooting. Pratt said that one
Of his principal reasons for his act grew out
OF the fact that his wife, by reason OF her be-
trayal, had become insane.