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Twenty dollars difference in my favor on
each hundred, and on S6O0O,OO 1t would DE
Sl.20000O.
A FEW RANDOM SHOTS AT THE SPEAKER
F.W.R. Nance-I am urged to ask one
question. Will the speaker tell US how ne
can stand on the platform while he is opposed
to the index?
There are are three departments or the gov
ernment, viz: The Executive, the judicial,
and the Legislative. If the Legislature Is In
sympathy with the Governor, the will OF the
people will be carried out. $50
If elected will try to carry out the will OF
the people. If it is the will of the people to
Doc Bowie-Do you wish him to bo elected
Wallcr-It is my opinion that he will be
elected. am friendly to Mr.. Tillman.
F. w. II. Nancc-My friends wish Inc to ask
you if you are in sympathy with the action
of Haskell's Four Hundred?
Waller-No, sir; am not. AS represent
ative, my name always appears when the
ayes and nays were taken on any question.
the Legislative halls just as vote was about
to be taken.
f. VI. r. Nance-Didn't Mr.. Earle retract?
Waller-Yes, sir.
Waller-No, sir: don't endorse either, of
the candidates. would have nominated MI.
Stackhouse.
Voice-Too late.
"
that Mr.. Tillman would be elected. l voted
against Mr.. Bratton years ago.
f. w. r, Nunce-If we have q primary,
would you vote for Mr.. Tiliman?
Waller-We are not going to have prima-
ry, but IL 1t has tendency TO prevent Spin
in the Democratic party, | would vote lor
him.
Voice-You've got there now.
WHAT MIR. WALLER SAVED TO THE COUNTY.
Waller-In 1883 carried out my policy OF
retrenchment and reform. reduced the levy
from mills TO St mills-thus saving Sl,5oO to
One difference between the Senator and
myself is, that he approved the giving OF Mrs.
Leitner 81, 400 after her husbands death.
WHY HE AspIREs TO sESAToRsHiP
Why should aspire to the SenatorSnip.
In the first place, becanse trhsS Senate has
failed to carry out lle leoeform measures.
= ,>f-tonssxanl y rSefiorm measures, | pledge my
self 10 carry them out to the best OF my aoll'
ity. .,, 5,o,,
son College endowment should be accepted,
and that the Agricultural Board should be
abolished, and that the trustees OF Clemson
college should be entrusted with their pres
ent duties. The analyses should take place In
the presence OF the students.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE FOUR HUNDRED.
F.W.R. Nance-We would like to know
how "rillman shall not be made Governor.
Waller-If Captain Tillman Is elected, he
will be Governor of South Carolina.
F. w. r. Nance-Do l understand the Ncus
and Courier when it says there Will be split
in the Democratic party, II Tiilman IS eject
ed? That paper, understand, says that the
opposition will split. Will they dehounce US
as true Democrats and then go themselves to
the negroes?
and can't be showed off Of II. will vote for
the nominee of the Democratic party, no
matter who gots IL. l would like to ask the
gentleman who made me boss OF the Four
Hundred and accoun table for their action?
F. w. II. Nance-You want to be boss OF
the Senate.
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Ex. Com. District Allianbe
TO Candidates for Congress of The 7Mrd Con-
0reSsionuL District Of South Carolina:
Will you commit yourself to support Inc
following propositions, uni'UHcncG1 Oy parry
caucus If elected To represent the Thlrd con-
gressiona al District In Congress? 49,
/ The abolition OF national banks ana the
substitution of legal tender treasury notes IN
lien of national bank notes, issued In sut1l-
cient volume 10 DO the business of the coun.
try on a cash system, regulating the amount
needed on a per capita basis as the business
interests of the country expand, ana mat an
money issued by the government snali pe ie
gal tender in payment OF all debts, ooth pup
lie and private. ,,,o,, ot
fectunlly prevent the dealing in futures OF all
agricultural and mechanical productions.
preserving stringent system OF proccednTe
In trials, as shall secure the prompt -SSarh Vie
tion and imposing such pcn3ltes|sTs shall Sc
cure the most Perfect compliance win the
G2r-Frce and unlimited coinage of silver,
4. The enactment Of laws prohibiting alien
ownership Of land. ,,,.
). That all national revenues shall be unit.
ed to the necessary expenses ol inc govern
ment, economically and honestly adin'hls'
tered.
6. That Congress issue sufficient amount
of fractional paper currency to facilitate cX,
change through the medium of the United
States mail.
:. That means of communication and trans
portalion shall be owned by and operated III
the interest Of the people, as In the Chi'eo
States postal system. -,..o ca,
s. Do YOU approve and will You give full
support to enact the "snblrcasnry plan
adopIed by the National Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union. at St. Louis, on lhe
7th day of December, a. d. lSs9.
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them in the way they desire. Every one VIII
admit that we are purely Gotten farmers IN
this section. We do not raise near enough
corn wheat, or oats for home consumption,
and we need no warehouse TO store our cotton
since 1t Is as good or better than green
backs in the market. Any cotton buyer or
merchant will, on demand, advance Willingly
at least thirty-flvc dollars on n bale OF cotton
without putting it in Il warehouse. ADne-
VILE county produces each year about hity
thousand bnies OF cotton. Did You ever con-
slider what large house II would require 10 10
store this cotton and the number OF men u
would require 10 handle 1t? Calculate what
the cost would be IN Abbeville county; then
multiply this by the number Of counties IN
which warehouses would be erected ana
see If the sum would not greatly amaze You:
This too while our politics in the state are m at
white heat about reform and reduction IN
governmental expenses. One paragrapn p,ros oi
these questions asks us to endorse measures
for economical administration OF affairs ana
thus the eighth one, asks us to scatter tne
peoples money to the four winds OF heaven
for q purpose that Is not only OF no beDeht 10
us, but actually damaging. Intelligent men
endorse this measure and say that we must
endorse II, but If my election to congress ~ " u
depend upon my promising TO work TOT tnis
subtreasury iniquty, then l will be leit al
home.
PRINCIPLE HIGHER THAN POLITICAL HON.
The prospect of q seat in Congress
could not make me 10 tnat WHICH III iuli y
believed to be wrong and against the interest,"
of our people. Men are crying for Inc SUD.
treasury who have never looked INTO the
matter. They hear of warehouses. STORING
OF cotton and drawing eighty per cent ol IL,
but further than this they have never gone
and know not what they are asking for. Incn
again these st. Louis Alliance men are eFl.
IDENTITY making or trying to make cats paws
of the Southern Alliance to pull their chest
nuts out OF the fire. After making q cats
paw of the South, these same men VIII say
10 us. Now we have our corn and Whea'
housed at the expense Of the United States,
and you don't getany of 1t TIL you pay u u
our price. Then what are we going 10 uS
about II. / am uncompromisingly oppose1
to all trusts and monopoies, and am equhl |,
~ opposed TO this sub-treasury trust anu
monopoly, backed by the United State gov
ermcnt Which should be the government ol
the whole people and not Of q section
But ! am willing to do anything in my pow
er 10 aid the cause Of the farmers ana ii any
thing else Is proposed that | can endorse
will do SD. The FIRST and most fatal obJectloi'
to the sub.trcasury plan Is that 1t uhcohS'l
tutiOnal.
have never been a member OF AM; politl
cal ring and am simply Il man who mas the
interest Of the country nj heart and one VIZ
will never seek office at the sacrllce~-Hht.prin
ciple.
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FROM THE CLASSICAL GROVE.
Raising Money for the New College
Visitors TO the Teachers Institute
How the Conferred Honor on the
Order-The Raising OF the Boycott
was Greatly to Their Credit-Kind
Words for n Brother Editor.
DUE WEST. S. c., July q, 1890.

DUE WEST. S. c., July 2l, 1890.
Corn Is badly cut or
A big crowd was at the picnic at Donalds.
Melons have been scarce here 80 far.
Mr.. G.. G. Cohen Is having new dwelling
put up.
cream every Saturday evening rom 10
Rev. ]. s. Motlltt made good talk at the
prayer meeting in the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church last Thursday night.
Prof p j.. Grier made II splendid start at
Hopewell, Gu for tne new, college building.
He secured between S3N' and SiOo there ana at
O,itte a number of our people took In the
Teachers Association meeting ut Greenville.
DR.. Grler, Prof. Mccain, Prof w: c. Bel,
Messrs. r. h. Kennedy, J. X. Hood, NJ. B. Sui
Ivan, Miss Saille Kennedy and others went
up. DR.. GrIer was President OF the conven-
ton.
Mrs. ~ = Kennedy let last Friday evening
for GlennS Springs.
The poem in last weeks associate Reformed
Prcsbytcrian dedicated to Julia Is highly
we think the Alliance have done them
selves honor In raising the boycott on the
Press and Banaer. Weare glad to know that
friend Wilson Is rapidly Recovering back his
old Alliance subscribers. His editorial last
week on this question was neat and court
cons.
late-only heard a little OF one speech. We
heard most Of the speeches we'll spoken Of
We went out to witness the game between
Abheville aud Donalds. The rain was the oc-
Gu sion or ibis being flash.
Mr.. DevIin Is laying down lumber on the
railroad .ot to build II GIN house aud dwell
ing.
berries 4 candidate seems TO be the best
humurcd person you meet. Some men ought
10 run all the time.
Mr.. !. ID. Brownlee left last week for Ashe.
vile, " Z. He will spend while there and
then go on to Livingston, Ala, where Mrs j.
ID. Brow nice and her daughter are visiting
Mrs. kittie Waller
prof w. G.. Bell and his brother were on
visit to Due West last week.
Mrs. j. G. Baird is visiting her mother, Mrs.
II. NJ Johnson.
MIR. r. L. Polhll has fine kiln of we'll burnt
Up TO this date July 9lst, we have had no
rain in about five weeks, except two light
showers, and are very dry.
The Associate Reformed congregation meets
resignation of Dr. W. l.. PrrsSly, which he has
tended to accept the Presidency or the Semi
nary.
D0nal,ls has had fine rains.
We had the pleasure of reading copy or
last weeks MctOrmiick NeWs Mr.. harmon
rrts ND "A clean, ncwSy paper and he puts IN
some GOOD iirkS for prohibition. An article
in This paper 10y SC. III. C." strikes from the
shoulder ON This question:. II contains some
SURPRISING information.
MISS Jennie Edwards ana Miss Mary White
Pearson are expected 10 start for New YORK
this week II take u course in music.
The Democratic club uf Due West Will meet
on Saturday, August 2nd, ati p. m. Il. >. u
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skukers and soreheads." Tie Shell Manites-
TO sinks into insigniticance by the side Of this
TRADE H.,
The Ne,cS and Courier says it must be "pri-
mary or split" Hoyt OF the Executive
Committee is fighting the people with print
ed matter" that they no doubt pay for.
With such opposition there should be no
uncertainty about which side man VINO as,
pires to office supports. Every man shoulu
stand shoulder to shoulder.
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Coptain Nance. then said .

Ladies' and Gentlemeu.-I must say that
neither nor my friends desire to be unfair to
any one. AS farus know myself and friends,
a spirit of fairness is present. No offence was
intended by the Interruptions this morn
ing, and we, in Difference to the wishes OF our
honored chairman, stopped 1t at his request
For anything which may have seemed amiss
in questioning the speaker this morning,
owe Mr.. Waller an opology.
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AFTER DINNER.
Music by tl,e Baua--Rc-assenb1in Of
.he Peoplc-.-SpcaAiuS by CandI-
daley.

The band struck up piece Of excellent mu-
sic and the audience re assembled. The peo-
pie gathered close to the speakers, and fully
occupied all the standing room before the
house and the SEATS which were set at cons-
dcrtblc distance, tu save the yard from being
trnmplrd over.
In the forenoon the ladies ami others sat
away oil. very nuch like people sit in church
while filling the seats most distant rom the
preacher, but in the afternoon the men stood
ON the ground in front of the seats and the
ludicS, i'm order To get :: slympse OF the speak
rTs, were compelled To come tU their feet.
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What Captain Nance Said.

Captain Mattison then said that Captain
Nance desired to have some explanation
made, and that we would ask him to speak In
his own behalf
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bonds Of the State debt instead or the j. as IN
the bill. / stated that had rather put 1t at !,
at 95 cents on the dollar than at par at ~
per cent as suggested. And said could make
it plain by little figuring:
Take one hundred dollar bond for instance.
Of each for fifty years. At the end of fifty
years the principal Of each will be paid y Say -
For per oo a U0
Fifty years at $500 per year-...."....... 200 0O
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Ison. J. N. King Speaks.

We learn that Capt. ]. n. King made
speech which we did not hear. Not know
ing that be would speak, as soon as Mr.. Benet
finished his speech we went to meet the cars.
We therefore apologize for our Inability TO
report what he said. .-
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THE ALLIANCE CATECHISM
THE PEOPLE DICTATE WHAT THEIR REP.
REsENTATIvEs SHALL DO.

The National Policy Of Congress out
lined OH Various QuestiOns'''Io
Solve Some of Which Problems
Would Require the Study OF Half
Life Time.
Questions PropouneieG to Candidates for Con;
0reSs on The District alliance o. INC 1hra
Congressional District Of South Cdrofand.
The District Alliance OF the Third Congress-
ional District of South Carolina, organized at
Bolton, S, G., February 2Sth, 1880, adopted res.
olutions requesting candidates for CONGRESS
of the Third Congressional Distrlct 10 express
in writing their positions upon the PROPOSE
lions announced below. Candidates comply
ing will please furnish copy OF their decin- ,cf
rationS to the member OF the ENecutiNe OH
man of the Committee, who will attend 10
publication. ,,,,,
A. &. LATIMER,
j.. 7. EARLE,
l.. :. GRIFFIN,
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Twenty dollars difference in my favor on
each hundred, and on S6,0oO,WO it would be
Sl200000.
The morning call., 1890-12-30
SEEING THEMSELVES, ETC.

One New York Journal has been made to
realize the ridiculous position in which that
city has been placed by its demand that APP
portionment should wait upon second
count for that city. The Tribune says that
the authorities of New York City: started
out with the absurd notion that they could
make forty States wait upon the private ak.
grinding of a few ambitious leaders Of fac
tons in this State" These authorities were
going TO have no apportfonmsnt until Justice
Tribune continues.
Itwas the stupidest plan ever invented Men
OF sense might have known that Democrats
could not AFFORD to affroLt Texas, Arkansas and
New Jersey, Nebraska, Minnesota and other
States by refusing the apportionfnent to which
they had constitutional right. In place OF evi.
dence, Democrats: offered nothing but impu.
dence. All the world was summoned to believe
that Tammany politician must necessarily tell
the truth and know. all about it., and that each
and every Federal official must be rascal Oh q
numskull. =. - = =
The CALL has frequently asserted that
no evidence has been presented that New:
York City had lost more by a. census taken
when perhaps tenth of its residents were
out of town than other cities. Even San
Francisco, which is the coolest city in the
country in the summer, estimates that not
far from 10000 of its residents were
On the wing when the. census ;enumer-
ator visited their homes. But of all the
cities that. lost standing in the cen
sus reports in this way. New York alone
has insisted in season and out that its CEN
sus should be taken at a season when Its.
population is the largest,
The morning call., 1890-12-30
MILLIONS IN IT.

y M meeting Of Jewish citizens of Sacra-
mentQ was held on Sunday, and project
outlined TO help members of that faith who
haTe::.been exiled from Russia. Like most
Projects which enianate from the Hebrew
brain this is practical in the extreme. Ii
.carried outit willnot only put Russian exiles
III: a much, better condition than they were in
that ceuntry, but in The end be source of
profit to the projectors. The plan is to pur-
chase in this State a tract Of land upon
which the exiles may be established in
.hemes of Their own. The refugees will be
given ten years use of the land, after which
eywi!l.be allowed to acquire title to their
homes: by: paying for them in easy INSTALL
nents: If land is selected with judgment it
may in crease tenfold invalue with ten years
of >cuftigation. Means of transportation
always. follow close upon the existence of
things TO; transport. Valuable orchards and
viney ards may thus be created out OF land
that is: now comparatively without market
Value: In planning this enterprise the He
!: brews " have touched the key of en-
during SUCCESS. >. DoubleSSthe amount of
money that will be needed tocarry this pro-
:ject through might be given to the exiles to
carry them over crisis, and all be absorbed
without permanent relief being afforded,
:but-this project puts the exile where he can
help himself, and: gives him hope in the
future: It. holds eat not only the promise
but a'certailty Of home. The exiles who
are, staggering to-day under the force of the
ediet of expulsion may soon realize that the
iedlet was blessing in Disguise
The morning call., 1890-12-30
NO MENACE FROM CHINA.

A writer in the Forum, has discovered that
there is no danger of a large immigration
IRON China. The logic of the article is pe-
culiar. The writer asserts that but 60, 900
Chinese have landed in California, and asks
what call there is for prohibiting legislation
IN the face of this small immigration. liza
writer should argue that there was no need
OF law against murder because compara-
lively few men are convicted of murder. he
would discover traces of the blue pencil on
his manuscript. No editor would allow
such reasoning to pass. The reason that the
immigration from China is small, compare
lively, Is because it is prohibited. While
probably four times the number of Chinese
he mentioned have landed on this Coast, the
prohbitory law is the restraining cause.
And yet in view Of the effect of the law the
Forum argues that there is no need of the
law. The idea is also advanced that the
Chinese are so much attached to their coun-
try that there is no danger of their attempt
ing to establish colonies abroad. The Chi
nese. however, are not too much attached to
their country TO establish themselves tempo
rarily in other countries with view to the
improvement of their condition. They leave
their women at home that they may tile
more easily distance the laborers of tile
country they invade in the industrial race.
In this State 100000 of them without wives,
children or dependent relatives throw their
work against that of 100, 900 white men, most
OF whom have families to care for Is this
competition less dangerous because the in
diyiduals conducting it ON one side come and
go. always keeping their ranks full, though
from year to year composed of different in
diyiduals? The Forum writer has doubt
less expressed the views of many Eastern
people. But few realize that there is across
the Pacific Ocean population six times as
large as the population Of the United States,
at least fourth of whom would better their
condition by emigration to this country. Be.
fore the first restriction law was passed
these people were coming at the rate of three
or four thousand week. The act checked
their coming. but in spite Of it considerable
immigration continued until the Exclusion
Act Of 1888, since which time the arrivals
have been comparatively few.
The morning call., 1890-12-30
ON A WAR FOOTING.

;. The Neue Militarische Blatter OF Berlin
gives some figures concerning the standing
armies of the several nations of Europe
which.do not hold out much promise of a
millennium in the near future. The Russian
army: on a war footing numbers 2,579,00O
men,. This is the force Russia could mob
ilize at the commencement of hostiifties
Germany can put $500, 900 in the field, in
GLIDING the reserves, and the French army
exceeds the German by about 100000. The
Triple Alliance, including Austro- Hungary,
Italy and Germany, present grand total of
5,140,000 men. The combined force of Rus
STA and France is 5,S05, 900 in round num-
bers, 100000 more than the Triple Alliance
1t is often said that The expense of war with
such vast forces in the field could not long
be sustained. But as these armies have to
be fed and clothed in time of peace the in
creased expense in war time would not be
so great as with countries which maintain
10 considerable standing armies. It is now
almost nineteen hundred years since the
great Teacher commanded his followers to
"love their enemies" but the spectacle of
more than ten millions of men ready to
spring at each others throats at the signal
of one of three or four men does not look
as if the command is to be literally con-
Strusd for the present
The morning call., 1890-12-30
RUINING FARMERS.

Much has been said recently relative to
mortgages Cd farming lands in some of the
Mississippi Valley States. Doubtless there
has been exaggeration. but if what farmer
writes from Kansas Is true reforms ought
to be initiated. at least in that State. This
correspondent says: 1.-THE Lombard Loan
and Trust Company OF London has fore
closed on at least 10000 acres Of farming
lands in Kansas alone. This company has
loaned its money on lands at a low valua-
ton, for and even 2K per cent per month
"a to 80 per cent per annum It's no won
der that farmers in the West complain that
their land is being taken away from them
under such circumstances. The worst
feature OF this business is the absorption of
large tracts of land in the hands of English
capitalists to be rented to tenants, for it is
stated that men are now being brought
from England for that purpose" The same
correspondent writes further as follows:
"Vast tracts Of Kansas farming lands are
now owned by foreign sharpers. while the
The morning call., 1890-12-30
NOT A SOUND POLICY.

Some of our newspaper contemporaries
arc quite anxious that the Hawaiian ISL
ands should be given two cents per pound
for all the sugar imported from those islands
into the United States. or course it is not
great matter, but we cannot understand
why sugar which is raised mostly by the
Chinese should come into this State with a
two cents pound subsidy to interfere with
our own people i'll the production OF beets.
We have already given the Islands advan-
tages to the extent of many millions of dol
lars under the plea that such policy would
eventually place the islands under onr flag.
We are now, however. apparently no nearer
such result than we were at the very conf
mencement. Indeed, if the policy should be
continued, which the railroad papers seem
to desire, the islands will soon virtually be-
come Chinese colonies. If we wish to OBJ
tain the islands we should put an end to
treaties for the purpose of subsidizng the
Sandwich Islands.