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restore silver to It's place, the money

restore silver to It's place, the money
power has succeeded In its long cher
ished purpose of demonetizing it. This
was accomplished through the unwise
leadership of those Southern Alliance
men who left the silver Democrats at
the critical time to organize the Third
party and enabled Cleveland's hench-
men to divide many Southern delega
tions and control others SO that he got
the nomination in spite of his record
on silver. Now, as South Carolina set
| her sisters wise example in 1892, it Is
incumbent on her to repeat 1t in 1891.
1t is time to be formulating the plat
form and marshalling the people for
1896.
Abating not one jot or little OF the
demands which can be defended and
upon which we can go into the coun-
try in tho hopes of carrying the next
Presidential election, we must elm
mate all radical and impracticable
schemes and appeal to the good sense
and enlightened self-interest OF the
great American people. Too many is
sues will only confuse and divide us
and we cannot afford to palter about
lending money on cotton and wheat
when we have not been able to prevent
the Lombard & Wall street combina-
WIN atOhh UuC SuoldfS-
ment of the masses by the demonetiza-
tion Of silver, and the banking system
which enables those thieves to control
the circulating medium at will. Let
us give battle to the enemies of liberty
and prosperity among the masses un-
der the flag of "free silver moro
greenbacks and gold-all legal tender
and all receivable for any and all dues,
private and public" and we have some
chance of winning. Leave methods OF
distribution and system of banking
alono to DO settled after we win the
fight on those issues.
Now, az to voting against caucus con-
trol, l can readily and willingly
promise to sustain this policy and vote
on the lines l have indicated without
regard to any caucus. The Northeas-
tern Democrats have set us an exam
ple on that line, which will be suffi-
cient excuse for all time. The Senate
Democratic caucus has made conces-
sions to local interests which have de-
stroyed what little there was of "tariff
reform" is the Wilson bill. The gold
bug democrats of the House refused to
caucus on the repeal of the Sherman
law last summer. Eastern Democrats
and Republicans alike ignore party
lines and caucuses when their interests
are at stake. 1t Is time we of the South
and West should do likewise. The
caucus was good thing rs long as it
served to rob those sections it be-
comes obsolete when justice is sought
to be obtained through its agency.
My dear sir, in conclusion, 1 hope I
have made my position clear enough
at last. If it shall unite and cement
the Alliance in my support shall be
glad, but If not, 1 shall not complain
and will cheerfully leaye the matfer of
my election in the hands of my fellow
citizens. If honored by their suffrages
will in the future, as in the past,
stand by their rights and interests
with all the power of mind and heart
which | may possess. If they choose
to retire me to private life, will as
cheerfully abide their will.
Respectfully,
B. r. TILLMAN.
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JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY.
The Pretensions of tho Georgia
Populists-A Full State Ticket is
Put in the Field.

The Pretensions OF the Georgia
Populists-A Full State Ticket is
Put in the Field.
The Populists OF Georgia held O
convention last week in Atlanta,
which included number of negro
delegates. A State ticket was
nominated with Judge James X. Hines
for Governor. The preamble OF the
platform is as follows:
we, the Peoples party OF the
State of Georgia, believe in the prin-
ciples of government promulgated and
expounded by Thomas Jefferson, and
we announce our resolute adherence to
the principles laid down by the great
Southern statesmen, who, at the be-
ginning of our political history, COM
batted the schemes of the Eastern
money power, as outlined by Alexan-
der Hamilton, and who predicted the
ruin which would fall upon this coun-
try when concentrated wealth should
dictate its legislation. We oppose, as
he did, the perpetuation of the public
debt and the policy of iseuing nou-tax-
able interest clearing bonds, whereby
large portion of the concentrated
wealth of the land reaps a harvest
from the taxing of the /unprivileged.
We oppose, as he did, the national
banks as being Of deadly hostility to
the spirit OF our republican instisu-
| tions.
I'VE believe, as he did, in the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and
| the issue OF treasury notes to increase
the volume of currency when the
necessities of business demand more
money. Like him, we believe in a
| progressive income tax to discourage
the extensive concentration OF wealth
and to compel our selfish millionaires
to contribute to the support of the
government which protects them.
Like him, we believe that the life of this
republic depends upon the purity of
| elections and obedience to the will of
the majority.
We hereby ronew our unqualified
endorsement OF the national platform
OF the Peoples party; and we favor,
| in the State of Georgia, the following
reforms The platform then declares
In favor OF the abolition OF the pre-
sent State convict system for furnish
ing primary school books by the State
| for the Australian ballot law; and
against the acceptance of free passes
by public officials.
The platform contains no reference
| to the government ownership of rail
ways and telegraphs.
4 ho iuii oodUo 1lChob IL tS follows
Governor, James K. Hines Secretary
Of State, A. l.. Nance; Comptroller
General, w. r. Kemp Attorney Gen
eral, j. K. B. Mahaffey; Treasurer, G.
| M. Jones; Commissioner OF Agricul-
ture, James Barrett.
The convention adopted resolution
thanking the Atlanta Constitution and
the Atlanta Commercial which
though differing with us in politics,
have given fair and impartial reports
OF the proceedings OF the convention. y
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Special to Atlanta Journal.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 49,
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, to-
day introduced in the Senate resolu-
tion OF investigation in regard to the
charges which have been made OF
bribery and attempted bribery of
Senators in connection with the tariff
bill. This Is the first official recogni-
tion that has been taken of the many
rumors and of the much talk with
which the air of Washington has been
thick for q couple of months.
A New York newspaper prints O
story that Senators Hunton, of Vir-
ginia, and Kyle, of South Dakota. have
been approached with offer of bribes.
The story is that q former member OF
preached Senator Huntons son and
told him that S25, 900 would be given IL
the Senator voted against tho tariff
bill. Senator Kyle Is said to have been
offered through his clerk $15, 900 for a
like vote.
There seems to be no doubt that
such offers were made, but whether
there is anything at the bottom OF
them is doubtful. The man who made
the offer has no standing, according to
all accounts He gave the son OF
Senator Hunton aud the clerk OF Sena-
tor Kyle to understand that he repre-
sents large syndicate of manu-
facturers who are determined to defeat
the tariff and are willing to spend
money largely to this end. Tho man's
name is understood to be Butte. He
was one of the carpetbag members OF
Congress from South Carolina after
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Newberry, s. c., May l6, 1894.

NOT A COMMUNICATIVE following
card from Senator w. ID. Evans settles
the question about his retirement from
the race for Governor
COLUMBIA, s. c., May 15, 1884,
Editor Register: While sincerely
appreciate the many kind expressions
from friends of the Reform movement
of the State, desiring me to become a
candidate for the position of Governor
In the ensuing election. l have con-
cluded after thorough canvass of the
situation, that the interest and final
success Of the movement, as contem-
plated in the beginning, will be better
subserved by my declination than
otherwise. 1t therefore becomes my
duty to announce to the public that I
will not be q candidate for the position
Of Governor of South Carolina.
will give my cordial and undivided
support to the candidate who best
represents the interest of the farmers
and Alliancemen of the State. Be-
lieving that the interest of the AL
lance will be best subserved by this
course, hopo that my friends through
out the State will take the same view
OF the matter.
Respectfully, w. ID. EVANS.
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A NOTABLE MARRIAGE.-The re-
cent marriage at Coburg, the capital
OF SaXc-Coburg-Gotha, of the Grand
Duke. of Hesse and the Princess Melita,
OF Saxe-Coburg, both OF them grand.
children of Queen Victoria, is of in
tcrest as illustrating the close ties
that now unite nearly all the royal
houses OF Europe. Queen Victoria hon.
ored the occasion with her presence.
and the marriage took place in her ap-
artments in the palace of her son, the
Duke of Edinburgh, who is tho reign
ing Prince of Sake Coburg- Gotha.
There were present distinguished
company OF monarchs and princes. At
the right OF the altar was the Emperor
William, OF Germany, a grandson OF
the Queen; to- the Left. her daughter.
the Empress Frederick, the Prince OF
Wales, and the Czarcwitch, who is
soon to wed the Princess Alix, a grand
daughter OF tho Queen. In the second
line was the Duke OF Connaught the
Queens son, and Princess Henry, OF
Prussia, another OF her grandGaugh-
ters. 1t will bo remembered that the
wife OF the Duke of Edinburgh now
also Of Sake Coburg- Gotha, is the onlv
sister OF the Car of Russia, and that
the wife OF the Grand Duke Sorcius.
brother OF the Car, is sister of the
Princess Alix, who, as has been al
ready stated, has just been betrothed
to the Cars son. a triple bond. there,
fore, unites the reigning families of
England and Russia. They are further
connected by the fact that the Car
and Prince OF Wales married sisters
daughters OF the King of Denmark.
Baltimore Sun.
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a CREDITABLE SHOWING.
Annual Meeting OF the Stockholders
of the Port Royal and Western
Carolina Railroad.


Special to the News and Courier.
AUGUSTA. May 15.-The annual con-
vention of the stockholders of the
Port Royal and Western Carolina Rail
road was held here to-day. Receiver
j. B. Cleveland, who has been in
charge of the road since the 5th of last
June, made report for the past ten
months. The expenses of the road
were 1921 ,430.14. Amounts due the
road $95, 5,6l0.51. The gross earnings
were 1910, ,487.42. The railroad owes
$46,552 2.23. The net earnings were
Superintendent Anderson reported
having spent $l4,Sl1.S2 for extraordi-
nary expenses for permanent improve
ments. The steel bridge over North
Tiger River cost $5,032.51, the stand
pipe at Anderson $2l9.O6, ,339 feet OF
side tracks $780, additional equipment
81 1860. Eighteen miles of road has
been ballasted and the road is being
put in safe and better condition than
ever before. This year a steel viaduct
will bo put across South Tiger River,
which will be completed by Octobc...
There are more miles of trestle on this
road than any other road in Carolina,
and they are great drain on its re-
sources. Nearly all Of them can be
filed and this great burden lifted, and
it is the intention of the company to do
So The company purchased last year
43, $50 ties at a cost of $l4, ,805.82.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, III.
H. Conner, of Savannah Directors, w.
l.. Mauldin and John Ferguson, OF
Greenville, S. c.; Eugene Il. Verdery,
James II: Alexander, Joseph B. Cum
ming and James p. Doughty, of Au.
gusta; w. L. Gray, }. A. Barksdale, j.
j. Pluss, OF Laurens, S. c.; II. j. Moore,
OF Spartanburg, S. c.; Sylvester Blecs.
ey and j. A. Brock. Of Anderson, S. c.;
Messrs. Brock and Doughty were elect
ed to fill vacancies on the board caused
by the death OF Gen. w. w. Humphreys,
OF Anderson, and Ernest II. Schneider,
of Augusta.
Notice was given at the meeting OF
an intention to amend the constitution
| so as to increase the number OF direc.
tors from twelve to sixteen.
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STILL IN THE RACE.
DR.. Sampson Pope Declares His
Purpose to Stay in the Field for
Governor.

DIR. sampson Pope Declares His
Purpose to Stay in the Field for
Governor.
Editor Register: AS the press of
created the impression that have
retired from the race for Governor
desire to say to my Reform friends
that have not Withdrawn and will
not do 80. 1t may be that 1 will be
unable to canvass the whole State on
account of the great expense attached,
but shall appear at enough places to
give my views on all questions.
desire to state that l will carry my
own county. That 1 have enemies
here will not deny, but their COM
bined strength is not sufficient to de-
feat me. The opposition to me here is
personal entirely and is aided by a
hostile press.
1 shall make the race within the
Democratic party and will give every
assistance to the upbuilding and per-
petuating of that party which has in
the past redeemed us from carpet-bag
rule.
The other candidates are my per-
sonal friends and nothing shall be said
or done by me to destroy that friend
ship. When 1t becomes necessary for
me to get office to SANDER or abuse my
opponents L shall not be candidate.
l desire office upon my own merit and
not upon the so-called demerit of those
opposing me.
have an abiding faith in the Justice
OF the masses and believe that when
the time comes those leaders who are
attempting to dictate who shall be
elected will be relegated to the rear.
On my entrance into public life in
1884 it was said by the leaders in this
county that | would not get 300 votes
for the Legislature. The election
came off, with six candidates in the
field, three to be elected, headed the
| ticket In 1886 I had the honor of
receiving 1924 votes out of l, $3.50 polled
with six in the field and that too when
all Of the candidates, except myself,
made canvass Of the county. I men
tion these things to show that leaders
cannot control the masses every time.
hope for similar result in this can
vass.
OF my devotion to Reform principles
you are aware. | was present at the
; birth of the movement; I assisted in
rocking its cradle in its infancy; | saw
! it grow to maturity and sweep the
State from mountains to the seaboard.
Let its principles be perpetuated.
Respectfully,
SAMPsoN POPE.
| Newberry, 8. c., May l6, 1894.
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1t has been suggested that at tho
coming primary election, there be a
separate box in which to vote for can
didates for the United States Senate,
just as tho people voted on the question
of prohibition two years ago. 1t seems
that this would be good idea, says
tho Yorkville Enquirer. Each candi.
date for the Legislature may be pledg-
ed to vote for the Senatorial candidate
who receives the majority of the votes
of his county, and thus the people may
have the assurance that the various
candidates-those for the United States
Senate as we'll as those for the State
Legislature-are squarely on their own
merits. Otherwise we may look for
serious complications.
Col. Joseph Moore, we'll known
among United States soldiers as the
man who planned and constructed all
OF the pontoon bridges used by Sher-
man on his march to the sea, died at
his home In Indianapolis u few days
ago. He went to the front as Lieuten-
ant Colonel OF the 5Sth Indiana. He
bridged the Chattahoochio Rivor thir-
teen times.
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An important transaction OF the
general conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church South was the chang
ing OF the licensing Of preachers from
the quarterly conference to the dis
trict conference. Heretofore the
preachers have been licensed by the
quarterly conference after having pass
ed an examination upon the required
studies and having been endorsed by
the church to which they belonged.
Henceforth they will be endorsed by
their church, recommended by the
quarterly conference, and after having
passed the required examination, be
licensed by the district conference.
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"A Wholesale shedding of blood WA

"A wholesale shedding of blood was
narrowly avertcd in Spartanburg on
the 10th inst, and had it not boon for
the timely arrival OF the police several
persons would have been cut or shot
to pieces. Tom Harmon, crazed by
drink, entered the steam laundry,
whore the employees were engaged in
work, and with an eighteen inch bladed
knife commenced cutting and slashing
promiscuously. The employees fled to
what they thought were safe quarters
but Tom soon routed them out of their
hiding place and put them at flight.
Several policemen came in she nick OF
time and promptly arrested him. He
had on his person dangerous looking
pistol.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., May 13.
TO the Editor of the Greenyile News

TO the Editor of the Greenvl.e News.
In your issue of Saturday, tho 18th
inst, there appeared most extraor-
dinary revelation quoted from the
Laurensville Herald charging me with
conspiring with b. F. Perry and others
to secure the defeat of certain Reform
candidates for Congress in the election
of 1892. The charge denounce as in
famously false and demand the proof.
For the truth or falsity of the report 1
would respectfully refer all concerned
to Messrs. Johnstone, Hemphill and
Brawley and if they had any transac-
tion or bargain with Mr.. Perry and l
had any hand in it's consumation such
as stated by the Herald editor, let them
say 80.
If Mr.. Perry ever supported any
candidate for financial reasons I was
in no way concerned in it, but have a
vivid recollection of supporting his
paper to the tune of two hundred dol
lars under an arrangement made with
other reformers, and remember quite
as we'll to have paid every dollar of
said contribution out OF my own pock-
ct; ana not one cent was ever con-
tribuSd by any one to me as media
tor" to assist Mr.. Perry in defeating
any candidate. Capt. Leonard Will
liams, of Greenviile city-as honorable
man as lives-was book keeper and
manager for the Greenville Democrat,
and will testify that no such transac-
tion ever occurred as stated by tho
Herald editor.
On one occasion Captain Perry wrote
mo that Mr.. Johnstone had subscribed
for $50 worth of his papers and asked
me to collect and remit the money to
him which L did, without knowledge
or intimation as for what purpose the
subscription was made other than
stated, as it was none of my business.
I supported Mr.. Perrys paper because
it was recognized as O staunch Reform
organ, and until the election of 1892
was accepted as orthodox. The Her
AIDS editor has indulged in wonderful
silence, to say nothing Of his charity,
not to have revealed so wicked and
treachcrous a transaction as described
by him at an earlier day, especially
when he is one Of the champions of Re-
form, and one of my worst enemies.
The statement of the Herald's editor
that l did not attempt to deny to him
that / acted the part of an "interme-
diator" between Messrs. Johnstone,
Hemphill and Brawley, and had sent
checks at their request" is utterly
false.
would further challenge the proof
by another individual in South Caro-
lima when and to whom 1 ever wrote
one line, or gave q single expression
in favor of the election of either
Messrs. Johnstone, Hemphill or Braw-
ley. Very respectfully,
G. w. SHELL.
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Ships drawing twenty-three feet
can enter Charleston harbor through
the new jetty channel and the work Of
deepening the entrance to this port Is
making steady progress. lU is expect
cd by the opening Of the next cotton
season that Charleston will have at
least twenty-five feet Of water on it's
bar.
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The Aiken Journal and Review
says that during thunder shower re-
Gently q gun belonging to Ben Nc
Clane, cOlored, which was loaded and
standing In closet In his house, was
discharged, it is supposed by lightning
or electricity as 1t was laundering and
lightning at the timo.
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"A statue to the memory OF the
great South Carolina surgeon, DIR. j.
Marion Sims, is shortly to be placed in
Bryant Park, New York city. This
statue Is by Dubois, one OF the greatest
ofliving sculptors In France.
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WAS THE DEMOCRAT SOLD +?

Editor Crews Charges Ben Perry
With Selling Out the Reformers In
1902 and that Congressman Shell
Was an AcCessOry-Shell Denies the
story so Far as He is Concerned and
Challenges Proof
From the Laurensville Herald.
Some time during the campaign of
lS22, Ben Perry, as business manager
oSthe Greenville Democrat, deliber-
ately sold the columns of that paper
although it was then posing as the
Reform organ for Greenville County,
to the anti-Reform and anti-Alliance
ndidates-Messrs. Johnstone, Hemp
hill and Brawley-and opposed the
candidacy of Messrs. Latimer, Strait
and Stokes. AT this time we were in
Johnnie McLaurin's district champion
ing his candidacy for Congress. AS
soon as we learned these facts we wrote
a letter to candidate Stokes. who was
at that time editor Of the Cotton Plant,
with Mr.. Bowden as assistant editor).
and acquainted him with all the facts,
at the same time urging upon him the
necessity of exposing it in the Cotton
Plant. Capt. Shell planned this bar
gain and sale and wrote the letters to
Ben Perry which consummated it, and
the checks sent were enclosed in q let
ter written by Capt. Shell! We also
wrote Capt. Shell telling him of what
we had heard and admonishing him of
the danger to which he was subjecting
the candidacy Of the Reform and ALI
ance candidates. To this letter we
never received reply; but meeting
Captain Shell on the train going to
Columbia on Monday morning after the
campaign meeting here on Saturday,
we asked him il he received our letter
and why he did not reply and he gave
some kind of excuse for failing to an
swer our letter, but did not attompt to
deny that he had acted the part of an
intermediator between Messrs. John
stone, Hemphill and Brawley-s stating
that he had only sent the checks at
their request, etc.
Evening star., 1894-12-21
Bcring Sea Claims,

Secretary Gresham has sent letter to
the House in answer to a resolution call
ing for an explanation of his reasons for
arranging with Great Britain for the pay
ment of the claims of British sealing ves-
sels. 1t apWars from the submitted CORE
spondence that the agreement to pay a
lump sum of s425,OOO in full settlement of
all demands authorized to be made under
the treaty and award was proposed by this
government. Secretary Gresham says this
amount is considerably below the damages
claimed by Great Britain, exclusive of in
terest for number of years. He says fur
ther:
'If this arrangement does not receive the
approval of Congress and the disputed
questions are submitted to an international
commission, 1T is believed that the amounts
allowed and the expense of the tribunal,
including witnesses and the taking Of their
testimony, will largely exceed S425,oOO.
In view of all the facts and what may
be reasonably expected as the result of a
commission, the undersigned submits that
prompt and final settlement of the vexa-
ttous controversy by an appropriation of
the lump sum agreed upon is advisable"