The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-02-20
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and ayaricious ones yho are ibeainiti5 chi, (, I

mere is only ono ultimate source tfol
tho gold coin held today III the bank
vaults subject tUstatistical enr,nera,
ton, and in tho scores Of deposit com
panies and private vaults lout Of all
numerical ken. That source is tic
United States government vaults, and
@ s1lry OF the several deals shows
hoy prof tab b2e has been tho pro cess Of
taking the old 3 out and putting il
back again. It is d standing Joke tho
country over about the silly granaryy
keeper who bought at the front door
the. grain, which the clever chiffoniers
had drawn froma leak in tile rear Of
his grain bins. Tho laugh OH the buyer
smothers tho blame on the tricksterss.
but tho trickery is there, whether the
gram be gold dollars, tho granary tho
United States treasury, and tho ma
nlpulators u tinanciers of the first water.
II IS business to lend lnonY. It is busi.
ness to lend q man his own money. If
ne has not the wit to see through, the
transaction and strength enough TO
stop it, " 4,
The three gold loans from those
VINO VIII always be ready to loan the
com as long as the government is read y
70 borrow it, have been SO crowded to-
gether that no citizen, however short
his memory, can fail to grasp thoir
whole bearing. Tho acts follow so fast
on each other that there is no time 10
go out between them if one wishes to
watch the whole farce through. IN
tho summer Of 1898 Tho government
ln9 had its coveted 500 600, O00 aud more,
Then J, came tho strst Of the game and
me me r;,n caimaS na3 OF tho iipst ronncr when
$57, 600, 600 Of "new" gold poured into
Inc Inc sleye-likc vaults. Ten months
i9ter nnn M more new" gold, tliis time S5S.
IVY, IVY, poured from ditto to ditto.
NOW, Iwo months later, aud tho iig.
ures changc to $G5,000, ,OOO and thc
same act, is gone through with. Tie
tom-!om beat q different tuno as each
nct i III the Chinese drama is gone
Through, and this last act upon Which
The curtain is going down has All Gle
lnent OF delicious uncertainty in the
promise that it is to be now gold this
limo and that it is not to be drawn
~ Irom Inc treasury by any subtcrfuoe,
Ihcre Is an implied charge in this that
Uncle Sam has bcen sadly buncoed in
giving something for nothing, and the
lacts OF history III tho case prove it be-
yond doubt. But the natural n,,ery is.
mas the bunco game stopped? If SO,
%ny SO! There have been eminent
hn'.nclcrs Y as Uncle Sam in every ono
OF the other deals. III fact, some Of
tho names run through from act to
act. 10 tho lay mind With memory
a;year long there is something incrcdi
DIG tiiat The government should have
promised to pay out $500, 600, 900 for
me s use Of q few millions Of gold
Tor g few, days. Tho two loans
alrea,dy-practically closed out show that
Tor e the use Of S57, 600, 900 of gold from
fcbrunry | to about October III last
year the government must pay the
money lenders. over $15. 900, 600 For
the use of another $5S, 600, 600 for less
than two months the government is
under obligations to pay another s s.,
OeO0, 600, SO that for tho permission to
hold u little over ahundred million Of
their gold for less than a yearthe lead
lhg bankers or financiers or fools or
syndicate have cxacted over $50, 0O0,-
900 IN interest, or about 30 Dor cent.
for the use of the gold, and this same
new gold still waits in the vaults other
than Uncle Sam's fora repetition of tic
sad farce an infinitum 77SY,7o
Clemson College Rentted.
CALHOUN, S. G., Feb. 1G Tho
work Of furnishing and rcfittine tho
interior OF Clemson College is being
rapidly advanced and everything will
DC IN order for tho reoping on tho 21st
instant: MeSsrs Hunnicutt and Bel
ingram, or Atlanta, have the contract
for putting in the heating apparatus.
a test was recently made by Trustees
Donaldson and Bradley to see if every
thing was in working order and WITH
the exception of one or two minor
matters, the radiators were found to
work successfully. The exterior paint
ing OF the College and chapel has been
delayed ny the excessive cold prevail,
ing OF late. Tho COLLEGE people think
that the action Of the board at their
last meeting, when it was decided not
to pay for student labor, will havo the
effect Of keeping away great many
boys. President Craighead is receiv
ing many letters from parents who
want to send their sons, but who say
that they will be prevented from do
ing soif thcro is to be no pay for labor
It's thought that there will not be
more than $50 to 800 boys at the open-
ing. Last year the nnmber went al
Que time to $50. News and Courier.
A True Soldier. 4.
WASHINGTON, sH'eb. 16. Senate,
Hunton has received q letter from
Lieut.. Gen. Schofield acknowledging
the lattcr's thanks for Senator Hun
tons remarks III the Senate urcina
the confirmation Of the GencraPs nom
nation apropos Of the fact that Con
Ssohoiicld was military Governor: oj
Virginia. The letter is as follows 1. /
| My Dear Senator: Many times dur
ing the past twenty-five years pleas
ant personal messages have como tc
me from Virginia, but it has remained
for you 70 make the first official ant
public declaration Of tho fact, whicl
has always been so dear to mo, that
had gained the friendship and conf
dence Of the big hearted people of Vir.
ginia. This is an honor far more
dear to mo than any military rank
and thankGyou very sincerely fol
having taken SO fitting an occasion tc
mako public declaration Of that great
honor Very respectfully and truly
yours, j /. M. Schocneld.
An Ugly Case. AZ
CALHOUN, S. O., Feb. 1G. An ugly
case of poisoning has been brought to
light in this neighborhool,i 5by Which
Goodloc Davis has lost his life. The
facts as far as ascersaii}ed aye,5tiiat
JAMIE, s ,s,.srp, Day5 4 giri, Wliyer, " at
nssiSes, conspired to poison Goodioe
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