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The representative., 1900-11-29
STILL GRITTY.

The resolute spirit of those who under
stood the purpose of the Bryan element is
exceedingly refreshing. They have no re-
grets, they are not discouraged, nor do they
talk of mistakes. Mr.. Stone of Missouri,
vice chairman of the national committee,
in letter to the Herald says: This talk
about reorganization is absurd. The Demo-
cratic party is already organized
Willis j. Abbot, head of the Democratic
literary bureau, in the same column says:
Swift upon the heels of the defeat of the
Democratic party in the nation comes the
intelligence that the men who helped to
defeat it are about to call a conference in
the city of New York, to the end that the
party which they deserted and betrayed may
be 'reorganized' SO as to put them in con-
troll
This is much as if Benedict Arnold had
successfully delivered West Point over into
the hands of th0 British. and then offered
himself to lead the colonial armies in place
of George Washington.
Reorganization of the Democratic party
under the leadership of the men who are
now thrusting themselves forward as
though divinely appointed, would mean the
elimination from that party of all the fun
damental principles of real Democracy We
have had Democratic party controlled by
gentlement like Don M. Dickinson, ]. Ster-
ling Morton, Daniel S. Lamont, E. c. Bene-
dict Grover Cleveland and their sort, and
their party was so little different from the
nepuDllCdH party lndL IL made no Q1norenCe
to the monopolsts and the plutOcrats wheth-
er Republicans or so-called Democrats were
in power at Washington.
The handful OF men who are now going
to meet in New York to settle the destinies
of great party have overlooked the fact
that not six men or sixty men can control
the Democratic masses. Unlike the Repub-
lican party, the Democratic party is not
bossed. In one or two big Cities some man.
by superior political skill, has seized upon
the nominating machinery, and is able to
nominate mayors and aldermen, and even
congressman at his will. but these men are
only small part of the great Democratic
organization. The reason why the Demo-
cratic party has held to the positions it as
sumed in 1896 and in 1900 is because the
voters, the plain people, the workingman and
the farmer were, for the first time since
Andrew JacksOn's day, encouraged and aided
to assume charge of the Democratic organi-
zation. If the party is to be reorganized,
as number of millionaire newspaper own
ers insist it must, then those who desire to
reorganize it will do we'll to consult the
people instead of getting half dozen nota-
bilities in gorgeous room at the Waldorf
Astoria. Joliet News.
There are none so blind as those who
will not see. Mr.. Stone, of Missouri, is
one of those Democrats who seem salts
fed with the Democratic party as it is
and probably believes that if the vote
could be taken over again next week the
results would be reversed. A large ele-
ment of Bryan's Democratic supporters
will agree with Mr.. Stone. They can
appreciate what has happened to them.
They have been whipped, but they can't
believe it was fair fight. They think
there must have been mistake in count
The representative., 1900-11-29

that he says above is true and of great
import to the reform movement.
When he says Bryan is 1000, 900
votes stronger than any other man in
his party" he probably speaks the truth.
These 100000 votes were the votes Of
Populists, and were Bryan's reward for
advocating = portion Of The Populist
tenets. Against these 100000 Popu-
list votes gained by him. he lost the gold
wing Of his own party. Some voted
for- Palmer and Buckner, some voted
for Mckinley, and all of that wing work.
ed against him.
Altgeld is again level-headed when he
says, "If we had declared for the gold
worse"
With declaration for the gold stand
ard the strength of the Democratic par
ty was represented approximately by
Cleveland Democracy was virtually dead
in 1896. The Cleveland wing of the par
ty knew they could not re-elect Grover,
and if they could not re-elect their tool
they preferred Mckinley to Bryan.
When Altgeld finally says: ''The Dem
ocratic party must stand for the toll
ing masses or else have no mission" he
again speaks the truth, but when he
adds, To-day the party stands for JUS
tice,' there is room to doubt his cor
clusion.
If we deduct from Bryan's 7,000,00O
vote the Populists, Silver Republicans
and other refOrmers who were never
Democrats, we believe the real Simon
pure Democrats who supported Bryan
were outnumbered by the Democrats
who stayed at home or voted for Nc
cratic party cannot be said to stand for
justice or reform.
When Altgeld and Bryan will see the
Democratic party as it is, and become
ashamed of it as they ought, and cease
to worship the name Democrat and turn
their backs on the Eastern wing of the
party, they will then begin to command
the respect of reformers from other par
ties. Their professions and their asso-
Citations will then tally and reformers
can move on together Altgeld is be-
ginning to see and we believe that both
he and Bryan are preparing to leave the
old hulk. Our prayers are with them.
Altgeld is right when he says, Jus
tice must triumph in the end" but De-
mocracy will never be true to great
principles as he hopes. Democracy has
drifted away from the principles of jeff
erson as hopelessly as the Republican
party has drifted away from the prin-
ciples of Lincoln. E. A. T.
The representative., 1900-11-29
OIL AND WATER.

Bryanism and Crokerism won't mix Re-
form trimmed with gold lace is not a pref
" thlng. Bryan with all the goldbugs
against him, was stronger than he was with
half the yellow Democrats in his favor.
For every goldbug he got he lost a true
man. The immense increase of the vote
Tor Debs and Woolley shows that reformers
are moreplentiful than ever, but they are
are more plentiful than ever but they are
not hunting spols under the black flag of
Tammany hall
The Nonconformist supported Bryan in
spite OF his shady SURROUNDINGS 1t is not
ashamed OF its course. 1t has no apologies
% make. 1t supported Bryanism but it
ild not and it never will favor the Demo-
cratic party.
we do not mourn over the election as one
not to be comforted. We are feeling very
"eil thank you Whatever is is right God
moves IN mysterious ways his wonders to
perform.
This election is probably a death blow
70 FUSION That will be blessed good thing,
aont you know? 1t will probably cause a
new alignment of the reform forces That
won't be a bad thing either. It will unite
tne men who agree on principles and drive
away every man who has Joined us for the
sake of spoils.
Goodbye, Mr. Croker, long good bye
TO you and all your kind d.-Nonconformist
We are glad to see the Nonconformist
again swinging into line for reform and
bidding goodbye to Crokerism. The
Nonconformist was formerly a great
power for good. Temporarily it lost
It's compass and turned in for Bryan.
During the entire campaign just closed
IL was up against the unique PROPOSE
ton of supporting Bryan and fighting
6ryans party. Reform papers will now
be unit for new deal, that will unite
men of principles and leave out all
olutes of whatever party.
Hereafter the old Nonconformist will
De good reading. EAT
The representative., 1900-11-29
ELECTION ECHOES.

Altgeld is the bulwark of the nrooros-
slVe element in the Democratic party
Bryan is perhaps as determined and m
nlnchlng, but Altgeld comes up strong in
a crisis. Little Eckles and a lot of that
SORT, calling themselves Democrats for
the purpose of cutting that much deeper
are being interviewed and the Chicago
american cowardly turns against free
silver and the Philippine issue and back
FOR campaign along lines of the least
resistance. Altgeld breasts the storm
without culver and tells them plain;v
there will be no backward step. He
knows that but for reform sentiments
IN the party the Populists would be
strongest west of New York He said to
Tribune reporter recently:
mo. The second defeat of Bryan will
not result in the complete reorganization
of the Democratic party. Bryan is g.
100000 votes stronger than any other
man in the party, and if we cannot elect
him we cannot elect anybody. If we had
declared for the gold standard the defeat
would have been worse, for we would
have lost what we had, and would not
have gained anything, because the cor
rupt syndicates wanted tool and not a
man in the White House. We do not
want to win if we must sell or mortgage
the Democratic party to Eastern specula-
tors as was done both times when we
elected Cleveland.
eff the government must be run on
corrupt Hamiltonian principles we want
the Republican party to do it. The
toiling masses Or else have no mission.
Today the party stands for justice, and
the seven or more million men who sup
ported Bryan are satisfied with it, They
are not asking for reorganization. The
men who are talking about reorganiza-
tion are the hypocrits and the corpora
tiOn creatures who supported Mckinley
when they found they would not be per-
mitted to prostitute the Democratic par
ty. Their proper place is in the Repub-
lican party.
Justice must triumph in the end and
the Democracy will win if it is only true
to great principles, and will be spit upon
if it again allies itself with the corrup-
tionists who run the syndicates. Joliet
News
Altgeld is the most 1evel-heade:l
among the reform Democrats. Much
The representative., 1900-11-29

ton to the government, but the reverse
is true.
Fourth. The government furnishes
him with all the bills issued ready for
signature.
Fifth. This is the bond of connection
between the government and the banker.
Sixth. In order that the bankers may
make money out Of them.
Seventh. The bonds are then sold and
the proceeds applied to the redemption
Of the notes. The biAs Of failed bank
are as good as bills of one that is solv-
ent. This is where the function of gov
ernment comes in In the case of green
backs, or government bills, no such pro-
vision is necessary, for it is impossible
that the government should fail. But
while the bonds protect the issue of the
banks, there is no guarantee for the pro-
lection of the stockholders or depositors.
Every day sees failure of some ma
tional bank.
Eighth. No. BY it's system of espion-
"oS anu SAoAAAAoIiOA IL CAPOoC0 WIOu6-
doing; but this too often comes too late
for the protection of the stockholders
and depositors
Ninth. Yes. In this way the banks can
create panic at any time their policy
may dictate it.
Tenth. Look at the reports published.
A bank with a couple of hundred thous-
and dollars deposited, of its own money.
may do business of millions. In this
case 1t loans the money of depositors.
very precarious business. I'D.
The representative., 1900-11-29

One cause of congratulation in the out
come of the campaign is the utter annlhlla-
tion of tht Nebraska 'roaders," who ran
their campaign for the special purpose of
helping the Republican gerrymander in Sc
curing an anti-fusion legislature and thus
retire Mr.. Alien and send two Republicans
to the United States senate. In the counties
where they expected to elect Republicans,
Custer and Buffalo particularly, the fusion
lists won out and send good Populists to the
legislature The thousands upon thousands
of dollars the Republican committee ex-
pended on the outfit was wasted, for which
we return thanks.
The returns are yet not entirely in and
farther comments on them will be reserved
for next week, when full returns will be at
The issue for 1904 was made when the
vote cast on Nov. elected William Nc
Kinley for another term of four years. All
honest people must admit that during the
past four years more new trusts were organ
lied than formerly existed. What will be
the lesson in the coming four years? The
trusts have paid the laboring voter to elect
Mckinley and they will further rob him by
forming more trusts and every necessary of
life will be taxed to the utmost In this
way the trusts expect to amass an immense
fund to use to corrupt elections and thereby
control legislation for all time to come. The
issue for 1904 is made, and it is this, 'Shall
the trusts own the people or shall the people
own the trusts?" The people will learn by
bitter experience the Lesson of private monop-
olies and we believe they will awaken to
the fact that all trusts and all forms of in
dustry which can be controlled by private
monopoly must be given to the people in
the way of government ownership. If pri-
vate monopoly is good thing for few,
why isn't government ownership good
thing for all the people? Let us unfurl our
banner for 1904 and let our battle cry be-
government ownership of all monopoies.-
Non Conformist.
: We take the foregoing from the Nom
Conformist, edited by one of the Vincent
family. The Nonconformist was form
The representative., 1900-11-29
Coin Harvey'x Venture,

ROGERS, Ark, Nov. 19-Hon. w. n.
(Coin) Harvey has purchased the Silver
Springs property five miles southeast
of Rogers. 1t consists Of 32O acres, on
which is located the largest spring Of
water in the state. He is preparing
plans to make out of it large summer
and health resort. Plans for a 1OO-room
hotel are completed and work will
commence in January. He has men at
The representative., 1900-11-29

In North Dakota every county in the
state went for Mckinley.
South Dakota is nearly as bad
Wisconsin went Republican by &C, 900
majority.
Minnesota ditto by nearly 10000.
And now they are talking of recon-
structing Democracy. They had better
buy lot in some cemetery and bury it,
l. D.
The representative., 1900-11-29
sTUPENDOUs.

Four Counties I'm MtnnesOta for Bry-
an-Every County in North Dakota
Goes Against Him.
There are SO counties in the state Of
Minnesota, and it is almost incredible but
nevertheless true, that but four of them
gave a majority for William Jennings bryan
at the recent election. Those four counties
and their Bryan majorities were as follows:
Mcleod, 481; Scott 537; StearnS, LIS;
Red Lake, 313.
Every other county of the state, even old
Democratic Morrison, gave Mckinley more
votes than Bryan, the difference in Morrl-
son amounting only to four, it is true,
but at that sufficient.
Practically complete figures, including all
but seven counties of the state as received
in the shape Of postal card returns at the
office of the secretary of state, show that
Mckinley swept the state and has more
than $4,000 plurality. He carried all the con-
gressional districts including the Seventh
which went for Bryan four years ago. In
the Seventh this year McKinley's plurality
over Bryan was more than 5000. Yet,
large as the figure, that is the least plu-
rality received by the Republican candi-
date in any of the seven districts, the Sec
ond turning in with the best showing of
IA 900 plurality. Hennepin county can claim
the honors of second place, with more than
$4,000 plurality for Mckinley.
Bryan did not carry a county in the First,
Second, Fourth Fifth congressional dis
tricts, and in the Seventh he only managed
to secure Red Lake county by 313 to spare.
On the vote for governor, tabulated BY
congressional districts with very little es-
tmating. done, although, of course. the
figures are not official, it is disclosed that
Van SAINT carried five of the congressional
districts of the state, although his margin
very close in the Third and Sixth. His
best showing, all things considered, is i'll
the Second and Fifth congressional districts,
though a heavy change was made in the
vote of the Sixth district over two and four
years ago. Here are the pluralities by con-
gressional districts both for president and
governor. Remember that the figures are
not official and subject to change when
the official count is made:
nictr rirt CiYaln Xyo1 Sonf ind
The representative., 1900-11-29

work making a large lake near the
spring, the lake being over a mile long.
He has changed the name of the place
to Monty Ne, the first word signifyinS
mountain and the second word an In
dian name meaning water. A mass
meeting of the citizens of the town has
been called for tomorrow night to pro-
vide means towards building fine road
from this place to the resort He is
receiving the hearty cooperation or
the Frisco railroad.
The representative., 1900-11-29
The Companion for the Rest OF 1000

The CompanfOn for the Rest of 1000.
Every issue of the Youths Companion
for the nine weeks Of November and
December will be enlarged, and the holi-
day numbers will be double the usual
size, with richly decorated covers. From
now until the end of the year the Com
panion will be crowded with articles and
stories sufficiently varied to please every
taste in both old and young-men and
women, boys and girls.
The representative., 1900-11-29

Leaving St. Paul p. m. and Minneapolis
GAO D. IN. Saturday, Oct. 18th, will run
only to Hankinson, NJ d. See 500 Line
Agent about change in time Sunday. Oc,.
14th.
The representative., 1900-11-29

Dead Shot Remedy Co.
My wife says Dead Shot is the best thing
on earth to break up cold.
8. q. PALMER.
Minneapolis. MINI.
The representative., 1900-11-29

Health for 10 cents. Cascarets mako
the bowels and kidneys act naturally.
destroy microbes, cure headache bill
BUSINESS and constipation. All drupeists
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10th ha and his

business men of the town. Both he anu hls
clerk, Milton Ellis. passed away lons ,,ns 49, o
MIR. Sharp's daughter. Miss Pal snap, P,oarried
remarkably pretty young lady. one hern q son'
Capt. Cochran. To them were poIn wi sol,'
He lived until after he was licensed is W
tice medicine. a year or two after hls Ill i,in ,p,
riage he died leaving widow anu on0 hnmsa
Robert brennan, kept hoaTulns rnw of
and the boys slept In the long TOW va u
rooms, which were known by the classic
name of "Chinch Row." Mr.. brennan was
most excellent citizen. lie passed away
many years ago ,...,-o,. o.-,.
from Anderson to Due West as printer. he
afterward moved to Abbeville, to be eaitor o,
the Independent Press. Later, ne studsu
medicine, and In the summer OF lSl, , ne 'aEn n,,
ened and died. He was one OF the truest anu
best men ever knew, and was always iailn-
In the fifties Robert A. Thomson wae a
printer In the Miscellany once &C.: onS ,SrnSa bs
always regarded him as man Of the highest
character. He bought the KeoYee Courier
about 1853, and held 1t for many years. He
stlll lives at WalhaIla and rhe people now
Notable among the negroes was "Snowden."
who belonged TO &C. Hawthorn. SNOW
den" was INTO sHkne fun and fr1lic thac the ,as
even straight liquor. In his way he was q
useful darkey. believe he was the father OF
"Snowden" Brown of this city.
Among the young men who entered lne
printing office at Due West in the ffties were
John T. Darlington and Fl. Manly Darlington,
brothers. Both went to the war. Manly
died. John returned and Is living In North
Carolina, the publisher Of a newspaper. Their
younger brother, Joseph j. Darlington. stud
led law, went to Washington, and stands
high in bis profession. :.
Frank Girk and Adam -- also came to
Due West In the lfties. Mr.. Girk is still q
printer In the office. He may now be consid,
cred part OF the office fixtures. He married
years ago, and has grown children.
William Stansell was in the office In 1851.
He remained for quite a while. He went 70
Mississippi, and turned out to be 'ColoneP
In the Confederate army. do not know what
became of him after the war.
Pink Starnes was printer about that time
lHe always read the sermons which appeared
once week in the Augusta Chronicle. AND
SO 1t Is the Augusta Chronicle and Pink
Starnes impressed me In my youth with the
value of sermons as q component part o
secular newspapers. have been governed by
the remembrance of Starness pleasure IN
reading the sermons.
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W. D. BarksdaIe Locals.

W. ID. Barksdale Locals. "
The finest -four. Try "Grandeur."
Good stock Of stoves all sizes. Come and
see them. ~. -
Fruit jars all sizes. Extra ruhbers. - a
A splendid lot Of siopee crockery. la s.
Canned goods of all kinds. ,Ly&lsy
Hams. breakfast bacon. .,las.- :%' ~.
New white cottolene, very hne. .,hff jejf Z.
Nice french candy In bulk. 80 55s,siy 2,
get. !; y SsSSS .lA.sl
All'kinds OF goods at low prices. :ss " y.
. Come In, t.s s S.
June 5. 1900. W.[D .BarEsdalesS
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A Horse With Almost Human Intelli.
xanCo.

One OF the most novel sights that will ever
be witnessed in the South will be seen at the
Carnival and Fair, at Abbevllle. July II, Is;
~. Van Nranken, the noted horseman ana
educator of animals, has been employed by
the Southern Carnival Association 70 exhibit
his wonderful horse, Forest Tempest,
which he drives through the streets without
briddle. This horse Will perform many won.
derful things. Among others. actually writ,
Ing upon "a large black board. A piece OF
chalk ia placed In the horses mouth and Prot.
Van Vranken asks the public TO call out any
thing they want, and the horse will write
down almost as fast as the words are spoken.
This wonderful horse can spell your name,
figure sums in arithmetic even to fractions.
acts as postmaster and book keeper. You
m ust certainly see him at the great Fair and
Carnival. You will see him driven through
the streets without rein or bride turning 10
a circle, and changing from one gait TO anoth-
er, all at the word Of command. one OF the
most W wonderful sights In the world.
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State Of South Carolina, II
COUNTY OF ABBEvILLE.

COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE.:5l III
t COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ~, 4 .
Alvan Etheredge, Plaintiff, against BE.
Thomson, ]. NJ. Thomson,.J ]. g. Smitnsd.
. w. West, A. T.. Edmondsoni and RsaC.
y Thomson in their own right and as Trus.
tee Of P. X. Thomson, deceased. and his
~ heirs, II any, whose names and residence
are unknown. Defendants. .#
Copy Summons a 2 ssSges' for ss'ief- sf eonp'aaAs
Tothe above named Defendants:
You AND EACH OF YOU ARE HEREBY
'surnmoned and required to answer the com.
;;pIaint IN this action. OF which q copy Is here.
with seryed upon you, and tp serve copy OF
your answer to the said complaint on the SUBJ
scribefa at their Office at Edgefisld Court
House south Carolina, within twenty days
after the Service hereof, exclusive ofthe day
OF siieh service; and II you fail to answerthe
complaint within, the time aforesaid, the
plaintiff in this action will apply To- the Court
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
H& Tompkins &Wells,
:a Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Dated May 23d, 1900. at Abbevills, s. g. s.fszas,
"-- - \. 10 !, ~
To the Defendants above named: - =.
You will please take notice that the COM
plaint in the above entitled action, together
with the summons OF which the above is a
copy. was filed in the office Of the Clerk Of
the Court Of Common Pleas for Abbeville
County. at Abbeville Court House, on the 18th
day Of May, 1870.
.....g. Tompkins Wells, Y
... Plaintiffs Attorneys.
May 30, 1sOoIltf t~' II
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CAMP A. ]. LYTHg!OE.

Veterans,iwilI Meet at Level Land
Next Saturday.
Camp AL. Lythgoe No. 1868 U. c. Veterans
will meet at Level Land, s. g., ON SATURDAY,
the 7th instant at $50 p. M. All veterans In
Due West township are requested to meet
with us. There will be an election OF officers,
&C., OF the detachment from Due West town.
ship to Ioin the parade during Carnival week
at Abbeville on the nth. 18th and 18th inst.
By order OF Captain Commander.
John A. Robinson, H. w. CrawIord'
Adjutant.
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BOARD DIRECTORS.

z. B. Callison and Joseph Lake, ieldell
Township.
p. b. Callison. j. Add. Calhoun and Joseph
Lake, kirkseys Township.
l. Add. Calhoun, Joseph Lake and X. W.
Townsend, Fellowship Township.
J. Add. Calhoun, Joseph Lake and X. w.
Townsend, Brooks Township.
j. W. Lyon and 4. X. Watson, Indian Hill
Township.
Abboville, y. g., Jan. II, l9OD.