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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-08-19
Mr.. j. S. Kendall Speaks.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Special
Wednesdays session of the convcn-
ton of The Commercial Secretaries of
the South, was devoted principally
to addresses by secretaries of CON-
mercial bodies of the Southern States,
chief among whom was that of G. G:
Dave, secretary of the chamber OF
commerce of Montgomery, Ala. E. ].
Watson, Columbia, S. c.; Sidney j.
Pow, shawnee, Oka.; j. s. Kendall,
.Grsensboro, n. c, aud Hon, Paul
Roberts, Nashville, also speke'
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y rUCStt S1DliltIe s-tO Z etliCrSs-sNuSSt
their approval. If one IS nominated
npon a platform which is not salts
factory 70 him, he must, if candid,
either decline the nomination, or in
accepting it, propose an amended
platform in lieu Of the one adopted
by the convention. No such situa-
tion, however, confronts your candi-
date, for the platform upon which I
was nominated not only contains
nothing from which / dissent, but it
specifically outlines all the remedial
legislation which we can hope to
secure during the next four years.
Republican Challenge Accepted.
The distinguished STATESMAN who
received the Republican nomination
for President said, in his notification
speech: "The strength of the Re
publican cause in the campaign at
hand is the fact that we represent
the policies essential to the reform
of known abuses, to the continuance
Of liberty and true prosperity and
that we are determined, as our plat
form unequivocally declares, to main
tain them and carry them on.
In the name of the Democratic
party, I accept the challenge, and
charge that the Republican party is
responsible for all the abuses which
now exist in the Federal government,
and that it is impotent to accomplish
the reforms which are imperatively
needed. Further, I cannot concur in
the statement that the Republican
platform unequivocally declares for
the reforms that are necessary; on
the contrary, affirm that it openly
and VIGOROUSLY disappoints the hopes
and expectations of reformers,
whether those reformers be Repub-
licans or Democrats. So far did the
Republican convention fall short of
its duty that the Republican candi-
date celt it necessary to add to mis-
platform in several important par
ticulars, thus rebuking the leaders
OF the party, upon whose co-opera-
ton he must rely for the enactment
of rclledical legislation.
Shall the People Rule.
Our platform declares that the
overshadowing issue which manifests
itself in all the questions now under
discussion is, "Shall the people
rule7" No matter which way we turn;
no matter to what subject we adj
dress ourselves, the same question
confronts us: Shall the people con-
troll their own government, and use
that government for the protection
of their rights and for the promot-
ion of their welfareq or shall tie
representatives of predatory wealth
prey upon a defensless public, while
the offenders secure immunity from
subservient officials whom they raise
to power by unscroupulous methods?
This is the issue raised by the
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e. ). Nornedss
Fallen By the Wayside.

Never ask pardon before you are
accused.-French.
The Interstate Commerce t'ommis-
sion revised fruit rates from Florida.
The first fight in the army airship
tests is expected this week.
Sailors and negroes indulged in
race not in Norfolk, in which large
number of Shots were fired. No >one
was killed.
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Couple Drown in Delaware Bay.

Wilmington, Del, special.-Clar-
ence Dutton, aged 25 years, and Mel
lie Nickerson, aged 20 years, both of
Chester, Pa, were drowned at Bow
ers Beach, q summer resort on Della
ware Bay. Dutton, Miss Nockcrson
and three others had gone in battling
and were carried beyond their depth
bv the treacherous current at this
point. Three of the party were res
cucd, but Dutton and Miss Noclser,
son werp swept into Delaware Bay
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EIinor Mention.

Judge Taft began rehearsins short
speeches into phonograph at Hot
spriogs for use in the approaching
campaign.
Miss Edith Bone, of Chicago, got
$4,000 bequest because she smiled
and cheered an invalid woman
Owing to an outbreak of smallpox
OH the transport Sherman everyood.;
on board may be vaecinated aud he'll
IN quarantine:
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Aeroplane's Best Flight.

Lemans, France, special.-Wilbur
Wright, of Dayton, Ohio, made a
splendid flight with his aeroplane
here circling the field five times and
remaining in the air &c minutes 56 80
seconds. The flight was undulating
throughout, with the highest level 80
feet. Among the spectators was M.
Kapferer, the engineer of the dirigi-
BILE balloon Vile de Paris.
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News of the Day.

Plans for an invasion of Haiti
have been made in the interests OF
preserving order there.
The provisions Of the Government
Employees Liability act were an
nounced.
Texas made complaints against CT
common carriers before the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
The golden jubilee of Mother JUS
tina was begun at the Monte Marie
Convent In Richmond
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Travellers Enjoy Outing.

New York, specisl.-The delegates
10 the Interstate Prosperity Congress
of Commercial Travellers had 7 out
ing on Manhattan Beach Saturday.
At q dinner a feature was the an
nouncement Of many messages of
sympathy with the movement, re-
ceirved from distinguished persons
throughout the country. Many of
these had partisan flavor, and it was
decided not to read them.
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How He Classified Tt.

The Employe-Please sir, I've been
an gone an got married, and I'd like
you to raise my wages, sir.
The Employer (worried by thoughts
of the workmen's conversation act)
Very sorry for YOU Smith, I'm
sure, but l can't do that. I'm only
responsible for accidents that happen
in the works, you know.-Sketch.
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Fallen Bv the Wayside.

Turkish women are giving up their
wells and going about with their faces
exposed, but Turkey can hardly be
expected TO. take its place among the
enlightened Nations Of the world
until the Turkish women adopt OPEN
work hose.-Chicago Record-Herald.
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for more than ten years, directed its
affairs not only proitably to the IN
stitution but in the largest measure
to the benefit of his community and
of the entire State.
-Elaeted an Alderman Of the City
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gRHETT FOR SENATOR.

A man.better equipped for the Office
of United States Senator than II:
GondMYn Rhett, of Charleston, could
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Left ON The Porch

"My!" exclaimed Mr.. Staylatc,
OTIS 10 o'clock. However, my train
doesn't &C until II: % and it's very
pleasant here on the porch.
"I m glad you like it," saia Miss
Stubs.
eyes, but-er-perhaps I'm keeping
you up.'
"Not at all. I'm going to lock up
and go to bed now. ."-Philadelphia
Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-08-19

Mr., salo RosenmeYer committed
suicide In Winchester.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-08-19

Calumny is ,nonstrous vice.
Herodotus;
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OUTLINES His POLICIES.
Speech of Accep.ancs Covers
Number of TIE Issues Of the Present
Campaign as Viewed by The Nomi-
nee.

Lincoln, Neb., Special.-Ou We'd
nesday William Jennings Bryan was.
for the third time, formally notified
of his nomination as the Democratic
cadidate for president of the United
States. Tie speech of notification
was made by Congressman Henry D.
Clayton, of Alabama, chairman Of the
committee on notification. In re-
sponse Mr.. Bryan said in part:
Mr. Bryan's Address.
NJ. Clayton and Gentlemen of the
Notification Committee: / cannot ac-
cept the nomination which You Of
fcially tender, without first acknowl-
edging my deep Indebtedness to the
Democratic party for the extraordi-
nary honor which it has conferred
upon me. Having twice before been
a candidate for the presidency. in
campaigns which ended in defeat, a
third nomination, the result Of che
free and voluntary act of the voters
Of the party, can only be explained
by a substantial and undispnted
growth in the principles and policies
for which /, with a multitude of
others, have contended. As these
principles and policies have. given me
whatever political strength l possess,
the action of the convention not only
fenews my faith in them but
strengthens my attachment to them.
A Platform is Binding.
L shall, in the near future, prepare
a more formal reply to your notifca-:
tion, and in that letter of acceptance
will deal with the platform in detail.
1t is sufficient, at this time to assure
You that / am in hearty accord with
both the letter and the spirit of the
platform. I endorse it in whole and
in part, and shall, if elected, regard
its declaration as binding upon me,
And, I may add, platform is bind
ing as to what it omits as well as to
what it contains. According to the
Democratic idea, the people think for
themselves, and select officials to car
ry out their wishes. The voters are
the soverigns; the officials are the SER
wants, employed for fixed time
and at stated salary to do what
the soverigns want done, and
it in the way the soverigns
done. Platforms are entirely j
T1ony with this Democratic id
platform announces the party
tion on the questions which
issue; and an official is not at
10 use The authority vested in
sisfge personal views which sha
iheen s1hn1ifted To the voter
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White and Black Republican,.

WAANN ~ NHNRAANA
Mr.. BOOKER WASHINGTON, a great
friend Of the whites, lie saying nice things
about Mr.. TAFT. MIR. TAFT is trying to
say nice things about the negroes. But
who is going TO make the negroes for
give the proxy Of the President who held
that the presumption Of innocence does
not apply TO black soldiers' Something
must be done, for the colored citizens
are suspicious, as Mr.. TAFT puts II.
And they are more than suspicious;
they are angry. And the worst Of Il is
they have full reason to be. The task Of
soothing them is going TO be hard for a
statesman whose specially Is irritation,
What are the processes to be used?
1t is difficult for the Republicans 10
get over the notion that the negroes
ought TO be proud and thankful for the
chance to vote the Republican ticket.
Emancipation, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, -the
party that freed the slave and 90 on won't
work. The pretended zeal to reduce
the Southern representation in Congress
pulls the wool, so TO speak, over nobody's
eyes. Aplatform demand for a oonsti-
tutional amendments permit the Federal
Government 10 create a Canal Zone on Mr..
RoosEvELT's guiding star, Mars, would
be just as practical and satisfactory.
The colored race Is, unfortunately, one
Of the few races from which MIR. RoosE-
WELT Is not firmly convinced that he
is descended. The Republicans have
buncoed the blacks admirably for forty
years, but there's an end to everything
What is the situation? In the South the
colored vote has been practically cut
out. In the North it is expected TO
cleave to the Republicans, partially on
that account, In both sections the col
ored o~ficeholders are scarce:
Tho little bee sucks the blossom
And the big bee Gets the honey;
The colored mon picks the cotton
And the white man gets the money.
SO there was plenty of cause for the
negroes to suspect the good faith Of the
Republican party toward them even
before the last straw from Brownsville.
In Ohio, Indiana, New York, New Jersey,
to mention only four critical States, the
negroes can shoot up" the Republican
party If they want to. They must be
brought to reason, pacihed. And how?
Why, a Northern negro alternate or so
to Chicago will serve, won't it2 There
is even a proposition to send an alternate
delegate at large from Massachusetts,, We
believe. Can the COMPOUNDED ringers"
ask anything handsOmer than that?
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Authority IN Municipal Departments.

1t is difficult TO see that any particular
harm was done by allowing the eI-
| convict HUMMEL 20 leave the peniten-
tiary at an hour which would permit
him to escape the camera squads and
moral essayists OF the press. II Sui,-
lection Ia such exploitation were a rec
ognized part Of the system Of punish
ment for malefactors the authorities
would be justly liable 10 ccnsure for aid
ing him in avoiding it. As it is not, any
reputable means adopted to make his
dismissal decent and orderly appears TO
be beyond criticism.
Commissioner COGGEY, however, has
another matter on hand for investiga-
ton if, as alleged, he gave special in
structions that HuMMRL should be taken
from the penitentiary on the regular
boat. The Commissioner might well
have assisted in landing the former
lawyer in Manhattan or elsewhere in
secret. As long as he objected to such
a reasonable proceeding he is bound to
find out who among his subordinates
di~sobeyed his instructions and violated
the regulations Of the department, Ae-
counts Of HuMMEL's last day In prison
say that Mr.. CoGGEY stayed on the isl-
and until the last boat 10 see that his
orders we're carried out Apparently
the discipline Of the Department Of Cor
rection Is 20 lax and its Commissioner
20 nearly powerless that when he wants
his interiors n do a thing he must stand
around and watch them to prevent them
from Sinking and from defying him,
That HUMNEL got away from Black
wells Island without being surrounded
and assailed by a crowd Of the curious
and lmpertinent is not cause for regret.
But II the conditions In the Department
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-21

TfLDEN. lie was succeeded a. state
Reporter by HIRAM 4. SICKgLs, who held
the Office longer than any other incum-
bent, the reports bearing his name be-
ginning with volume 40 and ending with
volume iOi. He was followed by Ed
MuNp n SMITH, Mr.. BBDELUs imhe-
diate predecessor, who published sixteen
volumes, He resigned In 1900 10 assume
q permanent position on the stan In tho
Clerks Office.
This sketch Of the inoumbents Of the
once Of State Reporter shows that II
is a post Of honor in the legal profession
and one which a capable lawyer may
well deem worthy Of acceptance, In
deed, II would not be difficult TO cite
many more distinguished names among
those Of the law reporters in this and
other States; such, for example, as
Judge DUER Of the Superior Court in
this city; Chief Judge DEMO, who edited
a series Of reports before the Court Of
Appeals was established, and CHARLES
SUMNER, CALEB CUSHING and HORACE
GRAY In Massachusetts, Az TO Judge
GRAY it may be said that almost his only
experience in the law before he went
upon the bench was gained as the re-
porter Of the Supreme Court Of Massa-
chusetts. The tradition is that he tried
only two cases at the bar before he was
appointed an Associate Justice Of that
court, and as is we'll known he suisse
quently became a member Of the Su-
premo Court Of the United States,
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The senior class OF Smith College regret that they
must announce a change In the mana M OF the
"Pretenders," 10 he glyen this juno. Mr. Alfred
Young, Who for years has been the director Of
smith College drnmatics, has been obliged b. M
health TO give up his work In that capacity for the
year. The undoubted success Of former plays,
due very largely to his training and the enthus
Ssm which he has been able TO lnsplre. make bis
Absence A most serious loss,
The committee feels that II has been f%ortuuste 10
securing the services Of MI Frank Leo Short, VINO
ecnee recommended eY Mr.. YoIns and Who is
thorouthly In sympathy with his Views and meth
odt. Tue rehesrtAls viii continue a. usual snd on
Interesting production OF the "pretsnders' Is
antIclnAtkd
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soa apples upon tho Federation's lips.
II was a mistake for the Federation to
ask for too much; Il should have been
content with the practical and worka-
bic understanding established with Mr..
ROOSEVELT and Mr.. B~ONAPAATE at the
expense Of the honor and the dignity Of
the Supreme Court Of the United States,
10 say nothing Of the public welfare.
Mr.. GoMPERs, with all his ~superhuman
p~erpicacity, should beware Of h asso-
citation with SETH Low. He Is a super
fetal person Of Independent means, fall
lacious as moonlight on a bog.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-21
The Latest Phase OF the Congo Ques-
ton.

AAN"H
The warning uttered the other day by
Sir EDWARD GREY In the Houe Of Com
mons, that the Congo question must be
settled quickly and permanently, has
already borne fruit. NJ. SCHoLLAERT,
the Belgian Prime Minister, has laid be-
fore the Chamber Of Deputiesa at Brussels
a supplement Of tho treaty which was
concluded with King LEOPOLD last No
vember and which was open TO the grave
objection that the cession Of the Congo
State 10 Belgium did not include the
Foundation dc la Couronne, or Crown Do
main, a territory covering a ninth Of the
States area and containing a much larger
proportion Of its wealth. If this reser-
walton had been allowed 10 stand, the
scandals which have outraged civiliza-
ton might have gone on, so far as the
Crown Domain is concerned. II was
against this reservation that Sir EDWARD
GREY protested.
The new and supplementary pro-
visions, which if they are sanctioned by
the Chamber OF Deputies will become a
part OF the treaty, purport TO turn over
the Crown Domain in the Congo State to
Belgium rs a free gift. As a matter Of
fact, however, If the gift shall be ac-
cepted it will have to be taken under GER
tain conditions and subject to onerous
liabilities. For instance, Belgium will
become responsible for all the debts Of
the Crown Domain, including certain
annuitics chargeable on the revenues, and
must create a special fund Of $4,000 OO
forthe purpose of completing certain pub
lie works now under way or contracted
for in Belgium, the cost Of which King
LEOPOLD intended 20 defray from the
receipts OF the Crown Domain. Belgium
must also establish a fund Of $4,000, 900,
to be devoted by the King and his sue
cessors 10 objects beneficial TO the Congo
State, such as hospitals, schools, scion
tifc expeditions and grants to Christian
missions. Tho cession Is iurther saddled
with the obligation 10 respect the con
cessions made by the Crown Domain to
the American Congo Company and TO the
Compagnie FOrcstitrc ct Miniere, but the
shares In those companies held by King
LEOPOLD are 10 be transferred TO the
colony. We should add that the King
reserves a tract Of 10000 hectares nearly
10000 acres in the Majumbe district,
where he is making experiments in coffee
and cocoa planting.
On the whole Belgium will have 10 pay
about t?O,0OO,OOO for this nominal gift,
the annual net income from which at
present falls short Of a million dollars
and is likely to be very much diminished
so far as the receipts from rubber are
concerned, when the system Of forced
labor is abolished Nevertheless the
Bclgians seem likely TO ~acquiesce In the
terms imposed for the sake Of stopping
tho scandals Of the royal administration
and it may we'll happen that in the end
they will be satisfied with their bargain,
| for although tho yield Of the rubber in
dustry will probably be reduced, as we
have said, the mineral wealth Of the
Congo region is believed TO be i~nexhaust-
ible. The copper deposits, for example,
are reported by experts 10 be among the
richest in the world.
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Tho New York state Reporter.

Mr.. EDWIN A, BEDELL Of Albany, who
since the year 1900 had held the office Of
State Reporter, died at the Long Island
College Hospital on Monday, just after his
return from Nassau, where he had been
in order, If possible, to effect a resto-
ration Of his health. His death deprivcs
the public of the services Of a capable
officer and creates a vacancy which will
have to be filled by the selection Of his
successor by the Court Of Appeals.
The State Reporter is really the editor
Of the decisions Of the Court Of Appeals.
He prepares the opinions Of the Judges
for publication in the series Of volumes
known as the New York Reports, Of
which 1888 volumes have been issued
since the organization of the court under
the Constitution Of 1876. There are two
other law reporters in this state: one
known as the Supreme Court Reporter,
who prepares for publication the opin-
ions Of the Appellate Division Of the
Supreme Court, and another known as
the Miscellaneous L porter, who pre-
pares for publication the opinions rem
dered at the Special Terms Of the Su-
premo Court and in the Surrogates'
Courts. Perhaps the best known law
reporter in New York is Mr.. MARCUS +.
Hun OF Albany, who published ninety
eight volumes OF the decisions Of the old
General Term Of tho Supreme Court
before the Appellate Division was cstab-
lishcd under tho Constitution Of 1894,
and iOS volumes Of the Appellate Divi-
sion reports up 70 November. 1905, when
he was succeeded by the present Supreme
Court Reporter, Mr.. JEROME B. FISHER
Of Chautauqua county. Tho present
Miscellaneous Reporter is Mr., CHARLES
c. LESTER, formerly Surrogate Of Sara
toga county,
The Office Of State Reportcr-which
would be more correctly characterized
by the title Court Of Appeals Reporter
has been held by nine persons, includ-
ing Mr.. BBDELB, Some Of these have
attained considerable distinction other
wise in the public service. The first was
GEORGE F. CoMsTocK, afterward himself
Chief Judge Of the Court of Appeals
The second was HENRY r. SELDEN, sub
sequently an Associate Judge Of the same
tribunal. The third vas FRANCIS HER.
NAN Of Utica, a very distinguished lawyer
and prominent Democratic leader, who
represented New York in the Senate Of
the United States from 1875 TO 1881. His
successors were T.. PEsHINE SMITH and
JOEL TIFFANY. Mr.. TIFFANY enjoys the
distinction Of being the poorest reporter
the State ever had. The most i'm
pOrtant function Of the State Reporter
is the preparation NJ the syllabus or
head note which Is prehXed to each case
and which should state briefly, but with
absolute accuracy, the principal points
Of law discussed and decided by the
court. Mr. TIFFASY's work was notably
defective In this respect. He was fol.
lowed by SAMUEL HAND, o leader Of the
Albany bar, who enjoyed a large practice
in the Court Of Appeals as counsel, being
retained in many - by attorneys In
other parts Of the State before il had
become the fashion for every lawyer who
had a case in that court 20 20 10 Albany
and argue II himself, Mr.. HAND was an
Associate Judge Of the court for about a
year under an appointment by Governor