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TO THINK OWN SELF ii? TRUE AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY, THOU UANS'T NOT THEN HE FALSE TO ANS* M4N. BY JAYNKH, SHKLOR, SMITH ? STUCK. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, FKBUUARY 8, 1000. NEW SERIES, NO. 87._VOLUME LI_NO~? Best Standard In Short Lengths. If your Shoos don't We cany thc Most Come to sec us, for A FORCEFUL PRO-FILIPINO SPEECH RY SOUTH CAROLINA'S SENIOR SENATOR. ll ii THRUST FOR NECKS. Thc Race Question as it Relaies to thc Philippines Curse of Hie Bayonet. A feature in the United States Senate last Monday, January 'JOlh, was a speech hy Senator Rcnjamin Ryan Tillman, ol' this Stale, on the Philippine situation. His discussion of the subject was general. Senator Tillman deprecated the idea that a man is disloyal lo the Hag if lie declares his belief that prosecution of the war in thc Philip pines is disloyalty to the Declaration of Independence, and said he was "ready lo locate the responsibility for the blood that had been spilled. I impugn no man's motives," he said, "hut whether the President bc most to blame or whether the cl inic rests on his dupes and subservient party dependents, I say, with all the emphasis of my nature, thal I and none of those who voted against the treaty are responsible for the spilling of one drop of this innocent blood thal has been shed, and I will not endure patiently and without resent ment any such accusation." Senator Tillman then discussed at length the race question as it re lates to the Philippines, in the course of which he expressed strong dissent from the statement made recently by Senator Morgan that the civil war was precipitated by designing politicians, who desired to thrust the negro with social and political equal ity upon thc whites of thc South. Scouting thc charge that the Fili pinos were not capable ol' self-gov ernment, ho said: "If the Filipino leaders and their followers, those mon ol' affairs, men so strong in thc faith of the right of men to govern themselves after our great example, thai, although illy-armed and with out artillery, it has required sixty thousand American troops over a year to drive them from thc held, and even yet they have not surren dered, but have adopted ,1 guerilla warfare-if these are not lit for self government under our kindly tute lage, let me ask of those Republicans here, who in part ave responsible for it, and who were, .'ind arc now, in absolute sympathy with il, how dat ed they give the control ol' thc South ern States into the hands of negroes as being lit not only to govern them selves, hut also to govern white men ? If the Filipinos aro children, what were, and arc, thc ex-slnves of the South? I low dared Republicans appeal to the Northern masses lo compel the South to grant the ne groes a free vote and a fair count when it involved negro rule, pure and simple? Were the frails of those Sodom apples lo bo turned to ashes in such a brief space? Are the loth, 1 Ith and loth amendments to bc Mutinied in il.cir very essence because they tailed of their purpose in the South ? Are they for home use only? ls the llag lo become again a 'Haunting lie' and Moat over a military despotism, li rsl in Hie Philippines ami lateral home? Was thc memorable con tl int between slav ery ami freedom useless? Have we gained nothing? ls the commercial greed which dominates in otu coun cils and coerces the President to do his bloody and dirty work to make of the constitution a new 'league willi death and a covenant willi hell,' in thc interest of oppression akin to slavery ? In order to do all t hese tilings in ttst we 'camp outside the .institution,' and give the old intel predation of the Southern slave holders lo thc Declaration of Inde pendence and nullify all precedents and decisions of our Supreme ( 'ourf ? Did this nation offer up of its best and bravest upon the aliar of liberty the blood ol' ',"(1(1,11111) men, .'ind spend and desi loy live billions of treasure that we might have a 'government wear as long as you wai r BATTLE Reliable and Popular Brai wc are going to sell the _Respectfully. of lim people, by the people, for thc people,1 to lind (bat in tito brief spon of one man's life the sacrifi?e j was vain, the civil war a mistake, 'end that the colored race bas no rights we aio hound to respect at borne and abroad ?" Averting to Senator Beveridge's quotations from ihe Bible, Senator Tillman said : "1 have heard that the devil can quote Scripture for his own purposes. Why, 1 can (jnote Scripture myself. (Laughter.) Verily, i verily, I say unto you, Senator from ! Indiana," pointing his linger dramati cally at Senator Beveridge, who sat ? within a few feet of him, "you can not gather ligs from thorns, nor ' grapes freon thistles. "If we mete out despotism and bayonet rub' to that people will it I not he meted hack lo tis? lt need I not be from a foreign source, and it .cannot he from :i foreign source that' t the government by bayonet will ever oppress the American people. Our danger lies in familiarizing our peo ple with despotic methods, in aban doning the American ideal and the principles of our fathers. "The curse of bayonet rule will come back lo plague you as sure as ! there is a (Jod in Heaven." In conclusion Senator Tillman said : "I protest against thc continu- | ance of this unholy war. The 1're-si dent has declared that upon Con gress rests thc responsibility, lie shirks thc burden of his mistake and ! crime, and endeavors to shill it to our shoulders. Let us give those people a government of their own, thc only self-government, in what ever form they may select, and bo rid of the burden as well as tho I shame which must be ours if we. do no'. Let us protect them against outside interference ami in a small part compensate them for the wrongs we have done them. "In the name of Washington, of .Jefferson and Lincoln, let us stop this war, which was a hideous bluii dler in its beginning. It. is now a war of conquest, a crime in the sight ' of ( oid and man." I Catarrh Cannot he Cured i by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. i There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is hy constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inllamcd con dition of the mucous lining of the eusta chian lube. When this tithe gets inllamcd yon have a rumbling sound or imperfect j hearing, and when it is entirely (dosed deafness is the result, and unless the inllammalion can he (alum out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing' hut an inllamcd condi Mimi of the mucous surfaces. F. .1. (IIKNKY A co., Proprietors, 'toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists, 7"?c. Mall's Family , Fills are Ihe best. A Vain Pica (or Vineyards. .Mr. hokes last week had a hill up in the House of Uepresentatives to permit the sale of domestic wines hy the maker under certain restrictions. Ile explained the purpose and scope of the hill and thought it would do goi >< I. Mr. hendy, ol' < leoneo, saul tho present laws had well-nigh extin guished ihe grape industry, Al one lime ibis was an important industry. The dispensary will not buy ihe home made wines and they are well nigh unsalable because of the laws. The dispensary will offer these grow ers no encouragement and by the suppressive legislation one of Ihe . . ... pru'o e-si ve ind usl l ies is being crushed out. The bill was right, and should pass. The sale of wine by the gallon would not hurt the dis . peusary. There is no reason why .this industry should be destroyed. Mr. I lellruhl though) the hill very dangerous. Il would open the doors to endless blind tigers. The House, hy ii vole of Fl lo IO, killed the bill. CUBIS WHIM. All (LSI FAILS. ?cut I "illili Syr i|>. T(IMI<H UIMMI. III Ullin. Sulil hy ilriitfKlM The Allanta .semi Weekly Journal and Till' Coi nu i; for td.Mia year. ? THIS? ?cnts. . . >t Standard Dri it them to -AXE SHO ids of Footwear sold fron goods. 1 am overstocked _C, V\ I HEGIPROGITY TREATY i ._ i WITH FRANCE-SENATOR MLAURIN IN TERVIEWED ON THAT QUESTION. HE USES SOil) ARGUMENT. Talks ot ?ho Different Phases ol tho Ques tion Tho Crying Need ol thc South. .lohn I .ow nd cs M e. I,au ri n, Senator in Congress from South Carolina, stands before tho country as a typo of tho young, aggressive Southerner who thinks for himself, helio ven in progress, and who "lives, moves and has Iiis being" not in reminiscences of "ibo buried past," but in the prac tical issues of to-day. Several years ago, while a member of tho Honsel of Representatives, he startled his, political confreres by some independ-1 ont utterances on matters affecting the material interests of his constitu ents, willi the result that, instead of hoing relegated (as many predicted) to political oblivion, he was at the next, Senatorial election invited to take a higher seat-a seat which he is likely lo hold for at least several successive terms. In view of the lively interest ho always takes in measures that make for thc material prosperity of thc South, he was asked hy tho Manu facturers' Record to express an opin ion on the Kreuch treaty now before the Ignited Stales Senate for ratifica tion. Happening to bc in Washing-! ton a day or two later, I wont to see ? him. Here is what he said : "The crying need of what has come to be called 'tho Now South' has always boen ways and means to utilize ils resources, to 'realize upon its slow assets,' or, to use a homely phrase, to Minti a market for its ducks.' Therefore it behooves our representative inen, moro than those of other sections, to do some hard I thinking about how to lill this crying Cl need, and to study with double dib- | gonce the groat industrial and com mercial problems of tho hour. I am, therefore, heart and soul in favor of every treaty of other commercial ! measure calculated to seeure more markets or better markets, whether in Krance or China, Kurope, Asia or Africa, for whatever the South has to-day or may to-morrow have to sell. And while I naturally (and ! I believe properly) favor first of all j what will most benefit the South, I j am al the same lime, as an American who loves his country next to his ; Stale, in favor of whatever will j strenghten the power and inlbicnce] of the republic. I>y the same token I rely upon and expect patriotic tuen of other sections to consider what is j best for thc material advancement of I he South, for as tho motto of tho. .Manufacturers' Record expresses it, 'the development of thc South means tho enrichment of tho nation.' "I have just dictated," Senator iMcl.aurin continued, "a letter inj reply to yours asking nie to tell thc Manufacturers' Record what I thought <>f tho pending treaties, in J which I look advantage of the op portunity to say why I always felt ready lo comply gladly with any rea sonable request the Manufacturers' Record might make, if thereby ? might lend a helping ham', to the groat work your paper has been do ing so long and so faithfully for th upbuilding of the South. And be fore getting down to this particular inst rumen tali ty for coi n me rei.al ex pan- j sion (i. e., the Kreuch treaty) I want to say how cherful a sign of the j times it is lo notice, as I do every' day, the increasing public interest j which is bc'ti!' manifested tlnoupjh I oui tho Slate and all over the South in commercial and indu;.; rial affairs an intens! which amounts, in fact, j to a waking up on the part of our I people to things ihat affect their real and lasting welfare. "Wo were never a commercial peo ple, nor (except for honie use I before the war) a manufacturing peo ple until lately. lu anti-heHum times our people look a keener inter In Short Lengths. Us at 5 Cents. i any market, and must unload. /. SAUKN1GHT. est i:? politics than in anything else, because since the period ante-dating tho Missouri compromise 'polities' ment tho perpetuation or extinction of tho South's 'peculiar institution,' involving the great issue that lcd at length to war between tho Stales. 1 mention this only to explain why the people of tho South have been comparatively slow to take an active intercut in industrial and commercial question?. Thc effect of habit and traditional tendency can only be counteracted by agitation and edu cation. And in this behalf-the agitation of living material issues ami tho education of the public to a| realization of the needs of thc hour -the Manufacturers' l?eeord bas J dont! more than all other publications put together. "And while we are talking about educational work I want to add my tribute to the recognition now being accorded Senator .Morgan of Alabama by the enlightened press and progressive, liberal-minded men of all parties and sections for tho work ha has done in bringing the public mind to a realization of a great national need. Not only has he been more largely instrumental than anyone else in making tho Ni caragua canal almost if not quite ti fait accompli, but he has done moro than any Southern man in public life to awake our people to a practi cal, business view of affairs, instead of allowing themselves to be Meei away captive' by maudlin political sentimentality, Por myself, I can say with sincerity and truth that whatever education I have received along lines that go to justify my holding my present representative position, 1 owe largely lo his inllu cnee and example, and to inspirations | born to his public utterances. "There is nowhere in thc world a people more open to conviction than those (>t the South---none more re sponsive to sound doctrine or honest arguincnl. 1 never fully realized thia until I made my canvass for elec tion to tho Senate on issues which which were pronounced heretical from a party standpoint. In that canvass I never stood before an au dience that was unwilling' to listen to reason and to be convinced of truth. "The pending treaty with Prance seems to have been negotiated with singular regard for Southern inter ests, and to be more in harmony with tho idea of an interchange of those products which neither Prance nor the United States produces at home, and th J. cf oro less likely to work hardships on existing interests than any measure heretofore proposed for thc encouragement of commerce, j it involves so many items requiring lime and study that I do not feel prepared to undertake, an explana tion even of ils advantages from a Southern stand point ; but with what attention I have been so far able to give to it, I should say l li ?it its ratifi cation ought to be urged by every Southern niau, if on no other ground, because it insures to the South the ret eui ion of the Kreuch market for at least one of the products of the South's chief staple, namely, cotton seed oil. Of this Prance now buys more than $1,000,000 worth, the loss of which, or any considerable pari of it, under thc suggested scheine lo bring Kgyptiatl seed to he converted into oil al Kreuch mills.:i scheme which, it is said, could be made prac ticable and profitable if the Preneh duty on American coll?n oil were raised -would injuriously affect every fanner in the cotton States, ami thc poor tenant f'inners more than the large land-owners ; in fact, the loss lo us of the Preneh market for this one product and it is predicted thal if the treaty be rejected the duly will bc promptly raised -would re sult not only in ?I disastrous drop in thc price now paid the farmers for their cotton seed, but would cause a larg" percent a oe ol' the nil mills lo be shut down. And this would be come a necessary step fnsl nf all lo thc small'independent' mills which I aro springing up all over the South, built mu? operated by men of ?mall moans. Iii? alway? tho weak con cerna which Huffer moat when profita aro curtailed ; HO that the loss would fall most heavily upon these and upon tho grower? of cotton Heed, the sale ol which now brings into tho farmers' pockets millions of dollars annually which they can illy afford to be deprived of. It might ulti mately bankrupt 'the trust,' bm Ibo people of tho South are not of the kind that are willing 'to out off their noses to spite their faces. Hero ?H one ease where the interests of tho people and a corporation called a 'trust' aro identical. Il would also seem that when this treaty shall bo ratified our Southern colton mills will he enabled to sell lo the Kreuch severn! million dollars' worth of the coarser grades of cotton cloth now imported into Kranco from langland, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. "In tho item of lumber the Kreuch treaty will make posai hi 0 an increase in Southern exports of lumber pro ducts to France, and if the treaties with the Hrilish West Indies and British Guiana, now before the Sen ate, are ratified, it is thought thal these colonies will get their entire supply of yellow pine from tlu Southern States, and thal it will there supplant white pine, now im ported from Canada. Iron products will likewise constitue au importan) exportable item under thc operation! of these treaties, and n number ol other things produced in the South So soon as I have time to study tin schedules showing thc existing duties and thc new ones under tho 'mini mum rate,' I shall gladdy lake ad vantage of the columns ol' the Manu factur?is' Record lo communicate t< thc Southern people whatever I maj succeed in discovering of interest ti them. "This question of wider market is one that deserves right now th thoughtful attention of tho Southon people. Another matter of vital im porta nco, now that mills and facto ries are springing up so rapidly, i the danger of misdirected enterprise It is worth while to impresa upo the public mind that thc mere coi slructions of mills and factories doc not necessarily mean a bettcrincil of local conditions. In the organ station of industries the que? ?ions < location, capability of mfiiagcmcji and a steady market fe their pr< ducts should be intelligently coi siderc.l in advance. "Unsalable manufactured product arc of no more value than were tl: iron deposits of the Itirminghati (Ala.,) district before the ?ron* bu j ing public, was educated, first al th North and later in Kuropc, loreali; thc high quality and Illness for the needs of Alabama pig, which was fi years discredited mainly through i; miranee and partly through in ?seo: (.options created and kept alive 1 thc ironmasters of other distriol Hence I am in favor of national e couragcmenl of some system lil that now employed by Germany f the introduction of our exportai products into the four quarters the globe. The lesson taught by ti exportation of Alabama pig-ire which was laughed at when first su gc sled, is one which might to aron , all Southern men who think, ai upon whose shoulders rest rcspon bi li ty, to give vigorous support every measure that may give protni of its repetition in other lines. Til i in my judgment, is the best w to perpetuate the existing gene prosperity." The foregoing opinions of Senat Mel.auriii, reflecting the views the wide-awake, progressive (deine favoring this pending intermiti?: contract for the extension of lia go to show that for once the basin thought and the political thought i the South arc in harmony. The above is taken from , .Manufacturers' Uncord, and t 1 paper colo uniting on the same sa As is said very forcibly by Se tor Mcl.aurin in an interview wh appears in this issue of thc .Munni tu rora1 Kocord, tho people of Souih al this particular time are ginning to realize tho importance ways and means to lind more ir, i kels for what they produce. 'I I same idea is also touched upon ii I carefully-prepared statement, wi: appears below, embodying Sen: 1,1, Iv. Jones' views in favor of .reciprocity treaty between Kw ?and the Knited Stales, .signed in duly and now awaiting ratifica by the Senate. Inasmuch as treaty, il ratified, will bo of \ huge benefit lo the people of South, its ratification ought t< ' urged with vigor not only by tu commercial organization ihrougl II he Soulh, but hy merchants i mailllfacl urn s as well. It is not gcnorally known that all other nations havo tho advantage of the United States in trading with tho French republic. This advan tage is duo the existence of reci procity treaties. Should wc fail to avail ourselves of this opportunity to get an open door for our products, thc result will not ho morely to pre vent any increase in our exports to Prance, bid in all probability a very disastrous curtailment. As Senator McLaurin points out, the items in this treaty which concern thc South aro those which exemplify in its highest form the idea of reciprocity, providing for an interchange of such products as each country produces more advantageously, without seri ous interference with homo produc tion in either. Taking thc matter of cotton goods, for instance, tho people of Franco manufacture the H nest fabrics to ho found iii the world, but at tho saine timo investigation of statistics discloses tho fact that Franco is now getting moro than *<>,000,0<K) worth of coarse cottons from European countries, mainly England and Germany, which ought to be shipped from Southern mills, and will bc should this treaty be rati fied. Southern goods in these grades are now excluded from Prance by reason of a discriminating duty in lh(i ratio of 91 to 70 in favor of thc European countries named. Again, inasmuch as the South it rapidly becoming a center for wood working industries, it is likely that the Kreuch, who, while they make thc most artistic furniture in thc world, nevertheless buy the cheapei kinds from other European countries, mainly Austria, under the present low duly with which Austria is nov favored, will, when this treaty shal be ratified, buy large quantities fron Southern factories. We are nov shipping to Kranee from Southon ports a tittie more than $1,000,001 worth of rough lumber, includim staves-a trade which has grown u] since thc temporary Commoroifl Agreement of 181)8, and wbicl under thc operations of ibis treat} will doubtless bo largely increased. There are numerous other items ( Southern production which will lin a profitable market in Prance, chic among which at present arc collo seed oil, to which Senators .Iones an McT.aurin both refer, and minen oils, thc production of which is no' becoming so large in West Yirgini: It is stated that there is a goo deal of opposition in Prance to th i treaty, and il is admitted that som of the extreme protectionists of th country are, as Senator .Iones tak< occasion lo say, opposing its ratil cation ; but when the provisions < the treaty shall come lo be careful' studied and understood, it will I found that it is as beneficial to tl Kreuch people as to the people this country; and while some indu tries both lhere and here may stiff in a small way, yet it embodies in very largo degree tho doctrine "the greatest good to the grcatc number." The character of the o position is perhaps fairly indicali in thc following from the New Yo Herald of the ~~<1 of January : "The fact that the extreme pi tcctionists in both countries oppc the treaty is a point in its fav< Senator Hoar objects on the groin that optical instruments would coi in too cheaply, while in Prance t Deputy of lieauvais protests agaii thc reduction of duty on oils as o ciliated to in jure thc growers of co cabbages in Picardy and Normand; The largest reduction made fri thc existing tariff rate on any sin product on which WO lower the di in Prance's favor is only 20 per cc whereas the average of the cone sions made lo us is, as near as I < ligure, at least, ',V,)\ per cent. So oppmtinn has been manifested manufacturers of hosiery and k goods, on which lhere is a maxim reduction from the existing la rale, but an examination of this dustry discloses the fact thal wi wc make in ibis country ?100,000, worth and import * 1,000,000 \v< from (tcrmany, our tolal i m po: lions from Prance are less than ( fourth of I per cent of Amuri consumption, and this bagatelle importation is probably only in fancy lines, of which few, if any, produced in this country. I>ut e granting that the treaty would < rate so as to cause here and the minimum ol' hardship, and in sev lines perhaps serious competition for instance, in jewelry, neveiTln these minor mailers are too insig cant to consider in comparison ' the enormous benefits that w< accrue to tho country generally. Chairman Jones approves of li ing the D?mocratie national con j lion on .1 illy 1. ABSOLUTELY 1 Mokes the food more dc _ROYAl OAKINO PO, THE GOVERNOR'S POSITION. What Ho Has to Say About tho Alleged Dispen sary Caucus Mold in His Office. In view of tho statement or ques tion of Senator Manning on thc lloor of thc Senate on Friday night, Janu ary '2G, in regard to the alleged cau cus on the dispensary, said to have been held in thc Governor's ellice, Gov. Mcsweeney has given the fol lowing statement to the press in re gard to it : "There was nothing private or se cret about it. I saw that there were a number of hills relating to thc liquor (jiicstion being offered in the General Assembly, nearly all of which pointed to tho abolition of the State hoard of Control, and the con ference was held simply to try to get tho friends of thc dispensary lo agree on some plan and present it and avoid long and useless diccufsion, and thus help to shorten the scssic.i. I had no administration bill to pre sent and have had none. My posi tion was clearly and positively staled in my message. I insisted in the conference that I did not want to be on the Hoard of Control, and so fai ns wauling power lo appoint the board, I never thought of that and knew nothing of Senator Hender son's amendment until I heard it read in the Senate. "At the conference which was held it was distinctly understood that it was not binding on any one and thc only purpose was to try to get the friends of the dispensary, holding different views, together and agree on some plan and thus save the time of thc Legislature. "I 1m not assumed to dictate lo thc members of tho Legislature, nor have I tried to get thom to place more power in my hands. Neither have I tried to shirk any responsi bility that was properly mine. "I <lo not conceive it improper for members of the Legislature to con fer about important legislation and for efforts to bc made to get those who are seeking the same end to gether on a plan to accomplish that end and thus save time and money for the people. That is all there was in it. "I have not endeavored to influ ence legislation further than to make suggestions, as I am commanded by the constitution, in my annual and special messages. My aim has been, and shall be, to execute the laws as made hy thc law-making power." August Flower. "lt is a surprising fact," says Prof. Hon ton, "that in my travels in all parts of the world, for tho last ten years, I have met more people having used Green's August. Plower than any other remedy, fur dyspepsia deranged liver and stomach, ?uni for constipation. I timi fur tourists and salesmen, or for persons tilling ?illico positions, where headaches and general bad feelings from irregular habits exist. Hud (linen's Au gust. Plower is a grand remedy, lt docs not. injure tho system by frequent use, and is excellent for sour stomachs and indigestion." Sample bottles free at.I. II. Dm Hy's. Sold by dealers in all civilized coun tries. The Hoer women are accustomed to assist in tilling thc soil and join ing with the tuen in domestic labor of all kinds. When Ibo men are called away to light with the anny, thc women go right along with the work on the farms, and thus in sure an abundance of supplies. The city council of Alton, III., has adopted a resolution of symyathy willi tho Hoers. ?lic?ous and wholesome VD'.** OT., NEW YORK. POPULISTS CLAIM MR. BRYAN. Texan Declares tho Nebraskan Will Accept Their Nomination Omaha Platform. The Populists of Texas publicly announce that Hon. W. J. Bryan will aeeepl the nomination of that party for President if it is tendered him. The following eireular letter, outlining the plan of action for the coining campaign, has been issued by State Chairman JT. II. Foster, of the Twelfth Congressional District, who claims to secure his information and the propositions outlined direct from thc national headquarters. The eir eular letter is addressed to all county chairmen and reads as follows : "DHAK Sut : You are no doubt aware of the fact that if the Bryan Democracy, when they meet in Na tional Convention, reaftirm the Chi cago platform of 180C with a direct legislation plank as an issue, and il seems probable that they will, and nominate W. .1. Hryan and some ir reproachable Southern man, that such action will be the death of our party. Should the Democracy do i this, it will bc only a repetition of their policy plans, and, like their advocacy of IO to I, <?e short-lived. In view of such action on thc part of this new-born Democracy, il is the duty of every Populist who loves the principles he advocates to lend hts aid to thwart the destruction of II?H party. "A plan has been suggested and is being discussed all over thc nation. The details of this plan are in part : "That when our National Conven tion assembles it reaflirni the Omaha platform, with direct legislation as the paramount issue, nominate YV. J. Bryan (and tho assurance has been given hy Mr. lilyan's friends that he will accept the. nomination) and some Southern Populist; that thc free silver 1 republicans will endorse the platform and its candidates ; that Mr. I?ryan's friends will go be fore the National Democratic, Con vention with a demand for the cn I dorsement of the action of the Popu list Convention, and it is argued that I they will not refuse. In the event that they do, Mr. Il ry an may refuse tho nomination at the hands of the Democracy. This action will of itself by the Democrats, signal their utter defeat and also that of the Populists, hut defeat will lay at the door of tho Democrats. "We want discussion, open, fair and full, of the propositions, and when you send delegates to the Con gressional Convention at San Anto nio on February 17th let them he instructed as to thc sentiments of the Populists in their respective counties." Letter from Texas. CAMI'UKI.I., TK.VAS, February I. j 1 ask permission, through your col ! limns, lo write a few words lo my many friends in (>eonee. lt seems to mu that J could not do without your paper. As I have been here hut a short time I know but little of Texas. Things are quite different hore to what they are in South Carolina. The snow fell very heavily last ! .Monday and mother earth was soon coy. red in a robe of white. It was 'aline time for killing mule-eared j rabbits. I am enjoying the hospitality of my uncle and aunt, Mr. G. W. and .Mrs. Sallie llagwell, who are natives of South Carolina, aunt being the daughter of Ibo late Kev. C. II. Speares. Now a few words lo my friends. No doubl some of them think I an? having a good time with Texas girls. Not so. I have not spoken to a young lady since Christmas, and seen hut few. I'nlesn nt)' mind changes I will see i more of the Lone Star State by going farther west Indore my return. I do enjoy reading Tin: CocitiKit, especially the local news from VVcst ! minster, Fort Ala? I ison and Taber. 'Thanks lo the writers lor their arti cles. I hope they will write every ' weid; as it gives me news from my i (dd hoinc. I am glad to say Mr. Cook s arti cle concerning the boys doesn't reach me, for I neither chew, smoko . nor drink any inore whiskey since 1 ! caine to Texas. .1. SA MT KI. K A v. i I Subscribe for Ibis paper.