The
Democrat.
DO THOU LIBERTY GREAT. INSPIRE OUR SOULS AND MAKE OUR LLVES INTIIY POSSESSION HAPPY OR OUR DEATHS GLORIOUS IN THY CAUSE."
VOL.N
BENNETTS VILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1904.
NO. 41.
A STEONG LETTER
"Written by Judge Parker in /ccept-|
lng Ssmccratic Kc mi nut ion.
TEE COTS STU UTION AND LAW
Will bo Hts Guille und CompnsB II
Ho is EJIceU il to tho I'rewi
, . tlenoy hy HIH fellow
01ti*/.eu8.
The following editorial review of
Judge Parker's letter of acceptance
by The News and Courier gives a
pretty fair idea of the leiter, which ls
strong and to the point:
Judge Parker's letter of acceptance
ls hefore h s fellow citizens, lt cou
ta! us a straightforward and vigorous
enumeration of ihe issues of the Pres
idential campaign. In language, tone
and tempt r it is in striking contrast
to that bitterly pattison, politically
vituperative, offensively se?f-?ssei ti ve,
hopi les .ly disingenuous, characterist
ica ly Rooseveltian tirade recently ut
tered at Oyster Hay. At. empting i o
rhetorical etieets, it appeals lo intelli
gence rather than lo passion, lt
Beeks no unfair advantage through
the manipulation t I' facts < r the nits
representation of policies ?md purposes.
There is neither abuse for nor in
tolerante of tho.-e of opto Jug convie
tions. The principles of the Denio
cra1 ic party ?ire cal my, dearly and
cone sely th lined. There is titi attempt
te evade issues or to shirk responsibi
lity. Wherever a gauntlet is thrown
down hy the t tierny it is picked up
without hesitation and with consum
mate courage. Judge Pal ker has
neither trimmed nor dodged nor falsi
fied t or il claimed nor gone into an
ecstacy nf sel-comm' udation nor
fallen in a tit over tl c id e y or venal
ity of o? her--. (.' nvinci d ot the int 1
ligenc.e and intcg ity of his fellow citi
zens^ he has contented himself with
direc, lng their atti litton to the abusi s 1
that aie hcinv: committed in tlicirjil
name, to the dangers that threaten I ^
their imitutions and themselves, t on- ^
?deut that they will have the wisdom ; ?
to decide wisely, and the disposition ;
to act courageously, and the ability v
to cb'.ain whatever relief is incessiry. I v
The letter is indeed just such a pol i ti-1 |
caldicument as Judge Parker might ,
bave been expected lo write. IL is
conservative in word and judicious in
spirit.
To imperialism, the tarlir, tin
trusts, reciprocity, the Philippine,
question, the Par-nama problem, pen
sions and to reform in our govern
mental expenditures, Judge Parker
devotes much or thc space at his dis
posal, relieving that "the national
Covetnment nus become centralized
-beyond any point conlea,plated or
Imagined by the founders of the Con
stitution," Judge P.uker declares in
subtance thai the people have to
decide whither they will b; governed
by law or ruled by the caprices of an
executive tyrant.
"Tarin' refonn ls one of the cardi
nal .principles of Democratic faith,"
he says, "and the necessity for it was
never greater than at the present
time." While considering the trust
question, betakes occasion bo admin
ister a quiet but an effective rebuke
to his opponent. J udge Parker having
suggested that there were remedies
tor the trust abuses both in the slate
tory and common law, Mr. lt of se ve lt
sought to ridicule the idea that t he
common law was a vai a ? le for any
fmch purpose In the Federal Courts.
Judge Parker calmly replies:
"The determination of this ques
tion was left by the pe iple, in train
ing the O nst stutlon, tb the judiciair)
and not to the i xi cu ti ve," und then
he procei ds to cite the case of the
West< ni Union Telegraph Co.-v.-i the
Call Publishing Co., in which Hie
United Stales Supreme Court luis al
ready decided ilia! common law prin
ciples c uki Le applied i>y United
States Courts in casi s ? n vol vii g lott r
States commerce, in the absence of
United States Statut, s >p ci?cally
covering theease." ltisdinicult toon
derstaud how Mn li ot and Mr. Knox
allowed their n ble chic! to dig such
a pit for himself as ibis proved tobe,
but he did it and bis adversary h is
hurled him into it with a piompti
tude and vigor which should jar
every bone in his strenuous, political
hotly.
The fate that came upon him in
another instance in which he sought
to lay a trap for h s opponent is lit
Me lu-s lamentable, hei'endh.u his
notorious pension urdir -Mr. Koo se
ve) t said: ''lt is t:i>\ to test our np
prnents' sincerity in ibis mutter.
The ord* r in ijuc: t ion is rt vocable at ? j
the pkasure>f the executive. If our ? j
opponents c moe into po w.r they can
revoke this oideraud announce that
they will treat the veterans of Sixty
two ard .-event y as presumably in full
botiily vi^i r and not entitled to p ii
.sion. \\ i I ihey author i till i veiy state
that they intend todo thi.-v If so,
we accept the Isuie'r"' There is not
the least doubt that Mr. Kooscvell
thought he was playing excel lt nt
^politics when he said that, ll", cared
nothing for the principle involved
and he could not imagine anyom eke
doing so. Always on the outlook for
an unfair advantage, rethought be
saw a way of getting one, and he
pounced upon it with fool) itrdy glee,
Once mote his calm-mind d i pponcnl
lassoed, threw ?uni cinched him in
argument as easily and quickly asa
cowboy might do an evil tempered ?in .
cavorting calf. "Thissuggests MI pi
cion, at least," says Judge Parker,
''that the order was made to create
an issue- that it was supposed to pre
sent a stn lig st rab g c po il iou in t he
battle of the liai o s. < ?II the ps ump
lion rjiat the order, as stand hy the
Administration, i.-. 1 v ?kable at tin
pleasure of the Executive, it having
been ari attempted, though p rhaps
unwitting, encroachment upon the
Legislative power, anti therefore un
warranted hythe Constitution, 1 ac
cept the Challenge ?ind ta clan- that ir
elected 1 will revoke that eider."
And then lie adds that he will ravoi
"an age pension without reference
to disability," In Order that the old
sold lei s may accept ai i "with dignity
because of the consciousness that it
comes as a just flue from the people
through their chosen repr?sentatives,
and not as largess distributed by the
Chief Executive."
That ls as prettily and neatly clone
I as the most ardent politician could
I wish: and withal it bespeaks an hon
! est y and courage wblcb will not fall
to win the cou?denoe and support of
intelligent persons, even though they
should be in receipt of pensions.
In conclusion Judge Parker declares
tuat'cbe isMi s are clearly joined and
the people must render a verdict.
These are, be says: "Shall economy
ot aduainist* ablon be demanded or
shall extravagance be encouraged?
Shall the wrong-doer be brought to
hay by the people, or must Justice
wait upon political oligarchy? Shall
our Government stand for itpjal op
P'.trluuity or for special privii g ?
Shall it remain a Government of law
or become one of individual caprice?
Shall we cling to the rule of tito peo
ple, or shall we embrace beniticcnt
despotism." If elected President, he
declares, be shall consider himself
"the Chief Magistrate of all the peo
ple and not ol any faction, and shall
ever be mindful of the fact Uiat ou
many questions of national policy
there are honest differences of opln
lou. 1 believe in the patriotism, uood
sense and absolute sincerity of all the
people."
Contrast these utterances with the
bitter pattisanism displayed in every
sentence bf President Roosevelt's let
ter of acceptance and yt u have estab
[?shed a deadly parallel between the
mareeter, purposes and methods of
die two candidates which should draw
to Judge Park r's support all men
who believe in freedom of thought,
Abo seek to s>e preserved individual
iberty, and who desire the perpetua
don o our Republican lns.tutions.
A DEMOCRATIC LANDSLIDE?
lon. .1.11. Pcldtr, of Atlanta, Sayn
thc West IH GoinfC ,'?>r 1>u 'ker.
The Atlanta Constitution publishes
lie ft Mowing: "I know it will sur
riso a good many people to hear it,
tit I tell you that if the present
rend in Hie doubtful States continues
lining tlie next month, or, if the coa
litions remain practically as they are,
here is going to be a Democratic
?nd&ude."
Tlie speaker was Hon.T. H. Felder,
vho returned from a stay of several
yorks in the Middle West. Mr.
.'elder spent some time lu Indiana
polis, several days lu Michigan and
.Lout two weeks in Chicago. Ile has
nany acquaintances among the bush
less men of tint's section Of Inc conn
ry, and thc impressions ho gained of
lolltical conditions are based upon
ntimatc personal talks with men of
bis stamp. Ile found many of them,
great many, who hare always been
! pu bl leans, bub who will vote for
lld ge Parker this year; and Hie con
tusion he reaches is that unless there
5 a radioil cliauge from present c?n
itious, Hie Democratic ticket basan
.scellent ch tree in that section which
lie K'publicans are claiming tobe
afe and solid f? r Roosevelt.
"1 am willing, just to show my
nod faith, to bet that the Democrats
vi ll carry indiana," said Col. Felder.
I wont West pretty li rm in the con
iction that we had no possible chance
f carrying any ol He se S ates. 1
lad been studying the li itu res of re
: nt elect loi s and these. 1 admit, hold
ut very little Democratic hope. Hut
tier I had sp-nt some time there,
?ter I bad talked with men whom 1
now and in whose opinions 1 have
mildere. 1 was led to the belief that
liousands of men who ?ire Republi- ;
?ins will vote tho Democratic ticket <
Iii.; year." i
"Now those men,"he went on In r?
ponse to a question, "aro business
nm who are against Roosevelt he
?ilise they li 'lleve him to be unsafe
n political circles there is the usual
urface talk contideqee. The men who
o lie talking f.ir both pirties, espoc
tlly the ti ot: who do tho talking for
he Republican party, are giving vent
o tlie usual expressions of certainty
vi r the result. Hut it is not Hie sur
ace vote or surface talk that is going
o (heidi- this election, lt ls going to
ic decided one way or thc other by
he quiet business men who go to the
mils, vote a secret ballot, and make
io noise, lu Indianapolis, for instance,
found, a largo number of these men
vho told me. in discussing the Issues
lilied ly, that they are going to vote
or Parker, and tbe.se are mon who
lave always voted tho Republican
icket. The Columbia Club, at Indi
napolis, isa Republican organization,
io mao eau bi c >me a member of it,
m.ess lu: i-. a Republican, and yet 1 i
tad a number of members of that j
lub, men whom 1 have known for !,ev
iial yt :ii s. con ti dc in me their inton
ion of voting against Roosevelt fori
lu: reason I have indicated. < >f course
hese men ure sacing nothing about
bis out in the open for their member
ship in the club would be at stake if
t wt re known they were going to volo
lu- Democrat ie ticket; but they talk
d il l, ? me and I am confident they
lot only spiak for their own votes,
mt, what is more important, they re
present a trend on tho part of the
iiisineis eh ment g morally which is a
icrlous menace t i tho Ke.publicin
ticket,
"1 found Hie same talk among busl
?is-, men of Detroit and other paris
if Michigan: and in Chicago where I
A;IS thrown with promint lawyers and
isiness men, i lound tin: same sort
if trend against He- Il . publican
in kel. 1 came to tho conclusion that
unless there is a decided change bi -
foie November, the Democrats will
urry not only Indiana, but they are
likely to carry Ubi o?s and to have a
lightii g cilanco in Michigan."
A Worthy Charity.
Twenty thousand dollars to estab
lish a home for drunkards'wives in
the state of Iowa is one of the he
il ts of tho late James Callanan, tho
ecccutiic philanthropist millionaire.
The bequest was made known. Mr.
Callanan vas a string advocate of
bein pei ance during the latter years ol
bis lifo and gave freely to the '?use.
Tried lo Wreck Train.
The attempt to wiee.k a freight
train on tho Chesapeake and < > do
near 1. ne! burg. Va., Thursday
night evidently was planned by four
men whoso purpose was robbery. One
of Hie men was on tho train when it
struck the olstructlon and when it
stopped began throwing merchandise
from a car. The attempt to loot the
train, however, was unsuccessful.
OUTLOOK BRIGHT.
The Democrats Are More Hopeful
Than Ever Before.
80MJU ENCOURAGING FACTORS.
An As?uranoo that the Party Will
Carry New York, an Inspirit
Hon to thc Party lu tho
Dim IX t'u 1 St nt CH.
A dispatch from Washington to Ute
Charleston Post says hope 1B very
high in the Democratic camp. If
there has ever been a time when Dem
ocrats have been inclined to get to
gether with a mighty pu!i to capture
both the Presidency and the House of
leprosentatives it is thc pr. sent.
There have been periods of deep de
spundeney on the part of many of the
leading Democrats, but now generally
they are looking for success and feel
ing that the hand of fate is with them.
The cause of all this feeling of cop
ii 'euee is twofold. One relateB to the
harmonious condition in which the
Democratic party linds itself in the
State of New York, and the other in
the general satisfaction of the party
with tin; ieLtcr of acceptance of Judge
Parker. Hope ?in New York means
hope over the entire country, and to
have the party everywhere looking to
ward Judge Parker as a man worthy
to lie the leader is regarded by Demo
crats as un indication of a campaign
of enthusiasm and success.
Very generally politicians have
been saying that Judge Parker was
neve i so strong as at the time of bis
nomiuatlou. Democrats in repeating
this statement have Inferentially ad
mitted that their candidates lost
st length ever since the ad j ou rn ment
of the convention. Until recently
many of them believed it. They felt
that their hopes of a candidate who
would call nut strong support/ all over
thc country among Democrats and In
dependents were fading away. When
the Democracy of New York State
was emhroiled in bitter fac.ioial
tights prior to and during tue tirst
days of the Saratoga convention they
were still more disc mraged, because
if New York was to be lost through (
party distentions they could hope for
nothing from the country at large.
Tliey rt cognized the fact that with
out New York they could do nothing,
while the Republicans had a lighting
chance, even though they should lose
that State. New York, the key to
the situation, seemed to ba fading
from the list of possible Democratic
States.
Hut with the healing of all the
sores of discontent and with the spirit
of conciliation that inspired the
Democratic "bosses' at Saratoga the
Dea^oerats have gained new hope.
The ill' ot of this hope in respect to |
New Y'ork State is reflected all over
thc country. While factional lights ?
were threatening to sap the vitality ?
of thc Democracy in New York State j
the Democrats in Indiana, West Vir- ?
ginia, New Jersey, Connecticut-,
Rhode Pland and of other States of ?
the West tell that there would he little
use for them to carry those States ex- |
cepl for ti e Slate tickets. They feel i
that they could not win without New j
York, and their hope for New York .
was very slight. Hut with the har- |
moulous conditions that have been 1
brought about in New York basc?me .
a revival of interest in thc campaign .
un the part of Democratic leaders all
over the country that bas astonished ,
tlie men who are managing the na- ,
bional campaign. i
Many Democrats feel that success .
for the party is almost a sure tiling. I ?
They believe that tlie only require- I .
ment for carrying the election is to ?
get out their vote and to bring out ! ?
the independent vote that they H gard i ,
as quite surely tobe for Parker. There
have ht en many evidences in Hie last .
f.-w days to the effect that in all the
doubtful Statis Democrats lia ve been ?
so encouraged by tlie outlook lu New \
York thal, they are putting forth un
usual i ll .iris to carry their own Slates.
Another cause for Democratic ac- ,
livity is the enc urageinent many of
them have had in the fact that Judge
I'arker himself is regarded as cntitltd
lo the credit for bringing about bur
mony wllhin the Democracy in New
York. Confidence In Hie p l.t.cal
sagacity and the general ability us a
leader of Judge Darker is greater to
day among Democrats than cvtr b
lore. They look upon him as capable
of leading the party to victory. They
believe he will do it, and they are
showing their own interest in many
ways.
Judge Parker's letter of acceptant:
is also regarded as a strong document,
universally among Domocrats. Some
of them at li rd. feared that' he had
made a political mistake in bringing
for ?var d the pension issue lu the way I
he did, but after consideration they
have concluded that he was entirely
right on that question, not only as a
matter of law, but also as a matter of
piihtic.il r.olioy. They claim that the
members of the (?rand Aarmy of the
Republic would vastly prefer legisla
tion to an executive order giving them
an old age pension. They believe the
H rand Army will very largely support
the position taken by J udge I'arker on
Ibis important, matter.
It i-. understood that the national
committee in N.?W York, which has
largely been engaged in straightening
out the factional contentions in that
State, i ow that they expect to curry
New York, will inaugurate a vigorous
capaign in all the doubtful States
Toe leading men on the national com- ?
mittee have ni ver favored a long
campaign They have always declar
ed that October I was early enough to
start out speakers, and in spite oil
criticism tlicy have awaited their
time. Democrats who know the pur
poses of the national committee de
clare that within a short time the
Democratic cami nign will take on
great activity and that within a
couple cf weeks I'arker stock will be
high in the market.
Foolish Man.
H cause a young woman with whom
be was in love did not recognize him
when t!.ey met In a fashionable cafe,
Carlo Yon Bauditz, a wealthly young
Venezuelan, committed suicide with
a pistol In his hotel in New York city
oti Tuesday night, saying he had
"nothing more to live for."
GREAT LOSS BY FLOOD.
Thirty BUHIIICNB ault Iles 1 <1 o ii o o
Blocks Uni?c? Mud and Water.
A terrltlo tlond lias struck the city
of Trinidad, Col., and the whole
valley a'ong the Las Animas river
devastating a wide section and caus
ing a loss which will reaob 11,000,000.
So far as known there was no loss of
life but teveral are repoited missing.
Every bridge in the eily of Trinidad
is out, the Santa Fe station is demol
ished, all of tue railroads are tied up
and the telephone and telegraph serv
ice complete ly suspended. More than
30 city blocks lu the residence and
business portions were from two to
three feet under water along the
river.
The ll md was caus' d by a heivy
rain which lias been falling for two
nays. At8 o'c'ock Friday night the
storm assum d cloudburst proportions
and at ii o'clock Saturday morning the
Las Animas river went over its bink--.
At -'I..'10 it was impossible to get with
in a bleick of the river bed at any
point and Commercial street was
tl Kided for three blocks In the bea rt ol
the business district. Meantime the
electric light and gas pl mts had been
fl iod?e! and the city was in complete
darkness. Hundreds of citizens throng
ed the streets en the er ge of the sub
merged district c irrylng lanterns and
doing their best to provide for those
driven from home with .shelter.
Warning of the llo:id was given
when Hie river left its banks by revol
ver idiots and the ringing'of the lire
alarm followed by the bl ?wing of all
the locomotive and shop whistles in ! j
town. Citizens uj> >u rafts made of
sections of sidewalks paddled through
the streets rescuing families which
were in danger. Tue new Bacca ho
tel, a two story structure ju^l near
ing completion at a cost el $20,000 on
the river bank, waa destroyed. The
water then ate its way thr ?ugh 5? feet
of ground to the .Santa Fe elepot,
which was can ?ed away. Toe Car-Is
donas hotel adjoining barely cscapsd I
a similar fate, an acre of ground being s
was!iod nw?." near il. The Bio Grande ^
bridge at El Moto is out and the Santa I '
Fe right of away in many places has!
been washed out. lt Bl mad traille is e
entirely suspended and business here 1
is paralyzed. t
lt was reported Friday that tho j
lljod was due to a break in the city
reservoir, but this ls erroneous. Thu
reservoir is safe.
A DARING LSCAPE.
fVlleuott Forger Jumped Headfirst
Through Window ot Maying Car.
While being carrie:! from St. Louis
le) lid ff alo' Alonzo .. ?-Wliiteman
Thursday night escaped from Detec
tive Sergeant Alber Solomon and Win.
H. Field, assistant superintendent ot
i det ?ct I vc agency there. Whiteman
icc implisbeei his escape in a most dar
ing manner, jumping from the Lake
Shore fast mail train near Dunkirk:
Whiteman and the twoolllcers were
in a state room ona Pullman car. I li
Whiteman was 1) lng t n a sofa. The ! t
train was pubing out of the Dunkirk
tards and was running at about .'?0
miles an hour. Whiteman left Ills
?eat and lumped head ti I SL through
bhe car window. Solomun ard Field
rushed to stop him, but wen- too late.
They saw Whiteman on the ground
is the train whizzed l>y.
The two ellice iv. demanded that the
conductor stop the train. Ile refused,
JU the ground that the train was car
rying United States mails e?n a las'
.cbedule. The train was stopped at
Silver Creek, however, jil tor a mo
ni nt to allow the detectives to alight I '
ind they returned to Dunkirk ou an
icc mm idation train where they com- v
meuceel a search for Whiteman.
Whiteman was bi lng brought back a
io ? ?l?alo on a charge of forgery and _
?rn II I larceny, the grand j.J ry now I j
biting laving returned au indie'ment ,
igt'iiothim containing those chames,
ile ?M s ispected of being ?rap . :ateel in
irn guiarities in which the Fidelity
Trust company of llullalo was the
victim.
Whit man was a graduate of tl ?
Columbia law sch JO! aod. after he had
been graduated, went to Michigan and ,
Minni's ta. Ile was elected to the ,.
Minnesota state senate as a Democrat ,,
when but 25 years old. Ho is the 'v
author of the Whiteman election law ,
which is now in fo e in Mit nesota. '? .
Since l^'.io he has been arr sled sev- j
eral times in various parts of tile
count r..
PL?lJM BU?lflLSb.
How Tins TritHtH St rlke Kvery lloino
I II Tim e '< m II i ry.
The ta ri ff qui -.! ion is a btisitx ss prop
osition that concerns every man, wo
man anti child, for it. Laxes the aver
age borne $ 110 a year, or more than
one-tenth of the average family's total
income. There is an average ol one
and oue-clghtb-tcnths earners Iii the
average home. These contribute
thirty days'labor each, or Hf tv-four
days' labor a year to thc tariff tax col
lectors. If Ibis il li) went, as honest
Laxes to our govi rnraent Ho meet
necessary expenditures, II I fault would
be found, though the tax would lie
considered extremely high. Hut only a
very small part of this $110 can be
classed as legitimate taxes. By far tue
greater part goes to million and billion
dollar tariff trusts lind monopolies,
which thrive now as never before in
tbiscountry. These greedy I ri sis levy
a tribute of lil-l a year up II thc aver
age, homo, while "thc go vernment col
lects an average of ab ul $15 a year in
tariff taxer, oho collie lui last year
amountid lo $11 10 per'capita, or
(10.52 per family ol I 7 per ons. Do
tile heads of these 11 000,000 fan i
lie-j, thc voters, knowingly an I will
ingly donate $i?-? a year to the hun
dreds Of tl lists V Do they love these
trusts more lb m thej love their wives
and children? If not, why should they
vote to give this $U I to trusts that do
not need it rather than to kee p the
*!M tor their own families, wi io uh i
need lt? An extra $04 a year would
mean mqch to the average family in
the way Iii belter food, clothing and
education. A vote for the Democratic
party moans a vote to dispense witli
this adultional tax.
CAMPAIGN LIE NAILED.
KfXorts l? Injure Parker in Ulster
(Jouai j Completely Destroyed.
Tho campaign liar ls abroad. He
begau' bis work lu Judge Parker's
home district by circulating a He
through Ulster County. It purport
ed to be a statement made by Judge
Parker as to the wage an unskilled
laborer was entitled for a day's work.
Hut the falsehood was soon dissipated.
The Ile was rained by elaborate de
la! lu. The embroidery to make it
circumstantial proved too much. It
brought out a sworn denial by those
whoso names bad been dragged In.
The ?tlldavlt reads as follows:
Emery Freer, Samuel E. Mott and
Louis Hootb being severally duly
sworn say, and each for himself says,
that be bas read the artlole in "The
G'obe, and Commercial Advertiser,"
of New York, of date of Sept. 9th,
1904,, wherein it is stated that on
Saturday morning lu the year 1902,
at the store of Emery Freer, In Eso
pus. while, several residents of that
place were discussing the rate of
wages that should be paid for unskill
cd labor, Judge Parker said: "I
think a dollar a day is enough for any
man provided that his work is steady.
Any man can live on that and that
ls all unskilled labor is worth. I am
>orry that I have to pay more than
ibat, and wouldn't if wo had better
jupply of lubor thereabouts."
We note particularly that the artl
:le so published states "on the day in
juestion a crowd of men was there,
mere were Emery Freer, Samuel E
Mott, who runs the outcher shop and
ivory stable; Lew Booth; the barber;
Jarl Wismer, who is now a baggage
laudier in tue West Shore station in
Kingston; and several farmers from
<be vicinity who were lu the village
or their Saturday's trading."
Wc and each ol' us, the said Emery
i'recr, being a Democrat, and the said
Samuel E. Mott and Louis Hooth,
iepublicans, depose and say tts to the
tatcments in said article:
Fi rat: That we are identical per
ons named in thc article and in
vhose presence Judge Parker was at
t-ged to have made said statement.
Second : That no such convctsatlon
ver took place, either at the store of
.Imery Freer, or any other place, aud
hat Judge Parker never made the
tatem'uts attributed to him at
.'teer's store or any other place, to
he knowledge of either of us.
Third: That the statement is false
n substance and In fact.
Fourth: That to our knowledge,
udge Wirker, since be has resided in
0,opus, bas paid the unusual and
:oh>g rate of wages to all the men
niploypd by him on bis place.
lp . a/5 di ti on the said Emery Freer
cr--. ' ' .>.??,. tbab he has frequent
v, duriflu v 1 ^vjbsence of Judge Par
\irker; pai?S tue Judge's employees;
ias time and time again cashed checks
I ve u to said employees for wages;
nd to his knowledge says that .Judge
'arker has always paid the going rate
f wages to all men employed as day
irm laborers on bis farm, to-wit:
rom one dollar and a half to one dol
ir and seventy-live cents a day, and
hat the statement to the contrary
ubi ?shed as aforesaid is untrue and
bsolutely without foundation.
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A llorrihlo Criuio.
Lying in a briar patch beside the
lil road track, gagged and with her
rms and limbs securely lashed witli
traps which all but cut through the
ender skin, Clara Tippen, a little
iue-year-old negro girl, who lives at
:i 1-2 Wallace street, was aeeieleully
isco ve reel by an unknown person ?
miking along the track in the rear of1
he girl's home Thursday morning. ;
ilmoat lifeless from exhaustion and j
right the girl could hardly speak !
rheo (irse released. Her story when |
nally tdd in broken seilten ifswas
nspeakably horrible. Overtaken by ?
negro man she was beaten into sub
mission, outraged ard then tied to
he track by Hie fiend who evidently
bought that the oncoming train
?mid hide the sings of ids awful
rime. After leaving his victim for a
ew minnies the demon returned for
oioe unknown reason perhaps b?sjjj!
tcrve failed bim and cutting theL
traps which held the child to the ,'
ails he hurlen her body in the nearby i "
hicket. The mat ter has just beeo
eported to the police atiel detective* I ^
ire now at wi rk upon tho case. The ? u
'ietim lies at her home in a precari
ms condition and her recovery isL
loubtful.- Atlanta Journal |
Killed Hun for Noiliitig. ly
A special from Covington Ga., to I n
Jie Augusta Chronicle says "because j11
ie refused to assist in turning the ? t
press in packing a bale of cotton, 8
I'rether Dempsey took tlie big wooden i
;an hook with which lie was op?r?t- : V
lng an old-fashioned hand cotton-press I ('
md st ruck .Mervin Ellison two heavy I I
blows on the shoulder and head which jr
producid d.ath in less than an hour, j ?
Tho tragedy occurred at Hirnes gin
house in the western part of the coun
ty near Salem Camp Ground In New
ton county, at ll o'cluck Thursday
morning and was witnessed by the
oilier employes of the. ginnery. After
the killing Dempsey made a strenu
ous effort to escapa, but was soon
caught and lodged in jail. The par
ticipants in the unfortunate tragedy
were both respectable young white
men and come from two of the best
families In Newtown county. Demp
sey is only 10 years of age and Ellison
21."_
Held ila: Train.
Kev. A. l'ullmannof Herea, ()., was
a delegate to a conference of his
church not long ago in Cleveland and j
inti lided to take tbo train at a neigh- j
boring town, lie wa.s delayed in some ?
way and therefore telegraphed to tue j
station master: "Hold Cleveland
train for mc. Pullmann." The sla
tion master did not notice the extra
"n" in thc name signed to thc dis
patch, and, forgetting that George M.
Pullman died years ago, he held the
train as directed. On learning of the
misunderstanding he used some vigor
ous language after recovering his
breath.
Acquitted.
E. C. Eastland was acquitted on
Friday ef Laking part In a lynching
ncarTndianola, Miss , some time ago,
and Thos. M. Higgins was acquitted
iota similar charge at Huntsville,
Alabama, on the same day.
AFT?R ROOSEVELT.
Karlin Suya evidence (Herod by
Anti-Trust League Ignored.
ATTACKS COKTELYOU'S CHANGE
Martin Charges that the Itopublieau
Chalrmuii, With His Informa
tion, Can Sandbag Contri
butions From Trusts.
H. B. .Marlin, National Secretary of
the American Anti-Trust League, sent
to President Itoo;evelt at Oyster Bay
i lengthy letter arraigning the posi
tion of the Administration oo the
jrust question, and saying ttiat the
jxperience of the Anti-Trust League
with the President and ex-Attorney
jouerai Kuox will throw sume stroDg
ight on their attitude.
Ile says that at frequent Intervals
ie und other otllcers of the league
urnished the President with "posl
ive, documentary, and convincing
ir.iofs" of the violations of law by
he trusts, and that promises made at
hise times were broken. He says
hat ti e action of t ie Administration j 1
gainst the Northern Securities Com-1 <
lany was against the newest of the
rusts, which hardly had time to do I 1
ouch damage even if it was su dlspcs
d.
Mr. Martin asserts that the Presl- 1
lent's claim that be has "executed 1
he laws resolutely and fearlessly" 1
anuot be made to apply to the en
orcement of anti-trust laws, and that s
vidente in the Administration's l
obsession was not only put aside, but I
thur evidence easily procurable was 1
Ot sought. On this line Mr. Martin I
?ys: I
"The only two actions begun by C
our Administration for the enforce
lcnt cf the anti-trust laws were the t
stlon for an injunction against the a
iortl ern Securities Company and e
irainst the Beef Trust. The first we ?
ave already referred to, and the in- c
motion against the Northern Seou?l- I
es in tlie district court has never t
eeo carried to the biirber court, while v
ie trust has been openly violating S
jth the law and the injunction to I
aur knowledge, and to mine, and to (
lat of every citizen of the United I
tatos. p
"Three years ago the otliecrs of the
merlcan Anti-Trust League placed
i the possesion of your Administra
on positive proofs, incontestable
jcumeniary evidence of flagrant and
lormous'y oppressive and injurious
olations of the law on the part of
alf a dozen of the greatest trusts in
ie United States. Both you and
mr Attorney General repeatedly
romfsed, sometimes orally and some
ones in writing, that these cases
ould be taken up and proceeded
ith. livery one of these promises
ni have broken."
Mr. Martin takes issue with the
atement in the President's letter
lat "the creation of a Bureau of
>rporations and Amendments to
ie inter-State commerce laws has for
ie tirst time given a chance to the
ational (?jvernment to deal intelli
nitly and adequately with the ques
ons affecting society whether for
)od or evil, because of the accumula
ou of capital in KT at corporations,
id because of the new relations caus
1 thereby."
"And what have you done, Mr.
resident, with the Bureau of Cor
iratlons since it was organized?"
r. Martin asks. "You appointed
JUT private secretary, Mr. Cortelyou,
; head of that department, and then,
'ter he had collected all the data
)ssible about violations of the law on
ie part of the trusts, did you trans
lit this data in proper report to Cmi
ress or thc people? Oh, no! The
ureau of Corpo ations, which was ln
uided as a bureau of publicity, you
ave made into a bureau of secrecy.
"You transferred Mr. Corte!} on
om tlie head of that department,
i Lil all this secret information about
ie ? rusts in bis po.-sasslon, to the
LSltlon of Chairman of the Ile pub! i
m National Committee, where he
in usc his information to sandbag
impaign contribu? tors out of the
rusts for your campaign fund, Mr.
'n sideut.
"Against all the hundreds, aye,
thousands ol' men who have b en
radioing plunder and extortion u.on
he people in violation of the anti
rust law, which provides for their
un isl) ment, line, and imprisonment,
ou and your Attorney General have
ever caused a single warrant to issue,
ior a single arrest to be made, nor
lie conviction of a single one to h.
ecured.
"Nay, even worse, for to the mest
lowerful and notorious of t hese oi?eii
lers against tlie anti-trust law, the
?roofs of whose criminality had al
eady been placad in your hands, you
xtended the hospitalities ( t the
iVhite House, and in return accepted
heir hospitality."
lt. lil ?or Trial.
A special to the Augusta Chronicle
rem Talbotton, Ga , says: E. D.
?hlpp, Seaborn Hall and Thomas
iutler, white men, were arraigned in
falbotton today un a charge of assault
vlth intent to murder. The men
ire accused of being in thc party
vh!ch got In a hack in Talbotton
sounty recently and shot several ne
{rues on sight, following the "Be
foreday" clud excitement. Each was
? m i id over under 8<>00 bond. They
vere severely arraigned by the solici
tor who recounted the efforts made by
citizens to put an end to mob viol
ince and repeated the resolutions
igainst the outrage pas-ed at the
largely attended mass meeting of
.idzens, when tlie governor was petl
Lioned to offer rewards for arrest of
thc perpetrators.
Sailors Uoatcn.
At New York four sailors and the
ship's steward of the French cruiser
Troude, now lying at anchor In the
North river were assaulted Thursday
on 34th .street by a gang of seven or
eight teamsters and truck men. O.ae
of the sailors received a severe scalp
wound and another La'' his right
cheek laid open and lils nose broken.
The others' eyes were blackened and
their faces were bruised. It is said
that tho.facts will be laid before the
French consul at that port by Captain
Aubrey, of the Troude.
NEW LEGISLATURE
Massy Old ?l.-;;?uar? Ile turned ?nd
New Ones Come In.
As a result of the primaries In al)
legislative delegations, there havt
been a great many changes, some of
the former legislators declining tx
stand for re-election and about/half of
those who did go before the people
were defeated.
The following senators hold over:
J. R. Blake, Abbeville; J. K. Hood.
Andersen; Geo. F. Von Kolnitz, Jr.,
Charleston; T. B. Butler, Cherokee;
P. L. Hardin, Chester; Edward Mc
iver, Chesterfield; C. M. Davis, Ciar
endon; J. H. PeUrlfoy, Colleton; G.
W. Brown, Darlington; E. F. Warren
Hampton; J. T. Hay, Kershaw; W
C. Hough, Lancaster; T. B. McLeod,
Lee; C. S. McCall, Marlboro; C. H
Carpenter, Bickens; J. Q. Marsball,
Richland; R. I. Manning, Sumter; J.
T. Douglass, Union; Dr. A. H. Wil
liams, Williamsburg.
Ttie fjllowlng were re-elected: W.
E. Jobnsou, Aiken; LeGxand Walker,
Georgetown; J. G. HolUday, Horry;
lames Stackbouae, Marlon; T. M
Itaysor, Orangeburg; D. E. Hydrlck,
?partanburg; J. S. Brice, York.
The following are the new senators:
Dr. J. B. Black, Bamberg; Geo. H.
li?tes, Barnwell: Nibs Christensen
Scaufort; E. J. Dennis, Jr., Berkeley;
r. D. Bivens, Dorchester; W. J. John
on, Fairfield; T. G. Talbert, Edge
ield; Walter H. Wells, Florence; Wm.
li. Mauldln, Greenville; J. Hampden
3rooks, Greenwood: F. 1\ McGowan,
laurens; D. F. Efird, Lexington; C.
j. Blease, Newberry; J. R. Earle,
)conee; E. S. Blease, Saluda.
Senators Aldrich of Barnwell, For
est of Saluda, Sharp of Lexington
md Talbird of Beaufort were defeat
d. Senator E. J. Dennis died and is
ucceeded by bis son Senators Dean
if Greenville, Ragsdale of Fairfield,
lagsda?e of Florence, Herntton ol
Jennee, Gaines of Greenwood, Good- '
vin of Laurens, Mower of Newberry,
Iheppard of Edgefield and Mayfield of ,
Jamberg did not offer for re-election.
)f those re-elected Senators Holliday, ,
lydrick and W. E. Johnson bad op
osition.
HOUSE OK KEPKESENTATIVKS.
The members of the house of repre- I
jntatives are: 1
Abbeville-J. Fraser Lyon, J. N '
lance and J. O. Lomax. 1
Aiken-Dr. L. B. Etheredge, G L
'oo?e, J no. R. Cloy and B. K. Kee- '
an. '
Anderson-J. W. Ashley, J. B. Wat
>n, Geo.; E. Prince, M. P. Tnbble
nd J. C. Millford.
Bamberg-J. S. J. Faust and E. T. 1
>afitte.
Barnwell-Dr. Ryan Gyles, J. E
[arley and Dr. J. Milton Turner.
Beaufort-C. J. Colcock, Jos. ]
lover, and W. N. Heyward. v
Berkeley-E. E. Ballantine, W. L. 0
arker and Geo. B. Davis. ^
Charleston-Huger Slnkler, R. S.
/haley, J. E. Herbert, R. M. Lofton.
!. M. Seabrook, I). J. Baker, D. McK' 0
rost, t). A. Hamlin. JJ
Cherokee-J. C. Otts, W. D. Kirby. 5
Chester-A. L. Gaston, PaulBemp- L
ill, T. C. Strong.
Chesterfield-G. K. Laney, W. P. 1
ollock.
Clarendon-D. J. Bradham, R. S. *
lesCbamps, D. L. Green. d
Colleton-W. C. Brant, J. M. Wal
er and W. J. Fishburn. 11
Darlington-L. M. Lawson, J. P.
[iven, A, L. Gray.
Dorchester-J. A. Wlmberly.
E-ige?eld-B. E. Nicholson, J. W. e
leVore. a
Fairfield-J. G. McCants, A. Homer
trice, C. S. Ford. 1
Florence-W. B. Ganse, F. T. Ker
haw and J.H. Posten. '
Georgetown-M. W. Pyatt aud J.
V. Doar. ?.
Greenville-B. A. Morgan, T. P. 1
}othrau, .Ino. II. Harrison, L. O. J
'atterson and J no. J. Watson.
Greenwood-P. t?. Ualllson, W. H. '
i'eldell and J. F. Morrison. (
Hampton -G. M. Kiley, T. B.
rVTiatley. '
Uorry-D. D. Harrelson, 1). A. 1
?plvey. 1
Kershaw-M. L. Smith, J. G.
tichards. j
Lancaster-J. W. Hornel, W. H. 1
ftxter.
Laurens-W. C. Irby, Jr., R. D 1
toyd, J. ll. Miller.
Lee-M. H. Pittman, W. Mci).
3 reen.
Lexington-E. J. Etheredge, J. M.
?ptlng and Paul E. Hubto.
Marion- .Ino. C. Sellers, Geo. R.
Heaves, L. M. Gasque.
Marlbt>ro -D. D. McColl, Jr., W.
W. Bruce, J. P. Gibson.
Newberry-F. W. Higgins, J. W.
lvirhardb, J. W. Taylor.
noonee- E. E. Verner, J. D. Shel
don.
Orangeburg-J. A. Banks, T. F.
Brantley, R. F. Dukes, D. O. Herbert,
E. L. Culler.
Pickens-Laban Mauldln, T. J.
Mauldln.
Richland-A D. McFaddin, J. D.
Rawlinson, P. A. McMaster and L. W.
Haskell.
Saluda-W. A. Webb, J. C. Ed
wards.
Sumter-Altamont Moses, T. B.
Fraser, J. H. Clifton.
Spartanburg-C. P. Sanders, J.
Wright Nash, W. M. Walker, K. D.
Edward!, H. H. Arnold, W. J. Gib
son.
Union-H. C. Little, L. J. Brown
ing.
Williamsburg W. L. Bass, J no. S.1
Graham, Philip Stoll.
York-Dr. J. E. Massey, J. W. Ar
droy, J. E. Beamguard and Dr. J. H.
Saye. *
Town Mamilu! Killod.
Sara. F. Hurst, town marshal of
Maycsville, was killed at 11.20 o'olcck
Wednesday night by J. El Anderson,
railroad agent, of that place. Hurst
made threats against Anderson dur
ing the evening and waited on the
platform until be started home. Hurst
is said to have provoked the difficulty
and advanced on Anderson with a
pistol. Anderson shot, him six times
with a Colt's automatic pistol, every
bullet passing through Hurst's body.
Hurst's pistol was found lying by his
[body.
I
'IT'S ALL OVER,"
Kew York Will Go Temooratio by
Fifty Thousand Majority
SATS A REPUBLICAN LEADER.
fie Bays His Party Has No Chance
Whatever to Win the State
In the Approobioft
Kl cotton.
The New York American of Tues
day says tbe statement quoted was
made Mouday night by William
Barnes, Chairman of the Executive
Committee of tbe Republican State
Committee. Tbe American says Wil
liam Barnes, chairman of tbe Execu
tive Committee of tbe Republican
State Committee, accompanied by
Congressman George Southwick, of
Albany, approached the front entrance
)f the Hoff nan House in New York
Monday night. Mr. Southwick en
tered the hotel. Mr. Barnes stopped
and greeted an "American" reporter.
"What's the situation?" asked the '
reporter.
It's all over," replied Mr. Barnes.
"There's nota chance on earth lu this
State."
The reporter looked questioningly
at Mr. Barnes.
The latter repeated: "There's not
a chance."
"From what staudpoint are you
speaking?" asked the reporter.
"From our standpoint," answered
Mr. Barnes. "We can't carry the
State. It's all over now. On, we'll
make a demonstration and do the
best.we can, but it won't have any
"llecL "
"Will Parker carry the State?"
"Yes, he'll pull through. But
Herrick will carry it by 50,000," said
Mr. Barnes.
"How will Albany County go?"
"It will go Be-mocratio." replied
Mr. Barnes." "Of course, it's a Demo
jratic county."
Mr. Barnes wa? plunged in gloomy
thought for a moment and then said:
'And down here I suppose they'll give
Dbe Democratic ticket a majority of
150,000 or thereabouts. I never saw
my thing like lt. It's all over."
Mr. Barnes explained he had an en
gagement "up street," proceeded to
,he Twenty fifth street entrance of
.he Hoffman House and met Congress
nan Southwick.
All of Mr. name's predictions were
leard by Michael Fadden, of the Sixth
Assembly District.
THE BEViU?rH DISTRICT.
Phe Republicans Pat Out a Candi
date Against Congressman Lover.
A special dispatch from Sumter to
?be State says the seventh district
ros called to order Tuesday at 1
'clock by J. H. Fordham of Orange
urg, district chairman.
After reading the call temporary
rganization we3 effected by the eiec
lon of R. H. Richardson of Wedge
eld chairman and Jacob Moorer of
brangeburg secretary.
On motion the temporary organizi
ion was made permanent.
J. H. Fordham moved that the con
ention go into nomination for cand?
ate for congress.
H. B. Thomas of Orangeburg nom
?ated A. D. Dantzler.
R. H. Richardson nominated Rev.
!. C. Jacobs of Sumter.
Tue following were appointed tell
rs: A. D. Webster, W. T. Andrews
,nd L. C. Scott.
Jacobs received 10 votes and Dantz
er 13.
On motion of Webster the nomina
ron was made unanimous
A resolution offered by Jacob Moor
?r of Orangeburg and seconded by
lev. J. McKenzie Harrison of Sumter
<o make a vigorous and strenuous
lght for Congressman Lever's seat
was adopted amid a perfect roar of
enthusiasm.
H. B. Thomas of Orangeburg was
dected district chairman, Fordham
tendering lils resignation. Webiter
made a speech in favor of Thomas.
The following were elected district
jommitteemen: Richland, L. C. Scott;
Sumter, R. H. Richardson; Lee, A.
T. Butler; 0;angeburg, A. D. Web
iter; Lexington, A. W. Johnson.
Speeches were made by several del
egates pledging their support to the
nominee, saying they would w?rk
bard to soat him in congress.
State Chairman E. H, Deas of Dar
lington made a speech explaining the
rules and work of the Bepublicau
party, and expressed the belief that
Lever would be unseated.
Tne convention, contrary to the
general rules, was harmonious and
free from wrangling.
Jacobs, the nominee, made a speech
of acceptance, in which he thanked
the convention for their contidence In
bim, and said he would do all in his
piwer to become the next congress
man from this district.
The delegates say that they have
now nominated a man of educatio;i
and character, and the Democrats
cannot go before congress and say
that be is illiterate and his character
questionable.
All the delegates were preseut
from every cjunty. The convention
adjourned at 5 o'clock p. m.
forced to Floe.
A dispatch from Ilarodsburg, Ky.,
says eighty negroes, thirty of them
women, have arrived there from
South Fork, which place they were
ordered by the whites to leave bo
cause one of the negroes stabbed a
farmer's wife. It Is reported that
the white woman ls dead. The negro
men were working on a railroad near
South Fork. Ono of the women at
the railroad camp went to a farm
house and demanded a lunch. This
was given her and while the hostess'
back was turned tho negro woman
snatched some clothes and ran' away.
The farmer's wife pursued and caught
her, but was stabbed by the negriess.
Tue nows of the affair spread rapdly
and in a short time a posse of 200
white men had driven all the negroes
from the vlolnlty. The blacks will
not be permitted to remain in Har?
|rodsburg.