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THE CAMPAIGN MEE1ING AT ANDERSON.
MR MAYFIELD BTRIKB8 I1ACH.
John Gary Kvitns la IK p. About Hoi
ropolltait Polico?Col. Irby Makes a
Bold Attack on MoLaurln's Friend
Neal.
Special to The Mountaineer.
Anderson, s. c, August 5.?About
six hundred or more vi t -rs gathered
under tho trees lu the Hue Ridge Rail
road yard yesterday to hear tho Sena
torial candidates. There was a sprink
ling of ladies on the out kirts of the
crowd, who seomed to he much inter
ested in the discussions It was a Me
Lauriu crowd, there was no doubt about
that. Evans got some applause during
his speech, but the most of it was re
served for McLaurlu. Tho Senator
made a much bettor speech than ho did
at Greenville the other di'y. In fact,
ho seomed to bo a different man. At
Greenville ho was undoubtedly badhj
hacked, as ho real /. d tu?; crowd was
against himv * ' u?, lu re he had things
as he wacWu'inein and was according
ly encouraged. Ho Is evidently what
In base ball would bo ei l ed a grand
stand player. He is not ai his best un
less ho Is sure of applause fr >m thoau
dlonco and he plays for tho applause
almost entirely. Unlike Evans or Irby
ho cannot grow detiuul in tho midst of
opposition.
May Held was tho first speaker and
ho had almost finished when the writer
arrived. Tho only new thing about the
meeting was tho way iu which he
jumped on Elierbe. Ho camo back at
the Governor and called him "anoth
er." Ho Is not to be dismissed in any
ouch lofly manner as Governor E lorbo
has assumod. ' , is speeches, aro causing
Kllerbo to loso ground ai ? incidental
ly, McLaurin for the two are insepara
bly connected political.y in the minds
of tho people. A prominent politician
remarked after tho meeting that there
was no doubt as to which one the peo
ple wero bolioviug, r.ileruo or May
Held. Ellorbo's word Is at a discount
now almost everywhere, and McLaurin
finds ho has a hard 1 >ad to carry as ho
feels in honor bound to take sides with
his personal and political friend.
Evans, in tho beg inning of i.is speech,
took up tho matter <>f the metropolitan
police and defended his action in put
ting the metropolitan force on Charles
ton. Ho then attacked McLaurin's
position on this mattar, raying that
McLaurin had stated tha1 if ho wore
Governor he would huvo removed tho
forco, If he had promised to do so, and
yet ho would not say anything against
his friend, Governor E dor bo, who had
refused to do go. Evans then took up
his regular lin<> of argument on the
tariff question, saying that McLaurin
had made the issue. ''If Till man," said
ho, "occupies the position of McLaurin
on tho tarilT tho honest farmer of
?oulh Carolina will not *up.>ort him.'
This remark was received in dead
silence.
Evans then made his usual romarks
about Galhoun and nuliitieation. Mc
Laurin, ho said, spoke two hours in
Hampton to show what foois the Dem
ocrats wero wh'j wanted a tarilT for
revonuoonly. McLaurin said InOconee
ho wanted America for Americans.
This position Evans ridiculed as simi
lar to that of tho rich Yankoe who got
on tho stand on the fourth of July and
said Amorlca for Amerlca-.s, and at
tho same time was stabbing the South
In tho back.
The Republicans, he Haid, had baited
a few Democratic Senators and had
switched them off tho currency ques
tion and on to the tariff. He explained
the doctrine of freo raw material and
attacked McLaurin for his votos on
this question. He mado his usual
statomont as to his theory how Mc
Laurin got on tho ways and means com
mittee, and read from Republican pa
pers showing how McLaurin Is re
garded at tho North.
Evan's speech wasjropleto with Illus
trations and anecdotes, and was well
rocelvjd. He took his seat t.mid some
hearty cheers.
McLaurin was the next speaker.
Ho first replied to MayUelu's dispensa
ry speech and upheld his position on tho
Tillman-Latimor bill, saying It was
a general bill to carry out the intention
ol tho WllBon act. Ho would mako
the bill a law If ho could. Why Is it,
ho said, that Governor Ellorbo Is
brought iDto tho campaign, and that
ho had to reply to charges against
Ellorbo as well as those against him
self? McLaurin said that when corn
Is thrown Into the barnyard, tho best
rooster got It. Ho had got tho corn,
but there was a Shanghai from Ham
borg, a Domlnick from Laurens, who
hud got old and tondor footed, and a
little Gamo cock from Alken, who wero
fighting tho rooster from Marlboro be
cuuso ho got tho corn. This slmllo
was well received.
McLaurin mado his usual speech
against the doctrlno of free raw lna
torlals, defending his votes In Con
gress. The Senator spoko In his usual
rapid and darnost manner, and the
crowd got uloser to tho stand to hoar
him. Evam had attrlbutod to him a re
mark about John C. Calhoun of which
ho hod no/er heard until just bofore
tho campaign. Evans Interrupted and
said McLaurin had never denied mak
ing tho remark, but had said ho didn't
remember it if ho had said It. Me
Laurl|i then said It didn't mako aoy
difference if ho had said It, ho didn't
mean isy .dlsrospoot to Calhoun. Ho
then gave his attention to tho Wolkor
tarlfMf 1817, saying It was tho only
Democratic tariff bill over introduced
in Got gross. His position was tho
same as thut of Calhoun. Evan'j had
said Rled put hlin on tho ways and
means! committco. Wo)!, all tho
DomocVlts wero put thoro by Rood.
VV. J. Bryan had boon put on tho com
mittee iby Roed after a survleo of one
term.
Who McLaurin got on tho whoat
questloi Evans lntarruptod him and
said tha whoat wont down when a
tariff wu put on It, McLaurin said this
was ca> ?d by the demonetization of
silver. JTbls was grouted with oheers
for MoTaurla.
Senattr MoLaurln read the letter
from Prod O. Brown, of Anderson,
which caused such a stir at Saluda.
Mr. HrJwn upheld MoLaurln's tariff
position! He is a cotton buyer and
merchan at Andersons.
Sonata MoLaurln's points wore clear
and hlsTipoeeh took woll with the
crowd. He was several times Inter
rupted \ Evans, which mado him a
little mid. All during bis speooh
Evans wk talking to several farmers
noar tholtand, answering MoLaurln's
points asne made them.
Senate' Irby began his speeoh with
his usual statement that the liar was
abroad inthe laad. He then referrod
to the alliged Interview of Tlllman at
Charlotteand road a letter from Tlll
man don/ng the interview. Tlllman
said that, ho had not seen a reporter at
Charlotte and had made no statement
about Imp's candidacy and that be
was strKf ly hands-off In tho Senatorial
fight. l\>y took up the combination
oharge oM made his usual denial. He
aaid that instead of his running as a loose
horde, Bvana wm a colt to him (irby.)
II' ? comparisons of tho other candi
dates brought forth laughter. i*t was
charged that ho was going to bo Gov
ernor. If ho wanted to bo Govornor,
ho could beat (Ivo Ellorbes next year,
lie eailed Kllorbo, Gonzales and Neal,
tho woild, the flush and tho dovil,
against which ho had to fight, He
paid a high compliment to Catiraor.
who, ho Bald, hud made a lino rouord
in Congrods. IIo also roforr.d to
Strait as a true man, and uaid ho had
waited for these men to como out
against McLuirln. Tho ex-Senator
kept tho crowd laughing with hid jokes
and apt Illustrations, but It wad quite
ovidont that his speech was having
little or no ilToct. His bold attack
upon Colonel W. A. Neal waa a bravo
pieoo of work, but Irby gained no
friends b\ It and probably fo?t aomo.
Colonel Neal, or "Hill" Noal ua he la
called, la very popular hero and know
ing thia it took no llttlo courage to
attack him as Irby did.
The candidates wore forced to spend
a good deal of timo In Andoraou as
thev uid not got away until thia morn
ing when they left for tho meeting at
Greenwood, going at once to tho speak
ing tbcro from tho train.
The would-be Beraters are getting
tired of their own speeches, and Col.
Irby says ho is going to got a new ono
at Laurens. Clakencb
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL.
The Monthly Mooting Almost Devoid
of Interest? RxtraotS from tho Com
missioner's llcport.
The State board of control held its
monthly mooting In Columbia, but two
members wcro absint. Contrary to
expectations no purchases of liquor
svero mado and tho liquor men who
were expecting to go away with
largo orders in their pockets aro badly
disappointed. Tho board has about
agreed to pats a resolution in aoord
anco with the plau suggeated by State
Commissioner Vance as to tho making
of purchases. Under this plan tho
board will receive and consider all bids,
solect tho grades and brands of liquors
at the prices presented In tho bids and
leave It to the commissioner to Bend In
tho orders tor tho liquors durlug tho
month as ho needs tuem. The board
thinks tho plan a very good ono, and
thero will hardly bo a dissenting voice
when it coiii'<s to tho adoption of the
resolution looking to tho change. This
will prevent'any clogging from over
stock and at tho samo tlcno tho board
will retain its supervision of tho pur
chases. It was expected that tho mat
ter of thfl purchases would bo reached,
but Mr. Williams failed to arrivo and
It was not tukon up.
Commissioner Vance submitted his
monthly report dealing vory thorough
ly with tho statement of liquors re
ceived and shipped duriug tho month,
and making certain minor recommjud- I
utiona. Th6 report contained those
rather interesting paragraphs :
"It is with pleasure that I Inform
you that In accordance with tho resolu
tion passed by your honorablo board at
your last mooting 1 have turned ovor
to tho State treasuror'tho ?um of $15,000.
This makes a total of $110,000 paid tho
Stato treasurer nineo I waa olocted
commidsioner, taking charge in May,
and a grand total of $150,000 In tho last
oight months.
"Wo owe comparatively nothing,
everything being paid for as tho bills
aro presented.
"Our stock of liquors and supplies
amount to about $150,000 hero in ttio
Stato dispensary, und tho stock on hand
In tho local dispensaries will amount,
in round numbers, to $200,000, and wo
have money enough on hand to pay for
all your honorablo board may aoo tit to
buy thia month. This 1 considor a good
showing tor tho financial standing of
tho disponsary notwithstanding tho
charges mado by tho onemlos of the
dispensary of corruption."
At.last tho vacancy on tho Charles
ton board of control has been Ullod.
Mr. O. C. Heckman, who Is a member
of tho city council of Charleston, was
appointed 13 til 1 tho vacancy occasioned
by tho resignation of Dr. Graman.
In accordance with tho resolution of
the board adopted at the last meeting
Mr. Coopor reported that ho had visit
ed tho Charleston dispondary during
the month and had ordered a lot of old
wlno, champagno, boor, etc., dumpod
Into tho streets. Thia Is stuff which
has boon on hand for several yoars, and
Is uttorly unsalable. Tho State board
requires that at least ono morabor of
tho county board must bo present to
soo that all the stuff la dumpod.
Tho same courso has been adopted as
to certain old liquor from tho Spartan
Inn In Spartanburg. Mr. Miles mado
tho examination in this Instance In
porson and issued a similar ordor to
have tho mtutT dumped.
Stato Detective Nowbold Bubmlttod
to tho board a comploto report in re
gard to his finding a good many pack
ages of whiskey put up at tho Stato
disponsary short at tho dispensary at
Chostor, and seizing them. Tho board
took do action In regard to tho matter.
The board agrees with tho commis
sioner that it In well nigh an impossi
bility to uond out packages that will
exactly measure up to a druggist's
graduated moasuro every time. They
say that In the first place, bottles can
not bo blown that will hold tho exact
quantity uniformly without exception.
I Thoy say they aro doing all that men
can do to give full moasuro, and If a
bottle happens to fall short onco In a
while, they cannot holp It.
Tho matter of granting a permit to
tho Kay distillery In Groenvlllo Coun
ty was fully and exhaustively discussed,
hut final action was delayod. Mr.
Cooper and Mr. Miles both said that
thero may bo some risk In granting tho
permit asked for, bat thoy thought
thatoncouragomont should bo glvon
to homo distilleries and If tho perml*.
was granted It would tond to stop the
illicit sale of liquor in tho neighbor
hood of tho still, Inasmuch, as the Stato
would purchase all the liquor turned
out and tho men would know that it
waste tholr interest to comply strictly
with the law.
Applications woro rocolvod from W.
A. Lark and P. Habb who wish to start
up distilleries In Greenville County.
Hotb applications wero considered at
some length, hut no final action was
takon. _ _ _
A Parson's Stouy.?An Itlnorant
parson teM-i that way out "In tho back
woods" he camo, ono day, to a settler's
house, and entered to havo a talk with
Its Inmates. The old woman of the
house becamo much Interested in the
preacher's olsoourso, and requested
that he conduct family worship. Sho
atar. lnslstod upon hunting up her
ft.mil y Hlole, to be used upon the oc
casion. She loft tho room to look up
the Bible, but seemed to have hard
work finding it. Tho minutes passed,
and she came not. The proaoher had
time to grow impatient before tho old
woman reappeared, with a few tattered
leaves in her hand. She handed them
> over, with an apologetic air. 'To
awful sorry, parson," she explalnod.
i "but the fact Is, I didn't know 1 was so
i near out of Bibles!"
TILLMAN WILL RUN FOR GOVERNOR
IF NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN
THE DISPENSARY LAW.
rii.inuh (io<i lie's Not u Politician?
Tho I'eoplo WIho Knoiigh lo Aet
J'oi* Themselves, anil Advised lo
do ho upon nil Occasions.
Special to Atlanta Constitution.
ADDEVILL.fi, S. C, August 4 ?"It Is
said that Gonzales did DOtsleepa night
for four tho Latinior bill would pass
and that ho threatened to make a cam
paign against it next yeur. 1 tay to
N. G., 'blow your horn.' I will resign
tho Senators!)ip and run for the Gov
ernornship myself, if necessary to
maintain the dispensary law."
This bold and defiant threat, spoken
with all tho emphasis of which Sena
tor Tlllman is capable, fell like a bomb
among tho audience gathered to hoar
him at Klugh's park, just outsldu this
city, to-day. It will for tho tlmo dis
place tho attention which has been
given to the Senatorial contest, and
bring Senator Tillman forward once
more as the stormy potrol of South
Carolina politics, tho one around whom
must gather all tho contending ele
ments, satisfied to take a second place
in tho prosonco of this impetuous
leader.
Tho occasion was a gathering of tho
farmers of Abbeville County, sum
moned CO ?Bton to the farmers' insti
tute, which was hold by the faculty of
Clcmson College. A farmers' gathering
in South Carolina is not necessarily one
lucking In politics, for tho fact is that
tho farmers of tho Stato havo boon its
only politicians for the past ten years,
and it looks as though the city ward
ho? lors havo boon permanently retired.
When it was announced that Senator
Tlllman, who is ono of tho trustees of
Clomeou Collogo, would bo tho orator
of tho day and that this speoch was
but tho beginning of a series to be de
livered throughout tho State, it became
evident that more than usual Impor
tance attached to tbo proceeding. It
was well known to tho followers of the
redoubtable leader that he did not
relish tho idea which grow out of the
Senatorial primary of several months
ago that his control was anywise weak
ening. Tl.ey know too man well
enough to know that ho would see his
own timo to rcuss-ort his supremacy,
and that tlmo was indicated by the po
sition of tho present candidates for tho
(Jolted States Senate, who aro trying
to evade responsibility for tho dispen
sary law. Now, if any ono thing is
nearer to Senator Tillman's heart than
tho dispensary it is not known, and it
did not take him long to announco that
ho would stump the Stato In buhalf of
a contlnuanco of that law, no matter
whom It helped or hurt. That occa
sion was presented today, when, as be
fore said, nearly 2,000 farmers assem
bled In Klugh's park and listened t j
tho commanding oloquenco of tho
farmor boy who prides himself upon
tho fact that ho is tho only one of his
class holding a seat in tho United
States Senate.
Ab gentlemen of promlnenco were
gathering upon tho platform, ShorilT
Nance walked up to Senator Tillman
and said : "Senator, a tllttle olli :o
makes us both fat." "Yos," replied
tho Senator grimly, "when it Is mixed
with abuse." lion. J. R. Blake, tho
chairman of tho institute, introduced
tho speaker of tho day as "the great
commoner," when Senator Tillman
said depreciatingly : "Oh, that belongs
to Mr. Stephens, of Georgia."
Tho Senator took his stand beforo
tho audience, ono leg thrown to tbo
front of the other, and his hands rest
ing on his hips under tho folds of his
alpaca coat. It was just such a posture
of studied neglige which added so
much to the speaking of Mr. Grady.
Tho Str-ator recalled tho fact that
eloven years ago ho started his cam
paign in this county, and that many
times since ho had spoken in it, und
though ho had adversaries within its
limits, ho had never received a slnglo
sign of discourtesy. lie traced tho
campaign through which ho reached
the Governorship and finally the Sen
atorahlp, and recalled tho fact that tho
boglnnlng of that campaign was a de
mand in favor of tho establishment of
an agricultural college, whore men
might bo taught the uso of tho hand
and the eye as woll as tho spoaklng of
Greek and Latin.
"It took us farmers a long tlmo to
movo," said ho, " but when we got
roady wo took in everything from Gov
ernor to coroner." This declaration
evoked onthuBlastlccheers, from which
It was evident that tho tldo formod
olovon yoars ago had not been broken.
"A groat question," said ho, "was
tho maintenance of Clomson Collogo.
There wore dirl.jultlos in tho way, tho
greatest of which was tho effort to
compel tho faculty to keep in vlow tho
the character of tho collego as an ag
ricultural Institution. Hut tho trustees
had made up their mind that they
would keep on changing Iholr faculty
until they found men who had some
respect for labor. Thoso who havo
said that I know nothing about farm
lug," said ho, "havo lied about mo in
this matter as thoy havo lied in others.
We haven't had the mon wo wantod,
but wo will koop on trying. f will
havo teachers who will teach a hoy to
dig his living out of tho ground. Tho
continued effort of faculties to drift
into a lltorary school will bo resisted.
Tho effect of the instruction given in
Clemson has alroady been a revolution
in the character of our farmers. It is
the Object of this collego to sond edu
cated mon to the farm and not to re
cruit tho ao-callod learned professions."
Senator Tillman went on t> speak of
the dignity of tho calling of agricul
ture, and of tho high eharactor of tho
; ? -an of acres, who could look about on
I is posBosslons with pride, and whoso |
ability to extract fortune from naturo
made him the grandest of mon. Yet
the anomal v has boon shown of a Sen
ato of tho United States from which
the farming class Is almost excluded.
"In faot," he ?aid, "I am tho only
farmer Ihoro, representing thirty mil
lion people.
"If I woro a politician," said tho
Senator, "1 would co holding my tongue
Just now. But, thank God, I was never
mado to be a politician. I will speak
my mind at all tlmosand under all con
dition*. I was out in Iowa a few weeks
age, and there I learned something of
ono of my Senatorial colleagues, Mr.
Allison. He has been in tho Sonato twen
ty eight years. During tho last dozen
years Iowa has been revolutionized a
half dozen times in her polltioa, and
yet during all that tlmo and all '.esc
changes it was novor once known how
Mr. Allison stood upon a single ques
tion beforo the public. If I woro a
politician like him I would bo away
from horo today ; but in 1880 I fought
. It out in the open, and when I got too
cowardly to lead you I want you to
turn mo out and get somo man with
i more courage to take my plaoo. I have
l nothing to do with the Senatorial elec
tion soon to take place. If you have
i not become capable, throuh your edu
cation of the last tea years, to settle
upon the right man for Senator, then I
must nay that our work is lost." Sen
ator Tlllman spoke upon this subject
not '.vi 11) the air of u man who has noth
ing to do with the raee, hut with the
evident conviction that ho was himself
the lirst choice of his auoitors, and
that tho colleague given him would ho
one of his liking.
Leaving this question, Senator Till
man entered the one nearest his heart
?tho dispensary question. "None of
these candidates," said ho, "appear to
be friends of tho dispensary law.
There is many a politician hiding out
in tho hushes to see how thu people
stand." Senator Till man went on to
deseriho tho war which had been made
upon the dispensary lasv oy tho cities,
in which tbey had openly fought its
opt rations, so much so, ho declared,
that Charleston had seceded from
South Carolina on tho the liquor law.
" It was then," said ho," "that I made
up my mind that the State should take
charge of tho polleo force of tl eae
cities. As Governor 1 always asked, is
such a tbtng right ? is it for tho I one fit
of the people f and when tho answer
was in the Affirmative there was noth
ing In sight to prevent my perform
ance of lt. I want one law for South
Carolina?one which Charleston will
have to respeot just as much as Abbe
ville." Senator Tillman went into do
tail as to how tho dispensary law orig
inated. Tnero was an attempt heing
made to commit South Carolina to pro
hihition, as the ease wan in Maine. That
prohibition simply furnished an excuse
for prescriptions hy doctors to hulld up
a generation of hypocrites, who were
always sick when they wanted adrink.
" 1 ureferre . the dispensary system,''
said he, "a prohibition law would not
he enforced, heeauso heing purely po
litical, It would go the way of all polit
ical measures. There is an old ex
pression that tho host way to light the
devil is with his own tools, and 1 argued
that tho host way to light liquor in
with liquor. 1 do not agree with min
isters who make out that tho drinking
of whit-key is a crime. It is the abuse
of whiskey that is wrong. Wo can not
treat witli men as wo would liko to
have then, but as they are.
"Njw, what is tho giant evil in the
whisky business? It is tho (dement of
personal profit, tho greed of men who
mako money out of it. The dis
pensary wiped that class out
of existence. It is personal pro
fit that opens up brilliant saloons
hy whieh to seduce men. It
buys politicians, it bribes polioemen. ,
As a result of tho dispensary we have ,
to-day 1 -sa drinking in South Carolina
than was ever before known in the ,
State. But now," said he, "wo hoar of ,
the appeal toCa-iar?tho federal eourt. (
Newspapers have fought tho system ,
and III tie politicians have bulied it, .
saying that tho ellicers have had re- '
bates and have even attempted to mon- (
tion my name in connection with it. 1
will stand up in tho face of Cod aud man ,
and say that they are liars. I cannot j
go into the intlecency of our present ,
federal judge. In ail tho iniquities ,
whici marked the career of Judge.
Bond, and Cod knows they were bad |
enough, yet ho never equaled Simon- j
ton as a tyrant. To free 1 quor from ,
state monopoly is only to build up that (
personal monopoly whieh has damned
so many communities. If the) decision j
of tho supreme court is right, even un
der high license or low license, or any
other plan, the legislature may ?dopt, .
original packages can still bo brought ,
in and distributed throughout tho (
State. O io of tho candidates for the ,
Senato, Mr. May field, has criticised .
the bill which 1 Introduced whieh .
commands Simonton to tako his dirty
hands oil tho throat of South Carolina. |
This candidate la pleased to say tho .
dispensary system is rotten. If that '
be true, it is tho fault of the ad in in is- ]
tration and not of tho law. Wo must,"
said tho Senator, stamping tho floor, ,
"put the dispensary either in polities
again or emt of it. Mako tho county
dispensers olectlvo, as are your clerks
anil treasurers and sheriffs, and If you
are capable of electing those other .
county oflleers you should ho etjually
capable to elect the right kind o( dis
pensers. Tho trouble with ua now is ,
that there Is a divided responsibility;
that politics has got into the State
board." It was hero that Senator Till
man spoke of the position taken against
tho dispensary by Mr. Genitales and
declared hia purpose, if necessary to
keep tho dispensary to tho front, of
resigning hia seat and ontoring tho
light for tho governorship next yoar
with that question as his solo platform.
"Not that I want to givo up my pros
ent place," said ho, "I am doing vory
well whore I am. Whenever I get up
to speak ovory one of them comes In
from tho oloaieroom or where ver else
they may be, and they erano thoir
nocks tt) hoar every word I say. Ami
let mo to)I you," said he, amid tho
laughter of tho audience, "that I pitch
rocks up thore as well as hero. 1 went
up to Washington to speak for you antl
1 am doing It." At this point a per
sistent gentleman with a red head in
sisted upon Mr. Til I man's tatting up
the tariff bill, whieh ho did, saying:
"Tho whole Boheme of tho Uingltsy bill
was public theft. I so described It in
my plaeo in tho Senate. 1 said Its
purpose was criminal; that I was
against It in all its shapes and forms,
but If those people, having the power
to enforce tho protootlvo tariff, insisted
upon so doing, I wanted my share, for
my people. They accuse McLaurin of
being a republican," said ho, ''because
ho votod for several amendments of
the bill calculated to hrinir somo of its
bonoflts down this way. Now I votod
tho same way, and I am not a ropubli
can." Senator Tillman continued upon
this subject at uomo length, having the
ontiro audience in sympathy with his i
views and cheering him enthusiast!- '
cally.
Thoro can bo no doubt o' Lho Import
ance of Sonata** Tillman's speech to
day. While disclaiming participa
tion in tho Senatorial canvass ho has
made himself tho mint prominentliguro
in It. lie has sot tho pace as to public
policy, ono in which tho candidates
will have to follow in hia wako from
shoor force of circumstances. So true
is It that when . Tillman speaks in
South Carolina all others aro forgotton;
and that ho will from now on bo the
central and tho controlling figure.
His declaration of tho longth to which
ho would go to onforeo tho dispensary
law is an oarnost of what ho proposes
to do, and it may bo taken for grantod
that tho next Stato campaign In South
Carolina will bo ono without, a pre
cedent In tho intense Interest which
has always marked tho campaigns of
that Stato. On Friday tho Sonatorlal
candidates will spoak In this city, and
thoy will find ahead of them Senator
Tillman's work already fully accomp
lished.
Thus tho oamp ign waxes hot, and
wo will havo to let eaoh day unfold
what It has in store for us.
, ?Many so-oalled great men aro Hire
, tho moon: they shine with borrowed
light.
' ?It is much safer to handlo dyna
' mite than to tako a daro from the devil
?Humility never lowers herself bj
i appearing on good terms with pride
G?V. ELLERBE'S ALLEGED DUPLICITY,
Mit. MAYFIKLD'S STATKMKNT AT
PIOKENH.
Ho Mnkos a Flut Denial of tlx
Statement Given Out hy Oio Gover
nor? A OtrOUinstanlial Account of
? in- Metropolitan l'olico Matt? r.
The expeoted revolution of Mr. S. G.
Muyliold in regard to tho double deal
ing of Governor Ellorbo, as to tho re
moval of tho metropolitan pollco In
Charleston, formed tho conclusion of
his speech at 1'ickens, and is as fol
lows:
Govornor Kllorbo has given the pa
pers a carefully prepared interview, in
which ho does not deny tbo charge
which I made at Orangeburg, in which
l charged him with "duplicity" in
dealing with the metropolitan police,
and if ho denied it I would prove It.
Hero Is what he says: "1 would like to
havo tho proof of any doublo dealing
on my part In reference to the metro
poll tan police or any other publle mat
ter."
I will g'vo the proof.
During tho campagin of 1890 a cau
cus was held In tho city of Charleston.
This caucus was composed of leaders
in thought, activity and journalism in
South Cuioliua. The question to be
decided was: Shall tno p< opto of
Charleston vote for Senator John It
Harrison or Gen. Win. II. Kl'erbo for
governor?
Mr. Klierbo has not written any let
ters, but a friend, personal and politi
cal, was a member of that caucus. He
pledged and vouched for Mr. Kllorbo
tho removal of tho metropolitan police
He spoke "as ono having authority."
That caucus decid. d to givo Mr.
Kdorbo tho sup; ort of Jbarloston be
cause be would remove tho metropoli
tan police. Tho campaign mooting
was bold iu Charleston, and then Gov.
101 lor bo said: "1 wili remove the
metropolitan police from tho city of
Charleston whenever l am given as
surances thai the dispensary law will
bo enforced."
This statement was made after the
caucus, after the "friend" had pledged
Govornor Kllorbo to tho removal of the
moti'opolitau police. It was made in
tho presence of the members of that
caucus and face to face with tho voters
of Charleston city. It was made for
tho purpose of getting the vote of the
city of Charleston. Tho people of
Charleston voted for Klierbo because
of this understanding. After the pri
mary election and before ho was in
augurated Governor Klierbo was visited
by a correspondent of the News and
?OUrier and written up iu great shape,
I know the correspondent and bo no
doubt told tho whole truth about that
interview. Ho gavo tho reporter to
understand that tho metropolitan
|)oliee wocld bo removed.
During tho session of the last legis
lature Thomas W. Hacot of Cnarlcston
had frequent interviews with Govor
nor K.lerbe about tho removal of tho
metropolitan police, and told Governor
K.lerbe that Dr. llderton was going vo
introduce a bill to repeal the metro
Dolttau act. Representative llderton
jf Florence county and a representa
tive of Anderson county both talked
with Governor Klierbo, and ho ussurod
jach of them that bo would remove tho
metropolitan police from Ctiarloston.
Theso representatives, believing that
tdio govornor meant what ho said, took
ijo steps themselves and prevented any
legislation upon t.ie metropolitan 1
pol co.
Before the adjournment of tho legis
lature, oGovernor Ellerbe assured a
leleet few that ho would not remove
Lhe metropolitan police until every
member of the city council signed an
Agreement in writing to enforce tho
Llisponsary law.
At the time Mr. Hacot was working
30 /.oalou.-dy for Ctiarloston, Govornor
Kllorbo promised several persons that
ho would .exact from the mayor of
Charleston an agreement In writing,
to bo signed by every member of tho
council, to enforce tho dispensary.
Tills is admitted by Govornor
Kllorbo In this intorviow. Hjt did tho
governor toll Representatives llderton,
Ashley or Hacot of this? No. It was
kept as a profound seerot from thorn.
I knew nothing of it. 1 wut lighting
the dispensary law. It was known
only to "the favored few," and was
carefully guarded.
Governor Kilorbo know that of tho
24 aldermen at least six were political
and personal friends of Chief Martin,
and some others would not sign any
paper to onforco the dispensary law.
Hoforo tho adjournment of tho legis
lature Chief Martin knew tho terms
which would bo Imposed. On March
1st Mayor Smyth was informed by
Governor Kllorbo that ho would take
up tho metropolitan police matter aftor
tho adjournment of tho logiblaturo,
March 1th. Mayor Smyth ixod tho
Oth for tho conforenoo. Now mark:
Mayor Smyth In this conference pro
posed to havo tho council pass an ordi
nance to enforce tho dispensary law.
This could bo dono by a majority,
or at most two-thirds, vote of the coun
cil. But Govornor Kllorbo said ho
WOUld not humiliate the people of
Charleston by having thorn to pass an
ordinance. Governor Ellorbo had In
advance propared a typewritten agroo
mont and presented It to Mayor Smyth.
The paper was an innocent looking
affair, and with somo modifications
Mayor Smyth took It to Charleston for
signature. Did Governor Kllorbo toll
Mayor Smyth that the paper must ho
signed by ovory one of tho aldermen?
No. Mayor Smyth says ho never
I tor a moment thought it was to be
signod by all; if ho had ho would nut
havo carried it to Charleston. The
paper was presented on tho 8th for tho
council to sign It. Of tho twenty-four,
seventeen signed, six refused to sign, I
ono was out of tho city, but aftorwarils
signed. Tho papor wus sent to Colum
bia to Governor Kllorbo as signod. He
refused to remove tho metropolitan
police because all did not sign.
Did Govornor Ellorbo give tho Mayor
of Charleston tho assurance he had
given tho "favorod few?" No! Did Gov
ornor Ellorbo toll Mayor Smyth that
he at lato as tho 28th of February had
assurod a frlond that tho metropolitan
police would not be removed until each
of tho aldormon signe.u? No!
A frlond of Chief Martin wrote Gov
ornor Ellorbo and said: "I havo writ
ten to friends in Charleston that you
would not remove lhe. metropolitan
pollco until all tho aldermen signed It.
1 havo no wish to misstato your posi
tion, so I wish to know if 1 am cor
rect." This letter was wrltton aftor
th ? adjournment of tho logislaturo, on
the -Ith of Maroh.
This letter Governor Ellorbo answer
ed on Maroh 8th, saying: "You have
stated my position correctly and I will
' stand by It."
On March 8th tho agreement was
presented to the council of Charleston
for signature, tho day thic letter wac
wr'tton.
Thoro Is tho proof of your dupllolty
r Governor.
, During tho session of the loglslatun
Governor Blterbe asked my advlee
about tbo removal. I told blm, in sub
stance: "If you have promised to re
movo it, you should do if, you should
keep your promise."
I knew nothing of tho terms of tho
removal until tho papers published it.
I Duvnr advised with any ono about it
nor had anything to do with tho keop
ing of it.
I helped to pass it, but if I hud
E>romlsed to remove it I would havo
copt my word.
It might bo well for the public to
know how proud Governor Blferbe was
of this performance. "Tho favored
few" could tell, and a certain ex-Gov
eroor can toll, bow ho boasted of rapid
acquisition of political wisdom.
"Didn't I play tho metropolitan boys,
Johnny?"
"Yes, Hilly, you played 'em."
THE WKATHK.lt AND Clt?l?3.
Valuable Information to Those inter
ested in Karmin^ Operations.
Tho following is tho weekly bulletin
issued by the weather bureau in Co
lumbia as to tho condition of tho crops
in this Slate:
Columbia, s. c, Aug. 3, ihu7.
Tho week exhibited temperatures
ranging slightly abovo tbo uormal
ovory clay, but over tho extreme north
west portion the nights wore cool for
the season, with a minimum fur the
Stato of (12 at Liberty en July 28 2?.
The maximum, 1U2, occur red at Hodges
on July 2(i. Tue average for tho week
was 81 while tho um mal is approxi
mately 70.6. At most stations tho dall>
maxima ranged between 88 and htj,
which, while it favored active growth
of vegetation, tended to dry tho ground
very fast.
Tho entire rain for the week fell on
July 2? 2iith, and in places tho rainfall
was excessive, washing lands and lljod
ing bottoms, especially in Anderson,
Darlington and Greenwood. Twenty
three places roported weekly measure
ments of less than 1 inch ; 15 of from 1
to 2 inches ; I from 2 to 3, and I* of over
:i Inches with a maximum weekly
amount of 4.88 at Charleston. The
mean of these nl measuremecta Is 1.15
while tho Stato normal for tho same
period is approximately 1.64. Tho
rainfall was fairly well distributed und
with limited exceptions was sufllclent
for tho needs of growing crops.
The sunshine was abovo tho normal,
averaging about 77 per cent, of the
possible duration, and, following a week
of generally cloudy weather was highly
beneficial.
There occurred somo local high
winds which slightly Injured corn in
places.
There appears to havo brjen a quite
general improvement in crop conditions
in South Carolina during tho pust
week and tho staple as woll us tho
minor crops aro exceedingly lino over
tho western, tho north central, and the
northeastern counties, and over the
greater portion of thoiemainder of tho
Stato. The exceptions are that over
portions of Oconoe, l'ickens, Laurens,
Union and Spartanburg counties more
rain Is needed, while in portions of
Richlind, Bamberg, Kershaw, Suintor,
D.irllnglon, Oraugcburg and Ujrkeloy
there lias been an excess of rain to
the injury of crops especially corn and
cotton.
Laying by of tho principal Hold orops
Is neariug completion, and wus favored
by the hot, dry weather that pre
vail.>d during tho greator part of tho
weok.
O.d corn Is maturing rapidly ovor
tho eastern portions of tho btjiu where
fodder-pulling is uew quite general.
This portion of tho corn crop varies in
condition with the locality and tho soil
and Is not likely to bo a full crop. Lato
corn continues promising but needs
several more good " seasons " to koop
it up lo present conditions and to In
sure tho heavy yield that now seems
llkoly. Corn is "tiring" on sandy
lands In Kershaw, Bjrkoloy and Alken.
Somo bottom land corn Injured oarly
In the week by high winds, and over
flowed streams In tho central counties,
however, comparatively Binall areas
were alToctod.
Cotton continues to fruit woll and to
shed comparatively llttlo. A numbor
of correspondents report this crop un
usually tino and moro hoavlly fruited
than is usual at this season. There
were fewer reports this week than last,
of rust, excossivoBhedding, and "honey
dow " although these damaging con
ditions aro still widely prevalent,
especially In ?00110114 where there has
boon an excess of rain. Much grass
was killed, and laying by mado rapid
advance. Thoro aro reports of tho
plant being small but well fruited, and
others of tho plant growing too much
to " weed " at tho oxponso of taking on
fruit.
Holls are opening rapidly ovor tho
southeastern counties. Kxcessivo rains
injured cotton In portions of Herkoloy,
and Darlington while In Spartanburg
and limited areas olsowhore moro rain
is needed. Id places the plant has
turned yellow and stopped growing.
Sea Island cotton continues to put on
fruit and was greatly benefitted by the
abundant sunshino of tho latter portion
of the week.
Tho first bale of now cotton for this
season, was shipped from Allendalo,
Barnweil county, on August 2nd. in
1896. f> bales woro marketed on July
28-2'Jth, In HJDf) tho lirst on August
20th, in 1884 thotlrst on August 15th.
Tobacco curing progressing and
nearing completion ; quality good.
Curing up lino lu Florence.
Cano is very promising.
Hay a heavy crop. Pastures afford
ing good grazing.
Molons continue plontlful.
Fig trees bearing heavily ; late ap
ples a good yield : pears not a heavy
crop but of good quality. Gardens
1 falling.
J, W. Bau UK, Director.
Tine FiiK SYSTEM.?Tho feo sys
tom in tho consume servioo has been
restored. During tho administration of
I'resident Cleveland, Secretary OInoy
lssuod an ordor prohibiting consuls
frein receiving foes. This waB a groat
hardship to many consuls especially
tho oflloes in London and Liverpool.
Tho salary of tho consul general at
London only pays t.'?,u00 a yoar, whereas
under tbo fee system it paid nearer
|60,000. The Hume thing Is true re
garding tho Liverpool consulato and In
proportion all tho consulates whero
there is muoh business carriod on with
this country.
When the president appointed his
cousin, William McKlnloy Osborno, to
London, tho lattor declined It at first,
but later accepted It with tho under
standing that the feo system would bo
rostorod. "Jlramj" Boylo, McKlnloy's
formor prlvato soorotary, Is consul to
Llvorpool. Tho pressure to havo tho
feo system restored comos mainly from
those two olilcos. President McKlnloy
appointed W. W. Hookhlll assistant
1 secretary of stato. A. A. Adoo and
Thomas Crlder, second and third as
sistants, to submit a report as to the
1 advisability of roroklng the ordor ol
1 Mr.Olney. Rockhill roported adversely
? but the other two recommended thai
the foes be restored. Hence it wll
, so done and "Cousin Oaborno" ant
" Jimmy." Boylo will bo the ohlef bone
j flolarles.
The Desperation of the Moonshiners.
LOOKS LIKE A REVIVAL OF TIIK
K UK LUX KLAN.
Too Energetic Work by Revenue Oflt
OOVS IioaclH to i he Formation of tho
Liquor Dealore' Union?The Name
Afterwards Chatmed to that of the
Regulin iii'N.
i'11iIixileI!>)iia Times.
Tho mountainoua districts of Georiu
arc full of moonshlnors; that is an ac
cepted und probably a well known fact.
It is not alone peculiar to Georgia ;
Tennesseo and the Carolinas can proba
bly go tho "Goobor State" ono hotter
In this respect. Hut tho moonshiners
of Georgia have organized in a secret,
oath-bound Organization for mutual
protection that places them head and
shoulders above all their neighboring
State contemporaries, aud tho stories
that are current iu tho mountains about
theso men indicate that they are fully
alivo to the needs of such a bo., y. There
are still surviving in tho mountain dis
tricts ex-memhors of the old Kuklux,
whose experience in that secret organ
ization has made them energetic and
skilled leaders in tho present body. In
fact, tho ringleaders of tho modern
regulators are nearly all survivors of
tho Kuklux Klan.
Some ten years ago the Internal rev
enue c tlicers, became a little too ener
getic iu ferreting out tho illic't whis
key Btills concealed In tho eaves and
hollows of tho mountains, or, at least
the moonshiners thought so, und that
amounted to the same thing. 'They de
cided to organize for self-protection,
and tho Liquor Dealers' Union wan
formed. Originally this organization
was mild iu its constitution und de
claration of principles. It simply be
lieved that every man was entitled to
tho fruits of his own labor, and that a
man had tho right to transform tho
products ho raised on his lands into any
klud of mcrchandisablo goods. Assert
ing this right, tho constitution pro
ceeded to condemn the power of any
government to interfere with a man in
dlstllltng his whiskey from h'.s own
corn or grains, and to make that con
demnation more effective the members
took an oath to shield anu protect each
other, and never to help tho revenue
i 111 ;ors in their detective work.
The organ zatlon rapidly incroased
in uumbers, and as its power developed
its acts became loss and less responsi
ble. From concealing illicit stills from
revenue ollioers, furnishing bail for
captured moonshiners, and In with
holding all evidence possible at trials,
tho mcmbersof the organization boldly
advanced several stops further In their
criminal career. They began to re- i
move people f.'Om tho country whose
existence there was not considered
?ood for the general welfare, and peo- i
pie who were known to be hostile to
tho interests of tho union .vero some- 1
Limes visited iu the night by masked
men, who insisted upon Inflicting pun- i
ishmeuts that are not recognized by
the 1 tws of Georgia.
In a short time tho hlgl.-hauded pro
ceedings of tho powerful organization |
terrorized tho country. Tho name was
ehanged from tho Liquor Dealerb'
Uiiion to that of tho Regulators. It l
stands by this name today. If you go
up among the mountains of Georgia
aud ask a man who looks like a typical
moonshiner anything about tho Regu
lators, he will tell you that there Is no
such thing. Hut he will scrutinize you
enrefully, and before you getoutof the
mountains you can depend upon it that
unseen eyes are watching every move- .
moot you make. You will be constant
ly shadowed, but if you do nothing |
further to oxcite suspicion everything j
will bo woll. Hut it doos not pay to bo ,
too inquisitive. Nobody will tell you
anything about tho new Kuklux bo- '
cause everyone fears Its power. A '
momber would just as soon think of
taking poison as to expose its secrets,
and a non-member kt.owing something
about the society would bo afraid to '
whisper a word against It unless he
was positive that tho Inquirer was u
Stranger and not likely to inform olhors
of his sayings.
Hut in ono way and another Bocrots
of the organization have leaked out. (
Tho Courts for years in many counties
of Goorgia wero rendered powerless by
tho organization. Witnessos wero
spirited away ; juries wero packed with
with mcmbersof the modern Kuklux ;
oven Judges wore olectod to tho H. neu
who aHliialod with tho unlawful body,
and mou perjured themselves on tho
stand to prevent tho conviction of a
Regulator for some deed performed in
tho interest of tho organization.
Not all of the members of tho Regu
lators are so willingly ; thoy joined out
of self-protection. There aro self're
specting members to-day who deplore
tho present state of affairs, but to savo
their property and oven their lives
thoy remain active members. Tho
great bulk of tho membership is mado
up of rough, brutal and unprincipled
mon, who have adopted this means of
forwarding their own private onds. A
private grudge that a Kogulstor may
havo against an innocent neighbor who
does not belong to tho organization is
often made tho excuse for a midnight
whipping, or even death.
Threo yours ago a man named Jim
Chastaln was arrested and brought into
Atlanta, and, according to his own
story, ho was a member of tho Regula
tors, which ho described as an oath
bound organization in Murray County,
oxtonding into Gilmer, Whitfiold and
Qordon. At that time Deputy Marshal
Tom Wright, wh<? enjoyed a savorous
reputation in spi.oof his Oflloe, took
tho pribonor before tho district at
torney, Into whoso ears ho related the
ilrst actual facts that wero made pub
lic ubout tho Regulators. Chastuin
said that tho organization numbered
about eight hundred, und that thoy
worked together liko ono man. Thoy
took a secret oath to kill any member
that betrayed any of their secrets. In
conclusion tho man said that ho would
bo killed if It was ever found out that
ho had told ho much to tho district at
torney. Tho deputy marshal, who
hoard tho confession, was heard to re
mark !
"You may dopend upon that!"
Shortly after this Chastaln was re
leased on bail and ho roturncd to the |
mountains. Ho was novor hoard of
again, but a body full of bolus was
found that reBomhlod his. Then carao
tho arrest of Deputy Marshal Tom
Wright for participating in tho crimes
of tho Regulators. Th?Unltod States
authorities deoldod to broak tho organ
ization and wholesalo arrests wore
made and many of tho prlsonors wero
tried and convicted of conspiracy
against tho laws of tho United States.
Hut this did not by any moans break
up tho organization, although for a
tlmo It made the mombers little less
i bold In their work. At one tlmo thoy
' became so powerful that they Invaded
' a large town, called Dalton, to the
i number of ono hundred, and proceeded
1 to vhlp and Indict Injuries upon some
i men who had gained their enmity.
? Tho town marshal and ofllocs were
seized, and sentinels stationed at evory
corner. Tho whole town was terror
ized and nobody dared to interfere.
Boforo thoy wore through with their
criminal work thoy had committed a
doiblo murdor, for whieh offonoo no
bo ly was ever punished.
Tho erimes that have boon commit
ted in the mountains In lato yoars aro
so numerous that spocial efforts have
boon mado to bring tho parties Inter
ested to justice, but, owing to tbo oath
bound secrecy of the Regulators, it is
almost impossible to accomplish much.
The rovonuo ollicors bavo tho greatest
diflleulty In iucatiug tho stills because
of tho watchfulness of tho Regulators.
A raid Is rarely bogun without somo
news concerning It leaks out, and then
it proves abortive This has frequent
ly boon oausud by tho fact that somo of
tho Stato and Fodorul otlleoi s wore
members of tho gang, and thoy served
in tho capacity of informer. Several
high cllleers In tho sorvico bavo boon
arrested on suspicion In tho past five <
yoars, and a few bavo been convicted of I
crimes unbecoming an oftloor.
lO MIOIC l' IN OKHKNVILtljE.
(ion. Hon101 ni Orders the Sons of
Veteran? to AoHt'iuhln In the Moun
tain City.
Tho Uulted Bons of Confederate
Veterans aro to meet In Oroonvlllo at
the same time that the annual reunion
of tho United Coufedoruto Veterans Is
hold there. Tbo order for tho mooting
of the Sons bus been issued by Oon. M.
L< Bonham wh.- was recently appointed
to the 00 ED man d of I ho South Carolina
division of this organization, Tbo
order is as follow* :
Headquarters South Carolina Divis
ion, UolloU Sonn of Confederate Vete
rans, Anderson, S. 0., July 20, 1807.
Ceneral OrdorB No. 1.
1. Raving boon appointed to tbocom
tnand of tho South Carolina division,
United Sons of Confederate Voterana,
1 have accopted said aupolntmont and
hereby assume command of tho divis
ion.
2. Tho United Confederate Veteran?
of South Carolina will hold their an
nual reunion in Greenville, 8. C, on
August 26, and that has boon doomed
to bo a most desirable occasion for a
meeting of tho members of the campt
of this division of tbo Sons of Confed
erate Votorani. Wherefore each camp
within the division is hereby Instruct mi
to send delegates, not loss than two to
such mewling. The railroads have
granted tho low rate of one cent a mile,
and the always hospitable people of
Greenville will make the stay of visi
tor! pleaeaut, and to It it hoped that
each camp will he largely represented
at this meeting.
3. in view of the fact that South
Carolina has next to tn? largest num
ber of camps of votorani Id all tho
Southern states, it bohoovoi us, Iba
ions of theso voterans, toemulate their
zeal ana enthusiasm in tho cause. To
the ond that we Increase the number
of our camps and the membership of
thoso In existence, you aro earnestly
urged to uso ovory endeavor to add
new members to your camp and to in
duce the formation of other camps
within tho radius of your influence.
All tho assistance in tho powor of thoso
headquarters to render you will bo
gladly given.
OLlicial :
By order of M. L. Bonham, Major
General Commanding.
U. U. Watklns, Adjt. General.
THE PIIESIDUNT'S D10HK
It Ib Made of Illetortc Wood From a
Famous Vcasol.
If the thouands who have occasion to
ait in the Rreelden*'s reception room
waiting their turns for audiences only
know it, thoy might mako tbo time
-eetn loss monotonous by contemplat
ing tho chief article of furniture.
Many of theso visitors aro anxious to
go to foreign parts. Tho massive desk
which occupies tho centre of the room
has traveled further than any of tho
candidates will. It has circumnavi
gated tho globe by a route which no
human bolng has followed. Tho Presi
dent sits behind it and writes his mes
sages to Coagross. Ro may use plain
words about Great Britain's occasional
lapses of comity and of good faith. Ho
may lay down views upon tho Monroe
doctrine which will cause British
statesmen to grumble. He will never
write upon that dosk a declaration of
war against tho other groat Anglo
Saxon nation. If he should contem
plate such a thing tho dusk would
creak and rock like a wooden ship In
a grinding leo pack. With Its mas
sIy.mumh and wealth of carving the
desk gives no Indication of its histori
cal origin. Schoolboys know that Sir
John Franklin went to discover tho
North Colonial novor came back. Tho
good ship Resolute drifted and drlftod
in tho Arctic Ocoan curronts, spared
from destruction in somo mysterious
manner, until she reached the waters
of the adventurous American whalers
on* tho shores of Altaska. She was
boarded and claimed by thoso who
found her. When the UotolutO reached
San Francisco the United States bought
hor, repaired and refitted her, manned
her with an American crow and sont
her to England with International
compliments. Twenty yearn ago the
old ship was broken up. From tho
soundest cf t! * timbors was mado a
handsome des,., by direction of tho
CJ.ieon, tO bo presented to tho i'rosl
uont of the United States. That is tbo
desk which stands in tho rooeption
room at the White House, and upon
which tho stato papors of six adminis
trations bavo boon wrltton. Fow of
tho president's visitors know It.
What STAMPS Cost ?It costs the
govornmont just 5 cents for 1,000
stamps dollverod anywhoro in the
United States. Ono thousand 2-oent
stumps aro sold for $20. It will thus be
seen that Unelo Sam has a trust worth
having, and that his profits aro not to
bo despised ovon by a bloated bond
holder. In fact, Uncle Sam Is onvlod
so much by othor capitalists that fro
quontly othor parties start Into the
buslnoss of printing stamps, without
lirst securing a license or oven trying
to got ono. Sometimes the soorot
sorvico Offloecatches tbo guilty parties,
but In ease duo discretion Is exorcised
the counterfeiting of stamps is not very
difficult, as little close attottlon Is
bestowed upon them in the malls.
But the expense Is so groat and tho re
turns so small that tho counterfeiters
do not linger long at a stamp job.
During a single year '.ho buroau of
printing and ongravlng prints about
$80,000,000 worth of stamps. This Is
ovor an average of $1 ner head for
every inhabitant of the United States,
and Indicates that wo are a great raee
of letter wrilors, assuming that each
person wrlteii ono letter a week. All
people who write lettets, however, aro
not thoughtful enough to prepay them.
Some idea of the number of delinquent
correspondents who like to send their
lo.Hvra postage due may be obtained
from the fact that during the last
fiscal year the value of postage due
stamps affixed to letters without sufll
i olent postage aggregated $460,868,
r mostly in 1 and 2 cent stamps.