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M’LAURIH BALKS
CAROLINA PRIMARY
Refuses to Enter Contest
With Democrats.
SAYS SYSTEM IS PERVERTED
Issues a Lengthy Address to the
People of the State Explaining
His Action in the Hatter.
Under date of May 3, Senator Mc-
Laurin, of South Carolina, issued an
address to the people of South Caro¬
lina in part as follows:
“My Fellow-Citizens of South Caro¬
lina: The great doctrine of represen¬
tatives’ responsibility is the founda¬
tion stone upon which our republic
rests and no one more keenly than I
recognizes his accountability to the
people of South Carolina for all official
acts. At the same time no people who
insist that their representatives ad¬
here to political policies and tradi¬
tions long since dead and declare them
vital issues can ever become truly
great. Every advancement in the his¬
tory of our race has been the direct
result of independence of thought and
action. In most of the states of this
union this is secured by the presence
of two political parties, and the result-
ant discussion of every public question
before the people who are thus ena¬
bled to form an intelligent opinion and
give a verdict at the ballot box. Un¬
fortunately, in South Carolina, for
nearly forty years we hkve been una¬
ble to have two parties, for fear of
negro domination, and for ten years af¬
ter the Hampton revolution, in 1876,
our people took no interest in public
affairs, beyond maintaining a ’white
man’s government.’ About tho year
1900, however, began what whs known
as the fanners’ movement, which was
nothing more than an instinctive effort
on the part of the people to preserve
the principle of self-government. With
Shell, Irby, Norris, Tillman, Donald-
son and others, I contributed what I j
could toward its success, simply be- j
cause I felt that agitation was better!
than stagnation and it is passing
strange, in that connection, that the
leader of that movement, B. R. Till¬
man, was then denounced, as I am dc-
nounced, for attempting to Mahoneize
the state. The freedom of thought
and action, however, which followed
tho farmers' movement opened thd
doors for every white man and every
negro who voted for Hampton in 1876
and they could advocate whatever
views they cared to express, provided
only that they took an oath to support
the nominees of the primary election.
Men who voted the national republi¬
can ticket were allowed to vote in the
primary for state and county officers.
“The primary system adopted in our :
fitate, through the farmers’ movement, 1
ha6 been prostituted and perverted
Into a political machine for the pur- j
pose of excluding all candidates who
are not in full accord with the views
and wishes of the dictator. The vital
question, therefore, is, will the people
of the state submit to this political
tyranny and join -n this unholy and
unpatriotic work of disfranchising the
Intelligent people and excluding them
from our elections?
“With such a system I have no sym¬
pathy and feel Impelled by a strong
sense of duty to w’arn the people
against such tyranny as it encourages
and establishes. With these facts be¬
fore me, and my convictions as to tha
original purpose of the primary sys¬
tem, I am driven to the conclusion
that It has outlived Its usefulness. It
is, therefore, a matter of no concern
to me what may be the action of the
May convention as to the rules of the
primary and a revision of its pledges.
"The suppression of free speech and
independence of action in voting by
such means renders it impossible for
any self-respecting citizen holding my
views to become a candidate in the
democratic primary In South Carolina.
“A party yoke has been placed upon
our people, and it has become too gall-
ing for further endurance, and yet I
realize that many of my loyal friends
would even once more hold in check
their resolution not to again enter our
system of primary elections in order
to again vote for me, but I have reach¬
ed the point where I will not subject
them to subscribing to an oath to sup¬
port men^ and measures which do not
represent their views upon the Issues
facing the American people today.
“Respectfully,
“JOHN LOWNDES McLAURIN.”
It is said that the riots in Russia
were fomented by proclamations to
which the eaar’s name was forged,
calling on the serfs to seize the lands
of the nobles.
LODGE ON DEFENSIVE.
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The Senator From Massachusetts
/Takes Great Speech on Phil¬
ippine Measure.
Senator Lodge’s previous announce¬
ment that he would address the senate
Monday brought out a good crowd,
even the diplomatic corps being repre¬
sented in the galleries. For nearly
three hours the Massachusetts sena¬
tor talked on the Philippine question.
Following the policy begun by Senator
Pritchard last week, Senator Lodge
spoke in defense of the administration
from responsibility for happenings to
the islands by referring to other
abuses. The fact that there had been
similar atrocities committed by the ar¬
mies of other nations seemed to him
justification for those in the Philippine
islands. He hurled epithets at those
who had criticised, alleging that they
were defaming the army.
Following his usual policy, Senator
Lodge announced at the outset that he
would permit no interruptions by other
senators, and when democrats attempt¬
ed to ask him questions he would not
give them the opportunity. The Mas¬
sachusetts senator is a great debater
when he is allowed to have the floor
all to himself, but he greatly dislikes
to be called upon to meet questions as
they may occur to his fellow-senators
Accuses Filipinos of Cruelty.
Mr. Lodge warmly resented the Im-
Potions cast on the president, the
secretary of war and the army for the
alleged cruelties and atrocities said
to have been practiced in the Philip¬
pines. He said every effort had been
employed by the officials in authority
to prevent spell cruelties as had been
referred to, and measures had been
taken to punish those guilty of them.
Such things, however, were incidents
of every war, and could not be prevent¬
ed absolutely. He had no defense to
make of any of the cases of torture
whiclj had been c ted, but the men of
the American army had been provoked
almost beyond human endurance. He
recited scores of instances of cruelties
and tortures practiced by the Fi’ipino
insurgents on American prisoners. Men
had had their ears cut off; had been
disemboweled; had been driven into
s Ueams and, while drowning, shot to
death; had been tied to trees and
stoned to death by women and chil¬
dren; and buried alive. Others had
been shot and boloed treacherously
while succoring the wounded. In the
face of these horrible atrocities, some
of the American tro °P s had bee " Kuilty
adrn ' n * s t®ring the water cure, but
the instances of this kind were iso-
| ated - and no part of the S eneral policy
tbe Philippines. Be warmly de¬
fended General Chaffee for his conduct
of military affairs in the islands, and
paid a brilliant tribute to his heroism
and patriotism.
Objects of Philippine Bill.
One of the objects of the Philippine
bill, he said, was to help the deveiop-
ment of the islands. The opponents
of the bill, he said, had charged that
it opened the way to exploiters, syn-
dicates and carpet baggers,
He was aware, he said, of the gen-
eral hostility of the democratic party
to any man who has made money or is
making money, and that was the only
one of their principles that was carried
out with complete success during their
last tenure of power,
There was suppressed laughter in
the galleries when he said that few
Americans at that time made money.
Mr. Lodge, referring to the charges
of torture in the Philippines, said It
was a source of bitter regret to him
that any American officer or enlisted
man should have tortured any Filipino,
or that any order had been issued that
on its face seemed revolting.
Rawlins Strikes a Lick.
Senator Rawlins followed him in a
ringing short speech, in which he con-
tended that the responsibility for the
outrages in the Philippines was not
with the men who had brought them to
the attention of the public by demand¬
ing that they be investigated, but lay
with those who have attempted to con¬
ceal the facts, and who are sponsors
for the policy now being pursued to¬
ward the Filipinos.
Tl) WALL IN WALL >TREET.
Several Firms of Mock Brpkera Fail
to Meet Obligations.
A New York dispatch says: The de¬
velopments of the latter half of last
week in Wall street in connection with
the stocks of the Dominion Securities
Company, the Rutland Railroad com¬
pany and the Hackensack Meadows
company resulted Monday in the an¬
nouncement in rapid succession of the
suspension of stock exchange broker-
age houses.
The first firm to declare inability to
meet ob igations was Offenbach &
Moore.
THE BOY’S DESIRE.
The Hostess (in reply to Willie’s
whisper)—No, dear, you can’t have
any more cake. You’ve had enough.
The Guest—What a good little boy.
And what are you going to do when
you’re a man, my son?
Willie—First off I’m goin’ to buy
myself too much of everything I like
to eat.—Philadelphia Press.
SAME OLD COMPLAINT.
“I just saw a man going out, doctor;
has he any new complaint?”
“No, same old complaint,” said the
man of pills; “bill’s too large.’
Seaboard Interchangeable Mileage
Tickets.
Seaboard Air Line Railway ha^ placed
on sale 1,000 mile tickets at #25.00, which
tickets are good over its entire system,
and idso over the lines of its important
connections, rer-resenting in all approxi¬
mately 15,000 miles.
Full information as to these tickets may
be obtained upon application to any agent
or representative of the company.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces inflamma¬
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The father of a heredity. bright baby is always
a firm believer in
Thirty minutes is all the time required to
dye with Putnam Fadeless Dyes. Sold by
ail druggists.
The man who sells alarm clocks should
do a rousing business.
Piso’s Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of throat and lungs.—Wsi. id,
O. Endsley, Vanburen, Ind., F’eb. 1500.
More than 25,000 persons in Switzerland
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Tetterino Cures Emma,
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and those itching skin troubles so unpleas¬
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The Belgian locomotives have two whis¬
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to be used near railway stations.
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THE THOUGHT UNANSWERABLE.
A little girl, who was being "sassed”
by another little girl, was bolding in
splendidly and she continued to keep
her peace, while the other little girl
said, apparently, ail there was to say
on the subject.
“You were a nice little girl,” a par¬
son who had overheard the conversa¬
tion observed, “not to talk back to
that other little girl.”
“TVell,” the little ( imp answered,
“you see, if I had told har what I
thought of her she would have had a
chance to answer back, but as she
doesn't know what I think, she can-
not do anything about it, can she?”
TRY IT ONCE.
Kate—I fear you will find me full
of faults.
Dick—Darling, it shall be the dear¬
est office of my life to correct them.
Kate—Indeed, you shan’t!—Stray
Stories.
HER PREFERENCE.
Fred—But, my darling, I would
work hard and eventually fortune
would crown my efforts.
Mab—Thanks! but I prefer an heir
to a castle to a castle in the air.—
Pearson’s Weekly.
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Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Allen’s
Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoos easy. At
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Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRov, N. Y.
A Paris editor complains that almost
half the people of Paris were not born
there.
FITS permanently cured. No fits ornervous-
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SANGUINARY BATTLE
WITH FIERCE MOROS
American Troops Finally
Forced Into the Fray. *
REBELS IGNORED ULTIMATUM
Predicted Trouble in Mindanao
Begins in Storming Two Forts.
Several Troops Wounded.
A Manila special says: General Da¬
vis, in command of the American
forces in the island of Mindanao, ca¬
bles that his ultimatum has not been
answered, that his messenger has not
outposts were fired upon this morn¬
ing. The troops advanced and shelled
Moro fort, but did not capture it until
the infantry reached the Cu itch, This
fort was strong and well C-b efend
300 men.
Fort Panda Padto was then sur¬
rounded and heavily shelled.
Heavy firing continued as the dis-
patch was sent.
General Davis also reports that
Lieutenant Henry S. Wagner, of the
Fourteenth infantry, has been’serious-
ly wounded and that two other officers
were slightly wounded and that twenty
enlisted men were wounded.
This is the substance of a brief ca¬
ble missage from the field.
Chaffee Tells About Battle.
The war department received a cl-
blegram from General Chaffee, dated
May o, wnich contained the following:
“After much effort to talk with Dat-
to Bayan, Brigadier General George
W. Davis demanded May 1st that the
murderers and horses be given up or
the datto send a peace delegation to
talk with him by noon of May 2. Mes¬
sage was delivered noon, May 1. Mes¬
senger has not returned at 11 o’clock,
May 2. During the night our troops
were fired upon, but did not reply. The
Moros again fired upon our troops
the morning of May 2. Squads went
out and drove off the approaching Mo-
ros. At 11 o’clock the troops attacked
and took fort without loss. Three
hundred yards beyond there is another
fort, which our troops attacked. Dis¬
patch from General Davis says our
troops surrounded the fort at 3 o’clock.
Firing in progress at 5 o’clock. About
twenty men wounded; also First Lieu¬
tenant Henry S. Wagner (General Da¬
vis’ aide) and Lieutenant Josman
(Twenty-fifth infantry), former seri¬
ously.
HANNA #XPECTS M’KIKE.
Talks to Associated Press Reporter
About Trouble of Miners.
Senator Hanna, in an interview at
Philadelphia Sunday with a reporter
for the Associated Press, characterizes
the situation in the anthricite coal re¬
gion as extremely delicate, and for
that reason said it would be unwise for
him to express an opinion as to the
probable result of the meeting of the
executive committee of the United
Mine Workers for three anthracite dis¬
tricts called for next week at Scran¬
ton, Pa., by National President John
Mitchell.
Senator Hanna said he had been
awaiting a report from the sub-com¬
mittee of the conciliation committee,
but that Mr. Mitchell's statement had
anticipated it. The work of the concil¬
iation committee was ended, said the
senator, when it brought together the
operators and the representatives of
the miners’ union and he added that
nothing more could be done unless
there were some new' developments.
“I want to emphasize the fact,” con¬
tinued Senator Hanna, “that the con¬
ference between the operators and
miners were satisfactory. Three con¬
ferences were held and the proceed¬
ings were conducted in the best spir¬
its. I think the operators formed a
favorable impression of Mr. Mitchell
and gave him credit for honesty and
sincerity in his efforts to change the
conditions of the miners. On the other
hand, Mr. Mitchell appreciated the con¬
sideration shown t!m and the interests
he represented.
CUBAN CONGRESS ISON.
Both Houses Called to Order and Ad-
dressed By General Wood.
The Cuban senate and house of rep-
resentatives assembled at noon Mon-
day in the palace at Havana. Got*
nor General Wood made an address
wishing the legislators success in the
work they were about to enter upon.
He informed them that no legislative
power would be invested in congress
until after the formal transfer of the
Their work now v a- 1
government. inform t e
pass on credential and to
military government officially who - *
been elected