The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-06-19

answered him: "rll see you in a pretty
warm place before I dop daughter
and applause.) I could not support that
bill without violating my conscience
my oath to defend the Constitution. we
have been struggling long almost against
hope. I have struggled to the utmost of
my ability to keep the Federal power
away from us, and I stand to the fight !!
Let the people alone, in Gods name |!
Here comes bill inviting the Federal
government to come into our midst with
an army of officials to regulate our ptl-
vate affairs
WHY, gentlemen, has it come to this,
that the people Of this State and country
have become like children, so dependent
that they can't attend to their OWL busl.
ness, but must get the United States
Government to attend to it for them :?
When I first reed the bill I really Thought
it was the offspring ofa crank. There
was not single proposition in it to COM
mend it to any farmer in this country J.!
was in hope that the farmers Ali.
ance, which is proper and praise worthy
organization, was going forward to The
farmers in self reliance, economy and
thrift, proper and praiseworthy objects.
But when an organization of that kind is
started the politicians jump on It and
ride it to death for Office.
am delighted to see the agitation
among farmers on all questions, to see
them working up their own interests,
but all [ beg of them is not to be Led
away by such an ignis fatuus as this slb'
treasury bill.
Do any of you know how many coIn.
ties there are in the United States
Twenty-eight hundred And the pro.
posed appropriation for this scheme !?
Fifty millions of dollars :,
Now I don't know whether you could
secure ware house if the bill should
pass. Lexington, Pickens, Oconee, and
the he's smaller counties I don't think could.
Edge6eld might. The bill discrin1inates
against the smaller counties. Absurd
There are a great many questions
which l. would like to discuss, but have
not time now. It may become my d1ty
before the campaign is over to speak
upon them, and if SO will express my
honest opinion. I am not going to fall
into a passion about them. If these
various propositions are discussed hon.
estly and frankly I have no fear OF the
result.
Those whom you and I have put in Of
fee seem to have done the best they
could. I don't believe that any from
Edgefeld or Lexington have become
"perjured" or Corrupt"
we are all in the same boat. The IN
terest of one section is the interest of all.
All that contributes to the progress,
wealth, moral development of one con'
tributes to that Of all.
If. YOU could feel and know as have
done for the last three months the desper.
ate and covert designs certain class of
people have upon the South, could you
realize that, you would settle your family
affairs in fifteen minutes. They are going
as far as they can in their crusade against
the South, and, while don't believe they
can permanently stop our progress, they
may check it. If they succeed capital
will flee from US as q man from the
plague. The bestguarantee we have OF our
security is that 80 many men at the
North have put their money in the
South. AS I told one of the most relent.
less ofou enemies "wncn you renew
your fight you will find fire in your
rear which will make you pause"
I know that the intention, the wish, IS
there to tie us hand and foot again pollt-
ically. And it is against that and all IN
roads upon your principles, all invasions
of your field, that you must, as IN the
past, present solid, undivided front. l
am frank to say that if there could be a
division upon natural and normal lines,
it would not be so detrimental to sorae
of the Southern States, but it would be
detrimental to us in South Carolina.
The moment the enemy discovers O
breach in our ranks he will have his co.
horts ready to rush upon and manacle US
again. (Applause and flowers
When the Senator left the rostrum he
received many congratulations upon his
address, and was thanked by several per
sons for the information he had furnish
ed in regard to the sub-treasury schem c.
His words cannot fail to impress the IN.
telligent farmers of Lexington, Edgeheld
and the State.
The Bureau understands that Col. JOHN
7. Sloan, Jr., County Chairman of Rica.
land. will invite Senator Butler to be one
of the speakers at the State campaign
meeting here. 1t is hoped that Senator
Butler will be able to attend.-Ne'os AID
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