The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-10-30

| year was valued ut fifteen hundred mil
| lion d liars. Can we afford to ieopar-
diZe that immense SourSe of national
wealth by erecting legislative barriers
to commerce? | want to see the Ameri.
can people busy supplying the marIe cts
Of the world with food and clothing:
American ships carrying our produce
over every sea; the wealth of Europe
and Asia and Can ada and South Ameri-
can pouring into this country to in
crease the wages Of every laborcr and
to enrich every citizen. We have the
commanding position in the contest
Tor international trade. Shall we strive
Tor an unhealthy and an unpr0ita hle
expansion Of home markets, or Shall
we seek an outlet for our surplus pro-
ducts in foreign markets?
Thc Democratic party recommends
the free admission Of raw materials
used in Manufacture. 1t will not i'm
pose higher duties than arc necessary
TO meet foreign competition on articles
which we produce. 1t will encourage
keep our farmers and mills busy to
supply foreign wants, thereby giving
steady employment to to labor, incrcaS-
ing wages because Of the increased de-
mand Tor labor, bringing hundreds of
millions Of wealth into the country and
promoting that general happiness and
prosperity to which tho nature Of our
population and our resources entitlc
us.
But this cannot be accomplished hy
u policy which leads to retaliation
The Mckinley bill is said to havo pro.
duccd great excitement in Europe
But what il Europe should rctaliatC
by CHECKING her imI ortS Of brcadstuffS
md OF cotton and oil and provisions
from the United States? What would
become of US? We sent abroad last
year $1l2WNWO worth Of goods and
tural products. Suppose, rs the result
OF this Republican policy Of prohihi.
| ton, Europe should hr forced to draw
largely ON Canad and Russia and India
and Asia for their products, what
! would become Of th" American far
mlrS? What could rrcolnprnSe the
! country I"r loss of this vast market ?
Wat could Hllrviat" the distress
among all Glasses Of our people?
! 4 distinguished Statesman has truly
| said that our exports preserve us from
| bankruptcy. tell you, fellow -citizrlrS.
! We are playing with fire when we rr-
%"r'. TO .'nch miSchinvouS legislation.
THlk about reciprocity This is retail
''''''', '''''NI S', El'pilDillOll. VI ell
!iiiEht Blaine complain that tn Nc
kirlry hill viii not open new market
fer 4 single huS!lcl OF heat or barrel o.
pork. "" ought to feel very greaLrul
Il 1t does not deprive lis Of what mar
kri& we have.
lhcn, III conclusion, referring TO the
contest in this Uhr lGlM district, urg-
lnE every Democrat to vote for John
q. Warwick, the Democratic candidate
he sad:
FOR Mckinney personally have the
highest respect. lie is Il gen Ieman of
integrity, capacity and many other cH
rrii"nt qualities rs II citizen and neigh
hor. have no doubt you all think
well Of him. lie will not deny that he
IS Il most bitter partisan. and was never
known 30 support a Democrat for pub |
nc position. Ills friends are now ask |
nK complimentary votes in his behalf. |
want you to refuse them, because he |
represents principles in which you do
lot believe. He has no Just claims
lpon your SulIragrS rs Democrats.
There has never been u partisan outrage
attempted against your party which
Nc kinley has not supported. lie voted
10 deprive nine honestly elected Demo-
cratic Representatives OF their seats in
Congress. He sustained every arbitra-
~ ruling Of the dcspOtic Speaker. He
voted for the infamous force bill, 10y
which he seeks to deprive your party
II every fair opportunity to regain con-
troll OF this Government. lie has been |
instrumental in fuisting upon the |
country IN unjust tariff measure, |
which can properly Lc designated as
the sum OK AL vlllanics. lie gives You |
no assurance that he will pursue any
ulll"rent course from that which he
has pursued in the past. He Is not en- |
ltled TO the vote of u single true and |,
upright Democrat who resides in this !
district. HIS friends complain that his I
district has been "gcrrymandcrrd." |
But Mckinlcy's voice is silent when |
his party friends in other States have |
"gcrrymandrrcd' other districts against |
the Democratic rartN.
fellOW- Democrats, the eyes Of the |
whole country ar" upon this district. |
watching the great contest in which |
you are engaged with breathlrss inter
est. Republican corruption money, |
obtained from those who have received |
Government favor, will be poured into |
thls district to dcbauch its electors |
The integrity OF the citizens OF the dis !
rlct are ut stake. Mckinley cannot |
SMUT his eyes to the fact that the funds |
Tor thlS campaign are being raised in |
every Factory who's" interests his L;A
h"S favored ut the expense Or the con-
ShinrrS OF the country. | ask yOu to
nlra>uT" Cut To him the same consider
alton which hr extended TO those Dem
orra'lr Representatives who were Dust
"d rom their seats hy his vote.
me applause during the Governors
remark" WAS long and hearty.