Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-07-03

be passed by aLegislature, or how
cen Geycrnorof South Carolina,
whose functions are only advisory,
and who cannot pass laws--who can
not have any more effect in passing
upon the laws Of South Carolina
than the President of the United
States--how he can help the people
is beyond my comprehension.
We want good government. We
want justice done to every one, and
it can only be done by the people of
South Carolina taking everything
into their own hands. AS l have
said, we hayc been called slaves aid
scrfs. | believe | am free, l believe
every man in South Cardinals free.
And if you complain that there has
been any wrong in packing of con-
ventions, or anything Of that sort in
South Carolina, l say to your face the
people themselves are to blame.
Ii the people do not choose good,
men for their conventions, or in their
primaries they do not choose good
men, it is because the people them
selves do not take interest enough in
the elections to do their proper share
of the work. say that convcn-
tons can be conducted in perfectly
proper and straightforward manner.
have no objection to primaries.
| would be perfectly willing that
every Democrat in the State should
express his vote ut the polls. But |
say that the people of South Caro-
lima have been rs free from all wrong,
from all rule, from all oligarchy,
from all aristocra"y-I do not know
what arstocracy is. God knows |
do not know. | do not recognize
anybody in South Carolina as com
mon people. recognize every true
Democrat, and especially if he is
man who stood by me in the war, or
the son of such a man, l recognize.
Loud cheers. Talk Of aristocracy
in South Carolina. If there is any
man here who followed! nc daring
the war | appeal to him to bear me
witness that treated every man in
the ragged jacket as well as | did the
man that wore the stars on his coat.
Voices from the crowd: "You did
so"-loud cheers for Hampton I
They were not only my equals but
my supcriors, because the private
soldier, the man who stood more the
brunt of the battle and the priva-
tons of war, had less of the credit
than the officer. Cheers.
TIE suH-TREASURY SCHEME.
Now, my friends, you have seen
the proposition that they have
brought into Congress, that they call
the SubTrcasury or warehouse sys-
tenn, and our distinguished Senator
from California, Senator Stanford,
introduced u bill the other day by
which he proposes to lend money to
the Farmers, on mortgages, ut per
cent, and then he very innoccntly
adds that these men can make
good deal by lending out this money
at and per cent. | hardly think
that Mr.. Stanford with his millions,
when he was II railroad president,
would have conducted his business
on that line. hardly think it would
be a good speculation for the United
States Government to lend money ut
| per cent. and pay 4! for borrowing
it. And beyond all, neither of the
measures can pass because both are
unconstitutional. 1t is not the laws
Of the State that have been opprcss-
ing the farmers, but it is the Federal
law. There's where the pressure is
brought upon tn" farmers, the Ia
boring and industrial interests. Pro.
lection am not for free trade, |
am not for it because it is impracti
cable. Because say the farming
interests should receive all the bcnc-
lit
EAElE'S CORDIAL WELCOME.
OF n sudden a wild yell of Joy
rose from those on the outskirts Of
the crowd. The cause was soon ap-
parent: at the head of the dclcga-
ton from Sumter and other near by
towns, two hundred strong, marched
across the arena Attorncy-Gcncral
Earle. AS the people realized who
had come, they showed their apprc-
citation of the bold and fearless de-
fender of South Carolina's fair fame
by rcSounling cheers. Gen. Earlc's
progress to the stand was trium-
phal march. The peoples hearts
f..lI A