The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-02

last year. and tell me how can we be prosperous pay
Ing taxes which never come back TO the South.
There is
ONE WAY TO GET EVEN
with these men. | have said that the millionaircs
and moncycd mrn of this country got their wealth by
class legislation and unjust laws by which they rob-
brd the North rs well rs the SOUTH One way is
to levy an income tax nn these feOws-a graded tax
increasing the limit until the point is reached where
II would be the hest thing to take It all That way
seems like agrarianSm but II is not; for these pe0-
c with the untold millions which they have stolen
stand rs . constant menace to American liberty.
They are the bluOdsuckers. the vampires of the "a
bcs that draining the very life blood out of the
struggling masses and industrial classes.
To get relief from this condition of things bar
rier must be remOvcd-the Senate, which stands be.
tween the people and their liberties and financial re-
forms. Congress Is elected by direct vote based IN
per capita upportionment and the House represents
the people. The Senate represents much terrific
ry or Statehood. Rhode Island, which is not as big
rs kobes"n County here. q hope you don't pro-
nounce the name like that OF the infamous sc0undrel
who once the head Of the United States Navy J
Rhode Island has rs many Senators North CarOli-
na but 1t may have rs much wealth. But look at Ne
vada They let it into the Union with two Senators
although it u barren wilderness, So as to enable
the Republicans to pass the Fourteenth and FIJI
teenth Amendments to the Constitution. Perhaps
the end justified the They wanted to put the
handouts on lis for all time, but they did not know
that the imperial manhood of the AnSlo-Saxon his
descendants would rise above all things and assert the
supremacy of his race. applause and cheers) Con.
slitutcd as it is, the United States Senate is
A MILLIONAIRE CLUB
in which seats in the West are bought as we buy ol
sell bale OF cotton. The seats are ut auction and
they are sold for votes and not for honor. Thank
God that is not true of any Southern State. Zap
plause.) You may elect as many Congresses as you
please to obtain political reform, but it will not come
until you have taken away this power Of the Senate
this veto power Of eighty eight men, who not
representatives elected by the people. No relief will
come uni less they are taught to believe that there
Hanger that they will be hanged. Therefore We must
have an election Of Senators by the people, by their
direct VOTE
A LICK AT TAl.IFf REFORM.
You hear great deal in the papers about the tar
ill., They preach tariff reform rs the only means VI
salvation and that 1t must be the issue. which We
must 90 to tattlc. We'll, know We arc being rob
brd but We have stood it 50 ung that cuntin-
10 stand it until get relief ourselves. We can't
be sidctrackcd by any one ISSUE Ii We get control OF
the Government We can reasonably reduce the tariff
and without doing injury to any industry; but 1t is
not the issue on which the Democracy should make
the fight next year.
Fellow. citizens, have only given you brief out
line OF some ot The that have made poor.
have pointed OUT some Of the dangers Immediately
ahead Of us, and think Judging by the action Of the
Alabama Alliance) that the danger of Third Party
in the South is gone. But suppose we do not get
what want next year. What then? Will tho SOL
divrs Of Lee and Jackson give up the fight? Are
their Sons going to give it up? No for this is u
struggle f9r free institutions, for home rule, ur the
Democracy Of jefferson. (Applau:e and chcrrs.) We
dare not do any more than pick our iints and get
ready to fight the fight again. (Applause)
TOO MUCH COTTON.
In the meantime the deplorable condition confront
ing Of cotton at seven cents will ITSELF for
no one will run farmer with cottUn selling at seven
ccuts. All this talk about reducing the to get rid
of the evil is nonsense. They say you make hne
hogs and h0nny here. myself have at the
exhibition here some specimens OF ham that would
like tn sample before go hume. (>aughtrr.) With
plenty of fluid products for home couslnItiun with
Alabama showing aside Pennsylvania for first place In
the production Of iron, with the rapid spread Of cot
ton anuucturcrs in the South, although We pay a
tribute annually Of 800 0O0.n00, Of the south
have no reason to despair. There is life and plenty
Of 1t In the old land yet. We have stuud oppression
long and shall cOntinueto sthnd it and fight against
it, until under brighter political SKIES this struggle oi
iur hu man rights and human liberty su!l prove
victorious. (CheeIs and applauSe.)
SKELETON IN TIE CLOSET.
The foreign immigration that pours into that sec.
tOn, the ritf ral, the ignorant, the pauprr ele-
mcnt of the Old World uutil in some sections you
add the propotion Of foreigners to the natives
tn one. We Of the South arc still almost purely An
glo-Saxnn. But do not oppose immigration. We
should not prevent rather should we court immi:
grafton that would bring men here OF our own
other races, who come with money to buy lands and
become permanent, honest citzees; North Carolina
could very easily hold population of five six mil
lions and SO could we OF south Carolina. We have
however, plenty ef negro voters (anghter) and In
South Carolina we have 'ust little too many.
TILE CEor OF BABIES.
But whatever our misforunes may have been, no
matter how gloomy the outlook. the Is slcadi
ly pushing Us forward. Sometimes there is failure
in one crop and sometimes In another but there is
crop that msscs-the sort the cradle rocks
(Mach laughter and many blushcs) The crop Of ba-
bies, and boy babies ut that, the future voter Loud-
er applause and reddcr blushes.) That is the crop
that Is the future hope of the country. Let edu-
cate them. Think Of that problem, for it is one Of
your people and mine am not up your school
statistics, but spend about sixty per cent. capita
and there are n great many of you who have spent
more than that in whskey and tobacco since you
have been here, and yet you are not willing to 60
down in your pockets for better schools.
Let us educate our children. Let us be economical.
will not insult you by saying that you should be in
dustrious see the marks and proofs Of honest toll
some industry in your burned faces.
With 1t a as | said, We have glorious future
ahead OF Us. We will soon live down the results of
the var for nature has been lavish OF oil her gifts
tn the South that neither Congress nor any other
human agency can prevent this land from becoming
the garden spot of the continent. (Applause.)
lu clOSin" permit me to thank you for yonr court
esy and attention. With the hope that | have not
tiIcd You, and that have some seeds Of truth
that will bring forth good fruit. wish you each and
all kind adieu; to the tair ladies' good luck and good
husbands, and to you ALL gOon-byc. (Cheers and mp
DluusrO NJ. F. Il,