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At -HF HlG.rlNs uF rHE Fka~sHENI.
] am opposed 1o Il A. a senator t---
~au-r I : Incompatible With The
dignity II Thl~ honorable b,.iy Th4s
- the highest a~llbcrAtlte b,.4y ID
The nation. Here wr have MANY ot
our vl>rsi men. aud Questions prr.
>.nted are weighed uy men - the
most mature judgment and cxpcrI
ence, aud To- admit that any question
cannot be decided Toy reason and dis.
cusslon without a personal conflict of
phs>lcA. force or endurance J. To re-
diet upon the sincerity ri the Ia. III
ber> Of this honorable BODY. II -
contrary to the laws and usuage>
which have alway, governed the de-
alterations ut the Senate. Every
law and usuage of this body from it,
foundation has been based upon the
presumption that here Senators
would engage III mental conflict only
II i contrary 10 the Constitution of
the [ nlted States, because according
10 that democratic document the
three branches Of the government
were supposed to be coordinate and
independent Of each other. and this
effort 10 coerce this body at the bid
ding Of the Executive L. bold and
fragrant violation of the spirit of the
Constitution which if now tolerated
will be "A precendent for the future
prostitution of the Senate To the com
plete and absolute domination of the
Executive.
PRACTICAL PROOF or oRrHopoN
DEMOCRACY.
| have said that my people were
opposed from the first to the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Cleveland. They en-
tered their protest, violent a5 some
people would say, in May, 1892, OPP
posing his nomination. For this the,
have been condemned, but unjustlv
SO. l hey opposed HIM through their
representatives TO the very last at
Chicago, but true and loyal demo
crats as they have always been, they
supported him at the general election
and gave him 10000 majority over
Mr.. Harrison, thereby giving practi-
cal demonstration of their devotion
to the democracy. They believed
that the democratic party of this ma
ton would be true to the promises of
its platform and with this under
standing they supported Mr.. Cleve-
land.
AN OUTRAGEOUS PROCEEDING.
For myself have always been a
democrat. | have never voted other
than the democratic ticket | have
the honor to be the chairman of the
democratic party in South Carolina.
BY the democratic party | was elect
ed to the high position which nov
hold, but democrat true, as | sin
cerely believe, to all of its principles,
must demand that halt be called
upon this dictatorial, unusual, ire
gular, and outrageous proceeding by
Senators favoring the unconditiona
repeal of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman law.
A DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS SHOULD DE
eide DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
If the Democratic party are re-
sponsible for the laws which are en-
acted or repealed during this admin
istration the Democrats alone should
decide the policy of our party. |
would be willing to submit this or
any other question to the caucus of
the Democrats of the congress and
if majority decide against my opin-
ions | should yield but | must and
do now most solemLly protest against
the right of minority of the Demo
cratic Senators to use Republicans to
coerce into submission majority of
the Democratic Senators and to en-
act laws which the Democratic party
of this nation are opposed.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM REPUDIATED.
We believe that it was unjust, un-
fair, and undemocratic for the na-
tional convention to use the Repre-,
sentativeS of Republican States tc
folst upon US nominee that does
not represent us, but it is also fla,
grantly wrong that that nominee
after his election, to use the Repub.
Iican party to pass laws that mean
ruin and destruction to the palmer
and poorer class of The South ant
West. We are told that it is al
light for the minority to desert tn,
platform and use Republicans to On
act this law which "a ajority Of
Democrats oppose; but that it woulC
be treason for me to desert the plat
form upon the questions of taliff re
form
CLEy REPUBLICAN ALLIE
This is a palpable absurdity, be
cause the Administration forces b.
allying themselves with Republican
to enact measures of the wealthy ant
favored class and opposed to the in
f terest of the masses of the people
established a precedent and plac
{ themselves in an attitude, which no
1 only justities US who | truly believ
7 represent the people, but makes it il
my opinion our bounden duty to op
pose such tariff laws as may meet tn
approval and be presented by thi
unholy Alliance. If this great Grim
t against the people is perpetrated b
: them in regard to this, the most i'm
b portant of all the legislative ques
2 tions now before the people, | dar
= to not follow them and my peopl
Q will sustain me upon the other que:
u tions of lesser Importance.
= And when | say that | will nc
follow them upon other questions
t mean to convey the idea that til
of South CornIipa Mill \,