The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-11-14

the South and West against the East
should read some sentences of Web
ster's speech in reply to Hayne."
Well, gentlemen, we may disguise it
as we will, try to disguise it, try to
pretend this, that or the other, but I
have always noticed that in this Union
the sections voted as their interests die
tated. They have always voted, and
will continue to vote, and it is their
duty to vote, for what they regard as
the interests of their constituents. |
mean representatives of different sec,
tons III Congress should vote for what
they regard as the interests OF their
constituents, and it is not s~ectidnatiam
at all within reasonable bounds This
is q great country, and it is 81
that the extremities Of it know non
o. each other. The papers Of one Safe
DO not circulate in another. We never
see in South Carolina any papers from
up here and YOU see no papers from
our State.
The only place where the people Of
this grand country can mcc0 upon a
common ground is in the halls Of Goa
gross, and here I wish to suggest an
idea that has caused me great unoasi-
ness for the peTpetuity Of our institu
tions and the continuance Of the Union
as it is-that is the great diversity Of
interests and that partisan adherence
to party which makes men forget that
other men have rights. Applause.
That makes them forget that some
c~llssos which they are legislating
against may be absolutely ruined by
the pa sage Of a certain law and | an
nounce to day that any man who IS not
broad enough and patriotic enough 10
! consider the whole nation, consider the
interests of every Safe in this Union,
Is not 1T to represent any State IL any
/ gislature anywhere. Great ap
plause.
talk about secti0nalism! When the
fla went forth from the leaders OF toe
Republican party that the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments must b9
passed in order to huniliate and punish
1.-The Southern people. they lacked il
vote Of the necessary t"o thirds ma
j5rjty 20 carry il. What dii they dn2
Nevada, ct that time, was a mining
camp. The discovery OF the CoDatock
Iod e had filled her with advontnrers
from all parts of the earth ard she nad
q floating population Of 100, Coo or $50,
600. They admitted Nevada into tho
Union solely with a view 10 get thas
| one vote that wa necessary. Now what
are they proposing to 90 with Nevada?
Laughter Now they propose to Ob
Hterate as far as they may Nevada by
adding Utah to it and giving her some
p0pulati a.. Laughter. l have got
no objection in the world, because I
think Utah is Democratic or Populist
or something of the ort-[laughter and
applausp7-at least the people are in
favor Of free silver, and | don't think
| they will get rid Of Senators Stewart
and Jones by that sort OF h0cus pocus.
Now, let us come on down to the end.
You will excuse me if l rip upsome old
wounds, or if l probe those that are
healed. do it in kindness and in sin
cerity, but it is necessary In order to
have a clear and perfect understanding
| of the situation. We are-all men are
more or less creatures Of habit and
education. We inherit our religion,
| we inherit III politics, and we trans
| nit to our children our hates. 1t is not
| worth while to talk about the war, or
! how it came on, or who got the most
! glory out Of it. You got all the glory
| and we got all the bitterness and ashes.
[ am not going to speak Of that. just
want to attract your attention to it,
that those Of you in this Western Coun
try, who are our allies in every thing,
who have been following the banner Of
New England and thOseEastern manu- |
featuring States in your Efforts to crush !
and enslave the Southern people by
youradherence to the Republican party
those Of you who have been told to
vote as you shot and have done i'll
simply want to say to you that | am
glad that daylight is at last dawning
and that you r~ealiz9, after twenty five
years, that we have a community Of
interests between the South and the
West, and you arc turning TO us with
longing eyes to come and help you bat
tie for your own interest, and undo the
wrong you have done to US. ZAP
plause. We can stand anything down
our way. Laughter. Our climate is
so genial, our soil so fertile that we
have been enabled to rehabIlitate our