The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-17
MR.. MOORMaN'S MANIFESTO.
According to His Opinion the Republican
Party is a Panacea for All the Ills Flesh
is Heir to-What He VIII do When
He Goes to Congress.

He Goes to Congress.
To the Editor of The Herald and
nomination for Congress from this, the
Third District of South Carolina, | feel
that must have something IN lre 10
say 10 my friends, and those who,
think, oug ght to be- Time is short, now,
and am confined to the house with
| chills and fever, therefore know of 30
| other way to reach them than through
the press.
am still standing square upon the
National Republican platform. l be-
| lieve more and more, each day. that the
protective tariff and the Reciprocity
Act, if strictly carried out, will give US
all the relief asked for.
In entering upon my fight for Con
gress from this District. I have two
Democratic opponents to contend with.
1t is my desire and purpose to make
clean and clear cut fight for the honor
that awaits me. AS 10 my opponents,
! have no ill will; I shall respect their
rights and their feelings and demand
the same from them. don't expect to
be forced to give any insults, and ifany
is hesped upon me, they will have to
be settled after the election has been
decided. / shall make no promises but
those which I shall be able to carry out.
I will remember that / have been sent
to Congress to stand by the COnstitr-
tion of these United States. [ will ever
be found working and voting with the
Repu ublican party, for it always works
for the best interests of the whole peo-
pie. I shall always be found raising
my voice and voting against all trusts.
I shall 90 there unhampered by any
promises. shall remember my friends
only in giving out the plums that may
fall to my lot for distribution. shall 60
there with the determination that no
man that has ever gone from this Dis
trict shall be found my superior in
working for the benefit of my constit-
uents. I will be found always at my
post of duty, ready 10 vote on any and
all questions that may come before that
body.
lam in favor of all moneys remaining
under the control Of the United States
Government. ] will fight for big ap-
preparation for educational pu. poses. /
shall continue to fight where the other
C0ngressmen left off, in securing the
5000 for damages done to the New
berry Lutheran College by the Federal
soldiers. 1t is debt that is just and
honest and should be paid. Last, but
not least, will favor turning all farm
ers in the United States Treasury. It is
empty, now, and, of course, they could
not hurt it.
Now, my friends, if you want to get
rid of trusts, you must help to get the
Democratic party out of power, for they
are of Democratic origin; they have
been fostered and encouraged by that
party; there was no such thing as
trust connected with the imports or
any articles touched by the tariff dur
ing the whole twenty-four years the
Republicans were in power. Here are
to-day, viz: The Standard Oil Company
Trust, The Sugar Trust, The Iron Trust,
The Envelop Trust, The Zinc Trust,
and last. but not least, The Whiskey
Trust, which is so dear to the Demo.
Gratis heart.
For years and years the Democratic
papers, orators aud school-boys of the
United States have been abusing the
Republicans for their extravaganza in
the expenditure of public nouey,
speaking of the 5lst Congress as the
"billion dollar congress-" And yet,
strange to say, the Democratic party
largely increased the appropriations in
the SIND Congress, and the sum appro-
priated by the first session of the SD
Congress exceeded by several million
dollars, that of the ''Reed' or "Billion
Dollar Congress. The following figures
will convince any fair-minded man
which Of the two parties has heen the
most extravagant with public funds.
Here are the figures:
Total appropriation 5lst or Reed
CongresS.... 9SS, All, S3.S4
Total appropriation Sind Demo-
cratic OF, !04,5 ,5h 81
Ss,6S736L53
Now add to that the amt taken
from the Pensions by the
Democratic ConGreSS.......... 9t5l4.c .c5
67,7SS, ,S6y. .43
Now where did this money 60? Who
got the twenty. niue million dollars
which the Southern Democrats boast of
having saved from cutting down the
pension list? Why, one hundred and
seventy-fve thousand went into the
pockets of the congressman for double
mileage, the most unjust and unheard
of thing in the history of any govern
ment. The idea Of voting themselves
such sum as that and then trying to
make the people believe that they are
working in the interest of economy.
Happily all the people are not fools. l
wonder, did that Christian gentleman,
Mr.. Latimer, Of whom have heard so
much, SO far forget the better prompt
ings of his conscience as to take any
part of that money, and, if SO, what
was bis part Of it? The Democrats have
Increased the salaries Of the office-hold-
partment Of the Government, and you
will find the salaries of officers in
creased without increasing labor.
If there ever was u time ripe, when
economy should be the watchword,
now is the time. The United States
Treasury is deplete and the Govern
ment forced to sell bonds to get money
to pay ordinary expenses. All these
woes have been brought on by Demo-
cratic bluuders and Democratic legisla
ton. In November the Democratic
majority will not only hear, but will
melt away like snow before burning
sun. It's not question of offices or
men, that the Republicans must con-
slider in this campaign, but whether or
not they want their liberties restored,
and if so, they must close up the rauks
and fight the enemy, for to lose this
election will be good for two years, if
not longer. What the farmers and la
borers wart, and that at once, too, is
relief from the burdens OF poverty and
want, and there is but one way TO get
that relief, and that is through Re.
publican Congressman, one who be-
lieves iu protective tariff.
1t does seem that the farmer, above
all classes, should favor the prote ;tive
tariff, for under that tariff you sell IS
per cent. of all your products at home,
and every mile of transportation saved
is money earned. The recent census
shows that the farmers have prospered
beyond all other classes under protec-
+io,, w, eb<,IS Sa,ponI ths rafrrp