The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-08-22

vATCHMAN AND sc
of the L art. To say that thank you
seems cold and is but poor express
sion of the heart that goes out to each
and every one of you. Any words
l might say to you intended to re.
present my thanks to this body would
be inadequate. There is, gentlemen,
trite saying that the heart speaks
most when the lips move not, and
| am sure that is recognized by every
member here, when l attempt to
express my appreciation of this nomi-
nation which means an election to
the highest Office in your gift. There
is in my nomination an expression of
the people which means more than
any pen can write or any human
lips confess. [ represent that ele-
ment in the reform faction which was
born during or since the late conflict
of arms between the North and
South, that element of the young
Democracy which nov must carry
the older element-cnr grandfathers
and fathers-upon our shoulders, as
Eneas did the old Anchises-a pre-.
cieus burden 1t has been truly
said that the hope Of the State is in
our young men, but no less true is it
that the pride of the young men is
the history and the traditions of the
old men who have made this country
glorious. CHEERS and voices "That's
so, every word Of it y
Iastand here 1as representative of
Reform and rebuke TO your enemies
who have attempted to say that the
Reform movement is to array class
against class. stand here to defend
the principles Of my father and your
fathers-that principle for which they
fought, bled and died, that princi-
pie which is dear to our hearts, that
principle which has been denied to
US, but which has been recognized
by the Reform movement of South
Carolina-"Equal rights to all.
special privileges to none." (Cheers).
Previously, man without history,
without war record in South Caro-
lima, was thought to be ineligible to
Office in this State. While am here
as young man, and l don't mean
that in the sense which that word has
been a stigma ia South Carolina, but
| stand here as young man who was
born since the late conflict, and l
have grown old in the experience
which has enabled you, fellow
citizens, to stand here as representa-
tives of pure Democracy, demand
ing that they will Of the majority,
when fearlessly and honestly ex-
pressed, must govern.
Any man who attempts to put the
Reform movement of South Carolina
upon a narrow minded basis, who at
tempts to array class against class,
who attempts to say that the Reform
principles of South Carolina are
founded upon animosity and pre-
.judice, in my nomination you have a
contradiction of such a pervision of
it's principles. The Reform move
ment is movement of the people
and one of its fundamental principles
is that the majority must govern,
giving due respect to the minority
when honesty expressed. (Cheers
Now, gentlemen of the Conven.
ton, take it that it will be improper
for me at this time to outline to you
the policy which shalt govern me in
the future; | take it that the people
of South Carolina have spoken
through you to the world, and take
it that the people of South Carolina
through their endorsement of me
have endorsed the administration
which has preceded me. Our past
administration has been conducted
with ability and fairness that should
satisfy the most bypercritical, and has
set the pace for our sister States of
the South and West, which must
finally result in the disenthralment of
our people from the oppression, from
the money power of the East. |
shall endeavor in my administration
to bring about this consummatlon SO
devoutly to wished for. say to you
and to the world that the Reform
administration shall have but one
object and that is the happiness and
prosperity of the people. This, |
am sure, is the sentiment which has
been expressed by the Reformers and
which has resulted in my nomination.
There has been one law which has
been fought more strenuously than
any other in the history of our legls-
lation, that is the Dispensary law
The overwhelming sentiment of the
people of South Carolina is that that
law has in view the happiness of