The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-08-30

| (Chccrs.)
Now, gentlemen "f the Convcn-
ton, | taIlc it that it will be- I'M
proper for me at this time to out,
limo to you tho policy which shall
govern mo in tho future; | take it
that the people Of South Carolina
havo spoke through you to the
world, and | take it that tho poo
plo Of South Carolina through
thcir endorsement of me havo on
dorscd tho administration which
has preceded mo. Our past adj
ministration has boon conducted
with ability and fairness that
should satisfy tho most hypocriti-
cal, and has sci tho place for our
sistor States Of tho South and
Wcst, which must finally result in
tho disonthralmcnt of our people
from the oppression, from the
money power OF the East. / shall
cndcavor IN my administration to
bring about this consummation SO
dcvoutly to be wished for. | say
to YOU and to the world that tho
Reform administration Shall have
but ono object and that is tho hap
pincss and prosperity OF the poo
pie. This, ! am surc, is the SOIL
timcnt which has been expressed
by tho Rcformcrs and which has
resulted in my nomination..
Thorc has boon ono law which
has bccn fought moro strcnuously
than any othcr in th" history Of
our legislation, that is thn Dis
ponsary law. The overwhelming
sentiment of the poNplo of South
Carolina is that that law has in
vicw the happiness OF The whole
people, and the vote" Of the pooplo
must DO carried out, lot the consc-
qucnccs bo what thcy may
(Chccrs,) Th" pooplo have spoken
by thor representatives, and 81
pcr cont, of the honest white mon
of South Carolina have spoken in
favor Of it. Gentlemen, that voice
shall be needed by mo; tho cnforco,
mont OF that law shall hr my
primo object, and | believe | have
behind mo the honest man, tho
virtuous women and oven tho littl,
children Of S O II I II Carolina
(Chccrs.)
J shall not attempt TO outlin
. my policy. That will ho give
lator when I shall have the pie;
, sure of addressing the people {
: South Carolina as unit. Let IN
, say that while peace and harmon
aro tho great objects to bc dosirc'
and to bo obtained by all civilizct
government, yet you must rccog
nizo that in South Carolina, whcr,
thcro has bccn but ono party, sucl
an idea is an ideal conception
Thcro can bo no such thingas unit,
in the midst OF political disscn
sions. Our principle is that The
! ma iority Of tho white citizens mus
rule and tho minority must sub
NIT. Gentlemen, that is tho only
cause Of dissonsion to-day III tn,
politics Of South Carolina.
What arc tho principles of Re
form? ] shall not cntcr into them
You know thom too we'll. Iol
know ] havo tried to bo tho OK
poncnt Of them. You know
havo loved those principles. Yol
know l. have voted for those prln
ciplcs. Tho only opposition il
South Carolina to-day to tho prin
ciplcs of tho Reform movement i
bascd on prejudice. No reason
ablo man, especially no reason
ablo white citizen, can object {,
tho principles of tho Reform move
mcnt in South Carolina. The,
cannot. (Ch""rs.) Those princ
pies arc laid down cvon by ou
own statesman. John G. Calhoun
as tho grandcst lC pcrpctuatc pop
ular government and cmbodiod il
tho Farmers Alliance; principle
upon which, | might say, dcpcn,
tho success and prosperity of tn,
agricultural people. (Chcors.
Can there be any objection to That
Ntll lll'l' wv an '''l''i!'IlS "
those interests upon which W" ar
dependent? We arc d"pondcn
upon tho agricultural interests an
must recognize the principle upo
which depends the life Of popuIa
government in this Union.
combination of tho South an
! West alono will save popular go,
rrnmcnt in this Union and thf
will be expressed in 1896, if N
judgment amounts to anything
(Chccrs.) Tho combination ,
th" power Of wealth against II
agriculture intorcsts and Inborin
interests is to-day concentrated i
', tho East; that *conccn tralion ca
only bc dcioatcd by Tn" solidit
! and unanimity Of th" South an
West, expressed thr"""h their oI
ganization, which is thc m"uti
! picco and which speaks for tn
bono and sinow IN our lant
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