The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-03-06

are bound to believe it, just as the
Baptist, the Catholic, or the Presbyte-
rian, without ever reading in the BIZ
BILE, Is one because his father was. So
these doctrines have become a part of
the Democratic belief there, and these
fellows have followed them blindly
Laughter.) l was in the same condi-
ton when ! went to Congress. Laugh
tcr.) believed in free silver and lots
of other things" suppose the gentle
man has ceased to believe anything
now. (Laughter.) "But l soon began
to study these things, and under the
leadership Of Grover Cleveland, who is
the only man in the country who could
have piloted the ship of State through
these stormy times, [ learned the cor
rect principles of sound currency
Great laughter.) These other men of
the South are true Democrats and they
love their country" | thank him for
that, said Allen. He says further:
They have simply followed tration." !"
All. gentlemen let me tell you that
doctrines of Democracy as YOU have
learned and held them from the time
you were born up to the present, when
you cut yourselves loose from the proud
traditions of that party and set out to
study undcr some new prophet you are
very liable to get tangled in your Dem
ocratic harness. (Laughter.)
| confess, Mr.. Chairman, that have
been brought up to believe in some of
these things by traditions, but unlike
my friend FROM Tennessee, Col Patter-
son, studied public questions before
came to Congress. (Laughter.) came
here because had studied them. That
Is why my people selected me out and
sent hnpn fNhnu lid
to Congress to school, as Col. Patterson
seems to have been sent. (Laughtcr. J
They sent me here to maintain, and
carry out as far as | could, the great
Democratic principles that they had
received from their fathers, and | hope
by the help of God and the constituency
in the First Congressional district Of
Mississippi to do it. Laughter and
applause.)
Col. Patterson says further: "Mr
Carlisle has said that he did not mind
having the seignorage coined. If that
bill becomes u law it does not mean
disaster. 1t may be a mistake. 1t is
only the last gun Of q retreating army.
The men in New York who dread free
silver arc unnecessarily alarmed"
And elsewhere he says: "If the bill to
coin the seignoragc passes, it is mere
ly to let these Southcrners go of the
field of battle with their side arms"
(Laughter.)
Mr.. Chairman. we have asked no
terms. We have not asked to be per-
mitted to carry of our side arms. We
have not asked to be permitted to fire
the last gun of rctreating army. So
far as am concerned, do not believe
that the retreat has begun at all. do
not believe that we are yet ready to
capitulate on this question. Now |
want to say a word for Col. Patterson,
as he is not here to say it for himself.
| desire, so far as | am concerned, to
repudiate the gentlemans apology
made for me. owe no apology to the
people of New York; | do not propose
to mako any, and do not propose to
have any made for me. But do not
think any man ought to be held down
to a very rigid account for an after
dinner speech at banquet. Why, sir.
| recollect not long ago | went to a
banquet in Baltimore. where every
thing was so good, where | was sur
rounded by so many rich men, that by
the time 1T came my turn to speak
felt SO well addressed them as "fcl-
low capitalists" Laughtcr.) There
fore beware of the influences surround
ing a banquet. If were not perfectly
familiar with the abstcmious habits of
my friend from Tennessee | would have
thought on reading this speech that he
had gotten somewhat under the same
influence that another Tennesscean did
that a travelling man told me about.
I The story was about Il ragged, sccdy,
hard looking fellow, who learned that
tho travelling man knew his brother
living in Kaufman county, Texas. The
Texas brother was well off, and the
Tcnnesscean asked the travelling man
ii he ever saw his brother again to tell
him that he was hard up, and that if
he was ever going to do anything for
him that was the time. Under the in
iluence oftwo or three drinks, however,
things began to brighten with him,
and the last the travelling man heard
from him was the request to tell his
brother in Texas that if he wanted
anything, Just to draw on me-
(Laughter.) "Now, under the influence
of one of these New York banqucts, "
said Mr.. Allen, with all they have
good to eat, and the accomplishments,
one feels, by the time the speaking be-
gins, like telling the rest of tho world
to draw on him. (Laughtcr.) There
fore, on my own motion, would never
quote banquet speech on anybody,
because | do not think it is exactly the
square JnlnS.
In conclusion, Mr.. Allen said: 81
would that | had the cloqucncc of the
chairman of the committee on wavs
and means, Wilson Of West Virginia
in his last appeal here for the passage
OF his tariff bill | would like to in
woke the Democratic patriotism Of our
Democratic colleagues. / do not claim
that vote for this bill is the roll OF
honor, but do claim that in the con.
dition with which we find ourselves
surrounded today, the roll of honor be.
longs to those Democrats who are will.
ling to let Democratic Congress dc
the business Of this Congress, and | dc
not believe any man can claim place
upon the Democratic roll of honor whC
stands here longer and gives his pre- s.
cnce and his influence to filibustcring
tactics that keep us here and make Il
spectacle. as has been made, Of our.
selves" (Applause.)
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