The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-19
A REPUBLICAN TO RUN FOR CON-
GRESS.
VIII Place Himself at the Disposal
Of the Con yentiou.

To the Editor of The Herald and
News: I saw from your paper some
time since that you kindly offered the
columns of your paper to all who had
anything to say to the public. l there.
! fore beg that you publish this. I am
constantly being asked the question
both by letter and by mouth-as to
whether or not l am going to make the
race for Congress, upon what platform,
etc. 1t was my intention some time age
to canvass the district with the view OF
entering the race, but after finding out
the expense connected with it, have
thought very little more about it, and
shall do nothing more until the Nomi-
mating Convention meets, at which
tine / shall be on hand to merely offer
my services to them. Should the con-
ventiou decide that Mr.. Merrick can
represent them better, I can but sub.
NIT and uphold the hands of Mr.. Mer-
rick, for knowing him as do he will
be worthy of all the aid can give him.
AS to the platform, ETC., will stand
where I have stood for years, square
upon the Republican National plat
form, and my every effort shall be to
aid in the fight to maintain the pro-
tective tariff. To the public, what the
nation needs, and what the people
have demanded at the ballot box, and
what the Republican party has prom
ised itself to accomplish is the mainte-
nance of the Mckinley law. Such a law
is wise, broad and patriotic, recognizing
no section, discriminating against no
legitimate interest, but protects Amer
lean industries with an impartial
hand. The protective laws have been
beneficial, are beneficial and will be
beneficial to the whole country. The
Republicans are therefore determined to
see to it, that the Democratic tariff
abomination shall meet defeat. There
can be no victory so important to the
Republican party as the victory that
can be won by the battling against
such a bill. The defeat of such bill
means the revival OF business every
where.
The Democrats may squirm and twist
asthey please, but they cannot throw
from their shoulders the responsibility
of the hard times which they have
brought upon the lahoring people OF
this country. Such blunders as have
been made by Mr.. Cleveland and his
friends will never be repeated, for at
the fall elections, the Republicans will
resume control of both branches OF
legislation, and will recover as far as
possible from the wounds which Cleve-
landism has inflicted upon this people.
The Democrats have been trying to
place the condition of the country upon
the Mckinley bill, but I will declare
to you, that the Mckinley bill yielded
surplus every year until the Demo.
Gratis came iuto power, but was soon
stop ped, owing to the Democratic at
tack upon the tariff. .........
Yes, the cry to-day is, that the Re
public2ns bankrupted the country and
then turned it over to the Democrats.
These United States were anything
else but bankrupt the last veal. of Mr..
, Rarrison's administration. When the
Republicans turned the government
over to the Democrats, there was more
money in the United States Treasury
than has been since the government
was founded. There was also more
| money in circulation than there has
been before or since. Why, since the
Democrats have had charge. gold has
been going out at the rate Of one mil.
lion dollars a day. They borrowed
fifty million dollars of gold. every dol
lar of which is gone, and sixteen mil.
lion more besides. The receipts show,
too, that there is deficit of seventy.
eight million dollars in addition tc
what has been borrowed and squan.
dered.
why; they have gotten 80 low in
cash, that they can't settle with a post,
master, after waiting six months or
them. That shows that the money
was there during the Republican Ad
ministration. The future financial
policy of the Republican party will be,
I predict, free coinage Of silver at the
ratio of 16 to /, and that gold and sill.
Yer shall be equalized by conditions
fixed by national agreement. .
The Republican party still approves
the Reciprocity Act, favors also the ex.
tension of our foreign commerce, and
the increase of the American Navy
They have been urging the reduction
| W AiSV CAoSo po"Co5O w ouC CSdV pSA
ounce, which will become a law should
they have majority in the nexi
house which they are sure to have
| The Republican party is without doubt
the party for young men of mind and
Hmanhood,. its the party for the poor
man, it has platform broad and
sound, it's a party that stands fol
progress and living ideas, her face to.
day is to the front, her movement is
ever onward. urge you, therefore, my
friends, to get aboard the ship for she
can neverIfail since truth is her anchor
Newberry County has in her bounds
| to-day more white Republicans than
has ever been known before. Her mum.
ber will reach almost three figures
They are men too of high character and
ability and in 1896, there will be such
a rush made for the Republican ranks
that it will astonish the oldest inhab-
itants. I am very sorry that they
wish to stay in the back grounds now.
Its true, it takes courage to take the
step, but it does seem, that if poor
man like myself can stand the boy
cots, &C., that has been hedging me on
| OIL ol>lCo duo AlOotiJ WV .oJ oOSt.
Christians, broken down politicians,
men who imagine themselves to be
men of influence and all other dog in
the mapger sort Of fellows-that you
might show your hand. If your char
acter is alright my friends and you
have the approval of your conscience
you need not fear the opinion of the
masses. It's true I have been severely
criticized for my political course, but
have one consolation, that notwith-
standing all the unfair and unjust crit
icism, yet I now stand the equal oi
any man who is within the bounds OF
Newberry County who has dared to
criticise my political action. ! have
lived b re all my life, it is not neces.
sary therefore to 60 out of the county
TO get the proof to the above.
The South to-day would have been
in most prosperous condition, had
the people followed Longstreet, Mosby
and others, in their political course.
They can look back now with regret,
but too late. Our great trouble has been,
that we have been boss ridden, and.un-
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