The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-06-11

Fr6ise GOD, from nom all blessing
flows;
Praise Him all creatures here below
And yet they say we are dependent
God forbid
"If dependent, to what countr
greater than ours are We thus rated
J To England? !? No. We were once
but we whipped her twice, and unless
our chivalry and our courage bav,
decreased In proportion to the increas,
In our numbers we can do it again IL Il
becomes necessary-a trial, however
from which hope we will ever bt
spared, for am not one of those who
desire conflict between this and any
other country-so long as they let us
alone. Great Britain and its entire
possessions, reaching around the world
might erect walls from now until the
end of mankind to shut itself out OF
this country or to shut us out from it,
and it is problematical IL we would
not be infinitely bettered ny such
action than without it. Are we de-
pendent upon France? No; fog there
| Is not q material nor necessary staple
that is sent US by that country that
cannot be duplicated by our own.
Upon Italy? No; for with Florida
| and California combined wo can give
Italy odds and discount 1t in
either raw material or finished pro-
duct. Upon Germany? No; because
we could thousand times more
readily do without Germany than
Germany without the United States
Then upon whom are we dependent
Upon no nation on the face of the
earth and upon no being but the Lord
God Almighty, and we do not merit
His divine protection nor His sacred
h1nSSint IL hou
and the courage to at least make the
effort to take care of ourselves.
Away with this talk about our being
dependent on anybody and about the
Jbeccssity of foreign countries setting
the commercial or the financial pat
tern that we must follow 1t is an
ignominious admission that oar fore
fathers made mistake in declaring
our Independence, End as for me am
not as yet prepared to admit that, and
do not believe that you are. But de-
vclopmonts abroad are of sufficient
interest to demand your united atten-
tion and to call you from tho fed OF
civil strife. Conditions are such as
require harmonious action among those
who believe in the triumph of Ameri-
can principles and who are ready to
defend the sentiment which Is the
corner stone of the republic-that OF
the equality OF every man before the
law, the rights OF the masses and the
principle that in this country there
shall be no class discrimination. Upon
this contention the eyes OF the whole
country are now conferred, and ON it
you, as journalists and as patriots who
love your State and your country, should
unite in the common cause that calls
you to patriots duty.
And now in conclusion, fellow
journalists, let me take leave of you
with the assurance that what | have
said comes from the heat. If l have
offeLded by frankuess, throw myself
on your mercy. Measure your judge
me as l would do unto you II you
came to Georgia under the same cir
cumstances. But perhaps in your do
mestic contention you are like the
housewife who always complained
about her own coffee but who never
permitted guest to agree to her in
varible statement that it was very
bad. end who said to one who had
Yes, madam, it is vile.'
It's as good as you are accustomed to
getting, sir Z"
I'VE have our ups and downs in
Georgia-and what State has not p
but whatever may be our differences,
let us abide the action the majority,
and like good citizens accept it in good
faith. If the majority should be
thought intOlerant, so mn the worse
for it, for time is the Co Lin arbiter,
and it evens all things.
6 1t does not, pay to be intolerant--it
will not pay to treat q minority as
aliens instead of citizens. Thefeaction
will come and the penalty will be
meted. do not say that this Is being
done now or that it has been done in
the past, but do say that this charge
is being made now and that 1T was made
by those who, now in control, were once
in the minority and were bitterly COM
planning OF the intolerance of the princi
pie of vested supremacy, which they
we're attacking, in antagonizing the
idea, whether for cause or not, that
the control of the State belonged to
those who hud been in possession for
century. If political affairs in those
days were conducted on that principle,
it was intolerance, and the people
ought to have rebuked it. If, on the
other hand, the political administra-
tion of the affairs OF your State Is now
to ostracise u large and most respecta-
BILE element Of citizenship and deny to
it the privilege of practical participa-
tion, that is intolerance, and it ought
to be 1ebuked.
"You will observe that I do not
speak as partisan, but as one who
condemns factionalism, which has
characterized political developments
in South Carolina for the past few
years. In Georgia it is said that there
arc two classes in South Carolina the
South Carolinians and the South Caro-
leenians--the former representing the
new regime and the latter the old. Per-
sonally, | do not believe that any
body in this State ever held, even in
purpose, to the ridiculous theory thai
control should pass by inheritance,
and II 30 would think that the reyolu-
tiOnary war had been fought in vain !;
but speak to you neither as South
CarOlinian nor as a South Caroleenian,
but as an Garner well wisher OF your
State, without regard to political or
personal differences and with u devo-
tion to its future greatness scarcely
less hopeful than is felt by even
the most sanguine and loyal believer
in it's final triumph, over all the per.
plexities involved in q divided citizen
ship.
Let your active and your patriotic
press take up the cause of peace
instill into the hearts of the people
State pride and loyalty, and love for
the union and the flag Of our common
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