The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-12-17
GOVERNOR EVANS I'm ATLANTA.
WHAT HE SAID ON CAROLINA
DAY
He Stands Up Squarely for South !
Carolina aud the Democratic !

Party.
The following is the full text of tn,
speech OF Governor John Gary Evans
delivered at the Cotton STATE 8 aud In
ternational Exposition, Atlanta, Ga.
ON November Both 1895:
Mr.. President, Your Excellency, La
dies and Gentlemen of Georgia ant
my own Fellow Citizens To say thai
we thank you for this hearty welcome
seems cold and Indifferent from }
mother to her daughter, for it has
been truly said that Georgia is really
daughter of South Carolina, and she
Ia daughter indeed. (Groan) You
may groan, but yet she is not ashamed
OF her daughter (Applause.) South
Carolina Is proud of her daughter,
lapplause) and she stands here to day
to bear evidence for what we did in
past that when we hurtured this ir-
iant when we protected her from the
Indian and Spaniard, it was not in
vain we stand here to-day and say, in
aeed you do us proud. tApplausL and
cheers.) And now, his Excellency,
the Governor, has seen fit to say that
the Governor OF South Carolina has no
appreciation for her lovely daug hters.
why, sir. you don't know me. (Ap-
plause.l We have brought here upon
the soil uf Georgia 265 of the fairest
maidens that God Almighty ever ore
ated. (Applause.) They are stamped
with moro purity than he has STAN D. ID
the N.Y.. they are stamped with more
bud, and, sir, when I stand in the pres
ence OF these holy creatures; when
stand here and contemplate my own
miserable self, l can only exclaim,
How unworthy creature you are of
one OF these lovely women" (Ap-
plause.) That is my appreciation.
Not lack of appreciation though pos
sioly some may say, too great an ap-
preciation, butt cannot be.
South CaTd4 is proud Of her wo-
men; she is proud of what they have
done in the past; she is proud Of what
they represent in he'present and she
feels safe in what they will accom-
plish and speak for her in the future.
This day has been set apal as day
OF Thanksgiving by the President Of
the United States and by the Gov
ernOrs OF the separate States in the
Union. We have much, fellow citi-
zens, to be thankful for, but South
Carolina and Georgia stamped by their
individuality can exclaim without any
degree OF hypocrisy Oh spirit of the
Pharisee, We thank thee, oh
God, we are not as other people are"
hSiO 10 q CbdTdCGcFlSUlC
ality of the South Caroiinian, that
characteristic IL not so great between
the South Carolinian and the Georgian
because we are one people, and al
though divided by the Savannah, in
the words of your own immortal Grady,
That is more OF a bond than boun-
dary." (Applause.)
We cannot forget, as your Governor
has said, you cannot forget, South
Carolina cannot forget, that when she
was oppressed; when the heel OF the
tynant bore heavily upon ber, it was
the strong arm of the Georgiaus that
you for it. We thank you for what
you have done in the past and we
thank you for giving us this oppor-
tunity OF coming here and showing to
the world the superiority of South
Carolina. Applause and cheers.)
Why, the other day saw an inter-
view from Yankee General, in which
lie stated that the South was progress
ing; that the South was improving,
except poor South Carolina, and she
was still feeling the effects of seces-
lion. Yes, she feels it; she feels the
effects. of the tribute she pays to
the national government for being
whipped; but when sre pays it, she
pays it with protest, and when it is
stated that she feels the effects of
secession 1T Is true; but to-day, fellow
citizens, we stand and proclaim as our
own Pinckney did, that we still have
" Millions for defense but not cent
for tribute" South Carolina pays
tribute to no man and no State except
that imposed upon her by force of law
and of a strong hand; but we pay it,
and as we pay 1t we do not murmur. But
2 fI.,f h.l, f,,.,
iinian and every SOuthGrDer to think
for himself and to speak for himself and
in the halls of Congress let it be known
that these Southern States are in this
Unioo, u part of this Union and by
the grace OF God we propose to control
this Union. "a voice, That's rightly
Why should it not be right? ZAP
plause.) Was it not right in the past
Was 1t not right under the training of
your fathers? The training of states
manship that you received, the prin-
ciples they inculcated in you, are they
not just as dear as they were before
Southland will bloom in spite of the
remarks Of generals, in spite of the
remarks of judges hostile to us. 1t
seems now that every presidential can
didate of the Republican party feels it
incumbent upon him to hit South
Carolina lick. But fellow citizens,
the result is that South Carolina never
has to go out of the conflict for re-
pairs. Great applause.)
Now, fortunately, our works are here
to speak for themselves ; we are not
people to herald our virtues before the
world; we are not people to pro-
claim what we are doing. We are not
people possessed Of too much brass.
We have always had brains; we have
always had integrity we have always
had statesmen. Great applause and
cheers.) That speaks more and sounds
louder than the beating of cymbals over
past triumphs.
That Is where she stands to-day.
She apologies for nothing she has
| done in the past; she apologies for
nothing she does in the present. She
Is to day the leader of the South Ia in
dustrial enterprises. She spends more
money In proportion to her wealth
than any State in the Union for the
education of her children, and we do 1t
withouta word. 1t is not necessary to
blow trumpets. We stand, fellow citi-
zens, In this position, our industrial
progress lies in the manufacture of
cotton IN that she comes first we can
not expect to be anything more. That
comes to us naturally. But we stand
realizing that grand principle of gov
| eminent that South Carolina has al