The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-12-03
FAREWELL TO THE DEMooRAoY.
DIR. POE JOINS THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.

, DIR. POE JOINS THE REPUBLICAl
PARTY.
He Gives Hts Reason For tho Eyofu
Ions Wants 20 Belong to a Part
a Protective Tariff.
DR.. Sampson Pope was asked by
representative of The State what h,
thought of the political situation.
1T is hard" he replied, "to foretel
just at this time what will be de
veloped In the future, but l belieys
that am safe In saying that there IL
much political unrest. The conven
tion now about closing its labors has
framed Constitution for the people
which, IL submitted to them would be
rejected by large majority. There
are too many Objectionable features In
1t TO refer to all of them, but the suf-
frags clause is the most Objectionable,
1t places the power in the hands of the
respective boards of registration to
refuse any man not of their political
views, and predict that thousands OF
white men will be disfrancbised by
them and more than l0O, 900 negroes -
in fact, as In Mississippi, do not ex-
pect 10000 negroes to be registered.
This power comes from the Reform
members OF the convention, aided by
some OF the Conservative members.
1t Is intended by the Reformers to
perpetuate themselves In power. That
IL is intended to commit fraud under
the suffrage clause has been admitted
on the floor Of the convention.
The Conservatives have deyeloped
but four able men-Messrs George
Tli.man, George Johnstone, ex-Goy-
eruor Sheppard and MCGOWAN. The
Reformers have developed only three
or fuur-Senator Irby, Mr.. Eilerbe,
sx-Governor Tlllman and Mr.. Burn.
None of tho latter nave had the moral
courage TO meet the issues arising as
sat ,Iuen, unless it BIZ Messrs. Elierbe
ana Burn
lb, s"li a. - au-e Is u disgrace
bl, c,V the age and Is IN
.urn.ci S -. Ou7tilutlon of the
UuiLcu ) ats An t was ADOPTED
wnl,st thu ha. ri LAo nation avatea
over the hari OF the convention. was
amused this morn ng, ia the conven-
zion, wbeu / saw eX-Goyernor Tillman
Z 'Nue up Ia .uCD d pitch ON having
M nVio,sLGau section amend Il that
he iuovcu TO strke out the whole
stction, anu although II tue vote was put
on the same mot,On coming from
another member, ~ was lost by vote
of III to II Moral; Statesmen III
should never tose their temper anu
attempt TO DO lOutisn things. Many uI
the poor whiLe men oi the State are
uneasy lest tney lose their right to
vote, and well they may be-, for the
Constitution puts it in the power Of 4.
few white men in each county to re-
fuse them. predict that a majority
OF these men will leave the Reform
ranks and seek safety elssw here"
Will the action Of the convention
Lead to any political changes in this
State?"
Yes, there are large number of
white voters in the State who now feel
free to make new perty alignments.
The Republican party Of this State will |
In the next campaign consist Of Is 1000 |
white Republicans, who have not
voted since 1876 or who have come of |
age since and have not voted, of 25,-
will seek new party alignment, and |
OF that part OF the negroes to be re-
gistered VINO will not follow Tillman." |
what arc IL causes OF this change |
that you speak OF Ia the Conservative |
and Reform ranks ?"
1T Is due to several causes: First,
the opportunity is offered of forming
q Republican party without being |
with "gone to the negro"
second, the frauds practiced in the last
election; third, the Objectionable
features of the new Constitution,
coupled with the fact that it was called
by fraud, and the fact that the mem
bers, although unsworn, do not pro-
pose TO refer their work to the people
for ratification fourth, protection of
our manufacturing industries, which
carries with it protection of labor and
Of agriculture, and bring trade to our
in fact every avocation
gets its proportionate benefit.
The protection of from one to one
and q half cents per square yard OF
cloth produced is what keeps our mills
alive; without it every cotton mill In
the land would be closed, and yet they
sell their cloth only for from one
eighth to one-tourth cent per yard |
profit. This protection duty enables
tho mill mon to pay tha"mill opera
tives good wages, the operatives buy
surplus vegetables and other products,
including wood, from the farmers.
They spend their income freely with
the merchants and others. thereby |
putting In circulation large sums of |
The Newberry mill, one OF the |
best 'nducted mills in the South, pays |
out $lO,OOO p r month TO its operatives,
nea" ) o; winch goes into ci"cula-
Too 70 pLirr milIs IN the State pay
out su'n- n p opOrLiuu to the he'p
emp 80 ed There are now, or will be
KIN =. l,OOU,000 Of spindles at
i" TX ~ >Du'h Caroina, spinning 6O0,-
OOO D,i., IT crL.n1 These mills Will
f.. u 81 'Ii'D % month as wages,
q rA ,at pre-ent prices) $40,
uIO 10 - cnttoh per year. 1t ID
10 every farmer who
. thai they get from
trrce-fUurtus OF cent
. - al m"r fer their cotton by
cation OF these mills
hey would get il We
p" cA cold to epocula-
# every citi-
R'v. rns the world. The Republican
u'rtS is the party OF protection, not
D3,s ~ manufactures and labor, but
az th" right of the citizc II under
L 6 Institution of the United States
'cn"c anr p,opl, are look ng to that
party Having been u protectionist
since 1884, naturally go to that party;
and do 80 for the further reason that
| oelieve in giving to every citizen
every right inherited from Magma
Charta and the common law Of England
; before the adoption OF the United
States Constitution aid every right
guaranteed to him by the Constitution
of the United States.
You may look for lively cam
paign In this State next year. would
| not be surprised to see South Carolina