The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-12-17
No. 30.

nearer the heart; while sume SDuth-
erners are tempted to bow down and
worship the golden idols. We are told
that you are fauatics; you do not
understand the principles of govern
ment," ano unless you allow \this
/ syphon to be introduced ipte Your
heart and allow them to suck from
You your life blood, they say, THAT
| prosperity and true government can
never be OBJ ained.n Sir, il can be
obtained The principles upon which
this government was founded can be
perpetuated, but it will never be- per-
petuated by the Shylock, IL will never
oe perpetuated by the banker, it will
never be perpetuated by the manu-
facturer, but IL will be perpetuated by
the men who own the soil and the men
who till the soil who live under their
own vine and ig tree, who love the
trees as Grady SAID, who love the
forest; who love the hills that stand n
their pathway and glOries in the home
he inhabits. (Applause,) These a,e
the men who give birth to patriotism,
these are the men whn can save tn
country against corporate wealth that
has been amassed and is being amassed
In the North; there is no hope for you
In the Northeast. 1t is solid Tu.lr
only desire is TO fleece you, and to get
the last penny from you they can.
The only nope for you is the Wust.
Why do | say so? The South is an
agricultural country. SuuLn Carolina
leads In The manufacture OF cotton, II
Is true but she is an agricultural
State; she realizes that the foupdu-
tiOn of all wealth is agriculture.
Where 10 you tinu them She must
get her friends from those who are the
friends OF agriculture. Where do YOU
lind them? Only in the West and
Southwest, and there is your alliance,
and let me give warning here to-day
let me tell the young SouLhcrner vino
goes to Congress that he should 20
there and let his voice be heard let
him raise his protest against this ac-
cumulation of wealth: against the
destroyers of this republic, and as his
father did in the past, for the primes
pies of good government. !. Let, tlsamz
principles of good governI
from his lips as it did from the
forefathers. Let it never bl
we can do nothing. We c<
thing. Don't say we can do = (: p j.
God never hefpen fsnch -1gsets. &. # s
helps him who helps himscN>
unless you go there and ma ~. 6.
fight and make this protest
never hope to win. You will bk e.
cised If you do, as you see nj t>:.
criticisms of South Carolina an
Iillman. (Applause and cl}
Throw 1t aside, cast it away, bc Il +. {: .'
1t is simply the true princip 81 &
Democracy the true principles 9,e
alone can pcrpetuate and preserv 4
republic. No republic can live n
and concentrated S, -
wealth in the hands of the few K
can live which starves I. e
great mass Of it's people. No cou( II M
can live and prosper on the amou 81 81
money which Is seen fit to be d} -
out to 1T In few handfulis by q of2''
tal1sts. Why, twelve men to-day 8
bankrupt this nation: twelve men ~, -
paralyze this government; twelve men
can to-day stop the wheels of progress
and commerce in this great repuolic.
Shall these things continue? ? What
an object lesson have we here?
What does this Exposition teach?
1t has opened the eyes of the world to
the wealth of the South. 1T has shown
to the North that the South can make
her own future. 1t has shown.to them,
indeed, that she is Independent. 1t
has shown to them the resou. ces that
exist here; that live here and are
buried here, only to be dug cut by the
faithful worker who loves his own
Southland. (Appause.) When the
south takes again the lead which she
only by force of arms,
then and not till then will prosperity
and progress be assured and her (nun-
1ations strengthened and this country
Do safe, and the llAg Of cur united
country he raised on our National
Capitol. Applause and cheers
thank you, sir, again for this
hearty welcome TO Georgia thank
you for the good words said of.uS and
>f South Carolina, aud us | said before,
Int il.
)ne home; we have but one destiny,
and that destiny must be worked out
nand in hand and heart in heart by
hose who love their country, its pro,-
Derity and it's progress. Great APP
plause and hers