Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-01
BESPEAKS THEIR SUFFRAGE.
Judge Earle Issues an Address
to the People.
He WILL Nor GO ON THE HUsT1Nes
STANDS ON HIS RECORD AND A
BIMETALL1c PLATFoRM--EN-
DoRsEs TILLMAN's Position.

Columbia State.
Charleston, June 23.-Judge
Earle gave out for publication the
following address this afternoon: ::
To THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF
SOUTH CAROLINA:
1 have the honor to place my
name before you as a candidate
for the Office of United States SEN
ator, the highest Office in the gift
of the people of our State. Con-
trolled by the requirements of du-
ty, I cannot leave the beuch to go
upon the hustings, and l know that
you will excuse my absence from
the political meetings now being
held and that you will permit me
to adopt this mode of communica-
ton. If should receive your IA
vorable consideration l can only
promise to do my duty. My re-
cord is before you and it is for
you to determine whether or not |
am deemed worthy of this high
honor. In State politics !, belong
to no clique or faction other than
the Democratic party. ! occupy
the same position that truth, fair
ness and fidelity to the cause of
Anglo Saxon supremacy has al
ways compelled me to occupy,
and that is that the majority must
rule. When the verdict has been
rendered all strife and contention
must cease, aud at the general
election all Democrats should stand
together for the common veal. To
this end l have used my best ef-
forts to reconcile the differences
which have existed among our
people, and shall continue upon
this line.
L have always deprecated any
unjust censure or abuse of ourpub-
lie officials. They are the servants
of the people and should act SO as
to be above suspicion, and while
they should always be held to q
strict accountability, no one should
be brought before the bar of pnb-
lie opinion and condemned before
being heard. In seeking your suf-
frage, ] shall not descend to a low
plane of vituperation or abuse.
Success by the use of such meth
DDS is less to be desired than fail
ure without them. l now beg and
invite your attention to short
statement of my views of the i'm
portant national questions now be-
ing agitated.
1. The monetary question over
shadows all others and its derter-
mination will result in the return
of peace and prosperity if truth
and Justice prevail; or i'll ruin
and bankruptcy, if the blind wor-
shippers of a single gold standard
should succeed. Let us return to
the money of our forefathers, the
money that made this country the
greatest under the sun; and let
gold and silver be both coined
freely and without limit at rate
| of 16 to / as money of final re-
| demption with equal legal tender
power, without waiting for inter
national agreement. If ether ma
tions fall into line so much the
better, but if not this nation
should occupy the position of in
dependence justified by it's power
and required by the needs of it's
people. do not approve of the
financial policy recently pursued
by the general government in sur
rendering its option to redeem It's
obligations in either gold or silver.
If it had not been for this blunder
the necessity for issuing bonds
would not have existed.
2. 1 advocate the enforcement
! of the Democratic doctrine of a
tariff for revenue only. I am
in favor of a graduated income
tax and such amendments of the
Constitution of tho United States
as will permit legislation to that
end. The accumulation of the CO.
lossal fortunes by a few people is
constant menace to our free in
stitutiens. The laws of supply
and demand no longer fix the
value of the products of industry,
and they are forced to agree to the
unjust exactions of combined capi-
tai, and as a result the rich grow
richer and the poor become poorer.
Something must be wrong, and
tae remedy must be found and
speedily applied.
/ am in accord with Senator Till
man in the position assumed by
him in the senate, and if elected l
shall supplement his able efforts
to protect the rights of the people
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