The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-04-07
IrIa|kS TO Can't.
WIG Be THE BOILERS {?
Free Spemocrats VIII Control
the go Convention--Laurens
Cout Unit for Irby.

The lssible Larry CAN'T, of th,
Pledmde dedlight, has been on ;
poilticS in Laurens County, ant
was tht OF Senator Irby. wht
drove her the upper section o
the cou d gave him an opportuni
ty to tah the people. Here i.
the results Investigations at the
storm-ch political matters:
Laurelnty ia now looked upon
as the bf political war in our
state. 70 Headlight editor de,
clued thHould visit that section
and let tea6ers know the true
.ssl'laatuation
We fol Laurcns as placid as a
spring Hg, without n ripple OF
eXcite}ndEbeir new cotton mill
has Jubt ftarted, up, and the peo-
pie "are hrso happy. They are
now tflHbout water works sup
pied ifohrtesian well, and other
enterprislhere Is no doubt about
Laurens aroused from her Rip
Van Win1 1ep, and she has bright
future ahI
SenatOH met us ut the depot
with his South Carolina raised
team. Thator Is looking better
than VIC hvor seen him, and was
Ia fine, sp He said he had been
busy sincGeturn home planting a
pig corn and had not devoted
any time ention to politics. He
rested hisb in the hands of the
peopl2, a1they did not want him
TO serve tim the Senate he would
pc content er to retire to private
life or wor whore they put him.
We usktnator Irby his vicws
about the Red bolt at Chicago.
Did yot know a bolser to ac-
complishedhing?" was his answer.
Bulters caf down, but they never
build up. weaken or destroy the
party lroneh they seccde, but If
you will ex e the political history
OF the worl h will not find single
instance iIch boilers have ever
been succe And another thing
you will set3oIters eventually re-
turn to Thirty from which thev
seeded. Y the Kansas Populists.
Tor lnstancIhey slushed off from
the Republ party, but after the
spasm had Fed returned to their
allegiance were IoDulist Petfer
10 run 1or tenate To-Day he would
not receiveh hlf dozen votes. am
as strong q silver advocate con-
tinued Sena rby, "as any man in
south Carol But we must bear in
mind that I'll Zee silver plank is not
all that contes the Democratic
party. Ihehocratic party is the
friend OF tSouth, and when we
destroy it, tie with Western Re-
publicans, Yrc simply paralyzing
our own pro4ty. Why, even under
the Clcvel administration the
South has favored. The force
Dill was re cd, and other laws
passed that E beneficial to our sec
tion. But lae Republican party
elect the Prent and control both
houses of Cdess, and you will see
the prosperit tho South strangled,
and the mobnoxious laws passed.
believe thaA @ free silver mcu will
control the Qago convention. 1t is
in lshingtOn that the So
called 'soundnoy' advocates cannot
secure enOu4ClegateS to nominate
tlcket or pent tho adoption of
platform enbing bi.mctalism. |
believe that re will be a split when
the convenJi meets, for the gold
standard dc Ates will bolt should
,hey fail tofcOmplish their ends.
Then they wIbe the boltcrs, and not
'ur side. Ills just what we want"
Senator, at do you think will be
,he action 6ur State Democratic
committee y
do othow, but feel assured
nat the mc1r will not countenance
th looks like u bolt.
AVE simply blishcd my views, and
AVE made attempt to influence any
me. When p committee meets, |
hall state IMPOSITION, and Of course
ne other mlDcrs will act as their
Judgment ID patriotism dictate.
'outh CaroliIis prospering above all
ther SOutheI States, and attribute
largely 10 fact that we have re-
laincd III JhbomOcratic party. Our
'hite peopIeVe their State, and the
egrto is elimAt from politics. We
we it to tho br white voters Of South
arollna To Otect them from the
oilticai pow Of the negroes, and
ms can only done oy remaining in
le Democr& party. We must re-
icmber thathe colored vote largely
ltnumbers Il white vote in South
aroma, andIhen our people split up
nd avn ie. "a will see scramble
lade Tor the lored vote, and negroes
III bc enfrarhised by the thousand.
neh where vi poor and uneducated
hlte men be | have never advised
y people bngly, and never will.
have fougl for the rights Of the
Dor man, all shall never counsel
1ythlng tha threatens his political
vcreignity.
+" OF course Eou are in the race for
enator ?"
" am. | So that an effort Is boing
ade TO do awIy with our white prima-
;. The peolc will not cOuntenance
us. 1t wou! be step backward. |
II ready al willing to trust my
lancos with he Anglo-SaXon voters
this state, IND will obediently bow
their decree The people have been
ven the rigH to name u. S. Senators
the ballot-b x, and this right shall
,ver be takeIfrom them if can help
a man wlo Ia afraid to face his
'ople is not worthy to represent a
ave and fro people. And it has
zen reportedp continued the Senator,
that lcannd carry my own county
Laurens. after dinner / will have
y horses hifhed up and take you to
cover q pd'tion Of Laurens, going
any direction you desire, and l will
t you see for yourself how / stand al
,me. | have my enemies, like every
her public nan who takes q strong
'sitjon in politics, hut the great mass
the voters bl Laurens are with me
haze not Entered into a politica
alition with any man, and neithe,
Ill ! do so. i am a candidate on my
'n account. / am fighting no one
ut | am not o straddler, and the peo
o viii always know just where tt
ace me-"
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