The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-02-12
HON. JOHN |. MeLAURIN
Gamely Resents the Remarks
of Hon. Richmond Pearson,
of North Carolina, in the
House Of Representa-.
Extract from speech of Mr. Pearson of
N c., February 5, 1861

Extract from speech of Mr. Pearson of
N. c., February 5, 1896.
Mr. Pearson said:
But I wish to say, Mr. Speaker, that the
eloquent and closely knitted speech that
we listened to this afternoon from the hon
orable chairmaL OF the Committee on Ways
and Means [Mr. Dingleyl has not done so
much damage to the cause OF silver Us o
certain other pronuncinmento which has
shattered all the traditions of a century.
and which has astounded the old fathers,
whom we recognize and honor here in this
Congress- pronunclamento which was
uttered under such circumstances, with
such intemperance Of language, with snch
fcrocity Of threats, that it reminded me OF
the dreadful images in Calphurria's S dream,
where she sees in fancy
Fierce, fiery warriors, fighting upon the
clouds,
Which drizzlei blood upon the capitol.
We heard there of agrarian joining with
communist; We heard of trainps moving
on the capitol; we heard of dynamite; We
heard of anarchy; we heard of shotguns;
and we heard of pitchforks. I desire to
say to my silver friends that as much as
any of them desire the restoration OF silver
to its dignity aud functions US g money
metal, but that their Cause is not going to
he advanced by any such language rs that
Their cause is not going to be
advanced by hosting the red
flag of aunrchy or the black flg OF
dynamiters in this country.
In conclusion. Mr. Speaker, I arow that
the Republican party will solve this qurs-
ton in such way as to give the very
largest possible coinage OF silver that Is
consistent with the credit OF this Govern
ment. The Republican party stands for
the credit of this nation; it stands for the
honor Of the country; 1t stands for the
glory Of the American flag; it stands
for freedom to ii! 'ueli.
And now, Que wold more III reference to
that pronunclnuieuto. that invitation to
carry Us over into 4 new secession move
ment, you may call it. We have tied that
in the past. We tried it ut tue instance OF
South Carolina some thirty-siX years ago.
She invited my Stale to JOIN her 10 the Sc
cession movement and We declined, and
continued to decline, until We were driven
or rather dragged into that horrible con-
Gict and South Carolina got thoroughly
whipped.
Dir. Talbert: deny it; anil she is not
OF the act. Sue would 10 it again
under like circumstances.
Mr.. Pearson: am ash med Of the fact
and ashamed of any man who would in
dorse secession or the motives which leId
to it. [Applause.I
Mr.. lalbert: l do. l indorse it. and
every word Of it.
Mr.. Pearson: I have heard it said that
if hell ever breaks loose in this country 1t
will be III South Carolina, and believe that
is true, from the exhibition made here to-
night. Laughter and applause.]
This autociat, who has built up his pow
er partly Oh class prejudice and
partly by the nuliticaton of the const
tuition OF the United States, may mark
your State with ruin, but fortunately his
control stops at The line of South Carolina.
[Applause.
NJ. Talbert: The Republican party hus
ruined the whole nation
Mr. Pearson: We might not have re-
gretted so much the whipping received by
South Carolina, but unfortunately We got
whipped ourselves.
Mr. Talbert: South Carolina never was
and never vii! be- She got tired
OF whipping the other fellows Laughter
Mr.. Pearson: 1t is proposed now to
draw new line-not Mason and Dl1on's
line, but kind of northwest and southeast
line. do not know where the termini
may happen to be placed, but thank God
the Mason and Dixon line has been oblit-
Grated from the map and is onlya memory
in the minds of such men as bmy honorble
interlocutor. [Applause.l Thank God, we
have no more sections. and I believe the
Republican party, standing as it does for
the honor OF the country, the glory of the
flag, the doctrine of protection to every
section OF the Union, is the party to which
every honest silver man should belong;
because. while other parties may have
something to say about it, the Republican
party is the on ly party that will have any
thing to do about it, Applause on tue
floor and IN the galleries.
Mr. Talbert: We have very few such
men in South Carolina aud do not want
them.
Remarks Of Mr.. McLaurn of S. c., Febru-
airy 6, 1896
Mr.. McLaurin said:
Mr. Chairman:-I had not expected to
take any part in this debate. When the
bond bill was before the House few days