The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-30

action, and l say that bimctalism is
national and goldbuggery is sectional
| do not hesitate to swear that in nv
belief out Of the million and quarter
OF people in South Carolina, ten have
not sccn gold in five years.
We arc so poor and have got so used
to 1t, we can look on with complaccncy
because the Othor fellow is getting
some Of 1t. We have plenty to cat and
Gun always sell our cotton whenever
we Oilcr it, | saw hundreds OF cribs OF
corn in Missouri, which they tell me
thcy can hardly give away at ton
cents Il bushcl, and there arc plenty OF
people in Chicago who would bo glad
to get it for their starving families.
In the South we have stood the tariff,
the war debt, we have stood u solid
phalanX to protect our civilization
against the inroads Of nogro domina-
Iion. The wool-dyed Democrats go out
OF the party and join tho wild mon in
The west. In the south, we arc like
Sydney Smith, who ono warm day
wanted to take Off his skin and sit in
his bones. | have received many let
ters since | made that speech in the
Senate from Republicans saying that
they could never vote the Republican
ticket and from Democrats, who said
they would never voto for a Carlisle or
~ Cleveland Democrat.
My friends, wo arc face to fuce with
tho crisis. Since 1850 mon arc restless
and anxious. They arc looking around.
The Democratic party Is to moot short
~. What purpOrts to bo the Demo-
cratic party? The Republican party
ls to meet-what is the Republican
party? Mckinley stands as tho expo
nent OF tariff taxation and you fellows
out west vote for that COW. Cleveland
and Carlisle stand thero and say, retire
the government paper and stop this
endless chain. Sound money is their
cry. Didn't tho Republicans promise
us u short time ago that in their admin
lstration confidence would be restored,
the price of wheat would riso-(a voice,
they lied:") Yes, sir, you hit it, IN
plain Anglo Saxon, thoy were liars
What arc We? a voice, "Wo are
FOOLS" My friend, you arc u discrim-
lnatlng genius. L congratulato you.
Coming from the homo OF secession
and OF genuine Democracy, whore all
the seed of the pure crop Is left from
tho teachings of Jackson and Jefferson,
| have come to you, who have been Re
publlcans in tho past, to ask you If you
will give tho hand Of amity to your
brethren in the South and tako q hand
In carrying our united flag to victory.
(Ringlng chcors, and voices "Wc
will ! We wilt
Democrats of Kansas, don't know
what you can do. You can do this at
least, 60 to Chicago and If tho men of
the East who have masquoradcd rs Re-
publicaGs undor the guise of Democrats
come before you, mako the test of par-
ty above nation. pledge you my word
that | will be there as q delegate, will
stand with you for bimctalism, and if
you do not care to lead, Just follow
where go. cloud and long cheors. J
l don't go there any more with bride
Oh. They must give me tho doctrine
OF Jefferson and the promise of Jack
son, or something to Tighten the load
of my cnslavened people. If we cannot
be, Democrats straight, let us be Lin
coin Republicans. pledge myself
straight to eithor ticket. (Prolongcd
applansc.) There arc enough of us if
we get together and throw down the
anlmOsity that exists between theSouth
and the West. (Shouts OF '"There i,
money! South Of the Potomac we have
23l electoral votes and it only takes
234 to elect q President. (Long and
louc cheers.) But we must bo careful
that the scOundrcls do not divide the
flock and let the wolves take the ad-
vantage. plead with you to come to
the South and join us in our efforts to
make this country the land of tho free
and the homo of the brave, and as sure
as we join so sure will victory be ours
in November, the victory that comes
to patriots who know their rights and
will not be held or bought, and know
ing these rights dare to maintain them.
cloud and prolonged cheering.)