The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-01
Doubts Laid Aside.

SSSoS
Screwed Up Courage to En-.
ter the Senatorial Race.
He Will Hold on TO the Judgesh1p,
However, and Will Not, for the
Present, Take the Stump
Against Evans and Duncan.
Charleston, Jane 23-Judge
Earle gave out for publication the
following address this afternoon
To the Democratic Voters of South
Carolina have the honor to place
my name before you as candidate
for the Office Of United States senator,
the highest Office in the gift of the
people of our State. Controlled by
the requirements Of duty, l cannot
leave the bench to go upon the hust
tings, aud | know that you will ex-
cuse my absence forom the political
meetings now being held and that
you will permit me to adopt this mode
Of communication. If ! should re
ceive your favorable consideration l
can only promise to do my duty.
My record is before you and it is for
you to determine> whether or not |
am deemed worthy of this high honor.
In State politics l belong to no
clique or faction other than the Dem
ocratic party / occupy the same
position that truth, fairness and fidel-
lty to the cause OF Anglo Saxon
supremacy has always compelled me
to occupy, and that is, that the major
itv must rule When the verdict has
been rendered all strife and conten-
ton must cease, and at the general
election all Democrats should stand
together and work together for the
common veal. To this end I have
used my best efforts to reconcile the
differences which have existed among
our people, and I shall continue upon
this line
have always deprecated any un-
just censure or abuse Of our public
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 strict ac-
countability, no one should be
brought before the bar of public opin.
ion and condemned before being
heard. In seeking your suffrage,
! shall not descend to the low plane of
yituperation or abuse. Success by
the use of such methods is less to be
desired than failure without them.
I now beg and invite your attention
to short statement Of my views on
the important national questions now
being agitated
I. The monetary question over
shadows all others and its determina-
ton will result in the return of peace
and prosperity, if truth and justice
prevail or in ruin and bankruptcy,
if the blind worshippers of a single
gold standard should succeed. Lei
Us return to the money of our
forefathers, the money that
made this county the greatest
under the sun ; and let gold and
silver be both coined freely and with.
out limit at ratio of Is to l as mon.
ey of final redemption with equal
legal tender power, without waiting
for international agreement. If other
nations fall into line SO much the bet.
ter, but if not this nation should oc-
eupy the position of independence
justified by its power and required
by the needs of it's people. l do not
approve of the financial policy re-
Gently pursued by the general gov
ernmeat in surrendering it's 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. advocate the enforcement of
the Democratic doctrine of a tariff
for revenue only. l am in favor of
graduated income tax and such
amendments of the Constitution of
the United States as will permit
legislation to that end. The accumla-
ton of the colossal fortunes by few
people is a constant menace to our
free institutions. sThe laws of sup.
ply 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 the poor become poorer.
kpmething must be wrong, and the
pedy must be found and speedily
kld.