The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-02

Judge Earle Stands on His Record
as II Democrat-He Endorses Till
man and Free Coinage OF Silver.
The following address to the people
OF the State was issued by Judge Earle
In hllng his pledge as u candidate for
the United States Senate:
10 tho Democratic voters of South
Carolina: | have tho honor to place
my name before you as candidate for
tho Office of United States Senator, tho
highest office in the gift of the people
OF our State. Controlled by the re-
quirements Of duty cannot leave the
bench to go upon tho hustings, and /
know that you will excuse my absence
from tho political meetings now being
held and that you will permit me to
adopt this mode Of communication. II
should receive your favorqble con-
slderatlon, | 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, I belong to
no clique or faction other than the
Democratic party. occupy the same
position that truth, fairness and fidelity
TO the cause of Anglo. Saxon supremacy
has al lwaysicompcllcdmc to occupy,'and
That Is that the majority must rule.
When tho verdict has been rendered,
all strllc ana contention must cease
and at the general election all Demo
| Gratis should stand together and work
| together for the common veal. 70
this end | have used my best Efforts to
reconcile the differences which have
-Xlsted among our people, and shall
continue upon this line. have always
| deprecated any un ust 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 hold to II
strict accountability, no ono should be
brought before the bar of public opin-
ion and condemncd,bofore being heard.
n seeking your sctfragcs, l shall not
descend to tho low plano Of vitupera-
tion or abuse. Success by tho use OF
such methods is less to he desired than
failure without them. | now beg and
invite your attention to Il short state
mcnt to my views on the important
national questions now being agituted.
|. The monetary question over
shadows all :other and. tits determination
will result in the return OF peace and
prosperity, If truth and Justice prevail
or in ruin and bankruptcy, if tho blind
worshippcrs Of " single gold standard
should succeed. Let US return to tho
money OF our forcfathcrs, the money
OF the Constitution, tho money that
made this country tho greatest under
the sun; and let gold and silver be
coined freely and without limit at IL
ratio OF sixteen to one as money OF final
rc3tenp,ilH; c33taenp,iHjtjjina il with equal legal tender
power, without waittiTnEs-f9r for interna-
national agreement. If other nisv13sns isSvr13sns
fall into line, so much the better, but,
if not, this nation should occupy the
position OF independence Justified by
its power and required by tho needs Of
it's people. | do not approve of the
financial policy recently pursued by
the general government in surrender
ing its option to redeem its oblillgA-
tiors in either gold or silver. If it had
not been for this blundcr the necessity
for issuing bonds would not have OK
istcd.
=. | advocate the enforcement OF tho
Democratic doctrine of IL tariff for
revenue only. | am in favor of d
graduated income tax and such amend
ments OF the Constitution of the United
States rs will permit Legislation to that
end. The accumulation OF tho colossal
fortunes by Il fow people is IL constant
menace to our FREQ institutions. The
laws OF supply and demand no longer
fix the value of the products of indus
try and they are forced to agree to the
unjust cxactons OF combined capital
and, as IL result, tho rich grow richer
and the poor become poorer. Some
thing must be wrong and q remedy
must be found and speedily applied. |
am in accord with Senator Tillman in
the positions assumed by him in the
Senate, and if elected [ shall supplc-
mcnt his able efforts to protect the
rights Of the people with such power
as | may have and with all the earnest
ness Of my nature.
Trusting that | may at some future
time have the opportunity to appear
before you to discuss the issues involy-
cd, am, Respectfully,
JOSEPH II. EARLE.