The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
An AddiSS IOuth Carolina Democrats.
THE GoLHGs Make A LUsTY
lPPEAL.

ALL S0bHOS uhHAtAS
lPPEAL.
They AsserHt Bryan VIII be to the
Nation Wi Gilman Has Been TO
South Caba. i
To the Dsmts of South Carolina
The natiopemoeratic conventions
which ASSEM- at Indianapolis on
the "a of Sember, mindful of the
trust mposedDemocratic traditions,
jealous OF thbnor and true to the
principles oAe party, entered the
solemn p~rotdagainst the platform
and nomlneeathe Chicago conyen-
0 against dangerous and radi-
cal experiment the free and unlim-
tied coinage liver, and against the
unholy wedlod Democracy with the
painted jade dpulism and the COM
mune.
Observation-Disclosures, worthy OF
the best dayslthe republic, broad
enough, stroRsnough and sound
enough TO a~fforcure footing for all
honest, intelligSand patriotic Amer
leans, 1t placed'p dts candidates for
the presidency bid vice-presidency
representing allet is best Of Ameri-
can honor, valoblitical experience
u ABILITY, and 6dently appeals to
American manhdfor support.
Elsewhere In broad land com
munism, populislbd executive tyran-
ny is q dread, q I. In South Caro-
lima 1t is an expence.
For six long Yrs we have Wit
messed the suprkion of individual
liberty, the violatl OF corporate and
municipal rights he usurDation OF
executive authorluthe domination OF
the judicial depatent Of our State
| government, all ins sacred name of
the people.
we have seen on ttiZens murdered
without redress by B armed constab-
uiaFy o. an irrespon4e and tyrannous
executive. We haSeen the felon's
stripe placed upon asizen within the
walls, OF the penitfary without q
trial by jury, and unthe decree OF a
subscryient judiciarht the bidding
OF one who now imRently and dis
honestly inveighs agat government
by injunction"
We have sci the ie-honored and
chartered right Of Ill seif-govern-
menV rudely strickedown for party
purposes and to gratipersonal pique
and preference.
We have seen the ristered appeal
of Il people for prohtion answered
by a state monopoly the whisky
traffic, besotting t%hejeople in the
name of law and debating the weak
virtue of our chosen olials, and as a
natural and fitting ssquce, our polit-
ical atmosphere reek@ith the pu-
%trescence arising from q uncovered
graves of private and acial corrup-
ton.
The methods, the pulses and the
very ~utterances OF the. ticago nomi,
nee for president are paAlly familiar
to Carolinians.
The effort to array ass agains,
class. country against toy, the poor
against the rich, the apals to pas.
sion, prejudice and ignance, the
reckless attacks upon tn, judiciary
the charges of speculation fraud ant
dishonesty in high place are but
faithful echoes OF campaig methods
in this State within the meSry OF all
Make no mistake, fellow lmocrats
Organism is but Tillmanis upon {
national scale.
That South Carolina was i hatch
ing place Of Tillmanism. islhargec
against her, and resented irall sec
tions of the republic. That ,e still
supports it and attempts to rust i
upon the entire country by ~sistins
upon the election of the Chica, nom
inees after six years of eXperi,ce AM
test will justly expose us TO ne exc
Grafton OF our, fellow men tbmghou
the land.
AS Democrats we cannot votfOr tn,
nominees of the Republicsn party
BY US, protection for tho mionair,
manufacturer cannot be distiu,iehet
from protection for the nilAnpir
mine owner.
We cannot vote for the noInires O
the Chicago convention and risk rep
etition of u own experience r. 81.
years, enlarged to the dimonsias o
the republic and intensified BY tn &C
operation Of such forces and agerie
OF anarchy rs fortunately wo dtno
possess in this State.
No man in South Carolina VIII /
unwilling to @ Tillmanism Pile,
upon the national stage, with the I'm,
and navy Of the United States 18th
role of Tillman militia, Congrcssre
presenting the "driltwoOdh an
bug" legislature, the puppet and III
obedient slave Of an ~autocratic eXcu
tive, can afford to vote for william
Jennings Bryan for president, orto
those in the Legislative dcpartmn
who will sustain his effort u snber
the department OF justice TO party nr
poses, and the department Of tinac
to private gain.
We deny the will and frantic ale
gaJions That the people q South Gre
lima are struggling in ae depths c
misery and calamity. wv d~cclaretla
the Industrial conditions bf our pcol
are pictured in colors SO Mise that Il
natural result must be to Irepel INN
grafton and brighten away capiti
While recognizing the in,vitable dI
erences in wealth which 1.-Two alwa,
existed among men, we CAP attenti,
with pride aud satisfactorily the pro
perity that the masses of our peotA
enjoy and the rapid and unchecke
progress being made in tie develoI
ment of u States resources. Anon
u farmers and mechanics the sta,
dard OF living is constantly mprovin,
their children IRE being edmated an
their debts are being paid. vt no D,
roid in the history OF the Safe hay
the people enjoyed more of thtcom(ort
and Injuries Of life, and thu, we a
tribute, In some measure at ,Aast, +,
the achievements of the inctmbcr
Democratic national administration |
retarding the class legislation bf tn
Republican party. Within the kecer
past asplendid manufacturing ~inlustr
has been successfully established i
the State, and all signs point to Is COZ
tinued expansion.
, We, therefore, denounco tho CIV e
an imitation OF the currency as ulSis,
~ineXpedient and AMI ,
calculated to destroy that ~conid(nc
Ia prevailing conditions most nedf (,
to the continued enhancement Of N,