The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-31
M'LAURIN SPEAKS
FROM Ills SICK ROOM HE ADDRESSES
THE PEOPLE.
His Position set Forth--Hls Physician For
bids Him to Attend Any More Cam
rarGh Meetings-Rend what
IIS Says.

4 The following address to the
voters Of tho State has boon issued
by Senator McLuurin, whose physi-
clan declined to permit him to at
tempt to speak at tn, last two meet
ings of the campaign as he desired
to do:
Fellow Citizens--At Yorkville I
was stricken with sudden and
severe attack Of illness. 10 my
great disappointment, I find my
self unable to mako another speech
during tho present campaign.
My record is before you, and by
it am willing to. stand or fall Dur
ing the canvass [ felt that l pre-
ferred to succeed by relying upon
record, rather than by attacks upon
tho record or character, however
vulnerable, of my opponents. Tho
attempt b. pervert my record and to
charge mo with being protectionist,
because l demanded for the south
equal rights with other sections, is
an insul, to tho intelligence of the
voters OF South Carolina.
On June 18th in the senate, while
discussing the Dingley bill, l said:
"NIr President, I am not a prot,c-
ZIONIST, have never given vote in
support of that principle nor uttered
a word in defense of that doctrine.
I look upon tho doctrine of pro
lection as a potent factor in build
ing up and maintaining trusts and
monopolies. Certain newspapers in
the north instead of answering my
arguments against protection, have
been pleased to call me protection
list because l demanded equality be-
fore tho law"
7 stand squarcly upon the tariff
plank Of tho Chicago platform, and
my votes were given in defense of
the people whom I represent, and
to compel the Republican party to
place the south npon an equal foot
ing with the balance of the country.
We wore convened last March in ex-
traordinary session, and tho Repub-
licans presented us with tho most
unfair and sectional tariff bill ever
framed. Tt had FREQ binding twino
for the northern farmer, and taxed
cotton ties and juto bagging for the
southern planter. Pho northern
products, wheat, corn, barley and
ryo were protected, and cotton loft
to shift for itself; Il trust in northern
railroad ties and white pine at tho
y expense Of /southorn pine and tie
G.Imber. The classifications in the
rico schedule were SO arranged as to
place high duties upon the rice used
for food, whilo tho grades used in
manufacturing beer we're admitted
almost duty free.
In manufactured products, certain
grades manufactured in the south
were Disseminated against in favor
of other grades in similar lines man
ufactured in tho north. An analysis
Of tho coal, iron and other great in
dustries would show how eastern
monopolists arranged their intricate
schedule for the purpose of plunder-
ing tho south.
was on tho ways and means
committee, and saw from tho begin
Meg the bold attempt of tho Repub-
lican party to liquidate it's political
obligations by means of tariff bill
which should lovy tribute upon the
Democratic south for the benefit of
the Republican north.
Before the bill left orr committee
ROOM it had degenerated into q con-
test over schedules, while by the
time we were through hammering it
in Tho senate, it represented no fix.
oil or particular economic theory,
but was mixture of thom ell, and
only Republican conference COM
mittee saved it from destruction.
Every practical man realized from
the beginning that sooner or later
tho DinGley bill would become n
l':w. 1t was simply a6question of
better or worse. Whasover might
be ones opinion on tho subject of
protection here wo were in extra
session considering, not Democrat
ic revenue bill but Republican