The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-09-06


party represents the rich element.
1t buys foreign voters, and con1rols
III tha: way Lock at New Y ,rk-l
mean the CITY alnne-it could buy
every foot Of South Carolina, (Vo'ce:
And the people N, sir: rot peo
rle. it has been nv proud boast in
all my journeyiug that the people If
the Scu;b, and particularly South
Carolina, could net be bought. If I
thought you could be bought, l
would not want to represent you
another day. To go back to politics
III the North Wes': Look at the State
OF New York. One man (PlatO con-
trols it. He is little fellow, and
looks like cake of soap after bard
day $ washing. He bosaes the Re-
publican patty Of New York. They
accused me of being boss in South
Ca; olna. [ told them you people
couldn't be bossed; that [ was a
leader and advised you, and We ran
together. South Carol;pians don't
have bosses. Croker (Democrat) is
boss of New York City. Platt and
Croker I understand are friendly
with each other. Each one docs the
thinking for the voters of their party
The voters go to the polls and cast
their ballots as they say. There is
Matthew Qlay in Pennsylvania,
Hanna in Ohio, aud 30 it goes.
Bosses, masters, who run the party
to make money. The condition Of
affairs is almost hopeless. Legisla-
ton is for the classes. The masses
are helpless. These rich men en1
corporati:ns control the newspapers.
It locks like the Atlanta Constitution
is even about to sell out to them
Bat if the suffering among the
masses grows much more in those
rich States in North ard West, you
are likely to see civil war. And you
will be called on for help. The out
look is gloomy picture, but l would
be false if 1 didu't tell you. My
proudest boast is that Wall Street
didn't have enough money to buy
South Carolina. Why! We are
Americans. Pure stock. We love
liberty. I thank CID that we are
honest and patriotic. Why is it that
the war is going on now? The
wealthy men want large standing
arnv, 80 as to keep the masses in
sutjaction. There are now $4,000
regular troops-she mere rift raft Of
the earth. Tools in the hands Ct
their officers. When officers com
mapd them to shoot they'll shoot.
Look at Idaho when the mine strike
occurred. Marital law was declared
by President Mex nley without re-
quest from the authorities of that
State. The people didn't seem to
take much notice of it. This shows
where we are drifting. There was a
time when the feelings of the people
of the United States would have
been outraged at such an act.
prav God that the people will vote
for Bryan and the Chicago platform
A pew way taz been found to rob
the people. Capital combines with
capital to put up prices. We have
no competition. This is the outcome
of Republican rule. It is nearly
time for my train. If anv of you
have questions you wonld like to
ask, shoot them in, and I'll try and
answer you as best I know how
How about The round cotton bale
Senator? 1t is an improvement, ]
think. If I understand it, you per
form at one operation what it us' q
to take two machines to do. The
compress is Knocked out. There is
saving. Will the farmers get it
I hope So Amt they trying to form
trnet. Senator? Looks little like
it. I don't like their not selling the
machinery outright. Is it best tc
try the round bale now? Well, I an
about it like the dog was about the
meat. He was smelling around fol
something to eat. He came across 6
piece of meat, looked at it. smelled
il. and went off without eating it.
He rather liked the looks of il,
wanted it, but was suspicious that it
had poison in it. So he let it alone
Let the round bale alone until thev
are willing to sell the machinery.
may not look at this matter right,
but you asked my opinion. and !
give my views for what they are
worth. Take them or net, just as
you please. How about Prohibition
Movement? I presume you allude
to my speech at Sumter, and my re-
ply to Smith. Well, I am glad to
tell you about that, for a good many
newspapers have me down wrong.
I was invited and went down there
and made sweet speecf; surprised
some of them; they didn't think Til
man c)uld make sweet speech; but
I carried a good deal of sugar with
me that day. Senator Abbott in in
PRODUCING me, made an exceedingly
complimentary speech; too much so
I thought, though I appreciated it.
| do not think it was in as good
taste as that of your chairman today,
which l also appreciate. A member
of the Legislature from that county
seemed to thiuk I had been compli-
mented too highly, and said he'd
take the butter off of me. He took
off the butter, and then scraped the
hide. He spanked my babies, Clem-
son, Winthrop and the Dispensary.
Voice: And tried the old man }
Yes, and I did some spanking when
the people called me up, and got
hold of him. He charged me with
having left burdens on the people
al 49, !. l1,o3o., Ghor0oH thot