The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-28

| ''iNf' mas pe'It lue lutlbn ScFur-
ity. We have never called for him
in vain, nor will VIZ. liked tho
volunteer soldier before knew him
personally, hut my brief soriation
with him last year made my we for
him moro iuipu&r; bul protest
against larg" staun;ng array for the
citizens Of tho United States. In.
stead Of an army to represent force.
as above reason, [ want >ho volnnte Ger
to mako tho laws, aud because hn
makes them ard must cnforra them,
try to make them we'll. | want tho
volunteer who fights wheu the co,,n-
try needs fighters and works when
tho country needs workers.
'The Democratic party is opposed
to II great standing army, and when.
this question comes before the
American people [ miss my pretlc-
ton if wo do rot draw out of the Rr-
publican patty more than wo have
drawn on any proposition since the
war.
"Who would have thought two
years ago that today we would find
people denying the validity Of the
Declaration cf Independence? Who
would have Thought two years ago
that we lave cow ont grown the con
stitntion? WHO would havc Thought
two years ago that tn" dollar wonld
hava been placed higher than the
unalicnablo ri ights of the people :?
Tho Republican party won its snc
cess by applying tho Declaration of
Independence to the black man, and
feel qnite sure that it will 60 out OF
existence when it attempts to deny
that Declaration Of independence to
Il brown man.
ave have two theories of govern
mcnt-a government by and with
the consent Of the governed, and Il
government by force; and it is u
forced government which we are try.
ing now. The principle of conquest
ii priuciple foreign to American
history; a prlnciplo r"pugnant to
American history, and, while we
glory in tho bravery Of our soldiers
aud rejoice that the loss of life in the
Philippines has been as small as
it has been, we can deplore the
policy that makes a sacrifice Of ono
single American citizen in a con-
quest.
"No matter what we do now, it is
impossible for us to undo what has
been done. If tho administration
had given to Che people Of the Phil.
ippnes tho assurance of inhepen
donco that they did give to Cuba not
n single drop Of b'ool would have
been shed in th" Philippine ISlands.
"When the President made his
speech at Atlanta he said, 'Who will
haul down the nag?' And when he
won't to Boston two months after
ward he said that the question was
in the hands Of the Amer can people.
We have road Of the retreat OF
tho Ten Thousard, bnt the retreat
OF the President is tho greatest retreat
known anywhere. AT Boston h.
placed the question where the Dem
ocrats beloved it belonged in the
first place.
"But we arc told that The Prosi
dent did get his views from the pco
plo. Ho didn't know what to do
until he went to Omaha in October
and gathered tho sentiments Of the
people, and went back to carry out
the peoples viii. OF course + am
not IN the contidcncn OF the Presi
dent, but if he had asked mo could
have told him how vain it was tC
gather the sentiment of tho people
from the rear end Of a railroad
train.
"If he had gone with mo through
tho campaign Of 1896 could have
convinced him that silver was over.
wholmingly in the majority in every
State in which L spoko But after
tho election was over found that
had carried every State in which
had not spoken and had lost nearly
every State in which | had spoken.
You cannoC Judge the sentiments OF
the people tAat way. Nor shonld
you try to judge tho sentiments ot
tho masses through fow who seen