Evening star., 1900-10-18
COL. kEITT FOR Mckinley.
Southern Planter and Lifelong Demo-
crat is for Expansion.

Southern Planter and Lifelong Demo-
crat is for Expansion.
From the New York Tribune today.
Colonel Ellison S. kett of South Caro-
lina confederate officer who took part in
the bombardment of Fort Sumter and wit
messed it's surrender by Major Anderson
has been a lifelong democrat but he said
yesterday at the Fifth Avenue Hotel that
he was going to vote for Mckinley and
Roosevelt. Colonel Keitt is a Newberry
county planter and influential in his state
"Bryan's professed principles are repug-
nant to the Independent democrats through
out the SOUTH said Colonel Keitt, land If
the republican managers had started in on
the campaign with correct methods in
South Carolina and Georgia they would
have carried both of those states. My i'm
mediate neighbors know that I'm going to
vote for Mckinley and Roosevelt, and
don't mind having people outside of the
state know it, / not looking after any
my honest conviction. Mckinley is the
greatest President this country has ever
had, judged by actual accomplishments, and
his letter of acceptance is the ablest state
document issued by any President since the
civil war.
IF democratic President had done with
the Philippines what Mckinley has done
there never would have been protest from
the democratic party. Mr.. Bryan is a
shallow man. His ranting about the con-
sent of the governed is nonsense. He hasn't
read democratic history or he would know
better. Under Mckinley this country has
territorially expanded 10000 square miles
in the taking over of the Philippines. Under
Jefferson 1t expanded 100000, square miles,
without the consent OF the governed. too
New Mexico and Arizona are being gov
erned without the consent of the governed,
so far as their aspirations for statehood
go. When Congress considers that those
Territories are fit for statehood they will
be admitted and not before. The people
of South Carolina don't want the stars and
stripes hauled down in the Philippines.
1.-The question of government is largely
one of business. The consciences Of the
people will keep the standard of morality
high. Government should be scientifically
conducted, in order to guarantee the high
est possible reward for our energies peace
fully extended. The Philippines afford us
gateway for China and Asia. tell our peo-
pie that we want to sell our Southern cot
ton in Asia, and that expansion Is the best
thing in the world for US.
Mckinley has been right all along the
line Some of his appointees have turned
out bad, but what of that? The general
policy is the thing to look at. Under his
administration this country is about 81 ,6JO,-
OO0O00 better of than 1t was four years
ago. after we had had a fair trial Of the
per cent, while at the same time we are
lending money to England at about 4 per
cent.
"Our progress for the last four years has
made us lending nation and given us
financial liberty. Financial liberty is a won-
derful thing when you come to consider it.
There's nothing sordid about 1t. Bryan can
not win. The longer he talks the thinner
his arguments become. He doesn't take the
time necessary to study the industrial and
economic situation thoroughly. He gets
smattering of facts here and there. and
blazes away at imaginary chronic ailments
In the body polite. He'll always have a
big following but ii will never be big
enough to elect him President"