The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-07-04

which the Democratic Party IL
Offered Insult-Escape OF the Or
ator-No Lynchingt Occurred.
In answer to q call from the Court House
steps, number OF our citizens assembled In
the court room last Thursday, when gentle
man from Atlanta spoke ostensibly In the
Interest Of an industrial convention to be
held in the Gate City, but upon reflection we
are ready to ask II he was not Republican
emlssary sent down here for purpose dur
ing the campaign year? The man actualiy
had the cheek to come into good Democratic
stronghold and advocate the building and de-
velopment of industrial enterprises thus
making a stab at the party which has done
little but kick and howl at the prosperity OF
the country. Wherever we have cotton mills,
oil mills, manufacturing establishments or
iron mines, we have progressive citizens, who
become embarrassing factors in Democratic
politics.
Manufacturing companies favor protection.
Protection gives profitable investment for
capital.
Profitable investment OF capital gives profit
able employment to laborlng people.
Profitable employment for laboring people
brings com Portable and happy homes.
Comfortable and happy homes removes the
cause for discomfort.
Cause OF discomfort being removed, the
very foundation OF Populistic Democracy is
removed.
with the foundation stone removed the
structure falls. With the fall OF the structure
the seeds Of decay are planted and IN little
while the Populistic Jeffersonian Democracy
will perish.
When Populistlc Jeffersonian Democracy
perishes Republicanism will flourish.
The great advance in tn industrla interests
OF this State are already such that the people
Of South Carolina promise soon to become
citizens not only OF a section. but OF the
whole United States. The spread OF indus
trial pursuits threatens to be the dests1Stl1n
man urged the building of all kinds OF mills
advocated the development Of mines and the
opening of, all the avenues to prosperity. He
ple could get the employment in the mills
and when the negro will be left TO Till the
soil and perform the duty which had been as.
signed to him by the Almighty.
ANY man with nall an eye ana win tne
sense of a newborn babe, ought TO see In the
consummation of such q project the utter and
absolute destruction Of the Democratic party.
When the people are prosperous ana they
find plenty of pleasant and prohtaoie EN- pi0Sy, Se
Democratic party will be.a thing OF the past.
Ifit were not for the threatening presence
OF the negro In politics, we believe the lnous-
trial enterprises Of South Carolina ana the
mines and the Industrial enterprises OF Ala
bama would place these States in the Repuo-
lican column next November. Letpolitlcians
talk as they will, yet we believe 1t 1s TACT
that the stockholders. omcers ana etapioyeses esas
Intelligent TO know that the doctrines Tor
which BRYAN and his followers stand, are d.
rectly opposed to their best in nterests.
One OF our citizens, Capt. +! w. Il. Nance
holding stock in the Abbeville Cotton MILL
realizing the hostility of bis political views 10
his financial interests. determined TO De con-
sistent and therefore sold his stock. He
couldn't reconcile his politics with his Imam
clal interests, and because OF this emoarass-
ment, be disposed Of his stock, 80 that ne,
at least, could not be accused OF oflnconsistency.
But Captain Nance Is the only man olWnom
we have heard that subordinated his imam
cial Interests TO his political convictions. HOW
many stock holders have sold their shares 10
any OF the great enterprises which have been
fostered by Republican laws and built mainly
with Republican money?
DO not the Democratic dollars play very
part In the construction OF the
great en- terprises In South Carolina Did you
ever hear Of Northern Democratic dollar
coming this1way?
The Atlanta emissary, as far as we know,
carefully avoided the use OF the words Demo.
cratn and Republican" but ifany hearer Will
aualyze his speech he will see that 1t Is Re.
publican speech-pure and simple. He had
the audacity to ask his Democratic hearers TO
cooperate with other Democrats In develop
ing the South by building mile, opening,
mines and organizing all kinds OF manufac:
turing enterprises. Before our people realized
the Insult that had been offered the speaker
escaped and has notbee heard OF since.