The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-07-05
THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1900
SCRANTONS GALA DAY.
The 5;s Picnic on the Fourth Grand
Success.

The 5;s Picnic on the Fourth Grand
Success
Yesterday was Scranton day, l2en-
ories of WHICH wi. long l.ngc@ With
with those who sha, ed in the pleas
ares of the festive OCCASION. The
hiugstree contingent, numbering
some % OF 81, went up Oh train IS,
lie management, after Juggling for
several DAYS with the committee,
3nallv agreeing to stop that train
at Scrar ton. At Lake City Il large
contingent, including quite num-
Der of young ladies, boarded the
train, so that when Scranton was
reached good many more pleasure
seekers were added to those already
On the picnic grounds.
As soon as Ill the speakers arrivcd
The cgowa gathered ia. the Sp.cloEs
hall of the Scranton Tobacco Ware
house, where the crowd WAS called
to o-tier BY Dr.. S. D. NJ. Byrd. Cn
she platform as the or&tccs Of the
day were Congressman James Nor
ton, Lieut.. Co.. Il. B. Scarborough.
Hon. j. +. Ellcrbc and Col. Knox
Livingston, Il candidate for lieuten-
ant governor. Er. Byrd first lr1ro-
duCed
JAMES NCBTCN.
Mr.. Norton, after alIuding to TIE
day that WAS being celebrated dis
cussed the events leading up to the
Declaration of independence, which
gave rs Z day to celebrate. lie then
touched on The civil war and the
glorious part borne BY the South in
that great struggle. Told how the
South had put forth her energies
and recovered from the disasters OF
she war, as was evidenced BY her
great Industrial pgogless. lle then
referred to the policy Of the rerubll-
can party as I source of peril to the
ration, standing for imperialism,
trusts and mill;ariSm. The peoples
representative in congress, he sand.
should be in touch with the people,
and no man, however. poor or hum
be, should find an unwilling ear.
Mr.No-tcn' speech was veil received.
J. f. FLLEREC
was next introduced. a o:cat many
of you are farmers Ike myself" he
SAID, "and are used to an early din
aer; therefore | Will not cctaln yor
long" He then made L pleasant al
iusl9n TO the number CT ladies pres.
eat and wished they could be pres
at every meeting. The time has come
when the nation IS II peril and e7e@
The women's help is needed. Refer
red TO Mckinley and. Roosevelt IS
exponents, Of dangerous doctrines.
The motto of the republican party
IS, geld and glorY. Spoke Of ths
democratic national convention anu
made strong plea for the 1c to !
blank in tie platform.
Il. b. SCARBOROUGH,
the next speaker, believes in Ame.ica
FOR Americans. lie approves Of the
tendency to 90 back to celebrating
he natal day Of the republic. Spoke
Of the DECLARATION Of independence
3,iug written BY q Southener and Of
The prominent part played by South
erners III She war TO-: independence.
The great powers Of the world re
spect Americans becau5e they know
sheir rights and dare maintain them.
He complimented the South on its
.oyalty after the war and vindlcated
it of the charge of dis(oyaIty to the
:sag. Declared himself as lii favor
Of b;-metalism and gave his views on
the currency question. Some people
Aad said that he should have run for
asother office. lie was accustomed
. doing his own thinking and would