Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-05-29

and use all the influence he can from
the patronage. Let him get all the ir-
lluence from the cotton mill presidents
and stockholders and thcir northern
bosses, but they cannot boss the opst-
atives. Why did he not go to Kansas
City and try to stro tighten out the
party? He wanted McLaurin t. DE-.
clare himself OH the income tax: Ii,
and Mci.aurm took the Same position
as he did OH Cleveland. He did not
start or finch in 1898 and reoresel. te,l
the people in the feht on Cleveland.
T.llmaI then related the bltth and or
ganization OF l5ryan Democracy. -
never uttered word against it and yet
to-day he says 1t is not. He was salts,
tied with what the people would do for
Mchaurin-t they won't do "a thing ior
him and he will be left at home. lie
harps on Democracy being a sectional
party; were not our opponents moro
50? Are VIZ 10 crawl in the mira tf
Office hunting TO get fuw crumbs aad
set few concessions? Are we to sell
out for nothing? | want him to 30
over the state. CT course he can man
ufactuie invitations. Any public man
can do so, rs did this one to suit my.
self. refused the first and told them
what kiIl Of an invitation wanted.
and got II. ia rather be defeated
Il thousand times than desert my tue
Democracy. RE told them when he
voted for the fast mail subsidy, 1t was
Il steal, but he simply wanted small
piece Of the steal for the south that
paid such large share Of the taxes.
He reviewed how much money III,
north was getting from the south fo'
pensions, river and haibors and the
like The south pays $3.50, ,000, 900 and
gets back s25 900 900. Then he tool;
up expansion briefly, and talking .f
Mcl.aurln S speecn Sain. u talk Of
his stolen speech. can say eau
prove that one OF his speeches was
taken in chunks from Dir. VanDyke. |
can say he stole it, and then he talks
Of my pitchfork. But God bless you.
that fork sings its own tune, and is
not stolen" Then he took up Mel aur.
ms advocacy Of ship subsidy. He talks
OF cur prosperity. Why can't we
build our ships? 1t is nothing but
another steal-the rankcst class le ,ls
lation II Is Just a grab Of $3.50, ,00a.-
O0O lie talks about the mill trade in
China. He took up the Official figures
anu showed that the total exports we're
l,370 ,000, 900 and the total shipments to
all foreign ports last year Of cotton
goods were $2i 100000, and the total
shipments Of all cotton goods to China
was only $SS0,000, and yet for this We
are to sell out. Two counties will
raise this much crude stuff. The cot
ton mills are here to make money and
they made 100 per cent. and 1t is
thought bad business if 80 per cent is
not made. They think they can boss
the mill vote. They tried that game
before. They did not do it, When the
primary comes off he will see what the
man behind the looms will do. He will
see and never forget It,"
Then he took up tho prosperity of the
State and insisted that nVshing Mex n
ley did helped to build the mills III
South Carolina. They began under
Cleveland, and he did the south no
good. we get the China trade by sell
ing the best goods at the lowest price,
and not because Of any Rcpublican pol.
icies We ourselves are responsible for
the States prosperity, and no one else
If he advocates and endorses all Mr.
Mckinley say. and does, as he says he
does, let him go to the Republican
party, and if he we're as honest as he
used to be ri take him by the hand
anu say. Johnnie. | wish you all the
success in the world The Kansas
City platform is the only way we can
test Democracy. The fight must be in
the party. I,ut Goa Knows alW:ys
did and always will dcspise hypaci-
tism 1t huii him to have McI.aurin
and his friends IL his kinsmcn
think III of him but he believed in
fighting fairly and suualely.
He proposed that Mclianrin resign
now and 60 before the people and then
he will have the candidates meet him,
and he promised he would keep out of
the fight and his mouth shut. If you
elect him III take it as notice that you
do not want me. If he is a Democrat
am not. All the other fellows want
is chance TO meet lrim ON the stump.
Let him resign and test the situation.
lie said he would like to talk longer,
but wanted to keep to the agreement.
and stopped amidst applause.
Then came Senator ATcl.aurin's re.
ply, which was we'll done. He said he
expected great things, but mountains
have been in labor and brought forth
mouse. He came here with some trer
datlon, but the speech OF Tillman was
that Of man who knew he was wrong
and had no heart in the work. He ha 1
tried to make logical speeches but his
friend Dcrsistcntly appealed to class
prejudice and class feeling. He kn sw
Tillman and his style OF work. lie
wanted The movement kept up for
others than himself. He dit not want
N Gf i,. CT
operatives and the pres dents and ,.iei
own. He appealed to the operatives a;
we'll as TO the owners. Tor he had as
nigh regard for them as ever did TIL
man. Tillman had said some very hayl
things OF him. Last year when he was
chained TO Dcu OF sickness, This man,