The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-08-16
"Do Thou Liberty Great.
BENNETrsvILLE, S. dssFR1DAY, AUGUST Is. 1901.

Senators Carlise, Pugh and Morgan
voted for subsidy bill, which has boon
in forco ten years, and which has holpod
our Brazilian trade, in measure at
least. Are they not Democrats, 40 ,ord-
ing to tho dooision of Senator Tillman
aud your committee?
beliovo that it is our duty to do
velop tho now territory which has como
and industrial lines, to oivilize thom
and make thom the equal Of our own
statoB in material prosperity. Senator
Tillman' would leave thom, after wo
have deprived thom Of tho protection
Of Spain, to hopelosg struggle as an
independent nation without resources
or aolf. protection. Fortunately for us
tho records show that in building thom
up we arc going to benefit our own
country. want TO give that territory
tho bost form of government in tho
world; no does not want to give it any
form Of government at all.
He says FREQ silver or bust" say
the American pooplo have aottlod that
question at the ballot box. l am for
sound currency aud constant employ
mont for oil who dosiro work at romun
erativo wagos. This wo oannot hayo
without an outlet for our surplus pro.
ducts on equal torms with eli Of our
competitors in tho m srkots Of the world.
Do you think tho energetic, 1.-Two, pro
grossivo young business men OF the
South will long permit the oabals Of a
fow scheming politicians to stand be-.
tweon him and tho attainment Of those
gloriouaonoo? II this is not D,mo
craqy, .hen, gentlomon, | invite you to
join hands with me in making it 80.
phobo arc the loading questions on
which understand my Democracy and
! loyal!y have boon assniiad. Tho ra
cords give me little light as to what
furthor ground therc may bo for your
action, ALLOW mo to eu nmarjzs thom
briefly.
| "a tho first session of sho fifty. 6fth
congress Senator rillman and myself
voted together ia 148 Of l5O yoa and
nay votos.
voted against him for protection to
tho farmers on an amondment to tho
tariff bill, proposed by Senator j one 8, Of
| Arkansas, pres mt Chairman OF tho
slby You nav cv rooon vouo pr'Uo, vonr oomr -,
toe and read him ont Of tho partv T
voted with .Jnnos Va R..ap
Berry, Daniel, Mills, Morgan and all
Inc me other Demoogats, oxoopt Senators
IIlemsn and oEaory who votod with
tho Republicans. It was straight
party vote. Oa another amendment to
the same bill voted with tho Dsmo-
orats. Senator Tillman WAS tho ono
Domoor.t voting with tho Republicans,
SEQ Congressional Record, vol. So page
1877.
! In the second session Of tho Same con
gress Senator Tillman and myself voted
togother on 81 Of 95 roll cnIla. Ono
| vote on which Wo differed was on \
motion to adjourn intended to defeat a
resolution calling upon Tho president
to intervene in Cuba Senator Til!man
! voted with tho gRanubliaAns.t I'd adioucns
and the motion pfopailedfDy ono vote.
! voted with tho Democrats. Tho
othor votes on which we differed were
unimportant and not party questions.
the parties dividing on ALL [ favored
the acceptance Of the Hawaiian Islands.
along with such Democrats 40 German.
Kyle, Money, Morgan, pottus and
Sullivan, and he, with tho othor D sm-
oorats and some Republicans were on.
posed to it.
On page 1858, vol. 81 Of tho Record
it is shown that voted, with all the
| Democrats but three and all the Re.
publioans, for bill to provide for arbi.
tration Of disputes betwoon railway
companies and their employees. Soma
tor Tillman was ono Of tho three againet
it. We also differed on bill prohibit
ing Intoxicating liquors to be sold in
the territory of Alaska. / favored and
nc opposed the prohibition. Possibly
nc had views on dispcnsary and re-
bates thero.
Oaa vote to rooommit the confer
onoe report on tho river and harbor bill
voted for the recommitment with such
Democrats as Chiffon, Hoitfeldt, Ken.
noy, Mills, Rawlins and Turner. Ho
voted against with such Republicans as
Allison, Burrows, Oullom, Davis, Ell
kineg, Foraker, Halo, Hawley, Lodge,
Perkins, Platt and Qday.
In the first session of b6th congress
Senator Iillman and | voted together
on 81 out Of II roll calls. In each Of tho
four Gases IN which we differed tho par
tles wero divided. The most notable
Of those was on the admission Of Sena
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