Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12
MoLAuRIH pENouNces 1ILLmAN.
Declares That Democracy Of Bryan and TIL
man Is Nothing but Socialism.

Bennettsville, 8. O., juno 8.-"The
trouble with Tillman is, to nse q slang
expression, he has got too big for his
trousers In adversely, and while he
was striving toward the goal of his ambi.
tions, he was magnificent character
and fighter OF almost irresistible foroe.
'There arc still many things about him
that are admirable, but prosperity has
spoiled him.
"What he now needs is for the people
OF this State to take him across their
knee. paddle him good and hard and
then toll him 20 about his own business.
Ii this were done, 1t twould teach Tillman
that he does not own this State and
carry it about in his vest pocket.
"Once he has learned that lesson he
may become again tho man he was In
former years, and before get through
with him I'll see to it that no gets the
paddle whacking he 80 much needs to
set him straight
The. foregoing expresses, in tie terms
applied, the strenuous nature of South
Carolina politics, ono phase of Senator
John Lowndes MoLaurin's estimate OF
the present situation-his opinion of the
personality of his foremost opponent,
Senator Benjamin Ryan Tillman.
The fight between these two mon, on
whom the eyes of the nation have been
conferred for the past few weeks, is still
on. Senator MoLaurin declares that 1t
will go on to the finish.
Senator McLaurin got up from his
chair and walked across tho room to the
mantlepiece, above which hung group
OF the photos, on the mat of which wore
the words, estate officers of South Caro-.
lina." Immediately beneath tho picture
OF McLaurln, who was, at twenty-nino,
Attorney General of tho State, was q
picture of Tillman.
Pointing to this group, Senator Nc
Laurin continued:
''Here he is. Look at him. We all
started together. don't believe there
was one among lib who was animated by
any other than honest motives, and q
sincere dosire to serve the State to the
best of our ability. But of that group,
Tillman has wandered away aftor false
gods.
He has gone from ono extromc to the
other, until to-day ho stands for the
socialism and anarchism which mas
querades under tho namo of 'Domoc-
racy.'
"He has deceived and deludcd the
people of his State; the things he ropre-
sonts are curse and blight upon, not
Only SOuth Carolina hnt f1,o MI, IL,
South, and the timo has come whom ho
must be taught tho hardest lesson lie
ever learned.
Before l get through with this mis-
cradle outfit, will tear tho cover of it.
These people want mo to fight. I'll
fight them to finish. This is a contesr
between ignorance on one side and
intelligence on tho other. Tho negro
question no longer figures. Before
November, if Tillman forces the fight
now, or by next year, if it docs not then,
the people will DO told the truth, and
the storm of ignorance gathering will
sweep tho tribe of Tillman from the
State.
"The Democracy of Bryan and Tillman
and anarchism. 1t thrives upon and
advocates the basest class and sectional
prejudices and appeals to those passions
which no. honest man will, as an indi-
vidual, acknowledge influences him.
ut is the Democracy of ignorance,
intolerance, hate, radicalism, depres-
sion, disaster, and tho only nsolation
there is in it, is knowing that he will
never. win another victory in South
Carolina