The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-06
BENNETyTSVILLE, s.. C..s.
do his duty to his party and if it mado
any mad ho would onduro it.

.lhon no pointed out the differonoe
botween MoLaurin's expansion and
what he oslled Democratic expansion.
Domooratio expansion oamo with tho
consent Of tho governed and was only
| of American torritory. Thoy wore
asked to bavo local self government
and thoy oame in at onco as GO. part
nors. That is Democracy. Tho foroes
with which MoLaurin is operating aro
establishing dospotio government, and
then no ridiouled tho argument that
the Filipinos had no government; and
then Mr.. Johnstone showed tho present
conditions in tho Philippines and to
| those MoLaurin himself said ho gavs
assent. Mr.. Johnstono urged that
these poople arc governed by tho auto
cratic power OF tho president alone.
You who have boon pinionod By Siokles
and Oanby are pointed to the spectacle
Of the Filipinos governed in the samo
condition as tho south was years ago.
Mr.. MoLaurin juetifies this autooratio
government Of tho president and ssno-
tion tho unlimited powor of tho prosi.
don't. Hero it is olaimod that Dome.
cratic expansion with solf. govornmont
is olaimed to bo the Same as autooratio
government samo as you had with
Uanby and Sioklos.
Thon MIR Johnstone roasted Mr.. Mo
Laurin's argument that the islands
should be hold for trado. McLaurin
himaolf tells you they wear no olothos.
The proper thing to do is to extend
the Monroe doctrine to them, mako
treaty agreemontB and friends of the
pooplo. Thon ho jumped into MoLsu-
rims ship subsidy proposition. Ii it
WAS to be dono for tho farmor why
not give the farmer the 81 bale di-
rootly and 30 on. Givo tho money di.
root to those MIR. MoLaurin says it will
help and not to the rich ship owners.
What ho oommented on especially
was tho change Of Mr.. McLsurin on
tho treaty. 1t was for him to explain,
and the whole thing was that MoLau-
rim vas m;slod and mistaken and
would not sec it.
He enthusiastically favored tho 18TH
mian canal and urged that tho railway
interests Of the cast and west were
fighting the canal project. This canal
would give tho southern manufaotur.
ors and shippers tho roal advantage.
Ship eubsides foster tho eastern and
western ports and the longer they arc
kept up tho longer will the canal bo
| Kept of.
He thon insisted that MoLaurin had
admitted his fallibility and that ho
had made mistakes. McLaurin had
| uphold the Alliance and now hold those
viows to bo herosies.
AN OPENING.
| Voioe-Did not Tillrnan change too?
Mr. Johnstono went on cloquently
and foroibly to say he was not por-
sonal supporter Of Tillman, but he
Was not for pulling down records.
This was not the time to revive past
hostilities and no for one was too pa
triotic TO say one word against Till
man to hurt him 0r his f0sIingS fif he
could: He was not now fighting any
ope, but no was fighting principle,
and God knows when Tillman and
Hampton stand together for principle
it must be right. (Great applausc)
He asked and prayed that tho people
would support mon upon principles and
not for personal feeling. It seemed to
him that if anyone was to donounco B.
Il. Tillman, John L. MoLsurin was not
the man. C[ntenso applause He hold
him up as the greatest of leaders, tho
greatest man sinoo John y. Calhoun.
and it i'll boosmo him to now denounoo
Tillman. (Applauso.) Or is it another
conversion?
| ANOTHER.
1t was Mr.. Garfield, q son.in. law Of
josh Ashley, who asked if TillmRn had
not also ohanged his viows on tho
third party and Alliance and the roast
and sarcasm ho got was really sublime.
Thcn he pictured tho duty of Chris
tlan pooplo to tho Filipinos and no
allowed what Christ would havo done.
MoLaurin says no has no purpose to
establish Republican party, but ho is
horo traduoing tho Democracy Of j Of.
| forson.
Thon no wont for ship subsidy with
gIovos off, and how it differed from
State support Of railroads. Ho sayn he
wants no Republican party and yet he
said in Washington Mclkinl oy ought to
be reolootod by aoolamation.
| He says ho docs not propose to organ
izs Republican party and he bolovos
him and yet he seoms to hold the Re.
publican purse strings of public patron
age.
| Is Mckinley likely to holp build up
the Democratic party? MoKinloy novor
voted democratic tickot in his life,
and is he such philanthropist ss to
give all tho public Offices to MoLaurin
for stronger Demooratico party2
What a magnificent picture it is this
Mckinley hunting for good Democrats
to holp build up his party. Thon ho
glowingly pictured how Loo and jack
son had sont thoir munitions Of war to
thoir opponontsl
1t was miraculous how these ap-
pointmonts oamo without solicitation or
suggestion. It was marvellous how
Mckinley and special providence ooin-
| oided with MoLaurin' view.
M'LAURIN REPLIES.
In roply to Mr.. Johnstone's argu-
mont Senator MoJ1aurin, in conclusion,
said relative to tho statement that ho
had said Mckinley ought to bo reoloc.
ted by acclamation, that he had said it
would be wrong to defeat Mckinley be-.
cause Of tho conduct Of tho war. If
the issue was to bo made on tho con-
duct Of tho war ho ought to have boen
reolootod. He said it was an improper
cause for fight for Mckinley had done
fairly, appointed aouthornors, etc. If
h0 had oonaultod hin oun nookokhn0k