The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-05-22

>'N'ci iAoI Hlco"eeney. IL VIII De iCft
TO the State Democratic committee
| when the primary will be held and
whether 1t will be open to all comers
Tillman says he wants just as many
as want his full term TO run against
him and one primary with strictly
Senatorial candidates will be ordered.
But or the speaking which led up
10 the two important designations. OF
course every one expected the hot
stuff after the announcement that
the two senatorial warriors were to
get together and even to the last
many thought the senators would
not hitch. The speaking occurred in
the court house. which seated about
500 comfortably. There was no
crowd'n., and just about 500 were
present A number OF ladies were
present but the crowd generally was
divided as between country and town
visitors. There was manifest feeling
between the two senators who but a
short time ago were such staunch
friends. They did not exchange
greetings except In debate and it Yves
apparent that both tried hard to curb
passion and tongue and neither In.
tcrrupted the speaking during it's
progress. Though both are accus-
toned to speaking they seemed Sc
verely fearful OF saying too
much. apparently. 1t was a signal
opening ard sparring for position,
and it is evident that day after day
in the campaign to come. tho gait will
tie swifter and swifter and reserve
will fade meeting by meeting. Till.
man seemed fresh and dapper while
McIaurin spoke with such earnest
ness and vigor that it seemed utterly
to exhaust him. while Tillman ap.
peared to warm up under the pros
pect of fight as of yore. They both
talked overtime. McIIaurin spoke for
one hour and forty-fve minutes and
Tillman for about rs long. and both
were willing to give each other all
the time they wanted.
The meeting was called to order
by Chairman Ed. II. DeCamp.
Senator McLaurin started out by
saying: I'VE are all Democrats"
but there are great questions on
which the division has come. The
time has been. ile said. when ne
would have given his life for TILL
man and tho difference arose because
he HOW occupied the strong road TILL
! man had entered upon 16 years ago.
Tillmnn had gone through his stony
road and now he had entered such u
stony path as Mr.. DeCamp had de-
scribed. He then outlined how he
came to join the reform movement
years ago and how sixteen years ago
he entertained Tillmnn at his home.
and how he then backed UP Tillman.
Tillman then stood for what he to-
day stands. Nothing has ever oc-
Cured in his whole life that gave
him more pain than to separate from
Tillman and some OF his old friends.
hut he felt he was right in his views.
In 1890 there was the cry Hush
You will split the party, and You will
remember how Tillman ridiculed the
idea. To-day he said he stood for
freedom of thought md indepen-
dence. Who is now CT, .lg Hush or
yoM will split the party?" The very
same abuse heaped on Tillman that
is now on him. One year ago ne did
not expect again to enter politics.
and il he consulted his own prefer
ence he would not be in the CAM
today attempt the roll Of the "boss"
or dictator. He is the man who has
forsaken the faith, adding: II am
a Ti!lmanite of the old stripe and ne
has fo-saken the way and chosen the
easy path. Senator McLaurin then
said he stood on his Greenville speech
and then referred to his speech here
in 1897. when he explained his posi-
tion in protecting monozite, which is
a !oca! industry. The industry vas
dead until some one looked after 1t
in 1897, there was no monozite busl-
ness here. not a dollar. and last year
the business amounted to $17,800, and
this was the result of work and that
was what he called craftsmanship,
business Democracy. or commercial
Democracy. The result of the little
tax he put on monozite Is that Gafr
ncy has done 100000 worth Of mono
zite business and a factory to use the
mineral Is to be put up here. They
; charged that he voted for Republican
measures and II he were not a Re-
publican he ought to lie. 1t was
bitter pill In 1892 the Alliance in
structed It's congressman to indepen-
dence. and that was his position now
on the matters complained OF. In
1892 we attacked the platform and
denounced Cleveland. the leader OF
the Democracy. and we protested
against the Democracy as then man.
aged. He had no doubt Bryan was
honest but he was often mistaken. He
switched Off to argue for State banks.
Bryan on tho State bank fight went
directly against repeating the State
bank tax. which was then one OF the
cardinal principles OF the party plat
form. He stood Just as Bryan did In
proclaiming Ills independence and DO
Ing what he thought hest for his peo-
pie. Tillman attacked the platform
and no one had move TO do with
changing the platform than Tillman.
The issues OF expansion and the like
were not In the campaign he mad,