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4. ". huGLo FHi7OR.
NI'IHrEIS AND TIEI.M.NE,


tor McLuurin's speech at Charlotte and
also an Interview from Senator Tillmun
in regard to Senator Ncbaurin ana his
Charlotte speech.
Senator MrI.HUrin'> address was de-
lvcrcu before the Southern Manufac-
tnrrrs Club Ull We entitled, soar
Present Condition ir the South and
Oar Duty in the Fulurc " The whole
address WIS tukcn up with III attempt
to Justify his course in the senate and
to reconcile his policy there with the
principles Of the Democratic party.
lie says the report that there WAS any
Intention on his part to establish new
party is absolutely false, and that he is
'cOntCnt to advocate with Democratic
lines the policy which he believes best
Tor the SOuth.' He advocates the
policy OF expansion and defends Nc
Kinley and the Rcpublican administra-
ton in carrying out this policy. "Thc
Spanish war settled that. Why not
then accept conditions rs they arc and
make the most Of them? He defines
Democracy rs "libcrty for man, fornlu-
lutcd into theory Of government. 1t
means inalicnabc ownership OF himself,
1t means free thought and free speech"
"TO allow others to think for me upOn
these great questions is q cowardly
evasion Of my responsibilities, and
criminal neglect Of tho interests of
those who select me-"
While We do not agree with Senator
Mcl.aurin on tho questions which arc
NO" confronting us, yet his speech was
very able and eloquent one. But
when man advocates in toto the doc
trincs Of the Republican party and con-
slstcntly votes in direct opposition to
the cardinal principles underlying the
whole fabric Of the Democratic party,
why not throw OF the mask and openly
declare himself with the other party?
We arc sure he would be more rcspcct-
Cd and admired II he had the manhood
To do SO. If the Democratic platform
Is not liberal enough and still upholds
the Old traditions OF the republic and
nc docs not agcr with il, nobody will
Kick If he leaves the purity. That plat
form was adopted by the Democratic
party, and man who does not believe
in it cannot be Democrat. II he
wanted different policy his fight
should have been made in the Demo-
cratic convention, and if he lost and
could not conscicntious!y advocate the
policy adopted and believed i'm the
principles as laid down hy the Rcpubli-
can party, there would have been no
disgrace in coming out and openly de-
clarlng himsclfa member of that party.
However, he has good many support,
ers in the State.
And now Tillman in an interview
given out from Trenton has hcupcd an
avalanche Of abuse upon McLaurin and
Mcl'nurn has replied in kind. We re-
grct that this has happened. If Nc
Laurin and Tillman would come ont
and discuss the issues upon which thcv
u1Sngrcc IN manner hciitting the rep
rcscntatives ofa great State in the
national assembly and men wearing
tnc hlghcst honors within the gift Of
their State, and in manner which
would help cnlightcn the people, the
political atmosphere would be cleared
up very much. But no good can be &C.
compllshcd by personal abuse and the
people do not want it and they will not
stand it. If they want to call each
other names they should get together
and DO SO in private and not degrade
the State which they represent by
using personal abuse in the public
print. We do not believe there is any.
thing in Tillman's charge Of plague
ism, and we do not think that Tillman
believes so himself. Let the fight bo
made fair and square in tho open and
South Carolina will remain In tho
Democracy in tho future, as sho has in
the past.