The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-31
He Is CONDEMNED.
The State Democratic COMMITTEES
Asks McLaurin
TO REsloN HIS SEAT.
Those VINO Stood by tho Junior
SENATOR Gould Not Help
Him Great
OssI.

AT its meeting in Columbia last
Thurday the State Democratic Exscu-
tive Committee requested Senstor Mo
Lsurin to resign his seat in the United
State Senate. Tho matter was brought
up by Mr.. Magill who offered the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That in addition to takiog
the regularly prescribed oath to abide
the result Of : he primsry, that all can
didates fer congress- in tho special pri-
mary pledge themselves TO SUPP ort and
advocate, as members of congress, t, o
principles and doctrines of tho Demo
cratic psrty as pro nulgsted in the ns
tionel and Safe platforms; until IL.
same shall have been regularly changed
by the convention of tho party.
Resolved, furthe-, Thst tie oanii
dates shall pledge themselves to sup
Iort the action Of the party causu5,
Mr.. App,lt said he had no special
objections to these resolutions, hne he
oou!d seq 20 necessity for this. The
rules set forth the pledge There waI
no need now for additional pledges Ho
told of the action OF the last Stste con
ventior. Senator Tillman had told him
then that there was 20 necessity to put
in the national Democracy. While &c
differed with some friends ho was not
going out Of the party. He would sup
port any platform the Stale or national
Democratic party might make, buc he
would until then urge his own ideas
There was no necessity for an additional
pledge.
Mr.. Magill said this was day of
advancement. There was nothing In
these resolutions in conflict with the
constitution or rules Of the party. He
quoted the constitution. The man who
refused to take this oath had no right
TO lun in the Democratic party; auy
man holding doctrines not in acc )rd
with the Democratic party should not
be allowed to run in tho party.
MIR. Applet said no resolution of this
committee could amend and add to the
constitution of the party. The com
mittee could add nothing to it or lake
nothing from it.
MIR. ID al was opposed to the res llu-
lions bI cause they tied one congress.
man down to policies agreed on long
ago and that may be changed. Again
40 man should be tiod by caucus.
MIR. Smith said there were six con
gressmen there nov who had taken the
regular oath; it was no uso to reou;r
OF a man filing an unexpired term an
additional cath.
Capt Williams said thst no man who
could not stand fox the Kansas CITY
platform should be sllo ned to run.
That was the only badge Of DINO
crscy.
Mr.. Appelt said suppose Democrat
wanted TO go before the people aud con-
vince them that the Kansas City plat
form is wrong; would thsy in this free
country rule such Democrat out2
Mr.. w. d. Evans said that the man
who was elected to succeed De. Stokes
would succeed a true man. If mau
could not take this oath he ought to 20
where he belongs. He was SICK ard
tired of the talk about what constitutes
Democracy. If any man wanted TO 60
TO congress TO sucooed Stokes he mul.
DC .mocrat-one about whose Demo
crsoy there could be no gu stion.
Mr.. LaEitie said there were true and
tried Democrats in this State who would
stand here and proclaim that they
would not swallow l6 to |. All should
De allowed to go before the people and
let them Judge. We arc all white pco-
pie. If he had the congressman Job
In his pocket he wou tsko it out,
throw it down and stamp upon il be
fore he himself would swallow Is to |.
if he was gold standard ID .mOcrat.
Mr.. Tatum ssid he was from the
eyonth district and favored the reso
ution. Any man opposed to 16 to /
would never see tho inside Of the hslls
OF congress from thst district.
MIR. Applet wanted TO know Why not
put voters on the same exclusion basis.
Mr.. Tatum said if man wantad to
vote the Republican ticket he could d.
it, but there was a wsy to do it..
Mr.. Richards said that while he in
tended to vote for the resolution no
thought the resolution indirtc. aud
therefore offered the following:
Whereas the Hon. John l. McInu
rim junior Unitcd States senator elected
to represent the State Of Sou n Carolina
in the national congress, has by his af
hlIatlons and votes In that body, ignored
tho national Democratic platform and
thereby misrepresonted his State ard
his Democratic constituency who elect
ed him. Therefore. be it
Resolved, That it is the sense and
convictions of the S ate Democratic ex
ecutive committee that Senator j l.
McLaurin, from the standpoint Of hon
esty and self respect should tender bis
unqualified resignation Immediately.
Mr.. Richards said he was aware that
the legislature had failed to pass such
resolution, unwisely introduced. He
thought that action was a reflection
upon the di5tinguirhed senior senator
from S,u h Cs,olinA. He sgic he and
his people felt that McLauriu was
trailing the Democratic fl .g in the dust
and ho was man enough to say 30.
Mr.. Applet moved to lay both roso-
lutioas upon the table without debate.
Senator 1illmsn said he hoped no one
would attompt Ito gag US here"
Mr.. Applet disolaimed any suoh To-
iention.
Senator Tillman then rose This eyes
FISHING and his lips quivcring with
suppressed feeling, lie said that in
debate short time ago circumstance
had arisen that led to the tender of tho
designations of McLaurin and himself,
and ali knew what followed. Now
we here In this room are either Demo
Gratis or We are not We are t1o repre-
sentatiyes of the Democracy. Had Nc.
Liurin, had this man, cast his vote In
tho II rffod GIa,na l.