The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-08-16
'.T'll'l].LllLMAN y ]. | At UNION.
He:Pours Hot Shot into the Camp
Of the commarolaIlats.
ADVICE TO THE WOMEN.
Warns Cotton Mill Prssl tents
and Pays Respects 10
Those Dannable
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chargoa."
The staff correspondent of The State
furnishes the following speech of Soma
tor Tillman delivered at Uunion last
Friday: Senator Tillman said that rs
near as ho could calculate those who
Wero hoar had boon listening to about
sl1 hours Of speeohmaking. "Wo were
told two and ono. half months ago that
you did not want to DO stirred up" ho
said, "You must bo stirred up about
something or you wouldn't bo hore.
Voioe--Wo wanted to hear Tillman.
Tillman--That is quite compliment.
Thank you.
Some time ago it was said thoy
couldn'i got up q mooting in Anderson
70 hoar INN. M such effort Was made;
It was story cotton up by somo Of
this new tangled Commercial Domoo.
raoy press. | haven't boon here in
some years. but am glad to como and
thank, you for the honors given mo.
Ho told something of life in Washing
ton. He had become nauseated on
eloquenoo. Whilo he ustd to love to
speak himsof, now he was like an old
mulo plouged six or eight years that has
lost his fire aud spirit. He mado As
speeches last year and had look, d moro
South Carolinians in tho face than any
man alive, He knew much about tho
geography OF his State. Whom he re-
hscted thoy had heard all tho speeches
7thoy had there was nothing left for him
to say. The bono had not only been
gnawed closn, but licked whito. He
would havo to pick up tho scraps and
make tho hash for them Naughter,)
"and the bost thing about it 10 tho salt
and pepper" no added. Daughter J
You know used to havo good sup.
ply OF those condiments. Wo aoem to
hava now i55uo bbohhhbius up ho1o.
would like to dress it, but tho man who
raiaed it is not horo, That is tho worst
thing about 1t, for don't like to fight
that way. / like to get in front Of man
81 and shake my fist in his faoo. "(Applause
and laughter.) What is this iBsuo2 Tho
very hrst thing is Democracy, What
constitutes Democracy and who are
ElD-emocratsp / 60 north some times--
Eand 4 do love to take my pitohfork and
|Eetick It, in ond drive it homo. Laugh !.
- s:i . norths will coma
out to SOD what this animal looks like.
(Laughter,) Now as to this now issue.
Have we any sinners hore? l would
ike to know how many, If any, arc
here in doubt if thoy are Democrats or
not? II 0so who arc somewhat doubt.
ful as to what Democracy moans? re
thero are any honest doubters hore--
those who 500 anything in this now
Democracy to make them think they
don't know whore you are at, if 30
please hold up your hands?
There was not one.
Iillman--Well, this is manufac.
turing centro, whore cotton manufao-
turing mas expanded and tho growth
has boon marvellous. Surely there
must bo some one here who takes hold
OF these new doctrines, but no one
holds up his hand. | believe I'll try
the other ssdo.
A great many hands wont up, but
there were somo that did not.
Voioe-They all 60 up.
Tillman-No, not all But may be
when | put some moro salt and pep-
per on their backs they will get little
moro lifo in them.
Senator Tillman wont on to give hie
definition of Democracy which he said
was that Of Thomas Jefforson. the
greatest exponent OF Democracy. "Ds.
mooracy is tho government of the poo.
ple." How then arc tho people to gov
ern themselves? By means of tho BAL
lotbox. When tho honesty cast bal
lots arc counted tho man who gots the
majority must be the spokesman Of
tho peoplo. The people can't vote
every week or month. Their will osn
only 20 expressed through those who
aro selected as spokosmon. Those mon
onoo chosen they are bound for the
term to which thoy are oloctod as tho
spokesman and agent Of the people.
lilo may represent idoas Of his own. but
no must subsoive them to tho wishes
Of the people. Tho will Of the pooplo
oan be Expressed in no othor way. I
want to impress just horo tho respon-
slbility Of The individual voter. What
q great thing it is to be ono Of 90. 600
and bo ablo to acleot your agent to
40 your will. No wator oan riso higher
than its source. If tho spring is mu idy
tho stream will be muddy. There foro
1t the voter misusos his vote. allows
somo ono to boss and direoh- him. how
despicablo q character ho becomes.
Fellow citjz9ns, tho time seems to be-
coming whom the effort to oooroe YOU
Will mako you scratch your hoads and
therefore it is timo for servants to
taoo.tho people and anawers questions.
This is tho great value Of our primary
oystcm. In England suffrage is lin
tied; only property owners can vote.
In othor countries it ia worse. Lots 70
to tho other ond. L,t't 70 to tho mon
you have olootod to tho senate and tho
house. II you have your allegations as
a voter, what Of tho mon, your agonts2
Arc thoy to sell the powor thoy havo
had entrusted to thom; arc thoy to
trado 1t for patronage, to barter it 30
thoy can appoint some one postmaster
at Groenville, Union or Columbls2
You didn't giyo this powor to thom to
uso tor their own aggrandizomcnt.
havo tried as senator to always
guard your interests frat and got my
own step to tho rear and q Democrat
will do it always. 1t Is q Republican
doctrine that public Office Id a private
snap, and tho holdor may use it for his
own purposes. There !is no principle
in II. Our government is such that,