Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-06-07
s,LLmAN vs.. m.la,m,S.

In the withdrawal Of their resigna
lions the decisive hattie, ir.tyrci
Senators NcLaurin and TI,lman IN.
been postponed. IL will be noticed
that In the letter which senator Me.
t.aurin wrote to tte governor he wish.
es ~ 10 he distinctly understood tina,
the sole moii,e wi,icf PROMPTS him
u Withdraw his resignation h la re.
spanse 10 Tho governors patriotic ap.
peal that II IL for the good Of the state
ana not because he feared 10 20 before
the people and discuss with The seua-
Tor or others the national issues of the
day. The senator does not abIure any
oI his opinions npon public issues
which Inc has. nll along Insisted were
In harmony with the principles II true
democracy and approved by the lila for
ny Of south Carolina democrats.
The iinai struggle has not been
abandoned. .btitpniy deferred. 1t Is il
question: 81 a'cafnpdfati,eiy short time
when tile views nf The ote will become
ttir hs,er irtt.d faith 1T thu ,tefut~facy of
tn old Palmetto state, and those OF
the other rejected. 10th plainly rec
ega!.s this e.a VIII nerve themselves
for the decisive battle. No one need
look for u recession by either. They
are both In the light Ia stay until one
or tue other is forced 10 admit defeat
coming ~ 1t must from the una Iority
q: the party bath claim Ia represent.
There Is more si.nIiitancc To he ut
tachee Ia the light now bsing waged
between the senior and Junior seii;i.
tors tfan Sstth Gfgtjina than many
are went 70 consider. For number
of years Senator Tlilman has been re.
gafded as representing the sentiments
~ south Carolina democrats upon ey-
cry question ranging from pilcbfork
To ones Involving the highest degree
Ut statesmanship. No one outside the |
state hw aver seriously thCnghtt NJ
guaging public sentiment within that |
state other than.hy Tiilman As TIL. |
man Thought, SO Thought South Caro-
linians; as Tillman saith, So saith the
people Of his state. As consc-
qucnec the state In. fallen Into dsre. /
pnte among her substantial and pro-
gressiye sister states. Hut IL Is has
recently heun IN lawn upon the
general public that perhaps they !
might have been mistaken ana have /
been doing the state gross Injustice;
thst after all there were others. and 4
that they and not senator Tillman re-
fiected the true sentiments uf the
representative citizens. This
much the ssllaic does. know That
senator McLaurin is a man Ut ability;
a man ~ wide. experience. u man Of
political foresight aud sugaeity; 1t man
fearless and courageous; a man honeSt
and sincere. and u man Who certainly
has had as excellent air opportunity
and etahrnca At, Of getting In touch
with his people rs his colleague, sena.
TOR 1'illmau. Then does IL stand "a
reason that Ia prnclaiming principles
~ dlametrlcally opposed Ia those es.
by senator 1iiiman that he
and willingly digging his
,wn lsslttlcsd, gtayey Assntcdly not.
lie knows he has large following; he
believes. that following Ia be the ma.
|ority of south Carolina democrats,
md he looks forward with eagrrucss
and confidence To tho time when by
hat ma jurity he viii he vindleatea.
strictly speaking the Ugh, is nns OF
|,r,anism W. Rryanisln, aud It's
,rugrcss, together With It's hnal out.
'ome. will ta watched With great Ia
.erest throughout the'entire nation.