Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-07

Suppose in 1890 the executive committee
of the state had ruled out Of the party
all who engaged in the Farmers
Movement" Suppose two years later
it had excluded all who favored the
sub-treasury idea? Such action would
have been unjust. tyranical and insult
ing to thousands of good citizens and
Democrats; but not more so than this
proceeding Of yours.
Where Did Tillman Get the Money:
In his double character as prosecu-
ting witness and attorney against me,
Senator Tillman Is reported as saying
before your committee that I have vot-
ed with the Republicans "in important
matters" and that he has seen me con-
ferring with Republican senators. AS
1 will show by the records he himself
frequently voted with the Republicans
"in important matters" as all other
Democratic senator's have done from
time to time. 1t Is frequently necessa-
ry, proper and courteous to confer with
members Of the opposite party, as he
knows and as every man Of practical
sense knows. These expressions of his
are attempts to take advantage of cred
ulity and ignorance. 1 do not think
there Is a man in South Carolina so ig-
norant as to be really deceived by them.
He cannot put me under any suspicion
as he has put himself by his own acts.
I have not in public office retrograded
from a, perhaps, honorable bankruptcy
to dishonorable and unexplained wea tn.
He and I have drawn the same salaries,
but I have found 1t impossible to save
a dollar from mine. I have never, how
ever. truckled to corporations with the
fawning Of a tanned spaniel, made
speeches against them. then voted for
them. and accepted favors as he has
done. I have never been the sole boss
and buying agent Of newly created
whisky trust with its rebates Of 100000
to $4,000 a year, none Of which ever
reached the state treasury. I have new
er had the handling of state bond re-
funding scheme with $4,000 Of commits
sions never yet accounted for or eX-
planned.
A year ago Senator Tillman went into
North Dakota and made speeches advo-
eating the reelection Of Republican
senator-Mr. Pettigrew. Senator Till
man and this senator were prominent
in preventing. by filibustering tactics, a
vote on the subsidy bill. The newspa-
pers said that Mr.. Hill. head Of the
Northern Pacific lobby against the sub
sidy bill, gave Senator Tillman's friend
and associate a "tip' which paid him
$780, 900 in the stock market. Birds of
a feather, gentlemen of the committee,
always flock together.
TiIlman Not Democrat.
Has Senator Tillman. prosecuting at
torney against my Democracy, ever
failed to abuse Democrats and Democ-
racy? Do you know that in the last
two Democratic national conventions he
has supported the nomination of Re-
publicans? In 1896 he favored Senator
Teller for president. an old line Repub-
lican, and one of the bitterest foes OF
the South in reconstruction days. He
had himself appeared before the con-
vention as a competitor of w. j. Bry-
an and been ignominiously showed un-
der. In 1900 he was for Towne. also a
Republican. for vice-president. Is he
the man to be the supreme arbiter and
Judge of what is democracy in South
Carolina?
Give the Young Men IL Chance.
In the senate I have labored. as the
records will show. to broaden the pros
perity of the country. to promote the
interests of my own people. to spread
civilization, to enlarge and increase OPP
portunity for our young men and TO
stimulate enterprise. His whole polit-
ical course and method have been to
tear down, to abuse and oppose. 10
blight and to restrain, to bite where he
dared and to fawn where he feared OF
sought favor. I shall ask the people
to contrast the records and shall claim
my right as free man. a born and
reared Democrat and a senator from
South Carolina. to do it regardless OF
the orders of q members of the execu-
| tive committee. I shall ask the people
to decide between the man who has
tried to help cotton factories. open
highways of commerce and to so COM