The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-10-30
HE Is NOT A GOLD DEMOCRAT
The Original Simon-Pure Gold
democrats Repudiate Koester.

The Original Simon Pure Col,
democrats Repudiate Koester.
When President Roosevelt made tn,
appointment of George II. Koestcr a.
internal revenue collector, 1t was sen
out from Washington all over the coun
Irv tha' Rooster was gold Democrat
The Charleston Evening Post publishes
the following
Edttor Evening Post !: The appoint.
ment oil George IL. Koester as cDllecto,
oi internal revenue for South Carolina
us gold Democrat brings the McLau.
'ln movement IN South Carolina TO In,
low comedy level. Willyou permit tn,
writer, as one who was rather con.
spicuous in the small cot. rle IF g,Iu
Democrats in South Carolina IN 1886
to say that, to classify Mr. Koester ~
a South Carolina gold Democrat. if i,
oe intended to associate his name with
Them, is a gratuitius slander? If no,
memory is not at fault, Mr.. Koester
was connected with newspaper in Co
lumbia, which not only opposed the
ooO S"uth Carolina supporters of Pal.
mer and Buckner, but descended IN su
doing to The constant employment of
coarse Vltuperation and billingsgate.
think this Mr. Koester was at the tim.
the editor of thus Columbia newspaper.
though am not sure. The I'd Dem
"cratlc movement of 1896 had for its
leaders such men as the late Col. f.
| w McMast,r, "f Columbia, Col. Jamr>
ID is ADDING, of Sumter. The la e ca
Du"novant, OF EdA eiield, the late CIR.
Ge"rge w Dargan, of Darlington, who
was one OF the most brilliant men tha,
South Carolina has had in Congress
since the war h,twcrn the States Mr..
Hnlee, of Marion, Mr. w w. Ball,
Col w. IL. Davir, MI. Frank O
y Ntlil, of Char,est II, George Lake,
II Edgefirli, Mt Gi>t, of Newberr,
al q CoI Frank Evans, # Spartanbury
These m'n were, think, .rher mem.
bers of The In,llanap lis convention or
ON the electoral ucket-or most ol
them were, They include most of the
m'n whose names were prominent il
The movement in an official way s.
lar a. L knuw, not one of them askr,
or expect any reward from Repub.
lIcan adml islra;Inn, aud this cncum.
stance would have W. Ighi in acuuutinr
them OF any sor,ii nr unpatr,otc mo
1--WE. In tact, 'he Palmer and Buck
ner Democrats uf South Carolina. few
as they were, arr proud of the posi-, ion
thew took In the face of intemperate
opposition, and they cannot but regard
with resentment any state mint or I'M
plicatinn made in the pubic print. al
this late day that person who indu!y
ell in all manner Of harsh reflv ctiuns
upon their motives was one OF thu III.
The Palmer and Buckner Democrats
probably do net care particularly who
the President appoints To office, and
this ls not Intended as cri,lcism of
the appointment of Mr.. Kuester. But
since 1886 nothing has taken place in
the State which would define man as
gold Democrat there was no opposl
ton to Bryan in 1900, unless by Dem
ocrats who voted tor M, Klnley or re-
Trained from voting. Mr.. KOester in
1897 suppor ted McLaurin, who was
elected To the Senate as Il free silver al
l6 to l Democrat, and thus it seems
far and necessary to explain thai the
Palmer and Buckncr Democrats are in
no wis responsible for Mr.. Koester
The Gold Democracy that dared t. as
sert Itself in 1896 passed out of exls-
tence when the defeat of Mr. Bryan
saved the money of the country from
depreciation, and it is now IN its grave
May not those who composed 1T and
are proud OF it enter protest against
it's deseCration
OF course, do not say that Mr..
Koester has not undergone change at
heart and mind since 1896 aud 1897 i,
and do aOt Carr-bul the Palmer and
Buckner Democ ats of South Caronn,
have never had part nor LIT with him
SOUND MONEY.
The Evening Post saws, 'ditoria.ly .
| The letter signed by Sound Money!"
which we publish lsewhere i. the nat
ural protest of an earnest and unselfi n
gold Democrat, who was prominent III
the Palmer and Buckn movement in
5 nth Caroira in 1896, against tn,
recognition of George II Knester az be
longing 10 thai political section The
point made in The Evening Post yes.
terday hat the distinction of gold
Democrats can be m,de only on tb,
alignments of the 1896 campaign is
emnhasized by this rre-pondent, aud
as Kuester Was at that time blatan.
sllverite, certainly it is an injustice t.
the men of conviction and principI.
who held right views at a trying period
to have him recognized aud exploited
as a prominent gold Democrat" A
FAR as they are concerned The Presiden
may give Koester and his kind all III,
offices under his dispensation, bu
when he gives one un tie score of tn,
recipient being a gold D mocrat, The,
will, as they should, protest mos
earnestly.
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