The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-08-16
was impossible, that tho people would
neyor acoopt our control, and that their.

neyor acoopt our control, and that their
retention would be improbable and
disastrous, were wrong. / AIN roadys I'd
go boforo tho pooplo Of South Carolina
and show thom tho facts. Do you un.
dortake to say that must resign and
put mysolf ous Of my party booauso I
favored upholding tho dignity Of tho
American flag aftcr it's troops had boon
fred on, and opposed oowardly aban.
donment Of tho people Of those islands
to chaos? Is tho proposition TO pun,
ish me booauso | did not believe Agu!
inaldo to be tho equal Of George Wash
ington or conoede that the Filipinos
could instantly and unguidod organize
for themselves stable government and
a high oiviliz stion2 8
i havo boon at somo pains to shoW
from tho records, by volume and pagd,
that whore Senator Tillman and | di II il
in c,ngross it WAS not on party quoa,
tione; and that he voted with the Ro;
publioans at losst as often as / did,
and that in ivory case whore no db
vided | bad with mo Democrats who
posacss that con6denoo of tho party
throughout tho country, and whose
Demooray not ovon his rookless and
slandorous insole so daro to assail.
could 60 further and ahow other IN.
STANCES in which ho has voted against
tho great maj ,rity Of his party and even
against his own declarations notably
In tho Platt amendmont TO tho Cuban
bill. Ho had declared hia purpose to
oppose and fight this to the last ditch;
but ho voted for it. Somo Of his pres
ont newspaper friends said at the Tins
that ne did it to curry favor with the
Charleston vote, hoping to trade the exi
position through. If that was tho
cssse,. ae wss the sh.i!c% victim ce;a e
political groom goods game and sold
himaclf for Bawdust. But l havo sais,
enough, | think, to provo to you, ana
to the public that you--iiko many who
have rioen and gono before YOU have
permitted yourselves to be mado tools
Of by Senator Tillnian, to promote hfs
own base and brutal ends and to rroo.
toot him from struggle he foars3to
face, because ho knows that tho fsdib
and arguments sro oil against him. LID
hope ia to keep thoao facts and.argQ
menta from tho people Of South Oafo.
lima. l.i ..',. SSil SSsl
Acoept my coincidence on the III
happy and absurd situation into ghieh
this would be dictator has led You.
\ You may be assured that he will findsa
crevico through which to crawl }eagins
you 10 stand tho fire whom it beoomes
hot. and that having ueed yeu he will
cast you aside like many ho has form;
orly used. ,s'ss rSSsi
II dcsire to proclaim to tho world that
you 90 not ropresent the intelligence
the Democracy or the people Of fSouth
Caroiina; and to You and Senator III
nan THAI ho has nevor beenimy Il NAT:
ter and shall never DO; that he ehallSn SnSsls
escape tho vengeance that must spreiS,
fall upon him when tho poopl6 lisSa
boon mado to understand h;s{motiaSs
his mothods,, hisds sbaaea OH fss 7
hes shaniS luis fo6ord, 10 SE,.. gtt.
conseryator Of free government, tho ress
served patriotism and common sonsc Of
the people, | make appeal, against par
tisan intolerance and tyranny. q
Worry respectfully,
Jno. Lowndos MoLaurin. (