The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-05-30


he predicted. ever be elected presi-
dent who will oppose expansion and
commercial development. He aideI
Tillman in many ways to secure the
changes in the platform but now saw
his mistakes. Then he grew eloquent
in pledging his sympathy with his
people and how lie stood by them in
their demands for white supremacy.
His friend was a natural born die
tator. he is a born boss. and it seems
that sGme of them hop around and
say: Yes. massa." when he cracks
his whip. Now. in 1896 what hap
pencd? Yes. boys. | know how the
orders went out and in that cOnven-
ton he supported Teller, VINO has al.
ways been 4 Republican. He was
willing for almost any sort OF crook
TO win except to insist upon white
supremacy Now he wanted to say
something about what boss rule
meant. and he knew whereof he
spoke. Then he pictured the terrorS
of reconstruction and how Teller, the
chairman of the elect oral college of
1876. tried to saddle negro rule on
South Carolina Tillman undertook to
carry the delegation to Teller in 1896.
Teller in 1876 recommended and
urged that the negroes must have
their rights and he believed he urged
that a negro was as good as Whltc
man, and I'll show you the daddy
of the force bill! Tillman was willing
TO put Teller in the White House, with
his views Of our white people. i thlnk
| have a right to vote as | please on
national issues like expansion, foreign
wars. ETC., but on strictly party ques'
tions, like the money question or race
! issues. it is right to stand on the party
platform. on bank issues and the
like. Tillman liked to sit in a Dono-
proof and always seemed 10 get ~
such places Years ago he told the
boys to vote against anything inc
State and the News and Courier re.
commended Why is this except tna'
Tillman had forsaken his principles
and now favored ring rule ana Doss-
ISM" McLaurin was to have opened
for half an hour to present any new
matter in addition to his Greenvlllc
sneech but he ran overtime and SAID
he would consent to the same Tor ms
friend" McLaurin was applaudea
and spike we'll
After the applause for McLaurin
and Tlilman. Chairman DeCamp pre-
sented Senator Benz. r. Tillman, VINO
remarked in opening that this was
a very busy season and the mosI
serious part of the year to farmers
but MANY had left their homes to hear
this discussion and he was glad or II.
Senator McLaurin is laboring under
MANY delusions and you have hearn
the special pleading OF his defectlon
as q Democrat. The primary IS 10
months away and yet McLaurin Is
travelling over the State ana attaCk-
ing the Democracy with ali 'he
venom of a new convert and when
came here to talk honestly ne says
7 am n boss" and that when | crack
whip you all jump. and all that. he
has told YOU | was his guest IN 1871
and the like. and / tell you here, ne
has told me | was the arbiter OF MS
fortunes. by giving him chance ann
now he tells YOU | stand for the sup
pressiop of free thought. free action
and that I stand for "bossism ann
that I have been bambooZied by tne
Gonzales. stand just where ! dld
in 1895. If the road is smooth you
people have made it so. tAppiause.)
| was invited here by true Democrats
and did not come here unDl"den'
/ There are over 80 names 10 the re
ouest for me to come here and speak
and he read the formal invitation. he
was not here as a meddler or DoSs.
Ought he to have rejected the invita-
tion or done his duty? Like sensiD'e
men. the regular candidates LOT NC
T.aurin's place are waiting Tor tn'
hand TO start In his Charlotte
speech. 7 am attacked from beginning
~ end In his letter in The lndepen-
dent he says the Democratic pdlll
has been mongrelized Tllimanlsm an"
Ponulism and the like. and yet ne
claims to be an original Tillmanite'
In his Greenville speech ! am re
ferred to a dozen times or more. ne
referred to "tuttelege in demagosg
under me. and put me up as oeH'-
asoeue. and yet he says l nave ho
prieyancel You saw here this MORN
ing how he attacked me and trlea 10
cast suspicion on my Democracy.
have never minced words and am
here 10 tell you the Gods truth. |
sent him word last night that sa"
no need for personalities. calling me
q boss and other hard things. ana YET
he started in on me today. ! am ho'
Going to let you all forget certain
things of his utteranceS. He Is mere
&C the representative of "Commerclal
Democracy" 1t seems we are Nv
longer plain Democrats. He then Ieau
the party platform which McLaurlh
he said. seemed to delight TO sneer
at and criticise. He left McLanrh
with the platform and the people MS
noIicy seems to be Get money my
r. -. ,,oro,. honestly if YOU can