Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-05-29

Strlctly OFFICIAL business, 2 cents STAMP
was attached and the letter went to
Governor McSweeney. 1t will be left
TO the State Democratic committee
when the primary will be held and
whether 1t Will be open to all .comers.
Tillman says he wants just as many
as want his full term to run against
hin and one primary with strictly
Senatorial candidates will be ordered.
But OF the speaking which led up
to the two important designations. or
course every one expected the hot
stuff after the announcement that
tho two senatorial warriors were to
get together and even to the last.
not hitch. The speaking occurred in
the court house. which seated about
500 comfortably. There was no
crowding and just about 500 were
present. A number OF ladies were
present but the crowd generally was
divided as between country and town
visitors. There was manifest feeling
between the two senators who but q
short time ago were such staunch
friends. They did not exchange
greetings except in debate and it was
apparent that both tried hard to curb
passion and tongue and neither in.
terruptcd the speaking during it's
progress. Though both arc accus-
toned to speaking they seemed Sc
vcrcly fearful of saying too
much, apparently. 1t was signal
opening and sparring for position,
and it is evident that day after day
in the campaign to come, the gait will
be swifter and swifter and reserve
will fade meeting by meeting. Till
II ,l>i T.,
McLaurin spoke with such earnest
to exhaust him. while Tillman ap-
pearcd to warm up under the pros
poct Of fight as OF yore. They both
talked overtime. Mcl.aurin spoke for
one hour and forty-five minutes and
Tillman for about as long. and both
were willing to give each other all
the time they wanted
The meeting was called to order
by Chairman led. II. DeCamp.
Senator Mcl.aurin started out by
hut there are great questions on
which the division has come. The
time has been. he said when he
would have given his life for Till
man and the difference arose because
he now occupied the strong road Till
man had entered upon l6 years ago
Tillman had gone through his stony
road and now he had entered such a
stony path as Mr.. DeCamp had de-
scribcd. He then outlined how he
came to join the reform movement
years ago and how sixteen years ago
he entertained Tillman at his homo.
and how he then backed up Tillman.
Tillman then stood for what he to.
day stands. Nothing has ever oc.
Cured in his whole life that gave
him more pain than to separate from
Tillman and some Of his old friends,
but he felt he was right in his views.
In 1890 there was the cry Hush :"
You will split the party, and you will
remember how Tillman ridiculed the
idea. Today he said he stood for
freedom of thought and indepen-
you will split the party?" The very
is now on him. One year ago he did
not expect again to enter politics,
and il he consulted his own prefer
cncc he would not he in the cam
paign." The fact is. Tiilman would
today attempt the roll Of the boss
or dictator. He is the man who has
torsakcn the faith. adding: 81 am
Il Tillmanitc Of the ~ stripe and he
has forsakcn the way and chosen the
easy path. Senator McI.aurin then
said he stood on his Grcenvillc speech
and then referred to his speech hero
in 1897. when he explained his posi-.
ton in protecting monOZitc. which is
a local industry The industry was
dead until some one looked after it.
in 1897, there was no monoZitc bust
ness here. not Il dollar. and last ycar
The business Amounted to $17,S00, and
this was the result OF work and that
was what he called craftsmanship,
business Democracy. or commercial
Democracy. The result Of the little
tax he put on monozitc is that Gal-
ncy has done $200DN worth of mono
zitc business and a factory to use the
mineral is to be put up here. They
charged that he voted for Republican
measures and if he were not Re-
publican he ought to be. 1t was a
bitter pill. In 1892 Che Alliance in
suuctcd its congressman to indcpcn,
lrncc. and that was his position now
N the matters complained Of. In
1892 we attacked the platform and
denounced Cleveland, the leader Of
The Democracy. and we protested
against the Democracy as then man
aged He had no doubt Bryan was
honest but he was oftcn mistaken. lie
switched off to argue for state banks
Bryan ON the State bank fight went
directly against repeating the state
bank tax. which was then one of the
cardinal principles Of the party plat
,orm He stood Just as Bryan did in
proclniming his independence and 10.
ing what he thought best for his pco.
pie. Iillman attacked the platform
ana no one had more to do with
changing the platform than Tllman.
The issues Of expansion and the likH
were not in the campaign nc mad,
for his election. No Democrat viii.
ne predicted. eyer hc elected prc3