The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-08-14
He Pours Hot Shot into the Camp
OF the connerciaIists.
ADVICE TO THE WOMEN.
Warns Cotton Mill Pre- 81 ients
and Psys r spacts to
Those Damna BILE
Charges.

near as he could cslculste chose who
were hear had been listen:,g to about
IL hours of speechmskirg. "We were
told two and one. half NJ onths ago that
you did not want to be stirred up" he
said, You must be stirred up about
something or you wouldn't bo here.
Voice-We wanted to hear Tillmsn.
Tillmsn-Thst is quite compliment.
Thank you.
Some time ago it was said they
oouIdn'i get up meeting in Anderson
20 hear HIM. N such effort was made:
Il vas story gotten up By some of
this new fsngled Commercial Democ.
raoy press. | haven't heen here in
some years, bat | an GLAD to come and
thank you for the. hoDors given me.
lie tod something of life in Washing
ton. He had become pausested on
oloquence. While be used to love to
speak him f, now hc was like an old
mule plougei six or eight years that has
lost his 6rc aud spirit. Ho mlde 10
speeches last year and had Look, d more
South Car0lihians in tho face than any
man alive He knew much about the
geography OF his State. When he re-
tscted they had heard all the speeches
they had there was nothing left for him
to ssy. Tho bono had not only been
gnawed clesn, but licked white. He
would have to pick up the scraps and
make the hash for them DAUGHTER J
and the best thing about it Is the salt
and pepper" he added. Laus hter }
on know | used to have good sup
ply of those condiments. We seem to
have new issue bobbing up here. [
would like to dress it, but the man who
raised it is not here. That is the worst
thing about 1t, for | don't like to fight
that way. like to get in front of man
and shake my fist in his face. "(Applause
and lsughter.) What is this issue? The
very trst thing is Democracy. What
oons titutes Democracy and who are
Democrstsf L go north some times
and do love to take my pitchfork and
stick 1t In and drive it home. (Lsugh
ter) The Republicans north will come
out 10 $40 Whist this animal looks like.
6Laughter.) Now AS to this new issue.
Have We suy sinners here? | would
like to know how many, if any, are
here In doubt if they are Democrats or
notr III ose who are somewhat doubt.
iul as to what Democracy means2 IL
there sre Any honest doubters here
those who see anything in this new
Democracy to make them thinS thew
don't know where you are at, if so
please hold up your hands2
There was not one
Tlllman-Well, this is manufsc-
turing centre, where cotton msnufac
turing mas expanded and the growth
has been marvellous. Surely there
must be some one here who takes hold
Of these new doctrines, Sut no one
holds up his hsna. believe Ill try
the other ssds.
A great many hands wont up, but
there were some that did not.
Noic9-They all so up.
Illlman-No, not all. But may be
when l put some more salt and pep-
per on their backs they will get little
more life in them.
Senator Illlmau went on TO give his
definition of Dam Joracy which he said
was that OF Thomas Jefferson, the
greatest exponent OF Democracy. "Ds.
mocracy Is the government of the peo-
pie. How then are the people to gov
ern thcmselVesH By means of the bal
lot box. When the hont silly cast bal
lots are counted the man who gets the
majority must be the spokesman of
the people. The people cant vote
every week or month. Their will can
only be expressed through those who
are selected as spokesmon. These men
once chosen they are bound fer the
term 10 which they are elected az the
spokesman and agent OF the people,
tie may represent ideas Of his own. but
he must suoaelVo them to the wishes
OF the people. The Will of the people
can be expressed In no other way.
want TO impress just here the respon-
siDIllSy Ot me Individual voter. WHAT
great thing il Is to be one OF 80 OOO
aud De able TO select your agent To
do your will. No water can rise higher
than It's source. If the spring is mn idy
the stream will be muddy. Tier. lore
II the voter mlsuses his vote. allows
some one to boss and direct him. how
despicable character he b comes.
Fellow cltlE)ns, the time seems To he
coming when the effort to cOcree Won
VIII make you scratch your heads and
therefore 1t Is time for servants to
face the people and answers questions
This Is the great vaiuo of our primary
system. In England suffrage is lin
tied; only property owners can vote.
In other countries it is worse. Let's 90
to the other end. L1t't 20 to the men
you have elected to the senate and the
house. Ii you have your allegations as
voter, what of the men, your agents?
Are they to soil the power they have
had entrusted to them; are they to
trade 1t for patronage, to barter it so
they can appoint some one postmaster
at Greonvil!c, Union or Columbia?
You didn't give this power to them to
use f)r their own aggrandiz ,ment.
l have tried SIS senator 10 always
guard your interests first and get my
own step to the rear and a Democrat
will do 1t slwsys. 1t is a Republican
doctrine thst public Cffico is a private
snkp, and the holder NAV use it for his
own purposes. There sis no principle
IN 1t. Our government is such that,
psttcrning after England, wo have
always had two great parties. with
leaders representing we'll defined poll
clos. Here Hamilton was on one side
urging that only the wealthy property
owners should have q voice. Jefferson
stood for popular government, the only
free government. Some people don t
seem to wsntfree government any more.