The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-02
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Ex-senator Butler Endorses Nc
Laurin and Approves the Course
of Mckinley.

Ex-senator Butler Endorses NC
Laurin and Approves the Cours,
of Mckinley.
Gen. M. G. Butler has been inter
viewed by a correspondent Of the New
York Sun, and his views are quit
! favorable to the attitude of McLaurin
as follows:
" What, in your opinion will be th,
effect IN South Carolina of Senator
| McLaurin's attitude toward the De
mocratic party?" was asked of Gen
Butler.
"Oh, WE'LL" he replied, "you know
what Gen. Wigfall used to say: I'll
there is anything God Almighty does
not know it is what will be the out
come of popular election or the yer.
dict of petit jury There is no
telling what twelve months will bring
forth IN the politics of this country.
If had been III the Senate l would
have voted just as McLaurin did, with
the exception, perhaps, OF his vote for
the ship subsidy bill. And yet there
are plenty of precedents in Democratic
history to justify a vote for that bill.
South Carolina subsidized every rail
road built in the State by subscribing
to the capital stock of the companies
up to the breaking out of the war. If
l ON not mistaken this course was pur-
sued in behalf of every railroad with
out exception.
cit will be insisted, perhaps, that
there ls difference in principle be-
tween such action by State and by
the Federal Government. The Federal
Government certainly subsidized 10 the
eXtont Of millions and hundreds of
millions Of dollars the Pacific railroads,
undoubtedly by the votes and help of
good Democrats. However that may
be, 1T does not come very gracefully
from some Democrats and some So
called Democrats to question Nc
Laurin's Democracy and undertake to
read Kim out of the party for voting as
he did, when they, within two weeks
thereafter, wheeled around and voted
with apparent gusto for railroad
subsidy which was not wanted by the
POSTMASTER General, and was therefore
SAID at the time by consistent Demo-
Gratis to be simple gratui'y from the
treasury"
You do not, then, apprchend that
imperialism or 'miIitarism' will take
the place of popular government if the
policy of the present Administrator is
carried out ?''
mo, sir. II the President had done
less than he has in dealing with the
questions involved, in the absence of
Congressional action, he would have
made himself liable to impeachment
and disgrace. He could not have done
less and maintained the dignity, honor
and good faith of the government of
which he was and IS the Chief Exccu-
tive.
"That is my candid opinion, speak
ing as a citizen. 'Impcrlalism' and
tmilitarism' do not grow out of ouch
questions, and cannot as long as the
press is free and uncorruptcd citizen
ship is permitted to cast ballot for
the preservation of popular govern
mcnt. We are in much more danger
constitutional government
is-from demagogism, socialism, Dopu-
ism, anarchism and such heresies and
fallacles. The supremacy and control
of such doctrines in the affairs of gov
ernmcnt may nccessitate the employ
ment of force to preserve public order,
the rights of property and enforce
mcnt of law so that those who are
crying loudcst against imperialism
may make it necessary and become its
authors. Political agitation which
'lcals with the intelligence and patriot
ism of the people is always healLhful,
but no republic has survived or can
survive the domination and control in
its governmental administration of
reckless, time serving demagogues.
"What the South needs now more
than ever in it's history is broad, liberal
craftsmanship, which suggests some
thing mere than mere obstruction and
conforming in all respects
to constitutional limitations, but get
ing in line with the progress and de-
velopmcnt Of the age. We are Just
emerging from the paralyzing effect of
with all it's horrors and
crimes, and should turn our faces TO
the front and contribute to the State
and national strength and power on all
legitimate lines. | believe McLaurin
and many other young men of the
South arc in harmony with this thought
and, therefore, his course has my ap-
prevail. The Democracy, in my judg-
ment, made fatal blundcr when it
permitted the Republicans to appro-
pirate to their own USE the prestige
growing out of the Spanish war. The
Democrats did as much to bring about
the war as the Republicans and should
have claimed their share of its results
and consequences. For myself, I am
rcj0iced that the crust of our national
isolation hae been broken and that we
can take our proper place among the
nations of the earth"
You favor retaining possession of
the Philippine Islands and other insular
possessions ?''
"I do most assuredly. We came
into possession of this new territory in
tho prosecution of just war. We ex.
pended vast amounts of money and
many valuable lives in the Spanish
war, and by all the rules governing
snpb Oupstiona yup orp npiitln1 n IN,