The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-08-16
and Democrats, but not moro so than
this proceeding of yours.
4N In his double character "a proseout-

| IL !ilb NouUio on"EactoI ab prOboOut-
ing witnoss and attorney against mo,
Senator Tillman is reported as saying
boforo your oommit,oe that I have
voted with tho Republicans ''in impor.
tant matters" and that no has soen mo
coDforring with Republican senator's
AZ | will show by tho records, he him
self frequently voted with tho Repub-
lieans I'm important matters" as all
othor Democratic senators havo dono
| frtm time to timo. It 10 frequently
necessary proper and courteous to confer
with mombors Of tho opposite party, as
| ho knows and as every man Of practical
81 nso knows. Those expressions Of his
arc attempts to take advantage of orc.
| dulity and ignorance. | do not think
thoro is man in South Carolina so ig-
norant as to bo really dooeivod by thom
lilo cannot put mo undor suspicion as ho
has put himsolf by his own acts. [
havo not in public oflioo rotrogradod from
! q, perhaps, honorable bankruptcy to dis.
honorable and unexplained wealth. He
and haYo drawn tho samo salaries, but
l have found it impossi 10 to save o dol.
lar from mlno. have mover, however,
truoklod to corporations with tho fagn.
ing Of q tamod spaniel, made speeches
against thom, thon voted for thom, and
accepted fayors as ho has dono. | have
noYor boon tho solo boss and buying
agcnt Of nowly oroatod whisk oy trust,
with it's rebatos Of $6O,00 to $40, 900
yoar, mono OF which ovor reached tho
state treasury. havo nevor had tho
handling Of a state bond rcfunding
sohemo with $28, 900 of commissions
mover vet accounted for or explained.
a year ago Senator Tillman wont into
! North DsEota and made sneechas advo
eating tho 70 olootion Of Republican
senator, Mr.. Pottigrcw. Senator Tillman
and this senator wore prominent in pre-
vomiting, by tillibustoring taotics, voto
on tho subsidy bill. The newspapers
said that MIR. Hill, head Of the Northern
Pacific lobby against the subsidy bill.
gavo Senator Tlllman's friopd aud asso
oiato "tip" which paid him $3.50, 600 in
ths stock market. Birds Of feather.
gontlemon OF tho committee, always
flock togethor.
Has Senator Tillman, prosecuting at
tornoy against my Democracy, ever
failed to abuse Democrats and Democ.
raoy? d. you know that in tho last two
OemocraI, national conventions he
has supported the nomination of Ropub-
loans? 10 1896 he favored Senator
Teller for president, an old line Rspub-
lioan and ono Of tho bittorest foes OF
the South In reconstruction days. Ho
had hinself appeared bofore tho con.
vsntion as competitor Of w. j. Bryan
and been ANONYMOUSLY showed under.
In 1900 he was for Towne, also o Re-.
publican for Woo president. lsho tho
man to be supreme arbitor and judge Of
what is Democracy in South Carolina?
In tho senate | have labored, as the
| records will show, to broaden tho pros
psrity of the ccVltry, to promote tho
interests Of my own peoplo, to sproa I'd
civilization, to enlargo sn2 inereasa ops
poitansty for our young naen and to
Stimulate cnterpriae. His whole
political course and method have beon
to tear down, to abuse and oppose, to
blight and Restrain, to bite whero ho
dared and to fawn who're no feared or
sought favor. shall ask tho people to
contrast tho records and shall claim my
Tlyht as q free man, a born and reared
Demoorat and a senator from South
carolina, to 90 it regardless Of the
orders OF twenty ono members Of tho
executive oommittee. | shall ask the
people. to decide between the man who
mas tried to help cotton factories, opon
highways OF commorco and to 80 com.
mand tho Domooratio party as command
1or 1t tho confidence and respect of the
pusinoss and ia6oilng. olemonts North
ana South, ana that OF tho man whose
oonduot ana rooord has boon to sink tho
parry 20 alsrepute and impotence, |
shaii ask them to say whether thoy pre-
eor She so1atof VINO mas tried to rotaln
~ oou'h Saroiina The nonor and dignity
won py . iong iino OF illustrous sons
ha hna saolious doeds, or tho senator who
naS postured az Dunoon and bully and
WY procl&lmed on the toor of the sem
ato az ,n1o a'ae. ne represented q constituency
~ oalao. p9x 8 a!uners ana murderors
WY wan.oa tnelr snare OF the stealasge.
-" 80 noT "a nolthorn stato holding
hiuo. 80 hpoopIG 90 noslo inuraerors ana
D'1lo. GoA 1hioyos.
10y iJu nave uaaeftaken 70 condomn and
eApol ana doposo mo, not only without
q nosilns oue "ithout ovloonce. Upon
W.. srouluu are ny gooo falth as
oonaiot ooia;loda Suo ny naollcy as q Dsmocrst
assa'leu aa'. 10 on tno tafl1f None OF
,o yoa =, ~ ~ ooihh1tleo th M can prove to the
poop.o .n". Ino Domoofatio party Is
U0 fnr v."uo par'y - has opposed tnriil
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