New-York tribune., 1901-05-23
SENATOR M'LAURIN'SVIEW
DENOUNCES TILLMAN AND TFrrS vvuv
HE REFUSES TO FOLLOW HIS LEAD
LBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rETBrxr

Columbia. 5 c, May Ex-senator Mel Iau-,p -,os
Io'li1l peSeii'a'ioh OF his views Of certain na-
tonaI issues now before the people of Greervtre
to-day On his arrival in the mountain c,ty ,as.
evening he met by a cor,n,t-,aa = -,
and later in the evening 2 r1,bIic -aoa.+to
was given N MS honor. At the reception rna,x
business men. doctors and lawyers were present
There were also men from other nar-s % ~ S.
who have heretofore been followers Of TiII-,a,
The meeting to-day was held in the ODera T5,,s.
ard the building was packed. There were rnany
women present Senator McLaurin was AZ his hest
aad spoke with :orce. There was frequent an
plause paFucularly when the speaker 1uu1ned on
Tillmaa and said he ackno1,ledead no b ~ -
climax was when he declared IL a crime for an.
party 10 make great American questions \ tes- os
parry 4eA-lg- "hen he declared he had broken nm
negro government and carpetba gisrn in sou,b c.
ina ana was neing censured by the habitual grovl
ers for doing this for the State there was rI,,,s
throughout his address. which required an hour
and half TO deliver. the Senator received close ar
tenti0n-
In the course OF his speech Mr.. McI.aurtn said.
Fellow citizens: 1t affords me great Measure >,
address you to-day. thank YOU for The 9onor a9 70
the cppqTti unity. recognize the fact that | am
your pubAc servant. and am accountants To re
people who elected me for my stewardship This
responsibility or public office is the great conseI
tive and preserYatve force in our republican form
Political parties under our form of government
are a necessity A,y Trey grow out of the political
asr have been s1a 3y 3 the soEernment itself
always VIII be TWO great political parties if there
over the mere spoils Of office These differences
@ Nv was E1eSs N entertanee when
the proper functions OF the government.
Party platforms have always been supposed to be
the exponents Of these views. 4 bloody civil war
settled the question Of States rights, and for 4
quarter OF century the waving Of the bloody
shirt the side and the niger in the wood
Pile" on the other constituted the dividing lines.
saw that every man, purely sectional question.
IKE white sqPTemsGy y IS; is traitor md Tenegade enc 1,
ProBiens Of internal concern should 50 far as
ppos5ibe. how 10 the behests Of his party. II he
cannot agree with his party on questions OF ms
he Is IN accord. I assert. fellow citizens however
e- taa5 " sr9a5 = T6nrotical American measures in
11olTfng the political and commercial development
.e5tiaI Of 5nf % 10 the anenanoe Of the honor pres
tge Of The naI9n are d IG9 SECTIONAL c contention
believing ! DO that there are vital issue isSue9
which growing out Of changed industrial conditions
e-a higher and broader than mere party gleS-
ons have. as your Senator looking pfy oG s5ir 5re
strtven n promote the material political and com
merc.a ne 6ss, serve The interests Of the State
If South Carolina. For this have been arT2iGieS iS
aI,virr myself with the Republican party. G@rlt- TIT
cism. abuse and gross misreIesI i-1 method
Gf attack some Of the papers; in their Ee
o-a-on on one side Of these great national issues
and emphasizing and pubsning 5 eDeTs 1 'T p On as
RENEGADE and more than one occasion ,aall,Li all5Lt
appointment. Amid all this persecution Iae aT
raaintained my silence confident that Wnen IA. al.
received fair play. and that they would at leas'
accord me honesty Of purpose ...z
10 pursue the same line in everything buy l %sS
very III for long time after my campaign G2Rne
my bed at one tune toT seEe. i,-;o, tl,l
was IN this physical and uentat coIllllltll' ~
ws- with Spain came on and had 10 grapp!se ~Il l
these new questions. was sick. heart; pocy ana
soul Al that 4 Tan{ t14s %a5 Sn5 e9eees aq Of Pub
can and traitor hurt then. While can isi-eH a.
them now 1 made UP nv mind not 70 create any
e- issues h,;r "a relv fall and follow the lead
az Jones Tilrnan. Pettigrew and Company ana then
0,,a-I, "a retire at the end Of my term. Ny in
innate friends know that this was my intention.
Than they concluded TO defeat the treaty. could
- So 1Dbar Great harm could come To the coun-
session It would only postpone matters oy On
month. At the request Of some OF the pstnocraIc
but against imperialism, which speech was az me
rue and with the lights before me, my opinion
and Imperialism. and fully intended 70 Fote
against the ratification OF the treaty, was 50
tired of being abused and accused or als!oyas 80
NY party. At that time however 1 coIlLelt1e- -
private that the rejection OF the treaty was Uii-
wise. from party standpolnt- nso s .;1 mel; a
have now. very little confluence IN lle poIIl-Cei4
sagacity Of Senator James X Jones, ana pc
Iieved that Senator German was al heart an eA
pansonist. because he voted for the acqnisluoH oL
the Hawaiian Islands. and / suspected MN OF an
ambition after Mr.. B.'yan advised the ratlncaton
Of the treaty TO defeat II and thus suppielLehL
him IN the leadership. However. on Sunday after
noon The dav before the treaty was 10 be voted
mon the news was flashed the wires that our
We had freed from the tyranny OF spanish oppres-
sion. This presented an entirely ne" sltua-
Il is charged that my vote ratified the treaty
and stopped the war II So am prouu oL ne Il.
my duty and cast that vote rear tna[ Would Sl
rot have had the courage TO do IT had ! not feit
izng TIE far-reaching effect and the fearful re-
sronsi ibfli1y, cast my vote Accordingly nave
never seen the day whe: regretted y: Ia ana ny ny
children viii remember Il after am dead, WIZ
pleasure and pride the most glorious act OF