The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-11
The NEW DOCTRINE
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Iillman Hears Mill Owners
Are Behind 1t.
THEY'VE BETTER SENSE
He Tells When and Why the Mill
Boom Began.
NOT CLEVELAND or kckINLeY'S WORK
TilIman Distu!sts MtlsuriI's Commercial
THEY'VE BETTER SENSE
NOT CLEVELAND or KcKINLeY's WORK
Tlman Distu.sts MtLsuriL's "Ccmmercia
Democracy" Without Personal Bitterness
or ABUSE. He Denies Tint He Ever
Took Rebates on Whiskey.
(By the Associated Press.)

Union, S. c., August 9.-Senator b. r.
Tlllman was the last speaker at the big
meeting here today. He discussed the
Commercial Democracy advocated by
Senator McLaurin, without personal bit
terness or abuse, and said in part:
THE report is going the rounds that
the mills are behind this new doctrine,
do not believe such report deny
that the mills and their owners want to
turn the State over to the Republicans
/ give them credit for more patriotism
and for more sense. These mill people
know better and that they would run into
stone wall. These people are not for
sale
Il want to give a warning to those who
have been misled. There are some of
those weak creatures around, but | feel
that all are not so foolish. In 1890 we
had four hundred thousand spindes and
now there are about 100000 spindles.
Tho boom began when Cleveland was
in the White House. Cleveland did moth
ing TO help mills. nor did Mckinley help
them. They were built simply because
they were found profitable here, because
Of the rra' Jold and because
of the climate. Our goods entered China
on o~r"etitive basis pure and simple.
The cry that il we do not join the Re-
publican party we Will go backwards is
hun1bue and lie. 1t is common sense
that il W. have the goods and the prices
we Will sell the goods.
He failed to see any reason or excuse
for mill men following commercial De-
moeracy and unless 1t be because of boot
licking he could see no excuse for the
change. He feared the trouble was due
to tho fact that they had been assocat
ing with Northern bankers. But the ma
tive mill operatives will not be eoerced
or seduced into a commercial Democracy.
They won't follow first because they are
men. Next. when during the last five
years that these mills were making TWEEN
ty. thirty, forty and fifty per cent profit
did they raise salaries and cut hours
They were doubling their money in year
and 4 half and their operatives must now
join the Republican party through com
mercial Democracy because they are not
now making 100 per cent
He said he did not care to take up the
latest of McLaurin's pronunciamentos, or
even dignity It with an answer He would
take up one point. McLaurin insinuated
eral Butler argued this very thing here
and you know how it was answered in
1894 | never touched a dollar and every
one knows if, and the people showed it by
electing me time and again. The talk
about my being rich is all rot as the
records Of my county and the Carolina
NatioLal Bank will shcw.
McLAURIN SPEAKS TO FARMERS.
Greenille. S. c., August 9.-Senator Nc
Laurn today addressed two thousand peO-
pie at Oakway, near Westminster He
emphasized his position On National
issues. touched on the Paris treaty and
expansion and advocated the building OF
a merchant marine which shall fly the
stars and stripes. Many of the issues
discussed today had not been presented
TO tho people in this city since the days
preceding the attack on Fort Sumter. The
principal part of Senator McLaurin's au-
dience was made up of farmers and they
arplauded literally.