The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-04

oelleVe1 as 1Tn!y as ne 0lu tuaG CneTS
was a God in Heaven that his position
1ould II time be vindicated. He felt
that his every action had been right
and in the interests Of the people.
Whether elected or not his position has
put the people to thinking and looking
10 their own welfare, and if it does
nothing else be hoped his contest would
elevate the plane Of q contest of issues.
He said be could have easily avoided
the heart burnings, troubles and trib'
u!asions and tsunts, but be took bis
positions fer the good Of the people he
represented.
he then went or to take up the is.
sues s, first handled expansion and
h5Id that tie Domocrstic doctrine had
been to add territory. Uotil the Span
ism war ;he p0licy Of tie Republican
party had been TO conua,r and the
Democrats favored expansion, and then
be discussed whether it was wise,
just and expealenI Ioucg to pursue.
lie TOOK Up the events Leading TO the
SyanisG War sad the industrial conGl-
uons cf Cubs. Everything that has
occurred since thsc war came on, ne
could rot see now conditions couldpos-
s,oly bsve been wldely different from
what they are today. MIR. Bryan, he
thought, could 1o5 have materially
changed conditions. TIE Pnilippines
old nos come IS foreseen result; 1t
was al accldens more or less and be-
osu5s the god Of war was on the Amer
leans size. He took up the conditions
IL the Philippines and ne always con
cluoed that the Wsr was Democratic
var. He explained at considerable
ieugth his vote and speech on the Paris
Ereaty sod based his vote upon the
bold fact that the oou0tcy was N con-
6iot With 90 armed foe ano stood BY
lis own country and people, whether
right or wrong. ae had just gone
through nes;ed csmra,gn; he knew
gaaE IL was TO De mailgned snd sian
dered aud he knew 1t would bring him
oensure, but he never Tor minute re-
gressed his vote. He consulted no one.
If the treaty had not been ratified
Spain and the United States were again
ready for var and France and Ger
many were much in sympathy with
Spain.
Then Senator McLsurin took up the
question as to whether this is a good
policy. There can never be imperialism
under tie American form Of govern
nens, and no man would oppose i'm
periaiism more vahemently than he
would and he voted against everything
looking ike imperialism in the Philip
pine government and he felt in time
those people would be given self gov
eminent.
He claimed that no people were more
interested II the retention Of that sec-
tion than was the south, which Is 50
Rrapt up in cotton and manufactured
cotton. Any couotry to become rich
must use It's raw material, and SO he
drlfted on to show the opportunities o.
this market. It was foolish, he
thought, for American merchaDss to
try to get into the foreign markets
without The protection of the American
flag. he dlo not believe it possible
v,Un existing conditions for the United
States to have maintained footing in
the far essr without its holding the
Philippines. This country would have
been cnoked ont by port charges If 1t
did not have the Philippines IS a
ssand-of. In reply to Hemphill he
said The insurgents had to be subdued
for the reputation Of the country and
that vas an expense Of the war propsr.
but the trade II China will be worth
8 hundred times what it will cost and
he predicted that IN I'VE years no pub
tic man could be found in South Caro-
lima who would advocate turning loose
the Philippines. TIE value as 3 base
Of operations has already besn shown
in the receat Chinese troubles and has
made firm friends Of the United Ststes
and China.
Nobody is attempting to shoot relig-
ion into these people. This country
could have Left these people to be mur-
de1ed and plundereo. Having de-
ssroyed their only form of government
it was incumbent to establish new
government. Only one tribe be hello
was ever fighting this country. This
country had and has duty to perform
aao this people will not shlik a duty
because Il costs.
Speaking Ct Mr.. Latimer's references
to snip susl6g, MIR. McLsurin denied
MS statement.
Mr.. Lsrlmer said by way Of correo-
ton be had peen unintsnsionally mis-
quoted ana he did not say at Walhalla
znas MoLaucla voted for the sh:p sub
sioy Dill. Mr. Lssiner sSid he said
MeLaurin spoke II favor of the bill.
Mr.. McLaurin SAID he used Tne Co.
lumbla State as authority and that
ought to be good authority for Mr.
Latimer.
MIR. Johasto1s begged to make dis
interested stssement, and said Mr..
Lstimer was correcG in what be had
SAID as Wslnal!s.
lhe explanation was accepted, and
Mr.. MoLaU-i0 Went On to nake brief
speson IL t&yor Of ship subsidy and
sail lie you'd Later prepare ana p0bll5h
MS yiaNs on snip SUBSIDIES. DE op-
Tossed tho penang bill and Totally
oitfeEen1 bill Is now being Prepared.
The cry Of tie Niger 10 the wood pile
was cead sod every orep OF his blood
Nould be sacrificed foc his native State.
He said he was not hanging on any
cost tsil.
Voice-Tbe old cost tail is rotten,
apyWay.
McLsurin went on to say his oppon'
ents seemed to Think expansion was 3
lost chance and so they ns3e the most
cf ship subsidy and he elaborated this
point.
MR. TOMBSTONE IN REPLY.
Mr.. George Johostone Was received
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