The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-09-04

had said he hadn't voted for anyone, but
had hoped Mckinley would be elected.
He had asked himself whence were these
doctrines derived, They were from Alex
ander Hamilton the great opponent of
Tholas Jefferson Are the Democrats
at this date to be called to adopt these
things? He wanted to tell the audience
why neither he nor the people had been
wrong in the past
Progressive and commercial in what
WAS this Democracy? Commercial in
the Federal Offices Of South Carolina as
the small change in the transaction. l
have wondered if our people could be
thus bought think not. When Ali
ance principles were being pushed they
thought that they were right. Some Of
these men now talking had been known
to say who had ever heard Cf Agricultural
Democracy? Why condemn the Agri.
cultural Democrat? Less than ten years
ago they were trying TO push Agricultu-
raj Democracy and they now claim the
right to urge Commercial Democracy.
Did not the genius of Democracy jump |
the Mississippi and advance to Califor- !
MIA? He pictured the grand empire that |
had been created by Democratic expan-
| sion. Did the party of Hamilton add
single foot of landY Not one. These
men are trying to make you combine ex
pansion and imperialism.
| There arc only two modes of govern
! ment. One is by the bayonet. Why at
tempt to have us confound these two
things? If there arc any Commercial
Democrats here | will show them the
difference In Florida the people were
allowed to form local government for
themselves Then other stars were add
cd to the American flag. Such is cxpan-
sion. Now what is the proposition? |
did not come here to talk to you with
softened words | wish to appeal to
your God given spirit. Spain governed
Cuba for three hundred years, nay, from
the discovery of this country; military
satraps and despotism ruled supreme
The down'troddcn people appealed to
the civilized world. We heard the cry
and we said to Spain take your foot off
of a struggling people. Why did we do
it? nation must be true, and we
, promised the Cubans that we would give
, freedom and local government to the
l struggling country. And ! am not ready
/ to sec us place falsehood before admir-
ing kings. Whom we were struggling
8 for the redemption of South Carolina
from aliens and oppressors, what was
l your rallying cry? Local self govern
l ment. How now can you say anythiD g
a elsey If Cuba wants to come in let her
c voluntarily come and ask for annexation
{ What did we say to the Filipinos? With
n the thundcrs Of Dewey's artillery we
v shook from their nccks the thraldom
and then we landed thousands Of sol
Il dicrs to take the places Of the Spaniards
=, Is that commercialsm May be it is
q Can you ask for yourselves what you are
q not willing to do for others?
3 They say it is for your commercial In
t, tcrcst. The cause we are fighting for il
more than commerclalism. We woult
G send our goods there to clothe tn,
1T corpses we make by our soldiers. Can
,r we accomplish trade without maxim,
IL their shrouds We can accomplish a
lc much by treaty as the most earnest com
m mcrcialist could wish. They say we mus
W Christiauizc them. Picture Christ in tn
81 uniform of major general Of the Amer
r. ican army, taking with him guns an,
n, ammunition to propagate the gospel 0
ID peace. | say this with all reverence
Ye Can you do it No. They say our Chi
lc nese trade demands it. II a nation come
or to you to lift you up and give you sell
cs government, wouldn't gratitude accom-
IN plish more than anything else The
say we need a base Of supplies Can
that be obtained in the same way? Cel
tainly it can.
~ That is not the only distinction be
a. tween expansion and imperialism. Her
~ we are, the foremost republic, on whic
y all others are patterned. Our constitu
~ ~ ton limits power. Unlimited power |
~ ~ the hands of any man soon becomes DEF
81 ; potism In the Philippines to-day thcr
=, is no human power, no written law ths
~ ~ stands between the President and th
~ Filipinos The President has absolut
" ~ power over life and death in the islands
~ ~ There is not one power on this continen
q q to day that stands to guard the marie
o. relation in the islands. Marriages -ey
~ cry thing else there = Can only be legs
~. ~ as the President permits. Are you viii
~ ing to give any man on earth that pow
u y, er A military order from the Presidcn
~ ~ can annul marriage, take propert
j., from one and give to another. Is ther
y more dcspotic power in the hands O
=. ~ the Car of Russia, or any man? ? And a.
IN this because you stand quiet and don
y want to do justice That's the new evan
70 gel, state to you the fact; you are tn
~ only jury.
But they say that what is necessary t.
s. this trade is the ship subsidy. will no
=, go over the thoughts Of other people
~ They say that it will benefit agricultur
- - in the South. Every dollar have is in
% vested in agriculture. They say this will
70 enable you to carry goods and sell then
cheaper than other nations. II the gov
n SiHiilouI Is w give nine mllllOnS q yea
y to carry goods, let's ask them if they arr
y willing to donate that nine millions t.
y the wages of factory operatives direct
= If the operatives are to be benefited
y =. then lot us give the nine millions to then
II II direct. Would they accept that propo
. sition? Wouldn't they say that is so
y y cialism run rampant? Isn't it a know
. fact that you can buy piano, take it tc
u New YORK and ship it to Brazil al
American receiving 1t, he shipping II
back, and you can get it cheaper thar
. you can buy it here Our tariff is one
= rating to make high home market. Ht
! thought that equal rights and no speca
!, privileges was American Democracy
MIR. John B. Cleveland says that we have
to ship our goods to Liverpool, ant
thence it's shipped to Brazil. Why d:
Because the British manufacturer has
studied the Brazilian country. He man
ufac.ures the goods into packs that car
be put on the backs Of mules and taken
into the jungles The vessel could bring
l back coffee.
Now, what has broken up tho trade ?
1 Ihc Boer war, the famine in India and
! tbs Chinese embroglio have disturbed
1 the markets and destroyed them for the
time being. MIR. Cleveland looks only
} at temporary ailment as IL it were q
permanent disease. Mr. Cleveland said
nc wanted the Chinese and the Philip