The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-08-02

Spain was ratified by his vote. La this
what you call Democracy? Andis that
what you call Domoorat2 I have re-
mained quietly In my scat and aeen him
confer time and again with Ropubli.
cans. NoR Wc arc the ongineers and
wo arc in charge of tho Democratic train
and wo must guide it safely into tho
Democratic station. Tho emergency
has arson end @e must act here and
now and SOC ,tho train safely through.
Wo must protoct tho party interest from
treaohcry.".
Senator Appolt interrupted to ask
Senator Tillman if he thought tho com
mittoo had any right TO amond tho
plodge provided in the party oonstitu.
tion. " 4
Senator Tlllmau said: ST am not dis.
oussing that pledge resolution. / am
discussing tho important substitute
which has just been offered and which
oarrics tho discussion into, q .widor
fold. want TO say hore and now that
Nc cLaurin's friends have two means Of
redress. This year whom things start.
cd out we wore told that wo woro 20
ing to have poace and harmony for
ono summer at least. But 'peaoo and
harmony won't como whom there arc
sncaks aud thieves and traitors going
around and hiring Hessians and dis
tributing gold and buying up nowspa
pors. 1 am fully aware Of what I am
saying, and know whereof j speak,"
Mr.. Appolt: Senator Tillman,. i
can't understand what you mean.
know nothing IF all this. / am a friond
Of Senator MoLaurin and I am hero to
say So"
Senator Tilman Cunning upon Mr..
AppolO Il know that you BELONGED to
him heart and soul.
Mr.. Appolt very plainly declared that
no had always been very warm pors
sonal friond aud supporter of Mr.. Mo.
Laurin and that he had been equally as
warm Q supporter Of Senator Tillman
and had supported his as Loyalty as
anyone olse, and no did not care to
impugn Tillmep'd motives or havo tho
senator impugn his.
Senator .Tliiman remarked that Mr.;
AppoIt mltst have thought that the
cap fit him, for ho. had said.-nothi ng
concerning him. Referring again to
MoLaurin's propriotorship OF Mr.. APP
pelt, Senator Tillman said: sOh, it ID
| understood that you havo boon My
D,ar Appelt" to him for many years.
Mr.. Appel Yes, to you as wau as
to MoLaurin.
There was a bit moro Of oross-fring
between Tlllman and Appelt and Till
man continued; 1 ? ,5?
| but the issue is not as to mon; in.
stead it is ono of RopublicAassm and
Kepublloanism of the most damnablo
kind. Ho said that If MoLaurin had
como squarely out no would havo ha6
some respect fol. him, oven. now claim I
ing to be 8 Democrat; he COOS. to Char.
Hottie and abuses Democracy By tho
very name. Even the Republican pa.
pers Of the country said thattho doosI
trines that ho advocated were pure
Republican dootrines. His friends are
going up and down tho IS tato orying
ltthleeas. doctrines N 81 slyiin IboG ses
j, OK
bound to 16 to bust and az al tkat 4
yon will. What I,want no " Id fof you
to pass this resolution and let all ID ssao-
crats 60 forth labeled, 80 that they may
| be known to all.' Senator TillmanN
hero referred indirectly to remarks
made earlier by Mr. LaFitte, having
understood him to say that ho had re-.
pudiated the 16 to plank.
Mr.. LaF4tto explained that he had
misunderstood and explained himself
fully on the point and disolaimod that
he repudiated Bryan Democracy and
asserted that what he had said was
proceeded by statement that ''if ho
woro q sound money Democrat" he
would do 80 and SO.
Senator Tillman thon said that a
man sont 10 congfoss by Tho Demo
ofatio party should represent and not
mlsropreBont the party. Another ro-
dross that McLaurin had would be for
him and all his friouds TO aso all thoir
efforts, legitimate and illogitimate, to
| sccuro tho election Of commercial Dem.
ocrats to tho next State convention. e
vas for tho peopio to bo hoard, and no
tied his faith to tho pooplo. If tho con-
vcn.ion, pprohanoo, could not bo kept
true to Democracy, then the people
themselves could speak st the polls
in November and rootify the wrong.
Dr. Dial said that this committee. ho
thought, had no right to pass the roso.
luton and Sopator MolIaurin would
pay no attention to it, 80 what was
tho use to,wasto TINA. a.
Senator Tillm,n- Certainly, we do
not expect him to do so. 4,
Mr.. Bloaso said he favored one. half
OF The resolution, but tho othor half no
did not.
Mr.. Guntor Lots zoe, is that roso.
luton out in half? (Laughtor.)
Mr.. Bleaso said that he was willing
to condemn tho course Of Senator Mo.
Laurin in tho senate, but was not will
ling to voto for the resolution requost-
ing his resignation, as the committee
had no right to do so, ss he viewed it.
He moved 10. strike out tho words ask.
ing for MoLaurin's roaignation., ,
Mr.. Cunningham movod to table this
proposition and this was done: Only,
throo soomed to vote for the division Of
the resolution. .ly ",
Mr.. Appelt ronewod his motion to
tablo tho whole Richards rosolutin
and Dr.. Smith seconded the fesulution.
Senator Tillman demanded the aye
and nay vote upon the. question and
wantod to settle the whole thing hero
and now. a
AZ tho voto was being taken Mr..
Glonn arose whom his namo was called
and gave tho following as his reason
for not voting: II did not vote for thia