The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-08-02
HE is CONDEMNED.
The State Democratic Committee
Asks McLaurin
TO RESIGN HIS SEAT.
Tboae Who Stood by tho Junior
Senator Gould Not Help
Him a Great
DaaI.

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at its meoting in Columbia last
Thurday tho State Democratic Exoou-
tive Committee requested Senator No
Laurin to resign his scat in tho United
State Senate. Tho matter was brought
up by Mr.. Magill who offered tho fol
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That in addition to taking
the regularly prescribed oath to abide
tho result Of Tho primary, that all oan-
didatos for congress in tho epcoial pri-
macy pledge themselves to supI ort and
advocate, as members of oongrose, tt q
principles and doctrines Of tho Demo.
cratic party as pro mulgated ia tho M.
tional and Safe pltaforms; until tho
eamo shall have boon regularly changed
by tho convention of the party.
Resolved, furthe-, That tho osndi
dates shalt plodgo themselves to sup
ort tho action Of the. psrty caucus.
Mr.. Appelt ssid ho had no special
objections to those resolutions. but hu
could SEQ no nooessity for this. The
rules sot forth tho pledge, Thoro was
no need now for additional pledges. Ho
told Of tho action Of tho last State con
vontion. SENATOR Tillman had told him
thon that thcre was no necessity to put
In tho national Democracy. While he
differed with somo frionds ho was not
going out Of the party. Ho would sup
port any platform tho State or national
Democratic party might make, but no
would until thon urge his own ideas.
There was no nooossity for an additional
pledge.
Mr.. Msgill said this WAS day Of
advancement. There was nothing in
theao resolutions in conflict with tho.
constitution or rulos Of tho party. Ho
quoted the constitution. The man who
refused to take this oath had no right
to lun in the Democratic party; any
man holding doctrines not in aocord
! with tho Democratic party should not
| bo allowed to run in tho party.
Mr.. Appolt said no resolution Of this
committee could amond and add to the.
constitution Of the party. The com
mitteo could add nothing to it or take
nothing from it.
Mr.. Dial was opposed to the rcsolu-
lions be cause they tied. one oongress-
man down to policies agrood on long
ago and that may be changed 4. Again
no man should ,bo tit d by CAUCUS. 3sss
Mr. Smith said s.thero were six con-
lgreasne IA there no ~ who had taken the
I$rs yl,lsr5 oath y YES no ,Iso 80 reqn;Fs
.a3! 1. IT sa
additional oath. a I'd 3 n
Capt. Williams said that no man who
could not stand for the Kansas City
platform should be loved to run.
That was tho only badge Of Dsmo-
oraoy.
Mr.. Applet said suppose Domoora
wanted to 60 before tho pooplo and con.
Vince thom that tho Kansas City plat.
form is wrong; would they in this FREQ
country rulo auoh Democrat out?
Mr.. w. D. Evans said that tho man
who was elected to succeed Dr.. Stokos
would succeed truo man. IF man
could not take this oath he ought to 60
whore no bolonga. Ho was sick AID
tired OF tho talk about what constitutes
Democracy. If any man wanted to 20
to congress to aueoaod Stokes he mu si
DO Democrat about whose Demo.
craoy there could be no question.
Mr.. LaFitte said thore Woro truo and
tried, Democrats in this State who would
stand hero aud proclaim that they
would not swallow Is to 1. All should
DO allowed to 60 before tho people and
lot them judge. We arc all white poo
| pie. If ho had tho congressman's lob
in his pocket ho wou d take it out.
throw it down and stamp upon it be,
foro bo himaolf would swallow 1G to 1.
if no was gold standard Democrat.
Mr.. Tatum said he was from tho
cventh district and favored tho roso
ution. Any man opposed to Is to
| would noyor 500 tho inaide Of tho halls
OF congress from that district.
Mr.. Appel wanted to know Why not
put voters on the Same exclusion besis,
Mr.. Tatum said if man wanted 10
vote the Republican ticket he GOULD d.
1t, but thore WAS way to do it.
Mr.. Richards aaid that while he in
tondod to vote for the resolution ho
thought tho resolution indirect and
thore fore offered the following:
Whereas tho Hon. John T., MoL,u.
rim junior United Statos senator elected
to represent tho State Of South Osrolina
in tho national congress-, has by his af-
hliations and votoa in that body, ignored
the national Democratic platform and
thoroby misropresentod his State and
his Democratic constituency who elcct.
cd him. Therefore, be it
Rosolvsd, That It is the sonso and
convictions Of the State Democratic OK
eontive committee that Senator j. II
McLaurin, from tho standpoint Of hon
esty and solf.rospoct should tonder his
| unqualified resignation immediately.
Mr.. Richards said he was aware that
tho Legislature had faiIod to pass such
resolution, unwisoly introduced. Ho
thought that action was a reflection
upon tho distinguished senior senator
from South Carolina. lie said he and
his pcoplo felt that MoLaurin was
trailing tho Democratic q .g in tho dust
and he wsa man enough TO say so.
Mr.. Appolt moved to lay both roso-
lutions upon tho table without dobato.
Senator 1illman said ho hoped no ono
would attompt Ito gag us hore."
Mr.. Appel disolaimod any auoh in
tontion.
Senator Tillman thon rose This oyos
flashing and his lips quivoring with
suppressed foeling. He said that in
debate short timo ago oiroumstan 90
had arison that led to tho tonder Of tho
designations Of McLaurin and himself.
and all knaw what goliowod UNJom