The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-30

t nephews of mine have been commi.
y stoned in the United States Army.
[ have had no son drawing Il large sa
ary, travelling this State at governmcr
= expense, manipulating political affair
: for me. Take tht postoilice at Aiken
Of what personal interest is it TO m
!? who fills it? 1t does not put dolIa
} into my pocket and 1 do not get m
r mail there. | believe in the rule @
= the people, and l want to sec the tim
come when the patrons of the office
those VINO support it, shall name tn
postmaster just as they do the sheril
and clerk OF the court. Who do yo,
suppose the people Of Aiken prefer fo
postmaster man who is identified
with the town, born and reared anon!
them, or a citizen of another State
with no interest in the town or peopl,
further than to use them for his owl
personal advantage? Who is not ever
willing, after death, to permit his dus
TO minglc with the soil of South Caro-
lima, but had his body shipped homo
TO Connecticut for burial, where | an
told his family are soon 10 follow him.
prefer one OF our own people, either
White or black, to birds of passage
who invest no money here, and tly
away when there are no Offices for
them. Let 1t be understood that we
gladly welcome any good man who
comes hele seeking a home, who in
vests his money and becomes one of our
own people ; VIC extend to such All one
the right hand Of fellowship, and he is
entitled to all the honors, social, politi.
cal and commercial, which his ability
and character command. That is not
what we mean by Carpct-bagism in
South Carolina. Some people, how
ever, are so disturbed because the
President has appointed a man whom
the people of Aiken have elected Mayor
of their town twice, and who is 1c-
fined and courteous gentleman, that
they are prcfcrring charges against
him in Washington this is done for
political purposes and l well under
stand it as lick at me, not Mr.. Chat
fee. Who should be District ATTORNEY
of South Carolina a bright, emerge
nc young man, raised up here in this
beautiful mountain city, or q foreigner
and outsider? | admit one of the best
OF his class but, fellow-cltizcns, South
Carolinlans arc good enough for me.
NOW when appointments were made
absolutely repugnant to the wishes and
the traditions of our people, L was the
only one who held up a confirmation
IN the Senate. Now when a gentle
man, like MIR. Chaffcc or John Gamers,
the son of a Confederate Brigadler, with
four Yankee bullet-hOlcs in his BODY.
now the Bishop of South Carolina, is
made by the President, not for political
purposes, but as an indication of his
good will towards the people not only
of South Carolina, but Of the South, l
sec a threat in the papers that the con-
firmatlon is to be fought. | f that is
politics, if that is Democracy, then God
save me from such infamy.
"TIIE GENTLEMAN FROM MEXICO.n
There is one thing that have not
heard much Of a kick about, the loan
Of the government exhibit at Buffalo
to Charleston. l believe, however,
somebody else claims the credit. That
is all right with me, it matters not who
gets the credit, just SO the city of
Charleston gets the friendly hand Of this
government in great enterprise in
which the whole State is interested.
Irrespective Of personal and political
differences, am willing to Join hands
with my colleague in the Senate and
the members in the House in securing
an appropriation TO reimburse Charles
ton for all expenses incurred. If we
lay aside little differences and every
body goes to work as one man, it can be
done. l want to say here, in Justice to
Senator 'Fillman and myself, we arc
both capable of rising high enough not
to permit anything to interfere with Il
matter of such general interest to the
State. l will even go one better and
agree, if Charleston gets the appro
priation, to give all the credit to the
Gentleman from Mcxico.n
have just enc or two more things
to say on the first question l am dis.
cussing. My intimate friends know
that it has been my desire to retire
from public life. l had determined
never again to undertake the canvass
of this State ,and were it not that felt
l owed it to the people Of South Caro-
lima to discuss these issues and enable
them to act intclligently by placing
themselves in touch with the best
thought of the age, 1 would not be
here to-day. The people of this State
gave me the grandest chance that any
young man has had since the war, and
| fully realize the opportunity and
duty. l never doubted for one moment
hut if allowed to present my case fairly
to the people, would be reelected to
the Senate. [ have not made vote
that can be successfully assailcd, save
upon narrow partisan grounds. had, ,
however, determined not to run on ac-
count of my health. The campaign Of
1897 left inc physical and mental
wreck. My physician has repeatedly
said that l could not stand either mcn-
tally or physically the strain of such
another campaign. Within the ten
months past, however, my health has
been wonderfully improved and | am
ready for the fray. l desire here and
now to tell the Bosses" " Gin and out
of the State) who have dccrecd my
political death, that defy them. The
only way they can defeat me is to rule
me out of the primary and thus prevent