The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-05-22


back to the rising sun and watch alo.,e
ith getting. and wnen. instead Of view
ing the glories Of the morning. he
must coljure up the phantoms OF
night. shall rest content to place my
faith In those immortal principles,
which the fathers of Democracy pro-
nulgated at the formation OF our gov
ercment. and which have been sealed
by the devotion OF patriotic men and
consecrated by the blood OF heroes.
When marching from q condition of
misery. when fleeing from land OF
SodOm, must one needs look back with
yesrning?
When. like the chosel of God, es-
Gaping from the task-masters of Egypt,
and marching towards the land of pro-
mise. flowing with milk and honey,
with wealth of corn, vine and olives,
abounding in fatness, must we still at
tempt to satisfy the morbil cravings
of that appetite which yet yearns for
the ieshrots Of Egypt?
With the great race problem, which
has for SO many years confronted us.
happily settled, as / said at Charlotte.
why snoulG we be miserable slaves uf
one party, and football for the 9TH
er?" Let it be understood that the in
dustrial and commercial interest Of the
South come before the interest OF any
! politician, I cannot believe that mar
! rowness. bigotry. prejudice or the arts
of the willy politician, should be per-
mitted to sweTvp Us from course
Thich leads TO the attainment Of these
objects, which bring in their train
blessings to every farm and fire:ide. TO
every heart and home, in our grand Old
commonwealth.
Why should the achievement Of some
narrow political ambition stop the
young men Of the South from the op-
portunity Of winning the same success
which Is open to the young Iaen of the
North? Some twelve years ago, u boy
| Of German parentage just out Of q lit
! tie school near Pittsburg. went to work
in an iron mill. Quick, active, willing
| ohlieing, he was soon promoted &c :.
! position in the draughting Office. A
short time afterwards he was promoted
as assistant foreman, then as foreman,
then as superintendent then as man
| nger, then as president. and today he
| stands as president Of the lagest cor.
| poration that the world has ever
| known, and by common report draws
| a salary of one million dollars per
| year. This is an extreme case, but mer-
| ely an example of thousands and tens
| of thousands OF similar cases in the
! North / cannot believe that there are
| higher intelligence, g::ater capacity
or truer worth, to be found anywhere
than among the youths Of our State.
| The difference arises alone from con-
ditions and environment.
| What father or mother, what good
patriotic citizen. what Christian man,
then. would censure me, realizing as I
| do the marvellous advantages that
South Carolina possesses for manufac-
turing, and recognizing the infinite
possibilities of development, If 1 hope
that that development shall como
speedily as a blessing to you and
yours.
Can there be commercial triumph, /.
an Industrial success, that will not
bring pleasure to my heart? believe
that the intelligence and the Christian
-atriotism Of the people Of this State
| II rise 10 conception of orr grand
possibilities If my life shall be pre-
served to witness this marvellous tri-
umph, do you think the attacks made
upon me by selfish, ignorant men, with
their own purposes to serve, will not
be forgotten, or, at least the wounds
they may leave viii have healed, and
even those who condemn today will
| join with me In shout OF thanksTiv-
ing that will stir every heart capable
OF lofty sentiment.
Fellow citizens: Before l close de-
| iiistin Cn.shed gentleman Ct the State
OF Georgia. After l made my speech
at Charlotte, 1 received several nun
dred letters OF ccng1at"laton from
prominent Democrats III every Stas'
South of Mason and Dix;scn llae. Among
them nil there was one lettef Inat nat
such ring of truth about it, nat
wrote and requested permission to
publish 1t, It was from the Railroad
! Commission Of the STATE Of Georgia.
AS soon as this letter appeared in the
public prirts the politicians began the
same atts ks upon Mr., Crenshaw that
tihey were making upon me. "A pol.tl-
! clan out CT Office wants only sufficient
agitation to get in. Then he wants
political stagnation to enable him to
continue In Office. Mr.. Crenshaw
does not belong to this petty class.
These newspapers charge that Mr.
Crenshaw is seeking my aid to secure
Federal appointment. denoance
| the assertion as an absolute falsehooi,
as have never seen Mr.. Crenshaw.
The only letter that have ever recsiy-
cd from him that has not been pub
lisllstl now hold In my hand. Thi;
letter Will touch the hearts of evory
F, father and mother IN this broad land.
make no apology for reading this pa
| triotic gentleman's letter, 1t Is 80 pa
thetfc and breathes the spirit OF q no.
BILE, chivalrlc soul. that 1t will abso-N
lutely stamp as false anything OF a
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