The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-29

tnat nave been deceived by mirage
In the bleak desert. L am human, aud
hsve my full share cf the frailty and
vanity which 60 with poor, weak hu.
man Iature. look back to some
things that have said and done, and
L know that was wrong, and | wish it
were otherwise. But, fellow. citizens.
tuios within the last three years have
felt that l was near che time when
would have to stand before the bar of
just God, who knows the secrets of my
ionermost foul, and l felt that he
would mercy have for petty frsilties
and shortcomings, aud givo me credit
fc-the earnest and honest effort, for
The sacrifices which | had made to serve
the best and highest i0i.res, OF my
Sueso and country. L AIN not afraid TO
meet my God aud stand rpDn my public
reoord-ghy, than, should f,ar any
tribunal here b .loa? ooly with that
NY life ss n man WAS as siuless and free
from reproach rs il IS as your u bic
servant. Charges of corruption have
bsen rite in Seu.h Care las Gu lag the
past ten years, but my wcIsa enemies
have never charged that a dirty dollar
has ever crossed the ! aim OF my hand.
Fellow citiz3ns: To man who low
&c society and that sort of thing, seat
In the Senate may be prZa worth
having, but to me, it is Of no value
save 10 furth, the cause to which
aIa devotiDg the best years of my life.
| am in the Senate for what | can get
for South Carolins, not to further my
personal interest ID, you suppose
that | enjoy being hayed alive, and
called all sorts Of pet names by the
growliug, grumbliDg Cor zales, and the
wninning, cIioging dyspeptic Hemp.
hlilI IL does not orry me very much,
for know that there il one kiud of au
animal that will gro1l just for the
pleasure Of growing ana another tnst
will whine, es eclally when milk is
scarce There n geo deal of growing
and whining just NV because Of a
few Federal piums that have boon
dropping arouad but | notice that it
ali comes from tho Girect Oh where
mono are dropping or likely to drop.
From observation infer that there
are plenty of God Democrats,
Silver Democrats, Bryan Democrats, 8,
Cleveland Democrats, Mckinley
Democrats, Tillman Democrats. and
Democrats zone whom object to q
McLauriu Democrt job under "Unole
Sam"
FEDERAL PATRONAGE.
Now, fellow-citiz Ems, | want to say
on, wcri on this subject. | do not
control, do not profess to control,
do not wish to control, nor will be
GO nc responsible for, the Federal pat
rousge in South Carolina. On account
of my liberal views, and what he is
pleased to consider 10Y. patriotic stand
fSf broad American. doctrines, the
ISosident has done mo the honor to
Consult me on certain occasions as to
> Ith Carolina appointments. He has
dS 40 So, to my certain knowledge, with
S9lators Morgan, Sullivan MoEnery
and other Democrats. | appreciate it
beyond measure, for wiser man, a
trreI patriot, and n ore kindly Chris
tian gentleman, never occupied the
White House than William Mckinley.
L believe / have his confidence and
friendship, and there is no treasure
that value more highly. / would not
have it and | could not retain it were
traitor to my State and people. HI
honors me, because he knows as we'll
as any man living, how much | love my
native State. When he expressed de-
sire to be the President OF the whole
country and not of section, why should
| not meet him half way? When he il
willing that the patrons who support q
postofhce in South Carolina should be
consulted as they are in Vermont,
Massachusetts and Ohio, why should l,
SIS your Senator, stick pitch-fork in.
to his vitals?
All, fellow cit Is, if l have con.
trollod any patronage, it has been in
the public interest, not my own. Nc
nephews of mine have been commission.
ed in the U nited States Army. | have
had no son drawing large salary
travelling this State at government ex-
pense, manipulating political affairs fol
me. Take the postotfice at Aiken, oi
what personal intere st is it to me who
fills 1t 1t does not put dollar into my
pocket and do not get my mail there
l believe in the rule of the people, and
| want to see the time come when the
patrons OF the Cfi,e, those who sup
port it, shall name the postmaster JUS
as they do tho sheriff and clerk OF the
court Who do you suppof the people
of Aiken prefer for postmaster-a mar
who is identified with the town, borr
and reared am )pg them, or citizen o.
another State, with no interest In the
town or people further than to use then
for his own personal advantage? Who
is not even willing, after death, to per.
nit his dust to miGgle with the soil o!
South Carolina, but had his body shipp
ed home to Connecticut for burial where
am told his family arc soon to follow
him. prefer ono of our own people,
either white or black, to birds Of pas
sage, who Invest no money here, anC
fly away whom there are no Offices fo
them. Let it be understood that VI
gladly welcome any good man whC
comes here seeking homo, who in
vests bis money and becomes one OF
our own people; we extend to sush {
one the right hand of fellowship, a.C
he is entitled TO all the honors, social
political and commercial, which hi
ability and character command. Tha
is not what wo mesn By Carpet
bsgism' in South Carolina Som
people, however, are so disturbed be
cause the President has appointed ,
man whom the people Of Aiken hsv
elected Mayor Of their town twice, auC
who is a refined and courteous geDtle
man, that they arc preferriog charge
against him in Washington; this is don
fer political purposes and | we'll uuder
stand il as lick st me, not Mr.. Chaffee
Who should be District Attorney o
South Carolins2 A bright, eDergoti
young man, raised up hers in thi
beautiful mountain city, or q foreigner
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