Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-09-04
MAKING THE MOUNTAINS R|NG'
TOMBSTONE, LATlMER AND HEmPHILL AT
THE WALHALLA MEETING.
THE POLITICAL SUMMER SCHOOL" /"
Was Brought TO Close with the Session a
Anderson Last Friday.
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court houses In the State, the three re-
manning members of the faculty of tho
State political summer school conducted
tho last session but ono of the school.
Their voices, raised against .'commer-
cialism," loaped across the cemetery
nearby, struck tho stone wall of the Blue
Ridge about a mile away, to be sent roll
ing from mountain to seashore through
the medium Of the press. Honest, sturdy
mountaineers of Intelligence were tho
pupils today.
The excessive rains had made the roads
leading to Walhalla difficult Of passage,
but tho farmers were here In force. The
speakers had driven over from Seneca,
and their clothing indicated mud. sling
ing, despite the understanding that there
was TO be done. The crowd was q good
one, but not 30 largo as at other places.
1t was orderly and attentive throughout
The people were expecting MoLaurin to
be hero, as it had not been stated that he
would not DO present. The meeting was
presided over by Senator Alexander, who
called on Rev. j. NJ. Mcclure, who offered
an earnest prayer. Senator Alexander
introduced
COL. GEORGE TOMBSTONE
as the first speaker. Col. Johnstone
opened with feeling reference to the
past, telling of the pleasure he had OK.
perienced often in coming before thom.
He then drifted into tho discussion of
the issues in strong and forcible man.
nor, presenting the views expressed else
whore. Not so long ago tho State had
only tho agricultural industry to rely
upon. 1t was important, therefore, to
develop industrial enterprises. He de-
picted the conditions thirty years ago
and said that now South Carolina Ia the
foremost industrial State. Tho 30 called
now propositions arc as old as monarchy
itself; as the rule of the privileged
classes. Our policies are only as old as
this splendid republic. Whence did
these propositions come ? He impugned
no man, but tho truth must always be
told. Many were honestly entertaining
these now ideas. Honest error could
only bo combated by exposing. And
that was what he was here to do. He
went over tho manner in which he had
arrived at his own conclusions, as hereto
fore presented, and declared that the
new ideas were those of Alexander Ham
ilton and the party of Capitalization.
He proceeded to 60 over his usual argu-
mont as to expansion, explaining the
expansion of the Democratic party under
Jefferson's doctrines, and showing that
the other party had done nothing to add
to legitimate victory. Then he pointed
out at length tho vast differences be,
tween Democratic expansion and Re-
publican imperialism, reciting the condi-
tions existing in Cuba and the Philip
pines. Tho expansion tho Republican
party is talking about is the imperialism
that exists in the monarohies of the pre-
sent day. He asked his hearers to burn
this through into their head. He made
his usual illustration Of tho Saviour
leading an invading army, addressing
himsolf to the minister present. In case
of trouble with Russia about an. open
market the Filipinos would use oul
tariff against us. Who ever heard OF
establishing trade by making shrouds
Shrouds are all you can sell them now
Peace is the only true basis of trade
We havo spent 100000 already to
establish trade with the Philippines and
it will cost us from $4,000 to S80,00(
10 mi
far is only $7o,0QQ a year. Ho devoted
tho last ton minutes of his time to his
usual arguments on the ship subsidy
problom and concluded his speech with
tho stories used yesterday 80 successfully
in Greenyillo.
CONGRESSMAN LATIMER
opened with a little local matter he
wished to discuss first, tho rural mail
delivery system. IIo did not claim to
originate tho plan, but he had pushed
the idea in Congress, and now the gov
ernment was paying three million dol
lars. Ho had boon asked to withdraw
his proposition to provide an appropria,
ton. He told how he had gotten it,
The Postmaster General had wanted his
QIatimer's) son to lay out and take
charge of the work in this district. He
had tried to get old soldiers provided
with this job, but they were ruled out on
account of age. John l.. McLaurin and
his backcrs who were running o7or the
State selling out for postoffices, are do
laying tho people in getting their rights
and tho rural delivery in the district. II
would come in October. This man Nc.
Laurin was standing in the way, trying
to got spcclcrs to whoop and howl foI
him and help him to got back to tho
Senate, mon to help him who arc paid
by Mark IIanna's money. This man tolls
you to 60 back OH all your country ovoi
stood for. This man stood by VIM. n
Kinlcy and he stands by tho Republican
party, and 'hat party turns over to him
tho patr ,nago here. Io then repeated
tho history of the jumping jack political
record Of McLnurin. This is not the
first time ho has proved traitor. Ho put
his littlo battery Gu Paris Mountain ant
had been firing through that little Re
publican sheet, tho Greenvilo News
When they had started in after him he
ran away to tho exposition, instead o.
staying hero and facing the music. III
was like tho follow who said: "John
this hotel is leaking; lots find another
Naughtcr) Hos hunting another now
There arc threo classes of people sup
porting McIaurin, the pap suckers pure
and simple, a fow cotton mill presidents
who untol for Wm McKinlnv. and thf