The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-03
M'LAURIN BONING UP
-,,rTING READY FOR HIS FOURTH
OF JULY GRAFTON.
STILL FULL OF WARM TALK.
viii PROBABLY STIR UP THINGS
IN CAROLINA.

rxDansion Has Moral and Religi-
ous side, He Says-PIeased With
senator Clny's Interview, but Says
30 Does Not GO Far Enough-He
Never Opposed the Charleston APP
,,rooriation-TilIma at Capital,
TOO. but the Pair Did Not Meet.
senior senator Predicts an End to
prosperity Regime.
washington, July 2.-Senator McLaurin
4. here ''boning up on his Fourth of
r,lv grafton, which he is to deliver at
enartanburg Thursday. The Junior SEN
ator from South Carolina is still in an
corrosive mood and he will probably
rive utterance to certain expressions
u,birh will call forth further comments
from Senator Tillman. Senator McLau-
rims Spartanburg speech will be the
4rst of the utterance since his sensa-
.ional tilt with Senator Tillman growing
ont of Gov McSweeney's refusal to &C
cont the double-barrelled resignation of
the South Carolina senators.
Senator McLaurin says he has given
q great deal of care to his Fourth of
Univ speech and he will endeavor to show
that there is another side to expansion
than mere commercialism. 1T is not
merely question of dollars and cents"
said he. ''if that were all, would not
indorse it. and certainly I would not en-
dure all that had endured and sacrifice
all that 1 have sacrificed. I can snow
that there is a moral and religious side
70 the question which ought to commend
# "a all right-thinking and high-minded
people"
When asked if he expected to make
many converts, he replied, Il do, 1 be-
,ieve the day has passed when the Dem
ocratic party win be dominated by Pop
ulist theories, and Populist leaders. 1
think it is not only possible, but extreme
" possible that in the next Democratic
convention, the same thoughtful. con-
servative element will prevail, and thus
way will be paved to victory. read with
A great deal of interest" continued Sen
ator McLaurin. 1.-THE recent interview with
Senator Clay of Georgia, in which he
said that the time had come for the
Democrat tic party to drop Populis1n, and
win the confidence and support of the
business element of the country. The
trouble with Senator Clay however. Is
that he does not go far enough. He does
not carry his position to a logical con-
clusion He believes as l do, that there
are great possibilities for the South in the
markets of the Orient, and there he stops.
I 20 further and say that if we are to
have commerce, We want the ships to car
~ it, therefore I am for the subsidy bill
which Senator Clay opposes"
"An Infamous LIE"
Referring to the story that he had OPP
posed the appropriation for the Charles
ton Exposition, on the grounds that the
passage of the bill would have added to
largely to the prestige of Senator Till
man. Senator McLaurin denounced the
report as an infamous lie. He said, Il
never heard of the story before, but any
one who makes that statement utters an
infamous lie" 1t was reported that he
had consulted Speaker Henderson and
Senator Hanna. with view of defeating
the appropriation.
Il never spoke a word about the mat
ter to Speaker Henderson in my life,
said Senator McLaurin with empha sis,
land l never mentioned it to Senator
Hanna except to help it through. 1t is
with the original effort to have the APP
preparation passed. Senator Tillman, as
a member of the Committee on Appro-
priations, introduced the bill the first
day of the session and took charge of it
in the Senate Mr.. Lattimer was its
recognized sponsor in the House. Con-
gresham Elliot, in whose district
Charleston is located, was allowed to
have but little TO do with the measure
In he mt statement
I opposed the appropriation or wanted to-
see it fell or endeavored to secure its
failure, is untrue in every sense of the
word"
TiIIman at the Capital, Too.
Senator Tillman, by a strange coinci-
dence, happened to be in the city at the
same time with Senator McLaurin, al
though the two senator's did not come
together. Senator Tillmap passed through
the city on his way to Nebraska, where
he is to lecture. AS to the future of the
Democratic party, Senator Tfllman has
his own views on the subject. He said
'All this talk about getting rid of Pop
ulism is mere twaddle. Populism has
kept the Republican party from being a
great deal worse than 1t sand the Dem
ocrats have acted wisely in adopting all
Of the principles of Populists which
could be properly and prudently incor-
porated in our platforms. II is STUPID
10 talk of the Democratic party being
an enemy to the business interests. We
did ndorse the free coinage of silver,
but events have proven that our conten-
ton as to the need of more money Is
correct"
The prosperity which the country has
experienced is simply due to the large in
crease in the supply of gold through the
discoveries IN Alaska and South Africa
Senator Tillman then went on to say
inat he does not believe prosperity will
continue.
Now Riding on the Crest.
We are riding now on the crest of the
wave said he but II will not be long
before we get into the trough. Hard
times will come and then what are the
Republicans to do? They have enacted
nigh tariff and given us a gold stand
ard and when they find that neither Of
iEese will avert disaster they will seek
10 find some other remedy. The result
OF which will be to help the rich without
regard TO the poor"
The Senator said he could not see a
presidential candidate in sight. but he
added that he Is in favor OF some one
VINO has been identified with the party
curing the past four years.
FILLING UP NEW REGIMENTS.
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