The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-04
THE SUMMER SCHOOL. /"
Senatorial Aspirants .HemphilI, Lati.
mer, Ae!ss.:rs.:z and Joiinstoue En-.
7 tertained the Crowd In the
Court House.

The Democratic mass meeting held
here In the Court House last Friday
was one OF the most important and in
teresting events of the kind that las
taken place In this State in long tine.
There were two sessions 0ee the e.scho0l"
morning and .afternu0n-which was
brought about by the unexpected ap-
pearance Of Senator Mol cT.aurln, who
reached here abou 1.80 =: n. that day.
On Wednesday morning q telegram was
sent to him from Greenville by num-
ber of friends importuning him TO
attend the Anderson meeting. This
telegram was received by the Senator
just as he was leaving New York, and
he resolved to comply with the request
IL possible. He succee ded in doing 80
by coming on special train from
Seneca, which connected with the
eouthbound fast mail on the Air Line
Railroad.
The fact that Senator Tillman was
not on the program disappointed some
of his friends. While on his way to
Spartanburg few days preceding ie
met with an accident by getting q Gin
der in his eye, and being under ply
sician's care could not attend.
The crowd in attendance upon the
meeting was not as large as was ex-
pected. Very few farmers came to
town, evidently showing that they felt
very little interest in the meeting
Had it been known, however, that the
Junior Senator would be here, there
would probably have been more people
here. At the morning session the au-
dience was estimated at about 300 per-
sons. Everybody appeared to be in a
good humor and willing to hear all
that the speakers had to say. In fact,
the meeting throughout was most or
derly, and the audience in point of
intelligence was perhaps above the
average usually in attendance upon
mass meetings. With ono exception
all the speeches were on q high plane
and free from "mud-slinging" or per-
s0nal abuse. The distinctive feature
of the meeting was tho discussion in
the afternoon between Senator Nc
Lnurin and Col. Johnstone, and there
was very little enthusiasm in the meet
ing until that time.
County Chairman John E. Breazeale
called the meeting to order at about II
o'clock. In few appropriate remarks
he explained its object, and introduced
as the first speaker Hon. J. j. Hemp
hill, Of Chester.
\ Mr.. Hemphill went directly into the
new questions that have been present
ed as Democratic. lie defined expan-
sion and told of the enlargement of
the United States from 13 States to as
States and five Territories, which was
the annexation of contiguous territory
the seizure of islands 10000 miles
away. He described the character Of
the Philippines and their. worthlessness
to u.s., They have already cost us
about S3cO,00O.0OO. There will be
always q struggle there. Every tax
payer will have to contribute to the
cost. twill cost us at least SAC, ,OOO,-
coo year to maintain our authority
there which we will always haze to
puy. HO pCuolOIt COSt dLtcIWuEUS Will
United States sold $10,430 worth Of
cotton goods last year, which is the
Tooth part Of ono mill profit per each
citizen. We have plenty of land and
do not need to go to the Philippines.
Mr. Hemphill explained the ship SUBJ
sidy doctrine: Ind told of the limita-
tions of the maritime law, which he
said ought to be repealed. Under it a
~,
country and fly the American flag on
for carrying foreign mails as Great
Britain, and the. latter pays no other
subsidies. A subsidy is q Republican
measure drawn by Edmunds and push
ed by Hanna, He did not see how any
man could believe in it. The Reppbli-
can party is the enemy of the South
and always was He referred to car
pet bag days. and many points in his
speech were illustrated with anecdotes.
He consumed about one hour in deliv-
ering his speech, and was listened to
with close attention.
Congressman Latimer was the next
speaker and launched right out on Nc
Laurin. He repented all the charges
that have been made against the Junior
Senator, who, he said, had traded with
Republicans in order to get on the
ways and means committee, and had
eDdeavOred to get him and DIR. Strait
to issue n manifesto to encourage the
populist movement in this State. He
referred to McLaurin's votes, especially
on the Paris treaty, and urged that it
was the act of "treacherous traitor
and insisted that McLa;irin should
have stood by his party on a strictly
party issue. He showed what the
Democratic party had done for trade
expansion and how treaties were the
best mode Of securing trade rights and
not subsidies and Imperialism. He
said no one would trust the Senator as
a leader. He wanted the masses to
prosper, but imperialism and ship SUBJ
sides would not bring prosperity.
The way to get the trade, said he, is to
get treaties, send agents, study theiS
needs and enter the field of competi-
ti0n and on competitive basis. Some
one asked him whetherh he did not favor
the Southern Railway fast mail appro-
priaticn and why it is not subsidy.
He explained that he gotpetitions from
r,Sc "a k,y, 4.