The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-31
South, I 500 q throat in tho rapors that
the confirmation is to bo fought. II that
i politics, If that 10 Democracy, then
God save mo from such infamy.

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the confirmation is to be fought. II that
Il politics, if that ia Democracy. then
God save mo from such infamy.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM MEXICO
Thero is ono thing that have not
hoard much Of kick about, tho loan
OF the government exhibit at B pffalo
to Charleston. | believe, however.
somebody else claims tho credit That
ID all right with me, it matters not who
gets tho credit, just 80 the city of
charleston gets tho friendly hand Of
this government in e groat onteprise in
which tho whoia State is Interested. !.
irrespective Of personal and political
III. renoos, | am willing to j3in hands
with my colleague in the S,nato and
the mombors in the Houoo ia securing
on appropriation to reimbureo Ohar
Lesion Tor all expenses incurred. If
We lay aside little differences and oyory.
body 6 to work as QUO man, It can bo
done, | aant to say here, ia ius.ios
to Senator Tillman and myaelf. wa aro
both capable Ct rising high enough not
TO proTit anything to Interfere with q
mstter z OF snoh genolsi interest to tho
STATE. J. will even go one better and
agceo, If Charleston gets tho appropria-
tion, to give oil of tho oridit 10 tho
'Gentlcmau from Mexico" @
WILL NOT BE DRIVEN,
I, have just ono or two more things
to gay on the first question am discus
ing. Ny intimate frionds know that
It has boen my desire to retire from
public life. l had determined never
again to undotake tho canvass of thia
State, and wero it not that I felt that /
owed it to tho people Of South Caro-
lima to discuss these issues and onablo
them to act intolligeutly by placing
themselves in touch With tho bess
no thought Of tho ago, I would not
hero &c day Thu poopio OF this State
gave mo the grandest ch,noo that any
young man has had sinoo tho war end 1.
fully realizo tho opportunity and duty.
lnoyer doubted for ono moment but if
allowed to rrssenl my case fairly to tho
people, | would bero -eleoted to The Sen
ate. | have not mado vote that Gan
be succ ssfully asssiled, save upon nar
row partisan grounds. I had, however,
determined not to run on account Of my
health. The campaign of 1897 loft mo
in physical and mental wreck. Nv,
physician has repeatedly said that /
could not stand either mentally or
physically the strain Of suoh another
campaign, Within tho ten mouths past
however, my health has boon wonde or.
fully improved and l am ready for the
fray. desire here and now to tell the
"Bosses" (in and out Of the State) who
haye docrced my political doath, that I
defy them. The only way thoy oan do.
feat me is to rulo mo out Of the primary
and thus prevent tho poople from ex.
pressing themselves. Let thsm, if they
dare, prevent white mon from passing
judgment al the ballot box upon these
great national issues. One thing moro
on the quesiotn, Am l honest2 Those
who know mo and are my friends will
never bolieve anything else. To those
who are fair and unprejudioed, 1 say,
give me an impartial hoaring, aud if YOU
are not convinced vote against mo. then
We will still resper',,, ',,So0'n o.asoa' II or
ny onenius, unoss who would condemn
me unheard, the growlers and whiners,
l care not red cent what thoy think,
so long that know that I am honest.
l desire now to take up some Of my
votes and speeches, and address myself
to tho question, Am l mistaken? When
| was placed on the Ways and Means
Commltteo Of the House, I began a sys
tomato course Of reading on tho tariff
question with reference toits offect upon
the people Of tho South. In March,
1897, mado q specoh in which I em-
bodied my views. had offered an
amendment for duty Of two and one
half cents por pound on cott on imports,
and had made a fight in the Com mittoe
for q proper schedule on rice, pine lum-
ber, turpentino, cotton seod oil, oil cake,
juto. bagging, cotton tics and tho COARSE
grade of goods made in our Southern
mills. This is Mother tho time nor the
place to 60 into discussion Of tho tariff.
l can sum it up in the statement that
did not disouss the question from theo-
retio or philanthropio stand point, but
merely claimod full share for the South
of all tho benefits to accrue from legis-
lation. recognized the fact that our
revenues were to como from tho imposi
tion of import duties, and asserted thet
this being truo, it was but fair to give
each seotlon and industry share OF the
benefits, as tho burden must bo bcrre
by all. / attacked tho doctrine of free
ra m aterial as a clandestine and .un.
just form Of protection. | traced itf
history and showed that it was devised
and offered to the manufacturers Of the
East by Mr.. Cleveland ia his first race,
as form of protection. In othor words
Roger @, Malls, the Chairman Of Tho
Ways and Means Committee Of the
House, was aont up into tho Now Eng
land States to otfor thom this "left
banded protection, !" while free, ado wal
talked in the South and Wost. It was
nero party expedient to catch votes.
think that no political party will ovel
attempt again such monstrous iDjus
tice. 1t means that tho farmers in thi
country shall bo forced to buy in ro
striotod market and then sell all Of thoi
products in competition with tho paupe
labor Of the world. mado this fgh
for Southern industries while membe
of tho House, whom l had no idea in th,
world Of going into the Senate. You al
romember what universal chorus OF ap
proval thero was. Senators Tillmsn
Bacon, Clay .and others took up tn
Same limo in tho Senate The Nows an,
Courier, tho Columbia State and nino
ty por cent. Of the papers of the Soutl
commended my COURSE. / hazard littl
in saying had ! never been a c,ndidat
for tho Senate, tho wisdom Of my cour,
would never have been questioned.
was strongly urged to run for tho Sonat