The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-09-03
MAKING THE
NOUN NrAINGS RING,
M EsSRS. TOMBSTONE, IATIhEIs AND
HEcMPIIILL IN wALHALLa.
"hat waB Said was Taken Ouiotly, with
Only Occaalonai Applause Arnus.d by a
GOOD Joke, or some Extra Severe ns-
hunoiation OF McLaurin and
Comm -rclaI Democracy

We.halla, August 20.-Today, in
one of the quaintest aud most an
clent old Court Houses IN the State,
the three remaining members of the
faculty of the Safe political summer
school conducted the last session but
one Of the school. Their voices,
raised against ''commercialism,"
leaped across the cemetery nearby,
struck the stone wall Of the Blue
Ridge about mile away, to be sent
rolling from mountain to seashore
through tho medium Of the press.
Honest, sturdy mountaineers of in
telligence were the pupils today.
The excessive rains had made the
roads leading to Walhalla difficult
OF passage, but the farmers we're
here in force. The speakers had
driven over from Seneca and their
clothing indicated mud-slinglng, de.
spite the understanding that there
was to be mono. The crowd WAS q
good one, but not 80 large ~ at othor
places. 1t was orderly and atten.
tive throughout. The people were
expecting McLaurin to be here, as it
had not been stated that he would
not be here. The meeting WAS pre-
sided over by Senator Alexander,
who called on the Rev. Mr.. Nc
Guire, who offered an earnest prayer
i Senator Alexander introduced
COL. GEORGE TOMBSTONE
as the frat speaker. Col. Jonstone
opened with feeling reference to
the past, telling If the pleasure he
had experienced often in coming be-
fore them. He then drifted into the
discussion Of the issues in a strong
and for'ible manner, presenting the
views expressed elsewhere. Not so
long ag'' the State had only the ag-
rlonitural industry to rely upon. 1t
was important, therefore, to develop
Industrial enterprises. He depicted
the conditions thirty years ago and
said that how South Carolina is the
foremost industrial State. The So
called new propositions are AZ old az
monarchy itself; as the rule of the
privileged classes. Our policies are
only "a 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 new ideas.
Honest error could only be combated
by exposing. And that was what
no was here to do. He went over
the manner in which he had arrived
at his own conclusions, as herotofore
presented, and declared that the new
ideas we're those of Alexander Ham
llton aud tho party Of centralzation.
He proceeded to go over his usual
argument as to expansion, explain
ing the expansion of the democratic
party under Jefferson's doctrines,
and showing that the other party
had done nothing to add to legiti.
mate victory. Then he pointed out
at length the vast differences be.
tween democratic expansion aud re-
publican imperialism, reciting the
conditions existing in Cuba aud the
Philippines. The expansion the re-.
publican party is talking about is the
imperialism that exists in the mon
arches of the present day. He asked
his hearers to burn this through into
their heads. He made his usual H.
lustration of the Saviour leading an
invading army, addressing himself
to the minister present. In case OF
trouble with Russia about an open
market the Filipinos would use onr
tariff against us. Who ever heard
Of establishing trade by making
shroudsP Shrouds are all you can
sell them now. Peace ls the only
true basis Of trade We have spent
100000 already to establish trade
with the Philippines and it will cost
us from $4,000 to 100000 q year,
and our trade with them 30 far is
only $4,000 year. He devoted
the last ten minutes of his time tc
his usual argumentas on the ship
subsidy problem and concluded his
speech with the stories used yester