Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-05-29

Senate would be upon any question. I
can produce personal letters showing
that l wrote to friends In Ohio and
New York on the subject OF Mr.. Bryan
and his platform, In which expires SGD
myself more extremely than did In
either CT my letters to you. have. on
different occasions, In private conyer-
sations with friends, made statements
similar to those contained in my let
ters toyou. stand by all have writ
ten, regardless Of what they may sav,
and there Is no power OH earth THAT
can drive me from my position II any
man In America Is to be allowed to
write to say what he thinks Of Mr..
Bryan and his absurd cry OF imperial
Ism, without being branded as a tra'.
tor, l certainly ought to be granted
that privilege.
| am one Of those who believe MIR,
Bryan, by his unpatrlotic utterance,
concerning the policy Of cur govern.
ment In the suppression Of the Pail
ippine insurreotion, is Indirectly 10.
:ponsable for many lives that have
been lost, and much Of the blood that
has been shed in those Islands. Gen
eral Lawton said: "If am kilsd, Mr..
Bryan, by the encouragement he is
giving tfa Insurgents. will be respon-
SLple lOr my dSatil.
had a son in the full vigor OF his
young manhood, with thorough mil.
itnry education, who, through the
Kindness Of President Mckinley, was
maze senior captain in the 2S III Vo'un-
tcer infantry. He was looked upon by
all who knew him, and recognized by
all his superior officers. from General
Macarthur down, as one Of tho bravest
captains In the Philippine army; ha
was also dreaded by the insurgents,
probably as much as any o.her Amer
lean officer, on acc ,Int CT his daring
ana successful scouting into places
that were thought TO be impvcgnaoln.
The mountain of Cavi,c, at !. he i,avio
If Payapa, in Batange.s province, on
the Island Of Luaon, IS stained with
ais bleed and bi aims, and he Now s.ae.s
N cold and silent grave. viii
I2uHS widow to struggle through lifo
without his help. and f2ur little chill
'iren to be raised to womarhood with
cut p fathers protect on | loved my
son. anu was proud 0! the record hs
made as soldier. On rccc:nt of the
news of his death. his commanding D.
'icer Immediately issued the following
general order:
1t is 10 cxaggeration to sa% shat in
Captain Crenshaw's death The reg
.ncnt has suffered an irrooarGb;e loss.
That is high encom!um. but in his
case 1t Is deserved"
ih!s same officer in writing to Major
General II. G.. Cor;,in, Adgt Cen. y,
S. A., said among other things:
"Mr. Crcnshaw does not know what
fearless and devoted soldier his son
was. From the first moment my eyes
rested u2on him Mt Manila he was all
attention TO duty. Fear he did not
know; his physical powers never Gay-
ged; his willingness to work in the
line OF his profession kncw no bounds
and he ha.l the rare faculty Of inspir-
ing his men with his spirit. He was
brave and constant. | was just upon
the point Of recommending him Tor
the brevet If major and lieutenant
colonel. when word was received that
he all too soon :iaa passed beyond thu
reach Of carGnly reward"
Such are the records on file in the
War Department at WASHINGTON D.
c., concerning my son. How could I
feel otherwise than proud OF him?
Although shot in the head, with his
brains oozing out, he retained his pres
eIce OF mind and directed the fight
untn his soldiers, who had learned to
love him, had routed and put to ilight
al eHe.ly uutnuiIiucrinS his command
ten TO one. After suffering months Of
pain through the cavity made by an
iWsurgent bullet, he reached home.
where he had come to die among h.s
loved ones. On his death bed he said
% me: Father Wm. Jennings Bryan
is certainly responsible for my cond:
ticn; all CT Bryan's utterances arc
known and understood b. the insuy.
gents in the Philippine Islands as we'll
as they arc here. and they are simply
keeping UP the insurrection in hopes
that Bryan will be elected and that
tho troops will be Withdrawn and tho
Islands turned over to them Ea
further said: "If Bryan is defeated.
they will soon quit lighting"
MI Bryan is against the retention cf
the Philippine Islands, and has COM
mit:ed tho Democratic party to the
Same line Of policy. Mr.. Bryan favors
the pulling down OF the laS Of our
country which our gallant s0l6icrs, Dy
the sacrifice of their lives and tho shed.
ding OF their blood planted upon
these islands. ! favor its retention
forever, and if it Is treason against
| the Democratic party fer mo to so cX-
press myself then | offer myself as
willing sacrifice to the decree.
cannot and will not admit tho
cause for which my son fought and
save his life was wrong. Narrow-mtn-
dcd men who are afraid of a free and
fair discussion, may Charge me with
betting the Democratic party, with
seeking an appointment from Presi.
dent Mckinley" and with counting
Oh the junior Senator from the Palmet-
TO state to help him out or withWhat-