The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-29
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him in Washington this is done fo,
poil'ical purposes and | well under
stand 1t as lick at me, not Mr.. Chat.
lee. Who should be District Attorney
OF South Carolina a bright, emerge.
NC young man, raised up here in this
beautiful mountain city, or foreigner
and outsider l admit one of the best
81 his class but, fcllow-cltizcns, South
Carolinlans are good enough for me.
NOW when appointments were made
absolutely repugnant to the wishes and
the traditions of our people, | was the
only one who held up confirmation
IN the Senate. Now when gentle
man, like Mr.. Chaffcc or John Capers.
the son of a Confederate Briradlcr. with
1our lankee bullet-holcs in his body.
now the Bishop of South Carolina, is
made by the President, not for political
purposes, but as an indication of his
good will towards the people not only
OF South Carolina, but of the South. I
sec threat in the papers that the con
hrmatlon is to be fought. If that is
politics, If that is Democracy, then God
save me from such infamy.
"TIIE GENTLEMAN FROM MEXICO y
There is one thing that have not
head much of a kick about, the loan
or the government exhibit at Buffalo
to Charleston. l believe, however.
somebody else claims the credit. That
is all right with me, it matters not who
gets the credit, just SO the city of
Charleston gets the friendly hand fthis
government in a great enterprise in
which the whole State is interested.
Irrespective of personal and roitical
differences, / am willing to Join hands
with my colleague in the Senate and
the members in the House in securing
an appropriation TO reimburse Charles
ton for all expenses incurred. If we
lay aside little differences and every
body goes to work as one man, it can be
done. want to say here, in Justice to
Senator 'Tillman and myself, we are
both capable Of rising high enough not
to permit anything to interfere with q
matter of such general interest to The
state. | will even go one better and
agree, If Charleston gets the appro
priation, to give all the credit to the
Gentleman from Mexico"
to say on the first question | am dis
cussing. My intimate friends know
that it has been my desire to retire
from public life. L had determined
never again to undertake the canvass
of this State ,and were it not that felt
l owed it to the people of South Caro-
lima to discuss these issues and enable
them to act intelligently by placing
themselves in touch with the best
thought of the age, l would not be
here to-day. The people of this State
gave me tie grandest chance that any
young man has had since the war, and
! fully realize the opportunity and
duty. l never doubted for one moment
but if allowed to present my case fairly
to the people, l would be reelected to
the Senate. | have not made vote
that can be successfully assailed, save
upon narrow partisan grounds. had
however, determined not to run on ac-
count of my health. The campaign of
1897 left me a physical and mental
wreck. My physician has repeatedly
said that / could not stand either men
tally or physically the strain of such
another campaign. Within the ten
months past, however, my health has
been wonderfully improved and | am
ready for the fray. | desire here and
now to tell the /" Bosses Gin and ont
of the State) who have decrecd nv
political death, that l defy them. The
only way they can defeat me is to rule
me out of the primary and thus prevent
the people from expressing themselves.
Let them, if they dare, prevent white
men from passing judgment at the
ballot-box upon these great national
Issues. One thing more on the oucs.
ton, Am [ honest Those who know
me and are my friends will never be.
lievc anything olse. TO those who are
fair and unprejudiced, 1 say, give me
all impartial hearing, and If you arc
not convinced vote against me, then
we will still respect each other. Fo,
my enemies, those who would condemn
me unhcard, the GROWERS and wbin
crs, care not a red cent what the,
think, so long that know that an
honest.
AM MISTAKEN?
: L desire now to take up some of m
votes and speeches, and address nv
self to the question, Am / mistaken
When WAS placed on the Ways an
: Means Committee of the House. b,
I gan systematic course Of teadnp o
the tariff question with reference TO i,