The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-05-22
N 'LAURN'S GR[[NuLLE SP[[CR.
silent force, tie reserved patriotism .,
the people.
DEMOCRACY BROADER THAN SEC,
TInMAIiIxSM

A-A >|>-1s-fsSI 6tuOAUEH THAN SEC
TInNALISM.
Fellow citizens: There La NO create.
menace to the stability of our govern
ment than q large minority In tha
American Congress voting upon broad
vital, non partisan American cues.
ttons from purely eectionai cohsidera.
tions, am DemoGpu honestly de-
EtrouS OF remaining an nsid spi4ne<.e1.>e q.
the triumph of the party to which I am
sttached by association and heredity.
It was never contemplated, however.
by the founders OF that party that It
should become a purely sectional af-
fair. yet to-day there Is no Democrat
ac party capable of making itself felt
outside OF the South. In tha North
and West It is nermeetea With ;ssoo11ssa.. ;soo11sssa.
ism. and has dwtnGled away into the
party OF . section, not q nation, do
not propose, however. to pursue this
line OF thought; 1t Is painful and can
accomplish no good purpose.
TILE MONEY QUESTION.
! Beginning with the panic of 1893,
there has never been such rapid indus.
trial changes in any country. These
changes were In progress, and cur
war with Spain s,rved as fash light
to show US wheat waS going on. In
1895, we bad campaign upon tha
money question. Everything was de-
pressed. Men seeking employment,
cotton under i've cents, wheat below
the cost OF production. and idleness,
discomfort, distrust and miaery every
where. We were told that the salva-
tion OF the country depended upon the
free coinage OF silver. believed
then, andSI believe now. that theored-
cally we were right; but new and un-
foreseen forces came into play, and I
have enough sense TO recognize the
fact that the restoration OF confi-
dence." about wnlcn MIR. Gle O ;an.i
talked, and about which did Eot
Know enough at the timeto understand,
the discovery of gold in the Klondyke,
the influx OF money from abroad seek
ing investment, and the increase IN
banking facilities, for the time at least
have settle! the money question, and
nobody but fool would make free
silver" speech now. Instead Of de-
pleted treasury, there Is T. il to-day
the largest amount OF gold In the histo-
ry Of the country. and actually tn 9
Secretary OF the Treasury a few weeks
ago, deposited money in a Spa. tanburg
bank, something that has never been
done before in the history CT our State.
I have been listening for somebody to
cry out "Republicanism," because /
was instrumental In beginning a move
ment which hope In the future may
enable our farmers and merchants To
secure money at q lower rate OF inter-
est.
Another great change as the result
OF the panic OF 1893. Is the rapid devci-
opmant OF our export trade. Our
home markets failed us, manufac.u-
rers found themselves with dmmensa
stocks OF goods on hand and nobody
to buy them, this forced them to seek
markets abroad, and one erterpris ng
firm In Birmingham, Ala, shipped $50
tons OF Iron to Europe. At that tins
iron could be bought Tor $500 per tcn
In Birmingham, and this small ship
ment SIX years ago was the beglnnip e
OF the $40, 100000 worth of iron that
we shipped abroad last year, $50, ,9CO
tons going from Alabama.
To-day, entire Europe Is alarmed ut
the development of our commerce, and
we see every day. indications OF q
trade combine on the pant cf Europ.
against the limited States. In the fl
nancial world, instead CT deper =; ~
upon Europe as we did se,yns, -v-a
ago for our money. DpSYanfi f;,rm anv
to New York to plnfa +beIr her. ~ rore.n en,>
ment loans. have give, p,-,.bIng h,,,
= ,,,aSs mere outines 'ss;; dnee ye: ask any m:
ssa.a mt.nin .1S sound Of my ucice IL t,,.e.e
.,.,-1 10 not present a totally changed
condition. The Spanish war suddenly
awoke us To the fact that our country
was one OF the great commercial a.d
political powers Of the world.
HOW CAN BMST SERVE THE IN.
TERElST OF SOUTH CARcd4lNA?
Believing as do that thera are vi.
tai issues which, growing out OF
changed industrial conditions, a.
higher AMI tTOeder than mere party
Questions. have,J as your Sensto: :,
looking beyond the line marked by
sectionaHsm and partisanshap, strivea
to promote the mater al, political al
commercial interests Of cur common
country-6or in 50 doing, I can best
serve the interests of the State O,
South Carolina. For this have bss. 4
arSadgned before the people of this
State and charged with allying my self
with the Republican party. Criticism,
abuse and gross misrepresentation has
been INDUCED In. Not content with
their unfair metnoa af ATTACK, some or
the papers in their. vile persecution
have deceived the people by withhold.
ang information on one side OF theea a
great national issues and empha asizin I;
and publishing everything on the
other. They have persis.ently held
mo up as q renegaac,. and on more
than one occasion alleged that I in.
tended TO resign and accept q Fede. al
appointment Amid all this persecu-
tdon I have maintained my silence.