Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-25
Saturday, May 25, 1901.

mon report draws a salary Of $1,000. 900
per year. This Is an extreme case; put
merely an example of thousands and
ten of thousands Of similar cases In the
North I cannot believe that there are
higher intelligence, greater capacity or
truer worth, to be found anywhere
than among the youth Of our state
The difference arises alone from condl-
tions and environment.
What father or mother, what good,
patriotic citizen, what Christian man,
! then, would censure me, realizing as
| do the marvellous advantages that
South Carolina possesses for manufac-
turing, and recognizing the infinite pos
sibilities of development, If I hope that
that development shall come speedily
as a blessing to you and yours.
| Can there be a commercial triumph,
an industrial success, that will not
bring pleasure to my heart? I believe
that the intelligence and the Christian
patriotism of the people Of this state
will rise to a conception Of our grand
possibilities. If my life shall be pre-
served to witness this marvellous tri-
umph, do you think the attacks made
upon me by selfish, ignorant men, with
their own purposes to serve, will not be
forgotten, or, at least, the wounds they
may leave will have healed, and even
those who condemn today will join
with me in a shout Of thanksgiving
that will stir every heart capable of
lofty sentiment.
Fellow Citizens: Before I close I de-
sire to say something in defense of a
distinguished gentleman Of the state or
Georgia. After I made my speech In
Charlotte, I received several hundred
letters Of congratulation from promi-
nent Democrats in every state south of
Mason and Dixon's line. Among them
all there was one letter that had such
a ring of truth about it, that I wrote
and requested permission to publish 1t.
It was from the chairman Of the rail-
road commission of the state Of Geor-
gia. AS soon as this letter appeared In
the public prints, the politicians began
the same attacks upon Mr.. CrenshaW
that they were making upon me. A
politician out of Office wants only suffi-
| cient agitation to get in. Then he
wants political stagnation to enable
him to continue in office. Mr.. Cren-
shaw does not belong to this petty
class. These newspapers charge that
Mr.. Crenshaw is seeking my aid to Sc
cure a Federal appointment. I de-
nounce the assertion as an absolute
falsehood, as 1 have never seen Mr.
Crenshaw. The only letter that have
ever received from him that has not
been republished I now hold in my
hands. This letter will touch the
hearts Of every father and mother ir
this broad land. I make no apology
for reading this patriotic gentleman's
letter, it is so pathetic and breathes
the spirit of a noble, chivalric soul
that it will absolutely stamp as false
anything of a sordid nature in connec-
tion with him.
Letter of Mr.. Crenshaw.
STATE CAPITOL,
Office of Railroad Commission Of Geor-
gia, T. c. Crenshaw. Chairman:
May II, 1901.
Hon. John L. McLaurin, Bennettsville
MY DEAR SIR: The publication of my
letter to you of the 25th ult., endorsing
your Charlotte speech, has heaped upon
me a storm of abuse and misrepresen-
tation in this state. This Is to be re-
gretted more on account Of the dog
matte condition that it evidences, than
for any harm that 1t can bring upon
me. In order that you may read and
see for yourself how unjustly have
been assailed, simply for having the
courage to express my honest convic-
tions, I hand you herewith clippings
from several Georgia papers. l espe-
cially invite your attention to the out
rageous publications in the Evening
News issue of the 18TH, instant, head
lined capitol Democrats Hot at Cren-
shaw" You will observe in this pub
lication I am charged with ulterior
motives; that / am seeking a Federal
4 appointment, and am counting on your
support. I entertained the views I eX-
pressed in your letter long before I
knew anything as to what your line of
policy in the United States senate
would be upon any question. can
produce personal letters showing that
wrote to friends in Ohio and New
York on the subject of Mr.. Bryan and
his platform, in which expressed my
self more extremely than did in either
of my letters to you. I have on differ
ent occasions, in private conversations
with friends, made statements similar
| to those contained in my letters to
you. 1 stand by all I have written, re-
gardless of what they may say, and
there is no power on earth that can
drive me from my position. If 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 trait
or, I certainly ought to be granted that
privilege.
I am one of those who believe Mr..
Bryan, by his unpatriotic utterances
concerning the policy Of our govern
ment in the suppression of the Philip
pine insurrection, is indirectly respon-
sible for many lives that have been
lost, and much of the blood that has
been shed in those islands. General
Lawton said: "If am killed, Mr.. Bry-
an, by the encouragement he is giving
the insurgents, will be responsible for
my death"
! I had a son, in the full vigor of his
young manhood. with thorough mill
tary education who, through the kind
ness of President Mckinley, was made
senior captain in the 2Sth Volunteer
infantry. He was looked upon by all
who knew him. and recognized by all
his superior officers, from General Nc
Arthur down, as one Of the bravest
captains in the Philippine army. He
was also dreaded by the insurgents,
probably as much as any other Ameri-
can officer, on account of his daring
and successful scouting into places
that were thought to be impregnable.
The mountain Of Cavite, at the Bario
of Payapa, in Batangas province, on