The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-07-26
TIL; UNION SPEAKING.
why the Big Political Meeting
Early Next Month Has Been Ar
ranged An Official Statement.
('rhe State. .

,naking gathering in Union has been
sent t. The State: in the documen Sec
retary Dixon explains the object and
purposes of the gathering:
The committee on arrangements for
The public speaking to be held in the city
nf Union on the Sth and 9th days ot
August next have received 50 mauy ill.,
uuiries from different parts of the State
"a regard to the meeting, and as a paper
in the city Of SpaItanburg has presume!
20 crilicise the Object of this gathering
nC Tie people of seven counties ard
seems to doubt our ability and facilities
for taking care Of the crowd, the com
mittee would be very much gratIfied for
you to state through your paper that
Union with its suburbs is city of 5000
u ope, that she has grown more III the
last d cade than any other municipality
in the State, accoriing to the United
States census, except the town of Green
| wool; that we have two of the finest
| hotels in the south, the Hotel Union AID
th- G.bbes Hotel, and with the dozen or
m.,rr e>c-llent private b alding housts
| every one who cor. rs TO the speaking will
bp We'll cared for and Hospitality enter
tairpd AS to the uncalled for criticism,
uf the small paper of tiny circulation it.
thr progressive city of SpartauOurg, W.
| cue TO say, that we have not bitten Off
mere than we can chew; we are not
| GroneS and drOwSy, neither are the pee
ple of Union occupied with irrideScent
dreams, bit Ike the best citizenship of
! %pa'tanburg. they are alive with energy
aud pun pose az Il are not occupying th''lE-
selves with dleamS of an iTride3cent o,
any other hue. but tht Y are simply try
ing to be as progressive as the times. aud
propose to Uo their own thinking aud
voting independent of any SUBSIDIZED
newspaper or place-hunting politician.
"With the end Of TIE Spanish Ame'i-
can war, by tie r.,ior AID energy OF our
nation, new republic was created AMI
a lew nation commences its history
among the governments of the would
An archipelago of several millions OF
people who are Of Il d ffprent race aud
speak different language, have com
mder thu dominion AIH protection VI
our flag. The arena ol warr;ue has been
changed from the land 10 tho sea. We
will never .nOre he invaded. but future
historians may chronicle nur invaSonS.
We have not only astOnishcd the natives.
as it were, but we have startled aui as
tOniShed the lI,Oiiarchies Of Europe with
the PROVE d and esprit d. RPS Of our vol
unteer soldiers aid with the powers of
resistance, and anuihilating perform
anceS of our SQuadrons and fleets OF war
| We are a great people With a grta,
country Strong in our natural r' source,
still more III esistil'le in the strength of
our finn national character. How far
shall we pursue our COZ quests. and push
our commerce? Shall We ChTiSlianiZe
the utleimost parts of tie earth or shall
We De magnanimouS in wal? What is
our duty TO our home people, to al.
nations? A foreign war has healed rie
| wounds Of a fiatIicidal strife and oar
representatives Can and will discuss the
affairs of the DatiOu in congress hereafter
without being affected in their judgment
and action by The II happy reniiniscence
of Eeal y a century ago.
Again one of the benelicent results of
the reformation or revolution in this
State in 1890 is that every citizen has
become a thinker aud a student Of poit-
ical economy aid govern mtnt. Tie
people Of this part of tie Slate are think
ing ard striving 10 understand the new
issues that confront them in national at-
fairs. They. for instance, want TO know
what kiud of people the Fi!ipinos are?
Ii it is well to retain the islands? And
They " i>h to know the difference between
maintaining mei chant marine, without
suhsidirs, and the proposed bill agiats d
III the last congress. Is the currency
! question dead issue, relegatcd as of
insight ance now, or are we still suf-
feIirg uudeI th- ills of the single stand
AID? We want ID know what onr rep
rasentalives suggest in regard to trusts
aud monopoli. 5; and above all the peo-
pie want d. clear cut explanation of tie
difference b,tween imperialism ard eX-
panslon. We cannot have IA discussion
of the issues in Il primary. Usually ii
candidate for congress is allowed 30 min
utes When he concludes he has not
done himself justice. He has covered
| the globe and really explained nothing
An army of candidates are at every
meeting and each has to have his say
The newspapers, as consequences, have
but little to give the public but tilts and
| spats Of personal nature between rival
| candidates, and the people of the Sta'r
are anythi g but edited and inslruc,ei
upon the vital questions affecting tn
cOuntrS's best interests. Hence The
citizens of Union have Thought it. in-
! peiat,ve at this particular time To have 1t
meeting of two days duration. Crowds
| nom The contiguous counties will b
| present and the committee has received
acceptance TO speak from the following
| named gentlemen OF recOgniI. intrgIiIy
and conspicuous ability. any one Of whom
| The people of Union will Bt delIIhled 10
| entertain and have in their homes even
though they may he at aiiance with
! tier guest upon political issues generally:
! tnl j. B Lltveaud Hon. StdlbaTue