The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-08-14

it the confidence and respect of the
business and laboring elements North
and South; and that of the man whose
conduct and record has been to sink
the party to disrepute and impotence.
| sha!! ask thcsa ~ say whether they
prefer the Senator who has tried to
retain for South Carolina the honor
and dignity won by long line of H.
lustrious sons aud glorious deeds, or
the Senator who has postured as buff
foon and bully and who proclaimed on
the floor of the Senate that he repre-
sented constituency Of ballot box
suffers aud murdercrs who wanted
their share of the stealage.
He is now in Northern State hold :
ing up our people as negro murderers
and ballot box thieves.
You have undertaken to condemn
and cxpel and deposc me, not only
without a hearing but without evil
dcncc. Upon wha. ground ere ny
good faith as Senator and my fidcl-
ity as . Democrat assailed? It is on
the tariff? None of you of the COM
mittce can prove to the people that
the Democratic party is a free trade
party. II has opposed q tariff for
protection ouly, but as early as 1897
we had protective tariff and We have
never in the one hundred and four
years since known free trade. Cen
cral Hancock, the party nominee for
president III 1880, regarded The tariff
as local question. Samuel j.. Ran
dali, for years party leader and
Speaker If the House, was protcc-
zionist. In every Congress where the
question has been presented numbers
OF Democrats have voted against and
helped to kill free trade. [ have con-
tended that Southern products should
be put on equality with others, and in
1897 fought to have rice, pine lumber
and cotton protected. The cry of
Republican was raised against me
then, but the people, before whom the
issue was squarely put, endorsed me
by an overwhelming vote. Are you
now undertaking to reverse that YER
dict?
| have favored ship subsidies. 1t
ls great question and one | submit
On which the people of this State are
competent to pass after hearing full
argument. The subject has never
been discussed before them although
it is of vast Importance to the pros
perity OF this State. The purpose of
the subsidy is to develop the building
and operation Of great fleets of Ameri-
can ships. It touches the interest of
our sea ports, of our lumber industries,
OF all our manufacturing enterprises
and our great agricultural products.
1t Is question on which some of the
ablest Democrats of the House and
Senate are diviped. I most humbly
submit that it is not in order for
twenty-one members Of your commit
tee TO rule that the Democratic masses
OF South Carolina shall not at their
campaign meetings hear this matter
of vital interest to them discussed
and that the people Of the sea coast
cities, who would like to see new
tides Of commerce brought to their
harbors and the lumbermen and own
ers of forest lands who would be glad
to sell material for more ships, are to
be thrown neck and heels out of the
party because they favor ship SUBJ
sides. Senator's Carlisle, Pugh and
Morgan voted for subsidy bill which
has been in force ten years and which
mas helped our Brazilian trade, in
measure at least. Are they not Demo-
Gratis, according to the decision Of
Senator Tillman and your committee?
believe that it is our duty to de-
vclop the new territory which has
come into our possession along com.
mercial and industrial lines. to civil
ize them, and make them the equal Of
our own States in material prosperity.
Senator Tillman would leave them
after We have deprived them of the
protection Of Spain to a hopeless
struggle as an Independent nation
without resources or self protection.
Fortunately for US the records show
that in building them up, we are going
to benefit our own country. want TO-
give that territory the best form of
government in the world, he does not
want to give it any form of govern
ment at all. He says "free silver OF
burst" 1 say the American people
have settled that question at the bal
lot box.
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