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sacrificed to the white pine imported free OF
| duty from Canada. The North which is al
most bare of timber. instead OF going 10
Canada has been forced to go South. and that
has put thousands of dollars into this State.
There Is no telling what an arrangement ol
the schedule on cotton goods so a. 10 prevent
discrimination against coarse 1abrlcs' mas
meant TO the cotton mills OF the Soutn'
COTTON PLANTERS SACRIFICED TO a sENTI'
MENT.
This ia not the place to explain what
the retention OF the home market means
when manufacturer seeks foreign
outlet. | will refer, however, to the duty on
raw cotton, which l advocated at the time.
Cotton, corn and wheat are great exports.
Now want to ask any man OF reason, why
Ia IT. that duty oftwenty-fve cents per busil'
ell is put on wheat, and fifteen cents per bush
ell on corn, while nothing Is put upon cotton?
The three stand exactly upon the same basis.
1t is this. Northern Representatives protect
corn and wheat against importations rom
Canada and elsewhere. while cotton mas neen
sacrificed to mere sentiment. think mat
1 am the first Representative In Congress 10
point out the danger to the cotton planters
arising from the importation OF Egyptian cot
ton. Ten years ago there were no tmporta-
tions to speak Of The year made this speech
there was In round numbers fifty-six millions
OF pounds, and last year there was almost
seventy millions. an increase of nearly TWEEN.
ty per cent. Since then two mills have been
built in South Carolina I'm one OF which am
intereste y using nothing but Egyptian cot
4 ton. Now contend, II the cotton farmers
were protected like the wheat and corn plan-
ters, we could produce any kind OF cotton
that is needed. South Carolina is the nome
the cotton plant. No cotton comes into
competition with our Sea Island cotton. and
common sense tells me, that we can develop
any grade needed between that and the short
staple. Ten years ago the "Allen long staple"
and know OF some men who bought gins es,
pecally adapted TO this cotton. but they had
to throw them away. Egyptian cotton mas
driven them out OF business. The red hills
of this up country are the very place where
this cotton should be grown, but how can we
develop 1t In competition with the cheap Ia
Dor of Egypt?
SOMETHING FOR FARMERS TO THINK ABOUT
u What are we doing now9 Meeting.
ing and passin resolutions to reduce the
acreage while English engineers are con-
structing dams In the valley OF the Nile, which
within two years will add one million nl and
one.half bales or one-eighth TO the cotton
crop; while we are reducing the acreage here
our competitors are increasing It, and we are
to furnish the market for the increase. say,
away with the impractical statesrnanshIp
which will sacrifice the cotton planters o.
South Carolina to those OF Egyyt. After l
was elected to the Senate attempted 10 pur-
sue the same line in everything, but was
III for long time after my campaign, cont1n.
ed TO my bed at one time for seven weeks.
These terrible campaingns OF ours In lhe
heat OF summer, making speeches day after
day, sitting for four or i've hours, your cloths
wet with perspiration, In the sun. and one.
halfthe time without dinner, there are but
few men who have gone through with 1t and
not had their health impaired. l nave 20
doubt but that 1t shortened the daysoi the
Earle rugged
THE TREATY WITH SPAIN.
While 1 was in this physical and mental
condition, the war with Spain came on ana l
was sick, heart. body and soul. All that
wanted was peace and to be let alone. The
cruel taunts and sneers OF "Republican and
traitor hurt me then. while can laugh al
them now. I made up my mind not to create
any further issues, but tamely fall In and fol.
low the lead Of Jones, Tillman, Pettigrew q
Co.. and then to quietly retire at the END o,
my term. My intimate fridnds know that
this was my Intention. When they concluded
TO defeat the treaty, I could not see what
great harm could come to the country from
forcing the Republicans TO call an extra ses'
sion. 1t would only postpone matters 6y one
month. At the request OF some OF the Demo.
cratic leaders made speech, not against
the treaty but against Imperialism, which
speech, was at the time, and with tne llgnts
distip ction between Expansion and Imperial
isIn. and fully intended to vote against the
ratification Of the treaty, was 80 tired OF be-
ing abused and accused Of disloyalty TO my
party.
TO REJECT THE TREATY WAS UNwIsE.
!, At that time however. I conteuded
In private that the rejection OF he treaty was
wise even from party standpoint i, mac T.
} the political sagacity OF Senator James X
Jones, and believed that Senator German
was at heart an Expansonist. because ne ne
voted for the acquisition OF the Hawaiian 1s
lands, and l suspected him ofa ambition
after Mr.. Bryan advised the ratihcation Of
the treaty, to defeat 1t and thus supplement
him in the leadership. Not that OBJECT 70
this, for German Ia a conservative man, and
might have been elected President the las'
time. could he have commanded the nomlna
tion. However, on Sunday afternoon, the
J the news was flashed over the wires that our
troops had been fired upon by Inc very peo
Die whom we had freed from tyranny OF Span
I ish oppression. This presented an entirely
4 new situation, and before had finished read.
ing the "extra" the correspondents OF the
New York Sun and think of the World call
ed at my house before had consulted wlth
any human being, and expressed This opln
INTELLIGENT PATRIOTISM DEMANDED THE
CESSATION OF THE WAR.
/ One month ofdelay might mean serious con.
| ,eouences 10 the people OF the United states
IL must be remembered that Spain had the
i avn pathy OF entire Europe, and after the bat
tie OF Man lila nothing but the tact OF Dewey
and the attitude OF England prevented US
rom being forced into war for which we
were totally unprepared. TO defeat the trea.
w meant that we we're still at war with Spain
and that our soldiers we're intruders In the
Philippine Islands. 1t seems TO me any way.
that no matter what the situation or causes
NAV be, that the only opinion for a man TO
take when we are engaged In foreign war is
m stand by his own country, right or wrong.
Let me review the situation moment. In
the first place. had not. as i0ng & as IL G GGuid
bnt little sympathy with the nflammatory
addresses made in Congress, which embarras'
sed the President In his humane EFFORTS 10
avert war.
PROUD THAT HIS VOTE STOPPED TIE WAR.
could not but look with distrust
upon those men who forced the war on by
frantic appeals and then, the very moment
! that b ostilities begun. criticised every move
} ment made to bring the war TO speedy and
/ successful end. 1t was small and petty part
; for Senators to play. Agulnaldo had many
nared him to "George Washington" and his
half max ed followers to the heroes OF klngf
/ Mountain and Bunker Hill. Some OF them
! now cannot conceal the chagrln Which they
feel at the capture of Aguinaldo and the ces-
sation OF hostilitIes. 1t is charged that my
vote ratified the treaty and stopped the war
ifso, am proud Of the fact, and am thank;
fui that had the strength to do my duty and
J cast that vote fear that would not have
had the courage TO do 1t, had l not felt that
INV vote was absolutely necessary; out re,
aIizIng the far-reachil effect and the fearful
responsibility, l cast my vote accordingly. ]
have never seen the day when regretted IL,
and my children will remember IL after am
dead. With pleasure and pride, as the most
glorious act Of my life.
Il EXPANSION.
Il Twill not undertake to dem onstrate the
wisdom Of expansion, but will content N.Y.
self by simply saying that we are nation OF