The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-09-05

! Mckinley and Mark Hanna want US to
divide, and then good bye--whcn they
could not, would not, believe that the
substantial people Of Grccnville would
over go into any such endcavor. Ee said
Hanna and Mckinley, who were backing
up McLaurin in this matter would laugh
at us. Vigorous applause Mr.. Hen.
dcrson concluded with story illustrat-
ing the wind up Of this fight 1t was
new, clever and apt pcrolatiop. He
concluded amid not only chccrs, but
hand clapping.
col" GEORGE JonNSTONR.
The last speaker WAS cx.Congrcssman
| George Johnstonc, Of Ncwberry, who
said that he appreciated the invitation to
| speak i'll Grccnvillc, where he had so Of.
ten appeared in the last thirty years, and
to whose people he is indebted for much
kindness and courtesy. When invited
he was pursuing his destiny as private
citizen. When the invitation camc he
felt that he would be untrue even to his
country if he did not come He was in.
vitcd here, he conceived, to discuss an
actually and not a theory. He would
therefore discuss actualltics only. When
he first heard Of the propositions now
submitted he thought them over, and
carefully weighing the facts he had
reached conclusion. These new
thoughts are called the principles of
Commercial Democracy. He was aware
that many who propose them were hon.
| orablc men and honest. One proposi.
ton is expansion: the other is shin sub
sldy, one dependent and following from
the other. True and honest men he had al,
lowed were proposing them When a
! missionary comes among you, YOU must
find out who he is and from whence he
comes. He would ask "for whom did
you vote in the last election ?" Let the
answers be VIM Mckinley" One man
had said he hadn't voted for anyone, but
had hoped Mckinley would be elected.
He had asked himself whence were these
doctrines derived. They were from Alex.
Andcr Hamilton. tho great opponent of
Thomas Jefferson. Are the Democrats
a this date to be called to adopt these
things He wanted to tell tho audience
why neither he nor the people had been
wrong i'll the past.
Progressive and commercial in what
WAS this Democracy? Commercial in
the Federal offices Of South Carolina as
the small change in the transaction |
have wondered If our people could be
thus bought. | think not When Ali.
ancc principles were being pushed they
thought that they were right. Some of
these men now talking had been known
to say who had ever heard Ct Agricultural
Democracy? Why condemn the Agri-
cultural Democrat? Less than ten years
ago they were trying TO push Agricultu-
RAJ Democracy and they now claim the
right to urge Commercial Democracy.
Did not the genius of Democracy lump
the Mississippi and advance to Califor-
MIA? lie pictured the grand empire that
had been created by Democratic cxpan-
sion. Did the party Of Hamilton add
single foot of land? Not one. These
men arc trying to make you combine eX-
pansion and imperialism.
There are only two modes of govern
mcnt. One is by the bayonet. Why at
tempt to have us confound these two
things? If there arc any Commercial
Democrats here l will show them tho
difference. In Florida the people were
themselves. Then other stars were add
cd to the American flag, Such is cxpan-
sion. Now what is the proposition?
| did not come here TO talk to you with
: softcncd words. | wish to appeal tO
your God-given spirit. Spain governed
| Cuba for three hundred years, nay, from
|. the discovery Of this country; military
$ satraps and despotism ruled supreme
. The down'troddcn people appealed tt
8 the civilized world. We heard the CT,
/, and We said to Spain take your foot Of
of n struggling people. Why did we dc
c it? nation must be true, and WI
It promised the Cubans that we would Civ
II freedom and local government to th'
II struggling country. And | am not read,
c to sec us place falsehOOd before admir-
II ing kings. When We we're struggling
" Tor tho redemption OF South Carolin
4 from aliens and opprcssors, what wa
l. your r"iiylnB cry? Local self govern
4, mcnt. How now can you say anythip
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