The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-08-15

YOU know that in the last two democratic
national conventions he has supported
the nomination Of Republicans? In 1896
he favored Senator Teller for President,
an old line republican and one of the bit
| tcrcSt foes Of the South in reconstruction
days. He had himself appeared before
the convention as 4 competitor of w. j.
Bryan and been ignominiouly showed
under In 1900 he was for Towne, also a
republican, for vice president. Is he the
man to be supreme arbiter and judge OF
what is democracy in South Carolina?
| GIVE TIE YOUNG MEN A CHANCE.
In the Senate have labored, as the re-
cords will show, to broaden the prosper
ity Of the country, to promote the inter
eSts of my own people, to spread civill-
zation, to enlarge and increase opportu-
nifty for our young men and to stimulate
enterprise. His whole political course and
method have been to tear down, to abuse
and oppose, to blight and restrain, to bite
where he dared and to fawn where he fear
ed or sought favor shall ask the people to
contrast the records and shall claim my
| right as free man, born and reared
democrat and Senator from South Caro-
| lima, to do it regardless of the orders OF
itwcnty-onc members of the executive
committee | shall ask the people to de-
| eide between the man who has tried to
help cotton factories, open highways OF
commerce and to SO command the demo
cratic party as to command for it the con
| tidencc 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 | shall ask them to say
whether they prefer the Senator who has
tried to retain for South Carolina the
honor and dignity won by long line OF
illustrOuS sons and glorious deeds, or the
Senator who has postured as butfoon and
bully and who proclaimed on the floor OF
the Senate that he represented constltu'
ency of ballot box suffers and murderers
who wanted their share of the stealage.
He is now in Nothern State holding
up our people as negro murderers and
ballot box thieves.
WOULD CONDEMN AND DEPoSE WITHOUT
A HEARING.
You have undertaken to condemn and
eXpel and depose me-, not only without
hearing, but without evidence. Upon
what ground are my good faith as Sena
tor and my fidelity as democrat assail
cdy Is it on the tariff? None of you OF
the committee can prove to the people
that the democratic party is free trade
party. 1t has opposed 4 tariff for protec
ton only, but as early as 1877 we had 9
protective tariff and We have never Ill
the one hundred and four years since
known free trade General Hancock, the
party nominee for president in 1880, re
| gardcd the tariff as a local question
Samuel J. Randall, for years the party
leader and speaker Of the house, was
protectionist. In every congress whert
the question has been presented numbers
of democrats have voted against anC
helped to kill free trade. have contend
ed that Southern products should be pu1
on equality with others, and in 1897
fought to have rice, pine lumber, and cot
ton protected The cry of "Republican'
was raised against me then, but the peo
pie, before whom the issue was squarely
put, endorsed me by an overwhelming
vote. Are you now undertaking to re-
verse that verdict?
| TARIFF SUBSIDIES AND EXPANSION.
| have favored ship subsidies. 1t is
great question and one, l submit, on
which the people of this State are compe
tent to pass after hearing full argument
The subject has never been discussed be-
fore them, although it is of vast import
ance to the prosperity of this State. The
purpose of the subsidy is to develop the
building and operation of great fleets OF
American ships. 1t touches the interests
of our sea ports, of our lumber industries
of all our manufacturing enterprises anC
our great agricultural products. 1t is
question on which some of the ables,
democrats of the house and senate are
divided. / most humbly submit that 1t i:
not in order for twenty-one members o.
your committee to rule that the demo
cratic masses of South Carolina shall MOI
at their campaign meetings hear this mat
ter of vital interest to them discussed
and that the people of the sea. coast cities
who would like to see new tides OF com
merce brought to their harbors and the
lumbermen and owners of forest land:
who would be glad to sell material fol
more ships, are to be thrown neck anl
heels out of the party because they favor
ship subsidies. Senators Carlisle, Pugh
and Morgan voted for a subsidy bill which
has been in force ten years and which
has helped our Brazilian trade, in
measure at least. Are they not demo
Gratis, according to the decision of Sena
tor Tillman and your committee!
1 believe that is our duty to develol
the new territory which has come into
our possession along commercial and in
dustrial lines, to civilize them, and make
them the equal of our own States II
material prosperity. Senator TllimaI
would leave them, after we have deprived
them Of the protection of Spain to hope
less struggle as an Independent natior
without resources or self protection
Fortunately for US the records show thai
in building them up, we are going tt
benefit our own country. want to give
that territory the best form OF govern
ment in the world, he does not want tt
give it any form of government at all
He says free silver or bust" / say the
. American people have settled that ques
ton at the ballot box.
am for q sound currency and constant
employment for all who desire to work
at remunerative wages. This we can not
have without an outlet for our surplus
products on equal terms with all of oul
competitors in the markets of the world
DO YOU think the energetic, live, progress
i've young business man of the South
will long permit the cabals of few
scheming politicians to stand between
him and the attainment of these glorious
ends? If this is not democracy, then
gentlemen, I invite you to join hands
with me in making it so.
These are the leading questions on
which understand my democracy and
loyalty have been assaulted. The records
give me little light as to'what further
ground there may be for your action
Allow me to summarize them briefly.
| COMPARING RECORDS.
In the first session of the 55th congress
Senator Tillman ndmyself voted togeth-
er in 14S of $50 yea and nay votes.
| r,,tcJ o,r,inSt him for protection to