The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-31
u, s l BENNETTsvllIE, S. e...FR1DAY MAY q. 1901,

B Isarss Is9s my heat if I should fnd now
4 lanesS u wv after all, it is a mistake, aud
a Matil sss have boon dooeived by mirage
y lsnStne blesk deBort. / am human, and
4 hagss my full share Of the frailty and
/ si3nSSsy which go with poor, weak hu.
4 5JlaI,S 2 aturo, L look back to Some
l$taiaga hat have said and dono, and
i Ekn0w that / was wrong. and I w}ah i
lsTsrs otherwise. But. fellow. o;t;nana
9sNtise ,, Within tho last three years havo
lssts$ mat Al \ was near the time whom l
Renl9 have 70 stand before tho bar Of a
I:1Gssstt55fod, 1Gssstt55 who knows the sc orots Of nv
lselnl!9!rlnost sll :! eoul, and I felt that ho
8Qald mercy havo for potty frailtios
3 d gdtsSss.bort.comipgs, \ 3. and give mo credit
leElho earnest and honest effort, for
tiAa55sa!sorifices viii cllI had msdo to sorvo
llksss best and highest interest OF my
Stase and country. am not afraid 20
mlstlny God and stand upon my public
ob,0JId-ahy, thon, should fear any
srh1anat here b b,los2 / only wish that
l,m.Nslato as q man was as sinloss and free
! lsssst3ss sssst3Sss rcrroaoh as it. GB AZ ybuYSuuhl;c
tervantt -ubayges of >corruptiongkavo
!, been rife in South Care Ina ..u!Gs j ok the
psbt telh years, but my w2rs. enemies
have n.}vcr charged that dirty dollar
has eyer orossed the palm Of my hand.
Felle'w citizons: To man who low
ed society and that sort Of thing, scat
in the Senate may bo pr;zs worth
having but to me, it is Of no value
aavo t5 further tho cause to which l
am deHoting tho best years OF my life.
| am IN the Senate for what can got
fTsT3outh Carolina, not to further my
~ tiSonal interest. d. you suppose
s :. | enjoy boing aayod alivos and
toafpd all sorts Of pet names by tho
crawling, grumbling Gonzales, and tho
whining. oringing dyspoptio Hemp
hill1 ~ docs notWorry mo very muoh
fop iknow that thoro IL one kind of an
animal that will groal Just for the
pleasure Of growing. and another that
will whine, esrccislly when milk is
scarce There o geo deal of growing
and whining just now because Of
lew Federal plums that have boon
dropping around but notico that it
all comes from tho direction whore
mono are dropping or likely to drop.
From observation | infer that there
are plenty Of Gold Democrats,
Silver Democrats, Bryan Democrats,
Cleveland Democrats, Mckinley
Democrats, Tillman Democrats, and
SDbmoorsts mono whom obi isct to
McLaurin Demoort JOB under "Unole
Sam." a
FEDERAL PATRONAGE.
Now, fellow. oitjzens, I want to say
ono wor1 on this subject. / do not
CONTROL, | do not profes, to control, I
d9 not wish to control, nor will l be-
op no responsible for, the Federal pat.
r@nago in South Carolina. On account
OF my liberal views, and what ho is
pleased to consider my patriotic stand
for broad American doctrines, the
Hresident has dono mo tho honor to
obnsult me on certain occasions as to
South Carolina appointments. He has
dpno 90, to my certain knowledge, with
81 IRA Morgan, Sullivan MofSnery
JlF ~ 1 appreciate it
j mord klnsl5 Rss %sR, nR,,ia
1Ran gentleman, never occupied the
slRhite House than William Mckinley.
believe have his confidence and
I||icndship, and thore is no treasure
||at value moro highly. I would not
I've it and l could not retain it wero
!, traitor to my State and people. He
ho)nors me, becAuse he knows as woll
aslany man living, how much 1 love my
native State. When he Expressed de-
sirtl to be tho President Of tho whole
oouhtry and not Of section, why should
| not meot him half way? Whom ho IL
willing that tho patrons who support q
posEofce in South Carolina should be
consulted as they arc in Vermont,
MaspA Aohusetts and Ohio, why should I,
as YOUR Senator, stick pitoh-fork in
to hig vitals? I
Ah} fellow oit'z7ns, if ! have CON-
trollsGsany patronage, it has been in
the prbs,lio intorost, not my own. No
nophewl, Of mine have been commission
cd in tho United Statos Army. I have
had MO son drawing large salary,
travelling this State at governmout OK
penso, manipulating political affairs for
me. Take tho postoffioe at Aiken, Of
what Personal intert st is it to mo who
fills H1t docs not put dollar into my
pocket and | do not got my mail there.
boljbve in the rule OF the people, and
wanl to see the time come whom tho
PATROLS of tho cffioe, those who sup
port it, shall nama the postmaster just
az thoy do the sheriff and clerk Of tho
court. . Who do you suppose tho people
OF Aiken prefer for postmaster man
who Is identified with the town, born
and rokred among them, or citizen of
another State, with no interest in tho
town Or people fu, ther than to use thonl
for his own person 81 advsntage2 Who
ia not.even wills. ..etay death, to por-
nit his dust ~ .oglo with tho soil OF
South Ca; s.in but had his body shipp.
cd homo to Oon neotiout for burial whore
am told his family are soon to follow
him. / psefor ono Of our own people,
oitherfwhite or black, to birds Of pas.
sage, who invest no money here, and
ny away whom thoro are no cAicss for
them. IIet it be understood that we
g'adlyFwelcomo any good man who
comes horo sookiDg a homo, who Ia.
vests his money and becomes one Of
our Own people; we extend to su,h q
one. tfo right hand Of fellowship, aud
no 70 dntitlod to all tho honors, social,
political and commercial, which bis
abilityatS,d oharaotor command. That
is nofRfthat wo mean by i"Carpet-
bagisn5 e.. South Carolina Some
cause ck a aant nt0 bsa bs o'S,oaSaa anoa;ntad pa
man Mnd sd,sunoonnvn ~ nf "PR'ba XiRkan bay. !"
eleotedEns pu9their town twice, aud
who isSNf opYand courteous gentlo