The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-08-06

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: He denounced the trusts and referr
: with satisfaction to Judge Simonton
= decision demanding the fertilizer tru
2 to the State courts.
~ Ex Ex.CoNaREssMAN 1JoHNsToNE.
II Ex-t'ongressman George Johnston
9 of Newberry, began by saying that
4 merely inquired of Mr.. Latimer abo,
t claiming the delivery Of q ship subsid
Q speech on, the 21st day of May in Coz
= gress when he had seen him in O.
/ Iumbia OH that day. He produced th
printed copy of the speech purpoitln
4 to have been delivered May 21. Nj
!, Latimer charged him with falsifyin
Z 1.-The record, but the copies distribute
from Washington justified his inquiry
Mr.. Latimer, r,sinterrnptlng, said the
1 the speech was delivered on!May ~
Ei ~ typographical error had been mad
{ and he exhibited a Congressional Rec
ord,
Col.$Johnstope: "That's on the I'M
migration BILL"
/ Mr. Latimer +" That's q lawyer
E Equibble,n 4 Mingled cries Of Lati
mer !" and (" "Johnstone." -
4 "Mr.@ Latimer defeated me-" Col
Johnstone said, "on the sub-treasur,
issue. He went to Congress and new
1 err introduced bill on the issue which
elected him, there was so little in it,
"Mr. Latimer says that it is useless
to, discuss the tariff in South Carolina
Shades of Calhoun, Lowndes and
Cheves--not discuss the tariff to {
South Carolina audience, but rather
the sending of nut-grass roots and
pumpkin seeds daughter and
cheers) If to obtain appropriations
from Republicans is the thing, would
itnot be wiser to send a Republican
to the Senate'7. Mr.. McLaurin could
get more from the Republicans than
any other man in the South" Mr..
Johnstone closed amid applause.
Col. William Elliott was the last
speaker. {" while these other gentle
men," he said, "have had plain sailing /
have always had a contest on my hands,
year after year with negro Republicans
of the Black District. When the jute
trust threatened the farmers / was the
first public man to call attention to it
and advise farmers to combine against
it," Col. Elliott said that he disliked
to talk of himself, but it was necessary
as he was not we'll known here and
told of his part in defeating the Orum.
packer bill, in the cotton mill hours of
labor agitation and for rivers and har-
bors. In providing for deepening
the waterways your cotton is brought
nearer to the ocean and you are given
the benht- of cheap water rates." He
expected to advocate the Appalachian
Park reserve, &c From the mountain
forests come the rains that water your
farms and shall labor, for their preser-
vation," When Congress threatened to
interfere with cotton manufacturing in
the South by regulating hours of work,
he had telegraphed to representative
manufacturers, which brought them tc
Washington and 80 The measure was
defeated.
The Senatorial candidates left for
Greenville on the midday passenger
train and the candidates for Congress
spoke to a diminished audience.
THE CoNaREssMEN.
Ex. Congressman Stanyarne Wilson,
of Spartanburg, led off in speech in
which for the most part he discussed
his record, devoting a few minutes,
however, TO the discussion of national
issues. He related rapidly notable
achievements of his six year term in
Congress, and alluded to his work in
the State Senate to regulate hours of
labor for factory operatives and the
railroad commission bill which he
framed. Concluding be said: cit is
an unpleasant matter, but must refer
to the question of buried factionalism.
We agreed, Mr.. johnson and /, that
factionalism should De buried in our
1900 contest. In that campaign
never referred TO Reform or Conserva-
tive. / favor harmony when it is
genuine, but not the kind that is q
cham and delusion. A few nights
before the primary Mr.. johnson went
to Columbia, where two-thirds of the
people were Haskellites, and drew the
lines on me and changed four or five
hundred votes, so that Columbia went
against me. He cannot complain when
point out the falsity of buried fac
| tionalism of that kind"
Congressman johnson spoke of his
ambition from early boyhood, "when
he played lap jacket with Chairman
Smith" to go to Congress. "I believ-
ed 1 worked harder to go than any man
ever did and when J was elected /
promised myself to work as hard for
my people as had worked to be
elected.n He told of his record and
said that it rarely fell to the lot of Q
/ new Congressman to get through az
many measures as he had. He had
secured 100000 for a public building
4 at Spartanburg and the establishment
4 of numerous free rural delivery routes
/" AS for drawing the lines" said Mr.
johnson, 81 did not once speak o
Reform and Conservative in our las'
campaign" Mr.. Wilson here came Il
1.-The front of the stand and said: "Mr
/ johnson, let's get this matter straigh
\ i--what did you cay in Columbian"
II johnson. "I said to the people o
Columbia that was as much thei
B friend as you and had been their frien,
when you were fghtinglthem.o
II " Exactly--you knew they woul
: understand you, that you referred !
81 my having been Reformer and you
Il CONSERVATIVES"
IL aWhy as to that !" said Mr.. johnson
a I" Of course everybody in Columbi
: knew that much without my saying q
r You Yourself drew the lines quite {
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