The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-05-29


read the newspapers in the last fe,
weeks? These people, good people
, had been locked out arbitrarily. Thor
J should be no conflict between labo
and capital. The rich men had acte
arbitrarily. 1t was question Of com
mon sense, of humanity. The Dom
ocratic party should act in such mat
ter and not be 30 tonder-footed abo,l
II. (Applause.) He referred to tb,
illusions to the candidates. He wa
u candidate end was not afraid to b
q candidate. He was willing to ad
yocate what he thought was right an,
take sides. He was not of the kint
who wore standing collar high enoup
to look like a whitewashcd fence about
lunatic asylum. His young frien,
would soon be Il candidate and wa,
even now budding. He would stan,
by these good people of Horse Creek
1t was a question of corporation rul,
vs. the people.
Mr. Il. II. Jaynes of Oconce eaid the
Democracy of South Carolina was or
trial. Great issues should not be
swept aside by jcsts. Equity and
justice should be done all---mill men
or workiugmcn. lie told of Mr.
Courtenay's coming to Oconco and
building cotton mill there. This
mill was not planted there by foreign
capital. IT has been stated that the
capital in the mills here came from the
north. Most of it comes from our own
people. There WAS nothing but wild
newspaper reports. Only this morning
the chairman of tins committee was
announced as candidate for the
United States Senate. A. >, III as he
read it he said there's "noth,ug IN
that" We cannot rely Oh lrrusponsi-
bic newspaper reports. No such
action should be taken in the ubsencc
OF definite information.
Prof. w. y. Marchant said the
words of the resolution were mild
words. If he could have written the
resolutions they would have been
much stronger. lie knew all about
cotton mills; he worked III the Granite
vile factory years ago. He knew the
Horse Creek people. They were the
best people that ever lived on the face
OF this earth. They had been denied
the privilege of earning their daily
bread. This had stirred him as moth
ing had done in so years. He was not
a candidate either.
Voice Cut it short. G.auyhtcrD
Prof. Marchant--I will not cut il
short. (More laughtcr.)
Prof. Marchant took a glass of water
and spoke earnestly Of the lack of in
quirY into the condition of the pcoplc
or our mills. DO you suppose any
body would take me for Oh ignorant
man? aughter.) He would change the
zephyr like words of the resolution III
to destructive cyclone. He had seen
deeds of heroism in Graniteyillc that
would excel Hobson when he sank the
Merrimac.
Mr.. Croft asked Prof. Marehan! 10
yield to him for a tew moments to
make motion. Prof. Marchant weld
Ell. Mr.. Croft explained the question.
1t was this; 5000 industrial people in
Aiken county who had not struck had
been turned out because of trouble i'm
another State. 1t has brought des-
titution and suffering. This is the
worst KIND of a tlust--,one that will
not give honest labor employment. lie
referred to it as " conspiracy" He
moved to table the minority report
but withdrew the motion.
Prof. Marchant yielded for five min.
utes TO Senator Henderson, who SAID the
the Aiken county convention had
adopted such resolution. lie offered
to take home any subscriptions to hell
the sufferers. Sympathy was AZ ltLIt
as they should give.
There was general demand for q
vote and considerable disorder, Prof.
Marchant claiming the floor and get
ting it for three minutes. Mr.. Rom
bert finally got the floor, the audle nee
declining practically to hear further
from Prof. Marchant.
Mr.. Rembert said the minority were
ready and willing to extend sympathy
to anyone, but this resolution Was too
extreme for people of good judgment
to adopt. He proposed to stand for
what he considered right and Just to
any man, rich or poor. He replied to
Congressman Talbert with j,ke.
Mr.. Il. b. a. Robinson, of Anderson
thought this step unwise. He was OPP
posed to grinding down the mill preei-
dCnts.
The vote was then taken and the
chair declared tho "ayes" had it.
There were calls for division and for
a roll call vote. Then Mr.. Ashley
asked for the reading of the re.
solution. Mr.. j. W. Doar asked
that his name be put to the minority
report. Mr.. Il. B. Caldwell made The
same request. The vote was lb2 to 70
MIR. II. |. Rogers offered This as {
| substitutes
Resolved; That we sympathizc Will
all men in misfortune.
The minority report of the com
mittee--the Blease resOution--wa
then adopted.
The resolution in regard TO chill
labor in the cotton mills was takcl
up. Mr.. DOrroh, of Greenville, moved
to strike out the resolving words. II
said the convention was exceeding it
authority, as the Legislature whic
was composed of Democrats should
settle this issue.
MIR. Thurmond, of Edgeneld, fl
vored the resolutions and insisted th
mill Childran ahoulI ho nrot,,i,