The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-06-20

would have a law whereby all cor
porations should be compelled to
show their books, so that the trust
problem can be intelligently handled.
He favored canal across Central
America, but was not quite certain
whether Nicaragua or Panama would
be the best route. He thought the
president, under restrictions, should
be allowed to negotiate for the route.
He has always sought to serve his
people in the Southland, first for his
own district and then for the rest Of
the State. He had worked for rural
deliveries, had distributed seeds and
pamphlets.
He promised, if elected, to do all,
in his power for the Ccngaree river.
He SAID If he ever found that he was
out of harmony with his people he
would resign. He doesn't believe IN
time. servers, but when not in har-
mony with his people he is not a tit
| representative of the people.
Quite liberal applause was given
Mr.. Latimer at the conclusion OF his
speech.
Mr.. Henderson was the next speak
er and was greeted with applause,
with one or two cries of Henderson,
Mr.. Henderson's Introductory re-
l marks said that to ask the suffrage. OF
the people for the place was asking
much. If q life spent entirely in the
State, and one devoted to the best in
terest Of the State counted for any
thing he did not hesitate to present
his record to scrutiny of the people
of the State.
He deprecated bitterness in dis
cussion, but that all issues should be
discussed msnfully and calmly. In
quite an earnest eloquent burst he
declared that it was not necessary
| in South Carolina in order to be pro
gressive to be a Republican zap
plause.) Let us be progressive, but
let us not cast aside the grand old
| principles of the Democratic party
| and let us not forget the rights OF
| those who are to be governed and see
| that they have full voice in the gov
ernment so that we shall never live
| under a centralized government. he
declared that some things had been
settled by the war and some can
never be settled except in the right
way. Slavery has been abolished
forever in the country and the negro
has his rights, but that will never ut
| Booker Washington or any other OF
his class to sit down at the same
tahla with a white man (applause
and cheers.) He said he was sick of
the phrases "Old South" and New
South" We are proud of the South
and as the union is one and indis
tructible it must not be forgotten
that the same is true of the States.
The pendulum has swung around
and the lajest decision sustalns the
n. . of the State. The fight be
tween the Republican party and the
people has been because the party
desired to abrogate the rights OF the
people and place their legitimate
rights into the hands of a centralized
government. He declared that
trusts were the legitimate offsprings
of the Republican tariff, and in the
good old days of the Democratic
tariff such thing was never heard
of No one but the most blatant
demagogue would pirate against cor
| porations because they are such, but
when they stife competition and op-
pose the people then it is time that
| they should be shorn of their power.
He next touched on imperialism.
If we abandon the old Monroe doc
| trine we leave other nations to do as
they please and we will be called
upon to face the british proposition
| Of the survival of the fttest even on
| American soil. The cry that trade
follows the flag is all rot; for if we
| make what other people want we Will
sell it without the acquisition OF Tor
eign soil.
In closing, he congratulated Go
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