The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-06-18


skillful play, but it did not deceiv
anybody. He did not answer, or Al
tempt to answer Editor Gonzales
specific charges about the Frye an
Henderson kilograms and, as such, hi
speech was distinct disappointment
to his friends, and he hal some pre-
sent.
He charged the editor of The Stat
with having deliberately suppressed
part of the Senate journal in publish
ing the exposure. That part of th
Senate journal to which he referred
was question of personal privilege OIL
Feb. Ia, after the question had beer
passed upon by the committee ON rules
He then read this statement from th,
journal, which had nothing whatever
to do with Editor Gonzales's charge
that Tlllman had inserted falsehooG
in that statement and had uttered
from his chair as presiding officer OF
the Senate an untruth in regard to the
Frye and Henderson telegrams: "Thls
man Gonzales is actnated by spite and
malIce," he exclaimed dramatically
",He is modern Ishlnaelite, whose
hand is against every man and every
ih"p d manu- 10 dSuihoI ulu'
Tillman then took up the jenkins
sword incident, and said in substance:
Jenkins is gallant young South
Carolinian. thought his splendid
services deserved recognition at the
hands of the people of this State, and
L raised fund to present him with a
sword, and had invited the President
to deliver it. 1 was not as familiar
then as L am now with Roosevelt's
public utterances, but say now that
If had known that he had branded
Jefferson Davis as an arch traitor and
had compared him to Benedict Arnold,
that invitation never would have been
extended. But did not know it.
Well, after that invitation had been
issued you know what happened. An
important incident occurred in the
Senate and, as result of it, Roosevelt
withdrew an invitation he had extend
ed to Senator Tillman to an official din
ner at the White House. That was
an insult to South Carolina Senator,
10 the State of South Carolina, to my
own blood, and have no apologies to
offer for what L did. 1 would have
withdrawn that invitation to deliver
the sword if Roosevelt had been a
King. L have no apology to offer to
anybody for having withdrawn the in
vitation to Roosevelt to deliver the
jenkins sword.'
Heretofore Col. Tillman has always
claimed that he withdrew the invita-
tion to President Roosevelt, cat the
request of subscribers to the jenkins
fund" but on this occasion he assumed
full responsibility for his action, and
did not say anything about any "sub-
scribers or any one else having asked
HIM TO take the step. Tillman's ref
erence to the sword incident was not
altogether unfavorably received, but
the other parts of his speech were dis
appointing and damaging, aud, on the
whole, he made ali unfavorable i'm
preston. He had number of friends
in the crowd and they were ready to
make demonstration in his favor, but
his speech was so lame and futile that
they could not do so.
THE SENATORIAL CANDIDATES..
Mr.. Latimer was the first of the can
didates for the Senate. His first
speech, an Alliance speech, had been
made in Donnalds he said. He had
been sent to Congress to represent
the principles advocated by the ALI
ancemen, and he is now aspiring for
higher honors on his record in Con-
gress.
He said that he had no attack to
make upon any one, but he had heard
that there were candidates who would
assaii him. In regard TO national poll
tics, he declared his opposition to the
ship subsidy. He thought the marine
laws of this country ought to be
amended, but he stigmatized the ship
subsidy as steal.
| In reference to the free delivery, he
cited the results of his efforts to the
end that no Congressional district in
the South has more free delivery car.
riers. He denied that he had been
partial to Anderson County. When
he went to Congress he got but 5000
packages of seed, and now through his
own efforts he is getting $4,000 pack
ages for his district, or 100000 addi-
tional for the whole State. He had al
30 gotten more agricultural bulletins
for his constituents. His record in
Congress had not been that OF con-
stitutional lawyer on the floor, but
that of business man.
He said that men went into
the primary in 1892 under solemn oath
to abide the results of the primary,
and after he had been elected they had
gone to Washington and had called
him Popuist and had kept him from
nominating postmasters, etc. Some of
the number left the State and are Just
now slipping back. He spoke vigor.
Ously and had friends In the crowd.
Col. Elliott thanked those present
for the invitation to him. He said il
was healthy sign to see the people
taking an interest in public matters,
as their presence proved. Light vot
ing and indifference produced rings.
The voters in this State are the only
, ones who vote directly on the candi.
dates for Senator. The constitution
requires that the election should be b,
the Legislature, but under party gov
ernment, the primary nomination
meant the election. This was as i
should be, and Col. Elliott said he hat
4 always favored the election of Senator
!. directly by the people. He had votet
o for IL In the House where it was al
o most unanimously favored.
ItwOuld be impossible, he said, at
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