Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-08-06

supremacy, and against negro domina-
tion. Every time he had been elected to
Congress his seat had been contested.
Had spent time and means in the public
service and was poorer to-day than when
he went to Congress. Was opposed to
Spanish American war from the first and
voted against 1t. He closed by q
humorous comparison of himself to a
/ good old bunting dog that should not be
left alone, for it could bark coming and
going.
Hon. A. G. -.atimer was the last of the
Senatorial candidates to speak. He was
| glad to come back to Oconee to give an
account of his stewardship and ask for
higher honors. 1t had been said that he
had Cotton rich from speculation in cop
per stock; that he had voted to give
$3,OOO,OOO to the Pennsylvania Railroad.
| OF one aspiring to this high office. It
was done in an attempt to drag him
down. No man could stand up and
truthfully say he had gone back on a
single pledge. If it was thought he had
| been unfaithful let them lay finger on
some act. 1t had been said he was head
ing toward McLaurinism, because he
procured places In the government SER
vice for sixty-three young men from his
district; had gotten increased appropria-
tion for seed distribution, and inaugu-
rated a system of free rural mail deliy-
cry, besides getting $15, 200 for Newberry
college. Nothing like this had ever been
done by any of his predecessors, and this
district had been represented by many
an amendment to increase tho appropria-
ton for seed from $40, 900 to $27O, 900.
There is but one Tillman in politics as
| there is only one Sam Jones in religion.
One should have some object in life and
be true to it. Be himself. We need
business common sense in Congress.
Work must be done along practical lines.
for the sake of cussing. We want just
and equitable laws. A fair share of the
money raised by Federal taxes should
como to the South. We ought to have
| our part for internal improvements. Do
you blame me for trying to get it ?
(Voices, No! No!D Do you blame me
for buying copper stock at 25 cents and
He could take care of himself in the de.
bates and the people would take care of
him on the day of election. Voices,
Yes, we will.) He explained his fight
for rural delivery; how he had estab-
llshed 93 routes in his district, while in
all the rest of the State there were only
20 routes, and closed amid much ap-
plause.
At this point an intermission of one
hour for dinner was taken. TIE crowd
re-assembled in the grove at O'Clock in
| the afternoon.
Hon. e. NJ. Rucker, of Anderson, was
| introduced as the first speaker. He had
spoken nine minutes when he was inter-
| rupted by rain and an adjournment was
had to the Court House. Mr.. Rucker
resumed his speech and gave good
account of himself. He felt at home
with an Oconee audience. He was a
student of Adger College for two years.
and was no stranger to our people. He
had served two years in the Legisl ature
from Anderson county. His voice and
vote in that body had always been in
behalf of the plain people. During his
term one thousand bills had been acted
upon. He introduced bill which be-
came law declaring that no printed
description in a chattel mortgage should
be valid. He advocated the bill provid-
ing per cent from the free school fund
for purchase of books for poor children.
He advocated the sale of the two State
farms, as he did not believe that labor of
the conviots should be brought into COM
petition with the farmers. The Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company in the at
tempt to create trust had bought sixty
| four cotton seed oil mills and fertilizer
plants in this State. He advocated the
bill which was passed enabling the
Attorney General to take legal proceed
ings agaist the Company to declare these
parties and combinations null and void.
He was the author OF the bill increasing
the pensions of the old Confederate sol
diers from 800, 900 to $2OO, 900; also the
bill allowing soldiers to peddle without
a license. In national politics he was a
| Democrat of the old school. He was the
only member of the 124 in the House OF
Representatives who raised his voice to
condemn the chief apostle of CONNER
cial Democracy. He thought tho course
of the United States in the Philippines
to be the benevolence of murder and as
similation of destruction. He took issue
with one of the candidates for the Senate
on the tariff question. He believed that
the heavy duty laid upon imported goods
helped to increase the price of all goods
manufactured in America. He was in
favor of free rural mail delivery and ex-
tension of the system. Was also in
favor of nationa! appropriation for pub
lie roads.
| DR.. r. F. Smith, of Pickens, was graft
| fled to address an Oconee audience.
| Until about thirty years ago Oconce and
| Pickens were ono county. He believed
in loyalty to the national Democratic
platform and the Democratic caucus.
We need plain business men in Congress
who know how to care for the welfare of
the public interests. He yielded to no
| man in allegiance to the welfare of the
people. AS to the tariff, he stood with
all Democrats. There can be no abso-
Lutte free trade. He thought the Demo
cratic position was tariff for revenue
only with incidental protection. He be-
lieved the protective tariff of the Repub-
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