The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-08-14
Hon. ID. S. Henderson
A DISTINGUISHED LAWYER
AND LEGISLATOR.
(S. S. Lamb, Editor. in Aikon
Journal and Review J

With the people Of South Caro-.
lima the pending contest for tho
seat in the United States Senate,
to be made vacant by tho r,tiro-
mcnt Of the Junior senator from
this state IS perhaps the most VI
tai matter Of the moment. The
Senatorial prize is one of the nj gh-
est honors for which our political
gadiators contend; from its or
ganization the upper house Of Con-
gress has attracted the ambition OF
orators and iursts possessed OF a
gemous for public affairs.
With the passing Of McLaurin,
and the final overthrow Of the
Commercial Democracy, ,"-but
another name for rcpublicansm in
South Carolina,-the times call
very loudly fora senator, who viii
titly represent this State in what
Is, after all, the most important
legislative assembly in tie world.
THIS need is the mOre apparent at
this time because OF the sUbvcrsion
of the established principles Of the
Federal constitution, and impcri-
alistic tendencies, ever inc.nasing
of a centralized government, Of the
few, for the few, by the few.
TIE COMMERCIAL DEMOCRACY.
In a speech delivered at l'nion
last simmer State Senator Hem
dcrson, Of Aiken, was among the
first of the political leaders t.
point out the impending dangers
Of the Commercial Dcmocracy,-
an insidiuuS effort On tha part Of
McLaurin and the repuullcan al
ministration, to disrupt and dis
organize the Democratic party in
South Carolina. The result Of tie
county and State conventions fully
illustrates how we'll this advice
was needed, and how thoroughly
tho death blow to this subtle con-
splracy was delivered. It's defeat
proved Gna! and irr, trcvaHlc.
Senator McLaurn has Voluntarily
Withdrawn from the political arena
a state convention Of the party to
which he formerly profcssad allie.
glance has pronounced his p0l!ti.
cal epitaph.
Among tke distinguished gentlo-
men, who aspire to The senate to
succeed John l.. McLaurin, the
Hon"r"' ). S. Henderson, Of
y one Of the most
An orator Of rare
n Of broad and gen.
impulses, "a pro-
.-u.lu student Of human affairs, -
he possesses in All unusual degree
those qualities that upon the world'a
stage 81 to make up q man Of
mark.
And in addition to his we'll ar
INQUIRED intellect "Dan" Hcnder
son is good friend and {
good citizen, to boot. Be
yond the natural limits Of his owl
state he is known as one of the &C
knowledged leaders in public af
fairs, and at the bar, Of South CsI
olina. As one Of our contempc
raries has put it, he is indeed, "
christian gentleman, an accom-
plshed scholar, an able jurist, al
an eloquent spoaker--onc alto
tether worthy Of a scat IN the I'm
tod States Senate"
BHGINN1NG A CAREER.
Dan S. Henderson was born {
marlborough, in the county {
Colleton, South Carolina, in 1S4
Both his father and mother al
mother were natives Of this Stat
The father, Daniel Henderson, W;
descended from a Scotch~Irlsh OF
GIN, of which type are found son
OF the most emlnentiy successf
mon Of this and other times. III
elder Henderson, in his day WAS
lawyer Of note, ,and served with di
tinction in the Legislature of Il
State. He died in 1864.
Dan Henderson, the son, at I
oarly age began his education
the Charleston College with
scholarship won in a cempetiti
examination. In 1870 he left Il
quiet college walls with the fir
honors Of his class. With the clio
Of college days the young studcl
devoted hlmself to the mysteri
OF the law. Like many lawyo
who have attained eminence HeI
derson gathered his first know
lodge Of the practical machinery
jurisprudence as q student in II
Jaw office. For a year and a ha
after leaving Charleston Colleg
he studied law in the Office of Mes
simons and seigling, then anon
the leading practitioners in the hi
eorio city Of Charleston.
At the expiration Of this perlo
Henderson began the struggle {
life 40 q school teacher IN Che,te
q. @. Hrs manly bearing,self-rel
8nes. and thorough methods {
wssh, soon won for him man
friends. Hs had about him thu
.