The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-08-01


had been accused of doing nothing
to oppose the Republican majority,
but the accusation was not true. The
Democrats supported the Republican
measure to reduce duties Oh sugar
imported from Cuba, and when the
bill came up proposed an amend
ment striking a blow at the great
friend of the Republican party, the
sugar trust, and after this the Repub-
Iicans fought it tooth and nail, with
all the power at their command.
But the Republicans were defeated
by an overwhelming majority, and it
was announced to all this land that
sugar could come in free of duties.
Under old Democratic doctrine,
he had always advocated every meas
ure conducive to an increase of local
| self government.
The most important matter for con-
| sideration today was trusts. The
Republicans had sought and were
seeking to give Congress such power
over the trusts that all power of the
States over them would be destroyed,
"a blow at local self government
which the Democrats were consist
emily opposing.
He had gone to Congress, not be-
cause be wanted to 60, but because
he was chosen by his people to fight
negro supremacy in his District.
Since he had held that position he
had devoted himself to the material
| upbuilding of his State and had
brought more money into this State
than any other Congressman
Discussed, in conclusion river and
harbor appropriations, and the good
which they have done.
HON. J. J. HEMPHILL,
of Chester, said Col. Elliott had taken
occasion to tell of number of things
he had done IN Congress, and it was
good and we'll. But the question
was whether that was the best that
could be done for the Democratic
party. Seeking appropriations and
trying to kill bill here and there
that was not the policy of the Demo
cratic party in the olden days. And
now that all trouble had passed aside
in South Carolina, the hope of this
country lay in the fact that one man
would be selected out of these six
who would contribute his share to
putting the party upon the high
plane it then occupied. He wouldn't
be in the race if the only thing he
believed he could do was to get to
the Republican corncrib and get a
nubbing here and there. The Demo
cratic party needed to get control of
the government, and that was what
these people wanted.
There was a cardinal difference
between the Democrats and Repub-
licans. One of them stands for the
rights of the people. The other be-
lieves that every time man is born
into this country it is only another
contribution by the Almighty to the
great mass upon which taxes can be
laid. They believe man is born to
be taxed. That was the Republican
idea, and they have the system of
tariff taxation, by which a man is
taxed from the time he is born till
his winding sheet is wrapped around
him and he goes to his last resting
place. They taxed the people, by
this method, more than was necessary
for the support of the government
because they wanted the people to
buy from the Northern manufactu-
rers. His doctrine was that man
had the right to spend the money he
made wherever he pleased. That
was good Democratic doctrine and
he held to it. He did not want to
say much against the Republicans,
because he made allowance for them.
A Republican WAS man who was
born wicked, and grew worse every
day he lived, but be couldn't help it.
He discussed the ship subsidy bill.
The Republicans proposed that all
the people should be taxed at the