The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-08-15
AIKEN FOR CONGRESS.
Report OF Hls Abbeville Speeeh-Wher
He Stands on The Public Issues.

Hon. Wyatt Aiken who is candi-
date for Congress from this the Third
District spoke in Abbeville the other
day. When Mr.. Aiken entered the
race he was new man in the speak
ing line, but his friends say he has
improved wonderfully. Here is what
ne said in Abbeville:
He has never been a candidate for
any Office before, but had held the
responsible position of official court
stenographer in the circuit for nearly
~ years; held under five distln-
guished judges and never applied
for the position; has saved the State
in his position SIS where he has been
paid 81.
Was born and reared on farm on
the Ssluda side of Abbeville County
and is the son of farmer and an
old soldier; was q soldier himself in
a way, and was the first private mus
tered into the volunteer service in
South Carolina in the Spanish war.
Has laudable ambition to represent
the good people of this grand old
district in congress and to feel the
confidence of these intelligent, splen-
did people. Is making the race on
his own merits and not on the merits
and demerits of any other man living
or dead. If he cannot be elected on
his own merits God knows he does
not want it. He is not running from
Abbeville, but is running as repre-
sentative man in the Third District
and feels that he was raised in the
counties of Greenwood, Oconee, An
derson, Abbeville and Pickens, and
is the best all round man for the po
sition. If any man can truthfully
say a word against him he will quit
the race.
Has always been man of the
people and his old neighbors around
Cokesbury aud Abbeville will tell
you be has always been known as
the friend of the poor and unfortu
nate.
Has always been a straight Demo,
crat, and rode when a boy in the red
shirt brigade in 1915. Has always
voted the full ticket and supported
the nominees at the general elections.
Was in the STATE convention in
1883 and voted for Capt. Tillman's
resolution for q general primary.
Was in the congressional convention
at Seneca in 1885 and voted for the
primary resolution and afterwards
Judge Cothran WAS elected in the
first primary. As to national issues
believes the government should say
to the Flipinos: "Just SO soon as
you show capacity for self govern
ment we stand ready to grant it to
you just as has been done in the
case of Cuba, but pending that time
we will exercise over you a gener
ously adjusted protectorate. I be
lleve they would gladly accept the
proposition and would Immediately
stop the war A large per cent Of
the islanders are Mohammedans in
religion and believe if they die fight
ing Christian they will 60 to the
seventh heaven, so it is folly to think
that we whom they look upon as
Christians, whether we are or not,
will ever be able to subjugate such
people. We are not organized,
either, in military sense, as the
French or Germans or as the Eng
lish are in India, for the purpose Of
holding colonies. We should hold,
though, one of their islands for
military and naval base, coaling and
cable station
Is IN favor of a tariff for revenue
only; free trade impracticable in this
country for the revenues necessary to
run the government must be raised
chiefly by means of indirect taxation.
The larger part of this tax is raised
by what is known as tariff duties,
that is a tax on imported articles.
This tariff tax is so high that the
foreign manufacturer is forced out
of the market. thus LEAVING the