The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-08-13
THE CAMPAIGN MEETING.
Speeches Galore---The People Listen.
Running Comment Criticisms of the Speakers and their
Sp:eches-Ehect Of Assaults on Latimer-Gucss as to
Who will be Eleeted-Who Was Calhoun, and What
Did He Do?

i1'cr" away from him. "a: hr u i::h' u.a.;" vi
m".ning mo c'"ar.,r u. accurate rn"ug
not To speak 30 aS no /" tuisiead the peopi'
even u he did not rr n''s" his ignorance of III
suhJ"r ur'n which he ASSUMED Z" 'r''r"ic
his hearers.
fne Unitr.i states was st war with Spain
and not with tho Philippine I.innds. IN
Philippines were u part of The cucinys coLn
try. When the Uniied States tecnme tn
lawipi owner OF tue Islands, ~ wa. duty a
the United States 20 make Insurgents, high
wav men, mtdpight nss ssas-ins. and other out
laws respect the authority oiihe govern n'en
under which they iived. IL was as mach th
duty "f the Government TO prr-erve peace II
the Islands aS u was TO guarantee peace II
the states.
Col. Elliott. among other things. said:
This same Democratic minority defeated
Cuban reciprocity which WAS inau2uraied Il
benefit the sugar Trust
All the speakers. like Col. Elliott. gave 9
blow fnr the tarin and the trusts. For wirt
statesmusni ip. commend us to what Col. FL
holt IL quoted M saying abOut the CUBAN re
ciprocity, aud the part which the peniocfab
took In ~.
"Tne Cuban reciprocity" was INTENDED
to reduce the tariff. No aS To let the peO
pie eel cheaper sugar, and yet the alleged
anu protective tarifi Dsfnocrats refused TO
take any part OF the duty of Of Cuban sugar
Although The Democratic party h raw
ing like maniacs on the subject ol tue
urin, which enriches the Northern barons
set when IL ~ proposed To redncs The tarin
on sugar 30 as To give the people cheaper
sugar, The "Detuocratic minority" lend theii
iufiuence To defeat the very object which they
have claimed TO be nearest To their heart-ths
abrogaiion Of the protective inriif laws.
When Democrats refuse to accept reciproci
" with Cuba that would give us cheaper
mi hAN nj I'm fy lhaI nal lyssa ms
long IN they cismOr for repeal Of protective
.ariff lava A. s~e zee 10, they act the part %
Mr.. Fact ny Buthways.
As We remember mis- speech. Mr.. Elliot,
Thought u was very wicked To take the Phii
ippine lsianda The United States hnd nc
business on the other side oi the world. The
FiIippinos had given us no. ust Cause OF wal
Sith them. and SD forth.
He didn't tell why Dewey went 10 Manila.
A. We understand, the fAsts are about thii
way: Dewey and his ships were In Chinest
waters when war was declared. Under The
rule Of patious, the ships OF contendipg na
declared. Dewey, therefore, must leave th'
narbora Of China. He must either risk hi'
feet in . voyage Of ten thousand mi!es acros'
he Sea. or he must 20 Into the bay OF Msntls
which Was possession OF Spain. Manila wa'
pnIy ak hundred miles away. Fearing th'
res1i OF q possible naval battle In the middle
of the ocean with the spanish hotila, com
posed OF splendid ships, Dewey deemed IL ex
10 Manila hay. II was right and honorable L
striKe the enemy wherever found. The Phil
'ppiue Islands were part OF the Spanish ter
riiory aud II Was proper 10 strike her there.
oUn DUTY.
When spain ceded the Islan d. To America
We obtained good titles To the territory. ant
those " ho n sisted our authority were insur
gents. IL IL. therefore, not true that the Unit
ed states vent To war with the Philippine ls
ha N Tn. fsl nhs a ~ a,
spain against whose government We Were
fighting, aud when the IslRnds were sOld 10 u
the ftiipinos owed allegiance 10 the Unitet
StRtea
1t was our duty to protect peaceabl,
citizens and 10 make the outlaws behav,
themselves. The United States has made ns
warfare upon the Fiiippino. as such; but TIT
Government at Washington has seni sodier
and officers 10 the Islands 10 command peacs
and order.
WAS rREAcHERY ADVOCATED:
Some men very iooiishly. as We think. tai,
III letting the Islauds 90 from under our con
troll. To do No would be IN act no trep cherous
10 cruel. and M unprinclpled as To bring dowi
upon our heads the condemnation OF all guot
people on the isce OF the earth. The Filipinos
In thousands oi cases. have taken the oath q
allegiance to the United Stnles. They did ~
In good faith, aud have proclaimed the act I,
The world. should our soldiers be withd rH "
aud this country should surrender the gov
ernmrpt. the rebels would carry ou q war o
ex liberalization until the men who had pu
| their iaith and confidence In us had heel
| slain. To desert these confiding people u
their interruptions fosS would be sn nc
which would be 20 treacherous that majorl
| " G tho American people will never con
| sent.
SPEECHES WELL RECEIVER.
As n rule. the speeches OF all the candidate
for senator were we'll received. rpd were gen
4 Ia. xN<..N. 49, t..
the I'ress and Banner dissents. The speeches
| In oar opinion, were common place. Imagine
| II y3u ran, just such speeches being dsliverc,
In tEr United States Senate and anrrwRrd ap
p.arsng In the Congressional Record.
IL my speaker had studied his speech. q
made any sort Bf preparation. the fact war M
apparent Tn On. They all talked Of the Philip
| pins Islands. without once going Into any
thiSg except indefipite or vague generali'ir,
Neither was u explained how l,emOcraii
oi.s0nrnt Of the protective tariff could oppos
! C1 ban reciprocity, which had for It's purpos
| the lowering Of tar,n duties Oh sugar. From
our view 20 would be hard for halfdozen wei
In formed gentlemen 10 make less instructiv
b. eechcs.
wSERE THE FATE OF THE NATION HINGEI
! Perhaps 10 the bistory OF politics no sci {
candidates ever had ~ little 10 say Of the put
selves personally. II We took no sait with u
, the bearer might be led tn believe thnt ih
very fate of the nation nj different times res
ed with such one of them.
|
PRACTICAL POLITICS. ~ pr,t-rtc.I. .u,,sr
!
! Nearly all OF the speakers spoke haughtil
| OF practical politics. There was somethiu
| higher and better than material things Tn
was applicable when they were fighting LIST
mer, but when they got on on the Philippine
they were disposed to be very practical All
| mathematical In counting the coat, and wei
f<,F hat
ture these Islands were n bad lot One OF the,
speak ers said there were one or two ihousan n
Of the islands, when almost ANYBODY know
thai there ARE 900
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ECCENTRiCIrIEs or THE SrEAKEHS.