Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-08-20


himself to doing what he could for the
farmers, giving them the advantage of
free delivery Of mail at their isolated
homes. He wanted to say in this con-
nection that ne had Eever claimed 10 be
the originator Of the idea Of free rural
delivery, and he lelicl any man to
show where he had made such claim.
He had succeeded, however, in estab-
fishing 81 free rural routes in his dis
trict, each of the carriers receiving $500
year. He believed that the dissent
nation of information in this manner
was one of the best means of preserV-
| ing our republican form of government
Ile had brought $64,000 per annum into
his district on account of rural free
delivery. He had secured $4,000 for
Newberry college, helped to secure
$2OS,O00 back taxes from railroads In
the hands of receivers, had hand in
the Charleston exposition appropria-
ton, and altogether had brought into
the state something like $4,000. That
| is what Latimer calls practical states
manship, for if he had not gotten this
money for South Carolina somebody
else would have gotten it for some other
section. He said it was difficult to dis
cuss the Philippine policy in an inter-
esting way. Latimer believes in eXpan-
sion as much as anybody; but he does
not believe in expansion by conquest
There are but two ways of getting for
eign markets. One is to own the terri
| tory and the other is by treaty. IT we
have the same privilege of entering the
Philippines and Chinese ports with 9TH
| er nations, what more do we want? We
paid Spain $20,000,000 for the Philip
pines, and gave Spain the same trade
privileges with ourselves for period of
twenty years. We have since spent
$500, 100000 trying to conquer these peo-
pie, and it is going to cost us a billion
before we get through with 1t. There Is
no sense in holding the Philippines and
not clause in Scripture to warrant 1t.
The Republicans recognize that they
have made a mistake and are sick of
their bargain; but they have been chal-
lenged by the Democrats. and for that
reason don't see how they can afford to
| let loose They criticise me for contin-
uing to discuss the ship subsidy bill,
claiming that it is q dead issue. 1t is
not a dead issue, for Mark Hanna Is
behind it and Mark Hanna never got
behind a dead issue in his life. They
are just letting it lie dormant for the
present because they. know the north
western Republicans are opposed to 1t
and it is policy not to take it up again
until after the election. We do not need
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rine. All that Is necessary is to repeal
the merchant marine laws, and al
low our people to buy ships wher-
ever they can buy them the cheap
est, and put them under the Amer
lean flag. I want to close by tell
ing you of an anecdote of which I
am reminded by the promises of these
shrewd lawyers. They are able, shrewd,
and SO far as I know, clean men; but
their promises remind me Of the prom
ise of 40 acres and the mule that was
made to Cuffee. An old Negro went to
the manager Of the bureau to get what
was promised, and after paying the
agent $3.50, and blacking his shoes and
doing up his room, received paper
which he was told was good for the
40 acres and the mule from his former
master. The Negro went back to the
plantation to take charge, and when his
former master began to inquire what
he was up to, he produced paper on
which his master read the following,
signed by the bureau agent: "As Moses
lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
so have I lifted this burned nigger out
of $3.50. [Applause].
Hon. John Gary Evans,
Was the next and last speaker. AL
| though it was now past the dinner hour
and the audience had been listening pa
tiently and attentively for more than
three hours to speeches more or less
tiresome, the house was still crowded.
Quite number had gone out an hour
before to get dinner; but they had re-
turned. There was an evident desire to
hear what the ex-governor and former
candidate for the United States senate
had to say, and the splendid attention
which that gentleman received, af-
| forded every reason for best effort,
| which he did not fail to make. After
expressing his pleasure at again meet
| ing a York audience, he said that In
the light of the events Of the past five
years, it seemed that he was standing
on historic ground, for right there, Qn-
dicating the spot from which he had
| arraigned McLaurin in 1S9O I raised
my voice in warning against the
strange and dangerous doctrines which
were being preached by a new evangel
as Democratic; but which as you now
know, were really Republican. lap
plausel. He said he did not make the
campaign Of 1897 on his own Volition; 1t
was not his intention to be candidate
at all; but when he went to the opening
meeting at Sumter and realized what a
weak prospect there was for effective
refutation' of the undemOcratic doc
|
there was nothing left for him but to
enter the fight. His friends had urged
him; he knew they were right and he
entered into that campaign purely from
| a sense of duty. He was not now
claiming any reward for his services
then. Duty conscientiously performed
is it's own reward, and the voters owe
him nothing for what he has done. He
was in the fight today on account of the
very same consideration by which he
was actuated in 1897, and however the
| Democratic voters Of South Carolina
might consider his efforts, he will ac-
cept their judgment without word of
complaint. He had fought long and
hard for the principles of Democracy,
hewing to the line without fear or ia
vor, and consequently he had made
many enemies: but he bore no malice
| to any opponent, political or personal,
who had the manhood to stand up face
to face and fight square. After a con-
clusion with such a man he could shake
hands and call it square. 1t was the
man who attempted to stab in the back
for whom he had an unutterable con-
tempt and with whom he desired no
friendship. He was here again for the
same reason that had brought him in
1897, because the Democratic party has
been betrayed and because although
South Carolina has two senators she
has really only one representative In
the United States senate. You have
listened this morning to doctrines from
this stand which lead into the Republi-
can party, just as surely as you sit in
your seats. One Of the speakers of the
morning had claimed that we of the
south do not pay any taxes except
when we buy foreign coats and would
have you believe that the manufacture
ing interests of this country have no
advantages over the agricultural inter-
ests. The thing is almost too absurd
| for discussion. If a man is able to sell
an article at twice or three times the
cost of production. he is bound to make
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