The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-06-26
THE SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN.
HEAVY GUNS ARE BROUGHT
INTO ACTION.
The First Engagement Was On
the HaukS of the COuyarcc.

The First Engagement Was D
the Banks of the COngarcc.
The candidates for United State
Senator met in forensic display at til
theatre IN Columbia on the 18th inst.
and not more than five hundred peo
pie out of $4,000 population were
present during the meeting, which in
cludcd large number of la>.ies, many
of them the lea lcrs of social life a
the capital, who were occupying tho
boxes, the parquette, dress circle anC
balcony. The theatrical scenery rep
resented beautiful grove, in front OF
the grounds of picturesque European
palace, the tcrraced grounds covered
with roses and statuary.
Each speaker was given the closest
attention and was generously ap-
plauded. Mr.. Henderson's reference
to the Booker Washington incident
produced an outburst of applause.
The speakers touched on the great ma.
tional issues, ship subsidy, isthmian ca
nal, so-callcd expansion" the Phil.
ippines, and so on.
There were no striking features Of
the speeches, most of them being very
like those delivered in the preliminary
campaign last summer, save for the
speech of EX-Governor John Gary
Evans, who told plainly why he was
III the race again, touched up Mr.. Lat
inner by implication, reclted his own
political record and stated that the
people had taken four years to find
out that he was right when he had
told them that McI.aurin was Repub-
lican. Ho also paid his respects to
Cuba and Cubans in no complimentary
manner.
Chairman w. II. Glhbcs, dr., called
the meeting to order and thanked the
ladies for their attendance. lie then
warned all present that no disorder
would be allowed and said, in introduc-
ing the candidates, he would simply
announce the speakers
Mr.. l.atimer was the first speaker,
and at the outset he threw some bou-
quets at Columbia, speaking Of her
great progress and the activity in
buildings, and predicted greater
progress IN the future. He said that
last summer there was an issue, but
that does not now exist and all the
aspirants are agreed to what they be-
lleve to be the best policy for the gov.
ernment. There are no Issues in
volvcd between them and it will be
purely matter of personal choice
among voters, and said that inc had
ten years record in Congress upon
which he would stand or fall. He de-
clared the war in the Philippine is
lands had been conducted in cruelty
and inhumanity. Our trade with the
islands only amounts to $4,000, 900
per year, and every other civilized pow
CT has the same trading privileges. We
have already spent nearly $500, 900, 900
on the islands, and are spending near
ly GO,OO0, 900 yea"'' on them yet, and
still there are people who believe that
We should stay there and murder The
Filipinos, who ought to be inde-
pendent. 1t is said that we ought to
Christianize the people, but nowhere
in the Bible can be found sentence
requiring that religion should be
spread by the sword. IL we hold the
islands, next we will want to conquer
and finally annex all Asia. Because
we are taking the same steps the Ro-
mans took and eventually he predicted
our downfall would be like theirs. No
Democrat is more of an eXpansionist
than himself, but it Is not necessary to
own foreign territory in order TO eX-
tend our commerce. We have treaties
whereby we can have the privileges
of trade similar to that OF other ma
tons.
lie denounced the ship subsidy bill.
If $9, ,000,0 900 year is given, it will
20 to the rich owners Of railroads and
steamship lines. The masses would
not be benefited one iota. The rail
road corporations are the greatest
trusts IN the world. They make and
unmake cities and towns and States.
We don't noed subsidies to send the
American flag all over the world flying
from American ships. This can be
done by the repeal of the present ma
rine laws. He favored a tariff for rev.
enue only, and would have a Law
whereby all corporations should bt
compelled to show their books, 80 that
the trust problem can be ihtclligently
handled.
MIR. Henderson followed in q goOt
speech, and said that all issues shoult
bt discussed manfully and calmly. Ii
quite an earnest ana eloquent burst h,
declared that it was not necessary il
South Carolina in order TO be progress
sive to be Republican. Let us b.
progressive, but lot us not cast asid
The principles of the Democratic party
He declared that some things ha
been settled by the war and some ca
never be settled except in the rigll
way. Slavery has been abolished 70,
ever in the country and the negro ha
his rights, but that will never {
Booker Washington or any other {
his class TO sit down at the same tabl
with a white man (applause an
cheers). He said he was sick of th
phrases " Old South" and me
South" We are proud of the Sout
and as the union 10 one and indestru
tible 1t must not be forgotten that IL
of ho iofn