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

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and Dixon's line we see prosperity the
like of which the world has never seen
before, and south Of 1t we see depres-
sion and toll and suffering. Now why
is this? God has never placed upon
any people a burden from which he did
not give them the power TO escape. On
this proposition, he went into an Illus
/ tration of the tariff, using as an Illus
tration the case Of two stores fifty
miles apart. On the road to one there
was toll gate and on the other there
was none. In one case you have to pay
toll and the other none. One man
charges a legitimate profit, the other
charges this profit and adds toll. Ex-
planned how finally you had to pay the
same price at the no toll gate store as
at the toll gate store, and how the toll
gate man was barely able to live, while
the no toll gate man got rich on the
profits he was able to charge because Of
the hampered condition Of his competi-
tor. This illustration he applied to the
operation of the protective tariff wall
erected by the Republican party as be-
tween the north and south. Follow
ing with another illustration along the
same line, he said that the people Of
the south are paying tax of 100 per
cent on everything they buy, and con-
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may have been 5000 year for the past
thirty-seven years, Is just $3,700 poorer
than he would have been had it not
been for this tariff. The tariff has dis
criminated against the south. and since
the Democratic party has been divided
against itself on this question for the
past forty years, 1t ought now to be
clear that its policy Is to cease firing
volleys into its own ranks, and to send
men to Washington who will devote
their undivided efforts to the work or
securing fair play for the people Of the
SOUTH When you get down to the bot
tom of things you will find that there
are but two fundamental policies or
government One is government built
up from the foundation on the consent
of the governed, with every department
limited in its powers in order that the
| liberties Of the people may be preserV-
ed That is the great principle which
your ancestors and mine advocated.
The other system of government Is one
in which the governing force imposes
it's will upon the people for it's own pur-.
poses and regardless Of the desire OF
the people. Here on account OF nu-
merous interruption caused by people
coming into the courthouse, Colonel
Johnstone said: II am at least per-
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lecting an audience for my fellow can
didates." Laughter and applause].
The great Democratic party was
founded on the doctrine of equal rights
to all and special privileges to none.
The Republican party Is founded on the
principle Of taking from the many for
the benefit Of the few. The Republican
party Is the party Of cherished inter-
ests and fostered enterprise. To restore
this government to original principles
we must dethrone the Republican party
and we cannot do it in any other way.
There are those who tell us we cannot
dethrone the Republican party. Sup
pose the Goldman, when he appeared
on earth and promulgated those doc
trines that are the foundation of soci-
ety-for you can test the correctness Of
his principles by the result among his
followers. Suppose he had suggested
the policy of stagnation-that nothing
can be done, where would we be? 1t Is
only by an aggressive policy that any
thing good can be accomplished. Sup
pose the minister of God would Sit down
and suggest that there Is no use TO
keep up the struggle, where would you
be? Take another illustration. In 1876,
as long as we merely resolved tnat
we had grievances and took no action
this state continued to reel beneath the
burden of nearly $30OOO,O00 Of bonded
Indebtedness. The battle was won from
the time the signal Of action was raised
from Caesars Head and answered back
from Charleston harbor. Since the war
we have had only two issues-tarin
and imperialism. The great fight has
been against the toll gates Of COM
merce. Told how toll gates were estab-
lished before the harbor OF New YORK
while there Is none before the harbor
Of London. These are the two greatest
cities in the world, and are rivals for
the trade of the world. London has the
ADVANTAGE because there Is no toll gate
bar to admission. Politics Is serious
business-practical businessmen senti-
ment. Whole sections Of country are
influenced by material interests just as
individuals are. The interests Of the
laboring and consuming classes of New
York and New England are Identical
with yours, and these people are ready
to join forces with you to sweep the
Republican party from power. Colonel
Johnstone next took up the trust ques-
ton, and invited his hearers to consider
resulting conditions in the event that
all of the cotton manufacturing plants
of the country should unite into SIN
gle combination. Then they would pay
| for cotton only what they chose, ana
the price they would demand for their
products would be limited only by their
own cupidity and the ability of the peo-
pie to pay. He explained that he was
not taxing legitimate enterprise. La
Dor and capital are necessary to any IN
dustry. They must be locked and mar
ried with identical interest. But it Is
gainst monopoly that I am inveighing,
and if no other voice Is raised mine will
still be heard Colonel Johnstone's
time was up before the conclusion OF
his speech, and after apologizing for his
disjointed remarks, he said few words
| in behalf Of his candidacy for the
United States senate. He was aware
that he did not have the capacity OF
Calhoun, Hayne or a McDuttie; but ne
remembered that the Great JehoVah
has raised up few giants among us. If
YOU should give him the place he would
do the best he could to serve them with
the help of God. He told Of his service
| in the war; in the legislature and in
congress, and in the constitutional con-
vention, and said he knew the burdens
| of the people because he had borne
these burdens himself. Said that as the
result of the constitutional convention.
we are united people, and gave thanks
to God that the strife which had pre-
viously divided the people had there
been laid upon the altar Of peace. lap
plause].
Hon. ID. $. Henderson,
| OF Aiken, was the next speaker. He
commenced by suggesting that since
the audience had been collected through
the Industry and eloquence of his VEN
cradle friend, Colonel George john
stone, he would proceed with the bus
mess at hand. Told of his candidacy
and how a friend had advised him that
morning Ito give 'em some hot stun;
lump on his fellow-candidates and give
the newspapers something to talk
about" If he could not be elected to
the United States senate without back-
biting or abusing anybody he did not
want to go to the United States senate