The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-07-03
AT FLORENCE AND HAMPTON,
THE SEN ATOR AT FLORENCE
n Small Crowd and the Speeches
Devoid of Sensational Eca-

''iSNs
p The Senatorial campaign meeting a
Florence was unevcntful in its features
, ana not more than two hundred hearers
+ were present, whil1 the farmers were
y scarcely represented. The farmers
movement in the Pee Dee section is
=, said to be centred upon cutivatlny the
', best crops grown in that region since
} lSS2.
The meeting was called to order by
w. f. Clayton, Esq, acting county
chairman, who introduced the speakers.
MIR. lmtimcr's speech had few if any
variations. 1t was the same old st0ry
about what "wc farmers" wanted
done through the Alliance in 1888 and
how he was called from the plow
handles in 1892 to fight their battles
and how well he had fought thom for
ten years in Congress. He told of
getting an appropriation of $l5 900 for
repairing Ncwbcrry College, and also
securing $20S 900 back taxes from the
South Carolina railrJad ,John G..
Calhoun could not defeat any Philip
pine Legislation in the present Con-
grcss, and the only way to get any
thing out of the Republicans IS not 10
antagonize them, but to be concliatory
and bring them down South and show
them what we really are and not what
they imagine us to be-"
He spoke against imperialism and
the wOrthlessness of the Philippine
islands. He closed by stating that he
still stands on the same platform that
he did in 1892.
Mr.. Henderson regretted that he
had no Congressional record, but his
home people knew what sort of man
he was. lie spoke of his work for the
State. He does not believe in Scna-
toral dcnunciation, bat that a Demo
craI should contend for principle. The
Republicans want us to be conciliatory
50 that we will forget that there is
such thing as Republican party.
Vhcy took McLaurin up into a high
mountain and pointed out TO him all
the kingdoms of the world, and told
him that they would all be his If he
would only embrace Imperialism, and
he yielded to temptation. lie spoke
against this policy and declared in con.
clusion that we will never have any
peace until we bury Republicanlsm in
the North rs deep as we have done in
the South.
Col. .Johnstonc did not speak of self
but of principles which actuate his
every motive. He rcjoices that The
time has not come when issues are dc.
pendent upon the presence or absence
OF half 81 dozen men. lie decricd any
one who would obtain favOrs from Re-
publcans by making CONCESSIONS to
| tnGm. i'rlnrnln q IN
every thing. The House has ceased to
be deliberative body aud The battles
of tho South henceforth must be fought
in the Senate. He made his usual ar
| raignment on The isthmian canal, con-
cludng by saying that when ii is con-
structcd every important railway in
the United States will have some ter
minal in Southern port.
| lie spoke of the "iarmcr" politician
who, after 10 years tenure in fat
| Office, again comes before the people
crying "Savc mel Save mel For God
| sake, save me and don't send me back
to the farm - U.aughter.) The
| Democratic party is n missionary one,
knowing and believing in her princi-
pies and daring to execute them. At
present she is helpless, but her day of
trump his not far distant.
| Congressman Elliott followed and
he was pretty warm in the collar"
lie understood Col. JOhnstOne to mean
that to obtain appropriations from a
Republican Congress concessions must
be made, while Col. Johnstone said
favors not appropriations" Any
how, il was the means of melting him
| tn 10 N I,o L.
made Oh the campaign.
| lie had been faithful and an appre-
ciative constituency had kept him in
Washington fourteen years and he had
obtained millions in appropriations,
and he delied any man to prove that
he had made any concessions to get
them. He told of an occasion when
the river and harbor committee of the
House would give him nothing; how
he went to the committee on COM
merce in the Senate and without max.
ing any concessions he got what he
asked for. He spoke of Democratic
obstruction TO drastic Republican legis-
latiOn, such rs the Crumpacker force bill
and others equally obnoxious. He
told of the cheerful outlook for Demo
cratic success.
Hon. j. j. IIemphill said: "To-
day we have Two sets of candidates
record breakers and record makers. |
intend TO be BOTH"
/. Mr.. Henderson," Mr.. IIemphll
did you ever hear The fate of the man
who was badly thrown when he at
tempted to ride two horses at the same
time2'
Mr.. Ilemphill--" Yes, and his name
is Henderson,"
The retort came as quick as light.
, ming and the audience hoWled.
Mr.. Hemphill thinks the duty of {
Senator is something higher than get
ting appropriations and distributing
garden seed. When he was in Con
. gress ten years taxes were never IN
creased ono cent. Now they are ex
0 actly doubled and they will remain 8,
\ until the Republican party is burie,
Il face downward, for that is the onl
way to bury n Republican so that whe