The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-31
s. SENATOR T.InLNIAN
Speaks To- q Large Crowd at Bishop.
vile Last Week.
B SYNOPSIS OF HI; SPEECH.
4 The Senator Says the Selection OF I
Democratic Presidential Nomi.
neo ls Dificult. The
Negro Question.

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vile on Tuesday evening of last week
Es and was escorted by the reception com
mittee to the Bisllopyille hotel, whicl,
+ was his headquarters during his visit
u to that town.
After supper he was called upon in
ia an Informal way by many citizens,
with whom he chatted upon every snb-
: ject but politics.
After Il quiet nights rest on Friday
morning be was driven around Bishop
Vile and vicinity and shown the i'm
prOvementS made in this lively and
I progressive little town, and expressed
himself as highly pleased with the
evidences Of emery and enterprise.
At l o'clock he was escorted to the
Z Woodworth grove the central park
Of the town where he was to address
4 our people on the questions Of the day.
The turnout OF the citizens at first
4 seemed disappointing as the assem-
blage was much smaller than was cx-
Z }ipected, but 1t must be remembered
THAT this Is the busiest time in the
year for the farmer and that several
Important meetings are to be held in
the next ten days. and they could not
. well, at this junctnre be spared from
their farms.
ItiS estimated that from five to
eight hundred people were present, in
Guiding goodly number Of laGieS, and
that among those present lines had
been entirely obliterated, RefOrmers
I and Ants, according to the old demar-
cation, intermingling to do honor to a
Z man who had faithfully and strenuous
ly served his state under the most ad-
verse circumstances. N
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Ralph w. McLcndon, who re-
.queSted the Rev. r. w. Phillips to
open proceedings with prayer.
Senator Tillman met the people OF
Lee County for the first time. He said
\ he had tried to come over when the
country was in the throes Of birth, but
the people did not seem to want him.
+ He was pretty we'll up on the gcogra-
( ply Of South Carolina; had travelled
+ over every county but Lee several
times. He thanked the people for
their handsome vote at the last sena-
\ toriai election and felt that he de-.
3 served it,.
! Hes found it hard to say anything
Ictne next praSlden ttAl ELECTION:
p every ything is in doubt. Parker, OF
New York, and, Johnson, OF Ohio are
spoken of as banner bearers but, in
4 fact, no one seems to be prominent.
Il Cleveland is bag OF beef, only fiji for
pftchforktng. Bryan does not want
the nomination and could not get it If
\ he did; is talking too much. The
method must be to adopt some par
ticnlar policy or perhaps wait until the
Republicans show their hand and then
formulated platform which will appeal
+ to the people.
The Northern people are highly pro-
gresSive-in industry, money making
and dishonesty. THE Republican party
is built on that basis and all the leg
,:gislation is in the direction Of fraud.
He instanced the pension swindle as
an example. All must play into the
hands Of the G. o. P. and by degrees
all the money in the country will be
b diverted in that direction.
He then told in his graphic way how
he had gained for South Carolina
against the government by PLAYING
q Allison against Joe Cannon.
The democratic party is sick. The
silver question must be put asilc for
the present. He personally is as sound
a free sllverite as ever, but it is best
Tor financial reasons to avoid the issue
{. lust now. He does not see much hope
FOR democratic success in the presi-
Dental election. Sentiment enters
largely into politics. 1t was sentiment
thatNbrought on the civil war. Mrs,
II Stoves book, Uncle Tom and the
feellng must be considered. Theodore
Y ROOSEVELT knows how to appeal to this;
he Is stradtller and shrewd one:
witness his action in tile trust case
and in the matterol the appointment
Of Drum as collector at Charleston.
The only straw which shows the cur
rent In the plank in the platform en-
! dorsing the fourteenth and fifteenth
4 amendments and declaring that they
must be maintained. This meant the
Inauguration Of IL campaign to cut
down Southern representation. This
would mean q loss to South Carolina
or three or four congressman.
lf the idea prevails the fight may be
made upon this issue and the speaker
+ would gladly welcome it. On that is.
sue the democrats could carry the
north as well as the south. But un-
less that Or some similar mistake is
made by them there is little chance
for the democratic party.
In answer to an inquiry lie said he
did not care about talking about the
frauds in the postoilice department.
a committee would be appointed at
the next session of Congress which
would give the matter thorough in
vestigatiOn.
The senator then warned the peo-
pie that the negro question was by no
means settled. The constitutional
convention had arranged things for a
time, but the trouble was by no means
over.
The negroes we're educating their
children and the rising generation
would not be prevented from voting
by The "illiteracy" clause. Being cdu-
Gated they would demand the bal
OF and then the dclugc. The negro
question hangs over the South like the
sword of DamOclcs.
The time must and will come when
the constitution Of the United States
must be amended and the entire ne
gro vote OF the nation. eliminated for
ever.