Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-06
OEaOcRAIs HAVE 4 COOP CHANCE.
Senator A. c. Latimer Talks on National
Politics.

United States Senator Asbury G.
Latimer passed through the city yes-
terday afternoon on his return to
Bolton from Kings Mountain, where
he has been looking into the tin
mine interests which are being de-
veloped in that neighborhood.
When asked about the political
situation, Senator Latimer said he
had been resting on his farm, and
though he had read the papers, he
had given the matter but little
thought. There was little or no in
terest in the State campaign, and as
for the national fight it was still an
open question. With good plat
form, however, in which the Bryan
Hearst Olney Cleveland followers
could unite, the Democrats had an
excellent chance to win.- He ex-
planned that Judge Parker's policy
of keeping quiet was wise, for'if he
had endorsed the New York and
other State platforms it might have
caused the Bryan element to be
offended. 1t was not necessary for
Judge Parker to express an opinion,
for he was not yet the nominee. "He
must, however, get square on the
national PLATFORM" said the Senator.
Gas far as Bryan is concerned he
will not be an important factor in
the convention. Think John Sharpe
Williams would be pleased to accept
the nomination for second place on
the ticket. He is for the winning
man and believes the party will
unite on the strongest opponent
against Roosevelt, whom he regards
as the worst enemy to the South
since the war, without exception"
The effort to reduce the South's
representation in Congress will af-
ford one of the chief campaign top
les, Senator Latimer thinks. In view
of the fact that the Crumpacker
measure had 80 far failed to pass
the House, but was endorsed by the
recent Republican convention, which
is supposed to have been controlled
by Roosevelt, indicated that the
fight would be renewed in the next
Congress. "This is lick at the
South" said Senator Latimer, "be,
cause the Mckinley policy failed to
cause the desired split in the Demo-
cratic ranks. Massachusetts, Maine
and other Eastern States have edu.
cational qualifications similar to those
in the Southern States, which dis
qualify voters"
No one takes a more active inter-
est in developing the resources of
the State than does the JUNIOR Sena-
tor. Last summer he persuaded a
number of Northern capitalists to
come South and look over the terri
tory for mining possibilities.
lie says the experts who have ex-
amined the ground at Kings Noun
tain think that the outlook for a
splendid paying investment is all
that could be desired. The National
Tin Company, which is branch of
the Steel Trust, has acquired an op-
ton on about 5000 acres of land at
Kings Mountain, which is now being
developed at various places. About
eighty men are employed. The area
of deposits is much larger than at
the Gaffney mine. Whether or not
W." "io VIII pan ouI dS well lS not
yet known.
The good roads scheme is taking
all over the country and especially
in the Middle West where the South
Carolina Senator is much in demand.
lie has been invited to deliver an
address before the association at An
melville, Ark, on July 14th, and also
at Fort Smith, in that State, on July
10th. Senator Latimer has accepted
both of these Invitations, but several
extended to him by associations in
terested in the good roads plan in
Iowa had to be declined because of
other engagements.
Senator Latimer is arranging for
regular schedule for delivering his
good roads talks in the Western
States. In this way he hopes to ac-
complish better results at less hard
ship to himself, by meeting the va
rious associations regularly and con-
secutively.--Greenville News, June
3Oth.