The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-13
Governor Glenn, of Ncl
Delivers Leading fOratioi
SHEECH RECEIVED MUCH APPL
Tells New Workers CT the Political
PeriIs Which This Country Faces
and Urges That the Trusts be Curb
ed.

DerOre the nOur 1Or Lne exercise 70
begin the old wigwam was filed with
members Of that organization, and Taf.
ter the usual patriotic songs and the
reading of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence by Alfred ]. Talley and let
tiers Of reply from the various Demo
Gratis Of prominence invited to attend
tie celebration were read by Thomas
F. Smith, Governor R. B. Glenn, Of
North Carolina. delivered the first of
the "long talks" always a feature Of
the event. Governor Glenn first told
Ct the political perils which the coun-
try now faces. He declared that the
conflict between capital and labor
chould be solved by arbitration, that
the corporate interests Of the nation
should be protected, and asserted that
both as nation and as individuals
We are living too fast life. He spoke
in part as follows:
GOVERNOR GLENN'S ADDRESS.
81 esteem it both an honor and q
pleasure to meet and greet you and
/ appreciate more than mere words
can express the invitation to your
pigwam to address the warriors Of
your tribe, as you are perhaps the
oldest political organization in our
country, and your name and fame
are co-extensive with that Of our great
nation. That you have made mistakes
none will deny; that you have elevated
to Office and put in positions Of trust
some who have been untrue to their
oaths, unworthy of your order and
menace to society and good govern
ment you yourselves will admit; but
while this is true, under the leadership
of such sache-0 as Daniel Tompkins,
the great job Kelly, Richard Croker,
Sheehan, Murphy and others, with a
few Interruptions, you have controlled,
directed and governed lesser and
Greater New York, until today 1t has
in wonders, wealth and power out
stripped every city under the sun, and
stands first of all. The subject you
have assigned me, "Our Country" Is
so vast that it can scarcely be touched
in my short space of forty-fve minutes.
Political clouds now no larger than
ones hand, are arising on the political
horizon. What are these dangers?
First, the conflict between capital and
labor, for there is this conflict, and
it should be settled by the law In
courts of arbitration. Second, the con-
centration of wealth in the hands Of q
few, the few controlling the many;
the establishment of combines and
trusts, putting all power in their
hands, thus crippling the weak and
the small; the policy that wants one
railway instead Of many; one concern
instead of a hundred to produce our
iron and steel, our oil and gas and
to furnish beef and bread for hungry
millions. Is this for our nation'n cp-
building? Was Russell Sage tc...-s
the truth when he said that industries
worth fifty million dollars were be-
Ing capitalized at two hundred t.
lions, and that one concern hGc or,,-.
capitalized for a billion dollars, C-
about half the entire volume Of money
in America, that such things viii
arouse the people, and that when
aroused they are more powerful than
combines, and will tear and destroy
them? Or are ]. ]. Hill and others
right when they say these combines
and trusts are for the benefit OF hus
manity, the upbuilding OF society and
the glory of God? Are they making
the people poorer or are they giving
them more work and making them
richer? Do they feed hungry mouths
or bring more sorrow ana
want? Are they doing good?
II so, we should have combines and
trusts everywhere, but if they are doing
evil they must be controlled. Has the
time come when the old doctrine tnat
competition is the life OF trade is to be
set at naught and our people taught tnat'
monopoly is the only thing which
brings hope and success to our country?
Let us call halt and right-about-face,
for honesty is the best policy, and we
can live within our means and still be
happy. Fourth, the danger OF the great
cities. which were long ago declared 10
be the greatest perils to our republic.
In the country Sunday Is the day OF
rest, God is there, the people abe happy
and contented, while in cities there Is
unrest, anxiety, never-ending ana
ceaseless strain on body, mind and soul,
with no time for Sunday and rest, Goo
not in the heavens, but in business, In
money. in a nervous anxiety to grow
famous and rich; saloons at every cor
ner destroying the body, blighting the
mind. blackening the soul; vice stalk
ing abroad in the day and shame with
out fear walking at night. For all these
evils there is a great and mighty RENE
DIV. simple, but divine, and this is the
message of Christ the King, AS you
would that men should do unto you,
so do We also unto them
A PICTURE OF THE SOUTH.
"There is one section Of this fair land,
much talked about, little understood
and often misrepresented, treated by
willy politicians as though the inhabl-
tants were alien-born and to be despts-
ed and hated. In that section the sun
seems to shine brighter, the water
seems purer and the flowers bloom
beautifully and give forth the most fra
GRANGE. That section is 'Dixieland,' our
own Sunny South-your South as well
as mine The Governor then drew a
picture of the South before the war
and Of the war itself, and said: "Oh..
God! blot it out and let us remember
it no more in its show! The recon-
struction period that followed the sur
render was worse than the war, for in
the war we fought brave men, but now
the vampires of the creation, the scum
OF the earth. deserters, the negro en-