The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-01-15
COL. BARGAINS PROPOSITION
Wishes All PeOpl, Of South CarcIi,,n
to Hold Great Peace Conference on
CaltDun's Rirti,day, March 10.

Editor Sumter Item:
March Is notable month in South
Carolina history. Twas ir. March
that Calhoun was born and in March
ne died and In March Hampton, came
int" life. Other notable things have
happened in and for South Carolina
in March; but Of these (save one)
need not speak here. 1 write now
only to call attention to the fact that
calhoun delivered his great peace
speech In tn: senate Of the United
States on March 18th. 1864. It is
ttaKen in all its connections and re-
sults) probably the most interesting
peace speech ever delivered. Yet the
peace makers OF the world today ap.
pear to be almost entirely oblivious
OF 1t. 1t seems t. be q plain duty of
south Carolina to the memory Of her
greatest statesman. to ask the atten-
| tion Of the wOrll to that sreech
while the peace movement Is so much
tcfore the eyes of men. as II now is.
1t Is a duty We owe Calhoun. we ow g
the State historically viewed and a
still higher and moro imperative duty
to the State of tudIy and in all it's f. :
turc career. tn place 1t right in this
most widespread, energetic and hu.
name effort Of mankind t. escape
from the horrors ana disasters OF war.
Therefore. I propose that We have q
great uprising Of the people of South
Carolina on the next anniversary of
CalhOun's birthday..-March 1Sth-to
testify our sympathy for and co-opcra .
tion In the peace movement.-to show
how Calhoun lahore, in the long ago
for the coming Of the conditions
which today make possible the id-
vancement of the movement. We
should invite all the Christian church.
cs TO prepare the people for participa-
ton In the days exercises. as only
those can do who are devoted follow.
crs Of the Primes "f Peace. To the
lawyers we may confidently appeal as
that profession has done so much To-
displace trial by battle" for trial in
the forum 'of reason. To the teachers
who have four times sent a delegate
to pcacc congresses. we look with as
surance Of support Of the most thor.
oueh-going kind. It Is they who arc
leading tho young people into patti
Of peace as none others can. be ecause
1t IL their daily task to elevate the
mind, refine the taste and form the
habits that make the coarse brutal
tiles Of war abhorrent. To industrial
workers who wish to reap the PROFITS
Of thcir labors. 1t Is apparent that the
energies of war destroy faster than
theirs can produce articles useful to
man and leave only markets for the
supply of the destroyers' needs 81
to all classes and professions we car
appeal without fear of vain cry for
help. for the State to do itself honor
and do the race Of mankind every
where. and for all time, an inestin.a-
BILE service.
Seeing the names Of our junior
United States senator and three CT our
congressman among the members of
the American Peace Society. We doubt
not that they would be glad to act as
committee to wait upon Pr eident
Roosevelt and ask him to join in the
great me citing at our State Capitol OF.
that day and WIN doubts but d. that
"our peace-making ruler" will be ex-
ceedingly happy to give South Carroll
ma a hand OF recognition as she moves
into her rightful position in the grand
onward march, she was long ago so
we'll Identified with; and would 1t not
be an easy task for Gen. Willie Jones,
the chairman Of the Democratic exc.
cutivc committee, to bring Bryan
here, whose favoiite lecture Is 1.-The
Prince VI Peace"
Should all this come about. and
come about il certainly WILL if we go
1T 1t in the right way, will not those
who have been asserting in London
and other parts of Europe and in
many parts CT America, that Sonth
Carolina is a state where rioters and
pcace-breaSc-s arc favoritcs OF tn"
people, have a scene to reflect on
which will tend Ia remove such an
impression and substitute therefor the
happier and more corerct view that
we are peace lovers and the ardent
supporters Of the movement looking
to the substitution Of courts of law
for fields Of battle in the settlement
of international differences? We