The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-05
Mr.. Ball Answers Grace.

Since Mr.. John p. Grace, of Charles
ton, saw fit to call attention to my sup
port of Palmer and Buckner in 1876, |
which referred to more than once IN
The Iaurens Advertiser, it may be
worth while to call attention to the fact
that Mr.. Bryan has asked Mr.. Henry |
Watterson, editor of the Louisville
Courier Journal, to have general charge |
of the newspaper campaign IN Mr..
Bryan's interest this year. In 1896 MIR.
Watterson was a Gold Democrat, sup |
ported Palmer and Buckner, and the
friends of Mr.. Watterson wanted the
indianapolis convention to nominate
him instead Of General Palmer against |
Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan wanted Judge
Gray, another Palmer and Buckner
man, nominated for vcc-presldent tins
year. Mr.. Bryan is trying to get the
Democrats to come together. This
year expect to vote for Bryan, not
because think he is great statesman
or better than some other men in his
party, but because he has abandoned
free silver and Democrat is better
than Republican, for the South, on
account of the negro question. Taft
would be compelled by party pressure
to appoint few negroes and third class
white MT zen to Office in the South and the
thing that want above all other things
is for tn Ne white people of the South to
stand together.
Since MIR. Grace has lugged me into
the campaign | shall say this much
about Mt Grace. He is a lawyer who
was in the case that knocked up the la
Dor contrh pct law last year. Deciding
the easel the United States district
judge REFERRED in terms of high praise
to Mr.. GRACE, not calling him by nam,
but desert bling him as sprung from al
oppressed trace, the Irish. The Judge
commenting on the poverty of the ne
groes, said in his decision that the cas-
had been brought by the young lawye
apparently without cost" to them
In other words Judge Brawley sug
gested that this case which led to tn
annulment of the labor contract la,
was started as matter of principle an
not for fe be. The Judge was highl
complimentak Try to Mr.. Grace.
course | kntPw nothing about the fac
that the Jud. .ge spoke of but the dec
sion is on tileA in the clerk of courts 0
flee and speaks for itself. Now Nj
Grace may haSve been entirely console
tious in this nhatter but do not thir
that man WHO thinks as he in rega
to the RELATIONS between the viii
farmers and 4he negroes whom tn
hire is a man ito advise the white farl
ers and do noH think the white farme
will listen to dis charges against t
democratyJ of C&oodwyn Rhett.
! would like to sSee Rhett elect
United States senator because 1~Ibelie
that he would count i'm the Senate. II,
would help the State. He would he'll
Laurens. He is not only good bust
ness man but he is thoroughly edu
Gated man and student. Hecan NEE
Aldrich, of Rhode Island, and Hale, O
Maine. on even terms when financia
questions are under discussion and he i
the only man that | know in Sout
Carolina who can, because he is tn
only man that know who has careful
studied and gone to the bottom of thi
subject. Mr.. Rhett is banker. Peo
pie who think bankers ought to b
lynched should not support him. II
has the same interest in the prosperit
OF the country that Major Watts an
MIR. Pluss have. Mr.. Rhett has mad
some money for himself but he is n
millionaire and is not very wealth
man for that matter. There are me
in Laurens who are worth more none
than he is worth if my information
correct. Furthermore, he is a decent
unassuming gentleman who conduct
himself properly everywhere, helps tn
new enterprises in the community, an
has the respect of his neighbors.
should not like to be understood s
suggesting that Mr.. Grace is considere
seriously as a candidate. There a,
500 men in Laurens who could get MOI
votes for United States senator than
think Mr.. Grace will get.
W. W. BALL.
Charleston, July 28th.