Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-01

sible tilt between Senator McLaurin
and Hon. George r. Rembert; but
nothing of the kind developed. Sena-
tor McIaurin, the first regular speak
er, devoted himself to explanation Of
the real meaning of Progressiveism in
| politics, and discussed at some length
his state warehouse proposition In con-
| nection with currency reform. He
| wound up with rather broad chal-
lenge to anybody who might want to
60 into personal politics. Mr.. Rem
bert reviewed and explained his iegis-
lative record, attacked the state sem
ate. and went into details as to the
| TROUBLES between himself and the CO..
| lumbia State. He made no personal
allusion to any Of the other candi-
dates. Mr. Richards devoted himself.
, mainly to his administration Of the Of.
fee OF railroad commissioner, Lieuten-
ant Governor Chas. A. Smith discussed
general Democrtic principles, and NJ.
L. Smith made a hit with the tired
crowd by promising TO take up only
capital talk after which he gave way
to Governor Blease, for whom the
crowd seemed to be anxiously waiting.
The governor was in good form and
keen to make a speech to an audience
that he could easily see was In full
sympathy with him; but cut his re-
| marks short on account Of threatens
ing rain-cloud.
The Filbert people and the people OF
the neighborhood generally, did every
| thing In their power to contribute to
i the comfort and convenience OF the
| tremendous throng Of visitors and
made splendid impression on every
body. Ef4
The meeting was called to order by
Hon. John E. Carroll, and after prayer
by Rev. Ray Riddle, the vast crowd
was welcomed to Filbert and York
county in behalf of the local camp Of
the w. o. W.. by. Senator J. z. Beam
guard of Glover.
Mr.. Beamguard was followed by
Hon. d. e. Finley, who further well
coined the audience and went on to
say that as the representative of the
district he had stood for the interests
Of the people to the best Of HIS ability.
having as guide only that which he
| thought was right. He said that he had
helped to form the parcels post bill,
and declared that the senate had no
| right to interfere with Postmaster
| General Bur!eson's administration Of
II
tariff bill. declaring that II was In. ac-
| cord with Democratic promises, and
| described the currency bill as calculat-
/ ed TO nut stop to the conditions un-
der which combined capital would be
able to lock the money Of the coun-
| try up In the bank vaults, etc. He
| said that In point Of service he was
the oldest legislator In the state.
Chairman Carroll announced that the
sneakers had ARRANGED the programme
themselves In alphabetical order, and
| under this arrangement the first speak,
er was Hon. John L. McLaurin. who
| though not previous visitor. was
known from one side OF the state to
the other.
Mr.. McLaurin said that he did not
intend to discuss politics further than
was in accord with the views of every
man who had the right kind Of feel
ing toward his fellow man. He briefly
mentioned his efforts In behalf of the
state warehouse bill. now pending in
| the senate, and then went into q dis
| cussion Of progressive principles. which
| he said wele as old as the history Of
man, and their best demonstration Isl
TO be found In the old theocracy estab-I
lished by God among the Jews. and to-
which every subjugation Of the pres
| ent day Is struggling along to higher
perfection; and every government Of
today is perfect only In proportion to
the interest to which one realizes and
practices those eternal principles. TAX
ing all the financial history and stat
utes Of the country, he showed how all
the tremendous wealth of the country.
had been originally produced from the.
| soil. and how the producers had been
deprived of fair share of the pro-
ceeds of their labor thy manipulation
abroad. He explained in detail the A.
nancing and marketing of the cotton
crop to the disadvantage Of the pro-,
ducer. He asked why the people OF
South Carolina in its sovereign capaci-
ty as a state should. not establish
a state warehouse system, whose
receipts would pass all over the world, |,
as so much money. He said that ev-
cry dollar that can be saved between
the gin and the spinner Is dollar in
the pocket Of the producer, Speaking
Of the currency bill. he said that IT.
Henry are working on, Is not accepted
at present, 1t will be sooner or later.
for as soon as the cotton producers
fully understand the matter, they are
going to demand that their product be
made a basis of currency issue. ~. \
In conclusion Mr.. ,McLaurin said
that he would have liked to talk
some politics had 1t not been for the
caution of the chairman; but IL you
want some politics, and anybody
opens the door, and you call upon me,
and / do not give you somethingi
then am a Dutchman. [Cheers and
laughterl. 1fr 7" aiGsgrf iEAEf
Hon. George r. Rembert was the
lrar nd lrsf
with reference to the admonition Of
the chairman as to politics, and he
said that those people who did not
want to hear politics discussed. should
back off and give way to others, for
he was going to talk politics first, last
and all the time. He said the people
used to make governors at Tirzah, and
bet they were going TO make a govI
ernor here today. He said he started
as baggage man, was then a mai
clerk, and later soldier in the Span
ish-Americani war and then legisla-
,or and a lawyer, and two years from
now he was going to be governor,
[Cheers and applausel. He took upl
personal matters and said that the CO.
lumbia State had been fighting him
since he defended Jim Tillman for
killing Gonzales. He said the Column
bia State had been trying to, drive him
from the state. When the Columbia
State opened a subscription for the
San Francisco sufferers. he sent them
a five dollar bill and they sent 1t back
to him. He told how in the old days
people were prosecuted by physical
torture, etc.; but nowadays 1t Is by
the newspapers holding UP those they
do not like to public obloquy, etc.
They try to ruin mans character by
Misrepresentation and abuse. He
gave this circumstance as justifica-
ton for his newspaper bill, which. he
said, was in the interest Of the liberty
Of the people. He said the enemy was
trying to defeat him by undertaking
to misrepresent the attitude Of Cow
ernor Blease. He had fought side by
side with Governor Blease and was
still with him; but he was not asking |
for the endorsement Of Governor
Blease, because he understood thar
Governor Blease has his own fight to
make. The corporations owned all
the little newspapers. and that the
Columbia State managed them by
having their editors as correspond 1
ents, and that when the big dog in
Columbia growled the little fellows
Of