Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-19
FRIDAY, JUNE 1e, 1914.

leaders that the nation has ever pro-
duced. She has today in the person OF
the senior senator from South Caro-
lima one of the most brilliant intellects
and one Of the staunchest friends OF
the masses of the people that occupies
a seat in the United States senate. That
much | cannot say for the junior sena-
tor from South Carolina"
Mr. Pollock declared that if he was
sent to the senate, he too, would en-
list beneath the Wilson banner. Two
years ago, as a candidate for congress
in the Fifth district, l delivered an ad-
dress at Sharon, York county, and
then expressed the earnest hope that
Woodrow Wilson would be elected
president of the United States, and
that in the event Of his election he
would select as secretary Of state Will
liam j. Bryan, that wonderful teach
er of civic Righteousness. L purpose
to stand with President Wilson so long
as he Is president, and so long as he
works for the uplift Of the people.
In discussing the present admins
tration in South Carolina, the speaker
said: There are many things that L
cannot stand for. / shall never align
myself with the lawless element in
this state. / shall never endorse the
setting aside by executive order of the
verdict of $4,000 jurymen. l shall
never fight the national Democratic
administration and speak of MEM
ber of the cabinet as 'pug-nosed
Yankee / shall never assume that
every man is trying to injure me per-
sonally, nor shall l ever use the po-
litical power vested in me to bulld up
for me a political machine in my own
political interests. l shall never go
beyond the good American MANHOOD
in South Carolina to appoint an In
dian dago to a position that would re-
quire the young manhood Of South
Carolina to march in review before
him."
Senator Smith answered briefly the
charge of Haskellism, and said that
he would not refer to 1t again. II
was not at the Haskell convention.
The only way they could have gotten
my name was when / passed through
Columbia on my way to Georges sta
ton, now, st. George, to see the wo-
man ] afterward married. l have
letter In my grip which bears me out
in this. 1t is necessary only for me to
give my word When the time comes
that my word is worthless and have
to substitute that, then I'll resign from
the United States senate, so help me
God"
In giving an account Of himself, the
senator said that he prided himself on
being the hardest working man on
the agricultural committee. He had
worked for the reform Of the cotton
exchange, and paralleled the price of
cotton during the decade of 1894 to
1904 and the prices from 1904 until
1914. I'VE are not only raising more
cotton, 100000 bales more each year,
but we are getting $50 more bale.
In South Carolina alone that would
mean $120,000,000 for the six years |
have been in Washington. That isn't
a bad return for $4,000 worth OF
good health and good manhood"
In answering the accusation that he
had done nothing to restrict immigra-
ton, Senator Smith referred to the i'm
migration bill which he has intro
duced and which has already passed
the lower house of congress. IF 1t
were not necessary that l should be
here now, 1 would be working in
Washington this very day to get
through. However, If l had my way
about all this immigration business,
would write single clause that would
forbid the entrance Of any foreigners
that would apply for citizenship Tor
the next ten years"
Senator Smiths speech dealt large
ly with his record in the United States
senate, in fighting for a better cotton
market. when 1 became senator six
years ago" the junior senator began,
the cotton exchanges of the country
under the domination and control of
Europe, were debating to American
producers what American cotton was
worth. These exchanges made such
contracts that thew were at liberty to
put the prices up or down as they saw
fit. It made no difference whether 1t
was small, that Is, practically no diff
ference. because these exchanges could
manipulate the market to suit them
selves Therefore, it is encumbent
upon me to show what I have done in
furtherance Of the promises I made to
the farmers Of the state six years
ago."