The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-10


| Of an unbiased jury and abide slie re.
suit. To me il seems that II would
be better to submit TO arbitration even
though we know we should lusc the
Gaze. than to be made lnughine
stock as we are now. If we, rs Il ma
ton. have lost caste with other ma
ttOnE, as Is limited rather than as
serted, because OF our action on this
| canal matter, 1t would certainly be
les. mortifying to have the other ma
! ;iOns join with Great Britain In tell
! ing us SO than voluntarily to declare
that we wanted 10 take advantage of
England contrary 10 our treaty ohli-
| CATIONS. and were Shamed into de-
ctncy by the public opinion of the
| world. Then too. thor was peculiar
! condition, personal or local In It's
| nature. which embarrassed me very
much.
Senators will remember that in
1902. while Hon. John J.. McIaurin
wa; a senator from South Carolina,
he and I came to blows on the floor
: of this chamber because had charged
him with selling out to the republicans
n
| lie denied with bitterness and called
Inc IL liar. This Immediately resent
ell with blow. Some or the older
| senator's who Witnessed the scene are
| yet with us; but do not propose to
/ 20 any further into details. merely
mention 1t In order to explain what it
is embarrassing for ME to vote for
this repeal. At the next State Demo-
| nr ffo N0,,r ~
between McLaurin and myself. urged
and succeeded in having passed by the
! convention IL provision changing the
! constitution and rules Of the party III
4 South Carolina so rs to require each
! candidate for the senate and house
, to subscribe to the following pledge:
| II will support the political princi-
pies and policies of the democratic
party during the term Of Office for
which may be elected. and work
in accord with my democratic asso-
, ciates ir congress on all party ques-
f, tons.''
This was made for McLaurin and
everybody understood why. While his
betrayal of his trust was very fragrant
and fully warranted my characteri-
, zation of 1t. ii was no more clear and
explicit than this question of tolls;
for where will we look for Democrat
ic policies and principles" II not in
the party punltform? Where will we
get palmer language than the pledge
at, Baltimore on this subject? There
, has been no caucus Of senators or
democrats to determine what ~ the
party policy. The platform say, one
thing; and the president has enc rsed
and praised the platform and explain
! Il that very thing In speech. No
authoritative repeal or dienvowal of
the platform ut Baltimore has been ut :
tered by anyone: and democrats every
where are very much muddled. The
| president alone urges the repeal be-
. cause in his judgment 1t is necessary
to maintain our honor as nation.
Il would be very unhappy II McLau
| rim could justly charge me with pre-
scribing physic for him which myself
/ am unwilling to take. Should fail
to stand by the party platform and
vote for the repeal. he could Justly say
t1,at am Inconsistent. have always
, prided myself on my frankness and
bluntness in speaking just what be-
lieve to he true.
"The predicament we are now In has
caused me more worry than anything
that has happend in a long while. We
have Just had another state conven-
! ton OF the democratic party of South
| Carolina and that convention endorsed
President Wilson's administration In
| no uncertain terms. Indeed, 1t went
i further than good taste. or truth,
seemed to demand or allow 1t said:
"Pccognizing in tho president the
greatest moral force that has been in
the White House during the past
! century. we heartily commend his ef-
, forts to secure repeal Of the Pana-
ma Free Tolls Act, law enacted by
a republican congress and signed by
| republican president regardless OF
national honor. We condemn this law
as undemocratic and against the erc
nomic policy Of our party 'and 80 =
! We believe that this '--'''F 800 lie
a shipping trust r''l :. .~r,at the
outrageous scandals OF the building OF
, our transcontinents. railways. We.
demand that our senator's vote FOR the
unqualifiei rep1al of this act, and
p, thus suppol. .ae president in uphold
!; ing democratic principles and the
honor pf this nation"
1T seems to me that this Is much
Exaggerated and q milder and more
conservative utterance would have
been IN Better taste. Woodrow Wilson
Is recognized by all as "a great states
and q EGod man. but his best friends
Will not claim for him fnfallibflfty. He