The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-05-18

aohs WIN the iiapSDurgS ana the
lIohenzollerns.
There have been men who have
damned their government" Mr.. Pol
lock continued. There have been
men. or man. i'm South Carolina,
who so far forgot his manhood, if he
had any manhood left, as to say that
II makes no difference what kind of
America we have after he is dead and
gone. l can't think of more
damnable utterance" Here the speak
er was interrupted by prolonged
cheers and applause. What of his
wife, what of your wife, what of your
children" he continued. Does it
make no difference what kind of gov
ernment we have for generations yet
Unborn? Had that been the spirit of
the soldiers of the American revOlu-
ton, this convention would not now
he assembled here; you would now
be under the heel of tyrant. and the
edicts Of a kaiser or czar would go
forth as the law of the land"
God pity such a man. And if he
does no. repent, may the devil take
his soul and burn IT forever and a
day. The hearts of Americans are
true, and they will always be true ex-
cept when they are led astray by n
damnable demagOgue."
I'VE here at home have q duty to
perform" continued Mr.. Pollock
Only about 2 per cent of the Ameri-
can youth have donned the khaki --
9S per cent. are still at home. Every
man who is disloyal back here at
home might just as well stick knife
In the back Of the young men who
have gone to fight as to utter single
kdisloyal word.
I'VE are not going to send to the
senate or to congress. or put in any
Losition of responsibility any man
who is not at least 100 per cent loyal
to America and her aims in this war"
Speaking of the aims of America,
MIR. Pollock declared that while they
might not suit the aims of the
'damnable pacifists' they did suit the
men who were loyal TO Americas s
cause, and who desired to preserve
civilization. Christianity and to pro-
tect humanity from the encroach-
ment of Prussianism.
81 will never be satisfied with a
patched up peace" Mr.. Pollock de-
ciared. America will never be sat
isficd IL Germany is left with q great
military machine. We will never be
satisfied until the flags OF America.
Britain, France and their allies 40
forward and are placed upon the ram
parts of Berlin. We will never be
satisfied until the Hohenzollern family
is stripped of power and until all men
| like William Hohenzollern, with his
withered arm and cursing his mother.
are put where they can never dis
turb the peace of the world again"
Following Mr.. Pollock's address. the
convention. on motion of Il. ID. Blake
ney of Kershaw, invited Senator Till
man to address the convention. SEN
ator Tillman was accompanied to the
rostrum by Mr.. Blakeney, John C.
Sheppard of Edgefield and ]. ]. Evans
of Marlboro Mr.. Tillman's entrance
was received with great enthusiasm
and he was often applauded while
reading his speech which was as fol-
lows:
MIR. President and Fellow Citizens:
First. allow me to thank you for the
reception you have given me. haven't
words sufficient to express in fitting
terms the gratitude / feel for the love
and trust the people of South Carolina
have always shown after they came
to know me.
found myself at Bennettsville in
1885 and began to know for what pur-
pose / had been sent into the world.
EVER since l have had only one OBJ
Ject In lfe-the honor and welfare
OF South Carolina and her people. AT
iirst' ! was distrusted because of my
radicalism and frankness of speech: !:
but the people soon learned that 7 was
not hypocrite or a liar and that
they could depend on what told
them.
l served as governor for four years
Then they sent me to the senate. and
nave Kept me there ever since. Four
years ago ] badc farewell to public
life and said 10 the people OF South