The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-30

T don't believe in Belshevism; don't
believe in violence-I believe in re-
form and peaceful revolution, and
that has been my stand on these la
bor questions, as you all know, and
on political questions. And God
knows I have been through many cam
paigns, and in all these battles have
asked my friends to leave violence
alone and to be peaceful But here is
my stand.
If the Democratic Party Ceases to
Be Useful.
If the affairs of this State are not
to be left to the Democratic party, if
disappointed losers, hard losers, are
ready to break down the Democratic
party and say that it is not our po-
litical court of last resort, then will
the deluge commence. If that is the
alternative. if after all these years OF
service Ind devotion to the Democra-
tic party, and if after all those years
of accepting injustice, have, never
theless, for the sake of the Democra-
tic party swallowed it and stuck
within the party and finally won
within the party, until the party it
self put it's sanction upon the result;
and if after all that, the day has
come when that great institution, the
Supreme Court, that is supposed to
be the conservator of law and order
and justice, can be Influenced by any
by any political wire-pulling, then I
say the thing for US to do is to let
the Democratic party 60 the way
that all things go when they cease
to be useful. Let US open the gates
then, if that be the case. But let US
hope that is not. Let us hope that
we have not come to the day when
we must turn loose the thunderbolts
that will and must be turned loose if
you break up the Democratic party.
Let us hope that day has not come.
But you know that the cause of JUS
tice has to be advanced. You know
that in the advancement of the cause
of justice everything is justifable.
"Now, then, we believe in the san
City of the ballot and the sanctity,
above all things, of the white mans
ballot; and we believe in the sanctity
of the Democratic party above all
other things. But we are not going to
be fooled any longer. Let the food
gates be opened if that must be the
result, when politicians by wirepull-
ing rule the people. 1 have taken
this occasion to say that to you be-
cause I believe in the main, when
you think it over, you will agree that
the cause which we represent, which
is the cause Of labor, is as great as
the cause of privilege. We cannot
hire, if we wished, lawyers from all
ever South Carolina to win our case.
We depend upon the people. I ain
sure that you will agree with me that
ours Is the best course after all, and,
the people having spoken, we will ex-
pect those who have opposed US to
abide by the result.
81 can see this coming almost as q
black cloud, for we are not going to
be robbed out of this election. If we
are, we are not going to commit any
violence, but the day of the Demo-
cratic party in South Carolina is
done. I have seen several elections
stolen in this State and elsewhere
during the past ten years, and these
were allowed to be stolen for the
sake of the party; but that day has
gone. Going through campaign, as
we have, not knowing when the as
sassin would start his dirty work, we
discountenanced even all talk of vio-
lence, but we WILL NOT STAND
TO BE ROBBED, EVEN IF WE
HAVE TO BREAK UP THE DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY, AND WILL
LEAD IN BREAKING 1T UP, IF IT
is NECESSARY"
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