The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1921-05-05
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS
is ON THE JOR

1t ought to be a source of moral
qualification TO all good Democrats
to know that in spite of the fact that
the Republicans are in power in Con-
grcss there is a remnant of loyal and
brave Democrats who are neither
cowed nor intimidated At the very
front of this noble band of patriots
is that grand old veteran, John Sharp
Williams.
In recent speech IN the Senate in
referring to some remarks by Senator
Reed, of Missouri, Mr.. Williams said p:
Mr.. President, IF I'll the foolish
and absurd thing; that any man could
engage in perhaps the most foolish
and absurd would be an appeal to the
sense of fairness of the Republican
Party when it is in power. | have never
known of an appeal of that sort to
have any reception; | have never
known the Republicans to decline to
take advantage of every opportunity
presented them; | have never known
them to rise to the height of world
spirit or even of the United States
national spirit. 1t seems to me utter
~ foolish, even with you in the chair,
Mr.. President, to appeal to the sense
Of fairness of the Republican Party
never knew them to have any of it
and | never knew you to represent
any of it. 1t seems that the Senator
from Missouri is off on one of his
usual lines He is worshiping a god
that does not exist: he is appealing to
something that is noncxistcnt.
"Of course, whenever the Republi-
can Party gets into power it forgets
the world: i forGctS the United
Safes; it forgcts everything. and re-
member, simply itself, and it pro
cccds to take the utmost advantage
of every opportunity it itself has"
Had The Advertiser the space to
spare it would be glad to publish the
entire speech of Senator Williams.
There are so many gems in this
splendid burst of eloquonce that if it
were possible they would all be laid
before our South Carolina readers,
that they might see that there is life
in the old land yet, that the cid man
eloquent, the Mississippi Senator, has
still tho Vigor and fire OF youth in
combating error. In organizing COM
mittccS Of the Senate they were pack
ed, in the language If Mr.. Williams,
for the purpose of being certain that
a Republican majority might violate
the ~ ba -
One more gem from this splendid
arraignmcmt of the Republicans must
be given that Avcrtiscr may share the
delight "tfordcd this paper.
There is the whole world, and here
is the little Republican Party in the
Senate of the United States looking at
itself in Self-admiration. wondering
If 1t is not the whole earth, wondering
If 1t is not the whole planetary sys-
tenn, wondering if it is not even the
whole solar system, and not seeing
that there are other solar systems out
side that. Meanwhile Indiana poll
tics run the Senate of the United
State, and if God ever witnessed any
thing smaller than Indiana politics on
both sides, He must have used a
microscope"
Senator Williams may take conso-
lat!on i'm the fact that he is in the
right and from all Of mis- records
through a long life devoted to his
couHtry'S welfare, he can say in the
En%uagc of kcntucky's great states
men, Henry Clay, Sir, would rather
be right than be President"
To this The Advertiser can add
with all reverence that though in the
minority now, "onc on Gods side is
majority"