The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, December 18, 1895, Image 1
VOL. L. WIXNSBOPiO, S, C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1895. ^
THE WW CONSTITUTfOX.l^nuID?.uP<>'l?a7?
A j tne amies 01 their res
j the concerns of the 1
TEXT OF THE INSTRUMENT ADOPT- j tions, including item
ED BY THE STATE CONVENTION, j rec?pts and oisbm^e.'
time to time, ?ire tc
The Foanil ilion of the Rights oftheCiti- tl*lb>]y information
7.en and tJie Powers of the State Govern- of the State, and l*ec
consideration such
^ inAiit cVtoll fifpm npppwsirv
jk ARTICLE IV- See. 16. He may"<
?gL occasions convene th
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. b]y ia extra
Section I. The supreme executive au- house remain .withot
thorityof this State snail be vested in five days, or incase
^ a cheif magistrate, who shall be styled between the two he
? "the govt rnor of the State of South session with respect 1
Carolina/7 journment, be may
H Sec. 2. Tbe governor shali be elected such time as he shall
v by the electors duly qualified to vote beyond the time of t?
orfmembers ofthe house of represenia- then next ensuing.
|| tives, and shall hold his office for two Sec. 17. He shall e
r years, and until his successor shall be ficers of the State.
~ ? i v . _ _ o?^ i o rri.^ ^
chosen airU qualined, ana snan oe re- cec. ?c. zue ?eai u
l eligible- He shall be elected at the use shall be used by \
9 first gener.il election held under this cially, and shall be <
Constitution for members of the gen- seal of the State of Sc
P eral assembly, and at each general Sec. 19. All grants
election thereafter, and shall be in- shall be issued in the
L stalled da ring the first session of the authority of the Stal
said gen era l'assembly after his election lina, sealed with the :
on such day as shall be provided by by the governor and <
t? law. The other State otlicers elect the secretary of state,
shall at the same time enter upon the Sec. 20. The govei
performance of their duties. ant governor, befort
Sec. 3. No person shall be eligible to the duties of their r<
the office of governor who denies the shall take and snbs<
llpi existence of the Supreme Being; or olfice as prescribed in
the time of such election has 26 of the Constitution
PSnot attained the age of 30 years; and I Sec. 21. ine gover
||lwho shall not have been a citizen of i at the capital of the
W the United States and n citizen and j cases of contagion or
f resident of this State for five years of war; but during ti
next preceding the day of election. No general assembly he s
person while governor shall hold any its sessions are held,
office or other commission (except in yec> 22. Whenevi
the militia) under the authority of this brought to the notice
State, or of any other power, at one by affidavit that any
and the same time. _ tfie custodv of nubli<
Sec. 4. The returns of every election js probablysguilty of <
for governor shall be sealed up by the the annropriation of
i boards of canvassers in the respective funds" to private use,
bcounties and transmitted by mail to nor shall direct his im
the seat of government, directed to tion by the proper o
the secretary of state who shall deliv-. true bill found the go
er them to the speaker of the house of pen<i such officer and a
pigprr representatives at tne ne.u ^ ensuing stead, until he shall n
Pp* session of the general assembly; and ted by the verdict of a
Wt duplicates of said returns shall be filed 0f conviction, the
Wy. with the clerks of the court of said declared vacant an
? counties. It shall be the duty of any g]e(j as may be provk
a clerk of court to forward to the secre- gee. 23. Every bill
j?^. tary of state a certified copy of said re- tion which shall have
turns upon beinsr notified that the re- eral assemblv. except
turns Dreviouslv' forwarded by mail adjournment shall, b
have not been received at his office. It a law, be presented t
be the duty of* the secretary of and if he approve he
r? state after, the expiration of seven not, he shall return _i
days' fronf'the day upon which the tions, to the house ir
votes have been canvassed by toe nated, which shall ent
county board if the returns thereof at large on its jouraa;
from anv county have not been re- reconsider it. _ If aft*
ceived, to notify "the clerk of court of eration two-thirds of i
said countv, ana order a copy of the agree to pass it, it s
returns filed in his olfice to be for- gether with the objecti
warded forthwith. The secretary of house, by which it sh
state shall deliver to the speaker of the ered, and if approvedL t
house of representatives, at the next 0f that house it shall
ensuiny session of the general assem- offw *>= if it Wi
bly, and during tiie first week of the governor- but in all
session, or as soon as the general as- ZlJl SvivJi I
t sembly shall have organized bv tie ^ ?*e of *oth houses sh
| election of the presiding officers of tpe,
I /gg-iteh of S^fBalsofbothhc
^?|?S&oth houses. The person having the ]ym ?Jillo appropriating
^^^^kghest number of votes shall be gov- -jie treasury shall spe
but if two or more shall be all(i purposes for whit
^I^Ssia"(' bighest volts> tne ?en" made and appropriate
gg^embly shall during the same lively their several ;
the house of representatives, tinct"items and sectior
of them governor, viva ernor shall not appr
Contested elections for gover- more of the items or s?
^^^^p?shall be determined by the gener- jn aBy bill, hi
SflpSill assembly in such manner as shall prove the residu
1 1 K?/>nms a ]<
rbe prescribed oy iaw. 3ueu
Sec. 5. A lieutenant governor shall residue in like mannc
be chosen at the same time, in the signed it. Thegoven
same manner, continue in office for tu?rn the bill with his
the same period and be possessed with jtems or sections of i
the same qualifications as the gover proved bv him to the
nor, and shall, ex officio, be president the bUl originated, w]
||p& of the senate. enter tbe objections a
ji|li Sec. 6. The lieutenant governor journal and proceed i
llllf while presiding in the senate shall much of said bill as i
jgr have no vote unless the senate be by the gevernor. T.'
P equally divided. ings sliall be had in b
L "Sec. 7. The senate shall as soon as considering the same
practicable after the convening of the case of an entire bill
o-ftneral assembly, choose a president governor with his o
. e>
pro tempore to act m the absence 01 j any item
the lieutenant governor, or when he proved by the gov
shall fill the office of governor. passed by two-thirds <
Sec. 8. A member of the senate act- of the general asser
ing as governor or lieutenant gover- come a pa?t of said la
nor shall thereupon vacate his seat ing the objections o
and another peeson shall be elected in If a bill or joint res<
his stead. be returned by the <
Ipk*Sec. 9._In case of the removal of the three days after it
fpjjpfp^vernor from office by impeachment, presented' to him, Si
^^^^^^^^resignation, disqualification, it shall have the sam
removal from the State, as if he had signed i
governor shall then be era! assembly", by ai
case of the removal vent its return, in w
officer from his of- have such force and
I * j
bjecf. relating to : are declared to bejthe chief justice and; ject to a
ipective offices or jtwo of the associate justices of said ! issue vr
espective institu- [courtas herein established until the naandar
:ized accounts of . terms for which they were elected shall other w
Tients- ! expire, and the general assembly at ry their
:nor shall, from j its next session shall elect the third as- shall ha
> the general as-j sociate justice and make suitable provi- es. Th
of the condition j sion for accomplishing the classifica- diction
:ommend for its j tion above directed. diction <
measures_ as he j gec_ The supreme court shall such in!
or expedient. ; have power to issue writs or orders of general
>n extraordinary j in junction, mandamus, quo warranto, peal din
;e general assem-1 prohibition, certiorari, habeas corpus ,v
. Should either 1 anj other original and remedial writs.
it a quorum for | And said court shall have appellate .
of disagreementj -jurisdiction only in cases of chancery
us^s during any , and in such appeals they shall review P
o the time of ad-! the findings of fact as well as the law,
adjourn them to j except in chancery cases where the J
think proper, not; facts are settled by a jury and the verle
annual session 1 diet not set aside and shall constitute
| a court for the correction of errors at
ommission all of- [ iaw under such regulations as the gen- J ?
| eral assembly may by law prescribe^
uuc owic uu.wu j bee. o. Tne supreme court, snau oe
,he governor ofli- a? jeasi twice in each rear at the cu^ the
iseat ?-^overnmentan(^ atsuc^ other Sec. 3
niuicdroiina. ! place or places in the State as the g-en- sions sh
and commissions eraj assembly may direct. crimina
name and bv the sec_ ^ judge shall preside at the which e
.e oi bourn oaro- trial of any cause in the event of given tc
great seal, S1?ned which he mav be interested, or when it shall
countersigned by either of the parties shall be connect- shall als
ed with him by affinity or consan- tionwit
rnor ana iieuten- guinity -within such degrees as may diction :
i entering upon be prescribed by law, or in which he cases of
sspective o Jices, ^ay have been counsel or have pre- larceny.
:noe tne oatn ot, sidec[ jn any inferior court. In case In the S
articie 3, section J or any 0f justices of thesu- at such
or ' Pr(;me court shall be thus disquaiidea, gcuwai
State ^cpnf in 1 or 06 ?^ierwise prevented from presid- Sec. 1
the emergencies ivg m any cause or causes, remain
lesitting op the C0^C or tbe J"ustices there- county <
halIreStewW \?i Shali cerH1> the same to Cou^ties
ie*e the governor of the State, and he in all m
...... , shall immediately commission, espec- ministrc
2r? | ially. the requisite number of men in? to n
or the governor | learned m the law for the trial and dower, i
Oihcer who has J determination thereof. The same an(l psri
2 or trust iunds, i course shall be pursued in. the circuit be veste
~ f Jt .
embezzlement or j and inferior courts as is prescribed in proviue,
public or trust this section for cases of the supreme jurisdict
then the gover- court. The general assembly shall of proba
mediate prosecu- provide by law for the temporary ap- Sec. S
iBcer and upon poiatment of men learned in the law magistn
cernor shall sus- to hold either special or regular terms com miss
:ppointonein his of the circuit coi,r+" whenever there with tb
ave oeen acquit- may be necessity for such appoint- Senate,
jury. In case ment. ~ hold the
ofiice shall be gec_ 7 There shall be appointed by ^ears ,a
d the vacancy Justices of the supreme court a re- ^PP01I^
led by law. porter and clerkofsaid court? who trate shs
or 3oint reso.u- shau ]10]d their offices for four vears
passed the gen- and ^hose duties and condensation provi
on a question of sbaj} 'oe prescribed bv law. more coi
- .. 1 1 __ r - , nrnr.ftssft:
eiore u ueuumes gec_ when a judgment or decree ^;;v"
0 the governor, is reversed or affirmed by the supreme , .
shall sign it; if court, every point made and distinctly
t with^his objec- stated in the cause and fairly arising
1 whicn it origi- Up0E, the record of the case shall be P ?
er the objections considered and decided and the reason -P.P
l and proceed to thereof shall be concisely and briefly P JPf ,
;r such reconsid- stated in writing and preserved with
that house shall the record of the case. cL* o
hall be sent, to- Sec. 9- The justices of the supreme - ?
oris to tne other court and judges of the circuit court
ia.ll be reconsid- sha[] each receive compensation for ;
>} the two-thirds their services to be fixed by law, which 7^' Sl
have the same shall not be increased or diminished . c
1 Qicrnpd hv thp +; ~-PP^ ty m C
such cases" the I mu'm , .
all be taken bvl'f^T fr?g "4 Steffi^'
immd lfaus ?r ^ ^
*~v, wsAered on ansiather-power. J ~ *>uo"
)USerr-s?==ii^r-' to
. h'the same are who is not at the time of his election ^^!!PP
to them respec- a citizen of the United States and of \ .7?
amounts m dis- this State and has not attained the aire
is. Ir tne gov 0f 9(; years, has not been a licensed at- sn.^lA s.lC
ove any one or t,orney law for at least five years m ' flsc
actions contained an(j ^en a resident of this State for cas^s'
it shall ap- gve vears next preceeding his elec- f.uc 0 '
e thereof, it tion * ^ 6 tions as
iw as to the 0" ?? ? provide.
-- -f bee. .11. All vacancies in thetsu- nowertc
" " '~:i -1- nholl i
*1* 3.S * IL lit? JLiciu.
1flr -v-ii thPn rp- preme court or inieriorirniuuau ana ior
obiVctions to the be filled by eiectlons as herem presmb- t0 . ee;
he same not ao ed; provided. that if the unexpired Sec. 2;
' house in which term aoes not exceed one sHch an offen
tiich house shall Tacanc~v may be filled b3* executive mand ar
t laro-e unonits appointment. All judges, by virtue of jurv ijQ
i reconsider so J^eir office shall be co^ervators of municip
<? rot ^nroved the Peace throughout the State, and to circu.
hesame bfo ?d when a vacancy is filled by. either ap- Xie
,f?th heroesin re- pointment or election, the incumbent consist (
as\ pS?n ??*?<?& for the te m?t aS
returned "bvthe of his predecessor. submitt.
biections: arid if Sec. 12. In all cases decided by the The p
f said bill not ap- supreme court the concurrence of shall do
ernor shall be three of the justices shall be necessary mustag
o T.o-1-orssfl I of the iudsrment below, aender t
Df the two Houses i \J>x ?. x ? s,*. , ^ ^
ably, it shall be- but if the four justices equally divide Each
w not withstand- in opinion the judgment below shall tor und<
f the governor. *>e affirmed, subject to the provisions stitutior
Dlution shall not hereinafter prescribed. Whenever, 65 year
governor within upon the hearing of any cause or ques- ter.
shall have been tion before the supreme court, in the gec g
indays excepted, exercise of its origina or appelate ju- i>le ^ *
e force and effect risdiction, it shall appear to the justic- before
:t, ualess the gen- es thereof or any two of them, that wkere?
djournment, pre- there is involved a question of ccnsti- crimina
hich case it shall tutional law, or conflict between the 0^(
effect unless re- Constitution and laws of thisStateand tr
ays after the next of the United States, or between the r>eaf sh
duties and obligations of her citizens ^nd rQ0
all be elected by under the same, upon the determina- ^v
f the State a secre- tion of which the entire is not agreed; ^ere
iroller-generai, an or wnenever luc jusuv,? vj.
treasurer, an ad- or any two of them desire it onany f^u?A
general, and a cause or question so before said, conrt, }?*t JT
education, who the chief justice, or on his absence the 'vr, .
pective oilices for presiding associate justice, shall call to
rs, and until their the assistance of the supreme court all *or ,
iave been chosen of the judges of the circuit court; pro
whose duties and vided, however that when the matter "
be prescribed by to be submitted is involved in an ap- e,e"era
ation of such olli- peal from the circuit court, the circuit j
er increased nor judge who tried the cause shall not
fh? period for sit. A majority of the justices of the * ?
? j ~ i **u.cn c<
? choll I
ve been elected. supreme court ana -oircuiLjuu5w senio-n
kg- constitute a quorum. The decision of (3irect"
fcs'. the court so constituted, or a majority
of the justices and judges sitting,shall ^ec.
l||||||^pr of this be hna^ ancl conclusive. In such case suPreD
^^^^^^joreme the chief justice, or in his absence the cjilt cc
trit presiding associate justice, shall pre- at c?ia'
side. Whenever the justices of the corPus
supreme court and the circuit judges certioi
together for the purposes afore- t0*^* ^
the number thereof qualified ;
an even number, then C]
wnwiii 'uvi^imsL - rnnst retire: P^^er
ippeal to the supremo court, to WfT AT THEY TCE 4LLY i
rits or orders of injunction, " urii liLiilUUl k
qus, habeas corpus, and such
rits as mav be necessary to car- C|IM TCYT nc Tu_ CD[-Cr. ,
1 powers into full effect. They;-ULL TEXT THE SPEECH
ive jurisdiction in all civil cas- J . EVANS AND TILLMAN.
sy shall have appelate juris-j
in all cases within the juris* j liead Their I'tterances in Atlar
of inferior courts, except from i
:erior courts from which the *or:n Vour ?nv Juds ent *?
assembly shall provide an ap- I Truth and Propriety of What Th
ectly to the supreme court. on Carolina D
6. The court of common pleas
in each county in this State The following is the full text
twice in every year at such speech of Governor John Gary 3
imes and places as may be ap- delivered at the Cotton.States a
by law. ternational Exposition, Atlanta
.7. It shall be the duty of the on November30th. 1S95:
)f the supreme court to file Mr. President, Your Excel
cisions within 60 days from ] .adies and Gentl&nen of Georg
day of the court at which the my own Fellow Citizens: To sa
sre heard; and the duty of the we thank you for this hearty we'
:>f the circuit courts to file seems cold and indifferent f;
;cisions within CO days from mother to 3ier daughter, for:
]g of the last court of the cir- b*m truly said that Georgia is
n being held ! ijhter of South Carolina, a
Q Tho oran-f r\f flreYidffll ic . r\o no*Viiav inrloo/l (flmon
all have jurisdiction ia all may groan,but yet she is not as]
1 cases except those cases in oi her daughter. (Applause.)
xclusive jurisdiction shall be Carolina is proud of her dau
> inferior courts, and in these (applause) and she stands here
have appellate jurisdiction. It to bear evidence for what we
;o have concurrent jurisdic- the past; that when we nurture
h, as well as appellate juris- infant; when we protected her
from, the inferior courts in all tl.e Indian and Spaniard, it was
riot, assault and battery, and vain we stand here today and si
It shall sit in each county deed you do us proud. (Ap
tate at least twice in each year and cheers.) And now his Exc
stated times and places as the cy, the Governor,- has seen fit
assembly may direct. ihat tbe Governor of South Ca
9 The court of probate shall has no appreciation for her !
as now established in the daughters. Why, sir, you don't
:>f Charleston. In all other me. (Applause.) We have br
; of the State the jurisdiction here upon the soil of Georgia
atters testamentary and of ad- the fairest maidens that G od A1
Ltion, in business appeartain- ty ever created. (Applause.)
linors and the allotment of are stamped with more purity th
n cases of idiocy and lunacy, lias stamped the lily; they are s
>ons non compos mentis, shall ed with beauty than he nas p:
d as the general assembly may the rosebud, and, sir, when I sfc
and until such provision such the presence of these holy crea
ion shall remain in the court when I stand here and conten
te as now established. ^ my own miserable self, I can on
!0. A sufficient number of claim,''How unworthy a creatur
ites shall be appointed and are of one of these lovely woi
>ioned by the governor,bjT and (Applause.) That is my appreci
e advice and consent of the Not lack of appreciation; though
for each county, who shall sibly some may say, too great ?
rtffinoc -f/Sy fcvm nf twn . l-.iif if f ko
J. A ViiiUW AVi w v* w* v " w VI CVi LCtUlVf U. < l^UL X O VAUU^l/ y\^#
nd until their successors are South Carolina is proud of h*
id and qualified. Each rnagis- men; she is proud of what they
ill have the power,under such done in the past; she is proud of
Dns as may now or hereafter they represent in the present; an
ded by law, to appoint one or feels, safe in what they will accoi
astables to execute writs and and speak for her in the future,
s issued by him. The present This day has been set apart as
dees are declared magistrates of Thanksgiving by the Presidi
I created, and shall exercise the United States and by the G
brs and duties of said office of Dors. of the separate States in th<
.te until their successors shall ion. We have much, fellow cit
inted and qualified. Each to be thankful for,but South Cai
ite shall receive a salary, to ana Georgia stamped by their in
by the general assembly , in uality can exclaim without an3
II fees in criminal cases. gTee of hvposnsv of spirit of the .
L. Magistrates shall have ju- isee, "We thank thee, oh, God
a in such civil cases as the are not as other people are."
assembly may prescribe; pro- There is a characteristic indivi
ich jurisdiction shall not ex- ity of the South Carolinian, that
ases wiiere tiie value or prop-1 acteriistic is not so "Teat betweei
?14eld7si00r Carolinian the Geo
e are people, and alth
jriminai cases as tb:: general ^ ^ in, thej
r may prescribe; provided, . We cannotT?S4feab^nd
ShaL;?i -^ass,a^1 y?u cannot forget,
x nnu u ' l W WHtyJwMRnent ifras oppressed: when the heel c
,ys._ In criminal matters be- tyrant bore heavily upon her, i
iir jurisdiction to try, they the strong arm of the Georgian;
as examining courts and com- came to her rescue in '76. We 1
ih&ro'e or (except in capital | y0U f0r it. We thank you for
cognize persons charged rc-ith j jou have done m tne past an
snces, subject to such regula-1 thank" you for giving us this opj
the general assembly may nity of coming here and showic
They shall also have the the world the superiority of !
> bind over to keep the peace Carolina. (Applause and cheer:
good behavior for a time not "Why, the other day I saw an
a 12 months. view from a Yankee Generj
I. All persons charged with which he stated that the South
ce shall have the right to de- progressing; that the South wa
id obtain a trial by jury. The proving, except poor South Car
cases civil or criminal in ail and she was still feeling the e?f<
al courts and courts inferior secession. Yes, she feels it; shit
courts, shall consist of six. the effects of the tribute she p
nd jury of each county shall the national government for
^10 rviomViprs 12 of whom whirmed: but when she pays i
?- -
ree in a matter before it can be pays it with a nrotest, and whe:
?d to the court. _ _ stated that she feels the effects
etit jury of the circuit courts cession ii is true; but today,
nsist of 12 men, all of whom citizens, we stand and proclaim
ree to a verdict in order to 0V7n Pinckney did, that we stil
he same. "Millions for defense but not a
juror must be a qualified elec- for tribute/' South Carolina pa
sr the provisions of this Con- bute to no man and no State
l, between the ages of 21 and imposed upon her by force
s, and of good moral charac- an^ 0f a strong hand; but we ;
and as we pay it we do not mi
!3. Every civil action cogniza- But the time has come for the
' 1 u<- pvftrv Southe;
magistrates shaii. oe Drou^utj \^>CLL KJXXULXtJkX^
a magistrate in the county (think for himself and to spef
he defendant resides,and every himself and in the halls of Cc
tl action in the county where let it be known that these So
jnce was committed. In all States are in this Union, a part
ied by them, the right of ap- Union and by the grace of G<
all be secured under such rules propose to control this Unio
;ulations as may be provided voice, "That's right.") Why
; provided, that in counties it not be right? (Applause.)
magistrates have separate and not right in the past? Was
ve territorial jurisdiction, crim- rijht under the training of yot
uses shall be tried in the magis- ers? The training of statesm
district where the offence was that you received, the principl
tted, subject to such provision inculcated in you, are they t
.nge of venue from one magis- as dear as they were before 1SG5
district to another in the same fellow citizens, this Southla
as may be provided by the bloom in spite of the remarks
1 assembly. erals, in spite of the remarks of
24. All officers other than those hostile to us. It seems now tha
in section 9 provided for in this presidential candidate of the E
"an-narfv feels it incumbent up
shall receive ior mcu > lv,w t u _ _
:>mpensation as the general as- to hit South Carolina a lick. I
t may from time to time by law low citizens, the result is tha
Carolina'never has to go out
25. Each of the justices of the conflict for repairs. (Great ap'
ae court and judges of the cir- . ^ow, fortunately, our "woi
?urt shall have the same power nere to speak for themselves;
mbers to issue writs of habeas a people to herald our vir
mandamus, quo warranto, fore the world; we are not a p
ari, prohibition and interloctu- proclaim what we are doing.
rrits or orders of injunction as n0^ a people possessed of tw
in open court. The judges of I brass, We have always had
.rcuit courts shall have such we have always had inlegi
s at chambers as the general as-) have always had statesmen,
v may provide. applause and cheers.) That
- 'V11nw and sounds louder tl
. 26. Judges shall not cnarge ? r
in respect to matters of fact.but beating of cymbals of past trii
ieclare the law. ' Thai, is where she stands tot
27. There shall be elected in apologizes for nothing she has
;ounty. by the electors thereof, the past: she apologizes for
lerk for the court of common she does in the present. She
who shall hold his olfice for the the leader of the South in ii
of four years, and until his sue- enterprises. She spends mor
shall be?elected and qualified, in proportion^ to her wealth tl
iall, by virtue of his ollice. be Stale iu the Union for the ei
of all other courts of record of her children, and we do it
.herein, but the general assembly a word. It is not necessary
groride by law for the election trumpets. We stand, fellow
fp^a, with a like term of office, t in this position, our indust:
l|lj|gl&T other of the courts of ?ress_ lies in the manufactur
authorize the judge tori"5 iu that she comes first; v?
th^. I expect to be anything mor
*5 A TD <^0^' 110 "svorse- ^ is bad enough, that to our you
jn iv. ^ut we^ feuow citizens, cherish Democ- voung and gr
racy; and today the only Democracy cheers) and be
_F found in this glorious land is -South acute realizatio:
of Mason and" Dixon's line in the our State motto
hearts of the agriculturist, who lives Parati.' The o
under his own vine and fig tree, and that he hasn't a:
^ that alone can nurtue natriotism. is women. Wil
TJiat is what concerns us; that is what some a face as
to the we 0f South have to meet and we sonable amount
ey Said must meet it like patriots. We will fair character, f
meet it like patriots. We are told to and tell these 1:
divide while the industrial enterprises templating the:
of the the North* consolidate; while the realization of 1
2vans, Shylocks consolidate and continue to that he cannot
nd In- take their pound of flesh, if possible, on one, (laughs
i G-a> nearer the "heart; while some South- ever, when he
' erners are tempted to bow down and man here who
lencv, worship the golden idols. We are told husband- Wh
ia and that "you are fanatics; you do not know won t do.
ty that understand the principles of govern- a woman to d
Lcome, ment." and unless you allow this they say and I s
rom a syphon to be introduced into your reason of his i
it has heart and allow them to suck from you been unable thu
really your life blood, they say, "Ibct pros-. -G^faifdaughl
nd she perity and.true government can never trf to cultivate
You be obtained." Sic, it can. be obtained, his'that are gro
lamed The principles upon which thfc-gsv- ough^Jk^p.Iiia
South eminent was founded can be perpet- your State "whe
ghter, uated, but it will never be perpetuated I was twenty-on
"today by the Shy lock, it will never be per- duced one of y<
did in petuated by the banker, it will never, has been my &
d this be perpetuated by. the manufacturer, since, to join h
1 from ^ut it will be perpetuated by the. men duce any of or
not in who own the soil and the men who till take him, then
ly, in- the soil; who live under their own vine will come to At]
nlansft and tree, who love the trees as future that sor
;eilen- G-rady said, who love the forest; who ladies will?we."
to say the hills that stand in their path- persuade them.
rolina ^ay and glories in the home he in- sort of half G-eoi
lovely habits. (Applause.) These are the I got my wife be
know men "who give birth to patriotism, these my mother I gol
ought are the me a who can save this coun- ernment before
265 of trT against corporate wealth that has kept under it e
mio-fr. been amassed and is being amassed in God for it. Ir
They the North; there is no hope for you in anything of a r
iati he Northeast. It is solid. Their only have come to b
itamp- desire is to fleece you, and to get the sidering the am
linted last penny from you they can. The I think I must 1
ind in hope for you is in the West. Why of a fellow. I;
j. I < !/ ? T COTT cn? HD-io Rnn-frVi an ncrri- fVio+ tlia -nrnmon
VUrGS " "** 4Vi **? ? "* Ui_L**V HUV/ !IVMA\-U
lplate cultural country. South Carolina me all my life,
ly ex- leads in the manufacture of cotton, it "I come to ex
e vou ^ true; but she is an agricultural greeting, brothei
men." State; she realizes that the foundation my friend claim:
ation all wealth is agriculture. "Where -do daughter of Sou
h pos- Jou fiud. them? She must get her look upon her 2
m ap- friends from those who are the friends big handsome 02
of agriculture. Where do you find us in area, ne*
sr wo- them? Only in the West and South- population, and
-have west> a-S-O- there is your alliance, and us in taxable va]
-what let me give warning here today; let "But go into a
!il\she me tell the young Soutnerner who goes you may;goint
itjlish to Congress that he should go there gtate wvest of ti
57,. and let his voicc be heard; let him tiie pj0 Grande
a ate? raise his protest against this accumu- South Carolinia]
jnt of {Jation of wealth; against the destroyers aaughters of Sou
rover- of .this republic,^ and as his lather did ?6ver have seen
iUa- m cue pastior iue prmcip.ea ui guvu not oroud to ackr
kens, government. Let the principles of sllip-and t0 sen
roiina good government fall f rom his lips as that we lore our i
iivid- it did from the lips of his forefather. nf hpv /ATir.lfll1
r de- it never be said that we can do hm' prJjCTl1
Phar- nothing. We can do anything. Don't p0rtuDit7as Jet
' KpM peVlf^k'Mps'S k^JoZ
idual- who helps himself. And unless you go through then
char- there ana make this fight and make comin^ ^- on
1 the this protest you can never hope to win. afternoorfti?id t
rgian You will be criticised if you do, as the'S ^dh
.ough see now the criticisms of South who have neen
vords ^^aaud EenTillman (Applause this d colled
7""^" ? Throw it aside, cast it
ary." away, because if W and manufacture
n'cklllcan
s that Starves the'great mass of its people.
;hank No country can live and prosper on wICOmIuD to
what the amount of money which is seen ?ncf ^
d we fit ^ be doled out to it in a few hand- W(?Jj t ? J
oortu fulls by capitalists. Why, twelve men Sl???E?
is to today can bankrupt this nation: t th/Cy
Smith twelve men can paralyze this govern- ^ave done it (j
" mentv twelve men can xouay swp fcuc is credit aue <
inter- wheels of progress and commerce in the Southern nail
in this great republic. Shall these things orenjus and Soutl
'was continue? What an object lesson have thl-n^ this is altc
>s im- we here? ^ _ say that he has r
olina, What does this exposition teach? It some outside hel;
jets of has opened the eyes of the world to have come from
e feels the wealth of the South. It has shown their fortunes i
ays to to the North that the South can make day as good Soy
being her own future. It has shown to them, j want to call;
t, she indeed, that she is independent. It thought, and th<
n it is has shown to them the resources that this: We heai
of se- exist here; that live here and are deal nowadays a
VmriprJ here, onlv to be dug out by ern capital an
itiiVtl1 7 v _
as our the faithful worker who loves his own brains to come a
1 have Southland. (Applause.) When the our waste plac
i cent South takes again the lead which she harp on this in 1
,ys tri- relinquished only by force of arms, ern papers twit'
except then and not till then will prosperity ence and lack <
of law and progress be assured and her foun- ness; and too r.
pay it, dations strengthened and this country have become tl
Irmur. be safe, and the Hag of our^ united worthy thought
South country be raised on our National alyze the condi
rner to Capitol. (Applause a.nd cheers.) isted here since
ik for 1 thank you, sir, again for this hearty for a moment,
ingress welcome to Georgia; I thank you for thought which :
uthern the good words said of us and of nor of South
-- -? -r j -u , T _ j
of this South Carolina, ana as j. saiu utuurc, i toucueu upuu.,
od we we are but one people; we have but which we pav
n. (A one home; we have but one destiny, we ^ave not re
should and that destiny must be worked out source or any o
Was it hand in hand and heart in heart by a tithe of the*m<
it not those who love their country, its pros- people have du
irfath- peritv and its progress. (Great ap- sent northward
ianship plause and cheers.) "Now I will:
es they tillman's speech. and this is the
The full text of the address of Sena- trouble to look
'j -i] ator Ben Tillman is as follows: Your The entire amo
Excellency, Mr. President, Ladies and States Governs
or gen- G-entlemen?The good book tells us sions has been
judges ^at there is a time for all things, but sixty millions.
I do not think that this is a time for amount paid to
.epuq long speaking. (Applause.) veterans of t
rtT1 " -v mm i?> war of Mexicc
tioSh WW,*
of the j^e?h??tn?^^ f^the Uoi>
rjloiicp ^ 3-Hl S122?6 1X13.1 X C3.IL SGC & ^OOu. H13.HV rnv. ~ y- lyri
E Si of you here who would like to have a T,ftn,HmbTer 0
Z are ?^dwieh about bow. I shall, theretues
be- fore not trespass on jour patience ex- g eT<, ? .
p^nlp+<-> cept for a brief period. "This is not an .
^ 4 see that ??
bSfns; now to make set speeches. I have
** ? tea P vethatth?
oniint tnemm;
"weeks and I didn't know until about ;r
Jn the six days ago that there was the slight- measure them.
imDhs est chance for me to come to Atlanta ^antPaJnot
]av ou and see what she and the South have nearlj one-thi
.Z* ;n done. Our Constitutional Convention j* reasonable a
nothing adjourned on Tuesdav afternoon after th<Ls.?
iv??f eight davs' constant work for thirteen the most of th;
istodav ,= __ of Arkansas,
"1 r\ TTCtVTO 1 llOUrS d? U<i V i LL VI WV w v w vu? ? ?m?
? monpv ^me t0 come here. I got to Atlanta iennese?' 1 ^
,7S yesterday evening at 6 o'clock and sum that has c
SS being worn out, I went to bed, and I ^he
without kad no time to have fixed a set speech source follow]
if I had wanted to, and besides what
ritizpns ^o * come to Georgia to talk to South %V1!1 ea^e 'rA?
rial Iro- Carolinans for, (aoplause) any way? Paid to the^
p for it seems to me that every man I have paid on<
meet is a South Carolinian and has amounts to re
- - - >- > - t? o tribute to our
* That been
we stand land 'Howdy, Governor,' 'Howdy
p of odv Senator,' all up and down the streets,
? lit J still I thought I was at our Sfrite Fair wel1 ,that.nth<
LScy 1 see. s? many familiar faceshere j^ 11 \
FINE^RTftlZEB&^M
fS OFRCAL^-T
: 'Aiumis Opibusque BOARD OF CONTROL*.
nly-thing that I know
Dy sense On, "Whatever Fewer Samples Found Deiiciqiot TMar-Y-ejj^r^^^^
th as young and hand- TIxan in An Tear Stacehe
has got and a reaof
brain and a pretty ment of the station.
'oi him to get up here Below is given the
adies that he, in con- Secretary J. P.
ir beauty, has such a board of fertilizer contro|^ctecfiB3ffiS^^^^^
lis own unworthiness in tlie eighth annual reip
afford to put himself South Carolina Trwnfitf
;r) is very good, how- which shows very fully
knows that every wo- ments made in the grades of
isn't married -wants a furnished during the
ty, that sentiment you .shows the income derived
It's 'agin'natur for State from the fertOizer.tai;;.;;):;^^sSHBH
o anything else, and Owing to the great deprsssioit^^^^^^a
ay for him that if, by fertilizer trade the pasf
mworthiness, he has ping season did not openvjss:'eiaarH^" i
.s iai; lu inuuuc iuij ujl j usuax, consequently c<ur. inspe<S$^^*tf|| H
:ers to take hito and were not started to*"
those little -Icelrs of Eeb.-l, and therefore^ha^iOn^'a^.jjlclB
wing so thin, that he two months in which^^ara^y^^BW^^
il-dicl - I came into ever, they made
nl was "a Boy "before of the State and -dpS&d.e
years of age, and in- shipping points s^Jfral
>ur best women, who the season. Thre^LxindredEapd^^^^^^H^
[essing and pride ever samples of fertilizes, reprssentmg:^
ands. If he can't in- brands of goods, were
ir own daughters to of these, excpet the dupi^tesaa^pfe^^^^^^
I am sure that ^ if he were analyzed and
.anta some time in the tin No. 20 of the ,South.3l0i6S$E^I^^^^^^^S
ne of these Georgia perimental station, 1O,0OQ|
u, x tuiaji ue iiiigui wmcn were aisiriout^
(Applause.) I am a the State. ComparativeIy~~few
rgian, anyhow, for as of irregularities'were
ifore I got away from greatest difficulty we haveit^a^^i^^sg^
i under petticoat gov- within carrying out the
[ was a man, and nave State is the collection of
ver since and I thank tax on cotton seed meaL
i fact if I have made tinues to give us trouHe:"^EJnd^^eS|-^^^^
Lame for myself and law, as construed by this
e anything, and con- we tax the meal when ifc;g#o^3as|a^^^^^
ount of cussing I get fertilizer, and we regard
38 a pretty good sort tilizer unless it is
attribute it to the fact food, but in many cases
have had charge of farmers and
.terdtoyou fraternal without stating, and.^pedy^.^^^
.iv gxeciiug. _ >v inic Knowing ior wna? purposeUT53sys*|M
5 that Georgia is the used, and is shipped ^acd. dSt^iSB
th Carolina, I rather free of the tax, when&Bttiffl
is a big sister, a great portion of it is used as a fejj? H
te, I mean. Doubling the law now stands,
irly doubling us in disposed to disregard it!W
more than doubling so and have a loopMB
ues- from- its penalties.
17 county in Georgia difficulty of enforces
.0 any county-in any and since cotton seeqS
;e Savannah Eiver to into such general usjflj
, ana you will find fertilizer, I wouid^ffi
as, or "the sons and the legislature b*flj
th Carolinians; and I the same footing^
one of them who was lerauzers ana
lowledge the relation- privilege tax in
d back the greeting of Georgia has
nother, and are proud eration for several
se.) confident that it 8 8
:: I have had no op- est of the farmer?
to look at your Ex- amended and that\3
only been able to get themslves would noS
js the grounds in driv- think it but just
1 in a carriage and in nection that I bel^SjBSflHH^HGHj^H^H
the train yesterday the State try to cogffl
d read the account of .as it is, and som^8
ear from my friends the tax on all mgB 8
here and looked at er than run the risS 8
Lion of the resources State laws.
s of the Southern peo- It is gratifying to SB
e^s to what has-been ^mples have ^
^"^hom porieu tu wcpwo
""" ' rvi r*l ^C! ^n]]pp^^8_
:es. ^ The newspapers oaiu^i.w VV**VV^H^B
us with our incompet- analyzed. 1S95JH H
)f progress and lazi- ber of samplesJ| H
aany Southern papers 23; 1894, 44. ]n K
le echoes of this un- lovr guaranteed H
But pause and an- Under the $| K
tions which have ex- quires that the commercia^^^E M
the war and consider upon the actual analysis
to enlarge upon the 3 per cent below the
my friend, the Gove.- value based upon guarantee? B
Carolina, has just two brands were found
the pension tribute The following statement :J9SH^S^^^&[
, and you will see that total expense of the deparaB
fwm that the past year:
V CU oava A X. V-r - -,T. , __
ther source more than Salaries of chemists
ig from the earth and Chemical supplies and;fa^v^^|
to remain there. Postage, stationary,
give you a few figures Freight and expense^^^^^^^^J^^^H
inthe 6^ even Conf?d6r- 111 ^1 ^iJ 5 ^
ji 6s bacK ii6rc? feow ^ **^ spcci^^
conquerors^ Am I getew
rebelion in talking Would Swing ixjjjjjP
rot at all. I know full Detroit, Dec. lift!
Southern people as a Peace J. Blair Siafl
iver govern this Union held to the recorJi
Ve can only hope to be charge of assaultini|||
'f novrer between the legal age of eocsra|
that day the grand jury?
ment against
upon ail