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7'V;'V;"V . ' ' 1 ' , ; 3 The Press and Banne: ABBEVILLE, S. C. J /^ Published every Wednesday at I a year in advance. Mr. ROSWKL.L. T. iiuualn, 01 cnaneauj la not authorized to take advertisements f this newspaper. Wednesday, March 7, 189< The Bcllcloni Meeting. Rev. Mr. Pearson, Evangelist, has bet oondactlng a revival meeting in the Presb terlan church for ten days, and will contlni the same nntll next 8unday nlgbt > Large crowds bave been in attendance up< the services every day?morning and ulgt Sometimes all tbe available space in tl church was unsnfflclent to aocommodate tl people who seemed anxlons to hear the d tlngulsbed divine. Quite a number of people bave come fro ? ? ? iwavm n?q wfiflt auiautnoe, uuwui; uuw Effort ban been made for the spiritual w< fare of this people, and earnest prayers ha aaoende^ to the Throne of Grace in behalf tboeewuo are still outside the pale of tl church, and many have been awakened the Importance of their soul's salvatlc Great Interest la manifest everywhere. DEATH OF J. S. CALLISON, Am Hm?U Mm and a Pablle Splri ed.Citizen Clone (a His Reward. Capt. James 3. Caillton died suddenly at ii home In 8batterfield, Edgefield Cocoty, Is Monday morning. Ho waaof Irish birth, oomlng to Edgefle when a youth. He did not have a collegia edoeation, bnt by study and reading be t oame a well informed and intelligent citize His education was derived from a consta reading and study of newspapers. This rea ing bad been so broad and close that he w one of the best informed citizens upon i commercial and political matters. ' < nniitiM?uin I860, when I nn ursbwuv* v ?? vii a candidate for the Legislature, the tarn being State appropriation to tbe Blue Rid Railroad. Upon this be was defeated. Id l?ftl be went to tbe army In Captain T< bait's company, in tbe Seventh Keglmer and after arduous service was discharged l disability. Daring tbe dark period of reoonstrueth be was oltterly opposed to Republicans and In 1876 was one of tbe most aotlve splrl In rolling op tbe tremendous majority t " 4 General Hampton. He was one of tbe most vigilant and noef members of tbe Legislature that Edgefie has bad slnoe tbe war, always working f eoonomy, an aotlve advocate, for the aajni mentor tbe public debt, rnd favoring eoon my In every branch or tbe 8tate and Ooun government. After a useful and honorable career In tl hmua. be anoceeded General Gary In tl Senate, and was ever recognized for nis an ^S^pS?U?oo was one of the beat stun speakers Id the State. . \?eacitizen be vwmnt useful; as a m? obant be often befriended bis neighbors; practical farmer himself, be was an examp to those around bin. No man was more beloved in hUown nelg borbood than be was?was often silled ti 'Duke of SbattsrflekL i Prior to the war the section In which I lived was poor, bat since the war it has t oome one of tiie most prosperoui and cal vated In the State. To this prosperity ai Improved educational and religions adtan< znent of bis neighborhood no nan has co trlbnted mora than Captain Calusoo. He i leaves many polJtloal ftlen,2"^?7? oart of the Bute. His entire neigbborbcx reels bl* death. A devoted wife and a nni ber of grown, osefQl and educated >ons ai OMjufiKt. ~r? M. k?.Aii oid nlmil OOHTHBOTED LOCALS. Abbeville. 8. C., March 7.1894 The meeting In the Presbyterian church being continued and Is increasing largely numbers as well as Interest. Last Sundi . nighttbe oburon was mmu lu umuunu Many oould not be seated and left the cburc It la Mid the congregation on this night w even larger than at the dedication of t1 bonding. Miss Fannie Rose, of Laurens, spent lc Sunday with Mrs. Rosenberg, and left Mc day, aooompanied by Miss Cecelia Winstoc who will visit Mends In Greenwood before i turning home. Throogh the courtesy of Mr. 8. A. Vlsansl of Abbevillr, your correspondeut received i invitation to be present at tbe Oommeoi ment exercises of the Medical College of t 8tate of Sooth Carolina, to be held at Cbarli ton on tbe 16th Instant, at which 18 membf Id the Senior class will graduate; one of tt umber is Mr. Vlsanska one of Abbevlll' yooog men, and one whom we are sure w oooapy a high stand In his class, although 1 . chanoes are not equal with the other me ben of tbe elass, as be has lost two moot J . Jut before tbe examination on account sickness. Oar friend and townsman has t beet wishes of many friends in A bbevllle. Miss Mary DnPre. of Fort Hi II, aooompan! by ber charming oousin, aim ^uiwu UUIII ot So taw, Alabama, are visiting relatives Abbeville. Mr. Botoobenr and family, after ependl several week In tbe 'Gate City." returned their borne last Saturday Digbt. Mr*. R enberg la mneh Improved In health by t trip, and ber friends and neighbor* are glad welcome ber home. Mis. JX A. A Hen left yesterday for a visit friend* to Oeamreburg. Mr. W. D. Laely and his charming bride Westminister, arrived In Abbeville it Thursday. After spending awhile hern tb will return to Westminster. Judge Farnest Gary was In tbe City Ji Miss Willie Dora, of Atlanta, arrived in / bevllle last Wednesday, and has since left Atyusta, In company with ber siBter, Mrs. J. Bell and Miss Mamie Murray. Oar pbotagrapber. Mr. Gallagher left li week for a visit to his brother, and will absent for about three weeks. * Mtas Kffie Watson was In tbe City last F Kllllngswortb, a prominent yon Dentist, of Atlanta, will establish hlror here permanently in a few days. Hia off will oe fitted up over the store now oooup! - by G. H. Moore. l*st 8unday was a lovely day and our p pie were seen wending their way to tbe i ferent churches. There is no community w attend more regulary upon divine worst than tbe people of Abbeville. Services w< held In all the churches id ia? lureuwu, <> all Joined with the Presbyterians at night, a religious point of view, the people or Abl llle are certainly a highly favored peoj and sjioald remember "when mnoh is giv< ranch will be required." Rev. Dr. Bays preach ad a fine sermon li Sunday morning from the text?"Search I Scriptures, for in them ye think ye have et nal life, and they are tney which testify me." The subject of bis remarks were frc the following heads: 1st. The Christian I llgion. 2nd. Its Origin. 3rd. Its Charact 4th. iu Destiny. Mr. H. A. Davis and family have mov , from Chester to Abbeville. Mr. Davis Is s tlon master on tbe G., C. & N. R. R.. and trust baa oocne to stay. Laat Monday was saleday and a large cro ware In attendance. Business was very qui Tha crowd waa vary orderly Indeed, a seemingly not "politically enthused" aboot as many were on tbe public square ware in tbe Court House. Mr. Arthur Syfan Is like Job of old?"so ly afflicted" and in consequence, has been the road for several days. Tba many Mends of Mr. James D. Cfa men will regret to hear of his extreme llln? Sir. J. Van 8traaten, of Anderson, is In 1 city, we think, with the view of establish! hlmaslf in business again. We hope he m flume this time to stay, as be made ma flrlande during hla short stay while here for*. He is polite and attentive and can bu upa good business in bis line. Jlr. George Tolly, of Anderson, has ran the large store room in the O'Neal blocks will soon open a first class furniture store Abbeville. Mr. A. W. Smith is condensing his sU and will rent the front of bis store recen need aa a grocery to Messrs. Harrison <k Qai who will move into their new quartes as sc as completed. Our townsman, Mr. J. W. Sign, lost ab< 700 in the Are at Clinton last Sunday mo "ft. project for a oottou factory at Ab villa la still being pushed. We hope soot give the pabllo some unexpected and g< nawa about it. Let the factoiy be built tba opposite side of our town from tbe shi and our city will stretch out and cover ma bills. Oaab sales at tbe dispensary last Monc were 9810, and, notwithstanding tbe la; amount sold, not a single arrest was ma This speaks well for tbe people. N Garden Seed?See us on garden seed or kinds. Abbeville 8upply Co. Pure fresh buckwheat and Florida syrup W. Joal Smith a Sons. Call on Livingston A Perrin for elgars a tobacco. jlL; gfe ... . *. . ??& r THE SALEDAY MEETING. mm DR. SAMPSON POPE, SENATOR JOH1 - GARY EVANS, DR. W. H. |2 TIMMERMAN MAKES SPEECHES. A Good Attendance at (be MeetingV The Audience Seemed to be Witt the Npeakers on Reform IWeaNnrei and Anti Mlndolngr*?Ooml Orde: Prevailed?The Attendance wai I Solid Tor Keforin ana a nin " Against the AntlM. ? According to previous uotlce, a meeting o the Farmers' Association of Abbeville countj was held In the court room last Monday 3n The meeting was called for the purpose o bearing candidates for Governor make dellv y" erances as to their views and opinions of pub ae lie questions that are of interest today. Invl tatlons to speak were sent to Governor B. R Tillman, J. E. Tlndal. W. D. Evans, Johi >n Gary Evans, W. H. Ellerbe, Dr. Sampsoi it. Pope and Lieut-Governor Tlmmeran. Qe Jleears John Gary Evans, W. H. Tlmmeran and Dr. Sampson Pope responded to the invl ae tatlon and addressed the people. is* The other invited speakers declined the In vltation for various reasons. Their letters ex plain the situation as far as they are Individ m ually concerned. The weather was all that could be deslred.< clear and of a comfortable temperature. Ample arrangements were made for report 76 ers for tne press. Among those present wen of representatives of the News and Courier, thi u State, the Register, and the Greenville News allot wbom received the best attention fron to ibe committee and every facility was atforde* d. them for reporting for their respective news paeprs. Farmers came in from all sections, and a about half past ten o'clock notice wa given from the Court House steps, tlia the meeting would now take place, and th 1 court room was filled. Mr. John R. Blase, the efficient and com teous County Treasurer was called to th it. chair, and that most popular and obllgln Clerk of the Court, Mr. W. R. Bullock, wa asked to act as Secretary. MAGILLS' RESOLUTIONS. Hon. D. H. Magill Introduced the followlni lid nroomhln And resolottons : te Whereas it is nlghly Importaot that a rest >e- fttl spirit should prevail among the Reform n. era of Booth Carolina, and whereas that peac nt and contentment which Is so desirable 1 d- threatened by the number of contesting ai as pi rants for Gubernatorial honors, and when (II as It Is Just and proper that the people sbouli decide all differences In our ranks : tie Therefore, be it resolved, by the Farmeri ue Association of Abbeville oounty that a dele g? gate be elocted to represent this assoclatloi In the convention suggested by the Reform >1- ere Colleton county. it. That it Is the belief of the Reformers o or this county that a convention for suggest!n a man to run for Governor is a necessity. >n That the election for such delegate be bel< n. at this meeting. Its Or SELECTING A DELEGATE. Ql Hon. R. E. Hill?How shall we elect a dele , J gate to that convention T It is not practice ble to make nominations from the floor. I would take too long for the meeting to ballo "T for a delegate. As the next best thing to do I move that the Chairman select on ^ man from each township as a committee u Ka suggest to this meeting a candidate for tb State Convention. ,, The Chair?That motion has received a sec ond. Are there aoy remarks on the que* tlon ? Hon. J. T. Robertson?I think the suggec tlon an excellent one. We are all Democrats ,r~ and such a committee would represent th i* sentiment of each community. Such i "e method would give entire satisfaction. . The Chair then put the motion as offeree " ' nMAttliviAnoltf "" dy mr. xxin nuu woo uuduiuiuu>?/ ? Qe Hon. D. H. Magill?Mr. President, I don' , understand bow this committee Is to be ap a? pointed. {?* Hon. R. E. H1U?Representatives from tb< different township at tbls meet will sugges the name of one member of tbat commute from their respective committees. n" Lleut-Gov. Gary?I suggest tbat delegate have a chance to confer and band In the lis fj of committee men. w Hon. J. T. Robertson?I think It will requlr h" very little time. If tbe oommltttee Is ap 10 pointed they can act at their leisure, whei we adjonrn for the sales, which are soon t take place, an 1 report to us on the re-assem bllng of tbls mooting. Captain J. A McAnlla?We will never ee this meeting together after we adjourn. W bad better go on with the business, and finis) It up before we quit. Tbe Cbalr?In accordance wltb the resolu tlon Just pAsed. delegates from tbe dlfleren ." townships will announce their choice fo oommlttee-man, as they are called: my lg. THE COMMITTER ON NOMINATIONS. as The townships were called, and tbe mem be ber of tbe committee were suggested, as fol lows: ist Greenwood?W. H. Whltlock. m- Cokesbury?S. C. Merrlman. k Long Cane?Dr. P. B. Carwlle. re- Troy?John Lyon. Cedur Springs?Capt. John W. Lyon, ta Abbeville?G. H. Moore, an Lowndesville?Capt. W. C. Shaw, je- McCormlck?Col. J. B. Hollo way. he HmlthviUe?T. L. Davis, eg. Donalds?T.^R^Biackwell. Ifg JJUG VY BHl?U, 11. liiuuiiin, j|fl Level Land?M. S. Asbeley. B'H Calhoun's Mills?E. A. Mara. ID The Cbalr?The gentlemen whose name ill have been nominated are appointed CeDlra m. Coin ml tree to suggest some some one to rep h? resent Abbeville county, the State Conveo of tlon which Is called by the Reformers of Co he leton county. Hon. D. H. Magill--I think the nomlnatlo ed ot that committee should be ratlstled by tbl oe meeting. jn J. S. Graves?Would It not be well to recoa mend men for that committee by nomlni n(r lions from tbe floor? Hon. J. T. Roberton?That course would de os. prlve tbe committee of performing tbe dutlc ier for which It wm cboscn. ? Hon. D. H. Magi 11?I move that this con mittee retire to one of tbe Jury rooms, an to report Immediately the result of their actiot J.S.Graves?I think it would be better fc of this meeting to elect Its own delegate. mill nlOQBP rfltlf u| vuait uiou iuo wujutivw ?T ey to one of the Jury rooms, and report baok t this meeting Immediately after selecting ut candidate. . . CAPT. I. H. MCAULLA THE DELEGATE. IDfor In a nbort time the committee returned an W. reported that they recommended Hon. J. I McAulla. Mt Hon. R. E. Hill?I move the adoption of lb be report. Adopted unanimously. "rl- Hon. D. H. MagiII?It might be well to hav an alternate who could represent us In case < ng Mr. McAulla'a Inability to act. I tberefoi ?lf move that the oommlttee be requested t Ice name an alternate. led The Chair?To report after the meeting ? Hon. D. H. Maglll?Yes, sir. eo- W. H. Whltlock, chairman of the comml llf- tee suggested the name of Capt. John f ho Blake. Mr. Blake declined, with thank*, lip Some one then moved that Captain W. < QKftw* KA /thAQAti Qa o IfArnflfA nd Hod. R. ?. Hill?I move to amend Mr. Mi Id gill's resolution, by requesting the commltu be- to retire and report a liomloatlon. tie, 9n CAPT. W. C. SHAW THE DELEGATE. After a short absence, they returned an placed Captain W. C.Shaw's name Id nom ,ne nation. The report was unanimously adopted. >m THE SPEAKERS ARE COMING. Eteer> At this point It was whispered through It room that the speakers were coming, an ed every eye was turned toward the dlstlngulsl ^ ed guests, and as they approac bed the speak era stand, they were greeted by enthusiast applause. ud " r ? DOING THE HONOES. re off Chairman J. R. Blake's Intodactor Speech. 188. :he The Chairman, Capt. John R. Blake, said : ng Friends and Fellow-citizens or Abbevil rill county: iiy In consideration u* tne fact, that the time be- approaching when the citizens ol South Car lid Una will be called upon to select their stani ard bearers In the next political campalgi ted we have convened upon this occasion for tr ,nd purpose of hearlog an expression of it In views of candidates upon the Slate and n; tlonal Issues of the day. It Is In accordant Ksk with the spirit of true Democracy that tt tly people should have a voice In the selection < ne, their representatives, and in order to enab ton them to cast their ballots intelligently. It but right and proper that all who aspire fc 3ut their suffrage should come before them, an rn- give their views upon issues affecting tb body politic. be- It Is in obedience to such a desire o i to the part of the people of Abbeville count >od that this meeting is held, and not in the li on terests of any special candidate or set ol met jps I regret that some of those who have been It ny vlted to address us are prevented from beln present. However, some have responded t lay the Invitation, and are now ready to addret rge the convention. de. The first speaker, fellow-cltlzens. that [. shall Introduce to you, Is a worthy son of sister county, and one who has been assoclt ted with the Reform movement from Its li ? clpency, Hon. Sampson Popo of Newberry, all Senator R. R. Hemphill?Read the le ters. at Hon. R. E. Hill?Yes; I move that the lei ten be read. Without further ceremooy, Mr. W. R. Bu nd look proeeded to read tbem, and each speak for Itself as herewith presented: THEIR EXCUSES. THE REASONS THAT KEPT SOMI 1 yir.y away. Letter from Gov. Tillman. State of South Carolina, Executive Chamber. Columbia, Feb. 24, 1894. ~ Messrs. Jno. II. Blake K. R. Hemphill, J. H i Morrali, Isaac H. McCalla, J do. E. Brad . ley: Gentlemen?Your letter of 22nd Inst. Invit f ing me as one of those "who will probably b( ? candidate# for Governor" to address t l mass meeting at Abbeville Court House or Salesday in March, reached me yesterday. In reply, permit me to say: I am not a can f didate for the office of Governor, not deslr 7 Ing a third term, therefore I do not comi with In the category of those yon wish to heai j- speak. Such being the case, 1 respectfullj . decline the invitation and will uot be wit! . you. Thanking you for the compliment, I am Very truly, dee,, B. R. Tillman i Letter from Dr. W. H. Tlininerman Timmerman, Edgefield Co., S. C.. Feb. 26th, 1894. ' Messrs. Jno. R. Blake, R. R. Hemphill, Jnc H.Morrah, Isaac H. McCalla, Jno. E. Brad ley. Committee, Abbeville, S. C.: Dear Sirs?Yours of 22nd has been received ' courteously inviting me 'to address a masi meeting of the Democrats of Abbeville coun " ty at Abbeville Court House on Saleday li March next, upon the National and State is ' sues of the day." ; Whilst not an avowed candidate for thi 8 high position for which my name has beei suggested. I hope to be able to comply will ] your kind Invitation. Apart from any con 1 slderatlons of a political nature, I have fo r a long time desired to visit your progresslvi . town and mingle with her cultivated citizen ^ ship. Very respectfully, , Your obdlent servant, * W. H. Timmerman. Letter faom General W. H. Ellerbe e Executive Department, g Office of Comptroller General. a Columbia, S. C., Feb. 27, 1894. General R. R. Hemphill and others, Abbeville, 8. C.: /JAnllaman?Vnilf onlonmod fflVftr ftf till I 22nd Inst. inviting me to be with you and ad dress a mans meeting of the cltlzeus of Ab bevllle couDty on 5tb (Salesday) of March dl< i- not reach me until yesterday. It would al e ford me great pleasure to be with you and ad 8 dress the good people of Abbeville upoi y. state and national istiuses, but circumstance; v and official duties compel me to forego tbi 1 pleasure. With best wishes for you, gentlemen, nm i' the success of your meeting and or the He h form party or the State, a I am sincerely yours. W. H. Ellerbe. f Letter from W. D. Evans, Prealdeu g of tbe State Alliance. 1 Office of President Farmers' State Alllanci of South Carolina, Bennettsvllle, S. C., Feb. 28th, 1894. Mr. J. R. Blake, Abbeville, 8. C.: Dear Sir?Please express my thanks to th< committee of the Reform Democracy or you l- county f..r the kind Invitation sent me to ad t dres? the citizens of Abbeville on tbe flrs t Monday In March. I regret very mnob tha . I cannot accept tbe invitation, as there wll e be a mass meeting of reformers here on tb< ) same day and ray presence will be expected e At some future day. whether In the capacl ty of candidate for Governor or nothing, I i- will give me great pleasure to meet my fel I* low citizens of your county. Yours respectfully, W. D. Evans. i^ Letter of Hon. J. E. Tlndal., i Messrs. John R. Blake, R. R. Hemphill, Johi H Mrtrmh Tuo<w> W MfPn1 1 u and .Inlitl K 1 Bradley, Comlttee, Abbeville, 8. C. Gentlemen t I have tbe honor to acknowledge the receip - of your Invitation to address tbe people o Abbeville as a candidate for Governor. 5 desire to ex press my tbauks for tbe oompll t ment, but J bad never declared that I wouW e or would not be a candidate. I bad not sup posed that the Reformers would again plac s candidates before tbe people by a convention t but thought tbe people ot their own motloi would gravitate to some man or men In sul b flclent numbers to warrant him or then >- In entering upon a canvass of the State wltl ^ reasonable hope of success. 0 At present our people are putzled and In i i- somewhat chaotic condition. Unless we pro ceed wisely, discords and danger are beion t us. My Judgment opposes any nomlnatlni e convention, eltber early or late. I am m 1 schismatic and will cheerfully abide by th< decision of the majority, bat I deem It m; i* duty to earnestly advise against it. t I was one of tbe first promoters of tb r Farmers' Movemen*, tbe aim of which was at Agricultural College. We expanded tbatlnti the Reform Party, and appealed to the peopl of all classes against a political oomblnatloi . called a "ring," which had opposed and fori |. time defeated the college and had practicalI; deprived a majority ol tbe people of tbei proper Influence upon public atTaira. Our ob Jeoi was to secure to every Democratic voter li the Slate the privilege ot casting bis vote <11 rect for every officer from Governor down. The farmers being removed and ?caltere< from the centres ot political Information wer practically disfranchised, because befor they could become aware of what was goln on, slates were made, csnventloaa paoka am uomlness declared. This was due to tbe convention plan of oodi Inatlon In presence of a negro majority which prevented revolt. The raeu wb h composed the so-ca II edging were of no wore 1 type of human nature ihau politicians gen i. erally. No one believes they wire. But i i- ring Is inherent in the convention system un I- der our political conditions. It we, tberefort reiurn to It another ring must inevitabl; n evolve sooner or latter In our rauks. Am 8 who will compose It? Evidently, the mos extreme and violent. Tbe scare crow of tb i- old ring was Radical rule. Tbe scare crow c i. tbe fature ring will be "Antl rule." Tbe pec pie will tbrow op their bats In bonor of a vie k tory as tbey suppose, or tbelr party, while li is fact tbey are re enslaving themselves. Fo what do tbey, when tbey commit tbelrrlghti i. power, liberty and means of Belf-defence to d few, who are autocratic, absolute and respon i. slble to nobody. There Is no way to puoisl ,r them in case they bartered the oflloes anion themselves. mere is out one way ior iu e people to maintain their influence upon put 0 lto affairs, and I bat Ib to use Intelligently thei a votes. I am aware tbat true and unselfish Reform era are advocating the Convention, altbougl it Is going back upon our principles. Why d 1st,?Because we have not established 1 square primary, but a primary for electon * 2nd,?Because as several candidates for Go* ? eruor may be in the race, It is feared tbat thl will give the Conservatives some suppose advantage. ,e This fear In face of our laree majorly mui arise from distrust of the Reformers them ,e selves, which is groundless. This mlatrus 0 has grown out of unfortunate personal r< criminations between some of our influentu Reformers. All danger can be, and ruustb averted by thorough organization of the R? , form forces to secure their full strength at th , Democratic election. Our real danger la from passions and pre 1 udlces which exist. A violent minority i " the State makes a violent majority. Ther are Reformers already, who, If tbey coul ,e would not allow the Conservatives to vote s the democratic primary ; and there are Con servatives who would disfranchise the whol Reform party. It requires moral courage for a Reformer t d be Just to a Conservative and vioe ver^a. Pa: i* slon is supplanting reason. Mud slinging an pul ing down one man to build up another I low In politics, but tt thrives where passio rules and where selfishness supplants patrlol ism. This Is evil and hurtful to both taction le and dangerous for the State. It Is leading I d a short line to a split in the Democratic pai ty. >* Prejudice and passion are the tools used t i- defeat or to rob the people. The Republica I- party has lived upon sectional prejudice. In 1833 when South Carolina tried to nul lify the tariff, tbe manufacturers of New Eni land organized an abolition society, and sotn years later flooded the South with iusurre< tionary pamphlets like a thunder clap In clear sky. It was done to stir up passion li the South, and divert tbe mind of the peopl of the United States from the tariff to sUverj v War ensued and resulted in transferring fou 3 thousand millions of slave property to tb North in the abape of United State Bonds, Ii creating a great Dationui debt, a high tarIC great Slate, city, town and corporation debtt which today are a mortgage upon all th lg produots or labor, and by means of which th ? South and West are mulched of seven hue a dred millions annually in Interest alone a" Hence it ia tbat the farmers who owned eigh ih ty per cent, of the property of the Unitei States own but twenty-five per cent. a The whole teaching of the Alliance 1 " designed to allay passion and destroy preju " dice, sectional and local. And why? That res )f son and Justice might assert their power, tha l' measures may stand upon their merits, am la men of sincerity administer the laws will "equal rights to all and special privileges u d none." 1 appeal to the whole people agalns g tbe passion and prejudices which threatei to invade the Courts, the Juries, the schoolt n the colleges, tbe churches and the whole sc " clal machinery. I appeal to Reformers espe f clally ior harmony In our ranks. Shal , men Inspired with a high purpose, who bavi worked together nobly for popular rights an< ' political Justice, bring reproach and posalbli * danger to their party by suspicion and re ? crimination? We want unity in our rank and peace and Justice for tbe whole state t The principles of the Reform party are rmhl i l They will stand the test of all fair criticism , The government is as honestly administers .* as ever In tbe history of tbe State, and It wll continue to be as long as It remains In th< . hands of the white people, or any Taction o I them. ButBboutdwe divide into two pollti i ! ileal parties, they will surely, In the end, ap i peal for negro votes, and then corruption ant i.' disgrace will follow. 8 What; are the Re formers contending for | To secure a fair consideration of all (measure r ' ' affecting tbe interests of the people, under agreement tbat any or all measures about wblcb a difference of opinion might arise, shall be settled at the primary i- election. The object, being to secure without danger to honest government, free political action ana progress; such at is secured to states of homogeneous populations, by two political parties. Tbe farmers through the Alliance seek to establish such a political status, as will of Itself develop tbe best talent not only of this olass, but or the whole population to aid In averting further ruin to them and to the Re. public itself. Tbey want men of humanity, and men of sincerity. The first step to this end Is to get out of our i old ruts, get rid of prejudice and passion, and i let men who aspire to public honors know, i tbey cannot secure them by coquetting with a few convention managers, but by winning - the confidence of the people. We cannot go - backwards, influenced by any supposed 3 plan or device or the Conservatives. Neither r rear or the opposition nor mistrust of our r rriends should deter us rrom doing right. i I know that some of my friends say that I am too conservative, jand perhaps they are right. I am more conservative as I grow old. er. 1 risk less in business enterprises, while forty years effort to reform myself has given . me greater charity for my fellow men. I may be therefore too conservative. But ray whole experience has taught me that rashness Is lolly, that passion is lunacy, tbatex' tremes are dangerous, and history sbows that that all great popular movements have come short of their aim, by passion, by the ex tremes to which they went and by the inor9 dlnate ambition of men. The Conservatlven, although with the ad1 vantage of a monopoly or political experl - - ? ?? stofoutari hp * enceana training, we mnuj u?,v?.v., ? cause passion bereft tbeiu of reaaou, judge meniand Justine. 1 Let Ir warm tbe Reformers. 1 A convention of tbe Colleton plan Ir right, * not to make nominations, but to lay down a r platform on tbe lines we have been moving, B to organize the Reform forces, to secure their * unity and full strength, and to devise some means of avoiding confusion In choosing electors at tbe Democratic primary. Or If possible to secure a direct primary, whloh In my Judgment Is the only safety for tbeDein* ocratlc party.and for the unity of the white race lu the future. Yours Respectfully. f. E.Tlndal. b THE FIEST GUN FIKED. 5 THE BEGIXXIXtt OF THE FIGHT. 1 '* N The Reformer)* Anxlou* for the Fray, With ><i En?(ny In Nlsht. h The Chair?This c lotos tbe reading of the letters. We have with us a distinguished son of South Carolina, whom you all will be delighted to hear. One who has been identified with the Reform movement from lu inception and who has rendered valuable Bervlce s In tbe past?the Hon. Sampaon Pope, of Newberry. e btpeech of Dr. Nnnipaon Pope. r Dr. Sampson Pope, then came forward and - spoke somewhat a* follows ; ~ *?* - -* iPIHTont Tn t Mr. fresiaeni. ai:u rcnu?r ?? t obedience to your kind invitation I appear I before you to-day to give my vlewH on the e State and National Issues which are attract tng the attention of the public mind to-day. I- Every man in this country has a right, to run t for office, and the people have a right to k now I- the political principles wbli:b may govern than who asks office at their hanus. For this reason, I give mine cbeerfullly, deeming it your right to know them. Although it may not pleaee you lu everything, you are nevertheless entitled to them. i I would scorn to accept office wltbout glv!. Ing my views, and I would be untrue to uyself If I allowed you to vote for me under a mlsappreslon of the facts. t I have been identified with the Reform f movement since 1884, when some members I of the Legislature look counsel logeiherjfoi the furtherance and the accomplishment of i the great ends which that party then had in > view. You reccollect that we were derisivee ly called three for-a-quarter statesman. In the August convention In 1888, without a concert, we found that out of 320 we bad 146 - delegates. 1 We put up General Earle for (nomination i for Governor. He pulled down his name at the last moment, but we polled lor blm 146 ei votes. - B. R. Tlllmnh when we (ailed to nominate e our man, said: "I have fought Richardson I as hard as anybody, but I move to make the 9 nomination unanimous." e Afterward, when B. R. Tillman wasnomlf nated, what did the small minority do? That small minority refused to make the nomlnae tlon unanimous. 3 That jh tbe way tliay did us, and yet they 0 say all the bitterness Is wltn us. Tbey are e full of betterness for us. andean see nothing 1 good In us. They can't even spell Refoim. a They spell it Re-e-i-a-w-m. But despite all Y their efforts we are gaining strength. We r are stronger now than we were In 1892. On our side we had the Farmers Movement 3 and tbe Farmer's Alliance that educated onr people as tbey were never before educated. Now, a sixteen year old boy knowB more 1 man nupil In ll now. * uiaii ?iwn? ?v.. ? e Tbe Alliance has done a noble work, and I e stand flat-footed on the Ocala demands. They g are Democratic. Each and every one of them J Is for tbe good ol tbe people. Free coinage la recognized In tbe Chicago i- Democratic platform, but It Is not recognized "up youder." I favor the ratio sixteen to u one. e I believe In tbe Income tax. Itlsrlghtand proper. Tbe only mistake about it Is, that It i ought to have been a separate Bill, instead ol i- being made a part of tbe Tariff Bill. > But I am digressing. I will go back from y National pontic; to State politics. d The Reform Government ban met tbe I strongest and fiercest opposition from tbe e first. The Attorney General gave a decision that tbe Coosaw lease expired March I. 1S90, Tilii man told them their lease would expire on u that day. They wouldn't give It up but forced r ns Into litigation. In the United States >. Court we gained the case for the people of a South Carolina. i* Every daily newspaper In the State, save b one, was against the common wealth and g for no other known reason than that Tillman e was Governor. > We bad litigation with tbe Railroads, r They were against us. Under tbe protection of the United States Courts they prei vented us from collecting a large amount of Q taxes that was due to t he State. ? The South Carolina Railroad was assessed a at 83,800,000 for taxation. In 1891 tbe income i. from that roud was$1,200,000. They made six per cent on ten millions. 8 The C. St G. road was asseosed In about the d same proportion. " * u" rtf ?ho TTnlfod .QtAlPfl fchfl DHL UJf bUQ m If o UI buw ^ it Courts become protecting angels for such roads as applv for receivers. it Tbe Individual citizen Ir required to pay bis J- taxes, and Is especially forbidden to employ tl the courts to postpone or delay payment, e but insolvent rallooads defy the State laws and wltbboid their Just burden of the Gove eminent. Shall tbe Railroads continue to have better favor than Is shown to you ? No. I- Reformers, tbe cardinal principle of our n movement Is, tbat all snail be treated e alike. d Tbe Reformers have built Clemson College, it a magnificent structure, with eloquent suri* rounding*. Now, there are five hundred or e six hundred students within Its walls. Where did these Btudents come from? Foro merly, higher education was for tbe masses. b- Now, this College Is supported from the d manses?your sons. I admit that the Bill eats tabllshlng this College was passed during n Richardson's administration, out be held l- back bis approval of tbe bill until be could s delay it no longer: I believe if tbe antis a we-eln power lo-day that tbey would dlsr* mantle Clemson College. The would do this because of their belief that your favored in0 stltullon interferes with their favored lnstin Hon?the South Carolina College. The public debt of the State became due I- last July. The old debt bore Interest at the I- rate of six per cent. Although there was a e money panic In the country, Tillman and Bates refunded our indebtedness at four and a a half per cent. a In 1888 the Legislature authorized Governor e Richardson to refund four hundred thousand r. a: six per cent. He failed In the Northern r markets, and finally Mr. Bumberg appealed e to George W. Williams, who klnldy consent(>. ed to take It. r, i Yet., under this awful administration of i, Tillman five millions were readily refunded e at four-and-a-half per cent. e Tillman, and his crowd did this. i- You will be told at tbe proper time that a i. citizen of South Caroline, an anti of course* i- attempted to defeat tbe refunding of the J State debt, urging as a reason lor Dot doing It? tbat a satisfactory arrangement of it, would b fasten the Tillman Government on the State, i- The bankers replied tbat tbey were for busll ness?not for politics. t We could not sell the new bonds and refund j the old bonds on tbe same day. This necesii sltated double Interest on the State debt for > six months. t This, together with the loss by the storm In 11 the low country, by which many of the i, Islands were devastated, and the Ioks on ?- phosphate royalty, made unusual expenses ! necessary and made tbe taxes a little higher. 1 The royalty on phosphite rock now goes to e the sinking fund for the redemption of the 1 State bonds, and does not go to the re3 duclion of the taxes. i- In addition to tbe building of Clemson cols lege for the education oi your sons, this aw>. ful administration is building a twin sister I. college at Rock Hill for tbe education of woi. men. This is tbe first time tbat the educa1 I tion of woman has been looked after by the [| j State Government of South Carolina, p ! B. K. Tillman got it up, and Reformers enf ; dor*e it. But notwithstanding all these advances i- which we have made for the education of 1 i your sons and daughters, and notwithstanding tbe storm, tbe less ot phosphate royalty, ? | and tbe increasing warfare of tbe dally newsis papers of this State, tbe next tax will be five j i ? mills? one-half mill less than It was tbls year. <1 Tbe Legislature of South Carolina Is proud j of what Is known as the dispensary law. In t 1892 I was In favor of high license. If I had \ known what I know now I would have Joined 'I my distinguished friend J. G. Evans in the ? passage of one of tbe greatest and best laws t on the Statute books of any State. Contrast p tbe condition now and before tbe passage of I that law. There Is now less drinking than C ever beiore in the history of this people I Some would die before buying from tbe dls- f pensary. No matter for that. The opponents j of tbe law have become more temperate, i Other citizens drink less because the habit of \ treating has been slopped. Many men would c be sober, if temptation were not thrown in c their way. 1 But I am surprised to And that there are I some moral men who have Joined the whis- t key element In ihelr opposition to the law, t and are working with them for the defeat ol c the taw. Hucb strange alliances and affllla- t tionscan only be accounted for on tbe ground \ nf nnreRsonable hatred for Tillman. Law- \ abiding people of Abbeville are respecting the law. I hear that|you have do "blind tigers" in this community. This Is to the credit of the people of Abbeville. Every law breaker should be prosecuted, be they of Charleston or the town of Abbeville. Much people must he made to obey the law. I am sorry to say that the grand Jury of Charleston turned loose the "blind tigers" and held the State constables. Charleston Is not a law unto herself, and she must obey the law. No man who defies the law of bis State is a good citizen. The Supreme Court Is considering a law which has been repealed, and its decision will decide nothing. A great deal has been said about the expense of litlgaiion. About 8U.000 of legal expenses in asserting the rights of the State, as against those who would obstruct the government,or take advantage of the citizens of the Slate. A book is in print, my friends, which will throw some light on legsI expenses. Get A. P. Butler's report and see what they p*id to attorneys some seven or eight yearB ago Compare their expenses and ours. The opponents of the Tillman administration forced us into litigation, and they, not us, are responsible tor the small sum which we did spend. The corporations, the newspapers and others have encouraged obstruction and disobedience to the laws. Without tbelr encouragement, those who have forced litigation would have pursued a different course. When I wiis In the Legislature $1,000 was voted to Attorney-General Miles for extra work. That was right, and nothing was s>ild ubout it. No such appropriation has been made under our administration. I am in favor of free coinage of silver. 1 am opposed to the Wilson tariff bill. If It passes, our poor white people will be placed od a par with the pauper laborers of Europe. The South needs more manufactures. Po instance, if you were to build a cotton factory - - * & ?? ?"miA wo aftanlori at Auoeviue, ? great |uuu ytwuiu ? for every farmer In this vicinity. Because of the local demand for cotton, tbe price would always be at the top of the market?If not one-fourtb higher than it would otherwise ie gitimutely be. The mill would be obliged to buy lor its own consumption. It could afford to pay more for cotton at its doors than it could pay for it at distant stations, Incurring expense of buying and freight. Tbe Newberry mills prevent the buyers from conspiring to put down tbe price. Build a mill, if you can. If you can't raise more than 950,000, invest it In a mill. The profits will come back to you In tbe sale of your cotton?even If no dividends were realized on your stock?,but we realize large profits on tbe Newberry mill. It is a moet singular thing that the honorable and distinguished representatives from the Third District In Congress, A. C. Latimer and Dr. Strait are not allowed their share ot the Federal patronage. It is, however, as you know, because others interfere to deprive them of the prerogatives of their office. Tbe Hon. J. William stokes and the Hon. A. C. Latimer are both strict Christian Kent lemen. I told them tbe danger of losing their Christianity in politics. Dr. Stokes said If he real Ized any such danger be would quit politics Hon. A. C. Latimer recently made one of the best speeches that has been delivered on the money. He has been faithful to your Interests, and bis ability has been acknowledged In Washington. [The speaker here referred to the effort* of the Hnt.l press to "down" Mm and bis friend Evans. | I am willing to abide by the will of tbe people?early, late, middle, all tbe time. If they elect me to tbe high and responsible office for wblcb I am a candidate, I will discharge Its i.i...? .. .u. i.?? ukiiiio if ihfi norn UU Li CO IAJ IIIC UQBbUi Uij aunt . .. inntlon 1h given to another, I will work us faithfully for his election as I would for ray ] own. ANOTHER RICHMOND, THE AXTI'8 KOANTED TO A TIKX -GREAT IS REFORM. The second speaker needs no Introduction to the people of South Carolina. His name Is associated with many of the most Important reforms enacted by the present administration. Senator Kvuns of Aiken, will now address you. Mr. President and Fellow Citizens: It Is with touch pleasure, commingled with some embarrassment, that I have accepted the Invitation of your committee to address you upon the National and Slate Issues which today confront our people. 1 am pleased for ibe reason that I leel when I look into your honest and so many familiar faces that I have your sympathy In tbe grand cause for which I am ti^htlng, and Its success will be a grand victory for the people. I am embarrassed from tbe tact tbat I speak to scions of the constituency of Calhoun and McDuffle.and to a people who have always led in all great reforms, moral and political, and so^ou continue to-day my own country meu. xne aocirines 01 uuiuuuu am <*o >.?. and dear to yoa to-day as when be uttered them from the red bills of old Abbeville fifty yearn ago. It has been truly said that the life of arepublic depends upon the viitueof the people, that of a monarchy upon the Ignorance of Its people. Under our form of government the people alone are sovereign, aud their rulers are simply their servants, it is evident then that to Instil virtue Into their officers it is the right of the sovereign people to assemble lu mass meeting, and the duty of the servant to appear before them, give an accouutof his stewajdshlp and receive from the people good and wholesome instruction, and be who falls to respond to the call of the people cannot be called faithful, nor even entitled to the name of u good citizen. The time Ih past la South Carolina whqn any man or set of men can dictate to her people. It Is boasted in the North of Abraham Lincoln, and ol Peter the Great In Russia, that with one stroke the sbackels were stricken from 400,000 slaves. The luture historian in Mouth Carolina will say that the Reform movement and Ben Tillman removed In one year the shackels from 100,000 white political slaves, and we meet to-day upon the level of equal right* to all and special privileges to none. Our National and State politics have become so Interwoven mat it will be impossible to discuss the one without the other, and it Is well that it sbou Id be, for our greatest oppression comes from National legislation. I do not propose to discuss National affairs from any but a Southern standpoint. Our i" mn larao and our interests too an lagonictlc to think of legislating for tbe whole without injuring oue 01 its parts. Tbe rule should betoenuct sucli laws us oppress the Tewe8t number of citizens, but the reverse has been tbe case with our Congress since tbe Civil War. The policy of tbe North towards the .South and tbe West has robbed us almost of our patrimony. Congress has legislated for the robber barons to such an extent that now 15,000 people of our Blxty-flve million own over onehair tbe wealLh of our country, and one hundred and twenty families in tbe Nortn own over one-twelfth of the wealth of our country, all obtained by a financial system of government kept up for the express purpose of robbing the Mouth and West. When tbe Roman republic was destroyed 1800 people owned all of ber wealth. This state of affairs was sought to be perpetuated by the government Issuing free corn to the farmers who bore tbe burdens of taxation, whenever they threatened to overthrow it. A like condition exists in our country today. New York city is feeding 100,000 unemployed, Chicago a like uumber, and nearly every large city in tbe North is compelled to feed Its starving laborers to keep down revolution and anarchy. Shall we not profit by the history of past nations? I thank God that such a condition does not exist In the South to-day. It Is not because the government has not; invited it, however. We are blessed with u country and ? climate wbere we can always be comfortable anddlga living outof the ground,and of this no one can rob us. During tbe late panic I visited a Northern city, and I was asked if we hud a panic down South. I usked what tbey meant by a panic, and I was told inability to get money. My reply was that we bad seen no such thing for many years and hail learned to get ulong without it. All we needed with money was to send North to xupport the poor Yankee soldlernwe killed during tbe war and to keep Jay Oould and the millionaires from starving and having ibeir notes protested in New York. | It is wonderful to notice the growth of these i dead Yankees whom we planted during tbe war. They have sprung up like dragons teeth. In 1870 there were 108,(180 on tbe rolls, and they cost us ?27,760,811.81. Last year there were H6(i,012, and they cost us 8158,155,312.51. Of this the .Soulb pa.vs one-third and gets noth- r Ing In return. We have paid sincc the war ? enough pensions to buy a S'ate three times as t rich as the Slate of South Carolina and ceded g It to the North and the ball has Just commenced, This would not be so bad should It t ntop here. We are helng robbed more syste-! c mailcally by the present financial policy ori e Orover Cleveland tban we were by Harrlsou ! e or the blackest Republican living. We were g hooted at by the Democrats of the Nation for u ippoMng the nomination of this man, and U rou heard a great deal of Latimer resolutions, w tut they are with n* now and the Democratic t arty In ready to pas' similar resolntlous. ? ""he passage of the bill demonellzlug sliver a1 7x8 the most Iniquitous piece of class leglsla- ei Ion against the South and the West that was tl ver pa?*ed by anv Congress and the result Ifl Irs clearly proven It. The hill was pa?sed l?y ol Cleveland cuckoos and Republicans under the ai eadershlp of John Sherman, and In direct op- ei tosltlon to the stiver plank of the Democratic 11 >latforin which declared for the free and un- d Imlted coinage of silver. The history of sll- al rer shows that as II rises and fall* ro goes P otton and azrlcnltural products. Our cotton hi ." od last year, bused on the price of silver In p< 8?3. would have been worth over three milIon of dollars more than It actually sold for ai tad It not been for the passage of the repeal tl till. We have the anomalous comiUlon tolay of cotton selling for less in March,after tl he crop Isoutof our hands, than It did In No- si rember, In the face, too, of a short crop. Yet ir ve were told that Just repeal this bill and cot- h 011 will go np, and some Congressmen were h ool enough to believe it. It. w?s repealed to si son tract the currt-ncy and thus Increase the S lobts of the farmers and decr??'tse the value of o >ur agricultural products. St that to-day a r< loliar costs a farmer Id the Houth over Ave n Imes as much as it did when silver was good r< noney. We have nothing In the South to tl >uy dollars with save our cotton andagrlcul- I' tural products, and It Is to tiie interest of the r Northern Shylock to get as much cotton as he ;an for Just as little money, and of course our tl nablilty to pay pensions and tariff and other w lebts iaaggravated as besucceed*. Upon me c Qeels of the passage of this bill Mr.Carllsle, to s. >rove that Cleveland Is a tool of Wall street, I ssued fifty millions of United Slates boods u or the ostensible purpose of puttlDg aold In o ;he treasury to redeem outstanding Indebted- l? ie<is, but Mr.Carllsle knows that under his o ^instruction as dictated by Cleveland and U Wall street of the Resumption Act, tbls flf- c y millions can be drawn out of the treasury w >y New York bankers any moment tbey see b It so to do, by simply converting their bonds p nto areenbacks and presenting the green- * ) icks to Mr. Carlisle who U compelled to give n (old In exchange. It was done simply to per- I aetuate National banks and tbe corrupt ti- * nanclal policy of Wall street. All of these se- 'I :urltles furnish the millionaires with non- ft axable property in which to invest their v noney, and yet when we ask tor an Income v ax to make them bear their share of tbe bur- p lens of government we And this great peo c pie's man. Cleveland, opposed to it, and that > millionaire'sclub, the United States Senate, y jrganlzes to defeat It. If -ve can succeed In u ,nxlug Incomes It will more than pay tbe 'I pensions bearing bo heavily upon our farm- t ?rs, and yet I am ashamed to say South Caro- a Una was represented by a Congressman who c lolned with tbe Republicans hi Congress to t le/eat It These men call themselves Cleve- f land Democrats.? t R. H. Hughes?Cleveland Is a humbug. e The Speaker?Yes; I believe the whole f xnintry has about eome to conclusion. He is t luch athnmbug that you will never see an- t Uher Democratic President from the North, s He Is a Republican In Democratic clothing, q ind his followers know they cannot stand apon tbe Democratic platform and be con- a ustent, so tbey qualify their democracy by d putting ears upon It. lhey are notdemocrats a jut mugwumps, but are ashamed to use that c term for fear of being run out of tbe demo- t srallo party. Tbey are mules who In order t :o show.tbelr pedigree call^themsel vesjack-ass iorses. Tbe only true democrats In this p .. .. - n.' ? ? I ..a tha u State are WJO iveiurinein ur uumm-, ao LUC T Mugwups are wont to call us, and right here g [ desire to Hay that I endorse every plank of u the Ocala demands. One only salvation rents t n their speedy enactment In law, and If we t persevere they will be. The South and Went c roast come together, their Interests are in L common and the democratic platform auk- c rested at Ocala aod promulgated at Chicago s broad enough for all of us. We have Leard t i) great deal said of the Sub-Treasury plan 1 ind this Ih the stumbling block and the only t )ue (he Mugwumps can tind In the document. I LI this Idea with lew changes were enacted ti nto law, the result would be that the South c vould Immediately become the financial and o igrlcultural sectlou for the world. t It would destroy the power of Wall Strees d ind the North and make us the most pros- 8 perous people on the fuel of the earth. No u Southern or Wewern man can object to it. It v s time we had some class legislation for our e taction. Ood knows there baa been enough a 'or the North. Our greatest need is more b rooney, and It Is the duty of Congress to give c it wheher from the sub-treasury plan or some- a :hlng better; either will do, so the end is accomplished. t How are we to accomplish tills, you ask T c My answer Is through the Farmer's Alliance, c This organization has accomplished more Tor the short time of Its existence than any tlinilar one since tbe formation of our gov* v srument. It is lounded on truth and Jastlce Is bound to perpetuate its principles. Nu ;ood citizen can object to this organization of in oppressed people, and I grieve wnen I see u men of my state, who are dependent upon 6 igrlculture alone for existence, opposing our \lilance|and enlisting with tbe enemy in s this the greatest battle lor freedom and self- '< preservation that the world has ever known, jtand like men for your platform and God t< who rules tbe destinies of Nations will see to li It that victory perches upon you banners. f< John C. Calhoun was the first advocate of c Lhe farmers alliance. In his treatise on Gov- > rn ment this great statesman observes tbat li Lhe right ol suffrage is not sufflclont of Itself Lo protect the people from opresMon by their f< rulers, but the ouly safeguard Is In the sepa- I rate organization 01 eacn nutrem m mo n JUte. Hpeaklnic through this intelligent h mouthpiece the voice of each Interest could d t>e easily beard and never misunderstood. ti The complaint* or one man are never heeded r?y legislators or ruler*; he is invariably 9 looked upon as a crank. But when an or> y ionization of farmers speaks through resold- Ii Lions intelligeDtly drawn, even Piexidents v lend an ear to its voice. Thny tell us that a tve must not go Into politics, that it will de- s Uroy our organization, that you should meet c inci discuss pumpkins, etc.,and adjourn, but a tellow oitlzens, this is but the voice ot the a tollers who seek to steer Irom the path uoon I Lhe rocks for the purpose of destroying you. h It Is the duty of every good citizen to enter p politics and have a voice in the adininlstra- d Lion of his State government. Show me a b people who take no interest in affairs of State v ind 1 will show you a misgoverned, ignorant ind worthless race. Did you ever hear of c 3111s beinn Introduced In Congress for the re- h lief of the agricultural class, bills to prevent b cambling or speculation In cotton d futures, sub treasury bill, income tax bill* ind tarltt reform bills, until the organlza- a Lion of the National Alliance? Remember, e Lhe next four years will bring to us these I measures In tbe shape of laws, ir you win oe u true to yourselves. Already the Northern If Democrats, seeing tbe Inevitable union of tbe joutb and West, have deserted their party a ind are now assisting a Republican minority |j to break a quorum and defeat the will of the u people. I Tbe Bland bill, however, has passed tbe c House, but it is understood that Boss Cleve- II and is opposed and It w<ll meet defeat In tbe :lub House. Wby Mr.Cleveland should ob- t ectto coining the silver in the Treausry, t which has been robbed from Wes ern miners, c out who now make no claim upon it,and il paying tbedebt ot the nation instead of laming bonds. Is Incomprehensible to any hon- b *t man. Will tbe Jackass horses please ex- \ plain. n We have been branded at Washington as h jelni* third partyltes, the scum of tbe earth tl mil unworthy of recognition by the Demo- e ;ratlc perty and these men wboare responsl- a ale for it are now bowing down asking you b 10 restore them, "the decent element, to ottlce c imi upon a Cleveland, Democratic piatlom. 1 am a democrat out and out, stand- If ng squarely upon the Chicago plattorm and t! [ propose to show you that it IS almost Iden- f, ? ?A/mIo (lomomla ,ICHI Willi IMC vvok(Mr. Evans here read the two platform and b :omp.*red lliem.) u Who now are the true democrats, theAlllincemen or tbe .'Jack-ass-horses ? I rest my a lemocracy bere and will proceed to dlscusa if State affairs. tl Tbe Historian Gibbon characterizes the {, elgn of the Antonlnes over the Roman Em- 11 lire as the only instance where the happiness [*' )f the people was the sole object of their rul- 11 irs. Well and Irnly may the same be said of a he reign of the Reformers in .South Carolina. " Recognizing the principle that the best edu- 0 :ated people are tbe happiest and best citizens. c The first object of the Reform Government 17 was to build op tbe common school system. 0 Jnder the bill Introduced by myself separate ichool districts have been organized in near- H y all ol our counties and In most of them by * he addition of a small tax our public schools ire now run from six to nine months. 1 am n favor of making every district In the Stale eparate and allow it to govern itself as to Its icbools and the method of maintaining hem, aided, of course, by the State approjrlaiion. A Constitutional Convention ihould be called and school school law ex- ' >unged from the constitution and left entirey with our Legislature, as at presenL it Is langerous in the extreme and a menace to >ur entile system of common schools. We lave built and equipped a college, modern In ill its features, wnere our poor boys may obain an education at the smallest expense. ti Tbe best evidence of its success anil the ne- vi lesslty for Its establishment Is tbe fact that It >ver (J00 students are now enrolled within IU> S vails aud others are knocking at its doors for n idmlsslon. We have maintained every Inititutlon of the old regime and not a dollar of w ixtra taxation has been placed upon the peo)le In comparison with the rate of the past G opposing admlnl?trations. Recognizing the b ireat injustice done to our women, aud the a ndlfference shown tier by the best element, It ve have In process of conxiructlon un Indusrial College for Women, which will be the a >rlde of our State. It will be as grand a sue- d ess as Clemson College and All a long felt T rant. It Is sad to relate, however, that the n; oughs of tbe State were the first to recognize tl he claims of her lovely women. We have tr rushed out the Coosaw monopoly created by oi tepubllcan and sought to be maintained by o| he best elements, and today tbe Slate is In ri KW?esslon of all her rights and property, in- ei ludlng Agricultural Hall which was atempled to be stolen from us by carpel bag- ct ers aud rrauduleni bondholder*. We have endeavored to equalize taxation rs iy assessing the property of corporations ei >mmensurato with that of real estate own- ni rs, but by reason of being in hands of Unit- pi d States Court Receivers, they have defied tale authority, tendered only the amount of p? axes they thought due and are now indebted ???w? > the Slate In the nam of 8201,000. There fi at a railroad In the State considering the lutreat paid on a lexltlmate bonded Indebtedr-hs, which In not assessed lower than the ierage (arm, considering the lnterent reoelvI by the farmer upon liU Investment. Lite did we think when Daniel H. Chamber - ?tv*u wmifl mt tha rxilnf. r tbe bayonet, thm he would so soon return ml snap bis finaers In ibe fane of our gov* nmeru, sustained by men who had deounced hint a? a thler and scoundrel?ijuarInn not only of our largest corporation, but iso of our United States Circuit Judges, rincipal editor of our largest. newspaper rid a crlteriHn of our democracy. O Tern[>ra, 0 Mores. Banqueted by the elite of CharlesU..!, we re lorced to exclaim to what base uses nave le better element cnrne. Had lbe?e railroad* paid their taxes, and le revenue from phosphates not been de .royed, our taxes wouid now be oniy 2yx Illix. In spite of this, by strict economy wb ave rerande?l the State debt, of Ave and one alf million dollars, exempted the storm Lrlcken sections from taxes, paid the Old uldiers an exira bonus of $5,000, and lowered ur taxes half a mill. Salaries have been sduced over ten per cent., but could not be lade to take effect until next year for tbe aason that tbe Legislature refused to cat leirown. We bave been accused of being icompetent and Ignorant and Incapable of unnlng the Stale Uovemment. Wben tbe State debt was to be refunded, tie banks of Charleston refused to co-operate 'lib us and said tbat the Slate could take are ot herself and Charleston would do the ame. We went to New York and aotually be patriot* of South Carolina lly-bl .wed s and uot a banker In tbat city would take ur bonds, stating tbat they had been offered j them at a cheaper rate tnan was ottered by ur Slate author!ties, who aloue bad power 3 sell tbem. We went to Baltimore and succeded before these people could find out /here we were. I w?s told by a Baltimore auker tbat be was approached by one ot our airlota and statesmen and asked why be /as helping Tillman float hla bonds. Did he otknow that he wns flgming Butler and lampton by aiding Tllltnan. Lit him alone, aid be, and let bun refund bis own bonds, 'bis gentleman expressed to me tbe pro jundest contempt for sucb conduct. We ?ere harrassed by these "patriots," wbo were rilling to bankrupt tbe state for political iurpo?es. Wbile negotiations were pending me went so tar as to Introduce into tbe Legislature a bill to extend the old bonds for four ears at six per cent, on account of tbe Innill Ity of tbe Slate to refund tbe old debt, 'bis man knew at ibe lime Ibai the mailer lad almost reached a successful termination ,nd he did tbls for no other reason tbao to >reak It up and be succeeded. Tbe next day be matter was telegraphed to New York pax>ra. and bankers were startled and drOu kxI ibe whole matter. We succeeded, bowver, without tbe aid of jCharleston or the ttlrlou, In refunding your debt of $5,400,000 In iraeol panic at 4% per cenu thus saving to be State over S80,uuu In Interest annually,and till we are Incompetent to deal wlih such luestlons. The Reformers have an opposition that la a uoreHiuinuulu n? It Is bitter, aud nothing we locan be expected to meet witu their approv* I. I am satisfied If we had enacted tbe ten ommandnieuts into law at the last Lieglslaure the Mate and News and Courier would mve accused un ol heresy. in our effort* to secure tbe happiness of tbe >eople we have enacted ttie Dispensary Law, itilcb stands today, tbe only solution or tbe reatett and moxt vexutlou* question which *irmateGovernment has been called upon o deal with. We are told that it la unoonstlutlonal, aud bow fashionable this has beame of late. Tbe constitution la appealed o, to defeat every Important measure advoated by tbe people. It Is the duty or the State to regulate any raffle that operates to destroy ber citizen*, 'he whiskey truffle bas always been under he control, not only of tbe states, but of tbe Jolted States Government. No man bas een allowed to deal in the stuff without omplyingwltb the strlugent regulations of ur governments. It 1b absurd tben to argue hat we have deprived tbe citizen ol any iulividual rlgbyj. Iu dealing with States the ame rules apply as In dealings with Individlais. Wben tbe Reformers came into power, re loond the old Htate drunk. The barkeeprs ruled our largest cities and even defied nd Intimidated our highest officials. Kvery ar room in South Carolina was a political lub house, aud was ruu in the interest of ouie politician. Our youoit men were allured by gaming ablest dad fancy drinks until ttielr ruin wru omplete aud the State deprived of tier good ItlzeuH. June Martin?It'8 mighty high. The speaker?You never got any good phiskey before. Josh Ashely?Some of It Is very bad. Voice?Government whiskey burns. The Speaker? Make It half water, as they isedtodoin the bar rooms, and It won't mrn. June Martin?I'm in favor of the dlnpen* ary and all that, but the whiskey ain't no ?udI., The Speaker?Will anybody In Abbeville eil| me this was not a proper subject Tor ngislallou. We do ool pretend to legislate jr old xoakH whose habit* are formed. You an no more legislate sobriety Into them than ou can honesty Into thieves, but we can legslate tor our boys and young men. In two generations our State will be ready or total prohibition, and we shall have li. 'he young men now growing up will not ;uow the taste ol whiskey, the social feature laving been destroyed there will no longer well a charm wltblu the cup, and our couu> ry will dooiu in prosperity. Ninety-seven per cent, of the people of outb Carolina are in lavor of this law and ei our dally papers are hounding It and try* me to produce the impression ou theontslde porid that the Governor cannot enforce It, nd I he people are against It. They are a weet scented >-ei, these anil dallies. They U8s and lume becuui* the Dispensary made, 8 they say, no money for the first quarter nd they cussed and lumed louder, because t did made a little ihe second quarter. It ias paid expenses from the start aud la now aylng the state a handsome Income. We de 101 care, however, tor the money. It Is the applness and protection of the people for rhicb we are struggling. , Drurikeouess lu our Slate has been dereased over 75 per cent, and mauy a ome now radiates with the sunshine of so- rlety and Christianity which heretofore was ark with crime and poverty. We are being watched by tneclvilized world nd In less than lour years this law will be nacted by u majority of ibe Slates of our Jnlon. Already Massacliusetts is following s, and our National Alliance has made it an wue for t he Union. Who are the men that are fitthllng it? The aloon keepers and scum of the earth, who Ive on the bowerys of Charleston and Col robia, Hided by sucn patriots as eoaeavor to ankrupl the Stale, ad vine insurrection and onulve at fraud lor the purpose of making a Ittle political capital agulusi our movement, i regret to say that a tew extreme problbllotii.sts are wltb them, but I do not impugn heir motives. I shall throw tbe mantle of harily around tbem and ask you to forgive hem for they know not what they do. Prohibition Is as sure to come as we are bere lit we must tirst prepare the way for It. Vhen a man has delirium tremens, we do ot take his whiskey abruptly away from im. We mix a little in his medicine and nally get him in shape tu take It from him ntirely. Ho we must, treat the State, for a tale Is but a collection of individuals and as tbe same symptoms and diseases as ita oinponeiit paris. We have been Invlied to make this law an tflue in this campaign and we have taken up he glove, x^ei me enemy meei u> n?w w ice and we shall ask no quarter. Suffering u inanity has been already arisen to call us lessed and the true and good must be wltlfe 8. The attempt to place me before tbe people s the candidate of any one man or fraction i simply an effort of the opposition to create lie iin predion that a split exists in our ranks, am the candidate of no man or fractlou and I)use who think that a split exists in the inks of the Reformers are in the position of lie llitle animal, who saw the king of beasts sleep. Thinking him dead, the little skunk ffered the monarch an insult characterized y his offensive odor. The lion awakening rushed him with one slap and all that relalned was a email grease spot and a little (Tensive odor. So In August next when the Reform lion wakens all that will be left of the opposition III be a ?mail grease spot and a little offen. ve odor In the office of the Columbia state. EDGEFIELD'S CANDIDATE. [IN MODESTY IS FXCEEDED OXI.Y BY HIS HONESTY. > Or. TiinuierraRn'N Speech. The uext speaker, comes from the county iHt gave birth to Governor Tillman, his oice has often been heard in defense of the lterest of his people, and the welfare of bin tate. I now introduce to you Senator Timlermau, of Edgefield. Dr. \V. H. Tim merman then made a speech hlch ss boiled down to this : I am not here as an avowed candidate for overnor of South Cirollna. 1 have only een suggested as a possible candidate. / >uld not violate precedent, by refuslug it, If , were tendered to me. My life has been spent chiefly on tbe farm, nd I feel that to a reasonable degree, I unersiand the wants and needs of the people. heir couutry is my country. Their God Is ly God. Tempest tossed we are pulling for le same shore. The best form of Governleni Is that form known as the Republican r Democratic Government. In the exercise r I heir constitutional rights the people must lie it they would perpetuate their lib ty. In ageneralway, and with oneortwoexipltons, I stand on the 0?ala platform. I do not fRvor Government ownership of illroads and telegmphs, hut I do favor Govnmenl regulation of them in such a way a* ay be just to them and fair to the peole. I believe tbe repeal of the repeal of the ten ?r cent, tax on banks would be well. I ' am in favor of au Income tar?