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W- THE CAMPAIGN MEETING. REPORTED FoR*tIIF. TIMES BY Mil. feif' U.V/.fX L. SCAIfH. HSt' m ' W Th? Stale c*n<lidatc?s*<J(lweit the people of I'ntor ?' T TV. ' TTv ne*r tbr iseopsl vLmoit, 1 i?t 'tbui<iiv ? iigiist ilie ,V_ fouru>. Iii \t the 1 (i on 11 .'Oti' ;,- as been ???ne of lli? un?jt I ... '.-*! h?r'ts!? ?? W'nii V* > ?. ! n itirwc te?i ?f i in'osiu"l ' >'ii i ???k it i ['on 'H; -i <. ibo ^ pri?i 11. !)? larding wan an orderljr one, .?**"3 ml u it ?h pred c e l, there was no " howl- | log oo'rn." li is cl?me<l that the uico who | made ih? uiosi noise hail from adjoi i, counties. Let us hope that this is the | nod let us hope that Union people will v. t disgrace themselves as some of ihesc nr Several times ehaiiman I.yler fouud i amy to appeal to tlie audience, I c time the crowd gave enr t > his call came quiet. Most of the speakers ai rived 01 i n - , day's trains, and a large number li/.cn were at the depot to witness Ibr Governor Tillman was enleitni' M?. | Wa, A. Nicholson, the o'her lion caii'iidules going to the h ' ll ? ' conservatives were the guests c v ' m ' lies, Kx-Gov. Shrppnrd brine . > ? * ^TfnfrWallftce, t\?l. <>rr a idwere ihogi.e t-< t>f i! ll?li. Win HI! >1 * o II To " 1 I \VTt t'.iill s Thirsday ii.oco'iig the prices* o?i ?.t cm ] I *" i ijiWl '"l t' if' 111 M-nk'ls 1? ? i oy | 'be M' lil r I ' us- lo !. f. no. I u '.lotil f ot the Un on Ilotal( and u ivcd toward Kin 9 grove, tne ground selected tor the fray. When the carriages reached the grove prolmbly SJ.tiOO people bad collected to listen to the speaking. TUB BATTLE BEGINS. At lO.dt), A. M., the meeting was called to order by chairman A. C. Lylcs, who requested the Kev. 11 C. I.amplry ts open the meeting with p/nyer. At'ier prayer had been offered. Mr. i.yles stn'cd that he wauted * good meeting, nud no bowling downs, tor he had given the speakers a guarantee of a respectable hearing. Ho then introduced Mr. Mgyfiehl, the administration ca'idi late for Superintendent of Education. MB. MAVriRLn's SPEECH. Mr. Mayfiehl began his speech by s tying that dining the campaign two year* ago Union was about ike only meeting lie missed, and lie did not have an opportunity of coming here then on account of duties which confiued him to his otlice. His interests were looked after by other speakers who were probably better ab'c to do that than himself. He announced that his speech would be ono of cold facts and figures, and therefore he .JctmM Opt be eloquent. Speaking of tne lacuuii.n i.. . >_ki:. followers that their neighbors had as much right to their respect as they to theirs. He defended the three charges preferred against the administration?incompetency, extravagance, oppression of the banks and driving capital from the S'ate. He sai<l he did not intend to discuss the three-dol'ar poll tax, for it was only one of Gov. Tillman's ideas. lie asked Governor Slicppurd if lie was in favor of a one dollar poll utx. Gov. Sbeppard replied that lie had rather see it strickeu from the constitution than to have a three dollar poll tax provision inserted. Mr. Mayfield used an official record and from it mentioned siveral departments wherein the administration had saved >ni then hundeJ t t !. > defying ;% I.) tiro :: l*e WJ qb ' n ended hi O . 0? tlw !. 5*t *pc 1 ,, ?.** ' o rtt#*4>v??a wcuvf Mj V': ? ?. hi ? . ,-i m \ tiim ?!< Mnj ' 1 hau rr' sm.' ^---Utx U?.' ?\Jr I i >T*t ??< r?tfj-u'"v a. ' ' u. in; ''/? t uesn^h * "' I'-'te : * t i Jcrfel during Tilluan idl.iiiii in i ??8-M 0> ' 'Hi .... \ ! -V . :/. In 18H) ' #v 0(? SlltfVVitig UU ' '.-nca^e tV J"T** ?( i T ' una* tern . V^iVjpO '.nu'-alUt j.? ?.) . io. se< jud '* a eh1 . act tal i/vuj.cjiiC3 and uot approprlatjnsrflTll.i is the test o'f the J ^-matter. IhV^ulministration lias not spent I thnTintnrkjitra. I Col. 0?r : The only reason is, you did not get it, and it you levied more than enough w taxes these hard limes, it was hardly right I to the tax-payers. | 5lr. Maytield : I was going hy the record. I Col. <)ir: Then you don't understand the f record, and you arc to blame for it. / Mr. May field had said in his figures Hint a the factories returned property in the State f at a million and a <|iinrter dollars, and had N&llowed Anderson county, under this head Stt'.KI. Col. Orr said he returned the l'icdmont Company's Anderson Mill hy itself, at at $'2,47(1. lie told the audience that Mr. .uayneiu iift'i simpiy misled them, uml it showed how much reliance could be placed on him. Col. Orr said that lie would not take up time discussing every little dog "tax Mr. May field had referrcl to. Col. Orr discussed the record of the Administration during the past two years, lie said that when Gov. Tillman started his movement six years ago. he claimed that he was not working for office, but for the farmers alone. He then told how Gov. Titlinan had virtually nominated himself. He claimed that the present administration had acted illegally and when they went to court Chief Justice l'ope joined in saying that their action was wrong. Speaking of Hie banks he eaid, they should pay their share of ihc taxes us well as anybody else. Col. Orr said that he could prove to any unbiased man that Tillman was the worst enemy the poor man had. Col. Orr was in favor of education, but -did not think it was right to put a S3 poll tax ob *<1 persons regardless of what they " srere worfh, aud it was unjust and unfair to tax the poor man this way. The rich man could send his children to school all the time, while the poor man could spare hie children from the field for only a short tiiue ana would thus get little advantage from the $3 poll tax, while the rich mao would always be getting it. .He was io favor of n two mill tax, and -started that in the legis'ature an aoti-Tillnian man made an amendment to a certain ^ .) ?bill so as to put in the two mills tax and that the Tillman men voted it down. He continued; "no man could tell me that the poor man should pay as inuch tax fir education as the rioh man." Tillman has claimed open and above board that you should be able to read and write and own so much properly in order to be allowed to vote. He has reiterated this and will not deoy it when begets up to speak." A voice: I don't believe Tillman's lliut way. Col. Orr: What is the result? It puts oil U iL. u I. or 11 :.l mi in my uauuo ui inc iiuii, A voice : I don't be'ievc Tillman will do it. Col. Orr : H is taking the inherent right of the democratic people amy from them. A voice: We are willing to take anything Tillman puts on us. tk Col. Orr: Tillntan has valued n man's \jebor at 18 and lit cents a day. Is he a >..i. \ (tVjn . ' eeri'tne rrju: rC (he adioi.i . v ftra(i<;.. ? t .Mjiiaoagetnen* li.c ii.lv >i| the go-.? down mid (he ie<<ii > ( i^- .tHi $atr h,. .JOlio down ,vnru ,.'t ;0'li VAiiil hrcr.k < it foes net aflV:' ';i< "i'?. / tut i.-cu the bends 1/ l' 0 8tn-? . > ;own | it effecta*-eryo uiy in th? Am c Mni-v te like aoj >Vh"P tli- it jt ' ,| JP , +-K * * '"?****. ,1 * &*' ; -X;fc?V - it you can got it cheap. Th#r? fore y u ' r sh<uM keep it here tnatead of it ; Way. \> hut lint been the cooduct c t>e d-i< f executive towards the lew f I Ivive Uri'-i i kim say that he would lead . 11 V ^ i puity. A voice : \S ould not you? Col. Or : Not if 1 was bound by i- i support the law. Gov. Tillman h- .-It uvu , i liie appreciation of lyhch low by . .1. i. I to office Col. Cough into, who op-- ' . ??jt r- 1 that he le I a lynching party. II- n v->n expect the people to reaped the I <\!u-n the chief esecutiTC of the State bn?.? r disrepute? Oov. Tillman bat criticised nod n- to in- , o( the judge*. What baa been hi- docl .ration in regard to religioo ? lie 'i ts ->-1 , ?"n and women and said t n he li-ui t> ji o bell with one crowu ut uicu , 1 o iven with another. Under excite- j ? might try to excuse these sentiei jut the christian peoplo of South 1 ari . will not endorse such conduct. At he ladies are opposed to Tillman. Orr concluded his speech by raying , h e believed in equal and exact justice , and nppeijed to (he people to voto at ' t. v man, anil for "God and the light." UOV. TILLMAN. { Tillmtui : i took the pass and used it and dou't cave a snap for it. c'ot'ktt covkrnmknt. We want a change of county governutemt. We want bridges and schools. My idea of a county government is this: The people should e'eel three officers, give thein a good salary and then make tuem look after tlie county yroperly. You are in your political babyhood. You were only born in 18'.t0 and you have got iucompctcnt men at the head of your county government. A voice: Ben, tell them about the poll tx. Tillman : 1 am not going to dodge that. I I on't belong to the artful family of dodgors v liich confronts me. Gov. Tillman continued to discuss the nil vernmcn n aftorwnfih c v . ia?? poll Irk During bin argu- I e: ? ho e I > >.' I r in : : ! tti< ' li : i n?'- **^" * *1 auli.lll. Ito ttj." ii ! ' in i v t. i | n largo | , ,?i if voted n . Til'.-,i.:i.. 'lbe ' it'j no i i it* the Voting ax kxciting 8cknr. Gov. Tillman said that he was glad Col. < rr was there, for lie wished to ask him the i.atpe of the preacher he referred to when be spoke as follows at Abbeville : "Nearly all preachers and ladies arc opposed to him (Tillman). One preacher said to me: "1 am no politician, but I will not support any man who Haunts his profanity in public and boasts of not going to church." Gov. Tillman turned to Col. Orr and asked the name of the preacher. Col. Orr arose and said: "I do not care to bring the preacher's name into this dis cushion, but you mny appeal to tbc preachers or anybody else here aud they will uo doubt sustain the truth of the statement."' Tillman : If lie does not give the name he is responsible for the statement. Orr : Yes, I am. Tillman : 1 do curse sometimes, but there is no hypocrite in mc. I deny that 1 flaunt my profanity in publio. Wb?n?Ter no oath comes it just slips out. Gov. Titlmuu appealed to the ladies to know if he had said anything to offend them. They uiadc no response. Tillman, turning to Col.' Orr said : "Any preacher or anybody else that says I boasted of not going to church, lies." Col. Orr stepped to the front and toward Gov. Tillman and said : Governor Tillman are you trying to raise n personal difficulty with me? 1 Tillman : I am not, Orr : You ennnpt iutiiyaie that 1 have lied without having it thrown back in your | teeth. 1 said you boasted of your inimoral| ily ; and you asserted on the stand that you were a God Almighty's gentleman. Tillman: 1 am a God Almighty's gentleman. Orr: Then Ifc did not do Himself credit when He madeyou. If you attempt to raise a personal difficulty with me you can do it. You cannot throw an in9ult in my face. Tillman : You have come here and made an assertion? Orr: I did not m^ke that assertion. Tillman: Then you are mojt called a liar; but the man who made the assertion is a liar. The multitude of hearers closed in on the stand and it looked as if there would be bloodshed. Orr ; Do you intimate that I am a liar ? Tillman: 1 intimate that the man who said that? Orr: Said what ? I said that you had repeatedly cursed on the stand. Tillman : I will leave it to Gov. Sheppard if he ever heard me curse on the stand hut once, and tiint at Florence. Orr : Do you deny that you said you had rather go to hell with one set of men than to Heaven with another. Ifitisyour intention to make a personal difficulty out of this matter 1 want to know it. Tillman: 1 don t want to tight, but I don't allow any man to repaat a lie on me. Orr, Placing his hand on Got. Tillman's arm, as if to turn him around. If you say 1 repeated a lie on you, you tell oo?. , J Here the excitement reached the climax. Men attempted to climb up on the stand, which rocked under its additional weight. 1 Several of the speakers went to the front to prevent a difficulty. Col. Youmans was amoog the number and 1 he requeued Col. Orr not to strike Gov. Till- J man. The report that Col. Youmans left the stand during the affair is not true, and * does him an injustice. Gov. Tillman was heard to say abjve tbe I erewd "if he ^Orr) says he did not sdy it i thatsettles it, and that ends it." Through the instrumentality of Chairman I Lylea, Major Townsend and others on the t trend tbe crowd Anally became quiet, and l Gov. Tillman said they were present ns - hodmnsteis and had come to give nn account of their stewardship. A voice: We are sa<isfted with it. Til'innn : Yos, I knew that 1 could have ' ecu elected wi<hout coining out of my flico, but the constitution of the democratic , ; arty requires the candidates for the State Ificcs to address the people. This was dono i i.? order to free tho people from the papers which could not tell the truth. And now what do these men promise you r Nothing. Look at their argunionts. They arc all personal abuse of inc. Thoy have not advanced a new idea thai has not passed through Gone tics' spectacles. Col. Orr is whipped aud lie shows it in his countenance. 1 think that I have tho courage to ciitici?u any officer whom 1 believe to be wrong. When uiy tongue fails lo do this it will be stilled in death. There is a lot of people who would like to get on the baud wagon if they were not afraii ofbeing charged with being coat-tail swingers. Gov. Tillman said that iie cou'd under Minna bug tsti una the lint us well as anyb dy in South Carolina, and lie then charged tlie courts with being 1.tyjtid and wrong. Continuing lie raid ; With the Conservatives it is ns plain as the picture in the back of the old spelling book of the little boy who went up the tree after apples and wouldn't come down until the old man threw rocks at him. 1 am throwing rocks at them now and I make tliem squeal. The burden of their song is: '-Oil, how sad it r;," oscaiiq* Tillman steals the rights ot tlic poor people. i aeiy auj to put his hand on any pledge that 1 hare not tried to carry out. A voice : What about the free twins. t i? >t might have been a very serious difficulty re "? < averted. fo t?ov. 1 il'mnu resumed hi* speeeli and went bi i o say that lie wanted to g> to lleaveo, el ' th?l he stood as good a chauoe as some of tl io.io who sut in the Amen corner aud then ?' out to drink and gamble. 5 'e claimed that Orr hod said that he was { msible for lynoh law in the State; but < i Orr, he said, it was: ' ! am damned if F nnd damned if 1 don't." When Gov. w nan finished speaking be took his seal in: i i a good deal of applause. ^ KX-QOV. SUKPI'ARl). vernor Sbeppird said that he had mari. 'i a Union laty, and had trvou visiting n off and on for the last thirteen years, ft id he felt it there was one place where the < ji'o would give him a hearing, it would o >o in Union, lie spoke of the railroad laws, iud said that bo wantod laws passed to put a I' shock on corporations. Then he took up the .hrec-dollar poll tax nnd selecting an indi- T ridual in the audience, be assumed that ilie man luid no property. He applied the a I hrec-dollar j oil tax to hiai and showed him bow a rich man would be getting ihc benefit r of it wlii'c lie would not. He said thai when Gov. Tillin hi attempted to put his handcuffs on the negro majority by requiring a qualification of the voters he would carry many , poor white men down with the negroes. He i said if Tillman's constitutional convention was even held uiany who favored the mens- n uro now will ca-t their last vote at the next t election, lie said that when it was too late j many wou'tl say that they were sorry they had not taken his advice. He then showod j why many people would be deprived of voting if there was mi educational and a property qualification. 1 Somebody in I ho audience nsknil him a I queaiiuM which referred lo his being prcsi- I 1 dent < f a bank. Gov. Sheppard replied thai a farmer a t bank was organized in Edgefield oud j began lo lend its money at 10. per cent. The bank *>f which lie was president had been lending money lo lha j farmers at a l< wrr rate all the lime. When I ihey heard the farmers bank were lending 1 money nt 10 per cont, the directors of his bnuk held a meeting and against his will, 1 raised their money to 10 per cent also. Guv. Sbcppard said thnt in the state of Massachusetts the factories required 509.- 1 000 horse power, while in South Carolina they use enly 25,000. He claimed that there was no better wa'er power anywhere than j in the lhcdmonl region, which ouly needed capital to be developed. A v?ice: Kich men don't pay no taxes. Sheppird : Gov. Tillman did not tell you ( that. Mr. Muyficld told you so. The bank of Edgefield pays tax for every cent it is ' worth. Gov. Shcppnrd said thai capitalists will not spend nor invest money here where the i officers of the government can't be relied | upon. Speaking of t nation, he said that while had been carried our wouTi^b'K'Vc*nct ' State its recent lawsuits. Gov. Sheppard ended his speech by faythnt during his ten years of consecutive public service nothing could be brought I against him. Ho took his scat amid a large share til' applause. uoa. w. c. nz.nnr. Iu the opening of Mr. lionet's speech, lib spent part of his time eulogizing the otlicers of the administration, saying that Maytield hud made a better Superintendent of educa- 1 lion tbnii any man since 1870. i Somebody inquired after his record. He deplic 1 that lie had bean a candidate for ftffit'tt t ivino Oiit'O ho 1io<l hnon nlon tail mid once lie had been defeated. He thought that was a pretty good record. Speaking of Go*, Tillman'* criticism of i the judges iie claimed that Judges were men who had to bo looked after as well as anyr r,- I'i- considered the yol! ' i> , ij'. :i i ? hsi* i b'iod t.ian eel. i fee id :._ ?! in' \ '!.l ulinwl hear:', r VolM-^. < > iiii w..- ihe la-t speaker. He ' ; raid he uh -t.: k o ose to the records and 'peeiollj . j t, .. 1 of iii-> fi rail l'euct I ...a s<ii|.pud. *.c otuCVed ...... .la; douiocratie party ought to be and would be sup- I ported after the primary and that was the reason he voted for Tillman in tho last campaign. lie inferred to a conversation with Gov. Tillman several years ago wherein he (Gov. Tillman) virtually acknowledged that Youmans was the belter farmer of the two; the Gov. saying in 1I19 conversation that on his farm ltc had nothing but grapes and jersey cows. Col. Youmans, coming back to his direct argument, said : Your State bonds arc below par. Can you expect people to place their money here ? A gentleman in New York has recently said that he has the money to invest, but poijld not put it here where the people nro on tiie verge qf ';ivil war under the present administration. Referring to Gov. Tillman's charges and also to his pledges lie said : I will leave him to be tried by his own standard. He ] has denounced the farmers as fools and : aid tho ringsters would wine and dine them, and when they got to Columbia they 1 would soon forget their poor fellow farmers at homo. lie had called them green gourds, which rotted before they were ripe. Speaking of the free pass, Col, Youmans aA?i?;M..A,l . it;:* 1. r? mm ? wutmuw. <11111 hut, unman n was the batt e of the forbidden fruit. The free pass was the tempter and when it was offered to Gov. Tillman lie fell. One time Gov. Tillman said Shcppard was refined go'd and the painted lily, now lie says he is a wolf in f sheep's clothing. He says he met the boys in 1890 and that lie now has tliciii in his ' breeches pocket. ] Tinn lie come to the $3 poll la*.: I understand that fhere are 8~o delinquents in Union County who cou'd lffij, pay their $1 ' poll. How many would there be if we had ' a $3 poll tax ? Gov. Tilllman snys any man I alio can not pay a $3 poll tax ought to be j plnced in a chain gang with negroes. When the time caine to pay your last taxes the times were hard ami the General Assembly ' passed a bill to extend tin time to pti7 them sixty days. Did Tillman remember you , then? No! lie said if the taxes were Dot paid the penally would be attached Col. Youmans said that if the educational , and property qualification was ever made a law it' would cut off many white people from voting. Agaiq referring to Gov. Till- ' man's abuso of the people on l?ls own side lie > continued ; Gov. Tillman say* that the | legislators who were elected on the same ticket with himself were trading politicians, ? mini 10 cieci nnyoociy. lie only excepts j 1 eight, and in Unit number includes himself, c He tells you to send mtu there who will ? Hand by him. He claims that he hoe the formers in his breeches pocket, and qow # ho wants you to elect a legislature that he * con put in his breeches pocket also, tte n has been fighting the judiciary because tbey j, did not bow before him. He insults the . judiciary of the State by saying to the people "thoy, the Judges, know on which side ' thoir bread is buttered." s Col. Youiuans predicted that the reason Tillman wanted his own legislative now was because he was Joying his ph^a for the r United States Sonate. n Throughout the entire time of Cot. You- . man'sapeeoh he tiwiiwta gaog bearings- ~ When Col. Youuians closed, it was after tire o'clock, and Chairman Lyles immediate n ly adjourned the meeting. c * * * * * ? * The Union oampaign meeting has passed off pleasantly. Most of the voters of Uuiou ' County hays seen and heard the speakers on h both sides, free 1q face, and tbe time for \> them to msk? their choice is *P hand, j, The right to vole is one of the grandest bulwarks of American liberty and the I' hoosiug of ofiioers who shall preside over be destinies of onr land is one of ths most gi \.. t? \ SiP'fl :spom '?* l< c ol K' .vu?!iip; there- Tl re, It i i"? not ik (pvoflwd by prejudice, I it let v ':c,i?rtiH' peektrs' ad? ^ ieetl, ' wi. .' ?v * 'K'Vtfi? is "for God aud 10 ri II. Lj S. * I&e JlK.'lIji Union limes \ I. W. -iLOKBis, ^. Editor tl rrldii>, .itjiust 12,18091. UBS, r ON, #WpO raR ANNUM fc i'"sr o:?n<jyPfe^inc^tY^ Th< I' . v M- li?i . for bueiuckt: * ;oin k \. \;. ".mlk. M. t Tb' Orivt Department will be t pent I tor htfdnt -s I.-out A. M. to 4 I*. M. Th' ivmt!'. Inuthl tiiiil arrives at 3.25, w ; Th n't hound loril nirives at 1.45, , ; M Stic*! tn.vs will ii1 etiipnod everyday 1 t l.'J j, 1 \i. ' ( At ' iualicutiou or in i- ilaritica should ( e r<-i?'?it<l promptly > iho P. M. i.'c. 11U. TEH. P. M. ; CANDIDATES INTHETIELDT * i Tin- ?> rvlitj; ;i*t , . \i.tU1;ur> for the various ' rt>uni> .?it. . nl!lhe*<M <\ to as new names are iiino *H' ' n the "iuvU?l#lo<? i'loitcrs.*' i up ?I! * ? i ?;iv i vnmir Dm* ' I>uu? :> > Thon u Gore ;iB R,>?> ), < .i-lfrcy 11 Fowlor, I W i! ir (i Walton Whitman, lohn W M< i..vy J KJefl'eries. K?-t si;i*.:tiKK. k Co I.v V-. J Gideon I.ong tiki ?in 11 ll.irt! ?, Ft i. A'wUJWU. 9Ittiu.ni' TJelTHnrrU, f C 'ii>. J V Bulloy, Sat l l'ey ton B Love, i 't iUan'oii K(W l i:r.\si t:U. tan 'it '.Vit'w. , JK ?J M l ">?<? I U i hi;, %f John I* TliomSss, TV .Mi;. FOlt COUtflY COMMISSIONERS. [ W Nnn-'O, U8 Thonian, Jr. , M ley, , J A Chambers, V M Oalliii.u Titos J Kotos FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER. lit Mnlojoh'i, M L Umuslor J L Walk i. * Ft 41 CORONEK. II \ Jasper Aycock I ' 'OR 'A: UK OF COURT. ik-fU tl McKK'iek. ( 'OR SFFLUYIgOK OF REGISTRATION. TJ 11 .Smith Bjo>? We to a -a<cJ to ?f?t?tliat Mrs. I. J. '' isissick >vii > lin> been nuitc s'ck for ,w weeks. i* i>? mcli better. I V.<-i > > V * i lnei.'l Jamie Itodgcr :ta el- !. ui i . 'lie 'big To. .ito" class, lie bn. iptu i s ou ta.-i >v.m^,!icJ lib 7oz. ? 1 t- . I " .In i; ''a oroos begin to i ~ ni'u'l u l.u'.ieje,5..\i?-8ufferiiijit -???t , TO.' bits /*' -! ' - I i ii i f .g>; .ml Excursion 1 lo . i; o 1' i lessri. Urccnc , Br >; m-!< . aiatieu for a]i iju i j ' ' hi trip. !'< < yoi i o a Tilluuin or Co : .?: % : ? v . i.i.i . i.t Uo you to vote ?l 'li- prii-.ai. , 'cot- u is not nlsr, on , jtrogu .ir DciiMr.: ie Club '-t. The tf< I ?!ia iw Ua.l uiiie, and the Uu. < So nln.t > I i uiutch game of bal . I'vi.l .i i. i.g, vli.oli resulted in a set: : t .ito ( l?v>r ;dt?lia. . Mi. rt&d h'os:ci i)..| just iiuiolicd bo I- llvO .,0' pi :TI - | ists. i'tiy is ? i i. ni' -i-i eo.' lt-u j , <ccuiiug a pfcif..Hici'*. Mipply of i i h jU ". Don I fy gu .1 / put yon i'i.i. m. i JDcii t lt.i : ''ub lul of yuut tuiiwUi^i, wit ci i belorc iItC wtfays before the primary election, if you neglect to do so you wi l not be allowed to tote. Brft. We cail tho attention of our renders to the favorable exhibit of the tiuauciul conditio i of ihuCouoty, made by tbc Commissioners. It will be seen ibtu in 1888 the debt of tie County was $18,704.85, which has bora reduced to about 15,000, with 85,000 to neet it, thereby showing u reduction of suiio $7,000. We ate requested to announce that Mr. Jos. '1'. J (tinson, candidate for Congress from fbis djgf.iot, will addresa the citizens I of the followhg places, on the days and hours named.' Vi e ask*fur an attentive and i respectful heartg for Mr. Johnson, who is an able speaker1 And a pure gentleman : Cross Keys, Ihursday, Aug. 18, 4 a.m. Santuc, Friday, " 19, 0 a. m. 1 Hughes, " " " 4 p. m. Kelton, 8atu-i i?y. " 20. 9 a. m. I 1 Juucsville, ' " " ij p. m. 1 Kooky Creek " " " 8.J0 p. m. 1 6r&" A Cons-rvative club was organized i at Santuc, on (hi 6tb, with Dr. T. B. Bn'cs j for President, 11. Julius, vice-president; P. B. Butler, Scretary. . ^ Notwithstanding Santuc was considered j jnc of the strongholds of Tilluunisin in this , L'ounty, fifty mines were enrolled at that | meeting and maty hare been added rince. ( Sot a month ago,'a gentleman living iti that j township told uk that ho did not believe ^ here were ten fcncppnrd and Orr men in it. , We have heur& of similar changes in ( other parts of the County. EMfc,. While wo think the violent treat- f nenl of Maj. K. 1). Murray at the Cedar ] irove meeting iu Anderson County last ( donday was a g^at outrage and disgrace, t re cannot help thinking, a'so, that the < opoprjety of Mr.j, Murray's volunteer pres- i nee at the Tillman meeting is very doubtful, i t does not appear that the Tillman speak rs attempted to impose themselves on the theppnrd and <)fr meeting, while it is vident that llf? h?o meetings were under ' eparate and diatiaot calls, it is quite legiti- ( i?te for two politioal factions to calj meet- * ngs at different places in the some neigh- f lorhood at tho sane lime, and any intercreucc, one with the other, generally rr ults in trouble. < v BaUT The Advocates of the $3 pt\ o d tow say it is not intended to rep* >1 * <nil f.ox on i roperty. -Well, we I? dflH ovr ih?; wijl rejjj-re tlm poor n o property?tlje, tenant TliiU, to ottrmlnd! >i iadren*1 ft blow At the are /) jujfl on * 19 People Should Think Before Voting, it is being industrietudy c rcalntod tmong 1j i? people thai if a Stele Convention Is eld under the call of a Tillman Legislature, >id a n?w constitution ii adopted, la whieh $3 poll tax is substituted for the J reseat I lax, It will be coma tted to the people fbr leir ratificnt on or rqjecPso. Judging from he vecord of tho lost legislature, we are nclined to think the people will hare no vote a the matter, and the scheme is mislsading ?a trap lo catch too confiding administraiou Toters. Let's to the record, ami let the teople think and vole against the dangers, >eforc it is too late: Oa the llili of last December, 1891, Tillnan's pet scheme of a new Constitution :aine up in the houso. Mr. Abncy of Richand (Conservative), offered tho following proviso : "Provided, however, that no Constitution Formed, or which may be formed, by such sonvention, shall bo binding or go into effect until it shall hive bcru submitted to the people of the State for ratification, and shall have been ra'ified by tho votes of a majority of the qualified voters of the State, voting upon such question." This was volel down by Governor TilN man's friends. Here are thoir names : Speaker Jones, Alderman, Diesse, Bowsn, Dowden, Drenzeals, Dries, Drowning. Duisl, Carpenter, Carwilc, Chandler, Connor, Cox, Pukes, J. K. Dupre Earle, Elder, Evans, Finley, Folk, Fex. Fuller, F. D. Gary, T. A. Graham, Gregory, Hardy, Hart Harvey, Hoiman, Jefferies, Kinard, McCall, McFaddin, Molntyre, McWliitt, Mossley, Norton, Patterson, ltast, Hiicy, Rowland, Russell, Scott, Shanklin, Stackliouse, Slnniau J, Taylor, Todd, l'owiies: Traytor, Wolfe, Wood'-^..Yefclcli, Younians, Zimmerman. *u wiv otuuic It siuiuat j-nlf?r?(l l)T Senator Smythe, of Charleston, (Conserve tive) was votod down, 25 to 11. We have not this toIc in detail. Now, how can the $3 poll lax be settled by a "direct toIc of the people" when Tillnmn'H friends won't allow the new Constitution providing for it to go to the people ?? The Slate. Tillman the Only IssuoWe have been taught to believe that the great moviDg doctrine of the Fanners Alliance and Farmers Movement?not half a hair's breadth difference?was "principles, not men," bat the leaders of tlio Tillman or Farmers' Movement party litve gone square back on their professions; and demand that the candidates ahull ignore principles and make tho man they will support paramount. The Greenville Neica thus aptly exposes tho arbitrary, undemocratic and unmanly lemaud of the Tillman fac'ion of the democratic parly upon candidates for office, who arc suppoov- ^ f mcn actuatecj j,.. principle and not b ssed by suj Men who ask for office in this county aro not to be asked whit principles they ropre sent, what they can do or will try to do for [he people, or as to their fitness or chiracIcr. Old Thomas Jefferson gavo as the three questions to be asked of a candidate for public office, "Is lie honest? Is he capable? Is he faithful to the constitution?" Greenville county democrats are now instructed that they must overlook all suoh matters as that. The important questions are : "Have you boen an expressed and an avowed Tilhnanitc from >|arch, 1800 to the present time?" "Did you vote for Shell or Dunonn in 1800 ia a primary ? "Will you vote for the t velve men nominated tho 1st of August by a conference of ]' an i to ri'pir-xnt (!,T- ?>" ' ' lie : 11cuibi t conv u r. Vre y i i :u iav'i- : ? ilie t-eieov.. .-f Ti? 1 - J -ir-i -ft ether -m-hm *.:tio r*t" U you la. ?ug'o Ti>li??*"\ ot t :i a ti t ilh- 'i. cilia' 111 l th . JUSt tills- iof thing agsinst ivnic.. ate conservative movement is directed. It will be observed that there is no question of farmers' movement or democracy or ony of the serious i?suce now before the people. Loyally anil obedience to Tillman is the only lest, the one issue. A Cleveland and Stevenson-Slieppard and Orr Club FormedA meeting of the Conservative democrats of this town was held at the Courthouse last Monday evening at 6 o'clock, for the purpose of organising a Cleveland and Stevensonj Sheppard and Orr club. 11. T. Gee was made temporary chairman, and W. D. Humphries temporary Secretary. Mr William Munro etited the object of the meeting. Ono hundred and twenty-seven names wore carolled, and it is expected the membership will increase to .100 in the next two or three weeks. Mr. W. E. Thomson was elected per" manent president, L. P. Murphy, Vicepresident; W. D. Humphries, Secretary ind Troasurer. The fol'owing is the Executive Committee; William Monro, A. II. Foster, John A. Pant, Dr. M. W. Culp, It. T. Oec. Fatal Accident. Green Kicc, Jr., colored, 14 years old, living on Col. T. C. Duncan's plantation, irns accidentally shot and killed Tuesday by Ms cousin Aaron Humphries. Aaron had :ome 10 mile to see Orecn, anil Green stayed iiome from schorl to entertain him. They ;ota shot gun mid went out to kill crow*. IVhilo they were watching for the "corn lestroyers," they sat down to enjoy a waternelon. After devouring the melon, Green got up and said let's go to the house, and ticked up the gun, when the load was disdiargeJ, lodging in Green's left sbouldor, caring the shoulder blade clean off; part ?f the load entering in his lungs, lie lived ibout 6 hours, breathing through the wound n his side. ^ensetvative T \at#s The followir. / were laminated by the t'onervative i-iareu'tji 1 Monday as the lelegat' u lie ?.ir >t ul the primary tlect; mi to rrprr?cnt < ' nr- tive ?!ng tft'ic ftemo. rulic ty i :s i t>c 'taif r.riqi- 1 ifttiajj convvntio^ T. J. Harm Withdraw*. We mqj requested by Air. T. Jeff. Harris to announce to the voter* of Uuiou County that as his eon, B. W. Harris, is before the feop'e as a .candidate for a srat in the tslaturo, he lias withdrawn from the canvass for the office of Auditor. v Air. Harris returns his thanks to the numerous voters who promised to support kiui f.>r the position. We can safely say that no man in the County is better qualified for the setisfaotory performance of tho duties of Auditor than Mr. Harris, and wo are satisfied that his high senso of propiiety in withdrawing from the contest, under the circumstance*, will be apprcointcd by tho people of Union. * ? - i S?9u The County campaign opened Us Tuesday at Kclton. All but one or two of the caodidntes for County offices were present. and some good spoeches were mAde. Notwithstanding Tillman claimed a majority in the baud primary on the $3 poll lax, at the meeting on the 4th, we learn, as a significant fact, that no candidate for the lrgisla> turc dares to openly advocate that increase before the people, but, on the contrary, one or iwo at least atrecuy oppose it. we aiso learn thai ihc County government iaw of last session, which would put poor men not able to pay a road tax into the chain gang, moo's with no favor among the people. All going lo show lhat the "hand primary" vote at campaign meetings did not express the sentiments of the pcopie?not even of those who voted. Personals. ? Mr. J. I>. Arthur has returned to his bank duties after tws weeks rest in the mountains. Joseph without the Hank might get along, but the Hauk without Joseph would be a Intne concern. Mr. H. L. Ooss and his son, Harry, have gone to Buffalo Lithia Spring for the benefit of >lr. Goss's health. Mr. W. K. Goss and his sister. Miss Kthelind Goes, are now enjoying the bracing atmosphere of Saluda, We had a call last Tuesday from J. II. Tench, son of our old friend and correspondent, Mnj. J. W. Tench, who is now living at Gainesville, Fla. We are glad to hear that (he Mt\jor is enjoying life, with a good appetite, plenty to eat, and is still wielding an aggressive pen. Col. ?. P. McKissiok paid a pop visit to Union last Monday, Dr. W. Milliard, of Ashcvil'e, one of the >-??*Urand successful physicians in West or n North Caro.,.?-, a T#ry pleasant call last Monday. Wo knew ii?? Dr. when ho was a b>y, and his father, Dr. Milliard, before him. Hcv. W. II. Miller, Kobt. Miller and Miss Nell Miller left Tuesday for Tenncsec. Miss Nell will remain and a'tend school, ltev. W. 11. Miller and Rubt. will return to Union in a few weoks. Miss y.rgjc {.Utlojohn, nfler spending awhile with Uer many friends and relatives here, returned to lier home in Gowdeysville last Wednesday, Mr. J. fl. Mafhls, the bustling Insurance aged is in n>w?. .It .i.i.ui'.i M Mi l Co! l-aviu | J.l.oaim have gone ;o Ui cen\;llc Hen I1 Culp iiiis .ciu: u(<i to Glenn J Springs. j W. 'iUoindau, inmcvly with i'ur \ Thomson, now with the Pacolet Man'f. Co., was in town this week. Mr. Gus Chillis and family, Miss Jennie Gibbes and Mr. Hubert Qibbes, of Columbia, are vjsping Mr. nnd Mrs. W. M. Gibhes, Mr. II, A Smith U visiting Llr. M. ^ Smith and family. mi's rnoeuo U'ownseod is visiilng Mrs. l)awkins. Misses Jennie snd Marion Gibbes, of Columbia, arc visiting Mrs. W. M. Gibbcs. Cap'. Cbas. C. Culp is out again, after a spell of bilious fever, Mr. Nat Gist, who osme home from Glenn Springs with 'ever, is much better. For the Timks. Yo* In tit* U 8. Court and a Greenville 8. 8. UnKKSVU.LK. 8, C., Auk- 0.?r'Tljo U. S. Court is making considerable headway with the business before it. ThoUrand Jury have passed on about 125 bills during this week, and there are about 85 yet to go before it. The Onion delegates here all kept up, and at their posts. 8o far as we knew, none of them have been appointed to investigate the guard bouse. Mr. H. S. Porter has taken in the city of Greenville, and thinks it a larger place than Helton. He has found a crane that weighs about 152 lbs, nnd is nearly 6 lectin height. He would be glad for Mr. Frank Hames to see it. ''Billy" Smith is here, away from home, and has set to-morrow to call on some ladies?his kin foiks, though. . The "Telephone" was with us a lew days last week, but being out of orJer has returned to Jenesvillo for repairs As usual, Jonesville ha* it- pro ra'a share VI VBIW.^U IUU CUI|?t It'dia ll'rilj. Mr. (Jbas. McUurkin, formerly of Union; but now of Cheater, is bore on tl|o jury. He lias an eye on the Chester post office also. A good rain fell here this evening, greatly refreshing vegetation and dispelling the intense heat. Great improvements have been made in 1 the management of the U. S. Court. Instead of calling all the witnesses and suitors here the first day, to remain until their eaess *\re . disposed of, cerlnin cases are called on cer- . tain dnys: and when disposed of the parlies . are dismissed. This keeps some coming in ] nil tho timer while others are going out. Taken all in all, the U. 9. Court ie a big thing. Wo will get through no*t week ! think. ' lT!r '' A to. 7. W'e attended the Washington J street Presbyterian church' and Sunday school this morning. 235 scholars wsrfi in laces, and j^port^i for dpty to day, in -sic r-nc superb, and the ' recitations t\oo'leiii It n1' fhd Presbyterian ohht'cheS (andoMirs tool in j he mini h ^ ?uoh go-ahdad tr.ichers r4j, I ruWushi-irton siMat xhui-eli lm?. tlii institution would l*<j wo?"y" ' hMuneol rtumUy sjUotil. nica uti'l women - vj? fk mim Correspondence of the Ttitta. "^"J! Notes from Aabury. Asnugr, -Vvo. 8.?Ou unking ? darkoy ?hat be thottghuof the prospect for rain, he i eSpouded that if-would rain as soon M tbo laptista alerted Iheir "big meetiu," bat kis prediolieji has failed op to the present, sift! * ire are surrounded t%" Baptist big meelins." However, see hope to get a shower soon, but if we do not Ibe cotton crop with be injured. The numerous meetings of the negroes liaee, as usual, mad" many of thbaa unfit fur . labor and they will doubtless cnitique ro the retf ef the month. Binee 'the oarapa gn meeting at Union politioal affairs .have been discussed whit more seal tbnn ever. Mr. Jos. Byars and two of his daughters, Misses Carrie and^Nannie met n 1th quite a serious apoLdanf yesterday. Thoy kweie driviog a mile which bbcjnie frightened at a calf that jumped up suddenly on the ti<1o of the road^-hud upset the vuggy, throwing them out upon very rough ground. Mr. Byars faoe And shoulders wert badly bruised. Miss Carrie'*shoulder was broken aud Iter face slightly bruiaed^^Miss. Nannie escaped with very slight iqjuries. Last Wednesday Mr. J. R. Littlejohu was called to the bedside of his wifo, who Is visiting relatives in North Carolina, but wo ore glad to at ate that her condition is so much luipivtvu no iw vunviv UIUI IU 1 Viuru OftVUlurday. Misses Fannie and Mary Liiticjohu have gone on a pleasure trip to Asheviltc. A protracted meeting is being conducted at filBetbel this week. The pastor, Mr. Uopper, is assisted by Iter. F. C. Hickson. Landman. For the TtMH. Death of Dr- D. F. HuokabyMa. Editor:?It is my sad duty to announce the death of Dr. L>. F. lluokahy, i whiah.MourHd on . tho UGlh day of July, ulto, at the residence of his only son, A. ft -Huckiilij , ui It.inger. VcU Co., Ark. Dr. Huokaby was bo-u in I'nioii County, 8. C., in theycar "(81", ami wan in It ihb year nt the time of his death. IIv If. . .. wife, one son and tiro dmigl .u to uk imi bis loss, ile ht|d a brother, Thoutis Hu?!< aby, who resided ?u Spirtabbtjrg County, when la>. hi from, anju aLier, .UaLa.y, , wife of the old man Thomas l'ridmorc. who died in Union County many years ago. Dr. Iluckaby was a member of tbe Congregational Methodist church ; also a member of DeUville Lodge, F. and A. Masons. His remains were interred in the Spring street cemetery, with full Masonic honors. He was a valuable representative in the State legislature from Yell county. He was an intelligent well posted m%n en all mat* ters interesting and edifying to any one seeking sound information. He was a christian gentleman, a good and nsoful oitijen, ? kind fathor, * loving husband, and a trus Democrat. w. C. Scott. Spartan please copy. . :? Fari.ky as a Tax DoDacii.^Geoeral For- ? ley is a Spartanburg man. He was a gallant \ soldier in the war; ho worked for tho bug- \ cess of Democracy in 1870. So far as wo < know he bos performed the duties of )|is r*r?f office acceptably, During trie p.-e?0f u,c campaign however he has gouc back on nia fWruier friends who stood by him in tryiug times and honored him with office. Ho has rapidly degenerated iuto one of tho most abusive of all the campaigners, lie has gone farther than any in endeavoring to exc'.to the people along the line of prejudice. Don. Farloy is running * for office. Ho cays he stands squurely by Governor Tillman, and ie a pari and parcel of tliij Tillman ticket. As one of the men to be honored with office if Tilluinn delegates farm the State convention, his views ajpl rcoord am subjects for legitimate criticism. lr> his speech si Winntbo > Gcn.'Fiu :<.v aiiMveied yes to '.ho qqi's ions : Are you , x favor of the U?? pod tax . 'Are i'uu i?, Jivvyv id putting wtriy nieti in Uie(liltQ KH'lg i?: '! t pa >lb. tUQ yi<.>1 . tux ? ' Gen. I'avloy did not do<lc,t liimo qui -lions but eopbatically expressed uiuiseil favorable to them both. He ?si charged with having faiiod to pay his own poll tax in (his county until executions were issued. He explained that the treasurer failed to enter the poll tax on the list, and then wanted him to pay $il.6<l, olj cenjs of wltjcli lip refused to pay. An examination of toe auditor's ' ioks shvws that Oca. Farley is mistakoa. For the years 1870-80-82-87-89 he paid neither the Sl'unr the 50 cents, nor any tax of any description. In five years out of twelve, under tho law he now seeks to put in opereiton, tho illustrious General would himself have bsen ou the chain gang! Governor Tillman, Eilerboe, Ba'es and Tindal are a'-l rich men, and wo am not surprised that they should have forgotten how hard it was for a poor man with no property to pay his taxes, but General Farley has onoc been poor himself. It is amazing that this'man who says tlpit (he man who vo(cd fop Tillman Wljen he promised reform and low taxes and refuses to vote for him now, since he has given High taxes and prouiisos still higher "is a coward and a traitor," should so soon imbibe the hobbies of his boss and forget how it was when he was poor. It is amazing that a man who found it too inconvenient to pay* 91 i j i iihlic ds the yea! before he. was el I'll."! a 1. > ? > j >! diou'. 1 tw 'years latr I'avor making ? '.l pwr i/iun ; ?y three times as uiucti at'.dcwbrk them on tho ^ikib gtuy 11 i noy mo i j ipcortotjijc mn mi !! v -vysrl-sith 'i'ii ;{ n il. - ? - ? ? ? ii unuui.1/ ufe t? liikht A>. * Wilson, 871 Clay St., Sharpsburg, Pa., says f be will not bo without Dr. King's New Dis- ' eovery for Consumption, Coughs anil Colds, that it cured his wrfe who wm threatened ' with Pfiefymcjiriq, after aq quack of "La Grippe,'' tfhen various oilier remedies mid several physicians had done her no good Koborl Barbcv, of CqolftrpW, Par, PfMtflS Dr. King's New Disoovery did him more gooid than anything be ever used for Lung trouble. Nothing like it. Try it. Pree trial bottles at D. F, Posey's Drug Store. Large bottles, i>Oo. and 91.00. _ ? . , Siiiloh's Cojvsumption Cusk.?This is licyoud ijuystloS the most r?er#?sft?l Cough Medicine wc have ever sold. A few doses, iu variably cure the worst cases of Cottgh, Croup and Bronc luti." vfhi'.e .Vs woudcrftil success in the cure of t/cmuimpiion is with" >ut a parallel in ibo history of mvlioir.,-. 3it}ce its first discovery it has beee ? iuar&n'ce, a test vl'lch n<$ oln'rv oiioico sat) stand. If j. u bu?o s.'wniiu wo eri jMtljr uk you lo ?ry it Prico Jc f>Oc iful II. If your JtNMp mk, uw>i, wi "?* ***> nf fa?;? f.M ibo oc'.oml flr ; * \n.. \ All: on^l??ga r!?r % Afiorwarvltf. f\. H? l^l>' <v . , the