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THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
SIX WEKliS OF SNAUIilNO.
F.Morbo Snys llo lias a Mint! (n Spunk
Itotli ??1* Hu* Heavenly Twins I'm'
l?ad llchavior?Dr. I'npe as a Kicker?
lialy Did ami Katy Didn't.
\V INNS HO HO, July 21.?Tho most
o'vontful mooting of tho campaign was
hold horo today. From tho point of ]
view of pcaoo and good ordor it was a
modol gathering; politically it was not
model.
Tho speaking, which was proslded
over by County Chairman Ketch in,
was held from a small octagonal band ;
stand. ?i t?i> niiptlu....! ...... '
m- ?v ..VI k.iuuou V WIm;r III l>11U
court mouse yard, fronting tho muiu
street. Tho crowd was composed of
about 100 whites and .'KM) negroes. Between
Tillman and Butler the Governor
had a good majority.
The exorcises wore opened with prayer.
The candidates for Railroad Commissioner
had the first say. Then
came those who want to bo Superintendent
of Kducation, and another candidate
was added to the list, School Commissioner
Keitt announcing that he
was i?i the race for a light to the finish.
Gen. Hichbourg was tho only aspirant
for military glory present. Thcncaine
the Congressional candidates.
Col. D. 1'. Duncan led oil'. lie got to
work by showing what tno Democratic
party has not done and by attacking
Cleveland. IIo said the South elected
Cleveland and is now being knocked in
the head by him. Free silver has not
been given and nothing has boon done.
V.o said there is little difference bo.
Awoen the Republican party and tho
Democratic party.
Col. Duncan said that tho throe Allianeomon
elected to Congress from
this State were treated like they wore
dummies in Washington. The people
should elect more Alliancomen to go
there and back up those now in olllco.
As the County Chairman tojd Col.
Duncan that his time was about up.
the speaker ceased his talk on national
politics and his advice to his brother
Alliancomen and made these dramatic
remarks:
4 ? ! 1 ' 1 ' r "? 1 " 1 '
uiutiiioii, IUIVV UUIUO HID UcaUllgllL
% in your homos, marked paid until September
If)? How cutno it scattered
broadcast over this Congressional district?
This man protends that he is an
Allianeoman and yet he tells falsehoods
on me and other Aliiancomen.
Why is it. brethren, that this Georgia
buzzard comes over here and vomits
his li 1 tli over me? (Loud and prolonged
applause.) Governor Tillman invited
mo to join the Koform movement in
1888 and 1 joined it. I have been with
him and the movement ever since and
be can't doubt it. 1 believe that when
history is written and prejudice and
passion are over Tillman will bo put
down as one of the greatest statesman
of the age." (Applause.)
"Again 1 ask, brethren, why this attack
on mo by this Georgia buzzard?"
Voices?"Wo don't believe him."
Duncan?"Thank God, brethren,
that you have conlidence in inc." (Applause.)
After denouncing Larry Gantt roundly
Col. Duncan turned to Senator Stunyarno
Wilson and said : " You can
carry this message to him. You are
the only man who is getting any benefit
out of it. 1 have told him to his
face that no gentleman would actus lie
lias. I have no organ to support mo."
Col. Duncan wound up with a strong
appeal to the Aliiancomen. If sent to
Congress he would say to the national
legislators there " for God's sake givo
relief in the name of two million
tramps, in the name of six million poor
workingmen and in the name of millioti'i
of down t.rmlilnn f.'i imiioim " 11 i?n,l I
applause.)
General Farley, who spoke second,
was received with cries of ' Hrer Rabbit."
General Farley was in good humor
and amused his audience. Ho said
that lie had grown gray in the eauso of
Reform and had really taught Wilson
and Duncan all they know of Reform.
(Daughter.) tie was as old a Reformer
as Tillman and had risked as much.
General Farley tolu a story to illustrate
the row between Wilson and Duncan
and (0|IPVhe (Farley) would step in
and get the cako. (Laughter.) The
South and the West must get together
to protect themselves from the combined
money power of the Last. The
speaker said lie was no Populist or no
Third l'arty man.
14 These young fellows," said Farley,
44 can't do you as much good as I can.
For ten years 1 fought against public
sentiment for the interest of the mass
es."
Gonoral Farley said that all ho asked
In this race was fair play and no tricking
for tho other follow : no booming,
etc. All kinds of tickling resolutions
havo hoon passed and put in tho Headlight.
Senator Stanyarno Wilson said ho
had come here to discuss issues and
moasuros. hut personalities had boon
brought into tho fight and he could indulge
in them as long as any man, although
ho rogrotted it. Ho would not
climb to oivinonco over tin; body of any
man. I atn toting my own skillet. You
pan toll the chatT from tho real stulT and
you can toll when attempts are being
made to blind you and fool you and turn
you from tho real issues. What havo
I got to do with tho Headlight? No
moro than Mr. Duncan. Larry Gantt
has ontiro control of tho paper. I
have done tho best I could to prevent
Gantt attacking Duncan. 1 knew it
was raising him to prominence which
ho would never have gotten. Homo
men liko to bo attacked so they can
got to use it."
Senator Wilson accused Col. Duncan
of appealing to prejudice and passion.
Ho (Wilson) was not a member of tho
Alliance bocauso bo was a lawyer and
was not allowed to join. He was as
much a farmer as Duncan and ownod
as much farm land. Tho host farming
Duncan had over dono was farming in
the Kailroud Commission's office in
Columbia for twolvo years at $2,100 a
yoar. Was thero any cry against'mo
two years ago because I was a lawyor
when 1 stumpod Spartanburg County,
reversed a Conservative majority and
carried the county by 1,000 maiorityj?
Senator Wilson donied that thoro is
any ring. He had nevor mentioned
BUeli a matter to Governor Tillman or
, the latter to him that is, about sqp;
porting each other, llo is hands off in
* this light. Tho most frantic efforts to
grab a coat tail I ovor saw wcro made
hore this morning.
Senator Wilson conciudod by saying
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that ho thought Colonel Duncan was
entitled to a rest. Fie had been working
hard for twelve long years in Columbia
and was weary and tired.
(Laughter and applause.)
The tirst of the candidates for Governor
was John Gary Hvans, who was
received with cheers. Ho denounced
as lies insinuations made hv " Senex."
One of these was that ho had forgoil
Governor Tillman's mime in sending a
telegram to Darlington during the riot
there, lie had written Alio telegram
on Governor Tillman's order and the
Governor know it. The insinuation of
" Senex " was basely false. That was
hitting below the holt.
Another insinuation was that he is
drawing salaries trom corporations.
" That is another lie. I never drew a
dollar from corporations in my life."
(Loud applause and cheers.)
To the insinuation that ho claimed
al 1 the credit for refunding the State
debt and bad done little, Senator Evans
said he had never claimed all the
credit, but he had done his share. " I
am not claiming false glory. It is bad j
grat e to be trying to pull me down by
lies. You know they arc lies. (Applause.)
I have done more for the Ue- j
form movement and gotten less out of j
it than any man in South Carolina."
(Applause.)
Senator Evans next began slugging
General Ellerbe and hit right and left,
going over all the charges Ellerbe
has made against him and defending
himself.
Senator Evans ended his speech by a
discussion of the Dispensary law. I lis
remarks were well received.
Tindal followed Evans and was well
roooioved.
Then came Ellerbe. The audience
expected hot stull' from him when ho
got up and they got some warm material.
General Ellerbe said that he
and'Evans had been sparring. So far
tbey had not hit below the belt, but
the newspapers friendly to Evans had
bit him (Ellerbe) below the belt in a
most foul manner. Larry Gantt was i
one of these men. Guntt had deliberately
slandered and misrepresented
him and hud scattered the Headlight
broadcast to injure him. In view of all
the false ohargos against him he
thought that Tillman ought to say to
that he (Kllerbe) is no traitor.
General 101 lerbe then went on to say
that he itid not desire to bring out certain
things but was forced to it. lie
repeated most positively that Governor
Till man had solicited him (Kllerbe) to
make the race for Governor and had
told him (Kllerbe) that he would not
have to scramble for the place.
Col. W. A. Foal wiis present when
Governor Tillman told him that and
ho would prove it by Noal. The people,
Gonoral Kllerbe said, want a farmer
and not a lawyer for Governor.
Furthermore, Kllerbe said, after Governor
Tillman had told him (Kllerbe)
what he did, the Governor telegraphed
to Kvans to come to Columbia and
advised Kvans to get out of the race.
The Governor and others knew that he
(Kllerbe) had not wanted the oHioo of
Governor and ha?l been solicited to
muko the race.
General Kllerbe said that it was rooorted
everywhere that orders have
gone out from heudquurtcrs that Evans
must be Governor. He (Kllerbe) proposed
to show that no such orders have
gone out.
"Governor Tillman, Gonoral Kllerbe
doclarod, " is an honorable man and
would not induce mo in thin race and
then go back on mo. lie lias fought the
lawyers all bis lifo and why should ho ,
bo supporting one now V" <
Senator Butler was in a humorous
strain to-day and kept his audience
laughing from beginning to end. He i
said that tlio sports of the day remind- i
ed him or a line of poetry, "Oh, liberty,
how many crimes arc committed in
thy name V" A little transposition
would make it read : "Oh, Roform,
how much humbuggory is committed
in thy name?"
General Butler defended the llumocratic
party and asked why the whole
party should bo condemned and spit
upon and villilicd because one man has
not sustained his pledges? In acting
as they are the Democrats are simply
paving tho way to the success of the
Republican party.
General Butler said the Reform
movement is getting sick and the bost
thing it cap d? lp to koop Marse Bon in
this State to get it woll and return him
(Butler) to the Senate,
General Butler advised thoConserva*
tives to elect dologatos from their
clubs to thoRoform County Convention
and in that way olTcr to take part in
tho primaries. They ought to want to
tako part us good citizens. Ho did not
believe, however, that the Reformers
would lot thom in.
General Butler received somo solid
cheers. He was not nnen irit.ij>??rMir?to<l
His discussion of national issues whs
brief and whs on ttie same lino with
what has boon published before in my
oorrospondonoo.
Thero is a complete change in Genoral
Butler's tactics sinco the F.dgoflold
mooting. Ho jokes and makes humor- 1
ous personal remarks to men ho knows
in the audiences. i
Thero was a great deal more applaqso
for Tillman than for Butler, an indication
that Fairfield is no longer a close
county. 1
Governor Tillman began by saying
that ho felt like spanking the Reformers
who are quarreling among themselves.
IIo believed he would just 1
spank the " wholo biling of them." i
Instead of their tolling whqt thoy intern!
to do if elccfed Governor they go i
around quarreling with each other.
Fvans, ho said, claims all tho orodit
for refunding the Stato debt. F.vans
did nothing but bring a sham suit in i
Court. Ho (Tillman) and Bates did the
work. ICllorbo talked he had done all
the fighting against tho railroads and
the banks whoa it has since boon found
out that another man originated tho I
plan against the banks and roads. !
Tindal, ho said, is going around got- 1
ting off some doubloHwlstofh back action
schemes for a primary instead of i
tho plan now uuopted by tho Reformers.
The Governor acknowledged that
it would bo bettor to have a direct voto,
but that would bring up tho-old question
between the up-country and tho
low country negro. If tho equilibrium
l>etweon tho low country and the qp
country is to bp preserved the system
as adopted must stand<
The Conservatives, he said, want to
como in and pick out and otoct a man
who will surrender a41 we have fought
for.
Just .hero there was ouo shout for
ktZBs
CONWAY, S
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Kllerbo and ono for Mvans. Tillman (
told the shooters to shut up and then 1
went on to say :
" Now, I will touch on the eoat tail ?.
business. L'ooplo are trying to make <
out that I am trying to play double, t
You who know me know that 1 never i
played double in my life and tbut I i
never will." (Applause.) t
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*. m niiiii aiivi r*ll ir-il/ilrllU*; KH I/IIIW
whole thing," he said, 44 iH that in .Iannary
Ellorbo unci Neal eame into my
oltleo. There was a groat cry for a
farmer for Governor. Ellorbo was
talking about the matter and 1 asked
him who ho thought would be a good
man. I lo named several and 1 told
him the people wouldn't have them.
Then 1 asked him why ho didn't run.
tie said ho didn't want the place, and
1 asked him what ho was making a'.l
the fuss about. About tho sumo time
it was reported that I Was in favor of
Evans for Governor. Ellorbo askod me
if I wasn't pledged to Evans and I told
him no. I further told him that it made
no ditTorenco what class a man was
from ; that the people wanted and
would have a man with the ljaekbone
and nerve to carry out the laws.
14 1 say hero and now that Ellerbo is
a good and true man with plenty of
backbone and nerve, but he is not the
only oue in tho Reforms ranks who has
it."
General Ellorbo had boon sitting with
his oyoa steadily lixodon the Governor
while tins explanation was being
made. He arose, galled the Governor
and said :
14 Didn't I toll you at Heaufort that 1
intended to Si (hiu if tliiu ,r
kept up, and didn't you, by sllonco, |
agree to it?" t
Tho Governor did not dispute this. (
Then General Ellerbe said : s
" Didn't you toll ine, in tho presence I
of Colonel Noal, that I wouldn't have I
to scramble for tho place, and that you 1
would take Evans out of the race?" <
Tillman answered : " Yes, I said 1 l
would get him out if I could, but he
wouldn't come out, I am not bis keep- i
or and could not take him out. Isn't '
that 80 ?" 'J
Ellorbo?" Yes, if you say so.*' t
The Governor said he had never in- 1
dicatcd any preference for either man. ?
Turning quickly to Ellerbe Tillman t
asked : <
" Why do you undertake to say I i
brought you out ?" i
Ellurbe quickly?" Because you did." I
Tillman ?" 1 did not." I
Ellerbe?" You did." I
Loud cheering for Ellerbe and Till- f.
man broke out, it being difficult to tell <.
which had tho best of it. There were 1
some cheers for Evans. i
County Chairman Ketchin stepped f
forward and the noise ceased.
The Governor turned around without ?
another word and resumed his speech 1
by saying ho would now spank Butler i
some, lie chunked the Senator brisk- 1
ly for a few minutes and next turned i
bis heavy guns on Cleveland, referring t
to tho 1'resident at the heginuing as
that hluck hearted old scoundrel. <
(Loud cheers.) Senator Gorman had t
just come tho conclusion that the I
thieves are boginglng to fall out and iox
pose each other's rottenness. (Ap- I
plause.) v.
" I sav wo are Democrats, lint. I rln i
not say that wo can possibly bold on ?
much longer to that namo tho way *
things are going on, 1 have got this to t
say : Hathor than bo trampled on and t
tied hand and foot by the gold power 1 r
will sock the first opportunity of uniting 1
tho South and West. I will go whether
you go with with me or not. (Tromon
Sous cheering.) u
Shouts?"Wo will go with you." c
" We aro held down," the Governor
said, "and our noses put to the grind- t
stone. 1 would give live thousand dol- t
lars to-day to he in that Senate to tell u
that old scoundrel, and tho Senate f
what I think ot them. (Loud applause.)
Tho Governor said that yesterady he t
had issued a proclamation reopening 1
the dispensaries until tho Supreme I
CJourt dooldos tho 1HD3 law or the Legislature
changes it. lie reviewed his r
action in closing tho dispensaries after s
the decision of the court, and tho whole tl
business from beginning to end. In v
reopening the dispensaries he is simply )
obeying the will of the people. t
lie then took a hand primary In the
audieneo on the question of whether i
they want tho present state of alTairs I
or tho disponnurv. Not a hand was v
raised for prohibition, and a large <,
number went up to hack up tho dis- i
ponsary. t
* The Governor said he didn't believe i
in allowing tho whiskey men to l>oss i
things any longer. He was going to l
m*u vucui u ciiauvu io dispose oi uio <.
rot they havo on hand boforo ho put tlio
screws on thom.
Somo newspapers, tho Governor said,
aro predicting bloodshed. They are
simply encouraging violation of tho
law.
Governor Tillman said ho noticed
that an Alliance of this Stat had adopted
a resolution that it would not support
any man for otlico who is not in
full accord with tho Ocala demands.
Tho Governor said :
" It is well known that I do not endorse
all the Alliancodemands, if tho
Alliance wants to hurt itself and Koform,
1 can prosecute that course. I
hoi ievo that there aro onough Alliancoincn
who believe in my honesty to support
mo." (Applause.)
The Governor concluded by warning
his frionds to send none but rock ribbed
Tlllmanitcs t? the legislature. He
laid VYall Street and the whiskey trust
will turn Iosho barrels of money when
the legislature moots to beat him
(Tillman) for tho Senate.
The applause was spontaneous and
lots of bouquets werofcent the Govornnor.
AT COLUMBIA. a
Columbia s. C., July 2.">, l8i>4.?it v
was a rowdy political mpotiug at *
Abandon yesterday. A* the same time
it was an important mooting, ono from t
which history will bo written. lain a
uoming to think I am something of a
political prophot. Over a weok ago 1 I
predicted in The ltogister that all of c
tho meetings after thftt tune would he
broezy, and that tirpo would ho develop- I
ments which tno people wore not t
looking for. Those developments aro >
coming and they aro going to get more
interesting. 1
It was five minutes to 12 o'olook yes- >
torday when the County Exocutive t
Committee, with Chairman Kay at tho >
head, put all the candidates in an olec- 1
trie car and started for Shandon to begin
the meeting. It was nearing 1 1
. C., THURSDAY, AU
/clock when tho mooting was opened n
t>y Chairman Kay. y
The Kov. Dr. S. M. Smith bogan tho
ixoroises with prayer, at the request ci
>f Chairman Kay. The chairman v
amply told tho audlonco that ho ilid tv
lot want any " monkey business," bucIi n
is there was two yours ago. If any of e
hat foolishness was started he would
uljourn the meeting. He introdui'ed H
L'honias VV. Keitt of Newberry as the u<
irst speaker. Mr. Keitt spoke to his ei
ludionce on the betterment of pub'ie tl
schools. 01
tJ. Walt. Whitman said that about
,he time ho had whipped the eat they g
iad brought in a Keitt. lie would do el
in this kitten who. like Mr. Mavliod. fi
a defending tho South Caroliuu Col- In
lego. llo suid that if ho was oloctod 01
Superintendent ho would give the ui
children six months' school or would
>o found trying. si
Superintendent of Kdueation May- II
lold was enthusiastically roooivod by hi
die Koformors present and by others w
who are his friends. Mr. Mayliold is ai
ilichland's eandidato for the position S|
if Superintendent and what he had to tl
my on school matters was warmly en- h
lorsed. lie made tho saino defonso of y<
die South Carolina College which he si
ias made at other meetings.
Mr. II. Jt. Thomas spoke for votes r<
'or Railroad Commission. So did Mr. tl
Seidell.
Gen. .1. W. Gray of Greenville, who <'i
made a few speeches at the beginning T
>f tho campaign as a candidate for ti|
tall road Commissioner, spoke today, ai
.Jonoral Gray claimed to have been a ii
informer before Governor Tillman, b<
minting to bis record in tho Logisla- p
ii ?,, in ISTW /? .......... il.n f 4 n I
tit v 111 iviw w j/i uvu uiju taut. uuiiurai hi
jrftty thought tho Railroad Comtnislion
should bo mudo up of moil of dif- R
orent classes. Tho speaker is u tl
avVtyor und believes there should bo a ul
awyer on tho Hoard. Tho lawyer tl
sail, tbo said, ukoop tho Commission hi
aostod on tbo latost railroad decisions. T
Mr. Jasper Miller of Richland an- In
louncod himself as a candidate for at
tuilroud Commissioner and Governor st
Pill man was introduced. Ho was P<
dioorod lustitly by bis friends. When G
10 started bis speech pandemonium In
uul confusion broke loose. Tbo m
Irunkon olomont made itself conspieu- ai
>us. It bowled without knowing what ti
t was howling about. Some men
iheorod for Tillman and some for Hut- (I
or and there wore a fow hisses. J t at s|
Irst looked like an attempt to howl (I1
Jovornor Tillman down and was so re- ti
farded by nearly all present, but after s|
ievclopmouts, noise and confusion, ci
cads to the belief tjiat if there was any e*
ittempt at bowling it was by only a 1
ow. ' w
It at last began to dawn on the to
Irunkards and the howlers and the tl
lissers and everybody that there was (J
i misunderstanding all around ; that S<
Governor Tillman was not to l>e bowled o\
town; and that Senator Hutlor was not \N
,ryiug u> imiKo a spoecn. w
So soon as Senator Sutler's voice
;ould bo heard ho pronounced tho ac- n
lion of tho crowd an outrage, lie said ai
Lhey had not acted like men but like c<
lavages and lie was ashamed of them, si
ie said that Governor Tillman should K
ipeak if ho (Sutler) had to stay there at
ill night and if they did not let Tilluan
speak he (liutlor) would not G
ipeak. The old General was mad all m
>ver. lie again told the audience fr
hat they wore a lot of d?n savages, K
ind before he got through made it a d<
ittle more emphatic than this. ti<
Order was gradually restored. Chair- It
nan Kay said that he would not let di
my body say that he had paekod the til
ounnittec of reception. ei
Governor Tillman disclaimed any in- tl:
ontion of charging unfairness to m
Chairman Kay, but said that it was es
tot much fun trying to talk to a lot of
ools and drunkards. hi
Governor Tillman began with every- tli
hing as dead quiet as in a graveyard, tli
io said. '' 1 am a candidate for the li<
United States Senate." in
Tho Governor resumed his financial p'
emarks, but there was a row on tho sc
outh end of the portico and a good
leal of cursing. A drunken fellow I
vas defying everybody. lie was (C
mllcd off by friends while everybody
riod to see how it was done. fr
Tho Governor started again by say- st
ng that he was hated by nearly every- or
>ody in Columbia. Ho did not know y<
viiy. He had walked tho streets m
juietly and had tried to be courteous jo
o everybody. Ho hail no hatred to d<
,no poopio 01 Columbia. It was im- in
nutorial to him whothor they voted
or him or not. Ho waa going to tlio 01
senate regardless of Kichlund's vote.
Columbia had aeted so badly in the se
)uat? that ahe had arouaed the anger hi
>f the farmers of her own eounty and tl
>f surrounding countiea. Her streets
ire full of beggars and hundreds of 01
neu are hunting work. If the city ri
sontinuos her beaaotted opposition she
vill dry up and her people will be solely m
to blame for it. C<
This concluded the Governor's m
ipocch and his frionda and admirers bi
fave him thunderous applause. w
Senator Jiutler began with beautiful at
anguage. He said it was a shame and 01
i disgrace tho way some poopio are
icting at these campaign mvetinga. It tl
vas sad to him to see it. He did not g<
vant any cheering or hurrahing. He it
imply wanted the calm judgment of lo
ho people. Tho very men who hurrah
v/i <? in<%ii iuua) may mini mm next h
'ear and so it is. hi
Senator Hutlor said that thoro is a
ooling against him in this city because hi
>f tiie matter of appointments, lie 11
uid hail hut one appointment at his oa
oinmund. That would not go round fo
ho State. . cc
A few of Goneral Butler's opponents *v<
ccusionally interrupted him with hi
[uestlons, to few of which ho paid a??y A
attention. pi
It was a must conservative speech wi
Vhloh Senator Butler made -not a fo
vord of bitterness in it. '0
A drunkon man said soino insulting m
hings to Butler, who denounced him th
is a blatant jackass.
The cheering for Butler was not as in
loarty or voluminous, when ho ooniluded,
as (or Tillman. m
A drunken man in tho roar who had
noon trying to run things for a long
imo broko looso as Senator Stanyarne
Wilson was Introduced.
Mr. Wilson said ho believod he can in
fet logis.'ation through Congress, C'
vhlch will o|>en uu tho CongareoHiver
o navigation. Thoro was no reason o:
vhy the demands of tho city shall not j<
kj mot. fc
He discussed national issuos during
,ho last part of his spooch. Money w
iw vrame~
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CilJST a, 1894.
lust be issued to tho people by the I
ovormncnt, ho Haiti. i
44 llror Kalthlt" Farley followed, lie ?
nmo boldly out for a primary to pro- I
ont tho itoforin party bolno prosti- I
itod by individuals. ('olumbia would i
over have anything to fear if lie was
looted to ('on j ress.
General Farley made a few passes at >
Uinean, saying thai he also is a late 1
mvort to Lie form. Wilson and Dun- i
nil are Jfoiny; to out each other's t
iroat, and he (Farley) will <jet tho '
nko. t
<',,1 l? l? I\... -?1- 11.!.. I .
v \/i, i' # i . i/uin an wiw tin* Liiiru \ oil- 1
rcssiona) uspirunt to speak. lie pro- t
luiniod himself u simple corn-stalk t
inner, standing' for the fanners and h
i boring mon. He attacked the Deuioratie
party for* its utter failure to do ti
nything for the people. v
I n the last three minutes of his
?oeeh Colonel Duncan spoke of the n
eudlight as being forced into the v
nines of the people without their t
anting it. It Hoods homes with tilth ; t
tid slush about him. Colonel Duncan I
ioko of this Georgia jackal invading 1
lo sacredness of the lireside. Lawyers 1 ?
avo dominated over Congress for 120 t
oars, and it is time farmers are Vicing i
int there. t
Tho Gubernatorial candidates were c
jsorved until the last, and this caused V
loin to speak to a small audience. o
Secretary Tindul was the tirst speak- u
[\ He said it is none of Governor
illman's business interfering in the ' s
ght of tho Gubernatorial candidates, I
ad the Governor had not done right "
i criticising him (Tindul) at Winns- f<
iro yesterday, lie wanted tho poo- t
le to decide on tho question of a pri- d
lary and not the Governor.
Genoral Mllerhe complimented the r
eformers of Hichlaud on the progress '
icy are making, and said when he was u
eetod Governor ho would stand by '1
li.iii Onn-.i-ol 1.U1.....i.l 1
-w.*. v4viiui (? r/iiv;i uo ram tnai 111* v
ml always boon u friend of Governor I
illtnun, and would continue to ho as c
ing us ho Is true to lloforin and Alii- o
ice principles. He wanted it under- h
ood that lie was not a hero worship- I*
nr. Ho was for measures above men. o
ovornor Tillman criticised the reso- h
itions of the Marion Alliance. No h
an who is a supporter of tlie Alii- h
ice could takoolYence at those resoluons.
- t
At Winnsboro, General Kllorho said, q
ovornor Tillman proceeded to try to u
>ank Home of tlie Keformcrs. He v
} I lor bo) was a bad man for anybody to
y to spank. He was somewhat of a n
>ankor himself. 44 1 am going tocriti- c
so Kvuns, ho said, 44 whother it pleas* >
i him or Governor Tillman or anybody, u
want Governor Tillman to practice a
hat he preaches. I had a good notion t
spank him and Hutlor, both, for u
leir behavior at some of the meetings. .V
ovornor Tillman is a candidate for the s
mate. Let him and Hntier run their I
vn.campaign and we will run ours, d
Mien 1 want an advising attorney I b
ill call on the Governor." o
Gen. Kllorbo said he was opposed to
(opening the Dispensary at this time 11
iid was glad that Gov. Tillman had b
included to do so on his own respon- f?
bility for he (Kllorbo) as one of the '1
oard of Control would have voted y
gainst it. h
Senator John Gary Kvans followed H
eneral Kllorbo. Tho Game Cock
ade a good speech and had many I
lends in tho audicdce. Senator h
vans said that nobody but a blatant t
jmagogue would try to raise the quos- c
r v ? ? 1 1- * * *
i7n ui uiiu invvjur against toe lurinor. w
was only tho utter dosporation of u t
dented candidate which would do 1
lis. Lawyers would he fools, as would o
fory other class of ]>coplo, to opposo a
10 farmers when the. furnish tho il
cans of livelihood to all other class- c
I. Si
Senator Evans jumped Ellerbo for I
is oriticisms of Governor Tillman on h
ie Alliance matter. llo said that t
lose resolutions were introduced as a n
at Govornor Tillman. Ellerbo v
inself was opposed to the subtrcasury u
an and told me so in Tillman's pre- li
nee. p
Ellerbo: You arc mistaken. 1 said H
was opposed to tho sub-treasury bill." h
Iheers.)
Evans said that Ellerbo ought to be d
ank cnogh to toll tho people that lie
amis on the same platinrm with Gov- s<
nor Tillman. When Ellerbo advises b
>u to join tho Alliance ho is not a
ember of it himself. Why doesn't he t
in it? Evans claimed that he had tl
ifcnded tho Allianco on ovory stump
the State and would continue todoso.
Voice: "You are going to bo Govern- t
\" e
Evans: "Of course 1 am, and any
insible man knows it. They see it o
id are scrambling and doing ovory- t
ling they can to prevent it." s
Evans next jumped Ellerbo about si
'itising the Governor for ordering tho g
sopening of the Dispensaries,
lie said that the Governor had not C
ado a mistake and that tho Hoard of w
ontrol had nothing to do with the g
atter. Tillman was hold enough and ?
ave enough to do what ho thought o
as right. Tho IHPIl law is still law w
id if Tillman did not enforco it ho p
ight to ho impeached. b
Some of the funny men said some- a
ilng about Dispensary whiskey hoing
>od and Evans answered, "Yes, and h
will make vour bellies last ton years h
ngor than before." (Laughter.) r
Evans ended by complimenting tho
undo nf dnliiniliiii /?n Oioli. t?/wi l.?- -
r.w v/?l vuvu gVAAl w v>
ivior at thin mooting. t
Tliti sensation of tlio day was caused r
r Dr. Sampson l'opo of Newberry. n
o announced that ho would not bo a o
mdidato for Governor before the Re- a
rrn convention because ho did not ti
insider the plan ri?fht or just and t<1
ould make the race before the rogu- t!
r Doinooratio primary the last of
ufifust. lie said that the Colleton t
an was not Reform; that a primary h
is the fundamental principle of Re- d
rm. Ho then said. "I will not go bo- t
re that convention but will submit 1
y claims to the tfenoral primary of I'
o Democratic party."
Dr. Rope also condemned the open- p
g of tho Dispensary. c
no was tno last speaker and tho r
ooting closed. I
1
AT OKANUHBUIIU.
Oranoeduro, July 20.?The moot- 1
g here was the largest sinoo tho t
harloHton meeting, notwithstanding 1
ic fact that It rained. Ail spoochos v
cccpt those of Govornor Tillman and <
:>hn Gary Kvaiis woro repetitions of <
rraor speeches latoly roportod.*
The arrangomonts for tho mooting <
ore very flno and were presided over <
If
4UU?
by County Chairman Dr. O. 15. Ix>winau.
Tlio minor sookors for tlio lessolliccs
woro introduced uud spoke
irst. Tiles? included State Treasurer
I kites, Superintendent of Kdueatinn
Mayliold, Whitman, Keilt, .1. VV. (!ray,
IV ii horn of York, Thomas a.nd Yeldoli.
Then the candidates for Governor
ipoko, Kllcrbc spcakin# first. lie wan
'ol lowed by Kvuns and they had tlieir
isual spats. I'ope followed, and in the
ourse of his remarks took occasion to
oitcruto his statement that he was a
jundidoto before the regular Domo ratie
Primary election. Tindal was
he last ol tho gubernatorial candidates
o speak, which was the calm, dispasionato
utterances he always makes.
Senator Uutler was in good humor
UHl made a good speech full of bright,
vitty illustrations.
Tillman followed and was introduced
is the Hercules of Keform. There
vero only two things of importance in
ho (lovornoi'8 speech?his answer to
he Marion Alliance uinT his answor to
'.I lnrbo's eritieisni.
The Ciovornor said that there was
lO use to bo quarreling over the subrousury
question, and that to inject it |
nto national polities simply amounted
o trying to cook a rabbit beforo it is
aught. The sub-treasury is nothing'
nit a plan for distributing the money
d the country, but the money must be
gotten before it can he distributed.
" I know what all this means," ho
aid, "seine men in South Carolina
lave had daggers up their sleeves for
ue since 18bI so that they could step
urward and got some higher place
han they had. Tiioy want to pull mo
lown in your alTeetions.
" Look at the Marion Alliance that
inssed those resolutions the etlior day.
'hoy propose either to make mo cat
uy words or to run in another man.
'hey can run in a hundred if they
rant to but I will never out. mv wnwlu
am neithe a moral nor a physical
oward. If you boliovo I am capable
f leading you, you have got to make
onto of these people take hack seats.
Jow I will test this right here. All
f you who are in favor of [forcing this
ssuo by having a man who will swal>w
the Ociila platform hold up your
lands."
There was absolutely no response to
his, hut when the Governor put the
ucation of wait' lg to cook the rabbit
titil it is caugnt hundreds of handare
re raised.
The Governor continued : " 1 am
ot afraid of any straight Alliance
andidate. If they want to trot out a
uh-trcasury dark horse and if he will
met mo I will run him to death or I
in a nigger." (Laud applause ) If
he Alliance, through its leaders,
ndertakes to put that yardstick on,
ou, the people, will resent It. It
Imply mount) thut I can't bo elected,
t mount* division in tho Alliunco und
ivision irr tho Reform movement, und
otween t host* two divisions our
tunnies will on tor in and destroy us."
" I um not going to light tho Aliunco.
I ain't built thut way. I claim
o represent its time principles, lint
>r mo you would to-day have tho
'hird party in South Carolina and
our Alliunco would be beaten and dislourtcnod
us it is tho other Southern
tates."
Touching on the reopening of tho
)isponsary, the Governor said that
io had boon rapped on tho houd by
wo of tho candidates for Governor bouuso
of his action. lie was tender
nth his boys and would reprimand
horn as a kind and considerate fattier,
le said : " Kllorbo miseoncoives the
ntire scone and purposo of liis powers
sa member of the Hoard of Control
T he thinks that 1 have to consult him
oncoming the opening of tho Disponaries.
His duty is to help control tho
Mspensury while it is running. He
us nothing to do with enforcing
ho law. That is my duty us Govoror.
Now lOllorbo says that I ought to
rait until the Supreme Court pusses
nonthe Act of 181)3. Well, I would
ike to know if I did not revive it and
iiit it to work again when would tho
iupromo Court get hold of it, and
iow V"
Kllorbo : 1,1 You could do just us you
id in the bond case."
Tillnsun: ''The court is not in
ossion and will not meet until Novom?r."
Kllorbo: '"Don't you think, Governor,
hat they would meet if you asked
hem?"
Tillman: "f don't know."
Tho Governor said that Kllorbo said
hat he (Kllorhe) had not been consultd
about the reopening.
llMln.l... I
.jiiui UU iini/tw rujJLUI^, Willi U H1UUO
ii his faco): "No, I didn't. Toll tho
. nth. I just wanted to put tlio roponsibility
where It belonged and I
aid that, you did not call the Hoard toother."
Governor; "Thank God, you have a
lovernor who in willing to assume tho
'hole responsibility. J could have
otton out of this business if I had
ranted to play the politician, but wo
wo a debt of oitfhty thousand, booauso
m bought it on credit, and we want to
ay it. 1 ain not goin^ to sitstill while
lind timers arc runnning everywhere
nd let this condition of atTairs no on."
There was so much applause at thoso
1st remarks that tho Governor said ho
ad a flood mind to open tho Dispensaies
today. (Tremendous applause.)
The Governor said that ii everybody
lse had tho riflht to sell whisaey he
bought tho Governor also had tho
iflht. Tho Sunremo Court, ho said,
lurched up Main Street, in Columbia ,
very day riflht past a dozen saloons, |
rid did not issue injunctions against
hem, "but, boys, I am floinfl to mako
hose follows ship their red eye out of
ho State in a hurry. (Applause.)
"Our own newspaper," (Tho Kefllser,)
said tho Governor, "holds up its
an.l 1 J--.I I ?
??iimo iciiu own n|iin'i\n miu MUVlltt UU(1
cad men and smells blood. It says
hat it was unwiso in ino opening the
Mspensary at this time. I believe
illerbo put 'em up to it," with a laugh.
By request the Governor took a hand
iriinary on the Dispensary and the
rowd was with him unanimously. By I
oquost he also took one as between
hitler and himself. Be got all and
iutler got no votes.
? ??? ?
?Smokoloss powder has boon folowed
by a chemical combination callid
a " fog creator." A German named
loihm is the inventor. It. is a shell
vhich, when it ex)>lodes, enshrouds in
lurkness the troops at whom it is aim)d.
it also causes soldiers to cough.
?The best testimonial of an employer
to an omployo is a voluntary increase
of salary.
NO 3.
WASHINGTON A\I> MIS ( <).\( II.
IIY WILLIAM KLLIOT OKIFKIS.
(Jertuin States of the original thirtoon
aire peculiarly associated with the
lifoof Washington. In Virginia, ho
spent his earliest, possibly his happiest
lays. In Massachusetts, ho made a
grand military beginning, and, in later
life, a tour instate. In Now York, ho
experienced disaster and grief, though
those wore afterwards eclipsed by the
pomp of his inauguration. In Now
.Jersey, the darkost shadows and brightest
lights in both achievement and
character woro manifest. In 1'onnsyl!
vanla, he 11 est began to be an explorer
I and a soldier, here tirst displaying the
| greatness of his character. Hero also
his greatest work as statesman was
I done.
In Philadelphia, in accordance with
the spirit of the times, and with what
Washington believed to be the proprieties
of his station, he lived in statoly
Bivic. ;noi trio least striking Indication
of the importance of tho President
and of the government was tho splendid
coach in which Washington rode to
church, and when traveling or on outings
for hculth. Made in Europe, and
especially imported for tho presidential
use, it was of white decorated with medallions.
When traveling, this white
coach with four hay horses, two uniformed
outriders, and the same numhor
of footmen and postillions, with its
tierce mustachioed coachman in white
and red livery, with cocked hat and
well-encased queue, "tho i'resident's
chariot" was a sight to overuwo the rural
spectators. In our day such splendor
of official dignity would not be relished.
We are more democratic than
our fathers.
()f Washington's coining to church,
John llarby, of whom wo once wrote in
these columns, has often told. Living
on Second Stent, in the days when
green lields lay ull around, cast, north,
west, lie was often one of
that gathered to behold the Sunday
morning sight. As the four shining
bays drew up at the gateway, bold
llnuly and promptly stopped by Fritz,
thu coaohinen, all oyos turned from
tbo equipage to tbo lady and gentleman
soon to omorge.
Fritz bad been a Hessian soldier.
None sooner than Washington saw
into the true character of these worthy
Germans, victims of the very spirit
against which Washington bud fought.
With Fritz on tbo Ih).x, tbo coach was
safe, and tbo horses sure to bo well
held in when confronted by danger on
the road.
Amid profound and oven reverent sikmeo
the stately form of Washington
moved across tbo pavement, up the
churchyard, and into the old edilico
which lias no door at the oriental, but
only on the southern side.
Many u time did John llarby's children,
as they have often told us, stray
across tbo grassy meadows from the old
Lutheran church at Fifth and Cherry
streets, to Christ church, in Order to
look with childish awe on tbo Father
of bis country. It was John llarby's
Gorman countrymen, or descendants of
thorn, who lirst gave Washington this
all'ectionato title.
Most worthy of the honor was this
tolerant and farsighted man. Already
bo saw that tbo Uhitod States was not
an F.nglish nation, not a new Fngland,
not a people with a single strain of
blood. 14veil in bis own time bounder
nvwu uicai iy Hlilb HUM country 1H it new
Europe, it new Christendom. The old
names (?f New France, New Sweden,
New Ncthprland, New England, must
pass away, and the United States of
America bo the only name worth keep*
ing. Hence, his recognition of the virtues,
the merits, tlvo sterling character,
of the French, German, Dutch,
Irish, Scotch, Welsh, as well as of the
English descended people in tno army,
in the government, and in the country
at large.
Despite his personal dignity, reserved
manners, and his aristocratic bearing,
Washington had a warm heart for
the humblest, and especially after his
Revolutionary experiences, a sympathy
with common folks. Besides the
many anecdotes in print, and well
known, the following, we think, illustrates
strikingly this trait. It was told
by Alfred Ely, u. D., who was, wo believe,
an eye and ear witness of the incident.
Dr. Ely was afterwards, for
sixty years, pastor of the church in
Monson, Massachusetts, and from his
daughter I have heard it. Wo quote
from "the written word" :
"In the autumn of 1789, during Washington's
lirst presidential term, he
made a journey to Boston, following up
the west side of the Connecticut Itiver,
and crossing it at Springfield. He
travelled in his English coach drawn
by four horses, with footmen, postillinnu
nml
..VMU ??MV? VUV1 lUUin,
"Ah they approached tho river in
the town of West Springfield, one of
tho outriders galloped ahead and hold
a parley with tho driver of a loaded
hay wagon, to induce him to turn out
and allow Washington's chariot to pass.
Ho refused to yield an inch of tho road
and tho state chariot patiently followed
tho wagon for some distance, until,
at a safe (>oint, it passed by to tho bank
of tho rivor.
"While waiting for tho forry-boat,
Washington stepped out of his couch,
when one of the outriders approachod,
and, saluting him deferentially, said,
with an air of injurod dignity:
44 'Your Kxeolloncy, as 1 was riding
along, a little way back, wo overtook a
man with a loaded cart which occupied
tho entire road. I asked him to stop
his team, and let us pass; but he refused.
1 then told him that President
Washington was in the coach. He refused
again, saying that he had as good
a right to tho road as tho i'resident.'
44 WlLsh lni/t./?n'?l loonnln -
..p ?? M MVX/UI^ lopij WtW
'And so ho had.'
"Tho outrider, astonisnod at this roply,
retired in sileneo."
Commont is needless. The ossenuo
of tho Declaration of independence and
of tho Constitution of tho United
States is in that reply.?Sunday School
Timos.
?Over tiftv kinds of hark are now
used in tho manufacture of paper.
Kven banana skins, pea vines, cocoanut
fibers, hay, straw, water weeds, loaves,
shavings, corn husks and hop plants
arc nsed for the same purpose.
?A wind moving at forty miles an
hour oxorcisos a pressure of nine
I pounds to tho square foot; at 100 ml lea,
I of fifty-six pounds.
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