ELBET H. AULL,
ELBEPT H. AULL,
WM. P. JZOS L,
NEWBERIRY. ",.. -
TE Gr;EENVILLE .IEETI.NG.
The big melcetirng at Greenville is
over. B,th sides c aim;I the victory.
We use much space this wt:k ingivi:.
speeches. Our report is ma le up fr ;III
the Greenville News. It is trying on
the capacity of a country weekly to
give anything like a full and satisfac
t >ry report of such a meetim_. The
closing speech of Gov. Tillmian is not
given, and in order to do him lull
justice we will give a fui report of
it in our next.
It is a great pity our people can't at
tend a political meeting and iiten to
the speeches and then :orml their own
opinions.
This "howling down'' business is not
creditable to anybody. It is not comn
plimentary to the intelligence and en
lightenment of those who indulge in it.
We had hoped that this campaign
would be pitched on a high plaue. The
indications for the realization of that
hope are no* encouraging.
From what we have heard mnd seen
of the reports of the meeting we do not
see that either side has any big tlhirgs
to brag of.
Let us hope that the campaign will
not end as it has started. Let us hope
that the people will attend these meet
ings for the purpose of hetring the
speeches and that it may in fact be a
campaign of education.
It is said that (>v. Tillinar refused
to shake l:n'iu with Col. Orr .n Green
ville the other day. The campaign is
starting towards the point of unity and
harmony.
We hope Gov. Tillman will get an
other story to open his speeches with.
That thing of Peter's wife's mother is
getting threadbare. unless it was more
appropriate. if the wife's mother is
not dead yet she nust be proof against
fever.
The Edgefield Advertiser, out of the
goodness of its heart, advises Governor
Sheppard to retire from the race. That
is exceedingly kind and considerate of
an opponent. No doubt the Tillman
people would be delighted to have Gov.
Sheppard out of the race. But he is in
it and in it to stay, and is going to get
there. If he doesn't, the other fellow
will be mightily scared and will have
nothing to brag of.
The Register is now trying to excuse
its use of abusive epithets and says it
didn't, but it was "the other fellow."
We are much obliged, for we would
not have known it if you had not told
us about it. But then we are not used
to the Georgia way of putting things,
you know.
Read Sam Jones on politics in Geor
gia. His letter is published on the
first page of The Herald and News.
Calling a minister of the Gospel a
"Judas Iscariot fool" because he chooses
to assert his right as a citizen and a
Democrat is not "abuse" we suppose
among those sensitive people who are
driven to support Tillman by the terri
ble "abuse" he has received froru the
opposition newspapers.-Greenville
News.
No, nothing is abuse now, except it
be a proper and just criticism of' the
present administration. That is terri
ble.~
It doesn't now look as if the Shep
pard-Orr ticket will remain in the field
until the campaign is over. We
wouldn't be surprised any day to see
them withdrawn from the contest.
Register.
Well, now, brother, when you have
been here longer you will find that the
campaign is not yet open. You are
wasting your ammunition now. You
had better bold a little of yoar power
In reserve to be used when the heat of
summer comes on. You will find the
"Sheppard-Orr ticket" the livest thing
you have met in a long time. By the
way if the Register really thinks that
this ticket is so very weak and broken
down why does it waste so much val
uable space and fine writing in defend
ing the present admiinistration ?
It can hardly be considered nmaniv
to be fighting so vigorously an oppo
nent that is so badly beaten. The
Register finds no time to devote ti
anything else, and it is yet fully two
months before the campaign opens.
We deny that the reform press hats
been abusive in the present campaign;
but all the bulldozing and abuse comes
from the other side. Whenever a re
form paper dare resent such attacks
it is held up as "indulging in personmai
ities. "-Register.
Oh, no; the "reform papers"' are
models of etiquette and politeness.
They never "in'dulge in personalities"
and abuse-never. Referring to mlen
as "'donkeys,"' Shia nghais,'' "ak
asses," "biypocrites," and such reli ned
expressions and epithets as these is the
essence of gen.tility and the refinemen
of Englisb. Yet we find these terms
appied to the men who presunme to
submit the matter to the people. This
is all righ t when you do it, b.ut all wrong~
in the other fellow. Then the~y are
called "dark closet" candidates, the
"old rin;r rule" catndidates, and "they
represent a c:ass whose sole object is to
oppress the people." This of course is
not "indulging in personalities" or
abuse. It is a pity that the virtue and
refinement should be so entireiy cnn
centrated in one set of our people.
The Herald and News does not be
lieve in abuse. from whatever source it
may come, but we had just i's well be
fair and just. Gov. Tillmran never in
dulged in it! Oh, no.
Well, the people ennsM h h i 1
ter to suit themselves.
General McCrady, we learn. i
stockholder in the ('oosaw nmonopoly
and, by thme way, the General too'
very prominent part in the deibera
tions of that Thi.rteenm's Convention.
Register.
The Hald and News does not be
ieve the "howling dvwt" process wil
work 'his vear. Our people want t<
ha'..r the issues discussed in a manly
inifed andi straightforward manner.
If (Gov. Tillian has made a good Gov
er::o;r, kept his r:'omises and broughl
the reief he said he would, what barr
c:a his oppoucnts do himf? 'Then wh3
nut let tlhrn dissect and veitillate hi
record, as he said two years ago-am
he was right-should be done. Howl
ing his opp >nents down cannc:t keel
the facts back. The opposition has gol
(ov. Tillman on the defensive, but hi
is now trying to shift the responsibil
it_ on his "driftwood legislature."
'F . C.tL* .ii.t atj
UN,ATISFACTOIY RESULTS OF THE
OPENING JOINT DISCUSSION.
i;:'h Sides Indu:te in Uaseemly Dlspiay-A
tii Gatht '%g of the People and a Gen
erally Peaceful Spirit-Nobody Backs
I)own and Nothing Sensational Is
I)eve!oped-Sheppard M akes a
FueImnpression-The 3leet
Ing Frazzles Out With
Governor Ttrlmarn
Throwing Rocks
Over Time.
[Condt:sed fruumu Greenville News, 17.
Never was there a fairer, brighter o1
crisper April day than yesterday. I
was an ideal day for joint discussion
clear and warm with a breeze bearin=
just a suggestion of frost to preven
discussiou from the heat and to keel
the blood in circulation.
Doubts as to whether there would b<
a large attendance at the joint discus
Kion appointed for yesterday were soot
settled. The trains brought in people b,
scores and hundreds from all direction
and on every road the people caine it
on horseback and muleback and in vehi
eles of many kinds, sizes and styles. 0
the 5,001) democratic voters of Green
ville county probably 2,300 were presen
and there were 1,000 men from othe
counties of the Piedmont belt. Ander
son, Abbeville, Pickens, Spartanbarl
and even York and New berry were rep
resented in the gathering of the clans
and there were scattering delegation:
from Oconee and Laurens.
3,5(0 PEOPLE PRESEN r.
The stand, in the palna, was reache<
a little before 11 o'clock. Most of th,
people had gone there early to secur,
places. There was no attempt at dec
oration. The stand was in all the
nakedness of unplaned plank an(
darkened by the weather of some years
It is the same on which the joint dis
cussion of the famous campaign:of 1891
was conductcd.
About 3,500 people were present. At
enthusiastic supporter of Governor Till
man declared that 6,000 men were there
but he was talking through his hat an<
ignorant of the fact that 6,000 peopl
make an enormous assemblage. A fai
and full estimate makes the numbe
3,500, including one er two hundre<
ladies who apparently did not share th
fear felt by many men of unseeml,
words or scenes or a general disturb
ance.
It would have been difficult for even
the strongest voice to have reached thi
outskirts of the meeting, arranged as i
was, if there had been absolute silence
It is doubtful if one-third of those pres
ent heard an:y of the speeches in a con
nected way or carried away defi nit'
impressions of wvhat was said on th<
statnd by the speakers.
At- 11 o'clock Gen. J. Walter Gray
chairman of the committee of arrange
ments, advatnced to the front of th<
stand and rapped with a gold heade<
cane upon the plank placed across th<
opening of the structure as a rest fo
the speakers. He looked out upon a sei
of faces rising upon the hill side witi
the large group of brightly dressee
ladies on his left and toward the rear
Just in front of the stand was a banne
composed of a page of the Evening
Democrat bearing upon it a bright bue<
gamne cock, surmounted by a goat an<
having the inscription. "Tigervill'
club 450 for Tillmatn" and the letter
"F. A." supposcd to represent the Far
mers' Alliance.
Prayer was offered by Retv. Dr. Pate
and Gen. J. Walter Gray, chairman o
the meeting, introduced Gov. Tillmax
as the first speaker:
Governor Tillman promptly came t<
the front dressed in a new, well-fittini
suit of dark clothes with a Prince Al
bert coat buttoned about him, and look
ed well kept,well groomed and prosper
ous. As he rose to pull off~ his overcoa
the cheering was prolonged. Minglet
with the cheers were cries of "Dowi
in front" and a variety of other de
mands and calls. This continued fo:
several seconds Just as silence wa
restored a bov near the front called ou
shrilly, "Hurrah for Sbeppard an(
Orr!' The sudden interruption and thi
treble voice evoked a roar of laughter
followed by cheering, hooting and
cofused variety of opposing cries.
GOy. TI LLMAN'S sPEECH.
"Mr. Chairman, ladies and fellom
democrats," began Governor TilIlman
For a few inntes the cheering anc
cries were renewed. WVhen the noisi
had partially subsided Govy. Tillmat
saidl it afforded him great pleasureafte:
an absence of nearly two years to stant
face to face with the men of Greenvilli
and the Piedmont escarpment. "W het
I last addressed you ou this spot,' hc
said, "I appeared as a man put for warc
by the people to lead the fight for Jef
fersonian democracy.'" | A voice-"y)L
done it."] I t hank you for the galian1
manu-.:r itn which you supported me
both at the convention and in the gen
era! election in November. For eighteet
months I have been governor by youi
sufrages. I appear here for the firs1
time as a candidate and ask you to re.
elect me. [Cries of "'We'll do it.")
am here to give an account of my1
stewardship and meet my traducern
face to face. [Applause.] The issue oi
lS was whether the people of Soutl:
Carolina should rule or the ring.
(Cheers.) We broke the old ring t<
atomsn [eheersj and have formed a new
ring, a hands all round ring. [Loud ap.
plause.J The old ring, like a jointed
snake, hats wriggled and wriggled un
til it has got together again. [Laugh
ter.] The issue now, in a few words, ii
whether the peofle of South C'arolint
shall govern or the monopolies and cor
perationis. In all free govern ments twc
parties are necessary. We have but one
cent party int Soutth Carolina-the
Democra tic Party. HeretofoIre wet have
h:ad to submit without dleerimwination.
We? had not the tb-eeit of a free and
full discussion.
Wro INYENTED:I THE MancH! coNvEN
TION'.
"S~ome of us invented the March
E-neto, connued the governor,
"by which a portion of the Democratic
party met and laid out its grievances,
ut out candidates and invited oppo
~ition. Oh, noi Titlhnau and his meth
~ds were ridi..uled and denounced by
he newspapers and by every .ting
-ump oator in the State. Our friends,
ne entemyi, now come forward and say,
boys, you were pretty sharp and we
ar ig oiite you.' [Loud cheers
nd laughter.] We didn'tt patent the
March co)nventiotn anid therefore can't
:am a royalty on 'emi. I do say' that
he fact that they. acknowledge there
was virtue in that convention and that
it was legitimate. is a confession that I
nd those witht me were two y-ears in
.dvance of themt in statesmanship. I
ongratulate you that we can come here
Lta rnelledi, free and open to discuss
everythi::g anid that the danger which
nfronted tus is over, if the gentlemen
poitting to Sheppard atnd Orri mean
hat they say, a ud I believe they do.
Cres of 'they don't mean it.'] I be
e-c it, because an appeal to the negro
A
was made and failed. Therefore, I
congratulate you that we have arrived
at a point where those in power can be
criticised and watched without danger
of a split. The gentlemen come to us
las candidates for peace and unity,
(winding up with a sneer, followed by
applause.) What 1 can't understand
is why there has not always been peace
and unity. They love peace and unity
(sneeringly) and the otlices above all
else. [loud al.plause] Now listen one
minute and save your hurrahs for my
last speech. I have saved the best till
t he last." [Applause and cries of 'sit
down in frout.1
(oING FOR 'IE NEwSPA PI:S.
When the crowd had quieted down
and some had found seats Governor
Tihmiuan resumied. He said that just
as soon as the last legislature adjourned
the newspapers of South Carolina, ex
cept a few, turned loose an avalanche of
misrepresentation, abuse, slander and
falsehood on him, the worst that had
ever been seen. It was led, he said,
by an organ started to keep alive the
embers of liaskellism. The men who
got ip the last convention were N. G.
Gonzales and the editor of the Green
vill News. [Confusion and applause.]
Governor Tillman then read an edito
rial from The State of March 14th,
written after Editor Williams' resolu
ticns in the March convention in this
county, criticising the endo:rs"ment of
the farmers' movement. "It is not
Tillman they are after," he said, "but
the farmers." He alluded to the last
peace and unity convention as an abor
tinu. "Although the March conven
tion swallowed the farmers' movement
whole," be continued, "except the best
part, that's mte, [laughter] it is nothing
but the old ring under a new name
and Haskellism in disguise." The
Governor read an article from The
State or February _0th, dissenting from
the claim of the Greenville News that
the chief demands of the farmers'
movement were safe, and declared that
the News would have a high old time
conducting an anti-Tillman campaign
on a Tillman pitfor-u. He thought it
would have a parrot and monkey time.
f [Laughter.]
"Te"l us about Edgefield," called out
a voice.
"Edgefield went three one, for the
goat candidate," said Tillmnarr. "The
bovs there are too wise to he caught by
a sheep in wolf's clothing."
"Here's proof, resumed he, "that
The State is father of the March con
vention, and not A. B. Williams."
He then read an editorial from The
l State claiming that the convention was
the result of letters to it, and that it
was the first to demand the converntinn.
N. G. Gon7ales had demanded of A. B.
Williams to "Shoot, Luke, or give up
your gun." Luke shot. [A voice, "Yes
he did." Another voice-"But he
didn't hit nothin'. "] The address of
the thirteen had said Haskell and Has
!ellism,were to take a back seat in th
convention, but it wassoon found that
without the help of the Haskell ele
ment there could be no convention.
Telegrams were sent out to the thirteen
signers, and they agreed that the con
vention was sovereign; that when they
said Haskellism was out they did not
mean it. LVoice: "They ought to put
Ensor in, too."] Governor Tillman
said he wanted to show his hearers
something of the March convention
platform and what it is. "It is Till
manism diluted," he said. "But it is
like mountain coffee, too weak to run
down hill. It is a confession that these
men never had the ability to originate
anything for the good of the masses of
the people. They took a good platform
but tried to throw Tillman overboard."
He read the following plank of the re
-cent March convention: "We accept
and respect the will of the people as
expressed in the election of 1890, as
meaning the larger participation and
stronger and more direct influence of
our agricultural population in the con
trol and management of our public af
fairs." Commenting on this he said:
"Have we taught these Bourbons one
lesson-that the farmers have some
rights.? If you throw Trillman over
board they will give you the agricultu
ral college or agricultural anything
else." Some of those that are now
clamoring for the farmers' movement
are against it; some men on the ticket
had voted against Clemson and fought
it to the bitter end. They now come
forward anid tell the farmers that they
will give them a voice in matters.
"I know you ain't going to give up
what you've got," he said; "that you
won't take these men you have tried
and found wanting. I stand here and
say that these men are my followers,
my students in statesmanship. IVoice:
'They ain't old enough to graduate.']
My time is oearly out. The opposition
will put up two distinguished lawyers
to prosecute the case of the ring against
B. R. Tillman. You are the jury. I
can say without egotisni that but for
B. R. Tilhnan you would never have
had the opportunity to try the case.
I am ready for trial. You are the jury.
I say:
'Lay on, McDufi;
And damn'd be he that cries,
ThsHold, enough!'"
Tbswas the conclusion of the speech,
and Governor Tillman took his seat
amid wild cheering. The crowd had
not been orderly and did not seem dis
posed to be so. The mingled cries and
confusion did not cease while the band
was playing.
A single bouquet in which a hand
some calla lily was prominent, was
anded through the crowd to the
stand.
EX-GoVERINoR SHEPPARD'S SPEECH.
General Gray then introduced Gov
ernor Sheppard, speaking against a cy
clone of confused cries. He said: "It
is now my pleasing duty to introduce
to you an old schoolmate and a life long
friend, a man who was a colleague
with me in the WVallace house, who so
distinguished himself as to be made
the presiding officer of the body and
who discharged his duties there so well
that from the House he was called to
preside over the Senate and won the
encomium of being the peer of any pre
siding officer the State has ever known.
He became governor on the resignation
of Governor Thompson and during the
short term his administration was so
able and conservative that his name
was put before the convention of 1888
for re-election. On that occasion his
excellency Gov. Tillman paid a high
tribute to his personal worth and offi
cial merits and declared thbat to eulo
gize them further would be to gild re
fined gold and paint the lily." [Long
cheers for Shepparp rising and falling
andl renewed, followed by yells for
Tillman.]
As Governor Shieppard stepped to
the front cheers mingled for him and
Tiliman. The noise and confusion lasted
fully five minutes. during which time
the speaker stood calmly looking over
the audience, which jammed against
the stand. Some of the most rowdy
ones seemed to desire to keep the
speaker from beginning. Governor
Sheppard began by saying that lie was
very much gratified to be permitted
to address the fellow-citizens of a
county that from the inception of the
farmers' movenmnt had been firmly
devoted to) the principles of that move
mnt. "While not the originator of
the farmers' movement," said Gover
nor Sheppard, "I can prove by my
people that I have been a friend to itI
and aim to this day. [ Applause and a:
voice: 'You are righ t!'] I feel as deeply
devoted to the fairmers' miovemxent 'as
anyv farmer in South Carolina. My
friend told the simple truth when he
saidl the convention swallowed all but
h im I am here to-day.- A t this point
the confusion became so great that
Trilman stepped forwanrd and appealed
Ifor fair play. He said lhe did not want
a repetition of the unseemly howling
down of two years ego. He asked the
crowd to recollect that this was only a
Ifailly quarrel and concluded with a
remark which, for blackguardism, ex
stand two years ago.J '-Now, f-ilow
zitizens," began Governor Sheppard
when there was somethinglike silence.
"I ask you to hear Lrgument and make
up your verdict lae sworn juror.. So
far as I am concerned, my friend
(pointing to Til!man) knows, and
ought to have said, that I took the.
stump in support of his election against
Haskell. I say here and will say
everywhere I go that if be gets more
Democratic votes than I do in the pri
mary noman will exert himself more
than I will for him. [Loud applause.]
I say that the man never lived in South
Carolina and does not live who is more
deeply devoted to the interests of the
Democratic party than I am. [Loud
applausej Never by word, action or
thought have I proved myself unfaith
ful to it. I earnestly desire that the
principles of the farmers' muoverment
shall be carried out. The reason we
oppose Governor Tillman is beeause he
has not fulfilled his promises."
TILLMAN DIDN'T PROVE IlIS CIARGE.S.
Somebody asked if the present move
ment was not a chip from the same
Haskell block. "It is not," was the
prompt reply. "You might as well say
that a chip can come from a chunk of
rock.'
"One charge that Governor Tillman
made was that the previous govern
ments were extravagant and one prom
ise that he made was that there should
he economy with a reduc;iou of taxa
tion." He said that the charge of ex
travagance had not been proved by
Tillman and that the promise of econo
my had not been kept. Taxes are not
lower. The first thing he did was to
erect a platform on which he should be
inaugurated at a cost of $3i$) or $400.
(A voice: 'W'e paid it' and confusion
"Nobody paid it but the tax payers."
Governor Sheppard said, as soon as he
could be heard. He added: "The only
way you can keep me from convinci4g
you is by keeping me from talking.
(Loud cheers for Sheppard, with cheers
for Tillman) If you are reasonable nen
I will convince you."
"Did you vote fo. ..wan?" yelled a
man.
"Yes," said Governor Sheppard, "arid
I call on Governor Tillman to a.k him
if he has any doubts of it."
"None in the world," said Governor
Tillman. "We don't breed any other
kind of cats in Edgefield but Demo
cratic cats." (Cheers for Sheppard)
TILLMAN WANTS THREE DOLLARS
POLL TAXES.
"Now what next?" resumed Gov
ernor Sheppard. "Governor Tillman
recommended that the poll tax be in
creased to $8. (A voice: 'That's right.)'
That was to raise more money to edu
cate negro children. That was not the
way to tax. The rich people here and
all over South Caralina would pay $3
poll tax easily, but it would fall heavily
on the poor man. The Farmers' Alli
ance is right," be said, "when it de
manded a tax on incomes. I will show
you sometning," Governor Sheppard
said. (Here there was much noise and
confusion and counter-cheering. After
a considerable t'imea voice sounded out
from the crowd: 'Did you ever plow
any?) "I plowed two years and made
enough money to attend Furman
University for three years," was the
prompt response. There was a bearty
cheer at this, followed by another
series of opposing cheers, and derisive
and encouraging cries. "Is there any
thing more you want to know about
me?" shot in the speaker in an interval
of comparative quiet. "I have a wife
and six of the prettiest children in
Edgefield." (A voice-'They don't
take after their daddy.") 'No, they
take after their mother. Every time I
go to tell you something against Gov
ernor Tillman you interrupt me."
Here there was a long wait, caused by
the yells and confusion and by some
ladies wanting to get near the stand
and misunderstood men trying to make
way a place for them. At least fifteen
minutes was thus consumed and the
time was allowed the speaker by the
committee.
EXTRA VAGANCE OF TILLMA N'S A DMIN
ISTRATION.
Governor Sheppard proceeded by
stating that he wanted to make a fair
proposition. He wanted every man
who was wiliing to be convinced to
raise his hand. Probably one tenth of
the crowd raised their hands. "Now,
I will tell you what paper I am going
to read from." (The speaker had been
attempting to read an article for half
an hour). Governor Sheppard then
read a letter of Tillman in the Column
bia Register, in which he said that the
tax paying power had not been in
creased at all while cotton was hovering
about the cost of production; that the
salaries were lower in North Carolina
and Georgia than here, and that ours
should be reduced to meet them. Gov
ernor She[pard said there had beetn no
reduction of expenses since Governor
Tillman secured power, but on the
other hand they had increased. The
appropriations for expenses in Gov
ernor Richardson's last year were $115,
990. The first legislature tunder Gov
ernor Tillman's ad ministrat ion a ppro
priated $126,935 for the same expenses,
$11,000 more than under Governor
Richardson's administration. The se
cond session had appropriated $123,
085-$9,000 more than Governor Rich
ardson. While Governor Sheppard was
trying to present these figures he was
frequently interrupted by some who
wanted to know about Tillman's cows.
Governor Sheppard told his persistent
friends that the matter was a small one
and nothing in comparison with the
other great questions. Tillman, he con
tended, had gone around the State in
1890 inflaming the minds of the people
with his stories of extravagance. There
was more extravagance in the ad min
istration to-day than there had been
since 1876. His hearers had said they
were willing to be convinced. H e asked
wb-at more did they want. "You are
all taxpayers," he said, "a:-.d every dol
lar spent extravagantly is takingelothes
off of your children's backs and bread
out of their mouths. In Governor
Richardson's time the expenditures in
the executive department-the Gov
erner's special department-were $43,
25. For the executive departmient
under Governor Tillman's ad ministra
tion $53.385 has been appropriated,
nearly $9.000 more. Where, then, is
his promise of economy? (A voice:
Didn't the legislature do that?' I like
a good square question," said Governor
Sheppard, "I willanswer it. Why did
Governor Tillman complain of orhier
egislatures and other admni nist rations
when his own has not done anything?"
Loud cheers for Sheppard.)
YES, HE'S BANK PRESIDr:NT.
"Are you president of a bauik?"
asked J. M. Whbitmnire.
WV. WV. Burgess: "I move that Jer
y Whitmire take the stand. He has
more mouth than anybody else."
Loud laughter.)
"Yes. I am president of a banik,"
aid Governor Sheppard, "and there
re thousands of poor farruers in iidge
ield who thanked God thbis last year
tat I was. (Applause.) When erops
were short and prices were low I tided
hem over the winter and never sold a
ule, an ox, a piece of property or a
farm. [Loud cheers.1 Thousands of
farmers whose farms were run thanked
teir Lord that a good man was a banik
resident."
A dozen questions were here fired at
he speaker and he responded by say
ng that he was treading on the toes of
te audience. Among the questions
as as to how Edgefleld had gone and
wy the farmers there had gone back
n him. "Wait till the time comes,"
nswered Governor Sheppard, "and
ou will see whether it goes three to
ne for him. In my friend's own town,
sip he only beat me eight votes, andl
s certain as the Lord made Moses I
ill beat him sure in his own town
~bip."
There was another long in terru pt ionI.
Some boys had crawled on top of the
stnd and the cairman had to rnn *
them down. The confusion had beer
so great in front that those in the rea,
could not hear anything. The ion.
M. L. Doua.ds'u appeared on tin
stand and appealed for order. He sait
that some men had come here for in
formation and a large number of then
in the rear could not hear anything
After another teu minutes delay to.
the row to quiet, Governor Shepparc
resumled by saying that the audienci
gave him fair attention until he begat
telling them of ''illiman's faults. I
the crowd would keep quiet lie woul
convince theml. He had shown fig
ures w liel could nut be doubted. 'Ti',
farmlei 's con ven'il which n1om.iuatet
Tillmat: deumtanded rigid economy, thi
abolition of useles olfioes and t le red!ue
tiuk of a'tlaries al fees of l'otb Siati
and county itliecers. [A voice. "And l
priumary"] 'Te speaker referred to Tli!!
tmlan's sp eecl here two years ag, it
which he spoke o' wanting a legislac r
in sympathy with him and in whiel
he mentioned kid glove clerks eii
ployed around the State house, th
time they work and the large salarie:
paid thema. He had a legislature it
sympathy with him. "When th,
Governor commences his speech," sai<
Governor Sheppard, "ask him wha
time the State house clerks now get t<
work, how ianly of them wtar kit
gloves, and how many offices hav
been abolished or salaries reduced.
say that not an, ot3ice has been abol
ished or salaries reduced."
"What do you charge for fixing ut
papers on loans?" was the questioi
asked by sotrie one.
"Nothing." sir," was the answer
"All I ask you is go to the farmers o
Edgefirld."
What do oither banks charge' wa
the next question.
"I do not know. It is as much as
can do to tote my own skillet," was thi
retort. "You fellows rewind tie,'
said the speaker, "of the joint debate
in times of 1876. We never had mor
uproarious tiues than now. I knov
you don't uant to be compared witi
the radicals of th se times."
"W1'hat per ecit. do you charge or
ioney ';" was asked.
-Ten per centc." replied the Govern' r
"Before that baitk wan establiahed th(
farmners got muoney front cornisi-ior
imerchants and factois and paid thu
from 25 to 4(1 per cent. for it. You havi
got to get more than the bank businies
before you can hurt me before the farm
ers. Most of the stockholders are farim.
ers who made their dollars betweei
the plow handles. 'I'bey conduct busi
ness on business principles and that'I
what you haven't got now in you
State government and what you need
[Applause.] I grew up during th
war and was the right hand and lef
hand of my widowed mother. Whet
you talk of farmers and laboring men
being in trouble you touch Ine to n3
heart. No man in Sou.b Carolim
grew up more in sympathy with th(
larmners than I did. I worked at th<
plow and made money enough to comw
to Furman university, and when m3
money gave out I went home. I nevei
had any trouble in being elected b3
the farmers of my own county. Al
this talk about factory presidents an(
bank presidents is the merest t osh
But I am not h.:e to defend mysel
from that kind of stuff. I am here t(
show you where the promises of re
trenehmnent and reform have not beer
carried out. Not one dollar has beer
saved in taxes. On the other haut
they have increased. The taxes thi
year are $36,400 more than last."
THE CooSAW CASE.
"How about Coosaw?" was askec
several timies.
"I iiever doubtIed that the charter o
Coosaw expired in 1891," said the
speaker. "I had a long talk with Gen
eral Connor before his death, and h<
told me that the charter would expiri
in 1891. Governor Tillmnan took th<
cue of his fight front General Connor
it was unkind of the Governor to ig
nore Attorney-General Pope and takt
the advice of an attorney-general of
former administration. I was in ful
synmpathy with the State's litigation
but it was not wisdom to stop work
and lose money to the State." [Voice
"It was human nature."]
"It was human folly," retorted Gov.
ernor Sheppard. "I repeat it was bu.
man folly to stop work and lose $100,.
000 or umore of income to the State.'
No good business, he said, was don<
that way. It was proper for the State
to assert her rights. There were somw
editors who said the State hadn't losl
anything, as the property is still there
He then ilstrated by saying thati
two farmers had a farm in dispute anc
one sues the other, while the case i~
pending in court, would I, compensati
them to say t.he land is there, let it lit
idle ? "When your business affairs,'
he urged, "are that they need a change
You need to fol'ow Tiliman's advice o:
two years ago to sweep out your hart
every two years. There may be nc
rats there, but a cleaning out it
needed." [Applause for Sheppird ]
AIIoUTr LAWES FEES.
"Here at Greenville two years ago.
right where I now stand, Tillman de
nounced the past administration foi
having the litigation conducted by
others than its own officers and for pay
ing out the State's money to them.
SmeeQTdlman went into power miort
extra lawyers have been employed by
the State than from 1876 to 1890.-"
"Was ever a man so be'meaned and
run down?" was asked.
"I say that there has been too much
of that thing done." Turning to A. S.
Scruggs, who had asked a similar ques.
tion, Governor Sheppard said: "You
are an old and venerahle man and ne
miaii will show more venerationr to an
old wan than I will, but you have never
in all your sixty odd years of life seen
a ruant who abused as many peopile and
hurt as umtny hearns as Governtor Tnill
mian." (L4od and prolonge~d cheers for
Shejppardl, which the Tillmainites did
not have heart to counter] Governor
Sheppard was informied that his time
was up and Ntaid he was sorry for it. He
said he didn't feel the slighbtest unkind.
ness to those who had asked him ques
tions. "Good-bye, fellow citizens," he
concluded. "I hope to see you again."
LIEUT.-GOV. GARY SPEAKS.
Gen. Gray theni introduced Gov.
Gary, who spoke for three-quarters of
an hour, vindicating the Tillman ad
ministration. He talked about the
"aristocracy" andh the "common peo
ple" and "rings," arnd that sort, and
compared Tillman to Andrew Jackson,
who was also called a dictator. He
charged the contservatives with being
inconsistent, and defended the present
administration.
COL. oUR'S SPEECIf.
He said there was one matter of conl
gratu lation-whlichever way this dis
pute went, however much we might
quarrel, it would all be settled inside
the Democratic party. That happy
fact was not due to the administration
niow in piower. It was dtue to that con
vention called in March to heal the
breach, to brinug all Democrats inside
the party lines. He spoke of his life in
Greenville and bow the people had
trusted him with positions of honor,
and thanked them for it.
To this time Coiorel Orr had re
eeived close attention, but as his at
tack on the Governor began the howl
ing and miscellaneous rowv broke out,
sud after that the speech was deliv
bred and heard at rare intervals of par
tial or complete silence.
Coloiiel Orr remained on his feet
]uring the hour allowed him, with
some extra time for interruptions, and,
is;he could, fired in his charges against
the Governor-broken promises, fail
.zres to effect an.y ;eforms, warfare
against banks and railroads, favoring a
:hree-dollar poll tax, accepting free
passes, vetoing and defeating the rail
-oad bills, degnanding legislative pow
*r, interfering with the functions of
he judiciary, arousing class prejudice.
He tunged that if all the banks were
-l'sd many of the men who stood be
fore him would be in a dreadful condi
ti ,n. Ie .aid be was proud that many
good it:en had had coiuidence enougb
it, his ability as a b:usincs iuan to ern
ploy him as a lawyer. He w:.s prouder
- j yet that the stoektloulierr of a vast en
ttr;-rise like Piedniont h:d entrusted
l ..n with its nlanagentent. He mian
- aged to get in the fact that the Pied
I mont comlpany spends every year for
cotto, auppli-s ud labor a itilliou
dollars, nioat of which is brough/t from
abroad, liiuclh of which is noney
l brought into tue United States lrom
- foreign countries and paid out here tU
our own laboring people. Something
I being said about public ehools, lit
said liat the Piedmont cpnilpany pay
oUt every year $1,IoU) to sustain N
:chool for the children of it s operatives.
He handled Governter Tilitan with.
out gloves, twitting 1.ii for his back
t down froi the Ali itrre and the .ri
: umry and for hi. I:ill re to save the
i people a dillal. ait'-r havih,g Il,tomistd
them that he wotuld s:ave -!t u,nxu for
i thelu the first year. He also de
i nunced the IImismnaniagemtent of the
I Coosaw case and his de:::ai fI fr the
right to remove sherilis.
I LGovernor Tilinau closed the debate
t and was frequently interrupled, and
spoke considerably over his time. The
I Herald and News has not space for his
speech in full, ana as this is the open
ing of the campaign, and will show
- the line upon which it is to be fought,
we have decided not to synopticize it,
but defer it until our next is:ue. Each
has a bearing this week.-ED. iH. AND
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TE NOTICE.
TENEWBE-RRY COT'roN MzLLS,
NEWBERRY, S. C., April 20, 1892.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
tile Stockholders of tbe New
herry Cotton Milis will be held in
Knights of Honor Hall, at New berry,
S. C., on Wednesday, the 4th day of
May, 1892, at eleven o'clock in1 the fore
noon, for the election of directors for
the ensuing year and for thbe transac
tion of other business.
GEO. S. MOWER,
- ccretary.
Nominations.
,For Senator.
G1 EORGE S. MOWER IS AN
nIouncedI as a~ ca1n(dit'. for the
nomination for the State Se nate in the
Democratic Primlary this year. He
will abide the result of the p)rimiary.
For Schooi Commiissioner.
F.W.HIGGINS IS>IEREBY
tIle nomsination for the t- iice of School
CoinmDis-i oner, subject to tbe Demo
cratic Primary.
FORt ClEIRK OF COIURTs
IHEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF
as a candidate for the no(mination
for Clerk of the Court at the ensuIng
primary election, anId pledge mnyself to
abhide the result of sail primla'y.
- JNO. M. K INA RD.
FORt COUNTI' COMMIISSIONERs.
M1 R. G. M. WERTS, OF NEAR
lilver Street, is hereby nlomli
nated as a canldidate for Coun ty Comn
mlissioner, anld we pledlge him to abide
the result of the Democratic pimnaries.
MA NY VOTERS.
FOR COUNTY AUDITrORs
W A L L A CE C. CROMER IS
hereby ann IounIced as a canhdid]ate
for Auditor subject to the Demiocratic
PriImary.
FRANK .E. MAYBIN IS HEREBY
annlounced as a candidate for the
nominlatiotn of Auditor of Newberry
Cotunty, subject of course to thb result
.of the Demlocratic primlary.
.DEMOCR~ATIC VOTERS.
FOR SIIERIFF.
- HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF
.as a candidate for tile nlomxintion
of Sheriff at the approachmng primary
electionl, and pledge miyself to abide by
the resullt of said primary.
W. W. RISER.
B EN.JAMIN HALFACRE 18
heret>y nominated for Sheriff for
the people of New berr-y County, and
will abide the result of the primaLry.
BY FRIENDS.
1IA PT. M. M. BUFORD IS HERE
byh Inminlated as a suitable candi
date for Sheriff at the approachirg pri
mary election, and is pledmged to abide
the result of said primiary election.
Capt. Buford has always taken an
active part both in war anId in peace,
for the welfare and good of his cotutry.
He is con.servative; his habits, charac
ter and efflieienr-v are such thlat will do
honor to the ofice for which he aspires,
and give satisfaction to the people
whonm he serve~s. FRIENDS.
March 14, 1892.
POBERT T. CALDWELLJ ISJ
A.j hereby anInounIced as .a-c-andi date
Ifor Sheriff, subject to tile result of thle
lprimlary election.
THEREB1Y ANNOUNCE MY-?
s.'elf as a candidate for Shieril?. sub
ject to tile pr~iary. WM. A. H I LIL
Notice to Creditors.
THE CREDTORS OF THE EI
tate of Wi!!iam Zobe-l, d~ceaised,
are hereby requested to pre'sent teir
demlands, duly attested, to the undier
signed oni or before the :30th dlav of
A pril, 189:2. LOUISA ZOBLE,
Admninistratrix.
Helena r' C .a 22, 1892.
for Infants ai
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known to me." H. A. ARcExa, M. D.,
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" The u~se of ' Castorla" is so univesal and
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NYewberry, S. C.
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id Children.
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