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The following report of the speeches
of Capt. Tillman and Gen. Earle, is
taken from the Charleston World. The
report is taken from that paper for the
reason that it is understood to be the
mouthpiece of Capt. Tillman, and we
want to give our readers as near as
possible an authentic report from his
standpoint of his speech. The ?peech
of Gen Earle, while in a more abbre?
viated form, and reported by a Tillman
organ, with the "trimmings" to suit,
yet contains points that should command
the serious consideration of all voters.
We regret that our space does not
admit of the publication of the speeches
of souse of the others who followed :
Gen. Biatton was introduced first.
He spoke, as usual, of the Federal gov?
ernment's enoiity, the election law,
the uselessness of the reform movement,
and such things as the reading public
are familiar with in his speeches lie
was-listened to very respectfully, but
there was no demonstration. The peo?
ple were waiting for the lions of the
day and harboring their strength for
shouting later.
CAPT. B. R. TILLMAN.
Chairman G ai l ?ard introduced as the
next speaker Capt B R. Tillman, who
said :
Mr. Chairman and fellow-citizens of
Sumter-but I really do not think Sum?
ter has got auy claim to all of you. [A
voice : "Go to-Confusion aud
cheers ]
A few years ago, on this very spot, I
had the honor and the pleasure of ad?
dressing you Sumter people. I came
to you labeled as a demagogue [Cries
of "Hight, correct'] When you saw
and looked at me you knew the accusa?
tions were false. [ No, no, no "]
Some time ago I met a drummer from
the upper counties who is a strong auti
Tillmaa man and he was a gentleman.
["We ali are."]
[Mr. T?lmau ahook his head as indi?
cative of questioning the claim thus
made, and said : "Show it by hushing,
then"]
Continuing, he said : This drummer
bad been to two or three meetings in the
up country, and saw how ?he Tillman
freshet was moving on down the
country. [ *It aiut here."]
Capt Tillman smiled, aud the crowd
gave vent to cheers and hurrahs for the
different candidates.
Gen Earle advanced to the front,
and a shout of "hurrah for Earle'' was
immediately taken up and prolonged
into de? fen i og applause Gen. Earle
said : L t me ask all my friends in this
audien e as a special favor to myself to j
give Capt Tillman, as well as the other j
speakers who will address you to-day, a
most respectful hearing. The "au?
dience" responded, "We wiil do it,"
4 Send him back to E grfield," ' Put a
tag ou him and ship him V
Capt.' Tillman, resuming-This
drummer, who had boen attending
.intue of these big Tillman meetings in
the up country, said : "Don't fool
yourselves ; j Jst wait until you get in
God's country, and you Vriii see a
change." [- Right about that.'] If
you wilt be quiet aud hear me fi>r my
cause, I shall thank you : if you do uot
waut to hear me, i shall also thank
you. as it will save me the labor cf
makins you a speech [Voices : Hear
him' hear him **]
You have the name of "Game Cock
county,''* and in looking in the eyes of
this audience I believe you are true
Carolinians, and have to> much self-re?
spect and two much bravery to howl
down any man. [Cheers ] Put stop?
pers iu your Earle bottles, and put iu
your Tillman stoppers, too ; for I know
lots of them are here. Two years azo
I was sent hers by the executive com?
mittee of the farmers to discuss the
issuas theo Cgitating the public mind.
Governor ltrcbardsou was the culy
candidate iu the ?i?d for the office of ?
governor, and inn is the first time in I
the histnry of Sumter county when the
people have had the opportunity to see |
the candidates for State eSieers face to
face, and hear them discuss the issues.
[Cries for E.rle ]
Now what did they holler "Earle" for
just then? [Laughter.]
I sowed some Tillman seed in this
enanty, ami while you have threats to
hollow for Earle, I know there are more
Tillman men in Sumter county thau
there are Earle men. [Cries for Eirle
aud Til!'nan ]
Col Earle again stepped to the front
to quiet the crowd.
Col Earle-you have heard me many
times before. Let me ask you again
as a special favor to myself, to hear
Capt. Tillman patiently and respect?
fully. [ 'We wili hear bim "]
Tillman continuing-What does this
grand out pouring cf the people of the
the 6'ato mean; this up-rir-iug, ibis
turmoil and this excitement? ["You
waut oiiice.'']
Do you waut one? [**No"J.
That is a pitiful tale. ? am 43
years old, and uever asked for one yet.
[ 1 You need one".]
??uppose i do want of?ce; am I uot
free, white and twenty one : I am here
as a caudidate, but I Uety aoy man to
say I asked lor the place. ["What did
you come here for? * j
Capt. Tillman-1 came here in obe?
dience to tue order of the Democratic
Executive committee to discuss the
issues. [Cries for Earle, Earle].
Capt 'i'iiimau-You are so afraid I
will poke some Tillman down your
throat you won't hear me. [Hurrah
for Tillman.] What does this uprising j
meau ? [ -Earle, Earle," "Tillman," j
"Earle.'* j
Gentlemen, there are some mighty
good sneakers to speak yet ; better than I
I am, but- you cannot hear them until |
you hear mo speak. [Cheers) They j
are hollering for Earle, but will put iu j
the ballots for Tillman.
What is it that is shaking South j
Carolina from centre to circumference ; ?
w" it is the cause of this uprising of the !
people? [Cries of TillmaD."]
Capt. Tillman-No sir ; Tillman
has been the instrument, the engineer ?
pei haps ; out the real fact is thai you j
want to govern yourselves. Your rjov-I
ifjjC'BcaM.'a.TA a-^- ? ???? - - ? ? ? -
ern ment has been run by a Rii
[Cries: ?.Tillman, Tillman." ? Earle,
Toa will have to swallow me whet
you want to or not. The Democrs
jonvention is going to fix up anotl
slate and Earle wont be on it. [Ci
fusion.]
You have got to swallow me, and
will tell you why you ought to swall
a>e. In the first place, I repeat tl
South Carolina has never had a Repi
lican government, or a true Democ
jy. You have uever had a tru^ Deu
sracy in this State-haven't got it no
[Confusion ]
You like oligarchy, aristocrac
[Voice : "I like 76."] Under t
constitution of '65 thc government
ih'is State has been controlled by a f<
men. The Legislature elected st!
..{ncers and elected electors and said
he masses, the people, that you wc
aot fit to govern yourselves because y
j?ere not competent.
At this point Capt Tillman turn
?round to Col. Earle aod said : ' Co!
iel, here's a negro out here hollerii
or you "
Col Earle-He's a good Democra
?Ye had eight or ten with us in '7
ind they have heeo with us ever siuc
"Hurrah for Earle *']
Capt Tillman-Before the war yt
?iud'? have any Democracy, and I ua^
?bown you that since thfi war you sti
?aveu't got it. Why? Because, whe
roar county convention is called i
>^nd delegates to Columbia, two-thin
ur three-fourths of the farmers in th
;ounty are plowing and attending t
heir priva'e affairs, and a few politic
henchmen meet and nominate theu
?elves to go to the convention. [Cot
usioc ]
No use to deny the truth. I've bee
hese, and know how it works.
Your county convention meets, con
)oscd cf these del gates, who sen
ieiigatps to Columbia, and they ai
.euer&lly composed <-f the C>urt Ilouj
[ling or clique. [Applause.]
A voice-Why don't you tun by pr
nary ?
Capt. Tillman-I am ronni og by pr
nary We are going to have it in thi
;ouuty. Every man is goiog to !ur
?ut and vote for me wheu you ele(
lelftgates.
Your State convention meets and i
wice removed from the people
ls that Democracy? ["No."]
Voice-U gave us hamptuu.
Capt Tillman-No it didu'i give yo
Hampton. Hampton was sent by Go
;o relieve the people.
Voice-Hampton was a liberator.
Capt. Tillman-Wait until the elec
ion ih over; maybe you will say I ai
i liberator, too. Hampton liberate!
pu from negro rule, and I will libera?
fou from your white bosses. [Cheers
What, has been the result of thi
.ystem'i [\ voice: "Put him on ie
.nd ship hun North "'] Utter stagna
ion and party tyranny. A few mei
:iave controlled the government ao<
.anded it down iu succession to men o
;heir owu way of thinking The voie
)f the masses has been stifled. [Cheers
The Farmers' association four year
igo made certain demands. [A voice
"Thc Farmers* Association is not Soutl
Caroliua by a long shot "]
Capt. Tillman-The Farmers' Asso
station comes nearer being South Caro
lina than the Ring in Culutnbiu. Wi
ask f d for a college. Did we get it'
Yes ; after four years of fighting for it
We demanded reduction cf salaries
we demanded economy in the govern
ment; did we get it? ["No.**]
A voi3e-flow is it you want $3,50C
as governor ?
Tillman-Who said it?
Mr Voice-You said it at Newberry,
so reported by the News and Courier.
Tillman-You know the News anc
Couritr never did tell the truth on me.
[Addressing the crowd, which had be?
come very noisy ] You are all white
men and Democrats, and I wish yoi
would hush
I want to bring forward the indict?
ment against the state government. an?3
you wou't let me do it. 1 will show
you how they have been running it.
Gentlemen, please keep quiet -and let
nie talk ; i will hush if you don't, bul
I don't want to hu-h ; I am full cf it.
and want to spread if. over this country.
I make the charge-[Pandemonium
and cries for 4 Eitle," and music bj
the band j
Give me a few minutes, will vou t
This is a case the people of South Caro?
lina have got to decide between Bratten,
E irle and Tillman.
Coll Earle ( M? dressing tho crowd)
Hear his indictment ; I will reply to it.
Capt Tilliuan-1 have accused thc
state government of being mu by a
ring, or clique, which 1MS ii* head?
quarters in Charleston and Columbia,
and 1 want to show you some of their
iniquities. [ *You cannot prove ii r]
Yes, I can and will prove it Thc
first charge that ? bring is that they
have robbed the Democrats of their just
representation in the legi.-lature. In
1885 the legislature found itself con?
fronted by the provision of the consti?
tution requiring the census to be taken,
(he representation to he made according
to the population Let me show you
how they have robbed you, the county
of Sumter in 1880, with its 37.U0?
population. [Cries for Ea: le J
? know you couldn't stand the physic.
But you have only ten delegates to the
state convention, and four representa
lives to the general assembly. The
county of Richland, with 29.000 has
twelve, tv.o that belong to you, and
you have been robbed of your rights.
[Cheers ]
They Oave trampled the constitu'ion
under foot and certain men have per?
jured themselves in doing it. It is the
same way with Edge-field. We are
entitled to six representatives and four?
teen delegates to the State Convention.
They robbed Spartanburg, they have
robbed Greenville, they have robbed
Marlboro and Laurens, and Charleston
has live more than belongs to her. No
man en:? dispute it. [**TeM us some
thing about the primary '"j
if the Democratic party wants the
primary. I want it. They stretch the
constitution to suit themselves, and
when wc want a new ono, they say it,
will cost too mue') money. But they
spent iibout $150,000 in money and
labor on that blessed dite!: at C"! um bi a,
[cheers] and they ??rn around and give
i; away to ibo city cf ("?tumb?a
[Cries for Earle ]
The farmers asked for a farmers' ci
lege, where we could send our boys a
have them taught something besid
learning how to live by the sweat
somebody else's brow. [Cheers ] V
want a practical school. [Cr?
"Earle," cuno ter cries, "Tillman.'
They increased the South Carolina cc
lege to a university, and carried !
professors up from nine to twenty-eig
with increased income, and take t!
Hatch fund to establish an experiment
station, EO-called, and tell us. "(
CD, boys, plow and pay thc taxes.''
Voice-Will the negroes get in il
Tillman-Nary a colored negro sin
ever get in there. [Cheers ] Y<
have got one for them at Orangebur
As to the penitentiary, it barely su
tains itself, and had to go into the Sta
Treasury and borrow money to do tba
It ought to pay an income into tl
State Treasury of $150,000 to $200
000 It seems to be run in the intere
of the canal and the city of Columbi
Let's see some more what these pei
pie have done. [Voice : "What pei
pleT']
Tillman-The legislature ; the R:n
is the thing I am indicating. In 1SS
they passfd a law giving the railroa
commissioners power to regulate freigh
traffic aud passengers. The very ne*3
session they turned around and ate the
own word;?. They were bamboozle
arid debauched to do it. The railroa
commissioners went on for six yeai
with no power but merely to draw the
salaries.
Voice-When you are goverooi
won't they have the same power I
bamboozle and debauch them ?
Tillman-No!
Voice-Why not ?
Tillman-B .-cause 1 will be there t
watch them. I want every man i
South Carolina to watch me. If yo
can 6:,d anything wrong, say so.
have been living for forty-three year?
and I dare you or any other man t
point to anything on my escutcheon t
stain my record. [Cheers ]
In 188(3, after this railroad cocamii
sion for six years had nothing to do bc
draw their salary, the legislature rc
enacted a law and we tried for a ne^
election, but what did the senate do
rhat citadel of the ring ? [Voice : "A!
farmers "J
Tilimau-No, sir; mostly lawyers
thank God. They simply said w
wou't hold any election ; we must kee
these old fellows iu. There was a bi:
introduced there at the last session c
the legislature to divide the races ; hav
one coach for whites and another fo
negroes. They didn't want any colore
gentleman to go into the white gemls
man's coach and insult him. Do yo
all want that? [Voices: "Yes, har
rah for Tillman."J
Tillman-"Bunch'' McBie, throng
the railroad attorneys who were dis
tributing out bottles of whiskey, wa
manipulating things, and the mornin,
after the legislature adjourned MeBe
had a special legislature coach to car
ry these lordly legislators home to thei
Christmas dinners. Have you whit
people of South Carolina made up you
mind? to submit to rule of corporations
[Voices : "No 7"
Tillman-Isn't there a little need o
reform? [Voices: "Yes" aud "No"']
Y'ou have got-an agricultural depart
ment, which has cost $300,000
[Voices : Do you think it has doo
any harm ?]
Tilimau-I know it has done us c
good. T: ey Ii3ve put guano out with
out a guarantee, and they knew it
These men have been in power iu tba
agricultural bureau four years, siuc
1886. I Cried to reorganize that bu
reau and ge?t the farmers the coutro
over it, but could not.
I spoke about being bamborz'ed am
debauched. I was bamboozled and de
bauehed myself once. I will explaiu t
you how it was. When I begau agita!
?og-[Confusion drowned his voie
here]-Demanding these reforms sud
an avalanche of letters began to pour in
Some of these men staid with me am
pulled :\\- rg, thinking the Farmers
movement was going to get there. Ii
1S S 7, when the legislature passed tin
university act, and passed the Lill re
organizing the department, bo'h agains
the interest of tho Farmers' association
two men, who are now iu position o;
thc other, side, deserted the Farmers
movement and wcut against it. [Voices
"Natue them"]
Tillman - W. A. Ancrum of Ker
shaw, and Mr. Wo??ord of SpariantVurg
Ancrum was given a poshion on th
board; Wollard was given the superin
i tendency of the experimental station
I simply say those people who wen
I with Tillman at the start ought to stiel
j to i ill man.
Voice - Why didn't you make titi
charge against Ancrum yesterday.
Tillman - I didn't have an opportu
city to make it. I do not accuse Mr
Ancrum of any dishonorable act.
A Voice - You were at Camden yes
terday.
Tillman-Yes, but I was howlct
down by the most outrageous mob
ever saw. [Cries of "hurrah fo
Camden."
Tillman-By just s O': h fellows a;
you. I say to you, I believe tin
peop-e of this state have been robbe?
our of $";iJ?,v,'ii!) every year hy fraudo
lent guano, and the board is res.ponsi
ble for it. [Hurrah for Tillman.]
if the agricultural department h ac
wanted to protect you they could havi
gone to the legislature and said, "Geo
tiemcn the law is detective : these farm
er.- are being robbed, and we ask y>;i
to remedy it," and thc politicians weuU
not have dared refuse.
A voice-A P. Putter did that.
Tillman - Yes. but thc board ha:
never been heard from.
Capt. Tillman turned his attention t<
Jan obstreperous person in (he crowd am:
i inquired of him where he lived. Tin
! person replied, "Sumter county, an?
. don't you make any tn intake about that.1
j Tillman- I wa- sent to Columbia ii
: 1886 to draw a bill and try and get i
i through the legislature, re-orgauizinc
j th;tt bureau, in which was a provision
? punishing any guano fraud. A P.
i Poller .-1 L \\ . Y'oumaus, seo a"'-or
. from ii* rn wen, were the two men wtic
i
d.rew fi.>: substitute and l-.-t:. that out.
: Now what have you gut to say \
; [Ch;-er> j
Now ubuut ihc .'larch co?veuti?a -
Voice-You will apologize bet?re
morrow night.
Tillman-I have never apolog
yet to any of them.
Voice-You have on all occasion!
Tillman-They say we went out
the regular ranks. I see men here
voted for Chamberlain in 187G, and
called straightout Democrats. [At
point a bouquet was handed up to
speakor, and Capt. Tillman said :]
get them everywhere, and I will r
them when I get to Columbi
[Laughter]
As I was about to say, we ha?
March convention.
Voice-It was undemocratic, at
never voted for Chamberlain.
Tillman-If the cap firs you, ;
must wear it. Of all the white vot
population of Edgefield county, tber
not a Greenhscker nor a llepublic
That is the kind of Democracy I tak(
mine [Cheers.] In 1886 the farm
met with about 100 delegates
special candidate was picked out. Sc
of us wanted Sheppard ; some of
wanted Coker, etc., and the conscque
was we got beat. Voice: ''You ^
get beat, too !''] It is the people w
are going to elect me.
lu 1888 we tried for another can
date agaiost Richardson. The pol
ciaos said there was an unwritten 1
in South Carolina that a governor m
go in office two terms as a vindieat
of hisj first term, and old politich
wouldu't swim against the tide. }
met in September, and found that
had 142 or 14o who were pledged
vote for any decent man agaiost Ru
ardson. We lacked about twenty
get io, and in looking over the sta
among the men in public life whose
cords were such that we could come 1
fore the people with them, we select
your distinguished fellow citizen, Jose
H. Earle. [Pandemonium for Earl
Wc asked Col. Earle would he be
candidate. Ile said no, I can't
your candidate ; that he had promiss
Rii'hard-on not to be.
Col. Earle, (interrupting) I said
Richardson I would not be. [Gn
confusion and music by the band w
shouts of hurrah for Earle ]
Col. Earle legged for quiet, that T
enan might be enable to proceed.
Tillman-The farmers fixed on En
for a caudidat.e. We knew he said
wouldn't be our candidate, bet we didi
know he wouldn't accept if the poof
asked his services. The coosequen
was. after a ballot was taken, wh
there was no chance, our hands bei:
tied, his own brother withdrew 1
name. The farmers found themselv
tricked-somebody tricked them.
Voices-Who is "somebody"
Tillman-I don't know.
Voices-Earle acted the gentlema
sir.
Tillman-We swore by the etcrc
gods that the next time we would go
the plantation and get a simon pure fa
mer. The Shell manifesto called
March convention, and it nominated m
I stand here to-day seeking the office
governor, not of my own volition, b
a* the standard bearer of this new co
vent-ion that thought I was a prop
man to lead the fight.
If Col. Earle had thought enough
the people of South Carolina two yea
ajo he would be governor to-da
[Voices: "He will be.''] Col. Ear
has as much confidence in me as I ha
in myself. ["More than I have."]
hit me tell you about the three bli:
mice who met in Columbia.
Voice-Not one of them had but oi
eye.
Tillman-All three cf them can't s
3s much as I can with this on
[Laughter ard cheers.] They wro
ietters to their friend-other ringstc
like they were-and invited th: m dow
"to save the State" [Voice; "Tt
how you got nominated ny the con vet
tiou.] They called another meeting
thia time they had a little re-inforc
ment, and went up to thirty-four. B
did they open the doors and let tl
people see ? ["No!"] They sente
petitions to Sheppard, Earle, Hagooi
Bratlon and others. Gen. Bratten, i
response to the petition, came to tl
front, and said his duty to the Sta
required that he should make the figh
["Hurrah for Bratton !"] in three c
tour days, or a week, Col. Prarie cat:
out. It was his duty, too, to fare ti
state. [..Hurrah for Earle !"]
Let me tell you about another lit!
conference. The Grand Mogul wi
tuns around Columbia and insults get
tletnen on the stand has invited all tl
Ring in the State to m^ec there ti
morrow night ["Hurrah for Haskell
to help save poor old South Carolina
[We'll do it. Haskell, Haskell "]
j The Columbia Register says tt thi
? meeting ain't a "slaver," they might i
Wi 1! give it up
What do Karie and Bratton repn
sent? [Voices: "Straightout Dem?(
racy" C"l Eirle represents Ins ow
ambition - [.'Hurrah f??r Karie.' J-bi
that is laudable. It is worth any man
ambition to he governor of South Cart
j Una. Gen. Bratton represents stat
quo-"For God's sake let tilings alon?
1 am old and don't wa ut to be disturbo
! ia my morning nap."
Voice-What would you co wit
State politics ?
Ti i I man-\Ve wi il straighten it a
straight as a shingle.
What do I represent? ['Shell.'
"Nothing,'' "Your own ambition,'' "I
you pct there you wiil do ?ike Ma.hou
oid."j 1 represent not only thu farm
: eis of Sooth Carolina, bul ail the peo
? pie in the State who want reform
? ["Karie, Eirle"] I represent ti;
? j platform put out by the March conven
j ?ion. I represent self-government ;
represent true Democracy, economy un;
above ali, I s-cpresent equal rights to ;..!
' and special privileges to none. [Cheers.
1 del y any mun to put his hand on :
? single assertion (d' mine in speech o
i j letter which is an accusation against tht
. I i* tate government, or ifs officers
[ ''i orr's a whooper : take it al! bael: ai
! usua'?." Intense confusion.]
? i have never retracted a single utter?
i ance I ever made. I "That ain't so:
j yoe nave retracted every word you cvei
I said. J
I I will now defend myself against the
'.(charges th*::. Col h ??io is going tr
, make against me about Peter's wife's
j m l'??'-r l;in?- sick of a fever ["Chest
'tuts," .*i!:t>.'' **The tru'h always
j hurts " "Tell thc Greenville tale.'']
j I have shown you whore you Lave Lud
I misrule. ["No you havn'c "J
Tillajan-Why not? [Because
don't soe it that way at all."]
are in thc ring. ["No such tl
wo are straight-out Democrats."] '
have robbed Sumter. ["No,
haven't ; farewell Tillman ; gout
Tillman ; you lake back Ir]
Tillman-Whoever says ? take I
lies !
I will talk to you a little abeu
leprosy, the disease my friend Earh
got. ["Not a bit of it."]
Capt Tillman switched off here
spoke cf the Pacific guano c3se
about the agricultural board spen
?21.000 in that litigatioo, ?9.0(
which was for attorneys fees, and
he went on to say all this intoler
and personal hatred towards hin
was wrong, for the reason that ii
secures the nomination of thc party
the duty of every white Dernocr;
South Carolina to vote for him.
He said ; Wo are compelled to 1
the white people of South Care
united, because if we don't we will 1
a black majority and a return of
years of good stealing.
As soon as Capt. Tillman had <
eluded, Col. Karie was introduced,
walking to the front of the platf
was the signal for deafening che
and counter cheers very nearly
vociferous. There was a movemen
the two factions towards the stand,
as they swooped down upon it the sta
which had been rather flimsily c
s-ructed with whisky barrels as s
ports, was very nearly demolished,
it was all the decorations were sn
away and there was confusion w(
confounded for nearly one hour,
was at least fifty minutes before (
Earle could proceed with his spec
During the melee several arrests K
made, all the arrestees being Tilla)
ites, by some strange combination
circumstances. When Col. Eirle 1
able to make himself heard he said :
My Fellow Citizens : I am sorry
see so much excitement here, beca
I had hoped that I would have the
portunity to reply to Capt. Tillea
and show you why he should not be
governor of South Carolina.
The issues in this campaign are the
In thc first place, that this governm
Ls corrupt, and in the second pla
that it is extravagant. You h:
heard him, and know what he sa
and I leave it to your judgment to :
whether or not he has not slande
this State. ["He has." Then th
was terrific confusion.]
Tillman has said the Democri
party in South Carolina has commit
robbery, and time and again I bt
asked him for proof. lie has said ;
Democratic party in South Caroiii
who redeemed this Stare in 1876, ele
ed meu to office who are guilty
robbery If there are suoh men, T
man should name them.
For at lea-it ten years prior to 1876
know that robbers were in South Ca
lina ; we know that carpet-baggers a
scalawags, aided by ignorant irrespon
hie negroes, did rob the State, aud cc
tinued to rob it. Bu? I am surpris
that t*ny SOB th Carolinas should hu
said the white people of this State, t
Democratic party of South Caroiii
was guilty of robbery.
Col. Kirie here read from the rep
giving Tillman's charges as to t
political leprosy which he claimed p<
mealed the entire governmental fab?
and said: Now, my fellow citizei
when a stranger to South Caroli
reads these words, what does he co
elude ? Why, that the entire gover
mental fabric is permeated wish poli
cal leprosy-rotten to the core. Ia
him to prove it, and I ask any m
b*re to furnish the proof that Tillm
cannot. Ic cannot be proved.
lie said to me once, did you ev
buy a vote with a drink of whisker
I replied with indignation, no. Th
he asked, did you ever furnidh moa
to buy whiskey at au election ? I r
j plied, no, and I ask any man in Samt
county who hears me, whether any o;
can say ? ever used whisky to carry a:
election. ["No, no; bu: Tillman w
drink it-"]
I have Oven honored by my folio
citizens, and I only did my dury, a:
I am doing it cow, when ? oppose Til
man. S-tying nothing ag::;n.st his
but discussing his publie utterances,
say to y- u ho has slandered the Stat*
Have you elected any man from tl;
county since 1?76 who has been r
cr?ant to his duty ? ["No, no "]
was a glorious day in 1S7?. traaiph
to earth as we were, in chains, wil
Federal bayonets ever us to keep tl
party in power-it was a glorious da
when thc spirit of South Carolina ros
when, the true men came to thc. stan Jai
of their country and ch" cia red this thin
must stop, and the old prostrate Sta
rose grandly once more. [Cheers j
Tillman has the right to be a cand
date for governor, but rio lins no rig!
to ride into power upon the rutuc
reputation cf good and true me:
[Cheers.]
j Ho then went into an cxp?anatici
j at .some length., concerning trie re-aj
portiootnent bili. He defended J mig
!z:;?r. who he sai.i had been denounce
? b? Tillman ur- oerjurer, and who.ha
been rewarded by a seat on the bend:
! [..tiona') for Iz!,r and Oraogeburg '
j lie may sing of Peter's wife's moth;:
I as much as he pleases, but hero is on
i man who throughout the Sta'e wi
' j face Tillman and s;ty to him that thes
j things should not have h< en said, an
you have slandered my State. [Tie
mendous cheers, j
Thou you are told thr.t this govern
i ment i-; extrav igant. ? have ?ske<
j him to prove it, and to show to the poo
j plo where the expenses of the govern
I meet enid be diminished, but ? ye
j j have to hear where he proposes ta start
j ii:.- said to me, there is il.c board 0
health; ina: tho $15.000 appropriate*
! i < unnecessary.
? Col. Karie then showed the necessity
: for the existence of ilii* board for th<
j good of the health of the lower country
' especially Charle ton,
I I join bands with him ns to thc
! agricultural college, ['.'hoers and hur
I rahs for K.rlc 1 I advocate it. not
1 because ? think the Clcmscm college
; will do what some of its friends think it
.' will do. Established in the northern
part ct t:ii attire, remote from this
section, very few of thc beys from the
low section will go. ? am in favor of
supporting handsomely the South (/aro
lina college tn Uolumbia ana tue utraaet
j academy. I think thc Citadel academy
has done as much, if not more for the
boys of llr.s State than any other insti
j tution. [Cheers. J Every man yon
bring to your county who is educated
assists, in increasing the intelligence of
the county. The common schools
should be supported. J am glad that
in this town au additional tax has been
levied for the support of schools, and I
wish every town and village in the
State would do likewise, because the
people cannot spend their money to
better advantage than educating their
children. If every man in South
Carolina now was educated, there would
not be so much excitement
("Wouldn't be any Tillaianites"
Cheers.)
Col. Karie alluded to Capt. Tillman's
attack on the agricultural department
and defended the institution', saying he
thought the agricultural department bad
benn of great importance to the State, j
and that, with reference to the collection j
of royaly on phosphate, it had done a
handsome work ; that when the depart?
ment took charge cf the phosphate in?
terest of the State there was about
?61,000 collected; and now there was
over ?'220.000. Tillman says abolish
[ it, why ? ["Hurrah for B ?rle "] Un
! der his iofiueoce it was reorganized, and
j I understood he was a candidate for a
j position on that board, but he v/as not
elected. You have as good and true
men as you have io the State on that
board, and if other farmers are put on
ic they will not be able io Jo any more
for 3 ou than these gentlemen have done
[Cheers.]
Tillman does not love the farmers
any more than I do. Some of the best
friends I have in the world are farmers.
[Tremendous cheering.] Tillman has
five or six lawyers on his ticket, but be
says. **0, weil, ? am head of the ticket,
and the head will wag the tail." If I
were on his ticket, as attorney general,
or elected to that c-ffi ;e under his
administration, there would be one part
of it he woul lnJc wag. [Cheers ] I
do not believe he is going to wag Pope.
I invite criticisms to my public record.
The State has had abler attorney gen?
erals than I, but I have done my duty,
and I want to see any man who can
lock me in the face and show me where?
in I have been derelict. Ile can't do it.
Gen. Earle then took up the Pacific
guano case and stated the result of the
suit was to recover over ?100,000
worth of property for the State ; that
the judgment recovered for over ?70,
000 was compromised for ?53,000,
every dollar of which bas been account
el for. [Cheers.] He teils you
about thc penitentiary not being sslf
sustaining. ["Tillman ought to be in
j the penitentiary.-' ] I am one who
J don'c think it should be an institution
j to make money for the State. I think
I it should be self-sustaining, and only
self-sustaining. When men are sent
there to be punished for crime, I don't
think they should bo used for the pur?
pose of bringing any revenue to the
state. ? am one of those who disap?
prove of it.
Those people should be made to work
and support themselves free of any ex?
pense to the S?ate, but the State should
not make any more off them.
As to the government being run by a
Ring, if there is a Riug, f don't know
it. 1 don't believe Hampton belonged
to a liing when he was elected, or
?IagO')d either. [No ; no ] I don't
believe Thompson, Richardson, or any
of the others did. Tbs State govern?
ment has cot been controlled by 3ny
Ring. ? never belonged to any Ring.
["No, no; there ia oniy one Ring;
Shell and Tillman."]
I have always adhered to the princi?
ple." of the Democratic party, and. with
God's help, I shall so continue. [Long
j applause ]
Col. Earle then took up the constitu
I tioual convention question, and gave
j reasons why it was not the proper tah:g
j to undertake now, on account of the
! expanse, and tue remedies that could be
j applied by amendment tc it. Since 'TC
j the farmers have had the majority in
legislature; but why should there be
I any reference io farmers? You should
i elect men to ofEoe without reference to
I whether they are farmers, merchants,
! deciors or lawyers. The only question
j should bf, are they honest men, and
? who will be faithful to thc constitution
! This arraying class against class eau be
j productive of nothing but evil.
? Let me ask you what they mean by
j aristocracy, and what they mean by
I common people - ["Tillman is very
j common.r] Before thc war we had in
: this State an aristocracy of wealth, bu1:
: as a general thing, the wealthy men
: before war arc poorest men now. The
I only aristocracy worth a cent is the
aristocracy of virtue and of brains.
. [Cheers.] Where are the common
I j.;;op!e ? L H any man who con>iders
! himself of the eins- hold up his hand
' [Xonc were held up ] All this cry of
aristocracy arni common people is noth?
ing more than theory of the demagogue.
In this connection I suppose be wii!
i refer to Haskell as an aristocrat. I
! knew, my friends, when he pronounced
j Haskel Ts name, that the appeal would
j be lost on this crowd. 1 sec before me
I men who followed him in battle,
j ["Throe cheers for A. C. Haskell,"
which were given vociferously.]
When a Confed?rate, who has lost
! his arm, les or eve upon the field of
I . *
i baffle in defence cf country, insults me.
i I would say to him. my friend, you
I may sny what you please; my hand
j will never be upraised against you, who
i hiivc slied blood for me and mine.
[Loud and Ion<r continued cheering.]
When the Democratic party puts up
a candidate, he shall have my support ;
! but they must proceed regularly, accord?
ing to the Democratic rules and con
I stitution. If they proceed irregularly,
I then ? will not be bound by it. if the
! party is divided from the result of the
Shell and Tillman movement, and the
i i! 'publicans shall get control of this
; State. Tillman and his followers will be
j responsible Ter it.
Tho Florence Meeting.
Oorrcsf.onJer.ce Greenville Daily News.
COLUMBIA, July 10.-Tho campaign
; meeting at Florence to-day was very
different from thc usual order. Till?
man i:!.'!up:ur:itcd a role entirely new.
?K. oi-i not speak on the i^ucs of the
campaba at ai*
j>raicoo spo?e erst au<? waa lunvwcu
by Tillman. Tillman said he thought'
the debates should he discontinued. He
said they did no good, as everybody
had decided VT h o to vote for.
He asked all who were for Bratton to1
hoi vi up their hands and quite a number
of hands were raised. He then made
the same proposition as to Earle. It
large number of hands were raised.
Then-"All for Tillman raise their
hands." About half responded amid a'
deafening cheer.
He then said he would tura them*
over to General Earle and sat down."
He had some misunderstanding with4
the chairman of the meeting as to the"
order of speeches. He objected to pre?
ceding Earle.
The chairman refused to order the'
program to suit him. Earle's speech'
was aggressive. Notwithstanding the
large Tillman contingent, Tillman and
the Farmers' Movement were roughly
handled.
The Tillman faction were disposed?
to le noisy and continually interrupted
Earle by needless questions. A largo
contingent from Timuioosville was pres
eut with a large banner inscribed "Tim-"
monsvilie don't want the Great Bam
boosler."
The candidates are tiring of the cam?
paign and if possible would like t?-*
stop it.
The Meeting at Chesterfield.
Correspondence Greenville Daily News.
COLUMBIA, S. C , July ll-At the
campaign meeting at Chesterfield to-d?y
ab"ut 1.500 people were present.
General Bratton said he saw no uss*
of an organization of the agricultura!
class against the other classes of the
State, as the Legislature was at present
doing all it could for the farmers and
that the proper thing to do was to*
stick to the constitution.
Capt. Tillman was introduced amie?
continual yells all over the audience.
His speech was just a repetition of
what he has said at other places. He"
defiued Tillmanism as "Democracy, a*
free ballot and a fair count."'
During Captain Tillman's speech he
accused Colonel Eirle of having made'
untruthful charges against him and ali
the same time he knew they were un?
true, but Colonel Earle got up and
asked him if he meant that he (Colouer
Izarle) had uttered an untruth about
him and, of course, Tillman swallowed
his own words, as usual.
Colonel Earle was then introduced
amid cheers for Earle and calla for
Tillman.
Colonel Earle said that if the State
officers were as bad as Cap1. Tillmarf
had represented them it would have
been better for the State to have staid*
ia the hands of the Radicals. He then'
took up Tillman's points in detarfl arad?
met them all amid cheers from the
Cheraw potion of the audience, Cheraw*
being solid for Earle.
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