The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-08-19
Tillmnan at Abbeville. His
Appe1ranec-HmtrOdI nc
tiOR-A'art of lais
SnnnrlI
Speech.

The IorhciNo E',q'wer gives this
Inscription of him, which we adopt as
being more correct than anything
which we might write:
"Capt Tillman is gontloman Il
clear-cut features, pleasing address,
atfablc disposition, easily approached
and while he has pleasant word for
every OnC, his manners are entirely
I've" from the guile Of the politician,
readily iMprcsaiu% one that he is hon
est and sincere III what he SAYS and
does. BY nn accident when boy he
lost one eve, but he makes good use
ot his remainjmG optic. AS a public
speaker he is free and unconstrained,
and though at times n little brusque
he has the happy faculty of making
himself understood. He wore a
straw hat, q dark colorcd coat of thin
material, and a white vest"
MIR. TILIMAN's INTRODUCTION.
After Mr.. Tillmm was seated, Mr..
j. II. Morrah, President of the Abbc
vile Farmers Club, proceeded to in
troducc him somewhat after this
fashion:
r.Uom ra;,,,. .., D.
f''e"'' I "'%'"S an" bT0'heT F"rmfrs:
1t is gratifying to see SO many pres
ont to-day. The organization of q
Farmers Club denotes a new era.
Never before has an evclnsiynl, For
mcrs' Club been oruonizcd in tb;e
State assure Won that IT, is q nlno-
SAINT duty to introduces our 3;et;n
guishcd guest who is the orio;notor
of the movement. Althounh he is q
stranger to many of rs. no mama ;o
more familiar to- us. lis name ro
vcrbnratcs in every county from th.
mountains to the sea. Personally h,
* popular at his own homo ond ol
thourh he has hccn oftnn m;scon
Hrurtcd, his h,ncstv Of n,nnnsn onl
his sincerity Of actinr has sacn,,,J r.,
him great ncrs,nal ponulo,;ty
I row have the nl;.usurn nf int,,
ducinr ta Won fine !sNIn.rs, of Snmth
Carolina, Cant. b. r. TiIlmon
Captain Tilhman was them rroatod
with GREAT shouts of nn,l,rSn nr,l
other manifestations of nn,Ionan .
After tal1inet in thc sccno C,,rt rim
man said: "
~. (Uo;.,l,, z,,o,1,. Ill.,
uo,7 Lnu"'o |';,;1''',. ,'".'''' |'''"'c'S'
''''' '''''' ''"'
address You, and include among
You, many whom l. presume are no
farmers. L cannot conceive that all
OF You ere members Of the Farmers
Club. This great outpouring of en-
tn'lSlasm was not expected at first
l. am only a farmer and until recen-
iIy~-an unknown farmer. None have
o ~ iii'iI '"h ~ IHc'' 'il''i hlHsell at
assumed. This movement wos boru @
ut Bennottsville, in Marlboro county
q little more than q wear AGO. Iwent
to that meeting as q farmer Uov;nu
been a farmer all nv life, T felt that 7
might direct attention TO some of
those means which would enablc MS
to take q new departure, T Offered
resolutions, which I thought looked
to the improvement of our condition
as individuals, and the object of
which was the advancement of the
cause of good government, but I
found the political element of that
meeting so strong, and the practical
interests of the farmer SO far re
moved from the thoughts of that con-
vention, that I could do nothing
That audience, which was larger than
this, was completely captured by my
speech, but the political farmers voted
my resolutions down. l felt humilia-
ted. L went home and studied the
question.
WHY THE FIGHT WAS COMMENCED.
Th;a fo,,t ,,.,o o.,
90 wos U Ha"oo,o1 m,'o IoninnGlce''' fI H 30 l"f
nosc Of IT;no>im" U''' a"ior ."i Uno ; o"4e PR
forn;na ;rh5n4 ;nto[nai. "cIVIco Who i''!o Inc In!
~cncc and sc;cnco [, ,,I"a 'tI" ERE fn., rnIeln,
oro tho so,t nf I" tho iu,rS on.tI Tie t"rl"erS
howors of yon1 ~ o'n, "'a "5,nIr, 1,a II we are
# is n,n own : fo,'It ,I'' 'f'MetS r. "; oi water