The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-05-24

much right to speak as tho gentleman
from Edgeiield; men who dare to do as
much, to suffer as much and arc as true
to the State as ho or his ever have been,
| to taunt them with being politicians
while he and his arc the true Democracy
} of tho State. Applause. Tell lis OF
real wrongs, tell us of evils that tho peo-
pie are roally suffering, and we will try
and help the gentleman to relieve them !;
but 1t won't do to make vague accusa-
tions, to charge all tho sul1oriugs of the
!, people resulting from the war and the
, period which followed upon tho nero
system of making nominations. 1t will
: not do to charge the people Cf the State
who have done SO much to bring up the
State to higher condition Of prosperity,
and who will be ever mindful Of her in
forests, with tho responsibility Of every
misfortune suffered by tho people. 1t
will not do to indulge in such glittering
gcneralitieS. Come down TO the proofs.
They arc here. Let him produce them. :"
Applause.
} At the close Of Mr.. Gary's remarks
Capt, Tillman again roso to speak, and
, there We're cries Of "QucStion! Ques-
tion!"
, Mr.. Tillman thoreupon called ont at
the top of his voice: "You may gag me
here, but ] will meet YOU before tho
people.
Several delegates then moved that Mr..
llllman DO heard again, and cries Of
Illlman were heard from different parts
OF the hall. After some hesitation Mr..
lillman walked into the middle Of the
aisle and spoke a9 follows:
'0icntlcmcn Of the Convention, |
! IhnnIi G,r | ,.,;ll
try and not impose OH your good nature
| want merely to answer sC:nc of the
points made by some Of tho speakers.
The gentleman from Anderson is anxious
to save the dear people trouble. That
ha" bccn the cGy Of all tyrantS. The
Car of Russia saves his people all trOu-
, bic, except the trouble Of paying taxes
and stopping hlllcts. There have been
such outlages pcrpetratcd i'll tins hall !
hesitate 10 name them, and must speak
OF them with hated breath. Charleston
stands here to-day with ten representa-
tivc%. which she is not entitled to if the
Constitution had not been tramped
under foot, and Richlunil has two more
J than she is entitled to, while the men
who did the hrllnt Of the fighting in
: 1876 ar diSfranchsod by tho onormit ties
pcrpctrat"d 10y the Legislature. They
came here and took M oath at this desk
to support the Constitution; but after
J they got here they were bambOOHled or
J affected III some way by Columbia wnter
or whiskcy or by Charleston what shall
l call lt-bruin. Charleston ALWAYS
catches on her feet. If she is tripprd in
the House, she cntcl:cs on her feet in the
: Senate; and if tripped in tho Senate,
she turns mp all right in the House.
Laughter. While we poor farmers are
arms Of such men as my friend from
Charleston, tBuistD Laughter. If We
have bright boy and send Mm here
! to this College he gets switched cir
, None but the fools come home. That is
why We want an agricultural college to
= give lis brain on the farm. The majority
OF you here don't represent the pcOplc
Of South Carolina You roprcscnt DO
lltical cliques and rings III your different
} counties. | won't attempt to go into
many details that would like to ii had
the time"
Mr. Haskell here produced the Stat
utcs and showed thai in round numbers
the expenditures i'll 1879 had been $9US,
600 and ln'lSSG $50, 600, to which should
ha added about so, GOO to balance a di-
rect appropriation to the Pcnitcntiarv of
OF that nmount in 1879, still leaving cX-
: pcrditures for 1856 about $500 less
than 1879. Amid the applause that fol-
lowed MIR. Haskcll's remarks, Mr.. Till
man was heard 10 say: 81 will prove tAo
ia!soncss Of those figures before the
people,
On the question Of adopting Mr..
Gray's motion 10 reject the committees
: report and prescribe the primary systom
, for State nominations, the vote was taken
) by yeas and nays, and resulted AZ fol
lows: Yeas So, nays POT. SO the primn-
, ry system was rejected.
4 PRELIMINARY CANVASS.