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eight don't know that we should fare. so
well under primary system. I don't think
the gentleman can show any material In
crease in expen ditures of the State Govern
ment. Wherever there has been m increase
1t appears in the appropriations for a legiti-
mate purpose and has been voted for by both
branches Of your representatives.
Mr.. Tillman: "And then vote against 1t
when he comes here to the Legislature"
Mr.. Murray: my friend has been here two
years trying to get the class he essays to rep
resent to carry through his reform ideas, but
they have never been able to agree on the de-
Mr.. Tillman: "The bill was agreed to, but
the men who promised to support 1t went
back on their pledges"
ttves the bill received very few votes, and in
the Senate 1t received @ votes out of 35 It is
very easy to talk reform, extravagance, re-
tiIrenchm,ent, iIe &c, but the question is what
Mr.. Til!man: 1--WE can bring the Penitentia-
ry back to where 1t was in 1880. paying the
state year. instead OF being an annex
Mr.. Murray: "If you will do that we will
put you In sole charge and vote you pen
sion" Gaughter.)
Major Gary, who next spoke to the ques-
change. No one has suffered any loss of their
rights by the convention plan, and he was in
favor of leaving we'll enough alone.
At this stage Of the, debate Mr.. Tillman
~
"Question question:
Mr.. Tillma9 thereupon called out at the top
Of his voice: "You may gag me here, but
will meet you before the people,"
Several delegates then moved that Mr.. Till
man be heard. After some hesitation MIR.
Tillman spoke as follows: 49,,
~ thank you for this courtesy, and I WILL
try and not impose on your. good nature. The
gentleman from Anderson Is anxious to save
the dear people trouble. That has been the
cry Of all tyrants. The Gear Of Russia saves
paying taxes and stopping bullets. Charles
tives, which she is not entitled to If the Con-
stitution had not been trampled under foot,
titled to, while the men who did the brunt OF
the fighting in 1915 are disfranchised by the
enormities .perpetrated, by the Legisla ture.
They came here and took an oath ut this desk
to support the Constitution; but after they
got here they were bamboozied or affected In
some way by Columbia water or whiskey or
by Chareston-what shall call 1t-braln
Charleston always catches on her feet. II she
Is tripped in the House, she catches on her
feet in the Senate; and II tripped in the SEN
ate she turns up all right In the House.
Iaughter.) While we poor farmers are car.
red around by the dozen under the @ arms Ian,oo OF
send him here to this College he gets switched
off. None but the fools come home. That. Is
us brain on the farm. The majority OF you
here don't represent the people OF South Caro-;
lima. You represent political cliques and
rings In your different counties"
Mr.. Haskell here produced the Statutes and
showed that In round numbers the expendi-
lures In 1879 had been S90j 900 and in 1886 $780,,
900. to which should be added about $4,000 to
balance direct appropriation to the Peniten-
tiary of that amount In 1879; still leaving eX-
penlitures for 1885 about 900 less than 1879.
Mr. Tiliman 81 will prove the falseness Of
those figures before the people"
On Mr.. Gray's motion TO reject the unfavor-
able report Of the committee and adopt the
State primary plan the yeas and nays were
demanded. The roll OF delegates was called
SO yeas to 207 nays.
The next report made by Major Ruist was
In favor of the Murray resolution, amending
the constitution by. providing for prelimina.
ry canvass by candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor.
After the adjournment OF the Convention
the st. Louis delegates met and unanimously
elected Capt. F. W. Dawson chairman Of the
delegation. The South Carolina membecs of
the national committee will be elected by the
delegation from this State upon the adjourn
ment of the National Convention.