The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-08

Of doing things.
have said Before and say again, though
called Democracy, South Carolina is governed
by aristocracy. [Appause.] There are grand
nthers here Who have never voted tor Gov.
ernor directly in their lives. Aristocracy
means the government OF the best. II 1t was
the best would favor 1t, but deny that 1t is
am in favor OF an aristocracy Of brains, but
God forbid should ever bow the knee to the
aristocracy OF blood. or the aristocracy ol
money.
They call me q crank. I am proud Of the IT,
tie. If man wants something better in the
world than existing conditions, at first he Is
always termed a crank. When he succeeds
ah ! all bow the knee. have not succeeded
The Captain said he would skip the ques:
tion of an agricultural college and 60 into the
question Of the government, its expenses and
It's abuses, and proceeding. referred to the
ditures in the State Convention. Then, con.
tinuing, he said: "They have such diversity
Of figures, all from the same sources, that 1t Is
hard to tell what are the true ones. Haskell
denied my statement that there was an in
crease of S2I0000 in 1886 over that in 1873; Gov
ernor Richardson has said 1t was 1884 ,OQ3
Werner said it was $4,000; q young man In
Camden sends me his figuring, WHICH makes
It s220,OoO, and a writer in THE COLUMBIA
REGISTER says 1t Is $4,000.
Without casting any imputations, on the
Comptroller General, l say that If the
need OF new way of keeping them, so there
can be no dispute about the true figures?
will give figures, and defy any man 20 dis.
a tabulate ed statement. which has been pub
lished;, only his additional figures are given
Expenditures sSs5, S5 ,5le 5le
-. lSS-ST...... SOo, fof
Difference against latter year. 1881 .2Il
This, you SEQ, Is just as Gov. Richardson
said. In 1879 there was due but not paid Sl92,-
-, t,,tn f,,nI Indo o. 111
remained in the treasury. Deduct that inter
est and 1t leaves an excess of s142,271. But
that is not fair and square test There were
extraordinary expenditures In 1879, that new
er can occur again.
Add the following to ~
BOND S.VOo
Joint Investigating gcommittee..."""...... 2,3Is
Advertising forfeited land...... ...."" .... 4.992
Purchase of arms 2,SS1
Deficiency from lS16........ ...........:... IL
Phosphate inspection and commission. 4,232
Repairs aZaretto.................-. 1000
Deficiency In penitentiary: o. s,9So oS0
Repairs penitentary iS77..:................ 5000
s2N 1928
This Is the net difference In expenditures
between the two years. They try TO dodge
and honey -flglc and bambooZle until no one
can tell what Is the truth.
The Captain read with sarcastic comments
the following comp parison of the cost OF GER
1879 1857
Charleston Health Dept $50 $500
State Board OF Health. h......"".."...". 800 2COO
Maintaining quarantine.......-..... 900 ,6OO
Salaries penitentiary.......... 05S G,3OO
ASYLUM, salary Sup't.................. 1900 5000
Board of l,1sS
Board Visitors Citadel. l...;;...........;.. 2@lU ~
Two clerks, Comptroller Gen. EACH. l,25O $40
One clerk. Supt Ed.................... - 900 200
State Arnlorer....... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" 5O0 IVO
Asss. Atty Gen...............-......1 200 1,5O0
Engrossing DEPARTMENT.. .....:;-.. 3USo
and If they didn't know enough to draw
them, they did not introduce any. Now we
have Solicitors from all the counties ready to
draw bills by the thousand II any fool wants
Captain Tillman then alluded to the good
work done in 1876, and said the pendulum OF
expenditures swung back from extravaganza
to economy. Now 1t was swinging back the
other way. In reference TO reforming this, he
"Why don't we get this reform? The fault
lies with you. We are the most Ignorant par
ty in the United States; We don't know how
You have voted for officers from personal pre-
ference. We have got good men, able men,
but we have not sought them out and sent
them to the Legislature"
He then went on to describe his ideal of the
"How do ye do" legislator, and the metamor-
phosis he experienced in Columbia, the audi
ence cheering and laughing thereat. He at
lacked the expenditure of money on the
State House. and said it should be stopped.
That after the house was made habitable he
did not believe one single cent SHOULD be
spent. He also pitched into the Railroad
Commission as It exists under the presen I
law, and said he thought there would and
should be fight to change II at the next scs.
sion Of the Legislature.
In regard to the penitentiary, he SAID
"Iet's do something to utilize that labor,
even If we have to 60 back to county chain
gangs and employ 1t In working the roads anu
building bridges" The defeat OF the reappor'
a hn 1ai n nj or r.
lesion, aided by Columbia, and strongly COLI
demned the action of those who killed It,.
In regard to the judiciary, he advocated the
seooh hard I'd thss tS saS aSdut
especially the paid attorneys OF railroad cor
porations, who occupied seats in the House of
Representatives and voted on measures in
which they could but have personal inter-
est. He said he did not mean to say they
were or could be bribed, but still 1t was not
the proper thing.
the Captain said. alluding to the correspon-
dent or the NeWS and Courier, who had been
reporting his speeches:
"My young friend will tell you that is some
of my coarse wit"
A voice from the audience-"We know how
to take that"
Captain Tillman then said: "You have
taken your politics from the Ne,0s and Courier
long enough"
Mr.. Gonzales, under Misrepresentation ap-
parently Of the preceding dialogue, took en-
ccptiOn TO Capt. Tillman's remarks, where
upon the Captain found ina copy Of the Ne'US
and Courier the expression "irrepresSible vul-
garity" In reference to some remarks OF his.
MIR. Gonzales said he was not responsible for
the use of the words quoted they had been
put In at the office.
Captain Tillman reported by saying: "Per-
haps your boss in Charleston put them in"
Great confusion thereupon followed, MIR.
Gonzales apparently trying 10 address Cap
tain Tillman or the audience, or both, but vo,
ciferous cries of "Tillmanr' 'Tillman ~
drowned whatever he did say.
Tho Captain finally quieted what seemed
an imminent row, somo OF the audience
seeming disposed TO act violently, and pro-
ceeded to the conclusion Of his address.
Amid cries OF "Bighman" from his ad-
hercnts, who seemed very thckly scattered
through tho audience, the individual alluded
TO- O very ordinary looking man, with big
round head and long red beard, advanced to
the front of the stage and commenced what
proved to be 81 harrangue and not speech.
First, Mr.. Bingham read something he had
written down about his trials with the cliques
and rings of Marion County, and bis being
slandcrcd by Governor Richardson in refer
ence to his remarks about the furniture Of
the Executive mansion. He said he had
asked the Governor to remain on the stage
and listen to what he was going to say, but
the Governor declined.
One point lie did make. He referred 10 DIR.
0. j. Byrd to substantiate his statement that
the committee Oh the matter of repairs
tho mansion did make q verbal report
TO your correspondent, who applied to DR..
Byrd, that entlcman said that he had au-
thorized Bigham to refer TO him on that mat
ter AS lie had been q member ut the time