The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-08-09
TIE MEETING an SUMTER.
Speeches by Governor Richardson, LIEUT.
Gov. aLaHdIn aud Others.

The meeting appointed by the State
Democratic Executive Committee to be
held at Sumter, for the seventh Con.
gressional district, came of on the lst
inst.
Speeches were made by Gov. Richard
son, Lieut.. Gov. Mauldin, Attorney
General Earle, Comptroller General
Werner and Capt. B. R. Tillman.
The Governor and the Lieutenant
Governor spoke generally to the same
effect as at the previous meetings. Capt.
Tillman's g speech contained nothing new.
Comptroller General Werner spoke of
the State finances. He invited Capt.
Delgar to ask two farmers in the meeting
to exmine their two sets OF figures, and
decide whether he or Capt. Tillman was
correct in his statement OF the differ
ences between the expenses Of 1888
and 1867.
Til,man: ssTake Gen. Moore and Gen.
Earle, both are respected.
Werner: 81 will show the committee
what manipulation Of figures you are. "
He read the correspondence between
himself and Capt. Tillmsn on the vexed
question and Capt. Tillme MS statements
at Chester on Monday. There was g
lively and continued running tilt on this
matter between the two. Here IS the
summing up of it.
Capt. Tillman charged that Mr.. Yer
ner, in his statement of the differences
between the fiscal years of 1879 and
1869, had used the comptroller's report
for 1869, and the treasurfr's
report for 1S79-79, and that he gave as q
difference, after taking Of the funded
interest OF 1892, 900, only S27, 900. MIR.
Tillman claimed that this was done for
partisan purposes. In the figures which
Capt. Tillman gave the reporter OF The
News and Courier, which were published
Tuesday, he claimed to prove that he
had proven substantially the correc ness
OF his statement In the recent Democrat
ic Convention, but when pressed by Mr..
Werner he admitted that he had culied
out of the treasurer's statement for 1873
70 the figures which he used to swell the
difference to $237, 900, they being in
cluded in the aggregate expenditures for
the year l978-79, as shown by the trea-
sure's report. That is, he admitted doing
Just what he had charged the comptroller
general with doing. He claimed he was
right in doing it, however.
Capt. Tillman and Mr.. Werner alter.
mated in speaking on this subject and
there was the liveliest interest among
the audience and much confusion.
ATTORNEY GENERAL EARLE.
was now loudly called for. He defeated
the State Government from the charges
made against it and reviewed the States
work in education.
This talk about reducing taxation, he
said, was demagogic. Ii legislators
were untrue to the behests t;fthe people,
let them be turned out and new men put
in their places.
Again, in answer to Capt. Tillman, he
said he was willing to abolish the annex
so-called and give it's funds to the agrl-
cultural college.
Capt. Tillman announced that the
Hatch fund had been stolen from the
farmers and that the agricultural board
did not represent them. Col. Earle dis
sented from Capt. Tillman's position in
regard to the privilege tax fund. That
should not 60 to the agricultural college.
1t belonged to the people.
Tillman: "The agricultural board don't
represent the people"
Earle: "Put them ont, then"
Tillman: "But the Legislature is ma
-nipulated.
Earle: "Then pnt out the members.
Capt. Tillman is not the State. lie
mustn't expect everybody to trail after
his opinions.
After a lively passage beyond thereach
of reporting, Gen. Earle said:
81 approve many things you advocate,
but do not abuse people without canse.
Do not charge class with wrong-doing
and array class against class. "
Tillman: "I've said harder things
against farmers than lawyers. I've called
them fools and puppets. F."
Earle: "You cannot point to q single
South Carolina Representative in Demo
cratic days who has stolen dollar.
Tillman: 81 don't know about that.
There are some fshy things" IGreat
confusion, the entire platform being COW
cred with excited men crowding about
the couple. Cries Of "Put him up to
testify"l
Earle: "Come out openly and say ii. "
Tillman, with hesitation and looking
awkward: ga reputable man in Marion
charges-(and then he repeated Big.
hams SANDER about Governor Thomp-
SON. don't endorse it, but [ was in
the House myself when Dean made that
report Bigham says be did. The News
and Courier this morning has reply
mentioning lot of things in the man
sion, but that is not conclusive to me-
Werner, excitedly: THAT schedule was
copied from records in my Office. There
is not scintilla Of truth IN that accusa-
ton; not scintilla. %
Tillman. doggedly: "Glad to hear
some one deny it.
Earle: "Then the thing that looks
6shy has disappeared. With all respect
for Governor Thompson, if a mali will
make an affidavit against him will have
him brought to South Carolina and tried.
But don't let us have these accusations. "
Tillman: 'It's not my charge, not my
business"
Earle: 'Not your business when
Governor of the State is accused of
theft?"
Tillman: 81 would be ashamed 20
make the charge
Earle: ASHAMED to accuse Governor
Thompson, and not ashamed to accuse
the Legislature OF stealing agricultural