The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-05-24

we should fare so we'll under q primary
system. I don't think the gentleman can
show any material increase in expendi-
lures of the State Government. Wher.
ever there has been an increase it appears,
in the appropriations for a legitimate
purpose and has been voted for BY both
branches of your representatives. There
is not man here would not express
himself in favor of the reform which the
gentleman from Edgefeld claims to
seek"
Mr.. Tillman: "And then vote against
it when he comes to the Legislature"
Mr.. Murray: "My friend has been
here two years trying to get the class ne
essays to represent to carry through bis
reform ideas, but they have meyer been
able to agree on the details"
Mr.. Tillman: "The bill was agreed to,
but the men who promised to support it
went back on their pledges"
Mr.. Murray: "In the House of Repre-.
sentatiyes the bill received very few votes,
and in the Senate it received s votes out
of 35. 1t is very easy to talk reform,
extravagance, retrencbment, &C., but the
question is what item will you begin at {"
Mr.. Tillman: "We can bring the
Penitentiary back to where it was in 1880,
paying the State $1,000 a year, instead
of being an annex to the Canal"
Mr.. Murray eff you do that ne will
put you in sole charge and vote you q
pension" Laughter.
Major Gary, who next spoke to the
question, thought there was no necessity
for the change. No one has suffered aay
loss of their rights by the Convention
plan, and he was in favor of leaving we'll
enough alone. If the expenses Of the
Government were to be reduced that
could be done through the legislative
branch of the Government. 1t could not
be effected through-the executive branch.
At this stage ofthe debate Mr.. Tillman
again rose to speak, and there were cries
of Question question p
Mr.. Tillman:.t .thereupon called out at
the top of his voice: "You may gag me
here, but I will meet you before the peo.
ple."
Several delegates then moved that MIR.
Tillman be heard again, and cries Of
Tillmsn were heard from different parts
of the hall. Alter some hesitation Mr..
Tillman walked into the middle of the
aisle and spoke as follows:
"Gentlemen of the Convention, l thank
you for this courtesy, and I will try and
not impose on your good nature. want
merely to answer somo of the points
made by some of the speakers. The
gentleman from Anderson is anxious to
save the dear people trouble. That has
been the cry Of all tyrants. The Car Of
Russia saves his people all trouble,
except the trouble of paying taxes and
stopping bullets. There have been such
outrages psrpetrated in this hall I hesitate
to name them, and must speak of them
with bated breath. Charleston stands
here to-day with ten representatives,
which she is not entitled to If the
Constitution had not been trampled
under foot, and Richland has two more
than she is entitled to, while the men
| who did the brunt of the fighting In 1876
are disfranchised by the enormitiea
perpetrated by the Legislature. They
came here aud took an oath at this desk
to support the Constitution but after
they got here they were bamboozled OF
affected in some way by Columbia water
or whiskey or by Charleston-what shall
| I call it-brain? Charleston always
catches on her feet. Ifshe is tripped in
the House, she catches on her feet in the
Senate; and if tripped in the Senate she
turns up all right in the House.
TLaughter.] While We poor farmers are
carried around by the dozen under the
arms of such men as my friend from
Charleston, lBuist) Laughter If we
have a bright boy and send him here to
this College he gets switched of. None
but the fools come home. This is why
we want an agricultural college to give
us brain on the farm. The majority Of
you here don't represent the people Of
South Carolina. You represent political
cliques aud rings in your different
counties. won't attempt to go into
many details that I would like to if had
the time."
Mr.. HASKELL here produced the Statutes
and showed that in round numbers the
expenditures in 1879 had been s9OS,OOO
and in 1886 $4,000, to which should be
added about $4,000 to balance direct
appropriation to the Penitentiary of that
amount in 1879, still leaving expendi'
lures for 1886 about 81, 500 less than 1879
Amid the applause that followed Mr.
Haskell's remarks, Mr.. Tillman was
heard to say: ri will prove the falseDess
of those figures before the people"
On Mr.. Grays, motion to reject the un'
favorable report of the Committee and
adopt the State primary plan, the yeas
and nays we're demanded, and the vote
stood as follows: yeas, 83; nays, 2O7
The delegates from Laurens. Marion
Oconee, Pickens and Union voted solidly
for the primary, and it received the sup.
port of a majority of the Abbe'ille
Chester, Darlington, Greenville, Spartan
burg and York delegations. The Ander'
son delegation voted solidly against the
primary.
The Committee made a favorable re-
port on the resolutions of Mr.. Murray
which were adopted.
On Mr.. James's resolution, the Com
mittee made an unfavorsble report, and
the resolution was rejected. Mr.. Gray''
resolution met the same fate.
The Committee made favorable re-
port on Mr.. Graydon's resolutions, which
was adopted.
The Committee concluded Its report
by recommending the adoption of Mr.
Buist's resolutions, endoraing President
Cleveland and bis policy, emitting, how
ever, tho 9th resolution, which endorsed
the Mills bill. The report as made was
adopted unanimously.
The Convention Was very harmonious
body, and did its work without much
discussion.
After the adjournment of the Oonven.
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