The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-07-25
this most favored of the sisterhood of
States should be the greatest and grand

this most favored of the sisterhood OF
States should be the greatest and grand
est.
The Governors speech lasted fol
nearly two hours. At it's close he was
freely applauded and presented with q
beautiful bouquet.
Capt. Cochran introduced Lieutenant.
Governor. Mauldin, who, although suffer
ing from an attack of inhammatory rheu-
matism, was able to make forcible
speech of half an hours duration.
The Lieutenant Go,ernor's SPEECH.
In it he referred to the responsibility
of the position he occupied and the duty
which rested upon him to act, not for
any one section, but for the best inter-
ests OF the whole State. The chief in
terest of the taxpayers was to have the
Government administered with regard
both to public necessities and the ability
of the State to bear the expense. He
had always held chat the Government
should be administered in the same man
ner as prudent mans private affairs.
Sometimes, however, projects failed of
effect because Of mistaken idea OF econ
omy. Differences always existed between
representatives of the people as to the
best economy for the Commonwealth.
The compromises to which these vari-
znces led were, perhaps. after all, the
most advantageous measure for the State.
He denied the charge that he was an
enemy Of education, lower or higher.
He had supported the proposition to
charge tuition foe in the University,
and was glad to know from friends OF
that institution that the requirement OF
such a fee had not injured it. No one
should place stone in the way of any
institution of learning in the State.
While an economist, he would not con-
slider himself pledged to support every
measure whose originator fancied it
would be one of true economy. He
would vote after hearing debate ss his
Judgment dictated for the best interests
of the State. He did not oppose the
Clemson college, and wished the Uni
versity made par excellence the college
of the State, drawing its students from,
but not competing as an equal with, the
lesser colleges. An agricultural college,
with school of technology, would be a
valuable addition to our educational sys-
TEN. If the Clemson legacy turned out
as represented, it should be accepted and
vitalzed by the State.
Captain Tillman's Speech.
Capt. B. R. Tillman was introduced
by DR.. Jones and was enthusiastically
received by the crowd, who listened to
him with absorbed interest.
He was armed, he said, with plenty
of ammunition, but had not time to fire
it all off. He was glad to give his fel-
low citizens an opportunity to look him
in the eye and Judge whether he was the
demagogue and crank he was alleged to
be. He was present by invitation of the
Abbeville Democracy and the Abbeyille
farmers neither as an open nor secret
candidate for the Office of Governor or
Lieutenant Governor. He felt his dis
advantage in following their able and
silver -tongued Governor, whose glowing
words in praising South Carolina had
stirred his heart as much as any ones.
81, said Capt. Tillman, ''am nothing
but barnyard rooster" Laughter.
A voice: "No, an Edgefeld game
chicken" [Applause.
81 don't want to fight eagles nor buz-
yards either. 1t seems that some buzzard
has escaped from the Market House in
Charleston and gone into the News and
Courier Office, where it is spewing its
slime all over me, but such creature is
unworthy of the notice of gentleman. p"
[Applause and laughter.
After this graceful remark Capt. Till
man said that he was not here to discuss
differences between Democratic and
Republican government, but between
Democrats and Democrats. He con-
graduated his audience on the fact that
the time had passed when men could be
shut up by the whisper, "Hush, or you'll
split the Democratic party" The ne
groes had been pitched overheard, and
ths only question was as to the white
men who should govern the State,
whether the people OF clique should
do it. He denied that he had accused
the State Government of corruption, but
of extravaganza. The Government was
not the State officers, but the Sc officers,
the Legislature and the Judiciary. The
Legislature had been the most extaVa-
CANT of the three branches. This Gov
eminent was supposed to be Democratic
but South Carolina was purely aristo-
cratic from centre to circumference. 1t
had been 80 for a hundred years and
would be so for another one hundred
until you people rise in your might as
free Anglo-Ssxons, and demand the
right of self-government. Before the
war the aristocratic element controlling
the Legislature held that the people
were not fit to elect their Governor and
arrogated that power to themselves. The
same element controls the State Conven-
tion, which practically elects the Gov
ernor by it's nomination, and, exercising
usurped power, says to the people, 'you
can't t'be trusted" He hoped the time
was near when the people would de-
mand the right of voting in q State
primary for every officer they wished.
Until they got that right they might
grumble as much as they pleased, but
their bosses would be in Charleston and
Columbia. He styled the farmers
movement "a queer kind OF critter, :"
and said that he didn't understand it
himself, as cit was not the child he gave
birth to-" Laughter. It must have,
however, the germ of craftsmanship In
it or it could not have grown so greatly.
He believed it to be the beginning OF a
revolution. It would be as great q
revolution as that of 1876 to secure the
right of voting in a State primary for