The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-26
THE TILLMAS CACCES.
The Executive Committee OF tie
Farmers Association Discuss the
Situati0n--A Platform to3e
Published.
Especial to the News and Courier.

Especial to the News and Courier.
COLUMBIA, S. G., April 20.-Thc
executive committee of the Farm
ers' Association of South Carolina met
in the sitting room Of the Grand Cen
trail Hotel this evening and are still III
session at l1.20 p. H., in fact just enter
ing upon their work. Seven Of the nine
members of the committee were pres
ent, as follows: D. X. Norris, Anderson,
president; B. r. Tillman, Edgetield; j..
L. N. Berley, Lexington; II. r. Thorn
as, Sumter; f. P. Moore, Chester; J..
B. Morrison, Berkeley; and J. l.. Tin
dial, Clarendon. There were present
and in conference with the committee
various invited friends, whose names
President Norris did not consider it
necessary to announce. When a repre-
sentative of the News and Courier ask
ed Col. Norris few minutes ago what
the object of meeting was he replied
that it had been called to formulate Il
policy to govern the Association in the
future He said that the committee
proposed to give the results ofthc meet
ing to the public in any event, and
would be glad to have them published
in the News and Courier ut the earliest
moment. In order, however, to take
the sense of the committee Oh the sub
ject the Reporter asked Col. Norris to
consult with his colleagues. These col
leagues We're evidently not Of Col. Nor
ris's liberal opinions, for i'll 4 few mill
utas the president returned from the
meeting room and stated that the COM
mittee would not announce the result
Of their deliberations until their plan OF
action had been perfected. Whether
this plan would or would not be per-
fected tonight Col. Norris could not
say, but he declared that the commit
tee would attempt to do the work.
The Tillman committee is still lat l.20
a. M. in session. A lengthy address
has been adopted cnbodying the de-
mand for a farmers college and rein
forced by the Clemson bequest. After
the adoption of this address, prepared
presumably by Capt. Tiilman, the COM
mittee with little discussion determined
to pledge every candidate for the Leg
islature to the support Of the policy out
lined in the platform. This was done
by unanimous vote. Then the rela
ton of the committee to the Citaic.
was broachad. - Capt. Tillman eet""l=od
the institution vigorously He '*si,'
that the fight against it could be made
on the ground that the six hundred
dollars paid for the support oftwo bene-
ficiaries in the Citadel would suffice to
enable eight or twelve farmers sons
with the addition of their manual labor
TO educate themselves in L farmers col
lege.
In the Michigan College, he stated, 1t
cost less than $50 in cash to educate
boy for a year. He further stated that
a good point against the Citadel was
that nine out of ten Of its students were
the sons of the broken-down arlstocr;lts
of South Carolina. This assertion re-
ceived no dissent. When the question
was about to be put us to whether the
Farmers Association would demand
the abolition Of the Citadel, one CT
those present advised the meeting 70
keep their opposition to the I!taoel
quiet until the farmers college was o"-
With that lever secured they
,lld antagonize the Citadel with sue
It was unwiSe at present to an
a:ze the military element. Inc
Sa.;on to the Citadel seemed to be
\ conierce, believed to be
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tadel had no excuse TOR
S -yell as can be under
y = "a have determined
,11ce &C. siet1 and Use the
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~, s,>.,1>Hs,s' ,sss Ie,>ao - Nv
in the State, but It mad oe*eTseo 'iie
s,-n,ers, college men in the very face OF
+ha enemy. He was opposed tot further
compromise.
One of the confereeS, presumaniE
President Norris announced that ehao
oorresponded with prominent men III
~, but four counties in regard 70 pleds,
:,,r candidates for the Legislature on
these two points. First, will You, II
elected, devote youSelf % retrenchmenl
and refor,no Second, will YOU vote fol
senarate farmers college to be man
aged solely by farmers: He said that
if any one asked what was meant oH
retrenchment and cc.orm they had only
70 point to the salary lists OF the State
-. comparcd with Georgia and NortI
Carolina. Fortv-tive thousand dollar
:. wear could be saved by cutting dow
+be salaries of Il few of our State otfl