The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-10-02
SOME PLAIN TALK.
UNCLE GEORGE.TILLMAN TEARS UP
THE SUB-TREASURY.

nO"Oo1As No., DCljO GO--l llC lOllO"-
ing is George d. Tillman's speech be-
fore the nominating convention at
Aiken Friday as reported in the Au-
gusta Chronicle:
Mr.. Chairman, gentlemen Of the Con-
ventionand Fellow -Citizons Tor the
eighth timo in succession have / had
the proud qualification to receive the
nomination of the people of this dis
trlct for Congress. To say that / am
grateful and proud Of it would be to
tell the simple truth TO be chosen 80
often as representative from this his
torical CT nty, to serJ e longer than any
other CO. yressman in this State, dis
trict ono represented by Calhoun and
his distinguished successors, says a
great deal either for me or for the peo-
pie of tt "a district. or for both, L am
not vain ough to take this display
OF regard as evidence of any ability in
me, hut because you have faith in me.
4o how that will serve you to tho
best Of my ability, and under no cir
cumstanceS betray your trust.
What adds to this qualification Is that
have been chosen during most trying
times. We have just come out of
war. We have been plundered ever
since we were conquered. but all con-
quered people must suffer. Cnfortu-
nately we have an unfortunate race in
our midst, whom our enemies have
sought to raise to our standard, or
rather level,us to theirs. ! am sorry to
ard q 4
your enemies are trying to see how far
negroes can be made into whittier men,
how far Il people can be taxed and pay
tribute to the conquercr and survive
The harder the agricultural class
works, tho moro SELF denial they prac-
tice, the poorer they get. The reason
Of 1t is the higher taxes you must pay
to go out in pensions. High taxes
don't impoverish a people provided
they are spent among the people who
pay them, but when they are paid out
to another people the one who receives
grows richer. So as Ireland is impoy-
erished to enrich England you are
being Impoverished to enrich the
North, but the taxes they pay they get
back in appropriations and pensions.
I on pay between forty and fifty mil
lions year taxes simply because you
were Oh the wrong side. Your chill
dren must continue to pay these taxes
and your grand children. Neither the
sub-treaSury nor any other device can
stop 1t. Thore Is too much taxation
and too little money in circulation to
meet the taxes. You ought to do all
you can to have an income tax to the
rich men Of the North. The East
owns the West and South. They own
ell the rail roads. There arc 81 char
tered roads In South Carolina and the
citizens Of tho State do not own q ma
Jority of the stock. in any and the
tracks all go one way.
by the time you meet the interest on
fixed charges there is not enough
money left to bring fair prices on yonr
products. You want an income tax,
and you want to abolish the tax on
Whlskey and tobacco. | do not mean
to have free whiskey and tobacco. Il
see one friend shake his head over
there) but to get rid of tho horde of
official vermin who go around and
smell your bottles and nose around
your tobacco and who as much as say,
help yourself, II you dare. Let the
the benefit Of the whiskey and tobacco
sax.
am sorry can not 60 into long
speech on the aub-treasury and give
you something better than that bill.
You ought to issue more money. If
you do not the North will own you
body and soul. They own the West too,
but the West Is more bitter against the
South than the North is. They put Il
tax on Southern cotton seed oil so
that 1T will be fit for aothing but ma
nure. Where were your Western sub
treasury friends when Congress taxed
Pnt t0n oonI oil. u,k =
per cent. on your cotton ties; when that
Infamous force bin was passed, and
when the West refused to vote for free
silver.
1t is sickening to see tho South talk
about forming a political alliance with
the Wests 1t Is not worth while to 90
into details about tho sub-treasury.
(Cries Of so on; tell us all about its
Well, | will tell you aboutit.
MIR. Tillman then recited tho cro-
visions Of the bill. Continuing he
said:
1t Is paternalism and protection run
mad. 1t Is proposition to let the gov
ernment take care Of your crop and
after while tell you how to run It.
Hampton and Colloton would not get
ware house.
A Volce-But does not the bin pro.
vide that two or three counties MAY
combine and get "a ware house?
Mr. Tillnan- Yea, but It stipulates
that you must carry your produce to
the nearest ware house.
McCune Is the originator Of that bill
lie Is a reformed Republican, who fail
al denCfstry In Indiana. foated about
california for while, and finally went
aoWn 10 texas, whore he manipulated
Alliance money.
Is there any Justice in taxing other
industries to build warehouse For % the
products Of tho farmers. Tho AIlianre
professos equal justice to all and special
favor what is It? o"'
Two Republicans framed that bill
There is no Democracy in It. 1t IS n
bridge to carry the Democratic party
over, horse, foot and dragoon, TO the
Republican party. 1t provides for the
election OF warehouse managers. bat
the constitution says federal officers
must be appointed and not electcd and