The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-07-03
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
THE BIG MEETING AT COLUMBIA.

Speeches by Senator Hampton, Captain
Tilman and Others "A Horrible Accident
Mars the Fay
The campaign meeting for Richland
came off in Columbia on the 24th inst.
The Grecnvillo News gives the fol
lowing report:
When the parade arrived at the fair
grounds the speakers were greeted
with round after round of cheers. At
first only about thousand people !
were on the grounds, but steady adj
ditions swcllcd the number to near
1000 Before the hour had arrived
the speakers stand, which had been
erected in the exhibition ring facing
the main exposition building, vas
occupied by about fifty people, nearly
all being representative men of the
State.
Chairman John II. Sloan, Jr., called
the meeting to order and announced
that the proceedings would be opened
with prayer by the Rev. Ellison
Capcrs. That reverend gentleman
invoked most earnestly and eloquent
ly the guidance and sanction of the
Divine power on all the proceedings
of the day. Chairman Sloan then
rose and made an appeal to the audi
ence for order and for respectful at
tention for each speaker He then
presented Senator Wade Hampton,
the grand and great hero who in
peace and war had had the prosperi-
ty of his State at heart and had tray
ellcd four days to reach Columbia to
discuss issues which have u tendency
to the disintcgration of the party and
to soil the name of the grand old
State.
When Senator Hampton rose he
was chccrcd to the echo. Hats went
off and handkcrchiefs were waving,
while from every throat went up some
c1y of applause. The band on the
balloon! of the main building struck
up Dixie and & rebel yell rent the
nlr, the soul stirring air and harmon
lzlng cheers blending in u chorus of
welcome to the States great leader
and patriot.
Senator Hampton stood erect while
the cheering WAS going Oh and when
it had sufficiently moderated to allow
INN to go ahead commenced his
speech. He said: MIR Chairman
and Fellow Citizens of South Carroll
M; Your cordial greeting has touched
my heart SO dearly that can scarcely
ind words with which to thank YOU.
have come horc in obedience to the
call OF the executive committee ofn.y
own county-thc county whose poo,
pie lavo given me every honor within
their power and whom l have tried
to scrve--tO speak on the gravcst is
sues which have touched the State
sncc 76. [ have como to consult
what is best to promote the prospcri-
ty of the State / have come to sec
what the survivors of '76, whose cour
age redeemed the State from tho
most ruinous rule under which Il civ
lllzrd people ever existed, sr;,y we
senator 51&&iTf1pton said before he
,s,res,;. 10 discuss the issues he wan
FE0 Ia say he cOnculrcd heartily in
what the chairman had said in OPEN
ing the meeting. He was ashamed
to hear that it had not been done in
some of the meetings. Hc never ex-
pcctcd to see the day when South
Carolina audience could insult John
Bratton, who had led South Caro-
hnians into the jaws of death. Had
tn" people forgotten the $: rviccs of
such men to the State?
Senator Hampton urged against
division i'll his most earnest manner
He considered the high tariff the
banc of the farmers and the sub
treasury bill humbug. He said he
dreaded to hear of divisions now
when on the calendar OF Congress
there were already ilnQuitous cleo
ton laws which BODIED incaiculablc
evil to the State II the people had
not had self government they were
had not done their duty to the party
and State in elccting delegates to the
conventions.
ing Colonel Earle arrived Oh the
ground and was greeted with q
wild demonstration, intcrrupting
Hamptons remarks for solrc min
utes.
General Bratton was presented
amid wild cheering and gave his warn
ing to the people i'll no uncertain
terms. He was heard with earnest
attention and occasionally interrup.
ted with vOciferous applause.
When Tillman was introduced
there was wild huzzah from the
crowd in front of the stand, which
was largely made up of the Edgcfcld
contingent of Tillmanites. Hisses
mingled with the cheers indicated
the opposition sentiment, which
Chairman Sloan soon quietcd by de-
termincd action.
During his speech all sorts of jccrs
were thrown out at the agitat or, but
his pluck seemed to make IN impress
sion on the crowd, and such demon
strations grew less frequent as l.o
proceeded.
Captain Tillman spoke on the same
questions which have been the BODY
OF his ntLna. Snnoolaos a,,l .,ll..ll.l L.