The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-02
Wv Speech of Congressman Tilltnan.

Z the proud SratiucatIou W Ae0ei'e eNe
nomination of the people OF this district
for Congress. To say that am gratetu
and proud of it would be to tell the
simple truth. To be chosen so often as
representative from this historical coun'
ty, to serve longer than any other
congressman in this State dlstrlc'
once represented by Calhoun an9 bis
distinguished successors, says great
!. deal either for NE or for the people OF
this district, or for both. I am no. vain
enough to take this display cfregaro
as evidence of any ability in NE, ou'
because you have faith in me. You
know that will serve you to the oes'
of my ability, and under no circum'
stances betray your trust.
What adds to this qualification Is
that1 have been chosen during most
irving times. We have just come out
of a war. We have been piuNdere0
ever since We were conquered, but al
conquered people must sut1er tnlor,
tunately we have an unfortunate race
in our midst; whom cur enemies nave
sought to raise to our standard, or rrathel
level US to theirs. I am sorry TO say
YOU are conquered people, and your
enemies are trying to see how 1ar ne
oroes can be made into white men, no"
far people can be taxed and pay trl'
butte to the conqueror and survive. Ihe
harder the agricultural class works. the
more se!f-denial they practice the
poorer they get. The reason OF 1t is the
high taxes you must pay to go out ID
pensions. High taxes don't impoverlsh
q 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. 80
as Ireland is Impoverished to enrich
England, you are being Impoverished
TO enrich the North, but the taxes they
paw they get back in appropriations
and pensions. You pay between forty
and fifty millions q year taxes SIMPLY
because you were on the wrong side
Your children must continue to pay
these taxes and your grandchildren.
Naither the sub-treasurv nor any
other device can it. There IS too
much taxation and too little money II
circulation to meet the taxes. You
oueht ito do allyoucan to have an income
tax on the rich men ofthe North. 1he
East owns the West and South. Ihev
own all our railroads. There are thirty
four chartered roads in South Carolina
and the citizens Of the State DO not
own majority of the stock in any and
the tracks all 60 one way.
By the time you meet the interest on
YOUR debts and pay your taxes and
fixed charges there is not enough mo-
new left to bring fair prices on your
products. You want an income taS'
and you want to abolish the tax on
whiskey and tobacco. do not mean
have free whiskey and tobacco. ( see
one friend shake his head over there)
but to get rid of the horde Of Official
vernin who 60 around and smell your
bottles and nose around your tobacco
and who as much as say, help yourself
if YOU dare. Let the State and the
counties and cities get the tenetit OF
the whiskey and tobacco tax.
I am sorry I cannot go intoa long
speech on the sub-treasury and give
YOU something better than that Dill.
You ought to issue more money. II
YOU do not the North will own you
bodv and soul. They own the West
too, but the West is more bitteragalnst
the South than the North is. They
mt q tax on Southern cotton seed Oil
50 that it will be fit for nothing but
manure. Where were your Nestern
sub-treasury friends when Congress
taxed your cotton seed oil; when 1t
added three hundred per cent. on yoUS
cotton ties; when that infamous force
bill was passed, and when the West re-
fused 10 vote for free silver.
It is sickening to see the South talk
about forming a political alliance with
the West. It is not worth While 20 90
into details about the sub-treasury.
Mr.. Tii!man then recited the pro-
visions Of the bill. Continuing he SAID:
It is paternalism and protection run
mad. 1t is proposition to let the gov
ernment take care Of Your crop ana
after while tell you how to raise 1t.
HAMPTON and Colleton would not GET
warehouse.
\ Noice-But does not the bill pro-
vide that two or three counties may
combine and get a warehouse:
Mr.. Tillman-Yes, but it stipu:ates
that you must carry your produce TO
the nearest warehouse.
McCune is the originator Of that bill.
He is reformed Republican. who
failed at dentistry in Indiana, tloated
about California for while, and finally
went down to Texas, where he mani
pulated Alliance money.
Is there any Justice in taxing other
industries to build warehouses for the
products Of the farmers. The Alliance
processes equal justice to Hand special
favors to none. If that amt special
favor what is it?
Two Republicans framed that bill.
There is no Democracy in it. 1t Is q
bridge to carry the Democratic party
over, horse, foot and dragons to the
RepubHcon party. It provides for the