Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-05-15

and said he twas responsible for its
being called" He spoke Of his can
vass two years ago with Governor
Richardson and referred to the cleo
tion of delegates to the State Con.
vontion, and said the ringstcrs had
the convention bottled up in their
brceches pockets. lie also spoke Of
the amendment to the Constitution,
two years ago, as a trap to catch the
farmers in. lie said the change was
a damnablc plot. ! warned them
that the farmers would interest them
in 1890. lie said the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee had
mapped out thirty-fvc meetings, at
which he was expected TO be.
He said: 81 hope they will meet
me there" A voice from the crowd
"rhcy'll never do it,"
Captain Tillman: 'Don't you be
too sure of it. Don't holler until
you get out Of the woods. | don't
holcr."
lie spoke of the cry of splitting
the party, and finally came to the
meeting at Ridgcway, and explained
why he withdrew. He then went
over pretty much the same ground
as covered at Ridgeway. lie de-
nounccd the free schools as miserable
humbugs, and said we should stop
work on the State House. 1t would
take nearly million dollars to tinisl,
it, and we could not afford it and live
in our huts.
Capt in Tillman referred to re-
funding the State debt, and said : 81
don't see why I can't refund it as
well as anybody. I'vc as good q
character rs anybody, if | do say it
myself"
There was nothing new in Till.
mans speech.
At the conclusion of his talk,
there was music by the band, and
then General Earle was introduced
to the audience as 'anothcr honorcd
son of South Carolina" lie made
Il calm and clear speech, notwith,
standing that he was often inter.
ruptcd by 'rillman and others.
lie said he agreed with Captain
Tillman in some things and differed
with him in many. Under his own
definition Tillman was an aristocrat
and he was an Office seeker in Colum.
bia. lie also said the March Con.
vcntion was called outside of the
Democratic ranks, and that hence il
was an independent movement.
He then said he wanted to know
as Attorney General, in what the
corruption in the State offices con,
sisted, and turned to Captain Till.
man and asked him to tell him.
Tillnlan replied: "Wcll, the lcgis,
lators did not do what they swore
they would do, in not taking the
census and rc-apportioning the Rep
rcScntativcs over the State !"
"Is that all ?" said Gen. Earle.
"Wcll, yes" replied Tillman, "thcre
was also failure of duty by the
Board of Agriculture to prosecute
the fertilizer dealers"
Hs that all ?" inquired Gen. Earle
eyes,"
"Do you charge anything agans,
me in my Office ?"
"No."
"Ilavc been cxtrava5ant ?"
"No."
"IIavc | failed to lo my duty?"
"No."
$50 the only corruption in the
State government is in the failure tc
rc-apportion?" ?"
"Ycs."
There were several little spats, but
nothing generally involved.
General Earlc's speech was char,
actcrizcd by calmncsS and clcarncss
lie showed that the Railroad Com
mission was without power lie
also said that Capt. Tillman haG
done wrong in saying that such mcr
as John &. Haskell and others, who
are just as good and pure AS 'l'illman
are prcjurcrs.
General Earle characterized this
as fight by the outs to get in, and
said il. looked very much like Walker
Russcll'S Democracy. don't say
they will 90 like Russell, nor do
compare them to Russell, but the
facts point in that direction. Till
man has turned his back on the rules