The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-18

impress tie people strongly. H'
felt that the attendance OF so many
farmers ut this season showed thai
there was affecting deep down III then
hearts that brought them out-a feel
inc that there was something wrong
which ought to berighted. This has
been termed q campaign of education
And so it should be. There shorlo
be q free and fair discussion: The
are proiding NE On all sides, but
mean to prod oack, if I am nothing
but a clodhopper. | am heSe IN re
sponse 70 duty's call. The people
,aay row choose. II 7 receive the
nomination for Governor. it will be
the peoples choice II either Gen.
! Bratton or Colonel Earle receive it,
! i will 30 the choicc OF theling.
Capt. TisllGan went on to say that
: TIC people ct this State had been the
! slaves of on olisarchy for q hundred
years. IN those days family and
money ruled the State. Later, the
success over the Radicals had brought
on a letnargy from which it seemed
70 rouse the people. Captain Till
man then discussed the matter OF
representation IN Democratic conven-
tons, covering the same ground as Ii
his speach at Ridseway, published
some weeks ago. He said one trouble
is tLat the State had been governed
almost entirely by attorneys, aided by
few aristocratic farmers. He denied
that he Ladsver charged the State
government with corruption. He
then proceeded to discuss at some
length the matter of apportion-
ment Of representatives, and the fell
rue Of the Legislature to provide for
G census. He reiterated and enlars-
elupor his charge Of peliury,upon the
part Of the Senator'S who defeated the
reapportionment-not moral perjury
for these ere honorble men-but
they were politically perjwers.
Captain Tillman next took up the de-
partment of agriculture, reading
from manuscript a carefully prepar
ed reply to Col. 4. ?. Buffers recent
letter upon the subject Of the inspec
ton OF fertilizers CIhe substance
OF his remarks on this point are given
elsewhere. He expressed the belief
that the local papers would not pub
lsh this reply, IS they had never
been fai. to him. The farmers, he
said. ought 20 establish paper Of
their OWE, which would 90 them JUS
tee. Captain Tillman strongly urged
ged tie use Of the primary ii electing
delegates to the County Cca>entlons
that were to send delegates to the
nominating body. IL conclusion, he
made an earnest appeal for free dis
cussion and fair play--pledging him.
self and those who had put him to
the front, to stand by the action OF
the State Convention, and, if elected,
TO carry out the reforms he had long
urged. He took his seat amid loud
cheering.
The close OF Captain Tillmans
speech was the signal for the With
drawal of quite one-third Of the au
dience'.
Speeches were next made by Col.
Gary. Gen. Pope, Gen. Bonham, Mr.
ATayfeld and Capt. Farley. Lack Of
space prevents anyreport that would
approach a fair presentation OF the
remarks of any of these gentlemen.
Gen. Werner was suddenly called
away by 8 telegram Capt. Bacon
was prevented from attending. by
SICKNESS IN his family.
4 little after 3 o'clock the crowd,
then reduced to couple of hundred,
dispersed.
Good order prevailed throughout.
Reply to Colonel Butler.
In the course of his speech at the
opening meeting of the canvass, at
Greenville on Tuesday the 10th inst,
Captain Tillman said:
II my speech at AndersonI made
aNusion to the failure Of the agricul-
trral department to punish frauds
in fertilizers, and [ charged II sub
stance as cnaTSe now:
First. That the bureau has made
no honest effort to protect the far-
mers against being swindled by buy
ing guano below the guarantee.
Second. That it has not enforced
the law OF it's own regulations.
Third. That although the law is
known Ia he detective and the Dln-
ishment inadequate, no attempt has
been made by the board OF commis-
sioners to have ii amended, except
that the matter was mentioned in
one of the department reports sever
al years ago.
Commissioner Butler, III q letter
which has beenpubhshed in the News
and Courier and other papers, says:
I challenge you to point to one III,
stance where farmers have been de-
frauded by manufacturers Of fertii-
zers. where such fraud was not pun
isted with all the power that the de-
partment had at its command, OF
that you make good your charge or
retract.
I will cheerfully comply as to the
first count. The commissioner &C
kncvledges that the penalty Of con-
fscation imposed by law against all
fertilizers that are below the guaran-
tee caonot be enforced for the sutl;
cieut reason that when the analyses
are made tho fertilizer is in the
| groundi-out Of reach. The distribu-
ton OF fertilizers TO points OF con-
sumptioHisa about December, and they
are not ali ii t.Ae s,~ound until May
OF later. Daring TIE last ten years
one and q quarter million tons OF
fertilizers passed the qllasi-inspec
ton Of c;u agricultural department
and the amount paid by the farmers
for this faccical protection has been
about 100000.
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