The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-10-23


lieYcd that that faction which sought
the good Of the whole State, which was
willing TO give the negroes their rights
! under the Constitution, whether they
asked aid or not, should be supported
| to man ny the negroc. Of the State.
Applause.
Gregory: ANY guarantee. of our
riXhtS?"
Chappellc: No; but one faction says
1t is gong to prevent the negro from
voting and the ether hasn't sai.l So"
| IApplauSc.
Voice: '1ictwren two c;iIH wr VIII
ch0o>G tha lcaStt."
| Gregory: "a few Of us have voted |
for Oh" last fourteen wears. Have you
any guarantee thai ou.' votes viii be |
counted this time?'
Chappeilc: "Ihe only way to prevent |
it is 10 have blind men to do the count |
Ilr. Laughter. II there's good in any
Of these parties for tho wcll.bcing Cf
tn" negroes Of South Corolina We ought
to 50 10 it. We have been waiting TOO
long to.be invited. We are Citizens.
Prr'"nt your checks and claim your
haHtA:'c. am in favor Of supporting
Mr.. Haskell. | am going to vote for
iilm aNd don't care who knows it. /
: want these resolutions TO endorse Air.
liA%Hcll AMI | don't care who knows
that IApplausc.l am opposed to the
man who publicly announces that Ger
tain citizens shall not have the right Of
the ballot. Here delegate shouted,
Anything to beat Tillman,' and there
WIS much laughter and applause. |
Whether this Conference endorses Mr.,
Haskell or not | want the delegates to
so home and tell their people TO vote
Tor bin IL they want good government
IN south Carolina. Judge lIaSkelps
prinrlp!c5 of fairness nave come down
To h!m by inheritance. Not only Has
kellS, but all the gentlemen who rep
resented the true Democracy. stop
and think of these poor hungry Til
: man men Gcttlng control CT the Gov
ernmCnt. Pm for Haskell All the time"
= Arp!ansc]
Fred Nix, OF .Barnwell, said he didn't
- know vet whether he would vote Cor
= judy" Haskell or advise his Rrpubli-
can i'!rnIs to do so, because he did not
knO" II he would remain in The field
until November IrEc did continue Il
caNH!dAtc until the election he would
/ vote Tor hiGl first, last and al the time
but let the resolution go to the execu-
+ tive committee. He had friends in
" both factions, and ha,, called the Re-
7 puhlicHn% Of Barnwcll together to de-
l. eide who to vote for. The Republican
ii ''O'iiii Ntli ollittt " tiS UU slt tllu,
and so WAS the Democratic party. Not.
J. with;ianding the threats OF the gentle
man from Edgelicld he would vote for
! HASKELL If he remained in the field.
l. Next Tuesday, tie 2lSt, the Barn
, wei: Republicans would make IL de-
u ci$lCn.
: TE" Rev. Il. Carroll, OF Orangoburg,
I SAD hc could not approve OF leaving
+ the matter to the Republican executive
, committee. because he knew the com
- mitirn would endorse the Haskell tick
T. ct. How do you know?I because one
, OF the leaders told me 80. am here to
!, orp"S" the colorcd people taking
> amy action whatever, We have got
what we have prayed for so long, Il
= split IN the Democratic party. Join
one side now and you will graS p sha-
dow. Let the thing work. lie be-
, lirvcd Tillman ought to he elected.
Nolcr: "Oh, no. Wcll let me talk
Belor" Illlman WAS nominated. we
: were all Tillmanites Voice: NO, no.
We are reiOiccd. We wanted his sue
: cess. Now ne has been nomin ,ted.
ll!'m;lN has done us more good than
: any living man since tho war He
, iN&>ic cO!orcd rs well as white people
thinkers aud readers. Heretofore all
7, Democrats went into office on '16 and
:, the negro question. Tillman came
aionG and let the negro alone. Voice:
n "liHn!hnrg." "Ellcnton!"l He put pro-
: r." /" thinking on other things than
- In" negro. He ought to be Governor,
anh if was Il white Democrat I'd east
, lO,GDYntrS to reward him. Pm not
afraid "l Tlliman. I'm afraid OF the
. men who got iii his wagon and were
pui!r" into Office by him. The white
people are divided, bat the moment the
: negro comes in they will get together
J. again. iApplause.I Both parties will
turn on the negro and he Will have to
. run to 'h" mountains. | am opposed
/" IL" col orcd people having anything
mere TO 90 with politics if they act ;ts
th"y have acted III the past.
Ihr ihan who sells his vote ought to
b" ti&?ranchised forever Voice; "The
niger Is not the only one" If you go
Tor Haskell Tiilman will he buying
you:NOtcS. | haven't lived in Green
vli!r city three years for nothing, see
, lngfhcn buy cOlorcd votes with sugar,
sacks OF flour and SO on. Laughter.
| DURHAM: 1--WE don't come here to
| contrast the worst qualities Of some
| people with the best OF others"
= Tn" Chair: "The point is well taken"
s Carroll: "If YOU endorse Haskell III
/ enter politics with 100000 others
e U"Ncn't vote for Tillman."l He'll be
0 Eovcr!lor just the samc,' I"Never.I
. Tlpmas j. Smith, of Sumter, warmly
= opposed Carroll'S views. IT the Situa.
3 ton was bad tor the negro he might
, keep II from becoming worse lie
rldl:u!rd Carrolfs praise of Tillman
and urged the adoption of the rcsolu-
tions.
The question was put and the rcso-
lutions were unanimously adopted.
On motion the roll was called and
, each dplpratc invited tO 81 ON IN and
contribute quarter to the illumina-
tion OF the hall and other necessary ex-
pcn"cs. The response was by no means
unanlnlOuS,
In presenting the report the com
mittrc appointed to consider the ad-
visahIlity OF endorsing the Haskell
/ ticket, +. y. Saxon declared that Judge
/ Haskell had expressed his sentiments
exactly when he SAID no party's will or
race terror should prevent him from
doing what his conscience dictated.