The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-06-26

Lieutenant. Governor on the Tillman
ticket. He said he was good natured
man and would use his influence to keep
down any personal issues in the cam
paign. He had noticed there was good
dea. of excitement in the nesting, and
Capt. Tillman had taken some things
that he thought itrather hard for man
to take but Capt. Tillrnan forgot him.
self in his earnest desire to work for the
good of the farmers. he had more upon
his shoulders than any other man in the
State. Applause. He was willing to
place himself in the background, and
stand up there aud defend the rights of
the people. There was not braver man
who walked the earth than Capt. B. r.
Tilmsn. Applause. In AbbeVille, Mr..
Gary said, he heard gentleman, who
favored Tillman, say that Capt. Tilman
would never be Governor. He asked
why. The gentleman replied that there
was such hatred engendered against
Tillman that he would, if it was neces.
sary to prevent his being elected, be
assasainated. That is certainly the feel.
ing Of some men," said Mr.. Gary. "I
don't know who would do it, but man
like Guiteau may spring up as last re-
sort and use the dagger to get Capt. Till.
man out of the way. "The speaker COM
planned of the tax laws, in that they had
failed to be enforced against bank sur.
pluses in Charleston. He was in favor
of Constitutional Convention, and, so
far as the expenses was concerned, dele.
gates Who attended would be willing to
pay their own expenses. He stated that
he was not new convert to the farmers
cause, but for fifteen years had been in
favor of giving the farmer a fair chance.
He thought the contest was between the
Office. holders and the people. The gen.
tlemen on the other side had failed to
discuss the farmers platform, and would
no doubt swallow it if they could. Mr..
Gray reviewed the history of the farmers
movement, and urged its followers to
keep their eye on these local clubs. He
was frequently applauded.
| Hon. J. Ellis Graydon, of Abbeville,
regular candidate for Attorney General,
was introduced and heard with marked
attention. He said he was in Columbia
when the "21" Convention met, and was
invited to meet with it, and did 30. He
had no hand-nor did the Convention 80
far as he knew-have any part in asking
Gen. Earle, Gen. Bratton, or any one
else to run for Governor; They thought
best to let any man that wanted to run
come out on his merits, without being
brought out by an organized body of
men. Mr.. Graydon said he had for
numbers of years been member of the
Ways and Means Committee, whose duty
it was to look to all the levying and col
lecting of taxes and appropriations of
money by the State Government. Every
member of that Committee had tried his
utmost to save all the money that it was
possible to save. He did not see where
expenses could be cut down, and he
would be glad to have some of the speak.
ers tell him. Mr.. Tillman and his
friends had failed to. point out how
expenses could be reduced. The appro.
priation for the State House would not
occur again, for the last appropriation
had been made, and the editice was now
noble: building and an honor to the
State. The State University might te
run efficiently on a little less money. A
bill had been introduced in the last Leg
| islature to make a reduction of $500
from the salaries of the Judges and the
| Governor, and $500 from the State off
GERS. This would amount to only eight
or nine thousand dollars, and Mr.. Gray.
! don said he did not believe that any Of
the State officers or their clerks were
paid too much, or more than they could
command elsewhere. Ee had voted for
! the apportionment in 1885, and thought
its defeat was wrong, but he did not see
the use of raking up q matter which
could not now affect any one. The cen.
sus would have cost SAC, 900 or $50, 900,
and the United States census will soon
be taken and will be ready for the appor.
tionment in 1891, provided the Legisla.
ture chooses TO use it. Mr.. Graydon said
that discrepancies might seemingly arise
between the warrants of the Agricultural
Department and the payment of the
State Treasurer for the same period,
when in reality all was right, because the
order of the Commissioner, which has to
be endorsed by the Board of the De-
partmeut, and upon which the Comp
troller General issues his warrant, may
not be presented 70, payment until the
beginning of the next. fiscal year in
which its payment would be recorded
Prior to 1880 the phosphate revenues
were collected by the Comptroller.
General. In that yeGr they we're turned
over to the Commissioner of Agriculture
the collection amounted to only sea, 900,
while the collections last year were
$4,000. Has the Department done no
good? "Take the collection of taxes
and compare them as have done," said
Mr.. Graydon, with other States in the
Union and you will End that South Car.
olina has not only perfectly honest,
pure Government, but one Of the most
economical upon the face of the earth.
| Applause.
Gen. Y. j. Pope, of Newberry, Till.
man candidate for Attorney-General,
spoke at some length, mostly in humor.
GUS view, which was manifestly appre-
ciated by the red ribbon auditors. He
said he vas glad to be able to show his
colors in Anderson. He spoke of the
causes which led to the present move.
ment of the farmers, which he said grew
out of a desire to right the wrongs the
farmers had sustained from other classes.
He referred to the "perjured Senators, :"
as they had been called, and said the
people had a perfect right to call them to
account, for every public officer in South
Carolina was ameniable to criticism. He
spoke of the invitation which was given
some years ago to Gen. Earle to accept
the nomination of the farmers. Gen.
Earle declined, and Gen. Pope said he
thought that in view of the circumstances
that declination was right and proper.
The farmers had finally put out candi-
| date and platform, and has anybody,
he queriel, said that it was not good
one? He advised his hearers to 60 home
and when they we're questioned about
| the unnsusl methods employed by the