The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-07-10


last year and by Legislature over
whclmingly elected in the farmers
interest. They claimed that they
were pledged to give the people I'll"
Clemson College. They appropriated
500, O,0O0land this was done by men
plcdS"d to Tiiiman's cause, ard.
us | SAID, it was the heaviest
rNrcndturc ever made in South
Cmolima.) How was it done!
Snrc Tn" judicial and election
ard executive and other DEPART
mcnts were the same. and the inter
est on the public debt of 1888, 900
must be paid every year, how could
1t be donc otherwise unless we had
rcpudiatcd our public debt and made
no appropriation to meet it! Here
are some OF the items: S10G,OOO was
appropriated fOrthc Lunatic Asylum.
and L dO not believe there is Il man
III the State who would bcgrudgc this
assistance and moro to those Door
afflicted. God Smittcn creatures. SO
tar as this item is concerned. we sim
ply appropriated the amount ncccs
sary to conduct that institution. The
increase came because of the pension
bill, which called for $4,000. and was
introduced by Mr.. Sampson Pope.
The Clemson Agricultural College
took $4,000, and the st tie House
$G0,000, which, by the way. was re-
commented by Il committee, three.
tOurths Of whose members were farm
crS, and | voted against it, But that
Is Il sufficient answer to the charge OF
rNtravagancc. [ had trusted that
Iillman would have been here so that
L could make him admit. item by
item, that he could not take Off Il
single dollar without rcpudiating the
State S honest debt, or striking ut the
noble charities of our State He has
elected to leave this meeting, but let
INN answer me when he will, and
when he docs nc must admit his
error.
But, grntlcmcn, in addition TO this,
, what has this Legislature done!
When did ii ever fail to pass an act
called for by the farmers! They
} demanded Che lien law and IT was en-
acted. They demanded the seed cot
ton law. and it was enacted They
demanded the creditors preference
law. and it was enacted. They de-
mand"d an agricultural dcpa tmcnt
III inc college. Some OF us objected
TO IL; h"t they Sud "atand aside.
and thrN got It, because they had q
majority, and it is even noW Il subject
OF attack by this scll-appointcl can,
Ildatc for Governor He has charged
directly, if not by inucndo, Il hirl
> official III that department with cor
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