The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-06-26
not willing to submit their cause to the
Democrats of this State. If they had the


Democrats of this State. If they had the
power why not use it there. If they had
the intelligence why not use it there
Why did they not come together and dis
cuss this matter fairly within the party
As l told you before he wanted to get
the Jump. told you of little horse
that had when was boy, and Which
I trained to get the jump. he got the
jump, but he is weakening now. IL
Abbeville yesterday he will no doubt say
he was surprised at the demonstration
on the other side I was surprised to
see go many men there who were not
hollering for Tillman. Men will stop
and consider the different points that
have been made. As they remem ber
that Capt. Tillman has made charges Of
corruption and failed 10 prove chem,
when they remember that he has made
ISLANDERS on the government and they
have been without foundation, when they
consider as fair. minded men the situation,
they are bound to leave him. This has
commenced here, it has commenced
there, and it has commenced everywhere
where Tillmanism was strong, and when
September comes you will find that be
will be left, because if he succeeds then
he will succeed in having DETAINED the
State, and his election will establish, 80
far as an election can establish the fact,
that there has been corruption in South
Carolina. It will establish, so far as the
election goes, that this State has been
ruled by corrupt set of men. Let me
ask what is the effect of this hue and
cry upon the people of other States? I
can best tell you of that effect by inform.
ing you of what occurred the other clay.
A gentleman went to New YorE, and
carried with him bonds of the S;ata OF
South Carolina-called Brown Cons o.s-
that represented a debt of the State
that is bound in honor to be paid. BE
tried to sell them. The broker. says :
"No, l don't wish them at the price
ct which they are quoted" and
they are quoted now at less than par.
They are quoted 1921, bear interest at
6 per cent, and mature in July. This
man says: II will not take them, because
several years ago 1 bought bonds Of the
State which / thought to be good, but 8
new party came into power, aud they
declared that those bonds were invalid,
that they we're fraudulent, and | lost the
money that was invested. What assu-
rance have I that the State Of South
Carolina will not in few years declare
these bonds invalid. I hear that there
is man called Capt. Tillman down there
that says the government is corrupt. II
the government is corrupt, then The
bonds that have been issued by the State
may be fraudulent, and if [ put my
money in them [ may lose it," I say
that Capt. Tillman, by. bis insinuations,
innuendoes and ISLANDERS has done The
State of South Carolina more harm than
he will ever do it good. We have now
six millions of debt that natures in 1898.
That debt draws an interest at 6 per cent ;
we desire to fund that debt; We desire to
issue bonds bearing interest at per cent.
Can we do it?
Mr.. Tillman "Will you do it 2"
Mr.. Earle: T doubt now if anybody
can do it. Owing to the charges of COR
ruption against the State government, /
doubt if the creditors who hold the bords
will agree to fund them, or that capital.
lists anywhere will be willing to invest in
them, except at high rate of interest.
It could have been done, and if it is not
done the failure to do so will be due to
these dissensions in the State. these
charges that Capt. Tillman has made. If
ne could have funded this debt at 4 per
cent we would have saved $4,000 q
year. believe it could easily have been
done had it not been for these charges
stirred up by Capt. Tillman, and the
State has already lost more money by
him and the unfounded ISLANDERS that be
has made than he can even make for the
State if he is elected Governor.
What will he do when he is Governor?
Has he shown you one thing that he will
do? Has he shown you where your
taxes will be reduced? /? Has be shown
you how he will exercise his power for
the good of the people? l say that this
government is as economically admins
tered as it can be. There may be a
little cutting off here and little cutting
off there, but there can be no such reduc-
tion in the expense of the government
as will enable any one of you to save any
money. I guarantee that those of you
and I hope there are none-who drink
whiskey will spend more in day Tor
drinks than you will save in taxes if
Capt. Tillman or anybody else is elected
Governor, unless you have great deal
of wealth. The State government is
administered almost as economically as
that of any other State in the Union.
There are only four States in the Union
whose governments are administered at
a less cost than is ours, and they at a
very little less cost. He tells you that
he is going to improve your condition 90
much. I tell you that the condition OF
this people, so far as money is concerned,
must be improved in the Congress of the
United States. I am not going into any
tariff discussion, but the tariff laws Of
this country are what are grinding the
farmers and everybody else to the ground
Everything that you wear, everything
Chat you use pays tribute to the govern,
nent and to the manufacturers of the
North, and yet Capt. Tillman is reported
to have said-and he can say now wheth'
er he said it or not-"The South clamor.
ed for free trade, and that was the great
cause of the war. Now we are clamcr-
iur for new South, the farmers sre
getting nothing of the new South, but is
It not time ne are learning something
Will we continue to be misled? Some
of the men who represented US in the
war are now clamoring for free trade and
reduction. The tariff reduction is moi
going to remedy our evil" He stands
out boldly against free trade. he stands
out, hand in hand, 80 far as l can ua-
derstand that declaration, as the friend
of the capitalist in the North, as the
friend of the manufacturer, as the friend
of those protectionists who are grinding
the South. That is where this refolm
must be commenced. We pay more
money to the Northern manufacturer and
to the Federal government by far than
we paw to our State. That is merely
bagatelle. Al per cent Of everything that
YOU buy goes into the hands of the mau'
ufacturer and the government, and yet
tell me that free trade will not better
your condition. "rillman is in favor o.
a high tariff" from a Tillman man.
Tell me that protection to manufacturers
will help the farmer in the South Elect
your men to Congress with view to that
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