Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-06-26

justly, but that time has passed. Since
then we have put shoulder TO shoulder
and fought together for our common
liberty, and ever since that great struggle
we have worked side by side for political
freedom.
Now, we arc ono in our efforts for
liberty and sclf-goyornmcnt. Allow no
man, party or faction of party to carry
you away from the good of the State. If
tho Government is extravagant expenses
should be cut down, but lot us do it as
united and reasonable pooplc. Let
thcro be no appeal to passion or to class
prejudice. do not como TO you as u
horny-handcd son of toll, though l was
poor farmers boy and worked hard in
tho fold. l did not got my education
from tho State, but paid forit by tho
sweat of my brow. Let thcro DO nothing
said about an arstocracy. There is mono
except that of brains and merit Tho
road to honor and position is open to all.
Why then this appeal to passionp Why
this attempt to divide tho party? What
is the necessity for it9 l have heard
Capt. Tillman characterize you farmers
as slaves. Tho farmers arc not tho slaves
Of any man or of any power. They arc
the backbone and the >aiaHws Of the
country. The Government is no close
| corporation. IIavo your officials served
you well If not put thom out and nut
in their places better mon. Whore was
the necessity for the March Convention
T l,, I,f t;,n sn f1,n
Government. That remarkable paper,
the Shell manifesto, is full of it. When
asked a gentleman who had something
to do with tho forming of the papcr why
such charges were made, | was told we
could not have stirred up the people
without it. Why stir up tho people?
Tillman says he applied the term "lcp-
rosy only to otlicc.scckcrs. But was
that right? Yet he complains that So
many bitter things arc said about him.
| have asked him if any man has done
anything wrong to specify it. When
said at Sumter that not q dollar has ever
been stolen, he replied: 9" don't know
about that. There has been some mighty
lishy things" Now was it right to in
sin,iutc that the Governor has robbed tho
Executive Mansion-shouldt that charge
so out to the world These sayings of
Capt. 'rillman and others have caused all
this unrest. If there is corruption he
should give the proof. Who're is ii? He
says that the Senators who voted against
the rc-apportionmcnt arc corrupt
thought that the census should be taken
and the rc-apportionmcnt made, but
there were other Senators equally as
honest as |, who thought differently.
Among them was Dicdrick Bicmann, one
of your own citiZcns and good and true
| man. | thought they were mistaken in
Judgment, but knew that they were
honest in purpose. Yet Capt. Tillman
says they were guilty Of perjury, "damna.
bic perjury" lie went on and said that
one who has committed perjury three
times has been rewarded. IIo referred
to that grand man and pure Judge,
James +. Izlar. Was that right? Does
this movement mean to say that South
Carolina is ruled by gang of pcrjurcrs I?
If II Judge be SO corrupt God save the
rest of us
Now as to Col Butler and his depart
mcnt. made Il plain business PROPOSE
ton ut Abbcvillc and ut Anderson, of
fcrng to pay the expenses of an invcsti-
CATION Of that department myself if
Capt. Tillman would consent to select an
expert hookkcepcr to represent his side.
Tho proposition was declined at both
places.
Tillman Now just let me have a word.
In tho first place, have never accused
Butler or the department of malfcasancc
in Office or dishonesty. | think that
anything like such an investigation rs
You propose would give color to Il suspi-
cion of dishonesty. believe that these
men are just as honest as he is. | said
they were careless. only charge ex
travagancc.
Earle Then there are no charges, no
foundation for the charges of the Shell
proclamation. say that this govern
mcnt is about as economical as it can be.
4 little may be cut of here and there,
and whenever it can be it ought to be
done. You arc njurcd by the Govern
mcnt at Washington and not by the
state Administration. II is. the iniqui-
tous robbing tariif that is rObbing you
farmers along with all the rest of the
people. 1t is reported that Capt. Tillman
is ambitious and wants to go to the Uni
ted States Senate in place of Senator
Hampton
Tillman, intcrrupting 1t worries
some people SO much to think of the
possibility Of a plain farmer over getting
to be Governor that it nearly kills them
to think about one getting to the United
States Senate. If itdocs not worry them
any more than it does me they will never
lose any sleep right now. | want to be
Governor and am not thinking of tho
Senate.
Con. Earle here read from an article
uy Capt. Tilman, and charged that he
was 4 nrotcctionist.
Capt Tillman, in reply, said | take
it, my friends, that any man in South
Carolina who is enlightened enough to
know anything knows that he who ad-
vocatcS free trade advocates something
VIC can never get. This United States
Government requires between 5000, ,000,-