The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-16
"BAMBoozLED OR DEBAUCuED. Fl
The News and Courier Take His Class
to the Blackboard for Object Les
,Se,rs and Courier.

NetrS ana courier.
The following very serious indictment
members of the South Carolina Legislature
and of the Railroad Commissioners OF Tho
State Is contained in Capt. ShtliS Manifest"
with the writing of which Capt. Tlllman llau
something to do:
..Thc railroad laws Of lS-made the commits
sion "A power to defend the people aga Inst I'M
position. The same Legislature when enac,
ed IL, having been bambooZled or debaucned
at the very next session left 1t only A. sine
cure wit fat salaries and no power. Weh nave
lust seen the disgracetul farce repeated.
The Rrallroad Commissioners now IN once
have been tanned, so to speak, by the r'lf
roads,
Ii will be interesting to give the names ni
the members of the Legislature VINO Voteu
for the passage of the bill ito proylue Il gene,
"ral law for the management ana regulation
tion OF passing the bill toa third reading IN
the House on December ~, lS2. the House
Journal shows that the vote stood: 1eas, -
nays 81 The following members voted In
favor OF the BILL the names or the planters
and farmers being given In Italics: p
Ansel, Barber, Beckett, Bcllinger, berry. Re
tiunc, Boggs, Booker, Canliin ChiSotn, Ctthk-
scales. Cooper, Cory, Croft, Ih1inaS y. b;.His'
CAM, Gibson, Gonzatcz, Hutson, lngiesby'
Kcurse. Keels. Kennedy, KimDail, hinard,
Kinsler, Ii. J. Lee, Richard d. Lee, Lesesne'
.Mackey, Mason, lftsxcy, Maulatm' MnysS' Hlais
W
Moultrir, Murry, Mc1Maney, McGet,, Me
Hugh, IfcKIeirey, :Mc.heekim, tadget, y. A.
Parker. Pearce. l.. j. !'errV, Pta6ney, H"genG,
Riddte Robinson, Ana'tY =, S.aglelE"' G,.1 " i"WrN
smith, Summers, 1uibert, TinmcTmun. Ctn'er'
Vundircy, Wilson, Witherspoon. Woodumd
Those who voted in the negative were as
follows.
James Simons, Allison, B0bo, Boykin, Brad
iey, Brawley. Britton, Brunxon, Cyburn
Crews, Culp, Douglas. Ficken, Gary. Hardy
Haskell, Hazard, Mimter, Moi0ny, MORRISON
McCrady, McIver, Mex issicIs, W. fl. Parker
PEBBLES, Jennings w. Perry. Shunds, simon
ton, Spencer, Iu,Tunt, Taylor, Turner, WetSh
ITidenidn, Williams. ,,
Al the session OF The Legislature in 1883
bill was introduced TO amend the Act as IL
was passed at the previous session. Upon
the question OF agreeing TO Il roiion to stfikG
out the enactins words OF the ulll 10 ahlchu
the Railroad law passed in 1882, the following
who previously Voted in favor OF the Rail.
road law being given In italics:
James SimOns, Allison, ReckeH, Rethune,
Bobo, Bradley. Brooker, Bruns0n, GhtSotm'
CANT, Gary, Haskell, Hutson, Johnstone, Ian
drum, Mauitfin, !Hedrs. MilLs, Minter, Mack.
bee, Molony, Moral, Morris. Morrison, Mont'
trie, -Murry, MeCTady, MeGss, MciSer. & McihiS. fS
nngs w. Perry. l.. J. Perry, Pnckney, Rae
enei Robinson, Scudday, Shands, ,Sinmonton,
1ndre,v Singleton, james Singleton, Spencer
Summers, Iuibert, Tarrnnt, Taylor, Pd"dtrer
Welsh and WIdeman.
An ANALYSIS of the vote shows that of the
thirty.five members of the House who voted
against the passage OF the Raliroad law IN
l>S2, fifteen were farmers. oi lne nily-seven
members who voted in 1883 against the mo-
ton to strike out the enacting words OF the
bill to amend the Railroad law passed at the
previous session thirty-two were FARMERS
VI the tWenty-sIX membcrs VINO had pre-
viouSly voted In favor of the Railroad law
and who changed their votes in 1883. eighteen
were farmers. We are unwilling TO beLerC
that these eighteen members of the LcglSla
turc. many OF whom represent The most non
oraole and intelligent constituencies In the
state, were "bambooZed or dehmuched"
In his Manifesto, with the writing OF which
Capt. Tillman had something to a.. Capt
Shell says: The railroad laws % oi Emmmae , i"l
"ple against imposition. The same l'egiSil
"ture which enncted IT, haring been Gdnt0o":
"led or deJuuchcd, at the very next session
"left it only asa sinecure, win iat salaries
land no power" We have taken the names
of the members Of the House who changed
their votes in the session of 1883 In order tC
show against whom Capt. Shell's Indictment
with the drawing OF which Capt Tillman mao
something TO so, especially rests. The names
of the .hamboozled or debauchcd' legisla.
tors, il Capt. Shell has spoken the truth are
rs follows: Beck EFT. Brooker, Ch:solm, CroIt
Davis, CAN'T, Hutson, Mauldin, Mears,, Mills
Mackbee, Morris, Moultrie, Murray, McGce
McM;ekin, Pearce, l.. ]. Perry, Pnckney
Ravenel, Robinson, Andrew Singleton James
Singleton. Summers, Talbert and Nanqivtr.
Does any one in Lexington County believe
that DR.. Brooker could have been debauched,
or is there an honest man in the State who is
willing to accept the statement made by Capt
Shell, with the assistance of Capt. Til man,
mat G. w. Croft and Thomas j. Davis. ul
Aiken, and L. j. &. Hutson, OF Hampton,
were ''bambouZled Or debauched? What
will people of Anderson say to the monStrouS
charge made against Edwards b. Murray
Does any farmer In GrecEri!lc County :be-
liere that w. l.. Mauldin was 'DambooZltd or
dehauched?" VIII the people Of OranSeburg
County submit to the charge that Dr. j. W:
summers was "bambo0Zltu or deDauGhcu
Does Capt. Shell believe that w. j. TaiDcrt,
Of Edgefed County, the president or capt.
Shells own Convention, was 'haniboozltd or
debauchcd" while he was 81 member OF the
LEGISLATURE in 1888? Do the constituents oi
any one of the twcnty-siX names when nave
been placed on Capt. Shells "bamoonZleu or
debauched" list believe that there * word ol
truth in the infamous libel which Capt. shell,
with Capt. Tillmau'S assistance, has preferred
agains; the representatives of our people?
The charge is explicit and personal. ii ap'
plies directly and specifically 10 every mem
Der of the Legislature who having voted iol
the Railroad law in 1882 voted in 1afOr ol
amending the law in 1882. Can they afford to
permit Capt. Shells charge OF stupidity Oh
dishonesty and corruption to go unchallcng.
ed? Will w. ]. Talbert, tho president OF
Capt. Shells Convention. be content 10 rest
under such an imputatiOn upon his intelll'
gcnce and his honesty? Were these men
whose names we have taken from the Official