The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-06-27
THE CAMPAIGN MEETING.
ABOUT 700 STRONG:

At IL o'clock the candidates were escorted
to the staud in the Academy Grove. As
Tillman asceuded he was greeted with cheers.
Gen. Pope-was likewise treated as he vent
en- the stand.
A PARTISAN BEGINNING.
Chairman Y. C. Duncan called The meeting
to order Mt IL o. clock and requested tho Rev
MIR. Humphreys to lead in prayer, after
which the chairman made speech in ex-
planstion of the Of objects of the meeting in
which he leaned to Tillman's side.
GEN. EARLE.
was introduced ss the first speaker. He
made strong and forcibls speech. He made
strong and forcibe speech, lie alluded to
Chairman Dunoan's speech and regretted
that he had in his official capacity announced
that there were two factions in the Demo-
cratic party. lie also regretted that no new
issues were thrown into the campaign lie
was tired Of all this talk about purjury, cor
rupiion, political leprosy, etc.
stand here, he said, not as tho kind of
politician your chairman has described to
you. i propose to speak the truth, hurt
where it may. | am sorry to admit that
there are two factions in the party.
THE TILLMAN TACTICS.
This caused some confusion and Chairman
Duncan finally restored order.
Earle rcsumiDg, said
"Your holering docs not disturb me- but
it takes up the time of the meeting. l can't
be bulldozed neither can these other candi-
dates. At Laurens they tried TO howl me
down, bMt they found that it could not be
dene. We are citizens of one great Common
the truth. don't ask for your applause.
All | wants your attention. l say many
things have recently been done i'm politics
that arc wrong. Many things have been
said that are wrong. Those Of you who
have known me in the Legislature will do
me just ce TO say that | have always voted
for what believed to be right. We are one
family, and anything that tends to divide us
is wrong. This Farmers Movement owes its
strength to the fact that the farmers thought
they were oppressed, and they have been.
But that was done, not by the State, but by
the Federal Government.
TILLMAS AND TIE TARIFF.
Capt Tilman does not want to discuss the
tariff, but all of you feel its effects. The far.
mcrs specially are oppressed by these laws.
There are not single law passed by the
Legislature that oppresses the farmers, not
one.
DEFENDING THE LIEN LAW.
They have tried to make capital out Of tho
lien law ! don't think that should bo abol-
ished. The rich farmers don't need it, but
the poor ones do. 1t should stand There
is necessity for it, but it should be
so amended as not to give the creditor
power to break up the farmer. All of
our laws are just to the farmers.
THE TAX ISSUE.
Take the matter of taxation. 1t docs very
we'll for n man who wants an office
to say that the take, are too high,
but they are not. Investigation shows
that we have rs low taxes as they have any
where, except in four States. Then. too. we
m n ln,ya,, oil Oh,
Let them show how this Government can be
run more economically. If it can be done
AIN in favor of it. They complain that the
taxes are higher than before the war, but the
conditions are different. The slaves arc now
free and they hove to be governed This in
crcases the number of officers.
Is there one who would sell his property
for what it is assessed at? You are taxed on
about onc-third Of the value of property,
and still we pay less taxes thanSNss Nssa-gl2at
If weod n,
I Is said we Can abolish some. II sS, id It.
1t is said that some should not be paid at all.
contend that it is right and just to pay one
when he Is called on to serve his country.
If VIC are going to pHy them it will take
money. Salaries r., be reduced little
here and there, but tat will not amount to
much.
EDUCATION FOR ALL.
am III favor of the Clemson College, and
have always been in favor Of such IN insti-
tuition where the poor boys could be taught
how to make living by some useful trade.
l am also in favor OF the South Carolina Col
lege, The Citadel and the common schools
No State can spend its money to better ad-
vantage than in education. There are some
charitable institutions. You don't, surely |
DrOnO3e TO abandon Them nrc cn off thnir in
come. So it goes, down the whole line.
THE TRIAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
There is one change I wish to see. l wish
the trial justice system abolished, and
TO have county Courts in their places. We
could have committing magstraes.
REFERRED TO CAPT. TILLMAN.
There may be instances where the law
could be judiciously amended. but could not
be done without all this stir? Where is the
corruption? Each man here is as free as
tho air hc breaths. Every white man in
South Carolina IS as free any other white
man. In 1876 we came together MS citizens
who felt we were oppressed. We worked
together and we relieved the Stats. Why
can't we do that now?
AN INDICTMENT AGAINST TILLMAN.
Who caused these factiOus? 1t was clus-
cd by poisoning the minds Of the people by
the insnuating words of the Shelf manifesto:
by telling you that the Sta'e State was per-
meated with political leprosy; that legisa-
ton had been "bamboozled and dcbauchcd -
that Senators were corrupt and periurers
by arraying class against class. That was
wrong, and if continued will bring this land
to great distress. DO you bc'ieve that this
State is permeated with political leprosy
If ii is so, am sorry that | am Democrat
If true, we have gained nothing by oLr up
rising in 1876. Is it not true. No official
has stolen dollar. The Legislature has not
been debauched Is it not outrageous that
these things are said ? They are said, and
it cannot be denied, / have called for The
proof, but it has not been forthcoming.
THAT PERJURY CHARGE.