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pearances achieved the victory, and do not
think that the friends of Earle or Bratton
would agree to have primary, II either one
had the prize as surely In his hand as Tillman
has.
This campagn was begun on the basis
Of Il nominating Convention. The Democra.
tic Executive Committee he'd announced that
State primary was impracticable and unat
tainable-this, too, In response To the demana
of Tillman and his friends who wanted pri;;
mary. 1t was not fair, 1t was neither gooa
tory In a Convention, and try the issue a9aln
in a primary. 1t reminds me OF two men
who agreed to xht duel with swords. Al
ter some passes, one Of the combatants was
getting the worst Of it. Feeling the cold steel
entering his body, he exclaimed. Lets stop
this, and try pistolsr c! cannot blame TIL
ite. and although 1 am O champion OF the
State primary.
TILLMAN AND THE PRIMARY.
It has been repeatedly urged that at prt-
mary Tlllman would be even now defeated.
do not think so. But those who do think so
can prove their faith by their works; While
they cannot prevent Tillman from being Gov.
ernor, they can easily show their strength at
| tho ballot-box In their county primaries, and
II they are in the majority, which do not
think they are, they can try to elect le2isla-
| ture that will not he for Tillman.
WISHES THE CAMPAIGN WAS OVER
This was the line of my remarks at Green
Vile. am earnest in what say. wish the
campaign would end. Tillman will be the
next G overuor, and counsel all our fellow
citizens to accept him. The Convention Of
Four Hundred, which met In Columbia would
| have deserved the thanks OF the State II they
had respectfully requested that the campaign
meetings should be discontinued. Let them
cease. Let no more bitterness. and illfeeling,
be aroused, and enmlties which it will take
years TO alluy.
MR. BENET's POSITION IN THE CANVASS.
Some one asks " am for Tillman. am
now as was before the March Convention.
nate TillInan. He had made so many enc
mics. He would make many more. He was
too aggressive. I did not think 1t we'll or
wise to have rs Governor O man who had an
his own party. Such were my views express
ed to Shell and Irby aud Pope, last Febr pary,
4 conservative man should be chosen, one more
acceptable to the whole people. believed
there were several such among the leaders or
the Farmers Movement. The March Con.
would be successful. Soon after bis nomina-
ton said in his presence there was only one
man in The State who could beat him for Gov.
ernor. "Who is it?" was asked by others. Is u
Earle? No. Is 1t Orr? No. sheppard No.
Well who Is IT.? It is b. r; Tillman himself
takes takes aud nc lose his support probably. Well.
lind now am mistaken. He has made mis-
takes, but he has lost none of his support,
which shows that this movement Is not Till
mani>m. 1t Is too strong for Tillman to hurt
or hinder it. II is n revolution. There Is no
:, TilIman in Georgia, North Carolina and the
other farmer States, yet the same movement
is going on there.
!, Why, then, don't come over to Tillman
,, My friends, am, us 1 always have been, ON
the side OF the measures desired by the far.
mers. but If were to say now, 80 yes, am
for Tillman," I would deserve your con.
tempt. I might get your vote by so doing, but
would rather have your esteem and respect
: than your vote.
t Trust no candidate for any Office who now
, says "I am for TIL llman." unless he eau say he
t was for him last March. Just ask HIM how
old his Tillman baby is? When was 1t born
= Don't vote for any man who comes over to
3 Tillman now when Tillman does not need his
help.
Well, my friends, have spoken much longer
than l intended. Cries to 90 on! Go on y
You are too kind and induIgcnt, but must
stop, for the train is almost due. I have tried
to show you how "killed" myself In Green.
| VILE. II that Is suicide, then am dead. But
still think am very lively corpse.
/ Ison. J. N. King Speaks.