The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-06-26

got to stop this abuse, or We have got to
furnish the proof. If we don't do that,
then God bel p us. 1t is time for every
man to reflect upon the situation. Ask.
Capt. Tillman, "what are you going to do.
for me-" He says he is going to bring
about reforms. "What are you going to
do? Where is the corruption 2 Let us
hear it. will be patient listener. !.
wish him to say what he is going to do If
he is elected by the people of the State.
Gen. Earle took his seat amidst much
applause. He was presented with sew.
eral handsome bouquets, which had been;
prepared by ladies Of Anderson.
Capt. Tillman's Speech. s
Capt. B. R. Tillraan was introduced.
and, after prolonged cheering, said:
Mr.. Chairman and fellow-Democrats of
Anderson know there are some of you
here who are not going to enjoy my
speech, but there are others that [ think
will like it, and I beg you all to listen
quietly, so that those on the outskirts will
have an opportunity to hear me. have
very good pair of lungs and 8 very de-.
cent voice, and all can hear if they will
keep quiet. had the pleasure about 8;
month ago of addressing the Democracy
of Anderson, and no doubt there are;
many here who heard me then, and there
are many things which have been touch:
ed upon that it would be unnecessary to-
go over again. It was my hope to have
made my speech very short, but my dis-
tinguished friend has drawn an indict-s
ment that if I were to answer all the
counts and convince you, as I know I Ican,5
that it is wrong, it would take me two or
three hours You will judge of me, ll
take it, by what say, and if I condemn
him on some points, you will condemn
him on the rest. Applause As regards
the situation in this State, and the
speeches that are being made by the peo.
pie, am reminded of an anecdote whichs
illustrates the situation. "a voioh:
"Don't give us a temperance story, tell
us an original one." A gentleman: on o:
visit to New York was there Oh the Sab
bath, and concluded he would go out and;
hear preacher. He went to one of thB!
most noted churches near by. Theagens:
tleman got up, read his text, and got
ready to preach his sermon. Ills text:
was: "And peters wife's mother lay sick
of fever" he heard that sermon, and;
after dinner concluded thathe would Sgoi
to another celebrated church, ora church:
which was served by celebrated preachs:
er, and hear another sermon. Well, the
same man that had preached at the other
church in the morning was at that Church.
and preached from the same text, "And:
Peters wife's mother lay sick of q fever.1
Thinks he to himself, chat is putting git on;
pretty strongly, but / will try Brooklyn
and see if I can hear somebody that;
breaches on something else than Peters.
wife's mother. He crossed the river;that.
night and went to Church. The Siden..
tical man that he had heard before vas
there, and he preached on the same text
He felt pretty smartly sold. He did not.
go back to New York until the next
morning. While crossing on the ferryboat;
on the North river he. saw: that the
preacher who had preached three times
on the same text was on board Before:
they landed at the wharf, there was 8;
great parapherlong of whistles and bells
ringing and the preacher jumped uptands
said: "What in the world does that
'mean?" The man who had heard the
three sermons said he did not know, but.
Peters wife's mother was sick in three
Churches the day before, and he expected
the old lady was dead and they. we're:
about to preach her funeral. Laughter;
and Anplause. Nv distinguished friend
has been preaching about Peters wife's
mother six times, and when September
comes we're going to preach his funeral:
[Applause. He has aaid that | am here
as The leader and boss of ring. What
sort of ring? It is q ring of hand all
around-eYery Democrat in South Caro-
lima ready to swallow the little ring sins
Columbia. Applause. It is ring Of the.
people. I don't pretend to believe that
You have such love for me personality.
You never aaw me before. You know
very little about me, but you are in favor
of the principles which I advocate and
the platform upon which I stand. lAp.s
plause. What are those principles e
Boiled down in one word it is-self.gov.;
ernment-the right to choose your own
officers, and to say what kind Of gov;
ernment you want to live under, and rs
repeat again that you have never had it,
we have heard our distinguished FRIEND;
Gen. Bratton. talk about political combi-s
nations, and he has acknowledged that:
we are robbed BY combination, andehe5
would have you continue to plod along be-:
tween your plow handles and not try to.
protect your rights and regain your liber.'
ties. You have heard the tariff held up
to you as the cause of your ills. lac:
knowledge that the tariff is iniquitous,
and that We are robbed, but will the -elec-:
tion of General Earle or General Brattons
reduce the tariff? Not one nickel.
Gen. Earle Suppose you go to the.
United States Senate?
Mr.. Tillman: If do will vote right,
you bet.
Mr.. Earle: Will you vote fer protec:::
tion (?
Mr.. Tillman: No, sir.
Mr.. Earle: Will you vote tor free;
trade I?
Mr.. Tillman You have heard my
views in the paper.
Mr.. Earle: Will you vote for free
trade
Mn. Tillman: No, because it is impos.5
sible to get it. am not discussing tariff
issues or national politics. It is an insult
to your intelligence for one of these gen:
alemen to get up here and ask you if you
want free trade. 1t is barren idealityi
and utterly impossible to be obtained.
They are trying to bamboozls you and
throw dust in your eyes. l say let us
remedy the ills which are here, and which
we can remedy, and get the mete out of
our own eyes before we go to Washington
to try to remedy the things which we can,
not help. Applause. My distinguished
friend has said that if 1 am elected / vii!
ruin the State. ["We will risk it any:
how" Ruin the State of South Caroli-:
ma In the first place, how would go
about it? What manipulation OF power
has the Governor of the State thath he can:
do that? How would ! go about it?
And on the other hand he asked me to
say what I would do if elected. Has he
told you what he will do? Ono from
Tillmanite.) What can he or I do ex:
cept to try to have the laws administered
Justly? can watch and veto bad bills.
I can look and see that the law is admin.
istered. but I cannot make any law, and