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

AT IL clock the candidates were escorted
TO the stand in the academy Grove. As
Tillman asccndcd he was greeted with cheers.
Gen. Pope was likewise treated as he went
On the stand.
PARTISAN BEGINNING.
Chairman Y. c. Duncan called The meeting
to order at III o clock and requested the Rev
Mr.. Humphreys to lead i'll prayer, after
which the chairman made q speech in cx-
PLANTATION of the of objects of the meeting i'll
which he leaned TO Tillman' side.
GEN. EARLE.
was introduced rs the first speaker. lie
made a strong and forcible speech. lie made
a strong and fOrcib'c speech, lie alluded to
Chairman Dunoans speech and regrct ed
that he had in his official capacity announce d
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 puriury, cor
rupiion, pol. teal cprosy, etc.
stand here, he said, not as the kind of
politician your chairman has described To
you. ] propose To speak tho truth, hurt
where il may. am sorry to admit that
there arc two factions i'll the party.
THE TILLMlN TACrIcs.
Th, caused some confusion and Chairman
Duncan finally restored order.
Earle rcsuming, said:
u our huicrlhE docs not dlSturD me, Dut
il takes up the time of the meeting. cant
he bulldoZcd, neither can these other clndi-
dates. At LaurenS, they tried TO howl me
down, bAt they found that it could not bc
denc. We arc citizens Of one great Common
"~-N>l, - " -t---,ti ..,'I ~ j..., ~ hoa riuu
the truth. don't ask for your applause
All | want IS your attention. | say many
things have recently been done in politics
that arc wrong. Many things have been
alII thlt .trn 4 In
have known me in the Legislature will do
me Just &C to Suy that have always voted
for what believed I" 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 turner's thought
they were oppressed, and they have been.
But that was done, not hy the state. but by
the Federal Government.
TIIIMlS ANn THE Tariff.
Capt 1illman does not want To- discuss the
tariff, but all of You feel its effects The far.
mcrS specially are oppressed hy these laws.
There arc not Il Sing,c law passed hy the
Legislature HAT "rlresscs the mimcrs. not
one.
DEFENDING THE LIEN LAW.
They have tried To- make cnritnt nut Of tho
lien law. ! don think that should DO ;ibol-
ishcd. The rich farmers .i"n't need it, but
the poor ones d". II should stand There
IS II necessity for it, but II should he
80 aincndci aS not to give the creditor
power to break up tho farmer. All Of
our laws are just to the farmers.
THE TAX IS>rE.
Take the matter oftnxation IL does very
we'll for man who wants an Office
10 say that the taxes arc too high
but they are not. Investigation shows
that we have as low taxes ~ they have any
where, except in four States. Then. too. we
pay on lower value than obtains elsewhere.
Let them show how this Government can Ice
run more economically. III can bc done |
AIN III favor of it. They complain that the
taxes are higher than before the war. hur the
conditions nrc different. The slaves arc now
free AMI they hove to be governed. This in
crcases the number OF officers.
Is there one who would sell his property
for what il is assessed at? You are taxed on
about onc-thir,l of the value of property,
and still we pay less taxes tIauSu ,ss."laat
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