The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-06-27

rect and pointed and was vigorously de-
livered. II made lasting impression on
all thinking people.
CAPT. TILLMAN, Il
Capt. B. r. Tillman, the next speak era
was greeted with applause as no arose 10 /
speak. In opening his remarks, he said:
If didn't tell you it was Tillman, am
sure tuat many Of you, judging from what
you have read, would say l wasn't the man.
This campaign is the most important in this
State since 1876, and, in some respects,
moro important than that. want to talk
to you calmly, and without passion. I.want
to appeal to your judgment aud sense. =
want you to judge my cause not by its bear
|fngs on me, but by it's bearings on the Ssatss
y congratulate you that this is tho first
time you ever saw the candidates for Office
before nominations. Heretofore you have
swallowed the nominees in November but
now you have the pleasure of choosing. If
you ask why you left your fields now over
run with grass, if you want to know what
it is that stirs your heart, 1 will say you
want self-government. You want to choose
your own rulers, instead of being tied down
by those Democratic methods about which
you have heard so much
Capt. Tillman here made IN assertion
that we had never had a Republican form
Of government, and went on to show the
grounds for his charge Of aristocracy.
In those good old days the Legislature
elected all the officers. You up-country
farmers were not considered good enough TO
choose your rulers. That same state Of
things is continued now. Your $500 white
Democrats are boiled down to eight, and
they are twice removed from you. Yet they
call it Democracy. call it aristocracy.-
Politicians now are not as honorable as they
were then, for they were wealthy and wanted
offices for honor. Now, they say you must
not crtisise these lordly men.
you xs sS sAf cry srt in "p "Hqsh ha9shu
that mon should differ as to how the Govern
ment should be run. 1t is the result Of
freedom. We have some little freedom, and
that is so sweet we want more. We have
an organized party with all its machinery.
When the majority in that has spoken, let
all subside and vote for the nominee, whoever
he may be. By this party machinery you
have been throttled aud held as slaves. Be-
cause | have met brains with brains, or
ganization with organization, they are cry
ing out we are ruined by that March Con-
vention. We have done nothing that it was
not our right as free white men to do. 1t
met and adopted platform. l wrote it,
and that is another crime l committed.
BLAspHEMY AND rALsEnoop
] have always said / didn't want office,
and ] can say it now, and could look God
in the eye if He did not kill me with His
glance, aud say it. / am . peculiar man.--
| speak truth and care not who it hurts
Actunted as am move on in spite of abuse
and villifcation greater than was ever heapcd
on Dan Chamberlain. I am sorry to see all
this feeling OH both sides, but say the
other side is responsible for it. Who hos
gone back for three years and scraped up
everything l ever wrote, and twisted my
meaning and garbled my sentences until
they are scarcely recognizable. 1t was that
sweet scented Ne,cs and Courier.
Why does it hate ME go? Because it 10
the mouthpiece of tho ring and has been the
boss. tits the organ of the money power
and corporations. 1t feels that if / am
Governor all may not 60 well with its pets.
CANT GIVE TIE PROOF.
There orc things in politics man can as
scit and believe to be true, yet can't give
the proof You are tho jury of the last re-
sort, and to you l appeal The Legislature
one session passed nn Act giving powers to
the railroad commission, and the next session
Nepealed it. Now, if it was not balnboozled
or debauchcd, what was it? Over in Georgia
they have railroad commission that
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