The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-19
CAMPAIGN MEETINGS.
A GOOD CROWD ATTEND TO HEAR
THE CANDIDATES..

Speeches by GtHticmc,. OF Each Sldo-Dis-
cussinE tho :Sattc Gnycrnmont I'm Various
Aspects.
From thc So"' .mburg, Herald.
The mcctin.: ordered by The Dem
ocratic state executive Committee
w;;s held on the Encampmcnt ground
on Wednesday. The speakers ~
rived from Grccnvillc on the early
morning train.
Just hc!prc II O'Clock. the hour
;iA.'h ior TIC mrriing.r procession was
.n;'nrd hchI"i by the Glendale band.
;,i:u comprising tn~ c,rriarr3 CON
tang The srtaN. - i,I!>! the .rcrption
commlttCc,W with s:Nr;:,i vehicles bring
inE up the rear. At the Encam,mcnt
grounds there huu assembled about
500 mcli, among whom was little
*prjnkling of ladies.
After calling The meeting to Ortlcr.
County Chairman Carson introduced,
ii" 'ho first speaker Of lhc day
GENERAL JOHN IsRArToy.
OF Fairfield, 4 candidate for Governor.
EIncral Br.ttOn ) speech was 4 calm
Yet strong presentation of the evils
iuom which he considered the people
OF South Carolina, md indeed of the
United States, to be suffering. Con-
crd'ng fully the right and the duty of
thr people 10 look after their local
affairs, he yet warned his AUDITORY
that thc evils Of the present, the dan
gers to the future Of the people lay
III the aggrcssions Of the central au-
NOTWITHSTANDING at the liberties OF
the people, w hich TYdcrl.c- their pros.
pIrity. He ,dcprcqtEC1t tic hasty o.
grounolcss> ss>hriticisw Of public scr
wants, h@apraking Tor each Il fair hear
in2s--a full inquiry into his official
con;tuct. He reviewed the history of
or people since the war-thcn sub
j,'rt'on first to military tyranny, then
10 Radical misrule-and their self
rescue IN 1876. lie warned the ncO-
pie lest, deceived by nScnsc OF Sccuri-
=. and misled by improper prrscnt;;-
tinn Of our conditions, they lose sight
oi the great troubles growing out of
Federal lcgislation. The charges
nEnnat the State government serve
chiefly 10 distract the people, : ten
tl0n from the greatest iroublc-thc
inac!inatiOns and nggrcSSionS of the
Radicals controlling the Federal gov
crnmcnt. lie made an earnest appeal
for unity-for solid front nguins I
the common Cncmy--anu closed by
urging upon the young men special v
the duty and the need of making q
fight on principle and for principle.
COL. JOSEPH II. EARLE
>v.," ,,"vt introduced. lie opened by
saying that he w.,e proud Of his State,
Ir 1Nnnl>ln o,,I N u
that is the rCprcscntivc of no class
that ii not faction-tlat is, indeed.
tn" very people themselves. Grave
charges had been made against the
State government. Are these true!
Is there an oliGarchy! Is there nn
niatoc'ncy! Is there political lcprosy
III South Carolina! Where arc the
sorcs-whcrc the rottcnncss about
whici SO much has been said! Those
who make such charges should bc
ready with specifications and with
proof. The true test is--has thc
government been faithfully and
economically administered. If pub
lic expenses art enc cont more than
the public necessities require, those
expenses should be reduced. Has
there been any corruption? CAPTAIN
Gilman has sad there has been none.
But he has charged certain Senators
with i'orJury, III connection with the
proposed rcapportionmcnt Of mem
h"rH of the House. If the charge is
true, Captain Tillman should prove
it. It it is not, he should withdraw
il and apologize for it. Col. Earle
went OH to say that whilo he was op
posed to free tuition in the Univcrsi
ty, ic favored the proper maintenance
OF that institution. Ho had always
favored the agricultural college, but
he was opposed to pulling down eth
or the I University or the Citadel. The
State should sustain these instit,;-
tlons, but should especially sustain
and improve the common schools
Captain Tillman had once docIorcI n
wish to destroy tkc Citadel Academy
but was now silent upon tbnf no;ni
lie demanded of Captain Tillman TO
declare himself on this point unc-
uuivocally. The railroad commis-
sioncrs might properly be elected
hy thc people, but tho fact that the
present commissioners had been
chosen otherwise frrnishcdno ground
for the charge that they had been
"taincd, SO to speak" any more than
for ;hc charge that the members Of
the 4, Gislaturc had been "bamboo
zlrd' or dcbauchcd.' There arc too
many general chargcs-too few spc
cIllications. The people should be
slow to condemn their public servants
upon charges loosely made. The
Official surely has the right allowed
even inc common criminal-thc right
20 oGmahd proof before he can be
c"llcd TO answer accusations. We
@ m'laI nave 1T nohrraying of class against
tlS"1, ti''n1, W. fllst recognize the in
ta|,iI,o'IifSIsSdleRco a,I of tho different inter
Suea state P9licy that will sustain l,;h tho
states crcdft and make casv ,,' the the
fundlnaG OF tie State dcbtatn n reduced
rate OF inttcrebt: We must deal with
all questions i'll q spirit of fairness
counted the circumetnnnnu nIIA,,E