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

If the reform which [ offer you of having
one law for high and low, black and
white, is too strong, don't take it, elect.
some other man Governor ;. but as long
as stand on my feet, and have voice,
] will proclaim for right and justice, and
7 will die by it. You have heard some
thing sbout my crusade, as it is called.
and the stirring up of prejudice and in
.juring the credit of the State. call
you to book Ito Gen. Earle for the name
of the man who wanted to sell bonds to.
the broker. Prove your assertion. APP
plause. It appears that am to be.
stricken down by hypothecated case in
which there is no foundation. Cheers.
Mr.. Earle: You have no right to ask
the question, but since you have done it
I will give you the name of Mr.. Ohilds,
of Columbia.
Mr.. Tillman: he is q ringster from
Columbia. That ought to be answer
enough.
y. Mr. Earle: Whenever an honorable
makes an assertion, you reply that he is
q ringster.
Mr. Tillman No, I don't characterize
it that way, but
Mr.. Earle: He is as good man as you
are, and no more of a aringster, Capt Till.
man, than you are. want to discuss
these matters temperately and dispass-
ionately.
Mr.. Tllman: You havn't set any ex-
ample.
s. Mr.. Earle: have confined myself to-
discussing your! political opinions, and !
give you warning not to say anything
more in reference to myself than regards
my political opinions. (Applause.
Mr.. Tillman: It is not my purpose, or
desire, or intention to allow any man to
get me in any personal fuss in this cam.
paign. Some men would be too proud to
do it, but when man gets up and talks
to me as this gentleman has done, I am
going to reply in my own way, to suit
myself. {Applause.
Let US discuss this proposition on its
merits. You know that we have but one
party, and, as I told you before, we can
have but one. It is the history of all
government that I have read about that
where one party exists -stagnation pre-
walls, and, sooner or later, corruption.
creeps in. You cannot find a govern.
ment recorded in history where this is
not. true. We have an anomalous condi-
ton here: 100000 white minority gov.
erning 100000 negro majority. Il is only
little time when the train will come,
and we must go to Walhalla and hear
Peters wife's mother preached there. I
have said that want to discuss this issue
yon it's merits. I have pointed out that
we have but one party here. There are
plenty of evidences, overwhelming proof,
if needebe, that the people are dissatis-
fed with the State government Whether
I am responsible for it or not, it is here,
and nothing but an election will dispel
the dissatisfaction. Supposeitgoes forth
that this government, which has been
charged with corruption as my friend
says it is, has not got within itself the
germ of purity enough to purify itself,
that the people who govern it have got
such grip that the people can't throw
off the yoke, I ask you if the credit of
the State will not be hurt more by that
than by the election of the man who pays
q hundred cents on the dollar and who is
here demanding economy rather than ex.
travagance? I put it to you as plain
business proposition here: If am elect.
ed Governor by the majority and ifyou are
criterion, won't it be the Democratic
party taking charge of the State and rel.
egating the ring to the rear? ("Yes." ~
Whether I can fund the bonds at per
cent: or not I don't know. I cannot
make any promises. I simply say this !:
that my character, private, public, social,
political and every other way is as spot
less as Caesars wife; it is above suspi-
cion and defy any man here, or else.
where, to bring blot upon it or point
out anything against it. If a man like
that is elected, why can't he fund the
bonds as we'll as somebody else who is
Mr.. Child's particular friend? One more
word in regard 10 Mr.. Butler and the De.
partment of Agriculture. Ny friend
here, for am going to stay his friend in
spite OF his language some time ago, has,
1 am afraid, come to the conclusion that
he had better follow the advice of my
friend Hemphill, of the Neaus and C6u,
rier. He wondered why such distin.
guiahed men would take such man as
me by the hand. Those men in Charles:
ton were talking about a campaign Of
education and SANDER; mine is the SLAM
der and these men are educating you.
They lave gone far enough to urge my
friends here 10 quit shaking hands, and
talk about quarreling with me if am
elected. About Col. Butler, my friend
here has tried to make it appear to you
that my accusation and my assault upon
the Agricultural Department is based
upon personal enmity or animosity.
There is not word of truth in it. I
would scorn to crafty private ambition
by attacking a public officials acts unless
those acts bore out the assertion.
Mr.. Earle: / did not say that.
MIR. Tillman: I commenced this fight
four years ago on that line. If l am
anything in South Carolina, it is because
showed that there was extravaganza in
that Bureau. I have proved it, proved it
yesterday at Abbeville by one of the Till:
man men bringing the records. have
it in my valise, butt did not expect Pc.
ters wife's mother to be sung here to-.
day. If your County papers will be fair
enough to me to re.publish what have
said in reply to Col. Buffers letter, if
they will re. publish what Isaid yesterday
at Abbeville, you will have the whole
thing, and can carry it home and quietly
examine the testimony yourselves. But
don't you be misled, for 1 have got the
books, I have got the figures, and have
them correct from the official record.
You have:ros seen them, but if they dare
to deny it I will produce them in Court
TApplause. ! am attacking the Bureau
because think they are wasting our
money. / want that money to go to the
Clemson College and do us some good.
Is there any point that my friend
touched upon that you are doubtful
about? Ifso, please say so. Doubtful
of nothing."1 I have satisfied you thep ?
["Yes," "No."] In this connection ]
desire to say something that may BUR
prise you. Whenever q man has, iu
heated debate, gone out of his way and
done injustice or wrong, it is more hon
orable and gentlomanly to make amends
than to stand by it. In the last meeting
here, in the heat ofdebate, used the name
of Col. Dargan, of Sumter, and applied 9
a bitter epithet to him. Applause.
Whatever my opinion may be, and what.