The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-08-05
THE GREAT DEBATE.
TERRELL AND TILCMAN HAVE IT HOT
AND HEAVY.

AND HEAVY.
The Rules of the Alliance as Construed
by President Stokes Give the Sub Treas
ury Advocate the Advantage of Opening
and Closing the Argrment.
SPAETANBURG, S. c., July24.-Today
the debate between Governor Tlllman
and Col. Terrell WIS the great point OF
interest, and reportorial inquiry for the
debate was strictly in secret. The Al.
lance people had put forth extra force
to preserve that secrecy. Reporters
gathered On the balconies, in windows
Of the hotels, and in the shadows of the
walls of the Opera House. 1t was all
in vain. AL that could be gathers ed
was word here and there from the
speakers. 1t was, OF course, especially
desired to hear what Governor Tillman
hal to say. Alliance men got into the
hall, but there were Non-Alliance men
in a crowd three feet thick and deep
who did not get into the hall. If there
were any reporters in the hall they were
very few IN number and were lot
known in that official capacity. Can.
vassers, who were Alliance men for the
revenue of this meeting only, were pro-
jected into space. They knew nothirg e,
could get nothing, and have nothing
that is either news or true.
GOVERNOR TILLMAN APPEARS.
About 9 A. NJ. Governor Tillman was
driven down to the hotel from the resi-
dence of Adjt Gen Farley. At that
time the Merchants Hotel LOBBY was
crowded with business men and adven-
turers and politicians. Among the lac-
ter were Gen Stackhouse, Capt Smell,
Senator Evans, Capt Waddell, Col J. S.
Browning, Senator Donaldson, the Rev
j. A. Sigh and host OF others. Gov
ernor Tillman stepped into the lobby,
and was met there by Col Terrell and
President Stokes. There was hearty
greeting, and in a few minutes all the
initiated were on the way in the rain to
the Opera House.
In front of the academy there was
\ GREAT JAN
of people, who, in turn, were halted at
the gates, aGd asked to give the pass
word, just as il was at Edgefeld some
weeks ago. The capacity of the beau
tiful Opera House is about six hundred,
but if there was one there were one
thousand people in the building when
the fireworks begau.~
Governor Tillman, President Stokes
and Col Terrell went on the stage
through the crowd in the left side pas
sage and were cheered every step OF the
way and were cheered again when they
stepped on the stage.
TIE ORDER OF DEBATE
was as given this morning in The News
and Courier. Col Terrell, it being "a
civi! case," had the opening and reply.
An arrangement was promptly made
by giving Col Terrell half an hour to
open, then Governor Tillman an hour
and half, Col Terrell to close in an
hour.
Governor Tillnlan was also accorded
the privilege of interrupting his oppo-
nent and getting categorical answers to
his interrogatorles.
COL TERRELL
was warmly received, and coming for
ward he said that he deemed it a moral
obligation TO be here, but one that,
aside from that consideration, gave him
infinite pleasure. He had learned to
know and appreciate the South Carroll
ma Alliance men and those who were
not only allied with him organically
but in thought and principle. Alp-
plause. He had come not only to teach
as best he could, but to be taught, Tor
mutual enlightenment was the spirit of
the age Applause He was glad to
meet so skilful and able an opponent,
but the audience should remember that
the meeting was for single purpose to
discuss before the Order (he would en-
phasiZe this eXpression) the sub-treas-
ury bill in its essential features and its
principles, and he knew that the discus
sion on the other side would take no
wider latitude Going into the argument
he said that the sub-treasury was one
of the demands OF the Alliance and as
such it should be respected. He telt
and knew that neither the Alliance nor
any other popular organization could
exist If it did not ask something that
would benefit the whole people. He
held that the men of the st Louis Con-
vention were equal in brain and iatlu-
ence to any delegates that ever attend.
ed a convention. That convention was
composed of men who in the end repre-
Sented the sub-Alliance and therefore
the people.
GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF TRANsPoR-
TATION
the third demand OF the Alliance. He
hclS J,.,f 10 OF trf ri -
Government could rot be controverted,
and the Alliance Was only asking the
Government to carry out the law. lie
held that the expenses of the railroads
in lobbying, etc, must be paid out Of the
peoples pockets. He then alluded to
the demand for financial reform, or, as
expressed ly the Ocala platform, the
abolition of national banks and the IS
iab!iShment OF Sub-treaSurieS.
The position of Col Terrell is here
given in his language as follows:
I've demand the abolition Of national
banks BY this the Alliance means
banks of issue We believe the Gov
erDme It alone has the right to make
MONEY and in the national banking Sys
TEN the Government has delegated that
power to the banks. without restriction
as to the amount they should keep in
circulation With the latitude great
ABUSES have grown up in connection
with them, and the circulation has been
expanded to suit the money power to
the great hurt of the larmers and labor
ers OF the country. The property OF
any country is at the mercy OF those
who can control its money, and believ.
ing THIS to be 70 the Alliance rightly de-
mapds the abolition of the national
banks as banks of issue.
COMING TO THE POINT.
Second, We demand that the Govern
ment shall establish sub treasures Or
deposit orleS in the several States which
shall loan money direct to the people at
a low rate of interest, not to exceed =
per cent per annum, on imperlshable
farm products and also upon real estate.
with proper limitations upon the guam
tity of land and amount of money. In