The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-09-17
A NOTABLE SPEECH.
GOVERNOR TILLMAN MAKES AN APP
PEAL FOR UNITY.

Disrupt the Democratic Party and the
Carpet BagEers Step In Agaln-some
Good Advice that All Patriots Should
Heed.
COLUMBIA, S. g., Sept. S.-Labor Day
was lltly celebrated in this city to-day.
There were over 800 men in line. repre-
sentlng all classes of laboring men.
Speeches were made by Gen. Leroy F.
1oumans, who was the orator of the
day, ana Col. :. w. Melton, Mayor Nc
Master and Governor Tillnan. below
VIII be found the speech of Governor
Illlman, which we commend to the
careful peruSal of all weakened Dem
ocratS. The Master of Ceremonies in
troduced Gov. Tillman to respond to
the toast "rhe State of South Carolina"
lie said:
Ladies and fellow citizens: have
seen phrase much used in the news
papers that this is a record breaking
year. don't know when they are 90,
ing to stop using it. Well, Pm going
to break my record today and make a
post-prandial speech. This is nv
maiden effort on this line. I'm going
TO make few personal illusions and
ask you to excuse me for doing it. You
Know that after | have had bricks
thrown at me so long and now | want
to throw few myself. interruptions
from various admirers in all kinds of
remarks. l noticed in the papers that
1t was the purpose of laboring men to
celebrate this day. And | saw what the
committee said about myself and the
city aldermen not acknowledging the
invitations. did not write any ans wer,
because didn't know whether l hal
any business fooling with you or not.
Ine ilr5t time l spoke out here | got "A
pretty hot reception [meaning the cam
paignl and the last time came here |
had pretty cold time of it. | was
SnuDbed by the Centennial corAmittee.
Tor some cause or other, and thought
the man who did 1t would get the worst
OF 1t. ldon't mind being snubbed once,
but twice is too much. So when another
invitation came, thought you might
cold time of 1T. When certain Quaker
had been slapped on the face he turned
the other side and got another slap.
Then he said: Now, I've followed the
l Injunction OF the Bible and the laws are
fulfilled and III give the hell came
y here this morning to give you all il lit
tle-SciSSOrS.
i nearly one year as the chief magistrate
- OF the State. was put here by the la
boring men of South Carolina l have
" nothing against your city. stand here
3 as the representative of the Democracy
,, and equality before the ballot box, and
l. SO heip me God intend to fight for
/. them and maintain them at all costs.
l. VIII glory in the prosperity of your city
and wish IL progress, although | meet
scowling faces as l march down YOUR
!. main street. Why then do l come here !?
l saw that IN the paper that had snub.
Oed the committee. God forbid that |
should ever come to snub the citizens OF
South Carolina, especially those who
live by the sweat of their brow. Thus
| made up my mind to come here and
show you, though us l march to right
or left and meet scowling faces. thdt
may consider myself the servant Of the
whole people.
But what Of South Carolina? LISA
great State. Shall | talk of her past
history, or her future? 1t seems to me
nel forward progress is most important.
y gentleman from the North, repre-
Sentlng newspaper, called on me
short time ago; He asked, among other
things, what did South Carolina need
more than all just now. | replied in
stantly-and the more think of 1t the
more wisdom | see in my reply. told
him first, we needed more white men:
second, intelligence, then capital. Most
men would have said capital first |
think If you could bleach the negroes
into white men you would treble the
product per acre. If you want to see
South Carolina prosper you have got to
have more industry, educate your chill
dreh ana have more brain and less mus
""e with intelligence at the helm and
al oa,e plough handle there will come
pioSpei:ity~ Pardon me if | touch on
u,lo PoiiCicai ooQdltions which confront
U.s. l1asC year ya!l passed through the
W0w oyC nyerE n,a, mani ,man campaign on record.
should bend every energNto rennite nit e'ti1ts the
branches of the Democr&ic party,
wish we could bring them SOrat bsr ~
peace and harmony. If you dlsfant tha 10
Democratic party Iandora's box of&au;I
will be turned loose. Everybody kn&la
II VIII mean the ruin of the State. a.
Will mean the return of the carpet-bs&
rule. we cannot divide and stay any|
length OF time. The State has fine pros
poets, but If they In their folly and
madness break forth they will bring
ruin untold. The people of South Car
oNna are patriotic though antagonistic.
and should cease these chickering's. We
should let the will of the marjoriJy rule:
we should let the laboring men rule,
put guide them and show them how not
TO shpwreck the State. / simply reit.
tlaCe IhdI we Will accomplish our deS.
truction If we continue to take each
other by the throat and split on ques-
tlons of no import. beg that in the
3 illCure the won't say bitter ana un-
lust-accusations against one another
be ceased.
give you as toast: UNITED we
, stand, divided we FAM
l Governor Tillman's speech was fre-
8 4uently interrupted with applause by
S his admirers and murmnrs of dissatis-
= faction on the outer edges of the crowd
and created decided sensation.
= The Ship Went Down.
d" HALIFAX, n. s., Sept. 2.-The steamer
| DuDn,.rr, re JtaIfast which sailed