The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-08-04
TIE GREAT DEBATE.
TERRELL AND TiLLMAN HAVE 1T HOT
& AND HEAVY.

The Rules of tho Alliance as Construed
by President Stokes Give the sub-Treas-,
ury Advocate the Advantage of Opening
and Closing, the Argument.
SPARTANBURa, s. c., July 24.-Today
the debate between Governor Tillman
and Col. Terrell was 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. All that could be gathered
was a word here and there from the
speakers. 1t was, OF course, especially
desired to hear what Governor TillmaD
han to say. Alliance men got into the
hall, but there were Non-Alliapce men,
in 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 not
known in that official capacity. Can
YasSers, who were Alliance men for the
revenue of this meeting only, were pro-
jected into space. They knew nothing,
could get nothing, and have nothing
that is either news or true.
GOVERNOR TILLMAN APPEARS.
About 8 A. M. 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 lat
ter were Gen Stackhouse, Capt Smell,
Senator Evans, Capt Waddell, Col j. S.
Browning, Senator Donaldson, the Rev
j. a. Sligh and a host of others. Gov
ernor Tillman stepped into the lobby,
aud was met there by Col Terrell and
President Stokes. There was hearty
greeting, and in few minutes all the
Initiated were on the way in the rain to
the Opera House.
In front of the academy there was
A GREAT JAM
OF people, who, in turn, were halted at
the gates. aud asked to give the pass
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 began.
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.
THE ORDER OF DEBATE
was as given this morning in The News
and Courier. Col Terrell. itsS Ing "a
civil case" had the opening and reply
An arrangement was promptly made
hv giving Col Terrell half an hour to
open, then Governor Tillman an hour
and a half, Col Terrell to close in an
hour.
Governor Tillman 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 moral
obligation TO be here, but one that,
aside from that consideration, gave him
inhnite pleasure. He had learned to
know and appreciate the South Carroll
not only alli, '-, him organically
but in thouGA4- and principle. Zap
| piause.l He had come not oIly to teach
as best he could, but to he taught, for
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 a single purpose to
| discuss before the Order Che would en-
! phasiZe this eXpressioD 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 1T should he respected. lie felt
| 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. lie
held that the men of the st Louis Con-
yentiOn were equal in brain and influ-
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-
7 TATION
| the third demand of the Alliance. lie
held that the constitutional right of the
Government conld not be conLroverted,
and the Alliance was only asking the
Government to carry out the law. He
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 by the Ocala platform, the
abolition Of national banks and the es-
,ablishment OF sub-treasuries.
The position of Col Terrell is here
given in his language as follows:
"We demand the abolition Of national
banks BY this the Alliance means
banks of issue. We believe the Gov
erDme 1T alone has the right to make
money and in the national banking sys
tenn the Government has delegated that
power to the banks, without restriction
as to the amount they should keep in
circulation. With the latitude gleat
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 farmers and labor
ers OF the country. The property of
any country is al the mercy of those
who can control its money, and believ-
| ing this to be 30 the Alliance rightly de.
mands 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 Ories in the several States which
shall loan money direct to the people at
q low rate of interest, not to exceed 2
per cent per annum. on inperishable
farm products and also upon real estate,
with proper limitations up On the uuan-
tity of land and amount of money. In
this demand the Alliance intended TO
provide for increasing the circulating
medium 10y advancing money on land
(Which they demand shall be increased
10 $50 per capita) In ths advance on
farm products the intention waa I'm oi 90