The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-09-08
lRBY AND TIlLMAN TALK
To tho Associated Press Agent About tho
Election,

ted Press dispatch from Columbia. S.
o., gives the result of vest erday's pri-
mary election in the State, and contains
interviews with State Chairman Irby
and Governor Tillman, us follows:
| nlted States Senator John l.. NJ.
Irby. who is Chairman of the State
Democratic Executive Committee, was
seen by an Associated Press represent
tatlNe tonight, and asked for his opin.
| ION OF the result of yesterdays political
| contest
lie SAID: " The success of Governor
Illlman and the Reform candidates
Tor Congress is positive guarantee
that there will be no trouble here as
far as the Democratic national election
Is concerned. Cleveland's electors will
| receive the sane vote as will be given
Governor Tiilman. Our faction has
been abused, and Efforts have been
made to switch MS out of the party OH
the issue OF Cleveland and Stevenson.
Our political foes have sought to create
the impression that we were not true
Democrats, but this effort has been
prompted by desire TO receive the
Federal patronage that will be distri-
Duttd in South Carolina when Cleye-
| land goes into Office again.
"lt all the southern States had de-
| manded the ctded reforms within the
Democratic party aS we have done
mere, the political disturbances and up
heaValS elsewhere in the South would
now he unknown, and no occasion
would have arisen fOr robbing KOlb
and his party associates in Alabama of
their majority.
"The Reform movement is not by
any means simply Farmers Alliance
organization. IL Is composed of the
bone and SlncW Of the white people Of
South Carolina, and numbers among
its adherentS the strongest and best
| citizens III every section Of the State,
| and their control of the government in
dlcates that every just obligation of
| the State Will he fully and promptly
| met, and that tn" interests OF capital
| ana labor Will he amply protected and
| fOSl cred
| "Former administrations, from 1876
to 1890, were unwilling to grant need
ed relief and privileges and opposed
an agricultural college for our youth,
and also failed to give the people an
economically conducted government.
| "But the people have Overthrown
| those rulers; and, instead Of its popu-
larlty and power waning, as is claimed
by them, the Reform Movement is
gaining strength steadily, and had the
organization made more systematic
Efforts, every Congressional district in
the State would have been carried by
our faction. But predict even IA
greater victory in 1891.
"GovrrnOr Tillmau came into Office a
young man, 4 farmer hy education and
choice, had liHHcr held an Official posi-.
tlON D.lOre; he was taken up Ivy The
farmers, with All endorsement OF
, thirty-two out of thirty five counties
and his denomination is Il source OF
great Eratl!icatiun to his scores OF
thousands Of aGhUrcniS throughout the
State. His administration has been
remarkably wise, and but for his ag-
greSSiveneSS in behalf Of reform he
would have had but little opposition
now. With the experience Of two years
IN Office, predict for mis- hrXt term Il
most brilliant administration.
"IhG election has been Il grand vic
tory, carrying all but five OF the thirty
five counties IN theState.
Governor 1illman, in response to an
Associated Press representatives. re-
quest Tor his views on ycrterday'S pri-
| MarY said:
81 he result OF the election here, while
gratifying TO me, is nothing more than
expected; Tor IN my canvass Of the
state, county by county, during the
last ten weeks, the demonstrations of
love and conlideuc" on the part of the
people for myself personally, and their
enthusiasm for the cause represented
| left me no room for doubt in nv mimi
as to the result.
The Slander and abuse heaped upon
me 10y the newspapers controlled by
the opposition have contributed large
ly to my success; but the dertermina-
ton OF the people TO reap the fruits of
their victory two years ago and bring
about such reforms in our laws, and
the management of our public affairs
as were necessary to give us a more eco.
nOmical and efficient government caus-
cd my opponents (Sheppard's defeat.
"All the daily papers in the State cX.
cept The Columbia Register and one
evening journal, and three quarters of
the weekhcS, were controlled by nv
opponents. Ihcy had all the money
| they wanted, and cid not SCruple TO use
it in every way possible. But it avail
ed them nothing.
"Thc issues were the creation of an
efficient Railroad Commission; increase
in the efficiency OF the free schools; a
change from county to township GOV
ernment, and the calling of IA constitu.
tiOnal convention. All Of these uues.
tiOnS have been discussed fully and
elab0rately, and take my election by
| QUILL tll oNtl " SOlp, lIldI IIC
people endorsed my attitude on all Of
| them"
Governor Tillman'S posltiom in re.
gard to the finances ana credit Of the
State was clearly exemphned by a re-
petition of his words on these subjects.
when delivering his last campaign
speech at LaurcnS, =, c., August 20,
| W.:
Now one word about the States cred
it. and | want ~" reporters to take it.
down. | deny absolutely and utterly
that or ANY one connected with me
in the government, has done one thing
to injurc the States credit. We are as
anxious and as willing to pay the Just
obligations of the State lis is Governor
Sheppard or anybody else. 1t does not
take financial ability to pay debts. 1t
only takes money and the desire. |
have always pald my own debts, and it
can get The money | will pay South
Cardinals drbtS--li the opposition will
be patriots instead of marplotS-and
we get it. Applause. l am in favor
Of pay ing ii all, and | am as able to dc
it IL they are"