The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-23

him for bread, and he gave Them stone.
They asked him for a fish, and he gave them
serpent.
Two years ago he promised to have direct
primary for Governor and other state ofncers
retrenchment and reform. Not an Office has
been abolished, not IA salary has been reduced,
not dollar las been saved in any way.
Can any one show that the Tillmnn admin.
What other result has all this upheuval had
than TO put q lot OF unworthy office-seekers
into office? AL over the State we nave seen
all the sore-headed politicians and disappoint-
ed oflice-seekers flocking to Tlllman's stand
ard and obtaining office by swinging on TO Ills
coat tall and protesting devouring and con-
suming love for the farmer. we want 10 see
these unworthy men swept from power. We
want TO restore respect for our government at
home and confidence In 1t abroad.
Another objection To TIL man Is his desire
determination to run oil the departments OF
the government to suit himself. In his mes
sage TO the Legislature he bitterly denounced
Judge Wallace because he would not sustain
the Supervisor of Registration OF Charleston
county from office.
Immediately after the Legislature adjourn
ed he denounced the members of 1t as dead,
rotten driftwood." because they would not DO
everything he wanted them 10 do.
A voice-Was he very far wrong In calling
some of them dead, rotten driitwood?
Perhaps not. AT any rate, many Of the
counties have not much TO be proud OF In
their Representatives, although they were
elected on account Of their Loyalty to Till
man.
We don't want any man to exercise all the
powers of government. We don't want
boss. We are free people, and II is lncon-
slstent with freedom for any one man. no
matter If he be The ublest and purest in the
State, to have TOO much power.
! / believe this March Convention Is on the
right line. l believe If II Is well attended by
able and conservative men IT vii result In
great good. 1 believe If the situation Is clear
| iy placed before the people, they will repudi-
ate and drive from place and power lhiS sell
fish faction that has we'll nigh disrupted the
Democratic party, and that has ruined the
credit of the State and made her name u oy-
| word.
| In favor of unlfying and harmoniZing the
| Democratic party and OF restoring and main
tanning the high standards that prevailed IN
this State before Is. r. Tillman became fac
tor In our politics.
of sensible anu conservative men, and let US
do all in our power to assist In this move,
ment. We can never hope 10 have united
party and State government that Will give
satisfaction to all our people until Tillman
and his associates are swept from power.
| I fully indorse these resolutions. Let us
have square fight, and II majority OF the
| Democratic party want to continue Tiilman
In power let them say so. and all who are OPP
posed to him Will cheerfully acquiesce In the
result.
Inc CUHlTtIlhU-IhI. OIdyuuH 'u eSii
| us before you take your seat, how the lawyers
that have been employed by the State To as
sIst the Attorney General In the CoosaW cast
and In the Agricultural Hall and kai!r.aa
Mr.. Graydon-I do not know whether any
payments have been made or not: ! saw
some time ago that the report OF the Attor-
ney General for the last fiscal year has not
been printed. 1t ought TO show what pay
ments, II any, have been made. The Attor.
ney General used to attend TO all the States
| litigation, but IL seems she now needs the SER
vices OF associate counsel. Several proml-
nent lawyers have been employed, and IL may
be assumed that they will want pay for their
services and good round sums ut thnt. Ihe
State Will have To loot the bills, and II they
have not been paid, 1t Is probable that the
next Legisl luture will be asked to appropriate
money for that purpose.
Speech Of VIM. u. Calhoun, Esq.
The following is synopsis of the speech Of
Colonel Calhoun.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the Conven-
The Chairman asked the gentleman who
has Just taken bis seat If he could explain
how The attorneys who have been employed
by the State TO do the work OF the Attorney
General have been paid and how much. No
one as yet seems to know, but 10 take u COM
mon sense view OF the matter, would say
that the State, OF course, Will nave 10 pay
them with The money Of the people.
The salary of the Attorney General Is TOO
small for b i'm to be able to employ assistance
and TO pay for all OF the extra work that mas
been done within the past TWO years l set
the bail In motion that brought ABOUT this
meeting, anu 1t pieases Inc 10 see That IL IL
such success. and that those who SAID that
IL would be IuIlure have been shown that
good Democracy Is still alive IN AboeVllle
County. am glad because the large attend
ance has disappointed SO many OF those who
are opposed to good government In South
Carolina.
say that because Thirteen signed The call Ior
this meeting, and because, the day (triday)
appointed Tor the meeting were both III
onens, that they We're signs OF the failure OF
the meeting. These evil prophets proved To
be false prophets, and men who ARE entire'y
unable to read the signs or the tlmes,-slhce
the real significance, IT any, AT all, 10 De
given to those signs, Was that this meeIlng
here to-day was a signal Of the defeat Of Till
man and his crowd OF office seekers and dem
agOgueS. w
The stock in trade of these same politicians
and demagogues, Is the cry that a.! OF those
who oppose Tillman are opposed TO the iarin-
ers. Their only hope OF keeping themselves
In Office IS 10 keep up strife and oy Unfair rep
resen ntation and making the farmers believe
Lnat we who oppose Tillman only have one
bject in view, aud that is 10 pot our leey ON
the neck OF the farmer and " crush him into
the earth.
What nonsense! The statement is not true,
and 4 those who make 1t do not know better.
they ought to know II. We are strictly Il
farming people. Every industry, occupation
and calling IN Abbevile County depend. up
on farming for support. l do not consider
myself fool enough To work against my own
interests. have hundred Of dollars Invested
In farming and In lands, and l would ike 10
have more land and greater interest III larm-
ing.
This being the case, does any one Imagine Tor
one moment that would be fool enough 10
join la Il move OF thi. Kind II H. was against
my interests, and that would fight an Occu-
patton out OF which am making living.
Every man who Is here today Is In the
same condition that an, and they are men
OF too much common sense 10 40 any !l LILLE "
that would in the least hurt the farmers OF
the county. l tell you, my friends. tnat tne
controlling element in the life of every man.
S>ef; and selEintereSt compeis US W Dc on
the side of the farnIer,-and that alone should
re lutte the charge that we are opposed 10 the
Interests OF the Iurmer. The man who Is real
~ opposed TO the Interests OF the farmer IL
the chronic office seeker and the demugogue
who Is willing to make any sacrifice To get OIL
flee; and who tries To nislead the iarmer by
statements that are not true and by hiding
the true condition OF affairs IN oraer 70 galn an
his own ends He cares nothing Ior the peo
pie or the welfare OF the government, just so
he secures Il fat Office.
The men who are now In office in This
State seem determined to mold on 10 once
even though neighbor Is made TO night neish-
Dor, friend 10 fight friend, brother TO night
brother and our people and our government
ure crushed to the earth.
part 10 try TO compromise matters and to re;
store peace and harmony III our DIVIDED
household Tor the good OF the whole people,
because they know full Well that II tins Is
done they Will be relegated 10 the wa iks OF prl-
vate lite, and the sweet pap OF olilce taken
from their grasp. They grasp office with a
death grip; and they intend, II seems, to hold
that grip ON the throat of the government
and the people OF the State till both are stran-
glcd.
This meeting to-day is an effort TO remove
that grip from the throat OF poor suffering