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THE EVIL OF REPEATING TIE LIEN LAW

himself as favorng to the repeal or the lien
law. ,,.
of our Stale when crops were abundant ana
prices good that by giving timely hoilce III
might have done to repeal this law. put IN lne
| last two years when crops were SNORT anu
prices were going down, down until the sta
! pie crop of our country reacheu poinI oe
! low what many persons believe 10 pe Tue aS
! tual cost Of production when the iahulolus
| have been scarcely able to make enuS Lnttl,
and when the tenants have been barely aple
to support themselves and their latniiles. ol-
ten enduring many prirationS. there mas Ger
tainly been no time when IL Wouiu u"N1 uoiie
to repeal the lien law. H.
| WHY, my friends, don, k-every man III tile
sound of my voice know that II the ien iaW
had been repealed last year, or inc year pe,
fore, as Governor Tllman advocated; II
would have compelled hundreds ana lnou-
sands Of respectable, honest, haruworKihS
white men to have hired themselves anu
their wives and little children as scl ii,Et
men who had money enough TO run Wltnoul
He SAYS the lien law has been abused, and
no doubt ii has been, but no man Is c0inPel,,-
ell to give II lien unless he finds II TO MS au-
II is n privilege the poor man has which en-,
abes hi to live and support his wlle anu
children by honest work as IL Tree man all" d.
/ for one would never be willing to see TINS
large class of our fellow citizens deprived oi
the opportunity To live rs they fsnd most coii-
QuClFc 10 tIlelT uappIHCso hie
THE PATRIOTIC POOR MAN.
As one of the young men of this state, who
saw much of the campaign OF 1910. rGIllei,,,
Der with unmiXed gratitude tne spitianIu p,,inru
services of this Tenant class Oh our ciLIneu,
! in the effort To redeem South Saroilna. ineS
rode with us on many night ana MANY
Sultry day. They responded IN ram Ut hou
| trst Sunshine and shared TO the fullest every
peril of tnnt magnificent contest, and I for
one, as long as remember their galiaiiC anu ni
ever ready service, cannot consent " sUe @
their only means OF credit taken ir".i Sniii
mt Il time when their crops are scarcely sum
cent TO support them, ana thous mus ",
them would have to break up homes, WilaGt acd
are happy, even admit their Toll anu en- @ ecu
economy TO become the hirelingS anu sel
wants of their more fortunate nel8hooIe'
GOVERNOR TILLMAN WOULD DEPRIVE TIE
POOR MAN OF THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
Governor Tillman certainly is not theil
friend when he would take away lTonl M .nen
their only means OF credit, and reduce theH
to the position OF serls. ~ .,o ,o,,
But this is not all. In this country thc soV
ercign power OF our government resides IN lhe
people and this sovereignty mas no way Vi do
serting itself except by the ballot
II is by the ballot that we select our law
makers and our officers to c0nStrue ana en-
fnrce ihe laws We can only enact new lave
or repeal bad or injurious ones thEous" LIN
exercise of the ballot. , ,..or
II is by the right to vote mat we can 'Seel
our wishes as 10 the government Wnicl! ,,, So,,
trolls our lives, our liberties ana our property
II is the highest right OF the cltlHcn.
IL is tn $ right which enables ana ulSn,,,ii ~
every true American, and yet Governor ~
man, who claims that he Is the wool nay, nnI
friend has declared that he wants Gr, =,
tlonm Convention, among Other tnlhSs u
pass an educational or property qutlluchl!ol
for suflerage in this State, ana pnrsuaarS ~ :,
this idea the Senate, which is two-thiras IN ~
man, passed Il resolution calling cohVehtiol
\ | Il a
ti.Tillman Senator to require the work OF thl
Convention to be submitted to the people;
Governor Tillma lhus TURNER SnowS ,,,I, for W.r
little he cares for the poor man In Soutn Cal @
oIina by trying to take away rom MIN In
right TO vote TN less he has a certain ahlnun
Of property or certainly amount o1 educaI'on
GOVERNOR TILLMAN WOULD IuMiLiAi'
AND DEGRADE THE POOR MAN
lie yyould thus humilate and degrade thos
who were not fortunate enough 10 own prop
r eriy or have education to the extent Inc.
, might fin and their purpose was 10 call III i
Convention ami make It's WORK nnai W." Wi,""u I,nr
reference TO wether the people llkeu Ihe Non
stitution they made or not.
WHAT A TILLMAS SENATE DID.
This same Senate voted down resolution
offered by IN anti-Tilman Senator 10 require
that Convention TO re-enact the nomesleal
law thus showing that it was their purpose !l
renpal this law which Is certainly intended u
protect the unfortunate, who without 1t, migh
be reduced TO absolute penury.
And this Senate likewise voted doWn Il re
solution offered by an anti-Tillman Senate
req uuiring the Convention TO re-enacl the TWO
mill school tax, thus showing, IL seems 10 me
that the party In power proposes 10 ren,a Hxen,p
and to make the poll tax three dollars lnsle',.
OF one and run the schools on II whlch wouic
practically be making the poor man pay u
educate the rich men cnilaIen, nr rnor ,ne,e ,r
I,I, frinn6ShiD
this.
THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT BILL, FULL VI
ISIQUIrY.
This convention was defeated in the House
of representatives by the anti-Tillman VOC
going against IL. Again, q bill known as tn'
County government bill, was introduced .lnit
the House of representatives and repeatedly
asserted to be Governor TiIlmans Dllii anu IN ~
never denied 1t that heard OF, so that WI
NAV fairly call it his BILL II provided Tor INT
: abolition OF the Office of county commits
sioner and for the election Of one man II
each county and the appointment oy ti'
governor Of three In each township VINO wel'
To run the county governments In thiS Slale.
This.bilI would have given the Governor
practical control OF al! the county govern
ments in this State. IL also PROVIDED Ioi
working the roads by contract ana require.
every able bodied man between certain age
to work these roads eight days or pay oh'
dollar and hall.
THE POOR MEN TO BE WORKED WITH TIL
CHAIN GANG.
If they worked they were to be under tn,
control, and work at such times ana IN sucl
manner as the contractonr should designate
thus practically hiring them out TO the con
r tractor. If they worked, the State charged
the contractor four dollars or fifty cents
day for their services, but II lhey palu out q
5 the work it only cost them one dollar aht
r fifty cents. ,o, :,
, pay this sum. But the man who worked nae
10 pay eight days work.
that the work Ing man Is only worth eghteei
| and two-thirds cents per day. ana Doart
himself at that. In addition TO thiS tner'
must be q county chain gang. In Tnlrh al
parties sentenced to Imprisonment for an!
: offence whether for vicious crime or ior
simple fight were required to be worked ant
the free labor of the country would nave u
} work along side OF this convict LABOR.
: THIS GOVERNMENT HOSTILE TO TIE INTER
: EsTS OF TIE LABoRING MAN.
Now NV friends have not shown you be
yond the possibility of doubt that thlS au
mlnistration is more hostile TO the interest
the Iaboring and poor man thnn any we nav
ever had In South Carolina. do not SCI
how any laborlng man In lhls Stale can Se
, his consent to vote to keep Governor Illlmal
in office another term.
FAILURE OF PROMISES.
also arraign Governor Tilman for fail
IRE TO perform hiS promises made 10 IN
peopIe of the Stale In the last election. lol
remember how he promis iscd To reduce salaries
and expenses and 10 reduce the number o
officers in the State.
no SALARIES REDUCED.
Has he reduced a single salary in the State
Not one as far AS know has been reduced i