The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-08-03
The Poor Mans Interest is Threat
pncd.
The state.

Here are further proofs that the Tillman
policy is to prevent the people from deciding
such matters for themselves, and that the
and his coat tail members OF the Legislature
At tue last session of the Legislature, Till
mans friends tried to call constitutional
conven tion. The resolution 10 thtt eHecl
came up in the Senate, December !. Senator
Smythe, OF Charleston, (ConserVAtive) pro-
posed an amendment thai, when framed, the
new Constitution be submitted to the people
Senator Sloan, Of Richland, (ClnSerrative)
seconed the motion. The Tillmanite Senators
fought it,. H. was defeated by vote OF % to
II, The Tillmahites voting against IL soldly.
Senator Sloan then Offered an amenament EN-
that the new Constitution should retain the
present 2-mill law for school purposes. Ihe
Tillmanites voted that down also-Jl 10 D.
The call for q convention then passed by
vote of 26 to 10, every Tiilmante voting Tor H.
all but one If the Conservatives against il.
The State said next day: THE Senate ma
ioriy Is on record as aglnst allowing the peo.
pie To pass upon their own pasle law, ana
VIII ich maintain their free schools. If the
Administration can stand these acts. we can"
The Administration Is. however, trying 10 run
away from them.
Again: The resolution calling q convention
came up in the House, December ii. Mr. Ab.
ney OF Richland CONSERVATIVE moved an
amendment that before the new constitution
90 into effect 1t be ratified by a vote OF the
people. Messrs. Ahney, Hazard, Hughes and
Haskell (Conservatives) spoke In favor OF the
amendment. The Tillman coat-tail swingers
fought it. Mr.. Haskell said that che who
votes against It votes to strife the voice OF
The people and to curtail their rights but IL
was voted down, 56 10 is all the conservatives
and some Tilmanites fav0rlng IT.. MIR. Has
kell moved that the new Constitution reta In
the provisions securing q homestead to the
people and the present 2-mlll school tax. On
motion OF Mr.. John Gary Evans (Till lmanite)
IL was voted down, II 10 32. The resolution 10
call the convention finally faiieu In the
House for lack Of Il two-thirds majority; and
It's failure was one of the acts for which Gov
ernor Tillman subsequently denounced the
.'driftwood."
Vow, TO make the difference plain to every
one between the present system and the one
which will be made possible by Tillman's sue
cess, let US do little figuring.
Governor Tillman returns his property for
taxation at 3I5. IL is worth three times as
much, but we will give him all the advantage
he secures by the return of $40 cows, ST.
hogs, $50 mules and S}.75 land. His 2mill
public school tax on $3.50 amounts to S1G.T5.
His 90 pol; tax added makes his present con-
triuution to public education S1775.
John Smith, let us say, Is renter. win
practically no property. He pays now only
81 poll tax. So we have, as the present fig
ureS:
B. II. Tllman. Sl7.I5. John Smith sl.OO.
Under the Tilman-Gary Evans plan Of a
So poll tax and no 2-mill tax, we would have
these figures:
B. r. Tillman, $500. John Smith, $500.
AS result of the change there would be these
gains and looses:
Gain for B. r. Tillman. s1i,75.
Loss for John Smith, 81.
How many John Smiths are there who want
TO save the B. r. Tillmans Sli13 each, at
cost to themselves of 500 each.