Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-08-25
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Some Campaign Thunder.

Some Campaign Thunder.
j And it came topalss5s in the reign g
1of John Peter Richardson, governor
of the province Of South Carolina
4 in the fourth year Of hisreign that
the people, the working people, be.
! came restless and dissatisfied with
| the ring-rule government. an5;
And they arose as one man7 and
swore by the.9iiftue Of the aBallot
boz they @wRoodd1d 4 have no more ring
rule in South Carolina, and they,
]by their. ballots, called B. R. TIL,
man to beigovernorinith the stead aot
\ John Peter. And the reign of Till.
/ man being So equal an3d, Just that
1.-THE banks, the, rail railroads, AND! and
corporations combinations OF
capital were called on -:to> pay IAN
|eqaal portion Of The taxes to sup!
1port the reign of 'Tiilmann's
administration. if....,5.ss
This highly ,ineensed, the. shy.
locks and'money lenders and in
the reign ofiTillman, and in the
first and second years thereof they
rose in, revolt against Tillman's
government.to this day. and they
called a council of thirteen of the
Pharisees and said unto Tillman
We know your demands are just,
the people have been oppressed for
our benefit, but if we let you reign
over US we will have to bear equal
burthens with the people, which
will ruin our rule and cutshort
our profits and the working people
be as good as we are; therefore we
cannot doit. But if you will let
us rule we will call thee good
fellow, and we will harmonize
with you and give you peace and
unity. But if you will not let US
rule we will call YOU d demagogue,
a scoundrel, a stirrer up of strife.
We will go in the courts and
enjoin you from collecting taxes
from US, and SO cripple you, and
belittle your administration thatiit
will drive capital away, and you
can't run the government or
refund the State debt, so as to
drive you out Of ,ur way. We
will call upon :ell;;i'wea will
| join our forces wi, wis,a His We will
split the party, and if we saa'!.
rule 1ws will ruin. ..s
But Tillnannbeing "a mo
convictions and -goou aoFse
sense, said unto them: Vel.lY,
Icannot consent to this wickedness.
I will yet make the people of my
province equal before the law. 1
must not be respecter of per-
sons, but must give equal rights
to all, and special privileges to
none.
This greatly incensed the money
lenders, the railroad and factory
corporations, the shylocks Of all
classes, and they being y stiff
necked and rebellious people
assembled themselves together,
including the :: thirteen, in high
places; smoked their cigars, drink
ing'their fine !liqno-s,9 cutting up
highs bibles; they s#iafe j "a fBe by, the
aatw,iosodsf isd Of Edgefeld .cand. I. the
hills and hollowsi,of Piedmont
that iTillman shall rule'no more
fo rever.
And it Viii came to pass dlrnriin,lgl; lrii, &;
the reign Of Tillman, inithe second
year thereof, that the /: thirteen
issued d proclamationi denounsing
Tillmar and everything tending
to Tillman, and warning en-
ployees OF banks, railroads, fac
tories and others that theyawere
expected to work for the Edge.
field herder and the Piedmont
shanghiglh, and in case o Of refusal
their places might be vacated
the shanghigh knowing very well
that he, if the people are left
alone and untrammelled, could'not
command a corporal's guards vote,
and they began to cast about for
means to smite Tillmans both hip
and thigh, and aas for these wool
hats we will not that they should
rule over us.
Cutting ARRAY In Hamburg.