Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-05-05
every time I hit the Governor on
the quick he cringes: ["Hurrah
for Sheppard."1
Mary had a little lamb,
It's fleas were white as SNOW.
Every time the fleas would bite,
The lamb would do Just so.

1CS meas were W1lCe 88 SHOW.
Every time the 1eas would bite,
The lamb would do just so.
Laughter and applause.l Every
time the Governor gets hit on
soft place.he gets up to explain.
[Applause.]
Governor Tilman is a friend to
the poor man, and yet did all in
his power to take away from them
the lien law which enables them
to get their living. ICheers for
Tillman.]
My friend talks about voting
for Re- blican. Does he know
that two men who acted in the
Convention that nominated him
two years ago were in the
Republican Convention in Col
umbia last week? [Great APP
plause.l The question Of a
nomination was close, and If it
had not been for the help of these
Republicans Tillman would not
have been nominated. ZAP
lause.] A majority of our Con-
vention was conn osed of farmers
and not Republican. ZAP
plause.] ] He says Haskellites were
in it. Didn't Irby and his COM
mittee invite them back into the
party, and didn't they Gomez
[Applause.] I give you my
pledge that there is not man
on this ticket who will not abide
the result of the primary. Ap-
plause.l ] We will stand shoulder
to shoulder as Democrats of 1875.
[Applause.) Whatever may be
the result I will be same friend to
my fellow citizens that 1 have
always been.
A voice: "You are president of
a bank"
Another voice eve won't let
that man have any monay.n -
Sheppard: Yes We will. I will
let them have as much money as ]
have got. Applause. i want to
talk to the friends of Governor
TTiil lmap for le isas
aAsgistsr Tspo portsr want lhina fo 1.il''
tell the truth when he goes horne.
It has been ublished IN his paper
thatI with the money Of the
Edgefeld bank have been lending
to the farmers with the end that
/ might be supported in this race.
A voice: "It is a lie."
Sheppard: I am speaking to
the friends of Governor Tillman.
Is there a man here who will say
that he ever heard me inquire di-
rectly or indirectly how he stood
in this campaign as between Till.
man and myselff ,[aNo! Nop]
Is there a man here who wi1l-gay
that l ever intimated that I would
lend him money If he, would sup
port me? [Cries of sNo."] Did
you and-you mentioning Tillman
men by name) ever hear me say
any such thing?l [ssNo.nl lIflthere
is man here, let him. say so. jENo
response, and great applause:] I
denounce the statement as slander
the slander Of a viper, the. SLAM
der of a liar. [cheers.] Whoever
states that I was thus influenced
knew that he was telling an un-
truth, and whoever repeats it will
know that he is tellin2an untruth.
Mr.. Sheppard referred further
to the administration of his bank
which he stated the stockholders
said was conducted to their salts.
faction.
You see every attack on my re.
cord as Democrat falls to the
ground, as we'll as every attack
upon my record as a business man.
I want above everything else upon
this earrh to see all the Democrats
of Edgefeld county and of South
Carolina from now on to the end
of my day as solid and as inyinci-
bic as they were in 1875. Zap
plause.) When deaths sullen
stream shall DER me fall my last
aspiration shall be for the unity of
the Democratic party and for the
supremacy of the Anglo.sa1on in
South Carolina. prolonged ap-
plause.
Col. Orr's Address.
Col. J. Orr began by saying that
the citizens. of Edgegdd should
congratulate themselvesfinasmuch
as they would have the Governor
ub;oboyor NOV fha contast want