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Mr.. M'Laurin's Speech.

Senator Zimmerman introduced Attorney
General McLaurin who spoke for about
twenty minutes. He began by complimentng
Governor Tillman for The courage and nerve
with which he inaugurated amovementwhich
finally broughtover lawyers, merchants, bank
presidents and other kid-gloved gentlemen to
the wisdom Of holding March Convention
and supporting the Farmers Movement. He
related joke from the Columbia Register,
and proceeded TO pay his respect to the Has
kettles, and to predict that many more would
blot before they would swallow the Edgefleld
Blinker
He charged that Sheppard misrepresented
in not mentioning the cost OF stenographers
In comparing expense account and asserted
man Administration. For the failure to re-
duce salaries the Legislature and not the Gov.
crnor was to blame. Richardson was not
only red rag to Tlllman but to many Demo.
OF supervisors IN 1890. He denied that the
Governor had unduly oppressed the corpora
tions, and endeavor on the plea Of urgent
haste and business policy TO explain Governor
Tillman's engagement OF Judge Melton 70 de-
fend him in the Agricultural Hall matter.
He defended the Governor all through the
Coosaw territory and adjoining fields OF ex-
ecutive action, and predicted that with proper
assistance Tillman would redeem every pledge
he had ever made. (Applauseo
Col Orr's Address.
Col ]. l.. Orr began by saying that the citi-
zens oi Edgefeld should congratulate them
selves inasmuch as they would, have the
Governor whichever way the contest went.
A voice: and Greenviile will have the
He would also congratulate them that the
Peace and Unity Convention has established
the fact that Democratic supremacy in the
State would be maintained. (Applause.)
He congratulated them also that so many
ladies attendedIthe meeting. They might not
be able to reason out like the politician why
they were for this man or the other, but true
to their own true instincts he could not help
enjoying the sight OF those handkerchiefs that
were flying when Mr.. Sheppard was address.
Ing the crowd. (Applause)
He had come to appeal to their sense or JUS
tice and right. to ask his hearers to think, to
ask them TO exercise their God-glven right OF
selfgovermeni he had come 10 appeal to
their consciences and induce them TO decide
before God and man. (Applause.(
An effort, he said, had been made to preju-
dice the audience with iEsinuations Of Has
kellism. That was an appeal TO prejudice In.
stead OF reason. The Convention was Domo-
cratic and SO were It's nominees.
ask, he said that you take the facts and de-
eide them according to the best interest OF
South Carolina, and will stand where have
always been. the supporter OF the nominee OF
the party. You know the history of this
movement. The first plank In the platform
says that the Democratic party should be
supreme. Didn't Governor sheppard do all
election? myself when there was move
ment In the Convention TO bolt made the most
earnest speech | ever made 10 prevent that
movement. Ivoted and work ed for Governor
Tillman because he Was the nominee OF the
party. The HaskelteS were mistaken, and
they have recognized that fact, and am glad
they have. They have come back, ana are
now as good Democrats as can he found. ZAP
plause0 TilIman works himself into Jury
of acting, for that is what II Is. about my ac-
cepting nomination after had said didn't
want II.
Orr: He had been for years saying ne didn't
want an office. Yet he accepted one that pays
$500 Il year, and am nominated for one
which pays $40 q day during the session Oh tue
LEGISLATURE Who deserves more contempt,
Tiilman or myself? (Cheers for Orr) He
made the mistake in his own favor as he did
with the free pass. (Applnuse) l asked tue
Convention If they nominated me for any
office 10 give me one which paid no salary.
("iIurrah for Orr.~
Governor Tlllman says he did not make 9
promise to reduce your taxes. He said at
Newberry and at Anderson that he would
save you hundred thousand dollars. Did he
do ito (Cres of "No!'I AT Anderson Gov
ernor Tlllman refused Col Earle's offer to give
If elected Il thousand dollars Of his salary 70
will save you a hundred thousands dollars the
first year. Has he done it? CHEERS for
Orr.)
Tiilman said 1t was an outrage upon the ad-
sci outside the Attorney General and the SO.
lcItOrs. and yet has employed more than did
the preceding Administrations for ten years.
(ApplauSe)
Agricultural Hall matter. There was no dan
ger that the State would have to pay the Blue
Ridge scrip. The Supreme Court has declared
1t worthless.
the balance on one and two years time, and
YOU got the first payment and a mortgage TO
secure the balance, would you, because the
purchaser expressed an intention not to make
inc second payment, go into the Courts? NO.
Secured by your cash payment you would
say; II you do not meet the second payment
when IL in due will foreclose the mortgage.
That is what Tillman should have done IN,
stead of making hurrah for political effect
and spending the States money in lawyers
fees. (ApplauSe)
am proud that am the president of fac
tory proud that its stockholders had SO mucn
confidence In me. Our own people own tue
stock and II Is one of our own Industries, anu
the time has passed in South Carolina wlen II
| fight should be made against sucn lnslitu,
tions. We are all borrowers, anu lnsteau oI
| lighting banks we want more OF them, 10 the
| end that competition may make lower Tue
rates we pay for our money. Applause. ,,,,
| Governor Tillman says that vGLed lor II
| lard and that it was mistake. There Is nc
man in South Carolina that love better imam
Gen. MCGOWAN: studied law in his once ano
| he has been my friend and Is to-day. ana am
his, and yet Voteu against MIN. why II
pay n political debt. Not one OF my OWE
making, but one that the party contracted
The Democrats promised to give Willard thu
balance of his tGrm about year. In consider
alton Tor his help in seating Hampton in 1876
| felt in honor bound TO pay that debt. | con
sidcred it none the less binding because II WI!
Il political debt, because my honor and IN!
politics go together as well as my business ant
my honor [Cheers.l
\ voice: win you vote for Tillman If hi
| Is nomnated?"
/ Or OF .tri1l WhU q nSk SnCl