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

Some Campaign Thunder.
And it came cam, tofpalssls j in the reign g
Of John Peter Richardson, governo1
Of the province Of South Caroline
in the fourth year Of hisreign thai
the people, the working people, be
came restless and dissatisfied with
the ring-rule government. bla9
And they arose as one man and
swore by theavirtue Of the aballo,
boz they wRoddld. have no more ring
rule in South Carolina, and they
by their ballots, called B. R. Til,
man to Sbe,goVeriorini the stead aoi
John Peter. And The reign Of Till
man being 50 equal and n3. Just = THAI
the banks, the, rH railroads, Q and and
corporations and combinations ol
capitabwere called son :too pay oan
equal portion Of the taxes to sup
port the reign Of 'Tiiiman's i
administration. s.i......s.s
This highly ,inesnsed the: shy.
locks and money slenders,l 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 q council of thirteen of the
Pharisaes 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 a good
fellow, and we will harmonic
with you and give you peace and
unity. But if you will not let us
rule we will call you a 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 thatit
will drive capital away, and you
can't run the government OF
refund the State debt, SO as TO
drive you out of our way. We
will call upon Haskell; we will
join our forces with hia:a We viii
split the party, and if we 3Fa't
rule 1ws will ruin.
But Tillnangsbeinge eaz mp,
CONVICTIONS and drgoou- horse
sense, said unto them: We. .iy {,
/ cannot consent to this wickedne.s;s,
I will yet make the people of my
province equal before the law. /
must not be a 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, cutting up
high;;istubbles; they 8 sHsiaire "a e BY the
aatwoodsi Of Edge6eld and I. the
hills and ?;hollowsi5of Piedmont
that Tillman shall rule e'no more
fo rever.
And it Will came to pass during,
the reign Of Tillman, in the second
year thereof, that the /. thirteen
issued d proclamation denounsing
Tillman and everything tending
to Tillman, and warning en-
ployees OF banks, railroads, fac
tories and others that they were
expected to work for the Edge.
field herder and the Piedmont
shanghigh, and in case 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 Tillmansboth hip
and thigh, and as for these wool
hats we will not that they should
rule over us.
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