The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-24

went out to the crowd and stood within
ear-shot of Youmans until the meeting
had been adjourned.
Standing upon the reporters table,
Col. Youmans calmly faced the audi
ence. AS soon as he could be distinctly
heard above the noise and confusion,
which, though somewhat abated, still
to great extent prevailed.-he contin-
ued to address the gathering before
him.
"Governor Tillman has left the
stand" said Col. Youmans. Il asked
him if he intended to brand me as a
public biackguard, and he has left the
staEd.'' ....-.-..
Voices: "Hell do it every time. "" he
knows he told lie.''
Youmans: I don't want to violate the
etiquette of stump debate. I have never
done so. IfGovernor Tillman can cast
the epithet Of blackguard at me, take
this opportunity to brand him as a pub
lie blackguard and public liar, Lgreat
applausel and if he wishes personal
satisfaction I hold myself personally
responsible to him" Cheers for YOU
mans, and Tillman yells from the Edge
field contingent, who had by this time
again assembled about the stand.l
"The record shows" continued Col.
Youmans, "that Governor Tillman has
been the first man elevated to high Of
fetal position by the white people Of
South Carolina whose standing was so
low that the gentry considered he
could not pass an insult.
"I wish to say before the manhood of
Newberry that there prevailed Gus
tom in this State which debars man
from seeking satisfaction from man
of Governor Tillman's standing, but a
gentleman could render satisfaction, if
he so desired, to his bootblack; and if
he fails to- tale notice of what I say,
brand him as a public coward" "
[Cheers.
"I told Governor Tillman at Hamp-
ton that he couldn't face me six rounds
on the stand, and it appears that be has
cen skipping the stand to avoid me,
or at least it seems that way;
81 asked for permission to speak first
here in order to catch him upon the
stand. He could not answer tie ques-
tion I put to him, whether the charges
against the Administration and officials
were true. He evaded the question. ]
am fortified upon that position. I have
got the statement of one of your own
fellow citizens to that effect. I propose
to read it, and will show that Governor
Tillman could not answer the question:
I" ;NEwBERRy, s. c., August IS, 1892.
Previous to Captain Tillman's nomi.
nation to the Governorship, about two
and half years ago, in conversation
with him on the train I said to him
that my principal objection to bim was
that he made too many wholesale char
ges against the State government and
everybody who had held Office since
1876, without the proof. Hesaid be had
to write as he did in order to attract the
attention and get the ear of the people.
That if he had written in the ordinary
newspaper style he never could have
gotten the attention of the people.
"ELBEaT 81. AULI."
Applause and cries: "He's a good
man"
.sNot alone did Major Ancrum make
that statement" said COL Youmans.
'.but n. G.. Gonzales made the same
statement, and Governor Tillman de-
clined to answer 1t.
'sGovernor Tillman wrote from his
postofice at Roper's, s. c., under date
of February I, 1887, to the Hon. E. B.
Murray, of Anderson, letter which ]
have in my hand and from which the
following is an extract, and in reading
it I will show you why the Governor
left. The extract is:
"But must to business. I desire to
suggest that if you can possibly so ar.
rangeit, the offer of the college building.
etc., which you told me about, to be
made to the Board Of Agriculture fol
an experimental station upon condi
ton that an agricultural station be es'
tablished hereafter, and let the ofel
get into the papers, especially the News
and Courier. Then notice adapt. Sly
ETC., ETC., in as glowing colors as posi-
bic, be given and enlarged upon. Ever
a little exaggeration might help an6
smooth the way to getting the college
2ext winter
! Governor Tillnan," said the speak
er, "has been from stump to stump ir
South Carolina proclaiming as The
truth that he confined himself to the
truth. Here is conviction that he pub
lished these wholesale charges for tht
purpose of attracting attention. Here
he comes out over his own signature
and advocates the doctrine of exagger
alton to smooth the way for the accom-
plishment of his purpose. IGreat ap
plause:l That is the way Governor
Tillman has smoothed his way to tht
Gubernatorial chair, not by the truth
but by exaggeration. [Applause.
"When Governor Tillman started
this movement be did not say it was {
campaign of exaggeration, but sale
that truth and right were his guiding
stars and he called upon God to wit
ness the purity of his intentions ant
the sincerity Of his motives. Cover
nor Tillman was charged with Office