The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-22
VOL. XXIII.--NEW SERIES.
THE POLITICAL BALL.
The Big Campaign Open. at Green
Vile.

A
| Vile.
| GREENvILLE, s. C.-The debate be
tween Gov. Tillman and ex Gov. Shep
pard here Saturday was attended by
4, 900 people.
GOV. TILLMAN's OPENING SPEECH.
MIR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND FELLOW
DEMOCRATS: II affords me pleasure, af.
ter an absence of nearly two years. to re,
| turn once more and meet the men of
| Greenyille aud of the Piedmont escarp
ment face to face. When last had the
pleasure of addressing an audience of nv
fellow citizens Oh this spot appeared as
the man put forward by the masses of
the people to lead the
fight for Jeffersonian Democracy. Ia
voice: You've got it,pl I THANK You
on this FIRST opportSnity h6ys Ma fur
the gallant manner in which YOU sup
ported me both in the Democratic con.
vention and at the election in November.
For eighteen months l have been Gov
ernor of South Carolina by your suffrage,
and appear here for the first time in my
life as a candidate. / am here to ask
you to re-elect me Governor. Loud
cheers and applause and cries, "Wc can
do It," am here to give an account to
you of my stewardship. A voice
Talk on am here to meet my ira
ducers face to face, and let God and jus
tice decide between us. Applause. A
voice: Tell us about that free pass " |
Now, my fellow citizens, what were the
issues in 1890? They were whether the
people of South Carolina should govern
or whether ring should govern. Cheers
and ''Hurrah for the Blinkcr." 1t is
true that we have airing now, but band
is all around the ring, laughter and ap.
plause and composed of every white
man IN South Carolina. But | refer to
the old ring-a ling like joint snake
Laughter Although smashed to pieces
it is wiggling and wiggling and making
desperate effort to get itself together
again. Laughter and applause Now,
what are the issues to-day? In few
words and boiled down to its essence, it
is whether the people of South Carolina
shall govern or whether corporations and
monopolies shall do it. In all free gov
ernments it is best and necessary, if the
government is to remain pure, and libcr-
ty remain intact, that there should be
two parties. We have but one i'm South
CarOlina-at least one decent party that
of the white men, but hitherto we were
bound SO we had to submit without dis
cussion. There was not the benefit to
the people of open and free discussion
on which they could decide ntelligcntly
and which privilege exists to-day.
But my friends, my time is nearly out,
but l will have something to say again to
the opposition who have put up two dis
tinguished lawyers to prosecute the cause
of the people-that is, the ring, against
b. II. Tillman. You are here as the jury.
] say it, but not with egotism, that but
for me you never would have had the OPP
portunity of hearing candidates discuss
issues before you~ This, then, is the
court of last appeal. say to these dis
tinguished attorneys who arc prosecuting
this casc-onc of them your Solicitor for
many years-and say to you, that | am
ready for trial and while | now give
way to speakers who are to follow me,
say, 'Lay on, McDuff, and damned be
he who first cries hold, enough" Pro
longed cheering and applause.
Ex-Governor Sheppard, who had ap-
pearcd somewhat nervous during IL
last of Governor Tillman's sp"""h
introduced by General Gray as an old
Wall House, and a man who had earn.
cd til promotion he had received.
GOVERNOR SHEPPARD SPEAKS.
"Now we'll hear something" was the
shout that first rent the air as Governor
Sheppard walked to the front Said he /:
am very much gratiticd to be per-
mitted to address my fellow citizens of II
county that from the inception Of tic
movement has been firmly devoted to the
interests Of the Farmers Movement.
Whilst not the author OF father of the
movement I can prove by all the good
citizens of NY county, and il you are not
satisfied with that, by Governor Tillman
that have been the friend of the Farm
crs' Movement from the beginning to
this day. Voice: You are righD And,
fellow citizens, l am as deeply devoted
to the farmers of South Carolina as any
one in the State, and my friend told the
simple truth when ne said the March con.
vcntion of 1892 had swallowed the
Farmers Movement except him. | I'm,
here today
INTERRUPTING SHEPPARD.
Here began series of Interruptions
that continued constantly through the
whole of Governor Sheppard's address
He was piled on the right hand and or
the left by question after question, bui
he retained his composure and gav,
Rolands for all the divers fired at him
The confusion became SO great that Gov
ernor Tillman came forward and asked
for fair play. He characterized the
squabbling as ''cat fights which bcgcts
more cats"
Continuing, Governor Sheppard said
All ask is that you hear my argumcn
and make up your verdict oI sworn iu
rOrS. =.
So far as ! am concerned, my friends
reference to the course | represent being
an oifshoot of Iiaskellism, he knows anC
ought to have said to you, that when h,
was nominated two years ago, took tn,
stump in support of his election, and
say if he gets more votes than | get
there is no man who will exert himscl
with more vigor for him than l.
| desire that the demands of tn,
Farmers Movement shall be acccdcd +,
and I intend that they shall be if | i'm
| plcrtnI Enyprppr