The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-04-27
TiIIman'S Speech.
News and Courier.

Governor Tillman said: 1 was born In
Edgetied, as you all know. l have been
away from you about eighteen months I'D
Columbia performing public duty. neeo
not tell you that 1t affords me pleasure tne
most exquisite TO return here and look my
telow-cilizens and friends and acquaintance
in the face.
Sir Walter Scott in one OF his novels gives
US a history of Rob Roy, the famous Scotch
freebooter. His hand was against every man,
that is he resisted oppression, ana Inc out
lawry pronounced against him anu the ellori
TO capture him and put him 10 death was So
strong that the man had 10 change his name
and ndacknowledge iealty 10 the chleitain ol
another clan. On one OCCASION when ne was
being hunted by the troops OF the King oi
England, whi le his fastness IN me mountain
ger in his caiup who had gone there on buSl-
ness. He hud changed his name 10 that OF
CAMPBELL They captured him, but ne maze
his escape. They had burned his cabin ana
destroyed all he had and naturally his feel
ings were very highly wrought up. So when
this stranger approached MIN on a matter oi
business aud addressed him by his assumed
name OF Campbell this tree born Scolchman,
drawing himself up and looking the man In
the eye with withering scorn, said: M y
foot Is on my native heath and my name Is
McGregor," (applause), and !, VINO nave oeeh
equally traduced, slandered aud misrepre-
septed and charged with all the sins In the
decalogue ever since took up the cudsel and
and commenced TO battle tor turner's rlghts'
am proud once more TO ook these s.m me,s IN a1e
pIause) Some Of you have come thirty miles
to hear me speak.
A voice: II have come thirty-fve."
These gentlemen here are the plalntl1ls ana
the solicitors In the case; the indictment Is
10 be drawn against me, and l am 10 defend
myself. or course appreciate your applause
and good will, because / believe have earn
ell ii, and hope to prove TO you that am
not AS bad as am painted. c'Thnts right.
have nothing to lose and everything to gain
by calm, diSpaSSiOnate discussion. anu there
tore beg you 10 keep quiet, and IT not Quiet
as quiet us you can, and give these other gen.
llemen chance. ,
have been reared among you ana ask II
any of you have known mo TO 90 an act OF
dishOnor, dishonesty, or tell faSeh0od or
do anything little or mean. c'No.) L nave
a rough outside. God didn't make me OF thai
silken kind that enables me 10 bamhlooZle
men, to give them lip-sauce, to pretend tt
serve them, but my heart beats as warm fol
south Carolina as any man in IT,. ] am the
most hailed man In the State appear In Il
new role and feel Il little strange. am a can
didate and ask you to re-elect me as Cover
nor of South Carolina.
| 4 voice: "We ell do II.
| When | was put forward al Columbia as the
siandard-bearer said: "iou have asked ul(
| 10 lead a forlurn hope: it Is Il stumpy road tt
travel to the Executive mansion, but II tht
banner is placed in my hands / will carry !
to victory" 1t was u victory OF the people
over the Ring, aud not Tillman over Earle
| Se.l
| dominate that / would be watched close
than any Governor ever had been. Was |
| propheL? | IOIesaw the line oil conduct o
ihe opposition, and my prediction came true
The Haskell rule or ruin iaction, alter beinl
fairly beaten by q majority OF the white Vol
ers. made an appeal 10 the negro TO put whit
| necks under black heels again. (Applause.)
We had crowds like this in 1876, put aite
that there was siagnati0n in our politics; II
1854 they nominated their ticket ana you nat
TO swa How ii. You are to swallow me o
ISheppard If you want 10, but not forced lo
l(Hurrah for both candidates.)
| A voice sheppard is a Democrat
At this junciure considerable confusion
arose, and Mr.. Tillman asked his hearers no
10 holler, but to vote when the tlLle comes
and Mr.. Sheppard asked the audience to b
l0uiet, stating that he and Tillman wanted Il
hear each other. that they were friends nov
and would be alter the election.
Mr.. 1illman: If you VIII bottle up you
mouths and repress your gas you may hole
five minutes when am through.
The issue in 1890 was not whetner iLlimai ,a
or Earle should be Governor, put whether I'll
people or the Ring should rule.
A voice: "The Ring is broken. :.
We broke the little Ring, the aristocratl
Ring, the olgarchy, but II Wrigslco iosethe
again. To-day 1t Is not whether ,,d it'liimI d
its essence it means that If am Governor III
people OF South Carolina rnle ana II Shel
pard is made Governor the corporations IN
banks and the mOnOpOlies are going 10 rul'
and you can't deny it,. (Applause.)
Sheppard is put forward as the nominee {
another Convention. Last year, until the se
sion OF the Legislature, many OF my enenle
through the press said that made a goo
Governor. When the Legislature adjourne
they had seen diSintegra tion in the ranks
ihe politicians of the Farmers Moveinen
They saw that the Leg isature did otsuppor
me: they became emboldened and soon the
!. began TRADE of abuse. Slauder and misrep
!, rpse ntation by niDe-tenths OF the newspaper
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