Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-07-21

Il Z = ~ -
cause he couldn't live in Edgefield
if he didn't. He is q Republican
at heart. So
Why did l force the fighting
and make the candidates face the
people-their maaters7 Because
formerly the candidates avoided
examination. They went around
kissing the babies and hcwdy-do-
ing. Then the convention put up
men you had never heard Of and
you had to support them,
The newspapers are owned sby
the money power-the very clique
i have just spoken of as being Re-
publican in the ideas which actu:
ate them. How did the papsrs
meet the demand for popular
suffrage? You alliknow.
The State claims this morning
that the Conservatives will carry
at least twenty-five counties. II.
good, plain Anglo-saxon, I tell
you that is lie. Notwithstanding
all the claims of the opposition.
papers--the News and Courier,
State and Greenville News and the
many County papers which fol-
low their lead-I tell you Z will
bere-elected. These papers are
owned by the money power and
are edited by Hessians-men who
write for money and sacrifice their
honest judgment. They try TO fool
the people as to the popularity Of
the Conservative candidates. lS
You all know how two years ago
the News and Courier kept up
these senseless tactics and to- the
last tried to fool the people into
believing that the tide had turned
against me. You know how the
News and Courier claimed all and
what the end was-a vote of 269,
to 40in my favor in the nomi-
mating convention. y:
i have been in seventeen of the
Counties Of the State in this can,
vass and I say, without hesitation;
thatwe. will carry over thirty Coun-
ties, and I believe that We will
carry every one. The people are
now awake; they no longer slum-;
ber. You are reading and under
stand the principles Of politics.
and government. You never ens:
i 'Jjtoygd seif gosermea sbefor You;
have that luxury. now and You IN IN
tend to hold it foreyermefe, as
long as the sun shines and water
runs. They hope for q reaction.
think it is a little summer shower,
but it is regular United States
rain.
He then took q vote as to how
many in the crowd would support
Sheppard. Twenty-one hands
went up and some one yelled that
only about five Of these could vote.
Icould sit and not say q word
and let Sheppard talk, fer I know
that neither he nor a dozen shep-
pards could lead my goats into his
pasture.
an SICK and dlsyusted with
the personalities which have been
introduced into this campaign. 1
wanted to discuss issues, but they
seemed determined not to allow
me to do so. If they wantto pitch
rocks they can go ahead, but they
will find that / can chunk both
rocks and briefats.
The papers either forgot or
neglected to publish the fact that
a meeting would be held at Edge
field. The impression was that
the meeting had been called off,
and the result was that only about
800 me n were present, We put
up one of our men and he had a
quiet and peaceful hearing. They
then put up their man, and up to.
this time they had refused to- tell
gs n who would be their first speaker. 9.
Why was not Orr put up after
Gary to spsaak! in reply to his
competitor2 Ne, they put up
Youmans, q regular frebrand, SIM
ply because they wanted to be
howled down. They had gone
though seventeen Counties and
they know they are beaten beyond
hope.
The started off the campaign of
abuse. I will not read Ore words,
but he said at Laurers that I was:
not worthy to unlatch Judge