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

| 1, ,tnIr u.us n
tbs tieiIo h.I vas viz '''''' ''-' WV
| ny 'Wn;nnc. upo, TiIl,,,nu to,obtar opd 4, ~
,,anse aUiees' do" ''''''""' N'"'s ''' "'' ''f
| Tom Iove q had cnse n TiI,monio. neve,
ononei nv month mill Iast week 7 stnof
and took II like o q man from EdGefield. \. q
GnnZolos HnskelI'S man EriI,v who ed il,
his infamous newspauer in Columbia, ant
who , was ont of a job, look the lead, and two
of our papers copied after those who appea led
nionre ,T nme nes'' :" ''0 '"'' 0'p" F'ir
4 voice: "What about that free pass?''
| viii teiI nil ahont the free mass This Has.
kelI sheel. which was founded in hate and
malice for the purpose of keeping alive the
| empers of the last strife in order that it might
| live. spread broadcast these ISLANDERS and il
70 io
! Hose who appeaIed to the negro telling them
not to do so again, and not to forget their reg
istration certificates. (Laughter.) But they
came back, not like the prodigaI son, but they
returned breathing hate and revenge, rule or
ruin-the same old feeling they always had
and they have it today. ("Tell II, every
Let us see who got up the March Conven-
ton which nominated Mr.. Sheppard. Earle
from GreenviIle TO Collpton denounced my
methods as undemocratic. and said that
holding this March Con venton is an acls now J.
edgement that we were two years ahead of
them in craftsmanship. That Convention
swallowed the Farmers Movement. The
Zales even found that he ploughed once.
(Hurrah for Tillman)
They said Put Tillman out Of the way and
peace and unity will reign supreme" lSneer-
lngly.l This man Gonzales must some times
yelp true to his feelings. They have the one
galIus fellows and the two-galius, and also ih e
Ihree-gallus oues If they hold the oell-line
over plough up and down furrow and
think they have a right to u voice in the Gov
ernment [Applause.l
The speaker read short extracts from The
News and Courier and Greenvile News.
All these little one.horse meetings demand.
ed a primary. What did they do at Column
biae They didn't want 1t just as in 1888.
When Sheppard was Instructed for primary
he violated your orders. II seems that he
amt In favor of 1t yet. [Applause.i Let us
see how they couldn't help being Ring.
They had big Convention, but some OF them
invited themselves, like the Cleveland Cluo
over here which, with three members, elect
ed delegates. Laughter.
A voice: "have you wanted primary p
Yes, and you have got 1t now. All You ever
got In good government you got through the
instrumentulity OF the Farmers movement.
A voice: "Did you use free pass.'
Who composed the Convention that NOM
mated Sheppard? Gonzales said to vii.
liams, "Shool, Luke or give up the gum"
Luke shot, and shot Il call for u Convention
signed by thirteen men. E'Teil It again"
Who are those thirteen men? lHaskell.'
No, he was 100 sharp. EDWARD McCraay,
lawyer and CoosaW slockhoiuer; WIN. MUM
think, and a bank director mixed up with
corporations: Hart, another lawyer; Snep'
Dard, lawyer and bank president; Hasoou,
bank president; Murray, q lawyer anu dl-
rector in a railroad or used 10 be Orr, corpo-
ration attorney for the Richmond and DAN
Vile Railroad until be got something better
In the shape OF president OF Piedmont Fac
tory. ["Hurrah for Orr.'1 He is the man
that recommended q negro. Two Of these
men are on this ticket. Sheppard says that
for once the office sought the man. Orr said
he couldn't run.
mem nav who H areeaIed TO % the negro two Years ago
six or eIpht Haskellltes we're on the noIn-
Haskelllsm In DISGUISE, 1ou can tel nssr; m'al;
oy Ghs coihPanS ne Seep>, una g., .~y 49, ,n,,h
the CORPORATIONS ano oanks. !app'uuse,I uMsI thu
Inc speaker proeeeuea 70 Ieau lioit w, ame VIZ
Conser'atise p,atlorn, AS ou, 3, nitni w
corners ana investments. , Mu.is t,pr oap,'"' .
Grattan, the lrish patriot Sao 1! CAPITA, ,, 10
10 pc your ooss iot tne sPeorai m r,eS oo SG ~
enjoy, the men OF Soutn CuloIina i,mi hidy ~
plause.J You want to borrow, but not upon
conditions which will lose you your nome.
Another plank Is in favor OF "a speedy ad-
Justment OF matters pending between lhe
State and corporations In the Courts on a
common sense, busineSs-lik ke basis, so tnat an
may bear just share OF taxation" Nobody
bothered these corporations until got there;
the law they have carried US into the Courts.
| don't want TO oppress corporations, put pc
cause we say these men shali snare aIike ~
the support OF the Government the railroaus
go into the Courts Of the United States where
you and / cannot go. All the Anti l-Illlman-
ties and newspapers were opposed TO me IN
the COOsaw case. The supreme court mas ue-
cided that was right. In the railroad cases
these men would compromise and become
slaves as they always have done. I don't
come from the compromising sort. What l
am, am.
oo,,,, ho M ,,oro on,.
voice a, anu you eai oe ho 'i''t' "'''
ner, can you?
No.
They denounce nv advocacy of three dol.
lar noll lax and encourage better schools.
The three dollars is aimed at me. the other Is
~ hnE '"' tn,,nr ,ho 20 throa ,ioliar nElI ray
Jsn;, on back On What snv don,t take two
eua , ~ ~ oii t t,o ewaS nither ~
lacen @ n' he U1 ta i ha, ,on vE can win
,ea can seg ~iti 'na, van, ,,' scSon dstrIcls
IVY wv LAVE az i",n IN ,rhi1e and ono coored
compact 10 allow one wnlte anu III npG eSH scHooi
mnnev in tho dict rirt co5idn't gel the Leg
is,ainre to tonch that with ten.foot pole,
We lave T. IIO ON negroes and 100 600 white vo.
ters nT whcn ~ S1 or 1So GOO NEGROES ard So
ON1 whites would he liable. This would raise
S10O, ,C0O 81 wear and cause the negroes who now
ypt one-third the nnblic money To nav their
Share These men want to "foster" lhe
schools. They would feed the horse with
Kindness and let him. die for want of some
Thing to eat. Taurhterl
Here Is the milk in the cocoanut. richer
than that of the Jersey cows | sold. Your
cotton brings low prices. They say Tillman
did IT, and forget that the scarcity of money
EXISTS ali the way 10 Texas. Some of these
highborn gentlemen have the unfnirness to
snv thnt Nancy is ho ri In 0pi because of Till
I,5n,
They say they would change the system of
managing the convicts whereby they came
into compeition with free labor, and would
employ them ON public works. That was the
only blank that was applauded, it met the
&c ,i,o.o k,,.I, - ,,,o,' rrha pap-