The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-08-12

away.
What hss been the conduct of the chief
executive towards the law! | have heard
him say that he would lead a lynching
patty.
A voice: Would not you?
Col. Orr: Not i'll was bound by oath 10
support the law. Gov Tillman has shown
his appreciation of lyhch law by appointing
to office Col, Coughman, who openly boasts
that he lei lynching party How can you
expect the people to respect the law. when
the chief executive of the State brings it into
disrepute?
Gov. Tillman has criticised aod made fun
Of the judges. What has been his declara-
iion in regard to religion? He has stood
before men aud women and said that he had
rather 60 to hell With one crowd Of men
than to heaven with another. Under excite
meDt you might try TO excuse these senti.
ments, but the christian people of South
Carolina will not endorse such conduct. A.
q rule The ladies are opposed to Tillmau.
Col. Orr concluded his speech by sayirc
that he believed in equal and exact Justice
to ALL and appealed to the people to vote as
freeman, and for "God and the right"
GOV. TILLMAN.
Gov. Tillman said they were present rs
schoolmnsiers and had come to give an ac-
count of their stewardship.
y voice: We are satisfied with IL.
IilIman: Yes, | knew that l could have
been elected without coming out of my
cflice, but the constitution of the democratic
party requires the candidates for the State
offices to address the people. This was done
in order to free the people from the papers
| which could not tell the truth
And now what do these men promise you I?
| Nothing. Look at their arguments. They
| nf
not advanced new idea that has not passed
| through Gonzales spectacles Col. Orr is
whipped and he shows il in his counte-
nance.
think that have the courage to critici,e
any officer whom l believe to be wrong.
When my tongue fails to do this it will be
s;illed in death.
There is a lot of people who would like to
get on the band wagon if they were not
AFRAID ofbeing charged with being coat-,ail
swingers.
Gov. Tiilman said that ne could under
stand English and the law as we'll as
auyb :dy i'll South Carolina. and he then
charged the courts with being behind and
wrong.
Continuing he said With tho Conserva.
tives it is as plain us the picture in the back
Of the old spelling book of the little bow
who went up the tree after apples and
is1 threw aocfs% ffs%s as hfS dSwn until the old man
Mt them now and make them soueai -.Urns Tns
burden of their song is: "Oh how sad Il,
| makes me feel to see how Tillman steals the
rights OF the poor people, defy any man
to put his haud on any pledge that / have
not tried to carry out
A voice What about the free pass
Tillman : took the pass and used il and
don't care snap for It,
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
We want change of county government
We want bridges and schools. NV idea a,
county government is this The peopI.
should EJECT three officers. give them good
salary aud then make them look after the
county properly. You are in your political
oaoyhood. You were only born in 1890
ana you have got incompetent men at the
head Of your county government.
A voice: Ben, tell them about tho S3 no,,
tax. f'i
Tillman am not going to dodge that. I
don belong to the artful family of dodgers
which oonfronts me-
doV. Illlman continued to discuss the
county government and afterwards touch
ed on the S3 poll tax. During his arpu-
ments he said South Carolina has the 1,dry
aud that s.s~'ia,s tho ,l,nttvr win
Hannah"
He took hand primary uud large
number voted with Gov. Tillman. The
Conservatives took no part in the voting.
AN EXCITING SCENE
Gov. Tillman said that he was glad Col.
Orr was there, for he wished to ask him the
name of the preacher he referred 10 when
he spoke as follows at Abbeville: NEARLY
all preachers and ladies' are opposed to him
(Tillmanl. One preacher said to me: al
n m hptI mill
man who faunts his profanity in public and
boasts of not going TO church,
Gov. Tillmau turned to Col. Orr and asked
the name Of the preacher.
COL Orr arose and said tI do not care |
10 bring the preachers name into this dis |
cusslon, but you may appeal to the preachers |
or anybody else here and they will no doubt |
sustain the truth the statement"
TillmGn : If he does not give the name lie
is responsible for the statement.
Orr: Yes, l am
Tillmau l do curse sometimes. but there
ls no hypocrile in me. deny that / faunt
my profanity in public. Whenever an oath
comes it just slips out. Gov. Tiilman an
pealed to the ladies to know if he had sais
to offend them. They made no !
response. -.-.--
1f'iman, turning to Col. Orr said: "Any
preacher or anybody else that says beasteS
# not going to church, lies" -
: Gel. .o2f stripped tt,~the fNnt and toward
iov. Tillman and said Governor Tillmsn
ire you trying to raise a personal difficulty
With me?
Tillman am not
Orr You cannot intimate that | have
ed without having it thrown back in your
ee'h. l said you boasted of your immoral
y; and you asserted on the stand that YOU
ere God Almighty's gentleman
Iillman; l am a God Almghty's gentle
IAN.
Orr: Then He did not do Himself credit
hen II made you. lfyou attempt to raise
personal difficulty with me you can do it.
ou cannot throw an insult in my face.
Iillman You have come here and made
1 assertion
Orr: did not make that assertion. {
1illmen: Then you are not called liar:
1T the mau who made tEo assertion is a
lr. q
The multitude of hearers closed in on the J.
and and il looked as if there would be {
oodshed n
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