The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-20

could HOL DtaT auytniUS. lie 1Ou.
Vi. l.. DoEaids"u appeared Oh the
stand and appealed for order. He said
that solue uleu had come here for ill.,
formation aud u large number Of them
in the rear could not hear anything.
After another teu minutes delay IUr
the row to quiet, Governor Sheppard
RESUMED by saying that the audience
gave him fair atteu ton uutil he began
telling theu OF rilimans faults. II
the crowd would keep udiet lie would
convince them. He had shown iig-
ures which could not be doubted. The
farmers convention which nominated
TiIlman demanded rigid economy, the
abolition uf useless offices and the reduc-
ton uf salaries and fees of both State
aut county officers. A voice. And
prinary"l The speaker referred t. Till
mans speech here Two years ago, IN
which he spoke Of wanting u legislature
in sympathy with him and i'll which
he mentioned Kid glove clerks elil-
ployed around the Stale house, the
time they work and the large salaries
paid them. He had Il legislature i'll
sympathy with him. "When the
Governor cOmmences bis Speech" said
Governor Sheppard, ''ask him What
time the Stale house clerks now get TO
work, how many Of them wear kid
gloves, and how many offices have
been abolished or salaries reduced. l
say that not an. office has been abol-
ished or salaries reduced"
"What do you charge fer fixing up
papers on loans?" WAS the question
asked by SOiue one.
"Nothing." Sir" Was the answer
"Ail | ask you is 80 To the farmers OF
Edgefcld"
What do other banks chnrse:" was
the next question.
Il do not know. 1t is as much as I
can do TO tote my own skillet" was the
retort. you fellows remind me-"
said the speaker, ''of the joint debates
in times of 1876. We never had more
up1oarious times than now. l know
you don't WANT to he compared with
the radicals OF those times"
"What per ceiIt. do you charge on
moury?" was asked.
Ten per CENT replied the Governor.
"Befure that bank Was established the
farmers got money from commission
merchants and factors and paid thcn
from 25 to ~ per cent. for it. You have
got to get more than the bank business
before you can hurt me before the farm
ers. Most of the stock sholders are faruI-
ers who made their dollars between
the plow handles. They conduct husi-
ness on business principles and that's
what you haven't got now in your
State government and what you need.
[Applause.] ] grew up during the
war and was the right hand and left
hand of my widowed mother. When
you talk OF farmers and laboring nen
being in trouble you touch me To my
heart. No Man in Soul Caroliua
grew up more in sympathy with the
farmers than did. / worked at the
plow and made money enough to come
to Furnlan university, and when my
money gave out / went home. / never
had any trouble in being elected by
the farmers Of my own county. All
this talk about factory presidents and
bank presidents is the merest tosh
But am not he to defend myself
from that kind of stuff / am here to
show you where the promises of re-
trenchment and reform have not been
carried out. Not one dollar has been
saved in taxes. On the other hand
they have increased. The taxes this
year are S36, 400 more than last"
THE CoosAw CASE.
Chow about Coosaw?" was asked
several times.
Il never doubted that the charter of
Coosaw expired in 1891" said the
t,l n
eral Connor before his death, and he
told me that the charter would expire
in 1891. Governor Tillman took the
cue of his fight from General Connor.
1t was unkind Of the Governor to ig-
more ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Pope and take
the advice Of an attorney-general of
former administration. [ was in full
sympathy with the States litigation,
but it was not wisdom to stop work
and lose money to the State" Voice:
ut was human nature."1
1T was human folly" retorted Gov
ernor Sheppard. II repeat it was hu-
man folly to stop work and lose $780,
600 or more of income to the State"
No good business, he said, was done
that way. 1t was proper for the State
to assert her rights. There were some
editors who said the State hadn't lost
anything, as the property is still there.
He then illustrated by saying that if
two farmers had farm in dispute and
one sues the other, while the case is
pending in court, would IT. compensate
them to say the land is there, let it lie
idle? "When your business affairs"
he urged, "are that they need change.
You need to follow TilIman's advice of
two years ago to sweep out your barn
every two years. There may be no
rats there, but a cleaning out is
needed" Applause for Sheppard
ABOUT LAWYERS FEES.
Here at Greenville two years ago,
right where now stand, Tillman de-
nounced the past administration for
having the litigation conducted by
others than its own officers and for pay
ing out the States money to them.
Since Tillman went into power more
extra lawyers have been employed by
the State than from 1876 to 1907
''Was ever man 50 bemeaned and
run down?H was asked.
II say that there has been too much
of that thing DONE" Turning to 4. s.
Scruggs, who had asked similar ques-
ton, Governor Sheppard said: You
are an old and venerable man and nc
man will show more veueration to an
old man than will, but you have never
in all your sixty odd years of life seen
a man who abused as many people aud
hurt as many hearts as Governor Till
man" Loud and prolonged cheers for
Sheppard, which the Tillmanites did
not have heart to counterl Governor
Sheppard was informed that his time
was up and said he was sorry for it. He
said he didn't feel the slightest unkind-
uess to those who had asked him ques-
tions. "Good-bye, fellow citizens" he
concluded. II hope to see you again."
LIEUT.-GOv. GARY SPEAKS.
Gen. Gray then introduced Gov.
Gary, who spoke for tbree-quarters Of
an hour, vindicating the Tillman ad-
ministration. He talked about the
''aristocracy" and the common peo-
pie" and rings" and that sort, and
compared TIllman to Andrew Jackson,