The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-07-14

~ VOICE. w uaI aDOuC LIlo AuJuJanC
and Inspector General matter which
was exposed?
Col, Murphy: l will tell you about
that and show you that there was not
an lota of fraud connected with IT,. He
said that every dollar o. the States
money had been paid into the treasury.
If it had not been it would have been a
crime, and by not prosecuting it B. r..
Tillman would have been guilty of COM
pounding it. That was the whole truth
in regard to that matter.
A voice: Who are you, anyway?
Col. Murphy: am lawyer from
Colleton, and they say over there that
l am mighty good one, too.
At this point a perfect paudemonium
began in the crowd. Yells, howls and
cries OF all sorts were heard, and COM
pletely drowned Col. Murphy's voice for
some time.
Col. Murphy: If you want to hear the
truth keep quiet. but it you are afraid Of
IT continue your yelling.
Continuing Col. Murphy arralgned
Illlman for his charges of fraud and
corruption against the Administration
but the row in the crowd continued an6
prevented his voice from being heard.
About this time momentary diversion
was occasloncd by little impromptu-
scrapping match between to over-ardent
members of the opposing forces.
Col. Murphy continued his remarks
with an argument to show that capital
was what was wanted to develop the
enormous resources of the State, the in
terruptions continuing without intermis-
sion.
He was here not to represent the
farmers or any other class, but the in
tcrests of the whole people of South
Carolina. The man who put up that
pititul plea for the farmers alone did 80
because the farmers were in the majori-
W, and he wanted their votes. These
assertions produced loud and long ap-
plause.
Everybody in South Carolina was in
favor Of the farmers, and was ready 10
defend and fight for their Interests be.
cause the farmers were the most impor-
tant class in the State. The crowd be-
gan to howl and yell again, and there
were continuous cries for Tillman.
Coi. Murphy: Don't you know
Voices: No, we don't know; no. we
don't know! and continued bowling.
Col. Murphy: believe you are right
YOU Cont know.
The speaker then began to condemn
what he called "lhe unseemlv warn
which the Administration had been
making upon capital, and having by
sheer force OF lungs talked down the
hoWlers, he took up the taxation matter
ana condemned as usurpatlon of power
the Comptroller Generals methods in
raising them.
Col. Murphy WAS here informed that
he had run over his time.
Before closing he said that he wanted
to answer the question ofthe gentlemen
who wanted to know what Office he W as
running tor. He was candidate for
the office of Attorney General of South
Carolina, and he would promise the peo-
pic if he was elected he would not call
IN outside aid TO administer the business
OF The office. Before he would have it
said that 1t was the blalns Of CLAMP
Smith or Samuel Lord who had won the
cases he would resign. These senti.
ments produced loud cheering in the
crowd, and Col. Murphy sat down amid
much general applause.
The chairman next introduced his Ex-
cellency, Governor b. r.. Tillman, who
was received by loud cheers. A contro-
versy cnsued among members of the
crowd, in which was heard the asser-
tions that there were mo IIaskelli,es
hcre,' and I'VE arc Jeffersonian DEM
Ocrats."
The Governor said that he was clad
TO be in Orangeburg, because ever since
he made his maiden speech here in 1886
The people OF the county had stood to
his back in solid phalanx. [Cheers. I
When this peace and unity business had
been started he had gone to Greenville
TO Try conclusions with Orr, and after
wards he had gone to Edgefield and tried
them there, and now he was glad to
come to the home OF Samuel Dibble and
show him q thing or two. He charged
Dibble with the intention of buying the
votes Of the white people and of using
tissue ballots. lie knew that Dlbbie
had been furnished with plenty of money
% buy votes with.
a voice: YoR can buy negroes, but
not white men.
Governor Tillman: There was never
put one effort to use nogro votes in this
State, and that was made by the very
Eadicals who had put these men up.
Loud cheers The Governor read
Gen. McCrady's speech at the ratfica-
ton meeting Ill Charleston and at its con.
clusion took one Of his hand primaries.
lie SAID that it had been stated that only
one OF the South Carolina delegation to
Chicago was Democrat, and he wanted
everyone who endorsed the actions of
that delegation to hold up his hand. The
hands of the crowd Immediately in front
OF the stand went up and there was some
cheering.
The Governor then took another hand
primary that was primary in dead
earnest, He called upon all who intended
10 support Cleveland to hold up their
hands. The hands of the whole crowd
went up with n mighty shout, and it was
some minutes before quiet was restored.
We will give Mr.. Cleveland the electoral
vote OF South Carolina, continued the
Governor. He wanted to ask that little
crowd of sheep over there q question.
But the "lttlc crowd' referred to kept
up such steady calling for Shpparda that :h.,as
the Governor had to suspend operations.
The Yells continued for some minutes,
and at last he turnsd to his people and