The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-08
Which tells tho Truth 7

iDg', through the daily newspaper reports
The reports published in IN" daily Reg
ter, $, hatly contradict tho reports in oil
the other papers that W. c,unot help sIolsiu-
ing in the language of a Tilmanite a, our
side, There's . lie out somewhere"
On reading tho Registers report ono
would 'bink that at every meeting at least
fourhftbs sf the crowd were uniismsyed
and unierr;fed Tillrnanitss that T,llmsn.
McLaur;n, Farley, Tiodal, and occasionally
Ellerbc, had tetotally annihilatol Sheppard
Youmans. Murphy and Orr, and made one
or two Of them feel like "shsep-killing dogs"
or like crawling through sm,ll knot hole
IN the platform on VIII ch they stood that
the crowds and arguments were all with and
for the Administration party.
Now take UP the STATE aud tho Ncw, 0nd
tow"r,'hoth representing the conservative
party aud both represented n every meeting
by abe reporters, and read the proceedings
Of the same meeting, and you will be amuIcd
to- find iha, the Rrg,stsr's fourff,hs for II /
m,r j. trausr.rmed iuto a majority f,r
Sheppard and Orr; that Yopmans AMI Muir
ply 10 completely FUSED up Tiilmsn that
he ran away and hid himself, oil except hi,
he drawn. like badger from a barrel; while
Shrrpard's dignity. eloquence and logic
gathered converts 10 him nnd his party by
Tho .sor.- ,-,h-t- f'nricy.o r.sLi.-fOot spctch
and McIamin, pungent thru,t' fell Hat and
cold upon the crowds.
We, howc,er, are not n little surprised to
find those p'psr, getting so close to-
gethcr on tho number and party complexion
Of the e lumba meeting, which everybody
outside Of Tint city expected 10 TO over
wholmin lly Conservative. but evidently, from
the lecture Of The State /, the conservatives
for not turning cut, and its apologies; the
open boost Of the Rcgistsr that "tho citadel OF
the nnti'r surrcni.rs.' which, in the minds
o: mnny, Is c,rrohorated by the rough way
the conservative speakers were usel and
"hnwicd down. it was quite Truman
gathering and the prestige Of that meeting
will o worth hundr eds Of volo, to T,Ilmsn.
The Rcyistrr's story that a large m.jori,y
Of those from othrr counties wsre oonssrva-
tive, or brought ihsrs by the conservatives,
won't h"ld water. fthst Was the oas', now
cnme it that, in = community overwhelming
" conservative before an influx Of nonscryG--
tivss gave amsjurity q Tillmsnitss The
boast Of the sIaass:, inforcing themselves and
.hen surrsndcring tho citadel. sounds very
much Like the cry of tho Now York newsboy
to excite the unthinking Passer to luy his
papers-"1he Dutch have taken Holland"
No doubt TIE Stsic tells the true story OF
that meeting in the following plain editorial
Of the day following
The campaign In eeting yesterday was not
creditnhlo to Wchlani, partly from the
fault of the CONSERVATIVES Of Columbia, and
partly from the fault Of the Tilmanites i'm
ported To- Columbia.
The fault of the Conservatives was in not
attending tho meeting in tho numbers they
could have done. Our people arc peculiar.
They vota right. but they will not attend
campaign meetings Their mind, are mado
up, bu, they neglect tho demonstrations
which contribute to maxi, up ,pp the mind. Of
urgcd our people !, sttcni the meeting as .
duty and an example. Upontbose who did
not need this appeal must rest The response
bility for whatever Of encouragement Tillman,
personally and through his organ, may bs
able to give 10 his supporters elsewhere.
We havo IL least 200 Conservatives ih this
city. but they allow their opponents TO
clam that their strength was fully repre-
sen,cd at = gathering Of coo people, oil told
The fault Of the lillmnntcs wa, obvious
and auiibc. ~ tbs, too We gave warning.
Shou;ers ,.,E!r from various ncighb"rIng
counties. chiefly hom Lexington and Fair.
field, 10 make dsmon,tr tratluns for TillmRn
which could not have bsen mnde by q Rich
land audience. and 10 giyo snch approval of
attacks upon Wsio Hampton II, disgraced
tho meeting. These mcn. who will be repre-
scnted by rillman ~ t'zcn of This county
made plain their porpuse 10 prevent Col.
Youmans from making himself heard. We
are glad, however. that they went TO such
an extreme II, TO reveal II ''howling down"
conspiracy The contrast between ,hcir
conduct and that Of the conservatives was
so marked that it will aid the cause Of fair
play and good g,,e;nmtmt.
The Closing Exercises of the Graded School.
The closin. exorc ses of the Union Gra led
school took place Thursday overing, the
eth ult. in tho Hall.
Pre- Morrison rssd his ropor. VIII ch was
worry satisfactory. shcwing An average alton
dance Of seventy
Two pupils, Miss Maggie fvung all Nj.
Nathaniel q. Goo, having completed the
prescribed course Of studie' were presented
with certificates by Mi. J. w Mcclure,
Chairman Of tho Board of rrua:oos
Or. Carlisle, president Of Wofford College.
who was TO address tho assembly. was pre-.
vented through the press Of another eag,go-
ment, TO the great disappon'men, Of the
entire community.
Late TuesiLy kft3rnnon. the trustces called
on Capt c. {. Culp, and requested lin to re
produce an address which hr delivered three
weeks age before the Teachers Inst,ute on
1.-THE teacher and his cause which lie kindly
did t3 the gratitic,tion Of tho all Hence. and
we tr:ly regret that all who are interested
in siucation warc not present II hear it. Ms