Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-08-18

or poor white man. They are not
sincere in their opposition to the
So poll tax. He had introduced
and fought for a bill extending
the eachool district in Spartanburg,
hissown property going into the
district and paying thus an extra
school tax levy.
+ He went for Youmans in lively
style, and kept. the crowd laugh
ing at Youmans' oddities, which
he good-humoredly exposed.
s''--'l''-'.'.'.--' COLONEL ORR - >
followed. Four generations Of his
ancestors had lived and died in
Anderson County, and it was
near and dear to him. The speak
ers on the other side lad lodged
issues and appealed to prejudice
instead of reason.
Farley had tried to wipe out
with fun Youmans' argument. He
briefly eulogized Youmans, and
resented Farley's humorous treat
ment. Farley wants Youmans to
get after him, but Youmans is too
good a marksman to waste buck
shot on sparrows.
The charge that his side was
Republican at heart was untrue.
He talked of his services to the
Democratic party of Anderson in
1874 and '76.
Sheppard, Youmans, Humbert,
and himself were members of the
Wallace House, he said, after
praising the record of that House.
There ought to be railroad
supervision, and the State would
have it, but for the Tillman veto.
Tillman's. excuses are not valid,
The Constitution provides that
appeal shall be in all cases, and
Tillman wanted to override this,
for he vetoed the bill on the
ground that it gave the right of
appeal from the. desision of the
commi ssion to the circuit conrt.
He denounced as Infamous the
assertion that he had said any
man who would vote for Tillman
was a fool. Tillman has not given
the people he,primary. The present
primary is only one removed from
what it was before. There is no
fight between capital and labor,
and if one is organized the land
holder will suffer as we'll as banks
and corporations.
Mr.. Cover had made good
trustee, and we disapprovcd of his
being turned out. Tillman, in
criticising Covers treatment, put
his opinion against the Judgment
of the majority of the voters of
Greenville. He reiterated the
charges that Cover had managed
the office to make money, and
added that he did not believe them.
He had refused to run for Gov
ernor, befcause it was not to his
business interests. He would not
put the States interests above the
interest of his wife, family and
kin. One man telegraphed two
directors of Piedmont, one was
willing for him to run, and the
other said he would rather have
him attend to Piedmount. He did
not need this office to make a living
for he had made a living for him
self ever since he waa 81. No
man had ever been discharged at
Piedmont on account of his
political preference. Some farmers
and mechanics had discharged
men because they would not vote
for Tillman.
Inregard to snipes's affidavit,
he said, the man ought to have
been discharged, whether he was
a Tillman or an anti. The occur
renee there was Infamous. 1t was
the most disgraceful conduct that
has occurred in South Catolina
since the war.
HON. w. C. BENET
was the last speaker. Sheppard
had uttered words OF thunderous
length and sound, but there was
small argument in it all. YOU
mans speech, he knew by heart,
for Youmans never changed it.
He praised Orr's ability as a
lawyer, and said he wasoue of the
most powerful solicitors South
Carolina had ever had. He de-
lineated Orr's style of speaking in
court when a good case, and his
manner when his case was bad.
His manner of speaking to-day
proves that his case is mighty
weak.
He proved the falsity of the
assertion of the antis that their
fight was only against Tillmau.
Youmans ought to publish his
serap-book after the campaign,
for that is the only way in which
he can recoup his expenses. He
should ent:tle it "The Slop book"
and have for it's motto:
Ut do not like you, Mr.. Fell,
Ths reason why I.cannot tell,
But this know full well,
l do not like you, Mr.. Fell"
Benet and Youmans had an
amusing tilt about the utterances
of himself at Donnald's in 1890,
when he was running for Congress.