The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-06-23
TIE STATE CAMPAIGN,
THE. CHARLESTON AND OTHER
MEETINGS HELD THE PAST WEEK..

The Candidates Sing Pretty Mu,h tho
Same Oid S"nEs and tho Crowd Largely
I'm Favor ni TiUmau Everywhere Ex-
cept In Ch.:Iesion.
CHARLESrON. ). c., June 15.-The
campaign meeting was held in this city
yesterday evening in front of the city
hall. L. IS estimated that about five
thousand persons were present. about
two thousand of whom 1t is claimed
will support Tiliman.
TIE MEErING OPENED BY SHEPPARD.
EX-GuNernOc Sheppard was the first
speaker Introduced, and was received
most enthusiastically 10y his adhercnts,
who WIS in the majority.
There vas Il cHndiIiOn Of affairs in
the Stat, Governor Sheppard said.
which Should command the serious
consideration Of every citizen. From
1876 to 1880 the Democratic Govern
ment Was respected at home. Since
then strife has bs,n introduced into
our ranks. This want of confidence
among ourselves illuminated III the re.
cent co.NENNOn, Whrn the invincible
exponent &C Deu o"ratic principles was
denounced ~ MHmy. Peace and pros
perity should be the result Of Il revolu
tlon. The victory Of Is resulted in a
GoVeritment that cNal!Gn9e, any that
ever rN!S cl. AH".2n'" The speaker
called lie IanlCG II some Of those con-
nected With the administration during
this periCd, and there WAS applause
When DC spoke of Hampton and Con-
nor. Not one jos Of ineiliciCncy or cor
ruptlon HAIRED t!'e reign of these men.
Illinl -, said the speaker, then at
lackea ' " government Irritating the
minds OF the people from the noun
tory WITH lnsinua.iOns that "Something
was rotten in Dsnmark," though the
place Denmark was not particularly
Indicated On 81" map. The people
were ar"oSGd by .h~se allegations, ana
people abroad began to look curlously
on South Ciroiina. Tiilman Was elected
and Immediately was begun on
capital. rAe resulting litigation has
seriously impaired the credit OF the
State, causing State bonds to drop 8
points
Referring to the litigation in which
lne ADMINISTRATION is engaged, he
the injury the State) is responsible.
Loud cries of "IIarrah for Sheppardw
and solitary yell for "One.eyed Bed"
The Governor was bound to respect
the courts, yet Tlllman makes no con-
cealment of his lnSubordination. If
I1llman were surrounded by calm
Judgment he would be heartily asham-
ed OF his charging the judiciary with
usurpatiuo Of authority. Tillman
charged that 40 per cent Of the Cases
which were appealed from the circuit
courts had been reversed, and thus at
trlbuted ignorance to the judges; but
iA, l. Iff fl,n rif fxy
OF cases from which there were no ap-
peals.
Sumo >..,0:l Cccmrred ri this
point b; 49, ta1 Tillman howlers. One
or the mtSt obstrcperous was horse
trader named Oakman, who propound-
ed several may questions, and finally
governor Sheppard eXtinguished his
light by telling him he might be able
to understand him if his tongue were
not so th'cK. Laughter.
The apt aker went on to tell about the
timldlty u capital, mentioning the fact
that John NJ. Robinson had refused to
invest mere ON account Of the war on
capital.
Oakman wanted to know if this was
the circus man.
The speaker told him: "No. If John
Robinsou the circus man, were to come
througA here he would take you along
as a clowl."
GOVERNOR TILLMAN.
GoVeroor IllllnHn was then intro
duced, amid applause. lie referred to
the Time when he spoke in Charleston
ana WAS introduced us "the man from
Edgclield." The next time he came
there was an amateur earthquake, and
the peopl2 dccanped. The next time
ne refused tO&pe&k, because they would
n )ip iTr 10
SAID II ih3 result OF the change two
years a{C was as Sheppard dec Jared the
people "'Ic idiots. llc planned that
campalEn calmly and clearly against
the unkrly alliance OF Charleston and
COlhmb't, TO whip the politicians of
inns CITY. He had told the people he.e
that II they stood this thing they were
moral crW~rG&. lie didn'C come here
hnntinG votes. lie beat the city OF
Charl"@tcu two Years ago, and the May
conVcnton demonstrated that he would
carry Ch@riCStOn this time.
referring TO tie News and Courier,
he said II aJ the people Of Charleston
allowed lies and SIandcrS to Drip
through their brains until they know
no more IF the operations and needs OF
?outh CNolIua iNln II they were not
I'D IL. II don't drSire," said the Cover
nor, TO oe IN tn" cataQOry of Il gentle
men measured by the standard OF that
paper. | cont desire to be considered
agentleman by its standard, The man
aging editor, who was little up.coun.
Try ragamuilin who came here and got
little polsh, may consider himself q
gentleman; but whether am polished
Or not, am one Of God Almighty's
gentlemen. At Walterboro l gave mis-
representative u table, which [ said he
dare not publish and the next morning
the paper siid it had already published
it In certain issue, but | hold that in
my hard, and tell you it is not there. |
Will make bargain with you. | will
drop it if you will"
The Governor declared that the cor
porations are nnGcr the aegis of Judges
Bond and Simonton.
IandemOnium began TO reign about
thlS time, and the two factions began
all manner of questionlngs, Yelling
ana misses, and at times there was con-
siderable excitement.
, Iouchlng on the Cantwell case, the
Governor said that Judge Wallace heat
MN, but he, (rillman) beat the Judge
vet