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

when there was something like silence.
II ask you to hear argument and make
up your verdict .::He sworn jurors. So
far as | am concerned, my friend
(pointing 10 Tiliman) knows, and
ought to have said, that l took the
stump in support of his election against
Haskell. l say here and will say
everywhere | 60 that if be gets more
Democratic votes than | do i'll the pri-
mary noman will exert himself more
than I will for him. Loud applause.
| say that the man never lived III South
Carolina and does not live who is more
deeply devoted to the interests of the
Democratic party than [ am. Loud
applause Never by word, action or
thought have I proved myself unfaith-
ful to it. | earnestly desire that the
principles of the farmers movement
shall be carried out. The reason we
oppose Governor Tiilnian is because he
has not fulfilled his PROMISES
TILLMAN DIDN'T PROVE HIS CHARGES.
Somebody asked if the present move
ment was not a chip from the same
Haskell block. at is not" was the
prompt reply. "You might as well say
that a chip can come from chunk Of
rock
Zone charge that Governor Tilman
made was that the previous govern
meuts were eXtravagant and one prom
ise that he made was that there should
he economy with reduction of taxa
ton" He said that the charge of eX-
travagance had not been proved by
Tillman and that the promise of econo-
my had not been kept. Taxes are not
lower. The first thing he did was TO
erect platform on which he should be
iuaugurated at cost Of $500 or S40O.
"a voice: we paid it and confusion
"Nobody paid it but the tax payers" /"
Governor Sheppard said, as soon rs he
could be heard. He added: 1.-The only
way you can keep me from convincing
you is by keeping me from talking.
Loud cheers for Sheppard, with cheers
for Tillman) If you are reasonable men
I will convince you"
Did you vote 70. Ian?" yelled a
man.
"Yes," "said Governor Sheppard, land
I call on Governor Tillman to ask him
if he has any doubts of it,"
"None in the world" said Governor
Tillman. 1--WE don't breed any other
kind of cats in Edgetield but Demo-
cratic cats" Cheers for Sheppard)
TILLMAN WANTS THREE DOLLARS
POLL TAXES.
"Now what next?" resumed Gov
ernor Sheppard. "Governor Tillman
recommended that the poll tax be in
creased to IS. "a voice: That's rightly
That was to raise more money to edu-
cate negro children. That was not the
way to tax. The rich people here and
all over South Caralina would pay S3
poll tax easily, but it would fall heavily
on the poor man. The Farmers ALI
ance is right" he said, when it de-
manded tax on incomes. | will show
you something" Governor Sheppard
said. (Here there was much noise and
confusion and counter-cheering. After
a considerable time voice sounded out
from the crowd: Did you ever plow
any?) 81 plowed two years and made
enough money to attend Furman
University for three years." was the
prompt response. There was a hearty
cheer at this, followed by another
series of opposing cheers, and derisive
and encouraging cries. SIS there any
thing more you want to know about
me?" shot in the speaker in an interval
of comparative quiet. Il have a wife
and six Of the prettiest children in
Edgefeld." A voice-'They don't
take after their daddy.") No, they
take after their mother. Every time l
go to tell you something against Gov
ernor Tillman you interrupt me-"
Here there was long wait, caused by
the yells and confusion and by some
ladies wanting to get near the stand
and misunderstood men trying to make
way a place for them. At least fifteen
minutes was thus consumed and the
time was allowed the speaker by the
committee.
EXTRAvAGAECE OF TILLMAN's ADMIN
ISTRATION.
Governor Sheppard proceeded by
stating that he wanted to make fair
proposition. He wanted every man
who was willing to be convinced to
raise his hand. Probably one tenth of
the crowd raised their bands. Now,
I will tell you what paper l am going
to read FROM" (The speaker had been
attempting to read an article for half
an hour. Governor Sheppard then
read a letter of Tillman in the Colum-
bia Register, in which he said that the
tax paying power had not been in
creased at all while cotton was lowering
about the cost of production; that the
salaries were lower in North Carolina
and Georgia than here, and that ours
should be reduced to meet them. Gov
ernor Sheppard said there had been no
reduction of expenses since Governor
Tillman secured power, but on the
other hand they had increased. The
appropriations for expenses in Gov
ernor Richardson's last year were Sl15,-
$50. The first legislature under Gov
ernor Tillman's administration appro-
priated S126, 1856 for the same expenses,
S11 900 more than under Governor
Richardson's administration. The So
cond session had appropriated Sl23,
0S5-S9,00O more than Governor Rich
ardson. While Governor Sheppard was
trying to present these figures he was
frequently interrupted by some who
wanted to know about Tillman's COWS.
Governor Sheppard told his persistent
friends that the matter was small one
and nothing in comparison with the
other great questions. Tillman, he con-
tended, had gone around the State in
1890 infaming the minds of the people
with his stories Of extravaganza. There
was more extravaganza in the admin
istration to-day than there had been
since 1876. His hearers had said they
were willing to be convinced. He asked
what more did they want. "You are
all taxpayers, he said, 'a"d every dol
lar spent teXtravagantly is taking clothes
off Of your children's backs and bread
out of their mouths. In Governor
Richardson's time the expenditures in
the executive department-the Gov
erner's special department-were S43.-
825. For the executive department
under Governor Tillmau's adniinistra-
ton S53,385 has been appropriated,
nearly $4,000 more. Where, then, is
his promise of economy? A voice:
Didn't the legislature do that?' like
a good square question:" said Governor
Sheppard, II will answer it. Why did
Governor Tillman complain of other
legislatures and other administrations