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ed TO break up Il public meeting or prevent
man from speaking his sentiments he may
claim to liaapprore OF these lhlngS, Dut at
I cyinglon where Col. Cal Caughman led the
unrtv who interrupted the speakers and re-
fused 10 let Col. IoumanS speak. Gov III
man went arm in arm with tauSninhn 70 hlS
house as his personal and approving lrienu'
81 far MS nj pcaranceS go. Is 1t TO be Won-
dered that we have disorder at our puollc
meetings when the Governor thus maniiests
his CrsrnuShip for the ringlGaderS oil the dis
order:
LYSCuINGs AND LAwLEssSESS.
Yyu know that Governor Tillman has pro-
fcssed To ahhor lynchings aud that he PROM
iSed TO stop them in South Carolina. There
have been more lynchingS IN this State since
hr was Governor than in double the same
time before. us far as remember: but be inns
as IT may, 1T the last session OF the lrglSin-
tIirp he sent message 10 lne l.c%iSlttuTe'
them with responsibility Tor the
lvnchng OF Il prisoner in Edgcfield. because
they did not give him power To remove sher
ills and i'm less than three weeks alter writ
ing that message ne apnolhteu Sai ausn
man TO the only office created 10y that l.egiSa.
ture although Cal Caughman BOASTS That he
was present and helped to lynch Willie Leap.
hart in Lexington Jail. Now, what do you
think Of his sincerity wheu lie processes to
appoints lynchcr> to State offices?
HIGH OFFICERS VIOLATE TIE LAW.
Again. You heard Governor Tilman say
two wears ago that he would see that State
officers who violated the law were prosecuted,
or words to that effect, and yet he has heard
the Attorney General, the hisheSt law olhcer
of this Stale, admit thathe went To the Green
vile meeting with pistol concealed about
his person The highest officer Of the Stale,
to prosecute those who break the laws of the
State himself violating the law: we Ire
uuently see some poor fellow who has rusty
pepper box In his hip pocket brought up and
punished in our courts, aud yet this nigh
State officer violates the law with lmpuhlty
and Governor Tllman takes NO step 10 have
him prosecuted despite his promise Of two
years ago.
LAW FOR COMMON PEOPLE WHICH THE Of
F1CERS VIOLATE.
And again. Governor Tillman after having
sworn on the holy F.vangeliStS that, as Gov
ernor of this State, he would discharge the
duties Of that Office, which are TO enforce the
laws (uo. part OF thcm) To the best of his
ability, SO him God, publicly declared that as
Governor, with the Sanctity of this ath on
his lips for one crime he would lead lynch
Ing party. ,
will enforce, and which he will break
If he can select one to break he can select
another, and another, and so on as lar as lie
plcaSCS.
How can you expect the people to obey the
laws when the Governor and the Attorney
General act In this way?
Does it not look as If the Governor thought
laws we're made to be obeyed by common
people and 10 be broken by State officers?
Have 1 not made good my charge that this
administration is responsible in part for the
lawlessness in South Carolina!
EEpUBLICAN1sM AND HAsKELLIsM.
must condemn without reservation tho
charge made by Governor Tillman that Gov
ernor Sheppard and his ticket are Republic
cans at heart. You al know there Is not one
particle OF fact to base this charge upon,
Voice in the crowd: Did not Hampton say
that an independent Is worse than radical;
believe so.
20 you think that'
Then aint the Haskelltes worse than radi
calls?
No. think Judge Haskell and those who
acted with him made mistake, but there
! were great many Irregularities two year.
ago, and you all know that Judge Haskell
and most of the mon who voted for hin
are honorable men, and as honest In thei
con victionS as either you or ]. But that ha
nothing to do with this question. Neithe
Gov. Sheppard. Col. Orr or voted for Judge
| Haskell. We roied for Governor TillnIan be
cause he got what we considered the Demo
cratic nomination, and when Governor TIL
man says that Sheppard and Orr are Repub
| licuns. you know 1t is not true.
In 1915 when the Wallace House made tn,
| famous march from Carolina Hall to tax pos
session OF the State House, John Z. Sheppard
marched at the front OF that column, ant
when they reached the door of the House o
Representatives IL was the strong arm ant
the cool courage OF James l.. Orr which burS
the sentinel-guarded door open and unde
that arm John c. Sheppard was the first maj
| to enter that Hall I'm defence OF the rights O
the people of South Carolina. and ever since
that time both of them have been In the fore
front OF every fight for the Democratic party
long before b. K. TillmHn was ever heard Of.
Call these men republicans. Either of the
young, intelligent and influential could hav'
had the highest rewards from the ltepubl icar
party when it was in power, but they helped
with all their might To hurl IL from power.
You know that IL there any two m"n II
South Carolina whose democracy Is beyont
question or cavil, John G. Sheppard ant
James i. Orr are so.
PURELY FROM PATRIOTISM,
To-day J. l.. Orr stands before you as TIL,
cautlidate for Lieutenant Governor. purel,
from patriotism. He could have had TIT
unanimous nom inatiOn Iur Governor, but de
cincd il hecauSc his business would not per
nit him to take IT, lie would have takci
that il he was hunting an office.
THE FACTORIES AND BANKS.
Again we are told that Orr and Sheppard
represent the factories and the banks. I dt
not think this Is any objection to them.
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have been honest enough, Intelligent enough
and successful enough for their neighbour
and acquan'auceS To he willing TO risk thei
property in their hands.
IL honesty, integrity, successful, business
management and the confidence Of One''
neighbors and friends Is 10 hurt man II
this country, l greatly misunderstood tht
temper and spirit of our people.
SHEPPARD Defended FROM THE INsIHUA
TlOSS OF TILLMAS.
Voice in The crowd--What about Governor
Sheppard drinking and gambling!
/ was Governor Sheppard's room mate a
College, and have been associated with hin
for twelve years in the LegisiatuOe and never
knew or heard Of his being under the inhu
cree Of liquor or betting at all.
He WAS elected four or five times 10 the Leg
iSlaturc, three times speaker OF the House
and once Lieutenant Governor. and you
know IL would have been charged on him /
true.
You know that no bank in this coun
try would keep II man for president whE
either got drunk or gambled. and last OF all
Governor Tilman either insipuates what Is
not lrue about Governor Sheppard or he at
tempted TO get the convention TO nominate Il
man for Governor who Is drunkard and q
gambler, when he seconded Shcppard'S nom
nation in The State Convention. Let his
friends take their choice in this dilemma
Either way ii reflects severely OH Governor
Tlllman.
TIILMAN ARRAIG%ED FOR LOWERING THE
STANDARD OF MORALITY.
In conclusion, arraign Governor TiIlman
for lowering the standard OF morality in this
Stale by his example, and call on not only
the Christian. but on all moral men in This
state, not TO endorse him as an example
worthy OF imitation 10y our young men. No
man In this audience venture has ever be-
tore head Of Il Governor in South Carolina
publicly pr0lanlng the name OF GOu IN a pub.
lie address to The people Of South CaroIina
No one here ever heard Of IL Governor OF this
State. BECAUSE lie was provoked publicly, de-
claring in II formal speech THAI lie would
rather go To he'll with his party friends than