The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-10
A HOT DAY AT WHITMIRES,
Small Crowd but Good Order - County
Chairman Blease Refuses to Intro -
dnce DR.. Mcintosh but the
Crowd Calls for Him.

Chairman Blease Refuses to Intro -
dnce DR.. Mcintosh but the
Crowd Calls for Him.
The regular county campaign meet
ing for No. 4 Township was held at
Whitmires. 1t was appointed for
Cromer's Store, but that was called in
and the meeting was held last Friday
at Whitmires. This is on the extreme
edge of the township and very near the
Laurens and Union lines, and as con-
,euuence there was good sprinkling
of Laurens and Union voters present at
the meeting.
The meeting was held in little
group of pines within the corporate
limits of the town, and the sun shone
through the pine-needles with all its
force.
A wagon was improvised as stand,
and some persons said it was Shep-
hord wagon, but it seemed to hold up
the Tillman speakers with equal grace
and ease as it did the Sheppard men. 1
might remark in passing that all those
who desire to be with the people-that
is the majority of the people in New
berry County-had better hasten them
selves upon the Sheppard Wagon, be-
fore all the good seats and even stand
ing room is occupied. The tide is
running in that direction and, by the
S0th of August, all the boys will be in
line and great big majority will be
rolled up for the restoration OF peace
and HARMONY among the Democrats
of Newberry County, and the disturb
ing elements in our politics Will De
relegated to the rear. | was surprised
to find so many Sheppard men in No.
4 Township. I should not say sur
prised either, knowing the good PEOPLE
Of that section, but it was different
from what I had heard.
There were only about $50 persons
present with a majority Of Tillman
men possibly, but if the Laurens and
Union contingents had been taken out
there would have been pretty equal
division Of forces.
There was base ball game in the
afternoon between the Whitmires aud
Santuc mines, and there is no doubt
that a game of this kind can get up
more enthusiasm than political meet
ing. 1t was so on this oc.'asion. The
game was called after four innings,
when the score stood 81 to 40 in favor
of Santuc.
HON. GEO. S. MOWER.
The speaking began about II o'cl"ck,
and the first speaker was Hon. Geo. >.
Mower, candidate for the State Sen-
ate. He spoke of the subject OF taxa
ton and showed from the record that
the greetagst burden in this line came
from me Federal: government in the
shape of all indirect tax, which was
five times greater than the State and
county taxes. He thought taxation
should be limited to the necessities CT
government, economically and honestly
administered. The only plan to re-
duce our State tax was to refund our
State debt at lower rate of inter-
est. He was also in favor of education
and of Clemson College as he had al
ways been. There was 20 telling the
loss to the 800 or 1,0O0 young men who
had been knocking for admission to
this institution since last February,
when it was promised the college
should open. It was great misfor-
tune that the college did not open,
though he did not criticize any one.
He was in favor of the common schools
and thought that the property of the
country should bear the burden Of the
tax for the support Of them.
Mr.. J. A. SLIGH. -...
The next speaker was the Rev. J. A.
Sigh, q candidate for delegate to the
State convention on the Tillman
ticket. He said some people needed
one kind of talk and some another
kind, and be did not know just what to
talk about, but he wanted to talk on
those things that would be of the most
advantage to the people. The question
is what IS, beat for the people and what
will restore harmony among the people.
We wanted more money Of the right
kind and more people of the right
kind, and in our. Democratic primaries
we wanted free speech, a free ballot
and the rule of the majority. He
thought the Alliance doctrine was
right, but the Alliance did not want
cheap money as had been accused. He
did not mean that the bill known as
the subtreasury in its details was the
thing wanted, but the principles Of the
subtreasury were right. The people of
South Carolina are too much governed
by prejudice. We need thrifty and a
Industrious population that will make
this country blossom like the rose. If
he had his way he would put thrifty,
intelligent and industrious population
in that section of the county. In bis
section, the lower part of the county,
he would leave it as it is for they have
already thrifty, intelligent and in
dustrous white people, who own their
own homes. He believed in free speech,
free ballot and the rule of the MAORI
ty among Democrats. Is the Democ-
racy threatened in this country? Have
YOU not heard Of the Third party? II
man lives on yolr place and is under
obligations to you, don't deprive him OF
free speech and the right to vote as be
pleases. I am here as one of the Till.
man electors. It is not Tillman the
opposition is after. It is not the men
but the measures they represent. If
Sheppard occupied the position that
Tillman does, the Sheppard men now
would be fighting Sheppard. Speak.
ing to the ladies present Mr.. Sigh said
that he was proud of the stand be had
taken for the Winthrop Training
School. He was also proud of the fact
that n. G. Gonzales, the then CORE
spondent of the News and Courier, and
now editor of The State, had shaken
bis hand and congratulated him on
the speech he made in favor of the
Winthrop School. Mr.. Sigh thought
the politicians were the bane of this
country.
I did not hear the other speeches ex-
cept in broken doses and will not un-
dertake q synopsis. Speeches were
made by Messrs. olnstone. Miller.
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