The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-24

and your confidence What does the
sequel show? 1t shows that these
statements were mere exaggeratio ions;
that this was Tiliman blowing to
smooth his way to political preierment.
LCheers.l
II charged Governor Tillman with
omce-seeking. What did be say? He
said that examples of treachery to our
agricultural interests and of indiffer-
ence after having obtained political
preferment arg 50 numerous in South
Carolina that it is small wonder [ am
accused of trying to feather my own
nest by acting as the agricultural cham
pion.' TX.
"What reasons did Tillman have for
writing the She'll manifesto? Cover
norTillman atBennettsville formulated
certain. demands. The Legislature
gave him more than he asked for. He
said he wanted an agricultural col
lege, and if they would give the farm
ers the land scrip and privilege tax
they wonld have college. The Leg
islature gave them that. Why did he
write the Shell manifesto? Whatdid
he say in that? He said they wanted
to capture the. State Offices. He said
he had been pushed out for Governor,
forced to the front.
''That is not the record. In the
March Convention a majority of the
delegates were opposed to making a
nomination, and he was nominated
only because of the votes of two Re-
publicans.
"Governor Tillman has said repeat
edly that the division of the white peo-
Pile of South Carolina meant the ruin
and disgrace of the State, and that
it meant negro domination. Who has
advocated the division of the white
people of the State? In 1856 Gov
ernor Tillman, in letter to the pub
lie press, stated that it was the history
Of all countries where only two parties
existed that corruption crept in and
stagnation sooner or later prevailed,
that it had reached the last stage and
the other was not far off.
"The inexorable logic ofsuch state
ment is that there was demand for
two parties. In 1887 he said "With
| no opposite party in the State to watch
and expose rascality, we have been
getting in a bad way" In November
1887, in letter to the Edgefeld Chron-
icle Governor Tillrnan said the 'har-
mony of the party demanded that the
issues he had raised should be set
tied as soon as possible. He said in 1885
unless more regard is paid to. the rights
and wishes of the people split in the
Democratic party is inevitable at no
distant day.
| "Governor Tillman, in the March
Convention of 1890, said he was the
only man who had the nerve, the brain
and the ability to array the common
people against the aristocracy and told
them to put him on that ticket.
Governor Tillman went before the peo.
pie. He raised the flag with family
quarrel emblazoned upon it. He went
before the people and spoke of almost
every man of intelligence and ability
who opposed him as an alistocrat and
an enemy to the people. He asserted
that the Government was ruled by
ringsters and an oligarchy. Cover.
nor Tillman preferred charges against
previous Democratic administrations
and made pledges to the people.
"Had I the time I could convict Gov.
Tillman out of his own mouth of being
guiltyof every charge that he preferred
| against previous administrations. He
has perfected no reforms; he has lifted
none of your burdens. The only thing
he has done is to reform himself and
his coat-tail swingers into Office
Great applause for Youmans and some
counter applause for Tillman.l
che now comes before the white pso
pie for renominatioa, posing as Dem.
ocrat; but he is ne advocating re-elec
tion upon the pro0 Of any charges Of
upon the fact that be hasafected any
reforms, >but lie simply seeks to ride
into office by dividing the people. HI
can make no. charge against the Gov,
ernment because he is in possession
but his war cry sEttThe people agains
corporations ans=Labor against capi
tall He claims to be a Jeffersoniar
Democrat, yet he is protectionist an6
is opposed to Jeferson's free trade, ant
is opposed to the Jacksonian idea O
finance. He claims to be a Democra
of the Jeffersonian type, and says he il
in favor of equal rights and Jefferson!
doctrine, that all men are born free ant
equal. In his inaugural address b.
said: we deny without regard to colo
that all men are created free and equal
It is not true now and and was no
| true when Jefferson wrote it," -
At this juncture the confusion be
came so great that the speaker coult
not be heard pr any distance. Th,
Tillmanites at tae rear Of the stand snt
on the outskirts of the crowd were yell
ing furiously for the "Great Reformer,
and Col. Younans's admirers neare
the stand were lavishing unstinted ap
plause upon tine speaker.
County Chairman Blease stepped
upon the reporters table beside You
mans and asked the crowd to give hin
their attention. When he was able t.
| proceed be said that he was exceeding
" sorry that there had been so muci