The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-27

| fTillman, but when he received the
nomination | used what little
Influence Iebad to eject him. If /
represent you shall not stop to ask
who is governor ] shall! judge the thing
by its merits. Iamruuning upon my
own merits. II have not bolted. Till
man is not nay choice, but il renoni-
mated shall hefp elect him: Voice.
That's what Leah mka.nl | am
going for reErenehment and reduction
OF taxation. Before, supported every
! bill that looked to the interest of South
Carolina. Ask yourselves whether l
,, am fitted to represent you and if [ am
not, shall be there to elect the man
that gets the nomination. Cheers.
I voted against the reopening OF the
South Carolina College aud Citadel, not
because was opposed to education. but
at the time we needed recuperation,
and the State could not support then,
at that time. They are now open and
deserve the patronage and support of
the State. When the Clemson College
was opened !. thought that we did not
need it; that it would not be what It
said it would be. The State invested
its money, and now, under the circum-
stances, shall vote for money to com
plete and runit. a. ..-,..-..
Here somebody asked Mr.. Wilson
what he thought about the So poll tax.
Mr.. Wilson said: don't believe that it
would be right. Because not white
man in South Carolina. no matter how
poor, would escape. It is aimrd +"
make the negro pay his part. but it
can't be done. A negro will slip you.
It will be hard to make the poor man
sell all he has to educate your children.
He showed how many negroes escaped
now, and asked if it would be any bet
ter then; and he predicted that the law
would be repealed after one years trial.
No other questions being asked, Mr..
Wilson closed by saying that he was
notiu the interest of any measure, outto
the best interest of Newberry County
and of Sonth Carolina. Loud cheer
ing.l -. .-s.. .>.
HON. JNO. w. SCOTT. e.
Then followed the Hon. Ino. W.
Scott; be said that there were issues,
and spoke Of the issues six years ago.
The farmers movement. We stood to.
gether as unit in rs when We upheld
the hand of Hampton. Rehaember
those days and say that it will be posi-
BILE to defea: such corrupt enemy. Be-
fore then just handful of men run the
government. The farmers did not take
any interest in those things. Six years
ag, we met 10 convention; never was
there q more enthusiastic and gentle
mani1 The farmers were
"ithout an institution; now upon the
spot where John C.. Calhoun was born,
an institution has been erected to edu-
cate our boys to be farmers. Equal
rights to all men and special privileges
to none is a part of the farmers move
ment. ... -.-..... ,...-- ..
am q candidate on the merits of
Jno. w. Scott. am in no mans hands.
IF defeated I will bow as politely to it
as any man in the county. He adyo-
Gated Clemson College. He said that
with some people prohibition was moth
ing, but that it was something to him;
that with him one drink meant to get
| drunk and he couldn't help it, and that
he was not by himself. I shall vote
for it, but il the county says anti-prohi'
bition shall vote against it.
GEO. 3. cRoMER, ESQ.
| Then Geo. B. Cromer spoke, moi
about the newspapers, but to the news.
paper man., and showed Mr.. Capers
hat an injustice he had done some OF
the conservative delegates and nearly
t all of the Tillnaan delegates, by olniting
:! to tell their occupations. Ibeiieve thai
! you Ought to be allowed to go to the
ballot box and vote for Tillman or Shep.
| pard; but didn't give us a direct pri-
mary. I will not stir up bad blood. II
I can give no good reason why I an
here, I have no business here. ]
haven't got word to say about Gov
| Tillman's private character; he is my
governor as well as yours. The news
papers go too far on both sides. MIR.
Capers calls US consummate. politica
hypocrites. l am no hypocrite. Tht
tmany in bis town are not hypocrites
We all make mistakes When Gov
Tillmau spoke at Newberry he told yor
that ne could save the State $l0O, 900
IF Gov. Tillman could hxve done what
he said he could do, or if any lnorta
man could have done it, it was youl
tduty,to let, him try it. Did be SAVE
fanything at all? Ii yoar taxes are re-
duced, give the credit OF it to your
County Commissioners. They say they
reduced your taxes, yet that levy
brought into the treasury s., 600 more
than the one before. They told you
aboutt the Clemson College; they elected
| professors; there stands bare walls un.
finished; the professors are out Of job
tEVoice. Jno. G.. Haskell was the lcause
of it, too. -ezss
| Mr.. Cromer: Mr.. Biease, did not
Jno. e. Haskell vote for the appropria'
| ton?
Mr.. Blease: He did.
General disturbance followed /: this
out it soon subsided. ..e.
/ Mr.. Cromer continuing, said: They
1 SAID that if they had made the appro.
priation they could not have done the
/ work, 1t rdiaaed too much. They had
promised that they wouldn't tax the
| people. I am not saying word about
| your frillmanism or you. They refused
the appropriation to Clemson College
and also to the State Agricultural
Society, while they appropriated $500
to the negro State Fair. ISome voice.
Haskell was the cause of it.
Lam stating facts. Gov. Tilmau waa
not able to save the State 500, 900, noF
could any other man have saved it.
Tiliman cries driftwood. Voice. Did
he save anything?l Ittakes me so long
to think of anything, that I would
better 60 on. He stopped work on the
Statehouse and on Clemson College; he
ought to have saved something.
| Its not hard to pay So poll tax if you
the money; but go to Treasurer Boyd's
office and see how many polls are back.
Five negroes are in Jail now because they
did not pay the 81. This county is
paying $65 q month because five negroes
did not pay S.. 1t wont work. You
want q negro's 81 and he's gone. You
! can find the poor white man. 1t would
be grievance and hardship on the
white people. These are my views.
After the primary we are all going to
pull together. | always vote.
Oar Judges have the brightest char
acter on the continent. IfJudge Hud.
son had been corrupt man he could
have made himself popular by decidiog
in favor Of the State. Is it best 70 say
tina: he is corrupt? 1t was not right in
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