The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-08-04

many of them that would not Hayc the
S1.50 when the time come to'pay and con. |
equcntly they would go into tho hands of
he road contractor and get for their eight
lays labor about 1s or 19ccnts day. The |
lch man would not have to work at all,
Dat could at any time pay his $l.5O.
Iillmanism or rather the u,tcrances and
policy OF Governor Tillman has been to
weaken respect for the law. 1t is unbc-
coming and unworthy the Chief Magistrate
OF South Carolina TO say he would de
Or even sanction such thing 1t is &C.
rious mistake and q great blnder for nlc
Governor to say that he would break and
violate and disregard his oath, that he
would break and violate the law that hc IS
sw'rn to uphold. 1t shows no respect for
law, the safeguard of orr homes. Whom
the Governor makes declarations as these
how can we wonder that lynchings are
every Gay occurrences and the law violated
with impunity? TO show you that he was
sincere in what Inc said he appointed CAL
Caughman as fish commissioner. Caurh-
man year or two ago headed lynching
party and took special pains to proclaim
in every public gathering that he had done
it. lie was rewarded hy office by Gov
crnor Tillman.
Governor Tillman has limited that the
Judges were not only incompetent but
tnhC tiicy were COTrNps.
Can you conscicnuously support man
who wonld say he would rather go to hell
with ono crowd than TO heaven with an
other?
=. Col. Orr closed by saying he would
leave his case to the people who was the
jury and he would be satisfied with their
verdict. but, he said, | want YOU to try
ii according TO tho law and the evidence"
lie spoke for about al hour anti was
gwen the closest attention. Some uucS.
lions and answers passed between Senator
O)cll and the speaker and those VIC have
gwen above, but they were all in good hui
NOR and with respect toward each other.
S"nc hard truths were nailed and an ire
tutAblc argument made. lie was prcscn-
ted with beautiful bouuct Of flowers by
Ar. W. }. Ashm"re and was roundly
chccrcd and appauGcd by the people dur
ing the delivery of lis speech.
Hen. T.. b. Murray, of Anderson, was
the next speaker introduced by Chairman
Lynch.
Maj. Murray begun by saying he was
glad I" meet the people of PiclCnS county,
lnAt hr was not here a. Il candidate or Of
Ice seeker and had Go more interest in the
night than every other good citizen that
OF good government equally and impair
italy administered. IT was not his pur-
p"Sr, J." said, To cliticiac harshly and he
would take IT aS a personal favor il any
nf thr Trends OF the Governor who We're
present wuulil correct him or call his 1T
'rnll"n to it if lie made Il single statement
lliat was not correct. He wanted any mnn
that cGuld point to Il single measure passed
ny this administration that has been Of
hCn"iii 10 tie farmers ~ Il class. He ask
rd SENATOR oEcil if lc knew Of any
measure passed Ivy the legislature or adj
m mi ~ ~ ti,,,, StINf,,
that has benefited the farmers as u class,
aHu The Senator replied that he could tlirk
nt none. With all the boas!cd promises
81 reform, said the speaker, there has
been noshlnS done hy this administration
curing the last two years for the farmers
FORMER administrations had PASS Il laws
for the benefit and protection of the fur
mer5 as N class and he proposed TO show
how. Tie ABUSED administrations had
PASSED law making tho stealing Of crops
from the field II felony. That was law
Tor the farmers rs Il class, because crops in
tho field could not be protected hy the
farmers Standing guard at night and the
law steps in and says l will stand guard,
The punishment fer stealing growing crops
ns greater than for stealing amy other
Kind or personal property.
Another law irr the hcncft nf the far
lncIs tiS class was that giving The Iand.
lord the first lien for his rent without any
writing or recording. Yo,lmans, the man
You hear abnscd So muck, secured the pas-
Sage OF tn" law requiring cotton to he re-
turned for taxation that is on hand the lst,
OF August OF each year instead OF the first
OF january, but other people has to return
their money the first OF january.
Does Governor Tilman represent Won
any more than Shcppard2 Governor Shcp
pard WAS raiisrd OH the farm and made tie
money that he educated himself with be
tween the plOw hadGlcS lie comes nrHr
cr standing on the Alliance platform than
Governor Tillman, because ON. of the
measures that the farmers demand (sul-
treasury Governor Tillmnn declared was
'1mtrrnaIism run mad" Yet, when it be-
cSme ntcrSsary and III order to be on the
popular side he pUckctch his sentiments
and said he was for the suh.trcaslrv. |
There was some interruption along this !
ihc ana several questions were fired al |
the speaker, but he answered. promptly and |,
completely. Ar. Is. j. johnston asked |,
l'ln II he did not vote against IA bill when
III the Legislature To- reduce salaries Muj |
Murray started ID answer and rcply but !,
NIL J'IliStonc left the house anu would |
not stay for the answer. Major Murray
;aIlcd to him to wait and hear the answer
MA several men called 10 him TO come back, |
Jul he would not. Biit Ma i0r Murray srayc
liz answer to the crowd, and said Inc did |
'"tc against it, had never been in favor of |
'cdnclng the salaries, because he thought
Hhcn man Was elected to IL State Office il
compelled him to break III, his business a:
i"mc and lie lid not think the pay in those
';'sc@ WAS 500 much. Talk about the gov
'rnmcnt being run now in the interest of
he farmers. Look at the present ticket
l'hrrc are only three farmers on it, and the
,ahinc@ is made up of four lawyer: and -
ioctor. Iiilman, Tindal and Ellrrlc were
nc only farmers on the ticket and he would
assert that the two first had never ulowcd a
lay in their lives. Tilman, he said, hrd
'cen more hostile to the laboring pcoplc
han any man who has ever sought
u held "iilcc in this State He want; to
Ito things that tn" republican party would
not attempt To do and that was to bass n
three d"l!ar poll tax. put property or cd
'icatinna! qualification on voters, ahnlis.
HE lien law, PASS his road hin and MANY
'thcr things which are antoganistic to the
htCrcSt -! the poor man.
bill WAS Introduced in the last Srnca;c
.N!llnI a, constitutional! convention and n con-
icrfaiirc Senator Offered an amendment