The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-08-17

corrupt, Yet Governor Tillman has pub
lished all over South Carolina that the
supreme court of the State has rendered
opinions contrary to law. If he had
made up his mind to infict the most
grievous blow in his power on South
Carolina he could not~h have done better
when he declared that our Legislature
and courts are irresponsible. Governor
Sheppard said that six years ago be had
made recommendation to the Legisla-
ture, the purpose of which was to secure
equality Of taxation, to bring all property
up to the line where it would be made to
bear its just proportion OF the taxes.
| That Recommendation was practically
the very same recommendation that
Governor Tillmsn will make to-day.
Governor Sheppard made powerful
argument against a constitutional con-
yention, Such convention has the
power to put its work into effect at once
or to refer it back to the people for rat!ti-
cation. He told the crowd that if any OF
| them doubted that it was Tillman's pur-
pose to keep it from being submitted back
| to the people to ask him aboutit when he
spoke.
Tillman's purpose is 10 have adopted
BY that convention an educational or
property qralif upon voting. over
Il, 900 white persons in this State above
the age of 2l, cannot write their names.
About twenty-five per cent. OF the voters
are not worth property enough to entltle
them to vote urder property quallhca-
ton. Accordingly the adoption of limi-
ted suffrage would disfranchise thousands
of our people. You would then be sub
jected to the principle of taxation without
representation, and that Is the thing your
l -, oE,tboro Ho,,uhf aOoit1at in thH War of
| the Revolution.
| Governor Tilaman's plea for such dis
franchisement Is plausible one, but his
remedy is q horrible one.
There are many things in our Constitu-
ton which should be changed, and they
can be remedied by amendment.
| While discussing the s. poll tax ques-
ton some one asked Governor Sheppard
| what was something better. He replied
| II he could not find anything better he
would certainly not suggest anything
worse. # in any community the schools
| did not run as long as the people wished
! all they had to do under the present law
was to have school district laid off and
get the Judgment of their community as
TO how much more money Is needed and
vote it. This would put the burden on
that particular community.
Voice-Are you in favor Of abolishing
| the 2.min school taxi
Governor Sheppard-No.
He then stated that he had received a
letter from home saying that there was
illness In his family, and on that account
he would have to leave Anderson 6y the
| next train. He assured the crowd that
they had given him such good attention
that he had had better opportunity to
1 4ho S1ouoo fo.Hau' than ar QnV
/ other time during the campaign. [Cries
| of "Good speech !" as he sat down.
Ne,us and Courier: Governor Tillman
| said Orr had to ask his directors whether
he might run for office. His directors
| were his conscience, his brain and the
| people Of the State. It had been charged
that capital would not come to the State
as long as he criticised the Legislature
/ and the Judges. He did not believe capi-
tai would seek q State where the news
papers did 30 much lying on the 9oYer'
nor.
stand and answered by the Governor as
follows:
question: Why did you wait 80 long to
pay your taxes?
Tiilman: The State owed me two
i months salary and the treasury was
| locked. I thought I would be fool to
20 and borrow money or sell cotton to
nav taxes when the State owed me four
times as much.
Question: Where were you during the
war 49,,
Tillman: know Haskellite wrote
chat. Haskell asked mo that at Columbls
and told him that / lost my eye In 1854
and was q paralytic when the war closed.
Yet this cowardly skunk comes here and
asks me such question.
Question in writing: Will you, endor-
! sing the Ocaia demands, advise the men
of this meeting who vote for you to also
vote for Cleveland
Tillman: The idea Of this man talking
at this late day about anybody but Cleve.
land being voted for. We are not going
to play Haske1lism in national politics.
/ Question in writing: Are you IN fsVoI
of q delegate to the State Convention who
is in favor OF the Third Party to noml'
nate Governor and Presidential cleo
tors7 =,
Tillman: Every man who votes in the
democratic primary Is o Democrat or 8
periurer. After delegate is elected by
| Democrats how dare he go back on the
men that sent him there.
/ Question in writing: Are you In 1aYol
Of the Citadel?
Tillman It is the best high school in
the State supported at the public ex'
pense. The University is good insSitu-
tion, Somehow it has lost favor with the
Deople and they don't send their Sons
there But it Is just as good as it evel
was.
| Augusta Chronicle: Several persons
/ Al Snuornnr TYlImQnIE
left were talking and he looked at them
n and remarked that he knew there were
some empty heads that were obliged to
let off steam. Laughter ensued and 8
man out on the edge Of the crowd shouted
hurrah for Sheppard at the Governor
The Governor said:
"Honestly, if was as lonesome as you
over there, I swear to God would have
the decency tohush."
Greenville News: Colonel Youmans
then spoke. He said Tillman told the
people of Walhalla that the test for Coun.
ty candidates should be their allegiance to
Tillman and thus took the extreme and
arrceant position Of one citizen setting
himself and his tenets up IS the true
test of morals and craftsmanship, patriot
ism and Democracy; of one citizen as.
suming the advanced position Of beingt he
great public mentor whose individual sa-
9acity surpassed the com bined wisdom OF
the public. ~,
Colonel Youmans said that Tillman had
to-day hedged and lodged on the question
of qualifying suffrage. At Yorkville he
came out squarely and told the people il
thew did not like such measure to vote
against him. Colonel Youmans showed
| that Tillman was fixing to divide the peoI
ple of the State in arraying tho common
people against the "aristocracy," labor
against capital. He was the apostle Of that
very Gospel which he himself declared
would bring negro domination.
Columbia Register; General Farley was
unusually humorous, and revived the
| crowd from Youman's morphic dose. He
said the gist of the fight Is that there is
opposition to the attempt to equalize tax
| alton. Even the assessment Of sore-back
mules was raised $1,000, 900; yet no far
| mer kicked or went into lawsuit over it..
| Yet. when the administration tried to
| make the banks pay their just taxes, they
went into Court and said their surplus
must not be touched. The other side
propose nothing; they simply attack
| Tillman. He then itemized the good ac-
| complished by the Tillman administra-
tion. White people in the country work
the roads together, and in the cities all
nav the communication tax. He made glow
| ing eulogy Ut the character ahd patriotism
| of the poor white men in South Carolina
| in peace and war. Tillman makes mis-
| takes, but he is true to the platform and
principles on which he was elected.
Augusta Chronicle: Col. Orr was the
i T u hat IN ii fnd