The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-04-21
THE BIG GUNS.
Campaign 0pened--Roth Sides Deter
mined Not 10 EHcar.

meeting today was one of large proportions
and surprising interest. The day was
cloudless, but the gathering was not free
from considerable storminess No less than
llvc thousand people assembled in the City
fark TO hear the speakers invited for the |
occasion. Large delegations from neigh.
boring towns and still larger from the rural |
portions OF this county, as well rs many
ladies', were in attendance. The support
OF both tickets present was very strong,
and though the Tiliman element was eyi
dently III the majority, the Conservatives
made a fine showing.
TILLMAN OPENS THE BALL.
When Governor Tillman was introduced
as distinguished hero and arose to face
the audience, he was greeted with great
applause. and made half hours address.
i'll which he said that he was present to
meet his traduccrs face to face, and trust
The verdict to God and tho people, [Crics
or "What about that free pass?" and
"Hurrah for the Bnker."l The contest
two years ago had been between the ring
and the people. The ring was defeated,
but it had wrigglcd together and was again
making the fight. The opposition had &C
knowlcdgcd that the March convention two
years ago was right and were trying to beat
nm upon his own platform. but he knew
the boys were not such tools as to be mis-
led 10y wolves in Sleeps clothing He him.
self had been true TO his trust and he ask
ca the two prosecuting witnesses to read
the indictment, clay on, McDufr," and
damned be he who first cries enough
MIR: Sheppard was appropriately intro
duccd, and was greeted with as warm ap-
plausc rs the Governor himself had reccv-
ed. The gallant speaker throughout pre-
scntcd Gn admirable front and made very
nj t\t,itl tltctn MIL, ~
toct that he was almost continually inter
rnptcd 10y most disgraccfu exhibition OF
attempted bowling down on the part of the
lliIlnanltcs. At one time il REQUIRED
MesSrs Gray, Tillman and Donaldson to
secure order.
The speaker declared his sympathy with
The tarmcrss movement and proceeded to
arralgn the Governor for the increased cy-
pcndltures of his administration; for his
advocacy for thrcedollnr poll tax against
tue interests OF the poorer classes; for his
failure to reduce salaries or to abolish Of
fees AZ he had pledged himself to do In
reply to question, he said that he was
president OF hank, and many poor fami-
lies in Edgcfcd thanked God lust Novem-
Der that he was, and as such he was able
10 protect them. lie had sold neither the
STOCK nor tho lands Of Il single farmer who
was in debt to the institution, many of
whose stockholders had made their money
between the plough handles. The speaker
referred to the increase of taxes this year
over last by $S3G GOO, and gave the Cover
nor rap for his loss Of revenue to the
State IN the COoSaw case and for the en-
ploylnS OF extra counsel. After having
condemned such Il course, he urged his
hearers to clean the barn of rats, to remove
Il man who showed neither regard for his
promises nor any business ability in man
aging the States affairs.
Mr. Gary followed in an'addrcss oflhrcc- |
quarters of an hour, in which he dcnounc-
ed the old ring, and compared Governor
lillman TO Andrew jackson. He dcticd |
the opponents of the administration to find |
a flaw in the States management, defended |
llllnan IN the Coosaw case, condemned !
thc banks for taking advantage of tcchnc-
alllles to escape proper taxation, and &c. |
cuScd the railroads of trying to in lure i'll |
man by bringing about 4 scarcity of money
in the State treasury. lie denounced vari-
Gus newspapers and accused Mr.. Sheppard
or political Inconsistency. Hit Orr a
lick, an admircr shouted, but Mr. Gary
rcfraincd. Loud calls for Orr caused Mr..
Gary to suspend for little while. Modcr-
ate applause was bestowed upon his effort.
TIE PRIDE OF THE PIEDMONT.
Mr: Orr was introduced as the pride of
the Piedmont Belt, who wac too well
known to need introduction. AS he rose
he was greeted with Il grand demonstration
OF applause OF the most enthusiastic char
actcr and made, considering tho surrsun.
d!nGs, magnificent address Of an hours
duration. lie kept the howlcrs in manage
bic condition during tho greater portion Of
his speech, though th>ir disposition was
evidently TO down argument with noise.
MIR. orr said this contest would be settled
within the party, for which thank the Con.
scrvativc Convention. The assertion that
his ticket was the outgrowth of Haskellism
was too false 10 discuss, and he did not
intend to be bulldozed from expressing his
convictions. The people Of Grcenvile
knew him and he did not believe their
friendship would be affected because of his
1rankncSS nor because Of the scCundrcs in
Grccnvillc who, hyena,li had gone into
the grave Of his dead father for political
capital. Loud applause. He appealed to
Judgment, and would quote facts to show
why liliman should be removed from the
Office he occupies. Judge him by his rec
ora ef 1alse promises, ,diCtatorial tendencies
and misleading assertions. lie referred to
Illlmans dcnunciotion of the banks and
factories and said that the I'icdment Mills
PAID to its operatives more than million
dollars year and schooled al the children
free, proving it's existence not All evil, but
blessing. Tiilman has declared himself
greater than tic platform of his movement.
Without him it does not amount to a row
OF pins. lie is the big Ike, the high cock
nlorum who amounts to all of You
put together. Since the Alliance meet
ing at Spartanburg he is gentle as n suck
ling dove and dare not state his position on
the Ocaa demands. lie scored the Cover
nor for his bad management in the C0osaw
case; his advocacy of three dollar poll
tax; his extravaganza with the States mon
ey; his insult TO the judiciary Of the State
ms disposition to remove sherirs and thus
nu!lify the expressed will Of the people;
his veto and defeat of the bills to regulate
the railroads, and closed the list with
scathing criticism in the free pass matter
which, though mistake, was one in his
favor and against the people. The people
had been fooled, and fooled badly, but they
were now awaking. Col. Orr handled his
points and received almost continuous APP
plausc.
Mr.. Tilman began his rcjoindcr by the
old 'Pctcr's wifc's mother joke and was
grc, ted with cries Of dcrsi0n. Sheppard
and Gray cndcavorcl TO secure order, but
the ODDOncntS of the Governor wore in n