The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-22

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solicitors, and you applauded him to
the echo; and now he has done the same
thing himself. Since he became Cover
nor there have been more lawyers outside
| OF the Attorney General employed by the
Government than there have been alto
gether since 1876. Tillman says there
has never been public man abused as
he has been, but tell you that there
never have been SO many people abused
and so many hearts hurt as have been by
Tillman.
col. ORR's SPEECH
was conservative and we'll received
He said in conclusion:
I'VE haven't got good railroad law by
which the commission cah control the
railroads because the Legislature which
Tillman calls ',driftwoodS PASSED bill
with provided that the railroad commits
;Ss ;is sss s sisst ,s,, to ssgs1s.s gs...
1t, and the reason you haven't got IL is
because Tillman vetoed it. His reason
was that the election was given to the
Legislature instead of tn the people, and
yet In his inaugural address he said he
was In favor of such law. They took
him ut his word and TiIlman vctoet the
BILL At the next session of the Lcgisla
ture this same 'driftwood" House passed
a rail road bill. 1t went to tho Senate,
and would have gone through but for an
amendment introduced by Keitt, giving
the appointment of commissioners to
Tillman IL Tillman had asked him to
withdraw that amendment, ho would
have done it, and hold him responsible
I,ar utrps haxr
that will regulate the railroad.
Tillman went all through this country
criticisng the men in office for riding on
free passes, and then took them himself,
with an express frank. He had no right to
put himself under obligations to the roads.
II what he said was true, he has by his
own action shy himself Is out from receiv
of mistake, made in his own favor and
against yo,l."
GOV. TILLMAN's CLOSING SPEECH.
Sheppard has alluded to the farmers
movement. Well. tell you that in 1885
in convention voted for Sheppard for
Governor and tried to elect him. Why?
First, because at that time knew none
| of the public men of the State; and sec
| ond, because VIC had been schoolmates
and were then and are now personal
| friends There were then three candi.
! dates in the tield-Senator Coker of Oar
| lipgton, John Peter Richardson and
Sheppard, who had received the Office at
the hands of Hugh :. Thompson. The
movement then had two principal de-
mands-the reorganization of the agri-
| cultural bureau and the establishment of
an agricultural college. Now let us see
what they have done with our platform.
The speaker here compared the two
platforms and made points that the Thir
teen had omitted the demands for rail
road control and constitutional conven-
ton. He then denied the charges of ex-
travagaace, alluding to the building of
| the Inauguration platform, which he said
was suggested by the committees of the
House and Senate. He then acknow-
lodged that he had alluded to some of
the Legislators as driftwood, and showed
that the failure to carry out economies
but the blocking of legislation in the Leg
islaturc. He quoted from his inaugural
and from his speeches to show that he
had been consistently in favor of reform
He denied that he had acted as dicta.
tor, but contended that he had carried
out his pledges and that the Legislature
had failed to carry out theirs.
AS part Of the argument here he
quoted extensively from the party plat
form, stating in what respects he had en-.
deavOred to carry out his declarations
He also entered into an elaborate discus
sion of the causes which led to the defeat
of several of his measures, and especially
the railroad bill, the Sheriff bill, and
Others. He then replied to some of the
statements that he lost ground in the
State
| have been at home but seldom, be
cause have stayed in Columbia attend
ing to your business; but will say tha
will 20 home, make three speeches, ant
il can't beat him in the primaries vii
withdraw from the race. Governor
Sheppard, will you say rs much2 | hav,
gone, my friends, through HI to ge
this office, and l have been told that NJ
other man could have led the movcmen
to success. Since my election have
} discharged my duty as faithfully us
knew, and am now asking this people
whether they think have done it or not
made living before got into tn
Governors Office. and whenever the ma
jority of the people say eve don't wan
you any longer will retire without I
murmur.
The Governor recurred to h $ position
as defined in his inaugural OH the thre
dollar poll tax, giving his reason for tn
r, commendation.
say to you here now as loyal Demo
crat, rs a loyal Allianceman, as Il loya
farmers movement man, that l am boun'
by the rule of the majority and that if
majority of the people want these dc
mands shall not attempt to dictate t
you Prolonged cheering and applause.
have been accused of trying to die
tate to the Alliance, but have give
you my reasons for my opinion aud m
position. | am on record as opposed
the sub treasury, and l am opposed to
nov, but the rule in the llianC
and of the Democracy is to abide Inc wi
of the majority, and am not going I
fight my brethren.
u want to say to you that we have bu
one party In South Carolina, the Demo
, cratic party, and we will have peace an
unity IL these gentlemen will let u.s.
: we are beaten in this fipht we will not d