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

In conclusion Tillman declared that this
was q fight between capital and labor, be-
tn cen Democracy and Republicanism.
Atlanta Constitution !: Governor Shep-
pard was the first speaker. He is q law
| yer and was Governor OF the State once
| for q short time, having succeeded TO 1t
I when Governor Thompson resigned To
accept the assistant secretaryship Of the
Treasury under Cleveland. he made 8
| temperate and conservative speech Of
an hour, arguing that the growth OF cor
porate institutions, which it had been
claimed he represented, diminished the
| burdens Of farmers. He said the farmers
| Of South Carolina were in as good condi-
ticn as was ever, known.
lie argued against Constitutional
Convention which Tillman favors In or
der to regulate the vote In the State by the
adoption of an educational and property
qualification. He said an educational
Qualification would disfranchise many
whites and property qualification many
others. i7
HWhy,". said he, 'sfifteen per cent. Of
our white voters can neither read nor
write, and an educational qualification
would not be just" To eliminate the ne
gro from politics might be. but he was
not in favor Of doing so to the injury of a
large per cent. Of white voters.
Ben. Tllman is perhaps the best stump
speaker in America.
BE favored increasing the poll tax to So
to shut out negro votes and to increase
the school fund. The crowd was with him
in this. The Sheppard crowd, he said,
had not more than fourth Of the white
vote Of the State. "They could not beat
us even if they ran as independents and
tried to poll the whole negro vote" said
he. .'They are tainted with Republican
ism. They want to get back in to go to
stealing again. We must get Conshtu-
tional Convention and eliminate the negro,
for we don't knew when this crowd will
try to combine with the negro"
Greenyille Ne,0s: The most orderly
meeting Of the State campaign was held
here to-day. The attendance amounted
to nearly thirty-five hundred persons
with the followers of the governor in the
majority. The political sentiment in this
County is not far from being equally
divided. The largest number Of votes
ever polled here is 1000 and the conserv-
atives claim 1000 names on their rolls.
Some disorder was anticipated here to-
day, but such precautions were taken
that there was no outbreak. Forty
special constables and thirty extra police
assisted in taking care Of the crowd.
Governor Tillraan held leyee in the
hotel this morning and perfect sea OF
Tillmanites poured in and outof his room
for half hour, blockading the corridors
and stairways. Their performance in the
shape of tobacco expectoration cost the
executive committee the nice little sum
of S25. Governor Tillman made very
'syigorous" speech, full Of vitriol. The
feature Of it was this affidavit that he
read:
estate OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Anderson County.
"Personally appeared before me w. L.
Snipes, who being duly sworn, upon his
oath says that he was at the Cedar Grove
meeting, and upon his return he was
sent for by Capt. e. A. Smyth, the presi-
dent Of the Pelzer mills, and informed
that he was discharged on account Of his
presence at that meeting. Sworn to and
subscribed to by me this 18th day Of Au-
gust, 1892.
"W. L. sNIPEs."
"D. 81. RUSSELL, Z. J. A. C. u. S.W
The governor added that he understood
that twenty-five Of these operatives had
been treated likewise. In refutation Of
tie above affidavit read what President
Smytbe says, in reply to telegram:
"Four men were discharged by our
superintendent for absenting themselves
from our work on Monday without pro-
yiding arrangements. understand that
two of them are Sheppard and Orr men.
and that the other two for Tillman. I
don't know which they we're. No man
has eyer been discharged from Pelzer
factory for refusing to vote for sheppard
or Orr, or ios attending political meetings.
AS many men were spared from the mill
Monday as could be possibly arranged
for end keep the mills running. Those who
absented themselves without the consent
Of the Superintendent WeEo discharged
without Investigation as to what faction
they belonged to or where they wont"
Columbia State. Gov. Sheppard said
that the State of Massachusetts is not
blessed with lands or water power su-
perior to those in South Carolina, yet the
people have 81 built up their Industries
in the former State that they pay annually
Sl2S, 100000 in wages to the laboring
classes where South Carolina pays 81, ,0Q0,-
900. Thera is more corporate wealth in
the County of Spartanburg than in any
other County il the State. What ia the
result? In Spartanburg the amount of
taxes paid annually By all the people is
Sl24,00O. OF this the farmers pay S29, 600,
and the balance, outside Of the polls, is
paid by the corporations and mercantile
interests. SO you see that the farmers
paw little or much in direct proportion to
the taxes paid by corporate institutions.
In proportion as their wealth develops do
your burdens diminish.
Our industries will not be developed as
long as the people abroad believe that
the Administration is uQfriendly to in