The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-06-16

was TO tax according to mans prop
erty, yet Governor Tillman recommend
ed that the poll tax be made 80. 1t
was the most inlquitous thing that was
ever proposed to burden the State with.
(Voice; Yes, you are right.)
In respect to the lien law, Tillman
was not the poor mans friend. He is
in favor Of abollshing the lien law.
lCries Of "right."] Yes, right for you
who own the land, but wrong for those
who hire to you for $5 aud Sc per
month. Loud applause
The question for us to determine is.
Which Is the representative of our peo.
pie and will give us the greatest D peace
and prosperity.
| Voice-Tell us who you are, 80 we
will know whether to vote for you.
Col. Orr Il am tree white and twcn-
ty-one, and under the tongue of good re-
port IN my county. Loud applause.
lie asked, was man who was so par
tisan as to say that he would rather 20
TO hell with one crowd than to heaven
with the other, fit man to vote tori
ono, no, noD Such man did not have
respect tor The community.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MCLAURIN
was then introduced as "the youngest
Attorney General south Carolina has
ever had" A voice: Trot him out.
Mr.. McLaurin claimed that the pres.
ent condition Of affairs was the direct re-
suit Of the intolerance of the former
party leaders. He said Sheppard was
sacrificed by these people and now he
was trying to kiss the rod that smote
him. Gen. McLaurin's speech was
vehement, and was filled with reference
TO ''disappointed of1ice-seekers," "em-
bittered politicians" etc.
He attacked The State, saying that
1T had reared its Gorgan head to.down
lTillman. Other weak-kneed aud time
serving papers had jumped into the
chase and added their feeble yelps to
the savage groWls of the Cerebus, the
State newspaper.
He referred to the Conservative
conVen ion as having beea called
by 1.-THE thirteen Chief rulers of
old" and said their efforts were as pow
erless as those of King Canute to make
the wa aIes roll back. lie called Col,
Orr the Goliath behind whom the Ants
sheltered themselves. The Edgefield
David Of the tribe of BENJAMIN with a
few phosphate rocks would demollsh
him. Sheppard had, like Saul, fallen on
his sword and killed himself.
Ile said that soon after Attorney Gen.
eral Pope had gone into Office N. G..
Gonzales had sworn out a warrant
against him because he had discharged a
clerk named Butler from the engrossing
department.. He had never before
heard OF State officer being dragged
into miserable little trial justice Of
hce," not by the party himself, but by
a newspaper editor:
Col. Haskell had attacked the Admin.
istration because 1t had employed asso.
ciate counsel in conducting litigation,
He would remind him that the ATTORNEY
General had employed eight associates
in 1878 and 1879. Youmans had EN-.
ployed six and Miles eleven in 1883, and
the next year the latter was given 81 900
to pay them and John G.. Haskell was
chairman of the ways and means COM
mitee at the time. He charged that
the real backbone of this socalled Con-
servatlve movement was in Haskell and
Gonzales.
| The speaker then told the well-known
Ijoke about Malone riding up to the
gates of heaven with negro behind
him, which caused some one to sing
out, "Oh, Moses told that to the Israe-
lites when he was leading them out of
Egypt"
He said there was an organized effort
on the part of the opposition to injure
the Administration, and said that such
talk as Col. Orr had indulged in tended
in that direction.
Ex.GoVERNOR sHRPPARD's SPEECH.
Chairman Bellinger said that 1t was
scarcely necessary to introduce to those
who remembered the trying days of 1876
The next speaker, Ex-Governor Shep-
pard, who was candidate for the flee
of Governor. ors
Governor Sheppard walk9ct frele front
amid cheers and cries of "OuA-t.lxt Gov
ernor." He said: have not appeared
before Barnwel audience since 1876,
when l came to see ii could do any.
thing, by act or word, to help redeem
this grand old County of Barnwell from
Radicalism.
have enjoyed big share of your
confidence, l can truly say that have
never uttered word Of disloyalty or inf.
deity TO the State of South Carolina,
Although like Saul Of old 1 may have
fallen upon my sword and killed myself,
Tho Attorney General will find before /
get through that Pm the liveliest little
corpse no ever saw. A tew hurrahs
TOR Sheppnrd, drowned by loud cheers
for TIllman.
Voice--That noise is only made by
lew lambs; there's nothing but bows
yelling for Sheppard.
Sheppard-If there is any place that
needs business man it is the Cover.
nor's chair ofSouth Carolina, and I be.
lieve l will show you that we haven't
yet it. Loud yelis for Sheppard and
Tillman.]
| Chairman Bellinger-Mr. Sheppard is
to speak ior all hour and quarter and
If you take up his time by howiing it
Will onl y be added en-. The noise sub
sided.
Sheppard come as candidate for
the office OF Governor of South Carolina
put forward by as honorable BODY OF
men as was ever gathered in this State.
They talk about my kissing the rod
that smote me. intend 80 to conduct
myself in the future as In the past that
the farmers will reaent anu hlou otruol,