Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-05-05
GOV. sHEPPARD's SPEECH.
Delivered at Edgefield on Satllr-
day, 23rd of April.

Delivered at Edgefield on Satllr-
day, 23rd of April.
Ex-Governor Sheppard said:
This is not the first time that I
have had the pleasure of appearing
before an Edgefeld audience. Ever
since 1876 I have been a recipient
of numerous expressions of the
unbounded. confidence of the peo-
pie of Edgefeld. I have served
you in numerous capacities as
public officer and as a private
citizen, and if thereshas ever been
a solitary spot upon my record! as
an official or as man I never have
heard it, [applause,l and whoever
says that he is my superior in
personal integrity and in personal
virtue states what is not true.
[Great applause.] lam perfectly
Indifferent to any foul imputation
that can be cast upon my character
asa responsible South Carolinian.
1 am here in an humble way
engaged in work rs important
as any that ever quickened the
brain of the statesman, that ever
inspired the tongue of the orator.
that ever emboldened the heart or
nerved the arm ola patriot. I am
here and elsewhere in South Caro-
lima to so conduct this campaign
inside the Democratic party that
when the primary shall be over
and the result is known there will
be no more independentism in
South Carolina.
1 want to conduct this;campaign
SO that it will be a matter of pleas
ure as we'll as duty for every
Democrat in Edgefeld County
and South Carolina to support
the nominees of the primary
election. The imputation that
this movement is the outgrowth of
Haskellism is unworthy the dis
tinguished gentleman who makes
it, because he knows that no man
lives in South Carolina who is
truer to the Democrats of the State
than I am.
Twill shoy what y illman
lhas promised and What hesh has
peri formed and leave it to you for
decision. He went all over South
Carolina denouncing onr public
officials as having been guilty of
all the crimes known to the
decalogue. He said there was
incipient rotteness in the State
Government: that there was
perjury and corruption among our
public officials; that our legis-
lators had been bamboozled and
debauehed, and it was not a
month after he got into Office
he was guiltyof all the debauchery
that had gone before hing. [Great
applause
Governor Tillman said here that
the figures I used at Greenville
were not correct. They we're put
in print and signed by him.
A voice: "Where was it print
ed?"
Sheppard: In the Columbia
Register. [Applause.] He said
the price of cotton was lower and
that the purchasing power of
money was greater and expenses
should be reduced to correspond.
Is the price of cotton lower now
than it was then9 [Applause.]
Are not appropriations that were
extravagant then extravagant
still? Where has the Governor
cut down salary or reduced
expenses. [Applause.) Richard
son is to Governor Tillman what a
red rag is to a bull. When his
name is mentioned in Tillman's
presence it make his hair rise like
the fur on cats back when dog
is about. Laughter.
Is there a man in Edgefeld
whose taxes have been reduced?
("No."] Is there a man within
the sound of my voice who can
say that he pays less taxes this
year than he did last upon the
same property?i cloud cries of
"No.") Let me ask every truthful
man here who pays lower taxes
this year than last to hold up his
hand. (No hands were raised
much applause.)
The State tax under the former
Administration was AZ mills, it is
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