The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-07-20

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james Cothran, Jr,
E. i. simmons,
W. Fl. Parker.
Tho>. j. BaSkin,
W. j. DOnnald,
Dr. j. w. Wideman,
J. ID. Alewinc,
u. w. Dowtin,
-. Z. Brooks.
THE MEETING ADJoURNS TO TIE orES AIR.
The chairman then said that we would hear
from distinguished orators who had been in
vited TO address the meeting. The speaking
would take place there, unless the audience
preferred 10 hear the speakers from the Court
House steps, where all could hear. The audi
ence made calls for the meeting 10 be adjourn
ed To the open air, and the meeting retired TO
the public square when 1t was add esSed from
the Court House steps.
Chairman McGowan's Speech Of Wei.
Ladies' and Fellow Democrats:
! welcome you all here to-day. am very
glad TO see such large crowd presents | was
afraid. from some things | have heard, that
here. | have heard that orders have been is
sued that none were TO attend. Speech of the
most intemperate and intolerant kind has
been openly INDUCED In. am told one man
said. If lie ale II bite of the barbecue dinner
prepared for you all to-day that he hoped 10
God it would suck In his throat and choke
him TO death another said the barbecue wus
an open attempt TO brlbe voters; another
said, If any Tilnanite candidate. even by ac-
cidcnt. attended this meeting. that he would
not only vote but work against him. Such
feeling and such speech as this, fellow clu-
ZenS is calculated 20 do great deal of harm.
AUberillc county has for hundred years
been not, for its Intelligence, It's manhood.
its independence; and would hate 10 be.
lieve that our people would obey the COM
mand Of any man or set OF men, or were
afraid To hear the political issues Of the day
discussed.
The recent meetings-ioint diScusSi0ns-in
the State, have been such bowling disgraccS.
where free speech was stifled and stopped,
that we thought we would get up meeting
where the argument could be given and
where the auditors could listen. This Is ali
that 0r meeting means today. We have IN
vited everybody, especially the friends OF
Governor Tillman. 10 attend. and am glad
that a good number of the latter have had
the manhood and independence 10 come in
spite OF threats and orders.
We honestly differ. We believe our cause
is just, and we further believe, IL the people
OF Abbeville county will coolly and dlSpaS
sionately weigh the arguments that The Con.
SerrativeS must win. All we ask is. that each
and every man will hear for himself and then
make up his mind for himself. If after you
hear all, you still think. it Is better for the
county and the State to re-elCct Governor Till
man, then 10 man Will gainsay your right 10
vote lOr YOUR ch Oice but il does seem to inc a
con fe>Siun Oi weakncSs-it does seem to me
an admission of the weakness OF Governor
TillnlanS cause and OF the business of ours,
that our TilIman friends are afraid 10 hear
the argument.
If you Will listen to argument-if you are
open TO conviction and rcaSOn-then, as live,
believe there can be but one result, viz, that
you will go home and go to work for Shcp-
pard and Orr.
The Introduction OF Colonel Orr.
The first speaker | will Introduce is no
stranger to you. Many of you know HIM per-
sonalIy and all of you Know him officially.
having for many years been the Solicitor OF
this circuit, and there is no man within the
sound Of my voice who can put his hand on
deceive him in any particular. He Is man
whose honesty, whose integrity, whose patr-
otism none can deny and all ask is that you
will listen to and carry home for firc-side
thought the arguments and facts which he
Will give you.
take pleasure in introducing Col. James
l.. orr, of Greenvilc.
Abstract Of Colonel Orr's Speech.
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies' and Fellow Democrats /:
1t affords me Il great deal OF pleasure to APP
pear before the people of Abbcville county to
discuss the issues Of the day. If there Is Il
county III SOutl larOlna WnCfC luStlcc
should be done it is in Abhcvile county. For
Il huEdred 6ear> the people Of Abbeville coun-
ty have been distinguished for their intelli-
gence and high character, and have no
doubt that the same high character will be
maintained in the future
The reasons which call MS here are moment
Gus, and hope that you will decide the issues
not from passion and prejudice but will base
your action, from the standpoint of reason
and conscience. Though Swayed and swept
by passion and prejudice. yet the pendulum
will swing back.
am taking a part in this canvass moi to get
office for the sake of office. ! have work To do
aS many OF you have, but | concluded that
the time for union and q restoration of har
mony among our people had come, and | have
entered the campaign in the hope of helping
TO put down our trouble. Bitterness and vi
tupcration make wounds on the body polite
which would require years To get over
When Tiinan issued his inaugural address
thought the leopard would change his spots,
but that was the last of his conservatism
From that time forward he sought 10 oSira-
else and alicnatc those who had been opposed
to him and he has l.burcd 10 widen the
breach between them.
The financial condition of the State is of
first Importance to every clllZ"n Men may
break here and there, and tut few are effected
by il, but when The credit ui the Slate * i'll
jured every citizen is effected. Governor Till
man has driven capital out of the State. He
has prevented other capital from coming
When the bonds OF the state are effected cv-
cry lax payer in the State is effected. Not on
ly he but his children and his grand children
are effected. If our bonds could hc refunded
at four per cent. overa hundred Thousand dol
iarS annually could be saved.
liut instead of rciundng the bonds at four
per cent. VI will have 10 pay SIX Fer cent.
Iha; means Il difference To the tax payers oI
>l2o.G0o every year, and that money must be
l'aId out of lnc pockets Of the people. By iOSS
OF credit through Governor Tillman' act We
have lost by injury 10 our credit Sl20OJO for
thirty years.
Governor Tillman promised to reduce The
Offices and lac said he would cut down the sal
aries. Not one dollar has been cui of of any
officers salary. II the salaries were too bI@
before his election, why did he not reduce
them alter ic c;tinc into power He hasn't
done ii. lie gets the money now. Instead OF
reducing the salaries lie has had created at
least one new Oilice--iiSh warden. They new
er will reduce the salaries as long as they
draw them.
Whut hurts mo more bp IN, fbiut, ali T.