The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-04-27

am defeated by default you Will see the tail
wag one dog. 1t is not question that Shep
pard is swinging to Orr's coattails; It is q
proven fact. [Some applause.l Orr, the Pied
mont giant, 'sashaed'' into the ring at !.au-
rcns and Anderson and jumped ON this boy:
but am going TO make him Jump OH before
get through. (Appiause)
The speaker then read from his inaugural
address and the farmers platform and said
ten elected without supporting rillrnan than
they could fly to heaven. (Applause)
| a voice. They can't do it now"
| 'Tllman: "You will have to keep close
watch"
A voice: "Dldn't you have a Tlllman Leg
| iSlature 2"
| Tillman: II had q so.called Legislature.
but there was lots of rotten driftwood in It,"
Voices: 1.-The tail is mad because it can't
wag the dog. Why didn't you extend the
time for the payment OF taXes?"
but they couldn't see how they could get
along with less than five dollars to save their
lives They wouldn't dolt
In the Coosaw case we issued licenses to two
companies and offered one to the Coosaw
Com pany, and they said they had exclusive
right and wouldn't accept 1t. They got so
greedy they wouldn't hear TO II, but tied up
their dredges and went into the Courts. Be;
cause didn't violate the statutes they said
had no business capacity and wanted to be
dictator. With these people 1t Is, "Be damn
ed II you do. and be damned II you don't"
Orr's speech at Laurens, and proceeded TO dis
cuss II at length.
I said didn't want to run in 1888. and did
not until the people couldn't hnd anybody
refused would have been coward, and God
knows there Is not drop Of that sort Of blood
in my veins. Col. Orr says South Carolina
Is In q perilous condition. but he wouldn't
give up any Of that 81 900 salary. 1t is claim
ed that have arrayed class against class.
know families are split and husbands and
wives are in some cases on opposite sides.
But who caused the split? / have tried TO
keep my mouth shut. Fair criticism would
have enlightened me, but these newspapers
were as blind as ndders and as venomous as
rattesnakes; but have needed IL no more
than the wind. had TO take IT until almost
busted. lLaughter.l
Orr's next charge is that the Legislature
is supservient to me. l wanted q Legislature
In sympathy with 1on me- 1ut i 9pedient 10 @ you.
pard Governor. for he jumped at the farm
ers demands and swallowed them with such
jerk that he jerked the pole out OF my
| was defeated then and in 1855, but met
the boys in 1890 and have got them In my
breeches pocket.
John Haskell worked upon the vanity of
from my Office was killed. We have broken
the Ring and given you Il college. l"1ts not
hnshed."l They charge me with misman-
agement Of the Morrill, fund. Before would
accept that money and give two-thirds of 1T
to the negroes will let 1t stay In the treasu-
ry. (Applause) Our school will cost SlOO a
year; those at Columbia and Charleston
500.
promised you protection from fraud In
guano. Smythe and others had the word
'wilful" inserted before fraud" In the bill.
and we are powerless under the law. The
Courts have decided against us. The reason
OF our failure Is because the Legislature Vio-
lated its pledges.
I want to go back to my Piedmont mutton.
es. Why then Uo Orr do you blame me?
Orr: 'You said you would" (Applauseo
Tillman said would save thetState $lO0-
600 IL they would give me Legislature. l op-
posed the resolution TO extend time Tor pay
ment OF taxes. People got in the habit OF
putting 1t Oft. Rich men rut 1t of. CYou
did, to0.'D The January interest had to be
met. The banks were untriendly and didn't
know whether they would let us have any
money. and If the interest had not been paid
they would have jumped on me. l wanted
10 scare as many people AS possible.
A voice Ibid you scare yourself?'
Tilmau What silly question. How was
going 10 scare myself when knew all about
"A voice: "You forced me to borrow money
Tillman: II You weren't able to pay you
weren't hurt; If You were you ought to have
paid. am gald there Is a man in the
mptroller Geperals office who Is doing his
We have been the defendant in every law
suit. We found the law on our statutes and
tried TO enforce it. Shall we let the corpora
lions run rough-shou over US he ehnrges
that we have employed extra lawyers. Dur
ing Governor Thorn lson's administration the
State paid sd COO for fees In one case. Shep-
pard was there then.
Sheppard: Gould / have prevented lt?'
Tillman: No. (Applause for Sheppard)
This March Convention don't want the rail-
roads controlled. vetoed the bill 10 regulate
them that was passedibrcanse / was pledged
Uix fhat lnyhOdy
but the people.
My office has no contact with railroads. IL
does not assess property, and with the excep-
tion of the Adjutant Generals and Su-
Of Education s office is the only
State office not connected in some way with
the railroads. In January Colonel McBee
sent me n free pass. He sent II TO me as Gov
ernor. took II and. .rereipted for 1t as Gov.
error, and put the receipt In my olnciul
records, and did not hide 1t from the broad
daylight, because | knew l could not he
bought, and my record shows thatlt mas mn, m4t
man. Az regards my popularity, that Is the
worst mistake ever made In my life, but u
dId not hurt You: II hutt +, only my, me. me- oI lt
may have forgiven 1t, but il hurt me and II
had followed my wile'S advice l would not
have done 1t. iApplause.) You who are pure
and holy and righteous and have made no
mistakes keep OH and prate free pass ;ls much
NV action in the Agricultural Hall matter
was for the purpose OF settling lot o1 Blue
Ridge scrip which was thrust upon you for
aympnt. ordered the hall To he closed ana
Inc guard to shoot amy one who attempted ln
enter have the law on my side. The Norlh
Carolina man thought IL was good joke,
but when lie went TO go In ! was already
there By bringing them into Court now you
will be saved from the trouble or going into
the United STATES Court o test ne yalialty 81
these bonds. don't believe will have mat
SlO, ,OIO to pay, but If do l don't believe the
people will let Inc suffer Tor trying To do my
DUTY, THIS Is a peace and unity Ticket, and
am distnrber. Il mustard plaster.
Mr. Orr said got office on fnSe preIenSeS,
that I was not worthy TO unlatch the shoes ol
Judge Wallace. that / sold out To the Alliance.
that my reelection would mean ruin tn the
State, etc. and says God forbid us such all
other Governor. -
When said that would go to hell with
my followers, If they would not follow me,
rather than go To heaven win inese otner
people, meant every word Of IT, (Applause.)
/ want to say that didn't Intend amy irref-
erence and meant 10 cmphasize the fact MAT
am with the farmers now and expect 10 ule
with them. tAppiauSe) ;,
have never made ANY prelensions to rcl-
gion. | am not It membcr OF the Baptist
Church who gamhes and drinks. stand
here and humhly say that am nothing out Il
Door sinner talk from the word plain and
Straight from my heart. Am rough and un-
couth, but am honest. (Applausel
a voice: "Go ahraI; we We VII, VII 60 10 melt
Tillman Sheppard says we have survived
Chamberlain, and Scott, and Moses, ana can
survive Tillman.
a voice: mo. we can't"
IJllmnn DO you think itwlll klll you ii
Voices No and Yes
Tilmam lie puts me IN Il level with negro
raScals and thieves who dominated your
State.
a voice "You ought to know better than
to be surprised at ii'al.