The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-05-05
NO33.

lSPoltCi VI CuS heRlSIeT. want llm
to tell the truth when he goes back
home. His editor published that lent
money, as president of the bank, to
farmers in order to secure their sup
port in the race. Is there a man with.
in the sound Of my voice who has ever
heard me inquire of man as to his
politics when he came to me for money2
! want to show this thing up squarely.
III there is a single man among you
that approached, as between Tillman
and me, or to whom loaned money
tor his support, let him hold up his
hand. l say, he continued, it was the
SANDER of viper, the SANDER of liar.
Whoever said ! was ever thus infiu-
cnccd knew he told an untruth, and
whoever repeats 1t from this day will
know likewise.
Sheppard closed by saying when
deaths Sullen stream shall DER me roll,
my last aspiration shall be to have the
Democratic party intact and the supre.
macy Of tho Anglo. Saxon race estab.
liShed in South Carolina.
COLONEL ORR SPEARS
Col. Orr opened his speech by saying
that Edgelield should be proud, as
which ever way the fight went she
olina from the mountains to The sea-
board will have Democratic Govern
x any ny t .ns sotion Of fnds fhe
rendentism has Tes5sGna ped oi,.- y
Governor Tillman worked hims;
into a fine fury Of acting about my
agreeing to accept Office. On, he has
declared Tor years that he didn't want
Office. Who deserves more contempt
he, saying he would not have office.
running for $500 job, or for an Of
lice that pays nothing but $40 day
during the session Of the Legislature?
| agreed to run this race in the face OF
great hardship and L told them if they
would nominate me it must be for an
oilicc which paid no salary.
llllman said it was an outrage on the
administration of justice that the State
employed lawyers to hold it In court.
yet he goes ahead and employs more
Than all preceding Administrations for
tho last ten years, and he has not even
stuck to Democratic lawyers in employ
III gaSSiStancc.
Ihcrc Is no man in the State | love
better than Judge McGowan. l studied
law III his Office and he has been like
father to me. l did not even know
willard personally. But l voted for
nun To pay political debt that the
Democratic party made when they
promised to let Willard serve out the
Dalancc OF his term, about year, in
consideration Of his help in putting our
people in power. ! believe political
ucDI Is Just as Sacred as any other debt,
hecause my honor and my politics are
I he same rs my business and my poll
tics. ~ large majority of the Demo
Gratis composing the Wallace House
voted for Willard, as did, and you see
what this blowing amounts to.
The negro Sam johnson supported
hampton. lie was not a Republican.
rs TilIlnan tells you. lie carried 1900
colored votes for Hampton in Ander-
son.
Illlman says he wants the people to
rule, and yet he told you at Greenville
that he is going to write you out a new
platform, and that you must make
every candidate take the Bible and
swear that hn will Support it. COD FOR
give the day when the people do this
Iillman wants the right to set aside.
your choice for sheriff and put in his
appointco. Such power should never
DC gwen to any man by free people.
lettering to Tillman's management
Of the States finances he said that
when he went into office the States
bonds were quoted at 103 and now they
are 90. It's the first time it occurred
since the settlement of the debt of
Sout! Carolina in reconstruction. Those
bonds arc due in u year or two. If the
states credit were good people would
be glad to take up those bonds at per
cent. Now they can't be funded for
less than = or 5 per cent. which comes
out OF your pockets.
Every administration beginning with
Hampton declared against Coosaw and
when It's time was out Tillman had
nothing to do but to carry out these re-
concentrations.
Tillman-Why do you blame me for
it, then?
Orr--For the foolish way in which
You dld it. Tlllman stopped these peo-
pie from digging phosphate and paying
thc royalty into the State treasury, and
thereby lost the State $4,000.
Illlman tells you that he pigeon n-holed
lhe resolution extending the time for
inc payment Of taxes. The newspapers
published that he was going to veto it.
Tlllman-That amt the first lie the
newspapers have told against me, and 1t
wont be the last.
Orr-Many Of you, on account of his
action, had to scramble to get money
together to pay his taxes before the
three days allowed by law had expired.
1lllman claims to be the friend of the
P'"' 'lth anu SSG "dllIS 10 Increase
your poll tax to SO. Some of you can't
stand That, and the law allows them to
put you in Jail if you don't pay your
tax.
Col. OFT was followed by Tindal,
Murphy, Farley, Dixon and others,
when the meeting broke up in perfect
good nature.
Drowned In u HOle.
louisville, Pa, April 21.-Twelve
men were caught by flood in Lyttle
mine, near Minersville, yesterday in-
stead OF two as first stated. They were
rescued today, leaving ten in the mine,
who are without doubt drowned, Two
OF these were experienced miners en-