The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-27

COul sc, lIaI ILLS 10 AO1 10y -'ASNNS
In this issue the Senate has sustained
me and the Supreme Court has not de-
cided the point raised by Judge Wal
lace, and I will do it again; and if any
other supervisor shall act in the way
that Cantwell did I would not hesitate
to take him by the throat and put him
out tomorrow. Laughter.
am told that my time is about out.
Colonel Orr has harried your souls by
charging that I in an interview de-
clared that the farmers movement
could whip the Alliance. deny abso-
lutely that ever thought such thing,
wrote such thing or said such thing.
Can you believe that would see the
reform movement split in half and TAX
ing each other by the throat, and like
two dogs quarreling over a bone, de-
stroy their combined power? Do you
suppose that 1 would ever by this
means let that gang of sheep over there
seize this govern ment again? Applause
and cheers.] My friends, I would have
been not only political idiot but a
double-dyed traitor had l announced
such sentiment. Applause and
cheers.
Last year said that l believed that
the sub-treasury bill was unwise. 1
went to Spartanburg and in meeting
of the State Alliance gave my reasons
for saying that I opposed it. say to
you to-day that at that time I was
fighting what l supposed was third
party movement and not the Alliance.
[Applause and cheers. was opposed
to it, and I believe that all of you are
opposed to it now, because it has been
withdrawn by the Alliance itself. Isay
to you here now, as loyal Democrat,
as loyal Allianceman, as loyal farm
er's movement man, that am bound
by the rule Of the majority and that if
a majority of the people want these de-
mands I shall not attempt to dictate to
you. Prolonged cheering and ap-
plause.
1 have been accused Of trying to die
tate to the Alliance, but I have given
you my reasons for my opinion and
my position. I am on record as op-
posed to the sub-treasury, and I am
opposed to it now, but the rule in the
Alliance and of the Democracy is to
abide the will of the majority, and l
am not going to fight my brethren.
ICheers and applause.] Just before
the Spartanburg meeting, don't you
remember how sweet and smiling the
newspapers were to me? They actually
slobbered over me. The Greenville
News voices: ooh! oh"'] and the
News and Courier [voices: "oh, yes,
yes, old primary or split'] and that
catamount in Columbia (the State)
[derisive laughter and cheersl were
trying to seduce me. They wanted to
get me away, and if had chosen to go
with them I would have been king
among the Sheep, but traitor to the
Goats. [Applause and cheers.
I want to say to you that we have
but one party in South Carolina, the
Democratic party, and we will have
peace and unity if these gentlemen
will let US. If We are beaten in this
fight we will not do as the Haskellites
did, get out of the party and bolt. We
have control Of the Democratic party.
We can enunciate any platform that
we please, and on that platform we will
make our fight. The majority must
rule in this State and I would prefer
to follow you to h-ll than to 60 with
these men to heaven. Tumultuous
cheering.] Of course I mean this as
merely typical language, simile with
out intending to be irreverent, but it
does mean that [ am now with the
farmers of South Carolina, and with
them I expect to die. [Applause,] In
1890 did not run on the Alliance plat
form, or a sub-treasury platform. 1
tried my best to make the fight and
that the Alliance should not go in as
an Alliance. I objected to that at
Ridgeway. I have not betrayed sim
gle pledge I ever made. have never
tailed to keep promise, and l defy
any man to prove it. I made charges
of corruption, and I found that one
officer of t..e government had embez-
zled $1,000 within month after came
into my office; that three County
Treasurers have taken some thousand
more, and that there were shortages
land that is an euphonious word of
about 10000.
Your endorsement, my friends, shows
me hat you realize the objects of those
men who are trying to put me of the
platform which I founded, who are try
ing to ride in on the palace car. But
don't you know that there is a sign on
the door of this car that you must not
ride on the platform. Applause and
cheers These fellows are trying to
ride on it, but know you will switch
them off in September, and in the cleo
ton I will vouch for it that Orr and
Sheppard will vote the straight Demo-
cratic ticket. [Applause.l
The speaker next took up the Coosaw
case and explained the litigation and
how it was begun by the company. He
said there had been lot Of talk about
the people having to pay the fees ofthe
assistant council but he believed that
Coosaw would eventually have them
to pay. He said that if he had not made
the fight the newspapers would have
charged him with neglect Of official