The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-08-04

quoted ut 90 cents. We have been unable
10 borrow money from tho north for tho
last two years like VIC had done heretofore.
because they said if your people arc thieves
and rascals; if your officers are corrupt as
your Governor says they arc, we cannot
trust our money with you. That is why
there Is little money in circulation In this
State today, and is the reason of such strin
gent times. Former administrations never
charged any man with corruption, dishon
csty or f,aud.
The speaker then alluded to Governor
Tillman's profanity and blackguardism
end said he would be glad for any man
present who was u supporter of Governor
liliman to rise if he would be willing for
his son to follow the Governor rs Il moral
standard. Not single mau got up. He
then alludcato the declaration of the Gov
crnor about prefcrring to go to hell with
certain men than to heaven with others,
and was Interrupted by Mr.. J. B. Fcath-
| crstOnc with this question: Did the Gov
crnor not say that he only meant that fig
uratively? Major Murray replied by saying
that lie was present and heard the Govern
or say it, there was no qualification about
1t. but III minute or two q note was pass
ed to him which he read and then he said
he meant it only figlUativcly. DO you be-
llcFe that james j.. Orr is 4 republican?
asked the speaker. Any man in this crowd
who believes Orr to be q republican please
stand up, said Maj Murray. There was
no ono to stand. Now, he said you do
not believe one charge Of Governor
Tillman. lie, (rillman) said the speaker,
has charged that Col. Orr is republican;
that tho Conservative ticket is republican,
and that if they were not elected they
would 90 into the republican party. lie
kenw when he said it that it VAS not 50.
rms administration, nc said, had virtu-
ally created two lawS--onc for the poor
man and one for the rich. Though the
statutes say they arc the same, yet the At
torncy General can violate it with imruui-
ty, and if the poor man is caught with an
old rusty pistol concealed he is made to
s'.ifCr Tor it. The Attorney GCucral can
carry one and has Gonc it and nothing is
said about it. Here Mr.. Fcathcrstonc ask
cd him if IuumanS did not carry pistol,
and Maj. Murray sail he had one in his
vaiCr ON one occasion, but had never car
ri"d it conccalrl lik" Attorney General
Mel amin did at Grrcnvillr Mr.. Trath-
erStonc asked if he did not have the r"ht
to carry Il pistol If he thought he was in
danger of h.in% assaulted or hurt. Mai.
Murray lcN!jcd that lie did not. II the
Attorney General Thought such y thing as
this he had a right to carry 4 pistol if he
huCEicd it or or carried it outside so pcO-
pie could see it.
Governor 'ri,lman has greatly lowered
the moral standard in this State. There
was never Il man who hcarl Governor of
this State blaSphclnc and prntamc the name
of Almighty God on the >tunD until Coy
crnor TiIlman entered. Here he alluded to
the inSiu;HtCn That Governor ShcDpar;l
| was drunknrl and gambler, and said
that il was false. lie had known Gov
| Sheppard for many years, and ut this own
| knowledge he knew it waS not true. Men,
lie said, did rot elect a dTunkard and =
gambler /" De pr,'>jl of Il lank. Drunk
ards ;.nd gamblers are not the kind oG men
hhSinrSS men cnirust with money. At !his
| point Mr.. FcatherSt,n& rose and said thu!
he hnG heard that Sheppard WAS q gam
bier Maj. Murray -"iYho did You ever
| hear say that he was 'ralrhlcr:" Mir.
Fcath"r>;0nc "Gcorga Mayticid told me
last Sunday tina. he had played poker with
Sheppard OH Sunday for money! Maior
Murray said he did not believe il, bccluse
he had known Governor Sheppard u long
time and never kneW Of his gambling
| George MaviieId Is a brother to Suprrin-
tcnl"nt of Education Mayiicld. Mai. HGr-
| ray spoke for about an hour and q half
and he nude orc of the ostyconvincinm
arguments we have ever heard. lie was
interrupted more than Col. Orr. but his
answers were entirely satisfactory, and
very convincing. The Interruptions, how
ever, were all in good humor, an,l nobol,
got mad or offended that we know Of.
Major Murray is f.vciblc speaker, and
NC are sure that what he said did not fail
to make M impression crc.i upon The sup
| pcrtc!s OF the Governor.
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