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

field Bank in lending money to infu-
ence votes. He proved the falsity of
the assertion by Tillman men in the
audience and denounced the charge of
the Register as the slander Of viper
and liar. He argued that Tillman's
advocacy of three dollar poll tax was
discrimination against the poor and
scored hit On Tillman for his attempt
tolhave the lien law repealed.
TIE ATTORNEY GENERALS SPEECH.
Attorney General McLaurin followed
in well-worded but mild speech of
twenty minutes, which created no en-
thusiasm.
ORR'S NEAT TURN ON TILLMAN.
Col. Orr spoke an hour, and appealed
to reason instead of noise. Governor
Til!,uan had taunted him with running
for office after he had said he wanted
none. Tillman had for years said he
would not accept an office, yet he ran
for S., $40 position, aud he himself for
one which only yielded per diem
during the Legislature.
Governor Tillman had promised to
save hundred thousand dollars L
year. He had failed to do it. He had
condemned extra attorneys, yet had
employed more than the State had in
ten years preceding. Tlllman's action
in the Agricultural Hall matter was all
for political effect.
He had voted for Judge Willard be-
cause Willard had recognized Hampton
as Governor through an agreement
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political debt as well as private one,
because his honor and his politics went
together. He had not opposed Sam
Johnson, negro in Anderson, because
Johnson voted for Hampton and carried
eighteen hundred negroes with him.
He scor, Tillnan for his arrogance
in the Alliance, and for his backdown,
and told him that he did not dare state
his position on the Ocala demand. He
condemned his dictatorial tendencies,
his three dollar poll tax, his criticism of
the judiciary, and his losing the State
Sl35, 900 in the CoosaW case. His action
in bringing suit was following out the
advice of the previous Attorney Cen
erals.
HE DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER.
Governor Tillnan then inquired,
why then do you blame ME? For the
fool way in which you did it," was the
reply. The State bonds had deprecated
from 103 to SO, and Tillnlan had broken
faith with the poor farmers in the tax
extension matter. Tlllman said at
Greenville that he was going to write a
new platform and have his boys swear
the candidates for the Legislature to
support its provisions. He (Col Orr be-
lieved that the people would never
give him (Tillman) thepowerhe sought.
1t would be better to establish Tillman
dictator and abolish what would be
farce Of a Legislature.
Judge Tillman not by his promises,
but by lis works. He has done nothing
for the farmer, and it is we'll to hide be-
hind the farmers when he can't stand
the fire. There is no antipathy what
ever between the farmers and the other
classes in South Carolina, and the man
who undertakes to array class against
class, man against man, and nelghbor
against neighbor is no friend to any
class.
THE LESSER LIGHTS.
Speeches were delivered by Secretary
Of State Tindal, who exceeded Tillman
in the bitterness Of his remarks. w.
Perry Murphy, H. L. Farley and w.
w. Dixon. Solicitor Murphy made
strong talk, and the young Conserva-
tive candidate for Adjutant General
acquitted himself with much credit.
CALLS FOR ORR.
At Johnston tonight there were
repeated calls for Orr when the train
passed that station, but no time was
allowed. J. d. CAMPBELL.