The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-01-07

Away---Irby aud Shell Backing Him.
GREENvILLE, S. c., Dec. 3O.-"I can
beat any man in the State for governor
and LII do it," are about the words
Governor Tillman Is said to have ut
tered to crowd Of about one hundred
people, large number of them ne
groees, from the upper piazza Of Sena-
tor lrby's house in Laurens Monday
night.
II haven't been able to do much so
1ar, the Governor continued, "becauSe
the Legislature has not been with me,
but l hope you'll give me Il Legislature
next year that will stand by nae. III
see that 1 get one."
Governor Tillman is said to have re-
ferred to some members of the Legisla-
ture as rotten wood, and said they float
ed to the top when the great reform
movement swept over the State last
year.
He compared the Haskellites to moe
casins. He said black snake can be
killed with one blow, but it takes two
blows to dispatch a moccasn. The sec.
ond blow would be given the Haskell
ties next year.
At the conclusion Of the Governors
remarks Senator lrby made short
speech aud invited the crowd up to
speak to the Governor. There was Il
rush and it is supposed everybody had
chance to shake hands.-News.
The Greenville Mountain City Echo,
which is understood to be strongly ia.
yorable to the administration, prints
an account of the meeting at LaurenS.
part of which is as follows:
The intelligence of Governor Till
mans arrival here created genuine en-.
thusiasm and spread like wild fire, not
only in the city, but in the country as
well, so much so that, Notwithstanding
the cold weather, he was serenaded by
very large crowd OF both city and
| country people last night.
Two brass bands led the cheering
throng to Senator Irby's residence
about 8 p. m. Cheer after cheer rent
the air for Tillman, lrby and Shell.
The Governor appeared on the piazza
and was introduced by Senator lrby in
a few well chosen words. When the
| cries Tor Tillman had subsidized the Gov
ernor in his inimitable style, delivered
one Of his characteristic, strong, tell
ing, though necessarily brief, speeches.
He began by thanking them for their
grand ovation, and expressing his graft
| ficatlon at meeting them again, al
though his mission to this place was
not political, but solely to get respite
from the eXacting and corroding official
labor to which he had been subjected
for some time, and therefore was not
prepared to make a speech. IIe de-
Clared that at the expiration of his first
years service as executive, he was able
to report that while many of his
pledges had been redeemed, yet a few
had not been.
Among the number Of those not re-
deemed. were the rail road blll the con-
stltutlOnal amendment, and the re(luc-
tion of salaries. The reason for this
failure was, that the great strength of
the farmers movement in the year 1890
was source of weakness. There was
such land slide, or ground swell. that
instead of his crowd being like disci-
plined army they were like an un-
Dridled mob that carried everything be.
fore it and, hence. elected unsuitable
and unworthy legislators in many in.
stances. The reason that lie assigned
to not approving the tax bill was that
there would be but $13OO0O, and 1T
would take at least $3C0.00O to liqidate
the January interest on the govern
ment debt and the current expenses
OF the government. That the
News and Courier had already
tried to injure the States credit
and was eager for an opportunity to
censure him for approving bill that
would have a tendency to that end
While, therefore, he could not consist
emily sign the bill, yet he did not feel
at liberty under all the circumstances
to veto 1T after the guardians of the
State had passed it. So, he let it be-
come law by his failure to return it
three days required Ly law. The Gov
ernor alluded to the unprecedented and
wholly unwa"ranted Vini,ication to
which he had been subjected from the
date of the "March convention" up to
the present period by the opposition
press of the State, but said 1T did not
sWerve him from his duty. He accept
cd their reproach rather than their
principles. AS to these ours Of Haskell.
ism that are barking at his heels and
these blood hounds Of envy and per
sonal malignity that are aiming at his
throat, he delies and scorns them as he
ever did. lie said that he was as sure to
be the next governor Of South Carolina
as the world stands, and seemed only to
regret that the signs of the times indi-
Gated that the opposition would not
venture courage to try to beat him,
conscious were they that he was so
deeply entrenched in the hearts and af-
fections Of the people. In conclusion,
he asserted with much feeling that he
had faithfully, fearlessly and honestly
served them as chief executive, and
would continue to do so for the next
three years. SO far as his traducers
were concerned, he feared nothing on |
earth, above the earth, below the earth |
save to do wrong.
Senator lrby was then vociferously |
called for and although on his native |
heath and not expecting to speak, could |
not get out of it. But, like he always is, |
he was equal to the occasion. He thank. |
ed them for their tribute of respect |
paid to his distinguished friend and
guest-the only chief magistrate that |
South Carolina ever had that came from |
the rank and file Of the people and |
therefore, the only one whose heart beat |
III unison with theirs. lie said that, |
although "our frlendf the enemy" we're
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