The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-06-16
NO39.

Governor is equal to eleven Judges
and 100 legislators. Yet one eleventh
or the Judicial Department had the
right to throw aside my action, and L
must not discuss the matter in public?
| got beat in 86 and l went home,
voted and ploughed. The same fate
happened in 1888 and l followed the
same course. In 1890 Earle had gone
back on US and Sheppard would not
| run, and 1t would have been cowardly
for me to have refused, when called
upon. They say L made platform to
get in Office on. J. made that platform
| in 1886 and If had wanted Office, why
did not run on it then? 1 tried both
Sheppard and Earle but the one could
not and the other would not be elected
Why could have gone to the Senate -
that who knows that the Legislature
elected at the same time with myself
was overwhelmingly in my favor. But
L WaStrue to you and STAYED to fight
your battles.
Loud cries Of time and counter cries
to keep on speaking.
am shut out from the benefits of
just criticism. The newspapers look
upon me with gangrened eyes. When
a measure comes up before me ask if
IL IS right between God and man and if
1t Is sound and according to public poll
cy and for the good Of the State. II the
! answer be yes in each case 1 go
ahead. All who want such a man in
Office, will vote for me, and all who
want a double. dealer, who will crawl
on any platform and you never know
where he stands, will vote for Shep-
pard.
Tillman took his seat amid loud ap-
plalSe and cries for him to continue.
The meeting was then turned over
to the crowd, which promptly called
, for more speeches. Colonel Aldrich
said it was not his day, as the executive
committee had decided that the candi-
dates for Congress must speak on diff
ierent days from those occupied by the
state candidates, ard he laughingly
loked the speakers, saying the audience
| had come from CultlYating their crops
and had cultivated the political field.
First had come the great 18-inch scra-
per from Greenvllla, next the bull
straight shovel from Edgelield and
hnally when the grass begun to creep
| up In the crops they had the farmers
friend, Is. Il. Tilman. wild applause,
| especially from the farmers who appre.
ciated the ilustration.l
MeSSrS. Gary, Taloert and Maylield
| made short speeches defending the adj
upon 1t. The meeting then adjourned.
big Battle for Back Taxes.
COLUMBIA, $. c., June 1.-THE Sink
ing Fund Commission is about to have
a big clearance sa!e Of land in this State
which have been forfeited for taxes.
There are a great many instances
where owners Of valuable property have
not paid their State taxes for many
years. Property Of this kind is not
: confined to the country, there being lots
IN the heart of the city Of Charlesto on
and in Columbia which are subject to
sale.
-Four special agents OF the commits
sion have been engaged for the past
year In tracing out all such fOrfeitable
property IN every county Of the State
and this list being now complete, the
Sinking Fund Commission has turned
the entire matter over to the Attorney
Generals office. Preparations are be-
ing made to enter suit in hundreds of
these cases, and unless the back taxes
are paid promptly there will be hun
dred of homeless families in the State.
=, NO further delays in the payment of
these taxes will be allowed. The States
claim Is prior lien, and it will have
to be satioiie. &atore. any other obligu-
tions of the property can be considered.
NO interest or fees will be collected
only the original levy upon the prop
erty.
The amount involved in these cases
and the State officials say that they
| expect to get it all--is between $500, 900
and 100000. There are about 1000
pieces OF land in the State that will
come under the ban and they contain
about $50 OO0 acres.
| !, The following gives approximately
the number of acres in the respective
counties of the State subject to action
and sale by the governments: Beaufort,
29.2lO; Berkeley including old Charles.
ton, now Berkeley, 16O, $50; Charleston
city, number of lots, 49,; Charleston
county, 43; Chesterfield, 9,OG7; Claren-
don, 1888; Colleton, % 832 Darlington,
n4l: Edgelield, 3,62i Georgetown,
inGM; Greenville, 1913; Hampton,
1895; lOrry, 2,0O3; Kershaw, 28,7I3;
Lancaster, 4G7; Marion, 1885; New
berry, 423; Oconee, 867; Orangeburg,
SO; Ilckens, 1886; Richland, 3O,132;
Columbia Township. including city,
lots and acres, $50; Spartanburg, 1865;
sumter, 6,279; Williamsburg, II ,923.-
The State.