The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-07-21

longer slumbcr. You are reading at d
understand the principles Of polite and
government. You never enjoyed self
government before. You have that
luxury now aud you intend TO hold it
loreverm ire, as long as the sun shines
and water runs. They hope for re-
action. They think it is little sum.
mcr shower, but it is regular United
States rain. lie then took hand pri-
mary which revealed the fact that the
meeting was largely in favor of the Gov
ernOr.
could sit and not say a word and let
Sheppard talk, for | know that neither
he nor a dozen Sheppards could lead
my goats into his pasture. [ am sick
aud disgusted with the personalities
which have been introduced into this
campaign. wanted to discuss issues,
but they seemed determined not to al
10" me To do so. Ifthey want to pitch
rocks they can go ahead, but they will
lind that | can chunk both rocks and
brickbats.
The papers either forgot or neglected
to publish the fact thai meeting would
be held at Edyefield. The impression
was that the meeting had been called
OIL, and the result was that only about
SOO uien were present. We put uD one
OF our men and he had a quiet aud
peaceful hearing. They then put up
their man, and up to this time they had
refused to tell us who would be their
first speaker. Why was not Or put
up after Gary to speak in reply to his
competitor? No, they put up Youmans,
a regular firebrand, simply because they
wanted to be howled down. They had
gone through seventeen Counties and
they know they are beaten beyond
hope.
They started Off the campaign of
abuse. l will not read Orr's words, but
he said at Laurens that l was not
worthy TO unlatch Judge Wallace's
shoestriEgs. That's getting pretty close
TO an Edsetield man. Do you blame
me because when next we met refused
TO accept his hand, but drew up and
said could not shake the hand of any
man holding such an opiuion of me?
lie spoke about the Thirteen conven.
ton cntrusting to a committee the selec-
ton OF candidates to run for their fac.
ton. On this committee were several
lIaskelhtes. This committee, he had
it on good authority, had gone to Shep.
pard as the slX h man and offered him
the first place on the ticket.
Sheppard: That is not so.
Illlmar: You can't prove that it ia
not so. BY y 'ur mau Williams paper
l Know that they wanted Orr for The
llrst place, and that they telegraphed to
The directors OF his factory to know if he
would be allowed to accept the nomina-
llon. lsn'L it nice condition OF affairs
when set OF llch men have to be tele.
graphed TO for permission for mup to
run for Governor? Johnny was put for
ward as q sort OF cats paw to pull the
chcStnu out 0! the fire, but he is fad
my the chcstnuts mighty few and the
lire awful hot.
TWO men were travelling along a road
and hog chased them. One climbed
& tree but the other was less nimble and
could not do so. He lodged the hog
around tree and finally got near enough
to catch its tail. They had a grand
scuflle, and the man yelled to his friend
TO come down the tree.
"What do you wanl?" was the reply.
81 want you to help me let this hog
60"
The application Of this Joke was Der
lcctly plain. Governor Tillman SAID he
did not want tue candidates of the otl l.er
side to quit Tor they were like salt to
meat. He could make speech at any
time but he could make u much better
speech with something to hammer on.
The finest steel must have flint to
draw lire and Sheppard was his flint.
They wanted the campaign run in the
ground and stopped. They preferred
Tor a still hunt TO be made by the banks
and corporations. They want to bull.
dozc the people with threats of no a.
tlons and no money, but roasting ears
are plentiful and ck-berries ripe.
Well Ioumans, wish he was here to.
day 80 you could listen TO him and see
how little no is.
Voice: [ wish he was here. He'd
have to talk straight.
Tlllman: Youmans made his speech
with considerable interruption. Then
when MCl.aurin VAS about to be intro
duced, Sheppard's bosom friend and
lieutenant steps forward and said if
oum 'ns was not given another chance
TO speak, no one else should be allowed
to speak. Our crowd was willing for
Sheppard and Orr to come forward and
they would have been heard without in
teri riuption. Youmans had been put
forward first to cause q row and break
up me meeting. AT the first SHEPPARD
said II looked like riot and wanted to
know If l would agree TO adjourn the
meeting and so have no fight.
tol" him that many men had ridden
thlrLy-Lve or iorty m lies to hear speak.
my and were entitled to what thew had
come irr. After iOrty.fve minutes we
gave in and agreed to an adjournment.
L did not want fight; wanted it set
tied otherwise, for detest howllng down
and bulld'zing. L believe the more
quiet there is, The more elective my
speeches are, Tor then The people have
Il chance to follow the argument. The
whole sum and substance of the move.
ment IS that IL is fight against Ben
TilImun.
The railroads of this State charge
higher freight and pas ssenger rates than
railroads in OTHER States and [ have al.
ways been in favor of commlsion to
have Thorough control over things, T
want ed The OOWpr n ploof tbooo i, ,osoo..>: