The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-04-28


as soon AZ the last legislature adjourn
ed the newspapers Of South Carolina,
except few, turned loose an ava.
lanche of misrepresentation, abuse,
slander and falsehood on him, the worst
that had ever been seen. 1t was lead,
( he said, by an organ started to keep
alive the embers of IIask9lism. The
men who got up the last convention
were N. &. Gonzales and the editor of
the Greenville News. Confusion and
applauSe) Governor Tillman then read
14th, written after Editor Williams
resolutions in the March Convention
in this county, criti3iZing the endorse
ment of the farmers movement. "It
is not Tillman they are after, !" he said,
but the farmers" lie alluded to the
last peace and unity convention as an
abortion. "Although the March Con
yentlOn swallowed the farmers move
ment WHOLE he cOntrnued, Except the
best part, that's me, Qaughter) it is
nothing but the old ring under new
name and llaSkelism in Disguise" The
governor read an article from The
State of February Goth, dissenting from
the claim of The Greenville News that
the chief demands of the farmers
| movement were safe, and declared that
The News woald have high old time
conducting an anti-Tillman campaign
on Tlllman PLATFORM. He thought it
would have Il parrot and monkey time.
| |Naughter)
Tell us about Edyefield," called out
| a voice.
"Edgelield went three to one for the
goat candidate" said Tillman. "The
boys there are too wise to be caught
by sheep in VOLTS clothing"
,, "llere's proof" resumed he, chat
The State is father of the March Con-
vention, and not A. B. Williams" lie
then read an editorial from The State
claiming that the convention was the
result OF letters to it, and that it was
the first to demand the convention.
\. q. Gonzales had demanded Of A. Il.
| Williams to "Shoot, Luke, or give up
your gun" Luke shot Ca voice, Eyes
he did" Another voice-("But he did
not hit anything.") The address OF the
thirteen had SAID Haskell and Haskell
ism were to take back seat in the
convention, but it was soon found that
without the help of the Haskell Gle.
ment there could be no convention.
Telegrams were sent out to the thir-
teen signers, and they agreed that the
convention was sovereign; but when
they said llaskeliSm was out they did
not mean it. (Voice: "They ought to
put Ensor in, too.w Governor Tillman
said he wanted TO show his hearers
something of the March Convention
platform and what it is. cit is Till.
maniSm diluted" he said. "But it is
llke o mountain coffee, too weak to run
down hill. 1t is a confession that these
men never had the ability to originate
anything for the good of the masses of
the people. They took good platform
but tried to throw Tillman overheard"
lie read the following plank of the re-
cent March Convention: I'VE accept
and respect the will of the people as
expressed in the election of 1890, as
meaning the larger participation and
our agricultural population In the con-
troll and management of our public at
fairs" Commenting on this he said:
"llave we taught these Bourbons one
leSSon--that the farmers have some
rights? If you will throw Tillman
overheard they will give You the agri-
cultural college or agricultural any
thing else." Some of those that are
now clamoring for the farmers move
ment were against 1t; some men on the
ticket had voted against Clems on and
fought it to the bitter end. They now
come forward and tell the farmers that
they would give them voice in mat
ters. IL know you amt going to give
up what you've got" "that You won't
take these men you have tried and
found wanting. l stand here and say
that these men are my followers, my
students in craftsmanship. Voice:
"Ihey amt old enough to graduate ~
My time is nearly out. The opposition
Will put up two distinguished lawyers
to prosecute the case of the ring against
B. IL. Tillman. You are the jury. l
can say without egotism that but for
Is. IL. Tillman you would never have
had the opportunity to try the case. ]
am ready for trial. You are the jury.
L say:
Lay on, McDuff;
And dam'd be he that cries,
Hold, enOugh"
This was the conclusion of the speech
and Governor Tlllman took his seat
amid wild cheering. The crowd had
not bcen orderly and did not seem dis
posed TO be so. The mingled cries and
confusion did not cease while the band
was playing.
a single bouquet in which hand
some Gala lily was prominent, was
handed through the crowd to the stand.
General Gray then introduced Gov
elhor sheppard, speaking against q
cyclone of confused cries. He said: "It
Is now my pleasing duty to introduce to
you an Old schoolmate and a life long
friend, ma1 who was colleague with
me III the Wallace house, who 80 dis.
linguistic d himself as to be made the
| presiding officer Of the body and who
discharged his duties there so we'll that
from the house he was called to preside
over the senate and won the enconium
OF being the peer of any presiding officer
the State has ever known. lie became
governor on the resignation of Cover
nor thompson and during his short
term his administration was so able and
conservative that his name was put be-
lore the convention of 1886 for Te-elec-
tlon. On that occasion his excellency
Governor Tillman paid high tribute
10 his personal worth and official merits
ana declared that to eulogiZe them
further would be to gild refined gold
ana paint the lily" Uong cheers for
Sheppard rising and falling and re-
neWed, followed by yells for Tillman.)
EX-GOVERNOR SlEPPARD's SPEECH.
AS Governor Sheppard stepDed To the