The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-22


pard here Saturday was attended by
1000 people.
GOV. TILLMAN's OPENING SPEECH.
MIR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND FELLOW
DEMOCRATS: IL affords me pleasure, af-
ter an absence of nearly two years, to re-
turn once more and meet the men of
Greenville and of the Piedmont escarp
ment face to face. When last had the
pleasure of addressing an audience of nv
fellow citizens on this spot appeared as
the man put forward by the masses of
the people to lead the
fight for Jeffersonian Democracy. IA
voice: You've got it,nl thank YOU
onthis first OPP ort1pity Il have ksds for M
the gallant manner in which vol, sun.
ported me both In the Democratic con
vention and at the election in November
For eighteen months / have been Gov
ernor of South Carolina by your suffrage,
and appear here for the first time in my
life as candidate. / am here to ask
you to re-elect me Governor. Loud
cheers and applause and cries, eve can
do it."l am here to give an account to
you of my stewardship IA voice ::
Talk on" am here to meet my ira
ducers face to face, and let God and JUS
tice decide between us. Applause. A
voice: ''Tcll us about that free pass ~
Now, my fellow citizens, what were the
issues in 1890? They were whether the
people of South Carolina should govern
or whether ring should govern. ICheers
and "Hurrah for the Blinker."l 1t is
true that we have aring now, but band
is all around the ring, laughter and ap
piausel and composed of every white
man in South Carolina. But | refer to
the old ring-a ling like Joint snake
Laughter. Although smashed to pieces
it is wiggling and wiggling and making
desperate effort to get itself together
again. Laughter and applause. Now,
what are the issues to-day9 In few
words and boiled down to It's essence, it
is whether the people of South Carolina
shall govern or whether corporations and
monopolies shall do it. In all free gov
ernments it is best and necessary, if the
government is to remain pure, and libcr-
ty remain intact, that there should be
two parties. We have but one i'm South
CarOlina--at least one decent party that
of the white men; but hitherto we were
bound so we had to submit without dis
cussion. There was not the benefit to
the people of open and free discussion
on which they could decide intelligently
and which privilege exists to-day.
But my friends, my time is nearly out,
but will have something to say again to
the opposition who have put up two dis.
tinguished lawyers to prosecute the cause
OF the people-that is, the ring, against
b. II. Tillman. You are here as the jury.
] say it, but not with egotism, that but
for me you never would have had the op-
portunity of hearing candidates discuss
issues before you~ This, then, is the
court of last appeal. say to these dis
tinguished attorneys who are prosecuting
this case-one of them your Solicitor for
many years-and l say to you, that / am
ready for trial; and while | now give
way to speakers who are to follow me,
l say, 'Lay on, McDuff, and damned be
he who first cries hold, enough" Pro
longed cheering and applause.
Ex-Governor Sheppard, who had ap-
peared somewhat nervous during the
last of Governor Tillman's speech, was
introduced by General Gray as an old
schoolmate, colleague in the famous
Wallace House, and a man who had earn
ed the promotion he had received.
GOVERNOR SHEPPARD SPEAKS.
'Now we'll hear something" was the
shout that first rent the air as Governor
Sheppard walked to the front. Said he
am very much gratified to be per.
mitted to address my fellow citizens of q
county that from the inception of the
movement has been firmly devoted to the
interests of the Farmers Movement
Whilst not the author or father of tn,
movement can prove by all the good
citizens of my county, and il you are not
satisfied with that, by Governor Tillmar
that have been the friend of the Farm
ers' Movement from the beginning tt
this day. Voice: You are right And
fellow citizens, am as deeply devoted
to the farmers of South Carolina as any
one in the State, and my friend told tn
simple truth when he said the March con
vention of 1892 had swallowed tn
Farmers Movement except him. an
here today
INTERRUpTINa sHEpPARD.
Here began series of interruption
that continued constantly through tn
whole of Governor Sheppard's address
He was piled on the right hand and ol
the left by question after question, bu
he retained his composure and gav
Rolands for all the divers fired at him
The confusion became so great that Gov
ernor Tillman came forward and askc'
for fair play. He characterized tn
squabbling as ''cat fights which beget
more cats,
Continuing, Governor Sheppard said
All I ask is that you hear my argumen
and make up your verdict of sworn ju
rors.
SO far as am concerned, my friends
reference to the course 1 represent bein
an offshoot of Hsskellism, ne knows an
ought to have said to you, that when h
was nominated two years ago, took TN
stump in support of his election, and
say II he gets more votes than 1 gel
there is no man who will exert himsel
with more vigor for him than 1.
desire that the demands Of tn
Farmers Movement shall be acceded I
and / intend that they shall be If l az
elected Governor.
The reason why we oppose Tillman is
he has not carried out the promises upo
which he was elected.
Tillmau charoed the Goyernment I'm