Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-03-17
Colonel Orr to the Rescue.
IGreenyille Daily News.

day last, lot the purpose VI sSuolllS WV
gates to the March Convention. In TAX
ing the chair he thanked the meeting for
the unexpected compliment and made a
short speech which aroused much enthu-
siasm. His remarks were to the point
and were listened to attentively. He
said he was not taking part in the move
ment for unity and harmony for Office.
He wanted no ofice and was not trying
to foist upon the people a candidate OF
his own. he. was willing to work for any
good man who tries to restore harmony
in the Democratic ranks.
The first question, he said, is whether
the Democratic voters want a continue
ton of the present administration. 'Fer
my part Colonel Orr said. 81 want
none of it and I would as soon give my
reasons now as at any time. I bear Gov
ernor Tillman personally no i'll viii, but
he has not kept his promises to the peo-
pie of South Carolina. He obtained
Office by false pretences and m~isrepresen-
tations and does not pretend that he has
carried out his pledges. He says we have
not given him a Legislature which would
carry out his promises. AS long as the
white people of South Carolina maintain
the honor and respect of the State they
would never elect a Legislature that
would be the tool of Tillman or any other
man." Loud applause.
Tillman has arraigned class against
class, Colonel Orr said, and has not car
ried out the objects of the farmers
movement. The speaker said he did not
propose to abuse Tillman, but regarded
him as open to criticism. Tiilman prom
ised to reduce taxation and cut down
unnecessary Offices. he had not done it.
lie promised to equalize taxation. He
had not done it. What has he done that
he promised? 81 claim that he is trying
to abolish the whole system of State
government" asserted the speaker. In
his last message to the Legislature he
attempted to ride over the judiciary and
held Judge Wallace up to ridicule.
Measured by intelligence or any other
test Tiilman was not worthy to un.atch
the shoes of William H. Wallace. Loud
applause. He had held up to scorn and
contempt the judiciary of South Carolina
to the Legislature. Then when the Leg
~islature did not do to suit him ne also
held them up to the contempt OF the
people. He designated them as drift
wood because they had the manhood to
do what they thought was right. he is
attempting to coerce the two most I'M
portant branches of the government and
to be dictator of South Carolina.
What had been his financial manage
ment9." Colonel Orr asked. Before he
was elected Governor South. Carolina
bonds were selling at 1921. Now they
are selling at 90. Instead OF funding the
State debt at Al per cent, ii will probably
not be done for less tnan ) or 6. That
will take money out Of the pockets Of
the people.
He had started a war of law suits and
litigation from which the State may not
be freed in years. He had gone ahead
in a bull headed way and brought on law
suits which will cost the State thousands
of dollars. Between 100000 and $780,
900 is due from the railroads. TIE Coo
saw fight had lost 10 the State $4,000
per annum. Colonel Orr explained the
proposition of the Coosaw Company to
continue work until the case was decided.
The offer had been refused and the
royalty from the company lost to the
State. He put it to his hearers asaplain
business matter. If two Of them had a
farm in disput would one run all the
tenants off and let the land lie idle for
wears? Would he not rather by agree
ment keep the property in use, allowing
the returns to accumulate for the benefit
of whichever side won.
Tillman said in his inaugural address
lildI lie NdS III IdNOl VI al iiChN
law. lie said he wanted 4 Commission
to be elected by the people or the Legis-
lature. The Legislature passed a strin-
cent law which would have controlled
andEegulated the charges Of the rail
roads. 1t didn't become a law because
Tillman vetoed it on the pretext that il
did not give the people the right TO cleo;
the Commission and gave the railroads
the right to appeal. The next session
the House passed another stringent law.
1t went to the Senate and would have
been passed but for an amendment which
Tillman hae put in. The Governor said
when a candidate that any mar who
took a free pass was being bribed. 1t
was not three months after he was elected
until he had one and an express frank.
Did that account for his vetoing the rail
road bill? Was he bambooZled? ZAP
p%lause.
Colonel Orr asked what reform of the
farmers movement had Tillman helped
in. The movement had not been worth
a row of pins until the Farmers Alliance
took hold of it. Tillman could never
have made the movement prominent but
for the Alliance. Then after he was
elected he sold out the Alliance. Don
aldson and Stokes were candidates for
the Senate. Tillman slaughtered both
and put in lrby. who had not the inter
ests or purposes of the Alliance at heart
Colonel Orr named several positions
where Tillman had defeated Alliance
candidates and supported men opposed to
the Alliance. The speaker said he did
not understand why the Alliance would
stand by a man who had turned his back
on the Order. He concluded by sum
marizing what Tillman has done and has
not done. The speech was punctuated
with frequent applause and won fol
Colonel Orr congratulations from every
side.
The following resolutions were offered
by A. B. Williams:
"ReSolced, That we, Democratic voters
of Grecnville county. believe the preser.
walton of the Democratic party orsaniza.
ton intact to be necessary for the con.
tinuance OF white supremacy and pledge
ourselves in all our political action to