The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-03-24


English settlement was made in this
country. He has forced suit between
the State and nearly every bank in the
State-perhaps all-and between the State
and the railroads. In all Of these suits
the State has lost, or would almost surely
lose. He brought on the Coosaw litiga-
ton, but by bad management OF the case
the State mas been deprived of Sl25, 900
per annum of revenue from this Compa-
ny pending litigation. The State was
fairly entitled to this Coosaw property,
said Col. Orr, but she could have gotten
possession of it without the sacrifice of
S125,O0o, and that, too, in hard year.
when money was so much needed. This
showed the incapacity of Gov. Tillman
to control the affairs of the State.
We have tried Gov. Tillman and find
him an utter failure. We have weighed
him in the balance and found him want
ing.
Col. Orr referred to the deception Gov.
Tillman practiced on the taxpayers by
refusing to sign the resolution extending
the time for paying taxes, and yet had
not paid his own tax month after that
time had expired. This was not of much
Importance, but showed the character of
the man. he condemned the acceptance
of free passes by others as indicative of
corruption, but did not refuse one when
rendered him.
You know, said Col. Orr, how Capt.
Tillman censured the Governors of our
State for exercising the pardoning power
Gov. Tillman has pardoned more crimi-
nails, proportionatelv for the time he has
been Governor, than any Governor we
had since 1876, only one excepted.
The impaired. credit G. our State was
spoken of, and the cause given was the
hostility Of the present government to
capital and to corporations representing
capital, and the evident disposition of the
administration to discriminate against
one kind of property in favor of others.
This is only meagre account Of Col.
Orr's speech. It gives to some extent the
line of argument used. The speech was
listened to with the closest interest by
the large crowd present-all Of whom
could not find sitting room and was fire.
quently interrupted with protracted ap-
plause and shouting.
When Col. Orr sat down, it was an
nounced that Mr.. Merriwether, an
Edgefeld man who lived near where
Gov. Tillman lived in Edgefeld, was
present, and he was called for. Mr.. Mer-
riwether came forward and said he had
travelled much in Edgefeld, and had
talked tothe people, and knew Gov. Till
man was losing ground. He said: "If
the Democracy will run good man they
will all vote for him against Tillman." :"
Later on in the meeting Mr.. Merriwether
stated that he had rode day and night in
'76 to redeem the State, and was willing
to do so again, for he believed she was
nearly as bad oil now as then. Laughter
and applause.]
Capt. G. W. Sullivan, OF Williamson,
stated that there was present a gentleman
who had been delegate to the March
Convention in 1890. He would like to
hear from him. He referred to the Rev.
D. W. Hiott. Mr.. Hiott came forward
and said he had been in sympathy with
the leading principles Of the Farmers
movement and was yet. He had gone to
the March Convention in 80 hoping to do
some good. He then believed the men
who called that Convention were working
| for the best interests OF the country at
large. However, he had not been long in
Columbia until he discovered that the
Tillman-Irby-Shell movement meant the
putting of good men out of Office and
the putting of bad men in. He knew at
the first caucus they held that the object
was to make Tillman Governor, Irby
Senator, etc. He opposed nominations
in the Convention and came home deter
mined to work against Tlllman and his
set, for he could see they were men who
did not have the good of the people at
heart. He was now ready to lend his
best efforts for the success of the move
ment against that regime.
Mr.. Hlott made ringing speech, and
once referred to that grand old man,
Wade Hampton, and the mention of the
name raised tremendous applause, and
we are told that the allusion to this old
hero brought tears to the eyes of some
old. soldiers present.
Mr.. Hiott's closing sentence was :
"Give US James L. Orr and primary"
and the effect was electrical. Shouts,
clapping, stamping the floor and the
waving of hats attested the fact that the
eloquent speakers peroration had struck
the key note of the situation, and that the
people, too, wanted J.. Z. Orr and pri-
mary.
On motion, the meeting proceeded to the
election of delegates to the Convention in
Columbia. The following gentlemen
were nominated and unanimously elect
cd: E. B. Murray, D. w. Hiott, G. w.
Sullivan, John T. Green, B. F. Crayton,
P. B. Allen, Warren J. Martin, N. O..
Farmer, T. L. Clinkscales, sr., G. w.
McGee, G. e. Harper and W. F. Lee.
On motion, each delegate. in case he
could not attend the Convention, Was
given the privilege of naming his alter
nate, and if the delegate failed to do this,
the whole delegation were authorized to
fill the vacancy.
At this juncture Mr.. M. E. Mitchell Of
fered the following preamble and resolu-
tions, which we're unanimously adopted: /:
Whereas, we feel the necessity for a
change in our State government which
will restore harmony and confidence
among our people and recognize the OBJ
legation that rests upon the citizens of
this State to control the government in
the interest Of all Of the people. There.
fore be it
Resozved, That it is the sense of this
meeting that the administration of our
Sta.e government has been injurious to
the best interest Of South Carolina, and
should be changed.
Resolved, That Governor Gilman has
failed to carry out many of his promises