The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-22
Insulting all true Democrats.

At u campaign meeting a; Holly's Ferry,
in Elgeicll county, 'l3 miles from no
where" rs newspaper correspondent PUTS
it, in what VAS supposed to be regular
I Imam nest, in the course of an usually
bitter spc ch GOV. T,llmau said, "ex-Gov
Sherp,rd was n Republican at heart, and
after yards in conversation remarked thst
this app led T. the conservatives in gcncr,',
and that he stood by ovsry word of it,
In grand contrast TO this utterly false aud
malicious inhammatory utterance cx.Gov
sheppard made the following dignidcd a7d
manly reply
Il woui not he here to-day in tho posi-
ii II tha, am," il there were ono particle
nf Justification of 1illmau's statement. IL
there was one drop of Republican blood in
my heart or one scintiia of Republican
p" naiple in my veins. would not come
lofore the people of Edgc6cld county as n
can'lila'e TO- their suffrage. was born
Democrr, was raised n Dem Icra', an rs
!org "a my heart beats CT my brain contiu
ucs to kEow the difference between pight aud
wrong | will be n Democrat aud will die q
Democrat
Gov, rnor 7 Imam has said great many
harsh things; he has said n great many
urkind 'hingsi ana he has said n great many
unfounied things, but no never committed
u greater outrage than VIII he c,mc before
the eop'crf Edgcfeld and talked Of my
being a Republic III III disguise. LOUD
cheers for Shcprard.) What right would a
viii man have to come before the white pc,-
pc # Edgefiell rs candidate for Office if he
WAS in the cmoest way imbued with Re
nal ,rl M,
unfoundei !, and will never forget it as lcaS
No ce--IIow abou. Iiaskellismg
G1vprnor Sheppard-I have as little Sympa,
| thy with Iiaskells movement as you baye.
did Gl in my power to accomplish his
defeat. (Vo:cc lie nominated you.) No
| Sir There ,gere more Republicans in the
| convention that nominated 7Wlmdn than there
,ccre Haskehtcs IN the contention that nominated
me. There were aVowed Republicans in it.
| If can't get minority of Democratic votes
l don want he Governorship. If Governor
| Tiliman reco;y,s tho nomination will stump
| the State for him if it becomes necessary.
When yoa talk about my record you will
fnd that it i as strong as Governor Tillmau' s
ever Was ~.
You have seen Mr.. Tilmau, but tell you
yod VIII look in vain for Mr.. Reform. Let
them GONE to the record, and I will NEE
them Throughout, the campaign.
From reliable source We are informed
that MIR. Sheppari's manly and dignifet
| reply to the coarse aud unfvundld assertion
| Of CO.. Ii lmau was appreciated by tn,
sturdy and homes, hearted Farmers presen
at the Ho'lys Ferry meeting, and made
many votes for the conservative ticket
But, as democrat, who voted the demo
cratic ticket years before Gov. Tillman wa.
born, aud has never wavered in his loyalty
and duty to ihe lcmocratic party, We in iig-
| nan,ly repel his slanderous charge that We
arc u Republican at heart. And we plainly
| ask If it has com, to this, that such meu as
Wade llamp' on, Judge Wallace, Judge Mo.
Gowan, Senator Butler, and hoat OF
| other noble mcn in this State, in public
and p~ivuc lie, who have served the
State an tltr dem cratic party faithfully all
their days, arc TO be denounced rs Republ;-
| cans and rca ont of the democratic par v !
And for what? Bsciuse as democra's they
presume to exercise tho democratic right OF
choosing between democratic candidates, and
refuse 10 swing TO the coat tail of man
who has done LoIhiqg for the State but
TO crciIe iii c'rd and bitter feeling among
The peop'e, eXci'ing them to ignore the
glorious trad tons Of ths nobc old COM
monwoilth Of South Car1lini, by traducioc
the characters and casting unfounded sus-
pcion upon the public a;:s of th9sc illustri-
Gus patriots heroes and statesmen who have
deienie the honor aul integrity of the
State At all hazards and mt all times, in order
that he and his untrisd Office seeking follow
ers may ride into Office upon political wave
lashed into foam and fury by the false alarm
of corruption and the sycophantic cry for
reform!
II any corruption in The pms. has been dis
closed. we have neither seen nor heard of il;
and II tie Iecllc Lave experienced any of
the reforms promised, as ore Of The ta1Iay-
ing people. we can siy we have neither felt,
seen or heard Of any imp Qyemcpt in the
political, financial or moral coniitlon of the
State or its individual citizens.