The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-29
GOV. TILLMAN's MESSAGE.
He Tells What He Has Done and What
He Purposes Doing.

Columbia, S. c., Nov. 2S.-Gov. Tillman,
in his message sent to the legislature to-
day, sums up the accomplishments of the
reform movement as follows:
/. The erection and endowment of
Clemson College.
2. The overthrow of the Coosaw mo-
nopoly. Uss .7 i-
8. The just and equitable assessment
of taxes on railroads and outher corpora
tions, and the victory in the courts com
polling them to pay.
A. The passage of the dispensary law
and the destruction of the barrooms.
s. Refunding of the state debt, which
saves SIS 900 a year in interest
6. The establishment of the Winthrop
Normal and Industrial College for
Women.
Z. Election of the railroad commission
ers by the people, and allowing them to
fix passenger and freight rates.
s. The inauguration of the primary sys-
tenn of party nominations for all offices
in the gift of the people.
The last is not a function of govern
ment and belongs rather to party man
agement; but by and through it, and the
battle fought to obtain it, all the rest
have come. By those who have fought
us so doggedly it will be charged that the
unity of the white race has been de-
stroyed, the Democratic party riven
asunder, and the kindly feeling of our
people for each other replaced by fac
tional bitterness and strife.
The governor is quite severe on those
who cry fraud. He says:
This cry of fraud, under the circum-
stances, can only emanate from hearts
reeking with fendish malice and envy,
I Is yVh rim
which organized the bolt and furnished
the campaign fund. The vote was very
| light because the people were not aroused
and did not know of the intended coup
| d'tat of the allied republicans and in
| dependents; but when it is remembered
/ that the same managers who returned
Evans majorities returned large adverse
/ votes against the constitutional conven-
! ton, which was specially linked to his
/ candidacy, it can be seen how unreason-
/ able and false is the accusation of bal
/ lot box stuffng and false counting. II
/ there had been any concerted or organ
/ lied purpose to cheat among the mana
/ gers, these contradictory votes would
| not have been returned. 7 assert thai
| the election was as fair and marked by
as few Irregularities as any ever held
in the state since the recons trucuon pc
| riod."
Speaking of the Financial aspect o,
/ the dispensaries the governor says;
There are now open in the state six
ty-nine dispensaries, all told. The tota
| profit by the county dispensaries, net, /.
! S7G,775.25. OF course, out of this mus
come the expenses during the time tn,
dispensaries were not open, and it vii
take some time in some counties to pay
off this debt Ii must be understood tha'
the profit claimed by the state dispense
ries is all invested In stock-uquor OF
hand in Columbia and at the local dis
. pensaries. The financial condition Of tn,
state dispensary Is fast reaching a poin
where cash can be paid for everything
and no accounts be run on credit, ant
In few months the $4,000 can be turned
/ back into the treasury, and later on tn,
/ profits can be turned into the genera
/ fund for use the same as taxes"