The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-07-05
ring there, and you can tell that part
of 1t for yourself. What l say Is that

| EllerDe again banged away a Evans
for not supporting Tillman until he
began to Itch for Office. He declared
that the Aiken candidate represented
the new issue, "the de,lth-bed repent
ance boys" lie read from the House
journal showing that Evans had voted
with Haskell and BrIwley and other
anti lawyers against Clemson College,
"and yet he gets up here, puts on his
gat1s and swears he will stick them In
anybody who attacks Reformer.
Qaughter) Why, bless his soul. he
fought us for live years until we whip.
ped him in." lie wanted 1t distinctly
understood that he had been a Refor.
mer since 1885 when Ben Tillman first
shot off his gun here in Bennettsville
He was no compromise candidate lie
| talked some about the condition of tn
country and said that the South and
West must come together and elect a
President. lie showed how he had
raised the assessment Of the corporation
and tried to make them pay proper
taxes as well as the farmers.
Gen: Butler was received with aD
plause. Speaking of the maUgn;icent
crops and nice homes Of Marlboro
county that he had seen while riding
here from Cheraw, he said there ought
to be no calamity hOWIors here, and
that the people should bo happy and
thankful. lie thought and prOphesied
that times would shortly be better
throughout the country. The capital
lists IN the North said there was S24
per capita, while we did not have So d
head. lie told OF how a bank IN his
county could not lend $3.50 because 1t
did not have the money.
The trouble about the national banks
was that they contracted or en-.
| larged the currency to suit themselves.
| These banks reduced their circulation
to minimum and he had voted IN Con-
gress to allow them to issue an amount
of currency equal to their deposit in
bonds, instead Of nine.tenths as now,
in order that the circulation Of money
be increased. Answering Governor
Tlllman's charge that Wall street had
raised fund to have him reelected,
he said that Wall street had no liking
for him, and that it had threatended to
blow him up for standing for the peo-
pie in Congress. When Tillman wanted
to fund the State debt he went to Wall
street.
In regard to his voting for Judge ST
monton's confirmation he asked why
had Governor Tillman not sent some
protest to Washington against it. The
Governors mouth ought to bo closed
on that score. Judge SimOntOn was on
known for forty years and he could not
get up in the Senate and vote against
him just because Governor Tillman die
not like him. The Alliance and the
Reform party were just getting on hi
platform, as he had advocated free sill
: yer for fifteen years.
In the face Of previous eXperienc,
the people had reelected Cleveland
Thoy knew at the time he would veto
| n free p0ip opo hill or anuthfno hot
would help the South. 1t was the pol
liticans who had opposed Cleyeland
Gen. Butler said that If he had any
thing to do with the Democrat party In
the future he intended to read the riot
act and tell the people that they ought
to have a candidate from the West. lie
had in mind a man from that section
who was with us completely on all our
great questions.
The Southern farmers were the
smartest people in the world. They
made cotton at niue cents per pound,
sold 1t at seven and still lived. But
they could not live long at this. They
must have relief. The General said
that chairman of the meeting had re-
minded him before the speaking that
the people wanted TO hear issues dis
cussed This was what he wanted. lie
never heard a speech but that he learned
something and he always tried to tell
others what he knew. He deprecated
bitterness and hoped to see the people
all together.
vernon Tillman was received with
shouts and cries of "telI it," "we are
glad to see you again" lie recalled the
fact that he had begun his attack on
the "oligarchy, right here in Benefits
vile nine years ago. IIo did not wait
to catch the popular slde. lie just
took his stand and somehow the boys
came right along and ranged them
selves around him. lie was going to
be the advance guard sent by the peo.
pie to take the government from the
plutocracy.
lie was not responsible for the Bit
terness that had passed between him
and Butler. IIe just pitched back two
rocks for one. lie WaEted peace, but
minority. IL those who had fought
him so bitterly and were ready
to join the church and would quit call
ing him devil, he was ready to open
the doors. (Voice: They want ohico
Yes, that's what is the matter with
them. I.et them take back seats and
come In on probation and show they
amt for revenue and Office and maybe
we will promote them some time.
/ do not hate these men who hate me
80. L feel sorry for them. Thoy are
benighted and have read the n ews anG
Courier so that they think am a devil
Laughter
, lie would talk to tho people as {
plain farmer and q statesman, whicf
latter he claim cd to be, az he had right
ly interpreted The will Of tho people
and had done their wishes. The Re
J pubicans and IIamitonians and tho
! Ants were at heart Republicans. They
} were no more Democrats than he was q
> negro.
"Cleveland is not honest today, OF
. else he is tho most damnable traitor
! that has ever held that seat" shouted
' the Governor amid applause. Cleye
3 land and his so called Democratic
. Congress were responsible for the pov'
q erty stricken condition of the country.
! England mad bribed Congress through
1 Wall street. Before they went to
0 Washington and bought the nomina.
. tim Of Glaveland, They also bought