The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-11

open mutiny against the commando
in.chief and have refused to Oh
- orders; but, thank God, enough We
left to respond to the call-enough
q you old soldier boys to realize t.
danger and know that this governme
is of the people, by the people, and f
the people, and no oligarchy shall ev
rule it again. You respond to the G.
of the governor and are here to u
hold the laws. (Cheers.)
"THEsE BAND-BoX SOLDIERS"
"The mayor of Darlington this morl
ing in an address tries to throw tt
blame elsewhere, saying that I clail
and exercise power no other governo
or officer of the United States ev,
exercised. I cannot undertake to g
through all the charges or explanation
ne has made. will briefly show ju!
what the facts, as stated from the
own standpoint, prove. These troop
these band-box troops who hav
refused to obey orders daughter an
cheers); these soldiers, turned politi
clans and influenced by political rancol
have by their action-and the ne
in different places in this State W.,
have sent word to Darlington offerin
assistance-have convicted themselves
in the estimation Of the world, and
cannot be disproved, they are lyncher
at heart. The information sent fortl
was that these men were to be huntet
down and lynched and not one to b.
left alive, and when l ordered troop
to 60 there to stop the insurrection
stop this mob violence; restore law
protect life and property, and let th,
law resume its sway, they wouldn'
obey. The mayor said be had the righ1
to arrest. Of course be did, but he
bad NO right to send out a mob-a1
army under no officer-without the
sheriff or some regularly constituted
constable in charge of it.
Let US look at the ridiculous side
of it. In some respects il has the ap.
pearance of big April fool, except
that it occurred on the 30th of March.
say these men were advertising
themselves to the world as lynchers
and that they intended to lynch these
constables who were in the woods
none Of them guilty of having started
the row.. They were galloping and
hurrahing over the country, sending
for reinforcements and ali bearing
arms, but they have never fired shot
at single constable. They waylaid
constables at the depot, but have never
seen one since the first fire. daughter. J
And it seems they did not want to find
the constables. If they were lynchers,
as they advertised themselves to be,
why did not they lynch the man who
they claim originated the trouble and
whom they had in their power? They
have slandered themselves by pro-
claiming that they would lynch those
who had not caused it, but would not
lynch the man they said did:cause it.
CIVIL WAR IMPENDING.
Now, gentlemen, it is proper for me
to recall the scene I witnessed here in
1876. When South Carolina learned
that the troops had seized this state
house, within two days time this
whole street, back to the monument,
was black with indignant citizens. T
was among them. But they were all
of one mind. We were all brothers
we were all friends and Carolinians
and patriots. To-day We find the State
divided into two hostile camps. Why?
Simply because the minority is not
willing to let the majority govern. The,
body polite is diseased. It is in fever.
Why? Because in this city and
Charleston, people have taken to their
bosoms viper in the shape of a news
paper which distilIs day by day poison
into their system, and will not let the
fever subside. They give me credit for
nothing. In their vocabulary Cover
nor Tillman's side of the ledger is all
debt and no credit. They try to sting
me personally by abuse, slander and
misrepresentation. l wear coat of
mail which they have never pierced
an honest heart, desircus of bettering
the interests of the State, and looking
to the welfare Of the whole people.
But, fellow.citizens, this strained rela-
between the factions in South
carolina must stop-must cease. It
cannot 60 on without precipitating
civil war.
PEoPLEIN THE SADDLE.
"We, of the majority faction are not
70 blame. I deny that we have done
anything except in accordance with
he law and the constitution. These
neu who have opposed US and are still
opposing us, must come to their senses
and realize that if democracy is to
govern in this country they have got
o submit to the rule of the majority. |
These two newspapers are like thorn
n the flesh which continues to tester.
They will not let the wound which was
'aused in 1890 by the displacement of
he old order of things, and the estab-
ishmemt of the rule of the people, |
heal. They keep open the sore. They |
jour poison into it, and they are en-
outraged to do it, aided and abetted in |
loing it by those who are forever and |
'ternally blaming me with it. Well, |
his patient is delirous. He is like a |
maniac. There is powder magazine |
lot far of. He has a lighted match, |
md is straining all his nerve to reach it.
The collision in Darlington produced a
lash, but it was gas and not powder
mostly newspaper lies. It flashed
light that illuminated
be State and the United States, based
n falsehood. The people listened with
'ated breath for reverberation of the
eport; of collision they expected
0 follow, the civil war which was
1t did not come and it will
lot come. It capnot come, because the
'eople are in the saddle and will con-
inue to remain there. (Cheers.) The
nen would disgrace the State in their
bitterness and anger, if thereby, they
ould disgrace me and through me the
ule of the majority.
BEN is A BRAVE ONE.
"1t has been sent abroad all over this
tate and the United States that nv
fe is daily, threatened; that such and
uch men are offering to 60 to Columbia
D kill me. One prominent citizen has
ad the temerity, or rather the folly,
, tell Mr.. Yeldell, of my own county,
hat he came to Columbia with shot
un Friday to kill Governor Tillman.
will not give him time. Threatened
zen live longest. A barking bog does
OF always bite. There never has
cen one moment when have felt the
'ast uneasiness for my personal
afety. My life is not worth much to
le; but is worth as much % any other