Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-07-04
THE State CAMPAIGN.
Marlboro Sits Down on the
Hot-Headed Politicians.
A MORE DECENT METHOD
Of Conducting the Campaign is
Demanded, and the Demand
Needed by all Except Till
man, and Even by Him
to Certain Extent.

man, and Even by Him
to q Certain Extent.
News and Courier.
BENNETTsv1LLE, June 27.-It il
evident that an earnest effort is
making to innoculate the campaign
meetings with respectabilitv. The
moon which sheds its light upon
the course leading to the gubcrna-
torial chair is slightly spattered
with gore, and Governor Tillman
was pretty sanguinary in his man.
ner and method to-day, but all
things being considered the dis
cussion is getting higher seat in
the synagogue of, peace, harmony,
and responsibility. The crowd set
the speakers good example. 1t
numbered about eight hundred and
was composed of the most sterling
farmers of Marlboro. A special
request was made for discussion
of issues and an omission of per-
sonalities. A very spicy flavor was
still left to a good deal of the de-
bate, but decorum and for the most
part good feeling were the order of
the day.
The controversy between Senator
John Gary Evans and Gen. w. H.
Ellerbe is becoming very interest
ing. They have been dubbed the
"game cock" and the "swamp fox"
respectively, and although they are
cousins in blood as we'll as brethren
IN political faith, they seem bent
upon reviving the traditional aais
mostly whtcn mas existed petwssH
the bird and the beast which figure
in their respective pet names.
The regular order of programme
was then taken up with the intro
duction of
SECRETARY OF STATE J. E. TINDAL
as a candidate for Governor. In
1875, he said, the people of South
Carolina had wrested the govern
ment from the hands of aliens and
spoilsmen. In 1885 was started a
movement which resulted in a rev.
olution four years ago which threw
everything into excitement aud up
roar. This was the beginning Of
q new era. There was an old South
Carolina, great South Carolina,
it is true, but that is passed now.
The order of things was changed
by the war. The imperative duty
now was to build up new and
greater South Carolina and build
the new structure after new plans
and methods.
The object of the Reform move
ment was to enable them to keep
abreast of modern methods. There
was only one thing in which the
North was in advance of the South
This was in the application o1
science to trade and agriculture
In everything else the South ex
celled. One of the things done by
the movement was to tackle cor
porate power. This was followed
by history of the Coosaw case.
Another thing which had beer
done was to take the governmen
out of the hands of the few am
place it IN the hands of the many
The tendency of the times was to-
wards rings. They must see to
that they retained the authorit,,
which had been thus secured
Having done these things, havin
placed the government in the hand
of the people, why should we hav
this continued bitterness? 1t ca
only result from the fact that on
get of men are striving to dominat
over others. There cannot be tw
parties in South Carolina. One 9
the unfortunate results of thl
bitterness was the animoslty whic
had grown up between country an
town people. This was wrong an
greatly to be deplored. 1t ha
grown out of the practice of taun|
ing the country. The farmers an
Alliance had not stopped to reaso