The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-06-28
eighteen years. The Office belonged to
the people not to any man,

cuss national issues. He would sjmnjv
G@ke Dlrds eye view Of tho situation,
Ihere were only two big questions-the
tariit ana finance. He wouldn't touch
; on tne Tariff to day and would discuss
nnances TO some extent. He jumped
contraction Of the money Of the conn.
Try. In 1866, he said, there was So OOO :.
OO,oO0 or money In circulation; now
there Is only $1,000, 100000. That was
tEe reason the poor farmers of the
| country were not getting q reward for
their labor. He charged all this to
wall street. Shylocks, backed by LON.
Dard street, London. These Shylocks
nad caused this contraction by putting
the Issue power in national banks. The
people were continually getting poorer
anu an the wealth Of the country is in
inc hands OF few thousand million
| aires.
Jhe Governor jumped on the national
bank question and defended green.
packs. He explained the difference be.
tween them. Money sharks said green
packs were fiat money. That fat
money, however, had whipped the
South In the late war. Purchased Con
gressmen and Senators yelled "FIat
MONEY" because they hcd been bought.
Ehe speaker then began tho discus.
sion OF the silver question. lie said
gold ana silver had been on parity
SINCE the days of Abraham and ought
10 oe now. The Democratic platform
adopted at Chicago had said thew were
equal, but Cleveland hadn't carried out
the plank. Cleveland was a confessed
perJurer and responsible for the present
depiora6le condition of tho Democratic
party. lie charged Cleveland and Car
llsie WIN hocus-pOcuS game in issuing
$o0,OOO,OOO Of bonds to replenish the
gold reserve, which Is again down to
$6o ,oOO,0OO. He charged a lot of thiev-
ing and robbery in Washington, but
SAD some day the people will get to.
gether and there will be big shaking
He attacked Cleveland as an old bag
OF Deet whom he could not find words
TO describe. He said John Sherman
tne peoples enemy, was now the trusted
ADVISOR or Cleveland, who has betrayed
every trust. The country is in its pres
ent condition through tue treachery of
Democratic President
The Governor reviewed In a clear
manner the demonstration of silver
and the bad condition Of the country.
lie said there are millions of starving
workingmen. Money sharks, he said,
nave grown so outrageous in their
oAS'SehAOhO "uo Idlh SS W WISH A SCanU .
Ing army to keep few starving men
OIL the grass. He alluded to CoXy and
his ragged men and said poor Coxy had
had his head cracked. There might
not be any Coxyites in the South, but
the people here sympathize with the
demands Of labor.
Resaming discussion Of the silver
question. the Governor said the people
Wouldn't be bought and would kill out
the dragon encircling them. They
would do 1T with the'' votes and could
passes. This was his first direct allusion
to the free pass, free excursion of But
lerites and brought loud applause from
his supporters.
The fight, he said, must be for free
silver and more greenbacks. The Gov
ernOr said the South and West must
get together and make fight for liberty
and bread. He concluded by telling
story of big John Jones and his OK,
story about an ox's tail being tied
though the dashboard of q vehicle.
The Governor said If sent to the Senate
he wOul1 promiee not to be bribed and
not to sell out. He would chunk rocks
for the peoples interest as long as he
could use his tongue and would do all
he could.
Just as the Governor was concluding,
some man In the audience remarked
that Tillman would not get to the
Senate to chunk rocks.
Turning toward the speaker and
waving his hand, the Governor said
that sixty.lve thousand white men had
elected him to his Office and would send
him to the Senate. This elected loud
and prolonged applause.
SENATOR BUTLER SPEAKS.
At the conclusion of Gov. Ti.ilnan's
speech he was heartily cheered and the
band played. AS the last note of mu-
sic died away there was cry for But
ler, who was then introduced by the
chairman. He said:
"I'm mighty glad 70 sec you. an
glad to see you IN a good humor. Pm
good humor. I shall meet him with
the same respectful bearing. The
Governor says he has been accused Of
having bitter tongue. Well, a fish
woman can WELD bitter tongue, but
1t requires courage to speak to an in
telligent and we'll informed audience
like this before me.
81 have proposition to make to the
Governor. If he will agree to have q
separate ballot box at each voting pre-
cinct in which the people, 1 mean the
WulIo HcOplo, Ill Uilo primary Ill OopLoUl-
ber may register their choice for Sen
ator, without the interference of rings
and caucusses, shall agree to abide by
1t. Will he do that ?"
Voices-"No, no, no.
ooh, I think he WILL" said the Sena'
tor. "Will he agree to submit to the
people whether he or / should repre-
sent them in the Senator ] will aoide
by It," (Cheers.)
"Ehe Governor says that the Senate
doesn't beloEg to me; didn't ask to 90
there. 1 did not ask for the privilege
of accepting the volume Of abuse
which the Republicans hurled upon me
when L was fighting for my seat Men
who rode by me in camp and biyouac
called on mo for what seemed a for
lorn hope, and would not refuse, be.
cause 1 felt 1t was my duty. | would
not 60 through that experience again
for any Office.
off we are to Judge of the Governor
IN the Senate by the speech he has
made, what a spectacle be would be,
driving all OK cart with the OK tail In