The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-08-01


might bring out be got all the votes
and the Alliance none.
Gubernatorial Candidate Ellerbe
bucked the Governor, and declared he
ought to be impeached. but it looked
very much as if he was butting stone
wall. The crowd was impatient to hear
Tillman and Evans and didn't take
much stock in anybody else.
Ia meeting the Alliance proposition
to put out a candidate that stood all
fours with its platform, the Governor
said it was idiocy to inject the sub
treasury into national politics at this
time.
II know what all this MEANS" he
said Some men 10 South Carolina
have had daggers up their sleeves for
me siuce 1891. They want to pull me
down 10 your affections and get higher
places. Look at Marion Alliance that
passed those resolutions the other day.
They propose either to make me eat my
words or run in another man. They
can run in hundred men if they want
to, but will never eat my words. l
am Deither a moral nor a physical
coward. If you believe I am capable
of leading you, you have got to make
some of these people take back seats.
l am not afraid of any straight Alliance
candidate. If they want to trot out
sub-treasury dark horse, if be will meet
me I will run him to death or I'm
niger. Cloud applause.) If the
Alliance. through its leaders, under
takes to be false aud puts that yard.
stick on you, the people will resent it.
It simply means that can't be elected.
1t means division 10 the Alliance and
between those two divisions, and other
reformers of the State our enemies will
laugh and snicker aud trot out candl-
date I am not going to fight the ALI.
ance. amt built that way | claim
to represent its true principles. But
for me you would today have the Third
Party in South Carolina, and your Alli-
ance would be beaten as it was 10 other
Southern States"
The Governor warned his audience
if straight Alliance candidates for the
Legislature are put iu the field, the
Raskellites and Conservatives will vote
for them simply because they hate him
and declared if they wanted him to 60
to the Senate they must ask each candi.
date if be was going to vote for Tillman.
The Governor said the extreme ALI.
ance baters, in case the Alliance tickets
are put in the field, will be found vot-
ing for this ultra sub treasury plan.
The amalgamation of the Alliance and
the Haskellites would be like that of the
prohibitiouists and the whiskey people
that is seen in this Stakeholder of
light and children of darkness uniting
to serve the devil. The Governor de-
clared that half million dollars would
be spent by Wall street and the whis-
key people to prevent him going to the
Senate.
The Governor pitched ioto Ellerbe
for his statement at the Columbia meet
ing yesterday that the Governor had
not consulted him concerning the re-
opening Of the dispensary. He declared
that Ellerbe misconceived his powers
and duties as member Of the State
Board of Control if he thought he
(Tillmap) was going to consult him on
that question. His duty said the
Governor, sis to help control the DIS
pensary while it is running. He has
nothing to do with enforcing the law.
That is my duty as Governor. He
criticizes me for not waiting until the
Supreme Court passes on the act OF
1898. I would like to know if l did
not revive the Law aud put it to work
again, how could the court get hold
of it.
Mr.. Ellerbe suggested it could be
done by making up case aud asking
for a special session Of the court. as
was done in the bond case recently.
The Governor began 10 make some re-
marks about whining because he bad
not been consulted when Mr.. Ellerbe
Interrupted him with the statement:
Tell the truth. Governor. said you
did not call the board together and ]
just wanted to put the responsibility for
opening it where it belongs
Thank God" replied the Governor,
..vou have a Governor who is willing
to assume the whole responsibility. I
could have gotten out Of this if | had
wanted to play politician, but We have
a debt for whiskey, because We bought
on credit, and | want it paid
There was SO much applause at these
remarks that the Governor said he had
mind to turn loose the dispensarles
to-day.
He larruped the Supreme Court for
walking up the streets of Columbia and