The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-04-04
The Reform Mass Meeting.

call issued by dOn. j. L. 1leuu, aeSf
dent of the County Farmers Association
for the purpose Of electing delegate &C
the conference composed OF one delegate
from each County, which meets in Colum'
bia to day to decide upon some plan te
nominate candidate for Governor, to ar
range for the conduct of the approaching
campaign. and to settle upon some date
when Convention shall be held. The
reform candidates for Governor had also
been invited to attend the meeting and tel
of their respective claims upon the people
for their suffrage, but none OF them turned
up. Senator Butler, who had signited his
intention of attending the meeting, was
the gubernatorial candidates would be
present, and their absence was evidently 9
disappointment to some. However, the
meeting was held, and it was very har.
monious one, everybody being in good
humor. -,
at about 1.30 o'clock the doors of the
Court House were thrown open, and in q
few minutes the building was filled, the
CROWD numbering between three and four
hundred people. or this number, how
ever. perhaps not more than one-half par
ticipated in the proceedings, judging from
the viva voce vote on the questions before
the assembly.
The mee6ing was called to order by
Hon. J. P. Glenn, who briefly explained
the object of the meeting, aud suggested
that Chairman be elected. Upon motion,
Mr.. Glenn was made permanent Chair
man, and Mr.. D. II. Russell Secretary.
Mr. Glenn thanked the assembly for the
honor conferred, and declared the meeting
ready for business,
MI. D. II. Russell then introduced q
resolution, which, after being amended,
was adopted, as follows:
ReSolOed, That we accept and endorse
the "Colleton idea" OF sending delegate
to Columbia to meet one delegate from
each of the other Counties on the 4th inst
to consider the question Of holding nom.
mating Convention, and we hereby pledge
ourselves to Loyalty support the nominee,
whoever he may be.
When the question of adopting the reso-
luton was put there were few votes
against it.
The next thing in order was the elect on
of delegate, and nomination were call.
ed for, Mr.. J. 3 Douthit nominated Col.
D. K, Norris. There being no other
nominations, Col Norris was elected by
acclamation.
Morgan Pack suggested that 1t would be
proper to elect an alternate and nomi-
mated J. B. Douthit, who was elected.
Upon motion of Hon. j. j.. BreaZeale,
Col. D. K. Norris was invited to address
the meeting.
Col. Norris came forward and was greet
ed With applause. He said the invitation
was unexpected and most embarrassing to
him. He was unprepared to say word !,
as be had come here expecting to hear
distinguished gentlemen from other Sec
tions of the State speak. He and Others of
his avocation were not accustomed to
speech making, and it would be cheeky on
his part to say anything, The reforrhers,
he said, had promised if the relns of the
State government were turned over to
them they would do many things In the
Interest of the people, and he regretted
th at none Of those officers who had been
given the authority to carry ont these
promises were not here to give an account
of their stewardship. ..Ee cited number
Cf promises that had been. fulflled. Sala-
RIGS and expenses had been,, promised to
be reduced, but the Legislature had not
been as prompt in doing 80 as was desired.
he argued that taxes had been reduced,
and that banks and corporations had been
placed on an equal with the farmers in the
payment of taxes. He explained why it
was that the State administration had had
30 many law suits, and said those thinge
were now in the past, and we should look
forward to the future. There were other
pledges made by the reformers that had
not yet been carried out, but they should
be as soon as possible. He deplored the
senseless bitterness existing between the
factions of the Democratic party in the
State. There was no cause for it, and he
hoped to see 1t cease Col. Norris next
referred to national affairs, and said it was
very fashionable with politicians and some
newspapers to abuse President Cleveland.
He would not do go. Mi. Cleveland had
not deceived the people, as his views were
known to, the people ten years ago, He
believed Mr.. Cleveland was honest, and
his course had been consistent, but he did
not believe the President was friend to
the people. Col. Norris said he had oppo-
sed Mr., Cleveland's nomination In the
National Convention. Mr.. Cleveland was
q millionaire and was human, and any
millionaire would have pursued the same
course Mr.. Cleveland has. He hoped that
no man who entertained the same views
as Mr., Cleveland would. ever, again be
ioisted upon the people. BE wanted to
see men who represented the views OF the
Alliance placed in every Office of the gov
ernmeat. He advocated free coinage of
silver. There was not sufficient gold and
silver to moot the demands of q oircula
ting medium, and he therefore favored the
sub.treasury plan. he said he was both
Reformer and an Allianceman, and that
there were candidates now going over
South Carolina talking about many things
but saying nothing about the Alliance de-
mands. Some of these candidates do not
know what the Alliance demands are. He
believed in carrying out ths resolutions
adopted by the State Alliance at Walhalla
and applying the yard stick 10 every can
didate from Governor down to Coroner.
He said men had been elected to positions
in South Carolina who were opposed to
The Alliance demands. he Baid no refer
ence was made to any particular man, but
if the cap fit any man let him wear 1t.
Col, Norris spoke twenty minutes or
more, and, of course, the above Is only d
brief synopsis of what he said. He was
frequently applauded, and was listened
to with marked attention. The speech
throughout was very conservative.
Chairman Glenn followed Col Norris in
a short speech, in which be gave brief
account of his stewardship gs Senator.
at the conclusion of iMr. Glenn,s re-
marks, Mr.. D. n. Russell introduced the
following resolutions:
Rcsolyed, The Reformers Of Anderson
County in mass meeting assem- bled
hereby re.affirm their unshaken faith In
the Reform movement, and their hearty
3 1f . kkoo 4 l,,,iy sef nf Enu
B. R. Tillman. 1t points with satisfaction
to its splend achievements in the recov.
ery of the States phosphate beds, the sue
cessful refundiDg OF the State debt at
lower rate of interest, the successful estab-
lishment of that crowning glory Of the
movement, Clemson College, for the edu-
cation of farmers sons, and the neal
approach of the opening of Its coun
terpart, the Girls Industrial College
for the training of the girls of th'
State, the enactment. of the re:apportlon-
ment measure by which equal represen
tatiop was secured to the upper Counties
of the State, and the enactment of the Dis
pensary law, by which the bar-room:
have been suppressed and their politica
power eliminated from our elections, ant
q long step taken towards prohibition
which, while we do not regard 1t as th
final and most desirable solution of th
LIQUOR problem, is perhaps the best tha
can be had for the present, and experience
will show wherein it can be improved
And We take an especial pride in that cuI
minating triumph Of his administration
by which the railroads have been made. t.
pay their back taxes, and thus recognize
the sovereign power of the State to asses
and collect her taxes in her own way
and wa glory In the fact that this reform