The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-06-27
litigation they forced US into. Then
we are building your colleges.

litigation they forced US into. Then
we are building your colleges.
I joined the Alliance when it was
Grst organized, and I believe in it.
believe it will do US good. 1t is an or
ganizatlon to help the agricultural
classes. They tell you our demands
are unconstitutional, and they would
not know the Constitution coming
down the road. Laughter Anything
would do better than what we have. 1t
is time to do something for the people.
He touched lightly OH the banks.pro
lection, free silver, national aid to the
railroads and the Alliance demands.
He favored national control Of the
railroads, especially those s=ded by the
Government. The roads can be re-
produced for three billion dollars and
they are trying to pay interest Oh nine
billion dollars. He favored an income
tax. He wanted some way to SEND tax
perjurers to the Penitentiary. l am in
favor of peace and unity myself, but
there is one thing our people will have
to understand, and that is the minority
cannot dictate to the majority. Repub-
llcanism would be a cruel fallacy II
this was the case.
There was not hutter or a word of
applause as Mr.. Ellerbee finished, al
though his speech took very we'll with
the audience.
CANDIDATE TINDAL.
opened by saying that for eight years
be had been working to build up the
Reform" party. He did not feel like
a stranger.
He continued: You were in bygone
days suffering from political lethargy.
You felt an oppression and q wrong,
but you did not know the cause. l
then tried to tell you what was your
trouble and that is why you are here.
What you want to know is what you
are voting for. To-day ! am a candi-
date, not of my own choice, but be-.
cause my friends want me to run. The
great acts of the "Reformers'' are the
building of Clemson College, the Win
throp College and the railroad tax
fight, which really meant that they
must pay the same taxes as others, and
I venture to say the roads and the peo-
pie hereafter will be on more friendly
terms.
You have today an honest and eff
cient Government. 1t is a Govern
ment of white people. No one denies
that. Why can't we have peace in
South Carolina? Nothing we have
done is disputed. Why not come to-
gether? All of our people speak for
peace. I never have been able to be-
lieye that any portion Of our people
can be enemies to the State. Nearly
all we suffered during Radical days
was brought about to perpetuate the
party. All we want is Democratic
party in this State. We want one uni
ted force TO accomplish our work in
Washington.
The Reform" party has never de-
prived anyone of his rights. If | can
remove any prejudices against the Al.
lance would be glad to do so. The
politics of the Alliance are as open and
as broad ss the MONDAY. 1t has no Sc
crets except those connected with its
business, like d merchants private
mark, of which none complain. When
the Alliance went in it went to fight
trusts and extortions. The farmers
found they must work together, and
when they opened their eyes they
srrs :srorrs e. @ tb oats it
giving S18.000,00O to sugar growers as
bounty; it found farmers almost de-
prived OF the use of money with which
to raise crops. Then the Alliance got
up it's demands in order 10 get you to
direct your attention to the questions.
It binds no mans conscience. In
marcb, 1890, l introduced the platform,
from which | will read extracts.
Mr.. TiDdall made good, clear, forcl-
bic speech.
DIR SAMPSON POPE
made an exceedingly clear cut, open,
plain speech. He wanted the Constitu-
ton overthroWn 80 as to insure white
supremacy. Vote for it, he said, and
there will be no danger of the white
people separating. He favored pro-
lection and said: You have not suffer
ed by the sugar bountry. You have
BEEN benefited more than hurt, getting
five cents sugar. Everything is cheap
as dirt. We only need more money.
The raritf does not hurt you. l would
have voted for high license, but after l
saw the operations of the dispenssry l
pow favor the law. II unconstitutional,
then as last resort I'd 60 for high
license. Prohibition does not prohibit.
If tie law is passed there ought to be
a State board of police commissioners.
There never was and would never have
been an innocent mans house searched
| would nos be Prohibitionlst. The
bitterness was not due to "Reformers,
but to the newspapers.
He charged that all the newspapers
except the GreenVllle News and the
Register had worked agsins. the State
refunding its debt. The Greenvllle
News, he said, did not even spell reform
| correctly. Mr Smythe and others had
gotten $4,000 for defending the rights
Of the Coosaw Company, from which
the State gotno money, and it was
said he was also paid by the company,
and the old Administrations thought
CoosaW could noc be made to loosen
its grips.
The announcement of
d. E. FINLEY
as candidate TOR Congress brought
about considerable applause. He said,
in opening, that he had always been q
consistent "Reformer. He was bound
by their platform. For the last four
years he had always advocated every
measure looking to the curtaiiment OF
expenses. He thought he had done as
much as anyone in this line. He in.
troduced the bill for the reorganization
of the University and the salary re,
duction bill. The delay in passing
this bill was not op his account. He
had no apologies to make. He was
equally frank to say some measures
passed did not meet with Ibis opproos'
tion. He did not vote for the dispen.
sary law because he did not think IT
wise. He did not vote for the "BlacK
district bill.
Continuing he said: l am here as a
candidate because | want Office. The
financial question deserves attention.
The pension law has greatly
;nir-oo tho South. Ten per cent