The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-08-09
mittee could fix it this time if it
would. Let us mako equal rights to
oil and spt cial privileges to mono

oil and spe cial privileges to mono.
a. w. Jones, of Abbeville, was th,
next speaker, for Comptroller Gonel
nj, Ho would only point to his rec
ord as auditor Of AbbeviIle count,
for four years, and as phosphate com
missioner for four years. The Comp
troller General was State Auditor.
He had mado close study of Tho
law, and called tho attention of the
public to the fact that tho assess
mcnts Of the banks were too low
These had in consequence been rails
ed. He had saved Abbcviilc 81 SOC
in taxes, and OH the same line $40,
600 could be saved to the State.
R. NJ. Richbourg, of Columbia, for
Ad jutant and Inspector, g Gcncral, was
next introduced. He had entered the
Confederate service ut the age of six.
teen and served for four years, and
this practical experience should fit
him for the Office. He had received
five wounds, but not ono of them was
in his back He then related his con.
ncction with politics and the reform
movement for the last four years, and
the services which he rendered the
State in the Darlington episode.
Then camo Il shower which caused
many on the outskirts 10 seek shelter.
When General NJ. G. Butler was
announced rs the next speaker, rcac-
ton set in towards the stand. He
appeared in fine trim notwithstanding
all tho worry and work of II State
campaign nearly finished. He was
satisfied that with all Of his expert.
enCc he WAS now letter qualified to
fill the Office to which he had been
J threo times elected with pract:-
cal unanimity. The candidates for
the Senate should be required to
come before the people. The office
did not belong to the incumbent, but
to the people, to let them form their
own conclusions rs to whether Il man
should be turned out or not To say
that ho had made no mistakes would
| be idiotic, hut they were Of the head
and not of the heart. He had been
in every county in the SSate fighting
radical rule and radical bayouets till
1876, when the white people threw
off the yoke. We had not had
enough opposition to hold the demo
cratic party together since, and we
have divided. We all ought to be rc-
formers. The scramble now is, "thc
ms VS.. the outs" The interest of the
people as a whole ought to be The Oh.
ject sought. DO hot forget the cnor
NOUS negro majority in this State, d
l. lmplore you to see that we get to,
get together and keep the State i,
the hands Of the white people, W,
cannot expect to have decent GOV
crnment otherwise. God is my wit
hess that L hold the good of my coull.
try above everything. The brave men
who went from pickens county and
rode with me over the hills aud bat
tie fields OF Virginia, did not stop tc
inquire for h"nurs, but inspired by
patriotism, obcyed the call of thcil
country. The salaries + have received
have about supported my family
Five thousand dollars would bo q
princcly salary in Edyelield, but in
Washington it takes it all. I have
not learned to steal l. have beer
contcndng for the financial aid We
need, but [ have not been able to &c,
it. They have whipped us out. Or
as n Confederate expressed it, "TheN
did not whip us, but we simply 60
tired whipping them" r had rather
satisfy your Judgment than have al
the Offices! We cannot get this iinan
cial relief as long as Mr.. Cleveland is
president. CA voice: 81 agree Will
you.O We will havo to go to tn,
west for n president. The contest o
1886 will sottlc forever the fac
whether this govcrnmct shall be D.,
the people, Of the people and for TIN
people. The money power has us b,
the throat, and I shall protest nGains
class Legislation, and that too, whcth
er elected or not. We should (c
mand the free coinage of silver, th,
pivot in the next campaign, and car
ry the war into Africa on that issue
applause in the housc-a voice
"Hush that fuss.")
Governor Tillman was the mex
speaker introduced and the only on,
appl"udcd. IIc was going to be the
next Senator. Npplausc) L want t,
talk to you about this primary bust
ness, l. have never deceived YOU
There is something rotten in Den
mark i'll the reform party. The pa
per Mt Columbia is telling about dis
content in our ranks. There is n,
discontcnt. | want to test this thing
Those of you who want the antis t,
have voice in naming your governor
hold up your hands. Gone hand wen
up) Now, those Of You who wan
delegates sent to the convention t,
= nominate your governor, hold up you
hands. (About half the crowd hclt
up If we did not have this plan
Spurtanburg would have as mucl
power in the convention as Gcornc
town, Bufort, Colleton, Bcrklcy nne
: Fairfield. Thcy would never submi
J to this.
3 These questions wprc bonln1 {,