Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-07-04

Deen5conVerted ana goCton rellgloI
in their court house. [Cheers.
He knew, he had received the in
spiration there which had givel
him strenghth to fight th
oligarchy. [Cheers. They ha'
sent him to discuss with Richard
son long years ago. They had com
near beating Richardson withou
having any candidate in the fielt
laughter and applause in 1891
Earleihad taken him by the throa
and had proposed to lay him out
They saw how be succeeded
Laughter. In 1892 Sheppard
tried his hand at it and did ne
better. Laughter He now came
before them wanting to be elected
Senatorand be would 60 to Wash
ington.
Here there was a good deal o
laughter, talking, and cheering
from the crowd. Such expressions
as "That is right" "You will gel
there!o' Eve are going to 81 nd
you'll" were heard from various
quarters.
Thespeaker went on: He knew
he would be but a small part Of
the Senate, but he was going to
stand up for the peoples rights
He wasIgoing to keep on the out
look for fraud and corruption and
he was going to bounce them when
they were found. He was going to
take the old oligarchy by the
throat. SHe was going to be in the
vangua1d of the fight for the peo-
pie. He Knew it had been said that
he couldsnot discuss questions on
their merits, that his stock in trade
was ocEthrowing and bitterness.
he saidhe knew he had discussed
the issues at Rock Hill. He had
not started the throwing of rocks.
But wden the opposition had
started 1.-THE pitched back one to
their two, iApp' ause.] He had
been slandered more than
Chamberlain had ever been, and
he did not care that (spapping his
Sfor it. rcheers.] You
heard aSgreat deal now about
peace aud harmony. That was
all>right#He wanted peace and
harmpn gg alf tie othes
=, III ta
backaeat for a while After Their
faith had been tested they might
be promoted.
A voice: "The trouble is all want
office as soon as they get in"
Tillmau: "That's just it. They
wanted it before 4hey got out, and
that is thy they are so mad now"
, Continuing he said he did not
hate these people who had SANDER
ed him so. He was sorry for them.
Just here the speaker said some
thing about the people giving him
a hint if he talked too long. This
called for the assurance from an
enthusiastic youth that he would
listen till midnightif the Governor
would talk that long. Gov. Till
man said he was going to discuss
the issus. He believed he could
no it intelligently. He had some
sense. He had studied these ques-
tions. Yes, he would euen claim
to be a statesman. A statesman
wrs one who could interpret the
will of the people into law. He
believed he had done this
[Cheers.l
Avoice: eve are goin to send
you to the Senate"
Tillman: oh, I know that
[Cheers.
Governor Tillman then gave q
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sketch of political parties IN the
United States, bringing then
down to the election of Cleveland
in 1884. He (Cleveland) mlght
have been honest then, but he was
not honest now [ Applause] Cleve
land was either not honest now, o,
else he was the most damnablt
traitor this country had ever seen
[Cheers. The speaker ther
launched out into a definition OF
money. Money was something yol
could buy things with. Anything
stamped by the Government ant
with the Governments promise tt
pay was money. Who had silve
been stricken down-that same sill
yer which had made good none,