The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-18
THE MANNING MEETING.
GENERAL RICHBOURG'S FIRST AP-
PEARANcE ASA SPEAKER.
The Crowd With Tnlman-An Ovation to
Secretary TiDdal-Butlsr Favors the
Formation OF Silver Leaaues-Whst the
Other Candidates Said.

Secretary Tindal-Rutlsr Favors the
Formation OF silver Leaaues-What the
Other Candidates Said.
MANNING, S. c., July 10.-Not8ith-
standing tie rain today the conrt house
was crowded to hear the candidates for
State and Senatorial honors. The
speeches of all the candidates were re-
garded equal to, if not better, than at
any previous meeting. The crowd
was overwhelmingly for Governor Till
man for Senator to succeed Butler.
General Richbourg made his first cam
paign speech today.
The meeting was presided over by
Hon. S. a. Nettles, County Chairman.
After prayer by Rev. II. NJ. Mood the
speakers were introduced in the follow
ing order: Hon. J. Walter Whitman,
General r. n. Richbourg, Hon. W. H.
Yeldell, Governor B. Z. TIlman, Sena-
tor M. q. Butler, Hon. John Gary EY-
ans, Comptroller General W. Il. Ellerbe
and Secretary of State T1ndal.
The first speaker was &. Walt. Whit
man who denounced the charge in Co.
lumbia Journal that he was run out of
Clarendon County in 1876 as damna-
BILE lie.
Gen r. n. Richbourg was the next
speaker. He said he was no politician
and appeared on the stump as a caDdi-
date because he had been brought for
ward by Reform papers and prominent
Reformers. He referred to Candidate
John Gary Watts by saying that he had
never known as amilitary man such an
Office as Assistant Adjutant General" !"
but he supposed that military men
could create what they chose. He
loved the military, and if elected
thought he could make this arm Of the
service the proudest boast Of the
State,
REPRESENTATIVE w: Il. Yeldeil of
Edgefeld spoke in behalf Of his candi.
dacy for Railroad Commissioner and
said he was unfairly beaten by the
Legislature at the last session.
Governor Tillman was uproarously
applauded as he began to speak. He
said ne was telling no lie when he said
he was glad to see the people. Yeldell
had said it was chilly, but if he had
struck Manning the day he first came
here, Good God, what would he have
said about the weather." He wanted
to go to the Senate because he could do
more for the people than any other man.
He would go there with FORK and let
out some stencil. The Democratic
party was as rotten as the Republican.
We have seen the President, said he,
sell out; go back on the Democratic
platform; strike down silver; veto the
seigniorage bill and now they are tlnk-
ering with the tariff bill in Washing
ton to see how little reform they can
give you. If Cleveland ito set the
pace of the Democracy in these United
States | am not Democrat. Gap
plause) Free silver meant simply the
restoration of the double standard and
ten cents cotton instead of seven cents.
These scoundrels know It and they try
to befuddle the people and send fell
lows to Congress like Col. Elliott to
vote for CleVeland's policy. The Re-
publicans and Democrats in New York
and the New England States are iden
tlcal as to their tariff views and we
have got to align our forces with those
of the West and take charge Of the
Democratic party. If We dent, then
we deserve to continue as slaves. We
are the slaves Of money and With all
our boasts about freedom we are the
greatest slaves on the earth. They buy
and sell our Congressman like sheep,
They control elections and they are
trying to control this election now and
buy your votes for the Senate. I won't
say General Butler will be CieVeland's
cuckoo" but I say he has more pat
ronage than anybody and that CleVe-
land prefers him tc me.
General Butler was we'll greeted by
the crowd. He warned the people to
look out for rings, states and cliques
that are looming up. He considered
the Alliance the best organization the
farmers had ever had, and If it had ad-
hered to the principles which cTjeinat-
ed 1t. it would have accomplished un-
told benefits. 1t had made great
mistake by laying down an arbitrary,
procrustean rule with which to work
out the financial problem. 1t was leg
islatiop under the Mckinley bill and
subsequent Republican legislation that
had brought about the hard times. He
thought the tariff bill would be put in
to operation within three weeks and
better times would come when II got
VIGIL 44 E1OPOLIAOA do S4A-
yer has been degraded the price of
farm commodities has gone down and
where silver has been recognized fully
and completely prices have gone up.
He advised that silver leagues be or.
ganiZed, not only in the South and
West, but in the Northern and Middle
States. If we can't get our own party
to come up abreast Of the times and
give US the relief we are entitled to, he
was willing TO take relief wherever we
could get it. When any man talks
about not voting for me want him to
put his hand on some act wherein l
nave been untrue to my duty. He
must find some other excuse for turn
ing me down. challenge any man to
POINT out where I have neglected any
public duty imposed on me by the peo
pie of this State, either in war or peace.
have not taken up the burden from
personal ends; | have done it some
times carrying my life in my hands,
and l have simply tried to do my duty
in the Senate. The Office belongs to
the sovereign people and ii I am not
elected shall thank my God for being
able to turn that Office over to you
without one blot or tarnish upon its es-
cutcheOn.
God grant that all the good that has
been done by the Reform movement
may be perpetuated. God grant that
every patriotic citizen of every faction
may take up whatever good has been
done for the Commonwealth of South
Carolina and carry it forward TO COM
pletion. If Governor Tillman is Dec-
essary for the perpetuation Of the Re-
form movement the best thing you can
do for him and for you is to keep him
here where he can watch and guard it
and send me back. daughter and ap-
plause.) Keep him at home where he
can watch the ants and prod them
with his pitchfoTk.
General Butler had great deal to
say on the line of tariff and silver legis.
lation and he was listened TO closely
and spplauded frequently. He held
that his service in the Senate had made
him better nualified than ever TO reDre.