The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-04-25
PICNIC AT LITTLE RIVER.
Dancing, Flirting and Talking Poll.
,tics-Capt- Hing. Mr.. Biease and
Joshua ". Ashley EntartRin the

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Audience.
There vas a picnic at Robinson's Bridge on
Saturdayrhe 2lst inst, given In h1nor OF inc
Between four anu nve hundred people Wert
present, including large number OF ladies'.
Public addresses were made In The forenoon
and the afternoon Was spent IN social ENJOY.
menL: the Young people dancing and flirting
and tne older ones talk Ing about farming
politics, &c. Mr.. J. l.. Robinson called Tho
meeting to order and introduced the speak
ers: >,
Capt. j. N. King was the first speaker. He
said he could not understand why he should
be called on to make All address AZ he waa mol
candidate for any office; ana iurtnerinore,
the meeting WAS called tor Social enjoyment.
But II has been said that no gathering oI
Americans could take place without poiltics
getting into IL. ZOO have called ON me Tor
my views and | do not hesitate to express
am an original Relormer, a charter mem
ber OF the Farmers Association and nrEt vice
President OF the Farmers Association OF the
needed reforming in 1855. but It needs II q
hundred times more now than II did then.
Where are we drifting? Into the Ihlrd party
or where. believed in 1856 there existed y
State House Ring. and 10 every County 10
defeat the will ol the people by iorestal.ng
the nominations But to-day lhe Ring is seeiI
and known OF all nen, and 1t grows In size AZ
Mr. King said that Clemson College was
inausuratea as Il poor boys college. How
was il to-day? 1t WAS as much rich man =
college IA the Citadel or The University. The
boys had To enter Clemson by competitive
examination. Whose boy got the prize
Was It boys that have To stand between the
pioW handles, or was IL the sons OF men VINO
was able TO send their boys to Inc pest scno1is
that the college In Tor those who have had
the best opportunities.
Mr.. King said the County Govern ment oil!
was not satisfactory TO the people. IL Was
not right TO make the court work for nothing,
when they would have 10 work probably az
many days as the members OF the general
Assembly who receive 500 per day. II was
Rights TO all and Special Privileges 70 None.'
He said he was against the Dispensary law
ON principle. II was not Democratic II ~
was wrong for the Citizen to sell whlskey IL u
was q greater evil for the State TO engage In
business He said he would support any law
that was on The statute BOOK. He commend
ed the State militia that went 10 Darlington,
and censured the Columbia aud Charleston
troops for not obeying frat, because II was
their duty TO do as the CJmmander-tn.Chief
Directs Second, because Charleston and Co
lumbia being in sympathy with the Darling.
toniaus there would have been less cause for
Irritation than If those who supported the
Administration had been sent TO the scene Of
the disturbance. MIR. KING spoke or the pup
lie schools and other things, but our space ID
Mr.. Blease, Of Newberry, was the next
speaker. He held the audience for nearly an
hour. He spoke on the same line with MIR.
King but branched off on other subjects
Among other things he said that II the Re-
formers put up q little one.horse law, or as
their candidate for Governor, IL was an &C.
acknowledgement that the Farmers Movement
was q failure, and that the farmers d1d not
have sense enough 10 run u.
He was opposed to the Dispensary law, and
thought the Supreme Court was right 10 de-
claring It Unconstitutional. He said the
public school fund should be apportioned
among the people; that is. between ihe
whites and the nrgroes, according TO Inc
amount OF taxes thai each race pays. He
paid glowing tribute 10 the people Of Aooe-
Vile County as law.abiding and patriotic
citizens.
Hon. Joshua Ashley, OF Anderson County.
was the next speaker. He gave an account OF
his stewardship in the Legislature. He
showed what bills he advocated and those he
opposed, and his reasons for the same. He
dwelt on the printing contract and said II
was wrong, because tile printing could have
been done for less money, and IL should nave
been let to the lowest bidder as all other
public work Was done. He was opposed 10
the Dispensary law, and WAS glad that the
Supreme Court had annulled II.
Mr.. Ashley is solid for reelection In bis
county. ooserVer'