The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-08-30

was rOrry 10 sec that so many had
left the house. GOvtrncr Iillman
has made us rs Go1l q governor rs
we have had since the war. 10 not
say he has made no mistake but he
has made as few rs any. lie has q
.ational influence, and I shall vote
for him first last and nll the time.
Tie antis acknowledge tho wisdom of
building Clemson College by using it
same as the rcformcrs. The REFORM
cr's war on Coosaw has be N worth
thousands to shc State. The rail
roads have been made to pay 5000,
COZ back taxes. The conservatives
did not think the one galiows bows
could sec their tricks, Int We can sec
further than they think. The re.
formers have refundcd the State debt
ut. saving OF STS,r0O to The State.
but if rformcls have Gone SO much
for the State, why has not taxes been
reduced. v hv, storms have swept
the lower part of the State, and Glenn
son and the College at Rock Hill have
been built, besides taxes have been
reduced J mill. Salaries have been
reduced 10 per cent. on an average,
but salaries Of State officers have not
been reduced. Excuse personal lcr.
crence. l have introluccl several
bills which were enacted into law.
Per diem Of boards Of equalization
have been reduced from $500 to
, $3.50 and jury commissioner abolish
cd. The auditors salary has been
reduced $500 and the clerks fees 20
per cent. Some are opposed to these
but l think these measures are right
The whisky question is big one.
0 We have prohibiticnists, high license
+ men and free whisky men. I think
. the dispcnHary is the best thing, bui
l. there has been SO much prejudice
against it that it has been hard to en-
d lorcc. We ought to amend tho aci
;, SO 1t will be constitutional. voted fol
v a new constitution and you should
give this question careful study
e W hat changes do We want to make
z DO we want a property qualification
y ior voters? DO we want the two mil
G tax out! Vote on the question. |
,c You want it [ Will try and give it t,
n You, otherwise [ shall oppose it.
Ii Hon. Is. j. Johnston said he die
not feel like talking, but it had bccl
). rWnorcd that he had called the com
,c mittec together this morning to fl,
k. up things. / onl called the commit
IS tee together to present my rcsitua
# ton as coANty chain man so as to Et
on M equal footing with other candi
A. dates. Nhilo [ represented Won
4 had passed a hill reducing all salarit
N but it fal!cl in the senate. J. am op
{. posed to working conyicts in compcti
Is tlon with free labor There should
" be cham gang TO work the public
$ roads. Was opposed to the c,m
ir mutation road tax law and had it re
@ pcalcd. There are two factions il
n this state. L think they are both hon
D. est in their convictions. They thinl
= differently. One thinks the state anc
: the other the nation is to blame fo,
q orr distressed condition. We have
H had the pnrost state government fol
Il the last four years that we have eve,
!; had. We owe Governor Tillmon ,
K debt Of gratitude we can never pay
4 He is tho worst hated man in til,
O state. He has his face turned to th,
J. white house. He has the backbone
J. Of Andrew Jackson. Hc has take,
t capital by the throat and wrcstct
I from Coosaw 100000 for the state
G We have potitioncd and petitioncd
@ but have been treated with contempt
@ Y1ur immediate representative in
D congress has been publicly ignored
n for having the backbone to stand ur
for his rights. (This is only o small
!, part of his speech. The stcnogra
, phcr couid not KEEP UP with the rapid
, dclivery) We must get together
We hope the time will soon come
when our city friends will cease to
look down on us and como and take
us by tho hand.
y Fred Williams was the next for
House. He had never hold office.
, The reason he was q reformor there
had been unrest, dissatisfaction. The