The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-25

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be was the man to dois Applause fol-
lowed him.
Col. John Gary Watts spoke next
He again promised to do the chaff-
wedding act in the military field and to
stop men from throwing down guns and
hiding behind political sentiment. He
was rewarded with huge suuaower by
some admirer.
Representative PONY Yeldell vas
introduced and he magnanimously told
bis home people he would give his
time to bis competitors for railroad
commissioner. He remarked that he
had noticed in bis travels that some of
the other counties were not yet emanci-
pated, but that in old Edge6eld the
people controlled the politicians, and
took his seat amid applause.
Railroad Commissioner Thomas made
an interesting talk on the transportation
question.
Candidate j. C. Wilborn was also in
tereatiug and witty, too. in his talks
about the railroads.
Secretary of State Tindal was the
first entry in the gubernatorial race.
He made his most vigorous speech to-
day. He declared that the struggle
made by the reform movement was for
self government and that now they did
not propose to be counted out by few
men.
We cannot get justice and fairness 10
the race if a little convention held 10
Columbia is to give all the votes to any
one man of the four gubernatorial eau
didates who may have few more votes
than any other. / had hoped that the
executive committee would have pro-
vided way out of the difficulty and
made uniform plan by which all the
people of the State could have had a
fair expression of their will.
have heard it said in every county
that if we are not going to have fair
chance to vote the people would not
60 to the polls, aud that few men
would dominate and control the State
I see danger to the reform movement
10 this. It is the beginning Of the
utter destruction of the movement, for
the liberty-loving people will never
again be deprived Of their rights and
will never submit to be unfairly dealt
with in selecting their officers, espe-
cially the Governor.
propose that every candidate be
represented in Columbia 10 proportion
to the votes cast for him in his county,
and not that each county send only
delegates for the one man Who may get
few more votes than any Of the other
three candidate. If this is not done
not one-half Of the reformers will 60 to
the polls. If the people believe that a
Governor is put upon them by unfair
means there will be an upheaval.
Self government means government
Of the whole people, not few men 10
each county who manipulate the con-
ventioa system.
Mr.. Tindal declared that the only
way to get rid Of prejudice and passion
vas for the conservatives to come over
and unite with them by distributing
their votes among the four reform
candidates for governor. If this were
done there would be no further trouble,
harmony would come and reason assert
its sway. If the reformers would ex-
tend the right hand to the conservatives
the war would be over.
Comptroller General Ellerbe jumped
op to Evans to-day. He said Evans
tried to prove his early loyalty to reform
by reading from a letter he wrote to
the Augusta Chronicle 10 1886, but the
truth was that Evans was ashamed to
sign his name to it. When Tillman
needed friends Evans laid low, but when
an Office was 10 sight be jumped on the
band wagon and began to beat the bass
drum.
John Gary Evans then thrust his
gaffs into Ellerbe He declared he was
not running on Ellerbe's weakness and
had more to do than 10 crack jokes.
Il have given my services to South
Carolina" said be, when they were
needed. Where was Ellerbe when We
we're trying to refund the State debt :?
He ought to have been with us to help,
but not one iota did he give. | was
there spending my money, and after re-
funded the debt, Willie comes along
and says: We refunded it,
He stated that the price Of dispeu-
sary whiskey was about to be reduced
when the law was declared unconstitu-
tional, but it would be reduced here
after. Evans was loudly and enthu-
siastically cheered.
Gov. Tillman received unstiuted ap-
plause. The proudest boast of his life
was the love and confidence of his
home people. He had deserved it aud