The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-06-27

litigation they forced US into. Then
We are building your colleges.
l Joined the Alliance when it was
first organized, and l believe in it. |
believe it will do US good. 1t is an or
ganization to help the agricultural
classes. They tell you our demands
are unconstitutional, and they would
not know the Constitution coming
down the road. [Laughter.l Anything
would do better than what we have. 1t
is time to do something for the people.
He touched lightly on the banks.pro
lection, free silver, national aid to the
railroads and the Alliance demands.
He favored national control of the
railroads, especially those aided by the
Government. The roads can be re-
produced for three billion dollars and
they are trying to pay interest OF nine
billion dollars. He favored an income
tax. He wanted some way to send tax
peIiurers to the P1niteatiary. | am in
favor Of peace and unity myself, but
there is one thing our people will have
to understand, and that is the minority
cannot dictate to the majority. Repub
| licanism would be a cruel fallacy it
this was the case.
There was rot tlutter or word Of
applause as Mr.. Ellerbee finished, al
though bis speech took very we'll with
the audience.
CANDIDATE TINDAL.
opened by saying that for eight years
| he had been working to build up the
Reform" party. He did not feel like
stranger.
He continued: You were in bygone
days suffering from political lethargy.
You felt an oppression and a wrong,
but you did not know the cause. l
then tried to tell you what was your
trouble and that is why you are here.
What you want to know Is what you
are voting for. Today ! am a candi-
date, not of my own choice, but be.
cause my friends want me to run. The
great acts of the "Reformers" are the
building of Clemson College, the Win
throp College and the railroad tax
fight, which really meant that they
must pay the same taxes as others, and
[ venture to say the roads and the peo-
pie hereafter will be on more friendly
terms.
You have today an honest and eff.
cient Government. 1t is Govern
ment of white people. No one denies
that. Why can't we have peace 10
South CaroliDa? Nothing we have
done is disputed. Why not come to-
gether? All of our people speak for
peace. 1 never have been able to be-
lieve that any portion of our people
can be enemies to the State. Nearly
all we suffered during Radical days
was brought about to perpetuate the
party. All we want is Democratic
party in this State. We want one uni
ted force to accomplish our work IN
| Washington.
The Reform" party has never de-
prived anyone of his rights. If l can
remove any prejudices against the AL
lance would be glad to do SO. The
politics of the Alliance are as open and
as broad as the monday. 1t has no Sc
crets except those connected with its
business, like a merchants private
mark, of which none complain. When
the Alliance went in it went to light
trusts and eXtortions. The farmers
found they must work together, and
when they opened their eyes they
found their Government giving mil
lions of land to railroads.; it found it
giving S18,OO0,OOO to sugar growers as
a bounty; it found farmers almost de.
prived OF the use of money with which
to raise crops. Then the Alliance got
up its demands in order to get you to
direct your attention to the questions.
| 1t binds no mans conscience. In
march, 1890, introduced the platform,
from which 1 will read extracts.
Nh. Tindall made good, clear, forcl-
bic speech.
DIR SAMPSON POPE
made an exceedingly clear cut, open,
plain speech. He wanted the Constltu-
ton overthrown 30 as to insure white
supremacy. Vote for it, he said, and
there will be 10 danger of the white
people separating. He favored pro-
lection and said: You have not suffer
ed by the sugar bountry. You have
BEEN benefited more than hurt, getting
five cents sugar. Everything is cheap
as dirt. We only need more money.
The rariff does not hurt you. l would
have voted for high license, but after l
saw the operations of the dispenssry l
DOW favor the Law. If unconstitutional
then as last resort I'd 60 for high
license. Prohibition does not prohibit.
If the law is passed there ought to be
State board of police commissioners.
| There never was and would never nave
been an innocent mans house searched
| would not be Prohibitionist. The
bitterness was not 'ue to "Reformers,
but to the newspapers.
He charged that all the newspapers
except the Greenvllle News and the
Register mad worked against the State
refunding its debt. The GreenVllle
News. he said, did not even spell reform
correctly. Mr. Smythe and Others had
gotten $4,000 for defending the rights
Of the Coosaw Company, from which
the State got no money, and it was
said he was also paid by the company,
and the old Administrations thought
CoosaW could not be made to loosen
its grips.
The announcement Of
D. Z. FINLEY
as candidate for Congress brought
about considerable applause. He said
in opening. that he had always been q
consistent Performer" He was bound
by their platform. For the last four
years he had always advocated every
measure looking to the curtailment OF
expenses. He thought he had done as
much as anyone in this line. He ln'
troduced the bill for the reorganization
of the University and the salary re-
duction bill. The delay in passing
this bill was not on his account. He
had no apologies to make. He was
equally frank to say some measures
passed did not meet with Ibis opproba'
ton. He did not vote for the dlspen.
sary law because he did not think 1t
wise. He did not vote for the "Black
district" bill.
Continuing he said: | am here as
candidate becausei want office. The
financial question deserves attention.
The pension law has greatly
injured the South. Ten per cent
of all money incirculation is paid
these pensioners. 1t amounts to rob-
berry. Our Representatives have not
fought this as they should. A light