The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-08-29
Squire Fewell Attends the sIde-show

Squire Fewell Attends the Side-Show
EDITORS INTELLIGENCER: The slde
show has come and gone, and low TO
the election. Butler and Tillman wen
around with the masn circus and the lit
tie side-show followed. did not attent
the circus, but always did enjoy side
show, so went up to Mountain Spring
last Tuesday to see the fun. Securing
position where could soc all that wa:
| going on, sat down to enjoy the fun.
was told that there would be some biz
speaking done, but it didn't turn up
| They carried each candidate through
sort of catechism, which they alI seemed
to know pretty we'll and could satisfy th'
crowd very we'll. The first question was
are YOU in favor of high taxes, high salar
| les and government support to higt
schools? Well, of course, they said they
were not in favor Of high taxes, but how
are they to get out of it until they stoE
| so much unnecessary expenses? Cover.
nor Tillman's law suits have to.be paiC
| for, and the expense Of his war in Darl
| ington, which amounted to some forty OF
| fifty thousand dollars, has all got to be
paid, besides numerous other little un'
| necessary expense, which, when all pu
together, will make quite sum. They
ali seem to believe in low salaries fol
everybody else, but didn't know 80 well
| about their own. Well, that was al
right. T would not like to vote to cu
down my wages. None seemed to give
definite answer as to government aid tc
| high schools, but some Of them took ad
vantage of the question to branch Oft or
that "crowning effort of the Reform
movement" that is Clemson College. ]
do think they ought to give Mr.. Clemson
some of the honor for that institution as
we'll as the old oligarchy, as they iDaugu'
rated the enterprise. Then comes the
question: Will you, if elected, support
Governor Tillman for the United States
Senate?
Well, now, that seemed to some them
to be q very uncalled for question, when
they should have known that before
Eyes, of course" they would say, eve
can't do without Governor Tillman o.
course he must go to the United States
Senate. "Why," said one, che has &C.
complished all he can for US and we car
no longer claim his valuable services fol
this little State, but he must go up higher
| and reform our National Government"
They said that "Governor Tillman was
one Of the greatest man we ever had, and
| that we could not do without him."
Well. now, if there is any man in this
State or these United States that we can't
do without, should say we are in bao
lfx.. Considering the mortality OF man
I that he is liable 10 die at any minute and
| leave us, then If we can't do without him
what will we do?
The people thought perhaps they
couldn't do without Washington and
Jefferson and Webster and Calhoun and
| CLAY and all those great men Of olden
time; then we come on down to General
Lee and General Grant and Abraham
Lincoln, and number Of other great
| men of our time. We thought perhaps
we could not do without them, but we
do. Josh Billings used to say 'ff you
want to know how you will be missed
| after you are de9d and gone, just stick
pin in mill pond and draw it out and
look for the whole in the water"
Then comes the question: "Are you In
favor of working convicts on farms In
competition with free labor?" to which
| nearly all agreed that they were not
| Then are you in favor of the county gov.
| ernment law2 This was poser. They
hardly knew exactly what they meant
by that question, but it soon became ep'
parent that q great many OF the poor
| down-trodden farmers were against It,
This law, as understand 1t, has been put
on our statutes to 60 into effect nex1
+ January, and could not be changed now
before another year no way, and it may
be that after we try it q year We may like
it we'll enough to keep it, 30 that don't
see the use in discussing that question al
this time. think the law will do very
well so far as the working of public roads
|, are concerned, but it Will be difficult
matter to get competent men to serve on
the township boards without compensa-
ton, The Scripture says, "the laborer Is
worth his hlre,h and if the work of these
township boards are worth anything tc
the people, I think they should be paid
for their time.
Being on the fence watching the pro-
ceedings proceed and the procession go
by, had good chance to take an impair.
tiai view Of the field. Not being spe-
cially interested in any Of the candidates
I could see the merits and dem erits Of
all, without being biased by the inf1u:
ence of friends or mercenary motives. i
could calmly take in the whole show.
Mr.. Ashley, our Josh, was on hand to
give an account Of his stewardship, and
as this will not come out until after the
election is over, so that the faithful will
not be influenced to vote against him be-
Cause Conservative speaks we'll of him
would say that his record will measure
up to any of the others who went with
him, I think he tried to do what the
people sent him to do, but he found that
most of the Reform element did not mean
what they said. So if vote at all will
vote for Josh to 60 back, for believe he
will do US about as much good al any Of
them. Josh made one mistake, which
was his factory labor law, but reckon
he will try to amend that when he finds
that the people most Interested in 1t do
not want 1t.
The same little panorama or side show
made its appearance at Piedmont on Sat
urday evening, with the catechism part
left off. The people didn't have any
questions to ask, but just let them ire
away to suit themselves, which seemed
to stagger some of them-they didn't
know Whet to discuss, not knowing what
the people wanted. ! don't think the
factory people care much about legisla-
lation since they have legislated so much
against them before. The fact is, the
operatiyes-that is, the hands who do the
work in the tactory-never wanted any
interference by legislation before. 1t
was the Old chronic grumblers, who sat
around the stores and on the streets, and
talked politics all day. They are the
ones who made the fuss about long hours
1T was not the hands who did the work.
I Ireckon when we get rid Of Tillman
we will have a little peace at home.
When he gets up to Washington his blow
ing won't amount to muchi them yankees
won't pay much attention to his roaring.
think we would have been better off If
he had went to the Senate instead Of Irby.
He may begin to look out for his retire,
ment, for it is sure to come, and If he will
take the papers he will see how much the
Faithful will thank him for all his pains
in securing reform (?) for them: don't
suppose his birthday will ever become a
national holiday. Some Of the candidates
could not let the opportunity pass with
out criticising Mr.. Cleveland and his ad-
ministration. If they will just be easy,
and, as the Irishman said, "if they can't
be aizy Just be as aizy as they can" Mr..
Cleveland and myself will get things all
right. We are going to let the Tariff act
become law, and while it is not what
we desired, it is much better than the
Mckinley law. Now if the better times
does not boom up during our admins