The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-06-28

injured the South. Ten per cens
OF all money 1ncirculation Is paid
these pensioners. 1t amounts to rob.
berry. Our Representatives have not
fought this as they should. A fight
must be made. 1 believe in the free
coinage Of gold and silver l do not
believe that the repeal of the State
bank tax would relieve the situation.
DR.. Strait has made no light for paper
money to be issued direct by the United
States Government. will 60 to Wash
ington representing you all, not to
make a fight for offices. MIR. Bissell
| will never have any opportunity Of
passing on my Democracy. I won't
let him do SO. Hurrahs for Flnleyl
CONGRESSMAN STRAIT
started out by talking of the snakes
and devils and treacherY and horrors Of
Wall street. The tariff bill is poor
thing without daddy: 1t puts into
the hands Of the Sugar Trust over
$780, 900 by It's provisions.
Col Talbert Is our leader on pensions.
He voted for the unconditional repeal
of the State bank tax. II the people
don't want State banks they need not.
State banks would be an experiment,
begged no man for recognition Of
my Democracy.
Finley: did not say that, and meant
no reflection on you.
|
1 have not gotten any offices. Voice:
What about Hemphtllpl
Strait: He got his package marked
| patronage and not marked "CoDgres.
sional" Hurrahs for Strait and "Sayp"I
DIR ZIMMERMAN
was introduced as a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor. AS
few said, "Oh, my, look therel" as they
looked at the mau with the harellp
nose. He said what he wanted about
| politics and announced that his chief
claim for the nomination was his good
looks. (Hhis was joke on Its face
The crowd yelled and whooped. but Dr.
| Zimmerman went OH and said that
about his only rival on looks was Nor
man Elder, of York, and they kept on
laughing. The woman, he said, must
see something in his looks as he had
been married twice. [Laughter and
hurrahs
/ SENATOR BUTLER
was greeted with applause as he walk
ed straight up to the end of the plat
form. He spoke. right out and was
> given close attention. He said an Of
. flee holder was responsible to the peo-
= pie and the officers were not the masters
( The people here are the rulers and the
7 soYeretnRs. 1t Is not only your right but
your duty to demand OF every man in
office an account Of the trust. Just
, here would like to make a personal
explanation. Messrs Shell and Nc
Laurin have requested me to say
something about an alleged political
combine with them. and statement
thatthey had boon traitors to the Reform
!, Movement. There never was any
foundation for the report, aud should
not have noticed it except for their re-
quests. 1 have always tried to treat the
reform" Congressman with respect.
lust at this jucture two mon got into
personal fight, but Gsn Butler and
| Chairman Brice quieted the crowd
Continuing Gen Butler said he would
criticise Governor Tillman's public re.
cord as much as he wanted to and he
did not want Governor Tillman to get
mad about it. Is there any objection
to asking for an explanation from
Governor Tillman? Fifteen years
ago said we ought to have just such
college as Clemson and [ have always
favored such colleges. They talk Of
baptizinR me when L advocated
measures they are talking Of before they
were born. Iu 1880 l voted for the free
coinage Of silver and have voted for it
ever since.
He went on briefly TO explain what
there was in free coinage and said that
the Government could not, unless it
than one dollar pen capita per year.
Continuing he said: I never owned
a dollars worth Of stock or bonds In
railroads or banks, but am In favor Of
protecting their interests. The fight
began twenty years ago.. When it comes
to pensions the soldier vote is so strong
that neither side will fight it in the
North or East. 1t does look alarming
| to see the pensions steadily increasing
tun WI hN oh
for four years, have contributed over
$500, O,O00, 900 towards 1t. would stand
that without murmur If they did US
| justice In other respects. When the
Democratic Convention met 1t agreed
| first to repeal the election law, second
to change the tariff law, and third to
give financial help. The election relief
has come, and the Wilson Act is now
pending. That tariff bill is not all that
! would like; there were compromises,
yet believe it the best tariff bill almost
ever passed, in the bill Is a tax on In
come, and 1t Is the first opportunity to
reach the bondholders, 1t Is fair, it Is
Democratic. l regret to say that the
third most vital and more important
demand has not been granted, and
fear will not be as long as Mr.. Cleve.
for him. Although the people knew
| Mr.. Cleveland was opposed to free sill
yer the people voted for him.. He was
the choice of the Democrats. don't
believe him a thief or scoundrel, yet the
masses and not the leaders wanted and
elected him. MY judgment Is that the
| fight against corporations has been en-
couraged by the Republicans. 1t Will
be death struggle in the next election.
| 1t will be triumph for Republican In
stitutions or 1t will be the beginning Of
the end Of popular government. We
ought now to organize silver leagues on
which to build financial system on
which to give relief to the people. am
not pessimist, but my experience Is
come between the money interests and
the masses. They have found men to
shoot down citizens. There are four
teen States In insurrection. There is
dynamite, death, destruction in the air.
l. advised to let Coxey alone; that is q