The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-07-19
THE MANNING MEETING.
GENERAL RiCHBOURGS FIRST AP.
PEARANCE AS A SPEAKER.


Formation OF sl,vsr Leaxues What tho
Other Candidates Said.
MANNING, s. c., July 1O.-Notwith.
standing the rain today the conrt house
was crowded to hear the candidates for
State and Senatorial honors. The
speeches OF all the candidates were re.
garded equal to, If not better, than at
any previous meeting. The crowd
was overwhelmingly for Governor Till
man for Senator to succeed Butler.
General Rtchbourg made his first cam
patgn speech today.
Ihe 1neetlnR was presided over by
Hon. S. A. Nettles. County Chairman.
After prayer by Rev. II. M. Mood the
speakers were introduced in the follow
lng order: Hon. j. Walter Whitman,
General Il. N. Richbourg, Hon. W, H.
Yeldell, Governor B. r. Tillman, Sena.
tor M. q. Butler, Hon. John Gary Ev-
ans, Comptroller General w. H. Ellerbe
and Secretary Of State Tindal.
The tirst speaker was &. Walt. Whit
man who denounced the charge in Go.
lumbia Journal that he was run out of
Clarendon County In 1876 as a damna-
BILE lie.
Gen r. N. Richbourg was the next
speaker. He said he was no politician
and appeared on the stump as O candi-
date because he had been brought for.
ward by Reform papers and prominent
Re1ormers. He referred to Candidate
John Gary Watts by saying that he had
office as Assistant Adjutant General"
but he supposed that military men
could create what they chose. He
loved the military, and If elected
thought he could make this arm of the
service the prOudest boast of the
State,
Representative w: II. Yeldeil of
Edgelield spoke in behalf Of his candi.
dacy tor Railroad Commissioner and
said he was unfairly beaten by the
Legislature at the last session.
Governor Ttllman was uproarously
applauded as he began to speak. He
said he was telling no lie when he said
ne was glad to see the people. Yeldell
had SAID 1t was chilly, but if he had
struck Manning the day he first came
here, "Good God, what would he have
said about the weather." He wanted
to 20 to the Senate because he could do
more for the people than any other man.
He would 90 there with a fork and let
out some stencil. The Democratic
party was as rotten as the Republican.
We have seen the President, said he,
sell out; 60 back on the Democratic
platform; strike down silver; veto the
ae1gntorage bill and now they are tink-
ering with the tariff bill in Washing
ton to see how little reform they can
give you. II Cleveland Is to set the
pace of the Democracy in these United
States l am not a Democrat. (Ap-
plause) Free silver meant simply the
restoration M 10 Of
ten cents cotton instead of seven cents.
These scoundrels know it and they try
to befuddle the people and send fel-
lows to Congress like Col. Elliott to
vote for Cleveland's policy. The Re-
publ1cans and Democrats In New York
and the New England States are iden-
tlcal as to their tariff Views and we
have got to align our forces with those
OF the West and take charge Of the
Democratic party. If we don't, then
we deserve to continue as slaves. We
are the slaves of money and with all
our boasts about freedom we are the
greatest slaves on the earth. They buy
and sell our Congressman like eheep,
They contro! elections and they arc
trying to control this election now and
say General Butler will be CIeveland's
"cuckoo," but say he has more pat
ronage than anybody and that Cleye-
land prefers him tc me.
General Butler was we'll greeted by
the crowd. He warned the people to
look out for rings, states and cliques
that are looming up. He considered
the Alliance the best organization the
farmers had ever had, al d If it had nd =.
hered to the principles which originat-
ed 1t. 1t would have accomplished un-
told benefits. 1t had made great
mistake by laying down an arbitrary,
procrustean rule with which to work
out the financial problem. 1t was leg
lslation under the Mckinley bill and
subsequent Republican legislation that
had brought about the hard times. lie
thought the tariff bill would be put in
to operation within three weeks and
better times would come when It got
we'll under way. In proportion as sil-
yer has been degraded the Price of
farm commodities has gone down and
"here silver has been recognized fully
ana completely prices have gone up.
lie advised that silver leagues be or.
Ganlzad, not only in the South and
west, but In the Northern and Middle
states. If we can't get our own party
10 come up abreast Of the times and
give us tho relief we are entitled to. he
WaS "HlhB 10 rake relief wherever we
could get 1T. When any man talks
about not voting for me L want him to
put MS hand on some act wherein T
nave been untrue to my duty. He
must find some other excuse for turn.
Ing me down. I challenge any man to
point out where have neglected anv
public duty imposed on me by the peo.
PIE OF this State, either in war or peace.
nave not taken up the burden from
personal ends; L have done it some.
times carrying my life In my hands.
and have simply tried to do my duty
IN the Senate. The office belongs to
the sovereign people and If | am not
elected shall thank my God for being
able to turn that Office over to yo1
without one blot or tarnish upon It's es.
cutcheon.
God grant that all the good that has
been done by the Reform movement
may be perpetuated. God grant that
every patriotic citizen of every faction
may take up whatever good has been
done for the Commonwealth of south
Carolina and carry 1t forward to com.
plet1on. II Governor Tillman is nee.
essary Tor the perpetuation Of the Re-
Iorm movement the best thing you can
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