The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-06-20

The people. Tiiiman said, had elected
him to Office before and were going to
send him to the Senate sure as guns
iron. Cloud applause.)
He said be had been Governor four
years and stood ready to defend his
every act. He made an appeal for
brotherly love iu the coming campaign
aud paid an ealogy to the farmers as
the backbone Of the country He said
be was proud of being farmer Cover
nor. He had never run for Office till
over 80 years Of age. Then be bad
gone for the biggest plum on the tree
and shook it down. He was now after
a bigger plum and intended to get it..
(Applause.
his friend Butler had been in Office
eighteen years. The Office belonged to
the people aud not to any man.
{ The Governor next said be supposed
the caudidases for the Senate must dis.
cuss national issues. He would simply
take birds eye view Of the situation.
There we're only two big questions-the
tariff and iuance. he wouldn't touch
on the tariff to-day and would discuss
finances to some extent. He Jumped
into the question by showing the great
contraction of the money of the coun-
try. In 1865, he said, there was
$4,000, ,00O,0 Of money in circula-
.ion; now there is only $1,000, ,0O0,-
000. That was the reason the poor
farmers of the country we're not getting
a reward for their labor. He charged
all this to Wall Street Shylooks. backed
by Lombard Street. London. These
Shylocks had caused this contraction by
putting che issue power in national
banks. The people we're continually
getting poorer and all the wealth of the
country is in the hands of a few thou
sand millionaires.
The Governor jumped on the national
bank question and defended greenbacks.
He explained the difference between
them: Money sharks said greenbacks
were fat money. That fat money,
however, had whipped the South in the
late war. Purchased Congressman and
Senators yelled ''Fiat money" because
they had been bought.
The speaker then began the discus.
sion of the silver question. He said
gold and silver had been on parity
since the days of Abraham and ought
to be now The Democratic platform
adopted at Chicago had said they we're
equal, but Cleveland hadn't carried out
the plank. Cleveland wss confessed
perjurer aud responsible for the present
deplorable condition Of the Democratic
party. He charged Cleveland and
Carlisle with hocus-pocus game io
issuing $50, 100000 Of bonds to re-
plenish the gold reserve which is again
down to $65, 100000. lie charged
lot of tbieving and robbery in Wash
iDetou, but said some day the people
will get together and there will be big
shaking up. Laughter.
He attacked Cleveland as an old bag
of beef whom he conld not fnd words to
describe. He said john Sherman, the
peoples enemy, was now the trusted ad-
wiser Of. Cleveland, who has betrayed
every trust. The country is in its pre-.
sent condition through the treachery of
a Democratic President.
The Governor reviewed 10 clear
manper the demonetization of silver
aud the bad condition of the country.
He said there are millions of starving
workingmen. Money sharks, he said,
have grown SO outrageous in their
treatment and talk as to wish stand
ing army to keep few starving men
off the grass. He alluded to Coxey
aud his ragged men and said poor
Coxey had had his head cracked.
There might not be any Coxyites in the
South. but the people here sympathize
With the demands Of labor.
Resuming discussion of the silver
question the Governor said the people
wouldn't be bought and would kill out
the dragon encircling them. They
would do it with their votes and could
not be bought with money or free
passes. This was his first direct allu-
sion to the free pass, free excursion of
Butterflies and brought loud applause
from bis supporters.
The fight, he said must be for free
silver and more greenbacks The Gov
ernor said the South and West must get
together and make fight for liberty
aod bread He concluded by telling
story of big John Jones and his OK,
a story about 40 ox's tail being tied
through The dashboard Of vehicle.
The Governor said if sent to the
Senate he would promise not to be
bribed aud not to sell out He would
chunk rocks for the peoples interest
as long as he could use bis tongue and
would do all be could.
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