The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-18
K1sARps, S. c., June 20, 1894.

K1sARDs, S. G., June 20, 1894.
To TIE Editor Of the Greenviae Neaes.
Sitting astride the fence on the farm
this morning I am prompted to ask
some questions
have worked and voted for Gov
ernor Tillman ever since he first COM
menced to write and work to elevate
the farmers; at least that is what he
said is was for.
My questions are these Did be not
promise to save 100000 per auuum
for US
Didn't he promise TO have 10000
Comptroller Generals reports pub
! lished and sent out among the farmers
so they could see what was done with
their money?
Dido's he promise to have the fer
tilizers analysed and the analyses iu
the hands of the farmers before they
bought so they would know what they
were buying?
Didn't he promise to rack off lot
Of the manufacturers to the pen if
their goods did not come up to what
they were sold for
Didn't he promise to reduce all sala-
.ries so that it would not take any
more cotton to pay them than 1t did
vbeo cotfon was selling for ten cents
per pound
Didn't he promise to give us direct
primary
Didn't be blow up the Citadel acad
emy and doesn't the appropriation con-
tiaue as of old?
Did he not promise to build us col
lege for poor boys; and how many
really poor boys can ever get to Clemson
College?
Didn't he blow up the old admins
.ratioo for employing assistant coan-
sci With State funds and has he not
done the same thing
Did he not say chat railroad corpo-
rations we're not paying their part OF
the taxes. aud proceeded through court
to assess them higher, and as quick
as the court decided in his favor did
he not then lower their assessment
Didn't Samuel Lord tell him he had
no right 30 lock trains when the rail
road was in the hands of the United
States Court and that he would not
make an ass of himself BY carrying
che case % court at Washington, and
then did be not employ Mr. Tucker, Of
Virginia, to argue the case aud pay
him one or two thousand dollars for the
same
Did he no. say that be vas for the
people, aud whatever they wanted he
would try and do for them ? Alright.
nov, the people said they wanted pro-
bibition. What did they get? A dis
pensary. In other words. according
to my view. Mr.. Tillman practically
said the people don't know what they
want, and have got to have some
revenue from somewhere and more men
60 work for me for the Senate? :?
Mr.. Tillman and others said that
there was ring and no young mao.
matters rot how deserving, could get
in Office unless Hampton, Bouham,
Haskell, McGowan aud others smiled
on him. Granting that that is so, is
there not worse ring now and who
can get in Office now unless Tillman
and Irby smile on him?
Now. what want to known is this !:
Why do ne, as sensible people. follow
TTillman any longer? Tillnau. as our
leader. has had $4,000 and now wants
$50, Zoo more. How much have we.
as followers (nos Office holders) had7 l
answer if anything have not got my
part. unless it was last fall when my
taxes were higher than ever on she same
amount Of property would like for
some ooe 10 answer the above questions
fairly through any paper they choose
aud not jump on me for asking them.
This is my first and it will be my last
communication. Expecting to sit on
the fence uutil can hear from some
body. am yours respectfully.
T H WoRKNAN