The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-21

| cry, Inc AlllaQce knew OeLter t1aI
the financiers and what it predicted i:
coming to pass" But these people
have not the moral courage to come
out and aid the Farmers Alliance
Later they will do so, and it will no
be surprising if they claimed credit fol
the whole thing, even for promulgatins
the alliance demands.
In flow of oratory he described the
wrongs done the people and said if the
shackles were fastened much tighter
upon tie people, only bloody poiiti
cal revolution would loosen then
and make this government what it.
founders intended it to be, "a govern
men: of the people, for the people anc
by the people"
Whether he got political preferment
or not, he would ever be found in the
front rank fighting for the demands o
the Farmers Alliance, and he believed
that the day would come ere grass was
green upon the mound which marked
his last resting place, when the de.
mands of the Farmers Alliance would
be triumphant.
DR.. Pope was introduced with a
reference to his work as Reform
leader in the House.
After announcement Of his candi-
dacy, DR.. Pope discussed various State
issues. 1t made no difference who was
Governor the Coosaw lease fell in
on Marsh l, 1891, lit was known for
years that it would expire them and
| no matter who was Governor it was
his duty to demand possession of the
territory for the State. Governor Till
man demanded possession and it was
refused and possession was taken and q
suit followed on the part of the COM
pary against the Phosphate Commis-
sioDers, which was decided by the
United States Courts in favor of the
State. The income from this territory
to the State last year was S2S3, 900, but
the disastrous storm of last fall injured
the plants of the companies to such an
extent that the royalty has been re-
duced to so cents per ton and the esti-
mated receipts for the present year are
$75 100, which goes under the terms of
the refunding bill to sinking fund for
the retirement Of the bonds to that
amount each year.
Mr.. Ellerbe is mistaken about the
decision of the Supreme Court of this
State on the bank cases. The county
boards of equalization have passed upon
the return of the banks and Mr.. Ellerbe
having:ordered the County Auditors
to raise the returns, the court simply
decided that he could not do so after
the board had fixed it. Had it been
raised by the board of equalization, the
court could and would not have inter-
fered.
The State Board of Equalization on
railroad property in 1881 raised the re-
turns of some of the railroads. Those
in the hands ofa receiver applied to the
United States Court and an injunction
was issued to restrain the collection Of
the taxes above what the railroads
thought they ought to pay. Some of
the sherifs levied upon railroad prop
erty and they were arrested and carried
before Judge Simonton. One of them
Gied from the effects of disease whilst
under arrest, the others were fined by
the courts. I am glad to say that
Judge Simonton few days ago decided
one of the cases in favor of the State
and said in his opinion that he did not
have Jurisdiction. If be had no juris-
diction he ought to order the 50, 200
paid by the State for the Sherifs paid
back to the State.
We will get from this source for
State, county and school taxes over
5000, ,000 The present administration
has funded the State debt of over
S5,000.00O, in a per cent. bonds which
is saving of over $s0,e00 per year to
the people in interest.
Now, fellow citizens, I am Demo-
crat; I belong to that party which saved
the country from negro domination. I
am not a Cleveland Democrat, but am
a Democrat. Mr.. Cleveland is what is
known as Mugwump. His first ap-
pointment was Republican, and that,
too, to the Office of Secretary Of State.
Is this Democracy? You would not
leave your church if a member would
cease to live upt to the rules of the
church; you would turn the member
out. Then why should you leave the
Democratic party because member
proved recreant to the trust? Turn
him out and join hands with the Dem
ocrats of the Northwest and Southwest
and see to it that in 1896 you put one
in nomination who will be true to your
party-that is the way to do it; don't
follow off after strange gods. Remem-
Der that if we split the negro will come
into politics and we will have hell on
earth in this State.
I stand on the Ocala platform, every
plank of which is Democratic to the
core. The government is supported by
an internal revenue tax OF about S170,-
100000, about s20,0O0,O00 from other
sources and the balance from imports.
There is an estimated deficit of ST., ,000,-
800. The platform of the party calls
for tariff for revenue. There being
this deficit, how can we reduce the
tariff? We must add on sugar and the
income tax to make up this deficiency.
The tariff has been used for the last
twenty five years by politicians as a
bugaboo to frighten you off from the
true issue, the financial question. This
latter is where the shoe pinches. Don't
be fooled by these cries against the
tariff. 1t is necessity and we are
obliged to have it.. Under the highest
tariff We have ever had, your farming
implements are cheaper than ever be-
fore. l am sorry that I have not the
time to go more fully into all these
matters, but you are tired, you have
listened attentively to a number of
speeches, night is drawing on and I
will stop, hoping at some future time
to be able to finish up. I am candi- |
date for the Office of Governor. I shall |
abide the will Of the people. If Ifelected,
I will serve you to the best Of my abil- |
ity; If defeated. I will work for the
man of your choice.
= Ee Lost Twenty.three Sons in the War;
St. Louis Globe Democrat.
HAGERsTowN, Md, March 9.-Up
in the mountains near Casey's Knob |
lives Jerry Reese, man of many |
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