The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-28
WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK" I"
THE TILLNIANS GORE EACIi
OTHER.

Uncle George Says Clemson IL Hum-
buE-Brave Ben Strikes Heavy
Blow.
In the debate on the section to pro-
vide for the maintenance OF Clemson
College and tho State University, the
Tillman brothers again locked horns
and the contest between them excited
much interest. The following synopsis
of thoir speeches will prove inter-
csting:
Mr.. George u. Tillman then began
an hour and u half's speech which com
manded close attention. He was
afraid South Carolina was about to at
tempt too much for her means. South
Carolina, though q little patch of the
world, about the size of threo Texas
cattle counties, had all tho aspirations
yperO, spes." He gave q liberal trans
lation of this motto, and said nobody
but u Huguenot could ever have con
ceived it. He referred to tho late AL
lance craze which had swept over the
country. He said that as tho promise
of 40 acres and u mule had drawn all
the negroes into tho Republican secret
union league, the rural population in
South Carolina undertook to stem the
tide. He cited tho trouble Georgia
had had. Georgia had gone along
smoothly after she took Northen Tor
governor. 1t had not been SO here.
All this, he said, was merely introduce
tory to d lOng-winded talk
We are attempting too much. We
arc trying to provide an elaborate
system for u divided, impoverished
and small State. When the 2 mill tax
won't into operation it took several
years to get the system organized at
I'LL. Our old Static hadn't had a show
ing when the system was started. We
have boon too impatient. We should
have reformed the motto on the coat
of arm instead of the picture. W.
are tempting too much. Why in
crease this tax from 2 to 3 mills? a
good deal Of perjury had already beel
committed in this State in the matte
of the under valuation Of property
If this tax was increased then there
would be more of it. Under this thing
we can let u white man fail to pay hi
poll and yet let him vote. And there
that eternal fraud we have beer
practicing and will still practice will
this scheme. If our white men divide
as they are certain to do, all advant
age will be taken of the prosperous
man.
This was a supreme effort on the
part Of the State for education, be
cause it was a qualification for suf
frage now. Such a qualification for suf
irage faint worth q snap of my tingcr
In England, whence we came, ther,
was never such thing known. Thougl
may be little bit "old fogy" in m.
old age, l say now | believe tn,
English government to be today the
best ever existed on the face Of the
earth. They base their suffrage on
property.
An educational qualification was
never heard of in this country unit
Connecticut and Massachusetts adopt
stead of admitting them thereto.
Let us discriminate if we dare
against the negro and it will cause 1
high school for them to bo erected b.,
the Northern people on every 10 mile.
square of this State.
The negroes have ten times more in
terest in learning to read and write
than our white children. Prussia haL
not shouted for education to qualify
hcr voters but it was to make hei
soldiers better. Besides we can't dis
criminate against the negro in higher
education. The gentleman from Beau
fort need not have one moments fca,
of South Carolina daring to fail tt
take care of Clailin University. lr
1862 an act was passed by the United
States government to give 80, 900 acres
OF land to each State to erect institu
tions upon. Scott sold it, and Nose.
stole the money. MIR. Tillman tolt
how the matter was brought about
Half of this fund won't to Clatin the
other half goes to Clemson college
Then in 1892 congress gave each State
the Hatch fund to establish an educa
tional agricultural station. Flv,
thousand Of this was given to Clatlin
the rest went to Clemson or the SOutl
Carolina college, I don't know which
Then camo the Morrill, fund appro
priated in 1890, a largo portion being
education. The Intention Of Mr.
Morrill, was that the colored col
leges should have the bulk of it. H
(Tillman had tried hard to get tn
fund from the government and tn
trouble was that South Carolina didn'
want to give the negroes moro thai
half Of the money. He had to get
bill through both Houses in order Il
got the fund. He had had to shov
how generous South Carolina had beer
with the school funds towards til,
negroes, when she was not compellet
10 be so. There was @ provision il
both the Hatch and Morill bills which
allowed congress to recall the appro
priations. Now let us dare not to b.
liberal with Claflin and SEQ what will
happen
Now sir, for one, am not in favo
of having in the Constitution any o
the State colleges. 1t might be wis
dom to always give Clallin half of thi
1890 fund, and put it in the constitu
tion. But that college is provided 70
and no power in this country can TAX
it away. Somo action ought to b.
taken either by the general assembl.
or by this body for our higher institu
tiOns. Think for a moment how mucl
money has been spent for our highe
institutions What comes in in tn,
way of tuetion funds? Is the State t,
furnish all this for nothing? Thre,
hundred students there are at Clem
son. How many of them pay tuition
and how much? l am told that it il
$50 or $40 q year. What about "equa
rights to all and special privileges tt
none ?" It Is the same at the State
college. The amount Of tuition pait