The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-07

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,bout perfect equality OF tho whit,
ncn, that the poor tenant, who ha.
,othtng but his wife and children
Who labors for his daily bread from
years end, EAtheriug no property, j,
quail to the highest man in the State
grant it.
1t has been my cardinal doctrine q,
public man that al white men, as fa,
Us the enjoyment Of tho privileges OF
| government and the cmOluments OF
'tlice is concei ned, should be equal II
his State a"d that majority alone
| ,hOuld govern, bu5 that doctrine can
| not be brought in hcrc as The reason
| why we must stop. pause and falter in
our purpose to secure to oar posterity
good government, uuicSs YOU carry II
further and if you are going to brins
in universal brotherhood us I'LL argu-
ncpt here, then are not the blacks a
much entitled to that consideration a
any body? On this question Of sui
frngc it is said that some mon will be
jcOpardiZcd in their votes. If thor.
we're any way under high h,aven b
which we coald do more than we hav,
done, in Gcd's name ] would glory il
tho man, bow down and worship him if
he would show us. What do they offer
us? a continuation of the eXlstins
conditions and perpctration of fraud.
or fraudulent methods and the swor,
OF DamocleS Suspcnds over our head.
by single hair. and swings and
swings and swings, and all that IS me-
ccssary to bring ABOUT chaos is for q
sufficient number OF white men &C.
tuatcd by hate and ambition and from
uhPatrlotlc motives to climb up and
cut loose, mobilize and register them,
give thcm vote and IL fair count I'M.
dcr the manhood suffrage. He wen,
on 10 say, alter celebrating this point
AlluSlon mas been made to toe fact
ChaI ISeVcraltgentlcmen met in this city
to see If there could be any terms O,
amlty, anN 'rr:itv Of Dc:lce bctwocn
the warrlh-e iaCt,rus "a the S.alc ano
the wor inGr;t" and traitor have
Dech u"nuIo. IL co..tlrujiuu with my
name as a participant. What was the
cohultlon The minority faction hau
opposed almost to Il man the calling of
.h.S convention, dcmagogues of Il Ger.
tain stripe had used the newspapers OF
"h' State, threatening to terrify tn,
poor whites with the possible and pro-
'aote loss VI their ballot if the conven
tion was called. Spartanburg which
had never suffered from negro domina
lion, and which can never suffer in its
local affairs from negro domination
voted overwhelming against the con
ventOr.
When the fight seemed almost |, st
and those Of uo who had STRUGGLED for
'cn years or more, in season and ou,
OF season, Whenever an Opportunit,
offered 10 urge on the people the wis
ION ana necessity for calling a con.
vcntlon and taking care Of our DOS
rity by limiting the suffrage, whel
we i"!t that the light was DESPERATE.
n Octohcr L meeting was called a
Rldgcway. The Governor and mvsel
ana the Chairman OF the Democratic,
executive cnm'uittcc, who has lot hi.
onEuc run so too, ), Were invited and
promised 10 - there tn discuss it.
W h@A tn: dag C..I.!c Ia & r:vrnUr wa,
thcrc ana spoke true Us steel. | wa>
Chere ana talked IRON the shoulder a.
ta'ways talk. Where was the chair
man of tho Democratic party?
MIR. Irby: Will the gentleman allow
me DO not remember. 1t has been
50 long ago, bNt did expect TO speak
there. accepted the Invitation OF Mr.
Johnson. IL WAS my intention to go.
but somcthi ing occurred Ut home, either
sickness or something like that kept
me from going. would like TO ASK
hliu one question. Didu't | coluc here,
stay and h"ht rs hard as huy man
possibly could to carry this convcn-
tion.
Mir. Tillman: lou did. but You after
wards charged that whom tGc battle
was ON Evans ran out OF tho State,
whereas Evans WAS Ut his post and
you at home sick, SO you say.
Mr.. Troy: uld not say was sick
1T comes with III grace from him after
all that has happened in the past that
he should charge ne for one moment
with snlrking any responsibility or
running from anything. | did say that
when the fight was licrcest, that Gov
crnor Evans lied the State and could
not be found by telegram or letter, and
assert it. for the reason that | asked
BY telegram, or probably in person, OF
the brother ct the Governor, why it
was that he did not come and help me
IN his own election and in this dos
perate struggle in calling the conven-
tlon.. lie could not tell me where the
iutrnded Governor was and on the
night Of the election at , o'clock, after
the fight had been won, before the
tae smoke Of the battle had cleared
away. our young Governor came into
my room and | rcprOached him and
asked him why it was that he had left
me in such an extremity and had not
come to my assistance, he said: well,
have been OF to see my girl" Laugh
tcr.) "And was afraid that you
would commit nc to some pledge that
couid not carry OUT
Now, sir, / say that when | was here
facing all the dangers OF defeat and the
odium Of defeat that he had little to
do and he might have spared the time
to come here and help carry on his
own election as well as carrying the
convention.
MIR. Tilimnn With that | have
nothing to do. only mention this in
cidcntally rs myself had been accused
of certain things and the gentleman
should remember tnaJ those who live
in glass houses should not throw
stones, and inasnucn as he has seen
proper to twtt mo with that it comes
with iii grace for me to even insinuato
such Things against him. | take this
occasion to let you and the State OF
South Carolina know that the appar
cnt quarrel between tho gentleman
ana myself Is all OF his own make and
IhAC am IN no wise responsible.
w nCn the I}arnWpll HomOhill-t evans