The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-20

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/ The spawn of fraud they are. Tillman and
Irby Gre.l GOO what men ! They give me
cold shire. They were produced by fraud,
thew live in fraud and flourish b: it. No"
they would put fraud in the Constitution.
Would could meet them 90 any stand and
expose them TO public gaze.
Tilltnau and Troy, with their ring are
working On the pre;udices of the poor white
people. They know how to get them TO
vote. 1t is the cry of keep the negro down
1t was the same cry that carried the poor
white men toto the war aud made them hight
like tigers. This cry will be all right until
the ring gets the constitution into its grip.
This ring is awfully partisular about fraud,
when straightout Congressman was con-
cerned. So particular, forsooth, that they
gaze the seat to a negro, The ring is awfully
particular about the negro vote, so par;icu-
lar that they used the negro vote against the
ma iority of the white people in Beaufort. The
ring is particular to use the negro when it is
to its advantage to do so, but now it cries
aloud and appeals to the white people to put
the negro down.
Tillmau, regard as q providential occur
renee He was norm 10 create irritation apd
disccrd. Without reference to his physical
misfortune, declare hi.p to be one-eyed
morally ard politically.
Talk about fraud Just look at the last
election. How the cry went UP trorl cae
end of the State to the other. Pope was
defrasded. Yet when be zen, before tho
Legislature, that riug-rdden body refused to
investigate the charges. The ring was afraid
to force the proofs.
The declaration is made that the negro
must be eliminated. This is declaration OF
fraud. They will commit fraud for they
have 60 resolved, but it will not be only the
DOOR negro defrauded, but the whites as well.
They will cheat all who do cot vote and
think as they do.
The negro they declare.must oe defrauded.
Yet the same men passed Law forbiddiDg
the negroes to leave the State. Men who
would carry them away are fined and 'm-
prisoned if they come to South Carolina.
favor giving the negro simple justice
Give him the same rights as the white men
and disregard him as political factor.
This appeal to the poo, wn;te man. What
does it mean? Consider the condition of
the poor white man before the war and now.
Is he not vastly better off? What would
have been bis condition had the war sue
ceeded7 He would have been worse OF
than the cat iu He'll without claws tnat you
have all heard about The poor white meu
want Justice jnst as much as toe negro, and
they need education just as much as the
negro. and ,hey vii, be defrauded and
oppressed BY the ring just as much as the
negro
propose TO canvass the county, and the
State, if have the opportunity. challenge
Tilman or Irbv or both TO meet rae on any
stump. charge them with being deliberate
and guilty traitors to the State. They are
steeped 10 fraud and would incorporate fraud
and prejury in the Constitution. dare
them to meet me On any stump at any time.
Tba, John L. NJ. Irhy: that spawn Of cor
ruotion, friend of the poor naa Great
God, what travesty! Did YOU ever hear
how be had a drunken row Win poor
white man Do you know that he would not
deigo to touch the "poor white trash p But
what did he do? He went home, got his
pisto! aud his uegro ssrsan, bauted up the
poor tuckra and held his pisto! over him
while the negro horsewhipped him. Now
this Ir5y mas Sc, hiasaif ur as - friead OF
the poor white nan Has he not arisen TO
great hegh:s as Il iri-od OF poor white trash!
aul friend OF a.! classes, white and
black. poor ard ricn and least Of al shall
ever raise my hau6 against The negro We
must trust God ana do right. This IL TOE
true solution Of the problem.
Mr.. l. V. Brown thea took the stand to
reply 70 Col Dargsr. He said
Fellow citizens, a si1ange face has arise;'