The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-12-11
Pretty Heavy on the Boys.
Atlantic Journal.

Atlanta Journal.
Senator Ben. r.. Tillman and Governor
John Gary Evans of South Carolina, were
denounced In no uncertain Language by
the members of the Exposition Exhibitors
Association this morning.
Resolutions condemning their speeches
on South Carolina day at the exposition
asinflammatory utterances, were adopted,
and the two South Carolinians were re-
ferred to as rsnting demagogues, cut
throsts and moolshtners.
The rernarks OF the two gentlemen from
South Carolina caused quite sensation
{ at the ex position. Their utterances were
reported to the exposition officials before
the audience In the building where the
speaking occurred had recovered from It's
great surprise. g,,
rho words travelled through the expo
sition grounds and were condemned alike
by exhibitors and visitors, but no move
to denOunce them was made until yester-
Eday aud to-day the movement eliminated
In the meeting Of the Exhibitors Asso-
ciation.
TIE meeting was, held in the transpor-
tation building and was called to order by
President johnson at 10 O'Clock. All the
mem bers were present. After the trans
action of some routine business the
speeches of Senator Tillman and Governor
Evans were incide dentally referred to and
the reference aroused one OF the members
It was Mr.. T. i. Bennett. BE said that
abe association ought to take notice Of the
speeches, that they were beneath the
dignity of the body. In his opinion the
and moonshinsrs who ought
TO know better and which could not be
taken as the sentiment Of the South or the
feeling Of the southern people.
He moved that q committee OF hve De
appointed to draft resolu utions concerning
the speeches.. This was done and the
mittee retired. In a-short while they
presented the fol- lowing resolutions which
were unanimously adopted
Whereas, The public expression OF
representative men who have visited the
Atlanta exposition have been of con-
Seiliatory character, marked by evidence
Of the broadest patriotism and the most
sincere fraternity, and q
Whereas, This characteristic has been
true regarding the expressions OF distinT
guished visitors, whether those visitors
came from the North, the East, the West,
or the South, and
Whereas, The friends and promoters
|zO -
fraternal expressions their enterprise had
provoked from patriots of all parts Of the
Union, had begun to regard ths. more
friendly relations between the different
sections of our com mon country as one
OF the best and most gratifying results
likely to grow out of their stupendous
enterprise, therefore be 1t
Resolped, BY the Exhibitors Associa-
ton OF said tlanta exposition, q body
composed largely of American citizens
and representing all parts of the Union
and ali shades Of political opinion, that
we deeply deplore the one marked fla
grant exception. to the heretofore prevail
ing ex pressions of fraternity. brotherly
love, patriotism and loyalty that was
made manifest at this Exposition on
south Carolina day, and in which the
Ex.G Governor of that State, Ben Tilman,
and the present Governor, John Gary
Evans, were the offenders. X
ResoEued, That we know, from our con-
tact and intercourse for the past few
months with Southern people, that in
their disloyal and indammatory utter
ances these two ranting demagogues are
a libel on the better class Of Southerners,
and do not give voice to the prevailing
Southern sentiment.
So ResoIued, That we sympathize with the
Southern States OF our Union In the
aff1iction which compels them to endure
such blots on their inner worth and such
clogs to their merited progress; and we
especially sy myathize with the ignorance
that must yet prevail in South Carolina
to make it possible for such scum TO rise
u the surface.
Resoived, That for the fame and good
name Of the Atlanta exposition, at which
these men were unfortunately permitted
to speak, we denounce their speeches as
neing devoid Of reason, sense and pa
triotism, and we repudiate the speakers.
In this we. feel. confident we are but
ycicing the sense of our country and the
earnest feelings ofthe better people Of all
the Southern States.
Resoived, That we sympathize also
with the management Of this exposition
that under the cloak OF temporary au-
shority two such fanatics should have
been ableto intrude their utterances upon
the otherwise healthy and satisfactory
proceedings that have characterized this
enterprise. But while dismissing the ut
terances of these men as unworthy OF
further notice from our association or the
country, we do not forget that in the
general economy Of nature mankind
must have his troubles and communities
their aff1ictions. It is not many years
since California was greatly annoyed by
| a brace of bandits known as Evans and
Sontag, and what the exhibition witness
ed here on the 18th Of November Is but
an evidence that South Carolina In its
turn is enduring, through its own indis-
cretions, a season OF torment from Its
Tillman and Evans.
Committee for association: j. A. Fill
cher, California, chairman ]. William
Ports, Maryland; w. F. Anthony, Vir-
ginia, Bennett, Tennessee; G. 81. Rob
bins, Boston.
Approved: George Johnson, president
Exhibitors Association.