The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-05-27
epe6ciar;es would be counted unbecom.

say shall % eaIo IN trutD, nOuOr Suo
candor. When this Edge6eld Democrat
so proudly proclaimed on this floor that
he was q Democrat. was first elected Gov
ernor and taken from the humblest posi-
ton Of life and placed in the hi hest posi-
ton within the gilt of the people. he was
then an Edgefield Democrat, and I knew
then what an Edgefeld Democrat was 1
never knew before that Edgedeld Demo.
Gratis bolted. (App!ause.) Mart Gary
was not that kind of an Edgefield Demo-
crat. tApplause) Mart Gary was q South
Carolina Democrat, (a%pplause.) and he said
he could say, with thanks to God, that old
Laurens did not have such Democrats in
her borders, and hen be asked where are
We? and who are we? and how came the
delegates here2 In 1880 the people heard
of a manifesto that vas issued by Shell,
and as thai Is q public document he could
speak of It. He went on to say that he
had considerable to do with the revision
of that document. he said that the Shell
manifesto was first addressed to the people
of South Carolina. But he told those in
charge that unless it was changed 80 as to
be an address to the Democrats of ,be State
be would have nothing to do with it, and
that no success could be achieved by ap
pealing to whites aud blacks alike. 1t
was only at his protest and solicitation that
the address was changed, and it wss only
on his appeal and in conformity with his
position that it was added to the address,
I'VE will abide by the result Of the SIP
teluber Convention" / insisted on this
because I was a Democrat, and so help me
God, I would have been 'hands OFF, had
it not been a Democratic paper. Under
that pledge the people put the Reformers
in charge OF the Government, and bave
kept them there IS Democrats only. We
were good enough Democrats to elect him
as Governor twice and to the Senate, bu'
now there is a question about U kind o.
Democracy. I'll tell you what it is. Our
sort of Democracy is not good enough to
elect some folks to the Presidency. (Grea'
applause That's what's the matter with
Hannah. (Another burst of a%pplause.)
tention to make the delegates the tools Of
the Presidential a~spirant or Of anyone else
he was not to be bartered, and be apok.
for his county. He said that in 1880 bolt.
ing was the most beinous of crime, and
he even thought it should be met by blood
shed. Some Yeas ago we we're all such
good Democrats as to give pledges to stand
by the party, and why the present change
he wanted to know. If Cleveland ha-
been false to Democratic principles that
Goes not make the party wrong. Because
6. minister does wrong that Goes not make
the principles of bis church wrong. The
principles of the party cannot be re-ponsi
BILE for what Cleveland may do. Are you
going to pledge yourselves to ABIDE your
State primaries aud then turn around and
make fun of the National Convention ?
Is one rule to be observed by setting an
other at defial,ce2 1t Is a ridiculous and
| absurd position. (Applause) Its telling
South Carolina that she rules the whole
| Convention, and may not South Carolina
as we'll try and settle the whole thing herr
now Cries, "Yes ~ There are many
lessons why this idea should not be en-
| coureged-very many reasons Why this
| Convention should stand by The nominees
| at Chicago end let the world know so al
once. There will be 100 majority at least
in that Convention for free silver, and
here is a possible candidate Cor the Presi
dency likely to ruin us. Voice, Yes,
and We will elect him.")
Senator trbY: Yes. 1t may be SO, and II
he is nominated at Chicago I will do a.
much for him as I did for him In 1890
he is q candidate who Is going to Chicago
W ldhS pOU luSNy IA Nuol W III
| after IL 10 all over, if it Cont go his way.
You men, he said. do not represent 10000
men. The test of the question was moi
made at home and the delegates knew
it. There is no use lodging the Issue
| that this split will ruin the Democratic
party, and all 1t seems because there il
& possible candidate here. He begged
| the Convention not u put itself In such q
| position as to be made a laughing stock.
Boilers always regretted their action, and
| SITTER being on the Mourner's bench for q
while came back into the fold. To bolt
will mean the ruin of the party, and es.
| pecially of the Reformers, and as q Re-
former he begged that such a course be
rot taken. There Is no use for it. The
whole world is watching the work of THU
Convention tonight. The people of the
nation are watching to 500 whether he
| carries you in his breeches pocket as b.
boasts. (Applause and cheers.) If BIZ
Goes. here is one man whom he does not
carry about as be wants, and there are
5000 others Of the same kind IN Laurens.
Ifthere was a bolt and the party broken
TIP be was very much afraid of q perms-
rlent division among the whites of the
State. The people here will De without
the protection Of their Northern friends
and now, of all times. they should stand
by their friends and not undertake to
straddle. 1t would be the greatest blum
der in the world. Let our delegates go to
Chicago and be received as brothers, and
rot as wolves in sleeps clothes. Do MOI
send delegates there to be Kissed as enc
mics in disguise.
Ipray to you, he said in conclusion, to
be men enough to forever got your face
against boiling and to never even think
Of it. Senator trby paid some attention
to free silver, which he said he favored.
Senator Tillman was expected to follow
Irby, and this he did, and it seemed as II
it was the chance he was looking for. II
gave him q good opportunity 10 give q
few digs at Irby and define his position
on national politics. He has been doing
considerable talking of late and was at his
best. He had the crowd with him FROM
start to flush and was literally applaud.
cd throughout. He made a fiery and Wig
orous speech, keeping his temper admir-
ably throughout. Senator Tillman said
that the Convention had q very interest
ing exhibition that past or future history
would never see like of again. So ill-as-
sorted an exh,b ition as the one which
has shown its venom tonight has never
before been equalled. We have the man
who has been honored q great deal
more than no has honored himself twit
you with not representing any one.
Great Godl you sunburned delegates,
who represent The bone and sinew Of the
country, said not to represent any one.
(Applause.)
JUST about this time the audience got
into quito n Juror. Marching up behind
Senator T.llmau came Mr.. n. A. G..
OUTS with a real pitchfork which hao
been festooned in ribbons. The pitch
fork shone above the heads of the crowd,
and 1t was the p%rovocatiop for another
out burst of applause. It was some time
before the voices were drowned sum-
cieutly for the speech to 90 on, and Ok
o as the pitchfork was placed on the
speakers desk, Senator Tillman went on
to say that it i'll became the senior Sena-
tor to talk about representing no one
when he had to combine his forces with
his old time enemies SO as to be able to
come to Columbia. Then Tillman asked
what all this fuss was about anyway. So
far as be knew there was not d syllable
in the platform he had offered that was
not Democratic, and the talk about q bolt
amounted to nothing, as there was no
talk Of a bolt. He said that the people
had been taught to despise boilers In this
State on account of the race question in
the State, and the whole application was
TO the race question, and it was q strange
thing that men who now boot at the idea
of boiling but a few years ago took the
lead in boiling. Voice: "Haskellites!')
Oh, don't hint at a bolt, they are crying,
but they want the people 10 get on their
knees at Chicago and take whatever they