The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-05-27

stand up like free men for their lghts
South Carolina had frequently shown q
spirit OF independence and he regretted
that some of the members from Charles
ton were not more familiar with the his
tory Of their State.
In 1882, when Andrew Jackson was he
Democratic nominee, and South Carolina
ives mad with him on account of nullifca-
tion, she gave her vote to another man,
and on one other occasion she did 30. A
people are moi bound to stand to any par
ty, but they are bound to stand for It's
principles. He went on TO say that 1t had
been suggested that the Democratic party
was good enough to elect him Governor
twice and Senator, and all this fuss was
because he was going for theP Presidency.
He thought his friends understood the
situation, and all this terrific and dramatic
and vehement appeal was not because OF
| bis Presidential aspirations, but because
the gentleman wants to 60 back to the
| Senate. So far as the Presidential can
| didacy is concerned, in the first place, ne
knew that he came from aState when on
account of it's secession, was hated all over
| the North, and be was no fool, and no n
had ever accused him of being 80, although
thew accused him of being everything
| else, and he knew this would be used
against him. He simply entertained the
hope and purpose of liberatipg and educa-
ting the masses, and be hoped to do for
| the people Of the nation what be had done
for South Carolina. applause And 1t
made no difference who did it. If 1t ever
was his destiny to be nominated for the
| Presidency be would receive it with the
same misgivings and fears that he re-
ceived the Gubernatorial nomination iE
| this very hall, for the cleaning out Of the
| Augean stables at Washington would be
the task of seven Hercules.
He went on to say that if he were put
In charge of the ticket or any party that
he would of course do his full duty as he
had always tried to do, blu he wanted to
assure bis friends that he was not going
to lose any sleep about the matter. lie
had been 80 constituted as to 9 W
iret about what was to happen, and II he
were nominated and defeated he would
not lose n sleep over the matter, and be
would have lost no sleep, he said, If be had
been defeated for Governor of the State.
He went on to say that there would BIZ no
trouble in the State unless some men
through ambition were led off and tried
to revive the colored voters. The white
men would ever know how to take care
Of themselves whether an appeal was
made to the colored man or not. There
was nothing in the platform that was not
Democratic, and he dared any one to
point out anything that WAS not Demo.
cratic ia the report. 1t was for free silver
at l6 10 l, and he stood by that or bust,
and according to his view the other fell
lows would do tho busting. (Applause.)
The gold money people were using mon
~ freely. They we're scattering 1t oil
over the West and ever in the South. and
if by this means they carried the Conven-
ton for Cleveland be wanted to know il
be could be expected to stand to Cleve.
land. These men are the deadly enemies
Of the agricultural classes, and the sooner
it was known the better. Sherman, said
Senator Tillman. was delighted with the
position Of Cleveland, and two pearls
could not occupy the ground n the
some position at the same time.
He went on to take up the electoral col
lege matter, and figured out how in biz
opinion the election could be won by the
free silver forces standing together, and
be insisted that it made no difference up-
der what name the fight was led provided
they had q good leader and the cause was
right, and II they do not then work the
sc0undrels, then he was no prophet. All
be had advocated was that the delegates
i 20 to Chicago as free men and If they d.
| nOG uuu OOL1OClo lo LhS liz wv
It would be more honorable to getou ano
20 where we have friends. We should
come back here. I say If we can't gel
what we want at Chicago, we should come
back here for instructions. Reconvene
his Convention aud get new instructions
if necessary. Adopt this platform to re-
lieve yourselves and not for myself. The
people are moving. He stated now the
hand primaries had carried In Colorado
and Kansas, and Texas and Kentucky,
and how they all were willing to go any.
where for free silver. The fellows who
felt the teats slipping from their mouth
are 40 uealipg. There were resolutions
fayoring not going to Chicago at all. He
said If he had not taken the bold step Of
holding the people in line there would bt
no such representation here Ii he were
70 talk of silver he was afraid be would
make the delegates from Charleston
ashamed. He went over the Electoral
College matter. and said in concluding
that be was not using any special argu'
ment to convince delegates, but to amuse
himself. with the people who came here
TO "whoop 'em up"
AS Senator Tillman closed there was
another outbprst of applause, and
throughout his entire speech there was
frequent applause from his friends.
Governor Evans made q brief speech,
but he Seemed to see that 1t was his inn
ing, and he spoke with all bis force. He
looked bright and fresh and wore 9 pitch
fork badge. Governor Evans said be had
nothing to do with q personal quarrel
out he was satisfied that the people OF
South Carolina could not be bamboozled
or hoodwinked. He wanted to know
whv all this Juror. There Is nothing
about leaving the Democratic party.
Such resolutions have eve been intro.
duced before. In old ring rule times
there never ere such resolutions offered,
and vet we are treated with boiling. Gov
,rnor EVeps said that it was very fine foi
The senior Senator to talk of boiling as ht
did and then contemplate q bolt himself.
Senator Irby jumped up and asked
what it was that Governor Evans alluded
TO. and Governor Evans replied by say
ing that he had read in the Augusta
Chronicle an interview in which he was
quoted that if an anti-bolting delegation
we're not sent to Chicago that he (1rb.yJ
would bolt this convention.
Senator Irby raised his right hand and
said: "Bsfore God and man declare
that interview to be false" He said he
bad never heard of the interview until .
friend of Governor Evans had mentioned
It TO him this morning, and that the in
teryiew 80 far as he Knew was false, and
be had not for q year since seen the Au-
pusta Chronicle, and IN conclusion that he
would die before he would bolt any DEM
ocratic convention. This occasioned ap-
plause, and Governor Evans accepted the
disclaimer, but said it sounded like Sena-
tor Irby's dictatiun, but he accepted the
disclaimer in good faith. No one eve
seems to think of What the solid Sout
has done for the Democratic party. The
solid South has been the Democratic par
" since the war. We are able to take
care of the white people at any time.
Why tslk OF negro domination? We have
settled that. 1t was done by the true
Democrats and not with the help Of the
| Senator. When we 60 to Chicago we
should 90 free to act as we see fit. Shall
we sit supinely and be bled TO death
without a murmuI? The crisis is here,
and it will be met by South Carolina
with boldness and frmness, aud 1t is for
tunate that we have such g. leader.
It was at the conclusion OF Governor
Evans speech that there was one OF the
most impressive scenes OF the Conven
lion. Senator Bsrnwell, of Charleston,
arose in self defence, aud in one OF the
most thrilling and direct speeches justl-
fed his course with stra'ghtoutism, and
so forcibly and earnestly did ne present
the matter that every u agreed In the
verdict that it was handsomely done, and
| Senator Tlllman in the most hearty man
ner a%polopized for any reflection or ques-