The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-08-07

At this point DIR. Stokes had to ask
those crowding on the stand to get off,
as the ladies wanted to see the speaker.
Senator Tillman said yes, for since
he got the kissing in Denver he always
wanted the ladies' to see him.
He refereed to his embarrassment
when he first came as farmer to this
county to address the people at Jeru-
salem Church, and he was grateful and
proud of the great confidence they still
had in him.
1t appeared to him when he made his
speech in the Senate that the cause Of
the people WAS very nearly hopeless,
hut now Bryan was nominated and he
believed he would be elected.
Just one hundred years ago, and in
1901 he was inaugurated President.
There was no such thing rs gold
Democrat, and there could not be.
He told how Whitney, Hill and
others went in palace cars to Chicago
to influence the members of the con
vention, and how they failed. Bryan
was a friend of the people aud was
pure hearted man. He also spoke of
the danger of tho power Of the courts,
and scored Judge Simonton for issuing
an injunction to keep railroads from
lowering rates. They should have no
such authority. The corporations had
the country by the throat and was
choking the reople to death.
1t would take just such n man rs
Bryan to straighten things out.
\ voice: "Whut do you think of
Ill 4, sc +h, fnrfi1,vnr 70 r''
Senator Tillman: MY friend, it
would kill Clemson College, in my
opinion. If you are obliged to go be-
fore the Legislature every year and
make the support of tho college de-
pendent upon each Legislature, you
had better close the doors of the col
lege Mt once. We have had in the past
some friction at the college, but
everything there is running smoothly
now"
The sensation of the day was Till
mans attack on Simonton. In opening
on this point, the Senator said it was
needless for him to rehash to South
Cnrolininns Simonton's judicial con-
duet in our local affairs, and how we
whipped him out in law or in effect of
every position he took. "Iou all
know that rs well rs | do, but, fellow
citizens yesterday this man as
sumed to contradict the right OF sol
vent corporations to cut rates on pas
senger fares or frci9hts. All TINT he
ever did against us never amounted
to this tremendous usurpation. This
involves everything. These corpo-
rations not being in his receivers
hands and being solvent, the iujunc-
ton he granted against them is equal
to saying the United States Court shall
have the right to say what II corpora
tion shall not charge for hauling
freight or passengers, and if we con-
cede the courts right to say what our
solvent corporations shall not charge,
the logical result is they will thereby
achieve the right TO say what private
corporations shull charge. But mark
my words, this usurpation Of this Judge
will play part in the present national
campaign. For, if We concede such
rights in the Federal Courts all liberty
of person, as illustrated in the Debs
case; all safety Of property, rs illus
trated In the present case; all rights Of
the American citizen will be engulfed
in the awful usurpation of these con-
hclcnceless Judges. Criticisc them, yes
we nave the right to criticise them, and
IT they force us much further the neo-
pie will right their wrongs by choking
them or hanging them"
Prof. L. Is. Craighead, of Clemson
College, was requested to address the
people after the political speeches, on
the subject of education.
Congressman Stokes introduced Pres
ident Cruighead, and the professor
spoke for about an hour. His address
was replcte with scholast;- eloQuence,
learning and elegance, out the most
interesting part OF the discourse was
that It's whole tone and purpose was to
arouse the agricultural classes to the
Importance of thoroughly educating
their children. The matter Of tho
speech was SO Interesting that not u
man moved i'll the large audience while
the professor was speak .n8, and it
could he easily Seen that the people
there drank III and appreciated his
stirring words and appynI.
lhe citizens OF OrunScburg and adj
joining counties, who hcnrd this ad-
dress, were unstinted in their praises,
and hundreds were heard 10 say:
That speech will do good" "Mc is
an earnest ana able man." "Hiswo
Will be felt here" &c, sc.