The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-13
HOWing at NinOSbOrO.
ROWdyism of the Worst
Sort.
Most OSgracefuI Meeting Of the Campaign.
Dispensary Officials Leading
the HOWlerS.
St OISgraCefHl Meeting Of the Campaign.
Columbia Register.

Columbia Register.
The campaign meeting at Winnsboro
on the 4th inst. was u Disgrace to the
county and the State. There was
more rowdyism in the crowd than at
any other meeting up to date, cir
cumstance deplored by the orderly,
law abiding citizens of the county
without regard to political faction.
Six or eight men not only made dis
gusting spectacles OF themselves by
bowling at speakers with whose senti-
ments they did not agree, but by their
conduct brought odium upon their
county and State. In Justice, it must
be said, that the assomblage as 9
whole was attentive and anxious to
hear, but little eoterie of half a dozen
or more mon not only would not per-
nit them to listen, but almost precipi-
tated a fight. The most charitable
thing to say Of them is that they were
drunk, for it would be hard to imagine
how men in their right minds would
create such q disturbance over Moth
ing. The same speeches were made
that have been made throughout the
State, and which have been listened TO
quietly and decently elsew here; not a
word was uttered to justify the out
rageous and riotous conduct Of these
few mon. When the chief Of police
ance was made by their friends to
their arrest and it took the combined
efforts of Governor Evans, Sheriff
ellison and other pcaceable citizens TO
quiet them and prevent a fight, though
nobody wanted to fight them. They
seemed bent solely on creating Il
disturbance and they abuudantly sue
coeded in disgracing themselves and
making the so-called campaign Of
education bowling farce as far as
Fairfield County is concerned
There were probably 100 people at
the meeting. "he court house could
not hold them, so the candidates spoke
from an Impoverished platform in the
court house yard in the broiling sun.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Rev. MIR. Ferris and Chairman
Lyles expressed the hope that the
meeting would be quiet and orderly
one. He first introduced Governor
Evans. Eli said the Office OF Governor
was the greatest and most honorable
that the people could bcstOw upon any
man. While the Office Of United States
Senator had larger salary it was not
IL {)OSlIlOI vi STCtIci
He asked for the Office Of United
States Senator believing that he knew
the needs Of the people and the farm
ers. Eight years ago u manifesto was
adopted in South Carolina. which has
become the law Of the Democratic
party. He proposed to discuss those
issues and not insinuations that may
be made. You know all about those
insinuatons. He said he hoped these
fellows could prove that he was to
receive any rebates. He said he
would take time to say something
about the latest insinuations, which
were that he wanted to Guy from firm
that offered bribes. He said the man
could supply liquors at from 5 to 10
cents less a gallon than the State was
paying. He told the agent to put his
prices in writing. He did SO and the
offers are now in the drawer in his
Office. He said he told the Commits
sioner Of the offer, and he was told Of
an offer to give largo rebates. He did
not urge that liquor be bought from
this agent and that was all he had to
say about it. The attempt to snccr at
me even is like Il cutie fish which
about to be caught jets out Il black
scum to hide itself. defy any man to-
show that | ever got one cont from the
dispcnsnry or any other department of
tho government that was not Justly
due me as an officer and honest man.
But we are here to show our fitness
to represent you in the national gov
ernment You must not think that
because you won q victory in
the State you have won the fight.
Don't think you can send man there
not in sympathy with you. You don't
want to take frozen vipers to your
bosom. Self preservation is the first
law Of nature and you farmers must
stand together and put men in the
national halls OF Legislation who rep
resent your views.
The opponents of the farmers de-
rnands cusscd us and called us anarch-
lists. Bat we have made the Demo-
cratic party adopt Our platform and
our demands are the princi pies Of that
party.
Everything in this State depends
upon the price of cotton, but it has
been going down and down. Why is
it?
A voice: "That's what we want to
know"
Governor Evans continuing said that
the supply OF money regulated the
price. He wont on to say that wlcn he
got to Washington he and Ben Till
man would have three eyes on tho
>scoundrels. They are trying to insin-
ua4e that Tillman is against me, but
he said 81 know you. What they say
goes in ono ear and comes out the
other" (Choers.)
The question Of free silver simply
means we want to put more money in
circulation, increase the price of cot
ton and other products and help you
pay your debts. But they say this
will run gold out Of the country. But
is that gold here ? No. Cleveland
has to issue over 5000, 100000 worth of
bond to keep $3.50, ,000, 900 of gold in the
country. BY that he took $6.75 out OF
the pockets Of every man, woman and
child in the country and decreases the
amount of money in the hands of the
people. Free silver means Sc, 600, 600 q
month more. If that is not enough
we can issue greenbacks.
It's mighty easy for these fellows
who never mado free silver speech