The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-10
TILLMAN WILL RUN FOR GOVERNOR
If NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN
THE DISPENSARY LAW.

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for Themselves, and Advised T.
| do so upon all Occasions
Special to Atlanta Constitution.
ABBEvILLE, S. c., August Att /
said that Gonzales did not sleep nigh
} for fear the Latimer bill would pas
and that he threatened to make q cam
paign against it next year. say t,
N. g., blow your horn | will resigr
} the Senatorship and run for the Gov
ernornship myself, If necessary tt
maintain the dispensary law"
This bold and defiant threat, spoken
with all the emphasis of which Sena
tor Tillman is capable, fell like bomt
among the audience gathered to hear
him at Klugh's park, just outside this
city, to-day. 1t will for the time dis.
place the attention which has been
given to the Senatorial contest, and
bring Senator Tillman forward once
more as the stormy petrol OF South
Carolina politics, the one around whom
must gather all the contending ele-
ments, satisfied to take second place
In the presence OF this impetuous
leader.
The occasion was q gathering of the
farmels Of Abbeville County, sum
moned TO listen to the farmers insti-
tute, which WAS held by tho faculty of
Clemson College. A farmers gathering
in South Carolina is not necessarily one
lacking In politics, for the fact is that
the farmers Of the State have been it's
cnl y politicians for the past ten years,
and 1T looks as though the city ward
hee iers have been permanently retired
When 1T was announced that Senator
| Iillman, who is one of the trustees of
Clemson College, would be the orator
Of the day and that this speech was
but the beginning Of series to be de-
livered throughout the State, it became
evident that more than usual impor-
tance attached to the proceeding. 1t
was well known to the followers of the
redoubtable leader that he did not
relish the idea which grew out of the
Senatorial primary Of several months
ago that his control was anywise weak
ening.. hey knew tue man we'll
enough to know that he would see his
own time to eassert his supremacy,
and that time was indicated by the po-
sition OK the present candidates for the
United States Senate, who are trying
to evade responsibility for the dispen-
sary law. Now, IL any one thing is
nearer to Senator Tillman's heart than
the dispensary 1t Is not known, and it
did not take him long to announce that
he would stump the State in behalf of
continuance of that law, no matter
whom 1T helped or hurt. That occa-
sion was presented today, when, as be-
fore said, nearly 1000 farmers assem-
bled In Klugh's park and listened to
the commanding eloquence Of the
To- tNnx 4 I.
the fact that he Is the only Que of his
class holding seat in the United
States Senate
AS gentlemen OF prominence were
gathering, upon the platform, Sheriff
Nance walked up to Senator Tillman
and said: Senator, a slittle Office
makes US both tat" Yes" replied
the Senator grimly, when it Is mixed
with abuse" Hon. j. r. Blake, the
chairman Of the institute, introduced
the speaker OF the day as "the great
commoner," when Senator Tillman
said depreciatingly "Oh, that belongs
to Mr.. Stephens, OF Georgia.
The Senator took his stand before
front Of the other, and his hands rest
ing on his hips under the folds OF his
alpaca coat. 1t was just such u posture
OF studied neglige which added so
much to the speaking of Mr.. Grady
The SENATOR recalled the fact that
eleven years ago he started his cam
paign In this county, and that many
times since he had spoken in it, and
though he Lad adversaries within It's
limits, he had never received single
Sign OF discourtesy. He traced the
campaign through which he reached
the Governorship and finally the SEN
OF ~ nd rno.l1al u, lot ~
beginning of that campaign was de-
mand In favor OF the establishment of
an agricultural college, where men
might be taught the use OF the hand
and the eye as we'll as the speaking OF
Greek and Latin.
cit took us farmers a long time to
| move," said he, "but when we got
ready we took In everything from Gov
ernor to coroner" This declaration
| evoked enthusiastic cheers, from which
1t was evident that the tide forued
eleven years ago had not been broken.
IA great question:" said he, "was
the maintenance OF Clemson College.
There were difficulties in the way, the
greatest OF which was the effort to
compel the faculty to keep in view the
the character Of the college as an ag
ricultural institution. But the trustees
had made up their mind that they
would keep on changing their faculty
until they found men who had some
respect for labor. Those who have
said that | know nothing about farm
ing" said he, "have lied about me in
this matter as they have lied in others.
We haven't had the men we wanted,
but we will keep on trying. will
have teachers who will teach boy to
dig his living out Of the ground. The
continued effort of faculties to drift
into literary school will be resisted.
The effect of the instruction given In
Clemson has already been revolution
In the character OF our farmers. 1t is
the object of this college to send edu-
Gated men to the farm and not to re-
cruit the so-called learned professions" :"
Senator TIL man went on t. speak of
the dignity OF the calling Of agricul-
ture, and OF the high character of the
tNan OF acres, who could look about on
/ ia possessions with pride, and whose
ability to extract fortune from nature
made him the grandest of men. Yet
the anomaly has been shown of Sen
ate OF the United States from which
the farming class is almost excluded
"In fact" he said, ~ am the only
farmer there, representing thirty. mil
, lion people.
"If | were politician" said the
Senator, ~ would Se holding my tongue
, just now. But, thank God, was never
made to be politician. will speak
my mind at all times and under all con
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