The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-11
INTERESTING WEEK.
Institute-SenatOr TiIlman's Speech
Senatorial Candidates Address the

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People.
During all last week the Teachers Insti-
| tute was In session.
On Wednesday the Farmers Institute was
held when various Professors OF Clemson
college took part. Senator Tillman spoke on
that day.
On Friday the candidates for senatorial
honors addressed the people, namely: Nc
Laurin, Evans, Mayfeld, Irby.
Except ON Monday night, the editor of the
Press and Banner was not present at the
Teachers Institute. DR.. Rice, President OF
the Columbia Female College, was the orator
OF the evening. He has great lung. power
and his physical condition seemed at Its
best. He spoke 10 as to be heard distinctly.
We didn't quite understand the point or pith
OF the remarks which he made. though 1t
seemed TO us that he meant TO enlarge on the
We thought his manner at times lacked 9
little Of proper reverence and his frequent
reference to Goods green earth," and Goods
universe" rather confirmed that Impression.
"As deep as bell and as high as heaven" was
one of his favorte expressions. He had
something to say about "a pair of min utes, -
the drift of which we did not catch. The
Doctor has many admirers In Aobeyille, who
which he holds is the best evidence Of his su-
perior gifts and endowments.
The music during the evening was excellen
and the recitation by Mr.. Slaughter brought
President Gillian announced the conclu-
sion of the exercises, and said that an inter-
citing program had been prepared for tomor-
row night.
We heard Professor Newman's address on
PLANT Growth" He commenced by paying
a nice tribute to the wisdom and sagacity oi
the Almighty in the preparation OF the soil,
and the perfecting OF other conditions peces.
sary for plant growth He, in fact approved
about all that the Lord had done In that d.
name of"God" we presume that he, like Mo-
hammed, Is q special friend Of God.
Professor Newman had specimens Of plants
before him, and he explained In learned
way, the why's and the wherefores OF plant
growth, all OF which was highly instructive
.to the scientific audience. The lecture, he
said. was very much the same as that deliv-
cred to the students at Clemson, and was,
ton. When he concluded his speech, some
body asked him something about terraces.
In reply to this the learned Professor applied
some good hard horse sense In plain English.
which will likely do much good. He showed
the great value ofproperly constructed terra
ces.
After Professor Newman had finished the
terraces, Chairman Blake introduced Senator
Tillman as the next speaker on the pro.grum.
/ Senator Tilman made speech which i'm
pressed his hearers. He has In him the ele.
ments of oratory and the power TO sway an
audience. AS compared with the speakers
on Friday, Senator Tillman Is a great man.
The Senator is bold and fearless speaker,
and while the audience was with MIN, yet
the attention was SO respectful that 1t must
have been more or less painful to the orator
whose speeches have been heretofore 80 gen.
erously punctuaLed by enthusiastic applause
We thought he paused several times for the
applause which did not come.
He denounced the newspapers, without e1.
ception. but even this did not excite an en-
thusiastic response.
been charged with not being Democrat
The speak er said that he had voted for every
thing that McLaurin had voted for, and said.
81 swear TO God that am not Republican,
When he touched upon the dispensary b e
made an able presentation OF the benefits OF
the law, and pledged his eternal faithfulness
TO the people.
He urged the people to stand to Clemson
the trustees had experienced In getting suit
able teachers. The Agricultural college was
necessary to the most successful farming;
During his speech he frequently spoke OF
meant e 10 say Teaching" This newspaper
made the same mistake-,not knowing oet-
ter)-some ten years ago. Ine Register, IN
an article OF columns length kindly pointed
out the error, and made 1t SO plain that we
recognize 1t now whenever we hear IT,. We
understand that some OF the teachers at the
institute said 'learn" when they meant
"teach," and said "progrum" when 1t was
morally certain that they meant program"
The Superintendent of Education will possi-
bly, see that the first grade certificates are Ia
ken away from such teachers as do not know
better than to pronounce program progrum.
On Friday Senator McLaurin defended his
views on the tariff measure In dignit1ed and
impersonal way, impressing the people IA
vorably.
time in exposing McLaurin's untitness for
Senator, and combating the fallacy OF pro.
lection for the South. He had something to
say OF Calhoun, the speaker having SEEM
ingly forgotten chat the principles for which
Calhoun struggled in the time of slavery are
now exploded theories.
Mr.. Mayfield exposed the weakness, wok-
edness and orthlessness OF the dispensary
law. He felt kindly TO Senator McLaurin,
but he wanted the place himself. and would
better represent the State In Washington
than could McLaurin.
Hon. ]. L. NJ. Irby appeared as the last
speaker on the program. He, like the other
speakers, thought that McLaurin's place
would be better filled by another-and that
other was himself. He thought McIaurin
was Populist, and spoke OF the political In
tolerance OF the Democratic party. "Why,
fellow-citizens, when 1 was chairman of the
party, some of them actually talked OF turn
ing me out Of the party" People ought to be