Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-07-14
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The senator Hagends and I! Aa;;sssia sss:ias 3thN
585 Refosni MoySInents B;
Senator Tillman made 4 campaign
! speech at Mountyille, Laurens county,
Oil tho 9th inst, A corresp ondent of tho
Spartanburg Herald says: ss ii @
Itwas g very disagreeable day, the
weathor boing cloudy and damp, yet a
large crowd had assembled, numbering
about 800 people. Tho reception tender-
cd tho Senator was in keeping with tho
woathor, cool as compared to former
ovations. A fow scattering hurrahs were
hoard whom ho appeard on tho stand,
but thoy soon died away on tho summer
mornings broozo. Tillman was intro
ducod by Sheriff G. 3. McCrary.
Tillman said this was tho first timo he
had ovor addressed thom when he did
not have his opponents on tho stand
with him, whom lie could porseoute and
punch thom with his pitchfork as much
as ho pleased. Tho peoplo of Laurons
had always supported him in all his pub
lie actions, 1t had boen said ho was
growing fat in oflice. This was true, for
no man who lived in white marble
house and on tho sweat of another man q
brow would fail to become fat and
bloachcd. Tho drawing of n salary mado
living easier and moro pleasant. He had
Dcon told when ho was at Monks Corner
In 1872 that tho voters would keep him
in Columbia and then send him to Wash
ington till ho becamo mufilo-iawed, and
now ho was mnnic jawCd.
Ehe reform inovomolj Was not q fail
uro. 1t had disfranchised tho negro. 1t
had giyon tho State the best SyStom of
troo schools of any State in tho South.
1t had built two fine colleges, Clemson
and Winthrop. Tho value OF Clemson
was that it holpcd to educate tho farmer
and it took moro tax and common sonso
to DO farmer than anything elso. Somo
mon were for tearing down tho South
Carolina College and tho Citadel, but he
was opposed to that. Where will YOU
got your teachers for tho FREQ schools if
you tnar down those historic colleges?
You would havo to send out of the State
for thcm, rs tho donomnational colleges
arc not ablo to furnish enough of thom.
lic had boon accused of putting tho prioo
Tho Hform Party had said it would re-
duco taxes Whom he was in tho guber-
material chair tho phosphate royalty had
boon raised from $3.50, 200 to $3.50, 900.
But on account of tho discovery of
phosphate in Florida and that groat
storm of September, 1903, which de-
stroycd all tho phosphate drcdgcs of tho
South Carolina companies, this had been
reduced. Wo have had tho Constitu-
tlonal Convention, which gave us whito
supremacy, and wo raised pensions from
$4,000 to 100000. He who says ho will
reduce taxes ia trying to fool pooplo, for
it is impossible.
Judge Simonton had declared from his
little don at Flat Rock, N. c., that tho
dispcnsary law was unconstitutional
Simonton had wanted to run StaSo affairs,
but now tho United States Supreme Court
had handed down decision declaring it
constitutional
Tilman said ho was dispensary man
from tho ground up. IIo believed it to
be tho best solution of the prohibition
question.
1Icrc man said: "Wo like tho dispon-
sary, but can't drink the liquor"
"1ou had better thank God you can't,
for it will kill YOU" replied Tillman.
Prohibition can't and will not prohibit.
Men will have liquor.
prohibition except Mr.. Foathcrstone,
who wanted no liquor at all. Tho uso
of liquor is not wrong; it is only tho
abuse of it that is harmful. The dispon-
Sary has destroyed tho treating habit.
Tho open bar-room is no moro. Ano-
thor feature is, you can't got it after
dark.
1t is Il ncccssal and inevitable condi-
tlon OF all governments that tho voters
who make the ofliro-hoiGcrs must watc Ii
him.
lie said that he was in place whore
the microbes, the bacteria OF corruption
were so thick that he had to watch close
to keep them out of his system.
Then ho told tho people that they
must turn out better at tho State cam
paign meetings in order that they light
know how to vote at tho noxt' election.
They must read the papers, but must
tho thrco State dailies influence them.
Don't tako his opinions; go and hear for
yourself.
a voice asked him to speak about tho
war. IIo said that tho war was not much
favored by the people Of this State, as
shown by the trouble in getting volun-
tccrS. Tho men who had written to him
for Office would mako n regiment. 1Io
voted for the war to avengo tho Maine
war would bridge the chasm which had
separated the North and South.
"What do you think about sending the
negro to Cuba?' said voice.
- think it good thing. When the
white people won't volunteer why don't
you set them IN cXamplc2'
Then Tilman spoke of tho policy of
territorial acquisition that tiris govern
mcnt would likely pursue. lie was op-
posed to it. lIo was opposed to anncxa-
ton OF Hawaii, the Philippines and Cuba.
frhny ,ypn11 add tcn ,,,,,., ,,om,>oc
to this country and that would give us
trouble. WO could not forscc what COM
plications would arise. SO VIC had best
not annex them.
WASHINGroN, July 11.-William jon
nlngS Bryan's regiment of Nebraska in
fantry to-day was ordered to join Gen.
Fitzhugh Lees corps at Jacks 5nvillo.
MAY Surrender To. Morrow