The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-05-24


that there was good stealing going ol
In Washington, and he wanted some 0
1T himself he had earned it and wa
not ashamed OF it.
lie arraigned Senator Tillman fo
his conn ecti0n with the penitentiar,
scandal. He then compared the free
harroom in the State capital during
Republican times with the free sample
rooms At the State dispcnsary during
llllman's administration as Governor
his arrangement OF Tillman in con
nectlon with the dispensary and the
pcnltentiary scandals was hero inter.
rupted.
DIR. Stevenson, tho presiding olliccr
| rulcd that tho record OF Tiliman in the
senate, not prior to that time, was now
under discussion. There was mild
cheering from Tillman's friends.
Senator Tillman asked that "this
man be not disturbed in the en- Joy
ment ol this luxury, it is not often he
G0n1d get people to listen to him.
lherc WAS moro cheering and cries for
"Iiliman" and for "Youmans.'
Senator Tillman had during the first
part OF tho eXcOriytion sat perfectly
unmoveI, ON the seat directly in front
of the chair which Col. Noumans had
occupied, but his "hghting face"
showed the return OF tho fire OF former
bouts.
Mr.. loumans acquicsccd in the rul-
ing ol the chair and did not conclude
his speech.
MIR. A. II. Patterson, OF Barnwcll
assured the convention that MIR. You
mans did not represent tho people OF
ifarnweli County in his remarks.
Mr.. GOumans--There is the record
IL speaks for itself.
The vote on the motion to table Mr..
lOumans' motion to amend the rcsOlu-
(l0n was carried, only three or four
votes being cast in the negative, which
includes Mr.. Ioumans, Mai. Wood
ward mGu Mr.. a. G. Welb0rn. The res
olutN0ns were adopted by a rising vote,
when there WAS more demonstrations
OF applause, and the report of the com
mlttce on constitution and bylaws was
then taken up. 1t read as follows:
Inc committee on constitution and
bylaws beg loave respectfully 10 report
That they have carefully considered all
the resolutions referred to them by the
convention, and report unfavOrably
upon each OF them and recommend
that salu resolutions be not adopted.
The resolutions are hereto attached.
The committee further reports the fol-
lowing amendment TO article VI Of the
constitution: "After the wore 'ncces-
sary in line : Of said arJicle insert
'Provlded that tho county executive
committee OF any county shall be at
liberty TO order primary election for
magistrates, masters or supervisors OF
registration, and recommend that the
Same be adopted"
The committee further recommend
that article XVI OF the constitution
be stricken out.
And That the constitution as amended
In these two particulars be adopted as
the constitution OF the Democratic
party Of South Carolina.
Col. !oyt and Senator Appolt ofi
dcavor9d TO have brought before the
convention the resolutions which had
been reported unfavorabiy. This was
voted down, and the committees re-
port as Il whole was before the convcn-
tiOn. The report Of the committee was
adopted and the constitution and by.
laws were adopted.
SPEECH FROM TlLI.AlAN.
This concluded tho work OF the con.
vcntlon, and before the resolutions OF
thanks 70 presiding officers, clerks, ctc ,
some delegate sent up resolution re-
qucstlng q speech from Tiilman This
was adopted by the convention.
Senator Tlllman accepted the invita-
tlon and made a short address, which
was confined almost exclusively to nn-
tional affairs. lie said that he didn't
like TO talk as he once did, because he
had heard 80 much talk in the senate.
-Four years ago there was fcverish-
ness, and uncertainty as to the policy
OF the national Democratic party MIR
Cleveland and his party had scuttled
the ship. The national convention at
Chicago WAS inspiring in the uprising
OF the people. 1t was the first genuine
democratic convention since the war
I is action represents the revival Of the
party OF Jefferson on the only lines OF
durability. We now face another cam
paign. 1t has been estimated that q
million Democrats left the party in
lS8G. We went into that campaign dis.
organized with the Palmer and Buck
ner party split Off, and scared the oD-
poaition nearly to death. If hard
light was necessary then, it ia doubly
so now. The Republican majority is
arrogant in the extreme and is rushing
into plutOcracy which will wreck the
government. Hanna had $1,000, 600
with which to buy votes in 1896.
We need money to carry speakers
and literature into the middlcSW est.
We arc Sblll lhCc W TACO WI Inc
Philippine war, whi ch has cost Us = 20
00O,O Gncluding the navy and re-
quircs the service Of G5, 900 men. Nc
kinlcy h%d brought on that war cx.
pccting the Filipinos to disband at the
| first rush. lie had sat in the senate
and heard them talking Of using the
, Philippines as stepping stone to
| China. He declared that the Republic
can party has great schemes Jf ag
grandiZcmcnt. He defended his posi-
! tion on the China open door question
in China. He would stand by it, but he
did not faver using the Philippines rs
u stepping stone.
lie was applauded in bis reply to the
statement that he WAS in favor Of
South Carolina getting her share Of the
stealing in Washington. II did not i'm
! ply II surrender OF any principle. The
South pays One-third OF the taxes and
gets but tenth in return, and he con
tended it was but right for south Car
| olina to get her share Of the apprOpri.
atiOn5.