The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-08-30

whom he had been in contact If he hat
ever treated ministers discourte0usly
| If DR.. Gardner Ia u man and tht
Christian gentleman he Is reputed t,
be, he would have withdrawn th0s'
slanderous charges.
| Voice-He's o liar, ain't he.
| Tillman-I will not say that, but h,
has slandered me, and II he doesn't re
tact, you can make your own infer
| ences.
| When Tillman concluded he said
! that II they wanted to scratch his name
| oil the ticket let them do it, although
he, OF course, would bo pleased with q
unanimous support. He was quitting
the stand when he had his hand pri,
mary. About half tho crowd showed
down for tho dispensary.
Pretty good sprinkling for Rich.
| land" Iillman exclaimed.
Somebody told him that q lady in
the crowd voted for the dispensary.
Tiilman was delighted AZ this.
The candidates for
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
were then trotted out. w. d. Mayiiold
being at homo, did not speak, but in
troduced the others.
w. d. Evans spoke Of his record as
q representative Of Marlboro. lie de-
1on0 ed his administration on the board
OF commissioners. Would compare his
record with that OF b. B. Evans. He
touched up the latter's insurance busi
ness In Columbia. He and Barney
Jawed and sassed cached other little
bit to the amusement OF tho crowd. 1t
was nothing serious.
j. G. Etheredge, OF Lexington, made
very manly speech, II Q had been sick
the first part Of the campaign. He has
been q successful insurance man and is
fitted for the office.
j. II. Wharton, Of Laurens, said that
on the campaign he had not used any
harsh language nor had he made any
charges against his opponents. He
then spoke OF existing Irregularities
in the railroad rates, tariffs, etc.
b. B. Evans Of Edgelield said that
the commission, in the language OF
Jas. l.. Orr, Of Greenville, is ignorant or
subsidized. He cited the lease OF the
South Caroline and Georgia to the
Southern and said that it was O viola
tion OF the constitution. w. D. Evans
says the rates have not been increased.
When w. ID. did this he knew he was
lalslfying the records and is deceiving
the people. Columbia, instead OF being
the distributing point, is the point dis
criminated against
This man Garris, "Old Beckroge
trunk Garris," had assailed him in The
State. He, Barney, had sent his reply
to The State but that paper had de-
clined to take the article, as it had
some tables OF rates In it. He would
condense these tables and ask The
State to print 1t then.
After he concluded, w. d. asked to
reply to Barney's statement as to the
rates to Aiken. He said Barney is an
adept in falsifying the record.
Barney-These arc your figures not
W. D.--If | have been subsidized,
the Same consideration would buy q
whole cowpen full like him.
Barney the wall of dying
cali.
Mr.. T. N. Berry, of.Darlington, spoke
next. He Is a prOhibitionist. He
spoke of his business qualifications for
the office. He has been q successful
insurance man.
Mr.. j. E. Pettigrew, OF Florence, re-
Gregg and others. The railroads are
not to be mistreated, but they have
lawyers to represent them, and the
State needs u board Of comm issiOners
lie delivered valedictory, referring
ieelingly to the separation.
Each OF the candidates was applaud
ed.
CONGRESSMAN WILSON.
The candidates for congress were
then given an opportunity to speak.
Mr.. Jos. L. johnson was absent.
Hon. Stanyarne Wilson, the present
representative, was we'll received by
the crowd. He spoke OF national
issues, and cited his record In congress,
especially his speech against imperia-
ism. He jumped on the trusts. He
WAS proud Of his district, magniti-
cent stretch Of country from tho noun
tains Of North Carolina to the Con-
garec. Two years ago he promised
that the Congaree would be opened.
He didn't know that anybody would
have the hardihOod to deny that the
fect OF his work would be accom-
plished. But his opponent had done
so in his (WilsOn's) absence at Davis
the other day.
Wilson said that he had not done it
all, but without his work, Senator Till
man could never have gotten the ap-
preparation. He told how he Wilson
had worked for the bill before the
house committee. The amendment In
troduced In the serate by Tillman had
been written by Wilson himself. 1t
was the only amendment which went
through over the protest of the en-.
gineer.
He said Johnson is too heavy, too
slow for this district, q man of but one
idea. He had not the time to discuss
all questions fully, but would do SO at
the night meeting.
WALT WHITMAN.
The first speaker for governor was
MIR. G.. Walt Whitman. He was one OF
the frat In the State to advocate pop.
| ular gov He then made fun
OF his competitors, McSweeney and
Patterson come from tho swamps
whore they raise nothing but candi
datos, alligators, mosquitoes and mig
gers. Gary is from Abbeville, where
they have established q Garyocracy
He likened the candidates to RAILROAD
trains PatterS on Ia trying to drive
railroad splkes with tack hammer
Gary is q big fine-looking engine, puf
fling up grade with a load of empties
MoSweeney carries a load OF red liuuo,
and corn liquor and beer, and Col
Hoyt is big mogul, with mighty littl,
steam, carrying two Pullmans 3, one load
ca with bishops, guarded by angels
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