The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-08-09
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Col. Tillman then referred to Mr.
Winklcr, who, he said, was one of
the most artful dodgers he ever saw.
Blease had been as consistent us he
could, but he had one objection to
Blcnse. When his reg imcnt was mus
tered out the privates had given him
n medal and BleaSe presented it, say
ing that they hoped to see him climb
the ladder Of fame, but Bleasc is try
ing to push him OFF the ladder now.
lie then briefly outlined his platform.
He was sQuarely for the dispcnSarN.
Temperance is u moral question, not
a political one. 1t should be taught
at home. lie was II God-fearing man
and a member OF the church, but
didn't want his church dragged into
politics. In every State prohibition
has been Il failure. Time was called
on him. In reply to Il question, he
didn't favor pulling down any State
college.
Senator Knox Livingston said he
had heard Col. Tillman's speech for
the nineteenth time and his joke had
been borrowed from Il congressman
in the Sixth district.
Col. Tilman--The congressman
borrowed ii from me.
Livingston-No. sir; | heard him
tell it two years ago and he said YOU
borrowed it from him.
lie did not wish to be the funny
man of the campaign, but stated his
claims for the high and distinguished
office. From 1916 he had endcavorcd
to uphold the banner OF Democracy,
not only in the days when it caught
every breeze but when there were
storms and lightning. His people
had advanced him TO his present po-
~ MI y
but those around i, had greeted him
with loud acclaim. lie did hold an
utlice-senatur from Marlboro--but
he didn't ask the people TO Jump him
from the position OF private TO the
presiding office OF the senate. lie
asked for their suffrage on his mer-
its.
He had devoted 4 good deal Of at
tcntion TO the public roads. He
wanted convicts used ON the public
roads and had introduced y hill OH
that line i'll the senate.
He had stood for prohibition whcr
public sentiment would sustain it
If the representatives. from any roun
~ wished to be exempted from the
diSpenSary, he would cast his vote
for prohibition. (Applausc).
Col Iillman-Didn't YOU vote for
The Applet bill, local option bill?
Liyings on-Ies; it gave the people
the right to vote whiskey out OF any
county.
His record on education was clean
and he had ever voted to advance
the interests Of the schools. lie
made no promises, but wanted the
office on his qualifications.
Cole l.. Blcase was the next can
didate for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. He
4 ,.fi
teacher in every community and the
liberal but not cNtravagant support
of the higher colleges. He opposed
the white mans taxes gong 10 edu-
cate the negro children. The poor
mans children are paying for the
schools from which they do not get
the same good AZ the rich people s
children who have better chance to
secure the scholarships under the
present system.
He favored biennial sessions and
had introduced a bin for that pIr-
pose at the last session. There are
too many laws. Even the best law
NcrS cannot understand the laws.
There is no man in South Caro-
lima he honorS more than Col. Hoyt,
but when he says the people ask for
bread and they give them Il stone,
he replied that the prohibtionists
enacted the dispenSary law They
had n ma joriiy in the legislature, but
they voted for the dispcnsary. Their
leader had said in the house that he
had had 4 talk with that great and
good man, Gov. Tillman, and asked
the prohibitiOniStS TO vote for the
dispensary,
"A to the Bible and prohibition,
You can take the Bible and prove
anything. lie told joke to illustrate
the point. Time was called on him
at this point.
&. H.. Ninkler, representative from
Kershaw, and Il candidate for Geuten.
ant-gOvcrnor, was next. lie was
making the race on his record an,
had said nothing unkind Of any O
his competitors. lie had served hi
county for six years in the legiSla
ture.
He stood for the dispcnsary as
temperance measure, and if the goo
people would rally to it's suppol
they would have the best liquor la
ever enacted.
One of the best signs is the intc
est the people are taking in educ;
ton, and he had done all he could f,
this cause. lie had also stood II
for the old Confederate soldier, an
this was one Of the most plcuSal
rccollectiOnS of his life.
He had had considerable eXper
ence as a presiding officer, havin
been frequently selected to prrsid
temporarily over the house. lie ha
been elected three times to the hou>
and to the constitutional convention
always at the head Of the ticket.
Col. Jno. II. Sloan was the la.
speaker for lieutcnant-g II
hoped to be first on August 2sth. II
was Piedmonter, having been bol
in Pendleton, and was glad to me,
the people Of Grccnvillc. At sixter
years he entered the Confcdcra,
army and served through two OF I'll
bloodiest campaigns. Neither {,
Tillman nor anyone else could put
blot on his war record, and if &,
Ifllman had gone through what
endured he might have the rcput
ton of a dodger. No one would {
more for the old soldiers than I'll
speaker. He is from the Piedmon
and believed he would get n GOO
vote here. He had the eXpcrient
for the position, having been firs
elected to the house from Richlan,