The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08
county schools. Mr.. McMahan was
also applauded.
FOR ADJUTANr GENERAL

Folt ADJ lhNI GEN ERAI.
George ID. Rouse, for adiutant gen
eral, was absent and Chairman Austil
read letter of regret from him.
His opponent, J. w. Floyd, referre,
pleasantly to Maj. T.. NJ. Blythe, o
thiS city, his opponent two years ago
and to Major Blythc's company, tn,
Greenvillc Light infantry, and theI
spoke OF how the militia system hat
recently been improved. Colone
Floyd made good impression ant
was heartily applaudcd.
FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
B. B. Evans for railroad commits
sion, reviewed the situation as t,
discrimination against this section re
garding the high local tariffs. The
present commissioners are either
ignorant of the conditions or they are
subsidized" "UnlcSS you elect men
of honor, integrity, intelligence and
backbone you viii! continue to suffer
in the future as you have in the
past. The people of South Carolina
are being robbed by the railroads of
$l,26O,OOO annually on account of this
discrimination. JIc attacked the ex-
press company and said it was the
| fault of the p sent subsidized
board that the express rates in North
Carolina and Georgia were from 30
| to 40 per cent lower than in this
state. He was warmly appauded.
Il. n. Berry, also for railroad com
| missioner, was Il prohibitioniSt. lie
was running as Il clean honest man.
He was chcered.
j. f.. Pcttigrew, for the same Of
flee, said he was attached to Green.
Vile on account of having two bravc
Grccnvillc boys wLI fell in his com
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advocated and promised lower local
rates.
w. ID. Mayficld, for the same posi-
ton, said that this State paid higher
local freight rates than any Other
State, with the single exception of
Florida. Consequently South Carolina
manufacturing enterprises cannot
compete with those of other States
Atlanta can ship flour to every point
in South Carolina cheaper than the
Grccnvillc roller mills can. Wholesale
merchants in every surrounding and
neighboring State can ship cheaper
into this State than the merchants
of this state itself.
j. ii. Wharton, for the Saule place,
said he had educated four daughters
at Grccnyillc Female College and Il
son at Fnrnan university He also
reviewed the discrimination Situa tiun.
w. ID. Evans, candidate for rc-rlcc-
tion as railroad commissioner, was
absent
AND BEN TlLLMAN SPOKE
Senator Tillman said:
"Mr, chairman, ladies and fellow
citizens: 1t is six years since | had
the pleasure of addressing the Dem
ncracy of GrccnvilIc, and after this
long absence it is Il source of great
qualification To look you in the face
once more and hear your firm greet
ing ringing in my ears. | will remark
in passing before forget it, that
fr"n; the bearing of this platform
thlS morning, there must be some
thing weak and shaky in the knees
here. | don't know whether it is the
leadership in the Democratic party
in this county, prohibition or what.
but | do know whatever it may be,
the opinions, wishes, feelings and
courage of the men who are to lead
Greenyllc in rank are true as steel,
and will vote as they please i'm spite
of jurisdiction TO the contrary. Now
they have changed the program for
the first time in this canvass. Owing
to my absence to speak i'm Dakota
for Bryan, which | agreed to do be-
fore congress adjourned, | had to|
So't ''ui'i'H, .'IiNi wiz ~
| returned and went into the State
campaign at Bennettsvilc Immediate
~ Il great howl arose from some pco-
pie who have not loved me in the
past and don't love me now, that
was mcddling, doing what | had ac-
cuScd Senator Hampton of doing in
1890, and that | ought not to do
what | objected to-, pretending to be-
licve it contrary to the voice of the
people of the state, and that | had
no right to do it. The idea was adj
vanccd that because of the fact that
| have no opposition as senator, that
| ought to content myself with dis
cussing national issues and leave the
issues and facts important in this
State strictly to the State campaign
crs. Now, they have changed the
program today, having heretofore
kept me at the tail, through at least
six hours of sweat to listen to a lot
of speeches which | almost know by
heart. But today they have put me
before the candidates for governor.
| don't know whether ] am limited
or not.
Chairman Austin-No, speak all
you want to.
Well, fellow citizens, while | am
| feeling a little under the weather, ]
propose to discuss at some length,
| questions for your interest; but be-
fore L begin | want to set the mat
ter straight, why | am here, and
what right | have here. Now, in the
| first place, under the constitution of
the Democratic party, the State Dem
ocratic committee is ordered to np-
point a meeting for the State of
| ficcrs and United States senators
and congressman where they shall
appear and address the people.
am here i'm obedience to the party
laws, because | am Il candidate for
| reelection, and the man who under
takes to say | am IL candidate and
have no right to speak my views
freely | wish to assure him that
am going to speak without fear ol
favor to any. | am going to hew tC
the line and let the chips fall where
they will, and if some fingers ant
toes and necks get cut off the fault
is not mine.
They say that ! should not appear
at the meetings and If did shoult
discuss national questions; there j:
no dispute upon national questions
SUPPOSE | had not come what woult
have been the accusations; that BcI
Tillman cares no longer for the on
gallus and wool hat fellows; he ha
, | t.n fnt nflipn and uhnl