The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-08-14
Mr.. Lstimer-The devil made them,

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Tiilmau-I don't recall in the Bible
anythying about the devil having made
anybody. Nsughter.)
When the tariff bill was passing |
voted for a protective tariff on long
staple cotton, rice, eto. Southern con-
gressmen had asked that bsgging and
ties be put on the free list. We asked
for some equally. The bsgging trust
came and had the southern farmer
knocked out. The northern farmer got
his binder tgine free. Ifyou vote for
the Republican ticket will they take
the tariff OFF, Do you reckon they will?
Every man, woman and child is paying
81 apiece for pensions. Are they going
to change that?
My God, why if We all become Rs.
pub!ioans who will there beleft to rob?
he told of 3 Mexican war veteran in
Chester who had lost his arm in that
war. he had also, however, served in
the Confederate army. They refused
to give that old soldier his money. He
told of the hard work he has had to
get it. They consider the southern peo-
pie as slaves born to pay taxes. NoW
they want you to go With them. I don't
believe there's a county of South Car
oiiaa that can be seduced in this way.
I tried to avoid all this. walked out
in the pond with him and wanted to
drown him out. But our governor
wanted peace and unity. he had no
more right 10 do it than you have. And
Mel auEia. He co1lda't take it back
fest enough He wwssslso~ glad to get it
| back. No chicken ever lit on,s jjnne
bug az he did. He was so very glad.
Isughter.)
And now he's out in psper last week
and actually says I'M AFRAID TO
MEET HIM. (Lsughter)
Permit me- to digress amoment. You
remember those old threshed ever
charges Gen. Butler made seven years
ago about my getting rebates. 1t re-
minds me Of last years bird nest story.
They charge that Istole money because
l could, because I had the chance. Now
the $4,000 charged then has grown to
$4,000. Isn't that charge that stole
because I had s chance to a high plane
to get to? Let's see what that would
lead to. Let lady and gentleman be
alone for half IN hour and her reputa.
tion would be gone. Inever took dol
lar and everybody knows it. II you
think I've bee ,me wealthy as they tell
you, go to Edgefeld and lo,k up the
mortgages on my place and go to the
Carolina bank in Columbia and see how
stand there. When he says I steal
because I could, say people who live
in glass houses ought not to throw
stones. Why did he vote for the treaty
on that Monday morning after speaking
against it the Saturday before? I don't
charge thst he was bribed, but what
was the euid pro quo?
Let me sag to you that it will take
somebody of more responsibility and
character than this Jno. L. McLrurin
to make the people believe that any dis
honest dollar ever passed my palm.
They won't believe any such damnsble
slander."
Sentor Tillmsn then paid tribute tor
the women and said he had been under
pstticoa5 government all his life. There
vas nothing to equal the elevsting IN.
fuence Of good woman. They often
made brave men Of towards. He con.
cluded by advising the wives that if
their husbands showed signs Of running
off after Republican Heshpots to take
their broom sticks and make them do
their duty.
As Senator Tillman concluded the
audience rose and cheered him to the
echo, and a number came on the stand
to shake hands with him.
His speech ended the meeting.
After the speech Senator Tillmaa said
that he had digni6ed McLsurin and his
crowd by noticing the charge about the
rebates, but he felt that it was high
time for those. who made these charges
and repeated them-noE threshed over
for years-to either furnish the proof
or stop rehashing such dirty insinus-
tions."