The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-08-14
Mr.. Latimer-The devil made them,

' D"sAioh ihe ueNh maue tnem, !,
you mean.
Tillman-I don't recall in the Bible
anythying about the devil having made
anybody. Uaughter)
When the tariff bill was passing
voted for a protective tariff on long
staple cotton, rice, etc. Southern con-
gressmen had asked that bsgging and
ties be put on the free list. We asked
for somo equality. The bagging trust
came and had the southern farmer
knocked out. The northern farmer got
his binder twine free. Ifyou vote for
the Republican ticket will they take
the tariff off? Do you reckon they will2
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.
publicans who will there be left to rob?
He told Of a Mexican war veteran Ia
Chester who had lost his aru 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 1t. They consider the southern peo-
pie as slaves born to pay taxes. Now
they want you to go with them. | don't
believe there's q county of South Car
olins that can be seduced in this way.
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 to do it than you have. And
McLIurin. He co1lda't take it back
fast enough He was so glad to get it
back. No chicken ever lit on a June
bug az he did. Il, was so very glad.
Daughter
And now he's OUT 10 a paper last week
and ac;uAlly says IN AFRAID TO
MEET HIM. U,ughter)
Permit me to digress moment. You
remember those old threshed ever
charges Gen. Butler msds seven years
ago shout my getting rebates. 1t re-
miuos me of last years bird nest story.
They charge that Istole money because
could, because L had the chance. Nov
the st. 600 charged then has grown to
O,OOJ. Isn't thet charge that stole
because had a chance to high plane
to get tor Lat's see what taat would
lead to. Let lady and gentleman bo
alone for half an hour aud her reputa
tion would be gone. Inever took a dol
lar and everybody knows it. If you
think I've bec >me wealthy as they tell
you, go TO Edgefeld and To- up the
mortgages on my place and 20 to the
Carolina bank in Columbia and see how
stand there. When he says l steal
because | 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 1t the Saturday before2 | don't
charge thst he WAS bribed, but what
was the quid pro quo?
Let me say 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 suoh damuable
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Sentor Tillman then paid tribute tor
the women and said he had been under
pstticoat government all his life. There
was nothing to equal the elevlting IN
huence of good woman. They often
made brave men of towards. He con-
oluded by advising the wives that if
their husbands showed signs of running
otf after Republican feshpots 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 number came on the stand
to shake hands with him.
His speech ended the meeting.
After the speech Senator Tillman said
that he had dignifed McLaurin 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-now threshed over
for years-to either furnish the proof
or stop rehsshing such dirty insinua-
tions."