The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-08-16
Mr.. Latimor-Tho devil mado thom.

you moan.
Tillman--I don't recall in the Biblo
anythying about the devil having mado
anybody. (Laughtor.)
Whom the tariff bill was passing I
voted for protective tariff on long
staple cotton, rice, eto. Southern CON.
grossmen had asked that bagging and
tics bo put on tho free list. We asked
for somo equality. Tho bagging trust
game and had tho southern farmer
knocked out. Tho northern farmer got
his binder twine free. Ifyou vote for
tho Republican ticket will they take
the tariff Off Do you reckon they will7
Every man, woman and child is paying
81 apiece for pensions. Are they going
to change that? ~5, a
My God, why if wo all beoomo Rs.
pubiicans who will there be lofs to rob
Flo told Of a Mexican war yeteraa ia
Ohestor who had lost his arm in that
war. He had also, however, served in
tho Confederate army. They refused
to givo that old soldier his money, He
told Of tho hard work no has had "a
got it. They consider the southern peo.
pie as slaves born to pay taxos. Now
thoy want you to go with thom. / DONE
boliovo there's county Of South Oar
olina that can be seduoed in this way.
| tried to avoid all this. walkod out
in the pond with him and wantod to
drown him out. But our governor
wanted peace and unity. ,Ho had no
moro right to do it than you have. And
MoLiurin. Ho collda't take it back
fest enough He was so glad to get il
back. No chicken over lit on q iuno
bug as he did. Hs was SO very glad,
(Laughter.)
And now he's out in paper last wook
! and actually SAYS I'm AFRAID TO
MEET HIM. (Lsughtor) T
Permit me to digroas momont. You
remember those old throshed oyor
charges Gan Butlor mado soyon years
ago about my getting robates. 1t re-
minds mo Of last years bird most story.
They charge that Istole money bocauao
could, because had tho ohanoe. Nov
the ST 600 charged then has grown to
$6O, ,O0O. Lent that charge that stole
because l had q chance to high plano
to got to? Lst'a 500 what aa6 would
lead to. let a lady and gentleman be
alone for half an hour and her reputa !,
tion would bo gone. Inever took a dol.
lar and everybody knows it. If YOU
think I've beo ,me wealthy SO they tell
you, go to Bdgodeld and 10 ok up the
mortgages on my plaoo and go to the
Carolina bank in Columbia and see how
stand there. Whom ho says T steal
i5ooauso could, ! say people vino live
In glass houses ought not to throw
stones. Why did ho vote for the treaty
on that Monday morning after speaking
against 1t tho Saturday before T don't
charge that he was bribed, but what
was the quid pro quo? 53I
Lot lao say to you that it will take
somebody OF moro responsibility and
character than this Jno. Il. MoLrurin
to mako the pooplo believe that any dis.
honest dollar ever passed my palm.
6oygwon,t believe All Q /, y q anannbla la
slandor. -
Sontor Tillman then paid tribute tor
tho women and said ho had been under
pettlcoat government all his life. There
waS nothing to equal tho oloyating In.
tiuonoe Of q good woman. Thoy ofton
made bravo mon of towards. Ho con.
cluded by advising the wiyes that IL
their husbands showed signs Of running
OFT after Republican Heahpots to take
their broom sticks and mako them do
their duty. -
AS Senator Tillman concluded tho
audience roso and cheerod him to the
echo, and number camo on the stand
to shake hands with him. !:
His speech ondod the meotipg.
After tho spoooh Senator Tillmsn said
that ho had dignilled MoLsurin and hia
crowd by noticing the charge about the
rebates, but he folt that it was high
time for those who made those charges
and repeated them-now throshod oyer
for years-to either furnish the proof
or stop rehashing such dirty inainua-
tions."