The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-06-26
Senator TiIIman at Clemson.

Clemson College, June Ex-senator
Tillman faced large and cultured
audience to day and delivered a mag
nifcent speech. Nothing could have
been more appropriate than that be
who has done so much for education
in South Carolina in general and for
Clemson in particular should make
the literary address to the students
Of Clemson College in the opening Of
a new century. Certainly the Sena-
tors heart must have been filed
with pride to-day at the reception
given him.
Prof Hartzog said in introducing
Senator Hlllmsn that be could find
no new adjectives in the English die
tionary, because he had been talked
about so much in South Carolina. He
was the founder of Clemson and has
fought for her good, always being
her unswesvering friend. Senat, r
Tillman was at his best. he said in
part:
"The evil which men do lives after
them. The good is often inferred
with their bones. There has been
more Of evil in my life than good. If
l have been the founder of Clemson
it is great honor. But I do not
wish to indulge in any self lanasation.
I have no desire to claim TO be the
founder of Clemson, but I have given
it, from it's foundation, my hearsiest
support. Wherever I 60 I am proud
when I see one Of those caps with G
A. c. on it, I feel that he is close up
to me. He did claim to be the found
er of the school for our girls. This
statement was met with hearty ap.
provsl. No other State can compare
with South Carolina in schools sup-
ported by the State.
What does commencement mean?
What is it that is about TO commence
or who is ii? These men of the senior
class are the contingent who are
about to commence. You bave str@g-
gled for your diplomas, and they are
ready for you. You can say, now I
have put away my childish things; I
am man.
The Senator spoke Of his method
of preparing speeches. If I have
ever said anything good I never have
written it out either before or after
He spoke of editing Of the speeches
of Congressmen showing how all
their errors were corrected he
illustrated by telling bow tAe veneas.
BILE Senator Pettus once said: "Rhar
do you get any such authority9'
don't know how to polish mp my
sentences in glittering way and I
am glad I've never tried. If I am an
orator was born that way and don't
deserve bit of credit for it. I could
preach around here for q week if 8
sinner like ms should be allowed to
preach
Senator Tillman then announced
the theme of his address:
IL What are wee ~ What do we
know? ~ What can We dc? a. What
are you going to try to do? His torci-
BILE and eloquent review Of these
problems ard his solution as to how
they should be met has already been
reported.
have said enough 10 you young
men to keep you thinking for month
but you are going TO darce it all away
Monday mig ht.
It is shane that we must take
these young men away, from the re-
hnjng Influences of their homes,
mothers and sistets, and place them
in barracks where they never see a
man except at a distance too great
TO fell whether she is good-looking or
rot.
Here Senator. Tillman made q plea
for the bettering of the social oppor-
tunities of the young men here He
objected to too much straight laced
Puriianism.
The speech was we'll received
thoogh it lasted an hour and a half
The Senator was often applauded
D. W. D.