The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-05-01

speech was not extreme or denuncia
tory as many had expected. The rev
elations about whiskey rebates on tn
part of Applet did not amount to any
thing, and Senator Tillman's failure t,
bring any proof of McLaurin's part,
treachery was equally disappointing tt
the audience and the public.
Mr.. Appel announced that he wa.
satisfied with the explanation he had
received from Tillman as to the re.
bates, but insisted that he was in the
Democratic party and would always re-
main Democrat, and that his whole
fight was to keep the party as it now
stands. There were about twelve or
fifteen hundred people present, and as
might have been expected, Tillman
had hand primary and the result was
almost unanimous in his favor.
AT the opening of the meeting Son
ator Appel presented the following
questions, which he stated contained
everything that he wished information
upon:
|. Was not the primary sy stem in
augurated TO give every white man a
voice in the selection of candidates for
office?
z. Does not our parry pledge allow
every white man to be Il candidate who
pledges himself that he i. Democrat
and will abide tho result and support
the nominees of the primary, then why
change il now?
3. Was not one of the main tenets
of the Reform movement to bring the
candidates face TO face with the people
and that there should be free thought,
free speech and free action?
d. Are you and some of your pre-
tended friends not in favor of fixing
the party pledge 80 that man who
does not agree with you on certain
questions, Notwithstanding he claims
to be Democrat, shall not be allowed
to give the people All opportunity to
decide whether or not he Is a Demo-
crat?
s. When the dispensary system was
inaugurated, did you not make large
purchases of the stock?
6. Did there not exist at that time
whiskey trust, and did you not make
large purchases from a member Of that
trust?
7. Did not the trust have an agree
ment to pay It's purchasers a certain
8. During several months of your
administration large quantities of liquor
were purchased, were there any re-
bates recorded on the books of the in
stitution 2
9. Why do not the rebates appear
on the books?
10. Did you ever get cotton seed
meal and have it charged to the peniten-
tiary and insist upon that institution
paying for it, and onlp paid for it aft er
two years and then by compromise?
II. What authority did you have
to buy for your private use and have it
charged TO the State
IL. Did you not get brick for your
private use that belonged to the people
of the State? Would you have offered
to pay for these brick had it not been
exposed through the Neal investiga
tion7
13. How many bushels of oats did
you get from the State farm and have
shipped to you at your home in Tren-
ton?
ID. Did you have the right to run a
private farm at the expense of the
State
Is. BY what right in law or morals
did you get the authority at the States
expense to get wood, coal and vegcta-
bles?
lG. Did you not continue to receive
products from the pcnitontiary at your
home al Trenton as late rs 1897, not
even paying the express charges2
II. Did you not denounce your
predecessors in office and charge rotten
ness, because of alleged pilfering from
the penitontiary?
lS. Was not a committee sent TO in-
vestigate the dispensary transactions
refused the right to examine the books
and did not the members of the trust
refuse to be sub jectcd to an oxamina-
ton on oath?
10. Were not your dealings with the
trust questioned, and did you ever de-
mand of the trust that they permit an
investigation of your transaction &?
70. Did you not on the hustings
create the impression upon the minds
OF the people that the cause of then
oppressed condition was largely due &c
corporate greed and that the State oI
New Jersey was an incubator for frau
dulent corporations
81. Are you not q member and {
director in a New Jersey chartered
corporation?
20. Did you not denounce the in
reference of United States Senator
with our campaigns?
23 Is 1t not against the law fo
you to use free pass, express or tule
graph frank, and do you use them ?
24. Did you not as q Governor O
the State, and as chairman of the bonr,
o directors of the State penitcntiary
instruct the book-keeper of that in
stltu! on not TO charge anything on tn
books to you or to open an acc 'un
against you?
AS to the dispenaary matter Senate
Tllman said that the State got no re
bates. Neither did he as Governor
That the dispensary started with $50
600 capital; that 1875, 900 of the