Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-30
Colonel w. Jasper Talbert,


A member Of congress, was the next
speaker. He was received with gener-
Gus applause. and began his speech by
telling of his public services. He be-
came a member Of the south Carolina
legislature twenty-five years ago, and
was the first man In the state who in
troduced a bill in that body to pension
Confederate soldiers. He told of his
record in the house, of his promotion
to the senate, Of his services as super
intendent of the penitentiary, and OF
his record In congress. He said he had
never given a note either in his public
or private business and owes no man
cent. Then he took up and comment
ed upon a dispatch and editorial in the
Greenville News Of Friday morning
with reference to the Pickens postof-
| flee incident. He characterized The
News as a paper that had turned It's
back on the Democratic party and was
preaching Republican doctrine. He said
| that any man who would preach Re-
publican doctrine in South Carolina was
no better than the man who would
break into your house at night and at
tempt to rob you of your money. You
all know who I am, and I am willing
to leave the people of South Carolina
to decide between me and this newspa-
per. I am running for governor OF
South Carolina, the greatest state In
| the Union. I am running on my merit
and ] do not believe in subsidizing the
press to boost my real or imaginary
qualifications. He condemned trusts
| ty Of the peoples liberties demanded
their control. He advocated better
roads and also the common schools OF
the state. Believed in an ariStocracy
Of brains; that the prosperity of the
state demanded the development Of the
intelligence Of the great middle class
He was opposed to taxing the white
man to educate the Negroes children
The Negro question is still unsolved
and he believed that the best way to
settle it was to take the ballot away
from the Negro. [Cheers]. His place
and his only place is with the mule and
the plow, where God Almighty intend
ed he should be. [Cheersl I would
like to see every grog shop from Dan
to Beersheba, whether owned by the
state or individual, damned; but If we
must have liquor. the dispensary sys-
tenn is the best way to control the traf-
fic. Loved South Cardinals every riv-
er, hill, mountain and citizen, and
wanted to see the old state prosper
Told Of his service in the war and how
he had killed more of the Yankees than
they did Of him; but refused to admit
that the cause was lost. The cause for
which he had fought had never been
lost and never would be, for 1t was the
eternal cause of liberty and would live
forever. Said he was in favor of a
fair and equitable child labor bill. En-
tered into a vigorous denunciation OF
So-called Commercial Democracy, and
said that the fellow who claimed to be
neither a Republican or a Democrat
was fool. [Laughter]. He explained,
as the others had done, that the COVER
nor could not make law, but could
only enforce the laws as he found them
on the statute books. Urged the duty
and necessity of each county sending
it's most efficient and representative
men to the general assembly, and to
make no stipulation whether they were
from the plow or the college. so they
had good common sense and were men
Of high character. He kept the audi
ence in Il roar of laughter for five min
utes on account of one joke after an
other. and in them referred to Mr..
Hayward as capital young man with
out experience who could afford to
wait "As to my young friend, Jim
'rillman. ] want to say. he is able; he
is honest: he is sincere: he has a heart
n him as big as n millhouse, and he
woeld make you good governor. But
would make a better governor than
all Of them put together, end when
you come to deposit your ballot on the
day of the primary election remember
Talbert!" The colonel's whole speech
was made at the rate of about 240
words a minute: but the audience gave
him the closest attention throughout,
took in all he had to say. and at its
close accorded him a whirlwind Of ap-
plause.
This closed the speaking. and after
making some announcements Chair
man Brice thanked the audience for its
good behavior and careful attention
and adjourned the meeting.