The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-06-19

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laws of this country ought to De
amended. but he stigmatized the snip
subsidy as a steal.
In reference to the free delivery, ne
cited the results of his efforts to the
end that no congressional district IN
the South has more free delivery car
Tiers. He denied that he had been par
tial to Anderson county. When ne
went to congress he got but 5000 PACK
ages Of SEED. and row through his own
efforts he is getting $4,000 packages
for his district. or 100000 additional for
the whole State. He had also gotten
more agricultural bulletins for MS con,
stituents. His record in congress had
not been that OF constitutional law
yer On the floor, but that OF business
man.
DRAWING FACTIONAL LINES.
He said that men who went into the
primary in 1892 under solemn oath to
abide the results Of the primary, and
after he had been elected they had
gone to Washington and had called
him a Populist and had kept him from
nominating postmasters, etc. Some OF
the number left the State and are just
now slipping back. He spoke vlgor-
ously and had friends in the crowd.
CONGRESSMAN ELLIOTT.
Col. Elliott thanked those present for
the invitation to him. He said 1t was
a healthy sign to see the people taking
an interest in public matters, as their
presence proved. Light voting and
indifference produced rings. The vot-
ers in this State are the only ones who
vote directly on the candidates for
senator. The constitution requires
that the election should be by its leg
;slature but under party government,
the primary nomination meant the
election. This was as IL should be, and
Col. Elliott said he had always favor
ed the election of senators directly by
the people. He had voters for 1t in the
house, where il was almost unanl-
mously favored.
1t would be impossible, he said, at
meeting like this. to discuss public is
sues now pending. That was for the
campaign, and the platform OF the
party especially framed in the State
convention with a view to this cleo
ton; all the candidates were pledged
to sustain it, and there could, there
fore, be no difference between them.
For himself, Col. Elliott said. he en-
dorsed each and every plank in it
He thought it proper he should tell
something of himself and he then re-
viewed his war record. his services on
Gov. PPickens staff, in the attack on
Sumter, in the battle Of Manassas,
campaign on the peninsula, Seven Days
fight, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg and
in Vicksburg IS adjutant general to
Gen, Stephen D. Lee, and in Vicksburg
battle OF Bakers Creek, Harrisburg.
2Sth July, and Jonesboro, Franklin,
Nashville, Kinstcn and Bentonville, be-
sides many other of the smaller fights.
The speaker made reference to his
record in
FIGHTING THE NEGRO.
From 1876 to 1884 Col Elliott was
county chairman Of Beaufort county,
In 1854 it became necessary to make
fight in the Seventh Congressional dis
trict against the negroes. The Demo-
cratic candidate had to be popular.
fearless and a constant fighter. Will
liam Elliott was chosen, made most
aggressive campaign, but was defeated.
In 1856 he was again opposed in the
election to Robert Smalls, and Col
Elliott was elected. Rioting occurred
constantly in the elections ard the
precinct managers at Hilton Head and
st. Helena were mobbed by the negroes
who had become most insolent. Smalls
contested the election.
From then to the present time he
has had the following fights with ne
gro candidates, in each instance con-
tested election following the election:
In 1883 and 1890 with Tom Miller, In
the latter case Miller was seated by
Reeds congress; in 1894. 1896 and 1898
with George W. Murray, in the first OF
which contests Murray, and in 1900
with Beckett, negro preacher.
HIS WORK IN CONGRESS.
He had passed the amendment to the
direct tax refunding act, appropr1atlng
$500, 900 to reimburse the people OF
Beaufort for a part of their losses un-
der the direct tax act Of congress pass
ed during the war. He procured an ap-
preparation of $5OO,0O0 to build dry
dock at Port Royal, and has assisted
in procuring hundreds Of thousandS OF
dollars in improving the place.
He obtained appropriations OF about
50. SOC, 900 to deepen the bar OF Winyah
bay. In Charleston new light house
depot a. cost of $4,000; had the first
garrison ordered to Charleston; was
most active in getting the appropria-
ton for building fine quarters on Sui
livan's island; procured $4,000 for a
public building at Georgetown, and Sc
cured from a hostile house $4,000 for
the Charleston exposition, and at va
rious times he has procured over $780,
900 of appropriations for Charleston