Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-04-15
nLLmAn IN cHARlEsToN.
He Makes Characteristic Speech at Dinner
Given Hin by City Council.

1 ID "a
Charleston, April 2. Senator Tillman
had to respond to the call for speech
at the banquet rendered him by CITY
council at the Charleston Hotel last
night. Mayor Smyth, in Introducing
him, said that the aldermen wanted to
hear one of the Senator's characteristic
speeches. The Senator spoke briefly.
He said he had come here as the guest of
the medical college faculty, and he added
that 1t afforded him great pleasure 80
meet the people of the city once more.
"I have had the pleasure and displeasure
of visiting Charleston on many occasions
and under many different auspices,p he
said, "aDd In my time have had unique
experiences here. / appreciate the
courtesy extended TO me, however, and /
can only express the hope that IL we did
have any unpleasantness in the past it
has all disappeared. want to say in
Justice to myself that have been mis-
understood by the people of Charleston.
principle that there were other parts of
South Carolina besides Charleston.
thought that the rest of the State had
been in obscurity long enough. Bnt /
never tried to injure your city, < never
allowed myself to forget Charleston, or
the part she had taken i'm shaping the
history of the State. had to fight you
because you fought me-. (Applause.)
In that respect was like tho man who
was once taken prisoner by the Indians.
They were escorting him to- the place
whore he would furnish the amusement
for the dance of death bur he remem-
bered that he had a bottle of whiskey in
his pocket, aud he quickly got them
drunk. Afterwards he said that he had
killed as many of them as they had
killed him. And this warrants me in
CO % II xu1, NDI Isl
you whipped me.
when l was Governor was not al
lowed to deal with you like other sec
tions OF the State. You were so much
in love with yourself down here that you
couldn't see beyond Ten-Mile Hill, and
you didn't seem to know that theres was
anybody else in South Carolina. If ]
had to resort to harsh methods, it was
only done to carry out the law,
Il want to claim, for myself that since
| have been in the United States Senate
l have tried to represent South Carolina
as whole, and to look to the best in
terest of every community. IL I have
helped Charleston it was simply matter
of duty and not because was trying to
get you to change your attitude toward
me. didn't care whether you gave me
your votes or not. never wanted your
support unless could get it with your
own consent If / can ever serve Charles
ton trust that you will always find me
ready to do 1t. / bear no ill-will to YOU.
II want to say once and for all that |
recognize you as South Caroliniaps and /
hope you recognize me as one. / have
great love for Charleston, just as have
pride in the entire State. But at the
same time you must remember that you
are not the whole shooting match down
here"
Senator Tillman said he hardly knew
what to talk about, and he wanted to be
excused. He said he had to make a
speech tonight and he had no idea what
he would talk about. He said that he
would always have the most pleasant
recollections of his visit to Charleston,
audif this was a sample of what was to
come he was sure tho subsequent pro-
ceedings would interest him all the
more.