The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-07-31
7ilI171an Talked to 5000
. People at YOung'S Grove
lie Defended the State DispenSary.
Nothing Highly Sensational
About the Address.


first Of October or some time about
the latter part Of September, and
lasts up to the election. We have a
peculiar condition in South Carolina,
resulting from our environment. We
have but one political party. That is
known as the democratic party, but
in reality it is the white mans party.
And having but one party, and no di-
vision along national political lines
among white men, we have hit upon
the primary system for nominations
instead of conventions, under which
those who wish Offices III the state and
in the counties must go among the
people and show their fitness for the
Offices to which they aspire. Sixteen
years ago we had a hot family fight
between what was known as the re-
form movement, or the Tillman move
ment, and the old Columbia ring.
That fight, which all the older people
here remember, was very bitter, and
it brought out the strongest sort of
feeling. The reformers were victori-
,us, and they elected their candidate
for governor. Two years later they
reelected him. A few years after
that they sent him to the senate. Six
years later, after his first term in the
senate, he was returned to that body,
and now, twelve years after, he is Il
candidate for reelection and has no
opposition; and I am the man.
"Now this year, as every year since
we adopted the primary law, the state
committee met and fixed schedule of
meetings, county by county, for the
people to appear at their respective
court houses, and for the candidates
to be there and let the people see
them and hear them. Our politics
have cooled down very much, so
much that two years ago there wash I
any fire around the kitchen at all, and
but for the issue that is before the
people today ! expect there would be
practically little interest in the state
campaign.'
Senator Tillman spoke Of the fact
that the campaign meetings up until
the last week had been very slimly
attended. When they started in the
low country most of the farmers were
IL the grass, he said, and, as far as
he knew-~ccrtainly in his country
the farmers were in the grass yet, be-
cause ii had commenced raining 1T
Trenton early in June. Senator Till
man spoke Of the condition of the
crops which he had observed during
his travels, and congratulated The pro.
pie Of Ncwbcrry county upon the en-
rcllcnt condition of the crops in this
county.
Senator Tillman spoke Of the num-
Der of candidates for governor and
other offices. and Of the short time
allotted to each for making spccrnc<.
,nG said that if he wanted to say any.
rl:'"% this year worth while he wut:.h
hav" to get up little circus Of his
own, for while he was not Il long talk :
u, hH ttthSlo S'1 Nv tIh pSS lilcl IL
have something to say when he spn:>r.
and when he got through he quit. lie
couldnc't make a speech which would
. satisfy himself on those who might
listen in twenty minutes. and he th' -
fore ANNOUNCED that he would moi at
tend tia state campaign meetings, but
would respond to invitations to a,:~
dress the people. Hc expressed regret
that there was nobody against him to
get him warmed up--nobody to
"throw rocks at him." as he express
cd it. He rendered his regards to the
newspapers, speaking of the opposi-
ton of the State and the News and
Courier. "But those Of you who
want me to go to the senate are going
to have your way" he said, "and
those of YOU who don't can It help it. y
He paid his respects to those who said
he ought not to mcddle in state poll
ties, expressing regret that they had
nobody else to votGs for this year for
senator. In his last race, he said,
when he had no opposition, eighteen
thousand scratched him, but his back
needed that to stop the itching. Tf
those gentlemen didn't like what he
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