The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-19
TO tho Members OF the Farmers
Union of Chester
THE SENIOR SENATOR
Discusses the Legislature, Denounc-
es Compulsory Education Speaks
Pleasantly Of President TAFT De-
fends Clemson and Scored Some
OF the Newspapers.
OF the Newspapers.

A special dispatch from Chester
TO The News and Courier says an
audience variously estimated at from
$500 to 1000 persons gathered on
the grounds of Union A. K. r.
church, near :Richburg, Tuesday to
attend the rally Of the Chester Coun-
ty Farmers Union and to hear SEN
ator B. R. Tillman and the other
sneakers engaged for this occasion.
The senior Senator seems fully re-
juvenated and spoke with all MS
old-time force and fire:
He jumped on the mileage system
In vogue in this State by which tne
railroads sell a passenger mllease
book for $40 and then compel the
passenger to waste much valuable
time and patience in attempting TO
exchange mileage for q ticket. he
said the whole thing is the fault OF
the legislature and cautioned the
people against putting too many rail-
road lawyers and freiends OF cor
porations in the law-making oooy.
<.An Internal fool arrangement
he called the present practice.
He said he did not know mucn
about the Farmers Union, but
thinks it a good thing, only he beg
ged to warn the people against al
lowing the organization to become
a lever to advance the fortunes OF
Ipoliticians. He described his mis-
sionary work in the North, and his
endeavors to co&vert the Northern
people to the sane and Southern way
of viewing the race question.
49, He denounced the. efforts of those
who favor compulsory education as q
scheme to give the ballot to negroes
(which it surely will, he said' by COM
pelling them to go to school and
overcome the educational qualifica-
Sions; which alone stand between
them and the ballot.
President Taft. he said, is q spien-
did gentleman; great improvement
over his predecessor. but is Spread
i7ng. all the moIasses he can to catch
iies."
He described conditions at the
North as regards social problems and
drew a beautiful picture Of the COM
parative purity that obtains in the
South. The divorce evil he particu-
larly denounced and called on his
hearers to hold fast to the present
practice in South Carolina on this
subject.
. Touching on Clemson College, the
Senator denounced the newspapers
that have been meddling with the
situation there, as he described it,
for the sole purpose Of stirring up
discord, and offered to compare rec
ords of life trustees with those OF
elected trustees.
He also said that no instance could
be shown where life trustees had
lQGQ eu uldSSS ou OiiC otSS VI q
question and the elected trustees on
the other. He hoped that certain
defects at Clemson have been RENE
died, and the future of the College
made brighter.
Certain political foemen in South
Carolina, he said, want to write his
obituary, but he is we'll and hearty
and won't go until he has to. He
warned the people against the "ras~
Gals" and bade them keep their eye
on the State Legislature and the
lawmakers at Washington.
Other speakers were Editor W. F.
Caldwell, of the Chester Lantern;
Solicitor J. K. Henry, Col. T. B.
Butler, of Gaffney; Mr. J. G. L.
White, president of the Chester
County Farmers Unon, and Prof
w. S. Morrison. of Clemson College
The day passed off quietly, the most
perfect order prevailing.