Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-09-02
CROWDS ATTEND
Reunion Of Survivors Of Red
Shirt Wearers In the
HAMPTON CAMPAIGN

Fifteen Thousand Visitors at Ander,
son Wednesday to Witness and
Participate in the First State Re.
union Of Men Who Led Democ.
racy to Victory I'm '76.
A special dispatch to The News
and Courier says fifteen thousand
men, women and children came 10
to Anderson today, some to take part
In and the others to witness the
great Red Shirt parade, and to hear
the orators of the day. The line of
march was formed shortly after 8
o'clock Wednesday morning, and at
IL o'clock the parade moved under
Commander J. c. Stribling, pass
Ing In review, and witnessed by
thousands on the street, sidewalks,
tp the windows, balconies. etc.
-. Your Thousand men and ladies
*s4f1ng red shirts, some mounted
1. SHd the others on foot. formed the
parade, which was more than a mile
long. After the review the line
marched to Buena Vista Park, weber,
under the large and shady trees,
Ex-Governor John c. Sheppard, of
Edgefield, and Senator Tillman spoke
to five thousand persons. Col. II.
w. Simpson presided over the meet
ing.
Governor Sheppard was the first
speaker. and his remarks were en-
tirely OF matters pertaining to the
Red Shirt men. He recited personal
experiences during the campaign of
1876, and most interestingly told of
the deeds of the brave men who wore
the shirts of red. He recited their
history and explained to the young
folks In the audience why the Red
Shirts organized and told what they
accomplish His remarks, last
ing nearly two hours. were hrimful
of interesting facts of the campaign
made necessary to take the rule OF
the State from the negroes and car
pet-baggers.
last speaker. He opened by hurling
compliments at the newspapers and
ridiculed their editorials about his
leaving Washington during the tariff
session and going out West to make
addresses. He sarcastically raked
the newspapers over the country
about their barking at my heels just
Il re
to leave my lecturing tour to come
to South Carolina to make five or
six speeches"
i, He declared that Presi lent Taft
Is 1.-The tool of great political ma
PShine," and that the presidents
appointment of census enumerators
in the South is but a furtherance Of
his efforts to break the Solid
South" He said the machine" is
preventing Mr.. Taft from carrying
out his intentions as expressed In lis
Atlanta speech. Senator Tillmao
warned the people of the State
against compulsory education, saying
that 1t would prepare the negroes
4. for the ballot and might Ia time re-
.rult in their controlling elections in
South Carolina
~ He told how he blocked the SEN
ate In the Crum matte. aud said
that nothing pleated him letter than
getting money from the republicans
for making two-hour lectures, In
which he would tell them they were
fools and idiots He slapped The
News and Coufiec and tho State. He
said that Deacon Hemphill was nd
vocating the organization Of com
mercial party, which is notl.ng short
of Republican. He then spoke 3f
the days of '76. His speech In sull
on this subject Is printed elsewhere
Read 1t.
Senator Tillman was given an ova-
tion when introduced. and through
out his speech there was consider
able appaluse. The audience was
with him from start to finish, and
every utterance, especially when
sarcasm was used or when an attack
was made, brought forth yells upon
yells. He spoke for nearly two
hours.
When Senator Tillman concluded
picnic dinner was served In the
grove to the immense crowd The
day passed off pleasantly. Good
weather prevailed and few arrests
resulted. There were no apprecia.
BILE delays in carrying out the pro-
gram OF events and the first Red
ChIrt pauniOD has Cnna into hiet0r,