The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-20

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1t has been depressing to have the
! old Conservative crowd laugh and
! point at you, saying: I'VE told you
ali the time Tillman was fake and
fraud You are their property
You unloaded yourself on them MAY
| they find JOY in the possession. Iod
! began your life as fraud You be
trayed and ruined every leader &ho
aided YOU. Irby, Shell, Farley, Eller-
be and Norris, all died desrisin@ you
You can't point to one now living who
does not hate you. In 1880, the far
ming class were in bad shape; cotton
was below the cost Of production and
ruin stared us in the face. You may
have been sincere when you started.
but rower ruined you. You borrow
ed money from your brother, George,
to begin on, and then you betrayed
him because Talbert had the Alliance
backing. You were in debt and you
needed money Larry CAN'T sug-
gested the State Dispensary and Wis
ions Of REBATE eilled your eyes.
You got up the first board, dog
! faoed Baptist deacon and smart
Columbia lawyer, yourself, and a
LIQUOR merchant from Charleston
You gave the lawyer enough to get
rid of him and you and the dea-
con and liquor seller took all the pie.
In order to fill your pockets with
rebates. you turned loose blood, muir
der and the vilest corruption ever
known on South Carolina.
Your liquor constables had instruc-
tions from you to ignore the sanctity
of any mans home.
You imported professional gunmen
to overawe and terrorize people, while
you and your filthy crew were lining
your pockets.
You made war ol the town Of Dar-
! lington, and then fed like a dirty
coward for protection to the peniten-
tiary, while other men were offering
their lives to fight your battles.
You have arrayed class against
class, and brother against brother in
order to fill your pockets and graft
fy your ambition.
You denounced people in 1890,
who rode on free passes and Bunch
McBee' issued pass No. /, which you
joyfully took. You were accidentally
caught, and have kept it up, for 1
read of bunch Of free passes you
lost from your pockets travelling out
west.
You made a speech in the Senate,
trying to get certain measures adopt
ed about the public lands in Oregon,
Roosevelt put a detective on your
trail and caught you with the goods"
You went into office bankrupt.
How could you support a family in
Washington on your salary and get
rich?
Hampton, whom you displaced, died
almost pauper.
General Butler, as noble and true
man as ever lived whom you de-
feated, died very poor.
You are reported to be a million
aire with lands in Oregon, High
Point, N. c., the State Of Washington,
Missouri and several plantations in
South Carolina.
Your brutal nature has the upper
hand. You arrogantly invite any
body, who don't like your black rec
ord, to go to hell. Take care you
may meet them there The blood you
caused to be shed in Darlington and
elsewhere cries out from the ground.
You are now old and feeble, yet 50
avaricious that you are not willing to
take time to die decently.
You are envious and jealous. Yon
have insidiously tried to undermine
the reputation Of every senator sent
from this state as colleague. Nc
Laurin bloodied your nose on the
floor of the Senate; Latimer feared
you, and Smith despises you
What are Blease's worst faults COM
pared to your record?
Instead of having citizens murder
ed by paid hirelngs, he made too free
a use of the power of mercy. He has
no dispensary rebates or Oregon lands
to answer for.
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