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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1892
Page
2
A political call urges Pickens County readers to support Sheppard and Orr, warning that Tillman’s election could bring a high interest debt, a poll tax, and literacy or property qualifications. It urges careful thought on constitutional change and defends conservative civic values amid reform warnings.
In Belton a discussion with Prof John G Clinkscales and Mayfield’s office staff cites Governor Tillman pressuring Mayfield to appoint partisan appointees to education. Clinkscales says he will corroborate. The letter questions Tillman’s power and implications for courts legislatures and state offices. The piece notes concern over soil poverty in lawn care as a minor aside.
The piece extols Pickens as an emergent Piedmont town with a completed railroad and a large hotel, arguing its climate scenery and hospitable people will attract health, pleasure, and profitable employment. It urges ambitious locals to engage in development, noting the county’s abundant natural advantages and untapped potential despite being underdeveloped.
The column defends the current registration system and questions the eight box law. It argues the present setup allows voting for illiterate voters with or without assistance, and contends Governor Tillman’s proposed reform would disenfranchise thousands. It notes no major difference between Orr’s view and Williams’s report.
A correspondent questions Gov. Tillman’s leadership and calls out anti Tillman sentiment in press circles. The piece argues believers should not support Tillman, posing whether pious Christians can follow him as a moral guide in the present.
A political rallying note urges Sheppard and Orr supporters to stand firm and work daily to defeat Governor Tilman Ourens. It calls for calm determination, honorable means, and united effort by Conservative men to ensure success in the upcoming days.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is the largest real estate owner in Philadelphia outside the city government. On July 1 it listed taxes totalling $212,000, based on an assessed value of $12,000,600.
The Pickens county gathering showed discipline and order amid county campaign tensions. Speakers included Governor Tillman and Col Younans, with about a thousand in attendance and no disturbances reported.
The speech notes rising tariff costs and government deficits, estimating 7,000,000 in new revenue impacts and a 1 5 billion shortfall. It argues taxes burden moderate earners and warns of potential default on the sinking fund. Burlington plans 12 million for the world fair prep, with bridge work near St Louis and line extensions toward Ogden.
A plea against liquor trade arguing it fuels crime and social decay. The author links drunkenness to family harm, calls for prohibition, and urges voters to oppose saloon interests and support laws suppressing alcohol. The piece frames government as endangered by widespread tavern influence and urges collective action.
A garbled account references Major McBridov as a defender of protection and mentions tariff debates tied to a Minnesota convention. It notes names and firms, including Goernne stand and a cigar factory, with scattered phrases about taxes, votes, and public figures. The text is severely jumbled and reads as an OCR fragment.
A lengthy discussion extols newspapers as essential for children and public education. It argues reading, writing, and arithmetic benefit from newspapers over textbooks, praising journalism as universal, technically skilled, and a public service requiring sacrifice and discipline for governance and welfare.
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