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~BY HUGII W11 iS( )N
KAKL (KM THE MUM I'.
THE JUDGE PITCHES HIS CAMPAIGN
ON A HIGH PLANE.
The State Campaign Meetings Keaumed at
.Sumter- I.lttl* or No KiiHiukIhsiii Mhiii.
tasted by the Crowd?Several of tbe Can
dldatea Absent..
Sumtek, July in.?The State campaign
meetings were resumed here
last Monday. At 1u:1u County Chairman
R. O. Purdv called the meeting
to order. The Rev. N. W. ftdmuuds
invoked divine ble&sing. asking that
all things might be done decently and
in order here today. "Chairman Purdy
announced that Mr. T. W. Stanland
had authorized him to slate that
he had withdrawn from the congressional
race, leaving Mr. Stokes and
Mr. Moses to fight it out. Messrs.
I.m .*? n
ttloKPS ana ivioses, can utilities iur congress,
spoke lirst. These gentlemen
were followed by Judge Earle. After
being introduced the Judge made an
interesting speech:
"I stand here today," he said, "where
I have stood many times before, facing
a people I have known since childhood.
I see here men who I knew
as boys over there in the academy. I
see here friends of the past; friends
who were with me in '76, in '78;
friends who stood at my back in 1890.
I can say that 1 am standing among
friends. Some of you differ with me
today. Here and there some political.friends
of the past are perhaps
now my enemies. But this I say:
Friend or foe, you have always known
where to find me; you always Knew
where I stood. No man can sar that
I ever threw a rock and hid my hand.
No man need ever say he had to hit
me in the back; he had only to stand
to the front.
"Some years ago I had the honor to
run for Governor of South Carolina.
I knew I could not be elected; I knew
I was doomed to defeat, but I had
been honored by the people who elected
me to a responsible office. There
were whisperings, charges that there
was something wrong in the offices of
the administration of which I formed
a part. 1 could not meet those charges
except by being a candidate. I had a
right to stand as a candidate ior governor
and speak to my people. What
I said on the stump won applause
from my opponents. I conducted the
campaign on a high plain, and my
opponent, who was elected, so slated.
'"On his election my position was
that the people had spoken; that the
Democrats had rendered their verdict;
that I would accept it, and would not
oppose him. When one of the most
firominent newspapers in South Caroina
wrote to me as well as others,
asking what I was going to do or advise
doing in the face of the result, I
answered: Stop abuse, cease vituperation,
treat all men with fairness and
do what can be done to bring the people
together. I have no apologies to
make to anyone for anything 1 said
then. I said what I felt, what I be)
i'uitc/I in nriTT Koort Wft flpft nno nfio
pie; we are the Democratic party.
The constitutional convention Ijtiried
the hatchet, and now, fellow-citizens,
I bring a message from the Piedmont.
Stop strife; stop discord; be united."
Gen. Earle alluded to an anonymous
card which had appeared in a Sumter
paper, asking why he withdrew from
a race for a county office in 1876.
"You all kuow the author," he said,
"but I am ready to answer it. If any
man in the crowd will stand sponsor
for those questions let him appear and
I will answer. Let him stand up."
There was no sponsor. "You all
know where I stand on State politics.
I air. a Democrat; I have not joined
in vituperation; I have given credit
L.l ,1
lur yvuttL wad uuuc.
"There have been rumors and
charges of dishonest transactions in
this State. Now, I say here to friends
and opponents that X do not believe
B. R. Tillman is a dishonest man. I
opposed him and have no apologies to
make for it. I have not agreed with
him in all things. X do not agree with
him in all things; but X believe he is
honest and I don't believe Tillman
ever stole a dollar of dispensary money
or bond deal money. Xf there has
been.any stolen, let those vfho got it
answer for themselves."
"It has b^en said that a judge should
not go upon the slump. That is an
aristocratic idea wmch does not now
hold good. If going upon the stump
interfered with his duties he should
not do so, and for that reason I have
been prevented from appearing before
the people of the State as soon as I
wished. But wfcen it does not conllict
with his duty he should have the
privilege of doing so in these days
when United States senators, governors
and other men holding high offices
go on the stump. No office is toe
high to allow the man who fills it to
meet the people face to face."
Judge Earle then boldly sailed out
upon glittering financial sea, speaking
in an interesting manner upon a sub
jcv/t buai io <&iniwaL im^auuaiu IU
be handled in public by any but masters
of it.
The people knew there was something
wrong, aud they could expect
little or no relief froui any iState administration.
Candidates lor congress
who had spoken had declared for 10
to I, but had neglected to state why
tree coinage at that ratio was right
and would be beneficial. The speaker
proceeded to give a historical sketch of
the use of silver and gold as money or
purchasing medium from the time
Abraham purchased a burying place
for Sarah with silver to the present
time. Silver was the money metal
unit both geld and silver were used
by the Komans 400 years before
Christ.
For 500 years before 1873, he s^id,
the ratio of silver and gold had ranged
from 11 to 1 to 1G to 1. The history of
the demonetization of silver by the
Latin union was gone over step by
step?and it had been done in each
case at the demand of the wealthy,
the money power.
Judge Earle declared that the demonetization
of silver in 1873 was
rightly termed the crime of '73, because
silver was a money of the constitution.
Mr. Webster, the greatest
constitutional lawyer, had said that
congress had no power to demonetize
either silver or gold. But while the
people were working in the shops and
fields,their representatives in congress
had, criminally or ignorantly or both,
demonetized silver.
In England the history of demonetization
of silver had been that after a
period of 2i? vctrs the land owners had
been reduced to only 8percent, of the
Irt-e holders in 1S19.
Silver bullion, said Judge Earle,
would buv as much now as it ever
would: it falls in value as other commodities
fall, and will continue to do
so so loner as it is a commodity.
Ti?e speaker predicted that if the
gold policy was successful in 10 years
the farmers in this section would not
own their lands, whose value had already
been deteriorated one half.
Therefore he had said, and he said it
again, that he approved of what Tillman
was trying to do in congress, be
cause he was fighting for the masses.
Many people said there would be a
panic if the policy of the silver men
was carried out. He believed there
- - - ? . i _ _i? :i
would be. There wouiu ne a uevu ui
a time for a while, but was il uot bet
ter to lighten the cord about their
necks by a sudden jerk, snap it aud
set them free with but a bruised skin,
than to allow it to be slowly tightened
until they were choked to death.
They must stand for sil ver and eold;
stand for liryan of Nebraska aud Se
wall of Maine. They were not demanding
anythin , new. They simply
asked to be put back where they were
from 1837 to 1873?a period of prosperity.
Dethrone the mouey kings;
take their hands front the throats of
the people and enact laws, not that the
rich man may become richer, uot that
the poor man may get w&at aoes 1101
belong to him, but that brain and
brawn may get that which it honestly
earns.
Gen. Earle advocated the iucome
tax. Of the 70,000,000 people in the
United States 30,000 own more than
one half of the property in the country.
This was gotten by unjust laws;
laws fostering trusts and monopolies.
Let these 30,000 pay a tax in proportion
to the protection tbey receive. It
is a menace when a half dozen men in
New York can make cotton go up and
down. Laws should be passed to give
the greatest erood to the greatest num
ber.? That was the design of the
founders of the government.
The judge said he did not charge
dishonesty of purpose against Presi
dent Cleveland, and be he great as
may be, his administration had been
the worst of any President, so far as
the effects of his policies on South
Carolina was concerned. Under his
administration property values had
been steadily decreasing.
At the conclusion of Gen- Earle's
speech there was a liberal amount of
cheering, considering the undemonstrative
character of tiie crowd.
Judge Earle was followed by Dancan,
Whitman, Harrisou, Richbourg,
Watts, Mayfield and liobinsou. Gov.
Mo,'
aDOriiieir unrl snmfi I
JJJ V aJUO, JUULt* J. 4UVV?wavj ??? -v. ?
other candidates were absent.
The campaign meeting at Camden
yesterday was flat as a flaunder.
Messrs. 6. E. Fin ley and T. J. Strait,
candidates for Congress were the first
speakers They were followed by the
candidates for State offices as follows:
Richbourg, Robinson, May field and
McSweeney. Gov. Evaus was unavoidably
absent.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BARBER.
Attorney General Barber made his
second appearance in the campaign and
caught the crowd from the start by
stating that he had no opposition, and
he was glad of it, and telling some
apropos jokes. This has been one of
the fairest races ever held in South
Carolina, although there has been
some whining and wheezing about
shutting out candidates. For himself
he didn't mind if some of these fellows
did come out against him, but their
object was to make a still hunt and
come in at the last momeut. He denied
that there was auy ring so far as
> j ir. L
ne IS concorucu. iik was ncro iu adjf
that be stood ready to meet the slauders
and slurs cast against the Reform
movement. He was prepared to prove
they were false. (Cheers.)
As to the Dispensary law he held
that it was the best whiskey law ever
placed on the statute books. It was
lending towards what prohibitionists
wanted. If a law had not been properly
enforced in some respects that was
no reason why the law itself should
be condemned. According to statistics
drunkenness had decreased in
South Carolina 57 per cent.; cases of
drunkenness before mayors' courts
had decreased CG per cent., and the
consumption of liquor 47 per cent.
He denied that the Dispensary was a
monopoly. It was simply the State
taking up the business in trust lor the
people. He held that considering the
treatment the constables bad received,
they were the most considerate set of
otlicers ever seen on earth. They
avoided difficulties, but enforced the
law. Otherwise they would have
been unworthy of their commissions.
He closed by asking the people of Kershaw
to endorse his record in his light
against Federal judicial usurpation of
authority in trying to prevent the
holding of the Constitutional Convention
.
DUNCAN FOLLOWS.
Mr. Duncan opened his speech by
wading into national issues. He eulogized
Tillman, saying that since
that wondei^ul speech of his in the
senate, the people of the United States
had resolved themselves into two factions?Tillman
and anti-Tillman. Papers
in this State were criticising Tillman
for his course in the Chicago
convention. He was no politician;
he had gone straight on and smoothed
out the rough places, while others had
sailed in smoothly. Tillman knew
there was no chance for a President to
be nominated from any State South of
Mason and Dixon's line. ilr. Duncan
said that he trusted lie would hereafter
not be handicapped by the absence of
candidates, whom be could not strike
in their absence. There were questions
in the minds of many which he
wanted answered, but he could not
bring them out till the man came here
to reply. As to General Eurle, he
said tne man who stands between two
factions would nok get the support of
one nor the respect of the other. If
he was a Conservative, come out and
fight like a man; if a Reformer, say so.
Don't stay on the fence. The man
"?U/\ in o T\OM^TT *Y"? Q *"> Tlrtfr ^a.
TT Liv/ Id UUb a yai wjr IIIWU uwva **vt wv
serve success at the hands of parties.
It was not fair for a man to join the
race at the quarter hole and rim out at
the wire. General Eirle said he was
a man of peace. So, was he, but he
spurued that peace which would prevent
a man who seeing a wrong would
not at once try to correct it.
At the conclusion of Mr. Duncan's
speech a half dozen men called for
"Evans."
earlkjocular.
General Karle whs greeted with
quite a hearty cheer, lie told a joke
inkinK v\ma/1ii/ia/1 t\ litn/v w of * > lltin.
YTU1U1I piVAtUl/UM a laugu db luit
can's expense. General Earle said the
appearance of Mr. Barber here today
reminded him of the position he had
been in. He had been attorney gen
? "r " -JT;- ? :
eral of South Carolina and the honesty
of officials serving in the administration
with him had been impugned.
He had taken the stump six years ago
to defend that administration. It was
his right to do so, and he used his best
energies. As he went through the
State there was one cry constantly
growing louder and louder. The cry
was "Hurrah for Tillman 1" Tiliman
had been nominated and he paid him
a handsome compliment. He said of
me: "He is an honest man and I wish
he was on uiy ticket for attorney general."
Tillmaa had treated him fairly
and he treated him fairly. Tillman
had said he had the right to oppose
him for governor and that he had condacted
his campaign on a high plane.
m answer 10 a question irom xne
News and Courier as to what he ad
vised, he had told them to stop abuse,
lay aside bitterness, and give Tillinau
credit for the good he had done. He
urged now that bitterness would cease
aud that the whole people work for
the welfare of the Stale.
That letter to The News and Courier,
said General Earle, bad cost him the
district attorneyship of South Carolina.
Cleveland had promised him the
otlice, but Conservatives, who had
been his friends, had gone behind and
undone him. Another man had been
appointed, a worthy, honest, capable
man, but the loss of the office was his
punishment by those who were narrow
and bitter.
General Earle then went into the Gnancial
question, and, in the limited
time allowed, made a clear statement
of the case. He said he knew he had
friends in the crowd and would get
their votes. (Cheers)
OTHER CANDIDATES.
Mr. Whitman said that if the people
exDected to find a better Reformer than
himself they would hare to burn the
woods and sift the ashes. Bui he proceeded
to arraign the so called Reformers
who had gotten control of the
movement. He had been prodding
these fellows with his pitchfork, trying
to get them to keep their promises
but they would not. When Whitman
criticised Tillman there were cries of
"Hurrah for Tillman."
Col. McSweeney, for lieutenant governor,
was liberally applauded. He
said the Reform party w<is not pursuing
a tearing down policy. Its principle
was to build up and improve. They
did not wish to pull down any educa
uonai lnsmuiiuas. iu iue uuusuw
tional coaventioa Mr. Julian Mitcnell
of (Jnariestou bad commended Senator
Tillman for his work for education in
this State.
Inhuman Mother Hangs.
Louisville, July 16.?A special to
the Courier-Journal from Pikeville,
Ky., says that news reached there yesterday
from Coburn, Va., to the effect
that Mary Snodgrass was hanged at
that place last Friday for the murder
of her child.
The Snodgrass woman was a disrep
uiauie cuaracujr auu was uumpeweu tu
leave Pikeville on that account She
went to Coburn where her child was
cared for by negroes until it was about
a month old. Then it was turned ov( r
to its mother. She did not want it
and tried to ge] rid of the child in various
ways. The county judge told
her that she wonld have to provide for
it and she took it to her home.
One night about midnight some people
living close by heard the little one
scre?ming. Black smoke was seen
issuing from the chimney and the1 door
was burst in to ascertain the troubleThe
child had been placed in the fire
and the mother was holding it in place
in the flames with a long iron poker,
[t was burned almost to ashes. Tne
inhuman mother was arrested and
placed in jail. The infuriated people
wanted to lynch her, but the promise
of speedy justice caused them to allow
the law to take its course. She was
tried and convicted of murder in the
first degree. The parents of the woman
Jive in this county. She was
married to a worthless man when she
was about 16 years old and soon separated
fuom him. She was about 28
years old.
Opinion of a Colorado Judge.
Glenwood Springs, Colo., July 15.
?Judge J. H. Caldwell, when asked
his ODinion of the work of the Democratic
convention, replied: "Tne wisdom
of its action amounts to an inspi
XT. J 1
rauon. j>io Deuer man or sounaer
platform has been presented to the
American people by any party in a
tnird of a century. It marks an epoch
in the political history of this country.
If McKinley is the Napoleon of tne
gold standard force , Bryan is the
Wellington of the allied silver forces
and the historical parallel will be
complete except that this modern Napoleon,
after his Waterloo, will go to
ihe headwaters of Salt Creek instead
of St. Helena."
Baltimore, July 15.?Congressman
Harry Husk, who is also chairman of
the Democratic executive committee,
has written a letter to Mr. William
Jennings Bryan, Democratic candidate
for President, inviting him to visit
Baltimore, and promising him a rousing
reception. In speaking of the outlook
the chairman of the city committee
said that the rapid growth of the
silver sentiment in Maryland had
been a matter of great surprise to him,
and that he fully expected to see the
State go for Bryan and Sewajl by a
large majority in November. v
Florida Democrats.
Jacksonville, July 14 ?The State
Democratic Executive Committee met
here today and organizad for the campaign.
Resolutions were passed endorsing
the Chicago platform and
Bryan. A majority of the committee
&as been supposed to favor the gold
standard, but since the party has
spoken they have fallen into line.
The nomination of Bryau ani the
platform adopted have caused great
enthusiasm throughout the State.
Bousing ratification meetings have
been held at Lake City, Williston,
Laesburg and other points. A big ratltication
meeting will soon be held at
Jacksonville.
The Bamberg Fitting School.
Prof. H. G. Sheridan, Principal of
the Holly Hill Graded School, having
declined the position of Headmaster of
the Bamberg Fitting School, to which
Jiosition he was elected sometime ago,
'rof. W. E. Willis has been elected to
fill the vacincy. Prof. Sheridan has
a better position at Holly Hill than
the Bamberg position.
Will Support Bryau.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 15.?Cap
lain J. w . Anderson, me itepuoucau
leader of Putnam county, lias left his
party and will support Bryan. Captain
Anderson can't stand the gold
standard plank of the Republican
platform.
A SPICY MEETING. hi
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A LIVELY LITTLE WAR OF WORDS BE- w
TWEEN THE CANDIDATES.
P1
Judge Karle Aitkn Sou? Quaattona, Which ^
are Answered by Governor Evans?Both
Get a Little Warm Though Apparently ^
ni
Cool Enough.
Lancaster, S. C., July 16.?For the
first time since the campaign opened m
there was some life in the debates here al
today, and the indications are that in
Kam'rlao thn Hrr (re-fii qilvAi* I h<
uluci taiuga iawiuvo vmw % -j - ?issue,
upon which nearly all agree,
will be made prominent in the speeches.
Mr. Duncan made his usual bond
speech, adding one or two new points, ai
and it was noticeable that he is improving
in debate very much. How- 4,1
ever, there was very little spirit in the ni
crowd during his speech. ol
The chief incident of the day was a ti
series of questions propounded by na
Judge Earle to Governor Evans as to h:
how many meetings the State Board te
of Control hail in 1895. Governor cl
Evans admitted practically that none
had been, though he said there was w
little use for them as all members N
were agreed as to policy. Judge Earle pi
interrogated him about cancelling h
dispensary insurance and giving it to 01
his brother at a higher rate Governor tl
Evans most positively and iudignantly
denied that he had ever done such a ts
thing or knew tbat it had been done. K
He retorted on Judge Earle that he "
knew he (Governor Evans) did not &
know it and Judge Earle said he did 1<
not, but while not responsible for the v>
questions which were given to him he A
was certain that Governor Evans's an- s<
swers would be replied to. Governor g
Eyans replied that he would hold h
Judge Earle responsible for both ques E
tions and answers, and the latter replied
very forcibly that he was re- U.
sponsible for anything he said now or
anywhere. a
Governor Evans said he was too, a
and during this colloquy the crowd
pressed close around the stand to hear y
every word. Judge Earle had a good
many friends in the audience who n
cheered him, but unquestionably the g
larger part of tnem were with Governor
Evans as was shown by their vol- ri
uminous yells for him.
Judge Earle said privately that the tl
questions he propounded was the
foundation for some future remarks r<
he would make. There were about T
400 people present. The candidates a
and representatives of the press were E
1 i ?i i--_ ?) 1 <u.
moat nutf^iuiujy cuteriAuicu uy tuc m
citizens trad tne Lancaster meeting ii
will long be a red letter day in iheir T
memories. d
Judge Earle was the first speaker h
introduced, there being several calls Y
for him. After giving his reasons for c?
stumping the State in 1890, which are "
the same as he stated at the Camden ?
meeting. Judge Earle then took up h
the financial question. As to the cry U
of overproduction, he said it was non- t*
sense. So long as there was one rag- a:
ged woman in the world there wasde- ei
mand for more cotton, so long as there h
was one nungry man mere was neeu
of more wheat. If all the wheat made p
was divided there would not be a half
barrel to each inhabitant; nor if all ^
the cotton was made into cloth there
would not be enough to go around. a
It was not overproduction, but under
consumption, and there was under- a
consumption because there was not ^
enough money to pay for the pro- s]
ducts. p
He dwelt upon the history of coin- b
age and then showed how the weight ci
of the silver dollar had been maintain- V
ed a 44? eraius. while the amount of 3
gold in a dollar had been reduced. V
Was it right and just, after the United g
States had incurred a debt based on
the gold and silver standard to have o
to pay that debt on a basis of a gold o
standard; was it just to make that dis- o
crimination against the debtor? The fi
United States has the right to hx the b
svstem of weights and measures. Sup- tl
pose a man was to give his note today cl
for 150 bushels of corn to be paid next r<
year, and in the meantime congress h
should change the measure of a bushel n
to one-third more, and that when ne ai
went to pay his note the creditor demanded
one-third more corn. Would
that be honest? And yet the government
had done that identical thing as
to silver. Gen. Earle strongly favored
the income tax, and spoke at .
length upon the iniquities of the tar- q
iff. If fret silver carried the day we
would have a hard time of it for a
while, but it was better to end?re that
for a short time and so get free from
the halter that was about our necks.
Let us lay aside dissensions among ^
ourselves; let us stand together as one
people for the good of South Carolina,
working together and with one pur- .
pose. We are all Democrats and ,
should stand together as one people. f
(Cheers.) ^
Mr. J. T. Duncan said he rejoiced n
h* AAA the two apftftt narties arraved 1<
openly in the fight on a great issue, tHeretofore
it had been a cowardly ci
contest. He maintained that Tillman ei
had done more for silver than any E
other man in the United States. Mr, a:
Duncan referred to the history of the h
Reform movement; how Tillman had h
led it on to success when in other ir
States the movement went to pieces.
.Now, Tillman had made the issue in y
congress,' he had stirred the people y
and made all men take sides. Mr. tc
Duncan claimed, with modesty for h
for the great leader, by saying he was n
greater than a President; he made
Presidents. The national committee u
nad given him the honor of blazing si
the wav to victory. He had done so a
and those who had done so had sailed S
into victory. As to Judge Earle, he bi
had no quarrel with him, but a man it
who was not a party man need not vv
expect support from any party, lie es
had him to defeat and he could do it h
like a gentleman. As to his other O
competitor he would speak without hi
prejudice or passion. He would speak th
to honest men and would stand by (J
them. He had seen Ben Tillman who si
had declared he was hands-off in this
race; when he convinced the Reform- in
ers of that fact then Evans' chances in bi
this race wouia inueea oe sum.
He repeated his question as to gi
whether, when E7ans had gotten
Rhind the appointment of agent to ei
refund the debt, he, Evans, expected al
to make anything out of it. He want- b(
ed him to say whether or not he had
? ? ?4aJ nnnfllin/a /\?1 f /\ f U i\
tjxpucicu iaj LUttivo aujruiiug uui ui tuc WJ
bond transaction. Evans would get th
up and cry, "Prove it,prove it," when bi
he would "not even deny it. He objected
to being misquoted on the stand
in order that trie crowd might be made pi
to laugh and turned from the point.
If Evans did deny having an agree cc
ment with Rhind, he would have ca
something more to say.
Governor Evans, who was seated be
ind t he speakers' stand, was heart
? say, sotto voce, that some mu
ere "natural born liars." Thi
nused some of the woolhat boyi
xjut him, who by quiet laughing ex
essed approval of his excellency':
it.
Evans had done some boasting, sail
uncan, about this bond business, am
aw he was probably sorry he ha(
.Iked so much, but he would not dart
my that in the very recent past hi
id tried to persuade a friend he wa
i is taken as to an impression he ha<
Dout a statement Evans made to hin
r regard to his connection with thi
Dnds of Rhind.
Evans?Who is the man?
Duncan?Larry Gantt.
Hvans?That is a lfe. I never sait
ay such thing to him.
Duncan- -That is his only defense
That's a lie," is all he can say. I saj
o brave man would take advantagi
: a man on the stand like that, par
cularly when he is protected by pai(
ien, here to do his bidding;* Mei
ired tw go around with him to pro
-i u: ~ -ii_ . ?
:ut mn wwarujy uones. (i5Q0UtS ant
leers.)
This reference to paid men was di
scted to the presence of Detectiv<
ewbold, who has followed the cam
lign from the beginning. Then
ave been one or two other hangers
a, but they are not known to hav<
le job of protecting Governor Evans
Tbe trutn, said Duncan, was hard t
ike sometimes, and when he told it
vans tried to blow ink over him
Bee him come with the lie again,
lid he. In Charleston, in 1894, Bat
sr had charged Evans and Tillmai
rith having a finger in the band pie
.t Walterboro, the next day, Tillmai
ffore no man in South Carolina ha
ottenone cent. Evans had not tol
im of his connection with Rhind
[e don't dare deny that.
a, vans-i ao aeny it; Tillman win
to.
Duncan--Do you dare charge Senf
tor Tillman with knowing yourguil
od trying to hide it.
Evans?No, I don't say t was guiltj
ou do.
Duncan?Yqu don't dare say Til
lan would try to hide any man'
uilt.
As to the dispensary the law was al
ight?
A Voice?The whiskey is no!
iough.
Duncan?No, but don't hold the lai
^sponsible for the bad manage men
'hat's what I w^ant to talk to yo
bout. After the Darlington riot^ sai
uncan, all the insurance on dispei
iria-swere cancelled. Mr. Seibels, ai
lsurance agent, went to Governo
illman and offered to insure all th
ispensaries. Governor Tillman tol
mi to do so. aeibels went to JNei
rork, made arrangements with all hi
ampaniesand placedall the insurance
This man," pointing to Governo
Ivans, "took it a tray from him whei
e got to be governor and gave it al
) his brother." Governor Evans wU
all you I am a clerk in the State hous
nd that I bavea brother in the State'
mploy. B. R. Tillman appointe
im.
Evans?Did you not ask me to a{
oint him?
Duncan?No, for I advised him nc
) take the iob.
Evans?You have a short memor
bout some things.
Evans, said Duncan, had single
ut three railroads in South Carolin
) attack in his annual message. H
100k the Southern road severely t<
lease the boys. Just after that hi
rother, George, a lawyer in Edgefiel
ame through Columbia on his way t
Washington to get employed by th
outhern road. He returned fron
Washington in the private car of th
eneral counsel of the road.
Evans says he was watching som<
ne in the dispensary closely, yet h
nly called one meeting of the boar
f control in 12 months. That was
ne way to keep watch. As to th
onding of dispensers, he reasserte
lat after the new board had take
barge, blank forms of the compan
^presented by the governor's brothej
ad been enclosed in official commu
ications. The premiums from thi
mounted to about $1,000.
GOVERNOR EVANS.
Governor Evans was received wit
few hand claps. He was glad, h
lid, to see General Earle here. He wa
dignified gentleman, a judge wh
ad bat just laid aside tne ermine
I T71 _ J? 1 - <
overnor .avans was urea 01 goin,
round this State shooting at carrio
rows and sparrows. He had beei
adoised at Hampton. They said h
'as not guilty of any wrong. H
Duld not put brains in numpskull1
ead so he could understand. He ha
ot made Duncan and was not respon
ble for him. God Almighty mad
i^i and he sometimes wondered wh;
e had. He had decided to pay n
irther attention to him and unless h
ras asked questions he would mak
0 answer to the charges. He hai
stters from friends all over the Stat
tiling him to pay no attention to Due
in. It was not possible to satisfy hi
iiemies, and Duncan was his enemy
[e had slept in his room at Manninj
ud he now realized that he migh
ave had a cold dagger plunged in ni
eart. Why did tbis man keep 01
1 this way.
Dunoan?I have asked questions am
ou have not answered them. Di<
i 1 a j* dl:-.
on navean unuersiauuiug wtiu nutui
> get a fee before you recommendet
im to Governor Tillman for appoint
lent?
Evans?I can't give you brains h
nderstand. You must take my an
tfers as I give them. (Cheers.) Yoi
nn't preach yourself in tbe Unite<
tates senate by abusing me to thes
ays. You must sbow you have abil
y and not only say "This man is no
orthy and Ben Tillman is the great
it man that ever lived." He was no
is brothers' keeper, said the governor
Q6 was a lawyer in Edgefield am
ad a right to choose his clients, an<
te other was an insurance agent ii
olumbia who had the right to get in
irance where he could.
Dunfi&n?Did von Tint. him t.h?
isurance 011 the dispensary inColum
a?
Evans?No; if he got it, Mixsoi
ive it to hitn.
Governor Evans then made refer
ice to the famous dispensary bill
>out the drawing of which there ha
sen so much discussion.
Duncan said: "Governor, I proposi
> face you with Gen. Barber to prov<
lere was a bill agreed upon by you
it which was not drawn."
Erans? Barber won't say it.
Here Judge Earle asked leave t<
"opound a few questions.
"As chairman of the State board 01
mtrol, how maoy meetings did yoi
ill in 1895!"
Governor Evans could not remera
- ber. He did not know.
1 Earle?Was it not your duty to call
x meetings?
3 Evans?No; not unless there was I
s something to do.
Governor Evans did not know anvs
thing about cancelling of insurance of
State buildings lie had not done it,
j nor given the iusuranee to his broth\
er. He did not know how many
\ agents had insurance on State proper5
ty when he went in, nor how many
9 had it now. ]
3 Earle?What purpose did you have
1 in asking the present clerk of the State !
! board or control for the prices the
Q board was paying for whiskey? i
Evans?Because I heard they were
paying too much and I wanted to find
out about it. i
j Earle?Did you not cancel the in- :
surance at 1 3-4 per cent, on the Anderson
dispensary and give it to your
j brother at 2 percent?
3 Evans?I did not
Governor Evans said he had not 1
j called the board together in 1895, be,
cause Ncrton, Tompkins and himself i
. had agreed on a policy ana he was
j left to carry it out.
Voices in the crowd called on Evans i
. to give them a chance to vote on the <
x dispensary next fall. 1
"All right," he said "I'll do it." i
e Governor Evans felt,confident of
. beating both these fellows. It was <
a two to one, and he almost wished it
i was 16 to 1. Why had Judge Eirle '
0 asked him these questions? What ]
was the object of them? i
' Earle?Because, if it was true that j
ii nftll Vl Qrl ilnna tkius 1
JVC* uttu uuuo bUCOC bUlU^.*), )UU TTCIO j
not fit to be governor. (Cheers.) ]
n Evans?But you know they are not i
true. I
'a Earle?1 know nothing of the kind, i
(1 sir; I know nothing about you. I i
d asked the questions; they are not mine
[ but were handed to me. I am responsible
for asking them. The person
who handed them to me assures me
' he can prove what they imply. He
. will be responsible for their answer.
It (Cries of Earle 1 E ?rle I)
Evans?I will hold you responsible
r. for the questions and the answer!
' Earle?I am always responsible, sir,
j_ for anything I do. (Cheers.)
>3 Gov. Evans was on the platform
shaking his finger and gesticulating
[j vehemently, while Gen. Earle was on
the ground, gesturing with his uplifted
arm. It was by odds the most in'
teresting moment of the campaign.
N Gov. Evans said he brought the peot
pie tidings, but he did not take time
u to tell them, coming back to the case
^ in point and saying he knew this peopie
were not going to put men in
tt charge now who had been against
r them in 1890. Judge Earle was a
e good man, and, he believed, a good
judge. He had been made one by ReN
formers, but be had not been with the
is people in their demands six years ago.
5 He says be is not Conservative or Reformer.
He stands between, then he
a must be half alligator, half norseman.
] Earle?I say I am a Democrat and
U an honest man.
e Evans?Yes, there are Democrats
s and Democrats.
d Earle?And there are Reformers and
Reformers.
Gov. Evans said Judge Earle was
} swinging on Tillman's coattails.
, Judge Earle arose quickly and advanced
to the stand, addressing Gov.
Evans, who kept on talking, turning
y hifj haftk to Earle.
, "I can't let tht^t pass," said t'ne
Judge, in a low tone. He again called
a to tne governor, who asked the judge
6 not to interrupt him so often, he could
? speak afterwards. (Cries of "Earle.")
j Judge Earle?You know, sir, I never
swung to Gov. Tillman or any oth0
er man. When you say otherwise
6 you do yourself an injustice.
1 Gov. Evans went on to say thfe peo8
pie were not going to put men in office
who had been fighting the alliance.
5" They were not going to turn out the
e. old veteran and wounded soldier at
this stage of the fighting. "You are
* not going to repudiate men who have
j been fighting for you." He was going
to beat both these men, he said, as
n badly as Tillman had beat Eirle in
y 1890. (Cheers.)
THE OTHER SPEAKERS,
f" The Senatorial aspirants were fol18
lowed by Whitman and Harrison, candidates
for Governor, who put in their
pleas. These gentlemen were followed
h by Major McSweeney, who seems to
e have a walk over for Lueitenant Governs
nor. Attorney, General Barber folo
lowed Major McSweeney, and was fol*
i. lowed in turn by Messes.
g Watts and Richbourg, candia
dates for Adjutant and Ina
spector General, Watts spoke of the
e militia with pride, referring to the ime
provement he had made ih it ia draft's
ing the enlistment law. He went on
d to say he was making this campaign
on merit. He had a right to criticise
a his onnonent as to his Dolitical actions
y but would never stoop so low as to go
o into personalities, and no Confederate
a snlH iftp or crftrif 1 ?mn n would stOOD to the
e law plane bis opponent bad.
i He referred to Gen. Earle as bowe
in? to tbe will of tbe majority when
l- defeated by Tillman, but Gen. Richs
bourghad run against Gen. Farley,
the nominee of the Democratic party.
g He did not mean to criticise any man's
t political opinion, so long as he was
s honest, but lie has changed his poli- a
tics three times in tbe last six years,
and God only knew what step he
i would take next, but according to a
1 gentleman in Sumter he would "go
i to the Lily Wnites next." As to his
1 next step, however, he would have
; nothing to say.
Gen. Richbourg made his usual
0 speech, at the conculsion of which he
said that as Gen. Watts had gone into
n the mire he would hive to follow him. ,
1 He would ask Gen. Watts to say whee
ther or not he had not at the Grand
[- Central hotel, during fair week, gamt
bled and lost all his money; whether
; he had not demanded that the winner
t return it to him. and on the man's re- (
. fusal, gone into the street, got a police- ,
1 man and forced the man to give up
1 the money. j
1 Gen. Watts replied that the answer
required strong language. lie would ,
say that any man who made such a
; statement was an infernal liar, and |
- the truth was not in him. 1
Gen. Richbourg said he did not j
i make the charges, but he would prove ;
them true.
Gen. Richbourg went on to say he ,
, regarded the ollice of adjutant general
s as a high one?one that should be filled \
with dignity and sobriety. That otli- ]
a cer is at the head of the South Carolina ]
? soldiery?a soldiery that has always '
, won glory in war and should not be ,
disgraced in peace by a drunken and
incompetent head.
> "My young competitor wants office, i
-f i?.1?~ tr~ .i. _ i
ui uuuiac 110 uura. lie is LUC UorUCol. i
[ to weaa from the public crib I ever |
i saw, but his public acts ou more than |
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V-^ -T.
MISS TILLMAN'S DEATH. j
LIGHTNING'S FEARFUL WORK REMOVES
A WOMANLY WOMAN.
rhe Eideat Child of Senator Tillman, While *39
Out Horseback Riding at Brevard N. O.,
is Instantly Killed With Her Escort.
Columbia., S. U., July 17.?Sympathy
deep and sincere of all Columbia
was felt for the bereaved family of ' I i
Senator Tillman yesterday, when the
few brief lines were read tolling of the
tragic death of his eldest daughter, the a
pride of his household. Inquiries were M
beard on all sides from those anxious flj
to know more of the details, but noth- JH
ing could be learned until the train 41
bearing the body reached this city last _3
night.
Some time before the train was due ^
numbers of friends began to arrive at v&fll
me union aepot, among, whom were ,'|8
Assistant Attorney General Townsend, yM'
Col. W. W. Bruce, Col. Mixaon, -,^^3
Frank Tompkins, Chris Atkinson, i
Fitz Norton, General Watts, Gover- I
nor Evans and scores of others, who J
came out despite the pouring rain to |||
pay their last tribute to this popular i|3
and well known young woman, who
was a shining example of all that is
excellent. i
Accompanying the body were Mr. :J|
r. C. McNeely, general agent of the^^B,"^
Henderson villa and Brevard railroad. -;4hB
rod Messes. U. X. Gunter, private secretary
to Governor Evans, and T. W. *
Bunch, aa uncle of Miss Tillman. ttoasPg
latter two having gone to meet the body
it Spartanburg. Mr. McNeely wm$^ >?(?
the party when Miss Til lman was tilled .
and was the only eyewitness of the 'h\
sad affair. [' ?
Mr. H. F. Addicks, Jr., Miss Nettie ~'J? |
Addicks, Miss Addie Tillman, Mist ;JB"
Mae O'Bryan of Allendale, S. C., Miss ;
Lizzie Bingham of Salisbury, N. C.? .
Miss Annie Warren of Hendrsonvilie, \
the Rev. Robert A Lee of York rill?,
Mr. M. D. Cooper of Brevard, with - :^3
Mr. McNeelv, composed the party Jj
from which death was to snatched two > /.a
members. J
Mr. McNeely said: "It V7&a 10 a. I
m. on Wednesday when we left Handersonville
for Brevard, which place
was reached at 11:30 o'clock. By 12 ^0 .'#ia
all of the persons I have named were ' la
mounted and on the way to ascend
Rich mountain, which is six miles \
from Brevard. When three-quarters
of a mile from the toD of the mountain 1H
we were overtaken by a thunderstorm.
The Trescott house was a few hundred
yards away and all hurried thereto
get out of the rain."
"Miss Tillman, Mr. Lee and I stop- '
ped, however, in order for Miss Till- J
man and myself to change horses, as
hers was afraid of the thunder. By 'ggal
the time the change was made, the j
rain began to fall and all three of u?
took shelter under pome chestnut I
bushes, but about 40 feet away was a "%m
large oak tree. -!
"Miss Tillman and Mr. Lee?till re- Sm
mained on horsebaok, the former with ? 'sffl
an upraised umbrella, while I, 20 feet
away, was standing on the .ground. It.
was while .thus waiting that a bolt of
lightning struck the tree and oontlnaing,
instantly killed Miss Tillman, Mr.
Lee and their horses. The shock was > |9
so severe that my horse was knocked
down, but I only had my finger burn- -isS
ed slightly. This was at 3:30 o'clock.
"In a few seconds I was by the aide V;"^P
of the two fallen people. Not a mmcle
of either moved, their death was
instantaneous. There was no mark Mm
left by the lightning to show its fear- ,^g|
ful work. "A wagon from Mr. MoCreery,
a farmer living near by, was
procured and the bodies tenderly
moved to the Trescott house, where
Mr. Carroll and the Misses Pleasants, V .'m
another horseback party, gave &11 the .aH
aid possible.
"The home going was sad indeed.. ^9
Two of our party were still in death, ;!^9
and we that remained rode silently
along. "It was about 11:30 that night
before Brevard was reached. From V*8B
here a telegram was sent to Senator :
Tillman."
This is the story as related by Mr. .
JllUllOOiJ', YYLIU woo iuc urnj uuu ? '
witness the double tragedy. At 1 J
o'clock yesterday the body of Miw
Tillman reached Hendersonville and .<<9
was sent on to Columbia. Only a very . ^39
plain wooden coffin could be procured there,
but when Columbia was reached,
Mr. Berry had a handsome metallic
casket, covered with white cloth, in .
readiness in the ladies' waiting room ' IB
of the depot. Across it was a silver W
plate beautifully engraved with the
name of the young lady, and after it - jfl
the words, ''Died July 15, 1896."
Curtains were put over the windows
to shut out the gaze of the curious,
and the body, by several ladies and Sg
gentlemen, was moved from one oofn
to the other. The several hundred
persons gathered aroand the outside "
door and either kept silent or convers- j
ed in low tones. When all was in --'M
readiness, the door was opened and * %
the casket, enclosed in a box, was put ,'3
aboard the special train which stood
in waiting. Quite a number of lovely .
floral tributes had either been sent or
brought down, and but for the terrific ~ A
rain storm tnere would have been
many more.
In the passenger coach of the special
were Governor Evans, his mother. /
Miss Mary Evans, B. R. Tillman, Jr.. ~S,
Miss Lona Tillman, botn of whom had ^
been away from home, the former at
Clemson collet e and the latter at Ab- ^
beville; Mr. J. W. Bunch and wife, ^
U. X. Gunter, Gen. John Gary Watts
and a few others. 'v3
The train left soon after 10 o'clock. I
This morning many of the State offi- 1
~ 1 ~ -?ill f A offan/l '
Ul&LS Will gu UVDl IU XiVUMVU IV
the funeral. The interment will be i
made in High View, the Tillman fatnily
burying-ground, at noon today.
Miss Tillman was just 20 years old.
Her life differed not from that of
scores of other young ladies. She had
graduated at Winthrop college and
Ilollins institute and was ready to go
into society. It was the intention of
her family that she should make her
debut into Washington society next
winter where, by her brightness and
hnautv, she would have won many
friends. It is a severe blow to her
family and expressions of sympathy
are heard from everyone.
There is rather a striking coincidjnce
in connection with the death of "'
Miss Tillman. She was the daughter of
i United States Senator and was carried
home in a special train over the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta railroad. '
rhe last funeral train which was run
aver this road was when Miss Eli?e ^
Butler, the daughter of Senator M. C.
Butler, was taken home. These two
u .tu ?ui , i
youug^ ittuica wcic uuiu uau^UM7? u&
United States senators, Doth died in H
the mountains, and both were carried B
to their homes in Edgefield county H
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