The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, July 30, 1896, Image 1
-THE PEOPLE'S OURNAL.
Vol 6.---N. 28 PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY INL A
How's This For High?
A SPAT BETWEEN EARLE AND EVANS.
DAN TOMPKINS TALKS ON 'I'HIC
DISPENSARY.
Governcor ;vuns Says That. COl. John
C. Haskell Lcdl-Judlge Eatrlo Ix
citem IEvans1 With IPolinted Ques
tions.
Tihe campaign meeting at Chester
lield was the most exciting up to that
dato, and we givo herewith a full re
port of the proceedings:
Whon Mr. Tompkini was introduced
he said that he was no Public speaker;
that his dutios were purely ministerial,
demanding no explanation; that they
had been satisfactorily performed was
evidenced by absence of opposition to
his ro-olection. He would not have
been horo except for the fact th at there
had been talk of differences between
Governor Evans -and himself about the
new disponsary law, and an editorial
had appeatiod in the Manning Times
Insinuating that lie had appropriated
somo rebates from liquor obtained
when he was a member of the board of
control. He would tell them of his
connection of the board and about the
alleged d ifferences with Gover nor
Evans. The d ispensary law of '93 made
the A ttorney General, tho Comptroller
General and the Governor constitute
the board of control. in 189 Attorney
General Harber asked him ff he would
not. go on the boar-d In his place, as le
had no tine to attend 'to the but'itness.
He, agreeing, was put on the board.
luring tIme month of January. 19.
Chiaiiman Iv Nans called a mw-eeting of
the t hoard of control. They then
ioeteri thu commissioner and ci erk.
A fterward., ho signed three orders
elo.sihig Lim distilleries. Onit aniotlier
c0cs ioln Ie wa11.l ked into the t(avernor.
ollice and found him conisidering tle
application of the Suthern ilay
for permi' sion to sell liqmur on dini g
cars iunn iing through hLie State. The
Gover'nor' submni itted to himl a i-m
of bookkeping prepared by Mr.
Scruggs. This year another nic-Ling
of the hoard was called to censider tie
appliction of the city of Columbia for
Ia portion of thf dispensary pirolits. le
had never asked the commissioner Lo
buy liquor from but one man-his im.
mediate commander in the war, an
olficer under General Gary. He had
no interests which would enabio him
to obtain any rebates.
As to the alleged ditforences with
Governor lCvans, Mr. Barber had told
him of a dispensary bill proposed by
the Governor, leaving off himself and
Conittroller General Norton and letting
the Legislature elect two momems.
Mr. Tompkins said that he objected
to that. saying that if there was any
defect in the administration of the law.
Gover'nor E'vans was wholly responsi
ble. He wanted to get off the board
but to got off of it decently. After
ward'; he 'tgreed on a hill retaining the
old members and allowing the Legisla
ture to elect two additional members.
These ditferences had been settled. It
wa6s unjust to Governor Evans to make
public reference to that matter; unjust
to him to try to connect him with the
'rohates.
Governor lEvans opened his speech by
referrin g to Whitman's charge that he
has used six thousand dol'ars for the
exhibiv at At,linta, making the ex
planation of Col. Tompkins' explana
tioni, it was entirely correct.
General Earle said lie was neither a
LReformier nor a Consevatie, but a
a Demiocirat, It was not necessar'y for' a
man to be meore than that. 110 must
say lie favoredt the alliance decmanlds
of l~iu. There are D~emocrats and
D~emocramts, and R~eformer's and Re
foirmers,
IEv'ns-Yes, and Reformers and Re
forumers and I was a Reformer while
you wern trying to stab us in the back.
We putt Earle on the bench because he
saidl these follows ought not to cuss out.
- en TilIlman when Governor. Was
that not payi'ng him plretty wvell ? A ice
you now going to turn out, an old horse
wahen he has made the crop) to let himn
die in the woods and be eaten by buz
zardsY
I'carice-WVhere where you in 1890
when I wvent to Alken.
IEyans-I was on the same side then
ats now.
Earle-T1hen you laye3'd on both
sides.
Evans-Then you and I ar'e in a boat.
Earle-That day you wero under
stood t.o be oin the oither s'de.
Lyans----Why they said the Evanis
boys howled down General Ham lton.
JIolin fitaskcel I aid the~ Evans boys
howled H-Iampiton dlown, but he k new
L Vit'a a lie.
Evains-l tol a story abloui.t a1 boy oni
whonm comapanions had iixed at cow's
tii . lie was congratulating him tself
oni such iii acquisition which wouiiild
enablet himii to) (xlhiit, himisetlf, whlen
lie putilled the tail oflf. Now as soon as.
Ju dge EnarIe got, a til on the bch hecIili
wits going to tear it oif in the hiopec of
gettinig to the Senate, and~ lhe wouhIcil be
likely t~o lose both. The people were
not going to tutrn dlowminimod who know
their needs; .Judge Earie had b)een sit,
ting like an autocrat on the hench andi(
did not know what the people0 wanted.
.Through Bien Tillman South Carolina
hatl made more Imprcsion at Chicago
than any other State in the Union.
ie made alliusion to W hitman's charges
against extrav'ai'ance.
Whitman-."You don't denv that
tauxes were $200,00. more last yoitr thian
in 1M52?"
Evans said that the taxes had not
been1 Increased: the Increased taxes
wias gathered from pr'operty that had
been atddedl to the hooks by Reformers.
(air some of these men," said Evans,
"will look up the tax facts and bring
them out I will venture to say that he
(Whitman) will tuck ihis tall and
leave the stump. Evans appIealed to
the p~eolhe not to 81001) In the helief
that victory was already won. D~on't
let these men. who were your enemies,
tie you haund and foot. When the
primmar'y coimes otif don't stay att home.
This election Is your Instrument to
sieiure victory nearly won."' They
were not going to put in the Senate at
Washington a man wiho fought their
prinipijles in 18910. Evans then broach
ed .tlio bond deal. Ils time was oa
litusted, but was extended. He went
ovor the oft repeated statemiient. At
the conclusion Ju.dge IEarle asked :
"low inuch did you make out of it ?"
Evans-Not one cent; I expect to get
a fee.
Earle-Did you not state to Phil
Gadsden that you were going to get
from $10,000 to $15,000 as your fee ?
Evans-No, and if lie says so, he I ies.
You know, sir, that such a fee as that
would be too big for the service to be
an honest one.
Earle-I do not make the charge. I
ask if It's not so.
Evans-If 'hil Gadsden says so, he
lies in his threat. Boys, Phil Gadsden
is one of the bitterest antis and is my
political enemy. Do you sup)ose If this
thing wits so, I have so little sense as
to go and tell one of kuy enemies that I
was corrupt ? (Cheers.)
Earle-Did you not tell Gantt you
expected a fee y
Evane-I have said that In the pros
once of about every one in the State.
Certainly I expect to get a fee. Now,
I think, General Earle should answer
the questions of Mr. Kollock.
Earle--I am not ashamed to answer I
any question about myself.
Evans--No; I don't believe you are
ashamed to say that you were an anti:
thut you fought Tiliman; that y-u said
the Sh 11 manifesto was a Is from be- I
ginning to end. He really did not I
think Earle expected to get this otlice.
He was studying geogra)hiy and would
conic and ask the peoplo for something
six years from now when they would
give it to him.
Eiarle-Not if you can help it.
Governor Evans closed by making
an appeal for the people to stand to
their guns: not to be persuaded to de
sert their cause and not to swap oil'
votes. lie was cheered and applauded
General EaOle waS apl)lauded, the
ladies in the audience leading. [He
im mned iately alluded toGovernor E.vans'
speech as a remarkable. harangue, the
like of which he did not suppose had
ever been made by any Governor of any
State in the Union.
Evans---These are record breaking
timaes.
Earle--In Lhis caimpalign when the
people trosupposed to be instructed oil
imI)ortant questions, they come herc
and listvn to a tirade. All he can say
about me is : "Don't vote for him: he
ran against Tillman in '90." Yes, I
d id run for Governor In 1890. but i ran
against Tialhiaan, and inl ill that cuam
paign I ne'or heard such little, menant,
conteiptible flings as I have heard
here today.
Evans-What do yoa mean by con
temnptible ?
E1arlo _- always mean just what I say
-mean, contemplitible things.
Evans-Why, if there was nothing
charged against you in 1890 did you
have to take the stuimi as a candidate
to explain ?
Earle--Becauso it had gotten into I
the amiuds of the people that someth ing I
was wrong, sir ; just as it hits gottel:
into their minds there is something
wrong about you and you'll be fortu.
nate if you elear yourself before thei
its i lid.
Evans-I guess so.
Earle-At the Kingstree meeting (
the Governor of the State, occul)ying (
that position of dignity, said of me : I
"l'l rip him up the back." he being
the. Aiken gamccock.
Evans-Well, haven't I ?
General Earle said that without (mak- i
ing charge's of his own, and just ac- f
cepting Evans statement, he would say <
that if Tillman had known of Evans' .
connection with Rhind when he sug- i
gested hain for apiointinent as finana- t
ciaul agent lie would not have al)l)ointed I
him.
EIvans-I had no connection with him, ,
sir, at that time. Tillman knew my a
rela.tions with him.
Earle-You have said so, and I say ita
is so.
Evans-I did not, sir.
Earlo--Your' own statements place
that as the only logical Inference and 1
it is so.- t
Governor Evans lad ar'iaen, and
Judge Earle turned his back 0on the
audience aund advanced toward Evans.1
Both were shaking their ingeas atnd <
they did sc) until the index linger of a
thae right, hand of each caime within a
foot of the other's. Judge Earle ap
peared miore0 angry than [ have over i
seen laim. H is face wats w.hiite, while
that of Evans was red.
Earle-i have the Iloor, sir, and I'll
stay here. You stand convicted by
your owna statements. No other con
struction can be puit upon01 it. When a
State Senaator you recommnendced thaind,1
and if Tillmnan had known you wer~e a
fr'iend in the senase of ani attorney he
wouldl never have applointed him. - 1
Evaans-I repeat I was not his attor
ney, thena.
Earle--Jf Tillman hiad knowna lhe was
youar co-partner lhe never would have1
applointaed him.
Evans-- He wais noet any co-pairtneri
I've saidl it's not so.
Earle---it's thec only inferenice. Why
was lie selected by [thind ? Was it be
cause of his extraordinary abi litv, be
cause of hais brilliancy at the bar y
Wer there not mencu sam licaently capa
byle of aing thec work in Blaltimiore and
elsew here ? \V lay was Ith ind recom
mended--a broker of nao national repu
tation, w ithi no standinag in thec great,
Tuninamag to) Detective Neo'mld, Judge
Earle said : "As to thais gentleman. if I
(do haimi an injustie, 1 beg hais pardon,
but it ms asserted that hae has been ap
po0inte~d to follow this ctapaign around
to protect Governor Evans."
Evans lie went arounad with T[illman.
A Voie-There is no need for hima
to come here.
,Just here one side oaf the stand culd
not bear the weight of humanity that
hadl crowdled upoin it andl wvnt down
with a tremendous erasthi. The speak
era Were Onl the other sideC and escap~ed.
As It was going down Governor Evans
was heard denying that Newbold was
hero to protect himii. "I don't need
any one to protect meui," said Evans.
iNarle-And if you did, a detective
would not stay itn the wa;.
Evans--No; If I did, I would he be
fore him.
Earmlo, scornfully-Oh! you would.
But all this 1s child's play, genmtlemen.
Thre? anre more implortalnt subljects to
discuss.'' Trho Judge then discuassed
the financial qumestion. Hofore he con(
cluded there was a d iverdon, General
Earle having drifted to the dispeasary
question. Seeing Secretary Tomp1k ins,
he asked laim- if It was so, as stated b~y
COnitrol had ag]e on t certinti pOlicy
for Evans to carry out.
Colonel Tompk ins- -I know of no such
Ltgreeient.
vans-)id you not tell me10 you
Woul1d back ine uip in carrying out Till
inan policy y
Toipkints i romeibcr no such un
1orstitidinpr.
Evans--Well, you (lid. (To General
IarIe) Is there any evidence the State
ost by the board having no meetings y
Earle---I asked to ind out what Mr.
'omipkins had to say about It. I indy
iced it and wish to find out these things
LS I go along.
XIr. John T. Duncan had not the time
o devote to Earle while Evans was
ere, lie could look after Earle in
vans' absence, and he had been ab
ent live days recently. Rhilud could
lear Evans by a word; but would not
peak that word. Evans could insure
is election by having him speak; but
io would not speak. Evans says that
he other memb' rs of the board of con
rol were in accord with him, when he
nows they opposed the establishment
f fivo dispensaries in Columbia; op
osed the establishment of another dis
ensary in Spartanburg; opposed al
)wing brewers to peddle beer on the
treets; and opposed allowing a par
icular brewery to have exclusive beer
rivilege. Evans whines when Earle
uts Phil Gadsden on him. Now he
as going to put, a good Reformer on
im. Duncan referred to ltarry Gantt's
Ileged statement that Evans had said
.e was going on to Baltimore to get
15,000, his fee in the bond case. Dun
an then read Gantt's letter to The
tite commenting upon it, in proof of
,vans having talked like a boy of what
e was going to get out of the deal.
'he approach of a severe thunderstorm
astened the conclusion of Duncan's
pelech, and the meeting adjourned.
'DolIt at Your Peril."I
Earle Gives Evans a
Warning.
W ANS "*EA D)S A IjEcTTIt,' tAN DOHUs
ING HIM IcOM TllILTLMAN.
L Lively Ilay Among thle Seantorial
Aspirants at iOle lirthilave of' the
Re'orm l"ae ion.
The caipai .n miecting at Bennetts
ilIe is repo'tCd as follows by The
tate:
Chairman W. 1). Evans introduced
rudge Earle as the first speaker. He
aid the chief reason that his op
)onents would give why he should not
)y elected was thatl he had in 1890
)ppoied Governor Tillman. " If that
s a crime ; if that is a sufficient reason
vhy I should not be elected, then I
vill not get your votes. But I don't
>eliove the fact that a man was in the
)and wagon or out of it in 1890 will
Iecet his election." Governor Evans
laimed that because he was a judge
e should not wish another ollice.
Vhy was Governor Evans wishing an
ther office ?
General Earle said that he had the
ight to ask for t e office, and he asked
or it, because lie wished it and felt
ompetent to fill the oflice. In old
lomie w hen candidates appeared they
vero robed in white, symbolical of
heir purity. When a candidate ap
>eai-te he shoild he pure. If any one
-new aught against him they should
peak it out if there were charges
6gainst him he should meet them and
mrove tbem untrue. W hen the chatrges
about, the dispensary andi bond deal
vereC U.oating about he hand maiintiained
n puLblic and private his belief in
['illman's integrity. lie was honest,
>ut it remained for those who were
ainted to produce their innocence be
0ore the peolet.
In his financial argument .Judge
earle said, among other things, that
mec of the arguments againest free
ilver was that foreign nations would
hood this country with silv'e:. HeI
vished it wats so. Coins of anothber
lation were receivedl only as bullion,
wnd if European silver wvas sent here
t would be to purPchase cottoni, wvheat,
1.d( otliber produtles. Wh len General
Carle took his seat, there was scattering
Mr. D~uncan followed, and proceeded
.0 discuss the coinage. As to one of
I is competitors they could condluct
,his campaign like gentlemen ;as to
,he other, the people couldl judge from
Ils anties whbether lie dignitied the
111ic0 of Governor. The entry of J1udge
blari wast unfortunate. Hie could not
>OSsible',v in.
General Earle: "'That would indeed
)e unfortunate."
Dunn n : "Theii conbm9t~iucs of
'our raPIce may be yet m~ore ( diast~rous."'
T1ho en try of Judg1 e Earl'e at thie
itiarter 1)010 wast unifair. Mlust, thbev
mllow him so much start oni accounut of
six ago'?
thatrge I iam old.'"
At Ii. I ennegan (in th e auience )
D)eI esseps), wholi butilt, he I 'anamat 11
mnaiil, haId a baby iat M. (G eeral
aug hter.)
Duncan took up the bondi~ deal, goinug
aver much of the ground lhe ha is form
lily done to connect E'vans wi th~II Rhid
as a partner. Wn I i EarlPe had qjuoted
Phlil (Gadsden yesterday as saying~ tilat
Ilyans told hhnii he got ten or fifteen
shousand, Evans said Giadsden was a
iar and an A nti.
Earlo :' "1I did( not q uote NI r. G ads
Ien, for lie (lid not say so to imie: hut it
12as bJeen commilon tatlk over the State
Ghatt he said so'
Evans ; " Speak for yoursel f, NI r.
D~unean."
Mr. D~uncan said that if all Antis
were to 1)0 dIsqualified as witnesases lie
lould get good Reformers to testify.
lie referredl to Larry Gantt's some
what indefinite utterances (on the sub
ject of a conversation with Evans about
a fee.
About the dispensary bill D)unicani
utsked Geoneral Barber 'to explain how
it wits dratwn. Wats there noti.. ho
asked, ani outline of at bill dlrawn '?
IBarber saidl tihe fIrst hIll huanded h im
was by NI r. Jiohnson of Fairfield. Gov
ernor Evans and Mr. Efird met him in
hIs 00ico one evening to discuss the
change in the dIspensary law. There
was some underwtandiing a on who
shortid he o. the Stato B1oard of conliitol.
I can't for ' life r1LDembe' wlm lt
tihe change was to b. A fter we hal,
agreed on a plan iofloniel TompkIns
objected. Governor Ivaus went tos
Colonel Tompkins and afterwards told
mne todraft, another hill."
M4r. Duncan was -atisfied. 11e knew
nlow that Governor Mvans would admit
whatl he had heen evading. Whea a
good witness is put up lie -wrns up.
Biut when a inan liglhts such a one as
this there are some things he must ex
pect.
Governor Evans (sotto voce): " lIe
must expect to catch hell if he don't <
tell the truth."
tUnean, continuing said that a cer
tain editor, after sceing Evans at i
Manning, wrote an article saying he
lad bought 10,000 acres of land near
Jolumbia, and intimated that dispen- I
sury rebates had been used. Land s
1round Columbia was worth *300 tnn
Lcro. This deal would have required a
bhree millions. If Evans, as chairman t
>f the board, permitted a steal like S
'h at he was a poor man to have charge V
f the State's interests. 1-e had puar
Aised a small piece of land on which I
he had paid $200. There were calls for v
l'vatns.
When the Governor wag introduced c
ac said he looked on Bennettsville an v
Alh, Mecca of Reformers, for it was In
Ahat old court house that Ben Tillmwan i
irst made his complaint against State a
>tlcials and told them there was some- <
Ahing wrong with national affairs. lie <
regreted that the campaign had been c
pitched on so low a plane ; he regret- c
bed that skunks had beon brought in (
Lo make their perfunie in the air. le
lid not mind fighting an honorable
man, but one of the meanest of men, r
me of the dirtiest of cowards, was he c
who makes acusations or insinuetiom (
without proof. le had welcomed I
Earle into the campaign because he I
hought him an honorable man, but at t
the meeting at ,*nearster Eirlhmd 1
read jue.itius,.s wiixib were insntaratwosas I
that ho had p iven dispensary insurance
to h. orother, taking it from Seibies. I
Who bad started tho campaign on this <
plane ?
Earle : "Who started It ? You, sir. 1
Yesterday in the presence of ladies 1
you made statements and used langu- a
Age no Governor Of South Carolita
shou'd he guilty aOf. and I will tell you,
si, you mnsust not do it again." (Cheer" 1
for Earle and Evans).
Ev ans : You can't blull sue. I will
say wlat I please." (Cleers).
IMarle (drawing a etep neare a) " 10 fu
shall not be Ullowed to speak ni yon
lid yesterday." (Cheers and counter
eheerst.)%
Evans (exelI'dlly): "I shall be at
lowed to speak as plIease." kLhe'ers
for Earle and Evans.)
Earle : " Do it at your peril."
(Cheers and confusion.)
Evans proceeded to talk of the ques
tions propounded at. Lancaster ait.out
giving insurance to his brother.
Marle : ".Dh you deny it '
Evans : "I do."
Marle: "Then l'll furnish proof."
Evans: "tFurnish it. That's what I
have asked for."
Earle: "The nan whl1o gave amec those
questions guaranteed his ability to
provo then."
Governor Mvans then read a letter
from F. M. Mixson to Attorney Gener
al 3arber asking him to state at the
Chester meeting that he alone was re
sponsiblo for taking the insuranee
away from Scibels anild giving it to B.
B3. Evans.
Earlo; " Don't you countersign all
cheeks ?
Evans: "I don't know."
Ilrie : " Didn't you then y "
Evans : " Yes."
Earle: "Didn't you know that the
rite of insurance on the property was
hIghser tI-an whe an it was inaaous ed ins
Lise old agency y ?
lEvans: "'No, I didnt't. Thsere wasa
no separate fund provided, anad I seine-1
Limres had to sign checks for as mauch
is :20,000. Trhat was' why I asked the
legislature to take the responasibility
:ff me.''
Earlia: "' I am not referrinrg to the
new board, but to the old one."
Evanss: "Youii can nake your speeceh
later. Sit downt. I nsever II ineha when
[ asm struck, boys, anad no one can bull
Lioze ino."
As to his other opponient he (lid ntc
enare about himi. Governor~ Evans pro-h
eeeded to say someatihng atbout the cen
mity of D~an TJompakinsi making haims
1)ppo)se the reconstrucetion of thec State1
baoarid of controel, r'epeat~inag sossnethainsg
lhe alleged D~uncan hsad said. Thbere
was I.00 muach noise to get his exatt
lang uage.
D~uncan denied sayinag whaatt Eivans
stttributed to himn, and~ proceeded toe
mako a statement.
Evans : " Sit diown."
"Sit down," saId a dozen voices in
the crowd.
Dun rcan : " Listena, men ;i I have got
him cornecredl at last."
Evans: ".. Chairman, please smake
him sit dlown."
Iun rcan took isis seat.
Governaor Evanms said thaat Duancana
lad beers goi ng areasnda the State say inag
that Tilla wasia~a geling to drtop b imi,
bsut hie hsad not, mentio~nd Tillmtran'sa
natmt hersei today. .5ldge Enarie ha ad
said Tillhnanus wouldIa not have ap~polnterd
th inrd if he' lad knaown of hais con nec
tiona with Ihins.
M'anro : "'I say so still.'"
Evns, ll s~ghat, .Judyga; I wtill
read rli I e~'~ (own words.
Ma rio : " I sy if lhe hsad knownm youa
w'sre a (copar~tner of Ilhindr lae woull
anot have ap~poinrted haimu as lisancaaial
Evans (sernats amig: " ' oua knhow I
wvas not Isis copartner,' sit.. I have de
nied it."
Earle: "' Yua were nothing else. year
Evans: "'If that's all you know abortt
law you had better resign fromu the
bench."
Eatrle: "' You knaow as well as any
one that your connection with thaut
ease tmadelu you a copartner."
Evans , (waving his hand) : ''Sit
down, soniny ; sIt down, judgie; I wIll
read you something.''
Govenrnor Evans said that Duncan
lad been braugging of an interview
thatt he had with Tfillmuara, making It
apapear~ tha it Tillmtaan was againrst irnis,
r att least handaas off. I1l0 had written
l'ill maan a letter hoping to get somae
cumifort, brat he bad been disappointed.
Tillman had answered, and enclosed a
copy of his answer to him (Evans) with
a brief note, the last line of which was
"wishing you sucess, e." Gor:,o.r
I ath, wit11n11y o'stilattion, and
o of g3rattleion, read Sen atto
i'ilbnans's rply -i) I)uncan as follows :
T t.NTIN, S. C., .1IulV .20, ir96.
To lionl. .1110. T. D~uncan, Gohun bOAR,
i. C.
ly Dear Sir :Your lettter of July
10b, addressed to me at Chicatgo, reach
d il in the ilidst of tihe hur1lly burly
ILtC1nding the na1tioaitl Convention, and
if COUIs0 thM waIS nei0thelur tim n10 103'
nelin3atiol to answer it.
I reached iom-e on the 14th, but had
t0 recovered fromii th11 fatigue and ex
iteme1Vnt before the shoeking tragedy
iceurrodi which snatched from m3o m13y
irst born. I mention theso things by
vay of explaation of the delay ilin re
>lving to your letter.
lPrankly, I must say that 1 1311 Sorry
'ou wrote any letter', for ats 1 am drigr
ed reluctantly Into this matter, I must
peiak with my Usual bluntn3ess. I have
SIWays regarded you is mly persooal
m1d politicali friend and ais at good aind
rue Rteformer ; an(d fi'or persounlI ret
oils I would be glad to help you in nt1y
Viay. 'ou Ilive It perfect right to ats
31re0 to an1y ollice in the gift of the peo
0lo and to Use al honest aind honorable
fforts to Securo votes. I lust sty,
Ioweve', that YOU 1111ha10 no right to mako
Ise of the privatto Conlv ersatti onl Which
oul had With mie inl at 1mnner calculatt
d to deceive the public. There was
Ioth ir.g inl tle naturi of at consultattion
bout it. You (lid iot breathe a word,
ir intimat e even your purpose of be
otning at candidate, atnd the teno' of
mir 1ntire talk wats, its you know, one
if malignant criticism onl your part of
3over'cnolr ' Eanis, While I de fended hill
r asked for' proof of your accusttions.
I (lid tell You that I ex pected to take
No part ill the election of Senator be
aUsO I believed tile people of South
413rolinlt, to be Competent to jud1(ge for
hemselves, and that I lave no right
V any Wise to atteipt to dir ect o3 die
ate their decision. Y~ou did ie a
vrIOng, when. as you are replorItedL to
invo said in one of youl recent speehes,
'ou claimed I could " malke whom I
fleased Senator." It is an accutsatioll
if " bossisi " h It ich the peoplo must
'esent. and Whic' you Yourself must
eel to be 11true. If you were not in
he leat of battle in Which self-love
6ind vanity are calculated to blind you,
'031 would wVe what is 1p)aT3e0t to tovI''
llbiltsed and caln mild, that You are
3ijust to Governor I'van3s, ind have
iumiped to eoli'uiuis that, Ire Iunvar
-anlted.
ll)w canl Govor30lo . I'a3s workIing
or 31r' aCcItinhg IL fee f111 3thind fo
cgai services rend'red befort and
Atf' tbe contt:-3. With the syliet.e
vat- signed, ho dlitor-ted into " dishton
't-y ''ilind r'('ceiVLd It o aIon111si3Son
or his scrvie.s 1.) Lii1 .ynd.iicate . l'ov
.1r110 Evalns l- to reciv 1 fee for h il.
er'Vice's I) i h i1(1d. I did liot know the
nLatu10 of the agr133eme1t bltwei n C themi,
be alise it did n1o1, c1n1104,11,1 m1e. It1 , I1
know that EVanus was actin g ats I thi i nid's
attorney, for I coul not, help hit know
it., wilell he ati.d as coinsel it in btL
tile friendly siulits brought before thI
Su premie , ourt,, iin connection wi i thth
bOnd issue. li.i; connection with the
ase is at liatter of record. \VIlt I
Statei at, Wal terr was131) WV5 LlItIu' then3 aid
Is true still. G;overnlor Elvans hiad
notlin(g to do With the making of tbe
colntract or the siglling of it. That
wIaS tile woVrk of 1). liLates 1111d i3yself.
lthind organized the syndiinto With
the assistance of Lancaster an(1 Wil
liImIls, an31d they agreed to pity hi i
certtin commission. Dr. ites and 1,
r-esponsible instrililents in tilb tralsitc
Aion, wero ill constatilt dread that, the
leat would fall through 1(1and the Statle
lebt, not be refund3e( oI. is one obstIele
tIfter another preseited itself. The
uiles of tIe 813 SulpIreme0 Cour't 1011nt eVe'y
tSistance ill theil' Io1er) by sIeeidily
let-ermillinag the qlue stioins of 1:1w pre
3t d to LIhemn. l'very ~I departmt1'. of
lie State golvernm)lenit, wlas i111ing an~d
tInxious~ to lend id t~Owartds r'efund~inlg
,be debt.
v'ith tibe tr'ansaetion exeplt, in h: is en1
me12ity as5 att~Ornaey LI) LIhe broker', wh~ose
omm11iso wa101l~Is att statke if the deal
If you11 were' not lindeId by pre(jud(iet
m~d pasion5) youi wld~( he1 boundl~ to
teknowiled~ge whiat ever'y latwyer2 ini the
it3ate wl't d ass(er't and1( sutin~-- tibat,
3is binrg it Stattoe Sen1ator could Iin no 14
Vis make131( it dIishooriable or I dishlonest
,o practice his pr3ofess81in under12 thet
Iicumst 115 ances pre'isenlted iln LIhis case1.
f you iil Iremtember1123, 313my lastlwords
on11ver'sationl at, '3r. 1 Ilnch'5, wereI':
0Tak3car tha tt enivy is rnot at Lhbe bot
011 (of Lh~bis, and that thle 1people in the
statte house do rnot accomlIp1itsh the oiver
,hro PoIVf tile iHeformi mlovemenclt, If yout
mapti onl hightLin one.. ( an iotiier inI thiis
Vaty," anid no0w 1 repeaCt thle warin~lg.
I f I Sawl an.Iythl1ing inl G;overno1r Ilan-'
onduci3t 1.0 condemn,31 IVwoul d not h esi1
,ate, bu3Ltjt V belevig, as I doI, LIhait hie hasi
>een1 gu~lilty (If n il lIiial rniUiscnuct, I
:an31not len~d any33 lhelp to dra'ig him d1own(IV1
P atllow any.V~io else to use0 3me. ats the
ns1ti'rum1ent of hiis tundoin3g.
Your11s truly13, II. l.1. TCi i G A N.
I'. S.-- Go)vernIor 'iv an13 hal w i t~ten
n10 atskinag anI exp~~lantionI (If y'our
231argesi, etc., ill conneeOtionl witha 0our
203nvers31ati on, and31 I hatve sent, hiir a1
3(1py, oIf thiis lettor as1 an act, (f jutHice
bo him and1( to yout. B. 1t. 'T.
(On Gover'nor Evans concluding the
letter liuncean said :'"Governor, will
youi 1Ierm~it a qluestion ''"
Evatns: "'Not one, si'. I want no
mf(1o toI dIi with thait man11. 1 toldl the
1eop1le3 in1 Chi-lohtonl I wats goinlg to
btuy a jaekatss with sorno( of lrly fee. I'll
1.'iv e it t1)uncan3 to adv leris' hims3elf811
with thr 3oughi thbe State."' ( Laiu ghIter'.
As for3 Ju tdge l'ar'le, hi~e. a 31 doig
mor1e1 goodl (on Liie bench I send(1 ing! people
to thltelchatinganog than hie wouhl in1
Washington.
Voice-What will you11 do there?
llvans: '"Teachi siense to people 1like
Ju tdgo E3a.l, hiu thloughit, had11 bettter
answerI the K(ollock queostionls. Itoe had
not donc so yet.
Earle-"'I am will ing to atnswer' themli
from the stump l ait any1 Lim311 thbey are'i
propoundied Lto mne. Now, if anly one(
will ask themil "
Evans "'Sit down 1: 1(on't, wt'ish yotu
toI mailko3 my1 speetch."'
l'aie "'l)on't speaktt to m~et unlessO
you3 wishl an1 answer'I."
lKvans then appeah-114.l to tie ('rowdl
no~t to tur n down3 t~lheil oldC lead's.
The annual reunIon of lI art's ba1Lt0ry
II b)0 held a~t Sprnglield, S. 0., on
Wedneuinay. .Inuly 29th.
I: A nI eI I t he T Iet ,Pus iN
Uflit'ses to Notice l)aran'a ami i4
Chkec-eti 'kheervie..
.I tidge la hrl knew the people of D)ar
lingtol wer e Iailr and honest. Hlo did
niot come here to itneeusu any one ; ie
camne ats a caididate for tile ( * liited
St-ates Seniate, al ollice hi had the
right to ask for.
.3ufore GenerlWal l.'trlo had gotten
fairly started in ils speech lditor
Kollock of the Darlington News made
his way to the stand and laid on the
table in front of Judgo IhIrle a little
roll of paper.
J udge l&'arle :' "W hat is this ?"
Mr. Kollock : " (uestions I wish you
Lo answer."
Judge Earle: "Who asks thei? By
whoi were they inspired ?"
,\ IM. Kollock : " A gentletutan, who
is out there in the crowd."
(ol. John J. 1)argan showed himself
in tibe crowd. standing Oil IL buggy.
.1 udge Larle : " I t Iought so."
There wats an itmeditate evidence of
feeling, favorablo to Judge lEarle.
'Judge -arle declared his willingness
to antswer aniy questions, and proceeded
to r'eaId tiietim seriatumn. They wVe|
the same as printed the week before
in the Sumter atld i)arlington papers,
antd afterwards prinit-ed in The Stuate
il it card signed hy IIditor Kollock.
The first was:
No. 1. " Why did you, Josuph IL.
EIarle, withdraw from the Democratic
legislittive ticket inl Suttor, in 18-01,
at the darkest hour of the Iamiiptotn
cImnpatign?"
Judge arle-That recalls a miatter
of which I atiml proid and I at glad
tbe question was asked. In those
diiark dlays evey man of its favored
good government. I "ts aitong the
fi rst whIto moved to redecim Su iter
from liadlieal rule. I was nImiuiated
by thc lemocrats ait a fterwtwards Mr.
Jitmes Efpper.i'out came 11out as ati intde
pendent,. lie Itad some following id
in tile itterest of tile cause I wroto a
letter, aisking that for the sake of hatr
iony, my iaio be taken oil, and Mr.
1Epperson put on the tLicket. A ftet
titiat I fought t as latrd for lUamtl)on as
any man.
No. 2. " Did you helieve then as now
in what, is known as tite rule of the
ma 1jor i ty ?"
Judgo Earle -" Yos, I hito aLways
believed iln tihe rule of the majority."
No. 3. " Did you not, in the gallery
of the liouse of Representative s, when
the Su iter delegation wia- tnrned out
of .hte colnveition, utdV catte, in i speech
bs) 1hose arunid yoU, a hiolt anti a ticket
in ollpp1)(iton to TiilmIIIan
Jud,'-' l-irlo-' I say this . When
tile Sumter delegation Was ttLurned out
of the house I dento uecd it as wrong.
I unid, 'this will -mo hack oil you.'
I w as pr-ovokeId as 1 had not, hleen
ibefor o soitw. I sauid im y things,
I dltot deity it. The dele.gationl wa
fairly e-t'ted anti Tillmttan hILd It lairgt
tlnajority : there was io (xciso for it
lhei, the! neUXt,Y ywhenl I waS tap
proaced an~d asked Lo lead ant indepen
dent lmoviimeint, I replied I did not
olppo: 4- 1.the ticket."
Colonel 0hargan atL,011mpited to aIsk
Geierual IEarle someic tquestions, hit t
Ge;nerail iarl said : " I will Itiswer
the printed questions ; I have no) aii
swetr for aniiytlling of yours, sir. I
know you." (Chcers.)
Colonel Dargan--" I know you, too,
general.
I'aLrie-" Any manul1 who attellpted
to stir 111) the negroes agailist the
white people of this State I will have
nothing to do with." (Long Cheering.)
No. -. " W hy did you consent to run,
aIgii list I Aelihard Is mn in I 18 as Ti illIan ,
man, atfter you hadl denouinced Tillman1,1
in Stullt r for. false charges algainst.
th' I liuihar'd-tun iadmlin istr-ation ol
n ici you were IL partY"
G~enerail'i1Larle--" I am glatd that
quetic' on hits been) askedi. Thaiit per1'iodt
is aL part, tof my history of whieb i am
prtoudl. Itichiardsoni had tennvassedl the
Sta~tL. T1wo weeks before thubOA oven
tiont ite sid( to ime thbat, he had aL lutter,
and fiomt the reatintg of the contents,
hte said to mio : 'You are the mnt I
ha1ve to fear.' I told him to dismiss
thet itdea, that I would not run. I was
Attorney Generai ltn had no reason
to expf~et to) rutn for governotr. I Wanit
ted ian tendorsemient 1 as Attor'ney Ge.n
ural, but dclinied to go to Columbiiha
to work for it. That, night I receivedl
aL teleg ramn frtom Mr. Wlanaker of
(.raungebu rg, leatder of tihe farmlers'
mtovenuit,, atsk ing ime to bcCine a cano
idiatel fotr gtovernor'. I reOplied i.bat
underci the circumlstances I could not
accept.. I saw Dr. Bates In Columbiia
thit netxt day, and ho congratulatted
tie, saying ' Woe are gtoing to run you
for governor." I tOld hx im thu cir
emulistanices andt atgiin salid I could ntt
aLcIcpt. Mr t. Jame aL~Sind Mr t.Thm
came11 as IL conuniiitteu necxt daiy froti
the farmters iandt u rged tie to runn, anc.
I ttold thtemi tmy personal htonor' ant
dity wosultd compel nie tIo decline, its
had promiflised Giovernor' ichatrdsoJ
niot to run. I didn't know thle farmer,
wanted mue for governor' and as an hionor
able mian could not runii, having promnis
ed Rtiebardlsn not to r'un. [f I opposet
him i it would1( lookcI lku I was false.
Notwithstanding I had 20 votes OVOr
IRichardsoni and wa~s amb i tiouis, I fol t
thatt I would not he trueo to miyself If I
aLccep~ted theo noiiinaiutioni. In spite of
whait, I said, I found my name would he
iproposetd, I siaid to Il'hiillIp~ Ga1Ilard
that if miy namttit wats pre'sted f cou ld
no~t runi. Noitw ithstaniding this miy nameli
wias pretsenti d and( 1 sent to my briothiOr,
Dir. itarle. toi say3 thait I couild nolt atc
tcot,. W'hto wittt say a1 mn shiould
'te'pt tdlice at the sacri lice of itis pori!
sonal hltonor '1To you MIr. Kol lock:
Woiuld you say. so, sir ?"'
/Mr. K< ol lock -No, not, under those
Nt. ,. "' Whio br'oulght 1you out in
IM9h0, after thto '21' con ference hiad
broiughit tiult I hrattoni as a cantdidate
algainst, TIilinan. Whto was the 21
con for'ence ?"
.1 tudgo i'lo---T wen ty-onio men whIo
arr'togated~ to themsel ves; to elect a man11
governor'. The; had ia per'fect r-ighlt
to mteet. I camie out after'wardos lie
clause i Wats not sujc to) thle. orderCl of
NoI. 71. " Will you he k inrd enoutghl to
eli thtt people how Gen. I lrattoni was
I itrte ini your ownl coutytii, Sumnteri,
when~l he wa~s l'unning wvitih youi mtaking
common caused1160 agluinst, T1ilhtnan and
you" coimittee was in chargo tof all
arr' '.ngeimonts for the camp~aigni meet
ing'?"
.Jndgrn Fnae-I hopn anr1 belinen he
was treated kindly. I had th great
est respect for him. If the committee
did not treat him with honor, I know
nothi ua about.
M r. Kollock--Did n't you ride up in a
carriago drawn by four horses, while
he went in a 'bus.
Judge arle-I was not responsible
for that, i my friends got a carriage
for me. I have been out with Tillman
not only when he rodo, but when his
carriage was pullod by his admirers,
while I had to walk. (Laughter.)
No. 8. "Are you willingito sayonow,as
you often said in 1890 on the stump),
that the Shell manifesto, which Till
man himself wroto, begins and ends
with a lie, and is a lie from beginning
to end? If you have changed your mind
itboutthis manifesto, will you kindly
tell the peopl upon what ground and
what newly discovered facts have
brought such a wonderful change of
view in so short a time."
.udge Earlo-Yes, so far as corrup
tion in oi1i1o is concerned. Tillman
said timo and again that he did not
chargo the olliers with being corrupt.
I know liewould aay It now.
M r. Koliock-Has he over retreated?
Judge Earle-i-e has on the stump
time and again saidl he did not charge
it.
A fteri answering th questions, Judge
Earle said he had, so far as he know, but
one enemy and he wished he had not
that one. 'T7hero are some men with
good qualities who are so imbued with
hatrod and prejudico as to see no good
qualities in any man they disliked.
Ile hoped to see the day come in South
Carolina when that Would case.
lr. Kollock-We are not making a
great light against you, judge; wo are
just having a little fun.
.1idge Earle-Oh, I understand it,
sir. It's not becauso you love Tillman
m11ore, but because yo.i love Earle less.
(Cheers.)
Voice-That's it; don't answer thom
aly Imlore.
Col. Dargan-Just give me 10 min
u1tes.
Judge PEarlo-l have nothing to do
with the imeeting, sir, and nothing to
do with you. (Cheers.)
itoturning to his competitors, Judge
Earlo said : " Thoso men say I am not
a iteformer. As well as I remember,
one of them, Governor Evans, had not
decided he was a Reformer till after
the Campaign of '90."
Covernor 10vans-WhyI was running
for the Senate on the Roform ticket.
Gen. E'arle-I thought the date of
your conversion was at the meeting in
Aiken.
Gen. Earle closed by asking the peo.
plo to vote for whom they thought the
best man. He was heartily cheered.
The incident, of the questioning may
not have gotten hii any votes, but It
certainly gained him sympathy.
11E w11l'1' SWEMlP INDIANA,
,Tie RIe('ublican Attorney (Aeneral
Says t he People are Now for
Silver.
The Ciniicinati P ost prints anl Inter
view with Attorney Gonoral Kotohum,
f Iud.iana, and says that he is one of
the shrewdest and best informed poll
ticians am,1itOng thu flopublicans. Mr.
Ketcham diselssed the political situ
ittions as follows:
"I f the election of President were to
be held within a month," said the at
torney general, " Bryan would sweep
Indiana, and it is likely that lie would
have a majority in Ohio as well. Un
der normal conditions Indiana is Dem
oerat ic by about :1 por cent., and Ohio
Li IR-publican by about 5 por cent.
"The farmers have been swept con
plhtely olf their feet by the silver
Srsze. I d) not think ine laborinIig
Plll hiave, beenf s.o baidly atilecoml. It,
Is going~ to bL' hartd work Lto whIiip the
people)I back into line. The only way
to do it is to matke the taitT' f the issue,
anid that will ho a dillicult thing.
"When men like John P. Frenzel,
the banker, of indianapolis, and Wash.
ington Ilosing, of Chicago, bolt the
Decmoeratic party, it helps the free sil
ver men just that much. Peoople see
these rich men bolt and say: 'he sll
ver* people are right; this a fight of the
peoplo1 against the bankers, catpitallsts,
politiclans and lawyers.'
"Every rich man who bolts will drive
a lot of the common 1)eople into the
free silver camp.
"There is one element in the Demo
cratic party who will standi out solidly
for gold-the Germans. You will tind
that the Germans are solidly against
any deobasemont of gold.
" Bryan is the most dangerous man
the free silver peoplocould have nomni
nated. I heard his sp~ecchi before the
convention, and, with the exception of
Ingersoll's speech at Cincinnm ti in 1876,
it is the greatest, I ever heard. Next
after Hryani's, A ltgeld's speech was the
host miade in the convention. It was
(angerouis, full of most insiduous argu
me nt1.. i f that mnan comes over in to
Inudian ito~ makioil sp~eeches there is no
telling what misch let he will doe among
the Go3rma~n voters before the cam
paign is over.
"if the election were hold( to-meor
row," continued Keocham, "'Illinois
would be the pivot on whIch the result
wouldl turn. Silver would carry the
solId South, includIng Maryland and
West Virginia. It would carry Indi
ana. M issourI, Kansas, Nevado, South
D~akota, Wyoming, Tdaho, Colorado,
Nebraska and lIftah. With Illinois
votimlL for free silver Bryan would be
elected."
A l(NOTT Y~ QUESTlON..-A duel was
tough tin Texas by Alexander Shott and
.fohin S. Nott. Nott wvasshot and Shoot
was not. In th is c'ase it was better to be
Shiot, thean Nott. Trhere was a rumor
th at Nott was not shot, and Shott avows
that lie shot Nott; which proves that
either that the shot Shott shot at Nott
was not shot, or that Nott was shot
notwithstanding. Circumstantial cvi
donco is not always good. It may
be nmade to appear on trial that the
shot Shott shot Nott, or, as accidents
with llroarms are frequent, it may be
I ossible that the shot shiott shot shot
N ott himself, when the whole thin~
wor,8 "osot)lyo itself inlbo Its original
clement, and Shott wuld be shot, and
NotL woutld be not. We think, how
e .or, that the shot Shot shot shot not
Shott but Nott. Anyway it, is hard to
tell who was shot.
The Sobthern Railway Co. has corn
otd an attractive depot at Tryon,