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Tk Carnage. Evacs May Hold McLaurin Responsible. King8tree,JAog. 26.-The meetiog to-day* after that of yesterday was like % eal m after a storm. The two speak fr ' era" exhausted their supply of invec? tives at Georgetown, bot had on hand & few oew ones for to-day's meetiog. They were listened to by abo at 200 : men who were quite undemonstrative. Both speakers were mildly applauded wien they eoncluded. Col. J. L. M. Irby began : This earn paign is nnparalied io the history of the State for taking underhanded ad? vantage and for dirty tricks of dirty henchman. I cannot speak of Mr. ... MeLaarin's record while he is on a bed of aickneaa for fear of doing him an io :r. justice, bot I can speak of the infa? mous fight that is being made against me Colonel Irby here vehemeetly de? nied the report that he was running as a "loose horse" to eleet Evans. They have established a lying bu? reau $ver there io Colombia. They ?re sending circulars ail over the State v and they are flying about as thick as snowflakes . Aod to add to the infamy of the act the circulars are not signed fey anyone. They are anonymous aod there is no one whom I can bold re? sponsible. In addition to being lies, the circulars are written by a pack of cowards. Tbe men at tbe bead of that bureau io Columbia are liars and cow? ards. "Here's ooe,of the little darl iog8,,, sad Colooei Irby took from bis pocket a circular containing remarks he and Governor Evans were said to ?have made about each other last year. After reading it Colonel Irby tore it op and dented that he bad ever s??.i d any of the things attributed to him. He then went over much of bis speech of yesterday concern?a g tbe . Murphy loan, bat failed to bring ont anything new. His reeord as a Democrat aod his op? position to bolts were repeated. He > sold how he made Evans governor and si taxied Tillman to carry oat the scheme. Bill Neal, over there ta Co ?/ lamb?a, oame on to Washington with fe THfatan to help muzzle him. Bill Neal, who hasn't 10 cents worth of sense, was trying to dabble io polities theo as be is DOW. I understand that Ellerbe has . made another deal with Charleston to remove metropolitan police if the vote Of that city is cast for MeLaa . rio. It has come to a pretty pass wheo the people of Charleston have io sur? rendered their franchise to get the right of self government I hope to God some ooe will make the governor carry ont his contract this time. Evans ought oe ver to pat the metre pol it an V police oo that grand old eity. No law should be passed fer one part of the State unless it waa made to apply to all. The ?egls?atare should have made the law for Lia reas or any other towo as well aa for Charleston. Some other way for enforoiog the dispensary law in Char? leston should have been devised. Colonel Irby concluded by warning the voters of the dangers of the suf? frage clause. Mr John Gary Evans opened his speech with some pleasantries about Colonel Irby being bia political daddy and then nasssd oo to a defense of the suffrage clause. "Bat,'* said be, **I do join bim in one thing and that is the way this cam? paign is being ron. Fellow citizens, yon know the low campaigo that waa waged against me last sommer Bot the newspapers have held op tn their abose this year and instead put two gutter snipes io charge of a bureau io Colom? bia. And I say here unless Mr. Mc? Laurin openly and publicly d?voua ces i this bureau I will bold bim personally responsible. Irby has shown yon ooe of these circulars aod this moroiog I got ooe giving my supposed record and potting words io my. mooth that I oev . said. I got a letter from a mao io Greenville saying Bill Neal bad offered him money to dist ri bate these circa lara. Where did he get the money? What business did he have to mix op in this fight? Instead of beling the Superintendent of a penitentiary he should be dressed in stripes and pot to work as a ooo viet. Irbp (*o?to voice): "I endorse all that." Last year while I was govern or I bad to aeod Neal to tbe Keeley institute be? cause be became incapable of attending to his business. Irdy : Did he get a diploma ? Evans : I doo't know, bot k woold be the best recommendation he coald bars. AU the papers of the State are sup? porting Mr. Mclaurin, bat not sa tis fed with that some of bis friends have re? sorted to this gotter-snipe practice of sending ont circulars to stab Irby aod myself io the bask. After this denunciation of the bureau. Mr. Evans took np the tariff and said all farmers should be free traders for the reason that they pro-1 ducts io free markets, but could ooly j bay their goods io protection markets. Farmers should also favor free raw material, because the manufacturer oouid make his goods cheaper and the farmers could, therefore, buy them cheaper. Mr. Evans oonoladed with his ar? guaient on the tariff. The Masonic Temple in Rome, Ga., was burned Friday. The lodges lost $8.000. . M'LAURIN SPEAKS. He Issues an Address to the People. His Phyician Forbids Him to At? tend Any More Campaign Meetings. The following address to the voters of the Stete baa been issued by Sena? tor McLaarin, whose physician de? clined to permit him to attempt to speak at the last two meetings of the campaign as he desired to do : Fellow Citizens-At Yorkville I was stricken with a sudden and se? vere attack of illness To may great disappointment, I find myself unable to make another speech during the present campaign * My record is before you, and by it I am willing to stand or fall. During the canvass I felt that I preferred to succeed by relying upon this record, rather than by attacks upon the re? cord or character, however vulnera? ble, of my opponents. The attempt to pervert my record and to charge me with being a protectionist, because I demanded for tbe South equal rights with other sections, is an insult to the intelligence of the voters of South Carolina. Ou June 17th in tbe senate, while disc G seing the Dingley bili, I said : "Mr. President, I am not a protec? tionist, have never give a vote in sup? port of that principle nor uttered a, word in defense of that dectrine. I look upon the doctrine of protection as a potent factor in building up I and maintaining trusts and monopolies. Certain newspapers in the north instead of an? swering my arguments against protection, have been pleased to call me a protectionist because I demand? ed equality before the law." I stand squarely upon the tariff plank of the Chicago platform, and my votes were given in defense of the people whom I represent, and to com? pel the Republican party to place the sooth upon an equal footing with the balance of the country. We were convened last March in extraordinary session, and the Republicans present? ed us with the most unfair and sec? tional tariff bill ever framed It had free binding twine for the northern farmer, and taxed cotton ties and ] jote bagging for the Boothera planter. The northern products, wheat, corn, barley and rye were protected, and cotton left to shift for itself; a frost in northern railroad ties and. white pine at the expense of the southern pine and tie timber. The classifica? tions in the rice schedol* were so ar? ranged as to place high duties opon the rice need for food, while the grades used in manufacturing beer were admitted almost doty free. In manufactured products, certain grades manufactured in the sooth were discriminated against m favor of other grades in similar Hoes manu? factured in the north AD analysis of the coal, iron and other great in? dustries would show bow eastern monopolists arranged their intricate schedule for the purpose of plunder ing tbe sooth 1 was on the ways and means com? mittee, and saw from tbe beginning the bold attempt of tbe Republican pary to liqui? date its political obligations by means of ? tariff bill which should levy* tribute opon the Democratic south for tbe benefit of the Republi? can north \ Before the bill left our committee room it had degenerated into a con test over schedules, while by the time we were through hammering it j in the senate, it represented ne fixed | or particular economic theory, bot wa? a mixture of them all, and only ? Republican conference committee saved it from destruction Every practical man realized from the beginning that sooner or later the Dingley bill would become a law lt waa simply a question of better or worse. Whatever might be one's opinion on the subject of protection, here we were in extra session cou sideriog, not a Democratic revenue bill bot a Repoblican measure, whose rvowed object was protection It see ms to me onder such circumstan? ces the first doty of a representative is to oppose the passage of such a bili, but io the committee and else? where, by offering amendments and otherwise, to secure as far as possible fairplay and jus? tice for the industries of the section which he represes ts If be fails to do this, does not be aban? don to those believing in protection all the benefits which arise from the imposition of tariff duties ? Does he not fail to compensate neglected inter estsfor the borden oast opon them by the policy of protection i With $500, 000,000 to raise annually by custom duties, how can yon destroy protec? tion except by equalizing burdens and benefits ? It is idle to talk of a direct tax ; such an idea lives only in the minds of cranks and social? ists The essence of protection lies in the tribute that one class is permit? ted to levy upon another, and the moment that equality exists protec? tion ?3 gone, it was in line with j this thought that Senators Cannon and Tillman advocated an export bounty on wheat and cotton to equal? ize the burdens and benefits of the protective system. 1 have no harsh criticism for my colleagues in the house or senate who differed with me. I acted after careful thought according to the dictates of my judgment, and I give it as my de? liberate opinion that had all those who were opposed to the Dingley bill fought it out as intelligeniy and as persistently on the lines indicated, instead of repeating the hackneyed old speeches that have been made biennially for the last 50 years, the Dingley bill would have been defeat? ed or a full measure of justice ae cnred. Actuated by love for my section, with a foll knowledge of the Strug gles and trials since the war of the noble men and women, who by hon? est efforts have tried to repair her. broken fortunes and restore the son tb to her proper status in the commer? cial world, I simply stood op and de manded for my section and my peo? ple a full share in all the benefits that should accrne from national legisla tion Had I the power to frame a tariff bill, it should be simply to raise sufficient money to pay the expenses of the government, and the burdens should be placed as equally as pos s?ble upon all the people of all the sections and the incidental protection be given to labor where it properly belongs For six years by diligent study I have tried lo fit roysslf for the intel? ligent discharge pf my duties as a representative. 1 have spared my? self in neither mind nor body, and the only reward I ask is the "Wei! done, good and faithful servant." If it pleases a merciful God to re? store me to health, and the people to continue rae in the senate, all that patriotism and zeal eau inspire will be done for South Carolina. To the people of the Sixth district I will say that one of the keenest dis? appointments of my political life is that after passing ali through the State where I was personally un? known, in sight of home my strength failed Yonr confidence in me has never wavered during all the storms of the past years and yonr strong bands and brave hearts have sustain ed me in every emergency. Foor times 1 have held your commission in congress, and I can face my God and say that my heart has ever beat true to Sooth Carolina. I pot my t-ost not in scheming office seekers or men who make a business of politics, bot in the gt eat. honest masses, who know tbe true from tbe false, the counterfeit from the g?noise With them I rest my case A few years ago a political cyclone Strock oor State ; it had to come in the very nature of things, bot its main purpose has been accomplished, and there is no need or excuse for factional feeling in Sooth Carolina The time has come when instead of making ourselves noted abroad for the bitterness of qor ? factional fights, tbe progress and developments of oar internal resources sboold advertise ps to the world as the land of "peace and plenty." We sboold stamp oot what is lit tie, petty and mean, and send repre sentatives abroad whose Intelligence, patriotism and independence of char- j acter commands respect and conti dence, and fittingly present ns to the world as a broad minded, cultivated and progressive people I have fallen far short of this ideal bot I have the conscioosness of knowing that I bave done tb? best that I could Thanking my friends for the kind sympathy expressed during my illness in the hundreds of letters and telegrams which I have received, praising God for again restoring me to my family and my people, I am, Yours, etc, JOHN L. MCLAURIN. ? mm t -+-~^~mmmm Evans' Charleston Friends. The Sumter Item says : "A well-known Charleston drum? mer, who was in tue city says thatt he blind tiger keepers of Charleston are. all for Irby aud Svans and are work? ing for them The vote wiil be about eqally divided between the two in the first primary and will all go to the oue that gels in the second primary.'* We can't say positively that the drummer is corree: but it is a well known fact that last year in the race against Earle, Evans had the stroog support of the blind tigers under the diiection of the metropolitan police This year, it is said, the metro? politan police and its supporters in Charleston are again working for Evans We presume, therefore, that the blind tigers are for bim, since the protectors of the blind tigers are his friends. There is one thing the Item may be assured of ; that Evans is going to make the same pitiful showing of votes in Charleston in the coming election that he usually doe? at the polls here. Despite the metropolitan police and the blind tigers his votes will hardly be worth the counting.-Charleston Post. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL ? FEVER --mp-~*n*~~4mmm*' Governor Ellesrbe on Friday dis? missed Chief Constable Bahr from the force. The cause of removal was not given. Irby Tells a Truth. Admits Securing Tillman's Nominatiion by Fraud. Manning, Aug. ?7.-With the ex? ception of a declaration by Col Irby that he cheated in the March con vention of 1890 to secure the nomi? nation of Tillman, the candidates made their usual speeches without variations The crowd numbered 600 Mr. Evans at the outset of his speech repeated much that he said yesterday about the dishonorable warfare that ?vas being waged against him. He compared the sending out of circulars to tumblebug tactics, and taking up a circular entitled, "Evans' Evil Record Unrolled," he hastily read the subheads and denied the allegations until he came to the explained bond deal charge He had, he declared, last year in this very court house his connection with the refund? ing of the State debt. His explana tion satisfied the people then, and after be had finished, Mr McLaurin came to him and said he showed con? clusively that his transactions in the matter had been honorable ' My Dear Appelt" had said he would not get 1U? voles in Claren? don, but Appelt doesn't carry the votes of this county in his pocket He made several other allusions to "My Dear Appelt," which were re? ceived with yells and hurrahs for Appelt Some onegin the audience asked Mr Evans if the constables returned to their homes last year and worked for him under In's orders Mri Evan? -How do you know they worke J A "Of nv *,*vn knowledge." was the reply. Mr Evans then said if the consta bles worked for him it was without orders from him He never ^ealt with the constables, but gave his or ders to the chief constables, who were alone responsible to him He compared his relations to the con stables to that of a general of an army. He was not responsible foi wbat the constables did, but the chiefs were. Col Irby said he was delighted to be present, for hp wanted to see "My Darling Appelt," whom be had not seen since he ran away from Charleston Col. Irby then announced that he would not attack Mr McLaurin's record in his absence; denied be was running as a "loose horse'1 io elect Evans; told bis "stud colt" joke; gave bis reasons for not running last year, and denounced the campaign bureau in Colombia for the cit colare which it was sending out. He ex plained how be made Evans governor, and said he was the daddy and grand daddy of tbe politicians, big and little, in the State except Tillman, bot he hatched bim "The truth of this whole matter is/' said Col. Irby, "that Tillman and I joined teams in 1886, after bia agitation in 1885. for the purpose, first, to establish an agricultural college in South Carolina. As I remember, the counties of Clar? endon. Marlboro, Marion, Newberry, Chester and Laurene responded to the cati from Edgefield. Some of tbe representatives from these counties tven flunked, and on the question of | college or no college we were inglo? riously defeated. .'Tillman became disgusted and at tempted to organize the farmers of the State, threw up the sponge, wrote a long letter to the people of tbe State expressing bis contempt, and retired to his borne among the bills of old Edgefield. I didn't surrender, however, and kept up the fight in the legislature along the lines of reform m the administration of the State government. The college seemed to he hopelessly gone ; but God came to the rescue by putting it into the heart of Mr Clemson to make his bequest. A fresh hold was taken, the fiffht was renewed and the college established But Tillman waa out, voluntarily ont. To get bim back I originated the March convention idea a year before the convention was held and gave him the nomination on a silver waiter. On the question of nomination or no nomination in that convention we were defeated by one vote. I cheat? ed the question of nomination in, which saved Tillman, who was to be the nominee. The end justified the means, because persons opposed to nominations had not been invited to that convention and they had no right to control its deliberations. Tillman is the last man in the world to raise his hand against me, for up to last year I bad been a better friend and closer to him even than a brother. Without me he would have been on his plantation to day, an humble far? mer and a busted politician He says he's hands off in this fight. God grant it ! I ask no mau to be my political godfather. If 1 can't make the fight with my own heels, I am not fit to be senator" Colonel Irby closed with an appeal for the factions to get together and save the Democratic pary in this State i Both he and Evans were applaud? ed. Chairman Bradham announced that he had been requested to read the ad? dress of Senator McLaurin lo the voters of the State, which was pub lished in to day's newspapers. On account of being too unwell to do so, he asked Mr. Appelt to read it. Mr. Appelt complied, and on concluding the address was applauded. An exceptionally bande?me and artistically arranged basket of chrys anthenjurns, roses and'fems was sent to the chairman, with the request that he, on behalf of the ladies of Clar? endon, turn them over to Mr. "Ap* pelt to be forwarded to Senator Mc? Laurin The Norton-Ellerbe episode of yesterday was adjusted by hack raak ing explanations and the latter read ing the telegrams from the Marion bank presidents published today Neat Issue Raised - Will State Courts Recognize the Decision OF JUDGE SIMONTON ? ? Mr Whitus Ruled to Shoic Cause Original Package Agent Abid? ing the Federal Decision. From the statement of Mr P H. Nelson, given below, it would appear i that the State ha* adopted a new policy of dealing witb men wbo act as 1 origioal package agents io this State, when they have before been hauled up for the violatioo of the dispensary law. The State wishes to see whether the j State courts will recognize tbe authority of the Federal courts Yesterday morning Mr. Charles Whirus, qcite an aged ru3n, who' says be bas circumnavigated the globe six times, came down from Chester, bis home, and called on Mr. NelsoD to secure bis services. Ir. appears that Mr. Wbitus on July 7th, last, wben it was a matter of doubt as to what Judge Simontoo's de? cision meant, imported a lot of liquors into the State and began to sell as Mr. Meetze wad doing here. He was ar res'ed and an order was issued by Judge Witherspoon of the State court restraining bim fmm selling liquor. Wben Judge Simonton's supplement? al decision was filed he began tbe im? portation aod sale of liquors as at, agenr. Each package was pot np in a wooden box aod all shipments were exactly in the form of the Gnckeo heimer consignment He bas the written authority of L. F Graves of Pleasant Ridge, Gaston county, N. C , to act as bis agent, re? ceiving ?50 a month therefor. The firpt shipment was made on August 20. This was sold-out, being pronounced all right by the consta? bles. The next shipment came on tbe 24th. Tbe boxed packages were packed in sawdust and each was delivered to Mr. Whitus separately In short order he j was arrested by State Detective New- j bold and an order was issued by Judge j Witherspoon requiring Whitos to show j cause why he should not be punished j for contempt for the violation of bis j previous order. The order require? him j to appear be for tbe judge in York ville at 10. a. m o? September 2 Mr. Nelson yesterday said, after a visit to tbe governor with Mr. Wbitus : "Mr. Wbitus ca?e here to see ne and showed me all bi? papers. Thinking that everything appeared so plain, I took j bim down to see the governor aod sob mi teed tbe papers to bim. I was de? tained uotil tbe governor got|throogh with what ? supposed to be a po* li r?csa 1 discussion. Wben the papers were submitted to bim be said every? thing appeared to be regalar and in proper shape, bot be wanted to make a test case of it. 1 told him 1 was not surprised, as Mr Williams bad told me what Newbold bad said and I ealled on bim to tell the governor what be bad told me. Mr. Whims said Newbold had told him that the governor bad ordered bim to take no notice of Judge Simontoo's decision at all. I there? upon told tbe governor that my reasons for coating before bim were tbat every? thing was regular and in oonfortymi with Judge Simonton's order and I was giving bim and an opportunity of releasing tbe liquor Be said no, he wanted to make a test case of it, have Wbitus pot in jail aod see if Simonton would turn him out. Hs bad no doubt, however, bot that Sio&onton would do it and went on tn >ay be thought Simooton would do anything He seem? ed to take it for granted that Judge Witherspoon would put Wbitus io jail and that the State courts would do any? thing he wanted. I. however, still hive some confidence io the judges of the State courts and believe tbat they will act according to law. I have taken tbe matter under advisement aod will appear before Judge Witherspoon for Mr. Wbiius.".-The State. ' - " 1 T i Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic \ Cures Fever In One Day. - - i ? g Io "the gallery of Illustrious Ameri? cans," tbe author enumerates three ob? stacles to John Calhoun's ambition to be president : "His (Calhoun's) un- j cecquerable independence, his uncor-1 ruptible integrity, and tbe sublimity of bis genius.*' Tbe indianapolis Seo- j tinel cruelly oruelly advises so**-"body j ?how that extraot to Hon. William; McKinley.-Augusta Chronicle. j The Muriav-Moise Tote. Why Senator MeLaurin's Ballot Was Not Cast. Extract* from minutes of board of Stare canvasser* meeting in November 23d, 1892, p. 393 : "Mr Tolbird pre sented argumeot for contestants. Mr. Miller for cootestees. Mr. Verdier closed for contestant. At this point General McLaurin was excused to catch his homebound train. After some con? sultation the board adjourned until Fri day, 10 a. m , to-morrow being Thurs? day. Thanksgiving day.*' The fame. November 26 h, 18S6. p. 407: "Mr. Miller heard io reply for Mr. Murray. During Mr. Miller's argument Mr. McLaurin came in. .'In the matter of contest io the Sev? enth congressional district it is the judgment of tbis board that the votes returned for G W Murray for con? gress by the various precinct managers j in Georgetown and Berkeley cooties j be counted for the ??aid G W. Murray j and returned for them by the precinct managers at Ladies' Island in Beaufort county and Salters in Williamsburg county as thus returned. On the above Me.-srs Bates, Tiudai and Blease voted f.ye Gen H L Farley voted ?O ?T State of South Carolina. Office of Secretary of State, i, D H Tompkins, secretary of stare, hereby certify that the foregoiog ii a true extract from the miouute books? from the Sr*te board of canvass? ers kept in this office. Witness my hand aod sea', this 26to day of August, 1897. P H. TOMPKINS. Secrv:rary of State. In giving out the foregoing, Senator MeLaurin's headquarters io tbit* city announce upoo the authority of mem? bers of tbe board of canvassers, the reason Mr. McLaurio did not vote was tbat having been called borne on ao cooot of sickness in bis family, be bad been unable to bear tbe evidence and arguments and was therefore unpre? pared to pass judgment upon it The decision of tbe board having been reached without tbe vote of General McLaurin, al) of the members, includ? ing General Farley, who bad voted against awarding the certificate to Mur? ray, signed che resolution awarding the certificate iu oooformity with tbe de? cision of the majority. This signing of the resolution was merely a leg a i form. FROM FOOT TO KNEE Ohio Woman Suffered Great Agony From a Terrible Sore-Her Story of the Case, and Her Cure. "For many years I was afflicted with a Tnir leg, and a lew years ago it broke oat In a sore and spread from my foot to my knee. I suffered great agony. It would born and itch all the time and discharge a great deal. My health was good with the exception of this sore.. I tried a great many kinds of salve, but some would irritate the sore so that I could hardly stand the pain. I could not go near the fire without suffering intensely. Someone sent me papers containing testimonials of cures by Hood's Sarsaparilla, and I told my husband J would like to try this med? icine. He got me a bottle and I found it helped me. I kept on taking it until my limb was completely healed. I cannot praise Hood's Sarsaparilla enough for the great benefit it has been to me. It cleanses the blood of all impurities and leaves it rich and pure." 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