The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-02-08


ONE YEAR. ...........-... 81 oo
SIX M0NTHS.................. rs
HIEETING WITHOUT AN OBJECT.
The meeting held in the Court House
4 on Monday in response to the call made
By G. Latimer and others for the pur-
pose of declaring that they would sup
port the officers of the law in enforcing
she Acts passed by the late Legislature
did not Prove q brilliant success, asst ose
who called the meeting would them
selves probably admit.
There was no reason why 1t should not
have bsen q dreary failure. The people
of Anderson not only obey the laws, but
they always stand ready to give the
officers thsir moral and physical support
Yin enforcing the laws against those who
90 transgress them. Why, then, should
3 any considerable part of our citizens re-
spond to call from few politicians to
have q great mass meeting to declare that
We VIII do: what the world knows we
have always done The ostensible OBJ
jact Of the meeting was named in the
cal Perhaps there would have bsen
larger audience had the people not di-
svined chat the real object of the meeting
syasn't stated. Perhaps they recognized
:: It as i little scheme by which the politi-
3sians hoped to juggle the .'dear people,
I into endorsing some OF the bad legisla-
ton OF tho late General Assembly. Be-
Sides, tbe many recent dyerse criticisms
ST il,en and measures has, no doubt,
! n,ade tho politicians uneasy, and they
iyva ,,tai an op,portrnity to make excuses,
I fo; s, mend their fences, and to tell their
s cnnstttnants how earnestly they were
srzirc q to do Just what would please them.
'1sLs, ,,,aat;ny WAS called to order with
Il s,oI,t IN !. hn,nd red persons present. Mr..
ssSY s, ,,a,.S sctaS no chafrman. He made
sz;,,a y,an,,on remarks. and seemed not
Il g fsnnr, inst wbat ito saw. It was eyi.
s,,t,vs !, .reiiaf y hen ,a oonld resume his
ssas ;y,i fsyor Of another. His EN- barrass-
s, s,,t sIvos az; dent
sa,,asto,, Iah,,s Garv Evans the antbor
I,,anss = - 10 ,va =, ad varti,ed as
q. = ~ tba = eating did not
s, Al IA; e MON; ia g. "a present.
ssanresentatiye Braazeale took the floor
nj a 3avotad tl;;e most Of his remarks to
tIss; ans law. winch. indeed. seemed to
d II; ti,e taxt { OF nearly all the speakers.
sas endorsed that law generally, but adj
Il yo;ttad that he had serious objections to
d lnract;calIy admitted its illeeality
!: v;ne, that the bill was not sent to
= tf,e Hcnse nn,ntil the last night Of the ses-.
3 i'm and he. therefore. could not make
!. some amendments thai he thought neces-
!. ssrv because there was not time. Hence,
IS Isl nassed the House that the members
were not SLOWED to amend, contrary to
All parliamentary proceedings.
senator Glenn was the next speaker.
:s;and raid that the more Williams and
{ Gonzales and others talked against the
Evans law the more he was convinced
that It was all right.
Reprssentatiye Pearman argued the
f,onstitntionaiity fsthe Evans law, and
we ne suppose nude it clear to every one
thaf the Supreme Court must hold his
views on the subject. Sometimes the
speaker, BY a lapsus lingug Of course,
4 sai6 s.constitoot tionality" when he meant
cso.nstitutioaal. The balance of his re-
marks were devoted to some imaginary
privileges that athey'' and the towns had
Formerly enjoyed which the country had
a;not.
Representative Ashley took. the floor,
and his remarks brought forth the only
enshnsiasm manifested during the meet
& ing, and the crowd rapidly increased In
sire in consequence but soon retired
when he finished. He had voted against
:tie Evans law and he did so because he
behaved 1t WASH { what the people want
ed He had voted for the Blease and
Perry bills, both of which we're real pro-
inhibition bills. He thought it was wrong
FLOR the State TO become .barkeeper with
the Goyerporas boss of the business. He
had fought fora reduction of salaries but
z his colleagues wouldn't help him. He
had received Sl93 for his 80 days work
and had saved Sl60 of it,. That was too
M nah. and sthsupht 500 was enough. but
ali ;tf,a me mbers Didn't vote as thew had
preached 81 81 the stump. He ayoted for
\ reform aysry time he could get at it.n
bnt stha. and everybody else who went
there for The first time. was SO green that
i,e couldu,t do anytbing.n Tha speaker.
+ pointing Hi the chairman. said. "You all
needn't aspect ANYTHING from him when
ha eoas Ia Congress- for he will be green
) ;too.1 The crowd had a good lanoh at the
Z chairman. The sneakers remarks con-
tanned nnneh good ssnse anf, several times
fhas was apolauded and cheered.
Rerresentatiye Watson favored the
Evans law and had always been q pro-
b;bitionist. hut he declared he would not
(: hsva voted for . nrobibition law had he
Y l,een VAL enouph to have baen nresent
sinrinr the discussion Of the yaricus