The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-07-05

can accomplish the unity of our peo
pie l would lay down my robes of Office
or even my life. without single re-.
Rret. 1t is achiefy for this reason that
l am making this canvas" lie con
cluded by shytng that the money DOW.
or and corr foratiOns have such control
In the country that revolution is Ger
tain. lie will be with the people in
that great fight, whether in office or
out. lie begged that animoslties aud
bitterness cease. He begged the peo-
PIE TO SEND to the Senate whoever they
thought best fitted for It, even IL 1t was
Tillman. He made a pretty appeal for
white supremacy above everything
else. He thought the best way to SO.
cure this supremacy was by constitu-
t1onal convention.
EVANS AND ELLERBE SPEAK.
General Ellerbe was the first guber-
Material speaker. lie said he had
heard today and had received letters
from other counties that friends of
Senator Evans are fndustriously circu-
lating story that he (Evans) is the
choice of Tillman for Governar and
that Tillman Is in quiet way working
for Evans. General Ellerbe said: "The
Governor has said, In an interview that
he Is hands off In this fight and that he
man ;ask him If any man is his choice.
| say that it is unfair to me aud nv
friends to be circulating this story In
the hope Of winning on it," General
Ellerbe proceeded to criticise his
friend Evans for his hardness in get
ting IN the Reform cause, telling some
things, as at Sumter, highly amusing
the audience. General Ellerbe next
charged Evans with having voted
against the salary reduction in 1899.
THAT Is not so," said Evans.
II will prove 1t on you," said Ellerbe,
and he read from the records where
Senator Buist, the Charleston anti
Senator, had moved to indefinitely post
pone the salary reduction bill and
where Evans had voted with all the
antl,Tlllmanite lawyers for postpone
ment. Ellerbe also charged Evans
college In 1888. General Ellerbee told
what his (Ellerbe's) record is on salary
reduction, showing where he had asked
to have one Of the clerkship Of his Of
flee abolished and had always been in
favor Of all around reduction of sala-
ries.
Continuing General Ellerbe said:
my friend Uvans) intimates that
there has been State House ring and
that Governor Tillman broke that ring.
l will ask my friend to specify, to name
the men who composed that ring. Sen
ator Irby wrote letter charging that
there was ring. Fellow countrymen
l have never heard anything In the
state House for Irby but expressions
OF pity and sympathy. Irby charged
that caucus of ring Reformers Rad
been held at WriRht's Hotel. It is fasle
The caucus. If it can be so called, was
| at Governor Tillman's house and the
Governor was present. General Ell.
erbe told who were presently No one
was discussed rs candidate for Gov.
ernor at that time. I repeat, and !
want it distinctly understood, that as
far as [ know, there is no ring In the
State House. / want my friend to
specify, and ( ask him to do it. L am
running on my record and L am not in
any ring. My friend ought to do the
same thing and not tack himself on
Governor Tillman's coat tail. | am as
good Reformer as Governor Tillman
or any body else, and Governor Tillman
can and will tell you so.
The speaker was frequently encour-
aged by remarks from the audience
and was at times literally applauded.
He devoted the remainder of the time
to telling what had been accomplished
by the Reform movement and discuss
ing national issues. lie concluded be,
fore his time was up, and cloud be.
tokened a shower.
Senator Evans had been speaking
only few minutes when rGin began
falling. The chairman adjourned the
meeting to the court house, q half mile
away, where the speaking was contin.
ued. Senator Evans resumed his
speech. employing his time in answer.
ing the accusation Of his friend Eller.
be. lie ridlculed Ellerbe in a good ma.
tured way, making tho crowd
laugh. He told jokes on his friend
and these almost amused the au
dience. Senator Evans said he
was willing to answer all charges. lie
did not come in this race to attack fel
low Reformers, but had been jumped on
and would defend himself. II Ellerbe
started out TO prove that he QGvans>
had not been true to Tillman and Re.
form, he had hard and stumpy road
to travel. He would not notice every.
thing, because he was not shooting
grasshoppers. Ellerbe says he has done
lots for Reform, but he has been well
paid for 1T. lie Is Reformer, but 1t
looks like he has been one for revenue
Senator Evans says he had been Re.
former since 1886. At that time he
wrote an article in the Augusta Chron.
icle. lie read this article. It, was q dc.
fense of the Reform m movement then be,
ginning and the right Of farmers tC
organize for political purposes. The
article also defended Tillman, then
starting his agitation. In 1888 he was
elected to the Legislature by the farm
ers Of Aiken and was twice reelected
each time on the Reform platform. Two
years ago he was sent to the Senate by
farmers by thousand majority. The
people had never regarded him as 4
coat tail sWinger.
10 the charge OF having voted agains,
Tiilman for the Agricultural Board. he
said 1t was an attempt to shelve Till
man, who had afterWard censured his
friends for nominating him. He had
Voted against the agricultural college
as charged, because the bill for 1t car
iled an appropriation which would have
increased the taxes of the people one
lourCh or cent. This was not IN ac
cordance with the Reform platform anC
pledges to the people. Later he ha(
itoought FOR Clemson College because TIN,