The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-07-31
AT ORANGEBURG.

ORANGEBURG. July 26.-The meet
ing here was the largest since tn,
Charleston meeting, notwithstand'u VI.
the fact that it rained. All specie
except those of Governor Tillman an,
John Gary Evans were repetitions o
former speeches lately reported.
The arrangements for the meetin,
were very fine and were presided ovc
by County Chairman DR.. O. r. Low
man. The minor seekers for the less
er Offices were introduced and spok,
hrst. These included State treasure
Bates, Superintendent of Education
Mayield, Whitman, Keitt, J. w. Graz,
Wilborn of York, Thomas and Yeldel.
Then the candidates for Governr
spoke, Ellerbe speaking first. He vas
followed by Evans and they had thir
usual spats. Pope followed, and in he
course of his remarks took occasion to
reitcrate his statement that he was @
candidate before the regular Dmo-
cratic Primary election. Tindal was
the last OF the gubernatorial candidates
to speak. which was the calm, dSpas-
sionate utterances he always males.
Senator Butler was in good lumol'
AMI made good speech full Of bight,
witty illustrations.
Tillman followed and was INTRODUCED
as the Hercules of Reform. There
We're only two things Of importance in
the Governors speech-his answer to
the Marion Alliance and his alswer to
Ell"rbc's criticism.
The Governor said that tere was
no use to be quarreling owe the sub
treasury question, and that inject it
into national politics simpl, amounted
to trying to cook a rabbit lefOrc 1t is
caught. The sub-treasuryi nothing
but plan for distributing the money
of the country but the mney must be
gotten before it can be distributed.
know what all ths means," he
said, some men in South Carolina
have had daggers up heir sleeves for
me since 1891 80 thatthey could step
than they had. Thy want to pull me
"Look at the Mlrion Alliance that
passed those resolutions fhe other day.
They propose either to make me eat
my words or to,run iY another man.
They can run IN hundred il they
want to but "lll nevSr eat my words
coward a de'e9 you Belle believe % am pnys,ba, eapabie
of leadi,E you, You have got to mako
some Il these people take back seats
Now. will test this right here. All
of ,ou who are In favor of forcing this
j1ue, by having man who will swal-
low the Ocala platform hold up your
hands," IL
There was absolutely no response to
this, but when the Governor put the
question of waiting to cook the rabbit
until 1T is caught hundreds of hands
were raised.
The Governor continued "I am
not AFRAID of any straight Alliance
candidate. Ii they want TO trot out o
sub'treasury dark horse ard il he will
meet me will run him to death or
am niger" Laud applause.) If
Ihe Alliance, through its leaders.
Undertakes TO put that yardstick on,
you, the people, will resent it. 1t
simply means that [ can't be elected
1t means division in the Al nee and
division in the Reform movement, and
between those two divisions our
enemies will enter in and destroy us. y
am not going to fight the AL
lance. amt built that way. / claim
TO represent its true principles. But
Tor mo you would to-day have the
Third party in South Carolina and
your Alliance would be beaten and dis
heartened as 1t is the other Southern
States"
touching on the reopening of the
Dis2ensary, the Governor said that
ne mad been raped on the head by
Two OF the candidates for Gov Srnor be-
cause OF his action. He was tender
with his boys and would reprimand
them IS a kind and considerate father.
tie said Ellerbe misconceiyes the
entire scope and purpose of his powers
asa mber OF the Board of Control
then ks that / have to consult him
concern z the opening OF the Dispen-
saries. ,sduty is 70 help control the
plspanssFS while it u running. He