Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-08-01

want an advising attorney l Wit
call on the Governor"
Mr. Ellerbe said he would stand
by the principles of Reform" and
the Alliance if he had to go home!
No man should be supported for
office who does not uphold and
support Alliance demands An inn
portant part of Gen Ellerbe's
speech wasthe following:
"I am in favor of the dispensary
as I have announced on nearly
every stump, but Governor Till
man made a blunder in issuing his
proclamation reopening the dis
pensarios on August 1. He should
have waited until the Supreme
Court passes npon the 1893 law. 1T
was mistake and the sentiment
of the people is against it. l am
willing to work for the law and to
enforce it, but I am no dodger and
no trimmer, and l am going to ex-
press my opinion every time, no
matter who it suits. 1 am glad
l.
that the Governor has made h.
self responsible as .Go7ernor fol
the reol&ning. The matter p'as
| not submitted to the State board
of control. If it had been, I as 8
member of the board would lave
voted against it. I would nave
always advised him when he e.sked
it."
Mr.. Ellerbe ended his speech by
an exhortation to the members. of
the Alliance to keep up theil
organization at all hazards.
SENATOR JOHN GARY EVANS.
followed Comptroller General
Ellerbe. He said that nobody but
a blatant demagogue would try tc
raise the question of the lawyer
against the farmer. It was only
the utter desperation of defeated
candidate which would do this,
Lawyers would be fools, as would
every other class Of people, to oppose
the farmers when they furnish the
means of. livelihood to all other
classes.
Mr.. Evsns, of course, rushed to
the defence of his boss and attack
ed Mr. Ellerbe for his criticism OF
Governor Tillman on the. Alliance
matter. He said that the Marion
resolutions were introduced as a
lick at Governor Tillman. Ellerbe
himself was opposed 20 the sub
treasury plan, and told me so in
Tillman's presence.
Ellerbe: "You are mistaken. I
said I was opposed to the SUBJ
treasury bill"
Evans: well, boys, there is no
difference between the plan and
the bill" Cheers.
He said that Ellerbe ought to
be frank enough to tell the people
that he stands on the same plat
form with Governor Tillman.
When Ellerbe advises you to join
the Alliance be is not a member of
it himself. Why doesn't he join
it?
Evans also attacked Ellerbe
about criticising. the Governor for
ordering the reopenins of dispen-:
saries. He said that ;he Governor
had not made a mistke, and that
the board of control had nothing
to do with it. Tillnan was boldly
enough and brave nough to do
what he thought WIS right. Thes
1893 law is still a lw, and if Till-a
man did not enforc it be ought to-
be impeached. ..[Tten he has been,
liable to impeachment for three
months past.-Edof The N. and
C.] II
Evans ended b. complimentingn
the people of Columbia on their
good behavior athis meeting. :
THE sENsAT1S OF THE DAY. :,
was caused oy h. Sampson Pope
of Newberry, H announced that
he would lot b a candidate forol
Governor befor the Reform Comm
vention becaushe did not con4y
slider the an'ight or just, aneea
would make t. race before the re &C
gular primaryn the last of Augus
DR. Pope TIN repeated his welYn'
known histol of Reform" an;ou
next condened the reopening ery.
the dispensaes. He said: Il abar7
a law-abidil man, and I intepe
TO obey the3cisions of the highen enno
Court in th land. The SuprerDo
Court has Lssed upon Tie Diwln
peusary It of 1898, and doa
pursuance that Governor tt. :.
man had .e dispensaries clos lay
under Scion 2 of the Act. 1t scor
left not the Governor to mand skin
the dispsaries. but to the bod 'em
of contr l am opposed to othe
reopeni' of the dispensary uni win
the boa of control sanctions hun
1 favorle law, but I am pea OF a
rtiznn praS