The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-06-27

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the dispensary Law and succeeded very
nicely as temperance lecturer. He
told the story about what an old colored
man had said about the reform wrought
in his drunken son.in-law by the
close Of the bars; and while discussing
the uucoussitutionality Of the law bis
time expired.
Talk on, talk ou," came from the
crowd.
.It would be unfair," said Evans,
land some fellow might say it vas un-
constitutional" "If you elect me
Goversor I'll put on my gaffs and at
tend to any dungbill that tackles me. +"
said candidate Evans, and sat down
amid enthusiastic cheering.
The cheer which greeted Tindal was
weak, very weak, but unabasbed, that
gentleman told about the familiar faces
be saw in the crowd with whom be had
fought under Lee. His friends had
brought him into this race because
shey thought that be could restore
peace among the people. The Reform
movement had aroused the people from
a le.hargic sleep. both politically and
iodus.rially. The turmoil Of the last
four years had been unavoidable. 1t
had come from the very nature Of
progress itself and those who held
Governor Tillman responsible for it
we're wrong.
Mr.. Tindal discussed with erudition
the rights and duties Of minorities, and
rehashed the usual defeose of the acts
of the Reform administration, attribu
ting the funding Of the debt to Tillman
aud Bates. He saw no reason Why the
people of all factions could not unite
with the Reformers for the progress
and upbuilding of the State. The con-
stitutioual convention should be free
from passion asd prejudice. The dis
pensary Law was another question. 1t
should be eliminated from politics and
it or whatever law was passed on the
liquor question could only succeed BY
the support of the moral forces Of the
State.
What impression Tiudal made was
good and he received some applause at
his finish.
Candidate Ellerbe opened up with
the observation that the Sumter peo-
pie we're called Game. Cocks. but be
come from the Swamp Fox county,
and be was a swamp fox himself. he
hoped to catch some of these game
coeks.
Then Ellerbe deliberately and rashly
pouuced on Evaos. He said that be
had always been a Reformer, when
Governor Tillmsu had no friends, when
Reformers we're abused and ostracised,
when he vas even then Reformer,
Evans had preceded him only two
yeass 10 public life. When Governor
'TiIima1 vas ) candidate for member
ship in the board of agriculture, Evans
voted for Aucrum, a bitter anti In
those days when Tillmau needed
friends he was on the fence waiting for
the cat to jump "My distinguished lit
tie cousin" said Ellerbe, ''gets up in
his grand eloquent style. mimicing
and elaims that the voice Of the people
us 81 brhin .forsGoverner. Why, John
said Sttat when he was run
. ;nng il against old Ben. =aody Ben beat
him Eve to one You'll see this old
Marion swamp fox beat this little lawyer
FIVE to one.
Voiee-.'You'l II get there
Evans had said that he {Ellerbe)
was afflicted with political leprosy aud
that he would cure him Of it by send
ing him home to his farm. ''But, |
will be with him iu the campaign and
show him that am the liveliest corpse
he ever handled %
Here Ellerbe argued that the Con-
servatives in '92 we're on the Reform
platform. Why couldn't they accept
it uow and all the people get together
again !?
A bystander interposed, "Well. if
that's so, why don't you let US Conser-
yatives vote in the first (Reform) pri-
mary?
Ellerbe 'sfumbled' the question. 1t
was poser aud there was cheering.
Gary Evans from his seat: Let the
ants vote and he'll beat me-
Voice-'sWe don't want any fire.
eaters We want 10 fre-eaters like
John Gary Evans -
Ellerbe asked that be be DOT inter-
rupted aud then doled out the story of
bis doiugs as a Reformer. He did not
even yield to Governor Tillmau as a
Reformer, and Governor Tillman would
bear him out 10 what be said He was
not compromise candidate. He made
no concessions and asked 20 favors.
He was abusing nobody. 1t used to be
when a man abused him it meant