The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-22

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Convention take rest for fifteen min.
utes.
EVANS SPEECH.
Most of the delegates left the hall
and did not return until the triumph
procession came up. Mr.. Evans was
at the head. AS he entered the hall g
tremendous burst of applause went up.
He looked around and greeted his
friends. When be reached the stand a
number Of his friends congratulated
him. He looked bit pale and seemed
the least nervous. At first he spoke
slowly, but as he went on ia the ad-
dress, and with the plaudits of bis
friends, he spoke with the vim and
quickness that characterized most OF
his campaign speeches.
Mr.. Evans, the Convention nominee
for governor, said:
"Gentlelnen of the Convention and
Fellow "Reformers:" The feelings of
the human heart cannot be expressed
by word of mouth. AS sweet music
is the language of the soul, so is the
sympathetic glance Of the eye, the
hearty shake Of the hand and the broth
erly embrace the true language of the
heart. To say that I thank you seems
cold, and is but poor expression of
the heart tnat goes out to each and
every one of you. Any words / might
say to you intended to represent my
thanks to this body would be made
quate. There is, gentlemen, trite
saying, that the heart speaks most
when the lips move not, and I am sure
that it is recognized by members here
when ] attempt to express my appreci-
alton Of this nomination, which means
an election to the highest office il your
gift.
There is in my nomination an express
sion of the people which means more
than any pen can write or any human
lips confess. I represent that element
in the "ReforIn" faction which was
born during or since the late conflict OF
arms between the North and South
that element of the young Democracy
which now must carry the older ele-
ment, our grandfathers and fathers,
upon our shoulders as Eneas did the
old Anchises, precious burden. 1t has
been truly said the hope of the State is
10 our young men, but no less true is it
that the pride of the young men is the
history and traditions OF the old men
who made this country glorious.
lCheers, and "that's so, every word of
it," stand here as a representative Of
Reform" and q rebuke to your enc
mics who have attempted to say that
the Reform" Movement is to array
class against class.
/ stand here to defend the principles
of my father and your fathers, that
principle for which they fought, bled
and died, that principle which is dear
to our hearts, that principle which ! as
been denied to US, but which has been
recognized by the Reform" Movement
of South Carolina, was thought to be
Ineligible to office in this State. While
L am here as q young man, and ] don't
mean that in the sense which that
word has been a stigma in South Caro-
lima, but I stand here as a young man
who was born since the late conflict
and have grown old in the experience
which has enabled you, fellow citizens,
to stand here as representatives Of pure
Democracy demanding that the will of
the majority, when fearlessly and hon.
estly expressed, must govern.
lfany man attempts TO put the RE
form Movement of South Carolina
upon narroW-minded basis, who at
tempts to array class against class, who
attempts to say that the "Reform"
principles Of South Carolina are found
cd on animosity and prejudice, in my
O raG n int 1nF1
of such a perversion of its principles.
The "Reform" movement is move
ment Of the people, and one of its fun
damental principles is that the msjorl-
ty must govern. giving due respect to
the minority when honestly expressed.
(Cheers.
TAKES IT FOR GRANTED HE is AL
READY ELECTED.
Now, gentlemen of the Convention,
1 take it that it will be improper for
me at this time to outline to you the
policy which shall govern me in the
future. l. take it that the people of
South Carolina have spoken Through
you TO the world, and l take it that the
people of South Carolina through their
endorsement of ME have endorsed the
Administration which has preceded me.
Our past administration has been con-
Quoted with an ability and fair
ness that should satisfy the most
bypercritlcal, and has set the pace
for our sister States of the South
and West, which must finally re-
suit in the disenthrament of our peo-
pie from the oppression from the
money power of the East. shall en-
deavor in my administration to bring
about this consummation so devoutly
to be wished for.
/ say to you and to the world that
the reform" Administration shall
have but one otject-that is the hap
piness and prosperity of the people.
This, [ am sure, is the sentiment which
has been expressed by the "Reformers"
and which has resulted in my nomina-
ton.
There has been one law which has
been fought more strenuously than any
other in the history of our legislation
that is the Dispensary law.
The overwhelming sentiment of the
people of South Carolina is that that
law has in view the happiness of the
whole people and the voice Of the peo-
pie must be carried out, let the conse-
quences be what they may. lCheers.]
The people have spoken by their rep
resentatives and 95 per cent Of the hon.
est white men of South Carolina have
spoken in favor of it. Gentlemen, that
voice shall be needed by me. The en-
forcemeut of that law shall be my
prime object and I believe 1 have be-
hind me the honest men, the virtuous
women and even the little children of
South Carolina, lcheers,] and 1 shall
not attempt to outline my policy. That
will be given later, when I shall have
the pleasure of addressing the people
of South Carolina as unit.
Let me say that while peace and har-'
mony are the great objects to he de-
sired and to be obtained by all civil
lied governments, yet you must recog-
nize that in South Carolina, where
there has been but one party, such an
idea is an ideal conception. There can
be no such thing as unity in the midst
of political discussions. Our principle
is that the majority of the white citizens
must rule aDd the minority must SUBJ
nit. Gentlemen, that is the only
cause of diSSenS;On TODAY in thp