The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-21

he showed how BraWley mad De-
trayed the trust committed to him and
regretted that the First District was
still to be represented by a Cleveland
Democrat. It is useless to tell you all
the money is in the North. Voice: ]
know it amt here.
Evans, continuing, said the income
tax was the grandest bill introduced
in Congress for the relief of the people,
yet the Cleveland Democrats voted
against it, though it would have paid
the entire pension bill. He showed
how free coinage of silver would ben.
eft the farmers and denounced Cleve-
land Democrats for voting against it.
He said the only difference between a
Cleveland Democrat and Republican
was that the Republican had the man
hood to come out and say he was Re
publican, which the Cleveland DEM
ocrat is at heart, without the courage
to avow it.
Eternal vigilance is the price of lib
erty, and the man who refuses to 60 to
the polls and vote for the man who
represents his principles deserves to
have shackles upon his legs for the rest
of his life.
The only way to educate the people
is for issues to be discussed before the
people face to face. The grandest
thing the Reform movement has done
is that you see face to face the men who
desire your suffrages. Men can no Ion
ger be rammed down your throats by
star chamber councils. The people
must not let the politicians come to you
and say this or that is all right. The
only danger to the Reform movement
is from designing politicians.
He was a Southern Democrat and he
was for what benefited bis people,
even if it bankrupted the Yankee na-
ton. 1t was true the South had lit
tie class legislation. He therefore fav-
ored the sub-treasury bill. He was
thankful the South and West, whose
interests were in common, are coming
together as a result of the work of the
Farmers Alliance, agrand organization.
| He showed what good results would
follow carrying out Of the demands of
lie the assertion that the Alliance de-
manded government ownership Of
railroads. He read from the Alliance
platform to show that government con-
troll of the railroads was what was de-
sired.
He then turned to State issues aud
said he would not speak at length upon
them as they are practically settled, for
the Reform policy is marked out and
the Reform movement is backed by
the hearts ofthe people. He denounced
the tactics of the ants and their dero-
gatory language when speaking of Re-
| formers. He was not ashamed of any
vote of his in the General Assembly
and was not afraid to face the people.
He read from the March platform to
show that it was fundamental prin-
ciple of the Reform movement that all
candidates for office should 60 before
the people and let them pick and
choose. '~~
he then spoke on the Dispensary
law explaining his connection with it
and showing why it was adopted in
place Of straight prohibition law.
Other States had tried prohibition aud
had not found it successful. BE thought
the Dispensary law would prove per-
fectly satisfactory. It made him hot
when he got away from home to read
in the papers the lies sent them about
the Dispensary law by its enemies. In
Baltimore, Washington and New York
be had been asked why the truth
could not be obtained about the Dis
pensary law.
Voice: Have you ever been that far
away from home?
Evans: Not without g guardian.
[Laughter.l
He then went on to show how the
counties and States were turning to-
ward the Dispensary law as solution
of the liquor problem.
Voice: I heard a fellow say the
other day that you u. G. Evans) and
Governor Tillman were better hands at
breaking men from drinking liquor
than DR.. Kelley. Laughter.
He said the race of boys now grow
ing up, free from the allurements of
bar-rooms, would never know the taste
of liquor and then the State would be
ready for prohibition.
Comptroller General Ellerbe was in
troduced with reference to his enforce
ment Of the tax law.
General Ellerbe was pleased to meet
ihe people of Lexington, many of
whose faces were familiar to him. He
hoped the people had not formed their
opinion of him by what the anti-papers
had said of him; he was pretty bad
fellow, but not as bad as they pictured
him.
He wanted to make plain business
speech. He was farmer, as those be.
fore him were, and be would speak to
them as farmer. If a shrewd poll
tician, Wire-puller, a slick, oily
tongucd orator was the kind of man
wanted for Governor, they would have
to pass him by.
He had been a Reformer since the
start of the Reform movement in 1885.
He had joined the Alliance when it
was first organized, and be was still
supporter of the Alliance. He stood
fatfooted upon the Alliance platform.
He reviewed the history of the Re-
form movement, and showed its ne
cessity. He explained how under ring
rule few politicians managed the pol
l:ics of the State. He then showed how
the Reform movement had brought
about rule of the people, by the people |
and for the people. He reviewed his
conduct Of the Comptroller Generals !
office. He showed how unjust was the
ruling of the courts Oh the bank cases. |
He then showed the justice of the new
railroad assessments, and what n ,ney
they would bring into the tate |
Treasury.
When be became Comptroller Gen. i
eral he found lot of executions against |
property pigeon holed. He issued a ,
circular to the sherifs to report on
these executions at once. He had had !
rough experiences with banks and
railroads, but had never before had to !
fight the women. The sheriff of
Richland County had taken one of
his circulars to lady, who had not
paid taxes for three or four years. She |
told the sheriff that was all right, just
to wait until she had seen the Comp
troller General. She sent a note
to him, requesting him to call
upon her. He did not know what the
note meant, but be called upon the
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