Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-07-04

.OPRIETOR.
ing between the North and South
and it was owing to the under
standing and good feeling sprea'
by its magic word "brother" tha
the Democratic party had succeed
ed in the last national election.
He wanted to warn them agains
allowing the Alliance to join any
political party. Ii party adopted
every demand of the Alliance tht
Alliance should be held distinc'
as an organization. A politica
party would always betray the
trust roposed in it. Something like
this had been exemplifed in the
Democratic party recently. 1t had
broken every one of it's pledges
The only way to secure peace, pro-
sress, and power was to force politi.
cal parties to sincerity. He gave
brief sketch of his political ser
vices, and pledged himself to treat
every man fairly, openly, and hon.
estly if elected Governor.
Mr.. Tindal was listened to very
attentively and a hearty clapping
of hands followed the close of his
speech.
JOHN GARY EVANS.
Senator Evans, of Aiken, was
the next speaker. After assurances
of the fellowship which he felt for
the people of this section he pro-
nouuced a glowing eulogy upon
the old Confederate soldiers. The
only men who were true Democrats
to-day were the men who stood
upon the Ocala platform. Any
man who does not stand upon the
Alliance platform was not a true
patriot. If the sub-treasury sys-
tenn was adopted it would ruin the
North and make the South the
richest country il the world. This
country was too big for any law to
suit all of it. He was inclined to
believe that Burr should have been
allowed to establish his Western
Republic. He sometimes believed
that the best thing for this country
would be the establishment of
three republics in it. So much for
national affairs.
Reviewing his service in the
Senate and Legislature he said he
believed that his county govern.
fnsnt hill woul q prove. .of inestimas
So i1sssi Ss:osSSn sspsV ~
abb llsto div iildie the pub
Iic schools. He did so because
there is a provision in the Consti-
tuition which makes the doors of
every public school house open to
every child, white or colored, in
the State. A Northern school
teacher could come down here and
close every school door in the State
to the white children of South
Carolina. He strongly advocated
constitutional convention.
Then he took up the dispensary
law. They were all familiar with
with it. 1t had been declared un-
constitutional by the Supreme
Court, the highest tribunal in the
State. He knew the Court was
made 10 pass upon laws, but he did
not know that it had the right to
enact them. The legislative au-
thority was not vested in it. He
did not mean to criticise the bench
harshly. A committee of the ablest
lawyers in the State, in Charleston,
had declared the law constitutional.
Every circuit judge in the State,
except one, had confirmed that
opinion. The Supreme Court had
decided it was an inalienable right
to sell whiskey. He cited other
decisions of the Court TO show that
it was illegal. He quoted figures
in plenty to show the decrease in
drunkenness under the dispensary
law. It was good law and they
were going to have it. You CAM
legislate sobriety in an old soak
When they took up the subject
they had found the State of South
Carolina almost in delirium tre
mems. If they had been allowed
to do it they would have reformed
the people. In closing he pledged
himself to the "Reform" party
whether elected or not. He wal
always ready to jump on anyone
who attacked the 'Reform" party