The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-02
Duncan Attacks Evans.
aHE BOND DEAL AND THE OISPENSARY.
hID EVANS AND RHIND MAKE n
CONTRACT AND DIVIDE THE
ApOll,S:

Mr.. !, ~. Duncan was the next speak
8 lie had been to Charleston the
,ioht prcvious and it was generally
s$,,mnrrd that he came back loaded
sszE ,tb information about bond deals and
sthcr things. Mr.. Duncan in opening,
an attentive hearing because
Sc would tell some things that would
s5 s5 5cmand attention from the people of
south Carolina lie said he was u
armcr. but had studied law. He had
inferred the race from 4 sense OF duty.
two years ago he was
spainst t.licrbe. 1t was my and your
Ss11 1isfortnc that hC was not elected
ioyernur. lie went TO the Lcglsla-
,,re a John Gary Evans man, but with
Sthers he now regretted his action. If
& do nothing else except make Cover
zE4or Evans clear his record, will have
lone him and the State service. 1t
Combination. There never was time
Then the State officials acted more
Sndcpcndently than now. lie did not
mean to say at Manning that the State
Sficials opposed the Governor. Their
MOTTO was hands OIL and in that Ben
rillman joins.
# He referred to his friendship and
8upport OF Tillman, who had said Fri-
Lay he would keep his hands or. That
nc has kept this pledge can be seen by
3hc papcrs. Tillman and Bates have
made their statement and have left
ahe Governor to make his own defense.
HCillman and Bates weht to New York
and they would not have p0cketcd any
DR.. Bates afterwards
Hid some clerical work for which the
yndicate paid him. The question is
not what Il glorious thing the refund
ing business was. We all were in
sercsted and worked for it. But the
&)ucstiOn is whether Governor Evans
ias gone into Il contract and divided
she spoils MIR. Rhind. That's what the
sDcoplc want to know and | trust he
may come out Of it unscatchcd. IF
@herc is only $1,000 locked up in Il
Naryland court, what has become Of
s8hc other &.S ,0CU?
81 Ben Tillman told him, when he asked
Tor $5O fec God knows q man should
DO that much for his party and State"
q Governor Evans: MIR. Duncan, did
Gillman say that to you ~
81 MIR. duncan "Til!luau . the au-
s}hority for the words use"
Il MIR. Duncan asked the audience
Swhcthcr Governor Evans had received
any OF the :flI GOO, or whcthc. me was
Io get ans thing in the future. Cover
8por Evans owes it to himself and to the
people TO explain these things. He
Bald that South Carolina did not owe
HGoycrnor Evans the Scnatorship. His
administration has been Il failure. 1t
Rhas been 4 sensational, iirccrackcr ad
aninistration. DiL he not have to get
5Dn his knees to Con
81 vOi2c: Ills administration is
egood enough. Give Ms another lik,
q lie said that he promised for t.llcr
Rbc that he would have no such admin
Estration.
He spoke again about the Dispeu
#sary bill matter and reiterated tn
n &Chargcs he made at Manning in l.,
ference thereto. He charged that II
Dispensers had been ordered to tax
out guarantee bonds in a company rel
resented by the brother Of the Cove
nor. AS soon rs the board lcarno
4 the circumstances, the whole thin
Twas rcscindcl. From out in the al
FdicIcc a voice was heard: '"\ou kno,
sthats lie" The crowd became som,
kwhat excited and looked to sec who
ewaS. 1t proved to be Major Is. |!
AEvans.
Governor Evans got up and motionc,
Ehis hands to his brother.
MIR. Duncan called on the county dis
Spenser to answer the question.
Dispenser Suits received sucl
la circular, but it was also stated tina
athe present bonds would stand"
The Governor arose and spoke t
SMajOr Evans and the dispenser re
&marked Z: "l'll attend to that"
Mr.. Duncan. rcsuming, charg cd tina
sthc same tactics had been pursued "a
to dispensary insurance.
Mr.. Duncan concluded by rcitcra,
Ing his statements that the admins
tration had been IL failure and az
n0unccd that he would have to rcpl
to what the GOvcrn,r might say
Governor Evans was then Introduce,
He worked mp the crowd during hi
speech, but there was little enthusiasts,
I shown by the people present.
Governor Evans said Yesterday
when my friend arose, thanked hin
IN plain terms for coming out for Scna
tor. thank him LOW, wise. nobl
Judge, keeper of my conscience.
Iou have the right to select you
United States Senator, and this is tn,
first time you have had that right
You have made me Governor and tha
ollce stands second only to the Pre-
sldent of the United States. Mr.. Dun
can has not given You one reason VIII,
ne should be United States Senator
He's farmer who has failed in bust
ness, is now clerk Of the Secretary @
State and is trying to practice law
He is trying to run on my bad charat
tor. For Gods sake let nc take III
good character to Washington, an
keep my bad points AT bone. He sa,
Ben yillman made no explanation fl
him. He (EvansJ had only to cxplai
his actions to the people and not
the immaculate MIR. Duncan. Tillma
and myself are friends and he suppor
mo when ! am right. am not h
scrvile tool. like Mr.. Duncan wa
when he consulted Tillman abo t. hi
running for the Senate. He admit
that there is no ring in the State HOus
and hence can't be a ring candidat,
You know what's the matter wit
Johnnie? He brings in commission
for ne TO sign, and he has though
now beautiful it would look to sec him
sell commissioned as United State
senator lie won't smell it and la
dropped his moiasses Jug. He says n
VIII make me answer his charges. Oh
Just immaculate Judge. the boss q
South Carolina.
a voice: Good morning."