The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-30
e Do Il at Your Peril. "
Earle Gives Evans q
Warning.
EVANS "EADS \ LETTER ENDORS-
ING HIM FROM TILI.NIAN.

A Lively Day Among the Senatorial
Aspirants at ihc Birthplace OF the
Reform Faction.
The campaign meeting at Benefits
Vile Is reported as follows by Yhe
State
Chairman w. d. Evans introduced
Judge Earle as the first speaker He
said the chief reason that his op-
ponents would give why he should not
be elected was that he had in 1890
opposed Governor Tillman. "If that
is a crime if that is sufficient reason
why should not be elected, then |
will not yet your votes. But | don't
believe the fact that a man was in the
band wagon or out of it in 1890 will
effect his election" Governor Evans
claimed that because he was q Judge
he should not wish another Office.
Why was Governor Evans wishing an
other Office?
General Earle said that he had the
right to ask for til 70 office, and he asked
for it because he wished it and felt
competent to fill the Office. In old
Rome when candidates appeared they
were robed in white, symbolical Of
their purity. When u candidate ap.
pcared he should be pure. If any one
knew aught against him they should
speak it ont: if there were charges
against him he should meet them and
prove them untrue. When the charges
about the dispensary and bond deal
were nOating about he had maintained
in public and private his belief in
Tillman's integrity. He was honest,
but it remained for those vino were
tainted to produce their innocence be-
fore the people.
In his financial argument Judge
Earle said, among other things, that
one Of the arguments against free
silver was that foreign nations would
! Hood this country with silvc". He
| wished it was so. Coins OF another
| nation were received only as bullion,
and if European silver was sent here
| it would be to purchase cotton, wheat
and other products. When General
Earle took his seat there was scattering
applause.
Mr.. Duncan followed, and proceeded
to discuss the coinage. AS to one Of
his competitors they could conduct
this campaign like gentlemen as to
the other, the people could judge from
his antics whether he digniied the
office OF Governor. The entry OF Judge
Earle was unfortunate. He could not
possible win.
| i
be unfortunate"
Duncan: "Thc CONSEQUENCES of
your race may be yet more disastrous" :"
The entity Of Judge Earle at the
quarter pole was unfair Must they
allow him 80 much start on account Of
his ago?
Earle: Whatever you say, don't
charge | am old"
Al b. Hennegan Tin the audicncc)--.
| DeLcsscps, who built the Panama
canal, had baby at 80. General
laughtcr.)
Duncan took up the bond deal, going
over much Of the ground he has form
orly done to connect Evans with Rhind
as partner. When Earle had quoted
Phil Gadsden yesterday as saying that
Evans told him he got ten Or 6(tccn
thousand, Evans said Gadsden was a
| liar and an Anti.
| Earle: II did not quote Mr.. Gads-
den, Tor he did not say so to me: but 1T
has been common talk over the State
that he said so.'
Evans "Speak for yourself, Mr..
Duncan"
Mr.. Duncan said that if all Antis
were to be disqualified as witnesses he
could get good lteformers to testify.
lie referred to Larry Gantt's some
what indefinite utterances on the sub.
jcct OF a conversation with Evans about
q fee.
About the dispensary bill Duncan
asked General Barber to explain how
it was drawn. Was there not. he
asked, an outline of bill drawn?
Barber said the first bill handed him
was by MIR. johnson OF Fairfield. Gov.
ernor Evans and MIR. Efrd met him in
his Office one evening to discuss the
change In the dispensary law. There
- was some understanding ag to who