The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-09-18
Joseph II. Ear,c

Earlr'> lie, written Iy Nj. VI. J
Tl;ackS;on. Of That city
Judge Joseph H. Earle was Ip!n il,
GrCrnNil!e county, Su,itlI Carolina. Ami
30. lSE. His ancestors were among
| the earliest settlers III tine vicinity oi
| what is now KNOW aS the ctv ni
GrctnNllc. He received hi, education
at Furnmu university and ail"rwa,1l,
taught school III tiarnim county. Ii
lS'iS lr wS '.hcic,l principal "i' Tin,
! Chick Springs academy. Himu ten nI:l;
east of tirrcmlllr. Two l,ul,, later Il;
was admitted To :!Ir practice al law "ln
| located at Anderson where hc remained
until 1870. when ic moved 10 ~uM,t,r
;. c.:
Judg" E;fie entered the t"Mf,,t, lY,I
srNi"e at the c1rly age of SrNrur,n.
:"ining tl.;,rleS Light .,,.iil!er" m,;;rly
Wll"h did cospicuouN service in Ike
lricliSr Gi the aStern sea coast ut' South
Carolina.
lie M.:' Nominated for the IIn;.1 lf
1 Representatives from SI!.;rr counts in
1876. but withdrew >hu,th before Tie
election. ll"Na> nominated aud eject
| ah to the dme position in lSIS. where
ne ScrCd one term. In lS~2 he WAS
\ rlrlcd to IT," >"lut' for >.lntrr In
'lSSn !4e WAS IL delegate To the National
Democratic ,.J;;N.ntiuu .nd AGAIN in
ISL. serving on tir Cu,u...i.,"r ut nUii-
icat!un that waited on President tlr>n-
and Tn lSSi he WAS elected a,tGy!uv
general ;;.ri %r!rl two terms.
He WAS tie clu!rr Of Tie state DrnIn-
ratio convention for governor in l>,SS.
plt would not allow his name used uwirr
u promise Ii" had given Governor
richardson under whose administration
:c had $p,,:..l anal who -r,,--~-i.'.".r.
or reelection. Il wa al a.hiNc"nlrc:ion
hat senator Tillnau lilst h%v.Iin" l,ruin;-
lent he ut that time being IL strong sup
porter ui General Earle. Two Years
at,r he n;uir the memorable campaign
gaiust s....r'ur Tillmam thcna candidate
81. .,,~vcIuui t,n .'.t"r'n movement
won. Tillna,'" MAS elected ""v'i'"' ,1.hi
Earle retired from pc. "'S auI lc' un'i
ne plGiciic" of law III sumter
In lS9l lr removed tn trcCnN lille aHd
uUStiN ely r,.iuS,,, - ally himself with
Iti.cr faction WHO We're Wauing Il hjIt,.
warfare. His cOui'e;' ai!cnalrd many OF
is tururr friends. his advice irii" that
,r"anZcd opposition 10 Senator lJlhhNi
nlN >trUnGlnvurh his followers Hnd i'll
ur, II the state with outsiders WEu could
lot unGrls..i,ul our family uuEirrcl. Tbs
vas especially dl%;a,r:... - lie culr>rrNd-
ives who nominated Sheppard for G"I-
rlIpr and Orr fur lieutenant goyCr,!nr
was never II lnlIrr. hut accepted ii;:,
defeat as Il true Democrat and support
:. ,,c i.uilillir,,> az lI!r PARTY.
In lS9l hr MAS elected circuit ludTc.
,.hi,l, ,,.it inn I,. bnw inllS lIr j.
unSidrr,d tic >trungr>' i.iai on tn"
cmCh to-day.
In entering upon the senatorial canvas,
lc assured an address Which 'ayS:
In state politics ! belong 80 Eu vIiG,iy
II faction other Than the drno-
"'" PARTY. On the national Guest .un
he says:
..r uomeluN Question "ycr-,iaduWs
lluImuI:, and Is u",cimin1i :uM will result
u Tie return of l'yacr AND prosperity il
truth and Justice pr"Naii: ur Iu'n and
.hI:ruptcN. if the blind Slippers -! "
n.",r god standard should ,i''c,,H. Let
l. return L. Tie mrlI"l -! ON .rTrldliul'N.
lr money ni ii,r constitution. In" llum.y
thai made this country III" greatest
.hurr the sun. "Hh ,,t gold %lld silver i"'
oinci freely and without lint al Il m. -
i II; L. - mcnVy "i final r",i' ril'linm.
With equal legal tender power. without
Naitin" iur international agreement. !!
,ilrr nations fall into lilc ~ mIirm ,i9'
better. but il not HIS Ha;!nH ~A~jld u"-
upN the position ui Independence
Justified iy it, power ;lld irQU!i",! hl t!~
b lcrdS of the l,op!r. do not approve
If the financial polio, r"c"ultN pursued
.'y tn" general government ~ ,urr"hdrr-