The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-18

launched into q free silver argument
saying all were depend MT on this issue
His speech on this subject was listened
TO very attentively. He took up tn,
income tax question and said one OF the
| U. S. Supreme Court judges had beer
bought by the milionaires. The u. S
Courts should be reorganized "Yor
want to send to Congress men who will
do this" Earle will do it," yelled 6
| farmer standing near Gov. Evan:
| took a hand primary on the question
OF Judge Simonton's honesty and three
| voted that he was all right while few
more held up their hands on the other
side. He referred briefly to the Federal
pension iniquities, and closed by urg.
| ing the farmers to stand to their prin.
ciples. He had seen the boys in Green,
Vile, and they were all right, they
were going to vote for him. He was
Egoing he Senate. There ere some
people he didn't want. He was 60
ing to the Senate with the Alliance
principles and have regular Tillman-
ite meeting. There was considerable
cheering when the Governor sat down.
Judge Earle was greeted with cheers
when he arose. He was always glad
to be upon his native heath. His first
competitor had said don't vote for
L
1890 he appeared here in opposition to
b. II. Tillman. There had been all
sorts of charges against the officers of
the people. He was ATTORNEY General
at that time. He had implored every
speaker to bring up Dything he could
against JOS. III. Earle, but not one man
spoke and before that campaign closed,
Tillman himself said nothing could be
said against Earle. He refused to op-
pose Tillman in the general election
and begged the people to lay aside
their differences. The men who were
now trying to array Dem Gratis against
wanted the offices. This campaign
had been full of personalities. At
Florence, he was obliged to resent an
insult. He regretted the circumstances
but :" AS God allows me to live, the
man who insults me will have it re-
sented he said, 81 will insult no man
and will allow no man to insult me-"
He was sorry for the Florence affair.
He apologized as judge but as man
he had no apology. He asked any
man who thought he did wrong to say
so. but no one spoke. Judge Earle
took up Evans remark about his get
ing on the band wagon and said II it
was the band wagon driven by New
coAo oho 8 uuioSo NY COIl-
stables, he did not wish to get on it,
But If ho referred to the band wagon
driven by the people he was going to
get on it. (Cheers.l
Nothing had been heard about free
silver in 1890. The Legislature could
give no help. Judge Earle went into
a strong argument for free silver, read.
ing statistics in support of his position.
In closing he thanked the people for
their attention and said that Evans
would not get all the votes in this
county.
When the Senatorial candidates
finished speaking, large number of
the audience began to leave the grounds
and comparatively little attention was
given to their Immediate followers.
The cheering and'hand- -clapping which
was given Judge Earle at the close of
his speech was more general than that
given Evans, though the Governors
admirers seemed to possess stronger
lungs.
The candidates for Adjutant and
Inspector General were the next speak
ers. Gen. II. N. Eichbourg was first
introduced. He spoke OF his expert
cnces in military affairs and said he
served under Maxey Gregg during the
war. He promised to support Gen.
Watts if he was nominated.
Gen. John Gary Watts was next in.
troduced. He was glad to meet the
people Of Greeenviile County. The
militia, he said. was on a iirmer basis
than ever before since the war. He
told one or two jokes which got tho
crowd in a good humor and read the
resolutions of the military convention
which endorsed his administration.
As Gen. Watts was sitting down, q by
stander called out that they would
elect him the next governor.
Hon. M. II. Cooper, candidate for
Lieutenant Governor, was tho next
speaker. He paid % tribute to Green
vile and told of his record in the SER
vice of the Reform faction. Mr.. Cooper
told of the nomination of Tillman in
1890, in which he said he took part.
He spoke in glowing terms of Bryan,
whom he said was the man to lead tho
people. He referred to his competitor
Maj McSweeney, and said he was
sorry he was not here. In Spartan
burg, he said, Mai. McSweeney hugged
Larry CAN'T "If i were going to hug
a man, would get better looking
one than Larry CAN'T" There also he
found badges bearing the names of
Evans, Ellerbe and McSweeney. but
the Speaker was not coat-tail swinger.
The candidates for Governor came
next, the first one being Senator John
II. Harrison. He promised not to
touch upon national issues but would
discuss State affairs. Taxes had varied
very little in the last twenty years.
The bonded debt has been refunded
and there is now no reason why the
taxes should not be reduced. He took
up the matter Of Clemson College and
explained the purpose OF the founding
OF the college. 1t was not needed as
literary institution but as technologi-
cal school. Senator Harrison said less
money should be used at Clemson and
gave figures to support his theory. He
next spoke on the dispensary Law and
said 1t was not at all perfect, very few
laws were pefect at first but it did not
take three years to find out the defects.
The system was too expensive. The
bottling establishment at Columbia
and the constabulary force took too
much money. He advocated local OPP
tion. There were too many officers
employed. The counties could buy H.
quors as cheap rs could be done by the
State. The State buys the liquors in
the West aud gets the advantage of
the long haul rates. 1t is shipped to
Columbia and from there to the differ
ent counties at short haul rates and no
money is saved. The constabulary was
also expensive. A constable was or
dered from Charleston to Greenville
and the State had to pay the expenses.
Local con5tables could be employed
cheaDer and thprp would he M oOn n nta