The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-09-09

his hopes to such dazzling hgure
We had but natural curiosity to
know if he traded with Rbiud before he
commended him to you. Then was it
slauder to inquire cf the mature OF the
trade between them,' which you your
self say you "did DOT know p
When | said that be { (Evans) had
recently tried to peysuade party that
the impressions or recollection of a for
mer conversation concerning his COM
mission fee was erroneous, was it SLAM
der for CAN'T to verify the occurrence
Of such a conversation
Is it slander to show that while you
were chairman of the State board of
control, that local insurance was taken
by local agents, and that now it is con-
ceutrated in the hands Of Evans
brother at higher stock valuation and
one fourth of one per cent. higher rate
than offered by Mr.. Maxwell? Was it
slauder to show that be usurPed the
authority of the board Of control when
be gave as an excuse for not having
more meetings "that be and Tompkios
and Norton had agreed upon a policy
aud they had left him to carry it out. "
Was it slauder to bring up the other
two members of the board and prove be
lied ?
Would it be slauder to show how
that trick of insurance was resorted
to, to anticipate the possible adverse &C.
ton of the present or new board OF
control?
Will the dispensary books be sufi-
cient to show that but few days be-
fore the new board took charge aud
Gov. Evans let 60, the uuexpired In
surauce 90 the dispensaries of the
State was cancelled, aud all feissucd
for IL months :?
Was it slander to prove by Attorney
General Barber that Evans lied when
speaking of the dispensary bill drawn
at the last session. be saying there was
no previous agreement as to any other
proposed bill ?
Was it slander to detail his attempt
to Zurich himself with rebates, and his
charge against you, 10 the presence of
an honest man who was ready to verify
the truth of it?
Evans knew the truth Of my charge,
and kept silent, aud up to date has not
denied it. He may when It's too late
to contradict him.
showed sworn copies Of his Own
vouchers on file in the compt:oller-gen-
erals Office. which were charges upon
bis contingent fund. which showed that
he had travelled more than seven thou
sand miles at public expense 10 nine
months. All know this could DOT have
been on legitimate public business
Let him account for this if be csu /: if
not. keep silent.
showed that 10 the passage of the
last dispeusary law be recommended
one thing and tried to do another.
Senator E6rd was given as witness in
this case.
Now again, Senator Tillmau, | shall
make you witness as to Evans Verac-
ity. I said at Manning that you said
that you advised Evans to put the dis.
pepsary in the hands of separate
board. and be rid of the responsibility
He replied that you bad dooe moth
ing of the KIDD. and you knew no'hing
of it till he told you what be had done.
I rose and said if was mistaken |
would correct it when you assured me |
was wrong When 7 saw you. yoa as
sured me you had given him that ad-
vice during the Constitutional oooveu-
veotiou. Thus you contradict him
Again, Why have you and be so vehe.
meutly and recently damned it you
didu't,'' and damned if I did" Que
asotder as to the time and place Of re-
ceiving your letter of advice as to TAX
ing po notice Of damniug charges
against Evans
Senator Tillman, | have. from, sense
of duty to my State, been iupelled to
show up some very damniog facts
to the discredit Of this young mat, aud
reluctantly | reply to injustice at your
haods, and now. with not particle Of
passion or prejudice against you in this
ava ward predicament, challenge you
t, prove agaiust..me the giving voice o
one single falsehovd or slander. Let
me suggest 'oat tho truth may be got.
ten a, by calling halt just here Let
the governor call an extra session OF the
general assembly to investigate these
matters aud | will prove every charge
10 detail aud more than has yet been
mentioned. Let justice be dooe.
though the heavens fall -
have acted 10 collusion with 30 one,
but with the hope Of saving N: party
FROM wreck spd my State FROM disgrsce.