The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-30
EARLE AZ DARLINGTON,
lie Answers the KOIlock OucstIOus-
itri,iSrS to Notice Durgan and i.
Chccrcd Therefor.

Judge Earle knew tho people Of Dur-
ilnSton were lair and honest. He did
not come here to accuse any one: he
came as II candidate for the United
States Senate, an Office he had the
right to ask for.
Before General Earle had gotten
ialriy started in his speech editor
Kollock Of the Darlington News made
his way to tho stand and laid on the
table in front OF Judge Earle little
roll OF paper.
Judge Earle: What is this ."
Mr.. kollock "Questions wish you
to answer"
Judge Earle: "Who asks them? by
whom were they inspired ,"
Mir. kollock: "A gentleman, who
is out there in the crowd"
Col John }. Dargan showed himself
IN tho crowd, standing on IL buggy
Judge Earle :" thought So"
There was an Immediate evidence of
feeling, favorable TO Judge Earle.
Judge Earle declared his willingness
to read them scriatum. Tkcy were
the same rs printed the week before
in the Sumter and Darlington papers,
and afterwards printed in The State
in Il card signed by Editor Kollock.
The first was:
No. |. why did you, Joseph ii.
Earle, withdraw from the Democratic
Legislative ticket in Sumter, in 1876,
at the darkest hour Of the Hampton
campaign
Judge IIarle--That recalls u matter
OF which ! am proud and | am glad
the question was asked. In those
dark days every man Of us favored
good government. | WIS among the
first who moved to redeem Sumter
from Radical rule. | WAS nominated
by the Democrats and afterwards Mr..
james Eppcrsou came ont as an indie
pendent He had some following and
In the Interest Of the cause | wrote Il
letter, asking that for the sake Of har-
mony, my namo be taken of and Mr.
Epperson put on the ticket. After
that fought us hard for Hampton rs
any man.
No. ,. "Did you bclieve then as now
in what is known rs the rule Of the
ma jority?"
Judge Earle" es, / have always
beloved in the rule Of the majority"
No. 3. Did YOU not, in the gallery
OF the House of Representatives, when
the Sumter delegation WAS turned out
of the convention, advocate, in Il speech
10 those around you, bolt and Il ticket
in opposition to Tillman ~
Judge Enrle-" say this When
the Sumter delegatior was turned out
OF the house | dcnOu need it Us wrong
! suid, this will come back on you
WAS provoked ~ ! had not been
before or since. said many things
don't deny il. The delegation wa.
fairly elected and Tillman had IL larg,
majority; there was no excuse for it
but the ncNt day when | WAS I'D
| ~ a. h,.I "a uSl ,I l, IL, n, i,,,l
dent movement, ! replied did not
oppose the ticket"
Colonel Dargan attempted to ask
General Earle some questions, but
| General Earle said 81 will answer
the printed questions | have no an
swcr for anything OF yours, sir.
know you" (Chccrs.)
Colonel Dargan--" know YOU, too,
general.
carrie" Any man who attempted
to stir up the negroes against tho
white people Of this State | will have
nothing TO 90 with.' (l.ong checring.)
No. 1. Why did you consent to run
against Richards IN in 1888 as Tillman's
man, after you had denounced Tillman
in Sumter for false chargcs agains,
tn" Richardson administration Of
which you were IL purt?"
General Earlc-"l am glad that
question has been asked. That period
IL part OF my history Of which | am
proud. Richardson had Canvasscd the
State. Two weeks before tho conven-
ton he said to me that he had letter,
and from the reading OF tho contents,
he said to mo: You are the man |
have to fear / told him to dismiss
the idea, that | would not run. | was
Attorney General and had no reason
to expect to run for governor. [ want
ed an endorsement as ATTORNEY Cen
eral. put dccliuGd to go to Columbia
to work for it. That night resolved
IL telegram from Mr.. Wunnamakcr of
Orangcburg, leader OF the farmers
movement, asking me to become q can
dldatc for governor. [ replied that
under the circumstances | could not
accept. ] saw DR.. Bates in Columbia
the next day, and he congratulated ID
me, saying We are going to run YOU
for governor" / told him tho cir
cumstanccs and again said | could not
| accept. Mr.. James and MIR. Thomas
came as committee next day from
the farmers and urged mo to run, an(
told them my personal honor an(
duty would compel me to decline, as
had promised Governor Richardson
not to run. lGidn't know the farmer
| wan 'cu iiic loi governor ana aS an hOnOr
able man could not run, having prUmis
cd Richardson not to run. If opposed
him it would look like | was false
| Notwithstanding | had 70 votes ovor
Richardson and was ambitious, felt
that | would not be true to myself IL
accepted the nomination. In spite OF
what | said, found my name would be
proposed. | said to Phillip Gaillard
that if my name was presented could
not run. notwithstanding this my name
was presented and sent 10 my brother,
DR.. Earle. to say that ] could not ac-
ccpt. VINO would say man should
accept Office at the sacrifice Of his por-
sonal honor? 70 you MIR. kollock ::
Would you say so, sir :"
mir. Kollock-No, not under those
circumstances.
No. &. "Who brought you out in
1890, after the '2l conference had
brought ont Bratt0n as ~ candidate
against Tillman. Who was the 81
conference :"
| Judge Earlo-Twcnty-one mon who
arrogatcd to themselves to elect man
governor. They had Il perfect right
20 meet. | came out afterwards be-
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