The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-28
H0vLh!S For Aigh?
A SpAtTWEEN EARLE AND EVANS.
DAN kPIStNS TALKS ON THE
DISPENSaRYs IS
Cover Evans Says That Col. John
@. feIl Lied-Judge Earle Elk.
oitfVans with fo'nted Cues

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Thdmpaign meeting at Chester
field the most exciting up to that
date, we give herewith full re-
port De proceedings:
WhMr. Tompkins was introduced
he saAat he was no public speaker;
that Huties were purely ministerial,
dema}g no explanations; that they
had satisfactorily performed was
evideh by absenceof opposition to
his rdctiOn. He would not have
been except for the fact that there
had D talk OF differences between
GoveH Evans and himself about the
new }ensary law, and an editorial
had 8al cd in the Manning Times
insin,hg that he had appropriated
some bates from liquor obtained
whenIw member Of the board of
contr He would tell them of his
COMMON of the board and about the
al'egl differences with Cover nor
EvapThe dispensary law of 93 made
the 3rney General, the Comptroller
Gend and the Governor constitute
the I'D of control, In 1894 Attorney
Gen4 Barber asked him 81 he would
not pm the board In his place, as he
had time to attend to the business.
He, feeing, was put on the board.
DuT the month OF January. 1895,
Chahan Evans called q meeting OF
the te board OF control. They then
eied the commissioner and clerk.
Afttards he signed three orders
closI the distilleries. On another
Occ3n he walked into the Governors
otlidnd found him considering the
apphtion of the Southern railway
f,r kn lesion t,, COLL l;,,D, M
carbnning through the State. The
Gohor submitted to him a system
of bookkeeping prepared by Mr..
Scrgs. This year another meeting
of d board was called to consider the
apBation of the city of Columbia for
n Hion of the dispensary profits. He
haiever asked the commissioner to
bufquor from but one man-his i'm.
mdate commander in the war, an
onfr under General Gary. He had
nohterests which would enable him
tobtain any rebates.
to the alleged differences with
Gernor Evans, Mr.. Barber had told
nil of q dispensary bill proposed by
thlGSvernor, leaving off himself and
C4tbller General Norton and letting
TIL legislature elect two members.
M bmpEins said that he objected
to Iha, saying that If there was any
deectn the administration of the law,
GFeror Evans was wholly RESPONSE
bill. 0 wanted to get off the board
buk ugct off of it decently. After
ward$e agreed on a bill retaining the
old mn bers and allowing the I.egisla-
ture telect two additional members.
Theselitferences had been settled. 1t
was uust to Governor Evans to make
lNl fpa 70 ho
to hi to try to connect him with the
rebas.
Gosrnor Evans opened his speech by
referng to Whitmala's charge that he
has ted six thousand dollars for the
exhilo at Atlanta, making the ex-
phantom of Col. Tompkins' explana-
tiontt was entirely correct
Gderal Earle said he was neither q
RefSmer nor Conservative, but q
Democrat. 1t was not necessary for q
mano be more than that. He must
say ne favored the alliance demands
of $50. There are Democrats and
Depcrats, and Reformers and Re-
forIers.
Eens-Yes, and Reformers and Re-
foriers and | was Reformer while
youwere trying to stab US in the back.
W{put Earle on the bench because he
sal these follows ought not to cuss out
Be Tillman when Governor. Was
tht not paying him pretty we'll? Are
yo now going to turn out an old horse
WIEN he has made the crop to let him
dt in the woods and be eaten by buz-
zsds?
Iarle-Where where you in 1890
wen [ went to Aiken.
Evans-I was on the same side then
y now.
Earle-Then you played on both
ides.
Eyans-Then you and are in boat.
Earle-That day You were under.
TODD to be on the other SIDE.
Evans-Why they said the Evans
oys howled down General Hampton.
ohm Haskell said the Evans boys
owled Hampton down, but he knew
was lie.
Evans-I told story about boy on
'hom companions had fixed a cows
all. He was congratulating himself
n such an acquisition which would
nable him to exhibit himself, when
le pulled the tail of. Now as soon as
udge Earle got tail on the bench he
vas going to tear it off in the hope of
.ettiug to the Senate, and he would be
TX ely to lose both. The people wero
rot going to turn down men who knew
heir. needs; Judge Earle had been sit
ing like an autocrat on the bench and
i'd not know what the people wanted.
Ben Tillmau South Carolina
lad made more impression at Chicago
han any other State in the Union.
lie made allusion to Whitman's charges
against extravaganza.
Whitman-"You don't deny that
axes were 5000, 900 more last year than
n 1892"
Evans said that the taxes had not
been increased; the increased taxes
was gathered from property that had
been added to the books by Reformers
If some OF these men," said Evans,
will look up the tax facts and bring
Them out | will venture to say that he
Whitman will Stuck his tail ana
leave the stump. Evans appealed to
the people not 10 sleep in the belief
that victory was already won. Don't
let these men. who were your enemies,
tie you hand and foot. When the
primary comes off don't stay at home.
This election is your instrument to
secure victory nearly won.p They
were not going to put in the Senate at
Washington q man who fought their
principles In 1890. Evans then broach-
ed the bond dea}. His time was ex-
hausted, but was. extended. He went
over the oft repeated statement. AZ
the conclusion Judge Earle asked
"How much did you make out OF it p
Evans-Not one cent; expect to get
a fee.
Earle-Did you net state to Phi
Gadsden that you were going to gel
from SIC, 900 to S15 900 as Your fee !?