The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-08-28

his opening remarks to conditions af-
fecting the people by rsason of
national legislation. The people of
the State are all agreed on the remedy,
he said, and he advised that the
people cease all chickering's and bitter.
LESS and, united, fight for the common
cause. Mr.. Duncan, in referring to
Hovernor Evans, held him up as n
yioiator of law. At Florence ho re-
sisted arrest when he had violated an
ordinance of the city, threatening to
take charge of the town, an idle boast
which he could not carry out. When
the Governor violates the law thus,
what may we expect from the people?
ue SAID Governor Evaus Ind ALREADY
abused the power of appointing CON
stables. Ho appoints them to whoop
him up at meetings and has himself
been driven to the necessity of going
down among the boys and encouraging
them. At Newberry he e-ewarded one of
his howlers by au appointment and did
the same ut Union, where he told man
named Sparks, who had been most
prominent in the bowling, to come to
Columbia and an appointment would
be awaiting him. He reiterated his
various charges about Hubbell- Evans
Nixon rebates; agricultural board and
Clemson bequest. He said Evans had
no show since he left Barnwell until he
got to Spartanburg and then he had his
private secretary wheeling over the
county working for him. He spiked
Gantt's guns and Can't thinks no more
Of Evans than you md do. He con.
Guided by asserting that Governor
Evans know he could not be elected ex.
cept by the aid of the party machinery
and by stocking the cards. He could
not be elected by the free vote of the
people
Governor Evans said he was glad
to talk to honest men. God Al
mighty had put stamp on an honest
mans face and one on the thief and
every one could tell him when he was
seen. You know and every man knows
that the Governor stands on the
ground whi!o they stand on the 1ooi
charging him with usurpation OF
power. His record is known to al
men. They talk about me having q
body-guard. At the only fight 1 had
in this campaign, there was no body
guard came to my aid, though they
say there was. That was n nice BODY.
guard, wasn't it? daughter He
ridiculed the idea of there being any
second race for the Senatorship. The
farmers can't be fooled that way.
"He referred to the fact that he had
been called q demagogue because he
espoused the farmers movement. He
was elected to the State Senate and il
Duncan was fair he would read from
every journal he has read from how I
espoused and worked for every impor.
tant measure brought npin the Senate.
'He went on to say that the national
fight had not yet been whipped. The
people must send men to Washington
who will fight with Ben Tillman and
not men who have been pulling the
wagon back when he was driving it on.
turning from that phase Of national
affairs he spoke Of the Supreme Court.
which he said should be kicked out.
The chairman introduced Col. Mo-
Sweeney. The newspaper men had to
leave at this point to go to Seneca to
catch train and hence the remarks of
the other candidates cannot be given.
The speakers were ;Mr. NJ. r. Cooper,
for Lieutenant Governor and Messrs.
Harrison and Whitman for Governor,
General Ellerbe having gone homo of
ter the Pickens meeting.
THE ANDERSON MEETING.
Between 500 and 1000 people were
in attendance at this meeting They
were interested listeners though they
gave very little indicetion of it by
cheering or otherwise. Rev. A. G.
wilkins made the opening prayer and
County Chairman BreaZeale intro
duced Mr.. Whitman, the only Guber-
material candidate present, rs the first
speaker. He stated that the cardinal
principle Of his platform was against
the State selling whiskey to make its
citizens drunk. He opposed higher
education by the State, but favored
rommon school education because the
State could better give her citizens
,uch education than individuals. He
opposed giving towns or the country
my special privileges. Coming back
to the whiskey question he said any.
thing almost would suit him rather
than the dispensaIy law as now en-
forced. He eXcoriated ''papsuckers, l"
who like the Biblical character had
laid up goods for years and said 30
themselves: oven cat, drink and bo
merry," but the people would sny to
them: This night thy soul shall be
roquired of tbee
Mr. VI. K. Copper, candidate for
Lientcnant Governor, was next intro
,iuccd, who snid he had enlisted in the
reform movement in 1886 and had
rccn II consistent one ever since. He
spoke Of the various conventions and