The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-02


81 deny Mr.. Duncans statement that
the State officers are my enemies. Ho
does not speak for them. 1t Is dirty
bird that bcfouls its own nest. lie has
never come to mo and pointed out one
thing that was wrong. No, he draws
his living from the State: has u brother
in the samo Office and another one on
tho dispensary force. They are draw
| ing their living from the State, and
how can he. charge consistently that
| there is anything wrong with tho ad-
ministration? The trouble is the State
| did not elect Duncan Governor and
| God knows they never will"
A voice: We never will, either"
Laughter and checrs.)
He showed that he had not only writ
ten Il most scathing article against
Judge Con, but had fought his usur
patton with al his power. How thcn
to him ? If he is no better ju lgc Of
facts than Of men, then God save his
practice At the bar"
Turning to MIR. Duncan, he asked
Why he was so Interested in the dis
pcnsary law? His father. INLAY was Il
member Of the board, MIR. James Nor
ton was also, and they had no COM
plants to make. He went on to say
that he was sure that the people felt
that the dispensary law should not be
in the hands Of the State officers. He
read from his message what he recon-
mendcd. He asked Mr.. Duncan who
tod him that he had given bill to the
Attorney General making 81 board
which he could control :: Mr.. Barber
positively donied having made such q
statement.
MIR. Duncan said he would reply in
time. Governor Evans, turning to the
audience. said who ever made such q
statement told II lie : it was positively
untrue. He did recommend that Il BID
be drawn up putting tho affairs of tho
dispcnsary in the hands Of Il commits
sion elected by the Legislature MIR.
Barber told him that Mr.. Tumpkins
didn't like that. He Governor Evans)
went to Mr.. Tompkins and the latter
said that there had been u great deal
OF talk in Columbia about the board re
| cctving rebates and If this bill was
carried out it would look like rclcc-
| tion on them and a seeming contirma-
| tiOn OF the rumOrs. He told Mr.. Tomp-
kinS that he would do nothing to in-
Jurc him and went ON to show hirn
how the plan would DO u good one.
Governor Evans was hoarsc, suffer
| ing from Il soro throat, and he got Mr..
| Cooper to read that part Of his mes
| sage in reference to 6hc proposed now
board OF control.
| the board because he daily had to sign
checks for $40, 900 or more, which he
did not know whether it was to pur-
chase liquor or saw dust.
| About that Circular-that insinun-
| tlOn OF Mr.. Duncan as to Il diSpcnSary
| circular--hc knew ! did not know Of it..
The insinuation is made that | issued
that circular to get my brother Il little
puny insurance. My brother is an in
snrancc agent. Is there any crime in
that? He may have offered to insure
those men in his company: is there
any harm in that? He makes his own
living, and Cod knows he makes it
honestly, and he don't get Il dollar
from me. | don't know why the board
issued the circular any more than you
1T was done by board. the members
OF which, MIR. duncan, says are my
enemies.
: There was another Richmond in tn,
e field, announced Governor Evans. II,
= bad just received this telegram
Il Judge Earle filed pledge last night
e Kip him up the back
J. 81 will rip bin up tho back when h
= comes ON the stump. It's treating yo
d like children not to como here and fac
j y
l. that he has to sit on the bench. II
v should get You to put some ono els
- there and come hcrt.
t Again changing the subject, Cover
D.. nor Evans said Mr.. Duncan had mar
RED one OF the dearest and most beau
| tiful girls in the world and d" feel ;
dear interest in you, ,Iohnnic," but h,
shonld not monkey with Il buzz saw.
Getting on the bond matter he ask ed
what he had to do with Rhnd's books:
when Nhind was convicted Of perjury
II would be time TO ask for his books
thlnd had been produced rs Il witness
ON the stand. There was his tcsti.
mony: the testimony Of an honest man.
Break it down.
There was fec duo him it had not
been fixed because he knew !thind
would pay him what was just.
= Faithful lincbriatcd, ,--"Oh. I've a
l. little girl named after You"
y Governor Evans" God bless her
know she's pure and am us pure a.
. she is. IN give her Il silk dress Il.
) sure ns | live"
a Duncan said rs he wanted to charr,
Tillman fee he might have charge,
. some one else. Yes, and he did charge
! 1T. Tillman sent for him because II,
had confidence in him and his ability
lie had no right to send for him tt
work for nothing: he (Tillman) had
hired 20 or 30 lawyers to work fol
the State, several Of them members OF
the Legislature: Mower was a mcmbc,
or the Senate, and was he (Evans) tC
: do work for Yankee syndicate for
nothing?
~ Faithful" No; work for your OK.
plowcrs."
Il Governor Evans then read his state.
| mcnt on the bond deal.
T.. Mr.. Duncan had IL ten minutes reply
: lie declared that if this crowd wouid
meet him and Evans here tho dav aftc,
the campaign closed, he would defca,
e MN unanimously. Evans was dodginp
4 every day. There was but one song
n tho glory Of South Carolina. and t,
% hear him tell it. everything had beer
n uqnc n: oy :, Exams; twas ono great biz
IS IT,. For Gods sake give the citizon
IS credit for what they have DONE"
$ 1t was hardly necessary for him t.
$ take up the dirty Aings and insinua
$ tions OF EvanS-tho sanity Evans
c who had alluded to himsolf rs pure Il
:. little girl. "Oh God, If dare brin,