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that.
Duncan arose and endeavored tc
question Mr.. May6eld, but was mo-
permitted to do SO.
Then that old dispensary chestnut
which has been talked about since the
opening of the campaign, was taken
up by the governor. This has beer
clearly explained but once. Mr.. Bar
ber is the only material witness out
side of Duncan and Evans, and his
memory is defective on an important
point, but he has seemed to sustain
Mr.. Duncan in the particular thai
there was some understanding abou
the outlines of a dispensary bill, which
bill was never drawn. Duncan claims
that the outline was prepared by
Evans and was to keep himself on the
dispensary board, but when Tompkins
kicked at being dropped while Evans
stuck, a new bill was drawn, keeping
them all on, but this bill the senate
knoced out.
Today when the governor took up
Duncan's charges on this line, the
latter asked Gen. Barber to make q
statement. Barber repeated portion
of his former statement, but Evans
interrupted him, taking up the story
and finishing it himself.
Duncan wished 10 ask Barber ques
ton.
Evans--You can ask him tomorrow.
Sit down.
Barber-I will not be at Edgelield
tomorrow, governor.
Evans talked on.
Duncan-I think I should in fair
ness be allowed to ask a question ,---
"Sit down" said Evans, and the
crowd cheered while Duncan sat down.
So Duncan did not have an oppor
tunity of questioning in this high
court of equity, either Governor Evans
witnesses, Mr.. Mayfeld. nor his own
witness, Mr.. Barber.
Governor Evans read from his mes
sage where he had advocated taking
the board of control out of the hands
of politicians. The sole grievance OF
that man was that the board had been
taken out of their-Tompklns is his
father-in-law--hands. Why did he
object?
Duncan--I wish TO make a correo
ton; to show you up.
Evans Nothing from you, sir. Sit
down. (Cheers.)
In reference to the dispensary he
asked why, if he had not wanted to
put the dispensary out of politics, he
had not held on to it and used it as
political machine to get into the SEN
ate.
Governor Evans then proceeded to
discuss national issues" He praised
the Shell Manifesto. 1t had been de-
clared in 1890 to be a lie from begin.
ming to end, if it was lie then it was
a lie now, but as it has been inculcat
ed in the Chicago platform some peo'
pie had to eat crow. CHEERS for the
Alliance.l
The sub treasury plan had done
more good than anything else. It
showed the people we're desperate and
would 60 10 extremes and 1an it down
the throats of their oppressors if relief
was not given. On that they had
won.
Would il be right TO put these men
in the lead who had been against the
people then2 Where were the silver
tongued orators and the silver men
them (Cheers.) you farmers" said
the governor, ''are not going to turn
out the old horse after he has worked
faithfully 10 be eaten by the buzzards
Uively cheering.)
He brought the people good tidings
They were going to win; the demands
of the Alliance that held its meetings
not in court houses or banks, but un
der the shade that God Almighty gave
were going to be honored. Cheers,
When they went to Washington next
March to inaugurate Bryan he was
going to take some of the old Alliance
leadeas with him. They were not 60
ing II take new converts, except or
back seats. lie would say of the mer
who are fighting this movement, Goo
pity you, you have no brains; Eel
low citizens. it is Gods fault, no
mine" Scattering laughter.)
Cleveland has issued $265, 900, 900 il
gold bonds, and what was the result
lie could not hold it in the treasury
long enough for it to make a yellow
streak in passing through. The re-
serve was again below the limit, and
Cleveland would issue more bonds TO
day if he was not afraid the people
would rise up and sweep them of the
face of the earth.
Senator Tillman, said Governor
Evans, deserved more credit for writ
ing the Chicago platform than any
other man in the United States, news
papers to the contrary notwithstand
ing. That platform was the same a:
the platform adopted by the Demo
cratic convention of this State, with
the writing OF which I had something
to do" David b. Hill had said, 81
am a Democrat" but today he is 8
Repblican because he stands on the
Republican platform.
Governor Evans asked the people tc
stand firm. He did not believe they
could be fooled. They would put ir
the United States senate with Ber
Tillman the man who had been by hi:
side from the start. (Cheers.) liz
would like to embrace every man here
he would not speak of embracing
any others--he loved them all.
As soon as Evans took his seat there
were cheers for Tillman. Calls fol
him were loud and long. The sena
tor responded as follows:
TILLMAN CAN'T SPEAK.
"FelIow citizens, l need not say
that 1 appreciate fully this greeting,
My being here is purely an accident
I am on my way to Orangeburg. ant