The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-28

untll tnaG CITY kept In t0uCh With the
people. They don't know down there
or not. But they want office.
A Voice =" But they can't get it.n 8
Governor Evans: "Of course they
can't"
Next March when go to Washing
ton as yodr Senator, following old Ben
Tillman, ard to inaugurate Bryan, I'll
plant the farmer you placed in my
hands six years ego in the capitol, and
the people will say, God bless old
South Carolina, she has not only given
us Ben Tillman, the father o.. his coun-
try, but has snatched from the shy
locks the shackles they bind us with"
(Cheers.)
Judge Earle knew the people of Dar-
lington wore fair and honest. He did
not come here to accuse any one; he
came as a can date for the United
States Senate, an Office he had the
right to ask for.
Before General Earle had gotten
fairly started in his speech Editor
kollock of the Darlington News made
his way to the 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 2"
Mr.. Kollock: ga gentleman. who
is out there in the crowd"
Col. John J. Dargan showed himself
in the crowd, standing on buggy.
Judge Earle L thought So"
There was an immediate evidence of
telling, favorable to Judge Earle.
Judge Earle declared his willingness
toauswer any questions, and proceeded
10 read them seriatum. They were
the same as printed the week before
in the Sumter and Darlington papers,
and afterwards printed in The State
in card signed by Editor Kollock.
The first waS:
Earle, withdraw from the Democratic
Legislative ticket in Sumter, in 1876,
at the darkest hour of the Hampton
campaign"
Judge Earle--That recalls q matter
OF which | am proud and I am glad
the question was asked. In those
dark days every man of us favored
good government. l was among the
first who moved to redeem Sumter
from Radical rule. | was nominated
by the Democrats and afterwards Mr..
james Eppersou came out as an indie
pendent. He had some following and
IN the interest of the cause | wrote
letter, asking that for the sake of har-
mony, my name be taken off and Mr..
Epperson put on the ticket After
that fought as hard for Hampton as
any man.
No. 2. "Did you believe then as now
in what Is known as the rule of the
majority2."
Judge Earle" Yes, l have ALWAYS
believed in the rule of the majority"
No. 8. Did YOU not, in the gallery
of the House of Representatives, when
the Sumter delegation was turned out
OF the convention, advocate, in a speech
in opposition to Tillman 2"
Judge Earle" say this: : When
the Sumter delegation was turned out
OF the house l denounced it as wrong.
said, this will come back on you.'
was provoked as | had not becn
before or since. L said many things. |
| don't deny it. The delegation was
fairly elected and Tillman had a large
majority; there was no excuse for it. |
But the next day when | was ap-
preached and asked to lead an indcpen-
dent movement, | replied | did not
oppose the ticket"
ioSi D'ti Sah dCIcHipIcu 10 ask
General Earle some questions, but
General Earle said: "I will answer
tho printed questions; | have no an
swer for anything of yours, sir. | |
know YOU" (Checrs.)
Colonel Dargan-" know you, too,
general.
Earle" Any man who attempted
to stir up the negroes against the
white people OF this State | will have
nothing TO DO with" Uong cheering |
No. 4. Why did you consent to run
against Richardson in 1888 as Tillman's
man, after you had denounced Tillman
In Sumter for false charges against
the Richardson administration of
which you were a part ?"
General Earle-"I am glad that
question has been asked. That period
is a part of my history of which / am
proud. Richardson had canvassed the
State. Two weeks before the convcn-
tion he said to me that he had letter,
and from the reading of the contents,
he said tome: You are the man |
have to fear told him to dismiss
the idea, that | would not run. 1 was
Attorney General and had no reason
to expect to run for governor. | want
ed on endorsement as Attorney Gen.
eral. but declined to go to Columbia
to work for it, That night [ received
telegram from Mr.. Wannamaker of
Orangeburg, leader of the farmers
movement, asking me to become can
dldate for governor. [ replied that
under the circumstances | could not
accept. saw DR.. Bates in Columbia
the next day, and he congratulated
me, saying We are going to run you
for governor" 1 told him the Cir
cumstances and again said could not
accept. Mr.. James and MIR. Thomas
came as committee next day from
the farmers and urged me TO run, and
L told them my personal honor and
duty would compel me to decline, as /
had promised Governor Richardson
not to run. didn't know the farmers
wanted me for governor and as an honor
able man could not run, having promis-
ed Richardson not to run. III opposed
him it would look like | was false.
Notwithstanding / had 20 votes over
Richardson and was ambitious, / felt
that | would not be true to myself If /
accepted the nomination. In spite Of
what ] said L found my name would be
proposed. l said To Phillip Gaillard
that If my name was presented could
notrun. Notwithstanding this my name
was presented and sent to my brother,
DIR. Earle, to say that | could not ac-
cept. Who would say man should
accept Office at the sacrifice of his per-
sonal honor? TO you Mr.. Kollock
Would you say 80, sir ?'
Mr.. Kollock-No, not under those