The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-29
SQUELCHERS SQUELCHED.
JUDGE EARLE ANSWERS CERTAIN
QUESTIONS PaOPouNDED HIM.
Editor Kollock, OF the Darlington News,
and Colonel Dargau, En-Editor of the
ed to the Amusement OF the Crowd.

Sumter freeman, Completely Demolisn.
ed to the Amusement OF tho Crowd.
OATS Gross ROADS, S. c., July %.
The largest meeting of the campaign
was held for Darlington County at
this place today. The speaking of the
different candidates was about as US
ual, until Judge Earle's turn came. It
seems that Editor Kollock, of the Oar.
ington News, a Conservative paper,
and Col Dargan one of the worst Till.
man haters in the State, had conspired
to trap Judge Earle by asking him Ger
tain questions. AS to how they sue
ceed will be seen from the following:
At this point, Mr.. Kollock, editor of
the Darlington News, handed up a
series of questions, which had been
propounded to Judge Earle in his paper
the Darlington News.
Judge Earle: "What are theses"
Mr.. Kollock: Some questions we
would like you to answer"
Judge Earle: "Whoinspired them2"
Mr.. Kollock: | am responsible for
them they appeared as an editorial in
my paper"
Judge Earle: "Who gave you the
information2''
Mr.. Kollock: "The gentleman is ov-
er here" pointing in the direction OF
buggy on which Col. j. j. Dargan
was standing.
Judge Earle with indescribable
scorn) "Ohl thought So"
Judge Earle stated, however, that he
would answer any question, and pro
ceeded to read and answer them serl-
atm, as follows:
"Why did you, Joseph II. Earle.
withdraw from the Democratic leglsla'
tive ticket in Sumter, in 1876, at the
darkest hour of the Hampton cam
paign2"
That recalls a matter OF which l am
proud. In those dark days when
m en- stood together, l helped to free
Sumter from Radical rule.
A convention was held in Sumter,
and Mr.. Epperson came out as an lnde.
pendent candidate. l addressed a let
ter to the people and asked them to
take my name of the ticket and put
Mr.. Epperson's on for the sake of har.
mony. After that ] worked for
Ham pton as hard as any man in the
State.
Did you believe then as now in
what you call the rule of the majorlty2'
"Yes, I have always believed in the
rnla of the majority p"
"Did you not, in the gallery OF the
House of Representatives, when the
Sumter Earle delegation was turned
out of the convention, advocate, in 3
speech to those around you, bolt and
ticket in opposition to Tillman2"
':I say when the Sumter delegation
was turned out of the convention l saw
it was wrong. I said, however, it will
come back on you. was provoked
and said many things. The Iillman
movement had large majority, and
Sumter should have had her delega-
ton seated. When asked to run as
an independent the next day 1 refused.
I did not support the Haskell move
ment."
Mr.. Dargan, still standing on the
buggy, kept trying to ask Judge Earle
certain questions, but the latter ex-
claimed:
81 have no questions to answer, ex,
cept these. I know you.
Mr.. Dargan l know you, too, Judge.
i.arle: ANY man who attempts to
stir up the negroes of the State against
the white people, I'll have nothing to
do with" (Cbeers loud and long,
Mr.. Dargan was standing on bug
gy and tried to say something, but
Judge Earle paid no attention to him
anc went on with his speech, referring
to MS endorsement Of Tillman after
his nomination as Governor.
why did you consent to run
against Richardson III 1883 as Till
mans man, after you had denounced
Tillman in Sumter for false charges
AGAINST the administration of which
you we're a partI."