The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-23

| duncan, aDOuI IIllS uOnu businesses, an(
now he was probably sorry he had
talked so much, but he would not dare
deny that in tho very recent past he
had tried to persuade q friend he was
mistaken as to an impression he haG
about a statement Evans made to him
in regard to his connection with the
bonds or Rhind.
Evans-Who is the man?
Duncan--Larry CAN'T.
Evans-That Is lie. pever said
| any such thing to him.
Duncan'-That is his only defense.
THAT'S lie," is all he can say. say
no brave man would take advantage OF
q man on the stand like that, particular
~ when he Is protected by paid men,
here to do his bidding. Men hired
to go around with him and protect his
cowardly bones. (Shouts and cheers. J
This reference to paid men was di.
rected to the presence of Detective
Newbold,t who has followed the cam
paign from the beginning. There
have beon one or two other hangers
on, but they are not known to have
the job OF protecting Governor Evans.
The truth, said Duncan, was hard to
take sometime, and when he told it,
Evans tried to blow ink over him.
See him come with the lie again"
said he. In Charleston, in 1894, Butler
had charged Evans and Tillman with
having q finger in the bond pie. At
Walterboro the next, day Tillman
swore no man in South Carolina had
gotten one cent. Evans had not told
him Of his connection with Rhind. He
don't dare deny that.
Evans do deny 1T; Tillman will,
too.
Duncan-Do you dare charge Senator
Tiilman with knowing your guilt and
trying to hide.
Evans-No, don't say l was guilty
you do.
Duncan-You don't Care say Tillmau
would try to hide any mans guilt?
AS to the dispensary the law was all
right
A Voice--The W whiskey is not, though.
responsible for the bad management.
That's what l want to talk to you
about.
After the darlington riot, said Dun
can, all the insurance on dispensaries
we're cancelled. Mr.. Seibels, an3insur-
ance agent, went to Governor Tillman
and offered to insure all the dispen-
saries. Governor Tillman told him to
do SO. Seibei5 went 10 New York,
made arrangements with his COM
panies and, placed all the insurance
This man." pointing to Governor
Evans, took it away from him when
he got to be governor, and gave it all
to his brother"
Governor Evans will tell you I am u
clerk in the State house and that l
have a brother in the States employ.
b. Il. Tillman appointed him.
E'U0nS-Di1 oSly fn
point him?
Duncan-No, for I advised him not
to take the job.
Evans-You have a short memory
about some things.
Evans, said Duncan, had singled out
three railroads in South Carolina to
attack in his annual message. He
shook the Southern road severely to
please the boys. Just after that his
brother, George, q lawyer in Edgeneld,
came through Columbia on his way to
Washington TO get employed oy the
Southern road. He returned from Wash
ington in the private car of the gem
eral counsel Of the road. (Nlr. Duncan
did not finish what he seemed about
say. The inference is that as there
was nothing further said about the
Southern road during the session of the
Legislature, that somebody was Gin
duenced.")
Evans says he was watching some
one in the dispensary closely, yet he
only called one meeting Of the board
of control in IL months. That was a
fine way to Keep watch. AS to the
bonding Of dispensers, he reasserted
that after the new board had taken
charge, blank forms Of the company
represented by the governors brother,
had been enclosed in official communi-
cations. The premiums from this
amounted to about $4,000
Governor Evans was received with a
few hand claps. He was glad, he said
to see General Earle here. He was a
dignified gentleman, q judge who had
just laid aside the ermino. Governor
Evans was tired OF going around this
State shooting at carrion crows and
sparrows. He had been endorsed at
Hampton. They said he was not guilty
Of any wrong. He could not put brains
in u numskulrs head 10 he could un-
dorstand. He had not made Duncan
and was not responsible Tor him. God
Almighty made him and he sometimes
wondered why he had. He had decided
to pay no further attention to him and
unless he was asked questions he would
me ke no answer to the charges. He
had letters from friends all over
tho State telling him to pay no atten.
tion to Duncal. 1t is not possible tC
satisfy his enemies, and Duncan was
his enemy. He had slept in his room
at Manning and he now realized that
he might have had q cold dagger
plunged in hiS heart. Why did this
man keep on in this way?
Duncan-I have asked questions and
you have not answered them. Did yor
have an understanding with Rhind tC
get q fee before you recommended him
to Governor Tillman for appointment
Evans can't give you brains to un
derstand. You must take my answer,
as l, give them. (Cheers.) You cam
preach yourself into the United State.
Senate by abusing me to these boys
| You must show that you have abilit,
and not only say, "This man is no
worthy and Ben Tillman Ia the great
est man that ever lived"
He was not his brothers keeper, sale
the Governor. One was lawyer /,
Edgetield and had right to choos,
his clients, and the other was an insur
ance agent in Columbia, who had ,
right to get insurance where no could
| Duncan-Did you not give him tb,