The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-02

upon Tillmanites to stultify them
selves to destroy that which it took
years for them to build. Reformers
will you do it? The enemies of the
Reform. cause have succeeded in en-
ploying mel from the Reform party
to throw cloud of suspicion over
Governor Evans and it had tue effect
of making many good Reformers
vote against him; it was done ior
that purpose and now what do we
find; the Conservatives gloating over
the outcome and openly asserting
that they will turn out to a man and
vote for Earle to defeat Ben Tillmans
trusted lieutenant.
Let US take a peep at the men from
the Reform ranks who had most to
do with creating this mysterious
cloud of suspicion. Duncan, on every
stump, he showed that he was ac-
tuated from personal spleen; his
every utterance was filed With gall
and bitterness and many of his
speeches were the rehashing Of what
appeared in newspapers noted for
their hatred to the Reform cause.
When John c. Haskell published his
insulting letter about Governor
Evans, Duncan rolled it ucder his
tongue as a sweet morsel. He never
during the whole of his outrageous
campaign make direct charge, but
what be did was by insinuations, the
meanest kind of fighting. He said
that Mizson told him that John Gary
Evans said, that Tillman ''lined his
pockets with dispensary rebates. :"
Tillman in an interview upon his re-
turn from a tour through Pennsylva-
MIA said with reference to the matter:
81 feel that It Is duty to the people for
me to say that ii any men have oeen IN
duenced by the statement that Governor
Evans said that lined my pockets ont OF
the dispensary rebates that they should De
undeceived. I want to say that ! stopped
while here at the Mansion. as his guest
and friend, have never had the slightest
faith in the charge, and do not believe that
he said it. I have always believed that It
was slander from start to finish and with
out any foundation whatever. I believe
the people know that have too much SELF
respect to associate with O man who De-
lieved made any such charges against me.
don't believe he ever thought It, much
less said it"
In conclusion he wanted to say in con-
nection with o statement published ms
morning that he was hands Of. that he did
not see anyone in Washington to whom ne
spoke of the Senatorial race, and that any
statement from him on the question from
Washington was unauthorized:
We have no doubt but that a great
many people did believe what Dun
can said Mixson told him, be-
cause Mixson has not shown the
manhood to either confirm Or deny
the statement, therefore leaving it
under cloud, and many people we're
deceived thereby. As for US we do
not doubt that Mixson did tell Dun
can just what be says he did, but we
do not believe there is one word OF
truth in it as far as John Gary Evans
is concerned, and we further believe
that if Mixson did make false state
ment to Duncan it was a "stop thief
cry to withdraw attention from his
own acts. A reading of the CORES
popdence between Mixson aud Hub
bell of the Mill Greek Distilling Co.,
will develop the fact that Mixson
does not wear the white robe OF in
nocencs, and it should have the effect
of lifting the veil of mystery which
Mixson and Duncan has sought and
partially succeeded in throwing
around Governor Evans. 1t should
cause the people to inquire why did
Mixson wish to injure the Governor
if it was not to throw suspicion from
himself.
Mizson gave out to the people that
Mr.. Hubbell attempted to bribe him,
but with withering scorn be put Hub
bell to fight. Hubbell in reply said
that Mixson, though nephew, made
propositions to him which he de-
clined, and from that moment Mixson
became his enemy. All this may Or
may not be true. Governor Evans
has nothing whatever to do with it,
but the mess was started for political
clap-trap, and once started. it has
dug down deeper than some OF the
schemers to ruin Governor Evans
and the Reform cause contemplated.
When Mixson made a confident OF
Duncan, if he did so, he had no idea
that his own integrity would be
called into question. He did not
know that his conduct towards Evans
opened The eyes Of Evans friends and
that they will ferrit out just why
Mixson started to injure the Govern
or hv whisnerino q SANDER into the