The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-11
HOW|iRg at Winnsb0rO.
Rowdyism Of the Worst
Sort.
Most DsgracefuI Meeting of the Campaign.
Dispensary Officials Leading
the HoWlerS.
)isgracefuI Meeting of the Campaign.
Columbia Register.

Columbia Register.
The campaign meeting at Winnsbor,
on the 4th inst. was disgrace to tn,
county and the State. There wa
more rowdyism in the crowd than q
any other meeting up to date, a cir
cumstance deplored by the orderly
law abiding citizens of the count,
without regard to political faction
Six or eight men not only made dis
gusting spectacles OF themselves b,
bowling at speakers with whose senti
ments they did not agree, but by their
conduct brought odium upon their
county and State. In justice, it must
be said, that the assemblage as Z
whole was attentive and anxious tC
hear, but q little coterie of half dozer
or more men not only would not per,
NIT them to listen, but almost precipi-
thing to say Of them is that they were
drunk, for it would be hard to imagi inc
how men in their right minds would
create such disturbance over moth
ing. The same speeches were made
that have been made throughout the
State, and which have been listened to
quietly and decently elsewhere not q
word was uttered to justify the out
rageous and riotous conduct Of these
few men. When the chief of police
attempted to quiet two of them resist
ance was made by their friends to
their arrest and it took the combined
efforts of Governor Evans, Sheriff
Ellison and other peaceable citizens to
quiet them and prevent fight, though
nobody wanted to fight them. They
seemed bent solely on creating q
disturbance and they abuudantly sue
ceeded in disgracing themselves and
making the so-called campaign of
education bowling farce as far as
Fairfield County is concerned.
There were probably 400 people at
the meeting. "he court house could
not hold them, so the candidates spoke
from an Impoverished platform in the
court house yard in the broiling sun.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Ferris and Chairman
Lyles expressed the hope that the
meeting would be a quiet and orderly
one. He first introduced Governor
Evans. He said the Office of Governor
was the greatest and most honorable
that the people could bestow upon any
man. While the office OF United States
Senator had a larger salary it was not
q position of greater honor.
He asked for the Office of United
States Senator believing that he knew
the needs OF the people and the farm
ers. Eight years ago a manifesto was
become the law of the Democratic
party. He proposed to discuss those
issues and not insinuations that may
be made. You know all about those
insinuations. He said he hoped these
fellows could prove that he was to
receive any rebates. He said he
would take time to say something
about the latest insinuations, which
were that he wanted to ouy from a firm
that offered bribes. He said the man
NHubbelD came to him and said he
could supply liquors at from 5 to 10
cents less a gallon than the State was
prices in writing. He did SO and the
offers are now in the drawer in his
office. He said he told the Commits
sioner Of the offer, and he was told of
an offer to give large rebates. He did
not urge that liquor be bought from
this agent and that was all he had to
say about it. The attempt to sneer at
me even Is like d cutie fish which
;about to be caught jets out black
scum to hide itself. l defy any man to
show that | ever got one cent from the
cdispensary or any other department of
THE government that was not justly
due me as an officer and honest man.
But we are here to show our fitness
to represent you in the national gov
ernment. You must not think that
because you won victory in
the State you have won the fight.
Don't think you can send o. man there
not in sympathy with you. You don't
want to take frozen vipers to your
bosom Self preservation is the first
law. of nature aud you farmers must
stand together and put men in the
national halls OF legislation who rep
resent your views.
The opponents of the farmers de-
mands cussed us and called us anarch-
fists. Bat we have made the Demo
cratic party adopt Our platform and
our demands are the principles Of that
party.
Everything In this State depends
upon the price of cotton, but it has
been going down and down. Why is
it?
a voice: "That's what we want tc
know"
Governor Evans continuing said that
the supply OF money regulated the
price. He went on to say that waen he
got to Washington he aud Ben Till
man would have three eyes on the
scoundrels. They are trying to jnsin
uate that Tillman is against me, but
he said II know you. What they say
goes In one ear and comes out the
other" (Cheers.)
The question of free silver simply
means we want to put more money IL
circulation, increase the price of cot
ton and other products and help yor
pay your debts. But they say thi,
will run gold out Of the country Blu
is that gold here p No. Cleveland
has to issue over 5000, 0,0000 600 worth o
boud to keep $3.50, 900, 900 of gold In tn,
country. BY that he took 1915 out o
the pockets Of every man, woman ant
child in the country and decreases tn,
amount OF money In the hands of tn
people. Free silver means 5000, 900
month more. II that is not enough
we can issue greenbacks.
It's mighty easy for these fellow
who never made q free bilver speeci
before TO come In now aud do it sine
the fight has been won.
Governor Evans described the Chi
cago convention and how the goldbug
had been whipped horse, foot and dra
goons. 1t was the grandest assem-
,blage he said he ever saw. The gold
bugs refused to vote--these men ths
called themselves Democrats. 1t wa
the grandest fight ever made for tn
farmers OF the country.
He spoke of the money power as tn
most damnable thing la the world. II
said United States judges were a NOR
terrible curse than all the enemies {