The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-18
Campaign Meeting
at GrGGnVING.
A Quiet Day Without Any
Excitement.
WHITMAN sTIRs UP THE BOYS
Earle Us Well Received at
Home.
Ansel Ind Prince Are On
Friendly Terms.
GrccnvlnoS SIountainocr.

GrconvilcS Sfountaincer.
The caljpaign meeting at Greenyillt
is thinJof the past. The candidate.
came heb from Spartanburg, where
the meeting was held tho day before
Governed Evans, Superintendent o.
Educatio3 Mayfield and Judge Earle
arrived Tuesday afternoon at 4.4(
o'clock. The other candidates arrived
on the night tain.
The meeting was without any special
features. All OF the speakers were
given " rfspectful and quiet hearing
except MI. Whitman, whose vehement
language in denouncing Tilman at one
time brought out some bowling from
the crowd.
1t was fiftqen minutes to clevcp when
Chairman Biamlett called the meeting
To order, and announced that the exer-
ctscs would De opened with prayer by
Rev. S. b. Harper, who prayed for
blessings onIthe State, and reverence
for peace and order. Chairman Bran
lett asked the crowd to give respect
full hearing TO all the speakers.
Hon. John Il. Duncan was the first
speaker. He had something to say at
the beginning about the program.
The meeting at Spartanburg was the
largest of the series. Evans got the
reply there and has it again to-day
he hopes to come here to ridicule."
He proposed to open with twenty min
utes and reply with ten, while Evans
could take mis- time in between. Evans
said nothing to this. Thirty minutes
was too shorta time to discuss national
issues. All present were Democrats.
He would stand by the Democracy when
elected. The greatest thing legis-
lator can do is to avoid evil legislation.
Referring to Evans, he said watch
him work all his machinery" He came
before South Carolinians to work for
their liberties. What better proof
against Evans can be offered than the
written record or living witnesses. He
would give solid facts that Evans would
not attempt to answer. AS to Gen.
Earle's candidacy he and the speaker
could be on friendly terms while Evans
got mad when the truth was told. AT
the first meeting Evans pitched the
campaign on a low plane. Now Evans
Is behaving himself as well as the man
can. Earle's candidacy is unlortunate
Tillman preferred any. sort of Re-
tormer to Earle. Ho was not running
in Earle's interests. He was out to
show up Evans who is disgrace to
South Carolina. He had no paper sub
sidized. He had no positions to give
away. When the strings were pulled
the boys would holler.
I'VE are going to vote for him." said
bystander, meaning Evans. AT New
berry Evans was whooped up by Tom
Harmon, who Immediately got an ap-
pointment as constable. j. Il. Sparks,
OF Union, told him that he (Sparksj
had been told to GO to Columbia to get
a place. Gov. Evans said he had never
heard of it. Mr.. Duncan then took up
the Newbold business and referred to
"his cowardly bones" 1--WE took the
dispensary out of his hands and the
constabulary should have been taken
away, too" He read New bold's tele-
gram and spoke of Evans in contempt
lDle terms. "Evans will tell you that
Earle is too late Reformer. He came
to the Reformers who gave him an hon
orable position, which was enough"
When you and / and Ben Tiliman
we're fighting for Reform, where do we
see this man (Evans)?" asked the
speaker. Evans voted against Till
mans candidates in the Legislature.
Evans voted to postpone the Clemson
Icy. We heard so much about his go.
ing to give separate coaches for the
races, but he has never done it. In
1890 Evans was looking at the Reform
procession to sec if he could get q Job.
Duncan tackled Evans record along
the usual lines. Evans voted against
I. }. Pope for the Supreme Court,
when Tillman wanted him elected.
Evans was In II desperate plight. Mr..
Duncan was informed that he had only
hive minutes more and he made brief
reference to the bond matter. lie then
took up the rebate business. Evans
tried to defend Hubbell and made Hub
bell out a liar. He referred to the
meeting where Mixson was present,
and Evans did not deny the rebate
transaction. He turned to Evans and
told him to deny 1t, and said "Mixson
will show you up, sir" He held out to
Evans u written denial OF the state.
ment and asked him Ii he would sign
IT.. Evans paid no attention to him,
but went on talking to q friend on the
stand. Duncan told the anecdote OF
the man who broke with his pockets
full and thcn said he would turn his
back on his past life. Several cheers
for Evans were given by his admirers
in the crowd, when Duncan sat down.
Governor Evans was the next speak.
er and was greeted with cheers. He
said he was sure the crowd had been
greatly enlightened upon the issues oil
the day by the distinguished statesman
who had just taken his seat. He spoke
OF Duncan as q second John G.. Calhour
in sarcastic tones. He said it made nt
difference to him when he spoke to the
people. lie came here to speak to the
farmers and laboring men. The farm
ere have a nard fight yet before then
In National affairs. He thanked Coo
for the light they saw in the West
Don't let one ray bind you and leat
you to follow after false gods" Gov
Evans told the 'anecdote of the frozeI
serpent and urged his hearers not :,
let an enemy into the camp. Six year
ago I'VE" formed the farmers move
ment and framed the She'll manifesto
He had been called demagogue an,
thanked God for it. II being dema
gogue was fighting the peoples battl
he wanted TO be one.
Free silver had been one of the AL
lance demands for six years. The Ma
tional Democratic platform was tn
same as the State platform He re
felred TO the GreenvilleN News and New
and Courier and ridicnled the soun
money literature those papers wer
Publishing The farmers had neye
wanted Cleveland, and stood as tn
prophets OF khoDountry He eaid th