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again, that he approved OF what I'LL
man was trying to do in congress, be
cause he was fighting for the masses
Many people said there would be a
panic if the policy of the silver men
was carried out. lie believed there
would be. There would be devil OF
a time for while, but was IL not Det
ter to tighten the cord about lheir
necks by a sudden jerk, snap 1t ana
set them free with but n bruised skin,
than to allow it to be slowly tightened
until they were choked to death.
They must stand for silver and gold;
stand for Bryan of Nebraska and Sc
wall of Maine. They were not de-
manding anythin new. They simply
asked to be put back where they were
from 1897 to 1874 period OF pros
perity. Dethrone the money kings;
take their hands from the throats of
the people and enact laws, not that the
rich man may become richer, not that
the poor man may get what does not
belong to him, but that brain and
Drawn may get that which it honestly
earns.
Gen. Earle advocated the income
tax. Of the 10000, 600 people IN the
United States 10000 own more than
one half of the property in the coun-
try. This was gotten by unjust laws;
laws fostering trusts and monopolles.
Let these 10000 pay tax in proper
tion to the protection they receive. 1t
is a menace when a half dozen men In
New York can make cotton go up and
down. Laws should be passed to give
the greatest good to the greatest num-
Der. That was the design of the
founders of the government.
The judge said he did not charge
dishonesty of purpose against Presi
dent Cleveland, and be he great as
may be, his administration had been
the worst of any President, SO far as
the effects of his policies on South
Carolina was concerned. Under his
administration property values had
been steadily decreasing.
At the conclusion of Gen. Earle's
speech there was liberal amount OF
cheering, considering the undemon-
strative character of the crowd.
Judge Earle was followed by Dan
can, Whitman, Harrison, Richbourg,
Watts, May field and Robinson. Gov.
Evans, Maj McSweeney and some
other candidates were absent.
The campaign meeting at Camden
Yesterday was fiat as q faunder.
Messrs. D. E. Finley and 7. j. Strait,
candidates for Congress were the first
speakers They were followed by the
candidates for State Offices as follows:
Richbourg, Robinson. May field and
McSweeney. Gov. Evans was una
voidably absent.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BARBER.
Attorney General Barber made his
second appearance in the campaign and
caught the crowd from the start by
stating that he had no opposition, and
he was glad of it, and telling some
apropos Jokes. This has been one OF
the fairest races ever held in South
Carolina, although there has been
some whining and wheeling about
shutting out candidates. For himself
he didn't mind if some of these fellows
did come out against him, but their
object was to make still hunt and
come in at the last moment. de de-
MED that there was any ring so far as
he is concerned. He was here to say
that he stood ready to meet the slam
ders and slurs cast against the Reform
movement. He was prepared to prove
they were false. (Cheers)
As to the Dispensary law he held
that it was the best whiskey law ever
placed on the statute books. 1t was
tending towards what prohibitionists
wanted. If a law had not been prop.
erly enforced in some respects that was
no reason why the law itself should
be condemned. According to statis-
tics drunkenness had decreased in
South Carolina 81 per cent. cases of
drunkenness before mayors courts
had decreased 66 per cent, and the
consumption of liquor AZ per cent.
He denied that the Dispensary was a
monopoly. 1t was simply the State
taking up the business in trust tor the
people. He held that considering the
treatment the constables had received,
they were the most conslderate set of
officers ever seen on earth. They
avoided difficulties, but enforced the
law. Otherwise they would have
been unworthy of their com missions.
He closed by asking the people of ker-
shaw to endorse his record IN his fight
against Federal judicial usurpation of
authority in trying to prevent the
holding of the Constitutional Conven-
ton.
DUNCAN FOLLOWS.
Mr.. Duncan opened his speech by
wading into national issues. He eu-
logized Tillman, saying that since
that wonderful speech of his in the
senate, the people of the United States
had resolved themselves into two fac
tions-Tillman and anti-Tillman. Pa
pers in this State were criticising Till
man for his course in the Chicago
convention. Lie was no politician !;
he had gone straight on and smoothed
out the rough places, while others had
sailed in smoothly. Tillman knew
there was no chance for President to
be nominated from any State South of
Mason and Dixon's line. Mr. Duncan
said that he trusted he would hereafter
not be handicapped by the absence of
candidates, whom be could not strike
in their absence. There were ques-
tions in the minds OF many which he
wanted answered, but he could not
bring them out till the man came here
to reply. AS to General Earle. he
said the man who stands between two
factions would not get the support of
one nor the respect Of the other. If
he was a Conservative, come out and