The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-29
SQUELCHERS SQQELCHED.

sQUELcHERs SQQVELcHED'
JUDGE EARLE ANSW ERS CERTAIN
QUESTIONS PROPOUNDED HIM.
Editor Kollock, OF the Darlington News
and Colonel Dargau, EI-Editor OF the
Sumter Freeman, Completely Demollsh
ed to the Amusement Of tho Crowd.
OATS Cross ROADS, 8. c., July %.
The largestmeeting of the campaign
was held for Darlington County al
this place today. The speaking of the
different candidates was about as u.s.
ual, until Judge Earle's turn came. 1t
seems that Editor Kollock, of the Oar
lington News, a Conservative paper,
and Col Dargan one of the worst Till
man haters in the State, had conspired
to trap Judge Earle by asking him Ger,
tain questions. AS to how they sue
ceed will be seen from the following
At this point, Mr.. Kollock, editor OF
the Darlington News, handed up a
series of questions, which had been
propounded to Judge Earle in his paper
the Darlington News.
Judge Earle: 'What are these2"
Mr.. Kollock: 'Some questions we
would like you to answer"
Judge Earle: "Whoinspired them3
Mr.. Kollock: I am responsible for
them they appeared as an editorial in
my paper"
Judge Earle: "Who gave you the
information?"
Mr.. Kollock: 1.-THE gentleman is ov
er here" pointing in the direction OF s
buggy on which Col. j. j. Dargan
was standing.
Judge Earle with indescribable
scorn) "Ohl I thought So"
Judge Earle stated, however, that he
would answer any question, and pro
ceeded to read and answer them seri
atm, as follows:
"Why did you, Joseph Fl. Earle
withdraw from the Democratic legisla
tive ticket in Sumter, in 1876, at tht
darkest hour of the Hampton cam
paign2"
That recalls a matter of which I am
proud. In those dark days wher
man stood together, I helped to free
Sumter from Radical rule.
A convention was held in Sumter
and Mr.. Epperson came out as an indie
pendent candidate. I addressed let
ter to the people and asked them tt
take my name off the ticket and pu
Mr.. Epperson's on for the sake OF har
mony. After that I worked fol
Hampton as hard as any man in tht
State"
"Did you believe then as now ir
what you call the rule of the majority ?
"Yes, I have always believed in ths
rule of the majority"
"Did you not, in the gallery OF tht
House of Representatives, when tht
Sumter Earle delegation was turned
out of the convention, advocate, in
speech to those around you, a bolt ant
a ticket in opposition to Tillman"
II say when the Sumter delegation
was turned out of the convention saw
| it was wrong. said, however, it viii
come back on you. l was provoked
and said many things. The Tillmar
movement had a large majority, ano
Sumter should have had her delega
ton seated. When asked to run a
an Independent the next day l refused
l did not support the Haskell move
ment."
Mr.. Dargan, still standing on tn
buggy, kept trying TO ask Judge Earl'
certain questions, but the latter ex
claimed:
II have no questions to answer, ex
cept these. I know you"
MIR. Dargan: know you, too, Judge
Earle: ANY man who attempts tc
stir up the negroes of the State sgains
the white people, I'll have nothing tt
do with" Cheers, loud and long,
Mr.. Dargan was standing on a bug
gy and tried to say something, bu
Judge Earle paid no attention to hin
and went on with his speech, referring
to his endorsement of Tillman afte
his nomination as Governor.
"Why did you consent to rul
against Richardson in 1883 as Till
mans man, after you had denounce
Tillman in Sumter for false charge
AGAINST the administration of whic
you were partS"
II am glad the question has beel
asked. That period Is part OF my his
tory, of which | am proud. Richard
son had canvassed the State. Tw
weeks before the convention he sait
TO me he had letter, and from tn
reading of the contents, he said TO me
"You are the man l have to fear.
II told him 10 dismiss the idea.
would not run. was Attorney Ger
eral and had no reason to expect t
Z run for Governor. l wanted an er
dorsement as Attorney General, bu
declined to 60 to Columbia to wor
. for it. That night l received a tel
gram from Mr.. Wannamaker, of o.
angeburg, leader of the farmers NOV
ment, asking me to become a cand
date for Governor. I replied that III
der the circumstances | could not a.
Sept. 1 saw DR.. Bates in Columb
next day, and he congratulated m
, saying: "We are going to run yo