The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-28
+" Do It at Your Peril. :
Earle Gives Evans a
Warning.
EVANS READS A LETTER ENDoRs-
ING HIM FROM TILLMAN.

A Lively Day Among the Senatorial
Aspirants at the Birthplace of the
| Reform Faction.
The campaign meeting at Bennetts.
vile is reported as follows by The
State:
Chairman w. d. Evans introduced
Judge Earle as the fret speaker. He
said the chief reason that his op-
ponents would give why he should not
be elected was that he had in 1890
opposed Governor Tiliman. "If that
is u crime If that is q sufficient reason
why L should not be elected, then I
believe the fact that q man was in the
band wagon or out of it in 1890 will
effect his election" Governor Evans
claimed that because he was Judge
he should not wish another office.
Why was Governor Evans wishing an
| other Office l.?
General Earle said that he had the
right to ask for the Office, and he asked
| for 1T because he wished it and felt
competent to fill the Office. In cd
Rome when candidates appeared they
their purity. When candidate ap-
peared he should be pure. If'any one
knew aught against him they should
speak 1T out; il there were charges
against him he should meet them and
prove them untrue. When the charges
about the dispensary and bond deal
were floating about he had maintained
In public and private his belief in
Tillman's integrity. He was honest,
but it remained for those who were
tainted to produce their innocence be-
fore the people.
In his financial argument Judge
Earle said, among other things, that
one of the arguments against free
silver was that foreign nations would
flood this country with silver. He
wished 1t was so. Coins of another
nation were received only as bullion,
and II European silver was sent here
it would be to purchase cotton, wheat
and other products. When General
Earle took his seat there was scattering
applause.
Mr.. Duncan followed, and proceeded
to discuss the coinage. AS to one of
his competitors they could conduct
this campaign like gentlemen; as to
the other, the people could Judge from
his antics whether he dignifed the
office OF Governor. The entry of Judge
Earle was unfortunate. He could not
possible win. = ~. :
General Earle: THAT would indeed
be unfortunate"
Duncan "The consequences of
your race may be yet more disastrous"
The entry OF Judge Earle at the
quarter pole was unfair. Must they
allow him SO much start on account of
his age?
Earle: Whatever you say, don't
chargg ap old"
A. B. HeAnegan lin the audience)-
DeLesseps, who built the Panama
canal, had baby at 80. General
laughter.)
Duncan took up the bond deal, going
over much Of the ground he has form
erly done to connect Evans with Rhind
as a partner. When Earle had quoted
Phil Gadsden yesterday as saying that
Evans told him he got ten or fifteen
thousand, Evans said Gadsden was q
liar and an Anti.
Earle: did not quote Mr.. Gads-
den, for he did not say 30 to me; but it
has been common talk over the State
that he said So"
Evans: Speak for yourself, Mr.
Duncan"
Mr.. Duncan said that If all Ants
were to be disqualified as witnesses he
could get good Reformers to testify.
he referred to Larry Gantt's some
what indefinite utterances on the sub
ject ola conversation with Evans about
fee.
About the dispensary bill Duncan
asked General Barber to explain how
1T was drawn. Was there not, he
asked, an outline of bill drawn?
Barber said the first bill handed him
ernor Evans and MIR. Efird met him in
his office one evening to discuss the
change In the dispensary law. There
was some understanding as to who
should be on the State board of control.
can't for my life remember what
the change was to be. After we had
agreed on plan Colonel Tompkins
objected. Governor Evans went to see
Colonel TOmpkins and afterwards told
me To draft another bill"
Mr.. Duncan was satisfied. He knew
now that Governor Evans would admit
what he had been evading. When q
good witness Is put up he owns up.
But when man fights such one as
pect.
Governor Evans (sotto voce): "He
must expect to catch hell if he don't
tell the truth"
Duncan, continuing said that a Ger.
tain editor, after seeing Evans at
Manning, wrote an article saying he
had bought 10000 acres of land near
Columbia, and intlmated that dispen-
sary rebates had been used. Land
around Columbia was worth 5000 an
acre. This deal would have required
three millions. III Evans, as chairman
OF the board, permitted steal like
that he was u poor man to have charge
| OF the States interests. He had pur-
chased small piece OF land on which
he had paid 5000. There were calls for
| Evans.
When the Governor was introduced
he said he looked on Bennettsville as
the Mecca Of Reformers, for 1t was in
that old court house that Ben Tlllman
| first made his complaint against State
officials and tcld them there was some.
thing wrong with national affairs. He
regretted that the campaign had been
| pitched on so low plane he regret,
ted that skunks had been brought In
4 to make their perfume in the air. He
i did not mind fighting an honorable
man, but one OF the meanest of men
one OF the dirtiest OF towards, was he
/ who makes acusationa or insinue tio a!
without proof. He had welcomed
/ Earle into the campaign because ht
thought him an honorable man, but a
the meeting at Lancaster Earle hat
read questions which were insinuatfon
that he had given dispensnry insur9nc,
70 his brother, taking 10 from Seihles
Who had started the campaign on thi