The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1896-08-04

Is: rs 4, 1896
hispeech by handing out his tracts
o:State Colleges.
Mr. Ellerbe, the third candidate for
0yernor, devoted the major part OF
is brief remarks to taxation and hls
cord as Comptroller-Genersl. lie
aid be believed the Dispensary law
Vas goood one. As to Clemson he
lid not favor the literary feature, but
he did the scientific, agricultural, and
mechanical departments. He closed by
saying if elected Governor he would
promise to reduce taxes and hold up
State institutions:
Judge Earle was the first OF the Sen,
atorial candidates to speak. tie SAID
he was candidate because it was hls
privilege as a citizen to be one. DE
then reviewed the circumstances which
induced him to become q candidate IN
1890. He read q letter from Senator
Tillman, in which he said that Judge
Earle had perfect right to oppose
him and his candidacy had left no
sting in his (Tillman's) breast. he
gave q short account of his action after
bis defeat for Governor, saying thss
he did not now claim to be O Rsiorms7
nor q member of the Conservative
party, but he stood where he did ID
i390-in favor of the ruls Of the mo-
iority and a white mars government.
! With this much on local politic',
Judge Earle proceeded to the discus
sion of national issues, especially the
money question.
Governor Evans followed Judge
Earle, and he made few Introductory
remarks, and then began by saying:
The PRINCIPLES for which th. Alliance
fought have now been adopted as the
Democratic platform. Those who ad.
yocated them were c.lled Populists and
anarchists, but it is now admitted that
they were far-seeing statesman. Line
Democratic platform is the same a.
that in South Carolina. which B. Z.
Tillman wrote and with which 1 hao
something to do. The sub-treasurJ
idea has been abandoned, it is true
but it had more than anything else tt
do with showing that the farmers were
desperate and they are offered relief II
free silver. He could not understaGe
why bankers or wnpeople should op
pose this movement as it would d.
them as much goodes, those who "a
vored it. He.shen wentieto adetaile'
exclamation of +,-e present. distres
from a~nonetar; standpoint al ar
o,,d thst free silver vas the one THU,
needful for relief. BE spoke OF til
enthusiasm stirred in the breasts 0
, South Carolina delegates when th
principles for which they had Tough
had been adopted at Chicago. re pre-
S5UaSI eIiSSI Cgr0i1Ga sI 1ougnt 70 indeed
proud of the part she took nthc fgt1
MIR. Duncan wasintroduced 1eyt an
e said it was his duty to expose anythin
wrong he saw, and the best w!tne
against Governor Evans was the ma
himself. A fee is for legal service
. done. An attorney at Raind's HON
e gets $4,000. Yet he turHs away frol
r tho Augusta bar and csoploysa q Sout
s Carolina Senator, which is strange col
duct to say the leso:. If the reopl
3 knew what was the contract with Rhin
, they must condenz him. He the
; talked about the ilsrry Cant: letter AZ
= said !hat at several mee;iaas b. be
3 blistere6 Inc Goycrn.r for paying
State detective to go around and pr
tect him.
2 Referring to Governor Exams. state
8 ments il reference to rebates acd tht
Mr.. Hubbel! is r. gentleman, &C sal
the next thing the paople should loo
t out for is certificate from Hubbel
5 Mr.. Duncan rcnested his story abou
r the Governor saying that Governo
Tilluan had filled his pccksts with n
: bates and vent over his dl.reraary oi
charges again.
. NJ. Muller, candidate for Solicitc
r announced himself, sad taken LIS sea
: Mr.. Thurmond, another cautilst
/ for the so;icitorshin, loadc quito
c lengthy speech toucnins or the ISSUE
4 before the people.
Congressman Tnlbe.: wound up Ii
:, meeting in {: shoc::, but pointed speec
? on national issues.