The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-30
Hov'S This For High?
A SPAT BETWEEN EARLE AND EVANS.
DAN TOMPlSINS TALKS ON THE
DISPENSARY.
Governor Evans Says That Col John
G. Haskell Iicd-JudGc Earle IGX'
cites Evans With Pointed Qucs-
tiOnS.

The campaign meeting at Chester
field was the most exciting up to that
dato, and we give herewith u full re-
port OF the proceedings:
When Mr.. Tompkins was introduced
ho said that he was no public speaker;
that his duties were purely ministerial,
demanding no explanation; that they
had been satisfactorily performed was
evidenced by absence of opposition to
his rc-clection. He would not have
been here except for the fact that there
had been talk Of differences between
Governor Evans and himself about the
new dispensary law, and an editorial
had appear cd in the Manning Times
insinuating that he had appropriated
some rebutes from liquor obtained
whom he was a member Of the board of
control He would tell them OF his
connection of the board and about the
alleged differences with Cover nor
Evans. The dispensary law OF '93 made
the Attorney General the Comptroller
General and the Governor constitute
the board Of control. In 1891 Attorney
General Barber asked him rf he would
not go on the board in his place, as he
had no time to attend to the business.
re, agreeing, was put on the board.
During the month Of January. 1895,
Chairman Evans called meeting Of
the State board OF control. They then
eicctrU the commissioner and clerk.
Afterwards ho signed three orders
closing the distillerics. On an0thcr
occasion lac walked into the Governors
Office and found him considering the
application Of tho Southern railway
for permission to sell liquor on dining
cars running through tho State. The
(,nNnrnnr tnI tn
Of bookkeeping prepared by MIR.
Scruggs. This year another meeting
Of the board was called to consider the
application OF the city Of Columbia for
a portion Of the dispensary profits. He
had never asked the commi ioner to
buy liquor from but one man-hs i'm.
mediate commander in the war, an
officer under General Gary. He had
no interests which would enable him
to obtain any rebates.
AS to the alleged differences with
Governor Evans, Mr.. Barber had told
him of q dispensary bill proposed by
the Governor, leaving off himself and
Controller General Norton and letting
the Legislature elect two mem bel s.
Mr.. TOmpkins said that he objected
to that, saying that if there was any
defect in the administration Of The law,
Governor Evans was wholly RESPONSE
bic. He wanted 70 get OF the board
but to get of Of it decently. After
wards he agreed on bill retaining the
old members and allowing the Legisla-
ture TO elect two additional mem bers
These differences had been settled. 1t
WAS njust to Governor Evans to make
public reference to that matter; un just
TO him to try to connect him with the
rebates.
Governor Evans opened his speech by
referring to Whitman's charge that he
has used six thousand dollars for the
exhibit at Atlanta, making the ex-
PLANTATION of Col. Tompkins' cxplana-
tion, it was entirely correct.
General Earle said he was neither "
Rcformer nor Conservative, but q;
Democrat. 1t was not necessary for Il
man to be moro than that. He must
say he favored the alliance demands
Of 1890. There are Democrats ard
Democrats, and Rcformers and Re
formers.
Evans--Yc cs, and Roformers and Re.
formers and | was a Itef0rmer while
you wore trying to stab us in the back.
We put Earle on the bench because he
said these fellows ought not to cuss out
Ben Tillman when Governor Was
that not paying him pretty we'll? Are
you now going to turn out an old horse
die in the woods and be eaten by buz
yards?
Earic--Where where you in 1890
when | went TO Aiken.
Evans-l was on the same side then
as now.
Earle-Then you played on both
sides.
I,vans-Then you and | are in boat.
Earle-That day you were under
stood to be on the other SIDE.
EVans~-Why they said the Evans
boys howled down General Hampton.
John Haskell said tho Evans boys
howled Hampton down, but he knew
il was a lie.
Evans-l told story about boy on
whom companions had fixed u COW 3
tail. lie was cOngratulating himself
on such an acquisition which would
cnabln him to exhibit himself, when
he pulled the tail or. Now as soon Us
Judge Earle got a tail on the bench he
was going to tear it OFF in the hope OF
getting to the Senate, and he would be
likely to lose both. Tho people were
not going TO turn down mon who knew
their needs; Judge Earle had been sit.
tlng like an autocrat on the bench and
t, G1d not know what the people wanted
Through Ben Tillman South Carolina
had made more impression at CbicaoC
than any other State in the Union
He made allusion to Whitman's charges
against extravaganza.
Whitman-"Yo don't denv that
taxes were 5000, 900 more last year than
in 1892"
Evans said that the taxes had no,
been increased: the increased taxes
was gathered from property that had
boon added to the books by Reformers
"if some OF these men," said Evans
"will look up the tax facts and bring
them out will venture to say that he
(Whitman) will tuck his tail and
leave the stump. Evans appealed tt
tho people not to sleep in tho BELLE
that victory was already won. Don't
let these men. who were your enemies
tic You hand and foot. When the
primary comes of don't stay at homo
This election is your instrument tc
secure victory nearly won." The,
were not going to put in the Senate al
Washington q man who fought thoii
principles in 1890. Evans then broach
cd the bond deal. His time was ex