The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-13
before to come in now aud do it since
thu ii ht hnS henn WON


cugo convention and how the goldbugs
had been whipped horse, foot and dra,
gOons. 1t was the grandCst assem-,
| blagc he said he ever saw. The gold
| bugs refused to vOte--thGSe men that
called themselves Democrats. 1t was
the grandest fight ever made for the
farmers Of the country.
| He spoke OF the money power rs the
most damnable thing in tho world. He
said United States judges were IL more
terrible curse than all tho enemies Of
the people put together. He referred
to Judge Simonton's injunction as to
| able tyranny. ~ man elected for life
can defy the people. We must tell
those judges that they can't stay in our
| fathers house. We must kick them
out like we did old Cleveland and the
goldbugs from the temple of justice.
He closed by predicting q victory for
Bryan which would be victory for
the farmers. The fight must be con-
tinucd in Congress and the people
must send mon there who are in sym
pathy with thcir demand. You must
not for moment lose sight of your
demands. Governor Evans was loudly
cheered and was presented with a
bouquet when he concluded.
received with cheers and counter
cheers for Evans.
The Judge said that he appeared to
discuss issues dispassionately aud with
out feeling. They should be discussed
with intelligence and not for hurrahs
from the boys. He said that he APP
peared before the people Of Fairfield in
1890. He said then that the remedy
for the evils which the people uttered
was not to be found in the State gov
ernmcnts, but the relief must come
from Congress. If there is any hope
for the country it must come from the
Democratic party.
A voice: You got that black eye,
YETI"
Judge Earle: "You can't give me
one, sir. | come here 20 discuss issues
with gentlemen. My remarks are ad-
dressed to gentlemen"
The young man who made the re-
mark was most eifectually squelched
and kept quiet from that on and never
opened his mouth again to cheer friend
or foe.
Judge Earle said he had never apol-
ogizcd for anything he had said that
was right. He said in 1890 that the
Shell manifesto was false as far as cor
ruption i'll the State government was
concerned. He said so now. He went
on to show what had been done during
his incumbency Of the Attorney Gen
erals office.
No matter what the Reform party
has done, he had as much pride in it as
any South Carolinian. but the remedy
must come from the national legisla
tion. In the first place there should
be at income tax, SO that men owning
enormous fortunes should pay taxes in
accordance with their wealth.
Another evil from which we suffer
is the protective tariff. He then went
into q discussion of the monetary qucs-
ton. He said he would explain what
Is to ] was.
a voice: 1--WE don't want to hear
you"
Judge Earle: "This is free coun-
try, and if You don't want to listen you
have a perfect right to go or and not
listen (Hlrrah for Earlc.) Quiet
was restored, and the two or three
mon who had been creating most of
the Interruptions kept quiet for awhile.
Chairman Lyles eXerted a wholesome
influence by going among them and
insisting that the speaker should be
heard without interruption. After an
interesting discussion of the question
Judge Earle concluded, and got OF the
stand.
Mr.. John Stevenson, county dispen-
ser, asked Judge Earle to 60 back as
he wanted to ask him question. The
Judge went back.
Mr.. Stevenson "Why didn't you
Greenville when he killed blind tiger
dcalcr?'
Judge Earle: "Because " the rec
ords were such that bond ought not to
have been granted"
Mr.. Stevenson: 'Do YOU know
Luther Trammel ?"
Judge Earle: YES"
Mr.. Stevenson "Didn't he saw to
Mr.. Mooney, your pa 'tner, that he
would give $500 to see that scoundrol
hung 2"
Judge Earle: "Not that know Of"
Mr.. Stevenson "Don't you know
Trammel is q notorious character ?"
Judge Earle: 81 do not. | will
simply say / did my duty in this case,
as | always have done"
MIR. Stevenson /: Don't Won know
he was acquitted ?"
cause | want no good man convicted
put | want to say from tho facts sct
| forth In the papers presented to me
pail could not be granted"
There were cheers for Earle. and
Governor Evans friends responded
with cheers for him.
MR.. duncan was the next speaker.
lie said that he wished he could dis
cuss national issues alone, but the acts
OF public officials are open to criticism
ne then spoke Of his early work for
the Reform movement. Some ono
asked that something be said about
Tillman and Mr.. Duncan paid him the
usual compliment.
He mado reference to lawyers GETTING
all the good things of office when he
was interrupted by some one asking
whether he was not u lawyer. Mr.
Duncan made reply that he had studied
law to keep up with the boys. He was
interrupted by remarks inappropriate
to the occasion, when some one asked:
who's paying your expenses in this
campaign ?"
Duncan "I'm paying them my
self"
He said that Evans was responsible
for the low plane the campaign had
been conducted on. This brought
forth great cheering for Evans, and it
looked as If Duncan would be howled
down, and as matter Of fact, he was
before he concluded.