The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-30

the conclusion Judge Earle asked
GLOW much did you make out Of it -
Evans-Not one cent; I expect to ge
IL fee.
Earle-Did you not state to Phi
Gadsden that you were going to ge
from SIC, 900 to $l5, 900 as your fec?
Evans-No, and if he says so, he lies
You know, sir, that such u fee as that
would be too big for the service to be
an honest one.
Earle-I do not make the charge.
ask if it's not go.
Evans-If Phil Gadsden saws so. he
Hes IN his threat. Boys, Phil Gadsdcn
is one Of the bitterest ants and is NV
political enemy. DO you suppose ifthis
thing was so, have so little sense as
to go and tell one Of my enemies that 7
was corrupt? tCheers)
Earle-Did you not tell CAN'T you
expected fee?
Evans have said that in the pres
ence OF about every one in the State.
Certainly expect to get fec. Now,
l think, General Earle should answer
the questions Of Mr.. Kollock
Earie--l am not ashamed to answer
any question about myself.
Evans-No: | don't believe you are
ashamed 20 say that you were an anti
the Shell manifesto was q lie from be-
ginning to end. He really did not
think earle expected to get this Office
He was studying geography and would
come and ask the people for something
six years from now when they would
give it to him.
Earle-Not if you can help it.
Governor Evans closed by making
an appeal for the people to stand to
their guns: not to be persuaded to de-
sert their cause and not to swap OF
votes. He was chcercd and applaudcd
General Earle was applauded, the
ladies in the audience leading. Hc
Immediately alluded toGovcrnor Evans
like OF which he did not suppose had
ever been made by any Governor Of any
State in the Union.
Evans.-Thcse are record breaking
times.
Earlc--ln this campaign when the
people are supposed to be instructed on
important questions, they como here
and listen to Il TRADE. All he can say
about me is: "Don'L vote for him; he
ran against Tillmun in 80" Nes,
did run for Governor In 1890. but / ran
against Till,nan, and in all that cam
paign | never heard such little, mean,
contemplate hings as | have heard
here today.
Evans-What do you mean by con-
temptible?
Earle L always mean just what say
-mean, contemplate things.
Evans-Why, if there was nothing
charged against you in 1890 did you
have to take the stump as a candidate
to explain
Earle--Because it had gotten into
the minds Of the people that something
was wrong, sir; just as it has gotten
into their minds there is something
wrong about you and you'll be fortu.
nate II you clear yourself before them
as did.
Earle-AG the Kingstree meeting
the Governor of the State, occupying
that position Of dignity, said OF me !:
"l'll rip him up the back" he being
the. Aiken game cock.
Evans-Well, haven't |?
General Earle said that without max
ing charges Of his own, and Just ac-
cepting Evans statement, he would say
that if Tillman had known of Evans
connection with Rhind when he sug-
gested him for appointment rs tinan-
cial agent he would not have appointed
him.
Evans-I had no connection with him,
sir, at that time. Tillman knew nv
relations with him.
Earlc-Iou have said SO, and | say it
Is SO.
Evans-I did not, sir.
Earlc--4Our own statements place
that as the only logical inference and
it is SO.
Governor Evans had arisen, and
Judge Earle turned his back on the
audience and advanced toward Evans.
Both were shaking their fingers and
they did SO until the index finger of
the right hand Of each came within q
foot OF the others. Judge Earle APP
| pcarcd more angry than [ have ever
seen him. His face was white, while
| that Of Evans was red.
EARLE have the floor, sir. and I'll
stay here. You stand convicted by
struction can be put upon it, When 4
State Senator you recommended Rhind,
and if Tillman had known you were a
| friend in the sense Of an attorney he
would never have appointed him.
Evans repeat | was not his attOr-
| ney, then.
Earle--If Tillman had known he was
your co.partncr he never would have
appointed him.
| Evans--Hc was not my co.partncr
I've said it's not 80.
Earlc-lt's the only Inference. Why
was he selected by Rhind? Was it be-
cause Of his extraordinary ability, be-
cause Of his brilliancy at the bar :
We're there not men sufficiently capa.
bic OF doing the work in Baltimore and
elsewhere Why was Rhind recon.
mcndcd.--a broker Of no national repu-
tation, with no standing in the great
financial world ?
Turning TO Detective Newbold, Judge
Earle said "As to this gentleman. If |
do him ;n injustice, beg his pardon
but it Is asserted that he has been ap.
pointed to follow this campaign around
to protect Governor Evans"
Evans He went around with Tillman
A Voice-Thcre is no need for him
to come here.
Just here one side OF the stand could
not bear the weight Of humanity that
had crowded upon it and won't dowr
with tremendous crash. The speak
ers were on the other side and escaped
AS 1T was going down Governor Evans
was heard denying that Ncwbold was
| here to protect him. ST don't need