Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-07-29

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lows ought not cuss out Ben Till
man when governor. Was that not
paying him pretty well? Are you
now going to turn out all old horse
when he has made the crop to let
him die in the woods and be eaten
by buzzards? 1000
Earle-Where were you in 1890
when 1 went to Aiken.
Evans-I was on the same side
then as now.
Earle-Then you played on both
sides.
Evans-Then you anil I are IN a
boat.
Earle-That day you were un-
derstood to be on the other side.
Evans-Why they said the Evaus
boys howled down General Hamp-
ton. John Haskell said the Evans
boys howled Hampton down but
he knew it was a lie.
Whitman-You don't deny that
taxes, were 100000 more last
year than IN 1882?
Evans said that the taxes had
not been increased; the increased
taxes was gathered from property
that had been added to the books
by reformers.
"1f 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 quit the stump
Evans appealed to the people
not to sleep in the belief that vic
tory was already won. Don't LEI
! these men, who were your enemies
tie you hand and foot. When. the
primary comes off don't stay a
! home. This election is your In
strument to secure victory nearly
/ ~ ne he senate I ate at = Washington
a man who fought their principles
in 1890. Evans then broeched
the bond deal. His time was ex-
hausted, but was extended. He
went over the oft repeated state.
ment. At the conclusion Judge
Earle asked. How much did you
make out of it.
EJans-Not one cent; I expect
to get fee.
Earle-Did you not state to
Phil Gadsden that you were GO
ing to get from $4,000 TO $4,000
as your fee?
Evans-No, aud if he says so,
he lies. You know, sir, that such
q fee as that would be too big
for the service to be an honest
one.
Earle-I do not make the charge.
1 ask you if it is not so.
Evans-If Phil Gadsden says
so, he lies in his throat. Boys,
Phil Gadsden is one of the bitter
est ants and is my political ene-
my. Do you suppose if this thing
was so, I have so little sense as to
90 and tell one of my enemies
that 1 was corrupt? (Cheers.)
Earle-Did you not tell CAN'T
you expected fee?
Evans-I have said that in the
presence of about every one in the
State. Certainly I expect to get
fee. Now l think General Earle
should answer the questions of Mr..
Kollock.
Earle-I am not ashamed to an
swer any question about myself.
Evans-No, 1 don't believe you
are ashamed to say that you were
an anti; that you fought Tillman;
that you said the Shell manifesto
was lie from beginning to end.
He really did not think Earle ex-
pected to get the Office. He was
studying geography and would
come and ask the people for some
thing six years from now when
they would give it to him.
Governor Evans closed by max
ing an appeal for the people to
stand to their guns; not to be per
suaded to desert their cause and
not to swap off votes. He was
cheered and applauded.
Judge Earle was applauded, the
ladies in the audience leading. He
Immediately alluded to Governor
Evans speech as remarkable
harangue, the like of which he did
not suppose had ever been made
by any governor of any State in
the union.
Evans-these are record break
ing times.
Earle-In this campaign when
tie people are supposed to be in
structed on important questions,
they come here and listen to q IT,
rade. All he can say about me is:
s'Don't vote for him he ran against
Tillman in '90." Yes, | did run
for governor i'll 1890, but L ran
against Tiilman, and in all of that
campaign Inever heard such lit