The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-11


Bryan which would be victory II
the farmers. The fight must be col
tinued in Congress and the peop
must send men there who are In syn
pathy with their demand. You mus
not for moment lose sight of you
demands. Governor Evans was loudl
cheered and was presented with
bouquet when he concluded.
Judge Earle was introduced and wa
received with cheers and counte
cheers for Evans.
The Judge said that he appeared t.
discuss issues dispassionately and with
out feeling. They should be discusse
with intelligence and not for hurrah
from the boys. He said that he ap
peared before the people of Fairfield i
1890. He said then that the remed
for the evils which the people suffere,
was not to be found in the State gov
ernments, but the relief must COM
from Congress. II there is any hop
for the country it must come from th,
Democratic party.
A voice: /" You got that black eye
yet?"
Judge Earle: "You can't give m,
one, sir. come here to discuss issue
with gentlemen. My remarks are ad
dressed to gentlemen"
The young man who made the re
mark was most effectually squelcheG
and kept quiet from that on and never
opened his mouth again to cheer friend
or foe.
Judge Earle said he had never apol
ogized for anything he had said that
was right. He said in 1890 that the
Shell manifesto was false as far as cor.
ruption in the State government was
concerned. He said so now. He went
on to show what had been done durin g
his incumbency of the Attorney Cen
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 an 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 discussion of the monetary ques-
tion. He said he would explain what
16 to / was.
A voice: 1--WE don't want to hear
you"
Judge Earle "This is q free coun-
try, and If you don't want to listen you
have perfect right to go off and not
listen" (Hdrrah for Earle.) Quiet
was restored, and the two or three
men who had been creating most of
the Interruptions kept quiet for awhile.
Chairman Lyles exerted q 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 Off the
stand.
Mr.. John Stevenson, county dispen-
ser, asked Judge Earle to go back as
he wanted to ask him question. The
Judge went back.
Mr.. Stevenson why didn't you
grant S. II. Howie bond in Greenville
when he killed blind tiger
dealer?"
Judge Earle: Because the rec
have been granted"
Mr.. Stevenson: "Do you know
Luther Trammel?"
Judge Earle: "Yes."
Mr.. Stevenson Didn't he say to
Mr.. Mooney, your pa 'tner, that he
would give $500 to see that scoundrel
hung ?"
Judge Earle: "Not that know Of"
Mr.. Stevenson "Don't you know
Trammel is notorious character
Judge Earle: 81 do not. | will
simply say | did my duty in this case,
as | always have DONE"
Mr.. Stevenson Don't you know
he was acquitted ?"
Judge Earle: "Im glad of it, be-
cause [ want no good man convicted,
but [ want to say from the facts set
forth in the papers presented to me
bail could not be granted"
There were cheers for Earle, and
Governor Evans friends responded
with cheers for him.
Mr.. Duncan was the next speaker.
He said that he wished he could dis
cuss national issues alone, but the acts
OF public officials are open to criticism.
He then spoke of his early work for
the Reform movement. Some one
asked that something be said about
Tillman and Mr.. Duncan paid him the
usual compliment.
He made reference to lawyers getting
all the good things of office when he
was interrupted by some one asking
whether he was not 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:
campaign 2"
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 q matter of fact, he was
before he concluded.
Hoscontinued by saying that he had
the people of the State with him not
withstanding Evans went around with
a bOdy-guard.
Several in the crowd began to yell
for Evans, and asked who was Evans's
body-guard. Great disorder followed
and 1T was some time before Mr.. Dun
can could resume. He said that IL he
had been Governor for two years he
did not believe it would be necessary
for him TO get his heelers to howl for
him. He had told Newbold that he
was going to give Evans the devil fol
carrying him about with him.
a voice: We are no heelers. You
are one yourself" The man who SAID
this jumped on the stand and shoos
his fist at Mr.. Duncan, though it wa,
evident he meant nothing by that.
Mr.. Duncan said that even the body
guard, Mr.. Newbold, had not gotter
mad at him. Mr.. Newbold was at the
meeting. by the way, having come
down from Chester on his bike, ant
was spectator, taking no part in tht
fracas.
He said that he hsd gone to Ger
tain Dispenser to get certain docu
mcnt, and found that Newbold bat
gotten 1t.
Gnvernor Eunna fanoriiul. 90 nidn,t