The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-12
AN ORDERLY MEETING.
The CANDIDATES REQUESTED NO
TOIMDULGEiN PERSONALITIES.

TOIMDULGEiM PERSONALITIES.
An Unusually Large Number OF Question,
! PropouBded and Observation-Disclosures
standing issues Were Discussed There
Was Some Spirit In the Debate.
About five hundred people attended
the campaign meeting at Orangebur2
on last Thursday, and everything
passed Oft very quietly Daring the
morning the following paper was pre-.
sented to each candidate:
/. We, the Democrats of Orange
burg county, request the candidates
for State and national Offices torefrain
from any personal illusions to the
character and record Of their oppo.
neutS.
2. That they be requested to speak
on the issues OF the day and their own
records as public officers.
). That we discountenance ali re.
elimination and vituperation-
4. That we be allowed to support
sucn men as we deem best for the good
of the State, without suggestions from
the candidates.
The resolutions had not been adopt.
ed by the county executive committee,
and who the authors of the resolutions
were did not appear. The meeting
was held IN : pretty grove on the out
skirts Of the town. Very excellent
music was furnished between acts by
the Orangeburg brass band-an organ
| iZatiou Of wtllch the citizens Of the
town are justly proud.
At IL O'clock Congressman J. VIM.
Stokes, acting Tor County Chairman
Lowman, who was sick. called the
| meeting to order and Mr.. E. II. Hous
er prayed. Dr.. Stokes asked that the
audience be attentive, and give every
speaker d respectful bearing. II any
one desired 10 PROFOUND a question he
hoped it would be asked in respectful
manner and respectful answer be
given.
Gen. Richbourg and Gen. Watts
were the hrst Speakers. Each Of these
gentlemen want the office of Adjutant
and Inspector General, and neither OF
them is backward IN asking for it. Af-
ter they got through Judge Earle was
introduced.
JUDGE EARLE SPEAKS.
Before be had proceeded far several
young men in front of the stand were
talking in loud tone. If you w;sn
TO speak, gentlemen, come on the
stand" said Gen. Earle.
Go ahead, Mr.. Earle" said voice.
Keep your men quiet, called
another.
General Earle did not ask them to
vote for him because he was a Reform
er. He would GOT deceive them II he
could He simply asked that they
vote Tor him because lie was Demo,
crat. He had declared in 1896 that
the Shell manifesto was false and he
had gone upon the stump and proved
his assertion. He had proved that
charges against his office were false.
Did any man blame him for doing
that2 No man should be afraid Of the
light OF the truth. II say to you,
young men, be men; say to you old
men, teach your sons to be men-to
fear God and God alone. Teach them
TO be true to themselves. He had
gone upon the stump in 1890 and told
the people that What was depressing
them could not be remedied by legisla-
lures Or State otficers-they needed re-
lief elsWhere.
When General Earle proceeded to a
discussion of the financial question,
demonstrating how values had shrunk
in the last 20 years, how impossible it
was for farmer who had mortgage
on his land to get out of debt, ne re-
cei7ed earnest attention. He closed
by hoping to soon see the day when
Conservatives and Rsformers would
be names only; he wished united
people to work together for South Car
oina's prosperity and glory.
As General Earle was taking his
seat, Mr.. Ed Zsigler, young man
who had been standing Immediately
in front OF the speakers, called to him,
but his question was drowned by the
band. Z-igler requested the chairman
to notify Gen. Earle that he was want
ed to answer question. When the
band ceased playing Cen. Earle ad,
vanced to the front and said he was
informed some one wished TO ask him
question.
Zeigler-Do you expect the vote of
the ignorant voters of This county:
Earle-That is not proper question.
Zeigler-Do you say, as has been
said by one of your supporters IN this
town, that only the ignorant man were
going to vote Tor Evans and Duncan.
Earle-L would not insult the hon
est men of this county by replying to
such a question. (Cneers for Earle.)
General Earle took his seat, but i'm
mediatel " jumped up and going to the
front said: Let me ask that gentle
man wnat Office he holds here?'
Z9igler-l hold a position that l
don't have to resign ii order to run
for office.
Earle-rll guarantee you are en-
ployed in the dlspensary. Cries of
Yes" and cheers for Earle.)
Earle have nothing to say against
the dlspensary. | believe it mas done
good and Will do good under proper
management, but l do not think that
1t should be brought into polltlcs in
this way
Zelgler had gotten upon upon the
stand when Judge Elrle asked his
question and stood near him, but did
not succeed in making an impression.
He asked General Earle VINO had
prompted him to ask whether he was
a CLERK IN the dispensary. Earle re.
piled that be asked the question and II
was for Zelgler to answer. Zelgler did
not give his testimony III this matter,
but II WAS not needed aud tor the re-
msinder Of the meeting he did not
SEEN to be quite SO demonstratlYe.
GOV. EVANS INTRODUCED.
Gov. Evans was cheered. lie asked
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