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POLITICS GETTING WARM
JUDGE EARLE ANO GOV. EVAN ) HAVE
ALVEY WAR OF WORDS.
The Most Exciting Meeting Up to Date.
Flat Contr radictions and Finger-Shakipg.
Governor Evans Says That Col. Johu Z.


Governor Evans Says That Col. john &.
Haskell Lied.
CHESTERFIELD, July 2l.-The cam
paign meeting here today was stormy
one. The sensational feature was the
colIoquy between Judge Earle aud
Governor Evans. Debates can scarce
ly continue in the strain of today
without there being trouble between
these men. There are limits which
must be reached even in these days of
indecency upon the stump. There
we're contradictions fat. Judge Earle
declared Evans had condemned him
self by bis own statement in the bond
case. In his talk about Detective
Newbold, there were some remarks
which might be construed to mean al
most anything you pleased from coffee
to pistols. ,
After several other candidates had
aired themselves the Senatorial aspI
rants were heard from.
GOV. EVANS SPEAKS
Governor Evans was the first Sena'
torial candidate. He said that the peo
ple's interests were at stake in this
great financial fight, and their hopes
would be realized unless some mistake
was made. In reply TO an attack by
Mr.. Whitman on him about the Allan.
ia Exposition matter, he explained
that at the solicitation of many people
in the State he had borrowed the ne,
cessary money and the Legislature and
the people had endorsed that action.
So far as Mr.. Tompkin's statement is
concerned, he is right. We adjusted
our differences and there is none now
between us. When | heard he was
aggrieved went to see him We de
vised plan but the Legislature, in its
wisdom, adopted another, and we OF
course bowed. He cannot be respon:
sible for newspaper statements and
there is no difference between us. The
Dispensary law is now out OF the hands
of State House officials, and has been
put in the hands of an independent
board. 1t has been taken out OF poll.
tics and no man can nse it for politica|
aegrandizement.
Governor Evans then dropped State
issues and went into discussion OF
the monetary problem, showing that
years back the Alliance had formulat
ed demands for free coinage and an in
come tax. Where was Judge K ,rle
then9 He stood with his sword tight
ing these principles for which we were
striving. When was lighting for re
form he was fighting the Shell mani.
festo, saying it was untrue from end
to end. 1t was easy enough to say
am with you now, because the Demo
cratic convention had adopted our de-
mands and they had to be with us.
The reason why we put Judge K irle
on the bench was because he had said
Tillman was all right. Hasn't he
been paid well enough2 (Cheers.)
Judge Earle: "Where were you in
1890 at the campaign meeting al
Aikens"
Gov. Evans: II was right where
am now" (Cheers)
Judge Earle: "You didn't act that
way; you yourself have been hanging
on both Sides"
Gov. Evans: "Well, then you SET
me a bad example, if I was in the
same boat with you: Why, John
Haskell accused the Evans boys oi
bowling down old Wade Hampton
when he knew it was lie. Cheers.
He said that he did not believe the
people would lay aside an old leader
for a new one. Judge Earle sitting
on the bench could not learn the peo
ple's needs like he and others who
went among them. The Judge would
be too dignified to WELD old Ben's
pitchfork in the Senate" Laughter
Referring to Senator Harrison's
statement that the appointment of o
few constables would endanger the
liberties of the people, he said that wa!
all bosh. A few little constables could
not take away the rights of the people
He denied that taxes had been in
creased More money had been col
lected, but it came from railroads
banks, factories and other property
that had escaped taxation, but horses
and mules and other property of tht
farmers had not been increased
(Cheers) He warned the people tha
the fight had not been won and ht
urged them all to register and vote
Referring to the bond matter ht
asked whether any man wanted tt
near it, he having published his expla
. nation in every paper and made it il
nearly every county he had been in
Two or three asked for the explanation
and although the Governors time wa!
out he proceeded to give his explana
ton anew.
Judge Earle: How much are vol
to get9"
Governor Evans: 1T has neve
been determined how much l am tt
get"
Judge Earle: did you not tel
Philip Gadsden of Charleston tha1
you would get $l2, 600 to $l5, ,00Os"
. Governor Evans: eff Phil Gads
den says told him any such thing h,
lies in his throat"
Continuing, he exclaimed: "Fo
Gods sake give me credit for some po
litical foresight. Tue idea of me tell
ing Phil Gadsden, my political ant
personal enemy, that was corrupt.
(Cheers)
Judge Earle, Governor Evans con
tinued, should answer the question
put to him by Mr.. kollock, wh'
printed them in his paper over his owl
name.
Judge Earle: Il will answer any
question. | am not ashamed of an,
of my actions"
Governor Evans: II don't believ,
you are. You are not ashamed o
having been an anti or having Tough
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