The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-23
EARLE AND EVANS.
A Lively Encounter at
Lancaster.
JUDGE EARLE ASKS QUESTIONS.
The Episode Exciting and Dramatic
at Timcs--Paving the Way Tor Hot
Campaign Work.

The campaign meeting at Lancaster
was the liveliest yet seen, and the
candidates for U. S. Senator caused
the change from dullness to exciting
interest:
Judge Earle was the first speaker in.
troduced, there being several calls for
him. He appeared here asking for one
OF the highest offices in the land and
he had no apologies to make. He had
looked the people OF Lancaster in the
there we're charges against his admin
Istration. He came because he doomed
1t his privilege and duty to face any
man or people who said he was corrupt
or that his Office had not been econsmi-
cally administered. He knew there
was no hope OF his election, but he
could only answer the charges or in.
situations by being a,canddate. When
ever there Is any insinuation against
public man, ne has no right to say,
Make ont your bill OF Indictment and
prove it, before I will answer" 1t 10
his place to go before the people and
prove the insinuations false. When
Tillman was nominated, he ceased to
oppose him. Tillman declared he
thought him pure. He did him Justice
and he had done Tillman Justice.
He had been admired by the people
and had been elevated to the Office of
circuit judge, and he came here to-day
asking election to the United States
Senate.
So far as State affairs were concern
ed, he would leave them to other can
didates. The honorable and handsome
Governor and the honorable and hand
some Mr.. Duncan could discuss them,
but he hoped that as the result Of this
election, he would be permitted to deal
with national issues in Congress.
Judge Earle then took up the fnan-
cial question. AS TO the cry oi over
production, he said it was nonsense.
So long as there was one ragged woman
in the world there was demand for
moro cotton, so long as there was one
hungry man there was need Of more
wheat. If all the wheat was divided
there would not be a half barrel to
each inhabitant; nor If all the cotton
was made into cloth there DO enough
to go around. 1t was not overproduc-
tion, but under-consumption and there
was under-consumption because there
was not enough money to pay for tho
products.
Ho dwclt upon the history of coinage
and then showed how the weight of
at4l24 grains, while the amount Of gold
in dollar had been reduced.
Was it right and just after the
United States had incurred a debt
based on the gold and silver standard
to have to pay that debt on the basis
of gold standard was 1t just to make
that discrimination against the debtor?
The United States has the right to fix
the system Of weights and measures.
Suppose man was to give his note to-
day for $50 bushels OF corn to be paid
next year, and N the meantime Con-
gress should change the measure of
bushel to one third more, and that
when he went to pay his note the cred
Would that be honest? And yet the
government had done that identical
thing as to silver.
Generate Earle strongly favored the
income tax, and spoke at length upon
the iniQuities of the tariff. If free
silver carried the day we would have a
hard time Of it for q while, but it was
better to endure that for a short time
and 80 get free from the halter that
was about our necks.
Let us lay aside dissensions among
ourselves; let us stand together as one
peopio fer the good Of South Carolina,
working together and with one pur-
pose. We are all Democrats and should
stand together as one people.
Mr.. Duncan rejoiced to see the two
great parties arrayed openly In the
fight on great issue. Heretofore 1t
had been u cowardly contest. He
maintained that Tillman had done
more for silver than any other man In
the United States. Mr.. Duncan refer
red to the history Of the Reform move
ment; how Tillman led 1t on to success
when in other States it went to pieces.
Now, Tillman had made the issue in
Congress, he had stirred the people
and made all men take sides.
Mr.. Duncan claimed, with modcsty
for the great leader" by saying he
was greater than q President he
made Presidents. The national com
Inittec hadIgiven him the honor Of blaz,
ing the way to victory. He had done
so and those who done so sailed into
victory.
AS to Judge Earle, he had no quarrel
with him, but man who was not q
party man need not expect support
from any party. He had him to defeat
and he could do 1t like gentleman.
AS to his other competitor he would
speak without prejudice or passion
Ho would speak to honest men and
would stand by them. He had seen
Ben Tillman who had declared he was
hands-of in this race when he con
vinced the Reformers of that fact ther
Evans chances In this race would In
deed be slim.
He repeated his question as to wheth
or, when Evans had gotten Rhind the
appointment OF agent to refund the
debt. he, Evans expected to make any
thing out Of it. He wanted him to say
whether or not he had expected tt
make anything out Of the bond tran
saction. Evans would get up and cry
"Prove it, prove it," when he would
not even deny 1t. He objected to being
misuuoted on the stand in order tina
the crowd might be made to laugh ant
turned from the point.
IF EvanA did deny having an agree
mcnt with Rhind, he would have
something moro to say.
Governor Evans, who was seated be
hind the speakers stand, was heard tt
say, sotto voce, that some men wore
natural born liars" This amused