The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-08-14


der, because such policy would be
ruinous. There should be tariff
on luxuries, but none on the
uecessaries of life. He was in favor
of incidental protection or in other
words a tariff for revenue only.
He spoke next on the Monroe doctrine,
explaining that it meant simply that
European nations must stay ON their
side of the Atlantic. We insisted on
the doctrine being carried out in every
respect except financially. If weyiad
enforced such financial doctrine 1--we
would be better off today. Judge Earle
then went into historical sketch of
the monetary situation. With a return
to free silver he said we would return
to Jeiferson's ideal-when no man
would be abjectly poor nor any one
enormously rich.
Governor Evans was received with
enthusiasm. He said tho Shell mani
festo was n declaration Of Independence.
They had won at home and were now
in tho fight throughout tho country.
The relief that we want must come
from Congress and he was glad to say
the light in the East and West is grow
ing brighter. He said man couldn't
simply say he is n Democrat. Haskell
claimed to be n better Democrat than
Tillman. d. b. Hill also claims to be
a one, but he isn't supporting Bryan.
In the South we are agriculturists4 W.
are all dependent on cotton for our
money and it is to our interest that We
get as much as possible. The East is
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terest to make their dollar buy as MI aYb
cotton as possible, and hence they want
the price kept down. But tho West
like us is agricultural. They see that
the East has owned them for years, but
they have run the money changers out
of the country. (Cheers).
Mr.. Harrison spoke first among Gu
bernatorial candidates. He first talked
on the amount of money Clemson Col
legc got and argued that it had sufii-
cient to run it with the government ap-
preparations. lie therefore advocated
that if any more than that was neces-
sarv that it be appropriated from the
privilege tax. He argued his Dispen-
sary plan, holding that it would be
better and cheaper for the counties to
run them.
When Mr.. Whitman was introduced
the crowd called out: ''Step to the
front, Walt" He said he couldn't
make n speech in twenty minutes, but
he could make n few remark.
A voice: "Trot 'em out" Laugh
tcr.)
He said he wanted Reform to mean
something more than pap. sucking.
We have simply changed one set of
pap-suckers for another. He said ho
would prove that taxes had been
raised, although some hellish refer
ences had been made about him by a
man who was suffering with mania O
Duto.
He said one simply had to examine
the tax receipt to show that taxes had
not been reduced. He said he was
out to save the movements .&nd if he
didn't it would 60 to -.
He concluded by saying that if Ire
got to be Governor he would reduce
expenditures and turn over the South
Carolina College and Citadel to the
alumni.
Mr.. Ellcrbe was received with cheer
ing, and spoke at some length upon
the subject Of taxation; and said that
all State institutions of the old party
arc better supported now, and in ad-
dition to that we have established
Clemson and Winthrop, and have
funded the State debt. But all this
was dono without increasing taxation.
The State levy is less, but in the coun-
&5nn E.
special purposes, and he couldn't say
whether taxation had been reduced as
far as particular counties are con-
cerned. He went on to say that he
favored supporting all State, institu-
tions and building up as fas as the
money of the people would permit.
He did not favor pulling down. He
said that he hoped that the moral peo-
pie of the State would not join with the
whiskey men in fighting the Dispensary
law, but that they would cooperate
with tho administration in enforcing
the law and see that its rules and reg
ulations were carried out and thus de-
crease drunkenness and lawlessness.
Mr.. Ellerbe made splendid impress
sion by his speech as was shown by the
very liberal and spirited cheering Civ
en- him when he finished.
Messrs. J. w. Thurmond and J. c..
Wilborn, candidates for solicitor,
closed the meeting in a few brief re-
marks in behalf of their candidacy.
AT wINNSBORo.
: he meeting Mt this point whs one of
rowuyiSm. The crowd numbered
about 100. The court house could
not hold them, SO the candidates spoke
from an improvised platform. 1t was
opened by PRAYER by Rev. Nj. Ferris