The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-12

crat-that had gotten common. Has
kell cal]e1 himself better Democrat
than Tillman Hill had gained fame by
his Il am Democrat, y yet he was 60
ing to vote for Mckinley. ANY mar
who wants 10 get office 10 South Caro-
lana has got to be true aud 1ried 81
Lance Reform Democrat
Bill 3nell-lt looks like they want
to bring us lower than the black race
| EQans--That's it; but they can't dc
it, and we'll put you on the high seat
in the sanctuary. Cheers
Gov. Evans made reference to the
time when he would be located in
Washington, pulling for the boys.
Voice-EarIe, Earle.
Evans-Say, you early bird, I've
clipped your wings long ago, now
hush. (Cheers.) You have only got
one tail feather left, and III pull that
out before | am through.
The governor then made pass at
the monetary question. He finds il
exceedingly difficult 10 refrain from
pointing moral or adjoining tale
during such discussion, and in FIVE
minutes usually returns 10 this State
and the Reform fight.
Gov. Evans was proceeding to read
statistics on the amount of gold in cir
culation, showing that if the people
were entirely dependent on gold there
would be but S3.07 per capita. when
an auditor told him never mind about
that. The people knew how it was
Bat, said Evans, there is something
more important than free silver, more
important than the President, it was
the
\ Voice--The supreme court
Evans That's II. It's those men
who sit On the high bench and try to
crush the people. The governor pro.
ce eeded to critlcise Simonton for his
action in preventing two competing
roads from cutting rates, when such
cuts helped the farmers. 1t was an
outrage. Would he stop merchants
from cutting rates? No, he knows his
masters; the corporations own him
and he had to respond.
Evans said he was going to the SEN
ate on the fast express. He would not
leave grease spot of his competitors
after the primary on the 25.h OF Au,
gust. (Cneers.)
Mr.. Z.igler remarked that "We
want a United States Constitutional
convention just like South Carolina
had and old Ben Ti!lman ana Evans
will give it to US"
Gov. Evans made some reference to
the Charleston morning paper sup
porting one of his competitors and
having headlines which showed its
opposition to him.
Just before the calling Of time on
him, Gov. Evans said.
II was handed yesterday by the
Gospel Temperance Union some ques-
tions, and | will answer them, so The
newspapers can get it. F"
Snell--The newspapers lie so you
should not answer them.
Evans-I suppose they are asked be-
cause they think l can't answer them.
He then read the questions, as fol-
lows, making his replies to each one:
Question Did you, during Gov
ernor Tlllman's administration, use
your influence TO procure special priv
lleges outside of the provisions Of the
dispensary law for the sale of beer by
the Charleston brewers
Ans Fer-No, did not. Id like to
see the man use his influence on OLD
Ben to grant special privileges to any
body. (Cbeers.)
Question 2-Will you point out the
aulnority of law under which you
acted as governor and chairman of the
State board of control in 1895, in
granting whar are known as special
privileges to certain individuals for
the sale of beer in Columbia and
Charleston Did you not make such
appointments without authority of
law, and without the consent or ap.
progal of the State board of control, of
which you were chairman If so,
what We're your reasons for making
said appointments without the author
ity of lava
AnsWer-rhe State board of control
had right to make rules. The Cnar
Iestnn brewery was given the privilege
by Governor Illlman and | granted
it to Mr.. Seegers in Columbia. You
could not leE one have it without the
other. The new board has, | think,
granted privileges. | don't know
whether il has the right to do go.
Question 3--Ha7e you not at sundry
times while chairman of the board OF
control, received presents Of liquors
from dealers VINO were supplying IL
quors to the dlspensary and from
others who were seeking to sail their
| liquors to the commissioner or your
| bUardi
Answer had no more to do with
the purchase of liquors than one Of
you men down there. | think l got
TWO presents of liquor from men whom
no liquor was ever bought. The, only
other presents" [ have ever had was
liquor sent me by commissioner from
samples sent to him.
Question 4-HaVe you ever as gov
ernor, controlling the action OF the
State constab ables under the dispensary
law, instructed them to enforce the law
against dispensers who were violating
the PROVISIONS, as well as against those
engaged in running blind tigers?'
Answer Yes and published it in the
newspapers. When Bishop Duncan
had stated To the contrary III Charles
ton, wrote TO ask for his authority
and he never answered my letter.
Question 5.-Have you IN any man
ner exercised your authority as COVER
nor or chairman OF the board of con-
troll to bring TO punishment dispensers
or mployes OF the dispensary reported
to you or known ID you as violating
the law2
Answer Why, Of course | have.
The grand juries ali over the State
have prosecuted tnem Wherever |