The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-04

pauper labor by his excessive
lax He wau;ed every one to under
stand that the necessary expenses could
not be raised except with Individual
/ protection He doubted if the Dingley
bill woald raise enough 50 ruu the gov
erumept
He related how the bill was prepared
and how it was rushed through the
house. and his whole purpose was to be
attacked by leading Republicans, which
| woald not indicate bis acceptance
by the Republicans His Only ineep-
tive vas to represent bis people honest
ly and conscientiously. He was the
the 6rst member to open up the
question OF fsee bagging aud ties. He
said be would not be senator except up
ou the endorsement of bis people in a
primary. He went over sbe1 cotton
schedule at length and in the house
committee every Republican opposed
Bacon cotton duty amendment Just
as sure as this county remains on :he
siu gle STANDARD and Mexico has silver
basis. Mexico will send short staple
here unless there is some barrier.
He then went on to the lumber scbed.
ule.
Mr. McLaurio confned himself to
further explanation of his votes. ADD was
on this topic when admonished that bis
bour vas up Tie essential point Of
McLaurin's speech today was the 400
factionai idea which he urged should be
recognized. as eherc was DO need for
facs,ons now.
Mr. s G May6ed said be was de-
lighted 10 be among his owo people.
He said he would talk Only 40 miputes
He Immediately jumped oo McLaurin's
tariff views and insisted that McLaa
ri,l's ideas could not do this people any
good NcLaurio cannot complain Of
being called a profeoiionoss. because to
agree With them ic part was to agree
10 principal AlcLa.rin had done
more mischief for the time in the
sen ate than any man ever 10 shat bndy
from this State Il South Carolina
vas ready TO 90 into the Republican
lines, then McLauril's 3 views are prop
er. Ie then Jumped 90 McLaurin for
defen2;ng the TillmaD Latiner bill.
He rclafed his ant:-5ispensary views.
He said he would pay his respects
to The Record, and if McI1aurin had
$500 to give away it should be TO
the people.
Mayfeld said McLaurin was the
best advertised man and jumper he
ever say. The cry Of combination
was gotten up by McLaurin and
his paper. In respone to an in
curry, the explained how Tillman and
McLaurin voted together. Tillman,
he said voted to load down the bill
-McLaurin said Tillman's and his
views were identical Mayfeld went
on to say that McLaurin had killed
himself here TO day, and be had told
the crowd it was ignorant, and be
went on to cay McLauria had lost his
grip since be went into the campaign
He said McLaurin had as few friends
everywhere as here to. day
He closed by rapping the dispen
sary, and saying there could be no
barrooms The constables, be said,
did nothing at all now The lawyers
got $40, 300 of $4,000 out of the dis
psnsary. The dispensary breeds more
scandal, calumy and rotteness than
anything ever ksown The dispen-
sary is doomed.
Voice-Right
In response to an inquiry from Mr.
Whitman, he said any one except a
crankNcould tell the difference be-
tween prohibition and high license,
and local option with high license.
He, however, explained the matter
MT. w ustuaB Woutcu W hHOW IL NIX
Mayfeld called. him a crank and
Mayfeld said be hardly knew he
(Whitman was here
Col lrby started out BY saying the
liar was abroad This. be said. was
the best sign he was going to beat
his opponents-sll of them Ti'lman
and he had been great friends. and if
Tillman had political daddy he was
that person He said there was now
and has ali along been an effort to
ALLEVIATE him and Tiliman. They
dared not publish the latest lie in
The State; but started it in North
Carolina lie did not care to cay
what he had done for Tiilman, but no
man could reflect or him or his re
cord without it being resented There
was an interview printed in q Char
lotte paper rejecting on him and The
State was glad enough to republish
it He said the interview reflected