Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-07-14

Oii CoSA OehShs - AS AsSHAc'AS@h
party has always plundered the
people, The Democratic party has
always sought to protect the rights
of the masses. If the Democracy
departs from the principles which
have been held since tho days of
Calhoun and condones on the
ground of equalizing it, there be-
comes to that extent a party which
builds up one class of it's citizens
by helping to plunder the other
claases. We are all agreed on the
money lines and I believe in ad-
dition that that we should have a
more flexible system. I will de-
velop this system more fully later
on. On the Dispensary my posi-
tion is pretty we'll understood. I
will take positive stand on lheI
Dispensary during the campaign
on the line of the bill which ! in,
troduced last winter in the State
Senate, and will discuss it at someI
length this evening" I
Ex-Governor Evans arrived ilh
the city on the noon train, but esl.
capped the vigilance of the Regis
ter correspondent. He had NIT
registered at any of the hotelS,
nor could he be found at The place.
he usually stays while here. Some
said he had gone to enjoy the
breezes on Sullivan's Island, anil
that is probably where he was.
The campa ign party will
leave here tomorrow morning, for
Walterboro, where the next meet
ing will bs held.
THE CAMPAIGN MEETING.
The only thing out of the usual
run at the Senatorial campaign
meeting this evening was the in
cident between Dol. Jrby and Edi-
tor Applet of the Manning Times.
When Senator Irby got up he sail
ed right into Editor Applet, who
was sitting in the audience. Col.
Irby said he had always made ia
a rule in life whenever hit to hit
back. He had been gratui!ously
insulted, and proposed to hit back.
He did not accuse Mr.. McLaurin
of the wrong, and id not believe
him guilty of such things. He
said the insult appeared in an af-
ternoon paper, and was an inter
view from Mr.. Appelt, who was
McLaurin's great friend. He said
he had 40 one following him about,
and did not want to have any one
going around with him, as he could
take care of himself. He needed
no striker. He sad he noticed i'll
all afternoon paper an interview
with this friend, for he must lie a
friend rs he was called "My Dear
Appelt." Much laughrer.) Now
Mr.. Applet had, without cause or
occasion, offered him a gratuitu-
ous insult. He was among almost
strangers, and ne had sat2 and
preached that l would not carry
Laurens County. Now that was
said to injure me, and when it is
indecently and cowardly said that
I cannot and will not carry my;
own county it is too much of al
good thing.
De fosed e. 6iaf5 sa4sas aualsns
-~"If he will deny it I'll stopT
said Col. Irby.
Mr.. Appelt went on to say that
be had been talking with a news
paper friend about the situation
and had jokingly said: GIL bet
you Col. Irby does not carry
Laurens County" Mr.. Applet
,aid what he had said was a joke
Ind was without malice or inten-
ion of hurting him or showing
my disrespect.
Col. Irby wanted to know if be
lenied the interview. II
The audience broke out into ap-
clause, mauy crying "Irby!" 6
Chair. Barnwell said: That's t
nough; he's explained. He meant @
10 disrespect." It
Col. Irby answered the applause, r
nd then cried out: "Then that is U
to saying the report 4
'as a lie" f
There the incident closed. a
Col. Irby went on to say that a
II he wanted was fair play, and {
nat he expected to have or die in "
ae attempt. This provoked much
pplause. --- .
Senator trby charged that there
as a deep plot ahoat which if !
uccessful would raise sectional
ceiling and ruin Charleston. He .
aid he was in the fight to a finish,
nd could not be bulldozed, and
9 would fight on. The first ten
leetings may demoralize candi-
ates, but when he got up into the r
ountry where the rivers ran, +
1ings would be different. q q
He tried some ridicule on Nc n
aurin's record, and said he made n
is first Congressional speech de- q
unciatory of the apis tocracy of a
outh Carolina and said in Rerke- r
" that McLaurin was even a +
reater Reformer than Tilln an, q
ut tonight he was different. Il
McLaurin had the crowd and tl
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