Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-04
a9listellansuus Rraaing.
AFTER The ELECTION.


days Landslide.
Each of the late senatorial candid
ates has had something to say to the
reporters about the result of last Tues
days election. Mr.. Irby was inter-
viewed at his home in Laurens on
Wednesday, and expressed himself as
follows:
II have rsothing to say except that
Tillman pretending to be hands of,
has sneakiugly come into thestate and
knitted me to the fat. made Tillman
what he is today. ] never asked his
support I did not expect it; / gave
him credit for being truthful when he
said he was hands off. When be at
tackled me 10 his interview I called
him down by kilograms. In his an
swers he lied like q dog; but I was es'
topped. made this fight to protect
the poor people of the state against
the ravages of the north. ] expected
Tillman would help because the poor
people in the state made US what we
are. AS to McLaurin, / have nothing
to say. AS to Tillman, put him upon
notice that when We meet he may ex-
pect trouble. All that I ask is that he
give the rattiesnakes notice before he
attacks. Further than this, ] have
nothing to say"
Governor Evans was in Columbia on
Wednesday. He told his feelings on
the subject this way:
II entered this race reluctantly af-
ter being assured by my friends
throughout the state that my chances
of winning were remote. But [ de-
cided, after hearing Mr.. McLaurin's
speech at Sumter and upon defiance OF
my enemies, to make the fight, not on
any sectional or factional line, but on
the Democratic platform, and to fight
for the principles which have always
been dear to every South Carolinian
and upon which rests all our future
prosperity ! have been gratiied by
the manner in which my speeches
have been received throughout the
state, and I have received commen.
dation from even my bittrrest po-
litical enemies. The great majority OF
South Carolinians believe today in the
principles advocated by me and are
opposed to the attitude Of both Till
man and McLaurin in the United
States senate. Under the lash of the
Conservative press their followers have
voted without regard to principles be-
ing actuated more by the desire, as
they term it, to destroy factionalism
in our local politics.
Gan inspection of the vote shows
that not 25 per cent. of the farmers OF
the state have voted, and not one-half
of the Democratic voters of the state.
The cause of this was the disgust on
the part part of the Reformers with the
present state administration and its
deals and chickering's with men who
have always been their enemies. Add
ed to this was Senator Tillman's ad-
vocacy of McLaurin's tariff views and
his assertion that McLaurin was with
him, and the defeat of one meant the
Reputation Of the other. Naturally
our friends were at sea and they re-
mained at home, refusing to vote
against their honest convictions but
at the same time fearing that an injury
might be done Senator Tillman who
has posed as the Reform leader, but
who has never led in crisis.
81 had expected an honorable, hon.
est fight; but regret to say that such
was not the case. During the last
four days of the campaign slanderous
circulars were issued to poison the
minds of the people without giving us
chance Of reply. The sickness of
my chief opponent prevented me from
attacking him while he lay in bed