The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-26
Candidates are Stumping the State
for EarIe's Place.
A SUM MARY OF THE SPEECHES.
Irby Says He Made Evans Governor
McLaurin Not Present on Account of
nlness--Evans on McLaurin.
The following is brief summary Of
the Senatorial campaign speeches from
day to day.
The Chesterfield Meeting.

About 800 people were at the meeting
held here. Senator McLaurin was not
present, owing to his illness. Col.
hby opened, and proceeding he re-
counted his record as Democrat; told
of his opposition to the suffrage clause
Of the Constitution, and explained why
he did not enter the race last year.
'cMcLaurin says, and Evans says, and
May6eld said before he jumped out of
the pot. that my record as politician
is without blemish," said Col. Irby.
A little later on, in speaking of last
years campaign, he declared 81 didn't
vote for Evans, 1 didn't vote for Earle,
] didn't vote for anybody"
Reverting to his record once more, he
said: ''They all say I've been true.
They can't attack my record. Why
don't they all get out of this race?"
He then proceeded to tell Mr.. Evans
that he couldn't beat Earle last year,
and that in the event of second race
between him and McLamin that he
couldn't win. He, however, believed
the race lay between Evans and him
self.
Col. Irby then took up his services in
the Senate and told of his vote on the
Wilson bill and of his effort to get the
duty taken from sugar.
Col. Irby, in concluding, said that at
Monck's Corner he had proposed to Nc
Laurin to postpone the campaign until
October and November, when the farm
ers would have had time to attend the
meetings. He had refused to acquiesce.
He was now sick. Since he had become
30 The State, that has headed every in
dependent movement in the State, comes
out in q pitiful editorial and says,
.Let's postpone the rest Of the cam
paign." Gonzales. when he finds his
man whipped. wants to call off the re-
naming meetings.
From Dorchester through Pickens,
Spartanburg, Gaffney, Kershaw, Lam
caster and Chester the people are saving
they are going to down this protection
idea. Now Gonzales, who sees that the
Conservatives are jumping from the sup
port of McLaurin ''like heas from dead
rabbit in November" is very solicitous
about this campaign. He wants to put
il off until October. When q mans
whipped he calls for time. Mr.. Con
zales piteously asks ''What says Mr..
Eby to postponing that campsign?"
Mr.. Irby says he won't give McLaurin
any time now, for the farmers have laid
by their crops and are ready to turn out
to hear. this discussion. If McLaurin
can't come back in the race let him get
out or send Gov. Ellerbe, who is re-
sponsible for his appointment, to de-
fend his position. And if Gov. Ellerbe
does come I'll take care of him."
Col. Irby closed by saying he would
be satisfied even If he were not elected
should the people send a Democrat to
the Senate. (Applause.)
Mr.. Evans began by twitting Col.
Ifby for calling himself his political
daddy. ''Do you think" he asked,
''thst an old muscoyy drake like that"
pointing to Irby, could get game
cock like me?"
After further joking he became seri-
ous and took issue with Irby Oh his suf-
frage talk. If Irby knew of better
suffrage clause than the present one,
Why dinn't he propose it? Mr.. Evans
then stated that the issue in this cam
paign was to see whether or not the
Democratic principles Of the last so
years should be upheld. One of these
cardinal doctrines was free raw ma
terials. Taking leather for example,
Q pair of shoes, he said, would under
the Dingley bill cost twice as much
ss they would were hides on the free
list.
Mr.. Evans then assailed McLaurin's
views. McLaurin is sprotectionist, for
his speech at Sumter had been publish
ed in the Congressional Record by Mr..
Grosvenor, of Ohio, a Republican, to
prove that South Carolina was coming
to believe in protection. "Why was it
done if McLaurin did not believe in
protection? he asked. Mr.. Evans thus
stated the platform on which he is seek
ing election:
s .T believe in the Democratic doctrine
OF tariff for revenue only. The luxu-
ries of life and the articles used by the
rich should be taxed high, and the ne
cessities Of life and the articles used by
the poor classes, upon whom falls the
heaviest burdens of taxation, should be
brought in free Of duty. If deficiency
should arise it should be made up by
direct tax on property, and this
would necessitate an amendment to
the Constitution. I am a believer
in free trade for the reason
thst our country has no longer
infant industries, and I am satisfied
that the only guaranty of an economi-
cal administration of our national af-
fairs can be had by a direct tax, which
would cause the people to realize the
burdens upon them and to hold to
strict account their public servants
charged with its expenditures. Repre-
sentlng cotton growing constituency,
free raw materials is the only manner
by which we can provide cheaper man.
ufactured products. This doctrine is
the foundation principle, to use the
words of Mr.. Bryan, underlying the
structure of the Democratic platform,
and Is the one upon which rests the
prosperity and progress of the consum
ers Of tho South and West"
Mr.. Evans spoke at disadvantage
Hardly had he begun when the
crowd began to leave and before he had
finished half had left. 1t was nearly 6
O'Clock when he concluded. He was
applauded.
The Marlboro Meeting.
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