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Bis Tariff P~csitiop--Ma, n-d Cute }.
Short.
Between three ard four hundred Of
the twenty seven hundred vc:ers in
Aiken County came out to-day TO
hear the ST. natorial candidates. TIE
court house was comfortably filled.
The old time enthusiasm Yves missing.
Messrs. Evans, Irby and EcLaurir
each spoke for an hour or more, ard
when Mr.. Mayfeld's time came the
crowd was so weary ard had scattered
so for dinner that be had the mercy
ard good sense to speak for Only ten
minutes.
TX GOVERNOR EVANS
Governor Evans said he re r;tted
that there was so small an audience.
TIE issues that are now up have not
been publicly discussed for years. Mr..
McLaurin. he said. had by act repudi-
ated the true Democratic doctrine and
platform and was g Republican under
Democratic cloak. McLaurin's poll
cy. he urged, would only enrich the
few and make the cost of things high
er TO the masses. McLaurin should
come out like others, he urged, a. g.
protection Republican. for it was
wrong to serve as a Republican in
Democratic livery, The Republicans.
never gave the Democrats anything
unless they sold out or gave ten for
one According to the papers, Nc.
Laurin is doing everything in Wash
ineton, and it would pay to ssk the
government to let the State have the
$50, 900 and bring the others lone.
He said he would say nothing about
Governor Ellerbe's taking the endorse.
ment Of 40. 600 voters over the few
WEAKLY politicians. He never asked
for the appointment. If NcLaurin's
policy is carried out it will cost the
farmers 20 per cent. more on necessa-
ries.
He commented on a negro paper in
Washington urging McLaurin's ep
pointment because of his helping TO
defeat the Jim crow bill.
He then at length discussed the Pc
ruvian and Egyptian cotton schedules
and urged that there could be no pos
sible good in it to the farmers, except
to pay more for bis socks, and hose
and clothes in which these cottons are
used. Only 100. 600 bales of long sta,
pie was raised in this country and
three-fourths of that in Georgia, and
the idea was to tax the masses 10 help
a few sea island negroes" and plant
ers. To show that McLaurin was q
protectionist he said McLaurin voted
for a 300 per cent. tax on wool against
the IS per cent. tax in the Wilson
bill, as proposed in committee.
As to Tillman's position, he did net
think it the same as McLaurin's, but If
it were Tillman was wrong and he
would tell him so and vote against
him.
he spoke q long time on the cotton
schedules and said it gave the North
the very club it wanted with which 10
rob the South on the compensatory
tax on bageirg and ties. 1t was like
selling out for a mess Of pottage, with
the Southern masses getting nothing.
The speech of MI. Evans was full on
the tariff issue.
COLONEL IRBY.
Colonel Irby said he first came to
Aiken to see how the Reform move.
ment would take in this section and
and after his visit told Tillman all was
safe. He spoke of taking in new
h1ooJ o~l <ho{ NJ HapJareo, WOO tho
biggest catch since 1890. lApplause.)
Said he wanted to talk as a Reformer,
Democrat and farmer. Talking of
his being the daddy OF Evans he said
when Tillman wanted Ellerbe for
Governor, he had told Evars he
should be Governor, he made Tillman
quit Ellerbe and 90 10 Evans and elect
him. He said he had always been op.
posed by 1.-The clique" in Columbia.
Mayfeld was the child of Shell, and
so an orphan; Duncan of the devil,
and McLaurin of Gonzales.
He said The State misrepresepted
him and alleged that it was sn injus,
tice and perversion to have said he
favored factional siiife when he said
be did not. This is where the word
not was printed to read now He
said The State took advantage Ct him
at times. AS 10 his pispensary views,
he said he wanted the system given a
feir chance. 1t was far better than
open barrooms. He helped make the
law and believed the system right yet.
If there were any rottenpess it should
be remedied and if any dishonesty il
should be punished. He would not
change either. He objected to fea-
lures of the law, especially imprison.
ment in the Penitentiary for sale OF
liquor.
The campaign had been forced on
and a horrible schedule arranged by
Col. Neal and others.
Talking Oh, he said if Tillman had
taken his advice he would have had a
wooden man run against McLaurin
He explained at length why he did
dot run last year and other political
acts, heretofore stated. He predicted
that there would be a Republican
and Democratic party in this State,
and in time the suffrage plan would
be cursed.
Talking Of the Reform movement,
he said if it had not been for him TIL
man would still be selling butter in
coperas breeches. The movement, be
said, starte d in the defeat of Gen. Gary
in 1880. II Gary had lived he would
have been elected in 1882 and there
would have been no occasion for the
movement that vindicated Gary's as
sassination. He found Tillmap, pro-
posed to him at Dan Tompkin's house
TO run for Governor and Tillman read.
;1r o.eon+oI ovid ba uoecIeotod He