The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-08-11

have changed greatly He then
went to free raw materials and said
he stood on the Democratic platform.
which was against discrimination OF
any sort
lrby asked if Calhoun did not
change to free trade, and McLarrin
said he did not, and the crowd went
to hurrahing fer McLaurin aud lrby s
friends broke in.
McLaurin said he had the record,
but did net have TO go to "nigger"
papers or Republicans. McLaurin
con,ended that Calhoun declared
against free raw material, just as he
did. McLaarin tied Evans to Mary
Lease so that.some one hurrahed for
Mary Ellen,
He explained the progress of the
tariff, and stated that all the opposi-
tion to his house position came from
northern Republicans. he claimed
that the 90 per cent duty on cotton
was entirely fair--certainly as Dem
ocratic as higher duty on wheat in
the Wilson bill. A duty of 20 per
cent on cotton could have done no
harm aud much good against foreign
cotton. To day he fully explained
the use of American and foreign cot
ton and woods. If America is not
for Americans who is it for Gap
plause Mr.. Evans talks about
English clothes and hardly a man
here wears foreign coat OF hat.
The hope for our country is to live
at home. The time was over to talk
about helping "you wool'tat boys
and the ike.
yoice-Didn't you say about the
Reform party. during the Darlington
riot. it was going to bell and you
were not going with it?
Mr. McLaurin said with such peo-
pie the whole country would be
there The Reform party, he said,
was all right It was going to un-
load it's useless baggage and was
safe. It bad given the primary to
the people aud stood for the
pie and their rights; but it
was no time 10 talk about Reform.
( (Applause. He went on to talk
about the lumber schedule after some
young man said he could explain
Evans statement and was invited so
to do Gov Evans explained what
he said and then the speech went
merrily along
Mr.. May6eld gave Mr.. McLaurin
five minutes of his 4time. Then Mr
McIIaurin went on to the rice sched-
nle and argued that no foreign crack
ed rice was used here except for
beer making he said be was glad
to see Tillman take such mauly and
honest position yesterday. They stood
together and voted together on all
tariff matters; as Tillman said.
lie thanked the audience for its
warm and enthusiastic reception. and
promised to always worthiIy repre-
sent these people
Col. Irby said he would have to
speak brify because Of the late hour
and threatening weather. He, how
ever, wanted 10 catch up with the liar,
who always attacked the strongest
man He said he was fighting the
world. the flesh and the devil. FL
lerbe, Neal aud Mic Gonzales lie
first denied running IS loose horse
or IN combination with Evans or any
one lie was against the whole
gang The only combination was
against him The tariff was only
used to nistify you Gov E!lerbe,
he said, had prostituted his cfice and
trpe Democracy when he Kept the
metropolitan police in Charleston
The policy is unwise aud unjust, for
Charleston should be treated as
Greenwood-ti.at was Democracy.
There eau be 40 true Democracy
without local self government.
These people wanted new party.
aud picked up alcLanrin, who had
been untrue to his party, to lead
Why Gonzales had Sllerbe decide on
sIcLsurin's appointment before poor
Earle was cold in his grave This
was Indecent haste 1t looked likes
the Reform movement and true De
,nocracy would have no spokesman,
but he took up the cudgei- He then
went On to say why he was sacrificed
last year He was now :he only
Democra: running The Conserva
tives were Democrats. but erred IN
Judgment He was proud of his rec
ord, for it was without blemish A
laugh
ITby-You may hiss, but you
will still be goose.
He said be vas donn here to keep
McLauriu and a few dtsgrunt!ed peo
pie from destroying the Reform party.