The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-03

po'"'eSzS zS',Sate and national plat
1orms ae knew of no conspiracy,
anS stood for giving all chance.
f1f there WAS conspiracy, it was to
keep certain parties in ofsce. The
trouble was when the Colleton plan
was inaugurated Gov Evans denied
that he knew anything about it and
Rooster favored it and it was against
him.
MoLaurin went on to say the Col
Teton plan was started in the interest
OF Evans and was for the purpose of
letting few thousand voters run
the nomination Of the Governor. lie
said that such things drew the
factional lines.
Here there was break of ap.
plause for Evans. Chairman Bran
lett again tried to quiet the crowd,
and MoLaurin said it WAS only u
few ,who cried for Evans, and he
would not let them talk if they
wished. He said that the factional
flight was settled, in his opinion, in
; 1892, and are incorporated in the
democratic platform.
McLaurin said that Evans was
trying to appeal to Ignorance" of
the people, and this seemed to offend
some, and they thought it was say
ing they were ignorant and there
was another rumpus.
Col. Irby wanted McLaurin to
apologize, and he said he had said
nothing to need apology.
Gov. Evans asked that his friends
hear McLaurin.
McLaurin explained that he meant
Evans was attempting to appeal to
ignorance as to Calhoun's views, as
but very few, except students, knew
what McLaurin's views really were.
McLaurin rolled up his sloeves and
won't to pounding away at the facts
relative to his views on the tariff,
and insisted that he was not and
never had been a protectionist, and
that his whole fight was to have his
state recognised as an integral part
of his country. Mr.. Evans under
his direct tax plan would reduce tho
labor to a pauper labor by his exces-
sive tax. He wanted everyone to
understand that the necessary ex-
penses could not bo raised except
with incidental protection. He
doubted If the Dingley bill would
raise enough to run tho govern
ment.
He related how the bill was pre-
pared and how it was rushed through
the house, and his whole purpose
was to make the bill non sectional.
He was attacked by leading ropubli-
cans, which would not indicate ac-
coptance by the republicans His only
incentive was to represent his peo-
pie honestly and conscientiously. He
was the first member to open up the
question Of free bagglng and ties.
He said he would not be senator OK
cept upon the endorsement of his
people in primary. He went over
the cotton schedule at lene ii and
said in the house committee every
republican opposed Bacon's cotton
duty amendment. Just rs sure as
this country remains on the single
standard and Mexico has silvor
basis, Mexico will send short staple
here unless there is some barrier He
then went to the lumber schedule.
Mr.. McLaurin confined himself
to further explanation Of his votes
and was on this topic when admon-
ished that his hour was by. The
essential point Of McLaurin's speech
today was the nom -factional idea
which he urged should be recogniz-
ed, as there was no need for factions
now.
MR., 8. q. MAYFIELD
Mr.. S. G. Mayfeld said he was
delighted to be among his own peo-
pie, whore he was raised He said
he would talk for only forty minutes.
He Immediately jumped on Nc
Laurin's tariff views and insisted
that McLaurin's ideas could not do
this people any good. McLaurin
cannot complain Of being called
protectionist, because to agree with