The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-07-14
c. NS Series

friend and felt that this was known !;
he had shown it when he was chair
man of the Democratic executive
committee
Col. Irby said that it was very good
TO talk about duty on rice and lumber
ADD Sea 1slaod cotton 10 this country,
but that the people in the up-country
who ate the rice wouldn't rejoice that
they we're being made to pay tribute to
the few rice growers il this State
He said that SO per cent Of the people
outside Of the coast tier received 20
beoe6t from the duty on rice and did
not favor it, aud it was SO With other
duties Mr.. McLaurin advocated.
He said the audience ought to have
seen aud heard McLaurin at Moncks
Corner At that place be vas Till
mantle of the TillmaDites and could
never get close enough to Tillmao, but
in Charleston it was different. AS for
himself, be was a Reformer. bat one
who was always liberal to Charleston.
Tonight Irby for the first time mild
ly ridiculed McLaurin He said that
when McLaarin went to congress be
started his record with speech round
ly abusing the aristocracy Of South
Carolina. In being elected to congress
he defeated bis best friend He said
that when McLauriD was elected attor-
ney general it vas said he bad never
bad case in the supreme court He
said that McLaurin could blow his own
trumpet better than.any man be ever
saw. He said that McLaurin would
better have remained in the house on
the committee and that his light could
have sbone better there.
Col. Iroy gid that nc one ever knew
bow McLaurin bad cotton ou the ways
aud msaus committee. but it was not
through his merit. Reed, M,Lauriu
and the Almighty alone knew aud 20
one was telling how it was done.
He suggested that if McLaurin were
elected that Charleston would suffer as
never before from sectional prejudice,
but be did not state how the prejudice
was to so result, but reserved that for a
later time. He said be did not expect
macy votes here, as he had been too
close to Tillmao in his fight for the
poor mau. He would, he said. carry
Laarens county aud the State generally,
and time would shcw it. Col. Irby
spoke for about an hour and hoped that
Charleston would stand by its cid Demo
cracy and that of Calhoun. He said
Charleston knew what sort Of friend
be vas and that be would continue to
see that it received fair play. There
we're good mauy Of Trby's friends 10
the audience.
State Senator MaJ6eld had the dis
advantage of being the last speaker,
and as the audience soon saw that be
did not propose making a sensational
spesch. there was not much interest
Mr.. MaY6eld made a good, clear
speech on the tariff and dispea
sary. He looked upon McLau-
rims views as being breezy nothiDgs
and hoped South Carolina would fol.
low the doctrine of Calhoun and what
| it had always held and not run of to
aoy false gods or new tangled protec-
tion ideas. He stood for the masses,
and therefore opposed any protection
doctrine.
He believed the dispensary has done
much good in securing constitutional
restrictions for liquor business. He
was opposed to the present system, and
wanted plan like the bill he offered
10 the last senate. He was not in
favor of free liquor. but wanted probi-
bit;on. Under his plan those who
wanted license could have it with re-
strictions in the sale Of liquor. He
held that the dispsnsary as DOW run
was dismal failure. He explained
why. in defereoce to Governor Ellerbe
ADD prominent members, be did not
press his local option bill at the last
session
His dispepsary views were heartily
applauded.
Senator McLaurin was tonight at
tackled with indigestion. aud will not
be able te attend the Walterboro meet
ing to.morrow.-The State.
Tohn Goru Euonc Nnnakc