The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-02
The Georgetown Meeting.

Over hundred white men and twice
- many negroes heard Senatorial can
didates speak today. Mr.. Evans was
interrupted at one point in his speech
by an old fellow, to the amusement OF
tie crowd
Col hby throughout his speech fire.
quentiy cansed laughter, and was ap-
III. John Gary Evans Was sorry to
- the slim attendance Of voters, and
atfributed il 10 the fact that the race
Had narrowed down to one heat The
few here though looked like thorough
breds and men who believed In fair
play. Since McLaurin had bean i'll
the mouths Of the opponents had been
slapped Of @itcizing anything except
his public records and public speeches,
xlich were public property. But
while HI. McLaurin's opponents were
attempting 10 carry on a hminded
and fair fight against him. his agents
in Columbia had opened McLaurin
campaign bureau in Columbia and
are sending ont all over the State q
circular attacking the records OF the
okher candidates In this race. He did
not say that that circular is Infamous.
Its & lie. He hoped that the bureau was
being run without the consent or knowl-
Sdxe Of Mr.. McIMnrin, but 81 say right
here, Mr.. McLaurin viii be held per-
scnalIy responsible for anything COM
Inc ffom his headquarters unless he re-
pudjates the acts Of his agents" Why,
yesterday he received letter from Q
gentleman in Greenyille saying this
man Neal had offered him money to
distribute this eirenlar. Where did
this money como from? He had no
money to subsidi1e newspapers or pay
. man 10, write anonymous circulars.
These man even took the speeches of
the candidates and placed such con-
structions on them rs they saw ft 1t
was unfair and dishonorable to start
this kind of fight tonr days before the
campaign closed. It offered them no
time 70 answer the seeharges contain
ed IN those circulars. But the people
have not forgotten the slanderous and
unparalleled campaign of last year.
Those charges then were never proved,
and yet at the very end OF this cam
pairn Hhey were revived with evil in
tent 10 injure him. He vas trying to
pitch this fight on high plane, and his
opponents ought TO be ashamed to le.
sort 70 such means. Neal is paid
officer of the State and should attend
10 his business. II, however, he
wants to work for Mr.. McLaurin Let
him coneon The stump, and not run q
bureau FOR the distribution of such
campaign literature.
Since Mr.. McLaurin had left the
campaign he had no one to attack on
the tariff qmestion. Col. Iby endorsed
what he said on the tariff, so he could
not pitch into him. 1t, therefore. only
remained to him to show that Nc
Laurin's position was injurious to the
interests of South Carolina and would
lead to the bankruptcy of the people at
large; not of Esw, Nut of the 1, loo, 600
In this State.
Mr.. Evans took up the different sched-
niles of the Dingley bil, and in discuss
ing the duty on sugar said McLaurln
was with Hayemeyer and the sugar
trust. He further tried toshow that Nc
Laurin was a Republican. In conelu-
sion he said he could sit silent and let "a
duty be on rice. but he was opposed to
having duty on the articles the South
buys from the North.
In the circular that was being septout
in McLaurin's interest it was said he IA
yored direct tax on the head. That was
o lle, he said be favored a tariff on the