The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-11
GREENWOOD NEE TING.
1T VISA BIT MORE LIVELY THAN CR-
D!NARY

Iroy and McLaurln Have Little Tilt or
Free Raw Mstertsl-A Good Nalu.ed
Crowd-Evans and Mary Lease.
1t was very much delayed. large
and bit lively campaign meeting
that was held at Greenwood Thursday.
| Tc begin with. the speaking did not
begia until 2o'clock, but the throng
lseemed TO De hungry for campaign
oratory ard waited and listened until
nie htfall. The speakers stand col
Elavssd ea@!y IN the prog ra1nme. bat
that made no material difference.
+! Oh. Troy today was even more vigor-
::vG> han usual, and paid his respects
TO Govel cor GiieTae IN brief. There
was q lively ne for q few minutes
when. Col Iroy ked Mr.. McLaurin
TO answer Que,t,S :, aud insisted on
g yes or no ans yer, and Mr. McLau-
rim wes equ&lig as positive IN answer.
ing the question his own way Or not
ct all. This Col. Try urged was dodg.
ling, which wsS denied u Mr. McL&u.
rim, and there was tilt as 10 whether
there should be shy answer or no; 70
lthis and another question Col. Troy
wanted en- unequivocal Affirmative Or
NEGATIVE answer, and Mr. McLsuTin
| demanded the right to answer in his
Eown way. I. ended IN Mr.. McL2u-
rim not recognizing the subsequent
/: :Questions, sud Col. Trey declining iu-
,errpptiou for the answers Mr. McLsp-
r;n insisted his riRht TO give if aav
reply be given. T2era were appeals
fer fair play, and Col. Irb9's report
was the: se took his medicine ike q
game cock ard McLsurin was mad,
which ni.E>uriu vigorously denied.
! Chairman Magill introduced ex.
iGoyerDcr Evans, who ss;d Re did not
Ecceata Greenwood county, bat was
born IN his county and he looked
upon his own people. He had no ami
mostly soaiuSt those who fought him
| fairly. He referred to the last csm-
pgign and that he was even charged
with dishonesty, but his people knew
him. He also dared 10 make this race
land was here to make the fight for
this STATE He said ne would no: dis
cuss State issues, although &c could
not be frightened on them.
! he took up TIE tariff question with
tout delay and said that Bryan had re-
pudiated McLsurin's position. Hefa.
Ivored direct tax, as this was the
Ioniy way TO le! the oeople know what
was being spent. Under direct tax
IRhoda Island would pay IL times the
; taxes of South Carolina, while as it's,
the farmer pays the expenses. Nc.
Laurin would plead the baby ac.- II
he were right he need not plead per-
ssecutiop. He said he would prove
ithat McLaurin belonged to the Repuo-
iican ranks.
! Voice-Don': get scared, McLaurin. :.
Abont this time the rear end of the
platform cave6 il and Evans said that
IcLaurin was too heavy a load for
any Democratic platform 10 carry.
(ADplause) With a wreck OF stand,
Inc speaking went merrily along on
the tariff schedule
If he is wrong and Tillman' wrong,
We will lick them both, said Exams.
Are you going to elect him because
Ti!lman does somethine2
Voice-We believe in Tillman.
Evans went on 20 say that McLau.
RMS cotton tax would simply cost the
farmer % per cent The Allen staple
wss not raised, becsuse more could be
made on short staple cotton. Il Nc.
Laurin were kept IN congress much
longer, the people would have to go
around with flaps on themselves.
The audience applauded much at
Evaas's defense Of Calhoun against
the new evangel." In talking Of the
negro Republican paper endorsing
McLaurin, he said he called II mig.
ger" because ne could not get out OF
bis raising and meant no disrespect.
Tne southern farmer had nothing TO
protect, aud it was all 70. TO get them
TO favor i. in any way. He jumped
on AcL2ucin S WOOL, lumber and bag
gIDg votes, and some OF thu crowd
SAID, Put it to en-
Senator Mcuaurin turned Irby's
broncao j2k5 to his own uss and said
| that was the kind Of pony the people
wanted. He said be coutd reply to
every statement made by Gov. Evans.
He has argued the tariff bill as If the
democrats framed i. Evans has put
himself IN the ranks Of Henry George,
Mary Lease, Simpson and the ether
single takers and would tear loose
from the Democratic party. The peo.
pie ere already standing all the direct
tax they can, for It falls On the lands
sud mules and other visible property.
IL Delaware they cave a single tox
! they sre trying 10 get rio OF. The
Federal tax imposed under the bayo-
net is sample. Tae banker and bond
holder escape almost entirely. 81 the
last census Mrs. Lease and Gov. Evans
you'd impose on every farm Of 81, 600
s tax OF Sill, 10 addition to present
taxes. THIS is nci. aer probable OF pos
s;5is. H answered the Calhoun
charge G2G said ne always deieGded
Calhoun. Bat ne was 70: unn!rdiui
;of the rev conditions. Evans says
; thugs have rot c2aDgsA since Cal
houn's days. h forgets entirely 1hat
slave labor has been s%e0t away and
things nave changed greatly. lie
then zen: 70 free r4w materials and
; SAID he stood o2 the Democratic plat.
form, which was as&i1s. disccIuina-
! t;oQ CT any sort.
lr6e asked il Calhoun did not
change TO free trade, aud McLsucin
salC be CID not, and the crowd wen:
70 hurr&hirg for McLsur;c and Irbg S
friends brcks in.
McLau-in said he had tbs record,
bQt did rot haze 70 g 20 "nigger"
! papers or RAp:5IicaaS. McLaurja
c0nlenGed that CALHOUN declared
ag&inst free raw material, Just as he
DID. acLaurin tied Evans 10 Mary
Lease Sc tha. some oa~ nUcraleG tor
Nary Ellen.
H explained tie progress Of tne
tariff, aud s.ated ihat all the opposi-
; ton 10 his house position cane IRON
northern Republicans. Hs claimed
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