The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01

amendment would be necessary to
do this
In his speech Mr. Evans repeated
what he has said before, that if Nc
Laulin were elected on the anti.free
raw material views be now advocated,
if he were dishonest he could make
"a million dollars out of his vote on
the sugar schedule, provided he had
the deciding vote as Irby had, and
the people could say nothing When
he was about to sit down Chairman
S. NJ. Ward asked him if by the
above be ment to insinuate that Nc.
Laurin would accept bribe.
MIR. Evans repeated what he had
said. Mr.. Ward again asked was
that an insinuation that McLaurin
could be bribed.
Mr.. Evans declared he meant ex-
actly what he had said.
Mr. Ward for third time pressed
the question eff such an apportuni-
ty should present itself to Mr.. Nc
Laurin do you think he would &C.
cept bribe ?''
Mr.. Evans answered: "My friends
Pm not thinking anything 1'lIthink
what please / never try to answer
for another mans conscience" He
then repeated that if McLaurin we're
elected to the senate on the anti-free
raw material platform be now advoca-
ted. in case he had the deciding vote,
he could make million dollars out of
his vote on sugar, if he were dis
honorable, and the people could not
say a word With this statement
Governor Evans concluded.
Col Irby's speech was reply to
an editorial in The State of the 23d
inst. Col. Irby began: Without
meaning to reflect or the able ad
dress Of Governor Evans, say during
the illness of Mr.. McLaurin, my at
tack on him is stayed. (Appiause
l appeal to the manhood Of all
when I say come to protect a faith
ful wife and little ones and to
answer the charges and insinuations
Of that pot.gutted hyena, the editor
Of The State Fellow citizens of
Georgetown, | am no hypocrite. l
believe a man should be as honest in
his politics as he is in his financial
and personal relations to his fellow
man. I know to whom l speak as a
Reformor | am net ashamed and
God knows am not afraid to say |
am where I have always been from
1876 to now have no apologies to
make to either Conservatives or Re
formers. I have helped to make the
men to whose coattails little politi-
Gins swing. / had the honor to serve
the people in the Legislature and the
United States senate. l had the
honor to defeat the great chieftain,
Wade Hampton not that we loved
him Jess, but because we believed his
views were not in accord with ours
I did my duty while senator; there is
no fly speck on my record. helped
to take the handouts off the poor
man ; would't fool you; / would't
lie to you to be President of the
United States, much less to &c back
to the senate.
Notwithstanding MIR. McLaurin's
absence and my generosity to him,
the editor of The State has seen fit
to cast reflections on my record My
honor is as dear to me as life. When
you touch the honor of man you not
only injure that man, but his wife
and children to breathe a foul slander
against a mans honor is to scar it,
though he stand it and live under
it's sting. When he dies it reacts
against his wife and children. Con
zales can't realize this because no wo-
man in South Carolina would marry
him When be places slur on me,
he does my wife and children an in
justice He has said what no candi-
date would dare say and this is my
first opportunity to answer him. And
yet this man, this miserable man, be
cause he never could boss me. when
he sees the honest men and yeomanry
of the State focking to my support,
attempts to blast my character to
carry out his Internal and damnablc
schemes. Now listen to what this man
says. He then read from The State
of the 23d inst., asking him to ex-
plain the loan made him by Senator
Murphy of New York
haven't spoken tc this man since
1890, because be was 80 obnoxious in
private conversation. wouldn't do
him any harm. In his absence
would protect him from Infamous in
situations. That is the way sll honor
able men do. The State says it de-