Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-08-11

received and knew he could count
on the good people of Greenwood
county. He was we'll received.
SENATOR M'LAURIN.
Senator McLaurin turned Irby's
broncho joke to his own uses and
said that was the kind of pony the
people wanted. He said he could
reply to every statement made by
Governor Evans. He has argued
the tariff bill as if the democrats
framed 1T. Evans has put him
self in the rank of Henry George,
Mary Lease, Simpson and the
other single-taxers and would tear
loose from the democratic party.
The people are already standing
all the direct tax they can, for it
falls on the lands and mules and
other visible property. In Della
ware they have a single tax they
are trying to get rid of. The Fed
eral tax imposed under the bayo-
net is a sample. The banker and
bondholder escape almost entirely.
By the last census Mrs. Lease and
Governor Evans would impose on
every farm of $1,000 a tax of Sill
in addition to present taxes. This
is neither probable or possible.
He answered the Calhoun matter
and said he always defended Cal
houn. But he was not unmind-
full of the new conditions. Evans
says things have not changed since
Ca!houn's days. He forgets en-
tirely that slave labor has been
swept away and things have
changed greatly. He then went
to free raw materials and said he
stood on the democratic platform
which was against discrimination
of any sort. Irby asked if CAL
houn did not change to free trade
and McLaurin said he did not and
the crowd went to burrahlng for
McLaurin, and Mr.. Irby's friends
broke in. McLaurin said he had
the record, but did not have to go
to "nigger" papers or republicans.
McLaurin contended Calhoun de-
clared against free raw material,
Just as he did. McLaurin tied
Evans to Mary Ellen Lease so that
some one hurrahed for Mary Ellen.
He explained the progress of the
tariff bill and stated that all the
opposition to his house position
came from northern republicans.
He claimed that the 20 per cent.
duty on cotton was entirely fair,
certainly as democratic as higher
duty Oh wheatin the Wilson bill.
A duty of 20 per cent. on cotton
could have done no harm and
much good against foreign cotton.
Today he fully explained the use
of American and foreign cotton
and wools. If America is not for
Americans, what is it for? Gap
plause.) Mr.. Evans talks about
English clothes and hardly a man
here wears a foreign coat or hat.
The hope for our country Is to live
at home. The time was over to
talk about helping "you wool hat
boys" and tie like.
Voice: ';Didn't you say about
the reform party during the Dar-
lington riot it was going to hell
and you were not going ";;;..h it?".
Nj Mf@ Adg eWRH5afe ejd::si Sitb such
be there. The reform party, he
said, was all right. 1t was going
to unload it's useless baggage and
was safe. 1t had given the primary
to the people and stood for the
people and their rights, but it was
no time to talk about reform, Zap
plause), and he went on to talk
about the lumber scheme after
some young man said he could ex-
plain Evans statement and was
invited so to do. Gov. Evans ex-
planned what he said and then the
speech went merrily along.
Mr.. Mayfeld gave Mr.. McLaurin
i've minutes of his time. Then |
Mr.. McLaurin went Oh to the rice
schedule, and argued that no for
ign cracked rice was used here,
except for beer making.
He said he was glad to see Till
nan take such a manly, honest
'osition yesterday. They stood
ogether and voted together on all
ariff matters, as Tillman said.
He thanked the audience for its
'arm and enthusiastic reception,
nd promised to always worthily
epresent these people.
COLONEL IRBY.
Col. Irby said he would have to
peak briefly because of the late
our and threatening weather. He,
owever, wanted to catch up with
1e liar who always attacked the
:rongest man. He said he was
ghting the world, the flesh and
le devil-Ellerbe, Neal and Mic.
onzales. He first denied running
, loose horse or in combination
ith Evans or any one. He was
yainst the whole gang. The only
,mbination was against him.
he tariff was only used to mystify
ou. Gov. Ellerbe, he said, had
.ostituted his office and true
,mocracy when he kept the met