The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-27

Whlte pine was going to raise the
price of local lumber He said he
was under the domination of no
men or newspapers. Ho worked
against tho Dingley bill before
tho News and Courier wrote
tho editorial referred to by Evans.
t1o acted and thought for himself.
He was satisfied in making his
appeals to tho people. Ho said he
showed Evans whore he voted for q
horizontal reduction on wool and Mr..
Evans had not corrected the statement
he has boon making from day to day,
that he wis for high duty on wool
God gave Irby fine presence and
brain, but he only used it about once
in six years. He found that he
nevor voted for any duties on rice
Mr.. McLaurin got quite facotious
today and had Col. Irby and his
audience in quite fit of laughter
Col. Irby said he did rot aim to say
he did not want tho Office. Mr.. Nc
Laurin said it looked to him like
lrby was not after tho Office, but
that Evans was moro tractablo and
moro penitent, and that Irby was
going to run for governor. COL
Irby said he wanted tho sonatorship
and was going to get it.
Mr.. McLaurin said if ho could
prepare revenue bill ahe would tax
the luxuries, but to tax ten and
coffee SO that they could not be used
by the poor was not his idea. On
diamonds and laces the duties are as
high as they can be, and have stood
for long time and were in tho Will
son bill. He stood with the Bryan
Democracy on every foot. He stood
for it, not for office, but because he
thought it right. Mr.. McLaurin
was cheered at tho conclusion Of his
connected speech.
MIR. Mayfield jol1ed with his tired
audience and finally said he would
run the whole crowd to their politi-
cal farms. Ho was tho only real
farmer in tho race. Without any
joking, the others all had paying
Offices and now he wanted the lob.
He opposed Tillman's SO poll tax,
and beat Tillman's vote in his coun-
ty. He thought Dorchester ought to
have had its county and helped its
representatives. If elected he would
favor and work for change in tho
national banking law, this he argued
was most important. 1t would be
1902 before the country could get
free coinage of silver, and that was
why he wanted elasticity in issuing
bank notes.
He went over his liquor system at
longth. He wanted the central dis
pensary and tho constabulary wiped
out. AS financial system the dis
pensary is stupendous failure. He
favored temperance, himself being a
teetotlar, but if anyone wanted a
drink he could get it.
McLaurin, he said, made plausi
bic speech and was about tho only
man who >ould defend such course
rs ho has in Washington. He said
Mr.. McLaurin's vote on wool in
committee was not conscientious,
and he says SO; the vote to make a
33 per cont. reduction was, he init
mated, for campaign purposes, know
ing hc had a primary on hand.
The danger with McLaurin's tariff
views was that those benefited would
like it too we'll and tho system would
spread. 1t was innocent enough
to start with, but it would surely
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spread.
| The tax on lumber will only make
the mill mon rich. Mr. McLaurin's
idea is wrong and not representative
of his people, He could tell of some
good things McLaurin had DONE
but of many moro not in tho interest
Of his people.
Talking about demagogery, he
said it looked worry much like Nc,
Laurin voted for effect whom he
favored reduction in the duty or
wool, after having favored an in,
crease in committee.
Mr.. Maytield said he would do his
full duty to the people as he has al