The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
IRBY DOESN'T REPLY
To Main Questions Put as to
Murphy-Hill Affair.
BUT he BLACKGUARDS
Blusteringly and Brszenly, An
swering 6 Charge Never Made.
A MORTGAGE BUT NO INTER
EST.

A MORTGAGE BUT NO INTER
EST.
Georgetown Aug. 25.-Over a
hundred white men and twice as
many negroes heard the senatorial
candidates speak to day. Mr.. Evans
was interrupted at one. point in his
speech by an old fellow, to the
amusement of the crowd.
Col. Irby throughout his speech
frequently caused laughter and was
appIauded-
Mr.. John Gary Evans was sorry to
see the slim attendance Of voters. and
attributed it to the fact that the race
had narrowed down to one heat The
few here. however, looked like thor
oughbreds and men who believed in
fairiplay.. Since McLaurin had been
III the mouths of his opponents had
been stopped from criticising any,
thing except his public records and
public speeches, which were public
property. But while Mr.. McLaurin's
opponents were attempting to carry
on high-minded and fair fight
against him. his agents in Columbia
had opened a McLaurin campaign
bureau in Columbia and are sending
out all over the State a circular at.
tackipg the records of the other
candidates in this race. He did not
say that that circular is Infamous
It's lie. Ee hoped that the bureau
was being run without the consent Or
knowledge of Mr.. McLaurin, out 81
say right here, Mr.. McLaurin, will
be held personally responsible for
anything coming from his headquar-
tiers unless be repudiates the acts Of
his agents /" Why, yesterday he re-
ceived letter from gentleman in
Greenville saying this man Neal had
offered him money to distribute this
circular. Where did this money
come from He had no money to
subsidize newspapers or pay man
to. write anonymous circulars. These
men even took the speeches of tue
candidates and placed such construc
tions on them as they saw fit. 1t was
unfair and dishonorable to start this
kind of fight four days before the
campaign closed. 1t offered them no
lime to answer the false charges con.
tanned in those circulars. But the
people have not forgotten the SLAM
dercus and unparalleled campaign of
last year. Those charges then were
never proved, and yet at the very
end of this campaign they were re-
vived with evil intent to injure him.
He was trying to pitch his fight on a
high plane, aud his opponents ought
to be ashamed to resort to such
means Neal is paid officer of the
State and should attend to his bdsi-
ness. If, however, he wants to work
for Mr.. McLaurin let him come on
the stump, and not run a bureau for
the distribution Of such campaign
literature
Since Mr.. McLaurin had left the
campaign he had no one to attack on
the tariff question Col. Irby en-
dorsed what he said on the tariff, 20
he could not pitch = him It,
therefore, only remain to him to
show that McLaurin's position was
Injurious to the interests of South
Carolina and would lead to the bank
ruptcy of the people at large !; not Of
few, but of the 100000 in this
State.
Mr.. Evans then entered on the
discussion of the tariff He was
soon interrupted by an old man in
the audience who asked care you
Democrat ?''
Evans-Just wait and judge by
what say A mans actions tells
best what he is.
A little later, while discussing the
leather schedule, the same person
said I: s'You're dan lie."
Evans-Now, old man, 1 might
slap your jaw. but you are an old
gray.haired man and l don't want to
have anything to do with you
Turning to the chairman, Mr..
Evans asked that he keep better
order as he did not like to be inter-
rupted by such cattle
Mr. Evans took up the different
schedules of the Dingley bill. and in
discussing the duty on sugar said
McLaurin was with Havemeyer and
the sugar trust. He further tried to
show that McLaurin was a Republi-
can. In conclusion he said he could
sit silent and let duty be on rice,
but he was opposed to having duty