The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-05
The GrGGnviNG Meeting
lrby Reads Telegram from
Tillman.

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Evans Wins Favor-Irby II Good Sc
ond-McIaurin Losing Ground
Whitman Rants.
The meeting vas called to order /
Chairman Bramlett who introduce
Rev. w. A. Rogers to mako the opel
ing prayer. Tho fret speaker wa
former Gov ,rnor John Gary Evans.
GOVERNOR EVANS.
Hc.said In the beginning that scarce
lya year ago he had the pleasure ,
addressing tho people Of Grcenvill
near this same spot, and after Il can
paign OF lying and abuse such as ha
never OF en- known before in South Can
olina, q selection was made for tn
position for which he was now u can
didate. He had nothing to say agans
the men who voted against him. II,
thanked those who had stood bv hln
In Grcenv lie county. Although he
had the endorsement Of 10, 600 citizens
he had not asked the governor to ap
point him though his friends had beg
ged him to do So The people of South
Carolina had the privilege Of selecting
their Senators. No other State did
this.
The candidates. he said, had come
here with an issue before them. Hc
had always been u Reformer and now,
as ever, was standing for the masses.
He told OF the important part the
farmer played in our social Crganiza-
tioh. He was lighting for a principle
and the man W bo fought for principle
was the man who would got the votes
OF the honest farmer.
tl't Otpct i'm Sai6 hn twas III, =
was principle or rather it was the
lack Of principle. In 1872, Calhoun had
made South Carolina famous in the
Senate. He was sorry for the man Who
no" li,ltd CalhOun's ShOes and yet said
we had fingered too long around Cal
houn's grave. Calhoun had opposed
the tariff hi'l which was intended TO
rob and uppreis the people OF the South.
Under his leadership notification had
taken place. Here the speaker got into
lively coli, guy with several of the
audience and ais apt rcjoinders brought
forth cheers from the rest.
He then explained the working OF
indir' CT taxation. 1t is requil ed to
pay 500, 900 600 to run the United
States gov, rnment annually. Most Of
this is raised by an indirect tax. Every
thing the farmer wears from shoe
tack to the hat is taxed. The farmer
raises what is called raw material. He
manufactures nothing. He has to pay
81 80 or ~ co for a hat which in Eng
lanu can DC bought for 25 cts. The Re-
publicans put a duty Of 300 per cent
on these hats to protect the Now Eng
land manufacturer. The price is three
times that which is asked in London.
The farmer has to pay for protection
to the rich manufacturers of the Yam
kce nation.
An auditor asked when the speaker
was going to better the law "Just as
soon as | get up there" said Evans
"Whcn get to Congress you won't see
me dickcring with the Republicans and
talking about protection for the
SOUTH" said he in sarcastic tones.
The farmer wants free trade. Every
article the farmer buy has royalty.
McLaurin says he Is against free raw
materials. He ought to be in the Re
publican party. Don't hit him too
hard" said by-stander. Ppm not
hitting him. said Evans, "hut his
principles or lack of principles" Nc
Laurin wanted everything taxed. He
thought that was robbery. 1t was to
the farmer $ interest to have no duty
on wool out Of which his coat is made.
1t is to the farmers interest to have
free raw materials out of which his
household goods are made.
McLaurin had said that he (Evaas)
was out OF date and ought to have
lived in the days OF Calhoun. If his
principles are to be those of tho day he
thanked God he was out of date. Thorn
as Brackett Reed had baited a sucker
when he put McLaurin on the ways
aud means committee. He ridiculed
McLaurin's New Evangcl,' in strong
terms, and his remarks were greeted
with cheers on all sides. McLaurin
said he was put on this committee be-
cause Reed was attracted by his bril-
liant intellect.
McLaurin had voted with the Repub
II ans in the committee to put q POO per
cont. tax on the farmers wOOlcn coat
Bailey had voted for this tax because
he represented State which raised
wool. The farmer thought Mel laurir
was going to raise the price OF cotton
He then. Explained the different kinds
Of cotton and the regulation Ct tht
prices. McLaurin wanted Il duty or
Egyptian and Peruvian cotton which
did rot beDefiL the Southern farmer
No duty was placed on the goods
which the rich men bought. The ta>
was put on whnt the farmer needs.
McLaurin was regarded at the NOrtl
as u Republican. No ore OF the SOutl
Carolina Congressman stood at Nc
Laurin's back. Was M.,Laurin thu
only wise one in the crowd :" McLau
rim had boosted Of putting a duty OF
rice, but the rice producers were fcy
while tho consumorsawere over q hun
drcd Thousand. Ills talk along her
was well received and he was frequent
ly chccrvd. He jumped on Mel .auri
for his stand on the lum ber question
He had failed to put baggiDg and tic
on the free list. McLanrin said ho ha
tried to put them on the free list, bu
ties had advanced four cents bundl
in the last few days. What would
have been il they had had q duty o
them? He closed with q taking joke
and was loudly chccrcd as he took h
sea-.
SENATOR JOHN l.. McLhURlN.
IIo began by saying that any ma
who misrcprescnted his opponent w
unworthy OF reprcprcs enting Sout
Carolina. This reference TO Evans WI
greeted with chCcrs for that gcntl
man, and Chairman Bramlctt had