The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-10

Somebody got into row on the
fringe Of the crowd, and there was
IN arrest that provoked excitement.
He said he was delighted with the
reception he had received, and knew
he could count on the good people of
Greenwood County. He was we'll
received.
Senator McLaurin turned Irby's
broncho joke to his own use and
said that was the kind of pony the
I people wanted. He said he could
reply to overy statement made by
Governor Evans. He has argued
the tariff bill rs if the Democrats
framed 1T. Evans has put himself
in ths ranks of Horny George, Mary
LNs@e, Simpson and the other single
ta&ers 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 Delaware they have single tax
they are trying to got rid of. The
Federal tax imposed under tho bay
! onet is a sample. The banker and
bondholder escape almost entirely.
BY the last census Mrs. Lease and
Governor Evans would impose on
overy farm Of 81 200 n tax of Sill,
in addition to present taxes. This
is neither probable or possible. He
answered the Calhoun charge and
said he always defended Calhoun.
But he was not unmindful Of the
new conditions. Evans says things
have not changed since Calhoun's
days. He forgets entirely that slave
labor has been swept away and
things have changed greatly. He
then won't to free raw materials and
said he stood on the Democratic
platform, which was against discrim-
ination of any sort.
Irby asked if Calhoun did not
change to free trade, and McLaurin
said he did not, and the crowd went
to hurrahing for McLaurin and
lrby's friends broke in.
McLaurin said he had the record,
but did not have to 60 to "nigger"
papers or Republicans. McLaurin
contonded that Calhoun declared
against free raw material, just as he
did. McLaurin tied Evans to Mary
Lease 80 that some one hurrahed fol
Mary Ellen.
He explained the progress of the
tariff, and stated that all the oppo
sition to his house position came
from northern Republicans. He
claimed that the 20 per cent. duty
on cotton was entirely fair-certain-
ly as Democratic as higher duty on
wheat in 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 ex-
planned the use of American and
foreign cotton and wools. If Ameri
ca is not for Americans who is it for
(Applause.) } Mr.. Evans talks about
English clothes and hardly man
here wears foreign coat or hat.
The hope for our country is to live
Mt homo. The time was over to talk
about helping "you wool-hat boys"
and the like.
Voice-Didn't you say about the
Reform party, during the Darling
ton riot, it was going to hell and you
were not going with itP
Mr.. McLaurin said with such peo-
pie tho whole country would be
there. The Reform party, he said,
was all right. 1t was going to un-
load its useless baggage and was
safe. 1t had given the primary to
tho people and stood for the people
and their rights; but it was no time
to talk about Reform. (Applause.) }
He went on to talk about the lum-
ber schedule after some young man
said ho could explain Evans state
ment and was invited 30 to do.
Gov. Evans explained what he said
and then the speech went merrily
along.
Mr.. Mayfeld gave Mr.. McLaurin
five minutes Of his time. Then Mr..
McLaurin won't on to the rico sched-
ulo and argued that no foreign
cracked rice was used hero excant