The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-18
GREENWOOD MEETING.
1T VISA BIT MORE LIVELY THAN CIR.
ClNaRT.

IT WtS 4 BIT MORE LIVELY THAN CIR
ClNARY.
Irby snG McLarrin Eavs Little Tilt OF
Free Raw Matarial-A Good Nalured
Crowd-Evans and Mary Lease.
1t was very much delayed, large
and a bit lively campaign meeting
that WIS held at Greenwood Thursday
'rc hcqin With. the speaking did moi
begin until 2o'clock, but the throng
scanned to b. hungry for campaign
oratory and waited and listened until
nightfall. The speakers stand col
]spsed early in the programme, but
that made no material difference
Col. Irby today was even more vigor'
Gus than usual, and paid his respect:
to Governor Ellerbe in brief. There
was a lively time for a few minute
WHEN. Col Iiby asked Mr.. McLaurir
to answer a question, and insisted or
yes Or no answer, and Mr.. McLau
rim was equally ss positive in answer
ing the question his own way or not
at all. This. Col. Try urged was dod~
ing, which was denied by Mr. McLau
rim, and there wss tilt IS 10 whether
there should be any answer or not T.
this and another question. Col. Irby
wanted an unequivocal affirmative or
negative answer, and Mr.. McLaurln
demanded the right to answer in his
own way. 1t ended in Mr.. McLau
rim not recognizing the subsequent
questions, end Col. Irby declining in
terruption for the answers Mr. McLau
rim insisted his right 10 give ii any
reply be given. Thers were appeals
for fair pIsy, and Col. Irby's report
vas that he took his medicine like q
game cock and McLaurin was mad,
which McLaurin vigorously denied.
Chairman Magill introduced ex,
Governor Evans, who said he did not
create Greenwood county, but was
born in this county and he looked
upon his own people. He had no ami
mostly against those who fought him
fairly. He referred to the last cam.
paign and that he was even charged
with dishonesty. but his people knew
him. He also cared to make this race
and was here to mako the fight for
this Stale. He said be would not dis
cuss State issues. although he could
not be frightened on the1I.
He took up the tariff question with
out delay and said that Bryan had re-
pudiated McLaurin's position. Hs IA
Yored direct tax, as this Was the
only way to let the neople know what
was being spent. Under direct tag
Rhode Island would pay Ii times the
taxes of South Carolina, while as it is:
the farmer pays the expenses Nc
Laurin would plead the baby ac!. II
ne were right he need not plead per-
secutinn. he said he would prove
that McLaurin belonged to the Repub
lican ranks.
Voice-Don't get scared, McLaurin
Abant this time the rear end of the
platform caved in and Evans said that
McLsurin was too heavy load fol
any Democratic platform 10 carry.
(Applause } With wreck OF stand,
the speaking went merrily along on
the tariff schedule.
If be is wrong and Tillman's wrong,
we will lick them both, said Evans.
Are you going to elect him because
Tillman does something's
Vcice-We believe in Tillman.
Evans went on 10 say that McLau
rims cotton tax would simply cost the
farmer 30 per cent. The Allen staple
was not raised, because more could be
made on short staple cotton. If Nc
Lsurin were kept in congress much
longer. the people would have to &c
around with flaps on themselves.
The audience applsuded much at
Evans's defense of Calhoun against
the "nsw evangel." In talking Of The
negro Republican paper endorsing
McLaurin, he said he called 1t mig
ger" because be could not get out OF
his raising and meant no disrespect.
The southern farmer had nothing to
protect, and it Was all rot to get them
to favor it in any way. He jumped
On McLaurin's s wool, lumber and bag
glng votes, and some of ths crowd
said, ''Put it to EN-"
Senator McLsurin turned Irby's
brorcho joke to his own uss and said
that was the kind of pony the pcople
wanted. He said he could reply to
every statement mf lie by Gov. Evans
He has argued the tariff bill as if the
Democrats framed it. Evans has put
himself in the ranks of Henry George,
Mary Lease, Simpson and the Other
single takers and would tear loose
from the Democratic party. The pco
pie sre already standing all the diree'
tax they can, for it falls on the land:
and mules and other visible property.
| In Delaware they have a single tax
they are trying to get rid of. II
Federal tax imposed under the bayt
net is a sample. The banker and bono
holder escape almost entirely. By The
last CENSUS Mrs. Lease and Gov. Evan:
/ would impose on every farm of 81, ,OO(
| tax of Sill, in addition to present
taxes. This is neither probable or pos
sible. He answered the Calhoun
charge and said he always defended
Calhoua. But he was not unmindfuI
of the new conditions. Evans say:
things have not changed since Cal
houn's days. He forgets entirely tha
slave labor has been swept away anc
things have changed greatly. Il.
then went to free raw materials ano
said he stood on the Democratic plat
form, which was against discrimina