The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-25
IN HIS HOME COUNTY.
BUT M'LAURlN TOO UNWELL TO AP-
PEAR.
a Vas L Il, mbersd- 500 People Attend
ed the Campaign Meeting Wednesdsy-
Evans ard I.by the oaiy Speakers.

ator Vas toGchiagly remembered by a
nuu5ec OF very handsome bcqUets
for him beiGe sent 10 the stand. Tee
crowd which assembled nun oered
about 500, They listened quietly and as
quietly LEI! wkea the speaking was
over.
Chairman W. D. Evans presided.
He introduced former Governor Evans
as a young and gallant son Of South
Carolira-oDe who is not unknown to
you
Mr. Evans expressed MS gratifca.
ton tnat SO many were present, and
took it to indicate inst the people
were Awakening to the real issue OF
this cam paign. He did noc believe that
aniocSity Of county pride would cause
the voters TO forget that Democratic
principles were az stake. |: was not
lis Intention to strike McLaurin ex
cep: OF his public utterances He De
sired to c2uGu:t the campaign
fairly and honestly. but be cid not
think his mouth should be estopped
while nne OF his cppoae2ts lsy sick in
bsd. E:paciaiIy should ne have the
right Of speech, as !nat sick opponent
-as having circulars ard copies OF a
Yorkyille paper containing the sup
posed sreech of aIr. McLaurin at that
place. Ir speaking in McLaurin' 5
absence he was st the disadvantage OF
having to resd from his speeches and
oi showing up their faliacies.
The question Of this campaign is.
said Mr.. Evans, Will you follow
this new evaagel,' who would lead
YOU into the Republican party, Or
will you cling to the faith OF your IA
ther's" lastly then he reviewed the
history Of the tariff from from 1882 to
the present. He told OF nUlli6cation
and declared, That's what you got
fer making straight fight" He
charged that Mr. McLaurin had spent
two hours in Sumter IN trying to
show there could be no such thing IS
tariff for rve1u9 only. 4 comparison
was then drawn bet0een the Demo
cratic and Republican tariff demands.
That word protection" in the R pub.
lican platform was misleading, said
Mr.. Evans. We think Oft as the pro
lection OF father for his child, or the
told CT IN holy writ.
The farmer OF the south ard west is
2 free trader If he's got any sense.
Why? Because he's go! 40 manufac-
turing interest to protect. l. is to his
interest 10 buy MS goods as cheap as
possible.
4 little latsr Mr.. Exams declared he
had to take McLaUrins printed record
around with him, for be you'd deny
everything il the record was not pull
ming him down 10 one tniug, and
that was his opposition TO tree raw
McLauriR has declared.
I don't believe in free raw material. ,
Then ne stands with Hsvemeger and
Ghe sugar trust. Should McLaUrin
be elected on lis platform OF opposl,
ton 10 free raw material he could re-
ceive, were he corrupt, 81, 600, 600 for
voting to place duty on sugar. The
peopIe would be estoppad from crltl-
cislng him, because prior to his elec-
ton be had announced that he oppos-
ed free raw material.
Mr.. Evans vigorously attacked iar:
on the cotton, wool and
hide schedules. In conclusion, be de.
cIared tha. McLaUrin was tae j&ck-o,
lantern that would lead the people
into a bog until they would sink be-
yond hope Of ext-icatloa:
Mr.. Evans was applaudcd.
Col. Irby was introduced as the
"unconqusrable leader OF Reform IL
1890 and 1892" He SPOKE with more
thaa his accustomed fire and vigor.
i an not the man." be begun, 'to
strike q sick or fallen foe" He pray
ed God that t5cLaurin wcUld be re.
stored TO health and vigor IN time to
meet him once more on the stump.
Then, ard only until ther, would ne
assail hin.
Il Lad rsther be defeated ten :bous-
and times than to know that I hsd
been elected oy striking the sick"
McLaurin, if possible, should re.
turn to the s:ump, cut il he cant re-
turn, 7 say he i.her ought to with
draw from this race Or send Governor
Eilerba. Why Governor Ellerbe:
Because he above alI other men, is re-
sponsible fer the political status OF al
fairs in this State, and II &c comes III
take care Ct him.
u an as rnuca OF s Reformer toaay
as I was IL 1890, nut ! am Demo
crat. No ore could imougn his
record as i D2mccrat Or z aformer.
lie told how he was sacrificed last
wear: ssoko Of hi: record and services
10 ths parry, a3I declared cnat Nc.
II2gria himself sSid he never voted
wrong. His vote GA the wilson Gill
and Ills dsfea: of Lie silver compro
mise, placing the ratio al 20 to l;
were re2ou1lsd. lie did act have and
had never mad political godfather.
Mr.. Evans had at Camden iatimat
ed .hat Ti;Iman favored Ms q 7an'S)
Mr.. Evans denisd that he had. lie
had only said, he declared, That re
had received . letter frop1 Tillman
say ;2g ne was "haGds cHf. n this
race, bu. that if he we're elected
he would reIcom9 him as 8 colleague.
Col. Troy SAL the ex2lapation Was
satisfactory. Ee coHc!ud ID by say
iug lie h&d no. made the sp:ecG ne
wou2& have made had senator Nc
Lauli2 beca present. l. elcctsd, ha
said, the people woui& nave ITO Unit
ed States senators wno would sver act
for the best interests OF .ae people.
iacIny zud 7-Crds=.
) eaole received il Boston from
Duenos Ayres SAYS that Capt. J. W.
Whitman and Nate William Haas
curgn OF the schooner Olive Pechar,
whica sailed IRON that port ca June
u, had been murdered By the crew,
The principal owners oi the veS3s! are
+ ,. Elliott < Co., OF Boston, who