The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-27

State. lie was making tho fight
that has boon made for 50 years and
his cont cntion was for Democracy
against tho now evangel The Dem,
ocratic party is tho friend of the
masses and believes in tariff for
rovenuo only. .Ho explained at
length what was tariff for rovonuo
only and fully tho system of collect
ing duties. He said NTcLaurin
dodgod around everyday on his tariff
viows. The Nows and Couror took
up his (Evans) views this morning.
They arc beginning to bo strung and
and McLaurin is crying to the News
and Courier and the State, "Help
me, Cassius, or | sink"
GA tho coast McLaurin says he is
protecting long staple cotton, in the
up country it is Allen staple and now
PIT is short staple he wants to protect.
All cotton has fallen in prico to what
it was. He offered $i00 q yard for
oycry yard Of goods made out of
Egyptian cotton sold for 200 per cont
moro than short staple cotton. If
! McLaurin's mill used foreign cotton
it was to fool tho people and may be
in the badges Mr.. McLaurin had at
Sumter" He elaborated on the cot
ton duty on tho lines heretofore pur-
sued. He explained tho uses of the
different kinds OF cotton. Mr.. Evans
said he had hoard of no Democratic
complaint when cotton was put on
tho FREQ list. Postmaster General
Gary said he was going to bait the
sort Of Democrats as Mr.. McLaurin
and they arc patting him on the back.
Ho said no did not know how tho no.
gro editor in Washington know that
McLaurin voted with Wigg against
tho jim Crow bill.
Whom Evans was attacking Nc
Laurin for voting for high wool du.
ties McLaurin said ho voted for a ro-
duction on wool in committee
Evans said tho record was against
him.
/ When McLaurin WAS in tho house
no never voted for any reductions and
it was not until the News and Courier
asked him under which flag he stood,
protection or not, that McLaurin
voted against any thing in the Ding
ley bill. 1t is not lilo South Caro-
lima to swallow anything because it
can't be helped. You can't hack
this people and he did not approve
tho giving up policy or accepting the
best offered like NTcLaurin, the
News and Courier and the State.
Ho attacked Mel Iaurin's lumber
views. Flo said he would novor go
back on Calhoun's views for condl,
tions were the same. Mr.. Evans was
Justify applaudcd.
Mr.. McTaurin said he could not
sec how abuse Of Col. Neal and Gov
ernor Ellorbe had anything to dc
with this fight. Ho said that he
could completely smash the argu,
mont Of Governor Evans, who had
misrepresented, misquoted or misuL,
dcrstoo'l the whole matter. Ho was
attacked rs bong Republican, and
Senator Tillman voted with him on
every question and is ovon reported as
thinking Of going further, yot nc
ono attacked Imam. IIo was op.
posed to tho In. ~ bill and always
has been and is now paired with
Chandler against tho bill. If his
cotton duty was in tho interest of the
New Englandor it was strange that
tho Republicans struck it out. The
Republicans knocked out everything
he and Tillman did, and that docs not
.ook like he was working with tho Re
publicans. He has bocn attending
to his duties and not making after
dinner speeches.
Tho tax on cotton if it did raise
tho prico Of cotton it would raise {
revenue and that would keep duty
off of othcr things. But tho for
oign cotton docs como into !competi
ton with tho upland long stapl.
cottons Allan and Pooler.
Tho cotton schedule in the Ding
ley bill was the same as it was in the
Wilson bill, for which Irby and al
voted.