The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-09-04
Senator Mclaurln Ooas to Ander-
son un. KIP 'ctedly
he DEFENDS His COURSE.
Col. Johnstone Foil WIS Him In
an Abl' spas ch # Sting
Sarcasm and Irony But
No AbusF.

edly arrived at Anderson. 1t seemed
to be absolutely unexpected, and most
people did not believe II. When Con-
gressman Latimer had abou. concluded
his argument note was handed Chair.
man Brosz sale to the effect thkt Sens
tor McLsurin would arrive about 1:30
and so, after q conference, it wss dc.
oided 10 adjourn the meeting until
after the arrival of Senator McLSurin
and to reserve the remaining speaker,
Col. George Johnstone, to reply to
him. Congressman Latimsr and Mr..
Hemphill did not have the opportuni-
ties of the afternoon session, which
was full of enthusiasm and fire.
MLAURIN ARRIVES
Senator McLaurin came into the hall
with the most hearty Of Welcomes. His
friends cbeered him time and again and
he must have felt we'll over it, bee ause
he made a capital speech and he who
believes McLsurin osnpot take care OF
himself is woeful!y mistaken; but he
met foe of remarkable ability In Col.
Geo. Johnstone.
Mr.. MoLaurin opened up the second
section Of todays meeting in a speech
of over an hour, and during that time
he was heartily applauded at frequent
intervals. He did not mention TIllman
throughout his speech in any way
and he made no reference to Latimer,
who had punched him good and hard
during his speech, but it was more es
peoialiy in his second or reply speech
that he made his best effort. Ii was
then that he took off his collar and got
down to business, and it was then that
he threw real feeling into his speech,
replying to biting sarcasm OF Col.
JohIstone relative to his holding the
purse strings to public patronage and
other things that he urged showed the
drift toward Republicanism.
Senator McLauriG had the voice of
John Ashley and sil know what that
means; he made 30 many interruptions
that someone wanted him purided. But
there were others for McL,urin if
cheers count for votes and the whoop-
ing was s.ssdy and long. Some say 1t
came laHeiy- oitiss2s Of other
eo9e1s who cams here wM MoLau-
rlD, who held ofticaa Lheln.
lherc sers outsI9sTH hut ihsIo wee
others-nAny Others who cheered for
McLaurln and if cheers are TO be votes
there will be many neIe for CONNER
DIAL Democracy, if no change comes.
Tho McLaurin folks bad plenty Of
cheers but no one who knows ought of
Carolina politics can count that way.
JoHNsToNEs MAsTERLY REPLY.
just after Mr.. McLaurin came Col.
George Johnstone, and he was cheered
and encouraged as he has no doubt
never before been by an Anderson au-
dience.
Men who had opposed him for CON
gress got up and hurrahed when he ran
his sharp poinaId of ridicule or sar
cssm deep into the political body Of
McLaurin. And hoF he did i'll 1t had
the ring Of Marx Antonys oration-
land these arc honorable gentIem 5D, s."
and then q jAb-and so he would say
he believed what MoLsurln said and
then q punch and theE he woulo again
testify TO believing McLsurins state
ment about the pubic Offices and an-
other cut to the core. IL WSs neat, IL
was clean, 1t was mastery and it met
the issue-the whole OF it. That the
audience thought we'll OF it they show
ed and beyond question. And how
Johnstone did buster a son In. law OF
Citizen Ashley who rung IN Tillman
and who gave MIR. JohustoIe Just the
opening ne wanted 20 grow eloquent 10
burying partisan feeling and insisting
that McLsurin OF ali msn had no vight
TO attack IIllmen. Such Gn opening
did MIR. Johnstone give McLaurin IL
one of his premises OF facts ABOUT shin
subsidy and MCLauIin as the sma!i boy
says did not do thing" but take the
advantage CT the alleged inacouracy OF
fact and pummel his opponent on that
loint.
1t WAS clean, but sharp ard Wig
orous debate and the kind that ouch.
to tell. MIR. McLauriH did rot say
whether he would atierd any other
meetings if invited. lie ss.d he had
hastened on from Norfolk end was still
seasiok.
THERE LII COME ANOTHER DAY.
Congressman Laiimer and Mr. Hemp.
hill had heart burning that it WAS not
their fortune to have the rub with Mo
LAurin but they did not sntioipste the
1un to ask for last place, but there will
come another day. There were from
600 to $40 In the court house, most Of
whom were seated and Of that mum Der
not more thar $50 20 250 in al bothered
to make all the noise, but % Anderson
men can make good noise. The
speeches lasted until few minutes be-
fore the party left the court house foI
the train and the skeletons of the
speeches-mere skelstons-aro well
worth reading.
NJ LAURIN HEARD FROM
Senator McLaurin said he had nc
idea yesterday he would be here. On
every great question there was more
than one side and he ascribed to eli
. who differed With him honorable Lao.
tiVes. His course has been mitreIye
sented to such an extent thEt when he
saw the papers st Norfolk he decided
to be at this meeting, no matter Whal
the expenso or pain. He hsd beoI
charged with trying to help organize q
Republican party In this Sts'e Thi.
WAS untrue and be uDoqu'v vocslly De.
MED any and all such sta omenrs
There are now too many parties Snc
too many politicians. Hc never haC
been party to the insinustion that ht
was helping the Republican party
Then he took up he conditions Ia 1886
and how the Reform movement auC
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