The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-06
A HOT DEBATE.
Senator McLaurIn Goes to Andsr-
son Unexp ,ctedIy,
he DEFENDS HIS COURSE.
Col. Johnstone Foil .ws Him In
an Abs spec ch - Sting
Sarcasm and irony But
NO Abuse.

the debate botWeon U0l. Johpstono and
Senator MoLaurin, who had unexpeot-
odly arrived at Anderson. 1t soomcd
to be absolutely unexpected, and most
people did not boliovo it. Whom Con-
greaaman Latimor had about concluded
his argument noto was handed Chair
man Broszealo to tho oifoot that Soma
tor McLaurin would arrive about 1:30
and 80, after conference, It waD do
oided TO adjourn the moeting until
aftor the arrival Of Senator MoLaurin
and to resorve tho remaining speaker,
Col. George Johnstono, to reply to
him. Congressman Latimor and MIR.
Hemphill did not have tie opportuni-
tics of tho afternoon session, which
was full of enthusiasm and fire.
NJ LAURIN ARRIVES.
Il Senator McLaurin oame into tho hall
with the most hearty Of Welcomes. His
friends oboered him time and again and
he must havo folt we'll over it, because
he made capital speech and he who
believes MoLaurin cannot take care Of
himsolf is woofully mistaken; but ho
met foe Of remarkable ability III Col.
Goo Johnstone.
Mr.. MoLaurin opened up the second
section Of todays mooling in speooh
Of over an hour, and during that time
he was heartily applaudod at frequent
intervals. Ho did not montion Tiliman
throughout his Bpocoh in any way
and he mado no roforcnoo to Latimer,
who had punched him good and hard
during his speeoh, but it was moro es-
.peoiaiiy in his second or roply speech
that nc mado mis- beat effort. il waf
then that he took off his collar and got
down to business, and it was then tha,
he throw real foeling into his speech,
replying to biting sarcasm Of Col,
Johnst0ne rolativo to his holding the
purse strings to public patronage and
other things that no urged showed the
drift toward Republioanism.
y Senator Mc]aurin had the voioo oi
John Ashley and all know what tha,
'meanH; he made 30 many interruptions
,that someone wanted him purified. Bul
$there were others for MoLsurin il
,ohoers count for votes and the whoop
ling s-sRaaaatesdy dyland long. - Some eay]it
4 cslae largely from oitizonB Of Other
O0untieH who oamo hero with MoLau.
& rim, who held offices or Wanted them
hero were outnlders but thoro were
.othors-m many others who oheored fol
B MoLaurin and if oheors arc TO be votes
there will be many hero for Common
DIAL Democracy, if no change comes
The MoLaurin folks had plenty OF
'cheers but no ono who knows ought OF
carolina politics can count that way.
JOHNsToNEs s MAsTERLY REPLY.
just .aftor Mr.. MoLaurin oame Col.
George JohnBtone, and he was ohoorod
and encouraged as ho has no doub,
never before been by an Anderson au.
dienoo.
/. Mon who had opposed him for con.
.gress got up and hurrahed whom ho ran
!: his sharp poinard of ridioulc or sar
..oasm doop into tho political body oi
]: .:iMcLaurin, And hog he did it! It had
I. the ring Of Mark Antony's grafton
land these are honorable gentlcm on, y
and then jab- -snd 80 ho would say
he believed what MoLaurin said and
then q punch and thoE he would again
testify to believing Mcl4aurin's state
ment about the public offices and an
other out to the core. 1t was neat, it
was clean, it was masterly and it met
. the issue-the whole OF it. That tho
audience thought woll Of it thoy show.
cd and beyond question. And how
lJohnstone did bllstor a son-in.law OF
\ aUitizen Ashley who rung In Tiliman
SAnd who gave Mr.. Johnstono just the
opening he wanted to grow eloquent in
lburying partisan foellng and insisting
that MoLaurin of all mon had no right
to attack Tillman. Such an opening
did Mr.. Johnatone give MoLaurin iu
ono Of his promises OF facts about shiI
subsidy and Molaurin as tho small boy
says ''did not do a thing" but tako the
advantage of the alleged inaccuraoy OF
tact and pummol his opponent on tha,
point.
Il was a clean, but sharp and Wig.
0r0ue debate andSthe kind tbat ought
ITO toll. Mr., 'MoLaurin did not say
whether no would attond any other
meetings il invited. Ho said hc had
:. hastoned on from Norfolk and was etilI
lsoasiok.
THERE'LL COME ANOTHER DAY.
congressman Latino and Mr.. Hemp.
hill had hoart burning that it was not
their fortune to have tho rub with Mo.
Aaurin but thoy did not anticipate the
fun to ask for last place, but thcro will
como another day. There were from
G0O to 800 in the court house, most of
Whom wero seated and Of that number
not moro than 160 to 200 in all bothered
to make sill tho noise, but 25 Anderson
men can snake good noise. Tho
speeches lasted until q few minutes bo.
fore tho party loft the court house fol
tho train and tho Skeletons of the
speeches moro skelotons--aro well
worth reading.
MLAURIN HEARD FROM
Senator MoLsurip said ho had nc
idea yesterday ho would be here. On
every great question thore was more
than ono side and he ascribed to oil
who differed with him honorable mo.
tivos. His course has beon misrerro.
sentod to auch an extont that whom he
saw tho paporB at Norfolk ho docidod
to be at this meeting, no mattor wha,
tho exponso or pain. Ho had boor
charged with trying to holp organize a
Republican party in this State. This
was untrue and he upe quivocally dc.
MED any and all such eta omon.e
Thoro arc now too many parties ane
too many politioians. Ho ncvor hat
boon a party 10 tho insinuation that hi
8 yuaa boln;no 3thn Ronuh1ioon nnrly