The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-08-13

cratic party and uplifting Of tho
farming classes. Senator Tillman
VIII arrive tomorrow morning and
VIII speak during tho day. Tho
speakers will bo John Gary Evans,
Stanyarno Wilson, w. j. Talbcrt
and George Johustono. Senator Nc
Luurin wired that no was unable to
bo present on account of tho illnosq
Of his daughter and that ho had II
ProVlous cngagomont in Oconoc, any
how.
TIE SECOND DAY.
Union, 5. c., August 0.-Thn
VnIon canpni&n preliminary moot-
ing was concluded today. The
speeches woro all very good and upon
high plano. Tillmun was reserved
for tho parting shot.
W. Jasper Talbot, candidate for
governor, spoke first. lIo roasted
the ponsion system and rotated tina!
!S Of In" 900 in q Massachusetts
regiment in tho Spanish American
war wcro applicants for pensions.
Ito said ho opposed using tho
money of white taxpayers to edu-
cato negroes and WAS scvoro against
any effort to divide tho white poo-
ple.
John Gary Evans made n strong
speech and announced his candidacy
for tho senate. lFo said ho WAS do
foatod by political towards who
wore regarded rs leaders and looked
at Iatimor and said when McLuurin
WAS put ont no did not want another
traitor put in his place and again
looked Lntimnr in tho oyc. ITo sul
Mcl'nurin was going about with
H"nn"s money and AIcliinloy's COM
missions to buy up dcsortors. Ho
wanted q vindicntion Of his previous
fight and made u strong democratic
argument.
George JohnStono mado Il superb
speech upon Il high plano. lIo os-
chowod personalities, insisted that
tho present constitution had sim
ply damnod the wators for 20 years,
and warned all against q division Of
tho whito pooplc. Ila discussed I'M
pHrialism and ship subsidy in Il
diiforcut way to any of tho others
and i'll Il good stylo,
After dinncr Stanyarne Wilson
calmly discussed imperialism, ship
Subsidy, etc. lie said tho mill pres
iIents would soon 500 that q pro
tectivo tariff would do thcm no good.
lie sang tho praises of free silver,
but said it was not now an issue,
simply because there was plenty Of
metal money now available. plonti-
ful money deferred tho froe silver
lSsue as Il pressing question. Ho
wantod test Of democracy pre-.
scribcd by the next convention for
Hll candidates and voters in tho
primary.
Tho largest crowd Of tho mooting
was on hand whom Tillman was INTRO
ducod. lilo spoke with all his old
timo vigor and had tho crowd with
him. llo talked Il groat doal Of cot.
ton mill presidents and operatives
and warned tho former that if they
mcddlcd in politics in tho interests
Of Tho republican party that thoy
might 500 an ond to the liberal policy
that tho democratic State government
has heretofore shown that industry
and limited at tho incorporation of
cotton mill villages and shorter
hours Of labor llo said not all tho
cotton mill presidents we're in SYM
| pathy with this now idea. lie do.
voted Il vory short timo to McLaurin.
ILo said Butler had made tho same
charges at Union in 1891 and tho
pooplo had passed. on them and had
elected him to tho senate; that thoro
was no truth in them anu it would
take man Of moro character than
John l.. McLaurin to give them any
weight. People in glass houses, he
said, should not throw stones. Ho
referred to McI,alrin's sudden change
Of hoart in tho Paris treaty and his
vote for it aftor making q speech
against it. lilo made frequent refer
onco to Mark Hanna's agents going
up and down tho State and about th q
peoples representatives selling out
their voter for tho right to appoint
| .lo r.