The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-08-13

inch In diameter which he characterize rs
some hundred thousand dollar beauty. aut
this was fol owed by little curled bean aonu
m inch In length which Evans declared re
m inded him or the diPper In tn" heavens
then n beet, the sire o! u shoe string: squast
that looked like y green persmmon thht I'M
frost had canght: and n tomato m ihfRess tns
end uf his ihnimp. The crowd shouted. r"h'
cheering E,r I.aiifner and Others for Evans.
When Evans held up The shrivel..i. driei nr
bean, soms one yelled nj hira: "Ihat nhk
IKE you.'' Evans kept up the amnsenich'
i.,r s.,m. tim. and finally shook the box ht iha
crowd and said These seed nrr given Your
business couIressrlen Tor eieciioner,mS ,,
urpnAcs and 10 you feed ihem !" your "e"'
they wouli not cat them.
He told the i.iv oi Malone of virginia rid'
Ing the negro To the pc ariy gates ana ieit ni,i'
hitclied on the outside and said just so l.ati'
mer wanted tn cnntinu. TO ride me p1r :, "a, ;, =
con,penaaiiOn some OF tbese mlseraoie see,,
while he grew rich and fat "hObnoho,ns
with Republicans just as McLaurin IL doihs'
i.ATIMEH REPLIES.
In repIy, Mr.. I.atimer said IN regard To the
memorial To cungrt1s thai l'illmau hau hske eu
him ~ there was no way by which congress
could make the receivers of deiunct Ia'Irosus
nay back taxes due the State, aud nIer con
suitsiion with the Judiciary committee ne
wrote Tiilman ihBt 10 the attorney general
would prepare n bill and send it To him that
he would try and secure Its passaee. ne aiG
u
mond'.I passrd ths house. He claimed that
he started the matter by his bill wnIcb cnuseo
Dearm0nd's substitute. hence he ciaimeo 'he
credit.
from alleged congressional need, he said mat
Senator Tillman had told him that ne tliii-
mani had 'often been thanked ior the nne
seed sent TO the people" by the senator. ne
rcsuIt OF any seed that he had sent out, and
the proof rests with Evans. But" added Mr..
Iatimer, "there are some rs pOor farmers In
Abbeville county as Evans Is politician.
col. GEORGE TOMBSTONE
vas the ,ast speaker. After being introduced
he first walk ed IN the table and glanced INTO
EyanE' little market box. but not seeing any
nut grass roots or pumpkin seed ne was con-.
tent 10 pick up the little bean d ana sugsos'ea s
bam." He spoke OF the high ooIgat,ons
resting upon q senator and contended tnet
man with high Ideals, even ~ ne cannot ~
tain them, In preferable Ia one whose mind IN
Of COIN pretending these things.
He spoke of the men who once made south
Jarulipa's name iliust rious In the nails Oi
congresa (calIipg the majority ni them by
nanie} anu In horror suggested what contri.
bniIous might he offered their spirits On the
resurrection morn by senator from soubh
Col. Johnstons described the different kinds
OF government. holding that the principles oi
the Democratic party-"a government o! the
people and by the people"-is the best form In
oxistencc. These fundamental principles are
being violated by tho Republican policy In
endeavoring 10 coerce the Fillipinoa to
hecome subjects Of the United states. lie
spoke at length on the tRrl u and how u beara
upon the south. lie denounced
the morphine policy and declared tnat an az
Q sresxlye one IL now most necessary. Col.
Johnston rejoiced that the people are again
united. iartionaiism having been buried, and
denounced the man who attempts 10 revive u
for his own benefit.
The next meeting will be at Green wood TO
Frank p. Cooper.