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

nn, IN n,dsr mat onr people may have n
nroner estimate Of the value OF the rePo.sn
oiher meetings as they appear in sne hn.,
press, We copy In fuil inc roPo's W '"o
NJ. iook no notes OF any OF the speeches,
and ss far az we can remember, IN tna'
report there ,;., s no! lot s,a no, %,% inter. s'
Hui tnAt report furnishes proof .nas S,t'
maj. NAV sas the same thing from very a
ierenI siandpo,n,s. while TO n,,isc,,an man !.
taut county the report may DC unooJeS..s
able. and seemingly fair. out this editor tn,ns ~
the rsport was not properly BALANCED. u a.
put 4, In another way, that 700 Wueu ~.
was given to come OF toe spesih sp,,i. s,srs was
Given To Evans. except when asssiling LA"'
For Instance: The attack Of Mr.. Evans
on Mr: la.imer wss s, nsspy sng much n more space
vas given to that attaek than was s'Nsu ,n a.,
any speech. The economy OF spacr ,.n. hi.
Lsiimer's reply was in.omcien. - ~ nnarrsIoosi
him, claimed that he wruie TO Sosetnoa S ~,
man In reference Tn the South CnfonA
way matter. asxin him To nave tne Les esst..,
ture InemoriAlise the Congress 0n 'ns ,,o,n.y.
Al the Governors instance. the Auo,hey, nt
General prepared toe joint resolution. wa'cs
was adopted by the Legislature nna az
terwards sent Ia Congress. ne Enur..s.
man introduced = subsiltute. However uit'
or cloudy it may have been 10 tne fep9'.e'
We have failed 10 zee man WY ra a,,n,
think that Lstimer fully sustained M w.,si, S'r
and out Evans clean out Of the eox. Me
ed 10 ooar q man speak spproSingly OF Evanss MS
sS,scS an I.aiimer nut ali condetn ned u. wnc
have spoken OF II In our hearing. lne osno'
10 enisstsiued by sone. ~ Iesst, .uA =, I.ti
hurt himself. without doing injury " A'
The criticism OF Latlmer In the preface h
the report. for Sayinx 'LAtimer ns,emu .'n,so y,
ing the pcrsunsl prononn. vas petn"Pse'p''
nffer thss habit Of The ne Wup1pofA
the Stsic occasionally reminds the peop'
of something The state aaid on iosme' IN. ~
came. and II we are not In error, the spartan
burg Herald, the Greenvilie News, the Az
ansia Chrouicie tho Coiumoi> Record. sne
tas weekly papers Of the state oooia 90 81 eum ,n.
VIcted OF using their names instead ot tn'
csrsoosI. prououu. The reporter must have
bern Delighted with all the other eandiun'es
In their use OF the big l. ,o r.,
This bring. as 70 that part OF TOE spees ga on, )"
thcs. Who live Ia the past. As lar NJ our
memory holes good we do mol recoieet
have heard since the war the Speecn oi an!
old man Who did not bring Gut ;nei !one'
haired old chestnut about Aoo.s.Is @ ~ r.1nos Hoa
and McDunie, while the nainea vi lew ies.ci
lights we're generally attached 10 the nflng OF
the kite. Giih an indescribabie iudiciouh
pess and sE unspeakno'e lack OF nooesl.
various Of .he speakers recommended to oui
attention the necessity OF voting ios mep
the type whom they named.
whsn u came 70 L.Stne,s IT'D ar wnrSs " no tnsi
effect: Toe gentlemen who nave pleceuso
me have advised the people To support men
like Calhoun. Well, nov gentlemen. u yoe
see Calhoun In this lot OF candidates, IL u
your duty 10 vote for him.
ESTIMATES OF THE SPEECHES
We heard many compliments TO several Of
the speechea, and. zs q whoie, the people
,nousaI they y ssss .s shs xeSs; Ss:, hs"p' 'pee'"
Johustoue's spcecn Was regarded a. good.
Evans excited opposition, and lost votes
Laiimsr was commended for bis reply I"
Henderson bad friends In the crowd.
Elliott commanded respect and received
kindly attention.
CONCLUSIONS.
Copclus,ops. based on the outcome OF the
speeches and ihs sentiment M heard, or not
Fins,-Eilio,t, Hemphill and Henderson art
S,a ono % mSht iu.. a. We'll go way back and iii
"second-Ls,imer will lead the race.
Tbird-Evans and Johnsione will be second
Fourth-If Evans and Johnstone continue
their attacks ON Latimer he will be SUR
winner on the final round up.
SnEMARIs.
ohnstoue's perOration which had for It's
climax some sllusion 10 nut grass end pump.
KIN seed bot II 10 gained any votes for him We
have not heard of u.
The peopIe were interested In Hon. John
Gary Evsns's exhibition OF the products ol
sseds from Washington. and they yelled ~
soms OF his remarks. but In our opinion he
lost votes for himself and made votes for
I.atiDer.
Mr.. Latlmer made NO effort NJ . Fourth-of.
Juiy sprend.eagie speech. he made no Hour
ish OF we'll rounded sentences Of Numbering
sound, bot kept close 10 business. ne had
nothInx To say against any OF bis coin petitors
. He was not afraid Of them, aud had no need
to attack them.
The night against the dlstrlonnon OF seed
from Washington can meet with no sym
p,thy from the masses. They know that q
lew packages OF seed is all that they may get
and n Ia certain that ~ uch good has come Il
the people from their distribution.
Mr. Henderson IL reported 10 haye said a
Aboevilie last Friday
The Industrial vsr which tho tarin ant
trust barons OF the East are wsging agsinsl
the south muat DO fought on the eternal
principles OF the Democ ratio party"
Mr.. Henderson Was not confederate enough
70 specify ~ 10 bow the "indus.ai var wa,
what are "the eternal principles Of the Demo
cratic party" Really. we have 30 many
varieties OF Democrats, that We oaght u
know who Of % have imhlbed 1.-The eierna
principies." At present "ths eternal princi
plea OF the Democratic party" seem 10 one or
The outside 10 be simply opposition To every
thins.
war" he seemed 10 forget that Eastern cnpi
tai 10 developing this country. building rail
roads, cotton mills. iron mills. digging coal
and making the Arth . map OF unPrecedent
% on SSi 9se aaSisc, 4 Is ,s,. he iorxo. to tell ou
people particuls ks, lbr "beei trust" whici
na. rai;sd ,hs vi the Iss Product. so,n o. sas, ,s
aa,a aslm mes,s, M y s .nc products which III
farmer has 10 Sell. p. 10 said. has been raise
by the trusts.
The report goes on to say:
.Mr. HemphilI spoke OF the iniquity OF th
peusion law. which drew heavily upon Tn
SOuth and gives IN nothing In return. Eve
10 the Cuban aud Philippine var the NORTH
ern soldiers are the sole beneficlarieE. He dt
nouuced the Republican psrty for tak'n
from the Fiiipiuos their homes without an
provocation. IN defiance OF the Constitution
and said that tho God OF nations will certait
~ punish US for this iniquity. Col. Hemphi
believes that the Republicans went into IN
Cuban war. no, TO relieve the inha6itxn,
An excuse TO 20 Into the ex papsion business.
Mg. HemphiIl did not explain why tt
Northern soldiers enjoyed monopoly o. Ii
ocrats Who were M willing TO undertake u
Spanish war were the Republicans. u
did NOT say Why he excused Democrat
CongreSsmen for joining the Republicans !
this war OF conquest, and he forgot TO d
nounce Southern Democrats for enllsting
an unnoiy war. II the Republicans went In
the war N an excuse for expansion did Dem
cratic Cougressmen protest ags.!nst the act :
Mr.. Hemphili said:
HE denounced the Republican party 4
taking from The Filipincs their homes VII,
out provocatiop."
A man Of Mr.. Hemphlil's intelligence oug
20 know that no Filiplno'E hoi'e has bee