The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-07-31
THE CAMPAIGN.
At Aiken.

at MS place QlHered from any On ltS
predecessors in many respects.
There were no new political features
developed by the meeting. All we're
on their good behaviour and were SIM
ply contented to run windmill wit'i
ice water during the half hour allotted
to each speaker.
The congressional candidates. Mes
sers. Croft, Thurmoned and Bellinger,
dressed the meeting.
The meeting was called to order by
the acting county chairman, Mr.. G. l..
Toole. and prayer was offered by the
Rev. DR.. Miller.
Ex-Governor Evans was the first
speaker. He was received in silence.
The first political honor ever bestowed
upon him was by Aiken county. These
people have always stood by him. In
1890 the people came to him and asked
him to be the peoples candidate.
The primary system is one OF the fruits
OF the fight Of the COS. The apathy aad
indifference of the people in attending
these campaign MEETINGS is an indica-
ton that the people are allowing this
privilege to pass from their hands.
The Southern railway has an attor-
ney in every county in this State and
is one of the largest trusts in the
South.
The Southern mill presidents think
that the Republican policy is the only
one by which they can prosper. A
Southern man believes this must be
knave at heart and knows or cares not
for the true interest Of the Southern
cotton farmer upon whom the cotton
factory is absolutely dependent. With
this introduction Mr.. Evans made MS
tariff reform speech.
The greatest iniquity, the biggest
humbug of the day is the distribution
of old refused seeds from the Northern
nurseries. for which the people are
taxed. These seeds are given the con-
cressmen to send to their constituents
for electioneering purposes and are SO
trifing that the women of the South
won't feed their chickens on them.
Some of these candidates say that
there is no use for us to stand up and
light the Republicans for they are in
the majority.
He and Henderson had fought each
other all over this county in days gone
BY. "Yet yesterday he called me pep
pery John it was only because j rub
bed some salt and pepper into his hide.
but we are good friends" Where he
(Evans) fights the Southern railroad he
is not fighting Henderson or their To-
cal attorney. but because it is trust.
He spoke Of the penitentiary again
and the useless creation Of new onlcers.
The people OF Spartanburg have re-
ceived and treated him as these people
Of f.Aiken in years gone by.
The proudest day OF his life was
when the Langley factory men rode
him on their shoulders when he ran for
the legislature.
He pleaded With the people not TO
turn their backs upon the tried and
faithful, and" said he IN conclusion,
remember that the man who defeated
me in the last race for the senate Is
now seated at the Republican taoie,
hungering for crumb." lie ciosed
amid cheers, intermingled with cheers
for Henderson. Henderson.
Mr.. A. c. Latimer for the first time
scored McLaurin for voting for the
Paris treaty. He is opposed to the NC
Kinley tariff bill and considers 1t q
useless waste of time to discuss 1t be-
fore a South Carolina audience, for ev-
erv man in the State Is against it. MI.
Lstimer spoke of the Philippine prob
lem and showed that the trade ae-
rived therefrom is most unprohtaDle'
creating a tremendous pension roll,
national burden for years to come
The ship subsidy scheme is simply
a Republican steal Of S9,000,0oo year
Imnroye the merchants marine law
and this scheme will be dead forever.
Mr.. katimer said that he mentioned
these things to show the iniquitous
policy of the Republicans. He then
told all about what I'VE FARMERS
did way back in the COS. and then pro-
ceeded to establish his claim TO the
Newberrv college appropriation; the
hack taxes OF the defunct South Caro-
lima railway. He said that the senate
is largely composed OF corporation law
yers but added that he is not hght-
ing LAWYERS in this campaign, and IN
tho same breath warned and lllustra-
ted bv anecdote that against the prom
ises made by lawyer candidates On me
stand. He told of the establishment OF
rural routes in the Third congressional
district.
Government taxes are not direct. hut
come by tariff collections and interhai
revenue and if he did not get these
appropriations for his people the
money would have accumulated in the
treasury or have been sent to othe!
sections of the Union and he is in iayn'
OF getting every dollar he can for his