The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-08-05

and s'cn il comes TO the tim. ;' meet
NY fellow citizens face to im., an,l pro.
-fyss 10 speak to them upon the issue of til
day, and cloak up What is in me, aud hide
it from them for the purposes of getting
their votes, will not be worthy of their
suffrage. appreciate the value of the
suffrages of my fellow citizens as much
as any man does, because [ believe that
it is the highest compliment that can be
paid to man, when it comes to him as
a tribute to his worth, as tribute which
reveals your confidence in his integrity;
but when it comes in any other light
than this, it ceases TO be compliment to
him, and becomes simply an evidence of
the amount of successful depravity that
exists within him.
Upon this question of prohibition
have all the time been in favor of sub.
mitting to the voters of the County of
Anderson, the question of prohibition or
no prohibition, and if elected to tho
Senate 1 propose 10 have that question, as
far as my ability may 60, submitted to
you to decide upon it. | would not vote
10 submit prohibition to the people of
South Carolina, and l will vote against q
bill for that purpose, because don't
believe that the people of South Carolina
are ready for such question. But when
community becomes interested in this
subject and wants to test the strength of
the people upon it-for or against it
and ask to have that contest made, I will
vote to give them the right to do it.
That is my position, don't want to be
misunderstood upon this thing. As
citizen of Anderson County when it
comes up under that bill, l will vote for
prohibition. You can vote against it or
for it. If there is majority that votes
for it, We will have prohibition; if
majority against it we will not have pro-
hibition. and as far as am concerned, if
/ should be elected to the Senate, my
influence and position will go 10 carry
out the will of the people of Anderson
County as they may express it on this
question. do not think it is unfortunate
for this question or any other to come
into this campaign. am ready to tell
you what think about this or any other
question, whether I am for or against it.
1 do not want any of you togo away
from here and say you do not know
where I. stand. don't believe in any
equivocation when it comes to a capdi-
dates position. You have right to
know, and don't believe that the voters
of the Coanty would be intelligent men
to select men to represent you without
your knowing where they stood upon
questions which you are interested in. l
think you have right to ask these ques.
tions, and SO far from considering it as
being an impertinent aud unreasonable
and improper thing. am glad to have
you do it; and if you agree with me
shall be glad if you don't do it, you
know what l think about it and will
know what you think about it and there
will be no misunderstanding.
There is great deal wanted to say
to you thst have not touched upon. |
have here list of all the bills that
have introduced, some of which passed
and some of which failed to do so-that
l would have liked to h.ye discussed this
evening, but have talked too long upon
other matters to do 80 now.
I must thank you for the patience
which you have shown in listening to me
and will not try that patience any longer.