The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-08-15
Dr.. J. Z. Easternng for Congress.

Dr. J. Z. Easterling for Congress.
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ible in, me, Is let drop from ny lips asster-
ing and deesnfulworas 10 5ou, shau itswou'd
be to speak lin my own ptaise. Thes one
would be an effort ON my part to nstatiase
myself IN your favor, while the other would
be downright egotism Of the grossest nature.
leave such tactics to the self-important
buffoon-the political clown! They are
better suited to his principle, his instinct and
bis Establishments The happiness of peo-
ple depends entirely upon the amount OF
liberty thay enjoy. And their liberties are
less or greater, in proportion to their patriot
ism. Take away patriotism from state or
country, and Immediately you see the popu-
lation os the one or the other, sink down to a
state of poalaieal sziande. sThereis nothing
more dismstefnl gioNthe demagotue than
patrio,isnissAvarice b the hotives spouer Of
bis everys6oughrsasActeMx When aSaries
takes the place of patriotism, we may then
say goodbye to liberty. Our mistaken
politicians could not have invented. more
:nfernal and damnable species Of corruption
than the intoxicant influence, placed in the
hands of the State, against the voice OF the
people at the polls. will. not insult eur
Supreme Court by quoting constitutional
law here. 1ts decision is not only that of the
Gossaaatieus sissess abut-it is 10 harmooy with
the votes Of msjosity sofgthe geoples /
voted myself for plshibition-nets fos the
dispensarv act,s however. ssNoF Never :
eyes, and behold this huge Wall Street
specializing on your money, that it may turn
round and double-tax you by i:s avaricious
pretensions. In Gods name and mercy, let
us vote it down again at the polls in the coming
election. Though am opposed to dragging
either morals or religion into politics, yet,
gentlemen. let me tell you, 'sthe OK is in the
ditch" and that God will hold every chris
tian both accountable and responsible to
Him, for bis vote in this emergency. dare
You TO 60 to your closets and get down on
your knees, and ask the Father Of all mercies
and blessings for light aud guidance before
yon cast your votes in the approaching
election! Will you do it? Ifyou do, God
will lead every baesof yoa eright, with your
backs to this unconstitutional crime against
morals, the State and His holy religion.
What Is the dispensary act the best solution
of the whisky question, w1en even bar rooms
arepurer far and more honest than it, inas-
much as they buy their liquors with their
Own money out os their. own pockets?
Whatl Puteyour money out at usury, make
you foot the bill, and then call upon the
Constitatbn stos hide them anu their
avanciops dispensarysact from thegazs Of an
Offended and iusuited people? WHAT Is
there any difference whatever, in loaniog
you your own tax-money. at. an usurious
interest, and that Of speculating in lntoxi-
cants in such g way with it, as that the entire
profits accruing to the unholy business, must
eventually come from your, already, too
seanty living z Ifsthis isnot double-taxiDg,
with vengance, then confess that I know
not the meaning Of the term. If better use
of the tax-money cannot be conceived OF,
then the curse of Almighty God will rest on
us and the State, just as sure as there is justice
in heaven. The lower the prices the greater
the crime, because the more widespread must
be the evil. Prohibition is the only reasonable
and benevolent solution Of the whiskey ques-
ton. Avariee and patriotism have been
swofn, enemies almost from the foundation of
the world. When patriotism peFvades q
country, the majority will be sure to respect
the rights of the minority. But just teach
those people few lessons in a7arice, and
you will soon see both par ties contending for
the mastery
Yes, then, party strifes like conteuding
and How They will pause as do the fretful
them, FIRST the one, and then the other, will
gain the alternate Victory. But should such
patriotic men as Washington, JeGerson,
Madison and Monroe move upon the troubled
waters" Of discord successfully, the majority
and the minority would then settle down
mos, peacefully upon our numerical and
concurring majorities, which purports to be
the fundamental principles of our National
government. Mr.. Calhoun gives better
explanation thus: sOne is the majority Of
states regarded in their corporate character
as bodies polite, which, in its simple form,
Constitutes the Senate; and the other is the
msjority of the people of the states, of which,
in its simple form, the House of Represen-
tatives is composed" There are, be further
says: 'sTwo organs through which the
voice of the community acts directly on :he
government" How important then, that
these two organs should be kept purified by
patriotism rather than be corrupted BY avarice.
ssI notice that avaricious demagogues are
quite touchish indeed, if you happen to tell
them what they tell the people themselves
that they are. They always prefer to speak
of their avaricious feelings and sentiments,
in their own deceptive language.
If you tell them they are not Reformers,
they will tell you that they are no. only Re
formers but that you lie, forgetful that but
a short time since they told the people
publicly in their own sweet, melodious
language, that they were corrnptionists.
Have not some of their number told their
working friends, to extract pledges from both
candidates and voters in their favor? Did
they no, publicly make their corrupting
announcement If proposals to corrupt the
ballot boxes on the part of candidates are
not deliberate avowals from their own
mouths that they are corruptionists, chen
confess that really do not know what the