The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-07

ier,st paid on a legitimate bonded Indebted
n-ss, which IN not assessed lower than the
a. erage farm, considering the interest reoeiv-
ed by The farmer upon his Investment. Lii
tie did we think when Daniel II. ChamDer.
lain was driven from The state nt the point
of the bayonet, that he would 10 soon return
ernment, sustained by men who had de-
nounced him ~ a thlef ami scoundrel-suar.
dian not only Of our largest corporation, but
also of our United states Circuit Judges.
Principal editor Of our largest newspaper
snd a criteriHn of our democracy. o Tenn
pora, o Mores.
Banqueted by the elite Of CnarestGh, we
are forced to exclaim to what base uses nave
the better element come.
Had these railroads paid their taxes. and
the revenue from phosphates not been De.
mills. In spite OF thus. by strict eGOnomy We
have refsnded the State debt, Of five and one
half million dollars. exempted the storm
stricken sections from taxes: pald the OlI
Soldiers an extra bonus of S. 900, and lowered
our taxes half = mill. Salaries have been
reduced over ten per cent, but could not oe
reason that the Legislature refused 10 cut
their own. We have been accused OF belng
incompetent and ignorant and Incapable or
running the Stale Government.
When the State debt was to be refunded,
the banks OF Charleston refused TO cooperate
With us and said that The State could take
care OF herself and Charleston would do the
same. We went TO New York and actually
the patriots OF South Carolina hy.bl wed
us and not banker In that city would take
our bonds, stating that they had been offered
our State authorities, who alone had power
TO sell them. We went to Baltimore and sue
ceeded before these people could find out
banker that he was approached by one OF our
patriots and statesmen and asked why he
was helping Tillman float his bonds. Did he
not b that he TSs sntpg BItIer ans sna
said ne, and let bin refund his own bonds.
THIS gentleman expressed 10 me the pro
foundest contempt for such conduct. We
willing 10 bankrupt the State ior political
purposes. While negotiations we're pending
one went SO iar as TO introduce into the Leg
islature bill 10 extend the old bonds tor four
years at six per cent. ON account OF the Ina
biIity Of The State TO refund the old debt.
This man knew at the time that the matter
had almost reached successful termination
and he did this for no other reason than TO
break IL up and he succeeded. The next day
the matter was telegraphed 10 New York pa
pers, and bankers were startled and drop.
ever, without the aid OF Charleston or the
patriots, in refunding your debt OF 81, ,4O,OOO In
time OF panic at ~ per cent thus saving "
the State over $50 .OOO In interest annually, and
still We are incompetent TO deal with such
questions.
The Reformers have an opposition that Is
as unreasonable as II is bitter, and nothing we
do can be Xpected 70 meet with their approv.
al. am satisfied II we had enacted the ten
com N ian dments into law at the last Leyisla.
ture the State and News and Courier would
have accused US oi heresy.
In our efforts TO secure the happiness OF the
people we have enacted the Dispensary Law,
which stands today. the only solution OF the
greatest and most Texatious question which
our State Government has BEEN called upon
TO deal with We are told that 1t IL unconsti.
tutional, and how fashionable this has be-.
came OF late. The constitution Ii appealed
10, TO defeat every important measure advo-
90 tod the DptDlo.
II is the duty OF the State to regulate any
traffic that operates to destroy her citizens.
The wh!skey traffic has always been under
the control, not only OF the States, but OF the
United States Government. No man has
been allowed 10 deal In the stuff without
complying with the stringent regulations Of
that we have deprived the citizen Of any in.
divldual rights. In dealing with States the
same rules apply as In dealings with individ-
we found the old State drunk. The barkeep-
ers ruled our largest cities and even def1ed
and Inundated our highest officials. Every
bar room In south Carolina was political
club house, and was run IN tne interest OF
some politician.
Our young men were allured by gaming
tables and fancy drinks until their ruin was
complete and the State deprived OF her good
June MartIn-Irs mighty high.
The Speaker-You never got any good
whiskey before.
Josh Ashely-Some of It is very bad.
Voice-Governnent whlskey burns.
The Speaker-Make IL half water, rs they
used 10 do in the bar rooms, and 1t won't
June Martin-rm in favor of the dispen.
sary and all that, but the Whiskey ain't no
count,
tell me this was not u proper subject for
legis alton. We do not pretend 10 legisate
for old soaks whose habits are formed. You
can no more legislate sobriety into them than
You can honesty Into thieves. but we can leg
islate Tor our boys and young men:
In two generations our state Will oe ready
The young men now growing up Will not
know the taste OF whlskey, the social feature
having been destroyed there Will no longer
dwell u charm within the cup, and our coun.
'rS S,neiy.ssSen mtt Save !" per cent Of the people OF
South Carolina are In iavor OF this law ana
yet our daily papers are bounding ~ ana Try.
Ing 10 produce the i'm IMPRESSION on the outside
world that the Governor cannot enforce 1t,
and The people are against IT, They are y
sweet seen ted ret, these anti dAilies. They
cuss q nd iume because the Dispensary made,
as they say, no money for the nrst quarter
and they cussed and iumed louder, because
1t did made q little the second quarter. II
paving The State handsome income. We do
moi care, however, Tor the money. ~ IL the
ha ppiness and protection or the people Tor
which we are struggling. . A.
creased over IS per cent and many
home now radiates with the sunshine OF 30
briefly and christianity which heretofore was
dark with crime and poverty.
We are being watched by the civ ilized world
and in less than four years this law Will be
enacted by u majority OF me states OF our
Union. Already Massachu setts Is following
ns. and our National Alliance has made IL an
issue for Lhe Union.
Who are the men that are fighting II? The
saloon keepers and scum OF the earth, VINO
live on the bowerys OF Charleston and Col
umbia, aided by such patriots as endeavor 10
bank rupt the state, advise insurrectlon ana
conuive al fraud for the purpose OF making q
little political capital against our movement.
regret 10 say that q few extreme Prohloi-
tiouists are with them, but do not 1mpugn
their motives. / shall throw the nantIe Oh
charity around them aud ASK you 10 forgive
them for they know not what tney 90.
Prohibition Ia as sure 10 come AZ We are mere
but we must first prepars the way Tor II.
When a man has delirlum tremens, we 90
not take his whiskey abruptly away from
him. We mix q little In his medicine and
finally get him In shape to take IL from him
entirely so we must treat the State, lot
State Is but a collection OF individuals ana
has the same symptoms and diseases as It's
component parts. ,,.
issue In this campaign ana we nave takeh up
the glove. Let the enemy meet US lace 10
face and we shall ask no quarter. SuHering
humanity has been already arisen TO call us
blessed and the true and good must be witfh
The attempt to place me before the people
as the candid da te or any one man or fraction
is simply an effort of the opposition 10 create
the i'm preston that \ split exists in our ranks
/ am the candidate of no man or fraction and
those who think that a split exists In the
ranks of the Reformers are In the position OF
the little ANIMAL who saw the King OF beasts
asleep. Thinking him dead, the little skunk
offered the monarch an insult characterlzeo
by his offensive odor. The lion awakening
crushed him with one slap and all that re.
mained was small grease spot and iittle
offensive odor. ~ ~,