The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-09-05
Mr.. Moons Manifesto.
Especial 10 the State.

Especial TO the State.
NEwBERRY. Aug. 80 Mr.. Frank
Moon, who announced last week that
be would he candidate for Governor at
the November election, even If he did
no, get bat one vote. vas in the city
ye5e1daY. BE has been laboripg upon
his address to the peole Of South Caro-
lima, and the following is whas be has
brought forth. 1t is not assstrong or
as lively Or as interesting a. expected
it would be when he asked me last
week to announce his candidacy,
though ! bad no idea theo What be in
tended to say to the voters Of South
Garolina. for up to that time never
had an idea that be contemplated max
ing The race. He says. hoveres. that
be means business aud is going to stay
in. to the bitter end. Here is bis
- 90bHESUs T.
To the Voters Of Sou,b Carolina:
As people expect the reasons Why
one runs for Governor, l gise mine l
saa ousdoae at the way 10 which per-
sons calling themselves Reformers baye
ont Heroded the same Herod shom . |
have been lighting, tooth &ad nail, for
tsenty years, trying to- ..sefswn"
themselves 70 rhe highest biddef,, with
the most specions promises and least
fnl6llment. The one sasisfsction. te-
suliing is to see number one kicked out
ioto the cold, even though the kicker
be no better. It seems likely to prove
; repetition Of the fable Of the fox. the
aies aud the sssllos.. The new swarm
will take the last drop. They want the
earth.
/ enter my protest in the form Of put
ting up my carcass to be shot at-that
is '.eussed" "at. have proved in the pas.
my competency to tote more "cusaiog"
than anybody, aud still staad alone I
consulted With no living man about this
move: l believe it the duty Of some
body | can't mark ont iiae of
action for other people /; therefore. Tn
in myself. Ism httle knoan,s but It is
better thus than to be kno~a =
ecoundrei. Most parsons 10 our town
know me, among them plenty ::
enemies. an willing to leave the
telling of the tsush tospy OF oil Of them
I sn Whist ;s kpoSn 10 Piefsons
..ssc5ety:" sa 4 high Kicker When
they BET too bad, kiek them out. am
. Refosmer In the sense Of trying to
get all the geod ve Gao. spd sbe
snpposition is that under = Democratic
form Of government every one 1in be
the cane way. The. question. then. is.
Whist is best for us aH 10 the loag .uu.
| deaf kick 1t the measures Of Reform
era. so-cailed. so much % At their
methods Of self perpetu..ioo.
As 70 tbs questions Of the day:
Agrionl.ursi colleges am 10 favor
of making those setf-supportiug. or rs
nesrly so Is possible, and il scieati6c
farming is not deIosion. ve. should
come very near it II it be delasioo.
the sooner the bubble bursts the better
for oil bards would have it so thas
every poor child can. BY its labor,
earn saf6cienoy Of vhoIssome fo,'d
spd comfortable clo,hisg, sBd u the
same time prosecute it's ssudies 10
case of var the State furnishes gaD.
rsiions and clothing. The nation prop
esly educated. l ~ould hope to save
the expense Of the gun, SO th.t swords
might be turned to plows and spears
into pruning knives. No we'll educated
man viii deny that the ethics Of the
Christian religion would. if carried out,
be the best thing to live BY in all the
world.
As to the liquor question. think
the dispensary, under government
control OF that terrible moral explo-
sive, alcohol, the best plan yet discov-
cred. OF course, experience, under
management devoted to the highest
good Of the people, will modify and
improve the carrying out of the Law,
aud it will not be on the line Of money
profit to the State
l have a pet theory concerning a dog
law in which our Reformers have sorely
disappointed me. Certainly they will
not allow that the subject is above
their comprehension, and if they claim
that it is beneath them / will boldly
assert that it will take very little
''screechiog" for them to get down to