The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-08-21

need for the literary department.. He
believed Clemson could and would be
run on less money. He did not believe
the dispensary law should be run pure
ly as moneymakipg institution.
There should be II legitimate prof:
which should go as provided by law to
the common schools. If the law is en-
forced to the letter it will reform some
drunkards and keep the young from
enticemcnt. Hs said if he had Leg
lslature in sympathy with him he would
promise to run the government eco
nomicnlly. He said that if elected he
would be tho Governor of the whole
people. He asked those who had been
opposed to reform to come together in
u spirit O unity and see if We can't do
something LOOKING to Ia. development
OF our resources.
Mr.. Whitman, another candidate for
the above honors, spoke next. He said
that the dispensnry law had licked out
all tho respectaOility' in politics OF
South Carolina, for there has been one
| Dispensary howl from one end of the
State to the other. He said Gen. FL
lcrbe, the Swamp Fox, the Red Fox,
ment and give it over to the Conservn-
tlves. This was met by loud cheers
for General Ellerbe und Kisses for
Whitman. Ho got off his usual flow
cry closing remarks and then found
out that he had no more time. He
read some figures to show that moro
money had been expended il 1895
than III 1883. He closed his speech by
saying that if it WAS the last word lie
would ever speak between here and
heaven he would declare that b. r.
Tllman is the worst backsliding, somer-
sanltng politician that God Almighty
ever saw.
Standardization in speaking ofClem-
on, said thnt $50 was entirely
sufficient for permanent improvements
and the tag tax should beappropriated
to it if the college needed it. There
was no necessity for that money to go
there in such profusion. In speaking
OF the Dlspensary system he said if
taken possession of by the people of
tho counties he believed SO much profit
conld be made as to run the public
schools six months.
In speaking of tho desirabilitv of
local option, Mr.. Ellerbe and Gov
ernor Evans interrupted and said that
whiskey could be kept ont of any
township now y vote of the people.
In conciuding no suii: ti.zs :he Disnen-
sary wns weight which tho State
could not carry much longer. Mr..
Harrison was checred loudly as he
concluded.
MIR. Robinson devoted the greater
part of his remarks towards showing
that Mr.. Muytield had been in office
long enough.
Mr.. MnyieId replied that n majority
of the States kept II good man in office
rs long rs he discharged his duty
efficiently and if the people were salts
fled with him he asked reelection. He
said not II single promise luade to the
people in 1890 had failed to be carried
out.
Mr.. Duncan being introduced, re-
fcrred to his legislative record, hold
ing that he had always been true to his
country and State. Mr.. Duncan SAID
that If partisan lines were again drawn
General Earle would have been de-
feated. He said if McLaurin, or w. ID.
Evans or $. G. Mayiicld had come out
for the Senate he would not have. But
when they dropped out he felt it his
duty to come out and tell the people
what he knew. He took up Governor
Evans' record as n Reformer. He had
voted against every Reform nominee
fer the Board Of Agriculture; he voted
to postpone tho acceptance of the
Clemson bequest. At this point he
read the following telegram from w.
II. Newbold:
''CHESTER, S. c., Aug. 8.
John 4. Duncan:--Don't you refer
to me again on the stump, either di-
rectly or indirectly. 1 mean this as
warning. w. III. NEwBoLD."
Mr.. Duncan said in reference to the
above: When 1t comes to that con-
stable bulldozinS me, be may kill me,
but he can't scare me. (Cheers.)
y voice: when he kills you he'll
have to kill others"
He said that he felt confident TINT
the people Of the state will turn down
such II man. He went on to speak
further about the bond matter and re-
ferrcd to Governor Evans as u bantam.
There were cheers for Duncan and
counter cheers for Evans. Ii : closed
with joke, and received considerable
applause.
Governor Evans being introduced
began by sarcnstlcally referring to the
eloquent words o: the Atntcsmnu who
had just preceded him. He said all
had heard about tho bond matter. is
there any man here who wants to hear
it again? (No! No0 One man asked
that he tell all about it. Governor