The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-09

did not agree with them that the bes
men cannot be- produced In dcnomipa
tional colleges-he was u graduate q
one of them himself. MIR. Elerb
spoke enthusiasticall in support O
colleges and schools.
He had always favored the dispen
sary law and If elected Governor h,
would carry it out to the letter OF tn,
law. Voice: "That's rightly Though
elected Governor, he would be tho
Governor of the whole State without
regard to politics. lCheers.)
Senator Harrison up to the present
meeting had neglected to inform the
dear people" that he was a farmer
some OF the candidates informed him
that this was fatal mistake. Mr.. Har-
rlson posted Chairman Stanland on
this matter and he was introduced as
Farmer Harrison"
The first question OF State policy dis
cussed by him was the dispensary law.
lie had voted for the law, but he had
some ideas that he thought would be
improvements. Ho could not see that
IT was necessary to ship the liquors to
columbia. Every equity should have
us own dlspensary, and the liquors
shipped direct to the county dispen-
saries This would save q large amount
in freights, drayage and the great ex-
pense OF the bottling establishment at
Columbia. He believed tho county
constables could do the work of polio
ing better than it is donc at present
Every township has a constable and he
could be especially deputized to enforce
the law. If one is not sufficient an
other could be appointed. A great
deal or the trouble arises in the con-
stabulary force as now in existence
Often there is no constable detailed for
all his time at certain places and in
his absence illicit liquors como in and
vlolators OF the law escape before the
constablcs arrive. But with con-
liquor could be practically kept out.
AS to local option ne would say it was
un.Democratic on any people who
didn't want it. No dispensary should
be established anywhere or in any
county unless the people express
desire for it Oy their votes. tCheers
and cries: "That's right.")
Sheriff Morrison Suppose one
county had liquor and other counties
did not, how would you protect ono
county against another? Would you
not incur enormous expense, for in
stance, to police the North Carolina
line ?'
Mr.. Harrison said that he did not be-
hcVc tnat it woGl9 cost one-half as
much as the constab abulary now estab-
lished does. Township constables
would know WHO wAE dabbling in
liquor. But strange constables come
IN community and ar. as liable to
search an honest, upright, high-toncd
mans house as the man who had ten
barrels 10 his house and was selling it.
Ihat thing has caused many honest
men much embarrassment. (''You are
talking the Gods truth."D With these
county constables he believed blind
tigers would be entirely run out OF the
State.
Mr.. Harrison then related tho story
OF an industrious, temperate young
man OF Greenville, who packed his
trunk to go West. He WAS met by
strange constables on the streets, who
opened his trunk and searched for
liquor.
Constable Newbold: "Can you verify
it ?"
Mr.. Harrison 81 didn't see it, but
got 1T from gentlemen in Greenyillc
city and have no more doubt about it
than II L had seen it with my own
eyes"
Berkeley every day"
Continuing, Mr.. Harrison said the
appointment OF State cOnstables was
too much power in one mans hand
lie was going to be the next Governor
and he did not want it. Sooner or
later there would be Il man put in that
o1llce who would use that power &c
that it would be almost impossible to
dislodge him.
"Have your candidates for the Legis.
lature discuss the matter" said Mr.
Harrison. In conclusion he stated that
he was running for this Office on his
own merits.
Gen. Watts in his speech said it was
the unwrlttcn law in South Carolina
that an officer should be elected twice
Since rs no officer had been opposed
Tor reelection except him. Why was
1T: He defied his competitor or any
man to show any act Of his which was
not for the good of the State and
militia.
Gen. Watts tackled Gen. Richbouro
about his devotion to the Reform partv
and asked Gen. Richbourg why his
loVo Tor the party had not induced him
to form q club in Ward i in Columbia
Gen. Rtchbonrg said that thero was
only one Roform club in Columbia and
he was chairman of the executive com.
mittee.
Gen. Watts then went on to repeat
that Gen. Richbourg was only late
Reformer and the latter arose and said
You are indulging in personalities
| am q gentleman"
Gen Watts: "Do you mean to say
that I'm not gentleman ?"
Con. .ldchbourg, " say that you arc
not acting as one"
Gen. Rich bourg explained that there
were two Democratic clubs in Ward /
and 1T would be undemocratic to g(
there and form another, because It wa,
not provided in the party cons titution
Gen. Watts then said that Con. Rich
bOurg had run on the Haskell tickle,
and had col lccted money to defeat Ber
Tillman. AS far as Gen. Richbourp i,
| concerned he had never thoueht
enough about him to care whether hf
was gentleman or not. He asked nj
who were going to vote for him to hold
up their hands. A largo part of the
audience did so. He asked all who
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