Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-27
WANTS To BE REELECTED.
Governor Ellerbe Talks About Various
Matters Of Interest.

the daily papers. 1t is as follows:
"I see in The News and Courier of
Tuesday, an editorial commenting on
the report from its Chester correspon-
dent, which, while not directly doing
SO, may, by insinuatiop, lead people to
believe that the governor advised New
bold not to surrender. The language
used by the Chester correspondent
reads
He was instructed by the state author.
tiles not to surrender until today or until
the court of general sessions OF Spartan
burg county had adjourned.
II wish to denounce the statement
as absolutely and unquali6edly false.
I sent Mr.. Newbold no message, gave
him no advice and made no terms
with anyone for bis surrender. am
getting heartily sick and tired of such
dirty filings and insinuations. 1tseems
that a gentleman has no protection,
but has to submit to such slanderous
insinuations.
81 have, also, been harshly criticised
for pardoning May and Buice for the
killing of Sims. Sims was a desperate
moonshiner who was openly violating
the laws of the state, and when May
and Buice attempted to seize the IL
quor, Sims started to fire on the officers,
and bad they not killed him, men in
the discharge of the duty would have
been killed. Moreover, Mr.. Crawford,
who was present, testified that the
killing was in self.defense. This is en-
tirely aside from the petitions and the
endorsement of seven of the jurors.
There were in addition to other peti.
tions, one signed by many of the very
best of Spartanburg's citizens.
"There seems to be common I'm
derstanding on the part of certain peo-
pie to destroy the dispensary law, and
they take advantage of all these un-
fortunate occurrences to use them
against the law. Since I have been
governor, have tried fearlessly to
perform my official duties, and will
not be swerved by idle clamor orsense-
less criticism.
"Several days ago an interview was
printed from Rev. Carroll, in which 1
was reported to have said that rather
than join the liquor men, l would 60
to - A great many have asked
me to fill out that blank. What 1
said was: Before I would turn this
state over to the liquor element, 1
would 20 home and go to plowing.'
"The most difficult problem that
confronts US today, is that of the Ii.
quor traffic. The dispensary, think,
is the. best solution of the question /;
but as the courts have decided that
the dispensary is not police regula-
ton, am in favor of amending the
law so as to make it police regula.
ton by eliminating the profit feature,
and, if necessary, not to sell it as
beverage, but only for medicinal and
sacramental purposes.
"Those who advocate high license
have surely not read carefully the de.
cisions of the courts, for in the case of
Scott vs.. Donald, the courts advanced
the view that the stute could prohibit,
they could inspect, but could do no
more. If the dispensary is not police
regulation and the state cannot control
the liquor under the dispensary law, il
certainly cannot do so under high Ii
cense. Besides, under high license
system, it would in few months de.
generate in the open barroom. AS a
rule, men who would buy license to
sell whisky, would have no moral
character, and would be altogether ir,
responsible and perfectly Indifferent to
the welfare of the state and of the
people. Their only object would be
to make money, and the constitutional
restrictions would be disregarded. This
liquor fight is not a factioual issue.
1t is a fight between the moral ele-
ments of our people and the liquor
men,"
"Do you propose to make fight on
this next year"
81 propose to 60 before the people
on my record, and, if necessary, to ad-
vocate the policy just outlined. Some
OF nv enemies have said / might be
re elected because of the unwrilten
law to give a governor two terms. |
want it understood that no one need
keep out of the race on this account,
and 1 would not have it as q mere
matter of precedent if my efforts did
not warrant an endorsement.
"If I cannot refute the numerous
charges that have been made against
me, and cannot show to the people
that I have honestly and faithfully
tried to discharge the duties of the
office, do not care to be reelected.
Some people may think it is very
fine thing to be governor; but there
are other things / value more highly,
and before l would sacrifice my man
illness or any principle, 1 would be
defeated thousand times. While l
like to please, I had rather have the
consciousness of having done my duty
than the applause of the world"
The Registration Law.
Columbia State: After January l.,
nayt which is now very close at hand