The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-22

All philosophers say that We should
tax that vhich the people will pay for
most readily A majority Of the na.
sions OF the earth collect more than
one balf Of their revenue from taxes 90
stimulants. and should We be fools
eaough to let 60 this great source for the
benefit Of politicians and droues
Col. Tiilm.a touched up Govercor
Ellsrbe for his '.lack Of judgment aud
backbone" 10 not fighting the sbusss OF
the disperssry and tbe State colleges.
We used to pay $4,000 for the sep
port Of State colleges aud nov We are
paving S177, 900 therefor. and that is
the cause Of the 500, 900 deficit 10 the
State treasury last year and the reason
for increasing taxes one half mill he
uas for taking the privilege tax from
Clemson Collegesnd dividing the Fed
eral fund Of $50. .000 between Clemson
aud Winthrop. giving them the same
strength as the South Csrolina College.
This tax vas the greatest disgrace upon
the adminissratiou that has evet stained
the reputation Of South Caroliua-as
disgraceful as the despos Of Persia
uhen-he assigns some revenue OF Ger,
tain city to some favorite courtier or
mistress. The college collects this tax
uhen ID suits. IN Difference to pets ard
favo,ites. Some men get all the guano
they want without paying anything.
BE. wanted to be Governor on ae,
eonns of the honor attached to it. 1t
Is honor that makes ss4tesmen aud
makes meu deserve the coe6deoce OF
the people. He finished amid applause
and offers TO extend him.
Col. r B Ws,soa was the nexs
speaker and gnbernatorial candidate
He vas greeted With slight hand clap.
ping. he ewas 56 years Of age before
he evsr asked for 40 Office. he went to
the legislature to do something for the
pablo schools. He hsd aever left the
battlefield or been farsougbed except
when pierced by q Yankee bullet. He
had always been Democrat aud bad
never retained Radical negro 10 his
service
He declared that Gov Ellerbe had
attempted 30 ride two horses aud fallen
10 the mud. He scored him for having
been weakneed on tho dispensary ques.
tions in times past
Col u atsou said he vas tempe
rance man. bat did not believe 10 ooer-
eion The way to defeat the wbiskey
monster sas to stop drinking whiskey
Take care Of the home and the nation
will take care Of itself Pot the Bible
on every table aud vhiskey will have
small ohaoce.
He said be favored higher education.
but compi.ioed tina, students we're
taken away from the school too seop,
and t6as much of the work being done
by the colleges should be done BY the
public schools
The introduction of the Rev. G
Walt Whitman az candidate for
Governor was greeted by a round of
lau, ,hter and good humored applause.
AS usual he made vigorous. talk
right ont in meeting speech which
had the amused attention of the crowd
from start to finish.
Mr. Whitman said he had an utter
contempt for the opinion of the politi-
clans, and that he relied on the mass
es to elect him. he declared that of
the educational Institutions of the
State the Citadel did more than all
the others He was in favor Of
throwing open all the State colleges
to all It's citizens He favord the die
pensary, but not the administration
thereof We have absolutely no ad
miuistration, he declared. We have
had an administration administered by
the politicians and by the United
States government However. | am
not going to kick the corpse .
He vigorously combat.ed the "ani
malcnlal politicians who termed him
a crank, saying that where he was
best known be was given the most
credit for having common sense
Senator E L Archer made Wig
orous speech denying that he had
changed front on the education ques
tion. He favored higher education
for all. but the manner 10 which It
was administered made it class leg
islatiou Tie made an elaborate re
view of the history Of education in
South Carolina and distributed Cir
culara anent it. He was for economy
in public sfairs He believed in
temperance. but if the churches,
with their laws against drinking
whiskey, could not prevent drunken
ness. he could not be expected TO
compromise his common sense by al
voc2sing prohibition law when the
best people do not keep such law