The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-06
A TALK WITH FEATHERST0NE
WHAT HE PROPOSES TO DO If HE Is
ELECTED GOVERNOR.
"" Thinka there II Snlne Chance OF tho
Legislature Passing the Chil,is RllI, or
some NJ MeaHurs Of II similar Charac-
t"r-SO Long, How+ve as tho
Dispenanry Law Continues
on the Statute Hook he
win Enforce II.

". rrutherStOne, the candidate Tor
Governor, who will be in the second
race with Governor Ellerbe, is in the
city to night. He was seen tonight
aud talked aS follows:
'lIow have you stood the cam
paign?
"Remarkably well. I haven't lost
pound of flesh, and am feeling as
we'll as l ever did"
what do you think Of your
chances, and what will DO tho result
in the second racer"
"Well, you know, I am not the
man to boast, rs | suppose you have
discovered &om the campaign l
made, but will say that my chances
have been growing brighter and
brighter for the last month I was
sure that L would be in the second
race. l have made an honest, clean
campaign, have made friends all over
the State, and if my friends do their
duty I will be the next Governor of
South Carolina. People all over the
State have become disgusted with
the dispensary and the manner in
which it has been nsed to further
tho interests Of certain parties.
During the campaign whiskey was
shipped into the State by houses
from which the dispensary buys
liquor, and it was used in the in-
terest of certain dispensary candi-
dates. In addition to this, many
are disgusted with the manner in
which the dispensary has been run.
Beer dispensaries, hotel privileges,
etc, in various parts Of the State have
been run with the view Of selling rs
much whiskey as possible. Default
ing dispensers have not been handled
AZ they should have been. Whiskey
constables have gone beyond their
duties, and when they were convicted
in the Courts they have been par
doned and allowed to 60 acot free"
"By the way, what do you think
of the dispensary law anyhow"
"Well, as you know, l am Il Pro.
hibitionist from principle. To start
with, the dispensary law is wrong in
principle, and ought never to have
'an enacted. But | am opposed to
IL mainly on the ground that it sells
whiskey to the people as Il beverage
and debauchos our citizens"
"Some Of the people would like tc
know what good it would do to elect
you Governor with dispensary
Legislature. Wonld you mind Civ
ing your views along this line"
mo. sir, not in the least. Il,
start with it is by no means certain
that the next Legislature will be il
sympathy with the dispensary laa
There will be in the next General AS
sembly large number of simon pure
Prohibitionists. Also n large NUN
ber not Prohibitionists, who are op
posed to the dispensary law, and'i
is by no means certain what will bt
tho result. You will rccollect tha
the last General Assembly came
very near passing the Childs bill, ane
l believe that if Mr.. Child'a healtl
had p 'rmitted him to be present an.
push his bill, as he would have dom
but his i'll health, tho bill wonlt
have become q law. But in case
should be elected Governor and tn
General Assembly should see fit t.
let the dispensary system stand,
would not only bo my duty, but m.
pleasure to enforce tho dispensar
law and all other laws to the bes
of my ability. Tho law has som
gool features, aud with an honest
clean enforcement, it can be made I
do much better service than It ha
done in the past. 1 ito not mean I
be understood as charging that tn
entire force of dispensary officials ar
rotten and corrupt, for | know thu
there are somo good men umongs
them, who are seeking to do thej
full duty, but it cannot be denied b
the most ardent advocates of tho la
that there has been q large per COZ
of corruption and rottenness.
will olor pf,f ho InDio1 that tho la