The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-07-28

lows couldn't govern their appetlteS
they wanted to put straight jackets on
the rest. Every government collected
more than half its taxes from stimu-
lants. and alcohol was the favorlte.
The Federal government collected it,
and South Carolina derived something
from liquor also, but instead of 1t
gong IN the treasury to tighten taxes it
was used to support dispensary drones
Col. Schumpert said that prohibition
was nice thing to preach about, but
the hydra headed monster could only
be scatched, not killed. Col. Watson
could see no virtue in prohibition.
There had been lying enough in South
Carolina already, but if the sale OF
liquor wae prohibited except as medi-
cine, it would make many more liars
Mr. Featherstone was glad his oppo-
neDts had assaied his position. 1t was
straw showing how the wind blew
II say" said he, ''lay on Macduff, |
fear no man or set of men. Mr. Archer
remarked that Featherstone was at
tempting the impossible task OF mixing
religion and politics. Watson and Till
man were on the campaign for their
health. Ellerbe was trustee of Glenn
son college contrary to the constitution.
Col. Gwalt Whitman said that Ellerbe
was dragging coon skin around the
State, and i; had been supposed from
the bark that there was q coon in it,
but it was now npnarant that IT was
only dry hide with oil the hair rubbed
of. Tillman and Watson had kick cd
it so hard that it showed signs of life.
Governor Ellerbe met with applause.
1t was easy for his opponents to make
charges, but what one of them would
have done better? He deplored ten
dency among public officers to sacrifice
their convictions of duty for public
favor and declared he had always been
single to the peoples interests. He
could promise only an honest and an
economical administration. The other
speakers were Candidates Mower, Bel
linger, Derham, Epton, Tompkins,
Bradham, Cooper, Rice, Maytield,
Brown and McMahan.
LANCASTER MEETING.
There were between three and fou.
hundred persons present and though
they were eundemonstfativo they mani
tested lively intesest i'll politics. Mr..
Fertherstone argued that prohibition
was right from the standpoint OF bEsl-
hess morals and religion. Col. Schump.
ert declared that that the dispensari
law wss the best solution of the Ii.
quor question so lar as it threw
around the venders of liquor Ger
tain well known regulations. Coz.
onel Watson referred to his ser
vices in the constitutional convention
where he believed he made record
Mr.. Archer made passionate speech
directed chiefly against prohibition. II
was such men as the prohibition candi-
date and the old whiskey sellers win
made it so hard for the dispensary law
Col. Whitman declared that Feather
stones candidacy was an imposition
He had studied the Biz q for thirty
three years and stated that Feather
stone deliberately y misquoted Spcriptur
as there was nothing there that pro
hibits a man from drinking in reaso"
Gov. Ellerbe said no had been between
two opposing factions. He had ex-
pected the support and cooperation OF
some who are now opposing him.
These men had been misled by the
cries of disgruntled politicians and had
Joined with them to make his admins
tration failure. In regard to his ap.
pointments the question for each voter
was, has Ellerbe weakened the public
service? The other candidates promise
great things for the common schools,
but the Governor had nothing to do
with them as this matter was fixed
in the constitution. He believed
the Prohibitions were sincere
and prompted by high motives.
Col. Tillman credited Gov Ellerbe
with entire honesty, but condemned
his weakness in permitting his friends
to increase the State taxes one-half
mill when he could in several ways have
avoided it. The normal condition was
to tax whiskey, but the political thieves
were cternally interfering with the
license laws in order to stea! the money
or to prostitute the traffic by carrying
elections for political faction. He
could remember when whiskey Ill South
Carolina was free of all taxes and
before God he believed there
was less drunkenness than now.
The other speakers were Candidates
Gray, GarIls, Evans, Stansell, Sligh,
Berry, Tompkins, Bradham. Cooper,
Watts, Blythe, Floyd, Epton, Derham,
Rice, Mayfeld, McMahan, Brown,
Bellinger and Mower
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