The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-09

| '"e"o VIII ec' oack pfOnloltlOn ten
years. The dispensary IL the best solu.
lion, bccauSe It is prohtbitory. The
law has not been enforced, and If you
give me Il Governor that will enforce
the law and not allow hotel privileges,
you Will have prohibition. they want
10 sell 1t through drug stores and have
frco liquor. Don't driuk it and we
won't manufacture and sell 1t. Turn
people out OF tho church that drink
wh'Nkcy and you will have prohibition.
| thank God that tho people are stand
my together us II unit J. want TO be
| Governor because | have served the
State faithfully In peace aud war. He
scored El'erhe for appointing I'll Con.
scrvatlv"s to positions in the army.
| The next speaker WIS
q. W WHITMAN, OF UNION,
who stated that he had been In politIcy
10 put butter on tho puoplr's biscuits,
ana WIS going 10 ntuy there until he
pnt IL there. The pcO ln wer. prom.
laed l"~ taxns ana why haven't YOU got
them' brcausc tho men you elected
| didn't fulfill their promises | am not
seeking my own brnctit, but the peo.
pl"'s benefit. This proNibition ques-
I'"n IL II tempest In II tcupot-the pco-
rle cont want prohibition. Only few
crank. aud preachers want IT, The
State Is not ia ia" liquor business to
! sell liquor, hat to prevent urunkur,is
ana minors from getting it. The law is
good one and Is not to blame because
IT has not been enforced. advocute
your pr r'nciples vote for mo.
GOV. w. II. EI.I.rnnE.
was the next speaker. When first de-
feated FOR Governor in 1904 I retired TO
| my. plantation to remain the balance of
my days. but when Evans did not stand
tor reelection received letters from all
over the State asking me to run for Gov
ernor. responded and announced NV
! self candidate and was holorcd as few
men have ever been honored pro
missed to discharge the duties faithfully.
fairly and honestly and for the benefit of
tie whole people. did not promise to
| run tile government OH wind, to reduce
your taxes, ETC.. but to give you clean,
| economical government and have kent
my promise and come before you on my
| record do not ask you to elect lie be-
cause am entitled to a second term. If
the dirty charges made against me have
| been proven ii is your duty to vote against
me. II l am guilty Of making dirty po-
| ht'cal deals, II is your duty to vote NE
out OF the Office. have challenged them
10 prove their assertions, have they done
| IT. What have done that should not
be reelected. have made mistakes, am
not infalliblc. The penitcntiary has
turned money into tile treasury, the asy-
l''in is being run satisfactorily aud this
year will save $500 alone Oh public
printing 1t is easy to charge dirty deals,
Dnt something else to substantiate it.
regret that time will nc. permit full
discussion of the liquor question. My
friends tell you what prohibition has
done i'll Maine only, why do they not
tell you what it did III Kansas, where il
proved al absolute failure 1t is asserted
that have not enforced the dispcnsary
law. You know what obstacles | had TO
contend with Judge Simonton opened
o. p. houses. withdrew the constables,
Have seized more contraband liquor than
has ever been done before, and the law
IS better enforced now than it has ever
| IN hay 4 -.
and l have to keep more constables there
than i'll any county i'll the State. The
proh'hitionists have the purest Of motives
but are i'll bad company. If reelected !
will endeavor to do my duty.
| The next speaker was
UNCLE GEoRGETILL or EDcErIrID
who said lie had always been proud of
Newberry people He had not been i'm
Newbcrry since the war and was aston
isfed at the progress size mad made. Am
a candidate for Governor because I de.
sire to round off my political career as
chief magistrate Of my State. I have
had exceptional opportunities in the way
of experience and learning which would
enable tne to make you good Governor.
If you elect me you must take my prom.
ises now and await the results. If an.
other is elected l am the last one to
whine about it. He spoke OH the educa.
tional system Of the State and alluded to
the abominable dispcnsary law. He fav-
ors license system. He favored cacl,
county managing the liquor business for
itself and the election by the people of
all township officers. He thought
Schumpert ought to carry Newberry, but
if there were any scattering votes he
would apprecia te them. At the close OF
his speech he was presented with a beau.
tiful basket Of flowers.
This closed the speaking Of the gubcr,
material candidates and those for Attor.
ney General followed. The first pre-.
scented was
| HON. GEO. S. MOWER, OF NEWu;;ERV