The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-21

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He wanted to DO Governor on ac-
count Of the honor attached to 1t. Io
is honor that makes statesmen and
makes mon deserve tho confidence Of
the people. He finished amid op-
plause and offers to extend his time.
! .", COL. II. b. WATSON
was the next speaker and Sguberna-
torial candidate. He was greeted
with slight hand clapping. He was
Sc years of age before he ever asked
for an Office. He went to the legis.
lature to do something for tho pub
lie schools. He had never loft the
battlefield or been furloughed except
when pierced by Yankee bullet
Ho had always been Democrat and
had mover retained a Radical negro
in his service.
He declared that Gov. Ellerbe had
attempted to ride two horses and had
fallen in the mud. He scored him
for having been weak kneed on the
dispensary question IN times past.
Col. Watson said he was Il tenn
perance man, but did not believe in
coercion. The way TO dofeat the
whiskey monster was to stop drink
ing whiskey. Take caro- OF the homo
and the nation will tako caro- of it.
self. Put the Bible on every table
and whiskey will have small chance.
He said he favored higher eauca-
tion, but complained that students
were taken away from the schools
too soon, and that much of the work
being done by the colleges should be
done by the public schools.
"awALr" TO THE FRONT.
The introduction Of the Rev. 6.
| Walt Whitman as q candidate for
Governor was greeted by round of
laughter and good humored ap.
plause. AS usual he made vigor-
GUS, talk, right out IN meeting
speech which had the amused atten-
ton Of the crowd from start to finish.
Mr.. Whitman said he had an utter
contempt for the opinions of the pol.
iticians, and that he relied or. the
masses to elect Inn. He declared
that Of the educational institutions
of the State the Citadel did more
than Ill the others. He was in favor
of throwing open all the State col
leges to all its citizens He favored
the dispensary, but not the admins
tration thereof. We have absolute
ly no administration, he declared.
awe have had an administration
administered by the politicians and
by the United States government.
However, I am not going to kick the
corpse"
He vigorously comhatted tho "ani-
malculal politicians" who termed
him crank, saying that where he
was best known he was given tho
most credit for having common sense.
Unlike somo of his competitors he
could not ride two horses ut once,
but he did ride bicycle, an on it he
was riding right into the hearts and
homes of the people along the cam
paign route. The women encouraged
him, "nnd yet these miserable poll
ticians," "said he, shaking his finger
and glaring at tho aforesaid poll
ticians, "try to mako you think I
have no chance" lie declared Wat
son had weak backbone and pound
ed Ellerbe in the same strain.
SENATOR Il. I. ARCHER.
made vigorous speech denying that
he had changed front on the educa-
tional question. Ho favored educa-
tion for all, but the manner in which
it was administered made it class
Legislation. He made an elaborate
review of tho history of education in
South Carolina and distributed cir.
culars anent it. lie was for economy
in public affairs. He believed in
temperance, but if the churches, with
their laws against drinking whiskey,
could not prevent drunkenness, he
could not DO expected to compro-
misc his common sense by adyocat-
ing prohibition law when tho best
people do not keep such law.