The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25


Ill "pla 't'ht t'ii can III prohibition Marl-
horo ana anderson. believe that the
question should be sub ni,t,,i 10 thr no.-
PIE oi elcii county L" say whether they
want the dl>prn >ir,. high license will
constitutional restrictions or ur,,liiiti,u
IL - i local N'i'Siiutl. and tlir people al
me community nr cuutiy in nv juI.-
tiicht nav" Il" right tn force The people nt
,t"' 'icr c"itfy or community Ia ac.rp,
>unpfIry Laws rrpugnant to lural SEMI
'irnt. traditions and character .f lh,
people. lave felt This very kcrnly and
l nave not Il doubt in HE w.i li that iii,
"ill bc the inai s,lulinn Of ,lc lio.,r
question in : utl Carolina. None uib.,
'S III accord will the p,iuriplcs ot tlru.,
"rary question is never settled until
II Is settled tight. You may turati,u,. .,
f"cc "t circumstances, as has been the
ease With tile tlisltl>trv law in tli,
state. deny local self g..vri nrrnt, aud AN
opportunity Ter ccxpirs>un of public,
''iltii"u' >'"'fl 4 or LATER, however, 4 free
pruplc Will assert their rights at tI,. l,,l
I''t l"'x, aud woe unto him whu stand, i'm
t'ic way. Tie advocacy OF l,caI option
Is no new i'lea with me Last Msy in
the Hn'IerH"n county convention that
stalwa.t champion of popular rights.
ies"'t'i"u iuStructiny the delegates to
stc State c.nventi"n to use their irtiu
rhce to secure submission of the u,,-s-
ton "f high license, prohibition or dis
ptnsarv {" u popular vote. atuendrd
ftic resolution aud assisted iu seclliiu iur
us paSsaye by the county convention la
Inc State cunvtnti.,n, however, the pc.,-
pie were bound hand auu fn,t and de-
MED the Fundamental right of deciding
MS iuip"rtant matter for themsel yes AT
tile ballot box. The Anderson county
convention Instructed tho local commit
tee I" have the question submitted to
our people IN the primary with the re-
suit that Audeis,n. County went over
wielni"IIy Tor prohibition. How can a
dein'ciat "pp,sc IL submission of these
q'irs'i"tls To IL p'pular vnte or refuse t..
abide The Will uf Il majority of his fellow
citiZ-tso
realize that my cnntest does not de-
pend upon my official rct.,r.l, but uirun
The ih>ues Iitrcinlrfure Indicated. a
cont' ST Is being wagcd against IN. be-
rhu>c have dared To tl,iuk for uys,lf
AMI would n't bruri the knr. t.. tn. die
tales of srlf-c,nIs'itutcd b.,s>rs. am
lr''tu 'f the fict that have sr.ui in tie.
way "f s''nic VIII" S',iglit tn prostitute.
The public service To private tr,tS am
~ 80 ''ft''"S'' 'INhu~c III TIE DIltItltIttS
that have adv"caI.rt and hy the men
"l'''>' AIMS have helped 10 thwari. |,
i vain hope tlIrnigl, me to compass the.
'frirht at Ei"Sc principles. ~, >rr.,riu,.r
argument Is n.. d..,i than I he attrn,u, u.,w
'a'n" m "i: ;.utl Tie. , th.u!> pursued l..
'tets'df me I" demonstrate fiie growth ,,f
Il "hti.c''u> l"'liIiral power wirlich b,
the di>l'enS iry. M unan has touched IL
NJ ~ tit'r li'w pure his characteru or how
ihn'"'rnf he ha. been If all wrong. thai
has not had pitch left upon Ills hands
IL l. appalling the fr.q,irticy with whicl,
E'vert'rs AMI high officials have been
Charged will corr upti"n and t,rithrry in
connection with this instituti.tl. Whether
such Charges be true or false their etf...t
TX the sanir, AMI l,w-rs the whole moral
tome at our State. am ready and will
'nE I" b- sacrificed in an ATTEMPT to bet
Ter c"u'ii'i..i's in Iilis State. | have AN
ahhdiiiy faith in the people of S.u,h
Carolina am conscious .,f rer,i,ud,. ,f
pn.l''.sr. ! ieli.ve ia :l:.. Justice, ,s, <;.ul.
ssti .t !';' miserable attempt to- c.,r,,,,ass
my defeat through unIn,l, means .il.creh
Ahali appeal tn tiir uiantrnM and ,atriu-
tis'" "f tt,'. people for vinlicati,,n in the
uext popular election.
w. A. NEAL