The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25
NEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
REVIEWS HIS CONNECTION WITH
THE REFORM MOyEMENT.
Bitter Expcricnre....Eo Jclin Gary
Evans Was Nominated. and Why
the DISpensary Law Has Been ihe
Source Oi Evil.
70 Tie people of South Carolina:

! The condition of the institution speaks
! tor itself and | challenge any criticism or
| investigation. Had been content to
attend stiictly to my official duties my
! infringement ui the institution has been
such that could have held the position
OF superintendent, Without Uppusitiun, as
long ;ts | cared to remain in public Iite
Fortunately or unfortunately, however,
have aspirations and llupcs beyond tho
mere routine Ut official Iiic. have been
inspired 10y au ambition to bc ut practical
Urncfit 10 the people Uf my State, and
have never entertained for Il moment the
thought that being Il public officer de-
barred ne from the privilege exercised
by every citizen of attempting t. intu-
ence for good the affairs Of my State. In
fact, have felt as public servant that
tt was my duty to do ali in my power to
better the condition Of public affairs.
have firmly and consistently, without
regard tu the effect on my individual
fortunes, supported the best men for
office AMI the puicicS that | believed
would best CONSERVE the public interest.
There is such Il greed for office in South
Cdroiitid that it makes towards Uf most
of those holding or seeking office. have
earnestly Strivtn to not ALLOW this blight
tn wither my III inliuuu or putriutisui.
Ii Suuth Chloiiua needs anything she
needs men who are not afraid ur who
are not prevented by selfish interests
trt'm following the dictates of cutisci-ncc
and duf!. In the very beginning felt
the neeu Uf reform and was AN uiuiull
# ,rtnrrS M"vetiicut' mti. I>upI,nri,d
Tll'nan i'll 1890, and almost " witlr,lt s.,li-
citaIi''n "u III! PIT wis elected suIrIiri.
| itnirnr nf tile .>;'utli CLruliul p,uir.u-
| tiarv III lS92. l lad Ii,e,i nn my farm
and knew tut Ilitlc uf Eul,ic men .,r
public Hifair~. l lii,i uretL c.,nti.lrn,c il.
the ultimate good pun i"'>e "f the Ici" III
| move ucnr. In lS!; tile ,iiSpensaty s\,-
rem WAS int"guratetl in S.mltIi Car.,Iirl,.
i! WAS Il new an uutiit,i t.Xp.iii-itt
| had great deal "f Confidence III Tilt
ilau and gave him my c.'rlial supl,"rt in
Ills tu'ieav'r ttp tntke tile Law Il nilrcts>
AS long as IIllnIau WAS ID tile sUvtrii,,r'S
''Iilct', his natural force Huti popularity
| With The pt'ple enabled him 10 krrp the
machinery running, tiinuyi, will, great
fricii"n. If"resaw during Iillmlan's last
term that WHEN smaller aud weaker men
uuslert"'k tu WELD the aut,,crhtic power
necessary tu secure the enforcement of
tiie siisp-nsary law IT, meant dis ,stet.
The dispensary AZ UtininAlty enartr.i WAS
meant tn tit tile. stern aiI,l :i,.t.rraiic ;;i
titi'nteS at tile first farmer .r,v-r.u,r, h..t
such harsh :utniini>ir tiiuu of tile Nv
CiehituS SUCH u radical ctiarye in the
tlat'if* 'tf tile people, could nUL luuy b,.
continued anl.'ng Il liberty loving ln,,,lr
accustomed IL govern ttitiilAcivrA. When
II came t'' l'c rnis'Ic.ri t'y au "api>t, iimi-
tat'r and "rakliu." lr..,,bie i,rnam.
In 1874 | WAS invited IL gu IL wash
in"t"n l" attend IL conference. Il wa>
t'tcSrnt III Irhy's cntilmii.ttu loom when
IL Man del. rtniu.tl Ia mike john Guy
EVANS T"vtin.'r al Su.lti, Car.,iimI. There.
WAS "n y one M III iir rai>e,i his voice.
against ~ i'll prot, ~. | waS Il witi,rsN To
tile S':'-ti.: wlirn tic witIniit~ in anger
tiu'n the r"ntrrrnCr. came home. fr.mm
Washington CON, itrril that il Mas I'M
f"iitic and wrong tor Il caucus i'm Wash
lH4t''n t' srls.,:t e I.'vrrtl.r for The tu.,.
pie al > 'utl Cir'iul aiui when tile in
lH'li',.> C..l!st'.i: i:!an was ,,r.sp ,S..,i hv
Which lie r'.iiStrvtti yes ut ti,r = ate w. IL.
siisiia.'ch,>e'l aili pmr upon The same h.
sis aS the nr.r.'. | determined that it I
never held another public ..itic.. I would
"rl''>t such u piece s'f political ,iilIim>.
Al That lime Governor Eileilc was not
Tie srl-cti"u would have ,iatie l., ,um
tor g"vein"r. bur uircurns,; ;,,lres we're
sIcl as [" imiiiy him INTO ,ilr ii. III as tie.
logical "pp'll"nt at john G.ry Evans
snpp,'rt+,i Elirrbs aud the history If that
campaign is t.m' welt ku,,wu T., need re-
capitnIAii'iu. 1t Ii very unpleasant .,r =
man tn t'e forced tr differ with itl.. l.atl-
ei~ at llis own party ar faction anil after
the election "f John Gary Exams I gave
III. administration loyal support atni
h''ped to Hre 1t u Siit't:rhA. His pii.ii4e
au'i arbitrary asiiIiiiIis rati,n was mli..lix
I" the pr"pie of South CarUiin;. and every
hhr- In my natuIe rrv..ltpd ut the thought
at having such = governor uf my ST. IT,.
When the r''nit,MIAl tr.e t,tE ~ T., hliZz
~ his h".fiii-t It, wan sliilrt x.'iiinl tuuy
ear. tor saw in his selfish Il. size t.. atty
plant the man wtup had ma.ie lin, u.v.
+'n'r the "rp'ttmti,y t"Iii the S'at. "f |
AL itnui'u>. l tir.,iyit that the. ri. c,inm
~ ElI' rtie ""nlsl prove Il b..l.sii.nium anil
hIr~SihE t' the D. Upl.' "f S,utli Car .tiut
ai"i that the rat'aCiiy"f J J.,Iin Gary Evaus
tor llnr'n would l,e Tar I, M ~ Ii,,. ..i,.,r
at the U"iteIl 5 ate> II, az in. tile govern
"i's rh'ir Al. cln+f desire, then, was
the eirc'i'n "f G'vrrnUr EllrI t,r ami |
AuH'r'iina oil d rNtiiiuy ..ix,. T., thai end
I'm ni'Ir"ls vote sf the I,e.,I,i.. The tail
ure of Ills administration t.. r..,iiz,. HE
r'';a"hah'r lt.'l'es H his friends TX t -.
y sihtui for me tu di.c,i>s. I i,.lie.e Li,at
G"v+rin'r Ell-,l... I. c,,nstitmt inmrlly hon.
s~t aud that he has faithfully ni..i IL,
meet the qmiremtn's nf u si,ui,i"n hc- |
y"nd Ills power and p"-sibiy beyond \
That al an> man
a.n n"w and always will. t,s lis friend,
ahd 'i' not prs'ln'>r To- sAv Nm.. w..r.i in
this letter In rxcu,.atiun. .f m>s. II.
which will add tn th- difficulties now
sn'r"uMiiug him. have en,l..a v.,r..i l., |
cooperate with the men in South Caro- 1
i,na ssl,'mt Object wn- to irinise nmr ,n..- !
pie. III" liquor question j. che ,,l.i m,am |
at the ni''"t,iain' in The lr.iitics of this |
State. l l,Av" tlni,r all l. could i,.,Liny |
!" just an.t samr. or settlement nf ti,..
liquor rr.'i'rn. AS things. now r.y ~
thiS State n",hiuG lIIt evil can c.,,ie ui |
IT. NV object i,ms tn.-n tn eliminate ttc
liqn"r qi' stiHm from State lpi,tlcR |, |
liz I'1hi matter ~i,,rh sli.tiLi in. lrit |
with lite Ves,p q ssf ttn. VA ions c,,,,uti.s