The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-08-23

bribe Of universal support, to keep his
mouth shut and not do his duty. Why
then did they attack him and utter
ISLANDERS against him. he asked
Then he took up the election of 1892.
which was not conclusive for prohibi-
tion. he argued, and the dispensary has
been endowed five times. Then he
gave the history of how the dispen-
sary was agreed upon.
He reiterated the alliance" state
ment and incidentally said he heard
there were no "blind-tigers," here but
ne did not know whether it was so.
Then he took up the preachers and
said he was not afraid of them. 1t
was the truth tSat hurt ,--em. AS
long as he told the truth he was in
different as to who it hit.
There we're no fly specks on Col
Hoyt, ana ne had absolutely no candi-
date or favorite, but he was defending
his administration and the dispensary.
Then he jumped the Rev. w. r.
Richardson and his sermon. and then
said way .e needed no machine. Fiji
teen or twenty thousand would scratch
him if Gonzales could muster them,
but he would rather be scratched than
muzzled.
He then took up the advantages OF
the diSpensary.
He insisted on voters standing foI
principle and not friendship or aonira-
ton.
He was thankful that party lines
we're very nearly obliterated.
Senator Tillman did not speak aa
long as usual. and held no hand pri-
mary
G. Walt Whitman alleged that TILL
nan stole his whole speech and then
ne fell into poetry on liquor, etc. He
ioked about his opponents. Suppose
Col. Hoyt were elected, which would
De a miracle. It would be victory in
getting the Job, but it would be no vic
:ory for anyone. Even Ttllman, the
great mosdl, does not tell you the
whole thing, but the fight is against
he reform party and the dispensary Is
he mark for the tight. He told of his
experience with drink Of beer on the
Isle OF Palms, which he said he got on
Sunday. The liquor people have more
Judgment and serse than the prohibi-
tionists.
Mr., Frank B. Gary took up con-
nectek argument against prohibition
and then he took up the non-enforce-
nent of the dispensary law and urged
hat this uon-enforcement was the
reason Of all the opposition to the in
cumbent. No one dared say he was
opposed to the dispensary and indeed
Senator Tillman, at Greenwood, argu'
ed in favor OF the same policy he I'D.
yocates; that is county may nave
prohibition or dispensary as it sees
best. He then took up the advantages
of the present system and distributior
of profits. He spoke of the necessity
of textile education am he would favor
it and was glad he had made every one
take up the argument for liberal ap-
propriations for veterans. He discussed
his right to make the race and wanted
the strictest test applied to him. He
said the opposition must be in desper!
ate straits when it harped on his being
a Gary.
A. Howard Patterson took up tho
proposed prohibition platform and m
sisted that men would love and drink
liquor. as dong as they love women ana
that would be for all time. Col. Hoyts
platform was chock full Of politics. he
then took up the coalition editorial
Of Col. Hoyt and said II he was Will
ing TO. coalition and compromise tben
Why not now? Prohibition, he Thought
would not last over year. at least
that is what Gonzales thought. ho!l
would leave on his tombstone: KILLED
by n. G. Gonzales
Then he took up the charge that the
or. orcement of the dispensary in Char
lestcn and Columbia was farce. Inc
reason he did not talk about other
counties w2S because they did not
need attention like Charleston and 90
lurmbia ard they enforced the law. he
GER ,ured McSweeney for turning over
the prosecutions in Charleston to the
police. who were the enemies OF the
law. He insisted that any man VINO
got Charleston's vote could not en-
force the dispensaTy law. 1t was late
in the day for Gary to talk about the
old soldiers. He never offered a Dill
to increase the pensions in ten years.
Then he took Up the Gary family IN
Do!itils and Office and said they were
too many L.rG, for one nest.
Governor McSweerey spoke of his
pleasure at Icing here and wished 10
give a full and free account or MS
syery act. The dispensary law is bet
rer enforced and has more friends than
eyer. and this he fe.t came from MS