The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-08-02
Politics Not Quite as Hot as the
Weather.
SENATOR TILLMAN IS ALONG TOO
And Helps the Boys Contribute to the
Gayety of Nations-Synopsis CT the
speeches.
Lancaster Meeting.

thoroughly undemonstrativn aud atten-
tive. There was little cheering, no
noise.
Mr.. ]. P. Derham was not present
and sent excuses. He was absent on
account of sickness and announced his
platform and showed the work OF his
ONCE.
MIR. Brooker started out by saying
he had already saved the State S'O,Ooo
and was in position to save that much
z0scc. The present tax administration
Is absolutely faulty and wrong. He
charged nothing criminal but gross IL
regularities and charged incompetency
in the present officers.
Mr.. Clyburn said he made the Ches-
terfeld settlement in 1897 and 1t was
entirely satisfactory. He agreed that
in 1898 the papers were sent to Colum-
bia.
Neither Mr.. McMahan nor Mr.. Ca
pers were present, when their names
were called.
Gen. Floyd made patriotic speech.
He came to show how he had restored
the prestige Of the adjutant genera's
ofie. It was now, he urged, the best
militia organization the State has had
in 25 years.
Brooker said the books here were In
excellent condition.
Supt. McMahan came in late from
Rock Hill and was presented. He out
lined his experience, as teacher,
thinker and student, which he thought
qualified him for his work and theE
showed how he had worked and was
still working for the common schools.
Then came the railroad COMMISSION
ers.
W. D. Evans and J. G. Etheredge
were absent.
Then came the governors.
G. Walt Whitman insisted that from
what others saw the various depart
ments are in bad shape and he wanted
to remedy things. Disregard Of law In
South Carolina was amazing and dis
graceful, not only as to the dispensary
law, but everything else if these speak
ers are to be believed. The best men
at times, he feared, took just a little
too much liquor. A little drunkenness
does not affect man as much as tell
ing a lie. God never made misft and
there is use for liquor.
Col. ]. A. Hoyt said Mr.. Whitman
had stood on every platform that has
ever been erected. The people Of Lam
W8ter were already convertd to pro-
wbition. The dispensary Is put for
ward as the best solution Of the liquor
problem. 1t is a system adopted to
monarchy, but it is not for America.
The cornerstone of Democracy is that
whatever comes to the people should
come from them, and he explained how
this was not the case. He explained
how dispensaries have been forced on
the people. The dispensary has its
good features, if they were enforced.
but they are not enforced, and the
good features are trampled In the dust.
In the request books you will find
the same signatures and you will find
drunkards and minors on the lists.
Why should the law be continued when
II was admitted that it cannot be en-
forced in Charleston and it's good fea-
lures are trampled under feet? The
dispensaries are the supply depots or
the tigers. The system is rotten to the
core and deserves to be taken out OF
the books. This great dispensary will
build I'D a great political machine and
il is best to break 1t up now. He then
defended prohibition. He touched
briefly on educational matters and said
there was 70 difference except as to the
liquor problem.
Bouuets were presented Col. Hoyt by
the Women of Lancaster"
Mr.. Frank B. Gary thought the flow
ers apt for Col Hoyt's political funeral.
He was not here to villify or abuse
anyone. He argued that no better plan
than the dispensary was yet proposed.
He knew this to be prohibition coun-
ty. but he would not change his views.
All are marching to temperance. Pro-
hibition will bring tigers. He was no
apologist for the dispensary as now
run. 1t is not system for revenue.
He was reliably informed there are 2O0
tigers in Columbia.
If elected. Gary said he would enforce
the law in Charleston and Columbia.
For three months before we got hold
of him the constables seized only $1,000
worth of LIQUOR. and yet last month
alone they seized that much.
Mr.. A. Howard Patterson said the
people. not the papers, were the jury.
If Gary stood no better chance than
Bryan he was sorry for Gary; but he
favored Bryan. He stuck to Gary and
his family all along and has gone
down with the family. He announced
himself before Gary and had right to
run. He then read from the report Of
Garw's Charleston speech and empha-
y sized that Mr.. Gary would not answer
khis questions in Charleston. He devot-
ed time TO Mr.. Gary and said if you
haze local option it will be goodbye