The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-08-30
THE LAST MEETING.
CAMPAIGN CLOsKD ATCOLUMBlA
The Candidates Said Their Pieces
For the Last Time Before Election

For the Last Time Before Election
Day.
The State, Aug. 23rd.
The State campaign has closed. The
last meeting WAS held In this city yes
terday. There were about 500 people
gathered around tho stand at Hyatt
Park. The place was we'll wooded and
comparatively cool. There was q con
stant demand on the spring in the hol
lOw-the dispensaries In town we're
closed
The candidates were all in good
form, Notwithstanding the terrible
weather which has attended them the
last fortnight and notwithstanding the
strain upon the man physical, the man
mental and the man moral. For 1t re-
Quires some solf.c0ntrOl Tor candi'
date to know his limit and to say " no.
to his many friends who want to stand
treat.
or. His child is quite sick and he
wanted to get to Trenton on the .norn-
ing train. He made about the same
speech as elsewhere lately. In answer
to an article in The State yesterday,
he said he would not accept the ol1ice
OF United States senator II q ma ajOrity
in the State scratched his name or tho
ticket. "lf they don't want to vote
for mo
LET THEN SCRATClI.'
He felt sure, however, that he would
be upheld by the people. He sailed
day. He held q hand primary and
about half OF the $50 then present
showed down for the dispensary. The
others didn't vote. a few held up for
prohibition.
There were few incidents. The
Evanses had little Hare up; Whitman
took otTense at Col. Hoyt calling him
an ex-preacher Col. Hoyt and Nc
Sweeney had u misunderstanding
about which should speak first ; Nc
Sweenep talked good deal about the
Batesburg incident and devoted lot
Of time to Gary and the latter passed
Off the Batesburg incident as a matter
OF little consequence, alter showing
that he did DOT charge McSweeney
with "sending" constables out to
work for him; Col. Patterson went for
all his opponents with gloves Off. Hoyt
for governor, and MIR. Gary changed
many votes to his column, while not q
few expressed sympathy for Patter-
son.
Senator Tillman WAS the first speak
er, being Introduced out of order so
that he might catch the train to leave
for home. He got right down to the
discussion OF the liquor question, saying
that Notwithstanding criticism he had
u perfect right to appear, because he
had said that he would resign from
the senate In order TO come back here
and run for governor in defense of the
dispensary. Some men who are most
blatant and editors who are roviving
bitterness in regard to him are the
very ones who charge him with doing
it, and that is not true. lake the
card in The State today signed JOab
Edwards. He wants me to sign q
pledge that | will not stand for scna-
tor II don't receive majority. |
have made this statement in broad
pledge is an insult, for it says practi-
cally that | am liar This Is the
poorest sort OF a preacher because he
hasn't got any churches. He took up
his remarks about preachers. lit said
that he had hccn unintcnti0nally mis-
quoted by reporters. He had said he
would not swap his chances with some
preachers, and he wouldn't, but they
left out the word " sOmc.' referring
to the book OF Habakkuk, 1t was more
or loss an obsolete book, and some Of
the preachers don't know that there ia
even such book. daughter and ap-
plause.)
He then jumped on prohibition, say
ing that under 1T people would have to
get whiskoy by swearing that they
wanted it for medicinal or sacramental
purposes. Now, will you swear that
Then you viii swear to lie. Laugh-
ter and applause). Prohibition could
not be enforced. Lie referred to the
free sale OF liquor when the dispensary
PrOhibitonists want to bring back the
same conditions. Prohibition will
make liars ana hypocrites out OF you.
You will swear that you have the
belly-ache or some other ache in order
to get whiskey. Great laughter).
Where is the doctrine gotten from
that it is sinful to drink liquor ? He
deiicd any bishop or preacher to show
that any such idea existed before 1916.
Tho sacred writings arc full OF warn
ings against it's abuse. lie had said
there was an unholy alliance between
preachers and barkeepers to break up
the dispensary. He stuck to that
statement because he believed it cor
rect and the devil himself couldn't
make him take it back. He then took
up Mr.. Richardson's sermon. In reply
he said that he did not need the dis.
pensary as u machine. He had already
been elected by $4,000 majority and
what was the use of having another
machine. If he had been adcmagogue
would / . have thrown aside the sun
port OF Gonzales and his little CLIQUE
OF preachers.
There is no prohibition in this case
1t Ia simply tho old barroom system o,
the disponsary. He said that there
were blind tigers throughout the State
yet the preachers mover illuminate
against them. He then took up the
text upon which WOO is called dowr
upon him who giveth his neigh boz
drink. They say have 40 right to in
terpret text. have as much righ'
to do that rs any preacher. | haven
got to take my Interpretation from
them. They wouldn't help me when
get in hot place in the next world
He reads and studies the Bible ant
will not give up his IDEAS about it o.
the dictation Of any preacher.
He couldn't sec how high and imma
culate ministers could go to the polls
arm In arm with barkeopcrs in a holy
alliance. He said 1t, he meant it, ht