The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-03

regarding the opposing candidates
for Governor. Welcomed them to
Union. Selfand Hoyt to select from
in up country. Thinks he is the only
one who can beat Hoyt. Senator
Tillman has said that he had more
sense than the whole caboodle of
them, but saii.had no pull. and was
afraid that he was wasting time and
money. Tillman also said that he
thought the State and News and
Courier had got the people to believe
that he (Whitman) was n foolT but he
could not help that, he would leave
it to the people as to whether he was
fool or not. Referred to the op-
poneuts pulling different kinds Of
trains. If we are to believe the can
didates the whole state machine is
rotton. Earrooms open all over
Charleston TO the amount Of 600 and
200 in Columbia. Blind tigers no
more, but now tigers with all eyes
open, while the Governors eyes are
beclouded with cataracks and the
constabulary force is stone blind.
Other candidates masquarading in
masculine attire because they don't
want any blood shed. He would en-
force law ifit caused temporary riv-
er Of blood to flow, for it is coming to
that. Nothing can be done without
friction, there is friction among the
children when you try to whip one
Of them. and talk to the contrary is
baby talk. Governor McSweeney is
actually afraid of Ben Tillman modi-
flying his statement that the dispen-
Ia, 1ot
ever had been.
Frank B. Gary. Have not come
to indulge in mudslinging. Would
rather remain in obscurity than go
down into the dirt to ,ct it. AS TO
liquor, one Of his opponents has been
pcrSiStently endeavoring to show that
he is in favor OF high license. Gave
the News and Courier fits for misun-
derstanding and misrepresenting
speeches. In favor OF dispensary or
nothing. The people should have
what they desire. Has no quarrel with
those who honestly wish prohibition
but they are mistaken, Can not keep
liquor down without the coustabulary.
The manner in which the law is being
administered is bringing it into dis
pUte but not the fault OF the law but
by weak kneed administration The
law is not being eaforced, the Gov
ernor violates his trust when he cuts
dow" .i>s o"neeabulary to bring
money into the treasury. SAYS the
whiskey men know what will be the
result, the high license system.
because they know that thoy cannot
enforce prohibition. There arc Is, 900
prohibition voters it takes 80, 900 votes
to elect, so whiskey votes are neces-
sary. Is not against the dispensaI v
though they are sneaking around and
saying so. Wants to leave counties
to say if they will have dispensarv
or not. Running on his own accord
Don reject me on account Of my
relatives being in office. AS to com
mon schools, it is not true that we
took S2oO,OO0 Of dispensary mono V
from common schools. The bulk of
the money for Worry and other
counties went to the negroes. This
| they did not think right ard adopt d
measures to perfect better arrange
mcntS. State now gets 10 per cent.
o! the money. Believes in common
schools supported every such IN, asuI @
| that came up in the legislature. If
| he Is elected Governor no man who
wore the grey shall ever see inside cf
the poor house. No Governor who
went from Lieutenant Governor has
ever succeeded himself. Has becn
| elected six times by his home people
with constantly increasing ma jorities
"A. III. Patterson, in favor or dispen-
| sary. Have tried Prohibition law il
Barnwell. Cases thrown out by grand
jury, and drug stores tlourished. How
are you going to enforce Prohibition;
YOU Will have no revenue to enforce il
with. lie says 90 per cent Of our pro-
pie drink liquor, and that there is more
liquor sold in Maine, Prohibition state,
than in South Carolina per capita.
Prohibition has proved failure where
ever tried, because you can't stop people
from drinking whiskey. The dispansary
law properly enforced will ba the best
solution that can be adopted by The
state. There are only four constables
i'll Charleston. The Governor has turned
over the dispensary law to the constAb.
ulary force. If you put the right kind
Of governor in, he could shut up al! the
blind tigers in a month
Jas. A. uoyt said he was glad to
stand before this people again. Have
treasured the memory of the hospitali-
ties received In Union heretofore. Hero
now representing a principle, which he
will defend upon all occasions, and has
always defended. Four candidates
were against lin. G. w. Whitman
stands first one way and then another.
He said | was big engine with huge
wheels with Pullman cals full of angels,
bar keepers, blind tigers. etc, etc. Lam
in a fair way to be elected. Is it any
way wrong for Us to count the votes
cast for us? Would Mr. Patterson oh
jcct to any votes cast for him? AS To
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