Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-09-05
m'swEENETs ADDRESS.
The Governor Urges His Friends 10 Turn Out
al The Second Primary.

Sweeney has issued the following ad-
dress:
Columbia, S. c., August 80, 1900.
TO the People Of South Carolina:
Fully apprcciating the large vote which
! received in the primary on Tuesday as
strong endorsement Of my admins
tration desire to express to my friends
the sincere acknowledgment for the
support given. The battle is to be
fought over between Colonel Hoyt, the
Prohibition candidate, and myself on
Tuesday, September l1th.
The vote on Tuesday showed that tho
sentiment Of the State is against prohi-
btion by statutory enactment and in
favor Of the dispensary as the best solu.
ton OF the liquor question. While fully
persuaded that this is true, yet do not
rest my claims entirely upon tho
liquor question, because thero are other
issues Of as far reaching Importance.
| have felt it my privilege as we'll as my
duty to ask my fellow citizens to en-
dorsc my administration by giving mo
full term and have rested my claims on
the record Of my administration. 1t has
been my earnest cndcavor to discharge
the duties of tho Office faithfully and
to follow no lead but that of duty. My
| effort has been to give tho people bust
ness administration free from politics,
because this is peculiarly a business age.
In how far success has crowned my
efforts the question is submitted to the
business men Of the State. There has
been good feeling among all the people
Of the State and have contributed
| what ] could to that end. There is no
reason for our people to be divided into
hostile camps, for such a course would
rctard the material development and
progress Of the State. Tho charge that
the dispensary law has not been enforced
has been met and answered fully by me
on every stump in South Carolina. 1t is
better enforced than since it has been on
the statute books and it has been en-
forced with fewer constablcs, with less
expense and without friction or blood
shed.
1t should be remembered that the
charge Of non enforcement comes largly
from those who oppose the law and
want to see it ovcrthrown and who are
no more in favor Of prohibition than the
dispcnsary, but are cndcavoring to use
prohibition with which to kill the dis
pcnsary.
am deeply grateful for tho hearty
support given me by the people Of the
entire State and rs to Charleston my de-
sire is that that the people Of this city
shall feel that they are an important
part Of the commonwealth, and Charles
ton being the metropolis Of the State her
citizens should be in business and com
mcrcial touch with every section of
South Carolina. | feel that the support
given me in Charleston and Columbia is
the support Of business men and those
who endorse a business administration
and are tired OF eternal bickering and
snarling and captious fault finding.
The educational issue has been over.
Shadowcd by that Of liquor and it is
well to say that my record for the com
mon schools and the State colleges has
| always been positive and for their hearty
support. may Gay, incidentally and
modcstly, that am no recent convert to
the support Of the higher educational
| interests Of the State, but stood there
when they needed friends in the Senate
and House Of Representatives
have made no deals, but have held
myself free to follow the path Of duty
and rather than have my hands tied by
deals and combinations | should prefer
defeat.
In making appointments it has been
my cndcavor to select men Of charatcr
and efficiency. Believing in local self
government in all local matters, the
counsel and advice Of the Senator'S and
Representatives from each county has
been sought
believe the people, recognizing the
Justice and fairness Of giving my admin
iStratiOn the endorsement seek, will
give q handsome majority on the llth of
September. My friends should not be-
come over confident, however, because
there is always danger in ovcr-conh-
dcncc. II they turn out and vote sue
cess is assured and aside from my per.
SOnal interest it, is Of the utmost imDOr-
tancc that there be a free and full ballot
in the second primary.
NJ. Il. MCSWEENEY