The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08

able with age and respect tits this. Eve
since the royal governor ran. away IN
nor a second term as an Enforcement Of b
| management Of the States affairs. SONS p
culiar people argue that when a man sac
ceeds to this office from that OF Lieut..Gol
ernor this custom should not be observed
This shows simply q love Of arguing abou
nothing, or to express IT more elegantly, IL
the difference between 3tweedle-dee and twee
dle-dum. EF ,s554 ..ha' H
LIEUTENANT.GovERNoRs NOT FIGURE HEAD
Our NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are not mere fig
oB15 nsn IT, This sne ooe SSs
mnst preside over Senate, a body OF abl
and trained publ sgenerally many Q
whom are hrStoft H2ers. 1--WE Tlllman
ties had q LOT az S8 Iabbed off our politi
cal speGtaclee when 1&[(6n was running TO
governor. We kT3 a ss sharp. or to u.s.
as the ants, And IS no use whatever il
trying to- get susi <ue about how many
aessIs aesaIs ' RSod RS'1i 90 snd %
vote for McSReS 6t the first, and If neces
sary, at the seS60 primary. as sure as hay
seed iiyes.) 81
THE coon 81, SUIE sHoULD HOLD COOL
& It has bseS the 5eisariable custom to Civ.
the govern6fA second term as an endorse
ment OF good Standardization OF the affair
OF afhe State. This was so we'll understood
that there was nothing but routine work a.
The former nominating convention for SECOND
term until Tiliman came in, then the hound.
OF hate and fury, malice and al! other kinds
Eof manners were let loose. and we were en-
treated 70 relegate Tillman TO oobscurity-senC
bimS back TO bis farm, disgraced in the eyes
Eof the world Did we send old Ben home
Did we do what Gonzales and the gang de
sired us to do? | think hear the rebel ell
E"No, no; never, never" We gave him sec
ond term, and then sent him to the u. s. Sen
ate, where he has vindicated our faith In biz
ability and won national reputation fol
himself. E
1--WE OWE MSwEENEY ANOTHER TERM.
In simple Justice and common decency We
State canhot even then afford TO lose the serv
ices OF su0h an able man. Mr.. Gary also has
ability yon Will answer. Granting this, bu
why, when ~ has been the custom OF q cen
tury 70 allow a second term; why should We
remove Tie ord landmarks now when oul
State ghaBa been more prosperous than fol
many yeaIs,paR The phenomenal develop
menJ or South Caroline in manufacturing
fns Void we are aole 0 to s,al, @
That notw ithetandipg the ashes and desola
tton Of war, South :Caroltua steps forth second
only % Msssachnsetts IN the @ number Of he ne,
the present governor has the confidence o.
businessmen at home and abroad. We have
tried this man-why take one with less eX
perience.
f.; y NICK M'CAsLAN'S DILEMMA.
Mr.. Gary la albright for another time, but
Just now he is like the little Seceder boy down
ON Long Cane that "Nick' McCaslan tells
about. Nick and a candidate dined with @
friend and they had fried chicken. Nick de
clares be didn't take second piece, but tina,
Just as the candidate helped himself second
time there was loud wall from behind the
door, The gentleman Of the house said
IskWhats the matter buddie? Buddie boo,
3yy6et some. but finally blurted out. "Thenl
lff1ked fools is .er eating up all the fried
chtSken p,% Buddie's company manners did
Sn9k1 1hetdu him long enough; In short, be was
tco ionsF just so with the governorship'
Now as 10 the other candidate. We don't
mean tomince matters but call spade a
spade.
Prohibition is the Jack-o'lantern by whose
hIckerlng light Col. Hoyt would fain walk
into the governors chair. Prohibition Is a
lovely subject on paper and would make an
Edens0f our earth II II would work. But
when you see men who have been advocates
OF the open bar and who fought the dispen.
sary bitterly, coming out with bugle and
drum and flags and cheers for HOyt, the pro
htbition candidate, is not II time to stop and
think and ask yourself why and wherefore
this unholy alliance between dark ness and
OIL AND WATER DO NOT MIN BUT TIIr
wuIsKEY ELEMENT AND TIE COLD
WATER CROWD HAVE COME To-
GETHER.
Doth oil and water mix? No, sir, but whis
key and water are trying TO mix in the fol
lowing Of this ticket Col. Hoyt's friends and
his paper have advocated high license, and
all signs point to the fact that il we should
get prohibition it would be such dismal fall
ure that we would inevitably wind up with
high license and open bars. All these signifi
can't things makes me think of Col. Hoyt In
connection with one OF John Quincy Adam I
anecdotes. Once upon time there was
man who for some reason did not wish bill
motherless son TO ever see or love woman
Hence he brought the boy up on a country
estate where all the servants even were men
Thus surrounded by men the boy grew u
manhood, his father hoping thus to render
him utterly indifferent to womapkind. One
| day the father took the son out walking be
yond the park gates OF his country seat. They
| had not gone far before they met two very
beautiful ladies. What are those creatures
father?" the young man inquired excitedly
"Geese, my son." said the father, pulling th
hoy in the other direction, "Simpiy geese, m,
son." "Well, falher,' said the son, "if Coz
spares my life | mean TO have one OF thos
geese
SHALL THE BARS BE OPENED IN THE NAM
OF RELIGION?
We respect the opinions or convictions c
the true, bona fide prohtbitionists but ther
are those calling themselves SO, who ar
wolves in sleeps clothing, who see In thu
splitting the Democratic vote in our state
chance TO get back into power and have ope
bar-rooms all over the Slate; for they foreae
distinctly that under prohibition the lille
sale of whiskey will increase, and that
avoid anarchy our people will be compelle
TO resort TO licensed bar-rooms. Then thel
la Hun nf fn1n ntu fNr
bar-keepers. They would flock into the Sta,
by thousands, 10 say nothing OF those alread
here Then they would have q free and ope
chance TO ruin that boy Of yours-tnat be
whose education and training have bee
yours and his mothers daily thought an
care for years-and now just when his brig
young mind ia expanding, showing forth IL
promise OF glorious manhood, you are pr
barring to open the bars in the name Of reli
ion. How many wicked devices rum has
entice It's victims.
SAFEGUARDS OF THE DISrENSARY.
, Under the dispensary law your boy cam
:: buy whiskey, and II you keep him Oft u
streets at night the ex, and woud.be bs
keepers, will not get chance TO ruin him
that boy upon whom all your hopes are ce
tered-upon whose arm you expect to lean
your oLd age; Aas, hnv icr yops foSy sn
sure for by free drinks and Tree cigarettes u
fatal habit Is fastened upon him whi'
changes him from healthy lad into spin
: ling iong-neck ed sallow wreck.
( DELUDED SOULS.
> Gone is his splendid young strength
high aspirations. HIS only ambition now
to wear Il laundried collar and loaf. WI
has this heart-breeding sorrow come 10 yol
Because you thought it your duty as a mel
ber of the church TO vote for prohloltlo
Why ministers urged IT,, Christian peoE
! urged ito Yes. and your church express
commands you to uphold the laws OF 20
!, = State and country. Tne dispehsary law u