The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-15

further. Now, i'm Ill fairness, can mortai man
do more? No force that can use, even 10 lne
shedding of blood can force Il jury TO wflIc I'D
find Il true bill or write verdict oi guilty..
TESTIMONY OF COMPETENT WITNESSES.
No men i'm the State have an opportunity To
determine whether the diSpens;lry law has been
enforced better than the mayors Of the tow1lS.
They are absolutely under no obligations 10
the executive department.. Hear thelr teSll-
mOny: ~
The mayor of Newbcrry says: "Thcc is no
violation of the dispenSary law IN town ana
do not think there Is any i'm the county. The
dispensary law has been much better enforced
during the past year than heretofore"
The mayor of Spartanburg says: "Iherc Is
very little, if any, violation of the dispenSlry
law in the town or county. The illicit sale of
whiSkcy ! think Is on the decrease. The law
has been well enforced during the pas, year
The mayor of Saluda says: "There mas oech
no violation whatever of the diSpensary law IN
the town and only by temporary pocket blind
tiger in the surrounding country among the
negroes at picnics, etc. So far as II u possible
to tell, l would say that the dispensary law has
been better enforced during the past year than
heretofore"
The mayor of Edgefield says: 1.-THE dispcn-
sary law is not being violated in this town or
county to my knowledge"
The mayor Of Abbevillc says: ''The diSpcn-
sary law is not being violated to any extent.
There are practically no illicit sales OF whis-
key"
The mayor of Florence says: 'sThe Illicit
sale of whiSkpy is decreasing. The diSpenSary
law has been as well enforced during the past
year aS heretofore"
The mayor of Chester says: "The dispensary
law is not violated in town or county to my
knowledge. think the Illicit sale of whiskey
is decreasing. The dspensary law has been as
well enforced during the past year as hereto
FORE Zs|s.,
The mayor of laurcns says: ."The illicitsale
nf u.h l.pr - lnrrp.i rnnSiHerAhly
city and in the county. The dispensary. law
has been better enforced during the past year
than heretofore"
The mayor of Orangeburg says: "There is
no Violation of the dispensary law in this city.
nor have I heard Of any In the county for some
| time l Judge that the dispensary law is being
better enforced than heretofore"
| The mayor of Rock Hill says: "The Illicit
sale of whiSkcy do not think Is increasing.
| It Is sold mostly from pocket blind tigers.
favor the law and would like to see 1t kept on
the statute books, rs l regard 1t as the best so
luton" w .
The mayor of Anderson says: "No Illicit
| whskcy is sold in the city,"
The mayor of Winnsboro says: "The dis.
pcnsary law is not being violated to our official
knowledge or information. The Illicit sale OF
whiskcy is decreasing. The dispenSary law Is
us well, or better, enforced than heretofore"
LAW ENFORCED WITHOUT APOLOGY TO ANY
| have earnestly endeavored to enforce tho
| law without blOOdshed, but this law, as al
other laws, must be enforced without apology
to any man.
WHY BLIND TIGERS JOIN PROHIBITIONISTS-
WHY pRoHIBITIoNISrs JOIN THE TIGERS
IS NOT STATED.
Now, my friends, ask in all candor in view
of the conditions that exist in prohfb1tlol
States, and the record in the enforcement o
the law In South Carolina, is there any reasoI
to question or doubt the motives OF the bilnS
tigers In Joining forces with the prohibitionlsts
For whose benefit is such an alliance? Let I'M
past experience speak for the present. III pro
hibition should win its continuance, Woult
have to depend, as in other States; upon Its OH
ally, the tiger. .E"
WILL A FRIEND OF THE LAW, OR ITS BIT
i TEREsT ENEMY, ENFORCE 1T BEST.
Again, the most enthusiastic prohibitions
does not hope for a prohibition legislature
That means continuance of the dispensary
Now, my friends, who Is the more likely TO en-
force the law, ~ man who honestly believes II
trils the very name of the dispensary law is
stencil?
M'SWEENEY ON HIS OWN MER1TS-AND NO
on THE DEMERITs OF OTHERS.
Now, my fellow-citizens in conclusion
thank the people of the State for the supper
given to my administration and am gratifie'
: for the harmonious work Of all the members Q
the administration. I have endeavored to full
fl'the duties of the office of Governor with tn
same fidelity and upon the same business prlu
ciples that has always characterized my ofilcla
and private life whether as member of til
General Assembly, as Lieutenant-Governor, o
in the democratic councils. am running ol
my record, merit and fitness for office and no
upon the dement's Of any other man.. ! an
running as an individual democrat, unfettere'
by the nomination or suggestion Of any factiol
and,bound by no platform except that of democ
mcy. l would rather my tongue should cleav
ccsspools of slander and vituperation. Neithe
my State nor any of her honored citizens, sucl
as my opponents, shall be slandered by me fo
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and rather than go Int
office by mud-slinging and bitter vituperation
will go to my grave unhonored.