The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-08-23

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going to vote for him. He knew that
Tlllman could not get u ma jority of the
conference 80 that he could breach.
he thought Tlllman had better start a
gospel OF the dispensary. He wished
the vote could be had without inter.
ference, as this Is great moral Issue.
He raped Tillman's interferepce
sharply. He received many bouquets
| Col. Tlllman introduced the candl-
dates for lieutenant governor, who
| we're G. l.. Winkler, Cole l.. Blease and
Knox livingston each OF whom defined
hia position.
Ellison Capers, Jr., defined his posi-
tlon ana refrainod from referring to
| his opponents views and simply Wish
| ed to present himself.
Or. Zimmerman presented Capt.
Jennings, who spoke on IL high plane.
senator Tillman WAS received yerv.
quietly and said for six hours the audi
ence had listened The other capdi.
dates spoke OF their opponents and he
wanted to review tho whole situation
and spoke OF his endorsements ts here and
said ho thought he had greater maiori-
Ties than in Edgeteld, but he valued
his nome endorsement more than all
else. Constant absence made him al
most stranger in his county and the
to know them. He then took up the
logic and necessity Of the people at
tenting those campaign meetings. He
was discussing principles and had no
laVorltes and was not discriminating
among men.
Col. Hoyt said he would h.yo nd .
Vised MIN not to say anything, as it got
him In hot water. He was born In Rot
water and twenty-five times he had re-.
peatcd tho worry words which had made
80 many rear up and paw about. lie
had no purpose OF rowing with the
ministers Tor he know they would al
ways nave the last word. Whom man
gets TO choosing and picking words he
is getting ready to try to be IL hypo.
critic.
And then Tillman reiterated his
'unholy alliance" story, and he rot
mad and said he would fight IT tn the
end 0
He bot he would be takcn into tho
Methodist church to help pnv the
preacher. Those people know him
and his roligon. Then ho piled into
me State and It's favoring license and
still oelng the prohibition organ, this
Itself proving the alliance.
Ihen he took up his questions from
the Biblo and they wore laughed at as
II they were jokes. Thcn he took M
the prohibition address In which the
scalawag administration cOmpar.son is
made. Then ho admitted til : suSstitu
tlon OF the dlspcnsary FOR prohibition
ana gave tho usual rnas0n for thu
change and why he had not accented
the "brlbe" to keep quiet. II he wer,
making Hoyt votes every day why doe
} no anu GonZa!es got up every duy an,
protest against his being in the cam
, paign.
Then he wanted to read DR.. Care
ners sermon to an Edgetield audienc
3 and commented on 1t. Then he iumne
8 on The Rcv. Mr.. Richardson's "poiit
/ ca! sermon" and :hon he tcc!s IN hi
reasons for doing "his duty" to tn
people, and why sellishnees would hav
Dictated his keeping quieJ.
Inc dlspensary law only needs tn
support OF all decent people to make
the best law over passed. Edgetiel
tried prohibition and what did yo,
nave put seVon drug stores with doc
tors standing In the doors with pencil
ana tablet and every ono with belly
acne, ana more drinking than ever
neiore' ana tho town anxious to stoL
its dry regime.
Ho met ministers overy day who told
him prohibition was q dream and thew
were behind him and the dispenssrv
he then defended the dispensary from
biblical standpoint and urged that he
was practical prohibitioniat.
| In discussing the question some time
ago some one asked whether he would
take q drink, and in tho heat OF reply,
he said a leading prohibition candidate
had been drunk two or three times and
Knocked out OF the box. He wanted to
Withdraw these words and all refer-
enco to the matter. He mentioned NO
nnmes and referred to no particular
candidate and was very sorry he had
made use OF the expression and had no
purpose In wOnnding anyone's feelings.
Admitting that the dlsponsary Is not
enforced it would do no good to trv
prohibition. The people OF Charleston
can be taught to obey the law and
charleston can be taught she is In
south Carolina. He pictured tho work
OF the dispcnsary In k.lgetield and
speaking over an hour he retired and
excused himself for delaying the crowd
which listened patiently, quietly, and
lndiilorently. Flowers and music.
Solicitor Thurman and Mr.. Muller
spoke as candidates for solicitor and
Congressman Talbert spoh briefly.
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