Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-01
Wednesday, August l, 1900.

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all of these fellows put together; but
you have not got the political pull" ."
He asked Tilman why he did not fur
nish the pull. Tillman sat on the
grandstand, apparently laughing to
split his sides; but said nothing.
Whitman went on to say that DR.. j..
H. Carlisle, president of Woford col,
lege, gave him credit for being a man
of sense, sincerity and patriotism. DR..
Carlisle had said to him that he had
been a martyr TO the church and to
the state, both physically and financial
II ly. He said the idea of trying to en-
force the dispensary law without blood
shed was ridiculous, and that if he
were called upon to enforce it, he would
not be at all squeamish on the subject
Several times individuals in the crowd
cheered, and when Mr.. Whitman's time
was up, there were cries of go on
Whitman was encouraged to do So
and after several Intellectual attempts
to make him stop, Chairman Brice had
recourse to the band, which struck up
lively air, and continued it through
after Mr.. Whitman had finally given
up and taken his seat.
Mr.. Frank B. Gary was the last
speaker. He said that imitation
was the sincerest tlattery, and he had
been flattered by those who had pre-.
ceded him. Between them they had
stolen his speech. He claimed, how
ever, that he was not man to throw
mud or to amuse. He would rather
20 down in defeat and remain in oh.
scurity the balance of his days. He
claimed that all right thinking peo-
pie were striving towards temperance,
aud hat the only difference of opinion
was as to whether the diSpensary or
prohibition offered the best means to
that end. You have prohibition in
this county already. What more do
you want? If you vote for prohibi-
tory law such as Colonel Hoyt pro.
poses to give you, you would not have
as much prohibition as you have now.
There are honest Prohibilionists, and
they have my sincere respect; but |
have most hearty disgust for those
who merely use the name of prohibition
as pretense under which to overthrow
good law. say that the bar keep:
ers and ex.bar keepers are supporting
Colonel Hoyt in the expectation that
there will be free liquor in South Car
olina. If they squeeze the life out OF
the dispensary law there will follow
prohibition, which will be made SO dis
gusling as to result in the removal OF
all restrictions. The dispensary law
has never had a fair trial in South
Carolina ; bat grant that it is bad
law, why do you want to repeal it ?
You have prohibition in York county
because that is what you want. Then,
in Gods name, leave US, in Abbeville,
10 have the dispensary if we prefer
that. There are some people in this
race who are getting mighty scared.
They have had all the newspapers at
their backs; but still they see that
Frank Gary is forging ahead. They
try to make it appear that | am op-
posed to the dispensary system; but
that is not true, and they know it.
He denied that he had tried 10 bait the
Charleston people, and claimed that
Colonel Patterson was the only man
who heard his speech there who pro-
fessed not TO understand it. He
claimed that there was no instance on
record where governor who had
succeeded to the Office from lieutenant
governor had afterward been elected
by the people. In conclusion, he said
that if "you elect Bryan president, and
Gary governor, you will have peace
within your palaces and prosperity
within your gates''
The candidates for lieutenant-gov-
ernor came next. They were Colonel
Knox Livingston, c. L. Winkler, Cole
L. Blease, Colonel Jas. H. Tillman, and
Colonel John T. Sloan. Colonel Liv-
ingston said that in the event he should
have the deciding vote on the whisky
question, he would cast it for prohibi-
ton. Colonel Tillman spoke of the
sad mission of his last visit to York
vile, and paid attribute to the charac'
ter and worth of the late Colonel
Alston, with whom he had had differ
ences in life. Mr.. Blease discussed
whisky and education, and declared
himself opposed to the use of the
white mans money to support Negrd
schools. Colonel Sloan thought i'd
better to build dispensaries of the soul
and mind-churches and schools-than
dispensaries for liquor. Mr.. Winkler
had respect for honest Prohibitionists ;
but contempt for dishonest ones. He
believed that each county that felt
itself strong enough to enforce prohi-
bilion, should be allowed to do so. If
he should be chosen as lieutenant-gov-
ernor, he promised to transmit his
mantle to his successor without stain
upon it.
DR.. J. H. Zimmerman, of Edgefeld,
and Captain r. H. Jennings, of Fair
field, appeared for state treasurer. DIR.
Zimmerman said he was still running
on his good looks, and also on his ex-
perience. Captain Jennings claimed
to be almost as good looking as DR..
Zimmerman, and also fully competent
to discharge the duties of the office.
Mr.. N. w. Brooker, of Saluda, and
Mr.. J. P. Derham, of Horny, candid
ates for comptroller general, had a
lively personal tilt. Brooker charges
Derham with some derelictions of duty
and violations of law, and Derham
charges Brooker with failure to turn
over certain moneys belonging to the
sinking fund within the time prescrb-
ed by law. Brooker also charges Der
ham with hauinr Rpnnhlinan FIT her