The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-20

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ercs f A Gocd Crowd
TiLlMAN GETS AN OVATION.
cha,s IS Preferred by Some Cam
d,dates Aga;nsf O,her cand:-
dates. 1ha Campaign
Promises 10 De Warm.

palgp was He:u aV Ol@uSSON w
Thursday in the presence of good
crowd. County Chairman ". Q Tatum
called tie meeting TO order a little aftel
II o'clock. Rev. ". A. Rogers, pastor
of St. Pauls Methodist church, opened
the exercises with prayer. Mr.. Tatnn
then introduced Governor McSweere ey
IS the first speaker. :,
The Governor said he appreciated all
that Orsngeburg had already done 10!
him. He served three years as Lieu
tenant Governor. He had been en-,
6orse6 as Lieuteuant Governor. On
the I'd Of June last Governor Eiierbe
died and, under the Constitution, ne
became Governor. He had tried, he
said, to carry out 10 the very ielter the
laws of the State; he has made every
cficer over whom he has had coLtroI to
do his full duty. He has conducted the
affairs of the State 10 what be regarded
as a business like way, without regard
to previous politics. The State IS now
enjoying 3 period OF prosperity and
good feeling and so far as he could sec,
and as far as he desired, there were 20
longer the old-,ime and troublesome
factional lines, and in this connection
he modestly wished to lay claim to the
credit for having done IS much as any
one ma1 II 2uolic Office towards allsy-
ing this unpleasant and Improbable
era Of b;eksripg, and he sincerely
trusted that the people would continue
to live without factiopal politics and
net be at daege1s poirt with each
other. The State was row moving
along rapidly towards progress and pros,
perity. South Carolina Is now looked
upon as one Of the most progressive
States. There is 10 reason tor tur-
the7 political trouble. AL OF the State
House officers with him have worked
harmcniously. He attended to his own
business. All departments have been
conducted honestly. He did not claim
to be an orator, but did claim to be a
successful business man, aud as such
he had attended to the business OF the
State in business ike way. He
wanted to be judged by bis record: He
believed IN self government and lett
county matters largely to the county
delegations and acted ca their sugges
tious. He favored a hoera! aud
hearty support Of the common schools
Of the State. He lad always been a
hearty supporter Of The higher educa-
tional Institutions a:,d he regarded this
as most importaht matter. He has
always been an ald,n; supporter Of all
of the State higher educational instltu-
tions and would 80 coo:i"uc aud after
consultation with Senator Tiilnan ne
suggested an appropriation to look
up the Black report. This has been
passed and he was pleased to say Sena-
tor Tillman was, with these documents,
on the high road to recovering and
turning 500, 600 into the State treas,
ury. He invited the closest scrutiny
of his record as Governor AID thought
it deserved endorsement.
The liquor question possibly over
shadows all others. This, he thought,
unfortunate, that one subject should
have so much attention given 1t. The
dispenssry system was the best solution
Of the LIQUOR question. It was giving
more satisfaction than ever. There IS
now no trouble or friction in tie en-
sorcement Of the dispensary law. 1t
is unfair to hold the present admins
tration responsible for the mistakes or
friction Of The past. There was short
experience of prohibition IN the State
during the interim when the law was
lied up in the Courts, and it was an
utter failure. From the very circum.
stances and purposes prohibi ION would
mean in the end free liquor and false
swearing. Prohibition has never been
q success. He was satisfied that the
dispensary law was best. The purpose
of the Prohibitionists and their liquor
allies is to break down the dispensary
law by a combination. Each to get
What he could. The Prohibitionists
come before you with regular orgsnl'
zatiou. He came without organization
and advocating what he believed right
and proper, and, standing oa his oEn
responsibility, and without oTgsniza
ton he thought be was fairly entitled
TO the nomination. Suppose a Prohi'
b;tion candidate be elected, what as
snrsnce is there that there Rlll be pro
hibition legislation and what good car
he accomplished? At all events there
will not be prohibition. Let the dis
nepsary law be amended, if necessary,
but stick to the principle. He asked
his auditors to read his message care
fully, and see if it was not right anc
liberal He promised at al times tt
dc his duty and that which vas 6es
for the business interests OF his oea!
oI6 State. and thanking the audience
" Governor McSweeney had the croWc
eseeriog Justify for him. Having the
onsnins speech he spoke briefly ant
Generally and genteelly, and his speech
made good impression, and ne wa
told that he vas al rishl anu "outo 81
the votes and the ike.
col. JAMES a. HoYT,
of Greenville, said ne vas no strange
here He had been IL the county oitel
before ard knew the gooS people OF tn
county. He had been here as p1lvat
citizen and knew the people. lie neTe
thought Of orsnsebqrs without i otss ss9sn sss
sest IN his memory. The day afte
the battle of Fredericksburg he sent
gonng Orangeburg lad, named Mchewn
his desth. NlcKewn came to him as
stranger and every day he learned t
love him the more. MckeWG was
grsduate Of the Citadel and enlisted a
private, and afterwards be appolo'e'
him sergeant major, and he maoe