Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-08-15

teach negroes, thon, he asked, what
about Bishop Stevens, an able and high
toned man, and an uncle Of Mr.. CaperS,
who taught at Clannp
Mr., Capcrs said that he, and not his
uncle, was running against McMahan.
Mr.. McMahan paid high tribute to
Bishop Stevens, and said that ho did not
believe Capcrs had tho contempt which
he pretended he had for white men
teaching negroes.
FOR SOLICITOR.
Mr.. Mooney spoke of his qualifications
for solicitor.
Mr.. julius Boggs jokcd for awhile and
then grew serious about tho work of So
licitor.
FOR CONGRESS.
Congressman I.atimor spoke briefly
lie anticipated DR.. Wychc's speech and
forcibly explained his views on the tariff.
lie defended free rural deliveries as bo-
ing just, and he insisted on getting his
share of tho appropriations for tho poo
pie. lie explained how ho had the Post
master General to allow him to try free
rural delivery in his district. AS to his
son the Postmaster General had sug-
gcstcd him, and his son told him, as did
his wife, that he had no right to stand in
The way of his son. IIo did not ask for
for his sons appointment, but it was the
rostmaStcr's suggestion, and ho was
paid $500 and was Democrat. Mr..
I.atimcr seemed to bo in the house of
| his friends.
| Dr. G. II. Wychc said that if tn ore
was anything he dcspised it was a SLAM
| dercr. SO far as he was concerned in adj
dition to giving his wife and son jobs, he
could give all his family jobs. A man who
has as much money as Latimcr ought to
| have let his son continue at college.
Iatimcr and Wyche had a tilt about tho
Prosperity postotlie Wyche said I.ati-
mcr had Il one-lcgged soldier put out to
make room for an editor. Latimer said
this was false, and Wycho said his infor-
nation was as stated, but if ho was mis-
taken he would withdraw tho statement.
lie could send as many seed and got as
many routes as Latimcr. The increase
of foreign commerce was the best thing
to build up this country. Latimor tells
| these people of the trusts and ovcry
thing, but when he gets to Washington,
it is give mo few moro seed and few
| more routes.
Mr.. Werner was absent because OF
| sickness. DR.. Rouse was also absent
| and sick.
| SENATOR TIIIMAN
f! Was well received after q six hours
wait. lie was only limited because of
1
is shining" and Tillman caught the
joke, and thought this was good one
on him about this moonshine country.
lie then replied to Col. Hoyts speech
on his usual line. The people, he said,
| would elect no Governor this year not in
| sympathy with him. IIe then argued
that the hand primaries show how
the dispcnsary is here to stay. He took
up the Rev. w. II. Richardson's recent
sermon and read tho extract about the
dispensary being "originatcd by politi-
cal dcmagoguc for political purposes"
and asked what was that but politics?
Talking about IIoyts ID. d., LII. d., he
said some now thought d. ID. stood for
damned, devil, and Lip. was to Go
changed by putting ho before the ILL.
These people here, lie said, will continue
to mako their liquor and use it no mat
ter what prohibition may try to do.
| OcOnce now had $4,000 in tho treasury
from the dispcnsary, and no ono knew
or felt where it came from.
lie wanted to know why, if Col. IIoyt
knew the dispcnsary was not being en-
| forced, he and his friends did not CO.
| operate and help enforce tho law as they
| ought to do. He estimated that he had
| taken ZOO to 10000 votes from the Pro.
hibtionists by his fight. If they DO not
want mo for the place lot these men
scratch my namo and not vote for me.
| The people want to know how many arc
so narro " minded as not to vote for Il
| man who insists on free speech. llo did
not want to open tho old sore; ho did
not want any feeling, but ho wanted to
bo left alone, but wanted it understood
and published that he was not begging
| for votes and he wanted to see and the
people to sec how many men in all South
Carolina would vote against him and his
record. IIo then discussed DR.. Gard
ncrs sermon as usual lIo addressed
the ladies and said the ministers
were trying to break up tho only thing
that recently has brought any temper
ancc. Preachers ought to preach obcdi
cncc to law. Never do you hear ser
mons against blind tigers, rrt it is all
against tho dispcnsary. IIc was willing
to measure up in the next world with
many of these preachers without any
dcnominational badge, admitting his
weakness, but trying to do his best.
| lie then held hand primary, asking
| those who voted to lot their conscicncCs
90 with their hands. IIo wanted an
honest vote and ono that meant some
thing About five present voted for pro-
hibition; about 80 per cent voted for
the dispcnsary and about 10 per cont did
not vote at all, but tho majority pres
cnt rotcd for the dispcnsary.
During the civil war, as well as in our
late war with Spain, diauhma was ono Of
III