The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-08-09
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
the Bible that referred to Prohibit

| 'nCH' 'hdC IHe predcHeTa were In an
alliance with the barkeepers. He ask
ed the question, "Who are the bar
keepers" Don't the blind tigers
here in Greenville go to the dispen-
Sary to buy their liquor? Are the
dispensaries in league with the
preachers? Col. Hoyt said that it
was sinful or immoral to sell liquor,
the State of South Carolina was
then deep in sin. The condition of
now ten times worse than it was dur
| ing the ten years enforcement of the
local option law. At the conclusion
or Col lIoyt's speech one of Green
villc's faircst maidens came upon the
platform and in IL graceful manner
presented him with a lovely bouquet
Of flowers.
| program. Mr.. Whitman said that as
soon as he finished speaking he would
be ready to take n drink. He began
by giving u history Of himself and
ancestors. He said that he was born
III Spartnnburg county, and that he
was proud Of it. Mr.. Whitman traced
his ancestry back to q rear admiral
IN the English navy. He said that he
knew what it was to have n hard time
that he had always been hard work.
ing man and could sympathize with
the poor farmers and laborers. He
sad that Mr.. Gary had asked hiEl
where he was during the war, and
that he had replied that he was too
young to go to the war, but had
spent the time behind the plow hand
les and had lost two brothers who
died lighting for their country. He
made an attack upon the State co..
lcgcS, saying that he did not believe
in taxing the farmers in oredr to
run these State schools. He asked
the voters to give him vote and said
that if he didn't make n better gov
trnor than McSweeney had made he
would kick himself.
Mr.. Gary was introduced and began
by saying, 81 contend that the best
way to deal with the liquor question
is by the dispensary system. I claim
that prohibition will not lead to the
results claimed by its advocates" lie
referred to II recent visit of his TO tie
found numerous blind tigers there
and also in the city of Charleston. He
said that if Governor McSweeney
would go to Charleston and assert
his manhood instead of sending one
| or two constablcs, he would be able
to put stop to the many blind IT,
gers in Charleston.
Mr.. Gary said that prohibition had
been tested and proved Il failure and
| that the dispcnsary had proved n sue
| cess, and until we can get something
| better let us keep it. He was oppos-
ed to the high license system, but be-
licvcd that each county had n right
| to decide for itself whether it would
| have diSpcnSary or not.
| He advocated the establishment Of
public schools, that the State could
not do better than foster the public
schools, but that he was not in favor
of pulling down the State colleges.
The demand for educated men was
growing daily and If we do not fur
niSh our boys with an education we
would have to import educated men
from the north. In referring to the
old soldier he said that during ills
term in the legislature he had always
supported every measure presented
that concerned the veterans. He
said he had represented his county
five times in the legislature and once
in the constitutional convention, and
that during the last six years he had
been speaker Of the House Of Repre-
scntativcs.
When Mr.. Patterson was presented
he complained Of the height of the
platform shelf, and said that he new
Ter liked to have anything between
!, himself and the people.
. lie said that before the dispensary
- law was adopted his county seat
=
Is scene Of debauchcry and riotoua con.
" duct. Christmas, now, he said, wah
~ like Sunday. lie said that the prohi-
ia bltion party were not advocating to-
~ tai prohibition, but wanted the sale
~ OF liquor continued for medicinal pur.
49, poses.
- Mr.. Patterson said that it was gen
~ orally conceded all over tie State
70 that Governor McSwccney had not
~ enforced the dispcnsary law. He sait
a. That there were ut least six hundred
\. blind tigers in Charlest ton, and nbou
!, two hundred in Columbia, AMI thai
# they have been turned over to The
/. whtchful cnrc of the police who were
J., III cahoot with the tigers.
4 Railroad Commissioner w. d. Ey.
4 ans was next introduced, having been
7. absent when his turn came. He said
). | ne had tried to do his duty in his
). Office. The rate on fertilizers, on
$ wood and other commodities, includ.
t. ing cotton, had been reduced. AS q
, result the low country had shipped
| ITS cotton to the mills up here. they
@ han neen told that the board had
, done nothing, that the factories had
neeh driven from the State, but yet
cot'on mills had sprung up all over
inns country. 1t had been said that
= ne was subsidized; that JAS. j.. Orr
said so. If Mr.. Orr thinks so he has
never made any complaint to the
BOARD. His family was as honorable
as Orr's He detailed his political
record ana told of the honors his
) home county had given him. He was
) ON the steering committee of the
f constitutional convention and had
, been elected first vice-president of
5 the national association of railroad
J commissioners. lie would never be
guilty of doing any thing that would
, bring dishonor on his wife and ter
+ children and promised to serve the
people in the future as in the past.
Noi. James ii. Tillman, candidate
, for acknowledgements, was next in
troduccd. He had heard SO much
/ speaking that he dreamed of it at
: night and he knew the people were
= tired. lie was q candidate for lien
I tennnt-governor and four honorable
4 men opposed him. They had all helf