The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-19
CAPT. HEYWARD's PLATFORM.
He Has Decided to Enter the Race
For Governor.

walterboro, June 14.-seeing the ed
itorial in this weeks issue OF the
Press and Standard calling upon Capt.
| D. C. Heyward, of this town, to pc
come candidate for Governor at the
next primary, the correspondent OF
The News and Courier called upon
him today and asked whether ne con
ten1plated making the race. Capt.
Howard replied that he felt exceed
;ncly gratifed that so many OF ms
friends in his own county and
throughout the State had expressed to
him their desire that he should enter
the contest for Gubernatorial honors,
and that he had decided to do SO.
Capt. Heyward was then asked II ne
voI,iS ontiine to some extent his views
upon the political issues which would
most probably enter into the neA'
campaign for State officers.
He replied that at this time ne
knew of no question upon which the
public attention would center chleny
in the next State campaign; that in
his opinion the people of the State
were closer together than they had
been for wears. Old wounds had heal
ed and that the day had come when
the people of South Carolina were do
inc their own thinking, and were
realizing the fact more fully than they
had ever done before that those ques-
tions which tended to infame the pas
sions of the people, and thereby retard
all industrial development, should be
relegated to the rear, and in their
stead should be brought to the front
such subjects the discussion OF Mhlcn
in calm, digniied and intelllgent
manner would result in the material
welfare and prosperity of all the people
of the State. -,
When asked to be little more spe-
cific as to the nature of these ques-
tions Capt Heyward replied that the
educational system of the State was
far from complete. That there was no
subject of greater moment to the peo-.
ple of this State than the education OF
her youth, and that we ought TO exert
all our energy to the building up ana
perfcting of such an educational system
as would furnish our boys and girls
with an opportunity to fit themselves
for the duties and responsibilities OF
life.
Continuing he said that the subject
of immigration was one which should
be given attention by those who have
the best interest of the State at heart.
That immigration should be officially
and Systematically encouraged. In this
connection he instanced Southwestern
Louisiana and Southwestern Texas.
now the most prosperous agricultural
portions of the South, built up to
a very great extent by an Influx OF
Western farmers induced to leave their
mortgaged farms in search OF cheap
and productive lands, and more con-
genial climate. What has been done
in Louisiana and Texas, he claimed,
could be done in South Carolina II
the effort was made. GOOD ROADS,
which were doing so much for North
Carolina, and the drainage OF our
| swamps and abandoned land, constl-
tuting, as they do, more than one-hfth
of the acreage of the State, should be
vigorously looked after. Capital should
be encouraged to come into the State
and should be made to feel that it was
welcome and would be safeguarded by
every protection which the law threw
around it.
Glow about the dispensary::'' he
was asked.
ssFhat, I consider he replied, "a
settled question, and one which should
not figure in the coming campaign to
the exclusion of other important sub
jects. It has been passed upon again
lana again by the people Of the State.
and is question which every voter
thoroughly understands.
"Should it be my fortune to be
elected Governor of South Carolina l
would seek to enforce the dispensary
law, as would every other law which
I found upon the statute books. The
Office of Governor is an executive one.
It is the duty of the Governor to see
that the laws are enforced, and not
to direct what laws the people shall
make through the legislative depart
ment of the Government. Of course,
I am mindful of the fact that the
Constitution imposes upon the Gov
ernor the duty of suggesting to the
law-making department of the Govern
ment, from time to time, for its con-
sideration such measures as he may
deem necessary or expedient, and this
duty I would be prepared to carry out
to the best of my capacity. II elected to
the high Office to which I aspire
will seek to be the Governor of the
whole people Of South Carolina and
my only aim will be to serve them to
the haSt of nv ability and understands