The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-28

tire campaign advocated a system of
county dispensaries (Which are just
as Objectionable i'll small way as the
state dispensary because the principle
in both is the same) but tells them
that if they wont have county dispen-
saries they can have prohibition. Then
there is Mr.. Brunson who is theoret-
ical prohibitionist. who has made tenn
perapce speeches but has had no part
in the work we have done under the
Brice Act. He claims to have Sign
ed petition in Sumter county to
vote upon the question, which makes
him a local optioniSt as between pro-
hibition and state dispensary, but he
has never had enough influence to
have an election ordered, this is large
~ due to the fact that in 1898 he was
disloyal to the prohibitionist who he
insulted by characterizeing the action
of the state committee as suterfuge.
when they withdrew the suggested
candidates, the state democratic ex-
ecutive committee having ruled that
they could not run in the democratic
primary as suggested candidates
but could as individual candidates. |
quote his card of withdrawals:
From The State June 10. 1898.
I" the Prohibition voters of the State
Our Prohibition State executive
committee have deemed it necessary
To withdraw the nominations as Suy-
yested by the convention for State Of
ficers. Although | believe this was
done i'll order to permit candidates to
pledge themselves as individuals, still
| cannot participate in the subterfuge
for | am just as much the nominee Of
the Prohibition convention today as
when first Suygestcd' as their can
,lidatc. Therefore, I accept the with
drawal in good faith Gas it should
have been made, or not at alD and will
take II" part in the campaign other
then t" work for the election of leg
lSlaturc favoring prohibition.
| deeply appreciate the honor YOU
have bestowed upon me and in or,ler
that those Pruhibiiionists who cam
NOT cun>ricntiouSly vote for an adj
v"rntc of liquor S"lIin" may have
some one t" vote for. | will leave my
pledge ;ls made in full force.
Joel +. Brunson.
Grcenvillc, :. e., June II. 1898.
AS soon as the card appeared the
committee notified Mr.. Brunson he
must get out Of the way and the com
mittec requested Mr.. c. C. Feather
stone to withdraw his name for Lieut..
Governor and make the race for Gov
ernor which he did and had Mr.. Brun-
son been loyal to him believe he
would have been elected. | have posi-
tive proof that he was not. He np-
posed Col. JAS. \. Hoyt for the NOM
nation in 1900. He has had no standing
with the leaders among the Prohi-
biti"nists since and during this cam
pal@n, has bcc! used by the diSpcnSary
to fight me and has been the close
companion Of the dispensary canli-
dates and had attracted very little at
tcntion until | slapped his face in
Grecnvillc for insulting me, when he
gained some sympathy from people
(m"stly dispensary peoplc) who did
not know him. At Laurens he should
have spoken before either Edwards
or myself but he remained away from
the grounds until had finished and
at the close of his speech shielded by
his one hand, he insulted me again
Knowing that wien he refused to re-
sent the insult had Offered him in
Greenville that any words he might
use was beneath my notice and feel
ing guilty Of treating me r"wardly
he had Mr.. Blease and his other close
dispcnsary friends (not Il Prohibition
isl. nor IL man from Laurcn> that 7
saw escort him from the grounds 10
the safe Keeping Of his daughter at
the station when ! would not have
S"ilcd my hands with him. ! wonder
If his >ympathiir friends in the
state approve Of this additional in
suit I" me when could not resent il.
This but reveals the character of
the man and | will dismiss him bv
publishing an opinion expressed BY his
home paper this year. Editorial Sum
ter Item, July II. 1906.
"Mr. BrlmSon : cffusion needs no
reply at our hands, except to resent
Mr. Brunson $ mean insinuation that
we have posed as his political friend.
We have endcavored to treat him with