The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-29
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he has been In close touch with the
Of the Stats, and while he DOES
not wonder at the howl raised at in
creased appropriations, it must be re-
membored that conditions have great
ly changed. The inequalities In tax
assessment are glarirg. He favors the
carrying out OF the recommendations
haae by the finance committee In or
der to wipe our these inequalities.
He warns the people against the in
cipient tendency to corruption in
elections. which has recently mani,
rested itself. 1T Is to be regretted
chat the liquor question should have
attained such prominence. There are
other matters worthier of attention.
He Ia not the champion Of whiskey y,
but he Is deeply interested In the
moral welfare Of the State. He Is
not q s%traddler and he will not seek
to befog the public mind on any Is
sue. He does not advocate the dis
pensary as run in the past. Whether
the allegations of corruption and
graft In the dispensary are true or
not, the people Of South Carolina will
not stand for even the suspicion of
such Things. Vine re there IL so muci,
smoke there must bs some fire, and
the people Of The State will not stand
Tor the d%ispensary az 1t has been con.
duoteo If corruption and graft do
exist In b dibpeL sary, then 1t must
be purged Of the odium or else tie
whole thing must g. Wipe the dis
pen6ary out and wnat will you Raw,
leftp Men will have wniskey. Pub
Tic sentiment does lot warrant th,
belief thai prohibition oan be en-
forced. He has studied the uu, stion
carefully, and b, believes IL can b
purged. Read the RI sor. Manning
bill and You viii find that 1t g 90 to
the root If the matter, the purcnas
ing OF the liquor. H. does not be-
leve n local option. His reason for
Ibis Will Ue given later. But that
thce of Governor is a purely execu.
tive Office and should be be made
Governor he will enforce he Jaw O., 4,
stands on the statute books.
The Hon
JOuN j. MtMAUAN.
OF Columbia, Tue n.xJ Candidate for
Governor to address the audience,
prefaced his remarks with the state
ment that every man ia his brothers
keeper, and that 1T folio VS., therefore,
that every citizen should BIZ alive to
his civic dulles. The scope Of gov
eminent has Ueen largely mldened IL
Is no longer confined u mere police
regulation. We arc shocked as we
glance about US at the evidences OF
corruption abroad in the land, both
within and without our State. When
we Compare the conditions of today
with the conditions which obtained
IN the past We must be ashamed anQ
surprised. Dlspensary corruption is
o the only corruption to ht found
In South Carolina Today. Oar outy
is imperative 10 place only The best
and highest men IN Ctice. The pri
mary system Is a great system, but
under 1t there has unfortunately
grown up the custom Of magniiying
the duties Of the candidate and mini.
MIXING the duties OF the citizen. He
favors the improvement Of Tue schools
and commends the establishment Of
the State r~efornatory. He stands
today for every educational reform
which he has ever advocated. He
urged the Importance Of the drainage
OF the coastal region and advocated
tho establishment OF every county OF
a model farm. Time does not permit
him to discuss the dispensary. Per.
sonally he Is Cpl ied to the use ot
liquor, but he doesn't believe prohibi.
tiOn practicable. He favors the
State dispensary, but not the dispen-
Sary as IT 10Y exists. He would Hrst
have 1t cleaned and the rascaIs in it
placed behind prison bars.
The next candidate for Goyernor
TO address the Democrats Of Do,-
chester was tn Hon
JOHN T. SLOAN,
OF Columbia. He Mas born in tho
shadow OF the Blue Riage Mountains.
at old Pendleton. He went in tie
army al 10, and went through the
bltocy Campaigns ,f 1864 aud 1865
LIZ rdb(dlkuft al q u
pomalttx, and after tie val he re.
turned to Pentlettn pnd went f.
school there. In 1866 he entt rer
South Carolina college, from which
he wa, graduated witn
honors. He rtyie~ed his services 10
h city Of his adoption, where ht
mas been Ell gagged III the practice OF
law Tor more Than a score Of yesrs
he vas q wtarer OF the red shirt IN
the days OF 1876. He reviewed his
record az Represents alive ano Senator
from X c land G, unity. He was par.
PROUD OF his services 10
rounding OF mson and Winthrtp
Colleges aid in the deferce OF the
Oitaoel ano S nth Carolina cong.
de was pro nd Of his re cord as L D.
G,v>iLor. He Las spent th,
best Gays OF lis life IN The service OF
hls state, AID lie belle YES lluself en-.
,ltled 20 pr. u Onon 10 he Governor.
NIP. IL "an 8 TO Sc. a SCI, ol hou,
IN tyeiy NIL and one in every VALLEY,
II lie sac He Is 10 a meIclalk
or ~tdIcatltn. When tie M tn dr.
., N alt Gauge al built IL Co umtia
ecently he gave lhen tutn y,crtt