The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-08-15

therefore I favor State control" He
says he is a prohibitionist habitualiy;
but believes the dispensary is the best
solution of this great problem.
J.. M. EPTING.
Next in order was Hon. J. M. Ep-
ting who stands for reelection. He
thanked the people for past support;
he warned them to be on guard rela-
tive to a movement now on foot to
prevent certain uneducated element
from voting. In dealing with the
higher institutions, he wants some of
the money now going to them to be
better apportioned. He wants the
same economy used in the colleges
that the trustees of the common
schools have to use. He opposed the
Jamestown appropriation on the
ground that a State government
should not engage in such advertising
business. He believes the present
pension law is unjust. He wants the
law generalized so that each old vet
eran shall be pensioned according to
their needs. He opposed the ten cir
cult bill. Since the passage of this
bill the dockets are still congested.
Of the dispensay question, he says he
has been watching the movements
and has been noting the results. 81
am in favor of the State dispensary,
and for that season, I am in favor of
repeating the Brice law. Ihave moth
ing to say against the true prohi-
bitionists, but, he said, the leaders of
this party. in the house have set back
prohibition for at least twenty years.
He says the local option that is now
being advocated is nothing but the
so-called county option. He spoke
for good while but did not get far
beyond the great ring that forms such
a majestic circle around the dispen-
sary. In conclusion he told how the
dspensary law guarded the young
men, and how it heightened the
school terms, &c., &c.
W. n. SHARPE.
Hon. w. Fl. Sharpe was next intro
duced and went through the usual pre-
.limina-ies in pleasing manner. He
says all the other candidats are on the
railroad, leaving the whole country
to him. He says Hutto got out of the
race to give him the right of way;
the other men are scrapping between
themselves for the other two places.
Mr.. Sharpe stands fatfooted for the
State dispensary, and for the repeal
of the Brice law. He quoted figures
showing the profits derived from the
dispensary; these profits now going
to swell the various tax funds. He
claims that liquor has always been
the most saleable comodity of any
country, If men just will drink, let
the State take charge of the profits.
COL. J. B. wINGARD.
Personally, as an individual, I
have no preference, but standing as a.
representative of the people, I shall
stand for such notifications and
amendments to the dispensary law as
will curtail graft" he said. He was a
member Of the legislature when the
Brice bill was introduced and passed;
and voted for it because his constitu-
ents had petitioned that the bill should
be passed. He says he does not believe
any relief will come by repeating the
Brice Law. This law gives the peo-
pie the power to say just what they
want-Dispensary Or No Dispensary.
He says it is the peoples fault that
small votes have been cast in those
places where petitions have been pre-
sented asking for vote on the dis
pensary question. He claims there is
too much of a tendency on the part of
the government to interfere in private
rights. He favors compulsory educa-