The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-06-28
For United States Senator and
State Offices Opens
AT SAINT GEORGES.
All tie Candidates for Governor and the
Other State Offices with Few Excep'
lions Attend and Address the
People. Senator Tillman


People. Senator Tillman
Absent.
The State campaign for 1905 was
formally opened at st. Georges on
Tuesday of last week.
The meeting was called to order at
ll.a0 by County Chairman E. J. Den
mis- and was opened with prayer by the
Rev. Mr.. Steadman. Chairman Den.
mis- then outlined the purposes OF the
gathering. The people Of Dorchester
County were gathered, he said, to see
these candidates, who had offered
Shemselves for ohcs, and, seeing them
and hearing them, to pass upon their
fitness for office. He referred eloquent
IL to those who had made South Oar.
olins great in history and emphasized
the necessity for those to whom the
ballot had been entrusted to keep vel
&helr trust.
The Hon.
MARTIN E. ANsEL,
OF GreenVille, candidate for Governor,
wss the first speaker introduced. Mr
Ansel was greeted with applause. First
OF all he desired to thank the ladies
for their presence. It argues well fol
the campaign of 1906 that they should
grace this occasiop with their prrsence
He himself is not running On his good
looks, however, for In that event nc
feels sure some of the others would be
elected over him. He wasn't elected
four years ago, but he came so close
to 1t that he felt it his duty to again
present himself to the people for their
Suffrsges. He is proud that he rep.
yessnts the Piedmont and he Is proud
Of the magnificent vote he received In
his old judicial circuit, where he Is
bass known. He has the endorsement
of his county. It Is only upon high
grounds that he desires election. He
stands for the great principle OF high
education and he stands urQualihedly
Tor the great work OF the public
schools. In the youth Of the country
IS the hope Of the country. There be
urged strongly the importance OF the
common schools. Good resdssis another
plank in bis platform. This Is q
matter of greatest interest. We don't
want such roads that we shall have
our religion jolted out of us before we
get to church" !" He favors seeking and
accepting aii from the National Gov
ernment for this purpose. He Is op-
posed to the State dispensary aud he
is In favor Of local county option as
between county dispensary and pro-
hibltion. II the county officers are
able to take charge Of the county q
affairs in other matters why are they
not able to take care Of the county s
liquor selling, he asked. He Is oppoS'
ed to one county dictating to anol
rs to what it shall have. Let the Gov
ernor appoint the board to take charge
OF the selling of liquor and let the
Governor be responsible for them. Pay
them salary. He doesn't believe IN
commissions. Let them report to
each term of the Circuit Court. Pen,
sion the old Confederate soldier and
lei him go to his praVe in peocs.
The Hon.
G. L. BLEASE,
of Newberry, was then introduced to
the audience. He is s. candidate for
Governor. He has represented New
berry County in the Legislature sew
eral times, and is to-day the county 's
State Senator. He can prove by the
records that throughout his whole
career he has been consistent In the
positions no has taken. He favors
biennial sessions Of the Legislature
laws restricting the hours Of labor, ano
liberal appropriations for educasiona
purposes, but is opposed to the higher
education of the negro. This last
statement evoked applause. He taVort
q marriage license system, and TIT
economical enforcement Of the Govern
ment. he believes the dispensary sys
tenn Is the best solution OF the WhiskeJ
question and be favOrs the repeal Of
the Brice law. Recurring to the ne
gro question, God never intended that
the negro should be anything else
than the servant of the white man. Il
he had his way he would wipe out tht
negro college at Orangeburg. II you
have corruption IN the State dispen
"a y, what would you have II there
we're Al county boards? He does not
favor the Raysor. Manning bill. One
of his reasons for this is because one
of the amendments pro 'des that
whenever the board thinkj the els