The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-06-27
Just as there is in business affairs.

just as there is in business affairs.
It pains him to see the liquor prob
lem made the paramount issue. He
does not stand as the champion of
whiskey, but as one who is deeply in
terested in the habits and morals of
the people. He is not an advocate of
the State dispensafy as it has been.
The conscience of the people will not
tolerate even a suspicion of wrong
doing in the governmental depart
ments. The people believe that it
has not been managed throughout its
career as it should have been. That
institution must be purged of the
odium which attaches to it, if these
things be true, or the whole thing will
go. He does not believe it is an i'm
possible thing to purge the institution
but the committee bill, known as the
Raysor-M aiming bill, would afford the
remedy. He does not believe in local
option.
He believes that it is fundamental
principle with all good men to favor
the removal of graft, and he pledged
his best efforts on this line. Mr.. Man
ning's manly presence and straight
forward talk made marked impress
sion on the thinking men present.
MIR. M'MAHAN.
The address by Mr.. John J. McMa-
HAN was classic. In statesman-like
though it hasbeen unsurpassed by any
expression on the political stump in
this State in years. 1t can not be re-
produced even in part, as the theme
would be marred in a condensed re-
port. He inveighed against the ten
dency of people to disregard or to
give too little regard to their rights
and duties as citizens. tits in periods
of prosperity that the greatest dangers
to governments creep in. People are
then intent upon other things than
the public veal,
It is with shame that in these days
of prosperity we note the corruption,
not in the dispensary alone, but in
county affairs as well. 1t is the duty
of the people to be vigilant. We
should be ashamed of conditions which
would have been intolerable even un-
der a radical administration. The
standard of integrity, of truth and of
worth should be the same in public
affairs as in private life and yet too
often is the excuse for crime that it
happened in politics.
He stands in this campaign for the
same educational reforms for which
he fought in his four years service as
State superintendent of education.
He advocates an experimental school
farm in every county.
AS to the dispensary, he says that
be sees no reason in the world for the
use of liquor. But he sees no chance
at present for actual prohibition until
we can eliminate from coming gener-
ations the tastes of their elders. In
concluding he said emphatically that
if grating has been going on he wants
to see the rascals in stripes and be-
hind the bars.
LIEUT.. GOV. SLOAN.
Col John T.. Sloan was the last
speaker before recess. He regrets
that the chief issue is whiskey. Col.
Sloan gave brief history of his life.
He carried the Piedmount country for
lieutenant governor, as he did Dor
chester and he would do the same in
his race for governor. In 1874 he was
a member Of the house from Richland
and il 1876 he was with Hampton and
as a recognition of his services Gov.
Hampton made him lieutenant col
onel on his staff He was member
of the constitutional convention. He
served two terms in the State senate.
He had fought for Clemson and Win
throp in the days when they were
created. He had stayed on a COM