The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-22

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Manning, Aug. lS.-The Stase't correspondent
interyiewed all Of the candidates privately,
with two exceptions. for the senate and house
of representatives. AL answered the questions
propounded willingly. Three OF the four can
didates for the senate, favor the stat dispen-
sary and one OF the number advoc9 teS local op-
tion by counties in dealing Wit: me whlskey
problem. For the house, six ar in favor OF
the State 6ispenSary, and TWO aye for local op-
tion by counties. A majority are opposed to
compulsory education, and would vote against
the Brice bill, or for its repeal. na1oflty
would reinstate the dispens2rS IN counties M 'haI
have voted il out under the Brice law.
The States correspondent quotes Htela!lS
the expressions OF the gentlemen interviewed
upon the questions sent out by The stare
Major Henry B. richardson: u am IN lavoF
of the State dispenSary, purified and purged OF
corrupcing possibilities. am opposed 70 !ocal
option by counties in dealing with the liquor
question. The Brice bill is not an issue IN tSls
campaign, and do not care 10 open. up the
question at this time. would not 1orce the
dispensary on ! county voting it out. should
the citizens OF such countc prefer prohloltlon.
Under conditions existing IN Clarendon county
at this time would not tee! warranted IN ao-
Focatinc compulsory education. am unalter-
ably opposed TO letting the counties voting out
the dispensary have any OF the profits accru-
ing from it.
Mr. J. ". Kennedy: i am in favor OF the
original dispeuSary law. believe it the best
solution OF the liquor question. am opposed
20 the loca! option plan in dealing with the Ii
ouor problem. I will vote II elected, TO repeal
the Brice law. am in favor Of majority rule
and in counties where majority OF lthe voters
should saw in primary election that they
Z anted the dispenSaryout Of the county they
would not vote to place it back. am opposed
TO the compulsory education law, as oelleVe
IL would be hardship upon tne !a1orins class
Of white people. as it would place tnem n SER
vitude, fear,
MI. M. c. Galluchat: Your correspondent only
had few minutes conversation with Mr.. Cal
luchas and he only expressed himself as op-
posed TO the local option plan. However, he IS
an out-and-out diSpenSary advocate.
Mr.. Louis Applet: / am opposed to the State
dispenSary l favor loca!ioption by counties ID
dealing with the liquor question. Will not: u
elec;ed, vote 70 repeal the Brice law, but would
favor the Brice law beng Suomltteo 70 q
Democratic primary. l would not Fote 70 p!ace
q dispenSary into . county that hac Fotec II
out, unless those same people. by majority
vote. asked for it's reinstatement favor com
pulSory education if the State will proVlde
free school books and gstatlonery, PROVIDED tne
distribution Of the school funds is left entlre!y
with the district school trustees aS at present.
FOR TIE HOUSE.
Mr.. Geo. r. Jones: II am in favor OF the
bT counties in dealing with the liquor problem.
VIII, il elected, vote to repeal the Brlce law
! will vote to reinState the dlSpenSarV IN all
counties voting it out under the Brlce act l
am opposed TO compulsory .S 1a,a Al. an.
sary. as believe it the best solution OF the IL
ouor problem ever devised I am opposed TO
local option as believe it would be lnStrunen.
har.room system, and believe 1t blow at State
soyereicnty which is undemocrarlc. will, II
elected, vote TO repeal the Brlce law IN case II
comes up believe in majority rule IN all queS-
tionS OF government, ana aS1 oe!ie.e PIoaioi,
ton impractlcable at present. would vote TO
reinstate the dispenSary in counties voting II
out under the Brice act. do not favor com
pulsory education, as it would give the negro
the advantage he being IN the majority IN thls
section Of the State, especially, and would oe q
disadvantage to our people
.Iobn r. Dingle: II favor the State dispen-
sary system in dealing with liquor. I am op.
posed TO the local option By counties Scheme. II
elected to the legislature in the coming prl-
mar and the question comes up as to the re.
neal OF the Brice law, will vote to repeal IT,
favor majority rule, and II majority OF tne
eligible white voters in the counties tnat nave
voted the diSpenSary out want 1t relnsSatea,
then they should haye it, If not, then it should
be kept out OF their midst am not IN favor
OF compulsory education
D. Mitchell EppS: II am in favor OF the state
dispensary. am opposed to local option BY
counties. + favor majority rule on the whis.
KEY, as on all other questions that the people
are interested in. believe IN letting the ma
jority o; the qualified voters say whas tney
want, and If they want dlspensary placed PACK:
then they should have it, and would support
a measure advocating its reinstatement
D. Luther Green: II favor the state dlspen-
sarv system properly managed. will, II elect
ed. vote TO repeal the Brice act as there are
some features about it that do not meet with
nv approval am in favor OF placing the dis
penSary back in those counties thaC Votso IL
ont under the Brice law, il q majority OF the
eligible voters Of those counties in primary
election say they desire it placed back. voted
for the Kershaw bill,it embodied my views on
the compulsory education question.
S, E. Ingram: II am opposed TO the State ols'
pensary I favor giving the people the right to
determlne things so vital to their interest, and
hence favor local option by counties. The Brlce
bin. as understand it, is a just one. could
NOT vote for it's repeal. do not favor relnStat-
ing the dispenSary in counties voting 1t out,
unless placed back by methods fair and above
board, that is by the ballots OF the Quallhed
voters. I believe that all fair and just means
should be used to foster and encourage educa'
ton. Our legislature could make no mistake
by wisely providing facilities
Warran W. Weeks: FavorS the State olS-
pensary system, but how he stands upon the
other Questions your correspondent is unable
to say.
Mr.. O. C. Scarborough: FavorS local option
by counties IN dealing with the liquor question,
Your correspondent did not get q chance TO see
Mr.. Scarborough.
or the twelve candidates for the senate and
house only three are favorable to the local op-
tion plan Messrs Appelc ingram and Scaroor.
ough; one out OF four for the senate, ana t"o
out o, eight for the house.