Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-10
Friday, August 10, 1905.

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particularly appropriate. II elected ne
would be governor of the whole state
and not of any particular section. he
recommends certain changes In exist
ing laws to meet the conditions demand
ed H. tie increasing prosperity OF the
state. He stands for a conservative
and economical administration OF the
laws OF both county and state. DE
would like to speak on governmental
questions; but in the limited time at
mis- disposal could only outline his po-
sition on the main issue now before the
people, the dispensary. He said that
| they do things in politics that are not
taught In the Sunday school; but IL
there Is anything that Is TO be shown
] in his record that Is against the inter-
est of the people of the state, Ii has
Eeen simply a matter of perverse un-
derstanding His invarlable rule has
been to ask of all questions, first, Is IL
right? and second, is 1t to the best in
terest Of the people Of the state? He had
never considered his future political
interest In any vote he had ever cast.
He was free to say that when the dis
| pensary law first came up he voted
against It. He has since changed his
views. No permanent solution OF the
| liquor question has ever been found.
invite you to consider not the question
Of success Of one party over another;
but those conditions that will promote
temperance and sobriety. After this
law was passed, when i saw the par
rooms close, the treating habit abolish
ed and other evils pass away, felt that
this system had advantages that Ihad
never seen In any other system, and
that Ii was worth taking up and per-
fecting. I have since devoted myself
10 trying OF make this system as per-
feet as possible. That has been my
attitude from 1894 to this time. While
the law has not been administered as
il was intended, and while more atten-
| tion has been paid to the profit feat
IRE than was intended, and while there
has been no actual proof Of bribery,
i still deep down In their hearts the peo-
i pie feel that there has been corruption
and bribery and they want to destroy
It. But my friends Is that the way to
i go at IL? II your bank odicials should
/ prove dishonest would you want to
i abolish the banks No you would put
i the dishonest officials In the peniten-
/ ,iary. A number Of US, realizing the
i aecessity of improving the law, got
together and introduced bill. which
vas intended to accomplish that END.
The outcome of II all was the intro
| iuction of what has since become
known as the Raysor- Manning bill.
This bill had its origin with Senator
i rillman, Senator Raysor, Mr. Richards,
4 myself and others. He explained that
i provisions Of the bill looking to the
purchase OF liquor from government
i bonded warehouses by commissioners
to be appointed by the governor. and
each commissioner to serve during only
i commission would be to open bids SUBJ
mitted previous to its appointment and
will go out of Office as soon as II made
i che purchase. He believes that this
Il arrangement would purify the dispen-
sary and do away with the possibility
Of graft He sslIs unwilling to believe
that all. honest men are gone. He did
not believe that the county dispensary
system would be free from any OF the
objections that apply to the state dis
i oensary. There would be no way to
prevent corrupSion in the county dis
pensaries. He insisted that the pas
sage Of the Ray'sor- Manning bill would
not result In the re-opening OF the dis
pensary in York county. He promised
that IL elected governor he would do
all he could to secure an honest con-
n scientious enforcement Of all the laws,
whether those laws provide for state
n county dispensaries or for prohibi-
4 Mr.. John J. McMahan
said II was his misfortune to be the
last speaker, when the crowd is tired.
He went into the dispensary question,
and reviewed the history of the prfn-
ciple of sumptuary laws. He hoped to
live to see the day when drunkenness
will be punished as crime. Thought
representatives in congress should try
to secure amendments to the inter-
state commerce law SO as to give the
II a. - ou
came within their borders. He also
thought that the United States govern
ment ought to amend its laws so as to
cease the licensing OF the sale OF IT.
quor In prohibition counties. Discuss
Il ed the prevalent custom among the
i people Of high sIanding, who take their
toddy when they see proper. Individ-
ually he sees no need for alcoholic
drinks; but he sees no possibility OF
there are so many people who are as
able as he is, think otherYise. 1t Is
very well understood that we cannot
always get what we want and the
thing Is to do the best we can. He did
not think Mr.. Brunson should under
take to impugn the motives Of people
who differed with him on this question.
He had been before the people OF the
state for long time, and he was will
W ACdNG HIS ECputdlOu WIN LACAtA-
In this campaign 1t had been his en-
ldeavor to bring the people TO calm.
cool consideration Of this question from
the standpoint OF common sense. It
Is the abuse and not the use of liquor
that makes II disgraceful. he did not
see how any man could take the POSI-
tion that 1t is disgraceful to sell IL
quor. He thought that until the
churches were prepared to enforce pro-
Inhibition In its membership, ii should
not criticise the state made up Of
church members and non-church mem
bers for recognizing the sale of whisky
las a legitimate business. He said that
the members of the board of control
had been convicted before the bar Of
public opinion and that many proud
names had been besmirched and drag
4 ged In the mud. In conclusion he ap-
lpealed TO all the earnest, honest people
lof the state to join him In Furnishing
wrong doers and restoring the proud
name OF the state. The sale Of liquor
will go on in one way or another and
the only way to purify the dispensary
is to put It In charge Of the best and
highest minded people of the state.
There Is danger Of corruption as long
as there are rebates, and It Is neces-
sary to abolish the possibility OF get
ting them. The Raysor- Manning bill
would fail utterly in fits purpose for
which 1t is intended because after all
1t is left to the commissioner to say
how much liquor shall be bought. In
stead Of buying from anybody the state
should manufacture its own liquor.
Mr.. McMahan was literally applauded.
Congressional Candidates.
Mr.. McMahan was the last Of the
state campaigners, and at the conclu-
Il sion Of his remarks, Chairman Brice
announced that the candidates for
congress would also present their
claims. Members of the audience,
thoroughly tired out, left In large num-
bers, and the crowd was reduced to
to forty or fifty people. e
Hon. D. e. Finley
was introduced as the first speaker.
He said that in view Of the fact that
the people knew all about him, II was
not necessary for him to make any ex-
tended remarks. II II could come to
point where he would have to defend
himself before his own people nothing
he could say now would do any good.
DR.. Strait has several charges and
complaints. He claims that he ac-
complished more In congress in If
teen minutes that / have accomplish
ed In eight years. He considers 1t
i great reflection on me that / should
let Congressman Webb of North Car
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