Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-21
mistakable declaration of the attitude

mistakable declaration of the attitude
of the county on this subject.
AS matters stand there are nine can
didates in the field and four to be
elected.
1t is probably fair to say, and we
certainly believe it is true when we
say II, that of the nine candidates In
the field, but a single one has been
announced of his own volition and
because of a personal desire to go tc
Columbia as a representative Of York
county in the general assembly.
In accordance with their previous
pledges to the people, Messrs. Ardrey
Beamguard, Massey and Saye, voted
for the Morgan bill that sought to en-
sure to the counties the right of Local
option as between prohibition and
county dispensaries, and against the
Raysor- Manning bill, which sought to
perpetuate the state dispensary sys'
tenn under central control.
The votes of these representatives
have been challenged by people VINO
desire the continuation Of the state
machine. The challenge of these rep
resentatives was in the nature OF
challenge to the people by whom they
were elected. If, under the circum-
stances, any one of these gentlemen
had refused to stand his ground, ne
would have been disloyal to the people
he represented. All of them are true
men and that is why they are candi'
dates. They stand not for themselves
but fol the right of local self-govern-
ment, and II they are defeated they
have no cause for personal regret.
On the other hand Messrs. Epps
Glasscock, Neil and Slaughter are JUS
as distinctively the representatives o
those who stand for the continuance
Of the centralized state dispensary. As
we understand it, not one or them II
candidate of his own volition. Al
have come out at the instance OF the
people who have challenged the cause
If Messrs. Ardrey, Beamguard, Massey
and Saye. They are up not particu'
larly because they desire to go to Co.
lumbia; but in order to give the peo'
pie who desire the continuance OF the
state machine an opportunity to give
expression to that desire.
The ninth candidate, Mr.. Mccain, II
in the field because he desires to be
and because he has right to be. He
saws 1t Is a matter of his own volition
He has announced himself In opposi'
ton to the state dispensary and in Ia
vor of local option: but under the cir
cumstances such votes as may be cas-
for him will be for purely personal rea'
sons. The race, as explained Is be-
tween four men standing for local op-
ton on the one hand and four mer
standing for the state dispensary or
the other hand. Mr.. Mccain can lool
for support only on a basis Of persona
popularity.
The local optionist who votes for three
of the other local option candidate:
and includes Mr.. Mccain on his ticket
gives two-fifths of his vote to the
dispensary side and likewise the dis
pensary man who votes for three o.
the dispensary candidates and includes
Mr.. Mccain on his ticket gives two
fifths of his vote to the local optior
side.
1t is not proper for us to attempt to
draw any personal distinctions betweer
the candidates. All are men Of intelli'
gence. The most practical difference
between them, perhaps, is in the mat
ter Of legislative experience, and knowl'
edge of present political problems.