The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-07-13

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duced the bill which gave to the night
schools a portion of the free school
money, which was mainly for tho
benefit of the cotton mill people.
Thus it will be seen the platform
upon which stand today I have
labored for in season and out Of sea-
son, both upon the rostrum and in
the halls of the house and senate
since 1890. And I stand before you
today as candidate upon those prin.
ciples, as candidate of that class of
people who need protection. And
while [ am opposed to no class, and
do not desire to array class against
class, and would not do so, yet at
The same time l believe in the law
being equally for the protection of
all. My motto has always been: BE
true to my friends, stand by my
friends regardless of circumstances
and do what is right, and at the right
time.
If elected governor | will faithful
ly, fearlcssly and impartially enforce
every law placed upon the statute
books of South Carolina.
During his discussion of Mr.. Man.
ning's record he said that Mr. Man.
ming had left the house of his fathers,
and was hollering dispensary just to
be governor of South Carolina. He
had left the house of his fathers, who
once were governors of South Caro-
lima, and had left it since the lcgisla-
turc adjourned in 1906, and since he
left the city of Washington along
about March or April.
During Mr.. Blcasc's discussion of
Mr.. Manning's vote ON the separate
coach bill Mr.. Manning asked Mr..
Bleasc to state how he (NIanning)
voted on the Caughman bill.
Mr. Blease: In the session of 1900,
page 365, you will find in the records
in the library across there that you
voted against it.
Mr. Manning: You will find furth-
er on, on page 800, I think, in the.
same journal, that I voted for the
Caughman bill.
Mr.. Blcase: Another change when
You saw YOU were in the minority,
just like you are doing now; still
changing.
Mr.. Blcasc said it was up to him to
explain his change of front. when he
had voted every time against the dis
pcnsary, had voted for the Bricc bill,
when Rricc boldly stood upon the
floor and said, "I introduced it for
the purpose of killing the damnable
diSpcnSary. When the friends of
the dispcnsary got together and fixed
up half mill tax clause to put on the
counties voting ont the dispcnSary Mr..
Manning voted once again against the
diSpcnsary people, ang aginst putting
in that half mill tax. Why was Mr..
Manning's position changed? he ask
ed. Because Mr.. Manning believes
that now to say the dispcnsary is the
best solution of the whiSkcy question.
is the only road to the governors Of
flee.
Mr. BlcaSc paid his respects to Mr.
AnScl. "Fnur years ago my friend
-NnScl was one of the hottest dispen-
>ary men | ever heard speak. Today
he is for local option between whiskev
and prohibition. and if vou ask him
which one he would vote for I don t
know which one he would say but I
believe he would say prohibition.'
Mr.. Rlcasc defended the dispensary
as ii now stands and read an article
from the Columbia State quoting Mr..
Fraser Lyon. You know the State
Wouldn't lie on Lyon. he said. The
article was to the effect that Lyon
had said before the investigating COM
mittce that he would say very frank
ly that if he had evidence to show
fraud in any of these matters he
would certainly offer it to the COM
mittec. ct have challenged the gen.
tlcmen who are fighting the dispcn-
Sary in the different counties to show
wherein the corruption eXists.' said
Mr.. Rleasc. "I have challenged them
to show the men guilty of corruption,
and if they will point ont those men
who are corrupt they will be prose
cutcd. l say to YOU that I challenge
any man to show today that the state
diSpensary is corrupt. If I was GOV,
ernor of South Carolina and man
MaS nlnNnd To he nnrl,nnt in onN Office