The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-03

duces little ginger into the other
wise very dry speech of Brunson.
Jones charges him with having done
nothing to get prohibition in his own
, county of Sumter, declaring that
there is more gambling going on in
Sumter than in any other town in
the State except Charleston. Brunson
says If there is gambling in Sumter
he knows nothing about it, he express
ses the wonder how Jones knows
about it, and he intimates that he is
not responsible for it if there is gam
bling there. But he does not waste
much time on such unprofitable talk
as this. He must hurry on in an i'm
passioned, vibrant and really sonor-
Gus voice to talk about the "ruin and
damnation upon the home of the poor
drunkard," and to tell q very pathetic
tale which illustrates this. Once upon
time two fellows went to town in
buggy together. One of them bought
the liquor "divvied" up with his
liquor, and they started home. He
does not say whether the fellow who
bought the liquor divvid up with his
companion or not, but as they were
about half way home, the quart-o-lick-
er fellow cut the other fellow across
the face with his knife. He died in
few minutes and they carried his
body home in a wagon to his wife and
( four little children who all cried. Now
the other fellow, who had bought the
iGquart o. icker and done the cutting
had wife and six little children, two
33Sm more than the other fellow. And
Ssthey took him and put him in Jail,
&much to the chagrin and modification
S<sof the wife and six little children.
#They tried him, convicted him, and
} sentenced him to death. And Mr..
Y Brunson pictures quite graphically
and touchingly how the poor fellow
kissed his fond wife and six children
and went off to be hanged. 1t takes
him about 10 minutes, or half of his
time, to tell this tale. Then he bcgs
the men on election day to take their
little boys on their knees just before
going to the polls and, when they vote,
vote for those little boys. He reprcs-
ented the little boys. Then he quietly
and softly, sits down amidst the tears.
Up bobs Jones. "N[r .Brunson, are
you in favor Of the Brice law9'
eyes, SIR" answers Brunson in a
! tone Of disgust at the effort to spoil
/, the effect Of his pathetic tale.
"Then you are loculopchnist, " re-
I torts Jones in triumph.
& w. A Edwards.
Picture to yourself q man Of small
stature, very ped-shouldered, dres-
4, sed carelessly, as they dress away
&out on the farm on Sunday, with a
5S8long keen nose, Il lean, clcan-cut,
ssSsclean-shaved face, decp-set eyes, and
S$iron gray hair. Picture him standing
,Ss3before curious audience with his
h ,5S8.hands behind his back, crying out at
sSthe top Of a high, whiningvoice, "You
33 are sustaining a State government
(which is upholding corporations which
are sucking the lifc-blood out Of the
/. people Of South Carolina.' That s
Edwards, who is also asking the peo-
pie to make him governor of South
$Carolina. He is against trusts. "I
have attacked the trusts" he says.
A few years ago Edward had an ex-
& Experience in the courts. He brought
snit against the Southern railroad for
Ian overcharge or for damages of some
kind. \ 5klsiin Judge Benet had been appoint
3SSs:ed judge to preside at that term of
court. Edwards called attention to
the fact that Judge Benet was an at
5$torney for the Southern railroad and
asked that the case be tried before
$Sanother Judge. Judge Benet sus-
ispended the case over night and next
day announced that he would sustain
&the objection and rule himself incom-
%petent to sit in the case. This is the
q burden Of Edwards song "Pretty
state Of affairs!' he declaims; "the
5conrts are corrupt. There is other
corruption besides the dispensary."
Il $Heasays he thinks South Carolina
ought to be divorced from the dis
3 pensary; that at first he had hoped
&goodSof it, but he is now convinced
Eit&has proved failure. Yet he de-
S3claFes that other departments of the
II government also need cleaning; we
need Sclean men in office, who will
enforce all the laws. Given the rot
ten 8dispensary," he declares, "would
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