The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
CAMPAIGN MEETING.

and statesmanshlp OF lib leaders anu ediu
,het an Abbeyille man was treasurer or hle
home county and wished for more such citl
zens. He pledged his best services TO the
peUple and promised TO look after their inter
ests II elected
dale for Secretary of State, then spoke. de
said that the office of Secretary OF state was 9
clerical office and consequently there we're
no issues for him to discuss In seiectlng
man for this Office be said that there were
Iwo reouiremeuts; first, that the man oe
qualified Tor the position, that he nave 8
thorough knowledge OF the workings OF the
office. books, etc, ana SECOND .nas no ,Se Se
office, He remarked that he had mad nve
years experience and that part OF the Time ne
had worked the office single-hanoed ana
alone, without even The ala OF typewriter.
He related the story OF certain pad BOY
out IN Tennessee The Father OF this boy
came home hurriedly. one day and ripping
into the house yelled to bis vile 10 lock
Johnnie up in the barn. Johnnles mother
began to ask questions, an again the father
told her TO lock Johnnie up quick. why,
said the mother. Well, was The reply, three
ministers are coming 10 dinner ana II you
don't lock Johnnie up you'll be sorry you
didn't. No no, said the mother, MAma's Ill:
lie man wouldn't make Mama ashamed, and
she proceeded 10 lecture Johnnie on good
manners.
and dinner was announced. All were seated
and the father proceeded 10 ask Bro. John
Son If he would be helped to turkey. No,
said Brother Johnson, have dyspepsia and
can't eat turkey.
Johnuie's eyes began 10 open
NAV help you u some ch hicken then?
No. no, said the brother, / have dyspepsia
and can I eat chicken.
Johnnie's eyes began to open wider.
Let me help you to some rice broIher
No. was the reply, have the dyspepsia and
can eat rice. i, , ,,,,.
mouth watering and eyes bulging he
Whooped "Give the Odlool raw egg, pa,
may be he can eat that.
The speaker then referred the audience TO
the other candidates for This once, ana sug-
gested that II they seemed TO be sufering
With dyspepsia 10 give them raw egg.
Hon. j. B. Morrison was the next 10 speak
He said that while the speaker proceeding
him did not look like dysp. ptic, he did
said that he came DOT 10 tell jokes, but TO
DO business. The office is an important ooe.
as considerable lees are paid Inc once. he
said that some of these fees had been helo
oack at times and suggested that the tees be
paid directly TO the State Treasurer and not
10 the Office. He referred TO Mr.. Ragln 9
statement OF his qualifications and said that
not every corporsl is f1t TO be commander.
he advocated i'm migration from the west as
the best solution Of the negro question, that
1t was a question 10 be met. and the sooner
the better.
j.
duced by the chairman aad arose amid ap'
ulause, Some one In Lhe audience yelled out.
make home runr' Mr.. Lyon replied that
be expected TO make home run the very
drst time he came to the bat.
He said that he had not been dereliot In MS
duty, that he had discharged himself Of bis
obligation TO the people Of his county 10 the
best OF his ability. He referred 70 the graft
and urged as a relief, the adoption Of county
dispensaries. County dlspensaries could be
managed better than the State pispensary,
because they would be right under the eyes OF
Each county. then, would get all the money
y, crueing from its dispensary and there
would be no necessity OF division. He adVis.
ed 10 cut off from the rotten ipstltutlon In
Columbia. Talk about no fraud, sald ne,
when the chairman shakes thousand dollar
bills in the face Of p5opie as money ne mas
made. He referred 10 w. w. Smoke and Mr.
Walker and the shotgun and suit OF oiotnes'
He said that Budweiser beer could be bongn
for $40 per case and that the dispensary was
paying Sl2.02 per case. and that Deep Springs
LIQUOR sold in Chattanooga for 81 Is and that
the dispensary paid s. for the same WhlsKey.
he said that Joe Jones and Pat Roche were
above suspicion and that the members OF the
local board we're above suspicion and That
these men ought to be cut loose from the rot
ten ness In Columbia.
General, was next introduced. He said that
the poor people were paying more than their
share Of the taxes and that the matter should
be regulated, that three years ago the STATE
narrowed S5O0, 1000 and paid IN terest amount
ing TO fifteen or enty thousand dollars; r.
that he had succeeded In collecting $4,000
without cost TO the state. Last year the
Slate borrowed only S9o0,0OO, and next year
he hoped to run the State on cash basis. He
said that he had uncovered many 1rregularl-
ties and much bad bookkeeping throughout
the State.
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spoke. He referred 10 his record OF three
years in the State MALTA. and said that he
wonld rather have a single 1ose at the hands
of the people now than have bed OF roses on
his grave. He asked the people only to ex-
anime bis record and II they found him cap
able TO give him the position,
Hon. l.. w. Haskell spoke on the Import
Of the oSs and Of the sas sns MAJ bs
was grsduste OF The Citadel, for three year,
command dant OF MALTA. that he had been
Assistant Adjutept General and that the ex.
periepce be had thus gained eminently fitted
him for the position he asked.
Mr.. Richard Manning, OF Sumter, was ne1l
intl oduced. He stands for Improvement In
the common schools; better pay for teachers.
that whiskey was an eviI--the question was,
how best to settle II, He said that the same
old prejudice against the ditpensary wa.
still alive; hat the Encouragement OF the dis.
pepsary ought 10 be corrected; that the sys.
lem should not lie biotteo out unless there
was something better 10 offer. that pIohibi-
ton was not effective and cannot be. The
proposed county dispensaTy would be even
worse than The state Institution. He adVo.
cat ed bill that would call for the appoint
mept OF a com nittee 10 open bids tor liquor
supply 10 last twelve months, the purchasing
pow er to be taken away from the board ano
vested in The committee, After twelve
10 on hs supply bad teen bought the commit
tee 10 retire from Cff1ee and q new COMMITTEES
named. Liquor could be thus supplied Wild
the government stamp. and all possibility oI
graft precluded. The salaries OF the dispenser
| should not depend on the amount OF Whiskey
sold but should be stated amount. Tht
sheriffs and county officials could not run
dispensary, they have other duties to per-
form.
Hon. M. F. Ansel, OF Greenville, thought
that as the Govern ment was spending thous'
ands OF dollars on seas and rivers. some
money should be spent on public highways
The most prosperous cities have good roads
| leading TO them. He Is opposed to the State
| Dispentary System and thinks that each
county should vote for Itself, that such pro
ceedure IL good democracy.
| MIR. BrnDsOn stands out datfooted fol
| prohibition and classes the disptnsary alopP
| with bar-rooms, and would blot out the
whole thing. He is on the waier,wagon. he
says that If the State Dispensary was tied II
the Niagara Falls, II could not be wasneo
clean. He says that If whiskey continues Il
be sold we should erect an asylum for ineori
| ates.
Hon. J. J. McMa aha m tax es a different tack
| H says that the dispepsary Ia not the para
mount question OF The day-that the Questlo
OF education holds the uppermost place. W.
| have too much book learning and not enough
heart training. If We were educated righ
other questions Of grave importance now
would adjust themselves. He advocates
| model farm school for boys aud mode
| home school for girls in each county OF tb'
state. In these schools the boys and girls ar
10 be taught such things az will be useful 4
| them IN after life. He thinks that prUhibl
tion is not practicable now, and that th
Slate Dispensary is the best solution
present.
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