The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-07-25
Barbecue at Hilton.

Barbecue at Hilton.
Our county executive committee
may be wise and good body Of men,
but they are evidently too slow for
our people. The voters and the vote
seekers are having meetings and max
ing speeches to beat the band.
Another big meeting was pulled off
at Hilton, S. c., today, July 21.
Messrs. Amick and Haltiwanger
furnished an annual barbecue at this
place and large crowds always attend,
and yesterday was no exception. Our
estimate of the crowd is 800, but there
may have been more OF perhaps less.
The day was fine, the crowd jolly and
the interest in the speeches was at
low ebb, but the candidates were
there and there with the goods.
Hon. J. Brooks Wingard, candidate
for the house, was the first speaker
introduced. This was Mr.. Vineyards
first speech in the present campaign
and the people of the Hilton section,
who are interested in the coming cleo
ton, were ready to listen to him.
Mr.. Wingard is an experienced ''ice
breaker and he skipped into the po-
itical rink with steady nerve. He
believes in the old English doctrine
that the majority shall rule. Hevery
appropriately quoted from Grant:
seEhe best way to get rid Of any evil
law is to enforce it, ''There is not
a man in South Carolina better situat-
ed to discuss the present day problems
than I,'' he said. He thinks it is un-
fortunate for any people to center on
the one question = whiskey. He
made mention of the great number of
bills that had been introduced in our
national congress. Drawing from
that fact, he said: "We are part of
the national government. Our legis-
lators introduce too many bill. We
have more laws and break more laws
than any people on earth. Legisla-
ton is going too far. Isn't it time to
call halt? Less law and stricter
observance ofthe statutes. Pm tired
of factional politics." He urged the
voters to take broader and more
patriotic view of the situation. Let
the people say what they want on
any question is his opinion.
THE WHIsKEY QUESTION.
81 believe a round, vast majority
of the people favor retention of the
dispensary," he said. That since he
had nothing to do with the planting
of the dispensary he was in a better
position than anyone else to express
his views. '"The majority must say
what shall be done. I shall accord
with the opinion of the majority" he
said. He thinks prohibition, as it is
being advocated, is dream. Under
the Interstate commerce law any cit
izen can get as much ,whiskey as he
wants. Then how can the prohibi-
tonists keep out the liquor? The
dispensary does not encourage the
youth to buy simply because it sells
whiskey. He believes the true pro-
hibitionists are honest, but that a
large element in the present no-liquor-
party are "blind tigers" They are
in for the revenue. ''I believe the
vast majority want the State dispen-
sary for the handling of liquor," he
said. He promises that if he is elect
ed to the legislature he will represent
the people honestly and fearlessly.
He will do what he thinks his con-
stituents want, including such imita-
tions and restrictions of the State
dispensary as will insure an honest
administration of it's affairs.
Hon. J. M. Epting and DR.. E. J.
Etheredge were present and both
made capital speeches, though cover
ing about the same points they did in
their speeches made at Matthias Min
eral Springs Saturday week ago.
Mr.. J. e. R. Kvzer, for superinten-