The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-08-15

more than ''soft snap" and "musk-
rat.'
Leesville, Aug. 9.-Most of the can
didates for the legislature have pre-
pared platforms, which will appear in
next weeks Dispatch.
Mr.. Epting spoke first today. He
pointed out the places-higher insti-
tutions, etc.,-that are sucking up the
peoples taxes. He dwelt briefly on
his work in trying to reduce and
divide the appropriations, especially
emphasizing his efforts against the
"Ten-circuit BILL" He claims that
the congested dockets are due largely
to the dilly-dallying of the lawyers
and judges. He stands for the dis
pensary; is for the repeal of the Brice
Law because it is not local option in
the true sense; and he wants to be
reelected.
MIR. Sharp followed with a tribute
to Leesville; her brave men and
beautiful and intelligent women. He
said that the jury box, the ballot box
and the cartridge box were the three
boxes that ruled the government; but
with the jury and ballot box properly
administered, we would have no fur
ther use of the cartridge box. He
then read his platform, discussing the
different sections. He is an advocate
Of the dispensary and wants the Brice
Law repealed.
Mr.. Wingard came next. He says,
personally, he iss tired of the liquor
question. He says you cannot legis-
late honesty and sobriety into men;
but they can be educated up to it; he
will stand by majority of the peo-
ple's wishes. Let them have what
they want; yet, he believed major
ity OF the voters want the State dis
pensary retained. But he favors the
Brice Law. He voted for it's passage
and still maintains that it. is thor.
oughly democratic in it's provisions.
By this time the crowd was pretty
noisy, and, when Mr.. Sturkie was in
troduced, he began speaking without
any fowery introduction. He regrets
that whiskey has been made the para
mount issue in this campaign. He is
emphatically opposed to the dispen-
sary; favors the Brice Law with an
amendment, which will make the
supervisor perform his duty regarding
elections on the whiskey question.
After dinner, the people heard Mr..
Gunnell. Being a stranger, he told
who he was; his birthplace; his SER
vice in the army; his years of resi-
dence in this county. He says pro-
hibition is out of the question, and
that local option is only another name
for prohibition. He thinks the en-
ployer and the employee can best
settle the labor question.
Mr.. Edwards was next up, and read
his platform. He is alarmed at the
opinion of our neighboring states and
of foreign countries in regard to our
rotten politics. He is prohibitionist
out-and-out, and wants to turn every
drop of whiskey into channels by
which it can never return.
DR.. Etheredge's speech was fast and
snappy. He spent most of his twenty
minutes in refuting the statements
made by Mr.. Sturkie, relative to the
railroad tax in the three Fork town
ships.
Congressman Leverwas present and
addressed the large crowd. He was
in good trim and he soon had the pee
pie going his way. His speech here
dealt largely with national affairs. As
little as he is, he jumped on the the
president with game grit, and I think
he did Teddy pretty fair job. He
ripped Mr.. Roosevelt up one side and
down the other; and in the meantime