The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-29
THE CAMPAIGN.
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10 has been In close touch with the
Of the State, and while he does
lot wonder at ne howl raised at in
appropriations, it must be re-
that conditions have great
changed. The inequalities in tax
assessment are glarirg. He favors the
carrying out of the recommendations
made by the finance committee IN or.
der to wipe our these inequalities.
He warns the people against the in
clpient tendency to corruption in
elections. which has recently mani,
tested Itself. 1t is to be regretted
that the liquor question should have
attained sucil prominence. There are
other matters wortnter Of attention.
He Ia not the champion Of whiskey,
but he is deeply interested in The
moral welfare Of the State. lie Is
not q straddler and he will not seek
to befog the public mind On any IL
sue. He does not advocate the dis
pansary as u In the past. WhetIsr
the allegations Of corruption and
graft In the dispensary are true or
not, the people Of South Carolina will
not stand tor ever the s~nspic!on OF
such things. Wn.re there IL 30 much
smoke there must be some fire, and
the people OF the State will not stS nd
for the dispensa1y as 1t has been con.
ducteo. If corruption and graft DO
exis6 In the dispeL sary, then it must
be purgtd OF the odium or else tie
whole thing must g. Wipe the dis
pensary u and wnat will you tav,
leftP Men will have wniskey. Pub
lilo sentiment does not warrant thu
belief that prohibition Gan be en-
forced. He has studied the gu, stion
carefully, and h, believes IL can b
purged. Read the RI, sor. Manning
bill and you win find that 1t & es to
the root If the matter, the purcnaS
ing Of the liquor. H does not be
lieve in local option. His reason for
this Will ue given later. But that
tfhce of Governor Is q purely execu.
tive Office and should he be made
Governor be will enforce he law q, IL
stands on the statute books.
The Hon
JOuN j. MtMAuAN,
OF Columbia, Tue next Candidate for
Governor to address the audience,
prefaced his remarks with the state
ment that every mar is his brothers
keeper, and that it folio VS., h eref.re,
that every citizen should b. alive to
his civic dulles. The scope Of gov
ernment has ueen largely midened L,
Is no longer confined u mere police
regulation. We are shocked az we
glance ABOUT US at the evidences Of
corruption abroad In the land, both
within and without Jul State. When
we Compare the conditions Cf today
with the conditions which obtained
In The VAST We must be ashamed ana
Burpr1t d. DiSpensary corruption is
not ia only corruption to be found
In Sou Carolina Today. Oar outy
Is imperative TO place only The best
and highest men IN Cfice. The pri.
mary system Is a great system, but
under 1t there has unfortunately
grown up the custom Of magnifying
tho duties Of the candidate and mini
MIXING the duties Of the Cit. zen. He
favOrs the improvement Of tue schools
and commendS the establishment Of
the State reformatory. He stands
today for every educational reform
which he has ever advocated. He
urged the Importance Of the drainage
OF the coastal region and advocated
the establishment Of every county OF
q model farm. Time does not permit
him to discuss the d%ispensary. Per.
sonally he is OPT ojed to the use OF
liquor, but he doesn't believe prohibi-
tion practicable. He favors the
State dispensary, but not the dispen-
s1ry as 1T now exists. He would first
have 1t cleansed and the rascals In it
placed behind prison bars.
The next candidate for Governor
to address the Democrats Cf Dor
chester was tn Hon
JOHN t. SLOAN,
Of Columbia. He Nas born In the
shadow OF the Blue Ridge Mountains,
at old Pendleton He went in IT,
army al rs, and went through the
bltocy Campaigns II 1864 and 1865.
IN Virginia. He aacaltufcd al Al J.
pomatttx, and after tie war he re.
turned To PenClettn pnd went t.,
school there. In 1866 he entt @
South Carolina College, from which
Institution he wa graduated witt.
h0nOrs. He ItYie~ed his services @
the city Of his adoption, where h,
bas been el gagged III the practice OF
law Tor more Than a ,Core Of years
he was a Wtarer Of the red shirt iu
the days OF 1876. He reviewed his
rocord az representative ano Senator
from II c Land O. unity. He was par
t1oulariy PROUD OF his services IN