Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-10

Cansler OF Tirzah. ~
The appearance Of Mr.. Cansler was
greeted with liberal applause; but Mr..
Cansler did not think ii becoming to
make a speech under the circumstances,
for he said, You know how l can do
them up anyway" lLaughterl.
Mr.. ]. M. Sullivan of Anderson rep
resented himself as a business man,
and said that II elected he would en-
deavor to give business administra-
ton.
Candidates for Governor.
Col. John T. Sloan Of Richland, was
glad to be here. He was welcomed
into this hall by a number Of warm
playing Abide with Me-" which he de-
sired all to do for few moments. Re-
turned thanks for the handsome vote
he got four years ago. He noticed con-
siderable improvement since his last
visit and said that the town has one
of the best hotels In the state. York.
vile Is entitled to be called the Pearl
of the Piedmont" He was tired; but 1t
was pleasure to look into the faces of
so many honest and intelligent people
as appeared before him. 1t Is sad day
for South Carolina when a man has to
stand before the multitudes and talk
on the single issue Of whisky-disgust-
ing. There are things higher and no
bier than this. but the issue Is here and
must meet 1t. Four years ago / told you
that the state dispensary, kept out OF
politics and properly safeguarded from
grafters Is the best solution Of the IL
quor question. / have been loyal and
consistent, and Notwithstanding the
fact that q number of counties have
voted out the dispensaries ! still say
the system, IL taken out Of politics, Is
the best solution of the liquor question
Suppose you abolish the dispensary
what will you have in its place? Pro-
hibition will not prohibit. The oppo-
nents of the dispensary minimize its
virtues and enlarge its faults. Its
faults can be corrected by proper
amendments to the law. The national
drink bill is SIT per capita in South
Carolina 1t is only $2.98. There are
thousands Of young men In South Car
olina who have never been In a bar
room or experienced its allurements
Now let me get away from this sub
ject, after I tell you that whatever you
say shall be the law. Whether 1t be
prohibition, dispensary or what I'll en-
force 1t. II you want prohibition, and
elect me, will break up every blind
tiger IL II takes all the militia in the
state to do 1t.
Voice-What about Charleston?
That Is down there by the sea where
the breezes blow and the blind tigers
grow. I'll enforce the law In Charles
ton just as / will In York. Said he was
In favor Of improving the public
school system, and Of making liberal
appropriations for the support Of al
the higher educa liopal institutions.
was senator, with your senator, one
Of the ablest representatives In tina,
body, and one of the most honest and
sincere. He will tell you that when the
enemies of Clemson were trying to
strangle the life out of IL, / stood by
II. And / stood by Winthrop when II
needed friends. ! am here to ask you
to promote me 10 the governorship OF
South Carolina. I have had long ex-
perience in political life. l have serv-
ed in the house from my county, and
in the senate; also as member Of the
constitutional convention and have
served two terms as lieutenant govern
or. l am qualified from business and
moral standpoint. He went into the
Confederate service when he was six
teen and was in eighteen battles before
he was eighteen. II elected he will dc
his duty. He has lodged no issues and
he has not tried to ride two horses as
his friend Ansel has done. He spoke
of Ansel as wearing the white rose OF
prohibition on one lapel Of his coat and
the red rose Of whisky on the Other
lapel of his coat. daughter anc
cheersl. Woe unto Ansel when the 28tt
of August rolls round. A hard old sim
ner went into the water to be baptized
and as he came up, there fioated from
his pocket bunch Of cards. The hor-
I,,la oh nalrn hi tIyh q
meant in going through the ordinance
with such evidences Of his sinfulness
on his person. why, said the fellow
there is the ace, king, queen, jack anc
ten spot and II man cannot win or
that don't know what the devil he car
win on" II Mr.. Ansel cannot win or
prohibition and dispensary both, there
seems to be no chance to win at all.
Mr. M. F. Ansel said 1t was grea,
pleasure to look into the faces OF the
good people Of the Piedmont, that Sec
tion noted for its push, energy and ad-
vancement in all things that look to the
upbuilding Of the old state Of South
Carolina come making no claim or
this office for have no claims. The
Office belongs to the people and they
will make the selection. am proud
that in this race for governor, / repre-
sent in part the Piedmont section OF
South Carolina. We have not had 6
governor from the Piedmont since the
war and 1t Is our time now. wish
had time to talk to you on the question
Of good roads, because that Is one Of
my hobbies. am glad to know that ir
many parts Of South Carolina the peo-
pie have begun to realize the impor.
tance Of good roads. About 80 per cent
Of the people Of the country are direct.
ly interested In this question. / want
to talk to you few minutes on the H.
quor question. I am opposed to the
state dispensary system, and stand fol
the idea to let each county have prohi.
bition or county dispensaries as they
might desire. 1t Is local self govern.
ment to allow the people Of each coun.
ty to say what they want. II Is dem
ocracy. If you can manage all the 9TH
er county affairs by your county Off.
GERS, you can manage the liquor busi-
ness also. II you don't want to sell IL
quor, then have prohibition. But IL yot
want to sell liquor and majority Of
the people, so declare, then have
county board Of three men, appointed
by the governor, let them manage the
business. Let them report three times
a year to the circuit judge and you
through your grand juries, look care
Iully dlttE luc lIlduuCI VI liCA SOhuuS'
Of the business. The county dispen-
sary is no new thing. They have beer
established in other states, and the
system has worked satisfactorily
Prohibition Is also prevalent in Other
counties than this. I stand for the
rights Of the people. This Is local self
government, the principle for which
our forefathers fought and for which
many Of them died. Let the law pre-.
vail, and II the blind tigers undertake
to violate your law, punish them. You
don't know what other counties want
and they do not know what you want
and the thing for you to do Is attend tc
your own business and let them attend
to theirs. But my friends, I stand fol
something higher than this-the edu-
cation Of those who are to take oul
places after we are gone. l stand fol
the common schools. That Is where
the majority Of the boys and girls OF
this day are to get most Of the educa-
ton they are to have. Let us provide
the means whereby every child car
have the opportunity to read and
write. Given the ability to read and
write child has the opportunity to gel
as much education as he wants.
stand also for liberal appropriations fol
the old Confederate soldier. I do not
believe in extravagant appropriations
in anything; but there are duties thai
devolve upon us and let us see to II
that all Of them have something to cal
and to wear in their last days. II
am called to this high and honorable
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