The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-29
THE CAMPAIGN.
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he has been In close touch with the
effaira OF tho State, and while he does
not wonder at the howl raised at in
creased appropriations, 1t must be re-
membered that conditions have great
ly changed. The inequalities in tax
assessment are glazing. He fayors 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
oipient tendency to corruption in
elections. which has recently mani,
tested itself. 1t is to be regretted
that the liquor question should have
attained snch prominence. There are
other matters worthier of attention.
lie tS not the champion Of whiskey,
but he Ia deeply interested in the
moral welfare OF the State. He Is
not a s%traddler and he will not seek
to befog the public mind on n ia
'sue. He does not advocate the dis
penSary as run In the past. Whether
the allegations of corruption and
graft In thu disponsary are true or
not, the people OF South Carolina will
not stand for eve the suspicion of
such things. Wntrc there ID so muci,
smoke there must be some fire, and
The people OF the State Will not stand
Tor the d~tspensary as 1t has been con.
ducteo. II corruption and graft do
exast In b dlspeL sary, then 1t must
be purged Of the odium or else TIE
whole thing must g.. Wipe the dis.
pensary OUT and what will Won ray,
leftP Men will have wniskey. Pub
lie sentiment does not warrant tn,
belief that prohibition oan be en-
forced. de has studied the que stion
carefully, and b, believes IT. can b
purged. Read the RAy O r Manning
bill and You win find that it g es to
the root If the matter, the purcnas
ing OF the liquor. H. does not be
1ieve N lccal option. His reason for
this Will De given later. But tina,
tfhce of Governor is a purely execu.
tive Office and should he be made
Governor he will enforce ,He Jaw O., IL
stands on the statute books.
The Hon
oouN o..
or Columbia, Tue n.xJ Candidate for
Governor to address the audience.
prefaced his remarks with the state
mentt that every man Ia his brothers
Keeper. and that 1T folio VS., the r
that every citizen should b. alive to
hls Civic duties. The scope Of gov
has been largely MldCned Il,
1S no longer cOLtined ~ mere police
regulation. We arc shocked az we
glance ABOUT us at the evidences OF
corruption abroad In the land, both
within and without cur State. When
we Compare the conditions If today
with the conditions which obtained
In h past We must be ashamed and
surprised. Dispensary corruption is
not the only corruption to he found
IN South Carolina Today. Oar out,
lS imperative TO place only The best
and highest men IN ofice. The pri,
mary system 1s a great system, but
under 1t there has unfortunately
grown up the CLsLom Of magnifying
the 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 DIR .inaps
OF the coastal region and advocated
inc establishment Of every county OF
q model farm. Time does not permit
him to discuss the %dispensary. Per.
sonally he is OPPOSED to the use OF
liquor, but he doesn't believe prohibl.
tion practicable. He favors the
State dispensary, hut not the dispen-
ssry as 1t now exists. He would iirst
have IT cleansed and the rascals In it
placed behind prison bars.
The next candidate for Goyarnor
to address the Democrats Of Do,-
chester was til Hon
JOHN II. SLOAN,
or Columbia. He Mas born in the
shadow of the Blue RiaRe Mountains,
at old Peidleton. He went in tie
army al l6, and went through the
bltOoy Campaigns Il 1864 and 1865.
III Virginia. He WabCa1tufed al Az
and after tue war he re.
TO Pentlettn md went Fl,
there. In 1866 he entt rec
South Carolina Coll,e u, from which
lnbt1i uLion he wa, graduated witt
He 1%tyie~ed his services 10 |
the city Of his adoption, where h,
pas Deen Ell gagged III the practice OF
Iuf more Than a score OF Years
was a Wtarer OF the red shirt I'm
me days OF 1875. He rev we'd his
record AZ Representative ano Senator
rom Il C land G, unity. He was par.
,loulariy prOuO Of his services In
ounding Oh mson and Winthrop
Colleges aid in the defercr OF the
Jitaoel n S uth Carolina CONC,
was prt I'D Of his record as l. H.
G>v~Ihor. He Las spent th,
pest Gays ol lis life 10 The erv.c c OF
lls State, AID Le believ YES hIuself en-.
itled 70 pr. D olon 10 he Governor
nip. d. ~an 8 TO see a SCI ol h,uA
u tyefy hiil and one in every yalJ.
Il lie sac He Is o a meIelalk r
Or t%0uca,ltn. When tie M thf dhi
Zen alt CIlitg 60 vas built IL Co umiia +,
ecehlly he gave lhen tvtn crtt f,
i laLe, tGoay voIlh 92 600 H. IS