Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-26

split platforms. He said that liquor
is undoubtedly an evil but 1t cannot be
killed. 1t can only be controlled and the
dispensary Is the best way Of controll-
ing it.
J. Fraser Lyon, candidate for attor-
ney general, launched forth in his very
first sentence into the dispensary and
alluded to the speeches of the candi-
dates who said: IF there Is corrup-
for the candor of the man who came
out fiat-footed and held that the dis
pensary was not corrupt. He then
spoke of the label deal, the Carolina
Glass company and spoke of the sales
Of Budweiser beer through Farnum Of
Charleston who, Lyon said, charges
5000 more for a car of beer that he
ought to charge. Lyon wanted to know
why so many transactions In connec-
ton with the dispensary were carried
on behind closed doors. He spoke Of
the hat full of money and the thousand
dollar bills. 1T seems to me ridiculous
for a man to stand before an intelli-
gent audience and say that the dispen-
sary is not corrupt of If 1t Is corrupt,
thus and so should be done"
]. w. Ragsdale, candidate for attor-
ney general, after again referring 10
the proposition to withdraw in favor
of Youmans, stated that he advocated
the purified dispensary. He wanted
to know why Lyon had stood In the
way of a bill to check graft while OPP
posing graft. He also alluded to the
double salary matter. Ragsdale again
declared that he was against graft.
He said Lyon said that when elected
to the general assembly he was In IA
vor of the dispensary, and that when
his views changed he did not retire
from that body and argued that his
views might change again after being
elc cted to the office Of attorney gener-
al. Lyon, Ragsdale said, claims TO
have found evidence of corruption In
the dispensary and he asked: Have
we not known that all along! he
indulged I'm considerable ridicule OF
Lyon and created some laughter by his
sarcasm. He said If he was elected he
would shelter no CRATER nor conceal
corruption. He stated his platform as
integrity in office, consistency In pup
lie life and a desire to carry out the
wishes Of the people.
Lyon arose to a question of personal
privilege, in order to reply to the In
situations made by Ragsdale with re-
gard to graft. A letter from 1. b.
Fraser was read to the effect that Lyon
and Christensen were in danger OF
y,
double work A letter from ]. T. Hay,
chairman of the dispensary investigat.
ing committee, said no member had
received double pay for any service.
He spoke Of the hard work of the COM
mittee and in closing said that Lyon
had never been half paid. In regard
to the statement of Ragsdale that
Lyons itemized expense account had
not been filed, Lyon said that was alb
solutely false as 1t was with the chair
man of the committee as required by
law"
Mr.. James Cansler was the first
speaker at Barnwell yesterday and he
had a good time with the other candi-
dates and got a lot of applause. He
claimed that Mr.. Wharton had done
nothing during the six years he had
been in office. He also advocated the
payment of the salaries of the com
missioners by the state instead OF by
the railroads. He got considerable ap-
plause.
Mr.. John ]. McMahan, candidate for
governor, advocated a new departure
in paternalism in the proposition that
the state should go into the insurance
business. He argued that the millions
Of dollars that are now going out OF
the state for insurance premiums might
lust as well be kept here, and he
claimed also that the state could make
a lot of money out OF the insurance
business. ,-
Mr.. Blease made his usual speech
in favor of the dispensary and chal-
lenged those who charged fraud ana
grating to point out the guilty par
ties by name.