The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-29


before the people, because in involves
more In dollars and cents, and carries
slong with 1t the NOR II and intellecu
II Welfare Of the people. 1t has been
.conteCded that the public SCHOOLS Is
the proper place to which to apply
this blood m lney," bscause In that
way the youth Of the lard will be edu
oated against drinking This is q fall
10Y, because the liquor habit is Just
IS apt to strike your brightest boy as
our dullest fool. This money is not
going to the schools, anyway. Out Of
"a expended by the drunkard for q
jug of liquor all the prof IS, except two
cents, go to other sources aud othe'
people than the drunkard's family.
That ia all the salve his wife and
ohildren get TO heal their hear aohes
He gave the drunkard's prayer and
the prayer OF the su-called good citi
zen, who takes this liquor money for
his ohildren's education. ! hey talk
about putting gond men In charge Of
the dispsnsary. You can't get man
charge Of this dirty slop. THIS is the
truth. II you doubt 1t ask any ono OF
these good men who are running on
this platform to 20 in and dish out
The dirty stuff. Not one Of them vii,
do 1t The system cannon be cleansed.
Had you c'uclble as big as the moon
IN which TO boil it, were you to heal
that cruci0le with all the coal stored
in the bowels Of tho earth, were you
20 give to each OF these candidates,
who talk about purRing 1T, a dipper
With which one might empty Lake
Michigan at o scoop, and to each OF
the Others a spoon, which would reach
from pole to pole, vita which TO stir
it, and then let them stir, while the
others dipped, this process might 60
n for centuries, and at the end the
residum of pur,fi, d matter would not
amount to D. thimblcful. Mr.. Brun
son referred to no other issua, but dc.
voted hiB whole time to rasping those
who favored the sale Of liquor In any
manner, aud urging the people to
rally TO It's overthrow.
MIR w. A EDWARDS,
OF Saluda, fled his pledge as o candi
date for Governor, but, judging from
his speech to-day he has entered him
self IN the wrong class. Hts entire
time was devoted to an attack upon
che Southern Railway. which WOULD
nave done crodi6 to the most ardent
Aspirant for the I'll SO Of railroad COM
missioner. Mr.. Edwards declared ty.11dat
for six years +" -. .f conducting q
q a., t..'ia .. 'olSH COURTS against the con.
solidation of the South Carolina and
Georgia extension with the Sou 5hern
Railway. He finds, so he said, that
hhls corporation is practically IN o1n.
troll Of our Government and that there
Is apparently no way Of escape from
rs abuses. He declared that 1t dis
criminatcd against the people of this
State, causing their property to de
crease In value, and Incidentally the
property, OF landowners In Georgia Jo
increase In value. FL then begantorea0
from D paper whicN he carried histo-
ry of his case already refurtd to, but
his twenty minutes were up before he
was more than fairly started, and 1t
neyer became apparent J lst what he
vas driving at. He Was granted an
extension Of time in whica TO explain
orlehy what he was after, but just as
ne opened his mouth to speak the
Dand began TO play and there the mat.
ier ended, for to-day at least.
Then came
MIR. A. G. JONES.
Of Newberry, vino is also an aspirant
for Gubarnational honors. He Is here
ss the representative Of the homes, OF
the mothers, Of the sons, Of the chill.
0ren, who stand for pure democracy
and who oppose corruption and grafu
All his life ne has stood for that which
was purify Ing and uplifting, and he Ii
Willing to abide by his rcc)rd. He is
an enthusiastic supporter of higher
education, but 1t IS to the denomina-
6ional colleges that the State owes
most lie believes In an economical
and honest administration of the Gov.
~rnmcnU. He favorS a board OF arbi.
traIion In South Carolina TO settle all
dilrereDccs between capital and labor.
But the principal thing which has
brought him into this campaign is
the liquor question. Three years age
he published In the newspapers an ar.
Giclc calling attention to the condi.
tiOns In the dispensary. He also urg.
ed the passage OF q law which would
allow the vi tag out OF the dispensar.
les In counties desiring to take such
action. That suggestion was largely
instrumental In the passage OF the
Bfice law. Now he is ready to 20 fur.
ther. Personally, he opposes the sa! G
OF l'quor III any way, but he is williu2
to allOH the PEI pie OF each county tC
vote On the Qu sion as to whether
they shall have q county dispansary
nigh license or prohibition. The State
dispensary NUT go. Conditions In
Newberry to-day are better than ir
twenty years. / the prohibition Law
!s not absolutely enforced that fact /,
due to ClrCu instances that whenever
man Is brought up charged with {
violation Of the law sOme lawyer Is or
hand ready to appear for him and ge'
him Cff He has been In the thick O
every fight against the State dlspsn
sarY and he stands today right wher,
he always stood.
Mr.. Jones was followed by the Hon
IL. l. MANNING,
OF Sumter. Mr.. Manning has for |.
years represented his county ip tn,
Legislature, six years In the House
and for the last eight years in tn,
State Senate. He has made mistakes
That he realizes. But in every ques
ti0n upon which he has had to cas-
his vote he has applied this test Hrs
is 1t right? Then, ls 1t for the bes
interests Of my State and county