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County Campaign Began Yesterday.
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return to high license.


ter touching on some national issues he
proceeded to Il fervid discussion of the
whiskey issue. Declared that he was
not welded to any liquor-selling system.
Thought, however, that the dispensary
was the best way to handle the traffic
and he did not care continental
damn what the church members of
Laurcns thought of it. Is himself an
officer in the church and would not hurt
| or try to injure the church itself "The
people have caught hell when they have
allowed certain people to dictate how
/ they should vote" If we could keep
/ liquor out of the State he would vote
for prohibition, but under the laws this
cannot be done, so the traffic must be
regulated. Prohibition is a humbug
worked by fanatics and corpora
tons Charged that the present whis-
key issue had been forced into the cam
paign through the pulpit. He would
abolish immigration bureau in Colum-
bia. After telling why the cotton mills
are closing down, taking their orders
from New York, he thought child labor
law was being violated by the mills.
Told of an instance in Spartanburg
where an S.oear-old lad was employed
in Il large mill and another was draw
ing hiS pay, as way of lodging the
law. Defended himself against the
charge OF alleged immortality in his own
life. Some Of our paper friends are
foolish enough to be advocating prohibi-
ton and fighting for that Republican of
| Charleston. Misunderstanding the ref
erence Mr.. w. f. Wright inquired of
Mr.. lrby what prohibition paper did he
alludc to" '"rhe Advertiser, the Lau-
rcns Advertiser, replied the speaker,
and took his seat
Mr.. S. r. Todd followed. First time
he had appeared before the people ask
ing for Office. Had not been brought
out by any certain political crowd.
Was making race OH his platform al
ready publisher. t'avors Carey Goth
ran law. Believes present system best
regulation of the liquor traffic. Ex-
| planned distribution of the county dis
! pcnSary profits, an enormous fund 90
| ing each year to the education of the
children. BY voting out the dispensary
| this sum- which amounted to about
! 50, 900 last year for educational pur-
poses alone, would be lost. Outsiders
are contributing to Laurens school fund
through the channel of the county dis
pensary. Would repeal lien law on a
graduated basis. Is not against cor
pCrations but is opposed to compulsory
education and present immigration law.
Il;
the crowd rc-assembled when the chair
man stated that he had been asked to
pass on the question of Mr.. B. Good
mans failure to file his pledge at the
proper time and he ruled that the can
didate was out of the race for coroner.
H4p. K. ID. Boyd, candidate for the
House was then presented. After
making some personal remarks con
corning his present race for the legisa-
tme and telling of his work in the
general assembly he went into the
whisky question. Is opposed to State
wide prohibition, favors local option.
ii the people vote the dispenSary out
| Of l.aurcns he will stand by that result
IN the legislature. He will vote to
abolish county diSpcnsary IN the No
Vembcr election. Considers the other
questions of more Importance. Thought
Clemson had too much money. Would
submit lien law question to the people
Ior settlement. He voted against it in
thc legislature: Opposed to immigra-
ton law. Declared that he had voted
Ihe last cent to continue the dispensary
investigation and the prosecution of az
legged grafters. Whole thing hasn' t
amounted to anything; no stripes have
been placed on anybody.
Mr.. Jared ID. Sullivan came next.
I He had not been asked by any commit
tee to make the race, but had been en-
couragcd by numerous individuals and
strong personal friends to enter. Would
consider it great honor to represent
the county in the legislative halls of
South Carolina. Went to the war and
bore the hardships Of the Confederate
soldier. Returned and engaged in
farming, which pursuit he had followed
ever since. AS to the liquor question
he will vote against the county dispen-
say. Prohibition does prohibit. 1t
does in Maine and Kansas. Believes in
taking firm stand on all questions.
Opposed to lien law-has served its
Jlmc. Opposed to all but voluntary i'm
migration.
Hon. w. r. Richey closed for the
Legislative candidates. Was anative of
i ADDcVillc county but had been citizen
OF Laurcns for the past % years, en-
gagged in the practice of law and man
aging some business affairs Was
elected mayor of the city of Laurens
three times and in the administration
Of that Office had strivcn to do his duty.
Came before the people now asking
election to the legislature as q business
man and for the additional reason that
he wanted to go to the general assem-
ply. Coming to the liquor question he