The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-21
WILL NOT RUN.
Mr.. .Feathersfone Announces His
Withdrawal From Race.
GIVES HIS REASONS.

Platform and Therefore, His Can.
didacy, This Year Would Not Help
the Cause of Prohibition.-Gov.
Ansers Latest Position on the Lii
puor Question Stated.
Mr.. C. C. Featherstone announced
Friday morning his withdrawal from
the race for governor. His entrance
into the contest several weeks ago
was before the exact platform of Gov.
Ansel was known.
1t was supposed that Mr.. Ansel
would run on the same platform upon
which he was elected two years ago,
but in letter to Mr.. Featherstone a
few days ago, part of which is below
quoted, it will be seen that Mr.. Ansel
now occupies the same position that
Mr.. Featherstone announced last fall,
namely, a reverse local option law,
under which the counties will all be
dry until the dispensary is voted IN,
thus throwing the burden on the peo-
pie who desire the dispensary.
In announcing his withdrawal. Mr.
Featherstone says:
Col. Featherstone'S Statement.
Several weeks ago announced
my candidacy for governor of South
Carolina, upon a State prohibition
platform.
II believed then and still believe,
that the people are tired of the IL
quor traffic, and that they are ready
to take great step forward and
sweep the legalized traffic out Of the
State.
'.The announcement of my candi'
dacy was made at the suggestion OF
some of our leading prohibitionlsts--
men who, haye been with me in 1.-THE
fight since the campaign of 1898.
They believed that there ought to he
in the campaign a candidate who
would make an aggressive fight, and
were kind enough to suggest that l
ought to lead the movement.
"As 1 have already stated, person
ally it did not suit me to go into the
fight at this time, but l yielded to
what conceived to be a4cal of duty
'I did not hesitate to say that 1t
would be a source of qualification TO
me TO be governor of the State, but
the desire to crafty my personal am
bition alone would not have been s''f-
ficient to induce me to enter the race
at this time.
Shortly after the announcement
of my candidacy it was publicly sus-
gested by Gov. Ansel's friends that ne
was also in favor of prohibition and
that he would offer for reelection
on that platform.
"It seemed to me that the cause OF
prohibition might be- weakened by
having two candidates in the field.
and that if he would espouse that
cause it would be the part OF wisdom 2
for me to withdraw.
Acting upon this idea and WITH
the approval of my prohipltlon
friends, wrote Gov. Ansel Ton F'eo.
2s) that if he expected to make the
race on that platform. would nle- not
opnose him. ? !,
II am in receipt Of a letter from
the governor Informing me that he
expects to advocate the reverse Of
our present local option plan, He
says: -. -. -.
-. My. position on the liquor qpes-
ton is what 1 call restricted local
option-that is, local option as be-
tween county prohibition and county
dispensary. Those counties voting too
| sell liquor. shall be, restricted to. one
| EdisDensaryl.in the. county, and, that
ZONE tthe county seat, except in those
counties, wherein there is.;sa City yot
more than ..25. 900. population, In
(which, counties more than, one idispeen-
Esary, may be- established. This: IS Id
La accordance with my Recommendations
Ito the general assembly as set forth
lin smycannual-m message. of" 1soS. .$1s II
1.-the, Interest OF temperance and, VIII
minimize the sale Of ;ltqnor. =
7 i'...With the experience that l have
Ehad in, the past two years inrthe pro-
Eposed elections that were desired in
Esome counties on the liquor, question
am of the opinion that it will be
better to enact law by which
county can vote on the question OF
voting, in the sale of liquor as above
lrestricted, instead of voting it out, as
now provided-that is, make all the
counties dry until majority of the
.oualifed voters of a county vote tc
sell liquor in that particular county
and. if majority of the qualified
voters vote to sell, that one county
dispensary then be established as
above set forth, with the right to vote
the dispensary out at subsequent
election
"'This is practically the plan thai
outlined in an interview given ou
last lall.
State Ready for Prohibition.
GAS | see the situation now, | be
1ieye the State is ready to take ever
greater step towards prohibition
than this; but such plan will, prac
tically, give us three-fourths or more
of the State for prohibition
"With the policy Of the State de
clared to be opposed to the trafflc
coupled with the good effect produced