The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-19
A QUIET MEETING.
State Campaign Opens At St. Mat.
Observation-Disclosures Outline
Platforms.

meeting to disturb the peaceful calm
OF the lovely grove where it was held.
There were no sensations, no thrills,
no dramatic periods, the eagle did not
even scream. True, one or two can.
dldates tried> to make him yell, but
even furtive and surreptitious pinch
at his tail feathers only produced a
feeble squeak instead of the expected
piercing scream.
1T was rather peculiar to witness
the opening of campaign meeting
IN such calm and good fceling-ev-
erybody' knows that usually South
Carolina campaign meetings steam up
now and then and furnish some OK.
citemcnt. But today there was none
OF this. All went as merrily as the
proverbial marriage bell. Not even
the floodgatcs of oratory were OPEN
ed. The floodgates were not needed,
FOR the typewriter sentences, instead
of foaming and stcaming and boiling
ana curling over the dam through the
gates, simply fizzlcd through in
tiny tickle.
ST. Matthews, proud of the glory
OF being the county seat of the new
est and chest" county in South Car
olina, spread herself today She did
her very best and there was not
candidate who did not remark upon
the hospitality shown him. A COM
mittce composed of the enthusiastic
citizens who fought so hard for the
new domain met the various Office
seekers at the train and took them in
carriages, first to the hospitable Cain
hotel, and then to the grove where the
speeches were held. a ball game han
been scheduled for the afternoon but
the rain prevented this, and besides,
many of the party left for Orange
burg on the afternoon train. a fine
barbecue dinner was served by the
ladies Of the Baptist church and, as
one man said, eff the candidates had
eaten this before speeches, they would
truly have been too full for utter
,nce.'
Chairman Dreher Presides.
Dr. Il. Ii. Dreher, the county chair
!, before introducing the first
ter, took Il hot shot at ncwspa-
or their opposition to campaign
rs. DR.. Dreher believes that
should have a chance to see
tie and to hear him speak
through the entire meet
made Il happy introduction
Tor each candidate.
Gov M. F. Ansel.
Gov. Anscl, the first speaker, who
had helped SO much to make the Dros-
porous new little county what il is,
was greeted with applause. His first
remarks were devoted to education
and then he passed to the financial
situation, deploring particularly the
present plan of collecting the taxes
year behind and thus being forced
to borrow money each year for the
State. He also alluded to his plan Of
imposing Il mill tax in alternate
years.
The governor reviewed his views to
the Legislature as recorded in his mes
sage, as far as the liquor question
goes, adding the following statement:
My position on the liquor question
is what | call restricted local option
that is local option as between
county prohibition and county dis
pensary. Those counties voting to
sell liquor shall be restricted to one
dispcnsary in The county and that
one at the county scat. except in those
counties wherein there is city Of
more than $4,000 population, in which
counties more than one dispensary
may be established. This is in ac-
cordance with my recommendations
to the general assembly as set forth
IN my annual message Of 1908, is in
the interest Of temperance and will
minimize the sale Of liquor.
'Wnh the experience that | have
had in the past two years in the pro-
posed elections that were desired in
some counties on the liquor question,
| am Of the opinion that it will be
better to enact law by which q
county can vote on the question Of
voting i'll the sale Of liquor as above
restriccd, instead Of voting it out. as
now provided-that is, make all the
counties dry until majority Of the
qualified voters Of county vote to
sell liquor in that particular county, |