The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-05
County Campaign Began Yesterday.
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RETURN to high license.


ter touching on some national issues he
proceeded to a fervid discussion of the
whiskey issue. Declared that he was
not welded to any liquor-se]ling system.
Thought, however, that the ~dispensary
was the best way to handle the traffic
and he did not care a continental
damn" what the church members of
Laurens thought of it. Is himself an
officer in the church and would not hurt
or try to injure the church itself. 1.-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
tions. Charged that the present wills
key issue had been forced into the cam
paign through the pulpit. He would
abolish immigration bureau i'm Column
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 a 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 MIR. w. f. Wright inquired of
Mr.lrby what prohibition paper did he
allude to-" "The Advertiser, the Lau-
rens 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. tavors Carey-Coth-
ran law. Believes present system best
regulation of the liquor traffic. Ex-
planned distribution of the county dis
pensary profits, an enormous fund go
ing each year to the education of the
children. BY voting out the dispensary
this sum, which amounted to about
$25, 900 last year for educational .pur-
poses atone. would be lest. Outsiders
arc 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
p%orations but is opposed to compulsory
education and present immigration law.
After recessing an hour for dinner
the crowd re-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
H2p. h. ID. Boyd, candidate for the
House was then presented. After
corning his present race for the legisla-
ture and telling of his work in the
general assembly he went into the
whisky question. Is opposed to State
wide prohibition, favors local option.
III the people vote the dispensary out
of Laurens he will stand by that result
in the Legislature. He will vote to
abolish county ~dispensary IN the No
vember election. Considers the other
questions of more Importance. Thought
Clemson had too much money. Would
submit lien law question to the people
FOR settlement. He voted against it in
the legislature. Opposed to immigra-
ton law. Declared that he had voted
t!he 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
Mr.. Jared ID. Sullivan came next.
lie had not been asked by any commit
tee to make the race, but had been en-
outraged by numerous individuals and
strong personal friends to enter. Would
consider it a 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
ne Will vote against the county dispen-
sary. Prohibition does prohibit. 1t
does in Maine and Kansas. Believes in
taking a firm stand ON all questions.
Opposed to lien law-has served its
Tune. Opposed to all but voluntary i'm
migration.
Hon. w. r.. Richey closed for the
legislative candidates. Was anative of
AbbevilIc county but had been a citizen
of Laurens for the past 90 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 a business
man and for the additional reason that
ne wanted to go to the general assem-
bly,; Coming to the liquor question he