The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-08-19
Campaign at McCorm mick.

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The County Campaign opened at Nc Cor.
mick on Tuesday the 1lth, as scheduled. The
Rev. Mr.. Kinard, the Evangelist was con-
Quoting a tent m Getting and after services
kindly consented to give the candidates the
use OF his tent for the evening.
Capt. r. ]. Robinson introduced the speak
ers. The first on the list was Mr.. M. j. Ash
ley. The speakers were asked by the Chair
man TO state their positions on the Liquor
question, the Lien law and immigration.
Mr.. Ashley said In part that no man would
rather see prohibition han would he but
thought that unde existing conditions
the Carey Cothran Law was sufficient. Ac-
cordipg TO Mr.. Ashley the C.rey-Cothran law
Is a step toward prohibition and Is workin g
we'll but II is not yet time 10 replace it. He
cited Anderson as an illustration OF the fact
that II would be worse TO replace the dispen
sary before the people are ready for the
change than to leave It alons Mr.. Ashley's
plank ia to handle whiskey legally. He said
that the Dlspe nsary would make something
like S6O 900 this year and that the tax for
schools thereirom would equal or exceed the
constitutional school tax. Mr.. Sturkey inter-
rupted the speaker by asking him how much
money VEN out OF the county 10 make this
profit OF sec, 900 and stated that II meant at
least SID, OOO that was gone from the county
for good.
The speaker thought that the Lien law had
served It's day OF usefulness and should De
abolished.
AS to immigration Mr.. Ashley is against 1t.
He will do what he can to break up the bu-
reau o. Immigration
In conclusion Mr.. Ashley said that as they
had seen ft to place him In the lead TO open
the campaign he hoped that theys would keep
him IN the lead when the good people Of Nc
Cormick came to cast their ballot.
DR.. p
Captain Robinson next introduced DR.. p.
B.. Carwile. DR.. Carwile complime nted Mo
Cormick on its development and thought
that some day 1t would be the center OF a
splendid county. He did not like to en-
courage this and would be sorry TO see 1t cut
off from old Abbeville, yet 1t was plain TO be
seen that this would be the final outcome.
DR.. Carwile endorsed the sentiment OF Mr..
Ashley who had just preceded him as to the
whiskey question. He stated that he bad
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the past two years and felt that he was better
prepared han ever to serve the people In
that capacity. He also voiced the hope'that
he would be treated as kindly In this election
by the people of Mccormick as in the last.
AS to the question Of prohibition he thought
the Dlspensary or rather the Carey Cochran
law was what we needed. Prohibition would
nail the human family more securely TO the
cross OF king lalcohol. Fanaticism has not
yet been stamped out OF the soul OF the hn-
race. All the crosses are not due to
whiskey. The Presidents OF the United
that have been martyred we're killed
fanatics, not by drunk men.
O The speaker said that he voted the prohi-
billion ticket In 1890. but after studying the
question more thoroughly thought that we
would do wrong to legislate the evil out.
Teach men to be self respecting, self reliant,
and responsible and teach them temperance
and sobriety and all these questions would
right themselves. Liquor Is here and here
to stay and 1t is our duty to teach msn to re.
its temptation.
Dr.. Carwile stated that the prohibitionist
would root up the tree In the garden OF Eden
and throw 1t over the paling OF Adams para
disc. This we can't do the evil is here and
here to stay. Self restraint. he says Is the
finest trait in the human character. -+.s
The speaker stood for the repeal Of the Lien
law, and the nullifcation OF the 18th Amend.
ment which would ensure white supremacy.
He favored memoralizing Congress and
thought that thereby we stood a chance OF
managing the whIskey. But until the In ter
state law was changed we could
not hope for prohibition.
Mr.. NJ. G. DoNALD
The next speaker was Mr.. NJ. g. Donald
He ked the people for their support SIX
years ago aud stated, as his platform. that
we had sufficient legislation on the whiskey
question. The way to close the Dispensary
he thought, was plain enough. All hat was
necessary was to get mp q petition with one.
fourth ofthe voters OF the county and the
Supervisor would have to order an election
whether be wanted to or not. This Is pure
dem oc and the majority Of the State
stood on this pla form. He thought that
50 ficient proof of this lay In the fact Thai Mr..
Featherstone, prohibition candidate, had
Withdrawn from the race.
As for the immigration bureau he stood for
i:s repeal. or rather the law establishing It.
He was not opposed to good immigrants nor
was any one else but he did not want the
State 10 spend $50 900 a year to bring over un-
pro ftable immigrants. Mr.. Donald stated
tn a he doubted very much II one immigrant
which the state has drought over could be
found In the State p%rofitably employed.
The peake ar stood for the sale OF the State
Farm ahd the building OF q fertilizer factory.
he stated that be was a friend OF Clemson
but thought that the farmers had not been