The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-01

twenty years UP tnere VIII be spent
in satisfying the laws demand. You
are indebted to the state for this: be-
sides, you are adjudged unfit to have
that God given liberty that was once
jours and that YOU have abused.
"PR0HIBITION'S REAL LEADER"
Following the annual state fair,
there is always Il great deal OF politi-
cal talk, some of immediate moment
and some pertaining to campaigns
yet year off. AS usual this year.
the political pot began to boil when
the leaders got together in Columbia. +"
Messrs Manning. Featherstone. Ly-
ON and Blease are the 'probables" for
Governor, 1t is by no means certain.
though, that either Mr.. Manning or
MIR, Lyon Will offer for this Office.
And now. that Mr.. Blease has been
elected mayor OF Newberry. he may
be satisfied for time at least with
his political homors Maybe?
The Advertiser will support MIR.
FeatherStone for governor; first. be-
cause we believe he is the ablest man
so far mentioned: and second. because
ways believed in his ability as Il law
yer, and his equipment to handle bus
mess affairs OF large proportions. A
great deal is being said about "a bus
I'm,
some days ago had an editorial arti-
Gle on the subject. AS business
man and one altogether fitted for the
duties of the Office we believe Mr.
those thus far announced
Under the heading OF this article
are the views Of this paper expressed
in the issue of February 18th. 1908:
Rapid changes have taken place I'm
the South Carolina political situation
during the past ten days. The senate
has passed the resolution calling on
the Democratic party to hold prim-
ary on the whiskey traffic question,
and before this article is printed the
house will probably pass similar
resolution. Rumors are afloat that
Governor Ansel will be opposed by n
straight prohibition candidate. and
there seems to be some doubt as to
what Governor Ansels platform will
be, though justice to him requires the
assumption that he will stand for To-
hibitionist to enter. Our platform is
local option, including the option of
licensed saloons, and we believe that
the veXed whiskey traffic question will
never be settled until the people con
sent that each separate county and
city determine for itself how the traf
tic shall be regulated. Many believe
that period OF state prohibition will
be quickest way of reaching that de-
sirable conclusion. Gov Ansel has
made an excellent chief executive and
it was fortunate for the State that his
candidacy was available for the reg
istering Of popular condemnation of
the infamous state dispensary i'm 1906.
IL the prohibitionists must have a
candidate their candidate ought to be
MIR. c. c. Featherstone. for two rea-
sons, either of which alone should be
sufficient to influence them 10 concen-
trate upon him. In the first place Mr..
Featherstone completely outclasses
any prohibitionist in South Carolina
in all-arOund ability and onniN,,o,.
lhey have no man who is his equal
as a ready, vigorous. aggressive and
resourceful stump speaker. On the
stump he can hold his own with any
man in South Carolina, and few men
can hold their own with him. He is
SUGGEST and practical business
man; he is one of the strongest law
wers in the state; he has had expert
ence In the direction of large afYaira