Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-18
ALL OF THE YORK CANDIDATES
DECLARE FOR LOCAL OPTION

in South Carolina on the 30th
inst, regardless of the success
of prohibitioniSt or q local op-
ZIONIST, York county is certain to
be represented in the next Legis-
lature by a full delegation, in
both the house of representa-
tiveS and the senate, of local op-
tionists. Not one of the nine
candidates for the house is q pro-
hibitionist and Senator Stewart,
who holds over during the ses-
sions of the incoming Legislature,
is committed to the Carey-Coth-
ran law, which guarantees every
county IL the State the right to
determine for itself whether it
prefers local option or prohibi-
ton. This is considered one of
the two most important develop
ments so far of the county cam
paign, the other being the atti-
2 tude of the legislative candidates
toward the so-called Stewart
road law. Only one of the nine
candidates has indicated hostility
to the law, the single exception
being young Mr. Wallace, of
Filbert, who is advocating the
working of the public roads by
contract. Otherwise the position
of the candidates on the ques-
tions which they consider of pub
lie interest is almost identical.
The second meeting of the
1910 York county campaign was
held Tuesday at McConnellsville,
the prosperous little station nine
miles south of Yorkville on the
Chester and Northwestern rail
road. The speakers stand had
been erected in the centre of an
inviting grove on the plantation
of Mr.. j. Frank Ashe, and it was
around and upon the stand that
the bountiful dinner which the
good housewives of the COM
munity had prepared for the
occasion was spread. McCon-
nellsville has long been noted for
it's hospitality, but the community
fairly outdid itself Tuesday in
the cordial reception which was
extended everyone. Mr.. J. Frank
Ashe was host in chief and he,
assisted by a goodly number of
his excellent neighbors, made
the occasion one of pleasure long
to be remembered. There were
about 600 people in attendance
upon the speaking and picnic
dinner and the best of order
prevailed throughout the day.
The meeting opened with pray
er by the Rev. DR.. j. j. Harrell,
pastor of Bethesda Presbyterian
church. The presiding officer
was Mr.. P. M. Burris, member
of the county executive COM
mittee for Bethesda township.
Only the candidates for the
Legislature spoke. Mr.. c.. w.
Wallace was the first candidate
to address the people. There
are no issues in the campaign,
but he would discuss the sub
jects in which the people are
interested. There is interest in
the road law, which is a good
one, but if the roads were
worked by contract instead of
under the township supervisors
money would be saved the county
and better roads would be built.
The communication road tax is too
high and should be reduced from
So to So. Mr.. Wallace believes
that the fertilizer tag tax, which
goes to Clemson college, is eX-
cessive and should be reduced.
from % cents to Is cents on the
ton. But Clemson is not the
only college which receives too
much State aid. If elected he
would try to reduce the extrav-
agance which he thinks is being
practiced in all branches of the
= State government. A law
should be passed to put in the
penitentiary violators of the
liquor laws, depriving them of
the alternative of paying a fine.
York county is as near prohibition
as it will ever be and there is no
reason for passing a Statewide
prohibition law. The public
schools should be literally sup
ported; they are of more inn
portance to the Commonwealth
than the colleges.
Mr.. 0. l.. Sanders was among
his home people, to whom he
was grateful for much past sup
port. In the campaign two years
ago he refused to make any
promises as to what he Monld do.