The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
The FIRST Gun
The State Campaign aaened on Thursday
at a Large Barbecue
AN INFORMAL MEETING

All the Candidates for Governor Ar
: Present and Tell People Wher
They Stand on the Public QueS
tions Of the Day.-Dr. Ray Crit
iciSed Levers Vote.
The State campaign was opeHe'
at ar informal barbecue held in
grove near BateSburs or Thursday
Each speaker was allowed thirt.
minutes and lots were drawn for th'
order OF speaking By the candidate
70 governor.
..ir. Featherstone drew first choice
and opene! up al once with pls:
for prohibition He had been told
he said. that he could be elected gov
ernor easily if he cut out that p!ani
in his platform and did not stres!
it so much He would rather be de
feated thar cut it out because hs
had fought for II for twelve year:
before when candidate for governor
The argumen. that prohibition die
not prohibit was absurd. No laN
prohibits. but it reduces. Prohibi
ton would reduce the consumption
OF liquor.
At least half Of the inmates OF the
asylums and penitentiaries can trace
their present condition TO the use Of
whiskey. II prohibition would Gu,
this number down IS or so per cent
would not that be Of some benefit &c
society? There were 347 homicide
cases in the State last year and o!
these 65 per cent. were traced to
lliquor. II liquor could be eliminated
would not that be OF benefit?
| Thos. G. Mcleod.
Thos. G. Mcleod was next intro
! duced by Mr. Edwards. Mr.. Nc
| Leod referred to his official record
and to his services as lieutenant gov
ernor. He discussed education and
| the work he had done for schools and
| colleges The people had years be-
fore made mistakes in not making
the common school the basic founda-
! ton as was the case now. The spirit
Of education was now abroad in the
land. which means much TO the State.
He also stressed good roads and scor-
ed the tax dodgers heavily in his
argument Cor equalization OF prop
erty He made plea for contin-
ued appropriation for pensions.
AS to the liquor question he was no
advocate for selling. but thee matter
must be sanely dealt with. He had no
apology to offer for defending tina;
Democratic doctrine OF local oprion.
There was nothing for prohibition
lists TO do but build up a sentiment
for prohibition. for no law could be
enforced unless there was a senu-
ment for its enforcement. He thought
the whole matter "a carefully pre-
served and canned issue" TO be
| brought up from time to time. H
did not believe in overriding the
will Of the people He promised II
elected to perform all duties faithful
ly and enforce the laws.
=. H. Hyatt.
After dinner F. H. Hyatt was the
next speaker. Mr. Hyatt: went out
of the ordinary line and delivered an
address on the progress OF South
| Carolina. He did not consider il
! political gathering. he said. having
! been invited by the ladies comm!tte.
| of church to deliver ar address a,
church barbecue Therefore he d!d
| not touch at all on the whiskey
matter or on taxation. His openins
remarks called attention to rura!
schools and their relation TO good
roads. The two were closely con
nected Only one man in each hun
| dred ever thinks. The others lei
this one man do their thinking
Therefore. the necessity for schools
and colleges. He commended the
action OF the State board Of educ.,
ton in selecting Prof. Tate as IN
spector Of rural schools. 4 mat
very often paid more attention tt
| his stock than he did 10 the kline
| of instruction his children wsre re
ceiving at the schools.
| He briefly reviewed the progreS;
made in road building in the pas
ten years and gave some interesting
figures along that line. He told o
the work OF the farmers and tht
Southern Cotton association IN rails
ing the price Of cotton and in urs'n'
1.-The farmer 10 plant other crops. Ov"
! 100. 900 circulars had been mailed
out bv the association describing th'
Williamson plan for planting corn
The w.alth OF the South was enor
nous and constantly growing. bu
there should be modern methods ap
piled and for this end all Of Us mus
work.
John G.. Richards vas Introduce
next. Mr Richards reviewed his ,
wears or service in Office Of which /
years w.re in the general assembly
He was proud TO say that IN this tim
he had always favored education 70
high and low He had advocated ar
preparations not only 70! the com
mon schools bat FOR the colleges a
well. He pointed TO the bills. intro
duced By him and passed. incrsaS'n
:he number Of rural schools in IN
State and the measures providing 70
! educational scholarships AT W;n;hro
I, and Clemson colleges: appropriation
: that enabled the poorest boy or s!'
! 10 receive a college education. II
stressed the work being done for IN
farmer at Clemson and told OF n
record as member OF the Farmer