The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-08-17

ing IN the aDOllSnlng OF the evil. He
talked of the business conditions.
! E. w, Duvall told Of his 20 years
as business man and told of the
need of legislative economy. He
that mans private affairs conducted
as are those of the State would re-
suit in a visit from the sheriff.
John G.. Richards was the first can
didate of the day for governor to
address the populace. He was APP
plauded when he told the people
that Greenvile has given South Caro-
lima great governor in Martin f.
Ansel. He said he had been elected
to any \oflice he has sought in his
recalled his success I'm the legislature
and rejoiced at his work for education
schools and colleges. He declared
himself farmer born and reared and
one who has always worked for and
with the farmers. His prophecy that
Greenville will not return to whiskey
was greeted with applause.
G.. l.. Biease told of his legislative
record. He said he was proud of his
vote two years ago. {Ie said Furman,
Wofford and other colleges were turn
Ing out as much brains as State in
stitutions for less money He then
took up the question of where other
candidates stand. "My friend, Mr..
Featherstone, has changed several
times; my friend, Mr.. Richards, has
changed. My friend, Mr.. Mcleod
don't know where he stands" The
speaker said he wanted to know how
MIR. Mcleod stood between local op-
tion the license system and the dis
pensary. He said a paper in eastern
Carolina said he (Blease) stood for
open saloons. This he emphatically
denied
j. I. Duncan spoke.
c. C. Featherstone said when he
made the race for governor in 1898.
he stumped the State for prohibition.
He said he had not changed. but
that man who does not change as
conditions change is a fool. He talked
OF prohibition and told of the advance
OF the cause he had Witnessed He
had seen an increase from two dry
counties to SO. He called Greenville
blessed because it has no wet coun-
ties around. He said Richland county
is multiplying the efforts of prohibition
in the dry counties in that section.
He said the whiskey interests were
supporting local option He was pre-
Sented with bouquet of flowers.
f. III. Hyatt said he was fresh from
the business mems rank Mr.. Hyatt
stuck an exit sign on booze at Gaff-
ney yesterday and he didn't talk
whiskey today. He deplored the fact
that the people seem to lose sight of
the financial condition of the country.
He said the money crop is cotton. He
reminded the people OF his fight and
said he saw before him men with
whom he had made fight for a SEN
sibe price for cotton.
T. G. Mcleod opened by saying
that there has been too much 81"
in the campaign. He announced his
stand for education and praised Fur
man university and declared his faith
in the great system of pulic schools.
He declared his position OH the
liquor question. He was in favor of
leaving the present situation alone.
He favors present conditions with
only changes that will strengthen the
present law. He stood for hte sound,
sane Democratic doctrine of local on
ton He denied that the man who
advocates local option is on the i'm
moral side of the question. He en-
phasized the fact that prohibition is
enforced best i'm the counties where
local sentiment is behind the officers
OF the law. He said if being a local
optionist meant that he had to adj
vocate the sale of liquor he would not
be in that class.
Joseph T. Johnstone congressman
of the Fourth congressional district.
VINO has no opposition, addressed the
voters, saying he was there to show
them that he isn't lost He did not
make speech but thanked the peo-
pie for their confidence and supDort
IT your liver is sluggish and out of
tone, and you feel dull, bilious. CON
stipated, take a dose Of Chamberlain't
stomach and T,iypr Tohlato