The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-06-28
EASY TO MAKE CHARGES.
Barnard B. Evans Severely Criticises
Conduct of Attorney Generals Of
fce-Lyon Replies Calmly and Re-
fers to the Records for Jushfca-
lion of His Official Acts.

news anu SOul4Sl.
Bishopville, June 23.-Featuring
the meeting of the State campaign
hare today was the severe attack up
on the public record of Attorney Gen
eral Lyon, made by Barnard 3.
Evans, an aspirant for that Office,
and the clear-cut, forceful reply OF
that officer. Other features were
the rousing reception accorded to
Thomas G. Mcleod, candidate for
governor, by his home people; mild
attack upon C. C. Featherstone by the
other candidates, who are advocat-
ing Statewide prohibition and gen.
eral "warming-up" all along the line.
Aside from these points, the meeting
was in effect practically the same as
that at Sumter yesterday.
Whiskey Real Issue.
That whiskey is the issue, and in
fact the only issue in the campaign
is clearly demonstrated by the
speeches, both yesterday and today.
All the candidates for governor and
for lieutenant governor have declar-
ed themselves definitely on the ques-
ton, there being three fayoring the
passage of a Statewide prohibition
law, two for local option, and the
sixth, John T. Duncan, who declares
that he would not interfere with con-
ditions as they now are, but VINO
would sign any bill the general as
sembly saw fit to pass. By soma 1t
was thought that the liquor discus
sion could be excluded, or at least
minimized, and that other matters OF
more importance might be consider
ed, but as matter of fact there
seems to be little effort at detailed
discussion on any other subjects.
Education, good roads, taxes, the
Confederate soldier and economy in
the affairs of government are talked
on, but as yet there is no issue.
No Remedies Suggested.
All the office seekers are agreed
that education and good roads are
needed and demand the support of
every officer; all are agreed that
taxes are too high, or at least as
high as they should be, but no theo-
ries or plans by which the needed re-
form in this line may be expected
have been advanced. ALI agree that
the method of taxation is unfair and
unequa1, but no means has been sug-
gested to remedy the condition
through which the! large property
holders are escaping their share Oh
the burden, while the small holder is
forced to carry more than his just
share. All are agreed that the pen
sions for the Confederate. soldier
should be made as liberal as possi-
BILE. Hence, there are no issues save
that of the manner Of dealing with
the LIQUOR problem. Compulsory edu-
cation has not been discussed ex-
cept in the announcement yesterday
by Cole L. Blease, that he was op-
posed to such law; whether or not
that matter will be brought into a
more general discussion remains r.
be seen.
Logical "Dry" Candidate?
On the whiskey question tn fight
seems to be as to who is the only
real, and original advocate, or as
some express it, who is the logical
prohibition candidate. John G. Rich
ards says that there is no logical
candidate, except that one whom the
people decide shall be governor, but
that if anybody is in any degree a
logical candidate it is he, for his en-
ergfes have been employed in the
fight for Statewide prohibition for
five years, and that evidently, sinc7
he was chosen by his colleagues in
the house of representatives to lead
that fight in the general assembly,
he was considered leader Of the
movement. Mr., Featherstone, how
ever, on the other hand, says that
he has been in the fight for prohi-
bition for II years, making the cam
paign of 1898, when there were but
two dry counties in the, State, and
when the sentiment was then strong
ly in favor of the dispensary. Mr..
Hyatt says that he has always been
a prohibitionist, and has advocated
that policy, both in public and in pri-
Vate
Evans and Lyon.
What proved to be the most inter-
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