Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-07-13
advocate of better service.
Lieutenant sGovornor.

advocate of better service.
Lieutenant sGovornor.
Mr.. E. w. Duvall, a hardware
merchant of Chesterfield, was the
first presented. He pleads for better
business methods, advocating the
placing of all property On the books
at full value. He says taxes can be
lowered byscatching the tax dodgers
and have the lawmakers cut out the
unnecessary appropriations. Mr..
Duvall made an earnest appeal for
education. The state, said he, owes
every boy and girl an education.
He championed the of the
country schools, stating that the
towns were ble-to look after their
own schools. He is also an ardent
good roads advocate.
Hon. Charles A. Smith, member
of the House of Representatives
from Florence county, made a CAPT
tai speech in the short time allotted.
He stated that the lieutenant govern
or should be a man who is also
qualified for the position of govern
or, for there is but one life between
his Office and that of governor. He
advocates economy i'm every branch
of the state government. Appropria-
tons for education should not be
reduced. The steady increase in the
material wealth of the state will en-
able us to meet all appropriations
and necese~ 3enses. Mr.. Smith
stated that NJ yer cast a ballot for
the sale of intoxicating liquors in
his life. Experience and modern bust
ness ideals teach total abstinence.
No law enforces itself. All good
citizens should stand for the en-
forcement Of every law.
For Attorney General.
The Hon. J. Fraser Lyon, candi-
date for reelection to the office of
attorney general, was not present.
Mr.. B. B. Evans, now a member
of the Columbia bar and candidate
for attorney general, next spoke.
The major portion of his time was
consumed with charges. against his
opponent, Mr.. Lyon. The charges
we're incompetency ,eXtravagant use
of the states funds, etc.
For Governor.
NJ. John T. Duncan, Of Column
bia, said he has a message for the
voters, stating that he sacrificed
himself for his state once and will
do it again IF necessary. He is a
graduate of Furman university. He
said the liquor question is thrust
upon the people every two years to
keep us of their tracks" His mot
to is: I'm after the sinner higher
up" He referred frequently to a
ring in Columbia without making
any specific charges. He says if the
people will elect him they'll see a
different state of affairs" Stated that
he is not the favorite of the news
papers. Mi. Duncan says, sThere'll
be no second primary. The people
are going to. elect me on the first
ballot"
Hon. @. G.. Featherstone of Lau-
rens was next presented. He stated
that when he began his active work
against whiskey twelve years ago
there were only two dry counties,
Greenwood and Marlboro, while
now there are SO dry counties. Re
forms come slow, so he advocated
local option in the past as a means
to an end, which was state wide
prohibition. With sc of the AZ
counties dry, there is but one thing
left for the Christian manhood to
do and that is to rise up and not
let the 6 counties rule the SO. He
declared that the people in the
country and small towns are law
abiding, and we must not allow
them to be corrupted by the cities.
The sale of liquor is wrong, de-
bauching and degrading in it's
effects, so there is but one thing to
do: get rid of it. Local option is all
right IN SO far as it's exercise does
not interfere with or work a hard
ship upon others. What would be
the effect of a local option fence
law or concealed weapon law? 1t is
unlawful to sell cocaine in South
Carolina only under certain re-
strictions. Why not have local OPP
ton with reference to cocaine? He
wants to see the people rise up and
vote liquor out. The greatest ques-
ton in South Carolina is the char
acter of her citizenship. When the
law is violated, the t~ransgressor
chou1d now tho nanoltu