The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-13

more desirable and the country a
more attractive place of residence In
reference to the proposed bond issue
for roads, he said the only question
was whether the end sought would
be obtained. Be sure that a system
OF good roads can be secured for
| 100000 then go ahead. When 1t WAS
proposed to isue bonds for roads the
| legislative delegation asked the Su-
pervisor how much he could use to
| advantage, and he said not more chan
| $4,000 year. For that reason the
bill providing for that amount was
| introduced and enacted. He was not
| opposed to the issue Of bonds propos.
| ed by Mr.. Belser, on the contrary
thought the plan suggested an excel
lent one. If it could be carried out,
and that Mr.. Belser deserved credit
for the thought and research he hal
devoted to the matter. All he desir-
ed to say was that the people should
| be sure they wanted the bond issue
and to be sure that they could get
the roads desired for this amount. II
the people want the bonds they can
get them, and the matter will be re-
ferred to them for their decision.
| In reference to the unlawfulness o.
having liquor for personal use, and
Judge Memminger's construction Of
the section Of the law relating to this
matter, Mr.. Fraser said that In his
opinion the law did not mean what
Judge Memminger said It does, that
he agreed with Attorney General
Lyon'ssconstruction of the law; that
a man had the right to have liquor
for personal use, and that that only
the keeping for unlawful purposes is
forbidden.
| In conclusion Mr.. Fraser gave an
account of his work in the legisla.
ture, detailing how he spent his days
in work in the House and in com
mittee. During his ten years service
he had been absent from his seat only
| five days, and then on account Of sick.
ness.
| Hon. Geo. w. Dick.
DR.. Geo. w. Dick began his talk
with a joke and interspersed his re-
marks with other jokes that kept me
crowd laughing, until one Of the u
dience turned the joke on him in an
unexpected manner and gave him the
! dry grins for once in his life. Ask
him about it, as he prefers to tell Tho
joke on himself.
| DR.. Dick declared himself in favor
Of an economical administration Of
State affairs and his record sho wed
that he had worked to keep the taxes
aS low as possible, consistent with an
efficient government. He was in IA
vor Of higher education, the proper
support Of the State institutions and
the improvement of the public school
system so that every child shall have
an opportunity to obtain an education.
He said he favored good roads, the
only trouble was to find out how to
| get them. He spoke Of Mr.. Belser's
plan as a most carefully thought out
system and one that should have care
full consideration by the people. AS
to the bond issue he would favor re-
ferring it to the people to decide. He
endorsed all that had been done to
provide for the support of the old
soldiers, both by pensions and by the
erection of the Home in Columbia. He
would favor as liberal pensions as it
Is possible for the State to afford. He
referred to his work for the establish
ment of the Reformatory for boys. and
said that he felt great pride in the
fact that he was one Of those who
| fought for this institution and helped
to make 1t an actuality. He touched
briefly on his work as a member of
the committee that investigated the
State Hospital for the insane and the
fight over this matter that followed
in the legislature. He spoke Of the
effort OF certain cunning politicians
to defeat the plans of the committee
for the purpose Of gratifying selfish
ambitions, and of the final victory
achieved by the appointment of a
commission, through which order will
finally be brought out Of chaos.
| On the liquor issue he declared in
favor of local option, believes in let
ting each county decide for or
against prohibition, for the reason
that the enforcement of the law d.
pended wholly upon local conditions
and local sentiment. s opposed to
the attmept to force a Statewide law
on the counties that voted to retain
| county diSpensaries