The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-06-29
STATE CAMPAIGN
NOW IN FULL SWING.
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CANT appropriations. He charged
that it is easy enough to hol-
Ter on the stump what one will do as
governor hrt what is the record? If
some members of the ways and means
committee had worked as hard as he.
there would have been no cXtrava-
gance. He denied that there is pros
perity. Merchants are cutting off
clerks some arc going to the wall.
Why? Because taxes are so high If
this thing keeps up TIE English feudal
system will be dulicated here and
few rich men and Northern capital
lists will own everything. AS to good
schools and good roads and Confeder-
ate soldiers, all were agreed. He
praised denom!national colleges.
He claimed to stand where he had
always done, for local option He de
clared that hip pocket blind tigers are
going ali over thee ountry ana laugh
ing at the prohibition law
Jno. T. Duncan spoke about as
usual, He recalled the fact that ii
was at Bennettsville II years ago that
Ben Tillman buttcd in with a letter
and tried to keep Duncan from run
ming against John Gary Evans.
Discussed Liquor Question.
MIR. Fcatherstone who was received
with an ovation. launched into the
discussion of the liquor question right
away. The other candidates had
apologized for discussing it. He
would never apologize for standing
up for the right He replied to Capt.
Richards charge that he CFeathcr-
stone) had temporized with the local
optionists That same interview. if
Mr.. Richards had quoted it fully.
would show that he had then declared
that he was always fur prohibition
but had TO make concessions TO local
option.
MIR. Featherstonc declared he would
not have to go over The State defend
ing his record His first prohibition
speech was made at Anderson 2I
years ago. He poured hot shot into
MIR. Richards. When Fcathcrstone
was making the fight for prohibition
in lS9S. Richards WAS going up and
down in Kcrshaw county declaring
for the rotten old State dispensarv
and he kept it up until the dispensary
was killed And then he climbed up
on the prohibition platform. Feather
tl,,t
on Richards platform it was the other
way and Featherstone welcomes the
recruit. He would pledge himself to
hold up Richards hands in the en-
forcement of the law should he be
elected governor.
tnSound Proposition.
Local option is an unsound proro-
siton when applied to public health
or public welfare, and Statewide
law is the only safety
Since the time | gave out tha;
local option interview Is counties
have voted out the dispcnsary." he
said
AS to his icgar career and business
record, he would not speak for him
self. The members OF the bar in 10
counties had him appointed special
Judge to preside in their courts and
he had twice been appointed to hold
court in his ownc ounty.
When he declared that he would
enforce the law in all parts Of the
state, Mr.. FeatherStono was choerod
Also when he declared that he would
grant very few pardons.
There is a vast difference between
stineiness and economy, lie said. The
tendency of all legislative bodies is
toward extravaganza. He is not i'm
iaNor OF stinginess but he believes i'm
no wastefulness.
Mr. Featherstone concluded amid
great applause.
For Lieutenant Governor.
Smith declared chat lieutenant
governor is no minor Office. No Office
is mino" Office The lieutenant GOV
cmor has few really legislative duties
He feels that he has the qualifications
"a sense of fairness and iustness win
a degree of experience as parlia-
mentarN officer. The candidates seem
all agreed except q" tho ii no cucs
ton. He stood firmly for prohibition
The true idea of the brotherhood Of
man i'm service
II Walker Durall was well received