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

the proper support of the colleges
and the improvement of the schools.
He was convinced that the States
educational system is becoming top
| heavy, that some Of the colleges are
getting more money than they ought
to have or are using to best advantage.
| Some of this money ought to 20
to the support Of the public
| schools On the whiskey question he
was a local optionist and stood for
leaving this question to the counties
to settle. Four years ago he had
advocated county dispensaries and
had then predicted that If a county
dispensary was established it would
return a larger profit than had been
obtained from the State dispensary.
| Results had vindicated his predictions.
| In concluding Mr.. Sanders called
| attention to the fact that the rural
| districts had no representation on the
legislative delegation, also that where
there had had been opposition from
the city of Sumter no candidate from
the county for county office had
been elected in recent years. On this
account he thought it time for the
county to be recognized and that a
member of the legislative delegation
should be elected from the country.
He felt competent to properly rep
resent the county in the Senate, 9TH
erwise would not be a candidate. He
had served Sumter county as a repre-
sentative in the House and his record
was an open book. His experience
thus gained would enable him to give
| good service in the Senate.
! On the personal use and keeping of
liquor he said he was in favor Of the
repeal Of the section Of the law, If it
means what Judge Memminger says
it does.
Senator j. III. Clifton.
| Senator Clifton said in his opening
remarks that he was appreciative of
the vote he received four years ago
and sensible of the honor the citi-
zens Of Sumter county had conferred
upon him when they elected him to
represent them in the Senate. He
had endeavored to be worthy Of the
honor and deserving Of the confidence
Of the people by giving them the very
best service of which he was capable.
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| property, a matter of record, open to
inspection and he not only did not
shrink from criticism, but invited it
and challenged anyone who is so mind
ed to attack it at any point they
thought 1t vulnerble.
He said he favored good roads and
would lend his efforts, his time, and
whatever ability he had, as we'll as
much Of his means as he could spare
| to the furtherance of the campaign.
He reviewed his work in behalf of
! the Remberts High School-introduc-
ing the bill authorizing the bond is
| sue, and then placed the bonds at
the lowest possible rate of interest.
He declared himself the friend and
advocate Of education and had worked
| for the schools and colleges. He is
also a believer in, adequate pensions
for the old soldiers, and would al
ways be found championing their
cause.
/ IN ha h.
the time of the legislature had been
wasted for the past eighteen years
in wrangling over the liquor problem
| and he thought it time for this to
cease. He reviewed his record in the
Senate on the liquor issue, showing
that he was and is now a local op-
ZIONIST and had been one of the first
to suggest that the question be refer
rde to the wet counties to determine
at the ballot box whether they want
| ed prohibition or the dispensary. He
believed in letting the people of each
county decide the question. He was
| opposed to Statewide prohibition so
long as the public sentiment Of
number of the counties is against it,
and so long as the Federal law per-
mits the shipping of liquor into pro-
hibition territory. While the liquor
interests have the protection of the
| Federal constitution there is no hope
Of the enforcement of a prohibition
| law and for this reason is opposed
| to Statewide law for South Caro-
lima. Under present conditions there
is no hope Of the enforcement of pro-
hibition in Charleston, Georgetown,
or Aiken, whef the people are opposed
to such law.
| In reference to Judge Memminger's