The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-01-25

law so that they may have county
dispensary or prohibition. Now. in
order to be truly Democratic and fair
to all parties, in my opinion. this
amendment should be made. Upon
this platform l made my race for the
governorship, and upon this platform
was elected, the majority of the
white people expressing themselves
as in favor of allowing those counties
where prohibition cannot be enforced,
and where the dispensary has proved
and is proving to be supply station
of blind tigers and cheap whiskey-
that they should be allowed to have
relief by this system. l would not
favor, under any conditions, forcing
il nnon any community, hut if ma
jority of their white people want it
it is their right as provided in our
Constitution, and they should have
it. And when | say white people !
mean white voters, and you should
provide that all questions of this char
where every white citizen is allowed
to vote, and not submit it in gen
eral election, where the negro might
be and is the balance of power. But
under no conditions or circumstances
would | sign a bill allowing the rein
statement of the old bar room system
And IL license is allowed | recommend
that you prohibit any whiskey being
sold in less quantities than one-half
pint, or between sunset and sunup,
and that you prohibit it from being
drunk on the premises or sold under
any circumstances to minors or in
ebriates or behind closed doors or
screens; prohibit any obscene pictures
ON the premises, or any billiard or
card pool room connected Herewith
and providing that any person holding
2 license who shall violate any pro-
vision OF the law shall forfeit his Ii
remsc and be forever thereafter barred
from being licensed, and in addition,
he imprisoned at hard labor in the
State penitentiary without the alter
native Of a fine.
| respectfully recommend that You
executions for the crime of rape, or
assault with intent to ravish, public,
2s believe this Will bring about more
satisfactory re3ults-al' owing others,
ard particularly these Gf tho Younger
generation of that race from which
most of these culprits come, to have
a full view of the punishment meted
out. Possibly by this means some
lynchngs could be prevented, though
so long as this crime is committed |
have little hope of lynchings being
StcDDed Some newspapers and some
people, in every controversy between
the white man and the negro. seem to
take delight in taking the side of the
negro and denouncing the lynching,
will continue to be ruled by the white
man, regardless of the opinions or
editorials of quarter or half breeds or
foreigners. The pure blooded Cauca-
our women no matter what the cost
If Yape is committed death must fol-
low
sincerely trust that in your delib-
cratinms YOU will be liberal, but not
"Nt"av"gant AMI that w VII, reduce
expenses and not make any eXtrava-
CANT appropriations Co my purpose
stop the useless expenditure o. money
by officials stop the creation of and
abolish useless Offices cNtravagan
and useless expenditure of money and
chat YOU Will not create an increase
in The tax levy, but that you viii re-
ducc both Tie state and county icVies
as all our taxes are too high and our
people are now burdened with taxa
tion They are groaning under their
load and begging relief, and to you
and yC" alGe must they iOT For il. fn'
Won ard YOU alone car give it, and If
You do not Sivc it the responsibility
will rest upon you And be assured
that in the next campaiSn tEe lines
vii "" closely drawn along The Inc Of
CvtrdvagHNcc aId iAe cy~cmd..,rc Of
money as the people arc today arOuS-
ed upon this matter as they have not
been in |oars before. Ks FOR my part
believe that the eranIcst. most uer-
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