The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-01-17

as to give each judicial circuit rep
resentative upon the board. In this
way all parts of the State would have
a representative.
To Segregate COnyicts.
7 respectfully recommend that you
amend the law which places white
convicts in the same camp and works
them along in the same squads with
negro convicts. + do not believe in
this, and believe that a governor would
be justified in granting pardon to a
white man who is thus treated, and I
beg of you to remedy this evil at your
earliest opportunity.
The Nhiskey Question.
I would respectfully recommend
that you amend your present dispen-
sary or prohibition act so as to pro-
vide that i'm case a majority Of the
white citizens Of any county shall de-
sire a license system, that it may be
granted. Section II, Article 8, Of the
constitution of 1895, provides in part:
*'The general assembly may license
persons or corporations to manufac-
ture and sell and retail alcoholic IL
quors or beverages within the State,
under such rules and restrictions as
it deems proper" We now have the
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 I 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 a supply station
of blind tigers and cheap whiskey-
that they should be allowed to have
relief by this system. would not
favor, under any conditions, forcing it
upon amy community, but If major
ity of their white people want it it
is their right as provided in our con-
stitution. and they should have it.
And when I say white people L mean
white voters, and you should provide
that all questions of this character
shall be settled in primary, where
every white citizen is allowed to vote,
and not submit it in general elec-
tion, where the negro might be and
is the balance Of power. But under
no conditions or circumstances would
I sign bill allowing the reinstate-
ment of the old bar-room system. And
if license is allowed I recommend that
you prohibit any whiskey being sold
in LESS quantities than one-half pint,
or between sunset and sun-up, and
that you prohibit it from being drunk
ON the premises or sold under any cir
cun1stances to minors or inebTiates or
behind closed doors or screens; pro-
hibit any obscerje' pictures on the
premises, or any billiard Or card or
pool room connected herewith; and
providing that any person holding
license who shall violate any provls-
ion OF the law shall Immediately upon
conviction forfeit his license and be
forever thereafter barred from being
licensed, and in addition be inprison-
ed at hard labor in the State peniten-
tiary without the alternative of fine
Certain Executions Public
!. respectfully recommend that you
amend the present law so as to make
executions for the crime of rape, or
assault with intent to ravish, public,
as I believe this will bring about more
satisfactory results-allowing others,
and particularly those of the younger
generation, of that race from which
most OF these culprits come, to have
a full view of the punishment meteo
out. Possibly by this means some
lynchings could be prevented, though
so long as this crime is committed !
have little hope of 1ynchings being
stopped. 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 lynchlng'
but this is a white mans country and
will continue to be ruled by the white
man, regardlss of the opinions OF eo-
itorials, of quarter or half; breeds or
foreigrers. The pure blooded Caucas"
ian will always defend the virtue OF
our women, no matter what the cost.