The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-19

DEMOCRAT Thursday:
4 coholic liquors or beverages within
the State, under such rules and re
strictions as 1t deems proper" We
now have the law so that they may
Ihave a county dispensary or prohi.
i bitten. Now, in order to be truly
! Democratic and fair to all parties
/ in my opinion this amendment should
be made. Upon this platform made
1.-THE race for tho governorship, and
upon This platform i was elected
the majority of the white people ex.
pressing themselves as in favor OF
allowing those counties where pro
Inhibition can not be enforced, and
where the dispensary has proved and
Is proving to be supply station OF
blind tigers and cheap whiskey-tnat
! they should be allowed to have re
| lief by this system. would not ia
for under any conditions, forcing 1t
upon any community, but If a major.
! ity of their white people want It
It is their right as provided in our
constitution, and they should have
lit. And when I say white people
mean white voters, and you should
provide that all questions of . this
character shall be settled in a prim-
ary, where every white citizen is al
lowed to vote, and not submit 1t
in general election, where the ne
gro might be and is the balance OF
power.
But under no conditions or cir
cumstances would I sign bill al
lowing the reinstatement of the old
bar room system. And If license Is
allowed I recommend that you pro-
hibit any whiskey being sold in less
quantities than one7half pint, or be-
tween sunset and sun-up, and that
you prohibit 1t from being drunk
on the premises or sold under any
circumstances to minors or inebriates
or behind closed doors or screens;
prohibit any obscene pictures on the
premises, or any billiard or card or
pool room connected Herewith; and
providing that any person holding a
license who shall violate any provis-
ion of the law shall Immediately up
on conviction forfeit his license and
be forever thereafter barred from be-
ing licensed, and in addition be i'm
prisoned at hard labor III the State
penitentiary without the alternative
of a fine. /.
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 believe this will bring about
more satisfactory results--allowin5
others, and particularly thosesot the
younger generation of that race from
which most OF these .culprl's ':.e,
to have full Jiew of the p'I:;' IL
ment meted out; Possibly Ivy this
means some lyn. .hings could ho pre-
vented, though so long as this crime
is committed I have little hone Of
Ilynchings being stopped. Some news
papers and some people, in every
controversy between the whit, man
and the negro, seem to take delight
in taking the side of the neg'o and
Idenouncing the lynching, but this Is
a white mans country and will con-
tnue to be ruled by the white man,
Regardless of the opinions or edi-
torials of quarter or half breeds or
foreigners. The pure blooled Cau-
casion will. always defend th.. sir't!nr
of our women, no matter what the
cost. II rape Is committed, death
must follow. -.
Appropriations.
I sincerely trust that In your de-
liberations you will be liberal, but
not extravagant, and that you will
reduce expenses, and not make any
extrayagant appropriations for any
purpose, stop the useless expenditure
of money by ojcials, stop the: ere
alton of and abolish useless officers
and all other methods of careless, ex-
travagant and useless expenditure OF
money, and that you will not Gre
ate an increase in the tax levy, but
that you will reduce both the State
and the county levies, as all our
taxes are too high, aud our people
are now burdened with taxation.
They are groantng under their load
and begging relief, and to you and
you alone must they look for 1t, for
you and you alone can give it, and
II you do not give It the responsi-
bility will rest upon you. And be
assured that In the next campaign
the lines will be closely drawn along
the line Of extravaganza and the e1-
penditure Of money, as tho people
are today aroused upon this matter
az they have not been In years be-
fore. AS for my part, I believe that
the grandest,. most perfect and inde-
pendent form Of government Is a
poor government and a rich people.
When you make rich government
and thereby impoverish the people,
or make a poor people; you reverse
democracy and create dissatisfaction
and discomfort among the people,
who are the masters, and not the
servants, ag. some would have us
think. Give me a poor government
and rich people. in place of rich
government and q poor people. For