The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-07-03
LOWNDES j. BROWNING
STARTS WARM DISCUSSION

Stirs Up Political Animals at OAR
lington-Liquor Issue Rises
Clinkscales Declares for
Statewide Prohibition
and Promises to En-
force Law.
Darlington, June 29.-Lowndes j.
Browning, candidate for governor,
told the Darlington audience that the
newspapers were supporting his oppo-
nent, John G. Clinkscales, who was a
man of but two ideas, one of them
compulsory education and the other
ing charged John G. Richards, an
other of his opponents, with being a
man who was all things to all men.
Mr.. Clinkscales, though deprecating
the fact that the liquor question was
being dragged into the campaign, de-
clared that he was in the fight against
the sale and use Of it to the death,
because he had seen in his own fam
lily connection the evil it could do.
Mr.. Richards did not reply to Mr..
Browning's bitter arraignment of him
in his speech today.
The court room where the candi-
dates spoke was packed to capacity
by a crowd which frequently applaud
ed and cheered. James r. Coggeshall,
county chairman, introduced the
speakers.
Mr.. Browning. opened his startling
speech by asserting that the press
was behind John G. Clinkscales in his
campaign for governor.
"The choice of the newspapers for
nh paf &c Nf h,,f fNryN
ideas, one of them compulsory educa-
ton and the other Statewide prohibi-
tion," declared Mr.. Browning. eff
Mr.. Clinkscales will put all the argu-
ments he has advanced for compul-
sorry education in the nine speeches n.
has made in this campaign into writ
ing, I can answer all of them in 80
seconds" he added.
cit was the press that gave the
State its present governor" averred
Mr.. Browning.
"Hurrah for the pressw shouted
somebody.
"Four years ago in the race fo,
governor the people, led by the press,
followed a fanatic, two years ago a
fossil and this year JOKE" declared
Mr.. Browning.
Hard on Richards.
"John G.. Richards has every ons
of Blease's vices with thin veneer
of religion covering them," asserted
Mr.. Browning. "On the other hand,
he lacks all of Blease's virtues; for
Blease has virtues, one of them is his
loyalty to his friends"
eve know that" interrupted some
one in the crowd.
"For the past ten years Mr.. Rich
ards has held to B. R. Tillman with
one hand and to William E. Gonzales
with the other" continued Mr.. Brown
ing. "Can you find two more dis
cardant elements? Now Mr.. Rich
ards has the Blease crowd by the tail
erownIng amid applause and cheers.
Nobody has accused Mr.. Richards of
coattail swinging" protested Mr..
Browning, "but Will Irby of Lau-
rens, who is q candidate for governor,
q Blease man and an honest man, has
called Mr.. Richards q camp follower
Mr.. Browning said that any Con-
federate veteran present would know
what a camp follower did after the
fight was over. "Camp followers come
on the battlefield and rob the dead
he declared.
John G. Clinkscales, speaking i'm
mediately after Mr.. Browning finish
ed, said that he did not know that he
was the newspapers candidate for
governor, but that if they were sup
porting him that did not CONSTITUTES
cause for a schism. Mr.. Clinkscales
spoke with considerable show of
feeling about his position on the liq-
uor question, addressing many of his
remarks to Mr.. Browning personally
eff you had my life back of you
and if the demon of strong drink had
fastened his fingers on YOUR family as
it has on mine, Mr.. Browning, you
would never make peace with rum,
declared Mr.. Clinkscales. "If had a
chance to vote against the sale of
liquor I would do so if it damned me
in every election"
Will Enforce Law.
Going further Mr.. Clinkscales said
that he would not advocate State
wide prohibition law, but that ne
would see that the law was enforced
in the cry and wet counties alik. and
fight blind tigers everywhere. 81 hate
liquor, Mr.. Browning, because I love
it so." said Mr.. Clinkscales. lie
added moment later that he did 1T
knew E"w it tasted, but he had m
hcrttcd an appetite for it and the
cGrr If j. cnticed him.
Il hope this liquor question will
not be brought up again, for it has
nothing to do with the campaign"
said Mr.. Clinkscales, who then con-
demned lawlessness, the prevalence
of which he said was due to the abuse
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