Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-07-14
HOW DIR. GARDINER STA NDS.

1t is really refreshing to note the
old-time punch and right-from- the
shoulder hitting Of our good friend
DR.. G. w. Gardner. OF Greenwood
who, though no longer actively in
the newspaper business, occasionally
livnns things up about the Green
wood Journal shop by dipping his
pen into the old ink bottle, and then
jOtting down il few things that he
thinks. And he keeps his thinker on
an honest level at all times along the
great moral issues. At the present
time DR.. Gardner talks very plainly
to Hon. Geo. Warren, of Hampton,
who Is In the race for the United
States Senatorship, and who evident
ly Is not at all careful about keep
ing all the planks in his platform
perfectly dry. DR.. Gardner produces
letter from Mr.. Warren and then
reprodnces his reply thereto, and the
two make qquite interesting reading
Just at the present time We print
below the correspondence:
Headquarters OF George Warren,
OF Hampton,
United States Senatorial Campaign,
Columbia, s. c.. Juno "a, 1920.
DR.. G. w. Gardner, Greenwood, S.
C.-Dear DR.. Gardner: You have
probably seen that have announced
for the United States Senate. Believ-
ing that the sound logic Of Calhoun
still exists, and that tho principle of
States Rights. for which the men of
the sixties fought still survives, 7
shall advocate the repeal or modii-
cation OF the Volstead Act and the
enactment OF legislation for prohibi-
tton enforcement which will recog-
niZe the right Of States 10 legislate
in regard to liquor and its use tor
medicinal purposes. shall also ad-
vocate the amortization Of our thirty
billion dollar war debt to much
longer period instead OF attempting
the payment OF that amount in a
period OF twenty years. Economy in
Congress and reorganization of the
governmental bureaus on peace
basis are other things in my plat
form.
lf ! could enlist your aid In nv
race. You could be OF great benefit
ny directing a personal appeal TO
your close friends around the State
ana IN your community. This, COM
ing from you, would accomplish more
Than my flooding the State with lit
eraturc. and will merit my thanks.
Sincerely yours.
George Warren.
And here is DR.. Gardner's reply to
hr. Warren:
greenwood. s. c., July 5. 1920
u. w. warren. Columbia 5. c.
My Dear MIR. Warren: | am in re-
ccipt or your letter announcing your
platform. which consider Il wet
one. and YOU may count on NV doing
everything in NY power to defeat
YOU. ana am very sure you will find
mat am going to have a great deal
or help. rs soon as | saw your an
nouncement in the papers, months
ago. | made up my mind what 10 do
FOR you. We have the liquor devil on
the run. and why do you wish, on the
plea Of States Rights. to help hold
him up? We do not need any such
specious plea, and it Is not going to
deceive our people.
We want no light wine business,
which means pulling down the bars
TO let the liquor people in. South
Carolina is very well satisfied with
the Volstead law, and the only thing
she and all the States need Is to have
1T enforced. No doubt tho liquor
people will rally to your support
and II you cared to accept 1t, they
would be willing to put big money
IN the campaign In your behalf, but
you may count upon all prohibition
lists to look well after mon Of your
views.
am giving this letter to the daily
press, and I expect to ask the Bap-